【湖南创新设计】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练 Module 3 Unit 3 Back to the past（含解析）译林牛津版

1、【译林湖南版创新设计】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练Module 3Unit 3Back to the past.完形填空ASeizing lifes possibilitiesSome people look at a hole and see empty space.Others see opportunity.Thats what Sheri Schmelzer _1_ a few years ago when everyoneincluding her three childrenstarted wearing Crocs，the colorful shoes dotted with

2、 holes.“My kids and I were clowning around，and my eldest _2_，Lexie，got the sewing kit out.I brought one of the Crocs(卡骆驰拖鞋)，pulled some buttons，rhinestones(人造钻石)，and fabric(布)out of the kit，and _3_ them in the holes.Lexie said，Mom，I love that！”says Sheri.Sheri and Lexie，then seven，spent the rest of

3、the day filling holes in the familys 12 pairs of Crocs.Every look­alike shoe was suddenly _4_.Crocs had sold millions of pairs of shoes by then.When her husband，Rich，experienced in _5_business，came home later that day，the couple figured they could create a business simply by riding the wave.Ric

4、h refused to let a _6_ Croc leave their house，which is in Boulder，Colorado，until hed _7_a patent.They decided to _8_the business Jibbitz.While Sheri designed，Rich strategized.They decided to sell the charms online.Six months later，in February 2006，Sheri was doing so well that Rich left his business

5、to work with her _9_.She was making hundreds of Jibbitz to order，by hand，by herself，in their basement.Someone at Crocs was sure to notice the charmsafter all，the company was headquartered just ten miles down the road.Duke Hanson，one of Crocs _10_，spotted Lexie and her Jibbitz at the local pool，_11_

6、her his business card，and said，“Have your mom call me.”Sheri and Rich met with Crocs executives，but no one suggested buying the company.Sheri was actually relieved because she wanted to see if she，not Crocs，could make it big.And she did.In December 2006，Crocs _12_ Jibbitz for $ 20 million，with Sheri

7、 and Rich staying on board(董事会)1A.spotted Bpicked Cpuzzled Dsought2A.colleague Bclassmate Cson Ddaughter3A.gained Brecommended Cstuck Dteased4A.unique Bsimple Cwidespread Dracial5A.putting up Bsetting up Ctaking up Dpicking up6A.delivered Belected Cselected Ddecorated7A.announced Bpublished Cfiled D

8、proved8A.call Breview Cend Dreceive9A.part time Bseparately Cfull time Donline10A.workers Bperformers Cfounders Dfriends11A.showed Bhanded Cexpressed Dsacrificed12A.calculated Bguaranteed Cbought DpromisedBGermans dont mess aroundnot even with the lost objects of drunken guests.For this，guests at th

9、e annual Oktoberfest(啤酒节)in Munich are very lucky.During the festival，young people _13_ all over the world gather in big tents to drink _14_ they burst.And，somewhere along the way，many guests _15_ their valuable objects.Fortunately for them，the German organizers have developed a lost­and­f

10、ound system to help reunite lost keys，phones and iPods _16_their owners.Maik Unller，director of the Lost and Found said about a fifth of the 5,000 items lost each year end up getting found.The recovery rate for phones and wallets is even _17_between 6070%.Sam Sealy，a 19­year­old boy from t

11、he US was one of the benefactives(受益者)Once he was _18_，and lost his bag，which _19_ his passport，iPod，and camera.He was willing to pay some money to get them back.“Im amazed I went to a Lost and Found and actually found _20_ was missing.That never happens in the US，”he said.阅读理解Despite great affectio

12、n for their parents，many Chinese people remain “too shy” to express love for them，according to an online survey.The poll of around 6,000 people，conducted by Beijing­based recruitment website Z，was conducted as the nation gears up (为做好准备)for Mothers Day on Sunday.Although 74.6 percent of partici

13、pants said they knew their mothers birthday，only 25.5 percent would like to actually tell her“I love you”“This figure suggests mothers occupy an important place in most participants mind.Yet，many people still find it embarrassingto express their affection，”the surveys organizer said.As to the form o

14、f celebration on Mothers Day,67 percent of participants said they would prepare some gifts，with 70 percent saying that they would spend no more than 500 yuan(74 US dollars)，while 51 percent said they planned to phone their mother because they would either be too busy at work or be away from home.“I

15、do love my mother deeply but I have never said I love youthat often.It just feels quite weird for me to say it to her in person，”said Stella Wang，a 27­year­old office worker，noting that she prefers to express her feelings in writing on birthday or Christmas cards.“I have to say that its di

16、fficult for me to express my love for my mother.I think if I did say it out loud，it might confuse her，”said Liang Hao，a 32­year­old engineer.“Very few Chinese，at least those I know，are used to saying I love you.they may never even say it once，” said Mike Denver，an American working in Shang

17、hai as an English teacher.Hu Shoujun，a sociology professor from Shanghais Fudan University said，“The personality of the Chinese people is generally quiet，reserved and serious.For Chinese，its unnecessary and even regarded as odd to display their affection for relatives and friends.”1The cause of cond

18、ucting the poll is to _.Afind out how the Chinese will express their love to parentsBmake preparations for Mothers DayCsurvey how many people will say“I love you” to their parentsDsurvey what the Chinese will do on Mothers Day2According to the passage，how many participants will say“I love you”to par

19、ents?AAbout 2,300. BAround 1,350CAbout 4,200. DAbout 1,530.3The underlined word“weird”can best be replaced by_.Ashy Bfantastic Cimpossible Dunnecessary4According to the passage，why are the Chinese unwilling to say“I love you”to parents?ABecause they have no affection for their parents.BBecause they

20、are far away from their parents.CBecause they are afraid of confusing their parents.DBecause the personality of the Chinese people makes them not do it.5According to the survey，which of the following is NOT the way to celebrate Mothers Day?ASending gifts to the mother.BGiving a call to the mother.CW

21、riting a birthday card.DBuying a beautiful coat for the mother.Unit 3Back to the past.【解题导语】 生活赋予每个人成功的机会是同等的，只是人们的心态不同。有的人把工作视为无奈之举，而有的人则抓住机会，用积极的态度对待工作，所以生活就把美丽的收获给了他们。【重点词语链接】 ride the wave顺应潮流make it big成功，成名1解析：这就是几年前Sheri所发现的。spot “认出，看出”；pick “采，摘”；puzzle “使迷惑，为难”；seek “寻找”。答案：A2解析：联系下文，从倒数第二

22、段中的 “_her his business card”，再结合选项可知，这里指年龄最大的女儿。答案：D3解析：然后我把纽扣、人造钻石、布片粘在Crocs拖鞋的洞里。gain “获得”；recommend “推荐，介绍”；stick “粘住”；tease “取笑，戏弄”。答案：C4解析：原来每一双看起来都很相似的鞋忽然间变得独特了。unique “独特的，唯一的”；simple “简单的”；widespread “分布广的，普遍的”；racial “种族的”。答案：A5解析：那天晚些时候，在办企业方面很有经验的丈夫Rich回到了家里。put up “张贴，举起”；set up “建立”；tak

23、e up “占据，开始”；pick up “捡起，振作起来”。答案：B6解析：从下文的 “until hed _ a patent” 可知，在获得专利之前，Rich不让Sheri装饰的Crocs鞋子离开他们家。decorated “装饰的，点缀的”。答案：D7解析：直到他申请了专利。file a patent “申请专利”。答案：C8解析：他们决定给他们的公司取名Jibbitz。call在此相当于name，意为 “取名”。答案：A9解析：Rich放弃了自己的工作，开始全职与她一起做。答案：C10解析：Crocs其中的一个创始人，Duke Hanson，在当地游泳池认出了Lexie和她的Jibb

24、itz。从下句his business card可知选C项。worker “工人”；performer “表演者”；founder “创始人”；friend “朋友”。答案：C11解析：把名片递给她，说 “让你妈妈给我打电话”。show “给看”，hand “递给”，express “表达”，sacrifice “牺牲”。答案：B12解析：她成功了。在2006年12月，Crocs花两千万美元买下了Jibbitz，并且请Sheri和Rich列席他们的董事会。calculate “计算” ；guarantee “保证”；buy “买”；promise “许诺”。答案：C【解题导语】 本文为记叙文。

25、一年一度的德国慕尼黑啤酒节上，来宾们开怀大饮，一醉方休，很多人因此丢掉了随身所带之物。组织者们别出心裁，建立了失物招领系统，大大地方便了来宾。答案：13.from14.until15.lose16.with17.higher18.drunken19contained/included20.what.【长难句注释】 Despite great affection for their parents，many Chinese people remain “too shy” to express love for them，according to an online survey.根据一份网上调查，尽管对父母有深厚的情感，许多中国人仍羞于表达对父母的爱。The poll of around 6,000 people，conducted by Bejing­based recruitment website Z，was conducted as the nation gears up for Mothers Day on Sunday.由总部位于北京的智联招聘网对6 000人进行了民意调查，因为大家都在为周日的母亲节作准备。【解题导语】 本文介绍了北京智联招聘网对大约6