The world of colours and light　課時跟蹤檢測A卷

　　Ⅰ.單項填空

　　1．(2024·西安高三模擬)As ________ birthplace of Huaxia civilization, Xian is ________ city with a long history and abundant cultural relics.

　　A．the; a　 B．a; a

　　C．/; a

　　D．the; /

　　2．(2024·蘇州高三模擬)Everyone who reached the top of Mount Tai was ________ with a magnificent view.

　　A．awarded

　　B．admired

　　C．rewarded

　　D．appreciated

　　3.(2024·十堰市五所普高高三4月聯考)What surprised us most was that the price of the ________ to the Children’s Paradise which was built last year rose to ＄50 the day before yesterday.

　　A．privilege

　　B．admission

　　C．commitment

　　D．administration

　　4．(2024·南京市四校高三第二次調研)Whenever I met with a very personal issue that seemed as though I just couldnt defeat it alone, I would go to a trusted friend and ________ the issue to her.

　　A．made out

　　B．laid out

　　C．turned out

　　D．found out

　　5．(2024·蘇北四市調研)I was disgusted ________ the picture on Page 1 of Sundays feature section.

　　A．seeing

　　B．to see

　　C．to have seen

　　D．to be seen

　　6．(2024·瀏陽一中高三模擬)More children in Beijing will reach school age next year, ________ a shortage of primary school teachers in the capital.

　　A．create

　　B．to create

　　C．creating

　　D．created

　　7．(2024·江蘇名校聯考)Steven Hawkings conclusion about black holes is a little ________， but it has been accepted by most of the world.

　　A．realistic

　　B．abstract

　　C．contemporary

　　D．appropriate

　　8．(2024·全國卷Ⅱ)I had hardly got to the office ________ my wife phoned me to go back home at once.

　　A．when

　　B．than

　　C．until

　　D．after

　　9．(2024·安徽合肥一中模擬)In order to discover the crops most suited to the soil, Dr. Johnson as well as his assistants ________ various kinds of grain.

　　A．are experimenting with

　　B．is experimenting with

　　C．are experimented with

　　D．is experimented with

　　10．(2024·安徽示范高中聯考)He ________ his gains and losses of money and the result was a minus.

　　A．calculated

　　B．considered

　　C．completed

　　D．controlled

　　11．(2024·四川綿陽第一次診斷)The School Art Festival has set up a stage ________ students can show their talents.

　　A．which

　　B．where

　　C．that

　　D．when

　　12．(2024·福州高三質檢)An American Indian legend says that trees hold up the sky, and if they ________， ________ will be a disaster.

　　A．are cut off; it

　　B．will be cut down; it

　　C．are cut down; there

　　D．will cut off; there

　　13．(2024·宿遷高三模擬)________ to a top high school, as many parents believe, will guarantee their children a good university.

　　A．Admitted

　　B．Admitting

　　C．Being admitted

　　D．Having been admitted

　　14．(2024·徐州市高三第一次質檢)— Is it by promoting the use of Bitcoin ________ people of the world can get benefited and secured?

　　— No. It is by prohibiting its circulation.

　　A．when

　　B．what

　　C．that

　　D．how

　　15．(2024·湖南六校模擬)I dont know how long ________ will take the workers to build the bridge.

　　A．it

　　B．that

　　C．this

　　D．one

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2024·南京四校聯考)Whether they are hunters or the hunted, these

　　cunning

　　animals

　　are

　　all masters of disguise (偽裝) who can fool even the most beady-eyed passers-by into believing they are not there. Some hide under lily pads, and some dissolve into the bark of a tree while others slip into the snow, either to hide from a hungry predator or to silently stalk (追蹤) an unwitting prey.

　　With their almost perfect camouflage, these animals are some of the Earth’s best masters of disguise. However, while they can hide from their predators they cannot escape the sharp eyes of American photographer Art Wolfe, who has spent over 35 years roaming (漫步) the deserts of Africa, the rainforests of South America, the mountains of the United States and snow plains of Canada to capture wildlife at its most invisibility.

　　The Seattle, WA photographer says that finding and filming these clever animals is a painstaking process, which often takes many hours. However for him, it is definitely worth the time because the thrill of capturing a creature that has managed to blend into its natural habitat so skillfully, is like none other.

　　His search has taken him to almost every continent in the world — from the deserts of Africa to the rainforests of South America and even, the snow plains of Canada. Over the years he has snapped so many amazing photos that he has been able to showcase them in two books — a children?s book entitled Hiding Out that was first published in 2003 and Vanishing Act, which first came to bookstores in 2005 — both have been translated into several languages and been extremely popular all over the world.

　　And, he is not done yet. The 61-year-old man who also happens to be a television producer continues to unearth nature?s

　　beauties under lily pads, dissolved into tree trunks or stealthily awaiting their prey in the white snow! Would you have been able to spot any of them if you had not known what they were like in the photographs? Be sure to let us know, by adding your comments below.

　　1．Some animals fool predators by ________.

　　A．keeping still on the tree

　　B．pretending to be friendly

　　C．disguising themselves

　　D．changing things around

　　2．How old was Art Wolfe when he began to take photos of these animals?

　　A．61. 　B．35.

　　C．29.

　　D．26.

　　3．How did Art Wolfe feel when finding and filming these clever animals?

　　A．Easy and interested.

　　B．Hard and excited.

　　C．Comfortable and hard.

　　D．Complicated and boring.

　　4．What do you know according to Paragraph 4?

　　A．Art Wolfe was actually a writer.

　　B．Vanishing Act contains many pictures.

　　C．Hiding Out came to bookstores in 2005.

　　D．Art Wolfe could write in a few languages.

　　B

　　(2024·郴州市高三4月模擬)In order to increase their job chances after college, Chinese students are turning to a special practice — Eiffel Tower nose jobs (鼻子整形手術). The latest trend in plastic surgery promises to create a nose that is classic, slim and sloping, similar to the sweeping curve of the Eiffel Tower.

　　Surgeon Wang Xuming said，“We are influenced by the beauty of the Eiffel Tower; we are not content to just add something to the nose; we reconstruct it.” The surgery costs about US $ 10,000 and involves the enlarging of the nose using tissue from the forehead.

　　Hundreds of posters advertising the procedure are put up all over Chongqing city, where surgeon Xuming runs his practice. They show a Western-looking woman with an almost-too-perfect nose, against an outline of the Eiffel Tower.

　　Interestingly, many young women in China are eager to achieve a western appearance, as they believe it will give them an advantage in the highly competitive job market. “Some students face a lot of employment pressure after graduation. If their facial features are good, they’ll have more chances of finding a job，” said surgeon Xuming. “Weve had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose；its helped them a lot.”

　　Apparently, Chinese employers are quite particular about appearances and prefer attractive candidates. Some of them even go as far as putting height and weight requirements in their employment ads. Plastic surgeons across the country are reporting an increase in the number of students choosing beauty “enhancement”．

　　According to a Mr. Li, hospital manager at surgeon Xuming’s clinic, most of their customers are female and the bill is taken care of by the family. “They usually come in with their mothers, and tend to be from well-off backgrounds，” he said.

　　5．Chinese college students choose to have a nose operation to________.

　　A．marry well　B．look cool

　　C．have a good job

　　D．look like westerners

　　6．What is mainly talked about in Paragraph 3?

　　A．The posters.

　　B．A nose job.

　　C．The Eiffel Tower.

　　D．A plastic surgery procedure.

　　7．It can be inferred from Paragraph 5 that________.

　　A．employers are potential customers

　　B．ads promote the plastic surgery

　　C．appearance is as important as height and weight

　　D．attractive appearance seems to increase job chances

　　8．From what Mr. Li said we can learn that________.

　　A．most families cant afford the surgeon

　　B．the number of plastic surgeons is increasing

　　C．patients can be well looked after at the clinic

　　D．their customers are usually from wealthy families

　　9．Whats the author’s attitude towards Eiffel Tower nose jobs?

　　A．Skeptical.

　　B．Objective.

　　C．Critical.

　　D．Worried..1.選A　句意：作為華夏文明的發源地，西安是一座擁有悠久歷史和豐富的文化底蘊的城市。birthplace后面有of短語作其后置定語，且“發源地”具有唯一性，故birthplace在本句中表特指，用定冠詞the；第二空后的city為可數名詞，但“擁有悠久歷史和豐富的文化底蘊”的城市并非只有西安，故第二空應該表泛指，需用不定冠詞。

　　2．選C　句意：到達泰山頂部的每個人都能看到壯麗的景觀。reward“獎賞；獎勵”，多指對某人的工作或服務等的報答，符合語境。award“因……而授予某人……”，通常指正式地或官方地頒發、授予；admire“欽佩；贊美”；appreciate“感激；欣賞”。

　　3．選B　句意：最使我們吃驚的是，去年建成的兒童樂園的門票價格前天上漲到五十美元。admission“入場費”，符合句意。privilege“特權；特殊待遇”；commitment“承諾；投入；奉獻”；administration“管理；行政”。

　　4．選B　句意：每當我遇到似乎不能獨自解決的個人問題的時候，我總會找一個信得過的朋友向她講述這個問題。make out“搞清楚，弄明白”；lay out“清楚地描述(解釋)”；turn out“制造；最終結果是”；find out“查明，弄清”。

　　5．選B　句意：看到周日特寫專欄第一頁上的照片，我感到很氣憤。be disgusted to do sth.“很生氣做某事”，不定式作原因狀語。

　　6．選C　句意：明年在北京有更多的孩子到了上學的年齡，這導致首都的小學教師短缺。結合句意可知，此處應用動詞的-ing形式作結果狀語，表示自然而然的結果。

　　7．選B　句意：雖然史蒂芬·霍金關于黑洞的理論有點抽象，但已被世界上大多數人所接受。abstract“抽象的”，符合句意。realistic“現實的”；contemporary“同時代的，當代的”；appropriate“恰當的”。

　　8．選A　句意：我剛到辦公室，我妻子就打電話讓我立刻回家。本句是“hardly ...when ...”結構，表示“剛……就……”。

　　9．選B　句意：為了找到最適合該土壤的農作物，Johnson博士和他的助手們正在試驗各種各樣的谷物。“名詞＋as well as＋名詞(代詞)”結構作主語，其謂語動詞應根據as well as前面的名詞來確定，故可排除A、C兩項；由語境可知，此處應用主動語態，故選B。

　　10．選A　句意：他計算了收益和虧損，所得結果是個負數。calculate“計算，核算”，符合句意。consider“考慮”；complete“完成”；control“控制”。

　　11．選B　句意：學校藝術節搭起了一個同學們可以展示他們才華的平臺。先行詞是stage，關系詞在定語從句中充當地點狀語，故用where。因此選B。

　　12．選C　句意：一個美洲印第安傳說講到大樹托舉起天空，如果樹被砍倒了，就將有災難。cut off“切斷，隔斷”，所以排除A、D兩項；if引導的條件狀語從句中，用一般現在時表將來。

　　13．選C　句意：很多父母相信，被頂級中學錄取能保證孩子們上一所好大學。根據句意可知，孩子們是被頂級中學錄取，應用動名詞的被動形式作主語。注意having done形式不能作句子的主語。

　　14．選C　句意：“是通過促進比特幣的使用全球的人們才可以獲得利益和安全的嗎？”“不。是通過禁止其流通。”此處是強調句“it is ... that ...”的一般疑問句形式，強調的是方式狀語by promoting the use of Bitcoin，故用that。

　　15．選A　句意：我不知道工人們要多久才能建完這座橋。It takes sb. some time to do sth.“做某事花費某人多長時間”。

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　　語篇解讀：本文是說明文。許多動物為了躲避捕食者或者為了捕獲食物，常常需要巧妙地偽裝自己。美國攝影師阿爾特·沃爾夫花了35年時間，在世界各地尋找并拍攝這些偽裝大師。

　　1．選C　細節理解題。由第一段可知，有些動物通過偽裝自己來躲過捕食者。

　　2．選D　簡單計算題。由第二段中的“Art Wolfe, who has spent over 35 years”和最后一段中的“The 61-year-old man who also happens to be a television producer”可知，阿爾特·沃爾夫26歲時開始拍攝這些動物。

　　3．選B　細節理解題。由第三段中的“finding and filming these clever animals is a painstaking process, which often takes many hours”和“the thrill of capturing a creature ... is like none other.”可知，這個工作既辛苦又令他興奮，故B項正確。

　　4．選B　細節理解題。由第四段中的“Over the years ... and Vanishing Act”可知，Vanishing Act這本書里包含了很多他拍攝的照片。

　　語篇解讀：本文是一篇時文報道。中國的大學畢業生就業難，競爭殘酷。為了增加就業機會，他們選擇做“埃菲爾鐵塔鼻子整形手術”，希望擁有像埃菲爾鐵塔那樣高聳的鼻子，以吸引招聘者的目光。

　　5．C　C。

　　6．選A　段落大意題。第三段主要介紹的是整形醫院宣傳整形手術的廣告，因此選A。

　　7．選D　推理判斷題。根據第四段中王旭明醫生的話“Weve had students getting the Eiffel Tower nose；its helped them a lot.”及第五段的第一句可推知，吸引人的外貌會增加工作機會。故選D項。

　　8．選D　細節理解題。根據最后一段的最后一句可知，他們的顧客通常來自富有的家庭。

　　9．選B　觀點態度題。作者客觀地介紹了大學畢業生做鼻子整形手術以增加就業機會的現象，沒有傾向性，因此選擇B，objective“客觀的”。