Tales of the unexplained 课时跟踪检测B卷
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2015·徐州高三第三次质检)
The Fish I didnt Catch
I still remember my first fishing experience as if it were but yesterday.I have been __1__many times in my life (like when I got admitted to the best school), but never more intensely so than when I received that first fishing __2__ from my uncle.
My uncle, who knew by long __3__where pickerel(梭鱼)would gather，__4__placed me at the most favorable point.I threw out my line and waited anxiously for a bite，__5__the float up and down rapidly on the surface of the water.But nothing came of it.“Try again，”said my uncle.Suddenly the float __6__out of sight.“Now for it，” thought I，“here is a fish at last.”
I made a strong pull，only to bring up a tangle of weeds.Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty.I looked at my uncle __7__.“Try once more，” he said，“we fishermen must have __8__.”
Suddenly something tugged at my line，and swept off with it into deep water.Pulling it up quickly, I saw a fine pickerel wriggling in the sun.“Uncle！” I cried, looking back in uncontrollable __9__，“I’ve got a fish！” “Not yet，”said my uncle.Just then, I saw the scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream, my hook hung __10__from the line.I had lost my prize.
My heart sank with it and I felt like a failure.We tend to speak of the __11__of childhood as matters of little importance __12__those of grownups.Controlled by reason and selfrespect, the sorrows of grownups __13__the social customs and rules of conduct __14__the sorrows of childhood are a complete abandonment to the passion.The doll?s nose is broken, and the whole world __15__with it.
So, overcome with my bitter disappointment, I refused to be __16__， even by my uncle’s guarantee that there were more fish in the river.He refitted my bait, and, putting the pole again in my hands, told me to try my luck once more.
“But remember, boy” he said, with a smile, “it’s no use to boast (自夸) of anything before its done, nor then, either，__17__it speaks for itself.”
How often I have been reminded of the fish that I did not catch __18__！When I hear people talking about their distant aims as if they had already been achieved, I call to mind that __19__by the riverside, and the wise caution of my uncle takes the form of a proverb of __20__application：“NEVER BOAST OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM.”
1．A.happy B．confident
C．curious
D．optimistic
2．A.basket
B．pole
C．net
D．boat
3．A.analysis
B．calculation
C．adjustment
D．experience
4．A.casually
B．desperately
C．considerately
D．unexpectedly
5．A.kicking
B．moving
C．releasing
D．folding
6．A.sank
B．bounced
C．flew
D．extended
7．A.understandingly
B．appealingly
C．seemingly
D．approvingly
8．A.affection
B．imagination
C．competence
D．patience
9．A.amusement
B．disappointment
C．excitement
D．astonishment
10．A.separate
B．heavy
C．empty
D．dull
11．A.achievements
B．sorrows
C．remarks
D．commitments
12．A.in comparison with
B．in favour of
C．in response to
D．on account of
13．A.reform
B．keep
C．violate
D．establish
14．A.if
B．since
C．when
D．while
15．A.goes ahead
B．takes off
C．breaks up
D．comes out
16．A.criticized
B．teased
C．comforted
D．protected
17．A.for
B．once
C．if
D．though
18．A.just then
B．ever since
C．ever after
D．only now
19．A.view
B．location
C．conflict
D．scene
20．A.liberal
B．potential
C．artificial
D．universal
Ⅱ.阅读理解
(2015·皖南八校联考)An international panel of experts will reexamine all data gathered in the nearly twomonth hunt for the missing Malaysia jet to ensure search crews have been looking in the right place, officials said Monday.
Senior officials from Malaysia, Australia and China met in the Australian capital to hash_out the details of the next steps in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which will center around an expanded patch of seafloor in a remote area of the Indian Ocean off Western Australia. The area became the focus of the hunt after a team of analysts calculated the plane?s most likely flight path based on satellite and radar data. Starting Wednesday, that data will be reanalyzed and combined with all information gathered thus far in the search, which hasn’t turned up a single piece of debris (残骸) despite crews searching more than 4.6 million square kilometers of ocean.
“Weve got to this stage of the process where it?s very sensible to go back and have a look at all of the data that has been gathered, all of the analysis that has been done and make sure there?s no flaws in it, the assumptions are right, the analysis is right and conclusions are right，”Angus Houston, head of the search operation, told reporters in Canberra.
Investigators have been confused by a lack of hard data since the plane vanished (销声匿迹) on March 8 during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. A weeks long search for surface debris was called off last week after officials determined any debris that may have been floating has likely sunk.
]“Unfortunately, all of that effort has found nothing, ”Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss said. “We?ve been confident on the basis of the information provided that the search area was the right one, but in practice, that confidence has not been converted into discovering any trace of the aircraft.”Houston has warned the underwater search is likely to drag on for up to a year.
1．What’s the meaning of the phrase “hash out” in Paragraph 2？
A．Determine. B．Discuss.
C．Deliver.
D．Debate.
2．Whats the purpose of the reexamination of all data by the experts?
A．To make assumptions and conclusions of the plane.
B．To check whether the searching is in the right place.
C．To encourage the searching crews.
D．To calculate the planes most likely flight path.
3．Which of the statements is TRUE according to the two officials interviewed?
A．They didnt think they can finish the task.
B．There is something going wrong in the searching.
C．The searching crew are still confident after nearly twomonth hunt.
D．The search for the missing jet will continue.
4．The main purpose of the passage is to inform us of ______.
A．the likeliest fly path based on satellite and radar data
B．the wrong area for MH370 searching
C．the further information about the Missing Malaysia Airlines
D．the final result of the searching
Ⅲ.任务型阅读
(2015·江苏高考英语模拟卷二)Loneliness is a feeling where people experience a powerful rush of emptiness and solitude (孤独). Loneliness is more than the feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with another person. Someone who is lonely may find it hard to form human contact.
Loneliness is not the same as being alone. Many people have times when they are alone through circumstances or choice. Being alone can be experienced as positive, pleasurable, and emotionally refreshing if it is under the individual?s control.
According to the latest investigation by psychologists in the United States of America, most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are different types of loneliness.
The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation, for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.
The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.
Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts, such as friends, family members and coworkers. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests with us. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.
Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to be socialized and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.
Title: Loneliness
Theme Psychologists are (1)________ loneliness to help habitually lonely people.
(2)______of loneliness It is a feeling where people experience emptiness and solitude. Lonely people may fail to form human (3)________. Also, loneliness (4)________ from being alone. If under control, being alone can have a good effect.
Kinds of loneliness ●Temporary loneliness disappears quickly and we can (5)________ it.
●Situational loneliness doesn’t last long although it can make people feel
(6)________ unhealthy.
●Chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years (7)________ specific cause.
Views of psychologists ●A person’s social contacts are one of the important (8)________ in loneliness.
●Lonely people don’t think they have (9)________ social contacts though there are already many.
Reasons for finding ways to help
●Lonely people have (10)________ in socializing and chronic loneliness may cause serious illness.
●Those living with chronic loneliness can be a very dangerous condition.
答案
Ⅰ.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者和叔叔一起去钓鱼而深受启发：做任何事情都不要高兴得太早，最终实现了才算是真正的成功。
1．选A 根据下文“like when I got admitted to the best school”可推知，这是件让人开心的事，并与该句中的“intensely”形成对比。故选A项。
2．选B 根据下文“putting the pole again in my hands”可知，此处指作者从叔叔手里接过钓鱼竿，准备去钓鱼。故选B项。
3．选D 根据语境“who knew... where pickerel(梭鱼)would gather”可知，此处指叔叔很有经验，与“long”相呼应。
4．选C 根据空格后“placed me at the most favorable point”可知，叔叔很细心体贴，把作者放在最有利的位置去钓鱼。
5．选B 根据语境“anxiously”和“rapidly”可知，作者不停地晃动着浮子，焦急地等着鱼儿上钩。故选B项。
6．选A 根据下文“Now for it，thought I，here is a fish at last，”可知，浮子不见了，即沉下水面了，与下文“I made a strong pull”和“My heart sank with it and I felt like a failure.”相呼应。故选A项。
7．选B 根据语境可知，作者此时很困惑，恳求叔叔的帮助。故选B项。
8．选D 根据该句中的“Try once more”可知，钓鱼需要耐心，与上文“Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms，and drew it back empty.”相呼应。
9．选C 由上文作者钓不到鱼的焦急和失望可知，此处表示作者要钓到鱼了，特别激动和兴奋。故选C项。
10．选C 根据语境“I saw the scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream”和“I had lost my prize.”可知，鱼儿脱了线，作者没有钓到鱼，所以鱼钩是空的。
11．选B 根据下文“Controlled by reason and selfrespect，the sorrows of grownups”可知，此处是指童年的忧伤。
12．选A 根据语境“childhood”和“grownups”对比可知，此处表示“相比较而言”。
13．选B 根据语境“the social customs and rules of conduct”可知，此处表示遵守一定的社会规范和准则。故选B项。
14．选D 根据语境可知，上下文表示成人的悲伤与孩子的悲伤逻辑上的对比关系。
15．选C 根据上文“the sorrows of childhood are a complete abandonment to the passion”，并结合语境中的“broken”可知，由于童年的伤心就是这么一种纯真的感情宣泄和表达，所以玩具娃娃的鼻子坏了，孩子们的世界因此就彻底地粉碎了。故选C项。
16．选C 根据下文“even by my uncles guarantee that there were more fish in the river”可知，叔叔为了安慰作者，才向作者保证说河里有更多的鱼。
17．选A 根据语境可知，上下句表示逻辑上的因果关系。故选A项。
18．选B since 意为“自从……时”，主句用现在完成时，从句用一般过去时，符合语境。故选B项。
19．选D A项意为“视野，见解，风景”；B项意为“位置，地点”；C项意为“冲突”；D项意为“场景”。根据语境“call to mind”可知，作者想起了之前的那次钓鱼的情景。
20．选D 根据语境中的“proverb”可知，谚语一般是放之四海而皆准的普遍真理。
语篇解读：本文是一则资讯报道，主要介绍了来自马来西亚、澳大利亚和中国的高级官员聚在一起讨论搜寻MH370的相关情况。
1．选B 词义猜测题。根据画线词的上下文可知，来自马来西亚、澳大利亚和中国的高级官员聚在一起讨论接下来搜救MH370的细节。由此可推知，hash out意为“讨论”，与discuss意思相近。故选B项。
2．选B 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“to ensure search crews have been looking in the right place”可知，再检查所获得的数据的目的是核实搜寻位置是否正确。故选B项。
3．选D 推理判断题。根据第三段和第五段中两位受访官员所说的话可推知，搜索失踪飞机的活动仍将继续。故选D项。
4．选C 写作意图题。纵观全文，文章主要介绍了来自马来西亚、澳大利亚和中国的高级官员聚在一起讨论下一步搜寻MH370的细节。因此本文的目的是进一步向我们提供有关失踪的MH370的信息。故选C项。
.1.investigating/studying 2.Definition/Concept 3.contact 4.differs 5.ignore/overlook/neglect 6.physically 7.without
8．factors 9.enough/adequate/plentiful/ample 10.difficulty/trouble/problems