2015屆高考英語(yǔ)第一輪限時(shí)自測(cè)試題23

課后限時(shí)自測(cè)(二十三)Ⅰ.語(yǔ)法填空Severalyearsago，myhusbandandIweretravelinginthenorthwesternpartoftheUS.__1__wewereenjoyingthebeautifulviewsofPortland，wewerestayingatahotelthere.Whilewewerecarryingourluggageintotheroomwherewelived，awallet__2__(contain)over$500fellontothepavementontheroad.Wewentoffanddrovearoundtoenjoythecity，totallyunaware__3__ourloss.Later，whenIcheckedmyphone，therewasavoicemailmessage__4__themanagerofthehotel：“Ihavesomething__5__belongstoyou，andyou'regoingtobehappytofindit.”“What？”Iwondered.Wegotbacktoourroomandtherewas__6__walletonthebedwithallthecashinit.Weevenhadn'trealizedthatitwasgonebeforewesawit.Aboy__7__(find)itontheroad，andbroughtittohisdad.Fromtheroomcardinit，hefiguredthatitmustbelongto__8__whowasstayingatthehotelandbroughtittothemanager.__9__wonderfulpeopletheyare！Ireallyappreciatetheir__10__(honest)．【語(yǔ)篇解讀】作者與丈夫在外旅行時(shí)，不慎將錢(qián)包丟失在人行道上，幸遇好心人，錢(qián)包失而復(fù)得。1．When/While考查時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。when表示“當(dāng)……的時(shí)候”，引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。句意：我們享受波特蘭這座城市的美景，我們住在當(dāng)?shù)氐囊粋€(gè)賓館里。2．containing考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。awallet與contain之間是邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，應(yīng)用動(dòng)詞的－ing形式作后置定語(yǔ)，相當(dāng)于定語(yǔ)從句whichcontainedover$500，修飾名詞wallet。3．of考查介詞。beunawareof表示“沒(méi)有意識(shí)到；未察覺(jué)”，為固定搭配。4．from考查介詞。作者收到一條來(lái)自賓館經(jīng)理的語(yǔ)音信息，因此用from，表示“來(lái)自……”。5．that考查定語(yǔ)從句?？仗幰龑?dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，并在從句中作主語(yǔ)，修飾先行詞something，故用that。6．the考查冠詞。特指前面提到的那個(gè)錢(qián)包，因此應(yīng)用定冠詞the。7．found考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。男孩在路上發(fā)現(xiàn)錢(qián)包，之后把它拿給爸爸。發(fā)現(xiàn)錢(qián)包這一動(dòng)作發(fā)生在過(guò)去，故用過(guò)去時(shí)態(tài)。該句中的brought也是提示。8．someone/somebody考查代詞。根據(jù)空后的“who”可知應(yīng)是人。表示“某人”，應(yīng)用不定代詞someone或somebody。9．What考查感嘆句。此處表達(dá)作者的贊嘆。what引導(dǎo)感嘆句，句式為：What＋adj.＋n.＋主語(yǔ)＋謂語(yǔ)……！how引導(dǎo)感嘆句，句式為：How＋adj.或adv.＋主語(yǔ)＋謂語(yǔ)……！由“wonderfulpeople”可知，應(yīng)填What。10．honesty考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。名詞honesty作appreciate的賓語(yǔ)。Ⅱ.閱讀理解A(2013·徐州模擬)Theyearis2094.Ithasbeenannouncedthatacomet(彗星)isheadingtowardstheEarth.Mostofitwillmissourplanet,buttwopieceswillprobablyhitthesouthernhalfoftheEarth.On17July,apiecefourkilometerswideenterstheEarth'satmospherewithamassiveexplosion.Abouthalfofthepieceisdestroyed,buttheremainingparthitstheSouthAtlanticat200timesthespeedofsound.Theseaboilsandahugeholeismadeintheseabed.Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.Thewallofwater,akilometerhigh,rushestowardssouthernAfricaat800kilometersanhour.CitiesontheAfricancoastaretotallydestroyedandmillionsofpeoplearedrowned.BeforethewavesreachSouthAmerica,thesecondpieceofthecometlandsinArgentina.EarthquakesandvolcanoesaresetoffintheAndesMountains.TheshockwavesmovenorthintoCaliforniaandallaroundthePacificOcean.ThecitiesofLosAngeles,SanFranciscoandCoulditreallyhappen?Infact,ithasalreadyhappenedmorethanonceinthehistoryoftheEarth.ThedinosaurswereontheEarthforover160millionyears.Then65millionyearsagotheysuddenlydisappeared.ManyscientistsbelievethattheEarthwashitbyapieceofobjectinspace.Thedinosaurscouldn'tlivethroughthecoldclimatethatfollowedandtheydiedout.Willwemeetthesameend?1．Whatismainlydescribedinthepassage?A．Ahistoricdiscovery.B．Aneventofimagination.C．Aresearchonspace.D．Ascientificadventure.【解析】主旨大意題。文章主要描述了2094年，如果一顆彗星的碎片撞向地球，人類可能面臨終結(jié)。這只是想象中的事情，故B項(xiàng)正確。【答案】B2．WhenthefirstpiecehitstheSouthAtlantic,itcauses________．A．a(chǎn)nearthquake B．damagestocitiesC．a(chǎn)nEarthexplosion D．hugewaves【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段中的Hugewavesarecreatedandspreadoutwardsfromthehole.可知D項(xiàng)正確?！敬鸢浮緿3．Whycan'tthenorthernhalfoftheEarthescapeforlong?A．Becausethelandiscoveredwithwater.B．BecausethelightandheatfromthesuncannotreachtheEarth.C．Becausepeopletherecannotliveatthetemperatureofzero.D．Becausewarsbreakoutamongcountries.【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第三段的．..thesunishiddenbycloudsofdust，andtemperaturesaroundtheworldfalltoalmostzero.可知?！敬鸢浮緽4．Bygivingtheexampleofdinosaurs,theauthortriestoprove________．A．a(chǎn)nimalscouldnotliveinthecoldclimateB．whathappened65millionyearsagowasaninventedstoryC．thehumanbeingswilldieoutin2094D．theEarthcouldbehitbyotherobjectsinspace【解析】推理判斷題?？铸埖臏缤隹赡芘c彗星碎片有關(guān)，這說(shuō)明作者想證明這種情況是可能的?！敬鸢浮緿B(2013·鄭州一中月考)Doyouwanttoliveforever？Bytheyear2050，youmightactuallygetyourwish—ifyouarewillingtoleaveyourbiologicalbodyandliveinsiliconcircuits(半導(dǎo)體電路)．Butlongbeforethen，perhapsasearlyas2015，somemeasureswillbeginofferingasemblanceofimmortality(虛擬的永生)．Researchersareconfidentthattechnologywillsoonbeabletotrackeverywakingmomentofyourlife.Whateveryouseeandhear，allthatyousayandwrite，canberecorded，analyzedandaddedtoyourpersonalchronicles(履歷)．Bytheyear2030，itmaybepossibletocatchyournervoussystemsthroughelectricalactivities，whichwouldalsokeepyourthoughtsandemotions.ResearchersatthelaboratoriesofBritishTelecommunicationshavegiventhenameofthisideaasSoulCatcher.SmallelectronicequipmentwillmakepreparationforSoulCatcher.Itwoulduseawearablesupercomputer，perhapsinawristwatch，withwirelesslinkstomicrosensorsunderyourscalp(頭皮)andinthenervesthatcarryallfivesensorysignals.Sowearingavideocamerawouldnolongerberequired.Atfirst，theSoulCatcher'scompanionsystem—theSoulReader—mighthavetroublecopyingyourthoughtsincompletedetails.Evenin2030，wemaystillbestrugglingtounderstandhowthebrainisworkinginside，soreadingyourthoughtsandunderstandingyouremotionsmightnotbepossible.Butthesesignalscouldbekeptforthedaywhentheycanbetransferredtosiliconcircuitstorevitalizemindseverlastingentities(永生實(shí)體)．Researcherscanonlywonderwhatitwillbeliketowakeuponedayandfindyourselfaliveinsideamachine.Forpeoplewhochoosenottoliveinsilicon，semblanceofimmortalitywouldnotbeasuselessastheythought.Peoplewouldknowtheirliveswouldnotbeforgotten，butwouldbekeptarecordofthehumanraceforever.Andfuturegenerationswouldhaveamuchfullerunderstandingofthepast.Historywouldnotbecontrolledbyjusttherichandpowerful，Hollywoodstars，andafewthinkersintheuppersociety.5．Themainideaofthispassageisthat________．A．humanbeingslongforlivingforeverB．therearemanydifficultiesinmakingtheSoulCatcherC．peoplecanliveforeverastechnologydevelopsD．theinventionofSoulCatcherhasgreatimportance【解析】主旨概括題。文章第一自然段就表明，到2050年時(shí)人類就有可能永生，隨后作者就詳細(xì)介紹了可以使這一奇跡發(fā)生的正在研究中的科技?！敬鸢浮緾6．Accordingtothispassage，aSoulCatcherwillbe________．A．a(chǎn)newmachineonwhichresearchmeasureshavealreadybeenmadeB．a(chǎn)newinventioninordertocatchandkeephuman'sthoughtsC．madebyBritishscientiststooffersomethingthatlookslikelivingforeverD．madeofsiliconcircuitswhichcancatchpeople'snervousactivity【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第二段可得出答案?！敬鸢浮緽7．Wecaninferfromthepassagethatsemblanceofimmortalityis________．A．tobearealitysoonerorlaterB．farfromcertainC．justanideathatcouldn'tberealizedatallD．a(chǎn)fadinghope【解析】推理判斷題。從第一段的“Butlongbeforethen，perhapsasearlyas2015，somemeasureswillbeginofferingasemblanceofimmortality.”可知答案。并且從文章可以看出作者對(duì)這一技術(shù)是充滿信心的。B項(xiàng)“一點(diǎn)都不確定”；C項(xiàng)“是一個(gè)完全不可能實(shí)現(xiàn)的想法”；D項(xiàng)“一個(gè)逐漸渺茫的希望”都不合文義。【答案】A8．Themeaningoftheunderlinedword“revitalize”inthefourthparagraphiscloseto________．A．makedead B．makefamousC．makeknown D．makeactive【解析】詞義猜測(cè)題。從上下文特別是其所在段最后一句“...wakeuponedayandfindyourselfalive...”其中“alive”與“active”最接近，因此“revitalize”有“使復(fù)活”之意?！敬鸢浮緿Ⅳ.書(shū)面表達(dá)(2014·寧夏銀川一中月考)實(shí)現(xiàn)有效的溝通，建立良好的人際關(guān)系，不僅要善于言表、更要學(xué)會(huì)傾聽(tīng)。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)下表中所提供的信息，寫(xiě)一篇題為“BeingaGoodListener”的英文演講稿。為何傾聽(tīng)表示尊重，增進(jìn)理解，建立良好的人際關(guān)系誰(shuí)來(lái)傾聽(tīng)家長(zhǎng)傾聽(tīng)孩子理解孩子，消除代溝……老師傾聽(tīng)學(xué)生了解學(xué)生，滿足需求……同學(xué)相互傾聽(tīng)增進(jìn)友誼，互幫互學(xué)……怎樣傾聽(tīng)(請(qǐng)考生聯(lián)系自己擬定內(nèi)容，列舉兩至三點(diǎn)。)注意：1.對(duì)所給要點(diǎn)，逐一陳述，適當(dāng)發(fā)揮，不要簡(jiǎn)單翻譯。2．詞數(shù)100左右。開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已經(jīng)寫(xiě)好，不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)。3．演講稿中不得提及考生所在學(xué)校及本人姓名。Goodafternoon,everyone!Thetopicofmyspeechtodayis“BeingaGoodListener”．________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Thankyouforyourlistening.【參考范文】Good_afternoon,_everyone!The_topic_of_my_speech_today_is_“Being_a_Good_Listener”．Goodlisteningcanalwaysshowrespect,promoteunderst