2015年湖北高考英语专题限时训练：说明文型完形填空

湖北2015年高考英语专题限时训练：说明文型完形填空

　　湖北高考网整理了2015年湖北高考英语专题限时训练，希望对大家有帮助。

　　(一)

　　In Britain, people have different attitudes to the police. Most people generally __1__ them and the job they do-although there are certain people who do not believe that the police __2__ have the power that they do.

　　What does a policeman actually do? It is not __3__ job to describe. After all, a policeman has a number of jobs in __4__. A policeman often has to control traffic, either __5__ foot in the centre of a town, or in a police car on the roads. Indeed, in Britain, he might be in the Traffic Police and spend all, or a lot of, his time __6__ up and down main roads and motorways(高速公路). A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving, stop __7__ drivers and help when there is an accident.

　　A policeman has to help keep the __8__， too. If there is a fight or some other disturbance, we __9__ the police to come and restore(恢复) order. And they often have to __10__ situation at great risk to their own __11__.

　　We expect the police to solve crimes, of course. So an ordinary policeman, __12__ he is not a detective, will often have to help __13__ and arrest criminals.

　　And __14__ do well when there is an emergency—an air crash, a __15__， a road accident, or a robbery? We call the police. __16__ a policeman has to be __17__ to face any unpleasant emergency that may happen in the __18__ world.

　　The police do an absolutely necessary job, they do it __19__ well and I support them, but I do not envy policemen. I do not think that I could __20__ do the job of a policeman.

　　1.A.dislike B.join

　　C.appreciate D.admire

　　2.A.should B.would

　　C.could D.must

　　3.A.a funny B.a pleasant

　　C.an interesting D.an easy

　　4.A.it B.one

　　C.him D.them

　　5.A.on B.by

　　C.under D.with

　　6.A.walking B.driving

　　C.wandering D.running

　　7.A.rested B.tiring

　　C.speeding D.waken

　　8.A.peace B.silence

　　C.situation D.condition

　　9.A.wait for B.see

　　C.think of D.expect

　　10.A.turn to B.avoid

　　C.deal with D.treat

　　11.A.safety B.families

　　C.future D.friends

　　12.A.although B.as if

　　C.however D.even if

　　13.A.get rid of B.question

　　C.look for D.sentence

　　14.A.how B.where

　　C.what D.who

　　15.A.power failure B.fire

　　C.thunderstorm D.thief

　　16.A.Yet B.Then

　　C.As D.So

　　17.A.provided B.promised

　　C.prepared D.presented

　　18.A.future B.modern

　　C.real D.past

　　19.A.extremely B.specially

　　C.surprisingly D.particularly

　　20.A.hardly B.forever

　　C.ever D.never

　　(二)

　　Thanks to a combination of young businessmen, large numbers of university students and revitalization(新生) efforts by the locals and national governments，today's Nanjing has an __21__ of youthful exuberance(繁茂) that would have been __22__ only a few decades ago. __23__， the city, a booming city of 6.5 million on the banks of the Yangtze River some 185 miles west of Shanghai, bears __24__ resemblance to the former capital of China that suffered the worst cruelty and violence of World War II.

　　__25__ Nanjing has shown a remarkable capacity for reinvention during its 2,500­year history. And in recent years, the city has moved __26__ its tragic past to become a vital engine of China's economic growth, thanks __27__ to its position in the middle of China's prosperous eastern seaboard. Growth has also __28__ thanks to improved ground transportation. A new bullet train linking Nanjing and Shanghai started service last year, __29__ travel time between the cities from several hours to just 75 minutes, and a Beijing­Shanghai high­speed line is __30__ to open later this year, with a stop in Nanjing. Within the city, two metro lines were built in the last few years; fifteen more are planned to begin service by 2030.

　　Signs of Nanjing's __31__ wealth and optimism can be seen everywhere. In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district, a bronze statue of Sun Yat­sen, __32__ the father of modern China, looks __33__ over a busy __34__ area.

　　There is perhaps no more __35__ symbol of the city's transformation than the Zifeng Tower, a 1,480­foot skyscraper that opened its doors last May. __36__ offices, restaurants and an intercontinental hotel, the tower is the second­tallest building in China and billed as the seventh­tallest in the world.

　　Underlying all this development is a large Chinese and __37__student population—there are several major universities, plus a branch of Johns Hopkins School of Advanced international studies. In fact, art and music __38__ in all sorts of places.

　　On a larger __39__， local government officials and private investors are pushing the city as a rising centre for contemporary art and architecture, hoping to attract __40__ from the neon­bathed streets of its neighbour Shanghai.

　　21.A.advance B.affection

　　C.air D.ability

　　22.A.unforgettable B.unthinkable

　　C.unbearable D.unnecessary

　　23.A.Actually B.Regretfully

　　C.Hopefully　 D.Consequently

　　24.A.close B.slight

　　C.much D.little

　　25.A.Because B.But

　　C.As D.Since

　　26.A.beyond B.on

　　C.off D.out

　　27.A.in addition B.in all

　　C.in part D.in fact

　　28.A.started B.enlarged

　　C.existed D.accelerated

　　29.A.removing B.cutting

　　C.piding D.lowering

　　30.A.scheduled B.invented

　　C.desired D.meant

　　31.A.attractive B.well­received

　　C.newfound D.discovered

　　32.A.thought B.treated

　　C.considered D.elected

　　33.A.out B.at

　　C.about D.for

　　34.A.remote B.regional

　　C.rural D.commercial

　　35.A.universal B.visible

　　C.traditional D.political

　　36.A.Keeping B.Consisting

　　C.Opening D.Housing

　　37.A.British B.western

　　C.American D.foreign

　　38.A.spring up B.stand up

　　C.set up D.keep up

　　39.A.extent B.degree

　　C.scale D.level

　　40.A.businessmen B.students

　　C.tourists D.painters

　　(一)

　　【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了英国警察职责之所在。

　　1.C　根据下文“The police do an absolutely necessary job，they do it …well and I support them，but I do not envy policemen.”可知，大部分人都还是欣赏警察这个职业和他们所做的工作的，故选C项。

　　2.A　根据语境“…there are certain people who do not believe…”，和上文“In Britain，people have different attitudes to the police.”可推知，此处有人持反对的观点，认为警察不应该拥有那些他们现在所拥有的权力，故选A项。should应该，惊讶，万一。

　　3.D　根据下文“After all，a policeman has a number of jobs…”可推知，警察的工作不是一句两句可以说清楚的，故选D项。

　　4.B　根据语境可知，警察的工作是容许多工作为一体的，故选B项。

　　5.A　固定搭配on foot意为“徒步”，与in a police car呼应，故选A项。

　　6.B　根据上文in a police car on the roads可知，交警大部分时间驱车在路上巡查，故选B项。

　　7.C　根据语境“A traffic policeman has to help keep the traffic moving…” 可推知，交警有职责阻止超速驾驶，故选C项。speeding高速行驶的。

　　8.A　根据下文“If there is a fight or some other disturbance，we…the police to come and restore(恢复) order.”可推知，警察有职责维护和平，避免打架斗殴或其他困扰事件的发生，故选A项。

　　9.D　根据下文“We expect the police to solve crimes…”可知，此处表示我们在遇到困扰事件时会期望(expect)警察来帮忙处理，故选D项。

　　10.C　根据上文“we…the police to come and restore(恢复) order.”可知，警察会帮助人们处理类似暴力事件，与下文solve crimes呼应，故选C项。

　　11.A　根据上文“If there is a fight or some other disturbance…”可知，处理这样的事件是有一定的危险的，警察的安全也有可能受到威胁，故选A项。

　　12.D　根据语境可知，上下句表示逻辑上的让步关系，故选D项。

　　13.C　根据语境detective可知，此处表示帮助搜寻，然后逮捕罪犯，故选C项。

　　14.D　根据下文“We call the police.”可知，此处是对做事的人进行提问，故选D项。

　　15.B　根据提示词an emergency和文中所列举的事件相呼应可知，fire符合语境，故选B项。

　　16.D　根据语境可知，上下句是逻辑上的因果关系，故选D项。

　　17.C　根据语境可知，警察要对一切可能的紧急状况做好充分的准备，故选C项。

　　18.B　根据语境可知，所有这些所列举的紧急状况都是发生在我们现代生活中的常见情景，与文中的现在时呼应，故选B项。

　　19.A　与absolutely形成呼应可知，警察工作做得很棒，故选A项。extremely极端地，极其，非常。

　　20.C　I don't think这样的句型本身就是一种否定转移，故排除否定的选项。根据提示词could可知，此处表示之前发生的事情，故选C项。

　　(二)

　　【文章大意】 文章介绍了现在的南京在几十年中发生的巨大变化，从经济、文化、教育、交通方面都发生了令人难以置信的转变。

　　21.C　今天的南京有着几十年前想不到的朝气蓬勃的繁荣的氛围。air空气，氛围。

　　22.B　见上题解析。unthinkable难以置信的。

　　23.A　实际上，这个位于长江岸边在上海西边的拥有650万人口的城市和在二战中遭受残酷和暴力的中国的前首都几乎没有什么相似之处。

　　24.D　见上题解析。little很少。

　　25.B　但是南京在其2500年的历史中显示出了非凡的再造能力。

　　26.A　这个城市已经超越了其悲剧性的过去，成为中国经济增长的重要引擎。

　　27.C　in addition此外;in all总共;in part部分;in fact实际上。部分由于其在中国富裕的东部沿海地区的位置。

　　28.D　多亏了改善地面交通而加快了步伐。accelerate加快，増长。

　　29.B　城市之间的旅行时间从几小时到只有75分钟。cut…to 削减至。

　　30.A　一条京沪高速线定于今年晩些时候开放，将在南京中转。be scheduled to被安排，定于。

　　31.C　南京的新发现的(newfound) 财富和乐观的迹象随处可见。

　　32.C　在市中心新街口地区的核心，被认为是现代中国之父的孙逸仙先生的铜像，俯视着繁忙的商业区。

　　33.A　见上题解析。look out over俯瞰。

　　34.D　由“In the heart of the downtown Xinjiekou district…”可知这是商业中心。

　　35.B　也许是没有比紫峰大厦更明显的城市的转变的象征。

　　36.D　一个去年5月开业的1480英尺高的摩天大楼集办公室、餐馆和洲际酒店为一体。house此处意为“容纳”。

　　37.D　众多的中外学生人口是所有这些发展的基础。

　　38.A　spring up不断涌现;stand up站起来;set up建立;keep up维持。艺术和音乐出现在各种各样的地方。

　　39.C　on a larger scale 更大规模地，更大程度上。

　　40.C　希望能吸引来自上海的游客。