高中英语阅读填空试题

对话填空（共10题，共10分）
P：Peter       J：Jimmy
Peter is talking with Jimmy about the just finished match between L.A Lakers and Miami Heats on Christmas Eve, in 2010
P: Hey, Jimmy, watched the game between Lakers and Heats?
J: Certainly. It was really an a_____ fantastic game. My Heats beat L.A.
P: Your Heats? I remembered you were a fan of the Cavaliers.
J: To be exact, a fan of Lebron James. Since James joined the Heats, I also changed my range, which is undoubtedly logical. By the way, which team do you p_____ will win the title of c_____ this season?
P: I think the Lakers will do
J：I don’t a_____ of you. I strongly believe the title must go to the Heats. As you can see, the present Heats possesses the super “BIG THREE”, James is good at scoring. Wade is an expert in penetration(带球突破) and Chris Bosh can d______ backboard(篮板)
P：Maybe you are right. But I am afraid you l_____ out the e______ element（因素） in winning a basketball game---- team work. After all, basketball is not an i_____ game.
J：Apart from the “BIG Three”, there are quantities of excellent bench players available such as Dampier, Arios Arroyo, Eddie House and so on. I see no reason why the Heats can’t p_____ the NBA
P: I still have a preference for the Lakes. Compared to the Heats, the Lakers has a more mature(成熟的) play. And as long as there is Kobe, there is victory. On the other hand, we should not forget that other teams are making rapid progress like the Thunder led by Kelvin Durant，the Celtics and the Magics. They all have the p____ to challenge our teams.

Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context．
Visit the Edinburgh Festival
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival．For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from  over the world．They come to Edinburgh   the biggest arts festival in Britain．During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from    morning till late at night．You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets．One of the best parts of the Festival is the "Fringe",   students do comedy shows in small halls and cafés．
   of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians．This year, you can see over five hundred performances     actors from more than forty countries．
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in Edinburgh   it is in London．Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room,  why not book your hotel now?

Complete the following passage by using the words in the box．Each word can only be used once．Note that there is one word more than you need.

A．primarily	B．similar	C．considerately	D．connections	E．instructed
F．series	G．personal	H．served	I．defined	J．environment

In a study of the university of Minnesota, twins (some raised together and others who had grown up apart) were tested for a wide range of personality traits (特征)．In terms of happiness－   as the ability to enjoy life－twins who are separated soon after birth were much less alike than twins raised together．But when it comes to unhappiness, the twins raised apart－some without contact for as long as 64 years－were as   as those who had grown up together.
Why is unhappiness less influenced by   ? When we are happy, we are more responsive to people and keep up better than when we are feeling sad．
This doesn’t mean, however, that some people are born to be sad and that’s that．Unhappiness may be related to genes, but this inherited trait can be influenced by   choice．You can increase your happiness through your own actions.
In a whole of experiments by psychologists John Reich and Alex Zautra at Arizona State University, they asked students to select their favorite activities from a list of everyday pleasures－things like going to a movie, talking with friends and playing cards.
Then the researchers  some of the students in the experiment to increase the number of favorite activities the participated in for one month (the participants in the study    as controls (对照组) and did not vary their activity level)．Result: Those who did more of the things they enjoyed were happier than those who didn’t．The conclusion, then, is that the pleasure we get from life is   ours to control.

阅读下面的短文，在标有序号的空白处填入一个适当的词，或填入括号中单词的正确形式，并将序号及相应答案写在答题纸上。
In all one’s lifetime it is oneself that one spends the most time being with or dealing with. But it is precisely(精确地) oneself that one has the  ①  understanding of. When you are going upwards in life you tend to overestimate(高估) yourself. It seems that everything you seek for is within your reach. When you are going downhill you tend to underestimate yourself,  ② (mistake) difficulties for your own inability.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to gain a correct view of oneself and be a realist --- aware of   ③  one’s strength and shortage. You may look ④  hopefully to the future but be sure not to expect too much, for details can never be fully realized. You may be courageous to meet challenges but it should be clear to you where to direct your efforts.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself requires doing oneself a favor when it    ⑤ (need). In time of anger, do yourself a favor by giving vent(出路，出口) to it in a quiet place so that you won’t be hurt by its flames; in time of  ⑥  , do yourself a favor by sharing it with your friends so as to  ⑦  a sad mood into a cheerful one; in time of tiredness, do yourself a favor by getting a  ⑧  sleep. Care about your health and daily life.   ⑨  you know perfectly well when and how to do yourself a favor, you won’t be confident and ready enough to resist the attack of illness.
To get a thorough understanding of oneself is to get a full control of one’s life. Then one will find one’s life full of   ⑩  .

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Viennese-born composer Frederick Loewe,    we remember from his classical musicals including “My Fair Lady” and “Camelot”, was not always famous. He studied piano with the great masters of Europe and achieved huge success as a   (music) and composer in his early years. But    he immigrated to the United States, he failed as a pianist. For a while he tried other types of work including gold mining and boxing.    he never gave up his dream and continued to play the piano and write music.
  those difficult years, he could not always afford   (make) payments on his piano. One day, bent over the keyboard, he could hear nothing but the music that he played with such rare inspiration. When he finished and looked up, he was astonished to find that he had  
audience of three moving men who    (seat) on the floor.
They said nothing and made no movement toward the piano. Instead, they dug into their pockets, pooled together enough money for the payment, placed it on the piano and walked out, empty    (hand). Moved by the beauty of his music, these men recognized excellence and responded to  .

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中的语法的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卡标号为16—25的相应位置上。
Last summer, I went to Hanwang, an area severely damaged during the Wenchuan earthquake. I visited some of the ____________(survive) and helped the local volunteers.
At Hanwang, there were no tall buildings and the air was very dirty and people were crowded. I lived with volunteers _______all around China in makeshift (临时的) accommodation. They had been working there for more than six months, some giving up jobs to help with educating the kids. They never complained ________the poor conditions that I couldn’t bear at first. Rather, they were thankful to have the chance ______(rebuild) the damaged areas. I respected their work.
My main task was to visit some of the children_____ charity organization was supporting. One of them was disabled, having broken a leg during the earthquake. A ________(poison) spider had bitten another girl while she __________(live)in a tent after the earthquake. She had had to endure (忍受) the transplant of a piece of skin from one leg to the other. These children had had terrible bad luck,____ ____ they were still full of hope despite the situation. Their grades were amazingly good, _______was one reason the charity group chose to help them. All the people I visited were grateful, not only for surviving but to the country for helping_________.

阅读下面短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示 2）首字母提示 3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整的写右边相对应的横线上，所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Li Lei,
I’m sorry to hear that you are having trouble in coping with the
new college life. Here I would like to give you some a          1___________
First of all, you should s        no efforts to work hard at all    2___________
your lessons and develop your different a         . Only in     3___________
this way are you l        ___ to get an ideal job for a better      4___________
future. Secondly, communication skills are also r       if you   5___________
want to get along well with your friends ________ college campus  6___________
Last but not least, living _________ (独立) is of great significance  7___________
to you, _______means you should learn to face all challenges by   8____________
yourself, and this will surely b     you a lot when you step into  9____________
_________(社会). I’ll be glad if you find my advice practical.    10 ___________

Hello. It’s one of the first words we learn as babies, yet it’s one of the last words we think to use as adults today. That’s unfortunate, because saying hello is more than just saying hello——it is recognition of another’s worth. How might the world change——how might we change——if we mastered this word? To find out, I spent one month saying hello to every person I met. Here’s what I’ve learned.
　　 It can boost (促进) productivity. In one of the few studies ever done on this subject, Allan All day, an assistant professor of special education at Oklahoma State University, had middle school teachers greet their students individually each morning. This exchange of greetings raised the kids’ productivity. School went from impersonal to personal, and that resulted in more class participation and better grades.
　　 Environments influence friendliness. One study found that people in the city were less likely to shake hands with a stranger than those in the countryside. My experience was similar. Whatever the reason, my urban hellos were answered far less often than my rural ones. Similarly, people in vacation spots were far friendlier than those hurrying work downtown.
　　 It’s a form of universal health insurance. It’s impossible to say hello without smiling. And smiling has been shown to lower blood pressure, relieve stress and boost happiness. Apparently, a smile creates a similar effect in the recipient (接受者).
So maybe we can make the world a better place by____________.  After a month of doing it, I feel lighter and I have a better sense of well-being.
What does the author say about the adults’ saying hello today?
_______________________________________________________________________________
Which sentence in the text is the closest in meaning to the following one?
　　Teachers and students got friendlier so that the students became more active in learning and scored higher in tests.
　　____________________________________________________________________
Fill in the blank in Paragraph 5 with proper words. (within 5 words)
　　____________________________________________________________________
What are the three effects of smiling on health according to the text. (within 8 words)
Smiling can ___________________________________________________________

Complete the passage with the proper words in the box. Each word can only be used once. One word is not needed.

A. understanding     B. industry       C. range      D. improve     E. adopted F. pronounce          G. flooding       H. valued     I. operating       J. tend

 
The speeches of US President Barack Obama have become the favorite way for Japanese to study the English language. Japanese publishers have been ______ the market with over a dozen language-learning titles. Companies are trying to enter a foreign-language teaching _______ which was _______ at $8.6 billion in 2008 by some research institutes.
Why is there such a huge Japanese market for recordings and books of Obama's speeches? Japanese say that listening to Obama speak is a good way to ______ their English-speaking skills.  
Most Japanese, including those studying English, would have difficulty ___ a speech given by a native English speaker. But “Obama's English is easy to understand because he can _______ words clearly and speaks at a relatively slow speed,” said Professor Tadaharu Nikaido, a communication specialist. “Movies ______ to be the most difficult for Japanese, especially when actors mumble (咕哝) their words.” Obama sets his _______ of vocabulary wide enough to accommodate (迎合) all levels of English speakers, Nikaido added, and at the lower end, it sometimes comes within the range of non-native speakers' comprehension.
The Obama speech phenomenon has given way to more books and magazines that focus on how Obama's communication skills might be ______ in Japan for business and political purposes. At least half a dozen books and magazine covers of this kind have appeared in the past several months in Japan.

课文填空 (共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分)
Sometimes, too, I was too weak to go to school so my education __________.
The few who cannot see the real person inside my body do not ___________, and I just
ignore them.
To look after my pets properly takes a lot of time but I __________.
I have to work hard to live a normal life but it has _________.
She looked at his fingers with wonder as they turned each page and __________.
________________ on her face, Claire knew that Gladys thought she was having an affair.
When Claire got home, she wept _____________ in her armchair.
By that time, Tony expected the house ___________.
Both men had just begun to swim towards the shore, ________________ that the speedboat
was moving in a circle.
You see, on the morning of …did not run at all. It _________ at Ferngreen station and was taken off the line.

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后第76至第85小题的空格里填上适当的单词并将答案转写到答题卡上。
注意：每空仅填一个单词。
The ancient religions of the Greeks and Romans were based on myths. Originally the word meant “spoken words” or stories. Nowadays myths refer to tales without a kernel of truth, or fantasies.
In nearly every civilization people tried to control their surroundings and the things happening around them to make them less threatening. In prehistoric cultures myths were used to explain natural phenomena. Ancient civilizations saw the earth as the goddess because of its fertility. Other phenomena like wind, lightning and thunder also were brought into connection with supernatural forces. The people felt themselves surrounded by gods and completely dependent.
The Greek myths also originated in that manner, but had more functions. They also explained the beginning of the world and the origin of man. Furthermore, the myths kept alive the memories of the foundation of important cities as well as the heroic deeds of civilizations and individuals. The tales of heroes, human beings with often supernatural capacities, gave men examples of perfection. During the whole Classical Period people believed the myths, but over time they came to be taken less and less seriously.
During the Greek Period myths were spread by word of mouth. The singing of mythical events was an important aspect of religious ritual. Many singers traveled around and sang the tales they heard on their way.
The first collection of myths was the work of Homer. He was blind, and to survive he collected traditional stories and let them been written down by others. The books of his that we know are the Iliad and the Odyssey. The first author to write about the beginning of the world and its deities was Hesiod in the 18the century.

Title: _____ of Myths
Meaning	________	They meant “spoken words” or traditional stories.
Nowadays	They meant something that people believe but which doesn’t _____ or is false.
____ and Status	Prehistoric cultures	They were used to explain aspects of the natural world and supernatural phenomena.
People felt completely dependent on _____.
Classical period	Besides explaining natural phenomena, they also ①explained how the world began and how the man came into ______; ②________ the foundation of important cities and good deeds; ③dealt with supernatural beings and heroes.
People believed in them but were not___ about them gradually.
Forms	Oral myths	They were usually sung in religious rituals or by ___ singers.
____ myths	The representative authors are Homer and Hesiod.

 

请认真阅读下面对话，并根据各题所给首字母的提示，在答题卡上标有题号的横线上，写出一个英语单词的完整、正确形式、使对话通顺。
W: Where are you going to s___ your holiday this year, Bob?
M: We may go a___, but I’m not sure.
W: What do you mean?
M: Well, my wife’s talking about Egypt recently. She may want to go there. I’d like to go there, too.
W: Yes, it’s an interesting country to see.
M: But we can’t make up our myet. You know, a round trip to Egypt c__ a lot.
W: But you may go by sea.
M: You’re right. It’s cheaper, isn’t it?
W: You may s____ at least half of the money if you go by ship.
M: But don’t you think it would t__ a long time and…
W: But you can enjoy the scene of the sea and the r_____ sun.
M: Yes, I’ll tell my wife.
W: You will definitely enjoy y_____, I’m sure.
M: Don’t be so sure. We may not go anywhere.
W: You always hesitate at everything.
M: It’s not my f____, you know. Wife always worries too much.
W: Like what?
M: Well… Who is going to look after the house? Who is going to look after the garden? And who is going to look after
the pets? We have these p___ every year. And in the end we stay at home and look after everything.

阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连续的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空，并将答案填写在答题卷标号为的相应位置上。
Roadside bomb explosions in southern Afghanistan have killed at least five civilians and five policemen. The attack came as NATO’s new Secretary General visited Kabul   (discuss) with Afghan officials and candidates ahead of the August 20   (president) election.
Afghan officials in southern Helmans province said a group of civilians (travel) to a wedding party when  big vehicle, which was being pulled by a tractor, hit a roadside bomb.
Officials have blamed Taliban insurgents（叛乱分子）as part of efforts to discourage voters  taking part in the coming election.
Five policemen were also killed in a separate roadside bomb burst in Helmand,  region is a known Taliban stronghold（据点） thousands of US Marines and British soldiers are engaged major anti-insurgency operations to improve securityAfghans go to vote.
The security situation deteriorating（恶化）in southern parts of the country has been a cause of concern for both Afghan election officials and international observers since the (remove) of the Taliban from power in 2001.

Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.
If you plan to remain in the United States for any length of time, you will soon find too expensive to stay in a hotel and will want to find another place to live. is true in cities  very where in the world, the you live outside the city, generally the lower the rents will be. However, travelling to and the city by bus, car or train may make it as expensive as living in the city. Naturally, it is easier to join in the life of a city one is close to the center. this reason, you may prefer to live as close to the center of the city as possible. Or, may prefer to rent a place for only a month or two until you become more familiar with area.

阅读下列短文，根据以下提示：1）汉语提示，2）首字母提示，3）语境提示，在每个空格内填入一个适当的英语单词，并将该词完整地写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Mr. Li,
Last Sunday I went to do some reading in your library.
Over the time I was there, I found something unpleasant. T      ,               ____
I’d like to v       my opinions, which, I hope, would be of help for            ____
you to _______（创造）a more comfortable place for readers. First, there are  ____
few new books on the shelf, and most books are not s       in proper          __
order, making it difficult for readers to find _______ they want quickly.          ____
Third, the l       didn’t offer good service. Instead, they were                    _
chatting. In _______, they took no notice of the fact that a light                    _____
wasn’t _______. Leave this state of affairs to stay the same, and I’m                       ____
_______(恐怕) there will be fewer and fewer readers. So, I suggest your                 ____
_______ (改变) all these as soon as possible for the sake of readers.                 ____
The      End