2017届高三英语一轮检测11 　Unit 1　Festivals around the world（人教版必修3）

　　课后限时自测(十一)Ⅰ.语法填空

　　—Have you been watching the Euro 2017 football tournament?

　　—Just a bit. Why，__1__ you?

　　—Of course！I've really started to like football since I came to London. Just think, a year ago, I was still in Montreal and didn't know anything about it.

　　—Well, I'm from New Jersey. Americans aren't so into football. Actually, we call it soccer.__2__ Americans say “football”， what we mean is American rules football. I've __3__(be)here two years now, and I still get __4__(confuse)when people call soccer “football”．

　　—I know all about America. For you, “football” means the sport __5__ those big guys wear helmets and violently run into each other.

　　—Yeah. Americans prefer __6__(watch)sports that are fast, like basketball. I think basketball players are the greatest athletes on earth.__7__ they can do just amazes me. But when I watch a soccer match, I just get bored. There aren't enough goals.

　　—Well, I see what you're saying，__8__ there's so much __9__(much)to “soccer”， __10__ you call it, than goals. There're a lot of strategies involved. And in a tournament like the Euro 2017, it's fascinating to see how the different countries have different styles of playing.

　　【答案】　1.have　2.When　3.been　4.confused

　　5．where　6.watching　7.What　8.but　9.more　10.as

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　Around twenty years ago I was living in York.__1__ I had a lot of experience and a Master's degree，I could not find __2__ work.

　　I was __3__ a school bus to make ends meet and __4__

　　with a friend of mine，for I had lost my flat.I had __5__ five interviews(面试) with a company and one day between bus runs they called to say I did not __6__ the job.“Why has my life become so __7__？”I thought painfully.

　　As I pulled the bus over to __8__ a little girl，she handed me an earring __9__ I should keep it __10__ somebody claimed(认领) it.The earring was painted black and said “BE HAPPY”．

　　At first I got angry.Then it __11__ me—I had been giving all of my __12__ to what was going wrong with my__13__ rather than what was right！I decided then and there to make a __14__ of fifty things I was happy with.Later，I decided to __15__ more things to the list.That night there was a phone call for __16__ from a lady who was a director at a large __17__．She asked me if I would __18__ a one－day lecture on stress(压力) management to 200 medical workers.I said yes.

　　My __19__ there went very well，and before long I got a well－paid job.To this day I know it was because I changed my way of __20__ that I completely changed my life.

　　【语篇解读】　文中讲述“我”尽管有丰富的工作经验和硕士学位，但在找工作的过程中屡遭挫折。一个小女孩交给“我”一个刻有“开心快乐”的黑耳环，使“我”无意间意识到我的错误所在，“我”改变了思维方式，积极地面对生活。经过不懈努力，“我”终于找到了一份待遇不错的工作。告诫人们不要总是只看到生活中不好的一面，而要多看到其阳光的一面。

　　1． A.AsB．Though

　　C．If

　　D．When

　　【解析】　由下文的“我找不到工作”以及“我有丰富的经验和硕士学位”可知，此处表示转折。故B项though正确。

　　【答案】　B

　　2． A.successful

　　B．extra

　　C．satisfying

　　D．convenient

　　【解析】　由上文“我有丰富的经验和硕士学位”以及下文“我不断面试寻找工作”，可知是找不到满意的工作。satisfying“令人满意的”，符合语境。

　　【答案】　C

　　3．A.driving

　　B．repairing

　　C．taking

　　D．designing

　　【解析】　由第三段首句“当我把车开到路边……”可知‘我’是驾驶校车而不是乘坐校车。

　　【答案】　A

　　4．A.working

　　B．travelling

　　C．discussing

　　D．living

　　【解析】　由“因为我已经失去我的公寓”可知“我”当时正在和朋友一起“住”，所以选living。

　　【答案】　D

　　5．A.prepared for

　　B．attended

　　C．asked for

　　D．held

　　【解析】　该句句意是“我已参加了一个公司的五次面试”。attend five interviews“参加了五次面试”。

　　【答案】　B

　　6．A.lose

　　B．like

　　C．find

　　D．get

　　【解析】　结合上下文，上文“我参加了(一个公司的)五次面试”，而下文是“我痛苦地想”，可以推断出“他们打电话告诉我，我没得到这份工作”，故选get。

　　【答案】　D

　　7．A.hard

　　B．busy

　　C．serious

　　D．short

　　【解析】　由“他们打电话告诉我，我没得到这份工作”和“我痛苦地想”可知“我”感觉生活是“艰难的”，所以选hard。

　　【答案】　A

　　8．A.wave at

　　B．drop off

　　C．call on

　　D．look for

　　【解析】　由“当我把车开到路边”可知，此处是让乘客上(下)车。drop off “让……下车”，根据句意可知B项正确。

　　【答案】　B

　　9．A.ordering

　　B．promising

　　C．saying

　　D．showing

　　【解析】　此处考查现在分词作伴随状语的用法。由语境“她交给我一只耳环， ________ 我应该……”推断此处用say “说”。

　　【答案】　C

　　10．A.in case

　　B．or else

　　C．as if

　　D．now that

　　【解析】　此处考查连词的用法辨析。由语境“她交给我一只耳环，(说)我应该保存着它，________ 有人来认领”可知选in case，意为“以防万一，以防”。

　　【答案】　A

　　11．A.hurt

　　B．hit

　　C．caught

　　D．moved

　　【解析】　此处考查动词辨析。由前句“开始我很生气”和后文思想观点的转变可知，空格处是指“突然影响到，突然使……”，hit除有“敲打，打击”之意，还有“对某人或某物产生意外的影响”之意。

　　【答案】　B

　　12．A.feelings

　　B．attention

　　C．strength

　　D．interests

　　【解析】　give/pay attention to“注意”，符合语境。

　　【答案】　B

　　13．A.opinions

　　B．education

　　C．experiences

　　D．life

　　【解析】　结合前面内容及本句可知，作者一直把注意力放在“生活”中坏的一面上，因此D项正确。

　　【答案】　D

　　14．A.list

　　B．book

　　C．check

　　D．copy

　　【解析】　make a list of“列单子，列清单”。

　　【答案】　A

　　15．A.connect

　　B．turn

　　C．keep

　　D．add

　　【解析】　由前文作者列出生活中令自己高兴的50件事的清单可知，是给清单上增添更多的东西。add意为“增加，增添”。

　　【答案】　D

　　16．A.her

　　B．a passenger

　　C．me

　　D．my friend

　　【解析】　根据上下文可知电话是打给“我”的，问“我”是否想做一次演讲。所以选C项。

　　【答案】　C

　　17．A.hospital

　　B．factory

　　C．restaurant

　　D．hotel

　　【解析】　由后文的medical workers可知是给医院的医护人员做演讲，所以推断此处为hospital。

　　【答案】　A

　　18．A.listen to

　　B．review

　　C．give

　　D．talk about

　　【解析】　give a lecture“做演讲”。

　　【答案】　C

　　19．A.plan

　　B．choice

　　C．day

　　D．tour

　　【解析】　由上段的a one－day lecture“一次一天的演讲”可知选C项。

　　【答案】　C

　　20．A.operation

　　B．speaking

　　C．employment

　　D．thinking

　　【解析】　今天“我”知道是因为“我”改变了“我”的思维方式，“我”才完全改变了“我”的一生。the way of thinking“思维方式”。

　　【答案】　D

　　Ⅲ.阅读理解

　　James Dean was not very tall—he was less than average height.He had thick，light brown hair and blue eyes.He was so near－sighted that he could hardly see anything without his glasses.

　　He came to Hollywood when he was eighteen，hoping to get into the movies.At first，he was not successful at all，and for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal.Then he went to New York.He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan.Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.

　　By this time，Dean already had a reputation for being odd and difficult to work with.He then went back to Hollywood to make East of Eden and then made two more movies，Rebel Without a Cause and Giant.He almost always wore the same overcoat and jeans and he had hardly any friends at all.“If he didn't like you，he wouldn't even give you the pleasure of his anger.You could be in the same telephone booth with him，but you wouldn't exist，”someone who knew him said later.

　　In spite of his poor eyesight，he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.A few days after he finished Giant，on September 25，1955，Dean went for a drive in his new Porsche.It was evening and the light was poor.Dean was not wearing his glasses.Suddenly，he saw a car in front of him.It was slowing down and trying to turn off the highway.Dean tried to slow down too，but it was too late.He hit the car at high speed and was killed immediately.

　　Two German girls killed themselves when they heard the news because“life would be unbearable without him.”A few years later，a New York salesclerk wrote a book called Jimmy Dean

　　Returns in which she claimed that she was in contact with Dean from the other side of the grave.Half a million copies of the book were sold.It was only the beginning of a strange legend(传奇)that goes on，even today.

　　1．According to the passage，James Dean ________．

　　A．had poor eyesight but wore no glasses

　　B．went to Hollywood to direct a play

　　C．often got his clothes changed

　　D．was once a poor man in Hollywood

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据for a time he was so short of money that he had to live entirely on dry oatmeal故选D。

　　【答案】　D

　　2．Which is the most important to Dean's success in his career?

　　A．He directed a successful movie.

　　B．He played a role in Elia Kazan's movie.

　　C．He wrote a play for a famous director.

　　D．His odd temper made him very famous.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据“He got a part in a play and was seen by the great director Elia Kazan.Kazan was planning the movie East of Eden and realized Dean would be perfect for one of the main roles.”可知Dean由于在Elia Kazan导演的电影里演了角色而出名，故选B。

　　【答案】　B

　　3．Which of the following is probably TRUE about Dean?

　　A．He acted in two plays in Hollywood.

　　B．He was too shy to express himself.

　　C．He committed suicide on a highway.

　　D．He was a crazy fan in fast driving.

　　【解析】　细节理解题。根据“In spite of his poor eyesight，he loved driving fast motorcycles and even faster sports cars.”可知他是一个爱开快车的人，故选D。

　　【答案】　D

　　4．What does the passage intend to tell us?

　　A．The death of James Dean.

　　B．James Dean's movies.

　　C．The beginning of a legend.

　　D．The life of an actor.

　　【解析】　主旨大意题。文章介绍了James Dean的生平，故选D。

　　【答案】　D