第一部分　選修 7　Unit 4

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024長春外國語學校高三一質檢)

　　She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart.She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence.It was__1__outside, the kind of rain that split over the top of gutters, so much in a hurry to __2__the Earth.

　　We all __3__ there inside the door of the Wal-Mart.We all waited, some patient, others ___4__because nature messed up their hurried day.I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens __5__ away the dirt and dust of the world.Memories of running and playing so happily as a child came pouring in as a welcome __6__ from the memories of my day.

　　Her voice was so sweet as it __7__the depressing atmosphere.“Mom, let's run through the rain，” she said.

　　“What？” Mom asked.

　　“Let's run through the rain，” She repeated.

　　“No, honey.We'll wait until it__8__ down a bit.” Mom replied.

　　The young child waited another minute and repeated：“Mom, let's run through the rain.”

　　“We'll get wet through if we do，” Mom said.

　　“No, we won't, Mom.That's not what you said this morning，” the young girl said as she__9__ at her Mom's arm, “Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said，‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through __10__！’”

　　The entire crowd stopped dead__11__.No one came or left in the next few minutes.Mom __12__and thought for a while about what she would say.

　　Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly.Some might even ignore what was said.But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life, a time when__13__trust can be nurtured so that it would bloom into __14__，“Honey, you are __15__right.Let's run through the rain.If get wet, maybe we just need washing，” Mom said.Then off they ran.

　　We all stood watching, smiling as they ran past the cars.They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case.Soon they were __16__ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.And yes, I did.I ran.I got wet.I needed washing.

　　__17__ or people can take away your material possessions, your money, your health or sometimes your happiness.But no one can ever take away your __18__memories.So don't forget to take the opportunities to __19__memories every day.

　　To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.I do hope you will __20__the time to run through the rain.

　　()1.A.snowing B．shining

　　C．pouring D．cheering

　　()2.A.hitB．mix

　　C．makeD．bear

　　()3.A.layB．rested

　　C．sat D．stood

　　()4.A.excitedB．relaxed

　　C．a(chǎn)nnoyed D．a(chǎn)stonished

　　()5.A.runningB．washing

　　C．driving D．turning

　　()6.A.rewardB．relief

　　C．remark D．respond

　　()7.A.brokeB．disturbed

　　C．a(chǎn)woke D．extended

　　()8.A.calms B．slows

　　C．settles D．passes

　　()9.A.pointedB．glared

　　C．stared D．pulled

　　()10.A.anythingB．something

　　C．a(chǎn)nybody D．everybody

　　()11.A.silentB．content

　　C．touched D．inspired

　　()12.A.reasonedB．screamed

　　C．paused D．cried

　　()13.A.definiteB．concrete

　　C．a(chǎn)pparent D．innocent

　　()14.A.ambitionB．faith

　　C．a(chǎn)ssumption D．truth

　　()15.A.absolutelyB．loosely

　　C．hardlyD．considerably

　　()16.A.assessedB．challenged

　　C．followedD．ordered

　　()17.A.Methods B．Circumstances

　　C．Chances D．Occasions

　　()18.A.correctB．proper

　　C．preciousD．particular

　　()19.A.rememberB．promote

　　C．forget D．make

　　()20.A.take B．cost

　　C．occupyD．a(chǎn)rrange

　　【主旨大意】本文主要講述了一個溫馨的故事。一天，大雨把人們擋在超市里，回不了家，氣氛很壓抑。一個小女孩央求她媽媽跑著沖過去。因為她記得媽媽曾說過：如果上帝讓我們熬過這件事(癌癥)，他就能讓我們經(jīng)歷任何事；如果上帝非要我們淋雨的話，說明我們需要洗一洗。小女孩的樂觀態(tài)度感染了作者和周圍的人，帶領著他們沖過雨幕。

　　1．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：外面正下著傾盆大雨。 shine意為“閃光，照耀”；pour“傾倒，傾瀉”；cheer“歡呼，高興”。

　　2．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：雨好像是沖破了水槽，快速沖擊著大地。hit意為“擊打，襲擊”；mix“使……混合”；bear“忍受”。

　　3．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：我們都站在沃爾瑪超市門口里面。

　　4．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：我們都等著。有的很耐心，有的很煩惱，因為大雨破壞了本來就匆忙的一天。excited意為“興奮的，激動的”；relaxed“輕松的”；annoyed“惱怒的”；astonished“吃驚的”。

　　5．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：我沉浸在這聲音和情景中，看著老天爺沖走世界上的灰塵。run away意為“跑遠”；wash away“沖走”；drive away“趕走，驅走”；turn away“走開，轉過臉”。

　　6．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：小時候奔跑玩耍的情景涌入腦海，為今天的此情此景帶來些許慰藉。reward意為“報酬，獎勵”；relief“減輕，減緩，安慰”；remark“評論”；respond“回答，應答”。

　　7．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：她的聲音如此甜美，打破了壓抑的氣氛。break意為“打破”；disturb“打擾，妨礙”；awake“喚醒”；extend“延伸，擴大”。

　　8．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：我們等一會兒，等到雨下得慢一點。calm down意為“平靜下來，鎮(zhèn)靜下來”；slow down“慢下來”；settle down“安居，安定下來”；pass down“傳下來”。

　　9．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：小女孩用力拉著她媽媽的手說。point at意為“指向”；glare at“怒視”；stare at“凝視”；pull at“用力拉”。

　　10．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：如果上帝讓我們熬過這件事(癌癥)，他就能讓我們經(jīng)歷任何事。

　　11．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：所有人都停下來，陷入死一般的沉寂。silent意為“沉默的”；content“滿意的”；touched“受感動的”；inspired“有靈感的，受鼓舞的”。

　　12．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：媽媽停頓了一下，思考要說些什么。reason意為“說理，推理”；scream“尖叫”；pause“停頓”；cry“哭，哭喊”。

　　13．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：這是一個可以依據(jù)小時候而下斷言的時刻。(我們可以斷言)天真的信任能發(fā)展成信仰。definite意為“一定的，確切的”；concrete“具體的，有形的”；apparent“顯然的，表面上的”；innocent“天真的”。

　　14．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：同上句。ambition意為“雄心，報復”；faith“信仰，信念”；assumption“假定，設想”；truth“真理，事實”。

　　15．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：親愛的，你說得太對了。 absolutely意為“絕對地，完全地”；loosely“寬松地，輕率地”；hardly“幾乎不”；considerably“相當?shù)兀浅５亍薄?/p>

　　16．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：他們身后跟著幾個人，都尖叫著、孩子般笑著跑到自己的車旁邊。assess意為“評估，評價”；challenge“挑戰(zhàn)”；follow“跟隨”；order“命令，點餐”。

　　17．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：環(huán)境會奪走你的財產(chǎn)、金錢、健康甚至你的幸福。method意為“方法”；circumstances“環(huán)境，情況”；chance“機會，機遇”；occasion“時機，場合”。

　　18．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：但是沒人能帶走你珍貴的回憶。correct意為“正確的”；proper“恰當?shù)摹保籶recious“珍貴的”；particular“特別的”。

　　19．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：別忘了每天把握機會制造美好的回憶。remember意為“記得”；promote“促進，提升”；forget“忘記”；make“制造”。

　　20．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：我真的希望你能花些時間在雨中穿行。take意為“拿走，采取，耗費(時間)”；cost“花費”；occupy“占據(jù)，占領”；arrange“安排”。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　(2024安徽合肥168中學高三第二次段考，D)

　　Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy—they're given after all.Choices can be hard.

　　I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.I had just turned 30 years old, and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't, and I wasn't sure what to expect.MacKenzie told me I should go for it.As a young boy, I'd been a garage inventor.I'd always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.

　　I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.

　　After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice.For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.

　　()1.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

　　A．His dream of being an inventor.

　　B．The support of his wife.

　　C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.

　　D．Millions of exciting titles.

　　()2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

　　A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

　　B．He would be very excited if he tried it out.

　　C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.

　　D．The decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify him.

　　()3.We can know from the passage that ______.

　　A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

　　B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea

　　C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea

　　D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed

　　()4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　A．Cleverness and Kindness.

　　B．The Starting of Amazon.

　　C．Following My Passion.

　　D．We Are What We Choose.

　　【主旨大意】本篇為記敘文。題材為個人經(jīng)歷。作者介紹了當初辭職并創(chuàng)辦亞馬遜網(wǎng)店的決策過程，這是一個追求自己的夢想和激情的一個決斷。

　　1．【答案】C

　　【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段的“I came across … very exciting to me”可知：互聯(lián)網(wǎng)迅速發(fā)展，促使作者想開網(wǎng)上書店。

　　2．【答案】A

　　【解析】細節(jié)理解題。畫線句子：我懷疑我會因沒有去嘗試一下而糾結。

　　3．【答案】C

　　【解析】推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段的“I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.”可知：即使失敗，作者不會后悔去嘗試。而A項(老板認為這個想法適合作者)，與原文相反；B項(如果嘗試一下，他會很興奮)與原文不符；C項(作者如果失敗，會回到老板那兒)，原文沒有提到。

　　4．【答案】D

　　【解析】主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一句“For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.”可找到答案。

　　Ⅲ.七選五閱讀

　　(2024湖南師大附中高三上學期第三次月考)

　　Could Organizing Your Home Change Your Life?

　　Marie Kondo is an expert on organizing and cleaning.She is considered an expert on clearing away unused or unnecessary things, better known as clutter.Actually, she did write a book on the issue, which is called “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”．__1__ It has sold more than 2 million copies.

　　Marie Kondo says people can improve their lives by changing the way they think about all their stuff—everything from books, documents and photographs to clothing and personal mementoes.“__2__ And this is pretty good.” Ms.Kondo writes.

　　This is not the first time an organizing expert has written a book on clutter.Other books suggest wonderful things will happen when you organize your home.One book says that if you throw out 50 things from your home, you will actually find your life.__3__ And still others promise a better job, more money and a perfect family if you simply organize the things that fill your life.__4__ She told the Business Insider website that some of her clients have lost weight.“Your self-perception is improved by living in a clean and neat room，” she said.“This can change lifestyles and, in turn, appearances.”

　　Marie Kondo teaches a method of organizing she calls KonMari.It is more of an event or ceremony.This is the part that followers say makes it more lasting.Ms.Kondo says KonMari creates a different relationship between you and your possessions.If the object meant something to you or served you well, you thank it for its service before throwing or giving it away.In her book, Ms.Kondo suggests that you touch the item and ask one simple question: “Does it bring me joy？”__5__

　　A．Her book is a best-seller around the world.

　　B．Marie Kondo makes some of the same claims.

　　C．On the contrary, Marie Kondo disagrees with it.

　　D．Unnecessary things just take up too much space in your home.

　　E．If it doesn't, you give it away so that it may give joy to someone else.

　　F．Another book says that if you make clutter disappear, you will also lose weight.

　　G．When you put your house in order, you put your affairs and your past in order too.

　　1．【答案】A

　　【解析】上文提到《The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up》這本書，下文說這是一本全世界暢銷的書，接下來說賣了多少。

　　2．【答案】G

　　【解析】考查對上下文的理解。上文提到通過改變你思考你所有一切來改善你的生活，接下來說你把你房子里的東西規(guī)整到位，你就是把你的一切事情和過去歸位。符合行文邏輯。

　　3．【答案】F

　　【解析】上文的one book提到如果你丟出去你家里50件東西，你就會發(fā)現(xiàn)你的生活。接下來另一本說另一個觀點。緊接著的下文still others表示還有書說如果你清理好你的生活你會得到更多。從one…another…others可以推知F選項是正確答案。

　　4．【答案】B

　　【解析】從下文的She可以推知B選項符合題意。

　　5．【答案】E

　　【解析】從下文的“If it doesn't”可以知道，前面的一句是“Does it bring me joy？”回答這句話E選項符合題意。