1、课后限时自测.单项填空1(2014江苏苏州中学月考)Do you _ her optimistic view of the state of the current economy?Yes. We should have faith in our government.Asubscribe to Bcontribute toCcorrespond to Dcater to【解析】问句句意：你赞成她对现在的经济形势所持的乐观观点吗？subscribe to“赞成”，符合句意。contribute to“促进”；correspond to“与一致”；cater to“迎合，满足的需要”。【答案】A
2、2(2014安庆一中高三调研)He is ready to help others, seldom，_，refusing them when they turn to him.Aif never Bif everCif not Dif any【解析】句意：他乐于助人，别人向他求助时他几乎从不拒绝。if ever意为“曾有的话”，是if there is ever的省略。【答案】B3(2014南京师大附中模拟)We need parental _ before allowing students to go on field trips.Aenjoyment BacceptationCcerti
3、fication Dapproval【解析】句意：在允许学生实地考察之前，我们需要得到父母的同意。approval“同意，赞成”，符合句意。Enjoyment “乐趣”；acceptation“接受”；certification“证明”。【答案】D4(2014淮阴中学高三模拟)Mr. Johnson gave us a report last night, which _ what he did to what he said.Arelated BjoinedCagreed Dsatisfied【解析】relate .to .“将与联系起来”，符合语境。join.with .“把与连接起来”；
4、agree“同意”；satisfy“使满意”。【答案】A5(2014南京高三巩固性训练)Steve was busy clearing the cups and dishes from the table _ others were playing.Auntil BifCsince Dwhile【解析】根据句意可知，空处前后表达的是两个同时发生的动作，强调对比，表示“而”，所以用while。【答案】D6(2014江苏大丰模拟)Do you think that bridge _ 2,000 meters long? It doesnt appear _ long.Ameasures; that
5、 Bis measured; soCis measured; such Dmeasures; much【解析】measure表示“有多长(宽、高、深)”时为系动词，所以用主动语态。that在此处相当于副词so，而much不能修饰形容词原级，故选A。【答案】A7(2014安徽名校联考)What attracted you to our university?You have a great basketball team and I can _ for it.Awork out Blook outCtry out Dcarry out【解析】句意：是什么吸引你到我们的大学？你们这里有一支很好的篮
6、球队，我可以参加这支队伍的选拔赛。work out“解出，算出”，carry out“执行”，以上两项均不能与介词for构成固定短语；look out for“小心”；try out for“参加选拔(或试演)”。【答案】C8(2014江南十校联考)Painting from still images leads to a loss of sensibility, which is _ to an artist.Aabsolute BurgentCspecial Dvital【解析】句意：用静止的形象作画会导致敏感性的丧失，这对一个艺术家来说至关重要。vital“对极其重要的”，符合句意。ab
7、solute“绝对的”；urgent“紧急的”；special“特殊的”。【答案】D9(2014皖北协作区联考)Is the young woman standing there _ the company?No. It is _ her uncle.Ain the possession of; in possession ofBin possession of; in the possession ofCin possession of; in possession ofDin the possession of; in the possession of【解析】句意：站在那里的那位年轻女士
8、拥有这家公司吗？不是，这家公司为她叔叔所拥有。in possession of sth.“拥有某物”，主语通常是人；in the possession of sb.“为某人所拥有”，主语通常是物。由句意可知答案为B。【答案】B10(2014黄山七校联考)All the students looked _ at the broken model ship and felt quite _.Asad; sad Bsadly; sadlyCsad; sadly Dsadly; sad【解析】考生很容易误选A，认为look和feel均为连系动词，所以其后应接形容词作表语。其实，第一空前的“looked
9、”并不是连系动词，而是实义动词，故应用副词sadly修饰。第二空前的“felt”为系动词，应用形容词sad与其构成系表结构，故选D。【答案】D11(2014黄山七校联考)_ to drugs, he seldom calls his parents except when he asks them for money.ABeing addicted BAddictedCAddicting DHaving addicted【解析】句意：由于他吸毒上瘾，常常是向父母要钱时才给他们打电话。be addicted to“对上瘾”，故此处用过去分词形式作状语。【答案】B12Looking at her
10、_ looks，we were _.Aastonished；confusedBastonishing；confusingCconfusing；astonishedDconfused；astonishing 【解析】考查形容词。句意：看到她惊讶的表情，我们都很困惑。astonished吃惊的；astonishing令人吃惊的；confusing令人困惑的；confused困惑的。【答案】A13It is _ that he has been addicted to drugs and has difficulty quitting it.Aobviously BapparentlyCpossib
11、ly Dlikely【解析】考查固定句式。句意：他很可能沉溺于毒品，并且很难戒掉。obviously显然地；apparently明显地；possibly可能地；这三个词都是副词，不能作表语。It is likely that.为固定句式，意为“很可能”。【答案】D14Used wisely，online games will become _ teaching tools.Aeffective BaffectedCinfectious Dnegative【解析】考查形容词辨析。句意：如果明智地利用的话，网络游戏会成为有效的教学工具。effective“有效的”；affected“虚假的”；in
12、fectious“传染性的”；negative“消极的”。【答案】A15Not only _ his lesson，but also he often helps others with their lessons.Adid he do well in Bhe do well inCdoes he do well in Dhe did well in【解析】考查时态和倒装。句意：他不仅自己功课学得不错，而且经常帮助别人学习功课。not only.but also.在连接并列分句且not only置于句首时，not only后的分句用部分倒装，but also后的分句不倒装。根据后面的分句的时态
13、可知，应该使用一般现在时。【答案】C.阅读理解ANothing in Wiley Posts early years suggests that he would become a famous pilot.His family were farmers.In 1913，Wiley saw something that forever changed his lifean airplane.Wiley Post began to study everything he could find about flying.Post finally rode in an airplane in 191
14、9.After his first ride，Wiley Post began his career in flying，not as a pilot，but as a performer who jumps from airplanes using a parachute.He did this with a group that performed flying tricks to earn money.Wiley Post then decided the only way to become a good pilot was to buy an airplane of his own.
15、He needed more money than he earned in the flying show.He went to work in the oilproducing areas of Texas.But he damaged his left eye in an accident.Doctors had to remove his eye.Judging distance is difficult without two eyes.Wiley Post began teaching himself to judge distance with only one eye.It t
16、ook a long time，but he succeeded.In 1928，he got a job flying the plane that belonged to a rich oil producer.In 1930，Post entered the National Air Races in this plane and won.On June 23,1931，Post and Gatty had flown around the world.But many people said Gatty was not the real hero.He had guided the f
17、light.This hurt Post.Wiley Post began to plan another flight around the world alone.On July 15,1933，Post took off from Floyd Bennett Field in New York.He became the first person to fly from New York to Berlin without stopping.【语篇解读】本文是一篇介绍第一次绕世界飞行的飞行员Wiley Post的人物传记。文章介绍了Wiley Post从一个非专业的又没有特殊技能的普通人
18、，凭着自己对飞行事业的热爱，克服重重困难，甚至在失去一只眼睛的情况下锲而不舍的实现自己人生梦想的过程，终于有机会参加飞行比赛并获奖，还实现了他环世界飞行的梦想。1Why was it said to have changed Wiley Posts life to see an airplane？Because _.Ahe became interested in flying from then onBhe had a chance to study airplane Che was sent to train as a pilotDhe got a plane from a rich ma
19、n soon【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的第三句“Wiley Post began to study everything he could find about flying.”还有下文的部分内容可以判断出：Wiley Post是见了那架飞机后而对飞行逐渐感兴趣的。【答案】A2How long did it take Wiley Post from his first ride to his first competition?A6 B9C11 D17【解析】计算题。从第一段倒数第四句提供的时间“Post finally rode in an airplane in 1919.”到第二段最
20、后一句“In 1930，Post entered the National Air Races in this plane and won.”所提供的时间可以计算出正确答案是11年。【答案】C3From the second paragraph we can infer _.AWiley Post stopped his dream of becoming a pilot after one of his eyes was damaged BWiley Post became a good pilot through driving his own airplaneCWiley Post ex
21、perienced many difficulties and hardships before he became a real pilotDWiley Post managed to got a job of flying at last although he was blind in one eye【解析】推理判断题。本段主要讲述了Wiley Post在从事飞行员之前的经历，出的事故，故可以推断出C项是正确的；从本段的最后一句话可以看出A项事实不正确；B项中的“开自己的飞机”是不正确的；D项不是推断出的结论，而是文章的事实。【答案】C4What can we learn from Wi
22、ley Post?AWorking with persistent determination.BNot afraid to face difficulties.CDaring to take a risk.DBeing glad to devote himself.【解析】推理判断题。本文主要介绍了Wiley Post为了要成为一个飞行员而始终如一的朝着这个目标奋斗的艰难历程，从他的奋斗过程可以看出他对自己的梦想锲而不舍、永不放弃的精神。【答案】A B Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the
23、 summer learning gap.Some call it the summer learning setback.Put simply，it means the longer kids are out of school，the more they forget.The only thing they might gain is weight.Recent studies show that children gain weight more quickly in the summer than when they are in school.Most American school
24、s follow a traditional ninemonth calendar.Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation.Some schools follow a yearround calendar.They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time，with a few weeks off in between.The National Association for YearRound Education says ther
25、e were fewer than three thousand such schools at last count.They were spread among fortysix of the fifty states.But many experts point out that the number of class days in a yearround school is generally the same as in a traditional school.Brenda McLaughlin is a research director at the National Cen
26、ter for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University.She says studies of yearround schooling have not found strong learning gains.Last year，a study at Ohio State University reported that yearround students did not learn any more than other students.Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said “yearround scho
27、ols dont really solve the problem of the summer learning setback.They simply spread it out across the year.” Across the country，research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students.Experts say this can be prevented.They note that many schools and lo
28、cal governments offer programs called a summer school that can help.But almost parents all strongly disliked the term “summer school”They said it created an image of children being forced to do work they missed during the school year.【语篇解读】假期对于学生的生活来说是快乐的，但对于学习来说又会有什么影响呢？5Most traditional American s
29、chool have _ vacations.A2 B3C4 Dmore than 4【解析】细节理解题。从第二段的第二句话“Students get winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation.”可以得知正确的答案为B。【答案】B6During summer holidays，the thing the students get most is _.Aknowledge BpracticeCweight Dtraining【解析】细节理解题。从第一段的第四句话“The only thing they migh
30、t gain is weight.”可以得知答案为C。【答案】C 7If a student goes to a yearround school，he will have _ off.Aonly a few weeks Btwo monthsCthree months Dno exact time【解析】推算题。从第二段的第一句和第三段的第一句可知全年制学校和传统学校上课日一样多，都是9个月，可见假期都是三个月。【答案】C8. The attitudes to the “summer school” are that _.Aexperts think it is an effective w
31、ay help poor studentsBstudents from poor family dont want to attend itCalmost all parents dislike this kind of schoolDgovernments dont want to offer support to it【解析】细节理解题。从最后一段的倒数第三句可以得知正确答案为A。【答案】A.书面表达阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。The best teacher I ever had was Mr.Smith，my high school English tea
32、cher in the US.，because he knew exactly how to appreciate our interest and enthusiasm.Our primary goal，as we were teenagers after all，was to have a good time as well as gain knowledge.A good example was our weekly vocabulary lists.He changed the very ordinary weekly vocabulary assignment into a plea
33、sant task.He asked us to write a story with as many of the new words as possible.With his blessing，we turned the vocabulary assignment into a weekly exchange of clever amusing remarks and laughter.We wrote our stories about each other，making fun of each other，inventing all kinds of tall tales，and in
34、cluding as well many other pieces of trivia(琐事)we would have ever been talking about in class.We read the stories aloud in class and those weekly readings became an exciting event during which we did learn some vocabulary and laughed even more.I try to remember this when I teach my own studentsthat
35、as a teenager，facing all the issues and concerns that any normal teenager has，what I most wanted and appreciated was learning in an enjoyable way.【写作内容】1以约30个词概括上文的主要内容；2以约120个词就“你喜欢的英语课”谈谈你的看法，内容包括：(1)记叙令你难忘的英语课；(2)你目前的英语课有何优缺点；(3)你理想中的课堂气氛是什么样的？【写作要求】1作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2
36、作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。【评分标准】概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。_【参考范文】The author was impressed by his high school English teacher Mr.Smith most，because he could make his students learn something，especially vocabulary，in an enjoyable way.Many students learn well when the atmosphere is pleasant.So do II still remember th
37、at I always had a good time in my English class in junior high school.Mr.Lee，the English teacher，was good at praising his students.He never hesitated to encourage his students when they made a little progress，including me，a student who used to be rather shy and be afraid of speaking in public.Once I
38、 made a few mistakes while reading an English article in class，but I was still thought highly of by him，which made me more and more confident.As a senior high school student，I am bored with the English class sometimes because we have to do endless exercises，although I know it would help improve my English.I prefer a class where the teachers are willing to share their valuable experience of studying English with us.And I believe we students could gain great knowledge in class where we can fully take part in various class activities.