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[对应学生用书P488]
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2024·惠州调研)When the phone finally stopped ringing and the house lay still with grief,I filled my home with the sweet smell of peach pie to mask the scent of worry that still lingered.
At the weekend after Dad's diagnosis(诊断),Mom sent the same text to each concerned relative and friend: Jay was diagnosed with Pick's disease. We were going back to the doctor for more information. Then Mom put down the phone,rubbed her forehead,and suggested that we go for a drive. On the interstate,we passed a board with clear red letters:“Fredericksburg peaches,the best fruit you can find in Central Texas.” Mom went to negotiate with the stand owner.
Now in our kitchen,the sweet smell of peach juice drifted into the living room and pulled Dad away from the football game on TV.
“Oh! You got peaches?” he eyed the fruit with childish glee (欢喜).
“Here,” I handed him a knife. “We're making peach pie.”
I showed him how to peel the skin off. As I made pie dough,he asked questions:How long does it take to bake? Are you adding sugar? How many peaches? What should I do with the seeds? Showing him how to slice,measure and mix them in a calm,firm voice,I suddenly felt grownup.
The summer had reversed our roles. Now,I was the adult. I stayed home all summer,cooked dinner for him,washed his Tshirts and helped him make phone calls. I stayed up late thinking about him and monitored him like an anxious caretaker.
The same day,before the afternoon drive and peach pie,I had held my tears as I read the diagnosis for Pick's disease:four to ten years,depending on how fast the damaged proteins overpower Dad's brain. I decided then that I would be grateful for just four more years with Dad,enough for him to see me become an adult for real.
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。父亲被确诊为皮克氏病后,家里被悲伤的氛围笼罩着,作者正在用妈妈买的桃子做桃子派,父亲被香味吸引过来了,作者给他展示做桃子派的一系列过程,忽然之间,作者感觉自己长大了。
1.Why did Mom propose a ride?
A.To purchase fruit. B.To enjoy a trip.
C.To release sorrow. D.To consult the doctor.
解析 C 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Mom sent the same text...rubbed her forehead”可知,爸爸被确诊为皮克氏病后,妈妈给亲戚朋友发完短信,放下电话,抚摸了自己的额头。由此可见,妈妈情绪低落,据此并结合常识可以推断,妈妈提议去开车兜风是为了排解内心的悲伤。故选C。
2.What can we learn about the family from the passage?
A.It takes years for Dad to recover.
B.The author enjoys the time with Dad.
C.Dad shows little interest in football games.
D.The author gets annoyed by Dad's questions.
解析 B 推理判断题。根据第六段中作者面对父亲的一连串问题的回应“Showing him how to slice,measure and mix them in a calm,firm voice”和最后一段中的“I would be grateful for just four more years with Dad”可以推断,作者很享受陪伴父亲的时光,故B项正确。故选B。
3.Which of the following can best describe this summer for the author?
A.Tough and confusing. B.Boring but rewarding.
C.Annoying and struggling. D.Painstaking but meaningful.
解析 D 推理判断题。根据第六段中的“I suddenly felt grownup”和第七段中的“I stayed home all summer...like an anxious caretaker”可知,作者照顾确诊的爸爸很辛苦,但这个过程也让作者成长、让作者有了陪伴父亲的机会,这是很有意义的,故D项正确。painstaking“辛苦的,需细心的”。故选D。
4.Which of the following can be a suitable title for the passage?
A.Peach Pie B.Diagnosis for Dad
C.Father and Daughter D.A Plain Summer Day
解析 A 最佳标题题。本文以“filled my home with the sweet smell of peach pie”引入话题,下文讲到了买桃子、做桃子派等事情,且最后一段再次提到“peach pie”,故A项最适合作本文的标题。故选A。
B
(2024·九省联考)In his 1936 work How to Win Friends and Influence People, Dale Carnegie wrote: “I have come to the conclusion that there is only one way to get the best of an argument—and that is to avoid it.” This distaste for arguments is common, but it depends on a mistaken view of arguments that causes problems for our personal and social lives—and in many ways misses the point of arguing in the first place.
Carnegie would be right if arguments were fights, which is how we often think of them. Like physical fights, verbal (言语的) fights can leave both sides bloodied. Even when you win, you end up no better off. You would be feeling almost as bad if arguments were even just competitions—like, say, tennis tournaments. Pairs of opponents hit the ball back and forth until one winner comes out from all who entered. Everybody else loses. This kind of thinking explains why so many people try to avoid arguments.
However, there are ways to win an argument every time. When you state your position, formulate (阐述) an argument for what you claim and honestly ask yourself whether your argument is any good. When you talk with someone who takes a stand, ask them to give you a reason for their view and spell_out their argument fully. Assess its strength and weakness. Raise objections (异议) and listen carefully to their replies. This method will require effort, but practice will make you better at it.
These tools can help you win every argument—not in the unhelpful sense of beating your opponents but in the better sense of learning about what divides people, learning why they disagree with us and learning to talk and work together with them. If we readjust our view of arguments—from a verbal fight or tennis game to a reasoned exchange through which we all gain respect and understanding from each other—then we change the very nature of what it means to “win” an argument.
[语篇解读] 这是一篇说明文,作者阐述了争论的意义和赢得争论的方法。
5.What is the author's attitude toward Carnegie's understanding of argument?
A.Critical. B.Supportive.
C.Tolerant. D.Uncertain.
解析 A 推理判断题。根据第一段中“This distaste for arguments is common, but it depends on a mistaken view of arguments that causes problems for our personal and social lives—and in many ways misses the point of arguing in the first place.(这种对争论的厌恶是很普遍的,但它取决于对争论的错误看法,这种观点会给我们的个人和社会生活带来问题——而且在很多方面,它首先忽略了争论的意义。)”可知,作者对于Carnegie对争论的看法持批判态度,故选A。
6.Why do many people try to avoid arguments?
A.They lack debating skills.
B.They may feel bad even if they win.
C.They fear being ignored.
D.They are not confident in themselves.
解析 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中“Like physical fights, verbal (言语的) fights can leave both sides bloodied. Even when you win, you end up no better off. You would be feeling almost as bad if arguments were even just competitions—like, say, tennis tournaments.(和身体上的打斗一样,言语上的打斗也会让双方流血。即使你赢了,你最终也不会变得更好。如果争论只是一场比赛,比如网球比赛,你也会感觉很糟糕。)”可知, 很多人尽量避免争论,是因为即使赢了他们也感觉很糟糕,故选B。
7.What does the underlined phrase “spell out” in paragraph 3 probably mean?
A.Defend. D.Explain.
C.Conclude. D.Repeat.
解析 B 词句猜测题。根据划线短语所在句“ask them to give you a reason for their view”可知,让他们为自己的观点提供依据,即让他们充分阐明他们的观点,spell out意为“解释明白,讲清楚”,故选B。
8.What is the key to “winning” an argument according to the author?
A.Sense of logic.
B.Solid supporting evidence.
C.Proper manners.
D.Understanding from both sides.
解析 D 细节理解题。根据最后一段中“If we readjust our view of arguments—from a verbal fight or tennis game to a reasoned exchange through which we all gain respect and understanding from each other—then we change the very nature of what it means to ‘win’ an argument.(如果我们重新调整我们对争论的看法——从一场口水战或网球比赛转变为一种理性的交流,通过这种交流,我们都能获得彼此的尊重和理解——那么我们就改变了‘赢得’争论的本质。)”可知,作者认为“赢得”争论的关键是通过交流获得彼此的尊重和理解,故选D。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2023·东莞期末)I had just stopped by the local grocery store to pick up a few items. Only one __1__ was working and the small store was almost empty. I __2__ at her passage and waited while the guy in front of me was __3__ a full cart of food. After payment, he put groceries back into his shopping cart and __4__ if he could push the cart up to his __5__ a quarter mile away, unpack it and bring it back. The cashier was __6__ and wasn't sure what to do. I spoke up then and said I'd be happy to give him a __7__.
We talked on the short trip to his home. He was new in town having just __8__ here recently. And like all of us he was feeling the __9__ of the high cost of living.I nodded __10__, thinking to myself too,“The cost of living __11__ going up, but at least the cost of loving has stayed the same.”
If you spend your love helping others, sooner or later your heart would be empty like your __12__. Thankfully, love doesn't __13__ like that. When we share our love, it doesn't __14__. Instead, we find that we have even more love to share. Always remember the most __15__ thing on earth is FREE.
[语篇解读] 本文为一篇夹叙夹议文。文章讲述了作者在一家商店购物后免费送一名陌生人回家的故事,同时作者感悟到虽然生活充满压力,但是对于他人的关爱是无价的。
1.A.customer B.cashier
C.manager D.driver
解析 B 此处考查原词复现。根据下文中的“The cashier was __6__ and wasn't sure what to do”可知,此处说明除了一个收银员正在工作,这个小商店几乎空无一人。故选B。
2.A.checked in B.turned around
C.pulled up D.set off
解析 C 根据下文中的“waited while the guy in front of me was __3__ a full cart of food”和常识可知,作者在结账的时候前面有一个男人在结账,所以作者就停在通道上排队结账。check in“登记”;turn around“转身”;pull up“停止”;set off“出发”。故选C。
3.A.exchanging B.packing
C.hiding D.unloading
解析 D 结合常识可知,在商店结账时,需要把购物车里的东西拿出来。 exchange“交换,更换”;pack“收拾(行李)”;hide“隐匿”;unload“从……卸下”。故选D。
4.A.asked B.responded
C.argued D.shouted
解析 A 根据下文中的“if he could push the cart up to his __5__ a quarter mile away, unpack it and bring it back”可知,他想知道是否可以用购物车把商品推回去再送回购物车,据此可知,他在询问收银员。respond“回答,回应”;argue“争论”。故选A。
5.A.office B.apartment
C.school D.shelter
解析 B 根据下文中的“We talked on the short trip to his home”可知,他想推着购物车到他的公寓,卸下商品后把购物车推回来。apartment“公寓”;shelter“庇护处”。故选B。
6.A.cool B.new
C.sensitive D.emotional
解析 B 根据下文中的“wasn't sure what to do”可以推测,收银员应该是新来的。sensitive“敏感的”;emotional“情感的,情绪激动的”。故选B。
7.A.note B.gift
C.lift D.tip
解析 C 根据下文中的“We talked on the short trip to his home”可知,我们在去他家的途中交谈,据此可以推断出,作者开车送男子回家,give sb a lift意为“用车顺便送某人”。note“笔记”;gift“礼物”;tip“实用的提示,小费”。故选C。
8.A.rested B.approached
C.moved D.left
解析 C 根据上文中的“He was new in town”可以推断,他最近搬到了这里。approach“接近,着手处理”。故选C。
9.A.pressure B.relief
C.privilege D.conflict
解析 A 根据下文中的“The cost of living __11__ going up”可知,生活费用在不断上涨,他正像我们所有人一样感受着来自生活费用高的压力。pressure“压力”;relief“宽慰,解脱,减轻”;privilege“荣幸,特权”;conflict“冲突,争执”。故选A。
10.A.willingly B.jokingly
C.knowingly D.convincingly
解析 C 根据上文中的“I nodded”可知,作者认可男子的话,他会意地点点头。willingly“愿意地,乐意地”;jokingly“开玩笑地”;knowingly“会意地”;convincingly“有说服力地”。故选C。
11.A.escapes B.keeps
C.refuses D.suspends
解析 B 根据“but”可知,空前空后形成了转折;根据空后的“the cost of loving has stayed the same”可知,生活费用一直在上涨。escape“逃脱”;keep“继续”;refuse“拒绝”;suspend“暂停”。故选B。
12.A.pocket B.room
C.store D.wallet
解析 D 根据语境可知,这里是比喻,把花钱和花费在他人身上的爱相比较,即如果你把你的爱花费在帮助别人身上,迟早你的心也会像你的钱包一样空。故选D。
13.A.work B.survive
C.spread D.gather
解析 A 根据下文中的“we have even more love to share”可知,我们有更多的爱去分享,说明之前认为对他人的关爱会像钱包里的钱一样花光是不奏效的。work“奏效”;survive“生存,幸存”;spread“传播”;gather“聚集”。故选A。
14.A.exist B.matter
C.last D.decline
解析 D 根据下文中的“we find... love to share”和常识可知,当我们分享爱的时候爱是不会减少的。exist“存在”;matter“事关紧要”;last“持续”;decline“减少”。故选D。
15.A.priceless B.traditional
C.convenient D.comfortable
解析 A 根据常识可知,爱是可以分享的,同时爱也是免费的,在这个世界上它也是无价的。priceless“无价的”;traditional“传统的”;convenient“方便的”;comfortable“舒服的”。故选A。
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