2017届高考英语三轮复习完形与阅读强化训练11
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、完形填空（本大题共1小题，共30分）
Now, perhaps, more than ever before, people are wondering what life is all about, and what it is for. Seeking material success is beginning to 1 large numbers of people around the world. They feel that the long-hours work culture to make more money to buy more things is 2 up their lives, leaving them very little 3 or energy for family or hobbies. Many are turning to 4 ways of living and downshifting (过田园式的生活) is one of them.
Six percent of the workers in Britain took the decision to 5 last year. One couple who downshifted are Daniel and Liz. They 6 to work in central London. He was a newspaper reporter and she worked for an international bank. They 7 go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs, 8 their two children with a nanny (保姆). Nearly twice a month Daniel had to 9 to New York for meetings. They both earned a large amount of money 10 began to feel that life was passing them by.
Nowadays, they run a 11 in the mountains of Wales. “I always wanted to have one here,” says Daniel, “and we took almost a year to 12 the decision to downshift. It’s taken some time getting used to, but it’s been 13 it. We have to think 14 now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any 15 . However, I think it’s made us stronger as a family, and the children are a lot 16 .”
Liz, however, is not quite sure. “I used to enjoy my job, 17 it was hard work and long hours. I’m not really a country girl, but I suppose I’m 18 getting used to looking after the animals. One thing I do 19 , though, is being able to see more of my children. My advice for other people wanting to do the 20 is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all.”
1. A. troubleB. attractC. encourageD. frighten
2. A. puttingB. lookingC. buildingD. eating
3. A. moneyB. materialC. spiritD. time
4. A. otherB. simpleC. freeD. many
5. A. retireB. downshiftC. restD. travel
6. A. wantedB. likedC. usedD. planned
7. A. shouldB. wouldC. mightD. could
8. A. keepingB. sendingC. lettingD. leaving
9. A. fly B. walkC. moveD. run
10. A. andB. soC. butD. however
11. A. companyB. farm C. houseD. school
12. A. discussB. studyC. haveD. make
13. A. worthyB. worthC. worthlessD. worthwhile
14. A. onceB. twiceC. hardlyD. worriedly
15. A. moneyB. holidaysC. friendsD. difficulties
16. A. more boredB. more worriedC. happierD. cleverer
17. A. even thoughB. whenC. as ifD. unless
18. A. directlyB. particularlyC. especiallyD. gradually
19. A. doubtB. admireC. likeD. admit
20. A. jobB. researchC. experimentD. same
、阅读理解（本大题共2小题，共20分）
A
Sir Henry Stewart was certainly successful. I asked one day, soon after he’d retired to attend his garden, what it was like to have achieved all of one’s ambitions. He looked down at his roses, and went on watering them. Then he said, “The only value in achieving one’s ambitions is that you then realize that they are not worth achieving. ” Within a moment we were back to a safe discussion on the weather. That was two years ago.
I recall this incident, for yesterday, I was passing his house, and had drawn up my cart just outside his garden wall. I had pulled in from the road for no other reason than to let a bus pass me. As I set there filling my pipe, I suddenly heard a shout of sheer joy come from the other side of the wall.
I looked over. There stood Sir Henry doing nothing less than a dance of pure unashamed delight. Even when he observed my puzzled face staring over the wall he did not seem embarrassed, but shouted to me to climb over.
“Come and see, Jan. Look! I have done it at last! I have done it at last!”
There he was , holding a small box of earth in his hand. I observed three tiny shoots out of it.
“And there were only three!” he said, his eye laughing to heaven.
“Three what?” I asked.
“Peach stones”, he replied. “I’ve always wanted to make peach stones grow, ever since I was a child, when I used to take them home after a party, or as a man after a banquet. And I used to plant them, and forget where I planted them. But now at last I have done it , and , what’s more, I had only three stones, and there they are, one, two, three shoots,” he counted.
And Sir Henry ran off, calling for his wife to come and see his achievement—the achievement of simplicity.
67．The main idea of this passage probably is
A．real joy comes from simple things． B．great achievements can bring comfort
C．gardening is a pleasure
D.
one’s best life comes after retiring
68．What was Sir Henry’s attitude towards success?
A．Delightful
B．Valuable
C．Worthless
D．Suffering
69．What was the writer doing when he heard the shout of joy from Sir Henry?
A．Repairing the pipe. B．Preparing to smoke.
C．Drawing up his cart. D．Staring at the garden.
70．What did Sir Henry do when he saw the writer?
A．He felt ashamed about his behavior
B．He invited the writer to climb over to share his joy.
C．He called his wife to join them.
D．He ran away with the three shoots
B
（2017山东卷）
B
It was one of those terribly hot days in Baltimore. Needless to say, it was too hot to do anything outside. But it was also scorching in our apartment. This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years. So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.
Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning. In those days, you could buy one ticket and sit through two movies. Then, the theater would show the same two movies again. If you wanted to, you could sit through them twice. Most people did not do that, but the manager at our theater. Mr. Bellow did not mind if you did.
That particular day, my brother and I sat through both movies twice, trying to escape the heat. We bought three bags of popcorn and three sodas each. Then, we sat and watched The Music Man followed by The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance. We’d already seen the second movie once before. It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.
We left the theater around 8, just before the evening shows began. But we returned the next day and saw the same two movies again, twice more. And we did it the next day too. Finally, on the fourth day, the heat wave broke.
Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. They’re really memories of the screen, not memories of my life.
46.In which year did the author first live in a place with an air conditioner?
A. 1952
B. 1962
C. 1972
D. 1982
47.What does the underlined word”It” in Paragraph 3 refer to?
A. The heat
B. The theater.
C. The Music Man
D. The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance
48.What do we know about Mr. Bellow?
A. He loved children very much.
B. He was a fan of John Wayne.
C. He sold air conditioners.
D. He was a movie star.
49.Why did the author and his/her brother see the same movies several times?
A. The two movies were really wonderful.
B. They wanted to avoid the heat outside.
C. The manager of the theater was friendly.
D. They liked the popcorn and the soda at the theater.
50.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A. The author turned out to be a great singer.
B. The author enjoyed the heat wave of 1962.
C. The author’s life has been changed by the two movies.
D. The author considers the experience at the theater unforgettable.
、完形填空
ADDAB CBDAC BDBBB CADCD： 、阅读理解
ACBB
【考点】考察社会生活类阅读
【文章大意】作者叙述了在1962年的夏天，我和弟弟躲到电影院里以避开外面的高温。我们连续看了多次那两部电影，直到现在还记得里面的台词。这是我们那个夏天留下的美好的回忆。
46. 【答案】C
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第一段2,3行This was 1962, and I would not live in a place with an air conditioner for another ten years.可知在1962年的时候，我们说十年以后我们才居住在一个有看空调的房子里。可知我是在1972年住进了有空调的房子。故C正确。
47. 【答案】D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance!可知John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart是电影The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance中的演员。所以Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.
这里的it就是指The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance这部电影。故D正确。
48. 【答案】B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段最后一句It had been at the theater since January, because Mr. Bellow loved anything with John Wayne in it.可知正是因为这部电影里有John Wayne，所以这部电影才被放映了很长时间，说明Mr. Bellow很喜欢John Wayne 的表演。故B正确。
49. 【答案】B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第一段4，行So my brother and I decided to leave the apartment to find someplace indoors. He suggested we could see a movie. It was a brilliant plan.可知弟弟和我计划去看电影正是为了避开热浪。所以我们才会去一次次看自己看过的电影。故B正确。
50. 【答案】D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章最后一段前3行Still, to this day I can sing half the songs in The Music Man and recite half of John Wayne and Jimmy Stewart’s dialogue from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance! Those memories are some of the few I have of the heat wave of 1962. 可知他们清楚地记得这两部电影的内容，这两部电影是1962年给他们留下的很好的回忆。也就是说作者很难忘记这次经历。故D正确。
【长难句解析】
Movie theaters were one of the few places you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning.
【翻译】电影院是那些你可以整天都坐在里面的地方之一，最重要的是里面有空调。
【分析】本句中有一个定语从句you could sit all day and—most important —sit in air conditioning修饰先行词the few places,在you前面省略了关系副词where，通常做状语的关系副词是不能省略的，但是在一些非正式的情况下可以省略。考生要特别当心这一点。