高考英语阅读与完形填空练习.docx

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高考英语阅读与完形填空练习

高考英语阅读与完形填空练习（11）

一阅读理解

Passage1

AmericanactorJohnnyDeppcanbestbedescribedasunconventional.Fromhisearlylife,hispathintoactingandeveninhischoiceofmovieroles，wecanseethatDepphasseldomtakentheeasyroad.HiswillingnesstotakerisksanddotheunexpectedhasmadeDepponeofthefewHollywoodactorsabletoachievehugecommercialsuccesswhilemaintaininghisartisticreputation.

Bornin1963，Deppwassomewhattroublesomeasayouth,occasionallyturningtopetty-crimeanddrugs.Whenhisparentsdivorcedin1978，Deppdroppedoutofschoolagainsthismother’swishesandstartedamusicbandcalledtheKids.Althoughthebandachievedsomesuccess,theywereseldomabletomakeendsmeet，withDeppoftenunabletopayhisrent,sleepingroughonfriends’sofasandeveninhiscar.

In1983，theever-optimisticDeppandhisnewwife,LoriAnderson,movedtoHollywoodCaliforniatofurtherDepp’smusicalcareer.ButlifetherecontinuedtobeastruggleandDeppwasforcedtotakeajobsellingpensdoortodoortosupporthisnewfamily.HisluckchangedwhenLori’sex-boyfriend,thefamousactorNicholasCage,impressedbyDepp’sgoodlooksandintelligence,suggestedhebecomeanactorandhelpedhimgetasmallpartinamovie.Severalotherminormovieroles—andadivorcefromLori—followed，beforeDeppgothisbigbreakthreeyearslater.Helandedtheleadingroleinthetelevisionseries21JumpStreet，playingayouthfulundercoverpoliceofficer.ThehugelypopularshowturnedDeppintoateenageheartthrobovernight.Heappearedonthecoverofcountlessmagazinesandwasmuchsoughtafterbymovieproducers,toexploithispopularitywithteenagegirls.

ButDeppleft21JumpStreetafterthreeyears,whenitwasattheheightofitspopularity,lateradmittingthathehatedtheshow’sunoriginalstorylinesandhis“prettyboy”character.Inthedecadethatfollowed,Depprejectedrepeatedoffersof“prettyboy”rolesinbig-budgetHollywoodfilms.Insteadheestablishedhimselfasaserious,somewhatdark,peculiarperformer,consistentlyselectingrolesinsmaller,independentfilmsthatsurprisecriticsandaudiencesalike.

EveninthemoviethatmadeDeppaninternationalsuperstar,ThePiratesoftheCaribbean（2003），hewasbarelyrecognizableasCaptainJackSparrow,theBritish，long-hairedgolden-toothedpirate.ThisandsubsequenthitmovieshaveplacedDeppattheverytopofthecommercialfilmindustry（withapay-checkof$20millionforeachsuchmovie）buthestillcontinuestomakethesmaller,strangerfilmsforwhichheissogreatlyadmired.

1.Asayouth,Deppcouldbedescribedasa_____.

A.seriouscriminalB.troublemakerC.drugaddictD.successfulmusician

2.Theunderlinedexpression“makeendsmeet”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto

A.gettogetherafterashowB.meettheiraudienceC.playtotheendD.earnenoughtolive

3.InwhichorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplaceinDepp’slife?

a.metNicholasCageb.startedabandcalledtheKids

c.playedaBritishpirated.soldpensdoortodoor

e.gotmarriedtoLoriAndersonf.starredinaTVshow

A.d,b,e,a，c,fB.b，e，d，a，f，cC.a,b,f，c,d,eD.e，d,a，c，f,b

44.WhydidDeppleavetheTVshow21JumpStreet?

A.Theshowwasnolongerpopular.B.Hewantedtoperforminmovies.

C.Hethoughttheshowwasterrible.D.Herejectedplannedchangestohisrole.

45.Depp’schoiceofmovierolesthroughoutmostofhiscareersuggeststhat_____.

A.hevaluedinterestingworkovermoney

B.hebelievedhecouldn’tplayαprettyboy”roleswell

C.hewasverypopularwithHollywoodmovieproducers

D.hewasmoreinterestedinshockingaudiencesthanentertaining

Passage2

WhenLucafirstheardoftheIslandofInventions,hewasstillveryyoung.Butitswonderssoundedsoincrediblethattheywereforeverburnedinhismemory.Fromthatmoment,heneverstoppedsearchingforclueswhichmightleadhimtotheisland.Hereadhundredsofadventurebooks,histories,volumesofphysicsandchemistry,evenmusic.

Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.Itwasasecretplace,whereallthegreatwisemenoftheworldwouldmeettolearnandinventtogether.Accesstotheislandwastotallyrestricted.Tojoin,youhadtohavecreatedsomegreatinventionforhumanity.Onlythencouldyoureceivethespecialinvitation—whichcamewithdirectionstotheisland.

SoLucaspenthisyouthstudyingandinventing.Everynewideahegot,hemadeitintoaninvention,andifthereweresomethinghedidn'tunderstand,he’dseekotherstohelphim.SoonhemetotheryounginventorsandhetoldthemabouttheIslandofInventions.Theytoodreamedofonedayreceivinganinvitationletter.

Asyearspassed,thedisappointmentofnotreceivingtheirinvitationmadeLucaandhisfriendsworkharderandco-operatemore.TheywouldmeetinLuca'shouse,sharetheirideasandbuildnewmachines.Theirinventionsbecameknownthroughouttheworld,andimprovedthelivesofmillions.

Butstill,noinvitationcame.

Theydidn’tloseheart.Theycontinuedlearningandinventingeveryday,tryingtocomeupwithmoreandbetterideas.Freshyoungtalentjoinedtheirgroup,asmoreinventorsdreamedofgettingtotheisland.

Onedaymanyyearslater,Luca,alreadyveryold,wasspeakingwithabrilliantyoungmannamedRoberts,whohadwrittentohim,askinghimtojointhegroup.LucastartedtellingthemanofthewonderfulIslandofInventions,andofhowhewassurethatsomedaytheywouldreceiveaninvitation.Surprised,theyounginventorinterrupted:

“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?

Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?

”

ItwasonlythenthatLucarealisedthathisdreamhadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse.Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.

1.Luca’spictureoftheIslandofInventionswasmainlybasedon________.

A.scientificresearchB.hisimaginationC.reportsofothersD.historybooks

2.WhydidLucaandhiscolleaguesprobablyneverreceiveaninvitationtotheisland?

A.Theirideaswerenotconsideredworthyenough.B.Theyweretooconcernedwithacquiringfame.

C.Theorganizationhadalreadybrokenup.D.Theislandwasnotarealplace.

3.WhatwasRoberts’reactiontoLuca’sstoryoftheisland?

A.Hethoughthehadalreadyarrivedattheisland.

B.Hewasdisappointedtodiscoveritdidn’texist.

C.Hewasexcitedaboutreceivinganinvitation.

D.HeexpressedsurprisethatLucabelievedinsuchfairytales.

4.WhatdidLucalearnattheendofthestory?

A.Theislandofinventionsdidnotexist.B.Hehadwastedmostofhislife.

C.Hehadunknowinglybuilthisowndreamland.D.Hefinallywouldreceivehisinvitation.

5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLuca?

A.Aggressive.B.Trusting.C.Creative.D.Easy-going

Passage3

MillionsofAmericansreturnfromlong-distancetripsbyair,buttheirluggagedoesn’talwayscomehomewiththem.Airlineidentificationtags（标签）cancomeloose,andthebagsgowho-knows-where.Andpassengersleaveallkindsofthingsonplanes.

Theairlinescollecttheitemsand,for90days,attempttofindtheirowners.Theydon’tkeepthem,sincethey’renotinthewarehousebusiness.Andbylaw,theycannotsellthebags,becausetheairlinesmightbetemptedtodeliberatelymisplaceluggage.

Soonceinsurancecompanieshavepaidforlostbagsandtheircontents,andtheynolongerbelongtopassengers,auniquestoreinthelittletownofScottsboro,Alabama,buysthem.The“UnclaimedBaggageCenter,”issopopularthatthebuilding,whichissetuplikeadepartmentstore,isthenumber-onetouristattractioninallofAlabama.Morethanonemillionvisitorsstopineachyearandtakeoneofthestore’sshoppingcartsonahuntfortreasures.

Eachday,clerksbringout7,000newitems,andveteran（老练的）shoppersrushtopawoverthem.Youcanfindeverythingfrompreciousjewelstohockeysticks,best-sellingnovels,leatherjackets,taperecorders,surfboards,evenhalf-usedtubesoftoothpaste.

Thestore’sownlaundrywashesorcleansalltheclothesfoundinluggage,thensellsthem.TheUnclaimedBaggageCenterhasfoundguns,illegaldrugsandevenaliverattlesnake.

Thestorehasalittlemuseumwheresomeofitsmostunusualacquisitions（获得物）havebeenpreserved.Theyincludehighlandbagpipes,aburialmaskfromanEgyptianpharaoh'stomb,andamedievalsuitofarmor.

Statisticsindicatethatlessthanone-halfofonepercentofluggagecheckedonU.S.carriersispermanentlylostandavailabletothestore.

1.Paragraph1showsthatmanypassengerslosetheirluggagebecause______.

A.theyareforgetfulB.theownersofsomeluggagecan’tbeidentified

C.theyareinahurryD.thereisnolostandfoundofficeinmanyairports

2.Thereasonwhytheairlinescannotsellthebagsisthat______.

A.theyhavetofindtheownersB.theyhavetokeepthebagsaslongaspossible

C.somebagsareexpensiveD.theyarelikelytomakeaprofitonthebagsonpurpose

3.TheUnclaimedBaggageCenterisverypopularbecause______.

A.visitorsmaypurchasesomethingundervalued.B.allthethingsthereareverycheap.

C.there'salargevarietyofgoods.D.visitorswillenjoysomeamusingactivitiesthere.

4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A.Alittlemuseumwillkeepallthepreciousunclaimedbaggage.

B.ThethingsintheUnclaimedBaggageCenterarearticlesfordailyuse.

C.Thepercentageof