1、单词识记:heavyyoung appearanceblankboot confused muscular clothingdark delighted doubtful dresselderly fair ugly smoothsweater beard blouse elegant短语扫描:build on/upon在基础上发展;依赖,依靠build up树立;逐步建立;增强heavy traffic拥挤的交通ring off 挂断电话 ring up打电话(给)be serious about对很认真judge by appearance以貌取人be of average height中
2、等个头below/above average低于/超过平均水平on average 平均;一般地跟踪训练在空格处填入适当的词(1个单词)或所给词的正确形式1It was the presidents second public (appear) to date.2He made efforts to move the (heavily) furniture.3This (cloth) sells well to the teenage market.4For a time it seemed (doubt) that he would move at all.5Walking through
3、the deep snow in my high (boot),I finally reached the farmhouse.6Sports can build our bodies.7Im afraid Ill have to ring .Someone is calling me.8 average we receive five letters each day.9It is time now for us to get down to business and be serious this.10Dont build going abroad this summer because
4、we may not have enough money.阅读理解ADear Dad,Today I was at the shopping mall and I spent a lot of time reading the Fathers Day cards.They all had a special message that in some way or another reflected how I feel about you.Yet as I selected and read,it occurred to me that not a single card said what
5、I really want to say to you.Youll soon be 84 years old,Dad,and you and I will have had 55 Fathers Days together.I havent always been with you on Fathers Day but Ive always been with you in my heart.You know,Dad,there was a time when we were separated by the generation gap.You stood on one side of th
6、e Great Divide and I on the other.The FatherDaughter Duel shifted into high gear(档位) when you taught me to drive the old Dodge and I decided I would drive the 54 Chevy whether you liked it or not.The police officer who sent me home,after you reported the Chevy stolen,didnt have much tolerance for a
7、stubborn 16yearold girl,while you were so tolerant about it,Dad,and I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.Our relationship greatly improved when I married a man you liked,and things really turned around when we began making babies right and left.Somewhere along the line,t
8、he generation gap disappeared.I suppose I saw us and our relationship as aging together,rather like a fine wine.But the strangest thing happened last week.I was at a stop sign and I watched as you turned the corner in your car.It didnt immediately occur to me that it was you because the man driving
9、looked so elderly and fragile behind the wheel of that huge car.It was rather like a slap in the face delivered from out of nowhere.Perhaps I saw your age for the first time that day.I guess what Im trying to say,Dad,is what every son and daughter wants to say to their Dad today.Honoring a father on
10、 Fathers Day is about respect and sharing and acceptance and tolerance and giving and taking.Its about loving someone more than words can say,and its wishing that it never had to end.I love you,Dad.Love,Jenny1How did Jenny probably feel on the night she was sent home by the police?ADisappointed. BNe
11、rvous.CGuilty. DFrightened.2Why did Jenny feel strange when she saw her father last week?AShe seldom saw him driving that huge car.BShe had never realized his being old and weak.CShe didnt expect to meet with him there.DShe had never seen him driving so slowly before.3Jenny wrote his father this let
12、ter to .Atell him about their conflictsBsay sorry for her being stubbornCexpress her gratitude to himDremind him of the early incidentBJust finishing loading his car,my husband Jerry went back to the kitchen.“I guess filling my thermos(保温瓶) is all I have left to do,and then Im off.” Down the drain w
13、ent the hot water that had been warming his thermos.With a nostalgic(怀旧的) look on his face,he softly said, “Anytime I fill my thermos I think of your mom.”The tone in his voice was so tender as he spoke of my mother,who is sadly no longer with us.“Oh,honey,I know shes watching and listening right no
14、w with a big smile on her face,”I responded,tears in my eyes.One morning years ago when we were leaving,mother watched as Jerry was to fill his thermos.Mom then casually said,“Jerry,if you filled your thermos with hot water and let it sit a while,your coffee would stay hot for longer then.” With her
15、 simple suggestion,his face showed that he was shocked by his own lack of common sense,well,of course it would!He poured out the small amount of coffee already in the thermos and refilled it with boiling hot water.Then he poured the water and refilled it with hot coffee.Mom smiled as Jerry did so.Wo
16、rds of wisdom from a loving motherinlaw made an impact that will never be forgotten.She never dreamed her words would be a treasured and everlasting memory in the heart of her soninlaw.The lasting memories dont necessarily come from major moments in life.Memories are often made during those small,or
17、dinary moments.Life is about small moments we share with friends and loved ones.4Which word best describes the authors feeling in Paragraph 3?AConfused. BConcerned.CTouched. DInterested.5The advice the mother gave Jerry was to .Afill the thermos with a little coffee firstBwarm the thermos up before
18、filling it with coffeeCfill the thermos with coffee before with warm waterDthink of her whenever filling the thermos with coffee6The underlined part “dont necessarily” is similar in meaning to “ ”Apossibly but uncertainlyBwithout any doubtCcertainly and absolutelyDout of the question7The message tha
19、t the story intends to convey is .Athat lasting memories come from small thingsBhow valuable a mothers advice is to her childrenCwhat a wise woman the mother is to her soninlawDwhy we should respect our parents and listen to them.七选五My mother is a diligent and kind woman.She is very busy from mornin
20、g till night.As a teacher,she works hard. 8 Both my brother and I love her dearly as she loves us.My mother has been teaching math at a middle school in my hometown.She goes to work early in the morning and does not return home until late in the afternoon. 9 She treats them with patience and teaches
21、 them well.For her excellent quality and very good teaching results,she has been elected as a model teacher several times. 10 Every day,when she comes back home from work,she sets about doing housework,sweeping the living room and bedrooms or cleaning the furniture,and putting everything in good ord
22、er.She seems to be busy all the time.As she has been very busy working every day,she looks older than her age.But she looks as cheerful and happy as ever.Mother never buys expensive dresses for herself,but she often buys some inexpensive but high quality clothes for us. 11 She just eats a plain meal
23、 outside when she is too busy to cook herself.She lives a busy yet simple life,without any complaints.Often she says to us,“Work while you work,and play while you play.That is the way to be happy and gay.If you do not work,you will become lazy and be of no use to society.”What a piece of good advice
24、 this is! 12 This advice of hers will always serve as a guide to my behavior.My mother is great indeed,and I always feel proud of her.AShe enjoys listening to classic music.BAs a mother,she takes good care of us and gives us every comfort.CShe loves her students and cares for them.DShe never goes to
25、 expensive restaurants to enjoy meals.EMy mother is hardworking and never wastes money.FI never forget it and always bear it in my mind.GCan you tell us something about your mother?加练半小时英语答案精析第37练外貌特征类(一)高考高频单词与短语识记排查1appearance2.heavy3.clothing4.doubtful 5boots6.up7.off8.On9.about10.on/upon阅读能力专练.1
26、.C细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“.I think that was probably what made it the worst night of my life.”可知作者有一种内疚感,故选C。2B细节理解题。根据倒数第三段倒数第三句“.it was you because the man driving looked so elderly and fragile.”可知作者意识到父亲已经年迈体弱,故选B。3C主旨大意题。信中作者回忆与父亲共同生活的岁月,直到作者有了孩子以后体会到了父亲的艰辛以及想要与父亲改善关系等,这一切都是对父亲的感激,故选C。4C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“te
27、ars in my eyes”可知作者很感动。故选C。5B细节理解题。根据第四段第二句中的“Jerry,if you filled your thermos with hot water and let it sit a while,your coffee would stay hot for longer then.”可知母亲建议Jerry先给保温瓶倒点热水稍停一下再倒咖啡,这样会使咖啡的保温时间更长。故选B。6A词义猜测题。dont necessarily意为“不一定,未必”。故选A。7A推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句“Memories are often made during those small,ordinary moments.Life is about small moments.”可知持久的记忆来自生活中的小事。故选A。.8.B9.C10.E11.D12.F