1、课时分层作业(十)高考题型练习提能练.阅读理解AWhen an earthquake hit a small town，many houses fell down.After the earthquake， all the newspapers reported many stories about some of the families who were in trouble.One Sunday，when I was reading a newspaper，a special picture touched me.It gave the clothing sizes of each fa
2、mily member.I thought that this would be a good chance to teach my children to help those who were less lucky than themselves.I said to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and threeyearold Meghan， “We have so much，and these poor people now have nothing.Well share what we have with them.”I filled a
3、box with foods and clothes.While I was doing this，I encouraged the boys to choose their toys and donate some of their less favourite things.Meghan watched quietly as the boys took out their old toys and games and put them together.Then she walked away.A few minutes later，she came back with Lucy，her
4、muchloved doll.She put the doll on top of the other toys.“Oh，dear ， ”I said.“You dont have to give Lucy.You love her so much.”Meghan said， “Lucy makes me happy，Mummy.Maybe shell make another little girl happy ，too. ”I looked at Meghan for a long moment.She taught me a lesson.Its easy to give somethi
5、ng that we dont want any more，but hard to give what we cherish(珍爱)，isnt it?【语篇解读】 作者从女儿身上悟到了何为真正的给予。1The writer has children.Aone B two Cthree DfourC 细节理解题。根据第二段“I said to my sevenyearold twins，Brad and Brett，and threeyear old Meghan.”判断可知答案。 2The underlined word“donate”in Paragraph 3 probably means
6、“ ”A捐赠 B丢掉 C展出 D放好A 词义猜测题。由孩子们找玩具及“Lucy makes me happy，Mummy.Maybe shell make another little girl happy，too.”判断可知答案。3Lucy is the name of Aa girl Ba game Ca doll Dan earthquakeC 细节理解题。由第三段“.she came back with Lucy，her muchloved doll.”判断可知答案。4Whats the best title of this passage?AA family storyBThe sp
7、irit of givingCThe way of helping othersDA sad experienceB 主旨大意题。全文介绍作者看了报纸报道地震之后许多家庭陷入困境，她想借此机会让孩子们学会关爱他人，结果女儿给自己上了一课。B Buildings crashed to the ground in seconds.Thousands of people lost their lives in a flash.Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo around September 16，Japanese people h
8、avent been able to get these thoughts out of their minds.They heard the news from Yoshio Kushida，a researcher who used radio waves to predict that an earthquake would strike with a magnitude(量级) of at least seven.“It would be terrible not to warn people of a possible disaster in case a quake actuall
9、y occurs， ”he said.His warning had a big effect.Frightened Tokyo people have been stocking up on water， food and candles in preparation for the terrible day.But Kushida hasnt had much support from the experts.At present，predicting earthquakes is thought to be impossible.No one can tell exactly where
10、 or when the next major earthquake will occur.An earthquake begins tens of miles below the earths surface：its too faraway to see.Ancient Chinese and Italian scientists forecast earthquakes by special“earthquake clouds”They found that a week before an earthquake，there were often strange cloudsshaped
11、like snakes，waves or feathersin the sky.They thought the clouds might come from a gas produced underground by an earthquake.People also used to watch animals to see if earthquakes were coming.When they saw birds fly away suddenly，dogs barking violently or fish jumping out of the water， they told peo
12、ple to leave the area.Some scientists believed animals had a sharper sense of changes taking place underground.But the ancient methods were not reliable enough.Nowadays，scientists use special instruments to predict earthquakes more precisely(精确地)Satellite systems are very useful：they record small ch
13、anges in the earths magnetic fields(磁场)which help show where and when an earthquake may strike.【语篇解读】 要准确地预测地震很难，但从古至今人们都尝试用不同手段对地震进行预测。5Since they were told an earthquake would hit Tokyo，Japanese people Ahave had no mind to do their workBhave always thought great damage it may causeChave almost for
14、gotten about itDhave bought all the foods in the marketsB 细节理解题。由第一段最后一句的“Japanese people havent been able to get these thoughts out of their minds”可知。6Which of the following is TRUE?ATokyo people were surprised at the warning.BGreat disasters would happen if people are not warned of before an earth
15、quake.CPredicting earthquakes is completely impossible at present science level.DAccording to ancient people，before an earthquake we can see strange clouds anywhere.B 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“It would be terrible not to warn people of a possible disaster in case a quake actually occurs”可知答案。7Which is the best
16、 way to predict earthquakes nowadays?AWatch animals.BBy special “earthquake clouds”CUse satellite systems.DTheres no way.C 细节理解题。由文章最后一段可看出答案。8Which can be the best title for the passage?AEarthquake prediction.BMagnetic fields.CEarthquakes.DAn earthquake in Japan.A 主旨理解题。由全文可知，本文讲的是地震预报的重要性。.阅读七选五If
17、 you have ever been discouraged because of failure，please read on.Often achieving what you plan to do isnt the important thing. 1 Two brothers decided to dig a deep hole behind their house.While they were digging，a few older boys stopped by to watch.“What are you doing？”asked one of the visitors.“We
18、 plan to dig a hole all the way through the earth！”One of the brothers volunteered excitedly.The older boys began to laugh，telling the younger brothers that digging a hole all the way through the earth was impossible.After a long silence，one of the diggers picked up a jar full of spiders，worms and a
19、 wide variety of insects. 2 Then he said quietly and confidently， “Even if we dont dig a hole all the way through the earth， look at what we found along the way！”3 And that is what a goal is forto cause us to move in the direction we have chosen，in other words ，to have us digging!But not every goal
20、will be fully achieved.Not every job will end successfully.Not every relationship will endure(持续)Not every hope will come to pass.Not every love will last. 4 So when you fail to reach your aim，perhaps you can say， “Yes，but look at what I found along the way！Look at the wonderful things which have co
21、me into my life because I tried to do something！”It is in the process of digging that life is lived. 5 AAnd I believe，in the end，it is joy in the journey that truly matters.BHe opened the jar and showed the things contained in it to the laughing visitors.CHere are some tips for you.DNot every dream
22、will come true.ELet me explain.FTheir goal was far too high，but it did cause them to dig.GHe broke the jar into pieces.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。作者通过一个故事讲述了一个道理：朝着你的目标努力吧，即使最后没有达到目标，你也会有许多惊喜和发现。1E E 项意为“让我来解释一下吧” ，用此句引出一个事例来证明作者的观点：通常完成你的计划并不是重要的事情。2B B 项意为“他打开罐子把里面的东西给嘲笑他们的参观者看” ，这与前面的“one of the diggers pic
23、ked up a jar full of spiders，worms and a wide variety of insects”以及后面的“look at what we found along the way”相衔接。3F F 项意为“他们的目标太高了，但正是这个目标使他们挖起来” ，符合上下文语境。4D 此处与前面的“Not every.will” 形成排比句。故选 D。5A A 项意为“并且我认为，最终真正重要的是(实现目标的)过程中的快乐” ，与上文相衔接。.语法填空We think that life in Chinese high schools is terrible，and
24、we have to survive mountains of homework and exams.Yet would it be 1. (surprise)if I tell you that high school life in the US is almost as terrible as it is in China?In US high school，everything 2. (record)and graded，including your grades on exams.Failing 3. (turn)in your homework on time will direc
25、tly affect your grade for a certain course.Perhaps its different from 4. we used to think of the US high school students；they pay great attention to their school 5. (perform)to try to get into a famous university.Otherwise，theyll be disappointed after graduation from high school.Like university stud
26、ents，US high school students have the 6. (free)to choose the courses that most interest 7. (they)Even a ninthgrader can sit in 8. same classroom as 12thgraders.But this also means he or she has to work very hard，9. the teacher will not treat him or her differently because he or she is a few years 10
27、. (young)1surprising 空格处表示 “此事令人吃惊” ，因而应填 surprising。【解题策略】 “ed”还是“ing”有些词有两种形容词形式，即“ed”形式和“ing”形式。如：interested与 interesting；developed 与 developing记住：“ed”意为“人感到 ”；“ing ”意为 “令人样的”如：an interesting book 令人感兴趣的书；He is interested in the book.他对那本书感兴趣。2is recorded 由句意和句子结构可知，此处主谓之间是被动关系，结合上下文时态应使用一般现在时的被动
28、语态。3to turn 此处表示“未能按时交上作业” ，应使用“fail to do”这一搭配。4what 此处句意为“与我们对美国中学生的看法相反” ，由此可知应填连接词 what， what 从句做前面介词 from 的宾语。5performances 此处表示“关注他们的学业表现” ，因而应填 perform的名词形式 performance。由前面定语 their 可知应用复数形式。6freedom 此处表示“ 做某事的自由” ，因而应填 free 的名词形式freedom。7them 由句意可知，此处意为“最使他们感兴趣的课程” ，缺少宾语，应使用人称代词的宾格。8the 此处表示 “坐在同一个教室里” ，使用“the same名词”这一搭配。9because 由句意可知，前一句表示结果，后一句表示原因，应填连词because。10younger 空格部分暗含比较级，即表示“他或者她比别人年龄小几岁” ，应使用形容词的比较级形式。
