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高考高频单词与短语识记排查 单词识记：‎ pressure　　　educate　　 graduate　　 crazy apply music present professor public science subject attention vacation discuss effort experiment explain fail curious improve 短语扫描：‎ take a course in English 修英语课 graduate from 毕业于……‎ major in 主修……‎ at present目前 in public 当众，公开地 apply for申请……‎ apply oneself to 致力于……‎ to some degree在某种程度上 have a talent/gift for有……的天赋 look forward to期待，盼望 ‎[跟踪训练]‎ 在空格处填入适当的词(1个单词)或所给词的正确形式 ‎1．The (press) of the crowd made it impossible for me to stand still.‎ ‎2．The teacher (explain) the difficult point of grammar to me.‎ ‎3．Nowadays a lot of adults go to evening schools for further (educate)．‎ ‎4．The (science) is an international leader in the field of mathematics.‎ ‎5．You will certainly pass your exams if you really apply (you) to your work.‎ ‎6．The males think the females have a talent telling long and tiring stories.‎ ‎7．He is going to make a speech public.‎ ‎8．I look forward to (spend) more time with my family.‎ ‎9．Students can apply scholarship.‎ ‎10．He will graduate the school in June.‎ 阅读能力专练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 A ‎(2017·广西桂林中学月考)‎ Parents who help their children with homework may actually be bringing down their school grades.Other forms of parental involvement，including volunteering at school and observing a child’s class，also fail to help，according to the most recent study on the topic.‎ The findings challenge a key principle of modern parenting(养育子女) where schools expect them to act as partners in their children’s education.Previous generations concentrated on getting children to school on time，fed，dressed and ready to learn.‎ Kaith Robinson，the author of the study，said，“I really don’t know if the public is ready for this but there are some ways parents can be involved in their kids’ education that lead to declines in their academic performance.One of the things that were consistently negative was parents’ help with homework.” Robinson suggested that may be because parents themselves struggle to understand the task.“They may either not remember the material their kids are studying now，or in some cases never learnt it themselves，but they’re still offering advice.”‎ Robinson assessed parental involvement performance and found one of the most damaging things a parent could do was to punish their children for poor marks.In general，about 20% of parental involvement was positive，about 45% negative and the rest statistically insignificant.‎ Common sense suggests it was a good thing for parents to get involved because “children with good academic success do have involved parents”，admitted Robinson.But he argued that this did not prove parental involvement was the root cause of that success.“A big surprise was that ‎ AsianAmerican parents whose kids are doing so well in school hardly involved.They took a more reasonable approach，conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives.”‎ ‎1．The underlined expression “parental involvement” in Paragraph 1 probably means .‎ A．parents’ expectation on children’s health ‎ B．parents’ participation in children’s education ‎ C．parents’ control over children’s life ‎ D．parents’ plan for children’s future ‎ ‎2．What is the major finding of Robinson’s study?‎ A．Modern parents raise children in a more scientific way.‎ B．Punishing kids for bad marks is mentally damaging.‎ C．Parental involvement is not so beneficial as expected.‎ D．Parents are not able to help with children’s homework.‎ ‎3．The example of AsianAmerican parents implies that parents should .‎ A．help children realize the importance of schooling B．set a specific life goal for their children C．spend more time improving their own lives D．take a more active part in school management B CANYOUIMAGINEHOWHARDITWOULDBETOREADSENTENCESLIKETHIS？Every one of us gets so used to punctuation marks that not many of us give them a second thought.Actually，the ancient Greeks wrote this way.The lack of punctuation marks probably didn’t bother good readers，though.As they read，they just put pauses where they fit best.Also at this time，sentences switched directions.A sentence read from left to right.The next one read right to left，and then left to right again，etc.The ancient Romans sometimes punctuated like this：They·put·something·that·‎ can·separate·words·in·a·sentence.The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word punctum，which means a dot.‎ When the 5th century arrived，there were just two punctuation marks：spaces and points.The spaces separated words while the points showed pauses in reading.Then in the 13th century，a printer named Aldus Manutius tried to standardize punctuation.He always used a period for a ‎ complete stop at the end of a sentence.He used a slash(/) to indicate a short pause.Over time，that slash was shortened and curled，and it became the modern comma(逗号)．‎ Since that time，other marks have enlarged the punctuation family.The exclamation mark(感叹号) comes from the Latin word io.It means “exclamation of joy”．The question mark originally started out as the Latin word questio，meaning question.Eventually，scholars put it at the end of a sentence to show a question.‎ Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays.New marks are coming into existence，and old punctuation marks are used in new ways.Take for example the “interrobang”．This 1962 invention combines the question mark and exclamation mark for times when writers want both.For example，“She did what？！” or “How much did you pay for that dress？！” Obviously，the interrobang is not widely used or recognized yet，but its invention shows that English is not yet finished with its punctuation.‎ ‎4．From the first paragraph，we can know that .‎ A．good readers had trouble reading without punctuation marks B．a sentence always read from left to right in ancient Greece C．ancient Greeks switched the direction of punctuation marks D．the use of punctuation marks can date back to ancient times ‎5．The passage is developed .‎ A．by time B．by space C．by comparison D．by importance ‎6．We can learn from the passage that .‎ A．ancient Romans didn’t use any punctuation marks B．exclamation and question marks came from Latin C．spaces and slashes were already used before the 5th century D．Aldus Manutius first started to use commas ‎7．What can be concluded from the last paragraph?‎ A．The combination of two marks will not work.‎ B．It takes time for people to accept new punctuation marks.‎ C．Old punctuation marks need to be standardized.‎ D．Punctuation marks are still changing today.‎ Ⅱ.七选五 ‎(2017·广东仲元中学月考)‎ Living with a roommate can be a great experience as many roommates become lifelong friends.However，roommates living together under the same roof for a long time unavoidably conflict with each other. 8 To prevent this from happening to you，each conflict should be addressed in a productive，healthy way.‎ ‎1．Set a time for discussion.‎ Once conflicts occur，you need to set up a time to discuss the conflict. 9 They may think about any problems they want to discuss.It also allows for a better discussion as the both roommates will most likely enter the discussion fairly calm.‎ ‎2．Make rules for discussion.‎ Before discussing the actual conflicts，set up some rules to guide the discussion.For example，each roommate is allowed to air one problem at a time and the other roommate has a chance to respond to it before another one is brought up.Making rules beforehand can prevent a screaming match from breaking out. 10 ‎ ‎3． 11 ‎ You can use your discussion to point out to your roommates their great traits and specific things you like about them.While this won’t solve the conflict，it can help your roommates be more understanding of your point of view and more willing to compromise.‎ ‎4．Come up with a written roommate agreement.‎ Once grievances(不满)have been aired by both parties you should develop a roommate agreement that is written down.This agreement should discuss what the rules are as well as what consequences exist for breaking them.For example，roommates having a conflict about overnight guests may compromise to allow overnight guests only on weekends with guests on weekdays being gone by 11 p．m. 12 ‎ A．Talk about your problems openly.‎ B．Point out good things about roommates.‎ C．Being honest can avoid unfriendly discussion.‎ D．This provides both parties a chance for preparation.‎ E．And disaster can strike when a conflict never gets settled.‎ F．A consequence may be that the violator(违反者)pays 5 for breaking the rules.‎ G．This is because both sides know they will have an opportunity to speak.‎ 答案解析 高考高频单词与短语识记排查 跟踪训练 ‎1．pressure　2.explained　3.education　4.scientist 5．yourself　6.for　7.in　8.spending　9.for　10.from 阅读能力专练 Ⅰ.阅读理解 ‎1．B　[词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句中的“Other forms of parental involvement，including volunteering at school and observing a child’s class”可知，parental involvement指的是“父母参与孩子的教育”，故选B。]‎ ‎2．C　[细节理解题。根据第三段第一句中的“but there are some ways parents can be involved in their kids’ education that lead to declines in their academic performance.”可知，Robinson的研究发现是父母参与孩子的教育没有预料的那么有益，故选C。]‎ ‎3．A　[细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“They took a more reasonable approach，conveying to their children how success at school could improve their lives.”可知，亚裔美国父母的例子暗示父母应该帮助孩子意识到学校教育的重要性，故选A。]‎ ‎4．D　[推理判断题。第一段讲述了古希腊古罗马时期没有标点，并描述了人们读句子的情况及标点符号的出现；根据最后一句“The word punctuation actually comes from this idea and the Latin word punctum，which means a dot.”可知随后开始有了标点符号的使用，故选D。]‎ ‎5．A　[推理判断题。第一段的“ancient Greeks”和“ancient Romans”，第二段的“the 5th century”，“the 13th century”，第三段的“since that time”和最后一段的“nowadays”可知文章是按照时间顺序写的，故选A。]‎ ‎6．B　[细节理解题。根据第三段第二、四句“The exclamation mark(感叹号) comes from ‎ the Latin word io...The question mark originally started out as the Latin word questio，meaning question.”可知感叹号和问号都来自于拉丁语，故选B。]‎ ‎7．D　[推理判断题。根据最后一段前两句“Punctuation even keeps changing nowadays.New marks are coming into existence，and old punctuation marks are used in new ways.”及下面的例子可知本段在讲标点符号仍在不断地发展，故选D。]‎ Ⅱ.七选五 语篇解读 同住一个屋檐下很久的室友难免互相发生冲突，为了阻止这种事情在你身上发生，每一个冲突都应该以一种有效的、健康的方式解决。本文列举了四种解决方法。‎ ‎8．E　[根据空格上句：同住一个屋檐下很久的室友难免互相发生冲突。再根据空格下句：为了阻止这种事情在你身上发生，每一个冲突都应该以一种有效的、健康的方式解决。可知空格处表达的意思是：当一个冲突从未被解决时，灾难就会降临。故选E。]‎ ‎9．D　[根据空格上句：一旦冲突发生，你需要安排一个讨论冲突的时间。再根据空格下句：他们可能会考虑他们想讨论的任何问题。可知空格处的意思是：这为双方提供了一个准备的机会。故选D。]‎ ‎10．G　[根据空格上句：事先制定规则可以防止尖叫比赛的爆发。可知此空要表达的是：这是因为双方都知道他们将有机会发言。故选G。]‎ ‎11．B　[此题是小标题。根据此段第一句：你可以用你的讨论，指出你喜欢他们的伟大的品质和特别的地方。可知B.Point out good things about roommates.指出室友好的方面，符合题意。]‎ ‎12．F　[根据空格上文：这个协议应该讨论规则是什么，还有违背规则存在什么样的结果。随后下文举了一个违背规则的例子。因此可知F.A consequence may be that the violator(违反者)pays 5 for breaking the rules.结果可能是违规者为违反规则支付5美元，符合题意。]‎