备考2025届高考英语一轮复习课时提能第一部分过透教材Unit2Makingadifference外研版必修第三册

Unit2Makingadifference一、阅读理解AAcrowdcheeredKunleAdeyanjuasheturnedoffhismotorbikeengineaftercompletingatiring41-daytrip.The44-year-oldleftLondononApril19andarrivedinNigeria’scommercialhubLagosonSundayaftertravellingmorethan8，000milesacross13countries.HestartedtheimpressivejourneytoraisefundsforRotaryInternational’sfightagainstpolio（小儿麻痹症）.AccompaniedbyadozenbikersforthelaststretchofthejourneyfromtheRepublicofBenin，AdeyanjuwaswelcomedbysupportersinIkeja，incentralLagos.Adeyanju，called"LionHeart"byfans，wonpopularityamongthepublicbypostingdailypictureswithcommentsabouthisjourneyonsocialmedia.Ateverystopalongtheway，hewasgreetedbyenthusiasticsupporters.Hedidfacesomechallenges，likeinMaliwhereoneofhiswheelsbroke."Iwasstandinginthemiddleofthenight，aloneinabush，notknowingwhattodo，withoutspeakingthelanguage，"hesaid，explaininghehadtowalktothenearestvillage."Fortunately，thelocalshelpedme."Notallofthechallengeshefacedweresolvedsmoothly."Mauritania，acountryinnorthwestAfrica，was‘terrible’，"hesaidafterhegotrobbedofhundredsofeuros."Theworstexperience，"headded.TheformerShellemployeeself-fundedhistripwith$20，400insavings，hopingtoraiseupto$48millionforRotaryInternational."IhavebeensufferingfromalackofsleeplatelybecauseIsleptonlythreetofourhourspernight.ButIfeelproudbecauseIfinishedthischallenge，"Adeyanjusaidjustafterhearrived，wipingthesweatoffhisface.AdeyanjuaddedthatheisnowplanningtohaveapossiblecyclingtriptoGhanaorabikeridetoIsraeltohelpraisemorefunds.Andhehasanotherdream：toclimbMountQomolangma.本文是记叙文。为了给国际扶轮社筹集资金以应对小儿麻痹症，KunleAdeyanju胜利完成了从伦敦到拉各斯的摩托车骑行。【词语积累】accompanyv.陪伴，陪伴；伴随，与……同时发生robv.抢劫，掠夺，盗取savingsn.储蓄金，存款wipev.（用布、手等）擦干净，抹掉1.WhydidAdeyanjugoonthe41-daytrip？A.Tochallengehimself.B.Tohelpfightpolio.C.Toconnectwithmorepeople.D.ToadvertiseRotaryInternational.解析B微小环节理解题。由第一段中的"HestartedtheimpressivejourneytoraisefundsforRotaryInternational’sfightagainstpolio（小儿麻痹症）"可知，Adeyanju进行为期41天的旅行是为了给国际扶轮社筹集资金以应对小儿麻痹症，故B项正确。2.HowdidAdeyanjubecomepopularduringthejourney？A.Byusingthetitle"LionHeart".B.Bycommentingonotherbikers’journeys.C.Bysharinghisexperiencesonline.D.Byshowinghisdeeploveforhishometown.解析C微小环节理解题。由其次段中的"Adeyanju...wonpopularityamongthepublicbypostingdailypictureswithcommentsabouthisjourneyonsocialmedia"可知，本题选C。3.WhatmadeAdeyanju’sexperienceinMauritaniaunpleasant？A.Hisgettinglostinabush.B.Hismeetingwithcrime.C.Hisfailingtounderstandthelocals.D.Hismotorbike’sbreakingdown.解析B微小环节理解题。由题干中的"Mauritania"可将解题信息定位至第三段。由第三段中的"Mauritania...was‘terrible’"和"hegotrobbedofhundredsofeuros"可知，B项正确。4.WhichwordscanbestdescribeAdeyanju？A.Caringanddetermined.B.Reliableandenthusiastic.C.Generousandsensitive.D.Adventurousandconfident.解析A推理推断题。由第一段内容可知，为了给国际扶轮社筹集资金以应对小儿麻痹症，Adeyanju进行了为期41天的骑行，由此可知，他是一个关切他人、乐于助人的人。在骑行中虽然遇到了一些困难，但他没有放弃，由此可知，他是一个意志坚决的人，故A项正确。B[责任担当/]InBirmingham，oneschoolisofferingitsstudentsaneducationthatwillchangetheirlives.TheuniqueprogramiscalledBuildUP，whichenablesstudentstoearnahighschooldiplomawhileworkingaspaidapprentices（学徒）inconstructionwork.Aspartoftheirtraining，theyremodeloldandabandonedhousesintheirneighborhood！Atanyschool，theburdenonstudentscanbeheavy，butforthoseinlow-incomeareas，itismuchheavier."ThekidsthatI’veworkedwithduringmyentirecareerareallfromdisadvantagedgroupswithallthechallengesthatcomewithpoverty，"saideducatorMarkMartin.SohefoundedBuildUPin2024toofferstudentsadifferentkindofeducation：real-worldtraining.Asfarasreal-worldissuesareconcerned，forlow-incomecommunities，oneofthebiggestneedsishousing.That’swhyBuildUPmadeconstructiontheirmainfocus，offeringacombinationofregularandspecializedclasses.Thatway，insteadofhearingtheage-oldquestion"WhenamIevergoingtousethis？"inageometryclass，theteachersareabletoredirecttheirstudentstoshopclass.There，studentscanconnectthosemathprinciplestothebuildingofaroof.Theprogramhopestodrawinstudentswhoarelikelytoquitschoolbyofferingwagesfortheirapprenticeships.Studentsreceive$125everytwoweekswhentheystartoutasapprenticesandcaneventuallyworkupto$200everytwoweeks.Upongraduation，theyhavetheopportunitytogetaninterest-freeloantopurchasetheremodeledhomes.Sofar，theyhavebeendoingaprettyamazingjob.Andnowwiththehelpofaloancompany，theprogramhastheopportunitytobringtheirmodeltocommunitieseverywhere！Theyplantofirstaddsimilarprogramsinnearbyneighborhoods.Afterthat，theyhopetotrainotherstostartsimilarschoolsandexpandtheirnetworkofpartners—particularlyconstructioncompaniesthatcanofferjobstotheirstudents.本文是说明文。MarkMartin成立的BuildUP使低收入家庭的孩子能够在接受学校常规教化的同时在建筑工程中做学徒学习改造房屋。毕业后，学生有机会获得无息贷款购买这些房屋。【词语积累】remodelv.改造，改建disadvantagedadj.弱势的，社会地位低下的shopclass工艺课drawin吸引，使参加interest-freeadj.免息的，不收取利息的1.WhydidMarkMartinfoundBuildUP？A.Tolightenstudents’academicburden.B.Tohelpstudentsfromtoughbackgrounds.C.Toreconstructandreuseunwantedhouses.D.Topopularizeeducationinlow-incomeareas.解析B微小环节理解题。由其次段中的"ThekidsthatI’veworkedwith...poverty"和"Sohefounded...offerstudentsadifferentkindofeducation"可知，MarkMartin成立BuildUP就是为了帮助来自贫困家庭的孩子，故选B。2.WhatisthefeatureofBuildUP’sclasses？A.Theycombinetheoryandpractice.B.Theyteachknowledgeofthebankloan.C.Theycenteronage-oldunsolvedquestions.D.Theyexplainmathprinciplesinsimplewords.解析A推理推断题。由第三段中的"That’swhyBuildUPmadeconstructiontheirmainfocus，offeringacombinationofregularandspecializedclasses"和"There，studentscanconnectthosemathprinciplestothebuildingofaroof"可推知，BuildUP的课程的特色是将理论与实践相结合，故选A。3.WhatdoestheBuildUPprogramexpecttodo？A.Reachouttomorepeople.B.Offerstudentsmorejobopportunities.C.Foundmoresimilarschoolsthemselves.D.Getmorefundsfromconstructioncompanies.解析A微小环节理解题。由最终一段中的"theprogramhastheopportunitytobringtheirmodeltocommunities...theirstudents"可知，BuildUP现在有机会将他们的模式带到世界各地的社区。他们支配首先在旁边社区增加类似的项目。之后，他们希望培训其他人开办类似的学校，并扩大他们的合作伙伴网络——特殊是可以为学生供应就业机会的建筑公司这样的合作伙伴。由此可知，BuildUP希望帮助更多人，故选A。4.Whichcanbethebesttitleforthetext？A.BuildUP：abreakthroughintheconstructionindustryB.BuildUP：amakeshiftsolutiontothehousingproblemC.BuildUP：changingcommunityeducationforthebetterD.BuildUP：givingstudentspowerthroughhomebuilding解析D标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍的是BuildUP让低收入家庭的学生在接受常规教化的同时学习改造房屋等建筑方面的学问，帮助他们减轻贫困带来的负担，进而变更他们的人生，故选D。二、完形填空InSeptember，aheartwarmingpostaboutafirstresponderwasshared.Itshowedpeoplehow1emergencypersonnelcouldbe.Thereisacommonbeliefthattheytakecareofthephysicalneedsof2.Butthispostprovedthattheyalso3totheiremotionalneeds.Inthephoto，thefireman，whowas4as27-year-oldRyanBentonoftheBillingsFireDepartment，wasseatedatthe5，andhehadalittlegirlnexttohim.Thegirlhadjust6acaraccident.Bothcarsweredamagedwhilenooneinvolvedwasseverelyharmed.Caraccidentsmaynotalwaysleavephysicalscarsbutcan7withpeoplementally.Toeasethelittlegirl’smind，thisfirefighterperformedasimplebutmeaningfulactonthespot.Hereadastorytothegirlwhileherparentsweredealingwiththeaccident，8herinherhourofneed.Thisallowedherparentsto9gettingsomesenseofnormalityback.Abell，RyanBenton’scolleague，saidtheyalways10stuffedanimalsandbooksaround，sotheyare11whendealingwithunpleasanteventsinvolvingkids.Whilethefirefightersaidhewas12doinghisjob，thefiredepartmentwas13ofBentonandallofitsotheremployeeswhoservetheircommunitieswell.Abellsaiditshowed"wearethe14foryouwhenyourdarkestmomentcomes".Benton’sbehaviorwarmedtheheartsofnetizens，manyofwhom15Bentonandexpressedthanksfortheworkemergencypersonneldoforthegreatergood.本文是记叙文。交通事故有时可能不会给当事人留下身体上的创伤，但却可以给当事人带来心理上的影响。一个小女孩刚刚阅历了一场车祸，为了削减此事对她的心理影响，一名消防员坐在她身边，给她读故事，他的举动温煦了很多人的心。【词语积累】heartwarmingadj.令人欣喜的，暖人心房的firstresponder第一反应人员easev.（使）宽慰，减轻，缓解normalityn.常态，正常的形势【熟词生义】bear常用义：v.承受，忍受n.熊文中义：v.携带1.A.flexible B.considerateC.generous D.brave解析B由下文提到的"takecareofthephysicalneeds...theiremotionalneeds"以及Benton给小女孩读故事以削减交通事故给她带来的影响可知，本题应选B。flexible能适应新状况的，灵敏的；considerate考虑周到的，疼惜的，替他人着想的；generous慷慨的，大方的；brave英勇的。2.A.children B.patientsC.individuals D.victims解析D结合关键信息emergencypersonnel、fireman和acaraccident可知，本题应选D。victim表示"受害者"。【名师点津】本题不能选children。虽然下文重点介绍的是第一反应人员在小女孩阅历车祸之后给她读故事，以抚慰其心灵，但这里强调的是普遍状况，所填词指的应是全部遭受事故的人，故应用victims。3.A.respond B.addC.keep D.turn解析A此处说的是"他们还对受害者的情感需求作出回应"，故选A。respondto对……作出反应，响应；addto使（数量）增加，使（规模）扩大；keepto遵守（或信守、履行）诺言，坚守；turnto转向，求助于。4.A.appointed B.regardedC.identified D.addressed解析C照片中的那个人被认出是来自比林斯消防局的27岁的RyanBenton，故选C。appoint任命，委任；identify确认，认出；address称呼（某人），冠以（某种称呼）。5.A.hospital B.libraryC.office D.roadside解析D下文提到"acaraccident""onthespot"，那么，Benton和小女孩在交通事故现场；再结合常识可知，他们应是坐在路边，故选D。6.A.remembered B.dreamedC.experienced D.avoided解析C下文提到"whileherparentsweredealingwiththeaccident...gettingsomesenseofnormalityback"，由此可知，小女孩刚刚阅历了一场交通事故，故选C。remember记起；dream梦到；experience阅历；avoid避开，避开。7.A.stick B.bondC.rest D.tie解析A结合语境和常识可知，车祸不愿定会在身体上留下伤痕，但会在心里留下印记，故选A。stickwith留在……的记忆里。8.A.greeting B.convincingC.supporting D.questioning解析C此处说的是"Benton在小女孩须要帮助的时候赐予她支持"，故选C。greet和（某人）打招呼；convince使信任，使信服；support支持，帮助；question询问。9.A.focuson B.taketoC.putoff D.thinkabout解析A上文提到发生车祸后，Benton陪着小女孩，并给她读故事，那么，此处表示"这使得她的父母能够专注于让自己平复一些"，故选A。focuson集中（留意力、精力等）于；taketo起先沉湎于，养成……习惯；putoff推迟；thinkabout考虑。10.A.purchase B.bearC.collect D.search解析BAbell说他们总是随身携带毛绒玩具和书籍，以便他们在处理与孩子有关的不欢乐事务时有所打算，故选B。purchase购买；bear携带；collect收集；search搜寻，找寻。11.A.prepared B.qualifiedC.confident D.skillful解析A参见上题解析。prepared打算好的，有所打算的；qualified有资格的；confident自信的；skillful娴熟的。12.A.obviously B.hopefullyC.cautiously D.only解析D由语境可知，此处表示"这位消防员说他只是做了他该做的"，故选D。obviously明显；hopefully怀有希望地；cautiously谨慎地；only仅仅，只。13.A.proud B.fondC.respectful D.aware解析A此处想表达的是"比林斯消防局为Benton和其他为社区好好服务的员工感到傲岸"，故选A。proud高傲的，傲岸的；fond宠爱；respectful敬重的；aware发觉，发觉。14.A.signal B.lightC.inspiration D.option解析Blight与下文中的whenyourdarkestmomentcomes相照应。signal信号；light光；inspiration鼓舞人心的人（或事物）；option选择。15.A.followed B.applaudedC.preferred D.approached解析B上文提到"warmedtheheartsofnetizens"，下文提到"expressedthanksfortheworkemergencypersonneldoforthegreatergood"，不难得知，很多网民赞扬Benton，并对应急人员所做的工作表示感谢，故选B。applaud赞扬，赞许，赞许。prefer更宠爱；approach接近，接洽。三、语法填空[2024四省高考适应性测试]Thegovernmenthasawarded$5milliontothreedifferentlocalnonprofitorganizations.Themoneywill1（distribute）overafour-yearperiodandisaimedathelpingapproximately1，000homelesspeopleinthecountyofArvada.Oneagency，2（base）inWoodbridge，isexpected3（receive）$1.5million.Theagencydirectorsaysthattheywillfocustheirresourceson4（educate）thehomeless."Wewillprobablybuildanotherschool-homewiththismoney，"hesaid.Aschool-homeisexactly5itsoundslike.Itisaschoolandahome.Wehavealreadybuiltfourschool-homesthroughoutthecounty.Wegetthehomelessoffthestreet，6weeducatethemsotheydon’thavetoreturntoth