1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时分层作业(十三)Section (建议用时：35分钟)高考题型练习提能力.阅读理解AJ. K. Rowling turned another year older this week. Born Joanne Rowling, J. K. Rowling is, of course, her adopted pen name. Concerned that young boys might not go for a book written by a woman, her publisher suggested she come up with a pseu
2、donym(笔名). So, upon combining her first initial with the initial of her paternal grandmother, Kathleen, the moniker J. K. Rowling was born.Thats the interesting fact about Rowling, apparently, and she can only fool some of the people some of the time. Back in 2013, a crime novel appeared on the shel
3、ves. It was entitled The Cuckoos Calling, and it was written by Robert Galbraith. According to Galbraiths bio, he spent “several years with the Royal Military Police” and the leading character of his novel, a fellow by the name of Cormoran Strike, “grew directly out of his own experiences and those
4、of his military friends.” Only, upon further review, he didnt! The book was actually penned by J. K. Rowling, who apparently wanted to try and sell a novel based on complete craftsmanship rather than on her name.Unfortunately, however, the wife of a partner in the media in whom she placed her trust,
5、 shared the secret on Twitter. Rowling was angry and disappointed concerning the betraying of trust.Im not sure whether I would be terribly upset for too long，if I were her. Previous to her being known as the author，Rowling saw her book listed 4，709th on Amazon. After the big revelation, her book ju
6、mped all the way to No. 1!More importantly, I think she got what she wanted. The novel has received nearly universal critical acclaim. Rowling passed her own test with flying colors. Clearly, shes pretty good at her craft!In any case, I personally look forward to reading her newest writing endeavor.
7、【语篇解读】本文主要报道了J.K. Rowling用其他名字写书这一秘密暴露一事。1Why was Joanne Rowling advised to use a male pen name?AIt was a common practice.BHer grandmother didnt like her name.CThe publisher wanted to give readers a surprise.DWomen writers might not be popular with boy readers.D细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“Concerned that young bo
8、ys might not go for a book written by a woman, her publisher suggested she come up with a pseudonym(笔名)”可知，女性作者可能不大受男性读者喜欢，因此Rowling用笔名写书，故选D。2Why didnt J. K. Rowling publish her new book under her name?AShe thought her name was out of date. BReaders didnt like her books any longer.CShe intended to
9、prove her writing ability.DShe thought a new name could make her more popular.C推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“The book was actually penned by JK. Rowling，who apparently wanted to try and sell a novel based on complete craftsmanship rather than on her name.”可推知，J.K. Rowling出版新书时没有用自己的名字是想验证自己的写作能力，故选C。3What does th
10、e underlined word “acclaim” in Paragraph 6 mean?ASevere criticism.BGreat respect.CHigh praise.DMuch sympathy.C词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段最后两句“Rowling passed her own test with flying colors. Clearly, shes pretty good at her craft！”可推知，J.K. Rowling的书大获成功，收到了广泛的赞誉，故选C。4What is the best title of the text?AThe Secret
11、Is Out BHer Door Is OpenCThe Book Is on SaleDHer Effort Is in VainA标题判断题。结合对全文的整体理解可知，本文主要讲述了著名作家J.K. Rowling用其他名字写书这一秘密暴露一事，故选A。BStephen Hawking was a British Scientist，professor and author who made great contributions to physics and cosmology (宇宙学)His books helped to make science much easier to un
12、derstand.Here is a brief introduction to his family and early years.As the eldest of Frank and Isobel Hawkings four children, Stephen Hanking was born into a family of thinkers.His Scottish mother earned her way into Oxford University in the 1930sa time when few women were able to go to college.His
13、father, another Oxford graduate, was a medical researcher.Stephen Hawkings birth came at an inopportune time for his parents, who didnt have much money.And England was dealing with World War .In an effort to look for a safer place，Isobel returned to Oxford to have their first child.The Hawkings woul
14、d go on to have two other children, Mary(1943) and Philippa(1947)And their second son, Edward, was adopted(收养)in 1956.In 1950, Hawkings father was sent to Africa and spent the winter months there doing research.He wanted his eldest child to go into medicine, but at an early age, Hawking showed an in
15、terest in science and the sky.That was clear to his mother, who, along with her children, often relaxed in the backyard on summer evenings and looked at the stars.“Stephen always had a strong sense of wonder，” she remembered.“And I could see that the stars would draw him.”Hawking was also frequently
16、 on the go.With his sister Mary Hawking, who loved to climb, designed different entry routes into the family home.He loved to dance and also took an interest in rowing, becoming a team coxswain (舵手) in college.【语篇解读】斯蒂芬霍金是著名的科学家、教授和作家，他对物理学和宇宙学做出了巨大贡献。让我们一起来了解一下他的家庭及早期的生活吧。5What do we know about Ste
17、phen Hawkings family from the text?AHawking was the oldest child in his family.BHawkings mother was a teacher at Oxford University.CHawking had two brothers and three sisters altogether.DHawkings father graduated from London University.A细节理解题。根据第二段“The eldest of Frank and Isobel Hawkings four childr
18、en.”可知霍金是家中的长子，故A项正确。6What is the meaning of the underlined word in the third paragraph?ABringing great luck.BAll of a sudden.CHappening at a bad time.DCausing trouble.C词义猜测题。根据第三段“.who didnt have much money.And England was dealing with World War .”可知当时他的父母没有钱，而且英国要处理二战事宜，政治环境也较为动乱，所以他的出生不合时宜。7Where
19、 was Hawking born?AIn Africa.BIn the US.CIn Scotland.DIn Oxford.D细节理解题。根据第三段“In an effort to look for a safer place，Isobel returned to Oxford to have their first child.”可知，霍金在牛津出生。8Why did Hawking choose to study science and the sky?ABecause his father asked him to do so.BBecause his mother had a gr
20、eat influence on him.CBecause he was interested in them at an early age.DBecause he was fond of doing research on stars.C细节理解题。 根据第四段“.but at an early age，Hawking showed an interest in science and the sky.”可知，因为霍金从小对科学和天空感兴趣，所以他选择研究这些领域，故C项正确。.阅读七选五Being an exchange student(交换生) may not be so easy.H
21、owever, there are a lot of things that you can learn and enjoy when you decide to be an exchange student, and most things you will discover are outside the classroom. 1 Students who come back from an exchange trip say that the thing they liked most was learning about the different lifestyles that pe
22、ople have in the country they visited. 2 However，those who travel to other countries under the foreign exchange student program learn that there are many different ways to live.Different Food Some students are worried that they wont like the food of the country where they will go，and they use that a
23、s an excuse to avoid going to that country. 3 Being an exchange student often leads you to find that you enjoy much more kinds of food than you thought you did.Different LanguagesSome decide that the language barrier (障碍)is the key to keeping them from going anywhere as an exchange student. 4 There
24、are also some places where most of the people can speak English well.If you are coming up with reasons to avoid going anywhere as an exchange student, think about the benefits you will get from a trip abroad before you make up your mind. 5 ADifferent LifestylesBDifferent CulturesCAnyway, think twice
25、 before you do is helpful.DMany students believe that there is only one way of life.EExchange students are fond of the food in foreign countries.FBut there are many places where English is the native language.GThe truth is that most countries allow exchange students to have amazing food.【语篇解读】如果你被选中
26、去国外的某所学校做交换生，你可能马上想到的是陌生的环境、语言差异、饮食习惯的差异等等不便之处，但是，你所能学到的和得到的远非如此。1A分析文章格式可知所填部分应该与Different Food 和Different Languages构成并列，结合选项内容可知A、B项符合要求；再根据本段的关键词“.about the different lifestyles.”以及“.many different ways to live.”可知A项正确。2D结合上一题可知本段主要讲述你所要去的国家的生活方式与你之前学校的生活方式不一样，再结合下一句的转折“However，those who travel t
27、o other countries.many different ways to live.”和选项内容可知D项最为恰当。3G结合本段小标题Different Food可知本段主要讲述饮食方面的差异，结合选项中的关键词可知E、G项符合要求；再联系上文可知很多学生都认为饮食差异也是影响他们求学的因素之一，所以排除E项。4F结合本段小标题Different Languages可知本段主要讲述语言方面的差异，再结合选项中的关键词可知F项正确。5C分析文章结构可知本段为文章的结束语，结合上句内容和选项内容可知C项最为恰当。.语法填空Born in the 1940s，Elias experienced
28、 a difficult period of time when the black reached a stage where they had no rights at all.Being poorly 1. (educate)and not having a passbook，he was worried that he would be out of work.This was the very reason 2. he went to Nelson Mandela for advice.At that time，black people had no right 3. (vote)
29、and they couldnt get jobs they wanted.The parts of town in 4. they had to live were decided by white people.They 5. (send) to the poorest areas where no one could grow food.Mandela organized the ANC Youth League to fight 6. the government.They first broke the law in a 7. (peace)way.When this was not
30、 allowed，they decided to answer violence with violence.Though he disliked violence，Elias helped Mandela blow up some government 8. (building)Elias 9. (strong) believed what he did would help to achieve their dream of 10. (make) black and white people equal.1educated考查非谓语动词。句子主语和educate之间是被动关系，故应用过去分
31、词。2why考查定语从句。先行词是reason，在从句中作状语，故应用关系副词。3to vote考查非谓语动词。the right to do.做的权利。4which考查定语从句。本题是“介词关系代词”结构，先行词是物，故应用关系代词which。5were sent考查时态和语态。they和send之间是被动关系，动作发生在过去，故应用过去时的被动语态。6against/with考查介词。fight against/with.和斗争。7peaceful考查形容词。修饰名词way应用形容词，故用peaceful。8buildings考查名词复数。根据some，可知building应用复数。9strongly考查副词。修饰动词believe，应用副词。10making考查非谓语动词。dream of意为“梦想”，of是介词，后面要跟名词或动名词。- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网
