一轮复习训练题27 高考英语

第14页（共14页）高考英语一轮复习训练题27一、完形填空Throughouthistory,peoplehavebeeninterestedinknowinghowlanguagefirstbegan,butnooneknowsexactlywhereorhowthishappened.1,wedoknowalotabout2,thelanguagesoftodayandalsothelanguagesof3times.There4probablyaboutthreethousandlanguagesintheworldtoday.Chineseisthelanguage5themostspeakers.English,RussianandSpanisharealsospokenbymillionsofpeople.6,somelanguagesintheworldhavelessthanonehundredspeakers.

Thereareseveralimportant7oflanguagesintheworld.Forexample,mostofthelanguagesof8areinonelargefamily9theIndo-Europeanlanguagefamily.Theoriginal(最初的)languageofthisfamilywasspokenabout4,500years10.ManyofthepresentlanguagesofEuropeandIndiaaremodern11ofthelanguageof4,500yearsago.

Languagesare12changing.TheEnglishoftodayisverydifferent13theEnglishof500yearsago.Intimesomeeven14completely.About1,000yearsago15wasalittle-knownrelativeofGerman16ononeoftheborders(边界)ofEurope.

Ifalanguagehas17speakersorifitisveryold,theremaybe18inthewayitisspokenindifferentareas.19,thelanguagemayhaveseveraldialects.Chineseisagoodexampleofdialectdifferences.Chinesehasbeenspokenforthousandsofyearsbymillionsofspeakers.ThedifferencesamongthedialectsofChinesearesogreatthatspeakersofChinesefromsomepartsofChina20understandspeakersfromotherparts.

1.A.But B.SoC.However D.Besides2.A.English B.historyC.Chinese D.languages3.A.earlier B.later C.modern D.hard4.A.is B.are C.was D.were5.A.for B.with C.in D.of6.A.Inaword B.OntheonehandC.What’smore D.Ontheotherhand7.A.forms B.systemsC.families D.changes8.A.Europe B.Asia C.Africa D.America9.A.called B.spoken C.calling D.speaking10.A.before B.ago C.later D.old11.A.times B.familiesC.forms D.members12.A.always B.seldomC.often D.sometimes13.A.about B.with C.between D.from14.A.dieout B.dieawayC.diedown D.dieoff15.A.Spanish B.English C.Chinese D.Russian16.A.called B.toldC.spoken D.named17.A.agreatdealof B.afewC.alittle D.alotof18.A.speakers B.differencesC.difference D.changes19.A.Thatis B.ThereforeC.Infact D.However20.A.mustn’t B.maynotC.won’t D.can’t二、阅读理解AWhenitcomestolearningaforeignlanguage,manypeoplewonderiftheywillbeabletomemorizeeq\a\vs4\al(W1)enoughvocabulary.Butthisquestionneverhappensabouttheirmothertongue,andyet,itwasaforeignlanguageonce.However,amongallthequestionsthatnewparentsask,nodoctorhaseverheard:“Willmybabybeabletolearnmylanguage？”Behonest,doyouknowallthewordsofyourmothertongue?Theansweris:“No”．Newwords,andnewwaysofusingoldwords,appeareveryday.Twentyyearsago,whowouldhavebeenabletounderstandasentencelikethis:“Clickheretodownloadyourdigitalbook.”？Nobody.Youneverstoplearningnewvocabularyandyouneverknowhowlongyouwillneedit.Sometimes,youhavethewordonthetipofyourtongue...anditsticksthere!Butyoudoknowthisphenomenoneq\a\vs4\al(W2)anddon'tthinkthatitisbecauseofabadmemory.Youshouldnotgivethisphenomenonmoreimportanceinthelanguageyouarelearningthaninyourmothertongue.Youneedtolearnonly2,000orsobasicwordstobeabletocreateanyphraseyouneed.Youcan'tavoideq\a\vs4\al(W3)someworkinordertolearnthesenecessarywordsandallthemoreifyouwanttolearnquickly.Andbeforeyouconsiderbuyingintoeq\a\vs4\al(P)anymethod,besureitisrightforyou.Itisnotwisetodependonanymethodbaseduponmemonics(记忆术).Thefirstwordsseemveryeasytolearn,soyoubuythecourse,butthenyoudiscoverquickly,thoughtoolate,thatadozenwordslater,itisallthemoredifficulttolearnanewword.1．Fromthefirstparagraph,wecaninferthat________.A．thereisnoneedtoknowallthewordsofaforeignlanguageB．itishonesttoanswer“no”toaquestionyoudon'tknowC．ababycanknowallthenewwordsofitsmothertongueD．peoplefindithardtomemorizevocabularyoftheirlanguage2．Tolearnaforeignlanguage,theauthoradvisesyou________.A．toremembernewwordsappearingeverydayB．tokeepupwithnewwaysofusingoldwordsC．tolearnatleast2,000necessarywordsD．topaymoreattentiontoyourbadmemory3．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．usingoldwordsinanewwayB．learningnewwordsfromthecontextC．findingamethodtomemorizevocabularyD．learningvocabularyofaforeignlanguageBEnglishLanguageDayiscelebratedeachyearonApril23—thedatewhentraditionsaysWilliamShakespearewasborn.ShakespearehasbeencalledthegreatestwriterintheEnglishlanguage.Hisplayscontinuetobepublished,performedintheatersandseeninfilmsalmost400yearsafterhisdeath.Englishisconsideredaseq\a\vs4\al(P1)the“worldlanguage”.Usedbyonly3tribesabout1,500yearsago,Englishnowhasofficialorspecialstatusinatleast75countrieswithatotalpopulationofovertwobillion.Englishisthemainlanguageofbusinessandaviation(航空).ItisthemostwidelyusedlanguageontheInternetandsocialmedia.ThefirstEnglishLanguageDaywastheresultofworkbytheUnitedNations.Afewyearsago,theUN'sEducational,ScientificandCulturalOrganizationcreatedLanguageDaysforeachoftheUN'ssixofficiallanguages.Theaimwastocelebratetheuseofdifferentlanguagesaroundtheworldanddifferentcultures.Anothergoalwastocampaigneq\a\vs4\al(W1)forequaluseofallsixofficiallanguagesthroughouteq\a\vs4\al(W2)theUnitedNations.TheotherfivelanguagesareArabic,Chinese,French,RussianandSpanish.TheUnitedNationscelebrateditsfirstEnglishLanguageDayonApril23,2010.Thatday,anumberofeventswereheldattheUN'sheadquartersinNewYorkCity.Thisyear,theTOEFLprogramhasannouncedplansfora“live”questionandanswerchatonthesocialmediawebsiteFacebook.TOEFLisalsoknownaseq\a\vs4\al(P2)theTestofEnglishasaForeignLanguage.ThegroupsaystheprogramisforstudentsinterestedinlearningmoreaboutitstestandtheEnglishlanguage.4．EnglishLanguageDayhassomethingtodowith________.A．agreatwriterof400yearsagoB．thedevelopmentofaviationC．theInternetandsocialmediaD．someplaysperformedintheaters5．WhatdoyouknowaboutEnglish?A．Itisthemostwidelyusedlanguageintheworld.B．Itisthelanguagespokenbymostpeople.C．ItisthetopofficiallanguageoftheUnitedNations.D．Itistheoldestlanguageintheworld.6．WhichofthefollowinglanguagesisNOToneoftheUN'ssixofficiallanguages?A．Chinese.B．Russian.C．German.D．French.7．Itcanbeknownfromthepassagethat________.A．theTOEFLprogramisnolongerpopularinChinaB．thefirstEnglishLanguageDaycameintobeingin2010C．EnglishLanguageDayistheonlylanguagedayintheworldD．theUnitedNationswillcreatemoreLanguageDaysinthefuture阅读填句Manyteenagerswanttolookcool.__1__ChloeMurray,aneighth­graderatJeffersonMiddleSchoolintheUS,realizedthisproblemandestablishedacharitableclothescloset(衣橱)tohelpherpeers.__2__Theschoolletherusearoomfortheproject.Chloe'sclassmatesjoinedheraswell.Lastmonth,thecharitableclothescloset,calledChloe'sCloset,opened.__3__“Confidenceisarealissueinmiddleschool,especiallywhenitcomestoclothing，”ChloetoldtheChicagoTribune,adailynewspaperinChicago,theUS.__4__Manypeoplefromtheschool'scommunityandneighboringschoolsdonatedusedandnewclothes.Theclothesclosetisonlyopenafterschool.Studentscan“buy”theseclothesbyearning“money”whentheyturnintheirschoolworkontime,makecorrectionsonhomework,participateinaschoolactivityorexpresshelpfulnesstotheirpeersandteachers.SincethefirstweekinMarch,about100itemshavebeen“sold”tostudents.“__5__Then,theywillbebetterabletofocusonthelearningmaterialratherthanpayingtoomuchattentiontowhattheyarewearing，”ShannonArko,alanguageartsteacherattheschool,saidaboutthemission(使命)ofthecloset.“Feelinggoodaboutyourselftranslatesintoabetterlearningexperienceoverall.”A．Wherearetheclothesfrom?B．Herschoolsupportedtheideatoo.C．Fashionhasalreadybecomeanimportantpartofstudents'lives.D．Youneedtosupplychildrenwithbasicneeds,suchasclothing.E．Buteveryonecanaffordtokeepupwiththechangingfashiontrends.F．Butnoteveryonecanaffordtokeepupwiththechangingfashiontrends.G．It'sfilledwithtrendyclothesforgirlsandboystohelpstudentslooktheirbest.1.C语言的起源一直是人们感兴趣的事情,但是没有人确切地知道语言的起源究竟是怎样的。然而,我们还是对语言有许多了解。but后不能出现逗号。2.D由上下文可知此处一直在讲对语言的认识,而不单纯是对汉语或英语的认识。3.A人们对现在的语言以及更早的语言有所了解。由上下文可知此处与today对应。4.B由后面的“aboutthreethousandlanguagesintheworldtoday”可知此处应用be动词的一般现在时的复数形式。5.B由with构成的介词短语做定语,修饰language,表示“汉语是使用人数最多的一种语言”。6.D上文指出汉语是使用人数最多的一种语言,接着又说英语、俄语和西班牙语也有数百万人使用,后文话锋一转,讲到还有不到一百人使用的语言,所以此处用ontheotherhand。7.C由后面的内容可知语言有几大语系,用families表示。下文的onelargefamily也是提示。8.A由后面的“Indo-Europeanlanguagefamily”可知,欧洲的大多数语言都属于一个大的语系——印欧语系。9.A过去分词called做定语,表示“被称作”。10.B由前面的“wasspoken”可知,此处应该用与一般过去时连用的ago。before用于过去完成时的句子中。11.C现在印度与欧洲的一些语言实际上就是4,500年以前的语言的现代形式(forms)。12.A由下文可知,语言一直都在发展变化。always与现在进行时连用表示“总是”。13.Dbedifferentfrom“与……不同”,为固定短语。14.A经过一段时间有些语言完全消失了。dieout“灭绝,死光,消失”;dieaway“逐渐模糊,逐渐减弱”;diedown“逐渐变弱,暗淡”;dieoff“相继死去”。15.B一千年前的英语还与当时人们讲的德语有亲缘关系。16.C表示“讲(某种语言)”用speak,此处用过去分词做定语表示被动。17.D讲某种语言的人多或某种语言很古老,那么不同地区人们说话的方式就有差别。A、C项只修饰不可数名词;afew表示“几个”,意义不符。18.B由上文可知此处指人们说话方式的不同,用复数形式。19.A此处是对上文的说明:也就是说(thatis),一种语言可能有几种方言。20.D方言的差别如此之大,以至于来自不同地区的人都无法相互沟通。此处表示“不会,不能”,故用can’t。二、阅读理解1.A推理判断题。从第一段最后两句“Behonest,doyouknowallthewordsofyourmothertongue?Theansweris:‘No’．”可知，一个人想掌握母语的全部词汇是不可能的，那么在学习外语时，也没有必要记住所有的词汇。故选A。2.C细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“Youneedtolearnonly2,000orsobasicwordstobeabletocreateanyphraseyouneed.”可知C项为正确答案。3.D主旨大意题。本文主要介绍了学习外语的词汇问题，人们总是担心自己记忆的词汇不够多，但是一个人即使对自己母语的词汇也并不能全掌握，所以也就没有必要担心词汇量的问题，只要掌握必备的基本词汇就可以了。故D项符合主题。4.A细节理解题。根据第一段可知，EnglishLanguageDay选在每年的4月23日庆祝，是因为这一天是莎士比亚出生的日子，而莎士比亚又是一位四百年前的