2020版高考英语一轮基础习选题Unit2TheUnitedKingdom(含解析)新人教版必修5

1、9The United Kingdom李仕才 一、阅读理解。Below are several suggestions to help you, the workaholic, re-focus and get the best out of life.EIGHT HOURS OF SLEEP! Make it a point to get at least eight hours of sleep and plenty of rest. Don' t believe that you can al ways “catch some sleep or rest later ” . Yo

2、ur body cannot make up for lost sleep or rest time because it is not physiologically possible.STRICTLY FAMILY ON WEEKENDS! Resolve to make Saturdays and Sundays strictly for family time. And stick to this! Mondays until Fridays you make an excuse not to relax and spend time with your family because

3、it' s work time, why not make asimilar excuse for Saturdays and Sundays?"I can ' t work today because I ' mspending time with my family. ”GET SOME FOOD IN! Make sure you get food in your stomach. Workaholics are known to be food- skippers. If you can ' t afford to get off your d

4、esk or from doing paperwork, have food delivered to you. It ' s always a good idea if you have crackers on your drawer to ease the hunger pangs.CONFINE WORK! Resolve to confine work in your office. Don ' t bring work to your home! Keep those files in your office desk where they belong. Pract

5、ice working only within your working hours. If you have an eight-to-five working schedule, stick to it.WORKUP THOSEMUSCLES! Exercise, exercise, exercise! Set aside at least an hour each day or every other day for exercise. Your body needs to be conditioned, and working non- stop isn ' t going to

6、 give it the proper physical conditioning it needs. Since most workaholics tend to have their behinds stuck on their chairs, it ' s even more important that you get some exercise.MAKE A PLAN! Plan your day. Work on only one or two things at a time. It' smuch easier to work on something and f

7、inish it first and then move on to the next rather than do a number of things all at the same time and never finish or accomplish anything at the end of the day. Make out a list of priorities. Write down thingsthat need to be worked on immediately or are urgent, keeping the least ones at thebottom o

8、f your list. After you ve done this, be guided by this list. Turning thisactivity into a habit will also help you manage your time better, be more organized, and accomplish more.【文章大意】本文对工作狂们提出如何更好地聚焦生活, 提高效率的方法及建议。1. The passage is intended for .A. those who are hardworkingB. those who consider wor

9、k the center of their lifeC. those who keep themselves healthy and aliveD. those who live a busy, successful and happy life【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据开篇第一句话提到"Below are several suggestions t o help you, the workaholic, re- focus and get the best out of life. ”以及下面这些建议来帮助那些工作狂们, 聚焦生活 , 故选 B 项。2. By making a

10、 plan, the author means .A. working on only one or two things each dayB. finishing a number of things at onceC. organizing your time and finishing urgent things firstD. accomplishing as much work as possible at any given moment【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据最后一段提到"It ' s much easier to work on something a

11、nd finish it first and then move on to the next rather than do a number of thingsall at the same time and never finish or accomplish anything at the end of the day. ” 可知做好计划，计划好时间，完成必须完成的工作，故选C项。3. The underlined word “ confine ” in Paragraph 5 probably means .A. give upB. startC. practiceD. restric

12、t【解析】选 D。词义猜测题。卞据文中提到"Don' t bring work to your home! Keep those files in your office desk where they belong. ”可知不要带工作回家, 即限制自己的工作 , 所以选 D 项。4. If there were one more suggestion, it could be .A. WORK TO LIVE!B. LIVE TO WORK!C. MAKE WORK YOUR LIFE!D. STOP TO ENJOY WORKING!【解析】选 A。推理判断题。根据最后一

13、句话提到"Turning this activity into a habitwill also help you manageyour time better, be more organized, and accomplish more. ”把这种行为转化成一种习惯, 将帮你更好地利用时间 , 下一步提到工作的意义, 故选 A 项。二、单句语法填空1 (attract) by the movie starring Jet Li, I decided to see it again.答案： Attracted attract 与其逻辑主语I 之间为动宾关系， 故应用过去分词attr

14、acted作状语。2 I'll appreciate it if you can reply to my letter your earliestconvenience.答案： at at your earliest convenience 为固定短语，意为“尽快”。3 We were (delight) that we were successful in our experiment.答案： delighted delighted “高兴的；快乐的”，常用于修饰人，表示人的心理活 动。4 It is necessary that the problem (discuss) at o

15、nce.答案： (should) be discussed It is necessary that sth./sb. (should) do sth. 为 固定句型，本句中， the problem 和 discuss 之间存在被动关系，故用被动语态。5 I am looking forward to being told about your (arrange) of vacation.答案： arrangements arrangement “安排”，常用复数形式。6 Even if (invite) to, I won't go to such a bad lecture.答案

16、： invited 所填词为状语从句的省略形式，补充完整为： Even if (I am) invited to .。7 Mr Green is in charge of a large company (consist) of more than 2,000workers.答案：consisting consist of "由组成"，无被动语态，故应用现在分词形式作后置定语，修饰company。8 When would it be (convenience) for you to start work?答案： convenient It is convenient for

17、 sb. to do sth. “对某人来说做某事是方便的”。9 Success consists the ability to continue efforts throughfailures.答案： in 句意：成功在于历经失败却持续努力的能力。 consist in “在于”。(rough) cover your daily10 This job doesn't pay well, but it'll expenses.答案： roughly roughly “粗略地”，在此处修饰动词 cover ，应用副词。三、完形填空。Research confirm that pe

18、rforming acts of kindness and sharing thankful thoughts have many positive effects on mood and health. They are among the top five predictors of happiness.When you feel thankful for something.that s gratitude . You never get it out of _1_; you are clear who or what is responsible,whether that s a lo

19、ved one, a strange, or a higher power.Gratitude is how you _2_ to others when you see yourselfin connection with things larger than yourself._3_, thisunderstanding of our reliance on others is becoming more _4_ today. With commercial and social media, everythi8ngmakes the younger generationfeel that

20、 theyare the _5_ of the universe. If it s all about them,why thank others?If true, there would be a disturbing_6_ trend. Canadian researchers found thatpeople who wrote thank-you letters or performed good deeds for a six-week period decreased their pain, upped their energy,and improved their mental

21、health.And you can _7_ these benefits at any age. Old people who choose to be thankful are less likely to worry about their _8_ health.Gratitude tends to be easily spread,as well. Those who are helped are more likely to pay kindness _9_.One study found that when someone is thanked, it more than doub

22、les his or her chances of being _10_ again, likely because he or she enjoys feeling socially_11_.If you aren t particularly grateful now,you can learn to be. People who keep a journal of three positive things that happen to them each day _12_ health-including thankfulness. At first, it may be diffic

23、ult to _13_ the good things that occur. But _14_, your train gets trained into a more appreciative mode. And in the end, the journal becomes a book of joyful _15_. Gratitude training certainly comes to your aid during the _16_ times because a greaterappreciation for life is the_17_you focus on. _18_

24、 your gratefulnessdirectly with the person you feel grateful to, the benefits of happiness _19_.You don t need a scientificstudy to know that showing and accepting gratitude canensure you an _20_ life, a much better life than you thought.语篇解读： 心存感恩会给你的情绪和健康带来益处， 现在的人们越来越缺少感恩之心， 作者认为我们应该从日常训练感恩意识开始，

25、培养我们的感恩情怀。 做题时， 把握作者态度， 考虑上下文语境。1 .A. something B. anything C. nothing D. everything.【答案】 C【解析】结合空白处上一句，当你为某事感到感激的时候，这就是感谢。接着下一句 Younever get it out ofnothing ，这里的意思是， “你绝不会无缘无故明白它” ，短语 out of nothing 指“无中生有” ，故选 C 。2 .A. refer B. submit C. subscribe D. relate【答案】 D【解析】 refer to 参考，涉及； submit to 屈服于

26、； subscribe to 订阅； relate to 关系 到。结合语境，感恩就是在和他人建立联系的时候， 不只是关注自身。 用 related to ， 表示与他人建立联系。 故选 D 。3 .A. Therefore B. Meanwhile C. Besides D. However【答案】 D【解析】 therefore 因此； meanwhile 同时； besides 除此之外； however 然而。 结合下文，现在的人变得越来越以自我为中心，大家的感激意识变得越来越淡。此处表转折，用 however, 故选 D 。4 .A. beneficial B. difficult

27、C. stubborn D. ridiculous【答案】B【解析】beneficial有益的，有用的； difficult 困难的； stubborn 顽固的； ridiculous荒唐的。结合语境，现在的人们把得到别人的帮助当做理所当然的事情，所以这种 understanding 变得越来越困难了，用difficult 。故选 B 。5 .A. master B. center C. survivor D. creator【答案】B【解析】master 大师； center 中心； survivor 幸存者； creator 创造者。结合语境，商业和社会媒体，让年轻的一代认为自己是宇宙的中

28、心。 言外之意就是年轻人现在越来越以自我为中心， 不懂得感恩。故选 B。6 .A. health B. mental C. cultural D. vital【答案】A【解析】health健康； mental 情绪的； cultural 文化的； vital 极其重要的。结合语境，如果这一切是真的，那么这是一个不健康的趋势。结合文章可知作者持否定态度，故选 A 。7 .A. continue B. approach C. sustain D. reap【答案】D【解析】continue持续； approach 接近； sustain 支撑； reap 收获。结合空白处前面一句“ Canadia

29、n researchersfound that . ”介绍了常怀感恩和行善能够得到一些好处，所以这里应该是收获thesebenefits ，用reap ，故选D 。8 .A. original B. improving C. failing D. falling【答案】C【解析】original最初的； improving 提高的； failing 失败的； falling 下降的，跌落的。前一句谈论了任何年龄的人都可以获益，这里形容老年人的糟糕的健康问题，用 failing ，故选 C 。9 .A. upward B. downward C. backward D. forward【答案】

30、D【解析】空白处前一句“ Gratitude tends to be easily spread,as well.Those who arehelped are more likely to . ”感恩很容易传播出去，这些被帮助的人更愿意把善良传下去。pay kindness forward ，把善良 传递下去。故选 D 。10 .A. thankful B. respectful C. helpful D. careful【答案】 C【解析】 结合上一句 “one study found that when someoneis thanked.it more than doubles his

31、 or her chances ofbeing. ” 一个研究发现， 当某人被感谢过，那么他会有两倍的概率去再次帮助别人， being helpful乐于助人，同时符合前文所说的感恩很容易被传播的观点。故选 C 。11 .A. valued B. influenced C. attracted D. noticed【答案】A【解析】valued 有价值的； influenced 有影响的； attracted 有吸引力的； noticed 注意的。结合语境推理，这些人更容易去帮助别人，因为他们喜欢感受到自己的社会价值。故选 A 。12 .A. cultivate B. emphasize C.

32、 benefit D. possess【答案】 A【解析】 cultivate 培养； emphasize 强调； benefit 有益于； possess 拥有。结合前一句“ If you aren t particularlygrateful now,you can learn to be. 如果你现在还缺乏感恩，你可以学着去做” ，所以这里应该是要培养(cultivate)health-including thankfulness。13 .A. analyze B. recognize C. summarize D. organize【答案】B【解析】analyze 分析； recogn

33、ize 意识，认识； summarize 总结； organize 组织。结合语境，这里的意思是，首先你也许不能意识到产生好的效果，用 recognize ，故选 B 。14 .A. roughly B. decidedly C. gradually D. accidentally【答案】C【解析】roughly 粗糙地； decidedly 果断的； gradually 渐渐地； accidentally 偶然地。结合前一句说你可能不会一下子获得成效，那么可以推断，这是一个日积月累的过程，用 gradually ，故选 C 。15 .A. essays B. thoughts C. file

34、s D. memories【答案】 D【解析】 essays 文章； thoughts 思想； files 文件； memories 记忆； 结合前文 “ keepa journal of three positive thingsthat happen to them each day ”可知，经过日积月累，最后都变成了有意义的记忆，故选D。16 .A. dark B. golden C. sharp D. urgent【答案】A【解析】dark 黑暗的； golden 黄金的； sharp 锋利的，激烈的，敏锐的，机警的； urgent紧急的。结合语境,“Gratitude training certainly comes to your aid during the. ”感恩锻炼能帮助你，因为帮助你，所以一定是在 during the dark time ，故选 A 。17 .A. scene B. part C. plan D. potential【答案】B【解析】scene 场景； part 部分； plan 计划； potential 潜力，潜能。结合语境，这里说处于生活的最黑暗的时期， 感激会帮助你， 因为更加懂得感激生活是你聚焦的那一部分。 言外之意就是感激训练让你在最黑暗的日子也会感恩