2012屆高考英語二輪專題總復(fù)習(xí) 閱讀能力培養(yǎng)精品系列（三十五）

1、2012屆高考英語二輪專題總復(fù)習(xí)閱讀能力培養(yǎng)精品系列（三十五）完形填空When three of my grandchildren acquired a half-grown dog I agreed to help them build a dog house. As we began the _1_， I knew that keeping them involved was going to be a _2_. Much of my energy was spent calling them back to the job and finding _3_ of the project t

2、hat could be handled by small children. I held to my initial(最初的) determination that building this dog house was to be a (n) _4_ project.Early in the project I had _5_ the grandkids that we would roast wieners(香腸) in the back yard _6_ we finished painting the dog house._7_ three of the largest house

3、-painting brushes I could find, I supervised (管理) the _8_ of our homemade structure. Kids and paint. How could I have _9_ the potential (潛在的) harm that such a combination can create?After cleaning up the paint _10_kids, brushes, carport(車棚)I _11_ that we would probably eat earlier if we just asked G

4、randma to heat the wieners in water on the gas range. A pain of _12_ came over me as I realized I was trying to weasel(躲避) out of a(n)_13_ promise.As Jamie, Jeffrey and Kimberley looked on, I built a first-class fire in our back yard pit, cut some roasting sticks, and prepared for the _14_ cooking e

5、vent. When we _15_ eating I leaned back on the cool grass and _16_ the last remnants(殘余) of our fire. Six-year-old Jeffrey was leaning back against my chest, and I began to think about what it meant to be a Grandpa.The _17_ was broken when Jeffrey quietly reflected, “Know what Grandpa？” And without

6、breaking his _18_ at the dying embers(灰燼) he continued, “This is the best day of my whole life.”After a few moments of _19_ silence he glanced up and said, “Are you crying, Grandpa? You've got a _20_ on your cheek.”Clearing my throat I explained that it must be from the smoke.1. A. planB. questi

7、onC. projectD. problem 2. A. challenge B. design C. duty D. job 3. A. all B. parts C. none D. most 4. A. part-time B. group C. interesting D. difficult 5. A. demanded B. required C. informed D. promised 6. A. so long as B. in order that C. as soon as D. even if 7. A. Selecting B. Bringing C. Washing

8、 D. Arranging 8. A. building B. moving C. painting D. cleaning 9. A. remembered B. forgottenC. regretted D. prevented 10. A. colour B. drops C. mess D. dirt 11. A. suggested B. ordered C. told D. thought 12. A. wound B. body C. head D. guilt 13. A. longer B. bigger C. better D. earlier 14. A. indoor

9、 B. outdoor C. field D. kitchen 15. A. began B. finished C. continued D. liked 16. A. watched B. made C. raised D. kept 17. A. fire B. glass C. silence D. night 18. A. words B. gaze C. mind D. attention 19. A. fixed B. broken C. mixed D. continued20. A. tear B. grain C. dirt D. leaf 閱讀理解AThe city of

10、 Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Empire from the 9th to the 15th centuries. The Khmer Empire was one of the most prosperous kingdoms in the history of Southeast Asia, and its prosperity was expressed through a wide range of architecture.The city of Angkor was founded on political and religious i

11、deas adapted from India, and the temples of Angkor were intended as a place of worship for the king and a way for him to ensure his immortality through identification with the Hindu gods.Angkor Wat was first built by King Suryavarman in the 12th century as a vast funerary temple that would hold his

12、remains, symbolically(象征性地) confirming his permanent identity with Vishnu.During its six centuries as imperial capital, Angkor went through many changes in architectural styles and in religion. The city of Angkor transferred itself from the Hindu god Shiva to the Hindu god Vishnu, and finally to the

13、 Mahayana Buddhist goddess Avalokitesvara.By the late 13th century, the once frenzied(發(fā)狂的) pace of Angkor's architectural pursuits had begun to die down, and a more restrained type of religion was on the rise under the growing influence of Theravada Buddhism.At the same time, Angkor and the Khme

14、r Empire were increasingly threatened and attacked by invading armies. By the 16th century, the golden age of Angkor was over and many of the great temples began to move back into the jungle.From the 15th to 19th centuries, Theravada Buddhist monks cared for Angkor Wat, and it is thanks to them that

15、 the temple remains mostly intact(完整的). Angkor Wat became one of the most important pilgrimage(朝拜) sites in Southeast Asia. Angkor Wat is the best preserved example of Khmer architecture in Cambodia and is so grand in design that some rank it among the seven wonders of the world. It appears on the C

16、ambodian national flag, a very rare instance of a flag with an image of a building.1. Angkor Wat was first built to_.A. hold the remains of a king B. serve as the royal palaceC. worship the gods D. be the tomb for the king2. Angkor Wat probably began to face real threat from_.A. the 12th century B.

17、the late 13th centuryC. the 16th century D. the 15th century3. Vishnu was the name of_.A. a king in ancient CambodiaB. a temple in CambodiaC. an Indian god D. a monk in ancient Cambodia4. We can infer from the last paragraph that_.A. Angkor Wat is widely accepted as one of the seven wonders of the w

18、orldB. Theravada Buddhist monks had fought against the outside invadersC. Angkor Wat is not so important as it used to beD. Angkor Wat has become a symbol of Cambodia5. The passage mainly tells us_.A. the history of Angkor WatB. the protection of Angkor WatC. the importance of Angkor WatD. the posit

19、ion of Angkor in Cambodian historyBWhile the factors driving the modern family are many and complexfrom the explosion of technology to the influx(涌入) of mothers into the workforce-parental fear may be at the heart of today's rushed(匆忙的) approach to child-rearing(養(yǎng)育孩子), some experts say.Parents f

20、ear everything from media exposure to violence to peer pressure, says Alan Mirabelli, executive director of Ottawa think tank. Perhaps most of all, there's the fear that their kids won't be equipped to compete in the future.Some might argue that today's parents are micromanagers because,

21、 unlike those who raised families during the Depression and World War ， they don't have enough real worries. But Mirabelli says it comes down to a different context and a different set of challenges.He notes that while parents 25 or 30 years ago had the modest goals of providing their offspring

22、with more than they had, the current driving force is the desperation to equip kids for a dog-eat-dog world.They demand tougher schools, a heftier(容量更大的) curriculum and standardized testing to measure performance. Outside the school system, they fill in the gaps with tutoring, music lessons, art cla

23、sses, gymnastics and hockey. For those who can't afford it,_there's the additional stress and fear that their kids don't stand a chance.David Elkind, a renowned child psychologist and author of The Hurried Child, says hyperparenting is a reaction to a world changing so fast and we have n

24、o idea how to prepare kids for it. Parents can't envision the society their kids will inhabit as adults, so they try to cover all the possibilities, cramming in as much as possible and operating on the principle that earlier is better. “This works against the notion of let children be children，”

25、said David Elkind.6. The biggest fear of parents is that their children_.A. will change for the worse because of media influenceB. will get involved in violenceC. will fall behind in future competitionD. will compare themselves with peers7. David Elkind holds the view that_.A. parents should equip t

26、heir kids for a changing worldB. parents shouldn't worry too much about their childrenC. parents shouldn't destroy the childhood of their childrenD. it's better for parents to foresee the future society8. We can conclude from the text that_.A. children today can't enjoy a real childh

27、oodB. children today are better equipped for the futureC. parents today actually have no real worriesD. parents today face more challenges actually9. What would be the BEST title for the text?A. Modern family is becoming complexB. The harm of rushed approach to child-rearingC. How to equip children

28、for the futureD. The parents are worried, so the children are hurried10. The underlined word “it” in the fifth paragraph probably refers to_.A. the tough educationB. a good environmentC. a colourful after-school activityD. a rich and happy life參考答案1. 解析：選C。從前文“I agreed to help them build a dog house”可知，他們開始了這項(xiàng)工程。2. 解析：選A。聯(lián)系空后的“Much of my energy was spent calling them back to the job and finding _3_ of