专题滚动检测(二)
(限时：45分钟 名词、冠词和代词＋阅读理解2篇＋短文改错)
Ⅰ.用a, an, the填空
There once was a king who offered 1.________ prize to 2.________ artist who would paint 3.________ best picture of peace.Many artists tried.The king looked at all 4.________ pictures.But there were only two he really liked, and he had to choose between them.
One picture was of a calm lake.The lake was a perfect mirror for peaceful high mountains all around it.Overhead was a blue sky with fluffy white clouds.All who saw this picture thought that it was 5.________ perfect picture of peace.
The other picture had mountains, too.But these were rugged (崎岖的) and bare.Above was 6.________ angry sky,
from which rain fell and in which lightning played.Down 7.________ side of the mountain tumbled (翻腾) a foaming (水泡) waterfall.This did not look peaceful at all.
But when the king looked closely,
he saw behind 8.________ waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack (裂缝) in the rock.In the bush 9.________ mother bird had built her nest.There,
in the midst of the rush of angry water, sat the mother bird on her nest — in perfect peace.
The king chose 10.________ second picture.
Ⅱ.语法填空(用所给单词的适当形式完成下列短文)
(2017·贵州铜仁一中模拟)A high school history teacher once told us, “If you make one close friend in school, you will be most lucky.A true friend is someone who stays with you for life.”Experience shows that he was right. Good 1.________ (friend) are just not easily formed.
To most of us, friendships are thought very important, but we need to have the kinds of friendships we want. Are they to be close or kept at arm's 2.________ (long)？Do we want to share ourselves or do we want to walk on the surface? For some people, many friendships on the surface are quite enough and that's all right. But at some point we need to make sure that our 3.________ (expect) are the same as our 4.________ (friend) expectations.The sharing of 5.________ (person) experience is the surest way 6.________ (deepen) friendships. But it must be undertaken slowly and carried on only if there are signs of interest and 7.________ (act) return.
What are some of the difficulties to friendship？The greatest is the 8.________ (attract) to expect too much too soon. Deep relationships take time.Another main difficulty is the 9.________ (selfish) to think one “owns” the other, including his time and 10.________ (attend). Similarly, friendships need actions in return.In other words, you must give as much as you take.Finally there is a question of taking care of each other.Unless you spend reasonable time together, talking on the phone, writing letters or doing things together, friendships will die away.
Ⅲ.语法填空(在下列空格中填入适当的代词)
Ancient China was a place where states were often at war with 1.________ .But 2.________ was also a time when there were many great philosophers. Confucius (孔子) is the philosopher 3.________ influence has been the greatest. He stressed the importance of kindness, duty and order in society.
Mencius (孟子) was a thinker whose teachings were very similar to 4.________ of Confucius.Mencius believed that the reason why man is different from animals is that man is good.He thought that if the government was kind, then people would be good. He believed that people were more important than rulers, and hated the state when 5.________ treated people badly.
Mozi (墨子) was 6.________ teacher who was very influential. Born in 476 BC, he came from a family 7.________ was very poor. He became famous for 8.________ unusual clothes and behaviour. He founded the philosophy called Mohism.Mozi believed that all men were equal.He thought that we should love all human beings and look after 9.________ who are weaker than 10.________.
Ⅳ.阅读理解
A
(2017·银川二中模拟)“Most people think thirteen is an unlucky number, but not our family，”
my Dad always told the story.
My four brothers and sisters and I wouldn't be here if he'd been led to any other number.
Back in 1941, Dad spent his Saturday nights at “The Nixon”， a dance hall on the corner of 52nd and Market streets in Philadelphia. He could dance the Waltz and do the Jitterbug just as well as Fred Astaire. The girls dressed up and styled their hair like Ginger Rogers. Some wore silver slippers, while the more skilled dancers wore gold. In those days, when a guy wanted to dance with a girl, he had to sign up for a song on her dance card ahead of time — and every guy wanted to sweep Peg Oestreich off her feet.
Dad was chatting with his friend when he first saw her walk into the dance hall, attractively beautiful, with dark brown eyes, shoulderlength brown hair and gold slippers. Dad waited in the crowd to sign her card, and they danced to “The Anniversary Waltz”. He fell in love with her completely. If only he could kiss her, just once!
New Year's Eve was coming up. Maybe he could hold Peg for the midnight dance! Then he could give her a New Year's kiss. Dad spent every Saturday counting songs and figured out which dance would fall on the magic moment — number thirteen. “That can't be right，” Dad said to himself. “That's bad luck！” Had he made a mistake? Should he sign up for the twelfth or fourteenth? What if he was too early, or too late? On New Year's Eve, Dad ran to the dance hall, but Peg was already surrounded. By the time he got to sign her dance card, only one choice remained — thirteen.
At 11：55, Evelyn Johnson, the bandleader, called their song. “Harvest Moon” began to play. Dad took Peg's hand. At that moment, he didn't care if the song lasted until midnight — he was happy just to dance with her. Then it happened. 10, 9, 8 ... The entire dance hall counted down. 3, 2, 1 ... HAPPY NEW YEAR! Peg looked into his eyes, and Dad delivered the perfect New Year's kiss.
Mom and Dad started “going steady” that night, which led to 44 years of marriage, five children, four grandchildren, and two greatgrandchildren — a growing family that all began with one “unlucky” number.
1．Which of the following is the name of a famous dancer?
A．Waltz. B．Jitterbug.
C．Evelyn Johnson.
D．Ginger Rogers.
2．We can infer from the passage that thirteen stands for ________.
A．the order for Peg to dance
B．the song to last until midnight
C．the dance to honor Peg
D．the number to be signed on Peg's card
3．The writer's father decided to sign Peg's dance card for “Harvest Moon” because ________.
A．there was only number thirteen left
B．Peg invited him to dance to the song
C．he mistook the thirteenth for the twelfth
D．he did it intentionally with some homework
4．It can be implied from the passage that ________.
A．there would be no the writer without number thirteen
B．the song “Harvest Moon” didn't last until midnight
C．the passage was written in 1985 when the writer was a father
D．the writer's father kissed Peg during their first dance
B
(2017·呼和浩特高三调研)I was in a parking lot when a tall, sincere man with glasses approached me asking for directions. He had a printout of Google Maps from the airport to a hotel on the main street, but just couldn't find his hotel. He clearly didn't have a phone, so after confirming his written directions, I mapped it on my phone and showed him exactly where he needed to go.
He mentioned that he had tried going there, but there was no such street number and he just couldn't locate his hotel.
I confirmed it again for him. He thanked me with a big smile, shook my hand, and took off. I got into my car and he got into his, and we parted ways. As I drove to the next grocery store and went in, something wasn't sitting right about the directions — so I googled the address again and realized that he was looking for the right address but in a city half an hour away!
Unfortunately it had been several minutes, and in the rush hour time, the chance of finding him a mile away where he was surely still looking around — was slim to none. But I thought I'd give it a try and took off in that direction. I'd barely noticed what his car looked like, and was just about to give up. I parked my car as I considered what else I could do when he drove right by and pulled over into a nearby parking spot, still confused about where he was.
When I pulled in next to him, he couldn't believe it. “How did you find me？！” he asked. “I'm not sure, but I figured out that you are in the wrong city！” I showed him the hotel information, pulled up the right directions for him, and after more smiles, laughs and a handshake, we parted ways. Likely that we'll never meet again, and that makes it all the more sweet.
5．The writer helped the man in the beginning by ________.
A．driving him to the destination
B．turning to other people for help
C．lending the phone to him
D．pointing the way for him
6．How did the writer find the man again?
A．The man drove by and pulled over nearby.
B．The man didn't go far in his car.
C．He used his Google Maps on the phone.
D．He knew what the man's car looked like.
7．Which of the following best describes the writer?
A．Patient and helpful.
B．Wise and serious.
C．Honest and brave.
D．Popular and outgoing.
8．What do we learn from the text?
A．The writer knew the hotel well.
B．The man must be grateful to the writer.
C．The writer told the man the wrong way.
D．The man returned to look for the writer.
Ⅴ.短文改错
Last summer I went to London for a holiday. I spend just a week there. While I was staying there, I visited much places of interest but had lots of friendly talks with all kinds of people. I found a very interested thing there. One of my Chinese friend living in London has told me that many English families doesn't like to buy new television sets. There are many shops where can lend people TV sets. The shops are often filled with a great many people. Here they can borrow a set very easy, and it costs them only little money. Then it can be taken to home and used for long.
答案
Ⅰ.1.a 2.the 3.the 4.the 5.a 6.an 7．the 8.the 9.a 10.the
Ⅱ.1.friendships 2.length 3.expectations 4．friends' 5.personal 6.to deepen/of deepening 7.action 8.attraction 9.selfishness 10.attention
Ⅲ.1.each other 2.it 3.whose 4.those 5．it 6.another 7.that 8.his 9.those 10.ourselves
Ⅳ.1.解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第二段的“The girls dressed up and styled their hair like Ginger Rogers.”可知，那些跳舞的女孩是在模仿一个著名的舞蹈家的穿着打扮。2．解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第四段的“figured out which dance would fall on the magic moment — number thirteen”和第五段的“he didn't care if the song lasted until midnight”可知答案。3．解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第四段的“By the time he got to sign her dance card, only one choice remained — thirteen.”可知答案。4．解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段和最后一段可知A项正确。由第五段可知B项错误；C项文章中没有信息支持；父亲亲吻Peg是在他们第二次跳舞时，故D项错误。
5．解析：选D 细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句可知，作者通过手机搜索那个旅馆，并告诉那个人应该怎么走。
6．解析：选A 细节理解题。由第三段的最后一句可知，作者找不到那个人，正停下车想其他办法的时候，那个人开车经过并停在附近的一个停车场。7．解析：选A 推理判断题。作者突然发现自己给那位陌生人指错了路，尽管陌生人已经走了，并且当时正是交通高峰期，但他毅然决定去寻找那位陌生人，这充分说明了作者有耐心、乐于助人。
8．解析：选B 推理判断题。作者在发现给陌生人指错路后，不怕麻烦，热心地寻找陌生人，并最终告诉了陌生人正确的路线。由此可推断出陌生人对作者一定是十分感激的(grateful)。
Ⅴ.第二句：spend→spent
第三句：much→many; but→and
第四句：interested→interesting
第五句：friend→friends; doesn't→don't
第六句：where→that/which
第八句：easy→easily; little前加a
第九句：去掉to