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1、届高考英语复习专练模块附解析模块5 Unit 1 Great scientists1.（北京市中国人民大学附属中学2018届高三考前热身英语试题）The young man, in heavy traffic on the way, got home an hour later than usual.A. catching B. caughtC. having caught D. to be caught2.（北京市石景山区2018届高三3月统一测试（一模）英语试题）After class, the teacher couldnt leave, by the students.A. surro

2、unded B. to surroundC. was surrounded D. surrounding3. （天津市部分区2018届高三质量调查（一）英语试题）Several of us were asked to attend the meeting, as _ below.A. listed B. listingC. to be listed D. having listedA（2018浙江A篇）In 1812, the year Charles Dickens was born, there were 66 novels published in Britain. People had

3、 been writing novels for a centurymost experts date the first novel to Robinson Crusoe in 1719but nobody wanted to do it professionally. The steam-powered printing press was still in its early stages; the literacy（识字） rate in England was under 50%. Many works of fiction appeared without the names of

4、 the authors, often with something like “By a lady”. Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral, or just plain bad.In 1870, when Dickens died, the world mourned him as its first professional writer and publisher, famous and beloved, who had led an explosion in both the publication

5、 of novels and their readership and whose characters from Oliver Twist to Tiny Tim were held up as moral touchstones. Today Dickens greatness is unchallenged. Removing him from the pantheon（名人堂） of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa.How did Dick

6、ens get to the top? For all the feelings readers attach to stories, literature is a numbers game, and the test of time is extremely difficult to pass. Some 60,000 novels were published during the Victorian age, from 1837 to 1901; today a casual reader might be able to name a half-dozen of them. Its

7、partly true that Dickens style of writing attracted audiences from all walks of life. Its partly that his writings rode a wave of social, political and scientific progress. But its also that he rewrote the culture of literature and put himself at the center. No one will ever know what mix of talent,

8、 ambition, energy and luck made Dickens such a singular writer. But as the 200th anniversary of his birth approaches, it is possible and important for our own cultureto understand how he made himself a lasting one.1. Which of the following best describes British novels in the 18th century?A. They we

9、re difficult to understand. B. They were popular among the rich.C. They were seen as nearly worthless. D. They were written mostly by women.2. Dickens is compared with the Mona Lisa in the text to stress_.A. his reputation in France B. his interest in modern artC. his success in publication D. his i

10、mportance in literature3. What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A. To remember a great writer. B. To introduce an English novel.C. To encourage studies on culture. D. To promote values of the Victorian age.B（2018届湖南省高三十四校联考第二次考试 英语试题（解析版）Here is a record of the discussion about AI (artific

11、ial intelligence) conducted by several scientists:Scientist A: I would say that we are quite a long way off developing the AI, though I do think it will happen within the next thirty or forty years. We will probably remain in control of technology and it will help us solve many of the worlds problem

12、s. However, no one really knows what will happen if machines become more intelligent than humans. They may help us, ignore us or destroy us. I tend to believe AI will have a positive influence on our future lives, but whether that is true will be partly up to us.Scientist B: I have to admit that the

13、 potential consequences of creating something that can match or go beyond human intelligence frighten me. Even now, scientists are teaching computers how to learn on their own. At some point in the near future, their intelligence may well take off and develop at an ever-increasing speed. Human being

14、s evolve biologically very slowly and we would be quickly substituted. In the short term, there is the danger that robots will take over millions of human jobs, creating a large underclass of unemployed people. This could mean large-scale poverty and social unrest. In the long term machines might de

15、cide the world would be better without humans.Scientist C: Im a member of the Campaign to Stop Killer Robots. Forget the movie image of a terrifying Terminator stamping on human skulls (头骨) and think of whats happening right now: military machines like drones, gun turrets and sentry robots are alrea

16、dy being used to kill with very little human input. The next step will be autonomous “murderbots” following orders but finally deciding who to kill on their own. It seems clear to me that this would be completely unethical and dangerous for humans. We need to be very cautious indeed about what we as

17、k machines to do.28. What is Scientist B worried about?A. AI technology will destroy the earth.B. Computers cant think by themselves.C. Robots will take the place of humans.D. Humans will be unhappy without machines.29. What does the underlined word “this” in the last paragraph refer to?A. The Campa

18、ign to Stop Killer Robots.B. The movie image of a terrifying Terminator.C. “Murderbots” cant decide by themselves.D. “Murderbots” will be against humans orders.30. Which statement is CORRECT according to the record?A. Scientist A thinks AI technology will never develop.B. The employment will be affe

19、cted by AI technology in the future.C. “Murderbots” will follow the orders of their manufacturers in the wars.D. All the three scientists agree that AI technology will benefit human beings.31. Who agree(s) AI has more negative aspects than positive aspects?A. Scientist A. B. Scientist B.C. Scientist

20、s B & C. D. Scientists B & A.（2018届四川省棠湖中学高三下学期第二次月考英语试题）Why we still need to read DickensWalk into any bookstore, and you can hardly avoid “bumping into” Charles Dickens. Many of Dickens works still sell well today. 36As someone who teaches Dickens, the question of why we still read him is often on

21、 my mind. 37 One day nearly 10 years ago, however, when I was giving a lecture, I was telling the students that for Victorian readers, Dickenss writing was a “tune-in-next-week” type of thing that generated crazes. 38 “But why should we still read this stuff?” the student asked. The answer I gave wa

22、s only acceptable, “Because he teaches you how to think,” I said.The question annoyed me for years, for years, and for years I told myself answers, but never with complete satisfaction. We read Dickens because he is not just a man of his own times, but also a man for our times. We read Dickens becau

23、se we can learn from experiences of his characters almost as easily as we can learn from our own experiences. 39 But these are not exactly the reason why I read Dickens. My search for an answer continued until one day a text message came from a student of mine. “We still read Dickenss novels,” she w

24、rote, “because they tell us why we are what we are.” Simple as it was, thats the explanation I had sought for years.Dickens shines a light on who we are during the best of times and worst of times. 40 If you have time, go to pick up one of his many novels, read it and enjoy what it has to tell you a

25、bout yourself.A. Then a hand shot up.B. I know that wasnt really the reason.C. And they are placed on outstanding shelves.D. That question was never more troubling.E. Thats why we still need to read him today.F. I already know who it is Ill meet in those novels.G. These are all wonderful reasons to

26、read Dickens.（2018全国卷）Im not sure 61 is more frightened, me or the female gorilla(大猩猩）that suddenly appears out of nowhere. Im walking on a path in the forest in the Central African Republic. Unexpectedly, Im face-to-face with the gorilla, who begins screaming at 62 top of her lungs. That makes her

27、baby scream, and then a 400-pound male appears. He screams the 63 (loud) of all. The noise shakes the trees as the male beats his chest and charges toward me. I quickly lower myself, ducking my head to avoid 64 (look) directly into his eyes so he doesnt feel 65 (challenge).My name is Mireya Mayor. I

28、m a 66 (science) who studies animals such as apes and monkeys. I was searching _ 67 these three western lowland gorillas Id been observing. No one had seen them for hours, and my colleagues and I were worried.When the gorillas and I frightened each other, I was just glad to find 68 (they) alive. Tru

29、e to a gorillas unaggressive nature, the huge animal 69 (mean) me no real harm. He was just saying: Im king of this forest, and here is your reminder! Once his message was delivered, he allowed me 70 (stay) and watch.1.【答案】B【解析】句意：这个年轻人，在路上堵车了，比往常到家晚了一个小时。Be caught in“陷入”，做状语时省掉be动词，表示状态，选B。考点：考查非谓语

30、动词2.【答案】A【解析】考查非谓语作状语。句意：下课后，老师无法离开，因为被学生们围住了。分析句子可知，本句是省略句。主从句主语一致，从句的主语省略，而主语the teacher与动词surround二者是被动关系，be surrounded by意为“被.包围”。故要用过去分词作状语，A符合题意。3.【答案】A【解析】考查非谓语动词。句意：我们中有几个人被要求参加这次会议，如下所列。此处是过去分词做定语，表示已经过去的事情。故选A。A【答案】1. C 2. D 3. A【解析】1. 推理判断。由题干中的in the 18th century将信息定位在第一段的1719，但是人们当时对英国小

31、说的看法在最后一段Novels, for the most part, were looked upon as silly, immoral, or just plain bad，可知当时小说被人们看作是silly（傻的）, immoral（不道德的）, or just plain bad（完全是不好的），选项C中的worthless是这些词的总结，故答案为C。2. 推理判断。由题干中的Mona Lisa可将信息定位在第二段最后两句，理解Today Dickens greatness is unchallenged. Removing him from the pantheon（名人堂） of English literature would make about as much sense as the Louvre selling off the Mona Lisa.可知狄更斯的伟大是毫无争议的，要把他从英国文学名人堂中拿掉就像要把蒙娜丽莎