课时跟踪检测(三十六) A land of diversity
.单项填空
1．(2017·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．(2017·皖北协作区高三联考)________ 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．(2017·安徽三所示范性高中质量检查)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．(2017·成都第一次诊断)David Cameron was elected ________ Prime Minister to lead Britain to ________ new time.
A．/; a
B．the; a
C．a; the
D．a; /
5．(2017·山西诊断考试)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．(2017·河南洛阳八中月考)—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．(2017·天津十二校联考)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．(2017·湖北襄阳高三调研)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．(2017·北京西城模拟)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．(2017·绵阳高三质检)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
(2017·临沂高三质量检测)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 preschool 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 (忧郁症)．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
.阅读理解
(2017·宝鸡高三一模)While reading a story on 20somethings complaining about how the economy is ruining their life plans, I couldn't help but think the 20somethings sound like a bunch of spoiled children who grow up expecting everything to be easy for them.As a 20something 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 twobedroom 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 (奢华), not a fertility requirement.
A 26yearold 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 (经济衰退) 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 onebedroom 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 20somethings 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 20somethings?
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 onebedroom 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 20somethings 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 20somethings' high expectations
答
案
Ⅰ.1.选D 根据答语的后一句可知答话人认为“我们的乒乓球队比他们的更强”，所以他们的乒乓球队决不可能在即将到来的亚运会上获得第一名，by no means“决不”，符合句意。Don't mention it用来回答别人的感谢，意为“不客气”。
2．选B 句意：尽管事实上很多的驾驶员都受过培训，但是我们再怎么强调交通安全的重要性也不为过。根据句意可知应选B，表示“尽管”。C项、D项都是连词，后只能跟句子；A项“幸亏；由于”，不符合句意。
3．选B 句意：去年我过得不顺，似乎每次我开始要好好比赛时，我都受了伤。希望今年我能够健健康康，好好比赛。根据句意可知，应选B项。
4．选A 句意：戴维·卡梅伦被选为首相，他将带领英国走向一个新的时代。Prime Minister是专有名词，表示独一无二的职务，故其前不用冠词；“________ new time”泛指“一个新的时代”，故第二空用不定冠词a。所以答案为A。
5．选A 句意：在去车站的路上，我突然意识到我们如何才能改善这个局面。“It strikes (struck) sb.＋从句 ...”表示“某人突然意识到……”，为固定句型。
6．选C 句意：你花钱的方式也许会表明你对生活的态度。根据句意可知应选indicate，表示“表明；显示”。support“支持”；transform“使改变外观”；direct“指导；管理”。
7．选A it为形式主语， that引导的从句为真正的主语。
8．选B 句意：我们对怀特先生的评价都很高，因为他总是信守原则。live up to“遵守；实践(诺言，原则)”，符合句意。live on“以……为生”；live through“度过；经历过”；live with“忍受；容忍”。
9．选D 句意：“布朗小姐很忙，是吗？”“是的，她很忙。到现在为止她又承担了更大的责任。”take off“起飞；腾飞；脱下”；take out“拿出；取出”；take in“吸收；领会；欺骗”；take on“承担；呈现出；雇用”。take on responsibility“承担责任”，符合语境。
10．选D 句意：关于步行我已经谈了很多。我想说的是：它是一种省钱、安全而又令人愉快的锻炼方式。另外，它很环保。in addition“此外”，符合题意。all in all“总之”；in conclusion“总之”；in other words“换言之”。
11．选B 句意：当在这个美丽的小镇居住时，酷爱文学的格林先生写了很多绝妙的诗歌。a good many“许多；很多”，其后直接跟名词复数。a great many of后接名词复数时，名词前通常应有限定词；a good deal后不可接名词；a great deal of后应接不可数名词。
12．选D 句意：我没打算告诉你他的名字；我当时是口误。a slip
of my tongue“口误”，符合句意。fault“过失；过错”；coincidence“巧合”；dilemma“(进退两难的)困境；窘境”。
13．选C 句意：失败是成功之母，保持你的勇气，你一定会成功的。keep up “保持”，符合题意。keep off “不提(某话题)；避免”；
keep out “遮掩；避开”； keep on “继续”。
14．选C 句意：当然，大多数移民并没有一夜之间就发财，但是他们大多最终改善了自己的生活水平。maximum“最大限量；最高点”；minority“少数；半数以下”；majority“大多数”；minimum“最低限度；最低点”。故选C。
15．选A 句意：他很显然对这个消息非常吃惊，一个业余选手居然打败了排名前十的职业选手。apparently“显然地”；rarely“很少地；难得地”；secretly“秘密地；背地里”；desperately“绝望地；不顾一切地”。
Ⅱ.1.选C 根据下文“So we put on our winter coats and snow boots and ________ our way to ...”可知，此处指的是雪很深。故C项正确。
2．选D confirm“确定”；decide“决定”；wonder“想知道”；suspect“猜想，觉得”。由语境可知，Mary感觉到“我们”的新邻居状况不好，因此决定去看看他们一家。故D项正确。
3．选B 根据上文可知，“我们”深夜前往去看望新邻居一家。make one's way to意为“前往，设法进入”，符合语境。故B项正确。
4．选A 根据上文“...all was not well with ...”及第二段中的“she was in a serious depression (忧郁症)”可知，Sabina病了。故A项正确。
5．选B freely“自由地”；helplessly“无助地”；peacefully“平静地”；angrily“生气地”。根据语境可知，母亲病了，孩子们无助地坐在她旁边。故B项正确。
6．选B bring up“养育”；look after“照顾”；wash away“冲走，洗掉”；check up“检查”。由语境可知，由于母亲病了，碟子和衣服好长时间都没人管过。故B项正确。
7．选C 由语境可知，“我们”不知如何能联系到她的丈夫。reach意为“取得联系”，符合语境。故C项正确。
8．选C 根据上文“The dishes and laundry hadn't been
________ for many weeks.”可知，我们帮助她洗了盘子和衣服。故C项正确。
9．选D find“发现”；doubt“怀疑”；hope“希望”；agree“同意”。根据语境可知，“我们”一致认为她需要专业的帮助。故D项正确。
10．选A make calls“打电话”；make decisions“做决定”；make preparations“做准备”；make changes“做修改”。根据下文“The next day, a social ________ came to help her.”可知，“我们”打电话进行了联系，才有人第二天过来帮助她。故A项正确。
11．选D 根据上下文语境可知，第二天，一名社会工作者来帮助她。故D项正确。
12．选B medicine“药”；treatment“治疗”；operation“手术”；examination“检查，考试”。根据第二段中的“she was in a serious depression (忧郁症)”可知，Sabina得了严重的忧郁症，所以她要去医院进行治疗，而不是去手术或检查。故B项正确。
13．选A recover“恢复”；die“死亡”；cure“治愈”；relax“放松”。句意：我们告诉她，在她治疗恢复期间，我们将帮她照顾孩子。根据句意可知，A项正确。
14．选D escape“逃离”；learn“学会”；grow“成长”；adapt“适应”。根据下文“in the stable and happy homes”可知，孩子们很快就适应了新环境。故D项正确。
15．选C hopeful“有希望的”；crazy“狂热的”；grateful“感激的”；satisfied“满意的”。根据语境可知，对于“我们”所做的一切，孩子的父亲应是感激的。故C项正确。
16．选C 根据上下文语境可知，他将把孩子们送到祖父母身边去。根据下文中的“another country”可知，孩子们的父亲是要乘飞机将他们送走。故C项正确。
17．选D 由下文“when she recovered”可知，she指代的是他的妻子。故D项正确。
18．选A available“有效的，可利用的”；attractive“吸引人的”；friendly“友好的”；consistent“始终如一的”。根据语境可知，当Sabina和她的孩子需要帮助时，“我”和Mary都非常高兴能助他们一臂之力。故A项正确。
19．选B show“展示”；direct“指导”；select“挑选”；need“需要”。句意：我敢肯定，那天晚上在我们的心里有种东西指引着我们去看她。故B项正确。
20．选A neighborhood“附近，街坊”；situation“形势”；chance“机会”；night“夜晚”。由语境可知，当上帝要你去帮助需要帮助的人时，一定要去做。也许就为了现在这个时机(能够帮助别人的时机)，他把你已经放在了附近或工作的地方。故A项正确。
Ⅲ.1.选B 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句的内容可知，让作者产生这种想法的缘由是这些20多岁的人抱怨经济破坏了他们的人生规划。故选B。
2．选B 细节理解题。作者在最后一段中提到我们应该感激拥有一个卧室的公寓，而这显然不是这些20多岁的人抱怨的内容。故选B。
3．选D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“she thinks ... be increasing”以及本段后面引号中的内容可推知，Kobliner非常理解这些怀有高期望的20多岁的年轻人。故选D。
4．选C 标题归纳题。作者在第一段由一则故事引出话题，接着阐述了自己的观点——20多岁的年轻人由于对人生怀有过高的期望使得他们经常抱怨生活，甚至会因为那些向往而不得的东西感到绝望。故C项最适合做本文的标题。