高考英语复习Unit5ArtandCulture语言知识运用组块专练——练准度（含解析）重庆大学版.docx

Unit 5 Art and Culture语言知识运用组块专练练准度(限时：25分钟).完形填空From childhood, Moira loved to write.Throughout school she _1_ writing, but pursuing (追求) it _2_ was never a possibility.Her father was a doctor, her mother a nurse.“Medicine was a fairly _3_ choice，” Moira says, “and writing was a career where it wasnt a _4_ that youd have high income.”She became a doctor but still wanted to write something.However, being a doctor was so _5_ that she didnt take up writing until her thirties.She _6_ a novel a fictionalized version of her travel in China after university.She got excellent _7_.Moira sent it off to as many agents as she could find, and found one who wanted to _8_ her.Suddenly, it seemed she was on her _9_ as an author.“I had one lengthy phone call with the agent where we _10_ all possible areas that she thought needed _11_.I worked on those and sent it back to her but didnt hear anything.” It wasnt long _12_ Moira found another agent who was _13_ if she was willing to rewrite it from the first person to the third person.She did the hard work and sent it off again.“I got back a really brief letter: Thank you, Im no longer interested. It was really _14_.”A decade went by, and Moira found herself eager to write again, this time _15_ for her own enjoyment.She _16_ herself the challenge of creating a thriller and chose Western Australia as her setting.As she was writing just for herself, something surprising began to happen.“The characters _17_ a life of their own; they started doing things I hadnt thought about.It just _18_.” One day, an agent called from Australia.Three weeks later, Moira had a publication deal.Her novel, Cicada, was published in March.“_19_ it hadnt been published I still gained so much from the _20_，” says Moira.语篇解读：本文通过Moira爱好写作并坚持写作的故事告诉我们：每个人都要为实现自己的梦想而去努力尝试，只有经历过才能够有所得，在追求的过程中不要过于担心结果，只有这样才能成功。1A.learntBavoidedCconsidered Denjoyed解析：选D根据首句“From childhood，Moira loved to write.”可知，从童年开始，Moira就爱好写作；由此推断，在上学期间，她仍然“喜欢(enjoyed)”写作。2A.actively BprofessionallyCenergetically Dpermanently解析：选B根据生活常识及该句中的关键词“never a possibility”可知，把写作当作职业来追求几乎是不可能的。actively“积极地”；professionally“作为职业”；energetically“精力充沛地”；permanently“永久地”。故B项正确。3A.influential BclearCterrible Dsafe解析：选D根据设空处前一句“Her father was a doctor，her mother a nurse”可知，她的父母会给予她医学方面很多的帮助，所以Moira认为医学是一个十分安全的(safe)选择。influential“有影响力的”。4A.dream BpurposeCchoice Dcertainty解析：选D根据设空后的“youd have high income”可知，Moira也认为写作是一个不一定能带来高收入的职业。certainty“确定的事”，符合语境，故选项D正确。5A.promising BdiscouragingCdemanding Dinteresting解析：选C根据设空后的“she didnt take up writing until her thirties”可知，医生是一个要求很高的职业，因此她直到三十多岁才开始写作。promising“有希望的；有前途的”；discouraging“使人泄气的”；demanding“苛刻的；要求高的”；interesting“有趣的”。故选项C正确。6A.produced BintroducedCbought Dreceived解析：选A根据语境可知，她以大学毕业后在中国的旅游经历为背景创作了一本小说。produce“创作；生产”；introduce“介绍”；buy“买”；receive“收到”。故选项A正确。7A.rewards BreadersCreviews Dpraises解析：选C根据该段最后一句“Suddenly，it seemed she was on her _9_ as an author”可以判断，这部小说写出来后，她得到了极好的评论。reward“报酬”；reader“读者”；review“评论”；praise“赞扬”。故选项C正确。8A.employ BrepresentCtrust Dguide解析：选B根据语境可知，在众多的代理人中有一个人愿意代理出版这本小说。employ“雇用；使用”；represent“代表；代理”；trust“信任”；guide“指导”。故选项B正确。9A.own BfeetCway Dbusiness解析：选C根据语境可知，她似乎突然就要成为作家了。on ones way“即将到达或发生”，故选项C正确。10A.took off Bwent throughCpulled down Dcame over解析：选B根据语境可知，Moira在电话中与代理人就小说中所有代理人认为需要“润色(polishing)”的地方进行了“仔细琢磨(went through)”。take off“脱下；起飞”；go through“仔细察看；仔细琢磨”；pull down“拆毁；推翻”；come over“过来；来访”。故选项B正确。11A.deleting BadaptingCpolishing Dcovering解析：选C参见上题解析。 delete“删除”；adapt“适应；改编”；polish“修改；润色”；cover“覆盖；报道”。故选项C正确。12A.before BafterCsince Dwhen解析：选A根据上文中的“sent it back to her but didnt hear anything”可知，Moira重新把小说发给代理人但是没有收到任何回复，不久之后Moira找到了另外一个代理人。句型It wasnt long before .意思是“不久之后”。故选项A正确。13A.fascinated BinterestedCanxious Damused解析：选B根据下文中的“Im no longer interested”可知，此处指这位代理人对她的书感兴趣。fascinated“入迷的”；interested“感兴趣的”；anxious“焦急的；忧虑的”；amused“逗笑的”。故选项B正确。14A.common BabsurdCterrifying Ddisappointing解析：选D从两位代理人的态度可知，Moira这两次都以失败告终，所以这件事情肯定令她感到失望。common“共同的”；absurd“荒谬的”；terrifying“令人恐惧的”；disappointing“令人失望的”。故选项D正确。15A.purely BwonderfullyCinstantly Dsadly解析：选A根据该句中的“found herself eager to write again .own enjoyment”可知，她发现自己渴望再次写作，而这次写作“仅仅(purely)”是为了个人乐趣。purely“仅仅；纯粹地”；wonderfully“非常好；非常”；instantly“立即”；sadly“悲伤地”。故选项A正确。16A.set BfoundCmade Dpermitted解析：选A根据语境可知，Moira向自己“提出(set)”了一个挑战，写一部惊险小说。find“发现”；make “制造”；permit“允许；许可”。故选项A正确。17A.put up Btook onCwent over Dgot down解析：选B根据该句“The characters _17_a life of their own；they started doing things I hadnt thought about.”可知，小说中的人物开始“具有(took on)”他们自己的生活。put up“建造；张贴”；take on“开始具有(某种特征、面貌等)”；go over“仔细检查”；get down“下来；取下”。故选项B正确。18A.flew BflashedCbroke Dsurvived解析：选A根据下文可知，Moira的书得到了一位澳大利亚代理人的关注并顺利出版；据此可以推断，这部小说成功了。fly“成功”。故选项A正确。19A.Ever since BAs ifCIf only DEven if解析：选D根据语境可推断出，“即使(Even if)”这部小说没有出版，Moira仍然在这个“过程(process)”中得到许多。ever since“自从”；as if“好像；似乎”；if only“要是就好了”；even if“即使；尽管”。故选项D正确。20A.adventure BpracticeCprocess Dresult解析：选C参见上题解析。adventure“冒险”；practice“实践”；process“过程”。故选项C正确。.语法填空From Readers to National Treasure, TV programs seeking to take advantage _1_ Chinese audiences growing interest in traditional culture had a great year in 2017.During a time _2_ hiring famous pop stars and using silly gimmicks (噱头) have become major trends in drawing younger Chinese viewers, no one ever expected that these slowpaced and serious shows focused on Chinese tradition and culture would _3_ (accept) so widely.But the fact is that shows like The Chinese Poetry Conference and Letters Alive quickly climbed to _4_ top of the national TV ratings.The popularity of this type of program shows that many Chinese _5_ (be) eager to learn more about traditional culture.While Letters Alive and Readers invite people from all walks of life _6_ (read) letters, essays or poems written by respectable writers and other great people, National Treasure focuses on the _7_ (attract) stories and history behind nationallevel cultural relics (遗物)One reason for these shows being _8_ (huge) successful might be their human focus.Literary works _9_ (share) in these shows talk about real life and they also appeal to regular viewers rather than just literature lovers.Though National Treasure focuses on introducing ancient _10_ (treasure), it focuses more on the human stories behind them.语篇解读：近几年，一系列聚焦中国优秀传统文化的节