（四川專用）2024屆高考英語二輪復習考前增分特訓活頁練：12

　　活頁練(十二)單項填空＋閱讀理解＋

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．Mrs.Smith finds it hard to clear up the mess，as her children are always ________ whenever she tries to.(2024·福建，29)

　　A．in the way

　　B．on watch

　　C．in sight

　　D．on the line

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意為：Mrs.Smith發(fā)現(xiàn)很難清理混亂局面，因為當她盡力清理時她的孩子總是妨礙她。in the way妨礙；on watch值班，監(jiān)視；in sight在視力范圍內(nèi)，在即；on the line處于危險中，(對方)在接電話。

　　2．It’s not easy to change habits，________ with awareness and self-control，it is possible.(2024·重慶，23)

　　A．for

　　B．or

　　C．but

　　D．so

　　答案　C

　　解析　 考查連詞。句意為：改變習慣不容易，但是如果有了想改變的意識和自控力，(改變習慣)也是可能的。前后句之間為轉折關系，故選C項。

　　3．It was a real race________time to get the project done.Luckily，we made it.(2024·新課標全國Ⅰ，34)

　　A．over

　　B．by

　　C．for

　　D．a(chǎn)gainst

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查介詞辨析。句意為：完成這項任務真是一場與時間的賽跑，值得慶幸的是，我們做到了。與時間賽跑，顯然是對抗，用against。

　　4．It will be a big help if you go to the store and get what we need for dinner.________，I’ll set the table.(2024·浙江，14)

　　A．As a result

　　B．On the whole

　　C．In the meanwhile

　　D．As a matter of fact

　　答案　C

　　解析　考查固定短語。as a result作為結果；on the whole整體看來；in the meanwhile在這時候，與此同時；as a matter of fact事實上。根據(jù)句意“如果你去商店把我們晚餐需要的東西買來，那可算幫我大忙了。你在做這事的時候，我會在家布置好桌子?！敝狢項符合邏輯。

　　5．The Smiths are praised________the way they bring up their children.(2024·山東，34)

　　A．from

　　B．by

　　C．a(chǎn)t

　　D．for

　　答案　D

　　解析　考查介詞。根據(jù)固定搭配praise sb.for sth.可知答案為D項。

　　6．The Well Hotel stands in a quiet place ________the main road at the far end of the lake.(2024·遼寧，27)

　　A．to

　　B．for

　　C．off

　　D．out

　　答案　C

　　解析　off表示“離開，偏離”的意思。句意為：Well賓館坐落在一個安靜的地方，在湖的盡頭與主干街道隔著一定的距離。off the main road意為“與主干街道偏離”。

　　7．China has been pushing the reform of public hospitals ________ all its citizens.(2024·福建，26)

　　A．in charge of

　　B．for the purpose of

　　C．in honor of

　　D．for the benefit of

　　答案　D

　　解析　in charge of掌管，負責；for the purpose of為了……目的；in honor of為了紀念……；for the benefit of為了……的利益。句意為：為了所有公民的利益，中國一直在推動公立醫(yī)院的改革。根據(jù)句意可知D項意思最符合。

　　8．At school，some students are active ________ some are shy，yet they can be good friends with one another.

　　(2024·四川，4)

　　A．while

　　B．a(chǎn)lthough

　　C．so

　　D．a(chǎn)s

　　答案　A

　　解析　考查并列連詞。句意為：在學校，一些學生很活躍而一些卻很害羞，然而他們都可能彼此成為好朋友。根據(jù)句意選while，表示兩個分句中兩種情況的對比。

　　9．________all the animals I’ve ever had，these two dogs are the most sensitive to the spoken word.(2024·浙江，6)

　　A．From

　　B．Of

　　C．For

　　D．With

　　答案　B

　　解析　two dogs屬于all animals，故用介詞of表示這種關系，如：many of us, 我們中的許多人。故B項符合語境。

　　10．It was a nice meal，________ a little expensive.(2011·大綱全國，19)

　　A．though

　　B．whether

　　C．a(chǎn)s

　　D．since

　　答案　A

　　解析　句意為：盡管這頓飯有點兒貴，但還是很不錯的。though盡管；whether是否；as因為，當……時；since自從。

　　11．Bring the flowers into a warm room ________ they’ll soon open.

　　A．or

　　B．a(chǎn)nd

　　C．but

　　D．for

　　答案　B

　　解析　本句為“祈使句＋and/or＋陳述句”句型。根據(jù)題意，應為順承關系。故選B項。

　　12．He was a good student and scored ________ average in most subjects.

　　A．below

　　B．of

　　C．on

　　D．a(chǎn)bove

　　答案　D

　　解析　句意為：他是一個好學生，大多數(shù)科目得分高于平均水平。above average高于平均數(shù)；below average低于平均數(shù)；on average平均起來，一般說來。

　　13．The traveler didn’t know________which direction to go.

　　A．in

　　B．a(chǎn)t

　　C．to

　　D．/

　　答案　A

　　解析　表示“朝……方向去”，用介詞in而不用to。

　　14．The agent was about to sign his name to the document ________，to our surprise，a stranger broke in to prevent him.

　　A．while

　　B．when

　　C．a(chǎn)s

　　D．until

　　答案　B

　　解析　when此處為并列連詞，相當于at that time，可譯為“這時(突然)……”。

　　15．He found it increasingly difficult to read，________ his eyesight was beginning to fail.

　　A．though

　　B．for

　　C．but

　　D．so

　　答案　B

　　解析　句意為：他發(fā)現(xiàn)讀書越來越困難，因為他的視力開始下降。for表示原因，符合句意。

　?、?閱讀理解

　　A

　　Tail Spin

　　Two dolphins race around in a big pool in the Ocean Park.The smaller dolphin，Grace，shows off a few of her tricks，turning around and waving hello to the crowd.The most amazing thing about her，however，is that she’s even swimming at all.She doesn’t have a tail.

　　Grace lost her tail as a baby when she got caught up in a fish trap.When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005，she was fighting for her life.“Is she going to make it？” Her trainer，Abbey Stone，feared the worst.Grace did make it—but her tail didn’t.She ended up losing her flukes and the lower part of her peduncle.

　　Over the past six years，she has learned to swim without her tail.Dolphins swim by moving their flukes and peduncle up and down.Grace taught herself to move another way—like a fish！She pushes herself forward through the water by moving her peduncle from side to side.

　　The movements put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone.So a company offered to create a man-made tail for her.The tail had to be strong enough to stay on Grace as she swam but soft enough that it wouldn’t hurt her.

　　The first time Grace wore the artificial tail，she soon shook it off and let it sink to the bottom of the pool.Now，she is still learning to use the tail.Some days she wears it for an hour at a time，others not at all.“The new tail isn’t necessary for her to feel comfortable，” says Stone，“but it helps to keep that range of motion(動作) and build muscles(肌肉)．”

　　Now，the dolphin is about to get an even happier ending.This month，Grace will star in Dolphin Tale，a film that focuses on her rescue and recovery.Her progress has inspired more than just a new movie.Many people travel from near and far to meet her.Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.(2024·北京，B)

　　1．When Grace first arrived at the Ocean Park，her trainer worried about her________.

　　A．physical build

　　B．potential ability

　　C．chance of survival

　　D．a(chǎn)daptation to the surroundings

　　答案　C

　　解析　細節(jié)理解題。第二段提到Grace失去了尾巴，由“When the dolphin arrived at the Ocean Park in December 2005，she was fighting for her life.”可知這只海豚生存下來的幾率讓人擔憂。

　　2．A man-made tail is created for Grace to________.

　　A．let her recover faster

　　B．make her comfortable

　　C．a(chǎn)djust her way of swimming

　　D．help her perform better tricks

　　答案　C

　　解析　推理判斷題。第三段提到Grace教會自己像魚一樣去游泳。再由第四段第一句“The movement put harmful pressure on Grace’s backbone.”及第四段第二句，一家公司為她設計人造尾巴以調(diào)整她游泳的方式，可知C項正確。

　　3．The story of Grace inspires people to________.

　　A．stick to their dreams

　　B．treat animals friendly

　　C．treasure what they have

　　D．face difficulties bravely

　　答案　D

　　解析　推理判斷題。由全文及最后一段提到“Seeing Grace swim with her man-made tail gives people so much courage.”可知該故事激勵人們勇敢面對困難。

　　B

　　Multitasking

　　People who multitask all the time may be the worst at doing two things at once，a new research suggests.The findings，based on performances and self-evaluations by about 275 college students，indicate that many people multitask not out of a desire to increase productivity，but because they are easily distracted (分心) and

　　can’t focus on one activity.And “those people turn out to be the worst at handling different things，” said David

　　Sanbonmatsu，a psychologist at the University of Utah.

　　Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues gave the students a set of tests and asked them to report how often they multitasked，how good they thought they were at it，and how sensation-seeking (尋求刺激) or impulsive(沖動) they were.They then evaluated the participants’ multitasking ability with a tricky mental task that required the students to do simple mathematical calculations while remembering a set of letters.

　　Not surprisingly，the scientists said，most people thought they were better than average at multitasking，and those who thought they were better at it were more likely to report using a cellphone while driving or viewing multiple kinds of media at once.But those who frequently deal with many things at the same time were found to perform the worst at the actual multitasking test.They also were more likely to admit to sensation-seeking and impulsive behavior，which connects with how easily people get bored and distracted.

　　“People multitask not because it’s going to lead to greater productivity，but because they’re distractible，and they get sucked into things that are not as important，”Sanbonmatsu said.

　　Adam Gazzaley，a researcher at the University of California，San Francisco，who was not a member of the research group，said one limitation of the study was that it couldn’t find out whether people who start out less focused tend toward multitasking or whether people’s recognizing and understanding abilities change as a result of multitasking.

　　The findings do suggest，however，why the sensation-seekers who multitask the most may enjoy risky distracted driving.“People who are multitasking are generally less sensitive to risky situations，”said Paul Atchley，another researcher not in the group.“This may partly explain why people go in for these situations even though they’re dangerous.”(2024·北京，D)

　　4．The research led by Sanbonmatsu indicates that people who multitask ________.

　　A．seek high productivity constantly

　　B．prefer handling different things when getting bored

　　C．a(chǎn)re more focused when doing many things at a time

　　D．have the poorest results in doing various things at the same time

　　答案　D

　　解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章第一段第三句“And ‘those people turn out to be the worst at handling different things’．..”及文章第三段第二句“But those who frequently deal with many things at the same time were found to perform the worst at the actual multitasking test.”可知選D項。

　　5．When Sanbonmatsu and his colleagues conducted their research，they________.

　　A．a(chǎn)ssessed the multitasking ability of the students

　　B．evaluated the academic achievements of the students

　　C．a(chǎn)nalyzed the effects of the participants’ tricky mental tasks

　　D．measured the changes of the students’ understanding ability

　　答案　A

　　解析　細節(jié)理解題。由文章第二段第二句“They then evaluated the participants’ multitasking ability with a tricky mental task that...”，可知他們評價學生的多項任務處理能力，而不是其他能力，故選A項。

　　6．According to Sanbonmatsu，people multitask because of their ________.

　　A．limited power in calculation

　　B．interests in doing things differently

　　C．inability to concentrate on one task

　　D．impulsive desire to try new things

　　答案　C

　　解析　細節(jié)理解題。文章第一段第二句及第四段知人們多項任務處理是因為他們不能專注于一項任務，故選C項。

　　7．From the last paragraph，we can learn that multitaskers usually________.

　　A．drive very skillfully

　　B．go in for difficult tasks

　　C．fail to react quickly to potential dangers

　　D．refuse to explain the reasons for their behavior

　　答案　C

　　解析　推理判斷題。由文章最后一段第二句“People who are multitasking are generally less sensitive to risky situations.”可知多項任務處理者們通常對潛在危險不能迅速作出反應。故選C項。

　　Ⅲ.短文填詞

　　A woman was waiting at an airport one day for her flight.She was r________ a book with a bag of cookies beside her but happened

　　1.reading

　　to see a man next to her seizing a cookie ________ two from the bag in

　　2.or

　　between them.She tried to ignore it as the cookie thief kept e________.

　　3.eating

　　When only one cookie was ________，he took it and broke it into4.left/there

　　halves.He offered her a half，and ate the o________.She was angry5.other

　　and ________(嘆息)with relief at the boarding time.She gathered her6.sighed

　　belongings and reached for her ________(行李).7.baggage/luggage

　　Much ________ her surprise，she found her cookies untouched！8.to

　　“Those cookies weren’t mine.He tried to share，________ (然而)．”9.though

　　she said to herself，“It is too l________ to apologize.” She realized10.late

　　she was the rude one，the thief.