2019-2020年高考英语完形填空和阅读理解四月自练10.doc

2019-2020年高考英语完形填空和阅读理解四月自练10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。ROME: The legend of Leonardo da Vinci is covered in mystery: How did he die? Are the remains buried in a French castle really those of the master? Was the Mona Lisa a self-portrait in disguise (伪装)?A group of Italian scientists believe the key to solving those puzzles lies with the remains, and they say they are seeking permission to dig up the body to conduct carbon and DNA testing.If the skull is undamaged, the scientists can go to the heart of a question that has fascinated scholars and the public for centuries: the identity of the Mona Lisa. Recreating a virtual and then physical reconstruction of Leonardos face, they can pare it with the smiling face in the painting.We dont know what well find if the tomb is opened. We could even just find grains and dust, says Giorgio Gruppioni, an anthropologist who is participating in the project. But if the remains are well kept, they are a biological record of events in a persons life, and sometimes in their death. Silvano Vinceti, the leader of the group, said that he plans to press his case with the French officials in charge of the said burial site at Amboise Castle early next week.Leonardo moved to France at the invitation of King Francis I, who named him first painter to the king. He spent the last three years of his life there, and died in 1519 at age 67. The artists original burial place, the palace church of Saint Florentine, was destroyed during the French Revolution and remains that are believed to be his were eventually reburied in the Saint-Hubert Chapel near the castle.The Amboise tomb is a symbolic tomb; its a big question mark, said Alessandro Vezzosi, the director of a museum dedicated to Leonardo in his hometown of Vinci. Vezzosi said that investigating the tomb could help identify the artists bones with certainty and solve other questions, such as the cause of his death. He said he asked to open the tomb in xx to study the remains, but the Amboise Castle turned him down.The group of 100 experts involved in the project, called the National mittee for Historical and Artistic Heritage, was created in xx with the aim of solving the great mysteries of the past, said Vinceti, who has written books on art and literature.Arguably the worlds most famous painting, the Mona Lisa hangs in the Louvre in Paris, where it drew some 8.5 million visitors last year. Mystery has surrounded the identity of the paintings subject for centuries, with opinions ranging from the wife of a Florentine merchant to Leonardos own mother.That Leonardo intended the Mona Lisa as a self-portrait in disguise is a possibility that has interested and divided scholars. Theories have existed: Some think that Leonardos taste for tricks and riddles might have led him to hide his own identity behind that puzzling smile; others have guessed that the painting hid an androgynous lover.If granted access to the grave site, the Italian experts plan to use a tiny camera and radar to confirm the presence of bones. The scientists would then exhume (挖掘) the remains and attempt to date the bones with carbon testing.At the heart of the proposed study is the effort to discover whether the remains are actually Leonardos, including with DNA testing. Ks*5uVezzosi questions the DNA parison, saying he is unaware of any direct descendants (后代) of Leonardo or of tombs that could be attributed with certainty to the artists close relatives.Gruppioni said that DNA from the bones could also eventually be pared to DNA found elsewhere. For example, Leonardo is thought to have rubbed colors on the canvas with his thumb, possibly using saliva (唾液), meaning DNA might be found on his paintings.Even in the absence of DNA testing, other tests could provide useful information, including whether the bones belonged to a man or a woman, and whether the person died young or old.Even within the mittee, experts are divided over the identity of the Mona Lisa. Vinceti believes that a tradition of considering the self-portrait to be not just a faithful imitation of ones features but a representation of ones spiritual identity may have resonated (共鸣) with Leonardo.Vezzosi, the museum director, dismissed as baseless and senseless the idea that the Mona Lisa could be a self-portrait of Leonardo. He said most researchers believe the woman may have been either a wife of the artists sponsor, the Florentine nobleman Giuliano de Medici, or Lisa Gherardini, the wife of a rich silk merchant, Francesco del Giocondo. The traditional view is that the name Mona Lisa es from the silk merchants wife, as well as its Italian name: La Gioconda. 50Why does the author ask a couple of questions in the beginning?ATo arouse the interest of readers.BTo puzzle Italian scientists.CTo answer the questions himself. DTo make fun of French officials.51The best title of this story might be “_”.AWhat Is the Purpose of an Investigation?BHow Did Leonardo da Vinci Die in France?CAre the Remains Really Those of the Master?DDid Leonardo Paint Himself as Mona Lisa?52The sentence “he plans to press his case with the French officials” (underlined in Paragraph 4) suggests that Vinceti intends to _.Apress the French officials to participate in their projectBurge the French officials to open the tomb early next weekCpersuade the French officials to allow opening the tombDrecord events in a persons life with the French officials53Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?AScholars have the same opinion on DNA testing.BScientists doubt if the remains are those of da Vinci.CThe identity of “Mona Lisa” has already been proved.DAlessandro Vezzosi got permission to open the tomb.54We can infer from the last two paragraphs that _?A“Mona Lisa” is the name of the wife of a silk merchantBthe “Mona Lisa” is a self-portrait of Leonardo da VinciCexperts divided the mittee into several groups Dopinions differ of the identity of the “Mona Lisa”【答案】题号41424344456647484950答案ADBBBADDAA题号51525354555657585960答案DCBDBBCDAD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。“Mom, I have cancer.”These four words catapulted my son and me on a journey that lasted two years. On that dat I felt a wave of paralyzing fear.Scott was the oldest of my four children. He was 33 years old and a successful assistant principal at SamRayburn Hifht School in Pasadena, Texas. He and his wife Carolyn were busy raising four active children. Scott was 62, weighed 200 pounds and had never been sick a day in his life.A few month earlier a mole（痣）on his neck had changed color. “Dr.Warner called,” Scott said that spring morning. “Its melanoma.（黑素瘤）” I tried to fort him, naming all the people I knew who had survived skin cancer. Yet, I felt small tentacles of fear begin to wrap around my chest.Our next stop was MDAnderson, the famous cancer hospital in Houston. Scott had surgery at the end of May and was scheduled for radiation treatments over the summmer recess. “There is an 80 percent chance it wont reoccur,” the doctors said. At the end of summer, all his tests came back negative and Scott was back at school in the fall. However, in December, Scott discovered a lump on his neck. It was examined and the result came back “malignant.（恶性的）” We now relized that Scott fell into the 20 percent category. I could feel the tentacles tightening around my chest. He entered the hospital for an aggressive treatment, a bination of interferon and interleukin.After five months of treatment, he had radical surgery on his neck. The test results were encourging, only three of the 33 lymph nodes（淋巴结） removed were malignant. We were very hopefull.For the next six months, Scotts follow-up visits went well. Then in October, X-ray revealed a spot on his lung. The spot was removed during surgery and the doctors tried to be optimistic. It was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought.In January, he was diagnosed as having had a “disease explosion.” The cancer had spread to his lungs, spine and liver and he was given three to six months to live. There were times during this period when I felt like I was having a heart attack. The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult.When you watch your child battle cancer, you experience a roller coaster of emotions. There are moments of hope and optimism but a bad test result or even an unusual pain can bring on dread and panic.Scott was readmitted to the hospital for one last try with chemotherapy. He died, quite suddenly, just six weeks after his last diagnosis. I was pletely destroyed. I had counted on those last few months.The next morning I was busy notifying people and making funeral arrangements. I remember having this nagging feeling that something was physically wrong with me. It took a moment to realize that the crushing sensation in my chest was gone. The thing every parent fears the most had happened. My son was gone. Of course, the fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.After you lose a child, it is so difficult to go on. The most minimal tasks, bing your hair or taking a shower, being monumental. For months I just sat and stared into space. That spring, the trees began to bloom; flowers began to pop up in my garden. Friendswood was ing back to life but I was dead inside. During those last weeks, Scott and I often spoke about life and death. Fragments of those conversations kept playing over and over in my mind.“Dont let this ruin your life, Mom.”“Make sure Dad re models his workshop.”“Please, take care of my family.”I remember wishing I could have just one more conversation with him. I knew what I would say, but what would Scott say? “I know how much you love me, Mom. So just sit on the couch and cry.” No, I knew him better than that. Scott loved life and knew how precious it is. I could almost hear his voice saying, “Get up Mom, Get on with your life. Its too valuable to waste.”That was the day I began to move forward. I signed up for a cake decorating class. Soon I was making cakes for holidays and birthdays. My daughter-in-law told me about a writing class in Houston. I hadnt written in years, but since I was retired I decided it be time to start again. The local college advertised a Life Story Writing class that I joined. There I met women who had also lost their children. The Poet Laureate of Texas was scheduled to speak at our local Barnes and Noble. I attended and joined our local poetry society. I never dreamed that writing essays and poems about Scott could be so therapeutic. Several of those poems have ever been published. In addition, each group brought more and more people into my life.I dont believe you ever recover from the loss of a child. Scott is in my heart and mind every day. However, I do believe you can survive.Scott fought so bravery to live and he never gave up. He taught me that life is a gift that should be cherished, not wasted. It has taken years to bee the person I am today. The journey has been a difficult , painful process but certainly worth the effort and I know that my son would be proud.55What might be the best title of the passage ?ALife is valuable BGrieving and RecoveryCLove and sorrow DAlive or dead56How old was Scott probably when he died? A33 B35 C37 D4057What does the underlined sentence “ The bands constricting my chest made breathing difficult” probably imply?AIt implies that Scotts mother was likely to have a heart attack.BIt implies that there was something wrong with Scotts mothers chest.CIt implies that Scotts mother was very upset and panic because of Scotts severe illness.DIt implies that the cancer had spread to her chest just like her son.58Which of the following statements best shows the authors feeling about Scotts dath?AIt was a daily battle to control the fear and panic each setback brought.BShe felt a wave of fear.CShe felt a feeling of fear begin to wrap around her chest.DThe fear had been replaced by unbearable sorrow.59From Scott and his mothers conversation, we can know that Scott is _.Aconsiderable Bhumorous Cdetermined Dsensitive60The author intends to tell us that_.Ait takes a long time to make a person recover from the shock of losing a childBScott is proud of his motherClife is full of happiness and sorrow.DWed better make our life count instead of counting your days.【答案】题号41424344456647484950答案ADBBBADDAA题号51525354555657585960答案DCBDBBCDAD【xx山东省济南外国语学校质量检测】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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over xx experiments _36 he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to 37 so many times. He said, I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just 38 to be a xx-step process.Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her 39 was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, 40 her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had 41 on and began to walk without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a 42 . For the next few years she 43 one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to 44 , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. 45 this little girl, who was told she would never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, Thats an 46 invention, but who would ever want to use one of them? In the 1940s, another young 47 named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, 48 some of the biggest in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 after seven long years of rejections! - He 49 got a tiny pany in New York, the Haloid pany, to 50 the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.Character cannot be 51 in ease and quiet. Only 52 experiences of trial and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success 53 . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience 54 you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hottest furnace（熔炉）. A 55 is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!36. A. after B. beforeC. sinceD. until37. A. winB. gainC. failD. lose38. A. seemedB. pretendedC. appearedD. happened39. A. survivalB. challengeC. rescueD. illness40. A. makingB. leavingC. reachingD. causing41. A. dependedB. supportedC. trustedD. believed 42. A. successB. achievementC. victoryD. miracle43. A. joinedB. attendedC. enteredD. escaped44. A. quitB. holdC. takeD. refuse45. A. FortunatelyB. ImmediatelyC. Unbelievably D. Eventually46. A. adorableB. awkwardC. amazingD. acceptable47. A. inventorB. discovererC. directorD. doctor48. A. supposingB. consideringC. regardingD. including49. A. finally B. willinglyC. primarilyD. casually50. A. payB. winC. sellD. purchase51. A. bornB. producedC. developedD. gained 52. A. forB. throughC. due toD. across53. A. achievedB. madeC. causedD. left54. A. whenB. whereC. whichD. what 55. A. challengerB. loserC. winnerD. volunteer【参考答案】完形：36-40 BCDAB ADCAD CADAD CBABC