1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家2014高考英语完形填空及书面表达系列训练（7）（答案）第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1.5，满分30分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。(2012河南三市第二次调研)In 1901，the citizens of Colorado Springs in the USA decided to collect everyday items and to seal them in a steel box.The box was marked“To be _36_ after midnight，Dece
2、mber 31st,2000 AD”，and was _37_ in Colorado College Library.One hundred years later，on the appointed day,300 people _38_ to watch the opening of the box.Many in the _39_ were the descendants of people who had placed things _40_ the box.When the box was opened _41_ midnight，the contents were in very
3、good _42_.There were newspapers，photographs，diaries，name cards，family trees，books _43_ dozens of letters，including one _44_ by Theodore Roosevelt，who became the _45_ of the USA later.One of Roosevelts friends lived in Colorado Springs at that time.Many of the letters were _46_ to their descendants.T
4、hey describe the _47_ that people of 1901 had for people of the next _48_.At that time，Colorado Springs had just a few thousand _49_.Now nearly half a million people live there.Colorado College Library has scanned the materials and put them on a _50_.Cecil Muller，whose grandfather had _51_ a collect
5、ion of postcards in the box，said that the time capsule was a great _52_.“This is a wonderful educational resource.We can learn so _53_ about our history，”he said.“I never knew my grandfather，but now I feel very _54_ to him.”In April,2001，a committee filled the time capsule with _55_ from modern Colo
6、rado Springs and resealed it for another hundred years.36A.closed Bopened Ccovered Ddiscovered37A.hidden Bforgotten Cstored Dpacked38A.gathered Bdismissed Cadvanced Darrived39A.union Bleague Cgroup Dcrowd40A.outside Binside Cabove Dunder41A.before Bsince Cafter Duntil42A.condition Bmass Csituation D
7、copy43A.so Bbut Cor Dand44A.invented Bwritten Cobserved Ddescribed45A.Minister BMajor CPresident DCommander46A.addressed Bsuggested Cdeclared Dannounced47A.feelings Bideas Ccustoms Dhopes48A.decade Bcentury Cyear Ddate49A.travelers Btourists Cvisitors Dresidents50A.website Brecorder Cmobile Dtelegra
8、m51A.rescued Bsurvived Cplaced Dstayed52A.diamond Btreasure Csupport Dproperty53A.little Bmany Cfew Dmuch54A.close Bnear Cfar Ddirect55A.items Bdiaries Cletters Dphotos36B于公元2000年12月31日午夜后打开(opened)。38空后面的“to watch the opening of the box”是线索提示。37C这个盒子被贮藏(stored)在科罗拉多学院图书馆里。store “贮藏”。38A300人聚在一起(gat
9、hered)见证了盒子打开的过程。39D人群(crowd)中的很多人都是当年往盒子里放东西的人的后代。40B参见上题解析。41C当盒子在午夜后(after)被打开时，盒子里的东西保存完好。36空后面的“after midnight”是线索提示。42A参见上题解析。in good condition表示“保存完好”。43D盒子里面有报纸、照片、日记、名片、家谱、书籍和(and)很多信。44B包括一封由罗斯福写(written)的信。45C他后来成为美国的总统(President)。此空根据美国历史可知答案。46A很多信的收信人都是他们的后代。address “在(信封、包裹等)上写姓名和地址”。
10、47D信中叙述了1901年的人对下一个世纪的人的希望(hopes)。48B参见上题解析。38空前面的“One hundred years later”是线索提示。49D那时科罗拉多斯普林斯只有几千居民(residents)。根据本段最后一句可知此处说的是当地居民。50A科罗拉多学院图书馆将材料进行了扫描，然后放到了网站(website)上。51CCecil Muller的祖父把一套明信片放(placed)入了盒子里。40空前面的“placed”是线索提示。52BCecil Muller说这个时间囊是个巨大的宝藏(treasure)。53D我们可以学到很多(much)历史。54A我不了解我的祖父
11、，但现在我感觉和他很亲近(close)。close(to sb.)表示“和(某人)亲近”。55A2001年4月，人们再次将时间囊装满了来自现代科罗拉多斯普林斯的物品(items)。*结束(1)(25 min.) (2012长沙一中月考)以下是一名高三学生王海写给Wise博士的一封信。请以Wise博士的名义回信。注意：1. 给出至少三点建议；2. 词数不少于120。Dear Dr. Wise，Im a senior 3 student. Since I became a graduating student, I have been staying up late to finish piles
12、 of exercises. I often feel sleepy in class. As a result, I miss lots of key points and it usually takes me more time to finish my homework, which makes it difficult for me to concentrate on what Im doing. Whats worse, I havent made any progress, which made me lose interest and confidence in studyin
13、g. What should I do?Sincerely, Wang Hai_参考范文One possible version：Dear Wang Hai, Your problem is not unusual among the senior 3 students and Ill give you some suggestions based on my own experiences and many others.First of all, make the most of every class. Not only do your teachers possess all the
14、knowledge for the college entrance exam, but they are experienced in making the knowledge yours and in coping with exams.Second, find out your problems and go all out to solve them. Exercises are not merely a means of consolidating what you have learnt but also a means of finding what you are weak i
15、n. If you have a problem, make everything, such as books, teachers or the Internet, a source to tackle it. Last, enough sleep and proper exercise play a key role in achieving high efficiency in our studies, so dont stay up too late and make daily exercise a habit.After all, efficiency means everythi
16、ng in the third year. Wish you a bright future.Yours, Dr. Wise*结束(2)(25 min.)(2012师大附中月考)请你简要概述图中所述新闻事件，并针对路人的反应发表自己的看法，如果你是在场的路人之一，你会怎么做？ _参考范文One possible version：Since 13th Oct., 2011, China has been captivated by the distressing case of twoyearold girl Xiao Yueyue, who was coldly ignored by pass
17、ersby as she lay bleeding in the street after being struck by a delivery van. Video shared widely across social media documented the incident in horrifying detail, including at least 18 people walking past Xiao Yueyues body without so much as a glance. In my eyes, those 18 people have shamed the who
18、le of China. Owing to the new complexities of Chinese social life, people had lost their reverence for life and felt indifferent or even cold about life or death.Any one of us might become the passerby at the side of Xiao Yueyue. If I were one of them, I would stop, move her out of the center of the road, or extend a hand of comfort, carrying her away from danger. Everybody should examine his own conscience: if we were in the same situation next time, how could we help ourselves? Only by lifting a hand to help others, we save ourselves. - 6 - 版权所有高考资源网
