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三维设计届高考英语一轮复习提能力创新演练Unit19Language选修7
三维设计2013届高考英语一轮复习提能力创新演练:
选修七Unit19Language
A卷
Ⅰ.单项填空
1.Obama,thenewpresidentoftheUSA,istryingtohelptheAmericanssufferingfromWallStreetcrisismakethe________neededtorebalancetheirlives.
A.change B.improvement
C.decisionD.adjustment
解析:
句意:
新任美国总统奥巴马正在努力帮助遭受华尔街危机的美国人进行重新平衡他们的生活所需要的调整。
makeadjustment意为“进行调整”。
change“改变”;improvement“提高”;decision“决定”。
答案:
D
2.(2010·龙岩统考)Lacking________sleep,hefounditimpossibletoconcentratehismindontheteacher'slecture.
A.evidentB.apparent
C.absoluteD.adequate
解析:
考查形容词辨析。
此处表示他缺乏足够的睡眠,用adequate表示“足够的”。
evident“明显的,明白的”;apparent“显然的,显而易见的,明白易懂的”;absolute“绝对的,完全的”。
答案:
D
3.(2012·郑州高三阶段测试)Don'tworry.We'llkeepyou________whileyou'reaway.
A.informingB.tobeinformed
C.informedD.beeninformed
解析:
keepsb.informed“告知某人”。
答案:
C
4.________byathickforest,theancientcityhadn'tbeendiscovereduntilthe1990s.
A.SurroundingB.Tosurround
C.SurroundedD.Havingsurrounded
解析:
考查非谓语动词。
根据“因为古城被茂密的森林围绕”可知,surround和theancientcity之间构成逻辑上的动宾关系,因此应用过去分词形式。
答案:
C
5.(2012·南京高三模拟)TheUSwas________a20percentto30percentappreciation(升值)oftheyuan,andChina'sgovernmentrefusedthisunfairdemand.
A.accountingforB.compensatingfor
C.pushingforD.applyingfor
解析:
考查动词短语辨析。
句意:
美国不断要求人民币升值20%到30%,中国政府拒绝了这种不公平的要求。
此处pushfor表示“不断要求,催促”。
A项表示“是……的说明;解释”;B项表示“补偿”;D项表示“申请”,都不符合句意。
答案:
C
6.Theymanagedto________allthebestperformers.
A.signupB.holdup
C.takeupD.putup
解析:
考查短语的区别。
signup“跟……签合同”;holdup“阻滞,抢劫”;takeup“占据,开始从事”;putup“搭起,张贴”。
句意:
他们设法跟所有最佳演员签订合同。
所以A项合适。
答案:
A
7.Goodlovemakesyouseethewholeworldfromoneperson________badlovemakesyouabandonthewholeworldforoneperson.
A.whileB.as
C.whenD.though
解析:
考查连词。
句意:
美好的爱情让你从一个人那里看到整个世界,而糟糕的爱情让你因一个人而放弃整个世界。
while有“但是,然而”之意,表示前后情况的对比。
答案:
A
8.(2012·天津模拟)Heclimbedsilently________ofseizingthethief________.
A.onpurpose;bysurprise
B.onpurpose;surprisingly
C.forthepurpose;surprised
D.forthepurpose;bysurprise
解析:
句意:
他悄悄地爬着,为了出其不意地抓住那个贼。
onpurpose“为了”,作状语;forthepurposeof“为了……”。
答案:
D
9.Thethreesistersdecidedtoholdafamilypartyto________theirparents'silverwedding.
A.welcomeB.congratulate
C.memorizeD.celebrate
解析:
考查动词词义辨析。
句意:
这三姐妹决定举办一个家庭聚会庆祝她们父母的银婚。
welcome“欢迎”;congratulate“祝贺”,常用句式为congratulatesb.onsth.;memorize“记住,熟记”;celebrate“庆祝”,后跟节日、纪念日等。
答案:
D
10.Neverspeakillofsomeone________.It'sbadmanners________.
A.inhisabsence;todoso
B.whenheisabsent;doingso
C.duringhisaway;todoso
D.whileheisaway;doingso
解析:
表示“某人不在或缺席”时,用inone'sabsence或用时间状语从句when/whileheisaway/absent均可。
但后半句的结构只能用不定式作真正的主语,不能用动名词。
故两空选择均正确的只有A项。
答案:
A
11.Theresultofaddingtwonumbersisthesame________theorderoftheaddition.
A.inplaceofB.aswellas
C.exceptforD.regardlessof
解析:
句意:
两数相加,不管加的次序如何,结果相同。
regardlessof表示“不管,不顾”,符合句意要求。
答案:
D
12.Herfather________intheUSAforanotheryearsothatshecouldworktowardhermaster'sdegree.
A.agreedhertostayB.permittedherstay
C.letherstayingD.approvedofherstaying
解析:
句意:
她爸爸赞成她在美国再待一年以攻读硕士学位。
approveofsb.'sdoing表示赞成某人做某事。
A项只能是agreetodo;B项应为permitsb.todo;C项应为letsb.do。
故选D。
答案:
D
13.Idon'tknow________thefutureholdsinstoreforme,butI'llfacethestormsoflifebravely.
A.howB.where
C.thatD.what
解析:
考查宾语从句。
句意:
我不知道自己的将来会是什么样子,但是我将勇敢地面对人生的暴风雨。
whatthefutureholdsinstoreforme是宾语从句,what在从句中作holds的宾语。
答案:
D
14.________isknowntousallthatthe2012OlympicGameswilltakeplaceinLondon.
A.AsB.It
C.WhatD.That
解析:
考查句式Itisknowntosb.that...“……是众所周知的”。
句意:
众所周知,2012年奥运会将在伦敦举行。
答案:
B
15.—Dad,I'vefinishedmyassignment.
—Good,and________youplayorwatchTV,youmustn'tdisturbme.
A.wheneverB.whether
C.whateverD.nomatter
解析:
考查whether...or引导的让步状语从句,“无论是不是……都……”;第二句句意:
不管你玩还是看电视,你都不能打扰我。
答案:
B
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
Someunusualwordsdescribehowapersonspendshisorhertime.Forexample,someonewholikestospendalotoftimesittingorlyingdownwhilewatchingtelevisionissometimescalledacouchpotato.Acouchisapieceoffurniturethatpeoplesitonwhilewatchingtelevision.
RobertArmstrong,anartistfromCalifornia,developedtheterm“couchpotato”in1976.Severalyearslater,helistedthetermasatrademarkwiththeUnitedStatesgovernment.Mr.Armstrongalsohelpedwriteafunnybookaboutlifeasafulltimetelevisionwatcher.Itiscalledthe“OfficialCouchPotatoHandbook”.
Couchpotatoesenjoywatchingtelevisionjustasmousepotatoesenjoyworkingoncomputers.Acomputermouseisthedevicethatmovesthepointer,orcursor,onacomputerscreen.Thedescriptionofmousepotatobecamepopularin1993.AmericanwriterAliceKahnissaidtohaveinventedthetermtodescribeyoungpeoplewhospendalotoftimeusingcomputers.
Toomuchtimeinsidethehouseusingacomputerorwatchingtelevisioncancausesomeonetogetcabinfever.Acabinisasimplehouseusuallybuiltfarawayfromthecity.Peoplegotoacabintorelaxandenjoyquiettime.
Cabinfeverisnotreallyadisease.However,peoplecanexperienceboredomandrestlessnessiftheyspendtoomuchtimeinsidetheirhomes.Thisisespeciallytrueduringthewinterwhenitistoocoldorsnowytodothingsoutside.Oftenchildrengetcabinfeveriftheycannotgooutsidetoplay.Sodotheirparents.Thishappenswhenthereissomuchsnowthatschoolsandevenofficesandstoresareclosed.
Somepeopleenjoyspendingalotoftimeintheirhomestomakethemniceplacestolive.Thisiscallednestingorcocooning.Birdsbuildnestsoutofstickstoholdtheireggsandbabybirds.Someinsectsbuildcocoonsaroundthemselvesforprotectionwhiletheygrowandchange.Nestsandcocoonsprovidesecurityforwildlife.Sopeopleliketheideaofnestsandcocoons,too.
Thetermscocooningandnestingbecamepopularmorethantwentyyearsago.Theydescribepeoplebuyingtheirfirsthomesandfillingthemwithmanythings.Thesepeoplethenhadchildren.
Nowthesechildrenaregrownupandhaveleftthenest.Theyareincollege.Ortheyaremarriedandstartingfamiliesoftheirownfaraway.Nowtheseparentsarelivingalonewithoutchildrenintheiremptynest.Theyhavebecomeemptynesters.
语篇解读:
本文着重介绍了英语中一些词的来历。
1.Whichofthefollowingwasfirstused?
A.Couchpotato.B.Cocooning.
C.Mousepotato.D.Nesting.
解析:
由第二段第一句RobertArmstrong,anartistfromCalifornia,developedtheterm“couchpotato”in1976知,couchpotato是在1976年第一次被使用,因此A项正确。
第三段第三句Thedescriptionofmousepotatobecamepopularin1993告诉我们mousepotato在1993年才流行,倒数第二段告诉我们cocooning和nesting是20多年前才开始流行的。
答案:
A
2.________referstoapersonwhospendsmuchtimeoncomputer.
A.AcouchpotatoB.Anester
C.AmousepotatoD.Anemptynester
解析:
由第三段第一句Couchpotatoesenjoywatchingtelevisionjustasmousepotatoesenjoyworkingoncomputers可知答案。
答案:
C
3.Whycanmostpeopleeasilygetcabinfeverinwinter?
A.Becausetheyareaddictedtocomputergames.
B.Becausetheywouldliketoplayoutside.
C.Becauseitissocoldthattheycouldn'tgooutside.
D.Becausetheyaretoobusyatworkorschool.
解析:
由第五段第三句Thisisespeciallytrueduringthewinterwhenitistoocoldorsnowytodothingsoutside可知答案。
答案:
C
4.What'sthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Howtogetridofcabinfever.
B.Howpeoplebecomenestersoremptynesters.
C.Howtospendyourleisuretime.
D.Theoriginofsomewords.
解析:
根据本文主要内容可知答案。
答案:
D
B
(2012·宁夏六校联考)Germanresearcherssaidolderpeopletendtobeportrayednegativelyinsociety.Althoughtheyareoftendescribedaswise,theyarealsoshownasbeingslowandforgetful.
“Livinginayouthcenteredculture,theymayappreciateaboostinselfesteem.That'swhytheypreferthenegativestoriesaboutyoungerpeople,whoareseenashavingahigherstatusinoursociety,”saidDr.SilviaKnoblochWesterwick,ofOhioStateUniversity.
KnoblochWesterwickandhercoauthorMatthiasHastall,ofZeppelinUniversityinFriedrichshafen,Germany,studied276Germanadults,including178aged18to30and98between55and60.TheirfindingsarepublishedinthejournalCommunication.
Alltheadultsinthestudywereshownwhattheywereledtobelievewasatestversionofanewonlinenewsmagazine.Theywerealsogivenlimitedtimetolookovereitheranegativeorapositiveversionof10preselectedarticles.
Eachstorywasalsopairedwithaphotographdepicting(描绘)someoneofeithertheyoungerortheolderagegroup.
Theresearchersfoundthatolderpeopleweremorelikelytochoosetoreadnegativearticlesaboutthoseyoungerthanthemselves.Theyalsotendedtoshowlessinterestinarticlesaboutolderpeople,whethernegativeorpositive.
Butyoungerpeoplepreferredtoreadpositivearticlesaboutotheryoungpeople.
AccordingtoKnoblochWesterwick,olderpeople'spreferencefornegativenewsabouttheiryoungercounterpartscanbeexplainedbytheirplaceinsociety.
“Everybodylikesaselfesteemboost.Foryoungpeople,though,it'salmostautomatic.Youthisconsideredimportantinsociety,”shesaid.
Afterreadingthearticles,theparticipantscompletedaquestionnairedesignedtomeasurelevelsofselfesteem.Unliketheiryoungercounterparts,theselfesteemofolderpeopleroseaftertheyreadanegativearticleaboutyoungerpeople.
AlthoughthestudywasdoneinGermany,KnoblochWesterwickbelievesnationalityandthenationalcharacteristicsarenotimportant.
语篇解读:
研究人员发现,在当今以年轻人为中心的社会中,老年人的自尊受到挑战。
因此,在一项调查中,老年人更倾向于关注那些反映年轻人消极面的信息,以增强自尊。
5.Whatdoolderpeoplethinkofthemselves,accordingtothetext?
A.Theyarebehindthetimes.
B.Theyarealwaysforgetful.
C.Theirselfesteemischallengedinayouthcenteredculture.
D.Theyshouldha