2019高考英语一轮选习练题模块6Unit2Whatishappinesstoyou

1、2.Whatcan welearnabouttheclose ” butt on s on a lift in America?模块 6U2李仕才一、阅读理解。 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B C 和 D）中，选出最佳选项。When ever we see a butt on，we want to press it because we know that someth ing willhappen.This is true in most cases， for example ， on a doorbell.But some buttons areactually fake（ 假

2、的），like the “ close ” butt onon a lift.Many people are in the habit of press ing the“ close ” butt on because they dont“”4）have the patienee to wait.But lifts “ close ”buttons are a complete trick ， at leastin the US the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the

3、1990s whe n the America ns with Disabilities Act was passed in the US， makingsure that all lifts stayed ope n long eno ugh so that people withItdisabilities could en ter safel y.Only repair workers can use the butt ons to speed up、宀the door-clos ing processif they have special keys.But to normal lif

4、t riders， the buttons arent completely useless.According topsychologists ， fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of con trol.“ A sense of con trol is very importa nt.lt reduces stress and in creaseswell-be ing ，” said Elle n J .Lan ger, a psychology professor at Harv

5、ardUni versity.Experts also added that a lot of butt ons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this samepurpose.For example , pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their nameseither.Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster, but thatVKAwas before computer-c on t

6、rolled traffic sig nals were in troduced./But psychologists found it in teresti ng that eve n whe n people are aware of these jK*little“ white lies ”， they still continue to push fake butt ons because as long as thedoors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.1. What is the author

7、s purpose in writing the text?A. To describe different fake buttons.B. To explore the functions of fake buttons.C. To analyze various habits of pushing buttons.2.Whatcan welearnabouttheclose ” butt on s on a lift in America?D. To explain the disadvantages of fake buttons.3用的。章的目的，故排除。A.They work whe

8、 n people press them hard.B.They were desig ned for a sense of con trol.C.They n ever speed up the door-clos ing process.D. They take the safety of the disabled into acco unt.What can we infer about pedestria n crosswalk butt ons?A.They can make people feel better.B.They help computers work faster.C

9、. They can con trol the traffic sig nals.D. They help pedestria ns cross safely.Which may be the best title for the passage?A.Buttons in the USAB.Butt ons Always LieC. Butto ns May Not WorkD.“ Close”Butt ons on Lifts【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了我们平时生活中所见到的按钮可能是不起作【难句分析】Put psychologistsfound it interestingth

10、at even when people are awareof these littlewhite lies ”，they stillcontinue to push fake buttons because aslong as the doors even tually close, it is con sidered to be worth the effort.分析：这是一个复合句。句子主干为宾语，真正的宾语为 that 引导的宾语从句；when 引导时间状语从句；because 引导原因状语psychologists found it in terestingoit 为形式从句。译文：

11、但是心理学家发现，有趣的是，甚至当人们意识到这些“善意的谎言”时,it他们仍然继续按那些虚假按钮，因为只要最终门关了，那就被认为是值得努力的。1 . B 考查推理判断。通读整篇文章可知，作者通过举例子介绍了不同地点的虚假按钮,其目的是探求这些虚假按钮的功能。故选B。A 项“描述不同的虚假按钮”， C 项“分析按按钮的不同习惯”，D 项“解释虚假按钮的弊端”。A C、D 三项在文中均有提及但不是整篇文2 . D 考查细节理解。根据第三段第一句中的“mak ingsure thatall lifts stayed openlong eno ugh so that people with disab

12、ilities could en ter safely可知，美国电梯里的“关闭”按钮是为了确保残疾人能安全地通过。故选Db3. A 考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“ fake buttons can actuallymakeyou feel betterby offering you asense of control”和第六段中的“ For example,pedestria n crosswalkbutt ons dont live up to their n ames either”可知，人行横道按钮也没有实现其功能,4但可以让人们感觉好一点，故选 A。4C 考查标题判断。通读全文内容可知

13、，本文主要讲述了有些按钮只是形式上的，而不 具备真正的实际功能。故 C 项“按钮可能不起作用”最符合文章主旨。故选C。二、单项填空1._While expertsdelaying the retirement age, some citizens doubt whetherthey can _ easily to thenew age of workforce.A. accomplish, adopt B. attain, allocate C. adore, adapt D. advocate, adjust【答案】 D【解析】 accomplish 完成； adopt 采取， 收养； at

14、tain 获得； allocate 分配； adore 崇拜； adapt使适应； advocate提倡； adjust 调整。句意：尽管专家提倡推迟退休年龄，有些人怀疑他们是否能适应新时 代的工作。2.Some high school teachers strongly _ the reform of the current educationsystem to make students developin an all round way.A. advocate B. Establish C. dominate D. complain【答案】 A【解析】 句意： 一些中学教师强烈主张对当

15、今的教育体系进行改革，以使学生得到全面的发展。 advocate“提倡， 主张，拥护” ，符合句意。 establish 建立； dominate 控制， 支配； complain 抱 怨。3.The examinations are around the corner. Some fans in our class are persuaded toplayingfootball tofocus on their studies.A. neglected B. escaped C. quit D. denied【答案】 C【解析】 neglected 疏忽；忽略； escaped 溜走；逃脱；

16、 quit 放弃，离开，停止，摆脱；5denied 否定，否认；句意：考试就在眼前，我们班的一些球迷被说服放弃踢足球，集中精力学习。quit (doing)sth.停止/放弃(做)某事”。4.To ensure thatchildren from poor areas can receive fair education,the governmenthas pla nned to_ more money to improve the miserable con diti ons of local schools.A. announce B. allocate C. advocate D. ac

17、cumulate【答案】B【解析】announee 宣布；allocate 分配；advocate 提倡;确保贫困地区的孩子能接受公平的教育，政府计划分配更多的资金来改善当地学校的贫穷的教学条件，故选B项。5._ A UNofficialsaid aid programs will be suspe nded un til there s_protect ionfor relief convoys（车队）.A. abrupt B. typical C. adequate D. con siderate【答案】C宀【解析】abrupt 突然的；typical典型的；adequate 足够的；co

18、n siderate 体贴的。句意: 一名联合国官员说将片-会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。6.by adjustments to financial systems and safety nets, some of those reformsfail to en sure that the poor are not harmed.A. Having not accompa nied B. Not havi ng bee n accompa niedC. Having not been accompanying D. Not having accompanied【答案】B【

19、解析】 句子主语 some of those reforms 禾口 accompany 之间是一种被动关系，accompany这一动作在谓语动词之前发生，可知用现在分词完成式的被动式，根据句意可知选B。句意：其中的一些改革如果 不伴随着金融制度和网络安全的调整，就不能确保穷人不受到伤害。accumulate 累积。句意：为了67._The young nurse was very nervous when she_ in her first operation.A. resisted B. insisted C. accepted D. assisted【答案】 D【解析】 assist 协助

20、，帮助。句意：当第一次辅助 (assist) 做手术时，那位年轻护士很紧 张。8._ We knew that there were noor easy solutions toovercome the problems thatwe faced.A. instant B. suitable C. free D. open【答案】A【解析】句意：我们知道对于面临的问题我们没有立竿见影的解决方法。根据句意用 instant 。9.As he began his U. S. job hunt, Morales considered buying a car in order to beable t

21、o _ the best availablejob.A. go through B. go after C. . go away with D. go over【答案】 B【解析】 go after 追逐 , 追求，符合语境。当他开始在美国找工作时，莫拉莱斯考虑购买 一辆汽车，以便能够追求最好的工作。10._ His essay, having beenpolished up many times, was brief and _ , andtherefore won the first prize in the writing competition.A. at this point B.

22、off the point C. on the point D. to the point【答案】 D【解析】 to the point 切题的，中肯的。句意：他的文章，经多次修改后，简洁而又切题， 因此在作文比赛 中赢得了一等奖。11._ Most living creatures are capable ofwhencompelled to do so.A. application B. adaptation C. approval D. appreciation7【答案】D【解析】application 应用；adaptatio n 改编；approval 批准；appreciation

23、 感激。句意：大多数生物都能在迫于压力的情况下适应新环境。12.ln the questi onn aire, the subjects are questi oned whether they_ banningcars in the city cen ter.A. agree B. comme nt C. advocate D. con duct【答案】C【解析】句意：在问卷调查中，被试被询问是否提倡在市中心禁止车辆行驶这一主张。agree 同意；comment评论；advocate 提倡，主张；con duct 执行，实施。advocate doi ng sth 提倡做某事，故选 C。13

24、.She_school as soo n as she had taken her GCSEs. rA. went to B. left for C. quit D. gave in【答案】Cl【解析】quit school辍学。句意：她一拿到普通中等教育证书后就没再上学了。14. Mr. Williams is a con servative who advocates fewer gover nment con trols onbus in ess.A. aba ndons B. allocates C. accelerates D. advocates【答案】C。【解析】abandon

25、抛弃；allocate 分配；accelerate 加速；advocate 提倡，鼓吹。句意：威廉斯先生是个保守派，主张政府应减少对商业的控制。15. He graduated from a key uni versity with great honors and I thi nk he is_to the job.A. delicate B. compulsory C. adequate D. suitable【答案】C【解析】句意：他毕业于一所重点大学，我认为他足以胜任这份工作。adequate 胜任的, 合格的”，符合题意。delicate易碎的，精致的；compulsory 义务的；

26、suitable适合的， 恰当的， be suitablefor8合。be adequate to 能胜任.。三、完形填空。There was once a widow who had two daughters.The _1_ widow loved the elder who was likeherself both in looks and pers on ality, but did nt love the other,who resembled her _2_, although she was pretty and friendly.The youn ger daughter ha

27、d to _3_ hard all day and live upon the leftovers ofher elder sister.Among her other _4_ jobs_, she was forced to carry water everyday _5_.One day _6_ she had just filled her pot at the fountain , an old tremblingwomanasked her for a drink of water.Glad to show a kindness to the old woman she 7 .Now

28、 all of a sudden, there was no old trembling womanbut a(n)_8_ who rewarded good deedsbefore her.“Your face is pretty _9_ your heart is gentle ，” saidshe. “ For your kindness , I will make you a gift.Every time you speak, from your mouth shall come aflower or a jewel. ”When the girl reached home , he

29、r ill mother _10_ her for her longabsenee. “Pardon mefor being away so long， ” she replied.As she spoke some pearls and diam ondsdropped from her _11_._“What is this I see , child ?” asked the _12_ widow.The poor girl was so happy to be _13_ ch 世 by her mother that she eagerly told her motherabout h

30、er _14_ with the old woma n at the foun tai n. The widow immediately _15_ her favoritedaughter to do as the _16_ girl had done.Whenthe impatientgirl was fillingthe pot with water at the _17_ , a beautifullady appeared and _18_ a drink of water from the girl.“I have not come here to serve you ，” she

31、_19_ replied.The lady , who was the fairy , said，“ I will make you a gift to _20_ yourrudeness.Every time you speak, from your mouth shall comea snake or a toad( 蟾蜍).”1. A.good-tempered B . bad-temperedC. kind D . beautiful2. A.daughter B . teacherC. mother D . father93 . A.complai n B . playC . wor

32、k D . study4 . A.easy B . hard10C. interesting D . boring5. A.within reachB. with easeC. without hesitation6. A.whenB.whileC. onceD.before7. A.hesitatedB.agreedC. leftD.argued& A.boyB.old woma nC. old manD.fairy9. A.althoughB.butC. whileD.and10. A.scoldedB.praisedC. thankedD.forgave11. A.waistB.

33、hairC. lipsD.hands12 . A.amusedB.in terestedVC. ast oni shed D.frighte ned13 . A.awardedB/.calledC. showedD.taught14 . A.difficulty片B.thoughtJC. experime nt D.experie nee1n15 . A.advisedB.got*/U/C. forcedD.in vited16 . A.slimB.tallC. elderD.poor17 . A.riverB.poolC. foun tainD.well18 . A.asked forB.a

34、sked ofC. asked about D.asked after19 . A.rudelyB.joki nglyC. proudlyD.hurriedly20 . A.deserveB.faceD. from a great distanee11【解题导语】本文主要讲述了两个性格和外表不同的姐妹对给予他人帮助的不同反应及 她们得到的相应的结果，彰显了善有善报的道理。1.B 根据下文中的her ill mother”并结合下文她训斥小女儿可推知，她脾气不好。2.D 根据语境中的转折可知，此处与“ herself ”形成对比。小女儿不像她而是像父 亲。3.C 根据下文中的“ Among he

35、r other _ 4_ jobs , she was forced to carry water every day _5 _”并结合“ live uponthe leftovers of her elder sister” 可推知，小 女儿整天要做许多工作，靠吃姐姐的剩饭菜生活。4.B 根据上文中的“ The youngerdaughter had to _3_ hard all day ”可推知， 小女儿的工作都很辛苦，很累人。5.D 根据本段的整体内容可知，小女儿过得很艰难。由“she was forced to carry waterevery day ”可推知，小女儿还得每天从很远

36、的地方挑水，这与其艰难的生活境况呼 应。6.A 此处应用when 引导定语从句，在从句中作时间状语，修饰先行词One day。7.B 根据空前的“ Glad toshow a kindness to the old woman” 可推知，小女儿答 应了老妇人的请求。8.D 根据下文的“ The lady , who was the fairy ”可推知，老妇人是仙女变过来的。9.D 根据语境可知， 空处前后句表示逻辑上的并列关系，故选D。10. A 与“her ill mother ”和“ her long absenee ”呼应并结合下文小女儿的道歉 可知，此处表示小女儿受到母亲的训斥。11

37、. C 根据上文中的“ Every time you speak, from your mouth shall come a floweror a jewel ”可知，小女儿以后说话会口吐花儿或者宝石，故选G lip “嘴唇，符合语境。12.C 小女儿突然口吐珍珠和宝石，她的母亲自然很吃惊。astonished “吃惊的”。C. equal D.repay1213. B 根据上文中的“ What is this I see, child ”可推知，寡妇很震惊，对小女儿 的态度突然转变，柔和了很多，称她为“孩子”。14.D 小女儿迫切地将自己遇到仙女的经历告诉了母亲。experienee “经历

38、”。15.B get sb.to do sth.意为“让某人做某事”，符合语境。16. D 与上文中的“ The poor girl ”呼应可推知，这里指可怜的小女儿。17.C与上文中的“ One day _6_ she had just filled her pot at the fountain ” 呼应可推知，大女儿也来到喷泉那里。18.A与上文中的“ an old trembling woman asked her for a drink of water”呼应可推知，一个漂亮的女士向大女儿讨水喝。1319. A 与下文中的“ your rudeness”呼应可推知，当时大女儿举止很粗

39、鲁，与上文的“ the impatie nt girl ”呼应，故选A。20. C 结合语境可知，此处表示仙女要送给大女儿一份与她的粗鲁相匹配的礼物。equal 比得上”。四、短文改错。Not long ago, I was touched by the reply from Tsin ghua Uni versityto Wei Xia ng ,which aroused a heati ng discussi on. As Wei Xia ng lost his father in a very earlyfin ally第一处：heating 改为 heated。考查形容词。那引起了一场

40、激烈的讨论。故 heated 激烈的”符合语境。第二处： in 改为 at。考查介词。at a very early age“在很小的年纪”为固定搭配。第三处： her 改为 his。考查代词。根据上文可知 Wei Xia ng 是男性，故此处应用his。age, he was brought up by her mother.Despite of serious illnessdifficultiesto apply for a separate room,he overcame alland was admit to Tsinghua with high marks.He wrote a letter to Tsinghua, where his mother could take care of him in the n extfour yearn the reply,the school promise to satisfy all his requirements andencouraged him to have strong belief in life.Italso the warmth fr