2015南海摸底考试卷讲评.ppt

As a general rule, all forms of activity lead to boredom when they are performed on a routine (常规) basis. As a matter of fact, we can see this 16A at work in people of all ages. 1.general adj. 一般的，总的 2.boredom n. 厌烦，乏味 3.perform v.执行， 表演 4.basis n. 基础 5.principle n.原则,For example, on Christmas morning, children are excited about 17 with their new toys. But their 18 soon wears off and by January, those 19C toys can be found put away in the basement. 1.wear off 逐渐消除 2.basement n.地下室 3.anxiety n.焦虑 4. sorrow n.悲痛 5.extra adj 额外的,The world is full of 20BD stamp albums and unfinished models, each standing as a monument to someones passing interest. When parents bring home a pet, their child 21 bathes it and brushes its fur. 1.Stamp n. 邮票 2.album n.相簿，集邮簿3.monument n.纪念碑 4. fur n.毛皮 5.well-organized adj. 组织好的 6.colorfully-printed adj.上了油彩的 7.half-filled adj. 未填满的 8.newly-collected adj.新近收集的,Within a short time, however, the 22A of caring for the animal is handed over to the parents. Adolescents enter high school with great excitement but are soon looking forward to 23 B . 1.care for关心，照顾，喜欢 2.hand over移交 3.adolescent n.青少年 4.burden n.负担 5.independence n.独立 6.responsibility n.责任,The same is true of the young adults going to college. And then, how many 24 , who now complain about the long drives to work, 25 drove for hours at a time when they first 26D their drivers licenses? 1.lecense n.执照，许可证 2.retiree n.退休人员 3.eagerly adv. 渴望地 4.nervously adv. 神经紧张地 5.obtain v.获得,Before people 27 , they usually start to do a lot of 28C things, which they never had time to do while working. But soon after retirement, the golfing, the fishing, the reading and all of the other pastimes become as boring as the jobs they 29BC . And, like the child in January, they go searching for new 30 . 1.retirement n.退休 2.pastime n.娱乐，消遣 3.colleague n.同事,One of my most unforgettable experiences occurred on a day last summer, when I was handing out newspapers from door to door. Disappointed 31at/with/about(on/of) my study results, I didnt want to go to school any longer, so I found 32a temporary job during my summer vacation. Because I was poor in knowledge, the manager only asked me to deliver newspapers from house 33to house. 1.unforgettable adj.难忘的 2.occur v.发生，出现 3.hand out 分发 4. be disappointed at/with/about对感到失望 5.temporary adj.临时的，暂时6.deliver v.递送，交付7.fromto从到,At first, I thought it would be a piece of cake, and I would have no difficulty 34finishing(to finish/finished) (finish) it. But to my surprise, when I went to peoples houses, I 35was looked(look) (look) up and down. I could feel they looked down upon 36me . Although I was discouraged, I still came to another house. 1.a piece of cake小菜一碟 2.have difficulty/trouble (in)doing sth. 在做有困难 3.to ones surprise 使某人惊奇的是 4.look sb. up and down上上下下打量某人 5.look down upon 看不起 6.discouraged adj.气馁的，沮丧的,A black dog jumped out suddenly, 37which(it) made me frightened and screamed with fear, and no one came to help me. At that time, I came to realize that delivering newspapers was more difficult than reading in the classroom. I wanted to give up, 38but I couldnt. 1.scream v.尖叫 2.come to realize逐渐认识到,I tried my best to do the job better and succeeded 39finally (final). From this experience, I have learnt that if we put our heart into it, nothing is 40impossible (possible). Now, I am sitting in the classroom, full of happiness, and confidence. 1.try ones best 尽力 2.put ones heart into 全身心投入,A It was Mothers Day morning last year and I was doing my shopping at our local supermarket with my five-year-old son, Tenyson. As we were leaving, we found that only minutes earlier an elderly woman had fallen over at the entrance and had hit her head on the concrete. Her husband was with her, but there was blood everywhere and the woman was embarrassed and clearly in shock. 41. The elderly woman hit her head when _A_. A. the writer was shopping with her son B. the writer was leaving with her son C. it was Mothers Day night last year D. the elderly woman was leaving,At the front of the supermarket a charity group had set up a stand selling cooked sausages and flowers to raise funds. Tenyson suggested that we should buy the lady a flower. “It will make her feel better,” he said. I was amazed that hed come up with such a sweet idea. So we went over to the flower seller and asked her if we could buy a flower for the lady to cheer her up. “Just take it,” she replied. “I cant take your money for such a wonderful gesture.” 42. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage? A. The elderly woman was knocked down by Tenyson. B. Tenysons idea of buying a flower gained his mothers support. C. Tenysons care for the elderly woman puzzled the flower seller. D. The elderly woman (man) was moved to tears by Tenysons gesture.,By now paramedics（救援人员）had arrived, and were attending the injured woman. As we walked up to her, my son became intimidated by all the blood and medical equipment. He said he was just too scared to go up to her. 43. The underlined word “intimidated” in the fourth paragraph probably means “_c_”. A. astonished B. struck C. frightened D. excited,44. What does the author intend to tell us? A. One can never be too careful. B. Actions speak louder than words. C. Love begins with a little smile. D. A small act of kindness brings a great joy. 45. What would be the best title for the passage? A. Flower Power B. Mothers Day C. An Accidental Injury D. An Embarrassing Moment,We arrived in the summer, just in time to enjoy the midnight sun. All that sunlight was fantastic for Moms vegetable garden. Working in the garden at midnight tended to throw her timing off, so she didnt care much about my bedtime. 46. What can be inferred about the authors family? A. His father was a cruel man. B. His parents didnt love him. C. His parents used to be very busy. D. His mother didnt have any jobs.,Dad was a Railway Express agent and Mom was his clerk. That left me in a mess. I usually managed to find some trouble to get into. Once I had a little fire going in the dirt basement of a hotel. I had tried to light a barrel（桶）of paint but couldnt really get a good fire going. The smoke got pretty bad, though, and when I made my exit, a crowd and the police were there to greet me. The policemen took my matches and drove me home. 47. What happened when the author was four? A. He nearly caused a fire accident. B. He was arrested by the police. C. He was locked in a basement. D. He learned to smoke.,As I entered kindergarten, the serious cold began to set in. Would it surprise you to know that I soon left part of my tongue on a metal handrail（扶手）at school? 48. When the author entered kindergarten, he _. A. liked to surprise people B. got a terrible cold C. had an accident D. lost his tongue,As for Leonhard Seppala, famous as a dog sledder (驾雪橇者), I think I knew him well because I was taken for a ride with his white dog team one Sunday. At the time I didnt realize what a superstar he was, but I do remember the ride well. I was wrapped (包裹) heavily and well sheltered from the freezing and blowing weather. 49. Which of the following is true? A. Leonhard was good at driving dog sleds. B. The author spent his whole childhood in Alaska.(四岁后） C. Leonhard often visited the authors family after(before) 1950. D. The author suffered a lot while taking the dog sled in Alaska.,In 1950, we moved back to Coeur dAlene, but we got one more Alaskan adventure when Leonhard invited us eight years later by paying a visit to Idaho to attend a gathering of former neighbors of Alaska. 50. What is the authors purpose of writing the text? A. To look back on his childhood with adventures. B. To describe the extreme weather of Alaska. C. To express how much he misses Leonhard. D. To show off his pride in making trouble.,It was calculated that when its population reached its highest point, there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeons a number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States, making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world. Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller, a flock believed to be 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati. 51. In the 18th and early 19th centuries, passenger pigeons _. A. were the biggest bird in the world B. lived mainly in the south of America C. did great harm to the natural environment D. were the largest bird population in the US,Sadly, the abundance of passenger pigeons may have been their undoing. Where the birds were most abundant, people believed there was an ever-lasting supply and 52.killed them by the thousands. 53.Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings with grain, waited until pigeons had settled to feed, then threw large nets over them, taking hundreds at a time. The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants. 52. The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons _. A. escape B. ruin C. liberation D. evolution 53. What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons? A. To seek pleasure. B. To save other birds. C. To make money. D. To protect crops.,In 1897, the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons, 54.but by then, no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years. The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County, Ohio, in 1900. For a time, a few birds survived under human care. The last of them, known affectionately as Martha, died at the Cincinnati Zoological Garden on September 1, 1914. 54. What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan? A. It was ignored. B. It was too late. C. It was unfair. D. It was strict. 55. Which of the following is the best title of the passage? A. The protection of passenger pigeons. B. The abundance of passenger pigeons. C. The disappearance of passenger pigeons. D. The population of passenger pigeons.,In an effort to prevent language loss, scholars from a number of organizations UNESCO and National Geographic among them have for many years been 56./57.documenting(记录) dying languages and the cultures they reflect. 56. Many scholars are making efforts to _. A. promote global language B. rescue disappearing languages C. search for language communities D. set up language research organizations 57. What does “that tradition”（指上文） in Paragraph 3 refer to? A. Having records of the languages. B. Writing books on language teaching. C. Telling stories about language users. D. Living with the native speakers.,Mark Turin, a scientist at the Macmillan Center, Yale University, who specializes in the languages and oral traditions of the Himalayas, is following in that tradition. His recently published book, A grammar of Thangmi with an Ethnolinguistic Introduction to the Speakers and Their Culture, grows out of his experience living, working, and raising a family in a village in Nepal. 58. What is Turins book based on? A. The cultural studies in India. B. The documents available at Yale. C. His language research in Bhutan. D. His personal experience in Nepal.,Now, through the two organizations that he has founded the Digital Himalaya Project and the World Oral Literature Project Turin has started a campaign to make such documents, found in libraries and stores around the world, available not just to scholars but 59.to the younger generations of communities from whom the materials were originally 60.collected. Thanks to digital technology and the widely available Internet, Turin notes, the endangered languages can be saved and 60.reconnected with speech communities. 59. Which is true about Turin? A. He wants to simply record the voices of the languages. B. He wants the young people to know more about their languages. C. He will not give the material found by himself to other scholars. D. He will not study the material found at the University of Cambridge. 60. Which of the following best describes Turins work? A. Write, sell and donate. B. Record, repair and reward. C. Design, experiment and report. D. Collect, protect and reconnect.,66. My classmates always believe in me, because I _ (更喜欢) doing to talking. 67. Twenty millions (百万) people died in the earthquake, which made all of us sad. 68. My parents are so open-minded that we have a good _(关系). 69. With the increasing development of China, the _(传统的) Chinese culture is being accepted by more and more foreigners. 70. Nowaday (现今), advertisements can be found everywhere in any big city. 71. When I was five years old, I began to be interesting(感兴趣的) in Chinese Literature.,72. I would be _ (极度地) grateful if you could have a word with her. 73. If you want to be successful, you need to _(使结合) your dream with practice. 74. It was quite disappoint/disappointed(令人失望的) that I failed in this English test. 75. It is his _(创造性的) mind that makes him invent many items. 76. The weather for cast (预报) said there