高考题型提能练(二十) Unit 20
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
One moment it was quiet and calm in the forest, the next, the air was charged with tension.The elephant had heard the distant alarm calls of animals and her mood suddenly changed.I urged the elephant deeper into the forest.We sounded like a forest fire — crackling, snapping, trailblazing.But through all the noise came a sharp warning cry.The elephant stopped and we heard it again — the telltale call of a spotted deer.
I looked quickly around the shadows of the forest.Rays of sunlight shone through tree branches, beneath which the patchwork (交错) of green plants and shadowswithinshadows would make tiger stripes (条纹) look more attractive.Apart from an occasional noise from the elephant's stomach, the forest was silent.
Gradually, the tension slipped from our bodies.The elephant seized a nearby branch and put it into her mouth.I reached forward and gently moved my hand over the elephant's neck; there was a soft part, free of wrinkles and hairs, behind her ear.
This was my fourth time to_sense_the_aura of the forest in Corbett, although I saw no tigers in the end.Located at the foot of the Himalayan mountains, Corbett is home to about 135 Bengal tigers, but the forest seemed to be guarding their whereabouts (出没处), a silent reminder of their secrecy and rarity.Still, I was happy enough touching the elephant behind the ear.If I had so desperately wanted to see a tiger, I could have gone to a zoo.After all, spotting tigers merely confirms their beauty; tracking them can make you aware of something more.
1.Which of the following was a clear signal of alarm?
A.The elephant stopped.
B.A spotted deer called.
C.The elephant seized a branch.
D.The forest was silent for a while.
2.The author begins his account of the tour in the forest mainly by________.
A.describing various sounds
B.comparing different animals
C.listing different activities
D.introducing various plants
3.What does the underlined part “to sense the aura” in Para.4 most probably mean?
A.To see the diversity.
B.To enjoy the scenery.
C.To feel the atmosphere.
D.To experience the freedom.
4.How does the author feel after several visits to Corbett?
A.Seeing a Bengal tiger is quite thrilling.
B.It is very timeconsuming to travel in Corbett.
C.It is really worthwhile to study the animals in Corbett.
D.The process of finding Bengal tigers is most appealing.
B
(2016·绵阳市诊断性测试)YA: Although people should face the consequences of their behaviors,
lives are the most valuable thing and should be respected and guaranteed. People don't have the chance to correct their errors and make a new start if their lives are taken away. Also,
it would be a disaster if the wrong persons
were given the death penalty (死刑).
YB: I support getting rid of the death penalty.Violence should never
meet with violence. Abolishing the death penalty could help people to realize the power of forgiveness and love. It could also get officials to focus more on preventing crimes instead of punishing the criminals after they have been committed.
YC: The goal of laws and penalties is not to punish criminals but to keep people from committing crimes. Corrective education would be much better than the death penalty,
as it could help people understand their crimes and feel sorry from the bottom of their hearts rather than just fear death.
NA：We need the death penalty. Those who do great harm to others and affect society badly are supposed to be punished seriously. They should be responsible for their behaviors. Without the death penalty,
some people might commit terrible crimes because they would no longer worry about losing their lives even if they take away others' lives though in fact they haven't the right to do so.
NB: Laws are different in different countries because of national conditions. Some developed countries that have abolished the death penalty have highly educated people and have few problems with their laws. Compared to them,
China still has a long way to go before it can abolish the death penalty.
NC: For some severe crimes,
imprisonment (监禁) isn't enough to make sure there is social justice and to defend laws. The death penalty can achieve that. If we abolished it,
we would need to spend a lot of money on prisoners,
which would be a burden on society.
5.According to YB,
the government should pay more attention to ________.
A.abolishing the death penalty
B.committing crimes
C.punishing the criminals
D.preventing crimes
6.From the view of NA,
without the death penalty,
crimes might be ________.
A.different B.the same
C.more serious
D.less and less
7.Which of the following is a reason to keep the death penalty?
A.Imprisonment isn't enough to defend laws.
B.Lives are the most valuable thing.
C.Violence should never be met with violence.
D.People should have the chance to correct their errors.
8.What can probably be the best title of this report?
A.Abolish Death Penalty or Not?
B.Can Death Penalty Achieve Justice?
C.Should People Be Highly Educated?
D.Should Violence Meet with Violence?
Ⅱ.任务型阅读
Benefits of Reading Books
There are many benefits of reading books. Read on to learn the various benefits of reading books!
Obviously, reading books provides you with new knowledge.
1.________
It can be a fact about history or a theory you did not know. If you want to learn new words in particular, reading books is a great way to enrich your vocabulary.
2.________
Similar to solving puzzles, reading books allows your mind to practice its processing skills. Going without books for too long will turn your mind to mush. I'm not kidding!
One of the primary benefits of reading books is its ability to develop your critical thinking skills.3.________
Whenever you are faced with a similar problem in real life, your mind is now able to put its mystery solving skills to the test.
Reading helps you improve your communication skills.
4.________
Seeing how words are used and how
sentences are structured with your own eyes helps you memorize the information better than by listening to a teacher discuss the points in class. As a result, you can use the words and sentence structures to express your opinions while communicating with others.
5.________
For example, following a recipe from a cooking show will be difficult, but when you're following a recipe,
reading a cookbook allows you to review the procedures and the ingredients whenever you need to.
A.Reading also keeps your mind in good condition.
B.Whatever you read, you will learn new information.
C.Reading books will help you prepare yourself for the future.
D.Reading novels, for example, is a good way to improve your thinking skills.
E.There's nothing like reading books to help you become a better conversationalist.
F.In all, you should make reading a habit to keep up with the fast developing society.
G.Another benefit of reading books is that the information in them can be accessed over and over again.
Ⅲ.完形填空
(2016·云南毕业生检测)I have two friends who love backpacking. They spent a lot of time in a part of New York State's Adirondack Mountains. It
__1__
46 mountains with a height of over 4,000 feet. The Adirondack Mountain Club gives
__2__
recognition, and an award, to anyone who
__3__
all 46 mountains. My two friends decided to go for this award.
Now what you have to understand is that
__4__
many of the 46 mountains have wellmarked
__5__
to their summits (山顶), others are not marked at all. You have to “bushwhack
(在丛林中开路)”
using a compass and a map.
My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains. They had just one
__6__
—
it was the most
__7__
requiring bushwhacking. A hiking path led past the base of the mountain, but from that point they were on their own.
Early one morning they left their
__8__
and walked five miles on the hiking path to the base of a chain of mountains. When they arrived, they
__9__
that they had left their compass and map back in camp. Rather than
__10__
the camp, they decided to bushwhack without the compass and
map.
For hours they
__11__
uphill enduring heat, thick bush, and black flies.
__12__， late in the afternoon they found themselves at the
__13__
of a mountain successfully. They were exhausted but
__14__.
The feeling was shortlived, however. When they looked across the valley, they
__15__
another higher mountain. They had climbed the
__16__
one! It was too
__17__
that weekend to put their error right. They had to
__18__
another four months to climb the right mountain.
This story
__19__
us a good lesson. Often in life we put in a great effort to reach a goal. But without the right “map” and “compass”， it is
__20__
to get “lost”.
1.A.goes through
B.consists of
C.relies on
D.connects to
2.A.special
B.similar
C.normal
D.general
3.A.describes
B.draws
C.observes
D.climbs
4.A.while
B.since
C.because
D.unless
5.A.paths
B.rivers
C.views
D.avenues
6.A.occupied
B.left
C.deserted
D.missed
7.A.interesting
B.changeable
C.reachable
D.remote
8.A.house
B.room
C.camp
D.yard
9.A.ignored
B.discovered
C.sensed
D.explained
10.A.departing from
B.traveling to
C.returning to
D.going for
11.A.jumped
B.wandered
C.ran
D.walked
12.A.Immediately
B.Surely
C.Finally
D.Hopefully
13.A.bottom
B.top
C.slope
D.base
14.A.embarrassed
B.moved
C.disturbed
D.excited
15.A.admired
B.checked
C.saw
D.appreciated
16.A.strange
B.wrong
C.distant
D.steep
17.A.late
B.dangerous
C.puzzling
D.helpless
18.A.save
B.wait
C.gain
D.put
19.A.sends
B.tells
C.recommends
D.teaches
20.A.easy
B.hard
C.annoying
D.discouraging
Ⅳ.短文改错
(2016·江西省上饶市模拟)When I first learn to write in English, I ran into much difficulties. The main problem was that I always thought in Chinese and tried to translate into my own language everything which I came across while I was reading. My teacher advised myself to keep a diary. I followed his advices and put down 100 words or so each day.
Soon I began to enjoy talk to myself as I was learning to express myself with simple English. One day I wrote a story and showed to my teacher. He liked it very much that he read it to the class. All said that the story was
good one. Their words were
a great encouragement to me.
高考题型提能练(二十)
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1．解析：选B 细节理解题根据第一段中的“The elephant had heard the distant alarm calls of animals ...”和“...the telltale call of a spotted deer.”可知梅花鹿的叫声是一个明确的报警信号2．解析：选A 逻辑结构题根据第一段中的calls of animals, crackling, snapping, trailblazing, through all the noise came a sharp warning cry, the telltale call可知作者是通过描述不同的声音来开始记载他的森林之旅3．解析：选C 句意理解题根据上下文可知这句话的意思是“这是我第四次感受森林中的这种气氛”4．解析：选D 推理判断题根据最后一段特别是最后一句“After all, spotting tigers merely confirms their beauty; tracking them can make you aware of something more.”可推断出作者去科比特数次之后感受到寻找孟加拉虎的过程是非常吸引人的
5．解析：选D 细节理解题根据第二段“It could also get officials to focus more on preventing crimes instead of ...(它也能够让官员们把注意力集中在预防犯罪而不是……)”可知选D6．解析：选C 细节理解题根据第四段“Without the death penalty, some people might commit terrible crimes ...(如果没有死刑有些人也许会犯更可怕的罪……)”可知选C7．解析：选A 细节理解题根据最后一段“For some severe crimes,
imprisonment
(监禁)
isn't enough to make sure there is social justice and to defend laws. (对于一些严重的罪犯监禁并不能够确保社会正义并为法律辩护)”可知选A8．解析：选A 标题归纳题文章主要围绕对死刑是否应该被废除展开的辩论因此选A.1～5 BADEG.
1．解析：选B 考查动词短语go through“通过完成检查”；consist of“由……组成”；rely on“依赖依靠”；connect to“使……连接” 通过上文的“New York State's Adirondack Mountains”可知这是一座山脉而通过第三段的“My friends had climbed 45 of the mountains.”可知这座山脉含有46座山故选B2．解析：选A 考查形容词 根据上文的“The Adirondack Mountain Club”可知这是一个登山协会故给予的是特别的认可故选择A3．解析：选D 考查动词 根据下文的“all 46 mountains”可知宾语是山根据常识选择D意为“爬完所有的46座山”4．解析：选A 考查连词前一分句意为46座山中有些有明显的路；后一分句意为还有一些没有路两个分句之间存在转折关系故选择A5．解析：选A 考查名词根据句意可知此处指的是上山的路故选择A6．解析：选B 考查动词根据上文可知这座山脉一共有46座而作者的朋友已经爬完45座故还有一座剩下所以选择B7．解析：选D 考查形容词interesting“有意思的”；changeable“易变的”；reachable“可达成的”；remote“偏远的”此处所需的形容词是修饰山的而且下文告诉我们这座山并没有现成的上山的路故选择D最符合语意指这座山最为偏远最难爬8．解析：选C 考查名词根据常识可知爬山需要在山脚露营故此处选择C意为“一天早晨他们很早就离开营地”9．解析：选B 考查动词根据下文“they had left their compass and map back in camp”可知他们把指南针和地图落在营地这应该是发现的问题故选择B10．解析：选C 考查动词短语depart from“离开”；travel to“朝某方向旅行”；return to“返回回到”；go
for“适用于”根据下文的“they decided to bushwhack without the compass and
map”可知他们继续前行故他们并没有返回营地故选择C11．解析：选D 考查动词根据常识判断上山应该是走着上山故选择D12．解析：选C 考查副词根据下文的“late in the afternoon they found themselves at the
________
of a mountain successfully”可知他们到达了山顶故选择C指“通过努力最终做成某事”13．解析：选B 考查名词根据常识爬山最终的目标是爬到山顶故选择B14．解析：选D 考查形容词embarrassed“尴尬的”；moved“感动的”；disturbed“受到打扰的不安的”；excited“兴奋的”通过上文可知作者的两个朋友很希望爬完所有的山故此时虽然疲倦却也兴奋所以选择D15．解析：选C 考查动词根据下文的宾语“another higher mountain”以及上文的“looked across the valley”可知他们看见了另一座更高的山故选择C16．解析：选B 考查形容词通过下文的“put their error right”可知他们爬错了山故选择B17．解析：选A 考查形容词根据下文的“They had to
__18__
another four months to climb the right mountain”可知他们四个月后才爬了正确的山故这个周末太迟了所以选择A18．解析：选B 考查动词根据上文可知他们爬错了山但是那个周末已经来不及再爬了故他们又等待了四个月选择B19．解析：选D 考查动词根据下文的“__19__ us a good lesson”可知选择D构成短语teach sb. a good lesson意为“给某人一个教训”句意：这个故事给了我们一个教训20．解析：选A 考查形容词根据上文可知作者的朋友正是在没有指南针和地图的情况下爬错了山故此处作者指的是没有正确的引导容易走错路选择A.第一句：learn→learned; much→many第二句：which→that第三句：myself→me第四句：advices→advice第五句：talk→talking; with→in第六句：showed后加it第七句：very→so第八句：good前加a