2013届高考英语维“升”素9 创造发明（完形填空）

1、高考维“升”素9创造发明（时间：25分钟 分值：46分）维A 完形填空(每题1.5分，满分30分) 选材网站：http：/高考曾用材料：2011陕西卷完形填空选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：The town I live in is about to put cameras at all traffic lights to catch people who run red lights.It _1_ me of how many people I've seen who take the yellow light as a signal to go faster.I also can

2、't _2_ why people don't move when the traffic light has turned green.Above all，there are those _3_ situations in which someone doesn't even _4_ that the light is red，and just keeps going；that is why so many accidents happen！All these situations make me _5_ about the purpose of traffic li

3、ghts.However，it's even more _6_ to imagine letting people make their own _7_ at crowded intersections (十字路口)Do the biggest cars get to go first？Who decides who goes next？_8_ I guess I do like the idea of a system to _9_ traffic.And I'll do my best to _10_ the traffic rules：to go，to be _11_，a

4、nd to stop when I'm supposed to.It occurs to me that my _12_ have done much the same for me in _13_ of teaching me how to live.They have given me many _14_ lights：to get along well with others，to listen and talk to them，to help others，to live with _15_ and purpose.They have also given me some re

5、d lights so that my _16_ doesn't go astray (误入歧途)：not to be greedy (贪婪的)，to keep my temper (脾气)，to control my desires.And there also have been some yellow caution lights：to watch how much I drink，to keep control of my behavior，to _17_ school regularly and work hard.If I obey these rules，my life

6、will be as _18_ as it can be.Just as I'm wise to pay attention to the traffic lights when I'm walking _19_ the street，I'm wise to pay attention to the “life _20_” given to me by my parents.【语篇解读】本文为夹叙夹议类记叙文。作者生活的小镇将要在各交通灯处安装摄像头以记录那些闯红灯的人。这件事引发了作者一系列的思考。有交通灯时，有人不懂规则，懂的人又不以为然，满不在乎；但作者想到若没有

7、交通规则，就会更加危险，所以作者的结论是：设立交通灯是必要的，行人应该遵守交通规则。由此作者还想到了生活，想到父母在他的生活中也给了他三种指示灯，指引他的人生。 1A.informs Breminds Csuggests Dindicates答案B作者生活的小镇将要在各交通灯处安装摄像头以记录那些闯红灯的人。这件事引发了作者一系列的思考。remind“使某人想起”，常用于remind sb of/about rm“通知”；suggest“建议”；indicate“指示，表明”。故选B。2A.realize Bunderstand Cclarify Dremember答案B作者想

8、到，很多人在绿灯亮时却还站着不动，这些人是懂交通规则的，却满不在乎，作者觉得这些事不可理解。3A.surprising Bcompetitive Cdangerous Dexciting答案C作者认为很危险的是那些不注意红灯的人，很多的交通事故也因此而发生。4A.feel Bstand Creceive Dnotice答案D黄灯和绿灯的情况谈完，作者谈到红灯。作者认为更危险的是没有注意红灯。5A.dare Bworry Ccomplain Dwonder答案D三种颜色的交通灯都谈完，作者认为交通灯对某些人来讲没有作用，所以作者总结说“这所有的情况都使我怀疑交通灯有什么意义”。wonder ab

9、out“疑惑”。care about“关注，担心，在乎”；worry about“担心”；complain about“抱怨”。此处表示作者通过思考后的结论。故选D。6A.frightening Brelaxing Cconfusing Dinteresting答案A上段谈到人们不遵守交通规则。此段作者设想没有交通灯会更可怕，会让行人无所适从，对比3空，我们就知道，此处应该是更“令人感到害怕的是”，故选A。7A.attempts Befforts Cdecisions Dpreparations答案C作者认为让人们在拥挤的十字路口自己决定如何行走是很可怕的。8A.Since BBut CSo

10、DAs答案C“因此”作者认为还是有必要设置交通灯来控制交通的。前后两句是因果关系，因此选C。9A.affect Bcontrol Cserve Dimprove答案B该空前面的a system指的就是交通灯，其作用就是“控制”交通。10A.obey Brecognize Creflect Danalyze答案A通过对比，作者觉得还是要有交通灯，也还是要“遵守”交通规则。11A.sensitive Bannoyed Ccautious Dconcerned答案C前面有冒号，后面的内容与冒号前面的内容有很大的关系。交通信号就是：绿灯行，黄灯缓行，红灯停。缓行也就是要小心“谨慎”，过交通灯处时每时每

11、刻都要集中注意力。根据下文的“And there also have been some yellow caution lights”也可推知。故选C。12A.teachers Brelatives Cparents Dfriends答案C从文章最后一句中的“.given to me by my parents.”可知此处讲的是父母，故选C。13A.case Bhonour Cplace Dterms答案Din terms of 就而言。in case of“假使，以防”；in honour of “纪念”；in place of “代替”。故选D。14A.yellow Bred Ccolor

12、ful Dgreen答案D该段是作者的议论。作者认为自己的父母给了他生活上的正确引导，就像是交通灯一样，应该有三种。大胆前行的是绿灯，应该避免的是红灯，应该警惕的是黄灯。根据冒号后的“与人和睦相处，帮助他人”可知，这是应该做的。故选D。15A.adventure Bjoy Cpanic Dchance答案B该题应该同上一题连在一起看。都是正面的应为“过上快乐的有意义的生活”。故选B。16A.confidence Blife Cdream Dbelief答案B父母给自己规定了一些不该做的事情，以使自己的“人生”不会误入歧途。17A.attend Bstart Cleave Djoin答案Aatt

13、end school上学，固定搭配。故选A。18A.good Bconvenient Cspecial Dsimple答案A 如果作者能遵守所有的信号指示，他的生活就会过得很好，故选A。19A.through Bacross Cbeyond Dabove答案B过街，是从物体表面穿过，用across。故选B。20A.purposes Bfeatures Cqualities Dsignals答案D此处作者把生活中的各种情况比作三种交通信号灯，故选D。维B1 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材网站：http：/高考曾用材料：2012福建卷C篇选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：Early in th

14、e autumn of 1674，Henry Oldenburg，secretary of the Royal Society in London，received an extraordinary letter.Sent by Antoni van Leeuwenhoek，a draper from Delft in the Netherlands，it contained an unlikely­sounding claim.Using a microscope of his own invention，van Leeuwenhoek had seen tiny creature

15、s，invisible to the naked eye，living in lake water.Some of these “animalcules (微生物) ” were so small，he later estimated that 30 million of them would still be smaller than a grain of sand.Royal Society fellows couldn't believe it.Even with his most powerful instruments，the celebrated English micro

16、scopist Robert Hooke had never observed anything like the little creatures.In fact，the Dutchman had developed far superior lenses to Hooke's，and had discovered bacteria and protozoans (原生动物)By producing even smaller and more curved lensesusing a technique that he kept secretvan Leeuwenhoek was a

17、ble to magnify objects up to 500 times.As well as discovering micro­organisms，he was the first to see red blood cells.In 1677，van Leeuwenhoek sent the Society further animalcule observations.Hooke eventually improved his own microscopes to the point where he，too，could see the tiny creatures.Thr

18、ee years later van Leeuwenhoek was made a fellow.It was not until 1890，more than 160 years after van Leeuwenhoek's death，that bacteria were linked with diseases.“Reading van Leeuwenhoek's letters，you very much get the impression of somebody dazzled by what he was finding，”says Lesley Roberts

19、on，leader of the archives at Delft University's school of microbiology.“He thought he'd found a whole new worldbut he certainly never picked up on the connection with illness.”Notes：draper n布料商curved adj.弯曲的archive n档案室长短句分析：It was not until 1890，more than 160 years after van Leeuwenhoek'

20、;s death，that bacteria were linked with diseases.句法点睛：这是it was.that强调结构。在强调结构中，more than 160 years after van Leeuwenhoek's death是1890的同位语。句意：直到1890年，凡·列文虎克死后的160余年，细菌才被和疾病联系到一起。【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。全文讲述了布料商出身的Antoni van Leeuwenhoek发明了自己的显微镜。他的发明使得发现更小、更清晰的事物成为可能，这为把细菌与疾病联系起来奠定了基础。1What did Antoni

21、van Leeuwenhoek see with his own microscope?AA letter. BBacteria and protozoans.CSmall animals in the water. DThe element of water.答案B细节理解题。联系下文“In fact，the Dutchman had developed far superior lenses to Hooke's，and had discovered bacteria and protozoans”可知，荷兰人已经通过改良的镜片发现了细菌和原生动物，Antoni van Leeuw

22、enhoek通过自己的显微镜看到的tiny creatures就是细菌和原生动物。2From the passage we can see _.Avan Leeuwenhoek knew the tiny creatures in the water had something to do with natureBvan Leeuwenhoek was the first to discover bacteriaCvan Leeuwenhoek was the first to use the microscopeDvan Leeuwenhoek was the first one to kn

23、ow how to observe bacteria and protozoans答案C推理判断题。通读全文可知，尽管荷兰人也看到细菌和原生动物，但是他们使用的是改进后的镜片，而不是显微镜，因此C正确。A有一定的干扰性，联系文章最后一句可知，他并没有把观察到的细菌和原生物联系到一起。3What does the underlined word “magnify” in the fourth paragraph mean?ATo clear away. BTo improve.CTo collect. DTo make large.答案D词义猜测题。联系全文他发明显微镜以及空后的“up to 5

24、00 times”可知，他的显微镜能把物体放大500倍，因此得出答案。4From the last paragraph we can see，when Antoni van Leeuwenhoek saw the tiny creatures，invisible to the naked eye，living in lake water，_.Ahe was overexcitedBhe knew he followed someone else's discoveryChe was a bit disappointedDhis discovery was to lead a conne

25、ction between bacteria and illnesses答案A推理判断题。联系最后一段的“Reading van Leeuwenhoek's letters，you very much get the impression of somebody dazzled by what he was finding，”可知，当时他对自己的发明是极度兴奋的。维B2 阅读理解(每题2分，满分8分)选材网站：http：/高考曾用材料：2011江苏卷C篇选材相似度：设题相似度：难度系数：Robots at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai play footba

26、ll，practise tai chi，play the violin，prepare Chinese dishes and care for the elderly.Robots created by a Chinese farmer can pour tea and paint pictures.Global designers of robots are making them more capable，powerful and affordable，so they will play more roles in more sectors，from manufacturing to he

27、alth care，and they can help around the house.Now Toyota，the world's biggest car maker，and Canon，the biggest camera maker，have joined research and development to make robots a practical reality，like a PC.The Expo Shanghai is a place where China can learn about advanced robotics，and a stage for ma

28、de­in­China robots.Developers are taking robots from Star Wars and top laboratories and putting them into the industrial sector，even in consumer markets.They are used in health care，computer programming，manufacturing and culture.The goals are to add more practical functions and to cut pric

29、e，and lower cost comes with higher volume.“The World Expo is a unique opportunity to demonstrate French technology，” says Bruno Maisonnier，chief executive of Aldebaran Robotics，which shows Nao robots in the France Pavilion.More than 700 Nao robots，which cost 1,000 to 12,000 euros (US $14,640 ) each，

30、are sold mainly to research organizations，including 60 to 70 in China.The French­based company aims to promote robots in the general public market starting from late 2011，with entertainment or learning functions at a “reasonable price，” according to Maisonnier.Visitors to the Japan Pavilion are

31、 struck by Toyota's dextrous Partner Robot playing the Chinese folk song “Jasmine Flower” on the violin.Other robots play other instruments，but the violin is the most complicated.Many people were so enchanted by the robotic musician that they overlooked other Partner Robots，designed to be personal assistants especially for Japan's aging population.One can even carry passengers.Note：enchanted adj.着迷的；着魔的【语篇解读】 本篇是时文阅读。2010上海世博会展出了世界各地的机器人，这些机器人可以踢球、打太极、弹钢琴、做中国菜和照料老人。本次展出的机器人更加实用，价格上也逐渐靠近人们能承受的水平。1Robots at the World Expo 2010 Shanghai are designed