1、1 单元小测单元小测 . 阅读理解 2014湖北省八市三月调考 While the presenceW1 of rats in homes may cause anxiety and annoyanceW2, they rarely result inP1 driving out the residents. But that is exactly what happened toP2 the inhabitants of the 10 square mile Hawadax Island off the coast of Alaska, almost 230 years ago. Now t
2、hanks toP3 a five year effort by scientists, the terribly silent “Rat Island” as it had been called for many years has been returned to its rightful ownersbirds! Hawadax Island is part of a chain of volcanic islands in the Bering Sea called the Aleutian Islands. The rats that arrived there in 1780,
3、when a Japanese ship carrying them broke down nearby, completely destroyed the native population because the environment of the island was not built to defend its animals from these predators.S There isnt any tree on the Island, which meant that the birds were accustomed toP4 building their nests lo
4、w in the ground, giving the rodents(啮 齿动物) easy accessW3 to both eggs and baby chicks. As years passed, the birds that had called the island home for thousands of years became endangeredW4 and eventually, disappeared completely. In 2007, the US. FWS (Fish and Wildlife Service) started a serious plan
5、 to rid the island ofP5 the rats and try bringing back the beautiful birds that had once called it home. Given that there were an estimated 10,000 rodents inhabiting “Rat Island” and the fact that they reproduce rapidly, it was not an easy task. But by 2009, the Island was officially declared rat fr
6、ee! Then slowly but surely, the birds began to return. Unfortunately, some of the pioneers were unintentionally killed from the leavings of the raticide, a poison that had been used to wipe outP6 the rodents. But now it seems things are becoming more stable and the Island is starting to increasingly
7、 look like its former self. Before the transformation, “Hawadax”， also known as “Rat Island”， was a silent and ghostly place with bird bones, snail remains and rocks covered in rat feces(粪便) Today, birds singing and flying in and out is a common sight. Tufted puffins and song sparrows, which had lon
8、g disappeared, are gradually making their way back. Scientists have also been observing an increaseW5 in ground nesting and shorebirds. Though the Island is still not back to its full glory, the signs are encouraging and things can only get better, as time passes. 1. The underlined word “that”in Par
9、a.1 probably refers to _. A. the presence of rats B. birds being driven out C. birds returning to the island 2 D. residents worrying about rats 2. Birds on Hawadax Island became an easy target because _. A. this island was treeless B. they nested randomly C. they reproduced too rapidly D. their chic
10、ks were extremely weak 3. From the passage, we can know the plan of US FWS _. A. has helped the island fully recovered B. cost little but benefited greatly C. involved poisoning the rats on a large scale C.accomplished its goal after exactly 24 months 4. Which would be the best title for the passage
11、? A. FWS Help Get Rare Birds Back to Alaska Island B. Japanese Changed a Bird Paradise into Rat Island C. FWS Plan to Drive Rats Out Of Rat Island D. Alaskas Rat Island Returns to a Bird Paradise 本文讲述 Hawadax 海岛在 FWS 的计划下重新恢复生机。 1. B 词义推测题。根据后文has been returned to its rightful ownersbirds 可知，该 岛上的小鸟
12、曾经被老鼠驱逐出去。故可知。 2. A 细节理解题。根据第二段中 There isnt any tree on the Island ，.giving the rodents(啮齿动物) easy access to both eggs and baby chicks 可知。 3. C 细节理解题。根据第四段中 some of the pioneers were unintentionally killed.the raticide, a poison that had been used to wipe out the rodents 可知。 4. D 主旨大意题。全文讲述在 FWS 的帮助
13、下，老鼠岛灭鼠后，鸟儿重新回归，故选 D。 3 W 重点单词 1. presence n. 出席，存在 2. annoyance n. 烦恼，烦扰 3. access n. 接近，进入 4. endanger v. 危害，危及 5. increase v&n. 增加 P 重点短语 1. result in 导致 2. happen to 碰巧，发生在身上 3. thanks to 多亏，由于 4. be accustomed to 习惯于 5. rid.of. 使摆脱 6. wipe out 消灭 S 长难句 译文：1780 年抵达那儿的老鼠彻底破坏了当地动物，因为岛的环境不利于当地动物抵抗这
14、些捕食 者，这些老鼠是因为运输它们的一艘日本船发生故障而到达那里的。 剖析：本句为主从复合句，because 引导原因状语从句，主句中又包含 that 引导的定语从句，修饰 the rats，when 引导的非限制性定语从句，修饰 1780。 . 完形填空 2014湖北八市高三三调考试Tony set offP1 for home again without having eaten since, as usualP2, one of the older boys had taken his packed lunch. Angry and _1_， Tony rushed to the par
15、k, when he suddenly saw a wasp(黄蜂) flying about among the rosebushes. It_2_ him, making him get away fromP3 the roses immediatelyW1. Then, a_3_ came into his head: How is it that something so much_4_ than himself could frightenW2 him like that? Having_5_ the insects for a while, he had a good unders
16、tanding of the wasps_6_： it was fear. A wasp could never_7_a person, but everyone was so afraid ofP4 its sting that they left the wasp_8_. So Tony spent that night_9_ what his sting could be. The next day, Tony seemed like a_10_ boy. No longer did he walk with his eyes fixed onP5 the ground, nor did
17、 he_11_ nervously when people spoke to him. Instead, he became brave and_12_， ready to face up toP6 anyone. The boy who stole his packed lunch that day ate so spicy a sausage sandwich that he_13_ crying and coughing. Never again did he rob Tony ofP7 his lunches. Another older boy_14_ to hitW3 Tony,
18、but this time Tony looked at the boy_15_ and bravely. From memory, he told him the_16_ of his parents, his teacher, and the boys own mother, “_17_ you hit me Ill call them, and youll be severely punishedW4.” The boy turned around and_18_ from the scene. The strategyW5_19_. So, in the end, Tony becam
19、e like the wasp hed seen. Without even 4 having to sting anyone, he frightened them, and_20_ that no one would mess with him. 1. A. excited B. dissatisfied C. frustrated D. relaxed 2. A. scared B. inspired C. rescued D. comforted 3. A. guess B. thought C. belief D. view 4. A. smaller B. bigger C. sm
20、arter D. fiercer 5. A. collected B. tested C. watched D. counted 6. A. challenge B. trick C. choice D. method 7. A. bite B. warn C. fight D. please 8. A. in peace B. in silence C. by comparison D. on end 9. A. remembering B. doubting C. regretting D. wondering 10. A. different B. common C. strange D
21、. rare 11. A. turn back B. look into C. turn down D. look away 12. A. confident B. reliable C. cheerful D. sensitive 13. A. picked up B. brought out C. ended up D. cut down 14. A. promised B. threatened C. decided D. started 15. A. cruelly B. proudly C. determinedly D. carelessly 16. A. numbers B. f
22、eelings C. names D. changes 17. A. As B. If C. Though D. Unless 18. A. withdrew B. recovered C. sheltered D. suffered 19. A. improved B. failed 5 C. survived D. worked 20. A. proved B. guaranteed C. concluded D. foresaw 文章主要讲作者受大黄蜂启发，学会如何用自己的“刺”去吓跑别人，让他们不敢再欺 负自己。 1. C 前文说 Tony 的午餐被抢，可知他应感到沮丧而愤怒。 2.
23、A 从后文 himself could frighten him like that 可知，Tony 害怕黄蜂。 3. B 一个想法出现在他的头脑中。 4. A 句意为：某个比他小得多的东西怎么会把他吓成那样？ 5. C 根据前文 Tony 在花园可知，他看了黄蜂一会儿。 6. B 根据后文 it was fear 可知，Tony 了解了黄蜂的“招数，花招，诀窍” 。 7. C 句意为：黄蜂不会与人发生争斗，但是每个人都害怕它的毒针，所以不敢惹它。 8. A 见上题。 9. D 从前文可知，Tony 发现了黄蜂的招数，因此整夜想要寻找自己的“毒针”会是 什么。 10. A 根据后文 No lo
24、nger did he walk with his eyes fixed on the ground 可知。 11. D 根据后文 Instead, he became brave 可知。 12. A 根据后文 ready to face up to anyone 可知。 13. C 根据ate so spicy a sausage sandwich that.和后文 Never again did he rob Tony of his lunches 可知，抢 Tony 午餐的男孩结果被辣哭了。 14. B 根据后文you hit me Ill call them, and youll be
25、 severely punished，然后那个男 孩走了，可知，这个男孩是威胁要打 Tony，并不是真的打了 Tony。 15. C 后文中这个男孩退缩离开了，可知，Tony 是坚定勇敢地看着这个孩子。 16. A 根据后文you hit me Ill call them 可知，Tony 是将这些电话号码背出来了。 17. B 句意为：如果你打我的话，我就会给他们打电话。 18. A 男孩转过身，离开了现场。withdraw 撤退，离开。 19. D 根据 in the end, Tony became like the wasp hed seen 可知， 这个方式奏效了， 故选 work。
26、20. B 句意为：没有刺痛任何人，他吓走了他们，保证没人会干扰他。 6 W 重点单词 1. immediately adv.&conj. 立刻，马上；一就 2. frighten v. 使害怕 3. hit v&n. 打，击中；轰动一时的人或物 4. punish v. 惩罚 5. strategy n. 策略 P 重点短语 1. set off 出发，引起 2. as usual 象往常一样 3. get away from 离开 4. be afraid of 害怕 5. fix ones eyes on 注视 6. face up to 面对 7. rob sb. of sth. 抢劫
27、某人某物 . 语法填空 2014茂名市二模 The local elementary school had just let out and I found myself behind a school bus as I was driving home. The bus_1_ (stop) by a house sitting on top of a hill. A little girl no more than seven years old jumped down the bus steps and started running up the driveway toward the
28、house. I looked up the hill to see_2_ she was going and saw her Dad waiting for her. As she got closer and closer her Dad smiled and knelt down to greet her. The second she got to him he folded her in _3_ powerful arms and gave her a huge hug. My eyes watered a bit as I watched this scene and rememb
29、ered all the times_4_ my own children had ran into my arms with_5_ (smile) faces. Every single hug from _6_ was a fountain of youth and a treasure of joy. My lovely trip down memory lane was interrupted when I heard the car_7_ me sound its horn(喇叭). I saw_8_school bus quickly pulling away. I started
30、 to follow it again with a_9_ (light) spirit than I had before. I took that beautiful moment and stored it_10_ (safe) in my soul where I knew it would remain forever. 1_ 2._ 3._ 4._ 5_ 6._ 7._ 8._ 9_ 10._ 作者驾车回家途中看到一名父亲拥抱放学归来的女儿， 不禁陷入沉思中， 想起与自己孩 子们拥抱的情景。 1. stopped 考查谓语动词时态。本文是叙述过去发生的经历，用一般过去时。 2. w
31、here 考查宾语从句。根据句意“我抬头朝山上望去，想看她朝哪儿去了” ，可知 7 用 where 引导宾语从句。 3. his 考查代词。指代“her Dads”。句意 ： 她一走到他身边，他就用强壮的胳膊搂住她， 热情地拥抱她(The second 意为“一就”)。 4. when 考查定语从句。因先行词为 times，指时间，且定语从句不需要补充主语或宾 语，所以用 when 引导定语从句，并在从句中作时间状语。 5. smiling 考查非谓语。smiling face 意为“笑脸” ，其中 smiling 为现在分词作定语。 6. them 考查代词。指代 my own childr
32、en。根据 was a fountain of youth 可知，作者是以 家长的身份叙述自己内心的感受，所以不可填 me。 7. behind 考查介词。根据第一段 behind a school bus 可知，作者的车是跟在校车之后 的，此时校车已经启动，而作者因陷入回忆而未能及时反应过来，所以是“后面的车”在按 喇叭催作者开车。 8. the 考查冠词。本句指的就是第一段提到的 school bus，特指上文提到过的事物，用 定冠词。 9. lighter 考查形容词比较等级。由 than I had before 可知用比较级。 10. safely 考查构词法。形容词safe加后缀l
33、y构成副词safely，作状语， 修饰动词stored。 . 短文改错 Mr. White was very excited that he could not fall asleep last night. Yesterday morning，he went to a big gardening company， knowing as Green Fingers， for interview. Mr. Turner， that liked to help his grandfather grow flowers in the garden，looked forward to get the
34、job offered by the company. When he entered into the company，he found there were many people waiting there and he had doubted whether he could get the job. While waiting，he helped the workers there to remove the fallen leafs to clear the yard. Unluckily， he was the only one who finally got the job，
35、so the manager decided to give the job to whoever he believed was helpful. 答案： Mr. White was excited that he could not fall asleep last night. Yesterday morning, he very so went to a big gardening company， as Green Fingers， for interview. Mr. Turner，knowing known an liked to help his grandfather gro
36、w flowers in the garden，looked forward to the job that who get getting offered by the company. When he entered the company，he found there were many people into waiting there and he doubted whether he could get the job. While waiting，he helped the had workers there to remove the fallen to clear the y
37、ard. ，he was the only one who leafs leaves Unluckily Luckily finally got the job， the manager decided to give the job to whoever he believed was helpful. so because .书面表达 8 一项调查发现许多学生从未跟父母说过“谢谢” 。他们的理由主要有： 1. 抚养孩子是父母的责任因此没必要言谢； 2. 不习惯向父母道谢； 3. 认为自己和父母之间有代沟。 请根据以上信息组织一篇文章，并表达出向父母勇敢地说出“谢谢”是对他们的尊重。 注意：
38、词数 100 词左右。 According to a recent survey，many students have never said “Thank you” to their parents. _ _ _ _ _ One possible version： According to a recent survey, many students have never said “Thank you” to their parents. The interviewed students claimed such reasons as follows. Firstly，they regard
39、 it as parents duty to support them， spiritually and financially. Secondly， they are aware of their parents tender lover but are not accustomed to saying “Thank you”. Last but not least ，they even find a generation gap between themselves and their parents ，such feeling reluctant to express their affection for their parents. In my view，extending thankfulness to our parents is a way of respecting them and their love. We should express our feelings directly and bravely. Whats more，we should do all we can to reward them with gratitude.
