（整理版高中英语）高考英语总复习21Talesoftheunexplained.doc

【高考领航】高考英语总复习 2-1 Tales of the unexplained练习 牛津译林版.单项填空1When he got to _ top of the mountain, he was almost out of _ breath.Athe, aBthe, theCthe, / Da, /解析：第一个空应用定冠词the，特指山的顶部。out of breath是固定词组，意为“上气不接下气，喘不过气来，所以选C项。答案：C2After_the area for three hours, the police found the truck near a river.Asearching Bsearching forCin search for Dlooking for解析：句意为“在对这个地区搜索了三个小时之后，警方在河边找到了那辆卡车。search表示“搜索，搜查；search for，look for都是“搜寻；寻找的意思。答案：A3He has made much progress lately，_pleases his parents greatly.Awhen BwhereCwhich Dthat解析：此题考查非限制性定语从句。which指代前面整个句子的内容，在非限制性定语从句中作主语。句意为“他最近取得了很大进步，这让他的父母很快乐。答案：C4It has been raining every day so far.I hope tomorrow will_ fine.Aturn to Bturn outCturn into Dturn up解析：turn to转向，求助；turn out结果是；turn into变成；turn up出现，露面。句意为“到目前为止天天都在下雨。我希望明天天气会变好。答案：B5People in Jiangsu Province are proud of_they have achieved in the past ten years.Athat BwhichCwhat Dhow解析：of后为宾语从句，从句中动词achieved后缺宾语，所以用what。答案：C6The moment the accident took place, two policemen were sent there to_ the case.Alook over Blook intoClook up Dlook through解析：look over浏览，很快看一遍；look into调查；look up好转，改观，查找，查阅；look through翻阅，翻找。句意为“事故一发生就有两名警察被派去调查此案，应选B。答案：B7He is one of the boys who _ here on time.He is the only one of the boys who_here on time.Ahas come, have comeBhave come，has comeChas come，has comeDhave come，have come解析：此题考查定语从句中的主谓一致。领先行词在从句中作主语时，从句的谓语动词的数必须在人称和数上与之保持一致。在“one of名词结构中，通常名词是先行词，但在“the only one of名词结构中，one是先行词。所以第一个空先行词是boys，故谓语用have come，而第二个空的先行词是one，故谓语用has come。答案：B8Our school volleyball team has_their training to prepare for the coming match.Astepped up Bstepped toCstepped into Dstepped on解析：此题考查短语辨析。句意为“我们校排球队已经加紧训练以迎接即将到来的比赛。step up加快，加紧；step into步入；step on踩上，踏上。答案：A9I hate to say it，_your bike has blocked the way.Aand BbutCso Dor解析：此题考查连词的用法。句意为“尽管我不想说，不过你的自行车把路挡住了。but作连词时可用于引出下文，表示吃惊、生气、打搅或抱歉等语气。答案：B10The monitor suggested that we_for a picnic on Sunday.Awent Bmust goCcould go Dgo解析：此题考查虚拟语气。suggest作“建议讲后接宾语从句要用虚拟语气，即“should动词原形，should可以省略。所以选D项。答案：D11Mr Wang is sure to get the first prize in the singing competition next week.Oh, thats what he_for years.Ahad been expectingBhas expectedCexpectedDhas been expecting解析：根据语境和时间状语for years可知用现在完成进行时，表示“一直。句意为“王先生一定能在下周的歌唱比赛中获得第一名。“哦，那是他多年来一直盼望的事。答案：D12Yang Liwei was picked from the 14 candidates for the Chinese space adventure and became Chinas first astronaut_his great efforts.Aaccording to Bas well asCdue to Dtogether with解析：due to因为，由于；according to根据；as well as和，以及；together with和，以及。此处表示“由于他的努力在14位候选人中杨利伟被挑选出来，并成为中国首位宇航员去太空探险。答案：C13It may not rain, but youd better take an umbrella_.Ain return Bin needCin case Din fact解析：此题考查短语辨析。in return作为回报；in need需要；in case以防万一；in fact事实上。句意为“可能不下雨，但你最好带把雨伞以防万一，应选C。答案：C14I knew I shouldnt accept anything from such a person, but I found it difficult to turn down his_.Aoffer BsuggestionCrequest Dplan解析：考查名词。此处表示很难拒绝对方的好意，因此用offer表示“主动提议，建议。答案：A15(卷)Sophia waited for a reply，but_came.Aeither BanotherCneither Dnone解析：考查代词。句意：Sophia等着得到回复，但未收到(任何回复)。由but可知此处应为否认，故排除A项和B项，“neither(二者之中)都不，所以排除C项。答案为D。答案：D.阅读理解阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最正确选项。AA new chapter in space exploration has been opened up after NASA confirmed that their mission to bomb the Moon had found “significant quantities of frozen water.Scientists said the “exciting findings had gone “beyond expectations as fully formed ice was found in a crater on the planet.The water was found in one mile high dust that was kicked up by the Lunar Crater Observation and Sensing Satellite(LCOSS) last month when it crashed into the Cabeus crater near the Moon's south pole.“Indeed，yes，we found water.And we didn't find just a little bit，we found a significant amount，said Anthony Colaprete，project scientist and principal investigator for the 49 million space mission.“This is a great day for science and exploration， said Doug Cooke，associate administrator of NASA.“The remarkable results have gone beyond our expectations.It is incredibly exciting.The identification of water­ice is important for purely scientific reasons，but also because a supply of water on the Moon would be a vital resource for future human exploration.The findings，which completely contradict previous beliefs that the Moon was a dry place，justify the controversial mission.Over the last decade，scientists have found some hints of undergound ice on the Moon's poles，mainly in the form of compounds of hydrogen but this is the best evidence yet.The discovery is expected to have major implications for the future of lunar exploration，and a ready supply of water could help set up lunar bases or launch missions to Mars. Mr Colaprete said that it should be possible to purify the water for drinking even though it appeared to be mixed with poisonous methanol(甲醇)16Which of the following is TRUE of the “bombing？AIt damaged the Moon surface severely.BIt would do harm to the space environment.CIt confirmed the existence of water on the Moon.DIt would help the research on Mars.解析：细节理解题。文中所描述的卫星撞击月球而引起的爆炸是有积极意义的，它证实了月球外表水的存在，对于以后人们在月球建立基地有着深远的意义。答案：C17The underlined word “NASA in the first paragraph maybe referred to _.Aa base in spaceBa new kind of bombCa part of the MoonDa government department解析：词义猜想题。根据文章首句“.NASA confirmed that their mission.和第三段中“.associate administrator of NASA.可推知NASA应该是政府的一个部门，即美国航空航天局。答案：D18Why is the finding of water on the Moon so important?APeople on the earth use more and more water.BIn the future lots of people will live on the Moon.CThe water will be a supply for future human exploration in space.DBecause the water is mixed with poisonous methanol.解析：细节理解题。月球上水的发现是非常重要的，不仅是纯科学研究的原因，而且为人们以后进行太空探索提供了水源。答案：C19How is the whole text developed?AProviding some facts.BFollowing the order of space.CMaking comparisons.DAnalyzing causes.解析：篇章结构题。文章通过提供一些事实来展开表达，首先介绍了这次撞击导致了月球上水的发现，然后具体介绍其重要性，所以A项正确。答案：A20Which of the following is the best title of the text?AWater Found on the Moon after NASA “BombingBUnbelievable Space ResearchCPossible Base on the MoonDMysterious Water Found on the Moon解析：主旨大意题。文章介绍了通过卫星撞击月球而发现了大量的水，这项发现有非常重要的意义，所以A项为最正确标题。其他的选项较为片面。答案：AB(市高三调研)Several hundred strangers received “love letters from a young man on the street.The letter was written and given out by Yang Yang，a student majoring in human resources at Chongqing University of Science and Technology，who hoped to show his disappointment with job hunting.Yang's story has caught media attention perhaps because it is similar to those of millions of recent graduates seeking jobs and struggling for survival in the country's wealthiest cities.They have diplomas，rather than professional skills，and come to big cities in hopes of better lives，only to find low­paying jobs and poor living conditions.They are China's “ant tribe(蚁族)，a term coined by sociologist Lian Si from Peking University in his book.Ant Tribe.“They're so similar to ants.They share small and narrow living areas.They're intelligent and hard­working，yet nameless and underpaid.The term also speaks to their helplessness in a world governed by the law of the jungleonly the strongest survive.A survey in Lian's another book published this year，Ant Tribe ，found nearly 30 percent of “ants are graduates of famous universitiesalmost three times last year's percentage.Most had degrees in popular majors.In addition,7.2 percent of “ants have at least a master's degree compared to 1.6 percent in .An “ant's average monthly salary is 1,904 yuan，with about 64 percent of them earning less than 2,000 yuan a month.Another survey in the Annual Report on the Development of Chinese Talent found more than 1 million “ants live in big cities.“Most ants are from rural families or small towns，and their experiences in universities didn't arm them well enough to fight with competitors in big cities' employment markets， Professor Zhang Ming at Renmin University of China said.The “ant tribe's embarrassing living situations have become a serious social problem，and the government should develop smaller cities to attract more graduates from big cities，Zhang believed.However，“ants expect more study and training opportunities in big cities，which keeps them positive despite their situations.【语篇解读】大学生就业艰难是无可争辩的事实，他们被称为“蚁族，在大都市中默默地奋斗着，挣扎着，憧憬着21Yang's story is introduced in order to _.Aanalyze graduates' difficulties in finding jobsBlead to the topic of the article“ant tribeCtell readers a story about those big citiesDshow a clever way of dealing with pressure解析：文章结构题。文章用这个年轻人的故事反映出了就业的艰难，从而为下文导入“蚁族这个中心话题作铺垫。答案：B22The “ants fail to find high­paying jobs mainly because _.Athey have no diplomas from good universitiesBtheir majors do not meet the needs of societyCthose from rural areas are not treated equallyDthey do not have necessary professional skills解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的内容可知他们拥有文凭，但是没有专业技能，因而难以找到高报酬的工作。答案：D23“Ant tribe members are similar to ants in the following aspects EXCEPT that _.Athey live in narrow and small places in groupsBthey work hard but earn little for survivalCthey are in a world judged by the jungle lawDthey are pleased with being nameless and underpaid解析：细节理解题。第三段中提到他们像蚂蚁一样住在狭窄的地方，聪明而勤奋，然而却不被人知而且薪水很低，但并不是说他们喜欢不被人知和低工资，故D项内容错误。答案：D24Professor Zhang thought “ants problems could be solved by _.Acreating more jobs for graduates in big citiesBdeveloping smaller cities to attract graduatesCsending graduates to rural areas and small townsDtraining graduates to improve their ability解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的内容可知张教授认为解决问题的方法是开展比拟小的城市来吸引毕业生。答案：B25By writing this article，the author mainly intends to show _.Adespite better education，“ants are still strugglingBdespite difficulties，“ants have a promising futureCbetter education，better job opportunitiesDAnt Tribe is a good book to help understand today's China解析：写作意图题。作者写作本文意在告诉我们虽然“蚁族中有相当一局部人拥有高学历，但是他们仍然在为生存苦苦挣扎。答案：A