2018-2019学年高考英语一轮复习Unit13People讲义北师大版必修5.doc

2018-2019学年高考英语一轮复习Unit13People讲义北师大版必修5
一、刷黑板——词汇全听写先过识记默写关
Ⅰ.阅读词汇(英译汉)
[第一屏听写]
1．self­assessment n．自我评估
2．passive adj. 被动的，消极的
3．senior adj. 高级的
4．senior high 高中
5．physicist n. 物理学家
6．beard n. 胡须
7．*blond adj. 淡黄色的；毛发及皮肤浅色的
8．sunglasses n. 墨镜
[第二屏听写]
9．uniform n．制服
10．moustache n. 长在上嘴唇上的小胡子
11．heel n. 鞋跟
12．sleeve n. 衣服袖子
13．facial adj. 面部的
14．chain n. 链条；一连串的事物
15．aircraft n. 飞机，航空器
16．Easter n. 复活节
[第三屏听写]
17．embassy n．大使馆
18．lightning n. 闪电
19．conductor n. 售票员；指挥
20．butcher n. 屠夫；肉商
21．athletic adj. 喜爱运动的
22．harvest n. 收获
23．biology n. 生物学
24．pineapple n. 菠萝
[第四屏听写]
25．peach n．桃子
26．airline n. 航空公司
27．aboard prep. 在(上)船(飞机、火车、公共汽车)上28．assistant n. 助手，助理
29．tutor n. 家庭教师；导师
30．tear n. 眼泪
31．cheek n. 脸颊
32．hug n. 拥抱
[第五屏听写]
33．fault n．错误；缺点
34．thunder n. 雷声
35．wool n. 羊毛
36．pine n. 松树
37．seed n. 种子
38．squirrel n. 松鼠
39．sparrow n. 麻雀
40．scholar n. 学者
[第六屏听写]
41．bench n．长凳
43．housewife n. 家庭主妇
43．postcode n. 邮政编码
44．astronomy n. 天文学
45．bleed vi. 流血
46．straw n. 稻草，麦秆
47．the last straw (一系列烦恼，打击之外)最后使人受不了的事48．literary adj. 喜爱文学的
[第七屏听写]
49．steam n．蒸汽
50．thus adv. 如此，因此
51．file n. 档案，文件
52．sigh vi. 叹息，叹气53．button n. 按钮
54．parrot n. 鹦鹉
55．cage n. 笼子
56．claw n. (动物或鸟的)爪子57．yoghurt n. 酸乳酪，酸奶
[第八屏听写]
58．honey n．蜂蜜
59．chew vt. 咀嚼
60．wrinkle n. 皱纹
61．forehead n. 额，前额
62．block n. 大厦；街区
63．lap n. (人坐着时的)大腿部64．carrot n. 胡萝卜
65．pea n. 豌豆
66．forever adv. 永远
Ⅱ.高频词汇(汉译英)
[第九屏听写]
1．assessment n．评估
2．strength n. 长处，优势3．weakness n. 弱点，缺点，缺陷4．gain vt. 获得；增加5．appropriately adv. 适当地6．concentrate vi. 集中(思想、注意力等) 7．previous_ adj. 以前的，过去的
[第十屏听写]
8．positive adj. 积极的
9．associate vt. 联想，联系10．mental adj. 内心的；精神病的11．expression n. 表情；词语12．connection_ n. 联系；连接
13．emergency_ n. 紧急情况
14．gifted adj. 有天赋的
[第十一屏听写]
15．accurately adv. 精确地，准确地16．draw_up 起草17．description n. 描述，形容18．academic adj. 学术的
19．predict vt. 预言，预测20．deserve vt. 应得，值得21．failure n. 失败
[第十二屏听写]
22．mistaken adj. 错误的23．association n. 联想；协会24．possibility n. 可能性
25．disability n. 残疾；无能力26．entirely adv. 完全地
27．accuse vt. 控告，谴责
28．*personality n. 个性，性格
[第十三屏听写]
29．independent adj. 独立的
30．neat adj. 整洁的
31．selfish adj. 自私的
32．sharp adj. 敏锐的；锋利的，尖的33．characteristic_ n. 特点，特性34．desire n. 渴望，欲望35．satisfaction_ n. 满意，满足
[第十四屏听写]
36．kindness_ n．和善，亲切37．requirement n. 要求38．independence n. 独立
39．upset adj. 不安的，不快的
40．broken adj. 断的，破的41．relief n. 减轻，安慰42．shelter vi. 躲避
[第十五屏听写]
43．allergic adj. 过敏的44．anxiety n. 忧虑，担心45．glare vi. 怒视，瞪46．glance vi. 瞥一眼47．grateful adj. 感激的，感谢的48．guilty adj. 不安的，有罪的49．can't_help_doing_sth. 禁不住要做某事
[第十六屏听写]
50．alike_ adj. 相像的51．shortcoming_ n. 缺点，短处52．judge_ vt. 评判
53．devote_ vt. 专心致志于，献身于54．salty adj. 咸的，含盐的55．devotion n. 奉献
56．phrase n. 短语，词组57．lawyer n. 律师
[第十七屏听写]
58．pray vi. & vt. 祈祷，祷告59．clerk n. 职员
60．account n. (银行)账户61．poet n. 诗人62．translator n. 翻译员63．revision n. 复习
[第十八屏听写]
64．oral adj. 口头的，口述的65．section n. 部分
66．part­time adv. 部分时间地
67．librarian n. 图书馆管理员68．satellite n. 卫星；人造卫星69．companion n. 同伴，伴侣
70．confirm v. 证实
二、刷清单——热身自盘点再过基本应用关(一)核心单词
(四)初中考点再回顾
一、过重点单词——纵引横联超人一点
1．concentrate vi .集中(思想、注意力等)
[高考佳句] From then on, I began to concentrate on every small thing in my studies.(2014·湖北高考短文写作)
从那时起，我开始专注于我学习中的每一件小事。

单句语法填空
①This year the company has concentrated on improving (improve) its efficiency. ②What's more, I find out that I still have some bad learning habits as well. I can only concentrate on reading for a short time, and I will conquer the problem by spending more efforts on concentration (concentrate) practice.
③The girl has made a concentrated (concentrate) effort to improve herself in performing.
单句改错
④If you don't concentrate your attentions on your study, you'll end up failing
in the coming exam.attentions→attention
一句多译
你必须集中注意力在你所学的东西上。

⑤
You_must_concentrate_your_attention_on_what_you_are_studying.(concentrate)
⑥You_must_fix/focus_your_attention_on_what_you_are_studying.(fix/focus)
⑦You_must_put_your_heart_into_what_you_are_studying.(put one's heart into)
2．deserve vt.应得，值得
[经典例句] This proposal deserves serious consideration.
这个建议值得认真考虑。

①No matter how ordinary a job is, it plays a part in society and therefore deserves_our_respect.
不管一个工作多么的普通，它在社会中都起着一定的作用，因此都值得我们的尊重。

②Whoever you are，you_deserve_treating/to_be_treated_equally.
不管你是谁，你都应该得到平等的对待。

③They had some excellent players, so they certainly deserved_to_win_that_match.
他们有几个优秀的队员，所以他们理所当然地赢得了那场比赛。

3．associate vt.联想；联系
[教材原句] So, if you learn an unusual word, associate it with similar sounding words that you already know and it will be easier to remember.
因此，如果你学一个不常见的单词，可以把它与你已经了解的读音相近的单词联系起来，那么它就比较容易被记住了。

单句语法填空
①We are working in association with a local company to raise money for the homeless.
②There are many serious health problems which are associated (associate) with smoking.
单句改错
③He wished to forget everything associating with his former life and start a new life.associating→associated
④I feel honored to have the chance to live, work and associate to them.第三个to→with
完成句子
⑤We have learned to associate_packing_with_quality.
我们已经学会了把质量与包装相联系。

⑥In the children's minds summer_is_associated_with_picnics.
在孩子们心里，夏天是与野餐相联系的。

4．accuse vt.控告，谴责
[教材原句] Accused of stealing money, the man was brought to court.
那个人因被指控偷了钱而被带上法庭。

单句语法填空
①Everyone here accused him of_breaking the window.
②He was charged by the police with breaking the law.
③His f ather scolded him for upsetting his mother.
④The boy was punished by his father for his stealing money.
⑤The accused (accuse) was declared to be innocent by the court.
句式升级
⑥Tom was accused of cheating in the exam and he was in low spirits.(用过去分词短语作状语)
→Accused_of_cheating_in_the_exam,_Tom_was_in_low_spirits.
5．desire n．渴望，欲望v．渴望，想要
[高考佳句] I had a strong desire to reach in and play with the toy, but was held back thankfully by the shop window.(2015·湖南高考)
我有一种强烈的欲望，想伸手进去拿那个玩具玩，但幸亏我被商店的橱窗挡住了。

单句语法填空
①Those foreigners desire to_visit (visit) the Great Wall.
②He had a strong desire to carry out the discussion put forward in yesterday's meeting.
③The public desired that the result (should)_be_made (make) public.
完成句子
④The young girl desires_her_parents_to_come_and_see_her from time to time.
这个小女孩想要她的父母不时地来看她。

⑤He desired that I_(should)_go_abroad for further education.
他渴望我到国外接受进一步的教育。

一句多译
大多数人都渴望成功。

⑥Most_people_desire_to_be_successful.(desire v．)
⑦Most_people_have_a_strong_desire_for_success.(desire n．)
⑧Most_people_have_a_strong_desire_to_be_successful.(desire n．)
6．relief n．宽慰，轻松；解脱；减轻，消除；缓和
[教材原句] It'll be a real relief when they're found.
当找到他们后，的确会令人很宽慰。

单句语法填空
①To our relief, the disease didn't burst out as expected.
②Seeing the baby fall asleep, the young mother smiled_in relief.
完成句子
③My assistant_relieved_me_of all the trivial matters when I was on business in Beijing.
当我在北京出差时，我的助手帮我解除了所有琐碎的工作。

④Much_to_my_relief,_my son was eventually admitted to a famous university.
使我欣慰的是，我儿子最终被一所重点大学录取了。

7．account vt.认为是，视为n.(银行)账户；账目；叙述；报道；解释，说明[高考佳句] It is said that body language accounts for 55 per cent of a first impression while what you say just 7 per cent.(2015·福建高考)
据说肢体语言占第一印象的55%，而你说的话只占7%。

单句语法填空
①As far as I know, Peter's careless dri ving accounted_for_the terrible accident.
②On no account must employees make personal telephone calls from the office.
完成句子
③There are other factors I must take_into_account_on my new plan.
有一些其他的因素我必须考虑到我的新方案中。

句型转换
④We delayed our departure on account of the bad weather.
→The bad weather accounted for our delaying departure.
[联想发散] 表示“决不”的短语还有：
①in no way/case ②at no time ③by no means
④under/in no circumstances ⑤on no condition
8．devote vt.献身于，专心致志于
[教材原句] She devotes a lot of her time to caring the neighbours.
她花了很多时间来照顾邻居们。

单句语法填空
①You will never gain success unless you are fully devoted to your work.
②Amanda is always warm­hearted and cares a lot about the class. Besides, she often devotes her spare time to helping (help) others.
单句改错
③To realize my dream, I have to devote me to my study and enter a normal university.me→myself
④With my overall energy devoting to revision, I have no time to surf the Internet.devoting→devoted
句型转换
The young lady is devoted to teaching the deaf children and has little time to care for her own daughter.
⑤Devoting herself to teaching the deaf children,_the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.(用现在分词作状语)
⑥Devoted to teaching the deaf children,_the young lady has little time to care for her own daughter.(用过去分词作状语)
9．judge n．裁判，法官vt.评判；判断；审判，判决
[教材原句] It's difficult to judge but we thought they might be in the same class and that they were discussing a problem.
很难判断，但我们认为他们可能在同一个班级，并且正在讨论问题。

单句语法填空
①Judged (judge) as a responsible person, Tom was elected as monitor of the
class.
②Judging (judge) from the book I have read, I think he is a very promising writer.
③Wearing proper clothes is important too, for locals will judge you by what you wear.
④The accident was caused by an error of judgement (judge) on the part of the pilot.
完成句子
⑤Judging_by/from_the_smell,_the food must be delicious.
根据香味来判断，这食物一定很美味。

⑥As_far_as_I_can_judge,_he can realize his dream of going to university.
依我看来，他能实现上大学的梦想。

Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．Devoted (devote) to his students, the teacher has little time to care about his own children.
2．She has turned down several invitations to concentrate on her studies.
3．The moral of the original story is that a devoted person certainly deserves respect/respecting/to_be_respected (respect)．
4．In the statement, the_association (associate) congratulated Mo Yan on his success and spoke highly of his “outstanding achievements”．
5．It is he who was accused of stealing money from the bank, so he was questioned by the police.
6．He has a strong desire for success though he has failed many times.
7．Gossip also can have a third effect: it strengthens (strength) unwritten, unspoken rules about how people should act.
8．He believes design must take into account the sensory side of our nature —sight, smell, touch and taste.
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．Judged from the name, it is easy to guess that players can only join if they are fat.Judged→Judging
2．The teens accuse their parents with misleading them.with→of
3．It's desired that this remark was brought to the attention of the students
who get used to getting up late.was→be
4．Neighbors devoted their spare time to help others rebuild._help→helping 5．With our relief, children all arrived home safely.With→To
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．There are a number of practical problems that must_be_taken_into_account.
有许多现实的问题必须要考虑到。

2．Playing computer games can give us some relaxation after school, but as students we must concentrate_on_our_studies.
放学后玩电脑游戏能使我们放松，但是作为学生，我们必须集中精力学习。

3．It's true that she made a mistake but she hardly deserves to_lose_her_job.
她的确犯了错，但她不应该失去工作。

4．Many Chinese volunteers have also come to Kenya to devote_themselves_to the cause of wildlife protection.
很多中国志愿者也去了肯尼亚致力于野生动植物的保护事业。

5．As_far_as_I_can_judge,_it's dangerous to give a drunk man a lift at night.
依我看来，在晚上搭载一个喝醉的人是危险的。

二、过短语、句式——学通学活靓人一眼
1．talk sb. into doing sth.说服某人做某事
[教材原句] Go and see your teacher and try to talk him or her into giving you a better grade.
去找你的任课老师，想办法说服他或她给你较好的分数。

①She talked_me_into_buying a new house before house prices went up.
她说服了我在房价上涨之前买了一套新房子。

②I tried millions of times，but I can never talk_him_out_of_smoking.
我尝试了很多次，但我从来没有说服他戒烟。

③We may talk_of beautiful things，but beauty itself is abstract.
我们尽可谈论美的事物，然而美本身却是抽象的。

2．in terms of就……而言；在……方面；从某个角度上看
[高考佳句] Would you mind finding out the mistakes in terms of words and format？(2016·全国卷Ⅰ书面表达)
请你帮我找出文字和格式方面的错误来好吗？
①In_terms_of convenience, the museum has more advantages over the gallery.
就便利来讲，博物馆比画廊有更多的优势。

②We have_been_on_good_terms_with our neighbors for all these years.
这些年来我们一直与我们的邻居关系很好。

③What they have done is good for the environment in_the_long_term.
从长远来看，他们所做的事情对环境是有利的。

④I helped him come_to_terms_with his situation and make sense of some of the terrible emotions he was experiencing.
我帮助他适应目前的形势，理解他正在经历的糟糕的情绪。

3．can't help doing sth.禁不住要做某事
[教材原句] I couldn't help laughing at this and I invited her back to my apartment for a quick cup of tea.
我禁不住笑了，并邀请她到我的公寓来喝杯茶。

①She can't_help_(to)_clean_the_house because she's busy making a cake.
她不能帮忙打扫屋子因为她正忙于做蛋糕。

②All the students couldn't_help_laughing when they heard the joke.
所有的学生听到这个笑话时都情不自禁地大笑起来。

最后一班地铁离开了，我们不得不步行回家。

③The_last_subway_left,_we_could_do_nothing_but_walk_home.(can do nothing but do sth.)
④The_last_subway_left,_we_couldn't_help_but_walk_home.
(can't help but do sth.)
⑤The_last_subway_left,_we_had_no_choice_but_to_walk_home.
(have no choice but to do sth.)
4．end up结果为……；以……结束
[经典例句] He'll end up in prison if he's not careful.(朗文P617) 如果他不小心，最后会锒铛入狱的。

单句语法填空
①If you continue to steal, you'll end up being (be) put in prison.
②If you do that, you'll end up with egg on your face.
③His brother got rapid promotion and ended up as a manager in a company.
完成句子
④He tried various jobs and in_the_end became a teacher.
他尝试过各种各样的工作，最后成为了老师。

⑤All sides have been trying to put_an_end_to that matter.
各方都一直在努力结束那件事。

appreciate_it_if
education abroad.
如果你能给我这次在国外进一步学习的机会我将不胜感激。

②I don't like_it_when you shout at me.
我真的不喜欢你对我大喊大叫。

③They took_it_for_granted_that_I would be not good at speaking in public.
他们认为我不擅长公共演讲是理所当然的。

④He saw_to_it_that the work was finished on time.
他确保工作按时完成。

①I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella. That's why I got wet all through.
我既没穿雨衣，也没带雨伞，那就是我全身淋湿的原因。

②I got w et all through. That's because I had neither a raincoat nor an umbrella.
我全身湿透了，那是因为我既没穿雨衣，也没带雨伞。

③The reason why he didn't pass the driving test was that he was too careless.
他没有通过驾照考试的原因是他太粗心了。

Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．It is widely acknowledged that students should be evaluated in terms of overall quality.
2．After several years of hard work, she ended up as a successful writer.
3．He was caught in the rain.That's why he caught a cold.
4．I'd appreciate it if you could teach me how to use the computer.
5．My daughter couldn't help showing (show) off her being praised by the teacher on arriving home.
6．The boy talked his mother into buying him a home computer.
Ⅱ.句型转换
1．He tried to persuade the manager to promote it.
→He talked/argued/persuaded the manager into promoting it.
2．I am grateful if you do me a favor.
→ I would appreciate it if you give me a hand.
3．It's certain that our team will remove from the failure.
→There is no doubt that our team will remove from the failure.
Ⅲ.翻译句子
1．我们打算外出，但是最终在家看足球赛了。

(end up)
We_were_planning_to_go_out,_but_ended_up_watching_a_football_game_at_home.
2．从健康的角度来看，少吃是很需要的。

(in terms of)
In_terms_of_health,_eating_less_is_quite_necessary.
3．我讨厌人满嘴食物时讲话。

(it作形式宾语)
I_hate_it_when_people_speak_with_their_mouths_full.
4．你越小心，犯的错误就越少。

(the＋比较级，the＋比较级)
The_more_careful_you_are,_the_fewer_mistakes_you'll_make.
5．今天早上他上班迟到了，那是因为他遇上了交通堵塞。

(that's because ...)
He_was_late_for_work_this_morning;_that's_because_he_got_caught_in_a_traffi c_jam.
三、过语法、写作——写对写美高人一筹
Ⅰ.单句语法填空
1．Generally speaking, when_taken (take) according to the directions, the drug has no side effect.
2．Left (leave) alone in the large house, the little boy had to learn to survive by himself.
3．Blamed (blame) for the breakdown of the school computer network, Alice was in low spirits.
4．To learn English well, we should find opportunities to hear English spoken (speak) as much as we can.
5．She raised her voice to make herself heard (hear) by all the people in the hall.
6．Look at the big smile on those students' faces！They must have won the basketball game.
7．It's nearly eight o'clock.I must hang up and get down to work.My boss should be here at any moment.
8．The actor may/might attend the news conference, but we are not sure of that.
9．He can't be our manager. He has gone to Beijing.
10．I'm not sure. He might have said so at the conference.
Ⅱ.单句改错
1．Settling in a peaceful way, everything returned to normal again.Settling→Settled
2．In order not to be found, I spent the whole night locking in my room.l ocking→locked
3．I am very busy now. I'd like to have my little child take to school. take→taken 4．Look！The light in the office is still on. Mrs White can be marking the test papers.can→must
5．My wallet is gone. Where shall I put it？shall→can
Ⅲ.完成句子
1．Seen_in_the_distance,_the village looks more beautiful.
从远处看，这个村庄看上去更漂亮。

2．The weather turned out to be fine yesterday. You needn't_have_taken the trouble to carry your raincoat with you.
昨天天气很好，你本不必费力带着雨衣。

3．When I turned to the person seated_next_to_me,_I recognized that he was my classmate.
当我求助坐在我旁边的那个人的时候，我认出他是我的同桌。

4．Every evening after dinner, if_not_tired_from_work,_I will spend some time walking my dog.
每天晚饭后，如果不累我就会花一些时间遛狗。

5．The news was broadcast on TV this morning. Alice_should_have_known_about_it.
今天早上消息已经在电视上播出，Alice应该已经知道它了。

[题目要求]
假设你是李明，北京大学学生，现打算申请某私立学校的英语老师的职位，请向学校领
导作一下自我介绍。

词数100左右。

[补写提示] 请按提示线索补写下列习作的中间段落
My name is Li Ming.I am a student of Beijing University and will graduate this July. I'd like to apply for a position in your school as an English teacher.
9岁学英语，至今已超过10年，成绩一直很好，总是受到老师的表扬→去年在学校口语竞赛中获得第一名→自己喜欢英语，每天坚持听广播，阅读2－3篇英语文章。

I love the work of an English teacher.I will do my best to be helpful to my students if I can have the position.I hope you will give favorable consideration to my application.Thank you for your time and attention.
[答案示例]
My name is Li Ming. I am a student of Beijing University and will graduate this July. I'd like to apply for a position in your school as an English teacher.
I have been learning English for more than 10 years, starting my first study at the age of 9.My English scores were quite good, and I often earned praise from my teachers. I won the first place in the spoken English competition of the school last year. What is more, I like English very much and spend all my spare time studying English. I listen to English broadcast every day, read two or three English articles and take every chance to practice my spoken English.
I love the work of an English teacher.I will do my best to be helpful to my students if I can have the position.I hope you will give favorable consideration to my application.Thank you for your time and attention.
练一阅读理解提速练限时35分钟
第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)
A
(2018·湖南省重点名校联考)The best folk music albums of 2016, regularly updated with picks from Culture Editor Martin Chilton. The albums are listed purely in order in which they have been reviewed.
Songs of Separation Collective: Songs of Separation
Jenny Hill has brought 10 female musicians to create songs around the issues of “separation” —emotional, political, and social. Literary influences abound, including Robert Frost. Andy Bell co­produced the album. The harmonies are beautiful and the lyrics are thought­provoking. A good sta rt to the year for folk music.
Mortal Tides: Light In/Light Out
The musicians that make up Mortal Tides are still teenagers and there is unspoilt musical enthusiasm for their debut (首次推出的) album. Lead singer Noah Bevington gels well with drummer George Brignal. Jed Bevington has a nice tone to his violin playing and Fergus Quill, on bass, helps things hum along.
Ciaran Algar: The Final Waltz
There are some really fine tracks on Ciaran Algar's debut solo (独唱的) album, especially Popcorn Behaviour and Morrison's. He has the ability to capture a song and make it sweet. It's good to see Algar growing in musical ambition, and he also plays mandolin, banjo, guitar, bouzouki and percussion.
Boreas: Ahoy Hoy
Ahoy Hoy is an attractive musical union of Scotland and Norway, featuring Lori Watson, Britt Pernille Frøholm, Irene Tillung and Rachel Newton. The driving beat of the track showcases Newton's elegant playing. There is fine instrumental playing, Gaelic singing and the pure joy of Happy Set.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。

文章是四张专辑的简单评论。

21．Which may a person loving different performing styles on the same topic choose?
A．Songs of Separation. B．Light In/Light Out.
C．The Final Waltz. D．Ahoy Hoy.
解析：选A细节理解题。

从第一张专辑的介绍中可知，它是关于同一主题“separation”的不同风格的演唱的，而且专辑中的歌曲由不同的歌手演唱，所以本题选A。

22．What do we know about Mortal Tides?
A．It consists of teens and adults.
B．There're three members in it.
C．Jed Bevington is the lead singer.
D．It's a folk band.
解析：选D 推理判断题。

从第二张专辑中的“The musicians that make up Mortal Tides are still teenagers ... Lead si nger ... drummer ...”可以看出，Mortal Tides 应该是一个乐队。

再结合文章开头的“The best folk music albums”可知，它是一个民俗乐队。

23．How is The Final Waltz different from the others?
A．It features mainly one singer.
B．The players are from different countries.
C．It includes some literary elements.
D．It shows Ciaran Algar's harmony skills.
解析：选A 细节理解题。

从该专辑的介绍中的“There are some really fine tracks on Ciaran Algar's debut solo (独唱的) album”可以看出，这是一张单人专辑，而其他三张专辑都收录了多个歌手的歌曲，故选A。

24．What type of writing is this passage?
A．An advertisement for albums.
B．An album review.
C．An introduction to singers.
D．A musical record.
解析：选B 推理判断题。

根据全文内容，尤其是第一段中的“The albums are listed purely in order in which they have been reviewed”可知，文章是有关四张专辑的简单评论，故选B。

B
In the traffic lights, red means “stop”，green means “go”， and yellow means “hurry”. Why those colors, though? Why not blue, purple, and brown? The following are transponded from others' WeChat.
•Red is an inherited symbol from railroads
Red symbolizes danger in many cultures, which makes sense,
considering it has the longest wavelength of any color, meaning
you can see it from a greater distance than other colors. Red
has meant “stop” since long before cars existed, with railway signals' use of red dating back to the days when mechanical arms lifted and lowered to indicate whether the rail ahead was clear. So that one's simple.
•Green meant “caution” at first
Green's role in lights has actually changed dramatically over time. Its wavelength is next to (and shorter than) yellow's, meaning it's still easier to see than any color other than red and yellow. Back in the early days of railway lights, green originally meant “caution”，while the “all­clear” light was, well, clear or white. Trains, of course, take an unlimitedly long time to stop, and legend has it that several disastrous collisions happened after an engineer mistook stars in the night horizon for an all­clear. Thus, green became “go”， and for a long time, railways used only green and red to signal trains.
•Yellow means “caution” because it's almost as easy to see as red
From the earliest days of motoring up until the mid­1900s, not all stop signs
were red — many were yellow, because at night it was all but impossible to see a red stop sign in a poorly lit area. The yellow stop­sign craze began in Detroit in 1915, a city that five years later installed its first electric traffic signal, which happened to include the very first amber traffic light, at the corner of Michigan and Woodward Aves.
A．Cars. B．Trains.
C．Motor cars. D．Not mentioned.
解析：选B 细节理解题。

从第二段的第二句和第三段的第三句可知最早的信号灯是用在铁路上的，故答案为B项。

26．Which statement is TRUE according to the passage?
A．Green means “go” all the tim e.
B．Red is the easiest color to be noticed.
C．All yellow things need dealing with carefully.
D．All the three colors were once used as “caution”．
解析：选B 细节理解题。

从第二段的内容判断，红色的波长最长，最容易被看到。

故答案为B项。

27．What's the main idea of the passage?
A．What is your favorite color?
B．Why are “Red, Yellow, Green” used as traffic signals?
C．How can we figure out the wavelength of colors?
D．What color can green, yellow and red make?
解析：选B 主旨大意题。

根据第一段的描述以及每段的首句可知，本文主要讲述的是“红、黄、绿三种颜色作为交通灯颜色的原因”，故选择B项。

28．Where is the passage from?
A．A diary. B．A scientific magazine.
C．A newspaper. D．The Internet.
解析：选D 文章出处题。

从第一段的“The following are transponded from others' WeChat.”可判断，本文来自网络。

C
(2018·陕西黄陵中学模拟)Elon Musk is a man of big ambition. He says his goal is to save humanity. And as strange as that sounds, the South African­born,
Canadian­American inventor might actually be doing it.
On December 22nd, SpaceX, the company Musk founded, successfully launched its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The moment furthered Musk's goal of making space travel more affordable and eventually colonizing Mars for humanity's long­term survival. As if this wasn't enough, Musk, 44, is also the founder of Tesla, an electric car company. He has also helped to create three Internet start­ups including the online payment company PayPal. All of them could be said to have turned their industries upside down.
The companies Musk started cover three areas: the Internet, sustainable energy and exploring space. Since college, Musk has believed that those areas will most affect the future of humanity and that he should spend his life working on them. “There's no shortage of people with a vision for the future，” Microsoft founder Bill Gates said to Vogue magazine. “What makes Elon special is his ability to make his vision come true.”
Nothing showed this ability better than the crisis Musk faced in 2008. In 2008, both SpaceX and Tesla were in real danger. SpaceX's three launches had all failed and the company could afford only one more launch. But everything soon turned around. In September 2008, SpaceX launched its fourth rocket and it succeeded. It won a ＄1.6 billion contract with NASA. SpaceX was saved. Musk then shocked the investors and the tech world by pouring his entire personal savings into saving Tesla.
Despite his success, Musk's ambition has not gone away. He has also been working on other ambitious projects in recent years.
语篇解读：本文是记叙文。

文章主要介绍了天才创业冒险家——埃隆·马斯克。

29．What do Musk's companies have in common?
A．They all gained an instant success.
B．Their goal is to offer affordable space travel.
C．Their development wasn't optimistic at first.
D．They had a revolutionary effect on their own fields.
解析：选D 推理判断题。

根据第二段的内容，尤其是最后一句“All of them could be said to have turned their industries upside down”可知，Musk的公司在它们各自所属的领域产生了革命性的影响。

30．What do Bill Gates' words indicate?
A．There're many creative people.
B．Not everyone's dream can come true.
C．Successful people have a vision for the future.
D．Ability of practice accounts for Musk's success.
解析：选D 推理判断题。

由第三段中Bill Gates所说的话，尤其是“What makes Elon special is his ability to make his vision come true”可推断，Bill Gates意在说明Musk成功的关键在于他的执行力。

故选D。

31．Which words can best describe Musk?
A．Devoted and accessible.
B．Creative and determined.
C．Adventurous and aggressive.
D．Ambitious and sympathetic.
解析：选C 推理判断题。

根据第四段的最后一句“Musk then shocked the investors and the tech world by pouring his entire personal savings into saving Tesla”可以看出，Musk拥有敢于冒险的精神；根据第一段和最后一段的“ambition”可以看出Musk 是具有上进心的，故选C。

D
This is a time of year when high school students and their families are thinking hard about college. As seniors, juniors, and parents identify their top choices, discussions typically focus on the college itself. Is the institution small or large? How strong are the academics? What is the social life like? Do I like the campus? Such considerations are important, but they can cover the all­important question: Where will these college years lead?
Applicants should think seriously about which college on their list can best prepare them for the real world. They should look for campuses that offer well­structured programs to help them form a direction for their lives and develop the capacity to take steps along that path.
One of the most striking recent phenomena about college
graduates in America has been the “boomerang” st udent: the
young person who goes away to college, has a great experience,
graduates, and then moves back home for a year or two to figure
out what to do with his or her life. This pattern has left many graduates — and their families — wondering whether it makes sense to spend four or more years at college, often at great expense, and finish with no clear sense of who they are or what they want to do next.
The trend points to one of the great shortcomings of many of our nation's leading。