1、考点规范练20(必修4Module 2)考点规范练第40页.阅读理解AFor those who make journeys across the world,the speed of travel today has turned the countries into a series of villages.Distances between them appear no greater to a modern traveler than those which once faced men as they walked from village to village.Jet planes
2、 fly people from one end of the earth to the other,allowing them a freedom of movement undreamt of a hundred years ago.Yet some people wonder if the revolution in travel has gone too far.A price has been paid,they say,for the conquest(征服) of time and distance.Travel is something to be enjoyed,not en
3、dured(忍受).The boat offers leisure and time enough to appreciate the ever-changing sights and sounds of a journey.A journey by train also has a special charm about it.Lakes and forests and wild,open plains sweeping past your carriage window create a grand view in which time and distance mean nothing.
4、On board a plane,however,there is just the blank blue of the sky filling the narrow windows of the airplane.The soft lighting,in-flight films and gentle music make up the only world you know,and the hours progress slowly.Then there is the time spent being“processed”at a modern airport.People are con
5、veyed like robots along walkways;baggage is weighed,tickets produced,examined and produced yet again before the passengers move to another waiting area.Journeys by rail and sea take longer,yes,but the hours devoted to being“processed”at departure and arrival in airports are luckily absent.No wonder,
6、then,that the modern high-speed trains are winning back passengers from the airlines.Man,however,is now a world traveler and cannot turn his back on the airplane.The working lives of too many people depend upon it;whole new industries have been built around its design and operation.The holiday-maker
7、,too,with limited time to spend,patiently endures the busy airports and the limited space of the flight to gain those extra hours and even days,relaxing in the sun.Speed controls peoples lives;time saved,in work or play,is the important thingor so we are told.Perhaps those first horsemen,riding free
8、 across the wild,open plains,were enjoying a better world than the one we know today.They could travel at will,and the clock was not their master.【语篇导读】本文主要就当今一些人追求有速度的旅游提出了自己的看法,作者建议人们不妨不坐飞机,改乘其他交通工具,好好欣赏人生的旅途。1.What does the writer try to express in Paragraph 1?A.Travel by plane has speeded up the
9、 growth of villages.B.The speed of modern travel has made distances relatively short.C.The freedom of movement has helped people realize their dreams.D.Man has been fond of traveling rather than staying in one place.答案:B解析:推理判断题。由第一段的“.has turned the countries into a series of villages.Distances bet
10、ween them appear no greater to.Jet planes fly people from one end of the earth to the other.”可知,作者主要是想表达现代旅游的发展速度使国家间的距离相对近了。2.How does the writer support the underlined statement in Paragraph 2?A.By giving instructions.B.By analyzing cause and effect.C.By following the order of time.D.By giving exa
11、mples.答案:D解析:推理判断题。画线句后面介绍了乘船旅游的悠然自在以及坐火车旅游的独特魅力;同时,作者还列举了坐飞机的缺点,由此可知作者主要通过举例的方法来支持画线句的观点。3.According to Paragraph 3,passengers are turning back to modern high-speed trains because .A.they pay less for the ticketsB.they feel safer during the travelC.they can enjoy higher speed of travelD.they dont h
12、ave to waste time being“processed”答案:D解析:细节理解题。根据本段中“Then there is the time spent beingprocessedat a modern airport.”可知,转向坐高铁是因为他们觉得没有必要浪费时间在繁琐的机场手续上。4.What does the last sentence of the passage mean?A.They could enjoy free and relaxing travel.B.They needed the clock to tell the time.C.They preferre
13、d traveling on horseback.D.They could travel with their master.答案:A解析:推理判断题。本文最后一句的言外之意就是,他们能不受时间的限制,享受自由的旅游,故选A项。BSome disabled people have a special card they use when they park their cars.These are called disabled placards.They are removable signs that can be hung from the rearview mirror of a ca
14、r.These placards are only supposed to be for disabled people.These placards are meant to help disabled people in a number of ways.They allow such a person to park in special parking spaces.They can also be used when a disabled person is dropped off or picked up.A disabled person can even use it to p
15、ark without having to put money into meters.Parking officials think that some people are cheating.Not all people who have these placards are disabled.Today,one in sixteen drivers in California carries the sign.There are a lot more people who have disabled placards today than ten years ago.A person f
16、rom the DMV says that there are many reasons for the increase in numbers.As people get older,they may have a reason to receive one.There are also more reasons that allow drivers to have one today.Finally,there are a number of people who have them that should not.Last year,the DMV cancelled(取消) more
17、than 25,000 permits.They found that lots of people who had the disabled placards had died.These permits are no longer valid(有效的).Some people are worried about the system being abused(滥用).They are worried that access to the program could be limited because of misuse by others.More rules could make it
18、 harder for truly disabled people to get disabled placards.【语篇导读】残疾人停车优待卡本来是专为残疾人士提供的,可现在却有很多正常人也在使用,造成了滥用的局面。5.According to the passage,disabled placards .A.are very hard to getB.allow disabled people to park anywhereC.are only supposed to help the truly disabledD.are used to help people get along
19、well with the disabled答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第一段的“These placards are only supposed to be for disabled people.”可知C项正确。6.What can we learn from the passage?A.One in sixteen drivers in California is disabled.B.The California government takes care of the disabled very badly.C.More and more people have become di
20、sabled in California.D.Some healthy people are also using disabled placards in California.答案:D解析:理解推断题。根据第三段的“Not all people who have these placards are disabled.”可知有些正常人也在使用这种专为残疾人提供的停车优待卡。7.The DMV cancelled more than 25,000 permits mainly because .A.they wanted to limit the rights of the disabled
21、B.the owners got those disabled placards illegallyC.the owners of those disabled placards had diedD.they found too many people had disabled placards答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“They found that lots of people who had the disabled placards had died.These permits are no longer valid.”可知是因为很多持有这种停车优待卡的人已经去世了。8
22、.Based on the last paragraph,some people are worried that .A.their disabled placards will be cancelledB.they will no longer be able to get a disabled placardC.more and more people will get a disabled placardD.it will be more difficult for truly disabled people to get a disabled placard答案:D解析:理解推断题。根
23、据最后一段的“They are worried that access to the program.”可知有些人担心停车优待卡会因一些人使用不当而迫使政府采取措施,加大得到这种停车优待卡的难度而让真正残疾的人以后更难得到这种卡。.七选五As a child grows up,you may wonder how you can teach him to become a respectful adult.1.A child who learns to respect not only learns to receive respect from others,but also learns
24、to respect himself.Show him respect.This is the best way to teach your child how to respect others.Listen to your child attentively and he will learn to listen to you,understanding how important this is in communication.2.The more you say “please” and “thank you” to your child,the more likely he wil
25、l learn to use them.Politeness then becomes a normal part of any conversation.Agree to disagree.3.Explain your decision so that he will understand you and expect “respectful” responses.Disagreeing with you doesnt necessarily mean disobedience(不服从). Control your desire to overreact.When a situation a
26、rises,stay calm and keep in mind that you are supposed to be modeling correct behavior.4. Praise,praise,praise!So much is focused on what a child does wrong and how to correct it that his accomplishments are not celebrated enough.5.A.Teach manners by using polite requests and responses.B.Respectful
27、behavior is always accompanied by bad behavior as a child.C.Respect is necessary for a meaningful and successful life.D.If he sees you lose your temper,he is more likely to respond that way in future.E.A child may act as he pleases,and he will live a happy life.F.Seeing a child exhibit respectful be
28、havior,make sure he knows how proud you are of him.G.Try to remember that a child wont always agree with you.答案与解析:【语篇导读】文章是关于如何把孩子培养成一个受尊敬的人,文章从几个方面,讲述了如何培养。1.C解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。该空位于句首,该空前面说的是“如何使自己成为一个受尊敬的人”,该空后面说的是“尊敬的人不仅局限于受尊敬,也应该学会自重”。该段主要围绕尊敬这个话题展开的,所以选择C项。2.A解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。该空所在段有“Politenes
29、s then becomes a normal part of any conversation.”在讲礼貌对于尊敬的影响,所以选择A项。3.G解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。根据后文的“Disagreeing with you doesnt necessarily mean disobedience(不服从).”说明是在说agreement与disagreement的问题,所以备选项当中G项比较符合。4.D解析:考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。根据该段的标题Control your desire to overreact.可以推断是在说如何控制自己的情绪,所以选项当中选择D项。5.F解析:
30、考查对上下文的理解和推理判断。根据该段的 Praise,praise,praise!在备选项当中F项讲对孩子的赞扬,所以选择F项。.书面表达假如你是李华,你的美国笔友Jim写信要参观北京,想了解交通方式,请你根据以下要点写一封100词左右的回信。关键词语1.三种方式:出租车很方便,招手即停;公共汽车,尤其是二层公共汽车虽拥挤却能欣赏美景;地铁路线多,有新的路线在建设中。2.若遇交通堵塞,保持冷静。参考范文:Dear Jim,Im glad to know youll visit Beijing soon and you wondered something about transportati
31、on.Now,Id like to share it.Therere usually three means of transportation to explore Beijing.First of all,simply raise your hand,and a taxi appears in no time.But if you want to spend less,youd better choose buses,especially double-decker ones.Even if theyre crowded,youll have a good view of the impr
32、essive city.Whats more,you can take trains to reach your destination.Some new underground lines are under construction.So its convenient for you to get around.But if you get stuck in traffic jams,keep cool and youll have a good mood.After all,Beijing is well worth visiting.Look forward to your coming.Yours sincerely,Li Hua导学号031100204
