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2019-2020年高考英语阅读理解、完形填空课外练
(14)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“Dr.Papaderoswhatisthemeaningoflife”Theusuallaughterfollowedandpeoplestirredtogo.PapaderoshelduphishandandstilledtheroomandlookedatmeforalongtimeaskingwithhiseyesifIwasseriousandseeingfrommyeyesthatIwas.“Iwillansweryourquestion.”Takinghiswalletoutofhishippockethefishedintoaleatherbillfoldandbroughtoutaverysmallroundmirroraboutthesizeofaquarter.Andwhathesaidwentlikethis: “WhenIwasasmallchildduringthewarwewereverypoorandwelivedinaremotevillage.OnedayontheroadIfoundthebrokenpiecesofamirror.AGermanmotorcyclehadbeenwreckedinthatplace. ItriedtofindallthepiecesandputthemtogetherbutitwasnotpossiblesoIkeptonlythelargestpiece.ThisoneandbyscratchingitonastoneImadeitround.IbegantoplaywithitasatoyandbecamefascinatedbythefactthatIcouldreflectlightintodarkplaceswherethesunwouldnevershine—indeepholesandcrevices(裂缝)anddarkclosets.ItbecameagameformetogetlightintothemostinaccessibleplacesIcouldfind. IkeptthelittlemirrorandasIwentaboutmygrowingupIwouldtakeitoutinidlemomentsandcontinuethechallengeofthegame.AsIbecameamanIgrewtounderstandthatthiswasnotjustachild’sgamebutametaphorforwhatImightdowithmylife.IcametounderstandthatIamnotthelightorthesourceoflight.Butlight—truthunderstandingknowledge—isthereanditwillshineinmanydarkplacesonlyifIreflectit.Iamafragment(碎片)ofamirrorwhosewholedesignandshapeIdonotknow.NeverthelesswithwhatIhaveIcanreflectlightintothedarkplacesofthisworld—intotheblackplacesintheheartsofmen—andchangesomethingsinsomepeople.Perhapsothersmayseeanddolikewise.ThisiswhatIamabout.Thisisthemeaningofmylife.”
1.Onhearingtheauthor’squestionDr.Papaderos __________ atfirst. A.laughedathisfoolishness B.wasn’tsureoftheanswer C.doubtedhisseriousness D.wasn’tinterestedatall
2.HowdidDr.Papaderosgetthesmallroundmirrorwhenhewasachild A.Hefounditontheroadandmadeitround. B.AdyingGermansoldiergavehimasapresent. C.Hechancedtofinditinthestreetwhileplaying. D.Heputthebrokenpiecestogetherandmadeit.
3.WhydidDr.Papaderoslikethesmallroundmirrorsomuchasachild A.Becausehewastoopoortoaffordothertoys. B.Becauseitcouldshinetheplaceswherethesuncouldn’treach. C.Becausehebelieveditwouldbringgoodlucktohim. D.Becauseittoldhimalotaboutwhatlifereallymeanttohim.
4.Theunderlined“metaphor”inthe7thparagraphmostprobablymeans _____. A.symbol B.source C.light D.purpose
5.Whichofthefollowingmightbethebesttitleforthepassage A.ASpecialGameintheChildhoodB.ABrokenPieceofMirror C.Dr.Papaderos’Experience D.TheMeaningofLife【参考答案】1—
5、CABAD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Thesearesomeideasthatsomepeoplecameupwithaboutwhatthelifewillbelikeintheyear2500Wewillhaveestablishedabaseonthemoon.Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.Wewillhavefoundcures疗法forAIDSandcancer.Thewarwillhaveendedandpeaceflowsfreelythroughtheland.Kidswilllearnmoreandbesmarterthaneverbefore!Historywillbethemainsubjectatschool.Cafeteria自助餐厅foodwillbedelicious!Youjustwalkuptoamachine,stickoutyourtongue,anditwillscanyourtastebuds味蕾toseewhatyouwanttoeat.—KristenHereIaminthewonderfulyearof2500andlifeissoeasy.Iworkinapetstoreanditissohard!Ihavetowakeupatmidnighteverydayandflymyeartothestore.Ittakessolongtogetthere.Ittakesme20secondstogettothestoreinMississippifrommyhomeinFlorida!Atwork,Ihavetopush5buttonsandthenIgohome.Ittakes2secondsandthatislikeforever.—MorganIntheyear2500,Ithinkwewillhaveinventedcarsthatrunonthingswedontneedlikegarbage.Tailgaswillsmelllikewhateveryoulikesuchaschocolate.Ialsopredictthatbuildingswillbeabletogointoadifferentdimension维soyourcarwonthitthem.Thecarsin2500dontfly,forwehaventgotthattechnologyyet,buttheycanhover盘旋uptosevenfeet.Thesecarsaremadeforspeed!——CarlyInsteadofcars,wemayhavehoveringdevicesthatfloataround.Wecouldalsohaveelectriccarsinsteadofgaspoweredcars.Foodmightbemorehealthy.WhatIbelieveisthattheenvironmentwillchangethemost.Theenvironmentalchangeswillalsodeterminemanyotherchanges.Ifmorepeopletrytohelptheenvironment,thenperhapsin2500wewillhavemoreforestsandwildlife.Ifpeoplewonthelptheenvironment,thenwewillhavenoforestsandlittlewildlifeleft—Roberta1.AccordingtoKristen,whatwillhappenin2500A.Englishwillbethemainsubjectatschool.B.Studentscangotothemooneveryweek.C.Cafeteriawillreplaceotherrestaurants.D.AIDSandcancerwilldisappear.答案B 细节理解题根据文章中Kristen所说的话Schoolkidscantakefieldtripstothemoonweekly.可知,B为正确选项2.Theunderlinedword“scan”inthetextcouldbereplacedby“________”A.changeB.treatC.examineD.improve答案C 猜测词义题根据画线单词所在的句子中的“你只需要走到一台机器跟前,伸出你的舌头,然后机器就会判断出你想吃什么”可以推断出,机器通过仔细查看你的味蕾才能判断出你想吃什么3.Morganthinkshisworkinthepetstoreis________.A.difficultB.meaninglessC.importantD.easy答案D 推理判断题文章中Morgan对他工作的具体描述使用的是反语,他真实的意思是“这份工作太轻松了”他的第一句话也是对该意思的提示,故选D项4.Whomainlytellsthereaderofthecarsin2500A.Kristen.B.Morgan.C.Carly.D.Roberta.答案C 段落大意题根据文章中Carly所说的那段话可知,他主要谈到的是2500年的汽车,包括汽车的燃料、废气及功能等,故选C项【xx高考复习】完形填空Itwasawintermorning,justacoupleofweeksbeforeChristmas.Whilemostpeoplewere__16__theircars.Trevor,myhusband,hadto__17__earlytoridehisbikefourkilometersawayfromhometowork.Onarrival,he__18__hisbikeoutsidethebackdoorasheusuallydoes.After__19__10hoursoflabor,hereturnedtofindhisbike__20__.Thebike,ablackKona18speed,wasouronlytool.Trevorusedittogetto__21__,puttingin60hourweeksto__22__hisyoungfamily.Andthebikewasalsousedtogetgroceries,__23__usfromhavingtowalklongdistancesfromwherewelive.Iwasso__24__thatsomeonewouldstealourbikethatIwrotetothenewspaperandtoldthemourstory.Shortlyafterthat,severalpeopleinourarea__25__tohelp.Onewonderfulstranger__26__boughtabike,thencalledmyhusbandtopickitup.__27__myhusbandhadawaytogettoandfromhisjob.Itreallyisaan__28__thatapletestrangerwouldgooutoftheirwayforsomeonetheyhavenevermetbefore.Peoplesaythatasmilecanbe__29__fromonepersontoanother,butactsofkindnessfrom__30__areevenmoreso.Thisexperiencehashadaspreadingeffectinourlivesbecauseit__31__ourfaithinhumanityasawhole.Andithas__32__ustobemoremindfulofwaysthatwe,too,can__33__withothers.Nomatterhowbigorhowsmall,anactofkindnessshowsthatsomeone__34__.Andtheresultscanbe__35__.16.A.coolingdownB.warmingupC.speedingupD.slowingdown答案 B [由于是冬天,所以出行前要给车warmup加热cooldown冷却;speedup加快速度;slowdown减慢速度]17.A.getupB.wakeupC.turnupD.riseup答案 A [Trevor,myhusband,是骑车上班,所以要早起赶时间,而wakeup醒来;turnup出现;riseup升起,均不合题意]18.A.piledB.pushedC.parkedD.paused答案 C [到了之后把自行车停parked在后门外,而pile堆放;push推动;pause停顿,都不合题意]19.A.puttinginB.puttingonC.puttingoffD.puttingaway答案 A [putintime/energy投入、花费时间或精力,符合题意puton穿上;上映;putoff推迟;putaway收拾好]20.A.brokenB.robbedC.hiddenD.gone答案 D [下班后出来发现自行车不见了gonebreak使……破碎;rob后跟人或地点作宾语;hide躲藏]21.A.studyB.shopC.workD.deliver答案 C [根据上文应为gettowork上班deliver投递;study学习;shop商店,均不合题意]22.A.liveB.supportC.serveD.protect答案 B [丈夫每天上班得supporthisfamily养活家庭其他不符合常识]23.A.gettingB.protectingC.savingD.allowing答案 C [由后面的longdistancesfromwherewelive可知骑自行车节省了时间,且savesbfromdoing....固定短语;protectsbfromsth保护某人免受……;get,allow均不和from搭配]24.A.surprisedB.thrilledC.puzzledD.sad答案 D [小偷stealourbike,我当然是难过sadsurprised吃惊;thrilled兴奋的;puzzled迷惑的]25.A.offeredB.supportedC.providedD.agreed答案 A [offertohelp主动帮助为固定短语;B、C两项先排除;agreetodo同意做某事,不符合上下文]26.A.stillB.finallyC.evenD.yet答案 C [even甚至,表示递进关系,符合句意still仍然,一直;finally最后;yet还]27.A.NowandthenB.OnceinawhileC.OnceagainD.Soonerorlater答案 C [丈夫丢了自行车后“又一次onceagain”正常的上下班,而nowandthen时而;onceinawhile偶尔,间或;soonerorlater迟早]28.A.honorB.pityC.sympathyD.respect答案 A [陌生人会给从未见过的帮助对于我来说是honor荣耀;pity可怜,同情;sympathy同情;respect尊重]29.A.thrownB.passedC.sentD.got答案 B [passsthfrom...to...把……传递下去,微笑是一种善意的传递;throw扔;send派,发送;get得到]30.A.friendsB.strangersC.relativesD.parents答案 B [从上文可知actsofkindness从strangers那里得到;friends,relatives,parents不具备代表性]31.A.weakenedB.spreadC.reducedD.strengthened答案 D [strengthenourfaithinhumanity巩固了我们对人性的信任weaken减弱;spread传播;reduce减少]32.A.movedB.forcedC.urgedD.influenced答案 D [好的人性influence影响到我们和他人分享的方式move移动;force强迫;urge敦促]33.A.shareB.connectC.dealD.work答案 A [sharewithothers和他人分享]34.A.likesB.caresC.worriesD.wonders答案 B [anactofkindness表明人“关心、帮助”他人like喜欢;worry担心;wonder纳闷,想知道]35.A.shortB.promisingC.permanentD.temporary答案 C [actofkindness固然渺小,但其影响是permanent永恒的short,promising,temporary分别为短暂的、有希望的、临时的]。