2017_2018学年高中英语周末培优第08周Unit4Makingthenews2含解析新人教版.docx

Unit 4 Making the news (2)（测试时间：45分钟，总分：70分）班级：_ 姓名：_ 座号：_ 得分：_.单项填空（每小题1分，共15分）1. _, he owns the first prize.A. To his much delightB. Much to his delightC. To his much delightfulD. Much to his delightful【答案】B【解析】考查固定结构。to ones +n “令某人”,句意：令他很高兴的是，他获得了第一名。 2. Id appreciate it if you could me in finishing the experiment.A. offerB. helpC. guaranteeD. assist【答案】D3. He was when he lost all his money. Luckily, a kind man helped him generously.A. desperateB. optimisticC. eagerD. cautious【答案】A【解析】考查形容词。desperate“绝望的”；optimistic“乐观的”；eager“急切的”；cautious“谨慎的”。结合语境，他丢了所有的钱，他感到绝望，故选A项。4. An ideal job should be one that _ what you are good at with what you are interested in.A. combinesB. connectsC. contactsD. concentrates【答案】A【解析】考查动词词义辨析。combine（使）结合；connect连接；contact联系；concentrate集中。句意：一份理想的工作应该把你擅长的和你感兴趣的结合在一起。由句意可知，A选项切题。5. She refused to _ threats.A. take toB. cater toC. commit toD. submit to【答案】D【解析】考查动词短语。句意为：他拒绝屈服于各种威胁。Take to表“喜欢；开始从事”；cater to表“迎合；为服务”；commit to表“交付；把投入”；submit to表“屈服；服从”，故选D项。6. Professor Hawking asks his students to read the newspaper to keep _ of current affairs.A. watchedB. observedC. informedD. noticed【答案】C【解析】考查动词辨析。句意：霍金教授让学生读报纸及时了解时事。watch观看；observe观察；inform通知；notice注意到，keep informed of及时了解。故选C。 7. While migrant workers may bring about new problems to the cities, they contribute greatly to the development of them, _.A. thoughB. yetC. meanwhileD. otherwise【答案】A8. The weather turns out to be fine. We can depend on _ that the goods will be shipped to the flooded area on time.A.itB./C. thisD. which【答案】A 【解析】考查代词。句意：天气放晴了。我们可以相信货物将按时运往灾区。根据语境可知，此处缺少depend on的形式宾语，真正的宾语为that从句。故选A。9. Chinas economy is sure to develop very quickly _ the new government is able to work scientifically and practically.A. even thoughB. in caseC. as thoughD. in that【答案】D【解析】考查状语从句。A. even though即使，尽管；B. in case 以防，万一；C. as though好像；D. in that因为。句意：中国的经济一定会发展非常快速，因为新的政府能够科学地、实事求是地工作。根据句意可知应选D。10. He said he was very sorry because it was _ his power to make the final decision. _, I had to turn to others for help.A. beyond; In that caseB. beyond; In no caseC. over; In any caseD. over; In his case【答案】A11. She is just shy and doesnt like to talk, so it is rather unfair to her .A. accuse; with coldnessB. charge; with coldC. charge; of being coldD. accuse; of coldness【答案】D【解析】考查固定短语。表示“指控某人”应用accuse sb. of sth.或charge sb. with sth.；cold是形容词，其名词形式是coldness，故选D项。该句句意为“她只是害羞且不喜欢说话，因此指控她冷漠是不公平的”。12. No matter how carefully you plan your finances, no one can _ when the unexpected will happen.A. proveB. implyC. demandD. predict【答案】D【解析】考查动词。句意：无论你怎样地对你的资金精打细算，没有人能够预知到难以预料到的事情发生。A. prove证明；B. imply暗示；C. demand要求；D. predict预知。故选D。13. Our manager Mr. King came here and demanded all the employees _ what had happened.A.to knowB. knowC. knowingD. to knowing【答案】B【解析】考查虚拟语气。句意：我们经理金先生来这里要求所有的职员知道发生的事情。demand后面不能接sb to do，demand后面接宾语从句的时候，谓语用虚拟语气，形式是should do，should可以省略。故选B。14.（2017江苏） _ not for the support of the teachers, the student could not overcome her difficulty.A. It were B. Were it C. It was D. Was it【答案】B【解析】考查虚拟语气和倒装。虚拟语气中，be动词统一用were；虚拟语气的省略形式主要是把if省略，同时把were/should/had提前，即Were /Should/ Had I.，故选B。句意：要不是老师们的支持，该生是无法克服她自己的困难的。15.（2016江苏）Not until recently_the development of tourist-related activities in the rural areas.A.they had encouragedB.had they encouragedC.did they encourageD.they encouraged【答案】C. 阅读理解（每小题2.5分，共20分）AHave you winterized your horse yet? Even though global warming may have made our climate more mild, many animals are still hibernating (冬眠). Its too bad that humans cant hibernate. In fact, as a species, we almost did.Apparently, at times in the past, peasants in France liked a semi-state of human hibernation. So writes Graham Robb, a British scholar who has studied the sleeping habits of the French peasants. As soon as the weather turned cold, people all over France shut themselves away and practiced the forgotten art of doing nothing at all for months on end.In line with this, Jeff Warren, a producer at CBC Radios The Current, tells us that the way we sleep has changed fundamentally since the invention of artificial (人造的) lighting and the electric bulb.When historians began studying texts of the Middle Ages, they noticed something referred to as first sleep, which was not clarified, though. Now scientists are telling us our ancestors most likely slept in separate periods. The business of eight hours uninterrupted sleep is a modern invention.In the past, without the artificial light of the city to bathe in, humans went to sleep when it became dark and then woke themselves around midnight. The late night period was known as The Watch. It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals, although many of them simply moved around or visited family and neighbours.According to some sleep researchers, a short period of insomnia (失眠) at midnight is not a disorder. It is normal. Humans can experience another state of consciousness aroundtheir sleeping, which occurs in the brief period before we fall asleep or wake ourselves in the morning. This period can be an extraordinarily creative time for some people. The impressive inventor, Thomas Edison, used this state to hit upon many of his new ideas.Playing with your sleep rhythms can be adventurous, as anxiety may set in. Medical science doesnt help much in this case. It offers us medicines for a full nights continuous sleep, which sounds natural; however, according to Warrens theory, it is really the opposite of what we need.1. The example of the French peasants shows the fact that _. A. people might become lazy as a result of too much sleepB. there were signs of hibernation in human sleeping habitsC. people tended to sleep more peacefully in cold weatherD. winter was a season for people to sleep for months on end2. The late night was called The Watch because it was a time for people _. A. to set traps to catch animalsB. to wake up their family and neighboursC. to remind others of the timeD. to guard against possible dangers3. What does the author advise people to do?A. Sleep in the way animals do.B. Consult a doctor if they cant sleep.C. Follow their natural sleep rhythm.D. Keep to the eight-hour sleep pattern.4. What is the authors purpose in writing the passage?A. To give a prescription for insomnia.B. To urge people to sleep less.C. To analyze the sleep pattern of modern people.D. To throw new light on human sleep.【语篇解读】学者对古代人睡眠习惯的研究表明,在可以人工照明尤其是发明电灯以后,人类的睡眠习惯发生了很大的变化。我们应该遵循自己自然的睡眠规律。2. D【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段中的It was when people actually kept watch against wild animals可以 确定答案为D。BMike Miles hadnt had a stable job in years. He bounced around from one position to another, never sure when his last day would be. Sometimes, he lost a position with less than a days notice. This wasnt due to a poor work ethicfrom arriving early to staying late, Miles says he did everything he could to build a good relationship with employers. But because Miles had a criminal record, he was always cut loose when it came time to let staff go.It wasnt until October 2015, nearly a decade after his release from prison, that a cousin told Miles about Lancaster Food Company, a local business that focuses on hiring people released from prison. Hoping this would clear up what felt like a thick cloud of uncertainty over his future, Miles submitted an application. He got an interview, and he then began a new job.Miles scenario is rare in Lancaster, where the poverty rate holds steady at 30%. This figure riled Charlie Crystle, Lancasters co-founder and CEO. Crystle was raised in Lancaster but left in 1986 to purse a college degree and later, a career in technology. He co-founded four tech companies, one of which sold for millions of dollars back in 2000.Crystle is skeptical that many of Lancasters low-income residents can get started the way he did. He believes food production is a key way to meet former offenders who may lack a college degree. Lancaster produces products like bread. Nowadays the company is rapidly expanding; however, at just 16 full-time employees, including administration and owners, it doesnt lower the citys poverty rate.Crystle says he wants to inspire other companies to rethink their current practices and start conversations around minimum wage and employment opportunities for everyone, including ex-offenders. Dan Jurman, who chairs the citys Commission to Combat Poverty, believes that Crystles business is a great way to make this happen. None of us can handle these issues alone, he said.5. The purpose of the first paragraph is to show _ .A. a mans difficulty in living a stable lifeB. an increasingly competitive workplaceC. a decrease in employment opportunitiesD. the reason why Lancaster Food Company was founded6. What does the underlined word riled in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. Annoyed.B. Discouraged.C. Amused.D. Embarrassed.7. What words can best describe Charlie Crystle according to the text?A. Outgoing, kind and considerate.B. Wealthy but a little bit greedy.C. Humorous, diligent and ambitious.D. Successful and socially responsible.8. In Dan Jurmans opinion, what is the biggest achievement of Lancaster Food Company?A. It greatly increases employment opportunities.B. It suggests an idea for fighting poverty.C. It provides a way to handle ex-offenders.D. It creates a stable environment for people.【语篇解读】本文通过讲述一个刑满释放犯不能找到固定的工作的故事，介绍Charlie Crystle为解决城市贫困问题，创办食品公司，破除惯例，雇佣刑满释放人员的善举。Crystal希望其他公司也为解决贫困问题做些事情。6. A【解析】词句推断题。根据下文Crystle is skeptical that many of Lancasters low-income residents can get started the way he did.可知，Crystle怀疑许多兰开斯特的低收入居民能否像他那样开始工作。因此推断贫困率稳定在30%这个数字让Crystle感到烦恼。画线词riled与annoyed意义相近。故选A。7. D【解析】推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句He co-founded four tech companies, one of which sold for millions of dollars back in 2000.可知，Crystle与人合作过4个科技公司，每个公司都价值数百万美元，因此推断他是成功的；再根据最后一段第一句Crystle says he wants to inspire other companies to rethink their current practices and start conversations around minimum wage and employment opportunities for everyone, including ex-offenders.可知，Crystle鼓舞其他公司做一些事情解决城市贫苦率，因此推断他是有社会责任感的。故选D。8. B【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句Dan Jurman, who chairs the citys Commission to Combat Poverty, believes that Crystles business is a great way to make this happen. None of us can handle these issues alone, he said.可知，Jurman认为没有人能够单独解决城市贫困问题，Crystle做的事情是解决贫困的好办法。因此推断他认为Lancaster 食品公司的做法是战胜贫困的好想法。故选B。. 完形填空（每小题1分，共20分）At the airport, I looked closely at the face of my son, Daniel, his backpack by his side. We were saying good-bye. In a few hours he would be flying to France to 1a different life. It was a transitional(过渡期的)time in Daniels life. I wanted to leave him some 2words. However, nothing came from my3and this was not the first time I had let such a moment 4. Past memories came 5on me.When Daniel was five, I took him to the school-bus stop on his first day of kindergarten. He 6me-as he did now. What is it going to be like, Dad? Will I be okay? And then he walked up the 7of the bus and disappeared inside. And the bus drove away. And I had said nothing.A decade or so later, a similar 8appeared. I drove him to college. I tried to think of something to say to give him 9and confidence as he started this new life. Again, words 10me.Now, as I stood before him, I thought of Daniels grandfather and those 11opportunities in my life. How many times have we all let such moments pass?My father and I loved each other. Yet, I always 12never hearing him put his 13into words and never having the memory of that moment. Now, I could feel my hands sweat and my throat tighten. Why is it so 14to tell a son something from the heart?My mouth turned dry, and I knew I would be able to speak out only a few words 15. Daniel, I said, if I could have picked, I would have picked you. Thats all I could say. I wasnt sure he understood what I 16. Then he came toward me and threw his arms around me. For a moment, the world and all its people stopped, and there was just Daniel and me. He was saying something, 17my tears rolled down, and I couldnt understand what he was saying. All I could 18was the stubble(胡茬)on his chin as his face 19against mine. And then, the moment ended. What I had said to Daniel was clumsy. It was nothing. And yet, it was 20.1. A. spendB. representC. entertainD. start2. A. amusingB. astonishingC. meaningfulD. convincing3. A. headB. lipsC. thoughtsD. mind4. A. flyB. remainC. passD. deliver5. A. cutting downB. playing jokes C. looking downD. crowding in6. A. looked atB. stared at C. glanced atD. glared at7. A. stepsB. chairsC. handlesD. windows8. A. signB. sightC. sceneryD. scene9. A. considerationB. admission C. inspirationD. influence10. A. failedB. occurredC. struckD. hit11. A. valuableB. impressiveC. lostD. embarrassing12. A. wonderedB. regrettedC. triedD. minded13. A. judgementsB. feelingsC. actionsD. comments14. A. considerateB. frighteningC. hardD. unbelievable15. A. slightlyB. obviouslyC. clearlyD. carefully16. A. countedB. caredC. valuedD. meant17. A. butB. andC. becauseD. so18. A. observedB. sensedC. struggledD. focused19. A. gesturedB. whisperedC. pressedD. held20. A. everythingB. allC. noneD. anything【语篇解读】“如果能选择，我还会选你做我儿子”，一句简单的话，却是那样的暖心。“爱在心头口难开”，每当儿子要开始一种新的生活的时候，作者都想跟儿子说几句心里话给他加油打气。但是，每到这样的时候，作者都会一时语塞。3. B考查名词。此处表示作者终究还是没有说出一句话。A. head头；B. lips嘴唇；C. thoughts想法；D. mind思想。故选B。4. C考查动词。根据第三段中“Again, words me.”可知，这种说不出话的情况已经不是第一次了，作者又一次一时语塞。作者又一次让表达爱意的机会溜走了。A. fly飞行；飞越；B. remain保持；依然；留下；剩余；C. pass经过；通过；D. deliver发表；递送；给接生。故选C。5. D考查动词短语。句意：以往的记忆涌入脑海。A. cutting down削减；砍倒；B. playing jokes开玩笑；C. looking down俯视；向下看；D. crowding in涌入。故选D。6. B考查动词短语。根据后面的“What is it going to be like, Dad? Will I be okay?”可知，孩子当时凝视着作者，希望得到爸爸的回复。A. looked at看；B. stared at凝视，盯住；C. glanced at看一下，浏览；D. glared at怒视。故选B。7. A考查名词。此处指作者的儿子登上校车的台阶进了校车。A. steps脚步；步骤；梯级；B. chairs椅子；C. handles把手；D. windows窗户。故选A。10. A考查动词。此处指作者又一次没有说出口，就像送儿子第一天上幼儿园时的情景那样。A. failed失败，未能做到；B. occurred发生；C. struck罢工，打击，撞击；D. hit打击；碰撞；偶然想起。故选A。11. A考查形容词