2016届高考英语二轮复习课时提升练：24 选修8 Unit 24 Society（北师大版）

　　课时提升练(二十四)

　　.单词拼写

　　1．She is a ________ (volunteer)worker at the hospital.

　　2．He made several ________ (adjust) to the plan.

　　3．I don't want to become a b________ to my children when I am old.

　　4．He ________ (存储)his money in the bank for old age.

　　5．We were being driven to despair by our ________ (积累)debts.

　　6．He r________ his position as chairman of the committee yesterday.

　　7．There are some v________ offices on the third floor.

　　8．This is a good district with ________ (abundance)fish and rice.

　　9．Barack Hussein Obama was the first black to be ________ (选举)as President of the US.

　　10．They ________ (着手做)planting trees in the desert.

　　【答案】　1.voluntary　2.adjustments　3.burden　4.deposits　5.accumulating　6.resigned　7.vacant　8.abundant　9.elected　10.undertook

　　.完成句子

　　1．他上学不是乘公共汽车，而是靠步行。

　　He goes to school ________ by bus, ________ on foot.

　　2．已经到了他该上咱家吃晚饭的时候了。

　　It is high time he ________ our house for dinner.

　　3．我宁愿你下个星期来，而不是今天。

　　I would rather ________ instead of today.

　　4．当你撞上某人时，说对不起是礼貌的。

　　When you ________ someone, it's good manners to say

　　“Sorry”．

　　5．他请邻居在他外出期间照看他的房子。

　　He asked his neighbour to________his house while he was away.

　　【答案】　1.not; but　2.should come to/came to　3.you came next week　4.knock into　5.keep an eye on

　　.完形填空

　　A couple of years ago, I went to a lady's house to buy some vitamins. Upon entering the house, I __1__ that there was an electronic keyboard on a stand, leaning __2__ the wall. Being a piano music lover and__3__， I asked if the woman played. She nodded and added that she had been__4__lessons at age 54!

　　I told her that it was very __5__ that she was pursuing (追求) her passion to play the piano.

　　Then she asked me__6__question. “I have been playing for 8 years now, ” I answered.

　　“Then you must play a song for me before you leave, ” she __7__. I thought she was joking and I simply smiled. At the end of the deal of the vitamins, she __8__ me of our musical “__9__”. She then showed me to an old upright piano in the living room，__10__asked me to play a song for her. I thought__11__and decided to play David Lantz's “Return to the Heart”， since she had so much passion for__12__， and it was my soul­searching song.

　　I played the song to the best of my ability, and with my emotions__13__into it as possible. She loved it. __14__ I was about to step out of the door, I heard a weak voice calling out, “Young man! ”

　　I turned around. And there was an old lady__15__one little step at a time with the help of another woman. “I wanted to come out to__16__you for the beautiful song that you played. I have been very sick, and it's very hard for me to__17__my bed, but your music made me feel good”， she said. With that, she turned around and walked__18__back to her room.

　　I was deeply__19__by her appreciation and felt a deeper understanding of the song. It served its purpose beautifully, returning to one's__20__for peace and joy.

　　[语篇解读]　本文讲述作者去一家店买维生素时，爱好钢琴的店主请求喜欢弹钢琴的作者为她演奏一曲，盛情难却，作者投入所有感情，力求发挥出自己最佳水平。一曲终了，正当作者要离开时，另一位久病在床的老人却下床向作者道谢。作者深受感动，同时，对《心灵回归》这首曲子有了更深的理解。

　　1．A.observed B．watched

　　C．noticed

　　D．caught

　　【解析】　考查动词。一进房子，就注意(notice)到靠墙摆放着一台电子琴。notice强调无意注意，正合语境。作者是来买维生素的，不是专门来看电子琴的。而observe, watch均指有意注意，强调“观察；注视”，D项caught明显不合语境。

　　【答案】　C

　　2．A.on

　　B．at

　　C．over

　　D．against

　　【解析】　考查介词。against在此处意为“倚着，靠着”。电子琴靠墙摆着。这由常识也可判断出来。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．A.player

　　B．teacher

　　C．composer

　　D．starter

　　【解析】　考查名词。根据第6空后的playing for 8 years及其后很多信息可知作者是位钢琴爱好者和演奏者(player)。

　　【答案】　A

　　4．A.giving

　　B．attending

　　C．teaching

　　D．reviewing

　　【解析】　考查动词。这位老太太54岁了，还一直在上钢琴课学习！这也与后一句“she was pursuing her passion to play the piano”所表达的意思一致。

　　【答案】　B

　　5．A.interesting

　　B．wonderful

　　C．moved

　　D．impressive

　　【解析】　考查形容词。54岁的老太太还有激情学习弹钢琴，这件事本身就能给人很深的印象(impressive)。

　　【答案】　D

　　6．A.another

　　B．a different

　　C．the same

　　D．other

　　【解析】　考查形容词。第3空后有I asked if the woman played，再根据此空后引号的内容可判断她也问了我相同的问题，即“你也弹钢琴吗？”。

　　【答案】　C

　　7．A.advised

　　B．ordered

　　C．demanded

　　D．requested

　　【解析】　考查动词。此题属于近义复现。request表示“请求”，与下文第10空后的asked意思一致。听说“我”弹了8年的钢琴，老太太很想让“我”为她弹一曲，故特意请求“我”。而不是“建议、命令”等。

　　【答案】　D

　　8．A.warned

　　B．reminded

　　C．asked

　　D．required

　　【解析】　考查动词。老太太请“我”为她演奏一曲，“我”以为她只是开玩笑，所以没有放在心上，只是笑笑而已。买完维生素，“我”准备要走了。此时，老太太提醒(remind)“我们”俩刚刚的音乐“交易(deal)”。

　　【答案】　B

　　9．A.course

　　B．task

　　C．discussion

　　D．deal

　　【解析】　考查名词。从上题解析可知。

　　【答案】　D

　　10．A.and

　　B．but

　　C．as a result

　　D．what's more

　　【解析】　考查连词。她领“我”到放着一架旧钢琴的客厅，并请“我”为她演奏一曲。这儿前后两句间为并列关系，而不是转折关系、因果关系或递进关系。

　　【答案】　A

　　11．A.for the moment

　　B．at the moment

　　C．for a moment

　　D．at a moment

　　【解析】　考查介词短语。此空后有decided to play David Lantz's “Return to the Heart”，说明在“决定”之前，“我”想了一会儿。for the moment意为“暂时”；at the moment意为“此刻，当时”；at a．..moment意为“在一个……时刻”。

　　【答案】　C

　　12．A.music

　　B．songs

　　C．the piano

　　D．vitamins

　　【解析】　考查名词。此题属于原词复现。从第17空后的your music可知。另外，上文提到老太太虽然54岁了，但仍在孜孜以求地学习音乐。当然，由常识可知，钢琴演奏的是乐曲。

　　【答案】　A

　　13．A.dropping

　　B．falling

　　C．pouring

　　D．running

　　【解析】　考查动词。pour意为“倾注”，此词用得很贴切。“我”发挥出自己最佳的水平，尽可能地投入(倾注)自己的感情去演奏。

　　【答案】　C

　　14．A.Since

　　B．As

　　C．While

　　D．Because

　　【解析】　考查连词。as在此处意为“当……时候”，从句中可接短暂性动词，如此处的step，而while表“当……时候”时，从句中谓语动词应该用持续性动词。正当“我”要走出门口时，听到一个微弱的声音喊道：“年轻人！”

　　【答案】　B

　　15．A.taking

　　B．making

　　C．having

　　D．giving

　　【解析】　考查动词。take a step属于固定搭配，意为“迈出一步”。

　　【答案】　A

　　16．A.thank

　　B．praise

　　C．admire

　　D．owe

　　【解析】　考查动词。这位老太太认为“我”弹得很优美，使她感觉很好，故出来表示感谢。

　　【答案】　A

　　17．A.get on

　　B．get up

　　C．get off

　　D．get down

　　【解析】　考查动词短语。这位老太太一直病得很重，下床都很难。

　　【答案】　C

　　18．A.quietly

　　B．calmly

　　C．happily

　　D．slowly

　　【解析】　考查副词。因为这位老太太病得很重，所以走回房间应该动作很慢。

　　【答案】　D

　　19．A.shocked

　　B．touched

　　C．delighted

　　D．disturbed

　　【解析】　考查动词。“我”被老太太的评价深深感动了，对《心灵回归》这首乐曲有了更深的理解。

　　【答案】　B

　　20．A.world

　　B．heart

　　C．brains

　　D．dreams

　　【解析】　考查名词。此题属于原词复现。《心灵回归》这首乐曲太神了，真的能深入人的心灵！作者对这一“神”曲有了更新更深的理解。

　　【答案】　B

　　.阅读理解

　　Deputy Agriculture Secretary Kathleen Merrigan sees an epidemic (流行病) sweeping across America's farmland. It has little to do with the usual challenges, such as flood, rising fuel prices and crop­eating insects. The country's farmers are getting older, and there are fewer people standing in line to take their place. National agricultural census (普查) figures show that the fastest­growing group of farmers is the part over 65. Merrigan is afraid the average age will be even higher when the 2017 statistics are completed.

　　Merrigan, a former college professor, is making stops at universities across the country in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture. Aside from trying to stop the graying of America's farmers, her work is made tougher by a recent blog posting that put agriculture at No.1 on a list of “useless” college degrees. Top federal agriculture officials are talking about the posting, and it has the attention of agricultural organizations across the country.

　　“There couldn't be anything that's more incorrect，” Merrigan said. “We know that there aren't enough qualified graduates to fill the jobs that are out there in American agriculture.”

　　In addition, a growing world population that some experts predict will require 70% more food production by 2050, she said.

　　“I truly believe we're

　　at a golden age of agriculture. Global demand is at an all­time record high, and global supplies are at all­time record lows，” said Matt Rush, director of the Texas Farm Bureau. “Production costs are going to be valuable enough that younger people are going to have the opportunity to be involved in agriculture.”

　　The Department of Agriculture has programs aimed at developing more farmers and at increasing interest in locally grown food. The National Young Farmers' Coalition has also been pushing for state and federal policy changes to make it easier for new farmers.

　　Ryan Best, president of Future Farmers of America, has been living out of a suitcase, traveling the country and visiting with high school students about careers in agriculture. The 21­year­old Best hopes his message—that this is a new time in agriculture—will motivate the next generation to_turn_around_the_statistics.“Never before have we had the innovations (创新) in technology which have led to agriculture in this country being the most efficient it has ever been，”he said.“There's really a place for everybody to fit in.”

　　[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了美国面临农业方面的新挑战：在美国，从事农业的人不但年龄越来越大，而且越来越少。分析了从事农业的好处并且鼓励更多的年轻人从事农业。

　　1．What is the new challenge to American agriculture?

　　A．Fewer and older farmers.

　　B．Higher fuel prices.

　　C．More natural disasters.

　　D．Lower agricultural output.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。由文中第一段第三句“The country's farmers are getting older, and there are fewer people standing in line to take their place.”可知农民越来越老，越来越少的人去接替他们的位置，所以A项符合文意。由文中第一段第二句“It has little to do with the usual challenges, such as flood, rising fuel prices and crop­eating insects.”可以排除B项；C项和D项原文未提及。

　　【答案】　A

　　2．Why is Merrigan visiting universities across the country?

　　A．To draw federal agriculture officials' attention.

　　B．To select qualified agriculture graduates.

　　C．To clarify a recent blog posting.

　　D．To talk more students into farming careers.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。由文中第二段第一句“...in hopes of encouraging more students to think about careers in agriculture.”可知Merrigan希望更多的大学生从事农业，所以D项符合题意。

　　【答案】　D

　　3．According to Matt Rush, American agriculture will provide opportunities for younger people because ________.

　　A．the government will cover production costs

　　B．global food supplies will be even lower

　　C．investment in agriculture will be profitable

　　D．America will increase its food export

　　【解析】　细节理解题。由文中倒数第三段最后一句“Production costs are going to be valuable enough...in agriculture.”可知农产品升值，故C项符合题意。A项原文未提及；由文中倒数第三段第二句“...global supplies are at all­time record lows...” 可排除B项；由文中倒数第二段第一句“The Department of Agriculture has programs aimed at developing more farmers and at increasing interest in locally grown food.”可排除D项。

　　【答案】　C

　　4．What do the underlined words “to turn around the statistics” in the last paragraph mean?

　　A．To re­analyze the result of the national census.

　　B．To increase agricultural production.

　　C．To bring down the average age of farmers.

　　D．To invest more in agriculture.

　　【解析】　词义猜测题。由本句中“that this is a new time in agriculture—will motivate the next generation”可推测该画线处意为“改变这一数据”，即鼓励更多的年轻人从事农业，降低农民的平均年龄，故C项符合题意。

　　【答案】　C

　　Ⅴ.书面表达

　　假设你是李华，于2015年4月13日搭乘某航空公司航班(Flight HZH9211)回国。到机场后，发现遗失了黄色行李箱(80cm×40cm×25cm)，箱内装有给家人和朋友的礼物、重要的个人文件及科学资料。现请用英文给该航空公司写一封信，请他们帮你寻找。要点包括：

　　1.陈述写信原因；

　　2．描述行李箱；

　　3．期待回复并表示感谢。

　　注意：1.词数100左右；

　　2．开头语和结束语已为你写好。

　　Dear Sir or Madam，

　　My name is Li Hua, and I was a passenger______________

　　________________________________________________

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　　Li Hua

　　【参考范文】

　　Dear_Sir_or_Madam，

　　My_name_is_Li_Hua,_and_I_was_a_passenger on Flight HZH9211 of your airline, returning from abroad on April 13, 2015. Unfortunately, I found that my suitcase got lost when I arrived at the airport. I am therefore writing to ask for your help in finding my suitcase.

　　The suitcase is a yellow one, 80cm long, 40cm wide and 25cm thick, with my name tagged on the back. It contains many important personal files and some scientific materials. There are also some presents I bought for my family members and friends. It will be a great disappointment to me if I can't find it.

　　I would greatly appreciate it if you could help find my lost suitcase. I'm looking forward to hearing from you soon.

　　Li_Hua