1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家课时跟踪检测(十四) Communication Workshop.单词拼写1Its simply childish (孩子气的) to refuse to talk to her.2I recommend that you should take some online courses for the new job.3He spoke with evident (明显的) disappointment.4I wish you would stop treating me like a child!5He dealt with the problem in a
2、 simple manner.单句语法填空1All of us laughed at him for his childish (child) action.2She was a striking (strike) young woman among the people.3He felt that he was trapped (trap) in an unhappy marriage.4She was_treated (treat) well while she was in that village.5It is bad manners (manner) to talk with you
3、r mouth full.单句改错1The girl really didnt know what to deal with it.whathow或dealdo2When he opened the box, he found a mouse trapping in it.trappingtrapped3His father strongly recommended to send the boy to school in England.to_sendsending4Is Mary in?Hang to a second. Ill go to see it.第一个_toon.完成句子1Han
4、g_on_a_minute (稍等一会儿). Im not quite ready.2The local people are now in_charge_of (管理) Hong Kong, which was once in_the_charge_of (被管理) the British for one and half a century.3It_was_evident_that (很显然) someone has gone through my possessions.4With our knowledge based_on_practice (以实践为基础), we can make
5、 great contributions to our society.5It_struck_her_that (她突然想起) she left her keys on the bus.翻译句子1她做饭不如她的母亲做得好。(not as .as)She_doesnt_cook_as_well_as_her_mother_does.2昨晚我们散步到了人民公园。(as far as)We_walked_as_far_as_the_Peoples_Park_last_night.3汤姆和杰克都不在家。(neither .nor .)Neither_Tom_nor_Jack_was_at_home.4
6、要么我父亲来，要么我兄弟们要来。(either .or .)Either_my_father_or_my_brothers_are_coming.5不仅周霞而且她的父母都喜欢看足球比赛。(not only .but also .)Not_only_Zhou_Xia_but_also_her_parents_are_fond_of_watching_football_matches.阅读理解A“Once there was the Stone Age, then the Bronze Age, and now we are in the middle of the Plastic Age，” s
7、aid teenager Boyan Slat. “Every year, we produce 300 million tons of plastic. Much of it reaches our oceans.”At the age of 16, Boyan Slat scuba dived off Greece in the Mediterranean Sea seeing more rubbish floating on and under the surface. He said, “At first, I thought I was swimming through strang
8、e jellyfish. Instead, I swam through more plastic bags than fish.” Seeing all the ocean trash, he asked himself，“Why not clean it up？”Slat quit his Aerospace Engineering studies to create www. theoceancleanup. com in order to fund his research on how to pick up all the plastic trash floating on the
9、oceans of the world. Researchers discovered that 46, 000 pieces of plastic float on every square mile of the oceans, produced by billions of humans around the planet throwing their plastic into rivers, streams and directly into the oceans. Whats worse, plastic does not break down.Today, we find plas
10、tic in the tissue of about every creature in the oceans. Additionally, millions of tons of plastic gather in giant oceangoing garbage patches (垃圾带). You may Google “The Great Pacific Garbage Patch”. It grows from 60 to 90 feet deep in places. It kills millions of sea birds, turtles, sharks, dolphins
11、 and whales.Being a brilliant, innocent teenager, Boyan Slat decided to construct designs of some equipment that would collect millions of tons of plastic floating on our oceans. He created a solarpowered trawler (拖网渔船) to pick up surface plastic, chew it up and store it in huge bins for collection.
12、 He also created floating booms (挡栅) that allow the oceans to sweep the plastic for efficient pickup. When you see the designs, they will blow your mind.Boyan Slat stands at the head of his class in creating solutions for the folly of humans. If ever humans need leaders to stand up and be counted, w
13、e need more people like Boyan Slat to lead us out of damaging our planet home towards a biologically healthy future.语篇解读：16岁的Boyan Slat设计出了专门用于收集海洋塑料垃圾的设备，为保护海洋生态系统作出了杰出的贡献。1Boyan Slat said we are in the Plastic Age because nowadays _.Athe use of plastic is all humans big concernBthere is too much p
14、lastic all over the worldCplastic threatens many creatures in the oceansDplastic is the most important material in our daily life解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段可知，Boyan Slat在说了我们处在塑料时代之后，紧接着说明我们每年制造大量塑料这一事实。由此可推知，他这样说是因为现在全世界有太多塑料。2The fourth paragraph mainly tells us _.Athe popularity of plasticBthe great harm ca
15、used by plastic rubbishCthe present situation of garbage patchesDthe relationship between plastic and animals解析：选B段落大意题。通读第四段可知，本段主要讲了被丢弃在海洋中的塑料垃圾对海洋生物造成的巨大危害。3Which of the following were Boyan Slats efforts to fight against plastic rubbish on the oceans?aHe created floating booms.bHe created a rubb
16、ishpicking trawler.cHe invented special huge bins for collection.dHe started www. theoceancleanup. com to raise funds.Aa, b, dBa, c, dCa, b, cDb, c, d解析：选A细节理解题。根据第五段第二、三句可知，他创造了用来捡拾海洋垃圾的太阳能拖网渔船以及漂浮水栅；根据第三段第一句可知，他为清理海洋垃圾筹资而创建了www. theoceancleanup. com这一网站。综上可知，应选A项。4. Which of the following words ca
17、n best describe Boyan Slat?AGenerous and hardworking.BCareful and strongwilled.CCheerful and friendly.DCreative and practical.解析：选D推理判断题。综合全文可知，Boyan Slat 在发现问题后便开始着手解决问题，并将想法付诸实践，达到了预期效果。由此可推知，他是个很务实的人。根据第五段介绍的他的发明可知，他很有创造力。故选D项。BMore People Are Leavingthe Rat Race for the Simple LifeTime is more p
18、recious than money for an increasing number of people who are choosing live more with less and liking it.Kay and Charles Giddens, two lawyers, sold their home to start a B & B hotel. Four years later, the couple dished out banana pancake breakfast, cleaned toilets and served homemade chocolate chip
19、cookies to guests in a B & B hotel surrounded by trees on a hill known for colorful sunsets.“Do I miss the freeways? Do I miss the traffic? Do I miss the stress? No，” says Ms. Giddens, “This is a phenomenon thats fairly widespread. A lot of people are reevaluating their lives and figuring out what t
20、hey want to do. If their base is being damaged, whats the payoff？”Simple living ranges from cutting down on weeknight activities to sharing housing, living closer to work, avoiding shopping malls, borrowing books from the library instead of buying them, and taking a cut in pay to work at a more plea
21、surable job.Vicki Robin, a writer, lives on a budget equal to a fifth of what she used to make. “You become conscious about where your money is going and how valuable it is，” Ms. Robin says, “You tend not to use things up. You cook at home rather than eat out .”Janet Luhrs, a lawyer, quit her job af
22、ter giving birth and leaving her daughter with a nanny for two weeks. “It was not the way I wanted to raise my kids，” she says, “Simplicity is not just about saving money; its about me sitting down every night with my kids to a candlelit dinner with classical music.”Mrs. Luhrs now edits a magazine,
23、Simple Living, which publishes tips on how to buy recycled furniture and shoes, organize potluck dinners instead of expensive receptions, and generally how to consume less.“Its not about poverty，” Mrs. Luhrs explains, “Its about conscious living and creating the life you want. The less stuff you buy
24、, the less money goes out of the door, and the less money you have to earn.”语篇解读：越来越多的人摆脱竞争激烈的环境，选择回归简单的生活。他们重新审视生活的价值，希望以一种自己喜欢的方式来生活。5Kay and Charles Giddens sold their home to _.Apay off the debtBbuy living necessitiesCcut down expensesDstart a private hotel解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句中的“sold their home t
25、o start a B & B hotel”可知，他们把房子卖掉是为了经营自己的旅馆。故选D项。6Simple living includes _.Abuilding a home libraryBsharing housing with othersCenjoying a colorful night lifeDliving in the countryside解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Simple living ranges from cutting down on weeknight activities to sharing housing .”可知，B项中所描述的内容包含
26、在simple living的内容中，故选B项。7It can be learned from the passage that now Janet Luhrs _.Aworks as a reporter of a magazineBhelps people buy recycled clothesCspends more time with her kidsDhas an interest in pop music解析：选C推理判断题。根据第六段中的“Simplicity is not just about saving money; its about me sitting down every night with my kids to a candlelit dinner with classical music.”可知，Janet Luhrs辞掉工作是为了把时间花在陪伴孩子们上。故选C项。8How does the author develop the passage?ABy giving examples.BBy asking questions.CBy using figures.DBy making comparisons.解析：选A写作手法题。纵观全文不难看出，文章是用了几个人物的例子来讲述简单生活的理念。故选A项。- 6 - 版权所有高考资源网
