课时作业(二十八) 选择性必修第四册 Unit 4 Never too old to learn（Word练习）-【优化指导】2026年高考英语一轮复习高中总复习·第1轮（译林版）

课时作业(二十八)　选择性必修第四册　Unit 4　Never too old to learn 一、阅读理解 Research on the effects of age on language learning often leads to claims that it's impossible to learn a language after the age of 18，yet these claims lack scientific evidence.While certain language processing functions peak during childhood，others develop later，with some even experiencing a new growth between the ages of 50 and 75. The definition of language learning and its goals also play a significant role.If the aim is to participate comfortably in daily social interactions，research suggests that fluency in a new language can be achieved at any age with sufficient study and exposure. Learning a language at different stages of life comes with advantages and disadvantages.Starting before the age of 10 allows for the potential of acquiring a native­like accent.However，introducing a second language to children late in verbal(言语的) development may pose challenges. Between the ages of 10 and 18，there is a unique opportunity to intuitively(直觉地) understand grammar and develop a comprehensive and unconscious understanding of a new language's rules.Language acquisition during this period can also boost confidence and encourage a reflective attitude towards language changes. Studying an additional language in adulthood involves more translation and a tendency to think in one's native language first.Language anxiety and hesitation may also arise.However，adulthood offers advantages such as peak communication skills，literary knowledge，and socio­cultural understanding. Learning a new language at the age of 50 and above may be advantageous in terms of certain mental skills that continue to improve until the mid­to­late 70s.This age group can quickly grasp the basics of a language，although more research is needed to confirm this theory. In summary，learning a language is a lifelong process.While certain aspects may become more challenging with age，there is no age limit that makes language learning futile．Achieving an intermediate level in a target language can be rewarding，even if some mistakes are made.Starting early can enhance phonology and grammar skills，but continued exposure and usage throughout life are vital for becoming a comfortable speaker.Ultimately，it's never too late to start or relearn a language. 1．In which situation can one achieve fluency in a new language at any age? A．In grammar class. B．In writing practice. C．In vocabulary research. D．In everyday communication. 2．Which of the following can we learn about language learning? A.Early learning delays children's language development. B.Learning during teenage years helps build up confidence. C.Learners beyond fifty can gain literary knowledge quickly. D.Learning in adulthood helps to acquire peak translation skills. 3．What does the underlined word “futile” in Paragraph 7 mean? A．Fruitless. B．Complex. C．Time­consuming. D．Painful. 4．What's the best title for the text? A.Why Language Learning Has Age Limits B.Why Age Plays a Vital Role in Language Learning C.How Language Learning Occurs at Different Life Stages D.How Learning a Language Changes Depending on Your Age [语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了学习语言的能力是如何根据年龄变化的。 1．D　[解析]细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“If the aim is to participate comfortably in daily social interactions，research suggests that fluency in a new language can be achieved at any age with sufficient study and exposure.”可知，在日常交流中，一个人在任何年龄都能流利地掌握一门新语言。故选D。 2．B　[解析]细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的最后一句可知，在青少年时期学习语言有助于建立自信。故选B。 3．A　[解析]词义猜测题。根据文章画线词前“While certain aspects may become more challenging with age，there is no age limit”及后文“Achieving an intermediate level in a target language can be rewarding，even if some mistakes are made.”可知，年龄增长虽然对于学习语言更有挑战性，但是这种限制不会使得语言学习不成功。fruitless“没有结果的，不成功的”与画线词为近义词。故选A。 4．D　[解析]标题概括题。通读全文可知，本文介绍了学习语言的能力是如何根据年龄变化的，D选项“学习语言如何随年龄变化”适合作文章标题。故选D。 二、七选五阅读 University life is full of fun and experiences.But to make learning much more enjoyable，you should follow certain steps that will help you out in keeping your stress level down and having the most of the fun in the university. Always get involved in the events.Doing something every day is very important not only in the university life but also in the practical life.1. Be active and smart.Join the societies，which will help you develop personality and increase your confidence. Always show up.Showing people that you are there with them and always will be.Offer help to everybody.In this way more people will know you and you will be able to wipe off your fear of social interaction.2. Make as many friends as possible.Don't restrict yourself in making friends；it will help increase your knowledge.You will learn a lot about different cultures and this will help you with your practical life too.By communicating with different people you'll learn different interesting aspects of their lives. 3． If you keep thinking all the time about future，you will end up being depressed.You start losing your focus and begin to worry about less important things.4. Release your stress and be present­focused.It will greatly help you in accomplishing your goals and achieving happiness. Keep a balance.5. Being extreme in one field might bring astonishing results，but this will affect other aspects of your life.Keep a balance between short­term goals and long­term benefits.This will help you in achieving a perfect and enjoyable life. A．Do not waste time doing nothing. B．Just relax and stop thinking about the future. C.Never move towards the extreme and try living an average life. D．Be present­focused. E．Some students may like to have many friends and enjoy a party lifestyle. F．The more people you know，the easier it will be for you to walk around without being shy. G.Nobody cares if you miss class，don't eat properly，nor don't go to a party. [语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何在大学里释放压力，获得更多快乐。 1．A　[解析]由上文“Doing something every day is very important not only in the university life but also in the practical life.”可知，此处表示不要无所事事，A项中的doing nothing与上文中的Doing something相呼应。故选A。 2．F　[解析]由上文“In this way more people will know you and you will be able to wipe off your fear of social interaction.”可知，此处表示你了解的人越多，你越容易和人接触而不会感到害羞。F项中的being shy和上文中的your fear of social interaction对应。故选F。 3．D　[解析]由下文“If you keep thinking all the time about future，you will end up being depressed.”以及“Release your stress and be present­focused.”可知，本段作者强调不要过多担心未来，而应着眼于现在。D项“Be present­focused.(专注于当下。)”对下文有总结作用，可作为段落的主题句。故选D。 4．B　[解析]由下文“Release your stress and be present­focused.”可知，此处表示放松，不要想着未来。B项“Just relax and stop thinking about the future.”中的Just relax与下文Release your stress对应。故选B。 5．C　[解析]由下文“Being extreme in one field might bring astonishing results，but this will affect other aspects of your life.”可知，此处表示不要走极端，尽量过普通的生活。C项中的move towards the extreme 与下文Being extreme对应。故选C。 三、完形填空 Ten years ago when I was diagnosed with a serious illness，my first thought was，“Why me？” And this thought 1 me throughout my journey.It wasn't until I was 2 enough to look back that I realized how much of my life was 3 by my illness not in a bad way. Being 4 for our past experiences and 5 can be a hard thing to do.We sometimes wish events in our past could be 6 so we could start a new life.But without these events，we wouldn't learn，change and grow. The day I 7 this was volunteering with my boyfriend.A friend's wife came up to me and asked me how school was， 8 I said I didn't like it that much.She then 9 by saying，“Well，if you hadn't gone，you wouldn't have met him，” and pointed at my 10 ． This really opened my eyes，and after I left I started seeing everything in my life in this 11 ．If I hadn't gone to that school，I would never have met my future husband.If I hadn't battled 12 the illness，I wouldn't have found my true 13 ．At first I didn't see how my illness could have ever been a blessing.But when I looked at it as an experience for me，I started to see that I had a lot to be grateful for. I grew closer to my mother while 14 ．I gained knowledge about myself that I could 15 gain through struggle，and learned how to take care of my wants and needs in a way that made me happy. 1．A.injured B．followed C．delivered D．struck 2．A.well B．brave C．scared D．ill 3．A.widened B．lengthened C．shaped D．unified 4．A.mindful B．thankful C．hopeful D．cheerful 5．A.stories B．replies C．rewards D．struggles 6．A.ruined B．caught C．swept D．taught 7．A.recalled B．reminded C．removed D．realized 8．A.but B．and C．so D．for 9．A.responded B．collected C．refused D．lectured 10．A.boyfriend B．girlfriend C．husband D．teacher 11．A.way B．system C．regard D．case 12．A.through B．for C．within D．against 13．A.hope B．self C．relief D．friend 14．A.living B．losing C．recovering D．searching 15．A.never B．already C．only D．also [语篇解读]本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者通过讲述自己与病魔作斗争的经历和感悟，告诉我们过去的事情会帮助我们学习、改变和成长，我们应该对其心存感激。 1．B　[解析]根据句中的throughout my journey和下文“It wasn't until I was 2 enough to look back ...”可知，作者的这一想法一直跟随着她，直到她病情好转，恢复健康。故选B。 2．A　[解析]根据句中的to look back可推知，作者可以去回顾这段经历的时候，她已经恢复了健康。故选A。 3．C　[解析]根据第二段中的“We sometimes wish events in our past could be 6 so we could start a new life.But without these events，we wouldn't learn，change and grow.”可知，作者认为过去的事情会帮助我们学习、改变和成长，由此推知，作者认识到自己的生活受到这一次生病的经历的影响。故选C。 4．B　[解析]根据下文“We sometimes wish events in our past could be 6 so we could start a new life.But without these events，we wouldn't learn，change and grow.”可知，有时我们希望忘却过去，然后重新开始，所以感激过去是一件很难的事情。故选B。 5．D　[解析]根据句中的a hard thing to do可知，过去的经历和艰难很难让我们心存感激；同时最后一段“I could 15 gain through struggle”中的struggle是原词复现。故选D。 6．C　[解析]根据句中的so we could start a new life可知，有时我们希望过去的事情能被清除，然后重新开始。故选C。 7．D　[解析]根据上文“We sometimes wish events in our past could be 6 so we could start a new life.But without these events，we wouldn't learn，change and grow.”和指代关系可知，句中指示代词this指的是上文中作者对过去事情的新的认知，这是她在和男朋友一起做志愿者的那天意识到的。故选D。 8．B　[解析]上文一个朋友提出一个问题，下文I said I didn't like it that much是作者的回答，上下文是顺承关系，用连词and连接。故选B。 9．A　[解析]下文中“Well，if you hadn't gone，you wouldn't have met him”是朋友对作者的话的回应。故选A。 10．A　[解析]根据上文可知，作者当时正在和男朋友一起做志愿者，结合you wouldn't have met him可知，朋友指的是作者的男朋友。故选A。 11．A　[解析]根据下文“If I hadn't gone to that school，I would never have met my future husband.If I hadn't battled 12 the illness，I wouldn't have found my true 13 ．”可知，作者听了朋友的话后，开始用一种不同的方式来看待过去的事情。故选A。 12．D　[解析]根据上文可知，作者得了重病，所以她是与病魔斗争，battle against表示“与……斗争”。故选D。 13．B　[解析]根据下文“I gained knowledge about myself that I could 15 gain through struggle，and learned how to take care of my wants and needs in a way that made me happy.”可知，作者在与病魔斗争的过程中了解了真正的自己。故选B。 14．C　[解析]根据上文可知，本文讲述作者在康复过程中的感悟。故选C。 15．C　[解析]根据上文“If I hadn't battled 12 the illness ...I started to see that I had a lot to be grateful for.”可知，作者认为在与病魔斗争的过程中她才认识了真正的自己，了解了自己。故选C。 四、读后续写 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Never Too Late to Learn I worked from the time when I was four and raised seven children，all of them college graduates.It seemed I'd done everything I'd ever wanted to do in my life，but I had one regret.I was born in 1898，the oldest of five kids.Papa couldn't spare me to go to school，so I worked in the fields with him till I was 21 years old. Everywhere I went，I learned some hard lessons about what happens to a man who even can't read the alphabet.People trick you out of wages.They sell you a ticket to one city，take your money and hand you a ticket to somewhere else. By 1928，I'd been wandering for nine years.I met a woman named Elzenia.We fell in love，married and moved to Dallas，where I got work fixing roads for the city.When Amelia，the oldest of our seven children，first went to school，I took my wife aside.“Elzenia，” I said，“I don't want the kids to know I can't read or write.” In 1938，one day my boss called me in.“George，” he said，“no one knows those machines like you do.I'd like to give you a better job.” But my thrill and surprise were cut short when he said，“Fill out this form and we will get you a pay increase.” I couldn't admit the truth.I thanked him and walked out of his office.I did stay right where I was，until I turned 65 and my boss made me retire.But I didn't stop working.For the next 25 years，I lived a happy life，but it still seemed to me like something was missing. A young fellow handed me a piece of paper.It was information about adult education classes.People can learn to read and write.Now I'm 98.I thought of my friends and neighbours and what they might think if they found out I couldn't read.After all these years，my secret would be out.But all my life I've wanted to read.It was high time for action. 注意： 1．续写词数应为 150 左右； 2．请按如下格式在相应位置作答。 Paragraph 1： The young man drove me to a huge building and led me into a big classroom，which was crowded with elderly people like me. Paragraph 2： I'm still going to school. [参考范文] Paragraph 1： The young man drove me to a huge building and led me into a big classroom，which was crowded with elderly people like me.Through chatting，I learned that they had all been longing to read and write but never had the chance to go to school.As the bell rang，in came the teacher，a woman well past forty.After a warm and brief greeting，we started our lesson.First we learned to read the alphabet and though I made mistakes at times，no one laughed at me.Everyone helped each other with open­hearted enjoyment. Paragraph 2： I'm still going to school.Though faced with the most challenging event of my life，I'm full of courage and confidence.With the generous help of my teacher，friends and my children，I have made great progress in study.Now I'm never shy about admitting the truth that once I was not able to read and write at all.Besides，I'm eager to encourage more elderly people to attend the adult education classes，because it's never too late to learn. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$