1、阅读理解。Beginning college is exciting: new ideas to explore, new challenges to be met and many decisions to be made. Your future begins here.However, you will find college life is different from your previous school environment. Many of us can be easily overwhelmed(压垮) by the details of running a well-
2、balanced life. While some of us may have the know-how, I guess there are more of us who can benefit from learning about the experiences of other who have walked the college halls before you.The following you may find of use about life on campus.1. Plan well. There are so many new things to do at a n
3、ew college or university, social and academic(学术的). Give yourself time to make new friends and become familiar with the campus, but dont forget why you are there. Give some time for social activities and manage your time wisely. 2. If you dont have a “system” for planning your time now (like a day t
4、ime, a computer date book), get one. Most of all, dont depend on your memory.3. Dont miss the guidelines, restrictions, rules and regulations of all kinds can usually be found in your student handbook. Consider them well-balanced food for thought. What dates are important? What pieces of paper need
5、to be handed in? What can/cant you do in your student residence(住处)? Who has authority for what? What do you need to complete to graduate?4. Write the word “STUDY” on the walls of our bedroom and bathroom, and maybe it will help to write it on a piece of paper and stick it on the telephone, TV and t
6、he kitchen table. Consider this you are paying thousands of dollars for courses. You pay every time you have to repeat or replace a course.1. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To offer advice on college life.B. To explain why college life is exciting.C. To describe the importance of college
7、 life.D. To persuade you to go to college 2. From the passage, we can know .A. one will have more freedom at collegeB. one will make more friends at collegeC. one prepares for ones future career and life at collegeD. professors at college will provide you with many new ideas3. What is the probable m
8、eaning of the underlined word “know-how” (in Paragraph 2)?A. An understanding of how things are going at college.B. A practical knowledge about how to behave and what to do at college.C. College halls where rules and regulations are presented.D. An environment completely different from the one youre
9、 used to.4. According to the passage, college students . A. neednt learn from those who went to college before themB. should spend as much time as possible on social activitiesC. should have a “system” for planning their timeD. are supposed to repeat or replace at least one course【参考答案】14、ACBC【2013届
10、广东省高三上期末华附、省实、广雅、深中四校联考】This is an old tale. Its the story of the three little pigs and the big bad wolf that blew down a house made of straw and one made of sticks. The only house left standing was the one made of bricks. Now there is new evidence to suggest that houses built with bales of straw ca
11、n be very strong. They are also environmental. Pete Walker is a professor at the University of Bath in Britain. He and a team of researchers there have built a house made out of straw bales and hemp material. During the next twelve months the team will study the effectiveness of these materials in h
12、ome building. Professor Walker says there are many good reasons for using straw. Professor Walker says that one of the benefits is that its a relatively inexpensively renewable material thats readily available. According to Professor Walker, straw takes in carbon dioxide as it grows. So it can be se
13、en as having no harmful effects on the environment. He says straw helps the environment in other ways. Professor Walker: “The straw bale walls are relatively thick and so all that straw provides very good thermal(of heat) insulation. So we make buildings that require very little heating in the winte
14、r or indeed very little cooling in the summer. So they require very little additional energy.” Professor Walker says this reduces home operating expenses. It also reduces the effect on the environment. He says the current interest in straw bale houses is a direct response to the problem of climate c
15、hange. David Lanfear owns an eco-friendly home building service in the United States called Bale on Bale Construction. He says he laughed when some friends first told him about houses built of straw. But after doing his own research, he learned that building with straw bales made a lot of sense. He
16、has now helped to build more than ten straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted. To build the houses, he fills a wood frame with tightly packed bales of straw. Next he coats the walls inside and out with layers of clay plaster. He says the common ideas about s
17、traw houses continue, including stories about the threat of fire. Mr. Lanfear says straw bale houses have done well when tested for fire resistance. And he says his builders use the same building methods as traditional builders to keep out rain. David Lanfear: “We use what we call good shoes and a g
18、ood hat, and that would be a solid foundation and a really good roof.”46. The function of the story in the first paragraph is to _.A. amuse the readersB. introduce the topic of this passage C. help the readers to recall their childhood memoryD. remind the readers that bricks are no longer the best c
19、hoice for building 【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据用这个寓言故事来引出下文，因为它们有相同之处都是叙述的房子的问题，故选B。47. Which of the following words is closest in meaning to the underlined word “insulation” in paragraph six? A. protection B. condition C. transmission D. expansion 【答案】A【解析】词义猜测题。根据The straw bale walls are relatively thick及So
20、we make buildings that require very little heating in the winter or indeed very little cooling in the summer.可以猜出厚厚的草起保护的作用，故选A。48. Whats David Lanfears attitude towards the straw houses at last?A. Doubtful B. Approving C. Defensive D. Negative 【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。根据He has now helped to build more than t
21、en straw bale houses and says the building material is becoming more widely accepted. 最后David Lanfear是同意接受了用草做成的房子的。故选B。49. Which of the following is NOT the advantage of the house built with straw bales?A. It is environmentally friendly.B. The supply of its building materials is easily guaranteed.C
22、. It is comparatively economical.D. It is free from fires.【答案】D【解析】细节理解题。根据So it can be seen as having no harmful effects on the environment.这种房子是环保的，选项A符合原文；thats readily available.这些草是可以再生的，更新快，所以房子的原料是可以保证的，选项B符合原文；its a relatively inexpensively renewable material thats readily available. 这种房子是经济
23、适用，花费不多，选项C符合原文；以上都是草屋的优点，只有选项D没有提到，故选D。50. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Professor Walker is still not very sure about whether the straw bales and hemp material are as useful as they expect.B. According to Professor Walker, climate change contributes to peoples pres
24、ent attention to straw bale houses. C. Peoples idea about the straw houses remains the same.D. The straw bale house built by David Lanfear share the same method to keep out rain as the traditional ones. 【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。根据the common ideas about straw houses continue, including stories about the threat
25、 of fire.人们的对于草房子的观点不可能完全一致，故选C。语法填空。阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。【辽宁卷题型】Kelly：Hi, Mr.Adams? Mr.Adams：Ah, yes. You must be Kelly. Thanks for coming. Kelly：Here is my card. Mr.Adams：Oh，it is hard_1_(find) a good babysitter on a Friday night. Kelly：Well, I like_2_(watch)kids, and I need the e
26、xtra money. Mr.Adams：Well, I_3_(hear)you were one of the best_4_ in the area, and. Kelly：Uh, well, Id like to talk to you about my new rate increases. Mr.Adams：Rate increases? Kelly：You see, Mr.Adams. Ive consulted with my_5_(finance) advisor. Mr.Adams：What? Kelly：Uh, my mother, and she says I_6_cha
27、rge more per child since I do cook and clean your house while youre_7_. Mr.Adams：Oh, I see. So, what do you have in mind? Kelly：Well, as I see it，Id like to ask a dollar more per child per hour, and overtime after midnight. _8_(base) on my calculations, thats only 10.23% above the going market, and
28、Im now a certified babysitter_9_training. Mr.Adams：Oh, I never knew there were courses and certifications in babysitting. Kelly：Times are changing, Mr.Adams.I have to figure in expenses for a benefit package to cover college tuition, retirement, and so on. Well, I will tell my mother_10_to do. 1_ 2.
29、_ 3._ 4._ 5._6_ 7._ 8._ 9._ 10._答案：1to findit is hard to do sth.做某事很困难。2watchinglike doing喜欢做某事，用ving形式表示抽象的概念。3heard考查时态，此处用一般过去时。4babysitters由下文中可知，此处是指babysitter，又由前面的one of可知，此处应用复数形式。 5financial此处用形容词形式作定语，修饰advisor。6shouldshould应当，应该(表一种责任或义务)。7away此处指不在家。8Based此处用过去分词作定语。be based on以为基础。9with
30、考查介词。with用，随着。10what此处用what作tell的宾语，同时又作do的宾语，具有双重作用。【2014高考英语福建省联考试卷】Not long ago, few little girls imagined they could grow up to become astronauts. For years in the United States, on1y men had that opportunity . In 1983, that changed. Sally Ride made history by becoming the first American woman t
31、o travel to space.On Monday, Ride died at the age of 61, Sally was a national hero and a powerful role model,”President Barack Obama said in a statement. “She inspired generations of young girls to reach for the stars.”Ride became interested in space when she was a kid. “If you asked me when I was 1
32、2 whether I wanted to be an astronaut ,Im sure I wou1d have said yes,” she said in a 2010 interview . “ But I didnt even think about that as a possible career.”After studying physics in college and graduate school, Ride got her chance. She was accepted into NASAs astronaut training program in 1978,
33、and then chosen to be the first American female in space. In 1983, she blasted into space aboard the Challenger shuttle.“There is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close,” she said.Ride returned to space on the Challenger a second time in1984 . Between the two missions, she spen
34、t a total of 343 hours in orbit. After that, she remained involved with the space program and also worked to share her passion for science with kids. She co-authored six science books for children , and started her own science education company.Ride knew that she he1d a unique place in history . “ I
35、 realized how important it was for a woman to break that barrier and open the door for other women to be able to do the same exciting things that the men had been doing,” she said.Since Rides historic trip, more than 40 other American women have traveled to space. They all had Ride to thank for open
36、ing the door to the final frontier.60. Sally Ride was regarded as a national hero because she_ .A. was the first American to travel to spaceB. opened a door for women to find jobs suitable for themC. became the first American female in spaceD. was the first to travel on the Challenger61. By saying T
37、here is no amusement park ride on the Earth that even comes so close”, Ride really meant_ .A. she preferred a ride in an amusement park on the EarthB. the trip to space was like that in an amusement parkC. she came close to an amusement park on the EarthD. the trip to space was far more interesting
38、than any ride on the Earth62. The correct order of the following events that happened to Sally Ride is_ a. accepted into an astronaut training programb. spent a total of 343 hours in orbitc. co-authored six science books for childrend. traveled to space aboard the Challengere. studied physics in co1
39、1ege and graduate schoolA. e-a-b-c-d B. a-d-b-c-e C. e-a-d-b-c D. e-a-b-d-c63.The passage is most probably taken out of _ .A. a novel B. a report C, a diary D. an essay【参考答案】6063CDCB 广东省语法填空阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。People hold different ideas about the meaning of a hero
40、. In the past, a hero was _1_ who saved his country, defended his people and _2_(fight) bravely in the battle. _3_(usual) only a great man was worth _4_ title of a hero.However, the meaning of a hero _5_(change) in the past fifty years, and a common man can _6_ be a hero. A person who has done a gre
41、at job is a hero. A sportsman _7_ has set a new world record is one，certainly. Even a slow _8_ in a school who has succeeded in a difficult exam is also one.In a word, heroism keeps changing its _9_ .The time has come _10_ everyone tries to be a hero. Lets try to be one.1解析前面的主语a hero表示“任何一个英雄”的概念，由
42、who引导的定语从句可以断定横线处应该是表示人的代词，所以填one。答案one2解析前面的谓语是一般过去时，因此此处应该使用fight的过去式，故填fought。答案fought3解析该句子具有完整的主谓语结构，由此可知横线处应该是副词修饰整个句子，因此加-ly构成副词usually。答案Usually4解析这里是指“英雄的称号”，表示特指，应该用定冠词the。答案the5解析从in the past fifty years可以知道谓语应该使用现在完成时has changed。答案has changed6解析这里考查语篇的意义。前文叙述了大英雄的概念，这里笔锋一转，说普通人也可以成为英雄，因此此处填also。答案also7解析通过观察前句和后句的定语从句可知，此处的定语从句缺少主语，先行词是A sportsman，所以用who或者that。答案who/that8解析这里是对语境的考查，从后面的定语in a school可推知，这里应填student。答案student9解析这也是一个语境词，意思是说英雄的含义在不断变化，应填meaning与第二段的第一句照应。答案meaning10解析空处及其后面部分是定语从句，故此处用when来引导定语从句修饰time。答案when
