Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时15′)
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[2016·育才中学联考二]I went to the Tsavo National Park in northern Kenya for a film. We set off early for a distant water hole. A huge elephant covered with dry mud, drank calmly and deeply. He might have traveled 50 km to reach the water. He wasn't going to hurry now. He'd drink a while and rest in the shade, and then drink again or so we thought. What actually happened was that he drank deeply and stepped away.S Then he suddenlyW1 fell down. Within minutes he was dead.
We called animal doctor Jeremiah Poghon immediately. He removed the head of a poisonedW2 arrow from the elephant's body, and let outP1 over 100 liters of pus (胺)－the result of the elephant's meeting with a poacher (偷猎者) months before.
Today's poacher shoots from a blind. He fires an arrow, covered with poison, into the body of an elephant. If the poacher is lucky, the elephant might die in an hour or twoP2； if not, he might have to follow the elephant for days before it dies. Often the arrow head fails to kill the elephant at once－it doesn't mean the poison won't finally kill the elephant, but it will be a slow death. Living in Tsavo through these times, I could see the results of poaching from time to time. When I think about the death of that elephant, what stays with me is the extraordinaryW3 silence after the shockingW4 sound of his body hitting the ground. I took some comfort from the knowledge that as the dead body returned to the soil, some animals would benefit－but I couldn't escapeW5 the feeling that with the death of such a large animal, the world seemed to be a poorer and emptier place.
文章记叙了作者去拍电影的途中遇到了中毒而死的大象。
1．While filming near the water hole, the author and his team________. A．knew the elephant was injured B．found the elephant acted violently C．tried their best to save the elephant D．thought the elephant was in good condition
答案：D 事实细节题。从文中第一段“A huge elephant covered with dry mud, drank calmly and deeply. He might have...and then drink again or so we thought.”可知。
2．Further examination showed that the dead elephant________. A．had suffered an hour or two B. was killed by a poisonous needle C．had suffered a lot
D．had had a good fight with a poacher
答案：C 事实细节题。根据文中第二段“the result of the elephant's meeting with a poacher months before.”
3．How does the author feel when thinking about the elephant's death? A．Empty. B．Comfortable. C．Upset. D．Relieved.
答案：C 事实细节题。根据文中最后一段“When I think about the death of that elephant, what stays with me is the extraordinary silence after...ground.”可知选C。
4．Why did the author write the text? A．To introduce African elephant. B．To show the cruelty of poaching. C．To describe his filming experience. D．To ask readers to protect wild animals.
答案：D 事实细节题。考查作者的写作目的，结合全文内容可知D项正确。
W重点词汇
1．suddenly adv. 突然 2.poison n．/vt. 毒药；使中毒 3．extraordinary adj. 非凡的；非常的
4．shocking adj. 令人震惊的 5.escape vi./vt. 逃跑，逃脱 P重点短语
1．let out 放出；泄露 2．in an hour or two 在一两个小时内 S句式仿写
原文：What actually happened was that he drank deeply and stepped away.(主语从句) 译文：实际上发生的事是他深深地饮过水后便走开了。 仿写：What_impressed_me_most was that he had never lost heart. 令我印象最深的是他从没丧失信心。
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[2016·昆明市摸底调研]The expression“a thirstW1 for knowledge” may soon have a new meaning for millions of people who have no way to get clean water. Researchers have developed a book with specially treated pages that can turn dirty water into clean and drinkable water. They say their invention could improve the lives of many in the developing world.
About 700 million people around the world are at risk of disease or even death because their drinking water is not clean. The water is polluted by harmfulW2 bacteria.
The book contains 25 pages. Each page is about one millimeter thick. The pages contain very small particles (微粒) of silver. The pages can be used as filters (过滤器) to remove harmful microorganisms (微生物) that can pollute drinking water. The filter kills the organisms that pass through it.
Pictures on the pages show the dangers of dirty water and how to use the book for those unable to read. The pages are made ofP1 filter paper. They are designed to be torn from the book. Water can be poured through the paper to be cleaned.
Ms Dankovich, the inventor, says each page can treat up to 100 liters of water. She recently presentedW3 her invention at the meeting of the American Chemical Society in Boston, Massachusetts. She was asked whether she had considered adding classic literature on the book's pages.S
“The idea of classic texts—that's of interestP2 maybe later. We have discussed a little bit more exciting text. But we really haven't had the time to go through that_part，” she says. Teri Dankovich and another researcher tested the drinkable book in Bangladesh, Ghana and South Africa. The tests proved to be successfulW4.
Water for Life, a non－governmental organization, has provided financialW5 support for the project.
面临着饮用水被污染的现象，科学家发明了一种特殊的纸张，可把脏水过滤成能饮用的水来提高人民的生活质量。
5．What do we learn about the book from the text? A．It sells well around the world. B．It has pages with several functions.
C．It is about environment protection. D．It can treat about 100 liters of water.
答案：B 事实细节题。从文中第三段可知答案。
6．What does the underlined phrase “that part” in Paragraph 6 refer to? A．Classic texts. B．Invention presentation. C．Exciting discussion. classic texts”。
7．In which country did not the researchers test the drinkable book? A．Bangladesh. B．Ghana. C．South Africa. D．America.
答案：D 事实细节题。从文中倒数第二段可看出未提到America。 8．What is the main idea of the passage?
A．Researchers have found a way to save those being ill. B．Millions of people are in great need of drinkable water. C．Book pages could provide safe drinking water. D．Knowledge is as important as drinkable water. 答案：C 主旨大意题。从文中第一段可知选C。
D．Financial support.
答案：A 词意猜测题。放到第6段中“that part”应指上文中提到的内容，即“the idea of
W重点词汇
1．thirst n．/vi. 渴望；口渴 2.harmful adj. 有害的 3．present vt. 提出；呈现 4.successful adj. 成功的 5．financial adj. 经济上的；财政的；金融的 P重点短语
1．be made of 由……材料(看得出来)制成 2．of interest 有趣的 S句式仿写
原文：She was asked whether she had considered adding classic literature on the book's
pages.(宾语从句)
译文：她被问到是否考虑过在她的书页中加入一些经典文学。
仿写：Elephants have their own way to tell the shape of an object and whether_it_is_rough_or_smooth. 大象有自己的方法来辨别物体的形状，它还可以辨别物体是粗糙的还是光滑的。
Ⅱ.七选五(建议用时8′)
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。
[2016·安徽示范高中联考]Many people write to newspapers and magazines to express their opinions. Letters to the editor must carry the writer's full name，address and telephone number, although the information is not necessary for publication. This requirement to provide personal particulars is a clear indication that the writers are held responsible for what they say. When a writer wants his voice heard, he needs to claim ownership of his voice. __1__ “People today prefer living together to putting their signatures on a marriage certificate because they refuse to accept responsibility for the relationship，”said social worker Ken Yip，“and this is what is causing a lot of family problems.”When we sign a paper, for example, a business contract or a bank document, the signature is a seal of consent, an agreement to take the matter seriously. __2__ The absence of a signature, they explain, tells us that the writer cannot be too serious and therefore does not deserve a reply.
__3__Multi－billionaire Mr King donates generously to charity several times a year. He gives simply because he wants to help but not for the publicity his donations may bring, and he does not want his good deeds to make news. In other cases, people insist on anonymity because they are afraid of the consequences of revealing their identity. __4__ __5__ The answer is very personal and lies in how much we want to get involved. We all have a name. It is a matter of responsibility to use it when we make a statement，a claim or an accusation. We all want to honor our own names, and it is only by stamping our expression of an opinion with our own name that we honor what we say.
A．Crime witnesses may be willing to assist the police, but most are unwilling to give their
2017届高考英语北师大版一轮复习练习：必修4 Unit 11 The Media 含解析
