1、课时作业.完形填空(2020甘肃省会宁一中高三第一次月考)“Growth requires discomfort. If you stick with what is _1_， youre _2_ any hope of surprising yourself, of finding greatness, of having the best experiences human life has to _3_.”Thomas OppongMany people agree that the magic starts to _4_ the instant we step outside of o
2、ur comfort zones.The second you decide to go _5_ what is safe, you will have planted a seed _6_， if watered daily, will bloom into something that you would have _7_ expected to come to fruition.For me, one of the most important things we should always keep in mind is that, by no means, can _8_ and c
3、omfort coexist.Five years ago, I decided to move overseas and I havent lived in the United States since. All throughout high school, I wanted to live in a Latin American _9_ and become fluent in Spanish through _10_ cultural immersion (沉浸). Obviously the chances of this happening while living in the
4、 US were _11_. So, halfway through my undergraduate, I switched over to the online version of my degree and bought a oneway _12_ to Argentina, _13_ I _14_ the last two years of my degree before flying back home for graduation.I currently still live here, and I can personally say that _15_ what I wan
5、ted years ago and taking the necessary steps to make it a _16_ was one of the most important things I could have done for myself. The _17_ that came along with the initial culture shock, using my second language and learning to live life _18_ from the way we do things in the US has _19_ an extremely
6、 enriching (丰富的) _20_.篇章导读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章通过作者在国外求学的经历，告诉人们“成长需要不适，成长和舒适难以共存。”1A.realistic BreasonableCsensible Dcomfortable答案：D句意：成长需要不适。如果你坚持舒适的生活，那么你正在放弃给自己惊喜的希望，放弃发现伟大的希望，放弃拥有人生所能提供最好的经历的希望。realistic “现实的”；reasonable “合情合理的”；sensible “明智的”；comfortable “舒适的”。根据上文的“discomfort”可知，这里指的是如果你坚持舒适的生活，那么你将
7、会有怎样的结果，提出一个假设。故选D。2A.giving in Bbringing outCgiving up Dputting off答案：Cgive in “屈服，投降”；bring out “说出，出版”；give up “放弃”；put off “推迟”。成长需要不适，所以如果你坚持舒适，那么就会放弃一些希望。故选C。3A.face BofferCsolve Dvalue答案：Bface “面对”；offer “提供”；solve “解决”；value “评估，估价”。这里指人生提供的最好的经历。故选B。4A.happen BdisappearCchange Dcontinue答案：A
8、happen “发生”；disappear “消失”；change “改变”；continue “继续”。此处指走出舒适区的那一刻奇迹开始发生。故选A。5A.into BthroughCbeyond Dafter答案：C当你超出安全区，你将种下一颗种子。go beyond “超出，胜过”。故选C。6A.it BwhatCthat Dwho答案：C此处seed是先行词，指物，在后面的定语从句中作主语。故选C。7A.ever BneverCalways Dalready答案：B根据上下文可知，此处指它将会开花结果，这是你从来没(never)期盼过的。故选B。8A.failure Bdifficul
9、tyCpleasure Dgrowth答案：D根据第一段第一句“Growth requires discomfort.”可知，成长(growth)和舒适不能共存。故选D。9A.museum BforestCcountry Dworkshop答案：C结合语境可知，此处指在一个国家练习语言。故选C。10A.easy BsevereCsimple Dfull答案：D句意：通过完全的(full)文化沉浸使自己的西班牙语说得更流利。故选D。11A.slim BbigCpure Dfair答案：Aslim “微小的，苗条的”；big “大的”；pure “纯的”；fair “公平的”。根据上下文，显然在美
10、国生活期间这种情况发生的概率是微小的。故选A。12A.trip BticketCroad Dcourse答案：Btrip “旅行”；ticket “票”；road “公路”；course “过程，课程”。作者转成线上攻读学位，然后去阿根廷。此处指去了阿根廷不再回来，所以买的是单程票。故选B。13A.when BhowCwhich Dwhere答案：D此处是where引导的定语从句，Argentina是先行词，在后面的定语从句中作地点状语。故选D。14A.started BfinishedCquitted Dwasted答案：Bstart “开始”；finish “完成”；quit “停止”；w
11、aste “浪费”。此处指用两年完成学位。故选B。15A.recognizing BdesigningCignoring Dcommenting答案：Arecognize “认识，承认”；design “设计”；ignore “忽视”；comment “评论”。根据“I currently still live here, and I can personally say”可知，此处指多年以前就意识到自己想要什么。故选A。16A.reality BhabitCdesire Droutine答案：Areality “现实”；habit “习惯”；desire “欲望，要求”；routine “常
12、规，惯例”。采取措施就是要把想要的变成现实。故选A。17A.doubt BsatisfactionCresponsibility Ddiscomfort答案：Ddoubt “怀疑”；satisfaction “满足”；responsibility “责任”；discomfort “不舒适”。根据空后可知，文化冲击、第二语言的使用和学习与以往不同的生活方式都是不适的表现。故选D。18A.freely BdifferentlyCabsently Dsafely答案：Bfreely “自由地，免费地”；differently “不同地”；absently “心不在焉地”；safely “安全地”。d
13、ifferently from “不同于”符合语境。故选B。19A.turned over Bturned upCturned out Dturned down答案：Cturn over “翻转”；turn up “出现，音量调大”；turn out “结果是”；turn down “拒绝，音量调小”。此处turn out 相当于连系动词，符合语境。故选C。20A.experience BprojectCappointment Dlesson答案：Aexperience “经验，经历”；project “工程，项目”；appointment “任命，约定”；lesson “功课”。根据上文可知
14、，此处指以前的不适现在都变成了“经历”。故选A。.阅读理解A(2020广东省实验中学高三上学期第一次考试)Many high school students consider a college education useless. Therefore, they choose not to go to college. If youre one of them, think again. Here are some reasons why you should go to college and receive a good education there.Schools and unive
15、rsities are the first sources of knowledge. We take that knowledge later on to build our careers after graduation. More knowledge will be gained after you start working, but without an education, that job will not be within easy reach. Knowledge leads to knowledge.While limited within the walls of t
16、he educational institutions, we openly explore other cultures of the world. We come to know that ours is not the only culture. Other cultures have valuable insights to share, enriching our own. Education also makes us want to travel and interact with various cultures, broadening our horizons.When th
17、eres a downturn in the economy, those who attended college will be more likely to find a new job than those who only finished grade school and have limited skills. The more education you have, the more chances you will get to improve the quality of your life as you have a better job and earn a highe
18、r salary.When youre skillful and knowledgeable, you get to “rub knees” with people of similar backgrounds and tastes. It means a good education leads to excellent networking. Good networking can benefit you a lot in your later life.A good education makes you a more interesting person. You can talk a
19、bout ideas and events instead of just other people and whats on sale in stores. An educated person doesnt gossip, having a preference to discuss ideas and listen to what other people have to say.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了上大学的好处并在那里接受良好教育的一些理由。 1Paragraph 2 mainly shows that going to college allows you to _
20、.Akeep gaining knowledge Bhave a chance to study abroad Cbecome a more interesting person Drealize the importance of knowledge答案：A推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Schools and universities are the first sources of knowledge.”学校和大学是知识的第一来源。可推知选A。2According to Paragraph 3, what does going to college mean?AThinking differ
21、ently from others. BValuing our own culture much more. CBeing limited within the walls of a college. DHaving a greater understanding of different cultures.答案：D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Other cultures have valuable insights to share, enriching our own. Education also makes us want to travel and interact with var
22、ious cultures, broadening our horizons.”其他文化有宝贵的见解可以分享，丰富我们自己的文化。教育也让我们想去旅行，与不同的文化交流，开阔我们的视野，可知选D。3By giving the example of a downturn in the economy, what does the author want to show? AA good education can improve your tastes. BA good education sometimes means nothing. CA good education allows you
23、 to keep a high quality of life. DA good education means you will not lose your job.答案：C细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The more education you have, the more chances you will get to improve the quality of your life as you have a better job and earn a higher salary.”你受的教育越多，你就有更多的机会来提高你的生活质量，因为你有更好的工作和更高的薪水，可知选C。4What
24、 is the text mainly about? ASources of knowledge. BBenefits of attending college. CThe disadvantages of not being educated. DThe reason why some people think college useless.答案：B主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“Here are some reasons why you should go to college and receive a good education there.”可知，本文主要说明上大学接受好的教育的理由
25、，故选B。BA public primary school in New York City has stopped giving its students homework. P. S. 116 Principal Jane Hsu wrote a letter to parents last month explaining that after more than a year of analyzing studies, the school had concluded that students afterschool time would be better spent on act
26、ivities like reading at their own pace and playing rather than working on homework. Hsus letter says that many studies indicate that there is no connection between homework and academic success. Indeed, there are some studies that show that the link between homework and success is doubtful at the pr
27、imary school level. An important 1989 study on homework by Professor Cooper found that doing homework led students to perform better in school as they grew older. In later grades, students who did homework performed increasingly better than students who did not. In 2006, Cooper published a study tha
28、t analyzed 15 years worth of data on the effectiveness of homework. He found that homework had a more positive impact on students as they aged, and identified stronger relations between homework and achievement for students in grades seven through twelve than for students in kindergarten through six
29、th grade. A 2012 study from the Indiana University School of Education on 10thgraders found little relation between time spent on homework and better course grades, although it did find a positive relation between homework time and standardized test performance. Some parents of P. S. 116 students ar
30、e not happy with the decision to eliminate homework. “I think they should have homeworksome of it is about discipline. I want my daughter to have fun, but I also want her to be working towards a goal，” Daniel Tasman, the father of a secondgrader at the school. “They have to do homework in order to g
31、ain; they have to do homework because they may not be able to comprehend everything in school，” Sharon Blake, a grandmother of a P. S. 116 student.篇章导读：本文是一篇新闻报道，报道了纽约的一所公办小学宣布取消学生作业的事情。5Principal Jane Hsu wrote the letter to the parents to _. Aanalyze the test results of the studentsBsuggest studen
32、ts reading at their own pace and playingCtell them about the conclusion of the researchDgive them the reason for the decision of the school答案：D推理判断题。根据文章一、二两段内容可知， 校长写信的目的在于让家长弄清楚学校取消学生作业的原因。6The decision to stop giving students homework depends upon_. Astudies on the link between homework and acade
33、mic successBstudents wish to spend their time on activities or playingCProfessor Coopers research on the effectiveness of homeworkDthe ideas of both school authorities and parents答案：A细节理解题。根据第二段和第三段内容尤其是第三段首句可知，学校做出如此重大决定， 是基于大量的研究， 不仅仅是根据学校内部进行的一年多的分析研究， 还基于许多别的研究结果， 证明小学的作业与学业成绩关系不大。7Cooper found
34、in his research that_. Akindergarten students spent too much time doing activitiesBdoing homework made the kindergarten students clevererConly elderly students should be given homeworkDstudents benefit more from doing homework as they grow older答案：D细节理解题。根据第四段第一句可知，Cooper研究发现，学生年龄越大，做作业能让学生在学业上表现得更好
35、。8What does the underlined word “eliminate” in Paragraph 6 mean? ARefuse. BCancel.CIncrease. DReduce.答案：B词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“decision”可推知，eliminate对应的应该是第一段提到的“has stopped giving”，因此应该是cancel (取消)。 .短文改错My mum is a volunteer in a hospital. She brought dinner every Sunday to the people attending their rela
36、tives who are in hospital.One Sunday, Mum asked me to help her with dinner. At the first, I didnt want to, so in the end she persuaded me to go. Half an hour late, we arrived. We quickly set up a table and started giving people food. The people serving there were deeply moved and showed our grateful
37、ness. It was amazed to look at the peoples face, especially those of children. It made me feel gladly for being there.That day I realized that the value of life is not only about receiving, but giving as well.答案：1第二句：broughtbrings考查动词的时态。根据上下文以及本句的时间状语 “every Sunday”可知，描述经常性的行动，句子应用一般现在时。故将brought改为
38、brings。2第二句：attending后加to考查动词短语。attend to “照顾”，为固定短语。故在attending后加to。3第四句：去掉第一个the考查冠词。at first “起初”，为固定短语。故将第一个the去掉。4第四句：sobut考查连词。根据句意，前后为转折关系，所以用but。故将so改为but。5第五句：latelater考查副词。“一段时间later”表示一段时间以后。故将late改为later。6第七句：servingserved考查非谓语动词。The people和serve之间存在被动关系，故用过去分词作定语。故将serving改为served。7第七句：ourtheir考查代词。根据句意应该用their，指代前面的The people。故将our改为their。8第八句：amazedamazing考查形容词。amazing “令人惊讶的”。一般形容物用ing形式的形容词。9第八句：facefaces考查名词。“人们的脸”应该用the peoples faces。故将face改为faces。10第九句：gladlyglad考查形容词。feel为系动词，后面用形容词作表语。故将gladly改为glad。
