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文章来源莲山课 件 w w w.5y K J.Co m 选修8课后能力测评(一)　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　Ⅰ. 完形下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。字数：293&完成时间：15分钟&难度：★★The basic meaning of“pet”is an animal we keep for emotional (情感的) rather than economic reasons. A pet animal is __1__ as a companion, and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy.__2__ pets offer more than mere(only) companionship: they invite us to love and be loved. Many __3__ feel their pets understand them, for animals are __4__ to sense anger and sorrow. Often a cat or dog can comfort us __5__ when human words don't help. We feel loved, too, by the way pets __6__ us for a home, for food and drink. Dogs __7__， look up to their owners,& __8__ makes them feel important and needed.A pet can be something __9__ to each member of the family, another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n) __10__ child, a grandchild to the elderly, but for all of us pets provide __11__ and companionship. It has __12__ been suggested that tiny pets __13__& be sent as companions to astronauts& on space ships, to help reduce the stress (紧张) and __14__ of space flights.In this Plastic Age, when most of us live in large cities, pets are particularly important for __15__. A pet in the family keeps people in __16__ with the more natural，animal world. Seeing an animal give birth brings understanding of the naturalness of childbirth, and seeing a pet __17__ helps a child to cope with sorrow. Learning to __18__ a pet helps a child to grow up into a loving adult who feels __19__ toward those dependent on them. Rightly we teach children to be good to their pets. They should learn, too, that pets are __20__ for us human beings.1. A. known& &&&B. looked upon& &&C. treated& &&&D. kept2. A. But& &&&B. However& &&&C. So& &&&&D. Otherwise3. A. masters& &&B. owners& &&&C. bosses& &&&D. hosts4. A. slow& &&&B. quick& &&&C. easy& &&&&D. difficult5. A. in time& &&&B. on time& &&&C. at times& &&&D. at no time6. A. depend on& &&B. live on& &&&C. wait on& &&&D. look on 7. A. especially& &&B. hardly& &&&C. hopefully& &&&D. entirely8. A. it& &&&&B. who& &&&&C. which& &&&D. what9. A. dangerous& &&B. necessary& &&C. the same& &&&D. different10. A. single& &&B. only& &&&&C. separate& &&&D. alone11. A. loss& &&&B. love& &&&&C. trouble& &&&D. pleasure12. A. ever& &&&B. even& &&&C. never& &&&D. probably13. A. would& &&B. could& &&&C. should& &&&D. must14. A. loneliness& &&B. distance& &&&C. darkness& &&&D. weight15. A. housewives& &B. children&&&C. grown-ups& &&D. relatives16. A. connection& &B. conversation&&C. touch& &&&D. love17. A. die& &&&B. suffer& &&&C. cry& &&&&D. fight18. A. pay for& &&B. ask for & &&C. call for& &&&D. care for19. A. comfortable& &B. suitable& &&&C. valuable& &&&D. responsible20. A. fit& &&&&&&&& B. good& &&&C. expensive& &&D. badⅡ. 理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A字数：343&完成时间：15分钟&难度：★★Burning the midnight oil before an exam or interview has an opposite effect according to a research which found that sleep is necessary for memories to be “downloaded” into the brain. “A good night's sleep within 30 hours of trying to remember a new task is a necessary condition of having good recall in the weeks ahead，” scientists have found.“We think that getting that first night's sleep starts the process of memory consolidation(加强)，” said Robert Stickgold, a sleep researcher at Harvard Medical School who conducted the latest study.“It seems that memories are normally washed out of the brain unless some process nails them down. I feel uncertain that sleep is one of those things that do the nailing down，” Professor Stickgold said.Professor Stickgold's team trained the 24 people to tell the direction of three diagonal bars (斜线) shown for a sixtieth of a second on a computer screen full of horizontal stripes (水平线)．Half the subjects were kept awake that night, while the others slept. Both groups were allowed to sleep for the second and third nights to make up for any differences in tiredness between the volunteers.Those who slept the first night were much better at remembering the task while the second group showed no improvement in spite of enjoying two nights of catch-up sleep. A further study by scientists at the Medical University at Lubeck in Germany showed that memories are laid down in two stages during the night. The first is during the deep, so-called “slow wave” sleep, which usually takes place in the first half of the night. The second, and less important stage happens during the periods of dreaming or “rapid eye movement (REM)”. When people don't sleep well in the first half of the night, their memory consolidation is almost the same as having no sleep at all.1. Which of the following statements is CORRECT according to the first paragraph?A. It is necessary to burn the midnight oil before an exam or interview.B. Sleep speeds up the loss of memory.C. Man should have a good sleep if he wants to keep a good memory.D. Staying up late will make you better prepared for an exam or interview.2. It can be inferred from the fourth paragraph that________. A. some process helps memories to be washed out of the brainB. Professor Stickgold is doubtful about whether sleep can make memories worseC. some memories normally influence the function of the brainD. sleep may can improve the condition of memories3. How was the research conducted by Professor Stickgold?A. The subjects were divided into two groups.B. All the subjects were kept awake for 3 nights.C. One group slept at the first night but was kept awake the next two nights.D. One group was kept awake for 3 nights but the other slept for the second and third nights.4. What was the study result of the scientists' at the Medical University at Lubeck?A. REM sleep is not important at all for the consolidation for memory.B. Intellectual performance mainly depends on the slow wave sleep period.C. When people sleep poorly in the first half of the night, it is almost the same as having no sleep at all.D. REM sleep is as important as slow wave sleep in terms of memory recall.5. The BEST title of this passage is ________.A. Sleep Necessary for MemoriesB. The Importance of the First Stage of SleepC. Studies Made by Scientists About SleepD. The Scientists' Achievement in Sleep ResearchB字数：290&完成时间：10分钟&难度：★★The blockbuster film Titanic has brought millions of dollars and thousands of people to the theaters and continues to touch people today in their homes. Why is this film so successful? It is a combination of many different things. Among these are many different elements. Looking at some of these elements will show how the director and others involved were able to create an emotionally charged movie that appealed to millions.The film uses one thematic(主题的) element called The Truth of Human Nature. The two main characters seem to represent noble people. Most of the other characters in the film are shown as non-tolerant, rude and cold-hearted people. The element of focusing on the two main characters' love and emotion seems symbolic of an ideal state.There are also social problems addressed. This is done in a few different ways. The most noticeable way is that the lower class people remain locked in the basement as the ship goes down. Throughout Titanic, the lighting is very important. The poor, lower class people are always shown in very warm-coloured light that gives them a sense of life and happiness. On the other hand, the rich, upper class are always shown in a flat light portraying the feeling of hardness and coldness. By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation(种族隔离), and they create stereotypes. The main characters are able to break free of these stereotypes and be together. This is the solution to the segregation problem.As you can see, Titanic took a lot of thinking and preparation to film in a manner that would create emotion and bring to the surface the issues and story of the great ship.6. The underlined word “blockbuster” in the first paragraph probably means “________”．A. something very successfulB. a highly explosive bombC. something worth a lot of moneyD. a touching story7. In Titanic, the scene of the lower class people remaining locked in the basement as the ship goes down is used to ________.A. criticize non-tolerant and cold-hearted rich peopleB. enlarge the spectacle of the filmC. criticize the reality of the societyD. emphasize the condition of the poor at that time8. Why were different colours of light used in the film Titanic?A. They were used to show the difference between the rich and the poor.B. The director was determined to achieve good visual effect.C. The social status was represented by the color of light in the past.D. The use of light was the main technique the director made use of.9. What can we infer from the passage?A. The segregation problem in the society can be solved by using the light.B. Though love is the main theme of Titanic, it also reflects some social problems.C. Because of the director's talents, the film Titanic achieved great success.D. In the film Titanic there are two characters altogether.10. The writer mainly talks about ________ in this passage.A. the process of shooting TitanicB. the leading actor and actress in TitanicC. the main techniques used in TitanicD. the outline of TitanicⅢ. 短文改错&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& (山西晋中市2011届高三四校12月份联考)下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。字数：111&完成时间：5分钟&难度：★　Friendship is very importance. Everyone needs friendship. In all our lives we can't live without friendship just as we can't live without air and water. Friendship makes us getting on well with one another to go ahead under different kind of difficulties in the front of us. But real friendship is no easy to come by. True friendship must be sincerely and be based on understand each other but not on benefits of each other. A good friend can always be a good teacher to us.By his advices we are persuading to go the right way. Therefore，more friends we have, the better we can improve ourselves.
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Ⅰ.1. 解析：选D。从空后的“...and we all need companions to keep as feeling happy”可知，作者认为人们是把宠物作为伴侣来养，而不是把它看作伴侣。2. 解析：选A。从空后的“more than mere (only) companionship”可知，本句与上句为转折关系。3. 解析：选B。从空后的“their pets”可知，这里表示的是宠物的拥有者。host是相对客人而言；master是相对仆人(servant)而言；boss是相对雇用者而言；owner指某物的所有者。4. 解析：选B。quick在这里意为“反应灵敏”。5.解析：选C。at times在句中相当于 sometimes。6. 解析：选A。句意为：通过宠物依赖于我们给它们一个家、食物、饮水的同时我们也感受到爱。depend on sb. for sth.意为“依靠某人获得某物”。7. 解析：选A。作者认为在这一点上狗的表现最突出，因此用especially表示。8. 解析：选C。which引导非限制性定语从句，在这里指代“Dogs& 7& ，look up to their owners”。look up to 在这里意为“尊敬，尊重”。9. 解析：选D。从空后的“another baby to the mother, a sister or brother to a(n)& 10& child, a grandchild to the elderly”可知,宠物对于不同的家庭成员其角色是不一样的。10. 解析：选B。single意为“单身的”，指没有结婚;alone不可作定语，因此A、D两项不符合句意，故选B。11. 解析：选D。句意为：宠物给我们带来欢乐和陪伴。从空后的“and companionship”可知，应选D。12. 解析：选B。句意为：甚至有人建议把小宠物带到宇宙飞船上给宇航员做伴。even意为“甚至”，用在这里加强语气。13. 解析：选C。suggest后的宾语从句用的是虚拟语气，其谓语是“should+动词原形”。14. 解析：选A。宠物用来减轻宇航员飞行中的紧张与孤独。15. 解析：选B。最后一段论述了宠物对孩子性格培养方面的重要作用。所以这里应该是针对孩子而言。16. 解析：选C。句意为:宠物使得（家庭中的）人们与更多的自然界动物保持接触。keep in touch with 与……保持联系。17. 解析：选A。die 在此与give birth 相对，从空后的“with sorrow”也可以得到此答案的提示。18. 解析：选D。care for 意为“关心，照顾”，符合语境。19. 解析：选D。句意为：学会关心宠物有助于将孩子培养成有爱心的成年人，他们会对需要自己的人“负责”。20. 解析：选B。句意为：他们也会知道宠物对我们人类有益处。be good for对……有好处。Ⅱ. 1. 解析：选C。推理。本文通过实验说明好的睡眠对记忆力至关重要。文章第一段就交代了整篇文章的中心。2. 解析：选D。推理。Professor Stickgold的话说明：睡眠也许是不让记忆力衰退的关键之一。3. 解析：选A。细节理解题。文章第六、七段介绍了参与实验者被分成两组，一组第一天晚上睡觉，另一组第一天晚上不睡觉。4. 解析：选B。细节理解题。文章最后一段说明了slow wave睡眠阶段对记忆的重要性。5. 解析：选A。标题概括题。归纳文章第一段的内容可知答案。6. 解析：选A。根据第一句的描述可知，《泰坦尼克》很受人们的欢迎，感动了很多的人，是一部很成功的电影。7. 解析：选D。第三段开头指出“里面也反映了一些社会问题”。然后接着列举了船下沉的时候下层人民仍被困在地下室里的情节。故选D。8. 解析：选A。根据文章第三段倒数第三句“By using these techniques, they show the issue of class segregation...”可知，选A。9. 解析：选B。通读全文可知，《泰坦尼克》中爱情是主题，但也反映了一些社会问题。10. 解析：选C。通读全文可知，文章主要讲述了电影《泰坦尼克》中运用的主要拍摄技巧。&
选修8课后能力测评(二)　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　Ⅰ. 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A字数：321&完成时间：15分钟&难度：★★With petroleum reserves (石油储量) decreasing, the search is on to replace gas with a cleaner，greener alternative. Though much eco-talk has centered on biofuels from corn and soybeans, the biofuel that looks more likely to replace petroleum comes from a most unlikely source: algae(藻类)．Algae, like corn, soybeans, and other crops, grow via photosynthesis(光合作用) and can be processed into fuel oil. However, they yield 30 times more energy than land crops such as soybeans, according to the U．S. Department of Energy. Many algae species also can grow in saltwater and polluted water―while corn and soy require arable land and fresh water that will be in short supply as the world's population balloons.“If you replaced all the diesel(柴油) in the U．S. with soy biodiesel, it would take half the land mass of the U．S. to grow those soybeans，”says Matt Caspari, chief executive of Aurora Biofuels, a Berkeley, Calif-based private firm that specializes in algae oil technology. On the other hand, the Energy Department says that if algae fuel replaced all the petroleum fuel in the United States, it would require 15,000 square miles, which is a few thousand miles larger than Maryland (12,407 square miles), the 42nd state in land area.Another bonus: Because algae can be grown just about anywhere in a closed space, they're being tested at several power plants across the nation as a carbon absorber. Smokestack emissions (烟囱排放物) can be pumped directly into the ponds, feeding the algae while keeping greenhouse gases out of the atmosphere.Although processing technology for algae fuel－also known as “oilgae” in some environmentalist circles―is improving, it's still years away from reaching your local gas pump. “It's just a question of cost, because no large-scale facilities have been built yet，” Caspari says.1. The underlined word “yield” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by ________.A. control& &&&&B. requireC. produce& &&&&D. grow2. Compared with corn and soybeans, algae________.A. may pollute water and soilB. can grow in poor conditionsC. provide much less energyD. need more special care3. According to Paragraph 3, one of the advantages of algae fuel is that________.A. it can be used more widelyB. it is more easy to produceC. it needs much less landD. it costs much less money4. What do we learn about algae from Paragraph 4?A. Algae help protect the environment.B. People can grow algae anywhere.C. Fish can get more oxygen from algae.D. Algae produce less waste.5. What does the passage mainly talk about?A. Environmental protection.B. Biofuels from corn and soybeans.C. The false hope of biofuels.D. A promising oil alternative.B字数：378&完成时间：5分钟&难度：★★Prince Charles yesterday, promised to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule. The prince will replace carbon-heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services.The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental impact of their activities. He said, “Few accountants and business decision-makers ask, ‘How much of our critical natural resource is left? How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt this year? By how many inches have we raised sea levels? How many species have we put at risk? How many homes will be flooded, how many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities？' These are not comfortable questions, but, by God, they need to be asked.”He added,“At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone's books. Yet they are real, they are incurred (遭受) now and in a relatively short time, the damage being caused may be beyond remedy(补救)．”He said the world was “running up the_biggest_global_credit_card_debt in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid”．Flanked by (两侧有) the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James' Palace, the prince said his new accounting for sustainability (可持续性) project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet.Duchy Originals, the Prince's food company, is taking steps to quantify how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas is emitted in growing, processing and distributing its products.The changes to the Prince's travel arrangements announced yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with activities at all three of his residences: Clarence House in London, Highgrove and Birkhall on the Balmoral estate, as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 105 full-time staff.Measures include a review of electricity use, commuter(通勤者) and other staff travel and are intended to identify further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions. The review will report in June, when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon emissions.6. One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce the royal impact on the environment is ________.A. taking private jets that are not carbon-heavyB. taking helicopters instead of private jetsC. taking trains instead of scheduled flightsD. taking scheduled flights instead of helicopters7. How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders in terms of environmental protection?A. Dissatisfied.& &&&B. Disappointed.C. Doubtful.& &&&D. Impatient.8. Duchy Originals will ________ in response to Prince Charles' calls.A. make as much green food as possibleB. cut down on its electricity useC. figure out its greenhouse gas emissionD. reduce its greenhouse gas emission9. The underlined phrase “the biggest global credit card debt” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to ________.A. the great amount of waste produced by industryB. the great damage caused for the environmentC. the great amount of debts of the royal familyD. the high cost of industry in the producing process10. What would be the BEST title of the passage?A. Prince Charles promises greener royal lifestyleB. Better late than never C. Prince Charles and his concern for the environmentD. The royal family has a role to play in environment protectionⅡ. 信息匹配&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& (浙江省诸暨中学高三12月月考)阅读下列材料， 并从所给的六个选项(A、B、C、D、E、F)中选出符合各小题要求的最佳选项。选项中有一项是多余选项。字数：573&完成时间：12分钟&难度：★★★The people below travelled abroad. Read the following stories and decide what problem each traveler experienced while traveling. 1. David got lost in an isolated place. To make matter worse, he had an accident and couldn't walk freely. So he was in great need of timely help.2. Paul had to buy a hamburger and ate it in the park instead of eating his mother's delicious chicken, with which he couldn't go through the customs(海关)．3. Ann was stopped at the customs because she was carrying drugs without a doctor's prescription. How regretted she was not to have done that!4. Sally offended some of the people in the town she was visiting by wearing inappropriate clothes. She should have found out about local customs and followed them.5. Jack didn't obtain a transit card when he changed planes at an airport, which made him very worried. There was no doubt that he was not allowed to get on board.A. My mother was worried about me. She cooked me all my favourite dishes and put them into a box to take with me on my journey. But the customs officer inspected all the plant and animal products at the airport. Unfortunately it was illegal for me to bring into the country the kind of food my mother had given me and so it all had to be thrown away.B. It was very hot so I put on some shorts and a T-shirt to go sightseeing. I hadn't gone very far when I found everyone was looking at me, and they didn't seem friendly to me. One woman even spat on me as I walked past. I decided to get off the crowded streets and so I turned down a small, quiet street.C. During the four-day walking tour, I was amazed by mountain scenery and the ancient ruins we passed on our hike. On the last day, we arrived at the ruins of Machu Picchu in time to see the sunrise over the Andes. I spent the day visiting the ruins of that ancient Inca city before catching the train back to the capital city of the country.D. When I got off the plane at the first airport, I saw someone handing out cards to some of the passengers, but I didn't know what they were for, so I didn't take one. When I tried to board the second plane they asked for my transit card, which I didn't have. I was worried they were going to send me back to London.E. I had been walking for about an hour when suddenly I slipped and fell down a riverbank. I hurt my ankle and couldn't stand up. I didn't know how I could get back to the village. I hadn't told anyone where I was going, so no one would know where to look for me when they realized I was missing.F. When I arrived at my destination, a customs officer at the airport looked in my bag and found the pills in a small box. He wanted to know what the pills were for and why they weren't in their proper bottle with my name and the doctor's name on it. I explained that the bottle had been too big and heavy. Then he wanted to know if I had a letter from my doctor explaining about the pills.1. ________　2. ________　3. ________　4. ________& 5. ________Ⅲ. 短文改错&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& (浙江杭州西湖高中2011届检测)下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。字数：105&完成时间：6分钟&难度：★Dear Susan，I'm very gladly to hear you are coming to visit me the next Friday. Unfortunately, I won't be able to meet you at the airport although I have classes in the afternoon. You won't find difficult to get to the city center. The airport bus leaves every 30 minute and will take you rightly to the Friendship Hotel. My classes will be over by then or I will pick you up there. I will take you together to a hot pot restaurant for dinner and we'll talk with our plan for the weekend over dinner. Having a pleasant trip and see you Friday.Yours，Zhang Ming&
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Ⅰ. 1. 解析：选C。词义猜测题。此处根据这句话的意思可以推出它们生产的能量比大豆之类的农作物要多30倍。故选C。2. 解析：选B。细节推理题。根据第二段第三句的“...can grow in saltwater and polluted water”和“...require arable land fresh water...”可知，玉米和大豆需要有良好的环境才能生长，而藻类在较差的环境下也能够生长。3. 解析：选C。细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“On the other hand... the 42nd state in land area”可知，如果藻类燃料全部代替美国的石油燃料，所需土地比马里兰州的面积多一些，而该州面积仅居全美国42位。联系本段第一句的“...it would take half the land mass of the U.S. to grow those soybeans...”可知，生产藻类燃料仅需很少的土地。4. 解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第四段第二句“Smokestack emissions can...of the atmosphere”可知，烟囱排放物能够直接排入养殖着藻类的池塘，既向藻类提供了养料，又防止了温室气体污染大气。可见，藻类对保护环境有利。5. 解析：选D。主旨大意题。本文介绍了一种颇具前景的藻类能源，重点分析了这种新能源的优势。注意第一段第一句的关键词alternative。6. 解析：选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段，查尔斯王子改变生活方式的途径是：乘班机和火车，不再乘污染严重的喷气式飞机和直升机。7. 解析：选A。推理判断题。从文章第二段，查尔斯王子对商界一连串的发问中可以看出他的不满。8. 解析：选C。细节理解题。由第五段“Duchy Originals...is taking steps to quantify how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas is emitted...”其中quantify 作动词用，意为“量化”，同C项的figure out（计算出）意思接近，因此C项正确。9. 解析：选B。词义理解题。根据语境判断，此处短语指的是我们对环境的破坏，查尔斯王子形象地把它比喻成我们“对地球的最大欠账”。10. 解析：选A。标题归纳题。文章介绍英国的查尔斯王子准备为环保事业身体力行，改变自己的生活方式，以减少温室气体的排放，因此A项最能体现文章的中心。B项是“亡羊补牢，为时未晚”的意思，文中有一定的信息，但不是全文的中心；C项仅仅体现出“关心”，而没有体现行动；D项指的是整个王室，而没有紧扣查尔斯王子的行为。&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Yours,&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& Zhang Ming
选修8课后能力测评(三)　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　Ⅰ. 完形阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～20各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。字数：344&完成时间：15分钟&难度：★★There is a Web site called the “World Database of Happiness”. It combines and __1__ the results of hundreds of surveys from around the world that have been conducted on life __2__. Most of the findings are predictable, but a few are __3__.The database makes it __4__ that there is not a strong connection between material wealth and general contentment. It is a cliche(陈词滥调) to say that money __5__ buy happiness, but the old saying seems to be __6__ by research. Many people still cling to the belief that gaining riches will be the answer to all their problems, yet they are probably __7__.Studies have been __8__ on people who acquired sudden wealth, such as lottery winners. In most cases, after the initial joy had __9__，& people were not left with a sense of lasting happiness. In fact, they __10__ to return to the way they felt before they became rich.__11__ contented people continue to be contented，__12__ those who were miserable in the past sink back into misery.If material wealth does not bring happiness, then __13__ does? Perhaps happiness has something to do with __14__ you live. The authorities at the World Database of Happiness have surveyed levels of happiness in different __15__. Apparently, people in America, Canada, and Sing people living in India and Russia, not surprisingly, are not happy.Other surveys consistently point to the importance of relationships. Family relationships，__16__， seem to be the key to long-term contentment. The Web site suggests that __17__ in love and having children are two of the situations that bring the greatest happiness.Nowadays people look to __18__ as an alternative source of satisfaction. People increasingly spend more time alone watching TV or surfing the Internet __19__ spending time with family. Can technology truly make people happy? It is too difficult to tell, but one thing is sure: If the Web site's research is __20__， time spent with your family is a better investment than time spent making money.1. A. gamers&&&&&&&& &&B. analyzes&&&& &&C. uses&&&&&& &D. collects 2. A. condition&&&& &&B. level&&&&&&& &&C. style&&&&& &D. satisfaction 3. A. surprising&&& &&B. exciting&&&& &&C. interesting&& &D. annoying4. A. actual&&&&&&& &&B. true&&&&&&&& &&C. real&&&&&& &D. clear5. A. can&&&&&&&&&& &&B. may&&&&&&&&& &&C. can't&&&& &&D. mustn't 6. A. supported&&&& &&B. carried&&&&& &&C. satisfied& &&D. served7. A. correct&&&&&& &&B. mistaken&&&& &&C. foolish&&& &&D. stupid 8. A. carried away& &&B. carried on&& &&C. carried off& &D. carried out 9. A. worn out&&&&& &&B. cut off&&&&& &&C. worn off&& &D. cut out10. A. intend&&&&&& &&B. tend&&&&&&&& &&C. desire&&&& &D. want 11. A. Especially&& &&B. Previously&& &&C. Actually&& &D. Totally12. A. then&&&&&&&& &&B. but&&&&&&&&& &&C. so&&&&&&&& &D. while13. A. which&&&&&&& &&B. who&&&&&&&&& &&C. what&&&&& &D. when14. A. space&&&&&&& &&B. place&&&&&&& &&C. where&&&&& &D. how15. A. cites&&&&&&& &&B. countries&&& &&C. towns&&&&& &D. sections16. A. in surprise& &&&B. in all&&&&C. in fact&&& &&D. in particular 17. A. dropping&&&& &&B. feeling&&&&& &&C. falling&&& &&D. stepping 18. A. entertainment&& &&B. information& &&C. technology& &D. study19. A. other than&& &&B. more than&&& &&C. or rather& &&D. rather than 20. A. reasonable&& &&B. simple&&&& &&C. adequate& & &D. accurate Ⅱ. 阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A字数：446&完成时间：15分钟&难度：★★★Yi So-yeon, an engineer from Seoul, returned to Earth on Saturday after 11 days aboard the International Space Station (ISS), along with Russian cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko and US astronaut Peggy Whitson.A technical problem turned a routine (常规) return to Earth into a sharper than usual descent (下降) that tested the group members' stamina and courage. They landed in the Kazakh steppes (大草原)& about 420km& (260 miles) wide of their target.“During the descent there was some kind of fire outside the Soyuz capsule because we were going through the atmosphere，” Yi said.“At first I was afraid, but the two other guys looked okay, so I tried to look okay too.”Yi smiled and joked her way through a 10-minute news briefing at Star City, the wooded Soviet era cosmonaut training centre on the edge of Moscow. However, Malenchenko and Whitson looked tired and thin after nearly six months in space. Their answers were short and Whitson needed support to balance when she walked. The 29-year-old Yi has become famous in South Korea since the take-off but she brushed this aside and said she has had little contact with friends or family since returning. “In fact, they are the heroes right now，” Yi said, referring to Malenchenko and Whitson. “I'm just a beginner and a little ashamed to say that I am a hero.” She did, though, relate a more light-hearted incident on the ISS.“I sang Fly Me to the Moon” Yi said about the 1950s pop song. “It's my favorite song from university although at that time I didn't know I would be an astronaut.” The capsule's so-called “ballistic” re-entering made the group members face twice the usual pull from the centre of the earth. The flames Yi described may have been caused by friction (摩擦) heating the capsule as it fell through the atmosphere.Whitson told reporters that Saturday's ballistic landing, was irregular but not an emergency.“The Soyuz has been through its history very reliable and there has obviously been some issue in the last couple of descents which went ballistic, but I'm sure the engineers will determine what the problems are and get them fixed，” she said.In October, a Soyuz capsule carrying Malaysia's first space tourist touched down about 200 km (125 miles) off_course in a similar ballistic landing caused by a technical problem.The Soyuz is the world's longest-serving manned space capsule. An early version of the craft, the Vostok, carried the first person into space in 1961.Whitson, 48, has become the American with the longest amount of time in space with 377 days.1. What's the main idea of the passage? A. Flight in space is very dangerous.B. Not everybody can go into space.C. Fearful landing tests the Korean astronaut.D. Yi didn't know she would be an astronaut when she was young.2. The reason why Yi So-yeon felt afraid at first was that ________.A. a fire was caused by the frictionB. she had no such experience beforeC. she was not brave enoughD. the other two didn't help her3. From the passage, we can learn that ________.A. Yi So-yeon, a space tourist came from South KoreaB. Whitson became energetic when they landed on earthC. the two other guys were not afraid during the descentD. the Soyuz, an unmanned space capsule, had a long history4. The underlined phrase in this passage means ________.A. out of work& && B. out of control&& C. in the wrong direction& D. in danger5. We can conclude from this passage that ________.A. experience is very important for astronauts to ensure safetyB. Yi So-yeon will never return to the space stationC. people are not willing to experience the space flightD. we should draw a lesson from the accidentB字数：335&完成时间：15分钟&难度：★★Jenny Bowen, an American living in Beijing, has been selected as the only American to carry the 2008 Beijing Olympic torch on Chinese soil. She and seven other non-Chinese winners were chosen from a pool of 262 applicants (申请者) from 47 countries in a contest organized by Chinese computer maker Lenovo Group and the official English-language newspaper, China Daily. When Bowen runs with the Olympic torch, she will not only be representing the United States, but also be representing thousands of Chinese orphans (孤儿). Bowen, a mother of two adopted Chinese daughters, is the executive director of Half the Sky Foundation, an organization which was founded in 1998 and aims to enrich the lives and improve the prospects for orphaned children in China. In nearly 10 years, Bowen and Half the Sky have touched the lives of over 13,000 children. Half the Sky is now present in 36 welfare (福利) institutions in 28 Chinese cities. About 4,000 children are active in the program, which provides trained staff, educational tools, medical support and nurturing love for orphans. Bowen hopes that running with the Olympic torch will help draw attention to the children in China. She will be among 19,400 runners who will carry the flame along an 85,000-mile, 130-day route across five continents. Beijing organizers say it will be the longest torch relay in Olympic history. Like Bowen, the seven other non-Chinese winners, including a German engineer and a Venezuelan graphic designer, live in China. Other countries represented will be the Philippines, Colombia, India, Japan and Russia. According to Olympic organizers, candidates (候选人) were selected based on an online vote, committee selection, their “love of Chinese culture and history” and devotion to “communicating information of a real China to their native countries”. Each runner will carry the torch for 200 meters on Chinese soil. 6. According to the text, Jenny Bowen ________.A. is interested in Chinese sportsB. founded Half the Sky, an organization which aims to help Chinese orphansC. has adopted 13,000 children during 10 yearsD. loves Chinese culture and history7. Bowen hopes that being a torch runner would help ________.A. collect educational tools, medical support, etc, for orphansB. make Half the Sky Foundation well knownC. communicate information of AmericaD. draw attention to orphans in China8. Which of the following about the 2008 torch relay is WRONG?A. The contest for its runners is organized by Lenovo Group and China Daily. B. It has eight foreign runners, including an American, a German and a Venezuelan. C. It will be the longest relay with the most runners in Olympic history. D. It will be an opportunity to communicate information of a real China to the world. 9. What's the BEST title for the passage?A. A US woman to carry 2008 Olympic torch in ChinaB. Happy life of a US woman in ChinaC. Development of Chinese welfare institutionsD. The longest torch relay in Olympic history10. The text is a(n)________．A. biography& &&& B. argument& &&C. news report &&& D. advertisementⅢ. 短文改错下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。字数：98&完成时间：5分钟&难度：★I'm a high school student. In front of our school gate has a street, on both sides of it are many shops. Everyday during rush hour，stalls sell food appear on the street, which makes it more crowded. Firstly, that makes it difficulty and dangerous to students to go in or out of the school. Secondly, the street is made dirty because so much plastic bags and waste water.A school, in my opinion, it should be a place with clean and quiet surrounding. So I do hope some measures should be take to improve the situation.
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Ⅰ. 1. 解析：选B。根据文意可知，“世界幸福数据库”综合并分析了调查结果。2. 解析：选D。从上下文可知，这个“世界幸福数据库”是对生活满意度进行的调查。&& 3. 解析：选A。由文意可知，这个调查结果大多数在意料之中，但也有一些意外。4. 解析：选D。make it clear意思是“表明”，符合语境。5. 解析：选C。句意为：钱是买不到幸福的。6. 解析：选A。由文意可知，研究结果似乎证明了这句俗语。7. 解析：选B。句意为：许多人仍然坚信得到财富就可以解决他们所有的问题，但他们可能是错的。8. 解析：选D。进行调查应该用短语carry out（开展，进行，执行）表示。carry on继续活动，进行下去；carry off 拿走，赢得；carry away运走，使着迷，使陶醉。9. 解析：选C。wear out穿破，损坏，使筋疲力尽；wear off逐渐减弱，逐渐消失；cut out切去，删掉；cut off切去，砍掉，使中止通话，打断……通话。此句句意为：在大多数情况下，最初的欢喜逐渐消失后，人们心中并没有留下持久幸福的感觉。故选C。10. 解析：选B。句意为：事实上，最初的欣喜退后，他们往往又回到了致富前的心理状态。11. 解析：选B。由文意可知，以前满足的人仍然很满足，故选择previously。12. 解析：选D。此处用while表示转折、对比。13. 解析：选C。此句的意思是：如果物质生活的富裕无法带来快乐，那么到底什么才能使人快乐呢？14. 解析：选C。从下文可知，也许快乐与你所居住的地方有关。15. 解析：选B。联系后文的“people in America, Canada, and Singapore are very happy”我们可以得此答案。16. 解析：选D。in particular特别，尤其。此处表达：尤其家庭关系似乎是令人能长久感到满足的关键。17. 解析：选C。fall in love为固定搭配，意思是“相爱”。18. 解析：选C。look to指望。句意为：现在人们指望科技能成为满足感的另一个来源。19. 解析：选D。rather than而不是。句意为：人们把越来越多的时间花在看电视或上网上，而并非与家人共聚。20. 解析：选D。此句前半句的意思是：如果这个网站的研究结果是精确的。Ⅱ. 1. 解析：选C。主旨大意题。通读全文可知，令人恐惧的着陆让进入太空的韩国宇航员经受了一次考验。2. 解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第六段推理得出, Yi开始时恐惧的原因是以前没有过这种经历。3. 解析：选C。由“At first I was afraid, but the two other guys looked okay...”判断得出答案。4. 解析：选C。词意猜测题。分析前后语境可知，off course偏离轨道。5. 解析：选A。推理判断题。由上下文推理可知:飞行员的经验在旅途中能够对安全起很大作用。6. 解析：选D。根据文章最后一段，火炬手选拔的标准之一为“love of Chinese culture and history”，由此可推断Jenny Bowen是热爱中国文化和历史的；A项文章并未提到；B、C两项与文章内容不符。7. 解析：选D。根据第三段“Bowen hopes that running with the Olympic torch will help draw attention to the children in China．”可知答案。8. 解析：选C。第三段提到“it will be the longest torch relay in Olympic history．”，但文章并未提到是runners最多的，所以选项C表述错误；根据第一段“in a contest organized by...Lenovo Group and...China Daily．”A项的表述是正确的；根据倒数第二段内容可知，B项表述正确；根据最后一段可知，D项表述正确。9. 解析：选A。标题归纳题。文章主要讲的是生活在北京的Bowen将成为2008年为北京奥运会传递火炬的唯一一位美国人。10. 解析：选C。文章首先概述事件本身，接着分析背景，然后顺带提到其他相关信息，根 选修8课后能力测评(四)　　　　 　　　　　　 　　　　　　　 　　Ⅰ. 阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A字数：270&完成时间：15分钟&难度：★★Everyone has got two personalities―the one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. You don't show your secret personality when you're awake because you can control your behaviour，but when you're asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you. In a normal night，of course，people frequently change their position. The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back，you're a very open person. You normally trust people and you are easily influenced by fashion or new ideas. You don't like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings. You're quite shy and you aren't very confident. If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person. You worry a lot and you're always easily upset. You're very stubborn，but you aren't very ambitious. You usually live for today not for tomorrow. This means that you enjoy having a good time. If you sleep curled up(卷曲), you are probably a very nervous person. You have a low opinion of yourself and so you're often defensive. You're shy and you don't normally like meeting people. You prefer to be on your own. You're easily hurt.& If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well-balanced personality. You know your strengths and weaknesses. You're usually careful. You have a confident personality. You sometimes feel anxious，but you don't often get depressed. You always say what you think even if it annoys people. 1. According to the writer，you naturally show your secret and real personality ________.A. only in a normal night B. only when you go to sleep C. only when you refuse to show yourself to the worldD. only when you change sleeping position2. Which is NOT mentioned in the second paragraph about a person's personality?A. He or she is always open with others. B. He or she always likes new ideas earlier than others. C. He or she is always easily upset. D. He or she tends to believe in others. 3. Which of the following shows the personality of a person sleeping on his stomach?A. He or she is careful not to offend others. B. He or she doesn't want to stick to his or her opinion. C. He or she can't be successful in any business. D. He or she likes to bring others happiness. 4. Why don't you possibly want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up?A. He or she would rather be alone than communicate with you. B. He or she is rarely ready to help you. C. He or she prefers staying at home to going out. D. He or she wouldn't like to get help from you. 5. It appears that the writer tends to think highly of the person who sleeps on one side because ________. A. he or she always shows sympathy for peopleB. he or she is confident，but not stubbornC. he or she has more strengths than weaknessesD. he or she often considers annoying peopleB字数：325&完成时间：15分钟&难度：★★The greatest recent social changes have been in the lives of women. During the twentieth century there has been a remarkable shortening of the proportion of a woman's life spent in caring for children. A woman marrying at the end of the nineteenth century would probably have been in her middle twenties, and would be likely to have seven or eight children, of whom four or five lived till they were five years old. By the time the youngest was fifteen, the mother would have been in her early fifties and would expect to live a further twenty years, during which customs, opportunity and health made it unusual for her to get paid work. Today women marry younger and have fewer children. Usually a woman's youngest child will be fifteen when she is forty-five and can be expected to live another thirty-five years and is likely to take paid work until retirement at sixty. Even while she has the care of children, her work is lightened by household appliances and convenience foods.This important change in women's life-pattern has only recently begun to have its full effect on women's economic position. Even a few years ago most girls left school at the first opportunity, and most of them took a full-time job. However, when they married, they usually left work at once and never returned to it. Today the school-leaving age is sixteen, many girls stay at school after that age, and though women tend to marry younger, more married women stay at work at least until shortly before their first child is born. Very many more afterwards return to full-or-part-time work. Such changes have led to a new relationship in marriage: with the husband accepting a greater share of the duties and satisfactions of family life, and with both husband and wife sharing more equally in providing the money, and running the home, according to the abilities and interests of each of them.6. Which of the following is the topic of this passage?A. The marriage of women: past and present.B. Women and their jobs.C. The social changes in the lives of women.D. Women's role in family life.7. At the beginning of the twentieth century, the amount of time the women spent taking care of children ________.A. was shorter than in previous centuriesB. was longer than in previous centuriesC. was considered to be surprisingly longD. accounted for a great part of their lives8. One reason why the woman of today may take a job is that she ________.A. is younger when her children are old enough to look after themselvesB. does not like children herselfC. need not worry about food for her childrenD. can retire from family responsibilities when she reaches sixty9. According to the passage, it is now quite usual for women to ________.A. stay at home after leaving schoolB. marry men younger than themselvesC. start working again later in lifeD. marry while still at school10. What can be inferred from the last sentence?A. The husband tends to share greater share of duties of family life.B. In the past, the husband used to provide money for the family while the wife ran the home.C. The wife does not have her own abilities and interests.D. Both the husband and the wife should be satisfied with their family life.Ⅱ. 信息匹配阅读下列应用文及相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。选项中有一项是多余选项。字数：457&完成时间：12分钟&难度：★首先，请阅读以下学生会部门信息：A. The presidium(主席团)Our job includes the formation of an overall work plan and organi preparation for a communication platform between s and co-ordination(协调) for the departments. We will try our best to serve all in our school.B. Department of Culture and Propagation(宣传)We design posters for all big events and
we announce
we distribute notices from the school and Students' Union.C. Department of Art and SportsOur job is to arrange arts and sports activities and competitions. We are devoted to the encouragement of all in our school to show their talents, as well as to enjoy rich school lives.D. Department of School Life ManagementOur department aims to solve the problems that appeared in our students' school life. We listen to opinions and suggestions about the school services and equipment. We report these suggestions to the school.E. Department of AssociationsWe are the organizers of the students' associations. Our job is to manage activities of the students' associations. We provide a rich and challenging after-school program for all of the students.F. Department of External RelationsWe are the connection between our school and our brother schools. We are the window to show our students' talents. We demonstrate our advantages and characteristics through promotion and activities. Our target is to spread our reputation all over the country and overseas.阅读下面学生会待聘人员信息，然后匹配相应的人员与相关部门：1. Simon has got many pen friends and net friends home and abroad. He loves this school and wishes that he could do something to have more people know about it, those excellent teachers and students, the activities, and its glorious achievements.2. As an excellent basketball player, Jonathan plays an active part in all of the school's activities. He thinks sport can help people keep healthy and everybody should take part. He wishes to arrange some activities that everybody could join in.3. Frank showed his ability of organization when he was still a very young boy. As a student, he wishes he could do something to improve the relationship between the teaching staff and the students. And, as a matter of fact, he has that ability.4. Jennifer is a kind and helpful girl who is always willing to offer a helping hand to whoever needs it. As a student, she knows that many of her schoolmates need help and care. She wishes that she could do something for them.5. Flora's majoring in fine arts and has a part-time job in an advertisement company. She once successfully designed a few movie posters and got much appreciation from the manager of the company. Now she wants to do something for Students' Union.1. ________　2. ________　3. ________　4. ________& 5. ________Ⅲ. 短文改错&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& (浙江台州中学第二次统练高三英语模拟题试题)下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。字数：127&完成时间：5分钟&难度：★In England, nobody under 18 are allowed to drink in a bar. Mr. Thompson used to going to a bar near his house, or he never took his son, Tom, because he was too young.Then when Tom had his eighteen birthday, Mr. Thompson took him to his usual bar. After drinking at half an hour, Mr. Thompson said to his son, “Tom, I want to teach you an very useful lesson. You must always be careful never drink too much.”“How do you know how you've had enough？” asked Tom.“Do you see those two lights at the end of the bar? When it seem to have become four, you've had enough and should go to home.”“But, Dad, I can see only one，” said Tom.
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Ⅰ. 1. 解析：选B。根据第一段最后一句“The important position is the one that you go to sleep in”可知。2. 解析：选C。由第二段“You don’t like to upset people...”可知，选C。3. 解析：选C。第三段第四句“You usually live for today not for tomorrow”表明，这种人目光短浅、得过且过，难有建树。4. 解析：选A。根据第四段内容可知，此种人属于神经质内向型，很难相处。5. 解析：选B。根据第五段内容可知，此种人心理素质好，清楚地知道自己的优缺点；坚持正确的主张但不固执。6. 解析：选C。通读全文可知，文章主要围绕着“妇女生活的社会变化”展开，故选C。&&& 7. 解析：选A。由文章第一段第二句可知，在二十世纪，妇女照看孩子的时间已有相当明显的缩减。A项内容与此句相符，故选A。8. 解析：选A。由文意可知，如今妇女的状况是最小孩子15岁，母亲刚45岁，可望再活35年，且有可能在60岁退休前得到一份有偿工作。故A项正确，指母亲仍较年轻。9. 解析：选C。文章第二段提到妇女生活模式变化对其经济地位的影响，也提到当今妇女婚后，至少在第一个孩子出生前仍工作。然后谈到“之后，妇女又返回全日或半日工作当中”。所以C项正确。10. 解析：选B。由文章最后一句可知，这些变化带来了新的婚姻关系：丈夫分担更多的家庭责任，分享更大的家庭生活满足感。夫妻按各自兴趣更平等地分担赚钱、持家的义务。其含义即，以前，夫妻的责任分配与现在不同，丈夫主要赚钱，妻子主要持家，故选B。Ⅱ. 1-5.FDABC&ve had enough and should go to home.”“But, Dad, I can see only one,”said Tom.
&选修8课后能力测评(五)
Ⅰ. 阅读理解 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。A字数：274&完成时间：10分钟&难度：★★A very important world problem－in fact, I am inclined(倾向) to say it is the most important of all the great world problems which face us at the present time－is the rapidly increasing pressure of population on land and on land resources.It is not so much the actual population of the world but its rate of increase which is important. It works out to be about 1.6 percent per annual net increase. In terms of numbers this means something like forty to fifty-five million additional people every year. Canada has a population of twenty million－rather less than six month's climb in world population. There are ten million people in Australia. So, it takes the world less than three months to add to itself a population. Let us take our own crowded country－England and Wales: forty-five to fifty million people－just about a year's supply.By this time tomorrow, and every day, there will be added to the earth about 120,000 extra people－just about the population of the city of York.Here I am not talking about birth rate. This is net increase. To give you some idea of birth rate, look at the seconds hand of your watch. Every second three babies are born somewhere in the world. Another baby! You cannot speak quickly enough to keep pace with the birth rate.This enormous increase of population will create immense problems. By 2020 unless something desperate happens, there will be as many as seven billion people on the surface of the earth! So this is a problem which you are going to see in your lifetime.1. According to the author, ________ is the most important in the world at the present time.A. the quality of the increasing populationB. the actual population of the world C. the rapidly increasing pressure of populationD. farming land is reducing at great speed2. From the passage we know that the author is a(n) ________.A. Canadian& &&&&B. AustralianC. American& &&&D. Englishman3. It takes ________ for the world to have a population of Australia.A. about three monthsB. about six monthsC. one yearD. more than four months4. According to the passage ________ babies are born on the earth per hour.A. 180& &&&&&B. 3 millionC. 120,000& &&&&D. 10,8005. The author mentions the different populations of several countries in order to ________.A. show how small those countries areB. show how thickly those countries are populatedC. emphasize the low increase of the world populationD. emphasize the high rate of increase of world population　　　　　　　　　　　　&&&&&&&& B&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& (;天津)字数：372&完成时间：10分钟&难度：★★I am a writer. I spend a great deal of my time thinking about the power of language－the way it can evoke(唤起) an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth. Language_is_the_tool_of_my_trade. And I use them all－all the Englishes I grew up with.Born into a Chinese family that had recently arrived in California, I've been giving more thought to the kind of English my mother speaks. Like others, I have described it to people as “broken” English. But I feel embarrassed to say that. It has always bothered me that I can think of no way to describe it other than “broken”，as if it were damaged and needed to be fixed, as if it lacked a certain wholeness. I've heard other terms used, “limited English，” for example. But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including people's perceptions(认识)of the limited English speaker.I know this for a fact, because when I was growing up, my mother's “limited” English limited my perception of her. I was ashamed of her English. I believed that her English reflected the quality of what she had to say. That is，because she expressed them imperfectly her thoughts were imperfect. And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her.I started writing fiction in 1985. And for reasons I won't get into today, I began to write stories using all the Englishes I grew up with: the English she used with me, which for lack of a better term might be described as “broken”； and what I imagine to be her translation of her Chinese, her internal(内在的) language, and for that I sought to preserve the essence, but neither an English nor a Chinese structure. I wanted to catch what language ability tests can never show: her intention, her feelings, the rhythms of her speech and the nature of her thoughts.6. By saying “Language is the tool of my trade”， the author means that ________.A. she uses English in foreign tradeB. she is fascinated by languagesC. she works as a translatorD. she is a writer by profession7. The author used to think of her mother's English as ________.A. impolite& &&&&&B. amusingC. imperfect& &&&&&D. practical8. Which of the following is TRUE according to Paragraph 3?A. Americans do not understand broken English.B. The author's mother was not respected sometimes.C. The author' mother had positive influence on her.D. Broken English always reflects imperfect thoughts.9. The author gradually realizes her mother's English is ________.A. well structured& &&&&&&& B. in the old styleC. easy to translate&&&&&&&&&&& D. rich in meaning10. What is the passage mainly about?A. The change of the author's attitude to her mother's English.B. The limitation of the author's perception of her mother.C. The author's misunderstanding of “limited” English.D. The author's experiences of using broken English.Ⅱ. 短文改错&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&&& (2011浙江实验中学高三英语月考试题)下面短文中有10处语言错误。请在有错误的地方增加、删除或修改某个单词。增加：在缺词处加一个漏字符号(∧)，并在其下面写上该加的词。删除：把多余的词用斜线(\)划掉。修改：在错的词下划一横线，并在该词下面写上修改后的词。注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词。字数：109&完成时间：5分钟&难度：★　While visiting France, we decide to do some shopping. Not far the hotel there was a shop with all kinds of clothing hang up. When we went into the shop, a woman came up and asked that she could help us, so we said that we would like to look around on our own. She looked at us rather strange. Not having found anything we needed, we thanked the woman and was left. Suddenly my husband started was laugh, pointing to the small sign in English, which read：“DRY-CLEANING SHOP. As you are a smoker, please don't smoke here.”Ⅲ. 书面表达圣诞节即将来临，你班要为国际交流学生Jim举办一次有意义的圣诞party。请你筹划一下需要做哪些准备？如，邀请哪些人参加、准备什么东西、如何装饰、请哪些人帮忙、如何安排Jim等等。可以简述理由。注意：1. 字数120－150；2. 可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。________________________________________________________________________
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Ⅰ. 1. 解析：选C。细节理解题。从文章第一段可知，人口对土地及其资源的不断快速增长的压力是最重要的世界问题。2. 解析：选D。推理判断题。由文章第二段最后一句“Let us take our own crowded country-England and Wales”意为“让我们说一下我们自己拥挤的国家――英格兰和威尔士”可知。3. 解析：选A。细节理解题。由文章第二段倒数第二句“因此，地球上的人类花不到三个月的时间就可以增加一个澳大利亚的人口。”可知其中，“less than three months”与“about three months”意思相近。4. 解析：选D。推理判断题。由文章第四段第四句“Every second three babies are born somewhere in the world”可推知，每小时有10，800个婴儿出生。5. 解析：选D。推理判断题。作者以不同国家的人口为例来强调世界人口的高增长率。6. 解析：选D。细节理解题。由文章一开始就提到作者是一名作家。7. 解析：选C。细节理解题。由第二段“But they seem just as bad, as if everything is limited, including peoples perception of the limited English speaker”可知。8. 解析：选B。推理判断题。由第三段“And I had plenty of evidence to support me: the fact that people in department stores, at banks, and at restaurants did not take her seriously, did not give her good service, pretended not to understand her, or even acted as if they did not hear her”可判断出。9. 解析：选D。推理判断题。归纳最后一段可知，作者认为母亲的“broken English”中包含了太多的内容：她的意图、感情、说话的节奏以及她的想法和本质等。10. 解析：选A。主旨大意题。本文讲述的是作者对母亲“broken English”由开始的“不完美”到后来逐渐认识到母亲的语言“内涵丰富”的一个变化过程。&Ⅲ. One possible version:What should you do if we want to have a successful Christmas party for Jim?First, we will decide who will be our guests, for example, the teachers, all the classmates and Jim’s native friends if possible．Then we should make cards to invite them to come in advance．Then, arrange someone to make the lists of party food and party drinks and prepare them, for we won’t just sit there, talking．Later, some interesting things, for example, movies or songs, must be prepared depending on the taste of our guests．We can also decorate our room with many beautiful things, such as a big Christmas tree with colourful lights, to make Jim feel like at home．All the classes will help decorate the tree by ourselves, it would just be fun. And last, we will arrange Jim to act as Father Christmas, it is certain to be the highlight of the party. 文章来源莲山课 件 w w w.5y K J.Co m
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