1、课 时 作 业 19.阅读理解(河南省中原名校高三月考)In a foreign country, a man visited a local restaurant. He didnt speak their language. He ordered something indecipherable off the menu. When the waiter brought him a plate of deliciouslooking fried noodles, he smiled and made an OK sign at the waiter with his thumb and f
2、orefinger linked in a circle. Looking angry, the waiter then picked up the dish and thrown it to his lap. What he did wrong, he wondered. Well, nothing is quite as it seems when it comes to using hand gesture in another country.Gestures have been used to replace words in many countries, and they are
3、 often specific to a given culture. Gesture may mean something complimentary in one culture, but is highly offensive in another.The gesture thumbup is commonly misinterpreted. In English, it is popularly known as thumbs up， despite the fact that the action is commonly performed with only one hand. E
4、nglishspeaking Caucasians use it to signal OK， which is the same meaning as OK. ring gesture. The two can in fact be used almost interchangeably.Avoid using this gesture in Southern Sardina or Northern Greece unless you want to invite a fight. While American, British and Australian would use the thu
5、mb up to signal hitchhiking to the drivers, this message will not encourage a Greek driver or motorist to stop to give them a ride.There are no right or wrong signals, only cultural differences. Lack of cultural understanding will lead to disharmony among people from different cultures. When we know
6、 what to look for, such encounters with other cultures are actually very interesting, fascinating and fun. It is certainty a great topic to discuss over a cup of coffee and cakes.这篇文章主要讲了手势语在不同的文化背景下，有不同的意义。如果不理解文化差异，很可能会造成误会，所以作者建议我们要了解文化差异。1What did the man in the first paragraph do wrong?AHe misu
7、nderstood the waiter.BHe didnt realize cultural differences.CHe ordered something off the menu.DHe made the signal in a rude way.答案：B解析：推理判断题。由Gesture may mean something complimentary in one culture, but is highly offensive in another.可知，这个人的错误在于他没有意识到文化的差异，选B。2What does the underlined word in the s
8、econd paragraph mean?AFull of admiration. BFull of aggression.CFull of complexity. DFull of certainty.答案：A解析：词义猜测题。由but is highly offensive in another可知，Gesture may mean something complimentary in one culture意思是手势在一种文化中是称赞，所以complimentary意思是满是赞赏，选A。3What will happen if you make a thumb up toward a m
9、an in Northern Greece?AHe will stop to give you a lift.BHe will get annoyed and fight against you.CHe will ask you to give him a lift.DHe will make the same signal toward you.答案：B解析：细节理解题。由Avoid using this gesture in Southern Sardina or Northern Greece unless you want to invite a fight.可知，在希腊北部，如果你对
10、一个人伸出大拇指，他会很生气，并且和你打架，选B。4Whats the purpose of the passage?ATo explain the meaning of different gestures.BTo tell stories about different cultures.CTo advise us to have an understanding of cultural differences.DTo persuade people from different countries live in harmony.答案：C解析：写作意图题。由文章最后一个自然段可知这篇文章
11、主要讲了手势语在不同的文化背景下，有不同的意义。如果不了解文化差异，很可能会造成误会，所以作者建议我们要了解文化差异，选C。.完形填空(黑龙江省哈尔滨市高三联合考试)About twenty years ago, Jan Carlzon had just been named the CEO of Scandinavian Airlines. His company was in trouble. They had just been _1_ by a consumer poll(民意测验)as the _2_ airline company in the world. Last in _3_
12、， last in dependability(可靠性), and last in profits as a percentage of sales. Yet, one year later, in the same poll, they were ranked number one in all three _4_. What happened?Carlzon had decided to _5_ what he thought was the most _6_ issueserving the customer. He wanted to keep it simple: Identify
13、every contact between the _7_ and the employees, and treat that contact as “a moment of truth”He set out to let his people know the importance of that _8_the captain, the ticket agent, the baggage handler, the flight attendant. “Every moment, every contact，” he said, “must be as pleasant, and as _9_
14、 as possible.” He figured that he had about ten million customers each year, and _10_ each customer made contact with five of his people for _11_ fifteen seconds each time. _12_， in his mind, these fifty million contacts, fifteen seconds at a time, would _13_ the fate of his company.He set out to _1
15、4_ his vision(愿景)with his twenty thousand employees. He knew the key was to empower(授权) the front line. Let themmake the decision and take _15_， because they were employees of Scandinavian Airlines during those fifteen seconds. He then had twenty thousand people who were inspired and _16_ to go beca
16、use they paid special attention to one important thingmaking every moment _17_.From the story we can see that a leaders job is to _18_ the future and see the organization, not as it is, _19_ as it should be. Only by fulfilling his _20_ can his men achieve his goal.本文属于叙事说理文，讲述Jan Carlzon成为斯堪的纳维亚航空公司
17、的CEO后，崇尚“真理时刻”，让职员们重视顾客，提升服务质量，扭转公司的不利局面，通过故事作者阐述了领导者的责任不是着眼当下，更重要的是，要着眼未来。1A.informed BcalculatedCranked Dsettled答案：C解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.informed通知；B.calculated计算；C.ranked排名；D.settled解决。句意：他们公司经过民意检验调查之后被称为世界上最差的航空公司。根据前一句His company was in trouble. 可知，当时公司的处境不好，在民意调查中得分不高，故C切题。2A.strongest BfairestCbigg
18、est Dworst答案：D解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.strongest最强的；B.fairest最公平的；C.biggest最大的；D.worst最差的。句意：他们公司被民意调查之后被称为世界上最差的航空公司。根据后文last in dependability(可靠性), and last in profits as a percentage of sales可知，该公司的航班可靠性最差，利润占销售百分比最低，故评为最差，D切题。3A.culture BserviceCpolitics Dfortune答案：B解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.culture文化；B.service服务；C.p
19、olitics政治；D.fortune财富。句意：服务最差，航班可靠性最差，利润占销售百分比最低。根据后文serving the customer可知，该公司重点提升服务顾客的质量，是因为之前服务很差，故B切题。4A.shapes BcategoriesCspecies Dindustries答案：B解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.shapes形状；B.categories种类；C.species物种；D.industries产业。句意：一年之后，在同样的民意调查中，该公司在这三项指标中均排名第一。根据本句可知，此处指同样的调查表，因此指标相同，故B切题。5A.set aside Btake ov
20、erCfocus on Dturn up答案：C解析：考查动词短语词义辨析。A.set aside把放一边；B.take over接管；C.focus on集中；D.turn up出现。句意：他决定集中精力解决他认为是最重要的问题顾客服务的质量。通过后文可知，Jan Carlzon让员工重视与顾客的接触，改善服务质量，故C切题。6A.important BcomplexCterrible Dcareful答案：A解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.important重要的；B.complex复杂的；C.terrible可怕的；D.careful仔细的。句意：他决定集中精力解决他认为是最重要的问题顾客
21、服务的质量。通过本句serving the customer可知，Jan Carlzon关注的方面就是服务顾客的质量，也是公司利益的核心问题，故A切题。7A.leaders BresearchersCmanagers Dcustomers答案：D解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.leaders领导者；B.researchers研究者；C.managers管理者；D.customers顾客。句意：他想把问题简单化，确认顾客与雇员接触的每一个时刻，并把这个时刻当作真理时刻。根据前文serving the customer可知，Jan Carlzon让员工重视顾客服务质量问题，故D切题。8A.invent
22、ion BmomentCprize Dsalary答案：B解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.invention发明；B.moment时刻；C.prize奖；D.salary工资。句意：他开始让他的员工，比如机长、售票员、行李搬运工以及机舱服务员，意识到与顾客接触时刻的重要性。本句中that指代a moment of truth，故选B。9A.incredible BtraditionalCmemorable Dimaginative答案：C解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.incredible难以置信的；B.traditional传统的；C.memorable值得回忆的；D.imaginative想象力
23、丰富的。句意：他强调，与顾客接触的每一个时刻，都必须尽可能地让顾客愉快，给顾客留下美好的回忆。根据前文可知，Jan Carlzon关注的方面就是服务顾客的质量，提升顾客的满意度，故C切题。10A.on average Bin advanceCat present Dby accident答案：A解析：考查副词短语词义辨析。A.on average平均；B.in advance提前；C.at present目前；D.by accident偶然地。句意：他指出公司每年大概有1 000万的顾客，而平均每个顾客会与五个职员有大约15秒的接触。Jan Carlzon要改革公司，对旅客的情况做了比较详尽的
24、调查和了解，故A切题。11A.approximately BoccasionallyCcompulsorily Dpotentially答案：A解析：考查副词词义辨析。A.approximately大约；B.occasionally时常；C.compulsorily有义务地；D.potentially潜在地。句意：他指出公司每年大概有1 000万的顾客，而平均每个顾客会与五个职员有大约15秒的接触。Jan Carlzon要改革公司，对旅客的情况做了比较详尽的调查和了解，故A切题。12A.Otherwise BBesidesCTherefore DInstead答案：C解析：考查连词词义辨析。A
25、.Otherwise否则；B.Besides另外；C.Therefore因此；D.Instead相反。句意：因此，在他心里，5 000万次接触，每次15秒，将会决定一家公司的命运。本句承接上文，是对Jan Carlzon的观点总结，故C切题。13A.propose BdetermineCrecognize Dappoint答案：B解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.propose提议；B.determine决定；C.recognize认识；D.appoint任命。句意：因此，在他心里，5 000万次接触，每次15秒，将会决定一家公司的命运。通过前文可知，经过改革，公司的不利局面得以扭转，因此顾客的感受
26、会决定公司的利益，故B切题。14A.share BcommentCcriticize Dappreciate答案：A解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.share分享；B.comment评价；C.criticize批评；D.appreciate感激。句意：他开始与他的两万职员分享自己的愿景。Jan Carlzon经过理论陈述，开始大规模地推广自己的理论，让更多人了解他的理念，故A切题。15A.exercise BdelightCaction Doffice答案：C解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.exercise锻炼；B.delight高兴；C.action行动；D.office办公室。句意：要让一线的员工
27、做决定，行动起来，因为他们是这家航空公司的员工。根据上文the key was to empower(授权)the front line可知，要授权给一线员工，充分调动他们的积极性，故C切题。16A.disappointed BreadyCcourageous Dimpatient答案：B解析：考查形容词词义辨析。A.disappointed失望的；B.ready准备好的；C.courageous有勇气的；D.impatient不耐心的。句意：因此他就有了两万有灵感并且蓄势待发的员工，因为他们只关注一个事情，那就是使顾客的每一次接触变得有价值。调动员工的积极性，让职员意识到服务质量的重要性，职
28、员才会愿意行动，故B切题。17A.grow BoperateCflow Dcount答案：D解析：考查动词词义辨析。A.grow成长；B.operate操作；C.flow流动；D.count有意义。句意：因此他就有了两万有灵感并且蓄势待发的员工，因为他们只关注一个事情，那就是使顾客的每一次接触变得有价值。根据前文可知，CEO改革的重心就是提升服务质量，重视顾客，故D切题。18A.knock into Brun intoCbreak into Dlook into答案：D解析：考查动词短语。A.knock into撞上；B.run into碰到；C.break into破门而入；D.look i
29、nto往里看，调查。句意：从这个故事，我们可以明白，领导者就是要望眼未来，不是看清当前的组织结构，而是应该有的组织结构。根据前文可知，领导者需要让公司有个愿景，能够让员工看到未来，故D切题。19A.but BorCand Dso答案：A解析：考查连词词义辨析。句意：从这个故事，我们可以明白，领导者就是要望眼未来，不是看清当前的组织结构，而是应该有的组织结构。此处为not.but.(不是而是)结构，故A切题。20A.trip BjobCtrade Dlaw答案：B解析：考查名词词义辨析。A.trip旅行；B.job工作；C.trade贸易；D.law法律。句意：只有当领导者履行自己的职责时，他的
30、员工才会帮助他实现目标。根据前文可知，本段讲述领导者的责任和义务，故B切题。.语法填空(广安中学高三月考)Research shows that the kids who _1_ (allow) to keep their cell phone in their room overnight will answer a text late at night, and most of them have stayed up late _2_ (send) texts.So its _3_ (nature) to worry when your child is ready for his fir
31、st cell phone. It makes some selfdiscipline to manage the _4_ (responsible) of a mobile phone and most kids are not ready for that before middle school._5_ (typical), parents also find themselves with a vague (模糊的) sense of fear. Yes, this device is _6_ instrument of connection, and it will allow yo
32、ur child to be more connected when you are apart. _7_ its also a symbol of separation, a reminder that your child is spending more time at a distance from you. Even _8_ (bad), having a cell phone _9_ (mean) there might be some dangers in the outside world, which threaten to appear and threaten your
33、child at any time, _10_ you there to stop them.1are_allowed2.to_send/sending3.natural4responsibility5.Typically6.an7.But8worse9.means10.without.短文改错(华南师范大学高三月考)There is not doubt that to study abroad give you an excellent opportunity to learn things which are very helpful in your career building. To
34、day Canada has earned a good name in providing their students quality education and healthy environment. That is because more than 130,000 international students enroll every year in famous Canadian university. It is an ideal education destination and gives students an unique experience of education
35、 and its culture. Canada spends a lot on education and is ranked on the highest in G8 countries.To study in Canada is much cheap. Its universities are affordable comparing with other universities in the world such as in the US, New Zealand and the UK where the cost of education and living is very high.答案