1、选修七 Unit 2课下语篇提能练.阅读理解(2019武汉模拟)It could have been any of us, but it happened to be me.I received a brief 18 months of undivided attention and love as the only child before three more appeared.The second was a severe blow.No doubt, learning the need to share was important, but I had tasted the life
2、of an only child.Then came years of requests to look after the siblings (兄弟姐妹), being urged that, “You should be setting a better example.” Again and again the others got away with doing wrong but I didnt.We each played our roles: the second one who later skipped school to meet boys; the ever so att
3、ractive third, the boy who could do no wrong; and finally the surprise appearance of the fourth, who seemed certain to be spoiled.So that left me: the reasonable, quiet one who got the grades, did the housework and became a chameleon (善变的人) skilled at reading a situation and being what was needed.Th
4、en eventually came the chance to be the first to leave and experience life outside, not defined (给下定义) as the eldest.The moment I had waited for.But now, many years later, being the eldest matters again.Its down to me to take the lead in caring for our parents.All the time I was made to learn about
5、sharing; however, when it comes to responsibility, it no longer seems to apply.The others are too busy, too far away, or too unconcerned.So dutifully I travel many times across the country for hours to provide care and support.Requests to my siblings to help out more fall on deaf ears.To me, the dut
6、iful firstborn, it feels like the right and only thing to do; to be there for our parents as they were for us.Sadly, that feeling isnt shared by the second, third or fourth.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在弟弟妹妹出生之前享受着父母亲全部的关心和爱，但随着弟弟妹妹的出生，作者必须承担照顾他们的责任。成年后，作者还要承担照顾父母亲的责任，作者觉得那是一件正确的事情，但其弟弟妹妹却没有这种责任感。1How does the w
7、riter comment on the four children in the second paragraph?AAngrily and bitterly.BAngrily and proudly.CBitterly and humorously. DHumorously and proudly.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“the second one who later skipped school to meet boys . who seemed certain to be spoiled”可推知，作者在第二段中对四个孩子的评论是充满苦涩和幽默的。2How did the
8、 writer develop his social skills?AThrough hard work.BWith the parents help.CAt the parents request.DIn practice for effectiveness.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Then came years of requests to look after the siblings (兄弟姐妹), being urged that, You should be setting a better example.”和“So that left me .being what
9、 was needed.”可推知，作者是在父母亲的要求下发展自己的交际能力的。3What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to?ATo care for our parents.BTo help the young.CTo live outside alone. DTo travel nationwide.解析：选A代词指代题。根据最后一段中的“to take the lead in caring for our parents”和画线词所在句后的“to be there for our parents”可知，
10、此处it指照顾父母。4What can we learn from the text?AThe writer hates to be the eldest.BThe writer feels proud of his role.CThe writer is satisfied with his attempt.DThe writer is regretful about the siblings.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Sadly, that feeling isnt shared by the second, third or fourth.”可推知，作者对弟弟妹妹感到遗憾。
11、.完形填空I never expected to go to the University of Michigan. I grew up in a small Midwest town where college wasnt _1_ by any means.Many students entered the workplace straight out of high school. For a long time, that is where I thought I would end up.During my senior year, I started _2_ everywhere.
12、I had the required grades and the ACT (American College Testing) _3_， but I came from a town of nowhere. So you can imagine the emotions of _4_ I had when I received a big envelope in the mail with the word “_5_” written across the top.Now that the opportunity was open to me, I decided to go. I had
13、received _6_ aid and scholarships, which I think was a _7_ factor in the decision. But no matter how much work I _8_， my parents considered a waste of _9_. I often felt I was lacking _10_. I did the application all by myself. After moving to the college, I did two jobs and paid for my _11_ and bills
14、.Looking back on it now, I feel that it wasnt _12_ to be selfreliant. But in the long run, I _13_ the lack of support I had at such a key point in my life which taught me to be _14_ and responsible in hard times, to go beyond _15_ and to try things I never thought I would ever be able to try. I beli
15、eve thats what college is all about.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者出生在美国中西部的一个小城镇，从来没有想过能上大学，但作者通过自己的努力最终考上了大学并通过打工支付自己的学费和日常花销。作者通过自己的经历告诉我们，生活中的困难教会我们独立和有责任心，我们要尝试从来没有想过自己能做的事情。1A.expectedBenviedCadmired Dafforded解析：选A根据空前后可知，作者在美国中西部的一个小城镇长大，很多学生在高中毕业后就工作了，所以作者没有料到自己能上大学。expect“期待，料想”；envy“羡慕，妒忌”；admire“欣赏，赞赏”；
16、afford“负担得起”。2A.delivering BapplyingCregistering Dcompeting解析：选B根据常识可知，此处表示在高中毕业那年，作者开始到处申请(大学)。第三段倒数第二句中的“I did the application ”也是提示。deliver“发表，递送”；apply“申请”；register“登记，注册”；compete“竞争，竞赛”。3A.qualifications BdiplomasCscores Dcertificates解析：选C根据本句中的“required grades”及“the ACT (American College Testi
17、ng)”可知，作者达到所要求的成绩和ACT分数(scores)。此处“grades”与“scores”同义。qualification“资格，学历”；diploma“文凭，学位证书”；score“分数，成绩”；certificate“证明书，文凭”。4A.anxiety BreliefCcalmness Dconflict解析：选D根据上文中的“I had the required grades and the ACT (American College Testing) _， but I came from a town of nowhere.”可知，作者达到了大学的申请条件，但觉得自己来自
18、一个不知名的小镇，因此心情矛盾(conflict)。anxiety“焦虑，忧虑”；relief“宽慰，安心”；calmness“平静，冷静”；conflict“矛盾，冲突”。5A.Wishes BRegardsCCheers DCongratulations解析：选D根据下文中的“Now that the opportunity was open to me, I decided to go.”可知，作者最终上了大学，故信封上的字应是“祝贺”。regards“致意，问候”；cheers“干杯(用于祝酒)”；congratulations“祝贺”。6A.financial BspiritualC
19、academic Dparents解析：选A根据下文的“scholarships”可知，作者得到了助学金和奖学金。financial aid“(高等院校的)助学金，助学贷款”；spiritual“精神的”；academic“学术的”。7A.boring BdrivingCdiscouraging Dpromising解析：选B根据上文可知，作者获得了经济上的帮助，这推动了作者决定去上大学。boring“无聊的”；driving“推进的，起推动作用的”；discouraging“令人沮丧的”；promising“有前途的，有希望的”。8A.get in Btake inCput in Dpers
20、ist in解析：选C根据语境可知，似乎无论作者付出多少努力，作者的父母都认为是浪费时间。get in“到达”；take in“欺骗”；put in“投入(时间、精力)”；persist in“坚持，执意”。9A.space BmoneyCresource Dtime解析：选D参见上题解析。10A.support BcourageCmotivation Dconcern解析：选A根据空后的“I did the application all by myself.”及最后一段第二句中的“lack of support”可知，没有人支持作者。support“支持，帮助”；courage“勇气”；m
21、otivation“动力，积极性”；concern“关切”。11A.feasts BnecessitiesCseminars Dmajors解析：选B上大学之后，作者做了两份工作，独立支付日用必需品的开销和学费。feast“筵席，宴会”；necessity“必需品”；seminar“讨论会，研讨班”；major“专业”。12A.hard BrightCeasy Dawkward解析：选C现在回想一下，作者感觉自力更生并不容易。根据后一句中的“But”可知，作者认为自力更生不容易，但却从中受益匪浅。13A.ignore BappreciateCforget Ddisapprove解析：选B从长远
22、来看，作者感激在生命的关键时刻缺少支持这件事情，这教会作者在困难时期独立并有责任心，教会作者超越预期并且尝试从来没有想过自己能尝试的事情。ignore“忽视，不理”；appreciate“感激，欣赏”；forget“忘记”；disapprove“不同意”。14A.independent BeasygoingChonest Dconsiderate解析：选A参见上题解析。independent“独立的”；easygoing“随和的”；honest“诚实的”；considerate“考虑周到的”。15A.recognition BdescriptionCcontrol Dexpectation解析
23、：选D作者在文章开头提到从来没料到自己能上大学，与此处呼应，故选D项。recognition“识别，承认”；description“描述”；control“控制”；expectation“期待，预期”。.语法填空(2019兰州诊断) Chinese scientist Guo Huadong on Tuesday published an article on the website of the academic journal Nature, calling on scientists to build a digital Silk Road to make _1_ best of big
24、 data.Guo, _2_ is an academician with the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), said in the article that _3_ (share) big data from satellite imagery and other earth observations in the regions covered by Chinas Belt and Road Initiative is key to sustainability (可持续发展)Guo underlined that the _4_ (enviro
25、nment) are diverse and fragile with various natural dangers in the regions. He believes a combination of _5_ (accuracy), reliable and timely scientific observations of ecosystems _6_ (be) vital.Guo has been chairman of the Digital Belt and Road Program which _7_ (set) up in 2016 by Chinese scientist
26、s teaming up _8_ experts from 19 countries and 7 international organizations.The aim of the Digital Belt and Road Program is _9_ (improve) environmental monitoring, promote data sharing and support policymaking, Guo said.In the article, Guo also _10_ (sincere) invited more natural and social scienti
27、sts to join the shared effort.语篇解读：本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了中国科学院院士郭华东在自然上发表评论文章，呼吁各国家充分利用“地球大数据”，携手共建“数字丝绸之路”。1the考查冠词。make the best of表示“充分利用”，是固定搭配，故填the。2who考查定语从句。空处所填词引导非限制性定语从句，指代人，并在从句中作主语，故用who。3sharing考查非谓语动词。此处为动名词短语在that引导的从句中作主语，表示主动关系及一般性动作。4environments考查名词。根据后面的are可知此处要用名词的复数形式，故填environments。
28、5accurate考查形容词。空处所填词与reliable和timely并列，修饰scientific observations，故用形容词accurate (精确的，准确的)。6is考查动词的时态和主谓一致。此处说的是现在的客观情况，故用一般现在时；主语为“a combination of .”，谓语要用第三人称单数形式，故填is。7was set考查动词的时态和语态。由in 2016可知，谓语要用一般过去时；which(指代先行词the Digital Belt and Road Program)与set up之间是被动关系，故用被动语态，所以填was set。8with考查介词。team
29、 up with意为“与合作或一起工作”，故填with。9to improve考查非谓语动词。空处所填词作表语，表示目的及主动关系，故要用不定式to improve。10sincerely考查副词。空处所填词修饰谓语动词，故要用副词sincerely(真诚地)。.概要写作阅读下面短文，根据其内容写一篇60词左右的内容概要。Calling Latin a dead language is a matter of semantics (语义学). There are those who would suggest Latin is not dead, and that it lives on in
30、 everyday language used by billions of people worldwide. Others argue that because therere routine updates on Latin published by the Roman Catholic Church, it is still alive and developing.However, Latin is no longer used, on a daily basis, by the vast majority of people outside of specific religiou
31、s settings, where tradition influences its use. It is no longer anyones native language. While its use is still taught, Latin is no longer considered to be a developing language to the degree of most modern languages.The reasons for Latin dying out are numerous. Perhaps the most significant one has
32、to do with the decline of the Roman Empire. During the Roman period, language was standardized to a greater degree. Because Rome was the most powerful political country in the Western world at the time, most of those who had any ambition to succeed had a desire to learn Latin. As a result, the langu
33、age spread rapidly. However，that rapid expansion would eventually begin to plateau (处于停滞状态) and finally decline.Latin continued to be used during the medieval period. Throughout Europe, it remained the language of choice. However, with nothing to unite the continent, there was no need for a uniform
34、language. So slowly, over a period of hundreds of years, Latin began to change as different regions developed their own dialects (方言), known as the Romance languages today, among which the most commonly spoken and recognizable are Spanish, Portuguese, Italian and French.Though not directly related t
35、o the Romance languages, Latin still has had an effect on many other languages. English, for example, which is not one of the Romance languages but a Germanic one, can trace nearly twothirds of its words back to Latin roots.参考范文：Some people assume Latin is a living and developing language, not a dea
36、d one. (要点1) But most people dont use it in daily life anymore except on specific religious occasions. (要点2) Its gradual disappearance resulted from many factors, especially the fall of the Roman Empire. (要点3) With the Roman Empire rising and falling, Latin experienced its expansion, stability and then decline. (要点4) Although Latin changed as the Romance languages came into being, it still influences many other languages, like English, today. (要点5)