1、考前提分必刷题(十三)对应学生用书(单独成册)第237页.单词拼写1Do not put so much pressure on yourself.You cant express your potentials under stress.2We have seen the method applied to some other conditions and it does work.3I firmlybelieve that the girl who has potential as a novelist will succeed.4If you adoptmy advice,youll
2、find it effective.5We appeal to the public to reach the hands to help the disabled.6Feeling the situation unbearable(难以容忍的),he finally gave up.7I like to go to the Central Park,where there are varieties(不同种类)of activities.8Possessing(拥有)a great deal of money brings him convenience as well as trouble
3、.9Her friends kindness has helped her find faith(信任)in human nature.10Dont believe his words.It istypical(典型的)of him to tell lies.单句语法填空1A little perseverance makes all the differences(different)between success and failure.2Youd better write down the phone number of that restaurant for future refere
4、nce(refer)3With his mind focused(focus)on the things not related to his studies,his marks have fallen rapidly.4I was late in getting to the station.But fortunately(fortune)for me,the train was late,too.5Dr.Wang,an AIDS specialist(special),often says that little knowledge is a dangerous thing and tha
5、t AIDS education should be imparted to everyone.熟词生义(根据语境写出加黑词的词性及词义)1invent(熟义:v.发明)He invented an excuse for his being late.v.捏造,虚构2invite(熟义:v.邀请)Dont leave the window openits inviting thieves to enter.v.吸引3jam(熟义:n.果酱)He jammed four apples in his pocket.vt.塞进4jump(熟义:v.& n跳)Last week the price o
6、f goods jumped.v.大幅度上涨5just(熟义:adv.正好;恰好)That is a just decision.adj.公正的,公道的.重点句式1因为电脑现在被广泛应用,所以我们才要学习这项技能。(强调句型)It_is_because_computer_is_being_widely_used_at_present_that we learn the skill.2经过许多天的航行之后,他们到达了如今称之为美洲的地方。(what引导名词性从句)After many days voyage,they arrived in what_is_called_America_now3在
7、公共汽车的前面躺着一位受伤的老人,浑身是血。(完全倒装)Just_in_front_of_the_bus_lies_an_injured_old_man,all covered with blood.对应学生用书(单独成册)第237页.阅读理解(2020河北高三名校联考)Many studies link music study to academic achievements.But what is it about serious music training that seems to associate with great success in other fields?I put
8、the question to topflight professionals in industries from tech to finance to media,all of whom had serious(if often littleknown)past lives as musicians.Alan Greenspan,former chairman of the Federal Reserve,was a professional saxophone(萨克斯管)player.The billionaire Bruce Kovner is a pianist who took c
9、lasses at Juilliard.Almost all made a connection between their music training and their professional achievements.Mr.Greenspan says,“I can tell you as a statistician,the probability that that is mere chance is extremely small.Thats all that you can judge about the facts.The important question is: wh
10、y does that connection exist?”Paul Allen,the billionaire cofounder of Microsoft,offers an answer.He says music “builds up your confidence in the ability to create”The music had the emotional(情感的)similarity to his day job,with each giving a different type of motivation.The NBC chief White House corre
11、spondent Chuck Todd,who attended college on music scholarships,says there is a connection between years of practice and competition and what he calls the “drive for perfection”He adds: “The group playing trains you,quite literally,to play well with others,to know when to solo(独奏)and when to follow.”
12、For many of the high achievers I spoke with,music functions as a “hidden language”,as the former World Bank president James Wolfensohn calls it,one that improves the ability to connect diverse or even contradictory ideas.According to him,music may not make you a genius,or a better person.But it help
13、s train you to think differently,to process different points of viewand most importantly,to take pleasure in listening.语篇类型议论文主题语境人与社会音乐音乐是否是成功的关键语篇解读作者主要论述了音乐是否是成功的关键。1How does Alan Greenspan find the connection between music training and professional achievements?AIts relatively weak.BIts not a co
14、mmon fact.CIts not a coincidence.DIts widely acknowledged.解析:推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I can tell you as a statistician,the probability that that is mere chance is extremely small”可知,Alan Greenspan认为音乐训练和职业成功之间存在联系是偶然的这一可能性微乎其微,即他认为二者之间的联系不是偶然的,是必然的,故答案为C。答案:C2What quality does music equip Chuck Todd with?ATeam
15、work. BConfidence.CCreativity. DTolerance.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段中的“The group playing trains you,quite literally,to play well with others,to know when to solo and when to follow.”可知,在群体中演奏训练你和他人合作的能力,让你知道什么时候独奏,什么时候跟着别人演奏,这些可以总结为团队合作,故答案为A。答案:A3How does the author mainly develop the text?ABy comparing differ
16、ent facts.BBy debating and concluding.CBy selfquestioning and answering.DBy offering concrete examples.解析:写作手法题。根据全文行文特点可知,作者通过列举具体的事例来论证他的观点,故选D。答案:D4What can be the best title of the text?AIs Music the Key to Success?BMusic Is the Universal LanguageCHow Can Music Change Your Life?DMusic Is Linked
17、to Academic Success解析:标题归纳题。本文主要论述了学习音乐与日后成功是否紧密联系,故答案为A。答案:A难句分析:But what is it about serious music training that seems to associate with great success in other fields?(Para.1)分析:本句是强调句的特殊疑问形式“特殊疑问词is/was it that 其他成分”。本句中特殊疑问词是what,也是被强调成分。译文:但是严肃的音乐训练的什么特点让其似乎与其他领域的巨大成功联系在一起?.完形填空(2020江西重点高中第二次联盟
18、)Ever since I was 13 years old,I wanted to be a photographer.I had a(n)_1_of working for some magazines,which would allow me to travel around the world to_2_the right picture.After leaving high school,I_3_in photography in the University of the Arts.However,I kept reflecting on my_4_though I learned
19、 a lot in my freshman year.There was nothing_5_ with the school,but it was not_6_for me.I_7_ my high school photography teacher and couldnt help but _8_his work.Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to_9_their full potential in their artwork was what I wanted.And_10_,I wanted to be invol
20、ved in a_11_that made me feel like I was actually making some_12_in the community.I decided to transfer(转学)to Buffalo State College,where I would_13_next year with Bachelors in Art Education.Studying in Buffalo totally_14_my life.When I was in class,I always_15_myself with what I was learning.Then,d
21、uring my first onsite teaching lesson at a middle school,it_16_me that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life,and I_17_loved it.Now,as Im finishing my senior year,Im happy I came to such a_18_in my life.I believe this is_19_the one for me,_20_what career path I had been dreaming ab
22、out my entire life.语篇类型记叙文主题语境人与自我个人经历梦想语篇解读作者曾经梦想做一名摄影师,但是后来他选择了教学,成为一名美术老师。1A.chance BdreamCexperience Dfreedom解析:根据首句可知,作者13岁时,就想成为一名摄影师,因此这里指作者的梦想(dream)是为一些杂志社工作。答案:B2A.acquire BspotCoffer Dassess解析:根据作者的梦想和“which would allow me to travel around the world to”可知,作者周游世界是为了拍摄到合适的照片。acquire“获得,得到”,
23、符合语境。spot“发现”;offer“提供”;assess“评估”。答案:A3A.joined BsucceededCtook Dmajored解析:根据作者的梦想和下文的in the University of the Arts可知,作者在大学里主修摄影。major in“主修”。答案:D4A.competence BoptionClife Dprofession解析:根据“However,I kept reflecting on my _4_ though I learned a lot in my freshman year.”可知,然而,尽管作者大一学到了很多知识,但是他不断思考大学
24、学习摄影这个选择(option)。competence“能力”;profession“职业”。答案:B5A.valuable BspecialCwrong Dunusual解析:这个学校本身没有问题,但是它不适合作者。nothing wrong with.表示“没有问题”。答案:C6A.pleasant BsuitableCacceptable Dpractical解析:参见上题解析。pleasant“令人愉快的”;suitable“适合的”;acceptable“可接受的”;practical“实用的”。答案:B7A.relied on Bheard ofCreferred to Dthou
25、ght of解析:根据上文可知,作者已经高中毕业上大学了,再结合下文的“Such a feeling made me know teaching students”可推断出,作者想到了(thought of)中学的摄影老师。rely on“依靠”;hear of“听说”;refer to“提及,谈起”。答案:D8A.judge BrespectCenvy Dpraise解析:根据下文的“Such a feeling made me know teaching students how to _9_ their full potential in their artwork was what I
26、 wanted.”可知,作者知道了自己真正想要做的是教学工作,故此处表示作者想到了中学的摄影老师,忍不住羡慕(envy)他的工作。答案:C9A.find BstrengthenCadopt Drealize解析:根据下文的their full potential in their artwork可知,这里指教学生在绘画作品中充分发挥他们的潜能。realize“实现,将变为现实”。答案:D10A.above all Bat lastCin general Dafter all解析:根据语境可知,此处表示“最重要的是,我想”。above all“最重要的是”;at last“最终”;in gene
27、ral“通常”;after all“毕竟”。答案:A11A.stage BjobCduty Dresponsibility解析:根据上文的teaching students可知,作者在考虑一份工作,故选job。答案:B12A.difference BimpressionCsacrifice Dexploration解析:根据上文可知,作者想教学生如何在绘画作品中充分发挥他们的潜能,由此可知这是有意义的事,故此处表示作者想从事一份让他觉得自己在社区里确实起到了一些作用的工作。make some difference“有些作用”。答案:A13A.return BdepartCwork Dgradu
28、ate解析:根据下文的“next year with Bachelors in Art Education”和最后一段的“Now,as Im finishing my senior year”可推断出,此处表示作者要在明年毕业(graduate)。答案:D14A.shone BcontrolledCtransformed Ddetermined解析:根据下文作者的转变可知,此处表示在Buffalo State College学习改变(transformed)了作者的生活。答案:C15A.amused BassociatedCconcerned Dhelped解析:根据下文可知,作者非常中意自己
29、做出的转学选择,因此此处表示他对课上的内容非常感兴趣。concern oneself with“对感兴趣”。答案:C16A.astonished BinformedCinspired Dstruck解析:根据下文的“that this was what I would want to do for the rest of my life”可知,“这就是我下半辈子想做的事”是作者在上课时突然想到的事。sth.strike sb.表示“某人突然想到某事”。答案:D17A.absolutely BnaturallyCeventually Dgradually解析:根据语境可知,作者发自内心地喜欢教学
30、,故此处表示作者极其热爱它。absolutely“绝对地,极其”;naturally“自然地”;eventually“最终”;gradually“逐渐地”。答案:A18A.conclusion BdecisionCconsensus Dsense解析:根据“Now,as Im finishing my senior year,Im happy I came to such a _18_ in my life.”可知,此处表示作者很高兴自己做出转学的决定,故选decision。答案:B19A.just BevenCalready Dever解析:根据上文可知,作者十分喜欢教学,因此这里表示作者相
31、信这(从事教学)对自己来说正是适合自己的,不管(regardless of)他曾经梦想什么样的职业道路。答案:A20A.as to Bexcept forCregardless of Dthanks to解析:参见上题解析。as to“关于”;except for“除之外”;thanks to“由于,多亏”。答案:C词汇积累:Para.1:acquire v获得,得到;购得I have recently acquired a taste for olives.我最近开始喜欢吃橄榄了。The company has just acquired new premises.公司刚购得新办公楼。Par
32、a.4:transform v使改变外观(或性质);使改变形态It was an event that would transform my life.那是能够彻底改变我一生的一件事。The photochemical reactions transfrom the light into electrical impulses.光化学反应使光变为电脉冲。strike v突然想到,猛地意识到;撞,碰;(疾病或灾难)侵袭;给(某人以)印象An awful thought has just struck me.刚才我脑子里突然闪过一个可怕的念头。The child ran into the road
33、 and was struck by a car.孩子跑到公路上让车撞了。The area was struck by an outbreak of cholera.那一地区爆发了霍乱。She strikes me as a very efficient person.在我眼里,她是个很干练的人。Para.5:regardless of不管,不顾The club welcomes all new members regardless of age.俱乐部对所有新成员不分年龄一律欢迎。熟词生义:Para.4:concern常用义:v.涉及;使担忧文章义:v.(对)感兴趣He didnt concern himself with the details.他对细节不感兴趣。更上层楼完形填空之细读首句明大意完形填空一般选用记叙文/夹叙夹议文作命题材料。但无论哪种文体,英语文章一般都使用“总分总”的结构。所以,仔细研读文章的首句,就可以较好地把握文章的主旨大意。而知道了文章的主旨大意后,许多小题都可以顺利推导出来。对于有些结构比较松散的文章,利用文章的主题段落或主题句也能很好地把握文章的主旨大意。总之,做完形填空题,把握文章的主旨大意是最重要的,也是首先要做的事。如上述完形填空的首句就告知了我们“作者梦想的职业是摄影师”,与第1题、第3题、第8题的选择直接相关。