1、高考题型规范练(二十三)高考题型规范练第90页阶段性测试(二).阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AYou probably laugh at something you find funny,but how much do you really know about jokes and humour?Readers Digest (RD) questioned several experts to give us some facts about them.RD:Whats the oldest joke in t
2、he world?“We cant know the oldest joke in the world because it would have existed earlier than writing,” says Christie Davies,professor of sociology at the University of Reading in the UK.The oldest joke book thats been found so far is the Greek Philogelos.It dates from the 4th century AD,although t
3、he jokes date from an earlier time.According to psychologist Steve Wilson,director of National Humor Month (April in the US),it contains 265 jokes.RD:Do some people fail to develop a sense of humour?Rod Martin,professor of psychology at the Western University in Canada,believes that while everyone i
4、s born without a sense of humour,as we develop,humour and laughter begin to appear.“Of course,some children are more serious,quiet,and less likely to laugh frequently,but this doesnt mean they dont have a sense of humour.” And according to Steve Wilson,there are no adults who dont have a sense of hu
5、mour.“Almost everyone is able to develop a sense of humour,and I teach people how,” he says.RD:Do people share a sense of humour unique to their own nation?Sense of humour does differ a lot by country,according to an author named Scott Weems.British humour is thought to be absurd in nature,while Ame
6、rican humour has an aggressive quality.According to a study,Germans are found to find everything funny.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章通过访谈为读者传递了一些有关笑话和幽默的知识。1.What do we know about the oldest joke book?A.It remains unknown.B.It was written in Greek.C.It was found in the UK.D.It contains the oldest joke.答案B解析细节理解题。由
7、第一个问题回答中的“The oldest joke book thats been found so far is the Greek Philogelos”可知,迄今为止发现的世界上最古老的笑话书是希腊的Philogelos。2.What does Rod Martin agree with about peoples sense of humour?A.Nobody is born with a sense of humour.B.Some adults lose it when they grow up.C.Childhood is the best time to develop su
8、ch ability.D.Children have a poorer sense of humour than adults.答案A解析细节理解题。由第二个问题的回答中的“everyone is born without a sense of humour”可知,没有人生来就具有幽默感。3.Where can you probably find the text?A.In a popular magazine.B.In a research paper.C.In a personal diary.D.In a textbook.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的Readers Digest
9、及文章的形式、内容可知,本文应选自一本畅销杂志。BFor several years,Paul Watson,a Canadian environmentalist,and his crew (船员) have been very busy with a campaign every winter to find and stop Japanese ships that hunt whales in the name of research.Watson is the captain of a ship called the Steve Irwin.He and his crew work v
10、ery hard to save endangered sea creatures.Many kinds of large whales were greatly depleted in numbers before an official order to stop commercial whaling was made in 1986.And although some kinds of whales have shown great recovery since then,others like the Northern Right Whale remain seriously enda
11、ngered.In February 2009,the sea captain noted,“For twelve hours our ship,the Steve Irwin,has been on the tail of the Japanese whale killing factory ship the Nisshin Maru.Every hour has brought us closer to this monstrous killing machine,this industrialized whale-killing place.” The Japanese have con
12、tinued killing whales over the last 20 years in the name of “scientific” whaling.Watson states that research is not the actual intention.Some say that the whale meat ends up on food store shelves.Disagreements between the Steve Irwin and the whaling ships have resulted in two collisions (碰撞) serious
13、 enough to make the headlines.The whaling ships have been accused of using something illegal that produces loud waves.These made Watsons crew members feel dizzy and lose their sense of direction and may have caused ear and eye damage.The Japanese whalers also used powerful water cannons (高压水枪) again
14、st the Steve Irwin crew.In response,the Japanese have accused the Steve Irwin of causing the ships to hit each other.The behavior of people on both sides of the problem has been dangerous and caused a lot of disagreement.The question that needs to be asked is whether violence against illegal whaling
15、 operations is reasonable and right.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章介绍了Paul Watson船长和他的Steve Irwin船上的船员们一起对抗日本的非法捕鲸行为。4.Why is Watson so busy every winter?A.To carry out research on whales.B.To keep an eye on Japanese ships.C.To prevent whales from being caught.D.To organize campaigns to protect the environment.答案C解
16、析细节理解题。根据文章首段中的前三句可知,Watson每个冬季都很繁忙,因为他和他的船员们都在寻找日本的捕鲸船来挽救那些濒危的海洋生物。故选C项。5.What can we know about the Nisshin Maru?A.It intended to hunt whales for meat.B.It had met with some sea monsters.C.It took whales alive for scientific research.D.It was following the Steve Irwin all the time.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第二段
17、的最后两句可知,日本人捕鲸的真正目的并不是科学研究。根据鲸肉出现在货架上可知,日本的捕鲸船捕鲸的意图是为了获取鲸肉。6.What do the collisions show?A.Laws need to be changed.B.Both sides are acting outside of the law.C.The Japanese are worse than the Steve Irwin crew.D.The Steve Irwin crew should act in a non-violent manner.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知,这两次严重的碰撞是两船上的
18、人员以暴力的形式对抗非法捕鲸的结果。因而两边人员都应用了法律范围以外的手段来解决问题。7.What is the text mainly about?A.A great environmentalist Paul Watson.B.Serious Japanese environmental problems.C.The Japanese whaling ship:the Nisshin Maru.D.The anti-whaling efforts of the Steve Irwin crew.答案D解析主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了Paul Watson船长和他的Steve Irwin船上的
19、船员们一起对抗日本船只的非法捕鲸行为。故选D项。CHave you ever imagined taking the SAT or ACT in middle school?Duke TIP (Talent Identification Program) gives younger students an opportunity to take these standardized tests,which are used for college admissions.Since 1979,Duke University has supported Duke TIP,an organizati
20、on that encourages academic achievement.In addition to organizing the exams for excellent students,the program also offers summer enrichment programs,online courses,and need-based help,among other resources.On May 22,Duke TIP held its Grand Recognition Ceremony at the university in Durham,North Caro
21、lina.The event celebrated the achievements of this years seventh graders who scored in the highest 4 percent.Top seventh graders are invited to take part in Summer Studies,where they can take different kinds of courses such as aerospace engineering to web development.While the 7th Grade Talent Searc
22、h is the highlight of the program,students from Grades 4 through 10 are allowed to take part in all kinds of Duke TIP programs.Duke TIPs Executive Director,Shawna Young,took part in the program when she was growing up.“I remember always being told I was smart and one day getting that letter in the m
23、ail from Duke,which was so well known,” she said.“I remember taking the SAT in seventh grade,walking in,feeling that everybody was bigger than me,not knowing how to answer all the questions,just trying to do my best.I left that experience more confident.It made me believe that it was OK to be myself
24、.”Young added that one of the best parts of Duke TIP was the creation of a group of like-minded students.“I was among the 500 seventh graders who were honored at this years ceremony,where three excellent Duke TIP alumni (校友) who have made great achievements in their own fields were also recognized.W
25、ho knows where the future will lead this years stars?”【语篇导读】本文是说明文。Duke TIP机构通过组织优秀学生参加大学入学考试激励中学生学习,并表彰成绩优异者。8.What is the main job of Duke TIP?A.Providing students with online resources.B.Offering programs for students in Duke.C.Picking up excellent students for Duke.D.Supporting gifted children.答
26、案D解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“an organization that encourages academic achievement.In addition to organizing the exams for excellent students”可知,该机构通过组织优秀学生参加大学考试鼓励学生在学业上取得成就。9.The honorees of this year will .A.give a speech to 4th - to 10th-gradersB.be provided with many coursesC.volunteer in Summer StudiesD.be
27、 given big prizes答案B解析细节理解题。由第四段中的“where they can take different kinds of courses”可知,荣誉获得者将被邀请参加多种课程。10.What did Shawna Young think of her taking the SAT in Grade 7?A.It won her great fame.B.It made her successful.C.It made her believe in herself.D.It allowed her to enter Duke early.答案C解析推理判断题。由倒数第三
28、段中的“I left that experience more confident.It made me believe that it was OK to be myself”可知,七年级时参加SAT考试的经历让她变得更加自信。11.What would be the best title for the text?A.Duke TIP Creates Top StudentsB.Duke TIP Celebrates Students SuccessC.Students Take Part in Duke TIP ProgramsD.Middle School Students Take
29、Standardized Tests答案B解析主旨大意题。本文首先简介了Duke TIP机构通过组织优秀学生参加大学入学考试激励他们学习,接着介绍了今年的庆祝活动,表彰七年级参加大学入学考试的成绩优异者。B项做标题最能概括文章大意。DThe famous website known as Facebook began as a Harvard University dropouts hobby.It was once limited to university students,but it has now become the largest social networking websit
30、e in the world.It is a good way for old friends to find each other and for new friends to meet.Facebook was started in 2004 and was then a site that only students with an email address ending in “edu” could join.It was like being part of a huge but exclusive club.College students throughout the USA
31、joined the website to create large networks.As Facebooks popularity grew,its founder,Mark Zuckerberg,realized even more people would love to sign up for the service.In 2006,Facebook opened its membership to anyone with an email address.Facebook experienced another increase in its popularity.In just
32、minutes,anyone can sign up for the service and start enjoying photos or videos.Most new members also enjoy searching for friends they lost touch with years ago.Whether they knew each other from elementary,middle,high school or college,people around the world reconnect using Facebooks simple tools.Fa
33、cebook also includes many specialized features.Members write on a friends “wall”,a special part of each persons page.Friends post short public messages on each others “walls”,or they can send private “messages”.Facebook members also “poke”(戳) each other.Sending a “poke” to a friend is like saying “I
34、m thinking of you”.Like a real-life poke,a “poke” on Facebook shows you want someones attention.Members also send “gifts”.“Gifts” are little icons (图标) of things you might really give.Members can buy these icons at a low price and send them,showing their appreciation.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了脸书的创立、功能以及特征等。
35、12.What does the underlined word “exclusive” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Available only to some people.B.Teaching you something modern.C.Strange and difficult to understand.D.Supporting new ideas and methods.答案A解析词义猜测题。由第二段第一句中的“only students with an email address ending in edu could join”可知,在成立之初,脸书只允许部分
36、人使用,因此具有排外性。13.How did Mark Zuckerberg increase Facebooks popularity?A.By advertising it online.B.By working with schools.C.By making it open to any email user.D.By sharing students photos and videos.答案C解析细节理解题。由第二段最后两句“In 2006,Facebook opened its membership to anyone with an email address.Facebook
37、experienced another increase in its popularity”可知,脸书获得广泛使用源于其扩大了用户群。14.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A.Some ways of using Facebooks tools.B.What people can learn from Facebook.C.How people make friends on Facebook.D.Some features that make Facebook popular.答案D解析段落大意题。第二段结尾提到脸书得到广泛使用,第三段介绍了
38、它的几点功能,如:快速登录享受脸书提供的各种服务、新会员可以通过脸书找到老友等。第四段首句“Facebook also includes many specialized features”对本题也有提示。15.What can he do if a Facebook member wants to get noticed by a friend?A.Send a “gift”.B.Send a “poke”.C.Write on the “wall”.D.Send long “messages”.答案B解析细节理解题。由最后一段中的“a poke on Facebook shows you
39、want someones attention”可知答案。.七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。When I was little,my mother began selling food at Camden Market.She couldnt leave me at home on my own,so I had to go to the market with her.16 I just sat there.When I got older,I gave my mum a hand and I rea
40、lly enjoyed it.Then,one year,my uncle gave me a book for Christmas.17 I was fourteen,and I didnt have to go to the market anymore.I spent my free time making candles of all different shapes and sizes.One day,my mother was ill so I had to go to the market on my own.18 They were sold out in twenty min
41、utes!The next week,my mum gave me some money to buy wax (蜡) to make more candles.Again,they sold out really quickly.Six months later,we decided to stop doing the food.19 Luckily,some of my school friends started to help us.I paid them one pound for every candle,and we sold them for four or five time
42、s of that.When I left school,my uncle lent us some money and I opened my first shop.20 In the first store,we only sold candles,but now we sell everything from designer furniture to silver jewellery.A.Since then,Ive never looked back.B.I often talk about how the business began.C.To begin with,I didnt
43、 have to do anything.D.It was all about making candles and I loved it.E.With the opening of this new store,I now have 25 stores.F.My mum and I couldnt make enough candles during the week.G.I decided to take some candles with me and see if I could sell them.答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。作者在文中讲述了自己的创业经历。16.CC项中的“
44、To begin with”和“didnt have to do anything”分别与下文中的“When I got older”和“I just sat there”相呼应。17.DD项中的It指代上一句中的“a book,making candles”和下文中的making candles相呼应。18.GG项中的“see if I could sell them”呼应下一句中的“They were sold out”。19.FF项的内容是下一句的原因,前后两句构成因果关系。20.AA项中的“Since then”呼应上一句中的“When I left school”,“never lo
45、oked back”呼应下一句中的“now we sell everything”。.完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。One day,a friend told me about his problem.He has been spending more time 21 latelyhe goes to the mall every weekend,and once or twice in the week as well.The shop windows are really 22 fo
46、r him and its true that he 23 a few things when he is there.Besides,he cant 24 shopping during sales.His wife tells him they dont need all those things,25 he thinks they are so cheap and good.Now my friends wife has decided to get his credit card cancelled.Life is getting 26 for him!This sounds like
47、 a(n) 27 of compulsive (强迫性的) shopping,and hundreds,maybe thousands of people have the same 28.Im afraid theres no easy 29,although there are a number of methods we can suggest.One thing you could do is to try making a 30 before you go out.You wont buy so many things if you think first about what yo
48、u really 31.Another good 32 would be to check your budget.How much can you 33 to spend?If you cant control your 34,dont take your credit card with you!For example,take 50 and say,“I can buy what I want,as long as it doesnt cost more than 50.” 35,you can do this 36 once a week,or once a month!37,if y
49、ou still cant control things,maybe you should just 38 going to the shops.Theres a lot more to life than just shopping.Try not to spend your familys money.39,spend time with them.Be sociable!40 a hobby,such as cycling or swimming,or going out with your friends.But let someone else do the shopping.【语篇
50、导读】本文是议论文。文章告诉我们应该如何摆脱强迫购物症,从而理性消费。21.A.workingB.learningC.shoppingD.travelling答案C解析由本句破折号后面的“goes to the mall”以及下一句中的“shop windows”可知,此处指“购物(shopping)”。22.A.greatB.strongC.strangeD.big答案A解析根据上下文语境可知,作者的朋友患上了强迫购物症,无法控制自己的购买欲,因此此处指橱窗对于作者的朋友而言非常有吸引力,即很“美妙(great)”。23.A.loses B.buysC.makesD.returns答案B解析
51、他每次都会“买(buys)”一些东西。24.A.continueB.tryC.rememberD.stop答案D解析由下一句中的“he thinks they are so cheap and good”可知,作者的朋友在促销的时候无法“停止(stop)”购物。25.A.soB.butC.andD.or答案B解析该空前面的“His wife tells him.”和后面的“he thinks.”在逻辑上构成转折关系,故用转折连词but。26.A.fairB.hardC.normalD.good答案B解析由上一句“Now my friends wife has decided to get hi
52、s credit card cancelled”可知,作者朋友的日子开始变得“艰难(hard)”。27.A.lessonB.experienceC.wayD.example答案D解析作者朋友的情况是一个强迫购物症的“例子(example)”。28.A.problemB.opinionC.accidentD.approach答案A解析很多人都面临着和作者朋友一样的“问题(problem)”。由第一段可知,患有强迫购物症是一个问题,且文章首句中的problem对此空也有提示。29.A.lifeB.solutionC.promiseD.task答案B解析由本句后半部分中的methods可知,此处表示
53、:对于这个问题,没有很容易的“解决办法(solution)”。30.A.conversationB.suggestionC.startD.list答案D解析作者提出的第一个解决办法是列一个购物“清单(list)”。31.A.needB.agreeC.forgetD.expect答案A解析这样的话,如果你事先想一想你真正“需要(need)”的东西,就不会过量购物了。32.A.questionB.goalC.replyD.idea答案D解析由第二段最后一句中的“a number of methods we can suggest”和第三段第一句中的“One thing you could do”以
54、及本空前的Another可知,此处指另一个好方法或好“主意(idea)”。33.A.affordB.findC.chooseD.borrow答案A解析由上一句中的“check your budget”可知,此处指你能“负担得起(afford)”多少购物费用。34.A.timeB.moneyC.powerD.patience答案B解析由本句中的“dont take your credit card”和下一句中的“take 50”可知,此处表示:如果你控制不了花“钱(money)”的欲望。35.A.LuckilyB.NaturallyC.FrequentlyD.Clearly答案D解析clearl
55、y“显然地”。36.A.onlyB.evenC.everD.also答案A解析即使是花50英镑以内购物,也“只(only)”能每周一次或者每月一次。37.A.ShortlyB.FirstC.LastlyD.Later答案C解析本段是文章最后一段,由前面两段段首的One thing和Another可知,此处指“最后(Lastly)”。38.A.hateB.avoidC.keepD.enjoy答案B解析由本空前面的“if you still cant control things”以及“Theres a lot more to life than just shopping”可知,此处作者建议强迫
56、购物症患者尽量“避免(avoid)”去商店购物。39.A.InsteadB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Then答案A解析本空后面的“spend time with them”和本空前面的“Try not to spend your familys money”构成对比,因此应用Instead。40.A.ShareB.ShowC.ChangeD.Develop答案D解析由本空前的Be sociable和下一句中的“cycling or swimming,or going out with your friends”可知,作者建议强迫购物症患者“培养(Develop)”一项爱好。.语篇填
57、空(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)阅读下面材料,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Once,three men got 41. (lose) in the forest.They decided they would stay in the forest until they found 42. (they) way.The next morning,one man went to find some food.Soon,the other two men were 43. (surprise) to find him back with a deer and ask
58、ed how he got the deer.The man replied,“I found tracks,I followed the tracks,and I got a deer.”They both were 44. (slight) confused because he had no weapons.A few 45. (day) later,the second guy went in search 46. food and soon came back with a deer too.The other two asked how he managed 47. (get) t
59、he deer.His reply was 48. same as the first mans.Then it was the turn of the third guy to search for food.Many hours passed,and the third man 49. (hold) nothing in his hands came back,with blood on his face.The other two asked him 50. had happened.He looked at them and replied,“I found tracks,I foll
60、owed the tracks,and I got hit by a train.”答案与解析41.lost考查形容词。get lost意为“迷路”。42.their考查代词。设空处做定语修饰way,表示“他们的”,故填their。43.surprised考查形容词。设空处做表语,表示“感到惊讶的”,故填surprised。44.slightly考查副词。设空处做状语,修饰confused,故填slightly。45.days考查名词复数。day是可数名词,因其前有A few修饰,应用复数形式,故填days。46.of考查固定结构。in search of意为“寻找”。47.to get考查非
61、谓语动词。manage to do sth.意为“设法做某事”。48.the考查定冠词。the same as.意为“和一样”。49.holding考查非谓语动词。设空处做后置定语修饰man,因man与hold之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,且hold所表示的动作与谓语动词所表示的动作同时发生,故填holding。50.what考查连接词。设空处引导宾语从句,且在从句中做主语,指事情,故填what。.短文改错(共10小题;每题1分,满分10分)假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加:
62、在缺词处加一个漏字符号(),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改:在错的词下画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意:1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。Last Saturday,my family took a train trip to Kunming.The train was slow and crowd,but the scenery were just great!On the day we arrive,we visited several famous buildings.After that we ha
63、d lunch in an Indian restaurant,which they didnt use plates!We served the food on fresh leaves,and we ate with our hands.In the afternoon,we went for walk in the gardens that had a great many of trees Id never seen.Then,we did some shoppings in the town centre.It wasnt that cheap,so they had some ve
64、ry nice things there.How a fantastic day!答案第二句:crowdcrowded;werewas第三句:arrivearrived第四句:whichwhere或which前加in第五句:WeThey或served前加were第六句:for后加a;去掉of第七句:shoppingsshopping第八句:sobut第九句:HowWhat.书面表达(满分25分)假如你是李华,你的美国笔友Jonah最近很想了解中国伟大科学家张衡的相关情况。现请你根据以下提示给他回一封信。人物张衡(公元78139年),我国伟大的天文学家、发明家主要成就发明了地动仪,为科学和人类社
65、会的进步做出了巨大的贡献注意:1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。3.参考词汇:seismograph 地动仪参考范文Dear Jonah,Im glad you are interested in Chinese scientist Zhang Heng.Now Im honored to introduce him to you.Zhang Heng,a great astronomer and inventor,lived from AD 78 to 139.During his life,he made many important discoveries,incl
66、uding the famous seismograph.He made great contributions to the progress of science and human society.Zhang Heng was interested in everything around him and loved to think.It was not always easy to make other people believe new theories.When Zhang Heng first introduced his seismograph,people laughed at him.However,he didnt give up.Instead,he went on to make new discoveries.I hope these can help you learn more about him.Yours,Li Hua