1、高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网(本试卷满分 135 分，考 试时间 120 分钟)第一部分：语言知识及应用(共两节，满分 45 分)第一节：完形填空(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从 115 各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。All throughout life we deal with some types of disappointment，whether they are from our job，family or friends.Disappointment is 1 .It is not
2、a matter of “if” it comes，it is “When” it comes.Several days before my 15th birthday，my dad 2 me that they had bought me a car and it would be 3 on the morning of my birthday.You can imagine the 4 I felt .That morning，I stood outside waiting for my car to arrive.I 5 a red sports car and could feel t
3、he wind blowing through my hair as I took the car from 4th to 5th gear(挡).Several minutes later，I noticed a tow truck(托运车)coming down the street.I couldnt 6 it ！ It wasnt a red sports car like I had pictured.Instead，on the back of this tow truck sat a(n) 7 ， multicolored,1972 Ford truck.There were n
4、o words to 8 the ugliness of this truck.My dad walked out of the 9 and gave directions where it was to be unloaded.Clearly my dad saw the 10 on my face and told me that we had one year to work on the truck and get it in 11 shape.Throughout the next year I would work on my truck every weekend with my
5、 dad.After much hard 12 ，the moment had finally arrived.My dad and I managed to get it running again and off I went for my first 13 in my“new”truck .I have learned through the 14 that there is something to learn from our disappointment.The truck gave me an opportunity to actually know my dad.It is t
6、hrough disappointment that we are 15 .In every disappointment there is a lesson to be learned.However，it is up to you to look for the lesson.语篇解读：每个人在一生中都会碰到各种失望。失望本身并不重要，重要的是从中学到了什么。1.A.temporary B .importantC.unavoidable D.obvious解析：结合前面的“All throughout life we deal with some types of disappointme
7、nt”可知，我们生活中需要处理各种失望，所以 这里表示失望是“不可避免的 (unavoidable)”。高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网答案：C2.A.assured B.informed C.reminded D.promised解析：结合后面“they had bought me a car”可知，他们已经为作者买了汽车，所以 这里是“告诉(inform)”作者这件事。答案：B3.A.bought B.posted C.delivered D.repaired解析：根据下文作者在门外等待及托运车来送车可知， 这辆车 将在作者生日那天早上被“送(deliver)” 到
8、。答案：C4.A.excitement B.anxiety C.puzzlement D.nervousness解析：excitement“兴奋” 。答案：A5.A.drove B.pictured C.purchased D.raced解析：picture 作动词时，意为“描绘” 。答案：B6.A.manage B.get C.make D.believe答案：D7.A.beautiful B.ugly C.expensive D.ordinary解析：根据本段最后的“the ugliness of this truck”可知，作者认为这辆车很“难看(ugly)” 。答案：B8.A.desc
9、ribe B.reflect C.change D.introduce解析：根据前面的“there were no words”可知，作者认为无法用语言来“描述(describe)”它的丑陋。答案：A9.A.car B.school C.house D.street解析：父亲是在家里，所以，他是走出“房屋(house) ”。答案：C10.A.curiosity B.disappointment C.surprise D.satisfaction解析：此处表示作者的父亲当然看到了作者脸上的“失望(disappointment)”表情。答案：B11.A.complex B.usual C.natu
10、ral D.excellent解析：作者的父亲表示他们要用一年的时间把这辆汽车修复到“极好的(excellent)”状态。答案：D高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网12.A.practice B.labor C.experiment D.instruction解析：经过许多“艰苦努力(labor)” ，这辆卡车终于能发动起来了。答案：B13.A.holiday B.entry C.present D.adventure解析：因为这是作者第一次开卡车，所以他 认为是他的“ 冒险之旅(adventure) ”。答案：D14.A.birthday B.story C.exper
11、ience D.gift解析：作者通过这次“经历(experience)”懂得从失望中也会学到一些东西。这辆卡车就给了作者了解父亲的一次机会。答案：C15.A.strengthened B.suffered C.terrified D.threatened解析：作者认识到人们在失望中会变得“更加坚强(strengthened)” ，会在失望中得到锻炼。答案：A第二节：语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 15 分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Tim is an 16 (employ) of Chic
12、ago Fire Department.He is one of the 5,000 fire fighters there.Fire is 17 major problem in big cities. 18 in the fire department can forget that a large part of Chicago burned down in the great fire of 1871.Modern fire fighters try to prevent anything like that from 19 (happen) again.Big fires are v
13、ery dangerous.Most of the time，the greatest 20 come from smoke.Sometimes， 21 ，fire fighters have to enter burning buildings to rescue the people inside.They 22 are often hurt while they are trying to save lives.However，Tim isnt going to give 23 his job.Hes proud of himself and his service to the soc
14、iety.He always says that he 24 the danger whenever he hears somebody crying for help in a 25 house.语篇解读：本文简要地介绍了一位尽职尽责的消防员 Tim。16.解析：此处应填入一个名词，根据句意，Tim 是芝加哥消防部门的一个“雇员，员工” 。答案：employee17.解析：这里考查冠词的用法。答案：a18.解析：Nobody 由下文的句意可以得知，该句表示“该消防部门没有一个人能忘记 1871年的大火灾烧毁了芝加哥市的大部分地方” 。答案：Nobody19.解析：固定搭配，prevent s
15、b./sth.from doing。高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网答案：happening20.解析：指“最大的危险” ，根据 谓语动词为复数，所以 该 名词也要随之用复数。答案：dangers21.解析：该句前后为转折关系。答案：however22.解析：此处考查反身代词的用法，指 “他们自己” 。答案：themselves23.解析：固定搭配，意为“放弃 ”。答案：up24.解析：根据上下文得知，意 为“他总是说当他听见有人在火灾中求救的 时候他就忘记了危险。 ”答案：forget25.解析：此处指“(火灾中)燃烧着的房子” 。答案：burning第二部分：阅读(
16、共两节，满分 50 分)第一节：阅读理解(共 20 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 40 分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 项中，选出最佳选项。AWhen Colonel Harland Sanders retired at the age of 65， he had little to show for himself，except an old Caddie roadster，a $105 monthly pension check， and a recipe for chicken.Knowing he couldnt live on his pension，he took
17、 his chicken recipe in hand，got behind the wheel of his van (货车) ， and set out to make his fortune.His first plan was to sell his chicken recipe to restaurant owners， who would in turn give him a residual (酬金) for every piece of chicken they sold5 cents per chicken. The first restaurateur he called
18、on turned him down.So did the second.So did the third.In fact， the first 1,008 sales calls Colonel Sanders made ended in rejection.Still，he continued to call on owners as he traveled across the USA，sleeping in his car to save money. Prospect number 1,009 gave him his first “yes”.After two years of m
19、aking daily sales he had signed up a total of five restaurants.Still the Colonel pressed on， knowing that he had a great chicken recipe and that someday the idea would catch on.高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网Of course，you know how the story ends.The idea did catch on.By 1963 the Colonel had 600 restaur
20、ants across the country selling his secret recipe of Kentucky Fried Chicken (with 11 herbs and spices).In 1964 he was bought out by future Kentucky governor John Brown.Even though the sale made him a multimillionaire， he continued to represent and promote KFC until his death in 1990.语篇解读：人们总以为开始时已经太
21、晚，因此而放弃。殊不知只要开始，就永远不晚。每年不论我们走着还是躺着，同样 都会增长一岁，但有的人有收获，有的人是空白差别只在于你是否开始了26.Which of the following statements about Colonel Sanders is wrong according to the passage？A.He received a pension of a little more than $100 every month after he retired.B.He couldnt live on his pension because he had a chicken
22、 recipe in hand.C.He didnt succeed in selling his recipe until he tried 1,009 times.D.He lived a hard life when he started the business.解析：细节判断题。根据第二段的 Knowing he couldnt live on his pension，he took his chicken recipe in hand，got behind the wheel of his van，and set out to make his fortune即可看出。答案：B27
23、.The underlined phrase “catch on” in Paragraph 6 probably means .A.be accepted B.be graspedC.be popular D.be rejected解析：猜测词义题。根据语境及 该句的意思，他知道自己 拥 有一个( 绝佳的)秘方，有朝一日会流行起来的。答案：C28.The sentence “Of course， you know how the story ends” means .A.you are sure to know the result of Colonel Sanders businessB.
24、you are sure to know Colonel Sanders had finished his storyC.it is certain Colonel Sanders ended his businessD.it is certain Colonel Sanders knew how to end his story解析：深层理解题。根据后面一句即可看出，该句的意思是“你当然知道了故事的结果(即 Sanders 成功了 )”。答案：A29.Colonel Harland Sanders owned KFC before .A.1990 B.1962 C.1963 D.1964解析
25、：细节理解题。根据最后一段的第一句 In 1964 he was bought out by future 高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网Kentucky governor John Brown 即可看出。答案：D30.Colonel Sanders story teaches us an important lesson： A.Its never too late to make a change in your life.B.The early bird catches the worm.C.Live and learn. Life can teach you a
26、 lot of lessons.D.Constant dripping wears away a stone.解析：推断理解题。Sanders 退休以后才开始创业，而且 获得巨大成功，并一直工作到生命的结束，这充分说明“改变 你的人生永远都不会太迟” 。答案：ABMany people watched the liftoff of the space shuttle(航天飞机) Columbia on March 21,1982.But none watched more closely than eighteen year old Ted，as Teds insects were on bo
27、ard the shuttle.The Shuttle Student Involvement Program invited students to make a science experiment.The experiment would be done by astronauts on the space shuttle.Ted had always been interested in space and flight.Insect flight especially interested him.Ted noticed that insects need gravity to ta
28、ke off and land.They need gravity to fly in a straight line.But in space， there is no gravity.Could insects fly in zero gravity？ That is what Ted wanted to find out.Ted made an experiment called “Insect in Flight Motion Study”.He entered his experiment and soon news came that it was a winner.A large
29、 team of scientists and engineers helped Ted get his experiment ready to fly.There were many questions to be answered first.What kind of insects would Ted use in his experiment？ The insects would have to be strong enough to live on the shuttle for nine days without much food.What kind of container w
30、ould hold the insects？ Would the insects die during the shuttle flight？After months of hard work，the “insectronauts” were chosen.A group of moths， flies，and honeybees were put into special box and put onto the space shuttle.When Columbia flew into space，it was carrying insect passengers.On March 24，
31、 astronauts Gordon Fullerton and Jack Lousma took out the box that held the insects.They began filming the insects with a special video camera.When the space shuttle landed Ted was able to watch the video film of insects.Just as he thought，most of the insects did have trouble flying in zero gravity.
32、The flies did well.But the moths flight seemed “uncontrolled”.They would often just hang in the air.The bees had the most trouble.They couldnt fly at all！ The film showed bees spinning(旋转) around in all directions.Others were just floating about in the box.高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网Ted learned the
33、 answer to his question about insects flight in zero gravity.But he also learned a lot more.He learned about the hard work needed in making a successful experiment.语篇解读：本文讲述了科学家帮助 Ted 在航天飞机中做了一个有关昆虫能否在没有万有引力下飞行的实验。31.What does the underlined sentence “it was a winner” mean？A.Ted could fly in space.B
34、.Ted won a prize.C.Teds experiment was accepted.D.Ted won in a race.解析：联系上下文，可以看出 这里是指 Ted 的实验被科学家和工程师们接受，并得到了帮助。答案：C32.What did Ted want to find out？A.Whether the insects could fly in space.B.Whether the insects could fly in a straight line.C.Whether the insects could land after flying for a while.
35、D.Whether the insects could take off after resting for a while.解析：根据第二段 Could insects fly in zero gravity？That is what Ted wanted to find out可知答案选 A。答案：A33.Of the three kinds of insects sent into space，which one flew worst in zero gravity？A.The flies. B.The honeybees.C.The insects. D.The moths.解析：由倒
36、数第二段的 The bees had the most trouble 可知。答案：B34.Who did the experiment？A.Ted himself.B.Teds friend.C.A large team of scientists and engineers.D.Two astronauts on the space shuttle.解析：由第二段 The experiment would be done by astronauts on the space shuttle 及第五段 astronauts Gordon Fullerton and Jack Lousma t
37、ook out the box that.可知是航天飞机上的两个宇航员做了这个实验。答案：D35.How did Ted learn the answer to his question about insects flight in zero gravity？高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网A.By asking the scientists and engineers.B.By studying a book written by the astronauts.C.By going into space and watching the insects flight
38、 himself.D.By watching the video film made by the astronauts.解析：可以从文章倒数第一、二段得出答案。答案：DC“Clean your plate！”and“Be a member of the cleanplate club！”Just about every kid in the US has heard this from a parent or grandparent.Often，its accompanied by an appeal：“Just think about those starving orphans in A
39、frica！”Sure，we should be grateful for every bite of food.Unfortunately，many people in the US take too many bites.Instead of staying“clean the plate”，perhaps we should save some food for tomorrow.According to news reports，US restaurants are partly to blame for the growing bellies.A waiter puts a plat
40、e of food in front of each customer，with two to four times the amount recommended by the government，according to a USA Today story.Americans traditionally associate quantity with value and most restaurants try to give them that.They prefer to have customers complain about too much food rather than t
41、oo little.Barbara Rolls，a nutrition professor at Pennsylvania State University，told USA Today that restaurant portion sizes began to grow in the 1970s，the same time that the American waistline began to expand.Health experts have tried to get many restaurants to serve smaller portions.Now， apparently
42、，some customers are calling for this too.The restaurant industry trade magazine QSR reported last month that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people surveyed believed restaurants served portions that are too large；23 percent had no opinion；20 percent disagreed.But a closer look at the survey indicates
43、that many Americans who cant afford fine dining still prefer large portions.Seventy percent of those who earn at least $150,000 per year prefer smaller portions；but only 45 percent of those earning less than $25,000 want smaller.语篇解读：珍惜盘中的食物！可是美国现在遇到了另一个问题，吃得太多，一方面原因是饭店给的量多。可是该不该减少量呢？当然也是因人而异的。36.By
44、 saying“Clean your plate！”，American parents want their children .A.to save food for tomorrowB.to wash the dishesC.not to eat too muchD.not to waste food解析：考查猜测句意。根据第一段 “.we should be grateful for every bite of food”可得高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网“clean your plate”是要珍惜而不要浪费食物。答案：D37.The underlined par
45、t“growing bellies”in the second paragraph is closest in meaning to .A.starving orphansB.expanding waistlineC.growing portion sizesD.fine dining解析：考查猜测词义。根据文章大意 饭店给的饭菜的量是 导致美国身体肥胖的原因之一。另外根据第三段最后一句话“.waistline(腰围)began to expand”可知。答案：B38.American restaurants serve large portions in order to .A.earn m
46、ore moneyB.meet the governments requirementC.satisfy their customersD.raise the quality of food解析：考查具体细节。根据第二段 “Americans traditionally associate.too much food rather than too little”可知传统上美国人把量同价值联系在一起，饭店也乐于满足他们的要求。答案：C39.Of the people surveyed，about want smaller portions.A.2,280 B.920C.800 D.3,000解
47、析：考查具体细节。根据最后一段中 “the restaurant.that 57 percent of more than 4,000 people.that were too large”可知。答案：A40.Which of the following is most likely to be discussed next？A.How large portion sizes lead to growing bellies.B.What should be done to help those earning less.C.Who to blame for the growing bellies.D.Why people with different incomes have different opinions.解析：考查推理判断。最后一段所提到 报告的结果， 对于饭 店该不该减少饭菜量，不同收入的人有不同的看法，所以根据逻辑判断，下文续写的很可能就是为什么会有不同观点。答案：DDToday， I read an interesting article about television viewing. In one experiment， 高考资源网（ ） ，您身边的高考专家www.ks5
