【步步高】(新课标)2016高考英语一轮复习 知识排查突破 book 2 U(3)

解析 标题归纳题。根据第一段中的“...it’s shocking to claim that completely no life exists

elsewhere.”可知，在文章开头作者表达了自己的观点：除了地球之外其他星球上没有生命存在。下文主要围绕这个观点展开，所以A项作为标题最佳。

2．What makes the Earth more suitable for life than other planets in the solar system? A．The Earth is the only planet that can receive energy from the sun. B．The sun is at the right distance from us and in proper size.

C．The distance between the planets is neither too long nor too short. D．The dinosaurs were no longer a threat to the Earth. 答案 B

解析 细节理解题。根据第四段，尤其是第一句“We are，to a degree，at the right distance from the perfect type of star...but not so big as to burn itself out quickly.”可知，B项符合题意。 3．What does the underlined phrase“withered away”in the 4th paragraph mean? A．Exploded. B．Expanded. C．Floated away. D．Dried and died. 答案 D

解析 词义猜测题。根据画线部分前后内容可知，画线短语的意思应与“boiled”的意思差不多。故选D项，表示“枯死”。

4．Where does the text probably come from? A．A history book. B．A magazine.

C．A science fiction. D．A famous novel. 答案 B

解析 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文是作者对自己的观点的论证，因此最有可能出自杂志，而不是历史书、科幻小说或著名的小说。故选B。 B

Movies Coming Soon The Croods

Length of time：1 hour 38 minutes Style：Family，Cartoon

Release date(上映日期)：March 22,2013 Directors：Kirk DeMicco，Chris Sanders

Starring：Nicolas Cage，Emma Stone，Ryan Reynolds Summary

A prehistoric family are forced to flee their cave after it’s destroyed by a disaster that threatens to change their lives forever in this animated film featuring the voices of Nicolas Cage and Emma Stone.As a protective caveman the father leads his family out of harm’s way，the clan(家族) crosses paths with a clever teen named Guy(voice of Ryan Reynolds)，who offers to help them reach a distant land where they will be safe from a terrible disaster that will soon change the entire world. Admission

Length of time：1 hour 47 minutes Style：Comedy

Release date：March 22,2013 Director：Paul Weitz

Starring：Tina Fey，Paul Rudd，Nat Wolff Summary

Tina Fey and Paul Rudd star in director Paul Weitz’s comedy about an honest Princeton admissions officer.The officer meets a teenager who may be her long-lost son while recruiting(招

收) students from an alternative high school.Years ago，Portia Nathan(Fey) quietly gave her newborn son up for adoption.Now she’s got a great career recruiting students for Princeton University.Then，one day，she receives an unexpected call from her close college classmate John Pressman(Rudd)，who runs an alternative high school that’s home to some very gifted students.One such student is Jeremiah(Nat Wolff)，who John believes could be the son that Portia gave up for adoption in her youth.Meanwhile，as Portia puts her career in danger by changing Jeremiah’s transcript(成绩单)，an unexpected love story begins to happen. 5．Who is a film director?

A．Paul Weitz. B．Emma Stone. C．Paul Rudd. D．Nicolas Cage. 答案 A

解析 细节理解题。由Admission部分的“Director：Paul Weitz”可知A项正确。其他三人是两部影片中的演员。

6．In the movie The Croods，the escaping family is led by . A．Guy B．a smart teen C．the father D．the mother 答案 C

解析 细节理解题。由summary部分第二句“As a protective caveman the father leads his family...”可知C项正确。

7．It can be inferred that John Pressman . A．is played by Nat Wolff B．adopts Portia’s child

C．changes Jeremiah’s transcript D．knows about Portia’s experiences 答案 D

解析 推理判断题。John Pressman是Portia大学时关系密切的同学，知道Portia曾将亲生儿子送人寄养的事情，因此可推知他了解Portia的经历。

8．In which section of a newspaper can we most probably read the text? A．New movies. B．Movie reviews.

C．Adventure movies. D．Movie stars. 答案 A

解析 推理判断题。从标题“Movies Coming Soon”以及对影片六个方面的介绍可推知，这篇材料应是在“新片”栏目中出现。故选A。 Ⅱ.完形填空

One October morning，the sky was clear and the sun was shining.Bethany Hamilton decided to go 9 with some friends in Hawaii.

As one of the best teenage surfers in the world，the 13-year-old American girl was planning to

become a 10 surfer.Cheerfully，she was lying on her surfboard，waiting for the next big wave.Suddenly，a big shark 11 her left arm and shook her backwards and forwards.Bethany held onto her board and the shark eventually swam away—but it took her 12 away with it. 13 ，it attacked only once.It happened so fast that she didn’t even 14 .

As Bethany started to swim back to the beach with one arm，her friends thought she was

joking.But to their horror，they saw the 15 and rushed to help.

Having lost almost half the blood，Bethany’s 16 was a miracle(奇迹)，according to doctors.But she wanted to do 17 just survive.

“It never crossed my mind that I might never get on a surfboard again，” she recalled later.“I wondered whether I would actually be 18 to do it or not.But 19 I left hospital，I had decided that I was going to surf.”

With the support of her family，Bethany 20 to get back on her board only one month after the attack.Her dad fixed a handle on her surfboard to help her paddle(划水) through and into waves.

When she returned to surfing at a competition in Hawaii，Bethany was 21 in dangerous waves that broke her surfboard.As a result，she gave away her remaining boards and quit.She tried using an artificial arm，but it turned out to be 22 while surfing.

After 23 in Thailand in the 2004 earthquake and helping homeless survivors who had lost everything，Bethany 24 her decision to give up the sport she loved and 25 to try professional surfing again.Less than …… 此处隐藏：5010字，全部文档内容请下载后查看。喜欢就下载吧 ……