1、组合练16阅读理解2篇语法填空短文改错书面表达(限时60分钟).阅读理解A体裁主题词数限时记叙文人与自我归乡生活3037分钟I have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago.Even though I own a home in Port St.Lucie just minutes from the ocean, every winter an uncontrollable urge (冲动) wells up to fly back to Long I
2、sland even as others make their way south.I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse (反向)Dulled by Floridas mild winters, I willingly suffer the cold weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.Im like a bird that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings moving against rea
3、son.So what makes me fly against the habits of snowbirds？The answer has a lot to do with my unwillingness to give up the things that define (给下定义) who I am.Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has fallen into the range of 40 to 50 degrees F, I begin to long for the sight and sound of a wo
4、od fire.I also long for the display of colors first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center.Floridians decorate, too, but cant create the special feel of a New England winter.Moreover, when I return I can celebrate the holidays with people I havent seen in mo
5、nths.What could be better than sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors children excitedly open gifts on Christmas？Even the first snowfall seems special.While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons I come back
6、.Who says you cant go home？I know I will be ordering a ticket this very night and cured of homesick tomorrow.1What does the author think of his life in Florida?AExciting.BRelaxing.CPainful.DBoring.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Even though I own a home . others make their way south.”及第二段中的“Dulled by Floridas mi
7、ld winters”可知，作者觉得自己在佛罗里达州的生活很无趣。2Why does the author compare himself to a snowbird stuck in reverse?AHe has lost his sense of direction.BHed rather go north in winter.CHe hates traveling by plane.DHe likes snow very much.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Even though I own a home . others make their way south.”及第二
8、段中的“I willingly suffer the cold weather . my wings moving against reason.”可知，其他人在寒冷的冬季都会去温暖的南方过冬，作者却像一只失去了时间感和方向感的雪鸟，反向行之，宁愿去北方过冬。3The author uses paragraph 3 to _.Adescribe his hometowns fall scenesBshow how he loves family gatheringsCexplain why he wants to return to his hometownDcompare the diffe
9、rence between Florida and Long Island解析：选C细节理解题。第三段的首句“So what makes me fly against the habits of snowbirds？”为该段的主题句，作者在本段中阐释了他宁愿归乡生活的原因。4What is the author going to do tonight?ABook a flight.BGo to the doctors.CEat with his family.DCheck into a hotel.解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“I know I will be ordering a
10、ticket this very night and cured of homesick tomorrow.”可知，作者今晚会订购回家的机票。B体裁主题词数限时议论文人与社会回收利用旧物3338分钟If youre worried about the planet, please make sure your rubbish is buried under the ground.People talk about “reduce, reuse, recycle.”It sounds like a good idea.There is a problem, though.Recycling co
11、sts too much money.Even the US.Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) says it only makes sense economically and environmentally to recycle about 35 percent of discarded (废弃的) materials.Among those materials are paper and aluminum (铝) cans.Recycling 1 ton of paper or aluminum cans, the agency says, ca
12、n save about 3 tons of CO2 emissions (排放物) over producing those materials anew.Paper producers pay for the trees they process.If it was costeffective to recycle paper, producers would be beating down your door to buy it.But they arent.That means its more expensive to recycle old paper than to cut tr
13、ees and then replant trees for processing.Plastic can be recycled too.Given the recent drop in crude oil (原油) prices, it is now cheaper to make a new plastic container than to recycle an old one.Even if that were not true, the EPA says that recycling a ton of plastic saves only about a ton of CO2.Ho
14、wever, it doesnt take into account the water most consumers use to wash their plastic containers before having them recycled.The New York Times journalist John Tierney recently wrote, “If you wash plastic in water that was heated by electricity, then the effect of your recycling could be more carbon
15、 in the atmosphere.”Glass is another recyclable material.To reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 1 ton you have to recycle 3 tons of glass.If one includes the cost of collecting glass waste from neighborhoods, and the pollution produced by the collection trucks and the recycling process itself, glass
16、recycling creates more greenhouse gas emissions and is more expensive than making new glass, which comes primarily from sand that exists everywhere.If recycling were truly costeffective, private companies would be lining up at your doorstep to buy your rubbish.Dont_look_now_because_theyre_not_there.
17、5Whats the EPAs attitude to recycling aluminum cans?AIt is helpful to the environment.BIt is actually a waste of money.CIt costs less than recycling paper.DIt costs the same as producing new cans.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Recycling 1 ton of paper or aluminum cans, the agency says, can save about 3 tons of
18、CO2 emissions(排放物) over producing those materials anew.”可知，EPA认为与制造新的铝罐相比，回收利用铝罐更有益环境。6What increases the cost of recycling plastic?AThe crude oil.BThe water pollution.CThe process to clean it.DThe electricity for lights.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“However, it doesnt take into account the water most consumer
19、s use to wash their plastic containers before having them recycled.”可知，对使用过的塑料产品进行清洗的过程增加了回收利用塑料的成本。7What can be learned about making new glass?AIt results in lots of waste in neighborhoods.BThe material for new glass can be easily got.CIt is slightly more expensive than recycling glass.DMaking 3 to
20、ns of new glass produces 1 ton of carbon emissions.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第五段中的“making new glass, which comes primarily from sand that exists everywhere”可知，生产新玻璃的原料很容易获取。8What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence?ARecycling will disappear soon.BCompanies will line up at your doorstep.CRecycl
21、ing is a way to deal with your rubbish.DCompanies wont bother to collect discarded materials.解析：选D句意理解题。画线句中的“they”指的是“private companies”。本段大意是：如果回收物品真的可以节约成本，私人企业一定会在你的门口大排长龙，争相购买你的垃圾。别四处看了，因为他们没在门口。作者在文末以戏谑的方式再次强调了自己的观点：回收利用旧物的成本太高，私企们不愿意去做这样的努力。.语法填空(2019合肥质检)Some people are great at remembering
22、faces. Once they meet you, they never forget how you look, while for other people, remembering a face is _9_ (simple) impossible. Such people have a condition of the brain called “face blindness”， _10_ actual name is developmental prosopagnosia (人面失认症), or DP for short.There was a time when face bli
23、ndness _11_ (think) to be rare. But recent _12_ (study) have shown that it might be more common than experts had thought. The latest study on face blindness came from Duchaine, _13_ professor of psychological and brain sciences at Dartmouth College. He wanted to find out _14_ the testees could recog
24、nize pictures of famous people or not. So he used fMRI to measure activities in their brains. An fMRI can identify chemical and other changes _15_ (result) from blood flow.Results showed that when _16_ (show) famous faces, the testees drew a blank with them. But they could identify the actor who has
25、 one specific feature, such as his special chin or moustache. Duchaine said this study _17_ (it) would not directly lead to any treatments. However, he said it could lead to a much _18_ (deep) understanding of how we remember the world around us.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了有关脸盲症的相关信息，以及有关脸盲症的最新研究，该研究有助于我们对如何记住
26、我们周围的世界有一个更深的了解。9simply考查副词。修饰形容词应用副词，故用simply修饰其后的“impossible”。10whose考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导非限制性定语从句，作“actual name”的定语，所以正确答案是whose。11was thought考查时态和语态。根据该句中的“There was a time”可知，应用一般过去时；分析句子结构可知，此处是sth. be thought to be结构，意为“某物被认为”。所以正确答案是was thought。12studies考查名词的单复数。根据空前的“recent”以及空后的“have shown”
27、可知，此处应用名词的复数形式，所以正确答案是studies。13a考查冠词。分析句子结构可知，“_ professor of psychological and brain sciences”是“Duchaine”的同位语，此处泛指一位教授，故用不定冠词；且“professor”的发音以辅音音素开头，所以正确答案是a。14whether考查宾语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导宾语从句，同时结合句意及句末的“or not”可知，连接词应用whether。15resulting考查现在分词。分析句子结构可知，本句已经有谓语“can identify”，故此处应用现在分词短语作后置定语，所以正确答案
28、是resulting。16shown考查过去分词。分析句子结构可知，when引导状语从句，空处为“the testees were shown”的省略形式，所以正确答案是shown。17itself考查反身代词。根据句意并分析句子结构可知，空处作“this study”的同位语，应用反身代词itself。18deeper考查形容词的比较级。根据空前的“a much”以及空后的“understanding”可知，空处应用形容词的比较级，表示对于如何记住我们周围的世界有一个更深的了解，所以正确答案是deeper。.短文改错This Spring Festival, I went to Sydney
29、 for the trip with my grandma.We appreciated its beautiful and witnessed Chinese Style everywhere.The instant when we stepped in the hotel, we were surprised to find them decorated with red Chinese lanterns.And we were greeting with “Happy Chinese New Year”Our first destination was the worldfamous S
30、ydney Opera House, in front of it stood a giant lantern of dog, remind visitors of the Chinese New Year.Delighted but excited, Grandma had a photo taken with it.Surprised the festive atmosphere, I shared some pictures on WeChat with the words “Chinese Style Everywhere”Immediate, I got 60 likes! We w
31、ere proud of the increasing influence of China.答案：第一句：thea第二句：beautifulbeauty第三句：去掉when; themit第四句：greetinggreeted第五句：itwhich; remindreminding第六句：butand第七句：surprised后加at或by第八句：ImmediateImmediately.书面表达(2019重庆七校联考)假如你是李华，你的美国朋友Mike即将来中国旅游。他对中文名字非常感兴趣，并且很想拥有一个中文名字，他向你求助。现请你给他写一封邮件，包括以下内容：1介绍中文名字的特点；2为
32、他取一个中文名字并给出理由。注意：1.词数100左右；2可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。Dear Mike，Im very glad to hear that you will come to visit China. Yours，Li Hua参考范文：Dear Mike，Im very glad to hear that you will come to visit China. There is no doubt that a Chinese name will help you better fit in with the culture in our
33、country.A Chinese name usually consists of two or three characters, which often carry some special significance or expectations. Unlike an English name, the family name of Chinese is usually put first. And then a given name follows. As youre kind, smart and energetic, I think Li Yang is most suitable for you. The family name is one of those shared by the largest number of Chinese. The given name means the sun in Chinese.I hope you will like your new name and have a really good time in China.Yours，Li Hua
