1、Module 4 Fine ArtsWestern ，Chinese and Pop Arts.完形填空词数 286 难度系数 建议用时 15(2011南昌模拟)When I come across a good article in reading newspapers, I often want to cut and keep it. But just as I am about to do so, I find the article on the _1_ side is as much interesting. It may be a discussion of the way to
2、_2_ in good health, or _3_ about how to behave and conduct oneself in society. If I cut the front article, the opposite one is likely to _4_ damage, leaving out half of it or keeping the text _5_ the title. Therefore, the scissors would _6_ before they start, _7_ halfway done when I find out the _8_
3、 result.Sometimes two things are to be done at the same time, both worth your _9_. You can only take up one of them, the other has to wait or be _10_ up.But you know the future is unpredictablethe changed situation may not allow you to do what is left_11_. Thus you are _12_ in a difficult position a
4、nd feel sad. How _13_ that nice chances and brilliant ideas should gather around all at once? It may happen that your life _14_ greatly on your preference of one choice to the other.In fact that is what _15_ is like: we are often _16_ with the two opposite sides of a thing which are both desirable l
5、ike a newspaper cutting. It often occurs that your attention is drawn to one thing only _17_ we get into another. The _18_ may be more important than the latter and give rise to divided mind. I _19_ remember a philosophers remarks, “When one door shuts, another opens in life.” So a casual _20_ may n
6、ot be a bad one.,语篇解读：剪报时遇到的一些问题引发了作者对生活的一些思索：有时一个随意的选择并不是坏的选择。1.A.front Bsame Ceither D opposite解析：从下文 the opposite one is likely to.可知此处意为：但是当我想这样做的时候，我发现背面的文章也很有趣。答案：D 2A.get Bkeep Clead Dbring解析：它可能是一篇讨论如何保持健康的文章。 keep in health“保持健康” ，是固定用法。答案：B 3A.advice Bnews C a theory Da report解析：或者是关于如何在社会
7、生活中为人处事的建议。此处的 advice 和前面的 way 相对应。答案：A 4A.suffer Breduce Cprevent Dcause解析：背面的文章有可能遭受损害。 suffer“遭受” ；reduce“减少” ；prevent“预防” ；cause“引起” 。答案：A 5A.on Bfor Cwithout Doff解析：文章只留下一半或者文章没有了题目。答案：C 6A.use B handle Cprepare Dstay解析：因此，剪刀会在开始之前或剪到一半的时候停在那儿。答案：D 7A.or Bbut Cso Dfor解析：见上题解析。halfway done“完成一半”
8、 。答案：A 8A.satisfying BregretfulCsurprising Dimpossible解析：当我发现这个遗憾的结果的时候。 satisfying“满意的” ；regretful“遗憾的” ；surprising“惊讶的” ；impossible“不可能的” 。答案：B 9A.courage Bstrength Cattention Dpatience解析：有时两件事情需要你同时做，并且两件事都 值得你关注。courage “勇气” ；strength“力气 ”；attention“注意” ；patience“耐心” 。最后一段第二句话也有提示。答案：C 10A.given
9、 Bheld Cmade Dpicked解析： 另一件必须等待或者是被放弃。 give up“放弃” 。答案：A11A.near Balone Cabout Dbehind解析：这里选 D，承接上段末尾处的 to wait or be given up。变化了的情形可能不允许你去做已经落在后面的事情。 leave behind“抛在后面；落后。 ”答案：D 12A.filled Battracted Ccaught Dstruck解析：这样你就陷在困境中并感到悲伤。be caught in “遇到，被困在。 ”答案：C 13A.dare Bcome Cdeal Ddo解析：好的机会和绝妙的想法
10、怎么会同时聚在一起呢？how come“怎么会？” ；all at once“同时” 。答案：B 14A.improves BchangesCprogresses Dgoes解析：有可能当你偏爱一种选择胜过另一种时，你的生活会发生很大的改变。答案：B 15A.study Bsociety Cnature Dlife解析：事实上生活就是这样。由本段后面 讨论的内容可知 “学习” “社会” “自然”均不符合语境。答案：D 16A.faced Bsupplied Cconnected Dfixed解析：我们总是要面对一个事情对立的两个方面。 be faced with“面对” 。答案：A 17A.b
11、efore Bafter Cuntil Das解析：通常，在你遇到另一件事之前，你的注意力只集中在一件事情上。答案：A 18A.following Bnext Cabove Dformer解析：从下文 the latter 可知选 former。答案：D 19A.still Balso Conce Dalmost解析：我还(still)记得一位哲学家的话。答案：A 20A.treatment Baction Cchoice Dremark解析： 一个随意的选择可能不是糟糕的。答案：C.阅读理解A词数 249 难度系数 建议用时 6(2011日照模拟)I used to work in an o
12、ffice，which had a locust tree growing outside the window.It had grown into a tall tree and must have been there for a long time.The tree blocked the view and made the office seem dull.Unfortunately，this happened to be the room assigned(分配)to me，and I was depressed by it for quite some time.When the
13、first spring came，everything was green except the locust tree.I felt very happy because I had thought it had died!One morning，when I opened the window for some fresh air，I unexpectedly smelt a familiar sweet scent floating into my office which I could not name.Suddenly，I realized it was the locust t
14、ree！The tree that I thought dead was in full bloom!From then on，I usually came to the office very early to see dew(露珠)forming on the locust tree blossoms，and was eager to see spring again every year.During summer，the green leaves provided shade protecting me from the harsh sunlight，but allowing enou
15、gh light in to make it pleasant.In autumn，the leaves turned many different colors. Its beauty touched my soul.Many times，I thought to take photos but never did.Then，I had to leave in a hurry.Later in life，it became a great regret that I had not done so.Actually，many times in our lives，we think we ow
16、n something and thus do not value it.We dont feel regretful until we lose it one day！Moreover，sometimes，we have to accept the things we dont want and need to discover the hidden beauty to find unexpected joy!一、新新单词harsh/h/ adj. 强烈刺眼的familiar/fmIlj/ adj. 熟悉的locust/lkst/ n. 蝗虫二、常用短语be eager to do 渴望做i
17、n a hurry 匆忙地三、靓点句式We dont feel regretful until we lose it one day!not.until“直到才” 。句意：当我们某一天失去某东西的时候才觉得遗憾。语篇解读：本文是一篇赞美槐树的散文。在 “我”办公室的窗外 长着一棵高大的槐树，春天，槐树花开，香气沁人心脾；夏天，槐树枝叶成荫，遮挡刺眼骄阳；秋天，树叶色彩斑斓， 妩媚动人。很多次“我”想拍些照片留作 纪念，直到搬走也没有拍成，终成遗憾。的确，在生活中我们往往在失去某东西的时候才觉得其珍贵。1The locust tree first attracted the author mos
18、t by _.Athe way it blocked the view Bits heightCthe smell of its flowers Dits green leaves解析： 细节理解题。根据第三段中的前两句可知 C 项正确。答案：C2In which season do you think the author paid the least attention to the locust tree?ASpring. BSummerCAutumn. DWinter.解析：细节理解题。作者从第三段到第五段分 别提到槐树 春天的花香、夏天的阴凉和秋天的树叶，没有提到冬天，由此可知作者冬
19、天很少注意槐树。答案：D 3Which of the following statements is true of the author according to the passage?AHe would have regretted if the locust tree had died as he had thought it had.BThe locust tree turned out to be a lovely memory for him.CHe felt unhappy as he had forgotten to take the photos with him.DHis
20、 work in the office changed with the seasons every year.解析：细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的最后三句可知：很多次我想拍几 张槐树照片，但始终没拍成。后来我匆匆离开了那里。在后来的生活中这件事成了一大遗憾，由此可以看出那棵槐树在作者的心中成了美好的回忆。答案：B 4It can be inferred from the passage that _.Athe locust tree died soon after the author left the officeBthe author worked in the office for at
21、 least a few yearsCit was summer when the author took his job in the officeDthe weather was dry when the author first saw the tree解析：推理判断题。在第二段中作者提到我搬 进那房间的第一个春天来 临时，只有那棵槐树没有变绿，由此看出作者在那 间办公室工作了不止一年，所以 B 项正确。答案：B 5What advice does the author intend to give us?ATreasure what weve owned.BLook before yo
22、u leap.CTreat everything calmly.DNever forget the past.解析：作者意图题。最后一段中作者从没拍成槐树照片留下的 遗憾联想到生活中，我 们拥有了某物而不珍惜，直到我 们失去了才感到遗憾。所以作者建议人们珍惜所拥有的东西。答案：A B词数 299 难度系数 建议用时 6(2011聊城一模)Imagine your body is like the house you live in.Every day，your family creates rubbish.The rubbish builds up until it is put out fo
23、r the weekly garbage collection.Now，say you put three bags of garbage out，but because one of the collectors was away sick，only two bags are collected.You take the leftover bag inside to be put out again next week.The following week you put on another three bags，plus the leftover bag from last week.B
24、ut again，only two bags are collected.Imagine this cycle is repeated over the following weeks.This is a simple description of what happens to your body when your kidneys(肾脏)dont work efficiently.Your body is not thoroughly emptied of waste products.Other areas of the body such as blood pressure and r
25、ed blood cell production are affected and the insidious process that may lead to kidney failure begins.Its not uncommon for people to lose up to 90% of their kidney function before developing any symptoms.There may be no warning signs.This makes early detection(诊查)difficult.Kidneys main job is to re
26、mote toxins(毒素)and unwanted water from our blood.Every day our kidneys clean an average of 200 litres of blood.Kidney failure may be a gradual and silent process， going unnoticed because there is no apparent pain.Research shows that more than 25% of the patients requiring dialysis(透析)do not see a ki
27、dney specialist before they have to do so.Some risk factors for kidney disease such as age and genetic makeup are out of our control；however，some changes in lifestyle may help prevent kidney damage.Two major risk factors for kidney disease，diabetes (糖尿病)and high blood pressure，have been on the rise
28、over the last few decades.Both conditions are chiefly affected by being overweight and not getting enough exercises，which are the potential risk factors for the kidney disease.一、新新单词二、常用短语on the rise 上升out of control 失去控制build up 增多，增强，加强三、靓点句式Its not uncommon for people to lose up to 90% of their k
29、idney function before developing any symptoms.“Its not uncommon for sb.to do sth.”为固定句型，意为 “对来说做是不正常的” 。 语篇解读：肾脏是人体重要的部位，但如果保护不当就会 导致肾衰竭。文章 讲述了导致肾衰竭的原因和正确保护肾脏的方法。6The author gives the example of the house we live in to indicate that _.Ait doesnt matter much if the waste in our body is not emptied in
30、 timeBour body will not produce any waste if our kidneys work efficientlyCits important for our body to empty the waste in time every dayDits safe and harmless for our body to keep some waste解析：推理判断题。通过前两段的 类比，作者在第三段指出了意图：“This is a simple description of what happens to your body when your kidneys d
31、ont work efficiently.Your body is not thoroughly emptied of waste products.”。答案：C 7The underlined word “insidious” in Paragraph 3 means _.Asmooth and safe Bapparent and fastCgradual and unnoticed Dlong and painful解析：词义猜测题。根据第五段的 “Kidney failure may be a gradual and silent process，going unnoticed bec
32、ause there is no apparent pain.”可推知答案为 C 项。答案：C 8We can infer that when we find some symptoms related to our kidneys，_.Athe kidney failure beginsBthe kidneys can still work properlyCwe have lost about 10% of kidney functionDthe kidneys may have been seriously damaged解析：细节理解题。根据第四段的 “Its not uncommon
33、 for people to lose up to 90% of their kidney function before developing any symptoms.”可知答案 为 D 项。答案：D 9How many risk factors of kidney disease are mentioned in the passage?ASix. BFive.CFour. DTwo.解析：推理判断题。根据文章末段可推 测有六个因素(factors)“age and genetic，diabetes and high blood pressure，overweight and not g
34、etting enough exercises”。答案：A 10Which of the following helps prevent kidney damage most effectively?AGo to see a kidney specialist shortly before dialysis starts.BTake enough exercise and make early detection of kidney disease.CTry to keep low blood pressure and a stable lifestyle.DGo to hospital wh
35、enever you find any warning signs.解析：推理判断题。A 项错在 shortly before dialysis starts；C 项错在 low(应为正常血压力 normal blood pressure)blood pressure；D 项错在 find any warning signs(参照第四段中的 There may be no warning signs.)。根据第四段中的 “There may be no warning signs.This makes early detection difficult.”和第六段中的“not getting enough exercises”可推知 B 项正确。答案：B
