名师A计划高考英语一轮总复习 第一部分 教材知识梳理 Unit 2 Working the land练习 新人教版必修4.docx

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名师A计划高考英语一轮总复习第一部分教材知识梳理Unit2Workingtheland练习新人教版必修4

Unit2　Workingtheland

（60分钟　　81分）

PartA

一、阅读理解（共8小题;每小题2分,满分16分）

A

Ithashappenedtoallofus.Youwanttotalkaboutanobject,butyouforgotthenameofit.Oryouneverknewthenameatall.Maybeyouarenotevensurethereisawordforit.

Forexample,thatthing,thatyouneedtofixyourbicycle.Orperhapsitissomethingyouneedforyourcomputer.Orthatpartonyourmotorcyclethatnever,everseemstowork.

Whatarethesethings?

Theyarecalled“doohickeys”.Adoohickeyisawordyouusewhenyoudonotknoworyouhaveforgottentherealnameofanobject.

TheMacmillanDictionarydefinesdoohickeyas“somethingsuchasasmallobjectortoolthatyoucannotrememberthename”.TheAmericanHeritageDictionarysaysitis“something,especiallyasmalldeviceorpart,whosenameisunknownorforgotten”.

LanguageexpertssaythewordfirststartedbeingusedintheUnitedStatesintheearly1900s.Butotherexpertssaytheyhaveseenexamplesofwordslikethatinwritingsfromthemiddle1800s.

TheMerriam-WebsterDictionaryforLearnersofAmericanEnglishgivesthisexampleofhownativespeakersmightusedoohickey:

“Ineedoneofthosedoohickeys,youknow,withthelonghandle.”

Merriam-Websteraddsthatdoohickeymaybeacombinationoftwootherwords:

“doodad”and“hickey”.Strangeasitmaybe,bothofthetwowordsmeanthesameasdoohickey.Thedictionarylistsalotofstrangewordsassynonymsfordoohickey.Themostcommonarewhatchamacallit,whatnotandwhatsit.

Youwillprobablyneverseethesewordsinofficialdocumentsornewspaperreports.ButyoumighthearthemininformalAmericanEnglish,whenpeoplearetalkingtoeachother.

“Hey,whatdoesthisdoohickeydo,anyway?

”

“Dude,bringmethatthingamajig,willya?

”

“Janine,canyougetmeoneofthosewhatchamacallits?

”

MostAmericanswillknowwhatyouaretalkingaboutifyouuseoneofthosewords.Justpointattheobject,useoneofthesewords,andtheywillbringittoyou.

1.Whenpeopleneedadoohickey,itmeanstheyneedsomething　　　　. 

A.whichcanbeusedtorepairabicycle

B.whichcanbeusedtofixacomputer

C.whosenameisforgotten

D.whosehandleisverylong

2.Thewordssimilartodoohickeyweremostlikelytobeseenin　　　　. 

A.1800B.1850C.1900D.1950

3.Youaresuretofindthewordwhatchamacallitin　　　　. 

A.theMacmillanDictionary

B.theAmericanHeritageDictionary

C.anofficialdocumentoranewspaperreport

D.theMerriam-WebsterDictionaryforLearnersofAmericanEnglish

4.Theabovepassageismainlyabout　　　　. 

A.aspecialword

B.AmericanEnglishdictionaries

C.thedevelopmentofAmericanEnglish

D.thewaytolearnanduseAmericanEnglish

【文章大意】本文为说明文,主要介绍了doohickey一词的来源、意思、同义词以及运用。

1.C　细节理解题。

根据第四段第二句“Adoohickeyisawordyouusewhenyoudonotknoworyouhaveforgottentherealnameofanobject.”可知,当你不知道或者忘记某个东西的名称时,你可以用doohickey来代替它。

故选C项。

2.B　细节理解题。

根据第六段第二句“Butotherexpertssaytheyhaveseenexamplesofwordslikethatinwritingsfromthemiddle1800s.”可知,与“doohickey”类似的词最有可能出现在1850年。

故选B项。

3.D　细节理解题。

根据第七段内容以及第八段最后两句可知,在《韦氏词典》中肯定能找到whatchamacallit一词。

故选D项。

4.A　主旨大意题。

纵观全文可知,本文主要介绍了doohickey一词的来源、意思、同义词以及运用,故选A项。

B

Foodfestivalsaroundtheworld

StiltonCheeseRolling

MayDayisatraditionaldayforcelebrations,butthe2,000EnglishvillagersofStiltonmustbetheonlypeopleintheworldwhoincludecheeserollingintheirannualplans.Teamsoffour,dressedinavarietyofstrangeandfunnyclothes,rollacompletecheesealonga50-metrecourse.Ontheway,theymustnotkickorthrowtheircheeses,orgointotheircompetitors’lane（赛道）.CompetitionisfierceandthechiefprizeisacompleteStiltoncheeseweighingaboutfourkilos（disappointingly,butunderstandablythecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones）.Allthecompetitorsareservedwithbeerorportwine,thetraditionalaccompanimentforStiltoncheese.

FieryFoodsFestival—Thehottestfestivalonearth

Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.TheycomefromasfarawayasAustralia,theCaribbeanandChina,buttheyallshareacommonaddiction—foodthatisnotjustspicy（辛辣）,buthotenoughtomakeyourmouthburn,yourheadspinandyoureyeswater.TheirdestinationistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalwhichisheldoveraperiodofthreedayseveryMarch.Youmightliketotryachocolate-coveredhabaneropepper—officiallythehottestpepperintheworld—oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.Butonething’sforsure—ifyoudon’tlikethefeelingofaburningtongue,thisfestivalisn’tforyou!

LaTomatina—Theworld’sbiggestfoodfight

OnthelastWednesdayofeveryAugust,theSpanishtownofBuñolhostsLaTomatina—theworld’slargestfoodfight.Aweek-longcelebrationleadsuptoanexcitingtomatobattleasthehigh-lightoftheweek’sevents.Theearlymorningseesthearrivaloflargetruckswithtomatoes—officialfight-startersgetthingsgoingbycastingtomatoesatthecrowd.

Thebattlelastslittlemorethanhalfanhour,inwhichtimearound50,000kilogramsoftomatoeshavebeenthrownatanyoneoranythingthatmoves,runs,orfightsback.Theneveryoneheadsdowntotherivertomakefriendsagain—andforamuch-neededwash!

（2015·福建高考）

1.IntheStiltoncheeserollingcompetition,competitorsoneachteammust　　　　. 

A.wearvariousformalclothes

B.rollawoodencheeseintheirownlane

C.kickorthrowtheircheese

D.usearealcheeseweighingaboutfourkilos

2.WhereistheFieryFoodandBBQFestivalheld?

A.InNewMexico.B.IntheCaribbean.

C.InAustralia.D.InChina.

3.ThecelebrationofLaTomatinalasts　　　　. 

A.threedaysB.sevendays

C.lessthanthreedaysD.morethansevendays

4.Whatcanweinferaccordingtothepassage?

A.ThechiefprizefortheStiltoncheeserollingcompetitionisbeerorportwine.

B.Morethan10,000ChinesetakepartintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

C.ThousandsofspicyfoodsareonshowintheFieryFoodandBBQFestival.

D.AnexcitingtomatobattletakesplaceatthebeginningofLaTomatina.

【文章大意】本文为说明文,主要给我们介绍了世界上几种与食物有关的有趣节日。

1.B　细节理解题。

根据StiltonCheeseRolling部分的“theymustnotkick...gointotheircompetitors’lane”和“thecheesesusedintheracearewoodenones”可判断,参赛队员在他们自己的赛道上滚动一个木制的奶酪。

故选B项。

2.A　细节理解题。

根据FieryFoodsFestival部分的第一句“Everyyearmorethan10,000peopleheadforthecityofAlbuquerque,NewMexico.”可知答案是A项。

3.B　细节理解题。

根据LaTomatina部分的“Aweek-longcelebration...”可知西红柿节的庆祝持续七天,答案选B项。

4.C　推理判断题。

根据FieryFoodsFestival部分的“...oranyoneofthethousandsofproductsthatareonshow.”可知C项正确。

二、语法填空（共10小题;每小题1.5分,满分15分）

Asmyfriendwaspassingtheelephants,hesuddenlystopped.He1.　　　　（confuse）bythefactthatthesehugeanimalswerebeingheldbynothing2.　　　　asmallrope.Theropewastiedtotheirfrontlegs.Nochains,nocages.Itwasobvious3.　　　　theelephantscouldbreakawayfromtheropesatanytime.Butforsomereason,theydidnot. 

Myfriendsawa4.　　　　（train）nearbyandaskedwhytheseelephantsjuststoodthereandmadenoattempt5.　　　　（get）away. 

“Well,”hesaid,“whentheyareveryyoungandmuch6.

（small）,weusethesamesizeropetotiethem.Atthatage,it’senoughtoholdthem.Astheygrowup,theyareusedto7.

（believe）thattheycannotbreakaway.Theybelievetheropecanstillholdthem,8.　　　　theynevertrytobreakfree.” 

Myfriendwasamazed.Theseanimalscouldatanytimebreakfreefromtheirbonds,butbecausetheybelievedtheycouldn’t,theywerestuckrightwheretheywere.

9.　　　　theelephants,howmanyofusgothroughlifehangingontoabeliefthatwecannotdosomething,simplybecausewefailedatitoncebefore?

Howmanyofusarebeingheldbackbyoutdatedbeliefsthatnolongerserveus?

Howmanyofushaveavoided10.　　　　（try）somethingnewbecauseofafalsebelief?

1.wasconfused。

beconfusedby为固定搭配,意为“被……迷惑,被……弄糊涂”。

根据上下文可知用一般过去时。

2.but。

此处意为“这些巨大的动物仅仅用一根小细绳拴着”。

nothingbut为固定搭配,意为“仅仅,只不过”。

3.that。

此处用that引导主语从句,It是形式主语,真正的主语是后面的从句。

4.trainer。

空前有不定冠词a,故此处应填动词train的名词形式trainer,意为“驯兽师”。

5.toget。

makenoattempttodosth.为固定用法,意为“不试图做某事,不打算做某事”。

6.smaller。

much用来修饰形容词的比较级,故填smaller。

7.believing。

beusedtodoingsth.为固定搭配,意为“习惯于做某事”。

8.so。

空前和空后的句子构成因果关系,故填so。

9.Like。

此处意为“正如大象一样”,故填连词Like。

10.trying。

avoiddoingsth.为固定用法,意为“避免做某事”。

PartB

一、完形填空（共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分）

SincefinishingmystudiesatHarvardandOxford,I’vewatchedonefriendafteranotherlandhigh-ranking,high-payingWallStreetjobs.Asexecutives（高级管理人员）withbanks,consultingfirms,establishedlawfirms,andmajorcorporations,manyarenow　1　ontheirwaytoimpressivecareers.Bysociety’s　2　,theyseemtohaveitmade. 

Onthesurface,thesepeopleseemtobeveryluckyinlife.Astheyleftstudentlifebehind,manyhada　3　drinkattheircheapbutfriendlylocalbar,shookhandswithlongtimeroommates,and　4　outofsmallapartmentsintohighbuildings.Theymadereservationsatrestaurantswherethecostofabottleofwine　5　acollegeyear’smonthlyrent.Theyreplacedtheirbelovedoldcarswithexpensivenewsportscars. 

Thethingis,anumberofthemhave　6　thatdespitetheirsuccess,theyaren’thappy.Some　7　ofunfriendlycoworkersandfeelsadforeight-hourworkweeksdevotedtotasksthey　8　.Somedonotrespectthecompaniestheyworkforandtalkoffeelingtiredand　9　.However,insteadofdevotingthemselvestotheirwork,theyfindthemselvesworkingtosupportthe　10　towhichtheyhavesoquicklybecome　11　. 

Peopleoftenspeakoftryingamoresatisfyingpath,and　12　intheendtheideaofleavingtheirjobstoworkforsomethingthey　13　orfindingapositionthatwouldgivethemmoretimewiththeirfamiliesalmostalwaysleadsthemtothesameconclusion:

it’s　14　.Theyhaveloans,bills,amortgage（抵押贷款）to　15　,retirementtosavefor.Theyrecognizethere’ss