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1、2014高考英語完形填空一輪練習(5)及答案或解析
完形填空(共10小題,每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
閱讀下面的短文,掌握其大意,然后從36-45各題 所給的四個選項中選出最佳答案
Each spring brings a new blossom of wildflowers in the ditches along the highway I travel daily to work.
There is one _41_ blue flower that has always caught my eye. I’ve_42_ that it blooms only in the
2、_43_ hours. The afternoon sun is too _44_ for it. Every day for approximately two weeks, I see those beautiful flowers.
This spring, I _45_ a wildflower garden in our yard. I can look out of the _46_ window while doing the dishes and see the flowers. I’ve often _47_ that those lovely blue flowers f
3、rom the ditch would _48_ great in that bed alongside other wildflowers. Every day I drove past the flowers _49_ , “I’ll stop on my way home and dig them.” Gee, I don’t want to get my good _50_ dirty. Whatever the reason, I _51_ stopped to dig them. My husband even gave me a folding shovel (鏟子) one y
4、ear to be used for that expressed _52_ .
One day on my way home from work, I was _53_ to see that the highway department had mowed the ditches and the pretty blue flowers were _54_ . I thought to myself, “Way to go, you_55_ too long. You should have done it when you first saw them blooming this spr
5、ing.”
A week ago we were shocked and saddened to _56_ that my oldest sister-in-law has a terminal brain tumor(晚期腦腫瘤) . _57_ we haven’t been as close as we all would have liked. I couldn’t help but see the _58_ between the pretty blue flowers and the relationship between my husband’s sister and us.
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And yes, _59_ I see the blue flowers again, you can bet I’ll stop and _60_ them to my wildflower garden.
41.A.particular B.expensive C.previous D.colorful
42.A .imagined B.felt C.noticed D.heard
43.A.morning B.daytime C.afternoon D.night
44.A.warm B.important C.weak D.responsible
45.A.bought
7、B.rent C.started D.managed
46.A.bedroom B.hall C.study D.kitchen
47.A.doubted B.thought C.agreed D.dreamed
48.A.smell B.look C.prove D.become
49.A.wondering B.complaining C.saying D.thinking
50.A.car B.flowers C.clothes D.hands
51.A.seldom B.sometimes C.often D.never
52.A.satisfaction B.disap
8、pointment C.purpose D.anxiety
53.A.surprised B.saddened C.encouraged D.ashamed
54.A.unhappy B.lonely C.gone D.alive
55.A.waited B.drove C.went D.stopped
56.A.realize B.learn C.observe D.decide
57.A.Surprisingly B.Generally C.Obviously D.Unfortunately
58.A.love B.difference C.secret D.connectio
9、n
59.A.since B.unless C.if D.before
60.A.transport B.steal C.invite D.pull
參考答案
41-45 ACAAC 46-50 DBBDC
51-55 DCBCA 56-60 BDDCA
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讀寫任務
閱讀下面的短文,然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。
Are we having more natural disasters? It does seem
10、so.In the past 10 months,we have had the Indian Ocean tsunami,hurricanes Katrina and Stan in the US and Central America,floods in India and China and now the Pakistan earthquake.Watch television,and you would think that the world is hit from one disaster to another.
Last year,says the International
11、 Red Cross,saw 128 major floods,121 hurricanes and cyclones and 42 earthquakes and tsunamis.Add major avalanches,and forest fires and there were a total of 360 official natural disasters in 2004.This was far more than the 239 recorded in 1995.What is happening,says the Red Cross,is that more people
12、are being killed and affected by disasters.Last week it said 901,177 had died in natural disasters from 1995 to 2004,compared with 643,418 in the previous decade.You will find that 2.54 billion people—almost half the people alive have been through one disaster or another in the past decade,compared
13、with 1.7 billion in the previous 10 years.Worldwide,the Red Cross considers that the number of people affected by disaster has climbed 46% in a decade.
【寫作內容】
1.以約30個詞概括上文的主要內容;
2.以約120個詞就文中所涉及的觀點發(fā)表你的看法,包含以下主要內容:
(1)描述一次自然災害及其影響;
(2)表明你的觀點:在未來,自然災害會增加還是減少,闡述你的理由。
【寫作要求】
1.在作文中可以使用自己親身的經歷或虛構的
14、故事,也可以參照閱讀材料的內容但不得直接引用原文中的句子;
2.作文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱。
【評分標準】
概括準確,語言規(guī)范,內容合適,語篇連貫。
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【參考范文】One possible version:
This passage shows us many figures about the natural disasters,which happened these years and did great harm to human
16、 beings.Thus the author is concerned that it will increase in the future.
Natural disasters are always around us.In May,2008,an earthquake worst ever struck Sichuan Province,killing up to 100,000 people and leaving millions homeless.
We are faced with the challenge of more natural disasters in the
17、 future.
However,with the development of science and technology,people will have more advanced methods to predict and prevent natural disasters.Future citizens will also have a better understanding of environmental protection and draw lessons from history,which will help to lower the risks of natur
18、al disasters.What’s more,governments all over the world are making joint efforts;as a result,environment has taken on a brand new look.
Environmental protection and prevention of natural disasters are topics faced with the whole world.We will surely overcome the difficulties,as long as we are aware
19、 of it and well prepared.
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任務型閱讀
閱讀下列材料,從所給的六個選項(A、B、C、D、E、F)中,選出符合各小題要求的最佳選項。選項中有一項是多余選項。
______ 1. Bree is a middle-aged lady. She doesn’t like the contemporary styles but prefers clothes of older fashion.
______ 2. Margaret is a
20、n office clerk and doesn’t earn a high salary. She wants to buy some ordinary but up-to-date clothes at an acceptable price.
______ 3. Alice, a young housewife, is now planning a family party. She would like to buy something in preparation for the dinner.
______ 4. Peter is a sales manager in an i
21、nternational company. He is a fan of fashion and favors French designs.
______ 5. Richard is a young engineer working at a hi-tech company. He would like to visit some places specializing in men’s clothes.
A. Abraham & Strauss, more familiarly known as A & S, is a busy store which carries reasonab
22、ly — priced(價格合理的) ready — to make adults and children wear fashions. It is the centerpiece of the largest mall in Manhattan.
B. Barney’s New York is a favorite among the young professional New Yorkers. It specializes in excellent, but expensive men’s clothes. A branch for men is located in the gli
23、ttering World Financial Center.
C. Berdorf Goodman is luxurious, very elegant. It carries top-quality contemporary fashions at high prices, specializing in French designers.
D. Lord & Taylor is famous for its classic and much more conservative(保守的) fashions for men and women. The store places an e
24、mphasis on US designers. You need a strong pair of legs, comfortable shoes and lots of spare time to wander around.
E. John Lewis has a gorgeous selection of fabrics. Its china, glass and household items make John Lewis, and its well-known partner, Peter Johns, equally popular with Londoners.
F. T
25、he king of London department stores, by tradition, is Harrods. The spectacular food hall has splendid displays of fish, cheese, fruit and vegetables; other specialties include fashions for all ages, china and glass, and household items.
(參考答案DAFCB)
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