1、限时规范练13 Unit 7 The Sea A核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、了解英国历史的素养能力意识限时规范练第26页一、阅读理解ALast year,I spent two-and-a-half months in Paris,living alone and working on a writing project.Although there is a seemingly great divide between my culture and theirs,I realized I could learn an awful lot.The first thing I notice
2、d in Paris is that no one here walks around with a “to-go” cup of coffee.And I mean no one I havent seen a single person carrying one in the days Ive been here.Back home in New York,its normal for every other person on the street (including me) to be carrying a cup from Starbucks or their local coff
3、ee shop,but not here.Its been a valuable lesson for me,and something I can take back from Paris.Now I carry my own cup to the coffee shop instead of getting yet another cup that will go straight into the garbage can ten minutes after its placed in my hands.Also,in the grocery stores,shoppers have to
4、 bag their own groceries.The simple act of doing that yourself is another chance to think about things:what kind of bag youre using (I recently saw one customer at my local grocery store put his fruit,cans of soup,and toilet paper into his briefcase!),what youre putting in the bag,and what you will
5、really need to eat and use at home (Did I really need that roll of paper towels or will my dish towels back at the apartment do just fine?).My French friend uses the bags from the grocery store as her kitchen garbage bags.Now,so do I.Anyway,in Paris,people do most of their shopping in small markets:
6、they buy their fruit at one,their cheese at another,and then stop at their local bakery to buy that days fresh-baked bread,and walk out holding the bread only one part of which is covered by a piece of paper big enough for their hand.I certainly havent noticed any supermarket like a Wal-Mart or Sams
7、 Club.【篇章导读】本文是夹叙夹议文。作者谈论了自己初到巴黎的一些所见所闻。1.What is the authors reaction to “to-go” coffee cups after visiting Paris?A.She pays little attention to them.B.She is interested in them.C.She refuses to use them.D.She is surprised at them.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“NowIcarrymyowncuptothecoffeeshop.tenminutesafteri
8、tsplacedinmyhands”可知,作者在巴黎待过一段时间后开始拒绝使用一次性咖啡杯。2.What does the author say about grocery stores in Paris?A.They offer no bags to customers.B.They seldom sell bags at low prices.C.Customers usually use briefcases as bags.D.Customers themselves put groceries in bags.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Also,inthegrocerys
9、tores,shoppershavetobagtheirowngroceries”可知,在巴黎,杂货店里的顾客需要自己把购买的商品装入包里。3.Which of the following shows how the text is organized?(P:Paragraph)答案A解析篇章结构题。文章第一段中的“IrealizedIcouldlearnanawfullot”概括了第二至四段中有关作者在巴黎的所见所闻及所感,所以文章是按照总分结构展开的。BLeo Kellner loves helping people in the sweetest way possible by baki
10、ng them cakes and pies.The 99-year-old from Hastings,Nebraska,lost his wife in 2012;they had been together for 72 years.Since her passing,Kellner took up baking as a way to give back to the community.“I didnt know what to do with myself,” Kellner said.“I was crying and crying,and I said,Ive got to h
11、ave something to do, and thats how it started.” That first year,Kellner made 144 pies for people in need.He reached out to community organizations to let them know hed like to connect with families having a hard time.Kellner then started reaching out to those families,getting to know them,and baking
12、 up some love during their time of need.“Everybodys my favorite I love everybody,even people that gave me an unpleasant time when things were going hard for me.Ive since made them cakes and pies.I hold no grudges,” said Kellner.Born in 1918,Kellner lived through the Great Depression,when his family
13、lost their farm.Kellner had to move from state to state as a teenager looking for possible work on farms.“I knew what it was to be poor,and a lot of times we just had eggs and flour mixed up together,” he said.“So as long as I can do it,I will.”And Kellners made quite an impact.“Ive got friends from
14、 all over,” he said.“Ive gotten thank-you cards from Alaska.” Through his baking Kellner has helped the community a lot.Hes even helped some neighbors children learn to cook so they can spread love just as he does.“I do it for everybody,” said Kellner.“Thats just the way I am.” Kellner believes that
15、 this inclination (意愿) to give to everyone just might be the secret to a long,happy life.【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。相伴72年的妻子去世后,99岁的老人用一种甜蜜的方式来表达自己对妻子的思念。4.Why did Kellner set out to bake cakes for people in need?A.To find a part-time job.B.To connect with poor families.C.To repay people for all their kindness.D.
16、To reduce his heartbreak of his wifes death.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Sinceherpassing,Kellnertookupbakingasawaytogivebacktothecommunity.Ivegottohavesomethingtodo,andthatshowitstarted”可知,Kellner通过为需要帮助的人烘焙面包来缓解自己对已故妻子的思念。5.What does the underlined word “grudges” in Paragraph 3 mean?A.Hate.B.Hope.C.Regrets.D
17、.Beliefs.答案A解析词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Iloveeverybody,evenpeoplethatgavemeanunpleasanttimewhenthingsweregoinghardforme.Ivesincemadethemcakesandpies”可知,Kellner对曾经伤害过他的人都抱有一种慈悲包容的心,他以德报怨,所以他心中并无仇恨。6.What can we learn about Kellners early life?A.He could enjoy a hearty breakfast.B.He was no stranger to hardship.C
18、.He had a happy childhood.D.He was fond of traveling.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“KellnerlivedthroughtheGreatDepression,whenhisfamilylosttheirfarm.andalotoftimeswejusthadeggsandflourmixeduptogether”可知,Kellner在经济大萧条时期长大,过着居无定所的日子,所以他知道当穷人的感觉,这让他更愿意帮助别人。7.What does Kellner say about helping others?A.It streng
19、thens his cooking skills.B.It changes his happy thoughts a lot.C.It makes him well-known to the public.D.It helps him stay positive and live long.答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Kellnerbelievesthatthisinclinationtogivetoeveryonejustmightbethesecrettoalong,happylife”可知,Kellner认为他热爱帮助他人的这种意愿是他长寿、快乐的秘诀。二、七选五In May
20、,my friend Jess and I started looking for summer jobs.After a couple of weeks of looking for jobs at clothing stores and restaurants,Jess and I decided to try something different.1 We got the idea from something we did last year.Jess and I both love to dance,and we have been taking dance lessons for
21、 years.One day last fall,my aunt asked us to organize a birthday party for her daughter.2 First,we did a short dance show for them,then we taught the girls a few steps.Because it was a girls party,we also brought in nail polish (指甲油).The girls really loved it!3 We went to the library and borrowed bo
22、oks on magic tricks and paper folding.Jesss uncle knows how to make balloon animals and taught us how.4 Jess practices doing it a lot,so she is better at playing magic tricks than I am.Before long,we were busy several times a week doing birthday parties,or getting children to enjoy themselves during
23、 large family summer barbecues (烧烤野餐).We even came up with the idea of offering cakes and snacks.Now we have our own website.5 We love the name and we love being our own boss.We enjoy working together to make our business better and better.A.People loved our idea so much.B.We decided to go into busi
24、ness for ourselves!C.We call our business Jess “n” Jacki Party Planners.D.She thought we could organize a dance party,so we tried it.E.Jess and I thought of ways to make our parties bigger and better.F.We have decided to work throughout the year,doing one party a week.G.Then he gave us three balls a
25、nd a book that teaches us how to play magic tricks.答案与解析【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。两个小孩努力开创自己的事业:策划聚会。1.B由上文中的“JessandIdecidedtotrysomethingdifferent”和下文中的“Welovethenameandwelovebeingourownboss.”可知,作者和朋友决定开创自己的事业。2.DD项中的She指代上文中的myaunt,且本项中的wetriedit呼应下文中的“First,wedidashortdanceshowforthem,thenwetaughtthegirlsafe
26、wsteps.”。3.E下文是对E项作者和朋友想方设法办好聚会的行动描述。4.GG项中的playmagictricks呼应下文中的playingmagictricks。5.C下文中的thename指代C项中的Jess“n”JackiPartyPlanners。三、语法填空Henri Rene Albert Guy de Maupassant was a famous French author who wrote under the pen name Guy de Maupassant.He is known 1. (be) one of the fathers of the modern s
27、hort story.He was skilled at clever plotting (布局),and served as a model for 2. great number of writers including William Somerset Maugham,O.Henry,Anton Chekhov,Kate Chopin 3. Henry James.He was a popular writer during his lifetime and was 4. (luck) to see his stories widely read.As a young man he 5.
28、 (fight) in the Franco-Prussian War.He drew heavily on that experience and that war provides the setting for many of his stories 6. often describe the pain and suffering of poor people 7. (catch) in the wars path.His most famous work for English 8. (reader) is probably TheNecklace.If you are unfamil
29、iar with his works,also consider APieceofString,MissHarriet,MyUncleJules and FoundonaDrownedMan as 9. (start) points.His first published story,BouledeSuif,10. (consider) as a Guy de Maupassants masterpiece as well.Guy de Maupassant suffered from mental (精神的) illness in his later years and died in 18
30、93.答案与解析1.to be考查不定式做宾语的用法。beknowntobe.意为“被认为是”。2.a考查不定冠词。agreatnumberof意为“许多”。3.and考查连词。设空处表示并列关系,故填and。4.lucky考查形容词做表语的用法。设空处做表语,表示“幸运的”,故填lucky。5.fought考查一般过去时。由Asayoungman和intheFranco-PrussianWar可知,此处是对过去事实的描述,应用一般过去时,故填fought。6.which/that考查关系代词。设空处引导限制性定语从句,修饰先行词stories,且在从句中做主语,故填which/that。7.caught考查过去分词做定语的用法。设空处做后置定语修饰poorpeople,又因为catch与poorpeople之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且catch所表示的动作已完成,故填caught。8.readers考查名词复数。reader在此表示泛指,应用名词复数,故填readers。9.starting考查动词-ing形式做定语的用法。startingpoint意为“起点”。10.isconsidered考查一般现在时的被动语态。设空处所在句是对一般情况的描述,应用一般现在时,又因为BouledeSuif与consider之间是被动关系,故填isconsidered。
