高考維“升”素4

1、高考維“升”素4美麗世界（時間：30分鐘 分值：51分）維A 閱讀理解(每題2分，滿分8分)(2012·新課標(biāo)全國卷)Honey from the African forest is not only a kind of natural sugar，it is also delicious.Most people，and many animals，like eating it.However，the only way for them to get that honey is to find a wild bees' nest and take the honey from

2、it.Often，these nests are high up in trees，and it is difficult to find them.In parts of Africa，though，people and animals looking for honey have a strange and unexpected helpera little bird called a honey guide.The honey guide does not actually like honey，but it does like the wax in the beehives (蜂房)T

3、he little bird cannot reach this wax，which is deep inside the bees' nest.So，when it finds a suitable nest，it looks for someone to help it.The honey guide gives a loud cry that attracts the attention of both passing animals and people.Once it has their attention，it flies through the forest，waitin

4、g from time to time for the curious animal or person as it leads them to the nest.When they finally arrive at the nest，the_follower reaches in to get the delicious honey as the bird patiently waits and watches.Some of the honey，and the wax，always falls to the ground，and this is when the honey guide

5、takes its share.Scientists do not know why the honey guide likes eating the wax，but it is very determined in its efforts to get it.The birds seem to be able to smell wax from a long distance away.They will quickly arrive whenever a beekeeper is taking honey from his beehives，and will even enter chur

6、ches when beeswax candles are being lit.【語篇解讀】 非洲森林中甜美的蜂蜜讓人類和動物垂涎欲滴，可尋找隱藏在高樹上的蜂巢卻并非易事。幸運(yùn)的是，一種對蜂蠟情有獨(dú)鐘的奇怪的小鳥可以主動提供幫助，順便分一杯羹。1Why is it difficult to find a wild bees' nest?AIt's small in size. BIt's hidden in trees.CIt's covered with wax. DIt's hard to recognize.答案B考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第一段中的“Of

7、ten，these nests are high up in trees，and it is difficult to find them.”可判斷出，之所以難以發(fā)現(xiàn)蜂巢是因?yàn)樗[藏在高高的樹上。2What do the words “the follower” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AA bee. BA bird.CA honey seeker. DA beekeeper.答案C考查詞義猜測。結(jié)合上文中的“.both passing animals and people.”以及“.the curious animal or person.”可推知，the follo

8、wer指的是“尋找蜂蜜者”。3The honey guide is special in the way _.Ait gets its food Bit goes to churchCit sings in the forest Dit reaches into bees' nests答案A考查推理判斷。這種鳥是借助他人之手最終獲得自己想要的食物的，這正是它的特殊之處。4What can be the best title of the text?AWild Bees BWax and HoneyCBeekeeping in Africa DHoney­Lover's

9、 Helper答案D考查主旨大意。第一段最后一句點(diǎn)明了本文的中心話題，下文都圍繞這種小鳥展開敘述，所以D項(xiàng)最能概括文章大意。維B 完形填空(每題1.5分，滿分30分)選材網(wǎng)站：http：/高考曾用材料：2011江蘇卷完形填空選材相似度：設(shè)題相似度：難度系數(shù)：I woke up the other day to find that 10 inches of freshly fallen snow was waiting for me outside my door.The flakes were still _1_ heavily too.I didn't want my little

10、dogs _2_ in it，so I reluctantly _3_ on my heavy coat and grabbed the snow shovel to make a _4_.I had only gotten a bit done，however，_5_ the handle of my old snow shovel _6_ with a “snap”Laughing and shaking my head I _7_ then and there to wait out the storm for a while.It was late in the afternoon w

11、hen the snow finally _8_ and I trudged over to my Dad's house to borrow his shovel and _9_ again.By then the 10 inches of snow had turned into a foot and a half.I started out slow setting a steady _10_ and stopping to rest whenever my back started to ache.After a while，though，the _11_ finally br

12、oke and the sun peeked out to _12_ me on.The work seemed a lot easier then even though it was _13_.I even sang a few Christmas carols and _14_ while I cleared out the drives，cleaned off the cars，and shoveled out the paths.After an hour of hard work the job was finally done._15_，I let the child that

13、still lives _16_ of me fall back into the snow and _17_ a snow angel for the angels in Heaven to see.It felt good walking back to my house after a job well done.It felt even better _18_ around at this wonderful world of white.I don't know why life sometimes gives us Spring days and sometimes dum

14、ps a ton of snow on us.I do know，_19_，that we can pray，laugh，love，and choose _20_ through it all.Note：trudge vi.跋涉【語篇解讀】 本文是夾敘夾議的文章。大雪紛飛中，作者想鏟出一條小道，經(jīng)過一番辛勤的勞作，小道終于形成了。作者帶著歡愉的心情回到屋中。一年有四季變化，這是不可抗拒的自然規(guī)律，但作者認(rèn)為，我們可以在一年四季中都選擇快樂。1A.floating Bfalling Cpiling Dflying答案B根據(jù)語境可知，雪還在下，因此此處表示雪花紛紛落下。A項(xiàng)表示“漂浮”。2A.mi

15、ssing Brunning Chiding Ddrowning答案D從下文可知，積雪很深，因此作者不想讓自己的小狗陷在雪中，drown當(dāng)“淹沒”講，用在此處非常形象。3A.pulled Bdragged Cdrew Dpushed答案A此處表示作者穿上大衣，因此用pull on，其他動詞無此用法。4A.difference Bdiscovery Cpath Dsnowman答案C下文有提示，作者終于在雪中鏟出了一條小道。D項(xiàng)脫離了上下文的語境。5A.until Bwhen Conce Duntil答案Bwhen引導(dǎo)并列句，表示動作出乎意料，其他連詞無此用法。6A.crashed Bbent

16、Cslipped Dbroke答案D根據(jù)常識以及作者到父親家借鐵锨可知，他自己的鐵锨把被折斷了。需要注意的是，bend表示“彎而不斷”。7A.decided Bhoped Ccontinued Dhesitated答案A從上文可知作者很無奈，因此決定站在風(fēng)雪中。其他選項(xiàng)不合邏輯。8A.disappeared Bfroze Cstopped Dmelted答案C從下文太陽出來可知，雪最終停了。其他選項(xiàng)都不合邏輯。9A.clear Btry Ccheck Dthink答案B作者從父親那兒借來了鐵锨決定再次嘗試，鏟出一條小道。A項(xiàng)表示“清理”。10A.development Brate Cstep

17、Dpace答案D根據(jù)語境可知，作者鏟雪時保持著均衡的節(jié)奏或速度。B項(xiàng)表示“比率”。11A.clouds Bshovel Csky Dtrees答案A從后面太陽出來可知，此處表示烏云散開了。C項(xiàng)與后面的動詞不搭配。12A.overlook Bcheer Cshine Dwatch答案B太陽出來后，作者干得更來勁了，此處表示太陽在為自己加油。C項(xiàng)不與后面的副詞on搭配。13A.heavier Bcolder Cwarmer Dbrighter答案C從上文太陽出來了可知答案。A項(xiàng)不合邏輯。14A.danced Bjumped Cstopped Dsmiled答案D從上文作者唱起了贊美詩可知，太陽出來

18、了，作者的心情也好了起來。A項(xiàng)不符合語境和情理。15A.Laughing BCryingCResting DWandering答案A由語境中可知，作者的心情越來越好，他不禁笑出了聲。16A.outside Binside Cbeyond Dabove答案B從文章語境分析作者是個成年人，此處表示他心情變得非常舒暢，因此內(nèi)心的孩子氣也爆發(fā)出來了，像孩子般地倒在雪地上。17A.catch Bfind Cmake Dpretend答案C作者倒在雪地上，渾身沾滿了雪，因此成為了一個雪的天使，make當(dāng)“使成為”講，符合語境。18A.looking Bwalking Cturning Dwondering

19、答案A作者環(huán)顧四周白雪皚皚的世界，心情非常開朗。B項(xiàng)不與后面的介詞at搭配。19A.anyway Bstill Cthen Dhowever答案D前后構(gòu)成轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，表示雖然四季變化是不可抗拒的，但我們可以選擇我們的心情。20A.fate Bdetermination Cjoy Dluck答案C由上文作者在大雪紛飛中很快樂可知，本文強(qiáng)調(diào)讓我們選擇快樂。維C 閱讀理解(每題2分，滿分8分)選材網(wǎng)站：http：/高考曾用材料：2012重慶卷C篇選材相似度：設(shè)題相似度：難度系數(shù)： “I can't believe it.These blooms have lasted so long this

20、 year，” my wife said.“I hadn't really thought about it，but you are right.As much as I love lilacs，they come and go so fast，” I said.It has been incredibly exciting this year here in my backyard.Our lilac tree has produced the most blooms I have ever seen.The scent is so wonderful that I spend a

21、lot of time just standing on our small deck breathing it all in.Many of the branches are hollow and cracked leaving me to believe it has seen many springs.A few winters ago one of the biggest branches crashed to the ground under the weight of melting snow.It broke my heart.I guess I wasn't expec

22、ting much from the old thing this year.But it is magnificent!Since we have been experiencing so much rain lately the flowers have become hearten.The once tall branches seem to be under a lot of pressure.There are big gaps because the branches are lower.Sadly，today I noticed the first bunch of flower

23、s turning brown.It won't be long until they are all gone.But here's what I've learned from them.Some people are like fragrant flowers.They come into our lives ever so briefly and leave behind scent that remains embedded in our being.They brighten our day by just having had contact with t

24、hem even if for a moment.In the coldest，darkest days of the winter of my life，the memory of them will get me through it all and bring a smile to my face and I will have “spring forever in my heart”Note：embedded adj.鑲嵌的【語篇解讀】 本文是一篇夾敘夾議的文章，作者由丁香年年短暫地盛開聯(lián)想到那些給他留下瞬間感動的人們，他們?nèi)绱禾斐ｑv心間。1The author felt excite

25、d this year because _.Athe lilac tree gave off more scent this yearBthe lilac tree had produced more blossoms than everCthe lilac tree had produced the first bunch of flowersDthe lilac tree survived the heavy snow答案B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章第三段提到，今年花開得特別多，出乎作者的意料，因此他感到興奮。2What can we conclude from the last paragraph

26、?APeople's lives are as fragile and brief as fragrant flowers.BThe author has gone through many dark days in his life.CMemories of nice people always cheer the author.DThe author feels sorry that people left so soon in his life.答案C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。文章最后一段表明，在生活中遇到的人們雖然來去匆匆，但給作者留下了美好的印象，給作者以鼓舞。3The purpose o

27、f the writer is to tell us _.Abeautiful things usually don't last longBit's not easy to find people who can brighten our dayCthere is something similar between people and flowersDnice people can leave good memories on us答案D推理判斷題。文章最后一段說，在他人生中最嚴(yán)寒黑暗的冬天，回憶使作者安然面對一切，給他以鼓舞。4What would be the best

28、 title of the passage?ALilacs come and go fastBPeople are like fragrant flowersCMy favorite flowerDSpring forever in my heart答案D主旨大意題。作者由年年春天如約盛開的丁香聯(lián)想到那些給他留下感動的人們，回憶讓他在困難中仍然感到溫暖，好像春天從不曾離去。維D 情景對話(每小題1分，滿分5分)根據(jù)對話情景和內(nèi)容，從對話后所給的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入每一空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩個為多余選項(xiàng)。W：Hello，Kamloops Computer School.May I help you?M：Yes.I'm looking for information on courses in computer programming._1_W：Do you want a day or evening co