2022版高考英语一轮复习单元检测四十四TheRenaissance外研版选修8

1、2021版高考英语一轮复习单元检测（四十四）TheRenaissance外研版选修8PAGE PAGE PAGE 20单元检测（四十四） The Renaissance.阅读理解AThe Blind Side is a compelling (吸引人的) movie that tells the true story of Michael Oher, a homeless young man who is welcomed into a Christian family. Michael, now a senior in high school, ends up living on the s

2、treets with no belongings and no real hope.Leigh Anne, a wealthy mom, discovers Michael and welcomes him into her family. They put Michael in a private high school. At first, the school is reluctant to take Michael in because of his poor academic record. However, the coach accepts him.Michael slowly

3、 learns to trust Leigh Anne, and her family accepts him. Michael, who is typically quiet and withdrawn, very slowly begins to open up to them and even starts to smile.When Michaels grades improve, he joins the football team. Being a very large and strong young man, Michael is given the job of blocki

4、ng for the quarterback (四分卫). At first Michael，whos never played football before, is not aggressive enough. In fact, it turns out that the coach was hoping that a boy from “the streets” would be violent. However, Leigh Anne understands Michael and remembers that he had scored high on “protectiveness

5、” on a school test. She helps Michael see that protecting the quarterback is like protecting her or protecting the family. This change in view turns Michael into a star player.The Blind Side is an encouraging movie with fine storytelling. The directing in The Blind Side is fantastic. Also, the story

6、 carries great emotional depth.There is a very strong message of faith in The Blind Side. Its very clear that Leigh Anne helps Michael because she thinks its the right thing to do. All in all, the message of faith and hope in The Blind Side is very clear, and the movie is extremely moving.语篇解读：本文是一则

7、影评。文章是对电影弱点的评论。1The underlined word “reluctant” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by “_”Aglad BcuriousCunwillingDdetermined解析：选C词义猜测题。由画线词后面的“because of his poor academic record”以及“However”可知，起初学校并不愿意接收迈克尔奥赫，故reluctant意为“不情愿的”。2In the movie The Blind Side, Michael Oher _.Ais turned down by the schoolBs

8、eems to be a born star football playerCis a silent, hopeless and violent young manDhas an appearance that doesnt agree with his character解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段中的“typically quiet and withdrawn”以及第四段中的“Being a very large and strong young man”和“the coach was hoping that a boy from the streets would be violent

9、”可知，迈克尔奥赫的外表与他的性格不符。3It can be inferred from Paragraph 4 that Leigh Anne _.Ais able to read Michaels mindBis not satisfied with Michaels coachCknows Michael is in need of protectionDencourages Michael to be a great quarterback解析：选A细节理解题。由第四段中的“However, Leigh Anne understands Michael . is like protec

10、ting her or protecting the family.”可知，莉安妮非常了解迈克尔奥赫，并帮助他成为一名出色的橄榄球运动员。4Whats the authors attitude towards the film?AIt is worth seeing.BIt is fun but unrealistic.CTheres no film worse than it.DTheres room for improvement.解析：选A推理判断题。由最后两段的描述可知，作者认为这是一部非常好的、令人振奋的、感人的电影，值得一看。BFrom fist bumps to air quot

11、es, these moves had to start somewhere.1The fist bumpThe fist bump received its 15 minutes of fame when the former President Barack Obama knocked fists with his wife Michelle during a televised presidential campaign speech. Some credit the move to Baseball Hall of Famer Stan Musial, who bumped fists

12、 instead of shaking hands to avoid catching colds. But its more likely that the gesture took off during the Vietnam War, where it was one of a number of greetings popularized by African American soldiers.2The high fiveThe high fives origin is contested, but it certainly got a boost (宣扬) in 1977 from

13、 Glenn Burke, the outfielder for the Los Angeles Dodgers, a professional baseball team. When teammate Dusty Baker hit his 30th home run on the last day of the regular season, Burke couldnt contain his excitement. As Baker crossed home plate, Burke excitedly threw his arm in the air. Not knowing what

14、 to do, Baker lifted his arm, too. They slapped palms (击掌), and the move swept the clubhouse.3The wheelie (后轮平衡特技)Daniel Canary bought his first pennyfarthing bike (a type of bicycle with a large front wheel and a much smaller rear wheel) while working as a telegraph messenger and quickly became a l

15、ocal celebrity. In 1890, Canary dealt with the bike doing a wheelie at Niagara Falls. As the Chicago Tribune reported：“Mr. Canary believes he was the first rider to perform the trick . then regarded as impossible, of riding on the rear wheel, with the front wheel raised.”4Air quotesThe first person

16、to make history by punctuating with her hands, as noted in the Oxford English Dictionary, was described by a writer in the July 1927 edition of Science：“Some years ago I knew a very intelligent young woman who used to inform us that her bright sayings were not original by raising both hands above he

17、r head with the first and second fingers pointing upward. Her fingers were her quotation marks and were very easily understood.”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了几个常见动作的起源。5Stan Musial bumped fists _.Ato greetBto celebrateCto show angerDto make signals解析：选A推理判断题。由第二段中的“who bumped fists instead of shaking hands to

18、avoid catching colds”可推断，Stan Musial击拳是为了代替握手，而握手通常表示问候。6Why did Glenn Burke throw his arm in the air?ABecause he felt helpless.BBecause he scored in a game.CBecause he didnt know what else to do.DBecause he was very happy for his teammate.解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段中的“When teammate Dusty Baker hit his 30th hom

19、e run . Burke couldnt contain his excitement. As Baker crossed home plate, Burke excitedly threw his arm in the air.”可知，Glenn Burke挥起胳膊是因为他为队友的成功感到高兴。7People use air quotes to _.Astress the words that are being saidBcall listeners attention to what is being saidChelp listeners understand the words u

20、sed easilyDsuggest what they are saying was said by someone else解析：选D推理判断题。由最后一段中的“her bright sayings were not original by . Her fingers were her quotation marks”可推断，人们说话时使用手势引号就像在书面文字中使用双引号一样，是为了表示引用。.完形填空When I was out of the church gate, I saw three children selling boiled seeds. I went and stood

21、 _1_ next to them without saying a word and for the next 10 minutes _2_ them sell the seeds to the bargaining customers.My eyes caught the attention of one of the boys. I made a _3_ for him to come towards me. I was surprised that this little kid gave me a broad smile with a missing tooth and immedi

22、ately _4_ me. The first _5_ I asked him was which school he went to. He _6_ that he went to a public school. The _7_ to my next question puzzled me. I _8_ him very lightly whether he knew who I was and immediately he answered with his eyes much _9_， “Derrick, Sir！”I asked him how he _10_ me, and he

23、replied that he was one of the _11_ whose mother was helped by the Derrick Foundation and that now his mother _12_ all her four children pretty decently (体面地)I felt _13_ but at the same time a bit upset seeing him sell seeds. I asked him why he was selling seeds when his _14_ was taking care of all

24、the four.He told me, “Sir, you helped my mother and now I am helping my _15_. His mother is sick and his father has a(n) _16_ income and his family cant _17_ afford medicines.”I immediately took out my purse and gave a thousandrupee note to the boy. He immediately _18_ and said, “Sir, thank you very

25、 much. I will always remember you, but please give this _19_ to some other person who needs it more than I do. I can _20_ money myself.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一个受过作者帮助的小男孩卖东西挣钱帮助自己的朋友。1A.certainlyBloudly CquietlyDproudly解析：选C根据本空后的“next to them without saying a word”可知，作者走过去悄悄地(quietly)站在他们旁边，一句话也没说。2A.

26、heardBhelpedCmadeDwatched解析：选D根据第3空前的“caught the attention”可知，作者看(watched)这些男孩卖种子给顾客。3A.signBdecisionCsuggestionDcomment解析：选A根据本空后的“for him to come towards me”可知，作者向男孩打手势(sign)，让他过来。4A.looked up toBcame up toCcame up againstDlooked forward to解析：选B根据下文作者和小男孩的对话可知，男孩马上向我走过来(came up to)。5A.taskBnameCfa

27、ctDquestion解析：选D根据本空后的“which school he went to”可知，此处作者向男孩提出了第一个问题(question)。6A.expectedBwarnedCrepliedDtrusted解析：选C根据本空后的内容可知，此处男孩回答了(replied)作者的提问。7A.suggestionBanswerCapproachDway解析：选B根据第10空前的“I asked him”可知，第二个问题的回答(answer)使得作者迷惑不解，即他不明白男孩怎么会认识他。8A.askedBexplainedCremindedDdemanded解析：选A根据本空后的“whether he knew who I was”可知，作者在轻轻地问(asked)男孩问题。9A.braverBsleepierCbrighterDcolder解析：选C根据下文内容可知，男孩认识作者是因为男孩的母亲受到过作者的帮助，因此男孩在回答作者的询问时，眼光更加明亮(brighter)。10A.supportedBknewCjudgedDthanked解析：选B第8空后的“whether he knew who I was”有提示。作者问男孩是怎么知道(knew)他的。11A.neighborsBstudentsCvisitorsDchildren解析：选D第12空后的“all