【考前三个月】2015届高考英语(通用版)考前题组集训6.docx

考前题组集训6
Test 1
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Shirley Temple (1928～2014)，an American actress，was considered among the most successful child stars in the history of film.Born by an ambitious mother，Temple first appeared in a film at the age of three，and at six she starred in Stand Up and Cheer (1934)．Known and recognized for her ability to sing and tap dance in several films，Temple became a famous figure in 1934.At the end of that year，she was given a special Academy Award “in grateful recognition of her outstanding contribution”．
During the Great Depression of the 1930s，Temple was celebrated by an adoring public.At the height of her popularity，from 1935 to 1938，Temple was the biggest box­office attraction in Hollywood.Temple made a number of films as a teenager，but her appeal had faded，and the films were not successful.In 1949，Temple departed elegantly from Hollywood.
Two decades later，she reappeared into the spotlight by announcing her qualification as a candidate for Congress.She lost the election，but Temple displayed her determination and went on to enjoy a long and successful career with the United Nations and the State Department.
After retirement，she reported that she was at peace with her life and proud of her accomplishments in two of the nation’s most influential areas.“If I had to do it all over again，”Shirley Temple once declared，“I wouldn’t change anything.”
1．Temple became famous at the age of .
A．3 B．6
C．10 D．21
答案　B
解析　细节理解题。从第一段第二句中的“...and at six she starred in Stand Up and Cheer (1934)．..”以及第三句中的“...Temple became a famous figure in 1934.”可知，应选B项。star表示“使成为明星，在电影/戏剧中担任主角”。
2．What do we learn from Paragraph 2?
A．Temple was still popular in 1949.
B．Temple was a failure as a child star.
C．Hollywood made a big fortune because of Temple.
D．People became tired of Temple in the Great Depression.
答案　C
解析　推理判断题。从第二段第二句“At the height of her popularity，from 1935 to 1938，Temple was the biggest box­office attraction in Hollywood.”可推知，应选C项。
3．Temple attracted people’s attention again when .
A．she entered Congress
B．she worked for the UN
C．she went on with the political life
D．she announced to participate in the election
答案　D
解析　细节理解题。从第三段第一句“Two decades later，she reappeared into the spotlight by announcing her qualification as a candidate for Congress.”可知选D项。
4．We know from the last paragraph that Temple .
A．wanted to lead a different life
B．regretted having left Hollywood
C．was content with her experiences
D．was sorry about her election failure
答案　C
解析　推理判断题。从最后一段可知，应选C项。
B
Starting in 1972，the National Park Service established a policy for forest fires called Natural Burn.It was acknowledged that some forest fires，such as those caused by lightning were necessary for forests to maintain balanced ecosystems，so the fire should be allowed to burn.However，a big fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caused this policy to be abandoned since the fire was initially allowed to burn yet soon out of control.As a result，the fire of 1988 destroyed much of Yellowstone，which is America’s oldest and most beloved national park.Massive areas of plants were destroyed，and large empty spaces and acres of burned and blackened trees greeted visitors.The rivers and streams were choked with ash，and the ecosystem of the park was changed beyond repair.
In addition，great numbers of animals were killed by the fires that burned out of control.The fires were driven by high winds，moving as many as ten miles a day.Many small animals died in the flames.The fire’s rapid advances gave the wildlife little chance to escape.Even today，few of these small forest animals have returned to live in the park.In the years immediately following the fires，the number of visitors declined rapidly.No one was interested in seeing a blackened and treeless park on vacation.Yellowstone had previously been famous for its amazing views and unique geological formations such as the geyser Old Faithful.But now its reputation as America’s wonder is damaged permanently.
5．Natural Burn was adopted because some forest fires were .
A．hard to put out
B．started by the lightning
C．good for the balance of nature
D．approved by the National Park Service
答案　C
解析　细节理解题。从第一段第二句“It was acknowledged that some forest fires，such as those caused by lightning were necessary for forests to maintain balanced ecosystems，so the fire should be allowed to burn.”可知，选C项。
6．The big fire in Yellowstone in 1988 .
A．became out of control at first
B．destroyed the park completely
C．was allowed to burn continuously
D．brought the natural burn policy to an end
答案　D
解析　细节理解题。从第一段第三句“However，a big fire in Yellowstone National Park in 1988 caused this policy to be abandoned since the fire was initially allowed to burn yet soon out of control.”可知，选D项。
7．Why were so many animals killed in the big fire?
A．Because winds were blown from high places.
B．Because the animals moved only ten miles a day.
C．Because the animals lived in lower places.
D．Because strong winds contributed to the fire a lot.
答案　D
解析　细节理解题。从第二段的“The fires were driven by high winds...The fire’s rapid advances gave the wildlife little chance to escape.”可知，选D项。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Once when there was a famine(饥荒)，a rich baker sent for twenty of the poorest children in the town，and said to them，“In this basket，there is a loaf for each of you. 1 it，and come back to me every 2 at this hour till better time comes.”
The hungry children 3 eagerly around the basket，and quarreled for the bread， 4 each wished to have the largest loaf.At last they went away without even 5 the good gentleman.But Gretchen，a poorly­dressed little girl，did not 6 or struggle with the rest，but remained 7 modestly in the distance.When the ill­behaved children had left，she took the 8 loaf，which alone was left in the basket， 9 the gentleman’s hand，and went home.
The next day the children were as 10 as before，and poor，shy Gretchen received a loaf only nearly half the 11 of the one she got the first day.When she came home，her mother cut the 12 open，many new，shining pieces of silver fell out of it.Her mother was very much 13 ，and said，“Take the money back to the good 14 at once，for it must have got into the loaf 15 .Be quick，Gretchen！Be quick！”
But when the little girl gave the rich man her mother’s 16 ，he said，“No，no，my child，it was no 17 .I had the silver pieces put into the smallest loaf to 18 you.Always be as contented，peaceable，and 19 as you now are.Go home now，and the 20 is your own.”
1．A.Take B．Buy
C．Order D．Smell
答案　A
解析　面包店老板让这些孩子吃面包，因此选A项表示“拿”。
2．A.month B．week
C．day D．year
答案　C
解析　根据空后的“at this hour”以及第三段第一句中的“The next day the children were as as before，...”可知，这里表示每天的这个时候都来拿面包，因此选C项。
3．A.stood B．sat
C．gathered D．looked
答案　C
解析　这里用短语gather around“聚集”，表示孩子们都饿了，赶紧围过来，吵着要吃面包。
4．A.but B．so
C．since D．because
答案　D
解析　这里用because引导原因状语从句，即孩子们吵闹的原因是每个孩子都想吃那块最大的面包。
5．A.hearing B．thanking
C．thinking D．looking
答案　B
解析　这里表示这些孩子们拿了面包就散去了，对面包店老板连句谢谢都没有说，故选B项。
6．A.play B．laugh
C．quarrel D．speak
答案　C
解析　根据前文的“quarreled for the bread”可知，此处表示这个女孩没有跟其他孩子们一起争面包，因此选C项。
7．A.crying B．standing
C．jumping D．singing
答案　B
解析　这里表示当那些孩子们在争面包的时候，女孩就站(standing)在远处。
8．A.best B．oldest
C．largest D．smallest
答案　D
解析　根据前面的“ each wished to have the largest loaf”和最后一段中的“the smallest loaf”可知，篮子里最后剩下的是一块最小的面包。
9．A.kissed B．took
C．seized D．waved
答案　A
解析　这里表示她“吻”面包店老板的手以表示感谢。
10．A.hungry B．angry
C．eager D．rude
答案　D
解析　上文提到这些孩子争面包并且离开的时候也没有对提供给他们面包的面包店老板说一句感谢的话，因此选D项，表示这些孩子很没礼貌。
11．A.size B．number
C．length D．amount
答案　A
解析　这里表示面包的大小，因此选A项。
12．A.letter B．bread
C．basket D．bag
答案　B
解析　这里说的小女孩的母亲把面包(bread)切开，因此选B项。
13．A.surprised B．pleased
C．terrified D．excited
答案　A
解析　看到切开的面包里面掉出来很多银币，小女孩的妈妈觉得很“惊讶”，因此选A项。
14．A.policeman B．teacher
C．gentleman D．child
答案　C
解析　根据前文的“ the good gentleman”可知，应选C项。
15．A.by accident B．by heart
C．by hand D．by itself
答案　A
解析　小女孩的妈妈猜测面包里面出现了银币，这一定是面包店老板不小心弄进去的，因此选A项。by accident偶然，意外地。
16．A.letter B．apology
C．money D．message
答案　D
解析　这里表示小女孩在归还银币的时候把妈妈的话说给了面包店老板听，因此选D项。message(书面或口头的)信息，消息。
17．A.luck B．use
C．good D．mistake
答案　D
解析　面包店老板告诉小女孩，他把银币放进面包里绝非偶然。此处与前面相呼应，故选D项。
18．A.test B．reward
C．thank D．attract
答案　B
解析　这里用reward表示“奖励”。面包店老板把银币放进最小的那块面包里面是为了“奖励”小女孩。
19．A.careful B．grateful
C．beautiful D．enthusiastic
答案　B
解析　上文说那些孩子连声感谢都没说，而这个小女孩与他们不同，她向面包店老板表达了感激之情，故选B项。
20．A.loaf B．basket
C．world D．money
答案　D
解析　这里说的是小女孩归还的那些银币，因此选D项。
Test 2
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
About a third of all common cancers in the United States，China and Britain could be prevented each year if people ate healthier food，drank less alcohol and exercised more，health experts said on Friday.
Reports from the World Cancer Research Fund(WCRF) suggest that making simple lifestyle changes could prevent some 40 percent of breast cancers alone in Britain and the United States，as well as tens of thousands of stomach cancers.
“Even in 2011，people are dying unnecessarily from cancers that could be prevented through keeping a healthy weight，diet，physical activity and other lifestyle factors，”said a WCRF medical and scientific adviser.
WCRF findings are supported by World Health Organization(WHO) reports，which say regular exercise can prevent many diseases such as cancers and heart diseases.
Cancer is a leading cause of death around the world and its incidence(发病率) is rising.Each year around 12.7 million people discover they have cancer and 7.6 million people die from some form of the disease.There are about 200 known types of cancer.
Rachel Thompson，the WCRF’s head of science，said that while the message was simple—that not smoking，eating good food and being a healthy weight can help ward off many cancers—it was still a difficult one to get across.
The WHO says adults should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week.This could be done by walking for 30 minutes five times per week or by cycling to work every day.
Peter Baldini，head of the World Lung Foundation，also called on all governments to introduce smoke­free laws and raise the price of cigarettes.Tobacco kills millions of smokers every year，and tobacco­related lung cancers also kill hundreds of thousands of people who don’t smoke but have been exposed to it second­hand.
“There isn’t a magic bullet to cure all forms of cancer，but we have the opportunity and the duty to protect people from developing cancer wherever possible，”Baldini said.
1．Which of the following words can best take the place of the underlined phrase “ward off” in the sixth paragraph?
A．protect B．prevent
C．develop D．cure
答案　B
解析　词义猜测题。根据画线词前后的内容可以推测是不吸烟，吃好的食物及有一个健康的体重有助于防止癌症的发生，故选B。
2．Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the text?
A．Exercising and eating healthily can help reduce cancer risk.
B．Each year about 12.7 million people are diagnosed with cancer around the world.
C．Every year millions of people die from smoking and lung cancers.
D．Adults should walk for fifty minutes three times per week.
答案　D
解析　细节理解题。根据倒数第三段“The WHO says adults should do at least 150 minutes of exercise a week.This could be done by walking for 30 minutes five times per week or by cycling to work every day.”知，世界卫生组织建议成年人应该一周五次一次30分钟的锻炼时间，故选D。
3．Which of the following can be the best title of this text?
A．Simple Life Changes Could Stop Millions of Cancers
B．Cancer Is a Leading Cause of Death
C．Our Bad Lifestyle Caused Many Diseases
D．The Incidence of Common Cancers Is Rising
答案　A
解析　标题归纳题。根据第二段第一句“...making simple lifestyle changes could prevent some 40 percent of breast cancers...”及整篇短文的内容可知简单的生活方式的改变可以防止癌症的发生，故选A。
4．By writing the passage，the author mainly intends to .
A．advise people to develop healthier lifestyle
B．warn people of the danger of cancers
C．explain why many people die from cancers every year
D．introduce the ways to protect people from developing cancers
答案　A
解析　细节理解题。根据短文的内容可知作者主要建议人们养成健康的生活方式，故选A。
B
As the new semester begins，millions of college students across the country are trying hard to remember how best to write a paper or，more likely，how best to delay that paper.
Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.They can spend whole days in the library doing nothing but staring into space，eating snacks，surfing the Internet，watching videos and looking at other students sitting around them，who，most likely，are doing nothing either.
Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate，they write micro blogs about their fears，asking their online friends if they sometimes have the same issue.But this does nothing to break the spell(魔咒)．
According to a recent report,95 percent of us procrastinate at some point and 20 percent of the world’s population are always procrastinating.The figures are disappointing.Procrastinators are less wealthy，less healthy and less happy than those who don’t delay.Procrastinators like to find excuses to justify their behavior，but BBC columnist Rowan Pelling says they are all wrong.
Many procrastinators tell themselves they are perfectionists who work best under pressure.Pelling says this is nonsense，as work done at the last minute is more likely to have mistakes than work done on time.The behavior of procrastinators often makes them feel ashamed，inconveniences others and annoys loved ones.
Pelling also points out that procrastination feels particularly delinquent(过失的)in a society that thinks of swift action as admirable，and，at times，even as a moral good.
Fortunately，social scientists have thrown their weight behind efforts to understand this behavioral mistake and offer strategies to control it.Piers Steel，a Canadian social scientist and author of The Procrastination Equation，believes human is “designed” to procrastinate.Nevertheless，he suggests a couple of good ways to get through the task at hand.
5．From the first two paragraphs we can learn that .
A．procrastination is beneficial to many students
B．many students are under great pressure in their study
C．lots of college students are working hard to write good articles on time
D．many students are getting into the habit of delaying finishing their tasks
答案　D
解析　段落大意题。根据第二段的中心句“Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.”可知许多学生都有拖延时间的习惯，故选D。
6．According to the passage，procrastination probably refers to .
A．a bad habit
B．a serious illness
C．a difficult task
D．a form of entertainment
答案　A
解析　细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“Procrastination is the thief of time and a lot of students suffer from it.”及第三段第一句中的“Paralyzed by their habit to procrastinate...”可知拖延是一种坏的习惯，故选A。
7．Which of the following statements is WRONG?
A．Procrastination makes people waste their time.
B．Procrastinators usually complete their tasks perfectly.
C．Swift action is considered as a moral standard in the society.
D．Procrastination is common among peop