2014届高考英语二轮复习完形填空与阅读理解集中训练14
i.
、完形填空（本大题共2小题，共0分）
1. (2013·江西省高三上学期七校联考)
When I entered Berkeley College.I hoped to earn a scholarship.Having been a straight A student，I believed I could__1__tough subjects and really learn something.One such course was World Literature given by Professor Jayne.I was extremely interested in the ideas he__2__in class. When I took the first exam，I was__3__to find a 77，C-plus，on my test paper，__4__English was my best subject.I went to Professor Jayne，who listened to my arguments but remained__5__. I decided to try harder，although I didn’t know what that__6__because study had always been easy for me.I read the books more carefully，but got another 77.Again，I__7__with Professor Jayne.Again，he listened patiently but wouldn’t change his__8__. One more test before the final exam.One more__9__to improve my grades.So I redoubled my efforts and，for the first time，__10__the meaning of the word “thorough”．But my__11__did no good and everything__12__as before. The last hurdle (障碍) was the final.No matter what__13__I got，it wouldn’t cancel C-pluses.I might as well kiss the__14__goodbye. I stopped working hard.I felt I knew the course material as well as I ever would.The night before the final，I even__15__myself to a movie.The next day I decided for once not to__16__much about the result of the test. A week later，I was surprised to find I got an A．I hurried into Professor Jayne’s office.He__17__to be expecting me.“If I had given you the A-pluses you__18__，you wouldn’t have continued to work as hard.”
I stared at him，__19__that his analysis and strategy (策略) were correct.I had worked my head__20__，as I had never done before.
I was speechless when my course grade arrived：A-plus.It was the only A-plus given.The next year I received my scholarship.I’ve always remembered Professor Jayne’s lesson：you alone must set your own standard of excellence.
1.A.take C．cover 2．A.sought C．exchanged 3．A.shocked C．scared 4．A.but
B．discuss D．get B．presented D．obtained B．worried D．anxious B．so
C．for
5．A.unchanged C．unfriendly 6．A.reflected C．improved 7．A.quarreled C．bargained 8．A.attitude C．plan 9．A.choice C．chance 10．A.memorized C．accepted 11.A.ambition C．efforts 12.A.stayed C．worked 13．A.grade C．lesson 14．A.scholarship C．degree 15．A.helped C．treated 16．A.care C．cheat 17．A.happened C．pretended 18．A.valued C．expected 19．A.remembering C．supposing 20．A.out C．on
D．or B．unpleasant D．unmoved B．meant D．affected B．reasoned D．concerned B．mind D．view B．step D．measure B．considered D．learned B．confidence D．methods B．went D．changed B．answer D．comment B．course D．subject B．favored D．relaxed B．ask D．produce B．proved D．seemed B．imagined D．welcomed B．guessing D．realizing B．over D．off
【答案解析】语篇解读：
件事情。
本文主要讲述了发生在作者和Jayne教授之间的一
1．解析： 作者一直是全优生，相信自己可以修(take)难的课程，真正学点儿东西。 答案： A
2．解析： 作者对Jayne教授在课堂上陈述(presented)的观点非常感兴趣。A项表示“寻找”，C项表示“交换”，D项表示“获得”，都不符合语境。
答案： B
3．解析： 第一次考试作者只得了77分，自然感到震惊(shocked)。 答案： A
4．解析： 因为(for)英语是作者最好的科目。 答案： C
5．解析： 作者去找Jayne教授，但是任凭作者如何争辩，他都无动于衷 (unmoved)。 答案： D
6．解析： 作者决定更加努力，虽然作者不知道那意味(meant)着什么，因为学习对作者而言一直非常轻松。
答案： B
7．解析： 作者努力学习后，不曾想成绩依然是77分，于是再次与Jayne教授理论。reason with sb.表示“与某人讲道理”。
答案： B
8．解析： 教授耐心倾听，但是不肯改变自己的主意，故用mind。 答案： B
9．解析： 在期末考试前还有一次考试，这是提高成绩的又一次机会(chance)。 答案： C
10．解析： 作者加倍努力，第一次学习(learned)了“thorough”这一词的含义。 答案： D
11．解析： 此处与上一句中的efforts相呼应，表示作者的努力(efforts)没有得到相应的回报。
答案： C
12．解析： 虽然作者加倍努力，然而成绩不见起色，一切如旧。此处go意为“(事情)进展，进行”。
答案： B
13．解析： 作者根据自己前几次的考试经历认定，无论自己在期末考试中考出什么样的成绩(grade)，仍然取消不了之前的C。
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答案： A
14．解析： 第一段第二句提到作者想获得奖学金，可接连几次的考试成绩都不理想，所以作者认为他要和奖学金(scholarship)拜拜了。
答案： A
15．解析： 作者不再努力学习，在期末考试的前夜，甚至请自己看了一场电影。treat sb.to...表示“请某人??”。
答案： C
16．解析： 第二天，作者决定就这一次不那么看重考试结果。care about在意，看重。 答案： A
17．解析： 根据下文的内容可知，过去的一切都是教授的精心安排，所以他似乎(seemed)是在等着作者。
答案： D
18．解析： 教授解释说，如果他给了作者期望(expected)得到的A，作者就不会继续如此努力了。
答案： C
19．解析： 作者凝视着教授，意识到(realizing)他的分析和策略是正确的。 答案： D
20．解析： work one’s head off表示“不断工作，拼命干活”，此处可理解为“拼命学习”。
答案： D
2.(B)
The birthrate is Europe has been in a steady decrease since the 1960s. European countries, realizing crisis is at hand, are providing great encouragement for parents to create more babies in the 21st century.
Affairs Ministry concluded last year that, 65 cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be 66 holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the 67 if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. 68 Swedish parents can take their paid leave as they wish, men use a mere 12% of it; 60% of fathers do not take even a(n) 69 day off work.
Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers 70 go give young women the permanent jobs they need to qualify for paid maternity leave (产假)。In January. Sweden decided to allow new fathers two months’ paid leave,
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with a warming: use it or 71 it.
Kindlund admits that men are under 72 to stay at work, even though parental pay comes out of the public purse. “It’s not popular among bosses and perhaps with other men in the workplace,” he says. “But it’s good for the father and for the child if they can 73 a relationship.”
In Norway, a(n) 74 policy has worked wonders. 70% of dads in Norway now take parental leave, and the birthrate of 1.85 children per woman is one of the highest in Europe. 65. A. is spite of
B. at the cost of
C. in addition to
D. due to
66. A. sent B. left 67. A. birthrate B. income 68. A. Just as 69. A. one 70. A. willing 71. A. reserve 72. A. discussion 73. A. make out 74. A. impersonal
B. Only if B. mere B. reluctant B. misuse B. attack B. add up
C. caught D. seen C. health C. Even though C. only C. likely C. ignore C. control C. build up
D. spirit D. Now that D. single D. unable D. lose D. pressure D. set aside
B. similar C. severe D. global
【答案解析】65—69 ABACD 70—74 BDDCB
ii.
、阅读理解（本大题共3小题，共0分）
A
3. (2013·湖南省五市十校第一次联考)
Men can be beautiful too，right?
China is going to host the 18th World University Student Beauty Contest in Guangzhou this December.This year for the first time the contest will include a male section.Students from over 130 countries will compete for Mr and Miss Beauty.The contest is one of the most