2020届人教版高中英语复习选修8精练：Unit5高考试卷分块专练

2020届人教版高中英语复习选修8精练：Unit5高考试卷分块专练

选修8 Unit 5 高考试卷分块专练 Ⅰ.完形填空 I learned my first lesson at a meeting. As we sat around the table I heard Meg, who was __1__ a recent operation, talking to Judith, the manager of our project. “Thank you so much for __2__ my daughters to their dance lessons last week.” Judith said, “It was nothing.”‎ Knowing how __3__ Judith's schedule was, I found her driving Meg's children to lessons unbelievably __4__. I was about to say more about this when Donna, another colleague, entered the room __5__. She apologized for being late, saying she just hosted a lunch for her friends who were over seventy.“That is so nice of you，” I said, __6__ how busy she was, how she didn't like to cook and clean. “Oh，” she said, waving her hand, “it was nothing.” __7__， I could still tell the __8__ in her voice. She did gain a sense of satisfaction from the entertainment offered to her friends.‎ Seeing their __9__ to help others selflessly, I started thinking about the concept of “nothing”， this peaceful and generous way of living — had it really been nothing or were they simply saying that? It __10__ to me that once I spent a whole afternoon after work helping a friend __11__ a speech. I __12__ her to rearrange the sequence of the stories in the lecture to make it sound more __13__. After the fifth try, she finally __14__ it. She hugged me with __15__， saying thanks to me. I smiled and said it was nothing.‎ Suddenly, I realized that helping someone was really something to me. I learned that giving from the heart doesn't __16__ mean sacrifice and hard work. The __17__ is finding something we love to do and finding someone who __18__ that something. Our generosity can benefit others __19__ ourselves. Once you have a good __20__ of it, it's nothing. And it's really something.‎ 语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，主要讲述了作者如何从“没什么”这句话中悟到人生中重要的真理：予人玫瑰，手有余香。一个善意的举动使人获益良多。‎ ‎1．A.adapting to　　　　　　 B．recovering from C．going through D．rejoicing in 解析：选B　结合句中“a recent operation”可知，Meg正处于手术后恢复期。recover from ...意为“从……中恢复”，符合题意。‎ ‎2．A.guiding B．fetching C．driving D．dragging 解析：选C　根据第二段中的“her driving Meg's children to lessons”可知，Judith应是开车送Meg的女儿去上课。故选C。‎ ‎3．A.tight B．common C．strange D．practical 解析：选A　由关键词“schedule”和下文中的“I found her driving Meg's children to lessons unbelievably __4__”可知，此处应表示Judith的日程安排很紧。tight意为“(时间)不宽裕的，(日程安排)紧的”，符合题意。‎ ‎4．A.ridiculous B．energetic C．tiresome D．generous 解析：选D　Judith在自己的日程安排很紧的情况下，还挤出时间帮助他人。此处作者是想说Judith慷慨助人的精神。generous意为“大方的，慷慨给予的”，符合语境。‎ ‎5．A.disappointedly B．angrily C．hurriedly D．unexpectedly 解析：选C　根据下文Donna为自己迟到而道歉可知，空格处应表示“匆忙地”。hurriedly意为“匆忙地，仓促地”，符合题意。‎ ‎6．A.ignoring B．forgetting C．knowing D．predicting 解析：选C　句意：我知道她有多忙，多么不喜欢做饭、打扫，于是说：“你人真好。”know意为“知道，了解”，符合语境。‎ ‎7．A.Moreover B．Therefore C．Otherwise D．Somehow 解析：选D　此处指不知为什么，作者从Donna的声音里听出了一丝愉悦。故选D。‎ ‎8．A.regret B．sadness C．surprise D．pleasure 解析：选D　结合下句中“gain a sense of satisfaction”可知，此处应指她的声音里带着一丝愉悦。pleasure意为“高兴，快乐，愉快”，符合题意。‎ ‎9．A.willingness B．ambition C．promise D．progress 解析：选A　由关键词“selflessly”可知，此处表示“看到她们都这么乐意去无私地帮助他人”。willingness意为“乐意，愿意”，符合语境。‎ ‎10．A.referred B．occurred C．appeared D．seemed 解析：选B　此处表示“这让作者突然想到自己曾在下班后花了一下午的时间帮助一个朋友”。occur表示“发生，出现”，其常用句型为“It occurs to sb. that ...”意为“某人突然想起”，符合语境。‎ ‎11．A.put up B．prepare for C．give away D．deal with 解析：选B　由下文中的“rearrange the sequence of the stories in the lecture”和“After the fifth ‎ try”可知，此处表示作者帮助朋友准备演讲。prepare for意为“为……做准备”，符合题意。‎ ‎12．A.begged B．invited C．recommended D．sponsored 解析：选C　作者是在帮助朋友准备演讲，那么应该是给朋友提建议。recommend意为“建议，劝告”，符合题意。‎ ‎13．A.sensible B．confusing C．sensitive D．typical 解析：选A　重新安排故事的顺序是为了使故事更合理。sensible意为“合理的，符合实际的”，符合题意。‎ ‎14．A.got B．meant C．caught D．made 解析：选D　此处表示“经过五次尝试，她终于做到了”。make it意为“成功，做到”，符合题意。‎ ‎15．A.gratitude B．worry C．concern D．apology 解析：选A　由关键词“hugged”和空格后的“saying thanks to me”可知，朋友很感激作者。gratitude意为“感激，感谢”，符合语境。‎ ‎16．A.normally B．accidentally C．possibly D．necessarily 解析：选D　此处表示“真心的付出不一定意味着牺牲，也不一定要费多少事儿”。not necessarily意为“未必，不一定”，符合题意。‎ ‎17．A.treat B．trick C．plot D．plan 解析：选B　此处表示“诀窍是找到我们喜欢做的事和……”trick意为“窍门，技巧”，符合题意。‎ ‎18．A.needs B．admires C．loves D．defends 解析：选A　由常识可知，帮助他人的前提是他人有这种需要。need意为“需要”，符合题意。‎ ‎19．A.on account of B．as well as C．except for D．regardless of 解析：选B　此处表示“我们的慷慨相助对他人和我们自己都有好处”。as well as意为“和”，意义上与and相同，符合题意。‎ ‎20．A.order B．glimpse C．command D．impression 解析：选C　本句表示“一旦你熟练掌握了这个诀窍，那就‘没什么’了”。command意为“掌握”，have a good command of意为“熟练掌握”，符合题意。‎ Ⅱ.语法填空 The Other Side of the Wall There was a young woman who took great pride in her flower garden. She was raised by her grandmother, who taught her to love and care for flowers, so her flower garden was __1__ best in her town.‎ One day, while she was looking through a flower list from which she often __2__ (order), a picture of a plant caught her eye. She had never seen blooms (花) on a plant like that before. “I have to get it，” she said to herself, and she immediately ordered it.‎ When it arrived, she had already got a place __3__ (prepare) to plant it. She planted it at the back of her yard. It grew well, with beautiful green __4__ (leaf) all over it, but there were no blooms. Day after day, she continued to water it and feed it. She even talked to it, __5__ (try) to make it bloom. However, it was useless.‎ Then, one morning weeks __6__， when standing before the vine (藤蔓), she felt very disappointed that her plant had not bloomed. She was giving thought to cutting it down and planting something else in its place.‎ It was at this point that her neighbor, whose yard joined __7__ (her), called over to her. “Thank you so much! You can't imagine how much I have enjoyed the blooms of that vine you planted.”The young woman walked __8__ the gate into her neighbor's yard, and sure enough, she saw that on the other side of the wall the vine was filled with blooms.‎ They were indeed the most beautiful blooms she had ever seen. The vine had grown through the crevices (裂缝) and it had not flowered on her side of the wall, __9__ it had flowered on the other side.‎ Sometimes one may not see the good result of his effort, but that doesn't mean it isn't __10__ (success)．‎ 语篇解读：有位女孩非常喜欢花，有一天她把一株非常漂亮的花种植到自己的院子里。她细心照料，却只见绿叶不见花。偶然一天，却发现在墙的另一侧开满了漂亮的花朵。‎ ‎1．the　句意：她由祖母养大，祖母教会她热爱和照顾花儿，因此，她的花园是镇上最好的。根据本空后的best可知，此处为形容词的最高级，故填定冠词the。‎ ‎2．ordered　句意：有一天，在浏览之前经常订购的鲜花订购单的时候，一株植物的图片吸引了她的注意。根据时间状语One day可知，此处讲述的是发生在过去的事情，应用一般过去时。故填ordered。‎ ‎3．prepared　句意：当它到达时，她已经准备好一个地方来种这种花。此处为“get＋宾语＋宾补”结构，prepare与a place之间为被动关系，故用过去分词作宾补。故填prepared。‎ ‎4．leaves　句意：花的长势很好，长满了漂亮的绿叶，但是没有花朵。根据后文的“all over it”及常识可知，此处指有很多叶子，故用复数形式。leaf的复数形式为leaves。‎ ‎5．trying　句中已有谓语动词talked，因此设空处应用非谓语形式；try和she之间为主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。‎ ‎6．later　句意：然后，数星期之后的一天早晨，当她站在藤蔓之前时，看到它还没有开花，她非常失望。“一段时间＋later”为固定结构 ，意为“……之后”。‎ ‎7．hers　根据下文可知，花开到了邻居家，由此可知两家院子是相连的，故此处用hers，相当于her graden。‎ ‎8．through　根据语境可知，此处指“穿过大门”，故用介词through。‎ ‎9．but/yet　句意：藤蔓已经穿过裂缝，没有在她家的那边墙开花，但是在墙的另一侧开了花。设空处前后之间为转折关系。故用连词but/yet连接。‎ ‎10．successful　句意：某些时候一个人或许没看到努力所带来的好的结果，但那并不意味着不成功。设空处作isn't的表语，应用形容词形式。故填successful。‎ Ⅰ.语法填空 People all over the world celebrate the New Year. __1__， not all countries celebrate in the same way.‎ In many countries, the New Year __2__ (begin) on 1st January, but people start celebrating on 31st December, New Year's Eve. In New York many people go to celebrate in Times Square. __3__ (wait) for the New Year, they listen to music, and sing __4__ (tradition) songs. Just before 12 o'clock, everyone counts down from 10 __5__ 1. As soon as it's 12 o'clock, everyone shouts very __6__ (excited), “Happy New Year！”‎ New Year's Day is often a family day __7__ some families get together for a special meal. When the weather is fine, many families go out for a walk.‎ On New Year's Day, many people make resolutions for themselves. They write down a list of things, such as “I will help more with housework. I will work harder at school.” or “I won't spend so much time playing computer games.”When they have made __8__ (they) list, they read it to family or __9__ (friend) and promise to follow it.‎ So it doesn't matter how they celebrate, for people in countries all over the world, it's time __10__ (say) goodbye to the old year, and to welcome the new.‎ 语篇解读：本文描述了世界各地人们过新年的情景。虽然庆祝的时间不同，方式各异，但它是家庭团圆的节日，是辞旧迎新之时，也是为新的一年做计划的时刻。‎ ‎1．However　此处意为“然而，不是所有的国家都用相同的方式庆祝”，前后是转折关系，且空格后有逗号，故填However。‎ ‎2．begins　讲述客观事实，用一般现在时；the New Year作主语，谓语动词用单数。‎ ‎3．Waiting　they与wait之间是主动关系，故用现在分词作状语。‎ ‎4．traditional　修饰名词用形容词。‎ ‎5．to　from ... to ... “从……到……”，是固定搭配。‎ ‎6．excitedly　修饰动词shouts，作状语，用副词。‎ ‎7．when　所填词引导定语从句，在从句中作时间状语，先行词为day，故填when。‎ ‎8．their　修饰名词list，故用形容词性物主代词their。‎ ‎9．friends　可数名词friend“朋友”在此表泛指，故用其复数形式。‎ ‎10．to say　It is time to do sth.“是时候去做某事了”，是固定句型。‎ Ⅱ.短文改错 ‎(2018·东北三省四市教研联合体高考模拟)‎ As the saying goes, chance favored the prepared mind. I learned this from one of my experience.‎ I was not chosen as member of the volleyball team of our school. Because of this, I decided to give up play volleyball. Luckily, my best friend stopped me but pointed out that it was my laziness and poor preparation which led to my failure. After that, I practiced playing volleyball on every day. When another chance of trying out arrived, I was full prepared and tried my best. As a result, I was selected and became an important player on our school team.‎ From this, I am firmly convincing that we are able to seize a chance as long as I get well prepared.‎ 答案：第一句：favored→favors 第二句：experience→experiences 第三句：as后加a 第四句：play→playing 第五句：but→and; which→that 第六句：去掉on 第七句：full→fully 第九句：convincing→convinced; 第二个I→we Ⅲ.书面表达 假定你是李华，你想邀请英国朋友John在暑假期间到你的家乡进行参观游览。请你写一封邀请函，要点如下：‎ ‎1．享受免费住宿；‎ ‎2．游览名胜古迹；‎ ‎3．品尝特色小吃；‎ ‎4．感受当地历史文化和风土人情。‎ 注意：1.词数100左右；‎ ‎2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；‎ ‎3．开头和结尾已给出，但不计入总词数。‎ Dear John，‎ How is everything going？　‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Yours，‎ Li Hua 参考范文：‎ Dear John，‎ How is everything going? The summer vacation is coming. I would like to invite you to come to my hometown for a visit in July.‎ It will be a great pleasure for you to spend the whole vacation here. While you are staying here, you will be offered housing for free, and I will show you around some places of interest in my hometown. While tasting some famous local snacks, we will experience the local history and culture as well as customs. I believe that you'll surely have a good time. I will be quite honored if you can accept my invitation.‎ Looking forward to your reply.‎ Yours，‎ Li Hua