新课标人教版 2018届高三英语二轮复习跟踪强化训练24

新课标人教版 2018届高三英语二轮复习跟踪强化训练24

跟踪强化训练(二十四)‎ A ‎(2017·广东省肇庆市高三第一次检测)It is always interesting and inspiring to observe human behavior.Some behavior____1____to be true to form more often than not.In the past years，we have always held a Christmas gift exchange at our house with at least ten of our____2____.Each year，we all buy gifts____3____in Christmas paper.When everyone is sitting around a____4____at home，all the gifts are piled in the middle of the floor.‎ People choose a(n)____5____from a bowl that tells him or her when they can take their____6____ to choose their gifts.The person with the number one can choose any____7____and then，each person picks one in turn.Before they choose a gift，they have the____8____of taking the gift from the former person.____9____ when all numbers have chosen a gift，the person____10____the first number can then take a gift away from any other person.‎ What is always interesting is____11____ each person as they choose a gift.What happens ____12____usually happens more often than not.The biggest gift always gets chosen first.It is hardly the smallest gift，____13____ is it the fanciest gift－wrapping.What does this tell us about most human____14____？‎ Is the____15____always the best or worth the most？Is it that we think that something small is not worth as much or cannot____16____ our expectations?‎ Human beings，in fact，appear____17____all sorts of packaging and ‎ size.Some are bigger and some are smaller; some are dressed____18____and some are dressed poorly.Behind every human trapping though____19____unforeseen characteristics，talents，desires，hurts，pains and dreams.‎ Just as Terry Josephson，a motivational speaker，says，“____20____thinking in terms of limitations and start thinking in terms of possibilities.”‎ 语篇解读：本文为夹叙夹议文。文章中讲述了每年圣诞节时，全家人会举办一个礼物交换会。家人首先在碗里抽取一个数字，大家再按照数字的顺序进行选礼物。在这个过程中，作者发现大的或包装精美的礼物会首先被选中，那些小的或包装不精美的会被留到最后。通过这件事情，作者认为这也反应了大多数人的行为取舍。‎ ‎1．A.intends B．happens C．seems D．remains ‎[解析]　考查动词辨析。intend to do“计划做”；happen to do“恰巧做”；seem to do“好像做”；remain to do“有待做”。某种行为似乎是真的。故选C。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎2．A.audience B．family C．class D．team ‎[解析]　考查名词辨析。在过去的数年里，我们总是在家里与至少十个家人举办圣诞节礼物交换会。故选B。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎3．A.covered B．piled C．hidden D．wrapped ‎[解析]　考查分词辨析。covered“覆盖的”；piled“堆起的”；hidden“藏着的”；wrapped“包起来的”。每年，我们都买用圣诞节专用纸包着的礼物。故选D。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎4．A.circle B．distance C．direction D．table ‎[解析]　考查名词辨析。由句中sitting around及all the gifts are piled in the middle of the floor可知，此处指我们围着一个圆圈坐下，礼物堆放在中间。故选A。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎5．A.tip B．fortune C．number D．item ‎[解析]　考查名词辨析。由后文的The person with the number one can choose…可知，此处应指人们在碗中选一个数字。故选C。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎6．A.chances B．turns C．measures D．time ‎[解析]　考查名词辨析。chance“机会”；turn“顺序”；measure“措施”；time“时间”。词组搭配：take one's turns to do“轮到某人做”。故选B。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎7．A.gift B．number C．person D．bowl ‎[解析]　考查名词辨析。由前文可知，此处应指抽到一号数字的人可以挑选任何的礼物。故选A。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎8．A.desire B．patent C．option D．talent ‎[解析]　考查名词辨析。desire“愿望”；patent“专利”；option“选择”；talent“才能”。由语境可知，此处指在挑选礼物之前，他们可以选择前一个人的礼物。故选C。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎9．A.At the end B．In other words C．By the way D．On the contrary ‎[解析]　考查词组辨析。 at the end“最后”；in other words“换句话说”；by the way“顺便说一下”；on the contrary“相反”。最后，当所有人选择完礼物后，拥有一号数字的人可以拿走其他任何人的一个礼物。故选A。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎10．A.counting B．holding C．offering D．exchanging ‎[解析]　考查动词辨析。拿着(holding)一号数字的人。故选B。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎11．A.persuading B．accompanying C．seeing D．watching ‎[解析]　考查动词辨析。由句中as they choose a gift可知，此处指当他们选礼物时候，观看(watch)每个人。故选D。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎12．A.last B．next C．finally D．first ‎[解析]　考查副词辨析。接下来发生的事情通常比不发生的多。故选B。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎13．A.and B．or C．yet D．nor ‎[解析]　考查连词辨析。最小的礼物和包裹不好的礼物最不会被首先选走。nor与句中hardly相照应。故选D。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎14．A.history B．mind C．behavior D．custom ‎[解析]　考查名词辨析。history“历史”；mind“思法”；behavior“行为”；custom“习俗”。根据语境可知，此处指大多数人的行为告诉了我们一些事情。故选C。 ‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎15．A.biggest B．smallest C．cheapest D．heaviest ‎[解析]　考查形容词辨析。根据下文的“Is it that we think that something small is not worth as much or cannot…”可知，此处指“最大的是最好的或是最有价值的吗？”故选A。 ‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎16．A.catch up with B．live up to C．get along with D．break away from ‎[解析]　考查词组辨析。catch up with“赶上”；live up to“不辜负，达到……标准”；get along with“和……相处”；break away from“脱离，打破”。我们认为那些小的东西价值不高或不能达到我们的预期吗？故选B。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎17．A.with B．on C．in D．at ‎[解析]　考查介词辨析。事实上，人们也是以不同的“包装”和大小出现的。故选C。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎18．A.privately B．healthily C．simply D．elegantly ‎[解析]　考查副词辨析。根据“Some are bigger and some are smaller; some are dressed ____18____ and some are dressed poorly.”可知，此处表示对比，与poorly相对应。privately“私人地”；healthily“健康地”；simply“简单地”；elegantly“优雅地，讲究地”。故选D。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎19．A.lies B．contains C．disappears D．occurs ‎[解析]　考查动词辨析。lie“存在”；contain“包含”；disappear“消失”；occur“发生”。每个人的外表背后都存在着不可预见的个性、天分、欲望、痛苦与梦想。故选A。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎20．A.Remember B．Begin C．Keep D．Stop ‎[解析]　考查动词辨析。根据后文的“start thinking in terms of possibilities”可知，此处应指“不要再局限性地想问题”。故选D。‎ ‎[答案]　D B ‎(2017·山西省怀仁县高三上学期期中)I always walk to his office after work，waiting for him and then we drive home together every day.‎ One day，while I was waiting for him，a beautiful Cadillac(凯迪拉克轿车)____1____near me.I was busy____2____the car when I noticed the driver.____3____，she was probably the most____4____woman I had ever seen outside of a movie screen.Her eyes were as blue as the sea，and she had teeth like pearls.Minutes later，a man walked over and they drove off.Sitting there，dressed in jeans and a T－shirt，I wanted to____5____.“Why it is so____6____that some people have it all？” I thought.‎ The next week I saw her again，and after that it almost became my____7____to see her.I would ____8____if she and her husband ate out a lot and where they went.I wanted her to get out of the car so that I could see her in____9____length.‎ A few weeks later，this question was____10____for me.I was waiting at my usual spot and the lady's husband came over to their car.He opened the door.The pretty woman____11____walked around to the passenger side—leaning on a walking cane.She____12____one leg with her hands and then the other.She had an artificial limb(假肢)on her left leg and a brace on her right one.‎ As they drove away，I began to cry.When my husband arrived，I told him about what had ____13____.He said that he knew her husband and that，when the lady was twelve years old，she had been____14____in a car that got stuck ‎ on the railroad tracks.Unfortunately，both her parents were killed.The rail company made a large____15____with her because the crossing had no ____16____.That's____17____she owns such a nice car now.‎ For weeks I have____18____this woman and her way of life，but now I realize how____19____I am.When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you，don't be fooled by____20____.‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议类的文章。有一次作者在车场等她丈夫的时候遇到了一位美女，开着凯迪拉克，又有帅气的丈夫相陪，作者非常羡慕。但是，当看到那位女士的双腿残疾，得知她小时候的不幸遭遇后，作者感觉自己很幸运。‎ ‎1．A.drove in B．pulled up C．sped by D．turned away ‎[解析]　考查动词短语的辨析。根据逻辑关系可判断出，那辆凯迪拉克轿车就停在作者旁边，所以pull up“停靠”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎2．A.cleaning B．taking C．expecting D．admiring ‎[解析]　考查动词的辨析。根据常识可判断出，人们见到这么好的车会禁不住羡慕，所以admire“羡慕”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎3．A.Honestly B．Sincerely C．Surprisingly D．Obviously ‎[解析]　考查副词的辨析。语境表示，说实话，那辆凯迪拉克轿车的女车主可能是作者在荧幕之外所遇到的最漂亮的，所以honestly“说实话”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎4．A.peaceful B．typical C．beautiful D．patient ‎[解析]　考查形容词的辨析。根据下面的“Her eyes were as blue as the sea，and she had teeth like pearls”可判断出，作者认为那位女车主很漂亮，所以beautiful“漂亮的”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎5．A.cry B．argue C．escape D．ask ‎[解析]　考查动词的辨析。根据上文内容可判断出，那位女车主长得很漂亮，有好车，丈夫又帅，作者感叹怎么这多的好事都让那位女士遇到了，作者觉得这有点不公平，想哭，所以cry“哭”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎6．A.unbearable B．unusual C．unfair D．unbelievable ‎[解析]　考查形容词的辨析。根据上题分析可判断出，unfair“不公平的”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎7．A.chance B．wonder C．regret D．routine ‎[解析]　考查名词的辨析。根据下文描述可判断出，作者在接下来经常见到那位女士，几乎成了家常便饭，所以routine“常规”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎8．A.imagine B．wonder C．guess D．doubt ‎[解析]　考查动词的辨析。语境表示，作者在想那位女士和她的丈夫是否常出去吃饭以及在哪吃，所以wonder“想知道”正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎9．A.great B．equal C．full D．standard ‎[解析]　考查形容词的辨析。根据逻辑关系可判断出，作者希望那位女士能下车，这样就能看见她的全貌了，所以full“完整的”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎10．A.raised B．answered C．presented D．checked ‎[解析]　考查动词的辨析。语境表示，几周后，作者有了答案，自己的问题得到了答复，所以answer“回答”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎11．A.slowly B．firmly C．quickly D．hurriedly ‎[解析]　考查副词的辨析。根据常识可判断出，因那位女士腿上有残疾，所以走路很缓慢，所以slowly“慢慢地”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎12．A.bent B．spread C．crossed D．lifted ‎[解析]　考查动词的辨析。语境表示，那位女士用手先托起她的一条腿，所以lift“举起”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎13．A.changed B．happened C．passed D．hidden ‎[解析]　考查动词的辨析。根据逻辑关系可判断出，作者告诉自己丈夫所发生的事，解释自己为什么哭，所以happen“发生”正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎14．A.discovered B．protected C．left D．trapped ‎[解析]　考查动词的辨析。语境表示，那位女士小时候被困在一辆车里，所以trap“困住”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎15．A.settlement B．exchange C．promise D．arrangement ‎[解析]　考查名词的辨析。语境表示，因为那个路口没有交通信号灯，所以铁路公司支付给她一大笔钱用于赔偿，所以settlement“支付；偿付”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎16．A.stops B．notices C．signals D．lights ‎[解析]　考查名词的辨析。根据上题分析可判断出，signal“信号灯”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎17．A.why B．when C．because D．where ‎[解析]　考查表语从句的用法。句意：这就是为什么她现在能拥有这么漂亮的一辆车。根据句意可判断出，此处应用why引导这个表语从句。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎18．A.respected B．observed C．accepted D．envied ‎[解析]　‎ 考查动词的辨析。根据上文内容可判断出，在这几周，作者一直很羡慕那位女士，但是现在才意识到自己是多么的幸运，所以envy“羡慕”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎19．A.boring B．mature C．lucky D．confident ‎[解析]　考查形容词的辨析。根据上题分析可判断出，lucky“幸运的”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎20．A.collections B．appearances C．backgrounds D．descriptions ‎[解析]　考查名词的辨析。语境表示，当你看到某一个似乎比你过得好的人时，不要被表象欺骗了，所以appearance“表象”正确。‎ ‎[答案]　B C ‎(2017·河南省顶级名校高三月考)Few Americans stay in one place for a lifetime.We____1____from the city to the suburbs，from high school to college in a different state，from a job in one region to a better job____2____，from the home where we____3____our children to the home where we plan to live in____4____.With each move we are____5____making new friends，who become part of our new life.‎ For many of us the____6____is a special time for forming new ‎ friendships.Today，millions of Americans go on vocation____7____，and they go not only to see new sights but also—in those places where they do not feel too____8____—with the hope of meeting new people.No one really ____9____a vacation trip to produce a close friend，but the beginning of a friendship is possible.Surely in every country people____10____friendship.‎ The word “friend” to American people can be ____11____to a wide range of relationships—to someone one has known for a few weeks in a new place，to a close business companion，to a childhood playmate，to a man or woman，to a____12____colleague.There are real____13____among these relations for Americans—a friendship may be____14____，casual，situational or deep and lasting.But to a European，who sees only our surface behavior，the differences are not clear.‎ As Europeans see it，all kinds of “friends” flow____15____of Americans' homes with little ceremony.They may be parents of the children's friends，house guests of neighbors，members of a committee，business associates from another town or even another country.____16____as a guest into an American home，the European visitor finds no____17____differences.The atmosphere is____18____.Most people，old and young，are called____19____first names.Americans' characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel____20____.‎ 语篇解读：文章介绍了美国人对待友谊，对待朋友的理念。‎ ‎1．A.drive B．commute C．move D．settle ‎[解析]　考查动词词义辨析。drive驾驶；commute(搭乘车、船等)通勤；move移动；settle解决。由第一句话可知，很少有美国人一生待在一个地方。故可推知， 美国人到处挪动。故C选项正确。该段最后一句中的move也是提示。‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎2．A.abroad B．elsewhere C．somewhere D．nowhere ‎[解析]　考查副词词义辨析。abroad在国外，到国外；elsewhere在别处，到别处；somewhere在某处，到某处；nowhere无处，任何地方都不。由上文可知，美国人经常从某个地区的工作换到另一个地方较好的工作。故B选项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎3．A.deliver B．protect C．educate D．raise ‎[解析]　考查动词词义辨析。deliver递送；protect保护；educate教育；raise举起，抚养。美国人经常从抚养孩子的家(即孩子成长的地方)搬到自己退休之后居住的家。故D选项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎4．A.retirement B．death C．illness D．sadness ‎[解析]　‎ 考查名词词义辨析。retirement退休；death死；illness疾病；sadness悲伤。结合上题解析可知，A选项正确。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎5．A.mostly B．mainly C．rarely D．forever ‎[解析]　考查副词词义辨析。mostly主要地，大部分地；mainly主要地；rarely很少地，罕见地；forever永远。伴随着每一次挪动，我们永远都在交新朋友，他们成了我们新生活的一部分。故D项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎6．A.winter B．summer C．spring D．autumn ‎[解析]　考查名词词义辨析。winter冬季；summer夏季；spring春季；autumn秋季。文章没有提示信息，由常识可知，美国人经常在夏季度假。 ‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎7．A.along B．freely C．together D．abroad ‎[解析]　考查副词词义辨析。along一起；freely自由地，随意地；together一起；abroad到国外，在国外。由文章最后一句中的“abroad”可知，美国人经常到国外度假。故D选项正确。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎8．A.alone B．strange C．scared D．remote ‎[解析]　考查形容词词义辨析。alone独自的，单独的；strange陌生的；scared害怕的；remote遥远的。由该空后面的“with the hope of meeting new people”可知，美国人对于交到新朋友充满希望，所以他们在外国不会感到陌生。故B正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎9．A.allows B．desires C．expects D．imagines ‎[解析]　考查动词词义辨析。allow允许；desire渴望；expect期望，预料；imagine想象。没有人真的期望通过一次度假就可以找到关系密切的朋友。C选项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎10．A.form B．develop C．ignore D．value ‎[解析]　考查动词词义辨析。form形成；develop发展；ignore忽视；value重视。在每一个国家，人们都非常重视友谊。D选项正确。‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎11．A.used B．applied C．stuck D．dedicated ‎[解析]　‎ 考查动词词义辨析。use使用；apply申请，应用，运用；stick粘贴；dedicate致力于，献身。对美国人而言，friend这个词可以被应用到广泛的关系中。 ‎ ‎[答案]　B ‎12．A.kind B．generous C．trusted D．helpful ‎[解析]　考查形容词词义辨析。kind善良的；generous慷慨的；trusted可信的；helpful有帮助的。朋友可以指可信的同事。故C选项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎13．A.differences B．varieties C．distinctions D．diversities ‎[解析]　考查名词词义辨析。difference差别，不同；variety多样，种类；distinction区别，差别；diversity多样性，差异。结合该段最后的“the differences”可知，A选项正确。对美国人而言，这些关系中真的存在差别。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎14．A.informal B．reliable C．shallow D．fragile ‎[解析]　考查形容词辨析。informal非正式的；reliable可靠的；shallow浅的；fragile易碎的。该空中的casual，situational和后面的deep，lasting形成对比关系，故该空要和casual，situational感情色彩一致，故C选项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎15．A.in and out B．on and on C．by and by D．up and down ‎[解析]　考查短语辨析。in and out进进出出；on and on不断地；by and by逐渐，不久以后；up and down上上下下。各种各样的朋友在美国家庭中进进出出。故A选项正确。‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎16．A.Moving B．Flowing C．Going D．Coming ‎[解析]　考查动词词义辨析。move移动；flow流动；go去；come来。由后面的into可知，欧洲人来到美国人的家里，他们不会发现明显的差别。故D选项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎17．A.obvious B．heavy C．explicit D．strong ‎[解析]　考查形容词词义辨析。obvious明显的；heavy沉重的；explicit明确的，清楚的；strong结实的。结合上题解析可知，A选项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　A ‎18．A.weird B．stressed C．relaxed D．strange ‎[解析]　‎ 考查形容词词义辨析。weird怪异的，不可思议的；stressed紧张的，有压力的；relaxed放松的；strange奇怪的。氛围非常的放松。C选项正确。 ‎ ‎[答案]　C ‎19．A.with B．on C．for D．by ‎[解析]　考查介词。大部分人，不管老人和年轻人，人们都按照他们的名字来称呼他们。by意为“按照，遵照”。 ‎ ‎[答案]　D ‎20．A.at best B．at home C．at heart D．at hand ‎[解析]　考查短语辨析。at best最多；at home在家里；at heart内心里，本质上；at hand在手边。Americans' characteristic openness to different styles of relationship makes it possible for us to find new friends abroad with whom we feel ________.美国人对不同方式的关系的开放性格使得他们可以在国外找到朋友。和这些朋友在一起，他们感觉非常自在。feel at home意为“感觉自在像在家里一样”。‎ ‎[答案]　B