1、选修 Unit23 Conflict 高考对接题.完形填空About once a month I have to go to Degford for my work. One day I went into a hotel to have something to 1.The waiter took my coat and put it in a small room.About an hour later I was ready to go.The waiter 2 my coat to me.3 something fell out of the pocket onto the floo
2、r.It was a small white box.Then I took a good look at the 4.“Oh，youve brought someone 5 coat，”I said to the waiter.“It looks very much like mine，6 it is quite new，and this isnt my box，either.”“Oh，then I 7 someone has taken your coat and left this，”said the waiter，“This kind of thing happens sometime
3、s.”I opened the box.There was a beautiful gold ring in it.So I went 8 to the police station.“9 lost a ring？”I asked.“Yes，”said a policeman.“A young man who came in this morning lost a ring.He lost it in London.”He 10 the young man.A few minutes later，the man arrived.“Yes，this is my ring，”he said，“Ho
4、w can I thank you，sir？You see，I paid a lot of money for this ring and 11 I lost it on the train！”After I told him the 12 of the coat，he said，“You havent been on the train.I havent been in the hotel.So how did my ring 13 in the coat？”“Did anyone sit or stand next to you on the train？”asked the police
5、man.“Yes，”said the young man，“But I dont remember his face.”“You may remember this coat，”said the policeman，“Was it like this one？”“Yes，it was，”said the young man.“But my friend here 14 the thief.”The policeman laughed.“15，”he said，“The thief on the train stole your ring，and like our friend here，he
6、went into the hotel to get some food.But he didnt take the right coat away with him.”1.A.doB.buyC.eat D.deal with解析：从作者走进一家饭店/旅馆一小时后要离开可以推断，他到这里是为了吃饭。答案：C2.A.showed B.returned C.brought D.dressed解析：那位服务员把外套拿到作者面前，因此用brought。答案：C3.A.Luckily B.Suddenly C.Obviously D.At once解析：副词suddenly说明作者感到意外。答案：B4.
7、A.ring B.box C.coat D.pocket解析：根据下一句话“youve brought someone elses coat”可以推断，作者这时仔细看了看那件外套。 答案：C5.A.lost B.missed C.new D.elses解析：someone elses coat表示“其他人的外套”。答案：D6.A.but B.and C.instead D.for解析：根据逻辑判断前后为转折语义。答案：A7.A.know B.wonder C.suppose D.find解析：suppose表示“猜测，猜想”。答案：C8.A.around B.about C.ahead D.o
8、ver解析：词组go over to .表示“向走过去”。答案：D9.A.Has anyone B.Has she C.Who D.Have you解析：根据后面回答Yes可知前面是一般疑问句式，因此选A。答案：A10.A.telephoned B.remembered C.wrote to D.knew解析：根据后面一句话“the young man arrived”可以推断，警察打电话给那个人。答案：A11.A.then B.so C.yet D.however解析：语义转折，句意为：然而我在火车上把它弄丢了。答案：C12.A.story B.price C.model D.size解析：
9、作者把刚才发生的事(story)告诉给他。答案：A13.A.come B.put C.set D.be解析：那么这只戒指是如何在那个外套里的呢？答案：D14.A.discovered B.isnt C.has caught D.doesnt know解析：但是这里的这位朋友不是小偷。答案：B15.A.Im afraid not B.Yes C.No D.Surely解析：No在这里表示“是的，他不是一个小偷”。答案：C.阅读理解AA giant pink rabbit has been created in the Alps that can be seen from space.Visito
10、rs are encouraged by those who made it to climb all over the 200 ft toy sculpture and even sleep on it.But the Austrian art group who created the bunny were to find that it is so large that the rabbit can be seen from space via the Google Earth programme.The palepink bunny lies flat on its back in t
11、he Italian Alps.It took more than five years to build the bunny and it is set to stay there until 2025.It is made of soft，waterproof materials and filled with straw to make it comfortable to rest on.It was placed in a country spot called Artesina near Cuneo and attracts many visitors each year.Wolfg
12、ang Gantner of the Viennabased art group，Gelitin，said，“Its supposed to make you feel small，like Gulliver.You walk around it and you cant help but smile.We like to see hikers climb up the bunnys 20 ft sides and relax on its belly.”The group have posted the rabbits location on its Gelitin website alon
13、g with a poetic description of the creation.It reads：Behind a hill，as if knitted(编织) by giant grandmothers，lies this vast rabbit，to make you feel as small as a daisy(雏菊).Happy you feel as you climb up along its ears，almost falling into its cavernous mouth，to the belly top and look out over the pink
14、woolen landscape of the rabbits body，ears and limbs (四肢) reaching into the distance.语篇解读：本文介绍了阿尔卑斯山上的巨型玩具兔子。1.Which word can be placed in the blank in Paragraph 2 most properly？A.interested B.amazedC.happy D.anxious解析：推理判断题。此空后面是说这只兔子可以从太空看到，这是设计者没有想到的，因此设计者们感到惊讶。答案：B2.The giant pink rabbit has been
15、 created .A.to greet the year 2025B.so it can be seen from spaceC.to show peoples love of climbingD.as a tourist attraction解析：细节理解题。根据“Visitors are encouraged.”及“It was placed in a country spot. attracts many visitors each year.”等信息可知D项正确。答案：D3.What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 4 refer
16、 to？A.The art group. B.Gulliver.C.The bunny. D.The belly.解析：文章结构题。此处是指在兔子附近走动的感觉，故选C项。答案：C4.What do we know about the rabbit from the description on the Gelitin website？a.It is behind a hill.b.It makes visitors feel very small.c.Its belly may be the highest point of the body.d.Its ears and limbs can
17、 be taken from its body.A.a，b，c B.a，b，dC.a，c，d D.b，c，d解析：细节理解题。文章最后两段为Gelitin网站上对这只兔子富有诗意的描述，a，b，c符合文章内容，故选A项。答案：A5.Which of the following may be a possible picture of the rabbit？解析：细节理解题。根据文中的lies flat on its back，relax on its belly及倒数第一段的内容可知B项符合文中的描述。答案：BBCaught Twittering or on Facebook at work？
18、 Itll make you a better employee (雇员).An Australian study shows that surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increases productivity.The University of Melbourne study showed that people who use the Internet for personal reasons at work are about 9 percent more productive than those who do no
19、t. Study author Brent Coker， from the department of management and marketing， said“workplace Internet leisure browsing”(工作时的网络休闲)， or WILB， helped to sharpened workers concentration (集中员工注意力). “People need to zone out for a bit to get back their concentration，” Coker said on the universitys website
20、(www.unimelb.edu.au/). “Short breaks， such as quick surf of the Internet， enable the mind to rest itself， leading to a higher total net concentration for a days work， and as a result， increased productivity，” he said.According to the study of 300 workers， 70 percent of people who use the Internet at
21、 work engage in WILB. Among the most popular WILB activities are searching for information about products， reading online news， playing online games and watching videos on YouTube.“Firms spend millions on software to block their employees from watching videos， using social networking sites or shoppi
22、ng online under the pretence that it costs millions in lost productivity，” said Coker. “Thats not always the case.”However， Coker said the study looked at people who browsed in moderation (适度浏览)， or were on the Internet for less than 20 percent of their total time in the office.“Those who behave wit
23、h Internet addiction(瘾) tendencies will have a lower productivity than those without，”he said.语篇解读：澳大利亚一项研究表明：公司员工上班时间开小差能提高工作效率。6.What does the passage mainly tell us？A.What we should do with our leisure time.B.How to surf the Internet for fun during office hours.C.Why we should surf the Internet f
24、or fun during office hours.D.Surfing the Internet for fun during office hours can increase productivity.解析：主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文是在介绍澳大利亚的一项研究。研究表明：上班时间开小差能提高工作效率。答案：D7.Why can surfing the Internet for fun during office hours increase productivity？A.Workers are tired of work and want to rest.B.Workers can
25、learn some work skills on the Internet.C.It makes people relax and have enough energy to do a days work.D.It contributes to improving the relations between bosses and workers.解析：细节理解题。文章第二段中提到：短时间的休息，如迅速浏览网页能让大脑得到放松，使人精力更加集中地完成一天的工作，从而提高工作效率。由此可知答案。答案：C8.All the following statements are true EXCEPT.
26、A.the research was made by the University of MelbourneB.most firms allow their employees to use the Internet for fun during office hoursC.most people who receive the research surf the Internet for funD.popular WILB activities are watching videos， shopping online and so on解析：细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“Firms spe
27、nd millions on software to block their employees from watching videos，using social networking sites or shopping online.”可知答案。答案：B9.From the passage we can know that.A.the workers engaged in WILB arent fit for their workB.Brent Coker is a successful boss who can accept the research resultsC.surfing t
28、he Internet long hours for fun wont contribute to increasing productivityD.the more time you spend on the Internet， the higher productivity you can get解析：推理判断题。最后一段中提到：该研究调查的是适度上网、总上网时间不到总工时20%的人。那些上网成瘾的人的工作效率自然要低于其他人。由此可推出答案。答案：C10.Which section of a newspaper do you think the passage is taken from
29、？A.Work and lifeB.Health and dietC.AdvertisementsD.Science and technology解析：推理判断题。本文谈论的是工作时间上网娱乐对工作效率的影响，所以应该出自工作与生活栏目。答案：A.读写任务阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。There are two major teaching methods in schools： the lecture system and the discussion system.The two teaching methods have their own strengths
30、 and weaknesses respectively.Many students like the lecture system because it helps them to learn quickly and much more.Attending a wellprepared lecture is a most rewarding experience： it can open a new horizon for you and save you much time as well the time you might otherwise spend reading one boo
31、k after another.Yet the fault of the lecture system is that it cultivates a bad habit of passive learning.Students bring their notebooks and even tape recorders to class to write everything down without thinking for themselves，let alone raise any question to teachers.On the contrary，the discussion s
32、ystem encourages students to form their own ideas and opinion.To engage in frequent and even heated debates，you have to do a lot of homework beforehand，find answers yourselves and thus you develop the analytical skills which benefit both your study habit and your future life.However，it also has its
33、weakness： students do not learn systematically.写作内容一些学生喜欢老师讲授，另一些学生喜欢讨论式的课堂。作为中学生，你已经历了十几年的学校生活。对于这两种教学模式应该十分熟悉，且有很深的体会。你倾向哪种类型的课堂？1.以约30个词概括上文的内容；2.以约120个词表达你对这两种教学模式的认识，并包括如下要点：(1)目前学校教育的真实现状以及学生对这两种形式的倾向；(2)以你自己的个性特点以及成长的经历说明你的倾向和感受；并说明具体的理由和详细的观点来支持你的选择。(3)表达你对教学模式改革的期望。写作要求1.作文中可使用自己的亲身经历或虚构的故事
34、，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子；2.文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。评分标准概括准确，语言规范，内容合适，篇章连贯。 参考范文：（高.考.资+源-网）The above passage compares the advantages and disadvantages of the two major teaching methods in schools：the lecture system and the discussion system.Actually，some students like classes where teachers lecture (do
35、all of the talking) in class.While others prefer classes where the students do some of the talking.I prefer the lecture system for three reasons： I am used to the lecture system；it is an efficient system；I am too shy to talk in class.All my school life，I have listened to teachers.The lecture system
36、is an efficient one.I want the teacher to give me as much information as he or she can during the class period.I hate it when the class is full of laughter or gossips.I hope I can always study in a school or university where they use the lecture system.I think it is better to continue with what one is used to.