2021西安市高考英语【四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练(1)答案.docx

2021西安市高考英语【四月】阅读理解、完形填空选练（1）答案

阅读理解。
(2022·溧阳模拟)
An Israeli law banning too-skinny models went into effect with the start of 2021. The law, approved last March in Israel, requires models to prove they have maintained a Body Mass Index(BMI)of at least 18. 5 for three months before a fashion show. That means a woman who is 5’8”tall can weigh no less than 119 pounds.
“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders, ”said physician Adatto. “Underweight models, ”he explained, “can no longer serve as role models for innocent young people who copy their false image of being skinny. ”
But some critics in this country say it is misguided, focusing on weight instead of health. They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. “I think it’s an approach that isn’t going to work, ”said eating disorder expert Susan Ice, who worked with an organization which creates a healthy working environment for models.
But Adatto told the reporter that he began to concern the issue after meeting an aspiring model who looked like she needed to be hospitalized. He said, “I realized that only legislation(立法)can change the situation. There was no time to waste; so many girls were dieting to death. ”
However, the efforts to regulate model’s weight in Spain and Italy have not resulted in part because of difficulties in determining reliable methods of measuring weight and health.
Still, folks including Ice say there’s no denying that images from Hollywood and the fashion industry can be difficult for young women to deal with. “Certainly I don’t believe the modeling industry has caused the rise in eating disorders, but it makes it harder, ”she says. “It’s a difficult recovery environment, worshiping thinness as the beauty ideal. ”
【文章大意】本文叙述了以色列出台了一项新法律, 限制模特太瘦, 此项新法律引起了争议。
1. What does BMI in the first paragraph refer to?
A. A measure of body health based on height and weight.
B. A worldwide prize for the healthier model.
C. A new show held by those skinny models.
D. A kind of medicine to cure eating disorders.
【解析】选A。词义猜想题。依据该词后面的at least 18. 5 for three months before a fashion show(在时装表演前至少三个月达到18. 5)可知BMI是一个标准, 所以A项正确。BMI指“身体质量指数”。
2. One benefit the new Israeli law may bring is　　　　.
A. to change the working conditions of models
B. to lower the chance of skinny model’s death
C. to prevent models from suffering from eating disorders
D. to provide guidance for women worshiping thinness
【解析】选C。细节理解题。依据其次段中的“This law is another step in the war against eating disorders”可知C项正确。
3. In the opinion of the critics, the law won’t succeed because　　　　.
A. it misleads young women to form a bad eating habit
B. the fashion industry is much too influential
C. it doesn’t provide a proper approach that can work well
D. it doesn’t create a healthy working environment for models
【解析】选B。推理推断题。依据第三段中的“They also say the Israeli ban is bound to fail because of the strong power of the fashion industry. ”可知B项正确。
4. According to the passage, the new Israeli law banning skinny models is　　　　.
A. practical　　　　　　B. acceptable
C. reasonable D. controversial
【解析】选D。观点态度题。本文叙述以色列出台一项法律限制模特过瘦, 文中陈述了正反两种观点, 一种赞成, 一种反对, 所以此项新法律是有争议的。

阅读理解。
Do you know about a series of books that say they are “for dummies”? These American self-help books have been translated into more than thirty-nine languages including Chinese, Arabic, Russian, French, German, Greek and Spanish.
“Dummy” is a word for a stupid person. The dummies books are not really for stupid people. They are designed to show people how to do something they may never have tried before, like painting a house or learning a language. The books all say in a funny way that they are for dummies, such as World History for Dummies, Rabbits for Dummies, Chinese Cooking for Dummies, and Wedding Planning for Dummies. The first such book, DOS for Dummies, was published in 1991. It helped people learn how to use the DOS operating system for computers. Since then, more than one hundred fifty million dummies books have been sold.
The website explains the idea behind the books. It says that they show that people can be taught to do anything. First they can make fun of ideas that are difficult to understand. Then they show how the information can be interesting and easy. The publishers say that the books do not provide more information than necessary. They give readers just enough information to do what they want. They say that the dummies books give the best and easiest way to do something. And the books use simple and easy language.
There are more than one thousand different dummies books. A report in New York Times says that the top-selling dummies books are those that explain technology and personal finance.
The publishers say that the best-selling dummies books are those providing information many people need---like information about diseases, education and cooking. People interested in opera, car repair and wine can also find dummies books to help them. And there are even more dummies books to come. The publishers say that they publish about two hundred new dummies books every year.
16 hich of the following can be the best title of the passage?
A. Books for Dummies B. The Easiest, the Best
C. Books for Stupid People D. New Ideas Behind the Books
17 ccording to the website, people can ________ with the help of dummies books.
A. do some personal things B. learn any foreign language
C. become expert in cooking D. do anything they want
18 The dummies books have been popular because ______.
A. they provide just what is needed and are easy to understand
B. they provide abundant information on the concerning subject
C. people can learn to do anything with just one copy
D. people can save lots of money through self-teaching
19 According to New York Times, we know that books on ______ sell best.
A. diseases and education B. opera and car repairing
C. technology and personal finance D. cooking and world history
20 What can we learn from the passage?
A. The first dummies book was on Chinese cooking.
B. The dummies books will continue to be popular.
C. Fifty million different dummies books have been published.
D. The simple language was intended for child readers.

【参考答案】ADACB

完形填空。
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
I was successful at my job. I worked very hard , but it ___1___ me and my family a fabulous (极好的) lifestyle. I’d worked for the same company for twenty years and had worked my way up to department director. ___2___, one afternoon last May, I was called to the office, and it was _3_ explained to me that they were letting me go. I just sat there _4_ they talked on and all I could think was, “I’ve ___5__.” I’d been so well respected; __6__ I was of no value.
For six weeks, I was in a very _7__ place. I wandered around my house like a zombie (僵尸).I could _8__ things needed doing, but would not do anything. My beliefs in looking forward and seeing the positive(乐观的) in everything __9___ me.
Then, in late June, my youngest son’s football team made the city cup final. The year before, he’d been very sad when I _10__ the same final, so he was _11__ when I told him I’d go. Not only did they win, but the look on his face as he saw me _12__ him on was unbelievable. From then in , I spent the summer enjoying my sons and their passions (激情) . I attended match after match and performances of my elder son’s band —I __13__ went to another city to watch him play. These moments were so __14__. My life had been so much devoted to _15_ for so long, and I felt 16_ that my sons were happy to welcome me into their world.
17___, being unemployed gave me back a sense of purpose — I was someone’s mum! I felt a sense of being __18___ again. Now I feel more positive about my professional __19__ and I’m getting on better with my family than I ever have. Losing my job made me realize just how _20_ it is to achieve real balance in life.
( ) 1. A. promised B. afforded C. showed D. left
【答案】B
( ) 2. A. Therefore B. Anyhow C. Otherwise D. However
【答案】D

( ) 3. A. quickly B. gently C. partly D. easily
【答案】B
( ) 4. A. until B. after C. as D. so
【答案】C
( ) 5. A. failed B. finished C. tried D. changed
【答案】A
( ) 6. A. suddenly B. finally C. immediately D. shortly
【答案】A
( ) 7. A. secret B. quiet C. lonely D. dark
【答案】D
( ) 8. A. see B. get C. suggest D. understand
【答案】A
( ) 9. A. defended B. directed C. deserted D. disturbed
【答案】C
( ) 10. A. watched B. missed C. lost D. won
【答案】B
( ) 11. A. disappointed B. worried C. honoured D. delighted
【答案】D
( ) 12. A. cheering B. taking C. leading D. passing
【答案】A
( ) 13. A. just B. even C. still D. almost
【答案】B
( ) 14. A. hopeful B. meaningful C. difficult D. strange
【答案】B
( ) 15. A. work B. family C. matches D. performances
【答案】A
( ) 16. A. successful B. thoughtful C. thankful D. peaceful
【答案】C
( ) 17. A. Naturally B. Doubtfully C. Disagreeably D. Unexpectedly
【答案】D
( ) 18. A. employed B. comforted C. valued D. encouraged
【答案】C
( ) 19. A. education B. experience C. relationship D. future
【答案】D
( ) 20. A. important B. interesting C. simple D. surprising
【答案】A
1. 【解析】afford sb. sth.供应某人某物。该句的意思是我的工作赐予了我和我的家人一种极好的生活方式。
2. 【解析】依据前后文可知是表示转折，然而一天下午我被叫到办公室。
3. 【解析】由于是要辞退作者，所以要用严峻的语气向作者表明她被辞退了。4.【解析】as 引导一个时间状语从句，当他们在给我讲话的时候我坐在那里。5.【解析】当他们告知我我被解雇了的时候，我所想到的一切只是我失败了，与句首的成功形成对比。
6.【解析】作者始终认为很成功，现在却被告知被解雇了，所以说作者突然觉得自己很没用。
7.【解析】被解雇后作者生活在黑暗的日子里，感到无望和无助。
8.【解析】我能看到有些事情需要我去做，但是我就是不情愿做，这与作者被解雇后的心情是全都的，同时也与后面的变化形成了对比。
9.【解析】由于作者被解雇，作者原有的遇事情能够向前看，并且看到事情中的乐观的一面，这种人生信仰也抛弃了作者，用desert生动形象，有拟人化的手法。
10.【解析】watch“看”；miss“错过”；lose“失去竞赛”；win“赢得竞赛”。B项符合语境。
11.【解析】当作者告知孩子要去看他们的球队的竞赛时，孩子当然是表现的很兴奋。
12.【解析】cheer sb. on 为某人喝彩，为某人加油。
13.【解析】even甚至，用来表示程度的加剧，深化。作者甚至去另外的一个城市里去看孩子的表演。
14.【解析】这些时刻与作者解雇后的心情相比是极其有意义的。
15. 【解析】在事业后的这一段经受中，通过和孩子相处，作者生疏到她过去太致力于工作了。
16. 【解析】作者很感谢，在自己忽视孩子们之后孩子还是很欢迎她进入孩子们的世界，这让作者感到很是感谢。
17. 【解析】出人意料的是，失业让我重新有了一种人生的目的感。
18. 【解析】我再次觉得我的人生有价值有意义。与前文形成对应。
19.【解析】在经受了失业这一人生挫折之后，作者变得对自己的职业前景更为主动，和乐观。
20.【解析】在经受了失业后，作者生疏到保持工作和生活的一种平衡是格外的重要。