2021届高考英语一轮总复习课时作业19Module1LifeintheFuture含解析外研版

1、课时作业19life in the future.阅读理解aalabama：priester's pecansdessert in the south basically starts and ends with a gooey pecan pie, especially in alabama, where the pecan is the official state nut. while there are plenty of farms that pick and package pecans, perhaps the most famous is priester's,

2、 a family­run business that has been supplying alabama with its favorite nuts for over seven decades.alaska：salmon jerkyforget beef jerky (肉干)in alaska, it's all about the salmon jerky. home to five different species of the flavorful fish (king, red, pink, silver, and chum), the northernmos

3、t state produces nearly one­third of the wild salmon consumed around the world. bonus: salmon is one of the seven healthiest fish you can eat.arizona：saguaro cactusesas the largest cactus (仙人掌) in the united states, the saguaro cactus is found only in arizona's sonoran desert. living to be

4、up to 200 years old, the cactuses, whose flower is also the state's flower, are generally around 30 feet tall and can grow unlimited arms. want to see for yourself? visit one of these 10 outstanding deserts in america.california：the wine guideit isn't called the “wine country” for no reason.

5、 northern california, specifically napa valley and sonoma valley, produces over 60,000 registered wine labels, making vino the state's most valuable agricultural product. if you're looking for the most popular varietals (品种葡萄酒), the top two frequently planted grapes are chardonnay and cabern

6、et sauvignon.本文介绍了美国四个州的特产，包括阿拉巴马州的priester农场的山核桃，阿拉斯加州的鲑鱼和亚利桑那州的巨柱仙人掌以及加利福尼亚州的葡萄酒。1how long has the priester's farm lasted?aover 7 years. bover 30 years.cover 70 years. dover 200 years.答案：c解析：细节理解题。根据第一段尾句中的“priester's, a family­run business.for over seven decades”可知，priester农场有70多年的历史

7、，故c项正确。2which state is famous for salmon?aalaska. barizona.calabama. dcalifornia.答案：a解析：细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词“salmon”定位至alaska：salmon jerky部分，根据该部分第一句“forget beef jerky (肉干)in alaska, it's all about the salmon jarky”可知，阿拉斯加州以鲑鱼而闻名，故a项正确。3where does the text probably come from?aa library guide. ba new

8、report.ca project handbook. da travel guide.答案：d解析：文章出处题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了美国四个州的特产。据此可推知，本文最可能摘自旅游手册，故d项正确。bfor the past few months, my three­year­old daughter has spent an hour every week learning a foreign language. she walks into a small room in a local school, where she and a handful of t

9、hree­and four­year­olds spend the next hour dancing to “la vaca lola”， a song about a spanish cow, creating finger puppets (木偶) to voice what they like and don't like (me gusta, no me gusta) and shouting out which animals are big (grande) or small (pequeño)she tells us little

10、 about the classes. in fact, for the first few weeks, nothing at all. i begin to wonder if it was a huge mistake (each lesson works out at about 9) but then i show her “la vaca lola” on the internet. she shouts “vaca” with enthusiasm and with what i hope is a spanish accent.the wish to enroll (使加入)

11、her in language lessons came, like most things, gradually and then in a sudden rush. in my day job, i read and edit stories about the chinese economy. for a long time, i felt that it would be good for her to learn another language but i had no great plan as to when.then i read edward luce's the

12、retreat of western liberalism and all my thoughts and worry about the economy combined into a panic. waking in a sweat, i realized that if my daughter was to have any kind of future, she would have to learn another language. ideally (理想地), immediately.i thought about mandarin chinese, one of the top

13、 10 languages most important for our future, according to the british council (others include spanish, arabic, french, german, portuguese, italian, russian, dutch and japanese). but there were no classes for young children nearby. there were, however, local spanish classesthe number one language on

14、the list. when she started to sing “incy wincy spider” in spanish and englishhelped by a spanish nursery workerour decision was made.本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者让女儿学习西班牙语的原因以及女儿学习西班牙语的经历。4what can we learn about the author's daughter from the first paragraph?ashe uses finger puppets to perform.bshe is the old

15、est student in her spanish class.cshe learns spanish by dancing to songs.dshe has learnt spanish for one month.答案：c解析：细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“she walks into a small room in a local school, where she and a handful of three­and four­year­olds spend the next hour dancing to la vaca lola， a song

16、 about a spanish cow”可知，作者的女儿是通过跟着西班牙语歌曲跳舞来学习西班牙语的，故c项正确。5how did the author feel about her daughter's class at first?aproud. bsurprised.cdelighted. ddoubtful.答案：d解析：观点态度题。根据第二段中的“she tells us little about the classes.i begin to wonder if it was a huge mistake (each lesson works out at about 9)”

17、可知，作者的女儿几乎不会谈起她的西班牙语课，这让作者很怀疑自己给女儿报班学习西班牙语是否是一个错误。故d项正确。6why did the author ask her daughter to learn a foreign language?ato prepare her for the coming school education.bto equip her for her future.cto encourage her to have belief in herself.dto develop her interest in singing.答案：b解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二

18、句中的“i realized that if my daughter was to have any kind of future, she would have to learn another language”可知，作者认为自己的女儿若想有个美好的未来就必须掌握一门外语，所以作者让女儿学习外语是为了给她的未来做打算，故b项正确。7what made the author decide to enroll her daughter in spanish lessons?athe daughter's performance.bthe daughter's great int

19、erest.cthe nursery worker's suggestion.dthe fast­growing economy.答案：a解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“when she started to sing incy wincy spider in spanish and englishhelped by a spanish nursery workerour decision was made”可知，作者的女儿用西班牙语和英语唱了一首歌，所以她决定让女儿学西班牙语，故选a项。.完形填空for most of my life, i knew nothing

20、 about motorcycles. i believed that motorcycle riders were tough and leather­wearing _1_. in my mind they were the kind of people who were constantly looking for trouble, _2_ the roar of a motorcycle engine to frighten others off.then, on a warm may evening outside our house my boyfriend began

21、to _3_ me his new motorcycle. “it's beautiful, isn't it？” he asked. i didn't really _4_ what i was looking at.it wasn't _5_ august that i was able to actually ride on the motorcycle with him. i _6_ very well：a new helmet and slightly oversized leather jacket.the first ride was _7_. i

22、 held on a little too _8_ and breathed a little too infrequently. the cars felt a little too _9_ and traffic seemed to move too fast. then, the bike carried us higher and higher into the hills. we _10_ and stopped to watch the sunset over the city _11_. i swung my leg over to get off the bike, sligh

23、tly _12_ and full of nervous energy.sometimes, when he was gone on a saturday ride, i'd _13_ his leathers and look in the mirror, _14_ if i looked like a biker myself.since then, i've learned a few things and slowly my prejudices about motorcycles and motorcycle riders have started to _15_.

24、sitting on the back of a motorcycle, _16_ all your trust in someone to get you safely home is a way of _17_ you that you love him.maybe the most important lesson, _18_， is that you really can't judge a book by its coverno matter how much leather it wears. motorcycle riders are not _19_， or mean,

25、 or unapproachable. they are adults who remember the freedom of riding their _20_ motorcycle, and are continuously seeking to recreate the experience.“我”最初对骑摩托车的人的印象是：他们独来独往，而且容易闹事；后来，在和男朋友一起骑摩托车看日落之后，“我”渐渐改变了对骑摩托车的人的看法。1a.loners btouristscprofessionals dworkers答案：a解析：根据该空前面的“tough”以及第2空前的“constantl

26、y looking for trouble”并结合选项可推知，“我”曾经认为，骑摩托车的人都是粗野且不合群的人。loner意为“不合群的人”，故选a。2a.reducing btakingcusing dtesting答案：c解析：根据空后的“to frighten others off”可知，骑摩托车的人用发动机的咆哮声将他人吓跑。故选c。3a.tell bshowcfind dbring答案：b解析：根据语境以及下文中的“he asked”可知，当时男朋友把他的新摩托车展示给“我”看，并问“我”它是否很漂亮。故选b。4a.sense bhatecconsider dunderstand答案

27、：d解析：根据第一段第一句中的“i knew nothing about motorcycles”可知，“我”当时根本就不明白“我”看的是什么东西。故选d。5a.after buntilcbefore dsince答案：b解析：根据第二段的内容可知，男朋友在五月份已经给“我”看了他的摩托车，此处表示直到八月份“我”才和他一起骑上摩托车。故选b。6a.presented bboughtcprepared dthought答案：c解析：根据空后的“a new helmet”以及“leather jacket”可知，“我”是做好充分准备的。故选c。7a.tricky bmovingcattracti

28、ve dsimple答案：a解析：根据空后的“i held on a little too _8_ and breathed a little too infrequently”以及第12空后的“full of nervous energy”可推知，“我”当时感到很紧张。由此可推知，“我”第一次坐摩托车是非常费力的。tricky意为“难办的，难对付的”，故选a。8a.relaxed btightcloose dnervous答案：b解析：根据空后的“breathed a little too infrequently”可推知，“我”当时很紧张，手抓得很紧(tight)。9a.back off

29、bexpensivecfar away dclose答案：d解析：根据空后的“traffic seemed to move too fast”并结合语境和常识可知，在摩托车穿梭于交通工具之间的时候，“我”感到汽车离得太近。故选d。10a.set off bpulled overcgot up dmade it答案：b解析：根据空后的“stopped to watch the sunset”可知，我们骑到山上，将车停在路边看日落。set off“出发，动身”；pull over“停靠路边”。11a.below babovecinside doutside答案：a解析：根据上文中的“higher and higher into the hills”以及空前的“the city”可推知，城市在我们的下方。故选a。12a.shaky bfunnycbrave ddull答案：a解析：根据该空后的“full of nervous energy”可知，当时“我”从摩托车上下来的时候，因为一直感到非常紧张，所以腿稍微有点颤抖。shaky意为“颤抖的”，故选a。13a.try out btry onctake on dtake up答案：b解析：根据空后的