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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 prayingnot on 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 together. We began with the Suggested List given out at schoolhundreds 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 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 said. 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 eliminated 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 from 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 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。1What does the underlined word “it” in Paragraph 1 refer to? AThe difficulty of the first word. BThe fierce competition. CThe nervousness of the kids. DThe 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。2The author failed probably because _.Ashe was unable to relax Bthe announcer had an accent Cher competitors disturbed her Dshe 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。3What did the author do in the Comfort Room? AShe met her mother.BShe comforted new arrivals. CShe talked with other losers. DShe 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。4Why did the authors mother say the underlined sentence in the last paragraph? AShe was disappointed in the author. BThe author would be beyond the age limit. CShe didnt want the author to suffer again. DThe 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 conversationWhat excuses should you use to avoid talking to people you dont want to talk to? Here are tips and inoffensive 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.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 the 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 apparently 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 conversation every now and then so you dont come across as rude.ABehave in an obviously careless way.BJust be sure that the person you are talking to does not offer to accompany you to do so.CDont act too polite in an attempt to draw sympathy.DUse body language to indicate boredom.EYour friend is bound to perform brilliantly in coping with the dull one.FLook elsewhere and pretend that something else has caught your attention.GStuck 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 fastas 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 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 Alaska 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_,_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: _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 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 _19_ hands! I went up to Ms Jones and thanked her for changing my life all those years ago. I _20_ that night that I was still, and would forever be, her student.语篇导读本文为记叙文。“我”在读六年级时，遇到了琼斯女士，因为她对“我”特别关注，“我”爱上了写作，并最终实现了当作家的梦想。1Aignore Bdiscover Cadmire Dhate解析 A下文讲到：“我”只不过是数以百计学生中的一个。意在强调作者的普通，因此此处意为：我的大部分老师似乎都忽视(ignore)了我，故选A项。2A.typical Bpractical Cspecial Dcomplicated解析 C上文讲到，大部分老师都忽视了“我”，接着用however表示转折，由此可知，琼斯女士对我特别感兴趣。take a special interest特别感兴趣，故选C项。3A.sold BfinishedCtested Dpublished解析 D句意：十年后，当我的第一部小说出版(publish)时，我回到了琼斯女士的教室，递给她一本我写的书，故选D项。4A.bought Bdid Cwrote Ddrew解析 C根据上文可知，作者送给老师的是一本书，因此他最有可能说的是“我为您写的这本书”，故选C项。5A.madly Bbitterly Cshyly Dhappily解析 B句意：琼斯女士开始痛哭起来。bitterly意为“强烈地”，在此处用来形容哭泣的程度，故选B项。6A.choice BretirementCbehavior Dchange解析 B根据下文可知，琼斯女士一直觉得自己对学生的教导没有起到很大作用，因此她萌生了提前退休的想法。choice选择；retirement退休；behavior行为；change改变，故选B项。7A.though Bbut Cunless Dbecause解析 D她觉得自己没有对学生的教导起到很大作用是她想提前退休的原因，因此用because解释原因，故选D项。8A.on Bfor Cabout Doff解析 Ahave an effect on对有影响，起作用，为固定搭配，故选A项。9A.Regardless of BAccording toCThanks to DIn terms of解析 C句意：多亏了她，我爱上了莎士比亚。regardless of不管；according to 根据；thanks to幸亏，由于；in terms of在方面，故选C项。10A.belief Bidea Cmotto Dtalent解析 A句意：正是她的信任，才让我有信心成为一名作家。belief信任；idea思想；motto座右铭；talent天赋，故选A项。11A.believed BowedChelped Dcongratulated解析 B上文作者一直在陈述老师对她的恩情，作者十分感激老师，因此此处说：我欠(owe)她的(恩情)，故选B项。12A.gradually BfrequentlyCconstantly Dfinally解析 D句意：十五年过去了，当我听说她终于要准备退休了。gradually逐渐地；frequently经常地；constantly不断地；finally终于，最后，故选D项。13A.goingup BbringinginCgoingaway Dgettogether解析 C前半句讲到，琼斯女士终于要准备退休了，因此作者要参加的应该是为她准备的欢送会。goingaway在此处意为“离别”，故选C项。14A.Still BInsteadCMoreover DTherefore解析 B上文讲到，琼斯女士唯一要做的就是对同事们的到来讲几句感谢的话。而根据下文可知，她实际的做法却是站起来发表了一席振奋人心的演讲。上下文文意转折，故用instead，意为“然而”，故选B项。15A.notice BappointmentCdecision Dspeech解析 D句意：她站起来，发表了一番激动人心的演讲。notice通知；appointment任命；decision决定；speech言论，演讲，故选D项。16A.teachers BkidsCwriters Dschools解析 B根据下文的These kids havent changed可知，此处说的是kids have changed，故选B项。17A.old Bproud Csmart Dgreedy解析 A随着年岁的增长，老师们会逐渐变老(old)和变得懒惰，故选A项。18A.let down Bplay jokes onCgive up to Dput pressure on解析 C上文提到了教学中的一些困境，比如孩子们难以管教、自身逐渐衰老等，然而其实孩子们没有改变，但自己在这个过程中改变了。因此本句说，不要向这些孩子认输！ letdown使失望；play jokes on跟开玩笑；give up to向投降/认输；put pressure on向施压，故选C项。19A.clapped Bwaved Craised Dshook解析 A上文提到了琼斯女士的演讲激动人心，在四个选项中，最符合当时场景的是“鼓掌”，故选A项。20A.heard Bhoped Cproved Drealized解析