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课时冲关20 UNIT 11 CONFLICT AND COMPROMISE
Ⅰ.完形填空
主题语境:人与社会
体裁:记叙文
话题:李静毕业后投身家乡建设
“In my childhood, the village was a different world altogether. The houses were old, roads were __1__. But now, our village boasts modern, wellconstructed homes, wide welllit roads, and practically every household owns __2__ one car,” Li Jing, the director assistant to the village secretary of Maotianping Village Committee in Enshi, Hubei Province.
Li is a native of this village and was one of the first from her community to pursue higher __3__. She studied hotel management and tourism at Wuhan University of Science and Technology. After graduation, she gained a(n) __4__ in the hotel industry. __5__, she made the lifealtering decision last year to return to her village.
“I want to be an integral part of my hometown's development and __6__ real changes that improve the livelihoods of our villagers __7__ realizing my own personal value,” Li said.
Enshi, renowned for its breathtaking scenery, __8__ relies on agriculture and most of its farmers grow potatoes. Li projects to showcase the agricultural riches __9__ by its residents.
“Here, we are __10__ with a humid climate and over 70 percent forest coverage. This makes it an ideal setting for cultivating potatoes,” Li explained. “You can find seleniumrich (富含硒的) potatoes here, as the soil in our village boasts __11__ selenium content, a trace __12__ known for its health benefits.”
In addition to potato farming, Li's team has created positions like potato managers, similar to __13__ and sales specialists. There's even a role for a potato assessor, responsible for __14__ the bestlooking potatoes for sale. In the future, Li hopes to continue helping her fellow villagers raise their potato production and increase their __15__.
1.A.short B.clean
C.narrow D.rough
2.A.in store B.at least
C.on board D.as regards
3.A.demand B.yield
C.salary D.education
4.A.career B.urge
C.license D.inspiration
5.A.Therefore B.However
C.Moreover D.Likewise
6.A.bring about B.concentrate on
C.fall apart D.adapt to
7.A.till B.so
C.yet D.while
8.A.boldly B.attractively
C.heavily D.excellently
9.A.applauded B.distributed
C.charged D.cultivated
10.A.satisfied B.blessed
C.confused D.corresponded
11.A.high B.little
C.novel D.odd
12.A.lifestyle B.concept
C.factor D.element
13.A.sowing B.marketing
C.dividing D.hatching
14.A.loading B.planting
C.selecting D.imaging
15.A.celebrity B.income
C.acknowledgement D.capacity
[语篇解读] 这是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了湖北省恩施市茂田坪村委会秘书主任助理李静,毕业后投身于家乡建设,从村庄走出来,又回到村庄为村民服务的故事。
1.C [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:房子很旧,路很窄。A.short矮的;B.clean干净的;C.narrow狭窄的;D.rough 粗糙的。根据上文“The houses were old”提到房子很旧,以及下文“But now,our village boasts modern,wellconstructed homes,wide welllit roads”转折说明现在道路很宽阔,由此可知,此处应表示以前房子很旧,路很窄。]
2.B [考查介词短语辨析。句意:但现在,我们村拥有现代化的、建筑精美的房屋,宽阔明亮的道路,几乎每家每户都至少拥有一辆汽车。A.in store储藏着;B.at least至少;C.on board在船上;D.as regards关于。根据上文“But now,our village boasts modern,wellconstructed homes,wide welllit roads”提到生活条件的改善,由此可知,此处应表示几乎每家每户都至少拥有一辆汽车。]
3.D [考查名词词义辨析。句意:李是这个村子的本地人,也是她所在社区第一批接受高等教育的人之一。A.demand需求;B.yield收益;C.salary工资;D.education教育。根据下文“She studied hotel management and tourism at Wuhan University of Science and Technology.”她在武汉科技大学学习酒店管理与旅游专业。由此可知,此处应表示李是她所在社区第一批接受高等教育的人之一。]
4.A [考查名词词义辨析。句意:毕业后,她在酒店行业找到了一份工作。A.career职业,事业;B.urge督促;C.license执照;D.inspiration灵感。根据上文“After graduation”以及下文“in the hotel industry.”可知,此处应表示毕业后,她在酒店行业找到了一份工作。]
5.B [考查副词词义辨析。句意:然而,去年她做出了一个改变人生的决定,那就是回到自己的村庄。A.therefore 因此;B.however然而;C.moreover此外;D.likewise同样地。根据上文提到的她在酒店行业找到了一份工作,以及下文“return to her village.”提到回家,由此可知,上下文形成转折关系。]
6.A [考查动词短语辨析。句意:我想成为家乡发展不可或缺的一部分,在实现我个人价值的同时,为村民的生计带来真正的变化。A.bring about带来;B.concentrate on关注;C.fall apart崩溃,瓦解;D.adapt to适应。根据句意以及下文“real changes that improve the livelihoods of our villagers”可知,此处应表示村民的生计带来真正的变化。]
7.D [考查连词词义辨析。句意:我想成为家乡发展不可或缺的一部分,在实现我个人价值的同时,为村民的生计带来真正的变化。A.till直到;B.so所以;C.yet 然而;D.while在……同时。根据上文提到的为村民的生计带来真正的变化。以及下文“realizing my own personal value”可推知,此处应表示在实现我个人价值的同时,为村民的生计带来真正的变化。]
8.C [考查副词词义辨析。句意:恩施以其令人叹为观止的风景而闻名,严重依赖农业,大多数农民种植土豆。A.boldly大胆地;B.attractively有吸引力地;C.heavily 严重地;D.excellently 极好地。根据下文“relies on agriculture and most of its farmers grow potatoes.”提到大多数农民种植土豆,由此可知,此处应表示恩施这个地方严重依赖农业,大多数农民种植土豆。]
9.D [考查动词词义辨析。句意:李计划展示当地居民种植的丰富农业资源。A.applauded鼓掌;B.distributed分配;C.charged充电,负责;D.cultivated培育,栽培。根据上文提到的是恩施这个地方严重依赖农业,大多数农民种植土豆,以及该句中的“the agricultural riches”可知,此处应表示李计划展示当地居民种植的丰富农业资源。]
10.B [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:在这里,我们有幸拥有湿润的气候和超过70%的森林覆盖率。A.satisfied满意的;B.blessed有幸的;C.confused困惑的;D.corresponded相当,一致的。根据下文“This makes it an ideal setting for cultivating potatoes”提到这使它成为种植土豆的理想环境。由此可知,此处应表示我们有幸拥有湿润的气候和超过70%的森林覆盖率。]
11.A [考查形容词词义辨析。句意:你可以在这里找到富含硒的土豆,因为我们村的土壤富含硒,硒是一种对健康有益的微量元素。A.high 高的;B.little少的;C.novel珍奇的,新颖的;D.odd古怪的。根据上文“You can find seleniumrich(富含硒的) potatoes here”你可以在这里找到富含硒的土豆,由此可知 ,此处表示因为我们村的土壤富含硒,和上文形成因果关系。]
12.D [考查名词词义辨析。句意:你可以在这里找到富含硒的土豆,因为我们村的土壤富含硒,硒是一种对健康有益的微量元素。A.lifestyle生活方式;B.concept 概念;C.factor因素;D.element元素。根据常识以及下文“known for its health benefits”由此可知,此处应表示硒是一种对健康有益的微量元素。]
13.B [考查动词词义辨析。句意:除了种植土豆,李的团队还创造了土豆经理等职位,类似于营销和销售专家。A.sowing播种;B.marketing市场营销;C.dividing分开;D.hatching孵化。根据句意以及下文“and sales specialists”可知,此处应表示李的团队还创造了土豆经理等职位,类似于营销和销售专家。]
14.C [考查动词词义辨析。句意:甚至还有一个土豆评估员的职位,负责挑选最好看的土豆出售。A.loading加载,负荷;B.planting种植;C.selecting挑选;D.imaging 想象。根据下文“the bestlooking potatoes for sale”提到卖相好的土豆,可知,此处应表示挑选最好看的土豆出售。]
15.B [考查名词词义辨析。句意:在未来,李希望继续帮助她的村民提高土豆产量,增加他们的收入。A.celebrity 名人;B.income收入;C.acknowledgement承认;D.capacity能力。根据上文“Li hopes to continue helping her fellow villagers raise their potato production”提到帮助她的村民提高土豆产量,由此可知,此处应表示此举的做法是为了增加村民的收入。]
Ⅱ.七选五
主题语境:人与自我
体裁:夹叙夹议
话题:寻找自我,尝试与感悟
As a working mother, my years passed without time for relaxing. The kids have been out of the nest, and I have been retired. Now I could take some time for ME!
__1__ As a lifelong list maker, I did my research. There were relaxation activities like meditation (冥想), exercise, socializing... I was determined to find the one thing that truly filled my soul. And so I began my notsosmooth journey to finding myself.
Meditation was the first to come and go. I never fully understood how to shut my mind off. I always felt like I was just waiting for it to end. Next, I tried “Teatime as Me Time”.__2__ I imagined sitting across from a dear friend, drinking elegantly from delicate cups, but that is as far as it ever went. I have the fancy tea set (never used) and a shelf full of tea packages that I will never consume. Exercise is a highly recommended metime activity. But for me, after a week or so of training, exercise time was killing me.__3__
Many other metime experiments left me wanting less of them, not more. I felt like a failure at this metime thing. I could spend the whole morning watching the big, fuzzy bees in my garden. In those moments, time stood still.__4__ I discovered that I truly desired less emphasis on me altogether.
Maybe the experts had this metime thing all wrong, and it had little to do with “me” or “time” as I was defining it. Perhaps we are too concerned with how we spend our time instead of enjoying the nothingness of simply being. Instead of viewing it as a hesitation between activities, we can shift our awareness into welcoming timelessness.__5__ Maybe a better version of “me time” is simply “be time” ... or, better yet, “bee time”!
A.Taking the focus off myself was a relief.
B.Of course, there were many possibilities.
C.At first, I was very enthusiastic about this.
D.So, I eventually crossed these ideas off my list.
E.Sitting around feeling special doesn't feel special to me.
F.I still value all those busy years but I know I should learn to relax.
G.Witnessing simple moments of nature recentered my soul better than anything else.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要介绍了作者退休后进行的寻找自我的一些尝试和感悟。
1.B [下文“As a lifelong list maker, I did my research. There were relaxation activities like meditation (冥想), exercise, socializing... I was determined to find the one thing that truly filled my soul.(作为一个终身喜欢列清单的人,我做了我的研究。有放松活动,比如冥想、运动、社交……我下定决心要找到真正填满我灵魂的东西。)”提到了一些可能做的事情。B选项中possibilities是关键词,与下文可能做得事情呼应,所以B选项“当然,有很多可能性”能概括下文的内容。]
2.C [上文“Next, I tried ‘Teatime as Me Time’.(接下来,我尝试了‘茶时间就是我的时间’。)”提到了茶时间,下文“I imagined sitting across from a dear friend, drinking elegantly from delicate cups, but that is as far as it ever went.(我想象着坐在一位亲爱的朋友对面,用精致的杯子优雅地畅饮,但仅此而已。)”提到了想象和朋友优雅畅饮的场面,C选项中enthusiastic是关键词,与下文作者想象喝茶场景呼应,说明作者起初对茶时间感兴趣,所以C选项“起初,我对此很有热情。”能够承上启下,符合语境。]
3.D [上文“I have the fancy tea set (never used) and a shelf full of tea packages that I will never consume. Exercise is a highly recommended metime activity. But for me, after a week or so of training, exercise time was killing me.(我有一套精美的茶具(从未使用过)和一个装满茶包的架子,我永远不会食用。我被强烈建议在自己的时间里做运动。但对我来说,经过一周左右的训练后,锻炼时间快把我累死了。)”提到了作者从未有过茶时间和作者对锻炼的不好感受,说明作者不想进行这些活动,D选项“所以,我最终把这些想法从我的清单上划掉了。”与上文构成因果关系,符合语境。]
4.A [上文“I felt like a failure at this metime thing. I could spend the whole morning watching the big, fuzzy bees in my garden. In those moments, time stood still.(我觉得在自己的时间这件事上我很失败。我可以整个上午都在花园里观察那些又大又毛茸茸的蜜蜂。在那些时刻,时间静止了。)”提到了作者的压抑,A选项中relief是关键词,与上文提到的压抑之情相呼应,所以A选项“把注意力从我身上移开是一种解脱。”与上文构成因果关系,符合语境。]
5.G [上文“Perhaps we are too concerned with how we spend our time instead of enjoying the nothingness of simply being.Instead of viewing it as a hesitation between activities, we can shift our awareness into welcoming timelessness.(也许我们太在意如何度过我们的时间,而不是享受简单存在的虚无。我们可以将我们的意识转变为欢迎永恒,而不是将其视为活动之间的犹豫。 )”提到了享受简单、转变意识等,G选项中simple moments是关键词,与上文呼应,所以G选项“目睹大自然的简单瞬间比任何事情都更能让我的灵魂重新集中。”能承接上文,符合语境。]
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