高考英语冲刺(阅读篇)

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）

Longlongago,therewasasmallvillage.Thisvillagehada

tradition.Atthebeginningof

52．A．repair53．A．conversations54．A．drove55．A．weak56．A．blindness

rlandandmoneyanddecidedto

and

57．A．experienced58．A．brought59．A．slow60．A．realize

B．rebuildB．achievementsB．rushedB．funnyB．deathB．lovedB．earnedB．easyB．bring

C．sellC．strugglesC．flewC．smallC．sadnessC．survivedC．contactedC．dangerousC．collect

D．improveD．argumentsD．movedD．amazingD．illnessD．spentD．raisedD．specialD．apply

everyyear,anyboywhohadreachedtheageofmajority(成年)wasgivenlandandmoneytobuildahome.Theboyhadto

hishomebeforewinter.Ifhishomefailedtoendurethecoldweatherinwinter,the

himinanyway．

villagerscouldnotOnePaulandMarcreachedtheirmajority.They

searchnearbyvillagesforideasonbuildingtheirhomes．Ineachvillage,theyfoundthenicesttalkedtotheowners.EachownergladlyofferedAfterMarcsawseveralhomes,he

．

thebestideasandwentbacktohisownland.Paul,someofthem.

continuedcollectingmoreideas.SoonhehadsomanygreatideasthathebegantoButhealwaysbelievedhecouldfindevenbetterideasinthenextvillage．

Marcbeganbuildinghishome.Hehadseveralfalsestarts,

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

An“applepolisher”isonewhogivesgiftstowinfriendshiporspecialtreatment.Itisnotexactlyabribe(贿赂),butisclosetoit.

Allsortsofpeopleareapplepolishers,includingpoliticiansandpeopleinhighoffices---justabouteverybody.OliverCromwell,thegreatEnglishleader,offeredmanygiftstowinthesupportofGeorgeFoxandhisparty,butfailed.

Thereareotherphrasesmeaningthesamethingas“apple-polishing”---“soft-soaping”or“butter-up”.Agiftisjustonewayto“soft-soap”somebody,orto“butterhimup”.Anotherthatisjustaseffectiveisflattery,givingsomeonehighpraise---tellinghimhowgoodhelooks,orhowwellhespeaks,orhowtalentedandwiseheis.

Endlessarethewaysofflattery.Whodoesnotloveorhearit?Onlyanunusualmancanresistthethrillofbeingtoldhowwonderfulheis.Intruth,flatteryisgoodmedicineformostofus,whogetssolittleofit.

Weneedittobemoresureofourselves.Itcannothurtunlesswegetcarriedawaybyit.Butwejustlapitupforitsfoodvalueandnourishment,asacatlapsupmilk,thenwecanstillremaintruetoourselves.

Sometimes,however,flatterywillgetyounothingfromonewhohashadtoomuchofit.Agoodexampleisthefamous12thcenturylegendofKingCanuteofDenmarkandEngland.Thekinggottiredoflisteningtotheendlesssickeningflatteryofhiscourtiers(朝臣).Theyoverpraisedhimtotheskies,asamanoflimitlesspower.

Hedecidedtoteachthemalesson.Hetookthemtotheseashoreandsatdown.Thenheorderedthewavestostopcomingin.Thetidewastoobusytolistentohim.Thekingwassatisfied.Thismightshowhisfollowershowweakhispowerwasandhowemptytheirflattery.

hishomegraduallyrosefromhis

later.

land.Byfall,Marchadfinishedhishome.Itwasn'tperfect,butitwasstrongandhecouldPaulenjoyedallthebeautifulhomeshewasrunningoutoftime,waswithhomeowners.ThefirstsnowcameandPaul,realizing

backtohisland.Hebuiltthebesthomehecouldinthetimehehad,butit

Thevillagersmournedforhim．

.ThefirstwinterstormdestroyedhishomeandhefrozetoMarcthewinter．Eachyear,Marcsearchedforothergoodideashecouldusetomakehisown

family,andlivedahappy,contentlife．

homelookbetter.Hebecamealeaderinthevillage,Weallbuildandimproveourownmentalhomes.It’sandfunforustosearchforideasfrom

thebestideas．

othermentalhomeowners,butweonlyimproveourownmentalhomeifweactually41．A．strange42．A．find43.A．help44．A．winter45．A．exchanged46．A．girls47．A．rooms48．A．expected49．A．similarly50．A．forget51．A．because

B．hopefulB．makeB．encourageB．summerB．receivedB．jobsB．drinksB．gatheredB．finallyB．believeB．although

C．literaryC．completeC．scoldC．autumnC．recognizedC．housesC．attentionC．createdC．howeverC．replaceC．but

D．culturalD．buyD．persuadeD．springD．adviceD．presentsD．adviceD．understoodD．furthermoreD．doubtD．so

61.Whichofthefollowingactivitieshasnothingtodowith“apple-polishing”?A.Aboytellshisgirlfriendhowprettyshelooks.

B.Anemployeetellshisbosshowgoodheisatmanagement.C.Aknight(骑士)issaidtobeoflimitlesspowerbyhisfollowers.D.Ateacherpraisedhisstudentsfortheirtalentandwisdom.

62.WhichofthefollowingstatementaboutflatteryisTRUEaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Toomuchflatterycancarryusaway.B.Flatteryistooemptytodopeopleanygood.C.Flatterycangetnothingbutexcessive(过度的)pride.D.Flatteryisoneofthewaystoapple-polishpeople.

63.KingCanuteofDenmarkandEnglandtookhisfollowerstotheseashorebecause_____.

A.hewassickofhisnormallife

B.hedislikedbeingover-praisedanymore

64.Theunderlinedword“obstacles”(inParagraph2)roughlymeansthingsthat______.

A.arerelatedtoyourstudies.C.makeyouhappy.

B.youeasilyachieve.

D.makeitdifficultforyoutodosomething.

65.Howdoestheauthornowfeelwhenrememberingwhatherparentsdidforherinthepast?

A.SheisfearfulC.Shefeelstrapped

B.SheisgratefulD.Shefeelshateful

66.Wecanknowfromthelastparagraphthat_____________.

A.lifewithoutchallengesisdull

B.lifeneedsnopainsbutsunshineandhappiness

C.weshouldgiveupfacedwithchallengesasthefutureisoursD.weshouldn’teasilypayalittlehardworkingrowingup67.Thepurposeofthepassageistotellreaders____________.

A.lifeisfullofhardships

B.growingpainscanturnintogrowinggainsinapositivewayC.everyoneispainfulingrowingup

D.everyoneshoulddowhattheydon’tlikewhenyoung

OnOctober23,2011,DavidPologruto,ahighschoolphysicsteacher,wasstabbed(刺)byhissmartstudentJasonHaffizulla.JasongotstraightA’sandwasdeterminedtostudymedicineatHarvard,yetthiswashisdownfall.HisphysicsteachergaveJasonaB,amarkJasonbelievedwouldundermine(损害)hisentrancetoHarvard.AfterreceivinghisB,Jasontookabutcherknifetoschoolandstabbedhisphysicsteacher.

C.hewantedthemtorealizehowwisehewasD.hewantedthemtoseehowweakhewasasaking

It’snoteasygrowingup.Growingupcanbeareal“pain”forsomeofus.Sometimeswefeeltrapped,sometimeswefeelsad,sometimeswearefearful,andsometimeswejustdon’tunderstandwhywecan’tstayyoungforever.Butweshouldtakealookbackonallthehardshipsinlifewithapositiveattitudeandlearnfromthem.Wemustovercomeeveryobstacleonesmallstepatatime.Weshouldrealizethatallofourgrowingpainsactuallyturnintogrowinggains!

Throughoutourliveswearegoingtofacemanychallengesandpains,butweshouldneverletthesekeepusfromfollowingourdreams.Wemustovercomeeveryobstacleonesmallstepatatime.

Asayounggirl,myparentsforcedmetodosomanythingsthatIdidn’tlike.Theymademelearntoplaytheviolinandthenthepiano.AtthattimeIhatedmusicandIalsohatedthem.Butlookingbacknow,Iamsogladthatmyparentsencouragedmetotakemusiclessons.Musichasenrichedmylifeinsomanyways.Inowrealizethatmyparentsandteacherswantedmetohaveabetterlifethantheydidthemselves.

Weareallgoingtoexperiencegrowingpains,buttheyarejustpartofourlife.Theymightseemsohugeatthetime,butwemustbestrong.Thinkabouthowwewouldfeelifwehadnochallengesandlivedalifelikethat.Lifewouldbereallyboringandmeaningless.Thefutureisours!Alittlehardworkandsweatneverhurtanyone!Ifwerealizethatthesepainsarejustsmallbumps(碰撞)onourroadtosuccess,wewillrealizethatourgrowingpainsareactuallygrowinggains!

HowcansomeoneassmartasJasondosomethingsodumb?StudiesshowthereislittleornocorrelationbetweenIQandemotionalintelligence.

Duringmyearlyuniversityyears,Iregardedmyselfasanintelligentguy.Igotgoodmarksinmathematics,physics,andothersubjects.Ithoughtsuchskillswouldsurelygivemeabrightfuture.Afteroneyearofstudywithdecentmarks,Ibegantoseetwomajorclassesofstudents.Thefirstcategoryofstudentsturneduptofewlectures,partiedeveryweekend,enjoyedagreatsociallife,anddidminimalworktopasscourses.Thesecondcategoryofstudentswereintelligentandhardworkerswhogotgoodgradesandwereveryfocusedontheirstudies.Surelywouldtheseintelligentandhard-workingstudentsfindthegreatjobsbeforetheotherlazierclassofstudents?

Notso.Studentsareoftenshockedupongraduationthattheirqualificationsarenotasimportantastheyoncethought.Graduatesentertheworkforceonlytorealizethatco-workershatethemandlessintelligentpeoplearetheonesreceivingpromotions.

Educationalskillsareuselessinsomeindustrieswheninterpersonalskillsareabsent.Youcanhavegreatideas,theories,andsolvecomplexproblems,butifyoucannoteffectivelycommunicateinapersuasiveandexcitingmannerbyrelatingtoyourfellowhumans,youwillfaceanuphillbattleinwhateverchallengesyouencounter.It’snotthatpeopledislikeyoubecauseofyourintelligence;it’sthatpeopledislikeyoubecauseyou’rerudeandnotunderstanding.Theintelligentpersonwithpoorcommunicationskillsisinsensitiveorunawareofothers’emotions.68.JasonHaffizullastabbedhisphysicsteacherbecause____________.A.hewasunfairlytreatedbyhisteacherC.hewasnotsmartenoughatstudies

B.hewasdisappointedwithhisdownfallD.hegotaworsemarkthanusual

sleepingorknockedunconscious,itisalsonotmoving.However,otherantsdon'tmovethelivingantoutofthenest.Howdotheyknowthisantisnotdead?Choefoundthatantshaveanotherchemicalontheirbodies,whichtellsnearbyantssomethinglike,“Wait—I'mnotdeadyet”whenitisnotdead.Choesuspectsthatwhenanantdies,thechemicalthatsays,“WaitI'mnotdeadyet”quicklygoesaway.Whenotherantsdetectthe“dead”chemicalwithoutthe“notdeadyet”chemical,theymoveawaythebody.

Totesthistheory,Choeandhisteamputdifferentchemicalsonants.Whenthescientistsusedthe“I'mdead”chemical,otherantsquicklymovedthetreatedantaway.Whenthescientistsusedthe“Wait—I'mnotdeadyet”chemical,otherantsleftthetreatedantalone.Choebelievesthisbehaviorshowsthatthe“notdeadyet”chemicalthe“dead”chemicalwhenpickedupbyotherants.Andthatwhenanantdies,the“notdeadyet”chemicalfadesaway.Othernearbyantsthendetecttheremaining“dead”chemicalandremovethebodyfromthenest.

Understandingthisbehaviorcanhelpscientistsfigureouthowtostopantsfrominvadingnewplacesandcausingproblems.

72.Whatisthefunctionofthefirstparagraph?

A.Leadingthefollowingparagraphs.C.Introducingthebackgroundofthepassage.

B.Showingthemainideaofthepassage.D.Givingasummaryofthepassage.

69.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthattheauthor_________inhisearlyuniversityyears.A.didn’tthinkcommunicationskillswereasimportantasintelligenceC.belongedtothefirstcategoryofstudents

D.couldkeepabalancebetweensociallifeandstudies70.Intelligentpeoplearehatedbecause____________.A.theycansolvemorecomplexproblemsC.theyareenviedfortheirintelligence

B.theycan’tsettlethechallengestheymeetD.theyarenotunderstandingenough

B.didn’tworkhard

73.Whichofthefollowinghastheclosestmeaningtotheunderlinedword“overrides”inthefourthparagraph?

A.isweakerthan

B.isstrongerthan

C.isbetterthan

D.isworsethan

71.Themainpurposeofthetextistotellus____________.A.therelationshipbetweenIQandemotionalintelligenceB.whatkindofstudentscansucceedincollegeC.smartpeoplemayhavepoorercommunicationskillsD.intelligentstudentswillmeetmorechallengesatwork

Whenanantdies,otherantstakeitoutofthenest,oftenwithinanhourafteritsdeath.Thisbehaviorinterestsscientistsandtheywonderhowantsknowforsure—andsosoon—thatanotherantisdead.

Onescientistrecentlycameupwithawaytoexplainthisantbehavior.Dong-HwanChoeisabiologist,ascientistwhostudiesanimalsandplants.Hefoundthatantshaveachemicalontheoutsideoftheirbodiesthatsignalstootherants,“I'mdead—takemeaway”whenitisdead.

Butthere'saquestiontoanswer:Asweknow,ifanantisdead,itstopsmoving.Butwhenanantis

74.Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?

A.Livingantscanalsobetakenawaywhentheyarenotmoving.B.Whenanantdies,itcantellothersusingacertainchemical.C.Alivingantcanpretendtobedeadusingaspecialchemical.D.Antsoftenusechemicalstocommunicatewitheachother.75.WhichofthefollowingdescriptionsaboutDong-HwanChoeisright?

A.Choedidthisstudyinordertostopantsfrominvadingnewplaces.B.Choeisabiologistwhoisonlyinterestedinanimals,especiallyinants.

C.Choefirstcameupwithanideatoexplainthisantbehavior，andthendidsometeststoprovehistheory.

D.Choedidtheresearchonthisantbehavioronhisown

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20

分）

高三英语阅读训练8

知他被冻死了，所以选death。

57.C考查动词辨析。这里指的是Marc由于修好了房子，顺利渡过了冬天，所以用survive，意思是：从困境中挺过来。

58.D考查动词辨析。raise养育。句意为：(后来)他成了村里的领导，养育了一家人，幸福满意的生活着。如果把A项后加上up，也是正确的。

59.B考查形容词辨析。上面的故事告诉我们，建议和想法的寻找是简单的，而实践才是困难的，所以选easy。

60.D考查动词辨析。这里指的是最好的想法的“应用”，所以选apply。

第三部分：阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）61-63DDB64-67DBAB68-71DADC72-75ABBC

48．B考查动词辨析。Marc参观了几栋房子，把房主们提供的建议搜集起来，所以选gather。意思

是：搜集。44空后的“continuedcollectingmoreideas”有同义词复现。expect期待，预料；create创造；understand理解。

49．C考查副词辨析。考查动词辨析。Marc开始建房，而Paul却仍在继续搜集如何建房的建议，两者之间是转折关系，所以用however。50．A考查动词辨析。由于搜集的好的修建房屋的方法太多了，以至于都忘了一部分，所以用forget。believe认为，相信；replace代替；doubt怀疑。

51．C考查连词辨析。“Hehadseveralfalsestarts”和“hishomegraduallyrosefromhisland”之间是转折关系，所以用but。52．D考查动词辨析。倒数第二段“Eachyear,Marcsearchedforothergoodideashecouldusetomakehisownhomelookbetter．”中的makehisownhomelookbetter，说的就是他所修的房子可以在建成后随时改良，所以用improve。repair修理、修补；rebuild重建；sell卖。

53．A考查名词辨析。第二段的“Ineachvillage,theyfoundthenicest41andtalkedtotheowners．”可知，应该选conversations，意思是：谈话、会话。

54．B考查动词辨析。冬天来了，第一场雪使Paul意识到建房子所剩的时间不多了，所以自己便急匆匆地往回赶，所以选rush，意思是：冲、奔，急匆匆地赶。

55.A考查形容词辨析。由后面的“Thefirstwinterstormdestroyedhishome”可以看出，由于动工时间较晚，时间紧，他修的房子不牢固，所以选weak，意思是：不牢固的。funny滑稽的；small小的；amazing令人吃惊的。

56.B考查名词辨析。下一句“Thevillagersmournedforhim”告诉我们，村民们都去哀悼他，由此可