1、高考题型规范练(十九)高考题型规范练第74页选修7Module 1:阅读理解专项练.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。AGloveliesUsing a phone or palmtop computer with touch screens while wearing gloves has always been difficult.Well,with Glovelies,you no longer have to write text messages with frozen fingers.Glovelies
2、are stylish gloves with special pads(垫块) in the fingertips to help you type or scroll (滚屏) without difficulty.They come in a range of sizes and colors.Price:15.00Mini VaxIt is a tiny cleaner that you plug into your computers USB port.Although its small enough to fit into your pocket,the Mini Vax is
3、very powerful and youll be amazed at how much dust and dirt it manages to suck up from your computer keyboard.Your Mini Vax comes with three attachments of different sizes to help you reach all those difficult places.Color:gray/black.Price:8.00Cheeky ClockCheeky Clock might look like a normal digita
4、l alarm clock,but the difference is that Cheeky Clock is a clock with wheels.When the alarm goes off in the morning,Cheeky Clock jumps down from your bedside table and starts running around the floor looking for a place to hide.The alarm wont stop until you find your Cheeky Clock and switch it off.B
5、y this point,youll be wide awake.It needs three AAA batteries (not included).Price:40.00Piano MagicHave you ever wanted to learn to play the piano but thought that pianos were too expensive and took up too much room?Then Piano Magic is for you.Piano Magic is a real four-octave (八度) (forty-nine-key)
6、keyboard which runs from the USB port on your computer.It sounds as good as a real piano and yet fits into a small backpack.It comes with a free “Master The Piano” program which teaches you the piano as you play along.Price:60.00【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章是四则售卖实用小设备的广告。1.How can you properly use Glovelies?A.By
7、wearing them.B.By knocking on them slightly.C.By touching the screens on them.D.By connecting them with your computer.答案A解析细节理解题。由Glovelies部分的“Glovelies are stylish gloves”可知,该产品其实就是手套,戴上即可使用。2.What is Mini Vax used to do?A.To help edit text messages.B.To improve computing speed.C.To provide power f
8、or computers.D.To clean up computer keyboards.答案D解析细节理解题。由Mini Vax部分的“a tiny cleaner”和“how much dust and dirt it manages to suck up from your computer keyboard”可知,该产品是微型吸尘器,用来清扫电脑键盘里的尘土。3.Whats the characteristic of Piano Magic?A.It runs on batteries.B.It is convenient to carry.C.It looks like a rea
9、l piano.D.It can be played without a keyboard.答案B解析细节理解题。由Piano Magic部分的“Piano Magic is a real four-octave (forty-nine-key) keyboard.fits into a small backpack.”可知,该设备是一个有49个按键的键盘,与电脑连接可发出像钢琴一样优美的声音,并可以放在随身小包中。故该设备的特点是便于携带。BBack in middle school,I went to live with my mother for two years on her far
10、m.Whenever people hear that I lived on a farm,they immediately have an image of dairy cows,tractors,hay,and overalls.Nothing could be further from the truth.I wasnt on the kind of farm everyone imagines.I didnt feed cows or pigs;I didnt grow corn or wheat.I helped my mother raise llamas (羊驼).It is s
11、trange that such non-traditional livestock should be raised on a long-established farm such as ours,which has been in the family for generations.Our family did raise traditional livestock for many decades.Then,fifty years ago,my great-grandfather decided to buy a llama.He must have learned that wool
12、 from llamas was more profitable than wool from sheep.The llama wool business turned out to be so successful,in fact,that my great-grandfather changed the family business to a completely-developed llama farm.Before I began to live on the farm,I had many illusions(错误的观念) about rural life.What could p
13、ossibly be easier than feeding and grooming(照看) some animals?After I had settled into my new home,however,I realized that farm work was much more involved than I had expected.Collecting manure,for example,doesnt seem so bad when someone else does it on TV,but I had to get up before dawn every day to
14、 finish that chore before catching the bus to school.I dont mean to say that my life on the farm was a bad experience.I learned a lot about myself:for example,Im not a morning person.I also learned about llamas habits,such as spitting when they are unhappy.Most importantly,my mother and I got to spe
15、nd a lot of time together during those years.Although I doubt Ill have a career in farming,I look forward to returning to the family farm for short visits.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。作者描述了他与妈妈一起在农场生活的经历。4.Why did the authors great-grandfather want to raise llamas?A.To please his grandchildren.B.To learn about thei
16、r habits.C.To make more money.D.To save their lives.答案C解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“wool from llamas was more profitable than wool from sheep”和“The llama wool business.successful”可知,作者的曾祖父知道羊驼的毛要比绵羊的毛有利可图得多,且他的羊驼毛生意确实成功,由此可知,作者的曾祖父养羊驼是为了赚更多的钱。5.What did the author imagine rural life would be like?A.It would be bo
17、ring and tiring.B.It would involve lots of laborers.C.It would be very easy and relaxing.D.It would be the same as what was shown on TV.答案C解析细节理解题。由第四段中的“What could possibly be easier than feeding and grooming some animals?”可知,在去农场生活前,作者对乡下生活有错误的观念,以为再也没有比喂养、照看动物更简单的事了。由此可知,作者以前以为乡村生活既惬意又轻松。6.How di
18、d the author feel about his life on his mothers farm?A.He was bored.B.He was grateful.C.He was excited.D.He was disappointed.答案B解析推理判断题。由最后一段中的“Most importantly,my mother and I got to spend a lot of time together during those years.I look forward to returning to the family farm for short visits.”可知,
19、和妈妈在农场生活的那两年对作者非常重要,他期待以后多回农场。故他对在农场生活的日子十分感激。7.What would be the best title for the text?A.Returning to a FamilyB.Living in a Big FamilyC.Growing Up on a FarmD.Working on a Traditional Farm答案C解析主旨大意题。由首段中的“Back in middle school,I went to live with my mother for two years on her farm.”即本文的主题句,接着作者描述
20、了他在妈妈的农场生活的经历和感受。故C项作为标题最符合本文主旨。CGoing for walks with my two-year-old son,I meet many nice people who ask what my job is.When I say that I teach at Swarthmore College,their faces light up,and the next question is,“What do you teach?” As they hear my answer “linguistics (the scientific study of langu
21、age)”,they look confused.The smile on their faces tells me that they dont know what to make of my answer.If they are brave enough,they will ask,“So,what kinds of classes do you teach then?” Good question.I have long been teaching pragmatics (语用学),a branch of linguistics.It is primarily concerned wit
22、h how the context in which a sentence is said influences its meaning.What “ Id love a glass of water ” means largely depends on where and when it is said.In a restaurant,it will probably be understood as a request directed toward the waiter.Somewhere out in a desert,however,the same sentence is more
23、 likely to be interpreted as an impossible wish.Thus,although the literal meanings(字面意义) of two sentences could be exactly the same,their communicative meanings could be very different.Interestingly,in pragmatics you will discover a message can be well communicated though not literally expressed.Thi
24、s takes place when the speaker and the listener share common ground.If you see a car stopped on the side of the road,and you have the following exchange with the driver,you both know youve said enough to get your points across:Driver:Hi.I ran out of gas.You:Theres a Shell just down the road.Obviousl
25、y,the driver is really asking something like,“Could you tell me what to do?” Your reply implies that there is a place nearby where the driver can get gas.No further explanation is needed because Shell,the name of a gas station,is part of your common ground.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了语言学的一个分支语用学,其研究的重点之一是语境与含
26、义之间的关系。8.What do we know about the people in Paragraph 1?A.They are familiar with the author.B.They know little about linguistics.C.They work at Swarthmore College.D.They hope to attend the authors class.答案B解析推理判断题。由第一段中的“they look confused.The smile on their faces tells me that they dont know what
27、to make of my answer.”可知,第一段提到的这些人对语言学不太了解。9.Why does the author say the underlined sentence has different communicative meanings?A.Because their wishes are different.B.Because their contexts are different.C.Because their speakers are different.D.Because their literal meanings are different.答案B解析细节理
28、解题。由第二段中的“largely depends on where and when it is said”可知,字面含义相同的句子因其所处语境不同而呈现不同的交际意义。10.Why did the car mentioned in the text stop?A.To wait for someone.B.To take a short rest.C.To buy some gas.D.To ask for help.答案D解析推理判断题。由对话中司机说的“I ran out of gas”以及最后一段的“Could you tell me what to do?”可推断,这辆汽车停下来是
29、询问附近的加油站在哪里,是为了寻求帮助。11.How does the author mainly explain pragmatics?A.By presenting research findings.B.By analyzing major causes.C.By making comparisons.D.By using examples.答案D解析写作手法题。通读全文可知,作者主要通过两个例子对语用学进行了介绍。DWere you into skateboarding,surfing or snowboarding when you were a kid?We can remembe
30、r our first(less successful) go at skateboarding,as well as the first time we managed to stand up on one of those surfboards.It was so much fun that we were hooked for life.However,not everyone thinks that introducing children to extreme sports is a good idea.In the article from The New York Times ,
31、writer Jon Lackman considers whether sports like snowboarding,climbing and skateboarding could be dangerous to the growing bodies of young children and looks for advice from medical professionals.“Kids arent mentally ready for these activities,” says professor of orthopaedics (矫形外科),Dr.Vani Sabesan.
32、“They tend to underestimate the risks,and their parents cant always be trusted to keep them in check.”Sabesan is particularly worried about the effects of extreme sports on TV and the Internet on children.“What were seeing is that a lot of kids think they can do what the professional athletes can do
33、.”If someone who was encouraged to go surfing at the age of five,was presented with a surfboard aged seven,I think these worries are a little overstated,if not misplaced.Extreme sports can be dangerous,but theres as much chance of falling off your bike or your roller skates as off a skateboard or su
34、rfboard.My own experience of extreme sports leads me to think that Ill allow my own kids to try them in the same way my parents allowed me.In sports such as surfing and snowboarding,theres a sense of adventure and courage that is important to instill (慢慢灌输) in young children.Did I fall off my surfbo
35、ard?All the time.Did I get back on?Every time.Are the more extreme sports too dangerous for younger kids and better saved for teenagers?Are extreme sports a great experience for all children to have and a great way to make the most out of your childhood?【语篇导读】本文是议论文。文章探讨了儿童是否应该参加极限运动。12.What does th
36、e underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Warned.B.Cheated.C.Attracted.D.Confused.答案C解析词义猜测题。对比画线词后However一词的转折可知,此处指第一段提及的滑板、冲浪、滑雪这些运动带来的快乐终生吸引着我们。13.Whats Jon Lackmans attitude towards kids taking part in extreme sports?A.Amazed.B.Doubtful.C.Admiring.D.Supportive.答案B解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“
37、considers.be dangerous to the growing bodies of young children and looks for advice from medical professionals”可知,Jon Lackman对儿童是否应该参加极限运动持怀疑的态度。14.What did the authors parents expect him to do when he was very young?A.To have a spirit of adventure.B.To set a good example to others.C.To become a pro
38、fessional athlete.D.To get away from extreme sports.答案A解析推理判断题。由第八段及倒数第三段作者认为极限运动有助于培养儿童的冒险意识可知,那时他的父母期望他能有一点冒险精神。15.What does the author think of extreme sports?A.They are really very dangerous for kids.B.They are as easy to learn as roller skating.C.They are helpful for kids to find their courage.
39、D.They are more suitable for teenagers than kids.答案C解析推理判断题。由倒数第三段“In sports such as surfing and snowboarding,theres a sense of adventure and courage that is important to instill in young children.”可知,作者认为极限运动有助于培养儿童的勇气和胆量。.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。Everybody gets
40、 angry,but out-of-control anger isnt good for you or those around you.So here are five simple strategies to help you learn how to manage your anger:Relax.Breathe deeply,from your stomach.16 Repeat it to yourself and visualize a relaxing time and experience.Change the way you think.When youre angry,y
41、our thinking can get exaggerated (夸大的).17 For instance,instead of telling yourself,“Oh,its terrible!Everythings ruined,” tell yourself,“Its understandable that Im upset about it,but its not the end of the world.”18 Statements like “This never works.” or “Youre always forgetting things.” will make yo
42、u feel your anger is justified (情有可原的) and theres no way to solve the problem.They might upset people who might be willing to work with you on a solution.Have a better communication.Angry people tend to jump to conclusions.If you are in a heated discussion,slow down.19 And take your time before answ
43、ering.Instead of saying the first thing that comes into your head,think carefully about what you want to say.Use humor.Psychologists say that highly angry people tend to think “things ought to go my way!” “Silly humor” can help you get a more balanced perspective.So,when you feel that anger coming t
44、he next time,picture yourself as a king or queen,walking around,admired by everybody,and getting your own way in every situation.The more detail you can get into your imaginary scenes,the more likely it is to put a smile on your face.20A.Be careful with words like “never” or “always”.B.Listen carefu
45、lly to what the other person is saying.C.Try replacing these thoughts with more reasonable ones.D.Avoid using these strategies when youre in a tense situation.E.Then slowly repeat a calm word or phrase such as “take it easy”.F.Try changing the topics so your talks wont turn into arguments.G.That wil
46、l help you realize that the things youre angry about are really not very important.答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了五种控制易怒情绪的方法。16.EE项中的“phrase such as take it easy”与本段小标题Relax相呼应。17.C下文的“tell yourself,Its understandable that Im upset about it,but its not the end of the world”是对C项replacing these thoughts的举例。1
47、8.A由下文的“Statements.might upset people”可知,本段作者建议人们谨慎使用带有never或always的话语。19.B由小标题Have a better communication和文中的“slow down”以及下文中的“take your time before answering”可知,作者建议人们在激烈的讨论中,不要轻易下结论,认真倾听,良好沟通,从而避免怒气的产生,故选B项。20.G本段作者建议使用幽默化解怒气。由本段的“The more detail.the more likely it is to put a smile on your face.”可知,幽默可以让人意识到令人生气的事其实并没有那么重要,故选G项。
