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湖北省荆州市高考英语阅读理解完形填空训练9

湖北省荆州市2014高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练（9）及答案

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IfIcouldselectawordthatbestdescribesthemajorityofAmericanparents,thatwordwouldbeguiltridden（内疚的）．Howsaditistoseeparentsbecomethewillingvictimsofthe“givemegame”，onlytodiscoverthat,nomatterwhattheydo,itisn’tenough.Intheend,theyarelookeddownfortheirlackoffirmnessandblamedwhentheirspoiledchildrengetintotrouble.Withthisinmind,Ishallfirstanswerthisquestion:

“Whatdoparentsowetheirchildren？

”AndIshallstartwithwhattheydon’towethem.

Parentsdon’towetheirchildreneveryminuteoftheirdayandeveryounceoftheirenergy.Theydon’toweroundtheclockcarservice,singinglessons,tennislessons,anexpensivecarwhentheyreachsixteen,oratriptoEuropewhentheygraduate.

Itakethefirmpositionthatparentsdonotowetheirchildrenacollegeeducation.Iftheycanaffordit,fine.Buttheyneednotfeelguiltyiftheycan’t.Ifthechildrenreallywanttogo,they’llfindaway.Hereareplentyofloansandscholarshipsforthebrightandeagerwhocan’taffordtopay.

Afterchildrenmarry,theirparentsdonotowethemahouseormoneyforthefurniture.Theydonothaveanobligationtobabysittheirgrandchildrenwhentheparentswereonvacation.Iftheywanttodoit,itmustbeconsideredafavour,notanobligation.

Inmyopinion,parentsdonotowetheirchildrenaninheritance,nomatterhowmuchmoneytheyhave.Oneofthesurestwaystoproducealoaferistoletchildrenknowthattheirfutureisassured.

Doparentsowetheirchildrenanything?

Yes,theyowethemagreatdeal.

Oneoftheirchiefobligationsistogivetheirchildrenasenseofpersonalworth,forselfesteemisthebasisofagoodmentalhealth.Parentsowetheirchildrenfirmguidanceandconsistentdiscipline.Parentsowetheirchildrenprivacyandrespectfortheirpersonalbelongings.

Nochildaskstobeborn.Ifyoubringalifeintotheworld,youowethechildrensomething.Andifyougivehimhisdue,he’llhavesomethingofvaluetopassalongtoyourgrandchildren.

1．Accordingtotheauthor,________.

A．parentsoughttosendchildrentocollegeasaduty

B．parentsneedn’tfeelguiltyiftheyareunabletosendtheirchildrentocollege

C．iftheysay“No”，parentswillsurelymaketheirchildrenangry

D．parentsmustsupporttheirchildrenevenaftertheirmarriage

解析：

选B。

第三段谈到父母供孩子上大学的问题时认为，Buttheyneedn’tfeelguiltyiftheycan’t.，说明他们如果供不起孩子上大学，不应感到愧疚。

2．Theunderlinedword“loafer”mostprobablyrefersto________.

A．apoorlyeducatedperson

B．awelleducatedperson

C．ahardworkingperson

D．alazyperson

解析：

选D。

培养懒汉最好的办法，就是让孩子们从小知道了他们的未来有保障。

loafer意为：

“懒汉”。

3．Thewriterofthispassagemainlywantstotellus________.

A．whychildrenlookdownupontheirparents

B．thedifferencebetweendutiesoftheparentsandthechildren

C．overdevotiontothechildrenresultsintroublefortheparentsthemselves

D．childrenshoulddependonnoonebutthemselves

解析：

选C。

第一段说明了主题，即父母为孩子们做出了牺牲，而得到的回报却是陷入了不断的麻烦之中。

4．Theauthor’sattitudetowardstheparentsis________.

A．angryB．pitiful

CdisappointedD．satisfied

解析：

选B。

作者通过描述父母为其孩子做出的种种牺牲，表达了作者对父母怜悯、同情的态度。

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Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity.Theyhadinterruptedtheirresearchtoacceptaninvitationtotakepartinanunusualexperiment:

“aninterestingweekofpoetry.”Thisclasswaspartofastudytoanswerthequestions:

Whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents?

Whatcanteacherslearnaboutteachingiftheytakeaclassthatisnotintheirfield?

Thestudentsinthepoetryclasslistenedtolecturesandtooknotes.Theyhadreadingtasksandhadtowritethreeshortpapers.Allstudentsnoticedonething—theimportanceofspokenwords.Inscienceandengineeringclasses,theinstructorsputtablesanddrawingsontheblackboard.Butinthispoetryclass,theinstructorsjusttalked.Theydidn’twriteanythingontheboard.

Thescientistsandengineersnoticedonesimilaritybetweenscienceandpoetry.Inbothsubjects,studentsneedtofindlayers（层次）ofmeaning.Somelayersaresimple,clear,andonthesurface；otherlayersaredeeperandmoredifficult.Thissearchfordifferentlevelsofmeaningdoesn’thappenmuchinundergraduate（本科）scienceclasses,butitisimportantlater,ingraduateschool.Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities（人文学科）．

Boththepoetryinstructorsandtheirstudentslearnedsomethingaboutteachingfromthisexperience.Onepoetryinstructor,forexample,nowseestheimportanceofusingcareful，cleardefinitions（定义）whenheexplainsapoem.Healsoplanstobemoreinformativeasheteaches.Mostofthescientistsagreedonseveralpoints.First,humanitiesclassesmighthelpsciencestudentstoseepatternsanddecidewhichinformationisimportant.Second,thepoetryclasswasfun.Oneengineerdecided,“Weneedtochangethewayweteachengineeringtomakeitanenjoyableexperienceforstudents.”

Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis：

Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycanteachbetter.

5.Whatdoweknowaboutthisunusualclass?

A.Theteachersdidlotsofwritingontheboard.

B.Theteacherswereinvitedtoattendseverallectures.

C.Thestudentswereprofessorsfromauniversity.

D.Thestudentswerestudyingscienceandhumanities.

[解析]　细节理解题。

根据“Thiswasnoordinaryclass.ThestudentswhocametogetherwereallscienceorengineeringprofessorsatCornellUniversity”可知C项正确。

[答案]　C

6.Theexperimentwasdesignedtofindout________.

A.howtoteachthestudentsinthescienceclass

B.whetherpoetryisdifficultforsciencestudents

C.whattobetaughtinthehumanitiesclass

D.whymanyhumanitiesstudentsfindsciencehard

[解析]　细节理解题。

根据“whyissciencedifficultformanynonsciencestudents？

”找到答案。

[答案]　D

7.Findinglevelsofmeaningis________.

A.importantforgraduatestudentsinhumanities

B.difficultforgraduatestudentsinhumanities

C.commonforundergraduatestudentsinscience

D.easyforundergraduatestudentsinscience

[解析]　细节理解题。

根据第三段最后一句“Anditisalwaysimportantinhumanities”可知选A项。

[答案]　A

8.Whatdidthescienceprofessorslearnaftertheexperiment?

A.Theyshouldchangethewaytheyteach.

B.Apoemcouldbeexplainedincleardefinitions.

C.Apoetryclasscouldbemoreinformative.

D.Theirteachingwasanenjoyableexperience.

[解析]　细节理解题。

由“Butperhapsthemostimportantresultoftheexperiencewasthis：

Alloftheprofessorsbegantothinkabouthowtheyteachandhowtheycanteachbetter.”我们可知道全文的中心思想。

[答案]　A

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（2011·成都三诊）

Yesterday，aftertellingmybrother,Rhys,andmetostopplayinglikewildanimals,Momwenttotakeabath.Wewerehavingapillowfightwhen__1__onehitavase.Mom__2__theloudcrash.Wastingnotime，shewent__3__intotheroom.Iwassurethatshewasgoingtoshoutatus,butinsteadshejustkneltbythe__4__andbegantocry.

ThismadeRhysandmefeelpretty__5__.Wewentoverandputourarmsroundher,andsheexplainedtouswhyshewassoupset.Inthepieces__6__abrokenglassrose,onepetal（花瓣）gone,whichwasgivenbyDadontheirfirstweddinganniversary.Dadhadsaidthatifheeverforgottobringflowershome__7__ananniversaryinthefuture.Momwastolookatthatone.Itwasliketheirlove：

itwouldlasta__8__.

Webegancrying,and__9__toglueit.ButMomsaidthatwouldn'treallyfixit.__10__itbadbeenbroken，the__11__ofthe“limitededition”hadreduced.AsMom__12__begantopickupthemess,wetriedeverythingwecouldthinkofto__13__herup，butevenourbestfunnyfacesdidn't__14__.Tearskeptcomingdownhercheeks.Everythingwaspickedup.SeeingMomgoingbacktothebath,I__15__herandputbothhandsonhershoulders,saying,“Allthingscanbe__16__，Mom.Theonlythingthatcannotbebrokenisour__17__.It'stheonlythingthatcanneverbebroken.”

Momhuggedmeverytightlyand__18__smiled.Afterdinnerthatnight,Momgluedthepetalbackontotherose.Thenshesoftlysaid.“Myroseistrulyunique.Itstinydamagesremindmeof__19__moreimportant：

therealizationthatlove__20__forever.”

再贵重的礼品也有毁坏的时候，但爱是永恒的。

1．A.graduallyB.suddenly

C.surprisinglyD.immediately

答案：

B。

就在我们正打枕头仗时突然一个枕头击中了一个花瓶。

suddenly突然，意外地，冷不防。

surprisingly令人惊讶地，惊人地，出人意料地。

由语境可知此处强调突然性，故选B。

2．A.causedB.witnessed

C.heardD.ignored

答案：

C。

妈妈听见了响亮的破碎声。

hear听见。

3．A.dressingB.shouting

C.wipingD.crying

答案：

C。

很快地，她一边擦着头一边进了房间。

wipe擦拭，揩。

由首句中Momwenttotakeabath可推知答案。

4．A.piecesB.vase

C.pillowD.ground

答案：

A。

我当时确信她会对我们大喊大叫，但她只是跪在碎片旁开始哭泣。

由上文枕头击中花瓶，发出很响的声音可知，花瓶成了碎片（pieces）。

5．A.disappointedB.angry

C.awfulD.sensitive

答案：

C。

妈妈在哭使得Rhys和我觉得很害怕。

awful极坏的，可怕的，使人不舒服的。

由常识可知孩子们看到妈妈因自己惹的事而哭泣会感到害怕。

6．A.grewB.lay

C.stoodD.existed

答案：

B。

在碎片中有一个摔坏了的玻璃玫瑰，一个花瓣掉了，那是爸爸在和妈妈结婚一周年纪念日时送给妈妈的礼物。

本句为表示方位的介词短语位于句首引起的完全倒装结构。

lay为lie（躺，卧，呈……状态）的过去式。

7．A.forB.in

C.fromD.by

答案：

A。

爸爸说如果将来某个结婚纪念日忘了买玫瑰回家，妈妈就看看这个玻璃玫瑰。

8．A.decadeB.year

C.seasonD.lifetime

答案：

D。

这玫瑰就像他们之间的爱，会持续一生。

alifetime一生，一辈子。

9．A.offeredB.supported

C.pretendedD.agreed

答案：

A。

我们哭了，赶紧主动提出用胶水把它粘起来。

offertodosth.主动提出或答应做某事。

10．A.JustasB.Incase

C.NowthatD.Eventhough

答案：

C。

但妈妈说既然摔坏了，就不可能真的再修理好。

nowthat既然，表原因。

11．A.priceB.wealth

C.valueD.treasure

答案：

C。

既然已经被摔坏了，作为限量版的价值就减少了。

value价值；price价格。

12．A.skillfullyB.hopefully

C.kindlyD.slowly

答案：

D。

当妈妈慢慢地拣地上的碎片时，我们尝试了我们所能想出的一切方法想让妈妈高兴起来。

13．A.cheerB.make

C.lightD.get

答案：

A。

cheerup高兴起来，振作起来。

14．A.smileB.work