北京市东城区2015高考英语完形填空和阅读理解四月自练及答案1

北京市东城区2015高考英语完形填空和阅读理解四月自练及答案1
阅读理解
Amy Pankratz spent a few nights in the hospital with her
daughter, Isabella, who caught a bad flu. “ Lyingin bed beside
Isabella, I could hear the cries of children in pain,” saysAmy.“ It
completely broke my heart.”
When Isabella was getting well and could leave her room, she
wore her prized possession— a“ superherocape(短斗篷 ) ”Amy had
sewn to encourage her—and walked into the hallway. The pink
cape was an instant hit with the other young patients, who were
doing exercise around the nur sing station.“ Then, all the kids were
taking turns wearing the cape, giggling,Amy says.”“ These were some of the same children I had
heard crying the night before, and here they were playing and having fun — kids just being kids!”
From that moment on, Amy began making Comfort Capes for little ones battling with serious
illnesses.“ I felt God presenting an opportunity,” she says.“ I hoped Comfort Capes can help th kids feel brave, to lift some of the fear away.”
Since then, Amy has made and donated more than 5, 000 capes in the United States. Amy
usually pays for materials herself, although she accepts donations.
The capes she makes for kids in treatment are different from those her own children have.
Before Amy starts to sew she learns what image or ch aracter the little boy or girl connects with.“ I choose the pattern, color and theme specifically for each child,” explains Amy.
When she is not sewing, Amy is raising awareness of childhood cancers and looking into ways
to get Comfort Capes to more kids who need them. “ Ifa cape can help a child, even only for a
moment, forget his illness, it’ s worth the time spent sewing,” she says.
【文章马虎】本文表达Amy 在女儿生病的时候为女儿缝制了一件短斗篷, 就是这件斗篷为医
院里生病的孩子带来了欢欣。

由此, Amy 产生了灵感决定经过为生病的孩子缝制斗篷, 让孩子
们临时忘记疾病带来的难过。

1. What made Amy feel sad when she was staying with her daughter in the hospital?
A. Her daughter’ s serious illness.
B. The tiredness from sewing the cape.
北京市东城区2015高考英语完形填空和阅读理解四月自练及答案1
C. The crying of children in pain.
D. The illness of children in her daughter’ s room.
【分析】选 C。

细节理解题。

从文章第一段“Icould hear the cries of children in pain,”. . .“It completely broke my heart.得知, Amy” 由于听见孩子们在难过中呜咽而感觉心碎。

应选C。

2.What purpose did Amy have when she began making Comfort Capes for sick children?
A. To make them feel warm.
B. To make them happy and fearless.
C. To find friends for her daughter.
D. To raise the awareness of children’ s illness.
【分析】选 B。

细节理解题。

由第三段“I hoped Comfort Capes can help these kids feel brave, to lift some of the fear away.可知”Amy缝制“欣慰斗篷”是为了让孩子们快乐, 忘记病痛带来的残害,更英勇地面对疾病。

3. According to the passage, we can get that the author’attitudes t owards Amy’ sbehaviour
is.
A. supportive
B. neutral
C. negative
D. indifferent
【分析】选 A。

看法态度题。

作者以平淡无奇的方式为我们表达了一位伟大的母亲的行为, 字里行间表露出对Amy 的赞誉之情。

supportive 恩赐支持 , 鼓舞的 , 吻合题意。

4.Which of the following can be the best title of the text?
A. Amy: a Considerate Woman
B. How to Treat the Sick Children
C.
A Strong Mom Who Helps Others D.
Turning Sick Kids into Superheroes
【分析】选 D。

主旨马虎题。

依据文章的内容可知, 一个母亲为生病的孩子缝制了一件超级英
雄的斗篷 , 从此次的经历中她获取了帮助更多人的灵感, 她决定帮助更多生病的孩子, 使生病的孩子快乐而英勇, D 项正确。

阅读以下短文，从每题所给的和 D 项中，选出最正确选项。

One man tells of driving on a long and lonely road, the last 65 miles of it unpaved, in
order to watch Indian dances in the state of Arizona. After the dances, he returned to his car only
to find that it had a flat tire. He put on the spare and drove to the only service station in that town.
“ Do you fix flats? ” he inquired of the attendant.
“ Yes, ” came the answer.
“ How much do you charge?”he asked.
With a twinkle in his eye, the man replied,“ What difference does it make?”
This is what has been called a“ Hobson’ s choice” . A Hobson’ s choice is a situation that forces a person to accept whatever is offered or go without.
According to Barbara Berliner, the phrase was inspired by sixteenth-century entrepreneur (企业
家 ) Thomas Hobson. There was no choice by the customer — it was strictly Hobson ’s choice. But
often we really have a choice, and the choice does make a difference. We may not always believe it.
We may feel as if we have no choice, but almost always there is a choice in the matter. And when we
realize that we do most things by choice, then we are taking control of our own lives.
Someone challenged me to try an experiment that completely changed my perspective.“ For next seven days,” he said,“ eliminate the words‘ I have to’ from your vocabulary and say
to’ . Don’ t say,‘ I have to work late tonight’ . Instead, say,‘ I choose to work late’ . to do it, you take control of your life. Instead of saying,‘ I have to stay home’ , try‘home’ . The way you spend your time is your choice. You are responsible. You have control.
In just seven days I was no longer saying “ I have to ” and I felt better about my decisions. I learned that there is very little in my life I actually have to do. You and I decide to do certain things because
we believe that it will be for the best. When we eliminate“ I have to”from our vocabularies, w control.
Try it for a week and you see what happens. I think you change’forllseeth itbetter.’ s a
1. What did the attendant mean by saying“ What difference does it make”?
A. The man didn’ t need to pay for the work.
B. It was unnecessary for the man to ask about the price.
C. There was no need for the man to have the tire fixed.
D. The man should keep silent.
2. The author learnt from the experiment that he.
A. could become more challenging
B. could spend more time relaxing himself
C. should take pleasure in helping others
D. actually changed his attitudes towards life
3. What does the underlined word
A. Remember.
B. Repeat.
C. Remove.“ eliminate
D. Recite.
”mean?
4. What is the situation where we have a“ Hobson ’ s choice”?
A. We have no choice but to follow.
B. We should often change our choice.
C. We should make preparations before a journey.
D. We should think twice before taking action.
5. The purpose of writing this text is to.
A. advise us to become active in life
B. explain what Hobson’ s choice is
C. tell an interesting story about the author
D. accept others’ advice modestly
【参照答案1— 5、】BDCAA
阅读理解
She is quiet, soft-spoken and has a kind face and a strong heart. She is my mom, Lili.
When I was nine, Lili quitted her job and started her own busines s. She said she didn’ t want to stay
at home and work as a housewife:“ It’ s a waste of life.” Lili became so busy that she spent less an
less time with me. She didn’ t help me with my schoolwork. It was, in her words,“ so that yo develop your independe nce ” . We quarreled because she rarely showed up at parents’meetings.
Like mother, like daughter. I have many things in common with Lili. I want everything to be
under control. I want to be perfect and I
’ t expect other people to helpelf mehard.I topush mys
don achieve my goals.
After I started to go to high school, Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.
In biology class I began to be depressed. When the teacher showed us a picture of a butterfly, I
was scared and screamed. I had a vision of thousands of butterflies flying toward me.
That night I told Lili about it. The next morning, I saw that she had red eyes with black circles
around them.
She took me to see a therapist (治疗师 ). Three hours later, the therapist told Lili that my life was
like a wheel spinning ( 旋转 ) faster and faster and that was the reason for what had happened to me. I
only realized it when my body couldn’ t stand the pressure anymore. At these words, Lili burst into
tears.“ It ’ s all my fault, she’ s just a kid and I didn’ t have timeTobeto hontakest,careI of her
had never seen Lili cry before.
After that, Lili began to spend more time at home, cooking and dragging me to do sports. I
realized she was the one who would always be there when I was in real trouble. No mom is perfect,
but she is the one who really cares about her kid.
6.Lili quitted her job and started her own business because _________.
A. she wanted to make more money
B. she was not willing to look after me
C. she didn’ t wantwasteto her life
D. she likes keeping busy
7. We quarreled because __________.
A. she began to spend less and less time with me
B. she didn’ t help me with my schoolwork.
C. she seldom attended the parents’ meetings in my school.
D. Lili and I were too busy to communicate much with each other.
8. What can we learn from the passage?
A. Most women don’ t want to be a housewife.
B. Most children want their mothers to accompany them at home.
C. We need to understand our mothers’ busy life.
D. Although mothers are not perfect, they all love the children
9.Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A. Lili is a quiet, strong-willed woman.
B. Lili began to spend more time at home after visiting the therapist.
C. I was scared and screamed in biology class because I hate butterflies.
D.
I only realized my life was like a wheel when my body couldn
’ t stand the pressure anymore.
10.What is the best title for the passage?
A. Mom Does Care.
B. A Busy but Successful Mother.
C. Change From Mother to Businessman.
D. A Student’ s Opinion on Mother.
【参照答案6--10】CCDCA
完形填空。

Don't Take the Fun Out of Youth Sports
When I joined a private football league a few years ago, the sport meant everything to me.
My coach(教练 )said that I had lots of potential( 潜力 ), and I became captain of my__1__. That
was before all the fun was taken out of__2__.
At first, everyone on the team got__3__playing time. Then the team moved up to the top
division after winning all its games, and the__4__started. Some parents, who had paid the coach
extra so their daughters could have__5__one- on-one training, got angry when she didn't give
them more playing time in our__6__. The coach was replaced.
The new coach, however, took all the fun out of the game. All we did during practice was__7__.
I always wished to God that it would rain so we would not have the__8__. Of course, all teams run
drills; they were__9__. But we ran so much that, afterwards, we had trouble__10__. Younger people
shouldn't be doing exercises__11__for 18- year-old.
I was very thin__12__I started football, but as a member of this team I wouldn't eat much , because I was afraid of being too__13__to run. I feared making mistakes, and the added pressure caused me to make more than my usual__14__.
Is all this pressure necessary? I__15__up leaving the football team. Four other girls did the same, and two of them stopped playing football completely. That's__16__ ， because they had so much potential. They were just burned- out with all the pressure they__17__from the coach or their parents.
I continued playing football at school and__18__my love for it. I joined a private team coached by my school coach. When I started playing__19__him, he told me I needed to relax because I looked nervous. After I__20__down, I played better. When you enjoy something, it's a lot easier to do it well.
1． B ． club
C． team D ．board
答案： C从上文“I joined a private football league. 可知，后”来我成为该队的队长。

2． B ． living
C． learning D ． working
答案： A那都是发生在踢球的乐趣被剥夺以前的事，playing 在此指“踢球”这件事。

3． B ． equal
C． right D ． extra
答案： B一开始，大家上场踢球的时间是相同多的。

4． B ． struggle
C． attempt D ．pressure
答案： D上文开始讲孩子们的压力本源。

5． B ． private
C． good D ．basic
答案： B有些父亲母亲额外付费，以使他们的孩子获取私下里一对一的训练。

6． B ． courses
C． lessons D ．programs
答案： A当压力很大时，教练不给那些(额外付费的 )孩子更多竞赛时上场的时间，这样他们的父亲母亲就生气了。

7．C． run B ． play D ． shoot
答案： C我们所做的练习就是一个字：跑。

8． B ． meeting
C． operation D ． training
答案： D training “训练”。

9． B ． boring
C． scientific D ．practical
答案： A这些训练是一定的。

10． B ． moving
C． sleeping D ．breathing
答案： D跑的训练进行了那么多，以后我们气都喘不上来。

11． B ． intended
C． made D ．described
答案： B exercises intended for 18- year-olds(我们进行的 )训练是为18 岁的孩子准备的。

12． B ． since
C． before D ．because
答案： C在开始踢球以前。

13． B ． tired
C． lazy D ．big
答案： A full 表示“吃饱的”。

14． B ． share
C． space D ． state
答案： B share 在此用作名词，“均匀；均分”；句意为：我惧怕犯错误，而额外的这
些压力却使我比平常犯的错误还多。

15． B ． kept
C． ended D ．picked
答案： C end up doing “以做某事而告终”；指走开足球队。

16． B ． shameful
C． silly D ． serious
答案： A真是令人感觉悲痛的事。

17． B ． suffered
C． brought D ． felt
答案： D句意为：她们由于感觉到来自于教练和父亲母亲的压力而疲备不堪。

18． B ． rediscovered
C． reformed D ． replaced
答案： B重新找到了对足球的热爱。

19． B ． by
C． for D ． around
答案： C“为教练而踢”，后边教练给“我”指出这类想法不对，要我放松。

20． B ． stepped
C． slowed D ． calmed
答案： D calm down“宁静 /镇定下来”。