2024屆《名師A計劃》高考英語新人教版一輪復習配套練習：選修8 Unit 1《A land of diversity》（含解析）
選修8
Unit 1 A land of diversity
(60分鐘79分)
Part A
一、閱讀理解(共7小題;每小題2分,滿分14分)
A
When a Filipino lady is to be married,she will be the busiest person in the scene.She wants her big day to be great and memorable because most Filipinos marry only once.The bride-to-be usually loses weight before her big day because of stress.Those who can afford to pay for a wedding planner are free from worries.But average Filipinos who have no wedding planner have many things to prepare.Most brides start with the small details.
The color or the design
Ladies are particular about color combinations.They will make sure that the flowers will perfectly match the dresses of the bride’s maids and the flower girls and that the small flower worn by the wedding host is in perfect combination with the whole design.
The souvenirs
Most Filipino brides make their own wedding souvenirs to give them away.They will buy the material and make the souvenirs themselves.They will spend their precious time to make them very attractive to their guests.They will be satisfied when their guests say,“Wow,I like it.” To them,it’s worth the hard work.
The wedding invitations
To prepare the invitations is a stressful job for the bride and the groom.They will start with the listings of all possible guests.It’s stressful because if their budget is good only for 50 people and the expected guests on the list is 100,there is a problem.Filipinos think their friends and relatives will feel bad if they do not receive an invitation;whether they can attend or not,they are expecting an invitation.Usually,the couple will stretch(盡力使用) their budget for the extras just not to disappoint friends and relatives.
1.The writer writes the passage to .?
A.tell us how to have a happy wedding
B.tell us the Filipino wedding tradition
C.teach us how to write wedding invitation cards
D.show us how a Filipino lady prepare for a wedding
2.Most Filipino ladies to be married will .?
A.organize the wedding on her own
B.have much work to deal with
C.have nothing to worry about
D.invite a wedding planner
3.What can we infer from the passage?
A.Filipino ladies get married once due to the cost.
B.The wedding souvenirs are often expensive.
C.The wedding host can wear any flower.
D.Friends and relatives prefer to be invited to a wedding.
【文章大意】本文為說明文,介紹了菲律賓新娘需要為婚禮做的準備。
1.D 目的意圖題。本文旨在介紹菲律賓女性為婚禮所做的一些準備。
2.B 細節理解題。根據第一段中的“But average Filipinos who have no wedding planner have many things to prepare.Most brides start with the small details.”可知,大多數的菲律賓新娘需要考慮很多事情。
3.D 推理判斷題。根據最后一段中的“Filipinos think their friends and relatives will feel bad if they do not receive an invitation;whether they can attend or not,they are expecting an invitation.”可知,在菲律賓,親朋好友為收到婚禮請柬而感到高興。
B
2024 marked the 150th anniversary of when large numbers of Chinese started working on a huge project in the United States.They helped to build America’s first transcontinental railroad,connecting the East Coast with the West.
People know little about the Chinese railroad workers and what happened to them after the project was finished.Stanford University in California wants to learn more about the lives of these men by reaching out to their families.
Bill Yee’s ancestors came from southern China.He said,“My great-great-grandfather came to America during the ‘gold rush’ days and he returned back to China as a wealthy man.And then my great-grandfather came to work on the railroad and died there.”
But that did not stop his grandfather from coming to the US on false papers.He operated a laundry.Bill Yee’s father continued to run the business and has never returned to China.
“Things were pretty bad in some parts of China in the 1860’s.They came to America at all costs in order that they no longer had to bear hunger,” Bill Yee said.
Shelley Fisher Fishkin is helping to direct the Chinese Railroad Workers in North America Project at Stanford University.She said,“Many of the Chinese workers who came to work on the transcontinental and other railroads returned to China after their work was done and created families there.Some of them settled in America and created new families,but they had families who they left when they came here and they may have descendants in China.”
There is a need to create a record of the object and spoken history from the families of the railroad workers.
“The US could not have become the modern industrial nation without the railroads.And the railroads would not have come together without the work of these Chinese workers,” said Fishkin.
1.What do we know about Bill Yee?
A.His family was rich in the 1860’s.
B.His father settled in the USA.
C.He knows little about his ancestors and hopes to know more.
D.His grandfather came to America with his great-grandfather.
2.According to Bill Yee,many Chinese went to America in the 1860’s mainly.?
A.to run their own businesses
B.to find their ancestors
C.to make a living
D.to dig gold
3.According to Shelley Fisher Fishkin,.?
A.the descendants of the Chinese railroad workers all live a good life
B.they expect to find all the descendants of the Chinese railroad workers
C.some Chinese railroad workers hope they can find their descendants in China
D.some Chinese railroad workers have descendants both in China and the US
4.Why did Stanford University carry out the project?
A.Because they want to help the Chinese railroad workers’ descendants to get together.
B.Because they want to show the importance of America’s first transcontinental railroad.
C.Because they want to learn more about how to build a railroad in the past in America.
D.Because they want Americans to remember the Chinese railroad workers’ role in US history.
【文章大意】2024年是華工赴美修建鐵路150周年。斯坦福大學致力于研究美國鐵路華工歷史,考查華工們的生活及境遇。
1.B 細節理解題。根據第四段“But that did not stop his grandfather from coming to the US on false papers.He operated a laundry.Bill Yee’s father continued to run the business and has never returned to China.”可知,B項正確。
2.C 細節理解題。根據第五段內容可知,華人們不惜一切代價去美國就是為了謀求生存,不再挨餓。故選C項。
3.D 推理判斷題。根據倒數第三段最后一句“Some of them settled in America and created new families,but they had families who they left when they came here and they may have descendants in China.”可知,一些華工后來在美國定居安家,而之前他們在中國也有家庭后代。故D項為正確答案。
4.D 推理判斷題。根據文章最后一段內容可知,斯坦福大學的這個項目旨在讓美國人銘記中國鐵路工人在美國歷史上所起的作用。
二、語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)
I was in the ninth year when I began to suffer depression.My parents noticed but felt that since I’d always been 1. good child,this was temporary.?
2.(fortunate),it was not to be so.I didn’t have friends.Hardly could I share my problems.Deep worry began to destroy my 3.(confident).Finally I refused to attend classes,4.(shut) myself in my room for hours.?
The examination was approaching,but I simply didn’t care.My parents and teachers were surprised 5. my bad performance.One morning,after a particularly severe lecture from my father,I stood at the school gate,6.(depress).Then as the other students marched to their classrooms,our headmaster called me.The next forty-five minutes was one of the 7.(precious) moments in my life.She said she 8.(notice) a big change in me and wondered why.At first she took my hands in 9.(she) and listened patiently as I mentioned my worries.Then she hugged me as I wept.Months of frustration and loneliness disappeared in her motherly hug.?
No one had tried to understand what the real problem was except the headmaster,10. helped me out simply by listening and hugging.?
1.a。此處泛指“一個好孩子”,且child為可數名詞,故用a修飾。
2.Unfortunately。句首用副詞表示強調,根據下文的內容可知此處要用fortunately的反義詞。
3.confidence。此處前有形容詞性物主代詞my修飾,故填名詞。
4.shutting。shut的邏輯主語是主句主語I,故用現在分詞shutting表主動。
5.at。be surprised at“對……驚訝”。
6.depressed。此處需用形容詞作狀語,故填depressed。
7.most precious。“one of+the+形容詞最高級+名詞復數”表示“最……的……之一”。故此處用形容詞最高級形式。
8.had noticed。此處指校長在與“我”談話前就已注意到“我”的變化,故用過去完成時。
9.hers。此處指她把“我”的手放在她的手里。
10.who。此處所填詞引導非限定性定語從句,先行詞為the headmaster,故用who。
Part B
一、完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
I think I’m one of the luckiest people in the world because of the time I’m able to spend with young people who are not afraid to show their excitement and zest(熱情) for life. 1 ,I would prefer a person with passion and enthusiasm to a person with 2 and talent any day of the week.You can teach and develop skills, 3 you cannot develop a love of life and an optimistic attitude.These are 4 of a person and appear at all times during work or play.Furthermore,they are traits that one is born with and they will never 5 them.?
As a 6 and an Independent Education and Career Planning Advisor,I 7 too many children and young adults who are on a road to despair unless someone can find a way to change their attitude towards 8 and indeed life itself!?
9 ,society has turned out too many children and young that are unwilling to put much 10 or thought into their work.Whenever I come across such people— 11 or old,I’m reminded of a boy who went with his mother on a blueberry picking hike into the 12 .The boy filled his 13 mostly with moss(苔蘚) and then covered the moss with a thin layer of blueberries so that it looked 14 .But the next morning,he found the blueberry pie which his mother 15 for him was moss.?
So 16 ,whether you are in school or 17 ,if you have enthusiasm and if you are 18 to put in consistent effort along with passion,you will receive the 19 .If,on the other hand,you are 20 and prefer to take short-cuts,you should not expect to achieve the same results.?
(2024·甘肅部分高中聯考)
1.A.Obviously B.Personally
C.Luckily D.Quickly
2.A.skills B.ideas
C.kindness D.courage
3.A.or B.for
C.but D.if
4.A.choices B.requests
C.appearances D.characters
5.A.use B.deserve
C.lose D.cherish
6.A.journalist B.doctor
C.colleague D.teacher
7.A.search for B.come across
C.care about D.depend on
8.A.learning B.donating
C.speaking D.greeting
9.A.Eventually B.Unfortunately
C.Hopefully D.Perfectly
10.A.equipment B.information
C.effort D.possession
11.A.innocent B.young
C.poor D.stupid
12.A.woods B.corner
C.park D.market
13.A.mouth B.pan
C.basket D.hand
14.A.delicious B.beautiful
C.clean D.full
15.A.collected B.baked
C.kept D.bought
16.A.promise B.guess
C.remember D.look
17.A.in danger B.in distance
C.in hospital D.at work
18.A.willing B.confident
C.proud D.careful
19.A.crop B.trust
C.votes D.rewards
20.A.lazy B.busy
C.curious D.stubborn
【文章大意】本文是一篇夾敘夾議文。文章通過一個小男孩的故事告訴我們,如果有熱情并且不停地努力的話就會有回報,相反,如果偷懶并且想走捷徑的話就不要期望有相同的結果。
1.B obviously“明顯地”;personally“親自地,就自己而言”;luckily“幸運地”;quickly“迅速地,很快”。根據上下文可知,“我”本人更喜歡有激情和熱情的人。
2.A 根據下文中的“You can teach and develop skills...”可知,此處用skills與talent并列。
3.C 分析語境可知此處意為“你能夠學習并掌握技術,但你無法培養熱愛生活和樂觀的態度”。前后句為轉折關系,故用but。
4.D choice“選擇”;request“要求”;appearance“外貌,外觀”;character“品質,特性”。根據常識可知,熱情、樂觀是一個人的性格特征。
5.C use“使用”;deserve“值得”;lose“丟失,丟掉”;cherish“珍惜”。此處意為“另外,那些還是一個人從一出生就具有,而且永遠不會丟掉的特質。”故選C項。
6.D 此處由and連接,故空處前后意思應該一致或相近,又根據后文“an Independent Education and Career Planning Advisor”可知選teacher。
7.B 根據下文中的“Whenever I come across such people...”可知,“我”經常會遇到一些處于絕望中的人。come across“遇到,偶遇”。
8.A 結合上下文可知,此處意為“我遇見過很多孩子和年輕人,他們正處在絕望中,除非有人幫他們找到改變他們對于學習和生活本身的態度的方法”。A項符合語境。
9.B 社會造就了太多對待工作不夠努力和用心的孩子和年輕人,這是不幸的。故此處選unfortunately“不幸地”。
10.C 根據下文中的“if you are...to put in consistent effort...”可知此處指付出努力和心思。put effort into sth.“對某事付出很大力氣”。
11.B 此處or表并列,故用young與old并列。young or old“無論老幼”。
12.A 小男孩是去“小樹林”摘藍莓,A項符合語境。
13.C fill...with...意為“用……裝滿……”,此處指小男孩用大部分苔蘚裝滿了籃子。
14.D 小男孩在籃子里放了大多數的苔蘚,而只在上面鋪了薄薄的一層藍莓是為了讓籃子看起來滿滿的,故用full。
15.B 此處意為“但是第二天他發現媽媽為他烤的藍莓餅是苔蘚做的”。此處pie應該與bake搭配。
16.C 通過上文所講的故事可以看出作者想讓讀者“記住”下面的道理,故選remember“記住”。
17.D 作者想讓讀者記住的是“不管你是在上學還是工作,如果你有熱情并且愿意把持久的努力和熱情結合在一起,你將會收到回報”。
18.A willing“愿意的”;confident“自信的”;proud“驕傲的,自豪的”;careful“小心的”。be willing to do sth.“愿意做某事”。
19.D 分析上下文可知此處指前面的付出會有所“回報”。reward“報答,回報”。
20.A 此處意為“相反,如果你很懶并且想走捷徑的話,那就不要期望有相同的回報。”故選lazy“懶惰的”。
二、七選五閱讀填空(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)
