1、.完形填空What will the city of the future look like？No one knows for sure, and making predictions is a risky business. But one thing is_1_ they are going to get bigger before they get smaller.To find out what young people think about the future of urban life, a teacher at a university in Texas in the Un
2、ited States_2_ his students to think how they would run a city of 150,000 people in the _3_2025. Here are some of the _4_ they had: Garbage ships: To solve garbage problems, the city will load huge spaceships with waste materials and send them towards the sun, _5_ landfills and environmental _6_.For
3、get smoking: _7_smoking will be allowed within a future citys limits. Smoking will be possible only _8_ cities.Forget the malls: In the future all shopping will be done _9_, and catalogues (目录)will have voice commands to place orders.Telephones for life: Everyone will be given a telephone number at
4、_10_that will never change no matter where they live.Recreation: All forms of recreation, such as cinemas, bowling, concerts and others, will be _11_free of charge by the city.Cars: All cars will be _12_ by electricity, solar energy or wind, and it will be possible to change the colour of cars at th
5、e flick (轻击) of a switch.Telesurgery: Distance surgery will become _13_ as doctors carry out operation from thousands of miles away, with each city having its own telesurgery outpatient clinic.Holidays at home: Senior citizens and people with disabilities will be able to go anywhere in the world _14
6、_ hightech cameras attached to their heads.Space travel: Travelling in space by ordinary citizens will be common. Each city will have its own _15_.【文章大意】本文主要讲述了人们对未来城市生活情况的猜测. 1A.doubtfulBcertainCuseful Dunsure解析: 选B. 根据语境, certain表示“肯定的”, 与上一句No one knows for sure的意思相反. 2A.raised BurgedCasked Dmade
7、解析: 选C. 固定搭配ask.to do sth. 表示“叫做某事”. 3A.amount BnumberCyear Dplate解析: 选C. in the year 2025指2025年. 4A.hopes BideasCwishes Dguesses解析: 选B. ideas是指学生们如何管理未来城市的想法, 而不是猜想或愿望, 因此选B. 5A.lifting BreachingCpreventing Dcausing解析: 选C. 为了解决垃圾问题, 城市将用宇宙飞船装载废物运往太阳, 以避免 (preventing) 土地填埋. 6A.decisions BideasCquest
8、ions Dproblems解析: 选D. environmental problems表示“环境问题”. 7A.No BSuchCSo DNone解析: 选A. No smoking是常用语, 表示“禁止吸烟”. 8A.among BoutsideCbetween Dinside解析: 选B. 根据语境, 城内不准吸烟, 那就只能在城外吸了. 9A.inline BofflineConline Dout of line解析: 选C. do shopping online指网上购物. 10A.dawn BnoonCdusk Dbirth解析: 选D. 根据语境, 一出生就有一个固定的号码, 并
9、且永不改变. 11A.improved BprovidedCheld Dplayed解析: 选B. 根据语境, 表示所有的娱乐方式都是免费provided (提供). 12A.filled BcrowdedCpowered Dloaded解析: 选C. power在此是动词, 表示“驱动；给提供动力”. 13A.ordinary BoftenCusual Dcommon解析: 选D. common与ordinary都有“平常的”意思, 但common强调许多事物具有某种共同点而“不足为奇”；ordinary则强调“平庸”而无特别之处. 14A.using BtakingCbringing Db
10、uying解析: 选A. using 表示“使用”高科技的照相机. 15A.home BcentreCcourt Dspaceport解析: 选D. 根据语境应是每个城镇都有太空站, 因为到太空旅游在那时已很普遍(common). .语法填空Two seeds lay side by side in the fertile spring soil.The first seed said, “I want to grow！I want to send my roots deep into the soil1._me, and thrust my sprouts (芽)2._the earths
11、crust above me.I want to open my tender buds(蓓蕾)like banners to announce the3._(arrive)of spring.I want to feel the warmth of the sun on my face and the blessing of the morning dew (露水) on my petals (花瓣)！”And so she grew.The second seed said, “I am afraid.If I send my roots into the ground below, I
12、dont know what I4._(come)across in the dark.If I push my way through the hard soil above me I may damage my delicate sprouts.What if I let my buds open and a snail(蜗牛)tries5._(eat)them？And6._I were to open my blossoms, 7._small child may pull me from the ground.No, it is much8._(good)for me to wait9
13、._it is safe.”And so she waited.A yard hen scratching around in the early spring ground for food found the waiting seed and immediately ate10._.Those of us who refuse to risk and grow get swallowed up by life.【文章大意】两颗种子的故事, 告诉我们惧怕冒险和成长的人最终要被生活吞没. 1解析: 介词, 表示“在之下”与下文的above相对. 答案: beneath2解析: 介词, 表示“穿
14、过”. 答案: through3解析: 在冠词后用名词. 答案: arrival4解析: 对未来的预测, 句意: 我不知道在黑暗之中将会遇到什么. 答案: will come5解析: 因try表示试图做某事, 后接不定式. 答案: to eat6解析: 引导虚拟条件句. 答案: if7解析: 表示泛指的“某一个”小孩. 答案: a8解析: 隐性比较级, 即“等”比“长”好得多. 句中much也提示我们要用比较级, 因为much常用来修饰比较级, 表示“得多”. 答案: better9解析: 表示“直到”, 引导时间状语从句. 答案: until10解析: 替代前文中的the waiting s
15、eed. 答案: it.阅读理解As researchers learn more about how childrens intelligence develops, they are increasingly surprised by the power of parents. The power of the school has been replaced by the home. To begin with, all the factors which are part of intelligencethe childs understanding of language, lear
16、ning patterns, curiosityare established well before the child enters school at the age of six. Study after study has shown that even after school begins, childrens achievements have been far more influenced by parents than by teachers. This is particularly true about learning that is languagerelated
17、.The school rather than the home is given credit for variations in achievement in subjects such as science.In view of their power, its sad to see so many parents not making the most of their childs intelligence. Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their
18、children. Many teachers now realize that children cannot be educated only at school and parents are being asked to contribute both before and after the child enters school.Parents have been particularly afraid to teach reading at home. Of course, children shouldnt be pushed to read by their parents,
19、 but educators have discovered that reading is best taught individuallyand the easiest place to do this is at home. Many fourand fiveyearolds who have been shown a few letters and taught their sounds will compose single words of their own with them even before they have been taught to read.【文章大意】随着对
20、孩子智力发展的深入研究, 研究人员发现家庭, 特别是父母对孩子智力的发展, 有巨大的影响. 1What have researchers found out about the influence of parents and the school on childrens intelligence?AParents have greater influence than the school.BThe school plays a greater role than parents.CParents and the school have the equal power.DNeither p
21、arents nor the school has any influence.解析: 选A. 细节理解题. 由本文第一段中“far more influenced by parents than by teachers”可知, A项正确. 2Researchers conclude that_.Ait is with the help of the teachers that children have an understanding of languageBcuriosity is formed after the children enter schoolCchildrens lear
22、ning patterns are developed at the early ageDonly the school can give children the opportunity to make achievements解析: 选C. 细节理解题. 由本文第一段中“the childs understanding of language, learning patterns, curiosityare established well before the child enters school at the age of six”可知, C项正确. 3According to th
23、e text, in which area may school play a more important role?AMoral education. BLanguage education.CPhysical education. DScience education.解析: 选D. 细节理解题. 根据第一段最后一句可知. 4Many parents fail to make the most of their childrens intelligence because_.Athey usually push the children to read at homeBthey only
24、 teach them after they enter schoolCthey teach them in a wrong way at homeDthey were told by educators not to teach their children 解析: 选D. 细节理解题. 从第二段中“Until recently parents had been warned by educators who asked them not to educate their children.”可知选D. 5The author suggests in the text that_.Ateac
25、hing at home has fully replaced school educationBparents should be encouraged to teach reading at homeCreading is supposed to be taught in large groupsDschool education should give way to home education解析: 选B. 细节理解题. 从最后一段的内容可知, 阅读最好是单独教, 最好的地方就是家里, 可以看出, 应鼓励家长多在家里教教孩子. .读写任务阅读下面的短文, 然后按照要求写一篇150词左右
26、的英语短文. Imagine life as a game in which you are playing five balls in the air.You name themwork, family, health, friend and spirit, and youre keeping all these balls in the air.You understand that work is a rubber ball.If you drop it, it will bounce back.But the other four balls are made of glass.If
27、you drop one of these, it will be marked, damaged or even broken into pieces.They will never be the same.You must learn to keep the balance of your life.Life is not a race, but a journey to be enjoyed slowly each step of the way.Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery, and today is a gift.Thats
28、why we call itthe present.【写作内容】1以约30个词概括这篇短文的基本内容；2这篇短文所阐述的是人生的哲理, 然后以约120个词结合你的实际情况, 谈谈你的人生观, 包括以下内容要点: (1)你是否赞同短文中所叙述的人生哲理？(2)你的人生哲理是什么？【写作要求】你可以使用实例或其他论述方法来支持你的论点, 也可以参照阅读材料的内容, 但不得直接引用原文中的句子. 【评分标准】概括准确, 语言规范, 内容合适, 语篇连贯. _One possible version: This passage mainly describes the philosophy of a
29、persons life.The persons life is like a game in which people are trying to play five balls in the airwork, family, health, friend and spirit.In my opinion, I quite agree to the authors viewa persons life is like a game in which people are trying to play five balls in the airwork, family, health, fri
30、end and spirit.People want to keep all these balls in the air and not let them fall onto the ground.We must understand the importance of the five balls and deal with the relations among the five balls well.Its not easy for a person to live in the world but we must value our short lives.Above all we must work hard for the life.Then we should also manage our own families well.At the same time we must keep ourselves healthy and deal with the relations with the friends properly.Finally our life should be rich and colorful.版权所有：高考资源网()版权所有：高考资源网()