1、.完形填空(建议用时17)When I was three years old, my parents discovered I was totally deaf. After discussing with doctors, they made a decision to send me to a _1_ school.I experienced great _2_ throughout elementary school because I _3_ with most of my schoolwork in order that I could keep up. Because of my
2、 _4_, I had to constantly ask everyone, “What did he/she say?” Classmates are warmhearted. _5_, I worried that everyone would soon _6_ repeating everything back to me. Often I was afraid my classmates would make fun of me so I _7_ answered any teachers question.Mrs Jordan, my 5thgrade teacher, chang
3、ed my _8_ with a simple threeword phrase. One morning, she asked the class a question. I read her lips and immediately raised my hand. Yet I darent _9_ itthis time I knew the answer. When she called on me, I was nervous. Despite my _10_, I felt confident because I was _11_ that I had the right answe
4、r. I took a deep breath and _12_answered Mrs Jordans question.I will never _13_ what happened next. Her _14_ surprised all of us. Mrs Jordan enthusiastically hit the floor with her right foot and ran her right finger in a full circle until it pointed directly at me. With sparkling (闪闪发光的) eyes and a
5、 wide smile she _15_, “THATS RIGHT, STEPHEN!”For the first time in my young life, I was an instant star. My pride _16_ in my heart. My _17_ rose like never before. A simple threeword phrase delivered with _18_ enthusiasm had totally changed my young life. From that day, my grades _19_ dramatically.
6、My _20_ among my peers increased and my outlook on life did a complete turnabout.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。因听力有问题,作者很少能回答老师的问题。有一天他却对老师的提问做出了正确回答,对此老师给出了积极的鼓励,那极其鼓励和肯定的三个词改变了作者的境遇。1A.boarding Bnormal Cspecial Dmedical答案:B由下文作者经常问别人老师说了什么且同学们热情告知可知,作者虽然耳朵失聪,但却去了一个正常的(normal)学校。2A.gratitude Bdiscrimination Canxie
7、ty Dindifference答案:C由空后信息作者为了听懂老师的话,不得不频繁地问其他同学,可知他的整个小学生活很焦虑。3A.struggled Bdealt Ctrembled Dreacted答案:A由上下文可知,作者身患残疾,无法顺利地跟上同学的学习进度,经常与学校的功课“作斗争”(struggled)。4A.curiosity Bbravery Ccourage Ddisability答案:D由前文中提到的作者听力有残疾可知,这里是指作者的残疾(disability)。5A.Therefore BBesidesCHowever DOtherwise答案:C前后表示转折关系,用how
8、ever。前后句意:同学们都很热心,可是我却担心。6A.get tired of Bget shy of Cget ashamed of Dget skilful at答案:A由前文提到的worried和空后的“repeating everything back to me”可推断,作者是担心同学们会不会对他不停的提问而感到厌烦。7A.briefly Beagerly Cnarrowly Drarely答案:D句意:我经常担心同学们取笑我,所以我很少(rarely)去回答老师的问题。8A.belief BsituationCenvironment Ddecision答案:B根据上下文可知,作者
9、的生活发生了变化,因此是改变了作者的处境(situation)。9A.deny Bbear Cjudge Dbelieve答案:D由上下文可知,作者经常向同学询问老师说了什么,学习也不是很得心应手,这次他自己也不敢相信(believe)他竟然知道这个问题的答案。10A.fears Bannoyance Cdisadvantage Dembarrassment答案:A由上文“I was nervous”可知,老师叫他时,他感到紧张,由此可推断出这里表示他有些害怕(fears)。11A.astonished BpleasedCconvinced Dexcited答案:C由语境可知,作者读懂了老师的
10、唇语并立即举手,作者深信(convinced)自己的答案是正确的。由后文老师的反应也能推知。12A.nervously BgladlyCsimply Drespectfully答案:A根据前文中的“I was nervous”可知,此空填nervously。13A.encounter Bforget Cexpect Ddoubt答案:B根据语境可知,作者像其他同学一样正确地回答了老师的问题,老师却做出了令人难以置信的反应(response),作者将永远不会忘记(forget)所发生的一幕。14A.response Banswer Cinsult Dexpression答案:A由空后老师的话可知
11、,这是老师的反应,而不是提问的回答,故选A。15A.admitted Bnodded Ccried Dexplained答案:C由上下文可知,一个一般不会回答问题的残疾学生第一次举手回答问题,并给出了正确答案,此时的老师很激动,高兴地大声喊(cry)了出来。16A.disappeared Bcontinued Cended Dburst答案:D由语境可知,作者第一次正确回答问题并受到老师的表扬,故心中满怀(burst)骄傲。17A.honesty BsatisfactionCfirmness Dconfidence答案:D由上文可推知,作者的自信(confidence)在增强。18A.inno
12、cent Blittle Cincredible Dnatural答案:C由上下文可知,老师很欣喜作者能给出正确答案,喊着说出了对他的表扬,这简直难以置信(incredible),但就是这简单的三个词充满热情的表扬,彻底改变了作者的生活。19A.improved Bdropped Cinfluenced Dslid答案:A由语境可知,老师的鼓励让作者信心倍增,他的成绩也显著提高(improved)。20A.strength Bpopularity Chonor Dappreciation答案:Bpopularity意为“名气,名望”。结合上下文可知,作者名气增长了,并且他的人生观也有了彻底转变
13、。.阅读理解(建议用时16)A2017衡水中学考前模拟Fireworks are used to celebrate the New Year around the world.In China, fireworks are used to drive away evil. Right after midnight on New Years Eve, fireworks are set off. It is believed that the person who launches the first firework of the New Year will have good luck.D
14、ubai is hosting a fireworks display from Burj Khalifa, the worlds tallest building. The event will also be livebroadcast on MyDubaiNewYear. com, offering visitors the choice between three camera angles. Fireworks by Grucci will feature a spectacular display at Atlantis, the Palm Hotel and Resort in
15、Dubai. The company plans to spell “Atlantis” in the sky with fireworks. It will use the reflections of the fireworks in the water to enhance (增强) the display. One of their ideas is to create a shining red carpet, which will light up the sky as well as reflect in the water below. Berlin is celebratin
16、g the New Year with a festive openair party at the Brandenburg Gate. Hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend. There will be an international program of live music, light and laser shows, and plenty of food and drink. The spectacular fireworks display starts at midnight on the dot.Fina
17、lly, more than a million revelers (狂欢者) are expected at Times Square in New York on New Years Eve. They will take part in the 109yearold tradition of watching the iconic ball drop from atop One Times Square. The famous ball is about 4 meters in diameter, or 12feet wide, and weighs close to 5,443 kil
18、ograms, or 12,000 pounds. It shines because it is covered in 2, 688 Waterford crystals (水晶). At midnight, revelers will watch the sky above New York City ablaze (发光) with fireworks.Some cities will not be celebrating the New Year with fireworks. Belgium cancelled its traditional fireworks display in
19、 central Brussels due to fears of the continuing terror threats. 篇章导读:这是一篇说明文,讲述了世界各地的除夕烟花燃放活动。1The fireworks display in Dubai _.Awill be held with an openair partyBwill go together with laser showsCwill be broadcast live on the InternetDwill be broadcast on a small building答案:C细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“The ev
20、ent will also be livebroadcast on MyDubaiNewYear. com, offering visitors the choice between three camera angles.”可知,这场活动应该是通过互联网“现场直播”。所以答案应该是C。2Where can we see a word in the sky made of fireworks?AIn Dubai. BIn China.CIn New York. DIn Berlin.答案:A细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第三句“The company plans to spell Atlantis
21、 in the sky with fireworks.”和第四句中的in Dubai可知,答案为A。3If a tourist wants to eat and drink something while watching the fireworks, where should he go?ACentral Brussels. BThe Palm Hotel.CTimes Square. DBrandenburg Gate.答案:D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句及倒数第二句“There will be an international program of live music, light a
22、nd laser shows, and plenty of food and drink.”可知,在Brandenburg Gate,游客可边赏烟花边吃喝。故答案为D。4What is the text mainly about?AFireworks should be banned due to terror threats.BThe best New Years fireworks in the World.CCustoms of New Years celebrations in the World.DDifferent opinions about fireworks displays
23、.答案:B主旨大意题。文章第一句话“Fireworks are used to celebrate the New Year around the world.”点明了主题。故答案为B。1evil n. 邪恶之事,祸行2display vt./n. 陈列;展出;展示3reflection n. 映像;反映;显示4cancel vt. 取消;撤消;终止5terror n. 惊恐;恐惧;惊骇1set off 使(炸弹等)爆炸;出发2due to 由于;因为B2017山西四校联考Love to sink into your chairs and relax when you get to schoo
24、l? Then you will not be happy to hear that schools all over the world are seriously considering exchanging traditional desks for ones with no seats at all Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math and science lessons! Why would anyone even think of putting k
25、ids to such cruelty? Experts say it improves their health and helps fight obesity. While that may seem a little farfetched (牵强的) the officials at the few schools around the world seem to agree.Among them are educators from the College Station Independent School District in Texas, who recently comple
26、ted a weeklong experiment involving 480 students across three elementary schools. The 374 kids that agreed to participate in the study were provided a device that helped record step count and calorie consumption over the entire period.All 25 teachers involved in the study reported that students appe
27、ared to be more alert and concentrate better, when allowed to stand. The one thing that did surprise the researchers was that younger kids were more willing to stay standing than kids in higher grades. They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to “sit s
28、till”, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.American schools are not the only ones reporting success with standup desks. Four Catholic schools in Perth, Australia, which have been testing them since October 2013, have seen similar results. In May 2014, Grove House Prima
29、ry School in Bradford, West Yorkshire, became Europes first test one, with a sevenweek trial that involved the use of desks made by Ergotron in their fifthgrade classrooms. While official results are not out yet, early reactions from both teachers and students have been extremely encouraging.The fin
30、dings of these studies and others done previously, all seem to mean that allowing kids to move around in classrooms is a winwin for students and teachers it helps kids get healthier and provides educators with a more engaged audience.篇章导读:本文是一篇记叙文。介绍的是一类新型的课堂学生和教师均站着上课。经过在很多学校试验证实:这种模式的课堂更有利于师生健康,同时
31、,也有助于学生集中注意力。5According to the first paragraph, what may make the students at school unhappy is that _.Athey have to exchange desks with each otherBthey have to exchange traditional desks for ones with no seatsCthere are no seats for them to sit in classDthe officials show no sympathy to them at all
32、答案:C细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“ Yes, that means you will be encouraged to stand through those already too long math.”可知,让学生站着上课可能会使他们在校不高兴。故选C。6According to the teachers, older students may not like standup desks because _.Athey are cleverer than younger studentsBthey are easily tired of standing longCthey ha
33、ve formed the habit of sittingDthey do badly in class while standing答案:C细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“They believe this may have something to do with the fact that after years of being asked to sit still, older kids have a harder time adjusting to this unexpected freedom.”可知,高年级学生不喜欢直立式桌子是因为他们已经养成坐着上课的习惯。故选C。7Wha
34、t is most likely to be the result of the sevenweek trial?AThe standing desks cant be used at all.BIt is good for students to use standup desks.CMore tests should be done in other schools.DThe students are different in personality.答案:B细节理解题。根据第四段后两句“In May 2014, . While official results are not out y
35、et, early reactions from both teachers and students, have been extremely encouraging.”可知,虽然官方结果还未出来,但先前师生的反馈令人相当鼓舞。故答案是B。8Why do the teachers like the standing desks?ABecause the educators can draw the students attention.BBecause the teachers can keep the students healthy.CBecause the students can h
36、ave a walk in the classroom.DBecause the standing desks can keep the students concentrated.答案:D细节理解题。由第三段第一句可知,根据参与实验的25名老师的反馈可以看出,这种课堂会使学生注意力集中。故选D。1exchange v/n. 交换;交流;交易所2cruelty n. 残酷3consumption n. 消耗;消费4unexpected adj. 未预料到的5previously adv. 以前地;先前地1participate in 参与;参加2have something to do wit
37、h 与有关.短文改错(建议用时8)Dear Laura,Thanks for letting us to stay at your seaside house. Now, you might have heard from your neighbors about which happened on Saturday evening. When I was out a walk, my younger son, Tom, played the football before your house. He made so much noise that the neighbors got qui
38、te angrily. Even worse, Tom broke one of the window of Mr Wilsons house. Tom and I apologized to all the neighbors for the unhappy happenings, but promised to have the broken window repair soon. Tom said that we would not do such silly things any more. I am glad that your neighbors had forgiven us.
39、They are really nice people.Yours,Betty答案:Dear Laura,Thanks for letting us stay at your seaside house. Now, you might have heard from your neighbors about happened on Saturday evening. When I was out a walk, my younger son, Tom, played football before your house. He made so much noise that the neigh
40、bors got quite . Even worse, Tom broke one of the of Mr Wilsons house. Tom and I apologized to all the neighbors for the unhappy happenings, promised to have the broken window soon. Tom said that would not do such silly things any more. I am glad that your neighbors forgiven us. They are really nice
41、 people.Yours,Betty第一处:去掉to由let sb. do sth.结构可知,应去掉to。第二处:whichwhat此处考查名词性从句。由what引导作介词about的宾语。第三处:out后添加forbe/go out for a walk“去散步”。第四处:去掉play后的theplay football“踢足球”,为固定动词短语。第五处:angrilyangryget意为“变得”时,为系动词,后须接形容词,get angry“变得生气”。第六处:windowwindows“one of名词复数”表示“中的一个”。第七处:butand根据句意可知,此处表示并列关系而非转折关系。第八处:repairrepaired此处考查have sth. done“使某事被做”。第九处:wehe根据句意可知,应用he指代Tom。第十处:hadhave根据上下文可知,应用现在完成时。