1、浙江温州市2015高考英语9月学生自选训练（2）及答案完形填空(2014青岛模拟)One Monday morning, news got around in the schoolyard about a fire over the weekend. Soon Mr. Johnson, my teacher, came to explain that the Art class would be1due to the fire. He also warned us not to approach the Art room because it could be2. During the mor
2、ning break, Kirn and I decided to take a3. A first hand observation would make us heroes at lunch. At the appointed time, Kirn and I4the Art room, ignoring the consequence we would face5we got caught. We stood on tiptoes looking hard6the door window, trying in vain to see7was forbidden. Suddenly a f
3、irm8on our shoulders stopped us. Turning around, I found a teacher staring angrily at us. In those seconds millions of9flashed through my mind. My father would beat me hard. 10than that, my mom might be so mad that she might not stop him. My spirits11even lower while realizing how12Mr. Johnson would
4、 be. When Kirn and I were led back to our classroom, I could found13to hide and wanted to melt into the14. However, Mr. Johnson had a different15to teach. Slowly, he bent down to look me in the16, and I was met with a look of concern rather than anger. He spoke softly as he explained why he was17in
5、my decision to go where I may have got hurt. He cared more about my18than the fact that Id broken a rule. My heart was19with regret, and I discovered that he still loved me even after Id disappointed him. The rest of the day, he didnt even mention it in class publicly, 20did he tell my parents. It w
6、as the first time I felt the power of being given an unexpected second chance. 【文章大意】由于火灾, 老师禁止我们进入艺术教室。然而出于好奇我要去一探究竟, 却被老师逮住了。本以为老师会严厉地责备我并告诉家长, 但是他却更关心我的安全。1. A. confirmedB. examinedC. cancelledD. suggested【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。confirm证实, 肯定; examine检查, 调查; cancel取消, 废除; suggest建议。根据前面的the Art class知道应该用ca
7、ncel, 指艺术课被取消了。2. A. uselessB. dangerousC. childishD. naughty【解析】选B。前后照应题。useless无用的; dangerous危险的; childish孩子气的; naughty调皮的。从上文来看Art room发生了火灾, 因此此处应该是由于危险而不能靠近。3. A. testB. riskC. checkD. chance【解析】选B。固定搭配题。test检查, 测试; risk危险; check检查; chance机会。根据前文可知我们应该是冒险去做某事。take a risk冒险。4. A. reachedB. searc
8、hedC. enteredD. cleaned【解析】选A。词义辨析题。reach到达; search搜索; enter进入; clean清理。从后文“looking hardthe door window”可知, 我们并没有进入the Art room。5. A. untilB. unlessC. asD. if【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。until“直到”; unless“除非”; as“当时”; if“如果”。根据文章意思推测, 本句应该是: 如果我们被抓所面临的后果。6. A. overB. withinC. throughD. across【解析】选C。背景常识题。over在的上方;
9、within在里面; through穿过, 通过; across穿过。根据文章应该是通过门上的窗户看, 故选through。7. A. whatB. howC. whyD. which【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。what什么; how怎么样; why为什么; which哪个。从句子看此处的宾语从句缺少主语, 故选what。8. A. wordB. holdC. cryD. order【解析】选B。词义辨析题。word话; hold握, 抓; cry哭; order命令。从后面的shoulder可知是: 抓住了肩膀。9. A. thoughtsB. feelingsC. solutionsD. e
10、xcuses【解析】选A。词义辨析题。很多的想法在脑子里出现。thoughts想法; feelings感觉, 知觉; solutions解决办法; excuses理由, 辩解, 借口。10. A. EasierB. LessC. MoreD. Worse【解析】选D。固定搭配题。更糟糕的是。easier更容易的; less更少的, 较少的; more更多的; worse更糟糕的。11. A. changedB. liftedC. sankD. lost【解析】选C。前后照应题。change改变, 交换; lift提, 举; sink陷入, 衰退, 下沉; lose丢失, 迷失。从前面可知Mr.
11、 Johnson禁止去做这件事, 所以当我意识到Mr. Johnson会有多生气时, 我的情绪应该是消沉。所以此处应该选择sank。12. A. strangeB. angryC. kindD. sad【解析】选B。词汇复现题。strange奇怪的; angry生气的; kind和蔼的; sad悲伤的。本段首已经提到老师很生气。13. A. somewhereB. anywhereC. nowhereD. everywhere【解析】选C。词义辨析题。somewhere某处; anywhere任何地方; nowhere无处; everywhere每处。由于羞愧心理, 我应该是想找地方藏起来,
12、却找不到。所以应该选择nowhere。14. A. fireB. laughC. tableD. floor【解析】选D。前后照应题。fire火; laugh笑; table桌子; floor地板。根据上题可知我想躲起来。melt into the floor藏到地下去。15. A. courseB. lessonC. knowledgeD. ability【解析】选B。固定搭配题。course课程, 过程; lesson教训, 课; knowledge知识; ability能力。16. A. eyeB. headC. handD. feet【解析】选A。固定搭配题。eye眼睛; head头;
13、 hand手; foot脚。look sb. in the eye正视某人。17. A. embarrassedB. excitedC. disappointedD. moved【解析】选C。前后照应题。embarrassed窘迫的, 尴尬的; excited激动的, 兴奋的; disappointed失望的; moved被感动的。后文解释了老师很失望的原因。18. A. gradeB. honestyC. interestD. safety【解析】选D。词义辨析题。比起我破坏规则来说老师更加关心我的安全。grade分数; honesty诚实; interest兴趣; safety安全。19.
14、 A. fullB. heavyC. relaxedD. empty【解析】选B。前后照应题。面对老师对我的教育, 我应该感觉到愧疚。full满的; heavy沉重的; relaxed放松的, 松懈的, 随意的; empty空的。be full和of连用。20. A. soB. norC. eitherD. yet【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。老师既没有在班上公开提到这件事, 也没有告诉我的父母。so如此; nor也不, 也没有; either或者; yet然而, 但是。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。Feeling blue about the worl
15、d? “Cheer up,” says science writer Matt Ridley.” The world has never been a better place to live in, and it will keep on getting better both for humans and for nature.”Ridley calls himself a rational optimistrational, because hes carefully weighed the evidence; optimistic, because that evidence show
16、s human progress to be both unavoidable and good. And this is what hes set out to prove from a unique point of view in his most recent book, The Rational Optimist. He views mankind as a grand enterprise that, on the whole, has done little but progress for 100,000 years. He backs his findings with ha
17、rd facts gathered through years of research. Heres how he explains his views. 1) Shopping fuels inventionIt is reported that there are more than ten billion different products for sale in London alone. Even allowing for the many people who still live in poverty, our own generation has access to more
18、 nutritious food, more convenient transport, bigger houses, better cars, and, of course, more pounds and dollars than any who lived before us. This will continue as long as we use these things to make other things. The more we specialize and exchange, the better off well be. 2) Brilliant advancesOne
19、 reason we are richer, healthier, taller, cleverer, longer-lived and freer than ever before is that the four most basic human needsfood, clothing, fuel and shelterhave grown a lot cheaper. Take one example. In 1800 a candle providing one hours light cost six hours work. In the 1880s the same light f
20、rom an oil lamp took 15 minutes work to pay for. In 1950 it was eight seconds. Today its half second. 3) Lets not kill ourselves for climate changeMitigating(减轻) climate change could prove just as damaging to human welfare as climate change itself. A child that dies from indoor smoke in a village, w
21、here the use of fossil-fuel(化石燃烧) electricity is forbidden by well-meaning members of green political movements trying to save the world, is just as great a tragedy as a child that dies in a flood caused by climate change. If climate change proves to be mild, but cutting carbon causes real pain, we
22、may well find that we have stopped a nose-bleed by putting a tourniquet(止血带) around our necks. 1. What is the theme of Ridleys most recent book? A. Weakness of human nature. B. Concern about climate change.C. Importance of practical thinking. D. Optimism about human progress.2. How does Ridley look
23、at shopping? A. It encourages the creation of things. B. It results in shortage of goods.C. It demands more fossil fuels. D. It causes a poverty problem.3. The candle and lamp example is used to show that.A. oil lamps give off more light than candlesB. shortening working time brings about a happier
24、lifeC. advanced technology helps to produce better candlesD. increased production rate leads to lower cost of goods4. What does the last sentence of the passage imply? A. Cutting carbon is necessary in spite of the huge cost.B. Overreaction to climate change may be dangerous.C. Peoples health is clo
25、sely related to climate change. D. Careless medical treatment may cause great pain.【参考答案】1-4 DADB阅读表达【2013江西省赣州市高三下学期4月模拟考试】1Cleveland was an industrial boom town in the years after World War .The city grew very fast，thanks to the steel industry，the automobile industry and other big businesses.And a
26、long with a growing population，there was also a growing number of cars.2Garrett Morgan was the first AfricanAmerican man in Cleveland to own one.One day，Morgan was at a busy Cleveland intersection when he witnessed a particularly bad collision.As he analyzed what had happened，he realized what the pr
27、oblem was.3Back in those days，traffic signals were just “stop” or “go”And a lot of times，the sign would switch while a car was in the middle of the intersectionwith no time to get out.That gave Morgan an idea.He created a traffic signal that had a third functionthe “warning” sign that had been missi
28、ng up until that point.And on November 20th,1923，the US Patent Office officially recognized his new invention.4Originally，the traffic signal that Morgan invented had to be operated manually instead of autoswitch.Eventually，he sold the rights to his traffic signal to General Electric Company，which le
29、d to the creation of the modern traffic light.5Morgan was born in Kentucky in 1877.As a teenager，he moved to Ohio to find work.At first，finding work was difficult because a lot of businesses would not hire a black man.But Morgan was determined and he became a successful businessman himselfand a news
30、paper publisher as well.He also invented a number of other products in addition to the traffic signalincluding a gas mask that became the model for the protective masks worn by soldiers during World War .6In terms of the key to his success，_helped open new roads to success，for the generations that h
31、ave followed him.“If a man puts something to block your way，the first time，you go around it，” he once said.“The second time，you go over it.And the third time，you go through it.” 1What is the main idea of this passage？(no more than 8 words)_2Fill in the blank in Paragraph 6 with proper words.(no more
32、 than 2 words)In terms of the key to his success，_helped open new roads to success，for the generations that have followed him.3Why did the traffic accident happen that day according to Garrett Morgan？(no more than 10 words)_4Point out the disadvantage of the traffic signal invented by Garrett Morgan
33、.(no more than 7 words)_5What does the underlined word “one” (Line 2，Paragraph 2) probably refer to？(no more than 2 words)_【参考答案】阅读表达1Garrett Morgan invented the modern traffic signal.2his determination3The traffic signal didnt have a “warning” signal.4It had to be operated by hand/manually.5A car.书
34、面表达。 (武汉调研试题)假设你是李华，你的美国朋友杰克在网上收看了今年的春节联欢晚会(Gala)。在给你的邮件中，杰克希望了解更多“春晚”的情况。请根据以下要点，回复一封电子邮件。要点：1“春晚”从1983年开始举办，中国人视之为精神大餐(big feast)；2节目包括歌舞、相声(crosstalk)、小品(sketches)、杂技(acrobatics)等；3今年“春晚”你最喜欢的节目。注意：1词数100左右，可根据要点进行适当发挥；2电子邮件的开头、结尾已为你写好(不计入总词数)。Dear Jack，Im glad to know youve watched the CCTV Spri
35、ng Festival Gala this year and that youve got a very good impression of it.Looking forward to hearing from you again!Sincerely yours，Li Hua【参考范文】Dear Jack，Im glad to know youve watched the CCTV Spring Festival Gala this year and that youve got a very good impression of it.The Spring Festival Gala, k
36、nown as “Chun Wan” to us Chinese, is a big feast for our eyes and ears. Ever since its first appearance in 1983, the Gala has developed into an occasion that most Chinese find it hard to ignore.On New Years Eve every year, family members gather in front of the TV enjoying a wide variety of programs.
37、 Though they vary from year to year, the programs mostly include singing, dancing, crosstalk, sketches, acrobatics, etc. , from which we have endless fun and entertainment.Of all the programs this year, I especially like the magic show by Liu Qian, a magician from Taiwan. According to Liu, we all have the power to create magic in our lives. A nice idea, isnt it?Looking forward to hearing from you again!Sincerely yours，Li Hua