1、2013届高考英语一轮总复习单元精选测试系列资料(十九).语法填空It was now raining heavily.My husband was away.I did not want to ask anyone else to go with me.So I went to the hospital by 1.I was taken to a small room.Lina 2 (lie)sleeping quietly on a table.This wasnt 3 first time Lina had taken too many pills.I knew she would sl
2、eep deeply for about twelve hours 4 the poison had stopped doing its harm.I sat down by Linas side and watched her sleep.The room was still.I looked around.The room seemed familiar.“Have I been here before?”I wondered.I looked around 5.“Im sure Ive been in this room,”I told myself.Then I remembered.
3、It was in this very room that I gave birth 6 Lina seventeen years ago.7 happy I was then!Lina used to be such a bright,8 (health) and nice child.“What has turned her into a dopetaker (吸毒者)?” I asked myself.“And why are millions of young people like her 9 (take)dope to destroy themselves? There must
4、be something 10 (serious) wrong with our society.What is it?” 答案:1.myself2.lay3.the4.until5.again6.to7.How8.healthy9.taking10.seriously.阅读理解Every once in a while,it is necessary to take a step back in order to take a long,hard look at where we are in our lives.At this point,it is good to ask yoursel
5、f a bunch of critical questions.Are you at the point in your career where you want to be?Have you so far accomplished all of your goals in life?If so,then maybe it is time to make goals that stretch yourself a bit more.If you have not accomplished your goals in life,then perhaps you have made the mi
6、stake of setting too many goals or trying to accomplish them at an unnaturally fast pace.It is necessary to set reasonable,intelligent goals in order to succeed in life.Do not be unrealistic because life is not a fairy tale.But you should try to recognize what you want,and to be as specific as possi
7、ble when attempting to visualize or otherwise express what your goals in life are.In order for a goal to sufficiently motivate you,it needs to be a major one.The bigger your goals are,then the more motivated you will need to be to work towards accomplishing them.If you want,for example,to be the gre
8、atest concert pianist in the world,then you are going to find yourself a lot more motivated than you would be if your goal were merely to,say,play a couple of Beethoven pieces extremely well.If you are a beginner,then no doubt mastering those tough songs is a very intelligent and realistic goal to s
9、et.But if that is your only goal as a pianist,then you will stop growing as a pianist once that goal has been achieved.This is why it is necessary to constantly stop and reevaluate our goals so that we are aware of what they are,and thus stay motivated.语篇解读:本文主要论述了我们在生活中应该确立实际的目标,并经常停下来审视和重新评价一下我们已经
10、实现或未实现的目标,以不断地激励我们自己。1.From the passage,if your goals have all been achieved,you should then .A.ask yourself some serious questionsB.take a hard look at your successC.set some other intelligent goalsD.stretch yourself to relax解析:细节理解题。由题干中的“if your goals have all been achieved”为关键句,寻读文章,第一段第五句话“If s
11、o,then maybe it is time to make goals that stretch yourself a bit more.”与要求回答的问题接近,重点理解“make goals that stretch yourself a bit more”,其意应该为“设立一些使你更好地发展的目标”,所以C项正确。答案:C2.By saying“life is not a fairy tale”,the author suggests that you should .A.set as big a goal as possibleB.try hard to realize your d
12、reamC.make your goals practicalD.abandon all your ambitions解析:句意理解题。本句前的“Do not be unrealistic.”是理解句意的关键,整句话意为“不要那么不现实,生活不是一个童话”,由此可知,作者建议我们应该确立可行的目标,而不是不切实际的目标,所以C项正确。答案:C3.To perform several Beethoven pieces well is a goal that .A.is not suitable for the pianistB.is appropriate for a beginnerC.sto
13、ps you from growing as a pianistD.is very easy to achieve解析:根据第三段“If you are a beginner,then no doubt mastering those tough songs is a very intelligent and realistic goal to set.”可知选B。答案:B4.We should sometimes reevaluate our goals so as to .A.sufficiently inspire ourselvesB.check the achievementC.se
14、ek advice from othersD.change our previous goals解析:根据文章最后一句可知。答案:A5.What is the best title for the passage?A.Set Intelligent Goals for YourselfB.Try to Accomplish Your GoalsC.Get Yourself More MotivatedD.Goals Help You to Succeed解析:主旨大意题。纵观全文,文章主要论述了我们在生活中应该确立实际的目标,并经常停下来审视和重新评价一下我们已经实现或未实现的目标,以不断地激
15、励我们自己。可知A项最能表达文章的主题。答案:A.信息匹配请阅读下列应用文及相关信息,并按照要求匹配信息。首先,请阅读下列关于院系的介绍:Department AIn this department the teachers dont intend to bring up a musician.They teach the students how to appreciate all types of music,especially for the students who want to be a listener,not a player of the drum.This is thei
16、r first choice.Department BThis department has risen to fame by some great violin players born here.The students here have several comfortable places to practice their violin.Meanwhile the students have a chance to practice other instruments,such as the piano and the drum.Department CThis department
17、 is home to the guitar players.If the students havent played the guitar and hope to learn from the beginning,this is likely to be their favorite place.Of course,they are also able to learn country music,jazz and so on.Department DIn this department you can learn jazz,opera and classical music,but ja
18、zz is the best and the most famous.It has experienced jazz teachers and they have won a lot of national contests.At the same time you can improve your skill in playing the guitar and the piano.Department EAs is known,the piano is more versatile than any other instrument.In this department only the s
19、tudents who have learned the piano for at least five years can be admitted.The teachers in this department are good at teaching advanced learners.After the hard practice,the students will have a chance to enjoy all kinds of music.Department FIn this department the teachers do well in teaching instru
20、ments,especially the drum.This department has excellent drums and every student has a chance to practice everyday.All the teachers are very patient and experienced.Whats more,the students can learn rock,classical music and jazz.请阅读以下五位音乐学习者的信息,然后匹配适合他们的院系:1.Greg was born in a workers family.His gran
21、dfather was a musician,so he wants to learn to play the drums and at the same time he wishes to study classical music.2.Robert started to play the violin when he was five.His favorite style of music is country music.His wish is to learn both of them further and become a violinist in the future.3.Jam
22、es is fond of music,but his wish is to be a computer expert.He especially loves the sound of the drum and he also likes rock.4.Though Harry is only fourteen years old,he has been learning to play the piano for nearly ten years.Harry says the best instrument is the piano.He expects to be a pianist in the future.In his spare time he likes to listen to opera.5.Kevin likes jazz very much.He wants to make a living by it in the future.His favorite instrument is the guitar and he also wants to get his skill of playing the guitar better.答案:15FBAED