2019高考英语一轮训练选模块2Unit1Talesoftheunexplained

1、Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained、阅读理解。This month, the singing competition, American Idol, will come to an end. For years, the popular show was a platform forrising artists. With a group of famous judges and a wide range of talents, it is clear that the competitive atmosphere ofAmerican Idol will rema

2、in unrivaled by any other show. After all, its success has been unmatched in broadcastinghistory. American Idol came from the British series Pop Idol. Through an application, contestants came into the competition andthereafter, were chosen to audition（ 试音 ）for the show. Each candidate would have to

3、perform a piece to the judges,and participate in a strict selection process. Not only would contestants have to sing in groups, they were sometimestasked to perform pieces without musical instruments. At the end of this stage, only 24 o 36 artists were chosen to enterthe semi-final stage. Soon, the

4、fate of the contestants would be decided by the public. During the candidate s liveperformance, a free telephone number was displayed on the screen for viewers to dial, to cast their vote. At the end ofthe night, only 13 lucky singers would be left in the competition; by the finals, only 8 contestan

5、ts would remain. Finally,arunner-up（ 亚军 ）and a winner were announced every season. Though only the winner would receive a million dollarreward and a significant record deal, other contestants would have had a chance to be known by the public. As thefamous producer Simon Cowell once said, The point o

6、f the show is not to be mean to loser, but to find a winner. As the final season of the program begins, past winners will return to the stage to say goodbye and a new winner will beannounced. With amazing performances and an excellent cast of singers, the show s conclusion willleave audiences nostal

7、gic（怀旧的 ）, but more satisfied than ever.1. Those who enter American Idol willA. share the one million dollar reward togetherB. be asked to perform in pairs in the semi-finalsC. experience at least three rounds of performancesD. have the chance to become famous even if they fail2. Who play the most i

8、mportant roles in the finals of American Idol?A. The audie ncesB. The past winnersC. The judgesD. The record compa nies23. The author thinks the con clusi on of America n Idol will_.A. cha nge its historyB. be worth watch ingC. not be the last seas onD. pick her favorite sin ger4. In which sect ion

9、of the n ewspaper may you probably find the passage?A. Advertiseme ntB. FinanceC. En terta inmentD. Busin ess【语篇解读】本文为说明文，介绍了很受欢迎的流行节目America n Idol 和它的比赛过程。1.D【解折宠田节理解题。根抿第二段倒数第二句话中的Though onlywould leodve a millioii dollarfewardf,可知 A 项错误,根据第二段第五句话可知在半决赛阶段选手们并未被要求两人一组进行表演, 故吕项错気根据第二根第二段第五句话可和参抑 Am

10、ican Idol 的选手第一轮就只剩下 2 斗到 36 人, 并不是所有选手都至少经历三轮表演，故 C 项错気根据第二段倒数第二句话中的 Mother contestante would Lave had achance to be known by the public可知 D 项正确 故选 D。2. A【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段第六、七、八句话可知在决赛阶段起最重要作用的是观众，故选A3. B【解析】推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句话With amazing performances and anexcelle nt cast ofsin gers, the show s con c

11、lusi on will leave audiencesnostalgic, but more satisfied than ever可知作者认为the show s conclusion值得观看，故选 Bo4.C【解析】推理判断题。根据文章可知本文介绍的是歌唱比赛节目，应属于娱乐类，故选Co二、单项选择。1 .As its economy is maturing, China s_ a greater role in critical issueslike climate and developme nt.A. defi ningB. assu mingC. guara ntee ingD.

12、assuri ng【答案】B【解析】该句中表示：承担债任 h 就猱），取得俶力）。此词义也较生僻。define 下定义，使明确，规定；guaatee 保证，担保，assure 使确信，弄清楚。句意；随看经济发展的越来越成熱 中国 在一些关键性的冋题如气恨和发展方面将会扮演越来越重要的甬色。2._The mayorthe police officer a medal of honor for his heroic deed inrescuing the earthquake victims.3A. rewarded B. awarded C. credited D. prized【答案】 B 【

13、解析】 句意： 因为他在援救地震受害者中的英雄事迹， 市长授予那位警官一枚荣誉奖章。 award 意为“奖励” ，符合题意。 reward 奖励，一般指报答某人； credit 相信； prize 奖品，奖赏，多指在各类竞赛、竞争或抽奖中所赢得的奖品。3._To my joy, I havemy parents to allow me to travel abroad alone in thecoming summer holidays.A. convinced B. reminded C. arranged D. required 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：让我开心的是，我已经说服我的父母

14、同意我在即将到来的暑假里一个人出 国旅游了。convince 使确信， 说服；remind 提醒；arrange 安排；require需要， 要求。 convince sb. to do sth. 说服某人做某事，这里指说服父母。4._ They re expecting contributions from thecharity dinner to _ thousands.A. look into B. break into C. run into D. slip into【答案】 C【解析】 look into 调查； break into 破门而入； run into 撞上； slip

15、into 不知不觉中 陷入。句意：他们预期在慈善晚宴上的筹得的捐款数额将达到数千元。5._ Do you know why John didn tat the party yesterday evening?A. show off B. show around C. show up D. show in【答案】C【解析】句意：你知道昨晚约翰为什么没有来参加聚会吗？ show up 在此表示“出现，露 面”。show off炫耀；show sb. around 带领某人参观.; show in 领进来。6.The boy, though afraid of being blamed,courag

16、e andasked Mrs. Brook howcome she thought his behavior unacceptable.A. kept upB. picked upC. stepped upD. turned up 【答案】B【解析】pick up 恢复.的精神，振作（精神），鼓起（勇气），捡起，获得，收拾，不费力地学会； keep up 保持，继续，不低落，不落后； step up 加紧，加快，增加； turn up 出现，发生，开大，发现，卷起，使仰卧。句意：尽管担心被责备，这 个男孩还是鼓起勇气问布莱克夫人为什么她认为他的行为不能接受。7._ Theirthat thei

17、r project under way was something entirely new proved tobe untrue.A. multiplicationB. emotionC. assumptionD.4emission【答案】 C【解析】考查名词。multiplication 乘法，增加；emotion 情感，情绪；assumption 想当 然（认为），假定；session一段时间。句意：他们想当然认为他们正在进行的课 题是崭新的，事实证明不是那样。8._He was given $8000 as a（an）for his brave per formance in savi

18、ngthe child slife.A. attitudeB. altitudeC. awardD.reward【答案】 D【解析】 attitude 态度，看法； altitude 高度，海拔高度； award 奖，奖金，奖学金，往 往与一段时间的突出成绩、表现相联系。 reward 报酬，奖赏，赏金，酬金，奖金 等，一般与劳动、服务、支持、帮助等相联系。句意：因为他在拯救那个孩子的 生命过程中的勇敢表现，他得到了 8,000 美元的奖金。【解析】 strengthen 加强。句意：为了跟他们更好的合作，我们必须加强与他们的关系。9._The acting is so that it mak

19、es you believe that it is one of the best mealsthat he has ever tasted.A. enthusiasticB. convincedC. convincing D.optimistic【答案】 C【解析】句意：表演如此让人信服，它让你相信这是他所吃到的最好饭菜。 enthusiastic 热情的， convinced（ 人的心理感受 ） 确信的；深信的； convincing（ 事物所具有的 特征 ） 使人信服的， D. optimistic 乐观的。根据翻译故选 C。10.The photographer needs to ch

20、arge upthe digital camera everyday as the battery_ quickly.A. shuts upB. ends upC. runs outD.turns out【答案】 C【解析】句意：这位摄影师每天都需要给数码相机充电，因为电池很快就用完了。 run out“用完，用尽”。11. Mothers who like to _ their children are always talking about the progresstheir kids have made.5A. take offB. turn offC. cut offD. showo

21、ff【答案】D【解析】talre 虑起飞，飞黄腾达，快速成功$突然流行,mm 曲关掉直 cut 出切断 9 show off 炫耀&句意: 喜欢炫耀她们的孩子的母亲们总是谈论他们小孩取得的进步。12. There were so many people in the hall then that I could hardly _ my sister.A. bring outB. tur n outC. pick outD. callout【答案】C【解析】bring out 使. 显露；turn out 结果是；pick out 辨认；call out 大声叫喊。句意：当时大厅里有那么

22、多的人，我几乎分辩不出谁是我的妹妹了。13. We express the hope that a climate beneficial to a negotiated settlement wouldbe created soon,_ there may no Ion ger be the n eed for the armed struggle.A. in caseB. even thoughC. so thatD.as long as【答案】C【解析】句意：我们表达了希望创造一种有利于通过谈判来解决问题的氛围的愿望，这样我们就不再需要进行武装斗争了。in case 以防，万一；even

23、though 即使；so that以便（引导结果状语从句）；as long as 只要。14. He is said_ in the supermarket whe n he was doing shopp ing yesterday.A. to have bee n badly treatedB. treati ng badlyC. being badly treatedD. to be treated badly【答案】A【解析】句意：据说昨天他在超市购物时服务员对他的态度不好。这里是固定句式 it is saidto do，根据语境这里说的是昨天的事情，是在事情发生后人们又说的，故用不定

24、式的完成 式，又因为主语 he 与 treat之间是被动关系，故选A。15.1_ my close friend three times today but her line was always busy.A. have phonedB. had phonedC. was phoningD. havebee n phoning【答案】A【解析】表示做某事做过几次应该和完成时态连用，可知此处用现在完成时。故选A。句6意：我今天给我的好朋友打了三次电话，但是一直占线。16. I have got a headache.No won der. You_in front of the compute

25、r too long.A. workB. are worki ngC. workedD. havebee n work ing【答案】D【解析】现在完成进行时表示动作从过去某一时间开始，一直延续到现在，可能还要继续 下去。根据所提供的情景“ I have got a headache. ”可判断出，由于在电脑前 连续工作而造成了头痛，故选 C 项。句意：“我头疼。” “不足为奇。你在电脑前连续工作的时间太长啦！ ”。17._ Peoplefinan cial aid since they lost their homes, jobs and bus in essesto the storm l

26、ast mon th.A. have bee n receivi ngB. are receivi ngC. had receivedD.received【答案】A【解析】旬育：自从在上个月的暴风雨中失去了家园、工作和公司，f 灾区的人们一直在接受资金援助。ance自从以来 3 后常跟表示过去的时间点或用一般过去时的状语从句，主句用现在完成 时或现在完成进行时*三、完形填空。Whenmy sister Diane began playing the violin，she was seven.How did she sound ？Terrible.But she did nt _1_.At tw

27、elve， she asked our pare nts if she could _2_a full-time music school.They said no .Actually ， every one agreed that mysister_3_tale nt.I was better at my _4_ .My teacher had told my parents that I had great_5_.Somy pare nts found the best pia no teacher in the area to _6_ me.But the only timeeducat

28、ion , and became a music teacher.She starts kids off and givesthem all the en courageme nt and support she n ever _15he was _7_ was Saturday afternoons at 3 p. m. Back then , I was _8_ about theBritish TV show“ The Avengers ”，which was_9_ every Saturday at 3 p.m. I letno thi ng take up my “ The Aven

29、 gers” hour.So I10. this amaz ing opport uni ty.Today,I dont eve n have a_11_ _in_ myhouse.My sister became an engineer ,but she 12 stoppedmaking music.When she wasin her 40s, she switched her _13.She went back to college,got a(n)_14_ in musicon their firstin strument7Recently , she and a pianistpal

30、 put on a recital.A big crowd of friends and family8_16 for her.As she played , I looked around at the _17_.Everyone was _18_enjoying the music.It occurred to methat I was the only person that remembered that 7-year-old kid making thoseperfectly_19 sounds and knew how far she had comedespite_20_.Tal

31、e nt is importa nt.But en thusiasm is eve n more importa nt.1. A.advaneeB . quitC. reflectD.liste n2. A.inspectB.ope nC. attendD.visit3. A.lackedB.spottedC. possessedD.admired4. A.majorB.projectC. compositionD.in strume nt5. A.patieneeB.en thusiasmC. potentialD.ambiti on6. A.trainB.exam ineC. correc

32、tD.challe nge7. A.punctualB.skillfulC. occupiedD.available8. A.sensitiveB.crazyC. seriousD.particular9. A.filmedB.desig nedC. airedD.comme nted10. A.jumped atB.tur ned dow nC. waited forD.opened up11. A.tutorB.violinC. musicia nD.pia no12. A.neverB.onceC. alreadyD.eve n13 . A.attitudeB.careerC. pla

33、nD.positi on14 . A.scholarshipB.sponsorC. degreeD.assista nt915 . A.providedB.imagi nedC. receivedD. expected16. A.votedB. fearedC. stayed upD. turned up17. A.studentsB. audienceC. spotlightsD. platform18. A.obviouslyB. desperatelyC. appropriately D. anxiously19. A.boomingB. pleasingC. awfulD. power

34、ful20. A.everythingB. somethingC. everybodyD. somebody【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文， 通过讲述妹妹追求梦想的经历告诉我们： 天赋很 重要，但更重要的是热情。1 B 根据上文的“ How did she sound ？Terrible ”可知，“我”妹妹的小提琴演奏 得糟糕透了；结合本句的“ But ”表示的转折意义可知，但她没有放弃(quit) 。2C 根据上文可知，尽管妹妹的小提琴演奏得很糟糕， 但是她仍不愿放弃；据此可以 判断，本句句意为：在十二岁时，她问父母她是否可以去全日制的音乐学校上学。 attend school 为固定搭

35、配，意为“上学”。3.A 根据上文的“ They said no”和父母没有答应让她去全日制音乐学校学习可以判 断，每个人都认为“我”的妹妹缺乏 (lacked) 天赋，故 A 项正确。4. D 根据本段第三句的“ So myparents found the best piano teacher in the area ”可知， “我”的父母为“我”找了当地最好的钢琴老师教“我”学钢琴；据此可以判断， 与妹妹相比，“我”更擅长“我”的乐器。5. C 根据下文的“ So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area”可知，“我”的父母为

36、“我”找了当地最好的钢琴老师来教“我”学钢琴；据此可以判断， 老师告诉父母说“我”很有潜能(potential) 。A 项意为“耐心”，B 项意为“热情”，D 项意为“抱负”，都与语境不符。6. A 参见上题解析。 A 项意为“培训， 教育”； B 项意为“检查”； C 项意为“改正”； D 项意为“挑战”。7. D 根据语境可知，钢琴老师只有每周六下午三点有空。 D 项意为“有空的”，符合语境，故 D 项正确。A 项意为“准时的”，B 项意为“技术好的”，C 项意为“使用中”，都与语境不符。8.B 根据本句中的“ about the British TV show ”可判断，“我”热衷于一档

37、英国 电视节目。 be crazy10about 为固定搭配， 意为“热衷于”， 故 B 项正确。 A 项意为“敏感的”， C 项意为“严肃的”，D 项意为“特别的，尤其的”，都与语境不符。9.C 根据该句中的“ every Saturday at 3 p . m.”可知，这档英国电视节目在每周六的下午三点播放。air 在本句中意为“播出，播送”，属于熟词生义，故C 项正确。A 项意为“拍电影”，B 项意为“设计”，D 项意为“评论”。10.B 根据上文的“ I let nothi ng take up my The Aven gers hour ”可知，“我” 不让任何事情占用“我”看这档节

38、目的时间，据此可以判断，“我”拒绝了这一机会。B 项意为“拒绝”，符合语境，故B 项正确。A 项意为“迫不及待地接受”，C 项意为“等待，等候”，D 项意为“打开；开发；展示”，都与语境不符。11 D 根据本段的“ So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area”可以判断，由于“我”拒绝了学钢琴，所以现在家里甚至一台钢琴也没有，故D 项正确。12 A 根据空后两句可知，“我”妹妹在四十几岁时上大学学习音乐；据此可知，尽管“我”妹妹成了一名工程师，但是她从未(never)停止对音乐的追求，故 A 项正确。13 B 根据下文的“ and

39、 became a music teacher ”可知，在她四十几岁时，她改变 了职业(career)，从工程师成为一名音乐老师，故B 项正确。A 项意为“态度”，C 项意为“计划”，D 项意为“地位；职位”，都与语境不符。14C 根据句中的“ She went back to college ”和“ and became a music teacher ” 可知，她重返大学学习音乐，并取得了音乐教育的学位(degree)，成了一名音乐老师。A 项意为“奖学金”，B 项意为“赞助人”，D 项意为“助手”，都与语境不符。15C 根据上文可知，“我”的父母认为妹妹没有音乐天赋，拒绝了妹妹上全日制音

40、 乐学校的请求， 据此可以判断，妹妹做音乐老师时，给了孩子们她未曾得到 (received) 的鼓 励和支持。A 项意为“提供”，B 项意为“想象”，D 项意为“期望”，都与语境不符。16D 根据上文的“ put on a recital ”可知，妹妹和一位钢琴家举办了一场演奏会；据此可以判断，朋友和家人们都到场了。A 项意为“投票”，B 项意为“担心，害怕”，C项意为“熬夜”，D 项意为“到达，露面”。17B 根据下文的“ enjoying the music ”可知，所有人都在欣赏妹妹演奏的音乐；据此可知，“我”环顾了四周的观众(audienee)，故 B 项正确。A 项意为“学生”，C

41、项意为“聚光灯”，D 项意为“平台，讲台”。18. A 根据本句中的“ enjoyingthe music”可知，很显然(obviously)，所有人都在欣赏妹妹演奏的音乐。B 项意为“极其”，C 项意为“恰当地”，D 项意为“焦虚的；担心的；着急地”，都与语境不符。19C 根据上文的“ How did she sound? Terrible ”可知，七岁时，“我”妹妹的小 提琴演奏得糟糕透了11(awful),故 C 项正确。A 项意为“迅速发展的”，B 项意为“令人愉快的”，D 项意为“有力量的”，都与语境不符。20. A 根据本句中的“ and knew how far she had

42、come, despite ”并结合上文可知，“我”想起了妹妹七岁时演奏小提琴的糟糕的声音，只有“我”知道她不顾一切(everyth ing) 走了多远。四、七选五。Liste ning to others requires en teri ng actively and imagi natively into thesituati on and tryi ng to un dersta nd a frame of refere nee differe nt from your own，and yet so many of us dont liste n properly as we shou

43、ld._1_ It means trying to see the problem the way thespeaker sees it.Here are some ways to become a better liste ner._2_ Make sure you actually hear fully what your friend is saying ， and you cant cut your friend off verballycarelessly.While you might intend to help move the conversation along ， you

44、r friend might feel as if what he hassaid need to be continu ally talked over or sound anything but in terest ing.Nod to encourage the conversationalong.A better option to let your friend knowyoure in terested in what he says is just to nod along from time to time.Sometimes you nod along but the n s

45、tartthinking about somethi ng un related to what he could say._3_Tune out background noise.If youre easily distracted by laughter， glassesclinking ，childrencrying ， you might need to work extra hard to focus only on yourfriend._4_ Dont hesitate to tell them that the background noises are getting in the way.If you cant focus，trymoving to another area.No texting