广东汕头市2015高考英语阅读及短文改错自选最新练习（5）
完形填空。
Directions: Complete the following passage by using ONE word that fits the context. Visit the Edinburgh Festival
Every year, thousands of people come to Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, to be part of the Edinburgh Festival. For three weeks every August and September the city is filled with actors and artists from 48 over the world. They come to Edinburgh 49 the biggest arts festival in Britain. During this time the streets of the city are alive with music and dance from 50 morning till late at night. You can even see artists painting pictures on the streets. One of the best parts of the Festival is the “Fringe”, 51 students do comedy shows in small halls and cafés.
52 of thousands of tourists come to the Festival to see new films and plays and hear music performed by famous musicians. This year, you can see over five hundred performances 53 actors from more than forty countries.
The tickets for these performances are quite cheap and it is usually easier to see your favorite stars in Edinburgh 54 it is in London. Come to Edinburgh next summer, but remember it can be difficult to find a room, 55 why not book your hotel now? 【参考答案】
48. all __ 49. for 50. early 51. where_ 52.Tens 53. with/by 54. than 55.so
【2014高考英语广东省梅州市质检试卷】 完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）
阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15小题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Many kids think that class and learning is boring. It is especially 1 for
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teachers to try to make learning fun. There are certain 2 that you also would assume kids would 3 find interesting. One of them is first aid. Many kids probably think first aid lesson is 4 . But first aid is an important skill for anyone to learn, including children. So how can a teacher make learning about first aid interesting? One way to do so is to get the children 5 . Have them compete to bandage or care for one of their friends. Tell the children that their friend has cuts all over his body and that he needs to be 6 for. This can create a very fun situation where one child is covered in bandages.
Set up a 7 where the children find one of their friends unconscious. Have one child play the unconscious friend. Have the children call 911 on a play phone and 8 to see if there is a heart rate or breathing. See how quickly they can do all of the necessary tasks and 9 them to other groups of children. Make the whole day into a competition with some sort of 10 for the child or group of children that do the best.
Another way to make first aid training 11 is to have the kids tell stories about scary times when they thought someone needed first aid. This is a good 12 because with the children’s new learning they can figure out how best to help the person in their story. These sorts of 13 will make first aid learning time fun and exciting. The kids will remember the day when you taught them first aid with fondness, 14 that they will remember what you taught them. Who knows, maybe by making first aid fun you could help to 15 a life.
1. A. difficult B. disappointing C. strange 2. A. games
B. words
D. worrying
C. ideas D. subjects C. often
D.
3. A. always sometimes 4. A. prepared 5. A. educated 6. A. cared 7. A. business 8. A. fail
B. never
B. different C. boring B. trained C. focused
D. private D. involved
D. called D. system
B. blamed C. thanked
B. connection C. situation
B. check C. wait
D. stop
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9. A. compare B. introduce C. expose D. relate D. reward
D. fun D. answer
10. A. protection 11. A. organized 12. A. time
B. permission C. guide
B. simple C. formal B. activity C. lesson
13. A. questions B. stories C. jokes 14. A. believing
D. articles
D. providing
B. suggesting C. meaning
15. A. save B. follow C. lead D. build
【参考答案】完形填空（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分） 话题：学校生活
本文是说明文。作者在文中介绍了教师如何使急救课变得有趣。
1. A。根据首句Many kids think that class and learning is boring可知，此处应是说许多孩子认为学习枯燥，对教师来说，让学习过程变得有趣尤其“困难（difficult）”。 2. D。根据下文的first aid lessons可知该空应选“subjects（科目）”。
3. B。由文中的boring可知，本句的意思是：有些科目，你会觉得孩子们“肯定不（never）”觉得有趣。
4. C。此处是说，许多孩子可能认为急救训练像其他科目一样“枯燥（boring）”。这与文章首句Many kids think that class and learning is boring意思一致。
5. D。根据空后的内容——让孩子们比赛用绷带包扎伤口、照顾他们的朋友——可知，作者在这一段传达的主要信息是：让急救课变得有趣的一个方法是让孩子们“参与进来（involved）”。
6. A。根据上文的care for one of their friends可知应选cared for。教师告诉孩子们他们的朋友浑身都是伤，需要照顾。
7. C。下文描述的是一个场景，故选situation。
8. B。在这个场景中，教师要求孩子们用玩具手机拨打911，“检查（check）”昏迷者是否有心跳或呼吸。
9. A。根据下文的Make the whole day into a competition可知，此处应选“compare（比较）”。
10. D。根据child or group of children that do the best可知，此处是说给那些做得最好的孩子或小组“奖励（reward）”。
11. D。本段介绍了使急救训练变得“有趣（fun）”的另一个方法。
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12. B。让孩子们讲故事是一项活动，故选activity。 13. B。这些“故事（stories）”能使急救学习变得有趣。
14. C。孩子们会记得你教他们急救知识的那天，这就“意味着（meaning）”他们会记住你教的内容。
15. A。掌握急救知识会“挽救（save）”一个人的生命。 完形填空
An elderly carpenter was ready to retire. He told his employer of his plans to 36 the house-building business to live a more 37 life with his wife and 38 his extended family. He would miss the paycheck（工资）each week, but he wanted to retire. They could 39 .
The employer was 40 to see his good worker go and asked if he could build just one more house as a personal favor. The carpenter said yes, 41 over time it was easy to see that his heart was not in his work. He used bad workmanship and 42 materials. It was an unfortunate way to 43 a dedicated（献身的）career.
When the carpenter finished his work, his employer came to 44 the house. Then he handed the front-door 45 to the carpenter and said, “This is your house.---my 46 to you.”
The carpenter was shocked!
What a 47 ! If he had only known he was building his own house, he would have done it all so differently.
48 it is with us. We build our lives, a day at a time, often putting 49 than our best into the building. Then, with a shock, we 50we have to live in the house we have built. If we could do it over, we would do it much differently.
But, you cannot 51 You are the carpenter, and every day you hammer a nail, place a board, or build a wall. Someone 52 said, “Life is a do-it-yourself project.” Your 53 and the choices you 54 today, help build the “house” you will live in tomorrow. Therefore, build 55!
36. A. continue B. start C. leave
D. find
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37. A. leisurely B. lonely C. orderly 38. A support B. share C. enjoy 39. A. go off B. get by C. pass on 40. A. polite B. nervous C. proud 41. A. but B. while C. which
D. friendly D. care D. work away D. sorry D. before
42. A. perfect B. inferior（劣质的） C. superior D. tough 43. A. satisfy B. improve C. meet
D. end
44. A. buy B. repair C. inspect D. sell 45. A. roof B. window C. key 46. A. gift
B. promise C. salary
D. design D. words D. success D. Such D. less D. admit
47. A. disappointment B. shame C. pleasure 48. A. So 49. A. worse
B. Yet C. As B. more C. rather
50. A. realize B. explain C. think 51. A. step forward B. go back C. come out 52. A. never
B. again C. once
D. look around D. nearly
53. A. attitude B. experience C. skill 54. A. learn
B. take C. see
D. advantage D. make
55. A. badly B. wisely C. early D. confidently
参考答案 36—40 CACBD 41—45 ABDCC 46—50 ABADA 51—55 BCABD
阅读下列四篇短文，从每小题后所给的A,B,C或D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
Stress caused by social situations, such as giving a speech or going to a job interview, can affect some people’s immune system in ways that harm their health, researchers have found.
The study included 124 volunteers who were purposely put into embarrassed social
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广东汕头市高考英语 阅读及短文改错自选最新练习(5)
