届高三上学期英语阅读完形2.docx

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届高三上学期英语阅读完形2

高三完形填空和阅读理解练习

（二）2018.9

（一）

A

Accordingtosociologists（社会学家）,everymodernindustrialsocietyhassomeformofsocialstratification（阶层）.Class,powerandstatusareimportantindecidingpeople’srankinsociety.

Classmeansaperson’seconomicpositioninsociety.Acommonlyusedclassificationislowerclass,middleclassandupperclass.Whilesociologistsdisagreeonhowthesetermsshouldbeexactlydefined,theydodescribesocietiesliketheUnitedStatesquitewell.Onestudyshowsthat53%ofAmericansbelongtothelowerclass,46%themiddleclass,and1%theupperclass.Interestingly,asurgeonearning＄500,000ayearandabusdriverearning＄50,000ayearbothregardthemselvesasthemiddleclass!

Powerreferstotheamountofcontrolapersonhasoverotherpeople.Obviously,peopleinpositionsofgreatpower（suchasgovernors）exercise（行使）bigpower,butpeoplewhotakeordersfromothershavelesspower.Powerandclassdonotalwaysgohandinhand,however.Forexample,thegovernorofastatehasgreatpower,butheorshemaynotbelongtoacorresponding（相应的）economicclass.Generally,however,thereisarelationshipbetweenpowerandclass.Toourknowledge,therearen’ttoomanypeoplewhoaren’tmillionairesintheU.S.Senate!

Statusisthehonororrespectattachedtoaperson’spositioninsociety.Itcanalsobeaffectedbypowerandclass,butnotnecessarilyso.Forexample,auniversityprofessormayhaveahighstatusbutnotbelongtoahighsocialclassorhavealotofpoweroverothers.

1.Whatcanwelearnabout“themiddleclass”fromParagraph2?

A.Peopleearning＄50,000ayearbelongtothemiddleclass.

B.NearlyhalfAmericansbelongtothemiddleclass.

C.Peoplegenerallyconsiderbusdriversasthemiddleclass.

D.Sociologistshaveacleardefinitionofthemiddleclass.

2.Accordingtothetext,weknowthat__________.

A.powerandclassdonotalwayscorrespondwitheachother

B.statusreferstoaperson’seconomicpositioninsociety

C.peoplewithhighstatushavealotofcontroloverothers

D.classislessimportantindecidingaperson’ssocialrank

3.Whichofthefollowingshowsthestructureofthewholetext?

B七选五

Secretcodes（密码）keepmessagesprivate.Banks,companies,andgovernmentagenciesusesecretcodesindoingbusiness,especiallywheninformationissentbycomputer.

Peoplehaveusedsecretcodesforthousandsofyears.1Codebreakingneverlags（落后）farbehindcodemaking.Thescienceofcreatingandreadingcodedmessagesiscalledcryptography.

Therearethreemaintypesofcryptography.2Forexample,thefirstlettersof"Myelephanteatstoomanyeels"spelloutthehiddenmessage"Meetme."

3Youmightrepresenteachletterwithanumber,forexample.Let'snumberthelettersofthealphabet,inorder,from1to26.Ifwesubstituteanumberforeachletter,themessage"Meetme"wouldread"135520135."

Acodeusessymbolstoreplacewords,phrases,orsentences.Toreadthemessageofarealcode,youmusthaveacodebook.4Forexample,"bridge"mightstandfor"meet"and"out"mightstandfor"me."Themessage"Bridgeout"wouldactuallymean"Meetme."5However,itisalsohardtokeepacodebooksecretforlong.Socodesmustbechangedfrequently.

A.Itisveryhardtobreakacodewithoutthecodebook.

B.Inanylanguage,somelettersareusedmorethanothers.

C.Onlypeoplewhoknowthekeywordcanreadthemessage.

D.Aslongastherehavebeencodes,peoplehavetriedtobreakthem.

E.Youcanhideamessagebyhavingthefirstlettersofeachwordspellitout.

F.Withacodebook,youmightwritedownwordsthatwouldstandforotherwords.

G.Anotherwaytohideamessageistousesymbolstostandforspecificlettersofthealphabet.

（二）完形填空

WhenIsettledinChicago,mynewcityseemedsobigandunfriendly.ThenIhada__1__problemandhadtogotohospitalfora__2__examination.

Itseemedasmall__3__comparedtotheoneIwasabouttoface,butthingsstartedtogo__4__rightfromthebeginning.Nothavingacaror__5__thecity,IwasdependingonacoupleofbusestogetmefromAtoB．__6__I'dleftmyselfplentyoftime,soonitwas__7__Iwasgoingtobelate,asIhadmistakenlyboardedabusthatwastakingmeinthe__8__direction.

I__9__thebusandstoodonthepavementnotknowingwhattodo.Ilookedintotheeyesofa10，whowastryingtogetpastme.11，insteadofmovingon,shestoppedtoaskifIwas12.AfterIexplainedmy13toher,shepointedtoabusstopacrossthestreet,whereabuswouldtakemebackintothecitytomy__14__.Sittingtherewaiting,Ifelt__15__thatsomeonehadbeenwillingtohelp.__16__，hearingahorn（喇叭）nearby,Ilookeduptoseeacarwithmynewfriend__17__atmetogetin.Shehadreturnedtooffermea__18__tothehospital.

Suchunexpected19fromapasser-bywasalovelygifttoreceive.AsIclimbedoutofthecaratthehospitalandturnedtothankher,shesmiledandtoldmenottolose20，forallthingsarepossible.

1．A.physicalB．TravelingC．socialD．housing

2．A.scientificB．finalC．previousD．thorough

3．A.

chanceB．challengeC．successD．error

4．A.wrongB．easyC．fastD．ahead

5．A.leavingB．visitingC．knowingD．appreciating

6．A.AlthoughB．SinceC．UnlessD．Once

7．A.strangeB．necessaryC．obviousD．important

8．A.sameB．rightC．generalD．opposite

9．A.lookedatB．waitedforC．gotoffD．raninto

10．A.driverB．friendC．strangerD．gentleman

11．A.EspeciallyB．SurprisinglyC．ProbablyD．Normally

12．A.nervousB．excitedC．OKD．dangerous

13．A.ideaB．motivationC．excuseD．situation

14．A.appointmentB．apartmentC．directionD．station

15．A.afraidB．gratefulC．certainD．disappointed

16．A.ThusB．ThenC．PerhapsD．Surely

17．A.staringB．laughingC．wavingD．shouting

18．A.liftB．suggestionC．bikeD．guidebook

19．A.resultsB．newsC．kindnessD．appearance

20．A.powerB．faithC．touchD．Support

（三）

A

LastnightIwasdrivingfromHarrisburgtoLewisburg，distanceofabouteightymiles.Itwaslate.SeveraltimesIgotstuckbehindaslow-movingtruckonanarrowroadwithasolidwhitelineonmyleft,andIbecameincreasinglyimpatient.

Atonepointalonganopenroad,Icametoacrossingwithatrafficlight.Iwasaloneontheroadbynow,butasIdrovenearthelight,itturnedredandImadeastop.Ilookedleft,rightandbehindme.Nothing.Notacar,nosuggestionofcarlamps,butthereIsat,waitingforthelighttochange,theonlyhumanbeingforatleastamileinanydirection.

IstartedwonderingwhyIrefusedtorunthelight.Iwasnotafraidofbeingcaught,becausetherewasclearlynopolicemanaround,andtherecertainlywouldhavebeennodangeringoingthroughit.

Muchlaterthatnight,thequestionofwhyI'dstoppedforthatlightcamebacktome.IthinkIstoppedbecauseit'spartofacontract（契约）weallhavewitheachother.It'snotonlythelaw,butitisanagreementwehave,andwetrusteachothertohonorit:

wedon'tgothroughredlights.

Trustisourfirstinclination（倾向）.Doubtingothersdoesnotseemtobenaturaltous.Thewholeconstructionofoursocietydependsonmutual（相互）trust,notdistrust.Wedowhatwesaywe'lldo;weshowupwhenwesaywe'llshowup;andwepaywhenwesaywe'llpay.Wetrusteachotherinthesematters,andwe'reangryordisappointedwiththepersonororganizationthatbreaksthetrustwehaveinthem.

Iwassoproudofmyselfforstoppingfortheredlightthatnight.

1.Whydidtheauthorgetimpatientwhiledriving?

A.Hewaslonelyontheroad.B.Hewassloweddownbyatruck.

C.Hegottiredofdrivingtoolong.D.Hecameacrosstoomanytrafficlights.

2.Whatwastheauthor'simmediateactionwhenthetrafficlightturnedred?

A.Stoppingstill.B.Drivingthroughit.

C.Lookingaroundforothercars.D.Checkingoutfortrafficpolice.

3.Theeventmadetheauthorstronglybelievethat__________.

A.trafficrulesmaybeunnecessaryB.doubtingothersishumannature

C.patienceisimportanttodriversD.asocietyneedsmutualtrust

4.Whywastheauthorproudofhimself?

A.Hekepthispromise.B.Heheldbackhisanger.

C.Hefollowedhisinclination.D.Hemadearightdecision.

B七选五

Agardenthat'sjustrightforyou

Haveyouevervisitedagardenthatseemedjustrightforyou,wheretheatmosphereofthegardenappearedtototalmorethanthesum（总和）ofitsparts?

1.Butitdoesn'thappenbyaccident.Itstartswithlookinginsideyourselfandunderstandingwhoyouarewithrespecttothenaturalworldandhowyouapproachthegardeningprocess.

●2

Somepeoplemaythinkthatagardenisnomorethanplants,flowers,patternsandmassesofcolor.Othersareconcernedaboutusinggardeningmethodsthatrequirelesswaterandfewerfertilizers（肥料）.3.However,thereareanumberofotherreasonsthatmightexplainwhyyouwanttogarden.Oneofthemcomesfromourearliestyears.

●Recall（回忆）yourchildhoodmemories

Ourmodelofwhatagardenshouldbeoftengoesbacktochildhood.Grandma'srosegardenandDad'svegetablegardenmightbegoodorbad,butthat'snotwhat'simportant.4—howbeinginthosegardensmadeusfeel.Ifyou'dliketobuildapowerfulbondwithyourgarden,startbytakingsometimetorecallthegardensofyouryouth.5.Thengooutsideandworkoutaplantotranslateyourchildhoodmemoriesintoyourgrown-upgarden.Havefun.

A.Knowwhyyougarden

B.Findagoodplaceforyourowngarden

C.It'sourexperienceofthegardenthatmatters

D.It'sdelightfultoseesomanybeautifulflowers

E.Stillothersmaysimplyenjoybeingoutdoorsandclosetoplants

F.Youcanproducethatkindofmagicalqualityinyour