【2016高考英语广东省中山市华侨中学一模试题】
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1-15各题所给的ABC和D项中，选出最佳选项，并填写在答题卡上将该选项涂黑。
If you want to learn a new language, the very first thing to think about is why. Do you need it for a ___1____ reason, such as your job or your studies? Or perhaps you’re interested in the ___2____, films or music of a different country and you know how much it will help to have a ___3____ of the language.
Most people learn best using a variety of ___4___, but traditional classes are an ideal（理想的）start for many people. They ___5___ an environment where you can practice under the ___6___ of someone who’s good at the language. We all lead ___7___ lives and learning a language takes time. You will have more success if you study regularly, so try to develop a ___8___. It doesn’t matter if you haven’t got long. Becoming fluent in a language will take years, but learning to get by takes a lot less.
Many people start learning a language and soon give up. “I’m too ___9___,” they say. Yes, children do learn languages more ___10___ than adults, but research has shown that you can learn a language at any ___11___. And learning is good for the health of your brain, too. I’ve also heard people ___12___ about the mistakes they make when ___13___. Well, relax and laugh about your mistakes and you’re much less likely to make them again.
Learning a new language is never ___14___. But with some work and devotion, you’ll make progress. And you’ll be ___15___ by the positive reaction of some people when you say just a few words in their own language. Good luck!
1. A. technical
B. practical
C. political
D. physical
2. A literature
B. transport
C. agriculture
D. medicine
3. A view
B. knowledge
C. form
D. database
4. A paintings
B. regulations
C. methods
D. computers
5. A. protect
B. change
C. respect
D. provide
6. A. control
B. command
C. guidance
D. pressure
7. A. busy
B. happy
C. simple
D. normal
8. A. theory
B. business
C. routine
D. project
9. A. tired
B. nervous
C. weak
D. old
10. A. closely
B. quickly
C. privately
D. quietly
11. A. age
B. speed
C. distance
D. school
12. A. worry
B. hesitate
C. think
D. quarrel
13. A. singing
B. working
C. bargaining
D. learning
14. A. tiresome
B. hard
C. interesting
D. easy
15. A. blamed
B. amazed
C. interrupted
D. informed
【参考答案】完形填空：
1-5. BABCD
6-10. CACDB
11-15. AADDB
A
Different things usually stand for different feelings. Red, for example, is the color of fire, heat, blood and life. People say red is an exciting and active color. They associate（使发生联系） red with a strong feeling like
1
. Red is used for signs of
2
, such as STOP signs and fire engines. Orange is the bright, warm color of
3
in autumn. People say orange is a
4
color. They associate orange with happiness. Yellow is the color of
5
. People say it is a cheerful color. They associate yellow too, with happiness. Green is the cool color of grass in
6
. People say it is a refreshing color. In general, people
7
two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. The warm colors are red, orange and
8
. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be
9
. Those who like to be with
10
like red. The cool colors are
11
and blue. Where are these colors, people are usually worried. Some scientists say that time seems to
12
more slowly in a room with warm colors. They suggest that a warm color is a good
13
for a living room or a
14
. People who are having a rest or are eating do not want time to pass quickly.
15
colors are better for some offices if the people working there want time to pass quickly.
名师点评
不同颜色往往可以代表不同的心情。根据不同颜色的特点以及给人留下的感觉，颜色的选择在日常生活中往往也起着一定的作用。本文以其中的一些颜色为例作了相关的解释说明，是一篇知识性很强的文章。
1. A. sadness
B. anger
C. administration
D. smile
【解析】B。根据上文的strong feeling可知anger最合乎文意。2. A. roads
B. ways
C. danger
D. places
【解析】C。下文所列举的例子STOP signs和 fire engines都属于危险信号，故选择danger。3. A. land
B. leaves
C. grass
D. mountains
【解析】B。根据常识，黄色应是秋天树叶的颜色，故应选leaves。4. A. lively
B. dark
C. noisy
D. frightening
【解析】A。下文提到人们把黄色和幸福联系起来，说明黄色是一个充满生机的颜色，故选lively。5. A. moonlight
B. light
C. sunlight
D. stars
【解析】C。下文提到黄色是令人愉快的颜色，根据常识太阳光的颜色是黄色，故选sunlight。6. A. summer
B. spring
C. autumn
D. winter
【解析】B。绿色是春季里草的颜色，故选spring。7. A. speak
B. say
C. talk about
D. tell
【解析】C。speak后面往往接某种语言作宾语；say后面常接说话的内容；tell的宾语一般是人；talk about sth.意为谈论某事物。故C为正确选项。8. A. green
B. yellow
C. white
D. gray
【解析】B。根据上文对yellow的解释。说明yellow也属于warm color。9. A. calm
B. sleepy
C. active
D. helpful
【解析】C。与下文喜欢冷色调的人相对应，再根据上文对各种暖色调的选择，active合乎文意为正确选项。10. A. the other
B. another
C. other one
D. others
【解析】D。others相当于other people意为“别的人”。another指“另一个”。other one不可单独使用，the other one指“另外的一个”。11. A. black
B. green
C. golden
D. yellow
【解析】A。四个选项中只有black可归纳到冷色调当中去。12. A. go round
B. go by
C. go off
D. go along
【解析】B。go around意为“到处走动”；go off 意为“离开，爆炸”；go along意为“前进，进行”；go by意为“走过，流逝”。根据文意，应选go by。13. A. one
B. way
C. fact
D. matter
【解析】B。way根据上文，暖色调的环境下时间似乎过得更慢，说明暖色调是用来装饰居室和饭馆的好方法，故选择way。14. A. factory
B. classroom
C. restaurant
D. hospital
【解析】C。比较四个场所只有饭馆适合使用暖色调。15. A. Different
B. Cool
C. Warm
D. All
【解析】B。与暖色调相对立，冷色调适用于办公室，以使人感觉时间过得比较快。
accomplish [ə'kʌmplɪʃ] vt. 完成
amaze [ə'meɪz] vt. 使吃惊
argue ['ɑ:gju:] vi. 争论,辩论 vt. 辩论,证明,说服
beer [bɪə(r)] n. 啤酒
beyond [bɪ'jɒnd] prep. 超过,那一边 ad. 在远处 n. 远处
blame [bleɪm] n. 过失,责备 vt. 责备,归咎于
cleanup
n. 清除,获利
climber ['klaɪmə(r)] n. 登山者
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demand [dɪ'mɑ:nd] n. 要求,需求,需要 vt.vi. 要求,查询
describe [dɪ'skraɪb] vt. 描述,描绘,画
design [dɪ'zaɪn] n. 设计,图样,企图 vt.vi. 设计,计划
dig [dɪg] vt. 挖,翻土,发掘 vi. 挖掘 n. 挖掘
distant ['dɪstənt] a. 远的,疏远的
empty ['emptɪ] n. 空的东西,空物 a. 空的,空虚的,空腹的,空洞的 vt.倒空,使变空,使流入 vi. 流空
event [ɪ'vent] n. 事件,结果,竞赛 n. 事件
everywhere ['evrɪweə(r)] ad. 各处,到处
explanation [ˌeksplə'neɪʃən] n. 解释,解说,说明
giant ['dʒaɪənt] n. 巨人,大力士,巨大的怪物 a. 庞大的,巨大的
gradually ['grædʒʊəlɪ] ad. 逐渐地
guide [gaɪd] n. 引导者,指南,路标 vt. 指导,支配,操纵,带领,管理 vi. 任向导 n. 辅助线
imagine [ɪ'mædʒɪn] vt. 想象,幻想,猜测 vi. 想象起来
kill [kɪl] n. 杀,杀戮 vt. 杀,破坏,消灭,否决,抵消,使终止 vi.杀死 n. 小河
lab [læb] n. 实验室,研究室,
loose [lu:s] n. 解放,放任,放纵 a.宽松的,松的,宽的,不牢固的,不精确的,自由的,散漫的 vt. 释放,放枪,开船
material [mə'tɪərɪəl] n. 材料,物资,资料,布料,素材 a. 物质的,肉体的,具体的
measure ['meʒə(r)] n. 尺寸,量度器,量度标准,测量,量具,标准,程度,范围,限度,方法 vt. 测量,测度,估量,分派,调节
method ['meθəd] n. 方法,办法,条理,秩序
mile [maɪl] n. 哩,英里,较大的距离
mountain ['maʊntən] n. 山,山脉,大堆
narrow ['nærəʊ] n. 狭窄部分,海峡,隘路 a. 狭窄的,精密的,有限的,气量小的,眼光短浅的,勉强的 vi. 变窄
national ['næʃnəl] a. 国家的,国立的,全国性的,国家主义的
organize ['ɔ:gənaɪz] vt. 组织,有机化,给予生机 vi. 组织起来
overcome [ˌəʊvə'kʌm] vt. 战胜,克服,胜过 vi. 得胜
palace ['pæləs] n. 宫,宫殿,华丽之大厦
paper ['peɪpə(r)] n. 纸,文件,文章,证件,证券 vt.用纸糊,贴壁纸于,用纸包装 vi. 贴壁纸 a. 纸做的,纸上的
passion ['pæʃən] n. 热爱,强烈的感情,热情,耶稣的受难
picnic ['pɪknɪk] n. 野餐,远足 vi. 野餐,远足
pound [paʊnd] n. 磅,英镑,重击,兽栏,拘留所,鱼塘 vt. 强烈打击,捣烂,监禁,关入栏 vi. 连续重击,苦干
quarrel ['kwɒrəl] n. 吵架,反目,怨言,方形的东西 vi. 吵架,争论,挑剔
resource [rɪ'sɔ:s] n. 资源,财力,办法,消遣,机智
respect [rɪ'spekt] n. 尊敬,尊重,关心 vt. 尊敬,注意,遵守
roadway ['rəʊdweɪ] n. 车道,道路,轨道
rock-climbing
n. 攀登岩壁,爬岩术
satisfy ['sætɪsfaɪ] vt. 使满意,满足,赔偿,说服 vi. 令人满意,替人赎罪
straight [streɪt] n. 直线,直 a. 直的,笔直的,正直的,整齐的,连续的,直接的 ad. 直接地,立即,不断地
surrounding [sə'raʊndɪŋ] n. 环境 a. 周围的
toilet ['tɔɪlət] n. 厕所,化妆 vi. 梳妆,打扮,上厕所 vt. 给...穿衣
trash [træʃ] n. 垃圾,废物 vt. 废弃
treat [tri:t] n. 宴请,款待 vt. 视为,对待,款待,治疗,论述 vi. 交涉,谈判,作东
unless [ən'les] conj. 除非 prep. 除...之外
volunteer [ˌvɒlən'tɪə(r)] n. 志愿者 a. 志愿的 vt.vi. 自愿
waste [weɪst] n. 废物,浪费,损耗,消耗,地面风化物,垃圾,荒地 a. 废弃的,荒芜的,多余的 vt.浪费,消耗,使荒芜
within [wɪ'ðɪn] n. 内部,里头 ad. 在内部,在内心里 prep. 在...之内
完形填空
Charlie came from a poor village. His parents had __1__ money to send him to school when he was young. The boy was very sad. Mr. King lived next to him. He found the boy __2__ and had pity on him and lent some money to him. So the boy could go to school. He studied hard and __3__ all his lessons. When he finished middle school, the man introduced him to his friend in the town. And he began to work.
Once Mr. King was seriously hurt in an accident. Dying, he asked Charlie to take care of his daughter, Sharon. The young man __4__ and several years later he married the girl. He loved her very much and tried his best to make her happy. He often bought beautiful clothes and delicious food for her. He was good at cooking and he cooked __5__ for her. So she became very fat and she felt it difficult to walk. And one day she found there was something wrong with her heart. Her husband wasn’t at home and she had to go to __6__ at once. The doctors looked her over and told her __7__ eat meat, sugar, chocolate and things like these. She was afraid __8__ the doctor’s words and wrote all the names of the food on the paper. When she got home, she put the list on the table and __9__. When she returned home that afternoon, she found many kinds of food: meat, sugar and chocolate in the kitchen. Charlie was busy __10__ there. As soon as he saw her, he said happily, “I’ve bought all the food you like, dear!”
名师点评
本文讲述了查理为报答金先生生前对自己的大恩大德，在娶了金先生女儿为妻之后精心照料她，却导致妻子营养过剩而患病去医院检查。医生列出她不能吃的食物，深爱妻子的查理不明情况，反而照单为妻子买了上面的各种食物。
1. A. no
B. some
C. much
D. enough
【解析】A。查理家境贫困，父母没有钱资助他上学，故选no。
2. A. lazy
B. clever
C. careful
D. hard
【解析】B。根据下文，查理不负众望，说明他聪明好学，故选clever。
3. A. did well in
B. was poor at
C. was working
D. was good for
【解析】A。查理学习刻苦，并顺利完成了学业，说明他各门功课成绩较好，故选did well in。D选项介词用错，正确词组为was good at。
4. A. was angry
B. thought hard
C. agreed
D. said “No.”
【解析】C。根据下文查理娶了金先生女儿为妻并精心呵护她，说明查理同意了金先生的请求，故选agreed。
5. A. a little
B. a few
C. many
D. a lot
【解析】D。根据下文妻子胖得不能走路，说明她食物吃得多。此外食物为不可数名词，因此只能用a lot of来修饰。
6. A. rest
B. sleep
C. hospital
D. work
【解析】C。心脏不好，应去医院检查，下文指出为她检查的正是医生，故选hospital。
7. A. should
B. would
C. to
D. not to
【解析】D。由于她的病是因营养过剩引起的，医生应让她不要吃肉，糖果之类的食物，故选not to。
8. A. to remember B. to forget
C. to catch
D. to teach
【解析】B。她害怕忘了医生的指示，因此将其写在纸上，故选to forget。
9. A. slept
B. went out
C. cooked
D. ate
【解析】B。与下文相对应，这里应填went out。
10. A. reading
B. seeing
C. cooking
D. writing
【解析】C。擅长烹饪的查理将菜买回之后，肯定要忙着为爱妻做饭，故cooking为正确答案。