江苏省2014届准高三英语 完形+阅读 暑假限时训练5

江苏省2014届准高三英语完形+阅读暑假限时训练2江苏省2014届准高三英语完形+阅读暑假限时训练2I. 完形This battle, if I can call it that, started almost two years ago when my daughter insisted that I buy her a talking clock. __1__ as a good father, with the__2__of teaching her time, I went to the shop and, as instructed by my daughter,__3__this talking digital clock.By default (默认值), the__4__appeared in degrees Fahrenheit.I pressed__5__of the buttons on the clock but no matter how hard I tried, I wasn’t able to__6__it into degrees Celsius. I had a couple of other digital clocks in which there was a sep arate button to change the temperature settings. This was__7__ here. I opened a few screws (螺丝钉) but it was all__8__.The thing with the digital clock is that when you put the battery in it, it displays all the fields and it now had the all important degrees Celsius sign on it as well.__9__ moved on. Every day when I saw the clock, I would think, “What would be the way to change the__10__of the temperature?”Fast-forward to 9:30 am this morning. I just picked up the clock again... my__11__told me that every time I pressed the “mode” button, there was a(n)__12__action and so this time I went very__13__, one by one... and Bingo! There it was –the__14__ had been won. It now proudly displays the temperature in degrees Celsius. I was so__15__that I even took a picture.What this small__16__taught me was that I knew what I wanted was__17__right in front of me, and all that was required was the right frame of mind to__18__it.That’s what life has_19___for all of us. If you know tha tsomething is achievable then all you need is the right attitude. Victory is just a matter of__20__.1. A. So B. Yet C. If D. Though2. A. mood B. belief C. intent D. idea3. A. took out B. picked up C. put away D. turned up4. A. time B. picture C. sound D. temperature5. A. all B. some C. most D. none6. A. develop B. change C. divide D. make7. A. left B. broken C. misplaced D. missing8. A. in place B. in effect C. in vain D. in practice9. A. Time B. We C. The clock D. The problem10. A. state B. display C. degrees D. accuracy11. A. wife B. daughter C. mind D. judgment12. A. large B. important C. necessary D. corresponding13. A. hard B. fast C. slowly D. efficiently14. A. game B. battle C. contest D. clock15. A. curious B. surprised C. confident D. excited16. A. incident B. accident C. event D. business17. A. never B. always C. seldom D. ever18. A. impress B. remove C. solve D. arrange19. A. in store B. in need C. in time D. in turn20. A. chance B. time C. choice D. confidence II．阅读(A) Scholarship Application Tips in 2013 for college students●Before you apply1. Work hard to get good grades. Don’t sweat about one bad grade, but always strive to do your best.2. Get involved, and stay involved, in extracurricular (课外的) activities. Sports, clubs, drama, bands and orchestras –these often count toward a student’s overall scholarship application evaluation. The same goes for paid (or unpaid) work experience.3. Begin your scholarship research early –by your sophomore (大学二年级) or junior year of high school, if possible. Make special note of application deadlines, as they can vary from late summer to late spring.4. Apply for as many scholarships as you are eligible (符合条件的) for –several smaller scholarships can add up to a lot of money.●During the application process1. Read the supplementary (补充的) materials that come with scholarship application forms to better understand the program’s focus (community se rvice, subject interest). Try to answer the questions with the focus area in mind.2. Answer questions as they are asked. Don’t go off topic.3. If there is a financial component (部分) to the application, make sure you get accurate and complete information from all appropriate sources to ensure your eligibility.4. Take your time. Write down everything you can think of for each question, then set the application aside for a day so you can look everything over again before you send it off.5. Don’t wait until the last minute to complete your application, especially if you are applying online. Computer systems can get clogged (阻塞的) with the largevolume of applicants hoping to submit their qualifications during the last few days and hours before a deadline.6. If a third party has to complete part of your application, such as providinga letter of recommendation, make sure you ask them early on and remind them as often as necessary to ensure they provide you with the necessary materials. 7. Last but not least, review your application with your parents to make sure you haven’t leftout any important details.Good luck to the students applying for the 2013 scholarship programs!21. Before you apply for a scholarship, it’s best to ______.A. pay more attention to grades than to extracurricular activitiesB. focus on only one scholarship applicationC. get as much work experience as possibleD. begin your preparation as early as possible22. When are answering questions on the application form, you should ______.A. focus on the subject you are interested inB. answer to the pointC. list your advantagesD. prove your abilities23. The author suggests that applicants should _______.A. submit the application in the few daysB. double-check their application with their parentsC. complete and submit the application in one dayD. avoid submitting the application online(B)There’s a photo in my collection of vacation shots that I pull out from time to time to remind myself. It’s a picture of me from the late 1970s on a bench in London’s Victoria Station, my head resting against a wall, eyes closed with tiredness, clothes messed up.I used to love that shot. It was evidence of my leisure time, of travel, of interruption from the office: miles covered, sights seen, train stations raced through, goals achieved.However, as I leave work to hit the vacation trail this summer,I take along something extra. This traveling companion has a habit of ruining trips with feelings of guilt –the guilt that comes from attempting to vacation while thinking of the job.The conflict between the time we want off and the guilt we feel when we actually give in to leisure is a long-running battle that has gone too far, driven by 24-7 (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) technology and an over-scheduling craze. It has made many feel as if their free moments are a form of truancy (玩忽职守).It’s hard to take it easy when you’ve been programmed not to. We have been taught for generations that work is the only goal.Time that is unfilled is evil. We are led to believe, and unplanned enjoyment should be avoided. This is reinforced these days by a workplace culture that wants you to believe that advancement depends on your staying on the job.Research now shows, however, that leisure time can do something job a dvancement and money can’t. Leisure activities increase your desire to wor k, leadership skills, your sense of awareness, and your ability to change.Free time also promotes a positive mood and sense of well-being, because it develops self-worth. Deep down, everyone knows we need time off to make our lives better.On holiday, usi ng your productive output as a measure of yourself doesn’t work. This is because a vacation isn’t about output; it’s about input –exploring, learning, reflecting. The magic of a holiday is in the experience itself. This is the same as life satisfaction; i t can’t be measured, only felt.The best part of a vacation isn’t going somewhere else; it’s being where you are, fully involved in the experience.24. The author mentions the photo at the beginning because ______.A. it brings back good memories of a leisure tourB. it shows how exhausting leisure travel can beC. it shows the writer once considered leisure travel as a goal in itselfD. it proves interruptions from the office do not spoil his enjoyment of travel25. What does the underlined phrase “this traveling companion” refer to?A. The feeling of doing something wrong.B. Interruptions from the office.C. Enjoying leisure time.D. Thinking of one’s goals.26. What is the main benefit of leisure time according to the article?A. It improves your productivity.B. It is good for personal development.C. It leads directly to job advancement.D. It helps you see your goals in life more clearly.27. What does the author suggest people do while on vacation?A. Take leisure tours like he does.B. Ignore job advancement and money.C. Get rid of 24-7 technology when they are on vacation.D. Enjoy the experience of being on vacation.(C)My 9-year-old daughter and I were flying from our home in Charlotte, North Carolina, to spend a week with my husband in Miami, Florida. We were excited about the trip because we hadseen him only five times in five months, and Kallie missed her dad terribly.?As usual on the Charlotte-to-Miami flight, the plane was full.I had noticed a troop of Boy Scouts at the gate and commented to my daughter that if anything happened, we would be OK with all those Scouts on our flight! Little did I know...Because we did not get our boarding passes until we arrived at the gate, Kallie and I could not get seats together and were separated by the aisle. It wasn’t a big deal, but Kallie was nervous about the trip and had counted on me reading to her the whole way.When the two passengers who shared my row boarded the plane, I asked if they would switch places with us, so that we could be together and so that she could sit next to the window. They refused, saying they thought they should stay in their assigned seats. Meanwhile, a mother and her three children were in a panic several rows ahead of us. There had been a mistake in their boarding passes; the whole family had been split up.?She was in tears, yet nobody offered to help.?Suddenly the Scout leader stood up and said, “Ma’am, I think we can help you.” He then spent five minutes rearranging his group so that adequate space was available for the family. The boys followed his directions cheerfully and without complaint, and the mother’s relief was obvious.?Kallie, however, was beginning to panic at the thought of not being next to a window or her mother. I told her that there wasn’t anythin g I could do; we would have to sit where we were. Amazingly, the man sitting next to the Scoutmaster, turned around to me and asked, “Would you and your daughter like our seats?” refe rring to himself and the Scoutmaster.Would that man have offered us his seat if the Scouts hadn’t done so for the mom and her children? I don’t know. But I do know that kindness is contagious, and good deeds beget good deeds!28. Which of the following could be put after “Little did I know” at the endof the second paragraph?A. that the Scouts did help us out later to some degree.B. that the Scouts would help another lady instead of us.C. that the plane would not start.D. that we would meet some unfriendly passengers.29. What happened after the author and her daughter boarded the plane?a. A mother was in a worse situation than the author.b. Though unwilling, the Scout boys followed their leader’s order.c. The author’s daughter felt unhappy but cal m when sitting alone.d. The author’s neighbor passengers turned down her request for switching seats.e. The author and her daughter found they couldn’t do what they had planned to do.A. abcB. adeC. abcdD. acde30. What does the underlined word “contagious” mean in the last paragraph?A. Powerful.B. Everlasting.C. Beneficial.D. Spreading.31. What is the author’s main purpose in writing this passage?A. To show that good deeds lead to more good deeds.B. To criticize the coldness of some passengers.C. To compare two different kinds of people.D. To tell us that we should put children first.(D)In the 1990s, the term “digital divide” described the technology haves and have-nots.Nowadays the divide has grown smaller, but left a troubling side effect.Studies show children in poorer families spend more time than those from better-off families watching TV, playing video games and on social networking sites.“I’m not anti technology at home, but it’s not a savior (救星),” said Laura Robell, principa l at Elmhurst Community Prep, a middle school in the lower-income area of East Oakland, California. “So often we have parents come up to us and say, ‘I have no idea how to monitor Facebook.’”The Federal Communications Commission plans to spend $200 million on digital literacy corps, involving perhaps thousands of teachers of productive computing in schools and libraries. Some private and state projects already exist.A study published in 2010 by the Kaiser Family Foundation, which studies health policy in the US, found that children of parents without college degrees spent 90 minutes more per day exposed to media than children from higher socioeconomic families.Children of parents without a college degree spent 11.5 hours each day exposed to media, an increase of 4 hours and 40 minutes per day since 1999.Even children of more educated parents tended to use their devices for entertainment – 10 hours of multimedia a day, a 3.5-hour jump from 1999. “Despite the educational potential of computers, the reality is that their use for education or meaningful content creation is tiny compared to their use for pure entertainment,” said Vicky Rideout, author of the study. “Instead of closingthe achieve ment gap, they’re widening the time-wasting gap.”In 12-year-old Markiy Cook's family, money is limited, but there are two laptops, an Xbox 360 and a Nintendo Wii. Markiy has his own phone. He likes Facebook, texting and games.“I stay up all night, until like 7 in the morning,” he laughs, slightly embarrassed. “It’s why I’m so tired on Monday.” His grades are suffering with a D average. He wants to be a biologist when he grows up.Alejandro Zamora, 13, an eighth grader, calls himself “a Facebook freak”. His mother, Olivia Montesdeoca, said she could not get him to use the computer for homework.She added that she did not understand the Internet. “I have no idea about YouTube. I’ve never even heard of a webcam.”32. According to the text, Laura Robell is concerned that ______.A. a lot of parents don’t care about monitori ng their children’s behavior onlineB. the US government do not make enough effort to introduce technology in educationC. many school children aren’t using technology properly at homeD. a lot of parents do not know enough about technology33. We can learn from the text that children from more educated families ______.A. spend less time using their devices purely for entertainment purposesB. spend fewer hours on the Internet than they used toC. would rather visit social networking sites than play video gamesD. achieve more than children of parents who have had a worse education34. What problem do Markiy Cook and Alejandro Zamora have?A. They are both addicted to video gamesB. They both perform badly at schoolC. Neither of them use multimedia mainly for educationD. Neither of them have parents who know a lot about technology35. What is the text mainly about?A. The educational potential of digital devices.B. The troubles caused by a narrowing digital divide.C. American students’ dependence on multi-media.D. The problems faced by lower income American families.Keys: 1-5 ACBDA 6-10 BDCAB 11-15 CDCBD 16-20 ABCAB1. A。

江苏省2014届准高三英语完形+阅读暑假限时训练8I. 完形It’s that time of year again when students face a hard decision: at which university to continue their education. University___1___can be a useful starting point for this difficult choice.___2___are rankings enough for making such an important___3___?University league tables can be___4___as they do not accurately represent the diversity of an institution’s offering. There are also factors ___5___a university’s academic performance that are worth___6___.“We do not___7___the ranking of higher education institutions,” said Uwe Brandenburg, project manager at Germany-based CHE Consult, a think tank focusing on higher education. As Brandenburg explained, a ranking does not take into consideration the___8___that exist across the various courses an institution offers.___9___, a university may excel at teaching engineering, but it may perform__10____in English literature.So what___11___should students take into consideration when choosing a university?For Georgia Lewis, 24, a Business Management graduate from the UK-based University of Manchester, the course offering was most__12____. “When I looked at universities, the course structure, modules and entry requirements were the first things I considered,” she said.Some will also consider how a course__13____their future plans. Nick Krachler from South Africa started a Master of Science in Political Sociology at the London School of Economics. “My main__14____was that the actual program is the ideal combination for what I want to research in my PhD,” explained the 25-year-old.Others are drawn by opportunities for__15____study, such as William Rowles, 25, from the UK, who had a great__16____in learning Mandarin. “I chose the University of Nottingham___17___its strong connections wi th China,” he said.Beyond academic factors, the___18___life and campus are also important. For Lewis, it was Manchester’s great student life that made her___19___decision. “I knew the nightlife would keep me__20____for three years,” she said.1. A. styles B. rankings C. comparison D. impression2. A. But B. So C. Besides D. Therefore3. A. change B. plan C. decision D. conclusion4. A. amusing B. boring C. incorrect D. misleading5. A. beyond B. with C. except D. within6. A. accepting B. considering C. improving D.ignoring7. A. work out B. care about C. believe in D. doubt about8. A. differences B. similarities C. advantages D. connections 9. A. In general B. In fact C. After all D. For example10. A. well B. poorly C. equally D. normally11. A. lessons B. facts C. factors D. problems12. A. useful B. difficult C. impressive D. important13. A. relates to B. adapts to C. belongs to D. leads to14. A. purpose B. ambition C. reason D. advice15. A. free B. international C. advanced D. independent16. A. difficulty B. experience C. interest D. confidence17. A. because of B. more than C. according to D. regardless of18. A. family B. social C. peaceful D. busy19. A. main B. original C. first D. final20. A. upset B. happy C. exhausted D. confidentII. 阅读(A)Finally, a cell phoneThat’s... a phoneWith rates as low as $3.75 per week!“Well, I finally did it. I finally decided to enter the digital age and get a cell phone. My kids have been annoying me and the last straw was when my car broke down, and I was stuck by the highway for an hour before someone stopped to help. But when I went to the cell phone store, I almost changed my mind. The phones all have cameras, computers and a ‘global-positioning’ something or other that’s supposed to spot me fro m space. Goodness, all I want to do is to be able to talk to my grandkids! The people at the store weren’t much help. They couldn’t understand why someone wouldn’t want a phone the size of a postage stamp. Andthe rate plans! They were confusing, and expensive... and the contract lasted for two years! I’d almost given up until a friend told me about her new Jitterbug phone. Now, I have the convenience and safety of being about to stay in touch –with a phone I can actually use.”Affordable plans that I can understand –and no contract to sign! Unlike other cell phones, Jitterbug has plans that make sense. Why should I pay for minutes I’m never going to use? And if I do talk more than I plan, I won’t find myself with no minutes like my friend who has a prepaid phone. Best of all, there is no contract to sign –so I’m not locked in for years at a time. The US-based customerCall now and receive a FREE gift when you order. Try Jitterbug for 30 days and if you don’t love it, just return it! Why wait, the Jitterbug comes ready to use right out of the box. If yo u aren’t as happy with it as I am, you can return it and get your money back. Call now, the Jitterbug product experts are ready to answer your questions.Call 1-888-809-8794 or visit www. .21. What made “I” finally think of getting a ce ll phone?A. Being stuck by the highway.B. Being urged by his grandkids.C. Being persuaded by cell phone salespersons.D. Being attracted by the friendly return policy.22. On the monthly basis of 100 minutes, the Jitterbug weekly rate is about ____.A. $3.75B. $4.99C. $14.99D. $19.9923. An advantage of Jitterbug mentioned in the passage is _____.A. its discount price with a free giftB. its reasonable rate plans without a contractC. its “global-positioning” system with 911 accessD. its good customer service all over the world24. The main purpose of the passage is to _____.A. tell a customer’s story of JitterbugB. provide two ways to order JitterbugC. give a brief introduction of JitterbugD. attract potential customers to Jitterbug(B)Barditch High School decided to have an All-School Reunion. Over 450 people came to the event. There were tours of the old school building and a picnic at Confederate Park. Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days. Ms. Mabel Yates, the English teacher for over fifty years, was wheeled to the Park. Some eyes rolled and there were a few low groans (嘟囔声) when Ms. Yates was about to speak. Many started looking at their watches and coming up with excuses to be anywhere instead of preparing to listen to a lecture from an old woman who had few kind words for her students and made them work harder than all the other teachers combined.Then Ms. Yates started to speak:“I can’t tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven’t seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven’t appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.”Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued:“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in you chosen path.”“The re is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar (呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.25. What activity was organized for the school reunion?A. Sightseeing in the park.B. A picnic on the school playground.C. Telling stories about past events.D. Graduates’ reports in the old building.26. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates’ speech.B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates’ ways of teaching.C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.27. What was Ms. Yates’ belief in teaching teenagers?A. Teachers’ knowledge is the key to students’ achievements.B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.C. Hard-pushed students are more likely to succeed.D. Students’ resp ect is the best reward for teachers.28. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?A. Reliable and devoted.B. Tough and generous.C. Proud but patient.D. Strict but caring.(C)It was a simple letter asking for a place to study at Scotland’s oldest university which helped start a revolution in higher education. A 140-year-old letter written by a lady calling for her to be allowed to study medicine at St Andrews University has been discovered by researchers. Written by Sophia Jex-Blake in 1873, the seven-page document, which urged the university to allow women to study medicine at the institution, was released yesterday on International Women’s Day.The document was discovered buried in the university archives (档案) by part-time history student Lis Smith, who is completing her PhD at St Andrews Institute of Scottish Historical Research. She said: “We knew that Sophia Jex-Blake and her supporters, in their effort to open up university medical education for women, had written to the Senatus Academicus (校评议委员会) at St Andrews in an attempt to gain permission to attend classes there, but we didn’t know documentary evidence existed. While searching the archives for information about the university’s higher certificate fo r women, I was astonished to come across what must be the very letter Jex-Blake wrote.”In the letter, Sophia and her supporters offered to hire teachers or build suitable buildings for a medical school and to arrange for lectures to be delivered in the subjects not already covered at St Andrews. Although her letter was not successful, it eventually led to the establishment of the Ladies Literate in Arts at St Andrews, a distance-learning degree for women. The qualification, which ran from 1877 until the 1930s, gave women access to university education in the days before they were admitted as students. It was so popular that it survived long after women were admitted as full students to St Andrews in 1892.Ms Jex-Blake went on to help establish the London School of Medicine for Women in 1874. She was accepted by the University of Berne, where she was awarded a medical degree in January 1877. Eventually, she moved back to Edinburgh and opened her own practice.29. Lis Smith found Sophia’s letter to St Andrews University_________ .A. by pure chanceB. in the school officeC. with her supporters’ helpD. while reading history books30. Sophia’s letter resulted in the establishment of________________ .A. the London School of Medicine for WomenB. a degree programme for womenC. a system of medical educationD. the University of Berne31. When did St Andrews University begin to take full-time women students?A. In 1873.B. In 1874.C. In 1877.D. In 1892.(D)“In wilderness is the preservation of the world.” This is a famous saying from a writer regarded as one of the fathers of environmentalism. The frequency with which it is borrowed mirrors a heated debate on environmental protection: whether to place wilderness at the heart of what is to be preserved.As John Sauven of Greenpeace UK points out, there is a strong appeal in images of the wild, the untouched; more than anything else, they speak of the nature that many people value most dearly. The urge to leave the subject of such images untouched is strong, and the danger exploitation (开发) brings to such landscapes (景观) is real. Some of these wildernesses also perform functions that humans need – the rainforests, for example, store carbon in vast quantities. To Mr Sauven, these “ecosystem services” far out weigh the gains from exploitation.Lee Lane, a visiting fellow at the Hudson Institute, takes the opposing view. He acknowledges that wildernesses do provide useful services, such as water conservation. But that is not, he argues, a reason to avoid all human presence, or indeed commercial and industrial exploitation. There are ever more people on the Earth, and they reasonably and rightfully want to have better lives, rather than merely struggle for survival. While the ways of using resources have improved, there is still a growing need for raw materials, and some wildernesses contain them in abundance. If they can be tapped without reducing the services those wildernesses provide, the argument goes, there is no further reason not to do so. Being untouched is not, in itself, a characteristic worth valuing above all others.I look forward to seeing these views taken further, and to their being challenged by the other participants. One challenge that suggests itself to me is that both cases need to take on the question of spiritual value a little more directly. And there is a practical question as to whether wildernesses can be exploited without harm.This is a topic that calls for not only free expression of feelings, but also the guidance of reason. What position wilderness should enjoy in the preservation of the world obviously deserves much more serious thinking.32. John Sauven holds that_____.A. many people value nature too muchB. exploitation of wildernesses is harmfulC. wildernesses provide humans with necessitiesD. the urge to develop the ecosystem services is strong33. What is the main idea of Para 3?A. The exploitation is necessary for the poor people.B. Wildernesses cannot guarantee better use of raw materials.C. Useful services of wildernesses are not the reason for no exploitation.D. All the characteristics concerning the exploitation should be treated equally.34. What is the author’s attitude towards this debate?A. Objective.B. Disapproving.C. Skeptical.D. Optimistic.35. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?(CP: Central Point; P: Point; Sp: Sub-point; C: Conclusion)Keys: 1-5 BACDA 6-10 BCADB 11-15 CDACB 16-20 CABDB1. B。

第一部分：听力（共两节, 满分20分)第一节（共5小题；每小题1分，满分5分）听下面5段对话。

每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。

每段对话仅读一遍。

1. Where are the speakers going?A. To the train station.B. To the airport.C. To the park.2. What is the woman going to bring?A. Overcoat and gifts.B. Sweater and gifts.C. Gifts only.3. What does the man mean?A. He can get tickets himself.B. He wants the tickets.C. He is not interested in the game.4. What are the speakers doing?A. Having a picnic.B. Going hiking.C. Driving a car.5. What is the weather like now?A. Sunny.B. Cloudy.C. Snowy.第二节（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）听下面几段对话或独白。

每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。

听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。

每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6. How long did Deng live in Georgia?A. For about 3 years.B. For about 7 years.C. For about 10 years.7. Where was the woman born?A. In California.B. In Hong Kong.C. In Georgia.听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

江苏省2014届准高三英语完形+阅读暑假限时训练4I. 完形At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious (叛逆的). I cared little about anything my parents had to say, __1__ if it had to do with me.__2__so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t__3__my pictu re of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I__4__any open offering of love. In fact, I got__5__at the mention of the word love.One night, after a particularly__6__day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. __7__I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n)__8__. I pulled it out and on the envelope it__9__“To read when you’re__10__”.Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I__11__ it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and__12__you do or say will ever change that. I am here__13__you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s__14__. Ju st know that _15___where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”That was the __16__of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were__17__mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent (不安分的) teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be__18__in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager,__19__. Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my __20__there is that calm assurance that love – consistent, enduring, unconditional love – changes lives.1. A. particularly B. similarly C. eventually D. only2. A. With B. Besides C. Like D. Among3. A. agree with B. allow for C. pick up D. relate to4. A. appreciated B. missed C. received D. rejected5. A. curious B. angry C. excited D. nervous6. A. difficult B. joyful C. peaceful D. ordinary7. A. So B. Since C. As D. Before8. A. message B. magazine C. book D. envelope9. A. wrote B. said C. warned D. spelled10. A. lonely B. awake C. alone D. tired11. A. folded B. opened C. examined D. answered12. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing13. A. beyond B. except C. for D. against14. A. okay B. possible C. bad D. disappointing15. A. as long as B. no matter C. in case D. only if16. A. best B. first C. last D. unique17. A. never B. seldom C. frequently D. sometimes18. A. waited B. trusted C. loved D. praised19. A. needed B. expected C. understood D. achieved20. A. desk B. feet C. bed D. pillowII．阅读(A)What is this job like?Recreation workers plan and teach activities that people do in their free time. This may include camping, sports, arts and crafts, or dance. Recreation workers organize these activities for people of all ages.Recreation workers do a variety of jobs. A new kind of recreation worker in China is an outward bound instructor. Outward bound instructors lead and teach activities such as swimming, hiking, horseback riding, skating, skiing, and camping.Fitness instructors teach and help people with exercises such as weightlifting, yoga, and aerobics. They help people train and meet their personal fitness goals. They also show people the proper way to do various exercises. Aerobics instructors teach classes that help people improve their physical condition.Recreation workers do their jobs in different places such as health clubs andparks. Those who work outdoors sometimes have to deal with bad weather.Most fitness instructors spend their time indoors at fitness centers and health clubs. Many instructors work for about 40 hours a week. Some work nights and weekends.●How do you get the job?Many full-time jobs require a college degree with a major in recreation or leisure studies.Special training or experience in a particular field, such as art, music, drama, or athletics, is important for many jobs.Some jobs require certification. A recreation worker or fitness instructor may be certified in a particular area of exercise such as personal training, strength training or aerobics. Many fitness instructors become personal trainers.Recreation workers and fitness instructors should like working with people. They must be patient and able to talk to others clearly. They also need to be healthy and physically fit.●How much does this job pay?Most recreation workers and fitness instructors make between 35,000 and 45,000 yuan a year when they start work.Earnings of successful, self-employed personal trainers can be much higher.●What about the future?People are likely to spend more and more money and time on leisure and businesses to have more recreation and fitness programs for their employees. As a result, the number of jobs for recreation workers and fitness instructors is expected to grow.However, most workers are expected to face tough competition for jobs because so many people want to become recreation workers and fitness instructors. People with formal training or experience will have the best chance of getting a job.The recreation field also provides a large number of short-term, seasonal jobs suitable for high school or college students.21. What do recreation workers do?A. They teach people the proper way to do exercise.B. They improve people’s physical condition.C. They organize outdoor activities.D. They teach people leisure activities.22. How many varieties of recreation workers are mentioned in the text?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 523. Those who want to apply for the job need _____.a. a master’s degreeb. training in a particular fieldc. good interpersonal skillsd. experience as a personal trainerA. a, bB. b, cC. a, cD. c, d24. Why might this be a good career to choose at the moment?A. It will become one of the highest-paid careers.B. There isn’t much competition in this area.C. More and more recreation workers will be needed.D. Colleges are providing more training for students.(B)Insect wings have many different shapes and colors. They also have different uses.Most insects have two pairs of wings, with one pair behind the other. These wings are used for flying, of course. But wings can help an insect in other ways too.FlyingHow fast an insect can fly depends on the size and speed of its wings. Houseflies are faster because they have small wings that flap quickly.The same is true for honeybees. A honeybee can flap its small wings 225 times each second, and can fly at 23 km/h. That’s fast for an insect.But butterflies drift from flower to flower. They flap their broad wings slowly. Sometimes they glide without flapping at all. These big wings could break if the butterfly flapped as hard as a bee does.Hard CoveringsWings are not just for flying. In fact, a beetle’s front wings are not for flying at all. These two wings are hard. When the beetle rests or walks, they cover its soft body like two pieces of a nutshell. These wings help protect the beetle from being eaten by birds.When the beetle flies, it holds its front wings out to the side. With these hard wings out of the way, the beetle can fly with its small back wings.Colors for HidingSome wings have colors and patterns that make the insect hard to see. These wings look like the places where the insect rests. When the creature holds still, it doesn’t look like an insect. It looks like a leaf or stone or piece of bark.The colors help the insect hide from animals that might eat it. This kind of coloring is called camouflage.Grasshoppers have camouflage. When they sit on plants, their wings look likethe leaves around them.Bright ColorsSome insects don’t hide at all. Instead, their wings have bright colors that can be seen from far away.Scientists say these colors warn birds that the insects are not good to eat. The wings of the monarch butterfly have warning colors of bright orange with black. A bird might eat one of these butterflies. But after the bad taste of that meal, the colors warn the bird not to eat another one.Most people think wings are just for flying. I like to tell them about these amazing uses.25. Why do butterflies have broad wings?A. Because they fly slowly.B. Because the bigger their wings are, the faster they fly.C. Because they help them balance on flowers.D. Because they protect their wings from being broken.26. A beetle’s front wings ______.A. play an important role in its flyingB. can help the beetle walk fasterC. are not as useful as its small back wingsD. are more a weapon than a flying tool for the beetle27. How can insects make use of their colors?a. to warn their enemiesb. to compete with othersc. to disguise themselvesd. to appeal to their friendsA. acB. abC. acdD. abcd28. How many insects has the author used as examples?A. Four.B. Five.C. Six.D. Seven.(C)Having a purpose in life makes you live longer, according to scientists at Rush University Medical Center. They say that having focus, intentions and a sense of meaning in your life are all associated with lower mortality rates among older adults.What the purpose is appears not to matter much, nor does it seem to matter whether goals are ambitious or modest. “It can be anything –from wanting to accomplish a goal in life, to achieving something in a volunteer organization, to as little as reading a series of books,” said a lead author of the study, Dr. Patricia Boyle, PhD, a neuropsychologist at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago.Dr. Boyle and her colleagues looked at more than 1,200 elderly individuals who lived in community environments. None of them had dementia (痴呆). The investigators did an initial evaluation of all participants, and then followed them for the period of 5 years.At the very beginning, the subjects were asked questions about their life purpose. They had to rate themselves on different areas. Their answers were used to work out whether they felt their life had a meaning and that they felt they were working toward goals. According to Dr. Boyle, the average score on the sense-of-purpose measurement was 3.7 out of possible 5.When comparing scores, the investigators revealed that participants who had a higher sense of purpose had nearly 50 percent less of a the risk of dying during the follow-up period, compared with people whose sense of purpose was lower. The findings held true even after accounting for other factors, such as depression, disability, the number of medical conditions and income. The association of purpose in life with mortality did not differ among men and women, nor did it among white people and African-Americans. During the study period, 151 participants died.The investigators reported that significant associations with mortality were found with three particular items on the purpose of life questionnaire to determine the study participants’ agreement with the following statements: “I sometimes feel as if I have done all there is to do in life;” “I used to set goals for myself, but that now seems like a waste of time;” and “My daily activities often seem trivial and unimportant to me.”29. What does the underlined wo rd “mortality” mean in the first paragraph?A. Death.B. Depression.C. Disease.D. Disability.30. Which of the following is TRUE about the study?A. It was scientific and convincing.B. The participants were healthy elderly individuals.C. The findings would have been different if other factors had been considered.D. Those participants who died during the study had no strong purpose in life.31. The statements listed in the last paragraph share the sense of a lack of ______.A. meaning in lifeB. happiness in lifeC. dedication to lifeD. plans in life(D)A few weeks after the death of my first wife, Georgia, I was cutting open a bag of frozen peas and it slipped from my hands and crashed to the floor. The peas rolled everywhere like marbles. I tried to use a broom, but with each swipe thepeas rolled across the kitchen, bounced off the wall and rolled in all directions. My mental state at the time was fragile. Losing my wife had been an unbearable pain. I got on my hands and knees and gathered the peas into a pile. I was half laughing and half crying as I collected them. It doesn’t take much for a person dealing with grief to break down. For the next week, every time I was in the kitchen, I would find a pea that had escaped my first cleanup. Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean, and found a dozen or so peas hidden underneath. By the time I found those last few remaining peas, I was in a new relationship with a wonderful woman. After we married, I was reminded of those peas under the refrigerator. I realized my life had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered. My wife was gone. I was in a new city with a busy job. My son was with me and was also having trouble adjusting to his new surroundings and the loss of his mother. I was a bag of spilled, frozen peas. My life had come apart and scattered. When life gets you down; when everything you know comes apart; when you think you can never get through the tough times, remember, it is just a bag of scattered, frozen peas. The peas can be collected and life moves on.You will find all the peas. First the easy peas come together in a pile. You pick them up and start to move on. Later you will find the peas that are bigger and harder to see. When you gather all the peas together, life will be whole again. The life you know can be scattered at any time. You will move on, but how fast you do so depends on you.How will you collect your peas? 32. How did the author feel when the peas rolled everywhere?A. Annoyed.B. Amused.C. Scared.D. Sad.33. What does the underlined word “fragile” mean in the second paragraph?A. Delicate.B. Strong.C. Dark.D. Strange.34. The author compares his life to the peas because ______.A. both can go in different directionsB. both are small things in a big worldC. both can be scattered and recovered againD. peas are separate just like he was separated from his wife35. Which of the following best describes the tone of the article?A. Encouraging.B. Questioning.C. Humorous.D. Discouraging.Keys:1-5 ACADB 6-10 ACDBC 11-15 BDCAB 16-20 BACAD1. A。

南京市玄武区2014高考英语（暑假基础训练（5）附答案Ⅰ.完形填空Last summer Tom and his friends George and Bill wanted to take a vacation.But they did not have much __1__.They decided that a __2__mountain climbing expedition(探险；郊游)was the only trip they could __3__.Since each of them was __4__to climbing，the vacation would be a lot of fun.Tom made all the plans.He __5__that they should share the expenses for food and gas equally and that each one should bring some __6__clothes because the weather at __7__altitudes is usually cold.The boys were not in a hurry，so they climbed __8__the first day.The weather was __9__，and they enjoyed the fresh __10__as they climbed up a narrow path.Tom expected the weather to stay nice，but late in the afternoon there was a __11__.The boys rushed toward a cave and decided to camp there that night.When the sun rose the next morning，they continued __12__.As the boys went higher，the climbing became more __13__，and by late that afternoon the trip appeared endless.When they finally reached the __14__of the mountain，they saw a beautiful sight.The colors of the sunset were yellow，red，and gold.The boys relaxed and enjoyed the view.The farms and fields of wheat and corn below appeared very small.In the distance，they could see trees，hills and valleys.They __15__a week in the mountains.They really had great fun.1．A.time B．moneyC．cost D．fare解析：选B。

高中英语真题:2014高考英语（阅读理解）一轮暑假训练（4）（答案）The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities, can ever graduate. The studi es clearly show that the dropout rate isn’t dropping. And, in parti cular, the dropout rate isn’t dropping for poor and minority stude nts.Amazingly, though so many regret the rising dropout rate, our s chools continue to lack formal plans--or any plans--to teach students motivation(动机). Most schools have no game plan to ensure that students u nderstand that schooling will be completely necessary. Schools expect youth and children to act as though schooling is importa nt, but they never teach them to believe that.Years ago, families ensured that the children recognized the value of schooling. But in many modern families, the children m ay fail to recognize the importance of school life just because th ese families may actually tell their children that school is not im portant. Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students, youth professionals, like teachers may need to provide this training. Otherwise, it is likely the dropout rat e will continue not to drop, but only worsen.Here are some strategies to convince even the most apatheti c (无动于衷的) students that they must stay in school.Ask students if they will ever need to work: The world has ch anged. 100 years ago, factory work was the booming job, and it required no education. Today, factories are increasingly autom ated. Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diplom a.Ask students which century they will be prepared for: In 1900 , the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servan t—education not needed. Now, the most common jobs are office a nd sales staff—education and diploma usually needed. An amazing 6 out of 10 people today work in a store or office.Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replac ed. For example, the coming trend in fast food is to use comput ers rather than people to run the restaurant. A prototype is appa rently already being tested. The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements may b e ripe for automation.11. What does the underlined part mean in Paragraph1?A. Few students can afford to go to school in large cities.B. A large number of the 9th graders can graduate now.C. There are still quite a few 9th graders leaving school e arly.D. Most schools in large cities have fewer and fewer stud ents.12. Without the help of youth professionals,_____.A. more and more families will gradually recognize the val ue of school.B. it is likely that the dropout rate in schools won’t continu e to drop.C. some parents will be more convinced of their children’s future.D. the schools will make proper plans to solve the proble ms with dropout.13. The author takes factory work for example mainly to ______.A. tell us that many jobs requires certain education in the pastB. show that there are more factory work and employment in modern societyC. show that employment in the computer field grows at a high rateD. emphasize that modern jobs require education and sch ools are necessary14. It can be inferred that______.A. both schools and families should answer for the high dr opout rateB. many new jobs don’t need children’s high school diplo maC. working in a store doesn’t require a high school diplom aD. most schools are ready to help students recognize the importance of study15. If students play the “Replace Me” game, the result would be “______”A. They will know that they can ‘always’ do without a diplomaB. More of them will drop out early to go to workC. They will discover that lack of education is a disadvantage in choosing jobsD. They will become better at using computers to hunt for a job参考答案 11—15 、CBDAC**********************************************************结束阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

2014高考英语完形填空：2013暑假练习题（5）及答案解析 第二节： 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—40各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

（根据台州市2009年高三年级第一次调考试改编） We always celebrated my Dad’s November birthday on Thanksgiving Day, even after he entered a nursing home. As years went on, these events took on a(n) 21 meaning a traditional birthday party for Dad, and a personal 22 for all that he had done for me in my life. When we knew that it might be Dad’s 23 birthday, the whole family decided to come together for a huge birthday celebration at the nursing home. It was a crowded party __24_all of us sitting around him. Dad was a wonderful 25 , and here was a biggest audience he’d ever had. During a quiet moment, I announced that it was now Dad’s turn to 26 stories from us. I wanted everyone to tell Dad what we loved about him. 27 , we told stories from our hearts, 28 Dad listened with wet, flashing blue eyes. We 29 all kinds of lost memories stories about when we were little, stories about when Dad was young and stories that are shared as family 30 . Even the littlest grandchildren couldn’t 31 to tell their grandfather why they loved him. For a man who had been kind to so many people in his life, here was our 32 to honor him. A few months later, at Dad’s memorial service, we fully realized what we had given Dad that night. Those were the stories people normally tell at a 33 . They are told, then, full of tears, with the hope that the departed will somehow hear the outpouring of love._34_ we had given those loving 35 to Dad when he was 36 , told through laughter, accompanied by hugs and joy. I’m sure the stories and memories 37 over in his mind during his last months and days. Words do 38 , and they are enough. We need to say them, to speak them 39 to the ones we love, for everyone else to hear. That’s the way to 40 love, and our chance to honor a person in life. 21.A. double B. original C. complex D. modern 22.A. congratulation B. thanking C. wish D. apology 23.A. late B. lastC. livingD. lost 24.A. by B. as C. thoughD. with 25.A. writerB. listenerC. storytellerD. reader 26.A. listen to B. hear of C. make up D. talk about 27.A. Little by little B. Now and then C. All at once D. One after another 28.A. while B. because C. if D. before 29.A. regretted B. recorded C. recalledD. remembered 30.A. thoughts B. possessionsC. talesD. treasures 31.A. afford B. wait C. offer D. help 32.A. task B. dutyC. chanceD. decision 33.A. burial B. party C. meeting D. wedding 34.A. Or B. And C. So D. But 35.A. kindnessB. memoriesC. care D. hugs 36.A. healthyB. old C. youngD. alive 37.A. rolledB. wentC. flied D. came 38.A. benefitB. work C. matter D. mean 39.A. properly B. publiclyC. clearlyD. correctly 40.A. give back B. search forC. hand over D. fall in 完形: 21--25 ABBDC 6--30 ADACD 31--35 BCADB 36--40 DACBA *****************************************************结束 完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分） 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从36—55各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

南京市秦淮区2014高考英语（暑假基础训练（5）附答案Ⅰ.完形填空There have been many great inventions, things that changed the way we live.The first great invention was one that is still very important today－the wheel.This made it__1__to carry heavy things and to__2__long distances.For hundreds of years after that there were few __3__that had as much effect as the__4__.Then in the early 1800’s the world started to change.There waslittle__5__and left in the world, people didn’t have to explore__6__any more.They began to work instead to make life better.In the second half of the 19th__7__, there were many great inventions.The helicopter in 1909.__8__with sound in 1926.The computer in 1928, and jet planes in 1930.This was also a__9__when a new material was first made.Nylon came in 1935.It changed the kind of clothes people__10__.By this time most people had a very good __11__.Man has a desire to explore again.The world was known to man but the stars were not.Man began looking for__12__to go into space.Russia made the first__13__.Then the United States took a step.Since then other__14__, including China and Japan may have made their steps into space.In 1969 man took his biggest step from the earth.Americans first__15__on the moon.This is certainly just a beginning thought.New inventions will some day allow us to do things we have never yet dreamed of.【文章大意】发明如何影响了人类的生活.1．A.better B．heavierC．lighter D．easier解析: 选D. 较容易, 较方便.2．A.travel B．goC．run D．fly解析: 选A. 轮子的发明使得人类可以搬运较重的物品, 以及进行长距离的旅行.3．A.discoveries B．inventionsC．inventors D．findings解析: 选B. 指“发明”.4．A.car B．truckC．wheel D．jet解析: 选C. 数百年过去了, 人类世界再也没有出现像轮子一样起到如此重要作用的发明. 5．A.unknown B．famousC．understood D．unexpected解析: 选A. 世界上的大部分都被人类所认知和了解.6．A.more B．manyC．few D．much解析: 选D. 人类不需要再进行探索和开发；much加强语气.7．A.country B．periodC．century D．age解析: 选C. 在19世纪后半段出现了许多伟大的发明.8．A.Games B．MoviesC．Events D．Sports解析: 选B. 1926年出现有声电影.9．A.time B．generationC．era D．term解析: 选A. 在这段时间还出现了一种新的材料.10．A.put B．wearC．dress D．have解析: 选B. 1935年, 人类发明了尼龙. 它改变了人类衣服的材质.11．A.man B．animalC．person D．life解析: 选D. 在这段时间, 人类过上了很好的生活.12．A.courses B．waysC．distances D．means解析: 选B. 人类开始寻找方法进入太空.13．A.step B．processC．measure D．procedure解析: 选A. 俄国首先迈出了第一步.14．A.states B．nationsC．countries D．towns解析: 选C. 接着, 中国和日本等国也跨入了这个行列.15．A.ran B．swamC．walked D．paced解析: 选C. 1969年, 地球上的人类迈出了最重大的一步. 美国人首先登上了月球. walk onthe moon漫步月球.*********************************************************结束I. 单项选择：（每小题1.5分，满分30分）。

江苏省2014届准高三英语完形+阅读暑假限时训练6I. 完形I was called into the principal’s office but I had no idea what I had done wrong. When I arrived, my brother Brian was there. He had been crying. Brian grabbed my hand and said, “Amanda has been in a car___1___.”Every inch of my body went __2____as I realized what he had said. My sister was injured. One question sounded over and over in my head –___3___could this have happened? Even though she was only 17, Amanda was one of the___4___drivers I knew. I felt shocked and terrified.My brother and I left immediately___5___the hospital my sister was in. When we arrived, my sister’s face was___6___from the eyebrows up and you could see blood everywhere. She was___7___to several machines. My mom and dad stood at her side crying.My sister looked___8___at me with blood-filled eyes. In her eyes, where I expected to see___9___, I saw strength. She said to me, “I love you, Renee.”I suddenly realized how___10___I tell my sister I love her. I tried to___11___her, but she wasn’t listen ing any more,___12___some doctors were taking her away to the x-ray room.As they wheeled her away I wanted to scream out, but I couldn’t. I couldn’t move, speak or even cry__13____she was around the corner. Then the tears came.Though everyone kept telling me she would be all right, something made me___14___. Every moment that passed allowed the___15___in my mind to grow bigger. Finally, the doctor walked down the hall and stood quietly in front of us. It was then that the long-awaited___16___came. Amanda was going to be okay.My heart leaped as I realized I still had a sister. She would need a lot of plastic surgery, but she was_17_____.A year later,__18____my sister and I quarrel sometimes, every time I see her face and spot the large scar that stretches across it, I remember to tell her that I__19____her. I remember when I almost didn’t have the___20___to tell her again how much I love her.1. A. game B. travel C. accident D. shop2. A. frozen B. excited C. flexible D. relaxed3. A. when B. where C. why D. how4. A. youngest B. safest C. hardest D. worst5. A. to B. at C. up D. for6. A. covered B. knocked C. operated D. hanged7. A. applied B. attached C. fastened D. related8. A. up B. down C. around D. upon9. A. belief B. love C. fear D. hope10. A. frequently B. much C. soon D. rarely11. A. answer B. refuse C. persuade D. hug12. A. while B. because C. though D. so13. A. unless B. since C. after D. until14. A. angry B. disappointed C. worried D.dissatisfied15. A. confidence B. doubt C. sympathy D. curiosity16. A. words B. note C. evidence D. information17. A. ill B. afraid C. alone D. alive18. A. only if B. in case C. now that D. even though19. A. save B. help C. love D. forgive20. A. mood B. chance C. time D. courage II. 阅读(A)You’ll soon be 84 years old, Dad, and you and I will have had 55 Father’s Days together.You know, there was a time when we were not only separated by the generation gap but completely polarized (对立) by it. Split by: age and experience, opinions, hairstyles, cosmetics, clothing and boys.The Father-Daughter Duel of ‘54 shifted into high gear when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the ‘54 Chevy whether you liked it or not. The police officer who escorted (护送) me home after you reported the Chevy stolen late one evening was too young to understand father-daughter politics and too old to have much tolerance for a 16-year-old. You were so decent (恰当的) about it, Dad, and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.Our relationship improved greatly when I had babies. I didn’t know w hat to expect of you and Mom as grandparents but I didn’t have to wait long to find out. Those babies adored you then just as they adore you now.I suppose I saw our relationship as aging together, rather like a fine wine.But the oddest thing happened last week. I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car. It didn’t immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and frail behind the wheel of that huge car. It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere. Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.Fifty years ago this spring, we planted kohlrabi together in a garden in Charles City, Iowa.This week, we’ll plant kohlrabi together again, perhaps for the last time but I hope not. I don’t understand why planting kohlrabi with you is so important to me but it is. I don’t even like kohlrabi... but I like planting it with you.Honoring a father on Father’ s Day is about more than a dad who brings home a paycheck, shares a dinner table, and attends school graduation and weddings. It’s more about unconditionally loving children who are stubborn, who know everything and won’t listen to anyone. It’s about loving someone more than words can say, and wishing that it never had to end.I love you, Dad.21. What can we learn from the third paragraph?A. The author’s father scolded her seriously that evening.B. The police officer helped settle the fight between the author and her father.C. The author’s father called the police to find his missing daughter.D. Their relationship was worsened when she drove the Chevy away.22. What does the author mean by saying “a slap in the face” in the fifth paragraph?A. She regretted the fights she had with her father.B. She suddenly realized that her father was so old and could be gone one day.C. She was ashamed of herself that she hadn’t taken good care of her father.D. She suddenly realized that she had caused a lot of trouble for her father.23. Which of the following words can describe the au thor’s father?a. Unreasonableb. Caringc. Tolerantd. StubbornA. bcB. bdC. acdD. bcd(B)“Hi! How are you?” The woman smiled as she took the seat beside me. She had to lower herself slowly, squeezing her ample bottom into the space. Positioning herself comfortably, she put her enormous arm on the armrest.I didn’t reply and leaned towards the window.She repeated her greeting in a friendly voice.“Hi,” I replied.“My name is Laura. I’m from Britain. How about you?” A palm waved in frontof my face.“Malaysia,” I shook the hand reluctantly.Laura started a conversation with me, taking no notice of my unfriendly reactions. Her voice was warm and caring. She was thoughtful. When we were served drinks and meals she made sure that I had room to move in my seat. “I don’t want to make you uncomfortable with my elephant size!” she said with great sincerity.To my surprise, her face that I disliked hours before, slowly opened into an extraordinary smile – lively and calm at the same time. I couldn’t help but let down my guard.Laura was an interesting conversationalist. She was well read in many subjects from philosophy to science. She turned a seemingly unimportant subject into something to explore and understand. Her comments were humorous and inspirational. When our topic turned to cultures, I was pleasantly surprised by her intelligent comments and well-thought-out analysis.I asked Laura, “Have you ever thought about losing some weight? You aren’t worried about the diseases that come with being overweight?”“Not at all. You only get the diseases if you’re worried about your weight all the time. You see advertisements from slimming centers that say, ‘Liberate yourself from your extra baggage so that you are free to be yourself.’ It’s rubbish! You’re liberated only if you’re comfortable with who you are, and what you look like! I eat healthily and walk regularly; I’m this size because I am born to be big!”She sipped her wine. “Besides, God gives me so much happiness that I need a bigger body to ho ld all of it! Why would I lose weight to lose my happiness?”When we waved goodbye to each other at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Airport, I thought Laura was the most beautiful woman I had ever met in my life.24. Why was the author unfriendly toward Laura in the beginning?A. The author was not in a good mood that day.B. The author had hoped to enjoy the trip alone.C. The author was not good at making friends with strangers.D. The author wasn’t comfortable with Laura’s size.25. The fact that ______ made the author change her attitude.A. Laura talked so muchB. Laura was such a wonderful personC. Laura taught her a lot during the tripD. Laura helped her a lot during the trip26. Why didn’t Laura want to lose weight?A. She didn’t think she needed to.B. She di dn’t trust advertisements.C. She liked being big because it got her attention.D. She thought happiness was more important than health.27. What kind of person is Laura?A. Talkative and loud.B. Warm and considerate.C. Knowledgeable and proud.D. Wild and adventurous.(C)I bought a Paul Smith shirt three months ago. For those who don’t know, Paul Smith is an English designer brand.His shirts cost about 1,000 yuan upwards. I paid 50 yuan for my colorful shirt from a street trader in Beijing.Of course my shirt was a knockoff, a cheap copy of the brand. After a few washes little balls formed on the surface of the thin material.Do I care? Not at all. You get what you pay for.I have to admit I hate shopping. I don’t care enough about spending money o n clothes. I have other priorities.In You Are What You Wear, US writer Jennifer Baumgartner says people’s clothes tell a story about their personality.She goes on: “The clothes you choose to wear provide important information about you as a person, your approximate education level, your income, social status and even your level of self-esteem.”When I started work as an undercover (秘密工作的) crime reporter I had to shop for jeans and a hoodie (连帽衫) in order to fit in with a rough and ready (世故的) social group.I bought the hoodie in a charity shop. My daughters were shocked. They thought I looked bad, but I knew my disguise was perfect.Elizabeth L. Cline thinks she knows best when it comes to cheap clothes in her book Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion. She expresses sadness that clothing has been turned into goods that could be thrown away after being used once or twice.She looks down her nose at cheap fashion and longs for the good old days when department stores sold quality clothes at expensive prices.I don’t agree. At least people now can choose what to wear without breaking the bank.28. The underlined sentence in the article meant that ______.A. I never spend money on clothesB. I don’t mind spending money on clothesC. it is too much trouble to spend money on clothesD. there’s not much point spending money on clothes29. From the text w e can infer that the author’s disguise _____.A. had something to do with his incomeB. turned out unsuited to his planC. immediately won the admiration of his daughtersD. proved that clothes can’t show a person’s true personality30. The author mentions Elizabeth L. Cline’s book to _______.A. show his disagreement with her ideaB. express his anger at the poor quality of clothesC. show his dislike for how people treat their clothesD. support her attitude toward spending money on clothes31. Which of the following might be the best title for the story?A. You get what you pay forB. You are what you wearC. High cost of cheap fashionD. The variety of clothes(D)How packed is your schedule? When somebody says “How are you?”, is “Busy” your usual reply? Not being able to slow down and relax worries a lot of people. But when we say “I’m busy”, is it sometimes to boast (吹嘘) rather than to complain?According to US writer Tim Kreider, people who moan (埋怨) about being busy are not always the ones who need to be busy.Rather, they are filling their lives up voluntarily. In an article for The New York Times entitled The ‘busy’ trap, Kreider says, “busy people” are “addicted to busyness and fear what they might have to face in its absence”.Our lives cannot poss ibly be silly or meaningless if we are “in demand every hour of the day”.Kreider says that for most of us, being busy is not necessary; it’s something we’ve chosen.He tells the story of a friend of his who was driven out of New York by high rent costs. She now lives in a small town in the south of France.She describes herself as happy and relaxed for the first time in years. She still gets her work done, but it doesn’t take up her entire day.She has a big circle of friends who all go out to the cafe together every night.She used to describe her personality as “driven, anxious and sad”. These attributes (特点) turned out to be an “effect of her environment”.Kreider says that most of us don’t want to be busy, but if everyone else putson an air of busyness, we feel we ought to do something or risk being considered lazy.Being artificially busy stops us from taking a step back to learn about ourselves. Kreider urges us to space out once in a while. Doing nothing is not lazy, he says: “It is as indispensable (不可或缺的) to the brain as vitamin D is to the body.”“The space and quiet that idleness provides is a necessary condition for standing back from life and seeing it whole… it is… necessary to getting any work done.”History is full of stories of inspiration in idle moments, su ch as Archimedes’ “Eureka” in the bath and Newton’s apple.Kreider wonders whether the “lazy” people in life “aren’t responsible for more of the world’s great ideas, inventions and masterpieces than the hardworking”.32. According to Tim Kreider, people who complain about their busy schedule ______.A. are not busy at allB. are afraid of idle momentsC. want to show their importance to othersD. find their life stupid and meaningless33. Kreider mentioned his female friend to show that ________.A. personality decides the quality of our lifeB. how bad it is to work in New YorkC. busyness is sometimes a result of environmentD. there’s no need to put on an air of busyness34. The underlined phrase “space out” in the text means ______.A. enjoy being lazyB. give up one’s effortsC. relax and take a restD. change your environment35. Archimedes’ “Eureka” in the bath and Newton’s apple are mentioned in the text to ______.A. give examples of great ideas and inventionsB. show the benefits that idleness can bringC. prove that great minds never stop thinkingD. emphasize the importance of inspirationKeys: 1-5 CADBD 6-10 ABACD 11-15 ABDCB 16-20 ADDCB1. C。

江苏省2014届准高三英语完形+阅读暑假限时训练4I. 完形At the age of 13, I was angry and rebellious (叛逆的). I cared little about anything my parents had to say, __1__ if it had to do with me.__2__so many teenagers, I struggled to escape from anything that didn’t__3__my pictu re of the world. A “brilliant without need of guidance” kid, I__4__any open offering of love. In fact, I got__5__at the mention of the word love.One night, after a particularly__6__day, I stormed into my room, shut the door and got into bed. __7__I lay down in the privacy of my bed, my hands slipped under my pillow. There was a(n)__8__. I pulled it out and on the envelope it__9__“To read when you’re__10__”.Since I was alone, no one would know whether I read it or not, so I__11__ it. It said: “Mike, I know life is hard right now, I know you are frustrated and I know we don’t do everything right. I also know that I love you completely and__12__you do or say will ever change that. I am here__13__you if you ever need to talk, and if you don’t, that’s__14__. Ju st know that _15___where you go or what you do in your life, I will always love you and be proud that you are my son. Love, Mom.”That was the __16__of several “To read when you’re alone” letters. They were__17__mentioned until I was an adult. In the midst of my turbulent (不安分的) teen years, the letters were the calm assurance that I could be__18__in spite of my rebelliousness. Just before I fell asleep I thanked God that my mom knew what I, an angry teenager,__19__. Today when the seas of life get stormy, I know that just under my __20__there is that calm assurance that love – consistent, enduring, unconditional love – changes lives.1. A. particularly B. similarly C. eventually D. only2. A. With B. Besides C. Like D. Among3. A. agree with B. allow for C. pick up D. relate to4. A. appreciated B. missed C. received D. rejected5. A. curious B. angry C. excited D. nervous6. A. difficult B. joyful C. peaceful D. ordinary7. A. So B. Since C. As D. Before8. A. message B. magazine C. book D. envelope9. A. wrote B. said C. warned D. spelled10. A. lonely B. awake C. alone D. tired11. A. folded B. opened C. examined D. answered12. A. everything B. anything C. something D. nothing13. A. beyond B. except C. for D. against14. A. okay B. possible C. bad D. disappointing15. A. as long as B. no matter C. in case D. only if16. A. best B. first C. last D. unique17. A. never B. seldom C. frequently D. sometimes18. A. waited B. trusted C. loved D. praised19. A. needed B. expected C. understood D. achieved20. A. desk B. feet C. bed D. pillowII．阅读(A)What is this job like?Recreation workers plan and teach activities that people do in their free time. This may include camping, sports, arts and crafts, or dance. Recreation workers organize these activities for people of all ages.Recreation workers do a variety of jobs. A new kind of recreation worker in China is an outward bound instructor. Outward bound instructors lead and teach activities such as swimming, hiking, horseback riding, skating, skiing, and camping.Fitness instructors teach and help people with exercises such as weightlifting, yoga, and aerobics. They help people train and meet their personal fitness goals. They also show people the proper way to do various exercises. Aerobics instructors teach classes that help people improve their physical condition.Recreation workers do their jobs in different places such as health clubs andparks. Those who work outdoors sometimes have to deal with bad weather.Most fitness instructors spend their time indoors at fitness centers and health clubs. Many instructors work for about 40 hours a week. Some work nights and weekends.●How do you get the job?Many full-time jobs require a college degree with a major in recreation or leisure studies.Special training or experience in a particular field, such as art, music, drama, or athletics, is important for many jobs.Some jobs require certification. A recreation worker or fitness instructor may be certified in a particular area of exercise such as personal training, strength training or aerobics. Many fitness instructors become personal trainers.Recreation workers and fitness instructors should like working with people. They must be patient and able to talk to others clearly. They also need to be healthy and physically fit.●How much does this job pay?Most recreation workers and fitness instructors make between 35,000 and 45,000 yuan a year when they start work.Earnings of successful, self-employed personal trainers can be much higher.●What about the future?People are likely to spend more and more money and time on leisure and businesses to have more recreation and fitness programs for their employees. As a result, the number of jobs for recreation workers and fitness instructors is expected to grow.However, most workers are expected to face tough competition for jobs because so many people want to become recreation workers and fitness instructors. People with formal training or experience will have the best chance of getting a job.The recreation field also provides a large number of short-term, seasonal jobs suitable for high school or college students.21. What do recreation workers do?A. They teach people the proper way to do exercise.B. They i mprove people’s physical condition.C. They organize outdoor activities.D. They teach people leisure activities.22. How many varieties of recreation workers are mentioned in the text?A. 2B. 3C. 4D. 523. Those who want to apply for the job need _____.a. a master’s degreeb. training in a particular fieldc. good interpersonal skillsd. experience as a personal trainerA. a, bB. b, cC. a, cD. c, d24. Why might this be a good career to choose at the moment?A. It will become one of the highest-paid careers.B. There isn’t much competition in this area.C. More and more recreation workers will be needed.D. Colleges are providing more training for students.(B)Insect wings have many different shapes and colors. They also have different uses.Most insects have two pairs of wings, with one pair behind the other. These wings are used for flying, of course. But wings can help an insect in other ways too.FlyingHow fast an insect can fly depends on the size and speed of its wings. Houseflies are faster because they have small wings that flap quickly.The same is true for honeybees. A honeybee can flap its small wings 225 times each second, and can fly at 23 km/h. That’s fast for an insect.But butterflies drift from flower to flower. They flap their broad wings slowly. Sometimes they glide without flapping at all. These big wings could break if the butterfly flapped as hard as a bee does.Hard CoveringsWings are not just for flying. In fact, a beetle’s front wings are not for flying at all. These two wings are hard. When the beetle rests or walks, they cover its soft body like two pieces of a nutshell. These wings help protect the beetle from being eaten by birds.When the beetle flies, it holds its front wings out to the side. With these hard wings out of the way, the beetle can fly with its small back wings.Colors for HidingSome wings have colors and patterns that make the insect hard to see. These wings look like the places where the insect rests. When the creature holds still, it doesn’t look like an insect. It looks like a leaf or stone or piece of bark.The colors help the insect hide from animals that might eat it. This kind of coloring is called camouflage.Grasshoppers have camouflage. When they sit on plants, their wings look likethe leaves around them.Bright ColorsSome insects don’t hide at all. Instead, their wings have bright colors that can be seen from far away.Scientists say these colors warn birds that the insects are not good to eat. The wings of the monarch butterfly have warning colors of bright orange with black. A bird might eat one of these butterflies. But after the bad taste of that meal, the colors warn the bird not to eat another one.Most people think wings are just for flying. I like to tell them about these amazing uses.25. Why do butterflies have broad wings?A. Because they fly slowly.B. Because the bigger their wings are, the faster they fly.C. Because they help them balance on flowers.D. Because they protect their wings from being broken.26. A beetle’s front wings ______.A. play an important role in its flyingB. can help the beetle walk fasterC. are not as useful as its small back wing sD. are more a weapon than a flying tool for the beetle27. How can insects make use of their colors?a. to warn their enemiesb. to compete with othersc. to disguise themselvesd. to appeal to their friendsA. acB. abC. acdD. abcd28. How many insects has the author used as examples?A. Four.B. Five.C. Six.D. Seven.(C)Having a purpose in life makes you live longer, according to scientists at Rush University Medical Center. They say that having focus, intentions and a sense of meaning in your life are all associated with lower mortality rates among older adults.What the purpose is appears not to matter much, nor does it seem to matter whether goals are ambitious or modest. “It can be anything –from wanting to accomplish a goal in life, to achieving something in a volunteer organization, to as little as reading a series of books,” said a lead author of the study, Dr. Patricia Boyle, PhD, a neuropsychologist at the Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center in Chicago.Dr. Boyle and her colleagues looked at more than 1,200 elderly individuals who lived in community environments. None of them had dementia (痴呆). The investigators did an initial evaluation of all participants, and then followed them for the period of 5 years.At the very beginning, the subjects were asked questions about their life purpose. They had to rate themselves on different areas. Their answers were used to work out whether they felt their life had a meaning and that they felt they were working toward goals. According to Dr. Boyle, the average score on the sense-of-purpose measurement was 3.7 out of possible 5.When comparing scores, the investigators revealed that participants who had a higher sense of purpose had nearly 50 percent less of a the risk of dying during the follow-up period, compared with people whose sense of purpose was lower. The findings held true even after accounting for other factors, such as depression, disability, the number of medical conditions and income. The association of purpose in life with mortality did not differ among men and women, nor did it among white people and African-Americans. During the study period, 151 participants died.The investigators reported that significant associations with mortality were found with three particular items on the purpose of life questionnaire to determine the study participants’ agreement with the following statements: “I sometimes feel as if I have done all there is to do in life;” “I used to set goals for myself, but that now seems like a waste of time;” and “My daily activities often seem trivial and unimportant to me.”29. What does the underlined wo rd “mortality” mean in the first paragraph?A. Death.B. Depression.C. Disease.D. Disability.30. Which of the following is TRUE about the study?A. It was scientific and convincing.B. The participants were healthy elderly individuals.C. The findings would have been different if other factors had been considered.D. Those participants who died during the study had no strong purpose in life.31. The statements listed in the last paragraph share the sense of a lack of ______.A. meaning in lifeB. happiness in lifeC. dedication to lifeD. plans in life(D)A few weeks after the death of my first wife, Georgia, I was cutting open a bag of frozen peas and it slipped from my hands and crashed to the floor. The peas rolled everywhere like marbles. I tried to use a broom, but with each swipe thepeas rolled across the kitchen, bounced off the wall and rolled in all directions. My mental state at the time was fragile. Losing my wife had been an unbearable pain. I got on my hands and knees and gathered the peas into a pile. I was half laughing and half crying as I collected them. It doesn’t take much for a person dealing with grief to break down. For the next week, every time I was in the kitchen, I would find a pea that had escaped my first cleanup. Eight months later I pulled out the refrigerator to clean, and found a dozen or so peas hidden underneath. By the time I found those last few remaining peas, I was in a new relationship with a wonderful woman. After we married, I was reminded of those peas under the refrigerator. I realized my life had been like that bag of frozen peas. It had shattered. My wife was gone. I was in a new city with a busy job. My son was with me and was also having trouble adjusting to his new surroundings and the loss of his mother. I was a bag of spilled, frozen peas. My life had come apart and scattered. When life gets you down; when everything you know comes apart; when you think you can never get through the tough times, remember, it is just a bag of scattered, frozen peas. The peas can be collected and life moves on.You will find all the peas. First the easy peas come together in a pile. You pick them up and start to move on. Later you will find the peas that are bigger and harder to see. When you gather all the peas together, life will be whole again. The life you know can be scattered at any time. You wi ll move on, but how fast you do so depends on you.How will you collect your peas? 32. How did the author feel when the peas rolled everywhere?A. Annoyed.B. Amused.C. Scared.D. Sad.33. What does the underlined word “fragile” mean in the second paragraph?A. Delicate.B. Strong.C. Dark.D. Strange.34. The auth or compares his life to the peas because ______.A. both can go in different directionsB. both are small things in a big worldC. both can be scattered and recovered againD. peas are separate just like he was separated from his wife35. Which of the following best describes the tone of the article?A. Encouraging.B. Questioning.C. Humorous.D. Discouraging.Keys:1-5 ACADB 6-10 ACDBC 11-15 BDCAB 16-20 BACAD1. A。