揭阳市2016高考英语阅读理解暑假练习（4）及答案（含短文语法填空）.doc

1、语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(原创)Weve heard of people being reunited with their wedding rings after losing them, and one U. K. womans story may take the cake. Brenda Caunter lost her wedding ring 41 years ago1gardening in her yard. She and her husband Dave searched for the ring2in vai

2、n, and Dave ended up3(replace)the nine-carat ring, according to The Daily Mail. But this week, more than four decades after the ring went4(miss), it was reunited with its owner. Dave spotted one of their5(neighbor)using a metal detector and asked him to check the area6Brenda lost the ring, on the of

3、f chance that it might still be there. And sure enough, it was. “When we got the phone call to say it7(find)I didnt know what to say, ”said Brenda, pictured above with Dave and the ring. It seems like lost wedding rings have a way of turning up, 8(especial)when theyre lost in someones yard. In Novem

4、ber 2012, a woman was reunited9the ring she lost in her sisters yard 17 years prior. And in 2011, 10Swedish woman found her wedding ring growing around a carrot in her garden 16 years after she lost it. 【文章大意】丢失的感情找不回, 但丢失的婚戒, 即便过去40多年, 还是有机会找回的! 有一对英国夫妇, 妻子41年前在院子里种植花木的时候丢失了婚戒, 而最近, 借助邻居的金属探测器, 戒指找

5、到了回家的路。1. 【解析】while。考查连词。句意: 41年前, Brenda Caunter在院子里种植花木的时候丢失了她的婚戒。while在时候, 引导时间状语从句。2. 【解析】but。考查并列连词。上下文是转折关系, 且无逗号与其他部分隔开, 应用并列连词but。3. 【解析】replacing。考查现在分词。end up doing最终做某事。4. 【解析】missing。考查形容词。go missing失踪, 不见了。5. 【解析】neighbors。考查名词单复数。由前面的one of可知, 此处应用名词复数形式。6. 【解析】where。考查关系副词。where引导定语从句

6、, 修饰area, 从句中缺少地点状语, 应用where引导。7. 【解析】had been found。考查时态和语态。首先, it和find之间是被动关系, 应用被动语态; 其次, got the phone call是发生在过去的动作, find是发生在got the phone call之前的动作, 即“过去的过去”, 应用过去完成时。8. 【解析】especially。考查副词。修饰整个句子when theyre lost in someones yard, 应用副词。9. 【解析】with。考查介词。reunite . . . with. . . 和重新团聚。10. 【解析】a。考

7、查冠词。此处泛指“一位瑞典的女士”, 应用不定冠词a表示泛指。语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。There are times when people are so tired that they fall asleep almost anywhere. We can see a lot of people sleeping on the bus or train on their way home1work in the evening. A man will be reading the newspaper, and seconds l

8、ater it appears as if he is trying to eat it. Or he will fall asleep on the shoulder of the stranger sitting next to him. Another place where unplanned short sleep goes on is in the lecture hall2a student will start snoring so loudly that the professor has to ask3student to shake the sleeper awake.

9、A more4(embarrass)situation occurs when a student starts falling into sleep and5weight of the head pushes the arm off the desk, and the movement carries the rest of the body along. The student wakes up on the floor with no memory of getting there. The6(bad)time to fall asleep is when driving. Police

10、 reports are full of accidents that occur7people fall into sleep and go off the road. 8the drivers are lucky, they are not seriously hurt. One womans car, for example, went into the river. She woke up in four feet of water and thought that it9(rain). When people are really tired, 10will stop them fr

11、om falling asleepno matter where they are. 【文章大意】本文列举了几种人们过于疲劳而导致不分场合睡着的情况。1. 【解析】from / after。考查介词。此处指下班回家的路上, 应用from或者after。2. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。where引导定语从句修饰lecture, 从句中缺少地点状语, 故用where引导。3. 【解析】another。考查形容词。由句意“教授不得不让另外一个学生把睡觉的人摇醒”可知, 应填another。4. 【解析】embarrassing。考查形容词。被修饰词是situation, 应用-ing形容词,

12、 意为“令人尴尬的”。5. 【解析】the。考查冠词。特指头部的重量, 应用定冠词the。6. 【解析】worst。考查形容词最高级。由上文的A more(embarrass)可知, 上下文之间含有比较的含义, 此处是最高级。7. 【解析】when。考查连词。when引导时间状语从句。8. 【解析】If。考查条件状语从句。句意: 如果司机幸运的话, 他们受伤不会太严重。if如果, 引导条件状语从句。9. 【解析】was raining。考查时态。句意: 她在四英尺的水中醒来, 以为当时在下雨。表示过去某个时间正在进行的动作, 应用过去进行时。10. 【解析】nothing。考查代词。由上下文可

13、知, 没有什么能阻止他们睡着。nothing没有什么。【2015高考复习】阅读理解 Deputy (副职) Head Teacher WantedPosition：Deputy head teacherEmployer：Bracknell Forest CouncilPublished：1000 AM.Mon.Dec.12,2011Closing date：1000 AM.Mon.Jan.16,2012Working pattern：FulltimeSalary：20,00034,999 per yearLocation：Jennetts Park Primary School，Brackne

14、ll，BerkshireThe governors are seeking to employ an enthusiastic deputy head teacher to be a key partner in founding and leading our brandnew primary school in Bracknell.We offer：a brandnew school building the opportunity to work in close partnership with the head teacher and governors to create and

15、develop a new staff team a growing community looking forward to their new school openingthe opportunity for further professional development which will support you through the next stage of your careerthe opportunity to lead key projects across the schoolYou will be：an excellent classroom practition

16、er (从业人员)，who will enjoy shaping and delivering a broad，balanced and creative curriculum in classable to lead the staff by focusing on teamworkcommitted to working in partnership with parents and the nearby communityFor further information，you can contact the head teacher，Ms Maria Soulsby，by dialing

17、 32899918 or you can send an email to maria，soulsby bracknellforest.gov.uk. You can also come to visit our school in person.If you have not heard from us two weeks after the closing date，that means your application has not been accepted.Apply using Bracknell Forest Council application forms only；CVs

18、 (简历) will not be accepted.This school is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff to share this commitment.All staff employed in the school must be aware that a check on the criminal record will be done.【语篇解读】这是一则招聘副校长的广告。1According to the passage，the de

19、puty head teacher_.Awill work for the school as a parttime teacherBwill have the opportunity to work with governorsCdoesnt have to work with parentsDmust be aware of his criminal record解析细节理解题。根据“We offer”中的第二点“the opportunity to work in close partnership with the head teacher and governors to creat

20、e and develop a new staff team”可知，副校长有机会同校长及董事一起工作。答案B2From the passage we can know that Jennetts Park Primary School_.Ahas a long and old historyBuses an old buildingChas a woman head teacherDwants to have a male deputy head teacher解析细节理解题。根据倒数第四段中的“you can contact the head teacher，Ms Maria Soulsby

21、”可知，该校有一名女校长。答案C3Whose application is likely to be accepted?AA person who sends the required application form on January 13,2012.BA person who sends a specially designed CV on January 15,2012.CA person who used to be a professional head teacher.DA person who is able to create a curriculum with his t

22、eam members.解析推理判断题。根据“Closing date：1000 AM.Mon.Jan.16,2012”可知，在2012年1月13日发出的按要求做的申请表有可能被接受，故A项当选。根据倒数第三段最后一句可排除B项；原文没有涉及C项内容；D项与“You will be”中第一点的表述不符，享受塑造和提供一个广泛的、平衡的和有创意的课程是培养目标，而不是求职要求。答案A阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A.B.C和D项中，选出最佳选项。 Do you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness,

23、 and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(把归类) as honor help you create this life of good feelings. Heres an example to show how honorable actions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerks mistak

24、e, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(卑鄙的) excitement. Later we might tell our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of

25、honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do with our sense of happiness? In the first case, where we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and s

26、elf-respect. We would also demonstrate(演示) that we cannot be trusted, since we advertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk k

27、nows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-respect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Ho

28、norable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happier existence. And its easy to think and act honorably again when were happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once its started, its easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind

29、, which is important for our happiness.1. According to the passage, the positive action in the example contributes to our_. A. self-respect B. financial rewards C. advertising ability D. friendly relationship2. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to_.A. lying B. s

30、tealing C. cheating D. advertising3. The underlined phrase bringing the error to the clerks attention means_.A. telling the truth to the clerk B. offering advice to the clerkC. asking the clerk to be more attentive D. reminding the clerk of the charged item4. How will we feel if we let the clerk kno

31、w her mistake? A. Well be very excited. B. Well feel unfortunate.C. Well have a sense of honor. D. Well feel sorry for the clerk.5 Which of the following can be the best title of this passage?A. How to Live Truthfully B. Importance of PeacefulnessC. Ways of Gaining Self-respect D. Happiness through

32、Honorable Actions【参考答案】15、ABACD【四川省成都七中2014三诊考试】阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和D)中, 选出最佳选项。For many parents, raising a teenager is like fighting a long war, but years go by without any clear winner. Like a border conflict between neighboring countries, the parent-teen war is about boundaries: Where is

33、the line between what I control and what you do?Both sides want peace, but neither feels it has any power to stop the conflict. In part, this is because neither is willing to admit any responsibility for starting it. From the parents point of view, the only cause of their fight is their adolescents

34、complete unreasonableness. And of course, the teens see it in exactly the same way, except oppositely. Both feel trapped.In this article, Ill describe three no-win situations that commonly arise between teens and parents and then suggest some ways out of the trap. The first no-win situation is quarr

35、els over unimportant things. Examples include the color of the teens hair, the cleanliness of the bedroom, the preferred style of clothing, the childs failure to eat a good breakfast before school or his tendency to sleep until noon on the weekends. Second, blaming. The goal of a blaming battle is t

36、o make the other admit that his bad attitude is the reason why everything goes wrong. Third, needing to be right. It doesnt matter what the topic ispolitics, the laws of physics, or the proper way to break an egghe point of these arguments is to prove that you are right and the other person is wrong

37、, for both wish to be considered an authoritysomeone who actually knows somethingand therefore to command respect. Unfortunately, as long as parents and teens continue to assume that they know more than the other, theyll continue to fight these battles forever and never make any real progress.35. Wh

38、y does the author compare the parent-teen war to a border conflict?A. Both can continue for generations. B. Both are about where to draw the line. C. Neither has any clear winner. D. Neither can be put to an end. 36. What does the underlined part in Paragraph 2 mean?A. The teens blame their parents

39、for starting the conflict.B. The teens agree with their parents on the cause of the conflict. C. The teens accuse their parents of misleading them. D. The teens tend to have a full understanding of their parents. 37. Parents and teens want to be right because they want to _.A. give orders to the oth

40、er B. know more than the other C. gain respect from the other D. get the other to behave properly38. What will the author most probably discuss in the paragraph that follows?A. Causes for the parent teen conflicts. B. Examples of the parent teen war. C. Solutions for the parent teen problems.D. Futu

41、re of the parent-teen relationship.【参考答案】35-38 BACC 【重庆市名校联盟2014联合模拟】Jack Andraka from Maryland won the grand prize at the 2013 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair. It is the largest high school science competition in the world.The Maryland teenager is the youngest winner of the $75,000

42、 award，who was chosen from among 1,500 students in 70 countries.Jack Andraka invented a test for pancreatic cancer, one of the deadliest forms of cancer. He started to learn it after losing a close family friend to the disease.“I went on the Internet and I found that 85 percent of all pancreatic can

43、cers are diagnosed late, when someone has less than a 2% chance of survival,” he says, “ and I was thinking, Thats not right. We should be able to do something. ” He found that early discovery is important to increasing the chances of surviving the disease. The Maryland teenager requested and receiv

44、ed permission to work in a laboratory at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. There he developed a simple paper test, which can identify the disease in a single drop of blood. His test has proven correct 90% of the time. It also is 100 times more sensitive than other tests. “It costs three cents p

45、er test, and then also it takes only five minutes to run.” he said. Jacks success wouldnt have been possible without Anirban Maitra, a professor at Johns Hopkins. He was the only person among the 200 researchers Jack contacted who showed interest in his project. “I was very surprised that this was a

46、 15-year old boy who was writing this. I wanted to meet this clever young man and see what he wanted to talk about and so I called him over for an interview.” Jack worked in Professor Maitras laboratory, completing his project in seven months. The government has given the Maryland teenager patent ri

47、ghts to the pancreatic cancer test. He is now talking with companies about developing the test into a simple product. Whatever happens, the professor believes Jack Andrakas name is one we will be hearing again over the next 10 to 20 years.48. What made Jack Andraka research pancreatic cancer? _ A. A

48、 high school task B. A professors encouragement C. Losing a friend D. Doubts about the present test49. We can infer from the text that Jack Andraka _. A. left a deep impression on Professor Maitra. B. was thought highly of by companies. C. got support from others easily. D. wasnt afraid of failure.5

49、0. The underlined sentence in the last paragraph suggests Jack Andraka will _. A. become rich B. make contributions continually C. get a good job D. make products to treat cancer51. Whats the best title for the test? _ A. Intel International Science and Engineering Fair B. Jack Andrakas fights again

50、st cancer C. Research on Pancreatic cancer D. Teenage cancer research 【参考答案】4851、CABD【四川省成都七中2014三诊考试】阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和D)中, 选出最佳选项。Celebrity(名人) has become one of the most important representatives of popular culture. Fans used to be crazy about a specific film, but now the public tends t

51、o base its consumption(消费) on the interest of celebrity attached to any given product. Besides, fashion magazines have almost abandoned the practice of putting models on the cover because they dont sell nearly as well as famous faces. As a result, celebrities have realized their unbelievably powerfu

52、l market potential, moving from advertising for others products to developing their own.Celebrity clothing lines arent a completely new phenomenon, but in the past they were typically aimed at the ordinary consumers, and limited to a few TV actresses. Today theyre started by first-class stars whose

53、products enjoy equal fame with some world top brands. The most successful start-ups have been those by celebrities with specific personal style. As celebrities become more and more experienced at the market, they expand their production scale rapidly, covering almost all the products of daily life.H

54、owever, for every success story, theres a related warning tale of a celebrity who overvalued his consumer appeal. No matter how famous the products origin is, if it fails to impress consumers with its own qualities, it begins to resemble an exercise in self-promotional marketing. And once the initia

55、l(最初的) attention dies down, consumer interest might fade, loyalty(忠诚) returning to tried-and-true labels.Today, celebrities face even more severe embarrassment. The pop-cultural circle might be bigger than ever, but its rate of turnover has speeded up as well. Each misstep threatens to reduce a cele

56、britys shelf life, and the same newspaper or magazine that once brought him fame has no problem picking him to pieces when the opportunity appears. Still, the egos(自我的) potential for expansion is limitless. Having already achieved great wealth and public recognition, many celebrities see fashion as

57、the next frontier to be conquered. As the saying goes, success and failure always go hand in hand. Their success as designers might last only a short time, but fashionlike celebrityhas always been temporary.43. Fashion magazines today .A. seldom put models on the coverB. no longer put models on the

58、coverC. need not worry about celebrities market potential D. judge the market potential of every celebrity correctly44. A change in the consumer market can be found today that .A. price rather than brand name is more concernedB. producers prefer models to celebrities for advertisementsC. producers p

59、refer TV actresses to film stars for advertisementsD. quality rather than the outside of products is more concerned 45. The underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 indicates that any wrong step will possibly .A. decrease the popularity of a celebrity and the sales of his productsB. damage the image of a

60、celebrity in the eyes of the general publicC. cut short the artistic career of a celebrity in show businessD. influence the price of a celebritys products46. The passage is mainly about .A. celebrity and personal styleB. celebrity and market potentialC. celebrity and fashion designD. celebrity and c

61、lothing industry【参考答案】43-46ADAB 【四川省成都七中2014三诊考试】阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的四个选项(A, B, C 和D)中, 选出最佳选项。A new study has found no evidence that sunscreen, commonly used to reduce the risk of skin cancer, actually increases the risk.Researchers from the University of Iowa based their findings on a review of 18 earli

62、er studies that looked at the association between sunscreen use and melanoma(黑素瘤). They said that they found flaws in studies that had reported associations between sunscreen use and higher risk of melanoma.Most health experts believe that by protecting the skin from the harmful effects of the sun,

63、sunscreen helps prevent skin cancer, which is increasing in incidence(发生率)faster than any other cancer in the United States.But questions have been raised about sunscreen and whether it may have the opposite effect, perhaps by allowing people to remain exposed to the sun longer without burning. The

64、researchers said that among the problems with some earlier studies is that they often failed to take into account that those people most at risk for skin cancerpeople with fair skin and freckles(雀斑), for exampleare more likely to use sunscreen. As a result, it may appear that sunscreen users get can

65、cer more often. The studies, which generally relied on volunteers to recall their sunscreen use, were also unable to prove how well the products had been applied, said the new study.39. The underlined word “flaws” in the 2nd paragraph most probably means .A. evidencesB. factsC. faults D. failures40.

66、 People with fair skin and freckles .A. seldom use sunscreen B. are more in danger of skin cancer C. can be free from the harm of the sun D. often expose themselves to the sun 41. We can learn from the passage that .A. sunscreen users get skin cancer more oftenB. the volunteers have proved the effec

67、t of sunscreen C. the new study was based on the experiences of volunteersD. the number of skin cancer patients is increasing in America42. Which of the following can be the best title for this passage?A. Sunscreen to Prevent Skin Cancer B. Sunscreen to Increase Skin CancerC. Skin Cancer Caused by Sunscreen D. Skin Cancer Caused by Freckles【参考答案】39-42 CBDA