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课时冲关11 UNIT 2 SUCCESS
Ⅰ.完形填空
主题语境:人与社会
体裁:记叙文
话题:延续母亲创立的传统
About 35 years ago, my mother started a family tradition. For the__1__of her first grandchild, my mom handknitted (手工编织) a lovely Christmas stocking. It was a big and a very special gift. Two years later, a second grandchild arrived and Mom took out her knitting needles again.
When one of my cousins had his first child, Mom got__2__with the gift. Then another cousin had a baby, and another and yet another. Mom's knitting needles __3__a lot of activities through the years. She made more than 40 Christmas stockings to give to the new__4__of our growing family tree.
But when she was__5__by a serious disease, the first things she__6__due to it were her__7__motor skills, like those needed to knit.__8__, she just wasn't able to do it anymore.
But the__9__continued. So, I decided to__10__the needles. Mom had taught me how to knit when I was a kid. Although I didn't knit as well as she did, I studied the __11__and have continued her__12__. So far, I've made a dozen or so stockings and__13__to make many more.
Mom passed away last year. And still I continue to knit Christmas stockings.__14__, some traditions are worth__15__through love and care.
1.A.arrival B.happiness
C.benefit D.success
2.A.content B.occupied
C.patient D.familiar
3.A.arranged B.joined
C.saw D.held
4.A.appearances B.pupils
C.members D.drawers
5.A.attacked B.heated
C.judged D.reduced
6.A.noticed B.lost
C.asked D.did
7.A.awkward B.genuine
C.humble D.fine
8.A.Impressively B.Unfortunately
C.Respectively D.Formally
9.A.disease B.activity
C.gifts D.deliveries
10.A.blow up B.bring up
C.pick up D.pull up
11.A.patterns B.needles
C.festivals D.babies
12.A.theory B.privilege
C.example D.tradition
13.A.hope B.afford
C.agree D.manage
14.A.In addition B.On the whole
C.After all D.As a result
15.A.producing B.preserving
C.spreading D.promoting
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了作者延续母亲创立的传统,为新家庭成员手工编织圣诞袜的故事。
1.A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:为了迎接第一个孙子的到来,母亲亲手编织了可爱的圣诞袜。A.arrival 到达;B.happiness幸福;C.benefit利益,好处;D.success成功。根据后文“her first grandchild”和“a second grandchild arrived and Mom took out her knitting needles again.”可知此处指的是母亲为第一个孙子的到来编织圣诞袜。
2.B 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:当我的一个表兄妹有了第一个孩子后,母亲开始忙着准备圣诞袜这份礼物。A.content满意的;B.occupied 忙碌的;C.patient 耐心的;D.familiar 熟悉的。根据第一段中“my mother started a family tradition.”和“a second grandchild arrived and Mom took out her knitting needles again.”可知,母亲开始了为新家庭成员的到来编织圣诞袜的传统,因此,当我的一个表兄妹有了第一个孩子后,母亲会依照传统,忙着为孩子准备圣诞袜。
3.C 考查动词词义辨析。句意:这些年母亲的编织针见证了很多活动。A.arranged 安排,筹备;B.joined 加入;C.saw见证;D.held召开,举行。根据下文“She made more than 40 Christmas stockings to give to the new__4__of our growing family tree.”可知,母亲为新的家庭成员编织了40多双圣诞袜,所以她的编织针也见证了很多的活动。
4.C 考查名词词义辨析。句意:她做了40多双圣诞袜送给我们不断壮大的家族的新成员。A.appearances 出现;B.pupils(小)学生;C.members 成员;D.drawers 抽屉,开票人。根据下文“of our growing family tree”可知,家族在不断壮大,不断有新的成员加入。
5.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:但是,当她受到严重的疾病侵袭时,她首先失去的就是她的精细的运动技能,比如需要编织的技能。A.attacked 侵袭,损害;B.heated 加热;C.judged 判断;D.reduced 减少,下降。根据后文“by a serious disease”可知,母亲受到疾病的侵袭。
6.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意:但是,当她受到严重的疾病侵袭时,她首先失去的就是她的精细的运动技能,比如需要编织的技能。A.noticed 注意到;B.lost 失去;C.asked 问;D.did 做。根据后文“she just wasn't able to do it anymore”可知是母亲失去了精细的运动技能。
7.D 考查形容词词义辨析。句意:但是,当她受到严重的疾病侵袭时,她首先失去的就是她的精细的运动技能,比如需要编织的技能。A.awkward 笨拙的;B.genuine 真的;C.humble 谦虚的;D.fine好的。根据下文“like those needed to knit.”可知,编织需要的是很好的精细的运动技能。
8.B 考查副词词义辨析。句意:不幸的是,她再也不能做那件事了。A.impressively 令人赞叹地;B.unfortunately不幸地;C.respectively 分别地,各自地;D.formally正式地。根据后文“she just wasn't able to do it anymore.”可知,母亲再也不能手工编织圣诞袜了,这是一件不幸的事。
9.D 考查名词词义辨析。句意:但是新成员还在继续增加。A.disease 疾病;B.activity 活动;C.gifts 礼物;D.deliveries分娩。根据下文“So, I decided to__10__the needles.”可知,我接替母亲延续了这一传统,由此推知,还有孩子出生,还有新的家庭成员加入,所以需要有人接替母亲的工作。
10.C 考查动词短语辨析。句意:所以我拿起了编织针。A.blow up 爆炸,(被)炸毁;B.bring up 抚养,提出(讨论等);C.pick up 拿起;D.pull up停车,停止。根据后文“continued”和“I've made a dozen or so stockings”可知作者接替母亲,拿起编织针,延续了这一传统。
11.A 考查名词词义辨析。句意:虽然我编织得不如母亲好,但我努力学习编织的样式,延续了她这一传统。 A.patterns图案,花样,式样;B.needles 针;C.festivals 节日;D.babies 婴儿。根据上文可以知,作者接替母亲,拿起编织针,延续为新家庭成员编织圣诞袜的这一传统,结合“I didn't knit as well as she did”可推知,作者要学习的是圣诞袜的编织样式。
12.D 考查名词词义辨析。句意参见上题。A.theory 理论;B.privilege 特权;C.example 例子,榜样;D.tradition传统。根据前文“my mother started a family tradition”和后文“I've made a dozen or so stockings”可知,我延续了母亲开创的这一传统。
13.A 考查动词词义辨析。句意:我已经编织了十二只左右,希望还可以编织更多。A.hope 希望;B.afford 负担得起;C.agree 同意;D.manage 经营,管理;设法做成。根据前文的完成时“So far, I've made a dozen or so stockings”和后文的“many more”可知,作者希望未来可以编织更多。
14.C 考查介词短语辨析。句意:毕竟,有些传统值得通过爱和关怀来保存。A.in addition 除此以外;B.on the whole总的来说;C.after all 毕竟,终究;D.as a result 因此,结果。虽然母亲去世了,但作者接替母亲延续了传统。下文“some traditions are worth__15__through love and care.”揭示了作者这样做的原因。after all可以用于“引出听话人似乎忘记了的某个重要论点或理由”。
15.B 考查动词词义辨析。句意:毕竟,有些传统值得通过爱和关怀来保留。A.producing 生产,制造;B.preserving 保护,保留;C.spreading 传播,散布,(使)流传;D.promoting 促进,推动。根据上文可知,作者接替母亲,拿起编织针,延续为新家庭成员编织圣诞袜的这一传统,结合下文“love and care”可推知,而作者这样做是因为她认为这一传统是爱与关怀的表现,值得保存。
Ⅱ.七选五
主题语境:人与社会
题裁:说明文
话题:如何保持动力以实现梦想
Don't Lose Motivation
Many of us have a dream that we would love to achieve.Having dreams is fine, but achieving dreams requires determination, singlemindedness, courage, and commitment.__1__.Staying motivated can be hard, especially if you think you are being frustrated frequently.
How, then, do we get motivated? __2__ Motivational speakers outline their recipes for success.There are videos, books, documentaries, and online courses available to anyone seeking motivation.
Our dreams are usually a bit vague (模糊的).__3__.A longterm goal will be the ultimate dream — let's say, setting up a new business.Shortterm and mediumterm goals will be the stages on the road to the final goal.
__4__.Their attitude is going to be optimistic and confident, and you can draw on that yourself.Negative thoughts can soon disappear if you are with people who exude (洋溢) positivity.
Often we can learn more from our mistakes than we can from our successes.If we make a mistake, then we have to analyze why.By thinking about the error, working out what went wrong, and seeking another way of doing the task, we are learning.We must not see failures as a bad thing.__5__.
It is important not to worry about losing motivation.The important thing is to tackle it as soon as you realize your motivation has gone.Think about why your selfmotivation has been lost and then get back on the road to success.
A.The first step to achieving a dream is to turn it into a series of goals
B.Your plan itself is a source of selfmotivation
C.You can keep yourself motivated by mixing with other motivated people
D.Above all, we must feel motivated to fulfill our dreams and remain motivated
E.Review your progress regularly to make sure that you are still on course for success
F.They enable us to avoid the mistake happening another time
G.A whole industry has grown up dedicated to motivating people
[语篇解读] 本文是一篇说明文。文章探讨了如何保持动力以实现梦想。文章强调了实现梦想需要决心、专注、勇气和承诺,并提出了如何获取动力的建议。
1.D 根据前文的“Having dreams is fine, but achieving dreams requires determination, singlemindedness, courage, and commitment.(有梦想是好的,但实现梦想需要决心、一心一意、勇气和忠诚)”可知,此处强调实现梦想需要决心、一心一意、勇气和承诺。D选项“Above all, we must feel motivated to fulfill our dreams and remain motivated(最重要的是,我们必须有动力去实现我们的梦想,并保持动力)”强调了实现梦想在需要决心、一心一意、勇气和承诺的基础上,保持动力的重要性。故选D。
2.G 根据后文“Motivational speakers outline their recipes for success.(励志演说家概述了他们的成功秘诀)”可知,如何获得激励可以从励志演说家身上获得答案。G选项“A whole industry has grown up dedicated to motivating people(一个致力于激励人们的行业已经发展起来)”说明一个致力于激励人们的行业即“励志演说家”已经发展起来,能够让人们获得动力,该选项引起下文,符合语境。故选G。
3.A 根据后文的“A longterm goal will be the ultimate dream—let's say, setting up a new business.Shortterm and mediumterm goals will be the stages on the road to the final goal.(长期目标将是终极梦想——比方说,创立一家新公司。短期和中期目标将是通往最终目标的道路上的阶段)”可知,此处强调实现梦想过程中设定目标的重要性。A选项“The first step to achieving a dream is to turn it into a series of goals(实现梦想的第一步是把它变成一系列的目标)”与下文呼应,强调实现梦想第一步要设定一系列的目标,符合语境。故选A。
4.C 根据后文“Their attitude is going to be optimistic and confident, and you can draw on that yourself.(他们的态度是乐观和自信的,你可以利用这一点)”强调他人乐观和自信的态度能够影响到你。C选项“You can keep yourself motivated by mixing with other motivated people(你可以通过与其他有动力的人交往来保持自己的动力)”指出与其他有动力的人交往来保持自己的动力,这些有动力的人的积极态度能够让你乐观和自信,与下文形成呼应。故选C。
5.F 根据前文“We must not see failures as a bad thing.(我们不能把失败看作一件坏事)”可知,此处强调实现梦想过程中失败的重要意义。F选项“They enable us to avoid the mistake happening another time(它们使我们能够避免错误再次发生)”中的they指代前文的failures,与前文呼应,指出失败的意义在于能够让我们避免错误再次发生,符合语境。故选F。
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