高考英语阅读与完形填空练习.docx
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高考英语阅读与完形填空练习
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Passage1
AmericanactorJohnnyDeppcanbestbedescribedasunconventional.Fromhisearlylife,hispathintoactingandeveninhischoiceofmovieroles,wecanseethatDepphasseldomtakentheeasyroad.HiswillingnesstotakerisksanddotheunexpectedhasmadeDepponeofthefewHollywoodactorsabletoachievehugecommercialsuccesswhilemaintaininghisartisticreputation.
Bornin1963,Deppwassomewhattroublesomeasayouth,occasionallyturningtopetty-crimeanddrugs.Whenhisparentsdivorcedin1978,Deppdroppedoutofschoolagainsthismother’swishesandstartedamusicbandcalledtheKids.Althoughthebandachievedsomesuccess,theywereseldomabletomakeendsmeet,withDeppoftenunabletopayhisrent,sleepingroughonfriends’sofasandeveninhiscar.
In1983,theever-optimisticDeppandhisnewwife,LoriAnderson,movedtoHollywoodCaliforniatofurtherDepp’smusicalcareer.ButlifetherecontinuedtobeastruggleandDeppwasforcedtotakeajobsellingpensdoortodoortosupporthisnewfamily.HisluckchangedwhenLori’sex-boyfriend,thefamousactorNicholasCage,impressedbyDepp’sgoodlooksandintelligence,suggestedhebecomeanactorandhelpedhimgetasmallpartinamovie.Severalotherminormovieroles—andadivorcefromLori—followed,beforeDeppgothisbigbreakthreeyearslater.Helandedtheleadingroleinthetelevisionseries21JumpStreet,playingayouthfulundercoverpoliceofficer.ThehugelypopularshowturnedDeppintoateenageheartthrobovernight.Heappearedonthecoverofcountlessmagazinesandwasmuchsoughtafterbymovieproducers,toexploithispopularitywithteenagegirls.
ButDeppleft21JumpStreetafterthreeyears,whenitwasattheheightofitspopularity,lateradmittingthathehatedtheshow’sunoriginalstorylinesandhis“prettyboy”character.Inthedecadethatfollowed,Depprejectedrepeatedoffersof“prettyboy”rolesinbig-budgetHollywoodfilms.Insteadheestablishedhimselfasaserious,somewhatdark,peculiarperformer,consistentlyselectingrolesinsmaller,independentfilmsthatsurprisecriticsandaudiencesalike.
EveninthemoviethatmadeDeppaninternationalsuperstar,ThePiratesoftheCaribbean(2003),hewasbarelyrecognizableasCaptainJackSparrow,theBritish,long-hairedgolden-toothedpirate.ThisandsubsequenthitmovieshaveplacedDeppattheverytopofthecommercialfilmindustry(withapay-checkof$20millionforeachsuchmovie)buthestillcontinuestomakethesmaller,strangerfilmsforwhichheissogreatlyadmired.
1.Asayouth,Deppcouldbedescribedasa_____.
A.seriouscriminalB.troublemakerC.drugaddictD.successfulmusician
2.Theunderlinedexpression“makeendsmeet”inParagraph2isclosestinmeaningto
A.gettogetherafterashowB.meettheiraudienceC.playtotheendD.earnenoughtolive
3.InwhichorderdidthefollowingeventstakeplaceinDepp’slife?
a.metNicholasCageb.startedabandcalledtheKids
c.playedaBritishpirated.soldpensdoortodoor
e.gotmarriedtoLoriAndersonf.starredinaTVshow
A.d,b,e,a,c,fB.b,e,d,a,f,cC.a,b,f,c,d,eD.e,d,a,c,f,b
44.WhydidDeppleavetheTVshow21JumpStreet?
A.Theshowwasnolongerpopular.B.Hewantedtoperforminmovies.
C.Hethoughttheshowwasterrible.D.Herejectedplannedchangestohisrole.
45.Depp’schoiceofmovierolesthroughoutmostofhiscareersuggeststhat_____.
A.hevaluedinterestingworkovermoney
B.hebelievedhecouldn’tplayαprettyboy”roleswell
C.hewasverypopularwithHollywoodmovieproducers
D.hewasmoreinterestedinshockingaudiencesthanentertaining
Passage2
WhenLucafirstheardoftheIslandofInventions,hewasstillveryyoung.Butitswonderssoundedsoincrediblethattheywereforeverburnedinhismemory.Fromthatmoment,heneverstoppedsearchingforclueswhichmightleadhimtotheisland.Hereadhundredsofadventurebooks,histories,volumesofphysicsandchemistry,evenmusic.
Overtime,hepiecedtogetherhisideaofwhattheIslandofInventionswaslike.Itwasasecretplace,whereallthegreatwisemenoftheworldwouldmeettolearnandinventtogether.Accesstotheislandwastotallyrestricted.Tojoin,youhadtohavecreatedsomegreatinventionforhumanity.Onlythencouldyoureceivethespecialinvitation—whichcamewithdirectionstotheisland.
SoLucaspenthisyouthstudyingandinventing.Everynewideahegot,hemadeitintoaninvention,andifthereweresomethinghedidn'tunderstand,he’dseekotherstohelphim.SoonhemetotheryounginventorsandhetoldthemabouttheIslandofInventions.Theytoodreamedofonedayreceivinganinvitationletter.
Asyearspassed,thedisappointmentofnotreceivingtheirinvitationmadeLucaandhisfriendsworkharderandco-operatemore.TheywouldmeetinLuca'shouse,sharetheirideasandbuildnewmachines.Theirinventionsbecameknownthroughouttheworld,andimprovedthelivesofmillions.
Butstill,noinvitationcame.
Theydidn’tloseheart.Theycontinuedlearningandinventingeveryday,tryingtocomeupwithmoreandbetterideas.Freshyoungtalentjoinedtheirgroup,asmoreinventorsdreamedofgettingtotheisland.
Onedaymanyyearslater,Luca,alreadyveryold,wasspeakingwithabrilliantyoungmannamedRoberts,whohadwrittentohim,askinghimtojointhegroup.LucastartedtellingthemanofthewonderfulIslandofInventions,andofhowhewassurethatsomedaytheywouldreceiveaninvitation.Surprised,theyounginventorinterrupted:
“Youmeanthisplaceisn’ttheIslandofInventions?
Isn'ttheletteryousentmetherealinvitation?
”
ItwasonlythenthatLucarealisedthathisdreamhadbecometrueinhisveryownhouse.Noislandcouldexistwhichwouldbebetterthanwherehewasnow.Noplaceofinventionwouldbebetterthanwhatheandhisfriendshadcreated.Lucafelthappytoknowthathehadalwaysbeenontheisland,andthathislifeofinventionandstudyhadbeenatrulyhappyone.
1.Luca’spictureoftheIslandofInventionswasmainlybasedon________.
A.scientificresearchB.hisimaginationC.reportsofothersD.historybooks
2.WhydidLucaandhiscolleaguesprobablyneverreceiveaninvitationtotheisland?
A.Theirideaswerenotconsideredworthyenough.B.Theyweretooconcernedwithacquiringfame.
C.Theorganizationhadalreadybrokenup.D.Theislandwasnotarealplace.
3.WhatwasRoberts’reactiontoLuca’sstoryoftheisland?
A.Hethoughthehadalreadyarrivedattheisland.
B.Hewasdisappointedtodiscoveritdidn’texist.
C.Hewasexcitedaboutreceivinganinvitation.
D.HeexpressedsurprisethatLucabelievedinsuchfairytales.
4.WhatdidLucalearnattheendofthestory?
A.Theislandofinventionsdidnotexist.B.Hehadwastedmostofhislife.
C.Hehadunknowinglybuilthisowndreamland.D.Hefinallywouldreceivehisinvitation.
5.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesLuca?
A.Aggressive.B.Trusting.C.Creative.D.Easy-going
Passage3
MillionsofAmericansreturnfromlong-distancetripsbyair,buttheirluggagedoesn’talwayscomehomewiththem.Airlineidentificationtags(标签)cancomeloose,andthebagsgowho-knows-where.Andpassengersleaveallkindsofthingsonplanes.
Theairlinescollecttheitemsand,for90days,attempttofindtheirowners.Theydon’tkeepthem,sincethey’renotinthewarehousebusiness.Andbylaw,theycannotsellthebags,becausetheairlinesmightbetemptedtodeliberatelymisplaceluggage.
Soonceinsurancecompanieshavepaidforlostbagsandtheircontents,andtheynolongerbelongtopassengers,auniquestoreinthelittletownofScottsboro,Alabama,buysthem.The“UnclaimedBaggageCenter,”issopopularthatthebuilding,whichissetuplikeadepartmentstore,isthenumber-onetouristattractioninallofAlabama.Morethanonemillionvisitorsstopineachyearandtakeoneofthestore’sshoppingcartsonahuntfortreasures.
Eachday,clerksbringout7,000newitems,andveteran(老练的)shoppersrushtopawoverthem.Youcanfindeverythingfrompreciousjewelstohockeysticks,best-sellingnovels,leatherjackets,taperecorders,surfboards,evenhalf-usedtubesoftoothpaste.
Thestore’sownlaundrywashesorcleansalltheclothesfoundinluggage,thensellsthem.TheUnclaimedBaggageCenterhasfoundguns,illegaldrugsandevenaliverattlesnake.
Thestorehasalittlemuseumwheresomeofitsmostunusualacquisitions(获得物)havebeenpreserved.Theyincludehighlandbagpipes,aburialmaskfromanEgyptianpharaoh'stomb,andamedievalsuitofarmor.
Statisticsindicatethatlessthanone-halfofonepercentofluggagecheckedonU.S.carriersispermanentlylostandavailabletothestore.
1.Paragraph1showsthatmanypassengerslosetheirluggagebecause______.
A.theyareforgetfulB.theownersofsomeluggagecan’tbeidentified
C.theyareinahurryD.thereisnolostandfoundofficeinmanyairports
2.Thereasonwhytheairlinescannotsellthebagsisthat______.
A.theyhavetofindtheownersB.theyhavetokeepthebagsaslongaspossible
C.somebagsareexpensiveD.theyarelikelytomakeaprofitonthebagsonpurpose
3.TheUnclaimedBaggageCenterisverypopularbecause______.
A.visitorsmaypurchasesomethingundervalued.B.allthethingsthereareverycheap.
C.there'salargevarietyofgoods.D.visitorswillenjoysomeamusingactivitiesthere.
4.Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?
A.Alittlemuseumwillkeepallthepreciousunclaimedbaggage.
B.ThethingsintheUnclaimedBaggageCenterarearticlesfordailyuse.
C.Thepercentageof
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