2017年吉林高考英语完型填空专题模拟21
You are the collector in the gallery of your life. You collect. You might not mean to but you do. One out of three people collects tangible(有形的) things such as cats, photos and many toys.
These are among some 40 collections that are being shown at “The Museum Of”—the first of several new museums which, over the next two years, will exhibit the objects accumulated by unknown collectors. In doing so, they will promote a popular culture of museums, not what museums normally represent.
Some of the collections are fairly common—records, model houses. Others are strangely beautiful—branches that have fallen from trees, for example. But they all reveal(显露) a lot of things: ask someone what they collect and their answers will tell you who they are.
Others on the way include“The Museum of Collectors”and “The Museum of Me”. These new ones, it is hoped, will build on the success of “The Museum Of”. The thinkers behind the project want to explore why people collect, and what it means to do so. They hope that visitors who may not have considered themselves collectors will begin to see they, too, collect.
Some collectors say they started or stopped making collections at important points: the beginning or end of adolescence—“it’s a growingup things; you stop when you grow up，” says one. Other painful times are mentioned, such as the end of a relationship. For time and life can seem so uncontrollable that a steady serial(顺序排列的) arrangement is comforting.
64.How will the new museums promote a popular culture of museums?
A.By collecting more tangible things.
B.By showing what ordinary people have collected.
C.By correcting what museums normally represent.
D.By accumulating 40 collections two years from now.
65.What can be learned about collectors from their collections?
A.Who they are.
B.How old they are.
C.Where they were born.
D.Why they might not mean to collect.
66.Which of the following is an aim of the new museums?
A.To help people sell their collections.
B.To encourage more people to collect.
C.To study the significance of collecting.
D.To find out why people visit museums.
67.According to the last paragraph, people may stop collecting when they ________.
A.become adults
B.feel happy with life
C.are ready for a relationship
D.feel time to be uncontrollable
【要点综述】 本文为一篇说明文。每个人都是人生艺术走廊的收藏者。未来两年，The Museum Of将举办40多场无名收藏者的收藏展。
64. B 细节理解题。第二段最后一句中的doing so指代的是上句的“…over the next two years, will exhibit the objects accumulated by unknown collectors.”故选B。
65. A 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知选A。
66. C 细节理解题。根据第四段第三句可知选C。
67. A 细节理解题。根据最后一段首句可知选A。
Should we allow modern buildings to be built next to older buildings in a historic area of a city? In order to answer this question, we must first examine whether people really want to preserve the historic feel of an area. Not all historical buildings are attractive. However, there may be other reasons—for example, economic(经济的) reasons—why they should be preserved. So, let us assume that historical buildings are both attractive and important to the majority of people. What should we do then if a new building is needed?
In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style. Indeed, there are many examples in my own hometown of Tours where modern designs have been placed very successfully next to old buildings. As long as the building in question is pleasing and does not dominate(影响) its surroundings too much, it often improves the attractiveness of the area.
It is true that there are examples of new buildings which have spoilt(破坏) the area they are in, but the same can be said of some old buildings too. Yet people still speak against new buildings in historic areas. I think this is simply because people are naturally conservative(保守的) and do not like change.
Although we have to respect people’s feelings as fellow users of the buildings, I believe that it is the duty of the architect and planner to move_things_forward. If we always reproduced what was there before, we would all still be living in caves. Thus, I would argue against copying previous architectural styles and choose something fresh and different, even though that might be the more risky choice.
68.What does the author say about historical buildings in the first paragraph?
A.Some of them are not attractive.
B.Most of them are too expensive to preserve.
C.They are more pleasing than modern buildings.
D.They have nothing to do with the historic feel of an area.
69.Which of the following is TRUE according to the author?
A.We should reproduce the same old buildings.
B.Buildings should not dominate their surroundings.
C.Some old buildings have spoilt the area they are in.
D.No one understands why people speak against new buildings.
70.By “move things forward” in the last paragraph, the author probably means “________”.
A.destroy old buildings
B.put things in a different place
C.choose new architectural style
D.respect people’s feelings for historical buildings
71.What is the main purpose of the passage?
A.To explain why people dislike change.
B.To warn that we could end up living in caves.
C.To admit how new buildings have ruined their surroundings.
D.To argue that modern buildings can be built in historic areas.
【要点综述】 本文为一篇议论文。保护古建筑与城市的发展是相互矛盾的，作者就如何解决这个矛盾谈了自己的看法。
68. A 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Not all historical buildings are attractive.”可知选A。
69. C 细节理解题。根据第三段首句可知，作者认为有些古建筑破坏了其所在的地区。故选C。
70. C 词义猜测题。move things forward意为“将事情向前推进”。接下来的两句对此进行了阐释：作者宁愿冒险选择一些新的建筑风格而不愿复制以前的建筑风格。故C项正确。
71. D 写作意图题。本文为议论文，作者就热门话题——古建筑保护与新建筑的建设是否矛盾发表了自己的看法。作者在第二段提出自己的观点“In my view, new architectural styles can exist perfectly well alongside an older style.” 接下来就此进行了论证。故选D。
You may not have heard of Ashoka, but for the past 27 years, this association，founded by Bill Drayton, has fought poverty(贫困) and sickness, promoted education and encouraged small businesses. To support these worthy causes, Ashoka provides money for the world’s most promising“changemakers” seeking to solve(解决) urgent problems and would like to create a world in which every citizen is a changemaker.
Drayton believes that anyone can become an agent for change. The important thing is to simply give yourself permission. If you see a problem that you care about, you can help solve it. The young in particular are willing to accept this concept because at heart every child wants to grow into a happy, healthy contributing adult. In fact, it is many young people’s ambition to set up programmes or businesses that improve social conditions. An excellent example is an Ashoka project started in 1995 in Dhaka，which handled the rubbish problem facing the city, helped local farmers and provided an income for poor people there.
When Masqsood and Iftekhar began to study the problem of all the uncollected rubbish that lay in Dhaka’s streets, attracting rats and disease, they discovered that 80% of it was natural waste. So they educated the poor people in the city to compost(把……制成堆肥) this waste. They knew that they would have a market for the end product because local farmers were struggling with chemical fertilizers(化肥) which were expensive and had reduced the natural minerals in the soil over the years. At first, they were refused, but once they were able to persuade them that there was money to be made, the project took off. In 2009 sales were $14，000.
Drayton is optimistic that in ten years Ashoka will be making really serious, practical progress in bringing about social change by changing the way we look at economic development.
72.Which of the following could be the best title for the passage?
A.Changemakers B.Businessmen
C.Social conditions D.Rubbish problems
73.The underlined word “them” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to “________”.
A.the local farmers
B.Masqsood and Iftekhar
C.Drayton and his team
D.the poor people in Dhaka
74.It can be concluded from the passage that anyone can become a changemaker if he________.
A.considers Drayton’s concept
B.gets permission from Ashoka
C.tries to improve social conditions
D.is a young, happy and healthy adult
75.The author’s attitude towards Ashoka’s programme can be described as “________”.
A.changing B.forgiving
C.cautious D.positive
【要点综述】 本文为一篇说明文。文章介绍了Bill Drayton创办的名叫“阿育王”的扶贫济困机构。
72. A 主旨大意题。本文主要介绍的是Ashoka这个扶贫济困机构，该机构旨在让每一个公民都成为changemaker。第一段两次出现changemaker，第二段首句为主题句。故选A。
73. D 代词指代题。 根据第三段“At first, they were refused, but once they were able to persuade them…”中有三个人称代词，前两个为they，均指代Masqsood and Iftekhar。故画线的them指代上文的the poor people in the city。故选D。
74. C 推理判断题。根据第二段中“In fact, it is many young people’s ambition to set up programmes or businesses that improve social conditions.”可推知尽力改善社会环境的任何人都可以成为changemaker。
75. D 观点态度题。文章对Ashoka’s programme—changemakers自始至终充满着赞赏之词，显然作者对此是持积极态度的。故选D。
Store scent(香味)
What is the first thing you notice when you walk into a shop? The products displayed(展示) at the entrance? Or the soft background music?
But have you ever noticed the smell? Unless it is bad, the answer is likely to be no.But while a shop’s scent may not be outstanding compared with sights and sounds, it is certainly there. And it is proving to be an increasingly powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.
A brand store has become famous for its distinctive scent which floats through the fairly dark hall and out to the entrance, via scent machines. A smell may be attractive but it may not just be used for freshening air. One sports goods company once reported that when it first introduced scent into its stores, customers’ intention to purchase increased by 80 per cent.
When it comes to the best shopping streets in Paris, scent is just as important to a brand’s success as the quality of its window displays and goods on sale. That is mainly because shopping is a very different experience to what it used to be.
Some years ago, the focus for bread name shopping was on a few people with sales assistants’ disproving attitude and don’ttouchwhatyoucan’tafford displays. Now the rise of electronic commerce (ecommerce)has opened up famous brands to a wider audience. But while eshops can use sights and sounds, only bricksandmortar stores(实体店) can offer a full experience from the minute customers step through the door to the moment they leave. Another brand store seeks to be much more than a shop, but rather a destination.And scent is just one way to achieve this.
Now, a famous store uses complex manmade smell to make sure that the soft scent of baby powder floats through the kid department, and coconut(椰子) scent in the swimsuit section. A department store has even opened a new lab, inviting customers on a journey into the store’s windows to smell books，pots and drawers, in search of their perfect scent.
67. According to the passage, what is an increasingly powerful tool in the success of some brand stores?
A. Friendly assistants.
B. Unique scents.
C. Soft background music.
D. Attractive window display.
68. Eshops are mentioned in the passage to ________.
A. show the advantages of bricksandmortar stores
B. urge shop assistants to change their attitude
C. push stores to use sights and sounds
D. introduce the rise of ecommerce
69. The underlined word “destination” in Paragraph 5 means ________.
A. a platform that exhibits goods
B. a spot where travellers like to stay
C. a place where customers love to go
D. a target that a store expects to meet
70. The main purpose of the passage is to ________.
A. compare and evaluate
B. examine and assess
C. argue and discuss
D. inform and explain
【要点综述】 本文主要介绍了香味对于传统实体店的影响。各大品牌店都加强了味觉对顾客消费欲求的刺激，并根据商品的不同而调节香味。
67. B 细节理解题。根据第二段中“And it is proving to be an increasing powerful tool in encouraging people to purchase.”可知，此句中的it指的是前面的scent，故选B。
68. A 推理判断题。根据第五段中“But while eshops…only bricksandmortar stores (实体店) can offer a full experience…”可知作者的倾向非常明显，认为实体店能提供完整的购物体验，即强调传统实体店的优势。故选A。
69. C 词义猜测题。destination的本意是“目的地”，与上文提到的shop场地相通，但意义迥异，不仅是购物的地方，更多的是一种购物的完整体验，有视觉、听觉和味觉的多重享受。这里的意义是针对消费者而言的，而不是商店或商家。A、D选项都是针对商家的，而B项跟文章没有关系。故选C。
70. D 主旨大意题。这篇文章主要是谈论香味对购物心理的影响，是一篇说明文，所以重在介绍和解释香味对于实体店的影响。A项意为“对比和评估”，对比谈到了，而评价涉及较少;B意为“检测和评估”，科学检测意味太浓，跟本文大意不符。C项意为“争辩”，没有批评靶子的情况下，这种说法不成立。所以本题选D，介绍并解释了“香味”，而没有进行科学试验。
