1、高考题型规范练(二)高考题型规范练第 6 页 模块一 Unit 2 Growing pains.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。AKuringai Chase National ParkGuided Walks and Nature ActivitiesSUNDAY MAY 7 EASYEarly Morning Walk in Upper Lane Cove ValleyMeet at 7:30 am at the end of Day RD,Cheltenham,while the bush
2、 is alive with birdsong.Round trip:4 hoursFRIDAY MAY 12 MEDIUMPossum ProwlMeet at 7:30 pm at Seaforth Oval carpark.Enjoy the peace of the bush at night.Lovely water views.Bring a torch and wear sports shoes as some rock climbing involved.Coffee and biscuits supplied.Duration (持续时间):2 hoursSUNDAY JUN
3、E 4 HARDBairne/Basin TrackMeet at 9:30 am on Track #8,West Head Road.Impressive Pittwater views.Visit Beechwood Cottage.Bring lunch and drink.Some steep (陡峭的) sections.Reasonable fitness required.Duration:about 6 hoursFRIDAY JUNE 16 EASYPoetry Around a CampfireMeet at 7:00 pm at Kalbarri Visitor Cen
4、ter.Share your favourite poem or one of your own with a group around a gently burning fire.Tea and biscuits to follow.Dress up warmly.Cost:$4.00 per personDuration:2.5 hoursSUNDAY JUNE 25 EASYMorning Walk at Mitchell ParkMeet at 8:30 am at the entrance to Mitchell Park,for a pleasant walk wandering
5、through rainforest,river flats and dry forest to swampland.A pair of binoculars(双筒望远镜) is a must to bring as many birds live here.Finish with morning tea.Round trip:3 hoursGradingEASY suitable for all fitness levelsMEDIUM for those who periodically exerciseHARD only if you regularly exercise【语篇导读】本文
6、是应用文。文章介绍了在 Kuringai Chase National Park 由导游带领的五项游览活动。1.Where are visitors required to meet to explore the beauty of nature at night?A.At the end of Day RD,Cheltenham.B.At the entrance to Mitchell Park.C.On Track #8,West Head Road.D.At Seaforth Oval carpark.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由 FRIDAY MAY 12 举行的活动“Meet at
7、 7:30 pm at Seaforth Oval carpark.Enjoy the peace of the bush at night”可知 ,在此处集合的游客可探索夜晚大自然的美景。2.What should visitors prepare if they take part in Poetry Around a Campfire?A.A torch. B.Sports shoes.C.Some snacks. D.Warm clothes.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由对 Poetry Around a Campfire 活动的描述“Meet at 7:00 pm.Dress up
8、warmly”可知,该活动在晚上举行,要求游客自带保暖衣物。3.What activity does Morning Walk at Mitchell Park provide?A.Bird watching. B.Animal hunting.C.River swimming. D.Mountain climbing.答案 A解析 推理判断题。由对 Morning Walk at Mitchell Park 活动的描述“A pair of binoculars is a must to bring as many birds live here”可知,参加该活动的游客可以观赏鸟类。BIn s
9、ummer 2007,I joined the British Red Cross at 15.After several days of training,I was attending my first event as a fully qualified Red Cross volunteer.Our team was providing medical cover for a large martial arts grading event.Although Id passed my first aid course with flying colours,I was nervous
10、before the event began.Theres quite a difference between the classroom and the real thing!Two experienced adult volunteers would be working with me for the day. Rosie was taking part in the under-16s event.This was supposed to be non-contact,and she was wearing full protective clothing just in case.
11、All these precautions(预防措施) didnt help,however,when her competitor misjudged a move and delivered a violent blow to her head.“Guys,we need some help over here!” Over we went,all three of us carrying various bits of kit(工具箱).Rosie was lying on the ground.As we approached we could see she was consciou
12、s.Brian,my colleague,took the lead.“Hey there,stay nice and still for me.Chris here is just going to hold your head.Dont worry;its just a precaution.”I helped,painfully aware that hundreds of sets of eyes were following our every move.However I soon forgot all about this as I focused on the task at
13、hand.Rosie was complaining of pain in her neck.These are all classic signs of a possible spinal injury.Quickly,Brian found there were no other injuries and an ambulance was called.I was still holding her head and doing my best to comfort her.The doctors arrived and we put Rosie carefully into the am
14、bulance for a trip to hospital.Then we went back to the first aid post quickly.Ten years on when a call comes in,that slight feeling of nervousness is still there.However,so is the feeling of making a difference,being there during a painful moment in someones life.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者做急救志愿者的经历。4.W
15、hat does the underlined part “with flying colours” probably mean?A.Slowly. B.Carefully.C.Poorly. D.Successfully.答案 D解析 词义猜测题。由第一段中的“I was attending my first event as a fully qualified Red Cross volunteer”可知,作者很出色地通过了急救课程考核,成为一名合格的红十字志愿者。5.How was Rosie injured?A.She was hit by mistake.B.She made a w
16、rong move.C.She didnt take precautions.D.She was not herself and fell.答案 A解析 细节理解题。由第三段中的“her competitor misjudged a move and delivered a violent blow to her head”可知 ,Rosie 的对手做出误判 ,给了她头部狠狠一击。6.How did the author help Rosie?A.She took her to hospital.B.She checked her injuries.C.She did something fo
17、r her pain.D.She held her head and calmed her.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第七段中的“I was still holding her head and doing my best to comfort her”可知,作者托住 Rosie 的头部,并不断安抚她。7.What do we know about the author now?A.She often receives first aid training.B.Shes working as a professional doctor.C.She feels a sense of achie
18、vement about her work.D.Shes no longer nervous when performing first aid.答案 C解析 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“so is the feeling of making a difference,being there during a painful moment in someones life”可知 ,作者在急救工作中感受到了一种可以帮助别人的成就感。CJack White is a 17-year-old student who has already published a collection of poet
19、ry with a local publisher.Jack believes switching to an all-boys school from his coed (男女同校的) high school changed his life.“When I was at my coed school,poetry was for girls not boys.Guys were supposed to like subjects like math,computers,and science.When I wrote poems,the guys at school used to mak
20、e fun of me and girls didnt want to date me.At my new school,things are different.I dont worry about what girls are thinking of since there arent any.”Jack may not realize that boys and girls also learn and think differently based on specific biological developments.These differences affect how and
21、when boys and girls learn,so single-sex education is actually better for children.Take,for example,brain development.The areas of the brain involved in language,feelings,physical coordination (协调),and social relationships,develop in a different order and speed in girls and boys.Research has shown th
22、at girls brains develop the connections between language and emotions earlier than boys brains.In a single-sex classroom,everyones brain is developing at similar speeds,so teachers can teach according to their students actual abilities.Boys and girls also have different hearing abilities.Girls have
23、a sense of hearing which is two to four times better than boys.Women teachers often speak more quietly,so boys may have more difficulty hearing a woman teacher if she is talking in her “normal” voice.The teacher needs to speak louder to get the boys attention.In a single-sex school,teachers do not h
24、ave to keep adjusting their voice.Jack might not be aware of the biological arguments why single-sex education is better,but he realizes that he is learning faster at his new school.As Jack says,“I hated writing and studying English in my old coed school,but now Im a published poet!My new school hel
25、ped me become comfortable with who I really am.”【语篇导读】本文是议论文。男生和女生学习和思考方式不同,作者认为单性别教育对学生更好。8.What do we know about Jacks previous school?A.Its a mixed school.B.It discouraged poem writing.C.It didnt provide language classes.D.It published Jacks poetry collection.答案 A解析 细节理解题。由第一段中的“coed high school”
26、和第二段的描述可知,Jack 以前所在的学校是男女合校。9.Why does the author say single-sex education is better for children?A.Girls are smarter than boys.B.Boys are easily distracted by girls.C.Boys and girls have natural differences.D.Boys and girls are good at different subjects.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由第三段中的“boys and girls.specific
27、biological developments”和“These differences affect how and when boys and girls learn”可知,男生和女生天生有很多不同 ,他们学习和思考的方式也不同。10.What will happen in a single-sex classroom?A.All students learn at the same speed.B.Teachers have to work extremely hard.C.Students will learn to express their feelings fast.D.Teach
28、ers know students abilities and teach accordingly.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第四段中的“In a single-sex classroom,everyones brain is developing at similar speeds,so teachers can teach according to their students actual abilities”可知,在单性别学校中,学生的大脑都以类似的速度发展,老师可以根据学生的实际能力来教学。11.What should women teachers do when teaching
29、 boys?A.Act bravely.B.Speak softly.C.Raise their voices.D.Lay down strict rules.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“The teacher needs to speak louder to get the boys attention”可知,女老师需要提高嗓音才能让男学生听到。DYou can relax if remembering everything is not your strong suit.Recent research makes the case that being forgetful
30、can be a strengthin fact,selective memory can even be a sign of stronger intelligence.Traditional research on memory has focused on the advantages of remembering everything.But looking through years of recent memory data,researchers Paul Frank and Blake Richards of the University of Toronto found th
31、at forgetting can be just as important to our decision-making as what our minds choose to remember.“The goal of memory is not the transmission of information through time.Rather,the goal of memory is to optimize (优化 ) decision-making,” their study in Neuron states.Making intelligent decision does no
32、t mean you need to have all the information at hand,it just means you need to hold onto the most valuable information.And that means clearing up space in your memory palace for the most up-to-date information on clients and situations.Our brains do this by generating new neurons (神经元) in our hippoca
33、mpus (海马体),which have the power to overwrite existing memories that are influencing our decision-making.If you want to increase the number of new neurons in our brains learning region,try exercising.Moderate aerobic exercise like jogging,power walking,and swimming have been found to increase the num
34、ber of neurons making important connections in our brains.When we forget the names of certain clients and details about old jobs,our brain is making a choice that these details do not matter.Although too much forgetfulness can be a cause for concern,the occasional lost detail can be a sign of a perf
35、ectly healthy memory system.We can get critisized for being absent-minded when we forget past events in perfect detail.These findings show us that total recall can be overrated.Our brains are working smarter when they aim to remember the right stories,not every story.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。如果事事牢记不是你的强项,你可以放心了
36、。最新研究表明,健忘可能是个优点。事实上,选择性记忆甚至可能表明智商更高。12.Whats the purpose of memory?A.To hold onto all the information.B.To transmit information through time.C.To help people make the best decision.D.To remember everything in perfect detail.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Rather,the goal of memory is to optimize decision-maki
37、ng”可知,记忆的目的是优化决策。故选 C 项。13.What do we know about new neurons from Paragraph 5?A.They have the power to change our existing memories.B.Moderate aerobic exercise may fail to improve their number.C.They have the power to influence directly our decision-making.D.Exercising can increase the number of the
38、m in our hippocampus.答案 D解析 推理判断题。根据第五段内容,尤其最后两句可知,如果你想增加大脑学习区域的新神经元数量,可以尝试锻炼。研究发现,诸如慢跑、健步行走和游泳这类适度的有氧锻炼可以增加大脑内部重要连接区域的神经元数量。故选 D 项。14.Which one may the author agree with?A.Traditional research on memory stresses forgetting.B.Our brains are smart enough to make selective memory.C.Our brains function
39、 better when we remember everything.D.Frequent forgetting means a perfectly healthy memory system.答案 B解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的最后一句可知,人类的大脑非常聪明,它们只记住该记住的内容,而不是所有内容。故选 B 项。15.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Being Forgetful Might Mean Youre SmarterB.Forgetting May Affect Our Decision-making in a
40、 WayC.Remembering Everything Helps Our Brains Work SmarterD.Remembering Everything May Mean a Healthy Memory System答案 A解析 主旨大意题。本文开门见山,首段便提出本文的主题:最新研究表明,健忘可能是个优点。事实上,选择性记忆甚至可能表明智商更高。故选 A 项。.七选五(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)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。Self-esteem means feeling good about yours
41、elf.You can do things to feel better about yourself.Here are some tips to raise your self-esteem:Be with people who treat you well.Some people act in ways that tear you down.Others lift you up by what they say and do.Learn to tell the difference.Choose friends who help you feel OK about yourself.Fin
42、d people you can be yourself with. 16 . Accept whats not perfect.Its always good to do the best you can. 17 ,you cant feel good about anything less.Accept your best.Let yourself feel good about that.Ask for help if you cant get past a need to be perfect. Focus on what goes well.Are you so used to ta
43、lking about problems that theyre all you see?Its easy to get caught up in whats wrong. 18 ,it just makes you feel bad.Next time,catch yourself when you complain about yourself or your day.Find something that went well instead. Give and help. 19 .Tutor a classmate,help clean up your neighborhood,walk
44、 for a good cause.Help out at home or at school.Make it a habit to be kind and fair.Do things that make you proud of the kind of person you are.When you do things that make a difference your self-esteem will grow. Set goals and work toward them.If you want to feel good about yourself,do things that
45、are good for you.Maybe you want to eat a healthier diet,get more fit,or study better. 20 .Then make a plan for how to do it.Stick with your plan.Track your progress. A.Make a goalB.Say helpful things to yourselfC.Be that type of friend for othersD.But when you think you need to be perfectE.But unles
46、s you balance it with whats goodF.When you focus on whats good about yourselfG.Giving is one of the best ways to build self-esteem答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了自尊的定义并给出了关于提高自尊心的几条建议。16.C 根据本段主题句可知,本段建议和那些对你好的人待在一起,应该找那些让你成为真正自我的朋友们。而你也要成为别人这样的朋友。故选 C 项。17.D 根据本段主题句可知, 本段主要建议接受不可能完美的事实。但如果你事事需要完美,那只能是自找没趣。关
47、键词 perfect 也是暗示。故选 D 项。18.E 根据后半句“it just makes you feel bad”可知,E 项“如果不能平衡两者关系”符合语境。19.G 根据本段主题句“Give and help.”很容易找到 G 项话题符合语境。关键词 give 是答案提示。20.A 本段主要建议设立目标。所以 A 项 Make a goal 符合本段话题,也和后一句“Then make a plan for how to do it.”语境一致。.完形填空(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以
48、填入空白处的最佳选项。As a boy I was always small for my age.I was five years younger than one of my brothers and seven years younger than the other. 21 ,I often felt left out when their friends came over to 22 .I was too 23 for whatever they were doing and they didnt want me to listen to their conversations e
49、ither.More often than not I found myself outside playing 24 and feeling forgotten. I remember one Spring afternoon I felt especially 25 as I sat in the yard behind our house.We lived miles from town and I 26 saw my own friends outside of school.I 27 my brothers laughing from 28 the house and felt a single tear coming down my face.At that moment I saw a large brown dog 29 me.He was wagging his tail 30 .He greeted me like a long lost 31 ,licking my hand and sitting beside me on the grass,even though he didnt 32 me.I petted and 33 this four-legged a
