1、课时质量评价(三十)选择性必修第三册UNIT 4ADVERSITY AND COURAGE 语言运用题组强化练. 完形填空(2021山东省高三二模)Fourthgrader, Sarah Haycox, made it her mission to right a wrong. And in doing so, she has shown the world what one 1 person, with passion, can do.One day, when 2 by an athletic field near her school, Sarah noticed a small 3 w
2、ith the name Edwin T. Pratt and the year 19301969 on it. She 4 who he was and what he did.After some 5 ， she learned that he was a civil rights leader who had done many good things to 6 others. Sadly, he was 7 just because someone disagreed with what he was doing.Feeling that the small memorial was
3、8 big enough for a man who had so much 9 on others, Sarah 10 to do something!There was a new 11 going up nearby for young kids. She found out who were 12 the building project and asked them if it could be named after Mr Pratt. Through great efforts, her vision came to reality! Almost 50 years after
4、his death, Edwin Pratts life and impact will be celebrated as the name of the new school.Most kids simply had walked by the memorial without thinking about who Mr Pratt was. But Sarah had the 13 to learn more, the vision to imagine something better and the courage to 14 her idea. Her amazing actions
5、 have 15 many other young people around the world.【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了主人公Sarah通过自己的努力，让一个已被人忘记的人权运动领袖，重新被人纪念的故事。1. A. honestB. youngC. cleverD. shyB根据上文中的“Fourthgrader, Sarah Haycox”可知，此处应是年轻人。故选B。2. A. walkingB. runningC. ridingD. drivingA根据最后一段中的“Most kids simply had walked by the memorial without
6、 thinking about who Mr Pratt was.”可知，此处她是“走过”运动场。故选A。3. A. museumB. churchC. boardD. memorialD根据下文中“Feeling that the small memorial was 8 big enough”以及最后一段中的“Most kids simply had walked by the memorial without thinking about who Mr Pratt was.”可知，此处应是她注意到的一个小“纪念碑”。故选D。4. A. forgotB. realisedC. wonder
7、edD. explainedC根据第三段第一句可推知，此处表示她“想知道”。故选C。5. A. discussionB. researchC. practiceD. thoughtB根据下文可知，她是在“研究，调查”后得知的。故选B。6. A. teachB. rescueC. helpD. repayC根据上文可知，Edwin T. Pratt是一位民权领袖。人们给他树立了纪念碑，由此可知，他一定帮助过很多人。故选C。7. A. killedB. punishedC. blamedD. arrestedA下文提到有人不同意他的做法，所以他被杀害。故选A。8. A. rarelyB. simp
8、lyC. merelyD. hardlyD根据上文可知， Edwin T. Pratt是一位民权领袖，同时他为人民做了很多的事情。由此可知，一个小小的纪念碑是不够的。根据下文可知， Sarah觉得纪念碑几乎不够大，所以她找了一个学校来以他命名。故选D。9. A. impactB. impressionC. reflectionD. dependenceA上文提到了作为一位民权领袖，他帮助了很多人。同时Sarah觉得一个小小的纪念碑是不够的，是因为他“影响”了很多人。故选A。10. A. stoppedB. decidedC. happenedD. announcedB根据下文可知，Sarah为
9、了纪念这位民权领袖，她找了一所愿意以Edwin T. Pratt命名的学校。由此可推出，此处表示Sarah决定做点什么。故选B。11. A. libraryB. theatreC. schoolD. hospitalC根据倒数第二段最后一句提到的“新学校”可知，此处新建的是一所儿童学校。故选C。12. A. in need ofB. in search ofC. in favour ofD. in charge ofD根据下文的“Through great efforts, her vision came to reality！”可知，她的想法最终实现了。由此可知，她找到了“负责”这项建筑的人
10、。故选D。13. A. curiosityB. confidenceC. chanceD. energyA根据第4题处提到的“她想知道他是谁，他做了什么事”可知，Sarah拥有好奇心。故此处的curiosity和第4题的wondered相互呼应。故选A。14. A. proveB. changeC. presentD. pursueD上文提到当Sarah觉得纪念碑太小，不足以纪念这位民权领袖时，她就找到新建学校的负责人，成功地说服他以Edwin T. Pratt来命名那所新建学校。由此可见，Sarah有追求自己想法的勇气。故选D。15. A. astonishedB. inspiredC. a
11、ttractedD. protectedB此处和第一段构成首尾呼应。根据第一段提及的“她向世界展示了一个充满激情的年轻人可以做到的事情”可知，她的行为 “激励” 了世界各地的其他年轻人。故选B。. 语法填空AWould you like to find a comfortable job or start your own business? Would you choose to study science or art? These hard choices may cause many of us 1. to break(break) out in a cold sweat. For m
12、ost of us, we may respond with anxiety, misery, and fear. 2. But that is not a good way to look at hard choices.There are advantages and disadvantages to each alternative. In the case of tough choices, theyre of different 3. types(type), so the alternatives are hard to weigh. How do you compare the
13、benefit of being close 4. to your childhood friends with the possible financial payoff of that new job on the opposite coast? The problem 5. lies(lie) in your imperfect knowledge of your preferences and your lack of foresight about how options will play out. The natural response is to struggle for 6
14、. more(much) information. However, the result of this fruitless search is a whole lot of 7. unhappiness(unhappy) and sure enough you will end up 8. choosing(choose) the safer option.So when you face your next hard choice, dont beat your head against the wall trying to find the “right” answer. There
15、is no best alternative. Just treat them as 9. an opportunity to write your own identity, assert your values, and 10. actively(active) shape your life.B(2021河北衡水二调)Practice Makes PerfectJim Abbott was born without his right hand. He was a 1. talented(talent) athlete and wanted to be a baseball pitche
16、r, even though 2. being(be) able to use two hands is 3. extremely(extreme) important in playing baseball.A pitcher needs to throw the ball with one hand and 4. wear(wear) a baseball glove on the other something that Jim couldnt do. However, he wasnt easily 5. discouraged(discourage). From the time h
17、e was four years old, Jim worked at overcoming this challenge. He practised quickly moving the glove to his good hand 6. after he had pitched the ball to his father. He was always forcing 7. himself(he) to get that glove 8. on faster and faster.Jim Abbott was determined to play. He loved the game so much that he invented his own method to do it with excellence. He 9. went(go) on to be a Major League pitcher for the New York Yankees, and today is an inspiration 10. to young athletes everywhere.
