2019高考英語一輪選習練題模塊6Unit2Whatishappinesstoyou

1、2.Whatcan welearnabouttheclose ” butt on s on a lift in America?模塊 6U2李仕才一、閱讀理解。 閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個選項（A、B C 和 D）中，選出最佳選項。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【解題導語】本文是一篇說明文,主要介紹了我們平時生活中所見到的按鈕可能是不起作【難句分析】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：這是一個復合句。句子主干為賓語，真正的賓語為 that 引導的賓語從句；when 引導時間狀語從句；because 引導原因狀語psychologists found it in terestingoit 為形式從句。譯文：

11、但是心理學家發(fā)現(xiàn)，有趣的是，甚至當人們意識到這些“善意的謊言”時,it他們?nèi)匀焕^續(xù)按那些虛假按鈕，因為只要最終門關了，那就被認為是值得努力的。1 . B 考查推理判斷。通讀整篇文章可知，作者通過舉例子介紹了不同地點的虛假按鈕,其目的是探求這些虛假按鈕的功能。故選B。A 項“描述不同的虛假按鈕”， C 項“分析按按鈕的不同習慣”，D 項“解釋虛假按鈕的弊端”。A C、D 三項在文中均有提及但不是整篇文2 . D 考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)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，美國電梯里的“關閉”按鈕是為了確保殘疾人能安全地通過。故選Db3. A 考查推理判斷。根據(jù)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，人行橫道按鈕也沒有實現(xiàn)其功能,4但可以讓人們感覺好一點，故選 A。4C 考查標題判斷。通讀全文內(nèi)容可知

13、，本文主要講述了有些按鈕只是形式上的，而不 具備真正的實際功能。故 C 項“按鈕可能不起作用”最符合文章主旨。故選C。二、單項填空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， 收養(yǎng)； at

14、tain 獲得； allocate 分配； adore 崇拜； adapt使適應； advocate提倡； adjust 調(diào)整。句意：盡管專家提倡推遲退休年齡，有些人懷疑他們是否能適應新時 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： 一些中學教師強烈主張對當

15、今的教育體系進行改革，以使學生得到全面的發(fā)展。 advocate“提倡， 主張，擁護” ，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；逃脫；

16、 quit 放棄，離開，停止，擺脫；5denied 否定，否認；句意：考試就在眼前，我們班的一些球迷被說服放棄踢足球，集中精力學習。quit (doing)sth.停止/放棄(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;確保貧困地區(qū)的孩子能接受公平的教育，政府計劃分配更多的資金來改善當?shù)貙W校的貧窮的教學條件，故選B項。5._ A UNofficialsaid aid programs will be suspe nded un til there s_protect ionfor relief convoys（車隊）.A. abrupt B. typical C. adequate D. con siderate【答案】C宀【解析】abrupt 突然的；typical典型的；adequate 足夠的；co

18、n siderate 體貼的。句意: 一名聯(lián)合國官員說將片-會暫停援助項目，直到援助車隊能夠得到充分的保護為止。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】 句子主語 some of those reforms 禾口 accompany 之間是一種被動關系，accompany這一動作在謂語動詞之前發(fā)生，可知用現(xiàn)在分詞完成式的被動式，根據(jù)句意可知選B。句意：其中的一些改革如果 不伴隨著金融制度和網(wǎng)絡安全的調(diào)整，就不能確保窮人不受到傷害。accumulate 累積。句意：為了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 協(xié)助

20、，幫助。句意：當?shù)谝淮屋o助 (assist) 做手術時，那位年輕護士很緊 張。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：我們知道對于面臨的問題我們沒有立竿見影的解決方法。根據(jù)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，符合語境。當他開始在美國找工作時，莫拉萊斯考慮購買 一輛汽車，以便能夠追求最好的工作。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 切題的，中肯的。句意：他的文章，經(jīng)多次修改后，簡潔而又切題， 因此在作文比賽 中贏得了一等獎。11._ Most living creatures are capable ofwhencompelled to do so.A. application B. adaptation C. approval D. appreciation7【答案】D【解析】application 應用；adaptatio n 改編；approval 批準；appreciation

23、 感激。句意：大多數(shù)生物都能在迫于壓力的情況下適應新環(huán)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：在問卷調(diào)查中，被試被詢問是否提倡在市中心禁止車輛行駛這一主張。agree 同意；comment評論；advocate 提倡，主張；con duct 執(zhí)行，實施。advocate doi ng sth 提倡做某事，故選 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輟學。句意：她一拿到普通中等教育證書后就沒再上學了。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?！窘馕觥縜bandon

25、拋棄；allocate 分配；accelerate 加速；advocate 提倡，鼓吹。句意：威廉斯先生是個保守派，主張政府應減少對商業(yè)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：他畢業(yè)于一所重點大學，我認為他足以勝任這份工作。adequate 勝任的, 合格的”，符合題意。delicate易碎的，精致的；compulsory 義務的；

26、suitable適合的， 恰當?shù)模?be suitablefor8合。be adequate to 能勝任.。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【解題導語】本文主要講述了兩個性格和外表不同的姐妹對給予他人幫助的不同反應及 她們得到的相應的結(jié)果，彰顯了善有善報的道理。1.B 根據(jù)下文中的her ill mother”并結(jié)合下文她訓斥小女兒可推知，她脾氣不好。2.D 根據(jù)語境中的轉(zhuǎn)折可知，此處與“ herself ”形成對比。小女兒不像她而是像父 親。3.C 根據(jù)下文中的“ Among he

35、r other _ 4_ jobs , she was forced to carry water every day _5 _”并結(jié)合“ live uponthe leftovers of her elder sister” 可推知，小 女兒整天要做許多工作，靠吃姐姐的剩飯菜生活。4.B 根據(jù)上文中的“ The youngerdaughter had to _3_ hard all day ”可推知， 小女兒的工作都很辛苦，很累人。5.D 根據(jù)本段的整體內(nèi)容可知，小女兒過得很艱難。由“she was forced to carry waterevery day ”可推知，小女兒還得每天從很遠

36、的地方挑水，這與其艱難的生活境況呼 應。6.A 此處應用when 引導定語從句，在從句中作時間狀語，修飾先行詞One day。7.B 根據(jù)空前的“ Glad toshow a kindness to the old woman” 可推知，小女兒答 應了老婦人的請求。8.D 根據(jù)下文的“ The lady , who was the fairy ”可推知，老婦人是仙女變過來的。9.D 根據(jù)語境可知， 空處前后句表示邏輯上的并列關系，故選D。10. A 與“her ill mother ”和“ her long absenee ”呼應并結(jié)合下文小女兒的道歉 可知，此處表示小女兒受到母親的訓斥。11

37、. C 根據(jù)上文中的“ Every time you speak, from your mouth shall come a floweror a jewel ”可知，小女兒以后說話會口吐花兒或者寶石，故選G lip “嘴唇，符合語境。12.C 小女兒突然口吐珍珠和寶石，她的母親自然很吃驚。astonished “吃驚的”。C. equal D.repay1213. B 根據(jù)上文中的“ What is this I see, child ”可推知，寡婦很震驚，對小女兒 的態(tài)度突然轉(zhuǎn)變，柔和了很多，稱她為“孩子”。14.D 小女兒迫切地將自己遇到仙女的經(jīng)歷告訴了母親。experienee “經(jīng)歷

38、”。15.B get sb.to do sth.意為“讓某人做某事”，符合語境。16. D 與上文中的“ The poor girl ”呼應可推知，這里指可憐的小女兒。17.C與上文中的“ One day _6_ she had just filled her pot at the fountain ” 呼應可推知，大女兒也來到噴泉那里。18.A與上文中的“ an old trembling woman asked her for a drink of water”呼應可推知，一個漂亮的女士向大女兒討水喝。1319. A 與下文中的“ your rudeness”呼應可推知，當時大女兒舉止很粗

39、魯，與上文的“ the impatie nt girl ”呼應，故選A。20. C 結(jié)合語境可知，此處表示仙女要送給大女兒一份與她的粗魯相匹配的禮物。equal 比得上”。四、短文改錯。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第一處：heating 改為 heated?？疾樾稳菰~。那引起了一場

40、激烈的討論。故 heated 激烈的”符合語境。第二處： in 改為 at?？疾榻樵~。at a very early age“在很小的年紀”為固定搭配。第三處： her 改為 his?？疾榇~。根據(jù)上文可知 Wei Xia ng 是男性，故此處應用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