1、(二十五)单项填空完形填空阅读理解 (限时30分钟).单项填空1Im a bit green at _ video editing, so it takes me _ long time to edit these things.Athe; a B/; a Cthe; / D/; the答案:B考查冠词。句意:我在影视编辑方面没有经验,因此编辑这些东西花费了很长时间。因为video editing为动词的ing形式,不可数,且表示泛指,所以其前不加冠词;a long time表示“很久”,故第二空填a。2(2013烟台一模)After _ seemed an endless wait, it
2、was her turn to enter the interview room.Awhat Bwhy Cthat Dhow答案:A句意:经过似乎是无止境的等待之后,终于轮到她进入面试室了。介词After后的宾语从句缺少主语,而四个选项中只有what能作主语。3(2013吉林四校高三一诊)I really dont know how to thank you, but for your help, I _ my lost necklace.Acouldnt have found Bmustnt have foundCcouldnt find Dwouldnt find答案:A句意:我真的不知道
3、该怎样感谢你,没有你的帮助,我不可能找到我丢失的项链。couldnt have done表示对过去情况的否定推测,意为“不可能”。4Many dog owners treat their pets like human beings, _ if they do not have children of their own.Aabsolutely BespeciallyCeventually Dextremely答案:B考查副词。句意:许多宠物狗的主人对待它们就像对人一样,尤其是那些没有子女的人。故选especially“特别是;尤其是”。absolutely“绝对地,完全地”;eventual
4、ly“最终”;extremely“极其地”。5(2013东北三校4月二次联考)No matter how healthy you _ be, you need to consult a doctor from time to time.Ashould Bwill Cmust Dmay答案:D句意:不管你多么健康,你都需要时不时地咨询医生。may表示“(转折前所述情况属实)也许,可能”。6I think that every need of the customer should be attended to._.AId love to BIm with you on thatCIts my p
5、leasure DIts up to you答案:B考查交际用语。句意:“我认为客户的每一个需要都应该得到处理。”“在这一点上我同意你。”Id love to表示欣然接受邀请;Im with you on that“在这一点上我同意你”;Its my pleasure是回答感谢的用语;Its up to you“由你来决定”。根据语境可知选B项。7(2013南京二模)What do you think of the news in todays newspaper?We shouldnt _ the trouble of helping others only because what we
6、do may invite trouble.Aknock off Btake offCkeep off Dbreak off答案:C句意:“你对今天报纸上的新闻怎么看?”“我们不应该仅仅因为我们所做的可能会给我们带来麻烦而不帮助别人。”keep off “使不接近”,符合语境,故选C项。8(2013扬州一中三模)How do you think I can make up with Johnson?Set aside _ you disagree and try to find _ you have in common.Awhat; what Bwhere; whatCwhat; which
7、Dwhere; which答案:B句意:“你认为我该如何与约翰逊和解呢?”“搁置争议,尽力寻找你们之间的共同点。”第一个宾语从句中disagree为不及物动词,缺少状语,故选择where;第二个从句中缺少宾语,应选用what。9The project will help people understand the many threats to the natural environment _ endangered plants and animals live.Awhich Bwhen Cwhere Dthat答案:C考查定语从句。句意:该项目将帮助人们理解濒危植物和动物生活的自然环境所面
8、临的许多威胁。分析句子成分可知,空处引导定语从句,且在定语从句中作状语,先行词为the natural environment,故用where引导定语从句。10(2013黑龙江双鸭一中月考)It was several years _ I realized _ David had lied to me.Awhen; that Bthat; whenCbefore; that Duntil; why答案:C句意:过了几年我才意识到大卫向我撒了谎。It is/was一段时间before.表示“过了多长时间才”;第二空,realized后的从句不缺成分,故用that引导。11We _ jump to
9、 conclusions before we have all the facts.Acouldnt Bmightnt Cshouldnt Dmustnt答案:C考查情态动词。句意:我们不应该在掌握全部事实前草率下结论。shouldnt“不应该”;couldnt“不能”;mightnt“可能不”;mustnt“禁止”。根据句意可知应选C项。12(2013西安一中期末)Is he the only one of the students who _ here just now?Ais Bare Cwas Dwere答案:C句意:他是唯一一个刚才在这里的学生吗?先行词为the only one o
10、f the students,是单数概念,关系代词who在定语从句中作主语,定语从句谓语动词用单数,根据从句中的时间状语“just now”可知,从句应用一般过去时,故选C项。13(2013东北三校4月联考)Car prices have been going down sharply in the last 20 years.Its not surprising because the law of market _ the price of a product.Ais controlling BcontrolsChas controlled Dcontrolled答案:B句意:“汽车的价格
11、在过去的20年急剧下降。”“这一点也不奇怪,因为市场规律决定产品的价格。”“市场规律决定产品的价格”说的是一个客观事实,因此用一般现在时。14The managing director took the _ for the accident, although it wasnt really his fault.Acharge Baccount Cblame Dcause答案:C考查名词辨析。句意:总经理为此次事故负责,尽管不是他的过错。take the blame for sth.“为负责”,为固定搭配。故选C项。15Internet users are warned to be _ abo
12、ut giving away personal information to strangers.Acautious Banxious Cparticular Dsensitive答案:A考查形容词辨析。句意:网络使用者被警告要小心,不要把个人信息泄露给陌生人。cautious“小心的,谨慎的”;anxious“焦虑的,渴望的”;particular“特定的,特别的”;sensitive“敏感的”。根据句意可知选A项。.完形填空(2013河南省实验中学期末)One day, our teacher, Mr. Sims, announced that the destination of the
13、 seventhgrade field trip would be the amusement park. The classroom buzzed with _1_ as the girls discussed what they would wear and what they should bring with them. I sat back and listened, _2_ that my parents did not have the money to send me. It made me _3_ to feel so leftout. But not Danny. He _
14、4_ told everyone that he wouldnt be going. When Mr. Sims asked him why, Danny stood up and _5_, “Its too much money for me right now. My dad hurt his back and has been out of _6_ for a while. I cant ask my parents for money.”Sitting back down in his seat, Danny held his head up proudly, even though
15、_7_ had begun. I could only shrink in my _8_, and surely those whispers must be about me if they found out I would not be going either.“Danny, Im very proud of you for understanding the _9_ that your parents are in. Not every student of your _10_ has that ability,” Mr. Sims replied._11_ not everyone
16、 accepted Danny after that day, he won _12_the respect of many of us. I was especially _13_ by how he didnt back down under peer pressure. For so long, I could never _14_ to my friends that I couldnt afford to go there. _15_, in order to continue to _16_ in, I lied about why I couldnt do things and
17、_17_ with excuse after excuse.By standing up and admitting he was poor, Danny changed my life. His selfconfidence made it _18_ for all of us to understand that what his parents had or didnt have did not _19_ who he was. After that, I no longer felt I had to lie about my familys situation. And Danny,
18、 _20_ because of his courage and honesty than his great looks, is someone I will never forget.作者通过一件事情告诉大家勇气和诚实是一个人获得尊重的重要因素。1A.amazement BexcitementCdisappointment Dencouragement答案:B当老师宣布我们七年级实地考察旅行的目的地是游乐园时,整个教室由于女孩们讨论她们要穿什么衣服和带什么样的东西而充满了兴奋的嗡嗡声。故excitement符合语境,意思是“激动,兴奋”。amazement“吃惊,惊奇”;disappoin
19、tment“失望”;encouragement“鼓励”,均不符合语境。2A.sensing Bknowing Cfinding Dsaying答案:B“我”知道(knowing)“我”的父母没有钱让“我”参加这个活动,“我”只能坐在后面听。3A.depressed Bworried Cunsatisfied Dscared答案:A根据空后面的“to feel so leftout”可知,depressed“沮丧的,消沉的”符合语境。4A.gladly Bshyly Csimply Drudely答案:CDanny只告诉大家他不去了。simply“仅仅,只”,符合语境。5A.shouted Bc
20、omplained Clied Dstated答案:D当老师问他为什么不去时,Danny站起来陈述了原因。state的意思是“陈述,说明”,符合语境。6A.work Bduty Corder Dcontrol答案:A根据文中的“too much money”“My dad hurt his back”以及“I cant ask my parents for money.”可以判断出Danny的父亲失业(out of work)了。7A.teaching BdebatingCwhispering Dunderstanding答案:C根据8空后面的“those whispers”可以判断出,此处应
21、用whispering。8A.shadow Bcoat Cdesk Dseat答案:D根据2空前面的“I sat back”可知,此处应用seat。9A.situation Bpain Cdanger Dtrouble答案:A“Danny,我为你能理解你父母的处境(situation)而感到自豪。并不是每一个像你这么大的学生都有那样的能力。”20空前的situation是提示。10A.class Bage Cgrade Dgroup答案:B参见上题解析。age“年龄”,符合语境。11A.Since BAs CUnless DAlthough答案:D虽然(Although)在那天之后,并不是每个
22、人都接纳了Danny。12A.up Bout Cover Dback答案:C但他却赢得了我们中许多人的尊重。win over的意思是“获得,赢得”,故答案为C项。win back“重新获得”,win out“摆脱困境”。13A.shocked Bpersuaded Cimpressed Dconfused答案:Cbe impressed by意思是“对印象深刻”,符合语境。14A.announce Badmit Capologize Dprove答案:B作者从来没有向他的朋友承认(admit)他没有钱去。15A.However BOtherwise CInstead DAlso答案:C根据上下
23、文内容可知,这里表示“相反”的意思,故答案为C项。16A.join Btake Cgive Dfit答案:D相反,为了相处融洽,“我”向他们撒谎“我”为什么不能做那些事情,编造一个接一个的借口。fit in“相处融洽,适应”,符合语境。17A.came up Bbroke up Cput up Dgot up答案:A参见上题解析。come up with意思是“提出,想出”,符合语境。18A.harder Beasier Cclearer Dbetter答案:BDanny的自信使我们大家更容易(easier)理解19A.conclude Bshow Cdetermine Dcause答案:C根
24、据语境可知,他的父母拥有什么或没有什么,这并不能决定(determine)他是谁。20A.rather Bother Cbetter Dmore答案:D与其说是Danny出色的外表,倒不如说是他的勇气和诚实,使他成为“我”永远无法忘记的人。more.than.的意思是“与其说倒不如说”。故答案为D项。.阅读理解Have you ever had travel problems because your airplane was late? It is a common problem and it is getting worse. Airport delays make people ang
25、ry and cost the country billions in lost work time.The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is the government agency that oversees air travel. They studied the problem of airline delays.They found eleven major problems and suggested eleven ways to fix them. Some of the problems are caused because d
26、ifferent regions of the country do things differently. The regions dont talk to each other enough. Some of them need new computers.Also, more planes are flying. A strong economy has more people using airplanes to get around. Airplanes are a form of mass transportation now, like trains and buses were
27、 in the past. More planes in the airport cause delays.The airport in San Francisco is a good example. It is growing fast. Many people go through San Francisco to get to other places around the world. Ron Wilson of the San Francisco International Airport says, “If youve got 18 flights that all want t
28、o take off at 8:00 am and youre on the 18th plane in line, youre going to be 40 minutes late.”Weather is another main reason for delays. Weather causes about 70% of delays. Fog or freezing rain can cause delays.The first thing the FAA wants to do is take control away from the regions during heavy tr
29、affic times and bad weather. A national center would make decisions on things that affect the whole country. The FAA also wants to put more distance between planes in the sky when the weather is bad. This rule could cause even more delays.The FAA knows that their solutions will not solve the problem
30、s with airport delays. But, they hope to make things better. There are just too many planes, too few traffic controllers, and not enough new technology.1FAA found that some of the delay problems are caused by _ between two regions.Adifferent languagesBtechnical misunderstandingCmisunderstanding of t
31、he rulesDlack of communication答案:D细节理解题。由第三段倒数第二句“The regions dont talk to each other enough.”可知,两个地区由于缺乏沟通也是造成飞机延误的一个原因。2Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a reason for airline delays?AA growing number of flights.BBad weather.CA growing population.DLack of new technology.答案:C细节理解题。第三段最后一句提及
32、“缺乏新技术”是飞机延误的一个原因;第四段提及“飞机航班的增加”也是延误的一个原因,第六段提及天气也是飞机延误的一个重要原因,四个选项中C项没有提到。3From the passage we can infer that _.AFAA is a national center which controls all the flight mattersBFAA has taken control to solve airport delaysCin San Francisco, each plane will delay about 40 minutesDsafety rules during
33、bad weather may cause more delays答案:D推理判断题。由倒数第二段最后两句可知,FAA制定安全规定之后,在不好的天气会造成更多的飞机延误。4Which of the statements best gives the idea of the passage?AFAA should make decisions to stop airport delays.BAirport delays are on the rise.CTravel problems cost billions in lost work time.DFAA has taken control of air traffic nationwide.答案:B主旨大意题。文章罗列了飞机延误的几个原因,故由此可知飞机延误的情况在增加。