1、Unit 4 Meeting the muse课时素养检测 十五Unit 4Period 3. 阅读填句(2020芜湖高二检测)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。Whether you are on top of the world or feel you are holding it up ,we all need help sometimes. Here are some ways to help you get a better place. Pay attention to inside. 1 It is the small voic
2、e ,the feeling in your heart . If you are really listening, you will hear what is right and what is wrong to do. Youll know better how to take steps to change. 2Setting aside peaceful time allows you to get your mind clear. Then you can go on to build great things. So pick a place ,make it regular,
3、and bring peace to your mind. Speak with someone you dont know. Sometimes you need to take a practical step beyond yourself. A number of nonprofits provide a listening ear. Sidewalk Talk is a great one. 3You can stop by and talk, opening your heart and sharing you worries. Get out in nature. 4 Tryin
4、g being a tourist in your hometown. I am sure there is something peaceful to see. Relaxing outings help you rise far above your latest worry or self-doubt. Nature can lift you higher. Sometimes we can help others. 5 I hope these tips will help you out of the depths and reach high heights. A. List yo
5、ur thankfulness. B. Fill your mind with peace. C. Sometimes we need a helping hand. D. Being a listening ear makes us feel valued. E. Caring people set up a space on the sidewalk. F. If you are looking for somewhere to start, it is within you. G. There are few things as comforting as being a part of
6、 our nature. 【语篇概述】本文就如何让自己得到一个更好的位置给出了些建议。1. 【解析】选F。根据这部分的小标题Pay attention to inside. 和F项中的it is within you相对应,可知应选F。2. 【解析】选B。根据下文get your mind clear和bring peace to your mind与B项相对应,故选B。3. 【解析】选E。根据上文Sidewalk Talk和E项中的on the sidewalk相对应,可知应选E。4. 【解析】选G。根据小标题Get out in nature. 和G项中的our nature对应,可知应选
7、G。5. 【解析】选C。根据上句: 有时我们能帮助他人,结合上文可知接着应该是: 我们有时也需要别人的帮助。故选C。. 完形填空The Fitting-in of Suzy KhanThe first time I saw Suzy Khan, I knew I had to help her. She was really small for her age of 12. The boys in my class often 1 about her and laughed their heads off. She would open a book, pretending to read,
8、with tears dropping on the open page. All I knew was that she was an orphan(孤儿) from Africa. She had just been adopted by a family in town who 2 that the best way for her to learn American ways of life was to be with American kids. I looked down at this 3 girl and promised myself that somehow I woul
9、d help her. But how could I help her fit in with us? There had to be a 4. One day, when I went into the classroom, I saw that Suzy had opened her geography book to a picture of a train, and in her notebook, she had made a(n) 5 copy. I was surprised and thought that she could do something in the comi
10、ng 6 show. So, I took her to see the art teacher, Miss Parker, and showed her what Suzy had 7 . “Why, its wonderful,” said Miss Parker, who then showed us a poster she had painted 8 the talent show. “I need more of these, but I just dont have enough 9. Could you help me, Suzy?”On the day of the tale
11、nt show, Suzys 10 were everywhere all over the hall and all over the school, each one different. “And finally,” said Mr Brown, the schoolmaster, at the end of the show, “we have a special award. Im sure youve all noticed the wonderful posters. ” Everyone nodded. “One of our own students 11 them. ” I
12、 could hear everyone whispering. “Who in our school could draw 12 well?” Mr Brown waited a while before saying, “Since this student worked so hard on the posters, she deserves a 13 ,too. Our mystery(神秘) artist is our new student Suzy Khan!” Mr Brown thanked her for all the wonderful posters and gave
13、 her a professional artists set. “Thank you,” she cried. I14 , at that time when I was looking at her excited face, shed probably never 15 anything like this in her whole life. Everyone started to clap their hands. Suzy Khan gave them a shy smile and the applause was deafening. I knew then Suzy was
14、going to be all right. 【语篇概述】文章是篇记叙文。讲述了作者利用小女孩的艺术天赋帮助她适应生活的故事。1. A. jokedB. cared C. forgotD. worried【解析】选A。词义辨析题。joke 开玩笑;care关心,forget忘记, worry担心。根据下文laughed their heads off可知男孩子们开她的玩笑,故选A。2. A. reportedB. decidedC. complainedD. questioned【解析】选B。词义辨析题。report 报告;decide决定;complain抱怨;question怀疑。收养她的
15、那家人认定她学习美国人的生活方式的最好方法是和美国的孩子们在一起。故选B。3. A. richB. proud C. tinyD. popular【解析】选C。词汇复现题。根据上文She was really small可知这个女孩比较矮小。故选C。4. A. mannerB. pattern C. choiceD. way【解析】选D。词义辨析题。manner方式;pattern样式;choice 选择;way方法。根据下文可知作者找到了一个帮助她的方法。故选D。5. A. freeB. perfect C. finalD. extra【解析】选B。词汇复现题。free自由的,免费的;per
16、fect完美的;final 最后的;extra额外的。根据下文its wonderful可知她画得非常好,故选B。6. A. artB. talk C. quizD. talent【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据下文the talent show可知应选D。7. A. coloredB. written C. carvedD. drawn【解析】选D。词义辨析题。color上色,write写,carve雕刻,draw画。根据上文she had made a(n) _copy可知是给这位老师看她画的那辆火车。故选D。8. A. at B. afterC. forD. around【解析】选C。语境
17、理解题。根据上下文语境可知这里是拿出一幅为展览画的海报。9. A. roomB. timeC. paperD. interest【解析】选B。逻辑推断题。room空间,time时间,paper 纸,interest兴趣。根据Miss Parker让Suzy帮着画海报,可推断出她没有足够的时间来画完那些海报。故选B。10. A. giftsB. books C. photosD. posters【解析】选D。词汇复现题。根据上文a poster可知Suzy画的海报到处都有。故选D。11. A. painted B. found C. printedD. collected【解析】选A。语境理解题
18、。根据上下文语境可知Suzy画了这些海报。故选A。12. A. very B. so C. quiteD. too【解析】选B。固定搭配题。so well为固定搭配,表示“如此好地”。13. A. prizeB. rank C. restD. place【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据上文award可知她应该得到一个奖。故选A。14. A. repliedB. realizedC. rememberedD. regretted【解析】选B。词义辨析题。reply回答,realize意识到,remember记住,regret遗憾。看着她兴奋的脸,我意识到她以前从来没有拥有过这样的东西。故选B。15
19、. A. offeredB. valuedC. ownedD. controlled【解析】选C。词义辨析题。offer提供,value重视,own拥有,control控制。她以前从未拥有过这样的东西,故C项符合语境。. 完形填空Anja Ringgren Lovn, a Danish care worker who 1 a young Nigerian(尼日利亚的) boy in February, 2 Pope Francis and Barack Obama to top the list of 100 inspiring likes 3 by German-language Ooom
20、Magazine. An image of Ms Lovn giving two-year-old Hope some water was4 around the world, and served to 5 the work she was doing to help 6 children in Nigeria. 7 he was rescued by Ms Lovn and her husband David, Hope had been 8 by his own family 9 the basis of rural superstition(迷信), forced to live on
21、 the street 10 he contracted(感染) a number of illnesses 11 worms. Speaking today about the experience, she said: “He was the size of a little baby, and my whole body 12. ”“I became a mother myself 20 months ago and I was 13 my own son as I saw the boy. I thought to myself 14 that I would fight with a
22、ll my 15 for him to survive. ”“Anja Ringgren Lovn is a beacon (灯塔) of 16 and the most inspiring person of the year 2016,” said Georg Kindel, Oooms editor-in-chief, who led the jury(评审) that chose the list. “When she saw the 17 child, she acted like a human being and became a(n) 18for millions. Her 1
23、9 effort to help the deserted children of Nigeria gives us hope and 20 us to follow suit. 【语篇概述】文章讲述了丹麦保健工作者Anja Ringgren Lovn因对尼日利亚遗弃儿童不懈的帮助而成为全球100名感动人物之首。1. A. adaptedB. admittedC. adopted D. admired【解析】选C。词义辨析题。adapt使适应;admit承认;adopt收养;admire羡慕。句意: 在二月份,一名丹麦保健工作者收养了一个尼日利亚的小男孩。故选C。2. A. wonB. bea
24、tC. employedD. overcame【解析】选B。词义辨析题。win赢得;beat打败,employ雇用;overcome克服。句意: 她打败Pope Francis 和Barack Obama,成为感动全球100人物之首。故选B。3. A. collectedB. counted C. checked D. cured【解析】选A。词义辨析题。collect收集,聚集;count数,认为; check检查;cure治愈。根据句意可知感动全球100人物活动的选票由德国Ooom杂志收集。故选A。4. A. noticedB. sharedC. observedD. seen【解析】选B
25、。词义辨析题。notice注意到;share分享;observe观察;see看到。句意: 一幅Loven女士给两岁孩子Hope(喝)水的照片在世界各地被分享。故选B。5. A. highlight B. describeC. stateD. explain【解析】选A。词义辨析题。highlight强调;describe描绘;state声明;explain解释。句意: 那个照片强调了她为帮助尼日利亚儿童所做的工作。故选A。6. A. hungry B. desperate C. orphanD. lonely【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。hungry饥饿的;desperate令人绝望的;orpha
26、n孤儿的,无双亲的;lonely寂寞的。根据下文the deserted children of Nigeria尼日利亚的被遗弃的儿童可知这些儿童没有父母照顾,所以都是孤儿。故选C。7. A. WhenB. UntilC. AfterD. Before【解析】选D。词义辨析题。根据主句使用过去完成时,而从句使用一般过去时可知从句发生在先,故应用before引导时间状语从句。故选D。8. A. sentB. blamedC. criticizedD. abandoned【解析】选D。词义复现题。send送,寄出;blame谴责;criticize批评; abandon抛弃,遗弃。根据下文the
27、deserted children of Nigeria尼日利亚的被遗弃的儿童可知Hope被他的家人抛弃。故选D。9. A. inB. atC. onD. under【解析】选C。固定搭配题。on the basis of为固定搭配,表示“基于”。句意: 基于农村迷信Hope被他的家人抛弃。故选C。10. A. whereB. thatC. whichD. who【解析】选A。固定搭配题。分析句子可知所填词引导定语从句,修饰street;因关系词在定语从句中作地点状语,故应用where。被迫生活在大街上,在那里他感染了包括蠕虫在内各种疾病。故选A。11. A. containing B. in
28、cluding C. involving D. experiencing【解析】选B。词义辨析题。contain包含;include包含,包括;involve涉及;experience体验。including为介词,符合句意。故选B。12. A. leanedB. bentC. frozeD. hurt【解析】选C。词义辨析题。lean倾身,倚靠;bend弯腰;freeze冻结,突然停住;hurt受伤。句意: 他只有婴儿般大小,(看到这)我的整个身体都僵住了。故选C。13. A. thinking backB. thinking of C. thinking overD. thinking u
29、p【解析】选B。词义辨析题。think back回想;think of想起; think over仔细考虑;think up想出。句意: 当我看到这个男孩时,我想起自己的儿子。故选B。14. A. hesitantlyB. doubtfullyC. firmlyD. cautiously【解析】选C。词义辨析题。hesitantly迟疑地,踌躇地;doubtfully怀疑地;firmly坚定地;cautiously慎重地。句意: 我坚定地认为,我将竭尽全力让他活下去。故选C。15. A. heartB. strengthC. spiritD. power【解析】选B。固定搭配题。heart心脏
30、;strength力量;spirit精神,心灵;power权力。with all ones strength用尽全力,为固定搭配。故选B。16. A. hope B. lightC. friendshipD. kindness【解析】选A。词义辨析题。hope希望;light光,光线;friendship友谊;kindness仁慈。句意: Anja Ringgren Lovn是希望的灯塔,是2016年最鼓舞人心的人。故选A。17. A. appealingB. promisingC. starvingD. puzzling【解析】选C。词义辨析题。appealing吸引人的;promising
31、有希望的;starving饥饿的;puzzling使人迷惑的。根据上下文可知句意: 当她看到这个饥饿的孩子时。故选C。18. A. inspirationB. hopeC. courageD. success【解析】选A。词汇复现题。根据上文the list of 100 inspiring likes可知应选A。19. A. frequentB. eventual C. completeD. persistent【解析】选D。词义辨析题。frequent频繁的;eventual最后的;complete完整的;persistent坚持的。句意: 她对尼日利亚遗弃儿童的不懈努力给了我们希望,并激
32、励我们效仿。故选D。20. A. discouragesB. inspiresC. suggests D. persuades【解析】选B。词义辨析题。discourage阻止;inspire激励;suggest建议;persuade说服。根据上文the most inspiring person可知她的事迹鼓舞着我们。故选B。. 阅读理解(2020信阳高三检测)The worlds first “Sky Pool” has been uncoated(曝光)-and itll give anyone a touch of dizziness(眩晕),unless he or she is n
33、ot bothered by heights. Situated in the capitals new riverside district beside Battersea Power Station,the glass pool,hanging 10 storeys,or 110 feet up as a bridge between two apartment buildings,is 25m long,5m wide and 3m deep with a water depth of 1. 2m. Swimmers will be able to look down 35 meter
34、s to the street below as they take a dip,with only 20cm of glass between them and the outside world. Its even got a bar,folding chairs and an orange garden. The pool will be part of Embassy Gardens at Nine Elms,a huge15 billion building project beside the new American Embassy in south-west London. T
35、he project is creating thousands of apartments,the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $1 million,and the pool will only be open to the apartments owners. Embassy Gardens takes design inspiration from the Meatpacking District of New York with floor to ceiling windows and brick frontages. T
36、he designer,Sean Mulryan,desired to push the boundaries in the capability of construction and engineering and do something that had never been done before. The Sky Pools transparent structure is the result of significant advancements in technologies over the last decade. The experience of the pool w
37、ill be truly unique and it will feel like floating through the air in central London. Those people lucky enough to swim there will have a perfect view of the Palace of Westminster and the London Eye. It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to ma
38、rket. 【语篇概述】本文介绍了世界上第一个空中游泳池。1. Who can swim in the Sky Pool?A. Anyone at Nine Elms. B. Visitors to London. C. People living in Embassy Gardens. D. Those who are not terrified of heights. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据“ The project is creating thousands of apartments,the smallest of which are expected to cost near
39、ly $1 million,and the pool will only be open to the apartments owners. ”可知住在Embassy Gardens的人可以去那里游泳, 故C项正确。2. People lucky enough to swim in the Sky Pool can do the following except _. A. drinking with friendsB. experiencing diving and surfingC. appreciating the London EyeD. sitting in the orange g
40、arden【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据Its even got a bar,folding chairs and an orange garden. 可知在空中游泳池游泳的人可以在酒吧和朋友喝酒,还可以有折叠椅坐在桔子果园里。根据Those people lucky enough to swim there will have a perfect view of the Palace of Westminster and the London Eye. 可知在空中游泳池游泳的人可以欣赏伦敦眼。由此可知B项正确。3. What do we know from the text?A. The p
41、ool lies in the centre of London. B. The pool is 25 metres above the ground. C. The pool was similar to New Yorks modern constructions. D. The pool is helpful for selling apartments in Embassy Gardens. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据 The project is creating thousands of apartments,the smallest of which are expected
42、 to cost nearly $1 million,and the pool will only be open to the apartments owners. 和It will be a selling point for developers when the second stage of the development is released to market. 可知空中游泳池对于大使馆花园公寓的出售有利。故D项正确。4. We can infer from the text that _. A. the apartments in Embassy Gardens are fa
43、irly expensiveB. the new American Embassy has been moved awayC. Nine Elms is a street in Embassy GardensD. building the pool is not a complex job【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据The project is creating thousands of apartments,the smallest of which are expected to cost nearly $1 million可推断出大使馆花园公寓相当昂贵。故A项正确。. 语法填空阅读下面
44、短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。One morning, I was waiting at the bus stop, worried about 1. (be) late for school. There were many people waiting at the bus stop, 2. _ some of them looked very anxious and 3. (disappoint). When the bus finally came, we all hurried on board. I got a place next 4. the win
45、dow, so I had a good view of the sidewalk. A boy on a bike 5. (catch) my attention. He was riding beside the bus and waving his arms. I heard a passenger behind me shouting to the driver, but he refused 6. _ (stop) until we reached the next stop. Still, the boy kept 7. _ (ride). He was carrying some
46、thing over his shoulder and shouting. When we came to the next stop, the boy ran up to the door of the bus. I heard an exciting conversation. Then the driver stood up and asked,“Did anyone lose a suitcase at the last stop?” A woman on the bus shouted, “Oh, dear! Its 8. _ ( I )”. She pushed her way t
47、o the driver and took the suitcase thankfully. Everyone on the bus began talking about 9. _the boy had done, and the crowd of strangers 10. _ (sudden) became friendly to one another. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个骑自行车的男孩追着公交车,送还一个妇女丢失的行李箱的故事。1. 【解析】being。考查非谓语动词。about是介词,其后跟动词-ing形式作宾语。2. 【解析】and。考查连词。根据前后句
48、句意上有承接关系,故用并列连词and。3. 【解析】disappointed。考查非谓语动词。所填词跟在系动词looked后作表语,且说明主语some of them的感受,故用动词-ed形式。4. 【解析】to。考查固定搭配。next to为固定搭配,表示“紧靠旁边;贴近”。5. 【解析】caught。考查时态。根据上下文的时态可知应用一般过去时。6. 【解析】to stop。考查非谓语动词。动词refuse后跟动词不定式作宾语。7. 【解析】riding。考查非谓语动词。keep后跟动词-ing形式作其宾语时,表示“继续做某事”,符合语境。8. 【解析】mine。考查代词。分析句子结构可知此处应用名词性物主代词作表语。9. 【解析】what。考查连词。分析句子可知所填词引导宾语从句,表示“的事情”,且从属连词在从句中作宾语,故用what。10. 【解析】suddenly。考查副词。修饰动词became,应使用副词。
