活頁(yè)綜合提升練(二十二)

　　完形填空+閱讀理解

　　(限時(shí)35分鐘)

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　This was my grandmother’s first Christmas without grandfather,and before he passed away we had promised grandfather that we would make this her best Christmas ever.When my parents and I 　1　 at her house,we found she had waited up all night for us.The house did seem a little 　2　 without grandfather.?

　　Grandfather had always said that the Christmas 　3　 was the most important decoration of all.So we immediately set to work on the beautiful artificial tree that was stored in grandfather’s closet (壁櫥).Through our efforts,we finally stepped back to 　4　 our handiwork.It looked beautiful.　5　 something was missing.?

　　“Where’s your star?” I asked.

　　The star was my grandmother’s favorite part of the tree.

　　“Why,it 　6　 be here somewhere,” she said,starting to sort through the boxes again.“Your grandfather always 　7　 everything so carefully when he took the tree down.”?

　　As we emptied the boxes and 　8　 no star,my grandmother’s eyes filled with tears.Grandfather had given it to grandmother some fifty years ago on their first Christmas together.It brought them great happiness.Now,on her first Christmas without him,the star was 　9　,too.?

　　“Don’t worry,Grandmother,” I 　10　 her.“We’ll find it for you.”?

　　My mother and I formed a search 　11　.“Let’s start in on the closet where the ornaments (裝飾品) were,” Mother said.“Maybe the star just fell out of the box.”?

　　That sounded 　12　,so I began to search the closet.I thought I tried every 　13　,but no star.I could see grandmother was 　14　,although she tried not to show it.?

　　“What’s in this wrapped box?” Mother suddenly called out.“It was at the bottom of grandfather’s closet.”

　　Grandmother took the box in 　15　 and opened it.Her face 　16　 when she unfolded the paper and pulled out a golden star.There was a(n) 　17　 attached.?

　　Don’t be angry with me,dear.I broke your star while packing the decorations,and I couldn’t 　18　 to tell you.Though it was time for a new one.I hope it brings you as much 　19　 as the first one.Merry Christmas!?

　　Love,

　　Bryant

　　So grandmother’s tree had a star after all,a star that expressed their everlasting love for one another.And we were glad we were able to make this Christmas 　20　 for her.?

　　1.A.arrived B.looked C.stayed D.worked

　　2.A.noisy B.empty C.safe D.clean

　　3.A.flower B.bell C.stocking D.tree

　　4.A.admire B.repair C.paint D.design

　　5.A.Or B.So C.But D.And

　　6.A.might B.must C.need D.will

　　7.A.packed B.decided C.covered D.searched

　　8.A.made B.left C.found D.felt

　　9.A.gone B.hidden C.broken D.forgotten

　　10.A.warned B.persuaded C.reminded D.comforted

　　11.A.game B.class C.company D.party

　　12.A.challenging B.reasonable C.pleasant D.difficult

　　13.A.suggestion B.direction C.possibility D.method

　　14.A.ashamed B.shocked C.disappointed D.frightened

　　15.A.fear B.relief C.anger D.surprise

　　16.A.cleared B.brightened C.darkened D.tightened

　　17.A.article B.note C.receipt D.poem

　　18.A.bear B.afford C.wait D.agree

　　19.A.peace B.change C.luck D.joy

　　20.A.special B.funny C.relaxing D.favorite

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　(　A　)

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　　(　B　)

　　(2024鄭州高三第一次模擬)【社會(huì)文化類】

　　“A photograph that one has taken of oneself,typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website” is the definition of “selfie” in the Oxford English Dictionary.In fact,it wasn’t even in the dictionary until August of last year.It earned its place there because people are now so obsessed with (對(duì)……癡迷) selfies—we take them when we try on a new hat,play with our pets or when we meet a friend whom we haven’t seen in a while.

　　But is there any scientific explanation for this obsession?Well,you should probably ask James Kilner,a neuroscientist(神經(jīng)系統(tǒng)科學(xué)家) at University College London.

　　Through our lifetime we become expert at recognizing and interpreting other people抯 faces and facial expressions.In contrast,according to Kilner,we have a very poor understanding of our own faces since we have little experience of looking at them ?we just t feel them most of the time.

　　This has been proved in previous studies,according to the BBC.

　　Kilner found that most people chose the more attractive picture.This suggests that we tend to think of ourselves as better-looking than we actually are.To further test how we actually perceive our own faces,Kilner carried out another study.He showed people different versions of their own portrait ?the original,one that had been edited to look less attractive and one that was made more attractive ?and asked them to pick the version which they thought looked most like them.They chose the more attractive verlesion.

　　But what does it say about selfies?Well,isn’t that obvious?Selfies give us the power to create a photograph—by taking it from various angles,with different poses,using filters(濾色鏡) and so on — that better matches our expectations with our actual faces.

　　“You suddenly have control in a way that you don’t have in non-virtual(非虛擬的) interactions,”Kilner told the Canada-based CTV News.“Selfies allow you to keep taking pictures until you manage to take one you’re happy with,”he explained.

　　5.What is the passage mainly about?()

　　A.The definition and fun of taking selfies.

　　B.A study of why people love taking selfies.

　　C.How taking selfies influences people’s daily lives.

　　D.How to interpret people’s facial expressions in their selfies.

　　6.The underlined word “perceive” in Paragraph 5 can be replaced by “　”.?

　　A.interpret B.beautify C.choose D.explain

　　7.What did Kilner discover from his researches?()

　　A.People interpret others’ facial expressions worse than their own.

　　B.People tend to spend more time looking at their faces than at others’.

　　C.People tend to believe they look more attractive than they actually are.

　　D.People who like taking selfies know more about their facial expressions.

　　8.According to Kilner,people like taking selfies probably because they think 　.?

　　A.it is a good chance to learn more about their actual faces

　　B.it is a way to respond to others’ facial expressions correctly

　　C.it enables them to interact with their friends in social media

　　D.it allows them to satisfy their expectations with their appearances

　　活頁(yè)綜合提升練(二十二)

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀:外祖父去世后的第一個(gè)圣誕節(jié),我們?nèi)ヅ阃庾婺浮Ｔ谘b飾圣誕樹(shù)時(shí),我們發(fā)現(xiàn)外祖父送給外祖母的星狀裝飾品不見(jiàn)了。

　　1.A　當(dāng)我們到達(dá)外祖母家時(shí),我們發(fā)現(xiàn)她整個(gè)晚上都在等我們。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　2.B　沒(méi)有了外祖父,房子的確感覺(jué)有些空蕩蕩的。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知,答案為B項(xiàng)。

　　3.D　根據(jù)下句中的the beautiful artificial tree可知,這里是指圣誕樹(shù),所以答案為D項(xiàng)。

　　4.A　根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知,這里是指欣賞我們的手工,所以答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　5.C　圣誕樹(shù)很漂亮,但是少了東西。根據(jù)句意可知,前后兩個(gè)句子之間為轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系,所以答案為C項(xiàng)。

　　6.B　它肯定在這兒的某個(gè)地方。根據(jù)句意可知,此處表示肯定的推測(cè),所以答案為B項(xiàng)。

　　7.A　……你外祖父總是很小心地把所有東西裝在箱子里。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　8.C　我們把箱子倒空了,也沒(méi)有找到星星(星狀裝飾物),外祖母的眼里涌上了淚水。

　　9.A　gone意思是“不見(jiàn)了”;hidden意思是“隱藏的”;broken意思是“損壞的”;forgotten意思是“忘了的”。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　10.D　這里指“我”安慰外祖母,所以答案為D項(xiàng)。

　　11.D　game意思是“游戲”;class意思是“班級(jí)”;company意思是“公司”;party意思是“群,組,團(tuán),隊(duì)”。a search party意思是“搜索組”。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為D項(xiàng)。

　　12.B　challenging意思是“有挑戰(zhàn)性的”;reasonable意思是“合理的”;pleasant意思是“令人愉快的”;difficult意思是“困難的”。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為B項(xiàng)。

　　13.C　“我”嘗試了各種可能性。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為C項(xiàng)。

　　14.C　“我”看得出,外祖母感到失望,盡管她盡量不表現(xiàn)出來(lái)。ashamed意思是“慚愧的”;shocked意思是“震驚的”;disappointed意思是“失望的”;frightened意思是“受驚的”。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為C項(xiàng)。

　　15.D　fear意思是“害怕”;relief意思是“寬慰”;anger意思是“憤怒”;surprise意思是“驚奇”。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為D項(xiàng)。

　　16.B　clear意思是“舒展”;brighten意思是“變愉快”;darken意思是“變黑”;tighten意思是“變緊”。Her face brightened意思是她臉上有了喜色。

　　17.B　根據(jù)下文可知,此處表示“上面附了一張便條”。所以答案為B項(xiàng)。

　　18.A　我不忍心告訴你。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　19.D　我希望它帶給你和第一個(gè)一樣多的快樂(lè)。根據(jù)句意可知,答案為D項(xiàng)。

　　20.A　根據(jù)句意可知,對(duì)外祖母來(lái)說(shuō),這是一個(gè)特別的圣誕節(jié),所以答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　【疑難詞匯解讀】

　　1.empty　v. 倒空;傾空

　　He emptied his pockets.他把衣袋掏空了。

　　This dreadful film soon emptied the cinema of people.

　　這部電影很沒(méi)意思, 電影院里的人很快就都走光了。

　　2.pack　v. 將……裝箱(盒等)(尤指裝入衣箱)　

　　Have you packed (your suitcase) yet? 你裝好(衣箱)了嗎?

　　Don’t forget to pack your toothbrush!

　　別忘了把你的牙刷放到箱子里去!

　　All these books need to be packed (into boxes).

　　這些書(shū)都要打點(diǎn)(裝箱)。

　　【長(zhǎng)難句子分析】

　　So grandmother’s tree had a star after all,a star that expressed their everlasting love for one another.

　　本句是一個(gè)主從復(fù)合句。主句為“主謂賓”結(jié)構(gòu),后面的a star是前面的賓語(yǔ)a star的同位語(yǔ),起進(jìn)一步解釋說(shuō)明的作用,其中包含一個(gè)關(guān)系代詞that引導(dǎo)的定語(yǔ)從句,修飾后面的a star,that在定語(yǔ)從句中作主語(yǔ)。

　　于是,外祖母的圣誕樹(shù)終究有了星星,一顆表示他們永久相愛(ài)的星星。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　(　A　)

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀:本文介紹的是免費(fèi)辦理紐約市圖書(shū)館的圖書(shū)卡的操作指南。

　　1.B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段可知,要想在紐約市圖書(shū)館免費(fèi)申請(qǐng)到圖書(shū)卡,必須是在此生活、工作、學(xué)習(xí)或者繳納財(cái)產(chǎn)稅的人。而到那兒旅游的人是沒(méi)有資格申請(qǐng)的。所以答案為B項(xiàng)。

　　2.B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文中“Applications for children aged 11 and under must be completed in person,and require the signature of a parent.”可知,11歲及11歲以下的兒童必須親自辦理,并且要有父親或母親的簽字。所以答案為B項(xiàng)。

　　3.C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文中提到了圖書(shū)卡更新延期的方法:可以親自去,也可以發(fā)郵件,還可以使用傳真。所以答案為C項(xiàng)。

　　4.A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)Forgot Your PIN?部分倒數(shù)第二句“You must select a 4-digit numeric secret code,with no repeating or obvious numbers ( e.g.1234 or 2222).”可知,密碼中包含的數(shù)字不可重復(fù)或連貫,也不要太明顯,所以答案為A項(xiàng)。

　　(　B　)

　　語(yǔ)篇解讀:本文就很多人喜歡“自拍”的原因進(jìn)行了研究分析。

　　5.B　主旨大意題。由全文內(nèi)容可知,本文主要講述了關(guān)于人們自拍原因的研究,故選B項(xiàng)。

　　6.A　詞義猜測(cè)題。由第三段第二句話的we have a very poor understanding of our own faces以及畫(huà)線單詞所在的句子可知,perceive意為“理解”,故選A項(xiàng)。

　　7.C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段的第二句話This suggests that we tend to think of ourselves as better-looking than we actually are可知C項(xiàng)正確。由第三段的第一句話Through our lifetime we become expert at recognizing and interpreting other people’s faces and facial expressions可排除A項(xiàng);由第三段第二句話的we have a very poor understanding of our own faces since we have little experience of looking at them可排除B、D兩項(xiàng)。