高考英語創(chuàng)新設計一輪提能訓練 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors（附解析）新人教版選修8

Unit5MeetingyourancestorsⅠ.詞匯運用1．Thegame________(因下雨中斷了)．2．Ididn’tseeyourcar，soI________(認為你出去了)．3．Myteacherisalwayssmokinginclass，________(不管學生的健康)．4．Youcan’tevencutupmeatwiththeknife；it________(需要磨一下)．5．Efforts________(維護和平)havefailed.6．Thebookgivesa________(貧困及其根源的詳細分析)．7．________(具體問題總是具體對待)．8．Thenewdrug________(對這種病的治療有重大意義)．9．Thereexistsignificantdifferencesbetween________(西方和我們的教育制度)．10．Theambassador’swonderfulspeech________(贏得了經(jīng)久不息的熱烈掌聲)．11．Afewwordsofcomfort________(消除了她的疑慮)．12．Mywatch________(走得不太準)．答案：1.wasinterruptedbytherain2.assumedthatyou’dgoneout3.regardlessofthehealthofthestudents4.needssharpening5.topreservethepeace6.detailedanalysisofpovertyanditscauses7.Dealwithspecificproblemsspecifically8.hasgreatsignificanceforthetreatmentofthedisease9.westerneducationalsystemsandthoseofours10.receivedlong-lastingwarmapplause11.relievedherofheranxiety12.isnotveryaccurateⅡ.完形填空閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意，然后從1～15各題所給的A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出最佳選項。Amajorityofpeoplehavenoideaofthehardworkandworrythatgoesintothecollectingofthosefascinatingbirdsandanimalsthattheypaytoseeinthezoo.OneofthequestionsthatarealwaysaskedofmeishowIbecameananimalcollectorinthefirst__1__.TheansweristhatIhavealwaysbeeninterestedinanimalsandzoos.Accordingtomyparents，thefirstwordIwasabletosaywithany__2__wasnottheconventional“mamma”or“daddy”，buttheword“zoo”，whichIwould__3__overandoveragainwithashrill__4__untilsomeone，ingroupsto__5__meup，wouldtakemetothezoo.WhenI__6__alittleolder，welivedinGreeceandIhadagreat__7__ofpets，rangingfromowlstoseahorses，andIspentallmysparetime__8__thecountrysideinsearchoffreshspecimensto__9__tomycollectionofpets.__10__onIwentforayeartotheCityZoo，asastudent__11__togetexperienceofthelargeanimals，suchaslions，bears，bisonandostriches，whichwerenoteasytokeepathome.WhenIleft，I__12__hadenoughmoneyofmyowntobeableto__13__myfirsttripandIhavebeengoing__14__eversincethen.Thoughacollector’sjobisnotaneasyoneandisfullof__15__，itiscertainlyajobwhichwillappealtoallthosewholoveanimalsandtravel.【解題導語】本文講述了作者從熱愛動物到收集動物的故事，盡管要經(jīng)歷辛酸苦辣。1．A．regionB．fieldC．placeD．case解析：inthefirstplace是固定短語，意思是“首先”。此句意思是：別人經(jīng)常問到的問題之一，是當初我是如何愛上動物的。答案：C2．A.clarityB．emotionC．sentimentD．a(chǎn)ffection解析：這句話的意思是：作者在呀呀學語之時，最早發(fā)清楚的音是“zoo”(動物園)，而不是“媽媽”，“爸爸”，因此，應選clarity“清晰”。填入其他選項emotion(感情)，sentiment(多愁善感)，affection(友愛)不合邏輯。答案：A3．A.reciteB．recognizeC．readD．repeat解析：根據(jù)后面的overandoveragain，應選“repeat”。答案：D4．A.volumeB．noiseC．voiceD．pitch解析：小孩想去動物園，便不停地發(fā)出尖叫聲，故選“voice”。A項shrillvoice與scream的意思接近。volume(音量)；noise(噪音)；pitch(音調(diào))均不合要求。答案：C5．A.closeB．shutC．stopD．comfort解析：shutsb.up是指讓某人住口，為了讓孩子停止尖叫，只好帶他去動物園。答案：B6．A.grewB．turnedC．keptD．remained解析：表示年齡的增長用grew。答案：A7．A.manyB．a(chǎn)mountC．numberD．supply解析：greatmany后直接跟可數(shù)名詞的復數(shù)形式；agreat/largeamountof后跟不可數(shù)名詞；只有agreat/largenumberof后可以跟可數(shù)名詞的復數(shù)形式。答案：C8．A.livingB．cultivatingC．reclaimingD．exploring解析：living后必須接介詞in，意為“居住”；cultivating耕種；reclaiming開墾；只有exploring有探察的意思。答案：D9．A.increaseB．includeC．a(chǎn)ddD．enrich解析：addto相當于increase增加。其余選項后面都不接to。答案：C10．A.laterB．furtherC．thenD．subsequently解析：lateron為固定短語，“后來”。答案：A11．A.attendantB．keeperC．memberD．a(chǎn)ide解析：attendant仆人；keeper可理解為“飼養(yǎng)員”，但是astudentkeeper容易被誤解為“收留學生的人”；aide有“助手”之義。作者一邊上學，一邊在動物園里打工，只能當助手。答案：D12．A.luckilyB．gladlyC．nearlyD．successfully解析：因為錢是在動物園打工掙的，選successfully更能體現(xiàn)其含義。答案：D13．A.payB．provideC．a(chǎn)llowD．finance解析：financemyfirsttrip意為“支付我的旅行費用”；pay后應接介詞for；其他選項的意思相差甚遠。答案：D14．A.normallyB．regularlyC．usuallyD．often解析：此句為現(xiàn)在完成進行時態(tài)，選regularly比較貼切。答案：B15．A.expectationsB．sorrowsC．excitementD．disappointments解析：此句是由though引導的讓步狀語從句，應與主句意思相對立。選項中，sorrows和disappointments與主句的appealto相對立，但sorrows的分量太重。答案：DⅢ.閱讀理解Whatdoesitmeantosaythatweliveinaworldofpersuasion?Itmeansthatweliveamongcompetinginterests.Yourroommate’sneedtostudyforanexammaytakepriority(優(yōu)先)overpizza.Yourinstructormayhavegoodreasonsnottochangeyourgrade.Andtheobjectofyourromanticinterestmayhaveotheroptions.Insuchaworld,persuasionistheartofgettingotherstogivefairandfavorableconsiderationtoourpointofview.Whenwepersuade,wewanttoinfluencehowothersbelieveandbehave.Wemaynotalwaysprevail—otherpointsofviewmaybemorepersuasive,dependingonthelistener,thesituation,andthemeritofthecase.Butwhenwepracticetheartofpersuasion,wetrytoensurethatourpositionreceivestheattentionitdeserves.Somepeople,however,objecttotheveryideaofpersuasion.Theymayregarditasanunwelcomeinterruptionintotheirlives.Justtheopposite,webelievethatpersuasionisunavoidable—toliveistopersuade.Persuasionmaybeethical(合乎道義的)orunethical,selflessorselfish,inspiringordegrading.Ethicalpersuasion,however,callsforsoundreasoningandissensitivetothefeelingsandneedsoflisteners.Suchpersuasioncanhelpusapplythewisdomofthepasttothedecisionswenowmustmake.Therefore，themostbasicpartofeducationislearningtoresisttheonekindofpersuasionandtoencourageandpractisetheother.Beyonditspersonalimportancetous,persuasionisindispensabletosociety.TherighttopersuadeandbepersuadedisthebedrockoftheAmericanpoliticalsystem,guaranteedbytheFirstAmendmenttotheConstitution(美國憲法)．【文章大意】我們生活在一個勸說的世界。勸說無處不在，無法避免。1．Accordingtothepassage，persuasionmeans________.A．changingothers’pointsofviewB．exercisingpoweroverotherpeopleC．gettingotherpeopletoconsideryourpointofviewD．gettingpeopletoagreewithyouanddowhatyouwant解析：考查細節(jié)理解。參照第二段中的“persuasionistheartofgettingotherstogivefairandfavorableconsiderationtoourpointsofview.”可知C選項正確。答案：C2．Theunderlinedword“prevail”inthesecondparagraphmeans________.A．winB．failC．speakD．listen解析：考查詞義猜測。從文章第二段“otherpointsofviewmaybemorepersuasive...”可知道其他人的觀點也許更有說服力，要根據(jù)聽眾，當時的情形等諸多因素，可以推斷我們也許會被別人說服，不會總是成功。答案：A3．Thepassagestatesthatsomepeopleobjecttopersuasionbecausetheythinkitis________.A．a(chǎn)dangertosocietyB．difficulttodowellC．unwelcomebehaviorD．neversuccessful解析：考查細節(jié)理解。從文章第三段第二句“Theymayregarditasanunwelcomeinterruptionintotheirlives.”可知C選項正確。答案：C4．Thepassagemainlydiscusses________.A．howpeoplepersuadeB．whypeoplepersuadeC．thatpersuasionisbothgoodandbadD．thatpersuasionisimportantanditisallaroundus解析：考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)文章第三段“webelievethatpersuasionisunavoidable...”和最后一段“Beyonditspersonalimportancetous，persuasionisindispensabletosociety.”可說明persuasion無處不在，而且對社會很重要。答案：D5．Wecaninferfromthepassagethat________.A．ifyouareright，youcanalwaysbesuccessfulinyourpersuasionB．persuasionisanecessaryandimportantactinanysocietyC．a(chǎn)nypersuasionisfromaselfishandannoyingpointofviewD．persuasionishardtodoandhardtosucceed解析：考查推斷理解。根據(jù)最后一段“Beyonditspersonalimportancetous，persuasionisindispensabletosociety.”可判斷B項正確；根據(jù)文章第二段最后一句“Butwhenwepracticetheartofpersuasion，wetryto...”可知道掌握了說服這門藝術，說服就變得容易，判斷D項錯誤；根據(jù)第二段可知，即使你正確，也未必總是成功，說服成功與否還要根據(jù)很多外在因素，可判斷A項錯誤；根據(jù)文章第三段“persuasionmaybeethicalorunethical，selflessorselfish”可判斷C項錯誤。答案：BⅣ.信息匹配閱讀下列應用文及相關信息，并按要求匹配信息。首先請閱讀下列旅游公園的信息：(2010·廣東惠州一調(diào))A．CANYONArizona’snorthwestregionishometoawe-inspiringbeauty，includingoneoftheSevenWondersoftheworld：theGrandCanyon.ExplorefurtherandyouwillfindthebeautifulSedonaandOakCreekCanyonandthehigh-peakedSanFranciscoMountains.Activitieschangealongwiththecolorsoftheseasons，fromhikingandraftingtoskiingandsledding.B．CHIEFSLEEPEASYRVPARKQuietparkforallwithgreatvalue.LocatedinasmalltownbutclosetolargertownsinNevadaandUtah.ClubhouseandInternet.Mostutilitiespaid.ThenretreattothiscampgroundwithlushlandscapingandalovelySanGabrielMountainsbackdrop.EnjoyWi-Fiandmodernserviceforyourcomputingneeds.Thefullgymandheatedpoolareopenyear-round，themini-marketisfullystockedandcateringserviceisavailable.C．ARIZONARVPARKOpenallyear.Setat7,000feetunderthecoolshadeofponderosapinesneartheCoconinoNationalForestandtheHistoricRoute66.Setoutonhikingtrailsfromyourcliffdwellings.NorthernArizonafeatureslocalgeologyandnativecultures.ShopanddineindowntownFlagstaff.KOAstaffcanhelparrangetourstonorthernArizonasites.D．CANYONThispropertyisrated1intheWilliamsforthethirdyearinarow.Thisgrandcanyoncountrylocationisaperfectescapefromtheordinarymountainviewsandlocatedinthelargestgrowthofponderosapinesintheworld.Gosouth3/4mileandtheparkisthefirstbusinessontheright.E．REDOpen：May11～September30.OurActivities：golf，troutfishing，hiking，horsebackriding，andshopping.OurEvents：heatedswimmingpool，availablememorialdaythroughlaborandfuncycles.F．FLINTSTONESLocatedinbeautifulnorthernArizona，itisathemeparkofwildlife，withanaturalanimalzoo，agiftshop，adiner，aconveniencestore，galleriesandrestaurants.ThelegendaryBeartoothHighwaybeginsnearthisplace，whichwindsfor69milespastglaciers，alpinelakesandtoweringpeaksinMontanaandWyomingtoYellowstoneNationalPark.請閱讀以下旅游者的信息，然后匹配旅游者和其選定的旅游公園的信息。【文章大意】本部分要求將旅游者與旅游公園的信息匹配起來。1．Danniel，aprofessor，poetandhistorian，fromNewcastle，wantstospendtheirfive-dayholidays，alongwithhisstudents，byexploringlocalhistoryandnativeculturesthisOctober.解析：本題的“l(fā)ocalhistory，nativecultures”與C項的“l(fā)ocal，nativecultures”相匹配。答案：C2．Orwell，agreatquietwriter，willspendhisholidayfromMay1toMay15.Heisusedtodoingexercisesinthegyminthemorning，andenjoysswimminginaheatedpoolatnoon.解析：本題的“Heisusedtodoingexercisesinthegyminthemorning，andenjoysswimminginaheatedpoolatnoon”與B項的“Thefullgymandheatedpoolareopenyear-round”相匹配。答案：B3．Nick，wholikeshikingandrafting，wantstoridethenearbySkyrideupto11,500feetforaviewoftheGrandCanyon，UtahandthecityofFlagstaffthissummer.解析：本題的“theGrandCanyon，hikingandrafting”與A項的“theGrandCanyon，hikingandrafting”相匹配。答案：A4．Bergius，fromGreek，activeandchallenging，competedinthelocal12thHorsebackRiding.HewillmarryhisgirlfriendbytravelingthisAugust.Hisgirlfriendisinterestedinridingacycleandshopping.解析：本題的“thisAugust，interestedinridingacycleandshopping”與E項的“May11～September30，funcycles，shopping”相匹配。答案：E5．Cuvier，biologistofstudyingwildanimalsandplants，willattendtheAnimalsFestivalofNation，MountainManRendezvousandothersummerfestivals.HeisalsoabouttovisitYellowstoneNationalParkbytheway.解析：本題的“wildanimalsandplants，YellowstoneNationalPark”與F項的“wildlife，naturalanimalzoo，YellowstoneNationalPark”相匹配。答案：F

Ⅴ.基礎寫作(2010·揭陽市高考二模)媽媽的懷抱父母對子女的愛護永遠是那么的貼心溫暖，動物世界亦然。陽光明媚的一天，水獺媽媽打算帶寶寶到河對岸去，但是困倦的寶寶可不愿辛苦游著過河。于是，水獺媽媽把寶寶放在了肚皮上，“仰泳”抵達河對岸，水獺寶寶全程酣睡。這一幕被拍攝了下來，上傳到網(wǎng)上后，溫暖了無數(shù)人的心。參考詞匯：水獺otter；仰泳dobackstroke；【寫作要求】1．使用5個句子表達全部的內(nèi)容；2．文中不能出現(xiàn)真實姓名和學校名稱?！驹u分標準】句子結構的準確性和復雜度；信息內(nèi)容的完整性和連貫性。________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________【參考范文】Onesunnyday，MotherOtterdecidedtotakeherbabytotheothersideoftheriver.However，BabyOtter，beingtootired，wasnotwillingtodotheswimmingatall.Therefore，MotherOttercarriedherbabyonherbellyanddidbackstrokeallthewayuntiltheygottotheirdestinationwhileBabyOtterwassoundlyasleep.Thetouchingscene，whichwasfilmedanduploadedtotheinternet，warmedtheheartsofalargenumberofnetizens，withmeincluded.LovefromMOTHERisalwaysthere，evenintheanimalworld.

Ⅵ.讀寫任務(2010·湛江市普通高考測試)閱讀下面的短文，然后按照要求寫一篇150詞左右的英語短文。TheU．N.ClimateChangeconferenceopenedinCopenhagen，DenmarkonDec.7thwithsome15,000delegatesandobserversfromnearly200countriesattendingwhatiscalledthelastbestchanceforanagreementtocombatglobalwarming.Mostscientistsbelievethewarmingtrendismainlycausedbyhumanactivity，especiallytheuseoffossilfuels(化石燃料)andthecuttingdownofforests.InCopenhagen，expertsandofficialsalikeareputtingtheemphasisonwhatpeopleandgovernmentscandotocuttheemission(排放)ofgreenhousegasses.Scientistssaya25to40percentcutincarbon-dioxideemissionsisneededtocontrolglobalwarming.Ayouthfulonlinegroupthatcallsitselfthe“Low-CarbonTribe”isleadingthewaytoaneco-friendlylifestyle.Tribemembers，whorangeinagefrom20to40，saytheyaretryingto