1、组合练(十一)阅读理解完形填空语法填空.阅读理解ATHE BILLERICAY SCHOOLA MATHS AND COMPUTING COLLEGEJOB DESCRIPTIONJob TitleCleaning AssistantGrade/SalaryHourly Rate9.52 per hour (which includes an element of holiday pay)HoursMonday to Friday: 3:30 pm.7:30 pm.Date RequiredAs soon as reasonably possible.Interview DateIntervi
2、ews will be arranged following the receipt of suitable applications.Reporting ToHead of FacilitiesAbout the SchoolThe Billericay School is a highly popular school in Essex with a specialism in Mathematics and Computing.Its widely known for the outstanding teaching it delivers.Our governing body is c
3、ommitted to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of all young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share in this commitment.When applying for this position, please use the Billericay School application form, which can be found on our school website under Vacancies.Potential candidates ar
4、e encouraged to get in touch with any questions they might have or arrange a visit to the school.DetailsWe seek to appoint a cleaning assistant to work alongside our friendly, supportive and committed faculty (全体教职员)The successful candidate must ensure the school site is cleaned daily and provide a
5、good learning environment for students and staff the following day. Main ResponsibilitiesTo clean all surfaces in the allocated (分配的) area daily.To dust as required.To mop (用拖把拖洗) floors as required.To clean the toilet facilities.The Billericay School,School Road,Billericay, CM129LHTel:01277655191Em
6、ail:InfoWebsite:语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。文章是一则学校招聘清洁助理的启事。1Whats the purpose of the text?ATo share some work experience.BTo promote the Billericay School.CTo advertise for a new staff member.DTo describe the governing bodys duty.解析:写作意图题。根据表格中所描述的职位信息以及Details和Main Responsibilities部分的内容可知,本文是一则招聘启事,因此正确答案为C。答案:
7、C2Whats the Billericay School famous for?AIts high teaching quality.BIts beautiful environment.CIts good learning atmosphere.DIts friendly and committed staff.解析:细节理解题。根据文中About the School部分的“Its widely known for the outstanding teaching it delivers.”可知,该学校因其出色的教学质量而闻名,因此正确答案为A。答案:A3How much can a c
8、leaning assistant earn every week?A456.96.B380.8.C266.56. D190.4.解析:数字计算题。根据表格中Grade/Salary一栏的“Hourly Rate9.52 per hour”和Hours一栏的“Monday to Friday:3:30 pm.7:30 pm.”可知,一个清洁助理每周可以赚到9.5220190.4,因此正确答案为D。答案:DBWhat does the average 15yearold usually do with the free time? Most teenagers are hanging out w
9、ith friends or talking on their smart phones.Some are addicted to computer games.But Swetha Prabakaran enjoys making the use of advanced technology easier for all.Its called coding (编码)It is just you tell a computer to do what you want.Its just like telling a dog to sit.Youre telling a computer to d
10、o something and just like we write in English a “to do” list or directions,you write a language for computers.Swetha Prabakaran fell in love with coding while taking a computer programming course.“I really like how with computer science I can be creative and have a lot of flexibility to do what I wa
11、nt,” she said.Now, she specifically pays attention to application development with phones and software to help modify (改进) websites on computers.Besides, she aims to develop little games or applications that can make peoples life more convenient.Swetha is the founder of Everybody Code Now.She claims
12、 that it works to make the next generation of youth interested in computer science and help them to become engineers, scientists and entrepreneurs (企业家)Everybody Code Now operates in 12 states of America currently and will cooperate with schools in India and Ghana in the near future.It brings introd
13、uctory computer programming lessons and exposure to the latest technology to students.So if you are in primary school, you are lucky enough to have access to computer science on websites and games and lots of other things that we use every day but dont really think of as coding.Swetha was honored as
14、 one of 11 young women titled “champions of change” for her work as the founder of Everybody Code Now.She was one of the two 15yearolds to receive the award.Swetha finds teaching computer science through Everybody Code Now satisfying.She intends to encourage more pupils to have a try and see the mag
15、ic power coding gives right at their fingertips.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。15岁的青少年通常会利用业余时间干什么呢?Swetha Prabakaran喜欢计算机编程。4What is not included in Swethas study subjects?AApplication development with phones.BThe convenience of using computers.CThe development of some games.DSoftware for websites.解析:细节理解题。根据文章第二段可知
16、,Swetha特别注重开发手机应用程序以及用于优化网站的软件。另外,她还开发可以使人们的生活更方便的小游戏和应用程序。文中没有提及研究使用计算机的便利。答案:B5Everybody Code Now is designed mainly for _.Ayoung peopleBschool teachersCAmerican scientistsDengineers and entrepreneurs解析:细节理解题。根据文章第三段可知,Swetha成立Everybody Code Now是为了培养下一代年轻人对计算机科学的兴趣,帮助他们成为工程师、科学家和企业家。答案:A6What do w
17、e know about Everybody Code Now?AIt wont go into any other countries.BIt has offered help to the whole America.CIt advises students to avoid websites and games.DIt allows school students to learn about coding.解析:推理判断题。根据文章第三段可知,Everybody Code Now给学生们带来了计算机科学的入门课程,使他们学习最新技术。小学生将有幸接触到网站、游戏等使用到的计算机科学知识
18、,这些东西我们每天都在使用,但并不知道它们是编码。答案:D7What can we infer from the text?ASwetha is the youngest entrepreneur in America.BSwetha made a speech about coding at her school.CSwetha will continue to work with Everybody Code Now.DSwetha is the only one that was titled “champions of change”解析:推理判断题。根据文章最后一段的最后一句可知,S
19、wetha打算鼓励更多的学生进行尝试,感受亲自编程所带来的魔力,也就是继续为Everybody Code Now工作。 答案:C.完形填空Ruby Kate Chitsey at only 11 years old has been making peoples wishes come true! Not with magic, but with love.In fact, Ruby is one of the most _1_ young people you will meet!Ruby started her service after spending time _2_ nursing
20、 homes with her mom who is a _3_.While speaking with some of her moms patients, she _4_ that many of them have little _5_ or family.In fact, many _6_ on just D|S40 a month that the government provides as _7_.Hearing that one person had to _8_ her dog because she couldnt afford it, she felt something
21、 was wrong.Thats _9_she started The Three Wishes project.She asked each resident (住户),“If you could have three _10_, what would they be?” Some of her friends kept her _11_, and they helped her note them down.Most wishes were _12_.Some people just wanted a person to talk to.Others a pair of shoes tha
22、t _13_ them.One person asked to watch children at _14_ at a park.Ruby and her mom started to raise funds _15_, so they started a GoFundMe campaign in their city.So far, shes raised over D|S26,000 out of her D|S40,000 target.But that is _16_ to go up, because Ruby was just _17_ as “GoFundMe kid hero
23、of the month”! Her final _18_ is to just make people happy. Ruby is a great example of a young person taking action to _19_ a wrong. In doing so, she is helping _20_ many peoples lives for the better.语篇解读本文讲述了Ruby及其妈妈热心帮助敬老院老人的故事。1A.generous Bknowledgeable Cintelligent Dcaring解析:根据上文中的“Not with magi
24、c,but with love.”和下文对Ruby事迹的介绍可知,她应是乐于助人的。generous“慷慨的”;knowledgeable “博学的”;intelligent “聪明的”;caring “乐于助人的”。故选D。答案:D2A.cleaning Bbuilding Cvisiting Ddecorating解析:她开始她的(实现愿望)服务是在和她的妈妈一起拜访敬老院之后。clean “清洁”;build “建造”;visit “拜访”;decorate “装修”。故选C。答案:C3A.teacher Breporter Cnurse Dvolunteer解析:根据下文中的“some
25、 of her moms patients”可知,她的妈妈是一位护士。故选C。答案:C 4.A.witnessed Bdiscovered Cannounced Dexplained解析:经过和她妈妈的几位病人交谈,她得知他们当中很多人。witness “亲眼看见”;discover “了解到,得知”;announce “宣布”;explain “解释”。故选B。答案:B 5.A.money Bhappiness Cenergy Drelationship解析:根据下文中的“In fact,many _6_ on just D|S40 a month that the government p
26、rovides as _7_.”可知,敬老院的老人们每月领40美元的补助,所以应该是他们几乎没有钱。故选A。答案:A 6.A.work Binsist Csurvive Dact解析:上题解析中提到敬老院的老人们每月领40美元的补助,因此这里应表示他们靠仅仅40美元来存活(survive)。work “工作”;insist “坚持”;act “行动”。答案:C 7.A.bonus Bprofit Cincome Dwelfare解析:根据常识可知,一个月40美元是由政府提供的福利。故选D。答案:D8A.bring back Bkeep out Cgive up Dleave behind解析:
27、此处表示听说一位老人因为负担不起而不得不放弃她的狗。bring back “带回”;keep out “留在外面”;give up “放弃”;leave behind “留下”。故选C。答案:C 9.A.where Bwhen Cbecause Dwhat解析:那就是她开始她的三个愿望计划的时候。上文交代了Ruby为什么及何时萌发三个愿望计划的内容,故选B。答案:B 10.A.options BarrangementsClives Dwishes解析:她询问每一位敬老院的住户:如果你们有机会实现三个愿望,那会是什么呢?根据上下文出现的关键词“wishes”和文章的中心可知,此处表示“愿望”。o
28、ption “选择”;arrangement “安排”;life “生命”;wish “愿望”。故选D。答案:D11A.company Bsecret Cpromise Dpace解析:根据下文中的“and they helped her note them down”可知,她的一些朋友陪着她(一起做这件事情)。keep pany “陪伴,做伴”。故选A。答案:A12A.beautiful BsimpleCextraordinary Dparticular解析:根据下文中的“Some people just wanted a person to talk to. Others a pair o
29、f shoes”可知,老人们的绝大多数愿望都非常简单。beautiful “美好的”;simple “简单的”;extraordinary “令人惊奇的”;particular “特别的”。故选B。答案:B13A.comfort Binspire Cattract Dfit解析:上文提到大多数愿望都很简单,故此处应表示另外一些人想要一双合脚的鞋。comfort “安慰,抚慰”;inspire “鼓舞,激励”;attract “吸引”;fit “(形状和尺寸)适合,合身”。故选D。答案:D14A.play Brest Crelaxation Dpeace解析:结合语境和下文的地点at a par
30、k可知,此处表示一位老人期望去公园看看在玩耍的孩子们。play “玩耍”;rest “休息”;relaxation “放松”;peace “融洽,和谐”。故选A。答案:A15A.carefully Bgradually Clocally Dglobally解析:根据下文中的“so they started a GoFundMe campaign in their city”可知,她和她的妈妈是在当地开始筹集资金的。carefully “谨慎地”;gradually “逐渐地”;locally “在当地”;globally “全球地”。故选C。答案:C16A.sure Bdifficult Cs
31、uitable Dwilling解析:根据上文可知,她的筹款目标是40 000美元,目前筹集了超过26 000美元,再结合下文中的“because Ruby was just _17_ as GoFundMe kid hero of the month”可知,筹款金额一定会上涨的。be sure to do sth.“一定会做某事”。故选A。答案:A17A.promoted Bnamed Cintroduced Didentified解析:她刚刚被授予“GoFundMe kid hero of the month”。promote “提升”;name “授予某种称号”;introduce “介
32、绍”;identify “确认, 认出”。故选B。答案:B18A.attempt Binterest Cgain Dgoal解析:根据语境可知,她的最终目标是要让人们快乐。attempt “努力,尝试”;interest “兴趣”;gain “增加”;goal “目标”。故选D。答案:D19A.right Badmit Crecognize Dforgive解析:她是一个年轻人用实际行动去纠正一个错误的典例,这里指社会对敬老院的老人没有给予应有的足够的关注,但这个小主人公用她的实际行动去帮助老人们。right “改正,纠正,使恢复正常”;admit “承认”;recognize “认出”;fo
33、rgive “原谅”。故选A。答案:A20A.plan Bchange Cguarantee Dcontinue解析:通过这样做,她正在帮助让很多人的生活变得更好。for the better “更好”,故用change “改变”。答案:B.语法填空Some misunderstanding is putting shark populations at risk now.Thousands of sharks are dying as 1._ result of peoples false beliefs.Female sharks need males to make babies.Som
34、e female sharks have the ability to produce a baby by themselves and have young sharks 2._ a male shark.Thats something 3._(common) seen in plants and insects like ants and bees.Shark fins have medical function.Traditionally, shark fin soup 4._ (believe) to have health benefits and is quite special
35、in China.5._ modern scientists point out that shark tissue (组织) can be extremely high in poison.Whats more, hunting for sharks kills up to 100 million animals each year, 6._ (endanger) several different species.If youre bitten by a shark, you will be a goner.You are more than twice as likely 7._ (di
36、e)from a lightning strike as from a shark bite, according to the Florida Museums International Shark Attack File (ISAF)“Even if bitten by sharks, the large 8._ (major) of people survive,” says Dr.Chapman.There 9._ (be) sixtysix unprovoked (无端的) shark bite incidents around the world in 2018,only six
37、of 10._ were dangerous, according to the ISAF.语篇解读本文主要介绍了人们对鲨鱼的一些错误认知。其中一些误解导致大量鲨鱼死亡。一些人认为鲨鱼是有性繁殖的,但其实一些雌性鲨鱼可以无性生育;鱼翅汤被认为对人体有益,但科学家指出鲨鱼组织含有剧毒;另外,如果人类被鲨鱼攻击,存活的可能性也没有那么小。1解析:考查固定用法。该句意为:因为人们的错误认知,数千头鲨鱼即将死去。as a result of意为“作为的结果;因为”。故填a。答案:a2解析:考查介词。此处表示一些雌性鲨鱼在没有雄性鲨鱼的情况下,能够自己生育幼崽。故填without。答案:without3
38、解析:考查词性转换。修饰过去分词seen需用副词。故填commonly。答案:commonly4解析:考查动词的时态和语态。此处表示鱼翅汤被认为对健康有益。空处与主语shark fin soup为动宾关系,且此处为客观性描述,故用一般现在时的被动语态。故填is believed。答案:is believed5解析:考查连词。空后表述的“鲨鱼组织含有剧毒”与空前表述的“鱼翅汤被认为对健康有益”之间为转折关系。故填But或Yet。答案:But/Yet6解析:考查非谓语动词。空处与谓语动词kills之间无连词,故本空需填非谓语动词。该句意为:更为重要的是,捕捞鲨鱼的行为导致每年多达1亿只动物死亡,危及几个不同的物种。此处应用现在分词短语作状语。故填endangering。答案:endangering7解析:考查固定用法。be likely to do “有可能做”。故填to die。答案:to die8解析:考查词性转换。空前是形容词large,空后为of,空处应为名词,故填名词majority。答案:majority9解析:考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据时间状语in 2018可知,此处应用一般过去时;且incidents为复数,故填were。答案:were10解析:考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知,此处为“数词ofwhich”结构,故填which。答案:which