1、【2015届广东省湛江市第一中学高三8月月考】Susan was born as the ninth child in a Catholic family. She suffered from learning disabilities ever since her birth because of her mothers poor health.School was difficult for Susan and she was bullied because of her different behaviors. Her siblings, who were much older, had
2、 life experiences that were unknown to their little sister. From the time of her birth, Susan was a screamer. The only really safe place that she would use as a repeat was her bedroom. There she would hang posters of her musical idols on the wall and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pret
3、ended was a microphone. One by one the siblings moved away from home and then Susans father died. This left her alone with an aging mother and a cat. The siblings accused her mother of not expecting more out of Susan. She had seen many professionals and remembered hearing the word “borderline” but d
4、idnt know what it meant. She tried volunteer work. Her best state of mind, however, was found when she was singing and so she would regularly join others in karaoke or pubs where she could show her skills and receive appreciation from the crowd.When Susan announced at Christmas that she was planning
5、 to compete in the Britains Got Talent contest, her siblings tried to discourage her. It was a wonder that she was even able to do the audition considering the troubles she faced just physically getting to the right place.“The Woman I Was Born to Be” is a beautiful story written in the simple but hu
6、morous voice of the author, Susan Boyle. She tells her story from birth to the present in an interesting and educational manner. The writing is supplemented by photos from her albums.I love this book! In fact, I read the whole thing in one day! There is something in the stories that not only teaches
7、 the reader but also inspires us to reach for our dreams no matter how impossible they may seem to be! 26. This passage should be _. A. a news report B. a biography C. a book review D. an introduction 27. When Susan was young, _. A. her mother died of an illness B. her siblings liked her very much C
8、. she was fond of music D. she was envied at school28. According to the passage, which was NOT true? A. Susans mother expected too much out of her. B. Susan tried doing a lot of volunteer work. C. Susans siblings tried to stop her from competing in the Britains Got Talent contest. D. Susans performa
9、nces were well received by the customers in pubs. 29. The book “The Woman I Was Born to Be” _. A. is always a best-seller B. is written in a serious voice C. is full of sad stories D. contains some photos of Susan 30. What does the author think of Susan Boyle？ A. Pitiful and selfless. B. Shy and pas
10、sive. C. Great and generous. D. Determined and inspiring. 【答案】【知识点】B1 记叙文【文章综述】对本文通过介绍Susan Boyle的成长经历为我们介绍了一个意志坚强的、令人振奋且值得学习的楷模。【答案解析】26.选C。推理判断题。本文前面的大部分来介绍一本书The Woman I Was Born to Be的主要内容，根据倒数第二段的 I love this book!可以推断此文是一则书评。27.选C。细节理解题。从第二段最后一句 There she would hang posters of her musical idol
11、s on the wall and sing popular music into a hairbrush that she pretended was a microphone 可以判断出C项正确。她卧室里贴满偶像的海报，她以发刷为麦克风唱流行歌曲。28.选A。细节理解题。A项与第三段第三句 The siblings accused her mother of not expecting more out of Susan信息不符，故选此项。29.选D。细节理解题。根据倒数第三段的最后一句 The writing is supplemented by photos from her albu
12、ms.可以看出D项正确。30.选D。观点态度题。从短文介绍的Susan Boyle的成长经历和短文最后提到的对书的评价可知，作者认为Susan Boyle是一个意志坚强的、令人振奋的楷模。【由2014山东省济南外国语学校质量检测改编】完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。When Edison invented the light bulb, he tried over 2000 experiments _1 he got it to work. A young reporter asked him how it felt to
13、2 so many times. He said, I never failed once. I invented the light bulb. It just 3 to be a 2000-step process.Rudolph was born prematurely (早产) and her 4 was doubtful. At age 4, she had a high fever, 5 her with a paralyzed leg. At age 9, she removed the metal leg brace she had 6 on and began to walk
14、 without it. By 13 she had developed a rhythmic walk, which doctors said was a 7 . For the next few years she 8 one race after another but always came in last. Everyone told her to 9 , but she kept on running. One day she actually won a race. And then another. 10 this little girl, who was told she w
15、ould never walk again, went on to win three Olympic gold medals.When Bell invented the telephone in 1876, President Rutherford said, Thats an 11 invention, but who would ever want to use one of them? In the 1940s, another young 12 named Carlson took his idea to 20 corporations, 13 some of the bigges
16、t in the country. They all turned him down. In 1947 after seven long years of rejections! - He 14 got a tiny company in New York, the Haloid Company, to 15 the rights to his invention. Haloid became Xerox Corporation we know today.Character cannot be 16 in ease and quiet. Only 17 experiences of tria
17、l and suffering can the soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success 18 . You gain strength, experience and confidence by every experience 19 you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing you cannot do. And remember, the finest steel gets sent through the hot
18、test furnace（熔炉）. A 20 is not one who never fails, but one who NEVER QUITS!1. A. after B. beforeC. sinceD. until2. A. winB. gainC. failD. lose3. A. seemedB. pretendedC. appearedD. happened4. A. survivalB. challengeC. rescueD. illness5. A. makingB. leavingC. reachingD. causing6. A. depended B. suppor
19、tedC. trustedD. believed 7. A. successB. achievementC. victoryD. miracle8. A. joinedB. attendedC. enteredD. escaped9. A. quit B. holdC. takeD. refuse10. A. FortunatelyB. ImmediatelyC. Unbelievably D. Eventually11. A. adorableB. awkwardC. amazingD. acceptable12. A. inventorB. discovererC. directorD.
20、doctor13. A. supposingB. consideringC. regardingD. including14. A. finally B. willinglyC. primarilyD. casually15. A. payB. winC. sellD. purchase16. A. bornB. producedC. developedD. gained 17. A. forB. throughC. due toD. across18. A. achievedB. madeC. causedD. left19. A. whenB. whereC. whichD. what 2
21、0. A. challengerB. loserC. winnerD. volunteer【参考答案】完形填空：120、BCDAB ADCAD CADAD CBABC阅读理解。阅读下列短文, 从给的四个选项 (A、B、C和D) 中, 选出最佳选项。【2014德州模拟】Some animals will defend their territory by fighting with those who try to invade it.Fighting，however，is not often the best choice，since it uses up a large amount of
22、energy，and can result in injury or even death.Most animals rely on various threats，either through sounds or smells.The songs of birds，the drumming of woodpeckers and the loud calls of monkeys are all warnings that carry for long distances，advertising to possible invaders that someone elses territory
23、 is being approached.Many animals rely on smells to mark their territories or leaving droppings around the territories.Other animals will be warned off the territory without ever meeting with the territorys defender.Sometimes，these warnings may be ignored，and an invader may move accidentally into a
24、neighboring territory，or two animals may meet near the border of their nearby territories.When the two animals meet，they will generally threaten each other with visual (视觉的) displays.These displays will often exaggerate an animals size by putting up feathers or fur，or will show off the animals weapo
25、ns.The animals may go through all the behavior of fighting without ever actually touching each other.The displays are generally performed best near the center of an animals territory，where it is more likely to attack an invader and where retreating becomes more of a choice.Actual fighting usually on
26、ly happens in overcrowded conditions，when resources are not enough.Serious injury can result，and old or sick animals may die，leading to a more balanced population size.Under most natural conditions，territoriality is an effective way of maintaining a healthy population.The study of social behaviors s
27、uch as territoriality in animals may also help us to understand human society.1What topic is the passage mainly involved in?AWhat animals territory is usually like.BHow animals deal with different threats.CHow animals defend their territory.DWhere animal fights take place frequently.2For most animal
28、s，whats their first response to the possible invaders to defend their territory?AFighting in groups.BThreatening and warning.CEscaping before being hurt.DAsking partners for help.3What does the underlined word “exaggerate” in the second paragraph mean?Aenlarge Bchange Cshake Dshrink4An actual fight
29、will happen when_.Aanimals meet near the border of their territoriesBthe invader enters the defenders territoriesCthe defender notices the invader smaller than itselfDthe living resources are limited in the territory5The last paragraph tells us that territoriality has an influence on the_of the anim
30、als.Acommunication BconditionCpopulation Dmigration语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就动物如何保护自己的领地进行了介绍。1解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要就“动物如何保护自己的领地”进行了介绍。答案：C2解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Most animals rely on various threats，either through sounds or smells.”可知，答案选B。答案：B3解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段第二、三句可知，当某种动物发现有其他的动物侵入自己的领地时，会通过视觉上的展示来恐吓对方。它们会竖起羽毛或
31、皮毛，以使自己看起来更大、更强壮。因此exaggerate应为“扩大，增大”之意。答案：A4解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Actual fighting usually only happens in overcrowded conditions，when resources are not enough.”可知，当过度拥挤导致生存资源匮乏时，就有可能发生打斗。答案：D5解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段倒数第二句“Under most natural conditions，territoriality is an effective way of maintaining a health
32、y population.”可知，答案选C。答案：C。 史地自然型阅读理解 The Pacific island nation of Nauru used to be a beautiful place.Now it is an ecological disaster area.Naurus heartbreaking story could have one good consequenceother countries might learn from its mistakes.For thousands of years，Polynesian people lived in the re
33、mote island of Nauru，far from western civilization.The first European to arrive was John Fearn in 1798.He was the British captain of the Hunter, a whaling ship.He called the island Pleasant Island.However, because it was very remote, Nauru had little communication with Europeans at first.The whaling
34、 ships and other traders began to visit，bringing guns and alcohol.These elements destroyed the social balance of the twelve family groups on the island.A tenyear civil war started，which reduced the population from 1，400 to 900.Naurus real troubles began in 1899 when a British mining company discover
35、ed phosphate(磷酸盐)on the island.In fact，it found that the island of Nauru was nearly all phosphate，which was a very important fertilizer for farming.The company began mining the phosphate.A phosphate mine was not a hole in the ground；it was a strip mine.When a company stripmined，it removed the top la
36、yer of soil.Then it took away the material it wanted.Strip mining totally destroyed the land.Gradually, the lovely island of Nauru started to look like the moon.In 1968，Nauru became one of the richest countries in the world.Every year the government received millions and millions of dollars for its
37、phosphate.Unfortunately, the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars.In addition，they used millions more dollars for personal expenses.Soon people realized that they had a terrible problemtheir phosphate was running out.Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they h
38、ad nothing.By 2000，Nauru was financially ruined.Experts say that it would take approximately$433，600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island.This will probably never happen.1What might be the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo seek help for Naurus problems.BTo give a warning to other co
39、untries.CTo show the importance of money.DTo tell a heartbreaking story of a war.2What was Nauru like before the Europeans came?ARich and powerful.BModern and open.CPeaceful and attractive.DGreedy and aggressive.3The ecological disaster in Nauru resulted from_Asoil pollutionBphosphate overminingCfar
40、ming activityDwhale hunting4Which of the following was a cause of Naurus financial problem?AIts leaders misused the money.BIt spent too much repairing the island.CIts phosphate mining cost much money.DIt lost millions of dollars in the civil war.5What can we learn about Nauru from the last paragraph
41、?AThe ecological damage is difficult to repair.BThe leaders will take the experts words seriously.CThe island was abandoned by the Nauruans.DThe phosphate mines were destroyed.(一)【要点综述】 文章主要讲述了太平洋岛国瑙鲁如何从一个环境优美的天堂岛变成一个生态失衡、满目疮痍的小岛。1B 写作意图题。由文章第一段的“Now it is an ecological disaster area.Naurus heartbre
42、aking story could have one good consequenceother countries might learn from its mistakes.”可以看出，作者的目的是给当前很多只注重发展经济而忽略环境保护的国家一个警告。故选B项。2. C细节理解题。从第一段提到的“太平洋上的国家瑙鲁岛曾经是一个美丽的地方”看出，瑙鲁岛是attractive；由第二段第一句以及第三段第一句可知，上千年来，瑙鲁岛的人们生活在偏远的小岛上，过着平静的生活。故选C项。3B 细节理解题。由最后一段的“Soon people realized that they had a terri
43、ble problemtheir phosphate was running out.Ninety percent of their island was destroyed and they had nothing.”可以得知“磷酸盐逐渐减少，开采殆尽”。由此可以看出，“磷酸盐的过量开采”导致了生态灾难。故选B项。4A 细节理解题。由最后一段的“Unfortunately，the leaders invested the money unwisely and lost millions of dollars.In addition，they used millions more dollars for personal expenses.”看出，是领导人不正确使用资金导致了财政问题。故选A项。5A 推理判断题。文章最后告诉我们：Experts say that it would take approximately $433，600，000 and more than 20 years to repair the island.也就是说，瑙鲁岛上的生态损失弥补起来需要大量的资金和时间，即选项所说的“修复起来很难”。故选A项。