2017届广东省紫金县高考英语一轮复习语法填空类阅读训练：2（含解析）

　　广东紫金县2017高考英语语法填空类阅读一轮训练

　　短文语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Long ago, people believed that in the future we would work less, have more free time and get more relaxed．But 61._______(luck)，this has not happened yet．

　　Today we work harder, work longer hours and have more stresses than ten years ago． 62._______ we use machines that save us time，we still have less free time than our parents and grandparents．But what is this doing to our health? An American journalist says that people are suffering from“hurry 63.________(sick)”－we’re trying to do more things in less time．64._____ a result，our lives are stressful．He says that 65._______ we slow down，we won’t live as long as our parents．For most people, faster doesn’t mean better.

　　In the USA，there is a book called “One－Minute Bedtime Stories for children”．These are shorter versions of traditional stories，specially 66._______(write) for “busy parents” who want to save time! Some answer phones now have “quick playback” buttons so that we can replay people’s messages faster—we can’t waste time 67.__________(listen) to people speaking 68.____ the normal speed! 

　　The only thing 69._____ is slower than before is the way we drive．Our cars are faster but the traffic is worse, so we drive more slowly．We spend more time sitting in our cars，feeling 70._______(stress). Experts predict that in ten years the average speed on the road in cities will be only 17 km／h．

　　语法填空 61.unluckily

　　62.although/though/even if

　　63.sickness

　　64.As

　　65.unless

　　66.written

　　67.listening

　　68.at

　　69.that

　　70. stressed

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　　U.S. President Barack Obama says he expects Congress to increase the country's borrowing limit before a mid-October deadline, ___1___ (ensure) that the United States does not default on its financial obligations. With the U.S. government in the fifth day of a ___2___ (part) shutdown, it also faces ___3___ out of money to pay its bills on October 17, including interest ___4___ government bonds held by China, Japan and other overseas investors. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press released Saturday, Obama said he expects Congress will increase the country's $16.7 trillion debt ceiling ___5___

　　the United States can borrow more money.  "America has ___6___ not paid its bills, and I've said repeatedly ___7___ that is not something anybody should be threatening," he said. "The potential default of the United States, where we are ___8___ (essential) deadbeats, that's never ___ 9___ (happen)." Obama, a Democrat in his fifth year at the White House, is locked in a political deadlock with Republican opponents in Congress over government spending policies and implementation of his signature legislative achievement: wide-ranging health care changes ___10___ are now taking effect.

　　Willing to negotiate The president said he is willing to negotiate changes to the health law and reduce spending, but not until Congress agrees to end the shutdown and raises the debt ceiling without conditions. Republicans opposed to the health care reforms are trying to end funding for or delay that program, ___11___ is commonly known in the U.S. as "Obamacare." Opposition Republicans have insisted that they will only approve a spending bill to reopen the government ___12___ Obama and Democratic leaders agree to negotiations on the separate issue of the health ___13___ plan. With Congress deadlocked, a lack of funds has stopped or sharply decreased a wide variety of government services.  All national parks, museums and the Library of Congress ___14____ (close) since Tuesday, and scientific research at the National Institutes of Health and the space agency, NASA, has been almost entirely suspended. These actions prompted ___15___ agencies to order about 800,000 federal workers on furlough status — sending them home without pay and barring them from remaining at their jobs, even ___16___ (volunteer).

　　参考答案Key:

　　1. ensuring 2. partial

　　3. running

　　4. on

　　5. so

　　6. never

　　7. that

　　8. essentially

　　9. happened

　　10. that

　　11. which

　　12. if

　　13. care

　　14. have been

　　15. government

　　16. voluntarily

　　【词语注释】

　　default 违约 deadbeat 赖账者

　　implementation 工具

　　deadlock 僵持

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　　NEW YORK — One of America’s iconic attractions, The Statue of Liberty, was seen but not touched on Tuesday after a U.S. government shutdown forced the ___1___ ( close) of some of the nation's great tourist attractions. Tourists ___2___ gathered at the southern tip of Manhattan expected to board a boat on Tuesday and climb the Statue of Liberty. But Lady Liberty, with her lamp of freedom___3___ (hold) high, was closed because the U.S. government had shut down. They could still see it, but only ___4___ the boat that normally disgorges tourists at New York's iconic spots: Liberty Island and Ellis Island ___5____.  In better times, millions visit these sights every year. Will Koehn from Missouri seemed ___6___ (surprise) that he couldn't get there.   “We came here today to see the Statue of Liberty, came to the ticket booth and weren’t ___7___ to go on to the Island and ___8___(disappointment) somewhat," said Koehn. To some foreign tourists, the government shutdown was more than ___9___ a disappointment. “I think the image may be tarnished a bit, ___10___ as a tourist, as a foreigner coming to the United States to see this country and to experience the American ___ 11____, the American lifestyle, and I didn’t get that and I kind of expected that and having paid for that ____12____(know) that America is a developed country, not a developing country," said Payal Patel from Great Britain. “It’s really hard to believe ___13___a Congress can hold its people to ransom and I kind of have the impression ___14___ they want to antagonize the people of America and make them angry," said Tina Marie from Australia. "A whole lot of people aren’t ___15___ (pay) today.  What’s that all about?"    Nevertheless, tourists tried to get as close as they could, on the day America put a ___16___

　　on its landmarks.

　　参考答案

　　closure

　　2. who

　　3. held

　　4. from

　　5. nearby 6. surprised

　　7. able

　　8. am disappointed

　　9. a

　　10. because

　　11. culture

　　12. having known 13. that

　　14. that

　　15. being paid

　　16. lock

　　【词语注释】

　　disgorge 吐，涌出，流

　　【2015高考复习】阅读理解

　　Public bookshelves are appearing across Germany on street corners，city squares and in suburban supermarkets.In these free­for­all libraries，people can grab whatever they want to read，and leave behind anything they want for others.There’s no need to register，no due date，and you can take or give as many as you want.“This project is aimed at everyone who likes to read.It is open for everybody，”

　　Michael

　　Aubermann，one of the organizers of the free book exchange said.

　　The western city’s latest public shelf was put up next to Bayenturm.It is the fourth free shelf that Aubermann’s group，the Cologne Citizen’s Foundation，has placed outside.“We set up our other outdoor shelves last year and it’s been working really well，”

　　said Aubermann.The public bookshelves，which are usually financed by donations and cared for by local volunteer groups，have appeared independently of each other in many cities，suburbs and villages.Each shelf holds around 200 books and it takes about six weeks for a complete turnover，with all the old titles replaced by new ones.

　　Even commercial book stores and online book sellers seem to support the idea of free book exchanges.“We see this project rather as a sales promotion than as competition，”

　　said Elmar Muether.“If books are present everywhere，it helps our business，too.”

　　So far，the Cologne book group has had few problems with damage or other problems.Aubermann said，“Propaganda (宣传) is the only kind of literature we do not allow here.”

　　At another bookshelf in the Bayenthal neighborhood，the lower shelves are reserved for children’s literature only.“It is important that we make it easy for everyone to participate in this ‘reading culture on the street’—from old readers to kids to immigrants，” Aubermann said.

　　While most of the shelves have so far been put up in upscale_neighborhoods，Aubermann and the 20 volunteers who help look after the project are planning to put up future shelves in poor neighborhoods，where citizens often don’t have as much access to literature.

　　语篇解读　在德国的城市街角、广场和郊区超市，一排排公共书架出现在人们的视野中。你可以随意取阅或捐赠图书。这项免费换书活动得到了人们的支持。

　　1．Which of the following is TRUE about the public bookshelves?

　　A．People can take the books and leave their books at will.

　　B．People can’t borrow books unless they donate books.

　　C．People can borrow whatever they like after registering.

　　D．People have to return the books according to the required time.

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“people can grab whatever they want to read，and leave behind anything they want for others.There’s no need to register，no due date，and you can take or give as many as you want.”可知，人们可以随意取阅或捐赠图书，不需要登记，也没有规定的还书时间。

　　答案　A

　　2．According to Aubermann，the public bookshelves________.

　　A．are financed by local volunteers

　　B．have been going well since their birth

　　C．were managed by the local government

　　D．will hold more books and take a shorter turnover

　　解析　细节理解题。由第二段中的“We set up our other outdoor shelves last year and it’s been working really well”可知，公共书架自诞生以来运行良好。根据第二段第四句话可知A项错误，C、D两项文中没有信息支持。

　　答案　B

　　3．The underlined phrase “upscale neighborhoods” refers to________.

　　A．communities that have many people

　　B．communities that have many tall buildings

　　C．communities that are free to live in

　　D．communities that are of high grade

　　解析　词义猜测题。根据后面的“poor neighborhoods”的对比可知，upscale neighborhoods指的是高档社区。

　　答案　D

　　4．Which might be the best title for the passage?

　　A．Public Reading Becomes Popular Worldwide

　　B．New Trends of Bookshelves in Germany

　　C．Public Bookshelves Spread Across Germany

　　D．Reading Culture on the Street in Europe

　　解析　标题概括题。综合本文内容可知，C项“公共书架遍布德国”最适合作为本文的标题。

　　答案　C阅读理解 “I’ve changed my mind.I wanted to have a telescope，but now I want my dad back.” Lucien Lawrence’s letter to his

　　father for Christmas written after his father had been knifed to

　　death outside his school gate，must have touched everyone’s

　　heart.Lucien went on to say that without his father he couldn’t see the stars in the sky.When those whom we love depart from us，we cannot see the stars for a while.

　　But Lucien，the stars are still there，and one day，when you are older and your tears have gone，you will see them again.And，in a strange way，I expect that you will find your father there，too，in your mind and heart.I find that my parents，who died years ago，still figure in many of my dreams and that I think of them perhaps more than I ever did when they were alive.I still live to please them and I’m still surprised by their reactions.I remember that when I became a professor，I was so proud，or rather so pleased with myself that I couldn’t wait to cable my parents.The reply was a long time in coming，but when it did，all my mother said was “I hope this means that now you will have more time for the children！” I haven’t forgotten.The values of my parents still live on.

　　It makes me pause and think about how I will live on in the hearts and minds of my children and of those for whom I care.Would I have been as ready as Philip Lawrence have been to face the aggressors，and to lay down my life for those in my care？How many people would want me back for Christmas？It’s a serious thought，one to give me pause.

　　I pray silently，sometimes，in the dead of night，that ancient cry of a poet “Deliver my soul from the sword，and my darling from the power of the dog.” Yet I know the death comes to us all，and sometimes comes suddenly.We must therefore plan to live forever，but live as if we will die tomorrow.We live on，I’m sure，in the lives of those we love，and therefore we ought to have a care for what they will remember and what they will treasure.If more parents knew this in their hearts to be true，there might be fewer knives on our streets today.

　　【语篇解读　一个孩子在圣诞节对已经去世的父亲撕心裂肺的呼唤让人情不能已，潸然泪下。孩子，虽然亲人与我们两世相隔，可是他们永远活在我们心中，恍如昨天。虽然世人难免一死，但是如果大家互相关怀，没有了暴力和谋杀，世界岂不更加美好？

　　1．According to the whole text we can see that the first paragraph________.

　　A．puts forward the subject of the text

　　B．shows the author’s pity on the kid

　　C．relates a kid wrote a letter to his father

　　D．makes a clear statement of the author’ views

　　解析　文章结构题。第一段从一个孩子的一封信谈起，下文则动之以情，晓之以理，娓娓道来，委婉地纠正了孩子的观点，由此可知第一段在文中的作用是引出话题。

　　答案　A

　　2．In the second paragraph the author mainly wants to explain to us________.

　　A．how much he misses his parents now

　　B．why his parents often appear in his dreams

　　C．when Lucien will get over all his sadness

　　D．how proud he was when he succeeded in life

　　解析　段落大意题。作者在本段不惜笔墨，用自己的亲身体会倾诉了对父母的怀念之情以及父母对自己的深刻影响，再结合本段最后一句的内容可知B项正确。

　　答案　B

　　3．What feelings did the author’s mother express in her reply?

　　A．Proud. B．Happy.

　　C．Disappointed. D．Worried.

　　解析　推理判断题。作者因成为教授而非常自豪，无比高兴，迫不及待地想要把这个好消息告诉父母，可是母亲却委婉地提醒作者要多花点时间陪陪孩子，由此可推知，她很担心。

　　答案　D

　　4．In the author’s opinion，the value of a person’s life is________.

　　A．to leave a precious memory to those he loves and cares for

　　B．to have a high sense of duty to the whole society

　　C．to care for what others will remember and treasure

　　D．to share happiness and sadness with his family

　　解析　推理判断题。根据第三段第一句的内容以及最后一段后半部分的内容可推知，作者认为人生的价值在于给自己爱和在乎的人留下珍贵的回忆。

　　答案　A

　　5．What does the writer mean by mentioning the sentence taken from an old poem?

　　A．Call on criminals and murderers to lay down their guns.

　　B．Advise parents to stay with their children safely at home.

　　C．Spend every day meaningfully while alive.

　　D．Try to keep violence and murder far away from society.

　　解析　推理判断题。诗歌的大意是“求你救我的灵魂脱离刀剑，救我的生命脱离犬类”，而且作者是在深夜中祈祷，再结合本段后半部分的内容可推知，作者引用该诗句意在让社会远离暴力和谋杀。

　　答案　D