1、高考压轴冲刺练 七限时35分钟. 完形填空One Saturday, I went shopping with my daughter, Helen, and son, Brandon. The car was filled with the childrens laughing and singing. As we1up, we saw a truck with a big sign on it that2“Petting Zoo. ”The kids jumped up and asked, “Daddy, can we go? ”“Sure, ”I said, giving them3a
2、 quarter(25 cents)before walking into the shopping center. They ran away and I felt free to take my time looking for4I needed. There were a hundred little baby animals of all kinds in the5zoo. Kids paid their money and stayed there with the animals they liked6their moms and dads were shopping. Sever
3、al minutes later I7and saw Helen walked along behind me. I was surprised to see she8to shop rather than play with the animals. And I thought the children had to wait till the parents came to9them up. I came up and asked what was wrong. She10at me with those big brown eyes and said sadly, “Well, Dadd
4、y, it cost 50 cents. So, I gave Brandon my11”Then she said the most12thing I ever heard. She repeated the family motto“13is action! ”She had given Brandon her quarter, and14loves little animals more than Helen. She had watched what both my15and I did four years around the house after we had said “Lo
5、ve is action! ”. And now it had become a16of her lifestyle. Then we went back to the petting zoo. We stood17Brandon go crazy petting and feeding the animals. I had 25 cents18a hole in my pocket. I never19it to Helen and she never asked for it. Because she knew the whole family20: Love always pays. 【
6、文章大意】本文叙述了父亲带两个孩子去购物时, 孩子们要在宠物动物园玩, 父亲就给了每人25美分, 结果进园需要50美分, 姐姐就将自己的25美分给了弟弟, 这件事让父亲很感动。1. A. droveB. drewC. dressedD. dragged【解析】选A。词汇复现题。动词短语drive up表示开车, 根据前一句中提到车内充满了笑声和歌声可知, 他们是开车去购物的。2. A. wroteB. saidC. expressedD. warned【解析】选B。动词辨析题。在英语中, 表示指示牌上的内容时, 用动词say, 一般用it/that says。3. A. eitherB. ne
7、itherC. eachD. every【解析】选C。词义辨析题。根据句意可知, 是给每人25美分, 短语give sb. sth. 表示给某人某东西, 表示给每一个人时, 在sb. 后用副词each; every没有副词词性。【易错警示】either表示两者选其一, neither表示两者全否定。当用each的代词词性时, 本句应该是giving each of them 25 cents。4. A. whoB. whenC. thatD. what【解析】选D。语法结构题。从句what I needed在句中作look for的宾语, 引导词又要在从句中作动词need的宾语, 因此选wha
8、t; that引导宾语从句时在从句中不充当语法成分, 可以省略。5. A. feedingB. caringC. pettingD. nursing【解析】选C。词汇复现题。空前有定冠词the, 说明前面已经提到过本动物园, 那就是petting zoo。6. A. whichB. whileC. whereD. whether【解析】选B。语法结构题。根据句意可知, 孩子们在动物园玩耍, 这时他们的父母在购物, 两个动作同时在进行, 因此用while引导时间状语从句。【易错警示】which引导定语从句或名词从句, where引导地点状语从句, whether引导定语从句、名词性从句, 与or
9、 not连用引导状语从句。7. A. turned overB. turned outC. turned awayD. turned around【解析】选D。短语辨析题。turn over翻阅; turn out结果是; turn away走开; turn around转身。根据句意, 父亲转过身来发现孩子。8. A. choseB. checkedC. hesitatedD. refused【解析】选A。词义辨析题。她选择购物, 而不去同动物玩。9. A. bringB. putC. pickD. wake【解析】选C。固定搭配题。bring up提出, 养育; put up举起; pic
10、k up用车接; wake up醒来。根据文意, 父母购物完毕应该去接孩子离开。10. A. looked upB. looked downC. looked throughD. looked over【解析】选A。短语辨析题。look up向上看; look down向下看; look through浏览; look over查看。由于女儿很小, 个子很低, 对父亲说话时应该是抬起头, 表示抬头看着父亲。【易错警示】在look through和look over短语后不能再跟介词at。11. A. petB. coatC. quarterD. candy【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据第一段中
11、. . . giving them _ a quarter可知。12. A. successfulB. beautifulC. harmfulD. awful【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据句意, 姐姐让着弟弟, 当然是最美好的事情了。13. A. trustB. understandingC. honestyD. love【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。由于本段后面提到了这一家训love is action。14. A. anyoneB. no oneC. every oneD. someone【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据文意, 没有人比Helen更喜欢小动物了, 因此用no one作主语。【易错
12、警示】如果用anyone, every one, someone作主语, 说明Helen并不怎么喜欢动物, 那么同动物玩与不玩就无所谓了, 这就体现不出她将钱给了弟弟所表现出的爱。15. A. wifeB. motherC. fatherD. children【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据文意, 孩子在家看到的就是父母的行为, 也就是说父母的一言一行对孩子的影响很大, 因此这里应该是作者和他的爱人。16. A. pileB. pairC. puzzleD. part【解析】选D。词义辨析题。根据文意, “爱是行动”已经成为Helen生活方式的一部分, 符合语境。17. A. seeingB.
13、watchingC. noticingD. feeling【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据文意, 我们站在那里看着Brandon玩耍, see表示看到的结果, watch表示有目的地观看, notice表示注意到, feel表示感觉到。18. A. diggingB. makingC. burningD. hiding【解析】选C。固定搭配题。burn a hole in pocket意思为“花钱如流水”。19. A. paidB. deliveredC. offeredD. afforded【解析】选C。词义辨析题。这里的it表示25美分, 动词pay, afford后一般不直接跟表示钱的名词
14、或代词, 而deliver与文意不符。20. A. mottoB. messageC. modelD. matter【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据句意及上文提到的motto可知。. 阅读理解Many people talked of the 288, 000 new jobs the Labor Department reported for June, along with the drop in the unemployment rate to 6. 1 percent, as good news. And they were right. For now it appears the e
15、conomy is creating jobs at a decent pace. We still have a long way to get back to full employment, but at least we are now finally moving forward at a faster pace. However, there is another important part of the job picture that was largely overlooked. There was a big jump in the number of people wh
16、o report voluntarily working part-time. This figure is now 830, 000(4. 4 percent)above its year ago level. Before explaining the connection to the Obamacare(奥巴马医疗), it is worth making an important distinction. Many people who work part-time actually want full-time jobs. They take part-time work beca
17、use this is all they can get. An increase in involuntary part-time work is evidence of weakness in the labor market and it means that many people will be having a very hard time making ends meet. There was an increase in involuntary part-time in June, but the general direction has been down. Involun
18、tary part-time employment is still far higher than before the recession, but it is down by 640, 000(7. 9 percent)from is year ago level. We know the difference between voluntary and involuntary part-time employment because people tell us. The survey used by the Labor Department asks people is they w
19、orked less than 35 hours in the reference week. If the answer is “yes”, they are classified as worked less than 35 hours in that week because they wanted to work less than full time or because they had no choice. They are only classified as voluntary part-time workers if they tell the survey taker t
20、hey chose to work less than 35 hours a week. The issue of voluntary part-time relates to Obamacare because one of the main purposes was to allow people to get insurance outside of employment. For many people, especially those with serious health conditions or family members with serious health condi
21、tions, before Obamacare the only way to get insurance was through a job that provided health insurance. However, Obamacare has allowed more than 12 million people to either get insurance through Medicaid or the exchanges. These are people who may previously have felt the need to get a full-time job
22、that provided insurance in order to cover themselves and their families. With Obamacare there is no longer a link between employment and insurance. 【文章大意】本篇是议论文, 旨在评论奥巴马医疗改革对美国就业形势的影响。1. Which part of the job picture was neglected? A. The prospect of a thriving job market. B. The increase of volunta
23、ry part-time jobs. C. The possibility of full employment. D. The acceleration of job creation. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。文中第二段第一句中的overlooked与题干中的neglected是同义词, 表“忽略、忽视”; 而第二句中的a big jump又与本题B项中的increase同义, 故选B。2. Many people work part-time because they _ . A. prefer part-time jobs to full-time jobsB. feel that
24、is enough to make ends meetC. cannot get their hands on full-time jobsD. havent seen the weakness of the market【解析】选C。推理判断题。文章的第三段大意: 很多从事非全日制工作的人事实上想要全日制的工作。他们从事非全日制工作是因为他们只能得到非全日制的工作。可知选C。3. It can be learned that with Obamacare _ . A. it is no longer easy for part-timers to get insuranceB. employ
25、ment is no longer a precondition to get insuranceC. it is still challenging to get insurance for family membersD. full-time employment is still essential for insurance【解析】选B。细节理解题。文章最后一句是说: 由于奥巴马医疗改革, 就业和保险之间再也没有关联了。故选B。4. The text mainly discusses _ . A. employment in the USB. part-timer classifica
26、tionC. insurance through MedicaidD. Obamacares trouble【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文提到的full-time, involuntary part-time和voluntary part-time等都是就业问题的具体体现。In Britain and other countries, young people sometimes take a “gap year”, a year off between high school and college. This idea never gained a big following in Ame
27、rica. Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing, though there are no official numbers. Charles Deacon, Dean of Admissions at Georgetown University in Washington, D. C. estimates that in the current first-year class of 1, 600 students, only about 25 decided to take a year off. H
28、e says this number has not changed much over the years. Mr Deacon says the most common reason for taking a “gap year” is to have a chance to travel, but he says international students may take a “gap year” to meet requirements at home for military duty. Some high school graduates see a year off as a
29、 chance to recover after twelve years of required education, but it can also give students a chance to explore their interests. Students hoping to be doctors, for example, could learn about the profession by volunteering in a hospital. Many colleges and universities support gap-year projects by perm
30、itting students to delay their admission. Experts say students can grow emotionally and intellectually as they work at something they enjoy. The Harvard admissions office has an essay on its website called “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation. ”It praises the idea of taking time off to step
31、 back, think and enjoy gaining life experience outside the pressure of studies. It also notes that students are sometimes admitted to Harvard or other colleges partly because they did something unusual with that time. Of course, a “gap year” is not for everyone; students might miss their friends who
32、 go on directly to college. And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off. Another concern is money. A year off, away from home, can be costly. Holly Bulls job is to specialize in helping students plan their “gap year”. She notes that several bo
33、oks have been written about this subject. She says these books along with media attention and the availability of information on the Internet have increased interest in the idea of a year off, and she points out that many gap-year programs cost far less than a year of college. 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了英国的高中毕业生应
34、该如何度过高中和大学之间的“gap year”, 这种做法也开始在美国流行。5. What is the passage mainly about? A. More and more American students are choosing to take a year off. B. If you want to go to an American university, take a “gap year” first. C. It is likely that taking a “gap year” is becoming popular in America. D. American
35、s hold different opinions towards students taking a “gap year”. 【解析】选C。主旨大意题。根据文章第一段的Recent news reports have suggested that interest may be growing. . . 可知C正确。6. How many reasons for students taking a “gap year” are mentioned in the passage? A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 5【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章内容可知have a chance to tra
36、veltake a “gap year” to meet requirements at home for military dutya chance to recover after twelve years of required educationa chance to explore their interests四种原因。故选C。7. The essay “Time Out or Burn Out for the Next Generation” suggests that _ . A. every student must take a “gap year” before appl
37、ying for a famous universityB. some famous universities encourage students to gain more life experienceC. taking a “gap year” can make students free from life learningD. the stress of studies does harm to the students health【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第六段的It praises the idea of taking time off to step back, th
38、ink and enjoy gaining life experience outside the pressure of studies. 可知选B。8. What can we learn from the passage? A. Books and media have contributed to the students interest in school learning. B. Charles Deacon doesnt support the idea of the students taking a “gap year”. C. Parents might disagree with the program, concerned about their childrens future. D. Experts agree taking a year off will benefit the students emotionally and physically. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段的And parents might worry that their children will decide not to go to college once they take time off可知C正确。