（四川专用）2016届高考英语二轮复习考前增分特训活页练：20

　　活页练(二十)单项填空＋阅读理解＋

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．With the development of science and technology，people’s life________in the past few years.

　　A．improved

　　B．has improved

　　C．is improving

　　D ．had improved

　　答案　B

　　解析　根据句子后面的时间状语in the past few years可以知道句子应该使用现在完成时。

　　2．Wang Wei is one of many Chinese students________“on the go”．

　　A．who lives life

　　B．who live life

　　C．that lives living

　　D．that live living

　　答案　B

　　解析　 “one of ＋名词/代词”接定语从句时，先行词是前面的名词或代词，而不是one，因此可以排除A和C；再根据live用作及物动词时一般要接同源宾语(a happy/sad/poor，etc.) life，因此选B。其中on the go相当于形容词短语作定语。

　　3．There are a lot________people today than yesterday.

　　A．of

　　B．more

　　C．most

　　D．/

　　答案　B

　　解析　本题易误选A。因为许多学生很快会联想到a lot of短语。其实，只需要仔细看完句子就会发现句子的后面有than，暗示要选比较等级，而比较级前面用a lot来加强语气。

　　4．The TV set he________works well now.

　　A．has repairing

　　B．having repaired

　　C．has been repaired

　　D．has had repaired

　　答案　D

　　解析　本题考查学生综合能力。首先要知道he________是定语从句，对先行词the TV set进行修饰。由于the TV set在定语从句中作宾语，所以可以省略关系代词that或which。而定语从句中有have sth. done结构，即完整的句子为：The TV set that/ which he has had repaired works well now.主句为The TV set works well now.。

　　5．Lei Feng is always ready to help others when they are in trouble and he never________their request.

　　A．turns up

　　B．turns over

　　C．turns in

　　D．turns down

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查动词短语的辨析。turn up将音量调高；出现，露面；turn over打翻；移交；翻身；turn in上交；turn down将音量等调低；拒绝。结合上下文的意思应该选D。

　　6．Nowadays________Internet is becoming increasingly popular and________new high speed broadband network was recently started.

　　A．a；the

　　B．the；a

　　C．a；a

　　D．the；the

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查冠词的用法。Internet为特指；而一条高速的新宽带网为泛指，用不定冠词a。

　　7．—Good evening.I________to see Miss Mary.—Oh，good evening.I’m sorry，but she is not in.

　　A．came

　　B．come

　　C．have come

　　D．had come

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查动词时态的用法。选项A表示过去所发生的事情；B项表示经常性或习惯性的动作；C项表示目前的情况和影响；D项时态不符合对话的时间和语境。

　　8．After living in Pairs for fifty years he returned to the small town ________ he grew up as a child.

　　A．which

　　B．where

　　C．that

　　D．when

　　答案　B

　　解析　本题考查限制性定语从句中关系词的选择。定语从句的先行词是表示地点的名词短语the small town，且关系词不作定语从句中的主语和宾语而作地点状语，因此定语从句必须用关系副词where引导。要注意分清先行词在从句中充当的成分，然后选择适当的关系词。

　　9．The manager decided to give the job to________he believed had a strong sense of duty.

　　A．whoever

　　B．whomever

　　C．who

　　D．those

　　答案　A

　　解析　whoever作宾语从句的主语；he believed可看作插入语。

　　10．—Tod hadn’t passed the exam and was afraid of being scolded.

　　—________.

　　A．So it was with Jim

　　B．So was Jim，his classmate

　　C．It is the same with Jim

　　D．Neither had Jim，his classmate

　　答案　A

　　解析　So it was with Jim是指上一句的内容也适合另一个人。选项C中的is改为was也对。

　　11．The Indian Ocean tsunami at the end of 2004 is believed________more than 160,000 people and made millions homeless，________it perhaps the most destroying tsunami in history.

　　A．to kill；making

　　B．to have killed；making

　　C．having killed；to make

　　D．killing；made

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查句型结构及非谓语动词。根据believe句型“believe sb./sth. to be/to have done”可知，第一空填to have killed；第二空的非谓语动词表示结果，动词的­ing形式表示事情发展的自然结果，而不定式表示出乎意料的结果。

　　12．Is it true________the rain stops，it will be as hot as in the summer here?

　　A．when

　　B．that when

　　C．whenever

　　D．that

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查学生分析句子结构的能力。It is true that构成一个主语从句，而主语从句内部又有一个以when引导的时间状语从句。

　　13．Mike，as far as I know，________like to play music.

　　A．seems

　　B．appears

　　C．feels

　　D．does

　　答案　D

　　解析　as far as I know为插入语，去掉插入语后，再结合like后面的不定式可以知道like为动词而不是介词，故排除A、B、C三项。D项“does＋动词原形”表示强调，意思为“的确，确实”。

　　14．The time he has devoted in the past years________the disabled is now considered________of great value.

　　A．to help；being

　　B．to helping；to be

　　C．to help；to be

　　D．helping；being

　　答案　B

　　解析　前一部分考查devote one’s time to doing sth.句式。后一部分中的consider的后面接了主语补足语，所以用不定式作补语。句意为：他在过去的十年中用在帮助残疾人身上的时间现在被认为是很有价值的。

　　15．As I looked at the memorial，I thought about ________ terrible disaster it was for the people in Nanjing then and ________ they were to fight the Japanese invaders.

　　A．how；how

　　B．what a；how

　　C．what；what

　　D．how；what

　　答案　B

　　解析　句意为：当我看这座纪念碑的时候，我想，南京人民的那场灾难是多么的严重，他们又是怎么反抗日本侵略者的啊。第一空所在句是一个感叹句，若用how则变为：how terrible the disaster was；第二空根据句子结构和句意可知用how。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　A

　　One of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience.This idea has inspired the award­winning photographer Andrew Zuckerman.He interviewed and took photos of fifty over­sixty­five­year­olds all over the world.His project explores various aspects of their lives.The photos and interviews are now available on our website.

　　Click on the introductions to read the complete interviews.

　　Let us now have a culture of peace.

　　—Federico Mayor Zaragoza，Spain

　　Federico Mayor Zaragoza obtained a doctorate in pharmacy(药学)from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1958.After many years spent in politics，he became Director­General of UNESCO in 1987.In 1999，he created the Foundation for a Culture of Peace，of which he is now the president.In addition to many scientific publications，he has published four collections of poems and several books of essays.

　　Writing is a discovery.

　　—Nadine Gordimer，South Africa

　　Due to a weak heart，Nadine Gordimer attended school and university briefly.She read widely and began writing at an early age.She published her first short story at the age of fifteen，and has completed a large number of works，which have been translated into forty languages.In 1991，Gordimer won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

　　Jazz is about the only form of art today.

　　—Dave Brubeck，USA

　　Dave Brubeck studied music at the University of the Pacific and graduated in 1942.After World War Two he was encouraged to play jazz.In 1951，he recorded his first album(专辑)．Brubeck’s 1959 album has become a jazz standard.He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.

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　　(2017·重庆，B)

　　1．Why did Andrew Zuckerman choose the fifty elders for his project?

　　A．Because their wisdom deserves to be passed on.

　　B．Because they are physically impressive.

　　C．Because their accomplishments inspired him.

　　D．Because they have similar experiences.

　　答案　A

　　解析　推理判断题。从文章的第一句“一代人给予另一代人的最伟大的礼物就是从经验中获得的智慧”，只有年龄大的人经历多，经验才多，所以作者才选择老年人作为研究对象。

　　2．According to the web page，Federico Mayor Zaragoza ________.

　　A．has won many awards for his work in politics

　　B．has served as the president of a university

　　C．has devoted all his life to the field of science

　　D．has made achievements in different areas

　　答案　D

　　解析　细节理解题。从对此人物的介绍中，我们看出他在pharmacy，politics，literature方面都颇有建树，故D项符合要求。

　　3．Who most probably said “My education has been the library and books” in the interview when reflecting on his/her experience?

　　A．Andrew Zuckerman.

　　B．Federico Mayor Zaragoza.

　　C．Nadine Gordimer.

　　D．Dave Brubeck.

　　答案　C

　　解析　细节理解题。从对第三个人物介绍中的“...Nadine Gordimer attended school and university briefly.She read widely and began writing...”可看出正确答案为C项。

　　4．What is the main purpose of this web page?

　　A．To show Zuckerman’s awards.

　　B．To publicize Zuckerman’s project.

　　C．To spread the wisdom of the three people.

　　D．To celebrate the achievements of the three people.

　　答案　B

　　解析　写作意图题。从第一段中的“His project explores various aspects of their lives...Click on the introductions to read the complete interviews.”可知此网页的目的是公布其采访结果，故B项符合题意。

　　B

　　Here is an astonishing and significant fact：Mental work alone can’t make us tired.It sounds absurd.But a few years ago，scientists tried to find out how long the human brain could labor without reaching a stage of fatigue(疲劳)．To the amazement

　　of these scientists，they discovered that blood passing through the brain，when it is active，shows no fatigue at all！If we took a drop of blood from a day laborer，we would find it full of fatigue toxins(毒素) and fatigue products.But if we took blood from the brain of an Albert Einstein，it would show no fatigue toxins at the end of the day.

　　So far as the brain is concerned，it can work as well and swiftly at the end of eight or even twelve hours of effort as at the beginning.The brain is totally tireless.So what makes us tired?

　　Some scientists declare that most of our fatigue comes from our mental and emotional(情感的) attitudes.One of England’s most outstanding scientists，J.A.Hadfield，says，“The greater part of the fatigue from which we suffer is of mental origin.In fact，fatigue of purely physical origin is rare.” Dr.Brill，a famous American scientist，goes even further.He declares，“One hundred percent of the fatigue of a sitting worker in good health is due to emotional problems.”

　　What kinds of emotions make sitting workers tired？Joy？Satisfaction？No！A feeling of being bored，anger，anxiety，tenseness，worry，a feeling of not being appreciated—those are the emotions that tire sitting workers.Hard work by itself seldom causes fatigue.We get tired because our emotions produce nervousness in the body.

　　(2017·辽宁，C)

　　5．What surprised the scientists a few years ago?

　　A．Fatigue toxins could hardly be found in a laborer’s blood.

　　B．Albert Einstein didn’t feel worn out after a day’s work.

　　C．The brain could work for many hours without fatigue.

　　D．A mental worker’s blood was filled with fatigue

　　toxins.

　　答案　C

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第三、四句可知选C。

　　6．According to the author，which of the following can make sitting workers tired?

　　A．Challenging mental work.

　　B．Unpleasant emotions.

　　C．Endless tasks.

　　D．Physical labor.

　　答案　B

　　解析　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“A feeling of being bored，anger，anxiety，tenseness，worry，a feeling of not being appreciated...”可知选B。

　　7．What’s the author’s attitude towards the scientists’ ideas?

　　A．He agrees with them.

　　B．He doubts them.

　　C．He argues against them.

　　D．He hesitates to accept them.

　　答案　A

　　解析　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段特别是最后两句可判断作者是同意科学家的说法的。

　　8．We can infer from the passage that in order to stay energetic，sitting workers need to________.

　　A．have some good food

　　B．enjoy their work

　　C．exercise regularly

　　D．discover fatigue toxins

　　答案　B

　　解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段的叙述，可知导致工人疲劳的是一些不良情绪，由此可推断以极大的热情对待工作，也就是喜爱工作，就能保持旺盛的精力。

　　Ⅲ.短文填词

　　As is known to us all，a healthy body is important to every one of us.Only________keeping ourselves healthy can we feel energetic1.by

　　and ________(自信的) in our daily studies and work.2.confident

　　Doing sports is one of the best ________ to make us fit.Those who

　　3.ways

　　exercise________(有规律地) are in better shape.People’s tastes in 4.regularly

　　sports are different.Some people love basketball w________others are

　　5.while

　　________in cycling.For some people，swimming is the best kind of sport, 6.interested

　　and for others，they can’t i________their lives without the gym.Life is 7.imagine

　　a movement and sport is the very thing ________ gives us an opportunity

　　8.that

　　to move.I like running best.It h________me enjoy good health and

　　9.helps

　　keep a good mood to complete all those________(任务) of the day. 10.tasks