新课标人教版高三英语二轮复习跟踪强化训练17

跟踪强化训练(十七)A(2017·广东省四校高三期末)Whenwegiveourkidsholidaygifts，manyofuscan'twaittoheartheirappreciativecriesof“thankyou！”off.Buthewrappinggetsrippedoff.Buthere'satip:You'dbewisenotmuchgratitudefromthemforwhattheyreceive.fitter.Buthappen.Onefamily.Accordingier，andevenfitter.Butdothekidsshowtheirgratitudeforthestuffwebuythem？AlltheresearchI'vedonehasconvincedmethatitwon'thappen.Onemomtoldmethatwhensheaskedher16－year－oldsontothankherforbuyinghimacellphone，hesaid，“Butthat'swhatmomsshoulddo.”Fromateenager'sangle，it'saparent'sresponsibilitytotakecareofthefamily.AccordingtoDunham，Yale'sassistantprofessorofpsychology，“Whenteenagerscodeitthatway，agiftisnolongersomethinggivenfreelyandvoluntarily”—it'sjustmomanddadlivinguptotheirobligation.something.Butvetherighttodemandgoodmannersandchildrenshouldthanksincerelywhoevergivesthemsomething.Butkidscan'tknowhowblessedtheyareunlesstheyhaveabasisforparison.Andtheydon'tlearnthatbyaparentungrateful.Weview.Showungrateful.Weneedtogiveourchildrenthegiftofawiderworldview.Showbyexamplethatgratitudeisn'taboutstuff—whichultimatelycan'tmakeanyofushappyanyway.It'saboutrealizinghowluckyyouareandpayingyourgoodfortuneforward.Youcancollectallthecharitableappealsandsitdowntogetherwiththekidstogothroughthem.Yousetthebudgetforgivingandthekidsdecidehowit'sdistributed.Oncetheconversationaboutgratitudegetsstarted，it'smucheasiertocontinueallyear.Alsoyoucansetupafamilyroutineatbedtimewherekidsdescribethreethingsthathavemadethemgrateful.Whenkidsgoofftocollege，youcanhemapictureeachweekofsomethingthatinspiresyourappreciation.Teachingchildrentofocusonthepositiveandappreciatethegoodintheirlivesisperhapsthegreatestgiftwecangivethem.Andwecanalllearntogetherthatthethingsthatreallymatteraren'tonsaleatadepartmentstore.语篇解读：本文属于议论文。文章告诉我们现代社会中很多孩子对于自己得到的事物没有一颗感恩之心，作者针对这个现象给了我们一些建议，同时告诉我们教给孩子关注生活中积极的事情并感激生活中那些美好的事物是父母给孩子的最好礼物。1．Howdochildrenrespondwhenreceivinggiftsfromtheirparents?A．Theyshownointerestintheirparents'gifts.B．Theycan'twaittoopentheirparents'gifts.C．Theyshowmuchgratitudetotheirparentsforthegifts.D．Theytaketheirparents'giftsforgranted.[解析]推理判断题。根据第二段第五句“Fromateenager'sangle，it'saparent'sresponsibilitytotakecareofthefamily.”可知从年轻人的角度出发，照顾家人是父母的责任，也就是说，他们把父母给他们礼物当成是理所当然的事情。故D正确。[答案]D2．Tomakechildrengratefulforwhattheyhave，parentsshould________.A．liveuptotheirobligationB．asktheirchildrentohavegoodmannersC．teachtheirchildrenbysettinganexampleD．plaintheirchildrenareungrateful[解析]细节理解题。根据第三段第五句“Showbyexamplethatgratitudeisn'taboutstuff—whichultimatelycan'tmakeanyofushappyanyway.”可知作者建议父母通过给出例子向孩子证明感激不是金钱可以换来的，因为金钱是不能让我们开心的，也就是说建议我们用举例的方式。故C正确。[答案]C3．Whatcanwelearnfromthelasttwoparagraphs?A．Nogiftsaregreaterthanteachingchildrentobepositiveandgrateful.B．Childrenoughttorealizehowluckytheyaretohaveconsiderateparents.C．ChildrenaresupposedtodecidehowtodistributetheirownmoneyD．Itiseasyforparentstostarttheconversationaboutgratitude.[解析]推理判断题。根据最后一段第一句“Teachingchildrentofocusonthepositiveandappreciatethegoodintheirlivesisperhapsthegreatestgiftwecangivethem.”可知教给孩子关注生活中积极的事情并感激生活中那些美好的事物是父母给孩子的最好礼物，故A项“没有什么比教会孩子积极乐观有感恩心更重要的礼物了。”正确。[答案]A4．What'sthepurposeoftheauthorwritingthis?A．Toexplainthereasonwhychildrenoffernogratitudetotheirparents.B．Togiveadvicetoparentsonhowtohelpchildrendevelopgratitude.C．Toencourageparentstodothingstogetherwiththeirchildren.D．Toremindparentsoftheirresponsibilitytoeducatetheirchildren.[解析]目的意图题。作者在本文中告诉我们现代社会中很多孩子对于自己得到的事物没有一颗感恩之心，作者在文章三、四段中对于这个现象给出了我们一些建议，如给孩子举例子来证明金钱不能换来感激之情，同时告诉我们教给孩子关注生活中积极的事情并感激生活中那些美好的事物是父母给孩子的最好礼物。所以B项内容正确。[答案]BB(2018·创新题)Wehavemostfriendsattheageof26afterhavingspentthefirstquarterofourlivesbuildingupourfriendshipcircle，anewresearchhasclaimed.Theresearchintofriendshipshowsthatoursocialcirclepeaksat26yearsand7months，atwhichwetypicallyhavefiveclosefriends.Womenaremostpopularat25yearsand10months，withmenhittingthehighestfriendshippointalittlelaterat27yearsand3months.Theresearch，byForeverFriends，showsthataboutathirdofadultsmeettheirclosestfriendswhileatschool，withaboutafifthsayingtheymeetthematwork.SocialnetworkssuchasFacebookandTwitternowalsoplayamajorroleinbuildingnewfriendship.Theresearchpointsoutthat25to34－year－oldsmake22friendsviaFacebook，paredto18to24－year－oldswhomake12，and35to44－year－oldswhomakejustfour.ForeverFriends'relationshipcoachSamOwensays：“Itisnocoincidencethatoverathirdofusmeetourbestfriendsatschool.Itisakeytimeinourliveswhenfriendshipisgrowingthroughsharingnotes，givinggifts，seeingeachotherregularlyandlaughingalot.Asadultswecanoftenforgethowpowerfulthesesmallthingsareandhowthelittlethingscanmakeadifference.”Laterinlifewefindourselveslosingfriends.Overhalfofuslosefriendshipthroughmoving，while36%saythatovertimetheygrowapartfromclosepals.Havingchildrenalsocauses19%todrift_away_fromchildhoodfriends.Withgrowingpressuresbeingputonfriendshipthesedays，it'simportanttomaketimeforourfriendship.语篇解读：研究表明，我们在26岁时拥有最多的朋友，但是随着时间的推移，我们的朋友会减少。5．Howmanyfriendscana20－year－oldcollegestudentmakeviaFacebook?A．4.B．12.C．18.D．22.[解析]细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句中的“viaFacebook，paredto18to24－year－oldswhomake12”可知，通过脸书网年龄在18到24岁的人可以交到12个朋友，故B项正确。[答案]B6．InParagraph5，theauthoristryingtotellthereaders________.A．howimportantmakingfriendsisB．thatfriendshipisnoteasytokeepC．howmuchhasbeendonetokeepfriendshipD．thatfriendshipatschoolisimportant[解析]细节理解题。根据第五段SamOwen所讲的第二句话“Itisakeytimeinourliveswhenfriendshipisgrowingthroughsharingnotes，givinggifts，seeingeachotherregularlyandlaughingalot”可知，学校时光是人生中建立友谊的重要阶段，这时候的友谊成长于分享笔记、赠送礼物、互相探望、一起欢笑，故D项正确。[答案]D7．Theunderlinedphrase“driftawayfrom”inParagraph6means“________”．A．makesenseof B．losecontactwithC．feelsorryfor D．makeupwith[解析]词义猜测题。根据倒数第二段的第二句“Overhalfofuslosefriendship...apartfromclosepals”及画线词所在句“Havingchildrenalsocauses19%to...childhoodfriends”可以判断，画线词意为“失去联系”，故B项正确。A项意为“理解”，C项意为“对……感到抱歉”，D项意为“与……和好”，都与语境不符。[答案]B8．Thispassageismostprobablytakenfrom________.A．FacebookorTwitter B．anadvertisementC．abook D．anewspaper[解析]推理判断题。根据第一段中的“anewresearchhasclaimed”以及最后一段中的“thesedays”，再结合选项可以判断，本文最可能摘自报纸，故D项正确。[答案]DC(2017·冀州中学月考)It'sanannualargument.Doweordowenotgoonholiday？Mywifesaysnobecausewehavenosavingstosaveus.Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.Thejoyofarecession(不景气)meansnoargumenyear—wejustwon'tgo.Sincemoneyisknowntobeoneofthethingsmostlikelytobringarelationshiptoitsknees，weshouldbegrateful.Formanyfamiliestherecessionmeansmorethannotbookingaholiday.AYouGovsurveyof2,000peoplefound22%saidtheywerearguingmorewiththeirpartnersbecauseofconcernsaboutmoney.Arecentresearchshowsargumentsaboutmoneywereespeciallydamagingtocouples.KimStephenson，anoccupationalpsychologist，believesmoneymaybedifferentthingstomenandwomen.“Peoplecansaythesamethingsaboutmoneybuthavedifferentideasofwhatit'sfor，”heexplains.“They'llsayit'stosave，tospend，forsecurity，forfreedom，toshowsomeoneyoulovethem.”Hesaysmenaremorelikelytoseemoneyasawayofbuyingstatusandofshowingtheirparentsthatthey'veachievedsomething.“Thebiggestproblemisthatcouplesassumeeachotherknowwhat'sgoingonwiththeirfinances，buttheydon't.Thereseemstobemoreofataboo(禁忌)abouttalkingaboutmoneythanaboutdeath.Butyoubothneedtoknowwhatyou'redoing，who'spayingwhatintothejointaccountandhowmuchyoukeepseparately.Inahealthyrelationship，youdon'thavetoagreeaboutmoney，butyouhavetotalkaboutit.”语篇解读：文章通过度假的问题引入话题，男人和女人对钱的看法是不一样的，夫妻应该就钱的问题多进行讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系。9．WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutgoingonholidayinParagraph1?A．Itwillcostthemtoomuchmoney.B．Fewpeoplecanafforditwithoutworkinghard.C．Itmakesallthehardworkworthwhile.D．Itisthechiefcauseoffamilyquarrels.[解析]细节理解题。根据第一段第四句“Isayyouonlyliveonceandweworkhardandwhat'sthepointifyoucan'tgoonholiday.”可知，我们的努力工作是值得去度假的，故选C。[答案]C10．Accordingto，whatdoesKimStephensonbelieve?A．Moneyisoftenasymb