高中英语(外研版)必修五：6 阅读强化训练(六) Word版含答案

阅读强化训练(六)
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Ⅰ阅读理解
The English language is full of phrases about the weather.Some of these phrases are easy to understand, but others are not really about the weather at all. If you say you“hit rough weather”，you may not be struck by a real storm, but you do experie nce difficulties or problems. If you don’t know what such__phrases mean, they might leave you “in a fog(雾)”！
In English, you can “shoot the breeze”，or have an informal chat. But things can also be a breeze.If you take an exam and find it very easy，you’d tell your friends：“It was a breeze！”The wind can also bring information. You can “get wind of” a piece of news, and if someone “knows which way the wind blows”，they have a good idea about how things will work out.But don’t “throw caution(警惕)to the wind”—that means taking a great risk!
Clouds sometimes bring rain, and in English they often represent problems or difficulties. If someone “sees a cloud on the horizon(地平线)”，there may be problems ahead. And if someone is “under a cloud”，then people think the person might have done something wrong. But clouds are not always bad; in fact, people say that “every cloud has a silver lining”. This means that there is a good side to every situation, no matter how bad it may seem. You may even end up “on cloud n ine”，which means you are very happy! But some people have their “heads in the clouds”，not paying attention to reality.
No one likes to be stuck in the rain or storm, so it’s no surprise that phrases about them are generally negative. When someon e says“it never rains but it pours”，they are complaining(抱怨) that when things go wrong, they go very wrong. People who talk about“weathering a storm”just want to get through a difficult period or situation.
【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。

文章介绍了英语中与天气有关的一些习语及其用法。

1．What does the underlined part “such phrases”in the first paragraph refer to?
A．The old phrases about the weather.
B．The funny phrases about the weather.
C．The simple phrases about the weather.
D．The confusing phrases about the weather.
D解析：词义猜测题。

由第一段的Some of these phrases... about the weather at all.If you say you“hit rough weather”．..you do experience difficulties or problems.可知，such phrases指那些不好理解、容易产生误解的与天气有关的习语。

2．It may be dangerous when you________．
A．know which way the wind blows
B．find that something is a breeze
C．get wind of a piece of news
D．throw caution to the wind
D解析：细节理解题。

由第二段的But don’t “throw caution(警惕) to the wind”—that means taking a great risk！可知，“把警惕抛在风中”有“毫无警惕”之意，这样做非常危险。

3．If you look at something in a positive way, you may say________．
A．you are under a cloud
B．your head is in the clouds
C．every cloud has a silver lining
D．you see a cloud on the horizon
C解析：细节理解题。

由第三段的This means that there is a good side to every situation，no matter how bad it may seem.可知，every cloud has a silver lining有“乌云背后有阳光”之意。

4．Phrases like “it never rains but it pours” and “weathering a storm” are related to something________．
A．changeable B．unfavorable
C．acceptable D．unbelievable
B解析：推理判断题。

由最后一段的No one likes to be stuck in the rain or storm，so it’s no surprise that phrases about them are generally negative.可知，包含雨和暴风雨的习语通常与不利的事情有关。

Ⅱ完形填空
The sky was getting dark as we walked through the forest. My two friends and I felt hot and __1__．We were heading for a small village in northern India. The villagers were __2__us, but we were already four hours late.
As the last of the daylight __3__，we began to feel very __4__and afraid. We tried to find our way to the village, but it was __5__to tell which path we should follow in the darkness. All around us, strange creatures made __6__noises as they woke up and began to hunt for food. We hoped they wouldn’t want to eat us!
Then George, who was in front，__7__ suddenly. He ran towards us rapidly, pointing at a large, dark shape moving through the trees. We could __8__ the black stripes(条纹) and shining
yellow eyes of the most dangerous animal in the __9__．We stared at the tiger，too__10__to move.
After a few seconds that felt like hours, there was the sound of branches(树枝) breaking, and the tiger jumped at us, roaring(咆哮)loudly. We__11__，because we were sure it would kill us.
__12__，though, the tiger stopped—and then I noticed that it had six legs, two of them __13__！
The“tiger”stood up, and a young man__14__the striped skin covering his head and shoulders. “Hello ！”he said, smiling broadly.“I’m Abi，from the villa ge.When you didn’t __15__，we were worried, so I came to __16__ you，”he explained.“It’s traditional for us to __17__the tiger skin to greet new guests... and I couldn’t help playing a trick on you! I hope you don’t __18__．”
Recovering from the __19__，we began to laugh. We followed Abi to his village, where the villagers gave us a warm __20__．
【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。

作者描述了他和同伴所经历的一次特殊的欢迎仪式。

1．A.cold B．angry
C．hurt D．tired
D解析：由上文的The sky was getting dark及下文的we were already four hours late可知，我们很“疲惫(tired)”。

2．A.expecting B．doubting
C．accepting D．believing
A解析：由下文的I’m Abi，from the village...we were worried可知，我们要前往的那个村的村民知道我们要去，因此他们“期盼着(expecting)”我们的到来。

3．A.broke B．continued
C．approached D．disappeared
D
4．A.busy B．lost
C．dirty D．hot
B
5．A.simple B．safe
C．hard D．popular
C解析：由tried to find our way to the village以及in the darkness可知，随着最后一丝日光的“消失(disappeared)”，我们开始感到“迷路(lost)”了，因为在黑暗中“很难(hard)”辨别该走哪条路。

6．A.funny B．impolite
C．terrifying D．encouraging
C解析：由下文的We hoped they wouldn’t want to eat us！可知，四周未知生物发出的声音“令人害怕(terrifying)”。

7．A.started B．stopped
C．smiled D．changed
B解析：由下文的He ran towards us rapidly可知，走在最前面的乔治突然“停了下来(stopped)”。

8．A.see B．forget
C．miss D．imagine
A
9．A.zoo B．forest
C．garden D．house
B解析：由上文的a large，dark shape moving through the trees和下文的We stared at the tiger可知，我们能“看见(see)”“森林(forest)”里最危险的动物。

10．A.excited B．puzzled
C．ashamed D．frightened
D解析：我们盯着老虎，因为“害怕(frightened)”而不敢动。

11．ughed B．begged
C．shouted D．argued
C解析：咆哮的老虎向我们扑来，我们“叫喊起来(shouted)”。

12．A.Immediately B．Unluckily
C．Secretly D．Strangely
D解析：由下文的转折the tiger stopped可知，原本扑向我们的老虎很“奇怪地(Strangely)”停了下来。

13．A.local B．human
C．guests’D．tigers’
B解析：由下文的a young man可知，我们所看到的老虎有六条腿，其中两条是“人类的(human)”。

14．A.tried on B．took off
C．threw away D．brought out
B解析：由下文的covering his head and shoulders可知，当伪装者“脱掉(took off)”老虎皮后，我们发现那只吓人的“老虎”原来是人装的。

15．A.wait B．follow
C．arrive D．leave
C
16．A.look for B．look after
C．look at D．look to
A解析：由上文的we were already four hours late可知，我们一直没有“到达(arrive)”，这让村民们很担心，于是一位名叫Abi的村民主动出来“寻找(look for)”我们。

17．A.send B．wear
C．cut D．wave
B解析：由上文的covering his head and shoulders可知，“穿着(wear)”老虎皮迎接客人是Abi他们村的一种传统。

18．A.mind B．fail
C．work D．remember
A解析：由上文的I couldn’t help playing a trick on you可知，Abi希望我们不要“介意(mind)”他的恶作剧。

19．A.pain B．injury
C．shock D．accident
C解析：了解了情况后，我们从“惊愕(shock)”中回过神来，哈哈大笑起来。

20．A.heart B．feeling
C．welcome D．invitation
C解析：由Abi迫不及待地去找我们可知，村民们应该是热情地“迎接(welcome)”了我们。