1、.完形填空(建议用时17) 2016唐山摸底Dr K was one of my favorite professors in college. He was unique because he admitted telling lies in his _1_. I remembered the _2_ to his teaching at the beginning of his first class: “Now let me _3_ how I teach. Between today until the class right before finals, Ill put a _4_
2、into each of my lectures. Your job is to try and _5_ me in the Lie of the Day.”And thus _6_ our tenweek course. Early in the course, the Lie of the Day was usually obvious _7_ causing a forest of raised _8_ to challenge the lie. Dr K would smile, saying, “Very good! In fact, the opposite is _9_.”As
3、the course progressed, _10_, the Lie of the Day became less _11_. Every once in a while, a lecture would _12_ with nobody catching the lie. On such days, we would all sit in _13_, while Dr K, looked quite _14_ with himself and announced: “Ah ha! Each of you has one lie in your _15_. Discuss what it
4、might be, and I will tell you next Monday.” Those lectures forced us to _16_ what we had set down in our notebooks the following week.Its years since I _17_. While my knowledge taught by Dr K has faded over time, the lessons will always stay _18_ with me. “Experts” can be _19_ and say things that so
5、und rightso build a habit of _20_ new information and check it against things you already accept as a fact.本文讲述的是作者终生难忘的一位教授,他的授课方式让他受益无穷,使作者养成用挑战的思维接受事实的习惯。1A.memories BlecturesCstories Dtextbooks答案:B根据上文中“Dr K was one of my favorite professors in college.”可知,此处应指授课方法独特。2A.introduction BwayCaccess
6、Ddevotion答案:A在第一次授课时,一般要介绍一下如何授课,根据下文内容也可知A项正确。3A.remember BdeclareCexplain Dconduct答案:C教授在“解释”自己是如何授课的。4A.puzzle BjokeCsurprise Dlie答案:D根据文章第二句话,以及下文讲述的内容提到的“the Lie of the Day”可知选D。5A.catch BhelpCsupport Dpunish答案:A根据教授的解释,在授课中出现“lie”,学生的任务是找到这些“lie”。6A.passed BcontinuedCbegan Darose答案:C介绍完故事背景,接下
7、来便开始讲述课程进行的情况,故应为“开始”了这样一个为期十周的课程。7A.gradually BsuddenlyCactually Dimmediately答案:D根据上文中的“the Lie of the Day was usually obvious”以及“a forest of raised _8_”可知。8A.eyes BhandsCheads Dbooks答案:B结合上题解析可知答案。9A.true BinterestingCeasy Dserious答案:A既然是学生指出来的“lie”,故“the opposite”应该是“正确的”。10A.besides BthereforeCo
8、nce Dhowever答案:D根据_11_空前的“the Lie of the Day became less”可知,此空与上文内容为转折意义。11A.attractive BnoticeableCdifficult Dspecial答案:B“less noticeable”表示“不那么明显”。12A.prove BmeetCend Dconnect答案:C上文中讲到“lie”在课堂上不那么明显了,因而,一堂课结束了也没人找到“the lie”。13A.surprise BreliefCcomfort Dsilence答案:D在这样无人找到“lie”的情况下,大家通常会静静坐着。14A.pl
9、eased BdisappointedCannoyed Dsurprised答案:Awhile提示与上文内容形成对比,上文的沉默应对应教授的“高兴”。15A.diaries BnotesChomework Darticles答案:B根据下文“forced us to _16_ what we had set down in our notebooks”可知。16A.go through Blook forCfind out Dturn in答案:Ago through意为“仔细浏览;复习;经历”,look for意为“寻找”;find out“查明”;turn in 意为“上交”。结合语境,可
10、知此处表示温习笔记,去查出“lie”的所在。17A.married BretiredCgraduated Dmoved答案:C根据下文可知,此处表示毕业好多年。18A.funny BfreshCuseful Dimportant答案:Bwhile意为“尽管”,知识已经忘记了但这些课永远留在脑海里。19A.responsible BgreedyCpatient Dwrong答案:D结合全文主旨,可知此处表示所谓的专家也会犯错。20A.believing BspreadingCchallenging Dorganizing答案:C结合本文主题可知,接受一个事物要学会用挑战的态度。.阅读理解(建议用
11、时16)A2016山东诊断For families on vacation, a playground provides a welcome break from sightseeing. It can also provide a glimpse into the local culture, from the setup of the park to the ways families interact. Here are the designs that live up to that challenge.Fruit and Scent Park, StockholmIs there a
12、 picky eater on a steady diet of chicken fingers and cheese? Perhaps a trip to Swedens Fruit and Scent Park will change his or her culinary (烹饪的) tune. This playground features a banana slide, an orange seesaw, pear huts, a watermelon jungle gym and a pair of cherry swings, all designed by public ar
13、tist Johan Ferner Strom. Now, who can say you cant play with your food?Nishi Rokugo Park, TokyoLocated between central Tokyo and the city of Kawasaki, Nishi Rokugo combines recycled rubber tires (橡胶轮胎) with traditional playground equipment. In total, more than 3,000 tires of different sizes are used
14、 to create tunnels, bridges, tall sculptures for climbing and, of course, tire swings. Theres little shade, so you can visit here in the early morning or late afternoon for the most comfortable weather, and be sure to wear your play clothes.Bicentennial Childrens Park, Santiago, ChileSet a top San C
15、ristbal Hill, the Bicentennial Childrens playground in Metropolitan Park was built to celebrate 200 years of Chilean independence and improve the lives of Santiago citizens. Dozens of slides are built into the slope, creating a design completely complementary (补充的) of the surrounding landscape. Foun
16、tains offer some relief from the sun, and ample seating gives parents a place to relax.本文是一篇说明文,介绍的是几个适合家庭度假的景点,主要包括文化、家庭互动以及景区设计。1What is mainly talked about in the text?APrograms designed for culture exchange.BTheme parks attracting most tourists.CCreative sites for family to hang out.DTop museums
17、 around the world.答案:C主旨大意题。根据首段最后一句话“Here are the designs that live up to that challenge.”可知。2What can be learned about Fruit and Scent Park?AIt is located in Tokyo, Japan.BIts design was led by some artists.CIt is aimed to balance peoples diet.DIts facilities are modelled after fruits.答案:D细节理解题。根据
18、第二段第一句和最后一句的问题,以及结合全段描述的内容可知答案。3When visiting Nishi Rokugo Park, it is better to _.Awear thick protective clothesBavoid moments when its hotCtake umbrellas and raincoatsDwatch out for the equipment答案:B细节理解题。根据第三段“Theres little shade, so you can visit here in the early morning or late afternoon for.”
19、可知答案。4Why does the author recommend Bicentennial Childrens Park?AIt becomes part of the surroundings.BIt was built to improve peoples lives.CIt amuses kids and helps parents get relaxed.DIt provides slides for both children and adults.答案:C细节理解题。根据第四段“Fountains offer some relief from the sun, and amp
20、le seating gives parents a place to relax.”,并结合公园名称可确定答案。1glimpse n. 瞥 2.feature vi. 以为特色3equipment n. 设备 fortable adj. 舒服的5ample adj. 丰富的;足够的1live up to 达到(水平);不辜负2in total 总计;总共B2016江津中学质检Though the facts that too many people on earth and a too rapid increase in the number added each year are not
21、in argument, we always begin the discussion of “population as global issue” with what most persons mean like this. It was quite right to compare demographic growth to “a long, thin powder fuse (导火线) that burns steadily and hesitatingly until it finally reaches the charge and explodes”To understand t
22、he current situation, which is characterized by rapid increases in population, it is necessary to understand the history of population trends. Rapid growth is a comparatively recent phenomenon. Looking back at the 8,000 years of demographic history, we find that populations have been virtually stabl
23、e or growing very slightly for most of human history. For most of our ancestors, life was hard, often nasty, and very short. There was high fertility (生育) in most places, but this was usually balanced by high mortality (死亡率). For most of human history, it was seldom the case that one in ten persons
24、would live past forty, while infancy and childhood were especially risky periods. Often, societies were in clear danger of extinction because death rates could exceed their birthrates. Thus, the population problem throughout most of history was how to prevent extinction of the human race.This patter
25、n is important to notice. Not only does it put the current problems of demographic growth into a historical perspective, but it suggests that the cause of rapid increase in population in recent years is not a sudden enthusiasm for more children, but an improvement in the conditions that traditionall
26、y have caused high mortality.Demographic history can be divided into two major periods: a time of long, slow growth which extended from about 8000 BC. till approximately 1650 AD. In the first period of some 9,600 years, the population increased from some 8 million to 500 million in 1650. Between 165
27、0 and 1975, the population has increased from 500 million to more than 4 billion. And the population reached 6.2 billion throughout the world by the year 2000.One way to appreciate this dramatic difference in such abstract numbers is to reduce the time frame to something that is more manageable. Bet
28、ween 8000 BC. and 1650, an average of only 50,000 persons was being added annually to the worlD s population. At present, this number is added every six hours. The increase is about 800,000,000 persons annually.本文讲述的是人口增长的历史,对从公元前8000年到当前人口的增长情况进行了分析。5The underlined word “demographic” in Paragraph 1
29、 means _.Aextinction of humanBstatistics of human populationCdeath rate of humanDdevelopment of human population答案:B词义猜测题。根据单词所在的句子中compare. to “a long, thin powder fuse that burns steadily and hesitatingly until it finally reaches the charge and explodes”并结合文章话题,可知B项正确。6Which of the following demog
30、raphic growth patterns is most similar to the long thin powder fuse?AA slow growth for a long time and then a period of rapid, dramatic increase.BToo many people on earth and a few rapid increases in the number added each year.CA virtually stable or slightly decreasing period and then a sudden explo
31、sion of population.DA long period when death rates exceed birthrates and then a short period with higher fertility and lower mortality.答案:A细节理解题。导火线开始平稳燃烧,到最后会达到引爆点而爆炸,而人口的发展亦是如此。7During the first period of demographic history, societies were often in danger of extinction because _.Aonly one in ten
32、persons could live past 40Bour ancestors had little enthusiasm for more childrenCthere was higher mortality than fertility in most placesDit was too dangerous to have babies due to the poor conditions答案:C细节理解题。根据第二段“because death rates could exceed their birthrates”可知。8The author of the passage inte
33、nds to _.Awarn people against the population explosion in the near futureBfind out the cause of rapid increase in population in recent yearsCpresent us a brief and clear picture of the demographic growthDcompare the demographic growth pattern in the past with that after 1650答案:C主旨大意题。根据文章首段作者把“人口问题”
34、与“导火线”作比较以及最后一段列举的一些数字可知,作者很客观地陈述人口增长的情况。1global adj. 全球的2current adj./n. 当前的;通用的;流3exceed vt./vi. 超过;胜过4approximately adv. 大约5abstract adj. 抽象的1in danger of 处于危险中 2.at present 目前,现在原文:To understand the current situation, which is characterized by rapid increases in population, it is necessary to un
35、derstand the history of population trends.(不定式作目的状语)译文:为了理解当前的形势以人口快速增长为特点有必要理解人口发展的趋势。仿写:To_make_herself_understood,_the interpreter was busy explaining carefully the terms involved in the contract and how they accounted for the profits.为了让对方明白,这位翻译正仔细解释合同中的条款及这些条款如何带来利益。.短文改错(建议用时8) 2016石家庄高三联考I a
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37、e my high school subjects such as Chinese, English, physics and chemistry, I also take advanced maths in an nearby college. I have made straight A s on all requiring subjects. I have passed CET4 but kept on learning English all these years. So I dont think you will have any problems in the English l
38、anguage during my study in your country.I am looking forward to your early reply on qualifications for an internationally student.答案:I am writing to apply a scholarship in Harvard University for the bachelors Degree in your university. Here is my personal for you.I was born in 1995 in Henan. I admit
39、ted to Xiwang High School with high scores in 2012 and will graduate this June. During my three school years, my high school subjects such as Chinese, English, physics and chemistry, I also take advanced maths in nearby college. I have made straight A s on all subjects. I have passed CET4 kept on learning English all these years. So I dont think will have any problems in the English language during my study in your country.I am looking forward to your early reply on qualifications for an student.