1、Unit 4Pygmalion.阅读理解A(2020云南省高中毕业班统一检查)Pang Hui placed a few more pairs of chopsticks on the table for a family dinner，though she did not expect her big family of seven would use them as serving chopsticks.Surprisingly，her 75yearold father，who used to shrug off the idea of serving chopsticks，became
2、a firm supporter this time，said Pang，40，from Beihai，a coastal city of South Chinas Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region.Chinese people often share dishes，and diners use their own chopsticks to serve themselves food from the shared dishes, a tradition now being challenged by the outbreak of COVID19.“We f
3、eel a sense of crisis as well as the urge to desert our old habits when we see reports of family infections，” Pang said，pointing to the reports of the virus spreading via droplets and close contact.Local governments are helping to encourage a shift, too. On Feb. 13, 2020，local authorities of Beihai
4、started a campaign promoting serving chopsticks and spoons, which will avoid crossinfection caused by the use of personal chopsticks.Similar measures were also adopted in other cities like Beijing, Shanghai and Hangzhou.Taizhou city in East Chinas Jiangsu Province even standardized the colours of se
5、rving chopsticks and spoons to help diners differentiate (区分) them from personal ones.The practice of eating wild animals has been targeted by the government, which remains present in certain areas.China stopped the illegal trading and transportation of wild animals shortly after the outbreak. The m
6、ove became a permanent ban on Feb. 24, 2020，when the country made a decision on thoroughly prohibiting (禁止) the illegal trading of wildlife and the consumption of wild animals.Li Bo, with the Hainan International Center for Wildlife Protection，said wild animal consumption could lead to the faster ex
7、tinction of particular species, damage the ecological balance and harm peoples health.“The epidemic (流行病) could become a turning point to eliminate the bad habit，” Li said.语篇解读本文主要介绍了新型冠状病毒肺炎爆发带来的改变，包括提倡使用公筷以及禁食野生动物等。1What can we learn about Pang Huis family from the text?AThere are usually more tha
8、n seven people dining together.BThey have started to use serving chopsticks at table.CPang Huis father opposes using serving chopsticks.DThey dont know how to avoid being infected by the virus.B考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“Pang Hui placed a few more pairs of chopsticks on the table for a family dinner”可推知，庞慧家里已经开
9、始在餐桌上使用公筷，故选B。2According to the text, what has been done by the government?ASharing dishes has been abandoned.BCrossinfection has been prevented.CEating wild animals has been forbidden.DStandard personal chopsticks have been adopted.C考查细节理解。根据第八段中的“the country made a decision on thoroughly prohibiti
10、ng(禁止)the illegal trading of wildlife and the consumption of wild animals”可知，中国政府已经全面禁止食用野生动物，故选C。3What does the underlined word “eliminate”in the last paragraph probably mean?AExplain.BDiscover.CForm. DRemove.D考查词义猜测。根据第九段中的“wild animal consumption could lead to the faster extinction of particular
11、species，damage the ecological balance and harm peoples health”可知，食用野生动物可能加速某种物种的灭绝，破坏生态平衡而且对人的健康有害，由此可知，食用野生动物是一种陋习，并结合画线词所在句和语境可知，这种流行病可能成为消除这种陋习的转折点，故选D。4What can be the best title for the text?AServing Chopsticks PromotedBWays to Help People Stay HealthyCThe Outbreak of COVID19 Leads to ChangeDCh
12、ina Bans Trading of WildlifeC考查标题判断。本文以新冠肺炎爆发后，庞慧一家使用公筷引出话题，接着下文中讲到了政府在饮食方面推出的一些新政，这都是新型冠状病毒肺炎爆发带来的改变，故C项最适合作本文的标题。B(2021武汉市部分学校高三起点质量检测)When you really love a book，or have just scored a new one that youre dying to read，it can be exciting to pick up a smooth，shiny hardcover copy that creaks a little
13、 bit when you open it.But those hardcover books can be heavy，and new ones arent cheap，either.Sometimes，youd just rather have a portable paperbackbut if its a new book youre after，you might have to wait a full year or so to get it in paperback form.Why are books released as hardcovers first?Not so lo
14、ng ago，hardcover books were the only type of books.Before the appearance of mass production，print runs were limited，and books were hardbound and expensive.Around the 1930s，that changed with the production of massproduced paperback books，which agreed with a huge surge in reading as a leisure activity
15、 around World War .Paperback books were more affordable and cheaper to produce，which still holds true today.Despite the seeming advantages of paperbacks，there are several reasons why the hardcover has persisted(持续存在).Because of its history，it conveys a bit more legitimacy(正统性)in the book world than
16、the paperback does.“The hardback is a mark of quality.it shows booksellers and reviewers that this is a book worth paying attention to，” Philip Jones，editor at The Bookseller，explains to The Guardian.But the major reason why books come out as hardcovers is that people buy them，despite their higher c
17、ost.The Economist compares it to movies being released in theaters several months before they arrive on DVD.“Just as film fans like to see films on the big screen，collectors enjoy the hardcovers superior quality，”according to The Economist.And because theyre profitable，publishers can gain more from
18、hardcovers，which “will often sell at twice the price of their paperback equivalent(对应物) but do not cost twice as much to produce，” Jones explains.语篇解读本文是一篇议论文。精装书虽然价格昂贵，但是它体现了产品的高质量，加上利润较高，所以始终有一定的市场。5What can we learn about hardcover books from Paragraph 1?AThey appeal to real booklovers.BThey are
19、heavy but not expensive.CThey take a long time to come out.DThey are not preferred by booklovers.A考查细节理解。根据第一段第一句可知，如果你的确很喜欢一本书，或者刚刚得到一本你非常想读的新书，拿起那光滑、闪亮的精装本是一件令人兴奋的事；据此可知，精装书吸引真正的读书爱好者，故A项正确。6What does the underlined word “surge” in Paragraph 2 mean?ADrop. BSuccess.CBlow. DIncrease.D考查词义猜测。根据画线词上文可
20、知，不久之前精装书是书的唯一形式，它价格昂贵，而随着批量生产出现，这种情况改变了，平装书被生产出来，这一变化与二战时期以阅读为消遣娱乐的人数激增的情况相一致。由此可知，画线词意为“(数量的)急剧上升，激增”，与increase意思相近。7Why are hardcover books still printed today?AThey are brilliantly edited.BThey are worth collecting.CThey convey correct information.DThey sell better than paperbacks.B考查细节理解。根据尾段第三
21、句中的“Just as film fans like to see films on the big screen，collectors enjoy the hardcovers superior quality”可知，就像影迷喜欢在大银幕上看电影一样，收藏者也喜欢精装书的高品质。据此可知，精装书至今仍在生产的原因是它们值得收藏，受收藏者欢迎，故B项正确。8What is the main purpose of the passage?ATo introduce hardcover books.BTo present a new social finding.CTo explain a con
22、fusing problem.DTo encourage people to read books.C考查写作目的。通读全文可知，本文主要论述了精装书仍然受欢迎的原因，据此可知，本文旨在解释一个令人困惑的问题，故C项正确。.完形填空(2021湖北省部分重点中学高三联考)Hello，Mr.WiFi.Life without you is next to impossible.Were happy to sing your name from morning till evening，sometimes till dawn._1_ I know you help me，sometimes your
23、e making me do things with _2_ attention.Many times I promise myself that Ill _3_ my feelings towards you，but youre _4_ me closer and closer.Youve entered both my home and my workplace.Youre just a window for our _5_ and information.But we people arent _6_only with the window.So we open all our door
24、s for you.Is this a(n)_7_ or some kind of attachment？If this is an illness，is it curable？And if this is an attachment，will you _8_ me the lifelong togetherness?We want you all days.Cant you take a few days off so that both you and I can _9_？Youre a poisonnot a slow one but a superfast poison which h
25、olds our mind and makes us dance _10_ your tune.Nowadays youre so _11_ that anyone can buy and make you become our companion.Youll never be bothered about our health but well _12_ be concerned about your“health”Because you accompany us everywhere and never let us be alone.If you were a _13_ person m
26、ade of flesh and blood，would we love you the same？You control us with your numerous talents and we even cant get rid of you.We all are your _14_Sometimes I wonder how people in the previous generations _15_，but if they did，why cant we?语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。WiFi无处不在，它在给人们带来帮助的同时，也分散了人们的注意力。人们对它欲罢不能，又爱又恨。本文用拟人
27、的手法描述了此现象。1A.Now that BOnly ifCThough DWhenC考查语境和常识推断。根据语境并结合常识可推知，此处表示尽管作者知道WiFi帮助了自己，但是有时候它分散了作者的注意力。2A.praised BincreasedCfocused DdividedD参见上题解析。3A.keep on Bbring backCapprove of Dgive upD考查语境推断。根据下文的“but youre _ me closer and closer.”可推知，很多次作者想放弃对WiFi的感情，但最终却事与愿违。4A.drawing BpushingCforcing Dob
28、servingA考查逻辑推断。根据空后的“closer and closer.Youve entered both my home and my workplace”可推知，WiFi把作者拉得越来越近了，它进入了作者的家和工作场所。5A.entertainment BargumentCexpansion DstruggleA考查语境和常识推断。根据空后的“and information”，并结合选项和常识可推知，此处表示WiFi只是一个娱乐和信息的窗口。6A.strict BsatisfiedCgenerous DbusyB考查逻辑推断。根据下文的“So we open all our doo
29、rs for you”可推知，人们对WiFi的窗口作用并不满足，于是为WiFi打开了所有的门。7A.disease BinspirationCroutine DsituationA考查同义复现。根据下一句中的“If this is an illness”可推知，作者疑惑这种行为是否是一种病。8A.recommend BinstructCpromise DadaptC考查语境推断。根据语境并结合选项可推知，此处表示如果这是一种依赖，WiFi是否会承诺和作者一辈子在一起。9A.persist BrelaxCprogress DbalanceB考查语境推断。根据空前一句“We want you al
30、l days”和句中的“Cant you take a few days off”可推知，作者觉得和WiFi联系太紧密了，因此想让WiFi离开一下，彼此都放松一些。10A.to BagainstCfrom DwithinA考查固定搭配。dance to sb.s tune是固定搭配，意为“听从某人的指挥，唯命是从，言听计从。”11A.affordable BvaluableCconventional DattractiveA考查语境推断。根据句中的“anyone can buy”可推知，现如今人们负担得起WiFi。12A.sometimes BalwaysCnever DseldomB考查语境
31、推断。与句中的“never”形成对比，WiFi从来不担心我们的健康，但我们将一直担心WiFi的健康。13A.selfish BdishonestCresponsible DrealD考查语境推断。根据句中的“made of flesh and blood”可推知，此处表示假如WiFi是一个有血有肉的真人的话，我们是否会同样地喜欢它。14A.friends BslavesCcolleagues DemployersB考查逻辑推断。根据空前一句“You control us with your numerous talents and we even cant get rid of you”并结合
32、选项可推知，WiFi控制了我们，因此我们都是WiFi的奴隶。15A.suffered BconnectedCsurvived DsurfedC考查逻辑推断。根据上文的“we even cant get rid of you”可知，我们无法摆脱WiFi，因此作者在困惑以前的人没有WiFi是如何活下来的。.语法填空(2020临沂市高三下学期模拟)“Theres no place like home.”This English saying has much truth in it：the best place 1._(surround)by our loved ones and with a ro
33、of over our head.And for many young adults，its the only affordable place to stay：somewhere where they can receive firstclass service 2._ mum and dad.But this comes at a price!In some countries，its quite traditional for people in their late 3._(teen)and early 20s to live at home with their parents，bu
34、t in other places，flying the nest to start their own 4._(depend)life is very desirable.Without complaining，you can come and go 5._ you wish.But theres been a growing trend，in the UK at least，for young people to return home to liveor not to leave home at all.According to a survey，about a quarter of y
35、oung adults 6._(age)2034 live at home，and that figure has been growing.Many returning adult children enjoy home comforts.These include cooked meals，a full fridge and cleaning，as well as their bills being covered by what is 7._(common)called “the hotel of mum and dad”But for the “hoteliers”，mum and d
36、ad，the survey found the average cost to them has gone up sharply，and that they are sacrificing luxuries and holidays 8._(look)after their “big kids”With parents spending around 1，886 on takeaway food，9._(buy)new furniture and upgrading their WiFi for the benefit of their children，its easy for the re
37、turning children to put their feet up and make themselves at home.Thats before they learn 10._ home truththat one day it might be their own kids wholl be checking into the hotel of mum and dad!语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了越来越多的成年孩子和父母同住这个现象。1解析：考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。根据空格后的“by our loved ones”可知，place与动词surround之间是被动关
38、系；结合全文整体时态可知，此处描述的是一般事实，应用一般现在时；且place为第三人称单数，谓语动词也应用第三人称单数形式。故填is surrounded。答案：is surrounded2解析：考查介词。根据语境可知，此处指从父母那里得到一流的服务。from是介词，意为“得自”，符合语境。故填from。答案：from3解析：考查名词的复数。根据后面的“early 20s”可知，此处指在他们十八九岁的时候。in ones teens为固定用法，意为“在某人十几岁的时候”。故填teens。答案：teens4解析：考查词性转换。此处应用形容词修饰名词life；根据空格前的“flying the n
39、est”可知，此处指开始自己独立的生活。independent意为“独立的”，符合语境。故填independent。答案：independent5解析：考查连词。根据语境可知，此处指来去都按照你的意愿。空格应用连词连接两个句子。as意为“按照方式”，是连词，符合语境。故填as。答案：as6解析：考查形容词。根据语境可知，此处指20岁至34岁的年轻人。aged是形容词，意为“岁的”，作后置定语修饰young adults。故填aged。答案：aged7解析：考查词性转换。此处应用副词修饰动词is called。故填commonly。答案：commonly8解析：考查非谓语动词。根据语境可知，父母牺牲奢侈品和假期来照顾他们的“大孩子”。此处表示目的，应用动词不定式作目的状语。故填to look。答案：to look9解析：考查非谓语动词。spend.(on)doing sth.是固定短语，意为“花钱做某事”。空格处和upgrading并列。故填buying。答案：buying10解析：考查冠词。home truth此处表泛指，表示“一个家庭真相”，应用不定冠词；且home的读音以辅音音素开头。故填a。答案：a
