高考英语专题综合检测四.docx

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高考英语专题综合检测四

高考英语专题综合检测（四）

1、   Applicationsforthe2018/19academicyeararenowopen.

   What’sitallabout?

   TheBritishCouncilinChinaisofferinguptofive‘GenerationUK—China’scholarshipsforoutstandingUKstudentswhowishtostudyatmainlandChineseuniversitiesin“September2018orFebruary2019foronesemesteroroneyear.

   AcademicscholarshipscanbeusedatanymainlandChineseinstitutionapprovedbytheMinistryofEducationtoacceptforeignstudents.Youcandecidewhereyouwanttobebasedandwhichsubjects（atanon-degreelevel）youwishtostudy.ThemajorityofstudentschoosetostudyinBeijing.

   DoIneedtospeakMandarin（普通话）?

   Therearenolanguagerequirementsforthisprogramme.

   However,pleasecheckthecourserequirementsoftheChineseinstitutionyouwishtostudyin.AlllanguagecoursesaresuitableforcompletebeginnersinMandarin.However,thereistheopportunitytobeplacedinclassesforintermediateandadvancedlearners.Inthiscase,youcanexpectaninformallanguagetestuponarrivaltomakesureyougetputintherightclass.

IfthisisyourfirstexperiencewiththeMandarinlanguage,westronglyrecommendthatyoulearnafewofthebasicsbeforeyougo.

   WhyshouldIgo?

   With1.4billionspeakersworldwide,Chinesetrulyisagloballanguage.Graduateswhospeakmorethanonelanguagearehighlysought—after,andwithChina’sincreasingroleintheworldmarket,Mandarinisbecomingafavouriteamongemployers.   

   Chineseuniversitiesattractmanyinternationalstudentsfortheirhigh-qualityteachingandoffervariousscholarships.Thisisanopportunitytoexperiencelifeinacompletelydifferentculture,gainnewskillsandimproveyourcareerprospects.

1.Whatistheprogrammeabout?

A.TheUKstudentsmuststudyinChinaforoneyear.

B.ItoffersscholarshipsforalloutstandingUKstudents.

C.StudentscanusescholarshipsatanyChineseinstitution.

D.ItgivesscholarshipsforUKstudentstostudyinChina.

2.WhatisChineselanguagerequirementfortheprogramme?

A.StudentsmustlearnMandarinfromthebasiclevel.

B.Itisnecessaryforstudentstohaveadvancedlevel.

C.StudentshadbettergainsomeprimaryknowledgeofChinese.

D.Alltheinstitutionshavethesamelanguagerequirements.

3.Whatisthepurposeoftheprogramme?

A.ToattractstudentstostudyinChina.

B.ToadvertisetheBritishCouncilinChina.

C.TointroducedifferentuniversitiesinChina.

D.TostresstheimportanceoftheChineselanguage.

2、    China’sfirstandonlyGrandSlamwinnerLiNaformallyannouncedherretirementonFriday,leavingtheChinesetennisyearningforthenextsuperstar.Followingispartofherfarewellandretirementletter.

    Forclosetofifteenyears,we’vebeenapartofeachother’slives.AsatennisplayerrepresentingChinaontheglobalstage,I’vetrekked（艰苦跋涉）aroundtheworldplayinghundredsofmatchesontheWTAtour,forChina’sFedCupteam,attheNationalGamesandatseveralOlympicGames.You’vealwaysbeenthereforme,supportingme,cheeringmeon,andencouragingmetoreachmypotential.RepresentingChinaonthetenniscourtwasanextraordinaryprivilegeandatruehonor.HavingtheuniqueopportunitytoeffectivelybringmoreattentiontothesportoftennisinChinaandalloverAsiaissomethingIwillcherishforever.Butinsport,justlikeinlife,allgreatthingsmustcometoanend.2014hasbecomeoneofthemostsignificantyearsinmycareerandmylife.Thisyearwasfullofamazinghighlights,whichincludedwinningmysecondGrandSlamsinglestitleattheAustralianOpenandsharingtheextraordinaryexperiencewithmycountry,myteam,myhusbandandmyfans.Itwasalsoayearfilledwithdifficultmoments,suchashavingtodealwiththeinevitable-makingthedecisiontoendmyprofessionaltenniscareer.

    TheamazingmomentinAustraliawasfilledwithjoy,happinessandextraordinarysenseofaccomplishment.Ittookmeseveralagonizing（痛苦的）monthstofinallycometothedecisionthatmychronic（长期的）injurieswillneveragainletmebethetennisplayerthatIcanbe.Mostpeopleinthetennisworldknowthatmycareerhasbeenmarkedbymytroubledrightknee.TheblackbraceIwearoveritwhenIsteponthecourthasbecomemytennisbirthmark.Afterfourkneesurgeriesandhundredsofshotsinjectedintomykneeweeklytoeaseswellingandpain,mybodyisbeggingmetostopthepounding.Mypreviousthreesurgerieswereonmyrightknee.MymostrecentkneesurgerytookplacethisJulyandwasonmyleftknee.Afterafewweeksofpost-surgeryrecovery,Itriedtogothroughallthenecessarystepstogetbackonthecourt.OneofmygoalswastorecoverasfastasIcouldinordertobereadyforthefirstWTAtournamentinmyhometownofWuhan.AshardasItriedtogetbacktobeing100%,mybodykepttellingmethat,at32,Iwillnotbeabletocompeteatthetopleveleveragain.

1.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?

A.Theattractionoftennissport.

B.ThefirstGrandSlamwinnerin

C.hina.C.WTAtournamentinChina.

D.Afarewellandretirementletter.

2.WhichstatementisNOTtrueaboutLiNa?

A.LiNaisthefirstandonlyGrandSlamwinnerinChinaandhaslotsoffans.

B.LiNahaseffectivelybroughtmoreattentiontothesportoftennistoChina.

C.LiNawantedtolookdifferenttowearablackbraceoverherrightknee.

D.LiNasaidgoodbyetothetenniscourtbecauseherbodydidnotallow.

3.WhatistherealreasonforLiNatoendherprofessionalcareer?

A.Hercrazyfans.

B.Herpainfulinjuries.

C.Hersupportingfamily.

D.Heroldage.

4.WhatdoesLiNaimplyinthelastparagraph?

A.Thoughsufferingalotfromsurgeries,shemanagedtogetbacktothecourt.

B.ShefeltitapitynottobeabletoattendtheWTAtournamentinherhometown.

C.Itwasquitequicktocometothefinaldecisiontoendherprofessionalcareer.

D.TheamazingmomentinAustraliacouldnotcomparewiththatinChina.

3、   Grown-upsareoftensurprisedbyhowwelltheyremembersomethingtheylearnedaschildrenbuthaveneverpracticedeversince.Amanwhohasnothadachancetogoswimmingforyearscanstillswimaswellaseverwhenhegetsbackinthewater.Hecangetonabicycleaftermanyyearsandstillrideaway.Hecanplaycatchandhitaballaswellashisson.Amotherwhohasnotthoughtaboutthewordsforyearscanteachherdaughterthepoemthatbegins"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"orrememberthestoryofCinderellaorGoldilocksandtheThreeBears.

   Oneexplanationisthelawofoverlearning,whichcanbestatedasfollows:

Oncewehavelearnedsomething,additionallearningtrialsincreasethelengthoftimewewillrememberit.

   Inchildhoodweusuallycontinuetopracticesuchskillsasswimming,bicycleriding,andplayingbaseballlongafterwehavelearnedthem.Wecontinuetolistentoandremindourselvesofwordssuchas"Twinkle,twinkle,littlestar"andchildhoodtalessuchasCinderellaandGoldilocks.Wenotonlylearnbutoverlearn.

   Themultiplicationtables（乘法口诀表）areanexceptiontothegeneralrulethatweforgetratherquicklythethingsthatwelearninschool,becausetheyareanotherofthethingsweoverlearninchildhood.

   Thelawofoverlearningexplainswhycramming（突击学习）foranexamination,thoughitmayresultinapassinggrade,isnotasatisfactorywaytolearnacollegecourse.Bycramming,astudentmaylearnthesubjectwellenoughtogetbyontheexamination,butheislikelysoontoforgetalmosteverythinghelearned.Alittleoverlearning,ontheotherhand,isreallynecessaryforone'sfuturedevelopment.

1.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?

A.Peoplerememberwellwhattheylearnedinchildhood.

B.Childrenhaveabettermemorythangrown-ups.

C.Poemreadingisagoodwaytolearnwords.

D.Storiesforchildrenareeasytoremember.

2.Theauthorexplainsthelawofoverlearningby                 .

A.presentingresearchfindings

B.settingdowngeneralrules

C.makingacomparison

D.usingexamples

3.Accordingtotheauthor,beingabletousemultiplicationtablesis              .

A.aresultofoverlearning

B.aspecialcaseofcramming

C.askilltodealwithmathproblems

D.abasicsteptowardsadvancedstudies

4.Whatistheauthor'sopiniononcramming?

A.Itleadstofailureincollegeexams.

B.It'shelpfulonlyinalimitedway.

C.It'spossibletoresultinpoormemory.

D.Itincreasesstudents'learninginterest.

4、   Whenherfivedaughterswereyoung,HeleneAnalwaystoldthemthattherewasstrengthinunity（团结）.Toshowthis,shehelduponechopstick,representingoneperson.Thensheeasilybrokeitintotwopieces.Next,shetiedseveralchopstickstogether,representingafamily.Sheshowedthegirlsitwashardtobreakthetiedchopsticks.Thislessonaboutfamilyunitystayedwiththedaughtersastheygrewup.

   HeleneandherfamilyownalargerestaurantbusinessinCalifornia.However,whenHeleneandherhusbandDannylefttheirhomeinVietnamin1975,theydidn’thavemuchmoney.TheymovedtheirfamilytoSanFrancisco.TheretheyjoinedDanny’smother,Diana,whoownedasmallItaliansandwichshop.Soonafterwards,HeleneandDianachangedthesandwichshopintoasmallVietnameserestaurant.Thefivedaughtershelpedintherestaurantwhentheywereyoung.However,Helenedidnotwantherdaughterstoalwaysworkinthefamilybusinessbecauseshethoughtitwastoohard.

   Eventuallythegirlsallgraduatedfromcollegeandwentawaytoworkforthemselves,butonebyone,thedaughtersreturnedtoworkinthefamilybusiness.TheyopenednewrestaurantsinSanFranciscoandLosAngeles.Eventhoughfamilymemberssometimesdisagreedwitheachother,theyworkedtogethertomakethebusinesssucces