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一、阅读理解TheScottishposerEvelynGlennielostnearlyallherhearingasayounggirl,yetwentontoaverysuccessfulcareerinmusicincludingwinningGrammyawards.Whensomebodyasksher,“Howdoyouhear?”Sheresponds,“Howdoyouhear?Isitonlywithyourears?”ForGlennie,andforustoo,listeningisnotonlyhearing,butisunderstanding.Weneedtolistentowhatissaidandunsaid,andalsohowitissaid.Itsimportanttohearwhatpeoplesayaccurately.AsMarkTwainsaid,“Thedifferencebetweentherightwordandthealmostrightwordisthedifferencebetweenlightningandthelightningbug萤火虫.”Ifyoumisssomethingoryourenotsureyouveheardaccurately,askthespeakers.Atthispointyourenotevaluatingwhattheysay,butjustlookingforaccuracyandunderstanding.Herearesomewaystogetclearaboutwhattheysayanddontsay.Whyaretheysayingthisnow,insteadofsoonerorlaterWhyaretheyemphasizingthesepoints,insteadofsomethingelseListentohowitissaid.Peoplesendsignalsaboutwhattheymeanwiththeirvoicesandbodylanguagethatsometimesdifferfromthewordstheysay.Whilegoingthroughthenextpoints,thinkaboutsomeonewhoserealmeaningyoumightsometimesmiss.andseeifanyofthesesignalsmighteup.First,voices.Whenothersspeak,noticechangesintheirvolumepace,andtone.Second,bodylanguage.Noticegestures,eyecontact,andfacialexpressions.Dothesesyncwhattheyaresaying,ordotheytelladifferentstory?Third,emotions.Whatisthepersontruefeeling?Nowyoumightnotknowforsure,butbeconsiderate,opentounderstanding,andaskthoughtfulquestions.1.WhatsthewriterspurposeofmentioningEvelynGlennieA.Togiveanexampleofwisewords.B.Tointroduceaworldfamousmusician.C.Tohelpexplainthemeaningoflistening.D.Toencourageustofightagainstdisability.2.WhatcanwelearnfromwhatMarkTwainsaidA.ItisimportanttohaveagoodknowledgeofEnglishwords.B.Peopleshouldknowwordscanbeusedinmanydifferentways.C.Englishisaveryplicatedlanguagewithalargevocabulary.D.Theslightdifferencebetweenwordsmayresultinmisunderstanding.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“sync”probablymeanA.Match.B.Prove.C.Describe.D.Analyze.4.WhichisthebesttitleofthispassageA.SpeakWhileYouListenB.ListenBeyondWordsC.ReadBetweenLinesD.ThinkasYouTalk【解题导语】本文讲述了聆听的内涵我们要听懂说话人想要表达的言外之意,并且要注意说话方式1.C 考查推理判断根据第一段中的“ForGlennieandforustoolisteningisnotonlyhearing,butisunderstanding”可知,对于Glennie和“我们”来说,聆听不仅是用耳朵听而且是理解,这里说明了聆听的内涵所以选项C正确2.D 考查推理判断根据第二段中的“Itsimportanttohearwhatpeoplesayaccurately”和“Atthispointyourenotevaluatingwhattheysay,butjustlookingforaccuracyandunderstanding”可知,准确听懂说话者的意思很重要因此,选项D“词语的细微差异可能导致误解”与MarkTwain所说的话意思相吻合3.A 考查词义猜测画线词前的修饰词these指代前一句中的“gestureseyecontact,andfacialexpressions”;再根据画线词后的“whattheyaresayingordotheytelladifferentstory”可推断,match与画线词意思相近故选A4.B 考查标题判断本文主要说明通过观察说话人的说话方式来听懂说话人想表达的言外之意所以选B
二、语法填空InBritainsomeonewhohelpschildrencrossthestreet__1__call“lollipopperson”,becausetheirsignlookslikealollipop棒棒糖.Thejobofalollipoppersonistowalktothemiddleoftheroadatan__2__suittimeholdingupthesign.Itisalegal__3__requirefortraffictostopatthismand.Thelollipoppersonwillsignalthatitisallrighttocrosstheroad__4__safe.Trafficmayonlymoveoncethesignhasbeenlowered.Generallyspeakingschoolcrossingsaremannedforapproximately3hoursadayorless.Asaresulttheworkhasalwaysappealedmore__5__peopleseekingtosupplementtheirinesuchas__6__retired.Lollipoppeoplewereintroducedtoenablepolicemen__7__hadpreviouslyruncrossingpatrols巡逻toperformotherduties.Theearliestlollipopswereredandblackrectangles__8__say“Stopchildrencrossing.”In2001inEuropepatrollersweregivenextrapowersallowingthem__9__assistadultswithcrossingtoo.ThemostrecentchangeinthehistoryoftheSchoolCrossingPatrolsawtheword“children”__10__replacewithasymboltobringtheUKinlinewiththerestoftheEU欧盟.1.________
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10.________篇章导读本文是一篇说明文,介绍了英国协助交通的交通安全员的情况1.iscalled 考查动词的时态和语态以及主谓一致此处描述的是客观事实,应用一般现在时;call意为“把……叫作”,与主语someone之间是动宾关系,应用被动语态;因主语someone是单数概念,所以谓语动词应用单数形式故填iscalled2.suitable 考查词性转换此处表示“一个合适的时间”,应用形容词作定语修饰名词time故填suitable3.requirement 考查词性转换此处表示“一个合法的要求”形容词legal用来修饰名词,其前有冠词a,故用require的名词形式requirement4.safely 考查词性转换此处表示“安全地过马路”,应用副词修饰动词短语crosstheroad,故用safe的副词形式safely5.to 考查介词appealto意为“吸引”,为固定短语故填to6.the 考查冠词“the+形容词”表示一类人theretired意为“退休的人”,符合语境故填the7.who 考查定语从句的引导词空格处引导非限制性定语从句,在从句“__7__hadpreviouslyruncrossingpatrols巡逻”中作主语,指人,应用关系代词who引导从句8.saying 考查非谓语动词空格处作后置定语,say与被修饰的名词“redandblackrectangles”之间为主动关系,意为“写着”故填say的现在分词形式saying9.toassist 考查非谓语动词allowsb.todosth.意为“允许某人做某事”,是固定结构故填toassist10.replaced 考查非谓语动词此处表示“看见单词‘children’被一个符号代替”,replace与saw的宾语“theword”之间为被动关系,故用replace的过去分词形式,作saw的宾语补足语故填replaced
三、完形填空WhenyourchildissupposedtobedoinghomeworkaretheychattingwiththeirfriendsonFacebookorplayinggamesManystudieshaveshownthatmultitaskingdoesnt__1__,__2__youchildisprobablyproudlyclaimingtheycandotenthings__3__!Manypeoplebelievethattheycan__4__twoormoretasksatthesametimebutDr.EdwardHallowellsaysthisis__5__.Therealityisthatmultitasking__6__poorjobperformance.Newhandhelp__7__suchassmartphonesiPadsgamesandsocialnetworkingsitesmakeitveryeasytomultitaskand__8__attentionleadingtodifficultyfocusingonthetask__9__,suchaslisteningintheclassroomordoinghomework.“__10__,thebrainactually__11__kidsformultitaskingeventhoughyourchildsperformanceoneverytaskgetsworseandworse.Kidsdontknowthattheyaredoing__12__becausetheyfeelbetterwhentheymultitask,”saysDr.EdwardHallowell.__13__theappearanceofhandhelddevicesandsocialnetworkingsitesteachershavenoticedadifferencein__14__performancecriticalthinkingskillsandhowinformationis__15__.“Multitaskingpreventspeoplefromgainingadeepunderstandingoftheinformationtheyaretryingtolearn,”saysDr.EdwardHallowell.Kidshaveadifficulttimestickingwitha“difficulttounderstand”topicand__16__toallowthemselvestobedistracted注意力分散的totuneoutandswitch__17__toFacebookorusingtheircellphones__18__workingharderatunderstandingadifficultsubjectorproblem.Inthelong__19__,multitaskingaffectsgrades.OnestudyshowsthatkidsthatusetheInternetwhileinclassdo__20__ontestsresultinginlowergrades.1.A.playB.understandC.useD.work2.A.onlyifB.eventhoughC.sothatD.nowonder3.A.atonceB.rightawayC.innotimeD.atrandom4.A.advocateB.dealC.performD.prefer5.A.impossibleB.importantC.impatientD.impolite6.A.resultsinB.resultsfromC.existsinD.existsfrom7.A.designsB.discoveriesC.equipmentD.evidence8.A.attractB.drawC.payD.share9.A.athandB.ontimeC.onscheduleD.attimes10.A.UncertainlyB.UnfortunatelyC.UniversallyD.Undoubtedly11.A.remainsB.rewardsC.regardsD.reflects12.A.betterB.wellC.badD.worse13.A.SinceB.BeforeC.WhenD.While14.A.accidentalB.accurateC.accessibleD.academic15.A.producedB.processedC.possessedD.promoted16.A.tendB.attendC.intendD.pretend17.A.outB.onC.offD.over18.A.exceptforB.ratherthanC.morethanD.apartfrom19.A.runB.walkC.journeyD.distance20.A.hardlyB.successfullyC.poorlyD.mildly【解题导语】本文主要讲述了孩子们同时做多项任务对学业所造成的负面影响1.D 根据下文中的“Therealityisthatmultitasking__6__poorjobperformance”可推知,一次做很多事情并没有什么效果,work“奏效,起作用”2.B 根据语境可知,空处上下句之间存在逻辑上的转折关系,eventhough“即使,尽管”,符合语境3.A 根据下文中的“Manypeoplebelievethattheycan__4__twoormoretasksatthesametime”可知,孩子们会声称能同时做十件事情atonce“一起,同时”4.C 根据语境可知,许多人相信他们可以同时做两件或是更多事情perform“做,执行,履行”5.A 根据下文中的“poorjobperformance”可知,Dr.EdwardHallowell认为同时做多个任务是不可能的故A项正确6.A 根据语境尤其是“poorjobperformance”可推知,同时做多项任务的结果很不好resultin“导致,造成”7.C 根据空后的“smartphonesiPads”可知,此处表示新的便携式装备,故C项正确下文13空后的“handhelddevices”也是信息提示8.D 根据下文中的“leadingtodifficultyfocusingonthetask”可推知,多任务容易分散注意力share“共享,共用”9.A 根据空后的“suchaslisteningintheclassroomordoinghomework”可知,这些都是手头要做的事athand“在手边”10.B 根据第一段最后两句可知,Dr.EdwardHallowell并不赞成多任务行为,因此当大脑给这种行为以肯定或鼓励时,他认为是不幸的11.B 根据空后的“eventhough”可知,空处与worse形成对比,由此可推知大脑反而鼓励这种多任务行为reward“奖赏,报答”12.D 根据上文中的“getsworseandworse”和空后的“becausetheyfeelbetterwhentheymultitask”可知,孩子们并不知道自己变得更糟糕13.A 结合空后现在完成时的运用可知,此处应用连词since“自从……之后”引导状语从句14.D 根据上文的“teachers”可推知,老师们注意到学生们在学业上的差异academic“学术的”15.B 根据下文中的“Multitaskingpreventspeoplefromgainingadeepunderstandingoftheinformationtheyaretryingtolearn”可知,这些便携式工具的出现改变了学生处理信息的方式process“处理”16.A 根据空前的“Kidshaveadifficulttimestickingwitha‘difficulttounderstand’topic”可知,孩子们很难坚持一个理解起来有困难的话题,他们的注意力往往会分散tendtodosth.“往往会做某事”17.D 根据语境可知,既然注意力分散了,孩子们就有可能转而关注学习之外的东西switchoverto“转向”18.B 根据语境可知,孩子们去玩手机或Facebook,而不是更努力地学习ratherthan“而不是”19.A inthelongrun为固定短语,意为“从长远来看”,符合语境20.C 根据空后的“resultinginlowergrades”可知,在课堂上上网的孩子考试成绩差
四、短文改错LastmonthIaswellasmyparentswereinvitedtomyuncleshomeintheUnitedStates.MyunclemovedtoAmericawhenIwasfivehasbeenlivingtherefornearlytenyears.Shemetusattheairport.IwasexcitingwhenIsetmyfootonthelandofAmerica.InthefolloweddayswevisitedsomeplacesofinterestandtookphotosinthefrontoftheStatueofLiberty.WeallenjoyedvisitingtheMuseumofNaturalHistorysoitenrichedourknowledgegreat.FormethisisoneofthemostrewardingtripswhichIhaveevermadeinmylifeandIamlookingforwardtogothereagain.答案LastmonthIaswellasmyparentsinvitedtomyuncleshomeintheUnitedStates.MyunclemovedtoAmericawhenIwasfivehasbeenlivingtherefornearlytenyears.metusattheairport.IwaswhenIsetmyfootonthelandofAmerica.Inthedayswevisitedsomeplacesofinterestandtookphotosineq\o\s\do14
⑥frontoftheStatueofLiberty.WeallenjoyedvisitingtheMuseumofNaturalHistoryitenrichedourknowledge.FormethisisoneofthemostrewardingtripsIhaveevermadeinmylifeandIamlookingforwardtothereagain.难项分析第一处were→was 考查主谓一致主语后接aswellas引导的短语时,谓语动词的数由前面的主语来决定故were改为was第四处exciting→excited 考查形容词此处指人内心的感受,所以用ed结尾的形容词故exciting改为excited第九处which→that 考查定语从句的引导词先行词前由形容词最高级修饰,关系词只能用that不能用which
五、七选五。