高中英语阅读填空试题

Directions: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions or complete the statements in no more than 12 words．
The iPad is a tablet computer designed and developed by Apple．It is particularly marketed as a platform for audio and visual media such as books, periodicals, movies, music, and games, as well as web content．At about 700 grams （25 ounces）, its size and weight are between those of most contemporary smart phones and laptop computers．Apple released the iPad in April 2010, and sold 3 million of the devices in 80 days．
The iPad runs the same operating system as the earlier iPod Touch and iPhone．It can run its own applications as well as ones developed for the iPhone．Without modification, it will only run programs approved by Apple and distributed via its online store．
Like iPhone and iPod Touch, the iPad is controlled by a multi-touch display ?a break from most previous tablet computers, which used a pressure-triggered stylus（尖笔）．The iPad uses a Wi-Fi data connection to browse the Internet, load and stream media, and install software．Some models also have a 3G wireless data connection, The device is managed and synced（同步） by iTunes on a personal computer via USB cable．
Media reaction to the device has generally been neutral or positive, with more positive reaction after the device was launched．
（Note: Answer the questions or complete the statements in NO MORE THAN 12 WORDS．）
1．The Marketing Strategy of iPad is to make it ____ for audio and visual media．
2．The programs approved by Apple can only be bought from ____．
3．How do people control some previous tablet computers?
4．What's the media reaction to the device prior to its launch?

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，并将该词完整的写在右边相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确，拼写正确。
Hello, everyone! I would like to share with you my first travel abroad．
Last summer vacation, I took part in a/an ________ （交流） programme     __________
with an American school．D__________ our visit, we stayed with host       _________
families, _______ gave us an opportunity to learn more about the              _________
American society．The main part of our programme was to ______（体验）    _________
The school life．_________ with Chinese students, American students       __________
are more open and active．Besides, they have _____________ homework       __________
and fewer exams．But we a__________ have a lot in common, like being      _________
crazy about NB  A．When the visit was over, I made f________ with     _________
some American students, who are very interested in Chinese______（文化）．     __________
The programme is of great b__________ to us the American students         _________
As well．

Christopher Reeve was born in September, 1952. He was in his first school play when he was eight and he started   (act) in TV shows and films while he was still in college. He made many successful films and TV shows but he is     (famous) for his Superman films.
Unfortunately, disaster came in 1995     he fell from his horse and broke his back. The doctors did not expect him to live.    , he made    (amaze) progress. At first, he couldn’t breathe   a machine, but he learnt to breathe on his own. He would never walk again    he started a new life with great courage.
The second year after his accident, Christopher returned to film making. He also raised a lot of money to promote medical research into back     (injure). He made speeches all over the USA about     experiences. This not only drew public attention     research into back injuries but also encouraged a lot of people living with all kinds of problems.

阅读下面的短文，根据所读内容在短文后的表格中填入恰当的单词。注意：表格中的每个空格只填一个单词。
Goal setting is simply having a clear plan of where you want to be in the future. In order to set goals, you must first know where you want to be in the future, or you must have some kind of a dream, something that you really want.
How to set a goal needs a lot of thought about what you really want to do in your life. Take some time by asking yourself about the reason behind your goal. If you are struggling to find direction, then learn to set goals.
Set goals that you can achieve. Divide them into simple tasks that you can achieve every day, every month, every year. Set your goals for success. Often people fail to achieve their dreams, not for lack of hard work and motivation, but simply because they failed to define（界定）their dreams and goals in a way that allowed them to effectively move toward their goals.
Here are some other important points to consider when setting a goal. The goal should be clear enough so that we know exactly what we are struggling for and when the goal has been reached. It should be realistic, that is to say, it is practical and can be achieved. Moreover, it should have necessary resources and a deadline for completion.
Goal setting helps us get organized, make big decisions and realize our dreams. Goals will take you to places you’ve only dreamed of. They’ll help you achieve your life’s dreams. They will give you confidence. And most of all, they’ll motivate you to keep on trying. So just like any other tool, you must know how to properly use goal setting so that you’ll be successful in achieving your dreams.

The      of goal setting	To plan      and know where you want to be in the future.
on setting A goal	Think about what you really want to do in your life and the     for doing it.
Divide your goals into simple tasks and     toward them step by step.
Other important points to take into	Make sure that the goals are clear and
Find necessary resources and    a deadline.
The significance	Goal setting can help you work in an effective way, make big decisions and make your dreams come
will make you confident and motivated.

 

阅读下面短文, 请根据短文后的要求进行答题。（请注意问题后的词数要求）
[1] The year 2008 has one extra day in it--February 29th, why does this happen? Well, it actually takes the planet Earth a little more than 365 days to revolve completely around the sun. After four years an extra 24 hours have accumulated so an extra day is added to the calendar.
[2] It is called a leap year because hundreds of years ago in England, the extra day wasn't legally recognized. The British just leapt over that day. Therefore a year with 29 days in February is consequently called a leap year and that                         . If you are born on 29th February in a leap year, there are difficulties in celebrating your birthday. So people tend to celebrate on either 28th February or 1st March every year.
[3] There is a well-known tradition in the UK associated with 29^th February, introduced many centuries ago. Women are allowed to break with tradition and propose (求婚) to their boyfriends on this day. This all started back in the 5th Century, when a famous Irish saint, Bridget, complained to Saint Patrick, another famous Irish saint, that women had to wait too long for men to propose. According to the legend, Saint Patrick said any female longing for a proposal could ask their boyfriend to marry them on this additional day in February.
[4] Now in 2008, there are calls for 29th February to become a public holiday. Some people believe that it should be an official day off, because no one gets paid for working in a leap day. For the moment though, the British still have to go to work on this day.
What is the main idea of the text? ( no more than 8 words)
                                                                                          
Complete the following statement with proper words. ( no more than 5 words)
Hundreds of years ago, a popular tradition in England was recommended
Which                       29th February.
How long does it take the planet Earth to revolve completely around the sun? (no more than 9 words)
                                                                                                
Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words. ( no more than 8 words)
                                                                                         
What does the word  "them" (Line 5, Paragraph 3) probably refer to? ( no more than 3 words)
                                                                                     

Some people live in the world for body while others for dignity(尊严).
I once took a walk along the street    a Saturday dusk, with a Pepsi can in my hand. An old woman in ragged clothes,    was living on collecting used cans, jars and tins, moved slowly towards me, with a bag on the back!    (walk) nearer, she looked up at me and then fixed her eyes on my can. At that time, I hadn’t finished my cola, so I gave    several coins instead.
She stared at me for a few seconds    handed back the money. Quite confused, I asked: “Why not? Isn’t that   you want?”
“I am not a beggar,” she said    (serious), word by word.
Instantly, I felt so sorry. I had intended   (help) her, completely misunderstanding her. Thus I hurt her. What I could do at that moment was only to drink up the cola and handed her    emptied can. This time, she gave me a smile with     (satisfy) and gratitude in her eyes. The woman is poor in material life but is so respectable as a man. I am not only moved but also have learned a good lesson.

任务型阅读（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）请认真阅读下面短文，并根据所读内容在文章后表格中的空格里填入最适当的单词。注意：每空1个单词。
Should doctors ever lie to benefit their patients to speed recovery or to cover the coming of death? In medicine as in law, government, and other lines of work, the requirements of honesty often seem dwarfed by greater needs; the need to protect patients from brutal news, to uphold a promise of secrecy or to advance the public interest.
What should doctors say, for example, to a 46-year-old man coming in for a routine physical checkup just before going on vacation with his family who, though he feels in perfect health, is found to have a form of cancer that will cause him to die within six months? Is it best to tell him the truth? If he asks, should doctors reject that he is ill, or minimize the gravity of the illness? Should they at least hide the truth until after the family vacation?
Doctors face such choices often. At times, they see important reasons to lie for the patients’ own sake; in their eyes, such lies differ sharply from self-serving ones.
Studies show that most doctors sincerely believe that the seriously ill patients do not want to know the truth about their condition, and that informing them of risks destroys their hope, so that they may recover more slowly, or deteriorate faster, perhaps even commit suicide.
But other studies show that, contrary to the belief of many physicians, a great majority of patients do want to be told the truth, even about serious illness, and feel cheated when they learn that they have been misled. We are also learning that truthful information, humanely conveyed, helps patients cope with illness; help them tolerate pain better with less medicine, and even recover faster after surgery.
There is an urgent need to debate this issue openly. Not only in medicine, but in other professions as well, practitioners may find themselves repeatedly in difficulty where serious consequences seem avoidable only through deception. Yet the public has every reason to know the professional deception, for such practices are peculiarly likely to become deeply rooted, to spread, and to trust. Neither in medicine, nor in law, government, or the social sciences can there be comfort in the old saying, “What you don’t know can’t hurt you.”
Title:  1  Or Not

Different  2	·Most doctors are in  3  of lying for the patients’ own sake.
·A great majority of patients  4  on being told the truth.
Reasons for 5  lying to patients	·Informing patients of the truth about their condition destroys their hope,  6  to recovering more slowly, or deteriorating faster, perhaps even  7  themselves.
Reasons  8   lying to patients	·The truthful information helps patients to  9  their illness, help them tolerate pain better with less medicine, and even recover faster after surgery. ·Most patients feel  10  when they learn that they have been misled.

 

If your family is like many in the United States, unloading the week’s groceries includes hauling a case or two of bottled water into your home. On your way to a soccer game or activity, it’s easy to grab a cold one right out of the fridge, right?
But all those plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and pollute the environment. In fact, Americans buy more bottled water than any other nation in the world, adding 29 billion water bottles a year to the problem. In order to make all these bottles, manufacturers use 17 million barrels of crude oil. That’s enough oil to keep a million cars going for twelve months.
Imagine a water bottle filled a quarter of the way up with oil. That’s about how much oil was needed to produce the bottle.
So why don’t more people drink water straight from the kitchen faucet? Some people drink bottled water because they think it is better for them than water out of the tap, but that’s not true. In the United States, local governments make sure water from the faucet is safe. There is also growing concern that chemicals in the bottles themselves may leach into the water.
People love the convenience of bottled water. But maybe if they realized the problems it causes, they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a refillable steel container instead of plastic.
Plastic bottle recycling can help—instead of going out with the trash, plastic bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or cozy fleece clothing.
Unfortunately, for every six water bottles we use, only one makes it to the recycling bin. The rest are sent to landfills. Or, even worse, they end up as trash on the land and in rivers, lakes, and the ocean. Plastic bottles take many hundreds of years to disintegrate.
Water is good for you, so keep drinking it. But think about how often you use water bottles, and see if you can make a change.
Betty McLaughlin, who runs an organization called the Container Recycling Institute, says we should try using fewer bottles: “If you take one to school in your lunch, don’t throw it away—bring it home and refill it from the tap for the next day. Keep track of how many times you refill a bottle before you recycle it.”
And yes, you can make a difference. Remember this: Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to power a 60-watt light bulb for six hours.

Title	Drinking Water: Bottled or From the Tap?
situation	Americans consume the      bottled water in the world.
for people’s preference for bottled water	Bottled water is of higher      .
It’s more          for people to drink bottled water.
Problems with bottled water	The        of plastic bottles use lots of fossil fuels.
Water bottles we use cause serious        .
the passage offers	Use bottles        of glass or steel.
Use a refillable plastic bottle as many times as      before recycling.

 

请仔细阅读下列文章，并根据所读内容在文章后的表格中的空格内填入一个最恰当的单词。
注意：请将答案写在答题卡上相应题号的横线上，每空只填一个单词。
When difficult people expresses themselves orally, they generally want at least two things: they’ve been heard and they’ve been understood. As a good communicator should be a good listener, five steps are advocated toward good listening.
The first step is cooperating. How does a difficult person know that you’re listening and understanding? In fact, it’s through the way you look and sound while he is talking. You may help him to fully express his thoughts and feelings. You do this by nodding your head in agreement, making certain sounds of understanding.
When the person begins to repeat what’s been said, it’s a signal of step two: turning back. It means that you repeat back some words he is using, sending a clear signal that you’ve listening carefully and that you think what he is saying is important.
Having heard what he has to say, the next step is clarifying. At this point, you start to gather information about what is being communicated. Ask same open-ended questions, which will allow you to figure out what intention he is hoping to satisfy.
The fourth step is to summarize what you’ve heard. This allows you to make sure that both you and the difficult person the same page. When you do this, two things happen. First, if you’ve missed something, he can fill in the details. Second you’ve shown that you’re making an effort to understand completely. This increases possibility of gaining cooperation from him.
Having listened carefully, you’ve now arrived at the point of confirming with the person that he feels satisfied that his thoughts have been fully voiced. Ask if he feels understood.
Then enough sincere listening, questioning, and remembering are brought together, understanding is usually achieved and a difficult person becomes less difficult and more cooperative.

▲	Listen to understand
Reason	Difficult people hope they have been heard and ▲ when they express themselves.
▲  towards listening	◆  ▲  in agreement and make some sounds of understanding while a difficult person is speaking. ◆Repeat some  ▲   that you have heard. ◆Collect information about the person’s expressions and find his  ▲ . ◆Give a  ▲  of what the person has said. ◆Confirm that the person gains   ▲  from speaking his thoughts.
Result	A difficult person will be ▲  to cooperate with if understanding is achieved.
▲	You may unlock the doors to difficult people’s minds after you listen and understand.

 

第Ⅱ卷（非选择题，满分35分）
第一节：短文填词（共10小题，每小题1分，满分10分）
阅读下面短文，根据以下要求：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短文下面相对应的横线上。所填单词要求意义准确、拼写正确
Helen Keller was a great writer and ___1____(教育家)  in the world,
whose most famous work is The Story of My Life. When she was young, Helen was a very special girl, who couldn’t s____2____, read, or write, because she couldn’t ____3____ or hear. Because of those severe _____4_______(限制) on her communication, her temper was often unbearable.
It was her teacher Anne Sullivan who completely ___5_____ her life.
She herself had also e____6_______ problems, so she related to Helen’s
difficulties. Anne’s first goal was to change Helen’s ____7____(引起麻烦的) behaviors, which gave her valuable preparations to learn language.
Helen learned words by t__8____ objects. It was the word “water” that
she completely understood for the first time. From then on, she learned
many basic words. Later on , she was e____9____to learn  more
__10_____(复杂的)words which need the thinking process.

Ⅱ. 写作（共两节，满分35分）
第一节：短文填词（共10小题；每小题1分，满分10分）
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。
注意：本题分A、B两篇，A篇为一级达标学校学生应答题，B篇为非一级达标学校学生应答题。
(A)
Once an American and a Frenchman decided to cross the
sea _____ France and England in balloon in 1784. When they flew                        81. ________
high over the w     , they suddenly discovered a hole in the                                82. ________
balloon. What was_____ (更糟糕), the hole became bigger and bigger.                  83. ________
The air keeping the balloon_____ was escaping quickly and the                              84. ________
balloon was coming down. _____ (看到) this, the two men threw                          85. ________
a      their equipment away to make the balloon lighter. It started                             86. ________
to r     higher again. But soon it again was too close to the water.                       87. ________
Finally, the men had _____ choice but to throw away most of                          88. ________
their clothes to s      themselves. The crowd was very surprised                         89. ________
to see this when the balloon_____(降落)in front of them.                                     90. ________

第二节语法填空（共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
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11-20的相应位置上。
To most of us, sharks are _31__ most dangerous fish in the sea, for they attack humans. However, according to Doctor Clark, ___32___ has studied the behavior of sharks for twelve years, humans are not normally on a shark’s menu. What ___33___ sharks feed on? Mainly fish and other small sea animals. Doctor Clark also found that sharks don’t eat as much food ___34___ people think. For instance, a nine-foot shark only needs two pounds of food a day to keep __35____ (health). But he says sometimes sharks starve and at other times they fill __36____ with what they have killed. Around the world, there are about 100 shark attacks on humans each year, ten of which prove fatal (致命的). But consider this: in the U.S. alone (仅仅), about 3 million people are __37____ (bite) by dogs each year. Of these, 13 people die. “If a shark bites you,” says Doctor Clark, “the reason is   38   it mistakes you as its natural food.” For example, if you went underwater fishing and saw a shark, you could be in trouble. The shark might go for the ___39___ (injure) fish you had attacked and take a big bite of you at the same time. __40____ you went into a shark’s territory (领地) and threatened it, it might try to bite you. That’s because sharks are territorial and tend to guard their territory. Like dogs, they protect the area that they think is theirs.

Phrase-filling (5%)

consist of ;   take up;   fall on;   feel guilty about;   stick to

A medical team which________ 3 doctors and 10 nurses has marched to the front.
Though he went through a lot of hardships, he still ________ his dreams.
Once _________ the occupation of teaching, you will have to devote much time and energy.
She _________ the divorce from her husband, but now she has got out of the shadow.
National Day ________ a Monday last year.

Maybe you are an average student. You probably think you will never be a top student. This is not necessary so, however. Anyone can become a better student if he or she wants to. Here’s how.
1) Plan your time carefully. When you plan your week, you should make a list of things that you have to do. After making this list, you should make a schedule of your time. First your time for eating, sleeping, dressing, etc. then decide a good, regular time for studying. Don't forget to set aside enough time for entertainment. A weekly schedule may not solve all your problems, but it will force you to realize what is happening to your time.
2) Find a good place to study. Look around the house for a good study area. Keep this space, which may be a desk or simply a corner of your room, free of everything but study materials. No games, radios, or television! When you sit down to study, concentrate on the subject.
3) Make good use of your time in class. Take advantage of class time to listen to everything the teachers say. Really listening in class means less work later. Taking notes will help you remember what the teacher says.
4) Study regularly. When you get home from school, go over your notes. Review the important points that your teacher mentioned in class. If you know what your teacher is going to discuss the next day, read that material will become more meaningful, and you will remember it longer.
5) Develop a good attitude about tests. The purpose of a test is to show what you have learned about a subject. They help you remember your new knowledge. The world won’t end if you don't pass a test, so don't be overly worried.
There are other methods that might help you with your studying. You will probably discover many others after you have tried these.
Title: How to become a better student

General methods	How to	advantages
Plan your time carefully	Make a list	Force you to realize  6 is happening to your time
Make a 1
Find a good place to study	Free of everything but study 2	You can 7 on the subject
Make good use of your time in class	Listen to everything the teachers say	Really listening in class means 8 work later
Taking 3
Study regularly	Go over your notes	Help you  9 it better , remember it longer
4  new material
Develop a good attitude about tests	Don't be  5 worried	Remember your new  10

 

阅读下面短文，根据所读内容在文后的空格里填上适当的单词或短语。注意：每空不超过三个单词。
My name is Jane. My job is to write stories and newsletters for a magazine. My hobby is traveling and I hope to visit Great Britain one day. I’d like a pen-pal from London, who is interested in discussing the differences between Europe and Asia. I love listening to pop music and playing football.
I’m Manuel. I’m a businessman and have a large  company with many workers and clerks. I’d like to find a pen-pal who is also a businessman and lives in North America. I like using the Internet.
I am working in a university. I speak English, French and Russian. My family name is Jackson but my students usually call me Sarah. I’d like a pen-pal who is fond of language learning working in Oxford University. I don’t like using computers for learning and I believe that true language can only happen in a classroom.
I’m Peter and interested in the differences bet ween East Europe and North America. I love riding my horse and listening to jazz. I usually get up at 7 o’clock and go to school around 7:30 in the morning. I want to find a pen-pal living in Sydney who has the same interest as me.
Cindy is my first name. I’m working in a travel agency. Sometimes I am called Mr. Guide as I am working. I’d like to find a pen-pal who comes from Europe. I like playing the piano and listening to jazz. I’m interested in history, but I don’t like to discuss languages.
Name    Vocation(职业) ___________    Pen-pal from
Jane   _____________  Traveling;
listening to pop music and ____________   
London
_____________ Businessman Using _________    North America
Jackson _____________ Teaching    Oxford University
Peter   Student ____________ and listening to jazz _____________
Cindy   _____________ Playing the piano; listening to jazz; history  _____________