Unit 4 Period Ⅰ Part Ⅱ 拓展阅读训练-【高中必刷题】2024-2025学年新教材高中英语必修1同步课件 (外研版)

01 Period I Starting out & Understanding ideas Part Ⅱ 拓展阅读训练 1 A My best friends travelled to stay with my family last weekend. When she arrived, she went straight to the kitchen and, without asking, ate some dried fruit. She wasn’t being rude. I knew she would do this. We’ve known each other for almost 20 years. She can eat anything she wants from my kitchen. Indeed, I bought her favourite fruits and snacks that morning. Our long weekend together was simple. I was recovering from surgery and couldn’t go to shopping malls. We passed the time running errands （差事）, but there was never a quiet moment. We’ve lived in different cities for almost a decade.Reunions demand conversation. Our personalities match, to be sure, and a shared history is indescribably valuable. We were competitors at high school before bonding. Then we discovered many interests that we had in common.Our friendship developed itself quickly. We stayed companions and supported each other through law school and through our first jobs. Ours is a friendship for the ages. 刷阅读理解 2 There is something special about friends who know everything about you. They are rare. They have seen your bright lights of achievements, the depths of desperation and the boring routine of the in-between. It’s special to unpack feelings without wasting time filling in the blanks. As my long weekend shows, with such friends we don’t have to “do”, but we simply have to “be”.We drop the act, the performance, the public version of ourselves. The special friendships are those which never fail to delight us, whose continuation is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference in our separate lives. I had the very great joy of this reminder last weekend. I’m lucky to have found this friend, and to see a future where her companionship remains. Being together is perfection. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者和一位好友的深厚友谊，她们从高中时期的竞争对手到成为知己，共同经历了许多人生阶段，彼此相互支持。 刷阅读理解 3 1.What can we learn about the author and her best friend from paragraph 2?( ) A A.They talked constantly about their lives. B.They enjoyed running around. C.They had a noisy weekend. D.They quarrelled at times. 解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的I was recovering from surgery and couldn’t go to shopping malls… Reunions demand conversation.可知，作者和自己的朋友整个周末都在不停地交谈。故选A项。 刷阅读理解 4 2.What does the author appreciate about the friendship mentioned in the text?( ) B A.They remind each other not to waste time. B.They’re comfortable about being themselves. C.They’re best friends despite different hobbies. D.They help each other achieve in their study and careers. 解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中的As my long weekend shows, with such friends we don’t have to “do”, but we simply have to “be”.We drop the act, the performance, the public version of ourselves.可知，作者认为真正的友谊可以展示真实的自我。故选B项。 刷阅读理解 5 3.What message is conveyed in paragraph 4?( ) A A.Good friendships are worth more effort. B.Special friendships may fail to delight us. C.Real friends help each other achieve success. D.Distance and difference strengthen friendships. 解析 推理判断题。根据第四段中的The special friendships are those which never fail to delight us, whose continuation is worth the extra effort, despite distance and difference in our separate lives.可知，作者认为好的友谊值得我们付出更多的努力。 刷阅读理解 6 4.Why does the author write this text?( ) B A.To make more friends. B.To share the friendship she treasures. C.To describe what her best friend is like. D.To explain how she offers help to her friend. 解析 推理判断题。根据全文内容可知，文章作者讲述了自己和一位好友的深厚友谊，作者非常珍惜这段友谊，并阐述了自己对友谊的看法。由此可知，作者写这篇文章是为了分享自己所珍惜的友谊。故选B项。 刷阅读理解 7 核心词汇 1.bond v.建立（与某人的）互信关系 n.联系；纽带 2.have… in common 在……方面有共同之处 3.companion n.同伴；陪伴 进阶词汇 reunion n.相聚；团圆 刷阅读理解 8 B [山西省实验中学2024高一期中] Having friends is obviously good for countless reasons. And showing the world that you have lots of friends, for example on social media, seems like a great idea. If that is the truth, your goal is to enlarge your social network. Once people see how popular you are, they’ll want to join that popular circle, perhaps in the hope that some of your popularity will rub off on them. Thus, they may enlarge their friend circle. However, can a person even have too many friends at the same time? It’s always been a misunderstanding that if you have more friends, people will be more likely to want to be friends with you. In fact, a new study published in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology shows that having too many friends may work against you. In a series of experiments, the authors prove that people usually prefer to befriend people who have fewer friends than they do, not more. The authors call this phenomenon （现象） the “friend-number paradox （悖论）”, which is also the title of their new paper. 刷阅读理解 9 Social ties are obviously important. Having more of these connections suggests greater social value, and more potential possibilities. So it seems reasonable to assume that people will focus their social energies on making friends with people who have lots of friends already. But the problem is that these social ties are only valuable if there’s reciprocity （互惠） involved. Friendship goes hand in hand with certain responsibilities and expectations. And people with lots of friends may not be able to carry out those responsibilities—especially those with too many friends. In other words, “friendship quality” matters as much, if not more, than only the number of friends you have. Having lots of friends means your valuable social resources become diluted （削弱）, making you less able to be a good friend. And other people will consider the fact when deciding whether to make friends with you. They don’t want to spend their valuable social resources on someone who is unlikely to pay them back. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，拥有太多的朋友不一定就越好，友谊的质量更重要。 刷阅读理解 10 1.What do the underlined words “rub off on” in paragraph 1 mean?( ) C A.Look forward to. B.Hold on to. C.Have an impact on. D.Take control of. 解析 词义猜测题。根据第一段内容可知，如果真的是朋友越多越好，那么当人们看到你受欢迎时，就会想加入你的社交圈；根据画线部分所在句下一句中的Thus可知，前后为因果关系，他们加入你的社交圈，希望会给他们带来积极的影响，这样一来他们也可以扩大自己的社交圈。结合语境可知，此处表示产生某种影响，与C项意义相近。故选C项。 刷阅读理解 11 2.What does the “friend-number paradox” show?( ) D A.The secrets to becoming popular. B.The ways of winning more friends. C.The advantages of having many friends. D.The problems with having many friends. 解析 细节理解题。根据题干中的“friend-number paradox”可以定位至文章的第三段，本段介绍了一项新研究的内容，该研究通过一系列实验证明了人们通常更喜欢和朋友比自己少的人交朋友，而不是和朋友比自己多的人交朋友。这种现象就是“朋友数量悖论”，由此可知，“朋友数量悖论”说明了有很多朋友的问题。故选D项。 刷阅读理解 12 3.What does the author think of people with lots of friends?( ) B A.They don’t know about reciprocity. B.They may fail to perform their duties. C.They are more likely to be good friends. D.They have more valuable social resources. 解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的Friendship goes hand in hand with certain responsibilities and expectations.And people with lots of friends may not be able to carry out those responsibilities—especially those with too many friends.可知，作者认为友谊往往伴随着一定的责任和期望，而有很多朋友的人可能无法履行这些责任。故选B项。 刷阅读理解 13 4.What would be the best title for the text?( ) B A.How Do People Choose Their Friends? B.More Friends Are Not Necessarily Better C.Why Do People Like Having More Friends? D.People With More Friends Are More Popular 解析 主旨大意题。通读全文并结合文章第二段内容可知，本文介绍了一直以来人们对朋友数量存在一个误区，并通过介绍一项新的研究说明了拥有太多的朋友不一定就越好，友谊的质量更重要。故B项（朋友不一定越多越好）能够概括本文的内容，最适合做本文的标题。 刷阅读理解 14 核心词汇 1.prefer v.更喜欢 2.tie n.［常用复数］联系；关联 vt.捆；系；扎 3.potential adj.潜在的；可能的 n.潜力；可能性 4.go hand in hand 密切相关 构词法 mis- prefix 错的；坏的；错误地 misunderstanding n.误解；误会 刷阅读理解 15 [辽宁大连2024高一期末] As we walk the “path of life”, we may sometimes wish to be alone with our own thoughts, for quiet periods of reflection can lead to personal improvement. However, social life is also important to us. More often than not, close friendships will help smooth out the sometimes rocky road that we are all meant to travel.1. . The first is the peace that comes from sharing with friends our joy, sadness, success and failure. Here, friendship has a double advantage.2. . And a trouble shared becomes a trouble halved! With true friends, we feel free to share our joy and sadness in full measure. Indeed, the human heart depends on such opportunities for comfort and protection. 3. . We often find it easier to recognise other people’s weaknesses than our own. As a result, if we are guided only by our own feelings, our judgements might be one-sided. On the other hand, our friends are better able to offer advice on important decisions. Also, when we want to talk our problems over with a friend, we have to put our thoughts into words first. This alone helps make our thoughts clearer and brings us a more thorough understanding of our problems. G C F 刷7选5 16 The last is the help that a friend may offer in many different ways. There are so many things in life that can only be achieved with the help of friends. Friends may have many different ideas and skills.4. . By the way, it should be pointed out that enjoying the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends.5. . The relationships should be carefully developed. In this way, we can better walk the “path of life” with the comfort, advice and help from our trusted friends. A.Friends should be carefully chosen. B.Then comes the recognition from our friends. C.Happiness shared takes on a greater meaning. D.Therefore, we can be much happier and wiser. E.They can help us achieve what we want in our life. F.The next is the better judgement and understanding. G.Generally speaking, close friendships have three “fruits”. E A 【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要论述了友谊的重要性。 刷7选5 17 1.___ G 解析 根据第二段第一句The first is the peace that comes from sharing with friends our joy, sadness, success and failure.、第三段内容以及倒数第二段第一句The last is the help that a friend may offer in many different ways.可知，下文介绍了友谊的三种好处，与G项（一般来说，亲密的友谊会结出三个“果实”）中的three “fruits”相呼应。故选G项。 2.___ C 解析 前文Here, friendship has a double advantage.提到友谊具有双重优势，空后提到了其中一个优势，即朋友间分担困难，困难就会减半，C项（共享的幸福具有更大的意义）介绍朋友之间分享的另一个好处，符合语境。 刷7选5 18 3.___ F 解析 根据文章的结构可知，第二、三、四段分别阐述了友谊的好处，即友谊的三个“果实”，本段应介绍第二种好处；结合空后的关键词recognise和judgements可知，本段主要介绍了朋友能帮助我们有更准确的判断和更清晰的认知。F项（其次是更好的判断和理解）中的judgement and understanding与空后的内容相呼应，故选F项。 4.___ E 解析 前文Friends may have many different ideas and skills.强调朋友们有很多不同的想法和技能，设空处应对朋友的这些想法和技能带来的结果进行描述。E项（它们可以帮助我们获得我们在生活中想要的东西）符合语境，其中的They指代上文中的different ideas and skills。 刷7选5 19 5.___ A 解析 根据前文By the way, it should be pointed out that enjoying the company of a crowd is not the same as being with friends.可知，有人群的陪伴和与朋友在一起是不一样的，即强调了人群和朋友的区别，后文指出应该谨慎发展关系，因此，设空处应该指出选择朋友要慎重，不能把人群的陪伴看作是朋友的陪伴。A项（应该慎重选择朋友）符合语境，承上启下。 刷7选5 20 核心词汇 1.reflection n.深思；反射；反映 2.recognise vt.承认；认可；认出；辨识出 3.judgement n.看法；意见；判断力 进阶词汇 1.halve vt.将……减半 2.thorough adj.彻底的；完全的 刷7选5 21 $$