1、高考英语全面 复习配套训练二十.单项填空1There are 40 students in our class，who come from a _of backgrounds.Avariety BmixtureC extension Dcombination解析：选 A。variety 意为“多样性，种类” ，表示“他们来自不同的背景” 。mixture“混合物，混合体” ；extension“伸长，伸展，延伸，范围” ；combination“结合，合并，配合，组合” 。2John worked hard at his lessons and gained_to a famous unive
2、rsity last year.Apermission BadmissionC agreement Dfreedom解析：选 B。admission 意为“准许进入” ，admission to university指“被大学录取” 。permission“许可” ；agreement“同意” ；freedom“自由，特 权” 。3He was found_in front of the TV set，_the football match.Ato sit；to watch Bseated；watchingC seating；watching Dseated；watched解析：选 B。第一个
3、空，过去分词作补语，表示状态；第二个空，现在分词作状语，表示伴随。4_many other similar ones，China Daily is_newspaper.AComparing with；a most satisfiedB Compared to；the most satisfiedC Comparing to；a more satisfyingDCompared with；a more satisfying解析：选 D。考查分词。第一空，要填 compared to/with，意为“与相比” ，是状语从句 If it is compared to/with 的省略；第二空，现在分
4、词 satisfying 表示 “令人满意的” ，常修 饰物，符合题意。5The young man，determined to carry out his plan，cares little about_others might say about it.Awhat BwhenC which Dwhy解析：选 A。what 在句中引导宾语从句，并在从句中作 say 的宾语。句意：年 轻人决心继续执行他的计划，而不顾其他人说些什么。6Most members of the committee were in favour of the suggestion；only a_were agains
5、t it.Amajority BminorityC quantity Damount解析：选 B。对应于前面的 “most members”(大多数成员赞成这个建议) ，only 引导的应该是“少部分人反对” ，所以用 minority(少数) 。majority 指 “大多数” ；quantity 和 amount 都表示“数量” ，但与后面的谓语不相符。7Not only_the activity_public awareness of world hunger，but raised a lot of money for the poor children.A/；has increased
6、 Bis；increaseC has；increased D/；increased解析：选 C。当 not only 置于句首时，前一个分句要倒装，后一分句不倒装。句意：这项活动不但提高了公众的世界饥荒意识，而且也为贫穷孩子筹集了很多钱。8Sorry，Madam.Youd better come tomorrow because its _the visiting hours.Aduring BatC beyond Dbefore解析：选 C。during 在期间；before 在之前；at 在某一时间点。beyond 超过；比晚。句意：对不起，女士。你最好明天再来，因为探视时间已经过了。9T
7、he person who was taking photos asked the family to sit _and listen_to his order.Aclosely；close Bclose；closelyC close； close Dclosely；closely解析：选 B。句意：那个正在拍照的人要求那家人坐近些认真听他的要求。close 作副词表示位置近；closely 作副词意思是“仔细地” 。10_tomorrow，our ship will set sail for Macao.AHowever the weather is likeB However is the
8、 weather likeC Whatever is the weather likeDWhatever the weather is like解析：选 D。句意：无论明天天气怎样，我们 的船都要驶往澳门。考查状语从句，从句应用陈述语序。.阅读理解A(2009 年东城检测 C)Compared to people with bad attitudes, people who are cheerful and relaxed are less likely to suffer from colds, according to a new study.“Its possible that bein
9、g upbeat helps the body fight illnesses”， says Sheldon Cohen, the studys lead researcher from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) in Pittsburgh.In a previous study, Cohen and his colleagues put coldcausing viruses into the noses of 334 healthy adults. People who tended to be cheerful and lively were le
10、ast likely to develop sniffles, coughs, and other cold symptoms. People who showed positive feelings were also less likely to mention symptoms to their doctors, even when medical tests detected those symptoms.Those findings were interesting, but they didnt prove that a persons attitude affects wheth
11、er he or she gets sick.Instead, it was still possible that a persons underlying personality is what matters.Evidence suggests, for instance, that certain people are naturally more likely to be outgoing and optimistic, with high selfesteem and a sense of control over life.This would mean that who we
12、are, not how we feel, ultimately decides our chances of catching colds.To figure out which mattered more (personality or emotions), the CMU team interviewed 193 healthy adults.The researchers talked to each person over the phone every evening for 2 weeks.At the end of the interviewing period, people
13、 got nose drops that contained either cold or flu viruses. Then，each person stayed in an isolated room for 5 or 6 days.The results showed that everyone in the study was equally likely to get infected.Their symptoms, however, differed depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the
14、 previous 2 weeks.Among those who reported good moods and had been infected with the flu virus, for example, 28 percent developed coughs and stuffy noses. On the other hand，those symptoms struck 41 percent of people who had been less upbeat.【解题导语】 最新研究表明性格开朗的人往往觉察不到感冒的存在。1What would be the best titl
15、e for the passage?ASmiles Turn away ColdsB An Interesting Way to Beat ColdsC Be Outgoing and Optimistic to Fight ColdsDWhat Matters More, Personality or Emotions?解析：选 A。主旨大意题。本文是研究报道，第一段是文章的中心段，根据本段第一句内容可判断此项正确。B 项过于笼统。2In the previous study, people who showed positive feelings_.Adidnt catch colds a
16、s oftenB developed cold symptoms more slowlyC were less likely to have cold symptoms detectedDwere less likely to feel cold symptoms解析：选 D。细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句的前半句内容可知乐观的人更不容易感觉到感冒症状。本句的后半句是说医疗检查发现了感冒症状，由此可排除 C 项。3What mainly decides our chances of catching colds according to the new study?APersonality.
17、BSelfesteem.C Emotions. DAttitudes.解析：选 C。细节理解 题。根据最后一段中的“Their symptoms，however，differed depending on the types of emotions that they had reported over the previous 2 weeks.”可判断关键因素是人的“情感” 。下文内容也有线索提示。4The underlined word “symptoms” probably means_.Asomething that causes coldB something that result
18、s in coldC signs that something exists, especially something badDchanges in your body or mind that show that you are not healthy解析：选 D。猜测词义题。本段前半部分提到 试验中把引起感冒的病毒注入试验对象的鼻孔，乐观的人很少有流鼻涕、咳嗽等感冒症状，甚至感觉不到异常变化，而本句中提到医疗检查的确发现了这些symptoms，由此可推断此处此词的含义是“症状” 。前两项的意思基本相同，可排除；C 项不贴 切。B(2010 年广州广雅中学月考)Sixteen years
19、ago，Eileen Doyles husband，an engineer，took his four children up for an early morning cup of tea，packed a small case and was never seen or heard of again.Eileen was astonished and in a state of despair.They had been a happy family and，as far as she knew，there had been nothing wrong with their marriag
20、e.Every day of the year a small group of men and women quietly pack a few belongings and without so much as a note or a goodbye close the front door for the last time，leaving their debts，their worries and their confused families behind them.Last year， more than 1,200 men and nearly as many women wer
21、e reported missing from homethe highest in 15 years.Many did return home within a year，but others rejected the past completely and are now living a new life somewhere under a different identity.To those left behind， this form of desertion is terrible blow to their pride and selfconfidence.Even the f
22、inality of death might be preferable.At least it does not imply rejection or failure.Worse than that，people can be left with an unfinished marriage，not knowing whether they will have to wait seven years before they are free to start a fresh life.Clinical psychologist Paul Brown believes most departu
23、res of this kind to be well planned rather than impulsive.“Its typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other peoples pain and difficulties.Running away，like killing yourself，is a highly aggressive act.By creating an absence the people left behind feel guilty，upset and empty.”【解
24、题导语】 本文谈论了一小部分人为躲避债务，逃避现实，不辞而别甚至从此消失的现象以及由此引发的问题。5When her husband left home，Eileen Doyle_.Acould not forgive him for taking the childrenB had been expecting it to happen for some timeC could not understand whyDblamed herself for what had happened解析：选 C。细节理解 题。根据第一段的第二句“Eileen was astonished.”可以断定 C
25、“她不明白为什么 ”是正确答案。其余三 项均不符合文章意思。6Most people who leave their families behind them_.Ado so without warningB do so because of their debtsC come back immediatelyDchange their names解析：选 A。细节理解题。依据文章第二段的 “without so much as a note or a goodbye”可知 A 项正确。7Some people would even prefer the death to the runnin
26、g away of their spouse because_.Atheir spouse would feel no pain during the deathB their spouse death would not blow their pride and confidenceC a desertion would not bring a feeling of rejection of failureDtheir spouse death would make them feel less painful解析：选 D。细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知答案 为 D。8Which might
27、 be the title of the passage?ABroken marriageB New life after desertionC A new social problemDDesertion and its influence解析：选 D。主旨大意题。A 项和 C 项的范 围太广，B 项偏离文章主旨，只有 D 项“遗弃及其带来的影响” 符合文章主旨。9What can be inferred from the passage?AMany people choose to leave home quietly because they hate their family.B Pa
28、ul Brown regards leaving home as an act of selfishness.C Those who are left behind will lose confidence and wont marry again.DEileens husband，together with his four kids，was probably killed in an accident.解析：选 B。理解判断题。依据第四段第二句“Its typical of the kind of personality which seems able to ignore other p
29、eoples pain and difficulties”可知 B 项 正确。C(2009 年湖北八校联考二)He met her at a party.She was so outstanding，with many boys around her，while he was so normal，with nobody paying attention to him.At the end of the party，he invited her to have coffee with him.She was surprised，but due to being polite，she agreed
30、.They sat in a nice coffee shop.He was too nervous to say anything，and she felt uncomfortable，thinking， “Please let me go home.”Suddenly he asked the waiter， “Would you please give me some salt？ Id like to put it in my coffee.”Everybody stared at himso strange！His face turned red，but，still ，he put t
31、he salt in his coffee and drank it.She asked him curiously， “Why do you have this hobby？”He replied， “When I was a little boy，I was living near the sea.I liked playing in the sea，and I could feel the taste of the sea，just like the taste of the salty coffee.Now every time I have the salty coffee，I al
32、ways think of my childhood.I miss my hometown so much.I miss my parents who are still living there.”While saying that tears filled his eyes.She was deeply touched.Thats his true feeling，from the bottom of his heart.A man who can tell out his homesickness，he must be a man who loves home，cares about h
33、ome，and has responsibility of home.Then she also started to speak about her faraway hometown，her childhood， and her family.That was a really nice talk，also a beautiful beginning of their story.They continued to date.She found that actually he was a man who meets all her demands；he was kind hearted，w
34、arm and careful.He was such a good person but she almost missed him!Thanks to his salty coffee！Then the story was just like every beautiful love storythe princess married the prince，and then they were living a happy life.And，every time she made coffee for him，she put some salt in the coffee.After 40
35、 years，he passed away，leaving her a letter which said， “My dearest，please forgive my whole life lie.This was the only lie I said to youthe salty coffee”“Remember the first time we dated？I was so nervous at that time.Actually I wanted some sugar，but I said salt.It was hard for me to change so I just
36、went ahead.”“I tried to tell you the truth many times in my life，but I was too afraid to do that，as I have promised not to lie to you for anything.”“Now Im dying.Im afraid of nothing so I tell you the truth：I dont like the salty coffee.What a strange bad taste！But I have had the salty coffee for my
37、whole life！”“Since I knew you，I never feel sorry for anything I do for you.Having you with me is my biggest happiness for my whole life.If I can live for a second time，I still want to know you and have you for my whole life， even though I have to drink the salty coffee again.”Her tears made the lett
38、er totally wet.Someday， someone asked her， “Whats the taste of salty coffee？” “Its sweet， ”she replied.【解题导语】 这是一个感人的爱情故事。男主人公与女朋友约会时，在咖啡店因为紧张说错了话，本来要给咖啡放糖，却叫服务员给他盐。后来，为了信守 爱情，他喝了一 辈子的咸咖啡。10After ordering some salt to put into the coffee，the young man must have felt_.Atouched BsatisfiedC disappointe
39、d Dembarrassed解析：选 D。考查推理判断。从第五段可知，男主人公在和女朋友第一次约会的时候，向服务员要放进咖啡里的盐，此刻每个人都盯着他看，觉得他好奇怪，于是他的脸都红了。由此判断选 D，此时他觉得很尴尬。11Which of the following statements is TRUE?ASalt coffee is more delicious and sweeter than sugar coffee.B The man ordered the salt coffee in order to create a chance to date with the girl.C
40、 The man had to have salty coffee all his life to keep his word.DThe woman hardly believed the mans explanation at their first date.解析：选 C。考 查细节 理解。从文章的叙述可知，当初男主人公因为紧张，本来是要给咖啡加糖，结果说成了要盐，于是喝了一生的咸咖啡，40 年后，在他去世前给妻子的纸条上说明了事情的真相。故选 C。12From the passage we can see that the man is_.Acaring and kind hearted
41、B shy and slyC dishonest but responsibleDwarm and understanding解析：选 A。考查细节理解。文章第十段说 ，女孩在约会中发现这个男孩心地善良，做事很细心(kind hearted ，warm and careful)。13It is implied in the passage that the woman_when reading the letter left by her husband.Awas cheated by her husbands behaviorB was touched by her husbands white lieC felt sorry to know the truth too lateDfelt angry about his dishonesty解析：选 B。考 查推理判断。文章最后一段说，当别人问她咸咖啡的滋味时，她回答说“很甜” ，由此推断，故事的女主人公被丈夫的这个谎言感动了。
