第一部分 选修八 Unit 5
Ⅰ.阅读理解
(2017·郑州市三模)
Saturday was my husband's birthday, but we spent most of the time in the car. We were driving to Phoenix for the weekend to celebrate his birthday and see the Warriors play the Suns.
My husband is a lucky man. Not only has he lived to see another birthday, but he doesn't mind driving 200 miles to see an NBA basketball game.
In the car, his cellphone kept ringing with birthday greetings from family and friends. He put them all on the speakerphone so he could drive with both hands and I could listen in even though it wasn't my birthday.
Meanwhile, on the CD player, the Reverend A1 Green began to sing Love and Happiness. A little good music makes a bad road better.
Four hours later, we checked into a hotel, got dinner and sat out on a rooftop feeling glad to be alive.
We had a great weekend—we ate too much, slept too little and the Warriors, well, they lost. But still, it was all worth the drive.
On the way home, I started thinking about birthdays. In our family, we celebrate four in January, four in February, and all the others throughout the year. Mine is next week.
If I'm lucky, like my husband, I'll get cards and calls and maybe a few videos. I don't need presents any more. When you've seen as many birthdays as I've seen, the only gift you truly want is to see one more.
Birthdays are the mile markers on the road of life. They tell us how far we've come, but not how far we've yet to go.
Life is a journey more than a destination. What matters is whom we choose as traveling companions, and how often we get to sit back and enjoy the ride.
文章大意：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。通过和丈夫一起旅游为其庆祝生日，作者意识到人生旅途中重要的不是目的地，而是和谁一起走过，并能够享受这个旅途。
1．What helps to make their long drive to Phoenix better?
A．The phone calls from their friends.
B．The beautiful views along the road.
C．The music played on their CD player.
D．The desire to celebrate a nice birthday.
答案：C 细节理解题。根据第四段第二句“A little good music makes a bad road better.”可知，这段音乐使得路途舒坦些。故选C。
2．What kind of birthday gift does the author really want?
A．A live NBA game.
B．A wish to live another year.
C．Calls and cards from friends.
D．Videos from friends and family.
答案：B 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段最后一句中的“the only gift you truly want is to see one more”可知，作者真正想要的是明年可以继续过生日，即能够继续活下去。故选B。
3．What is the major lesson that the author took from the journey?
A．Taking a long drive is a great way to celebrate a birthday.
B．A meaningful life is like a journey with a clear destination.
C．People should learn to appreciate life together with their loved ones.
D．People shouldn't rest on what they have but try to make new achievements.
答案：C 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者意识到人生是一场旅行，重要的不是目的地，而是和谁一起旅行，并懂得享受旅途。故选C。
4．What could be the best title for this passage?
A．A Birthday Journey
B．My Lucky Husband
C．Driving to See a Basketball Game
D．Mile Markers on the Road of Life
答案：A 标题概括题。本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，通过庆祝丈夫生日的一次旅行，作者明白了人生的意义所在。A项是贯穿文章的主线，最适合作为标题。故选A。
.七选五
(2017·北京)
Urbanization
Until relatively recently, the vast majority of human being lived and died without ever seeing a city. The first city was probably founded no more than 5,500 years ago. __1__ In fact, nearly everyone lived on farms or in tiny rural (乡村的) villages. It was not until the 20th century that Great Britain became the first urban society in history—a society in which the majority of people live in cities and do not farm for a living.
Britain was only the beginning. __2__ The process of urbanization—the migration (迁徙) of people from the countryside to the city—was the result of modernization, which has rapidly transformed how people live and where they live.
In 1900, fewer than 40% of Americans lived in urban areas. Today, over 82% of Americans live in cities. Only about 2% live on farms. __3__
Large cities were impossible until agriculture became industrialized. Even in advanced agricultural societies, it took about ninetyfive people on farms to feed five people in cities.__4__ Until modern times, those living in cities were mainly the ruling elite (精英) and the servants, laborers and professionals who served them. Cities survived by taxing farmers and were limited in size by the amount of surplus food that the rural population produced and by the ability to move this surplus from farm to city.
Over the past two centuries, the Industrial Revolution has broken this balance between the city and the country.__5__ Today, instead of needing ninetyfive farmers to feed five city people, one American farmer is able to feed more than a hundred nonfarmers.
A．That kept cities very small.
B．The rest live in small towns.
C．The effects of urban living on people should be considered
D．Soon many other industrial nations became urban societies.
E．But even 200 years ago, only a few people could live in cities.
F．Modernization drew people to the cities and made farmers more productive.
G．Modern cities have destroyed social relations and the health of human beings.
文章大意：本文为记叙文，讲述Urbanization(都市化)的形成与发展。
1．E 文章一开始就提到绝大对数的人没有看到城市产生然后死了。第一座城市建于5,500年以前；后一句又提到：几乎每个人都住在农场或者小山村里。因此中间要填上的是E项：甚至是在200年以前，也只有少数的人生活在大城市里。
2．D 文章第一段说英国是第一个成为城市化社会的国家。第二段接下来说英国仅仅是个开始，这是因为许多别的工业国家也开始效仿英国，成为城市化的社会，因此D项为正确答案。
3．B 现在美国有82%的住在大城市里，有2%的住在农场；剩下的16%左右要住在别的地方，即B项所描述的：其余的住在小城里。
4．A 上一句提到：即使在先进的农业社会，要花95个人劳动才能养活大城市5个人，这只有一个结果：这使得城市很小。
5．F 前一句提到：在过去的两百年里，工业革命打破了城乡之间的平衡。后一句提到：现在，不是需要95个农民养活5个城市人，1个农民就能养活100多个非农民。那中间只能填F项：现代化把更多的人吸引到城市里来，使得农民更加多产。
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2017·东北三省三校第二次联考)
On Thursday Mrs. Clarke locked the door and went to the women's club as usual.
When she came home she sensed __1__ unusual. Had someone got in? The back door and the windows were all locked and there was
__2__
sign of forced entry. Had anything been taken? She went from room to room checking and __3__(find) her spare camera missing.
The following Thursday she went out at her usual time, but she just took a short walk in a park nearby, came home through the back door and settled down to wait and see what __4__(happen)．
It was 4 o'clock __5__ the front doorbell rang. Mrs. Clarke was making tea at the time. The bell rang again, and then she heard her letterbox __6__(push) open. Picking up the kettle of boiling water, she moved quietly towards the door. A piece of __7__ appeared through the letterbox, and then a hand. __8__
wire turned and caught around the knob (圆钮)on the doorlock. Mrs. Clarke raised the kettle and poured the hot water __9__
the hand. A sharp cry was heard outside as the wire fell to the floor and the hand was
__10__
(instant) pulled back, which was followed by the sound of running feet.
文章大意：本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一位女士在家中智斗歹徒的故事。
答案：
1．something 考查代词。根据下句“Had someone got in？”可推知，Mrs. Clarke发觉家里有异常。故用something。形容词修饰不定代词放在不定代词之后。
2．no 考查形容词。根据下句“Had anything been taken？”的疑问并结合上文中的“The back door and the windows were all locked”可推知，Mrs.Clarke只是觉得发生了不同寻常的事情，门窗都锁着，并没有任何强行进入的迹象。修饰名词的词为形容词，故用no，而不是副词not。
3．found 考查动词的时态。根据“and”可知，此处与谓语动词“went”并列，表示几乎同时发生的动作，应用一般过去时。故用found。
4．would happen 考查动词的时态。根据语境“wait and see”可知，事情还没有发生，且本句是一般过去时的句子，故此处用过去将来时，即would do的形式。故用would happen。
5．when 考查连词。固定句型：it is/was＋时间点＋when...意为“当……时候是几点了”，when符合语境。故用when。
6．being pushed 考查非谓语动词。hear sb./sth.do/doing sth.意为“听到某人或某物做或正在做某事”。此处表示正在做，且push和letterbox在逻辑上构成被动关系，故用现在分词的被动形式作宾语补足语。故用being pushed。
7．wire 考查名词。根据下文中的“wire turned...”可知，此处表示线。故用wire。
8．The 考查冠词。空格后的wire是第二次出现在文中，故用定冠词，表示特指。故用The。
9．over/on 考查介词。根据语境可知，此处表示把热水倾倒在手上。故用over/on。
10．instantly 考查副词。修饰动词的词为副词，故此处用instantly修饰动词短语“pulled back”。
Ⅳ.短文改错
(2017·河北冀州中学三模)
At present we are living in a good age. Therefore, there are still a small number of people who don't act responsible. His bad behaviors are out of place in our civilizing society. For an example, some people often risk their lives to disobey traffic rules. Littering is still a serious problem. Some people are often seen to spit in public places. Bad still, it is common to find silly things writing by some tourists in scenic spots.
To my opinion, everyone should learn to become a responsible citizen. We must aware that everything we do in public places will affect others and we should break our bad habits. As long as we obey the rule in every field and are filled with care and love, our world will become better.
答案：
At present we are living in a good age. ， there are still a small number of people who don't act .
bad behaviors are out of place in our
society. For an example, some people often risk their lives to disobey traffic rules. Littering is still a serious problem. Some people are often seen to spit in public places.
still, it is common to
silly things
by some tourists in scenic spots.
my opinion, everyone should learn to become a responsible citizen. We must
aware that everything we do in public places will affect others and we should break our bad habits. As long as we obey the rule in every field and are filled with care and love, our world will become better.