1、2014 年高考定时训练（ 8）英语试卷与答案（带解析） 完型填空 (2013 东北三省四市联合诊断考试 )I had a bad habit of skipping to the last pages of a book.I just wanted to see how it ended _ I was still in the middle of it. This habit _ first my mom， then my friends, and _ even my own daughter. Often my _ wouldnt be limited just to the books
2、 I read but also to what others were _ as well.Then one day my daughter told me in anger, “Dad, please just read a book one _ at a time like everyone else！ ” At times I didnt _ this bad habit to just books either.I also tried to skip ahead in my own life and _ out what to do months and even years fr
3、om now _ enjoying each day at present. Although I knew that the _ of my life wasnt done yet and that I had many pages _ to go, I still couldnt control my burning desire to write the _ of it halfway through.Time and again, I would _ jump ahead and try to solve every potential problem before it happen
4、ed. Life， _， doesnt work like that.It loves to _ us， and you never know what new problems, changes, or opportunities each new day will _. Recently when I found myself living in the _ again， I felt a voice that gently told me I needed to “live one day at a time”. When I heard those words, I _， turned
5、 the book of my life back to the _ page, and thanked God for today. Each of us has to _ the book of life line by line， moment by moment and trust that our story will be brought to its perfect end. 【小题1】 A since B for C while D because A confused B annoyed C delighted D embarrassed A usually B obviou
6、sly C accidentally D finally A impatience B misunderstanding C disappointment D disagreement A saying B reading C doing D watching A page B copy C chapter D edition A contribute B devote C apply D limit A try B figure C let D turn A on the part of B other than C instead of D on the basis of A book B
7、 river C picture D play A forgotten B left C kept D regretted A feelings B beginning C ending D comments A consciously B strangely C foolishly D critically A otherwise B moreover C therefore D however A surprise B cheat C satisfy D frighten A make B bring C take D award A present B future C memory D
8、 dream A cheered B cried C lost D smiled A exciting B hopeful C favorite D right A write B review C explain D translate 答案： 【小题 1】 C 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 D 【小题 4】 A 【小题 5】 B 【小题 6】 A 【小题 7】 D 【小题 8】 B 【小题 9】 C 【小题 10】 A 【小题 11】 B 【小题 12】 C 【小题 13】 C 【小题 14】 D 【小题 15】 A 【小题 16】 B 【小题 17】 B 【小题 18】 D 【小题 1
9、9】 D 【小题 20】 A 阅读理解 All Ric O Barry wants is to stop the dolphin-killing, so he is headed to this seaside Japanese town, Taiji.The American activist, who is the star of a new award-winning documentary that portrays the dolphin-killing here, got an unwelcome reception when he showed up here this week
10、 for the start of the annual hunt. His movie, The Cove(海豚湾 ), directed by National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, was released in the United States a month ago but has not yet to come out in Japan. Scenes in the film, some of which were shot secretly, show fishermen banging on metal poles s
11、tuck in the water to create a wall of sound that scares the dolphins which have supersensitive sonar(声纳系统 )and sends them fleeing into a cove. There, the fishermen sometimes pick a few to be sold for aquarium shows, for as much as $150,000. They kill the others, spearing(刺 ) the animals repeatedly u
12、ntil the water turns red. The meat from one dolphin is worth about 50,000 yen, and is sold at supermarkets across Japan. Greenpeace and other groups have tried to stop the hunt for years.Activists hope The Cove will bring the issue to more people internationallyand eventually in Japan. Already， the
13、Australian town of Broome dropped its 28-year sister-city relationship with Taiji last month， partly because of the movie. “Some regions have a tradition of eating dolphin meat， ” said fisheries official Toshinori Uoya. “Dolphin-killing may be negative for our international image, but it is not some
14、thing orders can stop.” The town government in Taijiwhich has made whales and dolphins its trademarkrefused to comment about The Cove, or the growing international criticism against dolphin-killing. Many in Taiji take the dolphin hunt for granted as part of everyday life. They are defensive about Th
15、e Cove， seeing themselves as powerless victims of overseas pressure to end a simple and honest way of making a living. 【小题 1】 Ric O Barry made The Cove because he wanted to _. A stop the dolphin-killing B win an international award C support Greenpeaces efforts D make Taiji well-known in the world 【
16、小题 2】 Viewers can learn from The Cove _. A the advanced techniques to catch dolphins B the cruel and bloody dolphin-killing C the beautiful Japanese seaside town Taiji D the sale of dolphin meat around the world 【小题 3】 What is the response to The Cove on the Japanese side A Taiji broke up with its w
17、estern sister-city Broome. B Japanese officials decided to ban dolphin-killing. C The town government in Taiji kept silent on criticism. D Most Japanese people were against eating dolphin meat. 【小题 4】 What does the underlined word “defensive” probably mean A Feeling guilty for killing dolphins. B Pr
18、otecting themselves against criticism. C Attacking those against dolphin-killing. D Making the determination to change. 【小题 5】 What can we infer from the passage A Many people in Japan have seen The Cove in the cinema. B The Cove has not influenced Japans international image. C Taijis dolphin-killing industry has been seriously damaged. D The Cove has brought international attention to dolphin-killing. 答案： 【小题 1】 A 【小题 2】 B 【小题 3】 C 【小题 4】 B 【小题 5】 D
