2024屆高考英語一輪課時跟蹤檢測：《A land of diversity》（人教版選修8）

　　課時跟蹤檢測(三十六)　A land of diversity

　　.單項填空

　　1．(2024·南京高三一模)—Do you think their table tennis team will win the first place at the coming Asian Games?

　　—________. Ours is much stronger than theirs.

　　A．Of course　B．It depends

　　C．Don't mention it

　　D．By no means

　　2．(2024·皖北協作區高三聯考)________ the fact that many drivers are ever trained, we cannot stress too much the importance of traffic safety.

　　A．Thanks to

　　B．Despite

　　C．As

　　D．Although

　　3．(2024·安徽三所示范性高中質量檢查)I didn't have a good year last year. It seems like every time I started to play well, I got injured. ________ I can stay healthy and play well this year.

　　A．Eagerly

　　B．Hopefully

　　C．Gradually

　　D．Immediately

　　4．(2024·成都第一次診斷)David Cameron was elected ________ Prime Minister to lead Britain to ________ new time.

　　A．/; a

　　B．the; a

　　C．a; the

　　D．a; /

　　5．(2024·山西診斷考試)It ________

　　me how we could improve the situation on the way to the station.

　　A．struck

　　B．approached

　　C．accessed

　　D．occurred

　　6．The way you spend your money may ________ your attitude towards life.

　　A．support

　　B．transform

　　C．indicate

　　D．direct

　　7．________ has been proved ________ eating vegetables in childhood helps to protect you against serious illnesses in later life.

　　A．It; that

　　B．What; that

　　C．It; whether

　　D．What; what

　　8．We think highly of Mr White because he always ________ his principles.

　　A．lives on

　　B．lives up to

　　C．lives through

　　D．lives with

　　9．(2024·河南洛陽八中月考)—Miss Brown is very busy, isn't she?

　　—Yes, she is. She has ________ greater responsibilities so far.

　　A．taken off

　　B．taken out

　　C．taken in

　　D．taken on

　　10．I've talked a lot about walking. I want to say it is a cheap, safe and enjoyable form of exercise, and ________ it's environmentally friendly.

　　A．all in all

　　B．in conclusion

　　C．in other words

　　D．in addition

　　11．(2024·天津十二校聯考)While living in this beautiful small town, Mr. Green, who went in for literature so much, wrote ________ wonderful poems.

　　A．a great many of

　　B．a good many

　　C．a good deal

　　D．a great deal of

　　12．(2024·湖北襄陽高三調研)I didn't mean to tell you his name; it was a ________ of my tongue at that time.

　　A．fault

　　B．coincidence

　　C．dilemma

　　D．slip

　　13．(2024·北京西城模擬)Failure is the mother of success.________ your courage and you'll succeed.

　　A．Keep off

　　B．Keep out

　　C．Keep up

　　D．Keep on

　　14．Of course, most immigrants did not get rich overnight, but the ________ of them were eventually able to improve upon their former standard of living.

　　A．maximum

　　B．minority

　　C．majority

　　D．minimum

　　15．(2024·綿陽高三質檢)He was ________ much surprised at the news that the amateur athlete beat the professional one who ranked top ten.

　　A．apparently

　　B．rarely

　　C．secretly

　　D．desperately

　　.完形填空

　　(2024·臨沂高三質量檢測)We were experiencing one of the worst winters in years.It was very cold and the __1__ was deep, and Mary, my neighbor,

　　__2__ that all was not well with our new neighbor — Sabina.So we put on our winter coats and snow boots and

　　__3__our way to visit the family in the dark.

　　Mary was right.Sabina was

　　__4__ in bed and her two pre-school children were sitting around

　　__5__.The dishes and laundry hadn't been

　　__6__ for many weeks.We didn't know if the children had been fed.We had no idea how to

　　__7__ her husband but we knew she was in a serious depression (憂郁癥)．We fed the children, washed the dishes and did the

　　__8__.Hours later, as we walked home, we

　　__9__ that she needed professional help so we made some

　　__10__.The next day, a social

　　__11__ came to help her.

　　1.A.fog　B．water　C．snowD．well

　　2．A.confirmed

　　B．decided

　　C．wondered

　　D．suspected

　　3．A.led

　　B．made

　　C．drove

　　D．took

　　4．A.sick

　　B．asleep

　　C．painful

　　D．breathless

　　5．A.freely

　　B．helplessly

　　C．peacefully

　　D．angrily

　　6．A.brought up

　　B．looked after

　　C．washed away

　　D．checked up

　　7．A.surprise

　　B．send

　　C．reach

　　D．ask

　　8．A.dinner

　　B．housework

　　C．laundry

　　D．favor

　　9．A.found

　　B．doubted

　　C．hoped

　　D．agreed

　　10．A.calls

　　B．decisions

　　C．preparations

　　D．changes

　　11．A.doctor

　　B．editor

　　C．lawyer

　　D．worker

　　Sabina told me later that week that she would be going to a hospital for

　　__12__.We told her we would look after the children while she was

　　__13__.

　　Mary and I each brought back a child to our own houses.The children

　　__14__ quickly in the stable and happy homes.Soon after that, their __15__

　　father came to visit us.He told us he would be

　　__16__ the children to another country of their grandparents and that his

　　__17__ would also move there when she recovered.

　　Mary and I were both happy to be

　　__18__ when Sabina and the children needed help.I am positive that it was something in our heart that

　　__19__ us to see her that evening.So when God impresses you to help someone in need — just do it.Perhaps he has put you in a

　　__20__ or workplace for “such a time as this”．

　　12.A.medicine 　B．treatments

　　C．operations

　　D．examinations

　　13．A.recovering

　　B．dying

　　C．curing

　　D．relaxing

　　14．A.escaped

　　B．learned

　　C．grew

　　D．adapted

　　15．A.hopeful

　　B．crazy

　　C．grateful

　　D．satisfied

　　16．A.paying

　　B．leaving

　　C．flying

　　D．giving

　　17．A.neighbor

　　B．children

　　C．parents

　　D．wife

　　18．A.available

　　B．attractive

　　C．friendly

　　D．consistent

　　19．A.showed

　　B．directed

　　C．selected

　　D．needed

　　20．A.neighborhood

　　B．situation

　　C．chance

　　D．night

　　.閱讀理解

　　(2024·寶雞高三一模)While reading a story on 20-somethings complaining about how the economy is ruining their life plans, I couldn't help but think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children who grow up expecting everything to be easy for them.As a 20-something myself, I certainly share their disappointment — my husband and I probably won't be able to buy a house until we're in our forties, and we two are burdened by student loans.But why should it be different? Being young people in America, shouldn't they take up all of the challenges and opportunities that this country offers?

　　Consider some

　　of these

　　views

　　shared

　　in

　　the story: Jennifer, 29, owner of a two-bedroom apartment with her husband, worries that she won't be able to have children for at least a decade because they can't afford to buy a house yet.

　　I read that, and I thought what planet she is living on where you need to own a house in order to have kids? Has she ever visited a developing country, or even downtown areas in this one? Home ownership is a luxury (奢華), not a fertility requirement.

　　A 26-year-old man in the story is disappointed that he can't afford to get a PhD in literature.Well, that sounds a bit like expressing disappointment that no one will pay you to write poetry on the beach in Thailand for five years.

　　Yes, it's sad that these young people feel so lost.But I think the problem is their extremely high expectations, not economic reality.Beth Kobliner, author of Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance in Your Twenties and Thirties, says that she thinks people's expectations grow up when their wealth appears to be increasing.Their parents probably see their home values rise along with their investments.

　　“So we have people who have grown up in an environment where people have great expectations of what living well means，” says Kobliner.

　　This recession (經濟衰退) will certainly play a role in forcing those expectations into more realistic group.In the meantime, it seems much better for our mental health to focus on being grateful — for our one-bedroom apartments, for living in modern cities, or perhaps just for being able to eat three meals a day — than on longing for some kind of luxurious life.

　　1．What makes the author think the 20-somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children?

　　A．They expect everything to be easy for them.

　　B．They complain that the economy is ruining their life plans.

　　C．They are unwilling to face all of the challenges.

　　D．They are burdened by student loans.

　　2．Which of the following is NOT one of the complaints of the 20-somethings?

　　A．They can't have children for at least a decade for they can't afford to buy a house.

　　B．They have only a one-bedroom apartment to live in.

　　C．They can't buy a house until 40 and are burdened by student loans.

　　D．They despair of not being able to afford to get a PhD in literature.

　　3．What's Kobliner's attitude towards the 20-somethings with high expectations?

　　A．Unbearable.　B．Opposing.

　　C．Doubtful.

　　D．Understanding.

　　4．What is the best title for this passage?

　　A．Young people afford to continue their education

　　B．Young people can't afford to buy a house

　　C．Young people's high expectations lead to despair

　　D．The 20-somethings' high expectations

　　答

　　案

　　Ⅰ.1.選D　根據答語的后一句可知答話人認為“我們的乒乓球隊比他們的更強”，所以他們的乒乓球隊決不可能在即將到來的亞運會上獲得第一名，by no means“決不”，符合句意。Don't mention it用來回答別人的感謝，意為“不客氣”。

　　2．選B　句意：盡管事實上很多的駕駛員都受過培訓，但是我們再怎么強調交通安全的重要性也不為過。根據句意可知應選B，表示“盡管”。C項、D項都是連詞，后只能跟句子；A項“幸虧；由于”，不符合句意。

　　3．選B　句意：去年我過得不順，似乎每次我開始要好好比賽時，我都受了傷。希望今年我能夠健健康康，好好比賽。根據句意可知，應選B項。

　　4．選A　句意：戴維·卡梅倫被選為首相，他將帶領英國走向一個新的時代。Prime Minister是專有名詞，表示獨一無二的職務，故其前不用冠詞；“________ new time”泛指“一個新的時代”，故第二空用不定冠詞a。所以答案為A。

　　5．選A　句意：在去車站的路上，我突然意識到我們如何才能改善這個局面。“It strikes (struck) sb.＋從句 ...”表示“某人突然意識到……”，為固定句型。

　　6．選C　句意：你花錢的方式也許會表明你對生活的態度。根據句意可知應選indicate，表示“表明；顯示”。support“支持”；transform“使改變外觀”；direct“指導；管理”。

　　7．選A　it為形式主語， that引導的從句為真正的主語。

　　8．選B　句意：我們對懷特先生的評價都很高，因為他總是信守原則。live up to“遵守；實踐(諾言，原則)”，符合句意。live on“以……為生”；live through“度過；經歷過”；live with“忍受；容忍”。

　　9．選D　句意：“布朗小姐很忙，是嗎？”“是的，她很忙。到現在為止她又承擔了更大的責任。”take off“起飛；騰飛；脫下”；take out“拿出；取出”；take in“吸收；領會；欺騙”；take on“承擔；呈現出；雇用”。take on responsibility“承擔責任”，符合語境。

　　10．選D　句意：關于步行我已經談了很多。我想說的是：它是一種省錢、安全而又令人愉快的鍛煉方式。另外，它很環保。in addition“此外”，符合題意。all in all“總之”；in conclusion“總之”；in other words“換言之”。

　　11．選B　句意：當在這個美麗的小鎮居住時，酷愛文學的格林先生寫了很多絕妙的詩歌。a good many“許多；很多”，其后直接跟名詞復數。a great many of后接名詞復數時，名詞前通常應有限定詞；a good deal后不可接名詞；a great deal of后應接不可數名詞。

　　12．選D　句意：我沒打算告訴你他的名字；我當時是口誤。a slip

　　of my tongue“口誤”，符合句意。fault“過失；過錯”；coincidence“巧合”；dilemma“(進退兩難的)困境；窘境”。

　　13．選C　句意：失敗是成功之母，保持你的勇氣，你一定會成功的。keep up “保持”，符合題意。keep off “不提(某話題)；避免”；

　　keep out “遮掩；避開”； keep on “繼續”。

　　14．選C　句意：當然，大多數移民并沒有一夜之間就發財，但是他們大多最終改善了自己的生活水平。maximum“最大限量；最高點”；minority“少數；半數以下”；majority“大多數”；minimum“最低限度；最低點”。故選C。

　　15．選A　句意：他很顯然對這個消息非常吃驚，一個業余選手居然打敗了排名前十的職業選手。apparently“顯然地”；rarely“很少地；難得地”；secretly“秘密地；背地里”；desperately“絕望地；不顧一切地”。

　　Ⅱ.1.選C　根據下文“So we put on our winter coats and snow boots and ________ our way to ...”可知，此處指的是雪很深。故C項正確。

　　2．選D　confirm“確定”；decide“決定”；wonder“想知道”；suspect“猜想，覺得”。由語境可知，Mary感覺到“我們”的新鄰居狀況不好，因此決定去看看他們一家。故D項正確。

　　3．選B　根據上文可知，“我們”深夜前往去看望新鄰居一家。make one's way to意為“前往，設法進入”，符合語境。故B項正確。

　　4．選A　根據上文“...all was not well with ...”及第二段中的“she was in a serious depression (憂郁癥)”可知，Sabina病了。故A項正確。

　　5．選B　freely“自由地”；helplessly“無助地”；peacefully“平靜地”；angrily“生氣地”。根據語境可知，母親病了，孩子們無助地坐在她旁邊。故B項正確。