2014版英语《高考专题辅导》专题检测卷二十九任务型阅读(共13页)

1、精选优质文档-倾情为你奉上温馨提示： 此套题为Word版，请按住Ctrl,滑动鼠标滚轴，调节合适的观看比例，答案解析附后。关闭Word文档返回原板块。专题检测卷(二十九) 任务型阅读(建议用时: 30分钟)1(2013·姜堰模拟)Students typically speak of their experiences abroad as “life-changing” and count their international experience as one of the most rewarding features of their college careers. The

2、y not only advance themselves academically, but also acquire a mature view of our complex world. The benefits of studying abroad are many. Here are a few: Special academic opportunities. For all students, but especially for those with an interest in area studies, attending a university abroad opens

3、up a lot of academic options: courses not offered at Princeton, access to research materials, and contact with foreign scholars and researchers in particular fields of interest. Foreign environments can also provide a kind of living laboratory for original research that can only be conducted on-site

4、. Foreign language competency. The best way to become fluent in a foreign language is to go to a country where the language is spoken. The ability to read and talk in a foreign language benefits the scholarly work of all students and is a skill that is increasingly valued in all professions. Prepara

5、tion for careers with an international dimension. Todays workplace is increasingly global and requires knowledge and experience that transcends(超出)national boundaries. Students who have studied abroad can prove to possible employers that they can handle themselves in new situations and have experien

6、ce interacting with people from other backgrounds. Students may also develop professional relationships that continue long after the study abroad experience is over. Cross-cultural competence and understanding. Spending time abroad allows you to test your abilities to cope with the challenges of liv

7、ing in another culture as a participant rather than a tourist. Living in another culture exposes you to different views about world events and your own countrydeepening your understanding of your own culture, yourself, and the world. Improve decision-making and problem-solving skills. Students study

8、ing abroad find themselves in new situations all the time. When students convey their needs and thoughts using new language skills, they gain confidence. These skills are helpful in other aspects of life, both personal and professional. Test your interests. While studying abroad, especially on a fie

9、ld-based program, students can often take their interests on a more specific, applied direction. For example, they can try field research and interact with professionals working in fields of interest to them. Make new contacts. Students form a large network of people while studying abroad. Some stud

10、ents may call upon their in-country professional contacts soon after the programs conclusion; others stay in touch with homestay families for decades; still others form lifelong friendships with their peers(同龄人). These relationships can be deeply expanding. Title: Why not Study Abroad?IntroductionSt

11、udying abroad is an valuable experience that may(1)ones life. Students can improve their(2)performance and understand the world better. Some of the benefitsProvide special academic opportunitiesStudents can gain(3)to research materials and build contact with researchers. (4)foreign language competen

12、cyThe ability to read and talk in a foreign language is(5)to students school work and jobs in the future. Make(6)for future careersStudents who have studied abroad can handle new situations and people from different backgrounds. Learn to understand another cultureLiving in another culture allows you

13、 to see the world and your own country in a(7)way. Learn to make decisions and(8)problemsStudents can gain confidence when they deal with new situations using new language skills. Test your interests and make new contactsStudents can do research in a more specific direction according to their(9). St

14、udents form many relationships while studying abroad, which can be(10)over time. 2(2013·扬州模拟)By the logic(逻辑)of geography, the continent of Australia should have been populated with Asians. Instead, by an accident of history, Australia has been mainly populated with Westerners. Sadly, no major

15、Australian newspaper or expert commented. This made me aware that Australians are reluctant to face Australias painful new geopolitical realities. Against this background, the release of the Asian Century White Paper is timely. It should provide a sharp wake-up call to the Australian population that

16、 Australias destiny(命运)is now firmly tied to Asia. Julia Gillard is right in saying, “The transformation of the Asian region into the economic powerhouse of the world is not only unstoppable, it is gathering pace. ”One truly impressive part of the paper is the data it provides on Asias rise. It note

17、s, for example, that “in the past 20 years, China and India have almost tripled(增三倍)their share of the global economy and increased their economic size almost six times over. By 2025, the region as a whole will account for almost half the worlds output. ”In this Asian century, as Western power gets

18、weak steadily, Australia will be left “beached” alone as the only Western country(together with New Zealand)in Asia. Twenty-two million Australians will have to learn to deal with 3. 5 billion Asians with great care and sensitivity. Ignorance(无知)about Asia could prove to be fatal(致命的)for Australias

19、long-term future. This is why the report is right in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia. Sadly, this kind of terrible ignorance may be a result of Australian education. The report says, “Only a small proportion of Year 12 students study anything about Asia in the subjects of history, li

20、terature, geography, economics, politics and the arts under existing state-based curriculums. ”Worse, only 5 percent of each Australian groups study any kind of Asian language. Learning Asian languages would open windows to Asian cultural and political sensitivities. The time for Australians to thin

21、k deeply about their Asian destiny has arrived. The sooner Australia adjusts to its new Asian destiny, the less painful the adjustment will prove to be. Title: Its(1)to Accept Our Place in Asian Region(2) (3)speaking, Australia is close to Asia, yet few Australians are willing to face Australia

22、s new geopolitical(4). Release of the white paperAim: To tell Australians that their(5)definitely has much to do with Asia. Cause: Asia has(6)the economic powerhouse of the world. (7): China and India have tripled their share of the global economy and the region will account for half the worlds outp

23、ut by 2025. The writers opinionsAustralians will be lonely if they dont learn to deal with 3. 5 billion Asians. Australian(8), in part, is responsible for their ignorance about Asia. Its right for the paper to(9)on Australian misunderstanding of Asia. Its high time that Asia languages were(10)to Aus

24、tralian children. 3(2013·盐城模拟)In the United States, engineering is a profession that has been dominated historically by men. Even today, its still true that few women become civil or chemical or mechanical engineers, but thats something Engineer Girl aims to change. Young women who visit the we

25、bsite can find out about a great career choices they might not have considered. “Women are very much underrepresented in engineering and in engineering education programs and then of course, down the road, in the engineering workforce. So only about 20 percent of engineering undergraduate degrees go

26、 to women, and then only about nine percent of working engineers are women. ”Mary Mattis in the National Academy of Engineering, says the Engineer Girl website aims to reach young women around ages 11 through 14, when they are just getting old enough to start thinking about their futures. “We know f

27、rom the research that middle-school girls are at a critical point in their lives, and that its a time when we need to reach them, both with an understanding, increasing their awareness of interesting fields in engineering, what a wonderful productive and exciting career you can have as an engineer.

28、But we also need to reach them at that time because you have to take certain courses, and you cant start thinking about taking those courses when youre a junior in high school. ”Engineering is a demanding course of studythere is a lot of science and mathematics, for many girls and even boys, that ca

29、n be challenging. But Ms. Mattis says that the Engineer Girl website stresses that engineering can also be fun and exciting. “Its about designing things. Its about changing the world for people. Its about making a difference. And, in addition, you can make a good living; you can be independent econo

30、mically by becoming an engineer. All of those things are messages that girls need to get. ”While most engineers go into traditional fields such as mechanical and electrical engineering, the Engineer Girl site also highlights unusual engineering careers in fields such as sports engineering andbelieve

31、 it or notchocolate engineering. “Theres a section called why be an engineer, and that talks about the many opportunities and increasingly different opportunities like with bio-engineering and environmental engineering, some fields that might appeal to girls who want to make a difference or have a m

32、eaning for their careers beyond earning an income. ”Even if you are not a girl in the target age group, theres a lot of interesting information on the site, including biographies of some notable women engineers. TitleWebsite(1)Girls to Learn EngineeringPresent(2)for the engineering profession in the

33、 USAA majority of men take up the profession throughout(3), while only a small number of women work as engineers. (4)of the websiteTo make young women(5)of interesting fields in engineering and what productivity and(6)the career of being engineers can bring them. (7)of being engineersIt can be fun a

34、nd exciting. It can(8)the world for people. You can make a good living. You can gain economic(9)by becoming an engineer.Other fields concerning engineeringVarious opportunities are talked about like bio-engineering and engineering(10)to sports, and even chocolate.答案解析11. 【解析】change。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题

35、考查学生对文中第一段“Students typically speak of their experiences abroad as life-changing”的理解和运用能力。既然是life-changing, 所以此处是change ones life。2. 【解析】academic。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中第一段“They not only advance themselves academically”的理解和运用能力。原文用副词修饰动词advance, 此处用形容词academic修饰名词performance。3. 【解析】access。此题属于原文词汇。

36、本题考查学生对文中第二段“access to research materials”信息识别能力。4. 【解析】Improve/Polish。此题属于概括性词汇。本题考查学生对“Foreign language competency”的理解和概括能力, 这一部分主要说明“在国外学习可以提高外语能力”。5. 【解析】beneficial。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对“Foreign language competency”部分“The ability to read and talk in a foreign language benefits the scholarly wor

37、k of all students . . . ”的理解和运用能力。benefit sth. =be beneficial to sth. =be of benefit to sth. 。6. 【解析】preparations。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对于文中“Preparation for careers with an international dimension”的信息识别能力。make preparations for(=prepare for), 是一个固定词组, 注意, 在该结构中, preparation用复数形式。7. 【解析】different。此题属于原文词汇。本题

38、考查学生对文中“Cross-cultural competence and understanding”部分“different views”的信息识别能力。8. 【解析】solve/settle。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中倒数第三段“problem-solving skills”的理解和运用能力。关键词是solving。9. 【解析】interests。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对于原文倒数第二段中“in fields of interest to them”的信息识别能力。注意, interest指“各种兴趣爱好”时是可数名词。10. 【解析】expanding。

39、此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对于原文最后一段“These relationships can be deeply expanding. ”的信息识别能力。21. 【解析】Time。此题属于转换词汇中的句型转换。本题考查学生对原文第三段信息理解和概括能力。根据原文第三段我们可知“是澳大利亚人接受自己属于亚洲地区的时候了”。2. 【解析】Background。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对原文第三段中“Against this background”的信息识别能力。3. 【解析】Geographically。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对原文第一句中“By the logic o

40、f geography”理解和运用能力。4. 【解析】realities。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对原文第二段“face Australias painful new geopolitical realities”的信息识别能力。5. 【解析】destiny。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对文中第三段“Australias destiny is now firmly tied to Asia. ”的信息识别能力。6. 【解析】become。此题属于转换词汇中的句型转换。本题考查学生对文中第三段“The transformation of the Asian region into the

41、 economic powerhouse of the world”理解和运用能力。transformation意为“改变, 变化”。7. 【解析】Data。此题属于概括性词汇。本题考查学生对此空后面信息的理解和概括能力。8. 【解析】education。此题属于原文词汇。本题考查学生对文中倒数第二段“a result of Australian education”信息识别能力。9. 【解析】focus。此题属于转换词汇中的词形转换。本题考查学生对文中倒数第三段“in focusing on Australian misunderstanding of Asia”理解和运用能力。此空前有不定式符号to, 故此空填动词原形。10. 【解析】taught。此题属于转换词汇中的句型转换。本题考查学生对于原文倒数第二段信息的理解和概括能力。该段最后一句提到只有