1、第一部分选修七Module 1-2.完形填空(2016江西师范大学附中期末考试)Many people are constantly waiting for their life to start.“When Im older Ill do this” and “In a few years Ill do that.” They think the life they are _1.C_ is boring and meaningless.Who has never viewed himself or herself _2.B_ worthless and unattractive?In ot
2、hers eyes,you are always“the funny one” and become loud and overconfident to mask what you are actually feeling, 3.D_ few people know about the way you feel.All of us may _4.A_from depression and frustration,lose guidance and support,and thus need _5.C_ physically,or spiritually.Just think like this
3、 way: 6.B_ feelings I am feeling will eventually go away.I need to stop feeling so sorry for myself and actually want to _7.D_.I am an incredibly lucky person who has come from a family _8.A_ there is full of love and support.I have to be the one to make the _9.C_ to change my way of thinking.All th
4、e good things and all the wonderful people in my life would pass eventually too. _10.B_ I am feeling miserable,my life is still going on and I am missing out on _11.D_ those precious moments.We all have terrible things which happen to us and will _12.C_ each of us differently.The most important thin
5、g to remember is that our _13.B_ arent what defines us.What defines us is how we _14.C_ what has happened to us and how we change the way we think about it.We can either let it become us or we can use our newlyfound _15.A_ to change a little bit of the world around us all.Theres something much bigge
6、r than us and our problems.It is always _16.D_ to remember that there is always someone who is in a _17.C_ much worse than our own.Nevertheless,I am well on the _18.B_ to becoming the person I want to be and I have goals and expectations of myself.I am now _19.A_ that my life has started.It started
7、years ago and its not _20.B_ over yet.Its happening right now.Yours is too.文章大意:很多人都在等待最好的生活,但其实最好的生活就在当下。1A.making BpredictingCexperiencing Dexpecting解析根据前一句“很多人一直都在等待生活的开始”可知,他们认为现在正在经历的生活是无趣的。experience意为“经历”符合语境。故选C项。make意为“制作;使得”;predict意为“预言;预料”;expect意为“预料;期望”。2A.ofBasCforDwith解析view.as.意为“把看
8、作”,为固定搭配。故选B项。3A.andBorCsoDbut解析设空前的In others eyes,you are always“the funny one”and become loud and overconfident to mask what you are actually feeling“在别人眼中,你永远是个滑稽的人,为了掩盖自己真实的感觉而表现得喧哗,过于自信”和下文few people know about the way you feel“没有几个人知道你的感觉”之间是转折关系。故选D项。4A.sufferBariseCdifferDresult解析根据设空后的from
9、depression and frustration,lose guidance and support可知选suffer。suffer from意为“遭受”,其后常接表示疾病、自然灾害的词,或接loneliness,overpopulation等词。故选A项。arise from意为“由引起”;differ from意为“与不同”;result from意为“由造成”。5A.growthBserviceCaidDsacrifice解析根据上文All of us may suffer from depression and frustration,lose guidance and suppo
10、rt“我们所有人可能都遭受过沮丧和挫折,没有指导和支持”可知,下文是说我们都需要身体上和精神上的帮助。growth意为“增长;成长”;service意为“服务”;aid意为“援助;帮助”;sacrifice意为“牺牲”。故选C项。6A.Pleasant BHorribleCSensitive DComplicated解析根据第10空前一句All the good things and all the wonderful people in my life would pass eventually too.可知,设空处所在句与该句形成对比,因此该处表示“糟糕的(horrible)感觉最终会消失
11、的”。pleasant意为“令人愉快的”;horrible意为“糟糕的;可怕的”;sensitive意为“敏感的”;complicated意为“难懂的;结构复杂的”。故选B项。7A.relaxBmoveClearnDchange解析根据上文I need to stop feeling so sorry for myself(我需要停止顾影自怜)可知,下文应是作出“改变”(change)。故选D项。relax意为“放松”;move意为“移动;搬动”;learn意为“学习”。8A.whereBwhatCthatDwhich解析根据分句句式结构可知,设空处引导定语从句,先行词是family,且从句中
12、缺少状语,故用where引导。句意为:我是个非常幸运的人,来自于一个充满爱和支持的家庭。故选A项。9A.mistakeBdifferenceCdecisionDcomment解析根据设空后的to change my way of thinking可知,此处应是“决定改变我的思维方式”,make the decision意为“作决定”,故选C项。make a mistake意为“犯错误”;make a/the difference意为“起作用;有影响”;make a comment意为“作出评论”。10A.BecauseBWhileCUnlessDWhen解析句意为:尽管我现在感觉很痛苦,但生活
13、还要继续,我会错过欣赏这些宝贵时刻的机会。I am feeling miserable与my life is still going on之间是转折关系,while可意为“尽管”,表让步,符合语境。故选B项。11A.calculating BpracticingCforgetting Dappreciating 解析句意见上一题解析。calculate意为“计算;预测”;practice意为“练习”;forget意为“忘记”;appreciate意为“欣赏”。根据空后的precious moments“宝贵时刻”可知,应是“欣赏”(appreciate)。故选D项。12A.attractBtr
14、eatCaffectDbenefit解析根据常识,发生在我们身上的事总是影响我们。attract意为“吸引”,treat意为“对待;看待”;affect意为“影响”;benefit意为“有益于”。句意为:我们都会遇到一些不幸的事,它们会对我们产生不一样的影响。故选C项。13A.characters BproblemsCadvantages Dexperiences解析句意为:我们要记住最重要的是:不是我们的问题限定了我们。character意为“个性;性格;角色”;problem意为“问题”;advantage意为“优点”;experience意为“经历”。故选B项。根据倒数第三段第一句The
15、res something much bigger than us and our problems.也可知此处选problems。14A.care about Bmake upCdeal with Dwait for解析句意为:限定我们的是我们如何对待这些问题以及改变我们思考这些问题的方式。care about意为“关心;在意”;make up意为“形成;构成;编造;化妆”;deal with意为“处理”;wait for意为“等待”。根据空后的what has happened to us可知,deal with符合语境。故选C项。15A.wisdomBenergyCchanceDpati
16、ence解析根据设空前的newlyfound及空后的to change a little bit of the world around us all可知,改变世界应是用“智慧”(wisdom),故选A项。句意为:我们或者让它成为我们或者我们用新发现的智慧去为我们身边的世界作出一点点改变。energy意为“能量”;chance意为“机会;机遇”;patience意为“耐心”。16A.difficult BunnecessaryCimpossible Dimportant解析根据前一句.much bigger than us and our problems.可知,总有东西是比我们和我们的问题更
17、厉害,因此,记得总是有些人的处境比我们的更糟糕,这是很重要的(important)。故选D项。17A.gameBrelationCpositionDdistance解析根据语境可知,此处指有些人的处境比我们的更糟糕,故选position。game意为“游戏”;relation意为“关系”;distance意为“距离”。18A.turnBwayCcornerDdirection解析句意为:然而我仍然还在这条路上,我想成为一个我想成为的人,我有自己的目标和期望。on the way to.意为“在去的路上”,符合句意。turn意为“轮到的机会”;corner意为“拐角处”;direction意为“
18、方向”。故选B项。19A.awareBsurprisedCafraidDworried解析根据最后一段It started years ago and its not _ over yet.Its happening right now.Yours is too.可知,“我”现在意识到我的生活已经发生了改变。aware意为“意识到的;明白的”;surprised意为“惊讶的”;afraid意为“害怕的”;worried意为“担忧的”。故选A项。20A.evenBnearlyConlyDmuch解析多年前生活就已经开始,到现在远没有结束。not nearly意为“远非,绝不是”,符合语境。故选B
19、项。.阅读理解Around four years ago, I received a call from the principal of our school as to the “Parents View” talk the next morning. He asked me to speak to the group. After the call, my whole body became feverish and panicky. The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years. The whole night
20、, I could not sleep with many ominous_apprehensions in mind. One of them was to call the principal with regret and tell him that I could not come. Finally, I gathered some courage. I thought, “If I miss this opportunity, surely the school will never invite me again to any of their programs.”I reache
21、d the school in time. Before my turn came, my whole body was trembling. When my turn came and I started speaking, my heartbeat increased and my mouth went dry. I wasnt even able to read the written speech properly. I was not aware of where I was standing and what I was reading. That was the day when
22、 I realized my biggest weakness, Public Speaking.After my speech, I met with the principal and explained what happened to me. He told me that this happens to everyone. Even great speakers faced the same things when they started. He suggested that I come again next time.Around one month later, I was
23、invited to refer to a topic on Motivation. This time I was feeling comfortable. My speech was not only appreciated by the principal as well as the teachers, because I was able to get my idea across to them. They encouraged and praised my efforts.After delivering this presentation successfully, I bec
24、ame more confident. I said to myself, “If I can speak in front of such a learned audience, like the principal who educates others, I can now speak in front of others too.”I started delivering lectures in my plant, on various topics like Self Motivation, Personality Development, Personal Excellence,
25、Spoken English and Presentation Skills. This has become a passion for me. I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step. 文章大意:作者通过自己的亲身经历告诉我们如何摆脱在台上演讲的恐惧心理,相信自己,战胜恐惧,千里之行始于足下。1Which of the following is the best title for the passage?_A_APractice Makes a Man a Be
26、tter SpeechmakerBPublic Speaking Makes a Man Embarrassed.CPrincipal Provides the Best Chances.DSpoken English Develops in Speeches. 解析主旨大意题。 A“练习能够使人成为一名更好的演讲家”;B“公众演讲让人尴尬”;C“校长提供了最好的机会”;D“英语口语在演讲中提高”。通读全文,并根据文章的最后两段可知作者通过多次的演讲逐渐克服了讲话时的紧张感,成为一名善于演讲的人。故选A。2The author had bad feelings before the speec
27、h because _D_.Ahe disliked the idea of giving a lectureBhe had got a high fever before thatChe regretted accepting the invitation Dhe feared he couldnt perform it properly解析推理判断题。 根据文章第一段的“The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years. The whole night, I could not sleep with many omin
28、ous apprehensions in mind和Finally, I gathered some courage”可知作者是害怕自己不能顺利完成演讲。故选D。3What does the underlined part “ominous apprehensions” in the first paragraph mean?_B_AUnlucky opportunities.BNegative ideas.CCurious views.DHappy comments.解析词义猜测题。A. Unlucky opportunities“不幸的机会”;B. Negative ideas“否定观点”
29、;C. Curious views“好奇的观点”;D. Happy comments“幸福的评论”。根据该句前面的“The time from his call to the next morning seemed like years”可推断作者的脑中都是否定的观点。故选B。4What can we conclude from the passage?_C_ANothing is to be got without pains but poverty.BKnowledge makes humble, ignorance makes proud.CA journey of a thousand
30、 miles begins with a single step.DNecessity is the mother of invention.解析推理判断题。 A“没有付出,除了贫穷一无所获”;B.“知识使人谦虚,无知使人骄傲”;C.“千里之行始于足下”;D.“需要是发明之母”。根据文章的最后一句话“I learned that everything is possible if we have the courage to take the first step”推断选C。.七选五根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。(2016聊城一中阶段测试)W
31、hat will you do if you cant eat everything bought in the canteen? _1.G_According to a survey, what students waste every year could feed over 10 million people._2.E_According to Xinhua News Agency, the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50 million tons of grain every year, which could feed 200 mi
32、llion people.Food waste, which has become a global issue, serves as a mirror that reflects various cultural and social issues in different countries. In the West, for instance, consumerism, the belief that its a good thing to use a lot of goods and services, is often to blame for food waste. _3.B_ C
33、hinese people are well known for being hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food. On campus, a generation of single children is less aware of the food waste issue. Students nowadays are well protected by their families and hardly have any con
34、cept of how much toil (辛劳) others go through in order to provide them with the food they eat._4.D_There are over 925 million hungry people in the world, most of whom live in underdeveloped countries and areas. They dont have enough food to eat. Many children die for lack of nutrition each year in so
35、me African countries. And farmers work very hard to grow the crops. _5.F_ Its also important that everyone should think about how they can do their bit to reduce food waste.AStudents waste is extremely serious.BChina, in turn, features its own eating culture.CStudents can never realize the serious f
36、ood crisis.DCompared with them, some live in a different world.EBut canteen waste is merely the tip of the iceberg.FSo theres no excuse that we should waste our food. GMost of us would simply throw away any leftover food.文章大意:文章主要讲的是浪费食物的现象。学生往往会把吃剩下的饭菜倒掉,学校食堂的浪费现象只是冰山一角,我国每年浪费的粮食有大约两千万吨。解析1.根据第二行“w
37、hat students waste every year could feed over 10 million people”可知,学生们会把吃不完的饭菜倒掉,由此造成的浪费能够养活一千多万人,故选G。2根据“the food wasted by Chinese people is about 50 million tons of grain every year, which could feed 200 million people”可知,中国人浪费掉的粮食能够养活两亿人,说明食堂的浪费现象只是冰山一角,故选E。3根据本段首句“Food waste. serves as a mirror
38、 that reflects various cultural and social issues”和“Chinese people are well known for being hospitable and generous. Many even feel that they lose face if their guests have eaten all the food.”可知,食物浪费现象反映一个国家的饮食文化和习惯,故选B。4根据“There are over 925 million hungry people in the world, most of whom live in
39、 underdeveloped countries and areas.”可知,本段讲的是处于饥饿中的人们,故选D。5根据“Many children die for lack of nutrition each year.And farmers work very hard to grow the crops.”可知,世界其它地方的孩子因饥饿而死,而且农民种粮食很辛苦,因此我们没有理由浪费粮食,每个人都应该想一想该怎样减少食物浪费,故选F。 .语法填空阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。(2016河南百校联盟高三质监)When policy experts
40、 debate climate change solutions, they often talk about “a price on carbon”They are _1.arguing_(argue) about whether companies should pay when they put carbon pollution in the air.Carbon pollution, like every other form of pollution, _2.has_(have) an impact on the environment. _3.Throwing_(throw) wa
41、ste into a river will cause the fish to die and the people _4.who/that_ drink the water to get sick.And when you produce carbon pollution, you get climate changesea level rise, stronger storms, severe droughts damage to agriculture, and more.All of those impacts cost money. Insurance rates go up whe
42、n storms get more _5.destructive_(destruction)Taxes increase when cities have to rebuild bridges and roads.Military budgets go up when droughts and population _6.changes_(change) cause conflict, not to mention impacts on agriculture and health care costs.In other words, the price on carbon is _7.wha
43、t_ we all pay when there is no market force _8.to_limit_(limit) the pollution that causes climate change.So the debate is _9.really_(real) about who will pay that price _10.the_ companies which are making a profit from the fossil fuels, or the taxpayers who pick up the cost now?解析1.考查时态。根据句意,此处表示“他们
44、正在就进行争辩”,表示现阶段正在进行的动作,故应该用现在进行时。2考查时态和主谓一致。本文是现在时态,且主语是第三人称单数,因此要用has。3考查非谓语动词。 根据语法,此处缺少主语,作主语的动词形式常常用动名词形式。4考查关系词。 根据句意以及语法,此处指的是前面的the people,在后面的句子中作drink的主语,故应该用who或that来引导定语从句。5考查词性变化。 此处表示“破坏性的”,应该使用destruction的形容词形式。6考查名词的数。 根据句意,此处指“人口数量的变化”,表示复数意义,故应该使用可数名词的复数形式。7考查连接词。此处用于引导is的表语从句,表语从句中pay的宾语缺失,表示物的意义,且无疑问概念,故应该用连接代词what来引导表语从句。8考查非谓语动词。 force的后置定语常用不定式,此处表示“限制污染的市场推动力”。9考查副词。 此处用于修饰谓语动词is about who.,故应该用real的副词形式really。10考查冠词。根据句意,此处指“从燃烧化石燃料中获利的那些公司”,为特指意义,故应该使用定冠词the。