2018年高考英语一轮复习Module2TheRenaissanceAJobWorthDoing课时.wps

Module Module 2 2 The Renaissance The Renaissance A A Job Worth DoingJob Worth Doing ( (建议用时 4040分钟) ) . 阅读理解 A Usain Bolt confirmed in a press conference that he will be retiring from the Olympics after Rio 2016. Usain Bolt, the pride of Jamaica, and the fastest man in the world, will be gone in a flash after the 2016 Olympic Games are over. Ever since he burst onto the sceneliterallyin the 2008 Olympics, everyone has been captivated by his every move. He won a Gold medal in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4×100 meter relay in both Beijing and London and remains one of the most decorated athletes of all time. However, if you blink, you will miss him at Rio 2016 because he confirmed in a press conference that this will be his last Olympics. As such, every race that he competes in will come with even more attention than usual. Bolt stated, “Yes, this is the last Olympics for sure. I have done everything and have proven myself, ”which is a good time to call it quits since he will be 33 at the next Summer Olympics in Tokyo. But said that he really wanted to keep his world record at 200 meters, and as such, he set out a goal for himself to run under 19 seconds in that race. Even though he withdrew from Jamaicas Olympic trials with an injury, he still finds himself competing in Brazil, where he will be under more pressure than ever before. But he has coped with that pressure very well to this point, and anything he does at Rio will only serve to add to his impressive career. No matter how he finishes, hell still be regarded as one of the best Olympic athletes of all time. 1. According to the passage, who is Usain Bolt? A. Usain Bolt won three medals in 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. B. He remains one of the most decorated athletes in Jamaica of all times. 1 C. He took part in the 2008 Olympic Games at the age of 21. D. He ran under 19 seconds in the race in Rio 2016. 【解析】选 C。推理判断题。根据第四段 since he will be 33 at the next Summer Olympics in Tokyo. 可知博尔特是33-12= 21, 21 岁参加北京奥运会的, 故 C 项正确, 根据第二段的He won a Gold medal in the 100 meter, 200 meter, and 4×100 meter relay in both Beijing and London and remains one of the most decorated athletes of all time.可知在北京和伦敦 拿了 3 块金牌, 是全世界史上最伟大的运动员, 可知 A、B 两项错误; 根据 But said that he really wanted to keep his world record at 200 meters, and as such, he set out a goal for himself to run under 19 seconds in that race. 可知是他定下的目标, 还没参加比赛。 2. Why will Usain Bolt be under more pressure in Brazil than ever before? A. Because he withdrew from Jamaicas Olympic trials with an injury. B. Because he thought himself to be the best athlete in the world. C. Because he wanted to take part in the 2020 Tokyo Olympic. D. Because he wanted to break the record at 100 meters. 【解析】选 A。细节理解题。根据最后一段的 Even though he withdrew from Jamaicas Olympic trials with an injury, he still finds himself competing in Brazil, where he will be under more pressure than ever before. 可知选 A。 3. It can be inferred that the passage comes from_. A. a research B. an idea C. a newspaper D. a survey 【解析】选 C。文章来源题。本文讲的是牙买加短跑名将博尔特宣布退役的事情, 是一则新闻 报道, 应该是在报纸上被看到, 故选 C。 B If you bump into a Briton in the street, chances are that he or she will apologize regardless of whether or not he or she was responsible. As the BBC noted, “It seems that Britain is developing a reputation as a nation of sorry-sayers. ” The average Briton says sorry around eight times per day and one in eight people apologize up to 20 times a day, according to an article released by the BBC on Feb 2 24. As you may have expected, the British apologize more frequently than members of other cultures. Last year a poll(调查)done by YouGov, a UK research firm revealed that in many cases, Britonslove of saying sorry goes a little further than it does for Americans. For example, approximately 15 British people would say“sorry”for every 10 people from the US if they sneezed, if they corrected someones mistake or if someone crashed(碰撞)into them. Yes, traditionally “sorry” was used to express regret and grief(悲伤)for having done something wrong. But now Britons use the expression as a way of showing good manners. For example, they might say it as a substitute for“excuse me”, “pardon”, “what” or “whatever”. Britons also“use sorry to express empathy(同感)”so they might say“sorry about the rain”, Edwin Battistella, a linguistics expert from Southern Oregon University in the US, told the BBC. Why are Britons so sorry? Mark Tyrell, a famous psychology writer in the UK, thinks that their apologies come from the British class system. They say sorry because historically the new middle classes in Britain had to apologize for not being working class, but also for not really being upper class. Another theory is that British society values its members showing respect without getting into someone elses personal space, and without drawing attention to oneself. British peoples use of“sorry”may make things very confusing and difficult for foreigners who are unaccustomed to their ways. But true manners are about being considerate, and the modern-day British obsession with apologizing shows this. 【文章大意】在英国,“对不起”(sorry)可能是最常使用的词汇,BBC 中文网最近一次对一千 多名英国人的调查表明, “”普通人平均每天要说约八次 对不起 , 而其中有八分之一的人一天 会道歉高达 20次。 4. How often does the average Briton apologize a day according to BBC? A. About five times a day. B. About eight times a day. C. About 15 times a day. 3 D. About 20 times a day. 【解析】选 B。细节理解题。由第三段的“The average Briton says sorry around eight times per day and one in eight people apologize up to 20 times a day”可知 B 为正确答案。 5. What can we conclude from the text? A. In Britain, working-class people say“sorry”more frequently than upper-class people. B. Britons are well-known for their willingness to apologize when theyre at fault. C. Americans have been found to use the word“sorry”more casually than British people. D. Nowadays, Britons might say sorry more often, but this doesnt necessarily mean theyre more regretful. 【解析】选 D 。推理判断题。由第五段的“Yes, traditionally“sorry”was used to express regret and grief for having done something wrong. But now Britons use the expression as a way of showing good manners. ”可推知 D 为正确答案。 6. According to the text, Britons love of saying sorry_. a. can be traced back to the history of the British class system b. has largely developed because they want to express empathy c. is likely to confuse foreigners who are not used to their ways d. is connected with their respect for other peoples personal space e. has something to do with their desire to draw attention to themselves A. a, b, c B. a, c, d C. b, d, e D. c, d, e 【解析】选 B“。细节理解题。由倒数第二段的 Mark Tyrell, a famous psychology writer in the UK, thinks that their apologies come from the British class system. ”可知 a 正确; 由 该 段 的 “Another theory is that British society values its members showing respect without getting into someone elses personal space, and without drawing attention to oneself. ”可知d 正确; “由最后一段的 British peoples use ofsorrymay make things very confusing and difficult for foreigners who are unaccustomed to their ways. ”可知 c 正确, 所以 B 为正确答案。 7. The underlined word“obsession”in the last paragraph most likely refers to_. A. a social trend B. a historical concept 4 C. an emotional state D. an unavoidable fact 【解析】选 C 。词义猜测题。由第二段的“It seems that Britain is developing a reputation as a nation of sorry-sayers. ”“以及第四段的 Britonslove of saying sorry. . . ” 可 知 本 文 主 要 讲 的 是 英 国 人 热 衷 于 道 歉 , obsession 在 这 里 的 意 思 应 该 与 “fascination”相近, “”即 痴迷 , 这属于一种情绪状态。 . 完形填空 Is This a Lost Ancient City? For more than 400 years, the fate of an ancient Greek city, called Kane, has puzzled experts. The city, 1 in many ancient texts, was on one of a group of three islands in the Aegean Sea. These islands were all located 2 the coast of modern-day Turkey. Two of the islands, now known as the Garip Islands, are still there. But the third island, an important stopping point on 3 trade routes, no longer appeared on 4 made after the 16th century. Until this past November, no one knew why! Scientists who study ancient lands have helped solve the 5 . The island did not disappear. Well, not exactly anyway. New evidence suggests that this 6 island is now a mainland peninsula. Thats a piece of land that 7 out from a larger land mass and is almost completely 8 by water. How did the island turn into a peninsula? At one time, a narrow 9 of water between two areas of land, separated the island and mainland. “The 10 channel was blocked with mud, ”Felix Pirson said. That means the 11 between the island and mainland was filled with materials carried by running water. Thats 12 the peninsula formed. To test their 13 of what happened to the island, the scientists decided to 14 into the peninsula. Instead of finding solid ground, they discovered 15 soil and rock. To the scientists, this suggests that the land there had 16 somewhat recently, perhaps because of earthquakes or the erosion of agricultural fields on the mainland. The scientists are looking forward to doing further testing. They hope to 17 exactly when the land bridge between the mainland and the island formed. This could 18 them with more information about the 19 during ancient times, they say. “The aim is to reconstruct the ancient environment to understand 20 , ”Pirson says. 5 【文章大意】本文主要介绍了考古学家们似乎确定了古希腊城市 Kane的位置所在地, 以及它 所在的岛屿等情况。 1. A. appeared B. mentioned C. imagined D. printed 【解析】选 B。根据空格后面的 in many ancient texts可知, 这个 Kane城市在许多古老的文 章中被提到过。 2. A. on B. along C. off D. away 【解析】选 C。结合空格前面的 These islands were all located 和后面的 the coast of modern-day Turkey 可知, 这个城市在离海岸不远处的地方。 3. A. smooth B. rough C. foreign D. ancient 【解析】选 D。根据下文的 after the 16th century 可知, 是古代的贸易路线。 4. A. maps B. newspapers C. magazines D. texts 【解析】选 A。结合前面的 an important stopping point 和后面的 made after the 16th century 可知, 在 16 世纪之后制作的地图。 5. A. crime B. mystery C. problem D. equation 【解析】选 B。根据上文的 Until this past November, no one knew why!可知, 现在人们依然 未知, 因此属于一个谜。 6. A. distant B. lonely C. former D. large 【解析】选 C。根据前文的 The island did not disappear. Well, not exactly anyway.和 now a mainland peninsula 可知, 原先的岛屿现在是大陆半岛。 7. A. sends B. goes C. comes D. sticks 【解析】选 D。根据空格后面的 out from a larger land mass 可知, 这个岛屿向海里延伸出去。 stick out 延伸。 8. A. surrounded B. flooded C. washed D. irrigated 【解析】选 A。与前面的 sticks out from a larger land mass呼应, 由于这个岛屿延伸到海里 去了, 因此它应该被水围绕着。 9. A. pond B. channel C. lake D. tunnel 【解析】选 B。根据空格后面的 water between two areas of land, separated the island and 6 mainland 可知, 这是一条狭窄的海峡。 10. A. wide B. long C. original D. deep 【解析】选 C。根据空格前面的 a narrow channel of water between two areas of land, separated the island and mainland和后面的channel was blocked with mud 可知, 原先的那条 海峡已经被泥浆堵塞。 11. A. field B. gap C. space D. valley 【解析】选 C。根据前面的 channel可知, 存在的是一条海峡, 那么在岛屿与大陆之间, 就应该 存在着空间。 12. A. how B. when C. why D. where 【解析】选 A。根据前面的 was filled with materials carried by running water 可知, 此处 表示半岛形成的方式。 13. A. theory B. experiment C. method D. conclusion 【解析】选 A。根据上文的 How did the island turn into a peninsula?可知, 研究人员们提出 了一个半岛形成的理论, “因此是 为了验证这个理论”。 14. A. look B. drill C. fall D. dive 【解析】选 B。结合后面的 Instead of finding solid ground, they discovered_ soil and rock 可知, 科学家们决定对半岛进行钻取。 15. A. rich B. hard C. loose D. dirty 【解析】选 C。与前面的 solid对比, 应该是发现松软的土壤和岩石。 16. A. changed B. disappeared C. strengthened D. formed 【解析】选 D。上文已经提到过 the peninsula formed, 可知, 此处表示半岛的形成。 17. A. figure out B. put forward C. write down D. set up 【解析】选 A。根据空格前面的 The scientists are looking forward to doing further testing 可知, 科学家们希望了解这个大陆和岛屿之间的陆桥是什么时候形成的。figure out 弄明白。 18. A. offer B. provide C. connect D. relate 【解析】选 B。结合前面的内容可知, 了解陆桥形成时间能给科学家们提供更多信息。provide sb. 7 with sth. 给某人提供某物。 19. A. earthquake B. climate C. ocean D. area 【解析】选 D。前面的 mainland和 island 等都是古代形成的地区等。 20. A. culture B. religion C. history D. geography 【解析】选 C。根据前面的 reconstruct the ancient environment 可知, 这些古代的环境的重 建, 可以让人们了解古代的历史。 . 语法填空 阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 My name is Wil Wheatonand I am a nerd(怪人). Its awesome to be 1. _nerd. When I was a little boy, people really teased me about that and 2. _(make)me feel like there was something wrong with me for loving strange things. Now that Im an adult, Im a 3. _(profession)nerd, and the world has changed. I think we 4. _(realize)that being a nerd is not about what you love 5. _about how you love. So theres going to be a thing in your life that you love. I dont know what its going to be. It might be sports or science or reading or 6. _(tell) storiesit doesnt matter what it is. Some of us love Game of Thrones, while others love Star Wars. But we all love those things so much that we travel 7. _ (thousand)of mileswhich is 8. _(probable)easy for you, but were still using fossil fuels, so its difficultto be around people who love the things that we love the way that we love them. Thats 9. _being a nerd is awesome. I want you to work hard because everything worth 10. _(do)is hard. I want you to be awesome, and I will do my very best to leave you a planet that you can still live on. 【文章大意】当我们喜欢一些奇怪的东西时, 会被误认为“怪人”。作者却阐释了这种“”怪人 是了不起的。 1.【解析】a。考查冠词。句意: “”做一个怪人真棒。此处强调 一 的含义。 2.【解析】made。考查动词的时态与语态。根据时间状语“When I was a little boy, ”提示 8 可知, 强调动作发生在过去, 用一般过去时。且 make与主语 people 之间为主动关系。 3.【解析】professional。考查词性转换。根据语境可知, 此处用名词 profession 的形容词 形式 professional 作定语修饰名词 nerd。 4.【解析】have realized。考查动词的时态与语态。根据语境可知, realize 与主语 we 之间为 主动关系, 且强调“过去发生的动作对于现在的影响或结果”, 用现在完成时, 主语为 “we”, 谓语动词用复数。 5.【解析】but。考查固定短语。not. . . but. . . 为固定短语, 表示“不是而 ”是。 6.【解析】telling。考查非谓语动词。句意: 在你的生活中有一件事是你所爱的。我不知道 这会是什么。可能是体育、科学、阅读或讲故事不管它是什么都没有关系。根据“reading or” 提示可知, 用动词-ing 形式作表语。 7.【解析】thousands。考查固定短语。thousands of 为固定短语, “表示 成千上万的”。 8.【解析】probably。考查词性转换。根据语境可知, 此处用形容词 probable 的副词形式 probably 修饰形容词 easy作状语。 9.【解析】why。考查固定句式。句意: 这就是为什么“怪人”是了不起的。That/This is why. . . 为固定句式, “”表示 这就是为什么。 10.【解析】doing。考查固定短语。be worth doing“”值得去做 , 主动形式表被动。 9