2017届高考英语-完形填空+记叙文-专题练习(二十三)

2017届高考英语专题练习（二十三）

完形填空+记叙文

43．A．talent B．quality C．nature D．condition 44．A．doubt B．advantage C．challenge D．progress 45．A．examine B．express C．open D．trust 46．A．fearful B．harmful C．unfair D．inconvenient 47．A．to B．on C．off D．against 48．A．greeted B．treated C．served D．paid 49．A．pains B．stresses C．injuries D．problems 50．A．positive B．friendly C．flexible D．cautious 51．A．defending B．quitting C．winning D．bargaining 52．A．standard B．range C．view D．goal

53．A．until B．as C．when D．before 54．A．proud B．tired C．ashamed D．confident 55．A．plan B．advice C．reward D．responsibility

二、阅读理解

Dear Alfred

I want to tell you how important your help is to my life.

Growing up, I had people telling me I was too slow, though, with an IQ of 150 at 17, I’m anything but stupid. The fact was that I was found to have ADHD（Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder注意力缺陷多动障碍）. Anxious all the time, I was unable to keep focused for more than an hour at a time.

However, when something did interest me, I could become absorbed. In high school, I became curious about the computer, and built my first website. Moreover, I completed the senior course of Computer Basics, plus five relevant pre-college courses.

While I was exploring my curiosity, my disease got worse. I wanted to go to college after high school, but couldn’t. So, I was killing my time at home until June 2012when I discovered the online computer courses of your training center.

Since then, I have taken courses like Data Science and Advanced Mathematics. Currently, I’m learning your Probability course. I have hundreds of printer paper, covered in self-written notes from your video. This has given me a purpose.

Last year, I spent all my time looking for a job where, without dealing with the public, I could work alone, but still have a team to talk to. Luckily, I discovered the job—Data Analyst—this month and have been going full steam ahead. I want to prove that I can teach myself a respectful profession, without going to college, and be just as good as, if not better than, my competitors.

Thank you. Y ou’ve given me hope that I can follow my heart. For the first time, I feel good about myself because I’m doing something, not because someone told me I was doing good. I feel whole.

This is why you’re saving my life.

Yours,

Tanis 56．Why didn’t Tanis go to college after high school? ________.

A．She had learned enough about computer science B．She had more difficulty keeping focused C．She preferred taking online courses D．She was too slow to learn

57．As for the working environment, Tanis prefers ________

A．working by herself B．dealing with the public C．competing against others D．staying with ADHD students 58．Tanis wrote this letter in order to ________

A．explain why she was interested in the computer

B．share the ideas she had for her profession

C．show how grateful she was to the center

D．describe the courses she had taken so far

Passage C

A scientist working at her lab bench and a six-old baby playing with his food might seem to have little in common. After all, the scientist is engaged in serious research to uncover the very nature of the physical world, and the baby is, well, just playing…right? Perhaps, but some developmental psychologists have argued that this “play”is more like a scientific investigation than one might think.

Take a closer look at the baby playing at the table. Each time the bowl of rice is pushed over the table edge, it falls in the ground—and, in the process, it belongs out important evidence about how physical objects interact ; bowls of rice do not flood in mid-sit, but require support to remain stable. It is likely that babies are not born knowing the basic fact of the universe; nor are they ever clearly taught it. Instead, babies may form an understanding of object support through repeated experiments and then build on this knowledge to learn even more about how objects interact. Though their ranges and tools differ, the baby’s investigation and the scientist’s experiment appear to share the same aim（to learn about the natural world）, overall approach（gathering direct evidence from the world）, and logic（are my observations what I expected?）.

Some psychologists suggest that young children learn about more than just the physical world in this way—that they investigate human psychology and the rules of language using similar means. For example, it may only be through repeated experiments, evidence gathering, and finally overturning a theory that a baby will come to accept the idea that other people can have different views and desires from what he or she has, for example, unlike the child, Mommy actually doesn’t like Dove chocolate.

Viewing childhood development as a scientific investigation throws on how children learn, but it also offers an inspiring look at science and scientists. Why do young children and scientists seem to be so much alike? Psychologists have suggested that science as an effort—the desire to explore, explain, and understand our world—is simply something that comes from our babyhood. Perhaps evolution provided human babies with curiosity and a natural drive to explain their worlds, and adult scientists simply make use of the same drive that served them as children. The same cognitive systems that make young children feel good about figuring

something out may have been adopted by adult scientists. As some psychologists put it, “It is not that children are little scientists but that scientists are big children.”

50．According to some developmental psychologists, ________

A．a baby’s play is nothing more than a game.

B．scientific research into babies; games is possible

C．the nature of babies’ play has been thoroughly investigated

D．a baby’s play is somehow similar to a scientist’s experiment

51．We learn from Paragraph 2that ________.

A．scientists and babies seem to observe the world differently

B．scientists and babies often interact with each other

C．babies are born with the knowledge of object support

D．babies seem to collect evidence just as scientists do

52．Children may learn the rules of language by ________.

A．exploring the physical world B．investigating human psychology C．repeating their own experiments D．observing their parents’ behaviors 53．What is the main idea of the last paragraph? ________

A．The world may be more clearly explained through children’s play.

B．Studying babies’ play may lead to a better understanding of science.

C．Children may have greater ability to figure out things than scientists.

D．One’s drive for scientific research may become stronger as he grows.

54．What is the author’s tone when he discusses the connection between scientists’ research and babies’ play? ________

A．Convincing. B．Confused.

C．Confident. D．Cautious.

Test A

From the very beginning of school we make books and reading a constant source of possible failure and public humiliation. When children are little we make them read aloud, before the teacher and other children, so that we can be sure they “know” all the words they are reading. This means that when they don’t know a word, they are going to make a mistake, right in front of everyone. After having taught fifth-grade classes for four years, I decided to try at all costs to rid them of their fear and dislike of books, and to get them to read oftener and more adventurously.

One day soon after school had started, I said to them, “Now I’m going to say something about reading that you have probably never heard a teacher say before. I would like you to read a lot of books this year, but I want you to read them only for pleasure. I am not going to ask you questions to find out whether you understand the books or not. If you understand enough of a book to enjoy it and want to go on reading it, that’s enough for me. Also I’m not going to ask you what words mean.”

The children sat stunned and silent. Was this a teacher talking? One girl, who had just come to us from a school where she had had a very hard time, looked at me steadily for a long time after I had finished. Then, still looking at me, she said slowly and seriously, “Mr. Holt, do you really mean that?” I said just as seriously, “I mean every word of it.”

During the spring she really astonished me. One day, she was reading at her desk, From a glimpse of the illustrations I thought I knew what the book was. I said to myself, “It can’t be,” and went to take a closer look. Sure enough, she was reading Moby Dick, in edition with woodcuts. I said, “Don’t you find parts of it rather heavy going?” She answered, “Oh, sure, but I just skip over those parts and go on to the next good part.”

This is exactly what reading should be and in school so seldom is, an exciting, joyous adventure. Find something, dive into it, take the good parts, skip the bad parts, get what you can out of it, go on to something else. How different is our mean-spirited, picky insistence that every child get every last little scrap of “understanding”that can be dug out of a book.

41．According to the passage, children’s fear and dislike of books may result from ________.

A．reading little and thinking little B．reading often and adventurously

C．being made to read too much D．being made to read aloud before others 42．The teacher told his students to read ________.

A．for enjoyment B．for knowledge

C．for a larger vocabulary D．for higher scores in exams

43．Upon hearing the teacher’s talk, the children probably felt that ________.

A．it sounded stupid B．it was not surprising at all

C．it sounded too good to be true D．it was no different from other teachers’ talk 44．Which of the following statements about the girl is TRUE according to the passage? ________

A．She skipped over those easy parts while reading.

B．She had a hard time finishing the required reading tasks.

C．She learned to appreciate some parts of the difficult books.

D．She turned out to be a top student after coming to this school.

45．From the teacher’s point of view, ________.

A．children cannot tell good parts from bad parts while reading

B．children should be left to decide what to read and how to read

C．reading is never a pleasant and inspiring experience in school

D．reading involves understanding every little piece of information

B

Graphs can be a very useful tool for conveying information, especially numbers, percentages, and other data.

A graph gives the reader a picture to interpret. That can be a lot more efficient than pages and pages explaining the data.

Graphs can seem frightening, but reading a graph is a lot like reading a story. The graph has a title, a main idea,

and supporting details. You can use your active reading skills to analyze and understand graphs just like any other text.

Most graphs have a few basic parts: a caption or introduction paragraph, a title, a legend or key, and labeled axes. An active reader looks at each part of the graph before trying to interpret the data. Captions will usually tell

you where the data from （for example, a scientific study of 400 African elephants from 1980 to 2005）. Captions usually summarize t he author’s main point as well . The title is very important. It tells you the main idea of the graph by stating what kind of information is being shown. A legend, also called a key, is a guide to the symbols and colors used in the graph. Many graphs, including bar graphs and line graphs, have two axes that form a corner. Usually these axes are the left side and the bottom of the graph. Each axis will always have a label tells you what each axis measures.

Bar Graphs

A bar graph has two axes and uses bars to show amounts. In Graph 1, we see that the x-axis shows grades students earned, and the y-axis shows how many

students earned each grade. You can see that 6students earned an A because the bar for A stretches up to 6on the vertical measurement. There is a lot of information we can get from a simple graph like this （See Graph 1）.

Line Graphs

A line graph looks similar to a bar graph, but instead of bars, it plots points and connects them with a line. It has the same parts as a bar graph-two labeled axes-and can be read the same way. To read a line graph, it’s important to focus on the points of intersection rather than the line segments between the points. This type of graph is most commonly used to show how something changes over time. Here is a graph that charts how far a bird flies during the first five days of its spring migration （See Graph 2）.

The unit of measurement for the x-axis is days. The unit of measurement for the y-axis is kilometers. Thus we can see that, on the first day, the pipit flew 20 kilometers. The line segment goes up between Day 1and Day 2, which means that

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Grade Earned

Graph 1. Student Performance on Social

the bird flew farther on Day 2. If the line segment angled down, as between Day 4and Day 5, it would mean that the bird flew fewer kilometers than the day before. This line graph is a quick, visual way to tell the reader about the bird’s migration.

Pie Graphs

A typical pie graph looks like a circular pie. The circle is divided into sections, and each section represents a fraction of the data. The graph is commonly used to show percentages; the whole pie represents 100 percent, so each piece is a fraction of the whole.

A pie graph might include a legend, or it might use icons or labels within each slice. This pie graph shows one month’s expenses（See Graph 3）.

Food $25 Movies $12 Clothing $36 Savings $20 Books $7

46．When used in a graph, a legend is ________.

A．a guide to the symbols and colors B．an introduction paragraph

C．the main idea D．the data

47．What is the total number of students who earned a C or better? ________

A．4. B．6.

C．10. D．20.

48．The bird covered the longest distance on ________

A．Day 1. B．Day 2.

C．Day 3. D．Day 4.

49．Which of the following cost Amy most? ________

A．Food. B．Books.

C．Movies. D．Clothing.

三、阅读表达

阅读下面短文,并按照题目要求用英语回答问题.

When Dan Shaw gets up from the sofa in his home, Cuddles is never far away. When he wants to go outside, he doesn’t take Cuddles out for walk—Cuddles takes him for a walk. Cuddles is clearly no ordinary family pet. It is a two-foot-high miniature horse and serves as the guiding eyes of Shaw, who is blind.

When Shaw lost his sight, his wife suggested he apply for a guide dog. Shaw, an animal lover, said he couldn’t bear to part with a dog（which usually lives about eight to ten years）and get used to a new one, perhaps several times in his life.

Then Shaw heard of a program about the tiny guide horses. He learned that the horse possess many qualities that make them an excellent choice for guiding people. They are clean friendly, smart and have great memories. They can be trained to remain calm in noisy and crowded places. Best of all, they live for 25~25 years, which would enable Shaw to have the same guide companion for most or all of his life.

Shaw immediately applied to be and was accepted as the first person to receive a guide horse. The instant he met Cuddles, he knew he was making the right choice. Then he began his training.

Through training, Shaw and Cuddles learned to find way on busy streets, step over curbs（便道沿儿）and find elevator buttons. Cuddles even demonstrated（显示）its ability to step in front of Shaw and block him, to prevent him from walking into a dangerous situation. The little horse also expertly led Shaw through busy shopping malls. They got along without any difficulties. Now Shaw is confident that Cuddles will change his life for the better. 56．What’s the mean ing of the underlined word “miniature” in Paragraph 1? （No more than 2words）57．Why didn’t Shaw want to choose a dog as his guide? （No more than 15words）

58．What does Paragraph 3mainly tell us? （No more than 10words）

59．How does Shaw feel about his future life with the help of Cuddles? （No more than 10words）

60．In your opinion, what is the ideal relationship between man and animals? （No more than 20 words）

【高考词汇分类记练】

一、

1．—Do you think it’s a good idea to make friends with your students?

— ________, I do. I think it’s a great idea.

A．Really B．Obviously

C．Actually D．Generally

2．It seems that living green is ________, easy and affordable. A small step makes a big difference.

A．exactly B．fortunately

C．surprisingly D．hardly

3．As there is less and less coal and oil, scientists are exploring new ways of making use of ________ energy, such as sunlight, wind and water for power and fuel.

A．primary B．alternative

C．instant D．unique

4．The questionnaire takes ________t en to fifteen minutes to complete and can be used along with the assessment interview.

A．mainly B．punctually

C．approximately D．precisely

5．I can ________ be a teacher. I’m not a very patient person.

A．seldom B．ever

C．never D．always

6．Frank put the medicine in the top drawer to make sure it would not be ________ to the kids.

A．accessible B．relative

C．acceptable D．sensitive

7．How much ________ she looked without her glasses!

A．well B．good

C．best D．better

8．My uncle’s house in the downtown area is much smaller than ours, but it is twice ________ expensive.

A．as B．so

C．too D．very

9．It was a nice house, but ________ too small for a family of live.

A．rarely B．fairly

C．rather D．pretty

10．I’m not surprised that he became a writer. Even as a child he had a ________ imagination.

A．clear B．cautious

C．funny D．vivid

11．The incomes of skilled workers went up. ________, unskilled workers saw their earnings fall. A．Moreover B．Therefore

C．Meanwhile D．Otherwise

12．In the good care of the nurses, the boy is ________ recovering from his heart operation.

A．quietly B．actually

C．practically D．gradually

13．The children loved their day trip, and they enjoyed the horse ride ________.

A．most B．more

C．less D．little

14．I’m sure that your letter will get ________ attention. They know you’re waiting for the reply. A．continued B．immediate

C．careful D．general

15．It’s high time you had your hair cut; it’s getting ________.

A．too much long B．much too long

C．long too much D．too long much

16．Compared with his sister, Jerry is even more ________ to, and more easily troubled by, emotional and relationship problems.

A．skeptical B．addicted

C．available D．sensitive

【高考词汇分类记练】

1．If you come to visit China, you will ________ a culture of amazing depth and variety.

A．develop B．create

C．substitute D．experience

2．Tom had to ________ the invitation to the party last weekend because he was too busy.

A．turn in B．turn down

C．turn over D．turn to

3．Body language can ________ a lot about your mood, so standing with your arms folded can send out a signal that you are being defensive.

A．take away B．throw away

C．put away D．give away

4．We tend to have a better memory for things that excite our senses or ________ our emotions than for straight facts.

A．block off B．appeal to

C．subscribe to D．come across

5．The university started some new language programs to ________ the country’s Silk Road Economic Belt. A．apply to B．cater for

C．appeal to D．hunt for

6．The whole team ________ Cristiano Donald, and he seldom lets them down.

A．wait on B．focus on

C．count on D．call on

7．Don’t worry. I’m sure your missing glasses will ________ sooner or later.

A．stand out B．break up

C．get out D．turn up

8．It is said that body language ________ 55 per cent of a first impression while what you say just 7per cent. A．lies in B．accounts for

C．consists of D．goes with

9．The team are working hard to ________ the problem so that they can find the best solution.

A．face B．prevent

C．raise D．analyze

10．Peter will ________ his post as the head of the travel agency at the end of next month.

A．take up B．put up

C．add up D．break up

11．If steel is heavier than water, why are ships able to ________ on the sea?

A．float B．drown

C．shrink D．split

12．If you have any doubts about your health, you’d better ________ your doctor at once.

A．convince B．consult

C．avoid D．affect

13．Schools should be lively places where individuals are encouraged to ________ to their greatest potential. A．accelerate B．improve

C．perform D．develop

14．In order not to be heard, she pointed her finger upwards to ________ that someone was moving about upstairs. A．whisper B．signal

C．declare D．complain

15．There i s no doubt that this candidate’s advantage ________ his ability to communicate with foreigners in English.

A．leaves out B．goes against

C．lies in D．makes up

16．See, your computer has broken down again! It doesn’t ________ sense to buy the cheape st brand of computer just to save a few dollars.

A．have B．make

C．display D．bring