(整理版高中英语)市高考英语阅读理解完形填空训练(5)及答案.doc
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1、省 市高考英语阅读理解、完形填空训练5及答案维A1 阅读理解(每题2分,总分值8分)选材相似度:设题相似度:难度系数:The modern British Empire first took shape in the early 17th century,with the British settlement of the eastern colonies of North America,which would later become the original United States,as well as Canadas Maritime provinces,and the colon
2、izations of the smaller islands of the Caribbean such as Trinidad and Tobago,the Bahamas,Barbados,and Jamaica.These sugar plantation islands,where slavery became the basis of the economy,were at first Britains most important and successful colonies.The American colonies providing tobacco,cotton,and
3、rice in the south and naval material and furs in the north were less financially successful,but had large areas of good agricultural land and attracted far larger numbers of British immigrants.Britains American empire was slowly expanded by war and colonization.The ever growing American colonies pre
4、ssed westward in search of new agricultural lands.Conflict arose with the Dutch over trade and empire; First AngloDutch War (16521654); Second AngloDutch War (16651667); Third AngloDutch War (16721674); Britain gained control of New Amsterdam,which was renamed New York,but ceded Suriname.They defeat
5、ed the French,first expanding their hold over the maritime provinces.Then during the Seven Years War the British defeated the French at the Plains of Abraham and captured all of New France in 1760.This gave Britain control over almost all of North America.Fourth AngloDutch War (17801784); AngloDutch
6、 Treaty of 1814;AngloDutch Treaty of 1824.In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth century a series of technological advances led to the Industrial Revolution.Britains position as the worlds preeminent trader helped fund research and experimentation.The nation was also gifted by some of the world
7、s greatest reserves of coal,the main fuel of the new revolution.Notes:naval adj.海的cede vt.放弃treaty n条约preeminent adj.卓越的;优秀的长短句分析:The American colonies providing tobacco,cotton,and rice in the south and naval material and furs in the north were less financially successful,but had large areas of good
8、 agricultural land and attracted far larger numbers of British immigrants.句法点睛:本句中,“providing tobacco,cotton,and rice in the south and naval material and furs in the north为定语,修饰colonies;but连接两个谓语。句意:美洲的殖民地,南方提供了烟草、棉花、水稻,北方提供了海产品和皮毛,这从经济上不是很成功,但是肥沃的农业用地吸引了大量的英国移民。【语篇解读】 现代大不列颠帝国的雏形开始于17世纪,当时英国占领了现在美国
9、、加拿大临海的一些省份以及北美一些岛屿国家的地方。英国进行了残酷的殖民统治,从当地人手中夺取了大量的土地。南方为英国人提供烟草、棉花和水稻,而北方那么提供大量的优质农业用地。经过多年的战争,英国人从法国人手中夺取了土地,并与当地人签署协议,成为合法的土地使用者。这里的煤炭为18世纪晚期和19世纪早期的工业革命提供了能源保证。1Where did the British first settle when they first came to America in the 17th century?AOnly the United States.BNot only the United Stat
10、es but also parts of other countries.CThe whole of Canada.DSmall islands.答案B细节理解题。由“the original United States,as well as Canadas Maritime provinces,and the colonizations of the smaller islands of the Caribbean such as Trinidad and Tobago,the Bahamas,Barbados,and Jamaica可知,当时英国占领的不仅仅是美国,还占领了加拿大的临海省份
11、,以及一些岛屿国家。2According to the passage what in America made the British interested most?ATobacco,cotton,and rice.BNaval material and furs.CA great deal of good farmland.DForests.答案C联系第二段中的“naval material and furs in the north were less financially successful,but had large areas of good agricultural lan
12、d and attracted far larger numbers of British immigrants可知,英国移民看上的不是海产品和皮毛,而是大量的肥沃土地。3What does the underlined word “pressed mean in the third paragraph?ATouched. BPushed. CPublished. DExtended.答案D词义猜想题。联系“westward in search of new agricultural lands可知,这些殖民者向西扩张以寻求更多的土地,因此D项最适宜。4How many years was i
13、t from the first war with Anglo to the end of the last war in history?A132 years. B162 years. C172 years. D108 years.答案A推理判断题。第一次战争开始于1652年,而最后一次战争结束于1784年,因此得出答案A。*结束 (第*篇)An increase in students applying to study economics at university is being attributed to (归因于) the global economic crisis awake
14、ning a public thirst for knowledge about how the financial system works.Applications for degree courses beginning this autumn were up by 15% this January, according to UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service. A spokesman for the Royal Economic Society said applications to do economics
15、 at Alevel were also up.Professor John Beath, the president of the society and a leading lecturer at St Andrews University, said his firstyear lectures which are open to students from all departments were drawing crowds of 400, rather than the usual 250.“There are a large number of students who are
16、not economics majors, who would like to learn something about it.One of the things I have done this year is to relate my teaching to contemporary events in a way that one hash t traditionally done, he added.University applications rose 7% last year, but there were rises above average in several subj
17、ects. Nursing saw a 15% jump, with peoples renewed interest in careers in the public sector(部门), which are seen as more secure in economic crisis.A recent study showed almost two thirds of parents believed schools should do more to teach pupils about financial matters, and almost half said their chi
18、ldren had asked them what was going on, although a minority of parents felt they did not understand it themselves well enough to explain.Zack Hocking, the head of Child Trust Funds, said: “Its possible that one good thing to arise from the downturn will be a generation that s financially wiser and b
19、etter equipped to manage their money through times of economic uncertainty. 语篇解读本文主要讲述了金融危机下学生们开始更多地选择与经济有关的专业这一现象。5Professor John Beath s lectures are_.A. given in a traditional wayB. connected with the present situationC. open to both students and their parentsD. warmly received by economists解析事实细
20、节题。从第四段第二句话可知他把教学与当前的一些重大事件紧密相连,即贴近现实生活,故B(与当前的形势相联系)为正确答案。答案B6Careers in the public sector are more attractive because of their_.A. greater stability B. higher payC. fewer applications D. better reputation解析事实细节题。从第五段最后可知在当前金融危机下这些公共部门的工作以其平安性和稳定性吸引了求职者,故A(极大的稳定性)为正确答案。答案A7In the opinion of most pa
21、rents,_.A. economics should be the focus of school teachingB. more students should be admitted to universitiesC. the teaching of financial matters should be strengthenedD. children should solve financial problems themselves解析事实细节题。由倒数第二段的内容可知应该“加强关于经济问题方面的教学,答案为C。答案C8According to Hocking, the global
22、 economic crisis might make the youngsters _.A. wiser in money managementB. have access to better equipmentC. confident about their future careersD. get jobs in Child Trust Funds解析推理判断题。Hocking认为经济下滑带来的一个好处就是让年轻人学会了更明智地处理金钱方面的问题,在经济不稳定时期更好地理财。所以答案为A。答案A9What s the main idea of the text?A. Universiti
23、es have received more applications.B. Economics is attracting an increasing number of students.C. College students benefit a lot from economic uncertainty.D. Parents are concerned with children s subject selecttion.解析主旨大意题。第一段提到全球性的金融危机使公众想更多地了解有关经济体系方面的一些问题,所以更多的学生申请经济学专业,本文正是对此展开的论述,故答案为B。答案B*结束 A
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