1、第一部分教材知识突破必修一Unit 1Friendship课时跟踪一练而就.阅读理解A(2020届四川省绵阳市高三诊断性考试)A few weeks ago, I was heading for the kitchen when I listened to a Saturday morning talk show. I heard an older sounding man with a golden voice, talking about “a thousand marbles” to someone named “Tom”“Well, Tom, it sounds like a youn
2、g fellow, like you, should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet. Too bad, you missed your daughters school talent show. Let me tell you something about how to have a good attitude towards our own priorities (头等大事)”“You see, an average person lives about seventyfive years. The
3、n, I multiplied 75 by 52 and I came up with 3，900 which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. By that time I had lived through over twentyeight hundred Saturdays.According to that, I only had about a thousand of them left to enjoy. So I went to three toy st
4、ores to round up 1，000 marbles. I put them inside of a plastic container in my workshop. Every Saturday since then, I have taken one marble out and thrown it away.”“By watching the marbles decrease, I focused more on the really important things in life. I take my lovely wife out for breakfast. This
5、morning, I took the very last marble out of the container. I figure I make it because Ive spared time to be with my loved ones.”I had planned to do some work that morning, and then go to the gym. Instead, I went upstairs and woke my wife up. “Honey, Im taking you and the kids to breakfast.” “What br
6、ought this on？” she asked with a smile. “Oh, nothing special，” I said. “It has just been a long time since we spent a Saturday together with the kids. Hey, can we stop at a toy store while were out? I need to do something special.”【语篇解读】作者在偶然间听到一段脱口秀节目，节目中的主持人以玻璃弹子为例，讲了他对与家人相处的独到见解。作者深受启发并决定要效仿这名主持人
7、的做法。1According to the passage, “Tom” is _Aa lazy goodfornothingBa hardworking breadwinnerCa wealthy talk show hostDa lonely senior citizen解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Well, Tom, it sounds like a young fellow, like you, should have to work sixty or seventy hours a week to make ends meet.”可推知，Tom是一个勤奋工作养家糊口的人。
8、故选B。2How old was the talk show host when he bought a thousand marbles?AAbout 3. BAbout 28.CAbout 53. DAbout 75.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第三段第二、三句“Then, I multiplied 75 by 52 and I came up with 3，900 which is the number of Saturdays that the average person has in their entire lifetime. By that time I had lived th
9、rough over twentyeight hundred Saturdays.”可知，这名脱口秀主持人当时已度过了2 800多个星期六，通过计算(2 8007365)可知，这名脱口秀主持人买了一千颗(玻璃)弹子的时候大约是53岁。故选C。3Why does the author want to stop at a toy store while they are out?ATo buy a certain number of marbles.BTo pick up his kids for breakfast.CTo meet the talk show host.DTo buy some
10、 toys for his kids.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段倒数第三句“So I went to three toy stores to round up 1，000 marbles.”和最后一段后两句“Hey, can we stop at a toy store while were out? I need to do something special.”可知，作者外出的时候想顺道去玩具店，应该是为了买一些(玻璃)弹子。故选A。4What can be a suitable title for this passage?AHealth Outweighs Wealth BTom
11、s First Talk ShowCNever Waste Your Time DA Thousand Marbles解析：选D标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了作者听到一个脱口秀主持人讲述用(玻璃)弹子代表每个星期六，每过一个星期六，就扔掉一个弹子的故事。这让他深受启发，决定多陪伴家人。所以“A Thousand Marbles”是合适的标题。故选D。B(2020届安徽省皖江名校联盟高三联考)On a recent night, while I was busy thinking about important social issues, like what to do over the
12、 weekend and who to do it with, I overheard my parents talking about my future. My dad was upsetnot the usual stuff that he and Mom and, I guess, a lot of parents worry about like which college Im going to, how far away it is from home. Instead, he was upset about the world his generation is turning
13、 over to mine, a world he fears has a dark and difficult futureif it has a future at all.“There will be a disease that kills millions, a disastrous energy crisis, a horrible worldwide depression and a nuclear explosion set off in anger.”As I lay on the living room couch, listening to their conversat
14、ion, starting to worry about the future my father was describing, I found myself looking at some old family photos. There was a picture of my grandfather who was a member of the class of 1942, the war class. Next to his picture were photos of my greatgrandparents. Seeing those pictures made me feel
15、a lot better. I believe tomorrow will be better than todaythat the world my generation grows into is going to get better, not worse. Those pictures helped me understand why.I considered some of the awful things my grandparents and greatgrandparents had seen in their lifetimes: two world wars, killer
16、 flu, segregation (隔离), a nuclear bomb. But they saw other things, too, better things: the end of two world wars, passage of the civil rights laws.I believe that my generation will see better things, toothat we will witness the time when AIDS is cured and cancer is defeated. I will see things as inc
17、redible to me today as the Internet to my father when he was 16.【语篇解读】文章通过描述作者的父亲对未来的担心，引发了作者对未来的深思。后来作者从一些旧的家庭照片中得到启发：尽管世界充满了很多糟糕的事情，但是明天一定会越来越好。5Why was the authors dad upset on a recent night?AHe was upset about which college for the author to go to.BHe was upset that the college is too far from
18、the authors home.CHe was worried about his dark and difficult future coming soon.DWhat upset him is whether there is a future for the authors generation.解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第一段可知，作者的父亲担心的不是作者要上哪所大学、大学离家有多远，而是作者这一代人正在接替他们成为世界的主力，但世界的未来并不明朗，或许还充满艰难与黑暗，故选D项。6What was the authors first reaction to his father
19、s worry?AIndifferent. BOptimistic.CWorried. DSensitive.解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章第三段第一句中的“As I lay on the living room couch，listening to their conversation，starting to worry about the future my father was describing”可知，作者的第一反应是担心，故选C项。7What did those photos make the author understand?AThe world was full of ter
20、rible things that could not be solved.BThough the world was full of terrible things, it would get better.CAll those terrible things that worried the author actually didnt exist.DThose pictures showed that people never worried about their future.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文章第三段倒数第二、三句“Seeing those pictures made me
21、 feel a lot better.I believe tomorrow will be better than todaythat the world my generation grows into is going to get better，not worse.”可知，作者认为世界会越来越好，故选B项。8What is the best title of the article?ANever Worry about Your FutureBTomorrow Will Be Better Than TodayCThe World Will Never Be PeacefulDAll T
22、hat Exists Will Come to an End解析：选B标题归纳题。根据文章后三段可知，作者从家里的一些老照片中得到启发：尽管世界充满了糟糕的事情，但是明天一定会越来越好，故选B项。.七选五(2020届安徽省安庆市高三模拟)Choosing a major is a very important thing in our life. However, at the same time, it can be extremely challenging. So its necessary to learn some simple tips that will make your de
23、cision much easier. 1 . And how does that choice affect your future career? We can help guide you in choosing a major.Your major is your primary field of study in your undergraduate (大学的) program. It is the subject in which you earn your bachelors degree. After completing a list of general education
24、 courses, you spend the rest of the time studying one subject of your choice. 2 For many students, its best to try out different classes to figure out a major youll like, but you need to have a couple of solid choices. 3 ， you should begin taking courses you are required to complete before graduatio
25、n, so it will decrease your chances of needing to switch majors later because you already know what to expect. 4 ， you should begin thinking about how your field will lead to a job as soon as possible. Consider clubs, research programs and parttime jobs related to potential career choices for your m
26、ajor.For more careerspecific majors like nursing and engineering, the majority of your studies will include skills that can be used in a future job. 5 . The sooner you begin working in a lab, on research projects or helping as a teaching assistant for a professor, the better youll be able to figure
27、out your career.AYou have to think of ways to choose a majorBBe sure that you choose a major that suits your interestsCOnce you have a better idea of which major you like bestDWhile your major may or may not lead directly to a careerEDo some research to find out which majors can help you get that jo
28、bFRoughly onethird to onehalf of your courses will be related to your majorGHowever, you should still consider doing activities outside of the classroom to better prepare you【语篇解读】文章就选取主修课程给出了一些实用性建议。1解析：选A根据空前一句“So its necessary to learn some simple tips that will make your decision much easier.”可知
29、，因此，有必要学习一些简单的技巧，让你的决定更容易；根据空后一句“And how does that choice affect your future career？”可知，这个选择是怎样影响你未来的职业的。由此可知，选项A“你必须想办法选择专业”与上下文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选A项。2解析：选F根据空前一句“After completing a list of general education courses，you spend the rest of the time studying one subject of your choice.”可知，完成公共课程后，你把剩下的时间花在你选
30、择的一个科目上。本段是讲关于学习的课程，由此可推知，选项F “大约三分之一到一半的课程与你的专业相关”与上文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选F项。3解析：选C根据本句中的“you should begin taking courses you are required to complete before graduation”可知，你应该在毕业前开始选你必须完成的课程。由此可推知，选项C “一旦你知道了自己最喜欢的专业”与下文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选C项。4解析：选D空处为本段主旨句。本段主要讲了你应该开始思考在你的领域将如何尽快找到一份工作，考虑与你专业的潜在职业选择相关的兼职工作。选项D“而你的专业可能直接或间接导致你的职业生涯”符合语境，适合作本段主旨句。故选D项。5解析：选G根据空前一句可知，对于一些专业，你的大部分学习将包括在未来工作中可以使用的技能；根据空后一句可知，你越早开始在实验室工作，做研究项目，或帮助教授做助教，你就越能更好地规划自己的职业生涯。由此可知，选项G “然而，你仍然应该考虑课外活动，以更好地为你做准备”与上下文衔接紧密，符合语境。故选G项。
