高考英语二轮复习考前三个月Ⅰ卷专练二 7页

真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 1 Ⅰ卷专练(二) Ⅰ.阅读理解 A The Minions These yellow creatures become a big hit for their cuteness of loving bananas，nonsense words and silly movements.When you watched Despicable Me(2010)，did you predict the Minions would later become the main attraction？From background characters and then main characters，their success proves good animated creations can take on a life of their own spinoffs(续集)． The Penguins The penguins were originally just sidekicks in Madagascar(2005)．But in 2008 they took leading roles in their own TV series，and in 2014 starred in the film Penguins of Madagascar.The penguins’ wit，sarcasm and crafty composure not only adds attraction to the kidfriendly franchise，but also serves adult audiences well.So it’s not surprising that they got their own movie. Scrat A small and furry squirrel with a long tail from animated movie Ice Age(2002)，Scrat has won people’s hearts with its persistence in acorns.It is a big part of its(Ice Age’s) enduring appeal.He demands a lot of nuts，but he is a superstar，and he does his own stunts.Scrat now has his own animated shorts，extended scenes and minimovies. Puss in Boots Originally a fairy tale written by French author Charles Perraut，Puss in Boots features a cat that helps his lowborn master gain wealth and power through trickery.The cat later appeared in the Shrek franchise.In 2011，he had his own movie fittingly titled Puss in Boots. 语篇解读 本文讲了《神偷奶爸》中的小黄人，《马达加斯加》中的企鹅，《冰河世纪》中的 松鼠 Scrat，《怪物史莱克》中穿靴子的猫，它们在这些电影中都是配角，最终都有了自己担 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 2 任主角的电影。 1．According to the text，an adult is more likely to enjoy the character . A．the Minions B．the Penguins C．Scrat D．Puss in Boots 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。根据第二部分第三句“The penguins’ wit，sarcasm and crafty composure not only adds attraction to the kidfriendly franchise，but also serves adult audiences well.”可知成年观众也可能会喜欢 the Penguins。故 B 正确。 2．Which is the closest in meaning to the underlined word “sidekicks” in the second part? A．Assistants. B．Leading players. C．Standersby. D．Minor roles. 答案 D 解析 词义猜测题。根据第二部分前两句“The penguins were originally just sidekicks in Madagascar(2005)．But in 2008 they took leading roles in their own TV series， and in 2014 starred in the film Penguins of Madagascar.”可知 the penguins 在 Penguins of Madagascar 中是主角，第二句中的 but 表示转折关系，说明第一句中它们在 2005 的 Madagascar 中担任的是配角。故 D 项正确。 3．What do the four characters have in common? A．They have contributed most to the success of their original films. B．They have proved that the audience usually favor cute animals. C．They have completely stolen the show with their own series. D．They have shown their shared qualities of honesty，loyalty and unselfishness. 答案 C 解析 推理判断题。根据第一部分的“From background characters and then main characters，their success proves good animated creations can take on a life of their own spinoffs(续集)．”；第二部分的“But in 2008 they took leading roles in their own TV series，and in 2014 starred in the film Penguins of Madagascar.”；第三部 分的“It is a big part of its(Ice Age’s) enduring appeal.”；第四部分的“In 2011， he had his own movie fittingly titled Puss in Boots.”说明它们都有了自己担纲的电 影。steal the show 吸引更多注意，抢风头。故 C 正确。 B A mouse looked through a crack in the wall to see the farmer and his wife opening 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 3 a package：What food might it contain？He was astonished to discover that it was a mouse trap! Retreating to the farmyard，the mouse declared the warning，“There is a mouse trap in the house，there is a mouse trap in the house.” The chicken clucked and scratched，raised her head and said，“Mr Mouse，I can tell you this is a grave concern to you，but it is of no consequence to me：I cannot be bothered by it.” The mouse turned to the pig and told him，“There is a mouse trap in the house.” “I am so sorry，Mr Mouse，” sympathized the pig，“but there is nothing I can do about it but pray；be assured that you are in my prayers.” The mouse turned to the cow，who replied，“A mouse trap，am I in grave danger， huh？” So the mouse returned to the house，head down and depressed to face the farmer’s mouse trap alone. That very night a sound was heard throughout the house，like the sound of a mouse trap catching its prey.The farmer’s wife rushed to see what was caught.In the darkness，she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught.The snake bit the farmer’s wife.The farmer rushed her to the hospital.She returned home with a fever.Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup，so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.His wife’s sickness continued so that their friends and neighbors came to sit with her around the clock.To feed them，the farmer butchered the pig.The farmer’s wife did not get well，in fact， she died，and so many people came for her funeral.The farmer had the cow slaughtered to provide meat for all of them to eat. So the next time you hear that someone is facing a problem and think that it does not concern you，remember that when the least of us is threatened，we are all at risk. 语篇解读 本文是一篇寓言故事。一个老鼠夹子的出现，阴差阳错地让看起来毫不相干的动 物丧命。 4．We could see from the passage that the mouse was . A．kind and warmhearted B．wellinformed C．good at cheating others D．foolish and rude 答案 A 解析 推理判断题。根据文中的“Retreating to the farmyard，the mouse declared the 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 4 warning”，“The mouse turned to the pig and told him”和“The mouse turned to the cow”可知老鼠通知了院子里的所有动物，这说明它是友善热心的，故选 A。 5．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A．The pig was comparatively less friendly than the others in the farmyard. B．The mouse trap that the mouse discovered was not a practical one. C．The farmer and his wife trapped an evil snake that night. D．The farmer’s family was in fact poor and they had no friends. 答案 C 解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第三、四句“In the darkness，she did not see that it was an evil snake whose tail the trap had caught.The snake bit the farmer’s wife.” 可知 C 正确。 6．The underlined word “ingredient”(Paragraph 7) refers to “ ”． A．the mouse B．the pig C．the snake D．the chicken 答案 D 解析 词义猜测题。根据“Now everyone knew to treat a fever with fresh chicken soup， so the farmer took his hatchet to the farmyard for the soup’s main ingredient.” 人们知道用鲜鸡汤治疗发烧，鸡汤的主要原料是鸡，故选 D。 7．What can we learn from the story? A．Better safe than sorry. B．Traps are usually well disguised. C．To help others is just to save yourself. D．To keep the balance of nature is the duty of us all. 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。文章通过老鼠、鸡、猪、牛的故事告诉我们主人放置捕鼠器看似对老鼠 以外的动物毫无影响，但事实上其他动物都受到了牵连，即陷阱是被隐藏着的，危机有时是 看不见的，可能在某个时候就会爆发。故选 B。 C At many modern festivals in the UK，people gather together in a field，listening to music，sleeping in tents and killing time as they like.However，some of the bigsized festivals often result in traffic jams，piles of waste，and large electricity demands.Therefore，smaller，greener festivals are increasingly gaining favor. Cambridge Folk Festival Aware that folk music fans tend to be fond of beer，the organizers of the festival 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 5 have come up with a creative way of avoiding mountains of plastic glasses.Visitors to this 4day event have to order one beer glass in June.They keep and reuse the glass throughout the festival.Besides，everyone is given a bag for his recyclable rubbish in the entry. Need to know：the festival takes place in Cambridge around the end of July. Latitude Latitude was set up in 2006，with a clear aim to offer unusual rock music.It also has a strong environmental focus：all knives，forks and plates provided by the organizers are biodegradable( 生 物 可 降 解 的 ) ， and plastic packaging is forbidden.Besides，solar showers are supplied with ecofriendly bath products，and everyone will be willing to take time to get clean. Need to know：Latitude takes place in midJuly on the grounds of Henham Park. Big Green Gathering For more than 20 years the Big Green Gathering has played a leading role in raising environmental awareness by promoting solarpowered stages and organic(有机的) food.Many people flood here not only for its wonderful music，theatre and dance， but also for the event’s green focus. Need to know：the Big Green Gathering takes place in early August in Somerset. Nt 语篇解读 本文介绍了英国的三个环保节日及相关的活动。 8．To attend the Cambridge Folk Festival，visitors must . A．take a rubbish bag with them B．like folk music and drink beer C．buy plastic glasses to drink beer D．reserve a beer glass in advance 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据第一个节日中的“Visitors to this 4day event have to order one beer glass in June.”可知，答案为 D，即来参加该节日活动的游客必须提前预订一个啤酒 杯。 9．What is the similarity between Latitude and the Big Green Gathering? A．Both provide healthy food for people. B．Both make use of solar energy. C．Both take place in August. D．Both have a long history. 答案 B 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 6 解析 细节理解题。根据 Latitude 下的第一段最后一句中的“Besides，solar showers are supplied with ecofriendly bath products” 以 及 Big Green Gathering 中 的 “by promoting solarpowered stages”可知，这两个节日活动都利用了太阳能。 10．What is the main purpose of the passage? A．To introduce some green festivals. B．To invite people to attend bigsized festivals. C．To show the value of some music gatherings. D．To raise environmental awareness of the public. 答案 A 解析 写作意图题。由第一段的最后一句可知，本文主要介绍了三个环保节日。故选 A。 Ⅱ.七选五 The days when a cellphone was used for nothing beyond calling and texting are gone.Today，we turn smart phones into magical machines with apps that transform them into musical instruments or business machines or video players.But it turns out that we are only searching the surface.Who knew that smart phones would make pretty good satellites？ 11 . Smart phones forecast the weather. Networking expert OpenSignal has discovered something interesting：the sensors in Android phones designed to measure battery temperature，light，pressure and so on can be used to generate surprisingly accurate weather reports. 12 . Smart phones save the rainforests. Detecting illegal logging(监测盗伐) may sound like a novel(新奇的) app， 13 ： in Indonesia，the nonprofit organization Rainforest Connection wants to use donated Android phones to detect illegal logging.As New Scientist reports，“The phones are equipped with solar panels specifically designed to take advantage of the brief periods when light reaches the forest floor.Their microphones stay on at all time， and the software listens for the sound of a chainsaw(链锯)．” 14 . Researchers at the university of Illinois have developed an iPhone app that turns the phone into a fully featured mobile medical lab that uses the phone’s camera to detect proteins，bacteria，viruses and other organisms. Smart phones drive cars. Google’s selfdriving cars carry around 30,000 of hightech hardware and sensors，but students at Australia’s Griffith University think they can get the job 真正的价值并不在人生的舞台上,而在我们扮演的角色中。 7 done with a single smart phone. 15 . A．but it’s a serious business B．Here are some uses for smart phones the makers probably didn’t imagine C．so it can be used to detect the sound of a chainsaw D．It has been used in many fields E．Get enough phones involved and you will have a weather sensing network F．Smart phones serve as mobile medical labs G．They have built a model that relies mainly on the phone’s camera and builtin GPS 语篇解读 文章给我们介绍了智能手机的一些我们不太了解的新功能，如用于预报天气、监 测盗伐、医疗实验、驾车定位等。 11．答案 B 解析 本段讲述了手机功能越来越多，但还有一些我们不知道的功能，而下文则列举了智能 手机的一些新功能。B 项承上启下，引出更多功能，故选 B。 12．答案 E 解析 本段主要讲手机预报天气的功能，E 项涉及到预报天气并形成气象网络，符合文意， 故选 E。 13．答案 A 解析 本段主要讲手机能监测盗伐树木。上句说“监测盗伐听起来可能是个新奇的应用”， 而下句则讲到了该功能的具体应用，故前后应为转折关系。A 项与此相符，故选 A。 14．答案 F 解析 本段主要讲手机在医疗方面的应用，F 项与此相符，故选 F。 15．答案 G 解析 本段主要讲智能手机的驾车功能、定位功能，G 项符合文意，故选 G。