1、2014高考英语活学巧练夯实基础2.多项填空1Youd better _the good apples from the bad ones before they all go bad.Acombine BseparateCprotect Dprevent【解析】句意为:你最好把好苹果与坏苹果分开,免得它们都变质了。 separate.from.把与分开,符合题意。【答案】B2_listening and speaking,you have to practice a lot if you want to improve your written English.AAs with BInste
2、ad ofCNext to DBecause of【解析】句意为:就像听、说一样,你要想提高书面表达能力,也要多练习。as with.正如,就像,符合题意。【答案】A3Id like to go for a hike this weekend,but_,I dont want to miss the raft guide training program.Aby the way Bnow and thenCmore or less Don the other hand【解析】句意为:一方面我想在这个周末去远足,但“另一方面(on the other hand)”我又不想错过漂流培训的指导活动。
3、【答案】D4He was about to _the train when I hurried to the station,so we only had time for a few words.Aboard BhandleCunpack Denter【解析】句意为:我赶到车站时,他正准备上车,所以我们只聊了几句。board此处表示“上车(船、飞机等)”,符合题意。【答案】A5It is wonderful to swim in the sea,but you have to _for sharks.Atake care Bwatch outCget away Dtake notice【解析
4、】句意为:在海里游泳真是太爽了!但是,你必须要小心鲨鱼。watch out (for.)注意,当心。【答案】B6I have just taken his temperature. Its 39.3 ,about two degrees above_.Acommon BordinaryCusual Dnormal【解析】句意为:我刚量过他的体温,39.3 ,比正常值大概高2度。Ones normal body temperature人的正常体温;above/below normal超过(低于)正常水平。【答案】D7Mike,who is unusually brave and_,was the
5、 first person in our class to try whitewater rafting.Aadventurous BindependentCnervous Dserious【解析】句意为:迈克特别勇敢,喜欢冒险,他是我们班第一个尝试白水漂流的学生。【答案】A8In this company,suggestions often have to wait for months before they are fully_.Aadmitted Babsorbed Cacknowledged Dconsidered【解析】在这家公司,建议通常要等好几个月才会被考虑。【答案】D9The
6、 boy _the chance to call the police and tell them the truth about the event.Aseized BrealizedCreleased Ddelivered【解析】seize the chance抓住机会,符合题意。【答案】A10Its almost incredible that a disable girl is very _and lives all alone without others help.Anormal Bequal Cadventurous Dindependent【解析】句意为:难以置信,一名残疾女孩
7、在无人帮助的情况下而独立生活。independent独立的,符合题意。【答案】D .完形填空(2010届英语周报第3期)My brother,Mark,died in a traffic accident four years ago. He was my big brother and_1_looked after me. I am_2_today for all of the special times we had as running partners,and times_3_driving to different races,where we had so many_4_about
8、 life in general.I_5_these talks terribly at this time of the year._6_,I am so happy he shared with me the_7_of his faith. He was always so_8_to people,and I had been with him many times_9_we pulled over to help someone in need,_10_a smile and helping them get back on the road. So I was not_11_when
9、he told me of the time when he was_12_in college:It was the end of the month. To make matters worse,it was Friday and he had no_13_in his pocket for the weekend. Payday was Monday and he had no gas money to get home to_14_my dad and no money to buy food but he had faith that helping others_15_helpin
10、g yourself.On his way home from classes that day,as he was driving along,he noticed a guy ahead of him_16_his lumber (木材) all over the road as he turned the corner.Mark_17_right over and helped him load the lumber back into his truck. The guy was so thankful and_18_his hand to Mark,and in it was one
11、 hundred dollars. Mark couldnt believe his_19_.He told him that was unnecessary but the man_20_and off he drove.I still think of Mark sitting there telling me that story,with tears in his eyes,and how faithful he was.【语篇解读】哥哥在一次事故中去世,可是他生前乐于助人的精神一直激励着作者。文章讲述了哥哥助人的一个事例。1A. hardly BneverCseldom Dalway
12、s【解析】联系作者对哥哥的思念之情,结合下文提到他乐于助人可知,他总是照顾作者。hardly,never和seldom都表示否定意义。【答案】D2A. successful BthankfulCcheerful Dhopeful【解析】根据下文中提到的all of the special times we had as running partners等情节可以推知作者对哥哥充满感激之情。【答案】B3A. spared BwastedCspent Dsaved【解析】此处选spent用作times的定语,这里没有“腾出、浪费或节省”之意。【答案】C4A. questions Bargument
13、sCquarrels Dconversations【解析】联系下文中的I.these talks terribly,说明作者经常和哥哥一起谈论生活。【答案】D5A. miss BreciteCkeep Dfear【解析】作者怀念和哥哥在一起时的谈话。terribly非常地,是关键词。【答案】A6A. However BSoCThen DIf【解析】第一段主要描述了作者对哥哥的思念之情,第二段主要讲了哥哥助人为乐的故事。此处作者想要表达的是“能与哥哥分享有关他坚定信念的故事他很高兴”。这与上文的“思念”形成了转折关系,故选However。【答案】A7A. record BbeliefCstory
14、 Dsecret【解析】作者很高兴,哥哥能和他一起分享有关他的坚定信念的故事,这里指下文中描述的哥哥帮助别人的事情。【答案】C8A. harmful BhelpfulCpowerful Dgrateful【解析】根据下文I had been with him many times.help someone in need可知,他总是乐于助人。【答案】B9A. because BwhileCuntil Dwhen【解析】有很多次,作者和哥哥停下车来帮助那些需要帮助的人。when引导定语从句。【答案】D10A. sharing BforcingCrecognizing Dunderstanding
15、【解析】share分享。此处表示哥哥把微笑和帮助带给他人。【答案】A11A. pleased BworriedCsurprised Dexcited【解析】作者对哥哥的乐于助人有所了解,所以当他说起在大学时期的一些事情的时候,作者并不感到吃惊。【答案】C12A. never ByetCeven Dstill【解析】那时他还在上大学。【答案】D13A. food BmoneyCpaper Dkey【解析】他那个时候还在上大学,到了月底,而且又是周五(星期一是发薪日),所以他身无分文。下文的no money是提示。【答案】B14A. change BattendCsee Dpersuade【解析】
16、他没有钱回家看望父亲,没有钱买食物。【答案】C15A. means BfollowsCexplains Dagrees【解析】虽然身无分文,但是他始终坚信帮助别人就意味着帮助自己。【答案】A16A. carry BloseCarrange Dplace【解析】根据下文中的helped him load the lumber back into his truck(帮忙把木材重新装到车上)可知,在拐弯的时候木材掉了。【答案】B17A. pushed BmovedCpulled Dwalked【解析】他停下车,帮助卡车司机把木材重新装到车上。pull over驶向路边,向路边停靠。【答案】C18A
17、. raised BheldCoffered Dshook【解析】卡车司机把手伸向Mark。offer sbs hand伸出手。【答案】C19A. eyes BearsCmind Dfeeling【解析】司机手里是一百美元,Mark不敢相信他的眼睛,言外之意,这使他很吃惊。结合上文中提到的他的窘境可知,司机给的钱无疑是雪中送炭。【答案】A20A. complained BapologizedCregretted Dinsisted【解析】Mark告诉卡车司机没必要给钱,但是司机仍然坚持要给他。【答案】D.阅读理解(2010届重庆诊断)It happened to me recently tha
18、t I was telling someone how much I had enjoyed reading Barack Obamas Dreams from My Father and how it had changed my views of the current US president. The person I was talking to agreed with me that it was,in his words,“a wonderfully written book”However,he then proceeded to talk about Mr Obama in
19、a way that suggested he had no idea of his background at all. I sensed that I was talking to a book liar.And it seems that he is not the only one. Clearly two thirds of people have lied about reading a book which they havent. In the World Book Day survey,Dreams from My Father is at number 9.The surv
20、ey lists top ten books,and various authors,which people have lied about reading. As Im not one to lie too often,Ill admit here and now that I havent read the entire ten books. But I am pleased to say that I have read the book at number one,George Onwells 1984.I think its absolutely outstanding.Asked
21、 why they lied,the most common reason was to impress someone they were speaking to. This could be difficult if the conversation became more indepth!The World Book Day survey also has some other interesting information in it. It shows that many people lie about having read classical works by Jane Aus
22、ten,the Bronte sisters,Charles Dickens and so on. But when asked which authors they actually enjoy,they named JK. Rowling,Jilly Cooper,and Stephen King (ah,the big sellers,in other words)Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing t
23、he story.So which books have you lied about readingif anyand which is your favourite?1The main reason why people lie about reading is to_.Amake fun of the listener Bimpress the listenerCplease the listener Dinterest the listener【解析】细节理解题。根据第三段的第一句“Asked why they lied,the most common reason was to im
24、press someone they were speaking to”可知,人们撒谎说读过某一本书是为了给对方留下深刻的印象。【答案】B2The underlined word “proceeded” in the passage probably means “_”Awanted BhappenedCcontinued Dstopped【解析】词义猜测题。根据第一段的内容可知,我跟别人谈起美国现任总统巴拉克奥巴马的Dreams from My Father一书时,对方完全同意我的意见。当他继续谈下去的时候,我发现他根本没有读过这本书。第一段第三句中的proceeded一词表示“继续下去”,
25、与continued同义。【答案】C3What does the World Book Day survey show?ANearly half of the people surveyed didnt read through a whole classical book.BPeople dont like Dreams from My Father and George Orwell s 1984.CFew people lie about having read classical works by Jane Austen.DPeople usually enjoy reading bo
26、oks by Charles Dickens.【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段最后一句“Forty-one percent of people asked admitted they turned to the back of the book to read the end before finishing the story.”可知,41%的人承认他们没有读完一本书的内容就翻到后面读故事的结局。这与A项的陈述基本一致。其他三项均与文中有关陈述不符合。【答案】A4What is the best title for the passage?AAre You a Book Liar?BReaders Are All LiarsCWorld Book DayDDreams from My Father【解析】主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了the World Book Day survey的内容,同时问读者是否就某书撒过谎,结合全文的内容,尤其是第一段和最后一段可判断最佳标题是A。【答案】A