18-19版:(步步高)(全国)Grammar—Revise Noun Clauses(as the_

Grammar—Revise Noun Clauses

(as the Subject，Object and Predicative)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Walt Whitman was born in 1819 in Long Island，New n received most of his

education outside of the the age of eleven，he worked in a law office as an office boy

where he became interested in was soon reading the works of famous authors like

William Shakespeare and Homer，and was well on his way to becoming one of America’s most

well-known poets.

By the time Whitman was seventeen years old，he had already worked as a printer’s learner，a worker，and a he disliked teaching，he excelled in the profession，developing a

friendly relationship with his students; he even allowed them to address him by his first

also developed fresh teaching techniques and learning games to help his students with spelling and

his early twenties，however，he gave up teaching to pursue(追求) a full-time career as a

journalist and poet.

When Walt Whitman first appeared as a poet，his arrival onto the American literary scene was

met with first collection of poems，Leaves of Grass，was so unusual that no

commercial publisher would print the 1855 Whitman published，at his own expense，the

first edition of his collection of twelve poems.

Whitman’s poetic style was uncommon in the sense that he wrote poems in a form called

parallelism(对句法)，in which his goal was to copy the flow of the sea and the quickly-passing

nature of human emotion.A common theme in Whitman’s poetry is his work，Whitman moves from conventional patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a

multi-layered，but truly American voice.

“Although Whitman was considered a revolutionary by many，there is little doubt he loved

his country deeply.” In his writing，he used slang(俚语) and various images，or voices，to create

a sense of national unity.

For Whitman，the “proof of a poet is that his country absorbs him as affectionately as he has

absorbed it”.Whitman has undoubtedly become a part of the cultural history and image of

America.

语篇解读 本文介绍了Walt Whitman作为诗人所做出的贡献。

aph 2 mainly talks about .

n’s education

n’s early career

Whitman became a poet

Whitman’s poems were popular

答案 B

解析 段落大意题。通读第二段可知该段主要讲了惠特曼早期所从事的工作。故选B。

Whitman first appeared as a poet， .

received a warm welcome

literary road was not easy

became famous for his unusual style

poetic style was copied by other poets

答案 B

解析 推理判断题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，Walt Whitman最初作为诗人出现的时候遭遇争议，他的第一部诗集不到出版商。故选B。

was Whitman’s greatest literary contribution?

expressed human emotion in his writing.

showed the flow of the sea in his poems.

used slang to show his love for his country.

created a unique rhythm and an American voice.

答案 D

解析 细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句“In his work，Whitman moves from conventional

patterns of rhyme to create a unique rhythm and a multi-layered，but truly American voice.”可知选D。

B

American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain

major factors contributing to the making of this new nation and the forming of a new culture are

the hard environment，ethnic diversity(多民族) and plural religion，which is quite different from

other nations in the is more，these elements are still influencing the American culture.

The early immigrants who were English Puritans settled down in northeast part of

1607 to 1892，frontiers were pushed further frontiersmen looked for a

land of rich resources and a land of promise，opportunity and ly they looked for a

better individualism，self-reliance，and equality of opportunity have perhaps been the

values most closely associated with the frontier heritage of America.

In history，people from different countries in the world rushed to America three

brought their own culture to America and later on different cultures were mixed the

unique American culture is formed，a common cultural life with commonly shared values.

The fundamental American belief in individual freedom and the fight of individuals to

practice their own religion is at the center of religious experience in the United great

diversity of ethnic backgrounds has produced religious pluralism；almost all of the religions of the

world are now practiced in the United States.

Nowadays，we can see the continual influence of the three elements in the current American

an family is typically parents and their unmarried -aged and elderly

people generally do not live with their married people in America have a very strong

desire to start a new life in a new a number of people change residences every

average an American moves fourteen times in his lifetime.

语篇解读 本文向我们讲述了独特的美国文化形成的原因。

an culture is unique because of the following factors EXCEPT .

environment

diversity

religion

ed modernization

答案 D

解析 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知选D。

can learn from the passage that .

frontiersmen left important society values for American culture

early immigrants brought about the unique American culture

in the world once rushed to America because of its unique culture

American family members don’t get along well with each other

答案 A

解析 细节理解题。根据第二段的叙述尤其是最后一句可知，美国的早期移民为美国文化留下了包括“individualism，self-reliance，and equality of opportunity”在内的社会价值观(society

values)。故选A。

’s the author’s attitude towards American culture?

is critical of it.

admires it very much.

just states the facts.

looks down upon it.

答案 C

解析 观点态度题。纵观全文可以看出，作者只是客观地叙述了独特的美国文化形成的原因、背景以及当今影响美国文化的三大因素等，并没有对此作出评论，故选C。

might be the most suitable title of the passage?

Immigrants in America

American Culture Is Unique

Influence of American Culture

Religion and American Culture

答案 B

解析 标题归纳题。纵观全文可以看出，文章开篇点题，第一句就揭示了文章的主题：“American culture is unique because it is formed and developed under certain conditions.”然后全文围绕这一主题展开论述，向我们讲述独特的美国文化形成的原因。故选B。

Ⅱ.完形填空

The History of Tomatoes as Food

The tomato is a nutritious fruit known as a ys it is widely used 8 a

food source and fresh tomatoes are 9 all year ’s 10 to believe that they were

once considered deadly fort was a French scientist who 11 wild

provided the Latin name，Lycopersicon esculentum，for the 12 as “wolf peach”

— peach because it was round and delicious，and wolf because it was considered poisonous

13 .He thought tomatoes could be used to kill wolves.

The English word tomato 14 the Spanish word， word first 15 in print

in tomato is 16 to western South America and Central 1519，Cortez

17 tomatoes growing in Montezuma’s 18 some seeds back to Europe where

they were 19 for people to see，but not to be eaten.

Most likely，the first variety to reach Europe was 20 in color，since in Spain and Italy

they were known as pomo d’oro， 21 yellow was the first country to accept and

grow the tomato outside South America.

In 1897，a famous cook，Joseph Campbell，who was also the owner of a 22 ，produced

a special kind of tomato move set the company on the road to success. 23 ，the

general public began to like tomatoes as a kind of food.

Campbell may have made tomato soup 24 .However，the first person who used tomatoes

to make soup was Maria 1872 book The Appledore Cook Book 25 her tomato

soup.

There are hundreds of tomato 26 around the of them have been shown to

27 heart due to this，the number of tomatoes eaten by people is increasing every

year.

语篇解读 本文主要介绍了西红柿作为食物的发展历史。西红柿最初被认为是有毒的，后来被发现是一种美味的食物。

答案 B

解析 be used as被用作……。故选B。

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答案 D

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解析 句意为：新鲜西红柿一年四季都有。available可获得的。故选D。

l g g

答案 A

解析 句意为：很难相信它们曾经被认为是有剧毒的。hard 困难的。故选A。

d

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答案 A

解析 句意为：Tournefort是一位研究野生植物的法国科学家。study研究。故选A。

答案 B

解析 句意为：它翻译成“狼桃”。translate翻译，转化。故选B。

accident

mistake

答案 C

解析 句意为：桃子是因为它又圆又好吃，而狼是因为它被误认为有毒。by mistake错误地。故选C。

from

down

答案 A

解析 句意为：英语单词tomato来自于西班牙单词tomate。故选A。

d

ed

答案 C

解析 句意为：这个词最早出现在出版物上是在1595年。appear出现。故选C。

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ry

答案 D

解析 句意为：西红柿原产于南美洲西部和中美洲。be 原产于……。故选D。

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nature

heart

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ered

答案 C

ered

解析 句意为：1519年Cortez在Montezuma的花园中发现了西红柿。discover发现。故选C。

答案 B

解析 句意为：他把一些种子带回欧洲。bring带来。故选B。

d

ted

答案 A

解析 句意为：种在那里是为了让人们看而不是吃。plant种植。故选A。

答案 A

解析 根据后文“they were known as pomo d’oro， yellow apples”可知是黄的，故选A。

ning

g

答案 C

解析 句意为：在西班牙和意大利它们被称作pomo d’oro，意思是黄苹果。mean意思是。故选C。

y

答案 A

解析 根据后文“This move set the company on the road to success.”(这一举措使该公司走向成功)，可知他也是一个公司的老板，故选A。

ately

lly

答案 B

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ng

ted

ed

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解析 句意为：逐渐地，公众开始喜欢西红柿作为一种食物。gradually逐步地。故选B。

ular

答案 B

解析 根据前文“the general public began to like tomatoes as a kind of food”可知Campbell使番茄汤很受欢迎。popular受欢迎的。故选B。

s

bes

答案 C

解析 句意为：她在1872年出版的《The Appledore Cook Book》一书中描述了她的番茄汤。describe描绘。故选C。

ons

答案 B

解析 句意为：世界上有数百种西红柿品种。variety品种。故选B。

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ine

答案 A

解析 句意为：它们中的大多数已经被证明可以改善心脏健康。improve改善。故选A。

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