1、课后限时自测(二十三).语法填空Several years ago，my husband and I were traveling in the northwestern part of the US._1_ we were enjoying the beautiful views of Portland，we were staying at a hotel there.While we were carrying our luggage into the room where we lived，a wallet _2_(contain)over $500 fell onto the pave
2、ment on the road.We went off and drove around to enjoy the city，totally unaware _3_ our loss.Later，when I checked my phone，there was a voicemail message _4_ the manager of the hotel：“I have something _5_ belongs to you，and youre going to be happy to find it.”“What？”I wondered.We got back to our room
3、 and there was _6_ wallet on the bed with all the cash in it.We even hadnt realized that it was gone before we saw it.A boy _7_(find)it on the road，and brought it to his dad.From the room card in it，he figured that it must belong to _8_ who was staying at the hotel and brought it to the manager._9_
4、wonderful people they are！I really appreciate their _10_(honest)【语篇解读】作者与丈夫在外旅行时，不慎将钱包丢失在人行道上，幸遇好心人，钱包失而复得。1When/While考查时间状语从句。when表示“当的时候”，引导时间状语从句。句意：我们享受波特兰这座城市的美景，我们住在当地的一个宾馆里。2containing考查非谓语动词。a wallet与contain之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，应用动词的ing形式作后置定语，相当于定语从句which contained over $500，修饰名词wallet。3of考查介词。be un
5、aware of表示“没有意识到；未察觉”，为固定搭配。4from考查介词。作者收到一条来自宾馆经理的语音信息，因此用from，表示“来自”。5that考查定语从句。空处引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语，修饰先行词something，故用that。6the考查冠词。特指前面提到的那个钱包，因此应用定冠词the。7found考查动词的时态。男孩在路上发现钱包，之后把它拿给爸爸。发现钱包这一动作发生在过去，故用过去时态。该句中的brought也是提示。8someone/somebody考查代词。根据空后的“who”可知应是人。表示“某人”，应用不定代词someone或somebody。9What考查
6、感叹句。此处表达作者的赞叹。what引导感叹句，句式为：Whatadj.n.主语谓语！how引导感叹句，句式为：Howadj.或adv.主语谓语！由“wonderful people”可知，应填What。10honesty考查词性转换。名词honesty作appreciate的宾语。.阅读理解A(2013徐州模拟)The year is 2094. It has been announced that a comet(彗星) is heading towards the Earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two pieces will pr
7、obably hit the southern half of the Earth.On 17 July, a piece four kilometers wide enters the Earths atmosphere with a massive explosion. About half of the piece is destroyed, but the remaining part hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the speed of sound. The sea boils and a huge hole is made in the
8、 sea bed. Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole. The wall of water, a kilometer high, rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometers an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and millions of people are drowned.Before the waves reach South America, the second pie
9、ce of the comet lands in Argentina. Earthquakes and volcanoes are set off in the Andes Mountains. The shock waves move north into California and all around the Pacific Ocean. The cities of Los Angeles, San Francisco and Tokyo are completely destroyed by earthquakes. Millions of people in the souther
10、n half of the earth are already dead, but the north wont escape for long. Because of the explosions, the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, and temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. The sun wont be seen again for many years. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A
11、year later, no more than 10 million remain alive.Could it really happen? In fact, it has already happened more than once in the history of the Earth. The dinosaurs were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Eart
12、h was hit by a piece of object in space. The dinosaurs couldnt live through the cold climate that followed and they died out. Will we meet the same end?1What is mainly described in the passage?AA historic discovery.BAn event of imagination.CA research on space.DA scientific adventure.【解析】主旨大意题。文章主要描
13、述了2094年，如果一颗彗星的碎片撞向地球，人类可能面临终结。这只是想象中的事情，故B项正确。【答案】B2When the first piece hits the South Atlantic, it causes_Aan earthquakeBdamages to citiesCan Earth explosion Dhuge waves【解析】细节理解题。由第二段中的Huge waves are created and spread outwards from the hole.可知D项正确。【答案】D3Why cant the northern half of the Earth es
14、cape for long?ABecause the land is covered with water.BBecause the light and heat from the sun cannot reach the Earth.CBecause people there cannot live at the temperature of zero.DBecause wars break out among countries.【解析】细节理解题。由第三段的.the sun is hidden by clouds of dust，and temperatures around the w
15、orld fall to almost zero.可知。【答案】B4By giving the example of dinosaurs, the author tries to prove_Aanimals could not live in the cold climateBwhat happened 65 million years ago was an invented storyCthe human beings will die out in 2094Dthe Earth could be hit by other objects in space【解析】推理判断题。恐龙的灭亡可能
16、与彗星碎片有关，这说明作者想证明这种情况是可能的。【答案】DB(2013郑州一中月考)Do you want to live forever？By the year 2050，you might actually get your wishif you are willing to leave your biological body and live in silicon circuits(半导体电路)But long before then，perhaps as early as 2015，some measures will begin offering a semblance of i
17、mmortality(虚拟的永生)Researchers are confident that technology will soon be able to track every waking moment of your life.Whatever you see and hear，all that you say and write，can be recorded，analyzed and added to your personal chronicles(履历)By the year 2030，it may be possible to catch your nervous syst
18、ems through electrical activities，which would also keep your thoughts and emotions.Researchers at the laboratories of British Telecommunications have given the name of this idea as Soul Catcher.Small electronic equipment will make preparation for Soul Catcher.It would use a wearable supercomputer，pe
19、rhaps in a wristwatch，with wireless links to micro sensors under your scalp(头皮)and in the nerves that carry all five sensory signals.So wearing a video camera would no longer be required.At first，the Soul Catchers companion systemthe Soul Readermight have trouble copying your thoughts in complete de
20、tails.Even in 2030，we may still be struggling to understand how the brain is working inside，so reading your thoughts and understanding your emotions might not be possible.But these signals could be kept for the day when they can be transferred to silicon circuits to revitalize minds everlasting enti
21、ties(永生实体)Researchers can only wonder what it will be like to wake up one day and find yourself alive inside a machine.For people who choose not to live in silicon，semblance of immortality would not be as useless as they thought.People would know their lives would not be forgotten，but would be kept
22、a record of the human race forever.And future generations would have a much fuller understanding of the past.History would not be controlled by just the rich and powerful，Hollywood stars，and a few thinkers in the upper society.5The main idea of this passage is that _Ahuman beings long for living for
23、everBthere are many difficulties in making the Soul CatcherCpeople can live forever as technology developsDthe invention of Soul Catcher has great importance【解析】主旨概括题。文章第一自然段就表明，到2050年时人类就有可能永生，随后作者就详细介绍了可以使这一奇迹发生的正在研究中的科技。【答案】C6According to this passage，a Soul Catcher will be _Aa new machine on whi
24、ch research measures have already been madeBa new invention in order to catch and keep humans thoughtsCmade by British scientists to offer something that looks like living foreverDmade of silicon circuits which can catch peoples nervous activity【解析】细节理解题。由第二段可得出答案。【答案】B7We can infer from the passage
25、 that semblance of immortality is _Ato be a reality sooner or laterBfar from certainCjust an idea that couldnt be realized at allDa fading hope【解析】推理判断题。从第一段的“But long before then，perhaps as early as 2015，some measures will begin offering a semblance of immortality.”可知答案。并且从文章可以看出作者对这一技术是充满信心的。B项“一点
26、都不确定”；C项“是一个完全不可能实现的想法”；D项“一个逐渐渺茫的希望”都不合文义。【答案】A8The meaning of the underlined word“revitalize”in the fourth paragraph is close to _Amake dead Bmake famousCmake known Dmake active【解析】词义猜测题。从上下文特别是其所在段最后一句“.wake up one day and find yourself alive.”其中“alive”与“active”最接近，因此“revitalize”有“使复活”之意。【答案】D.书面
27、表达(2014宁夏银川一中月考)实现有效的沟通，建立良好的人际关系，不仅要善于言表、更要学会倾听。请你根据下表中所提供的信息，写一篇题为“Being a Good Listener”的英文演讲稿。为何倾听表示尊重，增进理解，建立良好的人际关系谁来倾听家长倾听孩子理解孩子，消除代沟老师倾听学生了解学生，满足需求同学相互倾听增进友谊，互帮互学怎样倾听(请考生联系自己拟定内容，列举两至三点。)注意：1.对所给要点，逐一陈述，适当发挥，不要简单翻译。2词数100左右。开头和结尾已经写好，不计入总词数。3演讲稿中不得提及考生所在学校及本人姓名。Good afternoon, everyone!The t
28、opic of my speech today is “Being a Good Listener”_Thank you for your listening.【参考范文】Good_afternoon,_everyone!The_topic_of_my_speech_today_is_“Being_a_Good_Listener”Good listening can always show respect, promote understanding, and improve interpersonal relationship.Many people suggest that parents
29、 should listen more to their children, so they will understand them better, and find it easy to narrow the generation gap; teachers should listen more to their students, then they can meet their needs better, and place themselves in a good relationship with their students; students should listen mor
30、e to their classmates, thus they will help and learn from each other, and a friendship is likely to be formed.What I want to stress is that each of us should listen more to others. Show your respect and never stop others till they finish their talk; show you are interested by a supportive silence or a knowing smile; be openminded to different opinions even though you dont like them. In a word, good listening can really enable us to get closer to each other.Thank_you_for_your_listening!