【译林湖南版课堂新坐标】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练
Module 11
Units 1～4
Ⅰ.填词
Host family accommodation，or living with host families，remains popular among language travel students for its unique advantages.These days，host families are trying to offer more in terms of quality，for they still have something to worry about.
Host family accommodation is often seen as the numberone choice for its advantages in language study，cultural communication and cost of living.Staying alongside host families enables students to get enough practice for the short time of their studying so that their language acquisition is likely to become faster.Living in host families also has the advantage of students being able to spend a lot of time communicating with their“host parents”，and get to know the local way of life，people and culture.Another advantage is that host family accommodation can sometimes be the least expensive.It attracts students，for it ensures them a family type of living at a low cost.
The advantages，however，have not prevented host families from worrying.On the one hand，some host families are losing their unique selling point.The problem is that the majority of hosts in big cities，now generally single and young，have less time available for students，but the selling point for host family accommodation is communication practice.On the other，students’ expectations have risen.They are becoming more demanding and asking for more than ever from their accommodation，as they come mainly from high socioeconomic groups in their own countries.
To get out of the difficult situation，host families are now making efforts to improve the quality of service.They are trying to make living conditions better，including broadband Internet service，private bathroom，and access to plenty of hot water for long showers.They are also providing students with structured family activities.
It is believed that host family accommodation will keep the popularity vote with language travel students.
Ⅱ.简答题
If you’ ve visited London recently，the chances are that you passed through the tourist attraction of Trafalgar Square.But since July，the square has looked a little different.There’s a statue being put on top of a plinth(柱基)．But unlike the other statues in the square，this one is alive and kicking.The project，called One & Other，was created by the British artist Antony Gormley，who was invited by the Mayor of London to create a sculpture atop the vacant fourth plinth in the northwestern corner of London’s Trafalgar Square.Instead of sculpting a statue from bronze or marble，Gormley was moved by the idea to place real people on the plinth.The idea was to feature one performer or “plinther” one hour in a continuous 24hour cycle for 100 days straight.A website has been broadcasting it continuously and the last day of the project is October 19.
Antony Gormley said，“ The idea is very simple.Through putting a person onto the plinth，the body becomes a symbol.In the context of Trafalgar Square with its military and historical statues，this elevation of everyday life to the position formerly occupied by monumental art allows us to reflect on the diversity，vulnerability(弱点) and feature of the individual in contemporary society.It’ s about people coming together to do something extraordinary and unpredictable.It could be tragic but it could also be funny.”
My aunt，Adrianne Foglia，was one of the participants to perform on the plinth.At midnight one night late last month，she climbed up to the top and unfolded a huge banner that said “In Your Life，Who Do You Remember? Who Would You Thank？” I watched online as she began to tell in detail the long list of people who had touched her life.As she spoke，she wrote their names on a canvas (画布) in colored markers to create an abstract mosaic next to the words “People are the colors of our lives.Each one of us is a canvas.” I appreciated her performance very much.However，I also noticed some worrying “plinthers”．Ollie Campbell threw out a live chicken and two blowup dolls from the mouth before running naked across the square，pursued by the police.Liz Crow sat in a wheelchair in a Nazi uniform.
The project has been criticized as a “negative” view of society.Jonathan Jones wrote in the Guardian，“ One & Other is a portrait of a society in which people will try anything to make their voices heard...but no one can hear what they’ re saying.”
1．How many participants are needed to act as live statues? (no more than 3 words)
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2．Sum up the theme Adrianne Foglia wanted to display when she acted as a live statue on the plinth.(no more than 2 words)
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3．What kind of person do you think the author is? (no more than 7 words)
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4．What is the main idea of the last paragraph? (no more than 6 words)
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Ⅲ.阅读理解
Photography laureates
The mission(使命)of photography laureates is to promote photography and photographers through technical workshops，improvisation sessions and contests and to get talent recognized by big publishers.An independent group of experts reviews photographs based on the following criteria(标准)：technical quality，composition，flow，texture and light.Amateurs and professionals compete for publication and for a prize of $6,500.
1．This page is designed to ________.
A．introduce to you Photography laureates
B．offer you some advice on how to take great photos
C．inform and encourage you to enter the photo contest
D．explain to you the function and purpose of Photography laureates
2．This contest is on photos for ________.
A．pets
B．scenery
C．family
D．any subject
3．The underlined word “Terms” in “Step 2” means ________________________________________________________________________.
A．conditions
B．expressions
C．regulations
D．guidelines
4．Which of the following information is NOT included in this page?
A．how will the winning photo be selected
B．how to upload photos here
C．advice on taking good photos
D．the deadline of the contest
5．This page is probably taken from ________.
A．a website
B．a magazine
C．a textbook
D．a newspaper
Module 11
Units 1～4
Ⅰ.
1．解析：文章首段是全文的主题段，首句是主题句。
答案：Host Family Accommodation
2．解析：从第二段可知。
答案：Advantages
3．解析：从第二段第二句可知。
答案：Possibly becoming faster
4．解析：从第二段第三句可知。
答案：Communicating with hosts
5．解析：从第二段倒数第二句可知。
答案：Cost of living
6．解析：分析第三段可知，第一句是主题句。
答案：Worries/Problems
7．解析：从第三段第四句可知。
答案：Rise in expectation
8．解析：分析第四段可知，第一句为本段主题句。
答案：Efforts/Measures
9．解析：从第四段第二句可知。
答案：Bettering living conditions
10．解析：文章最后一段对全文作了总结，故填Conclusion。
答案：Conclusion
Ⅱ.
1．解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “The idea was of feature one performer or
“plinther” one hour in a continuous 24hour cycle for 100 days straight.” 可知，这个人体雕塑每一个小时换一个人，一天24小时不间断，故一天需要24人。人体雕塑展持续100天，故需要2 400人。
答案：2,400 participants.
2．解析：推断题。根据第三段中的 “In your Life ，Who Do you Remember？Who Would You Thank？” , “the long list of people who had touched her life” 及 “she wrote their names on a canvas(画布)” 等内容可以判断，Adrianne Foglia想要表现的主题是 “感恩”。
答案：Thanksgiving
3．解析：推断题。根据第三段中的 “I appreciated her performance very much.However，I also noticed some worrying ‘plinthers’．” 可以看出作者对 “感恩” 主题表示了赞赏，而对一些庸俗的表现表示了担忧，可见作者是一个具有社会责任感的人。
答案：He/She is a person with social responsibility.
4．解析：段意归纳题。根据最后一段的第一句 “The project has been criticized as a ‘negative’ view of society.” 可知本段主要讲此 “人体雕塑” 项目受到了批评。
答案：The project has been criticized.
Ⅲ.
1．解析：这个广告主要内容是关于photo contest的，所以C正确。
答案：C
2．解析：第一个图片写了Enter pet picture for...，所以答案为A。
答案：A
3．解析：根据第二步的具体内容可推测terms指条件，所以选A。
答案：A
4．解析：在第一段介绍中提到了获胜照片将如何选出，后面给出了具体传照片的步骤，还有Our 10 Golden Rules是拍照的建议，而提交时间截止日期没说明，所以D正确。
答案：D
5．解析：从具体步骤要求，upload上传照片，以及第三步浏览、提交等可知是网页。
答案：A