1、高考资源网() 您身边的高考专家 江苏省常州市 2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练(11)含答案.完形填空Words:329难度系数:建议用时:15分钟(2012大纲版压轴卷) Launching a Life with$10 and a DreamGrowing up on a farm in Tennessee,Larry Young was determined to do something else with his life.His father wanted him to follow in his _1_and refused to help Young go to col
2、lege._2_ ,with$ 10 in his pocket,Young set off for Tennessee State University,_3_to register.“I walked up to the bursars(财务主管) office and threw my two$5 _4_ up there on the counter,”Young says.“I plan to make _5_ out of myself.”Young told the school official.He saw this country boy and said, “But yo
3、u cant go to school with $10.”Young said, “But I _6_.”Young was taken to see the school dean,who asked if he could drive a truck.Young had never driven before,but said yes _7_.He got a job carrying trash.“I didnt know what I was doing,but _8_ the grace of God,I did it.That _9_ my tuition,but they di
4、dn t know I didnt have a place to stay.” “One morning,the matron(女舍监) of the dormitory _10_ up and saw mebetween two mattresses in the dormitory,and it scared her.She broke _11_ and cried when I told her my _12_.And afterwards,she gave me everything _13_ I needed.”Young is _14_ to say he was the fir
5、st African American to be the director of food sanitation for the Detroit Health Department.Young remembers a female high school student.“She was _15_.She came from a family of sevensome of them were on drugsand she had _16_ right to be mad.So I sit her down and I talk to her.”I said,“Do you see the
6、se _17_way back in the South,in the sticks,I picked cotton.But you see _18_ I am today.”Young ended up _19_ her.“Its been over 19 years ago.Shes an executive secretary today.”“That is the greatest thing Ive _20_ done in my life.If you just put your arms around people,they will go forward in life.”sa
7、id Young.1A.careers BjobsCwishes Dfootsteps解析:选D。follow in ones footsteps“步入后尘,继承某人的事业”。2A.However BSoCWhile DThough解析:选B。父亲拒绝帮助,因此,他只好带着仅有的10美元上路。3A.decided BdeterminedCexpected Drefused解析:选B。与上文提到的Larry Young was determined to do something else.照应。4A.money Bpapers Cchecks Dbills解析:选D。money 是泛指钱不能跟
8、数字,papers与本文没有任何关系,checks是支票的意思且为复数,与上下文意思不符。5A.something BeverythingCuse Dthe most解析:选A。make something out of oneself是固定搭配,意思是“成为一个有用的人”。6A.would like to Bought toChave to Ddareded to解析:选C。have to 与前文提到的determined 照应。7A.somehow Bsomewhat Canyway Danywhere解析:选C。虽然不会开卡车,“不管怎样”还是答应下来了,根据句意可知选C。8A.by B
9、for Con Dbecause解析:选A。by/through the grace of God“承蒙上帝恩典”。by依靠,凭借。9A.took care of Bpaid backCpaid for Dlooked after解析:选A。take care of 除了“照顾,照看”,还有“负责,处理”的意思,可以表示“钱、费用”的词。paid for 应当用于人作主语的句子。10A.turned BcameCput Dwent解析:选B。turn up“出现”;come up“走过来”;put up“举起来”;go up“上升”。11A.up BoffCdown Din解析:选C。brea
10、k down“(精神)垮下来”。与下文的cry照应。12A.life BfatherCexperience Dstory解析:选D。story故事,情况,指前文提到的Young 的有关情况,范围更广。experience“经历,体验”。13A.what BthatCwhich Dhow解析:选B。that 引导定语从句,先行词是everything,不用which。14A.glad BproudCsatisfied Dhesitate解析:选B。下文:he was the first African American to be the director of food sanitation
11、for the Detroit Health Department。因此,选择B项。15A.unfriendly BnervousCdisappointed Ddiscouraged解析:选A。由下文线索:and she had_16_right to be mad.可知选A。16A.each BnoCevery Dnone解析:选C。have every right to do sth.“有充足的理由干”与some of them were on drugs照应。17A.arms BfingersChands Dlegs解析:选B。与下文中的I picked cotton.照应。in the
12、 sticks“远离市区、镇子的地方”。18A.what BwhoCwhere Dhow解析:选C。上下文线索.way back in the South,in the sticks形成对比。19A.persuading BrefusingChiring Dreceiving解析:选C。end up hiring最后雇用了她,从下文Shes an executive secretary today.得知这个答案。20A.already BneverCyet Dever解析:选D。曾经。与前文的the greatest照应。*结束高考阅读理解-体育类(1)(讲解版) 【典例探究】(2010福建卷
13、D)Columbus College, 241 Queen Elizabeth Drive, Kowloon City MemoTo: All StallFrom: Jalie Mok, Secretary; Sports Development CommitteeDate: May 20, 2010A week ago, “Sports for Life” programme was sent to the parents, requiring them to select a sport they wanted their child to play. Since then, our st
14、aff have received lots of calls from parents asking for more information about it. Here is a memo(备忘录)for your reference when you answer the phones.Sports 1:BasketballWe expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible
15、. Students will take a private bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park. To cover the cost of hiring a bus, each student will have to pay $10 each time. There will be four basketball courts available for our use with one teacher watching over each game.Sports 2: GymWe will be using St. Peters Memorial
16、Park. There are two reasons for choosing this park. First, it is not very busy and crowded before 6:00pm. Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade. Students must bring along two bottles of water to prevent thirst. Three activities, shipping , jogging , outdoor aerobics(有氧运动), all of which a
17、re free of charge, will be arranged. And there will be a teacher on duty for each of the activities.Sprots3: HikingHiking (远足)will take place at Kowloon Peak. The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later. Three teachers will accompany the students, and a hiking instructor will acco
18、mpany each group of 15 hikers. Each instructor will cost $75/hr. Students are advised to bring plenty of water and sunscreen.Sports 4;SwimmingThe Kowloon City Aquatic Centre is a 10-minute walk from our school. Four teachers will go to the pool and conduct the goings-on from the poolside. We will on
19、ly be able to reserve the pool for one hour (i.e. 2:45pm to 3:45 pm).Only students skilful at swimming can take up this activity. The pool will have two life guards present. Girls must wear a swimming suit. The cost is $10 per visit.68. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. Stu
20、dents selecting basketball had better register early. B. Students participating in gym should arrive at 6:00 pm.C. Hiking usually begins at 2:30 pm and lasts 2 hours.D. Students having swimming suits can take up swimming.69. It can be inferred from the passage that _. .A. students taking part in bas
21、ketball will walk to the courts.B. every student can gain admission to one of the four sports C. hiking students can have a regular rest in the shade of treesD. students taking up the four sports should bring bottles of water70. It can be concluded that _. .A. each sport will take only on hour B. st
22、udents will be charged for the four sportsC. all the sports will take place at Kowloon Peak D. teachers will accompany students on each sport71. The purpose of the memo is to _. .A. attract students interest in the programme B. require the parents to select a sport for their childC. help the staff e
23、xplain the programme to the parents D. remind teachers and lifeguards to be present on time【答案解析】 68.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据文章第二段中We expect that this will be the most popular of the four sports. Therefore, students should be advised to sign up as soon as possible.可知选项A正确。根据文章第三段中First, it is not very busy a
24、nd crowded before 6:00pm.可排除选项B;根据文章第四段中The activity will start at 2:30 pm and finish 90 minutes later.可排除选项C;根据文章最后一段中Only students skilful at swimming can take up this activity.可排除选项D。 69.【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据文章第一段的描述,“Sports for Life” programme这个项目并没有对某一类孩子作出限制,所以选项B正确。根据文章第二段中Students will take a priv
25、ate bus to and from Kwun Tong Sports Park.可排除A项;根据文章第三段中Second, it has lots of trees with plenty of shade.可知,在Sports 2: Gym中学生才可能在树荫下乘凉,故排除选项C;根据文章第三段和第四段可知,只在Sports 2: Gym和Sprots3: Hiking中提到让学生带水,故可排除选项D。 70.【解析】选D。总结归纳题。根据文章第二段至第四段可知,每一项活动都有教师陪同,故选项D正确。根据文章第四段中The activity will start at 2:30 pm an
26、d finish 90 minutes later.可排选项A;根据文章第三段中Three activities, shipping ,jogging , outdoor aerobics(有氧运动), all of which are free of charge, will be arranged.可排除选项B;只有Sprots3: Hiking在Kowloon Peak举行,故可排除选项C。71.【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中Here is a memo(备忘录)for your reference when you answer the phones.可知选项C正确。*结束
27、高考预练、一 单选1.Duncan, _NBA star ,is one of _ few basketball players who are very popular to many of his Chinese fans.A. an ; the B. an ; a C. the ; the D. the ; a2. I think you should go back to your _plan, which is much more practical than the present one.A. typical B. original C. abstract D. contrary
28、3. He has little acquaintance _music, while he has a wide knowledge _ painting.A. with ; of B. of ; about C. with ; about D. of ; of4. The Ministry of Education demanded many a measure_ in schools after the new school year began.A. take B. takes C. is taken D. be taken5. The terrible train crash in
29、Wenzhou has shaken the country, not only causing the loss of lives, but also _ people _confidence in the rail system.A. made ; losing B. make; lost C. making; lose D. making; to lose6. In Britain today women _44% of the workforce , and nearly half the mothers with children are in paid work.A. hold u
30、p B. build up C. account for D. consist of7.The girl dressed in the latest Paris fashion is _ in her appearance but rude in her speech.A. evident B. considerate C. elegant D. innocent8._ there is no restriction on foreign entries at the film festival, those that win are in the minority.A. Unless B.
31、When C. Where D. While9. The book is _ but boring ; it is , in fact, rather exciting and fascinating.A. anything B. nothing C. something D. all10. -What is the meaning of the saying “Whenever you fall , pick something up?-It tells us to _hope even when coming across failure; try to learn something v
32、aluable from it.A. look for B. call for C. take up D. give up11. The best way to make a kid be independent is to put him in a position _ he has no one else to refer to.A. that B. what C. where D. which12.- They say Toms brother is a billionaire.-_ He wouldnt accept any help from his brother, even th
33、ough it was offered.A. what if ? B. What for ? C. so what? D. Forget it !13.-I should have spent more time on English , otherwise I wouldnt have failed the exam.-You are right. _.A. Where there is a will , there is a wayB. One without wisdom is more unfortunate than without moneyC. No pains , no gainsD. Goals determine what you are going to be14.Not until I came home last night _to bed.A. Mum did go B. did Mum go C. went Mum D. Mum went15._ will become more and more important to have a good knowledge of English.A. what B which C. That D.It参考答案单选 1-5 6-10 11-15 - 8 - 版权所有高考资源网