2014-2015学年高三英语一模题型汇编--完形填空

BBC supports itself by a tax on TV and radio sets.

There was some discussion about___62___, and Herbert Hoover, the Secretary of Commerce then, was strongly against this idea. He said it was ___63___ that we should allow so great a possibility for service ___64___ by advertising chatter. The Commerce Department was ___65___ radio at the time. After the creation of national radio networks then the pressure – advertisers wanted to go on with it, people who owned the radio network wanted to sell ads, and that‘s how radio developed as an advertising medium.

51. A. briefly B. naturally C. basically D. eventually 52. A. listener B. service C. broadcaster D. applicant 53. A. developed B. extended C. made D. drove 54. A. magazine B. platform C. stop D. station 55. A. wanted B. made C. sponsored D. sold 56. A. in some cases B. in return C. on the contrary D. on the whole 57. A. way B. message C. profit D. opinion 58. A. critical B. persuasive C. familiar D. great 59. A. communicate B. broadcast C. emerge D. survive 60. A. offered B. won C. missed D. abandoned 61. A. reward B. tax C. fine D. rent 62. A. broadcasting B. advertising C. chattering D. modeling 63. A. essential B. inconvenient C. difficult D. unbelievable 64. A. sent B. created C. drowned D. suggested 65. A. regulating B. producing C. providing D. developing 51-65 CBADC ABCDA BBDCA

Five【徐汇区】 III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

The next great land area that man hopes to control is the moon. In size it is nearly ___51___ to the area of North and South America. However, it presents a hostile (不友好的) environment. Temperatures ___52___ +120 to -150 degrees Centigrade (摄氏). There is no air, and no water.

Today there are ___53___ scientific speculation (思索) about living on the moon. When man will begin life on the moon surface is still not ___54___. But experts believe that settlement will take place in three steps. First, there will be increasing periods of exploration with temporary ___55___. These periods will be followed by longer stays with housing under the surface of the moon and systems necessary to ___56___ life brought by the colonizers themselves. Finally, colonies that are ecologically and ___57___ self-supporting will be established.

The principal job of the early settlers will be to stay ___58___. They will have to bulid shelters to ___59___ an atmosphere like that of earth. They will have to plant crops under huge domes to produce

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food and ___60___ and find water sources. After this is done, the settlers will have time to explore the possibilities of commercial development and to make discoveries important to science.

The characteristics of the moon that make it bad for human staying alive may make it ___61___ for certain kinds of manufacturing. Operations that require a vacuum or extreme cold, are an ___62___. Precision ball bearing, industrial diamonds, or certain medicines might be produced on the moon.

The most immediate interest in the moon, however, is a scientific one. Geologists can explore the history and composition of the ___63___. Meteorologists will have opportunities to forecast weather on earth. Cosmologists can study the origin of the solar system. Astronomers(天文学家) can use their optical telescopes and radio telescopes ___64___ of atmospheric and man-made distortions. And perhaps at some distant date the moon can serve as a base from which space explorers can travel to other planets in the earth‘s solar system and to worlds ___65___.

51. A. superior B. essential C. equal D. fertile 52. A. range B. restore C. sort D. rise

53. A. sociable B. inevitable C. mysterious D. considerable 54. A. determined B. occupied C. initiated D. resembled 55. A. monuments B. shelters C. rockets D. houses 56. A. sacrifice B. support C. spare D. risk 57. A. economically B. sociably C. imaginarily D. enthusiastically 58. A. active B. attractive C. alive D. ambitious 59. A. mention B. motivate C. maintain D. monitor 60. A. mineral B. oxygen C. protein D. medicine 61. A. ideal B. complicated C. difficult D. expensive 62. A. explanation B. excursion C. executive D. example 63. A. earth B. star C. satellite D. planet 64. A. full B. conscious C. lack D. free 65. A. beyond B. highly C. else D. ahead 51-65 CADAB BACCB ADCDA

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Seven【奉贤区】 III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Music produces profound and lasting changes in the brain. Schools should add music classes, not cut them. Nearly 20 years ago, a small study advanced the ___51___ that listening to Mozart‘s Sonata(奏鸣曲) could boost mental functioning. It was not long ___52___ trademarked ―Mozart effect‖ products began to appeal to anxious parents aiming to put toddlers (刚学步的孩子) on the fast track to prestigious

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universities like Harvard and Yale. Georgia‘s governor even __53___ giving every newborn there a classical CD or cassette.

The ___54___ for Mozart therapy turned out to be weak, perhaps nonexistent, although the ___55___ study never claimed anything more than a temporary and limited effect. In recent years, ___56___, scientists have examined the benefits of a continuous effort to study and practice music, in contrast to playing a Mozart CD or a computer-based―brain fitness‖ game ___57___ in a while.

Advanced monitoring ___58___ have enabled scientists to see what happens inside your head when you listen to your mother and actually practice the violin for an hour every afternoon. And they have found that music ___59___ can produce profound and lasting changes that ___60___ the general ability to learn. These results should ___61___ public officials that music classes are not a mere decoration, ready for being given up in the budget crises that constantly troubles public schools.

Studies have shown that __62__ instrument training from an early age can help the brain to ___63___ sounds better, making it ___64___ to stay focused when absorbing other subjects, from literature to mathematics. The musically experienced are better able to ___65___ a biology lesson despite the noise in the classroom or, a few years later, to finish a call with a client when a colleague in the next office starts screaming a subordinate(下属). They can be engaged in several things at once, which is an essential skill in this era of multitasking.

51. A. notice B. note C. idea D. impression 52. A. that B. until C. since D. before 53. A. proposed B. pushed C. submitted D. subjected 54. A. witness B. evidence C. symptom D. context 55. A. recent B. advanced C. original D. latest 56. A. however B. moreover C. then D. therefore 57. A. quite B. once C. often D. much 58. A. management B. techniques C. information D. mechanics 59. A. subjects B. models C. causes D. lessons 60. A. enhance B. introduce C. ensure D. instruct 61. A. convey B. convince C. communication D. conclude 62. A. urgent B. casual C. diligent D. occasional 63. A. proceed B. process C. prefer D. predict 64. A. easier B. harder C. tougher D. faster 65. A. count on B. concentrate on C. insist on D. depend on 51-65CDABC ABBDA BCBAB

Eight【静安区】 III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

It is one of the most terrifying moments for any urban cyclists: the first time a huge, high-sided

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construction truck lumbers alongside, the driver ___51___ within their high cab（驾驶室）. Now a leading cycling group hopes it has ___52___ with a solution -- the cyclist-friendly lorry.

The draft design, to be unveiled（揭幕）on Wednesday by the London Cycling Campaign, reduces the overall height of the lorry, ___53___ the driving position, and greatly ___54___ the side windows of the cab, stretching them as close to road level as possible. ___55___ drivers of the traditional lorry have to rely on ___56___ and sensors to spot cyclists or pedestrians close to the front offside of the vehicle, if they can detect them at all, the new design all but ___57___ this blind spot.

It is undoubtedly a big ___58___, especially in London, where lorries form about 5% of vehicle traffic ___59___ are responsible for about half of all cyclist deaths, with a large ___60___ of these involving construction lorries, often turning left into a cyclist. In 2011, of the 16 cyclist deaths in London, nine involved lorries, of which seven were construction vehicles.

If elements of the London Cycling Campaign's design look familiar that is ___61___ they are already in use – many ___62___ rubbish lorries already feature low-silled glass doors, allowing the drivers to look out for both staff ___63___ bins and other pedestrians. This demonstrated how construction companies could change if they wanted to.

A study___64___last month by Transport for London said construction trucks were disproportionately（不成比率地）involved in cyclist accidents and recommended ___65___ such as giving drivers delivering goods to building sites more realistic time slots to avoid them being tempted into recklessness.

51. A. inaccessible B. inconvenient C. invisible D. inexact 52. A. break away B. put down C. come up D. get along 53. A. totally B. especially C. generally D. probably 54. A. strengthens B. extends C. increase D. improves 55. A. While B. Since C. However D. Before 56. A. windows B. drawers C. carriages D. mirrors 57. A. calculates B. disapproves C. implements D. eliminates 58. A. solution B. method C. issue D. highlight 59. A. so B. or C. but D. and 60. A. deal B. number C. amount D. burden 61. A. because B. until C. unless D. whether 62. A. realistic B. domestic C. academic D. traffic 63. A. participating B. associating C. assembling D. collecting 64. A. released B. reflected C. motivated D. hunted 65. A. differences B. problems C. factors D. measures 51-65. CCBBA DDCCB ABDAD

Nine【崇明县】 III. Reading Comprehension Section A

Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A,B,C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

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