（四川专用）2016届高考英语二轮复习考前增分特训活页练：10

　　活页练(十)单项填空＋阅读理解＋

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．Mary worked here as a ________ secretary and ended up getting a full­time job with the company.(2017·浙江，2)

　　A．pessimistic

　　B．temporary

　　C．previous

　　D．cautious

　　答案　B

　　解析　句意为：玛丽一开始作为临时的秘书来这里工作，最终得到了公司提供的一份全职工作。pessimistic悲观的；temporary临时的；previous以前的；cautious谨慎的。temporary正好和full­time “全职的”形成对比。故答案为B项。

　　2．If we leave right away，________ we’ll arrive on time.(2017·浙江，6)

　　A．hopefully

　　B．curiously

　　C．occasionally

　　D．gradually

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：如果我们立刻出发，我们有望按时到达。hopefully有希望地；curiously好奇地；occasionally偶然地；gradually逐渐地。故A 项正确。

　　3．The Forbidden City attracts a ________ stream of visitors every day，especially during national holidays.(2017·福建，25)

　　A．constant

　　B．main

　　C．powerful

　　D．shallow

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：紫禁城每天都吸引络绎不绝的游客，尤其在国庆节期间。constant不断的；main主要的；powerful强有力的；shallow浅的。由句意可知，选项A正确。

　　4．Those poor and needy teenagers were excited to find a shop at the corner where they could buy ________ priced bikes.(2017·福建，31)

　　A．competitively

　　B．recently

　　C．reasonably

　　D．affordably

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意为：在拐角处发现了一家商店，那些贫穷的青少年很兴奋，在那里他们能买到付得起定价的自行车。competitively竞争地；recently最近地；reasonably合理地；affordably付得起地。由句意很容易得出答案为D项。

　　5．A society cannot be successful if it throws tradition away，but it cannot be successful ________ if we do something to stop progress.

　　(2017·福建，35)

　　A．either

　　B．neither

　　C．too

　　D．also

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：如果把传统扔掉，社会是不可能成功的，但是如果我们做一些事情去阻碍(社会)进步，这个社会也是不会成功的。too用于肯定句或一般疑问句的句末，其前一般有逗号隔开；also一般用于肯定句句中；either用于否定句句末；neither 两者全否定。

　　6．There are a small number of people involved，possibly ________ twenty.(2017·江西，26)

　　A．as few as

　　B．as little as

　　C．as many as

　　D．as much as

　　答案　A

　　解析　本题考查as...as...结构。句意为：牵涉其中的只有少数人，可能只有20人。根据句意可知，强调少的概念，故选A。

　　7．The result is not very important to us, but if we do win, then so much ________.(2017·新课标全国，26)

　　A．the best

　　B．best

　　C．better

　　D．the better

　　答案　D

　　解析　so much the better常常和if条件句连用，意为“如果……那就更好了”，其反义词组是so much the worse“那就更糟糕了”。句意为：结果对我们来说并不非常重要，但是如果我们真的能赢，那就更好了。

　　8．Be ________—you can’t expect me to finish all this work in so little time.(2017·山东，33)

　　A．reasonable

　　B．confident

　　C．creative

　　D．grateful

　　答案　A

　　解析　reasonable合理的，公平的；confident自信的；creative有创造力的，创造(性)的；grateful感激的。由破折号后面的关键信息可知说话者对“finish all this work in so little time”很不满，要求讲道理。be reasonable为祈使语气，意为“要讲道理”。句意为：要讲道理——你不能期望我在如此短的时间里完成所有这些工作。

　　9．Interest is as________to learning as the ability to understand，even more so.(2017·安徽，23)

　　A．vital

　　B．available

　　C．specific

　　D．similar

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：兴趣对于学习来说，如同理解能力一样重要，甚至更重要。四个形容词均可用于“be＋adj.＋to”的结构中。be vital to对……(非常)重要；be available to可利用，可获得；be specific to对……有特殊的意义；be similar to与……相似。题干中含有as...as...结构，是就兴趣和理解能力对于学习的重要性进行比较。故选A项。

　　10．Queen Elizabeth Ⅱ is often thought to be the richest woman in the world.________，her personal wealth seems rather small.(2017·安徽，34)

　　A．Besides

　　B．Otherwise

　　C．However

　　D．Altogether

　　答案　C

　　解析　besides除……之外(还有)；otherwise表示相反情况，意为“否则”；however表示转折；altogether表示“总共”。句意为：女王伊丽莎白二世常被认为是世界上最富有的女人，然而，她的个人财富好像很少。由题意可知前后两句之间为转折关系，故选C项。otherwise表示的是如果某一条件不成熟，就会出现相反的结果。故排除B项。

　　11．—Now that you like the house with a garden，why not buy it?

　　—Well，I can’t afford ________ house at present.

　　A．that expensive a

　　B．a such expensive

　　C．that an expensive

　　D．a so expensive

　　答案　A

　　解析　that＝so如此，这么。

　　12．—Do you regret paying ten dollars for that book?

　　—No，I would gladly have paid ________.

　　A．as twice many

　　B．twice as many

　　C．twice as much

　　D．as twice much

　　答案　C

　　解析　在as...as...结构中，表示倍数的词或程度副词都放在第一个as之前。

　　13．—I’m leaving on April 30.

　　—So why not come to spend ________ days with me?

　　A．all these last few

　　B．these all last few

　　C．these last all few

　　D．all last these few

　　答案　A

　　解析　正确语序：不定代词＋指示代词＋序数词＋基数词。

　　14．—Leaving for Beijing?

　　—________.

　　A．Soon

　　B．Lately

　　C．The other day

　　D．Sooner

　　答案　A

　　解析　问句是个省略句，相当于“Are you leaving for Beijing？”，答语也是一个省略句，相当于“Yes，soon I’m...”。

　　15．—How did you find your visit to Disneyland?

　　—I enjoyed it very much.It was ________ than I had expected.

　　A．far more interested

　　B．far more interesting

　　C．so interesting

　　D．even more interested

　　答案　B

　　解析　由than可知该用形容词比较级；表示“有趣的”应用interesting；even，far均是修饰比较级的程度副词。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　A

　　It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather.Such a fixation with the weather finds expression in Dr.Johnson’s famous comment that “When two English meet，their first talk is of weather.” Though Johnson’s observation is as accurate now as it was over two hundred years ago，most commentators fail to come up with a convincing explanation for this English weather­speak.

　　Bill Bryson，for example，concludes that，as the English weather is not at all exciting，the obsession with it can hardly be understood.He argues that “To an outsider，the most striking thing about the English weather is that there is not very much of it.” Simply，the reason is that the unusual and unpredictable weather is almost unknown in the British Isles.

　　Jeremy Paxman，however，disagrees with Bryson，arguing that the English weather is by nature attractive.Bryson is wrong，he says，because the English preference for the weather has nothing to do with the natural phenomena.“The interest is less in the phenomena themselves，but in uncertainty.” According to him，the weather in England is very changeable and uncertain and it attracts the English as well as the outsider.

　　Bryson and Paxman stand for common misconceptions about the weather­speak among the English.Both commentators，somehow，are missing the point.The English weather conversation is not really about the weather at all.English weather­speak is a system of signs，which is developed to help the speakers overcome the natural reserve and actually talk to each other.Everyone knows conversations starting with weather­speak are not requests for weather data.Rather，they are routine greetings，conversation starters or the blank “fillers”．In other words，English weather­speak is a means of social bonding.(2017·重庆，E)

　　1．The author mentions Dr.Johnson’s comment to show that ________.

　　A．most commentators agree with Dr.Johnson

　　B．Dr.Johnson is famous for his weather observation

　　C．the comment was accurate two hundred years ago

　　D．English conversations usually start with the weather

　　答案　D

　　解析　细节理解题。作者提到Dr.Johnson的评论是为了解释第一句话“It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather.”故答案为D项。

　　2．What does the underlined word “obsession” most probably refer to?

　　A．A social trend.

　　B．An emotional state.

　　C．A historical concept.

　　D．An unknown phenomenon.

　　答案　B

　　解析　词义猜测题。划线词所在句意为“正如英国的天气令人难以捉摸一样，英国人为什么以谈论天气开始交流同样令人费解”，并结合上段可知，划线单词意为“着迷”，这是一种情感状态，故答案为B项。

　　3．According to the passage，Jeremy Paxman believes that ________.

　　A．Bill Bryson has little knowledge of the weather

　　B．there is nothing special about the English weather

　　C．the English weather attracts people to the British Isles

　　D．English people talk about the weather for its uncertainty

　　答案　D

　　解析　细节理解题。由第三段中的“The interest is less in the phenomena themselves，but in uncertainty.”可知，答案为D项。

　　4．What is the author’s main purpose of writing the passage?

　　A．To explain what English weather­speak is about.

　　B．To analyse misconceptions about the English weather.

　　C．To find fault with both Bill Bryson and Jeremy Paxman.

　　D．To convince people that the English weather is changeable.

　　答案　A

　　解析　写作意图题。文章一开始就提出了要谈论的话题“It is widely known that any English conversation begins with The Weather.”，然后介绍了两个人的不同观点，最后作了总结，故作者写此文的目的是解释Why does English conversation begin with the weather？的问题。

　　B

　　Among professional basketball players，Jeremy Lin’s background is not typical.He graduated from Harvard University，which sends few players to the NBA，and he is the only Chinese­American NBA player.But when you watch him on the court，there is no doubt that he belongs there.He moves with speed and grace(魅力) that show years of faithful practice，which is fueled by a love for basketball.

　　The Family Effect

　　Lin’s enjoyment of basketball actually began in Taiwan，where his father started watching it.Lin’s father moved to U．S.，and his interest in the sport only grew.He passed on this love of basketball to his son，introducing him to the game at the age of five.The young Lin spent much of his youth playing basketball for fun.After each game，his parents would discuss not only his score but also his conduct toward other players.This taught Lin that character was more important than playing well，a lesson he still remembers.

　　Rise of a Star

　　In high school，Lin dreamed of playing in the NBA but did not really expect to do so.When he applied for college，he was not offered a single sports scholarship.However，after his admission to Harvard，he was offered a place on its college basketball team.During Lin’s time at Harvard，his basketball career began to take off.He scored 1,482 points，making him one of the highest scorers in Ivy League history.Eventually，the recognition he received led him to suspect that his NBA dream could come true.

　　When he first graduated，no professional teams offered Lin a contract(合约)，but he was invited to play in the NBA Summer League.He played well and ended up eagerly signing a contract with the Golden State Warriors.

　　Life in the NBA

　　His journey in NBA did not go very well at first.He spent most of his time on the bench during the past two seasons.He constantly compared himself to other players and gave himself no time to rest up.For the first time in his life，he no longer enjoyed playing basketball.After a few very difficult months，he realized that much of his anxiety and stress came from self­centered desires like wanting to be famous.So he transformed his attitude.He never stopped practicing and never gave up any slim chance.

　　Now he has become the NBA’s latest phenomenon after leading the New York Knicks to seven straight wins.He stays_humble and thinks that the credit for the winning goes to everyone in his team.Knicks fans developed nicknames for him，such as “Linsanity”，“Lincredible”，and “Linderella”．The Associated Press called Lin “the most surprising story in the NBA”．

　　5．When did Jeremy Lin’s skill of playing basketball win recognition?

　　A．At the age of five.

　　B．In high school.

　　C．At college.

　　D．After graduation from college.

　　答案　C

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第三段可知，在哈佛大学读书期间，林书豪的篮球生涯开始起飞，他是常春藤盟校史上得分最高者之一，他的才华与技艺逐渐得到了认可。

　　6．Which of the following is TRUE of Jeremy Lin?

　　A．He was born in U．S.

　　B．He was sure of his NBA dream in high school.

　　C．He loves playing basketball all the time.

　　D．He was coldly received when he first came to NBA.

　　答案　D

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第五段的开头：起初他在NBA的旅程并不顺利，在过去的两个赛季他大部分时间都在坐冷板凳，可知他受到了冷遇。

　　7．The underlined phrase “stays humble” in the last paragraph means ________.

　　A．tries his best

　　B．is modest

　　C．keeps working hard

　　D．faces the difficulties

　　答案　B

　　解析　词义猜测题。根据上文“林书豪已经成为NBA的新人王，带领纽约尼克斯队获得七连胜”和下文“他认为成绩归功于队里的每一个成员”推断，stays humble此处意为“保持谦逊，不骄傲”。

　　8．What is the best title for the text?

　　A．What Is Next for Jeremy Lin?

　　B．Jeremy Lin’s Tips for Success

　　C．Following Dreams and Finding Joy

　　D．Six NBA Teams Eyeing Jeremy Lin

　　答案　C

　　解析　标题归纳题。纵观全文，林书豪从小就热爱打篮球，高中时代梦想依然继续，进入哈佛以后逐渐崭露头角，他自认为他的NBA之梦就要实现了。但是他进入NBA之后，却遭受冷遇，曾一度失去了打篮球的兴趣。最终他坚持了下来，刻苦训练，终于获得了巨大的成功。正是他一路追逐梦想，享受篮球带来的欢乐，才使得自己从一个小人物变成了人人知晓的“林疯狂”，因此推断答案为C项。

　　Ⅲ.短文填词

　　People tend to become more personal and hide more of themselves when ________(使用)email.Researchers from Open University in Britain1.using

　　have found in a r________ study that there are good reasons for this.

　　2.recent

　　They asked 83 pairs of students，all strangers to ________ other，to3.each

　　s________ a problem.They had to discuss this question：If only five people in4.solve

　　the world could be r________ from a world disaster，who should they be？5.rescued

　　The pairs of students had to talk over the problem either face to face ________ by

　　6.or

　　computer.Dr Johnson said，“ They told their partners four ________(次数) as7.times

　　much about themselves when they talked over the Internet ________ when they talked 8.as

　　face to face.When the computers were fitted w________ cameras so that

　　9.with

　　the students could see each other，this ________(限制) the personal side of the conversation.”10.limited