1、高考资源网( ),您身边的高考专家Unit 3Celebration.完形填空(2013湖北)Zigfried,a little mouse,blew his breath on the frosty window of the farmhouse and rubbed it to see the outside.Still nobody came.Maybe today, he thought_1_.It was only a few days before Christmas and he was watching for a miracle(奇迹)This farmhouse had b
2、een_2_too long.It needed a family.Zigfrieds_3_made a noise.He realized that he hadnt eaten anything since yesterday.He jumped from the windowsill(窗沿), grabbed a_4_from his home, and went next door to Farmer Mikes.Farmer Mikes house had been a great place for the little mouse_5_the farmer married a w
3、ife who had a cat.Zigfried_6_when he thought of it.He looked around cautiously as he_7_into the room where grain was stored and was quite_8_as he filled his bag with wheat.He was turning to leave when suddenly he_9_a hot breath about his ear.His heart beat_10_,and without thinking he started to run
4、and luckily_11_the cats paws (爪子)The next afternoon Zigfried heard some good news: a_12_family would be moving into the farmhouse soon.Zigfrieds granny would arrive on Christmas Eve to_13_with him.He hoped that the family would come before his granny came.Before long, a car came_14_the road leading
5、to the house, with butter sandwiches, cheese and chocolate.Zigfrieds Christmas miracle did arrive!The house came_15_the next few days.Zigfried_16_every single hour of them._17_, the day before Christmas when he was drinking hot chocolate with a_18_smile at the door of his home, he heard the_19_of th
6、e children of the family about what they might get for Christmas.What? A cat? The_20_froze on his face; his mouth fell wide open.After a long while, he at last found his voice: “Hey! Whose Christmas miracle is this?”1A.carefully BexcitedlyChopefully Dproudly答案C考查副词辨析。由下一句可知,Zigfried在等待奇迹的发生,再由前面“sti
7、ll nobody came,Maybe today,”可知“满怀希望地想”更符合语境。A项意为“仔细地;小心地”;B项意为“兴奋地”;C项意为“满怀希望地”;D项意为“骄傲地”。故选C项。2A.shabby Bnoisy Cmessy Dempty答案D考查形容词辨析。A项意为“破旧的”;B项意为“吵闹的”;C项意为“混乱的”;D项意为“空的”。由句意“这一个农舍_好久了,它需要一个家庭”可知房子是空的。故选D项。3A.mouth Bnose Cstomach Dthroat答案C句意:Zigfried的肚子发出声音,他意识到他从昨天开始没吃一点东西了。故选C项。4A.bag Bstick
8、Cbowl Dcoat答案A考查名词辨析。句意:他从窗沿跳下来,从家里抓起一个袋子,去了隔壁的农民Mike家。下文8题后的he filled his bag with wheat有暗示,故选A项。5A.although Buntil Cwhereas Dunless答案B考查连词辨析。句意:农民Mike的房子对于这只小老鼠来说是一个好地方,直到他娶了一位养着猫的太太。A项意为“虽然”;B项表示“直到”;C项意为“而,可是”;D项意为“除非”。故选B项。6A.leapt Bsniffed Ctrembled Dwithdrew答案C句意:当他想到这一点,他就发抖。A项意为“跳跃”;B项意为“以鼻
9、吸气”;C项意为“发抖”;D项意为“撤退”。由句意知C项正确。7A.broke Bmarched Cpaced Dstole答案D句意:他小心地环顾四周偷偷地潜入存放谷物的房间。A项意为“打破”;B项意为“行军,游行”;C项意为“踱步”;stole into意为“偷偷地进入”。故选D项。8A.curious BnervousCpitiful Dsensible答案B考查形容词辨析。句意:他往口袋里装小麦时很紧张。A项意为“好奇的”;B项意为“紧张的”;C项意为“同情的”;D项意为“识别力强的,合理的”。故选B项。9A.took B released Cfelt Ddrew答案C考查动词辨析。句
10、意:他正要转身离开,突然感到耳旁有呼吸。故选C项。10A.strongly BirregularlyCslowly Dwildly答案D考查副词辨析。A项意为“强烈地”;B项意为“不规则地;不经常地”;C项意为“慢慢地”;D项意为“疯狂地;狂野地”。根据语境可知他的反应为心在狂跳,故答案为D项。11A.escaped Bseized Crubbed Dscratched答案A句意:幸运的是,他逃脱了猫的爪子。A项意为“逃跑”;B项意为“抓住”;C项意为“擦”;D项意为“刮;划”。故选A项。12A.close Bhappy Cnew Dyoung答案C考查形容词辨析。句意:第二天下午,Zigfr
11、ied听到一个好消息:一家新主人将很快搬到这个农舍里。故选C项。13A.celebrate BcommunicateCcompete Dcompromise答案A考查动词辨析。句意:Zigfried的奶奶将在圣诞节前夕到来与他一起庆祝(节日)。A项意为“庆祝”;B项意为“交流”;C项意为“竞争”;D项意为“妥协”。故选A项。14A.across Bfrom Coff Dup答案D考查介词辨析。句意:不久,一辆车沿着通往这个房子的路开过来了,带来了黄油三明治、奶酪和巧克力。up the road表示沿着这条路,故选D项。15A.alive Bloose Copen Dstill答案A句意:在接下
12、来的几天里,这个房子恢复了生机。A项表示“有生机的;有活力的”;B项意为“松散的”;C项意为“打开的”;D项意为“静止的”。A项符合语境。16A.counted Benjoyed Cmissed Dwasted答案B考查动词辨析。由下一句中he was drinking hot chocolate可知他享受每一个小时,故选enjoy。A项意为“数”;C项意为“错过”;D项意为“浪费”。17A.However BInstead CMoreover DTherefore答案A考查副词辨析。由接下来的内容可知,这家中的孩子将得到一只猫作为礼物,Zigfried的好日子到头了,因此此处表示转折关系,故
13、选A项。18A.bitter Bforced Cpolite Dsatisfied答案D考查形容词辨析。原来经常挨饿的Zigfried现在喝着hot chocolate,脸上肯定是满意的微笑。A项意为“痛苦的”;B项意为“强迫的”;C项意为“礼貌的”;D项意为“满意的”。故选D项。19A.introduction BdiscussionCcomment Ddebate答案B考查名词辨析。句意:他听到了孩子们对于圣诞节礼物的讨论。A项意为“介绍”;B项意为“讨论”;C项意为“评论”;D项意为“辩论;争论”。由句意知选B项。20A.blood Bsmile Ctear Dsweat答案B考查名词辨
14、析。由18题后的smile可知此处应选smile。句意:他脸上的微笑僵住了,他的嘴张得很大。.阅读理解体裁题材词数难度建议用时记叙文社会生活3487分钟(2013合肥模拟)Researchers have discovered what they believe to be the first ever recordings of a family Christmas.They were made 110 years ago by the Wall family who lived in North London.There are 24 clear recordings on wax cyl
15、inder records(蜡筒唱片)which were made between 1902 and 1917.The sound quality of the music recorded is outstanding.Cromwell and Mini Wall had nine children,eight of whom appeared on the earlier recordings made before World War .“When I first heard the recordings,I jumped with joy,”said Julia Hoffbrand,
16、a researcher at the Museum of London who helped restore the recordings.”It was fantastic.We had an idea of what was on the recordings because Cromwell had written very full descriptions on the cylinder boxes.”Many of the recordings were made at family gatherings over Christmas and New Year.Cromwell
17、Wall,who made the recordings,wheeled the phonograph(留声机)along the streets in his childrens pram(婴儿车)in order to record the sound of Old Southgate Church bells of New Year.Some of the later recordings were made during World War when three of the children,who appeared in earlier recordings were absent
18、 from recordings,away at war.The recordings were restored this summer and many of the relatives heard them for the first time in October.It brought back some great memories for Oliver Wall,one of Cromwells grandchildren.”It was a wonderful atmosphere.I remember the occasions always at Christmas and
19、we always had big parties and sang round the piano with grandpa playing.”It is very unusual for recordings on wax phonograph cylinders to survive for so long.Phonographs were introduced for use in offices as dictating machines and so it was extremely rare for them to be used to record domestic sound
20、s and occasions. Julia Hoffbrand said,“Phonographs and cylinders were expensive at that time,so you had to have a certain level of income to record and a level of skill and care to make recordings and to take care of the cylinders.”【语篇解读】 研究人员宣称发现了第一张庆祝家庭圣诞节的录音唱片。1What is the main idea of the passag
21、e?AThe Wall family in North London celebrated Christmas Day.BEnglish researchers discovered the first recordings of Christmas Day.CCromwell Wall made the first recordings of church bells of New Year.DThe earliest recordings in the world were discovered in England.答案B考查主旨大意。根据全文主旨句“Researchers have d
22、iscovered what they believe to be the first ever recordings of a family Christmas.”可知,研究人员宣称发现了第一张庆祝家庭圣诞节的录音唱片。故B项最能概括本文主旨。 2What do we know about Julia Hoffbrand?AShe made the recordings by herself.BShe helped restore the recordings.CShe was a relative of the Wall family.DShe helped keep the record
23、ings.答案B考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“said Julia Hoffbrand,a researcher at the Museum of London who helped restore the recordings”可知,Julia Hoffbrand负责修复了录音唱片。 3How many children of Cromwell Wall appeared in recordings made during World War ?AThree. BFive. CSix. DEight.答案C考查细节理解。根据第二段最后一句“Cromwell and Mini Wall had
24、 nine children,eight of whom appear on the earlier recordings made before World War .”以及第五段“Some of the later recordings were made during World War when three of the children,who appear in earlier recordings were absent from recordings,away at war.”可知,Cromwell和Mini Wall共有九个孩子,而在一战期间录制的唱片中有三个孩子因参战而缺席
25、,故可判断有六个孩子出现在一战期间录制的唱片中。 4From the last paragraph,we can infer that _Aphonographs and cylinders are very common nowBthe Wall family were very wealthy at that timeCthe Wall family had to have the recordings madeDthe cylinders were taken good care of by Julia Hoffbrand答案B考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Phonographs an
26、d cylinders were expensive at that time,so you had to have a certain level of income to record”可知,留声机和蜡筒唱片当时都非常昂贵,一个家庭要有可观的经济收入才能录制唱片,故可推断Wall一家当时非常富有。 .书面表达(2013安庆高三模拟考试)古语有云:父母在,不远游。你认为这种行孝理念现在过时了吗?请说明理由。要求:100词左右。参考词汇:流动性mobility福利welfare_【参考范文】In my opinion,we shall not leave our parents alone f
27、or one cause or another.As internationalization and increased mobility of society require the young to be always on the way of seeking educational or occupational success,the majority of the young men have little time to visit their parents and take care of them while most seniors are willing to liv
28、e with their children.As is wellknown,though our countrys economy rises rapidly,social welfare system for the senior is still under construction.Therefore,its not proper for the young to take the Western approach of a welfare society where the government takes care of all the elderly.In conclusion,even if the social welfares system can support all senior citizens,the love that only a family member can give cannot be replaced.欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿,稿酬丰厚。