2019年高考英语一轮抓纲务本模块2Unit3Amazingpeople(含解析)牛津译林

1、Unit 3 Amazing people李仕才一、阅读理解。As my husband ， Doug， stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a cab, I angledthe stroller （ 婴儿车 ） away from the cold December wind and rain.I knelt down and kissed my daughteron her cheek whereveins crept up（ 静脉突出 ）the side ofher tiny face.Frustrated and

2、wet ， my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a cab.I knew the feeling.Justafter her first birthday， our daughter Katie was diagnosed witha rare brain disorder.Since that moment， Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where thefinish line kept disappearing.We knew Katie was running out

3、of time.It had taken months before wefinally had a name for the disorder， vein of Galenmalformation ， but we were told only a handful of specialists in the world were qualified to perform theprecise surgeries.Now， as we finally found a brilliantdoctor to save our girl， we were trapped in a strange c

4、ity in the cold rain.Just at the moment ，a middle-aged woman pulled over and said，“ Pardon me？May I offer you a ride？”Before we could say anything ，she continued ，“Its really no trouble for me.Just get on. ”It was then that I noticed her thick Irish tongue ，an accent that warmed melike hot soup.We c

5、ould simply say ，“ Thanks！ Roosevelt Hospital ， please ，” and settled in her car forthe ride.I dont know how she knew， maybe she noticed the veins and asked，“ Are you going for thebaby ？”I nodded my head ， choking back a tiny sob.At the hospital we thanked her a dozen times for the ride.The woman hu

6、gged meand I noticed her face was wet with tears in worry.She promised to pray for us before she left.After three more visits to New York and two more brain surgeries， Katie iscured.But the voice of the Irish Angel still rang as a constant reminder of a tiny ray of light thatappeared on our darkest

7、days.1 What were the family doing on the street?2A Watching a marathon race.B Protecting their daughter from cold.C Trying to ride a taxi.D Playing with their daughter.2 What was the trouble with Katies illness?A It was a terrible brain cancer.B It was impossible to be cured.C It was hard to name th

8、e disease.D Its surgeries were hard to perform.3 Why was the woman driver in tears when leaving?A Because she knew the girl had run out of time.B Because she had sympathy for the familys misfortune.C Because the family promised to pray for her.D Because there were veins on the little girls face.4 Wh

9、ats the best title for this passage?A An Irish Angel in New YorkB An Adventure in New YorkC An Angel of Roosevelt HospitalD An Unforgettable Cab Ride【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。 作者的女儿患了一种罕见的脑紊乱， 可世上能做这种 精准手术的医生屈指可数。 作者一家来到纽约求医， 却在雨天打不到出租车。 后来在一名素 不相识的带有爱尔兰口音的好心人的帮助下赶到了医院。最终经过几次手术女儿康复了。长难句分析： It had taken months

10、 before we finally had a name for the disorder, vein of Galen malformation ，but we were told only a handful of specialists in theworld were qualified to perform the precise surgeries.（第二段倒数第二句 ）译文： 过了几个月我们才最终得知这个病的名字是 Galen 静脉畸形， 但是世上能够具备 做这种精准手术资历的医生屈指可数。词汇积累： frustrated adj.沮丧的，绝望的precise adj. 精准的

11、 a handful of 一小部分，少量的1 C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“ trying to stop a cab ”及第二段第一句 “ Frustrated and wet ，my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a cab.”可知，他们在街头努力打一辆出租车。故选C。2D 细节理解题。根据第二段倒数第二句中的“ but we were told only a handful of specialists in the world were3qualified to perform the precise surgeries”可

12、知，治疗 Katie 的病的手术很难做。故选D。3. B 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段第二、三句 The womanhugged me and I noticedher face was wet with tears in worry.She promised to pray for us before she left. ”可推知，这位女司机了解了孩子的病情后，对这一家人的不幸遭遇表示同情。故选B。4. A 标题概括题。纵观全文，从开头描写在纽约街头作者一家拦车无果到最后孩子的得救，中间的一个核心人物就是素不相识的爱尔兰女人。在作者夫妇眼中，这个女人就是他们的天使。故“纽约的爱尔兰天使”符合题

13、意。故选A。二、单项填空1. Littlechildrenask endless questions because they are _about everything.A. skepticalB.awareC. capableD. curious【答案】D【解析Ibemiious血血对好奇。句意：小孩子无止境的冋冋题因为他恂寸一切东西都是好奇的-skeptical怀疑的；aware害怕的；capable能干的2. Nowadays tee nagers are not_ to sta nd and appreciate works of art; theyprefer to partici

14、pate in them.A. contentB. optimisticC. con fide ntD.outgo ing【答案】A【解析】content 满足的，满意的，符合句意。optimistic乐观的，抱有乐观看法的；con fide nt 自信的；outgoi ng 爱交际的，友好的，外向的。句意：如今，青少年不满足于只是站着欣赏艺术作品；他们更喜欢参与到艺术作品中。3. As is known to us all, failure usually _laz in ess while dilige neecan_success.A. results from, lie inB. re

15、sults in, resultfromC. leads, lie inD. results from, result i n【答案】D【解析】result from 因.而发生，后接原因；lie in 存在于，后接原因；result in 产生，后接结果；lead to 导致，后接结果。失败是因为懒惰，而勤奋则导致成功，故选 D 项。44. Ma ny un iversity graduates_to work in first-tier cities, which areattractive to them.A. inspireD. arrange【答案】 B【解析】 desire to

16、do sth. 渴望做某事。 inspire 常用于 inspire sb. to do sth.; risk 后接动名词。句意：许多大学毕业生渴望到一线城市工作，这些城市对他们很有 吸引力。5._ When reading English novels, I oftenidiomatic expressions that Icantunderstand.A. come acrossB. go overC. get acrossD. take over【答案】 A【解析】 come across 偶然遇见； go over 复习； get across 横跨； take over 取代。句意：

17、 在读到英文小说时，我经常会遇到一些我不能理解的成语似的短语。根据句意， 故选 A。6.The word “track ” _ a path which is made of earth _ having a surfacecovered with other materials.A. adds to; rather thanB.leads to; other thanC. refers to; rather thanD.replies to; other than【答案】 C【解析】 refer to 意为“引用，指” ，rather than 意为“而不是” ，符合语境。 add to 增

18、 加， lead to 导致， replyto 回复， other than 除了。句意： “小路”这个词指 的就是土路，而不是表面覆盖着别的什么材料的路。7._ The childrenwho are crazy about playing computer games are all driven by _at first.A. discountB. beliefC. curiosityD.satisfaction答案】 C解析】 discount折扣； belief 信念； curiosity好奇心； satisfaction满意。句意：那些热衷于玩电脑游戏的孩子们一开始都是被好奇心所驱

19、使。8._ The carboncontent of steel largely determines its usefulness for specific _applications.【答案】 D【解析】 typical 典型的； tough 艰苦的； fantastic 较好的，很大的； specific 明确的， 具体的。句意：钢的碳含B. desireC. risk5量 （的多少 ）很大程度上决定了它具体的用途。9. The top technologies have been brought to the local farms. _, the crop outputhas bee

20、 n in creased a lot.A. In particularB. On the con traryC. As a resultD. In addition【答案】C【解析】句意：当地的农场已经引进了一些先进的技术。结果，农作物产量增加了很多。从句意可知，前后表示“因果”关系，所以选 as a result，表示“结果”。1O.We desire that immediate help_ to the local people who were in trouble.A. be give nB. will be give nC. should giveD.is give n【答案】A

21、【解析】desire 和 suggest， request 等表示请求建议的词后的从句用“should +动词原形”表示虚拟语气，should 可以省略。句意：我们期望立即给予那些遇到了麻烦的当地人帮助。11.So far, on ly one man has_ a theory that seems to fit all the facts.A. come up withB. put up withC. li ned up withD.caught up with【答案】A【解析】Mne up with想出提出put upwi忍受 容忍？line up wiiti与-为伍跟交往catch u

22、pwith赶上，追上。句意；到目前为止只有一个人提出了一个似乎符合所有的事实的理论谑今为 止仅有一人的意见似乎符合所有情况h12. You dbetter write dow n the phone nu mber of that restaura nt for future _ .A. purposeB. referenceC. progressD.memory【答案】B【解析】for future reference以备日后参考。句意：你最好写下这个餐馆的号码以便日|-fy t-f-t后参考用。13. A nxiously, she took the dress out of the pa

23、ckage and tried it on, only_it didn t fitA. to findB. foundC. findingD.6havi ng found【答案】A【解析】不定式和 only 连用，表示意料之外的结果。现在分词doing 常常表示顺理成章的结果。句意：她着急地把裙子从包装里拿了出来，结果却发现裙子不合适。“但是裙子不合适”说明这是意料之外的结果。14.Success is not fin al, and failure is not deadly. It is, you know, the courageto continue_counts in life.A.

24、 thatB. whichC. whereD.whe n【答案】A【解析】It is the courage to continue that cou nts in life为强调句型，强调的是句子的主语 the courage to continue 。故选 A=句意：成功不是最终目的，失败 也不是致命的。你知道，生活中，继续下去的勇气才最重要。you know 为插入语，做题时可删除，以免影响思考。15. Hurry up! Alice and Sue are wait ing for you at the school gate.Oh! I thought they_ without m

25、e.A. wentB. are goingC. have goneD. hadgone【答案】D【解析】句意：“快点！爱丽丝和苏正在学校门口等你呢！” “噢！我原以为她们不等我就走了呢。” “走”和“想”这两个动作有时间上的先后关系，故用过去完成时。三、完形填空。I remember the first day whe n I saw Sally play ing basketball. I watched inwon der as she struggled her way through the crowd of boys on the playgro und. Sheseemed so

26、1_ ， but she man aged to shoot jump shots just over their heads and intothe n et. The boys always tried to stop her 2 no body could.I bega n to no tice Sally at other times, basketball in hand, play ing 3 . She_practiced dribbli ng（ 运球）and 4 over and over.One day I asked Sally why she 5 so much. Wit

27、hout a mome nt of hesitati on shesaid, “I want to go to college. The only way I can go is to get a 6 . I_ m goingto play college basketball and I want to be the best on e. I believe that if I am 乙 eno ugh, I will get one. My father has7told me that if the dream is big eno ugh, the facts don t 8 .”I

28、9 her through those junior high years and into high school. Every week,she led her team to 10_. One day in her senior year, I saw her sitting on the grass,her head 11 in her arms. Slowly and quietly, I 12 and sat down beside her.“What s wrong ?” I asked. “Oh, nothing，” came a soft reply,“I am just t

29、oo8team stillless she would be 14 a scholarship so she should stop dreaming aboutcollege.I felt she was extremely 15 . I asked her if she had talked to her dad aboutit yet. She told me that her father said those coaches were 16_. They didn tun dersta nd the 17 of a dream.The next year, Sally was see

30、 n by a college basketball coach after a big game.She was 18 offered a scholarship and 19 to the college team. She was goingto get the college education that she had 20 and worked toward for all those years.It s true: if the dream is big eno ugh, the facts don t count.【解题导语】 本文主要讲述了 Sally 在自身条件不好的情况

31、下不懈努力最终实现梦想的故事。1.A.silentB. smallC. strongD. hugeB 解析： 根据 but 的转折意义并结合上文的I watched in wonder as she struggled her way throughthe crowd of boys”可推知，Sally 个子很小，与下文的 “ I am just too short. ” 呼应。2. A.butB. andD. forA 解析：由空前的The boys always tried to stop her ”和空后的nobody could可知，前后表示逻辑上的转折关系。B. againshort

32、.The 13 told her that at 165 cmshe would probably n everplay for a top3. A.stillC. wellD 解析：根据语境可知，作者经常看到Sally 独自打球。4. A.passingB. runningC.shootinD. strugglingC 解析：由上文的but she man aged to shoot jump shots just over their headsand into the net”和空前的dribbling（ 运球）”可知， Sally 反复练习运球和投球(shooti ng)。5. A.s

33、tudiedB. practicedC. so9D. alone10C . expectedB 解析：由上文的She practiceddribbling（ 运球 ）and over and over.”可知，作者问 Sally 为什么要大量地练习球技。6.A.title B. prizeC. scholarshipD. rewardC 解析：根据下文she would probably never play for a top team still less she would be _a_scholarship so she should stop dreaming about colle

34、ge ” 可知， Sally 努力练球是想拿到奖学金去上大学。7.A.goodB. braveC. carefulD. activeA 解析：由上文的“ I want to be the best one ”可知， Sally 认为只有当自己的球 技足够好的时候，才可以拿到奖学金。8.A.lack B. talkC. appearD. countD 解析：由下文的It s true : if the dream is big eno ugh, the facts dont count. ” 可知，当梦想足够强大的时候，事实并不那么重要。count 意为“重要”。A 解析：根据上文 Sally

35、成功投篮和反复练习球技可推知，她带领自己的球队获得了胜利。11.A.droppedB. buriedC. coveredD. sunkD. improved9.A.encouragedB.C.watchedD.C解析：由上文的 “ I watched in wondertimes ”可知，作者一直关注着Sally。10. A.victoryB.respectedhelped”和 “I began to notice Sally at othercon fide neeC . responsibilityD. profession11B 解析：结合下文的 “ What s wrong ? I a

36、sked. ”及 “I am just too short.可推知，当时 Sally 情绪不高，把头埋在胳膊里。12. A.walked offB. walked outC. walked aroundD 解析：根据“ Slowly and quietly禾口 and sat dow n beside her可知，作者当时静静地走过去，坐在了Sally 旁边。walk up 意为走近。13. A.coachB. teacherC. captainD. leaderA 解析：根据下文的 She toldmethat her father said those coaches were.”可知，教

37、练告诉她，她太矮了。14. A.suggestedB. sentC. promisedD. offeredD 解析：根据下文的She wasoffered a scholarship”可知，教练认为Sally不会获得奖学金。15. A.worriedB. excitedC . disappo in tedD. surprisedC 解析：根据上文教练的话可知，Sally 感到很失望。16. A.greatB. wrongC . strictD. cruelB 解析：由上文的My father has told me.the facts don t _ .”可推知，Sally 的父亲认为教练是错

38、的。17.A.pressure B. valueC . causeD. powerD 解析： 根据下文 Sally 拿到奖学金并接受大学教育可推知， 此处表示“他们不明白 梦想的力量”。18.A.exactlyB. naturallyC . reallyD. normallyC 解析：结合下文的“ She was going to get the college education ” 可知， Sally 确实获得了奖学金。19.A.takenB. admittedC . in troducedD. appo in tedD. walked up12B 解析：Sally 获得了奖学金并且还加入了大学篮球队。be admitted to 意为“考入，进入”。20.A.dreamed ofB. picked up13C. benefited fromA 解析：根据上文可知，Sally 一直梦想上大学。四、短文改错。As is often the case, when people are attendingmeetings, having meals or waitingfor buses, you can always find it addicted to their phones, completely igno