备战2014年高考英语母题大题狂做02(第01期) Word版含解析
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30分钟班级________ 姓名__________ 分数__________ I.完形填空【2012全国II】阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D) 中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Around twenty years ago I was living in York. 21 I had a lot of experience and a Master’s degree, I could not find 22 work.I was 23 a school bus to make ends meet and 24 with a friend of mine, for I had lost my flat. I had 25 five interviews (面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not 26 the job. ―Why has my life become so 27 ?‖ I thought painfully.As I pulled the bus over to 28 a little girl, she handed me an earring 29 I should keep it 30 somebody claimed (认领) it. The earring was painted black and said ―BE HAPPY‖.At first I got angry. Then it 31 me – I had been giving all of my 32 to what was going wrong with my 33 rather than what was right! I decided then and there to make a 34 of fifty things I was happy with. Later, I decided to 35 more things to the list. That night there was a phone call for 36 from a lady who was a director at a larger 37 . She asked me if I would 38 a one-day lecture on stress (压力) management to 200 medical workers. I said yes.My 39 there went very well, and before long I got a well-paid job. To this day I know that it was because I changed my way of 40 that I completely changed my life.【文章大意】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文章。
文章讲述了我20年前在纽约经历的一段艰难生活。
起初,我虽然有经验和硕士学位,但还是找不到满意的工作。
一个小女孩给我的一个耳环改变了我的生活。
从此以后,我列了一个感到满意的50件事情清单,并决定不断添加。
后来我终于找到了一份高薪的工作。
我知道正是因为我改变了我的思维方式才改变了我的生活。
21. A. As B. Though C. If D. When【答案】B【解析】尽管我有许多经验和硕士学位,但还是不能找到满意的工作。
【考点定位】考查连词的含义及用法。
22. A. successful B. extra C. satisfying D. convenient23. A. driving B. repairing C. taking D. designing【答案】A【解析】我开校车来维持生活并且和我的一个朋友住在一起,因为我没了套房。
【考点定位】考查动词词义及语境理解。
24. A. working B. travelling C. discussing D. living25. A. prepared for B. attended C. asked for D. held【答案】C【解析】此处attend the interview意为:参加面试。
我参加了一家公司的五次面试,但他们说,我不能获得这项工作。
【考点定位】考查动词及动词短语的含义。
26. A. lose B. like C. find D.get27. A. hard B. busy C. serious D. short【考点定位】考查形容词词义及语境理解。
28. A. wave at B. drop off C. call on D. look for29. A. ordering B. promising C. saying D. showing【答案】C【解析】此处saying作伴随状语,她在递给我耳环的同时说,我应该保存它以免有人认领。
【考点定位】考查动词词义辨析。
30. A. in case B. or else C. as if D. now that31. A. hurt B. hit C. caught D. moved32. A. feelings B. attention C. strength D. interests33. A. opinions B. education C. experiences D. life【答案】C【解析】此处opinions意见;education教育;experiences经历;life生活。
我把一切注意力都集中在了生活的不顺上而没有关注好的方面。
【考点定位】考查名词词义辨析。
34. A. list B. book C. check D. copy【答案】A【解析】此处list清单;book书;check支票;copy拷贝,本。
我决定做一个我感到满意的50件事的清单。
【考点定位】考查名词词义辨析。
35. A. connect B. turn C. keep D.add36. A. her B. a passenger C.me D. my friend37. A. hospital B. factory C. restaurant D. hotel【答案】C【解析】根据后文:给200医疗工作者(200 medical workers)做报告,可知地点在医院。
【考点定位】考查名词词义及逻辑推理。
38. A. listen to B. review C. give D. talk about39. A. plan B. choice C. day D. tour40. A. operation B. speaking C. employment D. thinkingII.阅读理解[2013·湖南卷] AAPlanning a visit to the UK? Here we help with ways to cut your costs.AVOID BIG EVENTS Big sporting events, concerts and exhibitions can increase the cost of accommodation and make it harder to find a room. A standard double room at the Thistle Brighton on the final Friday of the Brighton Comedy Festival (19 Oct.) cost £169.15 at . A week later, the same room cost £118.15.If you can be flexible and want to know dates to avoid—or you're looking for a big event to pass your time—check out sites such as , which allow you to search for events in the UK by city, date and category.STAY AWAY FROM THE STATION If traveling to your destination by train, you may want to find a good base close to the station, but you could end up paying more for the sake of convenience at the start of your holiday.Don't be too choosy about the part of town you stay in. Booking two months in advance, the cheapest room at Travelodge's Central Euston hotel in London for Saturday 22 September was £95.95. A room just a tube journey away at its Covent Garden hotel was £75.75. And at Farringdon, a double room cost just £62.95.LOOK AFTER YOURSELF Really central hotels in cities such as London, Edinburgh and Cardiff can cost a fortune, especially at weekends and during big events. As an alternative consider checking into a self-catering flat with its own kitchen. Often these flats are hidden away on the top floors of city centre buildings. A great example is the historic O'Neill Flat on Edinburgh's Royal Mile, available for £420 for five days in late September, with room for four adults.GET ON A BIKE London's ―Boris bikes‖ have attracted the most atten tion, but other cities also have similar programmes that let you rent a bicycle and explore at your own pace,saving you on public transport or car parking costs.Among the smaller cities with their own programmes are Newcastle (casual members pay around £1.50 for two hours) and Cardiff (free for up to 30 minutes, or £5 per day).56. The Brighton Comedy Festival is mentioned mainly to show big events may ________.A. help travelers pass timeB. attract lots of travelers to the UKC. allow travelers to make flexible plansD. cause travelers to pay more for accommodation57.―Farringdon‖ in Paragraph 5 is most probably ________.A. a hotel away from the train stationB. the tube line to Covent GardenC. an ideal holiday destinationD. the name of a travel agency58.The passage shows that the O'Neill Flat ________.A. lies on the ground floorB. is located in central LondonC. provides cooking facilities for touristsD. costs over £100 on average per day in late September59.Cardiff's program allows a free bike for a maximum period of ________.A. half an hourB. one hourC. one hour and a halfD. two hours60.The main purpose of the passage is ________.A. to tell visitors how to book in advanceB. to supply visitors with hotel informationC. to show visitors the importance of self-helpD. to offer visitors some money-saving tips【文章大意】文章主要介绍了到英国参观时一些省钱的技巧。