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1、- 1 -20142014高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题（高考英语完形填空巩固练习精品题（2222）及答案）及答案【福建南安一中福建南安一中 20132013 模拟模拟】BThe hit movie Notting Hill begins with a famous scene. Hugh Grant bumps (撞) into Julia Roberts and spills (洒) orange juice all over her. After the collisioncollision, Grant repeatedly says: “ I am so sorry. I am so
2、 sorry.”His actions in this scene are very British. If Roberts character were from Britain then she would probably apologize repeatedly as welleven if the crash were not her fault. But this doesnt happen in the film, as Roberts is from the US.A report in The Telegraph last week said that three-quart
3、ers of British people apologize when they bump into someone in the street regardless of whether they are responsible or not. In fact, we Britons use “sorry” in many situations. For example, if we mishear someone, we say “Sorry?” The person we are talking to will also apologize by replying: “No, I am
4、 sorry!” This can go on for up to five minutes as we compete over who is the most sorry.Life is never as simple as “duibuqi” and “meiguanxi”.How we use “sorry” has changed. Traditionally, “sorry” was used to express deep regret, but a survey in 2007 showed that we use it to mean anything from “what”
5、 to “whatever”.Why are Britons so sorry? Mark Tyrell, a psychology writer in the UK, thinks about our apologetic tendencies are rooted in the British class system. We say sorry because historically the new middle classes in Britain had to apologize for not being working class, but also for not reall
6、y being upper class. Another theory is that we apologize to avoid confrontation(冲突). For example, if you bump into someone they might get angry. To avoid this we instantly say “Sorry!”.True manners are about being considerate and the modern day obsession with apologizing show that we are perhaps not
7、 as thoughtful as we once were. The word has lost some of its meaning. Do you see my point? Sorry, it might just be a - 2 -British thing60. What can we infer from paragraph 2?A. In fact Roberts are responsible for the collision.B. People from the US say “sorry” more than British people.C. There is n
8、o crash happening in the film.D. British people say sorry even if it is not their fault.61. Which of the following might Mark Tyrell agree to?A. British people are sincere while saying sorry.B. Now more British people say sorry because of the British class system.C. British people say sorry to avoid
9、 quarrels.D. British people apologize for not working hard.62. What does the author want to tell us with the passage?A. British people overuse “sorry” in daily life.B. British people now say “sorry” in different situations.C. Middle classes in British are to blame for not being working class.D. Brit
10、ons say “sorry” to avoid confrontation.63. What does the underlined word “collision” in the first paragraph mean?A. quarrel B. disagreement C. crash D. fight【参考答案参考答案】6063、DBAC 第三部分 阅读理解(共两节，满分 40 分)第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。A A(2012河北普通高中教学质检)In an ideal worl
11、d，people would not test medicines on animals.Such experiments are stressful and sometimes painful for animals，and expensive and timeconsuming for people.Yet animal experimentation is still needed to help bridge vast gaps in medical knowledge.That is why there are some 50 to 100 - 3 -million animals
12、used in research around the world each year.Europe，on the whole，has the worlds most restrictive laws on animal experiments.Even so，its scientists use some 12 million animals a year，most of them mice and rats，for medical research.Official statistics show that just 1.1 million animals are used in rese
13、arch in America each year.But that is misleading.The American authorities do not think mice and rats are worth counting and，as these are the most common laboratory animals，the true figure is much higher.Japan and China have even less comprehensive data than America.Now Europe is reforming the rules
14、governing animal experiments by restricting the number of animals used in labs.Alternatives to animal testing，such as using human tissue or computer models，are now strongly recommended.In addition，sharing all research results freely should help to reduce the number of animals for scientific use.At p
15、resent，scientists often share only the results of successful experiments.If their findings do not fit the hypothesis being tested，the work never sees the light of day.This practice means wasting time，money，and animals lives in endlessly repeating the failed experiments.Animal experimentation has tau
16、ght humanity a great deal and saved countless lives.It needs to continue，even if that means animals sometimes suffer.Europes new measures should eventually both reduce the number of animals used in experiments and improve the way in which scientific research is conducted.56What is the main idea of this passage?AThe success of animal experiments should be ensured.BA ban on the use of animals in the lab should be enforced.CGreater efforts need to
