2019-2020年高考英語考前熱身專練 新聞報(bào)道類完型填空21、Americans are about an international sporting event now taking place in the United States. It is the biggest womens soccer in the world, the World Cup. The game Americans call soccer, is known around the world as . And more and more Americans are learning to it. Only in the last 35 years, large numbers of young Americans have bee in soccer. Baseball and basketball are still popular professional sports, American boys and girls love to play soccer. The United States Soccer Federation is the major soccer in the country. It says more than eighteen million people play soccer in the United States. This means that Americans play soccer than any other sport. , more people in the United States are watching soccer, too. They are attending the 3rd Womens World Cup games that are in several American cities. 460,000 have been sold for the three-week contest that will end July tenth. Womens soccer teams from 16 nations are . Americans are closely the progress of the United States Womens World Cup team. And the team is already setting . On June 19, the American team Denmark in the opening game. Almost 79,000 people watched the game at Giant Stadium near New York City. That is a world record. One of the most popular players the American team is 27-year-old Mia Hamm. She became well known in 1996 when the United States women won the soccer medal at the Olympic Games, defeating other teams. Experts say Mia Hamm can play soccer better than woman in the world. She has scored more goals than any man or woman ever to play international soccer. Mia Hamm is a to many young American girls. Television say that at present thousand million people around the world are watching the game on television. 1A. careless B. worried C. excited D. anxious 2A. happiness B. event C. team D. incident 3A. baseball B. football C. volleyball D. basketball 4A. hate B. love C. give up D. played 5A. interested B. disappointed C. satisfied D. surprised 6A. and B. although C. so D. but 7A. player B. event C. game D. organization 8A. more B. less C. many D. fewer 9A. In the past B. In the future C. just now D. At present 10A. played B. to be played C. being played D. playing 11A. tickets B. teams C. records D. players 12A. taking place B. taking off C. taking part D. taking in 13A. seeing B. watching C. thinking D. hoping 14A. marks B. records C. points D. scores 15A. beat B. hit C. won D. lose 16A. in B. from C. on D. at 17A. gold B. silver C. copper D. 18A. others B. the other C. other D. any other 19A. player B. writer C. hero D. singer 20A. broadcasters B. directors C. players D. spokesman【答案】17A18D19C20A【解析】 文章講述了足球這項(xiàng)運(yùn)動(dòng)在美國很受歡迎，并且介紹了世界杯的一些情況，特別指出Mia Hamm踢球很棒，對于許多年輕女孩來說，她是一位英雄。5考查形容詞。根據(jù) American boys and girls love to play soccer.可知這里想說大量的美國年輕人對足球感興趣，故選A。賽門票的銷售情況。tickets門票 teams團(tuán)隊(duì) records記錄 players運(yùn)動(dòng)員， 故選A。12考查動(dòng)詞詞組。這里想說來自16個(gè)國家的女球員參加了比賽。taking place發(fā)生 taking off飛機(jī)起飛 taking part參加 taking in吸收，故選C。2、Having said good-bye to his parents, Alvin, with his wife and one-year-old son, set off back home. Still , Alvin and Clare talked and laughed happily. And even little Alex from time to time. The family were their trip. But about three hours later things began to . It was starting to snow. Alvin up the car, hoping to arrive home before dark. But it was too dangerous to drive fast now, because it was snowing more and more heavily. So Alvin had to down. The snow on the was getting deeper and deeper until it was hard to on it. Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow and the engine to start again. “The snow doesnt seem to . Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked. Clare said she to walk. So they got out of the car with their son and began walking. But was to e. Soon they lost their way and had to walk on and on. Night came. They were not afraid of the dark. But they that poor Alex would die of cold. However, their faith to keep Alex filled them with courage, warmth and strength. They _ and rested in turn and then continued their walk. They had falls but each time true love encouraged them to rise to their feet again. One, two, three seven days passed. On the eighth day, help at last from Alvins , the police and local people. But the young had to have their feet cut off because of the bad frostbite (凍傷). , there was nothing serious wrong with little Alex!21A. worriedB. sorryC. excitedD. anxious22A. cried B. laughed C. smiled D. coughed 23A. enjoying B. having C. takingD. starting24A. happen B. change C. eD. finish 25A. climbed B. turned C. took D. sped 26A. get B. lookC. go D. slow 27A. land B. highway C. fields D. car28A. walkB. stay C. wait D. depend29A. setB. allowed C. refusedD. prepared 30A. end B. fallC. continue D. melt (融化)31A. likedB. preferred C. decided D. wished 32A. betterB. something C. worse D. nothing33A. aimlesslyB. lonely C. hopelesslyD. pleasantly 34A. thoughtB. feared C. wanted D. supposed35A. happyB. silent C. alive D. dead 36A. ateB. worked C. watched D. slept37A. fewB. several C. countless D. some38A. parentsB. friendsC. teachers D. neighbours 39A. husbandB. wife C. babyD. couple 40A. ThenB. Finally C. Fortunately D. Therefore【答案】【解析】 文章講述了一對年輕夫婦帶著自己年幼的兒子旅行，卻不幸天降大雪。夫妻倆雖然在大雪中迷路，他們不得不漫無目的地走來走去，但是他們想讓自己兒子活著的信念，使得他們的心里充滿勇氣，溫暖和力量，積極等待救援。獲救后，這對年輕的夫婦由于凍傷，不得不切除他們的腳，而他們的兒子卻安然無恙。26考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)But it was too dangerous to drive fast now, because it was snowing more and more heavily.可知這里想說所以Alvin不得不減速 slow down是固定用法，意思是減速，故選D。27考查名詞。這里想說公路上的雪越來越深。Land陸地 highway公路 fields田 car汽車。故選B。28考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)Their car slipped (滑落) off the way and got stuck in the deep snow and the engine to start again. 可知這里想說雪越來越厚，汽車很難停留在上面。Walk走 stay停留 wait等 depend依靠，故選B。29考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)Shall we stay in the car waiting to be frozen to death or walk ahead through the snow?” Alvin asked.可知這里想說引擎拒絕重新發(fā)動(dòng)。Set放置 allowed允許 refused拒絕 prepared，故選C。35考查形容詞。根據(jù)However, their faith to keep Alex filled them with courage, warmth and strength.可知這里想說他們想讓Alex活著的信念，使得他們的心里充滿勇氣，溫暖和力量。Happy高興 故選C。36考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)They _ and rested in turn and then continued their walk.可知這里想說他們輪流睡覺和休息。故選D。 3、People of Burlington are being disturbed by the sound of bells. Four students from Burlington College of Higher Education are in the bell tower of the 36 and have made up their minds to ring the bells nonstop for two weeks as a protest（抗議）against heavy trucks(卡車) which run 37 through the narrow High Street.“They not only make it 38 to sleep at night, but they are 39 damage to our houses and shops of historical interest,” said John Norris, one of the protesters. “ 40 we must have these noisy trucks on the roads,” said Jean Lacey, a biology student，“why dont they build a new road that goes 41 the town？Burlington isnt much more than a 42 villageIts streets were never meant for heavy traffic” Harry Fields also studying 43 said they wanted to make as much 44 as possible to force the 45 to realise what everybody was having to 46 “Most of them dont 47 here anyway，” he said，“they e in for meetings and that，and the Town Hall is soundproof（隔音）， 48 they Probably dont 49 the noise all that muchIts high time they realised the 50 ” The fourth student，Liza Vernum，said she thought the public were mostly on their side，and even if they werent they soon would be. 51 asked if they were afraid that the police might e to 52 them “Not really，” she said，“actually we are 53 bell-ringersI mean we are assistant bell-ringers for the churchThere is no 54 against practising” I 55 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.41AcollegeBvillageCtownDchurch42Anow and thenBday and nightCup and downDover and over43AterribleBdifficultCunfortableDunpleasant44AdoingBraisingCputtingDproducing45AIfBAlthoughCWhenDUnless46AtoBthroughCoverDround47AprettyBquietClargeDmodern48AwellBhardCbiologyDeducation49AeffortBtimeCtroubleDnoise 50AtownspeopleBother studentsCgovernment officialsDtruck drivers51AstandBacceptCknowDshare52AshopBlive Ce Dstudy53AbutBsoCor Dfor 54AnoticeBmentionCfear Dcontrol 55Aevent BlossCactionDproblem56AIBWe CSheDThey 57AseizeBfightCsearchDstop58AproperBexperiencedChopefulDserious59Apoint BcauseCneedDlaw60AleftBfoundCreached Dpassed【答案】【解析】 文章報(bào)道四個(gè)學(xué)生在教堂的鐘樓內(nèi)敲鐘以示抗議大卡車不分晝夜地穿行在這條街上的，噪音擾民，他們想連續(xù)兩周不停地敲鐘制造盡可能大的噪音以迫使政府意識(shí)到噪音擾民這一問題。41考查上下文串聯(lián)：由下文可知，這四名學(xué)生是在教堂的鐘樓內(nèi)敲鐘以示抗議的，“我”也是在此對他們進(jìn)行采訪的。(參見文章最后一句I 55 the church with the sound of the bells ringing in my ears.)可知選D。42考查詞組：Anow and then時(shí)而Bday and night日日夜夜Cup and down上上下下Dover and over48考查名詞：Awell好Bhard努力Cbiology生物學(xué)Deducation教育，Jean Lacey是一個(gè)生物系學(xué)生，由一詞可知也是學(xué)生物的。選C49考查名詞：Aeffort努力Btime時(shí)間Ctrouble困難Dnoise噪音，他們要連續(xù)兩周不停地敲鐘制造盡可能大的噪音以迫使政府意識(shí)到噪音擾民這一問題。選D56考查人稱代詞： I 是指作者在采訪這四個(gè)學(xué)生，從最后一句話也可以看出，選A57考查動(dòng)詞：Aseize抓住Bfight爭吵Csearch搜尋Dstop停止，e to stop them (from doing that)來阻止他們(這樣做)。選D。58考查形容詞：Aproper適當(dāng)Bexperienced有經(jīng)驗(yàn)的Chopeful有希望的Dserious嚴(yán)肅的，Proper = right,suitable,correct適當(dāng)?shù)?；恰?dāng)?shù)?；對的。此處意為?shí)際上我們是正當(dāng)?shù)那苗娙耸菐椭烫们苗姷?。選A。 4、Today, as in every other day of the year, more than 3,000 US adolescents (少年) will smoke their first cigarette on their way to being regular smokers as adults.During their lifetime, it can be _1_ that of these 3,000 about 23 will be murdered, 30 will die in traffic _2_， and nearly 750 will be killed by a smokingrelated disease.The number of deaths _3_ by cigarette smoking outweigh all other factors, whether _4_ or involuntary, as a cause of death.Since the late 1970s, when daily smoking among high school seniors _5_ 30%, smoking rates among _6_ have declined.While the decline is impressive, several important issues must be _7_.First, in the past several years, smoking rates among youth have _8_ very little.Second, in the late 1970s, smoking among _9_ high school seniors exceeded(超過) that among female by nearly 10%.The statistic is reversing.Third, several recent studies have _10_ that high school dropouts(輟學(xué)者)have excessively _11_ smoking rate, as much as 75%.Finally, though significant declines in adolescent smoking have _12_ in the past decade, no definite _13_ for the decline to exist.Within this context, the National Cancer Institute (NCI) began its current _14_ to take the most effective measures to _15_ smoking level among youth.61A.inferred B.believed C.expected D.hoped62A.peaks B.accidents C. problems D.jams63A.damaged B.caused C.led D.made64A.happy B.healthy C.voluntary D.crazy65A.had B.totaled C.got D.reached66A.youth B.students C.girls D.boys67A.raised B. lifted C. asked D. questioned68A. grown B. changed C. risen D. declined69A. old B. male C. young D. female70A. insisted B. indicated C. denied D. wondered71A. large B. small C. high D. low72A. sunk B. set C. produced D. occurred73A. reasons B. causes C. ways D. results74A. survey B. study C. figure D. effort75A. stop B. reduce C. forbid D. limit【答案】【解析】 本文講述了在過去幾十年里年輕人抽煙的比率有所下降，并分析了具體的原因。 5、According to a recent report, some once-hot majors like English, puter and Law for Chinese students entering college have now fallen out of favor. The reason is that more graduates studying in those fields end up 1 .This year, a sample of 500,000 college 2 from xx were surveyed and 220,000 questionnaires were received back for the xx report. Among the 3 majors, Law graduates had the most difficulty finding jobs, with the 4 unemployment rate(比率) of 17.7% of all the majors in xx. English majors had the highest 5 of the unemployed for three years, with 15,700 graduates still out of work.“Such majors as puter, English and Law were the most 6 ones for Beijing students entering universities in xx, but now these graduates are in a tight corner,” said Ba ran, a senior counselor（顧問）at a well-known pany. Ba said that the expansion（擴(kuò)大）of college enrollment（注冊）for those hot majors five years ago has 7 an over-supply in the market, making it harder for those graduates to find jobs.On the other side, engineering graduates majoring in Geological Engineering, Ship and Marine Engineering are 8 most in the job market. Engineering majors are more practical in professional skills and work experience, which are favored by many 9 . The graduates are thus armed with a petitive 10 in the cruel job market.The report 11 a system should be set up against majors with a high risk of 12 . Undergraduates studying Law or English are encouraged to change their 13 or obtain a second degree. For some colleges and provinces with 14 employment rates, the report advised a（n） 15 in enrollment numbers or even a temporary (暫時(shí)的) stop in enrolling students.76A. uselessB. jobless C. reliable D. grateful 77A. partnerB. graduates C. professors D. guidance 78A. unpromisingB. favorable C. generousD. educated 79A. quickest B. slowestC. highestD. lowest80A. rateB. number C. problem D. supply 81A. famousB. risky C. practical D. popular82A. received B. encouraged C. stopped D. caused 83A. ignoredB. enrolled C. favored D. surveyed 84A. employers B. professorsC. reporters D. researchers85A. situationB. advantage C. skill D. major86A. ignored B. devotedC. suggested D. questioned 87A. insurance B. disaster C. over-supply D. unemployment 88A. favors B. jobs C. majors D. schools89A. low B. high C. rising D. falling90A. end B. remove C. cut D. increase【答案】【解析】 本文講述的是最近幾年大學(xué)生的就業(yè)率非常低，尤其是以前很流行的專業(yè)如計(jì)算機(jī)，法學(xué)，英語等專業(yè)現(xiàn)在的就業(yè)率很低，作者在文章指提出了相應(yīng)的解決方法。