1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 4单元加餐练.阅读理解I am a taxi driver. One Monday morning, I had stopped at New York Hospital when I spied a_welldressed_man dashing down the steps. He was hailing (招手) me. I waited until he jumped into the cab.“LaGuardia Airport, please，” he said.As always, I wondered about my passenge
2、r.“What do you do？”“Im in the neurology department (神经内科) at this hospital.” For some unknown reason, I decided to ask for his help.“Could I ask a favour of you？” He didnt answer.“I have a son, 16. Hes doing well in school. He wants a job this summer. Is there any possibility that you might get him
3、a summer job？” After a pause, he said，“The medical students have a research project. Maybe he could fit in. Have him send me his school records.” He searched his pocket and handed me a card.That evening, I pulled the card from my pocket.“Robbie，” I announced proudly，“this could be a summer job for y
4、ou. Send him your school records.” He read it out loud, “Fred Plum, New York Hospital.”“Is this a joke？” he said in disbelief. After I yelled and threatened to cut off his allowance, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning.Two weeks later, when I arrived home, my son handed me a lett
5、er from Plum. He was to phone Plums secretary for an interview.Robbie got the job. The white coat he wore made him feel more important than he really was. As high school graduation neared, Plum was kind enough to write letters of recommendation for universities. To our delight, Robbie was admitted t
6、o New York Medical College.It never occurred to me that a stranger should transform my sons future.语篇解读：一名出租车司机向他的乘客求助，希望对方能为自己上高中的儿子提供一份暑期工作。正是这位陌生人的帮忙改变了出租车司机儿子的未来。1Who does the underlined phrase “a welldressed man” in the first paragraph refer to?AThe author.BPlum.CRobbie. DA patient.解析：选B推理判断题。由
7、第一、二段可知，这位穿着体面的人上了作者的出租车，作者想请他帮个忙；由第三、四段可知，该乘客同意帮忙并留下了自己的名片，名片上的名字为Fred Plum，由此推知，这个穿着体面的人就是Plum。2The author threatened to cut off Robbies allowance probably because _.Ahe was tired after a days workBhe didnt earn enough moneyCRobbie was unwilling to workDRobbie doubted what he said解析：选D细节理解题。根据第四段中
8、的“Is this a joke？ he said in disbelief. After I yelled and threatened to cut off his allowance, Robbie promised to send off his grades the next morning”可知，作者威胁儿子Robbie说要断了他的零花钱，是因为Robbie不相信作者所说的话。3It can be inferred from the passage that Plum is _.Apatient and selflessBgenerous and respectfulCkind a
9、nd helpfulDwealthy and handsome解析：选C推理判断题。Plum愿意帮助一个陌生人，给Robbie提供了一份暑期工作，又为Robbie写了推荐信，由此可推知，Plum心地善良且乐于助人，应选择C项。4What message does the passage convey?AA stranger may change your life.BOne must be friendly to strangers.CA father should be responsible for his son.DDoctors may have a great influence o
10、ver people.解析：选A主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了一个陌生人的帮忙改变了出租车司机的儿子Robbie的未来，因此选择A项。.阅读七选五Do you have a spare room in your house? Do you like to share your driveway in front of your garage with others? _1_ Many people are benefiting from this new business of renting.Perhaps the bestknown example of a company in this f
11、ield is Airbnb an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers. It says it operates in 34,000 cities and it has 800,000 listings of rooms and apartments. _2_A British company is doing something with parking spaces. JustParks founder, Anthony Eskinazi, says，“Whe
12、n I had the original idea, I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium. It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park.”_3_ Around 20,000 people have advertised their spaces on the website, and he says around half a million drive
13、rs use it._4_They are people who run things like traditional hotels and commercial car parks. They are afraid of ending up losing money._5_Regulations for these new businesses are unclear. How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbour? Because this is a new business world, those rules are
14、nt there yet.AThey seem to have occupied the majority of the market.BBoth of these can help you make money.CAnd there is another problem.DAnd his great idea has proved a success.EBut the new business of renting has its competitors.FThere are many ways to earn money.GA commercial car park is inconven
15、ient.答案：15BADEC.完形填空When the Egyptians built the pyramids (金字塔), they included mazes (迷宫) to catch thieves. Even if thieves managed to _1_ a pyramid, they would probably _2_ find their way out. In 1986 the Fulks family of Fredericksburg, Virginia, decided to create a maze in their _3_ on the Belvede
16、re Plantation. Donnie Fulks and his four sons cut some _4_ here and there through the tall corn. Soon this “Maize Maze” was so _5_ that the Fulkses found themselves _6_ a new maze each year as a new crop filled the field.Some people return each year. To make it _7_ for them, each corny maze is somew
17、hat different from the _8_ ones. In 1998 the Fulks family _9_ the worldfamous maze designer Adrian Fisher to create a huge maze _10_ 15 acres, or 650,000 square feet. Each new pattern was first _11_ on a computer, and the one used in 2001 had to be _12_ eighteen times before it was just right. After
18、 it was finished, Donnie Fulks and his sons took a detailed _13_ of the pattern divided into squares, and then started the cutting job.People from all over the country come out to the Belvedere Plantation to try to find their way through the Fulks familys maze. It is _14_ while the corn is tall, fro
19、m midJuly through early November. Visitors are given flags to _15_ their progress and to wave for help if they are _16_. It always makes people _17_ when they find their way to the end. Built into the 2001 maze were several _18_. Sixty speakers provided music throughout the journey. Just to be _19_，
20、 the 2001 maize maze started _20_ the cornfield, making it the worlds only insideout maze!语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了the Fulkses一家所建造的玉米田迷宫。1A.build BenterCsearch Ddamage解析：选B由下文的“find their way out”可知，这里是说小偷设法“进入(enter)”金字塔。2A.even BjustCnever Dstill解析：选C由上文的“they included mazes to catch thieves”可知，小偷进去之后可
21、能“永远无法(never)”找到出来的路。3A.woods BcottageCshelters Dcornfield解析：选D由下文的“through the tall corn”和“as a new crop filled the field”可知是在“玉米地(cornfield)”里建造迷宫。4A.paths BgrassesCcrops Drocks解析：选A由上文的“create a maze”和下文的“through the tall corn”可知，Donnie Fulks和他四个儿子在玉米地里开辟了一些“通道(paths)”。5A.familiar BpopularCcomple
22、x Dconfusing解析：选B由下文的“the Fulkses . a new maze each year as a new crop filled the field”及“Some people return each year”可知，该玉米田迷宫很受“欢迎(popular)”。6A.discovering BcreatingCsolving Dexpecting解析：选B由下文的“each corny maze”可知，这里是指the Fulkses一家开始不自觉地每年“建造(creating)”一个新迷宫。7A.comfortable BfrighteningCconvenient
23、Dchallenging解析：选D由下文的“Visitors are given flags . to wave for help”可知，每年所建造的迷宫之所以不同是为了使其更具“挑战性(challenging)”。8A.funny BsmallCprevious Dfollowing解析：选C这里是指为了增加难度，故与“先前的(previous)”有所不同。9A.invited BallowedCordered Dpromised解析：选A由下文的“the worldfamous maze designer Adrian Fisher to create a huge maze”可知，the
24、 Fulkses一家“邀请(invited)”世界闻名的迷宫设计师来建造一个巨型迷宫。10A.owning BclearingCcovering Dflooding解析：选C这里是指一个“占地(covering)”十五英亩的大型迷宫。11A.put up Bworked outCfound out Dbrought up解析：选B这里是指每一种新图案首先在电脑上“制作出来(worked out)”。12A.moved BexplainedCcounted Dchanged解析：选D由下文的“before it was just right”可知，2001年的迷宫图案最终定型前曾在电脑上“修改(
25、changed)”过十八次。13A.cleaning BpackingCdrawing Drolling解析：选C电脑绘图完成之后，Donnie Fulks和他的儿子们在地里“绘制(drawing)”详细的图案。14A.open BquietCempty Dclosed解析：选A由下文的“while the corn is tall, from midJuly through early November”可知，这个时间段适合迷宫对外“开放(open)”。15A.make BslowCwatch Dmark解析：选D游客们用旗子作为“标记(mark)”，以示他们的行进情况。16A.busy B
26、lostCsick Dtired解析：选B由上文的“People from all over the country . through the Fulks familys maze”和“to wave for help”可知，当人们在迷宫中“迷路(lost)”的时候会挥舞旗子寻求帮助。17A.anxious BcuriousCwise Dexcited解析：选D由下文的“when they find their way to the end”可知，当人们找到通向出口的路时会很“兴奋(excited)”。18A.surprises BsolutionsCdoubts Dpuzzles解析：选A
27、由下文的“Sixty speakers provided music throughout the journey”和“the worlds only insideout maze”可知，2001年的迷宫有几大“惊喜(surprises)”。19A.simple BnormalCdifferent Dfaraway解析：选C由下文的“making it the worlds only insideout maze”可知，此处是指为了“与众不同(different)”。20A.in the center of Bon the way toCon the edge of Din the direc
28、tion of解析：选A由下文的“the worlds only insideout maze”可知，2001年的迷宫是由里向外展开的，所以是“从玉米地的中央(in the center of the cornfield)”开始的。.语法填空I was on my way to the Taiyetos Mountains. The sun was setting _1_ my car broke down near a remote village. Cursing my _2_ (fortune), I was wondering where I was going to spend th
29、e night when I realized that the villagers who had gathered around me _3_ (argue) as to who should have the honour of receiving me _4_ a guest in their house. Finally, I accepted the offer of _5_ 80yearold peasant woman who lived alone in a little house. While she was getting me _6_ (settle) into a
30、tiny but clean room, the head of the village was tying up his horse to my car to pull it to a small town some 20 kilometers away _7_ there was a garage.I had noticed three hens _8_ (run) free in my hostess courtyard and that night one of them ended up in a dish on my table. Other villagers brought m
31、e goats cheese and honey. We drank together and talked _9_ (merry) till far into the night.When the time came for me to say goodbye to my friends in the village, I wanted to reward the old woman for the trouble I _10_ (cause) her. But she refused.语篇解读：“我”在去Taiyetos Mountains的途中车子坏了，这时热情的村民帮助了“我”。1wh
32、en考查连词。太阳正要落山时“我”的车抛锚在一个偏远的村庄附近。2misfortune考查名词。“我”咒骂自己的不幸。3were arguing考查过去进行时。根据语境可知，此处表示“村民们围着我在争论谁能有幸邀请到我这位客人”。4as考查介词。as a guest“作为客人”。5an考查冠词。此处表示一位80岁的农妇。因为80的发音以元音音素开头，所以用an。6settled考查非谓语动词。此处是“get过去分词”结构，故填settled。7where考查定语从句。a small town作先行词，所填词在从句中作地点状语，所以用where引导该定语从句。8running考查非谓语动词。no
33、tice sb./ sth. doing sth.“注意到某人或某物正在做某事”，此处表示“我”看到三只母鸡在女主人家的院子里跑着，结果晚上其中的一只就成了“我”桌子上的菜了。9merrily考查副词。修饰动词talked应用副词。10had caused考查过去完成时。“带来麻烦”发生在“想报答”之前，为过去的过去，所以用过去完成时。句意：我想报答那位老妇人，因为我给她带来了麻烦，但是她拒绝了。.短文改错At that time, I was working parttime for my whole afterschool life. The job was at the grocery
34、store where I was made work long hard hours for very little pay. But that little money I earned could provide some supplies with me at school. One day when a person stopped me while I was packing groceries. He said “thank you”， to that I replied “no problem”， and then I was about to going back to wo
35、rk. Therefore, the stranger wouldnt let me off. He looked me straight in the eye, and says in sincerity, “No, really, thank you！” That moment I felt moving by his simple words. He was showing her respect for my service.答案：第二句：第二个thea; made后加to第三句：withfor第四句：去掉when第五句：thatwhich; goinggo第六句：ThereforeHowever第七句：sayssaid第八句：movingmoved第九句：herhis- 7 - 版权所有高考资源网