2017届高考英语一轮复习练习：必修3 Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries（外研版）

　　Module 2

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　(2015·河南郑州四中调研)

　　More than half of parents in the United States are helping, or have helped their adult children who have been hit by high unemployment and stagnant (无变化的) wages, according to a new survey. It showed that present economic conditions are discouraging young adults from leaving home and forcing those who have already gone, so­called boomerang_children,_to return.

　　“Parents are continuing their financial involvement longer than we expected，” said Ted Beck, the president and CEO of National Endowment for Financial Education (NEFE)．

　　About 60 percent of parents questioned in the survey said they are helping their adult children who are no longer in school financially, providing housing and living expenses.

　　For an increasing number of adult children, the situation is bad. Two­thirds of adult children, aged 18 to 39, who are not in school said they faced tougher financial pressures than previous generations, according to the survey. And nearly one­third of parents agreed that it was easier for them to earn money than for their children.

　　Parents are helping their children out of genuine concern, and because they do not want to see them struggle. But Beck said that parents who make sacrifices to help their adult children should be cautious about their own finances.

　　“If you are taking on extra debt or delaying retirement to help your adult child, you could be making a mistake and putting your own financial future in danger，” Beck warned.

　　Boomerang children can also cause other problems for their parents. Thirty percent of parents said they had given up privacy since their adult children moved back home, while more than a quarter have taken on added debt, and ten percent have delayed retirement. But the survey also showed that 42 percent of adult children living at home are helping with the cooking and cleaning.

　　语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。一项调查表明，受美国低薪和高失业率影响，很多已经成年的子女不能脱离家庭独立生活，在经济上仍然要依靠父母。这种现象同时也引发了一些问题。

　　1．The underlined phrase“boomerang children” in the first paragraph likely means ________.

　　A．adult children visiting parents often

　　B．married adult children

　　C．adult children depending on parents for financial support

　　D．adult children independent and successful in life

　　答案：C　词义猜测题。根据文章第一段可知，由于受到美国经济的影响，很多成年的子女都受父母的资助，有些已经离开家的人又搬回家和父母同住。因此boomerang children应该是“指那些离开家一段时间又回家住，并接受父母资助的成年人”。故选C项。

　　2．What is Ted Beck's suggestion to the parents?

　　A．Asking their children to help with the housework.

　　B．Leaving their children to struggle to live.

　　C．Being careful when helping their children financially.

　　D．Putting off their time of retirement.

　　答案：C　细节理解题。根据倒数第三段第二句“But Beck said that parents who make sacrifices to help their adult children should be cautious about their own finances.”可知，那些牺牲自己帮助孩子的家长要当心自己的经济状况。故选C项。

　　3．According to the survey, we can know that ________.

　　A．about 50% of parents give money to their adult children to cover the daily cost

　　B．two­thirds of adult children are faced with financial problems in school

　　C．one­third of adult children earn money more easily than their parents

　　D．one in ten parents has delayed retirement

　　答案：D　细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“Thirty percent of parents said... and ten percent have delayed retirement.”可知，10%的家长延迟了退休。故选D项。

　　4．What is the main idea of the whole text?

　　A．Adult children are less independent.

　　B．Parents help support adult children.

　　C．Bad conditions affect children a lot.

　　D．Adult children like living with parents.

　　答案：B　主旨大意题。本文是一项调查结果，在文章开头就提出了“More than half of parents in the United States are helping, or have helped their adult children... according to a new survey.”告诉人们现在超过一半的父母正在帮助或者已经帮助过自己的已经成年的孩子。故选B项。

　　Ⅱ.七选五

　　根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

　　(2015·河北衡水中学三模)

　　Tips for summer reading

　　Summer holds many of my strongest and most powerful reading memories. I remember sitting under a tree in the backyard as a child, reading Anne of Green Gables as the shadows crossed the grass. I remember sitting in the back seat of the car on a long family road trip, sharing joke books with my brother and sister and laughing until we cried.__1__ I want all kids to enjoy the fun of summer reading, because summer reading has secret power.__2__ Here are some ways to motivate kids for summer reading.

　　Make children the curators(管理人) of their reading lives.

　　Have students set summer reading goals for themselves. __3__Students can act as“chief curators” of the blog in turn so that over the course of the summer each of them takes on the responsibility of replying to posts and highlighting a popular title.

　　__4__

　　Taking“curiosity walks” is a fantastic way to bring informational text into a child's reading list. These walks also provide opportunities for authentic writing. Have children take an inspiration notebook on a class walk outside and write down anything they see that they would like to learn more about.

　　Make reading more like summer camp.

　　Let's combine reading with hands­on activities and make reading more like summer camp. We can take field trips to the library and search the shelves for books on a topic chosen out of a hat. __5__Then they can bring that creation in to share on the first days of school.

　　A．It will set the stage for academic success.

　　B．Bring the outdoors back into summer reading.

　　C．Select some books and share them with your students.

　　D．Set up a summer blog so you can all share recommendations.

　　E．These memories became important stepping stones in my life.

　　F．It is important to build and shape a strong reading life during school months.

　　G．We can ask our students to create something in response to one of the books they've read.

　　语篇解读：本文说明如何激起孩子夏季阅读的兴趣。

　　1．E　These memories回指第一句中提到的memories，故选E。

　　2．A　此处应具体说明secret power的内容，故选A项。

　　3．D　该项中的a summer blog与下一句中的the blog可有效衔接起来，故选D项。

　　4．B　由下文中提到的“bring informational text into a child's reading list”和“on a class walk outside”，可知选B项。

　　5．G　根据后一句中的that creation，可知选G项。

　　Ⅲ.完形填空

　　(2015·安徽省池州一中月考)

　　Perhaps the only test score that I remember is the 41. I was in high school. The test was the final for the class. It was a rather __1__ test. I didn't know how __2__ I had done but I knew there were things on __3__ that I didn't know.

　　I remember __4__ waiting for the result. When Mr. Bales __5__ my paper on my desk, I was __6__. There in big __7__ numbers, circled to draw attention, was my grade—41! I __8__ my paper so that others couldn't see it. A 41 was not __9__ that you wanted your classmates to see. Finally, Mr. Bales stood behind the desk and __10__ the class. “The grades were not very good; __11__ of you passed，” he announced. “The highest grade in the class was a 41, so all of you failed.”

　　A 41. That was me. Suddenly my dismal (阴沉的) face didn't look quite so bad. I had the highest grade. I felt a lot __12__. As soon as I got home, my mother asked me, “How did you do on your test？” “I made a 41，” I said. My mother's __13__ changed suddenly. “You failed.” “But I had the highest grade in the class！” I replied. “I don't __14__ what everyone else had. You failed. It doesn't matter if everyone else failed too; what matters is what you do，” my mother __15__ answered.

　　For years, I thought that was a harsh judgment. My mother was always that __16__. It didn't matter what the other kids did; it only mattered what I did and __17__ I did it excellently.

　　We often don't understand the wisdom of good parents until we ourselves stand __18__ the parenting shoes. My mother's philosophy (人生态度) has __19__ me throughout life. The path of the crowd is wide but the path to pass the tests of life is __20__ and there are very few people on it.

　　语篇解读：本文叙述了作者在高中一次期末考试中竟然考了41分，自己认为考得太少了，不敢拿出来怕让别的同学看见了，当老师宣布最高分是41分时，自己感觉好一点了。但是回到家，母亲问作者考了多少分，当母亲听到41分时，她坚定地认为作者虽然考了第一名那也是不及格。

　　1．A.easy B．difficult

　　C．exciting

　　D．disappointed

　　答案：B　考查形容词及上下文的呼应。easy“容易的”；difficult“困难的”；exciting“令人高兴的”；disappointed“失望的”。根据“The highest grade in the class was a 41.”全班最高的分数是41分，所以证明这次考试很难的，故选B。

　　2．A.much

　　B．good

　　C．well D．long

　　答案：C　考查副词及上下文的呼应。much“许多”；good“好”，形容词；well“好”，副词；long“长”。这里面 well 用来修饰动词 done，“我”不认为自己做得有多好，故选C。

　　3．A.this

　　B．them

　　C．it D．one

　　答案：C　考查代词及上下文的呼应。this“这个”；them“它们”；it“它”；one“代词”，代替同类的名词。it 代替上文提到的 test。“我”知道关于考试的一些事情，故选C。

　　4．A.happily B．anxiously

　　C．excitedly D．calmly

　　答案：B　考查副词及上下文的呼应。happily“高兴地”；anxiously“焦急地”；excitedly“兴奋地”；calmly“平静地”。根据常识可知作者在焦急地等待考试结果。“我”记得焦急地等着结果，故选B。

　　5．A.fell

　　B．handed

　　C．dropped

　　D．lay

　　答案：C　考查动词及上下文的呼应。fall“下降”；hand“帮助”；drop“落下，下降”；lie“躺”。当贝尔斯把试卷放在桌上，故选C。

　　6．A.excited

　　B．worried

　　C．delighted D．shocked

　　答案：D　考查形容词及上下文的呼应。excited“兴奋的”；worried“担心的”；delighted“高兴的”；shocked“震惊的”。根据上文可知作者认为考的很好。当贝尔斯把试卷放在桌上，“我”很震惊，故选D。

　　7．A.red

　　B．black

　　C．blue D．green

　　答案：A　考查形容词及上下文的呼应。red“红的”；black“黑的”；blue“蓝色的”；green“绿色的”。根据常识可知老师用红色的给学生打分，用红色圈住的引起“我”注意的数字是41，故选A。

　　8．A.collected B．gathered

　　C．hid D．kept

　　答案：C　考查动词及上下文的呼应。collect“收集”；gather“聚集”；hide“躲藏”；keep“保持”。根据 so that others couldn't see it.可知“我”把试卷藏起来以防让别人看见，故选C。

　　9．A.everything

　　B．something

　　C．anything

　　D．nothing

　　答案：B　考查代词及上下文的呼应。everything“一切事情”；something“值得重视的事，某事”；anything“任何事”；nothing“无事”。41分不是一个你想要你的同学看见的。故选B。

　　10．A.talked B．declared

　　C．announced

　　D．addressed

　　答案：D　考查动词及上下文的呼应。talk“谈话”；declare“宣布”；announce“宣布”；address“讲话”。贝尔斯站在“我”的桌子后面，他给全班同学讲话，故选D。

　　11．A.some

　　B．each

　　C．none

　　D．most

　　答案：C　考查代词及上下文的呼应。some“一些”；each“每一个”；none“没有人或物”；most“大多数”。根据下文“The highest grade in the class was a 41, so all of you failed.”最高分数是41分，所以没有一个人通过考试，故选C。

　　12．A.worse B．better

　　C．best D．good

　　答案：B　考查形容词及上下文的呼应。worse“更坏的”；better“更好的”；best“最好的”；good“好”。“我”得了最高分，感觉有点好了，故选B。

　　13．A.looks B．appearance

　　C．eyes D．expression

　　答案：D　考查名词及上下文的呼应。look“看”；appearance“外表”；eyes“眼睛”；expression“表示，表情”。因为作者的母亲认为这个分数太低了。我的母亲表情突然改变了，故选D。

　　14．A.understand B．care

　　C．mind

　　D．want

　　答案：B　考查动词及上下文的呼应。understand“理解”；care“关心，在乎”；mind“介意”；want“想要”。“我”不关心其他的成绩，故选B。

　　15．A.rudely

　　B．politely

　　C．firmly D．impatiently

　　答案：C　考查副词及上下文的呼应。rudely“粗暴地”；politely“有礼貌地”；firmly“坚定地”；impatiently“无耐心地”。“我”的母亲坚定地说，故选C。

　　16．A.method

　　B．manner

　　C．behavior D．way

　　答案：D　考查名词及上下文的呼应。method“方法”；它的基本意思是“方法，办法”，指在做某项工作或为达到某目的时所采取的(抽象的)方法或(具体的)程序；manner“方式”；主要用来指人的习惯行为。behavior“行为”；侧重指某人在特定场合对他人或在他人面前的表现的行为、举止。way“方法”，指做某事所采用的手段，即“方式，方法”。“我”的母亲总是那种方式，故选D。

　　17．A.this

　　B．that

　　C．which D．what

　　答案：B　考查代词及上下文的呼应。this“这个”，指示代词；that 连词，在宾语从句中不做成分；which 和 what 都必须在从句中做成分，故选B。

　　18．A.on B．at

　　C．in

　　D．of

　　答案：C　考查介词及上下文的呼应。in parenting shoes“从父母的角度”；我们不理解父母的想法直到有一天自己站在了父母的角度去想，故选C。

　　19．A.taken B．brought

　　C．fetched

　　D．carried

　　答案：D　考查动词及上下文的呼应。take“拿走”；bring“带来”；fetch“去取”；carry“携带”。“我”的母亲的人生态度跟着“我”的一生，故选D。

　　20．A.wide

　　B．deep

　　C．narrow D．straight

　　答案：C　考查形容词及上下文的呼应。wide“宽的”；deep“深的”；narrow“狭窄的”；straight“直接的”。根据 but 前后是转折关系可知。人们的道路是宽广的，但是通过人生测试的道路是狭窄的，故选C。

　　Ⅳ.语法填空

　　阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　(2015·山东济南一模)

　　Observers say Americans want more choices and fresh food when __1__(choose)where and what to eat. This trend is one reason why the fast food restaurant McDonald's has struggled financially.

　　McDonald's is one of the best­known __2__(restaurant) in the U．S. and even around the world，__3__ these days McDonald's income has dropped. The January earnings report brought more bad news. Worldwide sales dropped for the __4__(eight) month in a row and even more than expected.

　　McDonald's __5__(work) hard to get their customers back. In January, the company ran an advertisement during the Super Bowl. The football game is the most watched TV event every year in the U．S. McDonald's has wanted __6__(reach) those viewers.

　　Shake Shack is __7__ new kind of restaurant becoming popular in the U．S. The restaurants are not “fast food”. They are known as “fast casual”．__8__ McDonald's is struggling to get their customers back, Shake Shack is doing well financially. The New York­based burger chain had a very __9__(success) IPO, or initial public offering, of shares at the end of January. __10__ its first day of trading, Shake Shack went from $21 a share to just under $46 a share.

　　Shake Shack's a quality hamburger. It's fast food, but not“fast food” food. Being part of the “fast casual” trend has helped Shake Shack.

　　1．______　2.______　3.______　4.______　5.______

　　6．______　7.______　8.______　9.______　10.______

　　语篇解读：在选择用餐地点和吃什么时，美国人喜欢品种多样且食物新鲜的餐馆，这使得以“快餐”为主的麦当劳陷入了经营困境，而以“快速休闲”为理念的奶昔小站却受到了越来越多的人的青睐。

　　1．choosing　考查非谓语动词作状语。主语Americans与choose为逻辑上的主动关系，且choose表示伴随，故用现在分词作状语。句意：当美国人选择去哪吃和吃什么时，他们喜欢品种多样并且食物新鲜的餐馆。

　　2．restaurants　考查名词。根据本句中“one of the best­known”可知设空处应该用名词复数形式。

　　3．but　考查连词。设空处前后两个句子为转折关系，故用but连接。

　　4．eighth　考查数词。根据设空处前的定冠词the及后面的单数名词month可推知设空处为序数词。

　　5．is working　考查时态。句意：麦当劳正在努力赢回消费者。根据上下文可知设空处用现在进行时。

　　6．to reach　考查非谓语动词作宾语。want to do sth.“想要做某事”。

　　7．a　考查冠词。句意：奶昔小站是一种新型餐馆，在美国越来越受欢迎。设空处后的kind在本句中表示泛指，故与a连用。

　　8．While　考查连词。前后句之间是对比关系，故填while“然而”。

　　9．successful　考查形容词。此处用形容词作IPO的定语。

　　10．On　考查介词。具体某一天前要用介词on。