2018高考英语大一轮复习Module5TheConquestoftheUnivers

1、Module 5 The Conq uest of the Uni verse（2017 云南玉溪一中高考模拟）Whe never my child caused me to cha nge my schedule, I thought to myself,don t have time for this. ”1, the two words I most commonly spoke to my childnu mber of times whe n I rushed my child through life or I could celebrate the fact that today

2、 I m tryingto do things13. I chose to live in today.“ You don t have to rush. Just take your time,” I said in a(n)14 way.Her whole face in sta ntly brighte ned and her shoulders15. And so we sat sideby side talk ing about things that in terested us.When she got to the last bite, she held out a spo o

3、nful of ice crystals and sweet juice for me. I 16the last bite for you, Mama,” my daughter said 17.As I left the icy good ness put out my thirst, I18 I just got the deal of alifetime. I gave my child a little time and19, she gave me her last bite andreminded methat things taste sweeter and love is 2

4、0 to get when you stop rushing through life.1.A.However B.ln steadC.Therefore D.BesidesC. give up D.keep oni.完形填空Wewere:“ Hurry up. ” But my promise to2 was made almost three years ago, andI bega n my journey to grasp what3 in life. My youn ger daughter is my livi ng4_ of why I must keep trying. Inf

5、act,the other day, she reminded meonee again.The two of us had taken a bikerideto the 5. After buying a cool treat formy daughter, she sat dow n at a table in6_ admiri ng the ice cream she held inher hand. Suddenly a look of worryon her face. “ Do I haveto rush, Mama?I could have8_ .Perhaps the pain

6、s of a9 life don t ever completelydisappear, I thought sadly. As my child lookedup at me wait ing toknow 10 shecould take her time, I knew I had a(n)11.I could sit there12 about the2.A.speedupB.slowdow n2C.proudlyD.slowlyC.supermarket D.school6.A.reliefB.sorrowC.advance D.delight7.A.brought inB.turn

7、ed upC.went byD.made up8.A.criedB.hatedC.wonderedD.regretted9.A.difficultB.desperateC.hurriedD.terrified10.A.whenB.ifC.howD.what11.A.dutyB.chanceC.choice D.idea12.A.thinkingB.complainingC.worryingD.talking13.A.differentlyB.vividlyC.perfectlyD.casually14.A.angry B.obviousC.gentle D.cautious15.A.raise

8、d B.relaxedC.shook D.trembled16.A.saved B.tastedC.purchased D.rushed17.A.frequently B.carefullyC.mindsD.matters4.A.reminderB.messageC.exampleD.guide5.A.churchB.park3.A.worksB.happens320. A.harder B.betterC.closer D.easier语篇解读：作者之前是一个生活节奏很快的人，一直催促孩子快点快点。但在超市里给女儿多 一点时间吃冰激凌以后，女儿把最后一勺冰激凌留给了她，让她意识到生活其实不需

9、要那么着急，慢一点会让我们更容易感受到爱。答案及剖析：1. C 前一句说“我们没有时间做这件事”，后句表示从我嘴里对孩子说出来的最常见的两个 字是快点”，由此可知上下文是因果关系，所以使用 therefore 。2. B 根据第三段叙述的内容可知女儿吃冰激凌这件事情让我意识到生活实际上不需要那么着急，要学会把生活的节奏减慢，过慢节奏的生活。所以B 项 slow down 符合上下文。3.D 我三年前做出了要放慢生活节奏的允诺，我开始我的旅行去理解生活中真正重要的事情。本句中 what 3 in life作为动词 grasp 的宾语。只有 D 项与上下文语义一致。4.A 我的女儿就是那个提醒我一

10、直要这样做的人。与后一句中的 正确。5.C 根据下句 After buying a cool treat for my daughter(我们一起去了超市。A、B、D 三个地方是买不到冰激凌的。故C 正确。6.D 我给女儿买了冰激凌，她很开心地看着手里拿的冰激凌。三项与语境不符。7.B 因为之前我一直要求快节奏的生活，总是在催促孩子快点快点。女儿想慢慢吃冰激凌 但是又怕我催她，所以才会露出（turned up）担忧的表情。8. A 听到女儿这样说，我差点哭了起来。女儿连吃冰激凌都担心被我催促，我很难受。此处与下文 I thought sadly 相呼应，所以 A 正确。9. C 根据文章第一段

11、可知我一直都在催促孩子要快点，所以孩子已经习惯了快节奏的生活，18.A.realizedC.expected19.A.in contrastC.i n chargeB.imagi nedD.rememberedB.in returnD.i n con trolreminded 相呼应。故 A我给女儿买了冰激凌）可知,A（宽慰）、B（悲伤）、C（前进）4多年以来快节奏生活的痛苦还没有彻底消失。10. B 女儿抬头看着我，等着想知道她是否可以慢慢吃冰激凌。本句中 if 意为“是否”，引导宾语从句。其余三项与上文的语义不符。11.C 在那时我有了一个选择 (choice), 我要让孩子的节奏彻底慢下

12、来。 此处与下文 I chose5to live in today 相呼应。12.A think about 考虑 ;complain about 抱怨 ;worry about 担忧 ;talk about 谈论。我就 开始思考我有多少次催促孩子快点。所以 A 正确。13.A 根据下文可知我告诉女儿慢慢吃 ,不要着急 ; 而之前她一直催促女儿。 由此可知这次她 做事的方法和以前不一样了。14.C 从说话的内容及下文Her whole face instantly brightened.可以看出 , 我应该是很温和地对女儿说这样的话。15.B 女儿之前很担心我催促她快点 , 但是我让她慢慢吃。

13、 这让她一下子就放松了下来 , 可以 慢慢享用冰激凌了。所以 B 项正确。16. A 女儿把最后一勺冰激凌留给我吃，告诉我这是她省给我吃的。故A 正确。17. C 女儿能够从自己非常喜欢的冰激凌中省下一口给妈妈吃 , 对她来说这是很骄傲的 事情。18. A 在这个时候我意识到我做了一个一辈子最大的交易,故 A 正确。19. B in contrast 作为对比 ;in return 作为回报 ;in charge 负责 ;in control 控制。我给女儿一点时间，她回报给我的是一勺省下来的冰激凌。故B 正确。20. D 在生活中当我们不再催促的时候 ,食物尝吃来会更甜蜜 ,人们也更容易得到

14、爱了。 此句点明了文章的主题。故D 项正确。n阅读理解What is the color of the universe? Astronomers had not answered this questionun tiltwo mon ths ago. That is whe n two America n astr ono mers reported on their studyof all the light in the uni verse. They said that the uni verse would appear to the human eyes to be a light

15、greenish color.Karl Glazebrook and Ivan Baldry of Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore,Maryland, reported their finding in January. They presented the research at a meeting of the AmericanAstronomical Society. They said that finding the color of the universe was not part of their more seriousscient

16、ific research. They did it for fun.However, earlier this mon th, the scie ntists admitted mak ing a mistake. They said their findingwas much more colorful than it should have been. They now say the light from our uni verse is closer towhite. It is more like a milky or creamy white color.Their study

17、attempted to show what people might see if they could observe the6uni verse from far away. The scie ntists found the average color by combi ning light from about two-hun dred-thousa nd-star systems. Their in formatio n came from an observatory in New South Wales,Australia.The scientistsgave a number

18、 value to the colors of the different star systems.Then they added the nu mbers together and found the average measureme nt. Thescie ntists used this average to ide ntify the color of the uni verse. They said itwas a very pretty light green. Many newspapers and televisionstations reported theirfin d

19、i ng.Other scie ntists and color engin eers attempted to reproduce the result. MarkFairchild of the Rochester Institutediscovered a mistake in the computer softwareprogram used by the Joh ns Hopk ins scie ntists.When the mistake was corrected, the results cha nged. The new color of theuni verse is m

20、uch less colorful. It is very close to white.1. What is the color of the uni verse?A.Close to white.B.Black.C.Blue.D.Light gree ni sh.2. The two scie ntists found the color of the uni verse by_ .A. combi ning light from about 200,000 star systemsB. observ ing at an observatory in In diaC. mak ing Io

21、n g-term scie ntific researchD. usi ng computer software programs3. Who found the true color of the uni verse?A.Karl Glazebrook. B.Ivan Baldry.C.Mark Fairchild.D.Joh ns Hopk in s.4. This passage mainly tells us_ .A.what the color of the uni verse is7B.the light from our uni verse is a light gree nis

22、h colorC. the new color of the uni verse is much more colorfulD. the finding of the color of the uni verse is difficult语篇解读：你想知道我们的大宇宙到底是什么颜色的吗？本文将为你揭晓答案。答案及剖析：1. A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的They now say the light from our universe is closerto white. It is more like a milky or creamy white color.及最后一段中的 It is ve

23、ryclose to white 可知,宇宙的颜色是接近白色的。2. D 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的Mark Fairchild of the Rochester In stitutediscovered a mistake in the computer software program used by the Joh ns Hopk insscie ntists. 可推知答案为 D。3. C 细节理解题。根据最后两段我们可知，是 Mark Fairchild发现了原来电脑软件程序中有错误，将错误改正后，最终确定了宇宙的颜色是接近白色的。4. A 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本篇主要陈述的

24、是科学家对宇宙颜色的研究。川.阅读填空（七选五）（2017 福建师大附中高三上学期期中）Being Left-ha nded in a Right-ha nded WorldThe world is designed for right-handed people,but why does a tenth of thepopulati on prefer the left?1._The answer to it remains a bit of a mystery.Sineescientistshave noticed thatleft-handedness tends to run in f

25、amilies;it s assumed that left-handedness has agenetic（ 基因的）component to it.2. _ In fact,identicaltwins,who share the samegenes,can sometimes prefer to use differenthands.There are also plenty of theorieson what else might determine which hand you write with,but many experts believe that it s kind o

26、frandom.Historically,the left side and left-handedness have been considered a negative thing by manycultures.3. _In some areas,the left hand became known as the8“unclean ” hand.ln many religions,the right hand of God is the favored hand.Forexample,Jesus sits at God s right side.God s left hand,howev

27、er,is the hand of judgeme nt.Variousactivities and experie ncesbecome rude or even sig ns of bad luckwhen the left hand becomes involved.In some parts of Scotiand,it is considered bad luck to meet aleft-handed person at the start of a journey.4.A person givingdirect ions will put their left hand beh

28、 ind them and even physically try to pointwith their right hand if necessary.Insome Asian countries,eatingwith the left handis con sidered impolite.5._People come to realize that left-ha nded ness is n atural.People evenno ticed that many famous people are left-ha nded,i ncludi ng Benjamin Fran kli n,