四川省眉山市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（16）附答案.doc

1、四川省眉山市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空专题训练（16）附答案Feeling hopeless and sick ;it heart, Tom turned away. For a quick moment his eyes met those of the cook, and he saw there a light of such hatred(憎恨) and fear that no words could describe. The cook moved quietly closer. He whispered to Tom in a rough voice. Dont be t

2、oo clever. Mark my words. And he went away. Toms thoughts did not delay going for long on the cook and his words. His friend was in trouble, how could he help him? He decided to slip (溜走) away as soon as possihle in search of information that would clear Jay of all doubts and bring the true criminal

3、 to justice (法院). lie has noticed a piece of old sailcloth (帆布) lying on the ship floor. With this and a length of stringily-T-)he made a package which looked very nuch like the one the police had seized(逮捕). His plan was to step to the shore and to hand it over just as the cook ha,t ordered Jay to,

4、 hoping in this way to learn the truth about the criminals activities. He could then persuade the police of his friends innocence(无罪). By now it was dark. Taking the blankets out of Jays empty bed. Tom piled them up in his extra in the shatpe of a sleeping figure. How real it lookked With the blanke

5、t pulled up high around the figures head he could almost believe he saw it breathing. Pleased with this, Ibm moved quietly to the door. He was about to open it when he felt it secretly turned to other way. Someone was outside and about to come in. Was his plan failed? Slipping quickly back behind th

6、e door as it opened. Tom waited.It was tile cook who was leaning(倚靠) forward now over the figure in the bed. His aim swung(挥舞)up. For an instant (立即)a long knife cut into it. l. The main cause of Toms worry was that be_? A. failed to save bis friend out of trouble B. knew the truth about tide crimin

7、als C. knew his friend was in trouble D. felt such hatred and fear for the cook 答案：C 指导：文中第三段第二句话有交代。Tom的朋友Jay被陷害，处于麻烦之中，因此Tom很担心。2. Paragraph 5 mainly describes A. Toms hope to catch thc intru,ier (闯入者) B. the unknown sleeping figure in Jays bed C. the danger Tom faced in Jays empty bed D. what Tom

8、 did to carry out his plan答案：D 指导：为帮助好友Jay，Tom想出了一个计谋，该段是其实施的情况。3. Toms plan was to _ A. help his friend slip away B. pretend to go along with the plan of the criminal C. find out Jay was the criminal D. pretend to bring the true criminals to justice 答案：B 指导：Tom将计就计，诱使坏人就范。4. If asked, Tern Would pr

9、obably say: I risk danger becattse A. I wanted to help the police B. I knew my friend was innocent C. I know the cook was a murderer D. I wasnt to dismiss the criminals plan 答案：B 指导：Tom冒险的目的是因为他知道朋友Jay是无辜的(innocent)。*结束 “Linda, if beating yourself up were an Olympic sport, youd win a gold medal!”Ann

10、abel, my close friend, stunned me with that frank observation after I told her how I had mishandled a situation with a student in a third-grade class where I was substituting. “I should never have let him go to the boys room without a pass! It was my fault he got into trouble with the hall monitor!

11、Im so stupid!” My friend burst out laughing, and then made her “Olympic” comment. After a brief period of reflection I had to admit that she was right. I did put myself down an awful lot. Why, just during the previous day I had called myself “a slob” for having some papers spread out on my desk, “ug

12、ly” when I left the house without makeup and “an idiot” when I left the house for an emergency substitute job without my emergency lesson plan. In a more reflective tone, Annabel said, “I once took a workshop at church where the woman in charge had us list all the mean things we say about ourselves.

13、” “How many did you have on your list?” I asked. “Fifteen,” she confessed. “But then the teacher said, Now turn to the person next to you and say all the items on your list as if you were speaking to that person! ”My jaw dropped. “What did you do?” “Nothing. Nobody did. We all just sat there, until

14、I said, I could never say these things to anyone else! ”“And our teacher replied, Well, if you cant say them to anyone else, then dont ever say them to yourself! ”My friend had a point. I would never insult a child of God-and Im Gods child, too! God, today let me be as kind to myself as I would be t

15、o another of Your children. 45. What does Annabel mean by the first sentence of the passage? A. The writer is a good athlete. B. The writer scolds herself too much. C. She is encouraging the writer. D. A gold medal is not a big deal. 46. What does the writer intends to tell us through the second and

16、 third paragraphs? A. She has low self-esteem over some small things. B. She often makes serious mistakes in daily life. C. She is a third-grade teacher. D. She cares too much about her appearance. 47. We can infer that the underlined word “slob” might be _. A. something untidy B. someone dangerous

17、C. something dirty D. someone lazy 48. What does the writer mean by the last sentence of the passage? A. She is ready to turn to God for help. B. She will be kind to all children. C. She wont insult herself as well as others. D. She is willing to be a child of God. 参考答案45-48 BADC *结束AA mouse looked

18、through a crack（裂缝）in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening a package. what food might this contain? It was a mouse trap(夹子)! So he backed into the farmyard, warning “there is a mouse trap in the house.”The chicken clucked and scratched, saying “This is a serious concern to you, but sits n

19、one of my business. I cant be bothered by it.” Im so sorry, Mr Mouse sympa ahized the pig. “but I can do nothing but pray for you.” The mouse turned to the cow, who relpled,” Mr Mouse, a mouse trap? Am I in danger, Duh? “So the mouse returned to the house, head down and depressed to face the farmers

20、 mouse trap alone,”That very night a sound was heard hroughout the house, like the sound of a mouse trap catching something. The farmers wife rushed to see what was caught. In the darkness, she didnt see that it was a poisonous soake whose tail the trap had caught. The snake bit the farmers wife. So

21、 the farmer rushed her to hospital.She returned home with a fever, Now everyone knows you treat a fever with fresh chicken soup, so the farmer took his knife to the farmyard for the soups main ingrdient（成分）.His wifes sickness continued so that friends and neighboras came to sit with her around the c

22、lock. To feed them, the farmer butchered the pig. The farmers wife didnt get well; in fact, she died, and so many people came for her funeral the farmer had the cow killed to provide meat for all of them to eat.So next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think it does not concern you,

23、 you are wrong. 56How did the mouse feel about the mouse trap? AAstonished.BEager.CScared.DSad.57From what the chicken, the pig and the cow said, we can know that .Anone of them was willing to help the mouseBall of them were to busy to care for the trapCthey all thought “Thats not my problem.”Dthey

24、were not afraid of being caught58What lesson does the story teach us?AIf any of us is threatened, were all at risk.BNever trouble trouble until trouble troubles you.CA bird in hand is worth than two in the bush.DA friend is never known till a man h as need*结束You either have it, or you donta sense of

25、 direction. But why is it that some people could find their way across the Sahara without a map, while others can lose themselves in the next street? Scientists say were all born with a sense of direction, but it is not properly understood how it works. One theory is that people with a good sense of

26、 direction have simply worked harder at developing it. Research being carried out at Liverpool University supports this idea and suggests that if we dont use it, we lose it.“Children as young as seven have the ability to find their way around,” says Jim Martland, research director of the project. “H

27、owever, if they are not allowed out alone or are taken everywhere by car, they never develop the skills.”Jim Martland also emphasizes that young people should be taught certain skills to improve their sense of direction. He makes the following suggestions:l If you are using a map, turn it so that it

28、 relates to the way you are facing.l If you leave your bike in a strange place, put it near something like a big stone or a treesomething easy to recognize. Note landmarks on the route as you go away from your bike. When you return, go back along the same route. l Simplify the way for finding your d

29、irection by using lines such as streets in a town, streams, or wells in the countryside to guide you. Count your steps so that you know how far you have gone and note any landmarks such as tower blocks or hills which can help to find out where you are.Now you will never get lost again! 56. Scientist

30、s believe that _.A. some babies are born with a sense of directionB. people learn a sense of direction as they grow olderC. people never lose their sense of direction D. everybody has a sense of direction from birth57. What is true of 7-year-old children according to the passage?A. They never have a

31、 sense of direction without maps.B. They should never be allowed out alone if they lack a sense of direction. C. They have a sense of direction and can find their way around.D. They can develop a good sense of direction if they are driven around in a car.58. If you leave your bike in a strange place

32、, you should _. A. tie it to a tree so as to prevent it from being stolenB. draw a map of the route to help remember where it isC. avoid taking the same route when you come back to itD. remember something easily recognizable on the route59. According to the passage, the best way to find your way aro

33、und is to _.A. ask policemen or other people around for directionsB. use wells, streams, and streets to guide yourselfC. remember your route by looking out for steps and stairsD. count the number of landmarks that you see阅读理解答案：56-59 DCDB *结束More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pi

34、neapple. The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and, more often than not, hard with an unpleasant taste within. Then in 1966, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves. The new type of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green. It was slightly sof

35、ter on the outside and had a lot of juice inside. But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly becoming the worlds best-selling pineapple vari

36、ety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple. In nutrition（营养） it was all good news too. This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C than the old green variety. Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins,

37、 but also good against some diseases. People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit. The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater. Seeing the growing market for its winning

38、pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep market to itself. But other fruit companies argued successfully that Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed. Those companies argued successfully that Del Montes attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out the market.63We

39、 learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is _.Agreen outside and sweet inside Bgood-looking outside and soft insideCyellowy-gold outside and hard inside Da little soft outside and sweet inside64Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?AIt was rich in nutrition and tasted nice. BIt w

40、as less sweet and good for health.CIt was developed by Del Monte. DIt was used as medicine.65The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something _.Athat people enjoy eating Bthat is always present Cthat is difficult to get Dthat people use as a gift66We learn from the last para

41、graph that Del Monte _.Aslowed other companies to develop pineapplesBsucceeded in keeping the pineapple for itselfCtried hard to control the pineapple marketDplanned to help the other companies*结束 I am trying to muster(鼓起)the courage to toss away my mobile phone to enjoy a more peaceful and ring fre

42、e lifeCan you imagine not having your mobile phone? In our high-tech, in-a-hurry age, a cell-free life is a hard concept to swallow Our mobile phones can now access the Internet, and many people feel the need to express their every thought on their blog pages If I gave up my cellphone, people would

43、think I was madI wish I had the strength to toss away my technology I have an office phone, a home phone, e-mail and if people want to contact me they can If Im out, people can leave a message Do they really need to find me 24/7 ? However, Im a bit like Frodo in the movie Lord of the Rings The power

44、 of the ring is too strong and I cant let it goMobile phones have become necessary tools in our busy life For most people , they hold all contacts and many of us dont write up address books any more The latest phones carry our music, pictures, movies and everything else We feel lost without this dev

45、ice and when we do misplace it , we feel cut off from our fellow,“Where have you been?” said a friend, who saw me a week after I lost my cell, “I tried calling you , but you disappeared You disappeared off the face of the Earth。” See, when you dont have a mobile phone, you dont existIm not really go

46、ing to toss my mobile phone away, in fact We humans are such social animals and mobile phones serve us well So in 2009, Ive dicided not to serve my mobile phone Like all machine, I can always turn it off64What does the underslined phrase“toss away”mean?Agive away Bget away Cbreak away Dthrow away65T

47、he writer mentions Frodo to Ashow it is difficult to get rid of the mobile phoneBshow how much he likes FrodoCsuggest a cell-free life is what he wantsDintroduce a film character to us 66What do we know about mobile phones in the 4 th paragraph?AMobile phones can do anything for us BMobile phones ha

48、ve become very important in our lifeCWe could not live without mobile phonesDWe would be cut off by our fellow without mobile phones67What can be inferred from the last paragraph?AThe writer is not really going to toss his mobile phone awayBWhen you dont have a mobile phone, you dont existCThe writer decides not to serve his mobile phoneDWe humans can control ourselves and machines will参考答案 6467、DA BD *结束