上海市高一英语阅读-完型填空七（有答案）

上海市高一英语阅读-完型填空七（有答案）
Passage 1
There is a tendency to think of each of the arts as a separate area of activity. Many artists, __1__, would prove that there has always been a warm relationship between the various areas of human activity. __2__ in the late nineteenth century the connections between music and painting were particularly __3__. Artists were invited to design clothes and settings for operas and ballets, but sometimes it was the musicians who were inspired (给......以灵感) by the work of contemporary painters. Of the musical compositions that were considered as __4__ to the visual arts, perhaps the most famous is Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.
Mussorgsky composed the piece in l874 after the death, at the age of 39, of the artist Victor Hartmann. __5__ their friendship had not been a particularly long-lasting one, Mussorgsky was shocked by Hartmann’s __6__ death. The following year the critic, Vladimir Stasov, who decided to hold an exhibition of Hartmann’s work, suggested that Mussorgsky try to __7__ his grief by writing something in memory of Hartmann.
The exhibition served as Mussorgsky’s inspiration. The ten pieces that make up Pictures at an Exhibition are intended as __8__ rather than representations of the paintings in the exhibition. Between each is a promenade (舞曲中的行进), __9__ the composer walks from one painting to another. The music is sometimes witty and playful, sometimes almost alarming and frightening. Through a range of surprising __10__, Mussorgsky manages to convey the spirit of the artist and his work.
1. A. therefore B. however C. moreover D. otherwise
2. A. For example B. On the contrary C. In general D.On the other hand
3. A. separate B. unknown C. close D. relevant
4. A. links B. additions C. responses D. keys
5. A. Before B. Though C. As D. If
6. A. unavoidable B. undiscovered C. unnecessary D. unexpected
7. A. control B. relieve C. conceal D. represent
8. A. symbols B. imaginations C. contributions D. subjects
9. A. but B. for C. once D. as
10. A. paintings B. topics C. contrasts D. Visions
Passage 2
Being alone in outer space can be frightening. That is one reason why astronauts on solo(单独地) space flights were given plenty of work to keep them _____1_____. They were also in constant communication with people on the earth. ____2____, being with people from whom you cannot get away might be even harder that being alone. This is what happens on long submarine(潜水艇) voyages. It will also happen on _____3_____ space flights in the future. Will there be special problems of adjustment under such conditions?
Scientists have studied the reactions of men to one another during long submarine voyages. They have found that longer the voyage lasts, the more serious the problem of _____4_____ is. When men are _____5_____ together for a long period, they begin to feel uneasy. Everyone has little habits of speaking and behaving that are ordinarily acceptable. In the limited space over a long period of time, however, these little habits may become very ____6_____.
Apparently, although no one wants to be ____7_____ all the
time, everyone needs some degree of privacy. When people are enclosed together, they are in what is called a stress situation. That means that they are under an unusual amount of ____8_____ or stress.
People who are well-adjusted are able to ____9_____ stress situations better than others. That is one reason why so much care is taken in ____10_____ our astronauts. These men undergo a long period of testing and training. One of the things tested is their behaviour under stress.
1.A.tired B. asleep C. conscious D. busy
2.A.So for B. After all C. However D. Therefore
3.A.long B. fast C. dangerous D. direct
4.A.fuel B. entertainment C. adjustment D. health
5.A.shut up B. held up C. brought up D. picked up
6.A.pleasing B. annoying C. common D. valuable
7.A.noisy B. alone C. personal D. sociable
8.A.emphasis B. conflict C. power D. pressure
9.A.handle B. create C. affect D. investigate
10.A.becoming B. choosing C. ordering D. promoting
Passage 3
Tales of the supernatural are common in all parts of Britain.In particular,there was (and perhaps still is) a belief in fairies(仙女).Not all of these 1 are the friendly,people-loving characters that appear in Disney films,and in some folktales they are 2 and cause much human suffering.This is true in the tales about the Changeling.These tell the story of a mother whose baby grows 3 and pale and has changed so much that it is almost 4 to the parents.It was then
5 that the fairies had come and stolen the baby away and
6 the human baby with a fairy Changeling.There were many
ways to prevent this from happening:hanging a knife over the baby’s head while he slept or covering him with some of his father’s clothes were just two of the recommende d 7 .However,hope was not lost even if the baby had been 8 .In those cases there was often a way to get the 9 baby back.You could 10 the Changeling on the fire—then it would rise up the chimney,and you would hear the sound of fairies’ laughte r and soon after you would find your own child safe and sound nearby.
1.A.babies B.believers C.fairies D.supermen
2.A.powerful B.cruel C.frightened
D.extraordinary
3.A.sick B.slim C.short D.small
4.A.uncomfortable B.unbelievable C.unacceptable
D.unrecognizable
5.A.feared B.predicted C.heard D.reported
6.A.covered B.changed C.replaced D.terrified
7.A.cases B.tools C.steps D.methods
8.A.missed B.stolen C.found D.lost
9.A.little B.pale C.sad D.real
30.A.seize B.burn C.place D.hold
Passage 4
You are near the front line of a battle .Around you shells are exploding ;people are shooting from a house behind you .What are you doing there? You aren’t a soldier .You aren’t 1 carrying a gun .You’re standing in front of a 2 and you’re telling the TV viewers what is happening.
It’s all in a day’s work for a war reporter ,and it can be very dangerous.In the first two years of the 3__ in former Yugoslavia （前南斯拉夫）,28 reporters and photographers were killed .Hundreds more were __4 .What kind of people put
themselves in danger to bring pictures to our TV screens and stories to our newspapers? Why do they do it ?
“I think it’s every young journalist’s 5 to be a foreign reporter,” says Michael Nicholson, “that’s where you find the excitement .So when the first opportunity comes ,you take it 6 it is a war.”
But there are moments of 7 . Jeremy Bowen says, “Yes ,when you’re lying on the gro und and bullets（子弹）are flying __8 your ears ,you think: ‘What am I doing here? I’m not going to do this again.’ But that feeling 9 after a while and
when the next war starts , you’ll be __10 .”
“None of us believes that we’re going to 11 ,” adds Mich ael .But he always 12 a lucky charm（护身符）with him .It was given to him by his wife for his first war .It’s a card which says “Take care of yourself.” Does he ever think about dying? “Oh,13 ,and every time it happens you look to the sky and say to God, ‘If you get me out of this ,I 14 I’ll never do it again.’ You can almost hear God 15 ,because you know he doesn’t believe you .”
1．A．simply B．really C．merely D．even 2．A．crowd B．house C．battlefield D．camera 3．A．stay B．fight C．war D．life 4．A．injured B．buried C．defeated D．saved 5．A．belief B．dream C．duty D．faith 6．A．even so B．ever since C．as if D．even if 7．A．fear B．surprise C．shame D．sadness 8．A．into B．around C．past D．through 9．A．returns B．goes C．continues D．occurs 10．A．there B．away C．out D．home 11．A．leave B．escape C．die D．remain 12．A．hangs B．wears C．holds D．carries 13．A．never B．many times C．some time D．seldom 14．A．consider B．accept C．promise D．guess
15．A．whispering B．laughing C．screaming D．crying Passage 5
The 28-year-old girl had spent six years working nights while she gained her university degree during the day. When she finally graduated, she had her eye on a teaching __1__ at a nearby primary school. With the help of her friends, she had an interview with the Head.
“I noticed a tiny hole in one of my stockings earlier,” she__2__. “I thought about changing them, but I knew I’d be late if I did. And by the time I got to the interview, __3__ enormous.
I walked in apologizing for not __4__.” The would-be teacher didn’t get the job. In fac t one of her friends told her tha t the__5__ only comment was: “If someone doesn’t take the time to present her best __6__ at an interview, what kind of __7__ is she going to be?”
First impressions are __8__ ones. In other words, if you’re viewed posit ively within the critical（关键的）first four minutes, the person you’ve met will __9__ assume everything you do is positive. Leave the interviewer a bad impression, and often he will assume you have a lot of other unsatisfactory characters. Worse, he or she may not take the time to give you a second __10__ . Most employers believe that those who look as if they care about themselves will care more about their jobs.
1. A. profession B. position C. career D. occupation
2. A. repeats B. reminds C. recalls D. responds
3. A.I was B. he was C. it was D. were
4. A. looking at all B .looking at him C. looking round D. looking my best
5. A. Head’s B. student’s C. friend’s D.would-be teac her’s
6. A. figure B. image C. aspect D. shape
7. A. person B. worker C. graduate D. teacher
8. A. lasting B. remaining C. continuing D. persisting
9. A. rarely B. occasionally C. probably D. certainly 60. A. job
B .thought C. chance D. question
Passage 6
Many people find that regular physical activity gives them an unexpected benefit. They sleep better and wake up feeling more __1__, in part due to increased amounts
of deep sleep. Deep sleep may play a role in the body restoring(恢复) itself __2__, as opposed to REM(rapid eye movement) or dreaming sleep. Researchers have found that physical exercise, especially __3__in the afternoon or early evening, produces more __4__ early in the night.
__5__ can also help you get a better night’s sleep in a number of indirect ways. The relaxation and tiredness __6__ by exercise can improve sleep.
Exercise encourages weight loss and also may __7__ depression. Exercising later in the day can also help delay the __8__ drop in your body’s temperature. The __9__ of exercise are especially important for older people, __10__ exercise has been shown to increase the amount of sleep senior adults get in a night and reduce the time it takes to fall asleep.
But be sure you finish exercising at least 4 hours before bedtime—working out later than that could leave you too excited to fall asleep easily.
1. A. conscious B peaceful C. effective D. refreshed
2.A. physically B. mentally C. emotionally D. regularly
3. A. made B. done C. functioned D. conducted .
4. A. night’s sleep B. dreaming sleep C. deep sleep
D.REM
5. A. Exercise B.Dreams C. Researchers D. Doctors
6. A. recovered B. strengthened C. caused D. reduced
7. A. increase B. relieve C. release D. arouse
8. A. nighttime B. daytime C. dinnertime D. lifetime
9. A. disadvantages B. benefits C. ways D.
places
10. A. yet B .if C. when D. Since
Passage 7
Have you ever regretted doing something you shouldn’t h ave done or something you didn’t do w hich you should have? At one time or another we probably all have. There’s no __1__ in getting depressed about it now –it’s no __2__ crying over spilt （溢出的）milk. However, there may be some gain in thinking about exactly what happened and why __3__ we might be able to draw some conclusions for the future.
One thing we all do now and again is to lose our __4__ with a friend or close relative. The odd thing is that we more often display great __5__ towards someone we are fond of than towards __6__. The explanation may be that we see friends and relatives as a kind of safety net, an opportunity to __7__ a bit of steam in a safe environment, while the consequences（结果）of __8__ a stranger could be far more serious.
Being honest is usually thought of as a virtue（美德）and undoubtedly this is the __9__. On the other hand, we have all experienced occasions when we have spoken our minds to someone, telling them exactly what we feel, and then have found ourselves filled with feelings of __10__. Perhaps we should have kept our mouths shut?
A. reason
B. purpose
C. point
D. result
A. use
B. help
C. value
D. benefit
A. so
B. because
C. but
D. though
A. mind
B. memory
C. manner
D. temper
A. anger
B. interest
C. love
D. respect
A. strangers
B. friends
C. relatives
D. colleagues
A. run through
B. throw away
C. give up
D. let off
A. inviting
B. insulting
C. speaking to
D. believing in
A. issue
B. case
C. event
D. factor
A. excitement
B. happiness
C. pride
D. guilt
Passage 8
Several factors make a good newspaper story. First –obviously – it must be new. But since TV can react to events so quickly, this is often a problem for __1__. They usually respond to it in one of three ways.
By providing __2__ detail, comment or background information.
By fin ding a new __3__ on the day’s major stories.
By printing completely different stories which TV doesn’t broadcast.
What else? Well – it also has to be __4__ some kind of conflict or danger. This is one reason why so much news s eems to be __6__ news. “ Plan e lands safely – no-one hurt” doesn’t sell newspapers. “Plane __7__ –200 feared dead!” does.
Next, there’s human interest. People are interested in other __8__ –particularly in the rich, famous and powerful. Stories about the private lives of pop singers, actors, models, politicians, __9__, all appear regularly in certain newspapers.
Finally, for many editors, __10__ is an important factor, too. They prefer stories about people, places and events which their readers know. T hat’s why the stories in Tokyo’s newspapers
are often very different from the stories printed in Paris, Cairo, New York or Buenos Aires.
1. A. newspapers B. publications C. reporters D. broadcasters
2. A. extra B. available C. inaccessible D. memorable
3. A. direction B. look C. angle D. section
4. A. tragic B. dramatic C. professional D. sensitive
5. A. quote B. neglect C. increase D. involve
6. A. good B. bad C. exciting D. informative
7. A. crashes B. bumps C. strikes D. drops
8. A. places B. people C. things D. news
9. A. in addition B. in any case C. for example D. after all
10. A. personality B. similarity C. uniqueness D. Familiarity
Passage 9
Farmers , as we all know , have been having a hard time of it lately , and have turned to new ways of earning income from their land . This involves not only planting new kinds of crops , but some 1__ ways of making money, the most unusual of which has got to be sheep racing . Yes , you heard me 2 ! A farmer now holds sheep races on a regular basis , and during the past year over 100, 000 peopl e have 3__ to watch the race . “I was passing the farm on my way to the sea for a holiday ,” o ne punter （赛马经纪人）told me , “ and I thought I’d have a look . I didn’t believe it was serious , to tell you the truth .” According to a regular visitor , betting on sheep is more interesting than betting on horses . “At proper horse races everyone has already studied the form of the horse 4 , and there are clear favourites . 5 nobody has heard anything about these 6 !Most people find it difficult to tell one from a nother in any case .” I stayed to watch the races , and I must admit that I found it quite 7 .In a usual sheep race , half a dozen sheep race down hill over a course of about half a
mile . Food is waiting for them at the other end of the 8 just to give them some encouragement , I ought to add ! The sheep run surprisingly fast , 9 they have probably not eaten for a while . Anyway , the crowd around me were obviously enjoying their day out at the races , 10 by their happy faces and the sense of excitement . 1．A．common B．strange C．swift D．illegal 2．A．honestly B．surprisingly C．completely D．correctly 3．A．showed off B．brought up C．turned up D．looked forward
4．A．behind time B．in progress C．in advance D．in time 5．A．But B．Therefore C．Moreover D．Otherwise 6．A．horses B．sheep C．races D．stories 7．A．exciting B．dangerous C．boring D．peculiar 8．A．race B．hill C．track D．field 9．A．if B．so C．yet D．although 10．A．observing B．judging C．considering D．inferring
Passage 10
The British love to think of themselves as polite , and everyone knows how fond they are of their “pleases” and “thank yous” . Even the simplest business such as buying a train ticket requires 1__ seven or eight of these . Another 2 of our good manners is the queue . New-comers to Britain could be forgiven for thinking that queuing rather than football was the 3 national sport . Finally , of course , motorists generally stop at crossings . But does all this mean that the British should consider themselves more polite than their European neighbours ? I think not .
Take forms of address （称呼）for example . The average English person — 4 he happens to work in a hotel or department store —would rather die than call a stranger “Sir” or “Madam” . Yet in some European countries this is the most basic of common address . O ur 5 “you” for everyone may
appear more democratic , but it means that we are forced to seek out complicated ways to express 6 .I am all for returning to the use of “thee” and “thou”(Thee and thou are old-fashioned poetic words for “you”); “you” would be 7 for strangers and professional relationships .
And of course , the English find touching and other shows of friendship truly terrifying . Have you noticed how the British 8 ever touch ? Personally , I find the Latin habit of shaking hands or a friendly kiss quite charming . Try kissing the average English person , and they will either take two steps backwards in horror ; or, if their escape is 9 ,you will find your lips touching the back of their head . Now what could be 10 than that ?
1．A．at least B．at most C．less than D．not more than
2．A．signal B．scene C．sign D．sight 3．A．true B．original C．superior D．advanced 4．A．if B．whether C．when D．unless 5．A．universal B．unique C．regular D．normal 6．A．politeness B．gratitude C．democracy D．consideration 7．A．ordered B．reserved C．offered D．stocked 8．A．highly B．mostly C．hardly D．nearly 9．A．confirmed B．assured C．jammed D．blocked 10．A．better B．ruder C．more polite D．more frightening Passage 11
Adults are often surprised by how well they remember something they learned as children but have never practised in the meantime. A man who has not had an opportunity to go swimming for years can 1__ swim as well as ever when he gets back in the water. He can got on a bicycle after several decades and still __2__ away. A mother who has not 3 the words for years can teach her daughter the poem that begins “ Twinkle, twinkle, little star” or recite the story of Cinderella or Snow White.
One explanation is the law of over learning, which can be stated as following:
4 we have learned something, additional learning increases the
5 of time we will remember it.
In childhood, we usually continue to practise such skills as swimming, bicycle riding long after we have learned them. We continue to listen to and 6 ourselves of poems such as “Twinkle, twink le, little star” and childhood tales such as Cinderella or Snow White. We no only learn but 7 .
The law of over learning explains why cramming (突击学习) for an examination, 8 it may result in a passing grade, is not a 9 way to learn a school course. By cramming, a student may learn the subject well enough to get by on the examination, but he is likely soon to forget almost everything he learned. A little over learning; 10 , is usually a good investment toward the future.
1. A. only B. hardly C. still D. even
2. A. more B. drive C. travel D. ride
3. A. thought about B. cared for C. showed up D. brought up
4. A. Before B. Once C. Until D. Unless
5. A. accuracy B. unit C. limit D. length
6. A. remind B. inform C. warm D. recall
7. A. recite B. overlearn C. research D. improve
8. A. though B. so C. if D. after
9. A. convenient B. demanding C. satisfactory D. swift
10. A. at most B. by the way C. on the other hand D. in the end
Passage 12
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, 1 cash encouragement, some women just don’t want to be ____2 holding the baby. “What we know is that it’s good for the 3 if men and women share the burden of having children,” says Soren Kindlund, family policy adviser at the Swedish ministry. ___4__ 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) 5 day off work.
Experts fear that the tendency for women to use most of the parental leave could make employers 6___ 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, with a wa rming: use it or 7 it.
Kindlund admits that men are under 8 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 t he father and for the child if they can 9 a relationship.”
In Norway, a(n) 10 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.
1. A. is spite of B. at the cost of C. in addition to
D. due to
2. A. sent B. left C. caught
D. seen
3. A. birthrate B. income C. health
D. spirit
4. A. Just as B. Only if C. Even though
D.Now that
5. A. one B. mere C. only
D. single
6. A. willing B. reluctant C. likely
D. unable
7. A. reserve B. misuse C. ignore
D. lose
8. A. discussion B. attack C. control
D. pressure
9. A. make out B. add up C. build up D. set aside
10. A. impersonal B. similar C. severe D. global
Passage 1
1---5 BACCB 6---10 DBADC
Passage 2
1．D 2．C 3．A 4．C 5．A 6．B 7．B 8．D 9．A 10．B Passage 3
答案 1.C 2.B 3.A 4.D 5.A 6.C 7.D 8.B 9.D 10.C
Passage 4
答案 1.D 2.D 3.C 4.A 5.B 6.D 7.A 8.C 9.B 10.A 11.C 12.D 13.B 14.C 15.B
Passage 5
1---5 BCCDA 6---10 BDACC
Passage 6
1---5 DABCA 6---10 CBABD
Passage 7
1.C
2. A
3. B
4. D
5. A
6. A
7. D
8. B
9. B 10. D
Passage 8
答案：1. A 2. A 3. C 4. B 5. D 6. B 7. A 8. B 9. C 10. D Passage 9
答案：1.B 2.D 3.C 4.C 5.A 6.B 7. A 8.C 9.D 10.B Passage 10
1.A
2.C
3.A
4.D
5.A
6.A
7.B
8.C
9.D 10.B
Passage 11
1-5 CDABD 6-10 ABACC
Passage 12
1-5 ABACD 6-10 BDDCB。