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一、阅读理解Flauberthaditthat“onewayoftoleratingexistenceistoloseoneselfinliteratureasinanunendingparty”.Itturnsoutthatreadingdoesntonlyhelpustotolerateexistence,butactuallylengthensit.ArecentstudybyYaleUniversityresearchers,publishedonlineinthejournalSocialScienceMedicine,concludedthat“bookreadersexperienceda20percentreductionintheriskofdeathoverthe12yearsoffollowupparedtononreaders”.ThedatawasobtainedfromthestudysponsoredbytheNationalInstituteonAging.Thestudylookedat3635subjects,allolderthan50,whomtheresearchersdividedintothreegroups thosewhodidntreadbooks,thosewhoreadupto
3.5hoursaweekandthosewhoreadmorethan
3.5hoursaweek.Thefindingswereremarkable onaverage,bookreaderssurvivedalmosttwoyearslongerthanthosewhodidntcrackopenabook.Themorethesubjectsread,thelongertheylived,butaslittleas30minutesadaywasstillbeneficialintermsofsurvival.Accountingforfactorssuchaseducationlevel,ineandhealthstatus,thestudyfoundthatthosewhoreadmorethan
3.5hoursweeklywere23percentlesslikelytodieduringthat12yearperiod.Thosewhoreadupto
3.5hours—anaverageofahalfhouraday—were17percentlesslikely.“Inotherwords,justlikeahealthydietandexercise,booksappeartopromoteasignificantsurvivaladvantage,”theauthorsconcluded.Whyorhowthats_the_caseremainsunclear;theresearchshowedonlyanassociationbetweenbookreadingandlongevity,notacausalrelationship.Butthefindingsarenotsosurprising.Otherrecentresearchshowedthatreadingnovelsappearstoincreasebothbrainconnectivityandsympathy.1.WhydoestheauthormentionFlaubertswordsinthefirstparagraphA.Tostressthevalueofreading.B.Toparereadingwithaparty.C.Tointroducethestudyonreading.D.Tosupportthefindingsofthestudy.2.Fromthetext,whatcanwelearnaboutthestudyA.Nosimilarstudyonreadinghasbeencarriedout.B.Theprocessofthestudylastedmorethantenyears.C.Itshowsreaderslivetwoyearslongerthannonreaders.D.Itshowstimespentonreadingincreasesonesloveforit.3.Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thatsthecase”probablymeanA.Readingbooksenablespeopletolivelonger.B.Readingissimilartoahealthydietandexercise.C.Readingbooksiscloselyassociatedwithlongevity.D.Readingincreasesbrainconnectivityandsympathy.4.WherecanwemostprobablyreadthistextA.s//.theguardian./lifeandstyle/family.B.s//.barnesandnoble./b/books/ingsoon.C.s//.washingtonpost./news/toyourhealth.D.//.thebookbag.co.uk/Book_Remendations.【解题导语】研究发现,阅读和长寿有一定的联系,阅读者的平均寿命比不读书的人长将近两岁【难句分析】Thestudylookedat3635subjects,allolderthan50,whomtheresearchersdividedintothreegroups thosewhodidntreadbooks,thosewhoreadupto
3.5hoursaweekandthosewhoreadmorethan
3.5hoursaweek.分析该句为主从复合句句中whomtheresearchersdividedintothreegroups为whom引导的非限制性定语从句;whodidntreadbooks以及whoreadupto
3.5hoursaweek和whoreadmorethan
3.5hoursaweek都为who引导的定语从句,修饰先行词those译文这项研究调查了3635名年龄超过50岁的实验对象,研究人员将他们分为三组从来不读书的人,每周阅读
3.5小时的人,每周阅读超过
3.5小时的人1.C 考查推理判断文章第一段引用福楼拜的名言说明读书的作用,接着第二段介绍了耶鲁大学关于读书与死亡风险之间关系的研究据此可以判断,引用福楼拜的名言旨在介绍对阅读的作用的研究,故C项正确2.B 考查细节理解根据第二段最后一句中的“bookreadersexperienceda20percentreductionintheriskofdeathoverthe12yearsoffollowupparedtononreaders”可知,在12年的跟踪调查中发现,与不读书的人相比,阅读者的死亡风险降低了20%据此可知,该项调查持续了十多年,故B项正确A项文中没有提及;C项错在twoyearslongerthannonreaders,与第四段的第一句“Thefindingswereremarkable onaverage,bookreaderssurvivedalmosttwoyearslongerthanthosewhodidntcrackopenabook”中的almost表述不符;D项文中没有提及3.A 考查词义猜测根据上文中的“booksappeartopromoteasignificantsurvivaladvantage”及上文所述的研究结论“读书可以延长寿命”和该句“Whyorhowthats_the_caseremainsunclear;theresearchshowedonlyanassociationbetweenbookreadingandlongevity,notacausalrelationship”可知,阅读为什么以及以什么方式延长读者寿命,人们仍然不清楚据此可知,画线词指代研究表明的“读书可以延长寿命”,故A项正确4.C 考查文章出处通读全文可知,本文主要说明了阅读和长寿有一定的联系,阅读者的平均寿命比不读书的人长将近两岁,阅读能增强大脑的功能据此可以判断,本文属于健康话题,因此最可能摘自健康网站,故C项正确根据A项s//.theguardian./lifeandstyle/family可知,该网站介绍家庭生活方式;根据B项s//.barnesandnoble./b/books/ingsoon可知,该网站介绍即将出版的新书;根据D项//.thebookbag.co.uk/Book_Remendations可知,该网站主要推荐书籍
二、阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容1个单词或括号内单词的正确形式2017·广州综合检测EachweekNewYorkbasedhairstylistMarkBustostriestomakeasmalldifferenceinpeople’slives
61.____________givinghaircutstohomelesspeople.DuringtheweekMarkworksinhishighclasssalonbuteachSundayhewalksaroundthecityaskingpeople
62.____________they’dlikeahaircut.Hethengivesthemastylishhaircut—
63.____________samekindhewouldgivetoanypayingcustomerexceptthesearedoneforfreeforthosewhoarehomelessorcannotaffordahaircut
64.____________them.Mark’sworkbeganin2012whenvisitingfamilyinthePhilippines.Insteadofjust
65.____________takeatypicalrelaxingvacationhedecidedtogivepoorlocalchildrenhaircuts.“IfeltsohappydoingitthatI’vecontinuedsincereturning,”Markexplains.Changingsomeone’sappearancecanhaveahugeimpactontheirlife.RememberthehomelessretiredsoldierwhoreceivedamakeoverHefoundajob
66.____________rentahouseandquitdrinkingalcoholafterwards.
67.____________simplechanginghowapersonlookscangivethemahugeincreasein
68.____________confident.MarkBustosprovesthattherearemanyways
69.____________give,andthatyoucaneasilyuseyour
70.____________personabilitiestomakeadifferenceinsomebody’slife.【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文,主要讲述了发型师MarkBustos通过给无家可归的人理发来改变他们的外貌,从而使他们增加自信心、努力改变生活的故事61.by 解析考查介词根据语境可知,发型师通过给无家可归的人理发,试图给他们的生活来个小小的变化by+v.ing意为“通过……”,作方式状语故填by62.whether/if 解析考查连词根据语境可知,Mark周一至周五在高级美发厅上班,每个周日就在市区到处走走,问人们是否需要理发whether/if引导宾语从句,意为“是否”故填whether/if63.the 解析考查冠词thesame意为“同样的”,为固定用法故填定冠词the64.themselves 解析考查代词根据语境可知,此处指自己负担不起理发费用的人,因此应用所给词的反身代词故填themselves65.taking 解析考查非谓语动词insteadof意为“而不是”,其后接动名词形式,作“of”的宾语故填taking66.rented 解析考查动词的时态根据“and”连接并列成分可知,此处应与其他两个谓语动词“found”和“quit”时态一致,应用一般过去时故填rented67.Simply 解析考查词性转换空格处修饰分词短语“changinghowapersonlooks”,应用副词故填Simply注意首字母大写68.confidence 解析考查词性转换此处指改变发型能让他们信心大增,介词“in”后应接名词形式故填confidence69.togive 解析考查非谓语动词此处应用动词不定式作“manyways”的后置定语故填togive70.personal 解析考查词性转换此处修饰名词“abilities”,应用所给词的形容词形式作定语故填personal
三、短文改错假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改增加在缺词处加一个漏字符号∧,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画一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词注意
1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2.只允许修改10处,多者从第11处起不计分2017·潍坊3月模拟Lifeisanmysteryandwewillneverknowthatwhatiswaitingforus.Butonethingisforsure:problemsareunavoidable.Forusit’stheprocessofsolvingproblemsthathelpusgrow.Makeaspeechusedtobeabigproblemforme.WithastrongaccentandterriblypronunciationIfailedinspeechpetitionmanytimesbutIdidn’tholdback.InthecontraryIconsidereditagoodchanceformetoimprovemyself.Irecordedmyspeechlisteningtoitandcorrectedmypronunciation.NowI’mconfidentenoughtogivemybestspeechtoyouall.Mydearfriendsdon’tafraidofproblemsbuttakeadvantageofittobethebestofourselves!答案Lifeismysteryandwewillneverknowwhatiswaitingforus.Butonethingisforsure:problemsareunavoidable.Forusit’stheprocessofsolvingproblemsthatusgrow.aspeechusedtobeabigproblemforme.WithastrongaccentandpronunciationIfailedinspeechmanytimesbutIdidn’tholdback.thecontraryIconsidereditagoodchanceformetoimprovemyself.Irecordedmyspeechtoitandcorrectedmypronunciation.NowI’mconfidentenoughtogivemybestspeechtoyouall.Mydearfriendsdon’tafraidofproblemsbuttakeadvantageoftobethebestofourselves!
四、七选五WaystoStopDoubtingYourselfWhatifIdon’tpassthistestAremyfriendsjusthangingoutwithmebecausetheyfeelbadforme
1.___________Stop!Theselfdoubtstopsrighthere.Herearesomewaystobeatnegativeselftalkandstartbelievinginyourself.·BeAware.Thefirststeptowardsoveringanythingistobeeawareofit.Bybeingawarethatwearedoubtingourselveswecansoonerconfirmitandputastoptoit.Aswerealizeourselfdoubtwewillgetquickeratconfirmingandstoppingit.See
2.___________·TakeaBreak.Sometimesitisourmindthatgoesagainstus.Wheneveryoufindyourselfhavingdoubtstakeabreak.
3.___________Askyourselfwhatmadeyougetintothisgoal.Itwillgetyoutorealizewhyyoustarteditinthefirstplace.·
4.___________Toooftenwedeterminehowwefeelaboutourselvesaccordingtowhatotherpeoplefeelaboutus.Ourselfworthisjustdependentuponwhatwethinkofourselves.Sowemustbreakfreeofthechainsthattellusourselfworthisrecognizedbyotherpeople.·FindSupport.5.___________Findsupportthroughfriendsandreadotherinspirationalwebsites.Sometimesweallneedtohearsomethingthatwillgetusmovingagain.Wejustneedtoreachouttootherswhounderstandus.A.TakeItSlow.B.FreeYourself.C.Giveyourselftimetothink.D.It’snotalwayseasydoingthingsalone.E.Thisisalreadyastepintherightdirection.F.WhatifIneverfigureoutmylife’spurposeG.Becauseonceyougiveupnoonecanhelpyou.【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了停止怀疑自己的几种方法1.F 解析空前面是两个问句,后面是“Stop!”,所以本空也需要填一个问句,故选F项2.E 解析由空前的“当我们意识到自我怀疑时,我们可以及时确认并且及时制止”可知,此处表示这已经是朝着正确方向前进的一步了,所以选E项3.C 解析根据前一句“Wheneveryoufindyourselfhavingdoubts,takeabreak.”即“无论你什么时候发现自己有疑问,休息一下”,可知空处应是“给自己思考的时间”,故选C项4.B 解析本段的最后一句说明应该“解脱自己”,所以选B项5.D 解析根据“Findsupportthroughfriendsandreadotherinspirationalwebsites.”可知,空处应是“独自做一些事情是不容易的”,所以选D项
五、书面表达2017·河北衡水中学期末假如你是李华,今年寒假你将参加“英国名校两周游”冬令营,你计划2月份在伦敦逗留三天2月13-15日,住在WellingtonHotel你想与去年你们家接待过的来自英国的学生Charlie见面,请你给他写一封邮件,简单介绍伦敦的行程;希望见面并商量见面时间和地点注意
1.词数100左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数DearCharlie,Howtimeflies!Ithasbeenalmostayearsinceyourlastvisit.________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Lookingforwardtoyourreply.Yours,LiHuaOnepossibleversion Dear_Charlie,How_time_flies!It_has_been_almost_a_year_since_your_last_visit.HowiseverythinggoingwithyouandyourfamilyMyparentsandImissyouverymuch.ThiswintervacationIwilljoinatwoweekcamptovisitsomeofthefamousuniversitiesintheUK.ItisscheduledthatwewillstayinLondonfromFebruary13thto15th.WeareplanningtohaveatourofLondononthefirsttwodayswhenwewillvisitsomepopulartouristattractionssuchastheTowerofLondonWestminsterAbbyandBuckinghamPalaceandsoon.Iwanttoseeyouverymuch.IamwonderingifwecouldmakeitontheafternoonofFebruary14thatWellingtonHotel,wherewewillbestaying.Wewon’thaveanyplannedactivitiesthen.Pleaseletmeknowifitisconvenientforyou.Looking_forward_to_your_reply.Yours,Li_Hua。