1、题组层级快练(十一). 阅读理解American psychologist and writer Andrew Solomon won the 2014 Wellcome Book Prize on Tuesday for his “Far From the Tree: a dozen kinds of love” about raising unusual children ranging from talents to those suffering from autism(自闭症) and reading disability.The prize, which is given to a
2、 book centered on medicine and health, is in its fifth year and carries a 30，000pound ($50，500) cash award. Describing Solomons book, 10 years in the making, as a “ monumental work”. Using interviews with more than 300 families, the book covers subjects of many different kinds of children.“Solomon h
3、as already been widely praised for his depth of research, his writerly gift and his range of words，” poet and writer Andrew Motion, the head of the judging group, said in the statement, adding that the book is “a profound reflection on the family, and on the influence of medicine and science”. “Its
4、also a book that is driven powerfully by an appeal to personal experienceby his exploration of the difficulties and opportunities this created for him，” Motion said.Solomon said he was honoured and congratulated the Wellcome Book Prize for choosing a work that deals with some of the difficult issues
5、 of medical and social progress. “There sometimes seems to be an opposition(矛盾) between the social progress that allows us to accept the range of human difference and the medical progress that allows us to cure and get rid of many such differences，” Solomon said. “My book is about the extraordinary
6、stories of love and pity. For such work to be recognised by a prize that is specifically focused on medicine and health indicates the increasing openness to the questions of what makes up health, and what the proper limits are for medicine.”1. The book “Far From the Tree: a dozen kinds of love” by A
7、merican Andrew Solomon is about _A. raising unusual children who suffered from disabilityB. unusual children who were abandoned by their parentsC. raising different kinds of unusual children including talentsD. Wellcome Book Prize which focus on medicine and health2. The underlined word “monumental”
8、 in Para. 2 probably means “_”A. important for a long timeB. about a monumentC. costing many years to writeD. very large and thick3. From what Andrew Motion said we know that Andrew Solomons book _A. reflects the family and the influence of societyB. shows his depth of research, his writerly ability
9、 and his range of wordsC. is widely praised for the subjects of his researchD. is about his personal experience and his exploration4. What is the opinion of Andrew Solomon about his awardwinning book? A. The society is becoming much opener to the social problems.B. He thought what his book dealt wit
10、h was medical matters.C. The stories of love and pity in the book attracted readers.D. He found his book was not as great as the prize showed.答案与解析【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道类的说明文。文章主要报道了美国心理学家和作家安德鲁所罗门获得the 2014 Wellcome Book Prize奖项，他的获奖作品讲述了抚养不同寻常的孩子，其间充满爱与同情的故事，作品所反映的社会与医疗进步方面的问题具有深远的意义。1. 答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段和
11、第二段最后一句可知，美国心理学家和作家安德鲁所罗门所著的书“Far From the Tree: a dozen kinds of love”是关于抚养不同寻常孩子的，这些孩子从天才到患自闭症和阅读障碍。所以答案为C项。2. 答案A解析词义猜测题。本文主要报道了安德鲁所罗门获得the 2014 Wellcome Book Prize奖项，由此可知他获奖的作品具有代表性，意义重大，评审委员会把他的书描述为a “monumental work”，A项与monumental词义相符。3. 答案B解析细节理解题。第三段第一句说明安德鲁所罗门因他研究的深度、写作艺术的天赋和言辞的幅度已经受到广泛地赞扬，
12、与B项意思一致，由此可排除C项；A项中的“society”与原文不符；根据第三段最后一句可知D项表达不完整。4. 答案A解析推理判断题。在最后一段作者对自己获奖的著作做出了积极的评价，对作品所反映的内容进行了深刻的分析。“. indicates the increasing openness to the questions of what makes up health, and what the proper limits are for medicine.” 可推知A项正确。. 完形填空(2017吉林高三模拟)The Fittingin of Suzy KhanThe first tim
13、e I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often _1_ about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read, with tears dropping on the open page.All I knew was that she was an orphan (孤儿) from Africa. She had j
14、ust been adopted by a family in town who _2_ that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this _3_ girl and promised myself that somehow I would help her.But how could I help her _4_ in with us? There had to be a _5_One day, when I went into
15、 the classroom, I saw that Suzy had _6_ her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) _7_ copy.I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the coming _8_ show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had _9_. “W
16、hy, its wonderful，” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted _10_ the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just dont have enough _11_. Could you help me, Suzy? ”On the day of the talent show, Suzys _12_ were everywhereall over the hall and all over the school, each one diff
17、erent.“And finally，” said Mr. Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “ We have a(n) _13_ award. Im sure youve all noticed the wonderful posters.” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students _14_ them.”I could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw _15_ well? ”Mr. Brown waite
18、d a while before saying, “_16_ this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a _17_， too. Our mystery artist is our new studentSuzy Khan! ”Mr. Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave her a professional artists set. “Thank you，” she cried.I _18_， at that time when I was lo
19、oking at her excited face, shed probably never _19_ anything in her whole life.Everyone started to _20_ their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was going to be all right.1. A. jokedB. caredC. forgot D. worried2. A. reported B. decidedC. complaine
20、d D. questioned3. A. rich B. proudC. tiny D. popular4. A. come B. fallC. fit D. tie5. A. manner B. patternC. choice D. way6. A. read B. takenC. opened D. put7. A. free B. perfectC. final D. extra8. A. art B. talkC. quiz D. talent9. A. colored B. writtenC. carved D. drawn10. A. at B. afterC. for D. a
21、round11. A. room B. timeC. paper D. interest12. A. gifts B. booksC. photos D. posters13. A. special B. academicC. national D. royal14. A. painted B. foundC. printed D. collected15. A. very B. thatC. quite D. too16. A. If B. ThoughC. Unless D. Since17. A. prize B. rankC. rest D. place18. A. replied B
22、. realizedC. remembered D. regretted19. A. offered B. valuedC. owned D. controlled20. A. clap B. waveC. raise D. shake答案与解析【文章大意】本文讲述了一个非洲来的儿童Suzy被一个美国家庭收养，为让孩子了解美国生活，他们把孩子送进学校和美国孩子一起学习，但那些美国孩子却经常嘲笑她。一次偶然的机会，作者发现了她的绘画才能，并把她介绍给艺术老师。艺术老师也认同她的绘画才能，让她帮自己制作才艺秀的海报。在才艺秀结束的时候，校长颁发给Suzy一个特殊的奖项，同学们也认可和接纳了她。1.
23、 答案A解析根据语境可知，这里是说“班里的男孩子会拿她开玩笑，然后就是哄堂大笑。而她也只好眼含泪水地假装看书。”2. 答案B解析根据语境可知，“这个非洲孤儿被一个美国家庭收养，美国家庭决定(认定) 和美国孩子在一起才能让她学会美国生活方式”，report“报告，报道”；decide“认定，断定”；complain“抱怨，投诉”；question“质疑，提问”。3. 答案C解析根据语境可知，这个女孩比同龄12岁的孩子都要瘦小，所以“我”低头看着这个小女孩，下决心无论如何都要帮助她。4. 答案C解析根据语境可知，作者打算帮助这个女孩与大家融洽相处。文章标题已给出提示，fit in with“适合，
24、与一致”。5. 答案D解析根据上文可知，作者决定帮助小女孩与大家和睦相处，必须寻找一个办法/方法。因为这里没有谈到什么方法，所以只能用笼统的方法way。manner做事或行为方式，多指行动的特殊方式或独特的方法，pattern指模式、花样、图案等，choice指选择，way指方式、方法、手段等，可指一般的方法，有时也指个人的方法或方式。6. 答案C解析根据语境可知，Suzy把书打开到有火车图片的那一页，故选C项。7. 答案B解析她对火车图的复制效果怎样要看后文的陈述，根据“Why, its wonderful”可知，非常好，与此题选项中的perfect相近。8. 答案D解析根据后文的“the
25、talent show”可知，作者认为她可以为即将到来的才能秀做些事情。9. 答案D解析根据前文可知，她画了一个很漂亮的火车，和书里的几乎一样。作者把她所画的东西给了美术老师看。10. 答案C解析根据语境可知，美术老师给我们看了一张她为才能秀所画的海报，然后请Suzy帮她多画一些。11. 答案B解析由该空前面“more”和空后的“help”两个词可知，老师还需要更多的海报，但老师没有足够的时间，所以才请Suzy帮忙制作。12. 答案D解析根据语境可知，美术老师想让Suzy帮忙制作一些海报，所以才艺秀当天应该到处都能看到Suzy制作的海报。13. 答案A解析根据语境可知，才艺秀当天大家都表演了，
26、还要颁发一个特殊的奖项给制作海报的人，因为制作海报原本不是才艺秀的内容。14. 答案A解析根据语境可知，“我们一个学生画了这些海报”，除了draw以外，我们还可以使用paint一词，表示绘画。15. 答案B解析本句中的that等于so。根据语境“孩子们都想知道是谁画得那么好”，可知选B项。16. 答案D解析根据语境可知，“因为这位同学在海报上是如此努力，她应该得到这个奖”上下文是因果关系。17. 答案A解析根据语境可知，“因为努力画了这些海报，这位同学值得奖励”故选A项。18. 答案B解析根据语境可知，“在那时我看着她兴奋的笑脸，我意识到也许在她的生命中她从来都没有拥有这样的奖吧”。19. 答
27、案C解析分析语境可知，因为是外来的移民，没有融入大家的生活中，这次活动让大家看到了她拥有的东西。20. 答案A解析分析语境可知，因为她画得好，得到校长表扬，得到大家认可，所以大家为她鼓掌。clap ones hands“鼓掌”。. 语法填空(2017四川广元高三模拟)Visitors to Britain may find the best place to enjoy local culture is in a traditional pub. A team of _1_(research) have discovered some of the unknown culture of Bri
28、tish pubsstarting with the difficulty of _2_(get) a drink. This may sound inconvenient, but there is _3_ hidden meaning.Pub culture _4_(form) to improve sociabilityin a society that is known for its coldness. Standing at the bar for service _5_(allow) you to chat with others who are waiting to be se
29、rved. The bar counter is _6_(possible) the only place in Britain where a _7_(friend) talk with strangers is considered to be entirely proper and really quite normal behavior. _8_， if you do not follow the local rules, the experience may fall flat. For example, if you are in a big group, _9_ is best
30、for one or two people to go to buy the drinks. Nothing makes the regular customers and bar staff angry _10_(much) than a group of strangers blocking all passages to the bar while they chat and hesitate about what to order.答案与解析【文章大意】本文主要介绍了英国的酒吧文化，以及在英国的酒吧里应该如何了解到本土的文化。1. 答案researchers解析考查名词复数。a tea
31、m of后接可数名词复数形式。2. 答案getting解析考查动名词。of是介词，后接动词时用动名词形式。3. 答案a解析考查冠词。meaning作“意思”讲时，是可数名词，单数形式前加a表示泛指。4. 答案is formed解析考查动词时态和语态。名词pub culture与form构成被动关系，用一般现在时的被动语态的形式。5. 答案allows解析考查主谓一致。动名词短语Standing at the bar for service作主语时，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。6. 答案possibly解析考查副词。使用副词possibly作为状语，对谓语进行修饰。7. 答案friendly解析
32、考查形容词。talk是名词，用形容词修饰作定语，名词friend的形容词是friendly。8. 答案However解析考查副词。 however表示转折，尤其用于谈及一个既成事实时，其意为“可是”“仍然”等。可放在句首、句中或句末，通常用逗号与句子其他成分隔开。9. 答案it解析考查it用法。it是形式主语，真正的主语是动词不定式短语to go to buy the drinks。10. 答案more解析考查比较级。根据句中than, 用比较级more。. 短文改错Recently, a survey had been done to find out the reading interes
33、ts of senior middle school students. In this survey, one thousand senior middle school students from ten schools in Hubei Province are interviewed. They were asked what they liked reading most among the four categories of English articles, news, stories, popular science articles and article about le
34、arning methods. The survey show that more than half of the students like to read news more. Twenty six percent of students say that English stories are their favorite. Only seven percent of the students are most interested in reading articles about learning methods. Besides, the number of students w
35、ho enjoys reading popular science articles doubles that of those who prefer to reading articles about learning methods.答案与解析1. 答案hadhas解析句意：最近做了一项调查，旨在弄清楚高中生的阅读兴趣。句中recently为时间状语，是现在完成时的标志。2. 答案arewere解析考查动词时态。“在湖北省学生被进行了采访”这一动作已经发生，故不能用一般现在时。3. 答案whatwhich解析what与which引导宾语从句的区别之一在于前者表示“泛指”，而which表示“
36、特指”，因后面句子中已经给出了范围，故用which。4. 答案articlearticles解析考查名词单复数情况。根据and前面的名词news, stories可知，此处应该用复数形式。5. 答案showshows解析考查主谓一致。本句的主语为the survey, 为单数形式，故谓语动词应该在数上与主语保持一致，且采用一般现在时。6. 答案moremost解析考查副词的最高级。此处是从四个所给的范围中进行的选择，三者或三者之上要采用最高级形式才对。7. 答案students前加定冠词the解析此处特指“这些学生中的26%”。8. 答案BesidesHowever解析根据上下句句意可知，下面叙述的内容与上句正好相反，故用表示转折关系的however。9. 答案enjoysenjoy解析此处定语从句中的who指代students, 本着主谓一致的原则可知enjoy正确。10. 答案去掉prefer后的to解析prefer doing sth. 意为“喜欢做某事”，为固定搭配。