2016届高三英语（北师大版）一轮复习能力自评：Unit 16 Stories16-3

　　Section Ⅲ　沙场点兵，能力自评

　　(时间：45分钟　满分100分)

　　.完形填空

　　When middle­aged Alex quit his job and made up his mind to become a freelance(self­employed) writer, no one could tell for sure whether he would succeed or not. He found a cold storage room in a building, set up a(n)__1__typewriter and settled down to work.

　　After a year or so, however, Alex began to__2__himself. He found it was difficult to earn his living by__3__what he wrote. But Alex determined to put his dream to the test—__4__it meant living with uncertainty and fear of__5__. This is the shadowland of hope, and__6__with a dream must learn to live there.

　　One day Alex got a call, “We need a(n)__7__， and we’re paying $ 6,000 a year.” $ 6,000 was__8__money in 1960. It would enable Alex to get a nice apartment, a used car and more.__9__， he could write on the side.__10__the dollars were dancing in Alexs head, something__11__his senses. He had dreamed of being a__12__—full time. “Thanks but no，” Alex said__13__， “Im going to stick it out and write.”

　　After Alex got off the phone, he__14__everything he had: two cans of vegetables and 18 cents. Alex put the cans and cents into a__15__bag, saying to himself, “There?s everything you?ve made of yourself so far.”

　　Finally his work was__16__in 1970. Instantly he had the kind of fame and success that__17__writers ever experienced. The shadows had turned into limelight.

　　Then one day, Alex__18__a box filled with things he had owned years before.__19__was a paper bag with two cans and 18 cents. Suddenly he__20__himself working in that cold storage room. It reminds Alex, and anyone with a dream, of the courage and persistence it takes to stay the course in the shadowland.

　　1. A. expensiveB. priceless

　　C. excellent

　　D. used

　　2. A. doubt

　　B. trust

　　C. regret

　　D. hate

　　3. A. buying

　　B. selling

　　C. reading

　　D. appreciating

　　4. A. what if

　　B. now that

　　C. even though

　　D. as if

　　5. A. failure

　　B. success

　　C. loss

　　D. perspiration

　　6. A. someone

　　B. nobody

　　C. anyone

　　D. none

　　7. A. writer

　　B. boss

　　C. manager

　　D. assistan

　　8. A. little

　　B. real

　　C. false

　　D. high

　　9. A. Still

　　B. Besides

　　C. However

　　D. Therefore

　　10. A. If

　　B. Because

　　C. As

　　D. But

　　11. A. cleared

　　B. destroyed

　　C. hurt

　　D. struck

　　12. A. writer

　　B. dancer

　　C. driver

　　D. assistant

　　13. A. hurriedly

　　B. slowly

　　C. firmly

　　D. hesitantly

　　14. A. pulled apart

　　B. pulled out

　　C. pulled down

　　D. pulled back

　　15. A. plastic

　　B. paper

　　C. cloth

　　D. metal

　　16. A. published

　　B. completed

　　C. written

　　D. punished

　　17. A. poor

　　B. few

　　C. famous

　　D. great

　　18. A. picked

　　B. searched

　　C. sought

　　D. found

　　19. A. Outside

　　B. Below

　　C. Inside

　　D. Above

　　20. A. reminded

　　B. called

　　C. described

　　D. pictured

　　答案：

　　1. D　结合文章中的“cold storage room”等细节可知，他当时的打印机应该是旧的，即used“用过的”。

　　2. A　通过下文内容可知他的写作生涯不是一帆风顺的，因此此处是他开始怀疑自己了，故用doubt。

　　3. B　文章一开始提到他想成为一名作家，作家要赚钱当然要通过卖自己的作品，故此处应该用selling。4. C　此处是让步关系，因此应该用even though。5. A　由上文的怀疑自己和uncertainty可知选A。

　　6. C　anyone任何人，符合语境。文章最后一句中“anyone with a dream...”。

　　7. D　根据下文的内容可知此处是招聘，下文提到在业余时间才有机会写作，因此可以排除A项。

　　8. B　在1960年6,000美元可是一大笔钱。

　　9. B　根据上下文可知前文讲的是工作的待遇，此处是对前面叙述的补充，故用besides“而且”。

　　10. C　as表示“当……时”。

　　11. A　此处指的是“有件事使他理清了思绪”，clear(使)变清晰。

　　12. A　此处应该是他想成为一个全职的作家。

　　13. C　根据下面Alex说话的内容可知，此处应该用firmly“坚定地”。

　　14. B　Alex将自己所有的东西都拿了出来。pull out拔出，拿出。

　　15. B　由最后一段第二句中的paper bag可知此处Alex是将东西放到了一个纸袋里。16. A　下文提到Alex功成名就，作家的成功应该是作品被出版了。

　　17. B　Alex功成名就了，而这是极少数作家能体验到的。

　　18. D　此处意为“Alex找到了一个满是自己旧物品的盒子”。此处不是有意地搜索，因此不用search。

　　19. C　inside在……里面。

　　20. D　Alex现在是一位成功的作家，当他看到自己当年的东西时，脑海中浮现出当时艰苦的情景。

　　.阅读理解

　　A little old couple walked slowly into McDonalds on one cold winter evening. It seemed that they didn’t come to the right place with the young families and young couples eating that night.

　　The little old man walked right up to the cash register, placed his order with no hesitation and then paid for their meal. The couple took a table near the back wall and started taking food off the tray. There was one hamburger, one order of French fries and one drink. The little old man unwrapped the plain hamburger and carefully cut it in half. He placed one half in front of his wife. Then he carefully counted out the French fries, divided them in two piles and neatly placed one pile in front of his wife. He took a sip at the drink and then set the cup down between them.

　　As the man began to eat his few bites of hamburger, the crowd began to get restless. You could tell what they were thinking, “That poor old couple. All they can afford is one meal for the two of them.”

　　As the man began to eat his French fries, one young man stood and came over to the old couple?s table. He politely offered to buy another meal for the old couple to eat. The old man replied that they were just fine. They were used to sharing everything.

　　As the little old man finished eating and was wiping his face neatly with a napkin, the young man could stand it no longer. Again he came over to their table and offered to buy some food.

　　After being politely refused again, he finally asked a question of the little old lady, “Ma?am, why aren?t you eating? You said that you share everything. What is it that you are waiting for？”

　　She answered, “The teeth.”

　　1. According to the 1st paragraph, the old couple________.

　　A. enjoyed the scene outside the McDonald’s

　　B. didn’t look suitable for the surroundings

　　C. loved being with young families and couples

　　D. liked the food in McDonald’s

　　2. The little old man cut the plain hamburger in half because________.

　　A. he couldn’t finish eating it with one bite

　　B. he was very careful with his food

　　C. he ordered more than he could consume

　　D. he wanted to share it with his wife

　　3. The young man who offered to buy the old couple food was________.

　　A. impolite

　　B. stubborn

　　C. sympathetic

　　D. doubtful

　　4. From the old lady’s answer, we know that________.

　　A. she was not interested in the food

　　B. the couple suffered a terrible toothache

　　C. the couple did share everything

　　D. she gave an irrelevant answer

　　答案：

　　一对老年夫妇在一家麦当劳店里把买的食物两人均等分享，旁人都以为他们支付不起两份饭钱。一个好心的年轻人看到这一情景，主动要给这对老人买一些食物，但却遭到这对老年夫妇的礼貌拒绝，这是为什么呢？欲知答案，请看文章。

　　1. B　细节理解题。由文章第一段中的第二句可知，因为那天晚上在麦当劳吃饭的都是年轻家庭及夫妇，所以这对老年夫妇在那里吃饭好像不合适。

　　2. D　推理判断题。由文章第四段中“They were used to sharing everything”可推知这对老人共享所有的东西，此时他也给他的妻子分一半汉堡。

　　3. C　推理判断题。根据第四至第六段内容可知这位年轻人两次主动要求为他们买饭，但都遭到了拒绝，由此推知这位年轻人很富有同情心。

　　4. C　推理判断题。从最后一段老妇人的回答可知，他们共用一套牙齿，再结合上文他们把饭分成均等份共享可推知他们的确共享一切事物。

　　.书面表达

　　假定你班在“珍爱生命，拒闯红灯”教育活动中，召开了一次主题班会。请你根据下表中的内容，用英语写一篇短文。

　　行人闯红

　　灯的危害 1. 妨碍交通，影响车辆的正常行驶。

　　2. 容易引发事故，危及他人和自身的生命安全。

　　3. ……(自己设想)

　　对行人闯红灯

　　的处罚措施 1. 批评教育，让其意识到闯红灯的危害性。

　　2. 当场给予警告并罚款。

　　3. ……(自己设想)

　　注意：1. 内容可适当发挥，注意行文连贯；

　　2. 词数：120左右。

　　参考词汇：pedestrian n．(行人)；jaywalk vi.(乱穿马路)；reprimand vt.(批评，训诫)

　　范文：

　　Recently we held a class meeting to discuss the problem of pedestrians crossing the street while the traffic light is red. As we can see, some pedestrians dont obey traffic rules and jaywalk frequently. This blocks traffic, seriously affects drivers and causes accidents to happen, endangering the safety of pedestrians and drivers alike. In a word, jay­walking produces negative effects and does not help to develop good social behavior.

　　It is really a pity to see all this in our society and to deal with the situation, the government has taken some measures. When caught jaywalking, pedestrians are reprimanded so that they will become aware of the danger of doing this, or they are fined on the spot. Sometimes the traffic police will report jaywalkers to their workplace and expose them to the public. However, it will still take a long time to stop pedestrians from jaywalking.