1、高考资源网（ ），您身边的高考专家2013届高考英语一轮总复习精选创新小测试系列北师大版必修五Unit 15 B卷.完形填空(2012江苏启东中学摸底考试)Last night, my daughter and I printed out Smile Cards and attached a note to each card saying“Merry Christmas” and “Have a Happy New Year”We decided to _1_the cards into part of a neighborhood tag game, in which cards must
2、 be _2_to someone else in the neighborhood with a piece of paper _3_them Happy Holidays too.We _4_plenty of cards around our neighbourhood in the dark so no one would see us.I was _5_when I saw my neighbor run up my driveway the next morning after her child got on her bus with a piece of paper in he
3、r hand.It was one of our Smile Cards we got one back! That afternoon when I was _6_my mailbox, our eldest neighbor, maybe around 80 years old, _7_at my mailbox with her friend. She said，“Here, honey, I have_8_for you”， and then she _9_me one of our “Smile Cards” and said “tag youre it”. We got anoth
4、er one back!I _10_talking with her. She said she had one _11_this Christmas, that she would be able to _12_for her family this year, but _13_， she could not _14_the ham on her fixed _15_.I told her I had something for her. I went in and _16_a ham, a bag of potatoes and some cans of green beans, put
5、them in a bag and gave them to her. She said, “I cant take this.” _17_I insisted，“You tagged me, now here is me paying it forward, and you can tag someone else because now youre it！”It felt so _18_to help her. I know that when I sit to eat my Christmas dinner, she will be having hers with her _19_li
6、ke she wanted and that is a good_20_.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在圣诞节前通过一种游戏，在邻里之间传递祝愿，由此帮助邻居老太太实现了圣诞节心愿。1A.become BgrowCturn Dexchange解析：我们决定让这些卡片成为邻里之间的游戏的一部分。turn sth.into“(使某物)变成”。答案：C2A.found out Bhidden awayCthrown off Dpassed along解析：这些卡片在邻里之间传递。pass along“传递下去”，这里指“传递”给别人。find out“找出，发现”；hide away“藏起来”；
7、throw off“抛弃，摆脱”。答案：D3A.wishing BpromotingCproviding Drecommending解析：根据后面的“Happy Holidays too”可知是表达“祝愿”，所以用wishing。too也是该题的突破口。答案：A4A.published BdeliveredCplayed Dcollected解析：此处指挨家挨户递送，所以用deliver。答案：B5A.content BcuriousCanxious Dfantastic解析：由接下来的一句话可推知，当时作者没有想到别人会送卡片给他，所以看到邻居的举动，他有点儿好奇。答案：B6A.select
8、ing BregisteringCrepairing Dchecking解析：“查看邮箱”，用check。select“精选”；register“注册”；repair“修理”。答案：D7A.stopped BfellCpassed Dsat解析：年纪最大的一个邻居和她的朋友在我的邮箱旁停下来。答案：A8A.something BeverythingCanything Dnothing解析：something表示“某种东西”。答案：A9A.returned BshowedChanded Dmentioned解析：这里指把卡片“递”给我。hand“递，交”。答案：C10A.avoided Breg
9、rettedCtried D. continued解析：从上下文可知，作者和老太太“继续”交谈。答案：D11A.chance BpresentCwish Ddream解析：根据下文可知，此处用wish，老太太在这个圣诞节有个愿望。答案：C12A.account BsendCcook Dprepare解析：从下文的“a ham, a bag of potatoes and some cans of green beans”等，可推知是“做一顿丰盛的饭”。答案：C13A.unfortunately BunbelievablyCactually Dexactly解析：从“but”和“she coul
10、d not”可知，此处表示“不幸”。答案：A14A.afford BofferCkeep Dput解析：但是依她固定的收入，她买不起火腿。afford“买得起，能支付得起”。答案：A15A.price BcostCexpense Dincome解析：income“收入”。句意见上题解析。答案：D16A.picked out Btook outCturned out Dhelped out解析：回到家里，把家里的东西“拿出来”，用take out。答案：B17A.And BButCOr DSo解析：上一句她说“不要”和后面的“我坚持”之间存在逻辑上的“转折”关系。答案：B18A.painful
11、BgenerousCfriendly Dgood解析：结合上文，作者因能帮助老太太而感觉很好。答案：D19A.friends BfamilyCstudents Dneighbors解析：当我坐在桌子旁边享受我的圣诞晚餐的时候，她也和她的家人享受着他们的。从第四段第二句中的“for her family this year”可知，她应该是和她的家人共进晚餐。答案：B20A.dinner BfeelingCgift Daction解析：作者认为，帮助别人的感觉是美好的。答案：B.阅读理解(2012武汉市武昌区高三调研)Scientists who try to predict earthquake
12、s have gotten some new helpers recently animals.Thats right, animals. Scientists have begun to understand what farmers have known for thousands of years. Animals often seem to know in advance that an earthquake is coming, and they show their fear by acting in strange ways. Before a Chinese quake in
13、1975, snakes awoke from their winter sleep early only to freeze to death in the cold air. Cows broke their halters (缰绳) and tried to escape.Chickens refused to enter their cage. All of this unusual behavior, as well as physical changes in the earth, warned Chinese scientists of the coming quake. The
14、y moved people away from the danger zone and saved thousands of lives.One task for scientists today is to learn exactly which types of animal behavior predict quakes. Its not an easy job. First of all, not every animal reacts to the danger of an earthquake. Just before a California quake in 1977, fo
15、r example, an Arabian horse became very nervous and tried to break out of his enclosure. The Australian horse next to him, however, remained perfectly calm. Its also difficult at times to tell the difference between normal animal restlessness and “earthquake nerves”A zoo keeper once called earthquak
16、e researchers, saying that his cougar had been acting strangely. It turned out that the cat had an upset stomach.A second task for scientists is to find out exactly what kind of warnings the animals receive. They know that animals sense far more of the world than humans do. Many animals can see, hea
17、r, and smell things that people do not even notice. Some can sense tiny changes in air pressure, gravity, or the magnetism of the earth. This extra sense probably helps animals predict quakes.A good example of this occurred with a group of dogs. They were shut in an area that was being shaken by a s
18、eries of tiny earthquakes.(Several small quakes often come before or after a large one. ) Before each quake a low booming sound was heard. Each boom caused the dogs to bark wildly. Then the dogs began to bark during a silent period. A scientist who was recording quakes looked at his machine. It was
19、acting as though there were a loud noise too. The scientist realized that the dogs had reacted to a booming noise. They also sensed the tiny quakes that followed it. The machine recorded both, though humans felt and heard nothing.In this case there was a machine to monitor what the dogs were sensing
20、. Many times, however, our machines record nothing extraordinary, even though animals know a quake is coming. The animals might be sensing something we measure but do not recognize as a warning.Discovering what animals sense, and learning how they know it is a danger signal, is a job for future scie
21、ntists.语篇解读：利用动物进行地震前的预测不失为一种好方法，种种事实表明，动物在地震之前往往先知先觉，它们的异常表现也许就是地震的征兆。1Through the passage the writer hopes to explore _.Awhy animals send a danger signal before an earthquakeBhow animals know when an earthquake is comingCwhy animals not humans have a good sense of dangerDhow much animals know abou
22、t an earthquake解析：作者意图题。文章开门见山地指出科学家们找到了预测地震的帮手动物，下文则详细分析了动物在地震前的异常反应，再结合最后一段中的内容可知作者希望探寻动物如何知道地震将要发生。答案：B2During an earthquake in China in 1975 _.Achickens refused to go out of their cageBsnakes were frozen to death in their cavesCsnakes awoke from their winter sleep earlierDcows broke their halter
23、s and escaped from their sheds解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的内容可知在1975年发生在中国的一次地震中，蛇提前从冬眠中苏醒，结果被冻死。答案：C3Which of the following is one of earthquake nerves according to the passage?AAn Arabian horse tried to escape from his enclosure.BA cougar had an upset stomach unexpectedly.CAn Australian horse was perfectly cal
24、m.DA cat acted very strangely in a zoo.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的“.an Arabian horse became very nervous and tried to break out of his enclosure.”可判断A项正确。答案：A4The scientists did an experiment with a group of dogs to _.Afind out that the machine could record unusual happeningsBcompare the reactions of animals a
25、nd those of humansCprove that animals could sense more than humansDfind out what exact warnings animals send解析：推理判断题。第四段中提到动物的感觉比人类更敏锐，下文则用狗的实验进行例证，由此可推断C项正确。答案：C.选做题任务型读写Life is what we make of it. How can we make our life better? Through focus focusing on one thing and getting it done. Learning to
26、 focus can help us in many ways. It can help us realize what we really want in life. It can help us make good decisions. It can also help us accept ourselves just the way we are. Focus can help us gain power and happiness.Focus, or concentration, is a skill that can be taught, so there are some exer
27、cises you can do to improve your focus. Start with easy exercises like staring at a picture on the wall for a few minutes without moving or talking to anyone. Once you learn how to block out your surroundings, your focus will improve.Learn to manage your pressure. Many athletes require intense focus
28、 in their training and games. They try to spare some time to calm themselves down. It isnt enough to just practice your shots because when game time comes, the stress and tension can make one miss a shot. This is when focus comes into play.Another mind exercise you can do is picturing yourself in a
29、desired situation, and then you work around your picture. Actors do this a lot to block out laughter or noise. An example of this would be to imagine yourself in a potentially stressful situation, like a singer in a concert. Try to play out the scene in your mind what you would do if different thing
30、s are to happen. This can actually be a lot of fun, and you learn how to improve your focus by concentrating on one thing only.If this sounds a little strange to you, you could try another strategy. Why not make lists? Make a list of the things you need to accomplish. Study your lists carefully and
31、see where you can move things around. Planning helps you focus. It will also not stress you out.A better way to improve your focus is to take breaks. Dont spend it with your coworkers beside the coffee machine talking about problems in the office. Doing this will actually cause your stress and cause
32、 you to lose focus on the things that need to be done. Your breaks should be as quiet as possible. Read a book or take a walk. Go and do something that will give your brain a rest.The reason why we lose focus so easily is because we have too much on our minds. Of course, it could also because you ar
33、e bored with nothing to do. A good balance between a too relaxed brain and a too active brain is necessary. Find your ability to work, and try not to waste your time. Improving your focus also mean knowing what you can do and being confident about doing it well.Title: Improving your focus(1)_ of lea
34、rning to focusIt can help us realize what we really want in life，make good decisions，hold positive (2)_ towards ourselves，and gain power and happiness.Tips on improving focusStart with easy exercises to make yourself (3)_ from your surroundings.Keep (4)_ when managing your pressure.Use your (5)_ and
35、 play out the scene in your mind.Make a list to make things well (6)_Take (7)_ breaks to give your brain a rest.Make a good (8)_ between a too relaxed brain and a too active brain.Find your ability to work with (9)_(10)_ for our losing focusOur minds are full of things.We feel bored with nothing to
36、do.答案：1.Benefits2.attitudes/views3.free4.calm5.imagination6.planned7.quiet8.balance9.confidence10.Reasons短文填词May 3rd, Friday FineThis afternoon, on my way to see a film, I saw acase f_ off a mans bike. I shouted out to the man to 1._stop him. But he didnt hear me and _ away.2._I was wondering what t
37、o do _ I had an idea. I 3._stopped a taxi and got into it w_ the case. Soon we 4._caught up with the man. G_ the case back, he was 5._so _(感激) that he offered me some money, but I 6._refused it _(礼貌). Then the driver drove me 7._to the _ (电影院). When I paid him, the driver pushed 8._my hand _ said wi
38、th a smile, “Neither will I accept your 9._money, because your behavior touches me”. With these _， 10._we said “Goodbye” to each other and went separately.答案：1.fall2.rode3.when4.with5.Getting6.thankful (grateful)7.politely8.cinema9.and10.words短文改错The world is not only hungry, but also thirst. This m
39、ay sounds strange, since nearly seventy percent of the earths surface is covered with water. But about ninety percent of this is sea water. Man and most of the animals can only drink and use the remained ten percent of water fresh water. The need for water is increased day by day. Only when steps ar
40、e taken to deal with this problem immediate can we avoid a severe worldwide water shortage later on. One of the first steps are to develop ways to reuse them. Experiments have already carried out in this field. The used water has been pumped to a water purifying plant that it can be separated from waste matters and treated with chemicals so that it can be reused again.答案：第一句：thirstthirsty第二句：soundssound第四句：remainedremaining第五句：increasedincreasing第六句immediateimmediately第七句：areis; themit第八句：already carried 中间加入been第九句：thatwhere; 去掉again欢迎广大教师踊跃来稿，稿酬丰厚。
