1、高中英语高考英语冲刺导练38【读写应用综合训练】一、完形填空Cloze 6 2007重庆卷In the clinic, I asked if Michael could be retested,so the specialist tested him again.To my 36 ,it was the same score. Later that evening,I 37told Frank what I had learned that day.After talking it over,we agreed that we knew our 38 much better than an I
2、Qtest.We 39that Michaels score must have been a 40and we should treat him 41 as usual. We moved to Indiana in 1962,and Michael studied at Concordia High School in the same year.He got42 grades in the school,especially43biology and chemistry,which was a great comfort. Michael 44 Indiana University in
3、 1965 as a pre-medical student.Soon afterwards,his teacher permitted him to take more courses than 45 .In 1968,he was accepted by the School of Medicine, Yale University. On graduation day in 1972,Frank and I 46 the ceremony(典礼)at Yale.After the ceremony,We told Michael about the 47 IQ score he got
4、when he was six.Since that day,Michael sometimes would look at us and say 48 ,“My dear mom and dad never told me that I couldnt be a doctor,not until after Igraduated from medical school!”It is his special way of thanking us for the 49 we had in him. Interestingly,Michael then50 another IQ test.We w
5、ent to the same clinic where he had 51 the test eighteen years before.This time Michael scored 126,an increase of36 points.A result like that was supposed to be 52 . Children often do as 53 as what adults,particularly parents and teachers, 54 of them.That is,tell a child he is “ 55 ,”and he may play
6、 the role of a foolish child. 36.A. joy B. surprise C. dislike D. disappointment 37. A. tearfully B. fearfully C. cheerfully D. hopefully 38. A. student B. son C. friend D. doctor 39. A. argued B. realized C. decided D. understood 40. A. joke B. mistake C. warning D. wonder 41. A. specially B. stric
7、tlyC. naturally D. carefully 42. A. poorB. good C. average D. standard 43. A. in B. about C. of D. for 44. A. visited B. chose C. passed D. entered 45. A. allowed B. described C. required D. offered 46. A. missed B. held C. delayed D. attended 47. A. high B. same C. low D. different 48. A. curiously
8、 B. eagerly C. calmly D. jokingly 49. A. faith B. interest C. pride D. delight 50. A. looked for B. asked for C. waited for D. prepared for 51. A. received B. accepted C. organized D. discussed 52. A. imperfect B. impossible C. uncertain D. unsatisfactory 53. A. honestlyB. much C. well D. bravely 54
9、. A. hear B. learn C. expect D. speak 55. A. wise B. rude C. shy D. stupid二、阅读理解Reading Comprehension Test 话题6 健康生活 Health & Lifestyle 话题解析 健康和生活方式是高考阅读选材中的高频题材，因为与人们的生活紧密相关，传递正确的生活价值观和方式。阅读话题内容涉及人们的穿衣、饮食、居住、出行等，休闲娱乐，旅游健身，心理、生理健康及相关的科学研究成果的报道，生活经历、生活环境等等。文体多为说明、记叙、散文等，偶尔也有针对生活方式或健康健身的议论，但总体而言话题内容较轻松
10、。命题内容多为中低档的细节事实、数字计算、词义句义理解等。同时，此话题也是书面表达常常选用的内容范围。阅读中积累表达有益于写作。Passage A 2014天津卷DPeople arent walking any moreif they can figure out a way to avoid it.I felt superior about this matter until the other day I took my car to mail a small parcel. The journey is a matter of 281 steps. But I used the car
11、. And I wasnt in a hurry, either, I had merely become one more victim of a national sickness: motorosis. It is an illness to which I had thought myself immune (免疫的), for I was bred in the tradition of going to places on my own two legs. At that time, we regarded 25 miles as a good days walk and the
12、ability to cover such a distance in ten hours as a sign of strength and skill. It did not occur to us that walking was a hardship. And the effect was lasting. When I was 45 years old I racedand beata teenage football player the 168 steps up the Stature of Liberty.Such enterprises today are regarded
13、by many middle-aged persons as bad for the heart. But a well-known British physician, Sir Adolphe Abrahams, pointed out recently that hearts and bodies need proper exercises. A person who avoids exercises is more likely to have illnesses than one who exercises regularly. And walking is an ideal form
14、 of exercisethe most familiar and natural of all.It was Henry Thoreau who showed mankind the richness of going on foot. The man walking can learn the trees, flowers, insects, birds and animals, the significance of seasons, the very feel of himself as a living creature in a living world, He cannot le
15、arn in a car.The car is a convenient means of transport, but we have made it our way of life. Many people dont dare to approach Nature any more; to them the world they were born to enjoy is all threat. To them security is a steel river thundering on a concrete road. And much of their thinking takes
16、place while waiting for the traffic light to turn green.I say that the green of forests is the minds best light. And none but the man on foot can evaluate what is basic and everlasting.51. What is the national sickness?A. Walking too much B. Traveling too muchC. Driving cars too much D. Climbing sta
17、irs too much.52. What was life like when the author was young?A. People usually went around on foot. B. people often walked 25 miles a day. C. People used to climb the Statue of Liberty. D. people considered a ten-hour walk as a hardship.53. The author mentions Henry Thoreau to prove that _.A. middl
18、e-aged people like getting back to nature B. walking in nature helps enrich ones mindC. people need regular exercise to keep fit D. going on foot prevents heart disease54. What is compared to “a steel river” in Paragraph6?A. A queue of cars. B. A ray of traffic light. C. A flash of lightning. D. A s
19、tream of people.55. What is the authors intention of writing this passage?A. To tell people to reflect more non life. B. To recommend people to give up drivingC. To advise people to do outdoor activities D. To encourage people to return to walkingPassage B 2011江西卷CThe garden city was largely the inv
20、ention of Ebenezer Howard (1850-1928). After immigrating form England to the USA, and an unsuccessful attempt to make a living as a farmer, he moved to Chicago, where he saw the reconstruction of the city after the disastrous fire of 1871. In those days, it was nicknamed “the Garden City”, almost ce
21、rtainly the source of Howards name for his later building plan of towns. Returning to London, Howard developed his design in the 1880s and 1890s, drawing on ideas that were popular at the time, but creating a unique combination of designs. The nineteenth-century poor city was in many ways a terrible
22、 place, dirty and crowded; but it offered economic and social opportunities. At the same time, the British countryside was in fact equally unattractive: though it promised fresh air and nature, it suffered from agricultural depressionand it offered neither enough work and wages, nor much social life
23、. Howards idea was to combine the best of town and country in a new kind of settlement, the garden city. Howards idea was that a group of people should set up a company, borrowing money to establish a garden city in the depressed countryside; far enough from existing cities to make sure that the lan
24、d was bought at the bottom price. Garden cities would provide a central public open space, radial avenues and connecting industries. They would be surrounded by a much larger area of green belt, also owned by the company, containing not merely farms but also some industrial institutions. As more and
25、 more people moved in, the garden city would reach its planned limit-Howard suggested 32,000 people; then, another would be started a short distance away. Thus, over time, there would develop a vast planned house collection, extending almost without limit; within it, each garden city would offer a w
26、ide range of jobs and services, but each would also be connected to the others by a rapid transportation system, thus giving all the economic and social opportunities of a big city.66. How did Howard get the name for his building plan of garden cities?A. Through his observation of the country life.
27、B. Through the combination of different ideas. C. By taking other peoples advice. D. By using the nickname of the reconstructed Chicago.67. The underlined phrase “drawing on ”in Paragraph 1 probably means_. A. making use of B. making comments on C. giving an explanation of D. giving a description of
28、 68. According to Howard, garden cities should be built_.A. as far as possible from existing cities B. in the countryside where the land was cheapC. in the countryside where agriculture was developed D. near cities where employment opportunities already existed69. What can we learn about garden citi
29、es from the last paragraph? A. Their number would continue to rise. B. Each one would continue to become larger. C. People would live and work in the same place D. Each one would contain a certain type of business. 70. What could be the best title for the passage? A. City and Countryside B. The Inve
30、ntion of the Garden City C.A New City in Chicago D. A Famous Garden City in EnglandPassage C 2009北京卷C How Room Designs Affect Our Work and FeelingsArchitects have long had the feeling that the places we live in can affect our thoughts, feelings and behaviors, But now scientists are giving this feeli
31、ngs an empirical (经验的, 实证的) basis. They are discovering how to design spaces that promote creativity, keep people focused, and lead to relaxation. Researches show that aspects of the physical environment can influence creativity. In 2007, Joan Meyers-Levy at the University of Minnesota, reported tha
32、t the height of a rooms ceiling affects how people think. Her research indicates that the higher ceilings encourage people to think more freely, which may lead them to make more abstract connections. Low ceilings, on the other hand, may inspire a more detailed outlook. In addition to ceiling height, the view afforded by a building may influence an occupants ability to concentrate. Nancy Wells an
