遼寧省營口市2014高考英語二輪閱讀理解、完形填空精品訓(xùn)練(13)

1、營口市 2014 高考英語閱讀理解、完形填空二輪精品訓(xùn)練（13）含答案ayesterday s paper had a shortarticleaboutthecoming-of-ageceremonyina largecity in japan. according to the article, the mayor of the city formally apologizedto an enragedprofessorwho delivereda speech at theceremony thatwas allbutignoredby 20-year-olds in the city.

2、the officials prepared 7,000 seats in a gymnasium where the ceremony was held forthe 17,000 twenty-year-olds residing in the city. but most of the seats were emptyduringthespeech.and many ofthe 20-year-oldswho did show up ignoredtheprofessorand spoke among themselves or talked on their mobile phones

3、. some even made a ruckusoutside the gymnasium.one 20-year-oldwho attendedtheceremony said youngsterscame totheceremonynotto listen to the speech but to see their classmates. the mayor criticized the younggeneration at a news conference on tuesday, saying such behavior“is symbolic ofthe postwar era

4、which failedtonurturehealthycharacterand socialintelligence.”personally, i feel people shouldnt generalize the whole generation or the wholeera when he criticizessomething.but itisalsotruethatthegenerationgap isgettingbigger and bigger regarding the ceremony of coming-of-age day. so far this ceremon

5、yhas beenheld with citizens tax money. many older generations understand thisfestivalas an entranceceremony ofadults worldwhichrequiresmaturityincludingresponsibility,patience,andcooperativeness.olderpeopletendtobe“educational” toyoungerones,whileyoungerpeople tend tofeeltheyfinallyobtaina righttobe

6、have freelybecause they arenow adults.though,ironically,young peoplehave to ask their parents to buy them new clothes for the ceremony.it is about time to change the way we celebrate this festival, i think. the ideaof blessing new 20-year-olds is not so bad. but there seems to be some other waysto c

7、elebrate more properly. the present way seems to me a little superficial andmaterialistic.itcanprovidesolutionlessarguments between differentgenerations,- 1 -instead of friendships and respects. instead of eternally complaining about theyoungs behavior at the ceremonies, people should consider how t

8、hey can make their ceremonies worthier, i feel.41. when the professor was giving a speech the 20-year-olds are not _.a. talking with each otherb. chatting on their mobile phonesc. talking with the professord. making ruckus outside42. according to the author,_.a. the festival is an entranceceremony o

9、f adults world which requiresmaturity including responsibility, patience, and cooperativenessb. the younger tend to obtain a right to behave freely because they arenow adultsc. young people have to ask their parents to buy them new clothes for theceremonyd. it s time to end complainingabout the youn

10、gs behaviorat the ceremonies,and people should consider how to make their ceremonies worthier43. what s the best title for the article?a. there are solutionless argument between different generationsb. coming-of-age ceremony should be much worthierc. old people should be educational to young peopled

11、. the younger ones behavior參考答案41-43 cdb*結(jié)束“soon, you re going to have to move out!” cried my neighbor upon seeing thelargest tomato plant known to mankind, or at least known in my neighborhood.one tiny 9-inch plant, bought for $1.25 in the spring, has already taken over much- 2 -of my rose bed, cov

12、ering much of other plants, and is well on its way to the frontdoor.roses require a good deal of care, and if it werent for the pleasure they give,itwouldnt be worththe work.as itis,i have a gardenfullofsweet-smellingrosesformost ofthe year.bushes must be prunedinearly spring,leavinguglywoody branch

13、esuntil the new growth appears a few weeks later. it was the space available in thegarden that led me into planting just one little tomato plant. a big mistake.soil conditions made just perfect for roses turn out to be even more perfect fortomatoes.the dailywateringcoupledwithfullsun and regularfert

14、ilizinghave turnedthe little plant into a tall bush. the cage i placed around it as the plant grew haslong since disappeared under the thick leaves.now the task i face in harvesting the fruit is twofold. first, i have to find thered ones, among the leaves, which means i almost have to stand on my he

15、ad, and oncefound i have to reach down and under, pick the tomatoes and withdraw my full fistwithout droppingthe prize so dearly won. second, i found two full-blown white rosescompletelyhiddenas ipicktomatoes in june,butthey were weak and theleavesalreadyyellow for lack of light.here i am faced with

16、a painfulsmalldecision.to tearup a wonderfuland productivetomato plant that offers up between ten and twenty ripe sweet tomatoes each day orsay goodbye to several expensiveand treasured roses. like scarlettin gone with thewind, i ll think about that tomorrow.44. what are the requirements for the hea

17、lthy growth of roses?a. a lot of care and the right light.b. frequent pruning and fertilizing.c. tomato plants grown alongside.d. cages placed around the roots.45. the writer planted the tomato because_a. it cost only $1.25b. the soil were just right for itc. there was room for it in the garden- 3 -

18、d. the roses branches needed to be covered46.this year the writers roses were _a. removed from the rose bedb. picked along with the tomatoesc. mostly damaged by too much sunlightd. largely hidden under the tomato plant47.by saying “the prize so dearly won” in paragraph 5, the writer wants to _a. sho

19、w the difficulty in picking the tomatoesb. show the hardship of growing the rosesc. express her liking for the rosesd. express her care for the tomatoes48. in the situation described in the text, one good thing is that _a. the roses cost the writer little moneyb. the writer has a daily harvest of to

20、matoesc. someone will help the writer make the decisiond. the writer can now enjoy both the roses and tomatoes參考答案44-48 acdab*結(jié)束完形填空during recent years we have heard much about“ race ” : how this race does certainthings and that race believes certain things and soon. yet, the1phenomenon ofrace consi

21、sts of a few surface indications.we judge race usually2the colouring of the skin: a white race, a brown race,a yellow race and a black race. but3you were to remove the skin you could not4anything about the race to which the individual belonged. there is5inphysical structure. the brain or the interna

22、l organs to6a difference.there are four types of blood.7types are found in every race, and no type isdistinctto any race.humanbrainsare the8 .no scientistscouldexamine a brain- 4 -and tell you the race to which the individual belonged. brains will9in size,butthis occurs withineveryrace.10doessizehav

23、e anythingtodo withintelligence.the largestbrain11 examinedbelongedtoa person ofweak12 .on the other hand, some of our most distinguished people have had13brains.mental testswhich are reasonably14showno differencesin intelligencebetweenraces. high and low test results both can be recorded by differe

24、nt members of anyrace. 15 equal educational advantages, there will be no difference in averagestandings, either on account of raceor geographical location.individuals of every race 16civilization to go backward or forward. trainingand education can change the response of a group of people,17enable t

25、hem tobehave in a18 way.the behavior and ideals of people change according to circumstances, but they canalways go back or go on to something new19 is better and higher than anything20the past.1.a. completeb. fullc. totald. whole2.a. inb. fromc. atd. on3.a. sinceb. ifc. asd. while4.a. speakb. talkc.

26、 telld. mention5.a. somethingb. everythingc. nothingd. anything6.a. displayb. indicatec. demonstrated. appear7.a. allb. mostc. nod. some8.a. sameb. identicalc. similard. alike9.a. remainb. increasec. decreased. vary10.a. onlyb. orc. nord. so11.a. everb. thenc. neverd. once12.a. healthb. bodyc. mindd

27、. thought13.a. bigb. smallc. minord. major14.a. trueb. exactc. certaind. accurate- 5 -15.a. providedb. concerningc. givend. following16.a. makeb. causec. moved. turn17.a. andb. butc. thoughd. so18.a. ordinaryb. peculiarc. usuald. common19.a. thatb. whatc. whicheverd. whatever20.a. forb. toc. withind

28、. in15 dbbcc610 baadc1115 acbdc1620 babad*結(jié)束完形填空the worst thing is the headlines. i use the underground almost every day and watchthe people travel, their heads1in ther newspapers. the headlines today2suicide ( 自殺 )bombers andof horrificattacks thatthey say 3bymembers ofourcommunity.something on the

29、 journey is4. i am not5 anything that would indicate i ama muslim. i normally do not6 it is friday and i am on my way to prayers.7i sense an uneasiness in the carriage. people are 8. no one is speaking and itmustbe said that no one is being 9unfriendly towards me.but i think the 10i getare different

30、.i am beingcheckedout,sized up. it is alla bituncomfortable.people are looking around for things and people11look suspicious (可疑的 ). iam doing it a bit12 and in the coming days, as more claims are made about thepeople who did this and their aims, that feeling is likely to get13. as youlook around th

31、e14, it is difficult to know what people are thinking. some are15thinking“ thosemuslimscome hereand lookwhat they dobut they16understand we condemn (譴責(zé) ) this like everyone else.- 6 -whoever did this didnt 17 about who was killed or whether they were christian or muslim. they just had no respect 18 human life at all. we all travel around london and we use public transport. we have as much fear as anyone else about 19 in some