国家航空航天局的HUNCH高中班,此计划的目的是把航天技术与学校教育结合起来。在这项计划里,学生们通过homework(制作供美国国家航空航天局使用的产品)探索无疆的太空,因此“太空:最后的功课疆域”最适合做文章的标题。故选B。
第二节 (共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
Imagine a child standing on a diving board four feet high and asking himself the question: “Should I jump?” This is what motivation or the lack of it can do. Motivation and goal setting are the two sides of same coin. ___16___ Like the child on the diving board, you will stay undecided.
___17___ More than that, how should you stay motivated to achieve the goal? First, you need to evaluate yourself, your values, your strengths, your weaknesses, your achievements, your desires, etc. Only then should you set your goals.
You also need to judge the quality and depth of your motivation. This is quite important, because it is directly related to your commitment. There are times when your heart is not in your work. ___18___ So, slow down and think what you really want to do at that moment. Clarity(清晰) of thoughts can help you move forward.
Another way of setting realistic goals is to analyze your short and long term objectives, keeping in mind your beliefs, values and strengths. Remember that goals are flexible. ____19____ They also need to be measurable. You must keep these points in mind while setting your goals.
Your personal circumstances are equally important. For example, you may want to be a pilot but can’t become one because your eyesight is not good enough. ____20____You should reassess your goals, and motivate yourself to set a fresh goal.
You will surely need to overcome some difficulties, some planned, but most unplanned. You cannot overcome them without ample motivation. Make sure that you plan for these difficulties at the time of setting your goals.
A. This can affect your work.
B. So how should you motivate yourself? C. However, this should not discourage you. D. So why should we try to set specific goals? E. They can change according to circumstances. F. Motivation is what you need most to do a good job. G. Without motivation, you can neither set a goal nor reach it. 【答案】16. G 17. B
18. A 19. E 20. C 【解析】
这是一篇说明文。文章介绍了动机和目标的关系以及如何激发动机并设定切实可行的目标。 【16题详解】
上文说“动机和目标设定是同一枚硬币的两面”,下文说“就像孩子在跳水台,你会犹豫不决。”,该空承上启下,G选项“没有动力,你就既不能设定目标,也无法实现它”切题,故选G。 【17题详解】
上一段阐述了动机和设定目标的关系,强调了动机的重要性,本队进一步讲如何激励自己并保持动力来实现目标。B选项“那么你应该如何激励自己呢?”承上启下,故选B。 【18题详解】
上文说“有时候你的心不在工作上”,下文说“所以,减慢速度,想一想那时候,你到底想干什么”。该空承上启下,A选项“这会影响你的工作”切题,故选A。 【19题详解】
上文说“记得,目标是灵活的”。该空承接上文,E选项“它们会根据环境的改变而改变”切题,故选E。 【20题详解】
上文说“你可能想当一名飞行员,但是不能成为一名飞行员,因为你的视力不够好。”下文说“你应该重新评估你的目标,并且设定一个新的目标”。该空承上启下,C选项“然而,这不应该使你气馁。”切题,故选C。
第三部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分45分)
第一节 (共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)非高考题
阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
There are many reasons why students don't do well in school. Sometimes it's related to, for example, learning challenges, an___21___ to connect with an instructor, or simply being bored.
These reasons are relevant to me as a former at-risk student. In the 10th grade, I failed 6 of 7 classes because I didn't___22___ with the teacher's teaching method, and ___23___ with students who didn't care about school. As a result, I___24___ 10th grade and was assigned to Ms. Felder's office.
Ms. Felder made it clear that my ___25___ behavior wouldn't be allowed. She also provided a(n)___26___
direction that I didn't want, but really needed at that time. Our ongoing conversations didn't ___27___ change my behavior, although it was the first time an educator showed any ___28___ for me.
The previous school year I didn't receive any offer of___29___ from my teachers. The___30___ during my second attempt at 10th grade was Ms. Felder - who was everywhere I didn't want her to be. She was always in my ___31___: checking-in, providing guidance, and supporting my growth. I didn't want her___32___, but it's one of the best things that happened in my life. This seemingly ___33___ year with Ms. Felder made a change in my thinking and behavior,___34___ unfortunately it would take many years before my performance and expectations for myself would slowly change.
My___35___ journey was very difficult. Part of the reason that I___36___ pushing forward was that I ___37___ that Ms. Felder told me to do better and have higher expectations for myself. After many years of academic ___38___, I graduated with my undergraduate degree from a famous university; \. Felder: Thank you for being there, supporting this once___39___ youth. Please know that the lessons you taught me are now___40___ with at-risk students through my work to help them to be and do better, too.\21. A. inability 22. A. agree 23. A. exchanged 24. A. feared 25. A. violent 26. A. unfair 27. A. regularly 28. A. doubt 29. A. assistance 30. A. opportunity 31. A. plan 32. A. introduction 33. A. unbearable 34. A. so 35. A. spiritual 36. A. suggested 37. A. remembered 38. A. applications
B. interest B. deal B. associated B. hated B. awesome B. improper B. luckily B. comment B. examination B. problem B. business B. influence B. useful B. if B. educational B. avoided B. recorded B. struggles
C. indication C. connect C. argued C. stayed C. strange C. tough C. clearly C. concern C. scold C. challenge C. system C. involvement C. universal C. but C. professional C. considered C. noted C. performances
D. inspiration D. meet D. competed D. repeated D. bad D. easy D. immediately D. duty D. explanation D. difference D. career D. information D. unique D. because D. technical D. kept D. determined D. researches
39. A. absent-minded 40. A. shared
B. at-risk B. compared
C. kind-hearted C. agreed
D. hard-working D. combined
21. A 22. C 23. B 24. D 25. B 26. C 27. D 28. C 29. A 30. D 31. 【答案】
B 32. C 33. A 34. C 35. B 36. D 37. A 38. B 39. B 40. A 【解析】 【分析】
本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲的是作者曾是一位学习很困难的学生,后来在费尔德老师的教育下作者有了很大的转变,在学业上取得了巨大成功。 21题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:学生在学校表现不好有很多原因,有时它与学习挑战、无法与导师沟通有关。A. inability无能力;B. interest兴趣;C. indication指示;D. inspiration启发。由“learning challenges, simply being bored.”可知它与学习挑战、无法与导师沟通有关。由此可知答案选A。 【22题详解】
【【23题详解】
往”,由此可知答案选B。 【24题详解】 【25题详解】
考查动词词义辨析。句意:在十年级的时候。我7节课中有6节课不及格,因为我没能与老师的教法产生共鸣,而是与那些不在乎学业的孩子联系在一起。A.agree同意;B.deal交易;C.connect联系;D.meet遇见。根据前文to connect with an instructor可知,十年级时,我七节课中有六节不及格,因为作者没能与老师的教法产生共鸣(不了解老师的教学方法),故答案为C。
考查动词词义辨析。句意:在十年级的时候。我7节课中有6节课不及格,因为我没能与老师的教法产生共鸣,而是与那些不在乎学业的孩子交往在一起。A. exchanged交换,交流;B. associated联系;C. argued争论;D. competed竞赛。作者与那些不关心学校的学生交往,associate with意为“与……联系,与……交
考查动词词义辨析。句意:结果,我重读十年级。A.feared害怕;B.hated恨;C.stayed 待在;D. repeated重复。下文The___10___ during my second attempt at 10th grade was Ms.Felder - who was everywhere I didn’t want her to be.提示此作者重读十年级。因此答案选 D。
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:费尔德老师明确表示我令人惊叹的行为是不允许的。A.violent 疯狂的;B. awesome令人惊叹的;C. strange奇怪的,陌生的;D. bad坏的。结合下文She was always in my ___11___:
checking-in, providing guidance, and supporting my growth.可知Ms. Felder对作者总是充满了期待,指导和支持,所以在这里Ms. Felder用了褒义词awesome,而没有用其他三个选项。故答案选B。 【26题详解】
考查形容词词义辨析。句意:她也提供了我不想要,但当时确实需要的强硬管理。A. unfair不公平的;B. improper 不恰当的; C. tough强硬的,艰难的;D. easy容易的。由“I didn’t want, but really needed at that time”可知Ms. Felder对作者管理很严格,因此答案选C。 【27题详解】
考查副词词义辨析。句意:我们之间的谈话没有立即改变我的行为,尽管这是第一次有老师对我表示出关心。A. regularly定期地;B. luckily 幸运地;C. clearly清楚地;D. immediately 立即。根据下句unfortunately it would take many years before my performance and expectations for myself would slowly change.可知此处表示我们的谈话没有立即改变作者的行为,因此答案选D。 【28题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:我们之间的谈话没有立即改变我的行为,尽管这是第一次有老师对我表示出关Felder很关心。A. doubt怀疑;B. comment评论;C. concern关心,担忧;D. duty职责。由上下文可知Ms. 心我,因此答案选C。 【29题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:上一学年我没有得到老师的任何帮助。A. assistance 协助; B. examination 考试;C. scold责骂;D. explanation 解释。由上文可知作者学业很失败,一个原因就是没有得到老师的任何帮助,因此答案选A。 【30题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:在我10年级的第二次尝试中,不同之处在于费尔德老师---她总是在我不想让她出现的任何地方出现。A. opportunity机会;B. problem问题;C. challenge挑战;D. difference不同点。由“Ms.Felder - who was everywhere I didn't want her to be”可知费尔德老师的出现让情况发生了变化,由此可知答案选D。 【31题详解】
考查名词词义辨析。句意:她总是参与我的事:办理入住手续,提供指导,支持我的成长。A. plan计划;B. business事务;C. system 系统; D. career生涯,职业。由“checking-in, providing guidance, and supporting my growth”可知,此费尔德老师总是参与作者的事。由此可知答案选B。