选择性必修第1册 UNIT 4 BODY LANGUAGE(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2026年高考英语一轮复习（人教版）

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2024·湖北武汉教学质量调研)Josefa Marin went to New York from Mexico in 1987，supporting her daughter back home with the $140 a week she earned at a sweater factory.With that small income，she had to collect recyclables，trading in cans for five cents each.

When the clothing factory closed down in the late 2000s，she became a full­time recycler，picking up cans and bottles to make ends meet.

Marin's story is not unique.Millions around the world make a living from picking through waste and reselling it—a vital role that keeps waste manageable.In New York City，the administrative department collects only about 28 percent of the cans that could be recycled.Rubbish collectors，however，keep millions of additional recyclables out of landfills every year.

Yet collectors are ruled out by government policies.The United States Supreme Court in 1988 stated that household garbage is public property once it's on the street.That enables police to search rubbish for evidence，but that protection hasn't always been extended to recyclers.And in places like New York City，which is testing city­owned locked containers to hide garbage from rats，containers are made clearly inaccessible for collectors.

“There's value in the waste，and we feel that value should belong to the people，not the city or the corporations，” says Ryan Castalia，director of a nonprofit recycling and community center in Brooklyn.

Recognized or not，waste pickers have long been treated with disrespect.Marin recalls an occasion when someone living next to a building where she was collecting cans threw water at her.“Because I recycle doesn't mean I am less of a person than anyone else，” she says.It's a pity to see that the government doesn't stand by the garbage collector's side，either.

Fortunately，some governments are starting to realize that protecting the environment and humanity go hand in hand.Brazil classified waste picking as an official occupation in 2001.In 2009，Colombia's government granted the right to collect valuable garbage.The U．S.is slowly catching on too.After all，to the government，the garbage is garbage，but to the collectors，it's something they make a living on.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章以Josefa Marin的经历为例，介绍了拾荒者的生存现状和挑战，他们依靠收集可回收物品来维持生计，在垃圾管理中扮演着重要的角色，但

长期以来一直受到歧视和排斥，而且垃圾的归属一直以来也受到争议。

1．What is the author's purpose of telling about Marin?

A．To highlight waste collectors'role.

B．To reflect the unemployed's hardship.

C．To praise her devotion to her daughter.

D．To show the seriousness of unemployment.

解析　A　推理判断题。根据第三段中“Marin's story is not unique.Millions around the world make a living from picking through waste and reselling it—a vital role that keeps waste manageable.”可推知，作者讲述Marin的故事是为了突出她的角色——拾荒者的重要作用。故选A。

2．How does the author show the importance of waste pickers'work in paragraph 3?

A．By citing reference.

B．By contrasting.

C．By giving definitions.

D．By cause­effect analysis.

解析　B　推理判断题。根据第三段中“Millions around the world make a living from picking through waste and reselling it—a vital role that keeps waste manageable.In New York City，the administrative department collects only about 28 percent of the cans that could be recycled.Rubbish collectors，however，keep millions of additional recyclables out of landfills every year.”可知，作者通过对比说明了拾荒者的重要性。故选B。

3．What would Marin agree with?

A．No job is noble or humble.

B．Business is business.

C．The early birds catches worms.

D．One good turn deserves another.

解析　A　推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中“Marin recalls an occasion when someone living next to a building where she was collecting cans threw water at her.‘Because I recycle doesn't mean I am less of a person than anyone else，’ she says.”可知，Marin认为自己作为人的身份和尊严不因自己从事的拾荒工作而发生改变。因此，她会赞同“工作没有高低贵贱之分”的观点。故选A。

4．Which of the following is the best title for the text?

A．Who owns our garbage?

B．How can we end poverty?

C．Who takes blame for waste?

D．How should we recycle rubbish?

解析　A　主旨大意题。通读全文，尤其是第四、五段可知，文章围绕拾荒者这一话题展开，以Josefa Marin的经历为例，介绍了拾荒者的生存现状和挑战，并探讨了一直以来受到争议的垃圾归属的问题。故选A。

B

(2024·长沙雅礼中学模拟)Learning to forgive those who have “wronged us” may not always be easy，but it's definitely worth it.Here's why.

First，forgiveness has absolutely nothing to do with the other person at all.Forgiveness is about one thing and one thing only: it's about how you feel.This is why it doesn't matter if the offense was large or small.When you hold on to the anger，when you get stuck in blaming the other person and refuse to move on，you are hurting no one but yourself.

You may have been taught to “turn the other cheek”，which can be interpreted as letting those who have harmed you in some way walk all over you.Don't fight back，and just let it happen.But is that really what we're supposed to do? No.Forgiving is neither about playing the martyr (自我牺牲的人) or victim，nor about being a doormat (忍气吞声的人).You can forgive what others have done to you，but you should not sacrifice your own interests.

For example，should you let your colleague get away with taking credit for your work，while you sit in silence? No.First，you can choose to forgive his action so that you can calm down.Then you can calmly explain to your boss who actually did the work on that project，without seeming overly emotional or like you have any kind of agenda other than to set the record straight.

Of course，if it's something trivial，you can just choose to forgive and let it go.

It's important to note that this also (and especially) applies when it comes to forgiving yourself.Since thoughts of self­blame or self­hatred are the worst thoughts we can have，staying stuck in that vibration will cause more harm than any other emotion.Move into anger，stabilize there，and then move up the emotional scale until you gradually but consistently feel better.You owe it to yourself.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了学会原谅的重要性。

5．What is forgiveness mainly about according to the author?

A．Controlling our own feelings.

B．Making ourselves feel better.