2024屆高考英語一輪復習課時知能訓練：人教版選修八 Unit 5《Meeting your ancestors》

　　課時知能訓練Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024·廣東六校聯考)There once lived a young man who was always unhappy and complained about his poverty.One day，he went to see a fortune teller to inquire how to become __1__.The fortune teller said，“Young man，you are already wealthy now.”

　　“Where is my wealth？” the young man asked__2__.

　　“It is with you.Your __3__ is (are) your wealth.You use them to see this world.You use them to see all the __4__ things in this world.You can read，study and learn.Your hands are your wealth.You can use them to work.You can use them to hug your beloved ones.Your __5__ are your wealth.You can go to any places...” the fortune teller said.

　　“You call these wealth? Everyone has them，” the young man said.

　　“These are wealth.What you have now are not what others can luckily have.Are you __6__ to give your eyes to me? I am willing to give you a lot of money to __7__ for them，” the fortune teller said.

　　“No，are you crazy？I am not going to exchange my eyes for money! They are __8__ to me！” the young man __9__.

　　“Precisely，these are wealth to you.You will not exchange them for money.Furthermore，although a lot of people have their wealthy things，they do not __10__them or treasure them.They are not __11__ to Heaven for giving them their wealth.They even complain that Heaven is unfair to them.Do you want to __12__ one of them before you will treasure them？” the fortune teller said.

　　Everyone is wealthy.But we should not __13__ it for granted.We need to treasure our wealth，take care of it and use it __14__.We should not overuse it because once it is __15__，it is gone forever.Remember it is our wealth that we do not want to lose.

　　【語篇解讀】　其實健康的身體就是我們最大的財富。

　　1．A.happyB．young

　　C．wealthy

　　D．poor

　　【解析】　他不安于貧困，去找算命先生自然是詢問如何致富。

　　【答案】　C

　　2．A.anxiously

　　B．sadly

　　C．quietly

　　D．patiently

　　【解析】　四個選項中只有A項anxiously可以表現他迫不及待的心情。

　　【答案】　A

　　3．A.knowledge

　　B．skills

　　C．brain

　　D．eyes

　　【解析】　根據下文“You use them to see this world.”可知應為eyes。

　　【答案】　D

　　4．A.ugly

　　B．beautiful

　　C．strange

　　D．useful

　　【解析】　雖然四個選項所表示的都是眼睛可以看到的，但beautiful合乎算命先生說話的意思。

　　【答案】　B

　　5．A.legs

　　B．cars

　　C．jewels

　　D．banknotes

　　【解析】　根據后面的“You can run very fast.”可知應為legs。

　　【答案】　A

　　6．A.lovely

　　B．optimistic

　　C．angry

　　D．willing

　　【解析】　根據后面的“I am willing to give you...”及willing的用法可知選D項。

　　【答案】　D

　　7．A.charge

　　B．buy

　　C．exchange

　　D．change

　　【解析】　charge和change意思不符；buy后不跟for，所以用exchange。

　　【答案】　C

　　8．A.precious

　　B．useless

　　C．extra

　　D．special

　　【解析】　根據前面的一句“I am not going to exchange my eyes for money！”可知年輕人不愿意交換，可以推斷眼睛對他來說是重要的、寶貴的。所以選A。

　　【答案】　A

　　9．A.wept

　　B．demonstrated

　　C．smiled

　　D．yelled

　　【解析】　從年輕人說話的語氣推斷他應該很生氣，所以沖著算卦先生大聲嚷道。yelled符合文中的情形。

　　【答案】　D

　　10．A.see

　　B．realize

　　C．keep

　　D．hold

　　【解析】　realize為“意識到”，其他三個選項不妥。

　　【答案】　B

　　11．A.grateful

　　B．careful

　　C．meaningful

　　D．faithful

　　【解析】　對上蒼賜給我們的財富我們應該心懷感激，grateful符合文意。

　　【答案】　A

　　12．A.get

　　B．grasp

　　C．have

　　D．lose

　　【解析】　根據上文可知應該選lose。

　　【答案】　D

　　13．A.take

　　B．make

　　C．set

　　D．sell

　　【解析】　take...for granted是固定搭配。

　　【答案】　A

　　14．A.wrongly

　　B．wisely

　　C．naturally

　　D．really

　　【解析】　根據上文“We need to treasure our wealth，take care of them...”推斷應該選B項。

　　【答案】　B

　　15．A.old

　　B．used

　　C．gone

　　D．dead

　　【解析】　聯系下一句“...they are gone forever.”可知應該選gone。gone是形容詞，表示動作的完成，不表示被動。

　　【答案】　C

　　Ⅱ.語法填空

　　It was a winter morning，just before Christmas，while most people were warming up their cars，my husband，Trevor，had to ride his bike 4 kilometers away from home to work.On his 1.________(arrive)，he parked his bike outside the back door 2.________usual.After 10 hours of labor，he returned to find his bike gone，3.________was our only transport.Trevor used it to get to work，and also the bike was used 4.________(get) groceries，saving us from having to walk long distances from 5.________we live.

　　I was so sad that I wrote to the newspaper and told 6.________our story.Shortly after that，several people in our area offered to help.One wonderful stranger even bought a bike，and then called my husband to fetch it.Once again my husband had a way to get to and 7.________his job.It really is 8.________honor that a complete stranger would go out of their way for someone they have never met before.

　　People say that a smile can 9.________(pass) from one person to another，but acts of kindness from strangers are even more so.This experience has had a spreading effect in our lives because it 10.________(strong) our faith in humanity.And it has influenced us to be more mindful of ways we，too，can share with others.

　　【語篇解讀】　作者通過自己的經歷——對自己發揮著重要作用的單車丟失后，許多好心善良的人甚至素不相識的陌生人也提供了大量的無私幫助告訴我們：善行無論大小，作用是巨大的。

　　1．arrival　前面為介詞on，所以要用名詞形式或動名詞形式(-ing)。句意：他一到那里就把自行車停到了后門外。

　　2．as　as usual和往常一樣。

　　3．which　引導一個非限制性定語從句，代替前面指物的先行詞bike，所以用which。

　　4．to get　作目的狀語，所以要用動詞不定式結構。解題時可以把被動形式改為主動形式：...use the bike ________(get)groceries。

　　5．where　這里指的是從我們住的地方到雜貨店等。

　　6．them　這里指的是報社的工作人員，作動詞told的賓語，所以要用賓格。

　　7．from　從前面的get to his job來看，這里指的是下班(回家)，所以要用from。

　　8．an　注意這里honour為抽象名詞具體化，再加上該單詞以元音音素開頭，所以要用不定冠詞an。

　　9．be passed　smile是被人傳遞的，所以應該用被動語態，因前面有情態動詞can，所以要用be。

　　10．strengthened　所填的詞在句中作謂語，再加上事情已經發生，所以要用動詞的一般過去時。

　　Ⅲ.閱讀理解

　　A

　　(2024·廣東江門調研)How to improve my life? Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them.They'll say，“This is my fate，my destiny.I cannot change it.”

　　Of course not! You don't have to suffer needlessly.Your destiny depends on you，not on any other external factors.

　　I know someone who says she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it.Guess what her lifestyle is? She wakes up in the morning，goes to work，comes back home，relaxes，chats with people，watches TV，then goes to sleep.Next day，the same routine cycle follows.

　　Huh! Is this what she calls “doing her best”？ She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it in her heart that this is the life that God has intended for her to live; that her luck can only change if God wills it.Of course God wants us to be happy and live our life to the fullest，but we have to do our share of exerting (運用) the effort to live the life of our dreams.

　　Remember that you reap what you sow.You just don't sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky.You have to get off the couch，get your eyes off the TV screen，get your hands off the phone.Don't expect your luck to change unless you do something about it.If something goes wrong，don't just regard it as a temporary setback; but use it as feedback.Learn your lesson，make the most of the situation，and do something to solve the problem.It's not enough to think positively: you also have to act positively.

　　If someone's life is in the trouble，do you just hope and pray that things will turn out fine? Of course not! You get to do anything you can to save the person.So it is with your own life.It is not enough to hope for the best，but you have to do your best.In other words，don't just stand (or sit ) there，do something to improve your life.

　　【語篇解讀】　論述如何做到自我提升：不能只有積極的思想，還要有積極的行動。

　　1．According to the woman mentioned in Para.3，her life ________.

　　A．doesn't need improving

　　B．couldn't be improved

　　C．will be better some day

　　D．will be worse in the future

　　【解析】　細節理解題。根據第三段的“she just accepts what life gives her because she has done everything she can to improve it”和第四段的“She believes she has tried her best and just accepts it”，可知該女子接受現在的生活是因為她認為她已經盡力，但生活卻未能改變。

　　【答案】　B

　　2．What does the author think of the woman's life?

　　A．Positive.

　　B．Satisfying.

　　C．Colorful.

　　D．Passive.

　　【解析】　作者態度題。作者認為該女子只是重復日常活動，并沒有“doing her best”，所以是passive(消極的)。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．Which of the following statements is the author's opinion?

　　A．Your temporary problem is not discouraging.

　　B．Your luck can be changed by your efforts.

　　C．You can only achieve success when God wills it.

　　D．You should treat yourself in the way you treat friends.

　　【解析】　細節理解題。根據第五段的“Don't expect your luck to change，unless you do something about it”，可知B為正確答案。

　　【答案】　B

　　4．In Para.5，the author emphasized the importance of ________.

　　A．positive action

　　B．positive thinking

　　C．hope for the best

　　D．intention to succeed

　　【解析】　細節理解題。第五段主要強調行動，而不僅僅靠運氣、思想或希望。尤其是根據末句的“It's not enough to think positively；you also have to act positively”，可知A為正確答案。

　　【答案】　A

　　5．The text is mainly written to advise you to ________.

　　A．understand yourself

　　B．improve your life

　　C．believe in yourself

　　D．change your normal way

　　【解析】　文章意圖題。從文章的首句和尾句可以得到提示。

　　【答案】　B

　　B

　　Whether it's a carol(圣誕頌歌) service or an evening of karaoke down the pub，many people will enjoy a good old singsong this Christmas.Singing aloud will not just lift the spirits—it's good for your physical health as well.Filling the lungs with air，increasing the heart rate and getting blood pumping round the body faster can all help our physical health.

　　For the past few years Heart Research UK has been running a Christmas campaign aimed at getting people singing，simply for the benefit it can bring.The organizer of the campaign says singing is a safe，simple and social activity that everyone can enjoy.“Singing is linked to long life，stress reduction，and general health protection.It also brings a great amount of happiness.It is impossible to sing well with a long face because it affects your pitch (音高)．”

　　Professor Graham Welch，who leads the International Music Education Research Centre at the University of London，has spent more than 30 years studying the effects of singing.He says that singing is a form of exercise.It means we're also having a strong aerobic activity (有氧運動) when we're singing，which results in increasing the feeling of pleasure while decreasing that of stress.

　　“And communal singing-like in a singing group，a church service or even a singsong in the pub-helps improve our sense of self-respect.It increases our sense of satisfaction with ourselves，a greater sense of feeling included.”

　　Helen Astrid，a singing teacher，also sees the great effects that singing brings.“It lifts us up on a spiritual level，it helps our self-respect，and it's great for all ages from small kids to grannies—you can have a good sing and let_your_hair_down.”

　　But she warns people not to have too many beers or glasses of wine，though a glass may help them gather courage before taking to the stage during the holidays.

　　【語篇解讀】　本文是一篇科普說明文，介紹唱歌是一種適合于任何人的有氧運動，它對提高人們的自信、保持健康長壽和減少壓力均有影響，對于人的身心健康有著積極的作用。

　　6．Heart Research UK holds a campaign to ________.

　　A．encourage people to sing for God at Christmas

　　B．study the effects of singing on people

　　C．get people to sing and improve their health

　　D．bring happiness to people celebrating the holiday

　　【解析】　細節理解題。從第二段中的“For the past few years Heart Research UK has been running a Christmas campaign aimed at getting people singing，simply for the benefit it can bring.”和“Singing is linked to long life，stress reduction，and general health protection.It also brings a great amount of happiness.It is impossible to sing well with a long face because it affects your pitch(音高)．”可知，答案應為C。

　　【答案】　C

　　7．What are the benefits of singing according to Graham Welch?

　　a．Singers' living longer.

　　b．Singers' general health protection.

　　c．Singers' feeling happier.

　　d．Singers' stress reduced.

　　e．Singers' self-respect improved.

　　A．a，b，c

　　B．b，c，d