2019屆高三英語完形填空與閱讀理解訓(xùn)練(一)

1、2019屆高三英語完形填空與閱讀理解訓(xùn)練（一）完形填空Each spring brings a new blossom（開花） of wildflowers. In the ditches（溝渠） along the highway I traveleddaily to work, some particular blue flowers would 36 me and _37 in the morning did they bloom, because theafter noon sun light was 38hot for them.Every day for about two wee

2、ks, I 39 those charm ing flowers.This spri ng, I started a wildflower garde n in our yard. I could 40 the kitche n win dow while doing some 41and see the flowers. I would think that those lovely blue flowers from the ditch would look great i n that garden 42 other wildflowers. Every day I _43the flo

3、wers thinking,Ill stop on my way home and dig them.”“Gee, I dongood clothes 44 .”Whatever the reason never45 to dig them. My husba nd even puta folding shovel （折疊鏟）in the trunk （后備箱）of my car to be used 46 that expressed purpose.One day on my way home from work, I was 47 to see that the highway depa

4、rtme nt had 48_ the ditcheswith earth and the pretty blue flowers were gone. I thought to myself, You fool! You waited too long. You 49have done it when you first saw them blooming this spri ng.A week ago we were 50 to learn that my oldest sister-in-law had had a terminal lung cancer. She is 20years

5、 older tha n my husba nd and unfortun ately, 51 age and dista nee, we havenbeen as 52 as we allwould have liked. I couldn htelp 53 compare the conn ecti on betwee n the pretty blue flowers and me withthe relati on ship betwee n my 54 sister and us. I do believe that God has given us some time left t

6、o plantsome wonderful memories that will bloom every year for us. And yes, 55 I see the blue flowers aga in, I msure that Ill stopo transplant them to my wildflower garden.36. A. adviseB.abandonC. annoyD. attract37. A. fin allyB. onlyC. justD. exactly38. A. too muchB. much tooC. thatD. much39. A. tr

7、an spla ntedB. gainedC. tran sportD. saw40. A. looked out ofB. looked overC. looked aroundD. looked after41. A. exercisesB. homeworkC. cook ingD. shopp ing42. A. alo ngsideB. altogetherC. overD. through43. A. walked pastB. drove pastC. took overD. headed for44. A. clea nB. no rmalC. lovelyD. dirty45

8、. A. failedB. refusedC. stoppedD. rejected46. A. asB. toC. forD. by47. A. sorrowfulB. hopefulC. carefulD. helpful48. A. picked upB. looked upC. filled upD. sprung up49. A. shouldB. needC. mustD. dare50. A. delightedB. patie ntC. shockedD. satisfied51. A. regardless ofB. because ofC. in n eed ofD. in

9、 defe nse of52. A. stra ngeB. equalC. popularD. close53. A. butB. andC. orD. nor54. A. frie ndsB. pare ntsC. wifesD. husba nds55. A. beforeB. uni essC. becauseD. ifKey: 3640 DBBDA 4145 CABDC 4650 CACAC 5155 BDADD(A)Predicting when an earthquake or volcanic eruption will take place is extremely diffi

10、cult, even with thetwaadvanced technological equipment available to modern scientists. There are some people, however, whobelieve they can sense when a major geological (地質(zhì)學(xué)上的) event is coming. They claim to be“earthquake sensitive.”Sensitivity to the earths movements, according to those who say the

11、y have it, is revealed indifferent ways. Some say they are unusually clumsy and keep dropping things and having small accidents justbefore a big event. Others suddenly have a strong desire to eat popcorn, and don know why. Though it maysound crazy, they say it tells them that a big earthquake is les

12、s than 24 hours away.The most common sign of an approaching disaster among earthquake sensitive people is said to be a badheadache. Arguably the first person to connect her own headaches to coming geological events was anAmerican woman called Charlotte King. She became famous for her prediction of t

13、he eruption of WashingtonsMt. St. Helens on May 18, 1980, when she was accurate to within 12 minutes of the actual event.King was tested by doctors and scientists and found to possess unusual hearing abilities. She could hearsounds in frequencies that most human beings cannot, and claimed to have be

14、en hearing such sounds since1976. Three years later, she noticed that when the sounds changed in pitch or rhythm, giving her unpleasantheadaches, a large earthquake would be reported within 72 hours.1. It is stated in the first paragraph that there may be _ .A. people who are better than machines at

15、 sensing earthquake activityB. people who are developing new methods of preventing earthquakesC. new machines that will soon be able to accurately predict earthquakesD. new machines to help earthquake sensitive people make predictions2. What word best describes the type of sensitivity referred to in

16、 the passage?A. Medical. B. Technological.C. Geological.D. Musical.3. Which of the following is NOT mentioned as a sign of an approaching earthquake?A. An urge to eat popcorn.B. A tendency to drop things.C. A painful headache.D. A very loud noise.4. Charlotte King became well known because she _ .A.

17、 timed an earthquake to within 12 minutesB. correctly predicted a big volcanic eruptionC. can make sounds other people cannot hearD. is smarter than many doctors and scientistsKey: ACDB(B)According to the latest research in the United States of America, men and women talk suchdifferent Ianguages tha

18、t it is like people from two different cultures trying to communicate. Professor DeborahTannen of Georgetow n Un iversity has no ticed the differe nee in the style of boys a nd girlscon versati onsfrom an early age. She says that little girlscon versati on is less definite than boysand expresses mor

19、edoubts. Little boys use conversation to establish status with their liste ners.These differences continue into adult life, she says. In public conversations, men talk most and interruptother speakers more. In private conversations, men and women speak in equal amountsalthough they saythings in a di

20、fferent style. Professor Tannen believes that, for women, private talking is a way to establish andtest intimacy（親密，親近）.For men, private talk ing is a way to explore the power structure of a relati on ship.Teachi ng is one job where the differe nces betwee n menand wome n sways of talki ng show. Whe

21、n aman teaches a woman, says Professor Tannen, he wants to show that he has more knowledge, and hence（因此，所以）more power in conversation. When a woman teaches another woman, however, she is morelikely to take a sharing approach and to encourage her student to join in.But Professor Tannen does not beli

22、eve that women are naturally more helpful. She says women feel theyachieve power by being able to help others. Although the research suggests men talk and interrupt peoplemore than women, Professor Tannen says, women actually en courage this to happe n because they believeit will lead to more in tim

23、acy and help to establish a relatio nship.Some scie ntists who are study ing speech think that the brain is pre-programmed for Ian guage.As we are usually taught to speak by wome n, it seems likely that the brain must have a sexual bias（傾向性）in its program ming, otherwise male speech patter ns would

24、not arise at all.5.In the opinion of the writer, women encourage men to talk more because _A. it will lead to more in timacy and help to establish a relati on shipB. it well help to establish status with their liste nersC. it well help to express more clearlyD. it well help to com muni cate better6.

25、There are _ in little girlsconversation than in boysB. more dema ndsD. fewer un certa in tiespr-programmed meansB. programmed before one is born8.In private conversation, women speak _ .A. the same things as menB. less tha n menC. more tha n menD. as much as men9.The theme of this article is _ .A. w

26、ome n are n aturally more helpfulA. fewer doubtsC. more doubts7.Some scientistsbelieve that brainis pre-programmed for Ianguage. The wordA. programmed alreadyC.programmedearlyD. programmed by wome nB. men and wome n talk differe nt la nguagesC. men talk most and in terrupt other speakers moreD. litt

27、le girlsconversation is less definiteKey: ACBDB（C）The Diet Zone: A Dan gerous PlaceDiet Coke, diet Pepsi, diet pills, no- fat diet, vegetable dietWe are surrounded by the word“diet everywhere we look and listen. We have so easily been attracted by the promise and pote ntial of dietproducts that we h

28、ave stopped thinking about what diet products are doing to us. We are pay ing for productsthat harm us psychologically and physically（身體上）Diet products significantly weaken us psychologically. On one level, we are not allowing our brain to admitthat our weight problems lie not in actually los ing th

29、e weight, but in con trolli ng the consumption of fatty,high-calorie, unhealthy foods. Diet products allow us to jump over the thi nki ng stage and go straight for thescale（秤）in stead. All we have to do is to swallow or recognize the word“diet ” in food labels.On another level, diet products have gr

30、eater psychological effects. Every time we have a zero-calorie drink,we are telling ourselves without our awareness that we dont have to work to get results. Diet products makepeople believe that gain comes without pain, a nd that life can be without resista nee and struggle.The dan ger of diet prod

31、ucts lies not only in the psychological effects they have on us, but also in thephysical harm that they cause. Diet foods can in directly harm our bodies because consuming them in stead ofhealthy foods means we are preve nti ng our bodies from hav ing basic nutrients （營養(yǎng)成分） .Diet foods and dietpills

32、 contain zero calorie only because the diet industry has created chemicals to produce these won derproducts. Diet products may not be nu tritio nal, and the chemical that go into diet products are pote ntially dangerous.Now that we are aware of the effects that diet products have on us, it is time t

33、o seriously think about buyingthem. Los ing weight lies in the power of min ds, not in the power of chemicals. Once we realize this, we will bemuch better able to resist diet products, and therefore prevent the psychological harm that comes from usingthem.10. From Paragraph 1, we lear n that_.A. die

34、t products fail to bring out peoples potentialB. people have difficulty in choos ing diet productsC. diet products are misleading peopleD. people are fed up with diet products11. One psychological effect of diet products is that people tend to _.A. try out a variety of diet foodsB. hesitate before t

35、hey enjoy diet foodsC. pay attention to their own eating habitsD. watch their weight rather than their diet12. In Paragraph 3,“gain comes without pain”probably means _A. losing weight is effortlessB. it costs a lot to lose weightC. diet products bring no painD. diet products are free from calories13

36、. Diet products indirectly harm people physically because such products _ .A. are over-consumedB. lack basic nutrientsC. are short of chemicalsD. provide too much energy14. Which of the following shows the structure of the passage?A,CP: Ceniml Point P；Poini Sp：Sub-point (ft.*) C: ConclusionKey: CDAB

37、B(D)Growing up on an isolated tobacco farm in rural Virginia in the early 50s, Ella Avery was accustomed tohard times. When she was seve n, her familys farmhouse burned to the ground, and they lost everything. Herfather dragged an old chicken coop up to the smokehouse and improvised a makeshift home

38、stead thatsheltered the family for over a year. Eight people slept in two beds.After a new house was fin ally built, officials periodically showed up to n ail a sig n on the old oak tree at theedge of the property. The message was omino us: This farm will be sold at public aucti on to satisfy deli n

39、quentpayme nts. Her father always man aged to borrow eno ugh to fend off disaster, but Ellas fear n ever wentaway. I grew up, she says, with a sense of impe nding loss.Ella would find her salvation in school, even as a C student, thanks to one teacher. It was Mr. Miller whoencouraged her to think ab

40、out life beyond that tobacco farm. And now it is Ella whos finding ways to help andinspire others.As soon as Ella and her four brothers and two sisters were big enough to carry a bucket, they were out in thefields. I did everything there was to do, she recalls. Tobacco stringer, leaf handler, plante

41、r, water boy.Depending on the season, the children were up at daybreak to work before school, then back in the fields untilsundown.The local school board operated a one-room schoolhouse on the family land. From grades one to five, theAverys and neighbor children in Meredithville, a tiny community 20

42、 miles from the North Carolina border, allhad one teacher. In the schools single room, little huddles of desks represented each class. It was grand andglorious to me, says Ella.But when she moved on to middle school in a nearby town, Ella was alarmingly behind her new classmates.Not knowing her time

43、s tables, she was paralyzed with fear that the teacher who smacked students hands witha yardstick would call on her. Ella kept her head down, trying not to be noticed, struggling to catch up andfeeling like an outsider.At James Solomon Russell High School in Lawrenceville, nine miles from the tobacc

44、o farm, things got worse.Schools in the South were still segregated, and Ella claims she experienced the worst discrimination of her lifefrom black students with lighter skin and longer hair. They were the cheerleaders and majorettes, the ones onthe honor roll, she says. I was one of those dark-skin

45、ned country children who didnt matter. Ella pluggedalong, rarely achieving a grade above C plus.Then one day in biology class, when Ella was 15, a teacher named Mr. Miller changed everything. Hed hadpolio as a child and walked with a limp. I think he had felt the ostracism and indifference I had fel

46、t, she says.Looking his students in the eye, Mr. Miller spoke passionately. Just because you are not an honor rollstudent, he said, does not mean you do not have a valuable contribution to make. The backbone of oursociety is the good, solid-C student. Some of you have to work the fields in the eveni

47、ng and do not have thetime to study. But if you do your best, you have a gift to give.Until then, Ella had set her sights no higher than cosmetology school, though she found nothing about itexciting. But Mr. Millers words resonated with her. I believed him. And I kept thinking about it. He said if y

48、ouwere a solid C, you could do well. I was a solid C.An announcement was made one morning directing all college-bound students to report to the cafeteria totake a test for scholarships. Ella impulsively stood up. Behind her, she heard someone say, Are you going tocollege, Ella Avery? Without missing

49、 a beat, she turned around. Yes, I am, she said, and walked out thedoor.When the results came back, Ella had won a scholarship to nearby St. Pauls College, one of 39 historicallyblack institutions supported by the United Negro College Fund (UNCF), an organization dedicated to reducingfinancial barri

50、ers to higher education. Ella could barely believe it. This was the turning point of my whole life,she says. I got my foot in the door. It gave me a great sense of confidence. Her father had left school after thethird grade; her mother had finished the seventh.College wasnt easy. At the end of the f

51、irst semester, Ella lost her scholarship after doing poorly on aworld-history exam. But she didnt give up. She applied for student loans and worked two jobs: in the nurseryschool on campus during the week and in a barbecue spot all weekend. In the summers, she taught in theHead Start program and wor

52、ked at an officers club on a military base.Ella graduated with a degree in elementary education on a Sunday in May 1967. Her proud family gave hera small suitcase, which she still has, as a graduation gift. That afternoon, she packed it and hitched a ride toWashington, D.C. On Monday morning, she we

53、nt downtown to the school board and got a job in the publicschool system.At the end of her first year, Ella entered the graduate program at George Washington University andcontinued to teach. All my education until then had been segregated, she says. I needed to prove to myselfthat I could compete w

54、ith anyone. She received a masters in education in 1970, the same year she marriedRon Smothers, an Army man stationed at the Pentagon. After he left the military, he joined Burger KingCorporation as a district manager.Over the next six years, Ella gave birth to two sons and taught in public schools

55、in Miami; Royal Oak,Michigan; and San Diego. In 1976, after saving $10,000, the family opened its first Burger King in Los Angeles.Eventually Ella stopped teaching, and the couple expanded to six restaurants.When they divorced, in 1992, Ella was left with two of the franchises, including one in the

56、troubled Wattssection of L.A. I was determined to turn it around, she says, and I did. Now its one of my best-performingrestaurants. She has since expanded to seven restaurants; this year, she will open the first of ten El PolloLoco restaurants in the Norfolk area of her home state, Virginia.In grat

57、itude for what she has been able to achieve, Ella donates to St. Pauls College and the UNCF. And -no surprise - she is an ardent champion of the C student. It troubles her that the civic organizations andprofessional societies she belongs to inevitably choose honor students to receive scholarships. Thesestudents will go on to college, she says. The ones I want to help are the solid-C students, like I was, who justneed help and direction. These are the ones we are losing. Thats