The world of colours and light　課時(shí)跟蹤檢測B卷

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024·南通中學(xué)高三教學(xué)質(zhì)量檢測)Ever since I could remember, one phrase — open up your heart — has always made me feel uncomfortable. Whenever I heard it, __1__ from movies, music or adults, I thought that doing so meant __2__ good judgment of my own, rather than following a practical approach to life.But the real __3__

　　was my distrust of others.From past __4__， opening up my heart meant giving others the opportunity to influence how I felt about myself, and this was the dangerous area __5__ I could not afford for anyone to enter.

　　However, the older I got, the __6__ I distanced myself from other people.I was jealous (嫉妒的) when I saw how __7__ other people communicating and getting on with one another, __8__ their experiences and their feelings, and really being comfortable.I began to believe that there was something terribly __9__ with me.

　　Only recently have I been able to find enough __10__ to let my defence go.Being warm and

　　__11__

　　is easy for most people, but for me, it was __12__ that I was unfamiliar with.I began to understand that I __13__ to take an active role in my relationships with others.

　　Even though I?ve been able to open myself up to others, I?m still __14__ about how to do so.

　　My fears became true when I began to see how easily others had a(n) __15__ on me.I began to feel the pull of the opinions of others, many of which I did not __16__.Though these opinions were not my own, they still had an influence on my own __17__.I realized that I __18__

　　both my individuality (個(gè)性) and the relationships I had __19__

　　with others too much.So, something had to __20__.

　　I began to realize that approval is not always necessary.If I don’t agree with someone, I can always express my point of view, as long as I don’t make other people feel bad.And I can still keep my individuality.

　　1．A.if　B．that

　　C．whether

　　D．which

　　2. A．losing

　　B．making

　　C．offering

　　D．getting

　　3．A.question

　　B．difficulty

　　C．benefit

　　D．problem

　　4. A．success

　　B．study

　　C．puzzle

　　D．experience

　　5. A．where

　　B．that

　　C．how

　　D．why

　　6．A.more

　　B．less

　　C．farther

　　D．nearer

　　7．A.hard

　　B．easily

　　C．differently

　　D．possibly

　　8．A.remembering

　　B．forgetting

　　C．sharing

　　D．hiding

　　9．A.right

　　B．hard

　　C．wrong

　　D．interesting

　　10．A.time

　　B．energy

　　C．strength

　　D．courage

　　11．A.rude

　　B．friendly

　　C．shy

　　D．cold

　　12．A.nothing

　　B．everything

　　C．a(chǎn)nything

　　D．something

　　13．A.needed

　　B．refused

　　C．tried

　　D．liked

　　14．A.sure

　　B．proud

　　C．cautious

　　D．happy

　　15．A.effect

　　B．impression

　　C．a(chǎn)pproach

　　D．chance

　　16．A.come up with

　　B．deal with

　　C．work with

　　D．a(chǎn)gree with

　　17．A.progress

　　B．belief

　　C．experience

　　D．failure

　　18．A.ignored

　　B．disliked

　　C．valued

　　D．knew

　　19．A.missed

　　B．developed

　　C．pleased

　　D．found

　　20．A.leave

　　B．keep

　　C．do

　　D．change

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　(2024·江蘇天一中學(xué)高三一模)

　　Washington Sightseeing Guide

　　White House — No trip to Washington would be complete without a visit to 1600 Pennsylvania Aye. Public tours have been offered since Thomas Jefferson was president, but you can?t just drop in. Visits to the White House are in high demand, and you must make your request through your member of Congress (國會) up to six months, and no fewer than 21 days, before your visit. Be sure to check the White House tour-info Web site to make sure about the personal identification you’ll need. And on the day of your visit, call 2024567041 to confirm the tour schedule.

　　U．S. Capitol (國會大廈)—The U．S. Capitol is one of the citys most popular tourist destinations. Your visit begins at the visitor center; plan to arrive about 45 minutes before your tour to get through security (the building is open Monday-Saturday from 8：30 a．m. to 4：30 p．m. ). While waiting, look around the center’s exhibition space, which features such historic treasures as the table used by Abraham Lincoln and the House gavel (小木槌) used during the roll call vote to declare war on Germany and Italy in 1941. In fact, even if you dont have tour tickets, the visitor center is worth a stop if you?re in the area.

　　President Lincoln?s Cottage — You shouldn?t miss this stop, the hilltop home where President Abraham Lincoln and his family lived during part of the Civil War.

　　Lincoln?s Cottage is simply furnished but features lighting effects and actors? recordings that reveal Lincoln?s thoughts on slavery and the war. “In the library you can actually see the ghost lines of where the library shelves would have been，” says cottage director Erin Carlson Mast. “We haven’t recreated the bookshelves because that was such an amazing moment of discovery for us that we wanted to preserve that so people can have that moment of discovery themselves. ”

　　Library of Congress — The Library of Congress is housed in three buildings: the Thomas Jefferson Building, James Madison Memorial Building and the John Adams Building. Although trying to see all of it in one day is possible, it?s probably best to do a little thinking ahead and figure out which areas you?d really like to explore(i. e, when your feet start to hurt, you won?t feel so bad about not catching everything). The most popular visitor destination is the Thomas Jefferson Building, but there are things worth seeing — murals (壁畫), sculptures, performances — elsewhere in the complex.

　　1．Which is TRUE about the White House?

　　A．It is a new tourist attraction.

　　B．It is open only to members of Congress.

　　C．A reservation for a visit is required.

　　D．You should call 2024567041 during your visit.

　　2．It can be learned that you________to see the things on show in the visitor center of the U. S. Capitol.

　　A．have to wait

　　B．a(chǎn)rrive early

　　C．needn’t get a ticket

　　D．have to get a ticket

　　3．In Lincolns Cottage, you can________.

　　A．see actors giving performances

　　B．see the bookshelves in the study

　　C．hear the recorded voice of Lincoln

　　D．learn about Lincolns opinions on slavery

　　4．The Library of Congress________.

　　A．is made up of two buildings

　　B．is made up of three buildings

　　C．is in the Thomas Jefferson Building

　　D．is in the James Madison Memorial Building

　　5．The paragraph about the Library of Congress implies that________.

　　A．there is so much to see there

　　B．there are so many visitors there

　　C．you neednt spend so much time there

　　D．you should drive there instead of walking

　　.任務(wù)型閱讀

　　(2024· 徐州市第三次調(diào)研考試)Does reading great literature expand our imagination and better our moral and social sensibilities？For most people, its just wishful thinking because there’s no evidence that people are morally or socially better for reading Tolstoy or other great books.

　　But just hold on a second there.Actually, there is such evidence, says US writer Annie Murphy Paul.She argues in Time magazine that “deep reading”， as opposed to browsing web pages, makes us nicer and smarter.

　　Her evidence includes several studies carried out by some psychologists.

　　One is based in Canada.Two psychologists found that individuals who often read fiction appear to be better able to understand other people, sympathize with them and view the world from their perspective.

　　But this improvement is only possible if we do deep reading, which isn’t just about understanding the meaning of each word, Paul explains.Deep reading is “slow, devoted, rich in sensory detail and emotional and moral complexity”．Through processing details, comparisons, and other literary devices, the readers brain creates a mental representation as if the scene were unfolding in real life.

　　It’s said that reading a good book is like falling in love with the writer.Paul cites another study by psychologist Victor Nell from a university in South Africa，who found that when readers are enjoying the experience most，the pace of their reading slows.

　　The combination of fast, fluent understanding of words and slow, unhurried progress on the page gives deep readers time to enrich their reading with their own thoughts, analysis, memories and opinions.It’s as if reader and writer were engaged in a deep and real conversation, like people falling in love.

　　None of this is possible when we browse web pages.We will eventually lose the ability to appreciate our literary heritage because novels, poems and other kinds of literature can be understood only by readers whose brains are trained to read them.And even some educators just meet young people where they are by adapting education to their onscreen habits.

　　With the electronic devices spreading universally, Paul warns, deep reading has become an endangered practice. We should care about how we read as much as what we read. So pick up a book, sit back, and let a spiritual journey begin that will take you places only deep reading can.

　　(1)________ Deep reading makes people better

　　Common belief It has not been (2)________ that people are morally or socially better for reading literature.

　　Present studies Canadian study

　　●Fiction readers seem to be more (3)________ towards other people.

　　●Deep reading helps (4)________ a mental representation in the readers’ brain.

　　South-African study

　　●Deep readers will slow down when their reading experience is most (5)________．

　　●Deep readers can (6)________ their reading with their own thoughts, analysis, memories and opinions.

　　(7)________ ●Without (8)________ their brains to read literature, people are losing the ability to appreciate it.

　　●Some educators blindly (9)________education to students’ onscreen habits.

　　Suggestion We should care about the (10)________ we read as much as the contents.

　　答案

　　Ⅰ.

　　語篇解讀：本文為一篇議論文。作者對“敞開你的心扉”這句話一直排斥，認(rèn)為敞開心扉會受到別人的影響，所以和周圍的人保持距離。在看到周圍人們?nèi)谇⒌亟涣鲿r(shí)，自己也試著敞開心扉，最終認(rèn)識到自己既可以保持個(gè)性也可以融入人群。

　　1．選C　每當(dāng)“我”聽到這句話，不論是從電影，音樂還是從成人的話語中。所以用whether，表示“不論”，與后面的or形成whether ... or ...結(jié)構(gòu)，表示“不論……還是……”。

　　2．選A　根據(jù)下文中的“rather than following a practical approach to life”可知，作者認(rèn)為敞開心扉意味著失去自己的判斷而不是遵循人生的實(shí)用方法。

　　3．選D　根據(jù)下文中的“my distrust of others”可知，真正的問題是作者對其他人不信任。question指說話者需要解決或解答的問題；problem指被提出的問題，特別指疑難的、困難的問題。結(jié)合文意可知選D。

　　4．選D　從過去的經(jīng)歷(experience)看來，打開“我”的心扉意味著給別人機(jī)會來影響“我”對自己的感受。

　　5．選B　此處為定語從句的引導(dǎo)詞，從句中的enter為及物動詞，且和先行詞the dangerous area為動賓關(guān)系，所以用關(guān)系代詞that。

　　6．選A　根據(jù)“I distanced myself from other people”可知，此處表示“我”越長大，就越疏遠(yuǎn)其他人，distance oneself from ...“拉開距離，與……疏遠(yuǎn)”，所以選A。注意：distance oneself from ... 已經(jīng)有了遠(yuǎn)離的意思，不必再用farther。

　　7．選B　當(dāng)“我”看到其他人輕松地(easily)交流，彼此相處融洽的時(shí)候，“我”感到忌妒。

　　8．選C　根據(jù)上文中的“communicating and getting on with one another”可知，人們交流、相處的同時(shí)分享(sharing)他們的經(jīng)歷和感受，此處為現(xiàn)在分詞sharing作伴隨狀語，因此選擇C。

　　9．選C　根據(jù)前文可知，作者拒絕敞開心扉，但是看到其他人的融洽相處時(shí)，他開始認(rèn)為自己想錯(cuò)了。

　　10．選D　根據(jù)前文中的“dangerous area”可知，作者認(rèn)為敞開心扉是危險(xiǎn)的，此處表示作者直到最近才有勇氣卸下心防。

　　11．選B　此處為敞開心扉的具體表現(xiàn)即對人熱情、友好，這對大多數(shù)人來說是容易的。be friendly to是固定短語，表示“對……友好”，所以選擇B。

　　12．選D　但是對于“我”來說，那是“我”不熟悉的事情。something“某事”，故選D。

　　13．選A　“我”開始意識到“我”需要積極地和其他人建立關(guān)系。need to do sth.，“需要做某事”，故選A。

　　14．選C　根據(jù)“even though”可知，盡管“我”對其他人敞開了心扉，但是對于如何做，“我”依舊謹(jǐn)慎。

　　15．選A　當(dāng)“我”開始看到其他人多么容易地影響了“我”的時(shí)候，“我”的擔(dān)心成為了現(xiàn)實(shí)。have an effect on是固定短語，表示“對……有影響”。

　　16．選D　此處表示許多“我”以前不贊同的觀點(diǎn)開始影響“我”。agree with“贊同”，符合語境。

　　17．選B　盡管這些觀點(diǎn)不是“我”自己的，但是它們依舊對“我”的信念產(chǎn)生了影響。belief“信念”，符合語境。

　　18．選C　根據(jù)上文可知，作者此時(shí)既太看重自己的個(gè)性又太在意和其他人之間培養(yǎng)良好的關(guān)系。value“重視，看重”，符合語境。

　　19．選B　此處表示作者太看重和其他人之間發(fā)展良好的關(guān)系。develop“發(fā)展，培養(yǎng)”，符合語境。

　　20．選D　根據(jù)上文作者遇到的兩個(gè)方面的矛盾可知，此處表示作者不得不作出改變。change“改變”，符合語境。

　　Ⅱ.語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。文章介紹了華盛頓的幾個(gè)旅游觀光點(diǎn)的歷史、特點(diǎn)等細(xì)節(jié)，包括白宮、國會大廈、林肯故居以及國會圖書館。

　　1．選C　正誤判斷題。根據(jù)第一段的第三句可知，白宮參觀者眾多，所以需要提前預(yù)約。故C項(xiàng)正確。

　　2．選C　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句可知，即使你沒有票，也可以參觀國會大廈的游客中心。故C項(xiàng)正確。

　　3．選D　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段的第一句可知，在林肯的故居，你可以了解林肯的廢奴思想和美國內(nèi)戰(zhàn)。故D項(xiàng)正確。

　　4．選B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段第一句中的“The Library of Congress is housed in three buildings”可知，國會圖書館由三幢建筑構(gòu)成。故B項(xiàng)正確。

　　5．選A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段的第二句可知，花一天時(shí)間看完國會圖書館是不可能的；由此可以推知，國會圖書館可參觀的內(nèi)容很多。故A項(xiàng)正確。

　　Ⅲ.1.Theme/Subject/Topic/Title

　　2．proved　3.considerate/thoughtful

　　4．create　5.enjoyable/joyful　6.enrich

　　7．Problems/Difficulties/Worries　8.training　9.adapt/adjust　10.way