2016届高三英语二轮复习课时训练：8 阅读理解＋阅读填空＋完形填空＋短文改错

　　训练8　阅读理解＋阅读填空＋完形填空＋短文改错

　　(建议用时45分钟)

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　Raised in a motherless home，my father was extremely tightfisted towards us children.His attitude didn’t soften as I grew into adulthood and went to college.I had to ride the bus whenever I came home.Though the bus stopped about two miles from home，Dad never met me，even in severe weather.If I grumbled，he’d say in his loudest father­voice，“That’s what your legs are for！”

　　The walk didn’t bother me as much as the fear of walking alone along the highway and country roads.I also felt less than valued that my father didn’t seem concerned about my safety.But that feeling was canceled one spring evening.

　　It had been a particularly difficult week at college after long hours in labs.I longed for home.When the bus reached the stop，I stepped off and dragged my suitcase to begin the long journey home.

　　A row of hedges (树篱) edged the driveway that climbed the hill to our house.Once I had turned off the highway to start the last lap of my journey，I always had a sense of relief to see the hedges because it meant that I was almost home.On that particular evening，the hedges had just come into view when I saw something gray moving along the top of the hedges，moving toward the house.Upon closer observation，I realized it was the top of my father’s head.Then I knew，each time I’d come home，he had stood behind the hedges，watching，until he knew I had arrived safely.I swallowed hard against the tears.He did care，after all.

　　On later visits，that spot of gray became my watchtower.I could hardly wait until I was close enough to watch for its secret movement above the greenery.Upon reaching home，I would find my father sitting innocently in his chair.“So，my son，it’s you！” he’d say，his face lengthening into pretended surprise.

　　I replied，“Yes，Dad，it’s me.I’m home.”

　　1．What does the underlined word “grumbled” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?

　　A．Accepted happily.

　　B．Explained clearly.

　　C．Agreed willingly.

　　D．Spoke unhappily.

　　2．What made the author feel upset was ________.

　　A．the tiredness after long hours in labs

　　B．the fear of seeing something moving

　　C．the feeling of being less than valued

　　D．the loneliness of riding the bus home

　　3．The author’s father watched behind the hedges because________.

　　A．he was concerned about his son’s safety

　　B．he wanted to help his son build up courage

　　C．he didn’t want to meet his son at the doorway

　　D．he didn’t think his son was old enough to walk alone

　　4．Which of the following can be the best title for the text?

　　A．My Father’s Secret

　　B．My College Life

　　C．My Terrible Journey Home

　　D．Riding the Bus Alone

　　【语篇解读】　本文主要讲述了父亲从小对作者严格要求，从来不曾到车站接过他。但是，在一个春天的晚上，作者偶然发现父亲在默默地关心着他。

　　1．解析：选D。根据第一段中的“Though the bus stopped about two miles from home，Dad never met me，even in severe weather.”以及本段最后一句父亲的话“That’s what your legs are for.”可知，作者是在抱怨，因此选择D。

　　2．解析：选C。根据第二段中的“I also felt less than valued that my father didn’t seem concerned about my safety.”可知，作者感觉不受父亲的重视。

　　3．解析：选A。根据第四段的“until he knew I had arrived safely”以及“He did care，after all.”可推知，父亲是很在意作者的安全的。

　　4．解析：选A。通读全文可知，父亲以独特的不表露出来的爱陪伴着作者的成长，最后作者发现了父亲的这个秘密，并体会到了父亲的关爱。因此A项“父亲的秘密”最切合文章的主题。

　　Ⅱ.阅读填空

　　You

　　often

　　find

　　somebody

　　who

　　works

　　around

　　you complaining all the time，don’t you？1.____________ About 70% of Americans say being around nonstop complainers sometimes has a bad influence on them.Luckily，here are 4 tips to help form positive patterns.

　　1.Self­awareness

　　When a negative thought pops into your mind，immediately correct it.Instead of telling yourself “That’s a nice shirt，but I can’t afford it.”，change the message to “That will look great with my black pants when I can afford it.” 2.____________

　　Of course，everyone complains sometimes.But the less frequently you complain，the better you will feel.

　　2.Distance yourself

　　3．____________

　　Excuse

　　yourself and

　　go

　　somewhere

　　quiet，somewhere outdoors in the fresh air.Think of something pleasant before returning.You have to take this seriously because negative people can and will pull you into the quicksand (难以摆脱的困境)．

　　3.Don’t try to change complainers

　　If you find yourself trapped in a group of complainers in a meeting or at a social event，simply choose silence.Let their words bounce off you while you think of something else.Attempting to stop the complaining can make you a target.4.____________

　　If someone says，“I hate Mondays; weekends are too short，” try to think，“I’m glad I rested over the weekend，so I’m ready to make some improvement on that big project.”

　　4.5.____________

　　When someone is shouting at you angrily，throw the responsibility back at them by asking，“So what do you intend to do about it？” In most cases，complainers don’t really want a solution.They just want to speak them out.If you make them aware that they themselves have to find the solutions，they will leave you alone and find someone else to complain to.If so，you will be happy.

　　A．Find solutions.

　　B．Change the responsibility.

　　C．You have got a lot of complaints.

　　D．By doing this，it will lead to positive behavior.

　　E．But you can redirect the discussion in your own mind.

　　F．Whenever possible，escape from negative conversations.

　　G．You will never know what they are going to talk about.

　　答案：CDFEB

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　Don’t let Aurora’s small stature (身高) fool you—her spirit is strong.She is one of 140 chickens __1__ from a farm.When we saved her，she was tiny and sick and it seemed

　　__2__

　　that she would survive.Having never got the right__3__，many of the chickens were sick and some

　　__4__died.

　　At a young age，Aurora and her sisters and brothers were __5__ by their mom.Luckily，another mother

　　__6__ theircare.Aurora seemed the last to

　　__7__ food and attention.She grew at a much slower

　　__8__

　　than her brothers andsisters.Everything seemed

　　__9__ her.

　　At the young age of seven months，Aurora had lost twomoms and was __10__ to find a place with the other chickens.

　　Aurora __11__

　　found comfort from an old chicken named Margaret，staying under her wings during the cold nights，__12__

　　Margaret was so old that a few months later she died.Aurora，in her own way，thinks of Margaret.Every evening，you will find her in the

　　__13__

　　spot where she kept Margaret company.__14__

　　when the other chickens try to __15__ her away，Aurora comes back.

　　As Aurora grew，we became

　　__16__

　　at her love to simplylive.Nothing __17__ her.

　　So remember，when life seems so

　　__18__

　　that you can’ttake it，think of Aurora.She has lost two moms，watched hersisters and brothers die，and __19__ from serious illnesses.Yet she enjoys the small，sweet

　　__20__

　　life has offered—safety，food，warmth and good friendships.

　　1．A.raised B．purchased

　　C．rescued D．collected

　　2．A.hopeful B．proper

　　C．possible D．unlikely

　　3．A.touch

　　B．care

　　C．gift

　　D．partner

　　4．A.sadly

　　B．angrily

　　C．coldly D．calmly

　　5．A.punished

　　B．refused

　　C．abandoned

　　D．scolded

　　6．A.took on

　　B．put forward

　　C．looked after

　　D．brought about

　　7．A.get

　　B．eat

　　C．draw

　　D．offer

　　8．A.cost

　　B．rate

　　C．standard

　　D．value

　　9．A.for

　　B．around

　　C．about

　　D．against

　　10．A.arranging B．choosing

　　C．struggling D．affording

　　11．A.lately

　　B．eventually

　　C．constantly

　　D．frequently

　　12．A.unless

　　B．so

　　C．because

　　D．but

　　13．A.same

　　B．relevant

　　C．similar

　　D．normal

　　14．A.Still

　　B．Thus

　　C．Even

　　D．Yet

　　15．A.clear

　　B．put

　　C．turn

　　D．push

　　16．A.nervous

　　B．amazed

　　C．excited

　　D．disappointed

　　17．A.helped

　　B．attracted

　　C．impressed D．stopped

　　18．A.tough

　　B．different

　　C．smooth

　　D．boring

　　19．A.waked

　　B．made

　　C．recovered

　　D．learned

　　20．A.chances

　　B．pleasures

　　C．dreams

　　D．services

　　【语篇解读】　本文描述了一只小鸡为了生存与各种困难顽强抗争的故事。

　　1．解析：选C。根据下文中的“When we saved her”的提示可知，她是被从农场救出来的140只小鸡中的一只。raise“提起，养育”；purchase“购买”；rescue“营救”；collect“收集”。

　　2．解析：选D。根据空前的“she was tiny and sick”可知，小鸡生病了而且还很弱小，故此处是说她似乎不太可能活下来。hopeful“有希望的”；proper“恰当的”；possible“可能的”；unlikely“不大可能的”。

　　3．解析：选B。根据“many of the chickens were sick”可判断出，因为没有得到适当的照顾，很多小鸡才会生病甚至一些不幸死亡。touch“触摸”；care“照顾”；gift“礼物”；partner“搭档”。

　　4．解析：选A。参见上题解析。sadly“不幸地”；angrily“愤怒地”；coldly“冷漠地”；calmly“平静地”。

　　5．解析：选C。根据下文的“Luckily another mother”以及“Aurora had lost two moms”可以推断，第一个母亲遗弃了她和她的兄弟姐妹们。punish“惩罚”；refuse“拒绝”；abandon“遗弃”；scold“责骂”。

　　6．解析：选A。幸运的是，另外一个母亲决定照顾他们。take on“决定做，承担”；put forward“提出”；look after“照顾”；bring about“导致”。

　　7．解析：选A。根据下文“她比她的兄弟姐妹们长得慢”可知，此处是说她看起来是最后一个得到(get)食物和关心的。

　　8．解析：选B。根据本文第一句提到的“small stature(身高)”以及上一句提到的“last to __7__ food and attention”可以判断，Aurora生长的速度慢于她的兄弟姐妹们，所以个子小。cost“成本”；rate“速度”；standard“标准”；value“价值”。

　　9．解析：选D。根据上文的叙述可知，Aurora的生活不如意，因此一切似乎都在和她作对。against“逆，反对”，符合语境。

　　10．解析：选C。Aurora已经失去了两个妈妈，她需要努力找栖身之处。struggle“拼搏，努力”，符合语境。

　　11．解析：选B。此处与上一段相呼应，她在努力寻找之后，终于(eventually)找到了安慰。

　　12．解析：选D。虽然找到了安身之处，可是Margaret因为年老而死去了。此空前后之间在意思上是转折关系，因此选连词but。

　　13．解析：选A。Aurora每天晚上都到同样的地方去陪伴Margaret。此处用same表示她的执着。same“同样的”；relevant“有关的”；similar“类似的”；normal“正常的”。

　　14．解析：选C。甚至当别的小鸡推开她时，她会再回来。still“仍然”；thus“因此”；even“甚至”；yet“然而”。

　　15．解析：选D。参见上题解析。push away意为“推开”。

　　16．解析：选B。根据文章的第一句“Don’t let Aurora’s small stature(身高)fool you—her spirit is strong”可知，我们为Aurora只要活着的热情而感到惊讶。nervous“紧张的”；amazed“惊奇的”；excited“兴奋的，激动的”；disappointed“失望的”。

　　17．解析：选D。没有什么能使她停下来。help“帮助”；attract“吸引”；impress“给……留下深刻印象”；stop“停止”。

　　18．解析：选A。综合上文，生活对于Aurora来说一直是艰难的，所以当生活似乎很艰难时，你可以想想她的遭遇。tough“艰难的，棘手的”；different“不同的”；smooth“顺利的”；boring“无趣的，乏味的”。

　　19．解析：选C。本句话的三个并列谓语都是Aurora的经历，所以选择recovered与“from serious illnesses”搭配。

　　20．解析：选B。尽管尝尽生活的艰辛，Aurora却得到了生活给予她的简单的甜蜜的乐趣，即后面所说的“safety，food，warmth and good friendships”。chance“机会”；pleasure“乐事”；dream“梦想”；service“服务”。

　　Ⅳ.短文改错

　　Hi Thomas，

　　How is everything with you recently? I’m very exciting because I have applied for a holiday job，taught English conversation in a teacher training college near Shanghai.I’m a bit of worried because I don’t know if I should bring some present for the teachers I’ll meet.Should I shake hands when I meet people，or just smiling?

　　What topics will my students want to talk then? Might I say or do something that will seem rudely? This may seem unimportant with you，but I want to plan everything in advance，or I’d love to know what you think.You had been to China before.

　　Looking forward to your reply.

　　All the best，

　　Bruno

　　答案：

　　Hi Thomas，

　　How is everything with you recently? I’m very

　　because I have applied for a holiday job， English conversation in a teacher training college near Shanghai.I’m a bit of worried because I don’t know if I should bring some

　　for the teachers I’ll meet.Should I shake hands when I meet people，or just ？What topics will my students want to talk

　　then? Might I say or do something that will seem ？ This may seem unimportant

　　you，but I want to plan everything in advance， I’d love to know what you think.You

　　been to China before.

　　Looking forward to your reply.

　　All the best，

　　Bruno