1、第二十二组(建议用时:30分钟).阅读理解(2015石家庄二中一模)We have a problem, and the strange thing is that we not only know about it, but also celebrate it.Just today, someone boasted to me that she was so busy that shes averaged four hours of sleep a night for the last two weeks.She wasnt complaining; she was proud of the
2、 fact.She is not alone.Why are typically rational people so irrational in their behavior? The answer is that were in the midst of a bubble.I call it “The More Bubble”The nature of bubbles is that something is absurdly overvalued untileventuallythe bubble bursts, and were left wondering why we were s
3、o irrationally animated in the first place.The thing we are overvaluing now is the opinion of doing it all, having it all, achieving it all.This bubble is being enabled by a combination of three powerful trends: smart phones, social media, and extreme consumerism.The result is not just information o
4、verload, but opinion overload.We are more aware than at any time in history of what everyone else is doing and,therefore, what we should be doing.In the process, we have been sold a bill of goods: that success means being supermen and superwomen who can get it all done.Of course, we boasted about be
5、ing busyits code for being successful and important.And our answer to the problem of more is always more.We need more technology to help us create more technologies.We need to shift our workload to free up our own time to do yet even more.Luckily, there is a solution to the pursuit of more: the purs
6、uit of less, but better, a growing number of people are making this change.I call these people Essentialists.These people are designing their lives around what is essential and removing everything else.These people arrange to have actual weekends (during which they are not working)They created techn
7、ologyfree zones in their homes.They trade time on Facebook with calling those few friends who really matter to them.Instead of running to different meetings, they put space on their calendars to get important work done.So we have two choices:We can be among the last people caught up in “The More Bub
8、ble”,or we can join the growing community of Essentialists and get more of what matters in our one precious life.1When the woman said for two weeks she only slept for four hours a night,_Ashe was unsatisfied with her lifestyleBshe was asking for suggestionsCshe took pride in doing soDshe knew few pe
9、ople were like her2What is Paragraph 4 mainly for?AThe cause and result of “The More Bubble”BThe advantages of “The More Bubble”CThe solutions to “The More Bubble”DThe new trends of “The More Bubble”3According to the article, Essentialists are those who _Agive up certain things for what matters in l
10、ifeBprefer to change frequentlyCare tired of information and opinionsDare eager to become successful and important4We can infer from the article that the author_“The More Bubble”Ais supportive ofBis undecided aboutCdisapproves of Dwonders about.完形填空(2015北京东城区综合练习二)Monday started out great.I woke up
11、on time, ate breakfast and did some last minute studying for my first hour math _1_Ten minutes later,I sat by my friends on the bus.We were busily chatting about how we spent our_2_when, THUMP! Ryan _3_over someones foot and landed flat on his face in the passage between the two rows of seats.Everyo
12、ne on the bus laughed crazily.Ryan _4_himself up and made his way to an empty seat.He tried to laugh with us, but his face was bright red with_5_The rest of the morning flew by.I did well in my math test.I read two more chapters of To Kill a Mockingbird in English class.It wasnt long before the _6_b
13、ell sounded.I met my friends from the cheerleading team in the dining hall.Then I couldnt help but _7_Ryan a few tables over,sitting alone.He caught me looking.I smiled at him quickly and turned away.When we finished eating, we _8_out to the courtyard to practice a cheer we wanted to do at that nigh
14、ts football game.After a little _9_, we nailed the cheer, so we decided we only needed to_10_through it one last time.Again, just like the rest of my day so far, the cheer was going great.I raised my leg _11_ one last toe(脚趾) touch.RIIIPPP! I felt my jeans split down the middle of my backside.I_12_I
15、 didnt know what to do but stayed still.Then I heard people laughing, and I saw them pointing.Trying to_13_myself with my hands,I tried to_14_too, but I felt tears began to escape from my eyes.Then I saw Ryan walking toward me.I remembered earlier that morning when he had fallen and I had laughed at
16、 him.This would be his _15_to return the favor.But he didnt._16_, Ryan offered me his jacket to cover up my _17_jeans.He also offered me his phone so that I could call my mom to bring me some _18_I thanked Ryan for his help.And a few days later when I saw him again,I apologized for laughing at him o
17、n the bus.Ryan regarded it as no big deal, but my own _19_experience and Ryans kind response taught me about _20_ for others.Thanks to Ryan,I can honestly say that Monday was still a great day!1.A.test Blesson Cwork Dbook2A.term Bmoney Cenergy Dweekend3A.tripped Bturned Ctook Dcrossed4A.setBput Cpic
18、kedDadded5.A.appreciation BembarrassmentCsurprise Ddisappointment6.A.alarm BchurchClunch Ddoor7A.notice BmeetChear Dcall8A.drove BslippedCdanced Dheaded9A.guidance BpracticeCstruggle Ddiscussion10A.lead BwalkCgo Dflow11A.for BinCto Don12A.jumped BsmiledCshook Dfroze13A.clean Bcover Cpush Dhelp14A.po
19、int Blaugh Cplay Dreturn15A.hope Bduty Cchance Daim16A.Instead BOtherwise CTherefore DHowever17A.long Btorn Ctight Dworn18A.socks Bjackets Ccoats Djeans19A.positive Bbroad Ccommon Dshameful20A.patience Bexpectation Csympathy Dadmiration.语法填空As the plane circled over the airport, everyone sensed that
20、 something was wrong.The plane was moving 1._(steady) through the air, and although the passengers 2._(fasten) their seat belts, they were suddenly thrown forward.At that moment, the airhostess presented.She looked very pale, but was quite clam.3._(speak) quickly and almost in a whisper, she informe
21、d everyone that the pilot had fainted and asked if 4._ of the passengers knew anything about machines.After a moments 5._(hesitate), a man got up and followed the hostess into the pilots cabin.Moving the pilot aside, the man took his seat and listened carefully to the urgent instructions that 6._(se
22、nd) by radio from the airport below.To everyones relief, the plane, which was 7._(dangerous) close to the ground at the moment, soon began to climb.The man had to circle the airport several times to become familiar 8._ the controls of the plane.The critical moment came 9._he had to land.The man, 10.
23、_(follow) the instructions, guided the plane toward the airfield, and it landed safely after a long run along the runway.第二十二组.阅读理解【解题导语】本文是一篇议论文,主要讨论了一种在人们行为表现中出现的不正常现象“The More Bubble”的成因及解决方法。1解析:选C。细节理解题。根据第一段中的“she was proud of the fact”可知,她对于自己的这种做法感到自豪。故答案选C。2解析:选A。段落大意题。根据第四段第一句可知,本段主要讨论了这种现
24、象形成的原因和结果。故答案选A。3解析:选A。细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第一句“These people are designing their lives around what is essential and removing everything else.”可知,“These people”指的是上文提到的“Essentialists”,他们围绕重要的事物设计他们的生活,将其余不重要的部分删去。故答案选A。4解析:选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段可知,作者认为我们要么被“The More Bubble”束缚,要么成为Essentialist,在我们珍贵的生命中得到重要的东西;由此可推知
25、,作者对“The More Bubble”这种现象是不赞成的。故答案选C。.完形填空【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者的同学Ryan在车上摔倒了,作者和其他人一块嘲笑他。但是当作者的裤子在公共场合裂开时,Ryan却帮他避免了尴尬。 自己的尴尬经历和Ryan对自己的帮助教会了作者:对人要常怀同情之心。1解析:选A。考查名词辨析。根据第二段第五句“I did well in my math test.”可知,作者是参加数学考试。故选A。2解析:选D。考查名词辨析。根据第一段第一句“Monday started out great.”可知,那天是周一,作者和同学们谈论的是刚刚过去的周末。故选D。
26、3解析:选A。考查动词辨析。句意为:Ryan被某个人的脚绊倒了。根据后面的“landed flat on his face”可知,Ryan被绊倒了。trip over意为“被绊倒”。故选A。4解析:选C。考查动词短语辨析。句意为:Ryan站了起来,走向一个空座位。set up意为“建立”;put up意为“建造,举起,张贴”;pick up意为“拾起,捡起,站立”;add up意为“增加”。故选C。5解析:选B。考查名词辨析。根据语境可知,Ryan在众人面前摔倒了,应是感到很尴尬。appreciation意为“欣赏,感谢”;embarrassment意为“尴尬”;surprise意为“惊奇,诧
27、异”;disappointment意为“失望”。故选B。6解析:选C。考查名词辨析。根据上文中“The rest of the morning flew by.”及下文中的“in the dining hall”可知,他们在餐厅里应该是吃午饭,所以是午饭铃响了。故选C。7解析:选A。考查动词辨析。句意为:(目光)越过几张桌子,我注意到Ryan独自一个人坐在餐厅里。notice意为“注意到”,符合语境。故选A。8解析:选D。考查动词辨析。句意为:吃完饭之后,我们去院子里练习晚上足球赛需要的助兴表演。drive out意为“驱赶,开车外出”;slip out意为“悄悄溜出去”;head out意为
28、“离去,前往”。根据语境可知,此处是作者从餐厅离开前往院子。故选D。9解析:选B。考查名词辨析。根据上一句的“to practice a cheer we wanted to do”可知,他们稍做了一些练习。故选B。10解析:选C。考查动词辨析。在做了一些练习之后,他们觉得只需再把这个助兴表演最后再排练一遍就可以了。go through意为“练习,检查”。故选C。11解析:选A。考查介词辨析。句意为:我抬起腿来为了做最后一个够脚趾动作。for意为“为了”,表目的。故选A。12解析:选D。考查动词辨析。根据下一句“I didnt know what to do but stayed still.
29、”可知,作者的裤子后面裂开了,作者不知道该干什么,僵住了。故选D。13解析:选B。考查动词辨析。根据语境可知,作者感到羞愧,所以想要用手遮住脸。cover意为“覆盖,遮住”。故选B。14解析:选B。考查动词辨析。根据“too”以及上文“Then I heard people laughing”可知,大伙笑了,“我”也试图跟着大家一起笑。故选B。15解析:选C。考查名词辨析。句意为:我记得那天早上他摔倒时我嘲笑了他,这将是他报复我的机会。hope意为“希望,期望”;duty意为“职责”;chance意为“机会”;aim意为“目标”。故选C。16解析:选A。考查副词辨析。句意为:但是他没有(嘲笑我
30、),而是用他的夹克遮住了我裂开的牛仔裤。instead意为“代替,反而”;otherwise意为“否则”;therefore意为“因此”;however意为“然而”。故选A。 17.解析:选B。考查形容词辨析。根据第三段最后一句“I felt my jeans split down the middle of my backside.”可知,作者的裤子从中间裂开了,所以要用torn,意为“裂开的”。故选B。18解析:选D。考查名词辨析。根据第三段最后一句“I felt my jeans split down the middle of my backside.”可知,作者的牛仔裤坏了,此处指打
31、电话让妈妈送牛仔裤来。故选D。19解析:选D。考查形容词辨析。作者的裤子在公共场合裂开了,这对作者来说是一次难堪的经历。positive意为“积极的”;broad意为“宽的”;common意为“共同的,普通的”;shameful意为“可耻的,不体面的”。故选D。20解析:选C。考查名词辨析。作者这次难堪的经历和Ryan对其的帮助教会了作者对人要常怀同情之心。patience意为“耐性,容忍,耐心”;expectation意为“期待,期望”;sympathy意为“同情”;admiration意为“钦佩,赞赏”。故选C。.语法填空【解题导语】本文为一篇记叙文。内容讲述了一名乘客在飞机出事故的危险时
32、刻,请缨要亲自去操作飞机,最后化险为夷的故事。1解析:考查文章内在联系及词性转换。根据上文中的“everyone sensed that something was wrong”(飞机出故障了)可知,此处应用steady(稳定的,平稳的)的反义词,又因修饰动词move应用其副词形式。因此本空应填unsteadily一词。答案:unsteadily2解析:考查动词时态。fasten的动作发生在thrown forward(为一般过去时)的动作之前,即“过去的过去”,因此fasten应用过去完成时态。答案:had fastened3解析:考查非谓语动词。句意:说话很快,几乎耳语,她告诉大家,飞行员
33、已经晕倒了。此处用speaking表示一种伴随动作。答案:Speaking4解析:考查代词。句意:她告诉乘客飞行员晕倒了,问是否有人对机器有所了解(懂机器方面的知识)。根据语意可知,此处表示“乘客中的任何一个人”,因此应用any一词。答案:any5解析:考查名词。After a moments hesitation“经过片刻的犹豫”,空格前的词为名词所有格形式,因此其后要用名词。hesitate的名词形式为hesitation。答案:hesitation6解析:考查动词时态和语态。句意:把飞行员挪到一边,他坐到了驾驶座上仔细听地面的飞机场正在给这架飞机发送的紧急指示。句式分析:that引导的定
34、语从句,先行词为the urgent instructions。根据句意可知,instructions与send之间为被动关系,故应用其被动形式;当时,地面飞机场正在给飞机发送紧急指示,故应用过去进行时,因此应用send的过去进行时的被动语态。答案:were being sent7解析:考查副词。.was dangerously close to the ground at the moment“危险地接近地面的时刻”。be close to是一个固定搭配,意为“靠近”。close在此为形容词,用副词来修饰。答案:dangerously8解析:考查固定搭配。sb.be familiar with sth.为固定搭配,意为“某人熟悉某事”。答案:with9解析:考查状语从句。句意:当他操作使飞机着陆的关键时候到了。根据语意可知,应用when来引导时间状语从句。答案:when10解析:考查非谓语动词。句中已有谓语动词guided,因此当再出现另外一个动词follow(遵循,按照)时,应用其非谓语动词形式。又因follow与the man之间为主谓关系(即主动关系),因此应用其现在分词形式作伴随状语。答案:following