高考英语单元增分（译林版）选修⑧Unit1单元检测

选修⑧Unit1单元检测[语言基础扎根练]Ⅰ.单词拼写/用所给词的适当形式填空1．Whentheirbusinessfailed,thefamilybandedtogetherandworkedtopayoffthedebts(债务)．2．Shewrapped(包裹)itupinprettypaperandbroughtittohermotheronherbirthday.3．Shehurriedlydivedfromthebridgeandrescued(营救)thedrowningchild.4．Helookedattheenvelope(信封)andrecognizedJenny'shandwritingimmediately.5．Peaceanddevelopmentremainthetwomajorthemes(主题)ofthehumansociety.6．Althoughhewaspoor,hewasquitegenerous(慷慨的)tohisneedyfriends.7．Sheclosedhereyestightlyinavain(徒劳的)attempttoholdbackthetears.8．It'struethattheshoe­shineboybeesamillionaire(百万富翁)．9．MotherTeresaearnedherreputation(名声)forkindnessandsacrificebyhelpingpoorpeopleinIndia.10．Weshouldtrytoreformcriminals(罪犯)throughlabourratherthanpunishment.11．Hedoesn'tfeardeath;whydoyouthreaten(threat)himwithit?12．Onthewhole,theappearanceofthehouseisluxuriousandromantic(romance)．13．Pipisthemaincharacter(characteristic)ofthenovelGreatExpectations.14．It'ssaidthatoneinfourpeopleinthatcountryhasacriminal(crime)record.15．Theyconsideritalmostacrimetoexposechildrentoviolence(violent)onTV.Ⅱ.单句改错1．Iwon'tbuyanewpairofshoesforyouuntilthispairwornout.worn前加is2．You'dbetterseizethisopportunityrealizeyourdream.realize前加to3．Whenapersonisonrun,Iwillnotbotherhimwithmatters.run前加the4．Iintendedtohelphim,butIwastoobusyatthatmoment.intended前加had5．Hecouldn'tmakehimselfhearbecauseofthenoise,sowedidn'tknowwhathewassaying.hear→heard6．Themansaidthathehadnothingdowiththemurderinthebank.do前加to7．Alltheeffortshemadewereinavain.去掉aⅢ.补全句子1．如果大家互相配合，难事也会变得容易。Adifficulttaskcanbe_made_easierifpeoplewillworkinwithoneanother.2．我宁愿乘火车也不愿乘飞机旅行。Iwould_rather_travelbytrainthanbyplane.3．我拿的是计件工资，不是月工资。Iget_paidforpiecework,notonamonthlywage.4．这本书就是要说明为什么会这样，同时我们应该怎么做。Thisbookis_intended_to_explainwhyitissoandwhatcanbedoneaboutit.5．你可以毫无困难地用英语表达你自己的意思吗？Canyoumake_yourself_understoodinEnglishwithoutanydifficulty?6．他执意要辞掉这份高薪的工作。Hewas_bent_on_quittingthewell­paidjob.[话题语篇高考练]Ⅳ.阅读理解A(2018·广东佛山质检)Aftertwoyearsofcarefulconsideration,RobertMcCrumhasreachedaconclusiononhisselectionofthe100greatestnovelswritteninEnglish.Takealookatafewinhislist：ThePilgrim'sProgressbyJohnBunyan(1678)AstoryofamaninsearchoftruthtoldwiththesimpleclarityandbeautyofBunyan'sprosemakesthisanEnglishclassic.RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)Bytheendofthe19thcentury,nobookinEnglishliteraryhistoryhadenjoyedmoreeditionsandtranslations.Thisworld­famousnovelisaplexliteraturethatonecannotresist.Gulliver'sTravelsbyJonathanSwift(1726)Agreatworkthat'sbeenrepeatedlyprinted;JonathanSwift'sGulliver'sTravelsesthirdinourlistofthebestnovelswritteninEnglish.ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)Clarissaisatragicheroine,pressuredbyherdishonorablefamilytomarryawealthymanshedislikes,inthebookthatSamuelJohnsondescribedas“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”．TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)TomJonesisaclassicEnglishnovelthatgetsthespiritofitsageandwhosecharactersarewell­knownsincetheyhaveetorepresentthesocietyatthattime.EmmabyJaneAusten(1816)JaneAusten'sEmmaishermostoutstandingwork,mixingthebestpartsofherearlybookswithadeepsenseoffeelings.TheNarrativeofArthurGordonPymofNantucketbyEdgarAllanPoe(1838)EdgarAllanPoe'sonlynovel—aclassicadventurestorywithsupernaturalelements—hasfascinatedandinfluencedgenerationsofwriters.语篇解读：罗伯特·麦克拉姆经过两年的仔细斟酌，选出他认为的一百部最优秀的英语小说。本文就其中的七本小说进行了简单的介绍，以供喜爱读英文小说的人们选择性阅读。1．WhichEnglishbookhasgotthemosttranslationsbeforethe20thcentury?A．RobinsonCrusoe. B．Gulliver'sTravels.C．TomJones. D．Emma.解析：选A细节理解题。根据RobinsonCrusoebyDanielDefoe(1719)部分的第一句可知，在20世纪前，《鲁滨逊漂流记》是被翻译的最多的英文小说。故选A项。2．WhatdoesSamuelJohnsonthinkwecanlearnaboutfromthebookClarissa?A．Alovestory. B．Quarrelsinafamily.C．Thehumanheart. D．Thespiritsofthetime.解析：选C细节理解题。根据ClarissabySamuelRichardson(1748)部分的“thefirstbookintheworldthatshowstheknowledgeaboutthehumanheart”可知，这本书被认为是世界上第一部关于剖析人心的小说。故选C项。3．WhatmakesthecharactersinTomJonesfamous?A．Theirclassiclifestyles.B．Theirdifferentnationalities.C．Theirtypicalspiritsoftheage.D．Theirrepresentationofthesociety.解析：选D细节理解题。根据TomJonesbyHenryFielding(1749)部分的“TomJones...whosecharactersarewell­knownsincetheyhaveetorepresentthesocietyatthattime.”可知，这部小说的人物之所以有名是因为他们代表了当时的社会。故选D项。B(2018·河南省豫南九校联考)WorkingupacreditscoreforWalterCavanaghhasgottobeamathematicalnightmare—themanhasnearly1,500validcreditcardstohisnameandholdstheGuinnessRecordforthemostcreditcards.Mr.PlasticFantastic—atitlegiventohimbyGuinnessWorldRecords—isalsotheproudowneroftheworld'slongestwallet,whichcanholdabout800cards.Butheusesitonlytocarryafewcards,whiletherestaresafelykeptinbanksafe­depositboxes.Cavanaghstartedcollectingcreditcardsinthelate1960s.“OneofmybestfriendsandImadeasillybet:theguywhocouldcollectthemostcreditcardsbytheendoftheyearwouldwindinner，”hesaid.“Igot143cardsbytheendoftheyear,andmyfriendgathered138.”Afterwinningthatbet,Cavanaghdecidedtosimplykeepgoingwithhisunusualcollection.Hegotcreditcardsfromgasstations,airlines,bars,andevenicecreamstores.Ifthere'sonecardmissingfromCavanagh'scollection,it'sthatfromtheNewberrypany.Theyrepulsedhisapplicationforacardintheearly1970s,eventhoughhe'dcollectedover100bythen.Theysaidhehadtoomuchcredit.Therefore,sofarhehasn'thadaNewberrycardinhiscollection.Cavanaghhasn'tstoppedapplyingfornewcards—he'sheldtheGuinnessRecordsince1971andhasnointentionoflettinggoofit.HecopieswholepagesfromaU．S.directoryofbusinessesandkeepssendingapplications.Ifhereceivesarejection,hewritesbacktothepanyexplaininghisgoalandambition.Buthedoesn'tcountuselesscardsinhistotalcollection.Thankstoallthecardstohisname,CavanaghhasaccesstoaboutD|S1.7millionatanymoment.Despitethisprivilege,hehasmanagedtomaintainanexcellentcreditscore.The72­year­oldretiredfinancialplannerandcreditexperthasonlyonepieceofadvicetoshare:“Neveruseacardtobuyanythingyoucan'tpayoffinacoupleofmonths.Ifyoudon'thavethe_discipline,_youshouldn'thavethecards.”语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章讲述了沃尔特·卡瓦纳拥有将近1500张信用卡，信用额度高达170万美元，创下世界纪录。4．Cavanaghbegantocollectcreditcardswhenhe________.A．ownedaverylongwalletB．madeabetwithhisfriendC．wantedtocreateaGuinnessRecordD．wastreatedtodinnerbyhisfriend解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Cavanaghstartedcollectingcreditcardsinthelate1960s.‘OneofmybestfriendsandImadeasillybet:theguywhocouldcollectthemostcreditcardsbytheendoftheyearwouldwindinner，’hesaid”可知，自从跟朋友打赌后，卡瓦纳就开始收集信用卡了。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“repulsed”inParagraph3probablymean?A．Rejected. B．Recalled.C．Repeated. D．Recognized.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据第三段中的“Theysaidhehadtoomuchcredit.Therefore,sofarhehasn'thadaNewberrycardinhiscollection”可知，卡瓦纳没有Newberrypany的卡，表明他的申请被拒绝了，故选A项。6．Whatdotheunderlinedwords“thediscipline”inthelastparagraphprobablyreferto?A．Havingmanycardstoyourownname.B．Buyingthingsbycardandpayingoffintime.C．Managingtoownmoreprivilegesforyourcard.D．Usingacardtobuythingsasmanytimesaspossible.解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Neveruseacardtobuyanythingyoucan'tpayoffinacoupleofmonths”可知，卡瓦纳建议人们：如果几个月内无法偿还信用卡，那人们最好别用信用卡购物，故选B项。7．WhatdoweknowaboutCavanagh'scards?A．Someofthemareuseless.B．Theyaresafelykeptinhislongwallet.C．Theyhavebroughthimfameandprivilege.D．Fewernewcardsareaddedtohiscollections.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第一段中的“holdstheGuinnessrecordforthemostcreditcards”及倒数第二段中的“Despitethisprivilege”可知，卡瓦纳收藏的信用卡给他带来荣誉并且也使他享有一些特权。Ⅴ.阅读七选五(2018·南昌二中模拟)WeAretheWorld,WeAretheFutureSomeonesaid“Wearereadingthefirstverseofthefirstchapterofabook,whosepagesareinfinite”.__1__Weareallinthepositionofthefarmers.Ifweplantagoodseed,wereapagoodharvest.Ifweplantnothingatall,weharvestnothingatall.Weareyoung.Howtospendtheyouth?Itisameaningfulquestion.__2__Youthisnotatimeoflife;it'sastateofmind.It'snotamatterofrosycheeks,redlipsorsuppleknees.__3__It'sthefreshnessofthedeepspringoflife.Apoetsaid“Toseeaworldinagrainofsand,andaheaveninawildflower,holdinfinityinthepalmofyourhand,andeternityinanhour”．Severaldaysago,Ihadachancetolistentoalecture.Ilearntalotthere.__4__Let'sshowourrightpalms.Wecanseethreelinesthatshowhowourlove,careerandlifewillbe.Ihaveashortlineoflife.Whataboutyours?__5__Well,let'smakeafist.Whereisourfuture?Whereareourlove,careerandlife?Tellme.Yeah,theyareinourhands.They'reheldinourselves.A．Idon'tknowhowtospendyouth.B．It'sthematterofthewill.C．Toanswerit,firstIhavetoask,“Whatdoyouunderstandbytheword‘youth’？”D．Idon'tknowwhowrotethesewords,butI'vealwayslikedthemasareminderthatthefuturecanbeanythingwewantittobe.E．Ithinkouryouthwillbecolorfulinthefuture.F．I'dliketoshareitwithallofyou.G．Iwonderedwhetherwecouldseeourfutureinthisway.语篇解读：这是一篇充满激情的演讲稿。我们是世界，我们是未来，未来掌握在自己手中，奋力拼搏，创造美好未来！1.选D根据上文中的“Someonesaid”可知，作者不知道是谁说的，故选D。2．选C根据设空前的“Itisameaningfulquestion.”以及设空后的内容可知，空白处应该是：要回答这个问题，我首先要问，“‘青春’这个词你是怎么理解的？”因此选C。3．选B根据设空后的句子“It'sthefreshnessofthedeepspringoflife.”的句式结构看，设空处应该是“It'sthematterofthewill”，故选B。4．选F根据设空后的内容可知，这是作者跟大家分享的内容，故选F。5．选G根据设空处前后句子的意思可知，G项符合语境。Ⅵ.语法填空WorldReadAloudDayiscelebratedeachyearonthefirstWednesdayofMarch.It__1__(start)bytheLitWin2010andhasnowreached65countries.__2__aimistoencouragepeopleworldwidewhocannotreadtoenjoythebenefitsofabook.Itswebsiteaskseveryone__3__(celebrate)thedaybytakingabook,findinganaudience,andreadingoutaloud.Itisabouttakingactiontoshowtheworldthattherighttoreadandwrite__4__(belong)toallpeople.Thewebsiteasksvisitorstojoininthemovementtoreduce__5__numberofilliterate(不识字的)peopleintheworld.Itis__6__(absolute)necessarytohelpthosewhocannotread.Thewebsitesays,“It'stimetostartbyreadingaloudto__7__mightlikeit.Shareabookwithachildwhomightneedit,shareastorywithsomeonewhowouldtreasureit,listenpatiently__8__someoneelse'sstoryastheysharewithyou.”TheUnitedNationssays,“Literacyinvolvesavarietyoflearninginenablingindividualstoachievetheirgoals,todeveloptheirknowledge,__9__topar