1.【题文】The “babies” tend to be on or near me, or crying, or both. I spend a fair amount of time trying to get William to sleep, to get Elliott to get involved in something that will actually keep him happy for a little while, or to get William to play on the floor for 10 minutes straight so that I can get something done. But, a lot of days, it seems like I'm not succeeding in any of those efforts. So, yesterday, a friend of mine posted a picture on Facebook. This particular friend has a baby who is about a month younger than William. The picture was of the baby, who had made his way across the floor to the toys housed along the side of the room. I just kept looking at that picture and thinking that if only William had some different toys to play with, perhaps he would stay occupied a bit longer at a stretch. But William seems so bored with all of his toys! And I am so ready for him to be ready to play. In order to find a way to make him playing longer, I kept looking at that picture. Suddenly, I realized my sons need to play closer to me.
So I cleared off the cubby(围起来的)shelves in the playroom, and my husband and I moved it to the living room. We found all of the toys that would be safe for William and put them in the cubbies. Then, we pulled the play kitchen in.
William was so interested in what I was doing that he sat there and played and chewed on his toys while we moved furniture. When we were done, I moved him over closer to the cubbies and he got so excited that he didn't disturb for an hour, while I made dinner and cleaned up! Even Elliott played happily for a few hours. It was a dream come true! And I got to know that my lack of happy children was because of my desire for a toy—free living room.
1. The babies were unhappy and trapped the author because they_______.
A. fought with each other
B. were told not to play on the floor
C. were blamed for destroying property
D. were given a living room without a toy
2. The underlined sentence “And I am so ready for him to be ready to play. ” means that ______.
A. the author is determined to keep her son playing longer
B. the author is willing to play with her son
C. the author is prepared to teach her son to play
D. the author is tired of her son's naughty behavior
3. Why did the author move furniture and toys into the living room?
A. Because she wanted to sort out her house.
B. Because she wanted to throw the unnecessary items.
C. Because she wanted to have her sons closer to her.
D. Because she wanted to teach her sons to cook.
4. What was the author's dream?
A. She could keep the living room tidy.
B. Her sons could learn to stand by themselves.
C. Her sons could be interested in what she was doing.
D. She could do what she desired without interruption.
【答案】DACD
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
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2.【题文】The end of the World Cup does not mean the end of international competition, in Brazil this year. A major football event will happen in the South American country later this month, but with teams of robots playing the game, which is known as soccer in the United States. The robot teams are guided by teams of humans from around the world. The event is known as RoboCup. Technology students at the University of Pennsylvania are trying for their fourth victory at the competition, which is held this year in the coastal city Joao Pessoa. The students have won the last three RoboCup competitions.
Watching robots play football is similar to watching children play the game. The kicks are not good, there's a lot of falling down, and people are there to guide and support the team members. Jian Qiao Li is one of the leaders of the University of Pennsylvania team.
He says one goal he has for the robot team is to make sure the machines can find the goal and the ball. He also wants the robots to be able to know where they are on the playing field. And he
wants the team to be able to better control the walking and kicking abilities of the robots.
Qin He is another leader of the robot team. She says the abilities of the robots increase every year. Ms. He says the US team is meeting its goals. The robots know the differences between the colors green and red, and they can decide where to go and where the ball is on the playing field. She says if there are three robot players on the field at the same time, they will communicate with each other to decide the different responsibilities for each robot.
U. S. Team member Christopher Akatusuka hopes for another victory in Brazil. The team has won the RoboCup the past three years in the Netherlands, Mexico and Turkey.
“They have every good team player right now. As long as their detection is good, I think they'll be very competitive; we just hope to compete against the real good German teams eventually, because the Germans always do very well, ” says Akatsuka.
Mr Akatsuka says RoboCup is an exciting technology competition.
“Each team develops their own software; basically it's a competition of who has the best software, who has the best decision—making at a given point... it?s really exciting, ” s ays Akatsuka.
The event begins July 19th and ends July 25th. Some RoboCup participants hope to develop a team of robots that can play against humans by 2050.
1. According to the first paragraph, Robocup _____.
A. is held every four years
B. is played by robots
C. is a symbol of World Cup's ending
D. is a celebration of World Cup
2. The robots' performance of playing the game is _______ .
A. marvelous
B. awkward
C. flexible
D. awesome
3. The same goal for the robots that Jian Qiao Li and Qin He mention is _______ .
A. to locate the ball
B. to communicate with each other
C. to play at will
D. to distinguish colors
4. Akatsuka's final hope for his robot team is ______ .
A. to invent the best software
B. to win the championship in Brazil
C. to make the best decision
D. to compete with humans
【答案】BBAD
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
3.【题文】Older people with hearing loss may suffer faster rates of mental decline. People who have hearing trouble suffered meaningful impairments in memory, attention and learning about three years earlier than people with normal hearing, a study published online January 21 in JAMA Internal Medicine reveals.
The finding supports the idea that hearing loss can have serious consequences for the brain，says Patricia Tun of Brandeis University in Waltham，Mass., who studies agin g. “I'm hoping it will be a real wake-up call in terms of realizing the importance of hearing. ”
Compared with other senses, hearing is often overlooked, Tun says. “We are made to interact with language and to listen to each other, and it can have damaging effects if we don't.”
Frank Lin of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine and colleagues tested the hearing of 1,984 older adults. Most of the participants, who averaged 77 years old, showed some hearing loss — 1,162 volunteers had trouble hearing noises of less than 25 decibels, comparable to a whisper or rustling leaves. The volunteers; deficits reflect the hearing loss in the general population: Over half of people older than 70 have trouble hearing.
Over the next six years, these participants underwent mental evaluations that measured factors such as short-term memory, attention and the ability to quickly match numbers to symbols. Everybody got worse at the tasks as time wore on, but people with hearing loss had an especially sharp decline, the team found. On average, a substantial drop in performance would come about three years earlier to people with hearing loss.
Lin cautions that the study has found an association between hearing loss and mental abilities; the researchers can't conclude that hearing loss directly causes the decline. Yet more and more studies are turning up ways that diminished hearing could damage the brain.
A person who can't hear well might avoid social situations, and isolation(孤立)is known to be bad for the brain. “You gradually become more socially withdrawn, ” Lin says. “Social isolation is a major, major factor for dementia(痴呆)and cognitive decline. ”
Other studies suggest that when people struggle to interpret and decode(译解）words, their brains divert energy away from other tasks, such as memory. Audiologist and psychologist Kathy Pichora — Fuller says that this brain drain happens to everyone, even people without hearing loss. Studies have shown that people are worse at remembering things when they're in a noisy room, for instance. People with hearing loss may be constantly diverting a large swath(—大片)of their brainpower，leaving less for other mental tasks, says Pichora— Fuller, of the University of Toronto Mississauga.
1. Mass does the research to _ _____ .
A. present the mental decline
B. attach importance to hearing
C. compare hearing with other senses
D. exaggerate the damaging effects
2. What is paragraph 4 mainly about?
A. The outcome of the test.
B. The design of the test
C. The participants of the test.
D. The purpose of the test.
3. Dementia and cognitive decline mainly result from ____ .
A. social isolation
B. hearing loss
C. memory loss
D. speech impairment
4. The underlined word “divert” probably means _____ .
A. block
B. accumulate
C. shift
D. change 【答案】BCAC
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
4.【题文】A man enters a store to buy milk. He walks out of the store with milk. That is all— milk. At the same time, a woman enters the same grocery store also to buy milk. She buys it. But, she also buys chicken and lemons to make dinner that night. Then she remembers to buy food for her son to eat at school. She also gets a bottle of wine for drinks with friends and a birthday card for her husband's niece. Then she gets coffee for breakfast, ice cream for dessert and remembers stamps to mail the bills. And don't forget soap for the bathroom.
And that is the difference between the female and male brains simply explained in a grocery store. Generally speaking，men do one thing at a time. Women do many. Doing many things at one time is often called “multi-tasking”, a very popular word these days.
Now scientific research supports this theory about male and female brains. A recent study has confirmed what we have known all along—men and women think differently.
Scientist at the university of Pennsylvania studied brain images of 949 people aged from 8 to 22 years old. They found that male brains have more connections on one side of the brain, or hemisphere. In female brain, they found more activity and connections between the right and left sides of the brain. The left side of the brain is known as the side of “reason” The right hemisphere is known as the “creative” side.
Regina Verma is a professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She co-wrote the report. She says when women are asked to do something difficult they might use different parts of the brain. Men, she adds, generally use just one side of the brain.
As a result, men generally deal directly with a problem. There is a strong connection between the “understanding” and the “action” parts of their brains. Women, however, might include other parts of the brain, like the part connected with reason and the part connected with sensitivity when solving a problem. Women take a less direct path to find a solution.
Dr. Venma warns that the study should not lead anyone to expect some behaviors from women and others from men.
1. By describing the scene of shopping, the writer wants to ____ .
A. reveal men and women's preference of living expense
B. criticize women's wasted living expense
C. think highly of women's considerate behavior
D. illustrate men and women's different brains
2. When asked to deal with a problem, _____ .
A. men tend to take action straight
B. women tend to take action straight
C. women tend to use a single part of the brain
D. men tend to use connected parts of the brain
3. Dr. Verma's warning indicates that _____ .
A. women and men can hardly learn from each other
B. women and men can hardly cooperate well
C. women and men can hardly complete multitasks
D. women and men can hardly perform the same behavior
4. What would be the best title for the passage?
A. “reason” brain or “creative” brain
B. Multi-tasking or single-tasking
C. Costly shopping or economical shopping
D. Reason or sensitivity
【答案】DADB
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
5.【题文】When different species of birds flock (聚集) together, their flight formations are determined by social dynamics both between and within species.
New research from the Universities of Cambridge and Exeter reveals for the first time that, contrary to current models used to explain the movement of flocks, the differences between bird species and social relationships between individuals play a critical role in determining the dynamics of mixed-species flocks.
The unified(群集) behaviour of bird flocks has puzzled scientists for hundreds of years. One naturalist from the turn of the century even suggested telepathy(心灵感应)may be involved. There have since been more logical explanations, including mathematical models that show that repeated interactions among individuals following simple rules can generate coordinated (协同的)group movements. However, these models usually rely on the assumption that individuals within groups are identical and interact independently, which may not reflect reality.
Jolle Jolles, a PhD student at the University of Cambridge's Department of Zoology and author of the paper, said：“Spectacular collective behaviour can be found in a large range of animal species, and we now know that often these complex coordinated group movements may be the result of individuals following simple rules. However, rarely are the individual characteristics and social relationships within them taken into account. Our research highlights that these striking displays of group behav iour are much more complex.”
By analysing high-resolution photographs of mixed flocks of rooks and jackdaws (both from the corvid family), the researchers found that rather than individuals interacting in a consistent fashion throughout the flock, interactions depended on social dynamics between the different species as well as relationships within a species.
The researchers discovered that birds prefer to fly close to members of their own species, and that the larger and more dominant rooks take the lead by flying near the front of flocks. Additionally, the lifelong, monogamous(一妻一夫制的)pair bonds that are characteristic of both species seem to be reflected in flight, as birds often fly particularly close to a single, same-species partner.
Dr Alex Thornton, principal investigator of the Cambridge Jackdaw Project, now at the University of Exeter and author of the paper, said: “Together, our findings demonstrate that to understand the structure of groups — such as bird flocks — we need to consider the characteristics and relationships of the individuals within them.”
1.The underlined word “generate” means ______.
A. set down
B. take away
C. bring about
D. give up
2. According to Jolle Jolles, what are seldom considered about coordinated group movement?
A. Individual characteristics and social relationship between them
B. Repeated interactions among individuals and social dynamics
C. Telepathy and social relationship between them
D. The structure of groups and the varieties of species
3. Birds may prefer to fly the closest to _____ .
A. the largest one
B. the most dynamic one
C. the lifelong partner
D. the friendly partner
4. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. How birds interact in simple rules.
B. How birds of different feathers flock together.
C. Why birds show preference to flocking.
D. Why birds display the characteristics.
【答案】CACB
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
6.【题文】I wonder if it is because she has got tired of doing the same work day after day
______________________ a change. (eager)
我在想是不是因为她厌倦了日复一日的工作，她才渴望做一下改变。
【答案】that she is eager for
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
7.【题文】It was the first time since 1938 that Brazil______________________ a World Cup semi-final. (lose)
这是自1938年以来，巴西第一次输掉了世界杯的半决赛。
【答案】had lost
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
8.【题文】One of the features of London is the number of big stores,
______________________ in or near the West End. (locate)
伦敦的特征之一就是大商店的数目，这些大商店大多数位于或靠近西端。
【答案】most of which are located / most of them located /and most of them are located
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
9.【题文】_____________________ should remember to turn off the light. (leave)
不论是谁最后离开房间，都应该记得去关灯。
【答案】Whoever leaves the room last / Anyone who leaves the room last
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
10.【题文】I like to listen to the programs of VOA, but sometimes, especially in the daytime,
they _____________________. (pick)
我喜欢听美国之音的节目，但有时候，尤其是白天，很难收听到节目。
【答案】are difficult to pick up
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
11.【题文】Life is unpredictable; even the poorest_____________________. (become)
生活是不可预料的，即使是最贫穷的人也可能成为最富有的人。
【答案】may/might become the richest
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
12.【题文】In a way, _____________________the result shows that she has made much effort
and is thirsty for success. (upset)
从某种角度看，对结果的忧虑不安表明她付出了许多努力，对成功很渴望。
【答案】being /feeling upset about
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
13.【题文】So _____________________ work that he is awarded the best worker in his
company. (bury)
他是如此专心于他的工作以致于他被誉为公司最佳员工。
【答案】buried is he in
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
14.【题文】With more forests being destroyed, huge quantities of good
earth_____________________ every year. (wash)
随着更多的森林被毁坏，每年有大量的好土地正被冲走。
【答案】are being washed away
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
15.【题文】He did not come to beg me to excuse his rude manner as I hoped he would, but
instead acted as if _____________________. (happen)
他没像我希望的那样来乞求我原谅他的粗鲁行为,却表现得好像什么也没发生过。
【答案】nothing had happened
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
16.【题文】请你根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
Whatever the situation, the best advice is to obey the Golden Rule：treat others as you would like to be treated.
注意: ①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；
④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。
【答案】One possible version:
As the saying goes, “Treat others as you would like to be treated.” If we want to be treated well, we should treat others well too.
Two years ago, I was admitted to high school. Ranking first in my class, I felt proud and superior. Therefore, I dreamed about being admired and treated well everywhere, and I always looked down upon my classmates who turned to me in their studies. One day, Xiao Ming asked me to help him work out a math problem. I glanced at it, and said, “So easy, how foolish you are!” On hearing it, he said angrily, “I won?t ask you again and many classmates have fed up with your arrogance.” I was shocked. Only then did I realize why I was so unpopular with my classmates. From then on, I tried to treat them equally and helped them with all my heart. Time going by, I got along with them much better.
Keep in mind that we?d better treat others the way we would like to be treated.
【解析】
【试源】湖北省黄冈市高三质量检测
【结束】
17.【题文】Professor Mihaly, from the University of Chicago, has interviewed thousands of people who have a happy life to find out how they do it. …I've been studying 1 for over 30 years,? says Mihaly. …My 2 in the subject came from my own experience as a child during World War II, when I saw many adults 3 by the terrible events. But there were always a few who 4 their courage, helped others, and were able to give a sense of 5 and meaning to their lives. I wanted to find out how a person could 6 a fulfilling and enjoyable li fe.?
In general, his research showed that people were unhappy doing 7 . The professor stresses that
happy people don?t 8 time, either at work or when they?re 9 . …Many people 10 that the time they spend at work or at school is wasted. But often their free time is also wasted. Many people are used to doing 11 things — watching television, for example — without using any skills. 12 , life goes past in a series of boring experiences.?
But it doesn't have to be this way. The professor has found that people are 13 when they get into something he calls …flow?. When people get involved in a task that they have chosen, and which is well-defined and challenging, they 14 …flow?，a state where they don't notice time passing.
They also experience enjoyment. Professor Mihaly makes a contrast 15 enjoyment and pleasure. …I used to think they were the same thing —but they?re not! 16 is a big bowl of ice cream, or taking a hot bath on a cold day — nothing bad at all! But enjoyment is about doing something and 17 something. It isn?t really important what we do, but it?s more important to do something, feel 18 about it, and try to do it well.
People who are not used to happiness can 19 how to be happy, says the professor, if they constantly get into …flow?20 . Is happiness as easy as that? Perhaps it is.
1. A. life B. happiness C. war D. courage
2. A. interest B. addiction C. opinion D. dream
3. A. released B. protested C. destroyed D. moved
4. A. lost B. kept C. missed D. forgot
5. A. humor B. security C. question D. purpose
6. A. send B. build C. share D. afford
7. A. everything B. anything C. nothing D. something
8. A. take B. make C. spend D. waste
9. A. free B. comfortable C. excited D. busy
10. A. show B. indicate C. feel D. understand
11. A. passive B. negative C. active D. sensitive
12. A. However B. As a result C. What's more D. Therefore
13. A. painful B. puzzled C. happy D. cautious
14. A. test B. choose C. experience D. practice
15. A. between B. before C. among D. besides
16. A. Comfort B. Happiness C. Pleasure D. Excitement
17. A. making B. achieving C. finishing D. forgetting
18. A. sensible B. sorry C. pitiful D. positive
19. A. learn B. follow C. beat D. obtain
20. A. movements B. states C. standards D. periods
【答案】BACBD BCDAC ABCCA CBDAB
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
【结束】
14.【题文】Many years ago, when I was in high school working weekends to pay for the extras that my folks couldn?t really afford, I lost my wallet.
My old car 1 putting gas in the back. I paid and then put my wallet on the bumper(保险杆), and 2 . I hadn?t even had time 3 it when our phone rang and a man asked me if I had lost my wallet. I checked my purse and to my horror, I had. He then told me where to 4 my wallet.
As I pulled into his driveway, I noticed his legs were disabled. I realized there was no 5 this man easily got out of his van(车) and got my wallet off the street. He had to 6 , get in his
7 , lower the lift, and then pick it up. I was just amazed and very 8 .
I thanked him 9 10 times for finding my wallet. I was 10 , though. I didn?t want to hurt him by offering 11 , so I asked him if there was anything I could do to repay his 12 , and he
s aid “Just pass it on”. I was raised to be 13 on any account and I would have done so, 14 promising this fellow I would, but I wanted to repay him, so I 15 promised I would.
10 years later, I came across one wallet. I almost stepped on it! It took me several days to track down the young man to whom the wallet 16 . He lived in another state, about 60 miles away from 17 I found the wallet. I hated going through his wallet, but I finally 18 him through a pay receipt he had in it .When he called me back, we agreed to meet, so I could return his wallet. He was actually 19 his money was still in the wallet and he tried to hand me a
$ 20.00. I told him “Thanks , but just 20 it on”.
1. A. required B. avoided C. minded D. escaped
2. A. took off B. walked off C. drove off D. broke off
3. A. abandon B. display C. miss D. obtain
4. A. look up B. hold up C. send up D. pick up
5. A. road B. path C. route D. way
6. A. pull in B. pull over C. pull out D. pull down
7. A. wheelchair B. car C. room D. van
8. A. cheerful B. grateful C. useful D. hopeful
9. A. away B. around C. just D. quite
10. A. stuck B. struck C. touched D. impressed
11. A. blame B. mercy C. money D. thanks
12. A. concern B. mercy C. encouragement D. kindness
13. A. generous B. kind C. honest D. caring
14. A. beyond B. except C. despite D. without
15. A. wholeheartedly B. definitely C. deliberately D. virtually
16. A. came B. belonged C. took D. turned
17. A. where B. what C. when D. how
18. A. promoted B. rejected C. located D. admitted
19. A. pessimistic B. surprised C. indifferent D. depressed
20. A. rely B. pass C. work D. take
【答案】ACCDD BABBA CDCDA BACBB
【解析】
【试源】湖北省稳派名校高三10月联合调研考试
【结束】
18.【题文】Ellen MacArthur started sailing when she was eight, going out on sailing trips with her aunt. She loved it so much that she saved her money for three years to buy her first small sailing boat. When she was 18, she sailed alone around Britain and won the …Young Sailor of the Year? award.
But Ellen really became famous in 2001. Aged only 24, she was one of only two women who entered the Vendee Globe round the world solo race, which lasts 100 days. Despite many problems, she came second in the race out of 24 competitors and she was given a heroine's welcome when she returned.
Ambition and determination have always been a big part of Ellen's personality. When she was younger, she lived in a kind of hut for three years while she was trying to get sponsorship to
compete in a transatlantic race. Then she took a one-way ticket to France, bought a tiny seven metre Classe Mini yacht, slept under it while she was repairing it, and then she raced it 4,000 kilometres across the Atlantic in 1997, alone for 33 days.
Ellen has had to learn many things, because sailing single-handed means that she has to be her own captain, electrician, sailmaker, engineer, doctor, journalist, cameraman and cook. She also has to be very fit, and because of the dangers of sleeping for long periods of time when she?s in the middle of the ocean, she has trained herself to sleep for about 20 minutes a time.
And she needs courage. Once, in the middle of the ocean, she had to climb the mast of her boat to repair the sails — at four o'clock in the morning, and with 100 kph winds blowing around her. It took her many hours to make the repairs; Ellen says: …I was exhausted when I came down. It's hard to describe how it feels to be up there. It's like trying to hold onto a big pole, which for me is just too big to get my arms around, with someone kicking you all the time and trying to shake you off.?But in her diary, Ellen also describe moments which make it all worthwhile: …A beautiful sunrise started the day, with black clouds slowly lit by the bright yellow sun. I have a very strong feeling of pleasure, being out here on the ocean and having the chance to live this. I just feel lucky to be here.?
1. Ellen bought her first sailing boat _______ .
A. soon after going out sailing trips with her aunt
B. when she was about eleven
C. when she won the …Young Sailor of the Year? award
D. when she was able to sail alone
2. Ellen lived in a hut for three years because _______ .
A. she was training herself to be physically strong enough
B. she enjoyed a simple way of life
C. she wanted to show people her personality
D. she wanted to save enough money to compete in a race
3. Why does she only sleep for about twenty minutes at a time?
A. Because she can?t sleep long alone.
B. Because she was not fit enough to sleep longer.
C. Because she had a problem in sleeping.
D. Because dangers might occur while she was asleep.
4. From the passage, we can infer that _______ .
A. Ellen learned a lot from her aunt
B. Ellen could cook very well
C. Ellen enjoyed the life on the sea
D. Ellen repaired the sails by herself
【答案】BDDC
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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19.【题文】Lionel Messi became a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador in March 2010. What does that mean, you ask? Read and find out!
In the 1950s, the United Nations had an idea: Why not use celebrities to help promote children's
rights? So they created the idea of UNICEF (the UN children's fund) ambassadors. Ever since then, hundreds of sports, music and film stars have been seen spreading the word for the international peace organization at photo calls all over the world.
A lot of stars are brought in independently by the various UN agencies. The UN Development Programme uses Ronaldo, the Brazilian footballer, to draw people's attention to poor children. And the refugee (难民)agency UNHCR uses Angelina Jolie to focus on people made homeless because of war. These days, Angelina is probably as famous for her humanitarian work as she is for her acting!
But perhaps the agency most represented by the stars is UNICEF. There are lots of stars who are Goodwill Ambassadors for UNICEF: for example, footballer David Beckham, singer Shakira and actor Susan Sarandon. There are also celebrities used to promote one-off projects every now and then: pop singer Robbie Williams has given several concerts for UNICEF even though he isn't Goodwill Ambassador. The UN has got offices in more than 200 countries, so of course it's important that they are represented by an international mix of celebrities. And some of their most important stars, like West African singer, Angelique Kidjo, aren't exactly household names in many parts of the world.
They have to be very careful to choose the right people. UNICEF looks for celebrities who haven't just made it big, but who are also probably going to stay famous for quite a few years to come. …We can't have someone who has just enjoyed success for a few minutes and then disappeared. ? a spokeswoman said. In the same way, the star has to want to do more than just look caring in front of the camera. …Our celebrities do it because they really care about children,? says the spokeswoman. …They should have the power to draw the cameras but without wanting the attention for themselves.?
So, now you know — that's what Goodwill Ambassadors do!
1. UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador is intended for _______ .
A. people who help poor children around the world
B. footballers who can play as well as Messi
C. celebrities who spread the name of UNICEF worldwide
D. celebrities who care about children's rights
2. Angelina Jolie is famous for _______ .
A. being an ambassador of UNICEF
B. drawing people?s attention to poor children
C. raising money for good causes
D. performing well in many films
3. Angelique Kidjo is selected to represent UNICEF because _______ .
A. she is more famous than Susan Sarandon
B. she is a world-known singer
C. she is popular in West Africa
D. she did a lot to help poor children
4. UNICEF thinks Lionel Messi _______ .
A. is and will be a super star in the world
B. is a promising young footballer for the future
C. needs help from UNICEF
D. draws attention in front of the camera
【答案】DDCA
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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20.【题文】At first it was only kings who were recognized as important enough to have a birthday celebration. To protect them, friends and family would visit the king and bring good thoughts and birthday wishes.
As time went by, children became included in birthday celebrations. The tradition of children's birthday parties first started in Germany.
One of the largest private birthday parties that ever happened was in 1970 for Colonel Harland Sanders' (the founder of KFC) 80th birthday — it was attended by over 35,000 people.
Many centuries ago, birthdays were considered a time when the bad spirits were able to harm you. It was believed that you should have your friends and family around you, so that their good wishes and present-giving would keep the bad spirits away. The custom of lighting candles also had a spiritual origin. People believed that the gods lived in the sky, and that by lighting candles and torches, people were sending a signal or prayer to the gods.
Later on, candles started to be used to decorate birthday cakes. One theory about the origin of the birthday cake is that it started with the Greeks, who baked round cakes representing the full moon for their moon goddess, Artemis. They also placed candles on the cake to make it glow, again like the moon.
However, the Germans are also credited with the first cakes and candles. They used a sweet cake and they put a large candle in the centre o f the cake to represent …the light of life?.
The …Happy Birthday? song is more than a hundred years old. The music was written in 1893 by two sisters, Patty and Mildred Hill, who were schoolteachers in Louisville, Kentucky. The music was originally a morni ng greeting to their students entitled …Good Morning To All?. In 1935 the words were copyrighted (that is, the words legally belonged to the Hill sisters), and copyright has been bought and sold in multi-million dollar deals ever since. The current copyright is owned by Warner Communications. They bought it in 1989 for more than $22 million.
…Happy Birthday to You? is recognized around the world and has been translated into many different languages. And children still love to make new versions of it.
1. Long ago people had friends and families with them on their birthdays in order to _______ .
A. get more presents
B. keep the bad spirits away
C. light the candles
D. celebrate the party together
2. The Greeks put candles on their cakes because they wanted to _______ .
A. see where the cakes were
B. make the cakes shine
C. know how old they were
D. make them look like the moon
3. Why did the Hill sisters first write their song?
A. To hold its copyright.
B. To help people sing songs in their birthday parties.
C. To say hello to their students in the morning.
D. To celebrate the school's birthday.
4. Which of the following statements is NOT a fact about birthday?
A. Kings were the first people to celebrate birthdays.
B. German children celebrated birthday parties first.
C. The …Happy Birthday? song has got only two owners.
D. Children like to rewrite the …Happy Birthday? song.
【答案】BDCC
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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1.【题文】Juan Cabello takes pride in not using a mobile phone or the internet to communicate. Instead, he whistles.
Cabello, 50, is a silbador on tiny, mountainous La Gomera, one of Spain's Canary Islands off West Af rica. Like his father and grandfather before him, he knows …Silbo Gomero?, a language that is whistled, not spoken, and can be heard more than two miles away. This unusual way of communicating is said to have arrived with early African settlers 2,500 years ago. Now, educators are working hard to save it from extinction by making school children study the language up to the age of fourteen.
Silbo, which comes from the Spanish silbar (meaning to whistle), can be used to form more than 4,000 words. …I use it f or everything: to talk to my wife, to tell my kids something, to find a friend if we get lost in a crowd.? Cabello says. In fact, he makes a living from Silbo, performing daily exhibitions at a restaurant on this island of 220 square kilometres and 19,000 people.
People throughout La Gomera are known to have used Silbo in the past as a way of communicating over long distances. A strong whistle saved farmers from going over the hills to give messages or news to neighbors. Then came the phone. Nowadays, it's hard to know how many people still use Silbo. In 1999, it was introduced as a compulsory subject in La Gomera's primary schools, in an effort to prevent the language from becoming extinct. Now 3,000 students are studying it, but only a few people are believed to be able to communicate fully in the whistling language. …Silbo is said to be the most important cultural heritage we have.? said Moises Plasencia, the director of the Canary Islands' government's historical heritage department.
It might seem appropriate for a language that sounds like birdsong to exist in the Canary Islands, but there is thought to be no connection between the island's name and the birdsong-like way of communicating. In fact, little is known about Silbo's origins. Silbo-like whistling has been found in parts of Greece, Turkey, China and Mexico, but none is as developed as Silbo Gomero. One study is looking for signs of Silbo in Venezuela, Cuba and Texas, all places to which Gomerans have emigrated in the past during hard economic times.
Now Plasencia is heading an effort to get UNESCO to declare it a …cultural heritage? and to support efforts to save it. …Silbo is so unique, and it has many historical and linguistic values,? he said. And, as Cabello explains, …It's good for just about anything except for romance: everyone on the island would hear what you're saying!?
1. How did Silbo came into being on the island, La Gomera?
A. Taught to the local people by the Spanish.
B. Created by the islanders themselves.
C. Brought there with the early African settlers.
D. Learned from birds thousands of years ago.
2. Farmers in La Gomera used Silbo in the past because _______ .
A. they were too poor to afford phones.
B. they could communicate over long distances.
C. they couldn't speak any other language.
D. their fathers asked them to do so.
3. According to the passage, Silbo can possibly be found in other countries like _______ .
A. Spain
B. China
C. Greece
D. Cuba
4. Moises Plasencia tried to save Silbo by _______ .
A. teaching young people how to use Silbo
B. leading an effort to make Silbo a …cultural heritage?
C. finding more people who can speak Silbo well
D. telling romantic stories in Silbo
【答案】CBDB
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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2.【题文】When Danny Wallace, 26, got bored, he put an ad on the worldwide web reading simply: …Join Me. Send a passport photo.? A year and a half later his east London flat is the headquarters for a global internet-based …club? whose members carry out good deeds for strangers every Friday. It's not common for people in London to talk to strangers. If you see someone struggling with something, part of the brain goes “I want to help”. But the trained part of the brain says：“They will think you are mad or going to mug them”, so you walk away.
Join Me now has about 3,000 members around the world who do an act of kindness every Friday. For example, I'm usually out on a Friday so I go for one of the standard acts — the unexpected cup of coffee. You might be sitting in a cafe and see an old man in the corner drinking coffee or tea, and you walk up with another cup of whatever they are drinking , and say：“ I've bought you a coffee” and walk away. It's a pleasure to see the look of surprise on their faces. There can be some suspicion, but I think that was mostly in the early days when I didn't know how to do it properly. I would walk up quite nervously like I was doing something wrong and I didn't know when to leave. In the end, I learned through trial and error. Sometimes it worked, other times it didn't. I discovered that you have to walk up with confidence and humour and not “get in their faces”. You say: “This is for you”, then you go. It's hit-and-run kindness. And there is no point in doing it
half-heartedly. You've got to do it because you really mean it.
Join Me is without geographical boundaries, but there are quite a few members in London, and such stories about things happen on the Underground or on the buses. One lady got on the bus and put a ￡10 note down and said：“That's for me and the next nine people”. So at every stop, anyone who got on was told it was paid for. A lot of people were doing this sort of thing anyway. For them it's an excuse or reason to do something nice for a complete stranger, and it gives them the
confidence to walk up and start chatting.
1. When Londoners see someone in trouble, they _______ .
A. often give a hand
B. stop and ask questions
C. pretend not seeing it
D. telephone the police
2. According to the passage, members of Join Me often _______ .
A. do an act of kindness every Friday
B. put an advertisement on the worldwide web
C. go out and make friends with strangers
D. buy coffees for the strangers
3. The underlined expression in the third paragraph possibly means _______ .
A. finding something very difficult
B. experimenting to get the right result
C. doing something without much effort
D. making a few mistakes
4. Which would be the best title for the passage?
A. History of Join Me
B. Danny Wallace and Join Me
C. Why not Join Me
D. Hit-and-run Kindness
【答案】CABD
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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3.【题文】All the students on the playground are looking up into the sky, with their eyes
__________________ the helicopter flying over their heads. (fix)
所有操场上的学生们都抬头望向天空，眼睛盯着正在头顶上飞过的直升飞机。
【答案】fixed on
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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4.【题文】It is Tom as well as his two friends __________________the job. (apply)
已经申请了那个工作的是汤姆和他的两个朋友.
【答案】that/who has applied for
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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5.【题文】My aunt's house in the downtown is much smaller than ours, but it is
__________________ . (as)
我姑姑在市中心的房子比我们的小得多，但是价格却是我们的两倍。
【答案】twice as expensive (as ours)
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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6.【题文】With our food and water supplies__________________, the only hope for us is to
walk out of the mountain as soon as possible. (run)
随着食物和水渐渐耗尽，我们唯一的希望就是尽快走出这座山。
【答案】(gradually) running out
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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7.【题文】Compare yourself now with__________________and try to exceed past
achievements so that you can make progress step by step. (be)
将现在的你与过去的你相比较，然后试图超越过去的成就，你就可以慢慢地进步了。
【答案】what you used to be / what you were
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
【结束】
8.【题文】As a policeman, he has realized that __________________, drugs are always behind it. (violence)
作为一名警察，他意识到，在有暴力的地方，其后面总有毒品。
【答案】where there is violence
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
【结束】
9.【题文】The young dancer is very thankful to her teacher, with the help__________________ her ambition. (achieve)
这位年轻的舞者很感激她的老师，在他的帮助下她实现了她的志向。
【答案】of whom she has achieved
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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10.【题文】You can't imagine what difficulty a single mother had__________________a child on her own, especially
when she was laid off those days. (bring)
你无法想象，一个单身母亲独自抚养一个孩子有多难，尤其是在她下岗失业的时候。
【答案】(in) bringing up
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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11.【题文】The singer told his fans that not until he was recognized by the tutors in the TV
program, the Voice of China,__________________to continue his music dream.(decide)
这位歌手告诉歌迷，直到得到了“中国好声音”导师的认可，他才决定继续他的音乐梦想。
【答案】did he decide
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
【结束】
12.【题文】But for a serious injury which put him out of basketball,
Kobe__________________for Lakers last season. (play)
要不是受了重伤而告别篮球，上赛季科比本来能够为湖人打球的。
【答案】could have played
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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13.【题文】请你根据以下提示，并结合事例，用英语写一篇短文。
Many hands make light work. The partners we fully cooperate with can make us a successful team.
注意: ①无须写标题；
②除诗歌外，文体不限；
③内容必须结合你生活中的一个事例；
④文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；
⑤词数不少于120，如引用提示语则不计入总词数。
【答案】Union is strength. Whenever we are faced with difficulties or in a dilemma, cooperation plays a significant part in getting us out of trouble.
There was a time when I was so proud that I overlooked my partners, refusing to work together with them. Therefore, there was no doubt that I was left alone, suffering from loneliness and failure. Fortunately, my head teacher impressed on me the importance of the value of cooperation. Later on, I learned to help each other and turned to my peers for help whenever I had difficulty in finishing a task on my own. Gradually, I became more confident and was getting along well with my partners. Surely cooperation made a difference and helped our team make many achievements.
My experience has taught me that only if we attach great importance to cooperation can we go beyond ourselves. As the saying goes, “United, we stand; divided, we fall.”
【解析】
【试源】2015届湖北省教学合作高三10月联考
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15.【题文】Interestingly enough, I experienced two realizations today during Day 2 of the Kindness Challenge. I would like to share them here.
I noticed that when I began my day and remembered that I needed to complete my challenge, I thought: “I have to engage in a kindness act today, ” Immediately I noticed how my body tightened up when thinking about it, particularly the “have” part of it.
In my past, generosity and kindness were just a way of being, and not a requirement, so now that it was required for me to join in and then complete a Kindness act, I hated it. Then. I realized that I didn?t “have” to do anything, all I “have” to do was just be me, and then Kindness flowed.
As I was trying to figure out and plan which act of kindness I was going to perform, I realized that I was looking for bigger actions. Then I remembered the words of Mother Teresa: “We can do no great things, only small things with great love. ” It was then when I began acknowledging the little things as potentially big — the smiles, the hellos, the good mornings. These little things can have such a ripple(连锁)effect in people?s life that can essentially contribute to their own wellbeing and the wellbeing of others around them.
At the gym this morning, I went into the changing room after I passed through a set of glass doors. In the corner of my eyes, I acknowledged somebody behind me going in the same direction, I turned around, headed back towards the door, and opened it for him. With a GREAT Big smile, he said: “Thank you!”
My whole behavior changed after that.
His whole behavior changed after that...
I am truly humbled and honored that for a brief moment I was part of that change.
Many Blessings to you All!
1. The writer felt ______ when he began his Day 2 of the Kindness Challenge.
A. pleased
B. honored
C. nervous
D. excited
2. The writer disliked the act of kindness at first because he considered it was ______ .
A. a required task
B. a way of being
C. a free alternative
D. a valueless experience
3. When considering which act of kindness to do, the writer was inspired by ______ .
A. the bigger actions of Lei Feng
B. the words of Mother Teresa
C. small things of ordinary people
D. little kind acts of other people
4. The writer opened the door for the man behind him in order to ______ .
A. make him pleased
B. complete an act of kindness
C. express his gratitude
D. show he is a gentleman
【答案】CABB
【解析】
【试源】湖北省稳派名校高三10月联合调研考试
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16.【题文】For foreigners, entering a public toilet in China can be a horrifying experience. In the 1990s, a third of all complaints to tourism officials in Beijing concerned the design, and the bad smell of public toilets.
China has battled smelly toilets for at least 2,000 years. In the Kingdom of Wei (220-265AD), visitors to the palace bathrooms would find boxes to cover their nose and ward off unpleasant smells. Both flushing (冲水)toilets and toilet paper were invented in China, however, only for the use of the emperor.
Today Chinese scientists have claimed victory in their battle to improve public restrooms, introducing a bacterial spray that can almost the bad smell. First, a set of six types of bacteria work to break down the smelly compounds and then a perfume made from orange skin lightly scents(使芳香)the air. The “smell-free toilet” study from the Chinese Academy of Science was declared the “ultimate” cure to an “urgent” natio nal issue.
“Five scientists have worked on this from 2011 to the beginning of this year,” said Dr Yan Zhiying, a bacteriologist with the academy?s Chengdu Institute of Biology, adding that they had spent ￡140,000 on the project.
“Some local government offi cials here visited a sewage (污水) plant and saw that the treatment technology had come from Japan. They wanted a home-grown solution so they asked us to work on it,” he added. “We obtained bacteria from all types of waste from humans, pigs, chicken and ducks, and we tested our compound s one by one,” he said “The smells coming out of public toilets, or trash cans, are made up of more than 160 different compounds,” he explained, adding that their bacteria spray can change and absorb many of them.
He boasted that the Chinese formula(配方), which costs only around ￡5 per litre, has no side effects and can be used to remove any bad smell.
1. The underlined words “ward off” in paragraph 2 can be replaced by ______ .
A. keep out
B. take out
C. give out
D. come out
2. The underlined phrase “an “urgent” national issue” refers to ______ .
A. the treatment of sewage
B. a horrifying experience
C. the bad smell of public toilets
D. the 160 smelly compounds
3. Which has not been mentioned as an advantage of the bacteria spray?
A. Low price.
B. No side effects.
C. Removing bad smells.
D. Beautiful design.
4. Which can we infer after the spray is used in toilets in China?
A. People needn?t use flushing toilets.
B. A perfume is given off in the air.
C. Tourists? complaints wi ll be reduced.
D. Bacteria break down smelly compounds.
【答案】ACDC
【解析】
【试源】湖北省稳派名校高三10月联合调研考试
【结束】
17.【题文】First lady Michelle Obama accepted her family?s African roots in a speech on Wednesday, telling a group of young Africans that the “blood of Africa” runs through her veins (血管)as she urged changing traditional beliefs on the worth of educating women. She said as an African American woman, her discussion with the African youth was “deeply personal.”
“The roots of my family tree are in Africa,” the first lady told the cheering crowd. “My husband?s father was born and raised in Kenya. Members of our extended family still live there. I have had the pleasure of traveling to Africa many times over the years, including four trips as first lady, and I have brought my mother and my daughters along whenever I can. The blood of Africa runs through my veins, and I care Africa deeply.” Obama said, addressing her listeners as her “brothers” and “sisters.”
The White House is making women?s empowerment (参政议政)a theme in a Washington African leaders summit next week. Michelle O bama said problems with girls? education often stemmed from traditional “attitudes and beliefs” that exist even in the United States and lead to issues such as the gender(性别)pay gap and an under-representation (名额不足)of women in leadership. She said men wor ldwide needed to “look into their hearts and souls and ask if they truly view women as their equals.”
“I am who I am today because of the people in my family, particularly the men in my family, who valued me and invested in me from the day I was born.” Obama said. “And as I grew up, the men
who raised me set a high bar for the type of men I?d allow into my life — which is why I went on to marry a man who had the good sense to fall in love with a woman who was his equal, to treat me as such — a man who supports and respects me, and who supports and respects our daughters as well,” Obama said.
1. Michelle Obama called on some young Africans to _____ .
A. raise the awareness of educating women
B. accept her family?s African roots
C. go to America for further study
D. look into their hearts and souls
2. Michelle Obama concerns herself with Africa deeply because _____ .
A. she is the first lady of America
B. she has the African blood
C. young Africans admire her
D. she likes to travel in Africa
3. According to Michelle Obama, problems with women are often caused by the idea that _____ .
A. women receive no good education
B. women are not treated as men?s equals
C. traditional prejudices are laid on women
D. fewer women serve as leaders
4. What Michelle Obama said in the last paragraph is taken as an example to show _____ .
A. how a woman can get married to a president
B. how men can regard women as their equals
C. why men should invest in women?s edu cation
D. why men should consider women as their equals
【答案】ABCD
【解析】
【试源】湖北省稳派名校高三10月联合调研考试
【结束】
18.【题文】The virus “Ebola” is named after the Ebola River in what is now the Democratic Republic of the Congo. That?s where the virus was discovered in 1976. A person can only get Ebola through direct contact with an infected person?s bodily fluids, for example, sweat or spit. Additionally, the virus can get into your body through your eyes and mouth if those areas come into contact with something that contains the bodily fluids of an infected person. That?s why health care workers are supposed to keep themselves completely covered while treating patients. The deadliest Ebola outbreak is spreading fast in Western Africa, taking over 900 lives so far. The health systems in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are severely lacking in resources, and health care workers may not have access to adequate protective clothing when working in rural clinics, where the proper protections are lacking. Since Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia share a border; it?s easier for people to move from one country to another, increasing the risk for disease spread. Infected people may be kept separate with other people infected with the disease, making this kind of contact easier.
The virus has a two-to-21-day incubation(潜伏) period. It is systemic and can move to and affect every part of the body, causing direct damage to organs and internal bleeding. This causes shock, dropping a person?s blood pressure and causing multi-system organ failure.
For now, all doctors can do is treat the symptoms and provide supportive care like monitoring heart rate, blood pressure, and breathing while making sure the patients? fluids are supplied. Sometimes patients are given antibiotics(抗生素) to treat other possible infections. The hope is to make the patient pull through the infection so their immune system can eventually clear the virus. The people who survive Ebola have created enough antibodies to kill it. This is harder to achieve in rural health systems in West Africa that are tasked with treating thousands of patients with poor resources.
There are several promising drugs and vaccines in development, but since Ebola is less common—and research about it is not well funded — there is no drug or vaccine that has been approved for use in humans. Many of the other drugs and vaccines have not yet been tested in humans. The WHO (World Health Organization) is meeting next week to discuss whether experimental treatments should be used during this outbreak.
1. According to the passage, Ebola only spreads through _____.
09二轮专题1：阅读理解题型专项突破之三——推理判断 画川高级中学王文华 【命题特点】 这类题属于主观题，是层次较高的设题。它包括判断和推理题。这两类题常常相互依存，推理是为了得出正确的判断，正确的判断又依赖于合乎逻辑的推理。推理题要求在理解原文表面文字信息的基础上，做出一定判断和推论，从而得到文章的隐含意义和深层意义。推理题所涉及的内容可能是文中某一句话，也可是某几句话，但做题的指导思想都是以文字信息为依据，既不能做出在原文中找不到文字根据的推理，也不能根据表面文字信息做多步推理。所以，推理题的答案只能是根据原文表面文字信息一步推出的答案：即对原文某一句话或某几句话所作的同义改写(paraphrase)或综合。 【常见考法】 推理题经常使用的提问方式有： It can be inferred/ concluded that___________. Which of the following conclusions can we draw according to the passage? In which of the following publication would this passage most likely be printed? The passage implies, but doesn't directly state that___________. The writer suggests that___________. What's the author's attitude toward___________? The writer probably feels that___________. The author uses the examples of... to show that___________. 判定推理是一种创造性的思维活动，但它并非无章可循。 推理判定题要在阅读理解整体语篇的基础上，把握文章的真正内涵。①要吃透文章的字面意思，从字里行间捕捉有用的提示和线索，这是推理的前提和基础；②要对文字的表面信息进行挖掘加工，由表入里，由浅入深，从具体到抽象，从非凡到一般，通过分析、综合、判定等，进行深层处理，符合逻辑地推理。不能就是论事，断章取义，以偏概全。③要忠实于原文，以文章提供的事实和线索为依据。立足已知，推断未知。立足现在，猜测未来。不
1 短文改错 增强语感，宏观把握 短文改错是一种综合技能，主要在于检测考生发现、判断、纠正文章中错误以及在语篇中综合运用英语知识准确性的能力。 短文改错与书面表达一样，最能反映一个人的语言功底。考生在该题上失分最厉害，因为此题而影响英语总成绩的占大多数。 一、短文改错的复习重点 1、考生必须熟悉设错方式：多词、少词、错词。 ⑴多词现象大多出现在冠词、介词、助动词、连词、语义重复及行文逻辑等方面。 ⑵少词现象主要出现在冠词、介词、副词、助动词、不定式符号to、连词等。 ⑶错词现象主要在冠词、介词、名词单复数、动词时态、非谓语动词、主谓一致、代词、连词、词形。 2、考生平时应加强基本功训练，用一个“错题集”把自己或同学在书面表达中出现的错误归纳一下，以便考前复习。 二、对全文的宏观把握
学生应把改错内容当作一篇小短文来理解，这样能对短文有个宏观把握，对上下文有全面的了解。 在理解篇章的基础上逐句审读，分析判断，上下兼顾，把明显的、拿的准的题先做完，这样可以缩小包围圈，也有助于对全文的进一步理解。 三、从语法角度审查 1、查看时态是否一致。 My favorite sport is football. I was a member of our football team. 全文都是用的一般现在时，此句中的was显然与上下文语境不符，应改为am。 2、查看主谓是否一致。 Anyone may borrow books, and it cost nothing to borrow them. cost应改为costs，因其主语是it(为形式主语)，且上下文均为一般现在时。 3、查指代是否一致。 The Smiths did his best to make me feel at home.句中的主语the Smiths表的是Smith一家人，因此指示代词his应改为their。 4、查平行结构是否平行一致。 由and, or, but, either...or..., neither...nor..., not only...but also..., as well as等并列连词和词组连接的结构可称为平行结构。 It was very kind of them to meet me at the railway station and drove me to their home. 句中的drove显然与and前面的to meet不平行，应改为drive。
记叙文类作者：巩穹 （I）★★ Elizabeth Blackwell was born in England in 1821, and moved to New York City when she was ten years old. One day she decided that she wanted to become a doctor. That was nearly impossible for a woman in the middle of the nineteenth century. After writing many letters asking for admission(录取) to medical schools, she was finally accepted by a doctor in Philadelphia. She was so determined that she taught school and gave music lessons to get money for the cost of schooling. In 1849, after graduation from medical school. she decided to further her education in Paris. She wanted to be a surgeon(外科医师) , but a serious eye problem forced her to give up the idea. Upon returning to the United States, she found it difficult to start her own practice because she was a woman. By 1857 Elizabeth and her sister, also a doctor, along with another woman doctor, managed to open a new hospital, the first for women and children Besides being the first woman physician and founding her own hospital , she also set up the first medical school for women. 1. Why couldn't Elizabeth Blackwell realize her dream of becoming a surgeon? A. She couldn't get admitted to medical school B. She decided to further her education in Paris C. A serious eye problem stopped her D. It was difficult for her to start a practice in the United States 2. What main obstacle(障碍) almost destroyed Elizabeth's chances for becoming for a doctor? A. She was a woman. B. She wrote too many letters. C. She couldn't graduate from medical school. D. She couldn't set up her hospital. 3. How many years passed between her graduation from medical school and the opening of her hospital? A. Eight years B. Ten years C. Nineteen years D. Thirty-six years 4. According to the passage, all of the following are “firsts”in the life of Elizabeth Blacekwell except that she ______. A. became the first woman physician B. was the first woman doctor C. and several other women founded the first hospital for women and children D. set up the first medical school for women 5. Eilzabeth Blackwell spent most of her lift in _______. A. England B. Paris C. the United States D. New York City 1-5 CAABC （II）★★★ Europe is now the biggest market for organic food in the world, having grown by 25 percent a year over the past 10 years. Denmark's agriculture minister is herself an organic farmer.
高中英语学习方法与答题技巧 英语学习是一个长期积累的过程，要想学好的话需要一定的付出。最重要的是要随时留意你所接触到的比较常用的单词，用一个小笔记本记录下来。当然，这需要多阅读和练习，针对你的情况，可以制定一下学习计划： 1、每天早上坚持早起读英语，培养语感。有些人说早读英语对考试用处不大，我觉得这是很错误的说法，因为英语是一个语言学科，多读对提高英语的写作跟听力等各方面的能力都有很大帮助。而且，语言学习的最终目的是与人交流，所以要坚持早读。 2、用一个小记录本，每天记下5个左右的单词，这个贵在坚持，不要太多，关键是每天都得做。 3、记录下你所见到的比较好的句型，积累起来。这个不仅对你的单项填空有用，对写作的用处也非常大，因为考场作文不会给你太多的时间，你必须积累一些句子。 4、突破语法需要练习题目，最重要的不是多，而是要学会归纳总结。我建议你最好是能有一个本子，把你认为不太懂的写下来。最好不要标在练习书上，这里在记录在本子上的时候一定要注意一下，不要就题论题，一定要把这个题涉及的语法要点写上，便于拓展。起初你只有几道题，当你越积越多，你就会发现，有很多题你都似曾相识，那时就不错了。这个过程只要你坚持每天练，只需要不到连个月。 5、听力的突破当然离不开听了，你现在的情况应该大量的听课文，注意他的发音，而且最好是能跟着他读。其次就是适当的练题，积累考场经验。听力也需要坚持。 综上几点，你也许会发现，有很多地方都需要笔记本。的确，英语需要积累，需要你用笔记本去记录下你的总结成果，一定不要眼高手低，要持之以恒，我相信，只要你努力，英语提高肯定不是问题。 资料推荐: 《老友记》很经典的英语学习喜剧片 <走遍美国> 非常实用的口语 英语的学习方法是一样的，不分地区，虽然高考英语略有不同。想考到130分，实际就是知识细节的掌握。高中英语的知识量对比初中有很大的增加，在初中的时候如果学习不是很努力或者学习方法不是很得当，在成绩上体现得不是很明显，但是到了高中学习努力和方法得当缺一不可。给你提供一些学习方法改错本是比较不错的选择，如果你现在在用改错本，那你在错题的复习上可能存在问题，我不知道你是否在做题的时候，单选题，完形填空，和阅读理解是否用的时间相同，有很多学生对于单选题出现两极分化的做法。一种是人为单选在高考中占的分数比例不高，做的就比较少。另一种是做单选比较多，但并没有做到单选题的“四会”问题，只是选择答案即可，实际上单选题是阅读理解和完形填空的基础，你可以看看周围的同学，单选题打得好的，完形和阅读都不会有什么问题，怎样通过单选题来提高阅读和完形的能力，把我刚才说的“四会”做到即可。即知道选什么，知道为什么，单选单词都会，会翻译，你可能觉得如果这样做单选题会很浪费时间，觉得不值。如果这样想就错误了，很多学生做过很多单选题，但单选的正确率还是上不来，就是因为研究的不够全面也不够深，做到“四会”就没有问题了，还有很多学生阅读和完形也做了不少就是效果不大也是因为只顾了数量忽视了质量，但如果单选做到了“四会”，你的细节问题就会迎刃而解，但注意要及时复习改错本。到高考时改错本既是我们完整细节的帮手，又是复习的好工具。
高考英语答题技巧解题方法集锦 （仅供参考） 听力测试的主要形式有：对话理解，短文理解。对话理解是考查学生在一定语境或情景中所表现出的快速反应、推理判断能力；短文理解则是在此基础上考查学生对一个结构比较完整，意义相对连贯的语段的理解能力，是一种高层次、有难度的听力测试形式。 【高考英语听力考试的测试点】 1、理解对话的主旨大意 2、获取对话中具体信息 为了说明和解释主旨，对话或独白中需要一些具体信息，如时间、地点、人物、年代、价钱等，这些信息对理解对话，把握对话主旨是不可缺少的内容，且在试题中占相当大的比例。这类题要求学生在听清，听懂信息的同时，还要对所听到的信息做简单的处理。有的也需要考生进行简单的计算。 3、推断对话发生的背景、地点及对话者之间的关系。对对话背景、地点、 对话者之间关系的理解程度，体现了一个人对口语的理解能力。 4、理解领会对话的观点、态度及意图 这类考题要求考生不但能理解录音原文的主旨大意，而且还要通过文中的重要细节、具体事实，揣摩、推断说话者的意图、观点和态度等，这类题能测试出考生在听力方面的综合素质。 【培养良好的听力习惯，掌握正确的答题技巧】 多听是提高听力的前题，但如何去听，如何获得准确的信息，则就不是多听听能解决的问题了。多听是增强语感，提高听力之本，若再加上正确的听力方法，掌握必要的技巧及对策，则可获得事半功倍的效果。 1、利用听录音前的时间，迅速地捕捉每个小题题干选项所提供的信息，预
测短文或对话可能涉及到的内容，这样听录音材料时就有的放矢，有所侧重，提高答题的准确率。 2、克服犹豫不决的毛病，对自己有把握的试题应快速作答，对无把握的试 题也要在所听信息的基础上排除错误选项，进行优化处理。不会作答的，立即暂时搁置，准备听新的题目。 3、目前高考听力测试中短文理解大部分是记叙文或讲话稿，所以听录音时 重在听懂每句话的意思和内涵，注意捕捉文中所涉及的人物(who)、事件(what)、时间(when)、地点(where)、原因(why)、方式(how)、程度(how long，how soon，how much)、数字(how many／how much)、选择(which…)等，以便检查答案。 4、注意听短文的首句和首段，文章的开首和开首段，往往是对短文内容的 概括，如讲话目的、主要内容、作者、论点、故事发生的时间、地点及事由等。 5、不管听什么材料，注意力一定要集中在整体内容的理解上，千万不能只 停留在个别单词或单句上，听不清时马上放弃，不要强迫自己听清每一个词，要把重点放在听关键词即实词上，一边听一边把要点及回答问题的关键词记下来。 【单项填空答题技巧、解题方法】 单项填空主要考查三个方面：1、英语语法知识；2、对近义词或习惯用语的辨析；3、日常交际用语。这三个方面各有其内在规律，因此了解这些规律，掌握这些规律，就能逐渐形成答好单项填空题目的解题技巧。高考的学生要想快又准地做好单选题，必须具备下列技巧： 1、题眼法："题眼"是指题干中的关键词或关键符号，它具有提示信息的作 用。一旦抓住了它，就能掌握选择的依据。 2、还原法：把倒装式、强调式或疑问式的题干变换为陈述句，再选就容易 多了 3、归类法：根据句意，把选项分组归类，缩小范围，提高做题的速度和准
高中英语语法填空专项训练八 A Adam is 46. freshman in senior high school. 47. (go) from junior high school to senior high school is a really big difficulty to him. The first week was a little confusing. First, he had to think very carefully about 48. courses he wanted to take. On the 49. (recommend) of the school adviser, he chose the suitable ones. Chinese is a very difficult language for him, but he hopes to be fluent when he 50. (graduate). As for extra-curricular 51. (activity), he tried to join the school football team, but the coach refused because of his poor performance. 52. (obvious), he was unhappy, but he won’t quit. He joined a volunteer club instead. Every Wednesday, he works at a soup kitchen and hands 53. food to homeless people in the community. 54. he is worried about keeping up with the other students in his advanced course and it’ll be quite difficult 55. (get) used to all the homework, he is happy to be there. He will be well prepared for university or whatever else comes in the future. B The following true story happened several years ago in the Paris Opera. A famous singer had agreed 71. (sing), and ticket sales were increasing. As a matter of fact, the night of the concert found the house packed and all the 72. (ticket) sold. The feeling of excitement was in the air as the house manager took the stage and said, “Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your enthusiastic support. I′m afraid because 73. illness, the man whom you come to hear will not be performing tonight. But we have found a person to take 74. (he) place. He will provide you with 75. same joy.” Hearing this, the crowd shouted in 76. (disappoint) and failed to hear the announcer mention the stand-in’s name. The stand-in performer tried his best. When he had finished, there was nothing 77. an uncomfortable silence. No one applauded (鼓掌). 78. (sudden), a little boy stood up and shouted, “Daddy, I think you are wonderful!” In a moment, the crowd 79. (break) into thunderous applause. We all need people in our lives 80. are willing to stand up once in a while and say, “I think you are wonderful.”
高中英语答题技巧 英语答题是有很多空子可以钻的。当然，想要得高分，前提是你有扎实的基础。 听力部分很简单，不会有太难的对话。时间没的赶，一般一刻钟左右。也不会出现生僻词。但是很难拿满分。因为细节难以把握，技巧：发下卷子一定要先看听力，将重要听的部分画出来，例如what's does the woman want to do?你就要注意听女士的对话。着重注意：人物、时间、地点等等。第一遍听不要着急下手，要听完整，以免有陷阱。 单项选择部分主要考基础，一共十五道题，要在十五分钟内做完，要“快准狠”。考点有：日常用语、冠词、介词、词组搭配、状语定语从句、倒装句式、时态、虚拟语气、名词词义辨析等等，虽然多，但万变不离其宗。技巧很多，我平时做题有时候甚至不用看题只看选项就知道答案。一定要摸清考点。认认真真做也许准确率高，但是你是在考试，时间是宝贵的！所以要用狡猾的方法。一靠语感，一边读下来直觉就是它了；二靠排除，尤其遇到词义辨析，可以用这个方法。三靠上下语境，例如在做从句时，有逗号分隔和没有逗号分隔是有天壤之别的，选项难以区分时，注意语境分析。 接下来就是完形填空，几乎是选择题的集合版。更加容易而已。一般十分钟内我就搞定了。首要是得读懂文章大意，（当然有时候出一些变态文章，一会介绍对付方法）因为如果少有偏差，就会死得很惨。因为语境整体性强，宏观把握文意，那些选项就会清晰地得出来。技巧：一文中会有一些关键词出现，一半是名词或动词，后文会以填空方式再问，一定要仔细，我就在这种题上栽过好几次T.T二语感，又是语感，这个是要慢慢培养，所以你平时一定要多家阅读英语文章，听英语磁带或节目，三排除（我就说，它和单项选择无比相像么。。。） 然后是重头戏，阅读！！！得阅读者的天下啊！我就是自己恶补阅读英语才能在我们学校独霸啊！我阅读一般全对。诀窍就是“台上一分钟，台下十年功”一般人觉得考试中尤其是大
一、高中英语阅读理解 1．阅读理解 Everybody, at some point in their lives, has experienced failure. It could be something as simple as not getting the job you wanted, or getting fewer marks even after hard work. But what makes you is not your failure, but how you get back up after being hit. Once, a young school boy was caught in a fire accident in his school and was assumed that he would not live. His mother was told that he was sure to die, for the terrible fire had destroyed the lower half of his body. Even if he were to survive, he would be lame throughout his life. But the brave boy did not want to die nor did he want to be lame. Much to the amazement of the doctor, he did survive. But unfortunately from his waist down, he had no motor ability. His thin legs just hung there, lifeless. Eventually he left the hospital. But his determination to walk was unshakable. At home, when he was not in bed, he had to stay in a wheelchair. One day, he threw himself from the chair and pulled himself across the grass, dragging his legs behind him. He reached the fence, raised himself up and then began dragging himself along the fence, firmly determined. He did this every day, with faith in himself that he would be able to walk unaided. With his iron determination, he did develop the ability to stand up, then to walk on and off, then to walk by himself and then to run. He began to walk to school, and then run to school, to run for the joy of running. Later in college he was on the track team. In February 1934, in New York City's Madison Square Garden, this young man who was not expected to survive, who would surely never walk, who could never hope to run-this determined young man, Dr. Glenn Cunningham, ran the world's fastest mile. A good example of the power of positive thinking and faith in one's self, Glenn Cunningham continues to be an inspiration for many, and his story, a brilliant evidence to how one can bounce back even when all difficulties are piled against one, to the degree that death seemed the preferable option. （1）The first paragraph is intended to ________. A. present an argument B. make preparations for statement C. arouse readers' interest D. function as a brief introduction （2）What was the doctor's opinion about Glenn? A. Glenn was able to walk with his own great effort. B. Great determination could make a difference to Glenn. C. There was a slim chance that Glenn could survive. D. Glenn could live a normal life with the upper halt" of his body. （3）What do we know about Glenn? A. Glenn took recovery exercise in hospital. B. Glenn inspired people with his moving story. C. Glenn won the first place in Marathon. D. Glenn organized a track team in college. （4）What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Strengthen determination B. Stand up after failure C. Go after dreams D. Face difficulty bravely
完形填空专项练习： 1 A "dark horse "is one that shows unexpected racing speed and comes in first, 1 the experts said he had little chance of winning. In politics, an 2 candidate (候选人) for office who 3 a nomination(提名)or election is called a "dark horse". British Prime Minister Benjamin Disrael is believed to 4 the first to use the phrase. In his novel, "The Young Duke ", published in 1831, Disrael described a horse race and told how the two top choices fell 5 ,while "a dark horse "which had never been thought of rushing past the grandstand (看台)in a sweeping triumph. From racing to politics was a short step. As a political phrase, “dark horse ” 6 for the first time in the national Democratic Party congress of 1844. The "dark horse" was James Knox Polk who became the llth President of the United States. Polk had been the leader of the House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839. He had 7 been Governor of the state of Tennessee. But as a national leader, he was considered a political 8 . Nevertheless, he 9 won the Democratic nomination and was elected 10 .Martin Van Buren of New York, A former President, seemed sure of getting the nomination. But he opposed making the territory of Texas part of the United States as mother state. He was 11 it because there was slavery in Texas. Van Buren did not want another slave state in the Union. As a result, he 12 support among those Democrats who supported slavery. At the 1884 congress, Van Buren could not get enough votes to win the nomination. The congress got into 13 . Therefore, the Democratic leaders decided that the only wise thing would be to run a "dark horse ", 14 who could unite the party. And so, one of the party leaders, George Bancroft, proposed the name of James Knox Polk. He won, and the party 15 behind him, And he defeated his opponent , Henry Clay of the Whig Party. 16 the 1844 congress, the "dark horse "candidates became an established fact of national political life. One historian said, "The invention of the dark horse was 17 a remarkable product of our professional politics. "This made 18 possible for party leaders to choose candidates who were not tied to certain ideas. Therefore, they represented 19 and had developed 20 enemies. 1. A. so B. even though C. so that D. as if 2. A. unknown B. famous C. popular D. known 3. A. accepts B. looks forward to C. refuses D. wins 4. A. be B. being C. been D. have been 5. A. about B. behind C. asleep D. back 6. A. happened B. appeared C. used D. was come about 7. A. as well B. either C. also D. too 8. A. somebody B. everybody C. anybody D. nobody 9. A. difficultly B. successfully C. surprisingly D. easily 10. A. President B. a President C. the President D. the governor 11. A. for B. against C. in favor of D. in favor with 12. A. won B. received C. lost D. wasted 13. A. votes B. help C. efforts D. money
高中英语阅读理解的答题方法和技巧 一、先看题干，带着问题读文章。 即先看试题，再读文章。阅读题干，首先要掌握问题的类型，分清是客观信息题还是主观判断题。客观信息题可以从文章中直接找到答案；而主观判断题考查的是对文章的感情基调，作者未加陈述的观点以及贯穿全文的中心主旨的理解等，这类题必须经过对作者的态度、意图以及对整篇文章进行深一层的推理等。其次，了解试题题干以及各个选项所包含的信息，然后有针对性地对文章进行扫读，对有关信息进行快速定位，再将相关信息进行整合、甄别、分析、对比，有根有据地排除干扰项，选出正确答案。此法加强了阅读的针对性，提高了做题的准确率，节省了宝贵的时间。特别适用于对图形表格类题材的理解。 二、速读全文，了解大意知主题。 阅读的目的是获取信息。一个人的阅读能力的高低决定了他能否快速高效吸收有用信息。阅读能力一般指阅读速度和理解能力两个方面。阅读速度是阅读最基本的能力。没有一定的阅读速度就不能顺利地输入信息，更谈不上运用英语。近几年的高考阅读速度大约是每分钟40个词左右。考生必须在十分有限的时间内运用略读、扫读、跳读等技巧快速阅读，搜寻关键词、主题句，捕捉时空、顺序、情节、人物、观点，并且理清文章脉络，把握语篇实质。
抓主题句这是快速掌握文章大意的主要方法。主题句一般出现在文章的开头和结尾。用归纳法撰写的文章，都是表述细节的句子在前，概述性的句子居后。此时主题句就是文章的最后一句。通常用演绎法撰写的文章，大都遵循从一般到个别的写作程序，即从概述开始，随之辅以细说。这时，主题句就是文章的第一句。当然也有些文章没有主题句，需要读者自己去归纳。主题句往往对全文起提示、启迪、概括、归纳之作用，主旨大意题，归纳概括题，中心思想题往往直接可从主题句中找到答案。 三、详读细节，理顺思路与文章脉络。 文章绝不是互不相干的句子杂乱无章的堆砌。作者为文，有脉可循。如记叙文多以人物为中心，以时间或空间为线索，按事件的发生、发展、结局展开故事；论述体则包含论点、论据、结论三大要素，通过解释、举例来阐述观点。你可根据文章的特点，详读细节，以动词、时间、地点、事件、因果等为线索，找出关键词语，运用"画图列表法"，勾画出一幅完整清晰的文章主题和细节的认知图。 四、逻辑推理，做好深层理解题。 在实际阅读中，有时作者并未把意图说出来，阅读者要根据字面意思，通过语篇逻辑关系，研究细节的暗示，推敲作者的态度，理解文章的寓义。这就是通常所说的深层理解。深层理解主要包括归纳概括题（中心思想，加标题等）和推理判断题，是阅读理解中的难点。深层理解是一
09二轮专题1：阅读理解题型专项突破之二——事实细节 画川高级中学王文华 【命题特点】 所谓细节题，是指原文提到了某事物、现象或理论，题干针对原文具体叙述本身发问。一般包括直接理解题，即在原文中可直接找到答案。常用who, what, when, where, why和how等提问或用与此相类似的词填空（说明文和叙述文的思考题有相当一部分是此类题）；及语义转化题（需要将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换，两者存在表达上的差异，有时需要进行加工或整理后方能得出结论。）抓住文段中的事实和细节是做好该题型的关键，也是做好其它类型问题的基础。 【常见考法】 1) When/Where did the story happen? 2) Which of the following statements is (not) correct? 3) Which of the following statements is (not) mentioned in the passage? 4) Which is the right order of the events given in the passage? 5) All the statements are true except----------. 该题型几乎都可以在文章中直接找到与答案有关的信息，或是其变体。所以，搜查信息在阅读中非常重要，它包括理解作者在叙述某事时使用的具体事实、数据、图表等细节信息。在一篇短文里大部分篇幅都属于这类围绕主体展开的细节。做这类题一般采用寻读法，即先读题，然后带着问题快速阅读短文，找出与问题有关的词语或句子，再对相关部分进行分析对比，找出答案。弄清细节、准确获取信息，也是把握文章中心思想的前提。 一、排序题 此类试题的考查形式是在选项中列举一些具体的事实，然后对上面的事实进行排序。要求考生根据动作发生的先后顺序、时间顺序以及句子之间的逻辑关系，找出事件发生、发展的正确顺序。考生可以先找出最早的一个时间和事件，把它作为事件发生的具体点，然后使用排除法将范围一一缩小，从而快速地选出正确答案。 例1：In the 19th century England people liked to go to the seaside. In those days, ladies wore long bathing dresses, and men wore bathing suits. Women did not walk about on the beach(沙滩)in their bathing dresses. They hired a bathing machine. A bathing machine was used for changing in, and for taking the bather down to the sea. It cost 2 pence(便士) to hire a machine
高考英语阅读之理解细节理解题 细节理解题在高考中占有较大比例，其主要考查考生对文章（或某一段落）中某一些特定细节或文章的重要事实的理解能力。 所谓细节题，是指原文提到了某事物、现象或理论，题干针对原文具体叙述本身发问。一般包括直接理解题（在原文中可直接找到答案，常用who, what, when, where, why和how等提问。）语义转化题（需要将题目信息与原文相关信息进行语义上的转换，两者存在表达上的差异，有时需要进行加工或整理后方能得出结论）、数字计算题、排列顺序题、图表图画题等。 一：常见的设问方式有： When / Where did the story happen? Which of the following statements is (not) correct? Which of the following statements is (not) mentioned in the passage? Which is the right order of the events given in the passage? All the statements are true except… 二．常见题型 1.wh类细节题； 2.数据计算题； 3.排序题； 4.是非题； 5.图标题 三、设题方式 1．语意转换。细节理解题设题时为了避免出现原文中所用的词汇，常常使用一些同义词、近义词或反义词(双重否定)。因而在解题时要注意语意转换。 2．设题顺序。一般来说，题序与其相关信息在文中的顺序一致，如某题的答案信息往往会在下一小题的答案信息之前。 3．设题干扰项。 (1)正误并存：部分正确，部分错误。 (2)扩大或缩小范围：是原文信息，但不是题干要求。 (3)偷换概念：符合常识，但不是文章的内容。 (4)以偏概全：与原句的内容极其相似，但在程度、态度、褒贬色彩上有变动。 (5)无中生有：明显不是文章的信息，与文章事实不符或相反。 四、解题步骤 1．迅速定位，缩小范围。通过寻读法(scanning)，用题干中的关键词在文中搜索，迅速确定相关词句或信息点所在的位置，缩小阅读范围。 2．理解其意，对照选项。在找到关键词句后，要仔细阅读，准确理解，对照选项，看哪个选项的意思与之最接近。 3．排除干扰，选出答案。在作出选择的过程中，要善于辨别真伪，排除干扰，不断缩小范围，选出正确答案。 五、典例精析 1.wh类细节题 1) Not long ago, my wife, PJ, and I tried a new diet—not to lose a little weight but to answer an annoying question about climate change. Q: Why did the author and his wife try a new diet? A. To take special kinds of food B. To respond to climate change. C. To lose weight D. To improve their health 2).Surprisingly, compared with those in poor health or who had low incomes, respondents who enjoyed good health or income were associated with expecting a greater decline. Also, the researchers said that higher income was related to a greater risk of disability. Q: How do people of higher income see their future? A. They will earn less money. B. They will become pessimistic. C. They will suffer mental illness. D. They will have less time to enjoy life. 3)(2012全国Ⅰ卷C篇) Last night I was driving from Harrisburg to Lewisburg，distance of about eighty miles. It was late. Several times I got stuck behind a slow-moving truck on a narrow road with a solid white line on my left,and I becoming increasingly impatient. Q: Why did the author get impatient while driving? A.He was lonely on the road. B.He was slowed down by a truck. C. He got tired of driving too long. D. He came across too many traffic lights. 4)Software Trainer If you are aged 24-45 and have experience in teaching and training, you could be the person we are looking for. You should be good at the computer and have some experience in programme writing. You will be allowed to make you own