高中英语选择性必修三 同步课时强化训练 Unit 4 Adversity and Courage 核心素养提能练

1、核心素养提能练“阅读理解完形填空”组合练.阅读理解Anecdotal evidence has long held that creativity in artists and writers can be associated with living in foreign parts.Rudyard Kipling，Pablo Picasso，Ernest Hemingway，Paul Gauguin，Samuel Beckett and others spent years living abroad.Now a pair of psychologists has proven that

2、there is indeed a link.As they report in the Journal of Personality and Social Psychology，William Maddux of INSEAD，a business school in Fontainebleau，France，and Adam Galinsky，of the Kellogg School of Management in Chicago，presented 155 American business students and 55 foreign ones studying in Ameri

3、ca with a test used by psychologists as a measure of creativity.Given a candle，some matches and a box of drawing pins，the students were asked to attach the candle to a cardboard wall so that no wax would drip on the floor when the candle was lit.(The solution is to use the box as a candleholder and

4、fix it to the wall with the pin.) They found 60% of the students who were either living abroad or had spent some time doing so，solved the problem，whereas only 42% of those who had not lived abroad did so.A followup study with 72 Americans and 36 foreigners explored their creative negotiating skills.

5、Pairs of students were asked to play the role of seller of a petrol station who then needed to get a job and a buyer who would need to hire staff to run the business.The two were likely to reach a deadlock because the buyer had been told he could not afford what the seller was told was his minimum p

6、rice.Nevertheless，when both negotiators had lived abroad 70% struck a deal in which the seller was offered a management job at the petrol station in return for a lower asking price.When neither of the negotiators had lived abroad，none was able to reach a deal.Merely travelling abroad，however，was not

7、 enough.You do have to live there.Packing your beach towel and suntan lotion will not，by itself，make you Hemingway.eq x(语篇解读本文是一篇说明文，研究发现国外生活可以提升创造力。)1What is the purpose of mentioning the famous names in the opening paragraph?ATo show the relationship between creativity and living abroad.BTo indica

8、te the link between artistic creation and life experience.CTo emphasize how great these artists are.DTo impress the importance of creativity.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Anecdotal evidence has long held that creativity in artists and writers can be associated with living in foreign parts.”可知，长期以来，坊间证据表明，艺术家和作

9、家的创造力可能与生活在外国有关，接下来提到那些著名的人物就是为了证明这一点，即：展示创造力和海外生活之间的关系，故A项正确。2What can be inferred from the text?AWilliam Maddux and Adam Galinsky have carefully designed the test.BNegotiators who had lived abroad are more flexible in negotiating.CAmerican business students are less creative than those oversea stu

10、dents.DOnes creativity is associated with the length one has spent abroad.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“.when both negotiators had lived abroad 70% struck a deal in which the seller was offered a management job at the petrol station in return for a lower asking price.”可知，当谈判的双方都在国外居住时，70%的人达成了协议，由此可知，在国外生活过的

11、谈判者在谈判中更灵活，故B项正确。3What does the author mean in the last sentence of the last paragraph?AThere exist sharp differences between travelling and living abroad.BYou shouldnt lie on the beach when travelling.COnly real experience of living abroad can help drive creativity.DLiving abroad is more meaningful

12、 than just travelling abroad.答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Merely travelling abroad，however，was not enough.You do have to live there.”可知，作者说这句话的意思是只有在国外居住才能提升创造力，故C项正确。4Where is the text most likely taken from?AA diary. BA magazine.CA novel. DA guidebook.答案B解析文章出处题。通读全文可知，心理学家通过研究发现国外生活可以提升创造力，这属于科学研究范畴，最有可能出

13、现在杂志的科学研究版块，故B项正确。.完形填空 One morning，Oral Lee Brown stopped by a local grocery store to make her usual purchases.A little girl approached Brown to ask for a quarter on this particular day.Because all she had was a $5 bill，Brown invited the little girl with her to the store to get some 1 .Inside the s

14、tore，Brown told the little girl she could 2 anything she wanted.Instead of choosing candy or gums，which would have been the first choice for most kids，the little girl immediately ran for a loaf of bread.Brown asked the girl if she went to school.She 3 responded，“Sometimes，” as she shyly 4 Brown and

15、quickly disappeared around the corner.That night，Brown couldnt sleep.She 5 she had to find the poor little girl.She went to the school the girl would most likely attend，but in vain. 6 ，she found many other similar children in less ideal conditions.Brown decided to “ 7 ” a class of 23 firstgraders.Sh

16、e told them，“Stay in school，and Ill 8 you to college.” To achieve this 9 goal，Brown began saving money，putting aside $10,000 per year from her $45,000 salary.From that day on，Brown did more than simply make a(n) 10 to the children；she became an active part of their lives，beginning with regular visit

17、s and parent meetings.Nineteen of the students were 11 to college and they all graduated from college in 2003 and 2004.Brown is now working on her sixth class of “adopted” students.More than 125 young people have benefited from her 12 .If it hadnt been for Brown，they would never have been given such

18、 a 13 opportunity for college education.With her life ambition found in the work of 14 others to achieve undreamedof goals，Brown embodies the values of helping others and truly 15 how to pass the values on.语篇解读本文为记叙文。文章主要讲述布朗通过帮助他人找到了自己的人生抱负，实现了自己的人生价值。1A.fruit BfoodCdrink Dloan答案B解析fruit水果；food食物；d

19、rink饮料；loan贷款。根据后面的内容可知，因为布朗只有5美元的钞票。所以她邀请小女孩去商店买食品，小女孩径直去拿面包，故选B项。2A.point out Bgive awayCpick out Dfind out答案C解析point out指出；give away泄露(秘密)；pick out挑选出；find out查明，发现。根据下文可知，小女孩进店之后，直接跑向面包，可知是布朗告诉小女孩她可以挑选(pick out)任何想要的东西，故选C项。3A.quietly BloudlyCproudly Dimpatiently答案A解析quietly安静地；loudly大声地；proudly

20、自豪地；impatiently不耐烦地。根据后面的“as she shyly”可知，她是害羞的女孩，所以空处应是轻声地(quietly)回答，故选A项。4A.pushed BtouchedCthanked Dgreeted答案C解析push推，推动；touch触摸，碰；thank感谢；greet打招呼。根据上下文语境可知，小女孩感谢布朗给她买面包后就走了，故选C项。5A.supposed BhopedCknew Dexpected答案C解析句意为：那天晚上，布朗睡不着觉。她知道她必须找到那个可怜的小女孩。suppose假定，猜想；hope希望；know知道；expect期望。故选C项。6A.I

21、nstead BAs a resultCTherefore DIn advance答案A解析instead代替，反而；as a result因此；therefore因此；in advance预先。她去了女孩最可能上学的学校，但没有找到。相反的是，她发现了许多类似的孩子生活在很不理想的条件下。故选A。7A.follow BstartCteach Dadopt答案D解析follow跟随；start开始；teach教；adopt收养，领养。根据语境可知，布朗决定“收养”23名一年级学生。故选D项。8A.deliver BsendCwalk Dcollect答案B解析句意为：她告诉他们：“在学校里好好

22、上学，我会送你们上大学的。” deliver发表，递送；send送，使进入(某状态)；walk散步；collect收集。故选B项。9A.great BeasyCimpossible Dsimple答案A解析great伟大的；easy容易的；impossible不可能的；simple简单的。布朗要让23个穷孩子从一年级上到大学确是一个伟大的(great)目标。故选A项。10A.agreement BdecisionCappointment Dpromise答案D解析句意为：从那天起，布朗不仅向孩子们许下诺言，她也成了他们生活中活跃的一部分，从定期探望和家长会开始。make a promise为固

23、定搭配，意为“做出承诺”，故选D项。11A.accepted BadmittedCcured Dbrought答案B解析句意为：十九个学生考上了大学，他们都在2003年和2004年毕业了。be admitted to.为固定搭配，意为“被录取”。故选B项。12A.generosity BexampleCwisdom Dhonesty答案A解析generosity慷慨；example例子；wisdom智慧；honesty诚实。根据语境可知，布朗自己省吃俭用送125名年轻人上学，可谓真正的慷慨(generosity)，故A项符合题意。13A.ridiculous BsuitableCvaluabl

24、e Dpractical答案C解析句意为：如果不是布朗，他们就永远不会有这样一个宝贵的接受大学教育的机会。ridiculous可笑的，荒谬的；suitable合适的；valuable宝贵的；practical实际的。故选C项。14A.leading BpersuadingCtelling Dsupporting答案D解析句意为：她在支持他人实现梦想的工作中发现了自己的人生抱负。lead引导，导致；persuade说服；tell告诉，讲；support支持。故D项正确。15A.donates BshowsClearns Dunderstands答案B解析句意为：布朗体现了帮助他人的价值观，并真正

25、展示了如何传递这些价值观。donate捐赠；show表现出，展示；learn学习；understand理解。故选B项。主观题规范练.语法填空Its common to see food delivery workers riding electric bikes in a hurry through big cities in China.Some of them even risk 1. (run) red lights to deliver their meals in time.However，such careless behavior often causes serious pro

26、blems.The reason for the rise of such a careless behavior is that there is 2. large demand for food delivery workers，and many companies offer high salaries 3. (attract) new workers.In fact，food delivery workers are often under high 4. (press) from their employers.They face company fines for deliveri

27、ng food late.Moreover，the more orders they take，the more money they can earn，5. leads to some workers checking 6. (they) mobile phones for new orders while they are riding their bikes.While most companies require delivery workers to follow traffic rules，it remains a problem whether these requirement

28、s and rules are 7. (strict) obeyed.To solve the problem，some cities 8. (take) action since last year.Shanghai required the delivery workers should 9. (train) on traffic rules and safety.Now in Shenzhen，if a delivery worker gets caught breaking traffic rules more than twice，he or she will be banned 1

29、0. driving food delivery vehicles for a whole year.语篇解读本文主要叙述了骑电动自行车的食品送货工人由于粗心行驶常常引起严重的问题，并对这种现象出现的原因进行了分析。1答案running解析考查固定搭配。risk doing sth.为固定搭配，意为“冒险做某事”。故填running。2答案a解析考查固定搭配。a large demand for.为固定搭配，意为“对需求量大”，故填a。3答案to attract解析考查非谓语动词。句意为：许多公司为了吸引新工人而提供高薪。分析句意可知此处表目的，故填to attract。4答案pressure

30、解析考查名词。分析句子可知，本句中的press被形容词high修饰，一起作under的介词宾语，因此要用名词形式 pressure。5答案which解析考查非限制性定语从句。分析句子可知，前面句子的内容，导致后面的结果，且从句缺主语，故要用which指代前面的内容。因此填which。6答案their解析考查人称代词。分析句意可知，是配送工人骑车时看他们的(their)手机。故填their。7答案strictly解析考查副词。分析句子可知，修饰动词obey要用副词，故用其副词形式strictly。8答案have taken解析考查谓语动词的时态。根据句中的时间状语“since last year

31、”可知，本句中要用现在完成时，主语是复数名词some cities，故填have taken。9答案be trained解析考查被动语态。本句中的“工人”是“被培训”，故要用be trained。10答案from解析考查固定搭配。ban sb.from doing sth.，为固定搭配，意为“禁止某人做某事”。其被动形式为sb.be banned from doing sth.，故本句中填from。.读后续写阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Carl lost his job.He tried to find another o

32、ne but it wasnt easy.As a result，the poor fellow couldnt pay his bills and he couldnt even find anybody to lend him any.Carl spent most of his days at home.Sometimes he looked out of the window and watched his neighbors house.An old professor lived there alone.Strangely，he hardly talked to his neigh

33、bors.Carl could see into the professors house because he never drew the curtain.The rooms were full of antique furniture and vases.Carl thought，“If I got an antique vase，I could sell it for a lot of money.”Every day Carl saw the professor.He left at 10 oclock in the morning and came back home at 4 o

34、clock in the afternoon.He had a dog.Carl often went to the fence and played with it or gave it a piece of meat.One day Carl thought，“I will go into the professors house and steal a vase.I will break the window and climb in.The dog is not a problem.”There was an old gun in the cellar(地下室)It had been

35、his great grandfathers favorite thing a long time before.Carl didnt want to use the gun but he thought，“Anything could happen.”He wanted to hide the gun under his coat but it was too long so he had to cut the end off with a saw(锯) The next morning he watched the professor leaving home at 10 oclock.C

36、arl climbed over the fence.The dog ran to him and Carl gave it a big bone.He threw a piece of stone through the window，and it broke.It wasnt high.He could climb into the house easily.He looked around inside.There were paintings on the walls，small figures and vases on the shelves and the floor.Carl d

37、idnt know much about arts.He couldnt choose.He reached his hands towards a big vase when he heard a noise.The front door opened and someone entered the house.Paragraph 1：It was the professor.He had forgotten to take an important document with him. Paragraph 2：The professor was scared. 一、故事梗概二、情节推断根据

38、已经给出的续写部分每段的开头语并展开合理想象可推断：1第一段应该写教授进屋看到Carl后两人的对话及心理活动；2材料中交代过Carl拿着的老枪是曾祖父在世时最喜欢的东西，而且还有一个细节：Carl把枪锯掉了一头，因此第二段应该写这杆枪很可能就是值钱的古董，而因为Carl把它锯掉了一头，所以贬值了可根据自己的想象构建故事情节。续写两段的四个要素如下：Paragraph 1Paragraph 2时间：After the old professor entered the room.地点：in the old professors house人物：Carl，the old professor事件：The professor was surprised to see Carl，so he asked why he wa