9高中英语人教版选修8语篇提能

语篇提能Ⅰ.完形填空Itwasacold,wetdaywhen14­year­oldWasanaSanjeewaarrivedatSt.Anthony'sCollege.Waitingoutsidehisclassroomforhisclassmatesto__1__，Wasanalookedatthe__2__.Thenhenoticedenormousamountsofrainwaterflowingdownthehillbehindtheclassroom.Forafewminutes,Wasana__3__thewater,wonderingwhyitlookedso__4__.Thenithithim—thescenewassimilartotheslideshewasshownduringDisasterManagementclasses.__5__animpending(即将发生的)disaster,Wasanaswungintoaction.“Run,run,don't__6__here!Therocksonthehillaregoingtofallonus！”heshoutedandallthestudentsrantotheopenarea.ThenWasanaranoverto__7__PrincipalNihalGurauinghewhatwashappening.After__8__thehill,Gurauingheknewtheschoolwasin__9__.Heandsometeachers__10__tostopthewaterflow,buttheyweretoo__11__：hugerocksfelldownthehillwithsandandmud,andtheentireschoolwasdestroyed.WhenWasana__12__homelaterthatday,hiswhiteuniformcoveredinmud,hegottheblamefromhis__13__.Hetriedtoexplainthathehad__14__twohundredschoolmates__15__shedidn'tbelievehim.Hismother__16__realizedhewastellingthetruthwhenshesawaTVreportaboutthe__17__.Filledwithpride,shehuggedWasanaandsaidthathewasindeeda__18__.NoonewashurtintheincidentbecauseofWasana's__19__actionandcarefulobservation.“Wasana'saction__20__usthatsometimeswecannotwaituntilsomethinghappensbeforewetakeaction.Itmightbetoolatebythen，”Gurauinghesaid.1．A.playB.followC.arriveD.start2．A.sunB.rainC.snowD.fog3．A.pickedupB.tookawayC.talkedaboutD.staredat4．A.familiarB.specialC.strangeD.terrifying5．A.MakingB.ImaginingC.FearingD.Hearing6．A.studyB.stayC.singD.act7．A.askB.promiseC.tellD.persuade8．A.inspectingB.describingC.drawingD.finding9．A.chargeB.surpriseC.controlD.trouble10．A.choseB.triedC.helpedD.agreed11．A.lateB.sleepyC.hungryD.shocked12．A.missedB.leftC.movedD.returned13．A.fatherB.motherC.sisterD.brother14．A.cheeredB.visitedC.savedD.calmed15．A.whenB.orC.sinceD.but16．A.naturallyB.necessarilyC.completelyD.finally17．A.adventureB.disasterC.failureD.experience18．A.loserB.foolC.heroD.star19．A.quietB.toughC.quickD.safe20．A.taughtB.interestedC.warnedD.confused答案与解析语篇解读十四岁的学生Wasana利用自己所学知识及时发现险情，挽救了二百多名校友的生命。1．C由上文的“WasanaSanjeewaarrivedatSt.Anthony'sCollege”可知，Wasana已经到了学校，在教室门口等其他同学到来(arrive)。2．B由下文的rainwater可知是在看着雨(rain)。3．DWasana在教室门口等同学，因此盯着(staredat)雨水看了好几分钟。4．A由下文的“thescenewassimilartotheslides”可知，Wasana觉得眼前的场景很熟悉(familiar)。5．C由下文Wasana让同学们快跑，警告他们山上的岩石要掉下来了可知，他害怕(Fearing)将会有灾难发生。6．B由“Run,run”可知，Wasana叫同学们不要待在(stay)原地。7．CWasana跑过去告诉(tell)校长他发现的事。8．A校长听完Wasana的话，视察了(inspecting)Wasana所说的那座山。9．D见下一题解析。10．B由下文的“stopthewaterflow”可知，校长带着老师们尽力(tried)阻止水流是因为他知道学校将会陷入困境(trouble)。11．A由but的转折语气及下文的“hugerocksfelldownthehillwithsandandmud,andtheentireschoolwasdestroyed”可知，校长他们想做的一切都已经来不及了(late)。12．D由语境可知他那天晚些时候才回到了(returned)家。13．B下文的Hismother提示了本题答案。14．C由上文可知，由于Wasana及时发现了险情，才让校友们幸免于难，因此Wasana是挽救了(saved)二百名校友的生命。15．D“Wasana说他救了校友”和“妈妈不相信他说的话”之间构成转折关系，故选but。16．D妈妈看了新闻报道后，最后(finally)才意识到Wasana说的都是真的。17．B全文讲的是雨水冲刷山上的岩石，致使岩崩发生，吞没了整个学校，因此是一场灾难(disaster)。18．CWasana的所作所为让妈妈为他骄傲，觉得儿子是个真正的英雄(hero)。19．C由上文的“Wasanaswungintoaction”和“shouted”等可知，Wasana一发现险情就采取了行动，故quick符合语境。20．A不要等到事情发生了才采取行动，这是Wasana的事迹教给(taught)我们的。Ⅱ.阅读理解(2014·芜湖高二检测)Switzerlandisthebestplacetobebornintheworldin2013,andtheUSisjust16th.AnewstudymadebytheEconomistIntelligenceUnit(theEIU)saysAmericanbabieswillhavealessbrightfuturethanthoseborninHongKong,IrelandandevenCanada.TheEIU,asistercompanyoftheEconomist,triedtomeasurehowwellcountrieswillprovidethebestopportunitiesforahealthy,safeandprosperouslifeinyearstocome.PeopleborninSwitzerlandwilltendtobethehappiestandhavethebestqualityoflifejudgedintermsofwealth,healthandtrustinpublicinstitutions,accordingtotheanalysis.TheScandinaviancountriesofNorway,SwedenandDenmarkalsoallmakethetopfiveina‘quality—of—life’indexs(指数)highlightingwhereitisbesttobebornnextyear.Oneofthemostimportantfactorsisbeingrich,butotherfactorscomeintoplay—includingcrime,trustinpublicinstitutionsandthehealthoffamilylife.Intotal,theindexconsiders11factors.Theseincludefixedfactorssuchasgeography,othersthatchangeslowlyovertimesuchasdemography(人口统计学),socialandculturalcharacteristics,andthestateoftheworldeconomy.Smalleconomiestakeupthetop10countries,withAustraliacomingsecondandNewZealandandtheNetherlandsnottoofarbehind.Halfofthetop10countriesareEuropean,butonlyone,theNetherlands,iffromtheeuro－zone.Thecrisis－riddensouthofEurope,includingGreece,PortugalandSpain,fallsbehind.Interestingly,thelargestEuropeaneconomies—Germany,FranceandBritain—donotdoparticularlywell.Nigeriahasthetitleofbeingtheworstcountryforababytoentertheworldin2013.1．Accordingtothepassage,thehappiestpeoplelivein________.A.DenmarkB.SwitzerlandC.GermanyD.Nigeria答案与解析B细节理解题。根据第一、二段的首句可知选B。2．Whichofthefollowingisthelastcountryparentswanttheirbabytobebornin?A.Nigeria.B.Australia.C.Netherlands.D.Greece.答案与解析A细节理解题。根据本文最后一句“Nigerahasthetitleofbeingtheworstcountryforababytoentertheworldin2013.”可知选A。3．Thefactorsoftellingthebestplacetobeborndon'tinclude________.A.economyB.geographyC.trustinpublicinstitutionsD.pollution答案与解析D细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知选D。4．WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothet