2021昆明市高考英語完形填空、閱讀理解四月自練及答案11

閱讀理解。閱讀下列短文,從給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)?！癓uckisamatterofpreparationmeetingopportunity，”saidtheAmericantalkshowhostOprahWinfrey.I’veneverwatchedhershow,butwhenaself－madebillionairegiveslifeadvice,it’sprobablyworthlisteningto.Herpointisthatblindluckisveryrare.Youmayhavetobeluckytofindagoodjobthesedaysbutthatdoesnotmeanyoushouldsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyou.Ifyou’reaChinese，youmayalreadybefamiliarwiththetaleofafarmerwaitingbyatreestump(樹樁)forarabbittorunoutandbreakitsneck.AbookwrittenbytheUKpsychologistRichardWiseman,calledTheLuckFactor,argueswecanallmakeourselvesluckier.It’snotaboutgoingtoatempletoburnsomeincense(香)inhopesthatthegodswillgiveyougoodfortune；it’spracticaladviceyoucanfolloweachday.Wisemanconductedanexperimentaspartofhisstudies.Firstheseparatedvolunteersintotwogroups：thosewhosaidtheywereluckyinlifeandthosewhosaidtheywerenot.Hegaveeveryoneanewspaperandaskedthemtolookthroughittocounthowmanyphotographsithadinside.Onaverage,theunluckypeopletookabouttwominutestocountthephotographswhiletheluckypeopletookjustseconds.Why?Onthesecondpageofthenewspaper,acommand,“Stopcounting.Thereare43photographsinthisnewspaper，”waswritteninbigletters.Theunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessage.It’seasytocomparethissituationtoayoungpersonlookingforjobsinalocalpaper.Theymightsearchsohardforonetypeofpositionthattheymissanevenbetteropportunity.Peoplewhoare“l(fā)ucky”，infact,keepanopenmindanddon’tgothroughthesameroutineeveryday.IfirstcametoChinaAsWisemanadvises,Iusuallytrustmyownjudgment.Yourfriendsandparentsmaygiveyouadvicebasedonrationalthinking,butit’simportanttoconsiderhowyoufeelabouteachchoiceyoumake.Yourfeelingactsasawarningforapotentialproblem.Finally,trytoturnbadluckintogood.Evenifyoudofalldownandbreakaleg,thetimespentathomecanbeusedwiselytostudyEnglish.1.Whichofthefollowingproverbsmostagreeswiththewriter’spoint?A．Makethebestofabadjob.B．Romewasnotbuiltinaday.C．Allthatglittersisnotgold.D．Agoodheartconquersillfortune.2.WhatdoyouknowaboutOprahWinfrey?A．Shebecamefamousthroughherfamilybackground.B．Shewasveryluckyandseldomsufferedsetbacksinherlife.C．SheisaBritishtalkshowhost.D．Shebecamesuccessfulbyherowneffort.3.ThewriterquotedtheChinesetaleofafarmerinordertoshow________.A.luckisinyourownhandB．badluckcanturnintogoodC．youshouldnotsitathomewaitingfortheopportunitytocometoyouD．mancanconquernature4.Theunderlinedword“spot”istheclosestinmeaningto“________”.A．recognize B．markC．locate D．receive[解題導(dǎo)語]本文為談?wù)撐?。作者認(rèn)為命運(yùn)只垂青那些有所預(yù)備的人。身處逆境，不要怨天尤人，要想方設(shè)法化厄運(yùn)為好運(yùn)。每個(gè)人都可以做自己命運(yùn)的仆人。1.解析：選A。推理推斷題。Makethebestofabadjob意為“身處山窮水盡，力爭(zhēng)柳暗花明”，與最終一段作者的觀點(diǎn)“trytoturnbadluckintogood(把厄運(yùn)變好運(yùn))”最為接近。故答案為A。Romewasnotbuiltinaday意為“偉業(yè)非一日可成”；Allthatglittersisnotgold意為“閃光的東西并不都是金子”；Agoodheartconquersillfortune意為“善心克厄運(yùn)”。2.解析：選D。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段中的aself-madebillionaire可知美國talkshow主持人OprahWinfrey是從白手起家，通過自我奮斗而成功的。3．解析：選C。推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段的內(nèi)容可以推斷，作者引用中國“守株待兔”的故事是為了說明“人們不應(yīng)當(dāng)待在家里等待機(jī)會(huì)的降落”的觀點(diǎn)。4．解析：選A。詞義猜想題。依據(jù)上文語境及Theunluckypeoplemostlydidnotspotthemessage.可知spot在句中用作及物動(dòng)詞，是“發(fā)覺，識(shí)別”之意。閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Oneofthemajorproblemsinoureconomyisinflation,asituationinwhichpricesaregoingupfasterthanwages.Thus,apersonhastoworkmorehourstopayforthesamething.Forexample,let’ssaythatthisyearaloafofbreadcosts$1.00andtheaveragesalaryintheUnitedStatesis$10.00perhour.Thatmeansapersoncouldearnenoughmoneytobuyaloafofbreadinone-tenthofanhour,orsixminutes,Then,halfwaythroughtheyear,Thepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.25,whilewagesstaythesame.Thatmeansthatapersonhowhastoworkone-eighthofanhour,orsevenandahalfminutestobuythesameloafofbread.Nowlet’ssaythatattheendoftheyear,wagesgoupto$11.00perhour,butthepriceofbreadgoesupto$1.50.Nowapersonhastoworkmorethanone-seventhofanhour,overeightminutestobutthesameloafofbread.Asyoucansee,ifmoreandmoreworktimeisspentearningmoneytobuyloavesofbread,employeeswillhavelessmoneyleftovertobuyotherthingsInflationmeansthatthesamemoneybuysfewerthingsandeverybody’sstandardoflivinggoesdown,evenifsalariesaregoingup.Somekindsofinflationareworsethanothers,Moderateinflationdoesnotdistort（扭曲）relativepricesorincomesseriously,Gallopinginflationhappensrapidly,sayatarateof100percentormorewithinayear.Andthenthereishyperinflation－inflationsoseriousthatpeopletrytogetridoftheircurrencybeforepricesrisefurtherandmakethemoneyworthless.Timesofhyperinflationareusuallycharacterizedbysocialandpoliticaldisorder.1．Thepassagemainlywantsto. A．listmajoreconomicproblems B．discusssomethingaboutinflation C．explainwhybreadpricesincrease D．statethetypesofinflation2．Whyis“aloafofbread”repeatedlymentioned? A．Toexpressdissatisfactionwiththepriceofbread. B．Toshowtheeffectofpricechanges. C．Tocomparebreadwithotherfood. D．Toexplainsocialandpoliticaldisorder.3．Whathappenswhenpricesgoupbutsalariesremainthesame? A．Thegovernmentwilldomoreabouttheeconomy. B．Workersmightlosetheirjobsoftheyshowdissatisfaction. C．Peoplewillsavemoneyratherthanspendit. D．Peoplemustworklongertobuythesamethings.4．Whichofthefollowingsbelongstothetypeofmoderateinflation? A．Peopletrytogetridoftheircurrency. B．Inflationoccursatrateof100percentinayear C．Incomesandrelativepricesriseslightly. D．Thereissocialandpoliticaldisorder.【參考答案】1--4、BBDC閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。Nowadays,peopleinChinaareincreasinglyinterestedincelebratingforeignfestivals,especiallythosewesternfestivals.Asurveyconductedrecentlybysina.com.showedthatamongthe18,222peoplesurveyed63.90%saidcelebratingChristmasisjustanotherwayofrecreation,nothingseriouswhile17.85%surveyedconsideredthefestivalasafashionact,showingtheywerenot“out”.Thesetwopartsclearlyindicatethegeneralopinionoftheyoung.10.45%peopleinvolvedsaidthecelebrationofareligiouswesternfestivalwithsomuchenthusiasmisabsolutelyridiculouspursuitofforeigngoodness.Only7.80%ofpeopledefineChristmasasakindoffestivalcolonization(殖民).ThearisingofcelebratingforeignfestivalsclearlyhassomethingtodowiththeadvancementofChina’seconomy.Inmypointview,ChristmasandotherfestivalscelebratedinChinahavedifferencefromtheorigin.Theyhavelosttheirreligiousbackgroundandturnedintoabigoccasiontohavefunandenjoylife.Shopowners’pocketsarefilled,thepublic’shungerforhappinessisfilled,andthatisenough.ForeignfestivalsinChinaaremorelikecarnivalsgivingpeoplepleasureandenjoyment.ThecrisisoftraditionalChinesefestivalsthatarelosingtheirattractionmaybelinkedtotheculturetraditionandbackgroundofthefestivals.MostChinesefestivalcultureisrelatedmoreorlesstoreallife.“Thecountryisbasedonitspeoplewhilethepeoplearereliedontheirfood”.Butthewesterncultureshowsmuchofromance.Somefestivalshavetheirreligiousbackgroundwhileothershavemuchtodowithcultureandpeople.Atthispoint,foodseemstobetooplain.Flowersandchocolatesaremorewelcomed.ForeignfestivalsinChinaarecelebratedforfun.Theygivepeopleopportunitiestorelaxandcelebrate,toshowappreciationandgratefulness.Theacceptanceofforeignfestivalsgenerallydependsontheopennessofthepublic,thefamiliaritywiththewesternculture,andmostimportantly,onpeople’seconomicstatus.1．Fromthesurveyweknowthatamongthepeoplesurveyed______. A．mostthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsisridiculous B．manyfearthattraditionalChinesefestivalswilldisappearsoon C．somethinkthatcelebratingforeignfestivalsisasignofforeigngoodnesschasing D．halfthinkcelebratingforeignfestivalsmakespeoplenotgooutoffashion2．ThewriterthinksthatforeignfestivalscelebratedinChina______. A．havelosttheirreligiousbackground B．a(chǎn)rethesameasthosecelebratedintheWest C．cangivemorefunthantraditionalChinesefestivals D．mayreducethehungerofpublicpeople3．WhatisthemaindifferencebetweenforeignfestivalsandtraditionalChineseones? A．ForeignfestivalscanmakeChineseshopowners’pocketsfullquickly. B．Thefoodatforeignfestivalsistoosimple. C．Chinesefestivalsalwayshavesomethingtodowithculture. D．ForeignfestivalsareromanticwhiletraditionalChineseonesareconnectedwithreality.4．WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbethereasonwhysomanypeopleacceptforeignfestivals? A．Peoplecanrelaxthemselves. B．Peoplecanshowtheirthankstoothers. C．ForeignfestivalshavelongerhistoriesthanChineseones. D．Peoplehaveknownmoreaboutthewesternculture.【參考答案】1—4、CADC完形填空。閱讀下面短文，把握其大意，然后從各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)A、B、C和D中，選出最佳答案。WhenlivinginIrelandfiveyearsago，partofmycollegecoursewastoworkintheareaofchildrenwithdisabilities.1.________hadnospeechandmostwereinwheelchairs.Iwasaskedtoworkwitha15yearo