1、规范练(十八) .阅读理解AThe State of Rhode Island has become a popular family seaside destination. In addition to beach activities and water sports， kids can participate in supervised activities at cultural centres and tourist attractions around the state.The Kayak(皮艇) Centre of Rhode IslandThe Kayak Centre o
2、f Rhode Island offers Oceanplay to kids， a program for children between 9 and 14 years old. The course teaches basic kayak skills and safety protocol(协议) on the waters around historic Wickford Village. The allday program includes games and skillbuilding activities at all skill levels. The package in
3、cludes equipment， instructions and lunch.The Courthouse Centre for the ArtsThe Courthouse Centre for the Arts offers summer camp educational workshops and fine arts programs to kids who want to learn about theatre， dance， classical music and different art mediums. Kids and families can also enjoy co
4、ncerts， film screenings and theatre performances.The Providence Childrens MuseumThe Providence Childrens Museum hosts daily dropin programs for kids between 5 and 11 years of age and museum adventure classes. Kids can learn how water moves in the Water Ways exhibit， listen to music and learn about p
5、lants in the Childrens Garden exhibit.The RISD MuseumThe RISD Museum hosts family workshops and activities for kids between 5 and 12 years of age on alternating Sunday afternoons. Kids can learn different types of art techniques and work with different mediums in a supervised setting. Families takin
6、g a selfguided tour of the museum can see exhibits.语篇解读本文为一篇应用文，主要介绍了罗得岛州适宜孩子们去的几个旅游目的地。1.What can families do at the Kayak Centre of Rhode Island？A.Join in skillbuilding activities.B.Take a selfguided tour.C.Learn theatre performances.D.Take adventure classes.解析：考查细节理解。根据The Kayak(皮艇) Centre of Rho
7、de Island中的“The allday program includes games and skillbuilding activities at all skill levels”可知A项正确。答案：A2.What will a child interested in plants probably visit？A.The Kayak Centre of Rhode Island.B.The Courthouse Centre for the Arts.C.The Providence Childrens Museum.D.The RISD Museum.解析：考查细节理解。根据Th
8、e Providence Childrens Museum中的“Kids can learn. plants in the Childrens Garden exhibit”可知C项正确。答案：C3.Where does this text probably come from？A.A science textbook.B.A tourist guide.C.A museum handbook.D.A news report.解析：考查文章出处。本文主要介绍了罗得岛州适宜孩子们去的几个旅游目的地，故最有可能出自旅行手册。答案：BBRhubarb loved everyone and every
9、 dog. Whenever someone came to the house， she was always happy. We had an older Samoyed named Willie， and it was important that Rhubarb got along well with him. She wanted to play， but was very respectful of Willie and left him alone when he was tired and needed to rest. Willie was not well and died
10、 about a year later， but I believe Rhubarbs interaction helped him keep going for longer than if he had been alone.But the interesting thing about Rhubarb was that she never barked. She would sometimes get excited when she saw a mouse and make a little crying sound. One hot night when she was about
11、4 years old， we went to bed with the windows open and the doors unlocked. At about 3 a.m.， I woke up to the sound of Rhubarb barking and growling. I woke Donald and we got out of bed.Rhubarb was coming toward us with her hackles (颈背毛) up. We turned on the lights and noticed the door to the kitchen w
12、as open. Then we saw the door leading into the house from the garage was also open. We quickly locked all the doors， and we did not get any sleep that night.The next day I called the police to report a breakin. I told them nothing had been taken， but they sent a police officer over to talk with us a
13、nyway. While he was here， we found out several local homes had been burglarized over the weekend. Most people had their wallets and purses stolen.My purse was right next to the door， but Rhubarb had scared the robber away before he or she could steal it. When the police officer left， he said we shou
14、ld keep our doors locked and reward Rhubarb with a big steak dinner.Rhubarb lived to be almost 12， but that night was the only time she barked in her entire life. Fortunately， she never saw the need to warn us of any other danger. We loved her like a member of the family and still miss our sweet dog
15、.语篇解读本文为记叙文。Rhubarb是一只很友好但却不会叫的狗。让人诧异的是小偷“光顾”时，它有生以来第一次叫了，并且吓跑了小偷。4.What can we learn from the first paragraph？A.Willie was good at communicating.B.Rhubarb and Willie fought at times.C.Rhubarb helped Willie live longer.D.Willie was alone before his death.解析：考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“Willie was not well and die
16、d about a year later， but I believe Rhubarbs interaction helped him keep going for longer than if he had been alone”可知，Rhubarb帮助Willie活了更长时间。答案：C5.Why did Rhubarb bark on a hot night？A.She got scared.B.She saw a mouse.C.A thief broke into the house.D.The doors were unlocked.解析：考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“I calle
17、d the police to report a breakin”以及第五段中的“My purse was right next to the door，but Rhubarb had scared the robber away before he or she could steal it”可知，Rhubarb叫的原因是有小偷潜入。答案：C6.Which of the following words can be best used to describe Rhubarb？A.Smart but fierce.B.Brave and flexible.C.Gentle but clumsy
18、.D.Friendly and alert.解析：考查推理判断。根据第一段的“Rhubarb loved everyone and every dog. Whenever someone came to the house，she was always happy”可知，Rhubarb很友好；再根据下文所述的Rhubarb把潜入家里的小偷吓跑的内容可知，Rhubarb很警觉。故选D项。答案：D7.What made the author feel fortunate？A.Rhubarb scared the robber away.B.She had such a family member
19、as Rhubarb.C.Rhubarb barked once in her entire life.D.There was no need for Rhubarb to bark.解析：考查推理判断。根据最后一段中的“Fortunately， she never saw the need to warn us of any other danger”可推知，作者之所以感到幸运是因为自那以后，Rhubarb再也没有遇到需要它叫的任何其他危险的情况了，故选D项。答案：D.阅读填句Every single human being on this planet has a path and pur
20、pose to fulfill， whether they realize it or not. _1_List what you love and connect the dots. _2_ It may not make sense at first， but all of the things you enjoy doing are part of your path in one form or another， so grab a pen and a piece of paper and start writing. Once you have your list， take a s
21、tep back and see how all these brilliant pieces might connect to the work you are meant to do.Identify what you do with ease. Often our passion and purpose are staring us right in the face， but its so natural to us that we dont think anything about it. _3_ Just because they are easy for you doesnt m
22、ean thats the case for everyone else. By identifying what comes naturally to you， you have the ability to build on your strengths and help others in ways you never thought possible._4_ Finding your passion is directly related to doing the things that light you up and set your soul on fire. If you lo
23、ve to teach， run， and host live events， then please， do them all！ Who says your life purpose has to be just one thing？ You are meant to experience life and all that it has offered.Ask others to help. If you are still feeling stuck in finding your passion and purpose in life， it might be time to ask
24、others for help. It can be difficult for you to see where you truly shine because you are simply too close to connecting the dots on your own. Friends， family members and professionals have a view that you dont. _5_A.Do what makes you happy.B.Find what you do with ease.C.Dont overlook the things tha
25、t are easy for you.D.They can help you to see things within yourself.E.You cannot count on others to help you completely.F.Here are ways to find your passion and purpose from now on.G.Identifying the things you love is the best way to find your passion and purpose.语篇解读本文主要介绍了几种找到自己所钟爱的事情和目标的方法。1.解析：
26、根据上下文可知，此处需要填一个承上启下的句子，故F项“以下是从现在开始找到你所钟爱的事情和目标的方法”符合语境。答案：F2.解析：根据本段的主题句及下文中的“It may not make sense at first，but all of the things you enjoy doing are part of your path.”可知G项符合语境。答案：G3.解析：上文提到“这对我们来说太自然了以至于我们不把它当回事”，下文提到“只是因为它们对你来说很容易并不意味着它们对其他任何人也容易”，由此可知，C项“不要忽视对你来说很容易的事情”符合语境。答案：C4.解析：根据后文中的“Fin
27、ding your passion is directly related to doing the things that light you up and set your soul on fire”可知A项符合语境。答案：A5.解析：根据本段的主题句及上文中的“Friends，family members and professionals have a view that you dont”可知D项符合语境。答案：D.语法填空During World War ， a lot of young women in Britain were in the army. Joan Phillip
28、s was 1._ of them. She worked in a big camp， and of course 2._(meet) a lot of men， officers and soldiers.One evening she met Captain Humphreys at 3._ dance. He said to her， “I 4._ (go) abroad tomorrow， but I 5._ (be) very happy if we could write to each other.” Joan agreed， and they wrote for severa
29、l 6._(month).Then his letters stopped， but she received one 7._ another officer， telling her that he 8._ (wound) and was in a certain army hospital in England.Joan went there and said to the matron (女护士长)， “Ive come to visit Captain Humphreys.”“Only relatives are allowed to visit patients here，” the
30、 matron said. “Oh， thats all right，” answered Joan. “Im 9._ (him) sister.”“Im very 10._ (gladly) to meet you，” the matron said， “Im his mother！”语篇解读二战期间，英国很多女性在军队服役，琼菲利普斯就是其中的一员，一天，她认识了要出国的上尉，后来得知上尉受伤住院，琼菲利普斯想办法去医院看望他。1.解析：考查代词。根据空白处前面的主语是单数和空白处后面的of them推断出要用one，即琼菲利普斯就是其中的一员。答案：one2.解析：考查时态。根据空白处前
31、面的worked以及连词and可知此处应用一般过去时。答案：met3.解析：考查冠词。此处表示在一个舞会上，表泛指。答案：a4.解析：考查时态。句中的关键词tomorrow说明句子要用一般将来时态。答案：am going/will go5.解析：考查虚拟语气。根据空白处后面的if we could write to each other，可以推断要用would be。答案：would be6.解析：考查名词复数。因为空白处前用了several，故用复数形式。答案：months7.解析：考查介词。空白处前面的one指的是a letter。receive a letter from.收到的来信。答案：from8.解析：考查时态语态。空白处前面的句子用了一般过去时态，Captain Humphreys受伤是在别人给她写信之前，因此要用过去完成时态的被动语态。误解分析：不能用一般过去时态的被动语态，因为Humphreys受伤是在别人给她写信之前，即表示过去的过去，因此要用过去完成时态的被动语态。答案：had been wounded9.解析：考查代词。根据后面的名词sister可知应用形容词性物主代词。答案：his10.解析：考查形容词。此处为形容词作表语。答案：glad
