第一部分 选修 8 Unit 3
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2016湖南师大附中高三上学期第三次月考)
It's a blessing to do somebody a favor, but sometimes it's a blessing to let another person do something for you.
The notice was posted next to the mailbox in the tenants' apartment.“A Mitzvah(善行) for Mrs.Green，” it __1__， “Sign up to drive Mrs.Green home from her chemotherapy treatment twice a month.” The word was always __2__ in my thoughts after I went upstairs.But according to my grandmother, it had __3__ meaning.She was always __4__ to me because she noticed that I thought it a shame to __5__ people do things for me.
One evening, snowflakes had been falling for several hours __6__ it came time to leave for class.I __7__ to the bus stop, reaching it just as a bus went by.For an hour, I prayed __8__ that a bus would come.Then I gave up.But as I pushed the door of my __9__ open, I found myself face to face a woman at the mailbox with __10__ in her hand.Obviously she had a car and was going __11__.In that split second, I blurted(脱口而出), “Could you give me a __12__？” A strange look __13__ her face and she agreed.She __14__ me off where I had been heading.Back home as I walked up, I met her again.“Good night, Mrs. Green.See you tomorrow，” said a neighbor inside.Shocked, I had asked a person who__15__ with cancer to give me a lift in a snowstorm.__16__ went down and I stammered(结结巴巴地说), “Please forgive me.”
She visited me later and said, “I used to do thing for others but now __17__ keeps doing things for me.It's not that I don't __18__it, but I don't have chances.Tonight before I went out to get my __19__， I prayed to God to let me feel like __20__ of the human race again.Then you came along…”
()1.A.read B．wrote
C．advised D．explained
()2.A.squeezingB．repeating
C．draining D．wandering
()3.A.otherB．another
C．little D．no
()4.A.holding onB．insisting on
C．pointing out
D．carrying out
()5.A.helpB．enjoy
C．askD．let
()6.A.so B．after
C．sinceD．when
()7.A.rodeB．labored
C．flewD．drove
()8.A.helplesslyB．patiently
C．desperately
D．hopelessly
()9.A.apartmentB．room
C．mailbox D．office
()10.A.booksB．letters
C．keysD．combs
()11.A.downB．back
C．out D．upstairs
()12.A.handB．lift
C．coffeeD．break
()13.A.crossed B．lightened
C．boomed D．froze
()14.A.threwB．took
C．showedD．dropped
()15.A.struggled B．coped
C．metD．suffered
()16.A.Tiredness B．Tears
C．Anxiety D．Snow
()17.A.someone B．everyone
C．nobody D．none
()18.A.know B．see
C．appreciate D．get
()19.A.troubleB．key
C．box D．mail
()20.A.part B．history
C．role D．top
【主旨大意】本文通过羞于请别人帮忙的作者的亲身经历说明帮助别人是一种恩赐，有时让别人来帮助你是一种更大的恩赐。
1．【答案】A
【解析】“通知说”在英文中常用read的主动形式。
2．【答案】D
【解析】由上文读到的通知可以知道，The word是一直“萦绕”在我的脑海里，只有wander有“徘徊”的意思。
3．【答案】B
【解析】句意：对我的祖母来说，它有“另一个”意思。从语法上来看，也只有another可以接单数可数名词。
4．【答案】C
【解析】hold on意为“稍候；坚持”；insist on“坚持……”；point out“指出”；carry out“携带”。从后文可以看出，“我”的祖母指出“我”的问题。
5．【答案】D
【解析】从语法的角度只有help和let 可以接动词原形，从意义上讲是“我”从不让别人为“我”做任何事。
6．【答案】D
【解析】由it came time to leave for class可知，当“我”要去上课的时候，雪已经下了几个小时了。When it comes to…“当……的时候”是习惯用法。
7．【答案】B
【解析】由于下雪我“努力”地走向公车站。labor to do “努力做某事；费力去做某事 ”，其它选项为都不是“走”的意思。
8．【答案】C
【解析】由“reaching it just as a bus went by”可以知道，“我”错过了车。接下来一个小时的等待让我很“绝望”。
9．【答案】A
【解析】由于错过车，“我”回到了自己的“公寓”。
10．C
【解析】由“Obviously she had a car”可以知道这个女邻居的手上拿的是车 “钥匙”。
11．【答案】C
【解析】上下文推知，显然这个女邻居是要出门。
12．【答案】B
【答案】从上文得知是我想要她捎“我”一段，下文的第16空前面有提示“give me a lift”。
13．【答案】A
【解析】cross表示“穿过；略过”；lighten“照亮”；boom“急速发展；发隆隆声”；freeze“凝固；僵住”。从后文看出女邻居脸上略过一丝奇怪的表情。
14．【答案】D
【解析】drop sb.off表示顺道把某人放下；显然是顺道让“我”下车。
15．【答案】A
【解析】从上文的shocked可以得知，应为struggle with cancer“与癌症作斗争”。
16．【答案】B
【解析】作者很感动，所以流下了眼泪。
17．【答案】B
【解析】由“I used to do thing for others”可以看出女邻居说“我以前常常为别人做事”，but转折表明每个人都帮助她。
18．【答案】C
【解析】appreciate“感激”，本句意为“不是我不感激(别人为我做的)，而是我总是没有机会去(为别人做点什么)”。
19．【答案】D
【解析】从前文可以看出，她在邮箱旁，出去只是为了拿邮件。其它选项不符合题意。
20．【答案】A
【解析】“我”祈祷上帝让“我”感觉到作为(正常)人的一份子。
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
(2015北京，B)
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A．improve your sleeping quality
B．listen to TV without disturbing others
C．change TV channels without difficulty
D．become interested in ballgame programs
()2.What makes TV Ears different from other headsets?
A．It can easily set TV on mute.
B．Its headset volume is adjustable.
C．It has a new noise reduction ear tip.
D．It applies special wireless technology.
()3.This advertisement is made more believable by ________.
A．using recommendations
B．offering reasons for this invention
C．providing statistics
D．showing the results of experiments
【主旨大意】本文介绍了一种新型无线电视耳机(TV Ears)，它能够帮助听力障碍者在不调高电视音量的情况下清楚地收听节目，也可以将电视设置静音而不影响自己的收听。
1．【答案】B
【解析】细节理解题。由第一段最后两句可知，当孩子睡觉的时候你可以将电视设置成静音状态，但你自己可以正常收听，你也可以一个人看球赛而不影响别人，故选B项。其余几项文章均未提及。
2．【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。由第二段第一句可知，TV Ears的专利技术(patented technology)包括一个降噪的耳机终端，这是在其他耳机上没有用过的。故选C项。
3．【答案】A
【解析】推理判断题。文章的两个文字框中附上了医生以及使用者的推荐语，由此可以推知，这篇广告是通过使用推荐者意见增加其可信度的，故选A项。
B
(2016山东临沂高三10月检测，D)
You can't always predict a heavy rain or remember your umbrella.But designer Mikhail Belyaev doesn't think that forgetting to check the weather forecast before heading out should result in you getting wet.That's why he created Lampbrella, a lamp post with its own rain sensing umbrella.
The designer says he came up with the idea after watching people get wet on streets in Russia.“Once, I was driving on a central Saint Petersburg street and saw the street lamps lighting up people trying to hide from the rain.I thought it would be appropriate to have a canopy(伞蓬) built into a street lamp.” he said.
The Lampbrella is a standardlooking street lamp fitted with an umbrella canopy.It has a builtin electric motor which can open or close the umbrella on demand.Sensors(传感器) then ensure that the umbrella offers pedestrians shelter whenever it starts raining.
In addition to the rain sensor, there's also a 360° motion sensor on the fiberglass street lamp which detects whether anyone's using the Lampbrella.After three minutes of not being used the canopy is closed.
According to the designer, the Lampbrella would move at a relatively low speed, so as not to cause harm to the pedestrians.Besides, it would be grounded to protect from possible lighting strike.Each Lampbrella would offer enough shelter for several people.Being installed at 2 meters off the ground, it would only be a danger for the tallest of pedestrians.
While there are no plans to take Lampbrella into production, Belyaev says he recently introduced his creation one Moscow Department, and insists this creation could be installed on my street where a lot of people walk but there are no canopies to provide shelter.
()4.For what purpose did Belyaev create the
Lampbrella?
A．To predict a heavy rain.
B．To check the weather forecast.
C．To protect people from the rain.
D．To remind people to take an umbrella.
()5.What does paragraph 5 mainly tell us about the Lampbrella?
A．Its moving speed. B．Its appearance.
C．Its installation. D．Its safety.
()6.What can be inferred from the last paragraph?
A．The designer will open a company to promote his product.
B．The Lampbrella could be put into immediate production.
C．The designer is confident that his creation is practical.
D．The Lampbrella would be put on show in Moscow.
【主旨大意】文章介绍了一位俄罗斯的Mikhail Belyaev 的新创意——路灯上的雨伞。把雨伞和路灯灯杆组合在一起，下雨时可供人们避雨。可以通过雨量感应来实现自动开启，另外还可以通过运动传感器监测伞下是否有人，如果没人则可以自动关闭雨伞。
4．【答案】C
【解析】细节理解题。题目问的是Belyaev创造Lampbrella的目的是什么。第二段第一句话，“…he came up with…Russia”，可以看出这个发明是为了防止人们淋雨。
5．【答案】D
【解析】推理判断题。根据本段“…so as not to cause harm…”，“…protect from…”以及“…would only be danger for…”可知，这是Lampbrella的人性化设计，为避雨的行人在安全方面做了充分的考虑。
6．【答案】C
【解析】推理判断题。从最后一段的“insists this creation could be installed on my street…”可以推断设计者对他的创意很有信心。
Ⅲ.书面表达
(湖南浏阳高三上学期期中三校联考)
你们班本周班会课的主题是上网交友的利与弊，假如你叫李华，请你写一段发言稿，说说一些学生认为网上交友的诸多好处，和你对此的不同看法。
注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．发言稿的开头与结尾已为你写好，不计入总词数。
My dear classmates，
Good afternoon!
Today's topic is making friends online.I'd like to say something about it.As you know, thanks to the development of the Internet, more and more students are addicted to making friends online.
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That's all.Thank you.
Li Hua
【答案】
One possible version：
My_dear_classmates，
Good_afternoon!
Today's_topic_is_making_friends_online.I'd_like_to_say_something_about_it.As_you_know,_thanks_to_the_development_of_the_Internet,_more_and_more_students_are_addicted_to_making_friends_online.
Many students say there are a lot of advantages.Making friends online helps them a lot because it can help them have more friends.The more friends they have, the more information they can get.Chatting online, they can express their feelings and opinions more freely.
However, in my opinion, though making friends online is helpful, there are also a lot of disadvantages we have to pay attention to.Making friends online may bring us danger and trouble, because it is not easy to know who he/she really is online.What's more, I think it wastes a lot of our precious time, which should be spent on our studies.
So we must be more careful while making friends online.
That's_all.Thank_you.
Li_Hua