1、The world of our senses课时跟踪检测B卷.完形填空(2015常州市高三第二次联考)What separates people who reach their goals from everyone else is their ability to stay on track, despite challenges._1_ will come; you can bet, there will be chances for you to _2_ track.If youre an athlete, it may be an injury that causes you to
2、have to _3_ practices.If youre trying to get to a healthy weight, you may have to travel _4_ and stay with a friend who doesnt like to _5_.The point is that some kinds of challenge will _6_.How we deal with these challenges _7_ the victims from the victors (获胜者)You can use challenges as a stepping _
3、8_ or as a block, and you can use them to _9_ your ambition or block your view; the _10_ is yours.Challenges should _11_ to make you stronger and more consistent as you attend to each difficulty.They should cause your _12_ to dig deeper, in search of a(n) _13_.The problem arises when you dont _14_ c
4、hallenges. If you can predict potential problems and plan _15_， you will have confidence and your belief in yourself will _16_ up.来源:学|科|网Your ability to stay _17_ and overcome difficulties is what will _18_ and allow you to achieve your goal.Start working toward your dreams daily.To get started by
5、drawing _19_ what your next step is to accomplish your goal.Then get into _20_ as you move closer to your goal daily.1A.Challenges BPossibilitiesCGoals DAbilities2A.attend to Btake offCstick to Dget off3A.confuse BmissCstrengthen Dappreciate4A.daily BdeliberatelyCunexpectedly Ddisappointedly5A.work
6、out Bput upCget through Dknock over6A.turn BappointCraise Darise7A.deserts BsheltersCprotects Dseparates8A.expectation BstoneCarrangement Dappointment9A.strengthen BignoreCreduce Dproduce10A.promise BpreparationCcomment Dchoice11A.expect BofferCserve Dprovide12A.signs BrootsCabilities Dcharacteristi
7、cs13A.adaptation BstudyCcomfort Dsolution14A.expect BmeetCaccept Dblame15A.after BbeforehandCotherwise Dactually16A.bring BgetCbuild Dput17A.reduced BdesertedCfocused Dplanned18A.keep you off Bset you apartCfind you out Dget you away19A.out BaboutCup Ddown20A.action BplanCmeasure Deffort.阅读理解(2015湖南
8、株洲三校一模)Give a child back their future with surgery that costs as little as $ 250!Every year, more than 170,000 children in developing countries are born with disiguring clefts (裂缝). With your donation, every child born with a cleft anywhere in the world has the opportunity to live a full, productive
9、 life.Clefts are a major problem in developing countries where there are still millions of children who are suffering with unrepaired clefts. Most cannot eat or speak properly. Some children even arent allowed to attend school or hold a job. And they face very difficult lives filled with shame and i
10、solation, pain and heartache. Their clefts usually go untreated because they are poor too poor to pay a simple surgery that has been around for decades. It isnt a technical problem but an economic one.The good news is every single child with a cleft can be helped with surgery that costs as little as
11、 $ 250 and takes as little as 45 minutes.Simile TrainThe worlds largest cleft charity where a simple 45 minute surgery that costs as little as $ 250, can change a childs life FOREVER!Smile Train：Provide free cleft surgery to hundreds of thousands of poor children in developing countries.Train doctor
12、s and medical professionals in 87 developing countries.Treat the “whole child” with comprehensive, total rehabilitative (康复) care in developing countries, including：speech therapy, general dentistry and orthodontics.Unlike many charities that do many different things, Smile Trains mission is focused
13、 on solving a single problem：cleft lip and cleft palate (腭裂)Our mission is to provide a child born with a cleft the same opportunities in life as a child born without a cleft. We want our mission to be yours.Please Donate Todayhelp us with one million smiles 911,178 smiles so farIf you are having di
14、fficulty making your online donation, please call us at 18009329541.1Many children with clefts in developing countries usually go untreated because_.Atheir parents cant afford the surgeryBthe surgery is not perfect enoughCthe surgery costs a lot of moneyDthe surgery takes a lot of time2If you donate
15、 $ 1,000, the donation can provide cleft surgery for_.Atwo childrenBthree childrenCfour children Dfive children3In which of the following countries does Smile Train probably treat children with clefts free of charge?AThe UK. BGermany.CFrance. DIndia.4Smile Train is different from many charities in t
16、hat_.Ait deals with many different thingsBit only deals with children with cleftsCit raises money for the homeless babiesDit trains doctors for developing countries5How many children with clefts have received the free cleft surgery so far?A170,000 children. B911,178 children.C1,000,000 children. D1,
17、200,000 children.任务型阅读(2015苏州市高三调研测试)One of the hottest buzzwords in China right now is no doubt tuhao, a sarcastic, lighthearted term referring to rich people of little education, bad taste or lacking selfawareness.This is yet another example of smart Chinese Internet users applying their creativit
18、y to an aged phrase and giving it new life and meaning. The term, which literally means “country bully”， has been around since ancient times, when it was used to refer to rich and powerful rural landlords.However, the meaning of the word changed significantly when it was adapted a few years ago by C
19、hinese players of the wildly popular computer game “World of Warcraft” to refer to rich players who spend big money buying powerful virtual weapons. Because they dont improve their skills by playing, these players are considered silly, uncultured, and unprofessional.But that is not the end of tuhaos
20、 new life story. The renewed popularity of the term also coincides with (同时发生) the emergence (出现) of the Chinese “nouveau riche” a generation of businessmen and women, property owners and entrepreneurs who have rapidly accumulated large amounts of wealth in recent years.Similar to the many ragstoric
21、hes stories in human history, many Chinese billionaires who are on the global rich list do not come from welleducated or prestigious (声望很高的) backgrounds. Rather, they achieved financial success through powerful connections, smart investments, and by riding out Chinas economic boom. Many of them dont
22、 shy away from throwing their money around, yet we are often reminded of their lack of manners, taste and cultural sensitivity.As a result, a term that was popularized in the gaming world has now also been introduced into daily conversation.Trend, young Internet users, who see themselves as the oppo
23、site of tuhao not wealthy，but welleducated and cultured have further popularized the term by using it in various comic situations. For example, the phrase “lets be friends, tuhao，” became hot after it appeared in an online joke about a conversation between a rich young man and a wise monk.When Apple
24、 released its much anticipated iPhone 5S in September, Chinese Internet users accurately predicted the great popularity of the new goldencolored models among Chinese consumers, and named it “Tuhao Gold”， to make fun of the taste of rich Chinese people.“Tuhao” a latest buzzword in China来源:学科网(1)_in m
25、eaning来源:学科网ZXXKIn (2)_times来源:学科网“Country bully”，(3)_ to rich and powerful landlords who oppressed othersIn the (4)_ worldRich but unprofessional players，meaning players who would rather buy powerful (5)_ weapons than improve skills by playingRecently in daily (6)_Tasteless “nouveau riche”，indicati
26、ng those rich people who have benefited from the (7)_economy of China but are (8)_ of their lack of manners，taste and cultural sensitivity(9)_of its application“Lets be friends，tuhao.”An online joke about a conversation between a rich young man and a wise monk“Tuhao Gold”A term intended to (10)_ the
27、 taste of rich Chinese people答 案.语篇解读：这是一篇议论文。人生总是不可避免地会遇到挑战，你是将它视为前进的跳板，还是前进路上的障碍，这是你自己的选择。选择不同，结局也会完全不同。1选A“挑战”会来的。前文有challenges的提示。2选D根据下文中举的运动员受伤和减肥的例子可知，get off“(使某人)离开，脱离”，符合语境。你可以肯定你会有脱离正常轨道的可能。3选B如果你是一名运动员，可能一次受伤就会使你不得不错过训练。故选 miss “错过”。4选C如果你正努力达到健康的体重，你可能意想不到有时必须去旅行，并和一个不喜欢锻炼的朋友待在一块儿。故C项符合
28、语境，表示“出乎意料地”。5选A你想锻炼达到健康的体重，你的朋友却不喜欢 。work out“锻炼”。6选D重点是某些类型的挑战会出现。arise“出现”，符合语境。7选D根据文章首句可知，应选 separate 意为“区分”。我们如何处理这些挑战是区分受害者和获胜者的关键。8选B你可以把挑战当成一块垫脚石，或者把它当成一个障碍物。stepping stone “垫脚石”，符合语境。9选A你可以利用挑战坚定自己的目标，或者让它挡住你的视线。strengthen “加强，使更坚固”，符合语境。10选D根据空前分句所提供的选择可知，D项符合语境。11选C挑战应该起到使你在面对困难时更强大、更始终如
29、一的作用。serve“产生的效果(结果)”，符合语境。12选B挑战可以使你扎根(roots)更深，找到解决的途径。根据句意可知B项正确。13选D句意参见上题解析。solution “解决方法”，符合语境。14选A此句与下句形成对比，即当你没有料到(expect)挑战发生的时候，问题就会出现。A项符合语境。15选B根据空前的“predict potential problems”可知，这里应选beforehand“预先”。16选C对自己的信心会增强。build up “增强”，符合语境。17选C你集中注意力、克服困难的能力是使你与众不同的东西，也是使你达到目标的东西。focused“集中注意力的
30、”。18选B句意参见上题解析。set sb.apart “使某人与众不同”，符合语境。19选C从制订下一步计划开始，去实现你的目标。draw up “制订”。20选A这里与前面的“制订下一步计划”相对应，故用 get into action “行动起来”。.语篇解读：本文为应用文。是一家免费治疗唇裂和腭裂患儿的慈善机构呼吁公众为慈善事业捐款的广告。1选A细节理解题。根据“Their clefts usually go untreated because they are poor too poor to pay for a simple surgery .”可知，这些患儿没有得到治疗的原因是他
31、们家太穷，付不起廉价的手术费用。2选C细节理解题。根据“Give a child back their future with surgery that costs as little as $ 250！”可知，一台修补手术只需要250美元，故1 000美元的捐款可为4个孩子做修补手术。3选D推理判断题。根据“Provide free cleft surgery to hundreds of thousands of poor children in developing countries.”可知Smile Train在发展中国家开展免费唇裂和腭裂补修手术。在这四个国家，只有印度是发展中国家
32、，故选D项。4选B细节理解题。根据“Smile Trains mission is focused on solving a single problem：cleft lip and cleft palate (腭裂)”可知，Smile Train与其他慈善机构的不同之处在于它只专注做一件事情：治疗唇裂和腭裂患儿。5选B细节理解题。根据“911,178 smiles so far”可知，到目前为止已有911 178个患儿接受了免费矫正手术。.1.Changes2.ancient/old3.referring4.gaming5.virtual6.conversation/life7.booming8.reminded9.Examples10.tease/mock
