陜西省西安市高考英語沖刺選練2.doc

2015西安市高考英語沖刺選練2閱讀理解english as a foreign languagewho taught you to speak english? your parents, while you were a young child? your teachers at school? perhaps even the bbc as a grown-up. whoever it was, somehow you have developed an understanding of what is rapidly becoming a truly global language. there are now about 376 million people who speak english as their first language, and about the same number who have learnt it in addition to their mother tongue. there are said to be one billion people learning english now and about 80% of the information on the internet is in english. is this a good thing, or a bad thing? should we celebrate the fact that more and more of us can communicate, using a common language, across countries and cultures? or should we worry about the dangers of“mono-culturalism”, a world in which we all speak the same language, eat the same food and listen to the same music? does it matter if an increasing number of people speak the same language? on the contrary, i would have thought-although i have never accepted the argument that if only we all understood each other better, there would be fewer wars. ask the people of india(where many of them speak at least some english)and pakistan(the same situation with india). . . if we all speak english, will we then all start eating mcdonalds burgers? surely not. if english becomes more dominant(占主導(dǎo)地位的), will it kill other languages? i doubt it. when i travel in africa or asia, i am always surprised by how many people can speak not only their own language but often one or more other related languages, as well as english and perhaps some french or german as well. when we discussed this on talking point a couple of years ago, we received a wonderfully poetic email from a listener in ireland. “the english language is a beautiful language. maybe its like a rose, ”he said. “but who would ever want their garden just full of rose? ”well, i love roses, and i think they make a beautiful addition to any garden. but the way i see it, just by planting a few roses, you dont necessarily need to pull out everything else. if more and more people want to plant english roses, thats fine by me. 【文章大意】作者以獨(dú)特的視角分析了英語的發(fā)展前景和人們的種種顧慮。越來越多的人會講英語是好事嗎? 戰(zhàn)亂會因此而減少嗎? 將來人們會只講一種語言, 吃同樣的食物, 聽同樣的音樂嗎? 作者借用一位愛爾蘭聽眾的郵件說: 英語好比玫瑰花, 它很漂亮, 但是我們不能因?yàn)樗辆桶鸦▓@全種上玫瑰花, 也不能把其他花草都拔掉。1. how many people learn english as their second language? a. about 80%. b. about 376 million. c. about one million. d. we dont know. 【解析】選b。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段第一句話可知, 把英語當(dāng)作第二語言的人的數(shù)量是about 376 million。故選b。2. what does“garden”in the last two paragraphs stand for? a. language. b. family. c. the world. d. the earth. 【解析】選c。詞義猜測題。因?yàn)檫@兩段中rose用來指代english, 所以garden自然是指代the world。故選c。3. the author would probably agree that. a. its very hard to plant many kinds of flowers in a gardenb. its good for people from other countries to learn englishc. more and more people like to plant roses in their gardensd. english is easier to learn than other languages【解析】選b。作者意圖題。根據(jù)全文內(nèi)容, 尤其最后一句if more and more people want to plant english roses, thats fine by me. 可以了解作者的態(tài)度傾向。故選b。4. this passage is mainly about. a. why english has become a global languageb. how many people in the world speak englishc. how people in the world learn english as a foreign languaged. whether we need to worry about english being a world language【解析】選d。主旨大意題。通過理解全文內(nèi)容以及作者的觀點(diǎn), 我們可以知道人們大可不必顧慮英語作為世界語言的前景問題。故選d。閱讀理解。the medical world is gradually realizing that the quality of the environment in hospitals may play a significant role in the process of recovery from illness.as part of a nationwide effort in britain to bring art out of the galleries and into public place, some of the countrys most talented artists have been called in to transform older hospitals and to soften the hard edges of modern buildings. of the 2,500 national health service hospitals in britain, almost 100 now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms.these recent initiatives owe a great deal to one artist, peter senior, who set up his studio at a manchester hospital in northeastern england during the early 1970s. he felt the artist had lost his place in modern society, and that art should be enjoyed by a wider audience.a typical hospital waiting room might have as many as 5,000 visitors each week. what a better place to hold regular exhibitions of art and paintings, in the outpatients waiting area of the manchester royal hospital in 1975. believed to be britains first hospital artist, senior was so much in demand that he was soon joined by a team of six young art school graduations.the effect is striking. now in the corridors and waiting rooms, the visitor experiences a full view of fresh colors, playful images and restful courtyard.the quality of the environment may reduce the need for expense when a patient is recovering from an illness. a study has shown that patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong painkillers compared with patients who had no view at all or only a brick wall to look at.9. what does the author mean by using the phrase “to soften the hard edge of modern buildings”, in the second paragraph?a. to hold exhibitions of art and paintings in hospitals.b. to tear down the old hospital and build a new one.c. to decorate hospitals with art collection. d. to paint the walls of hospitals in soft colors.10. what is true about peter senior?a. a famous doctor in manchester hospital and a talented artist.b. britains first hospital artist and a patient in manchester royal hospital.c. one of the six young art school graduations.d. a talented artist and a pioneer introducing art into hospitals.11. what can we conclude from the fact that six young art school graduates joined peter?a. artists should take an active part in social activities.b. the role of hospital environment is being recognized.c. artists are more important to patients in hospitals.d. hospitals need more young art school graduates to attend the patients.12. what does the last paragraph suggest?a. the improvement of hospital environment may help the patients recover from illness.b. the improvement of hospital environment may cost the patients more than before.c. the patients needed no painkillers when they had a view of a painting.d. the patients had no pain at all after the improvement of hospital environment.【答案與解析】9. c 句意理解題。根據(jù)下文almost 100 now have significant collections of contemporary art in corridors, waiting areas and treatment rooms一句的意義“將近有一百家醫(yī)院在走廊，候診區(qū)和治療室里掛有當(dāng)代重要的藝術(shù)品”，可判斷出其意義為“用藝術(shù)品裝飾醫(yī)院”。10. d 細(xì)節(jié)歸納題。根據(jù)第二段中的some of the countrys most talented artists have been called in和第四段中的believed to be britains first hospital artist可得知：peter senior是一個有才能的藝術(shù)家和最先將藝術(shù)引入醫(yī)院的人11. b 邏輯推理題。根據(jù)“senior was so much in demand”一句可知，醫(yī)院很需要senior這樣的藝術(shù)家。說明人們逐漸認(rèn)識到了醫(yī)院環(huán)境對治療的作用。12. a 段落主旨題。根據(jù)段落中的信息詞語reduce the need for expense和patients who had a view onto a garden needed half the number of strong painkillers可知本段的主題是“醫(yī)院治療環(huán)境的改善有助于病人的康復(fù)”。閱讀理解。dear michelle: why cant my daughter manage her life better? she is 17 and an honor student, but she seems to be wasting her life away with a boyfriend who is holding her back. he consumes every waking, minute of her precious time and smooth-talks her as well. his goal is to get her to agree to go to the college of his choice, not her choice, and because his grades are lower, his choice will be limited. i feel like i want to rescue her, but she pushes me away and shuts me out. she has only brought us pride and joy; and now this! help! a worried motherdear mother of a 17-year-old girl: hmmmmm. whats the matter with kids today? remember that song from bye byebirdie? well if you do not, let me fill you in about teenagers and their life-management skills.do not expect too much too soon because at the ripe age of 17, life-management is not within their reach, not should it be. life experience creates both the conditions and the skills for management, and if management went before experiene, there would be tittle of it. your daughter is an honor student for good reasons. she is smart, studies withintelligence and you have given her good values. when the time comes for her to apply for college, and she visit the ones that were specifically desigened for student the top of their grade, she will most likely break away from her boyfriends influenee. it is rare for an honor student to change the path of their academic career for puppy love. that being said, them might be some adoldscent wisdom in her behavior after all. perhaps she is choosing to worry you, her parents, for unconscious reasons. being such a good girl and being a steady source of joy might have become a bit too much for her. let your daughter have her own private moment of 11th grade rebellion. she deserves a break from perfection. michelle11. from the mothers letter we can learn that her daughter a. is being fooled by the boy b. has fallen behind in her studies c. doesnt talk much with her mother d. has chosen which college to attend12. according to michelle; 17-year-teenagers . a. are too young to manage their life b. are old enough to live their own life c. should have managemnent before experience d. have reached the age of an adult13. the underlined wordpuppy-loverefer to a. false love b. foolish love c. pure love d. adolescent love14. michelle seems to believe that the daughter will finally a. come up with the right decision b. follow her boyfriends advice c. worry her parents for unconscious reasons d. influence her boyfriends behavior15. the best title for the passage would be a. college of kids own choice b. how can i help my girl? c. how to manage teenagers life? d. a 17-year-old girl and her mother【參考答案】1115、cadab（2014廣東卷）第一節(jié) 基礎(chǔ)習(xí)作你接受一項(xiàng)寫作任務(wù)，要為當(dāng)?shù)赜⒄Z晚報(bào)寫一篇報(bào)道。寫作內(nèi)容請根據(jù)以下信息寫一篇英文報(bào)道，內(nèi)容包括：人物：英國人查理德阿維斯（richard avis）出生日期：1974年12月1日時間：2011年開始在世界各地尋找同年同月同日生的人目的：理解不同文化中成功人生的含義相關(guān)信息：借助當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w尋找迄今找到32名，其中男性17名，女性15名，來自13個國家職業(yè)包括政府官員、運(yùn)動員、司機(jī)、教師、藝術(shù)家等計(jì)劃40歲生日前找到40位同年同月同日生的人打算根據(jù)此經(jīng)歷寫一本書同年同月同日生的人：time twin寫作要求只能用5個句子表達(dá)全部內(nèi)容評分標(biāo)準(zhǔn)句子結(jié)構(gòu)準(zhǔn)確，信息內(nèi)容完整，篇章結(jié)構(gòu)連貫?！究键c(diǎn)】考察提綱類短文【寫作指導(dǎo)】本文屬于提綱類短文，敘述尋找同年同月同日生的人的richard avis所做事情的具體信息。使用第三人稱和一般現(xiàn)在時為主（在敘述過去發(fā)生的事情時使用一般過去時）。要點(diǎn)：人物：英國人查理德阿維斯（richard avis）出生日期：1974年12月1日；時間：2011年開始在世界各地尋找同年同月同日生的人；目的：理解不同文化中成功人生的含義：借助當(dāng)?shù)孛襟w尋找；迄今找到32名，其中男性17名，女性15名，來自13個國家；職業(yè)包括政府官員、運(yùn)動員、司機(jī)、教師、藝術(shù)家等；計(jì)劃40歲生日前找到40位同年同月同日生的人；打算根據(jù)此經(jīng)歷寫一本書提綱類書面表達(dá)主要特點(diǎn)是：要點(diǎn)明確，范圍具體，貼近生活，易于動筆。此類試題中有較多的文字說明，實(shí)際上規(guī)定了考生表述的思