1、2014高考英语疯狂冲刺倒计时完形填空阅读理解(限时35分钟).完形填空A few weeks ago，our dog，which we had kept for more than ten years，had to be put down.First，a tumor on her stomach got worse，and she was very _1_.Then，the pain in her back got so bad that sometimes she _2_ lie down in the middle of a walk and couldnt take another _
2、3_.When I first found out，I was very sad and cried a lot.She was more like a sister to me than a _4_.But I was also angry at my stepfather，Steve，who told us the _5_ a week after it happened.He _6_ because he didnt want to worry us，and he didnt want me to get depressed (抑郁的)and fail my exams.I just t
3、hought she was _7_ at the animals hospital.I think you know all the _8_ that went through my head：She was my dog！Why didnt he tell us earlier？I didnt even get to say goodbye.People in my family have a _9_ of keeping things from me to protect me，such as only telling me that my aunt had cancer _10_ sh
4、e had already improved.All I could think was：Not again!I _11_ to my mum，and she said，“I know.Im _12_，too.”I opened my mouth to shout.And then she added，“Im so angry with Steve that he had to _13_ through all this on his own.”Hearing my mums words，I shut up my mouth.I had been so _14_ on myself.I had
5、nt thought about _15_ Steve was going through.That dog was his baby.Hed had her for longer than hed had usand he had to make the decision to _16_ her life，and then kept in silence for an entire _17_.All my anger melted away，and all I felt was _18_.It makes me realize that we focus so much on ourselv
6、es that we _19_ the pain of others.At that moment，my mums words were an incredible _20_ that Ill never forget.本文为记叙文。养了十几年的心爱的宠物狗被药毒死了。然而，因为继父的隐瞒，作者在一周后才得知这一消息。作者满怀的悲伤化作了对继父的愤懑，是妈妈的一句话让作者明白了一个永生难忘的道理。1A.lazy BlonelyCpainful Dshameful答案：C狗肚子里长了肿瘤，自然是非常疼痛。2A.would BshouldCmight Dcould答案：A有时候，散步的途中，它总是
7、趴在地上，一步也迈不动了。情态动词would这里表示某种倾向或习惯性动作，意思是“总是”。3A.walk BstepCfoot Dbreath答案：B此处指饱受病痛折磨的狗步履艰难。4A.tool BtoyCbaby Dpet答案：D与其说它是宠物，不如说它更像是我的姐妹。5A.plan BaccidentCanecdote Dtruth答案：D这里指狗已经死去的事实(truth)。plan计划；accident事故；anecdote逸事，趣闻。6A.lied BwaitedCreflected Dhesitated答案：B因为种种原因，继父将狗死去的消息推迟一周之后才告诉我们，故选项中只有B
8、符合语境。wait推迟，延缓；lie说谎；reflect反映；hesitate犹豫，不情愿。7A.still BonceCeven Dnever答案：A因为继父没有告知实情，我以为狗仍然在动物医院里。8A.facts BopinionsCthoughts Ddoubts答案：C这里指萦绕在我脑海中的各种想法。fact事实，真相；opinion意见；doubt怀疑，疑惑。9A.story BsecretChabit Dhobby答案：C出于对我的保护，家人习惯于对我隐瞒真相。have a habit of doing sth.有做某事的习惯。10A.until BbeforeCwhile Daf
9、ter答案：D根据上文可推断出，我知道姨妈患癌症是在姨妈的身体已恢复之后。11A.adjusted BturnedCcontributed Drelated答案：B根据下文可推知，我试图求助于妈妈，发泄对继父的不满。turn to sb.求助于某人；adjust to 适应，调节；contribute to 为做贡献；relate to 与有关，涉及。12A.angry BshockedCguilty Dabused答案：A第二段第三句中But I was also angry at my stepfather以及下文的Im so angry with Steve都提示这里应该选择A项。13A
10、.break BgoClook Dpush答案：B他不得不独自承受这一切。15空后Steve was going through也有提示。go through经历，遭受；break through突破；look through浏览；push through使通过。14A.focused BhookedCdependent Dhard答案：A我太以自我为中心了。19空前的we focus so such on ourselves也有提示。be focused on注意力集中于；be hooked on对着迷；be dependent on取决于；be hard on严厉对待。15A.that B
11、whereCwhat Dwhich答案：C我从未想过Steve经受着什么。what引导宾语从句，且在从句中作宾语，意思是“什么”。16A.save BexpandCmake Dend答案：D他不得不做出结束它生命的决定。根据文章第一句中had to be put down可知，狗是被药毒死的。put down毒死(衰老或有病的动物)；人道毁灭。17A.year BmonthCweek Dday答案：C根据第5空后a week after it happened可知选C项。18A.regret BblameCsorrow Dsympathy答案：A不仅没能意识到Steve的良苦用心，还生他的气，
12、我现在觉得后悔不已。regret后悔；blame指责；sorrow悲伤；sympathy同情。19A.shared BignoredCreminded Drid答案：B我们对自己关注得太多，以至于忽略了别人的痛苦。ignore忽视；share分享；remind提醒；rid摆脱。20A.comfort BcompromiseCgift Dsuggestion答案：C那一刻，妈妈的话是一份极好的礼物，让我永生难忘。gift礼物；comfort安慰；compromise妥协；suggestion建议。.阅读理解ANo one knows for sure when advertising first
13、 started. It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them. That led to the concept of specialization, which means that people would specialize, or focus, on doing one specific job.Lets take a man well call Mr. Fielder, for examp
14、le. He did everything connected with farming. He planted seeds, tended the fields, and harvested and sold his crops. At the same time, he did many other jobs on the farm. However, he didnt make the bricks for his house, cut his trees into boards, make the plows(犁), or any of the other hundreds of th
15、ings a farm needs. Instead, he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr. Plowright. Using what he knew about farming and working with iron, Mr. Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier. Mr. Plowright did not really li
16、ke farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows. Perhaps, he thought, other farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows.How did Mr. Plowright let people know what he was doing? Why, he advertised, of course. First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside t
17、he shop to attract customers. That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door. It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr. Plowright and his really good plows.Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs w
18、ere used about five thousand years ago. Even before most people could read, they understood such signs. Shopkeepers would carve into stone, clay, or wood symbols for the products they had for sale.A medium, in advertising talk, is the way you communicate your message. You might say that the first me
19、dium used in advertising was signs with symbols. The second medium was audio, or sound, although that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today. Originally, just the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrument, such as a bell, were used to get peoples attention.A crier, in the his
20、torical sense, is not someone who weeps easily. It is someone, probably a man, with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city. In ancient Egypt, shopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products. Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newl
21、y arrived ship loaded with goods. Perhaps the crier described the goods, explained where they came from, and praised their quality. His job was, in other words, not too different from a TV or radio commercial in todays world.什么是广告，广告的目的是什么？它最早是怎么开始的呢？让我们读文章去了解一下吧。1What probably led to the start of a
22、dvertising?AThe discovery of iron.B The specialization of labor.CThe appearance of new jobs.DThe development of farming techniques.答案：B细节理解题。从文章第一段“No one knows for sure.did certain kinds of work better than others did them.”可知劳动专业化促使广告的产生，故答案为B项。2To advertise his plows, Mr. Plowright _.Apraised his
23、 plows in publicBplaced a sign outside the shopChung an arrow pointing to the shopDshowed his products to the customers答案：B细节理解题。从文章第四段中的“then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers”可知，Mr.Plowright放了一块指示牌在外面以吸引顾客，所以选B项。3The writer makes up the two stories of Mr. Fielder and Mr. Plowr
24、ight in order to _.Aexplain the origin of advertisingBpredict the future of advertisingCexpose problems in advertisingDprovide suggestions for advertising答案：A推理判断题。从第五段中的“Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago.Even before most people could read，t
25、hey understood such signs.”可知，作者举这两个例子是为了简述广告的起源，所以答案选A项。4In ancient Egypt, a crier was probably someone who _.Aowned a shipBhad the loudest voiceCran a shop selling goods to farmersDfunctioned like todays TV or radio commercial答案：D推理判断题。从全文最后一段中的“His job was，in other words，not too different from a
26、TV or radio commercial in todays world.”可知，古代埃及的crier如同现代社会电视和广播中的商业广告，所以答案选D项。5The last two paragraphs are mainly about _.Athe history of advertisingBthe benefits of advertisingCthe early forms of advertisingDthe basic design of advertising答案：C段落大意题。从最后两段中的“A medium，in advertising talk，is the way y
27、ou communicate your message.”和“A crier，in the historical sense，is not someone who weeps easily.”可知，最后两段主要讨论了早期商业广告的形式，所以选C项。疑难词汇解读1concept n概念；观念At the time，I thought that the whole concept of cloning was immoral.那时，我认为所有关于克隆的想法都是不道德的。2originally adv.本来，原来The store was originally quite small.这家店原来非常
28、小。长难句子分析That led to the concept of specialization，which means that people would specialize，or focus，on doing one specific job.分析：本句为复合句。主句是That led to the concept of specialization，定语从句为which means that people would specialize，or focus，on doing one specific job。同时定语从句中又包含宾语从句that people would specia
29、lize，or focus，on doing one specific job。句意：那就导致了专业化这个概念的产生，这意味着人们会专门研究或者说关注某个特定的工作。BBad teeth can be painful and even be deadly. Infections of the gums(牙龈) and teeth can release bacteria into the blood system. Those bacteria can increase the chance of a heart attack or stroke and worsen the effects
30、of other diseases. And adults are not the only ones at risk. For example, a 12yearold boy died when a tooth infection spread to his brain in 2007 in Washington. Experts said it might have been prevented had he received the dental care he needed.Experts say good dental care starts at birth. Breast mi
31、lk, they say, is the best food for the healthy development of teeth. Breast milk can help slow bacterial growth and acid production in the mouth. But dentists say a babys gums and early teeth should be cleaned after each feeding by using a cloth with a little warm water. Experts say if you decide to
32、 put your baby to sleep with a bottle, give only water.When baby teeth begin to appear, you can clean them with a wet toothbrush. Dentists say it is important to find soft toothbrushes made especially for babies and to use them very gently. The use of fluoride(氟化物) to protect teeth is common in many
33、 parts of the world. For example, it is often added to drinking water supplies. The fluoride mixes with enamel(釉质), the hard surface on teeth, to help prevent holes from forming.But young children often swallow toothpaste when they brush their teeth. The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry notes
34、 that swallowing fluoridated toothpaste can cause problems. So young children should be carefully watched when they brush their teeth. And only a small amount of fluoridated toothpaste, the size of a pea, should be used.Parents often wonder what effect finger sucking might have on their babys teeth.
35、 Dental experts generally agree that this is fine early in life. Most children stop sucking their fingers by the age of four. If it continues, experts advise parents to talk to their childrens dentists or doctors. Because it could interfere_with the correct development of permanent teeth.Dentists sa
36、y children should have their first dental visit at least by the time they are one year old. They say babies should be examined when their first teeth appearusually at around six months.6According to the passage，what is the function of fluoride?AMaking the surface on teeth much cleaner.BProtecting gu
37、ms from being infected.CKeeping holes on teeth from forming.DSlowing down bacterial growth and acid production.答案：C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“The fluoride mixes with enamel(釉质)，the hard surface on teeth，to help prevent holes from forming.”可知，答案为C项。7The underlined phrase “interfere with” in Para.5 probably mean
38、s “_”Ado harm to Baccount forCcontribute to Dstand for答案：A词义猜测题。根据上文中“大多数孩子到四岁就不吮吸手指了。但如果继续的话，专家建议父母要去和孩子的牙医或儿科医生谈一谈”，以及该短语所在句的内容可推知，do harm to“损害”与该短语的意思最为接近。8What is the purpose of the author in writing the passage?ATo warn us of the deadly infections of gums and teeth.BTo introduce the advantages
39、 of fluoridated toothpaste.CTo draw our attention to the dental care of young children.DTo present the research results about dental care.答案：C推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可推知作者写这篇文章旨在提醒父母要关注小孩子的牙齿健康。故选C项。疑难词汇解读1bacteria n细菌bacterial contamination细菌感染2suck vt.吮吸，嘬suck milk through a straw用吸管吸牛奶喝版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()
