1、高考提能练(四十二) 选修 Module 6 The Worlds Cultural Heritage.阅读理解2019济南市 针对性练习Many people traveled to Las Vegas, Nevada during January 5th to 8th, 2017 for the 50th Consumer Electronics Show, or CES. The show is said to have the largest collection of new electronic devices in the world.The show had many exam
2、ples of “smart home” devices. “Smart home” technology is designed to make life easier for people by letting computers control many things inside their homes. One such device actually begins working outside the home, when someone arrives and rings the doorbell.“When someone comes to your front door a
3、nd rings the doorbell, the light can turn on immediately. I get a notification when Im halfway around the world that someone came, and I can start talking to the person whos at my front door, and I can say, Oh, here let me let you in. I can unlock the door for him very easily， ” said Vivint, a smart
4、 home service provider.One electronics maker launched a device that lets people see and interact with their animals when they are away. The device, from Petcube, lets you remotely watch and talk to your pet through a personal device, according to a company official. It can even give the pet a treat
5、if you approve and order it.For heating or cooling, there is a smart thermostat. This device can also send you a message if a big storm causes leaks or flooding. “Were trying to catch it with just a few drips before it becomes a real big problem， ” said Mike Sale of iDevices.A concern for many homeo
6、wners is the possibility that someone else might find a way to attack these smart home devices. An official from Vivint said his company is sure that only owners of the home can gain use of information on the devices. Warren Katz from iDevices said his company employs engineers from the defense indu
7、stry to help prevent hacking.体裁：说明文 题材：科技与生活 主题：消费类电子产品展览会【解题导语】 内华达州的拉斯维加斯于 2017 年 1 月 5 日至 8日举办了第 50 届消费类电子产品展览会，其中的智能家居设备令人耳目一新。【难句分析】 A concern for many homeowners is the possibility that someone else might find a way to attack these smart home devices.分析：该句为主从复合句。句中“that someone else might find
8、 a way to attack these smart home devices”为 that 引导的同位语从句，解释说明 possibility 的具体内容。译文：许多房主担心的是，可能会有人找到攻击这些智能家居设备的方法。1What can be learned about the show?AIt created much attraction to consumers.B It has been held in Las Vegas many times.C It only exhibited smart home devices.DIt is the largest show eve
9、r held.答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。根据第一段“Many people traveled to Las Vegas，Nevada during January 5th to 8th,2017 for the 50th Consumer Electronics Show，or CES.The show is said to have the largest collection of new electronic devices in the world”可知，许多人前往内华达州的拉斯维加斯参加第 50 届消费类电子产品展览会，据说该展览展出了世界上最多的新型电子设备；结合下文介绍的“电
10、子门铃” “智能恒温器”等可知，该展览会创造了很多吸引顾客的亮点，故 A 项正确。2Whats the purpose of Paragraph 3?ATo explain how to answer the door.B To illustrate a smart home device.C To tell a story about nice devices.DTo introduce a home service provider.答案与解析：B 考查目的意图。根据第三段中的“When someone comes to your front door and rings the door
11、bell，the light can turn on immediately.I get a notification when Im halfway around the world that someone came, and I can start talking to the person whos at my front door”可知，当有人来到你的前 门 按门铃时，灯就会立刻亮起来；当我不在家的时候，我收到了一个通知，通知我有人来了，我可以开始和在我家前门的人说话。据此可知，该段旨在说明一种智能家居设备，故 B 项正确。3What may happen in the future
12、 according to the given examples?AComputers may replace human workers one day.B A stranger can come into your house even if youre out.C The house can repair for itself if a storm causes damage.DYou can take good care of your animals while youre away.答案与解析：D 考查推理判断。根据第四段第一句“One electronics maker laun
13、ched a device that lets people see and interact with their animals when they are away”可知，一家电子产品制造商推出了一款设备， 让人们不在家时也可以看到他们的动物，并与它们互动。据此可以推断，将来如果使用这种设备，你可以不在家时也能照颐好你的动物，故 D 项正确。4What can be inferred about the smart home device from the last paragraph?AInformation on the devices is easy to get.B Many o
14、f the devices are not available now.C Homeowners are concerned about its operation.DIts safety can be guaranteed at present.答案与解析：D 考查推理判断。根据最后一段第二句“An official from Vivint said his company is sure that only owners of the home can gain use of information on the devices”可知，智能家居设备公司确保只有房屋所有者才能使用这些设备上的
15、信息。据此可以推断，目前这款智能家居设备是确保安全的，故 D 项正确。.完形填空2019长沙市 阶段测评We made a quick stop at the grocery store to pick up cupcakes for my daughter Norahs fourth birthday. As an older gentleman walked by, Norah _1_ and waved, “Hi old person! Its my birthday today！” I apologized to him embarrassedly for her _2_.“Hello
16、 little lady! And how old are you today？” he asked. They _3_ for a couple of minutes, with Norah _4_ him in on the details of her birthday, and we went our _5_ ways. But a few minutes later, Norah _6_ she really wanted a _7_ with him. Uh, my cutest baby!We back found him at the _8_. “Excuse me, sir？
17、Shed like to know if youd take a photo with her， ” I asked, _9_ the man to be annoyed at my daughters strange request. _10_， I got the completely opposite response!He looked _11_. “A photo? With me？” So they posed together and then they _12_ each other like they were long lost friends. The precious
18、scene _13_ other shoppers, but no one cared.We _14_ Mr. Dan (I knew his name later on) for his _15_. His eyes filled with tears and he said, “No, thank YOU. It is YOU who made me _16_.”Now, Norah and Mr. Dan are more than just friends. We make _17_ visits to see him because she worries about his bei
19、ng _18_. Mr. Dan says that his friendship with Norah helped to _19_ his broken heart for his wifes sudden death.Sometimes talking to _20_ turns into the most beautiful thing in the world.体裁：记叙文 题材：人生经历 主题：小女孩的忘年交【语篇解读】 本文讲述了一个温馨的故事：Norah 在商店对一个她不认识的老人说“今天是我的生日” ，随后还要求与老人一起合影，后来他们竟然成了忘年交，Norah 给这个因妻子
20、突然离世而 伤心的老人带来了慰藉和欢乐。1A.communicated BrespondedC smiled Descaped答案与解析：C 考查动词。根据故事情节，Norah 非常喜欢这位老人，所以当看到老人走过时，她向他微笑(smiled)并挥手致意。2A.noise BsorrowC interruption Dimpoliteness答案与解析：D 考查名词。Norah 对着老人喊 “嘿，老头儿” ，这在作者看来是对老人的不礼貌(impoliteness) ，所以作者 尴尬地向老人道歉。3A.chatted BstoodC waited Ddiscussed答案与解析：A 考查动词。根
21、据下文中的“him in on the details of her birthday”可知，他们闲聊(chatted)了几分 钟。4A.dropping BfillingC calling Dputting答案与解析：B 考查动词。在他们的交谈中，Norah 一直在告诉老人有关她的生日的细节。fill sb. in(on sth.)“向某人提供(情况) ”为固定用法。5A.separate BnarrowC long Dcrowded答案与解析：A 考查形容词。根据下文中的“We back found him”可知，作者他们 和老人分路而行。separate“分开的” ，go ones se
22、parate ways“分路而行，分道扬镳”为固定用法。6A.reminded BpredictedC decided Dremembered答案与解析：C 考查动词。Norah 决定(decided)要与老人一起合影。7A.talk BreunionC moment Dpicture答案与解析：D 考查名词。参见上题解析。从下文中的“Shed like to know if youd take a photo with her”可知选 picture。8A.street B storeC restaurant Dcommunity答案与解析：B 考查名词。从第一段中的“at the groc
23、ery store”和下文中的 “other shoppers”可知，作者他们在商店(store)找到了老人。9A.expecting BallowingC requiring Dcausing答案与解析：A 考查动词。作者考虑到之前 Norah 已经对老人不礼貌了，现在还想与老人合影，于是预料(expecting)老人可能会生气。10A.Lastly BBesidesC Instead DSuddenly答案与解析：C 考查副词。作者预料老人可能会生气，而下文谈到作者得到的是完全相反的回应老人很高兴。由此可知，本空应选 Instead“相反” 。11A.annoyed BdelightedC
24、 disappointed Dprepared答案与解析：B 考查形容词。参见上题解析。12A.greeted BhuggedC supported Dencouraged答案与解析：B 考查动词。空前谈到了他们一起拍照，空后说他们像多年不见的老朋友，所以 hugged 符合此情此景。13A.educated BattractedC delayed Dblocked答案与解析：D 考查动词。他们在商店里合影，势必会挡住(blocked)其他购物者，但是没有人在意。14A.memorized B paidC thanked Dexcited答案与解析：C 考查动词。作者和女儿因老人愿意抽出时间(
25、time)合影而向他表示感谢(thanked)。15A.time BpermissionC friendship Dexperience答案与解析：A 考查名词。参见上题解析。16A.cheer up Bget alongC take off Dhold on答案与解析：A 动词短语。根据空前的“thank YOU”可知，老人很感谢作者他们，因为是他们让老人高兴起来(cheer up)的。17A.special BnewC quick Dregular答案与解析：D 考查形容词。空前谈到老人和 Norah 成了忘年交，所以作者他们定期(regular)去看望老人，因为 Norah 担心老人孤单
26、(lonely)。18A.tired BbusyC lonely Dill答案与解析：C 考查形容词。参见上题解析。19A.attend BsewC open Dtouch答案与解析：B 考查动词。老人说他和 Norah 的忘年交情帮助抚慰了他因妻子突然离世而受伤的心。此处表示“缝补(sew) 一颗破碎的心” ，即 抚慰一颗受伤的心。20A.shoppers BfriendsC passengers Dstrangers答案与解析：D 考查名词。Norah 与不认识 的老人发起对话，然后就发生了后来的温馨故事，所以作者在这里感慨：有时与陌生人(strangers)交流会变成世界上最美好的事。.
27、语法填空2015全国卷 The adobe dwellings (土坯房 ) _1_ (build) by the Pueblo Indians of the American Southwest are admired by even _2_ most modern of architects and engineers. In addition to their simple beauty, what makes the adobe dwellings admirable is their _3_ (able) to “air condition” a house without _4_
28、(use) electric equipment. Walls made of adobe take in the heat from the sun on hot days and give out that heat _5_ (slow) during cool nights, thus warming the house. When a new day breaks, the walls have given up their heat and are now cold enough _6_ (cool) the house during the hot day; _7_ the sam
29、e time, they warm up again for the night. This cycle _8_ (go) day after day: The walls warm up during the day and cool off during the night and are thus always a timely offset (抵消) for the outside temperatures. As _9_ (nature) architects, the Pueblo Indians figured out exactly _10_ thick the adobe w
30、alls needed to be to make the cycle work on most days.【解题导语】 本文重点介绍了美国 Pueblo 印第安人所建土坯房独特的调节室温的特点。1答案与解析：built 该句中已有谓语动词 are admired，故此处应用非谓语动词。build 与其逻辑主语 The adobe dwellings 之间为动宾关系，空格后的 by 引出了动作的发出者，故用 build 的过去分词形式 built，作后置定 语。2答案与解析：the 根据空后的最高级标 志词 most 可知此处填定冠词 the。句意为：由美国西南部的普韦布洛印第安人建造的土坯房
31、受到了最前卫的建筑师和工程师的青睐。3答案与解析：ability 空格前有作定语的形容词性物主代词their 修 饰，所以用 able 的名词形式 ability，意 为“能力” 。句意为：除了朴素之美以外，这些土坯房令人赞叹之处是它们不使用电气设备而自动进行空气调节的能力。4答案与解析：using without 为介词，故此 处用动名词形式作宾语。5答案与解析：slowly 句意为：土坯墙在炎热的白天吸收太阳的热量，在凉爽的夜晚再把热量缓慢地释放出来，这样就使房子变得温暖。空格处修饰动词短语 give out，应用副 词形式 slowly。6答案与解析：to cool 此处用作目的状语，要
32、用动词不定式。7答案与解析：at at the same time 是固定词组，意为“与此同时” 。8答案与解析：goes 根据上下文时态，可知此处应用一般现在时。9答案与解析：natural 空格处修饰名词 architects，应用形容词形式。10答案与解析：how 根据句子结构和空格后的形容词 thick可知，此处应 用 how 引导宾语从句，表示“ 弄清楚到底土坯墙需要多厚” 。.书面表达2019南昌模 拟假定你是李华，计划申请去英国的一所学校学习，希望你的英国朋友 Tony 帮忙推荐学校，请给他写封邮件，内容包括：1自我情况介绍；2期望推荐学校；3表示感谢。注意：1词数 100 左右
33、；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_【范文赏读】Dear Tony，How is everything going? Im planning to study in the UK, but I have no idea which school I should choose. Could you give me some advice?I do well in listening and reading but have trouble in writing and speaking. So are there any schools aiming at improving student
34、s writing and speaking abilities? Whats more, I dont want to study all the time. Its boring.I prefer a school that can offer some courses in sailing, volleyball, boating or other sports besides language study. I would appreciate it if you could offer some suggestions.Looking forward to your early re
35、ply.Yours，Li Hua【一句多译】Listening and reading are my strengths, but writing and speaking are my weaknesses.表达方式一：Additionally, I dont want to study all the time, which is boring.表达方式二：In addition, I want to have fun besides studying. You know studying all the time is boring.表达方式一：So a school offering some courses in sailing, volleyball, boating or other sports besides language study is preferred.表达方式二：Id like to choose a school with some courses in sailing, volleyball, boating or other sports besides language study.
