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能力提升题组训练(B)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018武汉高三调研)WhenIgraduatedfromtheUniversityofIowalastyear,Ididsomethingmyfriendsdidnotunderstand.IleftIowa,whereIhadfriendsandstability,toliveonasmallhouseboatnearSanFrancisco.Atschool,Ihadfoundajobdrivingaschoolbussopeopleasked,“Whyonearthareyouleaving?”Well,atgraduationIwaspresentedwithtwothings—adegreeinpsychologyandaquestion.Itwasthesameonethatmanyinmygenerationgot:“WhatdoIdonow?”Itwasasdifficultasitwascommon.That’sbecausemanypeopleatmyagewereraisedwiththesamewords,repeatedoverandoverbyparents,teachersandTV,that“youcanbewhateveryouwanttobe”.Asayoungboy,everytimewhenIwaspuzzledaboutmyfuture,theywouldsaythattheywouldbehappyifIwashappy.However,whatIneededwasconcreteadvicebutnotavagueidea,forexample,“beadoctor,orbeabusdriver”.Myexperiencewasbynomeansuniversal.ManyAmericansaretaughtbytheirparentsthattheonlypurposeinlifeistoattainmoneyandpower.Asagoal,thisseemsmucheasierandclearerthanfinding“happiness”or“gentleness”.Theresultofthisupbringingisthatmanyofmyclassmatesdidnotspecializeinanyparticularskill,ratherassumingthatsomethingwouldmagicallyhappentoovercometheirproblems.Theyoftengetarealshockwhentheyenterthe“realworld”andfindthattheiroptionsareverylimited.Manyofmyfriendshavetakenjobsaswaitersorcooksaftergraduating,orhavemovedbackinwiththeirparents.Mylifeontheboatishardattimes,especiallyduringstorms.Butthisismysmallattempttobehappyonmyown.I’mnotbuyingintomynation’sideaoflimitlesspossibilitiesbecauseIfeelthatstopsthegrowthofmanyoftoday’syouth.1.Whywerethefriendsconfusedaboutthewriter’sleaving?A.Hewastiredofdriving.B.Hesuddenlyquitschool.C.Hewouldlosehisfriends.D.Hewouldleadachanginglife.2.WhatdoesthewriterthinkoftheguidancehegotfromAmericansociety?A.It’sspecific.B.It’swrong.C.It’sgeneral.D.It’scorrect.3.WhatdirectlycausedalotofAmericanstohavejobslowerthantheirexpectations?A.Theirachievablegoals.B.Thepracticalguidance.C.Beingshockedbytherealworld.D.Lackingprofessionalcompetence.语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者用自身经历指出当今美国的一个社会问题:青少年需要父母更为具体的引导和教育,让他们知道自己将来具体想要做什么。答案及剖析:1.D细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Ididsomethingmyfriendsdidnotunderstand.IleftIowa,whereIhadfriendsandstability,toliveonasmallhouseboatnearSanFrancisco”可知,作者离开了Iowa,那里有他的朋友,有稳定的工作,但他去了旧金山附近的一个船屋,开始一种不一样的生活,他的朋友们对他的这种做法很不理解。2.C推理判断题。根据文章第二段尤其是其中的“whatIneededwasconcreteadvicebutnotavagueidea”可知,作者想要的是具体的建议,故可推知他认为他得到的引导是宽泛的,故答案是C。3.D细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句“Manyofmyfriendshavetakenjobsaswaitersorcooksaftergraduating,orhavemovedbackinwiththeirparents”(我的很多朋友在毕业后都当了服务生或厨师,或者搬回去跟父母住在一起),上文分析了导致这种情况的原因“Theresultofthisupbringingisthatmanyofmyclassmatesdidnotspecializeinanyparticularskill”,也就是说,父母的这种教育方式导致很多孩子没有去认真学习专业技能。由于缺少专业技能,很多美国人的工作低于期望值。故答案是D。BLikethepossibledangersaroundthehome,gettingontheschoolbuscanalsobringitsownsetofdangers.Thereareseveralimportantsafetymeasuresthatparentsshouldbeawareofwhenitcomestobussafety.Parentsshouldalwaysmakesurethatsomeoneistakingchargeofchildrenatthebusstoptomakecertaincleargroundruleswhichareinplaceandarebeingfollowed—particularlyrulesthatforbidhorseplayinandaroundthestreet.Teachchildrentoaskthebusdriverforhelpinpickingupanythingtheymayhavedroppedaroundthebus,aschildrengettingdroppedarticlesareoftenhitbythebusoranothervehiclebecausetheyarenotseenbythebusdriverorbyoncomingtraffic.Childrenshouldbeaskedtotakefivelargestepsawayfromthebuswhentheygetoffit,andmakesurethatthebusdrivercanseethemandlookthemdirectlyintheeyestosignalitisOKtocrossthestreet.Itisstillveryimportantthatchildrenalsolookbothwaysastheycrossthestreet.InformchildrenthattheymustneverspeaktoanystrangerwhotalkswiththemfirstandthattheymustneveracceptaridefromanypersonunlesstheirparentstellthemdirectlythatitisOK.Teachkidsthatadultsshouldaskotheradultsforhelp,notkids.Ifanadultasksakidforhelp,thatchildshouldgetanotheradult.Ifforanyreasonachildfeelsuncomfortableorunsafeatthebusstopheneedstobringittoaparent’sorcaregiver’sattention.Remember,planningaheadisalwaysthebestsafetymeasure.Followtheserulesandyourfamilywillbeoffdanger!4.Theunderlinedword“horseplay”inParagraph2hasthesimilarmeaningas.A.rideahorsearoundB.chaseeachotherC.stayinorderD.playgamesonhorses5.Whatshouldachilddowhenhisbookfallsaroundthebus?A.Turntothebusdriver.B.Askotherchildrenforhelp.C.Pickitupquicklybyhimself.D.Keepsilentwithouttellingothers.6.Paragraph5mainlytalksabouttipsonhowto.A.refusetotalkwithstrangersB.dealwithstrangersontheroadC.avoiddangersfromstrangersD.escapefromdangerousstrangers7.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttomakeyourchildrensafe?A.Sendingthemtoschoolyourself.B.Makingpreparationsinadvance.C.Askingthemtogotoschoolbybus.D.Warningthemofvariousdangers.语篇解读:危险无处不在,孩子乘车上学也有很多危险因素。本文在这方面提出了一些建议。答案及剖析:4.B词义猜测题。学生在等公交车时要禁止追逐打闹,以免出现危险。horseplay“玩闹,打闹”,chaseeachother“相互追逐打闹”,两者意思类似。5.A细节理解题。学生乘车时,如果有物件掉到车周围,应该向司机寻求帮助。由第三段的Teachchildrentoaskthebusdriverforhelpinpickingupanythingtheymayhavedroppedaroundthebus.得出。6.C主旨大意题。本段建议避免来自陌生人的危险。如不要跟陌生人讲话、不上陌生人的车、拒绝陌生人的求助等。7.B细节理解题。提前准备是避免危险的最好办法。由最后一段的Remember,planningaheadisalwaysthebestsafetymeasure得出。Ⅱ.语法填空Anoldmanwasseatedinthetrainwithhis25-year-oldson.Asthetrainstartedt