1、江西省瑞金市高考英语 阅读理解和完形填空训练6江西省瑞金市2014高考英语阅读理解和完形填空训练（6）（含答案）The New York City Marathon was started by a man named Fred Lebow. It began in 1970 as a small, unimportant race. Only 127 people ran, and just 55 of them finished. They ran around Central Park four times. Few people watched them run. However, o
2、ver the years the marathon grew and became more popular.Today people come from all over the world to run in the marathon. Runners must be at least 18 years old, but there is no age limit. In fact, the oldest runner was an 89yearold man. Recently more than 27,000 people ran in the New York City Marat
3、hon. Large crowds cheered the runners and offered the participants cold drinks and encouragement.The course of the marathon has changed, too. Instead of running around Central Park, the participants go through the five boroughs(自治区) of New York City: Queens, Brooklyn, Manhattan, the Bronx, and State
4、n Island. The marathon begins at the base of the Verrazano Narrows Bridge in Staten Island. The runners go across the bridge into Brooklyn. Then they go up through Queens and into the Bronx. The marathon finishes in Central Park in Manhattan. The complete course is 26 miles, 385 yards and takes the
5、best runners less than 3 hours.Although it has changed since 1970, the New York City Marathon is always exciting. Through the years, many unusual events have happened during the marathon. For example, Pat Tuz and John Weilbaker got married a few minutes before the race. Then they ran the race with t
6、heir wedding party. Some people run the whole marathon as a family. Other people run the race backwards.In the fall of 1992, Fred Lebow, the founder of the New York City Marathon, slowly ran his last race. He was very ill with cancer, but he did not want to stop running. In October 1994, Fred died.
7、However, the New York City Marathon, and all its excitement, will continue for many years to come.1How many runners didnt finish the first New York City Marathon?A. 55. B. 27.C. 72. D. 70.2Which of the following statements is NOT true?A. The crowds offered the participants cold drinks and encouragem
8、ent.B. Fred Lebow ran the Marathon in 1992, though he was ill with cancer.C. It takes the best runners more than three hours to finish the whole race.D. Pat Tuz and John Weilbaker ran the race after they got married.3The order of the five boroughs of the New York City Marathon the participants go th
9、rough is _.A. QueensBrooklynManhattanthe BronxStaten IslandB. Staten IslandBrooklynthe BronxManhattanQueensC. ManhattanStaten IslandQueensthe BronxBrooklynD. Staten IslandBrooklynQueensthe BronxManhattan4What is the main idea of this passage?A. The New York City Marathon began in 1970.B. The founder
10、 of the New York City Marathon was an important man.C. The New York City Marathon is a very popular and exciting race.D. Many unusual events happened during the marathon.纽约市马拉松赛跑历经发展最终赢得了世界各地人的喜爱，其路线也发生了改变。期间也出现了很多不同寻常的现象。而发起人虽身患癌症但仍然坚持的场面更让人难以忘怀。1C。考查细节理解。第一段第三句提到仅有127人参加，其中只有55人跑完了全程，由此可知没有坚持到终点的有
11、72人。2C。考查细节理解。根据第三段最后一句可知最佳运动员跑完全程用时不足3小时，所以此项中的more than three hours错误。3D。考查细节理解。根据第三段后半部分可知起点是Staten Island，然后依次跑过Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx，最后到达终点Manhattan。4C。考查主旨大意。纽约马拉松自举办后愈来愈受欢迎，甚至风靡全世界。第四段则叙述了其间发生的一些激动人心的事情，所以此项最能概括文章大意。其余三项只是文章中涉及到的片面内容，不具有概括性。*结束完形填空（共20小题；每小题1分，满分20分）Much meaning can be
12、conveyed with our eyes, so it is often said that eyes can speak.Do you have such kind of 36 ? In a bus you may look at a 37 , but not too long. And if he is 38 that he is being stared at, he may feel 39 . The same is in 40 life. If you are looked at for more than 41 , you will look at yourself up an
13、d down, to see ff there is 42 wrong with you. If nothing goes wrong, you will feel angry toward others 43 at you that way. Looking too long at someone may seem to be rude and 44 . But things are different when it _45 to stare at the opposite sex. If a man glances at a Woman for more than 10 seconds
14、and _46 to avert (移开) his gaze, his intentions are 47 , that is, he wishes to attract her attention, to make her understand that he is 48 her. 49 , the normal eye contact for two people 50 in a conversation is that the speaker will only look at the listener 51 , in order to make sure that the listen
15、er does pay attention to what the former is speaking about, to tell him that he is attentive. If a speaker looks at you continuously when speaking, 52 he tries to dominate (控制) you, you will feel embarrassing. In fact, continuous eye contact is confined to 53 only, who will enjoy looking at each oth
16、er tenderly for a long time, to show affection that 54 cannot express. Evidently, eye contact should be done according to the relationship between two people and the specific 55_.36. A. experience B. thought C. feeling D. attitude37. A. conductor B. driver C. tourist D. stranger38. A. looking B. sen
17、sing C. telling D. deciding39. A. interested B. stupid C. uncomfortable D. angry40. A. social B. daily C. family D. school41. A. friendly B. authentic C. special D. necessary42. A. anything B. somewhere C. nothing D. anywhere43. A. interest B. stare C. appreciation D. notice44. A. attentive B. posit
18、ive C. aggressive D. active45. A. comes B. hopes C. tries D. seems46. A. starts B. refuses C. manages D. aims47. A. dirty B. unhealthy C. obvious D. unfair48. A. admiring B. enjoying C. cheating D. selecting49. A. Therefore B. Otherwise C. Altogether D. However50. A. engaged B. attracted C. trapped
19、D. invited51. A. all the time B. from time to time C. all the way D. back and forth52. A. in case B. as if C. even though D. so that53. A: mothers B. children C. lovers D. teachers54. A. looks B. eyes C. smiles D. words55. A, situation B. circumstance C. environmnet D. condition参考答案 36 -40 ADBCB 41
20、-45 DABCA 46 -50 BCADA 51 -55 BBCDA*结束 Tomato FestivalStarted in 2005, the Tomato Festival has grown into a local tradition in Malta In recent years, the festival has added amusement park-style rides and a yearly Creature Feature, which screens old horrible moviesThere are also dance competitions, p
21、arades and pancake breakfastThird weekend in August Address: 833 Tinkham Rd, Fountain Park, Wilbra-ham, Massachusetts 01095 Phone: （413）599-0010Brat DaysDont mistake this festival for a day filled with poorly behaved children Begun m 1953, the gathering is the biggest festival in the city each year
22、and features more than 50 stands （摊位） selling the sausage, as well as a contest to see who can quickly eat the most bratwurst （德国式小香肠） in ten minutesEarly August Address: 17th and New Jersey sts, Kiwanis Park, She boygan, Wisconsin 53081 Phone: （920）457-9491Hope Watermelon FestivalThe festival dates
23、 back to the 1920s, when many trains went through this small town and local watermelon growers would sell their watermelon to parched travelersThese days, the festival sees a Watermelon Queen crowned（加冠的） and sometimes a world-record watermelon grownThere are also more than 300 stands selling arts a
24、nd crafts from a six-state area, as well as a car show and the Watermelon OlympicsEarly August Address: 108 W 3rd St, Hope, Arkansas 71801 Phone: （870） 777-3640Oyster Festival （牡蛎节）Featuring appearances from tall ships and oyster boats, this festival has regularly drawn 60,000 visitors a year since
25、it began in 1978More than 3,000 volunteers （志愿者） make the festival possible each yearNorwalk is less than a two-hour drive from many of New Englands larger cities, making it easy to attend the festival during a trip to New York or HartfordWeekend after Labor DayAddress: Sea view Ave, Veterans Park,
26、East Nor-walk, Connecticut 06855 Phone: （800） 866-792553Which of the following festivals has the longest history? AOyster Festival BHope Watermelon Festival CBrat Days DTomato Festival54The underlined word parched in the third passage means _ Atired Bhungry Cthirsty Dexcited55In which of the followi
27、ng activities can you enjoy the frightening films? AThe Creature Feature BThe Watermelon Olympics CThe Eating-bratwurst Contest DDance Competitions56If it is August 15 today this year, you might still attend _ _. ABrat Days BOyster Festival CHope Watermelon Festival DTomato Festival*结束 When you hear
28、 the word “recycling”, what comes to your mind? The color green or global warming? What if I were to tell you there is a dark side of recycling? A type of recycling that does more than good. The dark side of recycling has nothing to do with the environment but rather has a lot to do with the recycli
29、ng of ideas. Environmental unrest isnt the only trouble we must face. Idea pollution is quickly becoming widespread across the online world. Think about it. When was the last time you read an original blog post? Im guessing it has been quite a while. Why do you think top bloggers(博主) of today win so
30、 much respect? Do you think they recycle their ideas? With each recycled idea the online world becomes much more polluted. Used content contributes to the ever increasing mass of digital smog(烟雾). The first step to reduce pollution is simple: stop recycling. When you stop recycling, you will then be
31、 forced to take up the task of creating from your own ideas. When you recycle an excellent idea, it soon becomes good. When you recycle a good idea, it soon becomes just OK. The chain continues until the key part of what used to make the idea good is satutared(饱和), leaving you nothing but a pile of mess. In order not to pollute, your ideas must go beyond “just recycl
