备考2025届高考英语一轮复习课时提能第一部分过透教材Unit2Lessonsinlife外研版选择性必修第四册

Unit2Lessonsinlife一、阅读理解AEveryonewhoknewanythingaboutanimalswarnedmeagainstgettingarabbitinmyearly20s，butIignoredthem，andendedupwiththree.Itturnsoutthatallthepeoplewhoareagainstrabbitshaveapoint：Rabbitsgetsickallthetime，andthereareveryfewvets（兽医）whospecializeintheircare.Myyearswithrabbitshavebeenfulloffeeding，hurriedtripstothevet，sleeplessnightsandbeggingforadviceontheInternet.Nowthatmyanimalsareoldandweaknow，Icleartheirwasteandcleantheirlegswitharabbit-friendlyshampoo（洗涤剂）.Ispendalotoftimeonthefloor，becausealthoughmyrabbitsarehardtosatisfysocially，theyalsohatetobepickedup.Iamoftenaskedthequestion"Whyrabbits？"or"Whynotadog，oracat？".Itrytodescribewhatit’sliketobewiththem.IhadneverfeltarealdutytowardsanythinguntilIhadmyrabbits.Myanswersneversatisfyanyone.I’mnotsureaboutthequestion，either—itsooftenimpliesinstrumentalvalue，asifthecorrectreplymightbe"Theymakegoodcompanions"or"They’renicetolookat".Idon’thavetherightkindofreason.Idon’tbelieveintheusevalueofanylivingthing.Likehumans，animalsjustare—that’sit.Usuallywedonotlookatotherpeopleandthinkabouthowtomakethemworkforus.Yetsomuchofourwayofseeingtheworldisfoundedontheassumptionthatanimalsaremeanttoserveapurpose.Thisseemswrong.Afteralltheseyearswithmyrabbits，theonlythingIknowisthatthereisnolessontobelearnedorvaluetobeacquired.There’sjustanefforttobemade，andasfarasI’mconcerned，that’swhatlifeis.本文是记叙文。本文介绍了作者从养兔子这件事中获得的一些感悟。【词语积累】ignorev.忽视，对……不予理睬specializev.特地探讨，特地从事，专攻pickup拿起，举起；（为某人）整理，整理；改善，好转companionn.旅伴，陪伴assumptionn.假定，假设1.Whydopeopleopposekeepingrabbits？A.It’sveryboring.B.Itcostsafortune.C.It’sratherdemanding.D.Itmakesthehousemessy.解析C推理推断题。由第一段中的"allthepeoplewhoareagainstrabbitshaveapoint...care"可知，兔子常常生病，特地治疗兔子的兽医很少，再结合第一段最终一句可推知，养兔子很费精力，故C项正确。2.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor？A.Considerate. B.Knowledgeable.C.Sociable. D.Energetic.解析A推理推断题。由其次段"Nowthatmyanimalsareoldandweak...theyalsohatetobepickedup"可知，作者照看他的兔子时特别细心，考虑很周到，故A项正确。3.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4？A.Animalsshouldbetreateddifferently.B.Animalsshouldn’tbejudgedonsomepurpose.C.Thevalueofanimalsshouldn’tbeignored.D.Humansshouldliveinharmonywithanimals.解析B推理推断题。由第三段和第四段内容可知，作者常常会被问到为什么养兔子或为什么不养狗或猫，他认为这一问题常常示意工具价值，人们看待世界的方式大多建立在动物起到某一作用这一假设上，作者认为这是不正确的。由此可以推知，画线句表达的意思是人们不应当基于某种作用来评判动物，故选B。4.Whateffectdoesraisingrabbitshaveontheauthor？A.Hekeepsbeingtruetohimself.B.Hereflectsonhisinterestmoredeeply.C.Helearnstovalueothers’opinions.D.Herealizesthemeaningoflife.解析D推理推断题。由最终一段"Afteralltheseyearswithmyrabbits...that’swhatlifeis"可知，养兔子的阅历让作者意识到努力才是生活的意义，故D项正确。B[2024安徽六安一中第三次月考]Asmychildhoodpassed，Ibegantorealizeoutsideofourregion，southernerswereoftendismissedasunculturedandignorant.IwasreadytoleavebehindmytinytowninWestTennessee，startinganewlifeandjumpingatbigchancesinsomefar-offcities.Inthatembarrassingspacebetween"teen"and"adult"，myaccentwasasymbolofeverythingIthoughtIhatedaboutmylifeintheruralSouth.Ifeareditwoulddisqualifymefrombeinganotedmagazinewriter.Iwouldhavetotalkless"country".SoIkilledapieceofmyself.I’mashamedofit，butI’mmoreashamedthatItriedtokillthatpartofsomeoneelse—changeEmily’saccent.ImetEmilyincollege.Shewasdeterminedtoworkforthestudentnewspaper，whichwaswhereIspentmostofmywakinghours，andwebecamefriends.She，unlikeme，acceptedherroots.Earlyinourfriendship，hermotheraskedwhereIwasfrom，assumingitwassomewhereupnorth.ThenIfeltmyeffortspaidoffandevenwantedtoignorethemistake.Emilyistwoyearsyoungerandshecaredaboutmyopinion.IadvisedhertobemorelikemeandhidehersignatureManchesteraccent.Istressedthatthroughoutourcollegeyears，oftenbymakingfunofhervowel（元音）sounds.ItoldmyselfIwashelpingherachieveherdreamofworkingasareporter.Now，Iseethatitwasactuallyaboutjustifyingmyhidingpartofmyself.GrandmaCarolynusedtotellme，"Girl，don’tforgetwhereyoucomefrom.Thebloodlineisimportantforfamiliesanddeserveshighregardnomatterwhatothersthinkofit—itformsthebaseofouridentity，andit’sthecontextforthestorieswetellthroughtime."NowItrulyunderstandthat.Manythingshavefadedfrommemory，butthissticksinmymindwithuncomfortableclarity.NowthatIamgrownandhavelefttheSouth，it’simportanttome.本文是记叙文。作者诞生在田纳西州的乡村地区，长大后，她意识到南方人留给外界的印象是愚昧无知，她想要离开家乡。上高校后，作者努力改掉自己的南方腔调，并且试图"订正"挚友Emily的腔调。后来作者意识到要牢记并敬重自己的"根"。【词语积累】dismissv.不予考虑，摒弃，对……不屑一提；撤职jumpat迫不及待地接受，欣然接受disqualifyv.使不合格，使不适合notedadj.著名，著名justifyv.证明……正确（或正值、有理）；为……辩护bloodlinen.世系，血统clarityn.清晰，清晰，明确【熟词生义】regard常用义：v.将……认为，把……视为，看待文中义：n.敬重，敬重1.Whatmadetheauthorwanttoleaveherhometown？A.Herdislikeforheraccent.B.Herdreamofbecomingawriter.C.Appealofbigchancesincities.D.OutsideprejudiceagainsttheSouth.解析D微小环节理解题。由第一段中的"Asmychildhoodpassed...southernerswereoftendismissedasunculturedandignorant...startinganewlife"可知，作者长大后起先意识到，其他地方的人常常认为南方人是没有文化和无知的，这一偏见使作者想要离开她的家乡，起先新的生活，故选D项。2.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthemistakeofEmily’smother？A.Upset. B.Pleased.C.Guilty. D.Surprised.解析B推理推断题。由其次段中的"Earlyinourfriendship，hermotheraskedwhereIwasfrom，assumingitwassomewhereupnorth...mistake"可知，Emily的母亲问作者来自哪里，她以为是北方的某个地方，这让作者觉得自己的付出有了收获，甚至想忽视这个误会。再联系上文提到的作者想要脱离家乡，改掉自己的南方腔调可知，Emily的母亲误以为作者是北方人，这让作者感到兴奋，故选B项。3.WhyistheauthorashamedfortryingtochangeEmily’saccent？A.Shedidthattoproveherselfright.B.SheignoredEmily’sloveofheraccent.C.ThatfailedtohelpEmilybeareporter.D.ThatdidmoreharmthangoodtoEmily.解析A推理推断题。结合第一段中的"butI’mmoreashamedthatItriedtokillthatpartofsomeoneelse—changeEmily’saccent"和第三段中的"ItoldmyselfIwashelping...Now，Iseethatitwasactuallyaboutjustifyingmyhidingpartofmyself"可知，作者之前说让Emily改掉腔调是为了帮她实现当记者的幻想，但事实上是为了证明她要改掉自己的腔调这一做法是对的，她为此感到惭愧，故选A项。4.WhatlessonhasCarolyntaughttheauthor？A.Toappreciatethebloodline.B.Torememberandrespectherroots.C.Topreserveherownidentity.D.Tocarelessaboutothers’opinions.解析B推理推断题。由最终一段中的"don’tforgetwhereyoucomefrom...wetellthroughtime""NowItrulyunderstandthat...sticksinmymindwithuncomfortableclarity"可知，祖母告知作者不要遗忘自己来自哪里，血统对家庭很重要，无论别人怎么看，它都值得敬重。现在作者真正理解了这一点，并且牢记于心。由此可推断，祖母教会了作者要记住并敬重自己的根。二、七选五[2024山东济南学情检测]Choice，wearegiventobelieve，isaright.Butforagoodmanypeople，choicegivesbirthtoanxiety.Interestedintheidea"toomanychoicesaredizzy"，Ihavebeenconductinganexperiment.1Whenpresentedwithamenuinarestaurant，I’llonlyconsiderthefirstfewoptionsoneachpage.Iknow，itsoundscrazy.2Iusedtoreadthemenualongtimeinsteadofsittingbackandtalkingtomydiningcompanion.ThesedaysIquicklyselectthebest-soundingdishesandthenchatandeat.Indoingso，Ifindmyselftryingnewthings.Theothernight，forexample，Iorderedasmokedchickensalad.IfIhadpermittedmyselftoglancefurtherdownthelist，thiswouldneverhavehappened.Butguesswhat？3Solimitingmychoicescansometimesleadmetoawiderrangeofexperiences.4IcannowaccessmanyfilmsandTVseries，yetaftertenminutesoflookingthroughappsandmenus，IwillmoreoftenthannotfindmyselfwatchingwhateverChannel4hasscheduledat9p.m.SobeforeIeventurnontheTV，Iaskmyself：whatdoIwanttowatch？Ithinkofaprogram.ThenIjustwatchit.ThisdevotiontoasimplersetofpossibilitiescameinhandywhenoursummerholidaytoAmericawascanceled.Ididn’tgothroughamillionTripadvisorreviewsforthebestreplacements.IsimplywentonAirbnb，sawwhatinEnglandwasstillavailableandimmediatelybookedtheoneIcouldafford.5AndnowIcanactuallyfocusonenjoyingourholiday.A.Itwasdelicious.B.Itneverprovedworthatry.C.Butit’sactuallyquiteliberating.D.Itinterpretsalifestyle：lessismore.E.Thesameappliestohomeentertainment.F.Indoingso，Isavedmyselfdaysoftravelanxiety.G.I’vebeenexpandingthechoicesIallowmyselftohave.作者通过讲解并描述自己的几个亲身阅历，诠释了一种生活方式：少即是多。1.D由上文的"Interestedintheidea...conductinganexperiment"可知，因为对"选择太多让人头晕"的想法感爱好，作者始终在进行一项试验。结合下文作者的几个亲身阅历可知，本文主要介绍限制选择、把事情简洁化带来的好处，所以空处应当是作者得出的一个结论，故选D项"它诠释了一种生活方式：少即是多"。2.C由上文的"Whenpresentedwith...oneachpage"可知，当作者在餐厅拿到菜单时，他只会考虑每页的前几道菜。依据下文的"Iusedtoread...mydiningcompanion"可知，作者过去常常花很长时间看菜单，而不是坐下来和他的用餐伙伴闲聊。据此可推断，空处说的是在餐厅点菜只看菜单每页的前几道菜的好处，即不用在菜单上奢侈时间，而是留出时间和用餐伙伴闲聊，故选C项"但这事实上很让人解脱"。3.A由上文的"Theothernight...Butguesswhat？"可知，作者尝试了一道新菜；再依据下文的"Solimitingmy...rangeofexperiences"可知，这道菜给了作者不同的体验，故选A项"它很美味"。A项中的It指代上文举例的新菜"asmokedchickensalad"。4.E由下文可知，该段主要介绍作者现在可以看到许多电影和电视剧，但在应用程序和菜单上看特别钟后，常常会发觉自己在看晚上9点第四频道支配的节目。据此可知，本段都是关于家庭消遣的，故选E项"这同样适用于家庭消遣"。5.F由上文的"Thisdevotionto...Icouldafford"可知，作者简化了旅行的方式；再依据空后的"AndnowIcanactuallyfocusonenjoyingourholiday"可知，空处应当和空后内容是并列关系，都是简化旅行方式带来的好处，F项"这样做，我避开了几天的旅行焦虑"符合语境。三、完形填空[2024广东惠州一调]Atafamilypicnicforemployeesofthecompanywheremyfatherworked，theyheldacontestforchildren.Iwas13，fullofenthusiasm，soI1myselfintoit.Thehostgaveeachchildaclothhandkerchiefandtoldusthewinnerwouldbetheonewhocastitthe2.Thefirstthrowers，tookmightywind-ups，butwhentheclothlefttheirhands，it3andlandedonthegroundafewinchesinfrontofthem.Thecrowdroaredwith4.NotuntilthendidIrealizeitwasnotmeantto5anyrealskill，butsimplyforlaughs.However，itstimulatedmy6forthinkingoutsidethebox.It7metoseethatthekidsthrewharderbutthehandkerchiefalwayscaughttheairanddied.Itwasobviousthatusingthesame8wouldnotwork.SupposeItieda（n）9insidethehandkerchief？Whentheyinspectedit，I’dbe10.SoIbegantyingthehandkerchiefarounditselftomakeitsmalland11packedtogethertokeepitfromunfolding.WhenIapproachedtheline，peoplewerealreadylaughing，12abigstrong-lookingboylikemecastingitjustafewinches.Itookalongwind-up，andtheballedhandkerchief13offmaybe60feetaway.Thelaughing14incollectiveshock.Ihadnotbrokentherules.WhatIlearnedfromthiscontestwasthat，inordertolivecreatively，youhaveto15theless-usedpartsofyourbrain，andnotacceptstereotypes（刻板印象），slogansandunquestionedideas.作者父亲供职的公司为职工的孩子们举办了一场扔布手帕竞赛。作者从今次竞赛中总结出一条阅历，即为了创建性地生活，我们必需挖掘大脑中较少运用的部分，不要受固有思维模式的影响。1.A.admitted B.threwC.trapped D.talked解析B由上文的"fullofenthusiasm"可知，作者对父亲公司举办的这场竞赛热忱满满，因此投入到这场竞赛中，故选B。throwoneselfintosth."投身于某事，主动从事某事"。2.A.farthest B.strongestC.highest D.biggest解析A由下文的"Thefirstthrowers，tookmightywind-ups"并结合常识可知，此处表示在扔布手帕竞赛中，谁扔得最远谁就是赢家，故选A。3.A.escaped B.wrinkledC.opened D.appeared解析C由空后的"landedonthegroundafewinchesinfrontofthem"并结合常识可知，当布手帕离开他们的手时，布手帕就打开了且落在他们前面几英寸的地上，故选C。escape逃跑，wrinkle起皱，appear出现。4.A.pain B.applauseC.laughter D.anger解析C由下文的"butsimplyforlaughs"可知，由于布手帕落地的位置与孩子们的努力有很大的落差，所以人们哄堂大笑，故选C。laughter笑声。5.A.demonstrate B.teachC.improve D.learn解析A直到那时作者才意识到举办扔布手帕竞赛不是为了展示任何真正的技能而仅仅是为了搞笑，故选A。demonstrate展示，teach教，improve改进，learn学习。6.A.responsibility B.imaginationC.demand D.passion解析D这次竞赛激发了作者跳出固有思维模式的热忱。responsibility责任；imagination想象；demand需求；passion激情，热忱。7.A.delighted B.frightenedC.amused D