2024高考英語（江蘇專用）全程復習方略 課時提升 作業二十五：Unit2 The universal language（牛津譯林版選修8） Word版含解析

　　課時提升作業(二十五)

　　選修　UnitⅠ. 單項填空

　　1. (2024·青島模擬)They no longer have to　large numbers of temporary workers to do the harvesting.

　　A. take on　B. take off

　　C. take up

　　D. take in

　　2. He　his chance to attack when Danny hesitated.

　　A. achievedB. seizedC. keptD. held

　　3. The police are still　the men involved in last week’s robbery.

　　A. looking B. finding

　　C. seeking

　　D. demanding

　　4. (2024·沈陽模擬)John has a very good　of foreign coins which are said to be very valuable.

　　A. ambition B. combination

　　C. characteristic

　　D. collection

　　5. I hope the teacher can be merciful　me, or I cannot get through the exam.

　　A. to B. in

　　C. on

　　D. at

　　6. (2024·天津模擬)The storm came on so suddenly that they were wet throughthey could get to shelter.

　　A. since B. when C. until D. before

　　7. (2024·昆明模擬)—How was the party last night?

　　—Wonderful! I have never had a　one than that.

　　A. more boring B. more enjoyable

　　C. most enjoyable

　　D. most boring

　　8. The problem was that he didn’t know what had hurt her and he　her.

　　A. dared not to ask B. not dared ask

　　C. didn’t dare ask

　　D. didn’t dare asking

　　9. (原創)They strongly suggested that tougher tobacco health warnings on cigarette packs　by EU in no time.

　　A. planned B. were planned

　　C. plan

　　D. be planned

　　10. The president said that the situation on the island made him　because everything happened right on the country’s borders.

　　A. disturbed B. was disturbed

　　C. was disturbing

　　D. was to disturb

　　11. Unemployment, traffic crowdedness and other problems are leading to a(n) _______in our quality of life.

　　A. swing

　　B. increase

　　C. decline

　　D. trend

　　12. (2024·贛州模擬)What would happen to the children if Peter and Alice　?

　　A. broke down B. broke off

　　C. broke up

　　D. broke into

　　13. He　love with Mary for 12 years up till now.

　　A. has fallen in B. has been in

　　C. fell in

　　D. is in

　　14. This pupil is not willing to read English, which　him to failing in learning.

　　A. classifies B. associates

　　C. indicates

　　D. condemns

　　15. (2024·成都模擬)People can choose their activities according to their intereststhe season.

　　A. whatever

　　B. whenever

　　C. wherever

　　D. however

　　Ⅱ. 閱讀理解

　　(A)Whitney Elizabeth Houston was born in Newark in 1963. Her mother Cissy Houston is a gospel singer(福音歌手). Her father served in the military and was in the entertainment business.

　　As a teenager, Whitney Houston performed as a back-up singer for Chaka Khan, Lou Rawls and other artists. But she also had a successful modeling career by the time she was twenty. In 1983, Clive Davis, the head of Arista records, heard Whitney Houston singing in New York City. He offered her a recording agreement soon after. For the next two years, Whitney Houston worked on her first record album. “Whitney Houston” was released in 1985. Slowly but surely, it became a huge hit. It stayed in the number one position on Billboard magazine’s Top Two Hundred Albums chart for fourteen weeks.

　　The album “Whitney Houston” had seven number one hit singles. It remains the biggest-selling first album by any artist.

　　In 1992 she starred in The Bodyguard, which was a big hit, making more than four hundred million dollars in ticket sales worldwide. But the film’s popularity did not even come close to the success of the album that went with it. Forty-four million copies have been sold. Among the singles is I Will Always Love You, a song written and recorded earlier by Dolly Parton. Whitney Houston’s version sold many more copies.

　　In 1992, Whitney Houston married singer Bobby Brown, of the band New Edition. In the late 1990s, Whitney Houston’s professional behavior began to come under question. She began to cancel shows and was late for important events. Her appearance changed; she lost weight and looked unhealthy. Her voice was also suffering. Many reports said she was abusing drugs and alcohol.

　　On Feb. 11, 2024, the singer and actress was found dead in her hotel room in Los Angeles. News reports say Whitney Houston’s family has been told the entertainer died from taking too many prescription drugs(處方藥). Her death brought surprise and sorrow to her fans as well as to the music industry. (337W)

　　1. Whitney Houston got her first record album released with the help of　.

　　A. Lou Rawls　B. Bobby Brown

　　C. Clive Davis

　　D. Dolly Parton

　　2. What do we know about the film The Bodyguard?

　　A. The film was more successful than the album that went with it.

　　B. The Houston version of I Will Always Love You was more famous.

　　C. The song I Will Always Love You in the film made four hundred million dollars.

　　D. As a big hit, the film made forty-four million dollars in ticket sales worldwide.

　　3. What is the author’s feeling about Houston’s life?

　　A. Praise with pity.

　　B. Sorrow with criticism.

　　C. Disappointment with blame.

　　D. Amazement with accusation.

　　4. What does the passage mainly tell us?

　　A. Road of a successful singer.

　　B. Famous songs sung by Whitney Houston.

　　C. Drugs destroy best-loved singer.

　　D. Life of Whitney Houston.

　　(B)

　　(2024·青島模擬)

　　Brenda Bongos was a happy, artistic girl. She had one big ambition—to play the drums in a band. But one big obstacle lay in her way. To be good enough to play in a band, Brenda had to practise a lot, but she lived next-door to a lot of old people. Many of them are sick. She knew that the sound of beating drums would really get on their nerves. So, she had tried playing in the strangest places: a basement, a kitchen, and even in a shower. But there was always someone it would annoy.

　　One day, while watching a science documentary on TV, she heard that sound cannot travel in space, because there’s no air. At that moment, Brenda Bongos decided to become a sort of musical astronaut.

　　With the help of a lot of time, books and work, Brenda built a space bubble. This was a big glass ball connected to a machine which sucked out all the air inside. All that would be left inside was a drum kit(成套設備)and a chair. Brenda got into the space suit she had made, entered the bubble, turned on the machine, and played those drums like a wild child.

　　It wasn’t long before Brenda Bongos came very famous. Many people came to see her play in her space bubble. Shortly afterwards she came out of the bubble and started giving concerts. Her fame spread so much that the government suggested that she be part of a unique space journey. Finally, Brenda was a real musical astronaut, and had gone far beyond her first ambition of playing drums in a band.

　　Years later, when asked how she had achieved all these, she thought for a moment, and said, “If those old people next-door hadn’t mattered so much to me, I wouldn’t have found a solution, and none of these would have ever happened. ”(317W)

　　5. Why did Brenda try to play in the strangest places?

　　A. Because she didn’t want others to hear her play.

　　B. Because she didn’t mean to disturb others.

　　C. Because she didn’t have her own room.

　　D. Because she didn’t like her neighbors.

　　6. Brenda started to give concerts　.

　　A. after she practised in her space bubble

　　B. when she became part of the unique space journey

　　C. after she became a real musical astronaut

　　D. when people came to see her in the space bubble

　　7. Brenda became famous because　.

　　A. she was good at music and science

　　B. she became a real musical astronaut

　　C. she invented a special way of practice

　　D. she played well and had a talent

　　8. Which of the following can be used to describe Brenda?

　　A. Kind, hard-working and clever.

　　B. Brave, kind and hard-working.

　　C. Lovely, brave and kind.

　　D. Nervous, kind and clever.

　　【語篇隨練】

　　請結合閱讀理解B用英語概括每段段落大意

　　段　落 段　落　大　意

　　Para. 1

　　Para. 2 ___________________________

　　Para. 3 ___________________________

　　Para. 4 ___________________________

　　Para. 5 ___________________________

　　答案解析

　　Ⅰ. 1.【解析】選A。考查動詞短語辨析。句意: 他們再也不必雇用大量臨時工來收割農作物了。take on呈現, 雇用, 符合語境。take off脫下;take up從事, 占據;take in接受, 理解。都不符合語境。

　　2.【解析】選B。考查動詞辨析。句意: 正當丹尼猶豫的時候, 他抓住機會進攻。seize在這里表示“抓住(機會)”, 賓語一般是chance, opportunity, moment等。

　　3.【解析】選C。考查動詞辨析。句意: 警察仍在尋找跟上星期的搶劫案有牽連的人。seek尋找, 尋求, 符合語境。look看;find找到;demand要求, 需要。都不符合語境。

　　4.【解析】選D。考查名詞辨析。句意: 約翰收集了好多外國硬幣, 這些硬幣據說很有價值。a collection of. . . ……的收藏品;ambition志向;combination組合;characteristic特點。

　　5.【解析】選A。考查固定搭配。句意: 我希望老師能對我手下留情, 否則我過不了考試。be merciful to sb. 對某人仁慈/寬容。

　　【變式備選】

　　I hope the teacher can show mercy　me, or I cannot get through the exam.

　　A. to B. in

　　C. on

　　D. at

　　【解析】選A。考查動詞搭配。固定表達show mercy to/towards相當于be merciful to或have mercy on。

　　6.【解析】選D。考查時間狀語從句引導詞。句意: 暴雨來得很突然, 他們還沒找到避雨的地方, 就已渾身濕透了。before在這里表示“尚未來得及”。

　　7.【解析】選B。考查否定詞與比較級連用表示最高級的用法。句意: ——昨晚的宴會怎么樣? ——好極了!我從未參加過比那更令人愉悅的宴會。never與比較級連用表示最高級含義, 根據句意可排除A項, 故選B。

　　【變式備選】

　　—How was the party last night?

　　—Too bad! I have never had a　one than that.

　　A. more boring

　　B. more enjoyable

　　C. most enjoyable

　　D. most boring

　　【解析】選A。根據答語Too bad!可知, 答話者對這個宴會十分不滿, 故答案為A, 表示“這是我參加過的最乏味的宴會”。

　　8.【解析】選C。句意: 問題是他不知道什么傷害了她, 而且他也不敢問她。dare既可作情態動詞, 也可作實義動詞, 作實義動詞用于否定句時可省略to。

　　9.【解析】選D。考查虛擬語氣。句意: 他們強烈建議歐洲國家聯盟應當抓緊計劃在香煙的包裝上加上更加嚴厲的影響健康的警告。在suggest表示“建議”后的賓語從句里, 謂語應使用虛擬語氣, 由should+動詞原形構成。plan及其主語warnings是被動關系, 故選D。

　　【變式備選】

　　(2024·福州模擬)On AIDS Day, the Minister of Health Department demanded that the problems　paid special attention to.

　　A. referred to being

　　B. referred to be

　　C. refer to being

　　D. refer to be

　　【解析】選B。考查虛擬語氣。句意: 在艾滋病日, 衛生部部長要求提到的問題應該特別注意。referred to為過去分詞短語作后置定語, 修飾problems, demand后接賓語從句時應使用虛擬語氣, 即should+動詞原形, should可以省略。

　　【知識拓展】

　　常見的“should型”虛擬語氣

　　與表示建議、要求、命令(suggest/suggestion, demand, order, propose/proposal, insist, command, require, desire, recommend)等相關的名詞性從句中, 通常用“should型”虛擬語氣, 即從句的謂語動詞用“should +動詞原形”結構, 而且should可省略。

　　They all agreed to my proposal that we(should)share in the taxi fare.

　　他們都同意我的提議, 我們分攤計程車費。

　　The order came that free food(should)be distributed at once.

　　命令下達了, 立刻發放免費食品。

　　My advice is that you(should)treat her well.

　　我的忠告是你應該善待她。

　　10.【解析】選A。根據句子結構可知, 這里是make復合賓語結構, 賓語him與disturb之間為動賓關系, 所以要用過去分詞disturbed表示“心亂的, 被打擾的”。

　　11.【解析】選C。考查名詞辨析。句意: 失業、交通擁擠和其他問題導致我們的生活質量下降。decline下降;swing搖擺, 擺動;increase增加;trend趨勢。

　　12.【解析】選C。考查動詞短語辨析。句意: 如果彼得和艾麗斯離婚, 孩子們會發生什么情況? break up破裂;break down發生故障;break off中斷;break into破門而入。

　　13.【解析】選B。考查時態用法。句意: 到目前為止, 他與瑪麗相愛12年了。fall in love with強調動作, 不與時間段狀語連用;be in love with表狀態, 可與時間段狀語連用, 排除A、C;根據時間狀語up till now可知用現在完成時, 故選B。

　　【變式備選】

　　He　love with Mary about 12 years ago.

　　A. has fallen in

　　B. has been in

　　C. fell in

　　D. is in

　　【解析】選C。根據時間狀語about 12 years ago, 可判斷出要用一般過去時, 表示動作發生于約12年前。

　　14.【解析】選D。考查動詞辨析。句意: 這個學生不愿意讀英語, 這使得他無可奈何地接受學習不及格的事實。condemn sb. to sth. 迫使某人接受不愉快的境況。classify把……分類;associate聯系;indicate指示。

　　【變式備選】

　　He was　to two years in prison for treating his mother cruelly.

　　A. assumed

　　B. arrested

　　C. accused

　　D. condemned

　　【解析】選D。考查動詞辨析。句意: 他因虐待母親被判處兩年徒刑。condemn譴責, 判刑;assume認為, 假定為;arrest逮捕, 阻止, 制止, 拘留, 吸引;accuse控告。condemn sb. to sth. 宣告某人要受的懲罰或接受不愉快的狀況, 故選D。

　　15.【解析】選A。考查讓步狀語從句。句意: 無論什么季節, 人們都可以根據自己的愛好選擇他們喜愛的活動。whatever the season是whatever the season is的省略。whenever無論何時;wherever無論哪里;however無論怎么樣。

　　Ⅱ.惠特尼·休斯頓生于1963年, 少年時期便開始了演唱生涯, 1985年發行首張專輯, 獲得巨大成功。她是一位曾多次獲獎的著名歌手、演員并曾擔任模特。2024年2月11日死于濫用處方藥。