1、Unit 5 The Value of Money课时素养检测十九Unit 5Period 3. 阅读理解When we are kids, we dont know what we will overcome. At the age of thirteen, I fell ill. This illness lasted three years and I missed a lot of schooling. Doctors tried their best to help me as much as possible, but in the end this was something I
2、 just had to be used to. I felt little hope in life. However, in my junior year of high school, I had a turning point. I discovered my gift for writing and then I realized if I continued to let this problem hold me back, my dream would never come true. So my state of mind changed. Going through the
3、difficulty also gave me the strong desire to write. Writing what mattered most to me helped me overcome what sickened me. During my freshman and sophomore (高中二年级) year I did not learn much due to illness. So I became focused and determined and actually completed high school in two years instead of f
4、our. At the close of my junior year, I had straight As and became an honor roll student. Seeing what I had accomplished, I realized that having disadvantages doesnt mean it is impossible to achieve success. By becoming a writer, Ive become a reader. While performing community service at the library,
5、 I read to those who are less fortunate and unable to read. From pre-school children to the elderly, I enjoy my time reading to people of all ages. It is pleasing to see the awesome expressions on their faces as the words become a vision in their minds. Giving back is one of the greatest gifts you c
6、ould give in life. It inspires me to write something people can learn from. 【语篇概述】这是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。文章主要讲述了作者为了实现梦想克服疾病, 顺利完成学业, 并成为了作家帮到了其他人的故事。用她自己的事情告诫人们不要因为疾病而退缩, 要努力回报生活所给予的。1. How did the author feel when she got ill? A. Optimistic. B. Nervous. C. Hopeless. D. Calm. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中“I felt litt
7、le hope in life. (我感觉人生无望了)”可知, 她在知道自己的病时是绝望的。故选C项。2. What led to the authors turning point in life? A. Her efforts in study. B. Her talent for writing. C. The change of her dream. D. The desire to read to others. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“However, in my junior year of high school, I had a turning poin
8、t. I discovered my gift for writing(然而, 高中时期是我人生的转折点, 我发现了自己的写作天赋)”可知, 是作者发现自己擅长写作从而振作起来。故选B项。3. Whats probably the authors disadvantage in her mind? A. Missing schooling due to illness. B. Becoming an honor roll student. C. Having a negative state of mind. D. Failing to take exercise regularly. 【解析
9、】选A。推理判断题。根据文章第二段第一句的内容: 高中一二年级因为生病作者缺了很多课, 可知, 作者当时的劣势就是高一高二缺的课。故选A项。4. What can we learn about the author? A. The author enjoys imagining things. B. The author encourages others to read for life. C. The author wants to benefit others by writing. D. The author prefers to be a reader rather than a w
10、riter. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的倒数第一、二句“Giving back is one of the greatest gifts you could give in life. It inspires me to write something people can learn from. (回报就是生命中你所拥有的最好天赋之一, 它激励着我写一些能够影响他人的东西。)”可知, 作者想通过写作来帮助他人。故选C项。. 阅读填句根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。1 He had more money than he c
11、ould ever spend, and he was admired and looked up to by his community. 2 He wasnt happy. All his life he had been pursuing happiness and striving (奋斗) for happiness, but he had never been able to find it. Then one day he heard about a hidden temple in Nepal that had a special room that contained the
12、 secret of happiness. 3 After many years of searching and countless hardships he arrived there. He was tired and penniless, but he knew that none of that mattered now because he had found the temple. He asked a wise, smiling monk(和尚)if he could enter the special room. The monk agreed and showed him
13、the stairs leading to the room. 4 He stared into the room with sunlight screaming through the window and saw what he had come so far to find. There hanging on the wall was the secret of happiness. The man gazed at his reflection in the mirror and laughed. 5 Happiness is a choice that we can make. Do
14、nt spend the rest of your life searching the world for happiness then. Just look in the mirror and laugh. Just let the happiness flow from your heart, mind, and soul until it fills your life and the lives of all those around you. A. He immediately sold all that he owned and set out to find this hidd
15、en temple. B. The man found the secret of happiness at last. C. But he knew that something was missing in his life. D. He climbed them with legs shaking with expectation and slowly opened the door. E. There once was a very wealthy and successful man. F. It is time that we all realized that we were t
16、he secret of our own happiness. G. It was difficult to find the temple in Nepal. 【语篇概述】文章通过叙述一位腰缠万贯但却寻不到幸福的人寻找幸福的过程, 告诉我们幸福其实就是一种选择。1. 【解析】选E。这一空起的作用是引领下文, 引出主题。2. 【解析】选C。这一空承上启下, 与下文形成转折关系, 上文说他有钱, 受人尊敬, 而下文提到他不幸福, 所以答案为C。3. 【解析】选A。上文提到他听说了这一寺庙, 下文说他到了那里, 所以此空要在过程上进行衔接。4. 【解析】选D。上文提到和尚指给他那段楼梯, 所以接下
17、来应该是爬楼梯。5. 【解析】选F。这是本文的升华总结部分, 由那个人的故事拓展到我们。. 完形填空Face adversity(逆境)with a smileI told my friend Graham that I often cycle the two miles from my house to the town centre but unfortunately there is a big hill on the route. He replied, “You mean 1. ” He explained that I should be glad of the extra exe
18、rcise that the hill provided. My 2 to the hill has now changed. I used to complain as I approached it but now I tell myself the following. This hill will exercise my heart and lungs. It will help me to lose weight and get fit. It will mean that I live longer. This hill is my friend. Finally I have a
19、 smile of3 as I reach the top of the hill. Problems are there to be faced and 4. We cannot achieve anything with a/an 5 life. Helen Keller was the first deaf and blind person to gain an University degree. She wrote, “Character cannot be 6 in ease and quiet. Only through 7of trial and suffering can t
20、he soul be strengthened, vision cleared, ambition inspired and success achieved. ”One of the main 8 of success in life is our attitude towards adversity. At times we all face hardships, problems, accidents and difficulties. 9 we cannot choose the adversity, we can choose our attitude towards it. Dou
21、glas Bader was 21 when in 1931 he had both legs amputated(截肢)following a flying accident. He was 10 to fly again and went on to become one of the leading flying aces(擅长的人). He was a/an 11 to others during the war. He said, “Dont listen to anyone who tells you that you cant do this or that. Thats non
22、sense. 12 your mind, and youll never 13crutches (拐杖) or a stick, then have a go at everything. Go to school, join in all the games you can. Go 14 you want to. But never, never let them 15 you that things are too difficult or impossible. ”【语篇概述】生活中, 决定成败的主要因素之一是我们对待逆境的态度。虽然我们不能避免逆境, 但是我们能选择面对它的态度。1.
23、A. slowlyB. fortunatelyC. carefullyD. quickly【解析】选B。考查副词辨析。根据下文可知, 此处朋友回答说“你其实很幸运吧”。选B项。slowly慢慢地; fortunately幸运地; carefully 仔细地; quickly快速地。2. A. attitudeB. accessC. entranceD. affection【解析】选A。考查名词辨析。根据下文可知, 我的态度发生了变化, 选A项。attitude态度; access途径; entrance入口; affection感情。3. A. satisfactionB. devotionC
24、. decorationD. caution【解析】选A。考查名词辨析。最后, 当我到达山顶时我露出满意的笑容。根据语境可知作者到了山顶十分满意, 故选A项。satisfaction满意; devotion 投入; decoration装饰; caution小心。 4. A. understoodB. clarifiedC. defeatedD. overcome【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。问题总要面对和解决。根据语境可知选D项。understood 理解; clarified 使清楚; defeated打败; overcome克服。 5. A. toughB. difficultC. eas
25、yD. reasonable【解析】选C。考查形容词辨析。我们不可能会轻易地得到某个东西。根据句意选C项。tough困难的; difficult 困难的; easy容易的; reasonable合理的。 6. A. foundedB. producedC. constructedD. developed【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。海伦说在安逸和平静中, 人格是无法发展的。只有通过经历磨难, 灵魂才能健壮, 异象才能看清, 雄心才能激扬, 成功才能达到。根据语境可知选D项。founded发现; produced 生产; constructed构成; developed发展。 7. A. happ
26、inessB. experiencesC. difficultiesD. pressures【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。海伦说在安逸和平静中, 人格是无法发展的。只有通过经历磨难, 灵魂才能健壮, 异象才能看清, 雄心才能激扬, 成功才能达到。happiness幸福; experiences经历; difficulties困难; pressures压力。8. A. emphasisB. conflictsC. factorsD. powers【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。emphasis 突出; conflicts 矛盾; factors因素; powers力量。句意: 生活中成功的一个重要因素
27、是我们对于逆境的态度。根据句意选C项。9. A. WhileB. AsC. BecauseD. If【解析】选A。考查连词辨析。有时我们会面对困难, 问题和各种事故。尽管我们不能选择逆境, 但我们能选择我们面对逆境的态度。两个句子是让步关系, 故选A项。While尽管; As 因为; Because 因为; If如果。 10. A. devotedB. determinedC. commandedD. forced【解析】选B。考查词义辨析。他决定再次飞行, 继续成为一个这方面的领头人。be determined to do sth. 下定决心做某事, 故选B项。devoted 投入; det
28、ermined决心; commanded要求; forced强迫。 11. A. appreciationB. qualificationC. inspirationD. destination【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。在战争期间, 他的事迹对于他人来说是一种鼓励。根据语境可知选C项。appreciation感激; qualification资格; inspiration鼓励; destination目的地。 12. A. Open upB. Make upC. Come toD. Come into【解析】选B。考查动词短语辨析。下定决心, 你就不会使用拐杖, 然后就能迈向一切。make
29、up ones mind 下定决心, 故选B项。open up打开; come to来; come into进入。 13. A. rejectB. deliverC. abandonD. use【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。句意: 下定决心, 你就不会使用拐杖, 然后就能迈向一切。根据语境可知选D项。reject 拒绝; deliver递送; abandon 抛弃; use使用。 14. A. anywhereB. everywhereC. nowhereD. somewhere【解析】选A。考查代词。句意: 去任何你想去的地方。根据Go to school, join in all the g
30、ames you can. 可知去学校, 去你想去的比赛, 任何你想去的地方, 故选A项。anywhere任何地方; everywhere 到处; nowhere无处; somewhere某地。 15. A. adviseB. attemptC. requestD. persuade【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。句意: 但不要让他们说服你事情太难了, 不可能完成。根据语境可知选D项。advise建议; attempt 企图; request要求; persuade说服。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入适当的内容(1个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Why do different peop
31、le like different colors? The answer depends largely 1. _ cultural values. To the Egyptians, green is a color 2. _ stands for the hope and joy of spring, while for Muslims, it means heaven. Red is a symbol of good luck in many cultures. During the Spring Festival in China, children 3. (give) money i
32、n a red envelope to bring good fortune in the New Year. For many nations, blue is a symbol of protection and religious beliefs. Greek people often wear a blue necklace hoping to protect 4. _ (they) against evils. Peoples 5. _ (choose) of colors is also affected by their bodies reactions toward them.
33、 Green is said to be the most restful color. It has the ability to reduce pain and relax people both mentally 6. _ physically. When 7. (work) in green environment, people have fewer stomach aches. Red can make a persons blood pressure 8. (rise) and increase peoples appetite. Many decorators will inc
34、lude different shades of red in the restaurant. And many commercial websites will have a red “Buy Now” button because red is a color that 9. _ (easy) catches a persons eye. Unlike red, blue is believed to cause people to lose appetite. Therefore, 10. _ you want to eat less, eating from blue plates c
35、an help. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文, 介绍了不同文化价值观下, 颜色对人们的影响也不同。1. 【解析】on / upon。考查固定短语。句意: 答案很大程度上取决于文化价值观。depend on表示“依赖, 取决于”, 故填on / upon。2. 【解析】that /which。考查定语从句。句意: 对埃及人来说, 绿色代表春天的希望和欢乐。此处为定语从句, 先行词为color, 指物, 关系词在从句中作主语, 故填that /which。3. 【解析】are given。考查时态语态。句意: 在中国的春节期间, 孩子们会收到装在红包里的压岁钱以在新的一年里带来好运。文章的主体时
36、态为一般现在时, children 与give之间是被动关系, 应该用一般现在时的被动语态, 故填are given。4. 【解析】themselves。考查代词。句意: 希腊人经常戴蓝色的项链, 希望能保佑自己平安。根据句意可知此处表示“他们自己”, 故填themselves。5. 【解析】choice。考查名词。句意: 人们对颜色的选择也受到身体对颜色反应的影响。作主语用名词, is表明用单数, 故填choice。6. 【解析】and。考查固定搭配。句意: 它有减少疼痛和让人们从身体上和精神上感到放松的能力。both. . . and表示“两者都”, 故填and。7. 【解析】workin
37、g。考查状语从句的省略。句意: 在绿色的环境中工作, 人们很少有胃痛。在when引导的时间状语从句中, 当主从句主语一致时, 从句通常省略主语和be, 本句省略了they are, people和work之间是主动关系, 故填working。8. 【解析】rise。考查make的用法。句意: 红色可以使人血压升高, 增加食欲。make sth. do表示“使某物做”, pressure与rise之间是逻辑上的主谓关系, 所以用动词原形作宾语补足语, 故填rise。9. 【解析】easily。考查副词。句意: 很多商业网站上会有一个红色的“立即购买”按钮, 因为红色更容易吸引人的眼球。修饰动词c
38、atches用副词, 故填easily。10. 【解析】if/when。考查状语从句。句意: 所以, 如果你想少吃点, 用蓝色盘子会有帮助。此处还可以理解成时间状语从句, 当你想少吃点的时候, 用蓝色盘子会有帮助, 故填if / when。完形填空While driving home today, I passed a man who was holding a sign, begging for donations. I had two dollars in my wallet. I decided that I was not going to give1 money was so tig
39、ht right now. Then, I felt it wrong not to give, and therefore I decided to give him half of what I had. I rolled down my window and 2 him one dollar. He said, “God bless you! ” and I said, “You too. ” It was not a full 3. As I drove away, I wished that I had 4 more to him, and I wished that I had g
40、iven him all that I had, but instead I was too 5 to give more of myself. On my way home, I wondered why helping others didnt make me happy. I wondered if I had 6 a powerful universal lawthe law of giving from my7 instead of my head. Perhaps just 8 not giving it all from my heart, I had blocked (阻塞)
41、what I need to 9 right now. I did not feel guilty, 10 I did feel sad in my heart over my11. My giving was from my head, not my heart. Now I 12 have the other dollar in my wallet. I hope that I will have a 13 soon to give it all. It is true that all of us should have courage to 14 all that we have. T
42、hough we do need money to buy our own children food and clothes, Christmas presents, socks, toilet paper and so on, we are 15 to try our best to help those in need of our help. 【语篇概述】本文为夹叙夹议文。作者因为没有尽其所能去帮助他人而感到遗憾, 也因此意识到我们应该发自内心地尽最大努力去帮助那些需要帮助的人。1. A. ifB. thoughC. whenD. because【解析】选D。“因为(because)”
43、目前手头很紧, 所以作者决定不给钱。2. A. showed B. lent C. handed D. owed【解析】选C。由“He said, God bless you! ”可知, 作者“递给(hand)”了乞丐1美元。3. A. dealB. exchangeC. businessD. greeting【解析】选B。由上句乞丐和作者的对话可知, 他们的语言“交流(exchange)”非常简单。4. A. spokenB. provedC. admittedD. referred【解析】选A。由上一段可知, 他们的语言交流很少, 所以作者想要是对他多“说(speak)”一些话就好了。5.
44、 A. pleasedB. sureC. afraidD. busy【解析】选C。作者现在只是心里这么想, 但其实他当时就是不敢多说一句, 也“不敢(afraid)”将钱都给别人。6. A. passedB. ignoredC. rememberedD. practiced【解析】选B。作者没有尽其所能, 也不是发自内心想帮助他人, 所以他觉得自己“忽略(ignore)”了一条助人的通用原则。7. A. mouthB. handC. mindD. heart【解析】选D。由下文“not giving it all from my heart”的提示可判断选D项。8. A. byB. after
45、C. uponD. over【解析】选A。或许“正是(just by)”因为未发自内心地帮助他人, 作者此时才没能感受到助人的快乐。9. A. admitB. receiveC. blameD. avoid【解析】选B。作者本来能“获得(receive)”那种助人之后的好心情的, 但如今没有, 由此语境可判断选B项。10. A. andB. soC. orD. but【解析】选D。作者心里不内疚, “但是(but)”很难过, 由前后的转折关系可判断选D项。11. A. choiceB. failureC. difficultyD. fear【解析】选A。作者的“选择(choice)”是给1美元
46、而不是2美元, 因此而难过, 故选A项。12. A. alreadyB. evenC. stillD. almost【解析】选C。给出1美元后现在“依然(still)”还有1美元, 故选C项。13. A. wayB. chanceC. rightD. duty【解析】选B。作者希望很快会有“机会(chance)”给出这1美元, 故选B项。14. A. enjoyB. valueC. giveD. trust【解析】选C。由上文“. . . I wished that I had given him all that I had”的提示再结合下一句的意思可判断选C项。15. A. preparedB. forcedC. supposedD. forbidden【解析】选C。尽管我们确实需要钱来给我们自己的孩子买东西, 但我们也“应该(be supposed to)”尽最大努力去帮助需要帮助的人, 由此语境可判断选C项。
