1、.阅读理解A(2014安徽省芜湖三校高三第一次模拟考试)Teachers and parents usually call attention to the pictures when they read storybooks to preschool children.But a new study suggests that calling attention to the words and letters on the page may lead to better readers.The twoyear study compared children who were read in
2、 this way in class with children who were not.Those whose teachers most often discussed the print showed clearly higher skills in reading，spelling and understanding.These results were found one year and even two years later.Shayne Piasta，an assistant professor of teaching and learning at Ohio State
3、University，was an author of the study.She says most preschool teachers would find this method manageable and would need only a small change in the way they teach.They already read storybooks in class.The only difference would be increased attention to the printed text.“If you get children to pay att
4、ention to letters and words，it makes sense that they will do better at word recognition and spelling.”But she says research suggests that very few parents and teachers do this in a systematic way.More than 300 children aged four and five were observed in classrooms.They came from poor families and w
5、ere below average in their language skills.For thirty weeks，the children took part in a program called Project STARSit Together and Read.The project is based at Ohio State.It tests the shortterm and longterm results of reading regularly to preschool children in their classrooms.There are different w
6、ays that adults can talk to children about print.They can point to a letter and discuss it，and even trace the shape with a finger.They can point out a word and discuss the meaning of the print or how the words tell the story.And they can talk about the organization of the printfor instance，showing h
7、ow words are written left to right in English.【文章大意】给学龄前儿童读书时，很多老师和父母关注的是图画，但研究表明，此时教孩子关注图片旁的单词更有利于培养孩子的拼写、阅读和理解的技能，而且老师只需稍微调整教学方式，就能做到。1What do we know about the ways preschool children are usually taught?APreference is given to the shape of letters and the organization of the print.BMore attention
8、 is paid to the pictures，with words and letters being ignored.CThe focus of the teaching is on bringing them up to be good readers.DEqual attention is paid to the texts and the pictures.解析：选B。细节理解题。第一段说老师和家长在给学龄前儿童读故事书的时候通常只注重图画，但一项新的研究表明，关注书页上的字母和单词能更好地培养孩子们的阅读能力，由此可推断B项正确。2What does Shayne Piasta
9、suggest preschool teachers should do in class?ATeach children how to draw pictures to get an idea of what they mean.BAdopt different methods according to the students difference in reading skills.CChange the way they teach and pay more attention to words and letters.DRead storybooks to children rath
10、er than explain the meaning of the pictures.解析：选C。推理判断题。由第三段中的“would need only a small change in the way they teach”和“If you get children to pay attention to letters and words.word recognition and spelling.”可知，C项正确。3Which of the following is true about the study on language skills of preschool child
11、ren?AMany teachers want to change their way of teaching preschool children.BAttention on the pictures has made the children uninterested in reading.CTeachers are often prevented from taking different approaches to language teaching.DProject STAR aims to research into the results of reading books to
12、preschool children in the classroom.解析：选D。细节理解题。从第四段可知，STAR这一项目的目的是检测给学龄前儿童在课堂上定期阅读的短期和长期效果，因此选D。4Which section of a magazine does the passage probably come from?AFashion. BEconomy.CEducation. DEntertainment.解析：选C。文章出处题。文章主要讲述了一项关于学龄前儿童教育研究的新发现，故最可能出现在教育这一版块。B(创新题)Good news about newsONCE upon a tim
13、e，people got their news from the shop.It was written in a newspaper，by journalists，and people bought one newspaper and assumed that it told the truth.Now，news can come from anywhereblogs，micro blogs，social media sites and Internet forums.News is free and fast.Someone with a mobile phone takes a pict
14、ure and suddenly its halfway across the world.And because almost everyone has a mobile phone and almost everyone can go online，almost everyone can be a journalist.Suddenly all the professional journalists have to prove why their work is called“professional”Its hard to persuade people to pay for some
15、thing they can get for free，especially if the free version is better written and more accurate.Even the idea that journalists are“trustworthy”news sources is being questioned.A big British newspaper called the News of the World was found to be illegally tapping peoples phones to find stories.People
16、have started muttering(抱怨)about the“death of the newspaper industry”But the figures dont quite add up to“death”In fact，theyre very confusingOne survey in the UK showed that most people get their news from popular social networks such as Twitter and Facebook，but another said that the majority go to n
17、ewspaper websites.Maybe theres an explanation for this confusion.In_newspaper_offices_today，people_arent_just_writingEveryone has one eye on Twitter and another on local news sites.Every story that goes online has a comments section for readers.Writers change and update their stories in response to
18、those comments.Every journalist knows they are being compared with every blogger and news site.They know readers can look at one story from many angles now，and decide which to believe.They have to fight to offer the best written and most accurate story.News isnt dead；its more alive than ever.Newspap
19、ers are becoming platforms for comments，facts and opinions.News is closer than ever to the truth.【文章大意】世界新闻报前“窃听风暴”之后，英国报业的未来在哪里？当今的报纸成为了人们讨论、交流事实和发表观点的平台。5Which of the following is true according to the article?ANews nowadays is not as trustworthy as it was before.BFree versions of news sources are
20、 less well-written and less accurate.CIts cheaper and faster to get news thanks to modern technology.DJournalists are now likely to lose their jobs because news can come from anywhere.解析：选C。细节理解题。由文章前两段中的“.News is free and fast”可知，C项正确。6What does the underlined word“confusing”in Paragraph 5 mean?ASa
21、tisfying. BSurprising.CEasy to get. DDifficult to understand.解析：选D。词义猜测题。由词汇的语境可知，confusing意思指“令人迷惑的”，故选D项。7What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 6 mean?AJournalists also have to write from many different angles.BJournalists also need to make their stories believable.CJournalists also have
22、to take charge of their comments sections.DJournalists listen to the opinions of readers and then improve their stories.解析：选D。推理判断题。由第6段“Every story that goes online has a comments section for readers”可知，记者们不仅仅写新闻还要听取读者的评论来提高水平。8Whats the authors attitude toward todays news?ACritical. BDoubtful.CSup
23、portive. DDisappointed.解析：选C。观点态度题。文章的作者对新闻持“支持的，鼓励的态度”，故选C项。.语法填空M：Now we have fiveday classes every week，so we have more spare time than 1._W：Yeah.How do you spend your spare time，Timmy?M：I have an 2._(interesting)in playing the violin and I 3._(continue)to practice playing it.W：Do you often go to
24、 a concert?M：Yes，I like listening to music.At present my major objective is to learn from 4._W：Do you like classical music 5._ pop?M：I like both.How do you spend your spare time then，Lily?W：6._(play)the piano is my favorite activity.M：Our hobbies are similar 7._each other.I hope we can often exchang
25、e experience together.W：8._ do I，but Im weak in the theory of music.M：Me，too.Would you like to go with me to my 9._(uncle)? Hes a professor at the Institute of Music.W：Id be glad to go with you.I will 10._ him for his advice.1解析：考查副词。 由语境可知，现在每周上五天课，和以前相比有更多的空闲时间了，故用before。答案：before2解析：考查名词。由空格前面的不定
26、冠词an 可知，此处应填名词interest 。have an interest in对感兴趣，为固定短语。答案：interest3解析：考查时态。由语境可知Timmy 对拉小提琴感兴趣，并且会继续练习下去，故用一般将来时。答案：will continue4解析：考查代词。由语境可知，Timmy认为他目前的主要目标是向别人学习。learn from sb.向某人学习，为习惯表达。答案：others5解析：考查连词。由句意可知，此处询问对方喜欢古典音乐还是流行音乐，故填or。答案：or6解析：考查非谓语动词。由句子结构可知，系动词is前面的部分为句子的主语，故应用playing。答案：Playi
27、ng7解析：考查介词。be similar to和相似，为固定搭配。答案：to8解析：考查倒装。由语境可知，此处为so引起的肯定倒装，表示说话者也希望与对方一块交流经验。答案：So9解析：考查名词所有格。 此处my uncles相当于my uncles house，表示“我的叔叔家”。在英语中，一些表示称谓的名词，用所有格形式表示其住所。答案：uncles10解析：考查语境。 由语境可知，此处表示向某人征求意见，故填ask。ask sb.for advice征求某人的意见，为固定用法。答案：ask.短文改错Of all my teachers，Mr.Smith is the one who i
28、mpresses me most.Because he is 54，he looks very young at his age.And hes one of the most popular teachers in our school.Compared with other teacher，Mr.Smith pays more attention to his way of teaching.He tries various ways to make his class lively and interestingly.In his opinion，we would not only kn
29、ow “what”，but also understand “why”So，instead of giving us answers immediately，he encourages us to think by themselves whenever he puts forward questions.With his help，we learned how to analyze and settle down problems.What a wonderful world of “what” he leads us to ! He is such a learning person th
30、at we all admire him very much.答案：Of all my teachers，Mr.Smith is the one who impresses me most. he is 54，he looks very young his age.And hes one of the most popular teachers in our school.Compared with other ,，Mr.Smith pays more attention to his way of teaching.He tries various ways to make his clas
31、s lively and .In his opinion，we , not only know “what”，but also understand “why”So，instead of giving us answers immediately，he encourages us to think by whenever he puts forward questions.With his help，we learned how to analyze and settle problems.What a wonderful world of “” he leads us to ! He is
32、such a person that we all admire him very much.书面表达上周日，你们学校组织了一次志愿者活动。假设你是李华，请你根据以下提示给校报写一封信，报道相关情况，要点包括：1活动地点：文化广场；2活动形式：发传单，做演讲；3活动内容：宣传地震常识和防震知识；4参加活动的感受。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头语和结束语已为你写好，不计入总词数。参考词汇：传单leafletDear Editor，We took part in a voluntary activity organized by our school last
33、Sunday._Best wishes!Yours.Li HuaOne Possible Version：Dear_Editor，We_took_part_in_a_voluntary_activity_organized_by_our_school_last_Sunday.We gathered at the Culture Square，passing leaflets to passersby from which they can learn what the earthquake is and how to protect themselves against the earthqu
34、ake.The leaflets drew the attention of the public to the damage that an earthquake can cause and told them to take action in a right and efficient way.Some made a public speech，telling people about the best place they can hide when an earthquake occurs.We have learned much from the voluntary activity，which offers us an opportunity to contribute to society.We told the public about the situation because we thought everyone should be concerned about each other and take responsibility for promoting a public cause.Best_wishes!Yours，Li_Hua
