江苏南通市2017高考英语完形和阅读一轮专题练习及答案

江苏南通市2017高考英语完形和阅读一轮专题练习及答案

（2016高考模拟选编）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。

体裁：记叙文话题：微笑的力量词数：300时间：18′

(2015·陕西二模)Many years ago，Norman Cousins was diagnosed(诊断) with cancer.He was given six months to live.His __1__ of recovery was one in 500.

He could see that the worry，low spirits and __2__ in his life contributed to，or perhaps helped cause，his disease.He wondered，“__3__ illness can be caused by negativity，can wellness be __4__ by being positive？”He decided to make __5__ on himself.

He knew that __6__ was one of the most positive activities.He rented all the funny movies he __7__ find.He read funny stories.He asked his friends to call him whenever they said，heard or did something __8__．His pain was so great that he could not __9__．He found laughing for 10 minutes relieved(减轻) the __10__ for several hours so he could sleep.He fully __11__ from his illness and lived another 20 happy，__12__ and productive years.He believed that the love of his family and friends and laughing contributed to his recovery.

Some people think laughing is a waste of __13__．They say it is something to enjoy only at times.__14__，laughing is necessary and very important to our well－being and aliveness.If we're not well，laughing helps us get __15__；if we are well，laughing helps us __16__ that way.

Scientific studies have shown that laughter has a curative(有疗效的) __17__ on the body，the mind and the emotions.So，if you like laughing，__18__ it medical advice to do it as often as you can.If you don't like laughing，then take your medicine—laughing anyway.

Use __19__ makes you laugh—movies，records，books，cartoons，jokes，etc.

Give yourself permission to laugh whenever anything funny strikes you.People around you may think you're __20__，but sooner or later they'll join in even if they don't know what you're laughing about.

Some diseases may be contagious(感染的)，but none is as contagious as the cure—laughter.

【语篇解读】本文通过Norman Cousins康复的实例告诉我们，笑是一副良药，它能让人摆脱烦恼，摆脱疾病。

1．A.chance B．experience

C．dream D．test

答案A[依据文中的“He was given six months to live”可知，Norman Cousins康复的几率是五百分之

一。]

2．A.happiness B．anger

C．laziness D．hardworking

答案B[本句中的“and”说明该空所填的词与“worry”“low spirits”意思相近，且都是表示情感类的词，因此选anger。]

3．A.Whether B．Where

C．If D．Until

答案C[依据下文中的“can wellness be __4__ by being positive”可知，这里是条件状语从句，因此用if 引导。]

4．A.stopped B．missed

C．measured D．created

答案D[健康可以由积极乐观创造(created)。]

5．A.an experiment B．an expression

C．a decision D．a survey

答案A[因为这仅仅是Norman Cousins的想法，因此他想在自己身上做试验(an experiment)。] 6．A.talking B．showing

C．resting D．laughing

答案D[由下文中的“He found laughing for 10 minutes relieved(减轻)the __10__ for several hours so he could sleep”可知，这里指的是笑(laughing)。]

7．A.must B．could C．should D．might

答案B[由下文中的“He read funny stories”可知，他租了所有他能够(could)找到的喜剧电影。] 8．A.hard B．funny C．easy D．successful

答案B[由上文中的“all the funny movies”和“He read funny stories”可知，这里指一些滑稽的事情。] 9．A.work B．eat C．sleep D．walk

答案C[由下文中的“relieved(减轻)the __10__ for several hours so he could sleep”可知，这里指疼痛使他难以入眠。]