1、2013届高考英语一轮总复习精选创新小测试系列北师大版必修四Unit 11 B卷.完形填空(2012河北唐山模拟)As I got out of my car near a store, I noticed a small sign stuck to the very bottom of the pole. It stood out because it appeared to be a _1_.At first I thought it had fallen, but at closer look I saw it had been very securely (牢固地)_2_with se
2、veral inches of sticking tape (胶带). I was _3_who would attract peoples attention in this way to sell a _4_, and then I saw more such signs, a little girl and a lady._5_,I approached them and waited until the little girl _6_another yard of tape around the last sign.“Excuse me, but why are you placing
3、 the house for sale signs so close to the _7_?” I asked.“She is not selling the house. Look _8_!” the lady said with a smile. I bent down adjusting my _9_until I could finally read the small print.“We miss you! Come home!” I read out loud. “Then look at the _10_!” the lady said. I was really _11_my
4、hands and knees and saw in the picture a child and a _12_in front yard before standing up with a _13_look.“Her dog, Grace, is lost,” the lady explained.“But most people would hang a lost _14_where people could actually see it,” I said.“Well, you saw it,” the young girl responded.The innocent (天真的)an
5、swer made me hesitate to _15_further explanation. Thankfully, the lady continued to explain,“I have told her that it may be _16_to find her dog because you can see the store has many signs posted. But she wanted her dog to find her._17_the picture of the house, her and the dog . I didnt want to _18_
6、until she felt she did everything she could.” she said.I got _19_. The signs were there for the dog to see. If you want to learn the meaning of _20_, get down to a childs level. One week later Grace came home. Amazing!语篇解读:小女孩在杆子底部贴了很多小告示,她坚信她丢失的狗看见上面的照片后一定会回家。她的努力在一周后得到了回报。1A.chance BbeliefCmistake
7、 Dcheat解析:作者认为它应该在人们看得见的地方,而不应在杆子底部,所以作者认为它好像出了什么错误。答案:C2A.fastened BclosedClocked Dpressed解析:作者看到小告示被人用胶带牢牢地固定住了。fasten表示“使固定”。答案:A3A.shouting BwonderingCseeking Dtesting解析:作者想知道谁会用这种方式吸引人们的注意力。wonder表示“想知道”。答案:B4A.house BpictureCstore Dtape解析:根据第三段提示可知,作者开始认为这是卖房的小告示。答案:A5A.Continuously BCuriously
8、CCarefully DStupidly解析:根据上下文可知,作者想知道到底是怎么回事,因此“好奇地”走近她们。curiously表示“好奇地”。A项表示“持续地”;C项表示“仔细地;认真地”;D项表示“愚蠢地”,均不符合语境。答案:B6A.wound BplacedCtore Dspread解析:作者一直等到小女孩在最后一个小告示上又缠完一圈胶带。wind在文中用作动词表示“缠绕”,其过去式为wound。B项表示“放置”;C项表示“撕”;D项表示“传播,展开”,均不符合语境。答案:A7A.store BpoleCground Dcar解析:根据第一段内容可知,小告示被贴在了杆子底部,因此作者
9、问为何把售房告示贴得如此接近地面(ground)。答案:C8A.harder BcloserClower Dfurther解析:这位女士告诉作者小女孩不是在卖房子,让作者靠近点儿看。下一句作者的举动也是答案提示。答案:B9A.direction BsightCheight Dposition解析:作者弯下腰调整着自己的姿势,直到可以看清那些小字。position表示“位置;姿势”。A项表示“方向”;B项表示“视力;情景”;C项表示“高度”,均不符合语境。答案:D10A.design BpictureCmaterial Dexplanation解析:根据下一句中的“.and saw in the
10、 picture a child.”提示可知选B。答案:B11A.on BwithCoff Dby解析:on ones hands and knees表示“趴在地上”,为固定搭配。答案:A12A.house BmotherCdog Dshop解析:根据下一段的“Her dog, Grace, is lost”可知,作者在照片中看到了一个孩子和一只狗。答案:C13A.frightened BsurprisedCdisappointed Dpuzzled解析:作者有些不解,因此带着“迷惑的”表情站起身来。答案:D14A.poster BsignCmark Dnotice解析:但是大部分人都会把寻物
11、启事挂在人们都能看到的地方。sign“指示牌”。notice为“公告牌”,不符合语境。答案:B15A.send for Bask forCcall for Dlook for解析:孩子天真的回答使作者有些犹豫去请求进一步的解释。ask for表示“请求;要求”。A项表示“派人去请”;C项表示“呼吁”;D项表示“寻找”,均不符合语境。答案:B16A.easy BpleasantChard Dhopeful解析:根据下文“因为你能看到商店外面已经贴了许多告示”,所以找到她的狗并不是很容易(hard)。答案:C17A.Thus BHoweverCInstead DOtherwise解析:她想让她的狗
12、找到她。因此带有房子、她和她的狗的照片(被贴在了这儿)。答案:A18A.put up Bgive upCmix up Dclear up解析:我不想放弃直到她自己觉得尽了自己所能。give up表示“放弃”。A项表示“张贴;搭建”;C项表示“弄混;弄乱”;D项表示“清理;放晴”,均不符合语境。答案:B19A.this BthoseCthese Dit解析:I got it表示“我明白了”。get it表示“理解;明白”,为固定短语。答案:D20A.care BrespectClife Dfaith解析:小女孩相信她的狗见到照片后会回家,结果她的信念和努力真的得到了回报。作者意在强调信念(fai
13、th)的意义。答案:D.阅读理解(2012福州质量检测)A pioneering headteacher is calling for all high schools to follow his lead and start classes at 11 am, allowing teenagers two hours extra in bed.Dr. Paul Kelley, head of Monkseaton Community High School in North Tyneside, said it would mean the end of sleeping in lessons
14、 before lunch, after experiments showed teenagers could have different body clocks from adults and younger children.Russell Foster,an Oxford professor of neuroscience (神经系统科学),tested the memory of 200 Monkseaton pupils at 9 am and 2 pm using pairs of words, and discovered a 9% improvement in the aft
15、ernoon. Students correctly identified 51% of word pairs in the later session, compared with 42% in the morning. Tayler McCullough,15, one of the test subjects, said the majority of students would welcome the extra hours in bed. “Im extremely hard to get up in the morning.One or two people like to ge
16、t to school early, but most of us would be up for going in later,Im sure it would make a big difference to our learning ability.”Kelley is adamant that a change of school timetable will have a meaningful effect on exam performance. He wants his schools governors to approve his plan and put the new t
17、imetable in place before the opening of Monkseatons new school building, the most technologically advanced in the country, in September.Kelley hopes his latest idea will be just as successful.“We have to be practical. But this proves that, by starting later, childrens learning improves, as does thei
18、r health.”Foster said,“This is preliminary (初步的) data, but whats exciting is that it matches more detailed studies carried out in Canada and the US.Teenagers get up late not because they are lazy but because they are biologically programmed to do so.”语篇解读:经过研究发现学生在下午的记忆效果更好,因而一位高中校长呼吁高中学校更改作息时间表,认为这
19、样更加符合青少年的生物钟。1How many professors are mentioned in the passage?AOne. BTwo.CThree. DFour.解析:细节理解题。文章中只提到一个教授,此人是牛津大学的Russell Foster。答案:A2According to Russell Fosters research,_.Athe students tested had very good memoriesBthe students tested did better jobs in the afternoonC42% of the students tested
20、could do very good jobsD51% of the students tested could master 9% of words解析:细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的内容可知他的研究表明被测试的学生在下午的表现更好。答案:B3What does the underlined word “adamant” in the fourth paragraph mean?AAngry. BAbsorbed.CAdaptable. DDetermined.解析:词义猜测题。根据第二段中Kelley所持的观点以及第三段中的测验结果以及被测验对象所说的话可推测Kelley“坚定不移”地认
21、为学校时间表的变化能对考试表现产生有意义的影响。前三项分别表示“生气的”“全神贯注的”“能适应的”,均不符合语境。答案:D4Fosters opinion on teenagers getting up late is that _.Ateenagers are practicalBteenagers are lazybonesCits based on their body developmentDits good for their learning and health解析:细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句中的内容可知他认为青少年晚起是由他们身体的发展所决定的。答案:C.书面表达(201
22、2江苏省南通市模拟)假如你是李华,你的校友Ram听说你的家乡海南岛成了国际旅游岛,对此特别感兴趣,专门来信询问你对建设国际旅游岛的看法。请根据以下要点回一封信。要点:1吸引更多游客,带动旅游业发展;2增加就业机会,提高居民的生活水平;3交通便利,环境更优美;4词数:120左右。参考词汇:海南国际旅游岛的建设 the construction of Hainan International Tourism交通 transportDear Ram,_Yours,Li Hua参考范文:Dear Ram,Thank you for your concern about the construction
23、 of Hainan International Tourism Island.On hearing the exciting news, I almost jumped with joy.There is no doubt that it will have a great effect on the development of Hainan, especially on Hainans tourism.As we all know, Hainan Island is so beautiful that more and more people at home and abroad are
24、 attracted to enjoy its wonderful scenery.Whats more, more jobs will be offered to local people and they will lead a better life.I think the government will also focus on the construction of transport, making it convenient for people to travel around. However, the environmental protection is another concern.I am sure we will make Hainan Island an ideal place for tourism.Ram, welcome to our hometown to experience our unique scenery and culture.Best wishes to you!Yours,Li Hua