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2019-2020年高考英语完形填空和阅读理解选练11阅读理解阅读下列短文从给的四个选项A、B、C和D中选出最佳选项ThenumberofspeakersofEnglishinShakespeare’stimeisestimatedtohavebeenaboutfivemillion.Todayitisestimatedthatsome260millionpeoplespeakitasanativelanguagemainlyintheUnitedStatesCanadaGreatBritainIrelandSouthAfricaAustraliaandNewZealand.InadditiontothestandardvarietiesofEnglishfoundintheseareasthereareagreatmanyregionalandsocialvarietiesofthelanguageaswellasvariouslevelsofusagethatareemployedbothinitsspokenandwrittenforms.InfactitisimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeopleintheworldwhohaveacquiredanenoughworkingknowledgeofEnglishinadditiontotheirownlanguages.ThepurposeforEnglishlearningandthesituationsinwhichsuchlearningtakesplacearesovariedthatitisdifficulttoexplainandstillmoredifficulttojudgewhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeforeachsituation.ThemainreasonforthewidespreaddemandforEnglishisitspresent-dayimportanceasaworldlanguage.BesidesservingtheindefiniteneedsofitsnativespeakersEnglishisalanguageinwhichsomeofimportantworksinsciencetechnologyandotherfieldsarebeingproducedandnotalwaysbynativespeakers.Itiswidelyusedforsuchpurposesasmeteorologicalandairportmunicationsinternationalconferencesandthespreadofinformationovertheradioandtelevisionnetworksofmanynations.ItisalanguageofwidermunicationforanumberofdevelopingcountriesespeciallyformerBritishcolonies.ManyofthesecountrieshavemultilingualpopulationsandneedalanguageforinternalmunicationinsuchmattersasgovernmentmerceindustrylawandeducationaswellasforinternationalmunicationandforentrancetothescientificandtechnologicaldevelopmentsintheWest.
1.WhatwouldbethebesttitleforthispassageA.TheDifficultiesofLearningEnglishB.InternationalmunicationsC.TheStandardVarietiesofEnglishD.EnglishasaWorldLanguage
2.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueA.Some260millionpeopleintheworldhaveanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.B.Therearesome260millionnativespeakersofEnglishintheworld.C.ItisalmostimpossibletoestimatethenumberofpeoplewithanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglish.D.PeoplelearnEnglishforavarietyofreasons.
3.AccordingtothepassagewhatisthemainreasonforthewidespreaduseofEnglishA.ItwaspopularduringShakespeare’stime.B.ItisusedinformerBritishcolonies.C.Itservestheneedsofitsnativespeakers.D.Itisaworldlanguagethatisusedforinternationalmunication.
4.WhatformsanadequateworkingknowledgeofEnglishA.Theabilitytoreadanewspaper.B.Itisdifficulttojudgebecauseitdiffersforeachsituation.C.Beingamultilingual.D.Beinganativespeaker.[解题导语] 本文介绍了英语的发展变化情况,说明了英语最后成为世界语言的原因及英语在当代社会中的重要性
1.解析选D主旨大意题全文讲述的是英语在全世界的广泛应用第三段第一句又特别提出英语作为一种世界语言的原因,故选D项A项文中并未涉及;B项和C项只是文中细节,不能概括全文
2.解析选A推理判断题根据文章第一段中第二句及第二段的第一句的描述可推知B、C两项正确,A项错误由第
二、三段可知D项正确
3.解析选D推理判断题根据文章最后一段的描述,英语广泛应用于气象和机场的交流,国际会议和信息传播等,可推知此题的答案为D
4.解析选B细节理解题根据文章第二段最后一句可知,环境不同,所要求的英语水平等级也有所不同,因此很难判断一个人的英语程度故此题答案为B阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项Australia---Thevoteforeuthanasia安乐死wasfinallytakenat3:45thismorning.Aftersixmonths’argumentandfinal16hours’hotdebatesAustralia’sNorthernTerritorybecamethefirstlegalauthorityintheworldtoallowdoctorstotakethelivesofincurablyillpatientswhowishtodie.Thebillwaspassedbythevoteof15to
10.AlmostimmediatelywordflashedontheInternetandwaspickeduphalfaworldawaybyJohnHofsessthedirectoroftheRighttoDieSocietyofCanada.Hesentitonthroughthegroup’son-lineserviceDeathNET.Hofsesssays“Weposteditalldaylongbecausethisisn’tjustsomethingthathappenedinAustralia.It’sworldhistory.”Thefullimportmaytakeawhiletounderstand.TheNTRightsoftheTerminallyIIIlawhasleftphysiciansandcitizenstryingtodealwithitsmoralandpracticalmeaning.SomehavebreathedsighsofreliefbutothersincludingchurchesrighttolifegroupsandtheAustralianMedicalAssociationbitterlyattackedthebillandthehaste匆忙急忙ofitspassage.Butthetideisunlikelytoturnback.InAustralia—whereanagingpopulationlifeextendingtechnologyandchangingmunityattitudeshaveallplayedtheirpart—otherstatesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtoforeuthanasia.IntheUSandCanadawheretherighttodiemovementisgatheringstrengthobserversarewaitingforthedominoes多米诺骨牌tostartfalling.UnderthenewNorthernTerritorylawanadultpatientcanrequestdeath—probablybyadeadlyinjectionorpill—toputanendtosuffering.Thepatientmustbediagnosedasincurablyillbytwodoctors.Aftera“coolingoff”periodofsevendaysthepatientcansignacertificateofrequest.After48hoursthewishfordeathcanbemet.ForLloydNicksona54yearoldDarwinmansufferingfromlungcancerthelawmeanshecangetonwithlivingwithoutthefearofhissuffering:aterrifyingdeathfromhisbreathingcondition.“I’mnotafraidofdyingfromaspiritualpointofviewbutwhatIwasafraidofwashowI’dgobecauseI’vewatchedpeopledieinthehospitalfightingforoxygenandclawingattheirmasks”hesays.
45.AccordingtothetextwhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEA.Australianowistheonlycountryintheworldtopassthelawofeuthanasia.B.AllpeopleinAustraliadon’thavethesamepositiveattitudetoeuthanasia.C.Manypatientswillasktheirdoctorsforeuthanasiabecausetheyareafraidofdeath.D.Accordingtothelawifapatientrequestsdeathhisorherwishwillbemetafter48hours.
46.TheunderlinedsentenceinPara2“observersarewaitingforthedominoestostartfalling.”meansthatobserversarewaitingtosee___________.A.theresultofthegameofdominoes.B.thatpeople’sattitudetoeuthanasiawillbechanged.C.thatthebillabouteuthanasiainAustraliawilletoanend.D.thesimilarbillswillbepassedinothercountries.
47.AustraliawasthefirstcountrytopassthebillofeuthanasiabutnotUSAorCanada.WhichoneisNOTthereasonA.InAustraliathetechnologyofextendinglifeisadvanced.B.InAustraliaitiseasytodealwiththemoralandpracticalmeaning.C.InAustraliaoldpeopletakeupgreatpartinthepopulationofthewholecountry.D.Australiansgraduallyrealizesufferingfromaterriblediseaseisworsethanimmediatedeath.
48.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat_____________.A.whenLloydNicksondieshewillfacehisdeathwithcalmcharacteristicofeuthanasia.B.physiciansandcitizensinAustraliasharethesameviewoneuthanasia.C.othercountriesaregoingtoconsidermakingasimilarlawtodealwitheuthanasia.D.underthebillpatientsrequestingdeatharesuretobeinjectedbydeadlymedicine.
49.What’stheauthor’sattitudetoeuthanasiaA.NegativeB.CriticalC.PositiveD.Doubtful【参考答案】
45、B46---48DBA阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项ApersonnamedBernardJacksontodayisafreemanbuthehasmanybittermemories.Hespentfiveyearsinprisonafterajury陪审团wronglyconvicted判处…有罪himofrapingtwowomen.AtJackson’strialalthoughtwowitnessestestifiedthatJacksonwaswiththeminanotherlocationatthetimeofthecrimehewasconvictedanyway.WhyThejurybelievedthetestimony证词ofthetwovictimswhopositivelyidentifiedJacksonasthemanwhohadattackedthem.ThecourteventuallyfreedJacksonafterthepolicefoundtherealcriminal.Manyfactorsinfluencetheaccuracyofeyewitnesstestimony.Forinstancewitnessessometimesseephotographsofseveralsuspectsbeforetheytrytoidentifythepersontheysawinagroupofpeople.Theycanbeeconfusedbyseeingmanyphotographsofsimilarfaces.Thenumberofpeopleinthegroupandwhetheritisapersonoraphotographmayalsoaffectawitness’sdecision.Peoplesometimeshavedifficultyidentifyingpeopleofotherraces.Thequestionsthepoliceaskwitnessesalsohaveaneffectonthem.Manypeoplebelievethatpoliceofficersaremorereliablethanordinarypeople.Psychologistsdecidedtotestthisideaandtheydiscoveredthatitisnottrue.Twopsychologistsshowedafilmofcrimestobothpoliceofficersandcivilians.Thepsychologistsfoundnodifferencebetweenthepoliceandtheciviliansincorrectlyrememberingthedetailsofthecrimes.Despiteallthepossibilitiesforinaccuracycourtscannotomiteyewitnesstestimonyfromatrial.Americancourtsdependalmostpletelyoneyewitnesstestimonytoresolve决定courtcases.Sometimesitistheonlyevidencetoacrimesuchasrape.Furthermoreeyewitnesstestimonyisoftencorrect.Althoughpeopledosometimesmakemistakesandconvictinnocentpeoplemoreimportantlyeyewitnesstestimonyhasrightlyconvictedalargernumberofguiltypeople.Americancourtsdependontheabilityofthetwelvejurorsandnotthejudgestodeterminetheaccuracyofthewitness’stestimony.Itistheirresponsibilitytodecideifacertainwitnesscouldactuallyseehearandrememberwhathappened.
50.BernardJacksonwasfoundguiltyandsentenced5years’prisonbecause________. A.thevictimsinsistedthathewastheattacker B.headmittedthecrimeofrapingtwowomen C.thepolicediscoveredevidenceleadingtohisguiltD.theeyewitnessprovedthevictims’testimony
51.Thefollowingstatementsmaybethereasonsforwhysometimestheeyewitness’testimonyisnotaccurateEXCEPT________. A.theeyewitnessisconfusedbythepolice’squestions B.theeyewitnessisshownphotosofmanysimilarfaces C.theeyewitnesslackstheprofessionalhelpfrompoliceD.theeyewitnesscan’tidentifypeopleofotherracesclearly.
52.Aninaccurateeyewitnesstestimonymayleadto________. A.themisunderstandingofthecaseB.thedisbeliefinthecourt C.thedisrespectfortheeyewitnessD.theconvictionofaninnocentperson
53.Eyewitnesstestimonyisimportantbecause___________.A.itcanbereliedontodetectcriminalsinallcases.B.itissometimestheonlywaytoresolvecourtcases.C.itissometimestheonlyclueforpoliceinvestigation.D.itismorereliablethanphysicalevidencestoacrime.
54.Accordingtothetextwecaninferthat________. A.eyewitnesstestimonyisvaluablethoughsometimesincorrect. B.policeidentificationismorereliablethanthatoftheordinarypeople C.crimevictimsoftenfailtogivepositiveidentificationofthesuspectsD.thejuryreliesonthejudgethantheeyewitnessforadecision【参考答案】
49、CA51---54CDBA【xx四川省资阳市第一次诊断性考试】完形填空阅读下面短文,从短文后所给各题的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项MymotheralwayssaysthatI’mborntodanceballet.ButthatSeptemberwhenIwasinaballetclassandwenttodoaturnsomethingjusthappened.IhearditandIsurely11it.IwentrighttoadoctorandgotanX-rayexaminationwhich12alotofdamagetomyknee—an13injuryforadancer.Ihadtohavean
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11.A.touchedB.acceptedC.brokeD.felt
12.A.pointedB.saidC.readD.showed
13.A.necessaryB.deadlyC.practicalD.important
14.A.holidayB.cryC.operationD.test
15.A.intimeB.allofasuddenC.atpresentD.onceinawhile
16.A.possiblyB.luckilyC.surprisinglyD.hardly
17.A.leadingB.fightingC.losingD.inventing
18.A.wonderfulB.difficultC.positiveD.heavy
19.A.AfterB.DuringC.AtD.Over
20.A.setoutB.takeupC.breakintoD.getthrough
21.A.basicB.quickC.formalD.hard
22.A.beforeB.thenC.againD.too
23.A.stoleB.borrowedC.facedD.checked
24.A.mistakeB.opportunityC.problemD.task
25.A.heldB.obeyedC.encouragedD.received
26.A.surpriseB.secretC.successD.position
27.A.speechB.performanceC.petitionD.match
28.A.giftB.chanceC.luckD.exercise
29.A.simplestB.deepestC.greatestD.smartest
30.A.dealingwithB.lettingoutC.settingupD.turningto【参考答案】11-15DDBCB16-20ABBAD21-25ACDAC26-30CBACA(每小题
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