2019年高考英语一轮复习Unit2Englisharoundtheworld分层演练直

1、 Un it 2 En glish around the world 分层演练直秀高艺 i阅读理解 When I was in college, I spe nt a semester study ing abroad at the Uni versity of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland. In my brief time there, I came to love Scotland for its local culture, food and seen ery. You might think :“ Scotland isn t so differe

2、nt from the U. S.; they still speak English there !” But when I stepped off the plane, I was greeted by a gruff - voiced（声 音粗哑的）lady at customs. “You ll be coming from America, then ?” She asked me, and I nodded. “ But all of our guys are leaving Glasgow for the States !” Her thick Scottish English

3、and sense of humor were obvious right away. I was not in the U. S. any more, where customs age nts n ever joke around. As I settled in at the university, I could feel myself getting used to hearing and even speak ing the Scottish En glish of my customs age nt. In classroom discussi ons, people would

4、 say “ em” whe n they could n t thi nk of what to say in stead of “ um”，which was great fun. After the first few weeks, I stopped chuckling about this. Strathclyde students stayed up late into the night, running around campus and shouting, “ Go! Lat s go, lat s go（curse word） Glasgow!” Pretty soon,

5、I was no Ion ger say ing “ tha nks ” at the supermarket in stead, I said “ cheers ”. My Scottish friends drank whiskey and ate haggis（ 羊杂碎布丁 ）. I drank plenty of whiskey but I was ashamed to admit that I was n t brave eno ugh to try haggis. Scottish bakeries usually sell bridies（ 肉馅饼）. Add a cup of

6、tea though I usually America ni zed it by choos ing coffee in stead and a bridie makes for a delicious breakfast. Every time I took a train any where in Scotla nd, I d gaze out at the rolli ng hills and won der if grass was gree ner tha n any where else in the world. Then I d refle ct that there s a

7、 reason this country was the bi rthplace of golf. 【解题导语】 本文介绍了 “我”在苏格兰学习期间的体验： 居民友好，食物独特，景 色优美，苏格兰英语与美式英语有区别。 1. What did the author think of the lady at customs? A. Impolite. B. Friendly. C. Serious. D. Calm. B 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中的“ Her thick Scottish En glish and sense of humor were obvious right away

8、. I was not in the U. S. any more, where customs agents never joke around. ”可知，作者认为她的苏格兰英语和幽默用得恰到好处，而美国的海关 工作人员却从来不跟人开玩笑； 据2 此可推断，作者认为这位在海关工作的女士是友好的， 故 B 项正确。 2. Which of the following can replace the underlined word “ chuckling ” in Paragraph 3? A. talking loudly B. comparing C. laughing quietly D.

9、 hearing C 解析：词义猜测题。根据第三段中的In classroom discussions, people would say.was great fun. After the first few weeks, I stopped chuckli ng about this. ” 并结合Pretty soon, I . .said cheers .可推知，在教室讨论时， 我”发现他们的 发音很有趣，几周后，“我”适应了他们的发音，所以不再偷笑。故画线词意为“偷笑”， C 项正确。 3. What is the author s purpose of writing the text

10、? A. To explain why Scotland is famous for golf. B. To promote the development of Scottish catering trade. C. To introduce different pronunciations of “em” and “ um”. D. To share his experiences in Scotland as an exchange student. D 解析：写作意图题。通读全文并结合第一段中的“ In my brief time there, I came to love Scotl

11、a nd for its local culture, food and sce nery. ”可知，本文旨在和读者 分享“我”在苏格兰做交换生期间所感受到的苏格兰文化、美食和美景，故 D 项正确。 II七选五 （2018 湖北省部分重点中学高三起点考试 ） How to Avoid a Boring Con versatio n What excuses should you use to avoid talking to people you don t want to talk to ? Here are tips and inoffen sive ways to get out of

12、unwan ted con versati ons. Go for a refill （续杯）. It is natural for anyone at a party to be excused to get a refill.1. A _ once you excuse yourself , make a move fast before the person requests you to get a refill for him as well. Prete nd bad mood. Cut off the con versati on before it starts by say

13、ing someth ing along the lines of “I mnot in a good mood.Ca n I talk to you later if you don t mi nd ?” 2. Say it firmly so that people get the message loud and clear. Ask your friend to save you. 3. Simply text your friend and ask him or her to comefor apparently something importa nt.You will be ab

14、le to skip a bori ng chat with a seem in gly reas on able excuse. 4. _ You are advised to look away from that pers on and don t make eye con tact , so that you can give powerful hints（ 暗示）that you find the conversation extremely boring.5. Be sure to tune in to t he conversation every nowand then so

15、you don t come across as rude. 3 A. Behave in an obviously careless way. B. Just be sure that the person you are talking to does not offer to accompany you to do so. C. Don t act too polite in an attempt to draw sympathy. D. Use body Ianguage to indicate boredom. E. Your friend is bound to perform b

16、rilliantly in coping with the dull one. F. Look elsewhere and pretend that something else has caught your attention. G. Stuck in an unwan ted con versatio n , how do you get out of it? 【解题导语】 本文主要介绍了怎样避免无聊的谈话。 1. B 解析：选项 B 中的 so 就是指空前的get a refill ”这一行为；同时空后的make a move fast.as well ”与选项 B 的内容相呼应。 2

17、. C 解析：空后的代词 it 指代空处前一句中的“ I m not in a good mood.Can I talk to you later if you don t mi nd ?，所以空处及后一句与这一问题有关；同时后一句 中的“Say it firmly ”与选项 C “不要为了获得同情而表现得太礼貌”在内容和语气方面 是一致的。 3. G 解析：根据该段的主题句以及空后两句可知， 空后的两句话是对选项 G 这一疑问 句的回答，选项 G 能够引出下文，符合语境。 4. D 解析：根据上文中的主题句都使用祈使句这一特点可知， 该段也应用祈使句作主 题句；同时根据该段中的第一句可知，把

18、目光从这个人身上移开， 不要有眼神交流，这样可 以给对方强烈的暗示， 使其发现这段谈话极其无聊， 这与选项 D “使用肢体语言暗示厌烦” 相吻合。 5. F 解析：空处起承上启下的作用， 且根据该段主题句可知， 使用肢体语言暗示厌烦， 所以选项 F “看向别处并假装你的注意力被其他东西吸引”与之吻合。 川语法填空 (2018 成都高中毕业班摸底测试 )One day in 1998 , I went to visit my 90-year - old grandma in a nursing home.She had lived there for 15 years.But it was be

19、coming a little bit sad, partly because the place was full of people who 1. (be)at the last stage of their life.What s 2. (bad) , it was tak ing her Ion ger and Ion ger 3. (recog ni ze) me.She was really excited that day because they were havi ng a dance party.I was not a big fan of dancing, 4. I wa

20、s a big fan of Gran dma , so I accepted her 5. (invite) . During the party , an old lady 6. (sit) next to me chatted with me , saying how much she loved music and dancing.Not knowing 7. to say , I stood up and invited her for a dance. I danced with all the ladies, 8. (particular)with Grandma , which

21、 was awesome.However, I felt discomfort throughout 9. _party.I didn t know the reason at that moment.But now , I realize it was my fear of watching Grandma grow older , my powerlessness to do anything about it and the thought of losing 10. (she) that made me un comfortable. 4 【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者去养

22、老院看望 90 岁的奶奶。在那里的 一次舞会中，作者与养老院所有的老奶奶都跳了舞。 1. were 解析：考查动词时态。分析句子结构可知，此处为 who 引导的定语从句，修 饰先行词 people ;结合句意可知，从句的时态应与主句的时态保持一致。所以填 were。 2. worse 解析：考查形容词比较级。 What s worse 意思是“更糟糕的是，相当于 副词短语 Even worse/Worse still 。所以填 worse。 3. to recognize 解析：考查非谓语动词。 句型 It takes(took) sb.some time (money) to do sth.

23、 意为“做某事需要花费某人一定的时间或金钱”。所以填 to recog nize 。 4. but/yet 解析：考查连词。根据空处前后句子结构可知空处应该填一连词； 结合空 前的“ not a big fan of dancing ”和空后的“ a big fan of Grandma ”可知，空处前后有 转折含义。所以填 but/yet。 5. invitation 解析：考查名词。根据空前的“ accepted her ”可知，空处应该是名5 词作宾语，意思是接受她的邀请”。所以填 in vitation 。 6. sitting 解析：考查非谓语动词。从句子结构可知，空处是非谓语动词作

24、后置定语， 且主语 an old lady 与动词 sit 是逻辑上的主谓关系。所以填 sitting 。 7. what 解析：考查疑问代词。根据疑问代词+不定式”结构及空前的 knowing 可 知，空处应该填疑问代词，意思为“不知道说什么”。所以填 what。 8. particularly 解析：考查副词。空后是介词短语 with Grandma,介词短语只能用 副词修饰。所以填 particularly 。 9. the 解析：考查冠词。根据句意可知，此处的 party特指上文中的“ a da nee party ”。 所以填 the。 10. her 解析：考查人称代词。根据空前的

25、 losing 同时结合句意可知， 空处应该填人 称代词 she 的宾格 her。 IV 短文改错 （2018 成都市高中毕业班摸底测试 ）1 enjoyed many performances in Argentina.But what impressed me more was the dance performa nce.l used to dance a lot whe n I am young , although I never was a good dancer.But Argentinian dancers who made dancing so easily that every one felt like dancing with them.Visit some dista nt villages also gave me deeper taste of the original Argentinian culture.Among all those place of interest ,