- 1 -江西省瑞金市江西省瑞金市 20142014 高考英语阅读理解和完形填空训练（高考英语阅读理解和完形填空训练（1 1） （含答案）（含答案）A A little under one-third of U.S. families have no Internet access and do not plan to get it, with most of the holdouts seeing little use for it in their lives, according to a survey released on Friday.Park Associates, a Dallas-based technology market research firm, said 29 percent of U.S. families, or 31 million homes, do not have Internet access and do not intend to subscribe（预订）to an Internet service over the next 12 months. The second annual National Technology Scan conducted by Park found that the main reason why potential customers say they do not subscribe to the Internet is because of the low value to their daily lives rather than concerns over cost.Forty-four percent of these families say they are not interested in anything on the Internet, versus just 22 percent who say they cannot afford a computer or the cost of Internet service, the survey showed. The answer “Im not sure how to use the Internet” came from 17 percent of participants who do not subscribe. The response “I do all my e-commerce shopping and YouTube-watching at work” was cited by 14 percent of Internet-access users. Three percent said the Internet doesnt reach their homes.The study found U.S. broadband adoption grew to 52 percent over 2006, up from 42 percent in 2005. Roughly half of new subscribers converted（转变）from slower-speed, dial-up Internet access while the other half of families had no prior access.“The industry continues to chip（击破）away at the core of non-subscribers, but has a long way to go,” said John Barrett, director of research at Parks Associates. “Entertainment applications will be the key. If anything will pull in the holdouts, its going to be applications that make the Internet more similar to pay-TV,” he predicted.- 2 -1. What does the underlined word “holdouts” in the first paragraph most probably mean?A. some American familiesB. those who hold out ones opinionsC. those who have been surveyedD. those who still havent access to the Internet currently【答案与解析】D 根据前文 one third of the U.S. families have no Internet access and do not plan to get it 可知2. Many potential customers refuse to subscribe to the Internet mainly because _.A. they show too much concern about the cost B. they can find little value of itC. they do most YouTube-watching at work D. the Internet doesnt reach their homes【答案与解析】B 由第二段found the main reason potential customers say they do not subscribe to the Internet is because of the low value to their daily lives they recognize可知3. From the passage we can infer that _.A. It is not an easy job to transform those holdouts into the Internet usersB. people will adopt dial-up Internet access no moreC. many Americans enjoy doing e-commerce shopping at homeD. more than half of the population are using the Internet in 2005【答案与解析】A 从最后一段第一句可知4. According to John Barrett, what is the key to attracting more U.S. families to broadband service?A. making the Internet look more similar to TV setB. applying the Internet more to entertainmentC. providing more pay-TV programsD. chipping away at the core of non-subscribers【答案与解析】B 由最后一段“Entertainment applications will be the key”一句可- 3 -知5. Which is the best title for the passage?A. Web develops with technologyB. The present situation of webC. Many Americans see little point to webD. It is urgent to promote web service【答案与解析】 C 从文章的写作逻辑可知作者主要在谈目前还有三分之一的美国家庭没有网络服务，而 B 答案太宽泛*结束第*套完型填空（共 20 小题，每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分）阅读下面短文，掌握大意，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项，并在答题卡答题卡上将该项涂黑。Growing trees in the concrete jungle of Los Angels brings neighbors benefits beyond beauty.As the 36 of TreePeople, a nonprofit organization he founded in 1973, Andy, now 54, has inspired hundreds of thousands of volunteers to 37 plant more than two million trees throughout Southern California.TreePeople 38 tools, blueprints, planting demonstrations, and tree-care supervisors free to all the participants, 39 me. “You will need their support,” Andy said, referring to my neighbors. “ 40 the community behind you, the trees you plant will die in five years.” So I started knocking on doors, hoping to share 41 Id learnt in TreePeoples seminar(培训班) about the critical role of trees in removing smog from the 42 , cooling our homes and preventing water runoff. Strange 43 it may seem, some people are afraid of trees. “The roots destroy sidewalks,” one neighbor said, “ 44 will ruin my pipes. And I dont want leaves.” 45 told me. When I called Andy about the 46 I was getting from my neighbors, he - 4 -encouraged me to keep trying. So my son and my wife delivered cookies while I went door to door. It 47 us half a year to sign permission forms from 16 neighbors for 21 trees.When the big day arrived, I was excited and 48 . What if I threw a planting tree and 49 else came? But as I set out shovels(铁铲), my son and wife made c