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高中英语专题

moment and being hopeful for the future.

I ran from April 14th, 2010, to every kind of escape. Eventually I ended up in university for a new－found love in Earth sciences.

语篇解读：作者把自己遭遇突发事件和火山爆发这种自然灾害进行类比，说明遭遇到不幸也有好处，面对现实情况要乐观积极。

5．What happened to the writer on April 14th, 2010? A．He was involved in a car crash. B．He was stuck in an Iceland's airport. C．He witnessed a volcanic eruption. D．He was badly injured on a bike ride.

[解析]细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“The next moment, metal... crash”和“Another cyclist, biking carelessly, had cut me off and sent me supermanning toward oncoming traffic”可知，一个马虎的骑自行车的人撞到了作者，作者遭遇了事故，受伤严重，故D项正确。

[答案]D

6．Which was an effect of the eruption of Eyjafjallajokull? A．The economy was cost globally by the eruption. B．Carbon dioxide increased temporarily. C．Most of the world's planes were held up. D．The earth in Iceland was terribly polluted.

[解析]细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Economics all over the world were disturbed”可知，艾雅法拉火山爆发后，全世界的经济都受到了干扰，即火山的爆发使全球经济受损，故A项正确。

[答案]A

7．Why did the writer mention the Eldfell volcano? A．It broke out in Iceland on April 14th as well. B．It symbolized the accident that changed his life.

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C．It told us to make the best of a given situation. D．It encouraged him to know more about himself.

[解析]推理判断题。根据文章第五段中的“After their plan worked... their homes”并结合“One must move on from misfortunes, focusing only on the present moment and being hopeful for the future”可推知，我们应该充分利用特定的环境。

[答案]C

8．What is the best title for the passage? A．Escape from Volcanoes B．Inspiration from Disasters C．Love for Earth Sciences D．Attitude Toward Nature

[解析]主旨大意题。本文作者通过讲述自己遭遇事故和火山爆发带来的好处及坏处，告诉人们要积极应对现实情况，所以选B项。

[答案]B Ⅳ.语法填空

(2017·湖北武汉市高中毕业生四月调研)Sending gifts varies greatly from country to country. In Australia, Canada, the United States 1.______________ European countries, sending gifts is rarely expected. While seen as a nice gesture, it is more important to avoid 2.______________ (give) highly personal gifts such as clothing. When visiting the home of a colleague from one of these 3.____________ (country), it is normally appropriate to bring a gift to the hostess.

In America, 4.______________ (expense) gifts are definitely out. A good 5.______________ (choose) is to take the deserving person to dinner, or to 6.____________ entertainment or a sporting event. 7.___ ___________ the contrary, gift giving is a traditional custom in Japan. In Japan the proper gift is

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thought 8.______________ (express) the giver's true friendship, gratitude and respect far 9.______________ (well) than words can. So if you plan to visit Japan or to have any Japanese visit you here, be prepared.

Australia is known for its friendliness and informality. So modest gifts, such as a diary, a paperweight, or a coffee cup might 10.______________ (present)to a friend. At a trade show, T－shirts, ties, baseball caps, or a pin may be appropriate souvenirs. Anything more than these types of gifts could cause embarrassment.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，介绍了美国、日本、澳大利亚等国不同的送礼物习惯。

1．[解析]考查连词。根据空前的“Australia, Canada, the United States”和空后的”European countries”可知，空处前后为并列关系，故用并列连词and。

[答案]and

2．[解析]考查动名词。avoid doing sth.为固定搭配，意为“避免做某事”，故填giving。

[答案]giving

3．[解析]考查名词复数。根据空前的these可知，可数名词country应当用复数形式。

[答案]countries

4．[解析]考查形容词。空处修饰后面的名词gifts，故用形容词形式。 [答案]expensive

5．[解析]考查名词。根据空前的形容词good和不定冠词A可以判断，空处应用名词的单数形式。

[答案]choice

6．[解析]考查不定冠词。该处泛指“一次娱乐活动”，entertainment

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的读音以元音音素开头，故用an。

[答案]an

7．[解析]考查固定搭配。on the contrary为固定搭配，意为“与此相反”。

[答案]On

8．[解析]考查非谓语动词。此处表示“在日本，恰当的礼物被认为表达了送礼物者真正的友谊”。be thought to do sth.为固定搭配，意为“被认为做了某事”，故用动词不定式。

[答案]to express

9．[解析]考查比较级。根据空后的than可知，该处用well的比较级。 [答案]better

10．[解析]考查被动语态。该句主语modest gifts和动词present之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。

[答案]be presented