江苏省南京市秦淮区2014高考英语 暑假基础训练一五.docVIP

南京市秦淮区2014高考英语（暑假基础训练（15）附答案 Ⅰ.完形填空 Most people have no idea of the hard work and worry that I go to the collecting of those fascinating birds and animals that they pay to see in the zoo.One of the questions that is always asked of me is how I became an animal collector in the first __1__.The answer is that I have always been interested in animals and zoos.According to my parents，the first word I was able to say with any __2__ was not the conventional “mamma” or “daddy”，but the word “zoo”，which I would __3__ over and over again with a shrill __4__ until someone，in order to __5__ me up，would take me to the zoo.When I grew a little older，we lived in Greece and I had a great __6__ of pets，ranging from owls to seahorses，and I spent all my spare time __7__ the countryside in search of fresh specimens to __8__ to my collection of pets.__9__ on I went for a year to the City Zoo，as a student __10__，to get experience of the large animals，such as lions，bears，bison and ostriches，which were not easy to keep at home.When I left，I __11__ had enough money of my own to be able to __12__ my first trip and I have been going __13__ ever since then.Though a collector’s job is not an easy one and is full of __14__，it is certainly a job which will appeal to all those who love animals and __15__. 【文章大意】　本文介绍了作者是怎样成为动物爱好者的(从小就喜欢动物)。 1．A.region　　　　　　B．field C．place D．case 解析：选C。in the first place是固定短语，意思是“首先”。此句意思是：别人经常问到的问题之一，是当初我是如何爱上动物的。 2．A.clarity B．emotion C．sentiment D．affection 解析：选A。这句话的意思是：作者在牙牙学语之时，最早发清楚的音是“zoo”(动物园)，而不是“妈妈”、“爸爸”，因此，应选clarity“清晰”。填入其他选项emotion(感情)；sentiment(多愁善感)；affection(友爱)，不合逻辑。 3．A.recite B．recognize C．read D．repeat 解析：选D。根据后面的over and over again，应选“repeat”。 4．A.volume B．noise C．voice D．pitch 解析：选C。小孩想去动物园，便不停地发出尖叫声，故选“voice”。A shrill voice与scream的意思接近。volume(音量)；noise(噪音)；pitch(音调)，均不符合要求。 5．A.close B．shut C．stop D．comfort 解析：选B。shut sb.up是指让某人住口，为了让孩子停止尖叫，只好带他去动物园。 6．A.many B．amount C．number D．supply 解析：选C。a great many后直接跟可数名词的复数形式；a great/l