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五Unit 13 A卷.单项填空1To the great _ of the citizens, no one else was infected with H1N1 except the 12 confirmed cases.ArelaxationBdisappointmentCrelief Dsurprise解析：考查名词辨析。后半句提到除了已被证实的12个病例外，没有其他人感染这种病毒，这显然是让人极其“宽慰(relief)”的事情。答案：C2The project alongside with the experiment we
2、 had once devoted so much time _ perfectly.Ato work out Bto working outCto worked out Dhas worked out解析：句意：我们花费如此多的时间进行的工程及相关的实验运行得很好。解答该题要注意分清句子结构，“we had once devoted so much time to”为定语从句(省略了that/which)修饰“the project”，“worked out”为本句的谓语动词。答案：C3_ I saw him, I thought of his father, for they looked
3、 alike.AFor the first time BEach timeCAt the moment DThe first time解析：考查连词用法。句意：第一次见到他时，我想起了他的父亲，因为他们长得很像。the first time为名词短语作连词引导时间状语从句，表“第一次做时”。故D项正确。答案：D4_ with a tough job market, many fresh graduates are dreaming of running their own business instead.AFacing BFacedCFace DTo face解析：考查非谓语动词。句意：面对
4、严峻的就业形势，许多应届毕业生梦想着自己做生意。be faced with是“面对，面临”之意，这里作状语，主句的主语是人，故省略系动词be。答案：B5(2012淮南适应性训练)In such a tense atmosphere, it is _ that students feel afraid.Ano wonder Bbit wonderCnot wonder Dfew wonder解析：句意：在这样一种紧张气氛下，难怪学生们感到害怕。It is no wonder that .“难怪”。答案：A6The boy talked his mother _ buying him a home
5、 computer.Aof BoverCto Dinto解析：句意：那男孩说服他妈妈给他买了一台家用电脑。talk sb. into doing sth.表示“说服某人做某事”。答案：D7We should be able to do the job for you quickly，_ you give us all the necessary information.Ain case Bso long asCif only Das far as解析：句意：我们能够很快完成工作，只要你给我们提供所有必需的信息。in case“万一”；so long as“只要”；if only“要是”；as
6、far as“远到，至于”。根据句意及两句的逻辑关系，选B。答案：B8An experiment on animals shows that changes in time _ in light or dark environments influence eating habits.Aspending Bto be spentCspent Dbeing spent解析：考查非谓语动词。spend和time之间是动宾关系，故用过去分词作定语，修饰time，C项正确。而不定式和现在分词的被动语态分别表示尚未发生和正在发生的动作，均与语意不符。答案：C9I wonder why he has be
7、en acting so strangely these days.Recent pressure at work may _ his behaviour.Aaccount for Bmake forCchange for Dstand for解析：account for“作出解释”； make for“有助于”；change for，无此搭配；stand for“代表，赞同”。答句句意：最近工作中的压力也许可以解释他的行为。答案：A10(2012漳州模拟)Kelly gave me a vivid _ of her trip to Mount Tai after her return.Aex
8、planation BaccountCimagination Didea解析：根据语意可知，Kelly旅行回来后向我描述旅行的情况。explanation意为“解释”；imagination意为“想象，想象力”；idea意为“主意，念头”。account一般表示“账目，账号”，但还可以表示“记述，描述”，相当于description。答案：B11Have you _ some new ideas?Yeah.Ill tell you later.Acome about Bcome intoCcome up with Dcome out with解析：句意：“你想出好主意来了吗？”“噢，我以后会告
9、诉你的。”come about“发生”；come up with“想出”，后跟计划、答案等名词作宾语，符合句意。答案：C12(2012商丘质检)Please _ a list of the guests for the dinner.Adraw up Bdraw inCdraw back Ddraw away解析：考查短语辨析。draw up“起草，拟订，使(车、马等)停住”；draw in“(车)到站；(白昼)渐短”；draw back“拉起，退后”；draw away“拉走，离开”。句意：请起草一份赴宴人员名单。所以A项符合语境。答案：A13He is the most skilled w
10、orker in the factory, so theres no doubt _ hell get the highest pay.Awhether BwhyChow Dthat解析：考查连接词用法。doubt的否定式后接从句时要用that引导。theres no doubt that为固定搭配，意为“毫无疑问，毋庸置疑”。答案：D14The proposal was narrowly passed at yesterdays meeting, but some members at the committee expressed their _.Acompetition Bauthori
11、tyCassociations Dreservations解析：考查名词辨析。句意：该提议勉强被通过，委员会的有些成员表达了他们的保留意见。这里用reservation表示“保留意见，疑惑”。答案：D15Do you think playing cards is beneficial to our study?No, if _， it can help us kill time when we have nothing to do.Asomething BanythingCnothing Deverything解析：考查词义辨析。句意：“你认为打牌对我们的学习有益处吗？”“没有。如果有帮助的话
12、，当我们无事可做时，它可以帮助我们消磨时间。”something多用于肯定陈述句；anything多用于疑问句、否定句、条件句；nothing不合句意；everything“所有一切”，不合句意，故B项正确。答案：B.阅读理解A(2012沈阳四校协作体高三阶段测试)When 47yearold volunteer Susan Boyle stepped onto the stage of Britains Got Talent and announced she was unemployed, had never been married and “never been kissed, act
13、ually”， few in the audience would have wondered why. This Ms Boyle, looking unfashionable, from a village in Scotland, shocked the three judges and the audience with the song I dreamed a dream from the musical Les Miserables on a show of Britains Got Talent, one of the hottest reality shows in Brita
14、in.She couldnt hide the awkwardness when walking to the center of the stage in a housedress, and everyone including the judges seemed laughing at her when she said she wanted to be as successful as Elaine Paige. As soon as she began singing, however, everyone in the auditorium fell silent, then rose
15、 within seconds to applaud her incredible voice as the celebrity judges sat openmouthed, and remained standing to the end.After her performance, one of the judges Piers Morgan said，“Without doubt that was the biggest surprise Ive had in three years of this show. When you stood there everyone was lau
16、ghing at you.No one is laughing now. That was amazing.”Actress Amanda Holden followed，“Im so thrilled because I know that we everybody were against you.I honestly think that we were all being very cynical (愤世嫉俗的) and I think thats the biggest wakeup call ever.”Susan obviously won over the hearts of
17、millions around the world with sensation spreading across the Atlantic. Hollywood actors Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore who between them have nearly 1.5 million followers speak highly of her. Kutcher posted a link to the video clip (片段). The Scottish talent made her live American debut via satellite
18、connection on CBSs The Early Show, doing an interview and singing live from her room. And she already accepted an invitation from talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey.Now Boyle has become one of the worlds hottest celebrities. The video clip of her performance has been viewed more than 50 million times o
19、n Youtube, becoming a hit on the Internet.语篇解读：正如一位哲人所说，“小人物也有大梦想”。在英国，47岁的妇女Susan Boyle也有自己的追求和梦想。那么她来到“英国达人秀”会有怎样的经历呢？她最终会成功吗？1We learn from the passage that Susan Boyle _.Arose from a low social classBhad an unhappy marriageClived with a dog alone on a farmDwon the championship in the Britains Go
20、t Talent show解析：推理判断题。从文章第一段中的“she was unemployed, had never been married and never been kissed，actually”和“from a village in Scotland”这些信息可推知，Susan Boyle来自社会的底层，所以选A项。答案：A2At the beginning of the show, almost everybody _.Alooked forward to her wonderful performanceBwas attracted by her beautiful dre
21、ssClooked down upon herDplaced great hope on her解析：细节理解题。从文章第二段中的“everyoneincluding the judgesseemed laughing at her”可知，人们最初都嘲笑她，看不起她。答案选C项。答案：C3We can infer that _ contributed most to her global popularity.Athe judgesBthe InternetCthe newspaperDthe advertisement解析：推理判断题。从文章最后一段的内容可推知，她红遍全球要归功于互联网的传
22、播，答案选B项。答案：B4The 4th paragraph is intended to tell us _.Ahow Susan Boyle achieved her successB. the comment made by American actor Ashton KutcherCSusan Boyles influence in the USADOprah Winfreys invitation to Susan Boyle解析：段落大意题。通读文章第四段的内容可推知，该段主要讲述Susan Boyle在美国的影响，据此选C项。答案：CB(2012山西省运城市教学检测)The cl
23、ass of eighth grade at a Los Angeles middle school tap their rulers and nod their head to the rhythm of the rap video shown on a sereen. Their algebra teacher, LaMar Queen, uses rhyme to help them memorize seemingly difficult items to improve their grades.Queen, 26, is now known at Los Angeles Acade
24、my Middle School as the rap teacher, but his fame has spread beyond the 2,200student school in this neighborhood. Hes won a national award and shown teachers and parents how to use rap to teach children.“Math is a bad word for many students, but if we put it in a form that kids enjoy, theyll learn，”
25、 Queen said. “Rap is what the kids respond to.They dont have a problem memorizing the songs at all.”Queens math rap came about by chance. Two months after starting at LA Academy, he was frustrated when kids said his class was boring. They thought that he looked like the singer Kanye West, so they ch
26、allenged him to rap.Queen has been rapping since the seventh grade. With his students challenge on his mind, he pushed aside work on his lesson plans and wrote a rap song Slope Intercept.Word of his rapping soon reached the schools main office. Principal Maria Borges went to look into it, and came o
27、ut smiling.“It interests the kids，” she said.“Kids seem to know all the rap songs, and its helpful for them to remember math rules.” “Some kids who arent even in Mr.Queens class go around singing his songs，” said Kejon Closure, 13, who went from a Caverage to an A.In the raps, Queen defines a math c
28、oncept and works through sample problems step by step. He keeps a relaxed manner when singing with his students. Queen also tries to inspire them. His lyrics tell students “to get As on your papers”，and “to be respectful and listen to your parents”Sometimes the students appear in the videos as a rew
29、ard for good grades and behavior.语篇解读：美国洛杉矶的一位数学老师把复杂难懂的数学概念变成了说唱乐，从而让学生们如痴如醉地在数学公式里遨游。5. According to the passage, LaMar Queen has been _ since he began to teach students at Los Angeles Academy.Aa popular teacherBa music teacherCa mathematics teacherDa famous singer解析：细节理解题。根据文章第二、三段可知LaMar Queen在从
30、教之初并不受学生欢迎，他用说唱的方式授课后才出名的，可排除A项。根据文章第一段Their algebra teacher(他们的代数老师)以及后文多次提到的“math”可知答案为C项。答案：C6. LaMar Queen has won a national award because _.Ahe is good at composing rap songsBhis new musical production was shown on TVChe created a unique teaching method in mathDhe gave students a lot of confid
31、ence解析：推理判断题。根据全文尤其是第一、二段内容可知LaMar Queen教数学的方式与众不同，正因为他独特的教学方法使他获奖，故选C项。答案：C7We can infer from the last paragraph but one that _.AQueens teaching method has been well received by both the principal and the studentsBQueen makes math easy and tries to inspire his students in the rapCQueen is willing t
32、o help the students who are not good at mathDPrincipal Maria Borges doesnt think it a good way to teach math by rapping解析：推理判断题。题干中the last paragraph but one是“倒数第二段”的意思，注意审题。从校长调查到学生说的话可知LaMar Queen的教学被校长和学生认可。故选A项。答案：A8This passage may be taken from China Daily in the column of _.Asociety BeducationCentertainment Dbiography解析：推理判断题。全文介绍LaMar Queen用说唱的方法教授数学，属于教育类文章。故选B项。答案：B
