1、高考题型规范练(八)高考题型规范练第 30 页 模块三 Unit 2 Language.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。AIn the mornings Alain Pepin works in a surveying office,doing clerical (文书的) work,but in the afternoons and at weekends he does something much more excitinghe is an underwater stuntman (特技演
2、员).In this weeks article he tells us what a summer day in his life is like.What time do you get up?A summer day for me starts around 7 am.I have breakfast and ride my bike to work.I start work at 8 am.I spend all the morning in front of my network computer working until lunchtime.What do you do afte
3、r work?Well,I leave the office at 1 pm and have lunch.If the weather is fine,I pack my equipment and set off to the location of the stunt.When I get there,I set up the equipment and get into the water.This is when the fun starts.I move about in and under the water in a wetsuit and helmet performing
4、tricks.Its quite tiring though,because each stunt is different and takes a different length of time.A photo shoot usually takes a long time to complete because everything has to be perfect.What do you do when you are not diving?I enjoy water-skiing,kayaking and snorkelling(带呼吸管潜泳).I spend most of my
5、 spare time,however,planning,practicing and training for my stunts.How do you like working underwater?I love it.It can be a bit boring in the winter,though,when the weather is cold.It is difficult to get a swimming pool all to myself so I can practice.But when Im diving,I really enjoy it.Every time
6、I come home after work,I feel full of energy and I have a great sense of achievement.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章是对水下特技演员 Alain Pepin 的采访介绍。1.What can we know about the clerical work Alain Pepin does?A.It is about sports. B.It pays very well.C.It is about swimming. D.It has to be finished online.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第一
7、段的“In the mornings Alain Pepin.doing clerical work”和第二段的“I spend all the morning in front of my network computer working until lunchtime”可知,Alain Pepin 早上在一个调查部门工作,他的工作需在线完成。2.How is working underwater according to Alain Pepin?A.Fairly easy. B.Full of danger.C.Quite interesting. D.Perfect for everyo
8、ne.答案 C解析 推理判断题。由第三段的“This is when the fun starts”和最后一段 Alain Pepin 对水下工作的看法“I feel full of energy and I have a great sense of achievement”可知,他认为在水下工作非常有趣。3.What can be inferred about Alain Pepin?A.He leads a double life.B.He should choose a better job.C.He needs to plan for the future.D.He is alway
9、s ready to help others.答案 A解析 推理判断题。第一段描述 Alain Pepin 早上做文书工作,下午和周末却是做水下特技表演工作,由这两种工作性质的反差可知,他过着一种双面生活。BTonya,Elsa and Mark are students at LaGuardia High School in New York City.Its a school with regular academic classes,but it also gives special attention to the performing arts.Tonya likes dancing
10、.Elsa wants to be an artist and Mark is a singer.The students are all 15,and theyre in 10th grade.They study subjects like English,math,social studies,science and PE.They also choose a foreign language:French,Italian,Spanish or Japanese.Students have many academic classes,but during the school day t
11、hey also take classes in the arts,like theater,art,dance and music.Mark says,“I get the basic classes,but I also take a voice class and a music history class.”There is even more for LaGuardia students after school.There are more than 40 clubs for students.For example,theres a movie club,a music club
12、 and an environment club.“We have so many choices here,” says Tonya.“My favorite club is the camera club.I like taking photos.Its also a great way to meet people with common interests.”Students at LaGuardia can also do many sports.For example,they can play basketball,tennis,volleyball and soccer.Els
13、a is on the gymnastics team.She says,“I like being on a team.It makes me work hard and do my best.” Students practice after school.They compete against other high schools.Mark says,“At school,I study by myself.Im a singer,and I do that alone,too.Thats why I like playing on the basketball team.We wor
14、k together and compete against other teams.”LaGuardia offers many great classes,clubs and sports for students.Students at LaGuardia get a good education and they also develop their own interests.Many LaGuardia students become dancers,singers and actors!【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了 LaGuardia High School 的学校生活。
15、4.What do we know about LaGuardia High School?A.Students take art classes at night.B.It places great importance on arts.C.Students have few subjects to choose from.D.It aims to develop students language skills.答案 B解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Its a school with regular academic classes,but it also gives special
16、attention to the performing arts.”可知,LaGuardia High School 注重艺术表演。5.Which club does Tonya like most?A.The movie club.B.The music club.C.The camera club.D.The environment club.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据 Tonya 在第三段中说的“My favorite club is the camera club.”可知,她最喜欢摄影社团。6.Why does Mark enjoy playing on the basketbal
17、l team?A.He likes teamwork.B.It makes him try his best.C.He hopes to build up his health.D.It helps him make more friends.答案 A解析 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Mark says,At school,I study by myself.We work together and compete against other teams.”可知,Mark 喜欢在篮球队打球的原因是他喜欢团队合作。7.What is the best title for the text?A.E
18、ducation in New YorkB.School Life at LaGuardiaC.Top Students at LaGuardiaD.LaGuardias After-school Activities答案 B解析 标题归纳题。根据文章对 LaGuardia High School 的课程及课余生活的介绍可知 ,B 项最适合作标题。CPhilo Farnsworth is not a name most people know.But his work changed the way we learn,the way we live,and even the way we th
19、ink.Philo Farnsworth is responsible for one of the most important inventions of the 20th century:the television.Philo Farnsworth was born in America in 1906.He was interested in science and technology at an early age.When he was twelve years old,he built an electric motor for his familys washing mac
20、hine.When he was fourteen,he was already giving a lot of thought to electrons (电子).As he was driving the familys horse-drawn plowing machine,he noticed the evenly spaced rows of the potato fields.This sight gave him the idea that electrons could scan an image one row at a timean idea that was the ke
21、y to electronic television.By the time he was twenty-one years old,Farnsworth had started his own company and had managed to build the worlds first electronic television.It was a very simple device.But after years of hard work,Farnsworth was able to introduce the kind of television we now use.Farnsw
22、orth was a great inventor,but he lived an unhappy life.He had a legal battle with the company,Radio Corporation of America (RCA) over who the real inventor of the TV was.He won the case,but the government stopped companies from making TVs during the war,so Farnsworth didnt make much money from the i
23、nvention. When Farnsworth was young,he imagined the television as a convenient way for distant audiences to enjoy lectures by famous professors,or entertainment by the best symphonies (交响乐) and ballets.When he was older,it became much more popular,but he was very disappointed in the silly programs o
24、n TV.He even told his own son,“Theres nothing on it worthwhile,and were not going to watch it in this household.”【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章是对电视机的真正发明者 Philo Farnsworth 的介绍。8.What can we learn about Philo Farnsworth?A.He had a strong physical advantage.B.He had strong powers of observation.C.He had a strong int
25、erest in journalism.D.He had a strong sense of responsibility.答案 B解析 推理判断题。由第二段的“he noticed the evenly spaced rows of the potato fields.This sight gave him the idea that.”可知,Farnsworth 具有敏锐的观察力。9.The underlined sentence showed Farnsworth was legally recognized as . A.the real founder of RCAB.the rea
26、l inventor of the TVC.the greatest inventor of his timeD.the organizer of the battle with RCA答案 B解析 句意理解题。画线部分的 the case 指代上文的“a legal battle with the company.(RCA) over who the real inventor of the TV was”,由此可知,赢了案件的 Farnsworth 被认定是电视机的真正发明者。10.What can we know about Farnsworth from the last paragr
27、aph?A.He didnt like to watch TV programs.B.He couldnt afford to buy a TV set.C.He couldnt listen to famous lectures.D.He didnt like what the television became.答案 D解析 推理判断题。由最后一段的“he was very disappointed in the silly programs on TV”可知,电视节目后来的发展与 Farnsworth 最初的设想背道而驰 ;再由他说的“Theres nothing on it worth
28、while”可知,他不喜欢后来电视上的节目,不喜欢电视后来发挥的作用。11.What is the best title for the text?A.How Did Philo Farnsworth Invent Television?B.What Caused Philo Farnsworth to Invent Television?C.Philo Farnsworth:the Unhappy Father of TelevisionD.Philo Farnsworth:a Well-known Scientist and Inventor答案 C解析 主旨大意题。本文旨在介绍电视机的真
29、正发明者 Philo Farnsworth,再由倒数第二段的“he lived an unhappy life”可知,C 项做标题符合文意。DFor the last five years,I have been fortunate enough to work on a large vocabulary research project for Cambridge English,the English Vocabulary Profile.Working with Carol Cassidy,we developed a database(数据库),containing the words
30、 and phrases that learners of English around the world typically know and use.We analysed a 50-million-word collection of learners writing from Cambridge English exams,but we also looked at the vocabulary taught in best-selling British and American English course books.We have found that there are s
31、ome words that are still characteristically British or American.British people have biscuits with their cup of tea or coffee,but Americans have cookies.We have cookies too in Britain,but they are a certain type of biscuit,such as chocolate chip cookies,where the original recipe (配方) is American.A Br
32、itish person goes on holiday,while an American takes a vacation;you visit a city centre in Britain but go downtown in the US.A few words have different meanings across the two varieties of English,which could cause some embarrassment:Americans who are wearing pants have their legs covered,but if a B
33、ritish person is dressed only in pants,they are in their underwear (clothes that you wear next to your body under your other clothes)!And if you need to fill up your car with fuel,you can ask for gas in the US,but you need to buy petrol in Britain,as “gas” is not a liquid in British English.Overall,
34、though,our research shows that British and American English are still very close to each other.The 10 most common words (the,of,to,and,a,in,that,is,for and I) are the same in both countries,and most of the UKs 5,000 most common words are also in the USAs top 5,000.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。作者参与了一项关于英式英语和美式英语的研究,
35、发现两种英语依然大同小异。12.What can we learn about the project the author worked on?A.It offers vocabulary courses online.B.It is based on powerful evidence.C.It is a study on English exams.D.It aims to collect new words.答案 B解析 推理判断题。由第一段的“We analysed a 50-million-word collection.course books”可知,作者所参与的这个研究项目基于
36、可信的依据。13.What may British people refer to when they say “cookies”?A.Tiny chocolate cakes.B.Biscuits made in Britain.C.American biscuit recipes.D.A variety of biscuits.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第二段的“We have cookies too in Britain,but they are a certain type of biscuit”可知,当英国人说 cookies 时,实际指的是一种源自美国配方的特定饼干,如美式巧克力
37、曲奇。14.Which sentence may be proper when you chat with British people?A.My car has run out of liquid!B.It is great to wear pants for the party.C.Ill fill my car up with gas immediately.D.I bought the pants in that shop yesterday.答案 D解析 推理判断题。由第三段作者列举英式和美式英语中一些单词的细微差别可知,pants 在英国指的是一种内衣,而在美国则指长裤。故与英国人
38、交谈时 D 项说法中的 pants 没有特指是哪种类型的衣服,故应该是合理的。15.What do the numbers in the last paragraph show?A.British and American English are still very similar.B.The most common English words have changed greatly.C.Short words are most commonly used in the English language.D.The differences between British and Ameri
39、can English are obvious.答案 A解析 推理判断题。最后一段的“Overall,though,our research shows that British and American English are still very close to each other”即本段主旨句,该段落中提到的数字是为了说明英式英语和美式英语依然非常相似。.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。How frequently do you say “I dont have time”?Qui
40、te often,I guess.Every time we say those words,they make us feel weak and out of control.You are in control of your hours and your life. 16 I know its not as easy as simply turning off the TV.But here are two steps that will help you take back control and get time on your side. 17 Be honest:do you s
41、pend an hour or two visiting Weixin and QQ every day?Are you spending time with people that you dont really like just to please them?Are there meetings you attend that you can politely refuse?Its time to get real about the hours that add up to a lot of dissatisfying nothing.Think how you can cancel
42、daily activities that are not useful. 18 Change your language.Words matter.They have power.Saying “I dont have time” is an excuse for not wanting to do something.Here are some good,empowering alternatives:“I choose not to start that project until next year.”“ 19 ” “Id love to go out this weekend but
43、 have important work I need to do first.”Get better at saying no. 20 Use little pockets of time (friend running late,car stuck in traffic,meeting ending 10 minutes early) to do some productive thinking.All these things can add up over time more than you believe! A.Identify your blocks.B.But you are
44、likely wasting a lot of it!C.I really dont have enough time to do it.D.Replace them with things that satisfy you.E.Take no notice of all those unimportant messages on your phone.F.Id love to read that bookIll get to do it after my homework is complete!G.When you dont have a plan for your life,someon
45、e else will plan it for you.答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是说明文。我们常常觉得时间不够用,本文介绍了两个具体步骤帮助我们收回控制权,让时间为我们所用。16.B 由上文作者猜测多数人常常说自己没时间可知,B 项中的 “wasting a lot of it”与此相呼应。虽然你是自己时间和生活的主宰,但你可能正在大量浪费时间。17.A 由下文提及的“the hours that add up to a lot of dissatisfying nothing”可知,A 项中所指的 blocks就是指代 Be honest 部分列举的那些浪费你时间的事。作者认为收回时间控制
46、权的第一步是要找出阻挠你的事。18.D D 项的“Replace them with things that satisfy you”是针对上文作者所说的 “how you can cancel daily activities that are not useful”的解决办法。作者建议换个角度想想你如何能去掉那些无用的日常活动,用能带给你满足感的事情取而代之。19.F 由小标题“Change your language”可知,作者认为说“我没有时间”只是不想做某事的借口,他建议用其他能增添自信的说辞来替代,今后你就有可能会做此事。F 项说辞与文中所举的其他两种选择都能令你增添自信。20.E
47、 由本段该空缺处前后的“Get better at saying no 和 Use little pockets of time”可知,作者建议你忽略掉手机上那些不重要的信息,利用零散时间想一想有益的事。.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,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。On Monday,April 20,we experienced heavy rain and fierce winds.During a break in the weather on Tuesday morning,I stupi
48、dly decided to 21 into town to buy some food. I left the supermarket around 10 am. 22 ,as I drove the six kilometers back to my home,the weather took a turn for the 23 .It was raining very 24 and I was forced to take a 25 I dont usually travel.Nearing my town,I watched as the water level on the road
49、 26 in front of me.I had nowhere to go. Another driver signaled from his car to tell me not to try and cross the 27 road.Then I noticed a man in his early 30s in his front yard 28 the situation.He quickly waved to me to come and 29 in his driveway away from the rushing water. The man called Trent then 30 me to wait inside his house.I told him I was concerned about the 31 to my fathers car,which I was driving, 32 the continuing rain started to turn into hail (冰雹).Trent then took a cover from his garage and 33 my car to protect it from the hail
