1、第一部分必修二Module 5 .阅读理解A(2015河北衡水中学高三一调)The world is filled with smart，talented and gifted people.We meet them every day.A few days ago，my car was not running well.I pulled it into a garage，and the young mechanic had it fixed in just a few minutes.He knew what was wrong by simply listening to the engi
2、ne.I was amazed.The sad truth is，great talent is not enough.I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn.I heard the other day that less than 5 percent of Americans earn more than $100,000 a year.A business consultant who specializes in the medical trade was telling me how many doctors
3、 and dentists struggle financially.It was this business consultant who gave me the phrase，“They are one skill away from great wealth.”There is an old saying that goes，“Job means just over broke(破产)”And unfortunately，I would say that the saying applies to millions of people.Because school does not th
4、ink financial intelligence is intelligence，most workers live_within_their_means.They work and they pay the bills.Instead I recommend young people to seek work for what they will learn，more than what they will earn.When I ask the classes I teach，“How many of you can cook a better hamburger than McDon
5、alds？” almost all the students raise their hands.I then ask，“So if most of you can cook a better hamburger，how come McDonalds makes more money than you？” The answer is obvious: McDonalds is excellent at business systems.The reason why so many talented people are poor is that they focus on building a
6、 better hamburger and know little or nothing about business systems.The world is filled with talented poor people .They focus on perfecting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger. 语篇解读：本文叙述了许多有才华的人却挣的很少的原因。作者通过汽车修理工很快修好了他的车，感到汽车修理工是
7、有才华的人，但是他挣得少。在美国很多有才华的人挣得都很少，原因就是他们没有金融才干和商业知识，不能更好的把自己推销出去，只会挣得只够花的。1The author mentions the mechanic in the first paragraph that_.Ahe is just one of the talented peopleBhe is ready to help othersChe has a sharp sense of hearingDhe knows little about car repairing答案：A推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“The sad truth
8、is that great talent is not enough.”可知作者认为自己的才能不足，因此觉得那个汽车修理工是一个有才华的人。故选A。2The underlined part in the third paragraph can be best replaced by _.Aspend more than they can affordBdo in their own wayClive in their own circleDlive within what they earn答案：D词义猜测题。根据第三段的第四句“They work and they pay the bills
9、.”可知很多人工作了，却付账单，等于是说工作赚的钱又花出去了，生活的花费不要超过自己所赚的钱的范围，要在这个以内。故选D。3Why do talented people earn so 1ittle according to the author?AThey dont work hard enough. BThey lack financial intelligence.CThey dont make full use of their talents. DThey have no specialized skills.答案：B推理判断题。根据最后一段的“They focus on perfe
10、cting their skills at building a better hamburger rather than the skills of selling and delivering the hamburger.”可知很多人挣的少是因为没有金融知识和推销能力。故选B。4The main purpose of the author is to tell us_.Ahow young people can find a satisfactory jobBwhat schools should teach studentsCwhy so many talented people are
11、 poorDhow McDonalds makes much money答案：C推理判断题。根据第二段的“I am constantly shocked at how little talented people earn.”可知全文是围绕着为什么这么多有才华的人却挣的这么少展开的。故选C。BNEWSPAPERS have certainly been around for a long time. Many New Zealand newspapers are now heading towards their 125th anniversary (周年纪念) of the first pu
12、blication and some New Zealand papers are more than 140 years old.However, some people think that newspapers are yesterdays medium(传媒)and that new media，like television and even the Internet，will in the very near future cause newspapers to die. What is clear is that the growth of new media, and in p
13、articular the Internet, will cause newspapers to change themselves and change their product to meet customers needs.People read newspapers because of their unique(独特的) strength. They have a large audience and yet a certain appeal(吸引力). They reach the majority of the population each day through cover
14、ing national and international news and yet they offer interest to gardeners, cooks and even slaves to fashion.Newspapers also remain strong because of peoples continued love of reading. Reading is an active and involving(专注的) process, but people are able to read at their own speed and return to new
15、spapers for reference purposes.Newspapers will certainly not stop the Internet being a competitor (竞争者). But no newlyintroduced news medium has ever killed an old one, and if best guesses are to be made then it is likely that this will be the case with this new medium as well.5What will cause the “d
16、ying” of the newspaper?AIts old age.BThe growth of new media.CUnsuccessful business.DInternet millionaires.答案：B第二段第一句说明，有些人认为新的媒体将会使得报纸消亡。6“They have a large audience and yet a certain appeal.” Which answer best describes this statement?AFew people like them for the same reason.BMany people like the
17、m for a variety of reasons.CMany people like them for the same reason.DFew people like them for a variety of reasons.答案：C第三段开头说明，报纸拥有大量读者，很多人喜欢读报都是因为报纸独特的魅力(unique strength)。7Which of the following does not refer to newspapers?AUseful for reference.BChanging to meet customers needs.CWidereaching eve
18、ry day.DA passive way of getting information.答案：D第四段最后说明A项正确；第二段最后说明B项正确；第三段最后说明C项正确；D项之中没有说明，并且passive意为“消极的；被动的”，不符合报纸的特点。8Which title would not be suitable for this article?AThe death of newspapers.BPeople love to read.CCurrent media developments.DOld media and new media.答案：A第四段讲到了人们喜欢阅读；第二段讲到了现代
19、传媒的发展；第二段和第五段讲到了新旧传媒。从文章结尾看出，作者认为报纸是不会消亡的，所以A项不符合文意。.七选五根据短文内容，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。(2015河北唐山二模)After Steve Jobs died, his friend Larry Ellison said something like this, “There will never be another Steve Jobs.”_1_ Larry wrote this list of Steves life lessons to remind us all. Love what
20、 you do. Surely Steve became a billionaire when he brought Apple back. Apple was his callingeven after he got fired from the company. We all have bad jobs at one point in our lives. But the question is：am I in the right job? Have I found the right company? Life doesnt go on forever. _2_Dont do it al
21、l by yourself.Steve learned a great leader cant do it all by himself. He needs people. They must be talented. _3_ They must be given the opportunity to succeed and fail. In short，you have to learn to be a great leader if you want to see your great ideas and hard work truly have an influence on the w
22、orld._4_Apple is always the best at creating a new product that meets the exact needs of users. Its empathy (同情心) that helps Apple achieve this. Whenever the user has the first touch with a new Apple product, he says“Wow, its just what I need.” Remember: youre King in the business world if you know
23、exactly what consumers desire. Dont mess around with your health._5_ Thats the most important lesson from Steves life. Its great to learn from him now, but the fact is that he should still be here if he had treated his cancer properly. Instead, Steve chose a naturopathic (自然疗法的)solution that wasnt e
24、ffective. When he finally decided to take his doctors original advice ，it was too late.AThey must be inspired.BBe the best in your field.CTake your health seriously.DGet on your right path now.EWill this lead to a successful career?FPut yourself in the other persons shoes.GWhat are the key things th
25、at we can learn from him?语篇解读：史蒂夫乔布斯去世了，他的朋友拉里埃里森对乔布斯一生的经验和教训进行了总结，这势必会给我们带来很多启示。1G本段的目的是引出本文话题。根据下句(拉里写出了乔布斯一生的经验教训来提醒我们大家)可推知本题答案为G项。2D本段的中心是：要热爱你所做的事情，这与D项相符。3A考查上下文语境。设空处前后的“They must.”暗示该空答案为A项。4F本部分介绍了苹果公司在开发新产品时总是以满足用户需要为前提，这与F项“Put yourself in the other persons shoes(要设身处地为对方着想)”相符。5C小标题中的he
26、alth与C项中的health相对应，故答案为C项。.语法填空阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Lori：Good morning, Chuck. Are you here _1_(wait) for Professor Johnson?Chuck：Oh, yes. Good morning, Lori. The professor asked me to come here _2_(have) an interview. Do you know something about the job as _3_ teachers assistant?Lori：
27、Oh, yes. I know all about it _4_ I have work experience in this field. Last year, I did it for a long time.Chuck：Really? How did you like _5_？Lori：Well, actually I think it was _6_(good) I had ever had at school. I was paid nine dollars an hour, which _7_(be) three dollars more than the school post
28、office paid us.Chuck：Yeah, I bet this is a good salary. But what did you do?Lori：My responsibility was to help Professor Johnson grade the students homework. It wasnt hard and the professor was always available _8_ there were any questions. I _9_ improve myself through doing this job.Chuck：I think I
29、 would enjoy this kind of work. But Im a little worried about how much _10_ it might take.Lori：Only about five or six hours a week and you can do that in your room.Chuck：It sounds good.1_2._3._4._5._6_7._8._9._10._语篇解读：本文讲述Chuck来约翰逊教授这来应聘，遇到 Lori，了解一些关于工作的情况。1waiting考查动词。句意：你在等待约翰逊教授吗？2to have考查非谓语动
30、词。句意：教授让我来这进行面试。3a考查冠词；句意：你想做助教吗？4because/as考查连词。句意：我了解这些因为我有这方面的工作经验。5it考查代词。How did you like it ？“你认为这事如何？”6the best考查形容词最高级。根据“I had ever had at school”可知用最高级。7was考查动词的时态。根据“I was paid nine dollars an hour”，可知用一般过去时。8if/when考查连词。句意：如果有问题的话，教授会有空的。9could考查情态动词。句意：我能在工作中提高自己。10time考查名词。根据下方提到“Only
31、about five or six hours a week and you can do that in your room”可知在问需要多少时间，故用time。.短文改错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。错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：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()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。High school student are u
32、nder increasing pressure to study long hours. They spend over 8 hours a day study at school and some of whom have to attend extra classes in their spare time. This greatly affect their health. To help solve this problem, last December, our headmaster made new regulation that no students, even that i
33、n Senior 3, shall go to school at weekends or during official holidays. As in a Senior 3 student, I am in favor of this regulation. The winter vacation was approaching, and Ill make good use of the time to relax. If I relax, I will be able to study more effective when I come back to school.答案：High s
34、chool are under increasing pressure to long hours. They spend over 8 hours a day study at school and some of have to attend extra classes in their spare time. This greatly their health. To help solve this problem, last December, our headmaster made new regulation that no students, even in Senior 3, shall go to school at weekends or during official holidays. As in a Senior 3 student, I am in favor of this regulation. The winter vacation approaching, and Ill make good use of the time to relax. If I relax, I will be able to study more when I come back to school.
