2019-2020年高考英语阅读理解、完形填空课外练（6）.doc

2019-2020年高考英语阅读理解、完形填空课外练（6）【阅读理解】 Peanuts to ThisProudly reading my words, I glanced around the room, only to find my classmates bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes. Confused, I glanced toward my stonefaced teacher. Having no choice, I slowly raised the report I had slaved over, hoping to hide myself. “What could be causing everyone to act this way？”Quickly, I flashed back to the day Miss Lancelot gave me the task. This was the first real task I received in my new school. It seemed simple: go on the Internet and find information about a man named George Washington. Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country, I had never heard of that name before. As I searched the name of this fellow, it became evident that there were two people bearing the same name who looked pletely different! One invented hundreds of uses for peanuts, while the other led some sort of army across America. I stared at the screen, wondering which one my teacher meant. I called my grandfather for a golden piece of advice: flip(掷)a coin. Headsthe mander, and tailsthe peanuts guy. Ah! Tails，my report would be about the great man who invented peanut butter, George Washington Carver.Weeks later, standing before this unfriendly mass, I was totally lost. Oh well, I lowered the paper and sat down at my desk, burning to find out what I had done wrong. As a classmate began his report, it all became clear，“My report is on George Washington, the man who started the American Revolution.” The whole world became quiet! How could I know that she meant that George Washington?Obviously, my grade was awful. Heartbroken but fearless, I decided to turn this around. I talked to Miss Lancelot, but she insisted: No redos; no new grade. I felt that the punishment was not justified, and I believed I deserved a second chance. Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year. Ten months later, that chance unfolded as I found myself sitting in the headmasters office with my grandfather, now having an entirely different conversation. I smiled and flashed back to the embarrassing moment at the beginning of the year as the headmaster informed me of my opinion to skip the sixth grade. Justice is sweet!1What did the authors classmates think about his report?AControversial. BRidiculous. CBoring. DPuzzling.2Why was the author confused about the task?AHe was unfamiliar with American history.BHe followed the advice and flipped a coin.CHe forgot his teachers instruction.DHe was new at the school.3The underlined word“burning”in Para. 3 probably means _.Aannoyed Bashamed Cready Deager4In the end, the author turned things around _.Aby redoing his task Bthrough his own effortsCwith the help of his grandfather Dunder the guidance of his headmaster【要点综述】本文讲述了作者作为一个外来移民初入美国学校时，由于对美国历史不了解而闹出的一个笑话，但作者通过努力最后终于提高成绩并实现跳级。1. B推理判断题。根据第一段内容我们知道，由于作者对美国历史的无知，弄混了乔治华盛顿的身份，所以同学们听了作者写的报告忍不住大笑起来。“bearing big smiles on their faces and tears in their eyes.”可知大家觉得这个报告很荒谬。controversial有争议的；ridiculous荒谬的，可笑的；boring无聊的；puzzling迷惑的，不解的。2. A推理判断题。 根据第二段“Since my idea of history came from an ancient teacher in my home country”可知，作者是从别的国家初到美国，所以对美国历史不了解而闹了笑话。3. D词义猜测题。 根据全文叙述可知，作者是通过投掷硬币来决定的答案，因此犯了常识错误。第三段中“I was totally lost.”说明作者不明就里，所以当其他同学读报告时，作者渴望知道为什么。annoyed 烦恼的；ashamed羞愧的；ready准备好的，情愿的；eager渴望的。4. B细节理解题。 根据第四段“Consequently, I threw myself heartily into my work for the rest of the school year.”可知作者是通过throw oneself into(积极从事)而实现转变的。所以选B。文中老师并没有给作者机会重做，所以A错误；从祖父那里得到建议是在选择华盛顿身份时，所以C错误；而校长是在作者成绩提高后才接见的，所以D错误。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。The number of speakers of English in Shakespeares time is estimated to have been about five million. Today it is estimated that some 260 million people speak it as a native language, mainly in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, Ireland, South Africa, Australia and New Zealand.In addition to the standard varieties of English found in these areas, there are a great many regional and social varieties of the language as well as various levels of usage that are employed both in its spoken and written forms. In fact, it is impossible to estimate the number of people in the world who have acquired an enough working knowledge of English in addition to their own languages. The purpose for English learning and the situations in which such learning takes place are so varied that it is difficult to explain and still more difficult to judge what forms an adequate working knowledge for each situation. The main reason for the widespread demand for English is its presentday importance as a world language. Besides serving the indefinite needs of its native speakers, English is a language in which some of important works in science, technology, and other fields are being produced, and not always by native speakers. It is widely used for such purposes as meteorological and airport munications, international conferences, and the spread of information over the radio and television networks of many nations. It is a language of wider munication for a number of developing countries, especially former British colonies. Many of these countries have multilingual populations and need a language for internal munication in such matters as government, merce, industry, law and education as well as for international munication and for entrance to the scientific and technological developments in the West. 1. What would be the best title for this passage?A. The Difficulties of Learning EnglishBInternational municationsCThe Standard Varieties of English DEnglish as a World Language 2. Which of the following statements is NOT true?ASome 260 million people in the world have an adequate working knowledge of English. BThere are some 260 million native speakers of English in the world.CIt is almost impossible to estimate the number of people with an adequate working knowledge of English. DPeople learn English for a variety of reasons. 3. According to the passage, what is the main reason for the widespread use of English?AIt was popular during Shakespeares time. BIt is used in former British colonies. CIt serves the needs of its native speakers. DIt is a world language that is used for international munication. 4. What forms an adequate working knowledge of English? AThe ability to read a newspaper. BIt is difficult to judge because it differs for each situation. CBeing a multilingual. DBeing a native speaker. 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。【xx高考复习】完形填空Elaine was a saleswoman，who drove all over the city five days a week.When all the freeway lanes were at a dead stop，she would drive quickly along the emergency lane.While driving she usually_1_on her cellphone，drinking a soda or eating a sandwichher hands，legs and mouth were always_2_while she was driving.Last night she got_3_in Friday evening rush hour.She was going to be _4_for her date.She was already_5_when things seemed to be getting worse and all the traffic stopped.Elaine drove_6_over to the emergency lane.Soon she saw the red flashing lights in the mirror.She had to_7_her car.A goodlooking officer walked up.“Officer，my boyfriend left me after he got me pregnant.I have constant morning sickness.Im just trying to get to the nearest store to buy my_8_.” She looked at the officer with_9_eyes.He looked at her pitifully，then said_10_，“Okay，maam.Take the first exit.I hope youll be feeling better.”The officer walked back to his car and Elaine drove on.This was the second time that_11_had worked for her.She had one more thing to do before she got home.She had to mail a package.When she got to the shopping mall at 7 pm，no parking was_12_，except for the handicapped space.Elaine drove right into it.She would only be a minute，she told_13_.All she had to do was _14_the post office，get the package_15_，and pay the clerk.Fortunately，there was no_16_in the store.Everything was done so _17_that she was whistling while she walked back out to her car.Then she stopped_18_.There was an envelope on the windshield (挡风玻璃)She opened it slowly.She knew_19_it was，but not how much it was.She screamed when she saw the_20_.A dog started barking.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了在晚上回家的途中发生在女推销员Elaine身上的事情。1. A.dependedBcarriedCtalkedDsold解析她在开车时通常打电话、喝苏打汽水或吃三明治。talk(to sb.)on ones cellphone意为“用手机(和某人)通话”。答案C2A.full Bopen CfreeDbusy解析在开车时她的手、腿和嘴巴总是闲不住。busy忙碌的，符合语境。答案D3 A.stuckBhurt Cannoyed Dpunished解析昨晚她赶上了周五晚上的交通高峰期。get stuck in意为陷入。答案A4A.late Bready CexcitedDmad解析她的约会要迟到了。be late for迟到，符合语境。答案A5A.satisfiedBangry CexhaustedDcalm解析就在事情似乎变得更糟糕，所有的交通都停止的时候，她已经生气了。angry生气的，发怒的。答案B6A.reluctantly BimmediatelyCguiltilyDgratefully解析Elaine立即(immediately)将车开上应急车道。此空与文章第一段第二句中的“quickly”相呼应。答案B7A.stop Bstart Cdiscard Dspeed解析她不得不将车停(stop)下。答案A8A.gas Bticket CmedicineDpackage解析她说她只是想到最近的商店买点儿药(medicine)。答案C9A.innocentBaggressive CaddictedDproud解析她用无辜的(innocent)眼神望着那名警官。答案A10A.softly Brudely CstrictlyDskeptically解析他满怀同情地看着她，温和地(softly)说：“那行，女士。走第一个出口吧。我希望你会好起来。”答案A 11A.officer Bexcuse Cdriver Dmistake解析这是那个借口(excuse)第二次奏效了。答案B12A.adoptableBaccessible CacceptableDavailable解析当她晚上7点钟到达购物中心的时候，除了残疾人专区外，已没有可供使用的(available)泊车位。答案D13A.the clerkBthe guard Cthe workerDherself 解析她告诉自己，只会停一分钟。反身代词herself在此作told的宾语。答案D14A.take outBget out Crun into Dpush into解析她要做的就是跑进(run into)邮局，将包裹称重(weighed)，并付钱给工作人员。答案C15A.weighed Bprinted Crepaired Dpaid解析参见上题解析。答案A16A.car Bline Cpolice Dservice解析幸运的是，不需要排队。line队伍，行列，符合语境。答案B17A.quicklyBslowly CstrangelyDquietly解析一切都做得很快(quickly)以至于她往回走向汽车时竟吹起了口哨。答案A18A.talking BdrivingCthinkingDwhistling解析她停止吹口哨(whistling)。答案D19A.how Bwhy Cwhat Dthat解析她知道那是什么(what)，但她不知道是多少。答案C20A.letter BorderCamount Dinvitation解析当她看到罚单上的金额(amount)时，她尖叫起来。答案C。