1、(限时30分钟).单项填空1How long have you been studying in No. 2 Middle School?Less than half a year. And it will be two years and a half _ I graduate from this school.(2011沈阳六校3月诊断)AwhenBafterCbefore Dsince解析：考查连词用法。语境：在我从这所学校毕业“之前”还有两年半的时间。before表示“到之前”，符合语意。答案：C2Mr. Brown arranged for the taxi to come at s
2、ix _ she would not have to wait long at the station.(2011山西太原模拟)Abefore Beven ifCso that Dwhen解析：考查状语从句。语意表示“布朗先生订了6点的出租车，这样她就不会在车站等很久了”，据此此处用so that表示目的，意为“为了，以便”。答案：C3He cannot say he has fully understood Chinese, _ he has been to China for many times.(2011银川部分重点中学模拟)Aever since Bnow thatCeven tho
3、ugh Donly if解析：考查连词用法。句意：虽然他来过中国很多次，但他也不能说完全理解了汉语。even though “虽然，即使”，符合句意。A项表示“自从”，B项表示“既然；由于”，D项表示“只有”，都与句意不符。答案：C4The house is big enough for a family of three _ our parents decide to move here to live together.(2011烟台市第二次诊断)Aonce BbecauseCif Dunless解析：考查状语从句。句意：这个房子对于一个三口之家足够大，除非我们的父母决定搬来和我们一起住。
4、unless“除非”，符合句意。答案：D5I am very grateful to my first teacher for his advice that _ difficulty you meet with, confidence is a must.(2011临沂市质量检测)Awhat BwhetherCwhichever Dwhatever解析：考查状语从句。首先，advice后面接的是同位语从句，连接词that只起连接作用，无含义。在该同位语从句内部，whatever引导让步状语从句。语境：无论你遇到什么样的困难，自信是必不可少的。答案：D6Having checked every
5、thing, he sat down to do his homework, _ he heard a lightening strike the electricity pole in the backyard.(2011河南质量调研)Afor BwhenCor Dbut解析：考查连词。句意：检查了所有的东西之后，他坐下来开始写作业，这时他听到闪电击中了后院的电线杆的声音。此处用when表示“这时”。答案：B7How can you expect him to make any improvement _ you never give him an opportunity to have a
6、 try？(2011湖南十二校第一次联考)Aunless BwhenCuntil Dwhile解析：考查状语从句。句意：既然你从来没有给他机会去尝试，你怎么能指望他会有所提高呢？根据句意应该选B，when 在此处引导原因状语从句，意为“既然”。答案：B8Look, the paint is starting to come off _ the wall is damp.Well, wed better have the wall repainted some day.(2011海淀第二学期期中练习)Awhen BwhereCif Donce解析：考查状语从句。语意表示在墙潮湿的地方颜色开始脱落
7、，“where the wall is damp”是地点状语从句。答案：B9Could you please cut the price a little?Er._ you buy more than ten.(2011郑州第二次质量检测)Aeven if Bso long asCin case Das soon as解析：考查状语从句。句意：“你能不能减价？”“只要你购买10个以上。”so long as“只要”，表示条件，符合句意。答案：B10Yesterday, I had to drive three blocks _ I finally spotted a place to park
8、 my car.(2011枣庄高三调研)Aunless BwhenCwhere Dbefore解析：考查连词。句意：昨天我找遍了三个街区才最终找到一个地方停车。此处before表示“到为止”，符合句意。答案：D11What a tight volleyball game! We lost it _ we all tried our best.(2011日照高三调研)Abecause BthoughCuntil Dunless解析：考查连词。句意：虽然我们已尽了最大的努力，但还是输了。tight在此处的意思是“势均力敌的，不相上下的”。答案：B12Some of my friends like
9、sports, _ some would rather read.(2011西安第二次质量检测)Aso that BalthoughCwhile Das if解析：考查连词用法。句意：多么势均力敌的一场排球比赛啊！我的一些朋友喜欢体育，而一些偏爱阅读。此处while是并列连词，表示对比，意为“然而”。答案：C13_ you make a promise, you ought to carry it out rather than break it.(2011江西省九江市第二次联考)AUnless BEven thoughCBefore DOnce解析：句意：一旦你作出承诺，你就应该履行诺言而不
10、是食言。once一旦，引导条件状语从句。unless除非；even though即使，尽管；before在之前。答案：D14Medicine shouldnt be kept _ it is accessible to children.(2011浙江温州第二次联考)Aeven if BwhichCwhere Dso that解析：where引导地点状语从句。句意：不应该把药放在孩子们能够得着的地方。答案：C15Our government has taken some measures to overcome the lack of electricity, but it may take
11、some time _ we have enough power.(2011江苏南京师大附中调研)AsinceBafterCunless Dbefore解析：句意：我们的政府已经采取了一些措施来克服电力短缺，但是可能还需要一些时间我们才能拥有足够的电能。since自从，既然；after在之后；unless除非；before在之前。根据句意，选择D项。答案：D16.Im sorry I didnt make it to your party last night._.I know youre busy these days.(2011浙江高考)AOf course BNo kiddingCTha
12、ts all right DDont mention it解析：从答语后一句可知，此处应该表示“没关系”，故用Thats all right。of course 表示“当然”；no kidding 表示“不是开玩笑，我说的是真的”； dont mention it 表示“(别人道谢时回答)不客气”。三者都与语境不符。答案：C17.Jack, you seem in high spirits. _We won the match 4 0. (2011陕西高考)AGuess what? BSo what? CNo wonder. DNo doubt. 解析：句意：“杰克， 你的情绪似乎很高呀。”
13、“你猜怎么着？我们这场球赛以4比0获胜了。”guess what “猜猜怎么了”，符合语境。 So what？“那又如何？与我又有何相干？”；no wonder “难怪”； no doubt “毫无疑问”，均不合逻辑。答案：A.完形填空(2011福建质量检测)The teacher sat crosslegged in front of the gathering of fourth grade students. She asked them what kinds of things would _18_ world peace. Immediately they began offerin
14、g such _19_ as “Get rid of all the bombs.” “There ought to be a _20_ against war.” The teacher rose to note each offering on the board. Once the list was _21_， she sat again with the children and asked them if there was anything _22_ war in their lives.They were _23_ at first but eventually they see
15、med to begin to _24_ that the teacher meant “war” as a metaphor (暗喻). One student said, “My brother declares war on me when I _25_ his things.” “My dad blows up at bad drivers，” offered one girl. _26_ said she did war with one of her dishonest friends._27_ the thought appeared that all violence was
16、in conflict with the idea of _28_. Through the discussion the teacher _29_ the concept that they could decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives by giving up the idea of _30_ with others. She asked them to _31_ the rest of the week keeping track of the times when they would choose to c
17、arry out peace _32_ violence.By the end of the week the students had experienced dozens of examples _33_ violence and conflict had been avoided in their _34_ lives.Eventually the class created a peace movement in the school. They helped rewrite school _35_ that decreased conflict. Homework became mo
18、re inventive and _36_. Parentteacher meetings always _37_ activities of the students (a dance, or an art or science exhibit). Cooperation became the primary path to peace.语篇解读：本文主要介绍的是老师如何向学生解释“war”这个词的含义，并使学生们明白在生活中他们应该减少冲突，加强合作。18A.break BignoreCincrease Dwitness解析：由第一段第三句中学生们的回答可知，老师问的是如何能促进世界和平，
19、故C项正确。答案：C19A.cases BeventsCchances Dsuggestions解析：根据该空后面学生们的回答可知这是学生根据老师提出的问题说出的一些解决“建议”，故选D项。答案：D20A.law BwillCdeal Dduty解析：制定一部“法律”来制止战争。故选A项。答案：A21A.missing BnecessaryCsimple Dcomplete解析：根据空处后的内容可知老师已经把清单列完了，故选D项。complete表示“已完成的，已结束的”。答案：D22A.but BlikeCagainst Dafter解析：根据第二段第一句中的the teacher mean
20、t “war” as a metaphor(暗喻)可知，老师问学生的是他们的生活中有没有遇到“像”战争一样的事情，故用like。答案：B23A.puzzled BfrightenedCexcited Dencouraged解析：刚开始学生们感到很“困惑”，但是最终他们“意识到”老师说的“战争”是一个暗喻。故选A项。答案：A24A.state BproveCrealize Dguess解析：参见上题解析。realize意为“意识到”。答案：C25A.receive BbotherCcollect Dreserve解析：一个学生说：“当我打扰我的哥哥做事情时，他就向我宣战。”bother表示“打扰
21、，烦扰”，符合语境。答案：B26A.Each BAnotherCThe one DThe other解析：由One student said和offered one girl可知此处是指又一个女孩说，故选B项。答案：B27A.Luckily BSuddenlyCHopefully DFinally解析：由第二段学生们的回答可知任何暴力都是与和平理念相冲突的，这也是对上文的总结，故用副词finally。答案：D28A.peace BpowerCculture Dwealth解析：peace与上半句的violence相对应，任何暴力都与“和平”相冲突，故A项正确。答案：A29A.returned
22、BpassedCintroduced Dmoved解析：根据学生的谈论，老师进行总结，并且“引出”了一个理念，故选C项，其他三项均不符合语境。答案：C30A.joking BfightingCdiscussing Dworking解析：根据该空前面的decrease violence and increase peace in their own lives可以推知是通过放弃武力的方式来减少暴力、增加和平，故选B项。答案：B31A.waste BappointCspend Dfinish解析：她要求学生记录一下在这周余下来的时间里用和平而不是暴力的方式来处理问题的次数。 spend some
23、time doing sth.表示“花费时间做某事”，故C项符合语境。答案：C32A.aside from Baway fromCregardless of Dinstead of解析：见上题解析。instead of表示“而不是”。前三项分别表示“除了”“远离”“不顾，不管”，均不符合语境。答案：D33A.that BwhereCwhether Dwhose解析：where引导定语从句修饰先行词examples，且where在从句中作状语，故选B项。答案：B34A.political BtraditionalCpersonal Dnatural解析：由30空前的in their own li
24、ves提示可知应选C，此处表示“个人生活”。答案：C35A.rules BdecisionsCrecords Dintroductions解析：根据该空后面的that decreased conflict可知应该是重新制订了学校“规则”，故选A项。答案：A36A.similar BfamiliarCconfusing Dinteresting解析：家庭作业变得更加有创造性和趣味性。故D项正确。其他三项分别表示“相似的”“熟悉的”“令人迷惑的”，均与语境不符。答案：D37A.started with Bbelonged toCput up with Dcame up to解析：家长教师交流会也总
25、是以学生们的活动开始的，故选A项。后三项分别表示“属于”“忍受”“达到”，均不符合语境。答案：A.阅读理解(2011山西省六所重点中学联考)A pioneering headteacher is calling for all high schools to follow his lead and start classes at 11 am, allowing teenagers two hours extra in bed.Dr. Paul Kelley, head of Monkseaton Community High School in North Tyneside, said it
26、 would mean the end of sleeping in lessons before lunch, after experiments showed teenagers could have different body clocks from adults and younger children.Russell Foster, an Oxford professor of neuroscience (神经系统科学), tested the memory of 200 Monkseaton pupils at 9 am and 2 pm using pairs of words
27、, and discovered a 9% improvement in the afternoon. Students correctly identified 51% of word pairs in the later session, compared with 42% in the morning. Tayler McCullough, 15, one of the test subjects, said the majority of students would welcome the extra hours in bed.“Im extremely hard to get up
28、 in the morning. One or two people like to get to school early, but most of us would be up for going in later. Im sure it would make a big difference to our learning ability.”Kelley is adamant that a change of school timetable will have a meaningful effect on exam performance. He wants his schools g
29、overnors to approve his plan and put the new timetable in place before the opening of Monkseatons new school building, the most technologically advanced in the country, in September.Kelley hopes his latest idea will be just as successful. “We have to be practical. But this proves that, by starting l
30、ater, childrens learning improves, as does their health.”Foster said, “This is preliminary(初步的) data, but whats exciting is that it matches more detailed studies carried out in Canada and the US. Teenagers get up late not because they are lazy but because they are biologically programmed to do so.”语
31、篇解读：经过研究发现学生在下午的记忆效果更好，因而一位高中校长呼吁高中学校更改作息时间表，认为这样更加符合青少年的生物钟。38How many professors are mentioned in the passage?AOne. BTwo.CThree. DFour.解析：细节理解题。文章中只提到一个教授，此人是牛津大学的Russell Foster。答案：A39According to Russell Fosters research, _.Athe students tested had very good memoriesBthe students tested did bette
32、r jobs in the afternoonC42% of the students tested could do very good jobsD51% of the students tested could master 9% of words解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的内容可知他的研究表明被测试的学生在下午的表现更好。答案：B40What does the underlined word “adamant” in the fourth paragraph mean?AAngry. BAbsorbed.CAdaptable. DDetermined.解析：猜测词义题。根据第二
33、段中Kelley所持的观点以及第三段中的测验结果以及被测验对象所说的话可推测Kelley“坚定不移”地认为学校时间表的变化能对考试表现产生有意义的影响。前三项分别表示“生气的”“全神贯注的”“能适应的”，均不符合语境。答案：D41Fosters opinion on teenagers getting up late is that _.Ateenagers are practicalBteenagers are lazybonesCits based on their body developmentDits good for their learning and health解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句中的内容可知他认为青少年晚起是由他们身体的发展所决定的。答案：C.w。w-w*k&s%5￥u高考资源网w。w-w*k&s%5￥u
