1、强化技能限时训练(十五)阅读理解(猜测词义类)+短文改错+书面表达(限时45分钟) .阅读理解(A) (2015福建高三高考“集结号”最后冲刺模拟卷)【新闻报道类】You might notice something new in the next few years as you watch Disney programs: Starting in 2015,there wont be any candy,sugary cereal or fast-food commercials aimed at kids.The Walt Disney Company has become the fi
2、rst major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels,radio stations and websites.It hopes this will stop kids from making poor food choices.First Lady Michelle Obama called it a “game changer” that is sure to send a message to the rest of the childrens entertainment industry.“Just a f
3、ew years ago,if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that our kids wouldnt see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network,we wouldnt have believed you,”said the First Lady,who heads a campaign to help stop child obesity.The ban would appl
4、y to Disney-owned ABC stations as well as Radio Disney and Disney-owned websites aimed at families with young children.In addition,Disney plans to make changes to its kids menus at theme parks and resorts(度假胜地).Fast-food options will be replaced with healthier choices,such as smoothies(果汁),apples,ve
5、getables and yogurt.In addition to candy bars and fast-food meals,other foods that dont meet Disneys nutritional standards will be banned from the companys kid-targeted media.Any cereal with 10 grams or more of sugar per serving will be off the air.There will be no ads for full meals of more than 60
6、0 calories.Juices with high levels of sugar and foods with too much salt will also be pulled.Leslie Goodman,Disneys senior vice-president of Corporate Citizenship,said a company that wants to advertise will need to show that it offers a range of healthy options.Disney isnt the only one pushing away
7、unhealthy foods.Last week,New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg suggested a ban on drinks over 16 ounces sold in movie theaters,restaurants and convenience stores in the Big Apple.He says large,sugary drinks are partly to blame for obesity.1.What will the Walt Disney Company do from 2015?()A.Produce
8、 more and better cartoons for young kids.B.Stop broadcasting advertisements for junk food on TV.C.Help kids develop healthy lifestyle in the program.D.Provide healthier food for kids while they are watching programs.2.What Michelle Obama said suggests that while watching cartoons,.A.kids didnt belie
9、ve what the commercials saidB.kids enjoy eating candy,sugary cereal or junk foodC.kids would see a lot of fast-food commercials on TVD.kids find pleasure in watching fast-food commercials3.The underlined phrase “be off the air” in Paragraph 5 probably means“”.A.not be broadcast B.be in needC.become
10、popular D.be praised4.According to Michael Bloomberg,to fight child obesity,kids should .A.watch fewer cartoonsB.drink less sugary drinksC.not go to movie theatersD.take more physical exercise语篇解读:这是一篇新闻报道。从2015年起,迪士尼公司,将停止在电视频道、广播台及网站上播出那些不健康食品的广告,旨在让孩子们选择更健康的食品。 迪士尼公司将成为第一家停止在自己的公共媒体上为垃圾食品做广告的公司。答
11、案及剖析:1.B细节理解题。根据第二段中的The Walt Disney Company has become the first major media company to ban ads for junk food on its TV channels,radio stations and websites.可知迪士尼公司将会在电视台、广播台和网站上停止做垃圾食品的广告。故选B项。2.C细节理解题。根据第三段中美国第一夫人说的话“Just a few years ago,if you had told me or any other mom or dad in America that
12、our kids wouldnt see a single ad for junk food while they watched their favorite cartoons on a major TV network,we wouldnt have believed you,”可知以前在电视上孩子们经常会看到垃圾食品的广告。故选C项。3.A词义猜测题。根据第五段第一句话In addition to candy bars and fast-food meals,other foods that dont meet Disneys nutritional standards will be
13、banned from the companys kid-targeted media.可知任何不能达到迪士尼公司营养标准的食品都不会在公司的以孩子为对象的媒体上出现,再结合短语出现的句子可知本短语的意思为“不被播放”。故选A项。4.B推理判断题。根据最后一段内容可知,纽约市市长Michael Bloomberg建议禁止在电影院、餐馆和便利店销售16盎司以上的饮料,因为他认为含糖的饮料是造成儿童肥胖的部分原因,故可推知B项正确。【读写一体练】The Walt Disney Company has become the first major media company to ban ads f
14、or junk food on its TV channels,radio stations and websites.改错:1.Mr.Zhang is always the first man arriving at the office and the last man leaving. 2.I dont think he is the best one doing the work. 剖析:由only,last,next,序数词、形容词最高级等修饰的名词往往用不定式作后置定语。答案:1.arriving改为to arrive;leaving改为to leave。2.doing改为to d
15、o。(B)【科普知识类】An electric signal can trick a monkeys brain into believing the animals finger has been touched.Touch something,and your brain knows.The hand sends signals to the brain to announce contact was made.But that feeling of touch may not require making actual contact,tests on monkeys now show.
16、Zapping brain cells can fool the animal into thinking its finger has touched something.A person who has lost a limb or become paralyzed may need an artificial limb to complete everyday tasks.But such patients may not truly feel any objects they hold.The new findings point toward one day creating a s
17、ense of touch in those who use such artificial limbs.Psychologist Sliman Bensmaia of the University of Chicago worked on the new tests.His teams findings appeared on October 14 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.The sense of touch is crucial to eve
18、ryday tasks:People without it may have difficulty cracking an egg,lifting a cup or even turning a doorknob.Thats why restoring it is a major goal for designers of artificial limbs.In their new study,Bensmaia and his co-workers worked with rhesus monkeys(恒河猴).The scientists implanted electrodes(电极)sm
19、all devices that can detect and relay an electric signal into the animals brains.The scientists used the electrode data to identify which neurons had become active.Then the scientists used the implanted electrodes to zap those same neurons.And the monkeys reacted as though their fingers had been tou
20、ched.In fact,they hadnt.The monkeys couldnt use words to tell the scientists what they had felt.Instead,they communicated by looking in a particular directionjust as when they had really been touched.The new findings show how touch-sensitive devices could be built.The new study also offers “a nice c
21、lear pathway” for figuring out how to restore a sense of touch to an amputee (被截肢者) or someone with a injury of spinal cord.The study shows how artificial limbs might be connected to the brain so that a person can “feel” with such a prosthesis(假肢).But such a supersensory device doesnt exist yet and
22、scientists have a lot of work to do before people will benefit from it.Researchers must first figure out whether the electrodes would work in people in the same way they do in monkeys.“I think the foundation is laid for human trials,”Bensmaia said.5.What does the underlined word “it” refer to?()A.Th
23、e sense of touch.B.An artificial limb.C.The turning of a doorknob.D.The lifting of a cup. 6.Monkeys tell researchers their sense of touch by .A.putting up one of their fingersB.making their brain cells activeC.looking in a particular directionD.mimicking natural signals in the brain 7.The last sente
24、nce of the text suggests humans .A.will use touch-sensitive devicesB.will test monkeys soonC.lay foundations for monkey trialsD.will be tested on the electrodes 8.The passage is mainly about .A.restoring a sense of touchB.fooling a clever monkeyC.making new artificial limbsD.sending a signal with a
25、touch语篇解读:本文主要介绍了研究人员正在研制的一种虚拟的触觉,这有可能让那些残疾人有朝一日能够利用假肢获得触觉。答案及剖析:5.A猜测词义题。根据第四段中的“The sense of touch is crucial to everyday tasks:People without it may have difficulty cracking an egg,lifting a cup or even turning a doorknob.”可知这里的it指的是前面的“The sense of touch”。6.C细节理解题。根据第六段中的“Instead,they communicat
26、ed by looking in a particular direction just as when they had really been touched.”可知,它们通过朝一个特别的方向看来表明它们被触摸了。7.D推理判断题。结合最后一段“I think the foundation is laid for human trials,”Bensmaia said.(Bensmaia认为进行人类试验的基础已经打好了。)和设题句中的humans will be tested on the electrodes.意思相同。因此选D。8.A主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了恢复触觉的研究,还介绍了科
27、学家们利用猴子进行这种触觉实验的情况。因此A项符合主题。【疑难词汇解读】1.crucial adj.重要的,决定性的She broke into the conversation at a crucial moment.她在关键时刻打断了谈话。 2. identify vt.确定,鉴别;识别He identified his baggage among hundreds of others.他在几百件行李中认出了自己的行李。【长难句子分析】The study shows how artificial limbs might be connected to the brain so that a
28、 person can “feel” with such a prosthesis(假肢).这是一个复合句。how引导宾语从句,作shows的宾语,so that引导目的状语从句。这个研究表明了假肢是可能如何和一个人的大脑联系在一起从而使一个配有这种假肢的人有感觉的。【读写一体练】Thats why restoring it is a major goal for designers of artificial limbs.仿写:他很坦诚而且乐于助人,这就是为什么我们选他为班长。 答案:He is honest and always ready to help others.Thats why
29、 we made him monitor.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:在错的词下划一横线,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。Last Tuesday,the Students Union in our school advised that Senior Three students s
30、hall do something specially for their parents on their 18th birthdays.All the students are active in responding it and most of them have come up with their ideas.Some choose to write a letter saying its best way to express their appreciations as well as love for their parents.Others will prefer to c
31、ook a big meal to show that they have already grown up.As for me,I want to do up hair and wash feet for my parents.By doing which my parents have been doing for me I can really know how much they have devoted to bring me up.Being 18 years old mean that we should learn to be independent and that we s
32、hould be responsible for us.答案及剖析:第一句中:shall改为should学生会建议高三学生在18岁生日的时候,为父母做些特别的事情。主句的谓语是advise,从句的谓语用虚拟语气,should do,所以shall改为should。第一句中:specially改为special修饰something用形容词:special。第二句中:responding后加to所有的学生积极地回应。respond是不及物动词,后面需加to再跟宾语。第三句中:best前加the这是最好的表达感谢的方式。最高级前加定冠词the。第三句中:appreciations改为appreci
33、ationappreciation是不可数名词,不能用复数。第四句中:will prefer改为prefer其他人更喜欢烧一顿饭,用一般现在时。第六句中:which改为what做父母一直为我做的事情。what引导宾语从句,在宾语从句中what作宾语。第六句中:bring改为bringing我可以知道他们多么用心地把我抚养长大。devote.to doing结构中to为介词,因此用动词-ing形式。第七句中:mean改为means18岁意味着我们要学会独立了。主语是动词-ing形式,谓语用单数。第七句中:us改为ourselves我们应该对自己负责。用反身代词ourselves作for的宾语。.
34、书面表达假如你是育才中学的学生会主席李华,将负责接待澳大利亚中学生访问团并在欢迎会上发表讲话,请写一篇发言稿。要点如下:1.介绍自己并表示欢迎;2.简单介绍活动安排;3.食宿安排。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:Good morning,ladies and gentlemen!I am Li Hua,chairman of the students union of our school.I feel greatly honored to give you a warm welcome on behalf of all the students.Fi
35、rst of all,I would like to introduce you to the arrangements we have made for you.As is known to all,language exchange is what interests us most.To satisfy this desire,we will establish English and Chinese corners followed by speech contests,where both Australian and Chinese students can communicate
36、 together freely.Then,we will take part in a series of sports games,including playing basketball,playing table tennis and swimming and well go on an outing and have a picnic,which are bound to strengthen our friendship.Last comes what concerns you most:each Australian guest will be hosted in one of us students homes.
