2018年高考英语全国专用考前三个月文档：组合演练 阅读理解+七选五+完形填空 组合演练(二) Word版含解析

组合演练(二)[阅读理解＋七选五]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2017·湖南邵阳大联考)
Owning a pet makes us healthier and happier，but for many of us，long hours at work，tight budgets and small flats means it’s just not practical.But there’s good news for animal lovers；you can now cozy up with a cup of tea while spending time with furry friends，as the global movement of animal cafes has reached the UK.
The international phenomenon originated in Taipei，where the world’s first cat cafe，Cat Flower Garden，opened in 1998.Curious tourists soon discovered the pet paradise and brought the concept over to Japan.The first Japanese cat cafe opened in Osaka in 2005，and now there are said to be nearly 40 in Tokyo alone.
Japan has now gone far beyond the original concept，and some of the trendiest(时髦的) places to visit nowadays have owls，rabbits and goats hanging around.Tokyo’s Fukuro no Mise，which means the “Shop of Owls”，has full guest lists for up to two months.
Lady Dinah’s Cat Emporium was the first of its kind to open up in East London in 2014.The successful cat cafe takes bookings 50 days ahead and usually about 90% of them book out about 5－6 weeks in advance，Though the business has been a success，the owner Lauren Pears worries a little bit about the sudden rise of cat cafes everywhere.
“Cat cafes are still in their beginnings here and we’ve seen a very recent cautionary tale springing up in Singapore with the sudden burst of cat cafes in the city.Earlier this year，one of them was closed down after serious animal welfare issues resulted in the deaths of several cats.”She emphasizes that even though the job is fun and rewarding，it also comes with serious responsibility.
1.Which country does the text mainly report about?
.
B.China.
C.Taipei.
D.Singapore.
答案 A
解析细节理解题。

根据第一段最后一句“But there’s good news for animal lovers；you can
now cozy up with a cup of tea while spending time with furry friends，as the global movement of animal cafes has reached the UK.”可知，这篇文章报道所在的地方是英国。

所以选A。

2.Why are cat cafes so popular?
A.They offer great services.
B.They promote a new concept.
C.They stay open for a long time.
D.They provide practical means to enjoy pets.
答案 D
解析推理判断题。

根据第一段及第二段第二句“Curious tourists soon discovered the pet paradise and brought the concept over to Japan.”可知，猫咪咖啡馆给宠物爱好者提供了与宠物为伴的途径。

所以选D。

3.What does the underlined part “cautionary tale” in the last paragraph refer to?
A.Greeting.
B.Warning.
C.Interview.
D.Development.
答案 B
解析细节理解题。

根据文中最后一段可知，由于猫咪咖啡馆的过度发展，很多问题也随之出现，所以这里cautionary tale是“警告，预兆”的意思。

greeting打招呼；warning警告，预兆；interview采访；development发展。

所以选B。

4.What is the concern of Lauren Pears?
A.The blind expansion of cat cafes.
B.The sudden rise of illegal cat cafes.
C.Cat Cafe owners’ lack of responsibility.
D.The possibility that cats may be unfriendly.
答案 C
解析推理判断题。

根据最后一段最后一句“She emphasizes that even though the job is fun and rewarding，it also comes with serious responsibility.”可知，她担心的是店主责任感的缺失，所以选C。

B
(2017·福建漳州八校联考)
“Mobile phones killed our man，”screamed one headline last year.Also came statements that an unpublished study had found that mobile phones cause memory loss.And a British newspaper devoted its front page to a picture supposedly showing how mobile phones heat the brain.For
anyone who uses a moblie phone，these are worrying times.But speak to the scientists whose work is the focus of these scares and you will hear a different story.
What we do have，however，are some results suggesting that mobile phones’ emission(辐射) have a variety of strange effects on living tissue that can’t be explained by the general radiation biology.And it’s only when the questions raised by these experiments are answered that we’ll be able to say for sure what moblie phones might be doing to the brain.
One of the strange effects comes from the now famous “memory loss”study.Alan Preece and his colleagues at the University of Bristol placed a device(装置)that copied the microwave emission of mobile phones to the left ear of volunteers.The volunteers were all good at recalling words and pictures they had been shown on a computer screen.Preece says he still can’t comment on the effects of using a mobile phone for years on end.But he rules out the suggestion that mobile phones have an immediate effect on our cognitive(感知的) abilities.“I’m pretty sure there is no effect on short-term memory，” he says.
Another expert，Tattersall，remarked that his latest findings have removed fears about memory loss.One result，for instance，suggests that nerve cell synapses(神经元突触)exposed to microwaves become more—rather than less—receptive to undergoing changes linked to the memory formation.
It would be an even happier outcome if microwave turned out to be good for you.It sounds crazy，but a couple of years ago a team led by William Adey at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in California，found that mice exposed to microwave for two hours a day were less likely to develop brain tumours(肿瘤) when given a cancer-causing chemical.
So should we forget about mobile phone radiation causing brain tumours and making us unable to think clearly or reasonably?
“If it doesn’t certainly cause cancer in animals and cells，then it probably isn’t going to cause cancer in humans，” says William.And while there’s still no absolute evidence that mobile phone does damage your memories or give you cancer，the unanimity is：Don’t panic.
5.What worries people who use mobile phones?
A.Mobile phones will kill them.
B.Mobile phones cause memory loss.
C.Mobile phones heat the brain.
D.All above is right.
答案 D
解析细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“Mobile phones killed our man”，“mobile phones cause memory loss”以及“mobile phones heat the brain”可知，答案选D。

6.What is the attitude of Preece on the suggestion that mobile phones have an immediate effect on our cognitive abilities?
A.Doubt.
B.Disagree.
C.Approve.
D.Wait and see.
答案 B
解析观点态度题。

根据第三段最后一句“I’m pretty sure there is no effect on short-term memory”可知，他不同意这种观点。

故选B。

7.The underlined word “unanimity” in the last paragraph most probably means “”.
A.consensus
B.disagreement
C.possibility
D.impossibility
答案 A
解析词义猜测题。

根据上文“And while there’s still no absolute evidence that mobile phone does damage your memories or give you cancer...”可知，并没有绝对的证据能证明手机对你的记忆力有损伤或者让你得癌症，所以这里意为“一致意见是：不要惊慌”。

故选A。

8.From the fifth paragraph，we can infer that being exposed to microwaves for two hours .
A.can result in killing you
B.is likely to develop brain tumours
C.is unlikely to develop brain tumours
D.will cause your loss of memory for ever
答案 C
解析细节理解题。

根据第五段中的“...found that mice exposed to microwave for two hours a day were less likely to develop brain tumours(肿瘤) when given a cancer-causing chemical...”可知，答案选C。

C
(2017·四川广元二模)
Forget about the “post-1995 generation”.Young people born in 1995 or later have another name in English—Generation Z.
Now entering adulthood and soon to join the workforce，Generation Z grew up in a special period of time—a time in which technology developed fast，social changes happened every day，the Internet became universal and，sadly，so did global terrorism.
It is believed that Generation Z is the generation that is going to shape our future，which is why policy makers，sociologists and company leaders are trying their best to understand these young people.
So，what are Gen Z-ers really like?
Most people agree that the single biggest difference between Gen Z and other generations is how connected they are.This is a group of people who have been familiar with social media as soon as they were born.Social media has changed the way Gen Z-ers communicate with each other and how they get and understand information.
“We are the first true digital natives.I can almost create a document，edit it，post a photo on Instagram and talk on the phone，all at the same time，”said Hannah Payne，an 18-year-old student at UCLA，according to The Ne w York Times. “Generation Z takes in information very fast and loses interest just as fast.”
It may be true that Generation Z-ers have a shorter attention span(注意力持续时间) than a goldfish，but since they grew up among social changes，they are more active in politics.According to the British Election Study，58 percent of 18- to 24-year-old voted in the 2015 general election in the UK，a big jump from 38 percent in 2005.
Generation Z-ers are also culture creators.“Growing up with the Internet has freed this generation from traditional cultural expression.” Wrote Grace Masback，a Huffington Post blogger and a Gen Z-er herself.According to Masback，these young people are no longer willing to let their creativity be limited by their parents of traditional rules.They watch videos and read news online instead of on TV，and they share their experiences on social media.
“We decide what kind of content we want to experience and choose how we experience it，”wrote Masback.
语篇解读本文主要描述了95后一代人的特点。

9.Which is TRUE about Gen Z-ers，according to the article?
A.Face-to-face communication is challenging for them.
B.Often doing many things at the same time affects their efficiency.
C.They don’t bother to think about the information they take in carefully.
D.They show more interest in politics than in other fields.
答案 C
解析细节理解题。

根据第六段最后一句“Generation Z takes in information very fast and loses interest just as fast.”以及第七段第一句“It may be true that Generation Z-ers have a shorter attention span(注意力持续时间) than a goldfish”可知，95后获得信息快，丧失兴趣也很快，
而且注意力持续时间很短，所以他们不会费力思考他们获得的信息。

故选C。

10.What can we infer from the last two paragraphs?
A.Gen Z-ers enjoy great freedom to express themselves.
B.Gen Z-ers enjoy teaching their parents about new cultural trends.
C.Gen Z-ers are against traditional culture.
D.Gen Z-ers are unwilling to obey their parents.
答案 A
解析推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段中的“Growing up with the Internet has freed this generation from traditional cultural expression.”以及“they share their expriences on social media”和最后一段“We decide what kind of content we want to experience and choose how we experience it”可知，95后充分享受着表达自我的自由。

故选A。

11.Which word can best describe the author’s attitude towards Generation Z?
A.Worried.
B.Critical.
C.Appreciative.
D.Neutral(中立的).
答案 D
解析观点态度题。

通读文章可知，作者对95后的态度保持中立，既不褒也不贬。

故选D。

Ⅱ.七选五
(2017·北京西城区期末)
Casual Dress in the Workplace
For Ruth，an employee at an insurance company，Friday isn’t just another workday.It is the day when she can wear a sweater and casual trousers instead of business suit. 12 “It is a real treat.It puts us in good mood and winds the week down.” Ruth has joined thousands of workers across the United States who happily change from jackets，ties，and dresses to jeans，polo shirts，and sweaters on Fridays.
Why dress-down Friday? “I think it gives an atmosphere of less formality(正式)，” says President Matthew of Entex Industries.Today，dressing casually on the job is a way to show your company is in style.Another contributor is faxes，voice mail and email，which have reduced public contact. 13
However，even though dressing down is popular，the trend is controversial.Some workers remain strongly opposed.“You have got all the time in the world to dress down when you retire，” declared one woman. 14 “We had some very important guests come in on a Friday a few months ago，” says another worker.“These people dressed in navy suits.Our people dressed down.I thought it was embarrassing.It sent the wrong message about our company.” Many people
feel that suits，ties and dresses are superior to casual clothes in creating a positive professional image.
15 Some experts think it will go away one day.As long as the trend continues，though，dressing casually can cause a little confusion in the workplace.Business people aren’t sure what to wear，and many people just put on whatever they feel like in the morning. 16 They believe dressing down at work is one of the signs that the society is lowering its standards of everything.Czardas and John T.Malloy，author of Dress for Success，say psychological changes occur when people dress up.“There is no question what you wear affects what you do，your performance，and your attitude，” says Malloy.
A.Will the dress-down trend last?
B.Will dressing casually become popular?
C.The casual dress trend worries some fashion professionals.
D.It is when she feels more confident and gets ready for next promotion.
E.She loves the day away from her usual dressy suits and high-heeled shoes.
F.Others worry that dressing casually lowers an employer’s professional image.
G.With fewer out-of-the-office meetings，people are dressing less to impress and more for comfort. 语篇解读本文讲述的是“职场休闲装”。

12.答案 E
解析根据上文“It is the day when she can wear a sweater and casual trousers instead of business suit.”及空后Ruth说的话可知，她喜欢远离她平时考究的套装和高跟鞋。

故选E。

13.答案G
解析根据上句：另一个贡献者是传真、语音邮件和电子邮件，这减少了公众接触。

可知下句要表达的意思是：随着更少的办公室之外的会议，人们在穿着上更注重舒适而不是给人留印象。

故选G。

14.答案 F
解析根据前文“Some workers remain strongly opposed.”以及下文所列举的例子，可知与之相匹配的应该是F。

some...others...一些……另一些……。

故选F。

15.答案 A
解析根据下句：一些专家认为它总有一天会消失。

可知Will the dress-down trend last？符合题意。

故选A。

16.答案 C
解析根据上句：生意人不知道该穿什么，并且许多人早上会穿任何他们喜欢的衣服。

再根据下句：他们认为在工作中穿着随便是社会降低一切事物的标准的标志之一。

可知此空的意思应该是：休闲服装趋势让一些时尚人士担心。