广西南宁市高考英语 完形填空、阅读理解训练题(16)

南宁市

2014

高考英语完形填空、阅读理解训 练题（

16

）及答案

阅读理解

Th

e time of year a baby is born can shape what profession they will

embark on

in later life, a new study has suggested. Being born in a certain month appears to

indicate

the

possibility

of

what

job

a

person

will

end

up

with,

the

study

by

the

Office

for National Statistics found.

Researchers have un

covered that the month in which babies are born could also

affect everything from intelligence to length of life. A child born in December is

more likely to become a dentist while someone whose birthday falls in January will

tend to a debt collector, they found.

A February birth appears to increase the chances of being an artist while March

babies appear to go on to become pilots. Meanwhile, April and May are said to have

a fairly even spread of professions, births in the summer months mean a much lower

chance of becoming a high- earning football player, doctor or dentist. The study was

gained

by

researchers

who

analyzed

the

birth

months

of

people

in

19

separate

occupations

using

information

from

the

last

census

(

人口普查

),

the

Daily

Mail

reported.

Although these trends may be difficult to explain, relations between birth months

and specific health problems have a scientific basis.

Spring

babies

are

at

greater

risk

of

illnesses

including

schizophrenia,

Alzheimer’

s

disease,

asthma

and

autism.

They

may

also

be

less

clever

than

classmates

born in other parts of the year. (/)

63

. What does the underlined phrase “

embark on

” refer to?

A. land on

B. keep in touch with

C. be engaged in

D. break from

64. According to the researchers, a child born in March is likely to become_______.

A. a debt collector

B. a pilot

C. a dentist

D. an artist

65. We can learn from the text that______.

A.

the

month

babies

are

born

could

only

affect

his

intelligence

and

length

of

life

B. People born in the summer months are more likely to get highly paid

C. Spring babies may have the bigger chance to get ill

D. the choice of profession for April and May is very narrow

66. What can be included from the passage?

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A. There exist connections between birth date and occupations

B. The fate has been already decided when people are born

C. People born in Autumn would be more successful than those born in Spring

D. The time of year one is born decides which specific health problems one has

参考答案

63

—

66 CBCA

I ran across a dim photo of him the other day, going through some old things. He

’

s

been dead for 25 years. His name was Rex.

1 was his favorite recreation (

娱乐

). He had so much 2 in the water as any

person I have known. You didn

’

t have to throw a stick in the water to 3 him to

go in. Of course, he would bring back a stick to you if you 4 throw one in.

That 5 me of the night, 6 he brought back a small chest that he found

somewhere how 7 nobody ever knew. Since it was Rex, it 8 easily have been

half

a

mile.

The

chest

wasn

’

t

a

good

one.

It

was

just

a 9 old

piece

that

somebody

10 .

Still,

it

was

something

he

wanted,

probably 11 it

presented

a

nice

problem

in transportation. It tested his courage. We first knew about his achievement when,

deep in the night, we 12 him trying to get the cheat up onto the porch (

门厅

).

It sounded 13 two or three people were trying to tear the house 14 . We came

downstairs and turned on the 15 light. Rex was on the top step trying to pull

the thing up, but it had 16 somehow and he was just holding his own. I suppose

he

would

have

held

his

own 17 dawn

if

we

hadn

’

t

helped

him.

The

next

day

we

carted

the chest miles away and threw it out. If we had thrown it out in a 18 place,

he would have brought it home again, as a small token (

象征

) of his strength in such

matters. 19 , he had been taught to carry heavy wooden objects about and he was

20 of his skill.

1. A. Fighting

B. Swimming

C. Barking

D. Running

2. A. fun

B. trouble

C. danger

D.

difficulty

3. A. stop

B. make

C. get

D. have

4. A. will

B. do

C. did

D. would

5. A. reminds

B. warns

C. tells

D.

suggests

6. A. which

B. while

C. as

D. when

7. A. far

B. long

C. old

D. heavy

8. A. could

B. can

C. should

D. would

9. A. priceless

B. worthless

C. valuable

D. important

10. A. kept

B. forgot

C. deserted

D. remained

11. A. because

B. only if

C. even if

D.

in

case

- 2 -

12. A. saw

13. A. like

14. A. up

15. A. hall

16. A. rolled

17. A. at

18. A. distant

19. A. In all

all

20. A. proud

1~5 BACCA

11~15 ABCDD

B. heard

B. that

B. in

B. kitchen

B. stopped

B. before

B. nearby

B. As a result

B. tired

C. watched

C. as if

C. away

C. bedroom

C. caught

C. till

C. silent

C. At last

D. caught

D. at least

D. down

D. porch

D. broken

D. during

D. busy

D.

After

D. doubtful

C. ashamed

6~10 DAABC

16~20 CCBDA

**** ***********************************************

结束

每日一句

After seeing plenty of

solid evidence

, the greedy thief had

no alternative but

to

acknowledge that

it was

he

that

stole the gold watch. < /p>

在看见了许多的

铁证

之后，这个贪婪的贼

不得不承认是他

偷了金表。

基础词汇强化练习

11. This article can be d______ into four parts.

12. His explanation c______ the mystery.

13. It’s i______ to buy cigarettes in Britain if you’re under 16.

14. If it is c______ to you I’ll be with you next Tuesday.

15. I don't want to i______ you. You must decide for yourself.

16. Please a______ for a taxi to pick me up at six o’clock.

17. I’m sorry, sir, those shoes are not a______ in your size.

18. To their d______, their son was admitted into a famous university.

19. I only wear a tie on special o______.

20. They play for the t______ of it, not merely to win.

参考答案

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11

—

20: divided clarified illegal convenient influence

arrange available delight occasions thrill

书面表达经典句式强化记忆

154. It depends on whether...

这取决于……是否……

.

It depends on whether you are determined to do it or not.

这取决于你是否决心要

做这件事情

.

155. It doesn't make sense to...

…没有任何意义

.

It doesn't make sense to argue with him.

和他争论没有任何意义

.

156. It doesn't matter whether /if...

如果……也没关系

.

It doesn't matter if you have made mistakes. Learn from your mistakes and you'll

make progress.

如果犯错误了也没关系

.

从错误中学习

,

你就会进步

.

书面表达经典朗读素材

The Nightingale-

夜莺

Once a Chinese emperor had a nightingale That kept him very happy day and night.

The

nightingale

sang

beautiful

songs

that

kept

the

emperor

in

good

health

and

spirit.

One

day

someone

gave

the

emperor

mechanical

bird

as

a

present.

The

emperor

would

wind

the key and the bird would sing his song. This new toy thrilled the emperor so much

that

he

forgot

his

nightingale.

The

nightingale

left

the

palace.

One

day

the

mechanical

bird

broke

down.

The

emperor’s

health

declined

because

his

life

had

no

songs

to

Cheer

him. Finally the nightingale returned, and The emperor recovered his health and

spirit.

经典谚语积累

A candle lights others and consumes itself.

蜡烛照亮别人，却毁灭了自己。

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