2019-2020年高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习（11）.doc

2019-2020年高考英语四月完形填空、阅读理解课外练习（11）【xx高考复习】阅读理解“Reconstituted” families are more and more mon in the UK.Steve and Debbie got married in xx and had two children，Lily and Alex.Unfortunately，Steve and Debbies marriage didnt work out and they got divorced in xx.The children live with Debbie.In xx，Debbie remarried.Her new husband，Martin，has three children from his previous marriage and they visit Debbie，Martin，Lily and Alex at weekends.In addition，Debbie is pregnant with her third child.Shes expecting a boy who will be a halfbrother to Lily and Alex and also to Martins three other children.Confused？Debbies family arrangements might have seemed strange 30 years ago but nowadays this kind of “reconstituted” family is increasingly mon in the UK.Almost half of all marriages in Britain end in divorce and over 40% of marriages are remarriages.More than 10% of all British children live with one birth parent and a stepparenta parent who isnt their biological mother or father.The traditional “nuclear” family of two parents and their children is not so traditional any more.What does all of this mean for parents in these “reconstituted” families？“There are difficulties and challenges，” says Debbie.“Different families have different routines and it can be difficult for children to move between their two families.Birthdays and holidays can be tricky.Where do the children go？Who should they spend their time with？Also，when my children are naughty it can be difficult for Martin to tell_them_off.Things that might be simple in a traditional family can be a bit more plicated.”And how about the children？Martins eldest child，Ella，is 12.“I like my two families，” she says.“I live with my mum but visit my dad quite often and Im happy that my mum and dad get along OK.Theyre not married any more but its good that they can still be friends.” Of course divorce and separation are never easy but many families in the UK are finding ways to make family life work in new ways.【语篇解读】本文介绍了英国出现越来越多的重组家庭这一社会现象。5Why did Steve and Debbie get separated?AThey couldnt support the children.BThey couldnt get along well.CThey were both out of work.DThey had serious economic problems.解析考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“Unfortunately，Steve and Debbies marriage didnt work out and they got divorced in xx.”可知，Steve和Debbie由于感情破裂而无法维系婚姻，并非因为经济问题或双双失业，更不是因为养不起孩子。答案B6We can learn from the text that a “nuclear” family _.Ahas two birth parents and their childrenBhas two birth parents and only one childCis traditional but plicatedDdoesnt have any children解析考查细节理解。根据第三段最后一句“The traditional nuclear family of two parents and their children is not so traditional any more.”可知答案为A项。答案A7What do the underlined words “tell them off” in Paragraph 4 most probably mean?Amake them annoyed Bsend them to schoolClet out their secrets Dtalk angrily to them解析考查词义猜测。根据画线部分前面的“when my children are naughty”和第四段的最后一句“Things that might be simple in a traditional family can be a bit more plicated.”并结合生活常识可推知，由于Martin是孩子的继父，所以不能够对他们大声呵斥。tell sb.off意为“责骂、斥责某人”。答案D8Whats the text mainly about?AThe difference between “marriage” and “remarriage”BMore and more people get divorced in the UK.C“Reconstituted” families are being more and more in the UK.DThe marriage situation is being severe. 解析考查主旨大意。根据文章首句和全文内容可知，本文意在介绍英国出现越来越多的重组家庭这一社会现象，故答案为C项。答案C阅读理解。Prolonging human life has increased the size of the human population. Many people alive today would have died of childhood diseases if they had been born 100 years ago. Because more people live longer, there are more people around at any given time. In fact, it is a decrease in death rates, not an increase in birthrates, that has led to the population explosion.Prolonging human life has also increased the dependency load. In all societies, people who are disabled or too young or too old to work are dependent on the rest of society to provide for them. In hunting and gathering cultures, old people who could not keep up might be left behind to die. In times of famine, infants might be allowed to die because they could not survive if their parents starved, whereas if the parents survived, they could have another child. In most contemporary(当代的) societies, people feel a moral obligation to keep people alive whether they can work or not. We have a great many people today who live past the age at which they want to work or are able to work; we also have rules which require people to retire at a certain age. Unless these people were able to save money for their retirement, somebody else must support them. In the United States many retired people live on social security checks which are so little that they must live in near poverty. Older people have more illnesses than young or middle-aged people; unless they have wealth or private or government insurance, they must often “go on welfare” if they have a serious illness.When older people bee senile (衰老的) or too weak and ill to care for themselves, they create grave problems for their families. In the past and in some traditional cultures, they would be cared for at home until they died. Today, with most members of a household working or in school, there is often no one at home who can care for a sick or weak person. To meet this need, a great many nursing homes and convalescent (疗养的) hospitals have been built. These are often profit making organizations, although some are sponsored by religious and other nonprofit groups. While a few of these institutions are good, most of them are simply “dumping (倒垃圾的) grounds” for the dying in which “care” is given by poorly paid, overworked, and under skilled personnel.6. The author believes that the population explosion results from _.A. an increase in birthrates B. the industrial developmentC. a decrease in death rates D. human beings cultural advances 7. It can be inferred from the passage that in hunting and gathering cultures _.A. it was a moral responsibility for the families to keep alive the aged people who could not workB. the survival of infants was less important than that of their parents in times of starvationC. old people were given the task of imparting the cultural wisdom of the tribe to new generationsD. death was celebrated as a time of rejoicing for an individual freed of the hardships of life 8. According to the passage, which of the following statements about the old people in the United States is true?A. Many of them live on social security money which is hardly enough.B. Minority of them remain in a state of near poverty after their retirement.C. When they reach a certain age, pulsory retirement is necessary and beneficial.D. With the growing inflation, they must suffer more from unbearable burdens than ever.9. The phrase “this need” in paragraph 3 refers to _. A. prolonging the dying old peoples livesB. reducing the problems caused by the retired peopleC. making profits through caring for the sick or weak peopleD. taking care of the sick or weak people10. Which of the following best describes the authors attitude toward most of the nursing homes and convalescent hospitals?A. Sympathetic. B. Approving. C. Optimistic. D. Critical.【参考答案】610、CBADA 完形填空My son and I were out of town for the weekend. We found a little cafe _1_ decided to have lunch there. After we sat down at our table, I _2_ an elderly couple having lunch at a table across the room. I _3_ have looked over at them a few times because my son asked me if I knew them. I replied that I _4_， but that they reminded me of my own _5_. When the waitress came over, I asked her if she _6_ them. She said she did. She said it was the elderly mans birthday that day. I wanted to do _7_ for them so I told the waitress that I wanted to _8_ their lunch and gave them some _9_. Some time later, the elderly couple came over to _10_ us. They were so _11_ that someone had bought them _12_ and wanted to meet my son and me. They said that they had been a little _13_ because their own son and daughter seemed to have _14_ his birthday, but they were really cheered up by our friendly _15_. My son was _16_ that I had paid for this couple that we didnt know and asked me _17_ I did it. I smiled at _18_ and replied that my grandparents used to go out for lunch to celebrate their birthdays in the same way and it just _19_ like the right thing to do to make this couple smile, _20_ on their birthday. 作者与儿子周末到咖啡馆吃饭，作者看到一对老夫妇，由此想起了自己的祖父母，于是给老夫妇付了饭费，还给了他们一些钱，并向儿子解释了他这样做的原因。1. A. so B. and C. but D. or答案：B此处and表示found与decided为并列关系，均作谓语成分。2. A. noticed B. visited C. recognized D. disturbed答案：Anotice表示“偶然注意到”。3. A. could B. would C. should D. must答案：D根据该句.have looked over at them a few times because my son asked me if I knew them可以推知。4. A. didnt B. did C. wouldnt D. would答案：A从后面的but可知此处用didnt表示否定意义。5. A. parents B. children C. grandparents D. grandchildren答案：C根据最后一段中的.replied that my grandparents used to go out for lunch to celebrate their birthdays in the same way可知，这对老夫妇让作者想起了自己的祖父母。6. A. loved B. knew C. hated D. met答案：B此处用knew表示“认识”。7. A. nothing B. anything C. everything D. something答案：D作者想为这对老夫妇做点事情，而不是为他们做所有的事情，故填something。8. A. ask for B. order C. pay for D. cook答案：C根据最后一段中的I had paid for this couple可知，作者为这对老夫妇付了账。9. A. money B. advice C. cards D. lists答案：A此处表示作者除给老夫妇支付饭钱外，还给了他们一些钱。10. A. introduce B. fort C. invite D. thank答案：D得到作者的帮助，老夫妇表示感谢。11. A. shocked B. excited C. sorry D. proud答案：B作者为这对老夫妇付了账，老夫妇很激动，故选B。12. A. cake B. gifts C. lunch D. goods答案：C从第一段的第二句可知。13. A. tired B. glad C. worried D. sad答案：D根据后文中的but they were really cheered up可知，此处指老夫妇的心情由差变好。 14. A. arranged B. discussed C. forgotten D. mentioned答案：C老夫妇的儿女没来给他们祝寿，儿女们可能把老人的生日忘记了。15. A. gesture B. answer C. interest D. idea答案：Agesture表示“举动；举止”。16. A. satisfied B. surprised C. frightened D. disappointed答案：B作者的儿子对作者的举动感到很奇怪，此处应填surprised。17. A. how B. when C. why D. where答案：C儿子想知道父亲那样做的原因。18. A. him B. her C. it D. them答案：A此处him指作者的儿子。19. A. heard B. said C. tasted D. felt答案：Dfeel like表示“感觉像”。使这对老人感觉高兴是我们应做的事。20. A. only B. especially C. even D. exactly答案：Bespecially通常表示有意识地把某人或某事物突出到一个特别与众不同的地位，意为“尤其是；特别是”，常和介词短语或从句连用。