Ⅴ.语法填空
阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。
(2015·开封市高三冲刺模拟)New books and old ones arrived at the British Museum a hundred years ago, and more people came 1.________ (read) them.The old reading rooms were 2.________ (crowd).The air was bad and readers got terrible headaches.The librarian, Panizzi, wanted poor students, as 3.________ as rich men, to be able to learn.He got a free copy of every new book for the British Museum.Soon, there were three rows 4.________ books on every shelf and hundreds of books on the floor.Something cheerful happened.Panizzi 5.________ (he) designed the famous round Reading Room, with a beautiful high roof and forty kilometers of 6.________ (bookshelf).Some of the equipment was unusual.Cool air came up through small holes in the tables.Hot air in tubes under the floor kept readers' feet warm.When the new Reading Room opened, there was a party with drinks 7.________ a large breakfast on the desks.You can imagine 8.________ wonderful the new Reading Room is! Since then, many famous men 9.________ (write) there.And the readers can enjoy all kinds of books 10.________ (comfortable) in the new Reading Room.
答案：
解题导语：本文是大不列颠博物馆开放阅览室的传记故事。
1.to read 解析：考查动词不定式。came后跟不定式作目的状语，故填 to read。
2.crowded 解析：考查词性转化。空前是were判断应用形容词形式。故填crowded。
3.well 解析：考查固定搭配。固定短语as well as和……一样，而且。
4.of 解析：考查介词。根据rows和book之间的关系判断填of。
5.himself 解析：考查代词。根据句子的主语Panizzi判断，故填 himself。
6.bookshelves 解析：考查名词复数。根据空前的forty kilometers of，可知应用bookshelf的复数形式。
7.and 解析：考查连词。根据空前后的表语是并列关系，故填 and。
8.how 解析：考查连词。根据空后的wonderful可知应用how引导宾语从句，故填 how。
9.have written 解析：考查时态。根据前文的Since then判断应用现在完成时，故填have written。
10.comfortably 解析：考查副词。根据空前的enjoy判断应用副词修饰故填comfortably。
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2016·贵州省七校联盟联考)Having experienced a shocking electrical accident，which caused him to become both blind and deaf，James Franco's world became completely dark and quiet for almost ten years.The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life.His family，especially his wife，did their best to tend and comfort him and finally he regained the will to live.
One hot summer afternoon，he was taking a walk with a stick near his house when a thunderstorm started all at once.He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet，but he was struck by the lightning.Witnesses thought he was dead but he woke up 20 minutes later，lying face down in muddy water.He was trembling badly，but when he opened his eyes，he could hardly believe what he saw: a tree and a muddy road.When Mrs Franco came running up to him，shouting to their neighbors to call for help，he could see her and hear her voice for the first time in nearly ten years.
The news of James regaining his sight and hearing quickly spread and many doctors came to examine him.Most of them said that he regained his sight and hearing from the shock he got from the lightning.However，none of them could give a compelling answer as to why this should happen.The only reasonable explanation given by one doctor was that，since James lost his sight and hearing as a result of a sudden shock，perhaps，the only way for him to regain them was by another sudden shock.
1.The reason why James attempted to kill himself was that________.
A.a terrible electrical accident happened to him
B.he had to live in a dark and silent world
C.he was struck by the lightning once more
D.nobody in the world cared about him
2.What was James doing when he was struck by the lightning?
A.Sheltering from the rain under a tree.
B.Putting an end to his life.
C.Taking a walk with a stick.
D.Lying on the ground.
3.What does the underlined word “compelling” in Paragraph 3 mean?
A.Wrong. B.Convincing.
C.Unexplained. D.True.
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.A Terrible Electrical Accident
B.James Franco and His Wife
C.An Unforgettable Experience
D.What a Sudden Shock!
答案：
解题导语：这是一篇新闻报道，James Franco 经历了一次电击事故后，失明、失聪近十年，但是后来被闪电击中后他奇迹般地恢复了视力和听力。
1.B 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The loss of sight and hearing threw him into such sorrow that he tried a few times to put an end to his life.”可知，失去视力和听力导致James Franco生活在黑暗和无声的世界中，这种痛苦导致他几度要自杀，即B项正确。
2.A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“He stood under a large tree to avoid getting wet, but he was struck by the lightning.”可知，James Franco被闪电击中时，他正在树下躲雨。即A项正确。
3.B 解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“However, none of them could give a compelling answer as to why this should happen. The only reasonable explanation...”可知，compelling和reasonable意义相近，画线词所在句的句意为：然而，关于为什么竟然会发生这样的事情，没有人能给出一个令人信服的答案。即B项正确。
4.D 解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了James Franco被闪电袭击之后奇迹般地恢复了视力和听力的故事，故D项作文章标题最合适。
