1、考点规范练25(必修5Module 1)考点规范练第50页.阅读理解English is the most widely used language in the history of our planet.One in every seven human beings can speak it.More than half of the worlds books and three quarters of international mail are in English.Of all languages,English has the largest vocabularyperhaps a
2、s many as two million words.However,lets face it:English is a crazy language.There is no egg in an eggplant,neither pine nor apple in a pineapple and no ham in a hamburger.Sweetmeats are candy,while sweetbreads,which arent sweet,are meat.We take English for granted.But when we explore its paradoxes,
3、we find that quicksand can work slowly,boxing rings are square,and public bathrooms have no baths in them.And why is it that a writer writes,but fingers dont fing,grocers dont groce,and hammers dont ham?If the plural of tooth is teeth,shouldnt the plural of booth be beeth?One goose,two geeseso one m
4、oose,two meese?How can a slim chance and a fat chance be the same,while a wise man and a wise guy are opposites?How can overlook and oversee be opposites,while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?How can the weather be hot as hell one day and cold as hell the next?English was invented by people,no
5、t computers,and it reflects the creativity of human beings.Thats why,when stars are out,they are visible;but when the lights are out,they are invisible.And why,when I wind up my watch,I start it;but when I wind up this essay,I end it.【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了英语是一种疯狂的语言。从它的词汇、不同的复数变化规则以及短语的不同意思等方面说明了英语的疯狂性。1.Acc
6、ording to the passage,.A.sweetmeats and sweetbreads are different thingsB.there should be an egg in an eggplantC.pineapples are the apples on the pine treeD.boxing rings should be round答案:A解析:细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Sweetmeats are candy,while sweetbreads,which arent sweet,are meat.”据此可知这两样东西是完全不同的。故选A项。2.Wh
7、ich of the following includes two items which have the similar meaning?A.A wise man and a wise guy.B.Overlook and oversee.C.Quite a lot and quite a few.D.Hot as hell and cold as hell.答案:C解析:细节理解题。根据第五段中的“.while quite a lot and quite a few are alike?”可知C项正确。3.The underlined words “wind up” in the las
8、t paragraph probably mean “”.A.blowB.roll upC.get hurtD.finish答案:D解析:词义猜测题。根据正文的“I end it”中的end可知wind up是“完成”的意思,与finish同义。故选D项。4.Through the many paradoxes in the English language,the writer wants to show that human beings are .A.cleverB.crazyC.lazyD.dull答案:A解析:推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“English was invented b
9、y people,not computers,and it reflects the creativity of human beings.”可推知,通过描述人类探索英语中的许多矛盾可推知,作者想展示人类是聪明的。故选A项。.完形填空I arrived at the classroom,ready to share my knowledge and experience with 75 students who would be my English Literature class.Having taught in the US for 17 years,I had no 1 about m
10、y ability to hold their attention and to 2 on them my admiration for the literature of my mother tongue.I was shocked when the monitor shouted,“3!”and the entire class rose as I entered the room,and I was somewhat 4 over how to get them to sit down again,but once that awkwardness was over,I quickly
11、5 my calmness and began what I thought was a fact-packed lecture,sure to gain their respectperhaps 6 their admiration.I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a(n) 7 of achievements.My students 8 diaries.However,as I read them,the rosy glow was gradually 9 by a strong sense of sa
12、dness.The first diary said,“Our literature teacher didnt teach us anything today.10 her next lecture will be better.”Greatly surprised,I read diary after diary,each expressing a 11 subject.“Didnt I teach them anything?I described the entire philosophical framework of Western thought and laid the his
13、torical 12 for all the works well study in class,”I complained.“How 13 they say I didnt teach them anything?”It was a long term,and it 14 became clear that my ideas about education were not the same as 15 of my students.I thought a teachers job was to raise 16 questions and provide enough background
14、 so that students could 17 their own conclusions.My students thought a teachers job was to provide 18 information as directly and clearly as possible.What a difference!19,I also learned a lot,and my experience with my Chinese students has made me a 20 American teacher,knowing how to teach in a diffe
15、rent culture.【语篇导读】作者通过授课的亲身经历,讲述并悟出了中西方教育文化的不同,这使她能更好地在不同文化中授课,成为一名更好的老师。1.A.troubleB.ideaC.experienceD.doubt答案:D解析:由前面的“Having taught in the US for 17 years”可知,此处的语境是:“我”对“我”的能力没有疑问。no doubt表示“毫无疑问”。故选D项。2.A.impressB.putC.leaveD.fix答案:A解析:impress on sb.sth.表示“使某人牢记某事”。故选A项。3.A.AttentionB.Look outC
16、.At easeD.Stand up答案:D解析:由后面的“and the entire class rose”以及“over how to get them to sit down again”可知,上课班长喊“起立”。故选D项。4.A.seriousB.sureC.curiousD.puzzled答案:D解析:从下文“I was somewhat over how to get them to sit down again,but once that awkwardness was over”可知,当时“我”“很困惑”,不知道怎样让他们坐下。故选D项。5.A.foundB.returned
17、C.regainedD.followed答案:C解析:根据上文“I had no about my ability to hold their attention”可知,作者很自信,后来班长喊“起立”,让她有点不知所措,但是这种尴尬很快结束了,她又重新镇定下来。此处要用regain“重新获得”。故选C项。6.A.moreB.evenC.yetD.still答案:B解析:根据语境“sure to gain their respectperhaps their admiration”可知,此处表示递进关系,要用even。故选B项。7.A.thoughtB.senseC.feelingD.idea答
18、案:B解析:从下文的“a strong sense of sadness”可知,此处要用sense,a sense of是固定搭配,表示“一种感”。故选B项。8.A.wroteB.hidC.keptD.read答案:C解析:写日记用keep a diary/diaries。write表示“写”,但不合英语习惯。故选C项。9.A.replacedB.takenC.caughtD.moved答案:A解析:从上文“I went back to my office with the rosy glow which comes from a(n) of achievements.”和下文的“the ro
19、sy glow was gradually by a strong sense of sadness”可知,用replace(代替)。故选A项。10.A.NaturallyB.PerhapsC.FortunatelyD.Reasonably答案:B解析:根据“The first diary said,Our literature teacher didnt teach us anything today. her next lecture will be better.”可知,这里表示推测,所以此处要用perhaps,表示“或许,也许”。故选B项。11.A.similarB.sameC.dif
20、ferentD.usual答案:A解析:根据“Greatly surprised,I read diary after diary,each expressing a subject.”可知,学生们的日记表达了“相似的”内容,即“我”的第一堂课没有教给他们什么东西,此处要用similar。故选A项。12.A.happeningsB.charactersC.developmentD.background答案:D解析:从下文的“a teachers job was to raise questions and provide enough background so that students c
21、ould their own conclusions ”可知,此处要用background。故选D项。13.A.mayB.shouldC.willD.must答案:B解析:should作为情态动词,可以用来表示意外、惊喜或者对说话人看来是不可思议的(事情)。尤其在以why,who,how等开头的疑问句或某些感叹句中常常译为“竟会”“居然”。故选B项。14.A.immediatelyB.certainlyC.simplyD.gradually答案:D解析:根据语境“It was a long term,and it became clear that my ideas about educati
22、on were not the same as of my students.”可推知,“我”“逐渐”了解到“我”的教育观念和“我”的学生们的不同。故选D项。15.A.thatB.whatC.thoseD.ones答案:C解析:those代指上文中的ideas。that代指上文中的可数名词单数或不可数名词;what表示“什么”;ones表示泛指。这三项明显不对。故选C项。16.A.difficultB.interestingC.ordinaryD.unusual答案:B解析:“我”认为教师的工作是给学生提出“有趣的”问题,给学生提供足够的背景知识,以便学生自己得到结论。所以此处要用intere
23、sting。故选B项。17.A.drawB.getC.decideD.give答案:A解析:draw a conclusion表示“得出结论”。故选A项。18.A.strangeB.standardC.exactD.serious答案:C解析:根据下文的“provide information as directly and clearly as possible”可知,学生认为老师的工作就是给学生尽可能直接清晰地提供“准确的”信息。此处要用exact“确切的,准确的”。故选C项。19.A.ThereforeB.HoweverC.BesidesD.Though答案:B解析:根据语境“我”了解到
24、了中西教育观念的不同,但是同时“我”也学会了很多,前后为转折关系。注意:though放句首当连词用时,后不接逗号。故选B项。20.A.betterB.happyC.normalD.good答案:A解析:“我”了解了中西教育文化的差异,知道了怎样在不同文化中教书,这使得“我”成了一名更好的老师。故选A项。.语篇填空Allyson Ahlstrom is just 14 years old this year.She has started 1. organization that has become well known all over the country.One day,Allyson
25、 was reading a book 2.(call) Generation Change at home.The book was about different service projects that 3.(teenage) across the country led.Some of them were as young as 12.4. she was reading the book,Allyson was greatly inspired.She decided to do something to help others,too.After 5.(think) for da
26、ys,she decided to give some clothes to some girls who were in need.At first,she just wanted to give ten girls new clothes.But seeing how 6.(happy) the girls reacted when they 7.(give) the dresses,she decided to do more.So she started Threads for Teens and hasnt stopped giving clothes to poor women a
27、nd girls in the United States 8. then.And Ahlstrom doesnt want to stop there.She 9.(want) to make the organization become an international one and help poor women and girls all over the world.Ahlstrom has set a good example to us.Such a young girl can be so 10.(help) to others,and why cant we?答案与解析:
28、【语篇导读】Allyson Ahlstrom虽然只有14岁,但是她已经帮助了很多生活拮据的女性。1.an解析:考查冠词。这里非特指,只是说成立了一个机构,故填不定冠词“an”。2.called解析:考查非谓语动词。这本书叫Generation Change,故填call的过去分词做后置定语。3.teenagers解析:考查名词。这里缺少一个名词做主语,且为复数形式,故填“teenagers”。4.While解析:考查连词。这里需填“While”引导时间状语从句。5.thinking解析:考查非谓语动词。这里after作为介词,后面需填动词-ing形式,故填“thinking”。6.happil
29、y解析:考查副词。reacted是动词,需用副词修饰。7.were given解析:考查时态和语态。they是give这个动作的承受者,因为这个动作发生在过去,故需用一般过去时的被动语态。8.since解析:考查介词。前面使用的是现在完成时,故这里需填“since”,表示从那以后。9.wants解析:考查主谓一致。主语是she,又因为这里需用一般现在时,故填want的第三人称单数形式。10.helpful解析:考查形容词。形容词做表语,表示“有帮助的”,故填“helpful”。.短文改错When I was eleven year old,my father and I went on our
30、 first camping trip together.It was one of worst experiences of my life.On the way,it rained heavy,so I didnt want to go any further.My dad tried to teach me what to tell directions.I was cold and boring,so I didnt listen to him well.He left me and told me to find my way to back.On my way home,we go
31、t lost.There were several roads.I dont know which one to choose.It was dark when my dad found me,so he said there was always light ahead.I never felt happier to getting home than that day.答案:When I was eleven yearyearsold,my father and I went on our first camping trip together.It was one of theworst
32、 experiences of my life.On the way,it rained heavyheavily,so I didnt want to go any further.My dad tried to teach me whathowto tell directions.I was cold and boringbored,so I didnt listen to him well.He left me and told me to find my way to back.On my way home,weIgot lost.There were several roads.I dontdidntknow which one to choose.It was dark when my dad found me,sobuthe said there was always light ahead.I never felt happier to gettinggethome than that day.导学号031100254
