高考英语专题词汇与阅读训练（DAY 2）

高考英语专题词汇与阅读训练（DAY2）一：专题词汇英译中1.hugelyadv.2.dictationn.3.vainadj.4.seminarn.5.preciseadj.6.specificadj.7.remarkn．&v.8.classifyvt.9.summaryn.10.distinguishvi.&vt.二：专题词汇中译英1.n.&v.练习；实践2.adj.及其重要的3.n.短语4.n.拼写5.n.语法6.n.演讲7.n.话题；题目8.n.材料9.n.标题；题目；头衔10.n.抄本；副本；一本(份、册)vt.抄写；复印；拷贝三：专题短语过关1.一种非常有效的学习英语的方法：2.易混淆的词：3预习课文：4.一个为期六天的英语课：5.阅读英文原著：6.母语：7.手语：8.在做某事方面有困难：9.一种官方语言：10.用英语流利地表达自己：11练习讲英语：12.掌握语法规则：13词汇量大：14.用英语写一篇文章：15.制定一个学习英语的时间表：16.英语口语不好：17.积极融入课堂教学：18.遇到困难：19.充分利用：20.以……为基础：四：阅读专项训练AIdidsomeresearchandexaminedhowBritishEnglishandAmericanEnglishchangedbetweenthe1930sandthe2000s.Takespelling,forexample—towardsthe1960sitlookedliketheUKwasgoinginthedirectionofnotusingthe“u”in“colour”andwriting“centre”as“center”.Butsincethen,theBritishhavebecomemoreconfidentinsomeoftheirownspellings.Inthe2000s,theUKusedanAmericanspellingchoiceabout11%ofthetimewhileAmericansuseaBritishoneabout10%ofthetime.ThereisalsononeedtoworrytoomuchaboutAmericanwords,suchas“vacation”,“liquor”and“lawmaker”enteringBritishEnglish.ThereareafewexamplesofthiskindofvocabularychangebuttheyaremostlyuncommonwordsandarenotlikelytochangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.TheBritisharestillusing“mum”ratherthan“mom”and“petrol”ratherthan“gas”.Butwhenwestartthinkingoflanguagemoreintermsofstylethanvocabularyorspelling,adifferentpictureappears.SomeofthebiggertrendsinAmericanEnglisharemovingtowardsafreeruseoflanguage.Americansentencesareonaverageonewordshorterin2006thantheywerein1931.Americansalsousealotmoreapostrophes(撇号)intheirwritingthantheyusedto,whichhastheeffectofturningthetwowords“donot”intothesingle“don’t”.“Thehandoftheking”becomestheshorter“Theking’shand”.However,inallthesewaysBritsarechangingtoo—andinthesamewayasAmericans.They’rejustabout30yearsbehindthetrendthatAmericansseemtobeleading.Sothisraisesaquestion,isBritishEnglishactivelyfollowingAmericanEnglishoristhissomethingthatissimplyanaturaltrendinlanguageuse?PerhapstheBritishwouldhavegoneinthatdirectionevenifAmericahadneverbeendiscovered?I’dliketoagreewiththesecondideabutbecauseofthefactthatBritishpeoplelearnplentyofAmericanlanguagethroughdifferentways,Ithinkthefirstismorecorrect.1.WhatdidtheBritishdointhe1960s?A.TheyusedsomeAmericanspellings.B.Theybuiltupconfidenceintheirlanguage.C.Theydidresearchonlanguagedifferences.D.Theywentinthedirectionofharderspellings.2.Whatdoestheauthortrytoshowbyusingexampleslike“petrol”?A.BritishEnglishhaschangedalot.B.Someuncommonwordsareusedlessoften.C.AmericanwordsareenteringBritishEnglish.D.Americanspellingwon’tchangeBritishEnglishtoomuch.3.WhichofthefollowingisatrendofAmericanEnglish?A.Itisusingshorterwords.B.Itisturningtopropergrammar.C.Itistryingtomakesentencessimpler.D.Itisavoidingusingapostrophes.4.Whichofthefollowingistheauthor’sopinionaboutthelanguages?A.AmericanEnglishisgoingthewrongway.B.BritishEnglishisfollowingAmericanEnglish’sexample.C.AmericanEnglishisborrowingalotfromBritishEnglish.D.Languageswouldn’tchangemuchifAmericawasnotdiscovered.BIfyoucoulddesignyourownschoolandstudywhateveryouwanted,whatwouldyouchoosetolearn?Thisisn’tanunlikelyquestionforstudentsatMonumentMountainRegionalHighSchool,whoaretakingpartinanactivitycalledtheIndependentProject.TheprogramisaspecialschoolwithintheMassachusettspublichighschoolthat’scompletelyrunbystudents—noteachers,parents,oradultsareallowed—andthey’reinchargeofdecidingtheirwholecurriculum.Theseteens’homeworkandwhattheystudyintheclassroomarealltotallyuptothem.CharlesTsai,ajournalist,madea15-minutefilmabouttheprojectthatshowsthewidevarietyofactivitiesdifferentstudentsjoin.Studentsaren’ttakingthislightly—insteadofreactingirresponsiblytothefreedomtodesigntheirownstudies,they’redealingwiththeirowninterestsbywritingpoetrycollections,learninginstrumentsandtakingflightlessons.Theprogramisthis:OnMondaysstudentscomeupwithquestionsinrelationtooneoftheirschoolsubjects,andthentheyspendtherestoftheweekresearchingandcomingupwithpossibleconclusionstothesequestions.OnFridays,theypresentthisinformationtotheirclassmates.“Ithinkthemorechoiceswehaveinourschool,themorestudentswewillhelpdevelopintothekindofcitizensthatweneed,”Principal(校长)MarianneYoungexplainsinthefilm.Inthevideo,teensexpresstheirsatisfactionwiththeprogrambecauseitholdsdifferentkindsoflearners,eventhosewhodon’talwayssucceedinatraditionalstudysituation.“Ihavedifficultyinreadingandwriting.Schoolhasalwaysbeenabigproblemforme,”onestudentnamedSergioexplainsinthevideo.“Ifitwerenotforthisprogram,Idon’tknowifI’dbegraduating—Idon’tknowwhereI’dberightnow.Ithinkthishasreallybeenmysavior(救星)andgotmethroughthelasttwoyearsofhighschool.”5.WhatistheIndependentProjectabout?A.Variousactivitiesforstudents.B.Student-centeredcurricula.C.Aself-designedschool.D.Teacher-freeclasses.6.Howdoestheprogramwork?A.Teachersworkoutacurriculumforstudents.B.Studentsresearchtopicstheyputforward.C.Teachersworktogetherwithstudents.D.Studentsserveasteachersinturn.7.What’sMarianneYoung’sattitudetowardstheproject?A.Curious. B.Doubtful.C.Uncertain. D.Optimistic.8.WhatdoweknowaboutSergio?A.Hefindsithardtograduate.B.Hehasbittermemoriesofhighschool.C.HefeelsgratefultotheIndependentProject.D.HeperformsbadlyintheIndependentProject.二、完形填空Adogfoundswimmingmorethan220kilometersoffthecoastofThailandhasbeenreturnedsafelytoland.Latelastweek,workersonanoilrig(石油钻塔)noticedtheanimal,all1,inthewater.Itbegan2towardthesideofthestructure.Thedogwasabletogetitselfontoasolidarea.

Heappeared3,coldandfearful.Theworkers4aropeandsecureditaroundthedog.Then,theyworkedtogetherto5theanimaluptosafety.

Thecrewthat6thedogquicklygavetheirnewfrienda7:Boonrod.Thenamemeanssomethingsimilar8“survivor”intheThailanguage.

Oneofthose9wasVitisakPayalaw.Hehasbeen10updatesonBoonrodonhisFacebookpage.Hesaiditwas11thatthecrewnoticedthedoginthewater.12therehadbeenwaves,hesaid,theanimallikelywouldnothavebeenseen.

NooneknowshowBoonrod13allaloneatsea,orhowlonghehadbeenoutthere.ButVitisakandothershavesuggestedtheanimalmighthavefallenoffafishing14.

OnMonday,Boonrodarrivedondry15.AteamofanimaldoctorswaswaitingforhiminthesouthernThaiprovinceofSongkhla.

1.A.alone B.deadC.mobile D.private2.A.dashing B.divingC.jumping D.swimming3.A.blind B.safeC.tired D.vague4.A.caught B.loweredC.imported D.preserved5.A.balance B.deliverC.pull D.swing6.A.found B.lostC.abandoned D.treated7.A.home B.nameC.partner D.test8.A.for B.onC.to D.with9.A.animals B.friendsC.doctors D.workers10.A.avoiding B.providingC.downloading D.subscribing11.A.awful B.curiousC.lucky D.unique12.A.If B.UnlessC.Although D.As13.A.endedup B.ledtoC.movedoff D.tookapart14.A.thread B.pondC.hook D.boat15.A.carpet B.landC.passage D.nest参考答案一：专题词汇英译中1.巨大地2.听写3.徒劳的；自负的4.研讨会5.精确的；准确的；确切的6.明确的；具体的；独特的7.评述；谈论；评论8.分类；归类9.摘要；概要10.区分二：专题词汇中译英1.practice2.vital3.phrase4.spelling5.grammar6.speech7.topic8.material9.title10.copy三：专题短语过关1.averyeffectivewayoflearningEnglish2.confusingwords3.previewthetext4.asix－dayEnglishcourse5.readoriginalworksinEnglish6.mothertongue7.signlanguage8.havedifficulty/trouble(in)doingsth9.anofficiallanguage10.expressoneselfinEnglishfluently11.practicespeakingEnglish12.mastergrammarrules13.havealargevocabulary14.writeanessayinEnglish15.makeatimetableforlearningEnglish16.bepoorinoralEnglish17.getactivelyinvolvedinclass18.meetwithtrouble/difficulty19.takeadvantageof/makethemostof/makethebestof/makefulluseof20.bebasedon四：阅读专项训练A1.A由第一段中的“Takespelling,forexample—towardsthe1960sitlookedliketheUKwasgoinginthedirectionofnotusingthe‘u’in‘colour’andwriting‘centre’as‘center’”可知,20世纪60年代的时候英国人开始使用一些美式拼写。2.D作者引用petrol的例子是为了证明前一句话中的说法“theyaremostlyuncommonwordsandarenotlikelytochangeBritishEnglishtoomuch”。3.C由第二段末的“Americansentencesareonaverageonewordshorterin2006thantheywerein1931.”及第三段中的例子可知,美式英语的句子更加简单化。4.B由最后一段中的“...isBritishEnglishactivelyfollowingAmericanEnglishoristhissomethingthatissimplyanaturaltrendinlanguageuse?”及最后一句“Ithinkthefirstismorecorrect”可知,作者认为英式英语在效仿美式英语。B5.C根据第一段中的“Ifyoucoulddesignyourownschool”和第二段中