【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练：Module 9 Units 3～4《Behind beliefs》（含解析）

　　【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练

　　Module 9

　　Units 3～4Ⅰ.完形填空

　　A

　　A friend of mine opened his wife’s underwear drawer and picked up a (n)__1__paper wrapped package.

　　“This，” he said，“ isn’t a(n)__2__package.” He unwrapped the box and stared at both the silk paper and the box.“She got this the first time we went to New York,8 or 9 years ago.She has never put it on.She was__3__it for a special occasion.”

　　He got near the bed and placed the gift box next to the other clothing he was taking to the funeral house－his wife had just__4__.He turned to me and said，“__5__save something for a special occasion.Every living day is a special day.”

　　I still think those words changed my life.Now I read more and clean less.I sit on the porch without worrying about__6__.I spend more time with my family，and less at work.I understand that life should be a source of experience to be lived up to，not survived through.I__7__keep anything.I’ll wear new clothes to go to the supermarket，if I feel like it.I don’ t save my special perfume for special occasions.I use it whenever I want to.The words “Someday...” and “ One day...” are fading away from my__8__.If it’s worth seeing，listening or doing，I want to see，listen or do it now.

　　I don’ t know what my friend’ s wife would have done if she had known she wouldn’t be there the next morning，and nobody can tell this.I think she might have called her relatives and closest friends.She might have called old friends to__9__over past quarrels.I’d like to think she would go out to Chinese restaurants for her favourite food.It’s these small things that I would__10__not doing，if I knew my time had come.

　　We often hope to get together with old friends but always say，“ Let’s find a(n) __11__.” We often want to hug our grown children，but we always wait for an appropriate moment.In fact，each morning when we open our eyes，we should tell ourselves that this is a special day.Each day，each hour，each minute，is so incredibly__12__.

　　1. A．silk

　　B．elegant

　　C．nice

　　D．fiber

　　2．A.beautiful

　　B．ordinary

　　C．old

　　D．new

　　3．A.protecting

　　B．admiring

　　C．paying

　　D．saving

　　4．A.passed down

　　B．passed away

　　C．gone out

　　D．died away

　　5. A．Always

　　B．Not

　　C．Never

　　D．Certainly

　　6. A．nothing

　　B．something

　　C．none

　　D．anything

　　7. A．no longer

　　B．any longer

　　C．any more

　　D．furthermore

　　8. A．memory

　　B．story

　　C．house

　　D．dictionary

　　9．A.make peace

　　B．keep peace

　　C．make out

　　D．keep up

　　10. A．prefer

　　B．regret

　　C．like

　　D．choose

　　11. A．challenge

　　B．opportunity

　　C．advantage

　　D．benefit

　　12. A．valuable

　　B．beautiful

　　C．hard

　　D．easy

　　B

　　Ah，high school! You may find it hard to say that you love it or hate it.However，for many people，high school makes up the most memorable moments of their youth.

　　For me，high school is a door__13__a wider world.I used to be a dumb English learner.I was afraid of making mistakes and being__14__at when I spoke English.As a result，I__15__talked in English with my English teacher and my classmates.However，I became a brave English speaker__16__I attended a Christmas party，__17__was organized by my foreign teacher Edward.At the party，Edward encouraged me to speak out about Chinese__18__during the Spring Festival and he shared with me the British customs about Christmas.

　　It was the first time that I had ever talked with a foreigner for__19__long a time.The party was wonderful，__20__with games and talks，but most significantly I realized that my oral English was not that bad.Recently，a victory in an English speaking competition even won me the opportunity of a trip abroad.

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　What’s on tonight

　　10 pm(NBC) ER

　　In this 300th episode(集)，we find the staff treating 300 patients in an overflowing emergency room.Peter Fonda makes a guest appearance(客串出场)as a husband who rushes to the hospital when he hears that his wife has been in a car accident，and unexpectedly meets up with someone from his past.

　　8 pm (HBO) SAND AND SORROW

　　George Clooney narrates this documentary，directed by Paul Freedman，about the civil war in Sudan.It follows John Prendergast，a human rights activist，Samantha Power，a Harvard professor，and The New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof as they journey from refugee camps along the ChadSudan border to the United States Senate to defend the case of the hundreds of thousands who have lost their lives.9 pm(Ovation) ART SAFARI

　　For American artists，it can be a jungle out there.In six back-to-back half-hour episodes，this series looks at a few who have survived the last couple of decades，starting with Matthew Barney，and followed by Relational Art，Wim Delvoye，Sophie Calle，Greg Schneider and Santiago Sierra.

　　9 pm(Discovery) LAST ONE STANDING

　　The six athletes compete in log(原木)racing in a Kraho village in central Brazil as part of the coming-of-age(成年)ceremony for the chief’s granddaughter.

　　8 pm(ABC)BARBARA WALTERS PRESENTS THE 10 MOST FASCINATING PEOPLE OF 2007

　　Ms.Walters gets personal with the people who most touched her this year，including Victoria and David Beckham，Justin Timberlake，Katherine Heigl and others.

　　1．People who like to watch fictional TV series will turn to ________.　

　　A．NBC

　　B．HBO

　　C．Ovation

　　D．ABC

　　2．At what time will ART SAFARI finish?

　　A．At midnight.

　　B．At 9∶30 pm.

　　C．At 11 pm.

　　D．At 11∶30 pm.

　　3．According to the passage，SAND AND SORROW ________.

　　A．is set in Sudan

　　B．is directed by George Clooney

　　C．is about the American Civil War

　　D．is centered on a Harvard professor

　　4．At 9 pm you can enjoy a traditional ceremony ________.

　　A．for some athletes

　　B．for some American artists

　　C．which celebrates a traditional holiday

　　D．which marks a girl’s growth into adulthood

　　5．Who will host the program presenting the most fascinating people of 2007?

　　A．Peter Fonda.

　　B．George Clooney.

　　C．Matthew Barney.

　　D．Barbara Walters.

　　Units 3～4

　　Ⅰ.

　　【解题导语】

　　“千万不要把东西留到什么特殊日子再用，其实生命中的每一天都是特殊的日子……” 直到现在，我仍然认为这席话改变了我的生活。“将来某一天”、“总有一天” 之类的字眼已从我的词典中彻底消失。对那些值得去看、去听或去做的事情，我都会立刻付诸行动，毫不耽搁。

　　1．解析：根据第二段中的 “stared at both the silk paper and the box” 可知答案。

　　答案：A

　　2．解析：从下文可知这包裹是朋友的妻子生前留下来的，所以对朋友来说这是非同寻常的，从文中描述的 “用丝纸包着” 可知他很珍惜这个包裹，也可推知答案。

　　答案：B

　　3．解析：save表示 “保留，保存”，符合文意。朋友的妻子生前没舍得穿这件衣服，留着在特殊场合穿。

　　答案：D

　　4．解析：根据 “he was taking to the funeral house” 可知朋友的妻子去世了。pass away “去世，死”。

　　答案：B

　　5．解析：作者的朋友在妻子去世后感触很深，认为东西千万不要(never)留着在特殊场合用。

　　答案：C

　　6．解析：句意是：我常常坐在门廊上，无所忧虑。

　　答案：D

　　7．解析：从下文——我穿着新衣服去超市，香水想什么时候用就什么时候用——可知我再也不会把一些东西留到特殊场合用了。no longer “不再”。

　　答案：A

　　8．解析：我的字典里没有 “Someday...”“One day...” 这样的字眼。

　　答案：D

　　9．解析：根据 “over past quarrels” 可知：打电话是为了讲和。make peace “讲和”。

　　答案：A

　　10．解析：根据 “if I knew my time had come” 可知，这些事情不做会后悔。所以B项符合文意。

　　答案：B

　　11．解析：我们总是想着和老朋友聚聚，但总是说： “找个机会(opportunity)吧！”。

　　答案：B

　　12．解析：作者认为每天、每小时、每分钟都是宝贵的，我们应该珍惜。

　　答案：A

　　【解题导语】 本文为记叙文。作者曾经是个不会说英语的英语学习者。一次圣诞晚会改变了他，作者的英语口语从此有了质的飞跃。

　　13．to　14.laughed　15.seldom　16.after　17.which　18.customs　19.so　20.filled

　　Ⅱ.

　　1．解析：细节理解题。题干中有两个条件：fictional和TV series，ER符合这两个条件，300th episode是关键词，再结合剧情介绍即可得出答案。

　　答案：A

　　2．解析：数字计算题。由ART SAFARI中In six back-to-back half-hour episodes及followed by...可知这个节目持续3个小时(6×30分钟＝180分钟)，晚上9点开始到12点结束。back-to-back(一个接一个)连续地。

　　答案：A

　　3．解析：细节判断题。由SAND AND SORROW中的介绍about the civil war in Sudan可知这部影片以苏丹为背景。

　　答案：A

　　4．解析：细节判断题。题干中的9 pm和traditional ceremony是关键信息。LAST ONE STANDING(六个运动员参加原木比赛，作为上司孙女成年仪式的一部分)符合题干的要求。

　　答案：D

　　5．解析：细节判断题。由最后一部分的内容可以得出答案，Barbara Walters会主持这个节目。

　　答案：D