1、 - 1 - Module 4Module 4 A Social SurveyA Social Survey My NeighbourhoodMy Neighbourhood .阅读理解 2020大同市高三学情调研测试My family lives in Texas. I was born and brought up in Texas and I am a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin. However, around my second year in the law school, I wanted to make a gre
2、at change, which was almost unheard of for Texans: I wanted to leave! I realized this after completing my firstyear internship(实习期). I knew I wanted something different and my chance came during the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas. A snowstorm blanketed the entire city in snow and thousands of people were
3、 gathered. I overheard that StubHub, a big company from a great city, San Francisco, was throwing a party next door to my hotel. I thought if I could get an internship, I could leave for the summer and at least see what it was like. Yes, it was a huge leap. I told myself I was ready. There was just
4、one problem: I wasnt invited to the StubHub party. But you know Im the type of person who goes for something she wants. Needless to say, I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program. Guess what? They accepted
5、my request to be a legal intern, even though no such program existed. Although the legal department didnt have a permanent position for me, the experience has shaped my life. Working for a great company in San Francisco, Im incredibly happy for making my decision to leave Texas. By leaving Texas, I
6、learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the comfortable. Exploring the unfamiliar is how youll understand what fits your life. I say, dive in first. 1What happened to the author in Dallas in 2011? AShe was accepted as a legal intern. BShe played in the Super B
7、owl. CShe escaped from San Francisco. DShe met up with her family. 2The author was able to leave Texas because _. Ashe introduced herself to the president of StubHub Bshe watched the 2011 Super Bowl in Dallas Cshe dropped out of the University of Texas at Austin Da snowstorm blanketed the entire cit
8、y in snow - 2 - 3Which is the biggest lesson that the author learned from the experience? AYou must choose a career that you like. BJumping out of your comfort zone is rewarding. CAccepting who you are makes you realize your strengths. DYou should listen to your family to learn about your potential.
9、 4Which of the following words can best describe the author? APatient and modest. BSupportive and energetic. CIntelligent and humorous. DDetermined and positive. .完形填空 2019南昌二模In a clean, clinical room, my best friend was dying in my arms. His eyes, dark brown and trusting, would soon _1_ forever. H
10、eartbroken, I said, “Flash, you _2_ so much happiness to me. I will do something good as a _3_.” Flash came into my _4_ when I was nine. From the moment my parents brought this cute dog home, he _5_ my family with joy. Then, _6_ happened. My mum was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 11. Then m
11、y grandma, who was my _7_, passed away. My sister developed Crohns disease and while being tested, _8_ a heart attack. I was being bullied at school and started to _9_ classes and avoid seeing people. Flash soon gave me all the _10_ he could offer. There were times when I felt there was no _11_, but
12、 a pair of brown eyes and loving face would somehow ease me. I knew he was _12_ there for me. I knew he understood. Now after 15 years, Flash was _13_. I thought doing charity work was the best reward for him. I _14_ in a nonprofit organization in Southampton and contributed about 3,500 hours to _15
13、_ children with special needs, which completely changed my life. I learned to love the _16_ I had been on, and even accept the _17_ bits. I still miss Flash. It was he that had somehow _18_ me to help others. Flashs death was one of the _19_ moments of my life. But it was also an inspiring moment th
14、at _20_ who I was in the best possible way forever. 1A.open Bclose Cshine Dfade 2A.brought Btold - 3 - Csaved Dowed 3A.relief Bchance Cbonus Dreward 4A.mind Broom Cworld Dpower 5A.helped Bfilled Cprotected Ddecorated 6A.disasters Bstories Cwonders Dmistakes 7A.burden Btrouble Cstrength Dchallenge 8A
15、.caused Bnoticed Cfought Dsuffered 9A.skip Bgive Ctake Denjoy 10A.comment Bcomfort Cexpectation Drelaxation 11A.hope Btime Cmoney Duse 12A.frequently Bsometimes Chardly Dalways 13A.aging Bgone Cmissing Ddeserted 14A.searched Bcompeted Cvolunteered Dperformed 15A.attending to Bmeeting with Ctalking a
16、bout Dbringing up 16A.earth Bjourney Choliday Dstreet 17A.fantastic Babsurd Chard Dpleasant 18A.led Bforced Ctrained Dpersuaded 19A.fullest Bcraziest - 4 - Ctiniest Dsaddest 20A.explained Btransformed Cadmitted Ddescribed .语法填空 2019安徽省重点中学三模Transportation actually came into the picture when man disc
17、overed his business skills, and when his desire to take control and rule grew. Some people traveled to learn, 1._ some traveled to fight. Both ways, human beings had to find means of transport on water. Initially, boats were constructed by 2._ (tie) bamboo poles(竹 竿) together. But this was a very ba
18、sic and small invention when traveling for short distances. Man learned to create much 3._ (big) boats that used manpower or winds as the time passed and the need 4._ (rise). Man is known to have traveled far and wide using such boats and ships. The invention of engines revolutionized this mode as 5
19、._ (huge) as any other mode of transport. These days, in 6._ form of either the naval forces of a country or the cruise ships(大型游轮), large ships travel the 7._ (long) of oceans. They are unsinkable cities that 8._ (drive) by large engines on the water surface. This is, however, a slow mode of transp
20、ort these days as 9._ (compare) to many others. But who wants to hurry up when you are inside a comfortable cruise ship which is as good as a complete city 10._ no flaws(缺陷) at all? .短文改错 2019南昌三模It was fine in March 12, 2019. All the students in our school went to a hill to plant trees. The teacher
21、 asked each of us to plant at least six tree. Then we started to digging, planting and watering. We both worked so hard that we could finish our tasks ahead of time. Among them, Wang Lin, our monitor sets a good example. Because he was ill, he worked even harder. When he finished his task, he went o
22、n to help others without little rest. He was wet all over after work. “I must learn from him,” I said to myself. Look at the lines of the young trees, we smiled happy, forgetting our tiredness. - 5 - 课后提能练课后提能练( (四四) ) .阅读理解 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”在得克萨斯州出生、长大并在那里读大 学,“我”想改变离开那里。2011 年在达拉斯,“我”偶然听到来自旧金山
23、的一家大公 司将在“我”住的酒店隔壁举行宴会,于是“我”主动创造机会向这家公司的总裁毛遂自荐, 成了这家公司的法律实习生。这次经历令“我”受益匪浅,对“我”的生活影响很大,“我” 对自己的决定感到开心。 1A 考查细节理解。根据第二段的内容和第三段尾句“They accepted my request to be a legal intern”可知,2011 年作者在达拉斯成了一名法律实习生,故 A 项正确。 2A 考查细节理解。根据第三段中的“I crashed the party and found my way to the president. I kindly introduced
24、myself and then asked if they had a legal internship program”可知,作者找到了 StubHub 公司的总裁,友好地介绍了自己,然后问他们是否有法 律实习项目,并最终被接受,做了一名法律实习生,得以离开得克萨斯州,故 A 项正确。 3B 考查细节理解。根据尾段第一句“By leaving Texas, I learned that it is so much more rewarding to try the unfamiliar than to stay in the comfortable”可知, 通过这次经历,作者认识到跳出舒适圈
25、是值得做的,故 B 项正确。 4D 考查推理判断。通读全文可知,为了实现自己离开得克萨斯州的梦想,作者坚定 自己的想法,勇于抓住机会并排除困难进行自我推荐;据此可推知,作者是一个有决心且自 - 6 - 信的人,故 D 项正确。 .完形填空 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。陪伴“我”多年的狗去世了,“我”悲痛欲绝,因 为它曾经在我人生最艰难的时期陪伴“我”;狗离开“我”之后,“我”开始思考如何回报 它的陪伴;于是,“我”加入了志愿者服务行列。 1B 根据本段第一句中的“my best friend was dying”可知,狗就要去世了,它的 眼睛即将永远闭上,故选 B。 2A 根据第二段的内容
26、可知,“我”九岁时,Flash 走进“我”的生活,陪伴“我”; 由此可知,此处表示它曾经给“我”带来了那么多的快乐,故选 A。 3D 根据第 13 空后面的“I thought doing charity work was the best reward for him”可知,为了报答 Flash 的陪伴,“我”将尽自己的能力做一些事情回报它,故选 D。 4C 根据第 5 空前的“my parents brought this cute dog home”可知,在“我” 九岁时,Flash 进入“我”的世界,故选 C。 5B 根据语境可知,Flash 让“我”的家充满欢乐。故选 B。 6 A
27、根据本段后面的内容可知, 母亲患了癌症, 祖母去世了, 妹妹也生病了, 并且“我” 在学校受到同学的欺负。由此可知,“我”的家庭经历了一系列不幸的事情,故选 A。 7C 根据语境并结合选项可知,祖母当时是“我”的力量的源泉,故选 C。 8D 根据该句中的“while being tested”和“a heart attack”可推知,妹妹当时 在检查的过程中,遭受了心脏病的折磨,故选 D。 9A 根据该句中的“being bullied at school”和“avoid seeing people”可知, “我”当时在学校受到欺负,并且开始避开人群。由此可推知,我当时开始逃课,故选 A。 1
28、0B 根据该段中的“ease me”“I knew he understood”可知,Flash 给了“我” 极大的安慰,故选 B。 11A 根据第三段的内容可知,“我”曾经遇到了一系列的不幸,“我”时常感到生 活没有了希望,但是 Flash 棕色的眼睛、可爱的脸庞总是能让“我”感到宽慰,故选 A。 12D 根据第 10、11 题的解析可知,Flash 总是能够在“我”最困难的时候,一直在 那里陪伴“我”,故选 D。 13B 根据文章第一句并结合该句可知,现在,15 年后,Flash 去世了,故选 B。 14C 根据下文中的“a nonprofit organization”和“contrib
29、uted about 3,500 hours”可知,“我”自愿在一家非营利机构工作,故选 C。 15A 根据下文中的“children with special needs”可知,“我”贡献了大约 3 500 个小时来照看有特殊需要的孩子,故选 A。A 项意为“照料”。 16B 根据上文中的“which completely changed my life”可知,通过志愿者服务, “我”的生活完全变了。“我”开始喜欢“我”过去所经历的历程,甚至接受了最难接受的 - 7 - 那些事情,故选 B。 17C 参见上题解析。 18A 根据空前的“I still miss Flash”及第 20 空前的
30、“an inspiring moment” 可知,Flash 引导“我”去帮助他人,故选 A。 19D 根据第一段中的“Heartbroken”可知,Flash 的去世是“我”人生中最难过的 时刻之一,故选 D。 20B 根据第 16 空前的“which completely changed my life”并结合第 18 题的解 析可知,Flash 的去世也是让“我”发生改变的时刻,故选 B。 .语法填空 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文,介绍了水上交通工具的出现、发展及现状。 1while/but 考查并列连词。本空用并列连词 while 连接两个并列句,表示转折和对 比,也可以用 but
31、表示转折。 2tying 考查非谓语动词。本空用所给动词的ing 形式作介词 by 的宾语,tie“(用 线、绳等)系,绑,捆,束”,其ing 形式是 tying。 3bigger 考查形容词的比较级。根据短文的内容及空格所在句的含义及逻辑关系可 知,本空应用所给形容词的比较级 bigger“更大的”,这里更大的船是与前面的小竹筏作对 比的。空前的 much 用来修饰比较级。 4rose 考查时态。根据 as“随着”可知,主句和从句的动作都发生在过去,主句用 了一般过去时,从句也用一般过去时。 5hugely 考查副词。本空用所给单词的副词形式在句中作状语修饰谓语动词。 6the 考查冠词。本
32、空填 the 构成 in the form of 短语,表示“以形式”。 7length(s) 考查名词。run/stretch/walk etc. the (full) length of sth.是固 定搭配,表示“横跨/延伸/走过某物的整个长度”;此处为同种用法,表示“横跨海洋”。 length 作“长度”讲时既可作可数名词也可作不可数名词,故此处可填 length;也可理解为 空后的 oceans 为复数,故 length 也可用复数。 8 are driven 考查时态、 语态和主谓一致。 根据句意和分析句子结构可知, 此处 that 引导定语从句,先行词为主句主语 They(指代前
33、一句中的“large ships”),空处为定语从句 的谓语。由于定语从句叙述的是一般情况,定语从句的主语 that 为复数概念且与 drive 为被 动关系,故填 are driven。 【易错点拨】 本题部分考生容易误填 is driven,原因是部分考生看到主语是 that 就认为定语从句的谓语要用单数形式,而忽略了 that 指代的先行词为复数。 9compared 考查非谓语动词/状语从句的省略。本空用所给动词的过去分词作状语, 表示被动和完成。又可理解为 as compared to many others 是状语从句的省略结构,省略了 it is。 - 8 - 10with 考查
34、介词。当你身处一个像一座没有任何缺陷的完整城市一样的舒适的游轮 中时,谁还想匆匆忙忙的呢?with 表示“有”,此处 with 与后面的 no 一起连用相当于 without。 .短文改错 It was fine in on March 12, 2019. All the students in our school went to a hill to plant trees. The teacher asked each of us to plant at least six tree trees. Then we started to digging, planting and water
35、ing. We both all worked so hard that we could finish our tasks ahead of time. Among them us, Wang Lin, our monitor sets set a good example. Because Although/Though/While he was ill, he worked even harder. When he finished his task, he went on to help others without a little rest. He was wet all over
36、 after work. “I must learn from him,” I said to myself. Look Looking at the lines of the young trees, we smiled happy happily, forgetting our tiredness. in 改为 on。考查介词。表示在具体的某一天用介词 on,故把 in 改为 on。 tree 改为 trees。考查名词的单复数。tree 是可数名词,且其前有数词 six 修饰, 表示复数概念,故用复数形式。 删除 started 后的 to。考查固定用法。start doing sth.
37、意为“开始做某事”为固 定用法,且此处 digging 与后面的 planting 及 watering 为并列关系,共同作 start 的宾语, 故删除 to。 both 改为 all。考查代词。与上文“All the students”呼应可知,此处表示三者以 上的复数概念,故用代词 all。 them 改为 us。考查代词。根据语境可知,此处表示在“我们中”,故用 us。 sets 改为 set。考查动词的时态。结合本文开头第一句话中的“March 12,2019”可 知,事情发生在过去,故用一般过去时。 Because 改为 Although/Though/While。考查连词。根据语境可知,上下文之间为转 折关系,而非因果关系,故用连词 Although/Though/While 引导让步状语从句。 without 后加 a。考查冠词。此处应用 a little 修饰不可数名词 rest,表示“少量 的,一些”。而 little 与不可数名词连用时则表示“不多的”,不符合语境。 Look 改为 Looking。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知,Look 和句子主语 we 构成 - 9 - 逻辑上的主谓关系,故用现在分词短语作伴随状语。 happy 改为 happily。考查副词。此处应该用副词 happily 修饰其前的动词 smiled, 在句子中作状语。