1、高考提能练(三十八) 选修 Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year.阅读理解A2019合肥市高三 调研性检测Invisible Dialogues and Invented LanguagesOctober 13, 2018This discussion will examine selftaught artists who use coded or invented languages in their work. Artists include Melvin Edward Nelson, and Carlo Keshishian. Exploring t
2、he relationship between language and visual expressions, it seeks to find out how some unreadable words, letters, and symbols communicate meaning.6:30 pm8:00 pm$10 members, students, seniors; $12 nonmembers Art and StorytellingOctober 20, 2018Artist Ernesto Caivano will discuss the connection of dra
3、wing and stories in his work, while examining how his explorations of storytelling relate to his previous works.Another activity includes conversations with artists and scholars, providing a good opportunity to engage with the central themes and histories found in the artwork.6:30 pm7:30 pm$5 member
4、s, students, seniors; $8 nonmembersSelfTaught GeniusOctober 27, 2018Sponsor Sarah Suzuki will discuss selected drawings and prints on view in the exhibition Highlights from SelfTaught Genius on a guided gallery tour.The program is held together with the exhibition Highlights from SelfTaught Genius a
5、t the newly opened SelfTaught Genius Gallery in Long Island City, Queens.6:00 pm7:00 pm$5 members, students, seniors; $8 nonmembersGender, Politics, and Textiles (纺织品)November 3, 2018Art historian Julia BryanWilson will present an illustrated overview of her publication Fray: Art and Textile Politic
6、s. Julia will explore the relationship between textiles, gender, and war. The book signing will follow the discussion.6:30 pm8:00 pm$8 members, students, seniors; $10 nonmembers 体裁:应用文 题材:活动安排 主题:艺术节讨论活动【解题导语】 本文介绍了几个有关艺术的讨论活动。【难句分析】 Artist Ernesto Caivano will discuss the connection of drawing and
7、stories in his work,while examining how his explorations of storytelling relate to his previous works.分析:本句是一个复合句。while 引导状语从句,在从句中从句的主语和主句主语一致,且含有 be 动词,故从句中主 语和 be 动词被省略;此从句中又包含了一个 how 引导的宾语 从句。译文:艺术家 Ernesto Caivano 在探讨他探索和之前作品有关的故事性叙述方式的同时,会讨论他作品中绘画和故事之间的联系。1Who will talk about drawing and stori
8、es?AErnesto Caivano. B Sarah Suzuki.C Melvin Edward Nelson. DJulia BryanWilson.答案与解析:A 考查细节理解。根据第二个活动部分中的“Artist Ernesto Caivano will discuss the connection of drawing and stories in his work”可知,Ernesto Caivano 将会讨论绘画和故事之间的联系,故 选 A。2Which of the activities is available in November, 2018?ASelfTaught
9、Genius.B Art and Storytelling.C Gender, Politics, and Textiles.DInvisible Dialogues and Invented Languages.答案与解析:C 考查细节理解。根据最后一个活动Gender,Politics,and Textiles(纺织品)的时间 介绍 November 3,2018可知,应选 C 项。3What is the purpose of the text?ATo advertise some activities.B To introduce some artists.C To publicize
10、 some books.DTo sponsor some events.答案与解析:A 考查推理判断。根据对全文的整体理解可知,本文是一篇活动介绍,主要介绍了几个有关艺术的讨论活动,故选A。B2019长春市 质量监测Lately a popular bookstore in Hefei, Anhui Province, has risen_to_fame because it becomes the worlds first shared bookstore, in a move meant to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens.It
11、 comes to peoples attention as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16 this year, a record high since it was reopened to the public in 2013. Some 4,000 books were brought home on the first day, T reported.Customers are allowed to borrow up to tw
12、o books valued at under 150 yuan per visit after registering with an app and paying the 99 yuan deposit (押金 )All books on sale in the bookstore are available for sharing. Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount. The bookstore also provides a bonus for bookworms. People who finish read
13、ing 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back, and members can be rewarded with one yuan for every book read.“We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books, ” Xu Xinwei, who helps run the bookstore, told Thepaper. cn.Some parents buy a lot of bo
14、oks for their children, but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up. Similarly, some popular novels for young people also fall out of fashion, according to Xu. “Books are more effectively circulated when theyre shared.”体裁:说明文 题材:共享生活 主题:世界第一家共享书店【解题导语】 本文介绍了安徽省合肥市成立的世界上第一家共享书店,
15、 该书店鼓励人们阅读更多的书。【难句分析】 People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back,and members can be rewarded with one yuan for every book read.分析:本句中 who finish reading 12 books in three months 为定语从句,修饰 先行词 People,关系代词 who 在定 语从句中作主语,指人。译文:在三个月内读完 12 本书的人可以得到百分之八的
16、押金,并且会员每读完一本书可以得到一元钱的奖励。4The bookstore becomes a shared one _.Ato make more moneyB to make more room for new booksC to inspire more people to readDto recommend new books答案与解析:C 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“it becomes the worlds first shared bookstore, in a move meant to encourage more reading”可知,这个书店成为一家共享书店是为了更好
17、地推广阅读,故选 C 项。5What does the underlined phrase “risen to fame” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?ABecome wellknown. BSettled down.C Broken up. DTaken over.答案与解析:A 考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“popular”一词,以及第二段中的“more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July l6 this year,a re
18、cord high since it was reopened to the public”可知,这家 书店应该很受欢迎。rise to fame 意为“ 出名” ,故选 A 项。6What can we infer from the passage?AThe bookstore was once the best in Anhui Province.B The books that are sold here cant be borrowed.C More than 4,000 books were taken home on July 16 in 2013.DThe cost of rea
19、ding can be reduced by sharing the books.答案与解析:D 考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books”可推知,共享图书 可能会降低阅读成本,这样人们可以阅读更多书,故选D 项 。7What does the bookstore do to attract more readers?AThe bookstore encourages parents to buy more books for their children.B
20、 The readers are allowed to borrow the books unconditionally.C The readers who are members can receive one yuan for every book read.DThe bookstore is considering offering a bonus for anyone who likes reading.答案与解析:C 考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“and members can be rewarded with one yuan for every book read”可知,共享 书
21、店的会员每读一本书可以得到一元钱的奖励。故选 C 项。.完形填空2019合肥市高三 质量检测When we were kids, we didnt think of success or failure in the way we think now. At that time we dived straight into _1_.In high school, I developed a preference for art. _2_, I studied really hard about other things, _3_ for a successful career in infor
22、mation science. _4_ everybody was supporting me in continuing on the “path of success”, I felt really _5_ inside. Deep down I knew, Im not this person everybody thinks I am my heart was _6_ for something more meaningful. I wanted to do _7_.My final year at college was also a _8_. I didnt manage to _
23、9_ in time with my generation. Then I tried animation, design, and even music _10_ for a while, so different from the career that I was always _11_ to do. Needless to say, such “creative”_12_ brought me much satisfaction, but I was running out of money. I was stuck in a _13_finding a job or finishin
24、g my degree, _14_ I made good progress at neither of them. I realized that just a strong _15_ will not bring me across the river. I had to do the work with my own hands.One day, a former high school teacher met me on the street. He was _16_ to hear I, one of his top students, wasnt doing well. He th
25、en _17_ me to find my first job as a game developer. After starting work, my life started to improve._18_, I can see my goals and dreams have remarkably _19_ over the years. I often remind myself that although some dreams may _20_, you can always have your passion reborn again.体裁:夹叙夹议 题材:成长经历 主题:努力实
26、现梦想【解题导语】 作者通过叙述自己在成长过程中的学习经历告诉我们:虽然有些梦想可能会消失,但通过努力你仍可以激情再生。 【高频词回顾】 adventure n. 冒险 randomly adv. 随便地 die out 消失1A.safety Badventures C agreement Dconflicts答案与解析:B 根据上文“When we were kids,we didnt think of success or failure in the way we think now”及下文中“我”的经历可知,那时 我们直接投身于冒险(adventures)中。2A.Instead B
27、Otherwise C Thus DHowever 答案与解析:D 根据空前的“In high school,I developed a preference for art”及空后的“I studied really hard about other things”可知,前后之间形成转折关系。however “然而”符合语境。3A.competing BcallingC aiming Daccounting答案与解析:C 根据空前的“I studied really hard about other things”可知,此处是指 “我”的目标(aiming)是在信息科学领域取得成功。4A.A
28、lthough BSinceC As DIf答案与解析:A 根据下文“I felt really _5_ inside. I am”可知,此处 指虽然(Although)大家都支持“我 ”继续走这种“成功之路” ,但我内心觉得非常空虚(empty)。5A.confident BangryC peaceful Dempty答案与解析:D 参见上题解析。6A.beating Bbleeding C aching Danswering答案与解析:C 根据下文“I wanted to do _7_”可知, “我”的心渴望(aching)着更有意义的东西。7A.science Bart C sports
29、 Dbusiness答案与解析:B 根据上文“In high school,I developed a preference for art”及下文内容可知,此 处为 原词复现,即“我”想去学习艺术(art) 。8A.success Bmess C relief Dpanic答案与解析:B 根据下文“I didnt manage to _9_ in time with my generation”可知,此处表示“我”大学的最后一年也是一团糟(mess)。9A.apply Bbalance C graduate D drop答案与解析:C 根据下文中的“finding a job or fini
30、shing my degree”可知, “我”没能及时和“我”同届的人一起毕业(graduate) 。10A.randomly BwiselyC secretly Dsuddenly答案与解析:A 根据下文“so different from the career that I was always _11_ to do”可知,此 处为然后“我”试着学习动画制作、设计,甚至随机(randomly)学习了一段时间的音乐,和“我”一直想要从事的职业如此不同。11A.reminded BallowedC ordered Dmeant答案与解析:D 参见上题解析。be meant to do sth.
31、“意欲做某事” ,符合语 境。12A.breakthroughs BdesignsC routines Dexchanges答案与解析:A 根据上文“tried. _10_ for a while”可知,这些“创新性的”突破(breakthroughs)给“我”带来了很大的满足。13A.solution Bdilemma C negotiation D compromise答案与解析:B 根据下文“finding a job or finishing my degree”可知, “我”陷入了进退两难的境地 (dilemma)。14A.and Bor C so Dbut答案与解析:D 根据空后的
32、“I made good progress at neither of them”可知,此处为但 (but)“我”在这两方面都没有大的进展。15A.desire Brelationship C influence Dcommitment答案与解析:A 根据下文“I had to do the work with my own hands”可知,需要亲手去做工作,仅有强烈的欲望 (desire)是不能克服困难的。16A.amused Bproud C sad Dannoyed答案与解析:C 根据空后的“I, one of his top students,wasnt doing well”可知,
33、作为老师最好的学生之一,没有取得好的成就,所以此处表示老师对“我”感到伤心(sad)。17A.helped Binvited C promised Dforced答案与解析:A 根据语境可知,此处为然后他帮(helped)“我”找到了第一份工作。18A.Setting off BLooking backC Backing out DHolding on答案与解析:B 根据空后的“I can see my goals and dreams have remarkably _19_ over the years”可知,此处为回顾过去(Looking back)。19A.settled Breduc
34、ed C changed Dadvanced答案与解析:C 回顾过去,这些年来, “我” 的目标和梦想变化(changed)显 著。20A.step down Bcome trueC turn up Ddie out答案与解析:D 根据空后的“you can always have your passion reborn again”可知, “我”经常提醒自己, 虽然有些梦想可能会消失(die out),但激情 总能再生。.语法填空2016全国卷 If you feel stressed by responsibilities at work, you should take a step b
35、ack and identify (识别) those of_1_ (great) and less importance. Then, handle the most important tasks first so youll feel a real sense of _2_ (achieve). Leaving the less important things until tomorrow _3_ (be) often acceptable.Most of us are more focused _4_ our tasks in the morning than we are late
36、r in the day. So, get an early start and try to be as productive _5_ possible before lunch. This will give you the confidence you need to get you through the afternoon and go home feeling accomplished.Recent _6_ (study) show that we are far more productive at work if we take short breaks _7_ (regula
37、r). Give your body and brain a rest by stepping outside for _8_ while, exercising,or doing something you enjoy.If you find something you love doing outside of the office, youll be less likely _9_ (bring) your work home. It could be anything gardening, cooking, music, sports but whatever it is, _10_
38、(make) sure its a relief from daily stress rather than another thing to worry about.【解题导语】 本文介绍了几种减轻工作压力的方法:工作中要分清主次,把重要的事情先完成;一日之计在于晨,要在上午保持良好的工作状态;工作时要定时地进行短暂的休息;培养工作之余的兴趣爱好。1答案与解析:greater 句意为:如果你因为工作职责而感到有压力的话,那么你应该退一步识别一下哪些事情更重要,哪些不太重要。空后的 and 连接两个并列成分,设空处应 与 less 并列,也应用比较级形式,故填 greater。2答案与解析:a
39、chievement句意为:然后,首先 处理最重要的任务,那么你会感觉到一种真实的成就感。介词 of 后应用名词作宾语,a sense of achievement 意为“成就感” ,故填 achievement。3答案与解析:is句意为:把不太重要的事情留到明天往往是可以接受的。分析句子结构可知,动名词短语作主语,谓语动词用单数。根据语 境可知此处应用一般现在时,故填 is。4答案与解析:onbe focused on 为固定短语,意为“集中于” ,故填 on。5答案与解析:as句意为:所以要早起,努力让自己在午饭之前尽可能保持高效率。as. as possible 意为“ 尽可能” ,故填
40、 as。6答案与解析:studies句意为:最近的一些研究显示,如果我 们定时地进行短暂休息的话,我们的工作效率会高很多。study 作“研究”讲时, 为可数名词,本句的谓语动词为 show,说明主语应用复数形式,故填 studies。7答案与解析:regularly句意见上一题解析。此处修饰动词短语 take short breaks,要用副 词形式,故填 regularly。8答案与解析:a句意为:你可以出去一会儿、锻炼或做些你喜欢的事情, 这样身体和大脑会得到休息。for a while 意为“一会儿” ,为固定搭配,故填 a。9答案与解析:to bringbe likely to do sth.为固定搭配,意为“可能做某事” ,故填 to bring。10答案与解析:make句意为:它可以是园艺、烹饪、音乐、运动等任何事情,但无论是什么,务必保证它是让你释放日常压力的事而不是让你担忧的事。动词原形置于分句句首,构成祈使句,故填make。