高考英語復(fù)習(xí)備考：逆境和勇氣 主題測試

1、高考英語復(fù)習(xí)備考：逆境和勇氣 主題測試第一局部閱讀（共兩節(jié)，總分值50分）第一節(jié)（共15小題;每題2.5分，總分值37.5分）閱讀以下短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中選出最正確選項。ANick Vujicic is a great speaker, born in Melbourne, Australia on the 4th of December, 1982. He has no arms and legs. There is no medical explanation for it. In school, he was the first disabled child to

2、be integrated into the Australian school system. He was laughed at, avoided and not included on purpose from games. At age 6, Nick tried some prosthetics （義肢）but they were more of restriction than aid because they limited his movement. Apparently, he had learnt how to do some things without them. Un

3、fortunately, he severely battled with depression at age 8. He felt he would always be a burden for the rest of his life. These thoughts made his prospects in life a fantasy.When he was 10, though his home was a refuge from the external storms, he couldnt manage to deal with the rejections he faced o

4、utside. Then he tried to drown himself, but the love he had for his parents discouraged him from doing so. Nick had his Bachelors degree in Commerce at Griffith University. One day, his mum noticed his situation affected his life and decided to show him a newspaper article that featured a man that h

5、ad a severe disability, much more than Nicks.From that moment on, Nick Vujicic became grateful for life. He also said he found peace after he got his relationship with himself. Although he couldn5t make somethings happen easily, he believed it was not what you had but what you did with it. Therefore

6、, he frequently tells himself he is not afraid to fail or try again. Today, he writes up to 43 words per minute, can throw tennis balls, play the drums, get a glass of water and also answer a phone call.What can we know about Nick from paragraph 1 ?A. His disability is due to a genetic problem.A. le

7、cture B. lineC. expression D. lessonA. value B. importance C. definition D. inspirationA. which B. whatC. that D. where第二節(jié)(共10小題;每題1.5分，總分值15分)閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。The then 46 year old Chinese Zhang Hong has scaled (攀登)the 36. (high) peak in the world from the Nepal side， becoming the fir

8、st blind man in Asia to climb Mount Qomolangma.matter whether youYe 37. (serious) disabled or normal, whether you have lost your eyesight or you have no legs or hands, it doesnt matter as long as you have 38. strong mind. You can always complete a thing that other people say you cant, Zhang said.Bor

9、n in southwestern Chinese city of Chongqing, Zhang lost his sight at the age of 21. He 39. (inspire) by Erik Weihenmayer, a blind American mountaineer 40.scaled Mount Qomolangmain 2001, and began training 41. the help of his mountain guide friend Qiang Zi.Eventually, Zhang 42.(complete) the feat (壯舉

10、)on May 24, 2021 along with three mountain 43. (guide) ， and returned to the basecamp on Thursday, May 27.was still very scared, because I couldn5t see where I was walking at that time. I had no ability 44. (balance) myself, either. So sometimes I would fall, 55 said Zhang. But I kept45. (reflect) b

11、ecause eventhough it was hard, I had to facethose difficulties. This is one component of climbing. There are difficulties and dangers and this is the meaning of climbing.55分寫作(共兩節(jié)，總分值40分)第一節(jié)(總分值15分)每個人的成長之路都不會一帆風(fēng)順，每個人都需要堅持不懈地努力才能實現(xiàn)目標(biāo)。請 你在英語征文大賽中投稿，講述自己或他人的相關(guān)經(jīng)歷。內(nèi)容包括:.克服困難的過程；.你的感悟。注意：.詞數(shù)80左右；.可以適當(dāng)增加細

12、節(jié)，以使行文連貫。Perseverance leads to success第二節(jié)（總分值25分）閱讀下面材料，根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語續(xù)寫兩段，使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。My wife, Megan, and I went out to dinner with an old friend who we had not seen in a while. There had been some talk of COVID 19 on the news, but it was early in the outbreak and people were still going about their

13、 daily routines. Even though everyone in our group felt perfectly fine, we took precautions （預(yù)防）： We washed our hands with soap, did not share food and had no significantly close contact.A few days later, our friend called and told us that she had tested positive for the coronavirus. She had felt so

14、me mild symptoms （病癥）for a day orso after that dinner and was able to be tested because she is a doctor. On the following day, I started to feel a little tired. I decided to stay in the master bedroom away from the rest of my family. The next morning, I woke up with a 39 degree fever. That was when

15、we realized that I might have caught the virus from our friend.At once, Megan called our states corona virus hotline, who then called in our primary care doctor and the head of our local hospital systems coronavirus team. We explained that we had been in contact with someone who had been tested posi

16、tive, and I was having symptoms. They quickly permitted me to receive a test at an urgent care center located five minutes drive from my house. The result made my heart sink-I was also tested positive, and the local hospital wasnt equipped with the facilities to treat my disease. As a mild case, I w

17、as recommended to stay at home and quarantine （隔離）myself.Following the doctors advice, Megan and I quarantined ourselves and our children. With my severe symptoms, I started isolation in the bedroom, and the only interaction I had with Megan was when she brought in food. Megan slept on a small couch

18、 in our home office away from the kids rooms. She also minimized her contact with our kids in case she was carrying the virus.注意：續(xù)寫詞數(shù)應(yīng)為150左右。Paragraph 1 ：We decided to call everyone we had been in contact with over the course of the past week.Paragraph 2：Though worried about the seriousness of the v

19、irus, I knew I had to be brave.逆境和勇氣答案第一局部閱讀第一節(jié)A本文是一篇記敘文，介紹了澳大利亞演說家尼克胡哲的故事。他雖然天生沒有四肢，但是勇于面對身體缺陷，創(chuàng)造了生 命的奇跡。1 3CADB本文是一篇記敘文，主要表達的是作者的父親在戰(zhàn)爭中的故事。47CDBCC本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了作者步入高中后從成績不好到成績優(yōu)秀的過程，并提 出要勇敢而對挑戰(zhàn)。811 CBBAD本文是一篇說明文。孤獨成了一個嚴(yán)重的問題，英國將在學(xué)校開設(shè)相關(guān)課程教學(xué)生們?nèi)绾谓⒑途S系友誼，克服孤獨。12-15BCAB第二節(jié)本文是一篇說明文。文章主要說明了積極思考對人的各種益處，同時將積

20、極思考者與 悲觀主義者做比擬，分析兩種人的差異。積極的思維是應(yīng)對困難時期和提高個人生活質(zhì)量 的強大而有效的工具。16 20BDCGA第二局部語言運用第一節(jié)本文是一篇敘議文。在帕爾曼的音樂會開始時，小提琴上的一根弦斷了，帕爾曼沒有停止演出，而是用三根弦演奏出了 充滿激情和力量的純潔的音樂。21 25 CBDCA26-30ABCDA 31 35 DBBCD第二節(jié)本文是一篇記敘文，文章介紹了亞洲第一位登上珠穆朗瑪峰的中國盲人。highest 37. seriously 38. awas inspired 40. who/that 41. withcompleted 43. guides 44. to

21、 balance 45. reflecting第三局部寫作第一節(jié)Perseverance leads to successSuccess rarely happens overnight. It is perseverance that makes failure the mother of success.I used to struggle with my math. However hard I tried, little progress was made. I was about to give up when my math teacher came to my assistanc

22、e. She told me the value of perseverance and encouraged me to keep going. I took her advice and changed my strategy. It worked at last and my grades gradually improved.This experience tells me that life is a journey requiring continuous efforts. Only by constant efforts can we eventually obtain succ

23、ess.第二節(jié)Paragraph 1 ：We decided to call everyone we had been in contact with over the course of the past week. Megan insisted that we should let them know that I had tested positive. Hard as it was to inform people that we might have given them the coronavirus, it was the responsible thing to do. To

24、our pleasant surprise， all of our friends showed their understanding and support uponhearing the news. To cheer us up, one of my wife s best friends even baked a cake with the letters “Stay strong“ on it and delivered it to our front door.Paragraph 2：Though worried about the seriousness of the virus

25、, I knew I had to be brave. I made sure to get plenty of rest and did some exercise to stay as healthy as I could. I also managed to ease the worries of Megan and our kids during our quatraintine by spending more time doing online video chats with them. Within the following week, my fever started to

26、 fade and I could feel my head clearing. The next test showed a cheering result. It came back to a negative. Had it not been for the love and care from those around me, I wouldnl have made it.He had a good time with his schoolmates.He suffered from depression at the age of 8.His prosthetics gave ass

27、istance with his movement.What is a key turning point in Nicks belief?Knowing about a figure in an article.His undergraduate graduation.Getting his parents encouragement.The care from his mother.What is Nicks present belief in his life ?Being grateful to his parents.Facing the society bravely.Being

28、content with his present life.Being determined to achieve his goal.BI was just a boy. And he was just my dad.It was in the 1950s. We were a small family. My parents were attentive, caring and devoted to one another. Then suddenly, when I was 9, half of my safe and comfortable world disappeared. Dad

29、died that morning. It was a heart attack.A child wants to know why such things should happen. For a child, however, there can be no satisfying answers. But growing up, I gradually began to learn more about my dad.He had grown up in a large family on the family farm. When war broke out in 1939, he jo

30、ined the Queens Own Cameron Highlanders. He was 31 then. He was sent overseas to southern England, where Canadian soldiers continued training while waiting for a call to action. During that time， he used his occasional week long leaves to visit Scotland. There he met my mother, and they married in A

31、pril, 1942.1 rememberthatDad often had to go up to the veterans （退伍軍人的） hospital in Winnipeg each year. It was because of something about his heart.Many years later, I became more curious about his wartime and postwar experience, hoping it would help me know who he was. I sent a request to the Natio

32、nal Archives for his post war medical records. One day I came home from work to find a thick package at my door. It was more than 800 pages of my dads medical records. I was overwhelmed.So here was my dads story, which I hadnt fully known.This was a dad who survived years of cold conditions and lack

33、 of food in a prisoner of war （POW） camp in Poland. This was a dad who survived death marches in the coldwinter of 1945, as the Germans paraded （游街示眾）their POWs around the countryside. This was a dad who spent 391 days in the hospital after the war. It was why he died at 50, leaving his wife and two

34、 sons behind.As achild, I could never understand why he would leave me. As an adult, I can now forgive him for having done so. But I cant forgive war itself for the losses it caused， not only on the men and women who actively serve but on the generations yet to be born.What can we learn about the au

35、thors father?He opposed war in all forms.He married before going overseas.He had to check his heart regularly after the war.He was forced to join the army at 31.How did the author feel after reading the medical records ?Surprised and annoyed.Confused and worried.Inspired and relieved.Shocked and hea

36、rtbroken.Why did the author forgive his father at last?He was persuaded by his brother to do so.He understood what his father had gone through.He remembered his fathers care for him.He experienced the same pain as his father had had.What does the author want to convey from the text?Soldiers deserve

37、our respect.A strong body means everything.War brings disastrous pain for generations.A fathers love is important for a family.CMy high school life has been filled with many ups and downs， whether it was social or academic. Eventhough my current high school was not my first choice, I never regret te

38、d attending Southside High School. Since you have chosen it, then it is the bestfor you, ”said my parents.Up until the junior year I did not realize my capabilities （能力） as a student. Being in the IB Program, I was told that my junior year would be the toughest in all the years of high school. With

39、this “l(fā)ittle“ piece of information, I walked into my junior year, scared of my grades. As weeks went by, I started to believe that the junior year was not as hard as everyone had said, but I was wrong. My grades were rapidly declining （下降） and by the end of the first term I had had five Cs in seven

40、of my classes ! I could not believeitI did not want to believe it. I tried my best to get my grades up myself without any help from anyone, but my pridejust made my grades worse. And I had to miss out on one of the most important speech and debate competitions all year： States. I was heartbroken. I

41、realized that I could not survive my junior year on my own, so I had to get help fast.Once I got help from a tutor, my grades went from Cs, Ds, and even some Fs, to nothing but As and Bs. I slowly started to gain my confidence back in all of my classes and even myself. By the time the third and four

42、th quarter came around, I had been on the honor roll twice, and I was receiving awards from speeches and debates, tennis and school.Southside High School has taught me to always keep my head up and never give up on myself no matter what life throws at me. I am proud to be a Southside Tiger.What can

43、we learn from the first paragraph?The author always thought Southside High School was the best.The authors parents persuaded her into attending Southside High School.The author has met many challenges since she attended high school.Life has become easiersince the author came to Southside High School

44、.How did the author feel when she walked into her junior year?A. Excited. B. Worried. C. Curious. D. Uninterested.Why was the authors study worse and worse ?She didnt work hard enough.She didn5t ask others for help because of pride.She missed many important speeches.No one would like to help her.Wha

45、t important lesson has the author learned at Southside High School ?Students should face challenges bravely.Students should be careful in choosing school.Students should be proud of their school.Students should better learn from others.DSchoolchildren across the United Kingdom will learn how to fend

46、 off loneliness. Former British Prime Minister Theresa May appointed the first minister of loneliness”. Her administration released an 84 page plan detailing the actions it would take to prevent loneliness. Starting in primary school, students will have lessons in “relationship education”.The Brigha

47、m Young University psychologist Julianne Holt Lusted, one of the foremost scholars on loneliness in the United States, warns that the US has a significant loneliness problem of its own and that schools desperately need to follow the Auks lead and include preventive measures into their lessons.Indeed

48、, according to a recent report by the health care company Cigna, nearly half of adults in the US reported feeling alone. Marriage rates and religious participation rates are also dropping and both are risk factors for social isolation and loneliness. The prevalence （普遍）of loneliness seems to be espe

49、cially acute among young adults. One studyfound that Americans aged 21 to 30 reported feeling lonely twice as many days as adults aged 50 to 70. Studies suggest loneliness results in a variety of health issues, such as decreased immunity to viral infections, poor sleep, and cardiovascular （心、 血管的）is

50、sues.The ideal school curriculum （課程）forteaching loneliness prevention would target social isolation as well as the cognitive processes that make people feel lonely. Recognizing that its something that we need to take seriously for our health is a primary and critical step, “ Holt Lusted says. She a

51、dvocates a sort ofusocial education that would be put into the existing health education curriculum to teach students how to build and maintain friendshipsand relationships.How does Holt Lusted find the loneliness problem in the United States ?It is not serious and easy to deal with.It is serious an

52、d needs measures to control.It is not as serious as that in the United Kingdom.It is more serious than it is in the United Kingdom.What does the underlined word “acute” in paragraph 3 probably mean?A. Popular. B. Average. C. Severe. D. Frequent.What result may loneliness cause?Poorsleep.Higher relig

53、ious participation rates.Lower marriage rates.Increased immunity to viral infections.What is the best title for the text?Finding the cause of lonelinessLearning to fight loneliness at schoolLonelinessthe cause of many health problemsLoneliness-aserious problem in modern society第二節(jié)（共5小題;每題2.5分，總分值12.

54、5分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項中選出可以填入空白處的最正確選項。選項中有兩項為 多余選項。Many people think that positive thinking is mostly about keeping ones head in the sand and ignoring daily problems, trying to look optimistic. In reality, it has more to do with the way an individual talks to himself. Self talk is a constant stream of t

55、houghts of a person, who is often unaware and uncertain of some events, phenomena, people, or even the person himself. 16 Meanwhile, positive thinking can help to stop negative self talks and start to form a positive view on an issue. People who regularly practice positive thinking tend to solve pro

56、blems more effectively. They are less exposed to stress caused by external factors. They tend to believe in themselves and in what they do.17 People who think positively demonstrate increased life spans， lower rates ofdepression and anxiety, better physical and psychological health, and reduced risk

57、s of death from heart problems. Positive thinking also contributes to ones ability to deal with problems and hardships. 18 For example, researchers have found that in the case of a crisis accompanied by strong emotions, such as a natural disaster, positive thinking can provide a sort of buffer again

58、st depression and anxiety. Resilient people who think positively tend to treat every problem as a challenge, a chance for improvement of any kind, or as an opportunity for personal growth. Pessimists, on the contrary, tend to perceive problems as a source of additional stress. 19In conclusion, posit

59、ive thinking is a powerful and effective tool for dealing with hard times and improving the quality of ones life. It doesnt have anything to do with ignorant optimism when an individual refuses to notice a problem. 20Thinking in a positive, self encouraging way brings about many benefits to ones phy

60、sical and mental health.It doesnt cause any severe emotional discomfort, either.Negative self talk damages self confidence and decreases self respect.It helps one to remain clear headed and confident in difficult situations.Positive thinking has several beneficial effects on the body and the mind.As