1、.阅读理解A(2018广东深圳新安中学期中)HeresaselectionoffestivalsfortouriststotheUnitedStatesinsummer.SanFranciscoSilentFilmFestivalFilmsatthisoddcinematiceventhaveavarietyofmusicalaccompaniments，includingpianoandviolin.Itincludessomeclassicsilentmovies.Ifyouwanttoseethemall，youcanbuyafestivalpass.May29toJune1；www.s
2、ilentfilm.orgUnionStreetFestivalThispopularstreetfairstretchesoutoversixblocksofthecity，inthefashionableshoppingareaofUnionStreet.Thisyear，theresbeer，winetastingandmoreseparatethemesfashion，cuisine，tech，local，craft，andhealthandfitness.June7to10；NorthBeachFestivalThisisSanFranciscosoldeststreetparty，
3、withliveentertainment，deliciousfoodandartsandcrafts.SituatedintheLittleItalydistrict，knownforitsassociationswiththe“BeatGeneration”，festivalgoersareguaranteedplentyofgoodItalianfood.Thereisalsoasthe“blessingoftheanimals”，aSanFranciscotraditionwhichtakesplaceattheNationalShrineofSaintFrancisofAssisi
4、(610VallejoStreet) at2pmonbothdaysofthefestival.June14to16；www.sfnorthbeach.orgSternGroveFestivalThisistheoldestfreesummerartsfestivalofitskindintheUnitedStates.Itincludesawidevarietyofacts，fromthelocalsymphonyorchestratowell-knownartistssuchasSmokeyRobinson.SundaysfromJune22toAug24；www.sterngrove.o
5、rg1Whichofthefollowingfestivalscontainsthemostthemes?ASanFranciscoSilentFilmFestival.BUnionStreetFestival.CNorthBeachFestival.DSternGroveFestival.答案B解析细节理解题。由UnionStreetFestival中的“Thisyear，theresbeer，winetastingandmoreseparatethemesfashion，cuisine，tech，local，craft，andhealthandfitness.”可知包含主题最多的节日是Un
6、ionStreetFestival。故选B。2HowisNorthBeachFestivaldifferentfromtheotherfestivals?AItlaststheshortesttime.BFestivalgoerscanenjoyfoodinit.CIthasthelongesthistoryoffood.DSomeforeigncultureispresentedinit.答案A解析推理判断题。由四个节目的起止时间：May29toJune1，June7to10，June14to16，SundaysfromJune22toAug24，可以看出NorthBeachFestival
7、的持续时间最短，故选A。3WhencanyouenjoytheoldestartsfestivalintheUnitedStates?ASaturdaysinMay.BSaturdaysinJuly.CSundaysinMay.DSundaysinJuly.答案D解析细节理解题。由SternGroveFestival中的“ThisistheoldestfreesummerartsfestivalofitskindintheUnitedStates.”和“SundaysfromJune22toAug24”可知在美国6月22到8月24号的星期日，你可以享受最古老的艺术节，选项中只有D项符合，故选D
8、。B(2018安徽合肥联考)Thefamousdirectorofabigandexpensivemovieplannedtofilmabeautifulsunsetovertheocean，sothattheaudiencescouldseehisheroandheroineinfrontofitattheendofthefilmastheysaidgoodbyetoeachotherforever.Hesenthiscameracrewoutoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.Thenextmorninghesaidtothemen，“Haveyouprovid
9、edmewiththatsunset？”“No，sir，”themenanswered.Thedirectorwasangry.“Whynot？”heasked.“Well，sir，”oneofthemenanswered，“wereontheeastcoasthere，andthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunriseoverthesea，ifnecessary，butnotasunset.”“ButIwantasunset！”thedirectorshouted.“Gototheairport，takethenextflighttothewestcoast
10、，andgetone.”Butthenayoungsecretaryhadanidea.“Whydontyouphotographasunrise，”shesuggested，“andthenplayitbackwards？Thenitlllooklikeasunset.”“Thatsaverygoodidea！”thedirectorsaid.Thenheturnedtothecameracrewandsaid，“TomorrowmorningIwantyoutogetmeabeautifulsunriseoverthesea.”Thecameracrewwentoutearlythenex
11、tmorningandfilmedabrightsunriseoverthebeachinthemiddleofabeautifulbay.Thenatnineoclocktheytookittothedirector.“Hereitis，sir，”theysaid，andgaveittohim.Hewasverypleased.Theyallwentintothestudio.“Allright，”thedirectorexplained，“nowourheroandheroinearegoingtosaygoodbye.Runthefilmbackwardssothatwecanseeth
12、esunsetbehindthem.”The“sunset”began，butafteraquarterofaminute，thedirectorsuddenlyputhisfaceinhishandsandshoutedtothecameracrewtostop.Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards，andthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.语篇解读一位导演想要拍摄海边日落场景用在电影中，但因地理位置限制，当地只能拍到海边日出场景。于是有人给他出了一个主意，但结果却4Oneevening，thedirecto
13、rsenthiscameracrewout.AtofilmasceneontheseaBtofindanactorandanactressCtowatchabeautifulsunsetDtomeettheaudience答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Hesenthiscameracrewoutoneeveningtofilmthesunsetforhim.”可知导演派摄制组去海边主要是为了拍摄日落，故选A。5Whydidthedirectorwanttosendhiscrewtothewestcoast?ABecausehechangedhismindaboutgettingas
14、unset.BBecausehewasangrywithhiscrew.CBecausehewantedtogetasceneofsunset.DBecauseitwashissecretaryssuggestion.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第五段中的“wereontheeastcoasthere，andthesunsetsinthewest.Wecangetyouasunriseoverthesea，ifnecessary，butnotasunset”可知，因为他们位于东海岸，只能拍到海上日出，拍不到海上日落，如果想要拍到海上日落场景，只能去西海岸。故选C。6Thedirectorwant
15、edtofilmasunsetovertheoceanbecause.AitwentwellwiththeseparationoftheheroandheroineBwhentheyarrivedatthebeachitwasalreadyintheeveningCitwasmoremovingthanasunriseDtheoceanlookedmorebeautifulatsunset答案A解析推理判断题。根据第一段内容可知，导演要拍摄日落主要是想为这对情侣在道别的时候创设一个优美浪漫的场景，故选A。7Afterthe“sunset”began，thedirectorsuddenlyput
16、hisfaceinhishands.AbecausehewasmovedtotearsBashesaweverythinginthefilmmovingbackwardsCasthesunrisedidnotlookasbeautifulashehadimaginedDbecausehewasdisappointedwiththeperformanceoftheheroandheroine答案B解析细节理解题。根据最后一段“Thebirdsinthefilmwereflyingbackwards，andthewavesontheseaweregoingawayfromthebeach.”可知选
17、B。C(2018广东华南师范大学附中月考)Languagelearningbeginswithlistening.Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking，andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners.Mostchildrenwill“obey”spokeninstructionssometimebeforetheycanspeak，thoughtheword“obey”ishardlyaccurateasadescriptionoftheeager
18、anddelightedcooperationusuallyshownbythechild.Beforetheycanspeak，manychildrenwillalsoaskquestionsbygestureandbymakingquestioningnoises.Anyattempttostudythedevelopmentfromthenoisesbabiesmaketotheirfirstspokenwordsleadstoconsiderabledifficulties.Itisagreedthattheyenjoymakingnoises，andthatduringthefirs
19、tfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight，pain，friendliness，andsoon.Butsincethesecantbesaidtoshowthebabysintentiontocommunicate，theycanhardlyberegardedasearlyformsoflanguage.Itisagreed，too，thatfromaboutthreemonthstheyplaywithsoundsforenjoyment，andthatbysixmonthstheyarea
20、bletoaddnewwordstotheirstore.Thisself-imitationleadsontodeliberateimitationofsoundsmadeorwordsspokentothembyotherpeople.Theproblemthenarisesastothepointatwhichonecansaythattheseimitationscanbeconsideredasspeech.Itisaproblemweneedtogetourteethinto.Themeaningofaworddependsonwhataparticularpersonmeansb
21、yitinaparticularsituationanditisclearthatwhatachildmeansbyawordwillchangeashegainsmoreexperienceoftheworld.Thustheuseatsevenmonthsof“mama”asagreetingforhismothercannotbedismissedasameaninglesssoundsimplybecausehealsousesitatothertimesforhisfather，hisdog，oranythingelsehelikes.Playfulandmeaninglessimi
22、tationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself.Idoubt，however，whetheranythingisgainedwhenparentstakeadvantageofthisabilityinanattempttoteachnewsounds.8Beforechildrenstartspeaking.AtheyneedequalamountoflisteningBtheyneeddifferentamountsoflisteningCtheyarealleagertocooperate
23、withtheadultsbyobeyingspokeninstructionsDtheycantunderstandandobeytheadultsoralinstructions答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“Childrenaregreatlydifferentintheamountoflisteningtheydobeforetheystartspeaking”可知，孩子在开始说话之前需要不同数量的倾听。故选B。9Childrenwhostartspeakinglate.AmayhaveproblemswiththeirlisteningBprobablydonothear
24、enoughlanguagespokenaroundthemCusuallypaycloseattentiontowhattheyhearDoftentakealongtimeinlearningtolistenproperly答案D解析细节理解题。由第一段第二句中的“andlaterstartersareoftenlonglisteners”可知，开始讲话越晚，学倾听的时间就越长。故选D。10Ababysfirstnoisesare.AanexpressionofhismoodsandfeelingsBanearlyformoflanguageCasignthathemeanstotelly
25、ousomethingDanimitationofthespeechofadults答案A解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“duringthefirstfewmonthsoneortwonoisessortthemselvesasparticularlyexpressiveasdelight，pain，friendliness，andsoon”可知，婴儿一开始发出的声音是对自己情感的表达。故选A。11Thewriterimplies.AparentscanneverhopetoteachtheirchildrennewsoundsBchildrennolongerimitatepeopleaft
26、ertheybegintospeakCchildrenwhoaregoodatimitatinglearnnewwordsmorequicklyDevenaftertheyhavelearnttospeak，childrenstillenjoyimitating答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句“Playfulandmeaninglessimitationofwhatotherpeoplesaycontinuesafterthechildhasbeguntospeakforhimself.”可知，孩子哪怕学会了自己说话也喜欢模仿。故选D。.七选五(2018江西百所名校联考)Weall
27、knowwhatitmeanswhenaniceenvelopelandsinyourmailbox：Someonesgettingmarried，andtheyrehopingthatyoucanbethereforthebigday.Whilesayingyestotheinvitationisarelativelystraightforwardprocess，thingscangetabitawkwardifyourenotsosureaboutattending.12.Tohelpyougetoutoftheseformalengagementswithoutfeelingawkwar
28、d，weveconsultedKatieBalmer，aleadingweddingexpertinScotland.FollowtheformatThelevelofformalityshouldbeinformedbythewaythattheinvitationwassent.13，youshoulddeclineviapost.Ifthemessagecameinanemail，asimpleemailexpressingyourregretswilldo.DontputoffyourresponseIfyoualreadyknowthatyoucantmakeitforwhateve
29、rreason，donthesitatetoletthehappycoupleknowwhy.“Itisveryimportanttorespondingoodtime.14，”saysBalmer.15Whileitsanicegesturetoofferareasonforyourrefusal，theresnoneedtobeextreme.Asimpleresponsewilldo，anditsanespeciallybadideatoemphasizeyourreasonifitscost-related.Itwillestablishnothingbeyondmakingtheco
30、uplefeelbad.Dontchangeyourdecision16，itisimportanttosticktothatdecision.“Goingbackandforthonlyaddstotheinconvenienceforthesoon-to-benewlyweds，”saysBalmer.“Aslongasyouarehonestandtimely，thebrideandgroomwouldunderstand.”AMakeituptothecoupleBBebriefinyourexplanationCIftheofferwassenttoyoubymailDDonotle
31、aveituntilthelastpossiblemomentEOncethedecisionnottoattendtheweddinghasbeendecidedFOtherwise，youriskaddingtothecoupleslast-minuteweddingstressGTurningdownaweddingisasituationwhereyoucanfeelverypersonal12答案G解析根据上一句提到“如果你不确定参加的话，事情会变得有些尴尬”可推知，这里要表达拒绝婚礼邀请会怎么样。G项“拒绝婚礼邀请是一种让你觉得很私人的情况”符合语境。故选G。13答案C解析这一段标
32、题是“遵循同一格式”。设空处后一句是其中一种假设，可推知该处也可能是一种假设。C项意思是：如果邀请是邮寄给你的，你应该通过邮寄来拒绝。放在此处符合语境。故选C。14答案D解析根据本段的标题“不要拖延你的回复”，以及设空处上文“如果确定自己无法参加，不要拖延，尽快地让对方知道”可知D项“不要把它留到最后一个可能的时刻”符合本段语境。故选D。15答案B解析根据本段中的“Asimpleresponsewilldo”可知本段是说“你的解释要简短”。故选B。16答案E解析根据标题“不要改变决定”，以及下文提到“来回反复会给新婚夫妇带来不便”可知此处是说“一旦决定不参加婚礼，重要的是要坚持这个决定”，因此E项符合语境。故选E。