2016高考英语一轮全程复习构想课时训练40（外研版）

　　课时训练40　Module 4　Music Born in America

　　一、单元扣点

　　Ⅰ.根据句意，用所给单词的适当形式填空

　　deadline　virtue　decline　allowance　harmony　technique　pension　conventional　schedule　consensus

　　1．The decoration is a

　　blend of traditional and modern.

　　答案　harmonious

　　2．The

　　are very short and difficult to meet.

　　答案　deadlines

　　3．In the film, they used new

　　for producing special effects.

　　答案　techniques

　　4．Among her best

　　are loyalty, courage and truthfulness.

　　答案　virtues

　　5．They both have their

　　to live on now that they're retired.

　　答案　pensions

　　6．After several days' negotiations, the two parties reached a

　　on this issue.

　　答案　consensus

　　7．Unfortunately there has been a sharp

　　in profits this year.

　　答案　decline

　　8．When he was a student, his father gave him a monthly

　　towards his expense.

　　答案　allowance

　　9．They worked hard day and night to finish the project ahead of

　　.

　　答案　schedule

　　10．It's not a hotel, in the

　　sense, but rather a whole village turned into a hotel.

　　答案　conventional

　　Ⅱ.完成句子

　　1．

　　(我一听到它), I know it was a completely new kind of music.

　　答案　On hearing it

　　2．The achievements one can make

　　(与…紧密相连) his good habit.

　　答案　are closely connected to

　　3．He expressed his welcome

　　(以……的方式) a warm handshake.

　　答案　in the shape of

　　4．Since we are good friends, we should

　　(分享感受与想法)．

　　答案　share feelings and ideas with each other

　　5．I

　　(真是幸运) good friends.

　　答案　am blessed with

　　二、阅读理解

　　Wealth starts with a goal and saving a dollar at a time. Call it the piggy bank strategy (策略). There are lessons in that time­honored coin­savings container.

　　Any huge task seems easier when reduced to baby steps. If you wished to climb a 12,000­foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day. If you drop that into a piggy bank and then once a year put $1,434 in a savings account at 1% interest rate after­tax, you will have your trip money.

　　When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it. We associate piggy banks with children, but in many countries, the little containers are also popular with adults. Europeans see a piggy bank as a sign of good fortune and wealth. Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Year's Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, yes, but you have to put something in it.

　　Why is a pig used as a symbol of saving? Why not an elephant bank, which is bigger and holds more coins? In the Middle Ages, before modern banking and credit instruments, people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters (制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange­colored clay (黏土) called “pygg”， and folks saved coins in pygg jars. The Middle English word for pig was “pigge”. While the Saxons pronounced pygg, referring to the clay, as “pug”， eventually the two words changed into the same pronunciation, sounding the “i” as in pig or piggy. As the word became less associated with the orange clay and more with the animal, a clever potter fashioned a pygg jar in the shape of a pig, delighting children and adults. The piggy bank was born.

　　Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons. Think about the things in life that require large amounts of money—college education, weddings, cars, medical care, starting a business, buying a home, and fun stuff like great trips. So when you have money, take off the top 10%, put it aside，save and invest wisely.

　　作者在本文中介绍了the piggy bank strategy也就是存钱策略，并介绍了the piggy bank的起源和目的，号召人们都养成储蓄的好习惯。

　　1．What is the piggy bank strategy?

　　A. Paying 1% income tax at a time.

　　B. Setting a goal before making a travel plan.

　　C. Aiming high even when doing small things.

　　D. Putting aside a little money regularly for future use.

　　答案　D

　　解析　根据文章第二段前3行If you wished to climb a 12,000­foot mountain, and could do it a day at a time, you would only have to climb 33 feet daily to reach the top in a year. If you want to take a really nice trip in 10 years for a special occasion, to collect the $15,000 cost, you have to save $3.93 a day.作者通过这个例子告诉我们piggy bank strategy就是指每天都存一点钱以备未来之用。故D正确。

　　2．Why did the writer's parents give him a piggy bank as a gift?

　　A. To delight him with the latest fashion.

　　B. To encourage him to climb mountains.

　　C. To help him form the habit of saving.

　　D. To teach him English pronunciation.

　　答案　C

　　解析　根据第三段第一句When I was a child, my parents gave me a piggy bank to teach me that, if I wanted something, I should save money to buy it.父母给我这个储蓄罐的目的是告诉我，如果想要得到某个东西，就要自己存钱来买。通过这个做法来养成存蓄的习惯。故C正确。

　　3．What does the underlined word “something” (Paragraph 3) most probably refer to?

　　A. Money.

　　B. Gifts.

　　C. Financial success.

　　D. Good luck.

　　答案　A

　　解析　根据本句Around the world, many believe a gift of a piggy bank on New Year's Day brings good luck and financial success. Ah, but you have to put something in it.世界各地的人都认为储蓄罐是一个很好的能够带来好运和经济成功的礼物，但是条件是你要向里面放钱。因为储蓄罐就是用来养成存钱的习惯的，如果你不存钱，那就失去了价值。something指money。故A正确。

　　4．The piggy bank originally was

　　.

　　A. a potter's instrument

　　B. a cheap clay container

　　C. an animal­shaped dish

　　D. a pig­like toy for children

　　答案　B

　　解析　根据文章第四段3,4,5行people saved money at home, a few coins at a time dropped into a jar or dish. Potters (制陶工) made these inexpensive containers from an orange­colored clay (黏土) called “pygg”， and folks saved coins in pygg jars.可知以前没有银行的时候，人们就是使用黏贴罐来存放零钱的，The piggy bank就是最初的储蓄罐。故B正确。

　　5．The last paragraph talks about

　　.

　　A. the seriousness of educating children

　　B. the enjoyment of taking a great trip

　　C. the importance of managing money

　　D. the difficulty of starting a business

　　答案　C

　　解析　根据本段前两句Originally you had to break the bank to get to the money, bringing in a sense of seriousness into savings. While piggy banks teach children the wisdom of saving, adults often need to relearn childhood lessons.储蓄罐不仅可以帮助孩子养成存钱的好习惯，而且对成年人也是有好处的。所以本段讲述的是储蓄罐的重要性。故C正确。

　　三、完形填空

　　Albert was a skilled artist. He had a wife and two fine sons. One night, his elder son

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　　a severe stomachache.

　　Thinking it was only some

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　　disease, they didn't take it

　　3

　　.

　　But the boy died suddenly that night.

　　Knowing the death could have been

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　　if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation. Albert

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　　under the enormous burden of his guilt. To make

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　　worse, his wife left him, leaving him alone with his six­year­old younger son. The hurt and pain were more than Albert could

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　　， and he became an alcoholic(酒鬼)．

　　Soon he lost everything he

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　　—his home, his land, his art objects, everything. Eventually he died alone in a San Francisco motel room.

　　When I heard of Albert's death, I thought, “What a complete failure! What a

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　　wasted life！”

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　　time went by, I began to re­evaluate(重估) my earlier

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　　. You see, I knew Albert's now adult son, Ernie.

　　He is one of the kindest, most caring men I have ever known.

　　I knew that kindness and caring had to come from

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　　.

　　One day I gathered my

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　　to ask him. “I'm really

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　　by something，” I said. “Your father was basically the only one to

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　　you as I know. What

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　　did he do that you became such a special person？”

　　Ernie

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　　for a few moments.

　　Then he said, “From my earliest

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　　as a child until I left home at 18, Albert gave me a kiss every night and said，‘I love you, son.’”

　　Tears came to my eyes as I realized what a

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　　I had been to judge Albert as a failure.

　　He

　　had not left any

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　　possessions behind.

　　But he left behind one of the finest, most giving men

　　I have ever known.

　　1．A. gained

　　B. had

　　C. affected

　　D. held

　　2．A. usual

　　B. normal

　　C. general

　　D. common

　　3．A. carefully

　　B. importantly

　　C. seriously D. necessarily

　　4．A. prevented B. protected

　　C. forbidden D. removed

　　5．A. broke up B. broke down

　　C. broke out D. broke off

　　6．A.

　　conditions

　　B. affairs

　　C. incidents

　　D. matters

　　7．A. deal

　　B. keep

　　C. handle D. take

　　8．A. possessed B. shared

　　C. received

　　D. accepted

　　9．A. mostly

　　B. naturally

　　C. totally

　　D. possibly

　　10．A. As

　　B. While

　　C. After

　　D. When

　　11．A.

　　explanation

　　B. concern

　　C. judgement D. description

　　12．A. anywhere B.

　　everywhere

　　C. nowhere D. somewhere

　　13．A. hope

　　B. courage

　　C. power

　　D. strength

　　14．A. interested

　　B. worried

　　C. excited

　　D. puzzled

　　15．A. raise

　　B. contact

　　C. save

　　D. understand

　　16．A. above all B. on earth

　　C. at first

　　D. in turn

　　17．A. researched

　　B. expected

　　C. reflected D. searched

　　18．A. memories

　　B. thoughts

　　C. ideas

　　D. minds

　　19．A. loser

　　B. fool

　　C. success

　　D. hero

　　20．A. spiritual

　　B. mental

　　C. meaningful

　　D. material

　　答案与解析　

　　本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。Albert是位技艺精湛的艺术家。在大儿子不幸去世后，妻子离家，留下了六岁的小儿子让他独自养育。艺术家无法承受这些伤害和痛苦，整天借酒消愁。不久艺术家就失去了所有财产，然而他却每天晚上亲吻小儿子并对他说爱他。艺术家离世后没有给小儿子留下任何物质财产，却留给了他最好的精神财产——爱，让他成为最善良最有爱心的人。

　　1．B　gain意为“获得，增加”；have意为“有”；affect意为“影响，感染”；hold意为“拥有，持有”。have a stomachache意为“胃痛”，是固定短语。故选B。

　　2．D　根据句中的“they didn't take it

　　”可知，他们没把胃痛当回事，认为这仅仅是常见病。usual意为“通常的，平常的”，指常见常闻和常做的事，强调惯常性；normal意为“正常的”，指不超过某种限度，符合某种标准或常规；general意为“一般的，普通的”，语气强于common，侧重大多如此，很少有例外情况；common意为“共同的，普通的”，多用于指物，侧重很常见，不稀奇。故选D。

　　3．C　根据下文中的“...if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation”可知，他们没有把胃痛当回事。carefully意为“小心地”；importantly意为“重要地”；seriously意为“严重地，严肃地”；necessarily意为“必要地，必然地”。take sth. seriously意为“认真对待某事”，是固定短语。故选C。

　　4．A　句意为：如果当时他认识到事态的严重性，儿子的死是可以避免的。本句是对过去发生事情的虚拟与假设。prevent意为“防止，阻止”；protect意为“保护”；forbid意为“禁止”；remove意为“移动，迁移”。A项符合语境。故选A。

　　5．B　根据上句“Knowing the death could have been

　　if he had only realized the seriousness of the situation”可知，艺术家对儿子的去世感到很内疚，因而在巨大的负罪感的重压下，艺术家崩溃了。break up意为“打碎”；break down意为“崩溃”；break out意为“爆发”；break off意为“中止”。故选B。

　　6．D　根据上文中的“But the boy died suddenly that night.”和下文“his wife left him, leaving him alone with his six­year­old younger son”可知，艺术家的妻子在大儿子突然死去后又离开了他，给他留下了六岁的小儿子。这是雪上加霜的事情。condition意为“情况”；affair意为“事情，事务”；incident意为“事件，事变”；matter意为“事件，物质”。to make matters worse意为“更糟糕的是”，是固定短语。故选D。

　　7．C　根据下文“he became an alcoholic(酒鬼)”可知，艺术家无法应对这些伤害和痛苦，他变成了酒鬼。deal意为“处理”，是不及物动词；keep意为“保持，遵守”；handle意为“处理”，是及物动词；take意为“拿，获得”。故选C。

　　8．A　根据最后一段第二句“He had not left any

　　possessions behind”可知，艺术家没给小儿子留下任何物质财产。由此判断，艺术家失去了他拥有的一切——他的家庭、他的土地、他的艺术品、一切的一切。possess意为“控制，拥有”；share意为“分享，分担”；receive意为“收到，接待”；accept意为“接受，承认”。故选A。

　　9．C　根据上句“What a complete failure！”可知，作者在知道艺术家的去世时，认为他是个完全失败的人，他的人生是完全失败的人生。mostly意为“主要地”；naturally意为“自然地”；totally意为“完全地”；possibly意为“可能地”。totally和上句中的“complete”对应。故选C。

　　10．A　句意为：随着时间的流逝，我开始重估自己早些时候对艺术家的评价。as意为“随着”；while意为“当……的时候”；after意为“在……之后”；when意为“当……的时候”。故选A。

　　11．C　随着时间的流逝，作者在与艺术家的小儿子交往中，开始重估自己早些时候对Albert的评价。explanation意为“解释，说明”；concern意为“关心，关系”；judgement意为“评价，意见”；description意为“描述，描写”。根据下文“I had been to judge Albert”可知，此处指对他的评价。故选C。

　　12．D　根据下文“What

　　—did he do that you became such a special person？”可知，作者询问艺术家的小儿子，艺术家到底做了什么使他成为这样一个特别的人。正是因为作者知道善良和仁爱必定来自某处，才有下文的发问。anywhere意为“任何地方”；everywhere意为“每个地方”；nowhere意为“无处”；somewhere意为“某个地方”。故选D。

　　13．B　根据上文可知，艺术家成为了酒鬼，失去了一切，而他的小儿子却是作者见过的最善良最有爱心的人，所以作者鼓起勇气询问艺术家的小儿子以解开他心中的疑惑。hope意为“希望”；courage意为“勇气，胆量”；power意为“能力，政权”；strength意为“力量，力气”。gather one's courage意为“鼓起勇气”，是习惯搭配。故选B。

　　14．D　根据下文“Your father was basically the only one to

　　you as I know.

　　What

　　did he do that you became such a special person？”可知，作者对于酒鬼父亲培养出如此善良而有礼貌的孩子这件事感到困惑。interested意为“感兴趣的”，与介词in搭配；worried意为“担心的”，与介词about搭配；excited意为“兴奋的”，与介词about搭配；puzzled意为“困惑的，茫然的”，与介词by搭配。故选D。

　　15．A　根据上文“his wife left him，leaving him alone with his six­year­old younger son”可知，艺术家的妻子离开了他，给他留下了六岁的小儿子。所以艺术家是唯一抚养小儿子的人。raise意为“养育”；contact意为“接触，联系”；save意为“节省，挽救”；understand意为“理解，懂得”。故选A。

　　16．B　根据上文可知，作者对某件事情感到困惑，所以作者问艺术家的小儿子艺术家到底做了什么事情以至于让他成为了一个如此特别的人。above all意为“首先，尤其是”；on earth意为“究竟，到底”；at first意为“首先，最初”；in turn意为“轮流，依次”。故选B。

　　17．C　根据上文可知，作者问了艺术家的小儿子一个问题，当然他要思考一下才能回答。research意为“研究，调查”；expect意为“期望，指望”；reflect意为“反省，深思”；search意为“搜索，搜寻”。故选C。

　　18．A　句意为：艺术家的小儿子深思后回答说：“从我小时候最早的记忆到我18岁离开家，Albert每天晚上都给我一个吻，而且说‘儿子，我爱你。’”memory意为“记忆”；thought意为“思想”；idea意为“主义，想法”；mind意为“理智，精神”。故选A。

　　19．B　根据下文中的“But he left behind one of the finest，most giving men I have ever known.”可知，作者听到艺术家小儿子的回答后，意识到艺术家培养出了自己见过的最善良、最无私的儿子，这是艺术家的完美作品。所以，此处指意识到自己早些时候对艺术家的评价是多么的愚蠢。loser意为“失败者”；fool意为“傻瓜，愚蠢的人”；success意为“成功”；hero意为“英雄”。故选B。

　　20．D　根据第三段第一句“Soon he lost everything he

　　—his home，his land，his art objects，everything.”可知，艺术家失去了他拥有的一切——他的家、他的土地、他的艺术品、一切的一切。所以他没给小儿子留下任何物质财产。spiritual意为“精神的，心灵的”；mental意为“精神的，脑力的”；meaningful意为“有意义的”；material意为“物质的”。故选D。