2014高考英語完形填空專題訓練精品題（92）及答案aonce there was a prisoner who was jailed in a dark prison which he thought was a great fortress(堡壘). the cell was dark and wet. there was a tiny window with bars on it. the rest of the cell was so dark that he could not see the other three walls. the only wall he could make out was the wall with the window in it. the only light the room received was from this window. once in a while the prisoner would manage to climb up to the window and look out on the world outside. if he stretched and looked, he could see a little bit of the life-giving sun out there.for the first five years in that prison the prisoner stayed in the tiny place of light thrown in through the window. he never tried to go past the edge of the little square of light. but then he became restless. the prisoner started to move a little bit at a time deeper into the darkness of his prison cell. he moved a few inches a day. after what seemed like a year he found the left-hand wall of the cell. it took him much less time to find the right-hand wall as he was becoming more confident.then he began to search for the wall opposite the window. as he went deeper and deeper into the darkness of the cell he thought of turning back. but his curiosity drove him forward. in the darkness of his cell he found the back wall had a door. and the door was open!the door had always been open, and it led to a passage, which led him out of the dark prison into freedom and the life-giving sun. his imprisonment（監禁）had all been his mind.1.why did the prison not think of running away from the cell?a. because the cell was very dark and he could see nothing.b. because the cell was so well-guarded and he could see no way to escape.c. because he had thought there was no possibility to escape from the cell.d. because he was afraid of getting lost if he walked out the cell.2.what did the prisoner do during the first five years?a. he searched for ways to get out.b. he stayed where the light shone.c. he did nothing but blame himselfd. he thought about where the other three walls were.3. the underlined word “restless” most probably means _.a. boredb. illc. excitedd. sleepy4.which of the following statements is true?a. the prisoner couldnt see even a little of the sun in the dark cell.b. the prisoner was certain that there was a door before finding it.c. the prisoner found the left-hand wall of the cell in a short time.d. the prisoner thought of giving up looking for the back wall. ayou dont need millions to be happyin fact, at the happiness institute in australia, a couple of hundred dollars may be enoughthe institute opened its doors last year, and since then, men and women of all ages have been paying $140 an hour for lessons on how to feel great“you can actually increase your happiness levelsthats what we teach,” said timothy sharp, founder of the instituteexperts say that only about 15 percent of happiness comes from income and other financial factorsas much as 85 percent comes from things such as attitudes, life control and relationshipsmost of us are significantly better off financially than our parents and grandparents, but happiness levels havent changed to reflect thatstudies show that once the basic needs of shelter and food are met, additional wealth adds very little to happinessmany years ago, the “sage of baltimore, maryland”, editor hl menchen, defined wealth as earning $100 more than your “wifes sisters husband”behavioral economists now say part of the reason we are richer but not happier is that we compare ourselves to people better off materially“the argument is that if you want to be happy theres a very simple thing you can do: compare yourself to people who are less well-off than you - poorer, smaller house, car,” said sharpthe happiness institute aims to show you how to overcome these unhappiness factors by focusing on “more than just your bank account”“if i compare my self to bill gates then im always going to be down,” said sharpa better thing to compare with, he said, might be kerry packer, australias richest person who has had a kidney transplant and heart surgery in recent years1which of the following statements in true according to the passage?ayou can increase your happiness levels by attending the classes at the happiness institutebmost of us are happier than our parents or grandparents since we earn morecearning $100 more than your “wifes sisters husband” if you want to be happydboth bill gates and kerry packer are examples of those who are extremely rich but obviously unhappy2the underlined phrase has the same meaning as the word “_”ahealthybunhealthy cfreedwealthy3the author wrote the passage to tell us _ahappiness is everythingbwealth is the foundation of happinesschave fun at the happiness institutedmoney doesnt always mean happiness【參考答案】13、add 閱讀理解-bby 2050 futurologists predict that life will probably be very different in 2050tv channels will have disappearedinstead, people will choose a program from a “menu” and a computer will send the program directly to the televisiontoday, we can use the world wide web to read newspaper stories and see pictures on a computer thousands of kilometers awayby 2050, music, films, programs, newspapers, and books will come to us by computercars will run on new, clean fuels and they will go very fastcars will have computers to control the speed and there wont be any accidentstoday, many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they areby 2050, the computer will control the car and drive it to your destinationspace planes will take people halfway around the world in two hourstoday, the united sates space shuttle can go into space and land on earth againby 2050, space planes will fly all over the world and people will fly from los angeles to tokyo in just two hoursrobots will have replaced people in factoriesmany factories already use robotsbig companies prefer robots - they dont ask for pay rises or go on strike, and they work 24 hours a dayby 2050, we will see robots everywhere - in factories, schools, offices, hospitals, shops and homesmedical technology will have conquered many diseasestoday, there are electronic devices that connect directly to the brain to help people hearby 2050, we will be able to help blind and deaf people to see and hear againscientists will have discovered how to control genesscientists have already produced clones of animalsby 2050, scientists will be able to produce clones of people, and decide how they look, how they behave and how much intelligence they havescientists will be able to do these things, but should they?4which of the following can not be realized today?areading newspapers on a computerbmaking a space shuttle go into space and land on earth againccreating cloned animalsdchoosing tv programs freely from a “menu”5according to the text, some big companies prefer robots to human workers because human workers _acan work 24 hours a dayboften ask for more paycare not clever enoughdare often late for work6from the 6th paragraph we can infer that _athere will be no blind and deaf people by 2050bfew diseases will attack peoplecelectronic devices will be connected directly to the brain to help each otherdmedical technology will be more effective by 20507whats the authors attitude towards the cloning technology?athe author does not agree on the use of cloning technologybthe author thinks human cloning is impossiblecthe author does not really support the idea of human cloningdthe author is quite excited about human cloning【參考答案】47、dbdc閱讀理解-bamerican teens are setting an example for their parents through their volunteer work, according to a new survey by harris interactive. they found that more teens volunteer to support a charitable cause 56% than have a part-time job 39%parents said 82% of the teens in their lives do something to support charitable causes, including volunteering, recruiting(招募) others to a cause, wearing a button or t-shirt or donating money. 46% of the adults surveyed said they volunteer and they also take credit for inspiring their children to volunteer.sara johnson is a teacher who advises students at a private school. she says theres been an enthusiasm among teens for joining in social causes since president barack obama was elected in november two years ago.the harris interactive survey found a quarter of teens have become more involved in charitable causes or organizations as a result of the economic downturn(經濟衰退). but the economy has also led to cuts in income, and has teens working more hours at a paying job.unlike many public high schools across the nation, illiana christian high school does not require its students to clock public service hours. senior melissa marting said some kids are too busy with other things like sports and music, but most of her classmates do v