2015年湖北高考英語精選訓(xùn)練題十三

湖北2015年高考英語精選訓(xùn)練題十三

　　2015年湖北高考生正在努力備考中，湖北高考網(wǎng)整理了2015年湖北高考英語精選訓(xùn)練題，希望對大家的復(fù)習(xí)有幫助。

　?、?介、副詞填空

　　1.The voyages of travellers before the 17th century show that they were not________the mercy________the sea even though they did not have modern navigational aids.

　　2.On a clear day especially during the summer the sailors could use the sun overhead________midday to navigate by.

　　3.There is a special cloud formation which indicates there is land close________.

　　4.An early method of measuring speed involved throwing a knotted rope tied________a log over the side of the ship.

　　5.The number of knots that were counted________a fixed period of time gave the speed of the ship in nautical miles per hour.

　　6.________this way the ship could set a straight course even in the middle of the ocean.

　　7.________， it was awkward to use as one of the points of reference was the moving ship itself.

　　8.As the ship rose and plunged in the waves, it was________difficult to be accurate with any reading.

　　9.It works________measuring the angle between two fixed objects outside the ship using two mirrors.

　　10.This gave the seamen the local time and allowed them to find their latitude________sea.

　　答案　1.at;of　2.in　3.by　4.to　5.during　6.In

　　7.However　8.extremely　9.by　10.at

　?、?單詞拼寫

　　1.This was a more p________and simplified version of the astrolabe.

　　2.So seamen could follow the birds to land even if they were o________and in the open sea.

　　3.This seems to have been the first and most useful form of e________which carried the minimum amount of risk.

　　4.Can you help me u________the files?

　　5.It was the first i________to measure the sun's position.

　　6.It was easier to handle because it was more p________.

　　7.However, it was awkward to use as one of the points of r________was the moving ship itself.

　　8.On a clear day especially during the summer the sailors could use the sun o________at midday to navigate by.

　　9.So the Vikings would observe the winds before and during their o________or return journeys.

　　10.Seamen used it to help i________the position of a stream or river when they were close to land.

　　答案　1.precise　2.offshore　3.exploration　4.update　5.instrument　6.portable　7.reference　8.overhead

　　9.outward　10.identify

　?、?翻譯與仿寫

　　1.The voyages of travellers before the 17th century show that they were not at the mercy of the sea even though they did not have modern navigational aids.

　　翻譯：________________________________________________________________________

　　仿寫：他的生命掌握在國王手中。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　2. There was no secure method of measuring longitude until the 17th century when the British solved this theoretical problem.

　　翻譯：________________________________________________________________________

　　仿寫：直到做完作業(yè)王林才回家。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　3. They could use the height of the sun to work out their latitude.

　　翻譯：________________________________________________________________________

　　仿寫：這些數(shù)字我每次相加都有不同的結(jié)果。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　4.This seems to have been the first and most useful form of exploration which carried the minimum amount of risk.

　　翻譯：________________________________________________________________________

　　仿寫：他好像已經(jīng)知道這次考試結(jié)果了。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　5.Seamen used it to help identify the position of a stream or river when they were close to land.

　　翻譯：________________________________________________________________________

　　仿寫：志愿者們住得離北京大學(xué)很近。

　　________________________________________________________________________

　　答案　1.17世紀以前的航海記錄顯示，即使沒有現(xiàn)代航海技術(shù)的幫助，旅行者們也不是任憑海洋擺布的。

　　His life hangs at the mercy of the king.

　　2.直到17世紀英國人解決了這個理論問題后，人們才有了測量經(jīng)度的可靠方法。

　　Wang Lin didn't go home until he finished his homework.

　　3.他們利用太陽的高度計算出他們所處的緯度。

　　These figures work out differently each/every time I add them.

　　4.這似乎已是最早的、最有用的探險方式，所冒的風(fēng)險也是最小的。

　　He seems to have known the rusult of the examination.

　　5.當靠近陸地時，海員們利用它來確定小溪或河流的位置。

　　The volunteers live close to Beijing University.

　?、?語篇填詞

　　1____navigators could____2____North Star, the sun and____3____to navigate____4____. Seaweed could also be____5____to know whether they were____6____to land. Seabirds could be used____7____show the way to land. If fog was seen seamen knew that they were near the land. Winds can____8____the speed, but it also be____9____. Seamen used certain tides and currents to____10____ships to their destination.

　　答案　1.Skillful(Accomplished)　2.use　3.clouds　4.by

　　5.used　6.close　7.to　8.accelerate　9.dangerous　10.carry

　　Ⅴ.單項填空

　　1.—Why didn't you tell him about the meeting?

　　—He rushed out of the room________I could say a word.

　　A.before B.until C.when D.after

　　解析　考查連詞before表示“……還沒來得及……就……”的用法。句意：我還沒來得及說一句話，他就沖出了房間。

　　答案　A

　　2.—How often do you________the dictionary when you are doing reading?

　　—Not very often. Only when I find it is necessary.

　　A.relate to B.consult to

　　C.refer to D.look up

　　解析　refer to the dictionary查閱詞典。relate to涉及，關(guān)系到;consult to不是固定用法;look up查閱，應(yīng)用作look up a word in a dictionary。

　　答案　C

　　3. He got well­prepared for the job interview, for he couldn't risk________the good opportunity.

　　A.to lose B.losing

　　C.To be lost D.being lost

　　解析　句意：他為面試做好了準備，因為他不能冒失去這個好機會的風(fēng)險。risk doing sth冒險做某事。

　　答案　B

　　4. But someday, all our hard work will________; we will attend the university of our choice and go on to have a great career.

　　A.turn out B.pay off

　　C.work out D.go out

　　解析　句意：但總有一天，我們的努力會有回報;我們會上我們所選擇的大學(xué)，而后成就一番大的事業(yè)。pay off帶來好結(jié)果，成功，行得通;work out計算出;turn out結(jié)果是，被證明;go out熄滅。

　　答案　B

　　5. She has a gift for creating an atmosphere for students________allows them to communicate freely with each other.

　　A.which B.where C.what D.who

　　解析　句意：她具有給學(xué)生營造一種允許他們自由交流的氛圍的天賦?？疾槎ㄕZ從句。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，定語從句“________ allows them to communicate freely with each other”修飾先行詞atmosphere，將先行詞代入從句后為：The atmosphere allows them to communicate freely with each other。由此可知先行詞在定語從句中作主語，而且指代物，所以需用關(guān)系代詞which，故選A。

　　答案　A

　　6. He had no sooner finished his speech________the students started cheering.

　　A.since B.as C.when D.than

　　解析　句意：他剛做完演講，學(xué)生們就開始歡呼起來?？疾楣潭ň涫?。no sooner往往與than連用，意為：一……就……，故選D項。

　　答案　D

　　7. Though having lived abroad for years, many Chinese still________the traditional customs.

　　A.perform B.possess

　　C.observe D.support

　　解析　考查動詞辨析。句意：盡管在國外生活了許多年，很多中國人還是遵守傳統(tǒng)習(xí)俗。observe遵守，奉行(法律、習(xí)俗、規(guī)章等)，(按傳統(tǒng)習(xí)慣)紀念，慶祝(節(jié)日、生日等)，符合句意。perform表演;possess擁有;support支撐。

　　答案　C

　　8.—She shouldn't have done that sort of thing.

　　—Whatever she did was reasonable，________to what you did. Besides，it's none of your business. Get down to________your lessons.

　　A.comparing;doing B.comparing;do

　　C.compared;doing D.compared;do

　　解析　句意：——她本不應(yīng)該做那種事情。——和你做的相比較，無論她做什么都是合情合理的。而且，這不關(guān)你事。認真做你的功課吧。compared to ……比較起來;get down to doing sth開始認真做某事。

　　答案　C

　　9.A Nigerian man，who has attempted to________an explosive device on a Northwest international flight，has been officially charged，said the U.S. Department of Justice on Saturday.

　　A.set off B.set out

　　C.set down D.set in

　　解析　考查動詞短語。set off “出發(fā)，使爆炸”;set out“動身，開始工作”;set down“制定，記下”;set in“到來，把……裝進……”。根據(jù)語境可知此處是引爆爆炸裝置的意思，故選A。

　　答案　A

　　10. You can't borrow books from the school library________you get your student card.

　　A.before B.if C.while D.as

　　解析　句意：在你沒有拿到學(xué)生證之前你不能從學(xué)校圖書館借書。before在……之前;如果;while當……時候，然而;as隨著，因為。

　　答案　A

　?、?完形填空

　　William Shakespeare was born four hundred years ago and spent his childhood in his hometown StratforduponAvon. Little was known about his childhood though many stories are published, some of which may be__1__. He probably went to Grammar School at Stratford. At thirteen he__2__to leave school as his father__3__some losses and became poorer for a time. So William had to__4__his own living. At the age of eighteen he married a farmer's daughter. Not long after he__5__Stratford for London. London was rapidly__6__. All types of people were to be__7__in it. Here Shakespeare__8__travelers, students, and scholars, and his__9__was stirred(激發(fā))by the stories they told. He also met writers and actors. He soon found some work in a__10__. Before long he became an actor and writer of plays__11__. There were a few theatres in London. One of the most famous of these was__12__the Globe. Shakespeare himself__13__one of the owners of this theatre. Shakespeare's reputation(名望)as a writer of__14__began to grow. He made__15__of the writing of others and found__16__in the old poets like Chaucer. But by his gift he__17__all these old stories into masterpieces(杰作)of his__18__. Shakespeare wrote no fewer than 37 plays. They describe all kinds of men and women, and__19__us pictures of great events in history. In 1593 Shakespeare acted before Queen Elizabeth, and received ten pounds for his services. Soon he got greater rewards, and became__20__enough to buy a house in Stratford. He was able to retire to his native town and spent the last few years of his life in comfort there.

　　1.A.exciting B.true C.wrong D.fair

　　解析　下文敘述的是可能真實的情況，所以選B項。

　　答案　B

　　2.A.agreed B.decided

　　C.had D.ought

　　解析　句意：因為家道中落，他不得不退學(xué)。

　　答案　C

　　3.A.paid B.got

　　C.managed D.suffered

　　解析　suffer loss意為“遭受某種損失”。

　　答案　D

　　4.A.earn B.plan C.set D.suffer

　　解析　earn one's living相當于make one's living，意為“謀生”。

　　答案　A

　　5.A.left B.stayed C.reached D.drove to

　　解析　leave...for...意為“離開某處去另一處”。

　　答案　A

　　6.A.developed B.built

　　C.growing D.increasing

　　解析　句意：倫敦發(fā)展很快。

　　答案　C

　　7.A.gathered B.collected

　　C.found D.visited

　　解析　句意：在倫敦能發(fā)現(xiàn)形形色色的人。

　　答案　C

　　8.A.met B.invited

　　C.respected D.called

　　解析　句意：莎士比亞在這里遇到旅游者、學(xué)生和學(xué)者。

　　答案　A

　　9.A.power B.wish

　　C.writing D.imagination

　　解析　句意：人們講的故事激發(fā)了他的想像力。

　　答案　D

　　10.A.city B.town C.theatre D.concert

　　解析　根據(jù)上下文可知是在劇院找到的工作。

　　答案　C

　　11.A.himself B.instead C.too D.again

　　解析　句意：很快他本人也成了演員和劇作者。

　　答案　A

　　12.A.around B.called C.known D.made

　　解析　句意：其中一個最著名的劇院叫做Globe。

　　答案　B

　　13.A.became B.askedC.helped D.defeated

　　解析　句意：莎士比亞自己成為了這個劇院的主人之一。

　　答案　A

　　14.A.plays B.poems C.novels D.stories

　　解析　由上文可知，他此時是個劇作家。

　　答案　A

　　15.A.lots B.use C.good D.more

　　解析　make use of意為“利用”。

　　答案　B

　　16.A.habits B.idiomsC.ideas D.theories

　　解析　句意：在像喬叟那樣的古詩人那里他找到了(新的)構(gòu)思。

　　答案　C

　　17.A.put B.turned C.wrote D.set

　　解析　turn...into...意為“把……變成……”。

　　答案　B

　　18.A.life B.own C.time D.day

　　解析　句意：憑他的才智，他將這些古老的故事都改編成了他自己的杰作。

　　答案　B

　　19.A.draw B.send C.give D.make

　　解析　give us pictures of great events in history意為“為我們描述了歷史上的重大事件”。

　　答案　C

　　20.A.strong B.rich C.able D.clever

　　解析　句意：不久他得到了更多的回報，使他能有足夠的錢在Stratford買下一座房子。

　　答案　B