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高考提能练(三十八) Module 2 Highlights of My Senior Year
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
[2019·合肥市高三调研性检测]
Invisible Dialogues and Invented Languages ?October 13, 2018
This discussion will examine self-taught artists who use coded or invented languages in their work. Artists include Melvin Edward Nelson, and Carlo Keshishian. Exploring the relationship between language and visual expressions, it seeks to find out how some unreadable words, letters, and symbols communicate meaning.
?6：30 pm－8：00 pm
?$10 members, students, seniors; $12 non-members Art and Storytelling ?October 20, 2018
Artist Ernesto Caivano will discuss the connection of drawing and stories in his work, while examining how his explorations of storytelling relate to his previous works.
Another activity includes conversations with artists and scholars, providing a good opportunity to engage with the central themes and histories found in the artwork.
?6：30 pm－7：30 pm
?$5 members, students, seniors; $8 non-members Self-Taught Genius ?October 27, 2018
Sponsor Sarah Suzuki will discuss selected drawings and prints on view in the exhibition Highlights from Self-Taught Genius on a guided gallery tour.
The program is held together with the exhibition Highlights from Self-Taught Genius at the newly opened Self-Taught Genius Gallery in Long Island City, Queens.
?6：00 pm－7：00 pm
?$5 members, students, seniors; $8 non-members Gender, Politics, and Textiles (纺织品) ?November 3, 2018
Art historian Julia Bryan-Wilson will present an illustrated overview of her publication Fray: Art and Textile Politics. Julia will explore the relationship between textiles, gender, and war. The book signing will follow the discussion.
?6：30 pm－8：00 pm
?$8 members, students, seniors; $10 non-members 体裁：应用文 题材：活动安排 主题：艺术节讨论活动 【解题导语】 本文介绍了几个有关艺术的讨论活动。
【难句分析】 Artist Ernesto Caivano will discuss the connection of drawing and stories in his work，while examining how his explorations of storytelling relate to his previous works.
分析：本句是一个复合句。while引导状语从句，在从句中从句的主语和主句主语一致，且含有be动词，故从句中主语和be动词被省略；此从句中又包含了一个how引导的宾语从句。
译文：艺术家Ernesto Caivano在探讨他探索和之前作品有关的故事性叙述方式的同时，会讨论他作品中绘画和故事之间的联系。
1．Who will talk about drawing and stories?
A．Ernesto Caivano. B．Sarah Suzuki.
C．Melvin Edward Nelson. D．Julia Bryan-Wilson.
答案与解析：A 考查细节理解。根据第二个活动部分中的“Artist Ernesto Caivano will discuss the connection of drawing and stories in his work”可知，Ernesto Caivano将会讨论绘画和故事之间的联系，故选A。
2．Which of the activities is available in November, 2018? A．Self-Taught Genius. B．Art and Storytelling.
C．Gender, Politics, and Textiles.
D．Invisible Dialogues and Invented Languages. 答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据最后一个活动Gender，Politics，and Textiles(纺织品)的时间介绍November 3,2018可知，应选C项。
3．What is the purpose of the text? A．To advertise some activities. B．To introduce some artists. C．To publicize some books. D．To sponsor some events.
答案与解析：A 考查推理判断。根据对全文的整体理解可知，本文是一篇活动介绍，主要介绍了几个有关艺术的讨论活动，故选A。
B
[2019·长春市质量监测]Lately a popular bookstore in Hefei, Anhui Province, has risen_to_fame because it becomes the world's first shared bookstore, in a move meant to encourage more reading among Chinese citizens.
It comes to people's attention as more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July 16 this year, a record high since it was reopened to the public in 2013. Some 4,000 books were brought home on the first day, Thepaper.cn reported.
Customers are allowed to borrow up to two books valued at under 150 yuan per visit after registering with an app and paying the 99 yuan deposit (押金)．
All books on sale in the bookstore are available for sharing. Returned books that are damaged are sold at a discount. The bookstore also provides a bonus for bookworms. People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back, and members can be rewarded with one yuan for every book read.
“We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books，” Xu Xinwei, who helps run the bookstore, told Thepaper. cn.
Some parents buy a lot of books for their children, but they usually end up collecting dust as their children grow up. Similarly, some popular novels for young people also fall out of fashion, according to Xu. “Books are more effectively circulated when they're shared.”
体裁：说明文 题材：共享生活 主题：世界第一家共享书店
【解题导语】 本文介绍了安徽省合肥市成立的世界上第一家共享书店，该书店鼓励人们阅读更多的书。
【难句分析】 People who finish reading 12 books in three months receive eight percent of their deposit back，and members can be rewarded with one yuan for every book read.
分析：本句中who finish reading 12 books in three months为定语从句，修饰先行词People，关系代词who在定语从句中作主语，指人。
译文：在三个月内读完12本书的人可以得到百分之八的押金，并且会员每读完一本书可以得到一元钱的奖励。
4．The bookstore becomes a shared one ________. A．to make more money
B．to make more room for new books C．to inspire more people to read D．to recommend new books 答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据第一段中的“it becomes the world's first shared bookstore, in a move meant to encourage more reading”可知，这个书店成为一家共享书店是为了更好地推广阅读，故选C项。
5．What does the underlined phrase “risen to fame” in Paragraph 1 probably mean?
A．Become well-known. B．Settled down. C．Broken up. D．Taken over.
答案与解析：A 考查词义猜测。根据第一段中的“popular”一词，以及第二段中的“more than 200,000 visitors flooded the store on its first day as a shared bookstore on July l6 this year，a record high since it was reopened to the public”可知，这家书店应该很受欢迎。rise to fame意为“出名”，故选A项。
6．What can we infer from the passage?
A．The bookstore was once the best in Anhui Province. B．The books that are sold here can't be borrowed.
C．More than 4,000 books were taken home on July 16 in 2013. D．The cost of reading can be reduced by sharing the books.
答案与解析：D 考查推理判断。根据第五段中的“We want to bring down the cost of reading so people could read more books”可推知，共享图书可能会降低阅读成本，这样人们可以阅读更多书，故选D项。
7．What does the bookstore do to attract more readers?
A．The bookstore encourages parents to buy more books for their children. B．The readers are allowed to borrow the books unconditionally.
C．The readers who are members can receive one yuan for every book read. D．The bookstore is considering offering a bonus for anyone who likes reading. 答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“and members can be rewarded with one yuan for every book read”可知，共享书店的会员每读一本书可以得到一元钱的奖励。故选C项。
Ⅱ.完形填空
[2019·合肥市高三质量检测]When we were kids, we didn't think of success or failure in the way we think now. At that time we dived straight into __1__.
In high school, I developed a preference for art. __2__， I studied really hard about other things, __3__ for a successful career in information science. __4__ everybody was supporting me in continuing on the “path of success”， I felt really __5__ inside. Deep down I knew, I'm not this person everybody thinks I am — my heart was __6__ for something more meaningful. I wanted to do __7__.
My final year at college was also a __8__. I didn't manage to __9__ in time with my generation. Then I tried animation, design, and even music __10__ for a while, so different from the career that I was always __11__ to do. Needless to say, such “creative”__12__ brought me much satisfaction, but I was running out of money. I was stuck in a __13__—finding a job or finishing my degree, __14__ I made good progress at neither of them. I realized that just a strong __15__ will not bring me across the river. I had to do the work with my own hands.
One day, a former high school teacher met me on the street. He was __16__ to hear I, one of his top students, wasn't doing well. He then __17__ me to find my first job as a game developer. After starting work, my life started to improve.
__18__， I can see my goals and dreams have remarkably __19__ over the years.
I often remind myself that although some dreams may __20__， you can always have your passion reborn again.
体裁：夹叙夹议 题材：成长经历 主题：努力实现梦想
【解题导语】 作者通过叙述自己在成长过程中的学习经历告诉我们：虽然有些梦想可能会消失，但通过努力你仍可以激情再生。
【高频词回顾】 adventure n. 冒险 randomly adv. 随便地 die out消失 1．A.safety B．adventures
C．agreement D．conflicts 答案与解析：B 根据上文“When we were kids，we didn't think of success or failure in the way we think now”及下文中“我”的经历可知，那时我们直接投身于冒险(adventures)中。
2．A.Instead B．Otherwise
C．Thus D．However
答案与解析：D 根据空前的“In high school，I developed a preference for art”及空后的“I studied really hard about other things”可知，前后之间形成转折关系。however“然而”符合语境。
3．A.competing B．calling
C．aiming D．accounting
答案与解析：C 根据空前的“I studied really hard about other things”可知，此处是指“我”的目标(aiming)是在信息科学领域取得成功。
4．A.Although B．Since
C．As D．If
答案与解析：A 根据下文“I felt really __5__ inside... I am”可知，此处指虽然(Although)大家都支持“我”继续走这种“成功之路”，但我内心觉得非常空虚(empty)。
5．A.confident B．angry
C．peaceful D．empty 答案与解析：D 参见上题解析。
6．A.beating B．bleeding
C．aching D．answering
答案与解析：C 根据下文“I wanted to do __7__”可知，“我”的心渴望(aching)着更有意义的东西。
7．A.science B．art
C．sports D．business
答案与解析：B 根据上文“In high school，I developed a preference for art”及下文内容可知，此处为原词复现，即“我”想去学习艺术(art)。
8．A.success B．mess
C．relief D．panic
答案与解析：B 根据下文“I didn't manage to __9__ in time with my generation”可知，此处表示“我”大学的最后一年也是一团糟(mess)。
9．A.apply B．balance
C．graduate D．drop
答案与解析：C 根据下文中的“finding a job or finishing my degree”可知，“我”没能及时和“我”同届的人一起毕业(graduate)。
10．A.randomly B．wisely
C．secretly D．suddenly
答案与解析：A 根据下文“so different from the career that I was always __11__ to do”可知，此处为然后“我”试着学习动画制作、设计，甚至随机(randomly)学习了一段时间的音乐，和“我”一直想要从事的职业如此不同。
11．A.reminded B．allowed
C．ordered D．meant
答案与解析：D 参见上题解析。be meant to do sth.“意欲做某事”，符合语境。