2020版高考英语总复习高考提能练（四十五）（含解析）外研版选修8

2020版高考英语总复习高考提能练（四十五）（含解析）外研版选修8

高考提能练(四十五)Module3　ForeignFoodⅠ.阅读理解A[2019·福州市质量检测]SteveBrosnihanisthe“residentcartoonist”attheChildren'sHospital,whowandersfromroomtoroomdrawingandchattinganddoingwhateverelsehecanthinkoftocheerupthesickchildren.Duringonevisit,hewassayinggoodnighttoateenagepatientwhenhehadabrightidea.Stevetoldtheteenagertolookoutofthewindowafterheleft.Outside,Steveflickered(闪烁)hisbikelightuptowardthehospital.Tohissurprise,theteenresponded,flickeringhisownroomlightsrightback.Everynightafterthat,Steveflickeredhislight,andmoreandmorekidsflickeredback.Whenhementionedittoafriendworkingatarestaurant,theownersaidhewantedintoo.Hestartedtoflickertherestaurantsignforoneminuteeverynightat8：30.Soonenough,thecustomersstartedjoininginwithflashlightsandcellphones.Almostbyaccident,asimpleactionwaschangingintoapowerfulconnectionbetweenlocalpeopleandsickchildren.Nowmorethan20groupsareonboardforthe8：30p．m.flicker.EveryWednesdaynight,policeofficerslineuptheircarsandflashthem.Evenboatsontheriverjoinintogivetheirbrightgoodnightwavetokidswhoaregoingthroughfrighteningsituationsandsleepinginastrangeplace.“ItisallIlookforwardtobasicallyallday，”saysAbigailWaldron,agedten.“Itjustshowsyouthatsomebodyishelpingyouthroughyourwholeexperienceinthehospital.”“Itwouldbeveryhardnottodothis，”saysSteve，“onceyoustart.”Themostpowerfulofall,headds,comesfromthefamiliesofchildrenwhohavedied.Theycontinuetoreturntothehospitaltoflickeralightoutsideinsupportofchildrenwhoarestillpatients.体裁：记叙文　题材：帮助他人　主题：在医院外闪烁车灯使病中的孩子振作【解题导语】　本文主要讲述了SteveBrosnihan在儿童医院外向医院闪烁车灯使生病的孩子振作起来的故事，后来更多的人参与到闪烁灯光的活动中。【难句分析】　SteveBrosnihanisthe“residentcartoonist”attheChildren'sHospital，whowandersfromroomtoroomdrawingandchattinganddoingwhateverelsehecanthinkoftocheerupthesickchildren.分析：这是一个复合句。who引导非限制性定语从句，指代SteveBrosnihan并在从句中充当主语；drawingandchattinganddoingwhateverelsehecanthinkoftocheerupthesickchildren为伴随状语；whatever引导宾语从句；tocheerupthesickchildren为目的状语。译文：SteveBrosnihan是儿童医院里的“住院漫画家”，为了使生病的孩子高兴起来，他从一个房间走到另一个房间，画画、聊天，竭尽所能帮助孩子们振作。1．WhydidSteveBrosnihanflickerhisbikelight?A．Togetlightforthehospital.B．Tocomfortateenagepatient.C．Toinformthepatientsofhisleaving.D．Toexpectaresponsefromateenager.答案与解析：B　考查推理判断。根据第一段中的“SteveBrosnihanisthe‘residentcartoonist’attheChildren'sHospital，whowandersfromroomtoroomdrawingandchattinganddoingwhateverelsehecanthinkoftocheerupthesickchildren”和最后一段中的“Theycontinuetoreturntothehospitaltoflickeralightoutsideinsupportnofchildrenwhoarestillpatients”可以推知，SteveBrosnihan在医院外闪烁车灯是为了使生病的孩子高兴起来，是为了安慰生病的孩子，故选B项。2．WhatdoesthelastsentenceinPara.3mean?A．Asmallactioncanmakeadifference.B．Actionsspeaklouderthanwords.C．Lovemakestheworldgoround.D．Greatmindsthinkalike.答案与解析：A　考查句意理解。句子的字面意思是：几乎是偶然间，一个简单的动作正在变为当地人和生病的孩子们之间的强有力的纽带。再根据本段中提到的SteveBrosnihan把自己所做的事告诉朋友后带来的影响可以推出A选项(一个小小的动作可以产生影响)符合文意。3．WhatcanwelearnfromWaldron'swords?A．Helikestoflickerlights.B．Heisfrightenedoftreatment.C．Hegetswarmthfromthelights.D．Helikestheboatlight.答案与解析：C　考查推理判断。Waldron所说的话的意思是基本上来讲这是“我”一整天所期待的，那表明有人正在帮你度过你在医院那段难熬的时间；根据上下文可知，闪烁灯光这件事是为了使生病而住院的孩子们高兴起来，Waldron表达的意思是闪烁灯光这件事对生病的他来说，是有所期待的，使自己感到受了帮助，得到了温暖，故答案为C选项。4．Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TreatmentforSickChildrenB．AWarmheartedCartoonistC．ThePowerfulLightsD．LightsFlickeringintheHospital答案与解析：C　考查标题判断。纵观整篇文章可知，SteveBrosnihan偶然有一个在医院外向医院闪烁车灯以使生病的孩子高兴起来的想法，之后在实施该想法的过程中，得到越来越多生病的孩子的回应，并且后来，更多的人参与到该活动中；再根据最后两段内容可知，这个行为影响很大，C选项能够突出主题，故选C。B[2019·湖南长郡中学检测]Wetalkaboutpeoplebeing“colourblind”butveryfewofusare.Eventhosewhodescribethemselvesascolourblindarenormallyjustcolourdeficient.Astronglycolourblindpersonwillstillbeabletotell20differentcolours,comparedtothe100orsothatnormalsightedpeoplesee.Pingelap,atinyislandinthePacific,isabeautifulspotbutonethathasagenetictrouble.ItisknownasColourblindIslandbecausesomanypeoplewholiveonthisremoteislandcanonlyseeinblackandwhite.Notbeingabletoseeincolourisbadenough.Butoneislander,Herrol,who'safisherman,alsostrugglesinfullsunlightbecauseallheseesisapainfulburntoutimage.“Ifinditdifficulttogooutsideinthesun，”hesays，“becausewhenit'ssunnyIcannotseetodomywork.”Butifbeingtrulycolourblindisrare,whyisitthataround10%ofthepopulationofPingelapliveinatotallyblackandwhiteworld?Well,weknowthatin1780thepopulationofPingelapwasallbutwipedoutbyatsunami(海啸).Asfewas20peoplesurvived,oneofwhomwastheking.It'sbelievedthathehadageneticfaultthatcausescolourblindnessandhepassedthisfaultontohismanygenerations.Thereisoneadvantage.Herrolcanseewell,reallywell,inthedark.Sowhenitgetsdark,Herrolandhisfriendsgetintheirboatsandhuntflyingfish.Theyhangupflamingtorchesandtheflyingfishareattractedtotheflames.“Thistypeoffishingisfun，”Herrolsays,“especiallyifwecatchplenty.Soeventhoughnit'shardworkweenjoyit.”体裁：说明文　题材：奇闻趣事　主题：色盲岛【语篇解读】　本文主要介绍了色盲岛——Pingelap岛，以及该岛上居民色盲的原因、情况等。【难句分析】　ItisknownasColourblindIslandbecausesomanypeoplewholiveonthisremoteislandcanonlyseeinblackandwhite.分析：该句为复合句。句中becausesomanypeoplewholiveonthisremoteislandcanonlyseeinblackandwhite为because引导的原因状语从句，其中wholiveonthisremoteisland为who引导的定语从句，修饰先行词somanypeople。译文：它被称为色盲岛，因为居住在这个偏远岛屿上的这么多人(眼中)看到的颜色，只有黑色和白色。5．WhatisPingelapfamousas?A．Atinyisland.B．Abeautifulisland.C．Amentallytroubledisland.D．Acolourblindisland.答案与解析：D　考查细节理解。根据第二段第二句“ItisknownasColourblindIslandbecausesomanypeoplewholiveonthisremoteislandcanonlyseeinblackandwhite”可知，Pingelap岛因被称为色盲岛而出名，故D项正确。6．WhatcanweinferaboutHerrol?A．Hemaystayathomewhenit'ssunny.B．Heisinterestedinburntoutimages.C．Helikestakingphotosverymuch.D．Hedoesn'tliveinPingelapanymore.答案与解析：A　考查推理判断。根据第三段最后一句中的“Ifinditdifficulttogooutsideinthesun...becausewhenit'ssunnyIcannotseetodomywork”可知，他发现在阳光下无法看东西，所以无法工作。据此可以判断，阳光充足时他可能会待在家里面，故A项正确。7．WhyareaboutonetenthofpeopleinPingelapcolourblind?A．BecausePingelapoftensuffersfromtsunamis.B．Becausethekinghadanunluckymarriage.C．Becausetheking'sgeneticfaultplayedarole.D．Becausethekingmadeaseriousmistake.答案与解析：C　考查细节理解。根据第五段最后一句“It'sbelievedhehadageneticfaultthatcausescolourblindnessandhepassedthisfaultontohismanygenerations”可知，该岛的国王有导致色盲的基因，这是一种基因缺陷，他将这一基因传给了后代，所以岛上的很多人是色盲，故C项正确。8．Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A．TheIslandofColourblindnessB．TheDisadvantageofHerrolC．TheHistoryofPingelapD．TheAdvantageofColourblindness答案与解析：A　考查标题判断。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了色盲岛——Pingelap岛，故A项正确。Ⅱ.七选五[2019·合肥市质量检测]Choosingtherightcollegeforyouisnotsoeasy.Youshouldhaveageneralideaofwhatyouwantanddon'twant.Theideacanguideyoutowhatfitsyourneedsbest.__1__.Thinkaboutwhatmajoryouwanttostudyincollege.Ifyouknowthat,justlookatcollegesthathaveyourmajor.__2__.Sothinkcarefullyaboutyourmajorandinterestsbeforechoosingone.nWherethecollegeislocatedmatters.Anyonewhotellsyouthelocationisn'timportantislying.__3__，stayawayfromschoolsincoldareas.Ifyoulookforwardtoworkinginthepublishingindustry,NewYorkmaybeyourbestbet.Ifyourparentswantyoutostayclosetohome,pleasedon'tconsideranywherethatrequiresaplanetickettogetto.Thinkabouthowmuchyoucanafford.Areyourparentspayingforyoureducation?Ifso,howmucharetheywillingtospend?Doyouhavetocontributeanything?Financialaidandscholarshipsexist,butdon'tcountonanything.Areyouwillingtogetintodebtatschool?__4__，theseareallthingstoconsiderforyou.Makesureyou'regoingtospendtimewiththerightpeople.Thecoolthingaboutcollegeisthateachdifferentoneattractsdifferentkindsofpeople.Forthefirstthinginyourlife,yougettochoosewhereyougettospendyourtimeandwhoyougettospenditwith.__5__.Andmakesurethatthepeopleyou'rewithforfouryearsareyourkindofpeople.A．Ifyoudon'tlikecoldweatherB．BeforeyoufallinlovewithacollegeC．CollegeisaboutlearningwhatyouloveD．You'dbetterchooseamajorthatispopularE．GotothecollegewithsomepeopleyoulikeF．Remember,aboveall,it'speoplethatmakeplacesG．Theseguidelineswillhelpyoufigureoutwhatcollegeyouwanttogoto体裁：说明文　题材：选择大学　主题：选择大学的注意事项【语篇解读】　文章中列举了几项选择大学必须考虑的因素。1．答案与解析：G　通读全文可知，此处统领下文要讲的几个因素。G项“这些指导原则会帮助你弄清你想去什么大学”，承接上句“这个想法会指引你找到最能满足你的需求的大学”，引出下文选择大学必须考虑的几个因素，故选G项。2．答案与解析：C　此段首句说，要先考虑自己想学的专业。又根据下文“Sothinkcarefullyaboutyourmajorandinterestsbeforechoosingone”可知，C项“大学是关于学你喜欢的东西的”衔接上下文，故选C项。3．答案与解析：A　此段首句明确说选大学时要考虑大学的地理位置。A项“你如果不喜欢寒冷天气”和地理位置有关，且和后面“远离寒冷地区的学校”衔接紧密。4．答案与解析：B　此段首句讲选大学还要考虑自己所能承担的费用，然后列举了几个需要考虑的问题。由此可知，在喜欢上一所大学之前，这些都是你必须要考虑的因素，故选B。5．答案与解析：F　此段首句明确说在大学里要与合适的人在一起。F项讲了人的重要作用，与上文“Forthefirstthinginyourlife...whoyougettospenditwith”相呼应，符合语境。Ⅲ.短文改错[2014·全国卷Ⅰ]Nearlyfiveyearsbefore,andwiththehelpbyourfather,mysisterandIplantedsomecherrytomatoes(圣女果)inourbackgarden.Sincethen—foralltheseyear—wehadbeenallowingtomatoestoselfseedwheretheyplease.Asresult,theplantsaregrowingsomewhere.Thefruitsaresmallinsize,butjuicyandtaste.Therearesomuchthatweoftensharethemwithourneighbors.Althoughweallowtomatoplantstogrowinthesameplaceyearafteryear,butwehaveneverhadanydiseaseorinsectattackproblems.Wearegrowingwonderfullytomatoesatnocost!答案：Nearlyfiveyears，andwiththehelpbyourfather,mysisterandIplantedsomecherrytomatoes(圣女果)inourbackgarden.Sincethen—forallnthese—wehadbeenallowingtomatoestoselfseedwheretheyplease.Asresult,theplantsaregrowing.Thefruitsaresmallinsize,butjuicyand.Therearesothatweoftensharethemwithourneighbors.Althoughweallowtomatoplantstogrowinthesameplaceyearafteryear,/wehaveneverhadanydiseaseorinsectattackproblems.Wearegrowingtomatoesatnocost!①before改为ago。由下文可知，此处讲述的是过去的事情，“时间段＋ago”表示“……以前”，与一般过去时连用，故将before改为ago。②by改为of。withthehelpofsb.为固定搭配，意为“在某人的帮助下”，故将by改为of。③year改为years。these后应用名词的复数形式，故将year改为years。④had改为have。时间状语Sincethen一般与现在完成时连用，故将had改为have。⑤在As后加a。asaresult为固定短语，意为“因此；结果”。⑥somewhere改为everywhere。根据上下文可知，他们让圣女果自由地繁殖生长，因此圣女果应该长得到处都是，而不仅仅只在某些地方生长，故将somewhere改为everywhere。⑦taste改为tasty。and前后的并列成分的词性应保持一致，且juicy是形容词，故应用taste的形容词形式tasty，意为“美味的”。⑧much改为many。根据前面的Thereare及后面的them可知，此处应指代复数可数名词fruits，故将much改为many。⑨删除but或but改为yet。although引导让步状语从句，不与表转折的连词but连用，但可以与yet连用，故此处可将but删除或将其改为yet。⑩wonderfully改为wonderful。tomatoes为名词，应用形容词修饰，故将wonderfully改为wonderful。