（四川专用）2016届高考英语二轮复习考前增分特训活页练：9

　　活页练(九)单项填空＋完形填空＋阅读理解

　　Ⅰ.单项填空

　　1．Film has a much shorter history，especially when________such art forms as music and painting.(2017·新课标全国，32)

　　A．having compared to

　　B．comparing to

　　C．compare to

　　D．compared to

　　答案　D

　　解析　句子的主语是film，它和compare之间是被动关系，所以要用被动形式。因此只能选D项。“when compared to...”相当于when引导的状语从句的省略，补全后为：when it is compared to...。句意为：电影的历史短得多，尤其是它与诸如音乐、绘画等艺术形式相比较时。

　　2．Not until he retired from teaching three years ago ________having a holiday abroad.

　　(2017·辽宁，32)

　　A．he had considered

　　B．had he considered

　　C．he considered

　　D．did he consider

　　答案　D

　　解析　句首是“Not until”，表达否定意义的连词短语位于句首时要用部分倒装，因此可以排除A、C两项。再分析句子结构可知，本空所在是主句部分，结合从句时态可知主句用一般过去时态。句意为：直到在三年前从教学上退休后他才考虑到国外度假。

　　3．Only after Mary read her composition the second time________the spelling mistake.

　　(2017·天津，6)

　　A．did she notice

　　B．she noticed

　　C．does she notice

　　D．she has noticed

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：只有当玛丽再次读她的作文之后她才注意到这个拼写错误。“only＋状语/状语从句”位于句首时，主句须用倒装语序。after引导的是时间状语从句，接在only之后，位于句首，所以主句要用倒装，可排除B、D两项。而且根据语境知read和notice都是过去发生的动作，所以答案为A项。

　　4．The basketball coach，as well as his team，________ interviewed shortly after the match for their outstanding performance.(2017·陕西，12)

　　A．were

　　B．was

　　C．is

　　D．are

　　答案　B

　　解析　考查动词时态和主谓一致。as well as连接两个名词或代词作主语时，谓语动词的数由第一个名词或代词决定。本题中主语中心词是the basketball coach，是单数；根据shortly after the match可以推断出题干时态是一般过去时，故选B。

　　5．All the photographs in this book，________ stated otherwise，date from the 1950s.(2017·陕西，25)

　　A．unless

　　B．until

　　C．once

　　D．if

　　答案　A

　　解析　考查状语从句。句意为：除非被特别标明，这本书中所有的图片都可以追溯到20世纪50年代。所填词表条件，从句用了省略句，unless意为“除非，如果不”，故选A。

　　6．It was not until I came here ________I realized this place was famous for not only its beauty but also its weather.(2017·湖南，30)

　　A．who

　　B．that

　　C．where

　　D．before

　　答案　B

　　解析　句意为：直到我来到这儿才意识到，这个地方不仅以它的美而且以它的天气出名。这里是强调结构：It is/was＋被强调部分＋that...；本题强调的是时间状语。

　　7．All the scientific evidence ________ that increasing use of chemicals in farming ________ damaging our health.(2017·湖南，35)

　　A．show；are

　　B．shows；are

　　C．show；is

　　D．shows；is

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意为：所有的科学证据表明：农业方面越来越多化学物质的使用正在损害着我们的健康。主语是evidence“证据(不可数名词)”，所以谓语动词应用单数形式shows；宾语从句的主语是use“使用(不可数名词)”，所以谓语动词要用is。

　　8．Never before________seen anybody who can play tennis as well as Robert.(2017·江西，32)

　　A．had she

　　B．she had

　　C．has she

　　D．she has

　　答案　C

　　解析　句意为：她从来都没有看到过任何人打网球和Robert一样好的。表示否定的副词never等放在句首，句子要用部分倒装结构，且本句时态为一般现在时。故选C项。

　　9．—Was it by cutting down staff ________ she saved the firm?

　　—No，it was by improving work efficiency.(2017·上海，37)

　　A．when

　　B．what

　　C．how

　　D．that

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查特殊句式。本题是强调句，对by cutting down staff进行强调。句意为：——是不是通过裁员她拯救了公司的命运？——不是，是通过提高工作效率。

　　10．This is not my story，nor ________ the whole story.My story plays out differently.(2017·四川，5)

　　A．is there

　　B．there is

　　C．is it

　　D．it is

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查倒装句。nor位于句首引起部分倒装，排除B、D两项；再根据句意“这并不是(关于)我的故事，它也不是故事的全部。我的故事的结局不同。”用代词it指代前面的“this story”。故选C。

　　11．For more information about Cambridge，________our website at www.cambridge.org.

　　A．visit

　　B．visiting

　　C．to visit

　　D．visited

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：要想得到更多关于剑桥的信息，请访问我们的网站www.cambridge.org。根据句意及句子结构可知，该句为祈使句，所以用动词原形visit。

　　12．________ she is not so cheerful ________ she used to be?

　　A．How it is that；as

　　B．How is it that；as

　　C．Is it why；that

　　D．Why is it that；what

　　答案　B

　　解析　句意为：她怎么不像过去那样高兴了呢？强调句的特殊疑问句式：特殊疑问词＋is/was it that＋原句剩余部分？D项中的what不正确。

　　13．—Nothing wrong with it，________？

　　—No.Yours is a specially built model.Drive carefully，though.

　　A．is there

　　B．does it

　　C．is it

　　D．has it

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意为：——没什么问题，对吗？——是的。你的车是特制的一种型号。但是还得小心驾驶。根据句意可知，第一句是一个省略句，其完整形式为：There is nothing wrong with it.，所以其反意疑问部分为is there。

　　14．—Michael has changed beyond recognition.

　　—________！How did he manage to lose so much weight?

　　A．So has he

　　B．Neither has he

　　C．So he has

　　D．Neither he has

　　答案　C

　　解析　句意为：——迈克尔变得都认不出来了。——确实如此！他是怎么做到减了这么多重量的？So he has他的确如此，此结构用于肯定前面的情况；A项：他也一样，用以说明后者与前者情况相同，表肯定意义；B项：他也不，用以说明后者与前者情况相同，表否定含义。

　　15．Much ________ he has a good taste for China’s football matches，he can’t avoid being influenced by the side effects of the football gambling.

　　A．that he claims

　　B．does he claim

　　C．is it that he claims

　　D．as he claims

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意为：虽然他一直声称喜欢中国足球赛，但他没能幸免赌球的负面影响。“形容词/副词＋as＋主语＋谓语”相当于although/though引导的状语从句，本句可变为：Although/Though he claims he has a good taste...。

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Lightning flashed through the darkness over Sibson’s bedroom skylight (天窗)．Sibson was shaken by a clap of thunder__1__he knew what was happening.The storm had moved directly__2__his two­story wooden house.Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.

　　Sibson rushed down the stairs barefoot to__3__；he opened the door to the basement (地下室)，and flames__4__out.Sibson ran back upstairs to call 911 from his bedroom.“I felt__5__because the room had a separate outdoor stairway，” he explains.

　　But the phone didn’t work，and when he tried to go down the outdoor stairway，he was__6__by a wall of flames.Sibson realized he was trapped (困住)．

　　Sibson’s house was three kilometers__7__the main road and was so well hidden by trees that he knew calling for help would be__8__.

　　Up a hill nearby lived Sibson’s neighbor，Huggons.He was lying in bed when something like a smoke alarm__9__his ears.He jumped out of bed，took his__10__and flashlight，and headed down the hillside toward the__11__.That was when he saw the rolling heavy smoke.Huggons dialed 911，and the operator warned him not to__12__the house.But Huggons said，“There is no way I am going to listen to Sibson__13__and die in that fire.”

　　“Anyone there？” Huggons called out.Then he heard “Help！I’m trapped！” coming from the second­floor balcony (阳台)．He entered the house，but soon had to run back to catch his__14__.

　　After one more__15__inside the house，Huggons gave up and__16__around back.

　　The wind parted the smoke just__17__for him to catch sight of Sibson.But there was no way to get to him.He__18__the flashlight into the woods and noticed a ladder.He took it over to the balcony and__19__Sibson down just as the second floor of the house fell off.

　　Sibson is still__20__when he tells the story.“I was alone that night，” he says.“Then I heard the most beautiful sound in my life.It was Huggons.”

　　(2017·四川)

　　1．A.before

　　B．while

　　C．since

　　D．until

　　答案　A

　　解析　Sibson被一阵雷声震醒之后才明白发生了什么事情。before在……之前，符合语境。while当……时；since既然；自从……；until直到……。

　　2．A.on

　　B．in

　　C．through

　　D．over

　　答案　D

　　解析　over越过，指暴风雨掠过他的两层木屋。

　　3．A.hide

　　B．wait

　　C．check

　　D．escape

　　答案　C

　　解析　由前一句“Then he heard the smoke alarm beeping.”可知他应该是在听到警报后赤脚到楼下去查看。check检查，查看，符合语境。hide躲藏；wait等候；escape逃脱。

　　4．A.moved

　　B．gave

　　C．went

　　D．exploded

　　答案　D

　　解析　由后一句提到他去打911以及下一段中的“a wall of flames”可知此处火焰应该是迅速扩大。explode爆发；迅速扩大，符合语境。

　　5．A.safe

　　B．worried

　　C．glad

　　D．tired

　　答案　A

　　解析　由空后的“because the room had a separate outdoor stairway”可知因为房间有一个独立的通往外面的楼梯，Sibson应该是感到安全的(safe)。worried担心的；glad高兴的；tired疲劳的。

　　6．A.burned

　　B．stopped

　　C．shocked

　　D．covered

　　答案　B

　　解析　由后面的“a wall of flames”以及后一句的trapped可知他应该是被火墙给挡住(stop)了。burn烧伤；shock使震惊；cover覆盖。

　　7．A.beside

　　B．off

　　C．across

　　D．along

　　答案　B

　　解析　由语境可知，此处指Sibson的房子离主干道有三千米远，off含有“与(某物)相隔，距离”之意，符合语境。

　　8．A.limited

　　B．false

　　C．fruitless

　　D．regretful

　　答案　C

　　解析　Sibson的房子离主干道远且被树木挡得很严实，因此求救是没用的。fruitless没用的；没有成果的，符合语境。limited限制的；false假的；错误的；regretful后悔的；遗憾的。

　　9．A.struck

　　B．missed

　　C．touched

　　D．passed

　　答案　A

　　解析　火警声应该是在他的耳边响起。strike(钟)敲，鸣；发出(声音)，符合语境。miss思念；错过；touch触摸；pass通过。

　　10．A.coat

　　B．key

　　C．basin

　　D．phone

　　答案　D

　　解析　由下文中Huggons给911打电话可知，除了手电，他还带上了手机。

　　11．A.noise

　　B．road

　　C．smoke

　　D．danger

　　答案　A

　　解析　由前文提到的“a smoke alarm”可知他应该是朝有噪音的地方走去，故选A项。

　　12．A.search

　　B．enter

　　C．leave

　　D．damage

　　答案　B

　　解析　由常识可知，接线员应该是警告他不要进入(enter)屋子。

　　13．A.call

　　B．roll

　　C．scream

　　D．sigh

　　答案　C

　　解析　由常识判断，被大火困住的时候Sibson发出的声音应是“尖叫”，故选C项。

　　14．A.breath

　　B．attention

　　C．ladder

　　D．flashlight

　　答案　A

　　解析　着火的房子应该会对人的呼吸(breath)有影响，故此处为“他进入了房子，但很快就跑了回来喘气”。

　　15．A.stay

　　B．chance

　　C．thought

　　D．attempt

　　答案　D

　　解析　上文提到Huggons进入了房子但很快出来了，此时再一次尝试进入。stay停留，待在；chance机会；thought想法；attempt尝试，故选D项。

　　16．A.climbed

　　B．circled

　　C．looked

　　D．jumped

　　答案　B

　　解析　再次尝试着进入房子以后，他放弃了，然后原路绕了回来。

　　17．A.clear

　　B．open

　　C．enough

　　D．fit

　　答案　C

　　解析　风分散了烟使得他正好能够看见Sibson。

　　18．A.led

　　B．put

　　C．drove

　　D．shone

　　答案　D

　　解析　他把手电照射(shine)进树林里发现了一架梯子。

　　19．A.persuaded

　　B．kicked

　　C．pulled

　　D．forced

　　答案　C

　　解析　他把梯子搭上了阳台并把Sibson拉(pull)了下来。persuade说服；kick踢；force强迫。

　　20．A.nervous

　　B．surprised

　　C．proud

　　D．thankful

　　答案　D

　　解析　通读全文可知Huggons救了Sibson，Sibson在讲述这个故事时，应该是感激的(thankful)。

　　Ⅲ.阅读理解

　　No one knows for sure when advertising first started.It is possible that it grew out of the discovery that some people did certain kinds of work better than others did them.That led to the concept of specialization，which means that people would specialize，or focus，on doing one specific job.

　　Let’s take a man we’ll call Mr.Fielder，for example.He did everything connected with farming.He planted seeds，tended the fields，and harvested and sold his crops.At the same time，he did many other jobs on the farm.However，he didn’t make the bricks for his house，cut his trees into boards，make the plows(犁)，or any of the other hundreds of things a farm needs.Instead，he got them from people who specialized in doing each of those things.

　　Suppose there was another man we shall call Mr.Plowright.Using what he knew about farming and working with iron，Mr.Plowright invented a plow that made farming easier.Mr.Plowright did not really like farming himself and wanted to specialize in making really good plows.Perhaps，he thought，other farmers will trade what they grow for one of my plows.

　　How did Mr.Plowright let people know what he was doing？Why，he advertised，of course.First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop to attract customers.That sign may have been no more than a plow carved into a piece of wood and a simple arrow pointing to the shop door.It was probably all the information people needed to find Mr.Plowright and his really good plows.

　　Many historians believe that the first outdoor signs were used about five thousand years ago.Even before most people could read，they understood such signs.Shopkeepers would carve into stone，clay，or wood symbols for the products they had for sale.

　　A medium，in advertising talk，is the way you communicate your message.You might say that the first medium used in advertising was signs with symbols.The second medium was audio，or sound，although that term is not used exactly in the way we use it today.Originally，just the human voice and maybe some kind of simple instrument，such as a bell，were used to get people’s attention.

　　A crier，in the historical sense，is not someone who weeps easily.It is someone，probably a man，with a voice loud enough to be heard over the other noises of a city.In ancient Egypt，shopkeepers might hire such a person to spread the news about their products.Often this earliest form of advertising involved a newly arrived ship loaded with goods.Perhaps the crier described the goods，explained where they came from，and praised their quality.His job was，in other words，not too different from a TV or radio commercial in today’s world.

　　(2017·浙江，A)

　　1．What probably led to the start of advertising?

　　A．The discovery of iron.

　　B．The specialization of labor.

　　C．The appearance of new jobs.

　　D．The development of farming techniques.

　　答案　B

　　解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第二、三句和下文所举的两个例子可知：劳动的专业化导致广告业的开始。

　　2．To advertise his plows，Mr.Plowright ________.

　　A．praised his plows in public

　　B．placed a sign outside the shop

　　C．hung an arrow pointing to the shop

　　D．showed his products to the customers答案　B

　　解析　细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“First he opened a shop and then he put up a sign outside the shop...”可知。

　　3．The writer makes up the two stories of Mr.Fielder and Mr.Plowright in order to ________.

　　A．explain the origin of advertising

　　B．predict the future of advertising

　　C．expose problems in advertising

　　D．provide suggestions for advertising

　　答案　A

　　解析　推理判断题。作者通过讲故事用简单的逻辑推理知识解释广告业的起源。

　　4．In ancient Egypt，a crier was probably someone who ________.

　　A．owned a ship

　　B．had the loudest voice

　　C．ran a shop selling goods to farmers

　　D．functioned like today’s TV or radio commercial

　　答案　D

　　解析　细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“His job was，in other words，not too different from a TV or radio commercial in today’s world.”可知，crier所起的作用就是我们今天电视或收音机里的商品广告。

　　5．The last two paragraphs are mainly about ________.

　　A．the history of advertising

　　B．the benefits of advertising

　　C．the early forms of advertising

　　D．the basic design of advertising

　　答案　C

　　解析　概括大意题。最后两段描述了广告业的原始的、早期的形式，故C项符合。