1、【 精品教 育资源文库 】 Module 3 Interpersonal Relationships Friendship 阅读理解 组块专练 练速度 (限时： 35 分钟 ) . 阅读理解 A (2018 太原市高三年级模拟试题 (三 ) Dear Parents， Im delighted that you are considering The British International School for your childs education. Our school offers firstclass international education delivered by
2、experienced and professional staff. We aim to provide a high quality Britishstyle education characterized by： The arrangement of the English national curriculum to meet the needs of international and local students and offering an insight into the local culture. High quality teaching provided by int
3、ernational and local staff. A broad personal development plan for students that encourages independence, confidence, tolerance, good manners and respect. A recognition of the schoolparent partnership in the successful education of the children. An acknowledgement that all students are individuals wh
4、o deserve an environment to help them realize their academic and other potential, thereby preparing them for their chosen continuing education and career. A safe, caring, happy and stimulating environment benefiting from high quality facilities. Our school provides an effective framework for educati
5、on through a broad, balanced and monitored curriculum. As students advance through the schooling, we make sure that their needs are met through progressive teaching and learning. Although our curriculum is based upon the national curriculum for England, it is adapted where appropriate, to ensure sui
6、tability for our diverse student body. Thus, we strive for the development of transferable skills through the years of schooling, as well as the acquisition(获得 ) of a broad body of knowledge. Students are given opportunities to develop many skills, which include skills in language, science, technolo
7、gy and mathematics, in the aesthetic (审美的 ) and creative fields of music, drama and art, and in physical education. We insist that students act in a responsible manner toward all members of the community. Throughout the school years, students are taught to distinguish between right and wrong and sho
8、w consideration for others. The qualities of honesty, kindness and good manners are always encouraged.Our friendly atmosphere provides a secure and happy environment in which children can grow as individuals and valued members of the school family. 【语篇解读】 该文是一封学校校长致家长的信。 1 What do you think the auth
9、or is? A A school principal. B An exchange student. C An assistant professor. D An experienced lecturer. 答案与解析 ： A 推理判断题。根据第一段第二句 “Our school offers firstclas s international education delivered by experienced and professional staff.” 可推知 ，本文的作者是文中所提到的学校的校长 ， 故选 A。 【 精品教 育资源文库 】 2 Which of the foll
10、owing about the students is NOT mentioned in the passage? A Manners. B Selfdiscipline， C Qualities. D Independence. 答案与解析 ： B 细节理解题。根据第五 段 “A broad personal development plan for students that encourages independence, confidence, tolerance, good manners and respect.” 可知 ， 文章中没有提到自律。 3 What is the pur
11、pose of the passage? A The author thinks schools and parents play an important role in teaching. B The author is stressing that responsibility is the most important thing for a student. C The author is encouraging more parents to send their children to this school. D The author implies students beco
12、me valued people with a friendly atmosphere. 答案与解析： C 目的意图题。根据全文的整体内容可推知，本文是一封校长致家长的信，介绍了学校的特色和优势，目的在于向家长推广这所学校，鼓励更多家长把自己的孩子送到这所学校来学习，故选 C。 B (2018 安庆二模 ) As a child, I was generally happy, singing and dancing to my favorite songs, smiling and laughing with my friends and family. But as far back as
13、second grade, I noticed a “darkness” about me. I didnt enjoy participating in many things. In middle school, things in my life began to get even worse. I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed.I was always tired.Everything was horrible. Finally, midway through eighth grade, I was told I ha
14、d a chemical imbalance, diagnosed (诊断 ) with clinical depression, and had to take medicine. It took months for me to feel the effects of the medicine. When I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself, rather than relying on medicine.
15、Aristotle said, “To live happily is an inward power of the soul ， ” and I believe that this quote describes what I had to do to achieve happiness. Happiness is a journey. Everyone seems to need different things to be happy. “The essentials ( 要素 ) to happiness are something to love, something to do,
16、and something to hope for， ”a quote from William Blake sums up what I believe people need to realize to be truly happy in life. People need love. I feel they need their family and their friends more than anything else in the world.People need work to do, something to make them feel they are making a
17、 difference in the world.People need to know that more good is to come in the future, so they continue to live for “now” instead of constantly worrying about the bad that could come. Love and hope are happiness. 【语篇解读】 作者根据自己克服抑郁症的经历总结出了幸福生活的要素。 4 What do we know about the author in Paragraph 2? A H
18、e hated going to sleep because he couldnt sleep well. B He spent months recovering from the clinical depression. C He was diagnosed with clinical depression in Grade Seven. D He suffered a great deal from clinical depression. 答案与解析： D细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “I began withdrawing from everything I once enjoyed.
19、 I was always tired.Everything was horrible.Finally， midway through eighth grade, I was told I had a chemical imbalance, diagnosed with clinical 【 精品教 育资源文库 】 depression， and had to take medicine.” 可知，在中学时，作者受到临床抑郁症的折磨。故选 D 项。 5 Who helped the author to be happy again? A The authors friends. B Aris
20、totle. C The author himself. D William. 答案与解析： C细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句 “When I began to feel happy again is when I realized that I had to take the responsibility for getting better myself, rather than relying on medicine.” 可知，作者并不是依赖药物而是靠自己克服病症，重新快乐起来。故选 C 项。 6 Which of the following about being truly hap
21、py is unnecessary in the authors opinion? A Love. B Ambition. C Hope. D Work. 答案与解析： B细节理解题。根据文章最后一段第一句可知，作者认为幸福的要素包括爱、工作和希望。故选 B 项。 7 What may be the best title for the text? A The Essentials to Happiness B Ways to Overcome Shortcomings C Everyone Needs to Be Happy D Happiness Is Love 答案与解析： A主旨大意题
22、。通读文章，作者根据自己克服抑郁症的经历，总结出幸福生活的要素，文章最后一段具体阐述了要素的内容，由此可知 A 项契合文章主旨。 C (2018 沈阳市高三下学期第三次模拟考试试题 ) Wild elephants can tell whether a voice comes from a man, a woman or a boy, a new study says. Thats what researchers found when they played recordings of people for elephants in Kenya.Scientists say this is
23、an advanced thinking skill that other animals havent shown. It lets elephants figure out who is a threat and who isnt. The result shows that the clever animals are also studying people, said study author Karen McComb. “Basically, they have developed this very rich knowledge of the humans that they share their habitat with， ” said McComb, a professor at the University of Sussex in England.“Memory is key. They must build up that knowledge somehow.” The study was released on Monday in the Proceedings
