高考英语二轮考前增分特训 活页练 单项填空+完形填空+阅读理解_04

语鹅市安置阳光实验学校活页练(三十五) 单项填空＋完形填空＋阅读理解
Ⅰ.单项填空
1．You can go out，________ you promise to be back before 10 o’clock.
A．unless B．as long as
C．because D．since
答案B
解析unless除非；as long as只要；because因为；since既然，自从。

句意为：你可以出去，只要你答应在10点之前回来。

2．Hearing a scream，I rushed downstairs，only ________ the hostess lying unconscious on the floor.
A．seeing B．having seen
C．seen D．to see
答案D
解析only to do表示出乎预料的结果。

句意为：听到尖叫声，我冲到楼下，结果发现女主人躺在地板上失去了知觉。

3．Didn’t ________ ever occur to you what the source o f this saying I just quoted is?
A．this B．it
C．that D．one
答案B
解析这是一个否定形式的一般疑问句。

it作形式主语，代替what the source of this saying I just quoted is。

sth.occur to sb.某人突然想起某事。

句意为：难道你没有想起来我刚才引用的谚语的出处？
4．________ rise in carbon dioxide is causing ________ steady increase in global warming.
A．The；a B．/；a
C．The；/ D．A；the
答案A
解析特指二氧化碳的增加，所以第一个空填the；导致全球变暖的稳定增长是泛指，所以第二个空填a。

5．He slowed the bleeding by ________ pressure to the wounds until the ambulance arrived.
A．assessing B．approving
C．applying D．appointing
答案C
解析动词辨析题。

assess 评定，估价；approve批准，赞成；appoint任
命，委派；apply申请，涂，敷，应用，常用搭配apply...to...。

apply pressure to the wounds 的意思是“对伤口施加压力”。

6．If you must strike the drum at whole night，________ then the neighbors complain you.
A．no hurry B．no need
C．no reason D．no wonder
答案D
解析句意为：如果你非要整晚敲鼓，就别怪邻居们抱怨你。

no hurry不着急；no need没必要；no reason没理由；no wonder难怪。

根据语境，D项符合句意。

7．My grandmother still has very ________ hearing although she is already eighty years old.
A．allergic B．acute
C．sensitive D．sensible
答案B
解析allergic对……过敏的；acute急性的，敏锐的，尖锐的；sensitive 敏感的；sensible明智的，有感觉的。

句意为：我奶奶虽然已经80岁了仍然有敏锐的听觉。

8．—Tim，you are leaving for Jiuzhaigou tomorrow.Why not pack your clothes and food up now?
—________.
A．Good idea B．Help yourself
C．Go ahead，please D．Me，too
答案A
解析why not...是提建议的句型。

回答用good idea。

9．Don’t interrupt me，Kevin.________ you force me to tell you the truth right now?
A．Might B．Should
C．Must D．Would
答案C
解析must必须。

句意为：……，你非得逼我立刻告诉你事实吗？10．When she was in trouble，I did what I could to help her.________ my help，she wrote me a letter of thanks.
A．In honor of B．In case of
C．In terms of D．In return for
答案D
解析句意为：……作为对我帮助的答谢，她给我写了一封感谢信。

in honor of为庆祝，为纪念；in case of万一；in terms of依据，根据，在哪一方
面，用……措辞；in return for作为对……的答谢。

11．We still remember the day ________ we spent in the old house.
A．what B．on which
C．when D．which
答案D
解析考查定语从句。

the day是先行词，关系词在从句中作spent的宾语，所以选D。

12．Hello！I’m calling to cancel the appointment I ________ w ith Dr.Smith.
A．am making B．have made
C．will make D．had made
答案B
解析句意为：我打电话是来取消与Dr.Smith的约会。

因为是取消，所以这个约会一定是早已经订好了的，故用现在完成时。

13．It was not until he got to his office ________ he remembered leaving the key home.
A．which B．where
C．when D．that
答案D
解析本题考查强调句型It is/was...that...。

当强调until部分时，如果句中有否定词not，需要把not和until放在一起构成It is/was not until...that...结构。

14．________tomorrow，our ship will set sail for Macao.
A．However the weather is like
B．However is the weather like
C．Whatever is the weather like
D．Whatever the weather is like
答案D
解析考查whatever引导的让步状语从句。

whatever＝no matter what修饰名词weather。

15．—Is your husband good at cleaning up the room?
—Not very，but when it ________ cooking，he is much better than I am.
A．talks about B．refers to
C．comes to D．deals with
答案 C
解析考查动词短语。

“when it comes to...”是常用句式，意思是“当谈及……的时候”。

Ⅱ.完形填空
Nowadays fashion speaks aloud.Then do you choose what you wear or does the __1__ choose it for you？I am one of the million Americans who struggle with __2__ the new trends.The newspapers and magazines work their hardest in trying to __3__ us to buy new things for home，work，and family.Many large __4__ spend millions of dollars for a one­minute commercial on one of the __5__ stations such as FOX and CBS.Television and magazines __6__ carefully not only what to wear and when to wear it but also what others are wearing such as movie stars，__7__ and music artists.Television，one of the __8__ mediums of the media world，talks with us about who is wearing what and what is fashionable for the
__9__.Television shows give us information on new trends __10__ all different types of people and in all different countries.Designers such as Calvin Klein，Levi’s and many others try to __11__ us to their cool commercials.Indeed，they get __12__ from the commercials after their designs are sold.
Television influences the way we __13__.It searches each and every one of our wardrobes(衣橱) with telling us what is __14__ and what is not.Teenagers，__15__，give a lot of their attention to these television programs.They even wish they could __16__ like the models immediately.The commercials try to __17__ the younger generation because they will have them in the palm of their hands for the __18__ of their lives.Also teenagers are __19__ influenced by television with the billions of dollars spent on advertisements.These advertisements have them __20__ widely—they really know what teenagers like.
1．A.society B．mood
C．media D．weather
答案C
解析从下文提到的媒体在时尚传播中起的作用可以看出此处应该选C项，media意为“媒体”。

2．A.looking forward to B．keeping up with
C．caring about D．referring to
答案B
解析作者是努力紧跟时尚潮流的数以百万计的人之一，keep up with意为“跟上”。

3．A.follow B．warn
C．force D．persuade
答案D
解析从上下文可知，作为媒体的报纸和杂志应该是劝我们购物。

persuade 劝服；说服，符合语境。

4．A.supermarkets B．hotels
C．companies D．malls
答案C
解析为了1分钟的广告而舍得花巨资的一般为大公司。

C项符合语境。

5．A.major B．local
C．common D．similar
答案A
解析从句末提到的FOX和CBS这两个电视台可以看出前面所填的词为major比较恰当，意为“较大的”。

6．A.choose B．describe
C．change D．watch
答案B
解析上文提到电视和杂志都起着很大的广告宣传作用，它们在宣传时尚方面不遗余力。

B项符合语境。

7．A.scholars B．officials
C．managers D．models
答案D
解析根据movie stars和music artists可知，模特和他们同属时尚行业。

8．A.important B．changeable
C．cultural D．national
答案A
解析电视是一种重要的媒体手段。

A项符合语境。

9．A.day B．season
C．month D．year
答案B
解析根据常识我们知道一年四季的时尚以“季”为单位，而不是天、月或年。

10．A.for B．from
C．of D．with
答案A
解析电视节目为不同类型、不同国家的人提供关于最新流行趋势的信息，故此处选for。

11．pare B．fix
C．attract D．connect
答案C
解析Calvin Klein以及Levi’s这样的大品牌用很酷的广告吸引人们的
眼球。

attract吸引，符合语境。

12．A.trust B．promotion
C．improvement D．profit
答案D
解析根据后面的“...after their designs are sold.”可知，他们可获得盈利(profit)。

13．A.sleep B．live
C．shop D．learn
答案C
解析从上下文可知，电视对人们购物有很大影响。

14．A.hot B．crazy
C．creative D．expensive
答案A
解析电视告诉我们什么是时尚的，什么不是。

hot时尚的，流行的。

15．A.however B．hardly
C．nearly D．especially
答案D
解析根据下一句“They even wish they could ____ like the models immediately.”可知，青少年应是格外关注时尚类电视节目。

D项符合语境。

16．A.dress B．walk
C．express D．grow
答案A
解析句意为：青少年甚至希望能立刻像模特那样穿着。

17．A.avoid B．target
C．understand D．warn
答案B
解析因为商家了解青少年崇尚流行的心态，所以他们把目标锁定在年轻人身上。

18．A.whole B．half
C．part D．rest
答案D
解析商家将目标锁定在年轻人身上，是为了使年轻一代今后的消费理念在他们的掌控之中，所以rest最合适。

19．A.eagerly B．slowly
C．easily D．happily
答案C
解析商家大笔钱在商业广告上，是因为青少年容易受到商业广告的影响。

20．A.killed B．trapped
C．hurt D．lost
答案B
解析从上文的内容和最后一句“...they really know what teenagers like.”可知，商业广告可以说是商家设的陷阱，青少年已经深陷其中。

Ⅲ.阅读理解
Harvard researchers have created a tough，low­cost，biodegradable(可生物降解的) material inspired by insects’ hard outer shells.The material’s inventors say it has a number of possible uses and someday could provide a more environmentally friendly alternative to plastic.The material，made from shrimp(虾) shells and proteins produced from silk，is called “shrilk”．It is thin，clear，flexible and strong.
A major benefit of the material is its biodegradability.Plastic’s toughness and flexibility represented a revolution in materials science during the 1950s and ’60s.Decades later，however，plastic’s very durability(耐用性) is raising questions about how appropriate it is for one­time products such as plastic bags，or short­lived consumer goods，used in the home for a few years and then cast into a landfill where they will degrade for centuries.What is the point of making something that lasts 1,000 years?
Shrilk not only will degrade in a landfill，but its basic components are used as fertilizer(肥料)，and so will enrich the soil.
Shrilk has great potential，the inventors said.Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature，found in everything ranging from shrimp shells，insect bodies to living plants.That makes shrilk low cost，and its mass production possible should it be used for products demanding a lot of material.
Work on shrilk is continuing in the lab.The inventors said the material becomes flexible when wet，so they’re exploring ways to use it in wet environments.They’re also developing simpler production processes，whi ch could be used for non­medical products，like for computer cases and other products inside the home.They’re even exploring combining it with other materials，like carbon fibers，to give it new properties. (2012·湖南，C)
1．Paragraph 1 of the passage is mainly about shrilk’s ________.
A．remarkable design
B．interesting name
C．major features
D．basic elements
答案C
解析段落大意题。

第一段中的众多字眼，如tough，low­cost，
biodegradable，thin，clear，flexible和strong等均是用来描述这种新材料特点的。

而关于它的设计并未提及；这种材料的名字在本段中有所涉及，但并非本段的中心；此外，本段简单介绍了制作这种材料的物质，并未大篇幅进行讲解，也不是本段的中心。

2．What has become a concern about plastic?
A．Using it properly.
B．Producing it cheaply.
C．Developing its properties quickly.
D．Evaluating its contributions fairly.
答案A
解析细节理解题。

根据第二段第三句可知，塑料的耐用性让人们对如何合理、恰当地使用诸如塑料袋等一些一次性产品的问题开始关注。

A项意为“恰当地使用”，是人们所关注的问题，符合题目要求。

B项意为“便宜地生产”；
C项意为“迅速发展其性能”；D项意为“公平地评估它的贡献”，均未在文中提及。

3．According to the inventors，shrilk has great potential partly because ________.
A．it can help plastic degrade
B．it can be found in living things
C．its mass production has been realized
D．its raw materials are abundant in nature
答案D
解析细节理解题。

根据第四段第二句“Materials from which it is made are plentiful in nature...”可以看出，新材料的发明者之所以说这种材料很有潜力，主要是因为制作它的原材料在自然界中很容易找到，有大量的原材料可供使用。

4．What are the inventors doing in the lab?
A．Replacing carbon fibers with shrilk.
B．Testing s hrilk’s use in wet conditions.
C．Making shrilk out of used household goods.
D．Improving shrilk’s flexibility for medical purposes.
答案B
解析细节理解题。

根据最后一段第二句“...they’re exploring ways to use it in wet environments.”可知，现在研究者正在实验室对该种材料在潮湿环境下的应用进行探索和研究。

5．Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?
A．Recent Progress in Environmental Protection
B．Benefits of Insects in Scientific Research
C．The Harm of One­time Products
D．A Possible Alternative to Plastic
答案D
解析主旨大意题。

A选项意为“在环境保护方面的最新进展”，题目太宽泛；B选项意为“科研中昆虫的好处”，并未提到新材料；C选项意为“一次性产品的危害”，尽管文章中有所涉及，但文章大部分的笔墨都是围绕这种新材料进行的描述，故该标题太片面。

D选项意为“塑料的一种可替代品”，符合文章主旨。