1、组合练6.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。A(广东省六校20192020学年高三上学期第二次联考)Jonathan Agnew recently described “unofficial interviews” as those where you agree that its “between you and I”And a Times journalist wrote about someone who had “made Jenny and I feel so welcome”They are both intelligent people w
2、ith the ability to express ideas fluently and logically.And yet they wrote “I” where they meant “me”Its happening more and more.We are scared of the mistake like “Terry and me went to the pub”Weve all been taught that it should be “Terry and I went to the pub”Plus weve heard the Queen say “my husban
3、d and I” a lot.So we begin to use “and I” even when it should be “and me”But my point here is not to support the correct usage.Its the opposite：I want to reject the idea that theres such a thing as “correct” English at all.Language isnt like maths，where you can show that two plus two is four.Languag
4、e has no fundamental rights and wrongs，only conventions.You cannot definitively prove that any are “right” and others “wrong”Sometimes correct language sounds absurd.Look at Ofsted (Office for Standards in Education，Childrens Services and Skills) who came up with a new rule.Primary school children n
5、ow have to be taught that “inverted commas” is right，while “speech marks” is wrong.You and I know that those terms are interchangeable.And the child who looks at those marks on the page can see that both make perfect sense.Thats because a primary school child is more intelligent than the Ofsted turk
6、ey who came up with this rule.As the teacher who told me about the ludicrous rule pointed out，there is no doubt that in a few years time，the “incorrect” term will become the “correct” one.But the truly horrible thing about an education system like this is that it destroys childrens love of language.
7、It tells them they have to worry about rules，instead of encouraging them to read and write for its own sake.Let them read for fun and theyll absorb the rulesor conventionsanyway.Have them shaking in fear about English tests，and youll increase their insecurity about getting language “right”Then one d
8、ay that insecurity will have them saying “and I” even though they mean “and me”1Why do people use “and I” when it should be “and me” according to the text?AThe Ofsted sets a rule.B“and I” is the correct English.CThe Queen makes a similar mistake.DPeople feel insecure about using “and me”2What can we
9、 learn from paragraphs 3 and 4?ARules benefit childrens language learning.BLanguage learning is more complicated than maths.CLanguage is based on commonly accepted rules.DA primary school child is smarter than the Ofsted.3What does the underlined word “ludicrous” in Paragraph 5 mean?AInfluential.BPa
10、rticular.CConventional.DRidiculous.4Which of the following best describes the authors attitude towards the correct English?ACritical.BObjective.CFavourable.DIndifferent.【答案】1.D2.C3.D4.A【解析】这是一篇议论文。文章首先提出了有一些能够流利和有逻辑地表达想法的聪明人，用“I”来代替“me”，用的越来越多时，人们就开始在该用“I”的时候用了“me”。作者认为语言不像数学，没有对错，只有惯例。太讲究语言规则，会破坏孩子
11、们对语言的热爱。1细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Its happening more and more.We are scared of the mistake like Terry and me went to the pubWeve all been taught that it should be Terry and I went to the pub.” 可知，人们使用“and I”这样的表达方式是害怕犯错误，与D选项中的“feel insecure(没有安全感)”相呼应。故选D项。2推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Language has no fundamental rights a
12、nd wrongs，only conventions.”(语言没有基本的对错，只有惯例。)和第四段中的主题句“Sometimes correct language sounds absurd.”(有时所谓的正确的语言听起来很荒谬。)可知，作者想表达的是语言并无对错，只要被人们普遍认可即可。与C项Language is based on commonly accepted rules.(语言是基于普遍接受的规则。)意义相近。故选C项。3词义猜测题。在第四段中，作者举例论证了“Sometimes correct language sounds absurd.”有时所谓的正确语言听起来很荒谬。作者还
13、用讽刺的口吻说道“那是因为小学生比提出这些规则的人要聪明。”结合划线词所在句后一句“毫无疑问，再过几年，不正确的术语又变成了正确的术语”可知，第五段中的划线词“ludicrous”的意思是“荒唐的，可笑的”。故选D项，Ridiculous可笑的，荒谬的。4推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的“I want to reject the idea that theres such a thing as correct English at all.”(我想拒绝那种认为英语“正确”的观点。)和第四段中的“Sometimes correct language sounds absurd.”(有时所谓的正确的
14、语言听起来很荒谬。)可知作者是不赞成“正确英语”这种观点的。critical批评的； objective客观的；favourable赞许的； indifferent漠不关心的。故选A项。B(2020湖北八校高三第一次联考)I always wanted to be extraordinarily good at something.Not just as in，“Great job，Jimbo！” No，I wanted to be best-in-class，awe-inspiring，tiptop：a world-famous genius，like Michael Phelps，or M
15、ark Zuckerberg.Unfortunately，my version of reality did not quite line up with this delusional vision.I was a good swimmer，but I peaked at the collegiate State Championships level.My academic record was pretty solid，but I never would have made it into one of those ivy-league schools.Though I rose to
16、above-average status in a couple of areas，the disappointing truth was that I would never amount to anything more than a mid-sized fish in a small pond.God apparently had other plans.What drove me crazy，though，was the superstar talent thrown in my face at every turn.Some folks just seemed to get an u
17、nfair intensive dose(剂量) of it.Why couldnt I be like Bernie Williams，the famed New York Yankees player who also happens to be a world-class jazz guitar virtuoso(艺术大师)?Some say greatness is simply a function of putting in the practice time.Around ten thousand hours，to be precise，according to author M
18、alcolm Gladwell.I dont question the theory of devoting extraordinary efforts to developing ones expertise，but it seems that raw talent is equally important.You either have it or you dont.Ive heard that as people approach middle age，their life satisfaction increases because they begin to accept the g
19、ap between the expectations for themselves and the reality.After a few decades of frustration without the desired results，we eventually come to terms with how our lives turned out，even if it falls far short of our idealized youthful expectations.Hope bends，it seems.5What does the word “delusional” i
20、n Para.2 most probably mean?AImaginary.BRealistic.CDisappointing.DMaterial.6In the passage，the writer thinks of himself as .Aa world-famous geniusBa mid-sized fish in a small pondCa world-class virtuosoDa student in an ivy-league school7According to the writer，what makes “greatness”？AExtraordinary e
21、fforts.BTen thousand hours of practice.CRaw talent.DTalent and time.8Which of the following might be the best title?AHope BendsBFrustrating DecadesCPractice WorksDYouthful Expectations【答案】5.A6.B7.D8.A【解析】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章叙述了作者的现实情况与远大理想之间的差距以及作者对这种差距的认识和感受。5词义猜测题。第一段表述了作者的远大理想：想特别擅长某件事，想成为一流的世界天才，像迈克尔菲尔
22、普斯或马克扎克伯格一样。接着通过第二段中划线词所在句子中的unfortunately一词进行转折，说明自己的现实情况与上面的“理想或想象”不符，因此划线单词delusional意为“理想的，想象的”，imaginary一词与它的意思相同。故选A。6细节理解题。由第三段中“the disappointing truth was that I would never amount to anything more than a mid-sized fish in a small pond.”可知，令人失望的是“我”只是一个小池塘里的一条中等大小的鱼。因此，作者对自己的认识是“小池塘里的一条中等大小
23、的鱼”，看得出作者对于自己的现实并不满足。故选B。7推理判断题。根据第五段中“Some say greatness is simply a function of putting in the practice time.”和“but it seems that raw talent is equally important.”可知，有人说，伟大只是投入时间去练习的一项功能，但似乎天赋也同样重要。因此，在作者看来，天赋与付出时间对于伟大的成就而言缺一不可即天赋和时间造就了伟大。故选D。8标题判断题。根据文章最后两段的描述可知，文章主要内容是关于理想与现实之间的矛盾，作者认识到先天的天赋与后天努
24、力一样重要，并且接受理想与现实之间的巨大差距，心中的愿望和梦想难以实现。作者后来接受理想与现实之间的差距，因此B项表述不全面；C项忽视了天赋的作用；D项只提到心目中的愿望，但没有联系实际。而Hope Bends能够体现现实与愿望的差距，因此选择Hope Bends作为标题是合适的。故选A。.七选五 (共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。From Mozart to pop music，tons of people enjoy listening to various types of music while the
25、y paint，write，or draw.Many believe that music helps improve creativity.But an international study is challenging that viewpoint. 1 To come to their conclusions，researchers had participants complete verbal (文字的) problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room. 2 They found that
26、background music significantly hurt the participants，ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity.The tasks were simple word games. 3 Then，they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be combined to form a common phrase or word.Participants completed the
27、tasks in either a quiet room，or while exposed to three different types of music：music with unfamiliar lines，instrumental music，or music with familiar lines.Dr.McLatchie and his colleagues conclude that music interferes with(干扰) the verbal working memory of the brain. 4 Also，as far as the library bac
28、kground noises having seemingly no effect，the researchers believe that is the case because library noises create an environment of steady state that doesnt interrupt concentration.“ 5 Instead，they demonstrate that music，regardless of the presence of its content，consistently interrupts creative perfo
29、rmance in insight problem solving，” the study reads.AAnd this in turn holds back creativity.BIt has nothing to do with the positive reaction.CThen again，they were tested while music was played in the background.DPsychologists say that their findings indicate music actually blocks creativity.EFor exa
30、mple，participants were given three words，such as dress，dial，and flower.FBefore the experiment，the participants didnt study the music they would listen.GTo conclude，the findings here challenge the popular view that music builds up creativity.【答案】1.D2.C3.E4.A5.G【解析】本文是一篇说明文。有的人喜欢在有背景音乐的环境下工作。然而，研究表明，音
31、乐会干扰人们解决问题的创造性。1根据上文“Many believe that music helps improve creativity.But an international study is challenging that viewpoint.”(许多人认为音乐有助于提高创造力。但一项国际研究正在挑战这种观点。)可知，一项新的国际研究并不认为音乐有助于提高创造力，故D选项“心理学家说，他们的发现表明，音乐实际上阻碍了创造力。”符合上下文语境。故选D。2根据前文“To come to their conclusions，researchers had participants comp
32、lete verbal problems designed to inspire creativity while sitting in a quiet room.”(为了得出结论，研究人员让参与者坐在安静的房间里完成一些旨在激发创造力的语言问题。)可知，本句承接上文继续说明研究的过程，上文中researchers与C选项中they形成对应，故C选项“然后，他们再次在播放音乐的背景音乐中接受测试”符合上下文语境。故选C。3根据后文“Then，they were asked to find a single word associated with all three that could be
33、 combined to form a common phrase or word.”(然后，他们被要求找出一个与这三个词相关的词，这些词可以组合成一个共同的短语或词。)可知，参与者被给予了三个单词，并要求找出一个与这三个词相关的词。故E选项“例如，参与者被给予三个词，如衣服，电话和鲜花。”符合上下文语境。故选E。4根据第二段最后一句“They found that background music significantly hurt the participants，ability to complete tasks associated with verbal creativity.”(
34、他们发现，背景音乐会显著损害参与者完成与语言创造力相关的任务的能力。)可知音乐会干扰大脑的语言工作记忆，而这反过来又阻碍了创造性。故A选项“这反过来又抑制了创造力”符合上下文语境。故选A。5根据后文“Instead，they demonstrate that music，regardless of the presence of its content，consistently interrupts creative performance in insight problem solving，the study reads.”(相反，他们证明了音乐，不管它的内容是什么，在解决问题的过程中不断
35、地打断创造性的表现。)可知，研究人员的发现成功挑战了音乐可以培养创造力这种流行观点。故G选项“总而言之，这里的发现挑战了流行的观点，即音乐可以培养创造力”符合上下文语境。故选G。.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(2020湖南省长沙市第一中学高三月考)Zhong Nanshan，an 83-year-old doctor who became a household name 17 years ago for “daring to speak” in the fight 1 SARS，is the public
36、face of Chinas effort 2 (control) a new strain of coronavirus(新型冠状病毒)In spite of his advanced age，Zhong was appointed to lead the investigation into the new virus，which has frightened millions of Chinese traveling for the week-long Lunar New Year holiday.His announcement on Monday 3 the virus could
37、spread between humans ratcheted up (加大) worries about the outbreak，after which Beijing has warned officials of public shame if 4 cover up any infections.Meanwhile，he advised people not to travel to and from Wuhan while 5 (dedicate) himself to combating the outbreak.Two photos 6 (circulate) widely on
38、 social media by Guangzhou Daily showed Zhong taking a short break on the train and rushing to a hospital in Wuhan to learn about patients conditions，which is 7 (deep) moving.Coronavirus is different from SARS in 2003，when in an atmosphere of fear and suspicion，Zhong， 8 respiratory(呼吸道) diseases spe
39、cialist，gave media his candid，pessimistic assessment of the 9 (severe) of the SARS crisis.Zhong was applauded for his honesty and 10 (remain) a public figure ever since，weighing in on public health issues such as air pollution and food safety.【答案】1.against2.to control3.that4.they5.dedicating6.circul
40、ated7.deeply8.a9.severity10.has remained【解析】这是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了83岁的医生钟南山，他是中国努力控制一种新型冠状病毒的公众代言人。尽管年事已高，钟仍被任命领导对这种新型病毒的调查，这种病毒已经吓退了数百万中国春运旅客。钟因为他的诚实而受到称赞，从那时起他就一直是公众人物，在空气污染和食品安全等公共卫生问题上发表了自己的看法。1考查介词。根据短语fight against表示“对抗”。故填against。2考查非谓语动词。根据短语the effort to do sth.表示“努力做某事”。故填to control。3考查连接词。此处为同位语
41、从句修饰先行词announcement，且从句中不缺少成分，故用只起连接作用、无实意的that引导。故填that。4考查代词。指代上文officials“官员们”应用代词they。故填they。5考查省略句。在while连接的状语从句中，当从句主语与主句主语一致，且有be动词时，常省略从句主语和be动词。从句完整为while (he is) dedicating himself to combating the outbreak。故填dedicating。6考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，circulate在句中做非谓语动词，与逻辑主语photos构成被动关系，故用过去分词。故填circulated。7考查副词。修饰后文形容词moving应用副词，且表示“(程度)深”应用副词deeply。故填deeply。8考查冠词。specialist为可数名词，此处表示泛指，应用不定冠词，且respiratory为辅音音素开头的单词。故填a。9考查名词。根据上文the及空后of the SARS crisis可知，此处应填名词severity，表示“非典型肺炎危机的严重性”。故填severity。10考查动词时态。根据后文ever since“从那时到现在”可知，应用现在完成时，且主语为Zhong，助动词应用has。故填has remained。
