1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 English around the world . 阅读理解 A (2018 长郡中学高三实验班选拔 )On Wednesday, nearly 300 kids will take part in the National Spelling Bee. Fewer will make it to the following days semifinals, where one mistake means elimination(淘汰 ). Id bet that many of them will be silently praying not on
2、 the first word. I knew _it_ because I was there 17 years ago. I was a 14yearold girl then. My mother and I had flown from Kentucky to Washington, but the capital was no strange to her. My older sister had already competed at the national level. When my sister was 14 and I was 12, we trained togethe
3、r. We began with the Suggested List given out at school hundreds of words printed on a poster that could be folded up like a map. When the words along the creases(褶痕 ) began to disappear, we bought additional spelling lists. Sometimes my mother tested us, reading words most English teachers wouldnt
4、know how to pronounce, let alone my Indianborn mother. When she pointed out the misspelled words, I blamed her accent for my errors! When it was my turn, I approached the microphone and waited for my first word. The announcer was somewhere to my left, a man who pronounced clearly. “Barbican ， ” he s
5、aid. It seemed that my competitors were secretly complaining about the relative ease of my word. Would they laugh at me if I couldnt spell it? Would my mother be disappointed in me? That last syllable could go two ways: CAN or CON. Which one was right? Finally I decided on CON. Of course, I was elim
6、inated and guided to the Comfort Room, where parents couldnt enter. Inside, recent losers were sitting around a table abundant with junk food. We casually mentioned the words that defeated us, like a special ceremony to welcome each new arrival. Then we changed the subjects if wed already moved on f
7、rom missed words and lost opportunities. Eventually, I went out and saw my mother. “Well ， ” she said, “_ I_guess_you_wont_be_doing_this_again._” Yes, next 【 精品教育资源文库 】 year I would be 15 and not allowed to take part in the competition. 语篇导读 本文为记 叙文，讲述了 “ 我 ”14 岁时参加全国英文拼字大赛的经历。 1 What does the unde
8、rlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to? A The difficulty of the first word. B The fierce competition. C The nervousness of the kids. D The strict rules. 解析 C 代词指代题。根据第一段最后两句可知，参加比赛的孩子都很紧张，所以默默祈祷，千万别 在第一个单词就被淘汰；而 “ 我 ” 知道孩子们紧张是因为 “ 我 ” 在 17 年前有过这样的经历。据此可知， it 指代孩子们的紧张，故选 C 项。 2 The author failed pr
9、obably because _. A she was unable to relax B the announcer had an accent C her competitors disturbed her D she didnt practise hard enough 解析 A 推理判断题。根据第七段前三句可 以判断， “ 我 ” 无法放松，心里想得很多，所以影响发挥而被淘汰，故选 A 项。 3 What did the author do in the Comfort Room? A She met her mother. B She comforted new arrivals.
10、C She talked with other losers. D She watched the competition. 解析 C 细节理解题。根据第九段可知，在 the Comfort Room 里， “ 我 ” 在和其他淘汰者聊天，故选 C 项 。 4 Why did the authors mother say the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? A She was disappointed in the author. B The author would be beyond the age limit. C She did
11、nt want the author to suffer again. D The author had no interest in the competition. 解析 B 细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可以判断， “ 我 ” 由于超过年龄限制，不能再参赛，故选 B 项。 B (2018 湖北重点中学新高三起点 ) How to avoid a boring conversation What excuses should you use to avoid talking to people you dont want to talk to? Here are tips and ino
12、ffensive ways to get out of unwanted conversations. .Go for a refill (续杯 ) It is natural for anyone at a party to be excused to get a refill. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 5 _ And once you excuse yourself, make a move fast before the person requests you to get a refill for him as well. .Pretend bad mood. Cut off th
13、e conversation before it starts by saying something along the lines of “Im not in a good mood. Can I talk to you later if you dont mind ？ ” 6 _ Say it firmly so that people get the message loud and clear. .Ask your friend to save you. 7 _ Simply text your friend and ask him or her to come for appare
14、ntly something important. You will be able to skip a boring chat with a seemingly reasonable excuse. .8._ You are advised to look away from that person and dont make eye contact, so that you can give powerful hints(暗示 ) that you find the conversation extremely boring. 9 _ Be sure to tune in to the c
15、onversation every now and then so you dont come across as rude. A Behave in an obviously careless way. B Just be sure that the person you are talking to does not offer to accompany you to do so. C Dont act too polite in an attempt to draw sympathy. D Use body language to indicate boredom. E Your fri
16、end is bound to perform brilliantly in coping with the dull one. F Look elsewhere and pretend that something else has caught your attention. G Stuck in an unwanted conversation, how do you get out of it? 语篇导读 本文为说明文，介绍了怎样避免无聊的谈话。 5 解析 B 顺承关系。 B 项中的 so 就是指空前的 get a refill 这一行为；同时空后的 make a move fast?
17、as well 与 B 项的内容相呼应，故选 B 项。 6 解析 C 重申关 系。空后的代词 it 指代空处前一句中的 Im not in a good mood. Can I talk to you later if you dont mind，所以空处及后一句与这一问题有关；同时后一句中的 Say it firmly 与 C 项 (不要为了获得同情而表现得太礼貌 )在内容和语气方面是一致的，故选 C 项。 7 解析 G 诠释关系。根据该段的主题句以及空后两句可知，空后的两句话是对 G 项【 精品教育资源文库 】 这一疑问句的回答， G 项能够引出下文，符合语境，故选 G 项。 8 解析
18、D 总分关系。根据上文中的主题句都使用祈使句这 一特点可知，该段也应用祈使句作主题句；同时根据该段中的第一句可知，把目光从这个人身上移开，不要有眼神交流，这样可以给对方强烈的暗示，使其发现这段谈话极其无聊，这与 D 项 (使用肢体语言暗示厌烦 )相吻合，故选 D 项。 9 解析 F 顺承关系。根据该段主题句可知，使用肢体语言暗示厌烦，所以 F 项 (看向别处并假装你的注意力被其他东西吸引 )与之吻合，故选 F 项。 . 完形填空 (2018 哈尔滨三中高三一检 )I was in the sixth grade and have just moved to California from Al
19、aska when I met Ms Linda Jones. Most of my teachers seemed to _1_ me; I was one more student among hundreds. Ms Jones, however, took a _2_ interest. “You can write ， ” she said, explaining that she wanted to move me into the honors English class. So did I. A decade later, when my first novel was _3_
20、,_I went back to Ms Joness classroom, handing her a copy of my book. “And I _ 4_ this for you.” Ms Jones began to cry _5_. Shed been considering early _6_,_she said, _7_ she felt she wasnt having enough of an effect _8_ her students. I didnt know how to make Ms Jones understand what shed done for me
21、: _9_ her, I fell in love with Shakespeare. I learned how to compose an essay. It was her _10_ in me that gave me the confidence to become a writer. I _11_ her. Fifteen years later, when I heard that she was _12_ ready to retire, I attended her _13_ party. All Ms Jones needed to do was to say a few
22、words thanking her colleagues for coming. _14_,_she stood up and made an exciting _15_ that began like this: “For those of you complaining that _ 16_ have changed, and that its harder to teach these days. Youre getting _17_ and lazy. These kids havent changed. You have! Do not _18_ these kids！ ” When she finished her talk, everyone _
