1、Unit 1Women of achievement.阅读理解A(2020江西省重点高中盟校第一次联考)Sara Blakely was checking in at an airport last week when a stranger，rushing past，spotted her.“The two best inventions of the past 100 years：Spanx and wheels on suitcases，” the woman spoke out across the busy hall. For years，managing the company sh
2、e founded in Georgia，US in 2000，which has revolutionized underwear，Sara is well used to such situation. Sara has created some 200 kinds of products being sold in more than 50 countries，which has helped Sara become the worlds youngest selfmade female billionaire at one time.The name Spanx，Sara agreed
3、，is probably as responsible for the brands success as the products，and it came to her when she was sitting in traffic one day. That night，she went online and registered Spanx as a trademark. Sara has all her best ideas in cars and on planes. Although she only lives five minutes away from the office，
4、she will often leave home half an hour early every morning，driving around the city.Saras ambition since childhood has been to follow her father into the law. She failed the Law School Admission Test. Then she got her first job at Walt Disney World. After three months there，she stopped to sell fax ma
5、chines door to door for the company Danka. She did such a job for seven years. But，as she said，she wouldnt have been able to build Spanx without that“I learned that no doesnt always mean no，and that you may get 30 noes before you get one yes. People told me no with Spanx for two years and I believe
6、Spanxs future is bright，” she said. While she sold fax machines by day，at night she took part in local amateur openmic comedy sessions. “I just wasnt getting enough rejection during the day so Id try to get a bit more at night，” she often told her team.语篇解读美国知名内衣品牌Spanx的创始人Sara Blakely一度是世界上最年轻的白手起家
7、的女性亿万富翁。本文主要介绍了她创建Spanx的经历等。1According to the text，Sara Blakely _Ais the youngest female billionaireBinvented Spanx and wheels on casesClikes to greet strangers at the airportDbrought great changes to others lifeD考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“The two best inventions of the past 100 years：Spanx and wheels on suitca
8、ses”“which has revolutionized underwear”等信息可推断出，Sara Blakely改变了内衣行业，改变了人们的生活。2Why does Sara Blakely leave home early in the morning?ATo visit the city.BTo have a rest in the car.CTo get thinking time.DTo go to work early.C考查推理判断。第二段谈到Sara Blakely的很多主意都是在车上和飞机上想出来的，甚至公司的名字也是在车上想出来的，因此，尽管办公室离她家只有5分钟的路
9、程，但她要早早出门，绕着城市开车，目的是给自己一些思考的时间，以便得到灵感。3What does the underlined word “that” refer to?AHer sales experience in Danka.BThe idea of registering a trademark.CThe dream in her childhood.DHer first job at Walt Disney World.A考查代词指代。画线词所在句前面谈到Sara Blakely在Danka公司的工作是上门推销传真机，下文讲到她(销售时)一次次被拒绝的经历帮助了她，由此可知，推销传真
10、机锻炼了她的销售能力，这段经历对她建立Spanx有益，故选A。4What is the best title for the text?ASpanx：one of the best inventionsBExplore Spanx：its history and futureCLife lesson：face rejection bravelyDMeet Sara Blakely：the founder of SpanxD考查标题判断。本文主要介绍了美国内衣公司Spanx的创始人Sara Blakely的相关情况：她的影响和成就、创建Spanx的灵感来源和早期的工作基础。故D项适合作文章标题。
11、B(2020长春市高三质量监测一)Although small business training and credit programs have become more common throughout the world，little attention has been paid to the need of young people，and even less to the children living on the street or in difficult conditions.Over the past nine years，Street Kids Internation
12、al(SKI) has been working with partner organizations in Africa，Latin America and India to support the economic lives of street children and develop opportunities for street children to earn income.The SKI Bicycle Courier Service first started in Sudan，Street children who took part in it were given bi
13、cycles，which they used to deliver parcels and messages. A similar program was taken up in Bangalore，India. The Shoeshine Collective was a program with the YWCA in the Dominican Republic. The children in this project were lent money to buy shoeshine boxes. They were also given a safe place to store t
14、heir equipment，and facilities for individual savings plans. The Youth Skills Enterprise Initiative in Zambia is a program with the Red Cross Society and the YWCA.Street youths are supported to start their own small business through business training，life skills training and access to credit.During t
15、he program，SKI and partner organizations have drawn lessons from the past：First of all，being a businessman is not for everyone，nor for every street child. And it is important for all loans to be linked to training programs that include the development of basic business and life skills. Secondly，smal
16、l loans are provided firstly for buying fixed assets such as bicycles，shoeshine kits and basic building materials for a market stall(摊位).As the children gain experience，they can be given more loan amounts. And all SKI programs have charged interest on the loans. Generally the rates have been lower t
17、han bank rates. Most importantly，it is believed that credit must be given with other types of support，that help the young develop key life skills as well as productive businesses.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。近几年来，国际儿童救助组织Street Kids International与它在非洲、拉丁美洲和印度的合作组织一同为流浪儿童的生活提供经济支援，并帮助他们学习技能，开始自己的小生意来获得收入。5How does S
18、KI help the street children?ABy giving the street children chances to go to school.BBy encouraging the public to give money to street children.CBy creating chances for street children to make money.DBy drawing the attention of governments to help street children.C考查细节理解。根据第二段的内容，尤其是“develop opportun
19、ities for street children to earn income”可知，国际儿童救助组织SKI通过为流浪儿童创造赚取收入的机会来帮助他们，故选C项。6Street youths can be lent money to buy shoeshine boxes in _Athe Dominican Republic.BZambiaCIndia DSudanA考查细节理解。根据题干中的关键词shoeshine boxes定位至文章第三段，根据该段第四、五句可知，在多米尼亚共和国，流浪儿童可以借钱买擦鞋箱。故选A项。7The underlined word “assets” in t
20、he last paragraph probably can be replaced by _Aclothing BvehiclesCequipment DhousesC考查词义猜测。根据画线词后的“such as bicycles，shoeshine kits and basic building materials”可知，此处表示小额贷款首先用于购买流浪儿童赚钱所用的固定工具，故选C。8From the last paragraph we know that _Aeach child can only enjoy one kind of loanBnot all loans should
21、be linked to training programsCany child can apply for the business training and loanDthe children have to pay back slightly more money than they borrowD考查推理判断。根据尾段中的“And all SKI programs have charged interest on the loans.Generally the rates have been lower than bank rates”可知，所有的SKI项目都对贷款收取利息，通常利率不
22、高，据此可推知，孩子们要还的钱稍多于借到的钱，故选D。.完形填空(2020济南市4月模拟)As the temperature approached as high as 90 F last July 4th，three police officers went into a Foods Market to get something _1_ to drink.Once inside，they were asked by a security guard to help with a _2_ woman.The woman in question was obviously _3_，and h
23、er cheeks were wet with tears.The officers looked inside her bag.All they saw were containers of _4_“Im hungry，” she explained _5_Caught redhanded，the woman was no doubt expected to be treated as a _6_But the police had other _7_“Well pay for her food，” one of them told the _8_ security guard.She wo
24、uld not be _9_Drying her wet _10_，the woman repeated，“Thank you，thank you.” She wasnt the only one touched by this act of _11_Customers at the store were so impressed by what theyd _12_ that some even posted a photo on social media._13_，attention was never what the officers sought.They were _14_ by
25、a far more common emotion.When we look at someones face and see that they need us，its pretty _15_ as a human being to walk away from something like this.语篇解读文章属于记叙文，讲述了三名警官人性化处理一起涉嫌偷窃事件的故事。1A.safeBsweetCclean DcoldD根据首句中“the temperature approached as high as 90 F last July 4th”和生活常识判断，由于气温高，所以警官们是进店
26、买冷饮的。2A.wounded BsuspectedCreported DwrongedB根据“The woman in question”以及下文警官们在这个女子的包里发现的食品可知，她是被怀疑的。suspected“被怀疑的，涉嫌的”。3A.scared BdisappointedCpuzzled DannoyedA根据下文这个女子有行窃行为且当场被抓，满脸泪水可判断，她很害怕。4A.clothes BmedicineCtoys DfoodD根据第二段中“Im hungry”以及“Well pay for her food”判断，这个女子包里是食物。5A.politely BloudlyC
27、seriously DhelplesslyD根据后一句中“Caught redhanded”，即当场被抓住可知，这个女子很无助地解释。此处helplessly意为“无能为力地，无助地”。6A.thief BbeggarCvictim DcustomerA根据上文情节以及“Caught redhanded”可知，这个女子毫无疑问会被当作小偷。7A.facts BsecretsCideas DreasonsC根据下文警官为这个女子的食物付钱判断，此处表示警官有其他想法。idea意为“想法，构思，主意”。8A.rude BsurprisedCpatient DembarrassedB根据第一段中“t
28、hey were asked by a security guard to help with a _ woman”以及情节发展可知，保安原本以为这个女子会被当成小偷，因此警官的做法让他感到诧异。9A.arrested BemployedCkept DdoubtedA警官为她的食物付了钱，她不会被拘捕了。arrest“逮捕”。10A.bag BhandsCpacket DcheeksD根据第一段中“and her cheeks were wet with tears”可知，此处表示这个女子擦干了湿润的脸颊。11A.caution BsympathyCjustice DfaithB根据上文情节判
29、断，警官的做法应该出于同情，此处表示她并不是唯一一个被这种同情行为感动的人。12A.ignored BexpectedCwitnessed DrecognizedC根据“She wasnt the only one touched by this act of”以及下文可知，此处表示这家商店的顾客对他们所看到的事印象深刻，甚至有人在网上发布了一张照片。witness意为“目击，亲眼看见”。13A.However BThereforeCBesides DInsteadA根据语境可知，上下文为转折关系，表示“然而，警官们从来都不想引起注意”。14A.attracted BcontrolledCre
30、quired DdrivenD此处表示他们被一种更为普遍的情感所驱使。drive意为“驱使，迫使”。15A.typical BamazingCdifficult DsillyC根据句意并结合上文情节可知，当我们看着别人的脸并清楚他们需要我们的时候，作为一个人，我们很难对类似的事情置之不理并扬长而去。.语法填空(2020昆明市“三诊一模”高考模拟考试)Because of Richard Sears enthusiasm for 1._(tradition) Chinese culture，he began learning Chinese in 1972.2._(attract) by the
31、 ancient language，Sears often went back and forth between China and America.In 1994，after his recovery from a severe heart attack，he made a 3._(decide)to make the ancient Chinese characters，Jiaguwen，available online.From then on，Sears started programming and building a database of Jiaguwen.4._ took
32、him seven years to scan the characters in Chinese ancient books.In 2002，the Jiaguwen enthusiasts website 5._(create)，though with only a few page views per day in the beginning.It rose to 600，000 per day in 2011 after a blogger recommended the site 6._a Chinese social media platform.“I became famous
33、7._(instant) and was given a nickname Uncle Hanzi，” Sears said with a smile.Up till now，the website has been continuously updated，8._ gives lovers of the ancient language from all over the world free access to browsing(浏览) in their free time.At present，the 70yearold American has made his home in Chi
34、na.Apart from 9._(take) part in some social 10._(activity)，Sears devotes all his efforts to the study of Chinese characters.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了热爱中国文化的美国人创建甲骨文网站的故事。1解析：考查形容词。分析句子结构可知，此处应是形容词，修饰名词Chinese culture，作定语，所以填traditional。答案：traditional2解析：考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处应为非谓语动词，和句子谓语went之间没有连词，且和其逻辑主语Sea
35、rs构成动宾关系，故用过去分词作原因状语，所以填Attracted。答案：Attracted3解析：考查名词。分析句子结构可知，空处应为名词，被冠词a修饰，所以填decision。答案：decision4解析：考查代词。It takes/took sb.some time to do sth.做某事花费某人多长时间，是固定句型，所以填It。答案：It5解析：考查动词时态和语态。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作谓语，又与句子主语the Jiaguwen enthusiasts website构成被动关系，故用被动结构，即be done，且时间状语是In 2002，故用一般过去时的被动语态形式，又主
36、语是第三人称单数，所以填was created。答案：was created6解析：考查介词。根据语境可知，空处表示“通过”的含义，所以填on/by/through。答案：on/by/through7解析：考查副词。分析句子结构可知，空处应为副词形式作状语，所以填instantly。答案：instantly8解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导一个定语从句，且在从句中作主语，代指前面整个主句，所以填which。答案：which9解析：考查非谓语动词。介词后跟名词、代词或动名词作宾语，故空处用动名词形式作介词短语Apart from的宾语，所以填taking。答案：taking10解析：考查名词单复数形式。activity是可数名词，且与空前的some呼应，故用复数形式，所以填activities。答案：activities
