1、广东省韶关市2015高考英语二轮课外自练(5)及答案短文语法填空【1】广东省语法填空阅读下面短文,按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求,在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。SHANGHAI: Plans for a tall tower at the renowned West Lake scenic spot that were shelved(搁置) two years ago for exceeding the height limit were recently brought up again with the buildings design still ta
2、ller _1_ is allowed.The latest blueprint for the property,_2_ display in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang Province, shows a 48-meter tower that will contain _3_ five-star hotel boasting views of the lake. This replaces the 85-meter building _4_(propose) two years ago.But the new tower still exceeds the
3、 height limit of 25 meters as dictated in Hangzhou s plan for buildings within the West Lake scenic spot,_5_ was developed to “better protect the landscape and flavor of the world-famous scenic site”The developer, Kerry Property, declined _6_ (comment) yesterday.Staff from Hangzhous municipal urban
4、planning bureau said _7_ had not received any _8_(apply) from the developer, which means the project has not yet been approved by the authorities.“The newly proposed height is still too high for the West Lake area. The developer should take the interests of the whole region _9_ consideration,” Zhou
5、Fuduo, a city-planning professor from Zhejiang University, was quoted as saying by Xinhua.The developer said the additional stories_ _10_ (need) to make more profits, he said.1解析结合语境考查连词。注意前面的关键词taller,再由下文内容可知本文主要涉及建塔高度超标的问题。答案than2解析结合语境考查固定搭配。on display “在展览中”。此处意为“在浙江省的省会杭州展出了该塔的最新蓝图”。答案on3解析结合语
6、境考查不定冠词的用法。此处a用来表示“一个”。考生应注意名词前设空,答案应首选冠词之类的限定词。答案a4解析结合语境考查非谓语动词作定语。由谓语动词replaces可知,此处应用propose的分词作定语;building与propose之间为动宾关系,所以用过去分词作定语。答案proposed5解析结合语境考查which引导非限制性定语从句。which指代前面的the West Lake scenic spot,在后面的定语从句中充当主语。答案which6解析结合语境考查非谓语动词作宾语。decline后需要接不定式作宾语,意思为“委婉拒绝做某事”。句意:昨天开发商Kerry Propert
7、y拒绝评论。答案to comment7解析结合语境考查人称代词。从设空的特点可以看出此处宾语从句中缺少主语,因此答案首选人称代词;由上文中的“Staff from Hangzhous municipal urban planning bureau”可得出此处应用they指代表示整体概念的staff“全体职工”。答案they8解析考查词性转换。从前面的修饰语any可知,此处需要一个名词形式,apply为动词,根据语境可知,此处应用其名词形式application。答案application9解析结合语境考查介词。take.into consideration”把考虑在内”。此处意为:开发商应该把
8、整个地区的利益考虑在内。答案into10解析结合语境考查动词的时态和语态。主句为一般过去时,且stories与动词need之间为动宾关系。此处意为”开发商说要想获得更大的利润需要多建几层塔”。答案were needed完形填空【由上海市闵行区2014高考英语质量调研考试改编】Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fit
9、s the context. The health-care economy is filled with unusual and even unique economic relationships. One of the least understood involves the 1 roles of producer or “provider” and purchaser or “consumer” in the typical doctor-patient relationship. In most sectors of the economy, it is the seller wh
10、o attempts to attract a(n) 2 buyer with various inducements (引诱) of price, quality, and utility, and it is the buyer who makes the decision. Such condition, 3 , is not common in most of the health-care industry.In the health-care industry, the doctor-patient relationship is the mirror image of the 4
11、 relationship between producer and consumer. Once an individual has chosen to see a physicianand even then there may be no real choice it is the physician who usually makes all significant 5 decisions: whether the patient should return “next Wednesday,” whether X-rays are needed, whether drugs shoul
12、d be prescribed, etc. It is a rare and experienced patient who will 6 such decisions made by experts or raise in advance questions about price, especially when the disease is regarded as 7 .This is particularly 8 in relation to hospital care. The physician must give evidence of the 9 for hospitaliza
13、tion, determine what procedures will be performed, and announce when the patient may be allowed to leave. The patient may be consulted about some of these decisions, but in the main it is the doctors judgments that are 10 . Little wonder then that in the eye of the hospital it is the physician who i
14、s the real “consumer.” As a consequence, the 11 represents the “power center” in hospital policy and decision-making, not the administration.Although usually there are in this situation four recognizable participants the physician, the hospital, the patient, and the payer (generally an insurance car
15、rier or government) the physician makes the 12 for all of them. The hospital becomes an extension of the physician; the payer generally 13 most of the bills generated by the physician/hospital; and for the most part the patient plays a 14 role. We estimate that about 75-80 percent of health-care 15
16、are determined by physicians, not patients. For this reason, economy directed at patients or the general are relatively ineffective.1.A. peculiarB. normalC. minorD. vital2. A. eagerB. potentialC. overseasD. reluctant3.A. moreoverB. thereforeC. howeverD. instead4.A. ordinaryB. permanentC. stableD. in
17、tense5.A. difficultB. consciousC. earlyD. purchasing6.A. acceptB. confirmC. challengeD. announce7. A. commonB. seriousC. mildD. preventable8.A. significantB. rareC. changeableD. alternative9.A. choiceB. needC. disadvantageD. importance10.A. balancedB. accurateC. independentD. final11. A. patientB. m
18、edical staffC. governmentD. insurance agent12.A. academicB. typicalC. uniqueD. essential13.A. reducesB. sendsC. losesD. meets14.A. traditionalB. clearC. passiveD. dominant15. A. spendingB. scheduleC. therapy D. requirement1.A2.B3.C4.A5.D6.C7.B8.A59.B10.D11.B12.D13.D14.C15.A阅读理解【1】阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,
19、B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。In 1995, Susan Boyle went to Glasgow to audition(试演) for My Kind of People, a televised talent show popular in the UK. She was immediately rejected. She was nervous during the audition, and felt she didnt perform well, but her brother said that she was rejected because of her plain
20、 looks. Boyle was not discouraged and continued to sing at church and at the karaoke nights in a local pub. Boyle suffered a personal loss in 1997, when her father passed away. After his death, Boyle put her big dreams on hold to care for her sick mother Bridget Boyle. The mother and daughter often
21、talked of Susans possible fame. Bridget Boyle encouraged her daughter to take part in singing competitions. “She was the one who said I should enter Britains Got Talent. We used to watch it together.” susan later told reporters. “She thought I would win.”In 1999, Boyle used all of her savings to pay
22、 for a professional demo (样本唱片) tape, which she sent to record companies. In 2002, Boyle began taking singing lessons from voice coach Fred ONeil. In 2007, Boyles mother passed away at the age of 91. A neighbor reported that when Bridget Boyle died, her daughter “wouldnt come out for three or four d
23、ays or answer the door or phone.” she lived alone with her cat, Pebbles. For over a year, she refused to sing. But in August of 2008, ONeil urged her to try out for Britains Got Talent. Convinced that the performance would be an honor to her mother, Boyle auditioned in Glasgow, Scotland. She sang I
24、Dreamed A Dream in the first round of the show, which was aired on 11 April 2009. The 47-year-old Scottish womans plain looks provided a sharp contrast (对比) to her powerfully beautiful voice. The performance astonished the audience and the judges. Online videos of her performance totaled over 40 mil
25、lion views within a week. Although she failed to win the final of Britains Got Talent, Susan Boyle became globally popular. Her first album I Dreamed A Dream has sold over five million copies. 1. Bridget Boyles attitude towards her daughters musical talent can be described as_.A. critical B. doubtfu
26、lC. indifferent D. optimistic2. From Para. 4 we learn that Boyle_.A. was slightly discouraged by her voice coachB. entered Britains Got Talent to prove her abilityC. decided to give up her singing careerD. was deeply affected by her mothers death3. Which of the following is TRUE about Susan Boyle? A
27、. Her international fame grew rapidly in 2008. B. Her audition for My Kind of People failed. C. She has never stopped singing since 1995. D. She was the winner of Britains Got Talent. 4. In writing this passage, the author mainly intends to_.A. tell us how Boyles dream came trueB. let us know more a
28、bout Boyles personal lifeC. show how Boyle was influenced by her familyD. explain how to enter and win a talent show【参考答案】14、DDBA阅读理解【2】阅读下列四篇短文,从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。How Room Designs Affect Our Work and FeelingsArchitects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our tho
29、ughts, feelings and behaviors. But now scientists are giving this feeling an empirical(经验的, 实证的) basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation. Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. I
30、n 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported that the height of a rooms ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, ma
31、y inspire a more detailed outlook. In addition to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupants ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells and her colleagues at Cornell University found in their study that kids who experienced the greatest increase in greenness as a result of a
32、 family move made the most gains on a standard test of attention. Using nature to improve focus of attention ought to pay off academically, and it seems to, according to a study led by C. Kenneth Tanner, head of the School Design & Planning Laboratory at the University of Georgia. Tanner and his tea
33、m found that students in classrooms with unblocked views of at least 50 feet outside the window had higher scores on tests of vocabulary, language arts and maths than did students whose classrooms primarily overlooked roads and parking lots. Recent study on room lighting design suggests that dim (暗淡
34、的) light helps people to loosen up. If that is true generally, keeping the light low during dinner or at parties could increase relaxation. Researchers of Harvard Medical School also discovered that furniture with rounded edges could help visitors relax. So far scientists have focused mainly on publ
35、ic buildings. “We have a very limited number of studies, so were almost looking at the problem through a straw(吸管),” architect David Allison says. “How do you take answers to very specific questions and make broad, generalized use of them? Thats what were all struggling with.”1. What does Joan Meyer
36、s-Levy focus on in her research? A. Light. B. Ceilings. C. Windows. D. Furniture.2. The passage tells us that.A. the shape of furniture may affect peoples feelingsB. lower ceilings may help improve students creativityC. children in a dim classroom may improve their gradesD. students in rooms with un
37、blocked views may feel relaxed3. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph probably means that.A. the problem is not approached step by stepB. the researches so far have faults in themselvesC. the problem is too difficult for researchers to detectD. research in this area is not enough to make ge
38、neralized patterns4. Which of the following shows the organization of the passage? CP:Central PointP:PointSp:Sub-point(次要点)C:Conclusion【参考答案】14、BADC短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处,每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词
39、。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均限一词。2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。My summer travel started terribly .I was at the Shanghai Railway Station buy a buyingticket to Hang Zhou. I was going to visit a friend here and after that I would go to thereXiamen for long holiday. I bought my ticket but turned around to pick up my bag A
40、 andForm the floor and then I realized that someone had stolen it. Luckily I had all my money on my pocket, but the only clothes I had was those I had on. It felt very in werestrange to travel without any luggages. When I finally arrived at my friend he lent to luggage friendsme lots of clothes. I feel very happy that I could change my clothes at last. felt