1、河南虞城县2017高考英语一轮完形填空阅读训练（二）及答案完形填空。阅读下面的短文，掌握其大意，然后从36-45各题 所给的四个选项中选出最佳答案Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.There is one _1_ blue flower that has always caught my eye. Ive_2_ that it blooms only in the _3_ hours. The afternoon sun
2、is too _4_ for it. Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.This spring, I _5_ a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the _6_ window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. Ive often _7_ that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would _8_ great in that
3、 bed alongside other wildflowers. Every day I drove past the flowers _9_ , “Ill stop on my way home and dig them.” Gee, I dont want to get my good _10_ dirty. Whatever the reason, I _11_ stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding shovel (铲子) one year to be used for that expressed _12_ .O
4、ne day on my way home from work, I was _13_ to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were _14_ . I thought to myself, “Way to go, you_15_ too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spring.”A week ago we were shocked and saddene
5、d to _16_ that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor(晚期脑肿瘤) . _17_ we havent been as close as we all would have liked. I couldnt help but see the _18_ between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husbands sister and us.And yes, _19_ I see the blue flowers again, you c
6、an bet Ill stop and _20_ them to my wildflower garden.1AparticularBexpensiveCpreviousDcolorful2A .imagined BfeltCnoticedDheard3AmorningBdaytimeCafternoonDnight4AwarmBimportantCweakDresponsible5AboughtBrentCstartedDmanaged6AbedroomBhallCstudyDkitchen7AdoubtedBthoughtCagreedDdreamed8AsmellBlookCproveD
7、become9AwonderingBcomplainingCsayingDthinking10AcarBflowersCclothesDhands11AseldomBsometimesCoftenDnever12AsatisfactionBdisappointmentCpurposeDanxiety13AsurprisedBsaddenedCencouragedDashamed14AunhappyBlonelyCgoneDalive15AwaitedBdroveCwentDstopped16ArealizeBlearnCobserveDdecide17ASurprisinglyBGeneral
8、lyCObviouslyDUnfortunately18AloveBdifferenceCsecretDconnection19AsinceBunlessCifDbefore20AtransportBsteal CinviteDpull参考答案1-5 ACAAC 6-10 DBBDC 11-15 DCBCA 16-20 BDDCA【2016模拟题】阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项中(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(2015辽宁省重点中学协作体三模)Most artists have a favorite material they like to work with.For 28year
9、old Kristen Alice, it happens to be garbage.The ecofriendly designer uses her incredible talent to transform garbage like empty drink bottles and candy wrappers into charming dresses that sell for thousands of dollars.Kristen says the idea came to her after she saw how much waste she and her three c
10、ollege roommates generated on a daily basis.The Fine Arts student began to dream about transforming the deserted bags and packages into beautiful garments.Her first dress made from plastic bags and rolled magazines was strange, fun and even charming.However, she only made it to test her creativity.T
11、he young designer did not consider starting a commercial venture(企业)until she spent a week working at Couture Fashion Week in New York City.There she observed the excitement generated by new and vintage(复古的)looks and decided to see if her unusual idea would result in as much enthusiasm.She began by
12、creating a line of 12 garbageinspired dresses.They were a huge success.Today her company that has offices in Palm Beach, Florida and New York City, produces a wide variety of dresses ranging from cocktail dresses to ball gowns (礼服)Kristen, of course, doesnt search garbage cans for her material anymo
13、re.Instead, she seeks it from companies that have produced more than they need and are planning to throw away the extras.However, if you think the garbageinspired dresses come cheap, think again.The price for readymade creations retails(零售)from $500 to $1,500.Though that may appear expensive, the de
14、signer says she has no shortage of customers.In fact she now even has garbageinspired clothing for men that includes jackets, ties, trousers and even board shorts! While most of the clothes are strong enough to resist multiple wears, whether they can be cleaned is a little unclear.文章大意：这是一篇新闻报道类文章。作
15、者主要介绍了时装设计者Kristen将垃圾作为服装的材料并取得的巨大成功。1What made Kristen think of using trash as her favorite material?AHer poor living conditions at college.BThe education from her parents not to waste anything useful.CHer roommates advice of using garbage to replace ordinary material.DHer consciousness of environm
16、ental protection and trained eyes.答案：D推理判断题。根据文章第二段的Kristen says the idea came to her after she saw how much waste she and her three college roommates generated on a daily basis可知是她的环境保护意识和有教养的眼光使她想起将垃圾作为她最喜欢的制作衣服的材料。故选D。2Kristen decided to start a commercial venture because _.Ashe just wanted to te
17、st her creativityBshe was inspired by the enthusiasm caused by new and vintage dressesCshe was driven by the huge profits brought by new fashionDshe found there were no uniquelooking but affordable clothes in New York答案：B细节理解题。根据题干关键词start a commercial venture找到文章对应段落就是第四段，根据该段的第一、二句话The young desig
18、ner did not consider starting a commercial venture(企业)until she spent a week working at Couture Fashion Week in New York City.There she observed the excitement generated by new and vintage(复古的)looks and decided to see if her unusual idea would result in as much enthusiasm中的关键词enthusiasm和excitement以及
19、new and vintage(复古的)looks可知选B。3The last two paragraphs are mainly about _.Athe success of Kristens careerBthe advantages and disadvantages of the garbageinspired clothingCwhat clothing Kristen mainly designedDwhere Kristen got garbage for her clothing答案：A主旨大意题。通读文章最后两段，并根据第四段的最后一句话They were a huge s
20、uccess这是Kristen开始成功，接下来最后两段就主要叙述了她取得的职业生涯的一系列成功。故选A。4What is the best title of the passage?ANew Use of GarbageBA New Trend of FashionCA Talented and Ambitious Fashion DesignerDTransforming Trash into Wonderful Garments答案：D细节理解题。New Use of Garbage垃圾的新用途；A New Trend of Fashion时装新潮流；A Talented and Ambi
21、tious Fashion Designer有天赋的且有雄心的时装设计者；Transforming Trash into Wonderful Garments将垃圾转换成美妙的服装。通读全文，特别是根据文章的最后一段可知Krsiten将人类的这个梦想转变成现实，让垃圾成为美妙的服装。故选D。【2014高考英语湖北省荆州市一模试题】B When Marilynne Robinson published her first novel, Housekeeping, in 1980, she was unknown in the literary world. But an early review
22、 in The New York Times ensured that the book would be noticed. “Its as if, in writing it, she broke through the ordinary human condition with all its dissatisfactions, and achieved a kind of transfiguration（美化）,” wrote Anatole Broyard, with an enthusiasm and amazement that was shared by many critics
23、 and readers. The book became a classic, and Robinson was recognized as one of the outstanding American writers of our time. Yet it would be more than twenty years before she wrote another novel.During the period, Robinson devoted herself to writing nonfiction. Her essays and book reviews appeared i
24、n Harpers and The New York Times Book Review, and in 1989 she published Mother Country: Britain, the Welfare State, and Nuclear Pollution, criticizing severely the environmental and public health dangers caused by the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Englandand the political and moral corrup
25、tion(腐败). In 1998, Robinson published a collection of her critical and theological writings, The Death of Adam: Essays on Modern Thought, which featured reassessments of such figures as Charles Darwin, John Calvin, and Friedrich Nietzsche. Aside from a single short story“Connie Bronson,” published i
26、n The Paris Review in 1986it wasnt until 2004 that she returned to fiction with the novel Gilead, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Her third novel, Home, came out this fall. Her novels could be described as celebrations of the humanthe characters in them are u
27、nforgettable creations. Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her sister Lucille, who are cared for by their eccentric（古怪的）Aunt Sylvie after their mother commits suicide. Robinson writes a lot about how each of the three is changed by their new life together. Gilead is an even more close exploration
28、 of personality: the book centres on John Ames, a seventy-seven-year-old pastor(牧师) who is writing an account of his life and his family history to leave to his young son after he dies. Home borrows characters from Gilead but centers on Amess friend Reverend Robert Boughton and his troubled son Jack
29、. Robinson returned to the same territory as Gilead because, she said, “after I write a novel or a story, I miss the charactersI feel like losing some close friends.” 55. Robinsons second novel came out _.A. in 1980 B. in 1986 C. in 1998 D. in 200456. What is Paragraph 2 mainly about?A. Robinsons ac
30、hievements in fiction.B. Robinsons achievements in nonfiction.C. Robinsons influence on the literary world.D. Robinsons contributions to the environment.57. According to Paragraph 3, who is John Ames?A. He is Robinsons close friend. B. He is a character in Gilead. C. He is a figure in The Death of A
31、dam. D. He is a historian writing family stories.58. From which section of a newspaper can you read this passage?A. Career. B. Lifestyle. C. Music. D. Culture.【参考答案】55、D 56-58、 BBD 【2014高考英语湖北省荆州市一模试题】CA towering South American plant that is believed to kill animals with its spikes(尖刺) and use their
32、 rotting bodies as fertilizer is about to bloom(开花) in England. A rare Puya chilensis was planted at a greenhouse in Surrey, a county in the southeast of England about 15 years ago. However, despite its frightening description, the tall, spiked plant is considered a threatened species.The Royal Hort
33、icultural Society has been feeding the plant a diet of liquid fertilizer. “In its natural habitat in the Andes it uses its razor sharp spikes to snare and trap sheep and other animals, which slowly starve to death and rot at the base of the plant, providing it with a bag of fertilizer,” reads a desc
34、ription on the RHS website, which adds that the plant gives off a “gruesome scent.”But does the plant actually trap and eat sheep? Other sources have simply said it is “believed” that the plant traps small animals with its spikes. After the animals die of starvation, the plant is believed to then us
35、e their rotting bodies as fertilizer to feed itself.Im really pleased that weve finally persuaded our Puya chilensis into producing flower, horticulturalist Cara Smith said in a press release on the RHS site. Regardless of whether it actually traps sheep, the plant does have sharp spikes that can gr
36、ow up to 12 feet high and 5 feet wide. However, its not all death and danger for this plant. Its flowery blooms reportedly provide nectar(花蜜) for bees and birds.The Puya chilensis blooms annually in its native land of Chile, but this is the first time it has done so after more than a decade of culti
37、vation efforts from the RHS. We keep it well fed with liquid fertilizer as feeding it on its natural diet might prove a bit problematic,” Smith said. Its growing in the dry section of our glasshouse with its deadly spines well out of reach of both children and sheep alike.59. From the passage we lea
38、rn that in England the Puya chilensis _.A. feeds on man-made liquid fertilezerB. often kills sheep and other animalsC. has once bloomed 15 years beforeD. uses animals rotting bodies as fertilizer60. The underlined word “snare” in the second paragraph probably means“_”.A. catch B. stop C. fight D. ki
39、ll61. We can infer from the passage that _.A. its dangerous to feed the plantB. its certain that the plant kills sheep C. its difficult for the plant to bloom in EnglandD. its rare for the plant to bloom in South American62. What does the writer mainly tell us?A. A new plant is discovered in Chile.B
40、. How a rare plant is fed in England.C. A rare plant is going to bloom in England.D. How a plant traps animals in South America.【参考答案】5960、AA 61-62 CC 【2014高考英语湖北省荆州市一模试题】DDo people ever consider the possibility that, if theyre exposed to increased reports about a social problem, its the reporting t
41、hat has increased rather than the problem? Its increasingly clear that this is the case with school bullying（欺凌）：Only news reports about it have increased, not the behavior itself. In fact, both bullying and fear of it are down among US middle school students The rate of students who reported fearin
42、g an attack or harm at school at all has dropped dramatically, from nearly 12% in 1995 to less than 4% in 2011. For black and Hispanic students, its an even more encouraging shiftfrom more than 20% of both groups of students worried about being attacked at school to less than 5% in 2011. The decline
43、 in actual physical violence in schools is even more dramatic: It was down 74% between 1992 and 2010, according to the latest US Department of Justice data.What about cyberbullying? Online harassment increased from 6% in 2000 to 9% in 2005 to 11% in 2010 between, and its interesting to note that it
44、increased less between 2005 and 10 than in the first 5 years tracked. Because social media is very much a reflection of school social life for young people, the peer aggression seen in social media is a lot like the peer aggression seen on school bathroom walls. So once it finds its “dead level,” it
45、 will probably decline in the same way verbal and written aggression have.Besides education and crime prevention at the social level, medicine treatment and better access to mental healthcare also contribute to this downward trend in victimization of self and others.The rise of social media is what
46、people dont typically think of as a positive force in society. But Finkelhor, director of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire says, “These technologies might have prevented crime and bullying by providing more ways of help, more forms of social supervision,
47、 and interesting activities that destroy forms of alienation(异化) that lead to crime”. 63. From the first paragraph we learn that _.A. school bullying has increased because of increased reportsB. school bullying has decreased because of increased reportsC. the number of reports on school bullying has
48、 increasedD. the number of reports on school bullying has decreased64. The underlined word is closest in meaning to _.A. crimeB. aggressionC. surfingD. communication 65. The cyberbullying is still increasing probably because _.A. it isnt as easy to control as the other school bullyingB. it hasnt been concerned by the governmentsC. it isnt part of school social lifeD. it hasnt come to its top level66. Finkelhor believes that social media have a _ influence on the falling trend of school bullying.A. positiveB. negativeC. majorD. slight【参考答案】6366、CBDA
