1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Section CWRITING WORKSHOP & VIEWING WORKSHOP & READING CLUB & ASSESSMENT必备知识基础练.单词拼写1.Do you believe that television is (毒害) the minds of our children?2.Hopefully shell understand and (原谅) you,if she really loves you.3.Her new book is a (延续) of her autobiography.4.She offered him (情感
2、的) and practical support in countless ways.5.The children have been a great (安慰) to me through all of this.6.The children climbed through a hole in the (篱笆).7.I wanted so much to believe he was pure and (高尚的).8.The students finally met that great (学者) whom they had long admired.9.In 1950,he joined t
3、he Royal Navy as an ordinary (水兵).10.He removed his glasses and began polishing them with his (手帕).11.At last,we spent two months (在船上). 短语填空in the darkness;with ease;for the first time;fill with;struggle against;with great attention;be made of;in desperation;depend on;take for granted1.Youll be gla
4、d you didnt take any old job .2.Many times in life we feel we need to things that are beyond our control.3.Young children seem to master computer games .4.Children their parents for food and clothing.5.As he listened to the music,his eyes tears.6.Ill never forget hearing this piece of music .7.If it
5、 wood it will float.8.They loved learning,listened attentively in the class and finished the assignments .9.Its something that many people when theyre born and they grow up within the environment.10. she could not see that it was a snake.关键能力提升练.阅读理解AThe Handmaids Tale by Margaret Atwood (1939- ),Ca
6、nadianBecause of pollution,many women are infertile(不育的).New laws create the job of handmaid,a woman who can have babies for rich families.This is the story of Offred,a handmaid.Offred works for Fred and his family.She wonders if she can get away,and she has to hurry.Nineteen Eighty-Four by George O
7、rwell (1903-1950),EnglishThe novel is set in the future,but it is the year 1984.Winston Smith lives in London,part of the English country Oceania.There are three countries in the world:Oceania,Eurasia and Eastasia.Big Brother is the leader of Oceania.The government controls everything,even peoples t
8、houghts.Winston,a government worker,meets Julia,another worker,and they fall in lovea crime in Oceania.The government discovers their secret,and Winston and Julia must go to the Ministry of Love,a centre for enemies of Big Brother.Brave New World by Aldous Huxley (1894-1963),EnglishLondon,600 years
9、in the future.The Controllers are the rulers of the world.People dont know war,disease or pain.They enjoy sports and spare time,but they are not free.The Controllers create babies in factories.Adults are divided into five social classes.When a man from a wild area of the world gets to London,he crit
10、icises the society.In the end,he has to choose between joining them or dying.Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury (1920-2012),AmericanIt is 24th century America.People cant read or own books,as books are against the law.The population gets all their information from the television.Guy Montag is a fireman.
11、Firemen dont stop fires;they start them.They burn books at a temperature of 451 degrees.One day Montag meets young Clarisse,who makes him question the society he lives in.Soon Montag gets interested in the books he is supposed to destroy.1.Which book describes Winston and Julias love? A.The Handmaid
12、s Tale.B.Nineteen Eighty-Four.C.Brave New World.D.Fahrenheit 451.2.What can we learn about Brave New World?A.It was written in 1894.B.It is set in 24th century America.C.It describes a society without freedom.D.It predicts peoples perfect life in the future.3.What do the four books have in common?A.
13、They are well-known historical novels.B.They were all written by American authors.C.They centre on the future government of America.D.They are about imaginary places where life is hard.BElizabeth Bishop is considered one of the best American poets of the 20th century.She was born in Worcester,Massac
14、husetts in 1911.Her dad died when she was just a baby and her mom never recovered from the loss;she went to live with her grandparents in Nova Scotia,Canada when she was five.Eventually Bishop attended Vassar College,where she began to write poetry.At Vassar she discovered Marianne Moores poetry and
15、 met “Ms.Moore” and began their life-long friendship.She later met poet Robert Lowell.She wrote tons and tons of letters to both of them,which is good for us because we would otherwise know very little of her personal life.Bishops poetry is sometimes considered objective and cold because it shows al
16、most nothing about the poet or her life.Bishop published her first book of poetry in 1946 and wrote until her death in 1979.She would spend years working on a single poem.Her poems are not the result of hasty scribbling (匆忙乱写) on paper while eating breakfast.Over a lifetime of writing,she only publi
17、shed about 275 pages of poetry,and about 40 of those are translations.She would look through drafts of poems again and again and improve them until they were as close to perfect as she could get them.Reading Elizabeth Bishop is like being transported to the very place,the very moment shes writing ab
18、out.She leads us to a microscope so we can see every smallest part of the scene.It seems shes always asking us to notice more,and more until the poem is so clear in our minds that its almost painfullike a light thats too bright.It might take your eyes a while to get used to it,but once they do,youll
19、 like what you see.4.What do we know about Bishops early life?A.She started to write poems at five.B.She was always encouraged by her parents.C.She spent her childhood mainly in Worcester.D.She was mainly brought up by her grandparents.5.Why are Bishops letters to Moore and Lowell important?A.They h
20、ave a deep influence on other poets.B.They offer much information about her life.C.They help us study Moore and Lowells poetry.D.They prove she had friendships with famous poets.6.What can we say about Bishops poetic creation?A.She liked to write in the morning.B.She could write poems at high speed.
21、C.She tried her best to achieve perfection.D.She published hundreds of books of poetry.7.Which can be used to describe the style of Bishops poems?A.Exact.B.Informal.C.Humorous.D.Enthusiastic.CGene Wolfe is one of the most admired and respected American science fiction and fantasy writers.He is also
22、a productive writer of outstanding short fiction,which is collected in many volumes over the last forty years,most recently in The Best of Gene Wolfe.Although Wolfe is not as well-known to readers as he once was,he has been the receiver of great praise,including three World Fantasy Awards,two Nebula
23、s,and eight Hugo Award nominations (提名).Sci-fi author Harlan Ellison has called him,“no less than one of the finest,most original writers in the world today”,and the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction names him “quite possibly the most important” writer in the field of science fiction.Born in 1931,New
24、York,Gene Wolfe moved frequently as a child,but spent most of his growing-up years in Texas.Wolfe began writing fiction in 1956,selling his first story,The Dead Man,to Sir magazine in 1965.He produced a vast amount of short fiction during the 1960s and 1970s,many of which were published in Damon Kni
25、ght s Orbit anthologies.In 1972 Wolfe s groundbreaking The Fifth Head of Cerberus appeared.The story of human conquest (征服) upon two distant planets,the book examines issues of identity,individuality,and the results of colonialism (殖民主义) upon both the colonised and the colonizer.The novel was later
26、listed in David Pringle s 1985 list of The 100 Best Novels in science fiction for the period 1949-1984.Many of his novels,The Shadow of the Torturer included,rely on a diary or letter to tell his story.In addition,Wolfe s early interest in mystery novels shines through in his ability to drop cleverl
27、y hidden clues that allow the readers to grasp at the possible narrative behind the narrative.By 1984 Wolfe was able to retire and devote himself full-time to his writing.Yet despite (尽管) all this,and despite the continuing respect of his colleagues,his work has become somewhat unfamiliar.Wolfe s ad
28、mirers hope this fact will be at least somewhat improved by his most recent offering,The Wizard Knight,which falls within the fantasy type that is currently popular.8.What is Harlan Ellisons attitude towards Gene Wolfe?A.Concerned.B.Sympathetic.C.Admiring.D.Regretful.9.What do we know about The Fift
29、h Head of Cerberus?A.It was well received.B.It was Gene Wolfes first novel.C.It was published in Sir magazine.D.It was co-authored by David Pringle.10.Which has great influence on Gene Wolfes writing style?A.His understanding of life.B.His childhood experiences.C.His colleagues suggestions.D.His lov
30、e for mystery fiction.11.What can we infer about Gene Wolfe from the last paragraph?A.His work has become less popular.B.He became famous for The Wizard Knight.C.His fans were disappointed to some degree.D.He stopped fantasy writing after his retirement.语法填空A male mako shark (灰鲭鲨),1. (name) Hells Ba
31、y,travelled a distance of half the globe,or 13,000 miles,in less than two years.According to researchers,it is the longest track recorded in the Atlantic Ocean by a tagged mako shark.The scientists began monitoring the shark in 2015.In the first year,he travelled north along the east coast of the US
32、 before 2. (return) to the tagging site off the coast of Ocean City,Maryland.In 2016,the shark made several round-trip journeys throughout the Atlantic,travelling east past Nova Scotia and as far south 3. Bermuda.The researchers say Hells Bays journeys have allowed them 4. (recognise) clear seasonal
33、 patterns.The mako shark spends the winter and early spring far offshore and 5. rest of the year on or near the continental shelf.While Hells Bay 6. (certain) deserves an award for the impressive mileage,the researchers say one of the 7. (reason) why he can swim so far is that he is still alive.Mako
34、 sharks,one of the 8. (fast) sharks in the ocean,can swim at speeds of 45 miles per hour.Their rapid pace enables them to attack humans without warning,9. is why the sharks are so dangerous.The scientists say that between 70-100 million sharks 10. (kill) by humans each year.Many species are already
35、on the endangered list.应用文写作假定你是李华,正在伦敦某中学做交换生。你应邀在校文化节上做“中国传统节日端午节”的主题发言,请用英语写一篇发言稿,内容包括:1.节日时间;2.庆祝活动;3.欢迎来中国体验。注意:1.词数80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。.读后续写阅读下面材料,根据其内容和所给的段落开头语续写两段,使之构成一篇完整的短文。Amanda felt as gray as the sky outside when she looked across the table at her little sister.Li sat on her seat,d
36、rinking from her cup.“Mom,why does Li hate me?”“Honey,she doesnt hate you.Li is still getting used to you,” Mom said.“Its only been two weeks.”“But look,” Amanda took a cookie off her dish and held it out to Li.“Want to eat it?”As soon as Li saw Amanda reaching over,her eyes widened.Li quickly got d
37、own from her seat and raced to her room.“See?” Amanda said to Mom.“I thought being a big sister would be fun.”Over a year ago,Amandas parents said that they were adopting (收养) a daughter from China,and Amanda had danced with excitement.Shed dreamed of taking her sister to the park,reading books to h
38、er,and teaching her to ride a bicycle.That hadnt happened.“She runs away whenever I get close,” Amanda said.Mom took Amandas hand.“Think of how frightening it is for her.Shes in a new country with a new family.”“I just wish I knew how to help her,” Amanda said,thinking of Lis frightened eyes.Amanda
39、went into the family room and sat down on the sofa.How could she help Li?Shed sung songs to her,drawn pictures for her,and made funny faces.None of that had worked.Amanda turned on the TV.She stopped to watch a film about a dog and a cat.The film was in another language.The show looked funny,but she
40、 didnt understand any of it.It made Amanda remember when they were in China.She had gotten frustrated (沮丧的) when people talked in Chinese.Thats it.Amanda turned off the TV and sped to her room.She found the CDs Aunt Linda gave her last year to help her learn some Chinese.Amanda tiptoed (踮着脚走) to Lis
41、 room.Looking in,Amanda saw Li curled up (蜷缩) in a ball on her bed.She could hear Li sobbing (啜泣).Amanda knocked on the open door.Li moved to the back of her bed.注意:续写词数应为150左右。“Ni hao,”Amanda said,hoping she had pronounced it right.When she didnt hear any sobs,Amanda looked over at the bed and saw
42、Li smiling.Section CWRITING WORKSHOP & VIEWING WORKSHOP & READING CLUB & ASSESSMENT.1.poisoning2.forgive3.continuation4.emotionalfort6.fence7.noble8.scholar9.seaman10.handkerchief11.aboard.1.in desperation2.struggle against3.with ease4.depend on5.filled with6.for the first time7.is made of8.with gre
43、at attention9.take for granted10.In the darkness.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章介绍了四部著名的反乌托邦文学作品。1.B细节理解题。根据Nineteen Eighty-Four部分中的“Winston,a government worker,meets Julia,another worker,and they fall in lovea crime in Oceania.”可知,1984这本书描述了Winston和Julia之间的爱情故事。2.C细节理解题。根据Brave New World部分中的“They enjoy sports and
44、spare time,but they are not free.”可知,美丽新世界中人们生活在一个没有自由的社会里。3.D推理判断题。四本书设定的时间都在未来,且所讲述的内容都是幻想出来的一个不理想的社会,故应选D项。【语篇导读】本文是夹叙夹议文。文章介绍了20世纪美国著名女诗人伊丽莎白毕肖普,并对其诗歌进行了评价。4.D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Her dad died when she was just a baby.live with her grandparents in Nova Scotia,Canada when she was five.”可知,毕肖普主要是由祖父母带大的。
45、5.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“She wrote tons and tons of letters to both of them,which is good for us because we would otherwise know very little of her personal life.”可知,毕肖普写给穆尔和洛威尔的书信为人们提供了毕肖普日常生活方面的信息,因此这些书信很重要。6.C细节理解题。根据第三段的内容可知,毕肖普创作诗歌的时候精益求精,力求完美。本段中的“until they were as close to perfect as she could get t
46、hem”是关键的线索。7.A推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“She leads us to a microscope so we can see every smallest part of the scene”和“It seems shes always.thats too bright.”可知,毕肖普的诗歌讲究精准到位。【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国科幻、奇幻小说家吉恩沃尔夫。8.C推理判断题。由第二段中的“Sci-fi author Harlan Ellison has called him,no less than one of the finest,most origin
47、al writers in the world today”可知,科幻作家Harlan Ellison对吉恩沃尔夫赞誉有加。9.A推理判断题。由第三段中的“The novel was later listed in David Pringles 1985 list of The 100 Best Novels in science fiction for the period 1949-1984.”可知,吉恩沃尔夫的刻耳柏洛斯的第五人格受到读者的好评。10.D推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“Wolfe s early interest in mystery novels shines throu
48、gh in his ability.”可知,吉恩沃尔夫早期对推理小说的兴趣极大影响了他的写作风格。11.A推理判断题。由最后一段中的“his work has become somewhat unfamiliar”可知,吉恩沃尔夫的作品变得有些不太为人所知。.【语篇导读】本文主要讲了灰鲭鲨在不到两年的时间里旅行了半个地球,这是在大西洋最长的行踪记录。1.named考查过去分词作定语的用法。设空处作定语修饰mako shark,因为name和mako shark之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且name表示的动作已完成,故填named。2.returning考查动词-ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处作介词
49、before的宾语,且he(指代the shark)与return之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填returning。3.as考查介词。as far south as Bermuda意为“向南远至百慕大群岛”。4.to recognise考查动词不定式作补语的用法。allow sb to do sth意为“允许某人做某事”。5.the考查定冠词。rest在此表示“剩余”,其前用定冠词the。6.certainly考查副词。设空处修饰谓语动词deserves,故填副词certainly。7.reasons考查名词复数。由上文的“one of”可知,设空处应用名词的复数形式,故填reasons。8.f
50、astest考查形容词最高级。“one of the +形容词的最高级+复数名词”表示“最的之一”。9.which考查定语从句的关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,指代前面整个主句且在从句中作主语,故填which。10.are killed考查动词的语态和时态。sharks与kill之间是被动关系,且由each year可知,此处应用一般现在时,故填are killed。.Good morning,everyone!Im Li Hua,a student from China.Its my honor to be here to share with you the Dragon Boat
51、Festival,one of the oldest festivals in China,with a history of more than 2,000 years.Celebrated on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar,the Dragon Boat Festival is a day when Chinese people honor Qu Yuan,a famous ancient poet in China.On that day,people eat sticky rice dumplings (
52、zongzi) and hold dragon boat races,as well as take part in egg balancing competitions.You are welcome to come to China and experience the Dragon Boat Festival!Thank you!.“Ni hao,”Amanda said,hoping she had pronounced it right.Li didnt answer,but she didnt shout,either.Amanda crossed the room to Lis
53、pink CD player.“Do you like music?” Li didnt answer,just looking at Amanda.Amanda put the CD into the player.Voices of children filled the room.“Yi,er,san,” sang the voices on the tape.“In English,that means one,two,three,” Amanda said.She didnt look at Li,afraid that Li would start crying and run a
54、way.When she didnt hear any sobs,Amanda looked over at the bed and saw Li smiling.“Yi,er,san!” sang Li,clapping her hands.A few songs later,Amandas mom came to the door.Amanda and Li were side by side.“I found the CDs Aunt Linda gave me last year to help me learn some Chinese,” Amanda explained.“I thought that Li might know these songs.” “What a great idea,” Mom said.“Jie jie,” Li said,pointing at Amanda.Amanda felt a rush of excitement.“That means big sister.” She smiled at Li.“And youre my mei mei.”- 8 - 版权所有高考资源网
