1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家模块整合训练.阅读理解ASmall talk is a kind of conversation, typically about meaningless topics such as the weather or local sports, shared usually between two people. Small talk may occur to avoid awkwardness between two strangers (such as on a long elevator ride)People may also engage in smal
2、l talk if they do not know each other well, because small talk allows safe and comfortable conversation topics as opposed to more debatable ones, such as politics and religion.The act of making small talk is considered polite.Small talk has several possible functions.People can engage in small talk
3、to express an interest in others lives when they have a limited amount of time to speak because of work, family or social commitments.Some also choose to engage in small talk to ease potentially awkward situations.Small talk is also an acceptable means of establishing boundaries in conversation.Smal
4、l talk includes banal (平淡乏味的) or meaningless everyday topics; it does not include philosophical topics, discussion of controversial topics or the divulging of details otherwise considered too personal.Common topics of small talk include sports, weather, local events, polite discussion of mutual acqu
5、aintances, and exchanging compliments on articles of clothing.Small talk is ideal for social situations requiring only a short time frame for a conversation.Conversations containing small talk usually do not exceed a few minutes.Examples of situations requiring small talk include bus rides, greeting
6、 an associate before discussing business，talking to coworkers before work or speaking with an acquaintance while waiting for a mutual friend to return to the dinner table.People who can hold small talk conversations are generally considered polite and sociable.One can also slowly get to know another
7、 by having a series of small talk conversations.This allows people to discover others interests at a slow pace.Small talk generally revolves around topics that are unremarkable, socially acceptable and experienced by all.The weather, for example, is not an unusual topic，though snow is an appropriate
8、 small talk topic as others can discuss how it has affected their days.【语篇解读】本文主要讲了什么是闲聊，以及闲聊有助于打破陌生人之间的尴尬局面。1How does the writer put forward the subject of the passage?ABy providing examples.BBy making comparisons.CBy analyzing causes.DBy giving a definition.D细节理解题。从第一段的开头可以知道，作者是通过给small talk下定义的方
9、式提出文章的主题的。2In what situation may small talk most probably occur?AWhen people want to know better about each other.BIf two people have different opinions on a topic.CWhen strangers want to break the embarrassment.DIf people want to talk about something debatable.C细节理解题。从第一段中的 “Small talk may occur to
10、 avoid awkwardness between two strangers(such as on a long elevator ride)”可知，有时候陌生人之间为了打破尴尬的局面而闲聊一些无关紧要的话题。3The underlined word in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ”Agiving awayBmaking upCspeaking outDthinking aboutA词义猜测题。由前句“it does not include philosophical topics，discussion of controversial topics”可知
11、，闲聊的话题不能包括哲理性的以及有争议性的问题，以及后面的considered too personal(被认为是太私人的问题)，可以判断，这里指的是不能泄露私人问题。4We can learn from Paragraph 4 that Asmall talk needs few requirementsBsmall talk doesnt need much timeCpeople need small talk in everyday lifeDsmall talk is useful in business dealB段落大意题。本段开头第一句话“.requiring only a s
12、hort time.”点明了段落大意，接着进一步用“.usually do not exceed a few minutes”回应了主题。后面用在公交车上、在谈生意之前、在上班之前跟同事之间以及在餐桌旁等朋友这些具体的事例说明了“闲聊不需要很多的时间”这个主题。BGene Wolfe is one of the most admired and respected American science fiction and fantasy writers.He is also a productive writer of outstanding short fiction, which is c
13、ollected in many volumes over the last forty years, most recently in The Best of Gene Wolfe.Although Wolfe is not as wellknown to readers as he once was, he has been the receiver of great praise, including three World Fantasy Awards, two Nebulas, and eight Hugo Award nominations (提名)Scifi author Har
14、lan Ellison has called him, “no less than one of the finest, most original writers in the world today”， and the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction names him “quite possibly the most important” writer in the field of science fiction.Born in 1931, New York, Gene Wolfe moved frequently as a child，but spen
15、t most of his growingup years in Texas.Wolfe began writing fiction in 1956, selling his first story, The Dead Man，to Sir magazine in 1965.He produced a vast amount of short fiction during the 1960s and 1970s, many of which were published in Damon Knights Orbit anthologies.In 1972 Wolfes groundbreaki
16、ng The Fifth Head of Cerberus appeared.The story of human conquest (征服) upon two distant planets, the book examines issues of identity, individuality, and the results of colonialism upon both the colonized and the colonizer.The novel was later listed in David Pringles 1985 list of The 100 Best Novel
17、s in science fiction for the period 19491984.Many of his novels, The Shadow of the Torturer included, rely on a diary or letter to tell his story.In addition, Wolfes early interest in mystery novels shines through in his ability to drop cleverly hidden clues (线索) that allow the readers to grasp at t
18、he possible narrative behind the narrative.By 1984 Wolfe was able to retire and devote himself fulltime to his writing.Yet despite (尽管) all this，and despite the continuing respect of his colleagues, his work has become somewhat unfamiliar.Wolfes admirers hope this fact will be at least somewhat impr
19、oved by his most recent offering, The Wizard Knight, which falls within the fantasy type that is currently popular.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了美国科幻、奇幻小说家吉恩沃尔夫。5What do we know about The Fifth Head of Cerberus?AIt was well received.BIt was Gene Wolfes first novel.CIt was published in Sir magazine.DIt was coa
20、uthored by David Pringle.A推理判断题。由第三段中的“The novel was later listed in David Pringles 1985 list of The 100 Best Novels in science fiction for the period 19491984.”可知，吉恩沃尔夫的刻耳柏洛斯的第五个头受到读者的好评。6Which has great influence on Gene Wolfes writing style?AHis understanding of life.BHis childhood experiences.CH
21、is colleagues suggestions.DHis love for mystery fiction.D推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“Wolfes early interest in mystery novels shines through in his ability.”可知，吉恩沃尔夫早期对推理小说的兴趣极大影响了他的写作风格。7What can we infer about Gene Wolfe from the last paragraph?AHis work has become less popular.BHe became famous for The Wizard
22、Knight.CHis fans were disappointed to some degree.DHe stopped fantasy writing after his retirement.A推理判断题。由最后一段中的“his work has become somewhat unfamiliar”可知，吉恩沃尔夫的作品变得有些不太为人所知。CThere are many ways in which human cloning is expected to benefit humans.Dr.Richard Seed, one of the leading supporters of
23、human cloning technology, suggests that it may someday be possible to completely change the aging process because of what we learn from cloning.Scientists believe that they may be able to treat heart attack victims by cloning their healthy heart cells and injecting them into the areas of the heart t
24、hat have been damaged.Heart disease is the number one killer in the US and several other industrialised countries.There has been a breakthrough with human stem cells.Embryonic stem cells can be grown to produce organs to repair or replace damaged ones.Skin for burn victims, brain cells for the brain
25、 damaged, hearts, lungs，and kidneys could be produced.By combining this technology with human cloning technology, it may be possible to produce needed organs for suffering people that will be free of rejection by their immune systems. Conditions such as Alzheimers disease, Parkinsons disease, heart
26、failure, and other problems can be cured if human cloning and its technology are not banned.Though current treatments for infertility (不生育) are getting a fair amount of publicity in the news, they, in terms of percentages, are not very successful.Some data shows that current infertility treatments a
27、re less than 10 percent successful.Couples go through physically and emotionally painful procedures for a small chance of having children.Many couples run out of time and money without successfully having children.Human cloning could make it possible for many more infertile couples to have children
28、than ever before.【语篇解读】本文作者从几个方面介绍了克隆人技术将给人类带来的益处。8According to Dr.Richard Seed, we can use cloning technology to Aproduce more animalsBmake people live happilyCmake people look youngerDcure people of many diseasesC推理判断题。根据第二段中的“to completely change the aging process”可知，Richard Seed认为克隆技术可以彻底改变衰老的进程
29、。因此推知，克隆技术可以使人们看上去更年轻。9We can learn from the passage that Acloning has already been used to treat heart diseaseBwe can treat a mans heart disease by cloning heartsCmost people in industrial countries suffer from heart diseaseDmore people die of heart disease than of other diseases in the USD细节理解题。根据
30、第三段最后一句可知，心脏病是美国和其他工业化国家的头号杀手，因此在美国死于心脏病的人要比死于其他疾病的人多。10What is the main idea of the last paragraph?AWith cloning infertile couples could have children.BTreatment of infertility is not successful.CInfertile couples suffer a lot physically and mentally.DIt is difficult for couples to have more childr
31、en now.A段落大意题。联系全文可知，本文的主题是人类克隆技术。最后一段点明了现在治疗不孕的成功率很低，许多夫妇饱受煎熬，最后说明了利用人类克隆技术可以使不孕的夫妇有自己的孩子，因此A项正确。11What is the authors attitude towards human cloning?ASupportive.BDoubtful.CCautious.DCurious.A推理判断题。根据文章第一句，特别是关键词benefit及第二至五段(都是讲人类克隆技术会给人类带来益处)可推知，作者对人类克隆技术持支持的态度。DOde to Peace, an innovative play p
32、erformed by nearly 1，000 students and teachers from an art college in Dalian was staged at the Great Hall of the People on Tuesday.It was loudly applauded by an audience of over 6，000, including diplomats and overseas students.“We try to advocate the theme of our time while providing more practices
33、to our students and teachers，” said Wang Xianjun, chairman of the board of Dalian Art College，which organized the performance.The play showed peoples desire for world peace by reawakening the memories of historical events.It presented the trips of imperial envoy Zhang Qian to the Western regions tha
34、t opened up the worldfamous Silk Road, the voyage of Zheng He, who led trade expeditions to west Asia and east Africa and memories of World War.The performance combined symphony, Chinese folk music, chorus and recitation, as well as colorful dances featuring Chinese drums and long sleeves, Indian da
35、nce，Spanish flamenco dance and Russia folk dance.“Im sure that our students and teachers will cherish this performance at the Great Hall.Definitely, they are the biggest beneficiaries，” Wang said.The Administrative Committee of Dalian Jinpu New District and the college sponsored the performance with
36、 support from the Chinese Peoples Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries, China Friendship Art Exchange Association and the Administrative Committee of Dalian Jinpu New District.“Art has no nationality.DACs practice in advocating Chinese culture through art could be acceptable，” said Wang
37、 Heshan, general secretary of the art exchange association.“We hope DAC can contribute more to nongovernmental art exchange with people from other countries，”he said.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了大连一所艺术学院的师生表演的和平颂及其意义。12Which is TRUE about Ode to Peace?AIt advocated the theme of development.BIt was a traditional per
38、formance.CIt was highly thought of by the audience.DIt was organized by the Great Hall of the People.C细节理解题。根据第二段“It was loudly applauded by an audience of over 6，000.”一句可知，表演得到观众的一致好评。13Which is NOT referred to in the performance?AThe construction of the Great Hall.BMemories of World War .CImperial
39、 envoy Zhang Qian to the Western regions.DThe voyage of Zheng He.A细节理解题。根据第四段可知和平颂没有涉及人民大会堂的建设。14What can we learn from Wang Heshans words?AArt plays an important part in cultural communication.BArt belongs to a certain nationality.CNongovernmental art is developing slowly.DDAC should learn from peo
40、ple in other countries.A推理判断题。根据Wang Heshan所说可知，艺术在文化交流中起着重要的作用。15The passage is mainly about Apeace and warBOde to PeaceCintroduction to Dalian Art CollegeDnew Silk RoadB主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了大连一所艺术学院的师生表演的和平颂及其意义。.阅读七选五When we are grownups, its quite natural to look back on our different stages of life and
41、 remember who was there to see us through. 16 While some peoples high school friendships gradually end, mine have stuck with me through every bit of life since.And I suppose high school friends are the friends youll build the strongest relationships with. 17 Whether it is the bad haircut or the brac
42、es (牙箍) you wear, your high school friends help you through it all.They tell you that you look wonderful when you cannot go out in public with that hairdo. 18 They understand the most about you.High school friends know you better than anyone else.They can just look at you and know how youre feeling.
43、You cannot hide much from them. 19 And theyd rather help deal with the problem at hand than let it go.So even when you dont want to hear it, prepare yourselfbecause theyre not going to stop trying until youre back to your normal self.They make for the best reunion.Reunions are hammer to organize whe
44、n friends live across the country.However, with high school friends, its easy to enjoy the time togetheryou can often pick up just where you left off, no matter how long ago that was.Friendships can be hard to keep. 20 AWe could depend on our friends all the time.BThey are with you through your emba
45、rrassing stages.CThey can sense something is off when youre the slightest bit strange.DFor me, I often think about my fantastic group of high school friends.EThey build up your selfconfidence to get you through each tough situation.FLets pray the flower of friendship would always bloom brightly in o
46、ur hearts.GBut it never seems like hard work with the ones youve known and loved for long.【语篇解读】本文向读者介绍了在成长过程中友谊的珍贵。16D根据空后的“While some peoples high school friendships gradually end”可知，此处的内容应是关于作者在高中时与朋友之间的友谊的，故D项符合语境。17B根据下文中的“Whether it is the bad haircut or the braces(牙箍)you wear，your high school
47、 friends help you through it all.”可知，朋友能帮你度过尴尬的阶段，故B项符合语境。18E根据E项中的“build up your selfconfidence”，“each tough situation”与上文中的“They tell you that.that hairdo.”的对应关系可知，E项符合语境。19C根据空前的“You cannot hide much from them.”及空后的“And theyd rather help deal with the problem at hand than let it go.”可知，此处讲的是即使你有一
48、点点的异样，你的朋友也会察觉到并帮助你应对遇到的困难，故C项符合语境。20G本空为全文最后一句，应该是对文章内容的总结提炼。全文总体阐述了友谊的珍贵。根据空前的“Friendships can be hard to keep.”以及G项中的“But it never seems like hard work”与上文中的“hard”的对应关系和语义上的连贯性可知，G项符合语境。.完形填空During my second year at the city college，I was told that the education department was offering a “free” c
49、ourse，called Thinking Chess，for three credits.I 21 the idea of taking the class because，after all，who doesnt want to 22 a few dollars？More than that，Id always wanted to learn chess.And，even if I werent 23 enough about free credits，news about our 24 was appealing enough to me.He was an international
50、grandmaster，which 25 I would be learning from one of the games 26 I could hardly wait to 27 him.Maurice Ashley was kind and smart，a former graduate returning to teach，and this 28 was no game for him；he meant business.In his introduction，he made it 29 that our credits would be hardearned.In order to
51、30 the class，among other criteria，we had to write a paper on how we plan to 31 what we would learn in class to our future professions and， 32 ，to our lives.I managed to get an A in that 33 and learned life lessons that have served me well beyond the 34 Ten years after my chess class with Ashley，Im s
52、till putting to use what he 35 me：“The absolute most important 36 that you learn when you play chess is how to make good 37 On every single move you have to 38 a situation，process what your opponent(对手) is doing and 39 the best move form among all your options.”These words still ring true today in m
53、y 40 as a journalist.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。本文讲述了我在大学时所选的课程对自己以后的职业和生活起到了很重要的作用。21A.put forwardBjumped atCtried outDturned downB我迫不及待地接受(jumped at)了参加这个课程学习的想法。put forward“提出”；try out“试验”；turn down“关小，拒绝”。22A.wasteBearnCsaveDpayC毕竟，谁不想节省(save)一些钱呢？waste“浪费，花费”；earn“挣，赚得”；pay“付款”。23A.excitedBworriedCmovedDti
54、redA即使我对免费学分不太激动(excited)。worried“担心的”；moved“感动的”；tired“劳累的”。24A.titleBcompetitorCtextbookDinstructorD关于我们的讲师(instructor)的消息足够吸引我。title“标题，题目”；competitor“竞争者”；textbook“课本”。25A.urgedBdemandedCheldDmeantD他是一位国际象棋大师，这意味(meant)着我能向象棋界最优秀的人之一学习。urge“敦促”；demand“要求”；hold“举行”。26A.fastestBeasiestCbestDrarest
55、C参见上题解析。fastest“最快的”；easiest“最容易的”；best“最佳的”；rarest“最珍贵的”。27A.interviewBmeetCchallengeDbeatB根据上文对这位国际象棋大师的描述可知，我迫不及待地想见到(meet)他。interview“采访”；challenge“挑战”；beat“打击”。28A.chanceBqualificationChonorDjobDMaurice Ashley是善良又聪明的人，这份工作(job)对他来说不是游戏。chance“机会”；qualification“资格”；honor“荣誉”。29A.realBperfectCcle
56、arDpossibleC在他的介绍里，他清楚地(clear)说明了我们的学分是必须经过努力才能得到的。real“真的”；perfect“完美的”；possible“可能的”。30A.attendBpassCskipDobserveB为了通过(pass)这门课程，我们必须写一篇关于如何把课堂所学运用到未来职业中的文章。attend“参加”；skip“跳过”；observe“观察”。31A.addBexposeCapplyDcompareC参见上题解析。add“添加”；expose“暴露，使面临”；apply“应用，运用”；compare“比较”。32A.eventuallyBnaturallyC
57、directlyDnormallyA并且最后(eventually)运用到我们的生活中。naturally“自然地”；directly“直接地”；normally“正常地”。33A.gameBpresentationCcourseDexperimentC我设法在那门课程(course)获得了A。game“游戏”；presentation“授予，表现”；experiment“实验”。34A.criterionBclassroomCdepartmentDsituationB并且学到一些对我课堂(classroom)之外的生活有用的知识。criterion“标准”；department“部门”；si
58、tuation“形势”。35A.taughtBwroteCquestionedDpromisedA我仍然利用到他教(taught)我的东西。write“写”；question“提问”；promise“承诺”。36A.factBstepCmannerDskillD当你下象棋时，你学到的最重要的技能(skill)是如何作出好决定。fact“事实”；step“步骤”；manner“方式”。37A.gradesBdecisionsCimpressionsDcommentsB参见上题解析。grade“分数”；decision“决定”；impression“印象”；comment“评论”。38A.anal
59、yzeBdescribeCrebuildDcontrolA每一步你不得不分析(analyze)情况。describe“描述”；rebuild“重建”；control“控制”。39A.announceBsignalCblockDevaluateD在所有选择中评估(evaluate)出最好的选择。announce“宣布”；signal“发信号”；block“阻止，限制”。40A.roleBdesireCconcernDbehaviorA我作为记者这一角色(role)，这些话今天听起来仍然是真实的。desire“欲望”；concern“关心”；behavior“行为”。.语法填空Gotan Proj
60、ect came onto the music scene in 1999 and their first album, La Revancha del Tango，41. (put) out two years later, helped them to achieve international fame.The band members are Philippe CohenSolal，a(n) 42. (gift) French composer, Christophe Muller, a Swiss 43. (music) and Eduardo Makaroff, an Argent
61、inian guitarist.Their sound can 44. (describe) as a fusion (融合) of electronic music and tango.Philippe and Christophe are the founding members of the band, and first 45. (meet) in Paris in 1995.Philippe had already made a name for himself as a composer and had also worked in the film industry as a m
62、usic consultant for leading European film directors.Christophe，46. background was in electronic music, had built up a reputation on the Swiss electro scene.Both Philippe 47. Christophe shared a love for electronic and Latin American music, and they became good friends 48. (quick)They went on to esta
63、blish their own record label and worked on 49. number of projects together before 50. (combine) their two favourite musical influences to form Gotan Project with Eduardo Makaroff, an Argentinian guitarist living in Paris.【语篇解读】本文是一个乐队的介绍。41put考查过去分词作定语的用法。La Revancha del Tango后跟定语，因put out与La Revanc
64、ha del Tango之间是逻辑上的动宾关系且put out所表示的动作已发生，故填put。42gifted考查形容词作定语的用法。设空处作French composer的定语且表示“有天赋的”，故填gifted。43musician考查名词。设空处是Christophe Muller的同位语，解释说明Christophe Muller的身份，故填musician。44be described考查被动语态。主语sound和describe之间是被动关系，且设空处前面有情态动词can，故填be described。45met考查一般过去时。由in 1995可知，设空处描述的是过去发生的事情，故
65、填met。46whose考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句，补充说明Christophe，且在从句中作定语限定background，故填whose。47and考查连词。both.and.意为“二者都”。48quickly考查副词。设空处修饰became good friends，故填quickly。49a考查不定冠词。a number of意为“许多，大量”。50combining考查动词ing形式作宾语的用法。设空处在句中作介词before的宾语，且和逻辑主语They之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，故填combining。.短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以
66、下作文。文中共有10处语言错误，每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号()，并在其下面写出该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线()划掉。修改：在错的词下画一横线，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。注意：1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；2只允许修改10处，多者(从第11处起)不计分。It was Monday morning，and the writing class had just begin.Everyone was silent，wait to see who would be called upon to read his and her par
67、agraph aloud.Some of us were confident and eager take part in the class activity；others were nervous and anxious.I had done myself homework，but I was shy.I was afraid that to speak in front of a larger group of people.At that moment，I remembered that my father once said，“The classroom is a place for
68、 learning and that include learning from textbooks，and mistake as well.”Immediate，I raised my hand.答案It was Monday morning，and the writing class had just .Everyone was silent， to see who would be called upon to read his her paragraph aloud.Some of us were confident and eager take part in the class a
69、ctivity；others were nervous and anxious.I had done homework，but I was shy.I was afraid to speak in front of a group of people.At that moment，I remembered that my father once said，“The classroom is a place for learning and that learning from textbooks，and as well.”，I raised my hand.书面表达你受学生会委托为校宣传栏“英
70、语天地”写一则通知，请大家观看一部英文短片Growing Together，内容包括：1短片内容：学校的发展；2放映时间、地点；3欢迎对短片提出意见。注意：1词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 参考范文NoticeThere is a short English film Growing Together this weekend.The film is mainly related to the development of our school，which will greatly help us students know the schools history bett
71、er and appeal to us to make contributions to our schools development.Anyone who shows interest in the film is welcome to the schools lecture hall, located on the first floor of the third teaching building，to enjoy it.The film will be shown this Sunday afternoon，lasting 2 hours，from 4: 00 to 6：00.In order to get a good seat for seeing，youd better arrive a bit earlier.If you have any opinion about the film，please send emails to studentunion .Looking forward to your valuable advice.Student Union- 16 - 版权所有高考资源网
