【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练
Module 8
Units 3～4Ⅰ.完形填空
A
When I was a teenager，I volunteered to give out water at a marathon.Watching the different runners who passed by and grabbed a cup was __1__.The next year I signed up for the race.I did little preparation and my only goal was to finish.On the day of the race，it was __2__hot.I remember struggling at about the 5th mile，thinking，“I am never doing this again！”
Have you ever felt that way about something？You eagerly choose a goal__3__soon realize it is __4__to achieve than you imagined it would be.That first 10km race was quite an experience.I jogged，I walked，I jogged and I walked.Then__5__ a decisive moment.Near the end，a 70-year-old man ran past me.I felt__6__that I was younger than him and I couldn’t keep up with him.I felt defeated for a second but then I realized __7__.He was running his race and I was running mine.He had different experience，training and goals and I had mine.__8__in life do we__9__ourselves to others and feel disappointed in ourselves when we really shouldn’t? I decided，then，that one day I would be one of those 70-year-olds who were still running.__10__I crossed the finish line，I was proud of my achievement.Since then I have run several races and run purely for fun.
In life we all __11__ compare ourselves to others，which is only natural.But don’t let them weaken you.__12__，you should use them to inspire you and show you what is possible.Then you are a true winner.
1．A.pleasing
B．interesting
C．inspiring
D．amazing
2．A.extremely
B．strangely
C．sadly
D．certainly
3．A.and
B．but
C．while
D．or
4．A.easier
B．harder
C．better
D．worse
5．A.went
B．flew
C．happened
D．came
6．A.exhausted
B．disappointed
C．embarrassed
D．annoyed
7．A.something
B．anything
C．everything
D．nothing
8．A.How many
B．How much
C．How often
D．How old
9．A.cooperate
B．compare
C．combine
D．promise
10．A.When
B．Because
C．Since
D．Until
11．A.often
B．occasionally
C．hardly
D．never
12．A.Instead
B．Therefore
C．Meanwhile
D．Furthermore
B
More and more students want to study in “hot” majors.As a result，many students want to give__13__their interests and study in these areas such as foreign languages，international business and law，etc.
Fewer and fewer students choose scientific majors，__14__as maths，physics and biology，and art majors，like history，Chinese and philosophy.Only a few students can study in these “hot” majors，because the number of these “hot” majors is limited.
If one__15__no interest in his work or study，how can he do well？I learned this from one of my classmates.He is from the countryside.His parents are farmers.__16__he likes biology，he choose “international business”．He wants to live a life which is different __17__that of his parents.
In the end，he found he was not interested in doing business.He found all the subjects to be tiresome.Maybe this wouldn’t have happened __18__he had chosen his major according to his own interests.
Choosing a major in university doesn’t __19__one’s whole life.Majors __20__ are not “hot” today may become the “hot” major of tomorrow.Choosing your major according to your own interests is the best way to succeed.
Ⅱ.阅读理解
The new studies show that fewer than half of the 9th graders in many of the nation’s largest cities，ever graduate.The studies clearly show that the dropout rate isn’t dropping.And，in particular，the dropout rate isn’t dropping for poor and minority students.
Amazingly，though so many people regret the rising dropout rate，our schools continue to lack formal plans—or any plans—about students’ motivation.Most schools have no game plans to ensure that students understand that school will be completely necessary.Schools expect the children to act as the school is important，but they never teach them to believe that.
Years ago，families ensured that the offspring recognized the value of school.But in many modern families，the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell the children that school is not important.Since many families are not motivating their children to be interested students，young professionals，like teachers，may need to provide this training.Otherwise，it is likely that the dropout rate will continue to not drop，but only worsen.
Here are some strategies to convince even the most apathetic(无动于衷的)students that they must stay in school.
Ask students if they will ever need to work：The world has changed.100 years ago，factory work was the booming job，and it required no education.Today，factories are increasingly automated.Most computer-related jobs require education and at least a high school diploma.
Ask students which century they will be prepared for：In 1900，the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant—education not needed.Now，the most common jobs are office and sales worker—education and diploma usually needed.6 out of 10 people today work in a store or an office.
Ask students to devise a way that the employee could be replaced.For example，the coming trend in fast food is to use computers rather than people to run the restaurant.A prototype is apparently already being tested.The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements will be ripe for automation.
1．By saying “the dropout rate isn’t dropping” ，the author means to say that ________.
A．most of the 9th graders can afford to go to school
B．quite a few of the 9th graders can graduate
C．the majority of the 9th graders cannot graduate
D．the minority of the 9th graders can’t graduate
2．The author’s attitude towards the schools is ________.
A．criticism
B．praise
C．ignoring
D．support
3．With the help of some professionals，________.
A．fewer students may stay in schools
B．some parents will be more convinced of their children’s future
C．the dropout rate in schools may drop
D．all the kids problems should be solved
4．What does the underlined word “offspring” probably mean?
A．friends
B．students
C．children
D．parents
5．According to the passage，________ doesn’t need education.
A．an automation job of today
B．a computer-related job now
C．an office job at present
D．a domestic servant’s job in 1900
Units 3～4
Ⅰ.
【解题导语】 文章讲述作者做马拉松义工后亲自参加比赛，结果落后于一位70岁老者发出感叹，并体悟到一种人生哲理：按自己的要求设立自己的目标，从而不断地提高自己。
1．解析：以作者所感得知马拉松比赛是一项令人激励的(inspiring)活动。而A项 “令人愉快/满意的”；B项 “有兴趣的”；D项 “令人惊叹/讶的”，显然与此句意不符。
答案：C
2．解析：从下文信息 “...struggling at about the 5th mile，thinking，I am never doing this again！” 容易得知比赛当天非常(extremely)热。而B项意为 “奇怪地”，C项意为 “悲伤/难过地”，D项意为 “确信/切地”，均不符合语意。答案：A
3．解析：你急切地选择某一目标但很快又意识到要实现它远比所想象的要难得多。前后是转折关系。故选B项。
答案：B
4．解析：从下文内容明显得知做出选择容易而实现它当然更为艰难了。故B项 “harder” 贴切。
答案：B
5．解析：此题考查完全倒装。时间副词then置于句首且谓语动词为go，come等时句子全部倒装。故D项适合。
答案：D
6．解析：由下文 “...that I was younger than him and I couldn’t keep up with him” 得知，作者竟然在比赛中落后于一位70岁老者，自然感到难堪与尴尬了。而A项意为 “精疲力竭的”；B项意为 “失望的”；D项意为 “恼火的”，均不能表达出作者的特殊心境。
答案：C
7．解析：由上文作者在难堪之感后同时也能自嘲地从中意识到什么和获此哲理 “He was running his race and I was running mine.He had different experience，training and goals and I had mine” ，故A项正确。
答案：A
8．解析：根据作者当时心境和比赛实践，自己反省自问 “生活中人们是多么频繁地将别人与自己作比较，哪怕在某些不可或不该比的场合。” 同时也逐渐升华文章的主题。因此，C项正确。
答案：C
9．解析：由上下文句意和最后一段首句中 “compare ourselves to others” 显然可知B项正确。而A项意为 “合作”，C项意为 “结/联合”，D项意为 “承诺” 之意，明显不符句意。
答案：B
10．解析：从下文 “I was proud of my achievement” 可知，只有当作者跑完终点才会为自己的成绩自豪。故选A项。
答案：A
11．解析：此处考查生活常识，我们有时/偶尔将自己与别人作一番比较以获得某种感觉与体会，而非A项 “经常/频繁地” 与C项，D项 “几乎不，永远不”。
答案：B
12．解析：从上下文 “...don’t let them weaken you...you should use them to inspire you...” 的明显语意对比可知，A项 “相反” 适合题意。B项 “因此”；C项 “同时”；D项 “并且” 均不合题意。
答案：A
13．解析：考查短语give up，意为 “放弃”。
答案：up
14．解析：考查短语such as，表列举，意为 “诸如”。
答案：such
15．解析：考查短语 “have/take/show(no)interest in” ，意为 “对……有(无)兴趣。”
答案：has/takes/shows
16．解析：尽管他喜欢生物学，但他还是选择了国际贸易专业。
答案：Though/Although17．解析：考查短语be different from，意为 “和……不同”。
答案：from
18．解析：如果他根据兴趣选择专业的话，这种情况就不会发生。
答案：if
19．解析：选择一个大学里所学的专业不能决定人的一生。
答案：decide/determine
20．解析：该空引导定语从句且在从句中作主语，修饰的先行词majors表事物。
答案：which/that
Ⅱ.
【解题导语】 最近的研究表明，超过一半的九年级的学生中途辍学。导致这种局面的原因是多方面的，是学校的责任还是家庭的影响？我们又将如何激发学生的学习兴趣呢？
【长难句解读】 1.But in many modern families，the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life just because these families may actually tell the children that school
is not important.
句中含有一个because引导的原因状语从句，从句中又含有一个that引导的宾语从句。
2．The students should discover that most jobs that lack education and diploma requirements will be ripe for automation.
句中第一个that引导从句作discover的宾语，第二个that引导定语从句修饰jobs。
1．解析：推理判断题。the dropout rate isn’t dropping的含义是 “失学率没有下降”，再根据第一句 “不到一半的九年级学生能够毕业” 可知，仍有多数学生不能毕业。
答案：C
2．解析：推理判断题。根据文章第二段，作者认为学校并没有正式的计划来激发学生的学习兴趣，并让学生认为学习是必要的；它们只是期望学生能认识到学习的重要性，而不去教给他们如何相信学习是必要的，可知A正确。
答案：A
3．解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句Otherwise，it is likely that the dropout rate will continue to not drop，but only worsen.可以判断，professionals有可能帮助抑制失学率的上升。
答案：C
4．解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段But in many modern families判断，这里与前句是对比关系，再根据下文the children may fail to recognize the importance of school life...可以判断这里讲述的是让小孩儿认识到学校生活的重要性，由此可以推知offspring与children同义。
答案：C
5．解析：细节理解题。根据文章第六段In 1900，the most common jobs were farm laborer and domestic servant—education not needed.可以判断，domestic servant是不需要有文化的。
答案：D