高中英语真题:语篇提能
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2014·淄博高一检测)parachute什么意思
Can you survive an unannounced storm? Although there is expert broadcasting and we are equipped with cell phones, there're still some instances when the violent weather takes us by surpri.
qualifyWhile most Atlantic hurricanes form off the coast of Africa giving plenty of early warning, sudden Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico hurricanes form and move rapidly in less than a day's time, endangering everyone and everything in their path.
校长英文
There've been oil workers trapped off the shore when sudden storms appeared. Field archeologists have been stuck in coastal areas without storm warning. It wasn't but a few decades ago that a Texas National Guard group was trapped on the beach by rain－forced flooding and had to ride out a major hurricane during a training exerci. There've been a few instances when travelers were trapped on an island or in a coastal area and unable to escape in time.
Escaping from the storm－threatened areas is generally a choice for most of us — but not for all. Each year thousands of islanders across the Caribbean face the danger of hurricanes without so much as a public shelter to hide in. Most ride out the storm in their homes.
notreallyBut there're a few things you can do to prepare yourlf for some unexpected emergencies. Being prepared for the unexpected may be your best and only defen. If you're headed outdoors for a few days or weeks, you should always carry a flashlight(手电筒) with extra batteries, a GPS device (装置)，and a basic medical box. If you're traveling
in your car, remember you may suffer from high winds. You'd better not stay inside to avoid being blown away along with your car. Keeping your head and your courage up is esntial to survival in any type of danger. Let common n guide you and always be prepared for the worst.
1．According to the text, most Atlantic hurricanes ________.
A．form in the Caribbean Sea
B．come from Gulf of Mexico
C．develop off the coast of Africa
D．are from the Pacific Ocean
2．What is the third paragraph mainly about?
A．The bad situations of oil workers.
B．People trapped by sudden storms.
C．The danger of traveling on an island.
D．The Texas National Guard group.
3．What is the purpo of the last paragraph?
A．To give some advice.
B．To encourage traveling.
C．To underline the danger of hurricanes.
D．To give some warnings.
答案与解析：nownow
1．解析：细节理解题。由文章第二段第一句话可知C项正确。
答案：C
2．解析：主旨大意题。第三段列举了不少被困于暴风中的人们的例子，故B项符合题意。
答案：B
3．解析：写作意图题。文章最后一段给出了一些建议，故A项符合题意。
答案：A
Ⅱ.完形填空
Once upon a time there was a blind beggar in . He ud to beg near the king's palace. But whenever anybody gave him money, he would ask the person to __1__ him. When the king heard about this, he ordered the beggar to come to his palace and asked him __2__ he did so.
The beggar said he was once a __3__ merchant. With all the money he had, he would still always pray for more __4__. One day, as he was traveling in a dert along with his camels, he saw an old man dying of __5__. The old man asked him for food and the merchant __6__ his food with him. The old man blesd the merchant and promid him a __7__. The merchant hoped for more wealth. Suddenly, a castle appeared __8__ them.
There they __9__ gold, silver and diamonds. The merchant put huge loads of the vwear
aluables on his camels, but the old man took only a(n) __10__ bag－full. The merchant was so __11__ that he also wanted the bag. When he asked the old man to give him the bag, the castle __12__. He also lost his eyesight. On the way, thieves robbed him and he __13__ all that he had.
He __14__ that God was teaching him a lesson. He wanted to __15__ himlf further. So he asked people who __16__ and gave him money to hit him on his back.
When the king heard his __17__， he felt sad. He then touched the beggar and __18__ the beggar regained his vision. The king was __19__ and he gave the beggar some money.
The merchant learnt a good lesson from his experience and he was __20__ greedy.
1．A.beat B．kiss
原因的英文
C．prai D．comfort
长脸适合的发型2．A.how B．where
C．why D．when
3．A.wi B．careless
C．rich D．kind
4．A.pity B．wealth
C．food D．power
5．A.illness B．greed
C．anger D．hunger
说明方法有哪些6．A.shared B．smelt
