2016届高考英语总复习练习题43

课时作业(三十)　必修5　Unit15　Learning

第2课时

Ⅰ.完形填空

Itwasaverydiscouragingday.Thedoctorsgaveustheworstnews.Ourdaughterwasnowofficiallygivenatwopercentchanceof__1__asthistypeofcancerhadnocure.

MywifeandIdecidedtotakeourdaughtertolunchs__2__continuingourafternoonconversations.Wewenttoalocalrestaurantwherewesatinsilencewaitingforthe__3__.OurdaughterMollywouldn’thearofsuchsadnesssoshe__4__happilywhilewesatandstaredatthefloor.

Inoticedaveryelderlycouplesittingafewfeetaway，tooin__5__，neverspeakingaword.Icouldn’thelpbutwonderwhat__6__theyhadfacedintheirlife.

MollywasenjoyinghermealandhermomandIbothtiredtobe__7__inherpresence.AllofasuddenIsawahugehand，nearlyoutof__8__fromarthritis(关节炎)，comeoutofnowhere.Thehand__9__onmydauthter’stinysix­year­oldhand.Ilookedup，anditwastheoldwomanwhohadbeen__10__withtheoldmaneatingtheirlucnch.

Shelookedatmydaughterandsimply__11__，“IfIcoulddomoreforyou，Iwould.”Andthenshesmiledandmovedawayto__12__herhusbandwhohadmovedtowardsthedoor.

I__13__a“Heylook，awholedollar.”Mollyspokewith__14__asthediscoveredthattheoldladyhad__15__anoldonedollarbillonthebackofherhand.

Isatsurprised，not__16__whathadjusthappenedandthenIlookedoveratmywife.The__17__ofthedayhadbeenwipedoutbytheuglyhandand__18__touchofanoldlady.

Onedoesnothavetogothroughlife__19__hardshipsallalone；theworldisfullof__20__people.Eventhosethataresufferingformtheirownproblemshavemuchtogivetoeachother.

1．A.success　B．failure

C．survivalD．death

2．A.whileB．after

C．beforeD．until

3．A.waitressB．doctor

C．nurseD．couple

4．A.ateB．danced

C．sangD．played

5．A.silenceB．wonder

C．doubtD．surprise

6．A.resultsB．challenges

C．tasksD．duties

7．A.patientB．cautious

C．proudD．happy

8．A.shapeB．landed

C．trembledD．held

9．A.slippedB．landed

C．trembledD．held

10．A.sittingB．chatting

C．quarrellingD．discussing

11．A.commentedB．shouted

C．whisperedD．mentioned

12．A.joinB．leave

C．tellD．seek

13．A.saidB．heard

C．rememberedD．realized

14．A.angerB．excitement

C．puzzlementD．fear

15．A.stolenB．passed

C．takenD．placed

16．A.skepticalB．familiar

C．sureD．curious

17．A.pressureB．boredom

C．sadnessD．tiredness

18．A.generousB．heavy

C．lightD．annoying

19．A.causingB．facing

C．fearingD．continuing

20．A.sympatheticB．honest

C．intelligentD．wealthy

Ⅱ.阅读理解

(2010·湖南六校4月联考)

Shortreader­submittedstories—forthewomanyoushouldthinkoftoday!

—CompiledbyAmyZerello

GreatMindsRemindedofMom

Afteralong，exhaustingday，afriendofmine，Allen，headedhome.Ontheroad，hepassedanelderlywomanwhowasstandingbyacarwithaflattire.Ifthatwerehismother，hethought，hewouldwantsomeonetohelpher.Withatiredsigh，heturnedaroundanddroveback.

Justashereachedthestrandedwoman，atruckpulledupandaburlyfarmergotout.“Kindofremindsyouofyourmom，too？”themanaskedasthetwopitchedintogethertochangethetireforthewoman.

—ContributedbyKatherineL．Houge

YourBiggestFan

Whilewaitinginabookstoreforaguestauthortosignherlatestbook，IleafedthroughsomeoftheCivilWarnovelsshehadwritten.Thewomaninlinebehindmecommented，“ThosearethebestbooksI’veeverread.Icouldn’tputthemdown.”BeforeIcouldreply，theauthor，frowning，lookedoverandsaid，“Oh，comeon，Mom！”

—ContributedbyMarilynKopp

HeadoftheHousehold

Myhusband，Jeff，andIcameacrossseveralproblemswhileassemblingournewcomputersystem，sowecalledthehelpdesk.ThemanonthephonestartedtotalktoJeffincomputerjargon(行业术语)，whichconfusedusevenmore.

“Sir，”myhusbandpolitelysaid，“pleaseexplainwhatIshoulddoasifIwereafour­year­old.”

“Okay，”thecomputertechnicianreplied.“Sweetie，couldyoupleaseputyourmommyonthephone？”

—ContributedbyLenaWorth

Howdoesitfeeltotickleyourmom’sfunnybone?

Nowsendyourownfunnystorytous！Youcouldearnupto$300!

1．Whowouldtheburlymanbeinthefirststory?

A．Anotherkindhelper.　B．Theoldlady’sson.

C．Allen’sfriend.D．Apoliceman.

2．Whatwastheguestauthor’smomtryingtodointhesecondstory?

A．Pushhardtogetherdaughter’ssignature.

B．Promoteherdaughter’sbooksbypretendingtobeafan.

C．Showherprideinherdaughter’sachievement.

D．PersuadeMarilynKopptobuyherdaughter’sbook.

3．Thecomputertechnicianonthephoneinthethirdstory________.

A．actuallycouldfindnowaytosolveJeff’sproblems

B．teasedJeffabouthispoorknowledgeofcomputerjargon

C．wantedtotalktoLenainstead

D．believedthatJeff’smomwouldknowmorecomputerjargon

4．Whatisthemainpurposeofthejokes?

A．Tomakefunofmoms.B．Tohonormoms.

C．Toeducatemoms.D．Toamusemoms.

5．Thepassageismostpossiblyfound________.

A．inastorybookB．inacommercialad

C．inamagazineD．inastudent’stextbook

(2011·湖北襄樊市调研)

Fromgoodreadingwecangetpleasure，companionship，experience，andinstruction.Agoodbookmayabsorbourattentionsocompletelythatforthetimebeingweforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentity.Readinggoodbooksisoneofthegreatestpleasuresinlife.Itincreasesourcontentmentwhenwearecheerful，andlessensourtroubleswhenwearesad.Whatevermaybeourmainpurposeinreading，ourcontactwithgoodbooksshouldneverfailtogiveusenjoymentandsatisfaction.

Withagoodbookinourhandsweneedneverbelonely.Whetherthecharactersportrayedaretakenfromreallifeorarepurelyimaginary，theymaybecomeourcompanionsandfriends.Inthepagesofbookswecanwalkwiththewiseandthegoodofalllandsandalltimes.Thepeoplewemeetinbooksmaydelightuseitherbecausetheyresemblehumanfriendswhomweholddearorbecausetheypresentunfamiliartypeswhomwearegladtowelcomeasnewacquaintances.Ourhumanfriendssometimesmayboreus，butthefriendswemakeinbookswillneverwearyuswiththeircompany.Byturningthepagewecandismissthemwithoutanyfearofhurtingtheirfeelings.Whenhumanfriendsdesertus，goodbooksarealwaysreadytogiveusfriendship，sympathy，andencouragement.

Oneofthemostvaluablegiftsbestowedbybooksisexperience.Fewofuscantravelfarfromhomeorhaveawiderangeofexperiences，butallofuscanleadvariedlivesthroughthepagesofbooks.Whetherwewishtoescapefromtheseeminglydullrealitiesofeverydaylifeorwhetherwelongtovisitsomefar­offplace，abookwillhelpuswhennothingelsecan.Totravelbybookweneednobankaccounttopayourway；noairshiporoceanlinerorstream­linedtraintotransportus；nopassporttoenterthelandofourheart’sdesire.

Throughbookswemaygetthethrillofriskyadventurewithoutdanger.Wecanclimbloftymountains，bravethedangerofanAntarcticwinter，orcrossthehotsandsofthedesert，allwithouthardship.InbookswemayvisitthestudiosofHollywood；wemaywalkamongthegaycrowdsofthePariswidestreets；wemayjointhepicturesquepeasantsinanAlpinevillageorthekindlynativesonaSouthSeaisland.Indeed，throughbooksthewholeworldisoursfortheasking.Thepossibilitiesofourliteraryexperiencesarealmostunlimited.Thebeautiesofnature，theenjoymentofmusic，thetreasuresofart，thetriumphsofarchitecture，andthemiraclesofengineering，areallopentothewonderandenjoymentofthosewhoread.

6．Whydowesometimesforgetoursurroundingsandevenouridentitywhilereading?

A．Noonehascometodisturbyou.

B．Everythingissoquietandcalmaroundyou.

C．Thebookyouarereadingissointerestingandattractive.

D．Yourbookisoverdue；youarefinishingitataveryfastspeed.

7．Whatcanwelearnfromthispassage?

A．Yourwishtovisitsomefar­offplacecanberealizedthroughthepagesofthebooks.

B．Toescapefromthedullrealitiesofeverydaylifeyoushouldtakeupreading.

C．Bookscanalwayshelpyoutoliveacolorfullife.

D．Youmayobtainvaluableexperiencefromreadinggoodbooks.

8．Theunderlinedword“weary”means________.

A．toattractsomeone’sattention

B．todistractsomeone’sattention

C．tomakesomeoneverytired

D．tomakesomeoneinterested

9．Thelastparagraphofthepassageimpliesthatthroughbooks________.

A．thewholeworldismoreaccessibletous

B．wecanasktogoanywhereintheworld

C．itispossibleforustomakearound­the­worldtripfreeofcharge

D．wecanaskforeverythinginthisworld课时作业(三十)

Ⅰ.完形填空

[语篇解读]　一只大手，虽然变形丑陋，但当碰触到作者因患癌症将不久于人世的六岁女儿的小手时，给他们夫妇痛苦不堪的内心带来些许慰藉

1．解析：　从下文thistypeofcancerhadnocure可知，作者的女儿得了癌症，而这种病没有办法医治，所以意思是女儿活下来(survival)的可能性很小。

答案：　C

2．解析：　从下文描述去饭店的情景可知，作者想在他们谈论女儿的病情之前，先带着女儿吃饭。

答案：　C

3．解析：　根据上文Wewenttoalocalrestaurant可知，他们来到了餐馆，所以他们在等着服务员(waitress)。

答案：　A

4．解析：　由下文OurdaughterMollywouldn’thearofsuchsadness可知，作者的女儿听不到大人们谈论病情，所以她很高兴地自己玩(played)。

答案：　D

5．解析：　从后面的neverspeakingaword可知，这两位老人也保持着沉默(silence)。

答案：　A

6．解析：　根据下文theyhadfacedintheirlife可知，作者看到这两位老人保持着沉默，所以猜测他们生活中是否也面临着什么挑战，遇到了什么不幸的事情。

答案：　B

7．解析：　从后面的inherpresence可知，作者当着孩子的面尽力保持着高兴的样子，免得给孩子带来痛苦。

答案：　D

8．解析：　从后面的fromarthritis可推知，此处意思是几乎“变形(outofshape)”。

答案：　A

9．解析：　land一词在这里表示老妇人把手放在作者女儿的小手之上，与后面的把钱留在手上呼应。

答案：　B

10．解析：　结合前面的Inoticedaveryelderlycouplesittingafewfeetaway可知选A。

答案：　A

11．解析：　结合上下文描述的情形可看出，只有whisper(耳语)符合语境。

答案：　C

12．解析：　从后半句话herhusbandwhohadmovedtowardsthedoor可知，老妇人和她的丈夫用完餐走了。joinsb.和某人一起。

答案：　A

13．解析：　从下文Mollyspokewith...可知，作者听到女儿说“嗨，瞧！一元钱！”

答案：　B

14．解析：　从上文的Heylook，awholedollar可知，作者的女儿看到了手中的儿，所以她兴奋地(excitement)叫了起来。

答案：　B

15．解析：　老妇人在作者的女儿的手背上放下(placed)一张钞票。

答案：　D

16．解析：　从Isatsurprised可知，作者对刚才发生的事还不确定(sure)。

答案：　C

17．解析：　从第一段的第一句话Ithadbeenaverydiscouragingday可知，这一天是很悲伤的日子，而由于这位老妇人的关爱使得悲伤一扫而光。

答案：　C

18．解析：　老妇人虽然自己生活困窘，遭遇疾病折磨的不幸，可是还能伸出援助之手，表示同情。钱数虽然很小，但却是很慷慨的(generous)。

答案：　A

19．解析：　作者从老妇人的举动中感悟到，一个人不必独自面对(facing)人生中的不幸。

答案：　B

20．解析：　从下文Eventhosethataresufferingfromtheirownsufferingshavemuchtogivetoeachother可知，作者认为世界上有很多富有同情心的人们。

答案：　A

Ⅱ.阅读理解

[语篇解读]　有一个人，能包容你的一切；有一种爱，能呵护你的一生。这个人，是母亲；这种爱，是母爱。请发挥你的写作才华，让母亲笑口常开

1．解析：　推理判断题。那位上了年纪的女士让Allen想起了他的母亲，再结合那位魁梧的农民所问的那句话可推测他是另外一个好心人。

答案：　A

2．解析：　推理判断题。这位母亲的女儿正在签售自己最新出版的书，她母亲在读者的队列里极力推荐女儿的书，由此可推断她假装是粉丝，目的是推销女儿的书。

答案：　B

3．解析：　推理判断题。Jeff听不懂技术员所说的计算机术语，请求对方把自己当成四岁的孩童，用浅显易懂的话进行解释，对方则让他的母亲接电话，由此可推断技术员是在取笑Jeff对计算机术语的无知。

答案：　B

4．解析：　推理判断题。结合文章倒数第二句和倒数第三句中的内容可知本文的主要目的是取悦母亲。

答案：　D

5．解析：　推理判断题。结合文章最后两句话的内容可知是在鼓励读者投稿，由此可推断本文最可能出自一份“杂志”。

答案：　C

[语篇解读]　书籍是人类精神家园中的奇葩，闪着异彩，飘着奇香。读书积淀了知识和情感，酝酿出一路醉人的清香。有书相伴，精彩一生

6．解析：　推理判断题。根据第一段第二句的内容可推断我们阅读时有时候之所以忘记周围的一切甚至自己的身份是因为所读的书非常有趣，很有吸引力。

答案：　C

7．解析：　细节理解题。根据第三段第一句的内容可知我们可以通过阅读好书获得有价值的经验。A、B、C项将文中的精神享受当作现实来陈述了。

答案：　D

8．解析：　猜测词义题。本句前半部分提到朋友有时候让我们厌烦，再结合本句中的转折连词but可推测与书中结交的朋友为伴从来不会让我们感到“疲倦”。

答案：　C

9．解析：　推理判断题。通过本段中的叙述可知阅读为我们打开了一个全新的世界，阅读让我们与世界更加接近，故答案为A。

答案：　A