1、高考题型规范练(二十一)高考题型规范练第 82 页 模块八 Unit 3 The world of colours and light.阅读理解(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。ADVD decisionslooking for a good movie to rent?Let us help you.Fiction or reality?The following two classic movies are worth watchingeach explores the themes of cinem
2、a,fiction and reality.The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985)One reason to go to the movies is to take a break from everyday life and lose yourself in the magic of the silver screen.In The Purple Rose of Cairo ,Woody Allen turns this idea on its head.Mia Farrow plays Cecilia,a New Jersey waitress,who goes to
3、 the local movie theater to escape from her boring life.Jeff Daniels is Tom Baxter,the handsome archaeologist hero in a movie called The Purple Rose of Cairo ,which Cecilia has already seen several times.One day,Baxter decided he had had enough of being a character in a movie,and he walks out of the
4、 screen to join Cecilia in the theater.Can Hollywood find Tom and get him back into the movie or will he manage to stay in the real world forever?EDtv(1999)A television studio manager (Ellen DeGeneres) has an idea about how to save a failing TV stationfilm and broadcast a normal persons life 24 hour
5、s a day.EDtv is born the moment her eye falls on Ed Pekurny,a friendly video store clerk played by Mattew McConaughey.After the shows first week on air,Eds fame grows and grows,but then conflicts start up,particularly with Eds girlfriend and his family.After a while,Ed decides he wants to stop being
6、 part of the show,but he finds out his contract cant be reversed(撤销 ).But in a country that turns the TV set on at breakfast and off at bedtime,anything can happen.Ron Howards comedy is well worth watching.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。作者在文中推荐了两部电影开罗的紫玫瑰和艾德私人频道。1.Why does Cecilia go to the movies in The Purple Rose
7、of Cairo?A.To date Tom Baxter.B.To learn some acting skills.C.To run away from boredom.D.To experience the real world.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由 The Purple Rose of Cairo(1985)介绍内容第二段中的“goes to the local movie theater to escape from her boring life”可知,Cecilia 去电影院是想逃避她枯燥乏味的生活。2.What happens to Ed after the show
8、is broadcast?A.He ends his contract.B.He faces some trouble.C.He loses his best friends.D.He gets involved in a fight.答案 B解析 细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Eds fame grows and grows,but then conflicts start up,particularly with Eds girlfriend and his family.but he finds out his contract cant be reversed”可知,在 Ed 的节目播出
9、之后,他的名气大涨,但随之而来的也有他与女友以及家人之间的冲突,Ed 想把节目停掉,却发现他的合同不能撤销。3.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To suggest two movies.B.To introduce new actors.C.To show his taste in movies.D.To share his thoughts about fiction.答案 A解析 写作意图题。由文章第一段中的“Let us help you.”和第二段中的“The following two classic movies
10、 are worth watching”以及文中对两部电影的介绍可知,作者的主要目的是为读者推荐电影。BThe mind of an elephant should not be underestimated.They are intelligent animals born with both excellent memory and artistic talent.Elephants eat about 495 pounds of vegetarian food a day.They spend about 16 hours a day eating,but must walk about
11、 4 miles a day in search of food.The average elephant lives about 70 years,and its sharp memory allows it to remember places where it has found food as long as 30 years earlier,even as a baby.In an elephants travels,it comes across other elephants also looking for food.Some elephants are friendly,an
12、d some are not so nice.Elephants remember every elephant they have ever met.They can even recognize an elephant they perhaps havent seen for 30 years.They immediately remember whether this elephant is an enemy or a friend.When elephants are not searching for food,they sometimes produce art in the sa
13、nd with their trunks.They seem to enjoy just relaxing and painting in the sand.One day,an elephant zoo-keeper noticed this and gave an elephant a paint brush filled with red paint to see if the elephant would paint on a canvas (画布).Sure enough,it did,and since then elephants in most zoos have been g
14、iven paint brushes,paints,and canvases.The resulting abstract art has been sold for high prices around the world.The money goes to support feeding the elephants in the zoos.Most felt that the elephants were only capable of painting abstracts.However,they have been trained to paint trees,flowers,and
15、other things in nature.This has enabled us to understand “elephant genius” even more.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。大象是一种特别聪明的动物,不仅过目不忘而且还是艺术天才。4.What does the underlined word “underestimated” mean?A.Underdeveloped. B.Undervalued.C.Mistaken. D.Controlled.答案 B解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词后一句“They are intelligent animals born with bo
16、th excellent memory and artistic talent.”可知,千万不要低估大象的智力。5.What can we learn about elephants memory?A.It can reach as far back as 30 years.B.It is at its best in the first 30 years.C.It differs greatly among elephants.D.It remains excellent for 70 years.答案 A解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.its sharp memory allows i
17、t to remember places where it has found food as long as 30 years earlier”和第二段中的“They can even recognize an elephant they perhaps havent seen for 30 years.”可知,大象的记忆力可以追溯到 30 年前。6.Why did the zoo-keeper give the elephant a brush?A.To attract visitors to it.B.To train it to paint pictures.C.To prove it
18、 was a born artist.D.To find out whether it could draw.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“an elephant zoo-keeper noticed this and gave an elephant a paint brush filled with red paint to see if the elephant would paint on a canvas”可知,动物园的管理员给大象画笔是想看看它会不会画画。7.Which can best describe elephants according to the text
19、?A.Highly smart. B.Unusually quiet.C.Really brave. D.Extremely friendly.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据文中的 intelligent animals 以及具体介绍大象的记忆力如何超强和艺术才能如何了得可知,大象是非常聪明的动物。CThe Chinese New Year celebration starts with the first new moon of the year and finishes with the full moon 15 days later.In China and other Asian co
20、untries this first full moon signals the night of the Shangyuan,or Lantern Festivalthe biggest and most important festival in China.The Lantern Festival is also called Yuanxiao,from the Chinese words Yuanmeaning the first lunar monthand xiao,which means night.The exact beginnings of the festival are
21、 lost,going back as they do more than 2,000 years.The Lantern Festival is considered by the Chinese people to be a time to make a fresh start.Bills are settled,wrongs are forgiven and homes and businesses are thoroughly cleaned to begin the year again.It is a time to be spent with family and friends
22、.Some people exchange gifts the night of the Lantern Festival and some wear only new clothing that day.In ancient days,the day of the Lantern Festival was the one day an unmarried Chinese woman could go out in public,of coursewhere she could be seen by unmarried men.The celebration of family became
23、a celebration of lovers too.Of course the primary characteristic of the Lantern Festival is the lanterns themselves.Paper lanterns are hung in every home,business,market and temple.These colorful lanterns are lit from the inside and illuminate the entire festival.Tangyuan and rice dumplings are trad
24、itionally made and served during the Lantern Festival.The word tangyuan sounds like the word tuanyuan,which means “reunion,” so these dumplings are considered to be fitting for a family feast.After eating,celebrants may watch fireworks,drumming exhibitions or a dragon dance.【语篇导读】本文介绍了中国的元宵节的起源、意义、庆
25、祝活动等。8.What does the underlined word “Yuan” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Money. B.Night.C.A festival. D.The first lunar month.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据第二段首句中的“Yuan meaning the first lunar month”可知 D 项正确。9.What can we know about the Lantern Festival?A.It means people can make a new start.B.People neednt pay their bil
26、l during it.C.All people should eat tangyuan during it.D.It is the first festival in Chinese history.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第三段首句“The Lantern Festival is considered by the Chinese people to be a time to make a fresh start.”可知 A 项正确。其余三项明显与文意不符。10.How long does the Chinese New Year celebration last?A.About s
27、even days.B.About half a month.C.About a month.D.About a year.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据文章首段“The Chinese New Year celebration starts with the first new moon of the year and finishes with the full moon 15 days later.”可知是 15 天左右。故选 B 项。11.Whats the main purpose of the text?A.To share different festivals with us.
28、B.To introduce the Lantern Festival to us.C.To inform us of the history of the Lantern Festival.D.To tell us how to celebrate the Lantern Festival.答案 B解析 主旨大意题。全文介绍了中国的元宵节的起源、意义、庆祝活动等。故选 B 项。DIn the waters off Brisbane,Australia,a seven-foot-long sand tiger shark swims in pain.A two-foot-long spike
29、sticks out of her side.Its a piece of fishing equipment that the shark ate carelessly.After traveling into her body,the spike punctured (刺) through the sharks stomach.A man swimming in the water notices the shark.Then,he warns Sea World Marine Park in the nearby town of Gold Coast.Sea World sends a
30、12-person team from its rescue center to where the shark was discovered in Moreton Bay Marine Park.Soon,they find her lying on the seafloor.“Shell die without help,” says Trevor Long,leader of the rescue center.Using an onboard crane (吊车),the rescuers move the shark into their boats 13-foot-long tan
31、k.Then Dr.David Blyde gives the shark pain medicine and performs an operation to remove the spike.After that,the team sails with the shark to Sea World 33 miles away.They place the fish in a 49-foot-long tank and wait to see if she gets better.To give the sharks stomach time to get better,she isnt f
32、ed for the first few days.A week after her operation,Long offers the shark a small,dead fish.The animal refuses to eat.But days later when he drops another fish into her tank,the shark enjoys her meal.By now the sharks wounds are getting better.Two weeks after her rescue,they take the shark back to
33、the boat and return her to Moreton Bay Marine Park.As the fish is lowered by the crane to the waters surface,two rescuers jump into the ocean and guide her into the sea.From the boat,Long watches her swim away.“The shark has another chance,” Long says.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了一条受伤的鲨鱼得到救助的故事。12.What happe
34、ns to the sand tiger shark?A.She is unlucky and gets hurt badly.B.She has nothing to eat for a few days.C.She swims in Sea World and loses her way.D.She is seriously ill because of sea water.答案 A解析 细节理解题。由第一段中的“A two-foot-long spike sticks out of her side.the spike punctured through the sharks stoma
35、ch.”可知,这条鲨鱼非常不幸,因为误食了一根两英尺长的钓鱼器械而被刺穿肠胃,故选 A 项。13.According to the text,Sea World . A.helps protect and save animalsB.is 33 miles away from Gold CoastC.doesnt have enough space for another sharkD.has never performed operations on sharks答案 A解析 细节理解题。由第二段中的“Sea World sends a 12-person team from its res
36、cue center to where the shark was discovered”可知,该机构派遣了一支由十二人组成的救援小组来到发现鲨鱼的地点,所以 A项说法正确。14.How does Long feel when feeding the shark for the first time after the operation?A.Very proud. B.Quite worried.C.Really relaxed. D.Extremely afraid.答案 B解析 推理判断题。由第四段中的“A week after her operation,Long offers the
37、 shark a small,dead fish.The animal refuses to eat.”可知,Long 应该是感到非常担心,故选 B 项。15.What would be the best title for the text?A.Dangers from SharksB.Sand Tiger Shark RescueC.Moreton Bay Marine ParkD.A Rescue Team from Sea World答案 B解析 标题归纳题。文章主要讲述了一条受伤的鲨鱼得到救助的故事,故用 B 项作为标题最恰当。.七选五(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)
38、根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。In a world of 6.5 billion opinionated people,arguments are sure to happen. 16 But arguments can often lead to positive changeif you argue correctly. Argue well17 In a healthy argument,ones own goal should be to make the problems clear,to communicate the upset
39、 behind the problems,and to really move toward a solution.The minimum goal should be to preserve the relationship well enough to keep communication alive. What not to doNothing kills a healthy argument like a personal attack,and personal attacks are a big no-no if you want an argument to end positiv
40、ely.For example,while I was making a public speech,someone interrupted and then corrected me. 18 I completely lost my temper,attacking that person directly and personally.Clearly I shouldnt have done that. Dont be afraid of the heatIts true that personal problems must be left at the door. 19 Conflic
41、t is acceptable in an argument as long as you stick to the subject.Attacking the other person is not useful.That kind of argument closes down the willingness on both sides to keep talking. 20 If you do find yourself in the thick of one,listening with an open mind can bring about a quick end to the a
42、rgument and perhaps a positive solution. A.I later ended up in an argument.B.Many people see arguments as a bad part of life.C.Learning how to voice a different opinion works.D.Unpleasant arguments are just around the corner.E.But that doesnt mean arguments wont get heated.F.There certainly is such
43、a thing as a “healthy argument”.G.By actively listening,many arguments can be avoided.答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了交谈的技巧。16.B 根据下一句中的“But arguments can often lead to positive change.”可知,画线处与之形成对比,因此“很多人认为争论不好” 符合此处语境。17.F F 项中的 healthy argument 与下一句中的 healthy argument 相呼应并引出下文的内容。18.A 根据下一句“I completely
44、 lost my temper,attacking that person directly and personally.”可知,作者和打断他讲话的那个人争吵了起来。19.E 根据上一句“Its true that personal problems must be left at the door.”和下一句中的“Conflict is acceptable in an argument.”可知,画线处在此承上启下,再结合该段的小标题“Don t be afraid of the heat”可知 ,并不是说不能有激烈的争论。20.G 根据下一句中的“listening with an open mind can bring about a quick end to the argument and perhaps a positive solution”可知,该段介绍争论过程中聆听的重要性,故 G 项符合语境。
