高考英语一轮复习 Unit 1 A land of diversity基础达标练 新人教版选修8.doc

unit 1 a land of diversity完形填空。openings and previewsantlia pneumaticain a new play by anne washburn, directed by ken rus schmoll, a group of estranged friends gather at a texas farm house to bury one of their peers. (peter jay sharp, 416 w. 42nd st. 212-279-4200. in previews.)bright starsteve martin and edie brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-americana musical, in which a magazine editor meets a soldier returning from the second world war. walter bobbie directs. (cort, 138 w. 48th st. 212-239-6200. in previews.)the crucibleivo van hove directs arthur millers classic drama about the salem witch trials, starring saoirse ronan, ben whishaw, ciaran hinds, and sophie okonedo. (walter kerr, 219 w. 48th st. 212-239-6200. in previews.)dry powderjohn krasinski, claire danes, and hank azaria star in sarah burgesss play, in which an executive at a private-equity firm (私人股本公司) tries to rebound from a p.r. disaster. thomas kail directs. (public, 425 lafayette st. 212-967-7555. in previews. opens oct. 28, 2017)the fatherfrank langella stars in a play by the french writer florian zeller, translated by christopher hampton and directed by doug hughes for manhattan theatre club, about an eighty-year-old man who is losing his grip on his own life story. (samuel j. friedman, 261 w. 47th st. 212-239-6200. previews begin oct. 28, 2017)1.if youre interested in american music, where can you get entertained?a. peter jay sharp, 416 w. 42nd st.b. cort, 138 w. 48th st.c. walter kerr, 219 w. 48th st.d. public, 425 lafayette st.2.if you want to preview a play now, which of the following is not available?a. bright starb. the cruciblec. dry powderd. the father3.the authors purpose of writing the passage is to _ .a. informb. entertainc. persuaded. describe【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文，主要是向读者介绍四部影片。1.b 【解析】细节理解题。根据bright star中的“steve martin and edie brickell wrote this bluegrass-and-americana musical”及“cort, 138 w. 48th st. 212-239-6200. in previews.”可知，可以在cort, 138 w. 48th st. 欣赏美国音乐，故b项正确。3.a 【解析】推理判断题。通读文章内容可知，本文主要是向读者介绍四部影片，故a 项正确。单句语法填空1they are likely _ (fire) by the company just because of their fault.答案：to be firedsb. be likely to do sth. “某人可能做某事”。主语they与fire之间为被动关系，故应填不定式的被动形式。2the majority of the interviewees _ (prefer) watching tv at home to going to the cinema.答案：preferthe majority of . 作主语时，谓语动词的数与of后的名词保持一致。由interviewees可知谓语动词应用复数形式。3it suddenly occurred _ him that he should adopt the homeless child.答案：toit (suddenly) occurred/occurs to sb. that . “某人突然想起某事”。4whoever breaks the school rules will surely receive _ (punish)答案：punishment句中动词receive后缺宾语，故应填名词punishment作宾语。5we should not have _ (race) discrimination.答案：racial句中缺少一形容词来修饰名词discrimination, 故填racial “种族的”。6she became the first black woman _ (elect) to the senate.答案：to be elected当名词或代词前有序数词或最高级修饰时，则常用动词不定式来充当其后置定语，且elect与black woman之间为被动关系，故填to be elected。7he couldnt express himself correctly _ means of words.答案：byby means of . “借助于；用；通过方法”。8she _ (slip) out of the house before the others were awake.答案：slipped句意：她趁别人还没醒，溜出了房子。分析句子结构可知该空为句子的谓语动词，由从句中动词时态were可知，应用一般过去时。9_ (hire) a car, you must produce a passport and a current driving license.答案：to hire句意：若想租车，你需要出示护照及当前驾照。此处用动词不定式作目的状语。10by the time she knew the news, john _ (fly) to america.答案：had flown由by the time引导的从句的时态为一般过去时可知，主句应用过去完成时，故应填had flown。完形填空。阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的a、b、c和d四个选项中，选出可能填入空白处的最佳选项。(2018海口调研)my fianc(未婚夫)and i decided today was the day to treat ourselves to a nice dinner.it _1_ as“our day”，but little did we know that it would turn into much _2_.i didnt want the whole day to be about wanting to _3_ the office for the upcoming(即将到来的)_4_ and i didnt want it to be just another romantic night for two，_5_ i decided to do something to make ourselves and others happy.i began in small ways.i _6_ a few more coins into the food vending machines(自动售货机)at work for the staff，so that there would be something for the next _7_ worker.i posted smile signs in the hall which gave _8_ instructions on how to smile as _9_ entered the office，either before their morning cup of coffee or right before a meeting with their boss.i drafted some powerful words of inspiration on colorful strips of paper and decorated my _10_ ，so that any colleague who came by might just_11_ for a moment，read，and _12_ change their feeling.when it came time for our lovely dinner to _13_ that night，i left the server a big _14_ and a wellwishing note for her to have a _15_ day.as my fiance and i were just about to leave our table，the waitress _16_ tears beside us.we asked her to _17_ with us and we just listened.as an emotional mothertobe，i _18_ along with her，too.our table for two was now for _19_.it was a day that was not _20_ ours，but it was the waitressday，my coworkers day，and now its your day too!1a.startedbadaptedcdisappeared dfinished2a.later bworsecmore dearlier3a.apply bleavecfind dstay4a.party bpicniccbanquet ddinner5a.if bthoughcso dbecause6a.turned bputcmade dhid7a.full bsleepycangry dhungry8a.few bcleancclear dpuzzling9a.employees bmanagerscfriends dbosses10a.home bofficecrestaurant dbedroom11a.stop brunceat dbuy12a.never bhardlycfrequently dperhaps13a.change bbegincarise dend14a.bill btipcorder dmenu15a.wonderful bcarefulcbusy danxious16a.looked into bcame intocmade into dburst into17a.stand up bsit downcgo away dstay up18a.smiled bshoutedccried dcheered19a.three bfourcfive dsix20a.ever busualcjust deven【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文。作者和她的未婚夫决定一起共进晚餐。在这本该属于他们自己的特殊一天里，作者却选择把关爱和欢乐一同送给同事、餐厅服务员、甚至是未曾谋面的陌生人，让爱和温暖滋润他人。1a考查动词辨析。根据下文的“but little did we know that it would turn into much _”及下文内容可知，这顿晚餐一开始只属于我们。start意为“开始”，符合语境。故选a。2c考查形容词辨析。根据最后一段中的“but it was the waitress day，my coworkers day, and now its your day too”可知，“我们”的这一天最后却变得更有意义，是更多人的一天。more 意为“更多”，符合语境。故选c。3b考查动词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指吃晚饭前先离开办公室。leave意为“离开”，符合语境。故选b。4d考查名词辨析。根据第一段第一句中的“a nice dinner”可知，此处指即将到来的晚餐。故选d。5c考查连词辨析。根据语境可知，此处指作者不想这一天只属于她和未婚夫，她也想给他人带来快乐。本句与上句构成因果关系。故选c。6b考查动词辨析。根据语境及常识可知，硬币应该是放入自动售货机。b项意为“放，安置”，符合语境。故选b。7d考查形容词辨析。根据上文中的“food vending machines(自动售货机)”可知，此处指在自动售货机里放入多一些的硬币，是为了让下一个肚子饿了来买食物的同事有东西吃。hungry意为“饥饿的”，符合语境。故选d。8c考查形容词辨析。根据空格后的“instructions”及上文中的“i posted smile signs in the hall”可知，此处指作者在大厅里贴出清晰易懂的笑脸示范。clear意为“清晰易懂的，明白清楚的”，符合语境。故选c。9a考查名词辨析。根据下文中的“right before a meeting with their boss”可知，此处应指雇员。故选a。10b考查名词辨析。根据空格后的“any colleague who came by”可知，作者装饰的是办公室。故选b。11a考查动词辨析。根据空格后的“for a moment，read”可知，路过的同事们看到激励的话会停下来读一读。故选a。12d考查副词辨析。根据语境可知，作者觉得这些激励的话可能会改变同事们的心情。此处表推测。故选d。13d考查动词辨析。根据下文中的“i left the server.”可推知，此处应表示在晚餐结束要离开的时候。end意为“结束，终止”，符合语境。故选d。14b考查名词辨析。根据语境及常识可知，在离开之前作者给服务员留下了很丰厚的小费。b项意为“小费”，符合语境。故选b。15a考查形容词辨析。根据上文及“a wellwishing note”可知，作者的便条是祝愿服务员有美好的一天。wonderful意为“精彩的，绝妙的”，符合语境。故选a。16d考查动词短语辨析。根据上下文语境可知，服务员看到作者的便条感动得哭了。burst into tears意为“突然哭了”，符合语境。故选d。17b考查动词短语辨析。根据空格后的“with us”可知，作者邀请服务员坐下来，听她倾诉。b项意为“坐下”，符合语境。故选b。18c考查动词辨析。根据上文中的“as an emotional m