2021杭州市高考英语阅读理解、完形填空小练(3)答案(四月).docx

2021杭州市高考英语阅读理解、完形填空小练（3）答案（四月）

阅读理解
【2021·江西省高三上学期七校联考】
A year ago August，Dave Fuss lost his job driving a truck for a small company in west Michigan.His wife，Gerrie，was still working in the local school cafeteria，but work for Dave was scarce，and the price of everything was rising.The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.Then Dave and Gerrie received a timely gift—$7,000，a legacy (遗产) from their neighbors Ish and Arlene Hatch who died in an accident.“It really made a difference when we were going under financially，” says Dave.
But the Fusses weren’t the only folks in Alto and the neighboring town of Lowell to receive the unexpected legacy from the Hatches.Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity.In some cases，it was a few thousand dollars；in others，it was more than $100,000.
It surprised nearly everyone that the Hatches had so much money，more than $3 million—they were an elderly couple who lived in an old house on what was left of the family farm.
Children of the Great Depression，Ish and Arlene were known for their habit of saving.They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase.
Through the years，the Hatches paid for local children to attend summer camp when their parents couldn’t afford it.“Ish and Arlene never asked if you needed anything，” says their friend Sandy Van Weelden.“They could see things they could do to make you happier，and they would do them.”
Even more extraordinary was that the Hatches had their farmland distributed.It was the Hatches’ wish that their legacy—a legacy of kindness as much as one of dollars and cents—should enrich the whole community and last for generations to come.
Neighbors helping neighbors—that was Ish and Arlene Hatch’s story.
1．According to the text，the Fusses________.
A．were employed by a truck company
B．were in financial difficulty
C．worked in a school cafeteria
D．lost their home
2．Which of the following is true of the Hatches?
A．They had their children during the Great Depression.
B．They left the family farm to live in an old house.
C．They gave away their possessions to their neighbors.
D．They helped their neighbors to find jobs.
3．Why would the Hatches routinely go from store to store?
A．They decided to open a store.
B．They wanted to save money.
C．They couldn’t afford expensive things.
D．They wanted to buy gifts for local kids.
4．According to Sandy Van Weelden，the Hatches were________.
A．understanding 　 B．optimistic
C．childlike　 D．curious
5．What can we learn from the text?
A．The community of Alto was poor.
B．The summer camp was attractive to the parents.
C．Sandy Van Weelden got a legacy from the Hatches.
D．The Hatches would like the neighbors to follow their example.

语篇解读　在Fuss一家陷入财政危机时，他们收到了邻居Hatch夫妇的遗产，从而渡过了难关。
1．解析：　细节理解题。依据文章第一段中的“The Fusses were at risk of joining the millions of Americans who have lost their homes in recent years.”以及“It really made a difference when we were going under financially”可知，Fuss一家陷入了财政危机。
答案：　B
2．解析：　细节理解题。由文章其次段中的“Dozens of other families were touched by the Hatches’ generosity.”可知，Hatch夫妇把他们的财产赠给了他们的邻居。
答案：　C
3．解析：　推理推断题。由文章第四段中的“They liked comparison shopping and would routinely go from store to store，checking prices before making a new purchase.”可推知，他们想节省钱。
答案：　B
4．解析：　推理推断题。由倒数第三段中的Sandy Van Weelden所说的话可推知，Hatch夫妇善解人意。
答案：　A
5．解析：　推理推断题。由文章倒数其次段的其次句可推知，Hatch夫妇想让邻居们以他们为榜样，将这种善举连续下去。
答案：　D

阅读理解。
In Western countries people have been using the installment (分期付款) plan since the first half of the twentieth century. Today, a large number of families in Great Britain buy furniture, household goods and cars by installments. In the U.S.A., the figure is much higher than in Great Britain, and people there spend over 10 percent of their income on the installment plan.
The price of an article bought on installments is always higher than the price that would be paid by cash. There is a charge for interest. The buyer pays one quarter or one third of the price as a down payment (预付定金) when the goods are delivered to him. He then makes regular payments, weekly or monthly, until the full price is paid up. The legal ownership of the goods remains with the seller until the final payment has been made.
Installment buying has advantages and disadvantages. It can help couples with small incomes to furnish their homes and start housekeeping. It increases the demand for goods, and in this way helps business and employment. There is, however, the danger that when business is bad, installment buying may end suddenly, making business much worse. This may result in a great increase in unemployment. If the people on the installment plan lose their jobs, they will probably not be able to make their payments. If great numbers of people are not able to pay their installment debts, there is a possibility that businessmen cannot collect their debts and will therefore lose money. If businessmen lose money or fail to make a satisfactory profit, it becomes more likely to have a depression (萧条). This is why, in some countries, the government controls the installment plan by fixing the amount of the down payment and installments to discourage people from buying more than they can pay for on the installment plan.
11. Which of the following is NOT TRUE about the installment plan?
A. A lot of British families use the installment plan.
B. More than 10 percent of American families buy things on installments.
C. Americans depend more on installment than British people do.
D. Americans spend one tenth of their income on installment buying.
12. Goods bought on installments are more expensive than goods bought by cash because _____.
A. the buyer has to pay extra money as interest
B. the delivery of the goods charges extra money
C. the buyer has to pay a down payment
D. the service offered by installment plan charged extra money
13. What will happen to a buyer if he fails to make the full payment for an item bought on installments?
A. He might lose his job.
B. He will stop owning the item he has bought.
C. He will have to sell what he has bought.
D. He will go into debt.
14. The advantage of installment buying might include all the following EXCEPT that _____.
A. purchasing power is strengthened.
B. employment might be increased
C. people develop a good habit of saving money
D. young couples are able to furnish their homes
15. In some countries, the governments control the installment plan to _____.
A. increase employment
B. avoid depressions
C. ensure that businesses make good profits
D. ensure that people can pay for what they buy
【参考答案】11—15、BABCD

完形填空
　　In my early childhood, my parents and teachers taught me to be persistent(执着的)in every task I devoted myself to. I was　1　that persistence is the only way towards success. But a small　2　made me change my mind.
　　One day my two-year-old son, 　3　at a dozen of“stood”color marker-pens, cheered excitedly, “Mummy, look! I did it. ”Afterwards, he collected some ballpoint pens, 　4　to do the same. Hard though he tried, the ballpoint pens just lay　5　. He turned to me for help. Noticing they had either sharp or round ends, I said　6　, “Mummy can’t help you. ”To my surprise, he wouldn’t listen and continued trying. . . I was dumbfounded by his persistence.
　　My son’s behaviour reminded me of George who was always　7　in his work and rarely talked to anyone. To him, 　8　, there was no such thing called weekends or holidays. Our boss praised　9　about him and　10　us to look up to him as a role model.
　　One day I met George. “Gonna work late again tonight? ”
“Probably I can’t leave till midnight, ”he said.
“How many hours have you put in here each week, eighty or ninety? ”
“　11　. ”
“Don’t you have time to be with your family at all? ”
　　He shook his head slowly and　12　a sigh. “It’s not what I wanted. But I have worked on it for so long. It’s much too　13　to even think about letting go. ”
　　A year later I resigned. The　14　thing I heard about him was that his wife divorced him. Since then I’ve never seen him. But occasionally his aged　15　would come to my mind.
　　Until that day, 　16　knowing why the ballpoint pens couldn’t stand up, the two-year-old son had　17　the impossibility after many failures. He put aside all the ballpoint pens and kept only those marker-pens for his“game”. 　18　, he already learned to let go of his previous　19　attempts.
　　In our daily life, many headaches can be avoided if we know how to　20　them and then decisively let them go immediately.
【文章大意】作者自小就被父母和老师训练: 做任何事都要执着, 但一次两岁的儿子试图将圆珠笔竖起来, 结果却没能成功, 这让她想起一个名叫George的伴侣, 他是个工作狂, 心中只有工作, 没有家人, 结果妻子与他离婚。这让作者意识到生活中有很多自己不能做的事, 该放手时就放手, 这样生活才能有乐趣。作者欣慰地看到自己的儿子在玩笔的玩耍中已经学会了这一点。
1. A. confident B. consistent
C. conscious D. convinced
【解析】选D。前后照应题。由于小时候, 父母和老师训练“我”做每件事时都要执着。所以“我”始终信任(I was convinced)执着是成功的唯一途径。
2. A. event B. incident C. accident D. affair
【解析】选B。词义辨析题。event多指重要、有意义的大大事; incident指平常小事; accident指意外事故; affair泛指大事, 事务。此处语境指儿子玩记号笔, 应为平常小事。
3. A. pointing B. shouting
C. screaming D. laughing
【解析】选A。前后照应题。一天我两岁的儿子指着(point at)一堆竖着的彩色记号笔, 兴奋地欢呼着。
4. A. insisting B. requiring
C. intending D. urging
【解析】选C。前后照应题。后来, 儿子又拿了一些圆珠笔, 打算做同样的事, 即把圆珠笔也竖起来。intend to do sth. 打算做某事。
5. A. flat B. silent C. still D. quiet
【解析】选A。背景学问题。依据Hard though he tried(尽管他费了很大的劲试着将圆珠笔竖起来)可知结果没有成功, 圆珠笔照旧没有竖起来。由于这些圆珠笔要么是尖头, 要么是圆头。lie flat意思是“平躺着”。
6. A. deliberately B. casually
C. unintentionally D. enthusiastically
【解析】选B。前后照应题。看到这些圆珠笔要么是尖头要么是圆头, 我不加考虑地(casually)说: “妈妈帮不了你。”但儿子不听, 连续坚持做下去。
7. A. interested B. busy
C. devoted D. buried
【解析】选D。前后照应题。be buried in his work认真致志地忙于他的工作。这由后文的“他很少和任何人讲话”可知。
8. A. therefore B. however
C. otherwise D. though
【解析】选A。规律推理题。由于他总是忙于自己的工作, 因此(therefore)对他来说没有周末或假日这样的概念。
9. A. high B. highly C. well D. much
【解析】选B。固定搭配题。由于他一心扑在工作上, 所以老板对他高度赞扬。
10. A. promised B. demanded
C. inspired D. appealed
【解析】选C。规律推理题。老板鼓舞我们把他当成模范榜样看待。
11. A. At random B. At times
C. At most D. At least
【解析】选D。前后照应题。由于作者的伴侣George是个工作狂, 所以每周至少工作80或90小时。
12. A. let off B. let out C. sent off D. sent out
【解析】选B。前后照应题。依据shook his head slowly(渐渐摇头)可知此处他发出(let out)一声叹息。
13. A. encouraging B. comfortable
C. painful D. ashamed
【解析】选C。前后照应题。依据George讲的话可知“他心中只有工作, 没有家人”, 所以“他认为即使想(在工作方面)放手也是很苦痛的(painful)”。
14. A. latter B. later C. last D. lately
【解析】选C。前后照应题。依据后面一句“Since then I’ve never seen him. ”可知此空填last, 说明“这是我听到有关他的最终一件事”。
15. A. picture B. figure C. reflection D. image
【解析】选D。前后照应题。依据come to my mind可知此处选image。虽然后来我再也没见到过他, 但他年迈的形象还会毁灭在我的脑海中。
16. A. for B. with C. without D. besides
【解析】选C。前后照应题。直到那一天, 我两岁的儿子虽然并不知道为何圆珠笔竖不起来, 但是在多次失败后学会了接受这种不行能。
17. A. received B. accepted C. refused D. rejected
【解析】选B。词语辨析题。accept指“主观接受”, 而receive指“客观上收到”。C、D两项指“拒绝”。
18. A. Generally B. Eventually
C. Additionally D. Obviously
【解析】选D。前后照应题。儿子将不能竖起来的圆珠笔放在一边, 只留下可以站起来的记号笔用来玩玩耍。很明显(obviously), 他已经学会了对以前无用的(useless)尝试选择放弃。
19. A. useless B. endless
C. hopeful D. meaningful
【解析】选A。规律推理题。上文中的many failures已提示, 可推知他做了一些无用的尝试。useless无用的。
20. A. clarify B. distinguish
C. identify D. acknowledge
【解析】选C。前后照应题。在我们的日常生活中, 很多令人头疼的事是可以避开的, 只要我们知道如何鉴别(identify)它们并坚决地做出放弃的打算。