1、1 Unit 1 Women of achievement .阅读理解 A (20178月贵州贵阳高三摸底) “How do you account for your remarkable achievements in life?”Queen Victoria of the UK asked Helen Keller.“How do you explain the fact that even though you were both blind and deaf,you were able to achieve so much?” Ms.Kellers answer is a tribut
2、e(致敬)to her kind teacher.“If it had not been for Annie Sullivan,the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown.” According to speaker Zig Ziglar,Annie Sullivan was no stranger to hardship.She was almost sightless herself and was,at one time,diagnosed as hopelessly “insane” by her caregivers.Sh
3、e was locked in the basement of a mental institution.Occasionally,Annie would violently attack anyone who came near.Most of the time she generally ignored everyone in her presence. An elderly nurse believed there was hope,however,and she made it her work to show love to the child.Every day she visit
4、ed Annie,and she left cookies for her and spoke words of love and encouragement.She believed Annie could recover,if only she were shown love. Eventually,doctors noticed the change in the girl.Where they once witnessed anger and hate,they now noted a gentleness and love.They moved her upstairs where
5、she continued to improve.Then the day finally came when this seemingly “hopeless” child was released. Annie Sullivan grew into a young woman with a desire to help others as she,herself,was helped by the kind nurse.It was she who saw the great potential in Helen Keller.She loved her,disciplined(约束)he
6、r,played with her,pushed her and worked with her until the flickering candle that was her life became a beacon(灯塔)of light to the world.Annie Sullivan worked wonders in Helens life;but it was a loving nurse who first believed in little Annie and lovingly transformed an uncommunicative child into a k
7、ind teacher. “If it had not been for Annie Sullivan,the name of Helen Keller would have remained unknown.”But if it had not been for a kind and dedicated nurse,the name of Annie Sullivan would have remained unknown. 【语篇导读】文章主要讲述了被一度认为有精神问题的Annie Sullivan,在一位护士的关心与 爱护下,慢慢恢复健康重新点燃了她生命的灯塔。爱的力量是伟大的。 1.W
8、hat does the underlined part “account for” probably mean?A.show B.prove2 C.explain D.present 答案 C 解析词义猜测题。根据“How do you explain the fact”可知account for为“解释”的意思。 故选C项。 2.What do we know from the third paragraph? A.Sullivan had very normal behavior. B.Sullivan was ignored by everyone. C.Sullivan was ke
9、pt away from her parents. D.Sullivan was believed to have a mental problem. 答案 D 解析推理判断题。根据“at one time,diagnosed as hopelessly insane by her caregivers.She was locked in the basement of a mental institution.”可推断出Annie Sullivan被认为有精神问题。故选D项。 3.What would be the best title for the text? A.The Power o
10、f Love B.Making a Difference C.A Good Teacher D.Remarkable Achievements 答案 A 解析主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了被一度认为有精神问题的Annie Sullivan,在一位护士的关心与 爱护下,慢慢恢复健康,重新点燃了她生命的灯塔。爱的力量是伟大的。故选A项。 B Nobel Prize-winning author Doris Lessing has said winning the Nobel Prize in 2007 had been a “bloody disaster”. The increased media
11、interest in her has meant that writing a full novel was next to impossible,she said. Lessing,88,also said she would probably now be giving up writing novels.Her latest book is the partly fictional memoir(虚幻小说) entitled Alfred and Emily.Since her Nobel win she has been constantly in demand,she said.“
12、All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.” Speaking about her writing,she said:“It has stopped;I dont have any energy any more.”Lessing is the 11th woman to win the Nobel Prize for literature in its 106- year history.Her best known works include The Golden Notebook and The Diari
13、es of Jane Somers(萨默斯的日记). She also recalled that,in the 1960s,she had been told that the Nobel Academys judges did not like her and she would never win.Ill-health prevented her from attending the prize ceremony in Stockholm,Sweden.3 Instead the Swedish Ambassador to London,Staffan Carlsson,presente
14、d the award to her in the UK.He told her she was being “crowned with a prize you have long deserved”. Lessing was born in Iran and moved to Rhodesianow Zimbabweas a child before settling in England in 1949. Her first novel The Grass Is Singing was published the following year.Altogether she has writ
15、ten more than 50 novels,plays,memoirs and collections of short stories. 【语篇导读】多丽丝莱辛,英国女作家。1919年10月22日生,2013年11月17日去世,享 年94岁。多丽丝莱辛被誉为继伍尔芙之后最伟大的女性作家,并几次获得诺贝尔文学奖提名以 及多个世界级文学奖项。在2007年10月11日,瑞典皇家科学院诺贝尔奖委员会宣布将2007年度 诺贝尔文学奖授予这位英国女作家。她是迄今为止获奖时最年长的女性诺贝尔获奖者。 4.By saying winning the Nobel Prize was “a bloody d
16、isaster”,Lessing . A.was too excited to go on writing her novels B.had her peaceful life disturbed by the increased media C.was asked to give some useful advice on how to write D.was forced to attend the prize ceremony in Stockholm 答案 B 解析推理判断题。文章第二段“The increased media interest in her.she said.”及第三
17、段 讲述了莱辛获得诺贝尔文学奖之后,不断有媒体前来采访、拍照,使她没有足够的时间专注于文学 创作,从中可知,她的平静的生活已经被打乱。 5.What does the word “It” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to? A.Bloody disaster. B.Lessings ill-health. C.Lessings writing work. D.Her first novel The Grass Is Singing. 答案 C 解析词义猜测题。根据上文及“I dont have any energy any more,”可猜出It应该是她的写 作
18、,故选C项。 6.Lessing was given the Noble Prize because . A.she was an 88-year-old woman B.she was a famous writer C.she made a great contribution to the literature D.she was the oldest writer alive then 答案 C 解析推理判断题。阅读全文可知:莱辛笔耕五十多年,是位多产作家。除了长篇小说,还著有诗歌、 散文、剧本、短篇小说等,诺贝尔委员会颁奖给莱辛的理由是她在文学上作出了杰出贡献。 导学号2940208
19、7 .七选五4 Nowadays,the problem of generation gap becomes more and more serious.Based on the survey by our school,the poor relationship between parents and their children is very common.1. Or,do the strict family rules affect their relationship? Firstly,in most of the families in the US,both of the par
20、ents have to go out for work in order to earn more money to provide better environment for their lovely children.Unfortunately,this causes the rare communication between them and their children,since these parents always take a rest during leisure time.These parents and children cannot know deeply a
21、bout each other.Then friction(摩擦) is easy to appear.2. Secondly,parents who ask their children to be absolute obedient to them is also one of the grave causes of generation gap between them.Therefore,these children are not willing to communicate with their parents and most of these parents are not a
22、ctive to talk with their children.3. To solve these problems,the busy parents should devote their spare time to communicating with their children actively so as to improve their relationship.At the same time,they can also observe their childrens behavior in order to understand their childrens person
23、ality and reduce the quarrel between them. 4. No doubt that can give a better image to their children since it can make their children feel free to chat with their parents.Then it is easy for the parents to approach their lovely children.Therefore,a close and harmonious relationship between parents
24、and children appears. In conclusion,to have a close relationship between parents and children,the parents should devote their leisure time to talking with their children and observing their childrens personality and give their children the approaching images.5. A.Therefore,a wide generation gap come
25、s into being. B.Thus,misunderstanding between them often occurs. C.Are these problems caused by the busy parents? D.Who are these problems more upsetting to? E.If so,this terrible phenomenon,generation gap,cannot occur any more. F.In fact most parents and children experience at least a little tensio
26、n. G.Besides that,the parents should try to give up their absolute power in family. 答案与解析 【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章从三个方面讨论如何使父母与孩子建立良好的关系。 1.C 该空前面讲现在父母与孩子关系紧张很普遍,该空后面以疑问的形式提出了另一种可能的原 因,所以该空也应该是以疑问的形式提出一种可能的原因。 2.A 该空前面“both of the parents have to go out for work in order to.to appear” 讲了孩子与父母摩擦的产生,紧接着就应该是讲
27、其后果。选项A正是产生摩擦后的后果。 3.B 该空前面讲孩子与父母缺少沟通交流,紧接着就应该是讲其后果。选项B正是其后果。5 4.G 该空上一段“To solve these problems,the busy parents should devote their spare time to.”讲父母为缓解与孩子的紧张关系应该挤出时间多与孩子交流,该空后面讲父母应该在 孩子心目中树立良好的形象,故而该空应该是承上启下。G项里的Besides that正是承上启下。 5.E 通读本段内容可知,作者讲的是为了与孩子建立良好的关系,父母应该怎么做。只有E项能作 为其结果。 导学号29402088
28、.应用文写作 (2017浙江) 假定你是李华,计划组织一次郊游,请给你的英国朋友Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括: 1.参加者; 2.时间、地点; 3.活动:登山、野餐等。 注意: 1.词数80左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考范文 Dear Chris, I am writing to tell you that an outgoing to West Hill will be held this Saturday morning,which all the students in our class will take part in.Additionally,there will be a few activities during the outgoing,such as climbing the hill,having a picnic together and so on. Would you like to join us?If so,Ill go to call for you at 8 oclock that morning. Looking forward to your early reply. Yours Li Hua 导学号29402089
