黑龙江海伦市2017高考英语九月阅读类综合选练（一）
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I’m sitting in a quiet room at the Millcroft Hotel，a peaceful place hidden back among pine trees about an hour out of Toronto. It’s just past noon，late July，and I’m__1__the desperate sounds of a life-or-death__2__going on a few feet away.
There’s a small__3__burning out the last of its short life’s energies in a(an)__4__to fly through the glass of the window.__5__，it’s not working. The great effort offers no hope for survival. Ironically (讽刺地)，the struggle is part of the trap. It is__6__for the fly to try hard enough to succeed in__7__through the glass. This fly is doomed (注定失败)．It will__8__there on the windowsill.
Across the room，ten steps__9__，the door is open. Ten seconds of flying time and this small creature could reach the outside world it__10__.With only a small effort now being__11__，it could be free of this self-set__12__.The breakthrough possibility is there. It would be so__13__.
Why doesn’t the fly try another approach，__14__dramatically different？How did it get so locked in on the idea__15__this particular route and determined effort offer the most promise for success? No doubt this way makes__16__to the fly.Regrettably，it’s an idea that will kill it. Trying harder isn’t necessarily the solution__17__achieving more. It may not offer any real__18__for getting what you want out of life. Sometimes，in fact，it’s a big part of the problem. If you__19__your hopes for a breakthrough on trying harder than ever，you may__20__your chances for success.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了“我”在旅馆里看到一只苍蝇不停地试图穿过玻璃飞出去，这无疑是在自杀。它完全可以从旁边开着的门飞走。“我”从这件事得到启发：人们在遇到困难的时候，不应冒昧地尝试，应该有所突破，才有机会获得成功。 1.A.seeing C．watching
B．crying out D．listening to
解析 句意为：我听到了绝望的声音。listen to“听到”。A、B、C三项均没有“听到”的意思。 答案 D
2．A. struggle C．yell
B．cry D．test
解析 struggle意为“挣扎，斗争”；cry意为“哭，喊叫”；yell意为“叫喊”；test意为“测试”。由第二段第四句中“the struggle is part of trap”的提示可知，此处应选用struggle。 答案 A 3．A. bird C．insect
B．fly D．worm
解析 bird意为“鸟”；fly意为“苍蝇”；insect意为“昆虫”；worm意为“爬虫”。由第二段第五句
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中的“the fly to try hard enough to succeed in...”可知，B项正确。 答案 B
4．A. experience C．force
B．direction D．attempt
解析 experience意为“经验，经历”；direction意为“方向”；force意为“武力”；attempt意为“尝试”。根据上下文语境可知，苍蝇正在尝试穿过玻璃飞出去。 答案 D 5．A. Thus C．Although
B．So D．However
解析 thus意为“因而”；so意为“所以”；although意为“虽然”；however意为“然而”。句意为：虽然苍蝇不断地尝试穿过玻璃窗，然而并不奏效。前后两句是转折关系。 答案 D
6．A. unusual C．impossible
B．likely D．common
解析 unusual“不同寻常的”；likely“可能的”；impossible“不可能的”；common“寻常的”。由常识可知，苍蝇是不可能成功穿过玻璃飞出去的。 答案 C
7．A. digging C．pushing
B．breaking D．jumping
解析 dig“挖掘”；break“打破”；push“推”；jump“跳”。短语break through意为“突破，冲破”，符合语境。 答案 B 8．A. kill C．lie
B．die D．stick
解析 kill“杀死”；die“死”；lie“撒谎，躺”；stick“粘贴”。由常识判断，如果苍蝇不断地撞击玻璃，就会死在那里。 答案 B 9．A. away C．near
B．far D．distant
解析 away“距离……远”；far“远的”；near“近的”；distant“远的”。away用在名词后，表示距离某地有多远，符合语境。 答案 A
10．A. dreams C．misses
B．thinks of D．longs for
解析 dream“梦想”；think of“考虑”；miss“怀念，错过”；long for“渴望”。句意为：只需十秒
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钟的飞行，这只苍蝇就能飞到外面它所渴望的世界。 答案 D 11．A. done C．wasted
B．owned D．planned
解析 do“做，完成”；own“拥有”；waste“浪费”；plan“计划”。根据语境可知，它之前的努力都白费了，故C项符合语境。 答案 C 12．A. aim C．net
B．trap D．goal
解析 aim“目的，目标”；trap“陷阱”；net“网”；goal“目的”。由第二段第四句中的“the struggle is part of the trap”可知，trap符合语境，即自我设置的陷阱。 答案 B 13．A. easy C．hard
B．necessary D．obvious
解析 easy“轻松的，容易的”；necessary“必要的”；hard“艰难的”；obvious“明显的”。句意为：突破的可能性就在那里，是那么简单。 答案 A
14．A. attempt C．struggle
B．anything D．something
解析 something“某事，某物”，常用于肯定句；anything“任何事物”，常用于否定句和疑问句。在表示请求、建议或征求意见的疑问句中常用something。 答案 D 15．A. that C．which
B．what D．where
解析 that可引导定语从句，也可引导名词性从句；what引导名词性从句；which引导形容词性从句；where可引导定语从句和状语从句。从句中不缺任何成分，且句中先行词是idea，所以其后要用that来引导同位语从句，对idea进行补充说明。 答案 A
16．A. sense C．effect
B．difference D．effort
解析 sense“感觉，意识”，常和make构成短语，make sense意为“有意义”；difference“区别，不同”；effect“影响”；effort“努力”。句意为：毫无疑问，这种方法对这只苍蝇来说是有意义的。 答案 A 17．A. of C．off
B．from D．to
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解析 在solution的后面常跟to表示的不定式，是固定搭配。意为“解析法”。 答案 D
18．A. advice C．hope
B．support D．power
解析 advice“建议”；support“支持，支撑”；hope“希望”；power“力量”。此处与最后一段中的“If you_______ _your hopes for a．..”相照应，故用hope符合语境。 答案 C 19．A. risk C．make
B．get D．take
解析 risk“冒险，冒……的风险”；get“获得”；make“制作”；take“带走”。句意为：如果你冒险把你的希望放在比以往更艰难的突破上，你就可能有扼杀成功的机会。 答案 A 20．A. fail C．achieve
B．kill D．fulfill
解析 fail“失败”；kill“杀死”；achieve“获得，达到”；fulfill“执行，履行”由语境可知，此处应用kill。 答案 B
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。 【2016高考训练】
My husband and I had just opened up a pet sitting business earlier that year. Our customers had slowly risen from three to thirty a month. We were busy through those hot summer months, driving between visits. Our services were strictly held at the pet owner’s home. It was almost too busy for the two of us, but we were making good money!
We asked pet owners new to our services to phone two weeks ahead so we had enough time to meet the owners and pets at their homes and make any following meetings before the owner leaves. One day, we decided to take on a new customer just two days before they would leave. We met the family, filled in a form, and spent some time with their dog, Hercules. He playfully jumped on us and touched our hands and arms using his tongue. The family laughed as he did this, showing us that he was very loving.
Two days later I appeared at the house, alone. I came up to Hercules and said hello happily. I filled up his water bowl and cleaned any messes he made. Meanwhile, he was so lovely sitting beside.
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