1、单词识记:pressureeducate graduate crazyapply music present professorpublic science subject attentionvacation discuss effort experimentexplain fail curious improve短语扫描:take a course in English 修英语课graduate from 毕业于major in 主修at present目前in public 当众,公开地apply for申请apply oneself to 致力于to some degree在某种程度上h
2、ave a talent/gift for有的天赋look forward to期待,盼望跟踪训练.语境填词1The _(press) of the crowd made it impossible for me to stand still.2The teacher _(解释) the difficult point of grammar to me.3Nowadays a lot of adults go to evening schools for further _(educate)4The _(science) is an international leader in the fi
3、eld of mathematics.5Many young students are _(疯狂的) about computer games.单项填空6We are confident that the environment_by our further efforts to reduce pollution.Ahad been improvedBwill be improvedCis improvedDwas improved7If we leave right away,_ well arrive on time.Ahopefully Bcuriously Coccasionally
4、Dgradually8Weve just moved into a bigger house and theres a lot to do.Lets _it.Akeep up with Bdo away withCget down to Dlook forward to9The position _ you are applying requires good computer skills and fluency in English.Ain which Bwith whichCfor which Dto which10Whoever spit in pubic will be fined
5、50 yuan in _ effort to improve citizens behavior ahead of _ historic sporting event to be held next year.Athe;the Bthe;/ C/;the Dan;the.完形填空At just 18 years old,Canberra student Lochie Ferrier has already conducted research in a frontier fieldaerospace engineering.Aerospace engineering is the primar
6、y _1_ of engineering concerned with the science and technology of aircraft and spacecraft.In 2014,he was one of 80 high school students worldwide who _2_ a sixweek science and engineering program at MIT.During the program,he was _3_ by the institutes scientists,and developed a method to identify ina
7、ctive satellites.This method,called OASIS,is designed _4_ a way to help manage space debris(碎片),which _5_ operating satellites.“One solution to this problem is a _6_ robot that can gather pieces of space debris and store them in orbit,” he says.“These pieces could be _7_ to new satellites later,thus
8、 _8_ the costs and launch weights of new satellites.” However,_9_ satellite identification technology would be needed for this solution,and thats1A.principle BpresentationCbranch Dcriterion2A.brought in Bparticipated inCset up Dbacked up3A.guided BcriticizedCsurprised Dchanged4A.in BforCwith Das5A.f
9、ollows BthreatensCsplits Dmaintains6A.recycling BrepairingCcreating Dlaunching7A.switched BtransformedCattached Dreturned8A.increasing BreducingCbalancing Dcovering9A.optional BtemporaryCreliable Dtheoreticalwhat Lochie is working on.“I hope this method would be put into practice in the near future,
10、_10_ in the next 10 years,” he says.Lochie has made the _11_ of the Young Innovators category of the Australian Innovation Challenge Awards with his OASIS.This category is open to students aged 21 years or _12_ and carries a 5,000 prize.If he won,he would use the money to help fund _13_ research int
11、o OASIS.“My plan for using the money would be to try to use materials which could stand up to the _14_ environment of space,” he says.He is also considering how to _15_ the technology to organizations such as NASA and satellite manufacturers.Lochies _16_ in aerospace engineering was aroused by the b
12、ig dish antenna(碟形天线) at NASAs tracking station near Canberra,which he visited in his early teens.He said his software design and development teacher at Canberra Grammar School _17_ him,too. “He taught me valuable project management and skills which I applied to OASIS.”Lochie has been attending Canb
13、erra Grammar School and will soon _18_ exams for admission to universities.He _19_ his time between schoolwork,his personal _20_ projects such as OASIS and the development of apps,rock climbing,and playing classical violin.The teenager is well on his way to realizing his skyhigh ambition.10A.imagine
14、 Bsay Csuppose Dconsider11A.plans BfinalsCcompetitions Dgoals12A.under BbeyondCmore Dabove13A.basic BfurtherCacademic Dindependent14A.extreme BpureCdark Dfriendly15A.adapt BforwardCmarket Dapply16A.influence BinvestmentCinformation Dinterest17A.inspired BservedCsponsored Dpromised18A.join BsitChold
15、Dprepare19A.devotes BspendsCseparates Ddivides20A.instructive BcompetitiveCtechnical Dtypical .阅读理解Whether it is elementary school,middle school,or high school in the United States,there will always be an awards ceremony at the end of the year.Though it varies from school to school,there are a few t
16、hat are given by most schools across the nation.The first one is given from grades 3 to 8 and it is the Honor Roll Award.In elementary and middle school,this award is used to recognize academic excellence.This award is also separated into two groups:A Honor Roll and A/B Honor Roll.It is given out at
17、 the end of a school year and students who receive all averages of a 93 or above (90 in some states) on a final report card receive an A Honor Roll,and students with grades above 85 (80 in some states) would receive an A/B Honor Roll.It is to reward students who have worked hard and received all As
18、or As and Bs.In high school,this is changed a bit,but still can be classified as the same type of award.The difference is that instead of using the scale(等级) of 100,they use a grade point average(GPA) based on a 4 point scale.They recognize students with a high GPA as “Honor Students”If the student
19、keeps it up for all four years of high school,then they graduate with honors.Another notable award is the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence.This is given by the Presidents Education Awards Program each year to students all over the United States.This award is offered to elementary school,m
20、iddle school and high school students.To be eligible(有资格的) for this award,middle school and elementary school students must earn an average grade of 90 or above on a 109 point scale.High school students must have a GPA of at least 3.5.Students must also have a high score on a statewide or national s
21、tandardized test or have a recommendation from a teacher.Usually this award is given at the end of the year.It is a certificate with a signature from the president along a letter of recognition.However,many people confuse the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence with another award,the US Pres
22、idential Scholars Program.Even though both have the word “President” in the title,they are completely different awards.Where the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence is relatively easy to achieve,the award from the Presidential Scholars Program is not.To earn the honor of being a Presidential
23、 Scholar,a student must be a high school senior last year of high school with outstanding standardized test scores.21If,in most of the schools in the US,a student in Grade 5 wants to get A Honor Roll,he/she must get all averages of a_.A80 B85 C90 D9322From the passage we know that the students who _
24、 can graduate with honors.Aare recognized as “Honor Students” for all four years of high schoolBget averages of 100 in high school for all four years of high schoolCget a high GPA in high school for more than one yearDkeep up the grades of 100 in high school for more than one year23If high school st
25、udents are to win the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence,which of the following statements should be included?AAn average grade of 90 or above on a 100 point scale.BA GPA of at least 3.5 in a national standardized test.CA recommendation from a teacher.DA high school senior with outstanding
26、standardized scores.24The best title for this passage may be “_”AAwards in Elementary and Middle SchoolsBAwards in Schools of the United StatesCHow High Schools Reward Their StudentsDIts Easy to Win Awards in Schools答案解析第1练学校生活类(一)高考高频单词与短语识记排查跟踪训练.1.pressure2.explained3.education4.scientist5crazy.6
27、.B考查时态。根据we are confident和by our further efforts可知,环境得到改善应该是将来的事情,故用一般将来时的被动语态。7A句意为:如果我们立刻出发,我们有望按时到达。hopefully有希望地;curiously好奇地;occasionally偶然地;gradually逐渐地。8Ckeep up with保持;do away with废除,去掉;get down to着手处理;look forward to盼望,期待。9C考查定语从句。本句中主句主语是The position,_ you are applying 是定语从句,apply for.意为“申
28、请”,故选C项。10D句意为:在下年将要举办的这一具有历史意义的体育盛会举行前,在一次以提升市民行为方式的努力中,任何在公共场合随地吐痰的人都会被罚款50元。此处说的是一次具体的努力,故effort此处用作可数名词,故第一空填an;第二空表特指,故用the。知识运用与阅读能力专练.1.Cprinciple原则,校长;presentation代表;branch分支,部门;criterion标准,准则。根据空后的engineering判断aerospace engineering是其分支。故选C。2Bbring in带入,引进,赚进;participate in参与;set up建立;back u
29、p支持。根据空后的“a sixweek science and engineering program”可知应是“参与”。故选B。3Aguide向导,引导;criticize批评;surprise吃惊;change变化。这里指在此机构科学家的指导下。故选A。4Dbe designed as被设计为。故选D。5Bfollow跟随,理解;threaten恐吓,威胁;split分裂;maintain保持。根据前文,这些太空碎片会给正在运行的卫星带来“威胁”。故选B。6Arecycling回收利用;repairing修理;creating生成的;launching发射。这里指制造一个进行回收碎片的机器
30、人。故选A。7Cswitch转换;transform变换形式;attach黏住;return回来。be attached to粘住,黏住。故选C。8Bincrease增加;reduce减少;balance平衡;cover覆盖。机器人收集碎片再利用能减少花费。故选B。9Coptional可选择的;temporary暂时的;reliable可信赖的,可依赖的;theoretical理论上的。这种方法需要有可信赖的卫星识别技术。故选C。10Bimagine想象;say估计;suppose认为;consider考虑。这是在说未来的事情,应是估计。故选B。11Bplan计划;final决赛;compet
31、ition比赛;goal目标。make the final进入决赛。故选B。12Aunder在以下;beyond超过;more更多;above在之上。21 years or under 21岁以下的。故选A。13Bbasic基础的;further更进一步的;academic学术的;independent独立的。句意为:如果他赢了,他将把这笔钱用于更进一步的研究。故选B。14Aextreme极端的;pure纯净的;dark黑暗的;friendly友好的。根据前文可知太空环境是非常极端的。故选A。15Cadapt改编;forward推进;market出售;apply申请。根据空后的manufact
32、ures判断是出售。故选C。16Dinfluence影响;investment投资;information信息;interest兴趣。Lochie的兴趣是被碟形天线所激起的。故选D。17Ainspire激励;serve服务;sponsor拥护;promise答应,承诺。学校的老师也激励了他。故选A。18Bjoin加入;sit参加考试,应试;hold容纳;prepare准备。sit exams参加考试。故选B。19Ddevote贡献;spend花费;separate分离,分散;divide分开。这里指他把时间分为几部分。故选D。20Cinstructive有教育意义的;competitive有竞
33、争力的;technical技术的;typical典型的。前文提到了参加科研技术活动。故选C。.21.D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“.who receive all averages of a 93 or above.receive an A Honor Roll.”可知选D。22A细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“If the student keeps it up for all four years of high school,then they graduated with honors.”可知选A。23C推理判断题。根据倒数第二段倒数第三句“Students must also have a high score.or have a recommendation from a teacher.”可知选C。24B标题归纳题。通读全文,并由文中首段可知本文主要讲的是“美国学校的奖励”,故选B。