湖南省益陽(yáng)市大橋鄉(xiāng)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析

湖南省益陽(yáng)市大橋鄉(xiāng)中學(xué)高三英語(yǔ)上學(xué)期期末試卷含解析一、選擇題1.Inourdailylife,everyonefailseverynowandthen.Itishowyoureactthatmakesa______.

A.development

B.difference

C.progress

D.point參考答案：B

2.從每小題的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，找出其劃線部分與所給單詞的劃線部分讀音相同的選項(xiàng)。1.fieldA.picture

B.exercise

C.child

D.machine2.breathA.smooth

B.thousand

C.southern

D.worthy3.breakA.bread

B.meat

C.great

D.meant4.floorsA.yours

B.baskets

C.desks

D.coughs

5.stoneA.oppose

B.piano

C.soft

D.comfort

參考答案：DBCAB3.Rosewaswildwithjoy______theresultoftheexamination．A．to

B．a(chǎn)t

C．by

D．a(chǎn)s參考答案：B4.Thegovernmenthastakensomemeasurestosolvetheproblemofunemployment,butitmaybesometime______thesituationbecomesbetter.

A．before

B．since

C.after

D．unless參考答案：A5.---Whattimeisit?

---Ihavenoidea.Butjustaminute,I______itforyou.A.check B.checked C.wouldcheck D.willcheck 參考答案：D6.---Hey,高考資源網(wǎng)!Guesswhat?I’vegotapayrise!

---This________acelebration!Let'sgotosingkaraoketonight.

A．callsfor

B．worksout

C．bringsabout

D．paysfor參考答案：A略7.Inrecentyears,inmanyWesterncountries,intheUSAandtheUK,Halloweenhasbecomeaspecialoccasion.A.ingeneral B.inbrief C.inshort D.inparticular參考答案：D句意:近年來(lái),在許多西方國(guó)家,尤其是在美國(guó)和英國(guó),萬(wàn)圣節(jié)前夕已經(jīng)成為一種特殊的場(chǎng)合。ingeneral意為"總的說(shuō)來(lái),通常";inbrief意為"簡(jiǎn)言之";inshort意為"總之,簡(jiǎn)而言之";inparticular意為"尤其,特別"。根據(jù)句意,答案為D。8.Shemadeapromiselastmonthtomethejobwouldbemine.A.whether B.which C.what D.that參考答案：D考查名詞性從句。句意:上個(gè)月,她對(duì)我作出我將得到那份工作的承諾。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知,空處引導(dǎo)的是同位語(yǔ)從句,對(duì)promise進(jìn)行解釋說(shuō)明,從句成分和意義完整,故用that引導(dǎo)從句。9.Itisacommonpracticetoputdowna______of20%andtopaytherestwhenthefurnitureisdelivered.A.deposit B.commission C.pension D.allowance參考答案：A10.—WillyougotothefashionshowthisSaturdayevening?—Italldepends.Well,ifyougo,

.

A．sodoI

B．soIwill

C．sowillI

D．soIdo參考答案：C11.Whatkindofthingsdopeopleoftenbuyduring_____Christmasand_____SpringFestival?A．/;the B．the;/ C．the;the D．/;/參考答案：A12.27．Understandingtheculturalhabitsofanothercountry,especially___containingmanydifferentsubculturesliketheUSA,isadifficultthing．

A．which

B．that

C．one

D．those參考答案：C略13.Theauthenticityofdialogueandsettingoftenmakeslow-budgetfilmsseem_______thanthesomewhatartificialversionofrealityinHollywoodmovies.A.lessreal

B.morereal

C.muchreal

D.real參考答案：B略14.----Whydoyoulooksad?----Therearesomanyproblems__________.A.remainingtosettle B.remainedsettlingC.remainingtobesettled D.remainedtobesettled參考答案：C試題分析：考查remain的用法。句意：你為什么看起來(lái)非常傷心？因?yàn)檫€有很多事情待處理。Remaining剩下的；sthremaintobedone某事有待于被做；本題是兩個(gè)用法相結(jié)合形成remainingtobesettled修飾problems。故選C?？键c(diǎn)：考查remain的用法

15.Somegreatscientistswerenotwell-knownintheirowntime,andpeopleonlybeganto______themmanyyearslater.A.appreciate

B.remind

C.inspire

D.lose參考答案：A16.—Howdidyousleeplastnight?

—Asoundsleep.Neverslept______.A.well

B.good

C.worse

D.better參考答案：D17.Heproposedanotherapproach,______,Ithought,thatrequiredustochangethewaywespendourtime.A.one

B.it

C.that

D.which參考答案：A18.---Dr.Saxena,aknowledgeableandevervictoriousphysician,hasbeendowninthedumpsthesedaysforhisexperimentfailedagain.---Everyonehashis_____andheisnotexceptional.A.Achilles’heel

B.Danielinthelion’sdenC.Herculeantask

D.Waterloo參考答案：D【詳解】考查情景交際。A.Achilles’heel薄弱環(huán)節(jié)；

B.Danielinthelion’sden丹尼爾在獅子窩里；

C.Herculeantask極為艱巨的工作；

D.Waterloo比喻慘敗。句意：——Saxena博士是一位學(xué)識(shí)淵博、常勝不衰的醫(yī)生，這些天他的實(shí)驗(yàn)又失敗了，他情緒低落?！總€(gè)人都有失敗的時(shí)候，他也不例外。結(jié)合句意可知答案為D。19.By16：30，

wasalmostclosingtime,allthepaintingshadbeensoldout．A．which

B．when

C．what

D．that參考答案：A二、完型填空20.TheBeliefofaTeacherWhenIsayallchildrencanlearn,peoplesometimesmisunderstand.TheythinkIamsayingthat

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yougiveabrightkidfromapoorfamilygoodeducation,hecansucceed.That'slytrue,butthat'snot

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Imean.Ibelievethatallkidscanlearn,Ibelieveit,I'veseenitandI'veeven

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it.Backin1975whenIgraduated,Iworkedforemotionally

4

kids,kidsthateveryone—

5

—theirparents—hadgivenupon.Whatwewoulddowascookwiththekids.Thesechildrendidn'ttellbakingpowder

6

tablesalt,but

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theyhadeatenawarmbiscuit,theywantedtolearnhowtomakesomemore.Suddenly,kidswhocouldn'tfocuswere

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eyeballingingredients（配料）aswemeasuredthemout,learning

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mathandspellinglessonswecouldslipinalongtheway.Bytheendofthesummer,Irememberparents

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whentheysawtheprogresstheirchildrenhad

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.TodayIstillrememberthelessontheytaughtme:thatifwe,theadults,canfindtheright

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forachild,there'shopeforthatchild'seducation.Idon'tacceptexcusesaboutkidsnotlearning.That's

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thekidswithproblemsarenotgoingto

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startteachingthemselves.Wehavetohelpthembyfindingoutwhat

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themandexploiting(利用)itshamelessly.WhenIwasgrowinguppoor,IprobablylookedlikeIwasheading

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.AndIwouldhaveendedupdeadorinjail

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acoupleofteachers.They

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myfascinationwithreadingandmadesureIhadgreatbooks

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.Becauseofthat,Ihavedevotedmylifetothepoorestcommunities

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makingsurekidslikemedon'tgetwrittenoff.(NPR'sTellMeMore,November6,2008.)1.A.though B.if C.while D.unless2.A.which B.where C.what D.that3.A.tasted B.teased C.trusted D.tolerated4.A.unexpected B.disturbed C.delighted D.unaffected5.A.never B.always C.even D.ever6.A.like B.in C.of D.from7.A.once B.before C.until D.since8.A.unwillingly B.carefully C.quickly D.strangely9.A.interesting B.complex C.challenging D.simple10.A.workingout B.breakingdown C.buildingup D.pullingup11.A.made B.searched C.accepted D.provided12.A.attention B.decision C.motivation D.determination13.A.how B.when C.why D.because14.A.ly B.suddenly C.finally D.secretly15.A.upsets B.inspects C.excites D.comforts16.A.somewhere B.everywhere C.anywhere D.nowhere17.A.butfor B.becauseof C.regardlessof D.exceptfor18.A.laughed B.shared C.equipped D.spotted19.A.toread B.read C.reading D.beingread20.A.for B.or C.and D.but參考答案：（1）B（2）C（3）A（4）B（5）C（6）D（7）A（8）B（9）D（10）B（11）A（12）C（13）D（14）B（15）C（16）D（17）A（18）D（19）A（20）C

本文主要講述了一位老師堅(jiān)信所有的孩子都可以學(xué)習(xí)的信念，并用自己的親身經(jīng)歷闡述這樣一個(gè)道理：如果我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子的行為動(dòng)機(jī)，就可以引導(dǎo)他們學(xué)習(xí)，積極的接受教育。（1）考查連詞辨析。A.though盡管；B.if如果；C.while然而；D.unless除非。根據(jù)“TheythinkIamsayingthat___1___yougiveabrightkidfromapoorfamilygoodeducation,hecansucceed”，分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)，hecansucceed為主句，___1___yougiveabrightkidfromapoorfamilygoodeducation為從句，結(jié)合文章，講述的是如果讓貧窮家庭的聰明孩子接受教育，那么他就會(huì)成功，因此此句為條件狀語(yǔ)從句。故選B。（2）考查連接詞。A.which哪個(gè)；B.where哪里；C.what什么；D.that那個(gè)?！癟hat'slytrue,butthat'snot___2___Imean”，分析句子，that'snot___2___Imean缺少賓語(yǔ)成分，應(yīng)補(bǔ)充賓語(yǔ)，句意：那不是我的意思。根據(jù)句意，故選C。（3）考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.tasted品嘗；B.teased取笑；C.trusted信任；D.tolerated容忍?！癐believethatallkidscanlearn,Ibelieveit,I'veseenitandI'veeven___3___it”，作者在強(qiáng)調(diào)所有的孩子都可以學(xué)習(xí)這一觀點(diǎn)，再結(jié)合后文“Backin1975whenIgraduated,Iworkedforemotionally___4___kids,kidsthateveryone—___5___——theirparents—hadgivenupon”可知，作者切身經(jīng)歷過這種事。故選A。（4）考查形容詞辨析。A.unexpected想不到的；B.disturbed被擾亂的；C.delighted高興的；D.unaffected未受影響的?！癇ackin1975whenIgraduated,Iworkedforemotionally___4___kids”，根據(jù)后文“theirparents—hadgivenupon”可知，此句表示的是消極意義，這些孩子被父母放棄，因此情緒有很大的波動(dòng)。故選B。（5）考查副詞。A.never絕不；B.always總是；C.even甚至；D.ever曾經(jīng)?！癐workedforemotionallydisturbedkids,kidsthateveryone—___5___——theirparents—hadgivenupon”，根據(jù)句中，everyone及破折號(hào)連接的theirparents，可知兩者之間為一種遞進(jìn)關(guān)系。故選C。（6）考查介詞。A.like像；B.in用……；C.of……的；D.from從……。“Thesechildrendidn'ttellbakingpowder___6___tablesalt”，tell…from意為“辨別、區(qū)分開”，這些孩子區(qū)分不了發(fā)酵粉和食鹽。故選D。（7）考查連詞。A.once曾經(jīng)；B.before在……之前；C.until直到；D.since從……以來(lái)?！癰ut___7___theyhadeatenawarmbiscuit,theywantedtolearnhowtomakesomemore”，根據(jù)連詞but，可知此句與前句是轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，hadeaten是過去完成時(shí)，所以是曾經(jīng)吃過這種餅干。故選A。（8）考查副詞辨析。A.unwillingly不情愿地；B.carefully認(rèn)真地；C.quickly迅速地；D.strangely陌生地?！癝uddenly,kidswhocouldn'tfocuswere___8___eyeballingingredients(配料)aswemeasuredthemout”，Suddenly也含有一定的轉(zhuǎn)折意義，與前文“childrendidn'ttellbakingpowderfromtablesalt”形成對(duì)比，故選B。（9）考查形容詞辨析。A.interesting有趣的；B.complex復(fù)雜的；C.challenging具有挑戰(zhàn)性的；D.simple簡(jiǎn)單的?！發(fā)earning___9___mathandspellinglessonswecouldslipinalongtheway”，and連接兩個(gè)并列句，spellinglessons應(yīng)與___9___math相對(duì)應(yīng)，根據(jù)“wecouldslipinalongtheway”，故選D。（10）考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.workingout計(jì)算出；B.breakingdown分解、情不自禁地痛哭；C.buildingup建立；D.pullingup拉起?！癐rememberparents___10___whentheysawtheprogresstheirchildrenhad___11___”，根據(jù)前文，“Iworkedforemotionallydisturbedkids”以及“theirparents—hadgivenupon”，可知當(dāng)看到孩子取得進(jìn)步時(shí)，是很激動(dòng)的。故選B。（11）考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.made制造；B.searched搜索；C.accepted接受；D.provided提供?！皐hentheysawtheprogresstheirchildrenhad___11___”。makeprogress“取得進(jìn)步”，為固定搭配，故選A。（12）考查名詞辨析。A.attention注意；B.decision決定；C.motivation動(dòng)機(jī)；D.determination決心。“findtheright___12___forachild,there'shopeforthatchild'seducation”，根據(jù)前文“theywantedtolearnhowtomakesomemore”（積極引導(dǎo)孩子學(xué)習(xí)新事物的動(dòng)機(jī)），故選C。（13）考查連詞。A.how怎樣；B.when當(dāng)……時(shí)候；C.why為什么；D.because因?yàn)?。根?jù)“Idon'tacceptexcusesaboutkidsnotlearning.That's___13___thekidswithproblems”，由前句Idon'tacceptexcusesaboutkidsnotlearning可推知，作者將要對(duì)自己的觀點(diǎn)進(jìn)行解釋說(shuō)明，故選D。（14）考查副詞辨析。A.ly相當(dāng)?shù)?；B.suddenly突然地；C.finally最終地；D.secretly秘密地?！皌hekidswithproblemsarenotgoingto___14___startteachingthemselves.Wehavetohelpthembyfindingout”，根據(jù)Wehavetohelpthembyfindingout可知，剛開始的時(shí)候教育孩子的時(shí)候不能太突然，我們必須通過發(fā)現(xiàn)他們……來(lái)幫助他們。故選B。（15）考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.upsets使心煩意亂；B.inspects檢查；C.excites使興奮；D.comforts安慰?！癢ehavetohelpthembyfindingoutwhat___15___themandexploiting（利用）itshamelessly”，由前文findtherightmotivationforachild（找到孩子的行為動(dòng)機(jī)），與之相對(duì)應(yīng)，找到孩子的興奮點(diǎn)。故選C。（16）考查副詞。A.somewhere某處；B.everywhere到處；C.anywhere任何地方；D.nowhere任何地方都不，無(wú)處?！癢henIwasgrowinguppoor,IprobablylookedlikeIwasheading___16___”，由Iwasgrowinguppoor可知，此句表示的是消極意義。故選D。（17）考查介詞短語(yǔ)。A.butfor要不是；B.becauseof因?yàn)?；C.regardlessof不管；D.exceptfor除……之外?！癆ndIwouldhaveendedupdeadorinjail___17___acoupleofteachers”，結(jié)合后文“They___18___myfascinationwithreadingandmadesureIhadgreatbooks”可知，幾位老師激發(fā)了我閱讀的興趣。故選A。（18）考查動(dòng)詞辨析。A.laughed笑；B.shared共享；C.equipped裝備；D.spotted發(fā)現(xiàn)?！癟hey___18___myfascinationwithreading”，根據(jù)語(yǔ)境分析，他們發(fā)現(xiàn)了我對(duì)于閱讀的著迷。故選D。（19）考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞?！癿adesureIhadgreatbooks___19___”，分析句子，句子成分殘缺，目的不明，使用動(dòng)詞不定式表目的。故選A。（20）考查連詞辨析。A.for為了；B.or或者；C.and而且；D.but但是?！癐havedevotedmylifetothepoorestcommunities___20___makingsurekidslikemedon'tgetwrittenof”，分析句子，Ihavedevotedmylifetothepoorestcommunities與makingsurekidslikemedon'tgetwrittenof是兩句并列句，故選C?！军c(diǎn)評(píng)】完形填空題旨在考查學(xué)生綜合運(yùn)用語(yǔ)言知識(shí)的能力。做此題時(shí)必須通篇考慮，先掌握大意，再綜合運(yùn)用所學(xué)詞匯、語(yǔ)法及常識(shí)進(jìn)行推理判斷。通讀全文,了解大意，緊緊抓住上下文語(yǔ)境所提供的信息，充分利用各種線索答題。1、先通讀了全文，了解了文章講述的是一位老師堅(jiān)信所有的孩子都可以學(xué)習(xí)的信念，并用自己的親身經(jīng)歷闡述這樣一個(gè)道理：如果我們可以發(fā)現(xiàn)孩子的行為動(dòng)機(jī)，就可以引導(dǎo)他們學(xué)習(xí)，積極的接受教育。然后在做題的過程中，便可利用這些信息。例如，第3小題，根據(jù)全文了解到本文主要講述的是關(guān)于作者認(rèn)為所有的孩子都可以學(xué)習(xí)這一觀點(diǎn)并用自己的經(jīng)歷舉證，因此“Ibelievethatallkidscanlearn,Ibelieveit,I'veseenitandI'veeven___3___it”，作者堅(jiān)信自己觀點(diǎn)的正確性，因?yàn)樗娺^并且親身體驗(yàn)過，故選A。2、要學(xué)會(huì)結(jié)合上下文進(jìn)行選擇，學(xué)會(huì)站在作者的角度結(jié)合語(yǔ)境去考慮。例如，第10題，“Irememberparents___10___whentheysawtheprogresstheirchildrenhad”，根據(jù)前文“Iworkedforemotionallydisturbedkids,kidsthateveryone—even——theirparents—hadgivenupon”可知，這些情緒不安的孩子的父母之前對(duì)孩子的表現(xiàn)是絕望、放棄的，所以當(dāng)他們看到孩子取得進(jìn)步時(shí)，內(nèi)心是比較激動(dòng)的，是絕望的內(nèi)心再次看到了希望的曙光。故選B。21.Stealing?Iguesswewerestealing.Butinour13-year-oldbrainsthematterofownership16occurredtous.Wejustwantedto17somestrawberriesinMrJordan’sbackyard.Sowewent18intohisbackyard.Whenwestarted19hisstrawberries,allofasuddenMrJordancameoutside.“Whatareyouboysdoingouthere?”he20andtriedtograboneortwoasmyfriendsrushedpasthim,buttheyweretoo21fortheoldergentlemantoseize,andalltheboysexceptmedisappearedwithinseconds.Speedwasnevermy22.SoIcouldjuststandthereand23whateverpunishmentwouldsurelycomemywayfromMrJordan.Hemarchedmetomyhouseandmymothercriticizedme.Myfriendsgatheredtocelebratetheir24andobservemycapture.They25meaboutitfordaysafterwards,whileallIcoulddowascomplaintomyfatherabouthow26itwas.“Idon’tthinkso,”Dadsaid.“Yougotthepunishmentyou27.”“Butwhataboutotherguys?”Iasked.Dadsaid,“Youcan’t28whathappenstootherpeople.Youcanonly29whathappenstoyou.YoupickedMrJordan’sstrawberriesthatnight,andyouwerepunishedforit.Tome,thatiscompletelyfair.”ThenIcouldn’t30myfather’swords.31throughtheyearsIknewwhathetalkedabout.Wedidn’tcometoearthwitha32thatlifewouldtreatusfairly.LikeDadsaid,the33thingwecanactually34iswhathappenstous.Howwechoosetorespondtowhathappenstousistrulythe35bywhichthequalityofourliveswillbemeasuredwhetherornotwethinkithappensfairly.16.A.never B.ever C.often D.sometimes17.A.see B.plant C.pick D.water18.A.carelessly B.sadly C.secretly D.calmly19.A.harvesting

B.destroying C.treating D.facing20.A.smiled B.shouted C.doubted D.added21.A.stupid B.quick C.kind D.tall22.A.character B.luck C.choice D.strength23.A.deny B.judge C.admit D.accept24.A.escape B.unit C.life D.holiday25.A.helped B.teased C.blamed D.supported26.A.illegal

B.impractical C.unfair D.unnecessary27.A.deserved B.observed C.wanted D.imagined28.A.ignore B.expect C.conclude D.control29.A.face B.lead C.devote D.refuse30.A.mark B.improve C.understand D.discuss31.A.And B.Or C.So D.But32.A.guarantee B.direction C.question D.form33.A.common B.obvious C.only D.easy34.A.lookat B.dealwith C.dreamof D.takeaway35.A.standard B.view C.value D.purpose參考答案：16-20ACCAB

21-25BDDAB

26-30CADAC

31-35DACBA16.A考查副詞。對(duì)于一群13歲的孩子來(lái)說(shuō),所有權(quán)的問題他們從未(never)想過。17.C考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第3段中的“YoupickedMrJordan’sstrawberriesthatnight”可知,他們只是想去摘(pick)草莓。18.C考查副詞。聯(lián)系首段第1句可知,他們是偷偷地(secretly)進(jìn)入喬丹先生的后院的。19.A考查動(dòng)詞。此處指他們正在采摘草莓,上文有提示。20.B考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)后面喬丹先生試圖抓住他們中的一兩個(gè)可知他在憤怒地大喊。21.B考查形容詞。根據(jù)后面的disappeared可知,此處指他們跑得太快(quick),喬丹先生抓不住他們。22.D考查名詞。除了作者以外,其他的孩子都跑掉了,所以速度不是作者的長(zhǎng)處。23.D考查動(dòng)詞。作者被抓住了,所以只能站在那里接受(accept)必然來(lái)自喬丹先生的任何懲罰。24.A考查名詞。聯(lián)系第2段可知,那些男孩都逃掉了,所以他們聚集在一起慶祝自己的順利逃脫(escape)。25.B考查動(dòng)詞。那些男孩聚集在一起慶祝自己的順利逃脫,并在之后的很多天,一直取笑(teased)作者被抓。26.C考查形容詞。聯(lián)系下一句可知,此處作者覺得自己被抓很不公平(unfair)。27.A考查動(dòng)詞。作者的父親認(rèn)為作者得到了應(yīng)得(deserved)的懲罰。28.D考查動(dòng)詞。作者的父親說(shuō):“你不能掌控(control)別人遇到什么事”。29.A考查動(dòng)詞。你不能掌控別人遇到什么事,你只能應(yīng)對(duì)發(fā)生在自己身上的事。30.C考查動(dòng)詞。根據(jù)下文轉(zhuǎn)折語(yǔ)氣可知當(dāng)時(shí)作者不能理解父親的話。31.D考查連詞。語(yǔ)境前后表示轉(zhuǎn)折,故用But。32.A考查名詞。我們來(lái)到世界上,沒有人向我們保證(guarantee)生活會(huì)公平地對(duì)待我們。33.C考查形容詞。根據(jù)前文父親所說(shuō)的話“Youcan’t

whathappenstootherpeople.Youcanonly

whathappenstoyou”可知此處填only“唯一的”。34.B考查動(dòng)詞短語(yǔ)。聯(lián)系倒數(shù)第3段的第2句可知,此處用dealwith。35.A考查名詞。這里是指我們衡量生活質(zhì)量的標(biāo)準(zhǔn)(standard)。三、閱讀理解22.Theymaybeteenagers,but17-year-oldBrittanyBulland16-year-oldSesamMngqengqiswahavegrandambitions—tolaunchAfrica’sfirstprivatesatelliteintospace.TheyarepartofateamofhighschoolgirlsfromCapeTown,SouthAfrica,whohavedesignedandbuiltequipmentforasatellitethatwillorbitovertheearth’spolesscanningAfrica’ssurface.Onceinspace,thesatellitewillcollectinformationonagriculture,andfoodsecuritywithinthecontinent.Usingthedata,“wecantrytodetermineandpredicttheproblemsAfricawillbefacinginthefuture”,explainsBull,astudentatPelicanParkHighSchool.“Whereourfoodisgrowing,wherewecanplantmoretreesandvegetationandalsohowwecanmonitorremoteareas,”shesays.“Wehavealotofforestfiresandfloodsbutwedon’talwaysgetoutthereintime.”Informationreceivedtwiceadaywillgotowardsdisasterprevention.It’spartofaprojectbySouthAfrica’sMetaEconomicDevelopmentOrganization(MEDO)workingwithMoreheadStateUniversityintheUS.Thegirls(14intotal)arebeingtrainedbysatelliteengineersfromCapePeninsulaUniversityofTechnology,inanefforttoencouragemoreAfricanwomenintoSTEM(science,technology,engineering,mathematics).ScheduledtolaunchinMay2017,ifsuccessful,itwillmakeMEDOthefirstprivatecompanyinAfricatobuildasatelliteandsenditintoorbit.Mngqengqiswacomesfromasingleparenthousehold.Hermotherisadomesticworker.Bybecomingaspaceengineerorastronaut,theteenagerhopestomakehermotherproud.“DiscoveringspaceandseeingtheEarth’satmosphere,it’snotsomethingmanyblackAfricanshavebeenabletodo,orgettheopportunitytolookat.Iwanttoseeandexperiencethesethingsformyself,”saysMngqengqiswa.HerteammateBullagrees,“Iwanttoshowtofellowgirlsthatwedon’tneedtositaroundorlimitourselves.Anycareerispossible—evenaerospace.”33.WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A.Informationprovidedbythesatellite. B.Thebenefitsbroughtbythesatellite.C.ProblemsAfricanagriculturefaces. D.Thewaythesatellitecollectsinformation.34.Whyaretheexpertsteachingthegirlssatellitetechnology?A.Toturnthemintogoodfarmers.B.TohelpAfricanwomentolivebetter.C.Totrainemployeesforaprivatecompany.D.ToattractmoreAfricanwomentosci-techfields.35.Whatdoyouthinkofthegirlsinthetext?A.Ambitiousandpioneering. B.Generousandconsiderate.C.Independentandmodest. D.Braveandtolerant.參考答案：33-35.BDA23.Doyouknowofanyonewhousesthetruthtodeceive(欺騙)?Whensomeonetellsyousomethingthatistrue，butleavesoutimportantinformationthatshouldbeincluded，hecangiveyouafalsepicture．Forexample，someonemightsay,''Ijustwonahundred．dollarsonthelottery(彩票)．Itwasgreat．Itookthatdollarticketbacktothestoreandturneditinforonehundreddollars!"．Thisguy'sawinner，right?Maybe，maybenot．Wethendiscovert