2017届广东省从化市高考英语短文语法填空、阅读理解课外自练（4）及答案

　　广东省从化市2017高考英语短文语法填空、阅读理解课外自练（4）及答案

　　广东省2017语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)

　　阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。In social life, time plays a very important part．In the U.S.A.,guests tend to feel they are not highly regarded if the invitation

　　16

　　a dinner party is extended only three or four days

　　17

　　the party date．But it is not true in all countries．In

　　18

　　areas of the world, it may be considered foolish to make

　　19

　　appointment too far in advance because plans that are made for a date more than a week away tend

　　20

　　(forget)．The meaning of time differs in different parts of the world．Thus, misunderstandings arise between people from cultures

　　21

　　time is treated differently．Promptness is valued highly in American life, for example．If people are not punctual, they may be regarded as impolite or not fully

　　22

　　(responsibility). In the U.S.A. no one would think of keeping a business associate

　　23

　　(wait) for an hour;

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　　would be too impolite．A person who is 5 minutes late will say a few words of explanation,

　　25

　　perhaps he will not complete the sentence．10）

　　16．to

　　17．before;

　　18．other;

　　19．an;

　　20．to be forgotten;

　　21．where; 22．responsible;

　　23．waiting; 24．that; 25．though

　　语法填空(共10小题；每小题l 5分．满分l5分)

　　阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。Scientists have developed a non-stick chewing gum. The new gum can _16_____ (remove) easily from pavements, shoes and clothes. It’s the result of polymer (聚合体) research at the University of Bristol and could be launched commercially in 2008. ___17___ it catches on(流行), the product will solve __18___ major headache for present authorities around the world.

　　“The advantage of our Clean Gum is that _19_______ has a great taste, it is easy to remove and has the potential to be __22________ (environment) degradable (可降解的),” said Terence Cosgrove, a professor of chemistry __21

　　___ helped to found a company called Revolymer to commercialize the technology.

　　Today’s chewing gums are made from synthetic(人工制造的) latex(植物的乳汁), which is resistant _22____ the weather and is strongly sticky. The new gum adds a special polymer to modify(修改，改变) its properties(特性), _23

　　_____ (make) it far __24

　　___ sticky.

　　In two street trials, other commercial gums remained stuck to the pavement ___25

　　___ Clean Gum came away(脱掉，脱落) naturally in all cases.

　　【参考答案】（11）

　　16. be removed

　　17. If

　　18. a

　　19. it

　　20. environmentally

　　21. who

　　22. to

　　23. making

　　24. less

　　25. while

　　【阅读理解】----文化教育类

　　B“I can't tell you how pleased I am to be here. I haven't seen many of you since your graduation, but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students. Although I haven't appeared in person, I have attended your college graduations, weddings and even the births of your children, in my imagination.”

　　Ms. Yates paused and started crying a bit. Then she continued：

　　“It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me. Regardless of our motives, I can see that you have all been successful in your chosen path.”

　　“There is no greater comfort for an educator than to see the end result of his or her years of work. You have all been a great source of pleasure and pride for me and I want you to know I love you all from the bottom of my heart.”

　　There was a silence over the crowd for a few seconds and then someone started clapping. The clapping turned into cheering, then into a deafening roar(呼喊). Lawyers, truck drivers, bankers and models were rubbing their eyes or crying openly with no shame all because of the words from a long forgotten English teacher from their hometown.

　　1．What activity was organized for the school reunion?

　　A．Sightseeing in the park.

　　B．A picnic on the school playground.

　　C．Telling stories about past events.D．Graduates' reports in the old building.

　　2. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?

　　A. Some graduates were too busy to listen to Ms. Yates' speech.

　　B. Many graduates disliked Ms. Yates' ways of teaching.

　　C. Some people got tired from the reunion activities.

　　D. Most people had little interest in the reunion.

　　3. We can learn from Ms. Yates' speech that she________.

　　A. kept track of her students' progress

　　B. gave her students advice on their careers

　　C. attended her students' college graduations

　　D. went to her students' wedding ceremonies

　　4. What was Ms. Yates' belief in teaching teenagers?

　　A. Teachers' knowledge is the key to students' achievements.

　　B. Pressure on students from teachers should be reduced.

　　C. Hard­pushed students are more likely to succeed.

　　D. Students' respect is the best reward for teachers.

　　5. Which of the following can best describe Ms. Yates?

　　A. Reliable and devoted.

　　B. Tough and generous.

　　C. Proud but patient.

　　D. Strict but caring.

　　【要点综述】Barditch High School组织学生、教师重聚。在聚会上Ms. Yates的一席发言打动了所有的人。

　　1. C　信息理解题。根据第一段中的 “Several former teachers were on hand to tell stories about the old days.”可知答案。

　　2. B　推理判断题。根据第二段描述在Ms. Yates要开始讲话时学生们的表现可知，学生们对老师过去对他们的种种教学方式是有些反感的。

　　3. A　信息理解题。通读Ms. Yates的发言，特别是从 “…but I have followed your careers and enjoyed your victories as well as crying for your tragedies. I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students.”中可知答案。

　　4. C　信息理解题。根据 “It was my belief that if I pushed you as hard as I could, some of you would succeed to please me and others would succeed to annoy me”可知答案。

　　5. D　推理判断题。从 第二段最后一句“…made them work harder than all the other teachers combined”以及 “…I have a large collection of newspaper photographs of my students”可知答案。

　　D

　　How often do you sit still and do absolutely nothing The usual answer these days is " never", or "hardly ever"．As the pace of life continues to increase, we are fast losing the art of relaxation．Once you are in the habit of rushing through life, being on the go from morning till night, it is hard to slow down．But relaxation is essential for a heahy mind and body．

　　Stress is a natural part of everyday life．There is no way to avoid it, since it takes many and varStress, in fact, is not the "baddy" it is often reputed to be. A certain amount of stress is vital to provide motivation and give purpose to life．It is only when the stress gets out of control that it can lead to poor performance and ill health．

　　The amount of stress a person can withstand depends very much on the individual．Some people are not afraid of stress, and such characters are obviously prime material for managerial responsibilities．Others lose heart at the first signs of unusual difficulties．When exposed to stress, in whatever form, we react both chemically and physically．In fact we make a choice between "fight" or "fright" and in more primitive days the choice made the difference between life and death．The crises we meet today are unlikely to be so extreme, but however little the stress, it involves the same response．All the energy is diverted to cope with the stress．It is when such a reaction lasts long, through continued exposure to stress, that health becomes endangered．Such serious conditions as high blood pressure and heart disease have established links with stress．

　　Stress in some people produces stomach disorders, while others succumb to tension headaches．Since we cannot remove stress from our Jives, We need to find ways to cope with it．

　　71．People are finding less and less time for relaxing themselves because _______.

　　A．they are working harder than they used to be B．they are often too busy to find the time C．they are not clear of how to relax by themselves

　　D．they are suffering from the effects of stress

　　72．What is implied but not stated in the passage ?

　　A．How much stress one can bear depends greatly on whether he knows the art of relaxation．

　　B．People in primitive days survived from stress because they found certain ways to deal with it.

　　C．If one gets into the habit of relaxing every day he can overcome stress easily．

　　D．Stress can lead to serious health problem if one is exposed to it for．too long．

　　73．The underlined sentence in paragraph 2 suggests that_______．

　　A．Stress is not always a bad thing for people

　　B．Stress has a bad reputation of causing ill health C．Stress is not so terrible as people often believe it to be D．Stress is always harmful to people all the time74．According to this passage, which is TRUE?

　　A．Relaxation in life only benefits us mentally．

　　B．Different people can stand different amounts of stress．

　　C．All the stress can lead to poor performance．

　　D．Large amounts of stress is important to people's life．75．What is the writer' s attitude to stress according to the passage?

　　A．Stress as well as relaxation is essential for a healthy mind and body．

　　B．Stress should not be eliminated completely from the life．

　　C．Stress produces both positive and negative effects on people．

　　D．People usually work better under stress if they are healthy．

　　阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

　　WASHINGTON —

　　announced Friday that White House visitor records will be opened up on a regular basis for the first time in modern history, providing the public an unusually detailed look at who gets the opportunity to help shape American policy at the highest levels.

　　“Americans have a right to know whose voices are being heard in the policymaking process,” the president said in a written statement issued by the White House while he vacationed with his family at Camp David.

　　By the end of the year, the White House will begin posting online every month the names of the people who visited in the last 90 to 120 days. Each person’s full name will be listed, along with the date and time they entered and left and the name of the person they visited. About 70,000 to 100,000 people visit the White House each month, and the records will include tourists as well as people conducting business.

　　The White House pointed out several exceptions to the policy: “purely personal guests” of the Obama family; those cases in which the disclosure(透露) of visitors’ names “would threaten national safety interests”; and those who come for “particularly sensitive meetings,” like candidates for a Supreme Court nomination(提名). Officials said only a “small number” will fit in the latter category, and their names would eventually be disclosed after they are no longer secret, like after a nomination is publicly announced. Moreover, they said, the number of undisclosed visitors will be disclosed, to make clear how few they are.

　　56. Why will the White House visitor records be open to the public?

　　A. To attract more visitors to the White House.

　　B. To allow people to know more about the life of the Obama family.

　　C. To let the public know who are influencing the policies.

　　D. To ask the public help correct the policies made by the government.

　　57. From the passage we can learn that ________.

　　A. All the visitors’ names will be posted online soon after their visits

　　B. Not all visitors are allowed to visit the White House

　　C. Some visitors’ names can be found online until they’re not secret

　　D. The records of the visitors will be kept for at least 4 months

　　58. According to the passage, whose name might be kept secret for some time?

　　A. A tourist.

　　B. A businessman.

　　C. A foreign student.

　　D. A foreign minister.

　　59. What’s the main idea of the passage?

　　A. The White House will open the records of the visitors to the public.

　　B. In America more and more people are becoming policy makers.

　　C. The Americans have a right to know who are making policies.

　　D. President Obama has announced a new policy while on holiday.

　　【参考答案】56—59 CCDA

　　阅读理解

　　Bill Javis took over our village’s news-agency at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax. He just thought he would like something but not too much to do, and the news-agency was ready-made. The business produced little enough for him, but Bill was a man who only wanted the simplicity and order and regularity of the job. He had been a long-serving sailor, and all his life had done everything by the clock.

　　Every day he opened his shop at 6:00 a. m. to catch the early trade; the papers arrived on his doorstep before that. Many of Bill’s customers were city workers, and the shop was convenient for the station. Business was tailing off by 10 o’clock, so at eleven sharp Bill closed for lunch. It was hard luck on anybody who wanted a paper or magazine in the afternoon, for most likely Bill would be down on the river bank, fishing, and his neatest competitor was five kilometers away. Sometimes in the afternoon-, the evening paper landed on the doorway, and at 4 o’ clock Bill reopened his shop. The evening rush lasted till seven, and it was worthwhile.

　　He lived in a flat above the ship, alone. Except in the very bad weather, you always knew where to find him in the afternoon, as I have said. Once, on a sunny afternoon, I walked home along the river bank from a shopping trip to the village. By my watch it was three minutes past four, so I was astonished to see Bill sitting there on his little chair with a line in the, water. He had no luck, I could, see, but he was making no effort to move.

　　“What’s wrong, Bill?” I called out from the path.

　　For answer, he put a hand in his jacket and took out a big, golden object. For a moment I had no idea what it could be, and then it suddenly went off with a noise like a fire engine. Stopping the bell, Bill held the thing up and called back, "Ten to four, you see, and this is dead right. "

　　I had never known anyone carrying a brass alarm clock round with him before.

　　5. Bill Javis became a news-agent when ________.

　　A. he need the money.

　　B. he decided to take things easy

　　C. he was quite an old man

　　D. he gave up clock-repairing

　　6. Bill opened the shop so early in the day because ________.

　　A. he liked to do as much as possible before he went to work

　　B. the shop had to be open when the morning papers came

　　C. he was never sure of time

　　D. it was then that he did a lot of business

　　7. On that sunny afternoon, the writer was surprised when he saw Bill because ________.

　　A. he thought it was late for Bill to be still fishing

　　B. he thought Bill was ill, since he was not moving at all

　　C. Bill had not caught anything, and that seemed strange

　　D. Bill stayed in his flat

　　8. From the information given in the passage, who or what do you think was wrong?

　　A. The bell was; it must have gone off at the wrong time.

　　B. Bill was; he had dropped off to sleep.

　　C. The writer’s watch was fast.

　　D. Bill’s clock was wrong; it was old.

　　5. C 推断题。at a time of life when most of us only wanted to relax和He had been a long-serving sailor这两点说明他已上了年纪。

　　6. D 推断题。第二段开头说他6点开门，报纸在这之前已送到，而且还可以catch the early trade。

　　7. A 推断题。Bill通常4点会重新开店，而那天作者的表已过4点，Bill还没有离开的意思，所以他非常惊讶。

　　8. C 细节题。A项中go off是爆发，产生很大声音；B项中drop off to sleep是不知不觉入睡；文章中倒数第二段最后一句话this is dead right 中dead是“非常，完全”的意思，可见，Bill的clock没错。