第17天新聞類完形填空-2014年全國重點中學高考英語考前贏分

例1、AmericansareaboutaninternationalsportingeventnowtakingplaceintheUnitedStates.Itisthebiggestwomen'ssoccer intheworld,theWorldCup.ThegameAmericanscallsoccer,isknownaroundtheworldas .AndmoreandmoreAmericansarelearningtoit.Onlyinthelast35years,largenumbersofyoungAmericans insoccer.Baseballandbasketballarestillpopularpr AmericanboysandgirlslovetoplayTheUnitedStatesSoccerFederationisthemajorsoccerinthecountry.ItsaysmorethaneighteenmillionpeopleplaysoccerintheUnitedStates.ThismeansthatAmericansplaysoccerthananyothersport.,morepeopleintheUnitedStatesarewatchingsoccer,too.Theyareattendingthe3rdWomen'sWorldCupgamesthatare inseveralAmericancities.460,000 havebeensoldforthethree-weekcontestthatwillendJulytenth.Women'ssoccerteamsfrom16nationsare.Americansareclosely theprogressoftheUnitedStates'Women'sWorldCupteam.Andtheteamisalreadysetting .OnJune19,theAmericanteam intheopeninggame.Almost79,000peoplewatchedthegameatGiantStadiumnearNewYorkCity.Thatisaworldrecord.Oneofthemostpopularplayers theAmericanteamis27-year-oldMiaHamm.Shebecamewellknownin1996whentheUnitedStateswomenwonthesoccer medalattheOlympicGames,defeatingotherteams.ExpertssayMiaHammcanplaysoccerbetterthan womanintheworld.Shehasscoredmoregoalsthananymanorwomanevertoplayinternationalsoccer.MiaHammisa tomanyyoungAmericangirls. saythatatpresentthousandmillionpeoplearoundtheworldarewatchingthegameonevision.1．A.carelessB.worriedC.excitedD.2．A.happinessB.eventC.teamD.3．A.baseballB.footballC.volleyballD.4．A.hateB.loveC.giveupD.5．A.interestedB.disappointedC.satisfiedD.6．A.andB.althoughC.soD.7．A.playerB.eventC.gameD.8．A.moreB.lessC.manyD.9．A.InthepastB.InthefutureC.justnowD.At10．A.playedB.tobeplayedC.beingplayedD.11．A.ticketsB.teamsC.recordsD.12．A.takingplaceB.takingoffC.takingpartD.taking13．A.seeingB.watchingC.thinkingD.14．A.marksB.recordsC.pointsD.15．A.beatB.hitC.wonD.16．A.inB.fromC.onD.17．A.goldB.silverC.copperD.18．A.othersB.theotherC.otherD.any19．A.playerB.writerC.heroD.20．A.broadcastersB.directorsC.playersD.文章講述了足球這項運動在很受歡迎并且介紹了的一些情況特別MiaHamm踢球很棒，對于許多年輕來說，她是一位。 Americanboysandgirlslovetoplaysoccer.可知這里想說大量的年輕人對足球感，故選A。賽門票的銷售情況。tickets門票teamsrecords記錄players運動員，故選A1216takingplacetakingofftakingpart參加takinginC。2Havingsaidgood-byetohisparentsAlvin,withhiswifeandone-year-oldsonsetoffbackhomeStill,AlvinandClaretalkedandlaughedhappily.AndevenlittleAlexfromtimetotime.Thefamilyweretheirtrip.Butaboutthreehourslaterthingsbeganto.Itwasstartingtosnow.Alvin upthecar,hotoarrivehomebeforedark.Butitwastoodangeroustodrivefastnow,becauseitwassnowingmoreandmoreheavily.SoAlvinhadtodown.Thesnowonthe wasgettingdeeperanddeeperuntilitwashardto onit.Theircarslipped(滑落)offthewayandgotstuckinthedeepsnowandtheengine tostartagain.“Thesnowdoesn’tseemto.Shallwestayinthecarwaitingtobefrozentodeathorwalkaheadthroughthesnow?”Alvinasked.Claresaidshe towalk.Sotheygotoutofthecarwiththeirsonandbeganwalking.Butwastocome.Soontheylosttheirwayandhadtowalk onandon.Nightcame.Theywerenotafraidofthedark.But thatpoorAlexwoulddieofcold.However,faithtokeep filledthemwithcourage,warmthandstrength.They andrestedinturnandcontinuedtheirwalk.They fallsbuteachtimetrueloveencouragedthemtorisetotheirfeetOne,two,three…sevendayspassed.Ontheeighthday,helpatlastfromAlvin’s,theandlocalpeople.Buttheyounghadtohavetheirfeetcutoffbecauseofthebadfrostbite(凍傷). ,therewasnothingseriouswrongwithlittleAlex!21．A.worriedB.sorryC.excitedD.22．A.criedB.laughedC.sdD.23．A. B. C.takingD.24．A. B. C.comeD.25．A. B. C. D.26．A. B. C. D.27．A. B. C.fieldsD.28．A.walkB. C. D.29．A. B. C. D.30．A. B C D.melt融化31．A.likedB. C. D.32．A.betterB.somethingC. D.33．A. B. C.hopelesslyD.34．A. B. C. D.35．A.happyB.silentC.aliveD.36．A.B.C.D.37．A.B.C.D.38．A. B.friendsC. D.39．A. B. C.babyD.40．A.ThenB. C.Fortuna D.Butitwastoodangeroustodrivefastnow,becauseitwassnowingmoreandmore可知這里想說所以Alvin不得不slowdown是固定用法，意思是，故選D考查名詞。這里想說公的雪越來越深。Land陸地highway公路fields田car汽車。故選B考查動詞。根據(jù)Theircarslipped(滑落)offthewayandgotstuckinthedeepsnowandtheengine startagain.可知這里想說雪越來越厚，汽車很難停留在上面。Walk走stay停留wait等depend依靠，故選ShallwestayinthecarwaitingtobefrozentodeathorwalkaheadthroughthesnowAlvinasked.可知這里想說引擎重新發(fā)動。Set放置allowed允許refusedprepared，故選C?？疾樾稳菰~。根據(jù)However,theirfaithtokeepAlex filledthemwithcourage,warmthandstrength.可知這里想說他們想讓Alex活著的信念，使得他們的心里充滿勇氣，溫暖和力量。Happy高興故選C。 andrestedinturnandthencontinuedtheirwalk.可知這里想說他們輪流睡覺休息。故選D例3、PeopleofBurlingtonarebeingdisturbedbythesoundofbells.FourstudentsfromBurlingtonCollegeofHigherEducationareinthebelltowerofthe andhavemadeuptheirmindstoringthebellsnonstopfortwoweeksasa（）againstheavytrucks(卡車)whichrun throughthenarrowHighStreet.“Theynotonlymakeit tosleepatnight,buttheyare damagetoourhousesandshopsofhistoricalinterest,”saidJohnNorris,oneoftheers. wemusthavethesenoisytrucksontheroads,”saidJeanLacey,abiologystudent，“whydon’tbuildanewroadthat thetown？Burlingtonisn’tmuorethan village．ItswerenevermeantforheavyHarryFieldsalsostudying43saidtheywantedtomakeasmuch44aspossibletoforce45torealisewhateverybodywashavingto46．“Mostofthemdon’t47hereanyway，”hesaid，“theycomeinformeetingsandthat，andtheTownHallissoundproof（隔音，48theyProbablydon’t49thenoiseallthatmuch．It’shightimetheyrealisedthe50．”Thefourthstudent，LizaVernum，saidshethoughtthepublicweremostlyontheirside，andeveniftheyweren’ttheysoonwouldbe.51askediftheywereafraidthatthemightcometo52“Notreally，”shesaid，“actuallyweare bell-ringers．Imeanweareassistantbell-ringersforthechurch．Thereisno againstpractising．” thechurchwiththesoundofthebellsringinginmyears. C．townD．church42．A．nowandthenB．dayandnightC．upand D．overand fortable B．AlthoughC．When C．overD．round B．quietC．largeD．modern48．A．wellB．hardC．biology 49．A．effortB．timeC．trouble B．otherstudentsC．ernmentofficialsD．truckdrivers51．A．standB．a(chǎn)ccept C．knowD．share52．A．shopB．liveC．come C．fearD．control B．loss C．SheD．They57．A．seizeB．fightC．search B．causeC．needD．law60．A．left 文章四個學生在教堂的鐘樓內(nèi)敲鐘以示大卡車不分晝夜地穿行在這條街上的，噪音擾民，他們想考查上下文串聯(lián)：由下文可知，這四名學生是在教堂的鐘樓內(nèi)敲鐘以示的，“我”也是在此對他們進行采訪的。(參見文章最后一句I thechurchwiththesoundofthebellsringinginmyears.)可知選D。考查詞組：A．nowandthenB．dayandnightC．upanddownD．overand考查名詞：A．wellB．hardC．biologyD．education教育，JeanLacey是一個生物系學C考查名詞：A．effort努力B．time時間C．troubleD．noise噪音，他們要連續(xù)兩周不停地敲鐘制造盡可能大的噪音以迫使噪音擾民這一問題。選DI是指作者在采訪這四個學生，從最后一句話也可以看出，選 ng來們(這樣做)。選D例4、Today,asineveryotherdayoftheyear,morethan3,000USadolescents(少年)willsmoketheircigaretteontheirwayto ingregularsmokersasadults.Duringtheirlifetime,itcanbe1 thatofthese3,000about23willbemurdered,30willdieintraffic2，andnearly750willbekilledbyasmoking-relateddisease.Thenumberofdeaths3 bycigarettesmokingoutweighallotherfactors,whether4 orinvoluntary,asacauseofdeath.Sincethelate1970s,whendailysmokingamonghighschoolseniors5 30%,smokingratesamong6 havedeclined.Whilethedeclineisimpressive,severalimportantissuesmustbe7. ,inthepastseveralyears,smokingratesamongyouthhave verylittle.Second,inthelate1970s,smoking9 highschoolseniorsexceeded(超過)thatamongfemalebynearly10%.Thestatisticisreversing.Third,severalrecentstudieshave thathighschooldropouts(輟學者)haveexcessively11 smokingrate,asmuchas75%.Finally,thoughsignificantdeclinesinadolescentsmokinghave12 inthepastdecade,nodefinite13 forthedeclinetoexist.Withinthiscontext,theNationalCancerInstitute(NCI)beganitscurrent14 totakethemosteffectivemeasuresto15 smokinglevelamongyouth. 62． B.C. 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D.li5、Accordingtoarecentreport,someonce-hotmajorslikeEnglish,ComputerandLawforChinesestudentsenteringcollegehavenowfallenoutoffavor.Thereasonisthatmoregraduatesstudyinginthosefieldsend Thisyear,asampleof500,000college from2009weresurveyedand220,000questionnaireswerereceivedbackforthe2010report.Amongthe majors,Lawgraduateshadthemostdifficultyfindingjobs,with unemploymentrate(比率)of17.7%ofallthemajorsin2009.Englishmajorshadthehighest oftheunemployedforthreeyears,with15,700graduatesstilloutofwork.“SuchmajorsasComputer,EnglishandLawwerethemost onesforBeijingstudentsenteringuniversitiesin2005,butnowthesegraduatesareinatightcorner,”saidBaran,aseniorcounselor（顧問）atexpansi（ofenrollmetforagohas7anover-supplyinthemarket,makingitharderforthosegraduatestofindOntheotherside,engineeringgraduatesmajoringinGeologicalEngineering,ShipandMarineEngineering8mostinthejobmarket.Engineeringmajorsaremorepracticalinprofessionalskillsandworkexperience,whicharefavoredbymany9.Thegraduatesarethusarmedwithacompetitive10inthecrueljobThereport11asystemshouldbesetupagainstmajorswithahighriskof12.UndergraduatesstudyingLaworEnglishareencouragedtochangetheir13orobtainaseconddegree.Forsomecollegesandprovinceswith14employmentrates,thereportadviseda（n）15inenrollmentnumbersoratemporary暫時的stopinenrolling76．A.B. C.D.77．A.B. C.D.78．A. B. C. D.79．A. B. C. D.80．A. B. C. D.81．A. B.riskyC. D.82．A. B. C. D.83．A. B. C. D.84．A.employersB.professorsC. D.85．A. B.advantageC. D.86．A. B. C.suggestedD.87．A.insuranceB. C.over- D.88．A. B. C. D.89．A. B. C.risingD.90．A. B. C. D.本文講述的是最近幾年大學生的就業(yè)率非常低，尤其是以前很流行的專業(yè)如計算機，法等專業(yè)現(xiàn)（2014屆山東省菏澤市高三3月英語試卷Xinxin,a12-year-oldstudentfromBeijing,enjoyedhiswintervacationwithhisfatherinSingapore.Duringtheirvisit,heevenhadthechanceto someofSingapore'ssightsbyhimself hisfatherwasbusywithotherthings.Xinxin’sadventure inSingaporewasatawaterparkneartheirho.Heenjoyedswimmingandintothewaterbyhimself,andthenreturnedtothehobeforeatimeintheeveningthatwas byhisfather.TheboyalsomadeatriptoUniversalStudiosSingapore aguardian.Hehadalreadybeentotheparkwithhisfathertwotimesduringthetrip.Xinxinvolunteeredtomakehis tripbyhimself.Hisfathergavehimsomepocketmoneytobuylunch,andthenXinxinrodetheshuttlefromtheirhotothestudios.Hespentawholedaythereandhada InaninterviewwithBeijingEveningNews,Xinxin’sfathersaid hewastoobusytospendallhiswithhisson,hedecidedtogivehimtheopportunitytodevelopasenseof .HadXinxin’smotherbeenthere,dnothaveletXinxinoutofhersight,thefathercommented.1．A.B.C.D.2．A.B.C.D.3．A.B.C.D.4．A.B.C.D.5．A.B.C.D.6．A.B.C.D.7．A.B.C.D.C.D.9．A.B.C.D.10．A.B.C.D.Mostglasseshelppeopleseebetter,butanewinventionfromJapanmaysoonimprovelanguageskillsandlanguagebarriersinstead.High-techCompanyNEChas adevicethatitsayswill userstocommunicatewithpeopleof Shdlikeapairof withoutthelenses(鏡片),thecomputer-assistedeScouterapicture-formingdevicetopresentalmostreal-timetranslationsdirectlyontothe throughvoicerecognitionand programs,wouldeffectivelyprovidemovie-like“subtitles”(字幕)duringaconversationbetweentwopeople theglasses.“Youcankeep flowing,”NECmarketdevelopmentofficialTakayukiOminotoldreportersat thedevicewasondisplay.“Thiscouldalsobeusedfortalkswithsecretinformation,”says thattherewouldbenoneedfortranslators.Eachuser’s wordswouldbe bymicrophone,translated,andbeinstantly forconversationpartnersin visualtextsandasaudiodeliveredthroughhehones.Userscanstillseetheirconversationpartner’sfacebecausethetext ontoonlypartoftheretina—timesuchtechnologyisusedinacommercialproduct,accordingtoNEC.ThecompanyplanstoputtheeScouterinJapaninNovembernext atthebeginningthetranslation11．A.cutB.cutC.cutD.cut12．A.comeB.comeupC.comeD.come13．A.B.C.D.14．A.B.C.D.15．A.B.C.D.16．A.B.C.D.17．A.B.C.D.18．A.B.C.D.19．A.B.C.D.20．A.B.C.D.21．A.B.C.D.22．A.B.C.D.23．A.B.C.D.24．A.B.C.D.25．A.B.C.D.26．A.madeB.pickedC.turnedD.brought27．A.B.C.D.28．A.B.C.D.29．A.B.C.D.30．A.B.C.D.AcampbuiltbystudentsandvolunteersspreadsoverSouthernMethodistUniversity（SMU）Theaffordable21aredesignedtobeusedbythepooraswellassurvivorsofwarandnaturaldisasters.“Bythetime2020,there’sgoingtobeabout1.7billionpeoplelivinginslums（貧民窟）sowewouldliketo22change,”saysStephanieHunt,co-founderoftheHuntInstituteforEngineeringandHumanitiesatSMU.Theinstitute,which23buildthevillageonSMU’scampus,wasestablishedtosolveproblemofthepoorintheUnitedStatesandaroundtheworldthroughengineering,andthefree24.Thegoalisnotjustto25lives,buttochangethevictimslives.TheInstitutehopessomeentrepreneurs（家）mightprogramand26somemoneywiththeseideas.OneofthestructuresintheSMUvillagewasbuiltwithbricksmade27fromrecycledplasticbags.They’re28togetherwithheavywires.HarveyLacey,fatheroftwocollege-agedsons,includingonehereatSUMheardaboutthisprojectand29hisinvention.It’saheavy-dutyhand-crankcompactor（手動壓縮機）thatanybodycanusetoformthebigbrickshecallsUbuntuBlox.“Theadvantagesarethatthese30weighlessthantwopounds.They’revery,very31Thesethingscangoformanygenerationsofhousing,”saysLacey,whois32thedesign.Anybodycanfollowhisonlineplansto33thecompactorthatturnsplasticbagsintoOnthiswarmday,it’s34insidetheUbuntuBloxhut,thanks35tothethickplasticinsulation（絕緣）.Kenyan36RonaldOmyongavisitingtheglobalvillagebeforereturningtohisnativeAfricasayshiscountryisfulloftheserecyclablebags.WithLacey’sdesign,hesaysthatlittercouldbetransformedinto37housing.Hedreamsofother38too.“LookattheHarveyLaceyhut,asameansofcreating39,”saysOmyonga.“Leaningtheenvironment,andturning40intosomethingthatcanformhouses,notjustforthepoor.”31．A.B.C.D.32．A.B.C.D.33．A.disB.C.D.34．A.B.C.D.35．A.B.C.D.36．A.B.C.D.37．A.B.C.D.38．A.B.C.D.39．A.B.C.D.40．A.B.C.D.41．A.B.C.D.42．A.givingB.givingC.givingD.giving43．A.B.C.D.44．A.B.C.D.45．A.B.C.D.46．A.B.C.D.47．A.B.C.D.48．A.B.C.D.49．A.B.C.D.conditions50．A.B.C.D.IroducedplansinJunetooffer3-DmapsofmajorcitiesandothernewfeaturesforitspopularMapsandEarthservices.Newfeaturesincludetheabilityto50portionsofMapsontophonesandother51devices,withdetaileddata,souserscanfindtheirwayaround52areaseveniftheydon’thaveanactiveInternetconnection.PductmanagerPeterBirchexplainedthatthecompanyisusing toobtaindetailedimagesofeverystreetandbuildinginanarea,fromdifferent ,whicharethencompiledintoimagesthatappeartoshowheight,depthandevenarchitecturaldetailsofbuildingsandstreets, landscfeaturessuchastrees.“Wearetryingtocreatetheeffectthatyouareflying thecity,almostasifyouwereinyourownalhelicopter,”saidBirch.Compilingthose

extensivephotographingandprocessingofimages,59Birchpromisedtohaveimages60forseveralmajorcitiesincomingmonths,heandotherofficialsdidnotofferadetailedtimetable.IndustryblogshavereportedthatAppleispreparingto61itsownmapsandnavigationservice,including3-Dimages.ystssaythe62ispartofalargerracebetweenthetwotechgiantstoofferservicesthatkeepusers63andalloweachcompanytodeliveradvertisingorotherproductsedtospecificlocationsandotherdataon64 51．A. B. C. D.52．A.expensiveB. C. D.53．A.familiarB. C. D.54．A.interestingB. C. D.55．A.B.C.D.56．A.B.C.D.57．A.B.exceptC.D.aswell58．A.B.C.D.59．A.B.C.D.60．A.B.C.D.Aslong61．A.B.C.D.62．A.B.C.D.63．A.B.C.D.64．A.B.C.D.65．A.B.C.D.AmanandhiswifearrivedinBostonbytrain．Aftergettingoffthetrain,theywalkedwithoutan36intotheouterofficeofHarvard’s．Sotheywerestoppedbyhissecretaryandkept37．Forhours,thesecretarytooknonoticeofthem,38thatthecouplewouldfinally edisappointedand39．Buttheydidn’t．Thesecretaryfinallydecidedtodisturbthe,though40．Afewminuteslater,thewalkedtowardsthecouplewitha41face．toldhim,“Wehadasonthat42Harvardforoneyear．HelovedHarvard．Hewas43here．Butaboutayearago,hewasaccidentallykilled．MyhusbandandIwouldliketo44amemorial（紀念物）tohim,somewhereoncampus．”Thewasn’tmoved．Instead,hewas ．“Madam,”hesaid,“wecan’tputupastatueforeverywhostudiedatHarvardanddied．Ifwedid,thisplacewouldlooklikea ,”“Oh,no,”47quickly．“Wedon’twanttoputupastatue．Wewouldliketogivea toHarvard．”Therolledhiseyesand atthecoupleandthenexclaimed（喊道）,”Abuilding!Doyouhaveany howmuchabuildingcosts?Wehavespentover＄7,500,000onthecampusbuildingatHarvard．”Foramomentwassilent．Thewas ,becausehecouldgetridofthemnow．Thenturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietly,“Isthatallitcoststostarta ?Whydon’twejuststartourown?”Herhusbandnodded．53theirofferwasturneddown，Mr.andMrs.StanfordtraveledtoCaliforniawheretheyfoundedStanfordUniversity afterthem,amemorialtoasonthatHarvardnolonger 66．A．a(chǎn)ppointmentB．decision C．realizing69．A．goB．goC．goaroundDgo Cunwillingly 71．A．coldB．funny 72．A．a(chǎn)ttendedB．studied B．braveC．proud 74．A.setabout B．setdownC．setup D．setoff75．A．satisfiedB．shocked 76．A．parkB．cemetery D．museum77．A．expressedB．explainedC．refused 78．A．buildingB．yard 80．A．suggestionB．thought C．ideaD．opinion81．A．boredB．a(chǎn)stonishedC．interestedD．pleased 83．A．OnceB．While C．SinceD．Though C．takenD．named85．A．caredB．knewC．heardD．talkedOneofBritain'sbravestwomentoldyesterdayhowshehelpedtocatchedkillerDavidBieber--andwasthanked21flowersbythe.Itwasalsosaidthatshecould22ashareofupto￡30,000rewardmoney.VickiBrown,30,playedaveryimportantrolein23thenationwidemanhunt.Vicki,whohasworkedattheRoyalHoforfouryears,toldofherterrible24whenshehadtostealintoBieber'sbedroomandtowatchhim25.Thenshewaitedaloneforthree26whilearmedpreparedto27thebuilding.Shesaid,"Iwasverynervous.ButwhenIopenedthehodoorandsaw20armed inthecarparkIwassogladtheywereThealarmhadbeenraisedbecauseVickibecamesuspiciousoftheguestwho29inat3pmthebeforeNewYear'sEvewithlittleluggageand30sunglassesandahatpulleddownoverhis31.Shesaid,"Hedidn'tseemtowanttotalktoomuchandmakeanyeyecontact."Vicki,theonlyemployeeonduty,calledherbossMargaret,64,andhusbandStanMcKale,65,whophonedtheat11pm.OfficersfromNorthumbria calledVickiatthehoinDunston,Gateshead,atabout11:30pmtomakesurethatthiswasthe32man.ThentheykeptintouchbyphoningVicki3315"Itwasabouttenpasttwointhemorning34thephonewentagainandamansaid‘Wouldyougoandmakeyourselfknowntothearmedofficersoutside?'.Myheartmisseda35."Vickiquietlyshowedeightarmedofficers36passagesandstaircasestothetopfloorroomand37overthekey."Irealizedthatmybedroomwindowoverlooksthatpartoftheho,soIwenttowatch.Icouldnotseeintotheman'sroom,38Icouldseethepassage.Thekept39atthemantocomeoutwi