云南省楚雄市2017高考英语完形填空、阅读理解一轮基础训练（16）及答案
完形填空。阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。
I was cleaning out an old box when an old card caught my eye: Queen City Casket Company. “What is it?”
I wondered. I 1
it over. There , in faded ink , was a hand-scrawled（手写的）
2
. Immediately my mind traveled
3
many years.
I was nine years old, walking down the cold, wet streets of Springfield, with a bag of magazines on my shoulder. On my
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that day, I came to that Company finally, whose owner, Mr Rader, had always taken me there to ask his workers
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they wanted any magazines.
Shaking off the
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like a wet dog, I entered Mr Rader’s office. After a quick glance he
7
me over to the fire-place. Noticing the 8
in the top of my 9
, he said, “Come with me!” pulling me into his pickup
10
. We pulled to a stop before a shoe store. Inside, a salesman 11
me with the finest pair of Oxfords I had 12
seen. I 13
about 10 feet tall when I got up 14
them. “ We’d like a pair of new socks too,” Mr Rader said .
Back in his office, Mr Rader took out a
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, wrote something on it, and handed it to me. With
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eyes, I read, “Do to others as you would have them do to you.” He said affectionately (深情地), “Jimmy , I want you to
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I love you”.
I said good-bye, and for the first time I 18
a flicker of hope that somehow things would be
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. With people like Mr Rader in the world, there was hope , kindness and love , and that would always make a
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.
(
) 1．A．read
B．thought
C．turned
D．passed
(
) 2．A．address
B．list
C．message
D．information
(
) 3．A．forward
B．so
C．ahead
D．back
(
) 4．A．return
B．rounds
C．trip
D．arrival
(
) 5．A．if only
B．how
C．whether
D．why
(
) 6．A．dust
B．sweat
C．tail
D．rain
(
) 7．A．led
B．followed
C．watched
D．carried
(
) 8．A．hole
B．mud
C．water
D．cover
(
) 9．A．magazine
B．shoe
C．sock
D．bag
(
) 10．A．truck
B．factory
C．home
D．store
(
) 11．A．dressed
B．fitted
C．showed
D．comforted
(
) 12．A．ever
B．already
C．never
D．hardly
(
) 13．A．appeared
B．seemed
C．looked
D．felt
(
) 14．A．for
B．with
C．on
D．in
(
) 15．A．pen
B．paper
C．card
D．notebook
(
) 16．A．tearful
B．unbelievable
C．curious
D．puzzled
(
) 17．A．admit
B．know
C．consider
D．express
(
) 18．A．sensed
B．received
C．lost
D．gained
(
) 19．A．mistaken
B．right
C．all right
D．possible
(
) 20．A．deal
B．fortune
C．choice
D．difference
答案解析
1.【答案】C
【解析】turn over把翻过来。作者看到的是一张卡片，卡片的一面注有地址，要想看到内容，得把它翻过来。
2.【答案】C
【解析】根据后文，Mr Rader在卡片上写的是送给作者的赠言。address地址；list目录；information消息，信息。
3.【答案】D
【解析】作者见到这张卡片，思绪又回到了从前。forward或ahead如指时间，应往后推。
4.【答案】B
【解析】根据下文提示可知，作者当时的工作是卖杂志，应来回沿街叫卖。
5.【答案】C
【解析】作者是卖杂志的，Mr Rader帮作者询问他的工人是否需要杂志。
6.【答案】D
【解析】根据第二段首句和空格后面的wet dog可推出答案。
7.【答案】A
【解析】作者是在Mr Rader的办公室，当时又冷又潮，故Mr Rader把他带到炉火旁取暖。
8.【答案】A
【解析】下文提到Mr Rader给作者买的是一双鞋和袜子，因此可推测作者的鞋子坏了。
9.【答案】B
【解析】根据下文Mr Rader给作者买的东西可推出答案。
10.【答案】A
【解析】pick up皮卡；一种小型货车。
11.【答案】B
【解析】dress给……穿衣服；show展示；comfort安慰；fit…with给……提供。服务员给我拿出了一双很好的鞋。
12.【答案】A
【解析】Mr Rader给作者买的鞋子是作者那时曾经见过的最好的鞋子。
13.【答案】D
【解析】这是作者当时曾经见过的最好的鞋子，又非常适合他，穿上一定感到比穿那双已经坏了的鞋要舒服很多。
14.【答案】D
【解析】本题考查在特定语境下使用介词的能力。in …穿着……。
15.【答案】C
【解析】根据第一段首句可得知答案。
16.【答案】A
【解析】Mr Rader给了作者无私的帮助，令作者非常感动。
17.【答案】B
【解析】admit承认；consider认为，考虑；express表达。如用这三个词与作者所要表达的感情不符。
18.【答案】A
【解析】作者当时的生活条件很差，九岁就沿街卖杂志，Mr Rader对他无私的帮助让他感到生活又充满了希望。
19.【答案】C
【解析】此处意思为：一切事情都会好起来的。
20.【答案】D
【解析】世界上有Mr Rader这样的好心人，就会有希望，生活就会出现转机，有所不同。
阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。
People who enjoy a dream-filled sleep are better at recalling information and making links between facts when waking. But recharging with a shallow (小睡) offers no such mental improvement, the research suggests. The results of the study added to the growing body of evidence that Rapid Eye Movement (REM) sleep is very important to the brain’s ability to form strong memories.
An average night's rest includes four or five spells of REM sleep, but these bursts tend to be lengthier towards the end of the night. This means adults getting less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night -- and therefore inadequate REM sleep -- may be damaging their mind's ability to memorize: Although REM sleep is not classified as a type of deep sleep, it is only reached after the brain has passed through deep sleep stages.
In the recent study, participants were shown groups of three words --- such as “cookie”, “heart”, and “sixteen”----and asked to find another word that can be associated with all three words. They were tested once in the morning and then given the same task again in the afternoon. In between, some were allowed a nap with REM sleep, some a nap without REM sleep, while the others had a quiet rest period. The quiet rest and non-REM sleep groups didn't improve, but the REM sleep group improved on their morning performance by an average of almost 40 per cent.
Dr Sara Mednick, a sleep researcher at the University of California who led the study, believes the formation of connections between previously unassociated information in the brain occurs during REM sleep. People woken while their closed eyes made rapid movements recalled much more colorful and detailed dreams than people woken during other stages of sleep.
1. According to the passage, to have a good memory, a person had better _______ at night.
A. sleep four to five hours at most
B. sleep as much as possible
C. sleep with four or five periods of REM
D. have a shallow sleep
答案解析：答案为C。本题为细节题。由第二段 “An average night's rest includes four or five spells of REM sleep…
This means adults getting less than the recommended seven to eight hours a night -- and therefore inadequate REM sleep -- may be damaging their mind's ability to memorize:”可知，REM 睡眠包括四个或者五个阶段，如果成年人睡眠少于七到八个小时，会伤害大脑的记忆力，故答案为C。
2. If you don’t sleep seven to eight hours at night very often, _______.
A. you will tend to have longer periods of REM
B. your strong memories might be ruined
C. you will have an adequate REM sleep
D. your mind can form strong memories
答案解析：答案为B。本题为细节题。结合上题的分析可知，如果睡眠少于七到八个小时，记忆力会受到伤害。故答案为B。
3. The third paragragh is mainly about _______ of the most recent study.
A. the process
B. the results
C. the participants
D. the content
答案解析：答案为A。通读第三段可知，本段是关于研究的过程。故答案为A。
4. What is the author’s purpose in writing the passage?
A. To explain the imortance of REM sleep to one’s memories
B. To persuade readers to sleep seven to eight hours at night.
C. To discuss the relationship between sleep and memories
D. To introduce the new study on sleep and memories
答案解析：答案为D。本题考查作者的写作目的。本文第一段引入了REM 睡眠对人的记忆力的影响，第二段对其进行了具体介绍，第三段介绍了研究的过程，最后一段对REM 睡眠作出了进一步的解释，故答案为D，介绍一项睡眠和记忆的新研究。
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
For those who are tired of doing the laundry, Samsung has found an answer: a washing machine that can tell you when your laundry is done via a smartphone app (application) .
Strange though it may seem—“my wife already does that”was a common response among attendees viewing the device when it was introduced at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) this week—Samsung is just one of many appliance makers racing to install (安装) a large number of internet- connected features in machines in an effort to make them“smart. ”
Last year, it was a refrigerator that tweeted. This year, it’s Wi- Fi- enabled laundry machines and fridges that can tell you when your groceries are going bad.
The washers and dryers, available starting in the spring, connect to any smartphone through a downloadable application. The phone can then be used as a remote control, so the machines can be turned on and off while their owner is at work or on the bus.
Samsung says it’s not just something new—the app connection actually has some practical uses.
“If you started to dry clothes in the morning and forgot to take them out, you can go to your phone and restart your dryer for the time when you come home, so your clothes are refreshed and ready to go, ”said spokesperson Amy Schmidt.
The company also says that with electricity rates (电价) varying depending on the time of day, more control over when the machines are used can help save money.
Perhaps, but what they will probably really accomplish is what all good technologies do—enable laziness. Rather than getting up to check on whether the laundry is done, users will instead monitor it on their phones while watching TV.
1. What can be inferred from the common response of the attendees at the CES?
A. The machine will be a big success. B. Their wives like doing the laundry.
C. The machine is unrelated to their life.D. This kind of technology is familiar to them.
2. What can we learn about the new laundry machines?
A. They can tell you when your clothes need washing.
B. They can be controlled with a smartphone.
C. They are difficult to operate.
D. They are sold at a low price.
3. We can conclude from Samsung’s statements that .
A. the app connection makes life easier
B. it is better to dry clothes in the morning
C. smartphones can shorten the drying time D. we should refresh clothes back at home
4. What is the main idea of the last paragraph?
A. The laundry should be frequently checked. B. Lazy people like using such machines.
C. Good technologies also cause problems.D. Television may help do the laundry.
【参考答案】1—4、DBAC