2018高考英語大一輪復習Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear檢測外研版.docx

Module 2Highlights of My Senior Year.語法填空Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asias biggest building, and fancy new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top 1. (attract).So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research, I 2. (allow)to get close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be 3. (official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas goes back 4. my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, 5. I was the first Western TV reporter 6. (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include 7. (introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research in the misty mountains of Bifengxia. On my recent visit, I help a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected by 8. (it) mother. The nursery team switches him every few 9. ( day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed,10. other is with mumshe never suspects.答案及剖析:1.attraction考查名詞。形容詞top后面跟名詞形式。2.was allowed考查時態(tài)和語態(tài)。根據(jù)句意可知作者是被允許走近這些動物,be allowed to do sth.“被允許做某事”。3.officially考查副詞。修飾動詞用副詞形式。4.to考查介詞。固定搭配:go back to“回到,追溯到”。5.when考查定語從句。此處引導非限制性定語從句,從句缺少狀語,因為先行詞是時間,故填when。6.permitted考查非謂語動詞。被修飾的名詞和permit之間是被動關系,用過去分詞。7.introducing考查非謂語動詞。此處用動名詞作include的賓語。8.its考查代詞。 修飾名詞用形容詞性物主代詞,故填its。9.days考查名詞復數(shù)。few修飾復數(shù)名詞。10.the考查冠詞。固定短語:one.the other“一個另一個”。.閱讀理解AELMONT, N. Y. (AP)Elmont High School senior Harold Ekeh had a planhe would apply to 13 colleges, including all eight Ivy League schools, figuring it would help his chances of getting into at least one great school.It worked, and then,the teenager from Long Island was accepted at all 13 schools, and now faces his next big test: deciding where to go.“I was stunned, I was really shocked, ”Ekeh told The Associated Press during an interview Tuesday at his home near the Belmont Park racetrack, his four younger brothers running around.He found out last week he had been accepted to Princeton University. That made him eight for eight in the Ivy Leaguehe had already been accepted to Yale University, Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania. His other acceptances came from Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Stony Brook University and Vanderbilt University.“We are so proud of him, ” said his mother, Roseline Ekeh.“Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he is today. ”Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States.“It was kind of difficult adjusting to the new environment and the new culture, ” he said. But he saw his parents working hard, “and I took their example and decides to apply myself”.He referenced that effort in his college essay, writing, “Like a tree, uprooted and replanted, I could have withered in a new country surrounded by people and languages I did not understand. Yet, I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks. ”Harold “is tremendously focused in everything he does.” said John Capozzi, the schools principal, “Hes a great role model. All the students and faculty are so proud of him. ”Harold is the second Long Island student in as many years to get into all eight Ivies. Last year, William Floyd High Schools Kwasi Enim chose to go to Yale.Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations. Like Enin, hes likely to announce his college choice at a press conference later this month. The deadline to decide is May 1.1.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase“apply myself”?A.Work hard.B.Write to the college.C.Make a formal request.D.Make an adjustment.2.Which of the following is true about Harold?A.He was born into a Nigerian family in the US.B.He planted a tree once he moved to the US.C.He was always welcome and popular in his schools.D.He paid a lot to make his way to offers from all Ivies.3.Harold is probably going to .A.Harvard universityB.Princeton universityC.Yale university D.MIT4.What can we infer from this passage?A.Too many cooks spoil the soup.B.He who laughs last laughs best.C.One can kill two birds with one stone.D.Chance favors only the prepared mind.語篇解讀:這是一篇新聞報道。文章主要報道了美國高中生Harold Ekeh申請了包括8所常春藤聯(lián)盟大學在內的13所學校,結果被13所大學全部錄取的情況。答案及剖析:1.A詞義猜測題。根據(jù)該畫線單詞前的he saw his parents working hard, “and I took their example.”判斷應是努力工作。故選A。2.D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)題干關鍵詞Harold,找到文章的對應段落是第六段Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States排除A;根據(jù)文章第八段的第二、三句話排除B;根據(jù)文章第八段的I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks可知Harold在學校遭受的困難,排除C;根據(jù)文章的第五段中的“Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he is today. ”可知Harold付出了很多,故判斷選擇D。3.C細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章最后一段的Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations可知Harold很可能選擇去耶魯大學。故選C。4.D推理判斷題。Too many cooks spoil the soup廚子越多,湯越難喝;He who laughs last laughs best誰笑到最后誰笑得最好; One can kill two birds with one stone一個人能一石二鳥;Chance favors only the prepared mind機會只會垂青有準備的頭腦。通讀全文,根據(jù)Harold經(jīng)歷的磨難和付出的努力可判斷是機會只會垂青有準備的頭腦。故選D。B(2017陜西師大附中高考模擬)One of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience. This idea has inspired the award-winning photographer Andrew Zuckerman. He interviewed and took photos of fifty over-sixty-five-year-olds all over the world. His project explores various aspects of their lives. The photos and interviews are now available on our website.Click on the introductions to read the complete interviews. Let us now have a culture of peace.Federico Mayor Zaragoza,SpainFederico Mayor Zaragoza obtained a doctorate in pharmacy(藥學)from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1958.After many years spent in politics,he became Director-General of UNESCO in 1987.In 1999,he created the Foundation for a Culture of Peace,of which he is now the president. In addition to many scientific publications, he has published four collections of poems and several books of essays.Writing is a discovery.Nadine Gordimer,South AfricaDue to a weak heart,Nadine Gordimer attended school and university briefly. She read widely and began writing at an early age. She published her first short story at the age of fifteen,and has completed a large number of works, which have been translated into forty languages. In 1991,Gordimer won the Nobel Prize for Literature.Jazz is about the only form of art today.Dave Brubeck,USADave Brubeck studied music at the University of the Pacific and graduated in 1942.After World War he was encouraged to play jazz. In 1951,he recorded his first album(專輯).Brubecks 1959 album has become a jazz standard. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.For more figures CLICK HERE.5.Why did Andrew Zuckerman choose the fifty elders for his project?A.Because their accomplishments inspired him.B.Because they are physically impressive.C.Because their wisdom deserves to be passed on.D.Because they have similar experiences.6.According to the web page, Federico Mayor Zaragoza .A.has won many awards for his work in politicsB.has served as the president of a universityC.has devoted all his life to the field of scienceD.has made achievements in different areas7.Who most probably said “My education has been the library and books” in the interview when reflecting on his/her experience?A.Andrew ZuckermanB.Federico Mayor ZaragozaC.Nadine GordimerD.Dav