2018高考英语大一轮复习Module2HighlightsofMySeniorYear检测外研版.docx

Module 2Highlights of My Senior Year.语法填空Chengdu has dozens of new millionaires, Asias biggest building, and fancy new hotels. But for tourists like me, pandas are its top 1. (attract).So it was a great honour to be invited backstage at the not-for-profit Panda Base, where ticket money helps pay for research, I 2. (allow)to get close to these cute animals at the 600-acre centre. From tomorrow, I will be their UK ambassador. The title will be 3. (official) given to me at a ceremony in London. But my connection with pandas goes back 4. my days on a TV show in the mid-1980s, 5. I was the first Western TV reporter 6. (permit) to film a special unit caring for pandas rescued from starvation in the wild. My ambassadorial duties will include 7. (introduce) British visitors to the 120-plus pandas at Chengdu and others at a research in the misty mountains of Bifengxia. On my recent visit, I help a lively three-month-old twin that had been rejected by 8. (it) mother. The nursery team switches him every few 9. ( day) with his sister so that while one is being bottle-fed,10. other is with mumshe never suspects.答案及剖析:1.attraction考查名词。形容词top后面跟名词形式。2.was allowed考查时态和语态。根据句意可知作者是被允许走近这些动物,be allowed to do sth.“被允许做某事”。3.officially考查副词。修饰动词用副词形式。4.to考查介词。固定搭配:go back to“回到,追溯到”。5.when考查定语从句。此处引导非限制性定语从句,从句缺少状语,因为先行词是时间,故填when。6.permitted考查非谓语动词。被修饰的名词和permit之间是被动关系,用过去分词。7.introducing考查非谓语动词。此处用动名词作include的宾语。8.its考查代词。 修饰名词用形容词性物主代词,故填its。9.days考查名词复数。few修饰复数名词。10.the考查冠词。固定短语:one.the other“一个另一个”。.阅读理解AELMONT, N. Y. (AP)Elmont High School senior Harold Ekeh had a planhe would apply to 13 colleges, including all eight Ivy League schools, figuring it would help his chances of getting into at least one great school.It worked, and then,the teenager from Long Island was accepted at all 13 schools, and now faces his next big test: deciding where to go.“I was stunned, I was really shocked, ”Ekeh told The Associated Press during an interview Tuesday at his home near the Belmont Park racetrack, his four younger brothers running around.He found out last week he had been accepted to Princeton University. That made him eight for eight in the Ivy Leaguehe had already been accepted to Yale University, Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University and University of Pennsylvania. His other acceptances came from Johns Hopkins University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, New York University, Stony Brook University and Vanderbilt University.“We are so proud of him, ” said his mother, Roseline Ekeh.“Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he is today. ”Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States.“It was kind of difficult adjusting to the new environment and the new culture, ” he said. But he saw his parents working hard, “and I took their example and decides to apply myself”.He referenced that effort in his college essay, writing, “Like a tree, uprooted and replanted, I could have withered in a new country surrounded by people and languages I did not understand. Yet, I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks. ”Harold “is tremendously focused in everything he does.” said John Capozzi, the schools principal, “Hes a great role model. All the students and faculty are so proud of him. ”Harold is the second Long Island student in as many years to get into all eight Ivies. Last year, William Floyd High Schools Kwasi Enim chose to go to Yale.Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations. Like Enin, hes likely to announce his college choice at a press conference later this month. The deadline to decide is May 1.1.Which is closest in meaning to the underlined phrase“apply myself”?A.Work hard.B.Write to the college.C.Make a formal request.D.Make an adjustment.2.Which of the following is true about Harold?A.He was born into a Nigerian family in the US.B.He planted a tree once he moved to the US.C.He was always welcome and popular in his schools.D.He paid a lot to make his way to offers from all Ivies.3.Harold is probably going to .A.Harvard universityB.Princeton universityC.Yale university D.MIT4.What can we infer from this passage?A.Too many cooks spoil the soup.B.He who laughs last laughs best.C.One can kill two birds with one stone.D.Chance favors only the prepared mind.语篇解读:这是一篇新闻报道。文章主要报道了美国高中生Harold Ekeh申请了包括8所常春藤联盟大学在内的13所学校,结果被13所大学全部录取的情况。答案及剖析:1.A词义猜测题。根据该画线单词前的he saw his parents working hard, “and I took their example.”判断应是努力工作。故选A。2.D细节理解题。根据题干关键词Harold,找到文章的对应段落是第六段Born in Nigeria, Harold was eight years old when his parents brought the family to the United States排除A;根据文章第八段的第二、三句话排除B;根据文章第八段的I witnessed my parents persevere despite the potential to give in. I faced my challenges with newfound zeal; I risked insults, spending my break talking to unfamiliar faces, ignoring their sarcastic remarks可知Harold在学校遭受的困难,排除C;根据文章的第五段中的“Hard work, dedication, prayer brought him to where he is today. ”可知Harold付出了很多,故判断选择D。3.C细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的Harold, who has a 100. 51 grade-point average and wants to be a neurosurgeon, said he was leaning toward Yale, and had heard from Enin, offering congratulations可知Harold很可能选择去耶鲁大学。故选C。4.D推理判断题。Too many cooks spoil the soup厨子越多,汤越难喝;He who laughs last laughs best谁笑到最后谁笑得最好; One can kill two birds with one stone一个人能一石二鸟;Chance favors only the prepared mind机会只会垂青有准备的头脑。通读全文,根据Harold经历的磨难和付出的努力可判断是机会只会垂青有准备的头脑。故选D。B(2017陕西师大附中高考模拟)One of the greatest gifts one generation can give to other generations is the wisdom it has gained from experience. This idea has inspired the award-winning photographer Andrew Zuckerman. He interviewed and took photos of fifty over-sixty-five-year-olds all over the world. His project explores various aspects of their lives. The photos and interviews are now available on our website.Click on the introductions to read the complete interviews. Let us now have a culture of peace.Federico Mayor Zaragoza,SpainFederico Mayor Zaragoza obtained a doctorate in pharmacy(药学)from the Complutense University of Madrid in 1958.After many years spent in politics,he became Director-General of UNESCO in 1987.In 1999,he created the Foundation for a Culture of Peace,of which he is now the president. In addition to many scientific publications, he has published four collections of poems and several books of essays.Writing is a discovery.Nadine Gordimer,South AfricaDue to a weak heart,Nadine Gordimer attended school and university briefly. She read widely and began writing at an early age. She published her first short story at the age of fifteen,and has completed a large number of works, which have been translated into forty languages. In 1991,Gordimer won the Nobel Prize for Literature.Jazz is about the only form of art today.Dave Brubeck,USADave Brubeck studied music at the University of the Pacific and graduated in 1942.After World War he was encouraged to play jazz. In 1951,he recorded his first album(专辑).Brubecks 1959 album has become a jazz standard. He received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1996.For more figures CLICK HERE.5.Why did Andrew Zuckerman choose the fifty elders for his project?A.Because their accomplishments inspired him.B.Because they are physically impressive.C.Because their wisdom deserves to be passed on.D.Because they have similar experiences.6.According to the web page, Federico Mayor Zaragoza .A.has won many awards for his work in politicsB.has served as the president of a universityC.has devoted all his life to the field of scienceD.has made achievements in different areas7.Who most probably said “My education has been the library and books” in the interview when reflecting on his/her experience?A.Andrew ZuckermanB.Federico Mayor ZaragozaC.Nadine GordimerD.Dav