Tales of the unexplained　課時(shí)跟蹤檢測B卷

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024·徐州高三第三次質(zhì)檢)

　　The Fish I didnt Catch

　　I still remember my first fishing experience as if it were but yesterday.I have been __1__many times in my life (like when I got admitted to the best school), but never more intensely so than when I received that first fishing __2__ from my uncle.

　　My uncle, who knew by long __3__where pickerel(梭魚)would gather，__4__placed me at the most favorable point.I threw out my line and waited anxiously for a bite，__5__the float up and down rapidly on the surface of the water.But nothing came of it.“Try again，”said my uncle.Suddenly the float __6__out of sight.“Now for it，” thought I，“here is a fish at last.”

　　I made a strong pull，only to bring up a tangle of weeds.Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms, and drew it back empty.I looked at my uncle __7__.“Try once more，” he said，“we fishermen must have __8__.”

　　Suddenly something tugged at my line，and swept off with it into deep water.Pulling it up quickly, I saw a fine pickerel wriggling in the sun.“Uncle！” I cried, looking back in uncontrollable __9__，“I’ve got a fish！” “Not yet，”said my uncle.Just then, I saw the scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream, my hook hung __10__from the line.I had lost my prize.

　　My heart sank with it and I felt like a failure.We tend to speak of the __11__of childhood as matters of little importance __12__those of grown-ups.Controlled by reason and self-respect, the sorrows of grown-ups __13__the social customs and rules of conduct __14__the sorrows of childhood are a complete abandonment to the passion.The doll?s nose is broken, and the whole world __15__with it.

　　So, overcome with my bitter disappointment, I refused to be __16__， even by my uncle’s guarantee that there were more fish in the river.He refitted my bait, and, putting the pole again in my hands, told me to try my luck once more.

　　“But remember, boy” he said, with a smile, “it’s no use to boast (自夸) of anything before its done, nor then, either，__17__it speaks for itself.”

　　How often I have been reminded of the fish that I did not catch __18__！When I hear people talking about their distant aims as if they had already been achieved, I call to mind that __19__by the riverside, and the wise caution of my uncle takes the form of a proverb of __20__application：“NEVER BOAST OF YOUR FISH BEFORE YOU CATCH HIM.”

　　1．A.happy 　B．confident

　　C．curious

　　D．optimistic

　　2．A.basket

　　B．pole

　　C．net

　　D．boat

　　3．A.analysis

　　B．calculation

　　C．a(chǎn)djustment

　　D．experience

　　4．A.casually

　　B．desperately

　　C．considerately

　　D．unexpectedly

　　5．A.kicking

　　B．moving

　　C．releasing

　　D．folding

　　6．A.sank

　　B．bounced

　　C．flew

　　D．extended

　　7．A.understandingly

　　B．a(chǎn)ppealingly

　　C．seemingly

　　D．a(chǎn)pprovingly

　　8．A.affection

　　B．imagination

　　C．competence

　　D．patience

　　9．A.amusement

　　B．disappointment

　　C．excitement

　　D．a(chǎn)stonishment

　　10．A.separate

　　B．heavy

　　C．empty

　　D．dull

　　11．A.achievements

　　B．sorrows

　　C．remarks

　　D．commitments

　　12．A.in comparison with

　　B．in favour of

　　C．in response to

　　D．on account of

　　13．A.reform

　　B．keep

　　C．violate

　　D．establish

　　14．A.if

　　B．since

　　C．when

　　D．while

　　15．A.goes ahead

　　B．takes off

　　C．breaks up

　　D．comes out

　　16．A.criticized

　　B．teased

　　C．comforted

　　D．protected

　　17．A.for

　　B．once

　　C．if

　　D．though

　　18．A.just then

　　B．ever since

　　C．ever after

　　D．only now

　　19．A.view

　　B．location

　　C．conflict

　　D．scene

　　20．A.liberal

　　B．potential

　　C．a(chǎn)rtificial

　　D．universal

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　(2024·皖南八校聯(lián)考)An international panel of experts will re-examine all data gathered in the nearly two-month hunt for the missing Malaysia jet to ensure search crews have been looking in the right place, officials said Monday.

　　Senior officials from Malaysia, Australia and China met in the Australian capital to hash_out the details of the next steps in the search for Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, which will center around an expanded patch of seafloor in a remote area of the Indian Ocean off Western Australia. The area became the focus of the hunt after a team of analysts calculated the plane?s most likely flight path based on satellite and radar data. Starting Wednesday, that data will be re-analyzed and combined with all information gathered thus far in the search, which hasn’t turned up a single piece of debris (殘骸) despite crews searching more than 4.6 million square kilometers of ocean.

　　“Weve got to this stage of the process where it?s very sensible to go back and have a look at all of the data that has been gathered, all of the analysis that has been done and make sure there?s no flaws in it, the assumptions are right, the analysis is right and conclusions are right，”Angus Houston, head of the search operation, told reporters in Canberra.

　　Investigators have been confused by a lack of hard data since the plane vanished (銷聲匿跡) on March 8 during a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing. A weeks long search for surface debris was called off last week after officials determined any debris that may have been floating has likely sunk.

　　]“Unfortunately, all of that effort has found nothing, ”Australian Transport Minister Warren Truss said. “We?ve been confident on the basis of the information provided that the search area was the right one, but in practice, that confidence has not been converted into discovering any trace of the aircraft.”Houston has warned the underwater search is likely to drag on for up to a year.

　　1．What’s the meaning of the phrase “hash out” in Paragraph 2？　

　　A．Determine. 　B．Discuss.

　　C．Deliver.

　　D．Debate.

　　2．Whats the purpose of the re-examination of all data by the experts?

　　A．To make assumptions and conclusions of the plane.

　　B．To check whether the searching is in the right place.

　　C．To encourage the searching crews.

　　D．To calculate the planes most likely flight path.

　　3．Which of the statements is TRUE according to the two officials interviewed?

　　A．They didnt think they can finish the task.

　　B．There is something going wrong in the searching.

　　C．The searching crew are still confident after nearly two-month hunt.

　　D．The search for the missing jet will continue.

　　4．The main purpose of the passage is to inform us of ______.

　　A．the likeliest fly path based on satellite and radar data

　　B．the wrong area for MH370 searching

　　C．the further information about the Missing Malaysia Airlines　

　　D．the final result of the searching

　　Ⅲ.任務(wù)型閱讀

　　(2024·江蘇高考英語模擬卷二)Loneliness is a feeling where people experience a powerful rush of emptiness and solitude (孤獨(dú)). Loneliness is more than the feeling of wanting company or wanting to do something with another person. Someone who is lonely may find it hard to form human contact.

　　Loneliness is not the same as being alone. Many people have times when they are alone through circumstances or choice. Being alone can be experienced as positive, pleasurable, and emotionally refreshing if it is under the individual?s control.

　　According to the latest investigation by psychologists in the United States of America, most people feel lonely sometimes, but it usually only lasts between a few minutes and a few hours. This kind of loneliness is not serious. In fact, it is quite normal. For some people, though, loneliness can last for years. Now researchers say there are different types of loneliness.

　　The first kind of loneliness is temporary. This is the most common type. It usually disappears quickly and does not require any special attention. The second kind, situational loneliness, is a natural result of a particular situation, for example, a family problem, the death of a loved one, moving to a new place. Although this kind of loneliness can cause physical problems, such as headaches and sleeplessness, it usually does not last for more than a year.

　　The third kind of loneliness is the most severe. Unlike the second type, chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years and has no specific cause. People who experience habitual loneliness have problems socializing and becoming close to others. Unfortunately, many chronically lonely people think there is little or nothing they can do to improve their condition.

　　Psychologists agree that one important factor in loneliness is a person’s social contacts, such as friends, family members and co-workers. We depend on various people for different reasons. For instance, our families give us emotional support, our parents and teachers give us guidance, and our friends share similar interests with us. However, psychologists have found that, though lonely people may have many social contacts, they sometimes feel they should have more. They question their own popularity.

　　Psychologists are trying to find ways to help habitually lonely people for two reasons: they are unhappy and unable to be socialized and there is a connection between chronic loneliness and serious illness such as heart disease. While temporary and situational loneliness can be a normal, healthy part of life, chronic loneliness can be a very sad, and sometimes dangerous condition.

　　Title: Loneliness

　　Theme Psychologists are (1)________ loneliness to help habitually lonely people.

　　(2)______of loneliness It is a feeling where people experience emptiness and solitude. Lonely people may fail to form human (3)________. Also, loneliness (4)________ from being alone. If under control, being alone can have a good effect.

　　Kinds of loneliness ●Temporary loneliness disappears quickly and we can (5)________ it.

　　●Situational loneliness doesn’t last long although it can make people feel

　　(6)________ unhealthy.

　　●Chronic loneliness usually lasts more than two years (7)________ specific cause.

　　Views of psychologists ●A person’s social contacts are one of the important (8)________ in loneliness.

　　●Lonely people don’t think they have (9)________ social contacts though there are already many.

　　Reasons for finding ways to help

　　●Lonely people have (10)________ in socializing and chronic loneliness may cause serious illness.

　　●Those living with chronic loneliness can be a very dangerous condition.

　　 答案

　　Ⅰ.

　　語篇解讀：本文是一篇夾敘夾議文，主要講述了作者和叔叔一起去釣魚而深受啟發(fā)：做任何事情都不要高興得太早，最終實(shí)現(xiàn)了才算是真正的成功。

　　1．選A　根據(jù)下文“l(fā)ike when I got admitted to the best school”可推知，這是件讓人開心的事，并與該句中的“intensely”形成對(duì)比。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　2．選B　根據(jù)下文“putting the pole again in my hands”可知，此處指作者從叔叔手里接過釣魚竿，準(zhǔn)備去釣魚。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　3．選D　根據(jù)語境“who knew... where pickerel(梭魚)would gather”可知，此處指叔叔很有經(jīng)驗(yàn)，與“l(fā)ong”相呼應(yīng)。

　　4．選C　根據(jù)空格后“placed me at the most favorable point”可知，叔叔很細(xì)心體貼，把作者放在最有利的位置去釣魚。

　　5．選B　根據(jù)語境“anxiously”和“rapidly”可知，作者不停地晃動(dòng)著浮子，焦急地等著魚兒上鉤。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　6．選A　根據(jù)下文“Now for it，thought I，here is a fish at last，”可知，浮子不見了，即沉下水面了，與下文“I made a strong pull”和“My heart sank with it and I felt like a failure.”相呼應(yīng)。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　7．選B　根據(jù)語境可知，作者此時(shí)很困惑，懇求叔叔的幫助。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　8．選D　根據(jù)該句中的“Try once more”可知，釣魚需要耐心，與上文“Again and again I cast out my line with aching arms，and drew it back empty.”相呼應(yīng)。

　　9．選C　由上文作者釣不到魚的焦急和失望可知，此處表示作者要釣到魚了，特別激動(dòng)和興奮。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　10．選C　根據(jù)語境“I saw the scared fish shooting into the middle of the stream”和“I had lost my prize.”可知，魚兒脫了線，作者沒有釣到魚，所以魚鉤是空的。

　　11．選B　根據(jù)下文“Controlled by reason and self-respect，the sorrows of grown-ups”可知，此處是指童年的憂傷。

　　12．選A　根據(jù)語境“childhood”和“grown-ups”對(duì)比可知，此處表示“相比較而言”。

　　13．選B　根據(jù)語境“the social customs and rules of conduct”可知，此處表示遵守一定的社會(huì)規(guī)范和準(zhǔn)則。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　14．選D　根據(jù)語境可知，上下文表示成人的悲傷與孩子的悲傷邏輯上的對(duì)比關(guān)系。

　　15．選C　根據(jù)上文“the sorrows of childhood are a complete abandonment to the passion”，并結(jié)合語境中的“broken”可知，由于童年的傷心就是這么一種純真的感情宣泄和表達(dá)，所以玩具娃娃的鼻子壞了，孩子們的世界因此就徹底地粉碎了。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　16．選C　根據(jù)下文“even by my uncles guarantee that there were more fish in the river”可知，叔叔為了安慰作者，才向作者保證說河里有更多的魚。

　　17．選A　根據(jù)語境可知，上下句表示邏輯上的因果關(guān)系。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　18．選B　since 意為“自從……時(shí)”，主句用現(xiàn)在完成時(shí)，從句用一般過去時(shí)，符合語境。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　19．選D　A項(xiàng)意為“視野，見解，風(fēng)景”；B項(xiàng)意為“位置，地點(diǎn)”；C項(xiàng)意為“沖突”；D項(xiàng)意為“場景”。根據(jù)語境“call to mind”可知，作者想起了之前的那次釣魚的情景。

　　20．選D　根據(jù)語境中的“proverb”可知，諺語一般是放之四海而皆準(zhǔn)的普遍真理。

　　語篇解讀：本文是一則資訊報(bào)道，主要介紹了來自馬來西亞、澳大利亞和中國的高級(jí)官員聚在一起討論搜尋MH370的相關(guān)情況。

　　1．選B　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞的上下文可知，來自馬來西亞、澳大利亞和中國的高級(jí)官員聚在一起討論接下來搜救MH370的細(xì)節(jié)。由此可推知，hash out意為“討論”，與discuss意思相近。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　2．選B　細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“to ensure search crews have been looking in the right place”可知，再檢查所獲得的數(shù)據(jù)的目的是核實(shí)搜尋位置是否正確。故選B項(xiàng)。

　　3．選D　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段和第五段中兩位受訪官員所說的話可推知，搜索失蹤飛機(jī)的活動(dòng)仍將繼續(xù)。故選D項(xiàng)。