高考总复习英语习题选修8Module5

Module5TheConquestoftheUniverse(建议用时25分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AKatariaisthefounderoftheworldwidelaughtermovement.ThecelebrationofWorldLaughterDayisapositiveactivityforworldpeaceandisintendedtobuildupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughter.Thefirst“WorldLaughterDay”tookplaceinMumbai，India，on10thJanuary,1998.12,000membersfromIndiaandinternationalLaughterClubsattendedit.Nowthereareover5,000LaughterClubsworldwideonall5continents.“HAPPY－DEMIC”wasthefirstWorldLaughterDaygatheringoutsideIndia.Ittookplaceon9thJanuary，twoyearsaftertheMumbaigathering.InCopenhagen，Denmark，morethan10,000peoplegatheredatTownHallSquare.TheeventwentintoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.“WorldLaughterDay”isnoworganizedonthefirstSundayofMayeveryyear.Hundredsofpeoplegatherworldwideonthatdaytolaughtogether.Today，manypeoplefearwidespreadinternationalterrorism.Theworldhasneverfacedsomuchunrestbefore.Peopleareatwarwithinthemselves.Laughterisauniversallanguage，whichhastheabilitytounitehumanitywithoutreligion.Laughtercanbuildamonconnectionbetweenvariousreligionsandcreateanewworldorder.Theideamaysoundover－ambitious(野心太大的)，andmaybeitis.Butmaybeitisnot.Itisourdeepbeliefthatlaughterandonlylaughtercanunitetheworld，buildingupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendship.Studiesalsosaythatlaughterhelpsyourbodydothefollowing：lowerbloodpressure；lightendepression；reducestress；workouttheheart，especiallyforthosewhoareunabletoperformphysicalexercise.Soinlife，whenyoucanlaugh，youshouldlaughloudlyandwithyourentirebody—becauseit’sgoodforyou.[语篇解读]文章介绍了世界大笑日的来龙去脉。1．ThepurposeofcelebratingWorldLaughterDayis________.A．tobuildupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughterB．tobuildamonconnectionbetweenvariousreligionsC．toreducestressandlightendepressionD．tolowerbloodpressure解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句的后半部分isintendedtobuildupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughter可知A项正确。2．ThefirstWorldLaughterDaygatheringoutsideIndiatookplace________.A．on10thJanuary,1998B．onthefirstSundayofMayC．on9thJanuary,1996D．on9thJanuary,2000解析：选D细节理解题。由第二段的第一、二句可知，第一次印度以外的世界大笑日是印度孟买的聚会过了两年后的1月9日举行的，由第一段的倒数第三句可知，印度孟买的那次聚会是在1998年举行的，故答案为D。3．Theauthor’sattitudetowardslaughtermovementis________.A．positive B．negativeC．uninterested D．objective解析：选A态度判断题。从最后两段作者对大笑益处的介绍可以判断出作者对此活动的态度是积极肯定的。positive意为“积极的，肯定的”。4．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．WorldLaughterDayanditssignificanceB．theworldwidelaughtermovementC．auniversallanguageD．laughter解析：选A主旨大意题。文章前两段介绍了“世界大笑日”这个节日的来历，后两段介绍了此节日的重要性，所以只有A项能概括全文的大意。BOnemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago，IenteredtheTrackKitchen，arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly，unshavenman，wholookedsomewhat__disheveled__.Hewaswearingaworn－outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee，Iasked，“MayIgetyousomething？”“Acoffeewouldbenice.”ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee，wetalkedmore，andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee.Finally，Irosetoleave，wishedhimwell，andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked，“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath？”“Who？”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeisChairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying，offeringafreebreakfast，andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect，nomatterwhoIthinktheyare，andtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.[语篇解读]这篇文章告诉我们不要以貌取人。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?A．Unfriendly. B．Untidy.C．Gentle. D．Kind.解析：选B词义猜测题。由上文中的“Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly，unshavenman...”和下文中的“Hewaswearingaworn－outhatandwasalone.”可知disheveled在这儿是“仪容不整，穿着邋遢”的意思。选B。6．Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause________.A．hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB．hewantedtostartaconversationC．heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD．hewouldliketothanktheoldman解析：选A细节理解题。根据文中“Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.”可以判断选A项。7．Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A．Proud. B．Pitiful.C．Surprised. D．Regretful.解析：选C推理判断题。根据“Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying，offeringafreebreakfast，andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen！”可知，作者在他朋友告诉他那个老人是Mr.Galbreath之后感到很吃惊。由此判断选C项。8．Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A．Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B．Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.C．Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D．Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.解析：选D主旨大意题。根据文章最后一句可知，作者想要表达的是不要以貌取人。由此判断选D项。Ⅱ.阅读填句Therearemanywaystofame.Whateveryourownrecipe(秘诀)is，ifyouwanttomakeitreallybig，don’tfollowinanyoneelse’sfootprints.__1__·Dosomethingunusual.Celebrity(成名)isallaboutstandingoutfromthecrowd.__2__CharlesBlondinstarteditalloff150yearsago.Hewalkedatightrope(钢丝)acrosstheNiagaraFallstotheAmericanside，infrontofover10,000breathlessviewers.Afterhissuccess，Blondincrossedthefallsmanymoretimesinavarietyofways：inchains，onabicycle，andonce，blindfolded.·Discoversomething.Thebadnewsisthattherearenocountrieslefttodiscover.ThegoodnewsisthatintherainforestsofBrazil，thereareaboutthreemillionunnamedtypesofinsects.Oneofthemcouldbeyours.__3__Thoughnoonewillenjoyhearingyourname，youwillbefamousatleastuntilsomeoneesalonganddiscoversacure.·AppearonrealityTV.__4__Thegrowthof“realityTV”showslikeBigBrotherwhichstarordinarypeople，meansthatanyonecanpossiblybeeastar.__5__Whiletheshowisbeingbroadcasted，you’rethebiggeststaronEarth，butonceitisover，yourglamordisappears，andthelifeofbeinganobodyiswaitingroundthecorner.A．Whatwillmakesomeonerememberyou?B．Whatreallycounts