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【成才之路】2014-2015学年高中英语必修三(十二省区)强化作业:综合技能训练4]
【成才之路】2014-2015学年高中英语必修三(十二省区)强化作业:综合技能训练4]

Unit 4综合技能训练

时间:120分钟,满分:150分

第一部分:听力(共两节;满分30分)

第一节(共5小题;每小题1.5分,满分7.5分)

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.How will the two speakers go home?

A. By subway.

B. By taxi.

C. By bus.

2.How will the woman go home this evening?

A. She will walk home herself.

B. The man will drive her home.

C. Her classmate will take her home.

3.How did the woman hear about the accident?

A. She read it in the newspaper.

B. She watched it on television.

C. She learned it over the phone.

4.How is the woman going to the airport?

A. By taxi.

B. By train.

C. By bus.

5.What are the two speakers mainly talking about?

A. What they do while traveling.

B. When they do their homework.

C. How they spend their time.

第二节(共15小题;每小题1.5分,满分22.5分)

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听下面一段材料,回答第6至第7题。

6.Why should the speakers

A. They want to have coffee at the airport.

C. There will be little traffic.

7.How are they going to the airport?

A. By bus.

B. By car.

C. By train.

听下面一段材料,回答第8至第10题。

8.What type of poem does the man think is the best to show respect to people?

A. Cinquain poems.

B. Haiku poems.

C. List poems.

9.According to the man, what is list poems' advantage?

A. Parallel structure.

B. Start with the same words.

C. List the facts.

10.What's the parallel structure?

A. Each line begins the same words and follows the same pattern.

B. Each line begins the same way and follows the same pattern.

C. Each line begins the same way and follows the same words.

听下面一段材料,回答第11至第13题。

11.What will the man do next morning?

A. Meet Mr Cooper.

B. Visit the National Lab.

C. Meet Bill Lyons.

12.How will the man spend his Saturday?

A. Do some paper work.

B. Take some rest.

C. Meet some visitors.

13.What do we know about the woman?

A. She's the man's wife.

B. She's a business manager.

C. She's the company's secretary.

听下面一段材料,回答第14至第16题。

14.How many times has the woman been sailing before?

A. Never.

B. Once.

C. Twice.

15.In which way will the woman pay for the trip?

A. By check.

B. By cash.

C. By credit card.

16.What can we learn from the conversation?

A. The man is planning a trip for the woman.

B. The woman is going to climb mountains.

C. They are talking about traveling experience.

听下面一段材料,回答第17至第20题。

17.Why is it so important to protect cultural relics?

A. It can help us learn something about the past.

B. We can leave some valuable things for our children.

C. We are not able to tell what will happen in the future.

18.How can the things inside tombs be well kept over thousands of years?

A. They were everyday objects.

B. They were locked and hidden.

C. They were buried in large tombs.

19.What do we know about life in ancient Egypt?

A. Ancient Egyptians lived in houses made of stones.

B. Ancient Egyptian enjoyed wearing skirts.

C. Ancient Egyptians slept on wooden beds.

20.What are we trying so hard to protect?

A. Egyptian tombs.

B. Our cultural relics.

C. Everyday objects.

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听力材料:

第一节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后,你将有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

现在,你有5秒钟的时间阅读第1小题的有关内容。

(Text 1)

W:How can we get home? It's so late and the buses and subways have all stopped running.

M: It looks as if we have no choice but to call a taxi.

(Text 2)

W: I'll go home late this evening, probably around ten o'clock.

M:OK, I'll come and take you home then. I don't want you to walk home alone at that late hour.

W:Don't worry. My classmate Jenny will give me a lift.

M:How did you hear about the accident? It wasn't in the newspaper.

W:No, it wasn't on the television news either. Larry called and told me about it.

M:Oh, I see.

(Text 4)

M: How are you going to the airport on Wednesday, Betty?

W:I'm going to take the bus. I can just get off outside the airport. A taxi is too expensive.

(Text 5)

W: What do you and George usually do when you have no classes?

M:I enjoy traveling with friends, while George likes reading short stories at home.

第一节到此结束。

第二节

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有几个小题,从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最佳选项,并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话前,你将有时间阅读各个小题,每小题5秒钟;听完后,各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话读两遍。

听下面一段对话,回答第6至第7两个小题。现在,你有10秒钟的时间阅读这两个小题。

(Text 6)

W: It's about 2 hours' drive to St. Louis Airport. When do you suppose we should leave?

M: When are we supposed to be there?

e empty.

W: OK. When we arrive, we can spend some time having coffee at the airport.

听下面一段对话,回答第8至第10三个小题。现在,你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 7)

W: Jim, I plan to write a poem for my teacher, but I don't know how to show my respect. Can you help me?

M: Of course. I think the easiest way to do it is to make a simple list of what it means to be respectful at school.

W: Can you tell me some details?

M: Yes. First start by making a quick list of how you can show respect at school.

W:En.

M: List poems seem to work best when they are written with a parallel structure.

W: Parallel structure?

M: That is, when each line begins the same way and follows the same pattern.

W: I wonder if you can give me an example?

M: OK. I show respect for the bus driver by... I show respect for my teacher by...

M: Next, take the best lines and put them together in a poem.

W: Wonderful! Thank you, Jim.

M: That's all right.

听下面一段对话,回答第11至第13三个小题。现在,你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 8)

M: What does our program look like for tomorrow?

W:Let me see. A meeting with Bill Lyons at ten in the morning, and all the paper work is ready. Then, a trip to National Lab at three pm and at seven in the evening, we're having dinner with Mr Cooper, manager of LG Company.

M:Another busy day. But please don't plan anything for Saturday. I'm watching a basketball match with my family.

听下面一段对话,回答第14至第16三个小题。现在,你有15秒钟的时间阅读这三个小题。

(Text 9)

M: Hello, can I help you?

W:Yes, I'd like to go on a sailing holiday this summer in Italy.

M:Have you been sailing before?

W:No. I wanted to go to Sweden last year, but I didn't have enough money.

M:Well, it's quite expensive. Sailing holidays start at about three hundred pounds.

W:Yes, my friends went in August last year. They paid four hundred and fifty pounds each. The most I can pay is three hundred and eighty pounds.

M:Well, that should be enough. Would you like to be by the sea or by a lake?

W: Well, I'd prefer a lake in the mountains.

M:Okay. The Aqua Center in north Italy will be best for you. That costs £370.

W:Okay. Can I pay by credit card? I haven't got my checkbook.

M: Yes, that's fine.

听下面一段独白,回答第17至第20四个小题。现在,你有20秒钟的时间阅读这四个小题。

(Text 10)

M:Why is it so important to protect cultural relics? Well, one reason is that cultural relics can help us understand how people lived in the past. However, it isn't easy to know what life was like. When we try to learn about the past, we can only see the thins that survived time and the weather. The things we can do from the past can tell us something about everyday life in ancient times.

In some cases, more relics are saved than usual. In Egypt, for example, important people were buried in large tombs where they put lots of everyday objects. Because the tombs were locked and hidden, the things inside were well kept over thousands of years. Thanks to this, we know that the ancient Egyptians lived in houses made of bricks, that ancient Egyptian women wore made-up, and that most people slept on wooden beds. The objects can give us an idea of how people lived and how they probably thought.

Protecting our cultural relics is an important task and we should take it seriously. We are protecting our history and knowledge so that people in the future will know and enjoy it. We are also helping ourselves and our children to better understand who we are and where we come from. This is why we in China are trying so hard to protect our cultural relics.

第二节到此结束。

第二部分:阅读理解(共两节,满分60分)

第一节(共15小题;每小题3分,满分45分)

阅读下列短文,从每题所给的4个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。

A

In July 1994 Jupiter, the largest planet in our solar system, was struck by 21 pieces of a comet(彗星). When the fragments(碎片)landed in the southern part of the grand planet, the explosions were watched by scientists here on earth. But what if our own planet was hit by a comet?

The year is 2094. It had been announced that a comet is heading towards the earth. Most of it will miss our planet, but two fragments will probably hit the southern part of the earth. The news has caused panic.

On 17 July, a fragment four kilometers wide enters the Earth's atmosphere with a huge explosion. About half of the fragment is destroyed. But the major part survives and hits the South Atlantic at 200 times the spend of sound. The sea boils and an enormous wave is created and spreads. The wall of water rushes towards southern Africa at 800 kilometres an hour. Cities on the African coast are totally destroyed and million of people are drowned. The wave moves into the Indian Ocean and heads towards Asia.

Millions of people are already dead in the southern part of the earth, but the north won't escape for long. Tons of broken pieces are thrown into the atmosphere by the explosion. As the sun is hidden by clouds of dust, temperatures around the world fall to almost zero. Crops are ruined. Wars break out as countries fight for food. A year later civilization has collapsed. No more than 10 million people have survived.

Could it really happen? It has already happened more than once in the history of the earth. The dinosaur were on the Earth for over 160 million years. Then 65 million years ago they suddenly disappeared. Many scientists believe that the Earth was hit by a space fragment. The dinosaurs couldn't survive in the cold climate that followed and they became extinct. Will we meet the same end?

21.Which of the following is NOT true according to the author's description of the disaster in

2094?

A.The whole world becomes extremely cold.

B.All the coastal cities in Africa are destroyed.

C.The whole mankind becomes extinct.

D.The visit of the comet results in wars.

答案:C辨别正误题。据第三自然段的描述可知,A、B、D均符合本文所假想的事实,只有C不符。文中“No more than 10 million people have survived”一句意为“只有一千万人幸存下来”,而C项说全人类都灭绝了。显然与文章不符。题干要求找出不对的选项。

22.Why does the author mention dinosaurs at the end of the passage?

A.Because they could only live in the warm climate.

B.Because they once dominated the earth.

C.Because their extinction indicates future disasters.

D.Because dinosaurs and humans never live in the same age.

答案:C推理判断题。第三段中,作者描述假想的人类灾难……最后一段提到生活在地球上的恐龙在65 million years ago突然消失(即灭绝),许多科学家相信地球曾受到过外空星体碎片的袭击,故而导致恐龙绝种。由此暗示人类未来的灾难。

23.In writing the passage, the author intends to________.

A.give an accurate description of the possible disaster in the future

B.prove that humans will sooner or later be destroyed

C.tell the historical development of the earth

D.warn of a possible disaster in the future

答案:D观点态度题。本题要求考生推测作者意图。作者通过一段幻想的灾难和一段地球历史上出现过的恐龙绝迹的事实以及科学家们分析恐龙绝迹的原因,来警示人类未来可能发生的灾难。

24.It can be concluded that the passage is most probably part of a(n)________.

A.horror story

B.news report

C.research paper

D.article of popular science

答案:D推理判断题。据全文大意,又据文章的性质,可判定D为最佳选项。A、B、C均不太妥当。

B

(2014·山西省大同高一下学期期中) Satellites are an important part of our ordinary lives. For example, the information for weather

forecasts is sent by satellite. Some satellites have cameras which take photographs of the Earth to show how clouds are moving. Satellites are also used to connect our international phone calls.

Computer connections of the World Wide Web and Internet also use satellites. Many of our TV programs come to us through satellites. Airplane pilots also sometimes use a satellite to help them find their exact location.

We use satellites to send television pictures from one part of the world to another. They are usually 35, 880 kilometers above the equator. Sometimes we can see a satellite in the sky and it seems to stay in the same place. This is because it is moving around the world at 11,000 kilometers an hour—exactly the same speed that the earth rotates. A satellite must orbit the Earth with its antennae (天线) facing the earth. Sometimes, it moves away from its orbit. So there are little rockets on it which are used to put the satellite back in the right position. This usually happens about every five or six days.

Space is not empty! Every week, more and more satellites are sent into space to orbit the Earth. A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years. Satellites which are broken are sometimes repaired by astronauts or sometimes brought back to Earth to be repaired. Often, very old or broken satellites are left in space to orbit the Earth for a very long time. This is very serious because some satellites use nuclear power and they can crash into each other.

25.Which of the following is NOT done by satellites according to the passage?

A.Sending information for weather forecast.

B.Taking photographs of the Earth.

C.Sending TV pictures.

D.Providing food for airplane pilots.

答案:D从第一段可知,A、B项的内容都是卫星的功能,从第三段可知,卫星还可以发送电视画面,而D项内容文中并未提及。

26.What's the speed the earth rotates at?

A.35,880 kilometers per hour.

B.335,880 kilometers per hour.

C.11,000 kilometers per hour.

D.110,000 kilometers per hour.

答案:C从第三段的This is because it is moving around the world at 11,000 kilometers an hour—exactly the same speed that the earth rotates.可知C项为正确答案。

27.What does the underlined w ord “This” in the 3rd paragraph refer to?

A.A satellite.

B.A little rocket.

C.A satellite seems to stay in the same place in the sky.

D.The satellite puts the rockets in the right position.

答案:C上一句话的意思是:有时候我们看到天空中的卫星好像呆在同一个地方,这是因为……,故本题答案为C。

28.Which is true of satellites?

A.A satellite usually works for about 10-12 years.

B.Every time a satellite gets broken, it is brought back to the Earth to be repaired.

C.A broken satellite is never left in space.

D.They often crash into each other.

答案:A从最后一段的第三句话可知A项正确。

C

Brian arrived at the San Francisco airport two hours before

the flight to Paris. He was wearing three shirts, a jacket,two

pairs of socks,a pair of shorts, and two pairs of jeans. He was carrying

one small backpack,which was very full, but he didn't have any other

luggage. Brian needed to meet a man named Tony before he checked in for his flight. He found Tony near the Air France counter. Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package.

“Give this package to Jean Paul at the airport in Paris. He will have a sign with your name on it. I think you can find him easily,” Tony said,“You don't have any luggage, right?”

“Only this backpack,” Brian answered,“You said I could bring one carry-on bag.”

“That's right. One carry-on bag is fine. Have a good trip.”

“Thanks.”

Is Brian a criminal? Not at all. He is an air-courier. And he paid only $ 110 for the round-trip ticket to Paris. Air-couriers get cheap airline tickets because they take important packages and papers to foreign countries. Businesses sometimes need to get packages and papers to people in foreign countries by the next day. Often,the only way they can do this is to use an aircourier company. It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air-courier,but it is quick.

Every year about 80,000 people worldwide travel as aircouriers. The number of tickets for courier travel is growing by about 10 percent a year. However, air-courier travel isn't for everyone. But if you have very little money,can be flexible about your travel plans,and don't mind wearing the same clothes for a week,it can be a great way to take a vacation!

文章大意:文章主要讲述了利用航空快递的利与弊。

29.Why was Brian wearing so many clothes for his travel?

A.Because they were the uniforms for air-couriers.

B.Because that made him easier to be recognized.

C.Because he would be charged for taking much luggage with him.

D.Because he was required not to have much luggage with him.

答案:D细节理解题。由第三段“Only this backpack,” Brian answered, “You said I could bring one carry-on bad.”可知,Brian只被允许带一个背包。

30.Who was Tony?

A.He might be an air-courier company clerk.

B.He might be a guard at the airport.

C.He might be Brian's friend.

D.He might be a customs official.

答案:A细节理解题。根据第一段中“Tony gave him a round-trip ticket and a small package.托尼给了他(Brian)一张往返的机票及一个小包裹”,以及结合下文可知,Tony可能是一位航空快递公司的业务员。

31.Businesses choose the air-courier service because ________.

A.it costs less B.it is flexible

C.it grows fast D.it saves time

答案:D细节理解题。从倒数第二段最后一句“It is not cheap for a business to send a package with an air-courier,but it is quick.用航空快递投递包裹不便宜但是它迅速。”可知选D。

32.Air-courier travel is a good choice for those who ______.

A.have much money

B.hate wearing the same clothes

C.have much personal luggage

D.are flexible about their travel plans

答案:D细节理解题。根据最后一段最后两句话可知“航空快递旅行并不是适合每一个人。它主要面向那些钱少,旅行计划比较灵活的游客”,故选D。

D

The journey to the moon has been the first step towards future exploration in space. The distance between the Moon and Earth is very short indeed when compared with the distances between Earth and the other planets. Mars, the nearest planet to Earth is millions of miles away! Traveling to the planets will be man's next aim. Such travels will be more challenging than the trip to the moon and certainly more adventurous.

Recently, two American spaceships, Vikings 1 and 2, landed on Mars trying to discover whether that planet has any life on it. So far the signs of life on Mars has neither confirmed(确认)nor ruled out, Russians have discovered that the surface of Venus(金星)is so hot that it is almost certain that there is no life there. Also the atmosphere of Venus is extremely dense(稠)and the pressure is nearly a hundred times greater than that of the Earth's atmosphere.

Scientists believe man may find planets which have the same conditions as those we have on

earth, but man should realize Earth will be his only home for a long time and begin to love and care for it.

33.According to the passage, traveling to the planets will be________.

A.much easier and even more interesting

B.far more exciting and dangerous

C.man's final aim

D.man's first step

答案:B细节理解题。由文章第一段告诉我们人类向其他行星探索的行动将比去月球探索更加具有挑战性和冒险性。

34.From the passage, we can guess________.

A.there is life on Mars

B.there is no life on Mars

C.The atmosphere of Mars is not so dense as that of Venus

D.scientists will have little hope to find the answers

答案:C推理判断题。由文中第二段第二句告诉我们,火星上是否有生命还不能确认,所以A、B排除。根据文章最后一段第一句可知:科学家相信人类能找到像我们地球上生存条件一样的行星。所以可以排除D。

35.Scientists think we should take care of our earth because________.

A.no other planets are to take the place of the earth

B.everything needed is provided by the earth

C.the only home of man will be the earth for a long time

D.the dream to find another home for man will come true

答案:C细节理解题。最后一段讲明人类必须保护地球。根据原因在于人类在近期内无法找到能够和地球的生存常规交叉相提并论的星球,所以地球在很长时间内依然是人类赖以生存的家园。

第二节(共5小题;每小题3分,满分15分)

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

A hobby is an investment of time. It also can be an investment of money and commitment. Many people choose to develop more than one type of hobby. __36__ When it comes to choosing the hobby, consider the following factors.

Hobbies are usually an activity of some sort that brings out a certain skill that you have. When you have a talent like painting or woodworking, it can be easy to determine which hobby suits your skill. __37__ Skill can be developed and challenged as you go along. It is not a necessary requirement. A hobby is fitting because you love it, not because you're a professional at it.

Some people particularly enjoy taking part in hobbies that they can do in a group with others. It can be a lot more fun to join a hobby group than to sit alone in your basement. __38__ It's important to share interests and network with other hobby enthusiasts that do what you do.

Hobbies are generally an activity that you undertake because of the joy it brings you. Of course many people have discovered the joy that also comes with a hobby that earns you a living. __39__ Just make sure you make the choice that fits your lifestyle and personal preference.

__40__ But most of the skilled hobbies like art, building or writing have a series of lessons or tutorials that you can take to further your skills. In some cases it's a really good idea to take lessons, especially if you are clueless as to where or how to begin. Step by step books for most hobbies can often be found in bookstores as well.

A.However, hobbies don't have to be skill related.

B.Most hobbies can easily be done within your own home, at your leisure.

C.Look one up or start your own.

D.Read hobby books to learn more about your chosen hobby!

E.Make a list of things that you enjoy or don't know about.

F.It can be a necessary part of selecting the hobby that is right for you.

G.Whether it's full time, part time or not at all, you must decide if making money you're your hobby applies to you.

36.______37.______38.______39.______

40.______

答案:36~40.FACGB

第三部分:英语知识运用(共两节;满分45分)

第一节:完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)

阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D),选出最佳选项。

Mars is not, it seems, the dry old planet we once believed__41__. Astronauts who are__42__to go there in the next decade may find plenty__43__water to slake(消除)their thirst.And with water present the__44__of finding some sort of life on Mars are__45__brighter.

This is the view of forty geologists who have been analyzing__46__of pictures and other scientific__47__obtained by robot explorers in the sixties and seventies.

To begin with, scientists thought the Red planet was as__48__as the Moon__49__dust storms swirling over vast sandy__50__. But now the picture is very different__51__mountains and valleys carved by__52__glaciers and rivers rushing and rumbling deep underground.

In a report on the analysis of the Martian pictures Dr.Michael Car of the U.S.Geological Survey comments: “I am convinced__53__lots of water on Mars.” Any surface water will be in the__54__of ice.But it could save explorers from__55__to take so much__56__with them.

The report says__57__Mars probably had a warmer climate in ages__58__due to its axis (轴)

having been more tilted (倾斜) towards the sun.

__59__signs of plant or animal life have been detected by instruments landed on Mars,__60__the landing vehicles have been sent there for a few years.

41.A.it is B.it

C.it to be D.was

答案:C根据新的资料显示,火星似乎并不像我们过去认为的那么干燥。it代替前面的专有名词Mars; to be 为不定式的省略式,其后面省略了dry。不定式的省略式通常省略to后面的成分,但后面为to be结构时,就要保留be而省略其后面的成分。

42.A.expected B.hoped

C.required D.sent

答案:A expect somebody to do something表示“期待某人做某事”。这里用其被动语态形式:be expected to do sth。表示“某人被期待做某事”。

43.A.to B.of

C.more D.in

答案:B此句的“plenty of=a lot of”为固定词组,意思是“大量;许多;充足”。

44.A.chances B.openings

C.occasions D.possibility

答案:A本句的意思是“由于水的发现,在火星上面找到某种生命形式的机会就变得更加明朗了”。

45.A.quite B.very

C.much D.more

答案:C此处的much用来修饰比较级,其它选项都不能修饰比较级,但quite better除外。

46.A.a few B.many

C.thousand D.thousands

答案:D thousands of用复数形式表示不确定的数字,此处意思是“数以千计的”,后接复数名词;a few of后接“限定词+复数名词”,意思是“某(固定)范围内的一些”;many of 后接“限定词+复数名词”,意思是“某(固定范围)内的许多”。

47.A.skills B.news

C.intelligence D.information

答案:D指的是“在六七十年代探测器获得的其他科学信息(information)”。

48.A.peaceful B.quiet

C.lifeless D.dead

答案:C此句的意思是“刚开始的时候,科学家认为这颗红色的行星象月球一样没有生

命(lifeless)”。

49.A.of B.with

C.for D.through

答案:B此处为“with+名词/代词+不定式、分词、形容词、副词、介词短语等”构成的复合结构作状语。

50.A.deserts B.mountains

C.rivers D.seas

答案:A此句意思是“沙暴(dust storms)在广袤的沙漠(deserts)上旋转”。

51.A.from B.between

C.for D.with

答案:D注意此题的关键是要搞清它不是be different from结构,因为此结构后的名词前要用限定词,而该空后面的名词前无限定词,故可排除。此空与第24空一样,为“with复合结构”作状语。

52.A.energetic B.great

C.heavy D.powerful

答案:D这里用powerful形容冰河对山谷冲刷的威力巨大。

53.A.there's B.there're

C.here's D.here're

答案:A此句用的是“there be”结构,其后面的名词water(即主语)为不可数名词,故谓语动词be用单数形式。

54.A.appearance B.way

C.form D.shape

答案:C词组in the form of的意思是“以……形式”。此句意思是“任何表面上的水将以冰的形式存在。”

55.A.have B.having

C.carry D.carrying

答案:B from为介词,后面接动词的-ing形式,故可排除A和C两个选项;本空为have to 结构,意思是“必须;不得不”,所以其后接动词原形。

56.A.water B.ice

C.equipment D.oxygen

答案:A此句的意思是“水的存在使探险者们不用随身携带大量的水。”

57.A.what B.if

C.how D.that

答案:D此句意思是“报告说由于火星的轴在过去的岁月中更倾斜地面对太阳,那时火

星的天气,可能比现在暖和”。此处that引导一个宾语从句,其本身在宾语从句中不充当任何成分,也没有任何词汇意义,仅起连接的作用。

58.A.pass B.past

C.ago D.before

答案:B“in ages past”表示“在过去的岁月中”。

59.A.Not B.No

C.Nor D.Never

答案:B no为形容词,等于“not a/not any”,表示“没有”,后接名词;而not的后面一般接动词、形容词或从句等成分。

60.A.probably B.perhaps

C.supposed D.although

答案:D although 引导让步状语从句,表示“尽管……,但是……。”

第二节:(共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分)

阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

【全国新课标卷题型】When we got there, I wanted to explore __61__(immediate). “Come on,” I said. “If you are right, my__62__will be less than__63__the earth because the moon is smaller and I will be able to move more freely. I might even grow taller __64__I stay here long enough. I shall certainly __65__(weight) less!” I laughed and climbed down the steps from the spaceship. But__66__I tried to step forward I found I was carried twice__67__on the earth and fell__68__.“Oh dear,” I cried, “Walking does need a bit of practice__69__gravity has changed.” After a while I__70__(动词短语)it and we began to enjoy ourselves.

61.______ 62.______ 63.______ 64.______ 65.______

66.______ 67.______ 68.______ 69.______ 70.______

答案:

61.immediately此处用副词修饰动词explore。

62.mass根据下文推断应填mass,表质量。

63.on on the earth在地球上。

64.it前后是条件关系。

65.weigh shall为情态动词后接动词原形。

66.when根据前后文推断,用when表示时间最符合语境。

67.as far as和……一样远。

68.over fall over跌倒。

69.now that前后表示因果关系。

70.got the hang of根据下文推断表示“找到了窍门”,故用got the hang of。

【辽宁卷题型】A:I __61__(see) a beautiful fish in the market the other day. It was orange and blue. I'm thinking of buying some next Sunday.

M:Where would you keep them?

B:__62__ that round bottle over there.

A:It's a bit small, isn't it?

B:__63__ are the fish.

A:I think you should get a tank __64__ you want to keep fish.

B:Really?

A:Yes. You should never keep fish in a small round bottle. They don't get __65__ air. I suggest we __66__(go) shopping together and look for a nice tank.

B:That __67__ be quite expensive.

A:Check the prices before you buy __68__. And you ought to put a few large rocks in the tank. Fish love swimming around the rocks and through holes in them.

B:Is there anything else __69__ I ought to get?

A:Yes, you need to get some underwater plants. For one thing they keep the water clean. Also they make the tank look much __70__(pretty).

61.______ 62.______ 63.______ 64.______ 65.______

66.______ 67.______ 68.______ 69.______ 70.______

答案:

61.saw考查时态。根据句中时间状语可知应用过去时。

62.In考查介词。in表示“在……里面”。

63.So考查副词。此处表示“鱼也这样”。

64.if考查状语从句。此处表示条件。

65.enough考查形容词。此句指“没有足够空气”。

66.(should) go考查虚拟语气。suggest表示建议时,从句的谓语动词要用(should) do。

67.might/may考查情态动词。此处表示不太肯定的推测。

68.one考查代词。one代指上文中的tank。

69.that考查定语从句。先行词是anything,从句缺少宾语时,从句要用that来引导。

70.prettier考查比较级。此处指看起来更好看。

第四部分写作(满分35分)

第一节短文改错(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)

阅读短文,文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删

除或修改。增加:在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧),并在其下面写出该加的词。删除:把多余的词用斜线(划掉。修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

注意:1. 每处错误仅限1词;2.只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不计分。

John's goal in life was become a successfully doctor.He knew he had to finish high school first, so he put his heart into his studies—in particular, biology, chemistry, and maths.Because he worked hardly at these subjects, John became good at it.However, John forgot that he needed to master some other subjects beside those he had been chosen.As a result, John fails both English and Latin in the end of the second school year.But he had to repeat these subjects and he was almost unable to graduate like planned. John learned a good lesson.

答案:

John's goal in life was ∧

to

become a successfully doctor.He knew he had to finish high school first, so he put his heart into his studies—in particular, biology, chemistry, and maths.Because he

worked hardly

hard at these subjects, John became good at it

them

.However, John forgot that he needed to

master some other subjects beside those he had been

\chosen.As a result, John fails both English and Latin in the end of the second school year.But he had to repeat these subjects and he was

almost unable to graduate like

as

planned.John learned a good lesson.

第二节:书面表达(满分25分)

(2014·湖南) Directions: Write an English composition according to the instructions gi v en belo w.

学校正在组织科技创新大赛,你想为日常生活中某件物品(如钢笔、书包、鞋子……)设计添加新功能来参赛。请以“My Magic ________”为题写一篇英语短文,介绍你的创意。

内容:

1.说明设计理由;

2.介绍新功能。

注意:

1.词数不少于120个;

2.不能使用真实姓名和学校名称。

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My magic neutral water pen

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