2017届高考英语三轮复习完形与阅读强化训练15
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、完形填空（本大题共1小题，共30分）
I cannot describe my excitement when I saw the famous general Arthur Scoresby covered with medals at a party given to honor him However，there was a__1__look in the eyes of an old friend of mine who sat next to me.He leaned toward me and whispered—“__2__—he is a fool and yet a lucky dog.” This came as a__3__to me.Then he told me the whole story：
“Years ago，I was an instructor in the military (军事) school at Woolwich when young Scoresby was given his first__4__.Everybody answered the questions well__5__he did not know anything.I felt sympathy and questioned him just__6__I thought he knew.He got through the examination.I thought that what in the end would__7__him would be the mathematics examination.Well，try to imagine the__8__.By some strange yet__9__accident，he took first prize！I never dreamed it would__10__such strange，laughable results.
Then，the Crimean War broke out.He was appointed an officer.But__11__knew the secret.They saw his stupid mistakes as works of great__12__.And every mistake he made increased his glory and fame.
The battle grew hotter.The English army were steadily retreating (撤退) all over the field.Our regiment (团)__13__an extremely important position.One mistake now would bring total__14__.An order came for him to fall back and support our right.__15__，he moved forward and went over the hill to the left.A large and__16__Russian army was waiting there！The surprised Russians thought that no single regiment by itself would__17__there at such a time and that it must be the whole British army.They fled in wild__18__.The British turned defeat into a sweeping and shining__19__.Scoresby became famous that day as a great military__20__honored throughout the world.”
1．A.worriedB．greedy
C．curious
D．strange
2．A.Happily
B．Fortunately
C．Privately
D．Gradually
3．A.shock
B．glory
C．comfort
D．memory
4．A.invitation
B．examination
C．experiment
D．operation
5．A.when
B．white
C．though
D．because
6．A.that
B．what
C．which
D．why
7．A.destroy
B．convince
C．motivate
D．inspire
8．A.future
B．situation
C．reaction
D．result
9．A.surprising
B．regretful
C．lucky
D．natural
10．A.adapt to
B．belong to
C．refer to
D．lead to
11．A.nobody
B．somebody
C．everybody
D．anybody
12．A.unselfishness
B．intelligence
C．importance
D．honesty
13．A.occupied
B．abandoned
C．predicted
D．confirmed
14．A.revolution
B．chance
C．disaster
D．pressure
15．A.Moreover
B．Therefore
C．Instead
D．Otherwise
16．A.official
B．confident
C．ordinary
D．unexpected
17．A.take over
B．come around
C．turn away
D．stick to
18．A.wonder
B．imagination
C．disorder
D．spirits
19．A.victory
B．conflict
C．exercise
D．judgement
20．A.athlete
B．soldier
C．lecturer
D．leader
、阅读理解（本大题共2小题，共20分）
A
（2017江苏卷）
B
However wealthy we may be, we can never find enough hours in the day to do everything we want. Economics deals with this problem through the concept of opportunity cost, which simply refers to whether someone's time or money could be better spent on something else.
Every hour of our time has a value. For every hour we work at one job we could quite easily be doing another, or be sleeping or watching a film. Each of these options has a different opportunity cost—namely, what they cost us in missed opportunities.
Say you intend to watch a football match but the tickets are expensive and it will take you a couple of hours to get to and from the stadium. Why not, you might reason, watch the game from home and use the leftover money and time to have dinner with friends? This—the alternative use of your cash and time—is the opportunity cost.
For economists, every decision is made by knowledge of what one must forgo—in terms of money and enjoyment—in order to take it up. By knowing precisely what you are receiving and what you are missing out on, you ought to be able to make better-informed, more reasonable decisions. Consider that most famous economic rule of all: there's no such thing as a free lunch. Even if someone offers to take you out to lunch for free, the time you will spend in the restaurant still costs you something in terms of forgone opportunities.
Some people find the idea of opportunity cost extremely discouraging: imagine spending your entire life calculating whether your time would be better spent elsewhere doing something more profitable or enjoyable. Yet, in a sense it's human nature to do precisely that—we assess the advantages and disadvantages of decisions all the time.
In the business world, a popular phrase is "value for money." People want their cash to go as far as possible. However, another is fast obtaining an advantage: "value for time." The biggest restriction on our resources is the number of hours we can devote to something, so we look to maximize the return we get on our investment of time. By readmg this passage you are giving over a bit of your time which could be spent doing other activities, such as sleeping and eating. In return, however, this passage will help you to think like an economist, closely considering the opportunity cost of each of your decisions.
58. According to the passage, the concept of "opportunity cost" is applied to
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A. making more money B. taking more opportunities
C. reducing missed opportunities D. weighing the choice of opportunities
59. Hie "leftover ... time" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to the time
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A. spared for watching the match at home
B. taken to have dinner with friends
C. spent on the way to and from the match
D. saved from not going to watch the match
60. What are forgone opportunities?
A. Opportunities you forget in decision-making.
B. Opportunities you give up for better ones.
C. Opportunities you miss accidentally.
D. Opportunities you make up for.
B
Many people hate the idea of having to sleep on a plane. But Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dios thinks they can be persuaded otherwise and he has created a new kind of hostel to prove it.
Dios says it is the world's first jumbo jet hostel, an actual jet-plane Sweden's main airport outside Stockholm which has been converted (改装) into a 25-room guesthouse that sleeps as many as 72 people.
"I learned about this plane that was standing abandoned at Arlanda airport and I've been trying the concept of hostels in many different houses and buildings," he told reporters. "I thought, 'Why not a plane?"'
Jumbo Hostels opened for business on Thursday, giving customers the chance to check in and sleep in a room that can best be described as cozy.
"The most challenging part with this project is trying to build something inside a metal hull (外壳) — it's just really, really tight."
The jet, which was originally produced for Singapore Airlines, was taken out of service in 2002. One thing the hostel has going for it is price — a room starts at 350 Swedish crowns (about $41), which is a lot less than hotel rooms outside of major airports.
Another feature: customers can get married on the wing of the plane and live in the plane's more luxurious honeymoon room situated in the cockpit (驾驶舱).
Instead of walking down the aisle (走廊), lovebirds can take what Jumbo Hostels calls the "wing walk," where they can be joined in great joy at the wing tip. The hostel has someone ready to perform the ceremony.
But in some respects, this hostel remains a plane — most customers have to share the jet's nine bathrooms and staff only wear air steward and stewardess clothes. The only room that has its own bathroom is the honeymoon suite.
61. Swedish entrepreneur Oscar Dios creates a new kind of jet hostel in order to
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A. make people more comfortable
B. earn more money from people
C. change people's idea of not sleeping on the plane
D. explore the sources of the universe
62. According to the passage the jet hostel is
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A. flying in the sky B. hung in the sky
C. lying on the airport D. buried underground
63. The advantages of the jet hostel are the following EXCEPT
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A. more comfortable B. suitable for new couples
C. convenient bathroom D. cheaper
64. This abandoned plane originally belongs to
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A. Stockholm Airlines B. Singapore Airlines
C. Sweden Airlines D. Oscar Dios Airlines
65. Which statement of the following do you think can best describe this passage?
A. A new fashion of wedding in the plane.
B. For travelers, a new way to get a restful night.
C. A new way to enjoy yourselves.
D. How to change a plane into a hostel.
、完形填空
语篇解读： 本文为一篇记叙文。文章讲述了在庆功会上，朋友跟“我”讲述的有关Arthur Scoresby这个幸运的傻瓜军事领袖的有趣故事。
1．解析： 句意为：坐在我旁边的一位老友眼神中流露出“奇怪的”表情。A项意为“担心的，担忧的”；B项意为“贪婪的”；C项意为“好奇的”；D项意为“奇怪的”。根据下文内容可知，他认为Arthur Scoresby只不过是一个幸运的傻瓜，所以当他看到Arthur Scoresby接受如此高的荣誉时，应该是感到“奇怪”。
答案： D
2．解析： 句意为：他靠近我并低声说：“在我看来他只不过是个幸运的傻瓜而已”。A项意为“快乐地，幸福地”；B项意为“幸运地”；D项意为“逐渐地”。privately本意为“私下地，私人地”，在此译作“在我看来，就我个人观点而言”。
答案： C
3．解析： 句意为：他的这些话令我很震惊。根据文章第一句内容可知，“我”对Arthur Scoresby充满崇拜，所以当“我”听到朋友对Arthur Scoresby作出这样的评价时，应该是“震惊”才对。
答案： A
4．解析： 句意为：多年前我(作者的朋友)是Woolwich军事学校的一名教员，当时年轻的Arthur Scoresby参加了他的第一次“考试”。根据下文中的“He got through the examination.”可知答案选B。
答案： B
5．解析： 句意为：每个人的回答都不错，“然而”他(Arthur Scoresby)却什么也不会。while强调转折对比，符合句意。
答案： B
6．解析： 句意为：我同情他，并只问我认为他可能知道的东西。what引导的为宾语从句，且在从句中作宾语，I thought为插入语。在名词性从句中，如缺少名词性成分，指人时，用who/whom；指物时，用what。
答案： B
7．解析： 句意为：我认为最后“毁掉”他的一定会是数学考试。A项意为“破坏，毁灭”；B项意为“使确信，相信”；C项意为“激发”；D项意为“鼓舞，鼓励”。根据句意可知，destroy符合语境。
答案： A
8．解析： 句意为：但是，你能想象到考试的“结果”吗。根据下文中的“ such strange，Laughable result”可知，“我”的朋友讲述的是考试的“结果(成绩)”。
答案： D
9．解析： 句意为：由于某些“幸运的”巧合，他居然得了第一名。根据上文中的“he is a fool and yet a lucky dog.”可知，应用lucky 一词。
答案： C
10．解析： 句意为：我从来没想到会出现这样奇怪的、可笑的结果。A项意为“调整以适应……”；B项意为“属于”；C项意为“参考，涉及，指的是”；D项意为“导致”。根据语境可知，我没有想到这个会“导致”这样的结果。
答案： D
11．解析： 句意为：后来，克莱米亚战争爆发了，他被任命为军官。但“没有人”知道这个秘密。根据文章内容可知，人们都认为Arthur Scoresby是个出色的将军，“没有人”知道他是个傻瓜的秘密。
答案： A
12．解析： 句意为：人们把他每次所犯的错误看作是天才的表现。A项意为“无私”；B项意为“智力，聪明”；C项意为“重要”；D项意为“诚实”。
答案： B
13．解析： 句意为：战争变得越来越激烈，英国军队正全面而有序地撤退。我们团“占据”一个非常重要的位置(据点)。A项意为“占领，占据”；B项意为“放弃”；C项意为“预测”；D项意为“证实，证明”。根据语境可知，我们当时应该是“占据”着那个据点。
答案： A
14．解析： 句意为：任何一个错误都会导致全面的“失败(灾难)”。A项意为“革命”；B项意为“机会”；C项意为“灾难”；D项意为“压力”。disaster符合句意。
答案： C
15．解析： 句意为：上峰发出命令让他撤退去援助我们右翼。“但是”他却前进，翻过山脉去了我们的左翼方向。根据上下句内容可知，两句为否定转折关系。
答案： C
16．解析： 句意为：一支庞大的、“没有预料到的”俄国军队正等候在那里。A项意为“官方的，正式的”；B项意为“自信的”；C项意为“普通的，平常的”；D项意为“没有预料到的，出乎预料的”。Arthur Scoresby带领军队冲到那里，没有想到那里会有敌人的军队。
答案： D
17．解析： 句意为：这些吃惊的俄国军队没有想到单独一个团会在这个时候“出现”在这里，认为这一定是全部的英国军队。come around意为“到处走动，来访，出现”。根据语境可知，俄国军队没有想到英国军队会“出现”在这里。
答案： B
18．解析： 句意为：他们仓皇逃窜了。根据文章内容可知，俄国军队没有想到英国军队会来，认为是全部的英国军队前来进攻。所以他们就“混乱”地撤离了。
答案： C
19．解析： 句意为：英国军队把失败变成了一个全面的“胜利”。与“defeat(失败)”对应的应该是“victory(胜利)”。
答案： A
20．解析： 句意为：那天以后，Arthur Scoresby就作为一个出色的军事“领袖”闻名世界了。A项意为“运动员”；B项意为“士兵”；C项意为“讲师”：D项意为“领袖，领导”。根据文章第一句“...when I saw the famous general Arthur Scoresby...”以及第三段中的“He was appointed an officer.”可知，他是一名“领袖”。
答案： D
、阅读理解
【考点】考察经济知识类阅读
58. 【答案】D
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第一段2，3行Economics deals with this problem through the concept of opportunity cost, which simply refers to whether someone's time or money could be better spent on something else.可知opportunity cost是指人们思考自己的时间金钱是否可以更好地被利用在其他的事情上。也就是在衡量自己的选择是否合理。故D项符合。
59. 【答案】C
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段Why not, you might reason, watch the game from home and use the leftover money and time to have dinner with friends?人们本来是想去看球赛，但是球赛的票太贵了。所以就把本来准备看球赛的金钱和时间用在了别的地方，那么这里的leftover money and time就是指看球赛来回所花费的时间。故C正确。
60. 【答案】B
【试题解析】推理题。根据文章第三段Even if someone offers to take you out to lunch for free, the time you will spend in the restaurant still costs you something in terms of forgone opportunities.即使有人带你去享受免费的午餐，在这种情况下，你吃饭的时间还是会让你失去某些东西。这是从forgone opportunities的角度来说的，也就是说你还可以用这段时间做更有价值，更有意义的事情，但是你却把他用来享用这段免费的午餐。所以forgone opportunities就是指放弃的机会。故B正确。
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