2016届高三英语一轮复习题组层级快练：（三）外研版必修1

　　题组层级快练(三)

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　A boy was walking home from school when he saw a large, tempting(诱人的) apple on one of the branches of an apple tree hanging out over a tall fence. The boy wasn't much of a fruit-eater, __1__ a bar of chocolate if given the choice, but __2__ people always say, the forbidden fruit can be tempting. Seeing the apple, the boy wanted it. The more he looked at it, the __3__ he felt and the more he wanted that apple.

　　He stood on tiptoe, __4__ as high as he could, but even as his tallest __5__ he was unable to touch it. He began to __6__. up and down, as high as he could, at the __7__ of each jump stretching his arms to get the apple. Still it remained out of __8__.

　　Not giving up, he thought, if only he had something to __9__ on. His school bag wouldn't give enough height and he didn't want to __10__ the things inside, like his lunch box, pencil ease, and Game Boy. Looking __11__, he hoped he might find an old box, a rock, or __12__ luck, even a ladder, but it was a tidy neighborhood and there was nothing he could use.

　　He had tried everything he could think, __13__ seeing any other choices, he gave up and started to walk __14__. At first he felt angry and disappointed thinking about how hungry he had become from his __15__, and how he really wanted that apple. The more he __16__ like this, the more unhappy he became.

　　__17__, the boy of our story was a pretty smart guy. even if he couldn't always get what he wanted. He soon starter to say to himself, "This isn't __18__. I don't have the apple and I'm feeling miserable as well. There's __19__ more I can do to get the apple — that is unchangeable — but I am supposed to be able to __20__ my feelings. If that's the case, what can I do to feel better?"

　　1. A. offering

　　B. preferring

　　C. receiving

　　D. allowing

　　2. A. as long as

　　B. as if

　　C. when

　　D. as

　　3. A. angrier

　　B. hungrier

　　C. sadder

　　D. simpler

　　4. A. expanding

　　B. stretching

　　C. swinging

　　D. pulling

　　5. A. strength

　　B. length

　　C. range

　　D. height

　　6. A. run

　　B. jump

　　C. walk

　　D. glance

　　7. A. tip

　　B. stage

　　C. level

　　D. top

　　8. A. hope

　　B. control

　　C. sight

　　D. reach

　　9. A. put

　　B. stand

　　C. get

　　D. sit

　　10. A. break

　　B. shake

　　C. take

　　D. strike

　　11. A. up

　　B. around

　　C. down

　　D. forward

　　12. A. for

　　B. on

　　C. with

　　D. of

　　13. A. after

　　B. through

　　C. without

　　D. upon

　　14. A. away

　　B. back

　　C. up

　　D. down

　　15. A. wishes

　　B. beliefs

　　C. efforts

　　D. goals

　　16. A. imagined

　　B. thought

　　C. tried

　　D. claimed

　　17. A. Therefore

　　B. However

　　C. Moreover

　　D. Otherwise

　　18. A. skillful

　　B. cheerful

　　C. helpful

　　D. harmful

　　19. A. something

　　B. anything

　　C. everything

　　D. nothing

　　20. A. express

　　B. change

　　C. forget

　　D. describe

　　答案与解析

　　【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了一个男孩儿够树上的苹果的故事。

　　1. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　那个男孩儿不怎么吃水果，如果可以选择的话，他宁愿要一块巧克力，故选B项。

　　2. 答案

　　D

　　解析

　　但是正如人们经常说的那样，禁果可能是很诱人的。as在此处引导非限定性定语从句，意为“正如”，故选D项。

　　3. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　他越看那个苹果，他就越感觉饿，他也就越想要那个苹果。此处与下文中的how hungry he had become from his __15__, and

　　how he really wanted that apple呼应，故选B项。

　　4. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　expand意为“扩大”；stretch意为“伸长(胳膊或腿)”；swing意为“摇摆”；pull意为“拉”。此处与下文中的stretching his arms呼应，故选B项。

　　5. 答案

　　D

　　解析

　　根据空格前的tallest和下文中的as high as he could可知，选D项。

　　6. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　此处与下文中的each jump呼应，男孩儿想够到苹果，但是他身高不够，于是他就上下地跳着去够苹果，故选B项。

　　7. 答案

　　D

　　解析

　　根据上文中的as high as he could可知，男孩儿在每次跳到最高处的时候伸长胳膊去摘苹果，故选D项。at the top of ...意为“在……的顶端”。

　　8. 答案

　　D

　　解析

　　根据上文中的he was unable to touch it和空格前的Still可知，男孩儿跳起来还是没有够到那个苹果。out of reach“够不到”。

　　9. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　男孩儿并没有放弃，他想要是有个东西让他站在上面就好了。选B项。

　　10. 答案

　　A

　　解析

　　他的书包不能给他足够的高度，而且他也不想弄坏里面的东西。故选A项。

　　11. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　他环视四周，希望能够找到一个旧盒子、一个石块。幸运的话，甚至是一个梯子。根据下文中的he hoped he might find an old box, a rock可推知，男孩儿在四下里找这些东西，故选B项。

　　12. 答案

　　C

　　解析

　　参见上题解析。

　　13. 答案

　　C

　　解析

　　他尝试了他所想到的一切，但是没有看到任何其他的选择，故选C项。

　　14. 答案

　　A

　　解析

　　根据空格前的he gave up可知，男孩儿最后离开了，故选A项。

　　15. 答案

　　C

　　解析

　　起初想到为得到那个苹果而付出的努力让自己感觉饥饿时，他感到既生气又失望。故选C项，effort“努力”。

　　16. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　他越这样想，他就越不开心，故选B项。

　　17. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　然而，我们故事里的男孩是一个相当聪明的男孩儿，即使他不总是能够得到他想要的东西。此处表转折，故选B项。

　　18. 答案

　　C

　　解析

　　他很快就对自己说：“生气和失望也于事无补。我没有得到那个苹果，我也感到很难过。”故选C项，helpful“有帮助的；有用的”。

　　19. 答案

　　D

　　解析

　　为了得到那个苹果“我”没有更多可以做的了，这是不可改变的事实，但是“我”应该能够改变“我”的感觉，故选D项。

　　20. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　根据空格前的that is unchangeable可知，有些东西不可改变，但是我们可以改变我们的感觉，故选B项。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　Global food demand will double by 2050, according to a new projection, and the farming techniques used to meet that unprecedented(空前的) demand will significantly determine how severe the impact is on the environment, researchers said.

　　The study researchers warned that meeting the demand for food would clear more land, increase nitrogen(氮) use and significantly add to carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions.

　　?Agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions could double by 2050 if current trends in global food production continue,” study researcher David Tilman, of the University of Minnesota, said in a statement. “This would be a major problem, since global agriculture already accounts for a third of all greenhouse gas emissions.”

　　The researchers studied various ways in which the increasing food demand could be mentioned. They found that the most environmentally friendly and cost-effective approach would be for more food producers to adopt the nitrogen-efficient “intensive” farming method, which involves the heavy use of labor and the production of more crops per acre.

　　This approach was shown to be more effective than the “extensive” farming currently practiced by many poor nations, a method that includes clearing more new land to produce more food.

　　Different farming methods produce significantly different yields, the researchers found — in 2005, the crop yields for the wealthiest nations were more than 300 percent higher than what the poorest nations produced.

　　According to their analysis of the effects of extensive farming, if poorer nations continue using this method, by 2050 they will have cleared an area larger than the United States, about 2.5 billion acres. However, if wealthy nations help poorer nations to improve food yields by incorporating(吸收) intensive farming practices, that number could be reduced to half a billion acres.

　　The researchers stress that the environmental effects of meeting future food demand depend on how global agriculture expands and develops.

　　?Our analyses show that we can save most of the Earth’s remaining ecosystems by helping the poorer nations of the world feed themselves,” Tilman said.

　　1. What is the best title of this passage?

　　A. The World Will Need Double Food by 2050

　　B. Man Will Face the Risk of Lacking Food in the Future

　　C. Future Farmers Hold Environment’s Fate in Their Hands

　　D. Different Farming Methods Produce Significantly Different Yields

　　2. The character of the extensive farming is ________.

　　A. very cost-effective

　　B. to produce more crops per acre

　　C. at cost of more new land to produce more food

　　D. very environmentally friendly

　　3. It can be inferred from the passage that ________.

　　A. poorer nations mainly use the intensive farming

　　B. wealthy nations mainly use the extensive farming

　　C. the intensive farming needs less food producers

　　D. the extensive farming has a worse effect on ecosystems

　　4. According to the passage, the underlined word “they” in the 7th paragraph refers to “________”.

　　A. poorer nations

　　B. the effects of extensive farming

　　C. wealthy nations

　　D. future food demand

　　答案与解析

　　【文章大意】

　　本文是一篇说明文。到2050年，全球的食物需求将加倍，这会加大对环境的影响。研究者们认为使用高效氮密集型耕种方法可以满足未来人们对食物的要求，从而减少农业对环境的影响。

　　1. 答案

　　C

　　解析

　　根据第一段中的and the farming techniques ... determine how severe the impact is on the environment可知，农民们所采用的种植技术显著地决定着对环境的影响程度。故选C项。

　　2. 答案

　　C

　　解析

　　根据第五段中的a method that includes clearing more new land to produce more food可知，选C项。

　　3. 答案

　　D

　　解析

　　根据第五段中的the “extensive” farming currently practiced by many poor nations和最后一段中的Our analyses show that we can save most of the Earth’s remaining ecosystems by helping the poorer nations可推知，选D项。

　　4. 答案

　　A

　　解析

　　根据画线词前的if poorer nations continue using this method可知，they指的是poorer nations，故选A项。

　　In one of the old buildings near our school, one could see an old man sitting by a large window on the first floor. His name was James. During the three years at schoo1, I had hardly ever found him missing from his usual position.

　　He was a high-ranking government official and lived happily with his wife. Once there was a bus accident, in which a number of passengers were seriously injured and were taken to the hospital for treatment. James was responsible for the rescue operation. It was a big hospital，but James was shocked to notice how ill-equipped it was. There were no enough life-saving drugs and life-supporting equipment. The injured and their companions had to struggle there. James attempted to help. However, though he emptied his pockets, many of them died that day.

　　That was a turning point in his life. He made a decision to devote his life to helping others, particularly the poor and needy patients and their companions. He began spending much of his income on these people. Since this required a lot of time and energy, he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to retire, which, in turn, reduced his income considerably.

　　His wife was deeply worried. Most of the time, James was out and paid least attention to home affairs. Meanwhile, as he was spending a lot helping others, she had to struggle even to meet the household expenses. Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor, she urged him not to overlook his own life and home, but it had no effect on him. One day they had a heated argument and in the end she left him, never to return. Though he continued with his work, this was a great blow and did serious harm to his health and enthusiasm and was soon forced to stay indoors. That was when he took his position by the window, spending his time looking outside.

　　A few weeks after my graduation, I returned to school, only to find the buildings gone. I heard that they were torn down. All the people left except James. He refused to go and the next morning, he was found at his usual place by the window, dead.

　　1. What changed James’ view towards life?

　　A. The difficulties in his career.

　　B. The deaths in the bus accident.

　　C. The bad conditions in the hospital.

　　D. The responsibilities in the operation.

　　2. James chose to retire in order to ________.

　　A. take care of the injured passengers

　　B. find a better job to increase his income

　　C. spare more time and energy to help others

　　D. stay away from the difficult official duties

　　3. James’ wife left because ________.

　　A. she was strongly against his deeds

　　B. James paid too little attention to his work

　　C. her work to support their daily life was too tiring

　　D. James failed to keep a balance between charity and home

　　4. The underlined word “this” in Paragraph 4 refers to “________”.

　　A. his decision to retire

　　B. the departure of his wife

　　C. the argument with his wife

　　D. his devotion to helping others

　　5. What is possibly the reason why James sat by the window every day?

　　A. He expected his wife to return.

　　B. He looked forward to going out.

　　C. He desired to watch the students.

　　D. He attempted to know the outside life.

　　答案与解析

　　【文章大意】

　　一个叫詹姆斯的老人决心献身慈善事业，却忽略了慈善与家庭之间的平衡，以致于妻子愤然离去。受到打击的詹姆斯身体从此衰弱、精神日减，终日坐于窗前等待妻子归来，直到死去。

　　1. 答案

　　C

　　解析

　　细节理解题。本题对第三段首句That was a turning point in his life的另一种问法。从前一段可知，詹姆斯之所以投身慈善，是因为他亲眼目晴了医院恶劣的条件给病人及其亲属所带了的折磨。

　　2. 答案

　　C

　　解析

　　细节理解题。从第三段末的Since this required a lot of time and energy, he found it difficult to fulfill his official duties and therefore chose to retire可知，做慈善需要大量的时间和精力，让他无力做好自己的工作，所以不得不选择辞职，以便有更多的时间和精力做慈善。

　　3. 答案

　　D

　　解析

　　细节理解题。从第四段中的Though she was not opposed to his helping the poor, she urged him not to overlook his own life and home可知，他的妻子不满他太专心于慈善而忽略了家庭，即：没有在慈善和家庭间达到平衡，所以选D项。

　　4. 答案

　　B

　　解析

　　词义猜测题。this指代的是前面的in the end she left him, never to return故选B项。

　　5. 答案

　　A

　　解析

　　推理判断题。由全文可知，詹姆斯因为妻子的离去，身体日渐衰弱，对慈善的热情也大减，从此终日坐于窗前，盼望妻子归来。

　　Ⅲ.语法填空

　　When I was young, we lived in what is now a forest preserve. People had the fortunate habit of abandoning dogs, ___1___ drove my poor mother crazy! We were not rich and already had a dog.

　　Looking out of the window my mother complained ___2___ us about the irresponsible and cruel person, who had just thrown a dog. We ___3___(tell) to stay away from the dog as we could not afford it. I felt ___4___(extreme) upset, and I couldn’t believe my mother refused to help the animal. She said, “Here we are not the only one. Let ___5___ take care of the creature.

　　___6___ poor dog lay at the end of the driveway and hardly moved. I was very sad, ___7___ dared not say anything to my mother. ___8___(late) that day I couldn’t find my mother in the house. I looked in every room but she was gone. Then I saw my mother ___9___(come) home with the dog. We kids ran outside to greet our new friend. My mother didn’t say ___10___she had changed her mind. It’s not what you say. It’s what you do.

　　答案与解析

　　【文章大意】

　　该文讲的是作者一家遇到一条被抛弃的狗，开始作者的妈妈不想收留它，因为他家也养不起，但后来她还是把那条可怜的狗领回了家，作者也不知道为什么妈妈会改变主意。

　　1. which

　　考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，________ drove my poor mother crazy为非限制性定语从句，且从句中缺少主语，故填which指代前面所说的内容。

　　2. to

　　考查固定搭配。complain to sb. about sth.表示“向某人抱怨某事”。

　　3. were told

　　考查时态和语态。主语we与动词tell存在着被动关系，且动作发生在过去，故使用一般过去时的被动语态。

　　4. extremely

　　考查构词法。修饰形容词upset应使用副词形式extremely。

　　5. others

　　考查代词。根据“不只有我们住在这里”的提示可知，作者妈妈的意思是让别人来收留那条狗。

　　6. The

　　考查冠词。此处特指上文“刚刚被抛弃的狗”，故用定冠词。

　　7. but

　　考查连接词。分析句意可知，前后句存在着转折关系，故使用连词but。

　　8. Later

　　考查比较级。根据句意“那天晚些时候”可知，此处应使用late的比较级。

　　9. coming

　　考查非谓语动词。本句已有谓语动词saw，且主语my mother与动词come之间存在着逻辑上的主动关系，故填coming。填was coming或came不是最佳答案，因为虽然see可以用在saw that sb. was doing/did sth.的句式中，但该用法中的that通常不省略。

　　10. why

　　考查宾语从句。 ________ she had changed her mind. 为宾语从句，且从句中缺少表达原因的连接副词，这里填why是因为作者的妈妈开始不想收留那条狗，而最后却改变了主意，但她没说把狗领回家的原因。