1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家Unit 19Period Two.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面材料，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 An actor had already 1._(be) out of work for 15 years because he always forgot his lines.Then one day he got a phone call from a director 2._ wanted him for a small part in a play.All he 3._(have) to say was
2、“Jim! I hear the train coming！” After several sleepless 4._(night), the actor decided 5._(take) the role.Opening night arrived, and while he was waiting 6._(nervous) backstage, the actor practised over 7._over again, “Jim! I hear the train coming! Jim! I hear the train coming” The time for his scene
3、 finally came.As 8._ actor came onto the stage, he heard a noise 9._(come) from the distance, getting nearer and 10._(near)He turned around and asked the director, “Whats that noise？”【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，一位失业了15年的演员有了登台的机会，但他却把唯一的台词忘记了。1been本句中系动词be的过去分词been与助动词had构成过去完成时。句意：因为总是忘记台词，这位演员已经失业了15年。2that/wh
4、o定语从句的先行词是“a director”，关系代词that/who指代先行词，引导定语从句并在句中作主语。3had本文讲述的是过去发生的事情，全文以一般过去时为主。在电影里，他要说的是“Jim! I hear the train coming！”。4nights名词night是一个可数名词，前面有several修饰，应该使用复数形式nights。句意：经过几个不眠之夜，他决定承担这个角色。5to take动词短语decide to do sth.“决定做某事”；本句中不定式“to take the role”作动词decide的宾语。句意：经过几个不眠之夜，他决定承担这个角色。6nervo
5、usly在英语中副词通常作状语修饰形容词、副词、动词或整个句子。本句中副词nervously作状语修饰谓语动词“was waiting”。7and短语over and over again“反复”。句意：他紧张地在后台等待的时候，一次又一次反复练习他的台词“Jim! I hear the train coming！”8the不定冠词a/an表示泛指，定冠词the表示特指。本句中定冠词the特指上文提到的这位演员。9coming本句中动词短语“come from”与noise构成主动关系，使用现在分词作定语修饰noise，相当于定语从句“which came from”。10nearer并列连词
6、and要连接两个并列成分，本句中and连接两个比较级nearer。句意：他听见来自远处的噪音，变得越来越近。.阅读理解(共8小题；每小题2分，满分16分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。ASome unusual words describe how a person spends his or her time.For example, someone who likes to spend a lot of time sitting or lying down while watching television is sometimes called a c
7、ouch potato.A couch is a piece of furniture that people sit on while watching television.Robert Armstrong, an artist from California, developed the term “couch potato” in 1976.Several years later, he listed the term as a trademark with the United States government. Mr.Armstrong also helped write a f
8、unny book about life as a fulltime television watcher.It is called the “Official Couch Potato Handbook”Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers.A computer mouse is the device that moves the pointer, or cursor, on a computer screen.The description of
9、mouse potato became popular in 1993.American writer Alice Kahn is said to have invented the term to describe young people who spend a lot of time using computers.Too much time inside the house using a computer or watching television can cause someone to get cabin fever.A cabin is a simple house usua
10、lly built far away from the city.People go to a cabin to relax and enjoy quiet time.Cabin fever is not really a disease.However, people can experience boredom and restlessness if they spend too much time inside their homes.This is especially true during the winter when it is too cold or snowy to do
11、things outside.Often children get cabin fever if they cannot go outside to play.So do their parents.This happens when there is so much snow that schools and even offices and stores are closed.Some people enjoy spending a lot of time in their homes to make them nice places to live.This is called nest
12、ing or cocooning.Birds build nests out of sticks to hold their eggs and baby birds.Some insects build cocoons around themselves for protection while they grow and change.Nests and cocoons provide security for wildlife.So people like the idea of nests and cocoons, too.The terms cocooning and nesting
13、became popular more than twenty years ago.They describe people buying their first homes and filling them with many things.These people then had children.Now these children are grownup and have left the nest.They are in college.Or they are married and starting families of their own far away.Now these
14、 parents are living alone without children in their empty nest.They have become empty nesters.()1.Which of the following was first used?ACouch potato.BCocooning.CMouse potato.DNesting.()2._refers to a person who spends much time on computer.AA couch potatoBA nesterCA mouse potatoDAn empty nester()3.
15、Why can most people easily get cabin fever in winter?ABecause they are addicted to computer games.BBecause they would like to play outside.CBecause it is so cold that they couldnt go outside.DBecause they are too busy at work or school.()4.Whats the passage mainly about?AHow to get rid of cabin feve
16、r.BHow people become nesters or empty nesters.CHow to spend your leisure time.DThe origin of some words.【答案与解析】1A细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Robert Armstrong, an artist from California, developed the term couch potato in 1976.”可知，couch potato是在1976年第一次被使用，因此A项正确。第三段第三句“The description of mouse potato became popul
17、ar in 1993.”告诉我们，mouse potato在1993年才流行，倒数第二段告诉我们，cocooning和nesting是20多年前才开始流行的。2C细节理解题。由第三段第一句“Couch potatoes enjoy watching television just as mouse potatoes enjoy working on computers.”可知答案。3C推理判断题。由第五段第三句“This is especially true during the winter when it is too cold or snowy to do things outside.
18、”可知答案。4D主旨大意题。根据本文主要内容及第一段第一句可知答案。BPrivacy is translated as “yin si” in Chinese.Traditionally, in the Chinese mind, “yin si” is associated with that which is closed or unfair.If someone is said to have “yin si”， meddlers (好事者) will be attracted to pry (刺探) into his or her affairs.So people always st
19、ate that they dont have “yin si”On the contrary, Americans often declare their intention to protect their privacy.Their understanding of privacy is that others have no right to pry into things which belong to themselves alone and have nothing to do with others.One who is too curious and who spreads
20、rumors is said to violate the right to privacy.In the evening, Sonia and I went to a bar for dinner.In China, when people mention bars, something bad usually comes to mind.But here, the bar was a quiet and tastefully laid out place.People spoke quite softly, afraid of interrupting their neighbors, a
21、nd sat face to face as they drank, sometimes three or five persons sitting together.This sort of atmosphere was totally different from my preconception, so I wanted to take a picture.Sonia stopped me：“Dont you see these people are pouring out their hearts? Maybe they are colleagues, friends, or love
22、rs.They came here looking for a peaceful place free from interruption by others.They wouldnt want to leave any trace of their having come here.So taking their pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.”Is there privacy between husband and wife? One of Sonias friends married a t
23、alented Chinese man, but recently she became so angry that she wanted a divorce.The reason was that her husband had opened one of her letters and looked through her purse.The husband didnt realize that this is not tolerated in the US.He thought that being a couple was like being one person; why coul
24、dnt he see the letter or the contents of the purse? Truly, everyone, even those living as a couple, needs room not only in space, but in the heart.()5.Sonia stopped me when I wanted to take a picture in the bar because _.Ataking pictures in a bar was not allowed in AmericaBtaking pictures in a bar w
25、ould interrupt the neighborsCpeople who came here are colleagues, friends or loversDtaking pictures in a bar would violate other peoples right to privacy()6.Which of the following is NOT the Americans understanding of privacy?AThere is privacy even between couples.BThe right to privacy shouldnt be v
26、iolated by others.COther people have no right to pry into his or her affairs.DPrivacy is connected with something that is unfair and bad.()7.According to the passage, we can do the followings in America EXCEPT_.Adeclare that we have privacyBtake pictures in a national parkCask others about their mar
27、riageDgo to a bar with friends()8.What is the main idea of the passage?A“Privacy” is different in China and America.BEveryone in every country needs room for himself.CEveryone has the right to protect his own privacy.DThere is privacy between husband and wife in America.【解题导语】由于中美文化背景不同，价值观不同，人们常常在“
28、隐私权”方面引发冲突，这就需要我们了解文化内涵，尊重对方隐私，即使夫妻之间也不例外。5D细节理解题。由第四段最后两句“They wouldnt want to leave any trace of their having come here.So taking their pictures would be a serious violation of their right to privacy.”可知，Sonia阻止“我”是因为“我的”做法侵犯了别人的隐私。6D细节理解题。在传统中国观念里，隐私是见不得人的事，但在美国却恰恰相反，隐私并非是见不得人的事，所以选D项。7C细节理解题。根据文章和英语学习背景知识可知，在美国询问别人的薪水、婚否都会触及别人的隐私。8A主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了中美对隐私的不同理解。高考资源网版权所有，侵权必究！