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Wildlife Protection一、阅读理解Opera is an art form that celebrates the human voice. No other art form creates excitement and moves the heart in the way that opera does, especially when performed by a great singer. Opera is an important part of the Western classical music tradition. It uses music, words, and actions to bring a dramatic story to life. Opera started in Italy at the end of the 16th century and later became popular throughout Europe. Over the years, it has responded to various musicals. In recent decades, much wider audiences have been introduced to opera through modern recording technology. Some singers have bee celebrities thanks to performing on radio, on TV, and in the cinema.However, in recent years, opera has been facing serious challenges. One current challenge to opera is economics. The shortage of money raises the broader question of how much should be paid to support opera singers and other artists. Society seems to accept the large salaries paid to business managers and the multimilliondollar contracts given to sports athletes. But what about opera singers? Somehow, people have the idea that artists can be creative only if they suffer in poverty, but this is unrealistic. If artists, including opera singers, lack the support they need, valuable talent is wasted.Not only the shortage of money, but also the way money is managed in the opera world has led to hardships. Principal singers are generally paid performance fees once they plete a show. They typically receive nothing during the many weeks of rehearsal(排练) before a show starts.Another problem faced by opera is how to meet the demands of audiences who are influenced by popular entertainment. Pop singers are often judged as much on the basis of how they look as how they sound. These demands may be unrealistic and possibly harmful. Opera singers simply cannot make a sound big enough to fill a large theater or concert hall without a microphone if their body weight is too low. Emphasizing physical appearance over singing ability may cause audiences to miss out on the human voice at its best.There are no easy solutions to operas problems and there are many different opinions about the value of opera. However, every year many young people register for music courses with hopes and dreams of developing their talent in this special art form. The fact that opera has survived many obstacles and continues to attract the rising generation shows that it remains a respectable art form full of value.【解题导语】本文主要讨论了歌剧所面临的挑战和困难。1Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage?AOpera singers life stories are dramatic.BOpera will soon appear on TV and in films.COpera fans thank celebrities for performing.DOpera develops by adapting to new conditions.D解析：推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Over the years, it has responded to various musicals.”可推知，歌剧适应新的状况而得以发展，故选D。2What can we know from Paragraphs 2 and 3?AOpera singers are financially insecure.BOpera singers waste their valuable talent.COpera singers get paid before the show.DOpera singers perform better if they are poor.A解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的第二句以及第三段第一句可知，歌剧演唱家的经济是有问题的，不稳定的，故选A。3What does the author try to say in Paragraph 4?APopular culture has had a positive influence on opera.BAudiences know best how opera should be performed.CMicrophones should be used to make opera more enjoyable.DOpera singers voices should be valued more than their looks.D解析：推理判断题。根据第四段最后一句可知，歌剧演唱家的声音要比外貌重要得多，故选D。4What would be the best title for this passage?AThe Economic Challenge to OperaBOpera Faced with the DifficultiesCOpera as Part of Popular CultureDThe Historical Context of OperaB解析：标题归纳题。根据最后一段第一句并结合全文的整体内容可知，本文主要讨论的是歌剧所面临的问题和挑战，故选B。二、单句语法填空1(2017江苏高考)He hurried home, never once looking back to see if he _ (follow)答案：was being followed这里if引导的宾语从句用过去进行时表示过去某一时刻(hurried home)正在进行的动作。又因he与follow之间是被动关系，故用被动语态。2Not _(employ) by a wellknown pany doesnt necessarily mean that you have no bright future.答案：being employed此处在陈述一个一般性的事实，且you和employ之间为被动关系，故用动名词的被动式作主语。3His house stands on a hill and can be seen from a _ (distant) of two miles.答案：distance由空前的a可知，此处应填名词，from a distance “从远处”。4Parents spare no effort to pave the way for the _ (succeed) of their children.答案：success由空前的the可知此处应用名词success “成功”。5Im fed up with your _(end) plaining.答案：endless此处endless形容词“无休止的”修饰动名词plaining。6This defeat was a _ (power) blow to the enemy.答案：powerful此处形容词powerful “有力的；强大的”修饰名词blow。7After the exam, I felt an incredible sense of _(relieve)答案：relief介词of后应跟名词relief “减轻或解除”。8We had no choice and had to be _the mercy of the sea.答案：atat the mercy of . “受摆布”。9Greek yogurt _(contain) much less fat than double cream.答案：containscontain “包含”，且描述一般事实，应用一般现在时。10My opinion _(affect) by the recent development of events.答案：has been affectedaffect “影响”，为动词，与My opinion存在逻辑上的动宾关系，且本句描述过去发生的动作对现在造成的影响，故应用现在完成时的被动语态。三、完形填空Falling off a boxcar and landing on my head，I lost my sight when I was four years old.Now I am thirtytwo.I can _1_ remember the brightness of sunshine.It would be wonderful to see again，_2_ a tragedy can do strange things to people.It _3_ to me that I might not have e to love life as I do now if I hadnt been blind.My parents and my teacher saw something _4_ me，and they made me want to _5_ against blindness.The hardest _6_ I had to learn was to believe in myself.If I hadnt been able to do that，I would have _7_ down for the rest of my life.When I say _8_ in myself I am not talking about _9_ the kind of selfconfidence that _10_ me down an unfamiliar staircase(楼梯)alone.But I mean something bigger than that：the assurance that I am a real positive person _11_ imperfections.It took me years to obtain this _12_.It had to start with the _13_.Once a man gave me an indoor _14_.“I cant use this，”I said.“Take it with you，” he _15_ me，“and roll it around.”The _16_ stuck in my head.“Roll it around！” By rolling the ball I could hear where it went.This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought _17_. At the School for the Blind I _18_ a new kind of baseball called the “ground ball”All my life I have set a series of goals and then tried to reach them，one at a time.I had to learn my _19_.I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made _20_.1A.randomly BabruptlyCroughly Dpletely2A.so BbutCthus Dand3A.occurred BreferredCbrought Dturned4A.of BforCto Din5A.get BfightCfind Ddrop6A.method BexperienceClesson Dmanner7A.broken BputCsettled Dlay8A.courage BambitionCbelief Dpower9A.firmly BsimplyCfairly Dslightly10A.stops BhelpsCfinds Dgives11A.despite BbesidesCwithout Dunlike12A.description BexistenceCaccusation Drecognition13A.intelligence BincidentCtrouble Ddetermination14A.chair BbaseballCgame Ddesign15A.urged BblamedCgreeted Dteased16A.goals BwordsCimages Dideas17A.valuable BreasonableCimpossible Dunbearable18A.discovered BequippedCformed Dinvented19A.limitations BadvantagesCpuzzles Dpersonalities20A.sense BprogressCmistakes Ddecisions【解题导语】本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了“我”在四岁的时候失去了视力，但通过一件小事，“我”学会了自信，并逐渐取得进步的过程。【核心词汇】tragedy悲剧imperfection缺点on the average一般来说roughly粗略地1C考查副词。“我”四岁时失去视力，现在已经三十二岁了。由此可推知，此处表示“我”粗略地记得，故选C。roughly“粗略地，大致上”。2B考查连词。根据语境可知，上下文之间是转折关系，故选B。3A考查动词。“我”想到如果“我”没有失明“我”可能不会像现在这样热爱生活。It occurs to sb.that.为固定句型，意为“某人想到”。4D考查介词。“我”父母以及老师看到了“我”内在的一些东西，他们让“我”想要与失明作斗争。根据语境可知，此处应选D。5B考查动词。参见上题解析。fight against.“与作斗争”。6C考查名词。“我”学到的最困难的一课(lesson)就是要相信“我”自己。7A考查动词。如果“我”做不到那样的话，“我”可能已经精神崩溃了。break down“(在健康或精神等方面)垮掉”。8C考查名词。根据上文中的“to believe in myself”可知，此处应选C项与上文相照应。9B考查副词。“我”说的信心并不仅仅(simply)指帮助(helps)“我”走下陌生楼梯的自信。10B考查动词。参见上题解析。11A考查介词。尽管“我”是一个不完美的人，但是“我”是一个积极的人。despite“尽管”，符合语境。12D考查名词。“我”花了很多年才认识到这一点。A项意为“描述”；B项意为“存在”；C项意为“控告”；D项意为“认识”。13B考查名词。这从一件小事开始。A项意为“智慧”；B项意为“小事”；C项意为“麻烦”；D项意为“决心”。14B考查名词。根据下文中的“a new kind of baseball”可知，此处指棒球。15A考查动词。根据语境可知，此处指他一直在敦促“我”。urge“强烈要求，敦促”。16B考查名词。他所说的话(words)印在“我”的脑海中，故选B。17C考查形容词。这给了“我”一个如何实现”我”认为不可能(impossible)的目标的想法。A项意为“有价值的”；B项意为“合情理的”；C项意为“不可能的”；D项意为“无法容忍的”。18D考查动词。在盲人学校“我”发明(invented)了一种新的被称之为“地滚球”的棒球。A项意为“发现”；B项意为“配备”；C项意为“形成”；D项意为“发明”。19A考查名词。“我”不得不了解自己的不足之处。limitation“(某人或某物的) 局限性，不足之处”。20B考查名词。“我”有时会失败，但一般说来“我”取得了进步。make progress“取得进展”。四、单句改错1I would appreciate very much if you could give me an early reply._答案：appreciate后加itI would appreciate it if . 是固定句式，意为“如果我会十分感激”。2The climbers knew how they could protect themselves from injured._答案：from后加beingfrom是介词，且themselves和injure之间存在被动关系，因此使用动名词的被动结构，即being injured。3The government should pay attention the problems that stayathome children are faced with._答案：attention后加topay attention to “注意”。4The wild population of koalas is in danger of dying away._答案：awayoutdie out “灭绝”。5She was pleased with the way which he had accepted her criticism._答案：which前加in或whichthat或去掉whichthe way作先行词，且在定语从句中作状语时，其引导词有三种形式：in which或that或不填。五、短文改错Last weekend we went for camping in the mountains with our teacher，Anna.When we arrived，we made a camp fire first.Then，Anna taught us to catch fish so that they could have more food to eat that night.I liked the airs there because it was fresh and clean.Many stars were up highly in the sky and the moon looked bright.We all sat around the fire，listening Annas stories about her childhood.She was born into a poor family or she worked very hard to be successful.I was very touched that I couldnt sleep the whole night，thought about being a teacher in the future.When I get home，I said to my parents，“Everything was great about the camping.I want to be the teacher like Anna in the future.”【答案】Last weekend we went camping in the mountains with our teacher，Anna.When we arrived，we made a camp fire first.Then，Anna taught us to catch fish so that could have more food to eat that night.I liked the there because it was fresh and clean.Many stars were up in the sky and the moon looked bright.We all sat around the fire，listening Annas stories about her childhood.She was born into a poor family she worked very hard to be successful.I was touched that I couldnt sleep the whole night， about being a teacher in the future.When I home，I said to my parents，“Everything was great about the camping.I want to be teacher like Anna in the future.”第一处：删除for。考查固定搭配。go camping表示“野营”，故介词for多余。第二处：they改为we。考查代词。与上文人称代词we保持一致可如，此处应用we。第三处：airs改为air。考查名词复数。air在此处表示“空气”，是不可数名词，故没有复数形式。第四处：highly改为high。考查副词。highly作副词表示抽象概念，high作副词表示具体概念。结合语境可知，星星悬挂在高空中，是一个具体概念，故用high。第五处：listening后加to。考查介词。根据固定搭配listen to sb./sth.“听某人或某事”可知，应加介词to。第六处：or改为and/so。考查连词。根据语境可知，上下文表示逻辑上的并列或因果关系，故用and或so。第七处：very改为so。考查副词。根据固定句型so.that.“如此以至于”可知，应用副词so。第八处：thought改为thinking或thought前加and。thought和句子谓语动词之间没有连词，故用非谓语动词。think和句子主语I构成逻辑上的主谓关系，故用现在分词作伴随状语。此处也可以用连词and连接，构成一个并列句。第九处：get改为got。考查动词时态。由said可知，此处表示过去发生的事情，故用一般过去时。第十处：the改为a。考查冠词。teacher是可数名词，且此处表示“成为一名老师”，表泛指，故用不定冠词。
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