2024-2024学年高三英语寒假自主学习1
一、单项选择
1. His _________ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take. A. concrete B. arbitrary C. dynamic D. ambiguous 2. ---Do you have enough money to _______ all your daily expenses? ---Oh yes, enough and to spare. A. cover B. spend C. fill D. offer
3. In spite of the city’s crowded urban environment, opportunities for outdoor ________ are never lacking. A. reception B. reservation C. recreation D. regulation
4. It’s not easy for the expert to ________ pig flu in humans from regular human seasonal influenza. A. distinguish B. separate C. identify D. recognize
5. ________ himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market with much confidence.
A. Equipped B. Equipping C. Having equipped D. Being equipped 6. The chapter of my life closed _________ I was financially dependent on my parents. A. what B. where C. when D. which
7. The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you ________ be optimistic. A. must B. will C. should D. need
8. Things went along pretty smoothly, but months later, sales ________ a downturn, he became really upset and anxious. A. taking B. was taking C. took D. to take 9. ---Are we going sightseeing next week?
---No. The plan__________ at the second meeting. A. had cancelled B. was cancelled C. has been cancelled D. would cancel 10. ---How can I live my dreams in a short time?
---Be practical. Between you and your dreams ________ a lot of hard work. A. stand B. are standing C. is standing D. stands 二、完形填空
One afternoon I arranged my notes on the podium(讲台）and began my lecture. I noticed that what I was saying was not __11__ my outline. I kept struggling to get back to my outline for the talk, but after a few minutes I realized the talk I had not __12__ was better than the one I had. So I just let the __13__ flow out of me for the next two hours. At the __14__ of my presentation, a woman approached me and said, “I’ve __15__ you before. This talk is better than usual.” The next woman __16__ and said, “Seemingly, standing in front of you for the entire talk was this man. I __17__ his picture for you.” When I looked at the picture I knew __18__ it was.
George is my inner guide, whom I met when doing guided imagery(意向符号), as a nonbeliever, for the first time. From that day forward, George does all my __19__ for me. They come from a kind of consciousness __20__ with the audience.
I have been in four life-threatening __21__, including choking nearly to death, car collisions, and __22__ the roof when the ladder broke. Each time I walked away with no serious __23__. I said to an audience one night, “I must have a(n) __24__ .”
I believe we all have angels or guides. I can’t help but __25__ the story of the lady who hears a voice say, “Jump back.” She __26__ and realizes she would have been hit by a bus if she kept crossing the street. It’s a good thing she __27__！
We must remember that there is always __28__ in life. We are capable of __29__ things, and when we do not fear failure, we have nothing to __30__ by attempting to achieve the miraculous (奇迹般的). 11. A. revising B. following C. drawing D. providing 12. A. planned B. attended C. missed D. hosted 13. A. anger B. water C. words D. moods 14. A. beginning B. expense C. point D. conclusion 15. A. called B. consulted C. admired D. heard 16. A. came up B waved off C. looked away D. burst out 17. A. printed B. drew C. described D. bought 18. A. what B. why C. how D. who 19. A. talks B. writings C. suggestions D. drawings 20. A. replaced B. discussed C. shared D. compared 21. A. accidents B. occupations C. coincidences D. experiments 22. A. jumping over B. falling off C. breaking into D. getting onto 23. A. diseases B. barriers C. mistakes D. injuries
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24. A. angel 25. A. adapt 26. A. hesitates 27. A. stopped 28. A. harmony 29. A. struggling 30. A. ignore 三、阅读理解
B. mystery B. remember B. wakes B. listened B. success B. amazing B. get C. devil
C. write C. fears C. helped C. knowledge C. inspiring C. lose D. soul
D. explain D. obeys D. delayed D. wonder D. disgusting D. forget
A
Speed-reading is an important skill in the Internet age. We skim over articles, e-mails and tweets to try to grasp key words and the essential meaning of a certain text. Bombarded with information from our electronic devices, it would be impossible to cope if we read word by word, line by line. But a new trend calls on people to unplug and enjoy reading slowly, listing benefits beyond intellectual stimulation.
A recent story from The Wall Street Journal reported on a book club in Wellington, New Zealand, where members meet in a cafe and turn off their smartphones. They sink into cozy chairs and read in silence for an hour. Unlike traditional book clubs, the point of the Slow Reading Club isn’t exchanging ideas about a certain book, but to get away from electronic devices and read in a quiet, relaxed environment. According to the Journal, the Wellington book club is just one example of a movement initiated by book lovers who miss the old-fashioned way of reading before the Internet and smartphones.
Slow readers, such as The Atlantic’s Maura Kelly, say a regular reading habit sharpens the mind, improves concentration, reduces stress levels and deepens the ability to empathize. Some of these benefits have been backed up by science. For example, a study of 300 elderly people published by the journal Neurology last year showed that regular engagement in intellectual activities like reading slowed the rate of memory loss later in life.
Another study published last year in Science showed that reading novels helps people understand others’ mental states and beliefs, a crucial skill in building relationships. Yet technology has made us less attentive readers. Screens have changed our reading patterns from the linear, left-to-right sequence to a wild skimming and skipping pattern as we hunt for important words and information. Reading text punctuated with links leads to weaker comprehension than reading plain text. The Internet may have made us stupider, says Patrick Kingsley from The Guardian. Because of the Internet, he says, we have become very good at collecting a wide range of factual tidbits(趣闻), but we are also gradually forgetting how to sit back, contemplate, and relate all these facts to each other.
Slow reading means a return to an uninterrupted, linear pattern, in a quiet environment free of distractions. Aim for 30 minutes a day, advises Kelly from The Atlantic. “You can squeeze in that half hour pretty easily if only during your free moments—whenever you find yourself automatically firing up your laptop to check your favorite site, or scanning Twitter for something to pass the time—you pick up a meaningful work of literature,” Kelly said. “Reach for your e-reader, if you like. Kindles make books like War and Peace less heavy, not less substantive, and also ensure you’ll never lose your place.”kindle
31. According to the passage, which reading habit is recommended by the author? A. Exchanging ideas while reading. B. Reading in a relaxed environment. C. Skimming for key words of articles. D. Reading text punctuated with links. 32. Which of the following is TRUE?
A. Speed reading on the Internet involves left-to-right reading sequence. B. While reading slowly, we must turn off our electronic devices. C. Kindle is a good choice to help develop the habit of slow reading. D. Interrupted reading pattern is good for improving concentration. 33. What does the underlined word “contemplate” in Paragraph 4 mean? A. think about something carefully B. look though something C. draw a conclusion quickly D. distract one’s attention 34. What is the main idea of the passage?
A. Slow reading is necessary and beneficial. B. It’s time to change our reading pattern. C. Slow reading and fast reading are different. D. Slow readers need to discuss while reading.
B
Across the highway from the Nairobi’s Muthaiga Country Club is Mathare, a slum(贫民窟) that stretches as far as the eye can see. Although Mathare has virtually no services like good streets, it has a sizeable and growing number of classrooms, among them just 4 public schools and as many as 120 private schools.
The parents who send their children to these schools in their millions welcome this. But governments, teachers’ unions and non-governmental organizations(NGOs) tend to take the view that private education should be discouraged or heavily regulated. That must change. Education in most of the developing world is shocking. Half of children in South Asia and a third of those in Africa who complete four years of schooling cannot read
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properly. In India 60% of six- to 14-year-olds cannot read at the level of a child who has finished two years of schooling.
Most governments have promised to provide universal primary education and to promote secondary education. But even when public schools exist, they often fail. In a survey of rural Indian schools, a quarter of teachers were absent. In Africa the World Bank found teacher-absenteeism rates of 15-25%. Pakistan recently discovered that it had over 8,000 non-existent state schools, 17% of the total.
Powerful teachers’ unions are part of the problem. They often see jobs as hereditary sinecures(世袭的闲职). The unions can be fearsome enemies, so governments leave them to run schools in the interests of teachers rather than pupils.
The failure of state education, combined with the shift in emerging economies from farming to jobs that need at least a bit of education, has caused a private-school boom. According to the World Bank, across the developing world, a fifth of primary-school pupils are enrolled in private schools, twice as many as 20 years ago. So many private schools are unregistered that the real figure is likely to be much higher.
By and large, politicians and educationalists are unenthusiastic. Governments see education as the state’s job. Teachers’ unions dislike private schools because they pay less. NGOs tend to be opposed to the private sector. This attitude harms those whom educationalists are to serve: children.
Governments should therefore be asking not how to discourage private education, but how to boost it. The growth of private schools shows: parents’ desire to do the best for their children. Governments that are too disorganised or corrupt to dev this trend should get out of the way.
35. Which of the following plays the main role in educating children in Mathare? A. The local government. B. Private schools. C. Teachers’ union. D. NGOs.
36. The underlined word “That” in Paragraph 2 refers to the situation that _________. A. parents support private education B. private education should be restricted C. public education should be encouraged D. education in developing countries is poor 37. What may prevent the fast development of private education? A. The poor development of the state education. B. The increase in teacher-absenteeism rates. C. The NGOs’ support for non-profit education.
D. Teachers’ unions’ more attention to the interests of pupils. 38. What does the passage mainly argue for? A. Public schools can offer quality education.
B. The growth of private schools relies on the efforts of the public. C. Governments should give private education more freedom.
D. State education has drawn people’s attention to the interests of students. 四、任务型阅读
First person and third person are the two narrative styles. Your story narrative is the point of view you use to tell your story to your audience. A point of view includes the perspective of the audience, availability of information and various clues you place in each scene that inform your audience about the events in your story. You can use a careful narrative to draw your audience into your story and keep them focused on your storyline until your final conclusion.
The audience accept that they are reading or watching a story through a particular point of view. A critical audience will even look at your story through that point of view in your story on purpose. You may include your audience into the story as observers, third person narrative, or place them into the mind of one of your characters, first person narrative. Your choice of narrative determines how you reveal information to your audience, whether they see certain elements of your story as observers, or whether they are forced to wait and understand those elements later, as a character in your story does.
A story contains several different thought processes, including one for each character and another for your audience. Your narrative determines how your audience gather information about the thought process of your characters. For instance, you may introduce a character in your story who already has a strongly negative opinion about another character, based on some past experience. Your audience understand that information that character adds to your story should be suspect, leaving your audience wondering if the character’s information is reliable, or based on their preconceived(事先形成的) impression of the other character.
A storyline reveal is a moment when your audience learn a fact about your story. These include any number of situations, based on your own type of story. Your narrative determines how your audience learn about these facts, and in which order. As an example, if your story is a mystery, your main character may learn that one suspect was out of town when the event occurred, but they only learn this information late in your story, restricting your audience from knowing the reveal until later in your story. This information is a storyline reveal, allowing your audience to limit their suspect list, but only after they may come to believe that your suspect was
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guilty.
Your ending is a process of reveals, marked by a final understanding about your plot. Your goal is to guide your audience to the ending, through specific storyline reveals. Your narrative allows you to restrict these reveals until you are ready for your audience to know them, building the feeling of tension or worry, and allowing your audience to wonder about your conclusion. Why is narrative important to the audience? ◇You use your point of view to tell your audience a story, which is (2)________ to as story narrative. Brief ◇The point of view involves your way of (3)________ about the audience, (1) _________ availability of information and the clues you give in the story. ◇A careful narrative is helpful to (4) ________ your audience and let them focus on your story. ◇Critical audience even search for the point of view in your story (5) ________. Points of view ◇You can use different ways to get your audience (6) ________ in the story. ◇How you tell the story determines the way your give information to your audience. Understanding ◇A character’s (7)________ about another character can create some characters’ contradiction with your audience. thought process ◇When you reveal a storyline, your audience learns a fact about the story. Storyline reveal ◇How and in which order your audience learns about the facts are (8) _______ by your narrative. ◇Your goal of telling a story is to guide your audience through specific storyline Protecting the reveals. (9)________ ◇Your narrative helps you to build an (10)________ of worry or tension, allowing your audience to wonder about your conclusion.
解析
D 1. His ____ directions confused us; we did not know which of the two roads to take.
A. concrete B. arbitrary C. dynamic D. ambiguous
他模棱两可的指示把我们弄糊涂了，我们不知道这两条路该走哪条。
该题中directions指示是指路的意思，药或家电的使用说明，也是directions。 而做实验时，学生听从老师的指令，是用 follow sb’s instructions 听从某人的指令 走哪条路，走资本主义还是社会主义道路，动词用take.
A 2. ---Do you have enough money to ______ all your daily expenses? ---Oh yes, enough and to spare.
A. cover B. spend C. fill D. offer
在主动语态当中，cover的主语是钱，薪水之类。spend的主语是人。 那么有同学说，原题主语是you呀
不错, 但这个不定式是作定语修饰money的, 它的逻辑主语是money, 是钱够支付日常开支 联想afford买的起，支付得起。它的主语也是人，而不是钱或薪水。
His money/ salary can cover all his daily expenses. 他的钱/工资可以支付他所有的日常开支。 He spent a large sum of money on sth. He can afford sth./ to do sth.
C 3. In spite of the city’s crowded urban environment, opportunities for outdoor ________ are never lacking. A. reception B. reservation C. recreation D. regulation
接待 预订;预约;保留意见 消遣 规章制度;(运用规章制度)管理 尽管这个城市的城市环境拥挤，但户外娱乐的机会从来都不缺乏。
A 4. It’s not easy for the expert to ________ pig flu in humans from regular human seasonal influenza.
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具体的，有形的 随意的，随心所欲的 动态的,发展变化的,充满活力的 模棱两可的，含糊不清的
A. distinguish
B. separate C. identify D. recognize
区分/辨别A和B distinguish / discriminate/ tell A from B
distinguish / discriminate (between) A and B
tell the difference between A and B
tell/know A and B apart
distinguish oneself 大显身手，出人头地 be distinguished for 因...而出名 distinguished scientist 杰出的科学家 distinguished guest 贵宾
有宾语用主动，排除A和D
C 5. ________ himself with necessary knowledge and skills, the young man went to the job market
with much confidence. A. Equipped B. Equipping C. Having equipped D. Being equipped B和C的共同点都是主动，差异是什么？ 非谓语动词的完成形式强调该动作在谓语动作之前发生。
这个年轻人先掌握了必要的知识和技能，然后他才能满怀信心地去就业市场。
B 6. The chapter of my life closed _________ I was financially dependent on my parents. A. what B. where C. when D. which
选when的同学理解为时间状语从句了：
当我在经济上依赖父母的时候，我生命的这章就结束了。（哪章？让人看不明白的。）排除C
仔细观察选项，除what是引导名词性从句的，其他均为定语从句的关系词，并非考状语从句的连词。排除A
定语从句中which本该作主语、宾语的， 但后面有主语是I，宾语是my parents. 排除D
只有occasion后可能会用when, 很多名词后用where引导定从语从句。 occasion---when
point, case ,situation，system， job, atmosphere, story, chapter 等---where
Please give an occasion _____ you are late for. A. which B. why C. where D. when 觉得看到occasion一定用when的想法千万要不得，还是要分析。
这题介词后缺宾语，肯定要用that或which的，因为when只能做时间状语。
There are few occasions when/ on which members are confused or uncertain of their roles. 这道题主语是members，宾语是their roles。这时用when做时间状语就没问题了。
C 7. The first thing you must remember is that in order to succeed, it is almost compulsory that you ________ be optimistic. A. must B. will C. should D. need
It is strange/ natural/ necessary/ compulsory/ essential/ important/ vital/ urgent that sb. (should) do sth.
A 8. Things went谓语 along pretty smoothly, but连词 months later, sales __ 非谓语 a downturn, he became谓语 really upset and anxious. A. taking B. was taking C. took D. to take
事情进展得相当顺利，但几个月后，销售额下降，他变得非常沮丧和焦虑。 销售额下降了，他才变的沮丧和焦虑 D表即将下降，排除掉。
前后找到两个谓语动词，两句话需一个连词连接。横线上如再来一个谓语，就还需一个连词，因此需非谓语。怎么区分谓语和非谓语动词？能看出具体时态的就是谓语 B过去进行时C一般过去时，排除BC His mother to come 将要来tonight，he is busy preparing the dinner. 不定式含 将要做，还没做的意思。
B 9. ---Are we going sightseeing next week?
---No. The plan__________ at the second meeting. A. had cancelled B. was cancelled C. has been cancelled D. would cancel
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牛津江苏2024-2024学年高三英语寒假自主学习1
