高考英語一輪復習 第1部分 基礎知識解讀 Unit 1 A land of diversity題型組合課時練 新人教版選修8-新人教版高三選修8英語試題

Unit1AlandofdiversityⅠ.閱讀理解A(2017·西安高三檢測)The1920swasadecadeofwealth，decadence(墮落)andsocialchange.TheywereknownastheRoaringTwenties，andthebestplacetoexperiencethisexcitingtimewasNewYorkCity.Butwhatwasitreallylike?ProhibitionIn1919，anewlawintheUSknownasProhibitionmadeitillegaltobuyandsellalcohol.ButProhibitiondidn'tstoppeopledrinking；itjustdrovethesaleofstrongalcoholicdrinkunderground.Bootleggers(走私販)waitedoffthecoastofNewYorkafterdarkandbroughtillegalalcoholintothecity.JazzJazzwasthemusicofNewYorkinthe1920s.Infact，thedecadeiscalledJazzAge.ThebestplacetolistentothisnewformofmusicwastheCottonClubinHarlem.AllthegreatjazzmusiciansplayedattheCottonClub，includingLouisArmstrong，DizzyGillespieandDukeEllington.Also，in1924GeorgeGershwincomposedthejazz-influencedRhapsodyinBlue.Thepiecehasbeencalled“amusicalportraitofNewYork”andwasusedbyWoodyAlleninhisfilmManhattan.ArtDecoArtDecowasthemostpopularstyleofthe1920s，withbrightcolorsandgeometricdesigns；itcanbeseenintheart，architectureandinsidedesignsoftheperiod.NewYorkisfullofArtDecobuildings，butthemostfamousonesaretheChryslerBuilding(builtbetween1928and1930)andtheEmpireStateBuilding(builtbetween1930and1931)．TheGreatDepressionOn29thOctober，1929，theRoaringTwentiescametoadramaticend.Onthatday(knownas“BlackTuesday”)，theUSstockmarketcrashed，causingtheGreatDepression.TheeconomicdownturnlastedtenyearsandaffectedmostoftheWesternworld.UnemploymentinAmericareached25%andthecountrydidn'trecoveruntilafterWorldWarⅡ.【語篇解讀】本文介紹了20世紀20年代的美國紐約。1．Weknowfromthepassagethatin1919peoplealcoholintheUS.A．begantobuyandsellB．stoppedproducingC．completelystoppedtradingD．secretlyboughtandsoldD[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Prohibition下的內(nèi)容可知，禁酒令規(guī)定買賣酒違法，但是人們依然要喝酒，于是人們秘密地買賣酒。]2．The1920siscalled．A．CountryMusicAge B．JazzAgeC．FolkMusicAge D．PopAgeB[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Jazz下的第二句“Infact，thedecadeiscalledJazzAge.”可知答案為B。]3．WecaninferfromthepassagethattheUSintheyear1930.A．wasinabadeconomicstateB．wasingoodeconomicconditionC．developedatarapidspeedD．hadmanydramaticplaysA[推理判斷題。根據(jù)TheGreatDepression下的“On29thOctober，1929”并結合下文中的“Theeconomicdownturnlastedtenyears”可推知，1930B(2016·全國丙卷)Ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat'saround.It'scalledAppleDaybutinpracticeit'smorelikeAppleMonth.ThedayitselfisonOctober21,butsinceithascaughton,eventsnowspreadoutovermostofOctoberaroundBritain.Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetosee,andoftentaste，awidevarietyofapples.TopeoplewhoareusedtothelimitedchoiceofapplessuchasGoldenDeliciousandRoyalGalainsupermarkets,itcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistence,suchasDeciowhichwasgrownbytheRomans.Althoughitdoesn'ttasteofanythingspecial，it'sstillworthatry，asistheknobbly(多疙瘩的)Cat'sHeadwhichismoreofacuriositythananythingelse.Therearealsovarietiesdevelopedtosuitspecificlocalconditions.OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinette,butyou'llneedawarm,shelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowit,soit'sapipedreamformostappleloverswhofallforit.Attheevents,youcanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditions,andbecausethesearefamilyaffairs,childrenarewellcateredforwithapple-themedfunandgames.AppleDaysarebeingheldatallsortsofplaceswithaninterestinfruit,includingstatelygardensandcommercialorchards(果園)．Ifyouwanttohavearealorchardexperience,tryvisitingtheNationalFruitCollectionatBrogdale，nearFavershaminKent.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇說明文。全文介紹了在蘋果節(jié)上的各種各樣的蘋果。雖說是AppleDay，其實該節(jié)日持續(xù)接近一個月的時間。在這段時間里，我們可以品嘗到很多稀有品種的蘋果。如果想嘗試各種各樣的蘋果，就來參加AppleDay吧。4．Whatcanpeopledoattheappleevents?A．Attendexperts'lectures.B．Visitfruit-lovingfamilies.C．Plantfruittreesinanorchard.D．Tastemanykindsofapples.D[細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的Visitinganappleeventisagoodchancetosee，andoftentaste，awidevarietyofapples.可知，參加蘋果節(jié)可以看到并經(jīng)常嘗到各種各樣的蘋果。A項說“參加專家的講座”，這與倒數(shù)第二段中Attheevents，youcanmeetexpertgrowersanddiscusswhichoneswillbestsuityourconditions提到的與專家交流不符，曲解了文意；B項說“參觀喜歡水果的家庭”，文中并未提及；C項說“在果園中種植果樹”，文章雖然提到可以參觀、品嘗等體驗，但沒有提種植果樹。]5．WhatcanwelearnaboutDecio?A．Itisanewvariety.B．Ithasastrangelook.C．Itisrarelyseennow.D．Ithasaspecialtaste.C[推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的．..itcanbequiteaneyeopenertoseetherangeofclassicalapplesstillinexistence，suchasDecio...ismoreofacuriositythananythingelse.可知，見到它很開闊眼界并且可以與稀奇的Cat'sHead這一品種類比，由此判斷Decio非常稀少。A項說“它是新品種”，這與whichwasgrownbytheRomans不符；B項說“它外形奇特”，這指的是Cat'sHead的特點，犯了張冠李戴的錯誤；D項說“它有特殊的味道”，這與itdoesn'ttasteofanythingspecial不符。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“apipedream”inParagraph3mean?A．Apracticalidea.B．Avainhope.C．Abrilliantplan.D．Aselfishdesire.B[詞義理解題。根據(jù)本段中的OneoftheverybestvarietiesforeatingqualityisOrleansReinette，butyou'llneedawarm，shelteredplacewithperfectsoiltogrowit...可知，盡管OrleansReinette是很好的品種，但是對各項條件的要求很高，因此大多數(shù)喜歡它的人種植它的希望會落空。A項說“一個切合實際的想法”，這與它對生存條件要求高矛盾；C項說“一個很好的計劃”，根據(jù)畫線前的描述可知，這是一種希望或夢想；D項說“一個自私的愿望”，這里說的是愿望的可否實現(xiàn)，不是自私與否。]7．Whatistheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toshowhowtogrowapples.B．Tointroduceanapplefestival.C．Tohelppeopleselectapples.D．Topromoteappleresearch.B[作者意圖題。根據(jù)文章第一段中的Ifyouareafruitgrower—orwouldliketobecomeone—takeadvantageofAppleDaytoseewhat'saround.和第二段中的Visitinganappleevent...以及后文介紹節(jié)日上的各類蘋果可知，作者在介紹蘋果節(jié)。A項“展示如何種植蘋果”，C項“幫助人們選蘋果”，D項“促進蘋果的研究”，均與文章內(nèi)容不符。]Ⅱ.完形填空(2017·河南省六市高三聯(lián)考)WhenIwasdiagnosedwithbreastcancerafewyearsback，Ireactedlikemostwhoreceiveacancerdiagnosisandthefirstthingthatcametomindwasa“deathsentence”．1，insteadofcomplaining，Idecidedtolookforthe2sideofit.IrealizedthatIwasaboutto3anewbeginning.IknewthatIhadtodevelopandgain4fromallmyexperiences.EvenwiththepainIhadto5througheachdiagnosis，andallthe6I'vedealtwithallmylife，Istillfelttrulylucky.I7myselfthatIstillhavemylife，sowhyamIto8Oneday，Ihadanunusualexperience.Iturnedthatexperienceintoa9andIcalledit“Peace”．Writinghadbecometherapy(治療)forme.Itookthatpoem，alongwithmanyothersIhad10duringmybreastcancerperiodandplacedtheminbookform.Iwas11enoughtohavethatbookpublished.Ilaterhadanotherinspirationalchildren'sbook12，withathirdone13．I'mhopingthatanyonewhohasthechancetoreadmyfirstbookofpoemswillbenefitfromit.Mypoemsarefromtheheart，andIwishtohaveapositive14onsomeonewho'sill.I15believewhenyousurviveaserious16likecancer，it'sforareason，andIwanttoliveto17exactlywhatthatisforme.That'swhatI'mallaboutnow，inspiration.Iwouldhave18becomeawriter，producinginspirationalpoemsandstories，ifIhadnotgonethroughallthatIdid.I'matrueexamplethatyoucan19cancer，aslongasyouhavefaithandallowthatfaithto20yourpath.【語篇解讀】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。作者患了癌癥，但沒有抱怨，而是通過寫詩歌和小說來闡述人生，最終他戰(zhàn)勝了病魔。1．A.However B．BesidesC．Therefore D．OtherwiseA[上文說，作者對于患上癌癥首先想到的是“死亡判決”；下文說，作者并沒有抱怨。據(jù)此可以判斷，空處前后文之間是轉(zhuǎn)折關系，故A項正確。]2．A.bad B．oppositeC．right D．positiveD[根據(jù)該句中“insteadofcomplaining”可知，作者沒有選擇抱怨而是決定尋找癌癥積極的一面；D項意為“積極的”，符合語境。]3．A.mark B．missC．face D．findC[根據(jù)語境可知，作者將面對新的開始。C項意為“面對，面臨”，符合語境。]4．A.advantage B．strengthC．knowledge D．skillB[根據(jù)該句中的“fromallmyexperiences”可以判斷，作者決定從自己的經(jīng)歷中獲得戰(zhàn)勝癌癥的力量；B項意為“力量”，符合語境。]5．A.express B．hideC．go D．bearD[根據(jù)該句中的“withthepain”可知，作者要忍受癌癥的痛苦；D項意為“忍受”，符合語境。]6．A.chances B．strugglesC．decisions D．businessesB[根據(jù)該句中的“I'vedealtwithallmylife”并結合前文作者對患癌癥的敘述可以判斷，B項“掙扎”，符合語境。]7．A.persuaded B．showedC．reminded D．taughtC[根據(jù)語境可知，作者提醒自己，自己仍然活著；C項意為“提醒”，故C項正確。A項意為“說服”；B項意為“展示”；D項意為“教”。]8．A.complain B．encourageC．disappoint D．pleaseA[根據(jù)上文第一段最后一句中的“complaining”并結合語境可知，A項正確。B項意為“鼓勵”；C項意為“失望”；D項意為“取悅”。]9．A.poem B．novelC．diary D．playA[根據(jù)下文的“Itookthatpoem”可知，作者將那次經(jīng)歷寫成了一首詩；A項意為“詩歌”，符合語境。]10．A.read B．learnedC．written D．collectedC[根據(jù)上句中的“Writing”可以判斷，這些詩是作者在患癌癥期間寫的，故C項正確。]11．A.confident B．luckyC．careful D．shockedB[根據(jù)該句中的“enoughtohavethatbookpublished”可以判斷，作者足夠幸運，出版了自己的詩集，故B項正確。A項意為“自信的”；C項意為“仔細的”；D項意為“震驚的”。]12．A.published B．translatedC．typed D．reviewedA[根據(jù)上句中的“havethatbook