1、课时分层作业(七)Section 高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解AMy mother has a dining table which sits right in the middle of her dining room.It was once buried beneath piles of papersmagazines，articles，copies of schedules for vacations she took back in the 1990s，and baby pictures of grandchildren who are now paying off their col
2、lege loans.My brother Ross and I recently flew to New York to visit my mother.“Mom，why dont we go through all that stuff？” Ross said.“No.Dont touch it！” My mother said.The next afternoon，when she couldnt find a bill she needed，Ross suggested it might be put somewhere in the dining room and that we f
3、ind it together.“Besides，” he said，“all those papers are clearly stressing you out.” However，my mother just said，“Are you boys hungry？” And then she seemed to have lost herself in deep thought.On our last night there，my mother walked up to us with a small pile of unopened mails，which she had collect
4、ed at the western edge of the dining table，and said，“Help me go through these.” “Sure，” I said.When we had succeeded in separating wheat from chaff (谷壳)，I asked，“Would you want to deal with another little pile of papers？”My mother led the way，walking into the dining room the way an animal manager mi
5、ght be while entering a cage with tigers in it.Ross and I came in behind her and suddenly he reached for a pile of the papers on one side of the table.“No！” my mother said sharply.“Lets start at the other end.Thats where the older stuff is.” Finally，we threw 95 percent of the stuff into paper shoppi
6、ng bags.Then I asked what she wanted us to do with them，she surprised us all by saying，“Put them in the incinerator (垃圾焚化炉)”When I returned home，inspired by the visit to my mother，I sorted out my own accumulated(累积的) piles of papers，sold or gave away half of my possessions，and moved into a smaller h
7、ouse.It seems that my life has been cheaper and easier since then.And it proves that a small change does make a big difference.【语篇解读】文章讲述了作者和哥哥在看望母亲期间，帮助母亲清理餐桌上的资料(一向被她视为宝贝)，只留下了极少的重要东西，烧掉了大部分无用的东西。受母亲清理餐桌的启发，作者回到家之后，也对自己的东西进行归类清理，自此作者觉得生活更加简易了。1What did the mother ask her children to do with these
8、unopened mails?ATo burn them.BTo read them for her.CTo collect them together.DTo pick out the important ones among them.D细节理解题。题干问母亲要求孩子们如何处理这些未打开的邮件。根据第3段中“help me go through these.When we had succeeded in separating wheat from chaff从麦壳中分离出麦子即：挑出有用的，扔掉无用的”可知，母亲要求孩子们查看邮件并从这些邮件中挑出重要的邮件。故选D。2When the
9、mother walked into the dining room，she was AangryBafraidCimpatientDcarefulD细节理解题。题干问当母亲走进餐厅时她是很 。根据第4段第1句“My mother led the way，walking into the dining room the way an animal manager might be while entering a cage with tigers in it.”可知，母亲就像动物管理员走进老虎笼中一样，那么谨慎地进入餐厅。故选D。3Whats the authors attitude towa
10、rds his mothers cleaning up the dining table?APositive.BNegative.CUncertain.DUnknown.A推理判断题。题干问作者对待母亲清理餐桌的态度是什么。根据最后一段“When I returned home，inspired by the visit to my mother，I sorted out my own accumulated piles of papers，sold or gave away half of my possessions.”可知，作者受母亲清理餐桌行为的影响，回家之后也对自己的物品进行了归类清
11、理。可知作者的态度是积极的。故选A。4What might be the best title of the passage?AThe precious mailBA visit to my motherCA happy family reunionDThe lesson of the dining tableD标题归纳题。根据全文(全文以餐桌清理为主线，讲述了在我们的生活中要把无用之物抛弃，以使我们生活更加简易)和最后一段最后一句“And it proves that a small change does make a big difference.”可知，D项(有关餐桌的一课)可作本文的
12、标题。故选D。BHow many times have you laughed today? Have you ever wondered what makes you laugh? In the whole animal kingdom，only we humans are capable (有能力的) of laughter.On average，we laugh about 17 times a day.Laughter is a spontaneous reaction of the body to something funny or pleasant.Have you notice
13、d that when you laugh，many parts of your body respond？Your face changes expression，your breathing changes，and muscles throughout your body are affected.An interesting story dates back to 1962.In a school in Tanganyika，in Africa，a group of schoolgirls started laughing uncontrollably over a joke.This
14、laughter became epidemic (传染的)，jumping from one person to the next，spreading across communities，and lasting for six months！So strong was the “laughter epidemic” that schools had to shut down till it ended.How we laugh remains a mystery.Whatever the reasons，“laughter”，as the saying goes，“is the best
15、medicine.”In fact，science has proven that being happy and laughing can not only keep us healthy and fit but help deal with serious illnesses.Laughing exercises all the important muscles，and keeps you fit.People have started forming laughter clubs that use laughter to treat illnesses.They meet at spe
16、cific places at fixed times and laugh together.Laughter spreads，so this exercise works best in groups; once one person starts laughing，others automatically (自动地)join in.【语篇解读】本文主要阐述了“笑”与健康的关系，提倡大家每天都要笑口常开。5The underlined word “spontaneous” in Paragraph 2 probably means “ ”AperfectBnaturalCstrange Dt
17、erribleB词义替代题。根据Laughter is a spontaneous reaction of the body to something funny or pleasant可知，“笑”是身体对滑稽或高兴的事情的反应，结合下文应是“自然而然的”反应。6People have formed laughter clubs to Akill time BrelaxCmeet others Dkeep healthyD细节理解题。根据最后一段People have started forming laughter clubs that use laughter to treat illne
18、sses可知，人们成立微笑俱乐部的目的是治疗疾病。7The best title for the passage would be AA laughter epidemicBHow laughter helps cure diseaseCLaughter，what it is，and what it can doDThe relationship between laughter and healthC主旨大意题。通读全文可知，作者首先解释了“笑”的含义，然后阐述了“笑”与健康的关系。故选C项。B项和D项都是片面的。8The passage is probably taken from a(n
19、) Ahealth magazine BadCnovel Dmedical bookA推理判断题。本文主要阐述了“笑”与健康的关系，所以文章最后可能选自健康杂志。.阅读七选五Make a Joke of ItEveryone says，and its true，that one of the most effective ways to handle negative emotions is to lighten up. 1 If youre angry，joke around.Easier said than done，however.I had a chance to keep my re
20、solution to “make a joke of it” last night.My husband finally took on the job of dealing with my daughters adventure in orthodontics (正牙术)The orthodontists office is right around the corner from his office，and he agreed that hed schedule the appointments and take her there.This was great!On our flig
21、ht to Kansas City for the holidays，the Big Girl lost her“functional appliance” in her mouth. 2 We got back home a week later，and the Big Man didnt call to make an appointment! Days went by.I reminded him periodically，but nothing happened. 3 Last night，I stomped(重踩) into our bedroom ready to turn on
22、my anger at full volume.Then I thought，“Make a joke of it.” So I went over，put my arm around the Big Man，and said nicely，“You know what? If you dont call the orthodontists tomorrow，Im going to be very angry.Im not threatening，just giving you fair warning.” And I laughed while I said it.“I know，I kno
23、w！” he said，shaking his head.“Ill send myself an email right now.”And he did. 4 Im not sure if making a joke of it was more effective than getting angry，but I dont think it was less effective.I was happier about it，and the Big Man was happier about it. 5 Its easy to say“make a joke of it”，but its ha
24、rd to joke when youre feeling angry，scared，bored，or upset.Have you found a way to get yourself to make a joke?AAnd today he made the appointment.BIf things are sad，try to find a reason to laugh.CWe looked everywhere on the plane；it was gone.DIf youre happy and you know it，clap your hands.EYoud think
25、 flight rage is a uniquely Chinese problem.FAnd it was a much nicer way to have that unpleasant exchange.GWhenever I thought about this delay，I became extremely annoyed.【语篇解读】本文讲述作者尝试用“开个玩笑”的方式来化解负面的情绪，并在和丈夫产生矛盾时有效地解决了问题。1B根据上文和后面的If youre angry，joke around.可知本段讲如何应对负面的情绪，故选B。2C上文讲了乘坐飞机时女儿的牙套丢失，空格后讲
26、述回家后的事，由此可知该空仍讲在飞机上的事，C选项提到在飞机上找牙套，但一无所获。故选C。3G由上句I reminded him periodically，but nothing happened。和后一句中的my anger可知选G。4A根据上文可知他发了邮件提醒自己，所以第二天成功预约。故选A。5F由语境可知通过开玩笑的方式来交流是一种更好的方法。故选F。.语法填空Beijing Opera roles require performers to paint 1. (they) faces in patterns and colors to represent different char
27、acter types and 2. (quality)In Beijing Opera，facial painting can be quite complex.However，in the 3. (begin)，only three colors were usedred，white，and black.Now，many other colors，such 4. yellow，purple，blue and green，are used for facial painting.Red is a color for brave and loyal characters.Guan Yu，a g
28、eneral from the Three Kingdoms Period (A.D.220280)，is a good example of this kind of character.He is famous 5. being very loyal to his emperor，Liu Bei.White highlights all 6. is bad in human nature.It 7. (suggest) dishonesty and betrayal(背叛)One of the typical whitefaced characters is Cao Cao，a 8. (p
29、ower) and cruel prime minister from the Three Kingdoms Period. Black face paint is 9. (usual) used for someone who is fierce and violent.One typical example is General Zhang Fei from the classic novel，Romance of the Three Kingdoms.All these different colors are used in Beijing Opera facial painting
30、10. (provide) a clear picture of each character.【语篇解读】京剧的角色需要表演者画脸，而脸谱的颜色以红色、白色和黑色为主。本文介绍了京剧脸谱的主要颜色所代表的意义。1their考查代词。句意：京剧的角色要求表演者用不同图案和颜色涂抹他们的脸，以此来表现不同的人物类型和品质。空后的faces为名词，其前应用形容词性物主代词修饰。故填their。2qualities考查名词单复数。句意见上一题解析。quality指人的品质、性格时，为可数名词，根据and连接的并列成分types可知，此处应用复数形式。故填qualities。3beginning考查词
31、性转换。句意：然而，在最初的时候，只使用三种颜色红色、白色和黑色。in the beginning为固定短语，意为“开始；起初”。4as考查固定短语。句意：现在，很多其他的颜色，如黄色、紫色、蓝色和绿色也被用于脸谱绘画。such as为固定短语，用于表示列举例子，意为“例如”。5for考查固定搭配。句意：他因为非常忠于他的皇帝刘备而出名。be famous for.意为“因为出名”，为固定搭配。故填for。6that考查定语从句。句意：白色强调人性中坏的一面。分析句子结构可知，设空处引导定语从句，先行词为all，关系词只能用that。7suggests考查动词的时态。句意：白色表示不忠和背叛。
32、整篇文章的时态为一般现在时，故此处也应用一般现在时。故填suggests。8powerful考查词性转换。句意：其中一个典型的白脸人物是曹操，他是三国时期一个权力强大、残暴的丞相。and连接两个并列的形容词，修饰名词prime minister。因此，此处应用形容词。故填powerful。9usually考查词性转换。句意：黑色脸谱通常用于勇猛暴躁的人。本句中used为动词，所以用副词修饰。故填usually。10to provide考查非谓语动词。句意：所有这些不同的颜色被用在京剧脸谱绘画中是为了给每个人物勾勒出鲜明的形象。根据句意可知，设空处在句中作目的状语，应用动词不定式。故填to provide。
