1、Unit 16 Stories.阅读理解A(2019新疆维吾尔自治区普通高考第二次适应性检测)Dwight Morrow was a famous banker and diplomat (外交官) of America in the 20th century. Once, Morrow travelled in Rugby, England after working there for a period of time. During this period, he left the station nearby to enjoy the scenery there. After walk
2、ing for a while, he found he couldnt find his way back. He felt worried, so he asked a local boy who was passing by him for the way. The boy told him, “Turn right from here until you see a grocery store and then turn left from there. Go straight on and you will find a place with a fourstreet crossro
3、ads . ”With that, the boy thought for a while and went on to say, “When you get there, you are not far from the station. Then youd better ask someone else. Even if I tell you now, you may not remember when you get there.” Following the boys directions, Morrow got to the fourstreet crossroads pretty
4、soon, and then asked a passerby there and quickly turned back to the station where he began. This was a small matter but it had a big influence on Morrow. He told people about this experience many times in his later life and even wrote about it in one of his books. Morrow realized that each persons
5、ability is limited and many problems cannot be solved in one day. Thus, we must act step by step and reach our goals gradually. 篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了外交官Dwight Morrow的一次问路经历以及这次经历给他的启发。1.What happened to Morrow during his stay in Rugby？A.He enjoyed travelling by train.B.He made friends with a local b
6、oy.C.He lost his way at a fourstreet crossroads.D.A local boy guided him part of the way to the station.答案：D细节理解题。根据第二段前两句可知，Morrow在Rugby期间，一个当地男孩给他指了一部分到车站的路。2.According to the boys directions, after Morrow got to the grocery store, he should _.A.go straightBturn leftC.cross the streetDturn right答案
7、：B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Turn right from here until you see a grocery store and then turn left from there.”可知，按照那个男孩说的方向，Morrow到达杂货店后应该向左拐。3.Morrows experience of asking for directions can be best described as _.A.upsetBinstructiveC.confusingDcomplex答案：B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句“Morrow realized that each persons abil
8、ity is limited and many problems cannot be solved in one day. Thus, we must act step by step and reach our goals gradually.”可推知，Morrow的问路经历是有启发性的。4.Whats the best title of the text？A.Dont Count on Asking the Way OnceB.Dont be Afraid of Losing the WayC.Learn to Manage on Your OwnD.Morrows Unusual Exp
9、erience答案：A标题判断题。通读全文并根据最后一段最后两句可知，文章主要想告诉我们：很多问题不可能一次就全部解决，我们需要逐步采取行动并实现目标。故A项最适合作为本文标题。B(2019浙江高考)Zachariah Fike has an unusual hobby. He finds old military (军队的) medals for sale in antique stores and on the Internet. But unlike most collectors, Zac tracks down the medals rightful owners, and retu
10、rns them.His effort to reunite families with lost medals began with a Christmas gift from his mother, a Purple Heart with the name Corrado AG. Piccoli, found in an antique shop. Zac knows the meaning of a Purple Hearthe earned one himself in a war as a soldier. So when his mother gave him the medal,
11、 he knew right away what he had to do.Through the Internet, Zac tracked down Corrados sister Adeline Rockko. But when he finally reached her, the woman flooded him with questions：“Who are you? What antique shop？” However, when she hung up, she regretted the way she had handled the call. So she calle
12、d Zac back and apologized. Soon she drove to meet Zac in Watertown, NY. “At that point, I knew she meant business，” Zac says. “To drive eight hours to come to see me.”The Piccolis grew up the children of Italian immigrants in Watertown. Corrado, a translator for the Army during WW， was killed in act
13、ion in Europe.Before hearing from Zac, Adeline hadnt realized the medal was missing. Like many military medals, the one Zacs mother had found was a family treasure. “This medal was very precious to my parents. Only on special occasions (场合) would they take it out and let us hold it in our hands，” Ad
14、eline says.As a child, Adeline couldnt understand why the medal was so significant. “But as I grew older，” Adeline says, “and missed my brother more and more, I realized that was the only thing we had left.” Corrado Piccolis Purple Heart medal now hangs at the Italian American Civic Association in W
15、atertown.Zac recently returned another lost medal to a family in Alabama. Since he first reunited Corrados medal, Zac says his record is now 5 for 5.篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了Zac的一个不同寻常的业余爱好：当在古董店或者网上找到旧的军队勋章时，他会设法找到其合法的主人并且归还。5.Where did Zac get a Purple Heart medal for himself？A.In the army.B.In an antiq
16、ue shop.C.From his mother.D.From Adeline Rockko.答案：A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“. he earned one himself in a war as a soldier”可知，Zac是在部队服役的时候获得了一枚紫心勋章，故A项正确。6.What did Zac realize when Adeline drove to meet him？A.She was very impolite.B.She was serious about the medal.C.She suspected his honesty.D.She came from a
17、 wealthy family.答案：B推理判断题。根据第三段最后两句可知，Zac意识到Adeline对这枚勋章是十分在意的，要不然她也不会打电话道歉，更不会驱车8小时来见自己，故B项正确。7.What made Adeline treasure the Purple Heart？A.Her parents advice.B.Her knowledge of antiques.C.Her childhood dream.D.Her memory of her brother.答案：D细节理解题。 根据第六段第二句可知，Adeline珍视那枚勋章是因为那是他们留下的唯一东西，承载着姐姐对弟弟的思
18、念，故D项正确。.七选五(2019黑龙江省鹤岗一中高三月考)Although most parents dont like doing it after a long and exhausting workday, reading bedtime stories does make a positive influence on your childs emotional and mental health. _1_It helps to develop childrens imagination.Reading bedtime stories can develop your childre
19、ns ability to form pictures or ideas in their mind. A healthy imagination makes their minds work well and teaches them to think quickly yet effectively. _2_It improves childrens language.Reading also improves your childrens language. _3_Theyll most likely use those words in the stories you read righ
20、t after they hear them. Listening to many stories helps kids to express their opinions better._4_Reading books makes people more learned. When children hear the stories you tell, they learn grammar and vocabulary, for example. It helps them be successful in school as they already know a lot from you
21、r stories. Whats more, every story has its moral aspect and tells them whats good and whats bad.These reasons leave no chances of doubting whether to read bedtime stories to your children or not. _5_They will thank you in future, I promise.A.It fosters childrens affection for reading.B.It makes chil
22、dren knowledgeable.C.Take a look at the best benefits of it and youll never be lazy to do that.D.So however tired you are, find time to read bedtime stories to your children.E.Bedtime stories create just unforgettable moments.F.They remember most words you say and enlarge their vocabulary.G.Theyll b
23、e successful in many aspects thanks to a wonderful imagination.篇章导读：本文是一篇说明文。文章阐述了给孩子读睡前故事的好处。 不管你有多累，都有必要抽出时间给孩子读睡前故事。1.C上文提示“尽管大多数父母不喜欢在漫长而疲惫的工作日之后做这件事，但阅读睡前故事确实会对孩子的情绪和心理健康产生积极的影响。”承接上文，C项“Take a look at the best benefits of it and youll never be lazy to do that.(看一看它的好处，你就不会偷懒了。)”符合语境。该项中的“benef
24、its”和上文中的“a positive influence”以及下文中所描述的阅读睡前故事对孩子的好处相呼应，故选C。2.G上文提示“健康的想象力使他们的头脑运转良好，并教会他们快速而有效地思考。”承接上文，G项“Theyll be successful in many aspects thanks to a wonderful imagination.(他们将在许多方面取得成功，这要归功于出色的想象力。)”符合语境，故选G。3.F上文提到“阅读也能提高你孩子的语言能力。”；再根据下文“他们很可能会用到在你故事中听到的这些词。”可知，F项“They remember most words y
25、ou say and enlarge their vocabulary.(他们记得你说的大多数单词，因此扩大了他们的词汇量。)”承上启下，符合语境。该项中的“enlarge their vocabulary”与上文中的“improves your childrens language”和下文中的“use those words”相呼应，故选F。4.B此空是一个小标题。根据上面两个小标题的结构可知，在A或B中进行选择。根据第四段第一句“Reading books makes people more learned.(读书使人们更有学问。)”可知，B项“It makes children know
26、ledgeable.(它使孩子们知识渊博。)”符合语境。该项中的“knowledgeable”与本段第一句中的“more learned”相吻合，故选B。5.D上文提到“这些理由不让你怀疑是否给你的孩子读睡前故事。”再根据下文“我保证，他们将来会感谢你的。”可知，D项“So however tired you are, find time to read bedtime stories to your children.(不管你有多累，找时间给你的孩子读睡前故事。)”承上启下，符合语境，故选D。.语法填空(2020内蒙古自治区奋斗中学高三月考)While driving alone throu
27、gh the countryside, Linda saw an old woman by the side of the road, reaching out her hand. _1_ was getting dark and raining. “I cant leave her out in this weather，” Linda said to herself, so she stopped the car.“Shall I offer you _2_ lift？” Linda asked. The old woman nodded and climbed into the car.
28、 After a while Linda asked, “Have you waited for long？” The old woman shook her head. _3_ (strange) enough, the old woman didnt say a single word all the way. Her only _4_ (respond) was always a nod of the head or something else like that.Then Linda saw the ladys hands, _5_ were very large and cover
29、ed with thick hair. She realized _6_ the lady was a man! After _7_ (stop) the car, Linda said, “I cant see that mirror. Would you mind cleaning it _8_ me？” The lady nodded and opened the door. As soon as the “lady” was out of the car, Linda drove off quickly.When Linda arrived home, she found that t
30、he old lady _9_ (leave) a handbag on the backseat. She opened it and let out a deep breath. Inside it _10_ two sharp knives.1._2._3._4._5._6._7._8._9._10._篇章导读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述的是Linda开车穿过乡下，让一位“老妇人”乘车，发现“老妇人”是伪装的劫匪后机智将其甩开的故事。1.It考查代词。设空处指代时间和天气，故填It。2.a考查冠词。offer sb.a lift意为“让某人搭便车”，故填a。3.Strangely考查词性
31、转换。设空处在句中作状语修饰整个句子，需用 strange的副词形式，故填Strangely。4.response考查词性转换。设空处由形容词性物主代词修饰，在句中作主语，用respond的名词形式，故填response。5.which考查定语从句。设空处引导非限制性定语从句修饰the ladys hands，且在从句中作主语，故填which。6.that考查宾语从句。根据设空处后为完整的句子可知，设空处引导宾语从句且从句意义及成分均完整，故填引导词that。7.stopping考查非谓语动词。Linda与stop之间是逻辑上的主谓关系，且设空处作After的宾语，故填动名词stopping。
32、8.for考查介词。句意：你介意帮我擦一下吗？设空处意为“为”，故填for。9.had left考查动词的时态。leave表示的动作发生在主句谓语动作found之前，是“过去的过去”，用过去完成时，故填had left。10.were考查倒装与主谓一致。Inside在句首，这是一个完全倒装句，主语是后面的two sharp knives，谓语动词要用复数形式，故填were。.书面表达(2019深圳市高三年级第二次调研考试)假定你是李华，你们学校的英国交换生Jeff准备参加“外国人讲中国成语(idiom)故事”比赛，他发邮件请你给予辅导。你回复邮件，内容包括：1.答应帮助；2.提出建议；3.询问
33、辅导时间与地点。注意：1.词数100左右；2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。Dear Jeff， Yours，Li Hua精彩范文Dear_Jeff，I am writing to reply to your email regarding the Chinese idiom story competition you are going to participate in. It would be my great pleasure to help you prepare for the contest.I would like to offer some suggestions befo
34、re we meet. Firstly, as there are a great number of idioms to choose from, I recommend the most commonly used ones that come from interesting stories. Additionally, many idioms found roots in ancient myths or historical facts. Thus, I advise fully researching their meanings and origins to gain an in
35、structive and fascinating insight into the cultural history of China. In this way, your storytelling will be highly impressive and appealing.I hope the suggestions above can be of some help to you. Could you please tell me when and where you would like to meet? I look forward to further discussion with you.Yours，Li_Hua
