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1、第十三组(建议用时：30分钟).阅读理解(2015郑州质量检测三)You may have heard of the American Dream，an ideal that has powered the hopes of Americans for generations.It began as a belief that the US was a land of opportunity，and that anyone could achieve success through hard work.At times，the dream has referred to home owners

2、hip，a good job，retirement security or each generation doing better than the last.Yet today，this concept seems to have greatly changed.As Time magazine pointed out，quite different from the older generation，many Millennials (the generation born after 1980) redefine (重新定义) the American Dream as “daytod

3、ay control of your life”They “prize job mobility，flexible schedules，any work that is more interesting than typing，and the ability to travel”，said the magazine.Home ownership，once the cornerstone of the American Dream，is becoming a smaller priority for this generation.Meanwhile，nearly 40% of them cho

4、ose travel as part of their dream.And entrepreneurship (创业) is a rising favorite，as nearly 26% of Millennials consider selfemployment as part of their dream.So what has led to this huge change?Many point fingers at the poor economy.“Modern young Americans seem bound to face a world stamped by ever n

5、arrowing opportunity and social stagnation(停滞)，”noted The Daily Beast.“The rate of Millennials out of school and out of work is unusually high at 15%.Many college graduates have taken jobs that dont require a degree，”Time reported.The magazine worries that these difficulties may lead to a lost gener

6、ation who are “unable to ever truly find their feet on the corporations ladder”Dan Kadlec，a reporter of Time，sees Millennials as resetting their expectations.“This situation is different for young adults today，”he wrote.“A true American dream has to feel attainable，and many Millennials are feeling t

7、hey can only attain a daytoday lifestyle that suits them.”1The underlined word “cornerstone” in Paragraph 4 is closest in meaning to “_”AgrowthBbalanceCbasis Dpurpose2What has changed Millennials views of the American Dream according to the passage?AA lack of confidence in themselves.BFierce competi

8、tion in the job market.CTheir dissatisfaction with the government.DThe discouraging economy and unemployment.3Dan Kadlec thinks Millennials new definition of the American Dream is _Abeautiful BunderstandableCworrying Dpositive4What can be the best title for this passage?ARedefinition of American Dre

9、amBMeaning of American DreamCValue of Achieving American DreamDHistory of Changing American Dream.完形填空(2015昆明质量检测二)The long line of rush hour traffic wounded its way down the rainslick(湿滑的) street as I glanced nervously at my watch.5：30! Nothing had gone right all day.This traffic jam seemed the per

10、fect ending to a(n)_1_ day.I sighed loudly，_2_ there was no one to hear.Lately my life seemed _3_ more than a neverending _4_ of regular tasks.Surely there was more to living than this.I guess I was simply too tired to look for it.And then，looking _5_，I saw him.The lone(孤零零的) flagman was standing _6

11、_ the street，_7_ directing four driving ways of traffic as they _8_ into one.But there was something _9_ about this flagman，and as my car _10_，I realized what it was.Standing among dozens of impatient motorists，he was smiling and _11_ at every driver that passed.As I sat waiting my _12_ in my warm c

12、ar，I began to feel _13_If this man，who did nothing all day but watch one car after another _14_，could stand in the cold rain hour after boring hour and still have a friendly _15_ for every single person who passed，what right did I have to _16_ my life?It was _17_ my turn to pass the flagman.“Thank y

13、ou，”I mouthed _18_ the window.He smiled and nodded and I drove on，spirits lifted，_19_ changed.And in the rear view mirror(后视镜) I could see him，raising his hand and _20_ to every car that passed.1.A.dangerousBenjoyableChorrible Dinteresting2A.though BsoCif Dwhen3A.everythingBanythingCnothing来源:学。科。网Z

14、。X。X。KDsomething4A.cycleBdiscoveryCexpectationDsacrifice5A.rightBleftCbackwardDforward6A.next to Bin the middle ofCaway from Dahead of7A.wisely Beagerly Cpatiently Dcalmly8A.exchanged Bcombined Ccrashed Djumped9A.common BwrongCoutstanding Dunusual10A.approached BstartedCstopped Dpassed11A.shouting B

15、staring Caiming Dwaving12A.order Bturn Crequest Dfortune13A.annoyed BdelightedCashamed Ddisappointed14A.go by Bgo upCget along Dget through15A.glance Bgesture Cmove Dtreat16A.set aside Bburst intoClook down upon Dcomplain about17A.certainly Bluckily Cfinally Dmerely18A.through Bfrom Coff Din19A.anxi

16、ety BattitudeCexperience Ddoubt20A.talking BexplainingCwhispering Dgreeting.语法填空(2015云南第一次统一检测)World Read Aloud Day is celebrated each year on the first Wednesday of March. It 1._ (start) by the LitWorld.org in 2010 and has now reached 65 countries.2._ aim is to encourage people worldwide who cannot

17、 read to enjoy the benefits of a book. Its website asks everyone 3._ (celebrate) the day by taking a book, finding an audience, and reading out aloud. It is about taking action to show the world that the right to read and write 4._ (belong) to all people.The website asks visitors to join in the move

18、ment to reduce 5._ number of illiterate (不识字的)来源:Z*xx*k.Compeople in the world. It is 6._ (absolute) necessary to help those who cannot read. The website says, “Its time to start by reading aloud to 7._ might like it. Share a book with a child who might need it, share a story with someone who would

19、treasure it, listen patiently 8._ someone elses story as they share with you.” The United Nations says, “Literacy involves a variety of learning in enabling individuals to achieve their goals, to develop their knowledge，9._ to participate fully in society.” In that way, World Read Aloud Day does hel

20、p make a 10._ (different)来源:学_科_网第十三组.阅读理解【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。主要讲述了80后的美国人对美国梦的重新定义并分析了导致这一改变的原因。1解析：选C。词义猜测题。根据第二段第二句“At times，the dream has referred to home ownership，a good job，retirement security or each generation doing better than the last.”可知，最初的美国梦指的是房屋所有权、一份好的工作、退休保障或每一代比上一代做得好。根据第四段第一句“Home own

21、ership，once the cornerstone of the American Dream，is becoming a smaller priority for this generation.”可知，房屋所有权曾经是美国梦的基石，而对于这一代来说，却不那么重要了，由此可推知，画线词意为“基础”。故选C。2解析：选D。细节理解题。根据第六段第一句“Many point fingers at the poor economy.”和第七段第一句“The rate of Millennials out of school and out of work is unusually high a

22、t 15%.”可知，经济低迷和高失业率导致80后的美国人对美国梦的认识发生了巨大变化。故选D。3解析：选B。推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“A true American dream has to feel attainable，and many Millennials are feeling they can only attain a daytoday lifestyle that suits them.”可知，真实的美国梦必须让人觉得可以实现，而许多80后的美国人觉得他们只能实现适合他们的日常生活方式；由此可推知，Dan Kadlec认为年轻人对美国梦的定义更符合社会现状，更容易实现，

23、更符合情理。B项意为“合情理的，正常的”。故选B。4解析：选A。标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了80后的美国人对美国梦的重新定义并分析了导致这一改变的原因。A项意为“美国梦的重新定义”，符合本文大意，适合作标题。故选A。.完形填空【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。在一个下雨天，作者因交通堵塞而心烦气躁，开始抱怨生活的一成不变。在等着通过十字路口时，一位在雨中一直面带微笑、耐心指挥交通的交警让作者明白了一个道理生活快乐与否是由自己的心态决定的。1解析：选C。考查形容词辨析。根据上一句“Nothing had gone right all day.”可知，作者这一天过得都不顺利，故此处应该

24、指糟糕的一天。故选C项，意为“极坏的，糟糕的，令人讨厌的”，符合句意。A项意为“危险的”；B项意为“愉快的”；D项意为“有趣的”，都不符合句意。2解析：选A。考查连词辨析。对比空格前后两分句“I sighed loudly”与“there was no one to hear”可知，前后两分句之间是转折让步关系。本句句意应为：我重重地叹了口气，尽管没有人会听。故选A项，意为“尽管，虽然”。B项意为“因此”，属于并列连词；C项意为“如果，是否”，可以引导条件状语从句或名词性从句；D项意为“当时，正在时”，引导时间状语从句，都不符合句意。3解析：选C。考查代词辨析。根据下一句“Surely the

25、re was more to living than this.”可知，本句作者是在强调自己现在的生活不过是简单的重复罢了。故选C项。nothing more than 等同于nothing but，是固定短语，意为“只不过，仅仅”，符合句意。4解析：选A。考查名词辨析。根据空格前的修饰词“neverending”可知，此处作者强调自己的日常生活无限循环，一成不变。故选A项，意为“圆圈，环”，符合句意。B项意为“发现”；C项意为“期待”；D项意为“牺牲”，都不符合句意。5解析：选D。考查副词辨析。根据最后一段第一句“It was _ my turn to pass the flagman.”和

26、该段最后一句中“And in the rear view mirror(后视镜) I could see him”可知，作者此时应在朝前看，这样才能看见这位交警。故选D项，意为“向前”，符合句意。A项意为“向右”；B项意为“向左”；C项意为“向后”，都不符合句意。6解析：选B。考查介词短语辨析。根据常识及下一段中“Standing among dozens of impatient motorists”可知，这位交警应是站在路中央指挥交通。故选B项，意为“在中间”，符合句意。A项意为“贴近，紧靠旁边”；C项意为“离开，远离”；D项意为“在前”，都不符合句意。7解析：选C。考查副词辨析。根据下一

27、段中“Standing among dozens of impatient motorists，he was smiling”可知，这位交警很有耐心。故选C项，意为“耐心地”，符合句意。A项意为“明智地”；B项意为“急切地，渴望地”；D项意为“镇定地”，都不符合句意。8解析：选B。考查动词辨析。根据句中的“four driving ways”与“into one”可知，本句指从四条车道上来的车流在此汇聚到一条车道上。故选B项，意为“合并，组合”，符合句意。A项意为“交换”；C项意为“撞击，碰撞，坠落”；D项意为“跳跃，激增”，都不符合句意。9解析：选D。考查形容词辨析。根据下文可知，作者强调这

28、位交警除了有耐心外，还有一些与众不同的地方。故选D项，意为“特别的，不寻常的”，符合句意。A项意为“普通的，共同的”；B项意为“错误的”；C项意为“杰出的，出众的”，都不符合句意。10解析：选A。考查动词辨析。根据最后一段第一句“It was _ my turn to pass the flagman.”可知，由于堵车，作者是缓缓靠近这位交警。故选A项，意为“靠近”，符合句意。B项意为“开始”；C项意为“停下来，阻止”；D项意为“通过”，都不符合句意。11解析：选D。考查动词辨析。因为这位交警在指挥交通，所以根据常识可知，他向每位通过的车主微笑，并挥手示意前行。故选D项，意为“挥手”，与最后一

29、段最后一句中“raising his hand”相照应。A项意为“大喊”；B项意为“盯着看”；C项意为“瞄准”，都不符合句意。来源:学,科,网Z,X,X,K12解析：选B。考查名词辨析。根据上文内容可知，这里车流汇集，交通拥挤。结合最后一段第一句中“It was _ my turn”可知，此处作者应是等着轮到自己通过。故选B项，意为“轮流，转动，变换”，wait ones turn为固定短语，意为“等着轮到某人”，符合句意。A项意为“命令，秩序”；C项意为“请求”；D项意为“运气，财富”，都不符合句意。13解析：选C。考查形容词辨析。根据本段最后一句中“what right did I hav

30、e to _ my life”可知，与这位在雨中一直微笑着耐心指挥交通的交警相比，作者为自己的抱怨感到羞愧。故选C项，意为“羞愧的”，符合句意。A项意为“生气的，烦恼的”；B项意为“高兴的”；D项意为“失望的”，都不符合句意。14解析：选A。考查动词短语辨析。根据上一段中“and _ at every driver that passed”及本句中“for every single person who passed”可知，他在指挥这些车顺利通过路口。故选A项，意为“经过，路过”，符合句意。B项意为“升起，上涨”；C项意为“前进，沿着走”；D项意为“穿过，接通，用完”，都不符合句意。15解析：

31、选B。考查名词辨析。根据上段中“he was smiling and _ at every driver that passed”可知，他微笑着指挥这些车通过路口；由此可知，应选B项，意为“手势”，符合句意。A项意为“一瞥”；C项意为“移动”；D项意为“对待，款待”，都不符合句意。16解析：选D。考查动词短语辨析。根据第一段和第二段内容可知，作者抱怨自己那天过得很糟糕，而且最近生活也是一成不变。但与这位交警相比后，作者发现自己其实是没理由抱怨的。故选D项，意为“抱怨”，符合句意。A项意为“搁置，拨出”；B项意为“爆发”；C项意为“看不起”，都不符合句意。17解析：选C。考查副词辨析。根据上一段

32、首句中“As I sat waiting my _ in my warm car”可知，本句指最后轮到作者通过路口了。故选C项，意为“最后，终于”，符合句意。A项意为“一定”；B项意为“幸运地”；D项意为“仅仅”，都不符合句意。18解析：选A。考查介词辨析。根据空格后“the window”可知，因为作者坐在车里，所以此处应指作者透过车窗跟这位交警说了一声“谢谢”。故选A项，意为“通过，穿过”，符合句意。B项意为“从”；C项意为“离开”；D项意为“在里”，都不符合句意。19解析：选B。考查名词辨析。根据空格前“spirits lifted”可知，受这位交警积极的生活态度的影响，作者的情绪好转了

33、，对生活的态度也改变了，不再抱怨了。故选B项，意为“态度”，符合句意。A项意为“焦虑”；C项意为“经验，经历”；D项意为“怀疑”，都不符合句意。20解析：选D。考查动词辨析。根据上一段最后一句中“and still have a friendly _ for every single person who passed”可知，这位交警面带微笑，在雨中耐心地指挥着交通；由此可知，此处应选D项，意为“迎接，打招呼”，符合句意。A项意为“交谈”；B项意为“解释”；C项意为“耳语”，都不符合句意。来源:学+科+网.语法填空【解题导语】本文主要介绍了World Read Aloud Day。1解析：考查

34、动词的时态和语态。World Read Aloud Day在2010年由LitWorld.org发起。根据语境可知，此处需要用start的被动形式，又因时间状语是“in 2010”，故用一般过去时。答案：was started2解析：考查形容词性物主代词或冠词。它的目的是鼓励全世界不能阅读的人享受一本书带来的好处。答案：Its/The3解析：考查动词不定式。ask sb. to do sth.“要求某人做某事”，网站要求每个人通过拿一本书、找到一位听众、大声阅读的方式来庆祝这个节日。答案：to celebrate4解析：考查主谓一致。这正是采取行动向世界表明阅读和写作的权利属于所有的人。根据句

35、子成分可知，从句的主语为the right，故填belongs。答案：belongs5解析：考查冠词。the number of.是固定搭配，表示“的数量”。答案：the6解析：考查副词。帮助那些不能阅读的人是完全有必要的。答案：absolutely7解析：考查宾语从句。是开始为任何可能喜欢的人大声朗读的时候了。whoever引导宾语从句且在从句中作主语。答案：whoever8解析：考查介词。当他们与你分享时，你要耐心地倾听某人的故事。listen to是固定搭配。答案：to9解析：考查连词。根据语境和句子成分可知，前后表示并列关系。答案：and10解析：考查名词。make a difference“有作用”，根据空前的冠词可知，此处应用所给词的名词形式。答案：difference