高考总复习英语习题必修5Module1

必修五Module1BritishandAmericanEnglish(建议用时25分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018·岳阳阶段考试)Asisknowntoall，colorsappearineverylanguagetoexpresspeople’sfeelingandthoughts.Then，whatisthesituationinAmericanEnglish?Redisahotcolor.Americansmaysaytheyareredhotaboutsomethingunfair.Theyareredhotwhentheyareveryangryaboutsomething.Thesmallhot－tastingpeppersfoundinmanyMexicanfoodsarecalledredhotfortheircolorandtheirfierytaste.Fastloudmusicispopularwithmanypeople.Theymaysaythemusicisredhot，especiallythekindcalledDixielandJazz.Pinkisalighterkindofred.Peoplesometimessaytheyareinthepinkwhentheyareingoodhealth.TheexpressionwasfirstusedinAmericaatthebeginningofthetwentiethcentury.Itesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithnicepinkskinthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.Thecolorblackisoftenusedinexpressions.Peopledescribeadayonwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.Peopleorthingsonablacklistareconnectedwiththingsillegalnow.Butatonetime，somebusinessesrefusedtoemploypeoplewhowereonablacklistforbelongingtounpopularorganizations.Thecolorgreenisnaturalfortreesandgrass.Butitisanunnaturalcolorforhumans.Apersonwhohasasickfeelinginhisstomachmaysayhefeelsalittlegreen.Apassengeronaboatwhoisfeelingverysickfromhighwavesmaylookverygreen.Sometimesapersonmaybeupsetbecausehedoesnothavesomethingasniceasafriendhas.Thatpersonmaysayheisgreenwithenvy.Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausegreenisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.[语篇解读]本文描述美国英语中用颜色来表达人们的心情和想法。1．Peopleuse“inthepink”toexpresstheyareingoodhealthbecause________.A．theexpressionhasaverylonghistoryB．thecolorpinkmakespeoplefeelhappyC．peoplethinkthecolorpinkisgentlerthanredD．healthybabiesarebornwithnicepinkskin解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第三段的最后一句话Itesfromthefactthatmanybabiesarebornwithnicepinkskinthatshowsthattheyareingoodhealth.可知许多孩子出生的时候是漂亮的粉红色，故用粉红色来代指健康。故选D。2．Whenwesaysomeonefeelsalittlegreen，itmeanshe/she________.A．enjoyshimselfinboating B．ishitbyahighwaveC．hasastomachache D．likestreesandgrass解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段Apersonwhohasasickfeelinginhisstomachmaysayhefeelsalittlegreen.可知指一个人肚子痛。故选C。3．Inthewriter’seyes，whatisrelatedtoablackday?A．Beingsentabeautifulgift. B．Passingaverydifficulttest.C．Failinginanimportantinterview. D．Beinginvitedtoanexcitingparty.解析：选C细节理解题。根据文章第四段Peopledescribeadayonwhicheverythinggoeswrongasablackday.可知指不顺的事情。故选C。4．Someonegotupsetbecausehe/shewasn’tasrichasothers，sowecansayhe/sheis________withjealousness.A．red B．greenC．pink D．dark解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段Somepeoplearegreenwithenvybecauseafriendhasmoredollarsorgreenbacks.Dollarsarecalledgreenbacksbecausegreenisthecolorofthebacksideofthepapermoney.可知，故选B。BWouldn’titbewonderfultotraveltoaforeigncountrywithouthavingtoworryabouttheheadacheofmunicatinginadifferentlanguage?InarecentWallStreetJournalarticle，technologypolicyexpertAlecRossarguedthat，withinadecadeorso，we’llbeabletomunicatewithoneanotherviasmallearpieceswithbuilt－inmicrophones.That’sbecausetechnologicalprogressisextremelyrapid.It’sonlyamatteroftime.Indeed，someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyisimminentthatthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.It’struethatanincreaseinthequantityandaccuracyofthedataloadedintoputerswillmakethemclevererattranslating“Noesbuenodormirmucho”as“It’snotgoodtosleeptoomuch.”Replacingawordwithitsequivalent(同义词)inthetargetlanguageisactuallythe“easypart”ofatranslator’sjob.Buteventhisseemstobeadiscouragingtaskforputers.It’ssodifficultforputersbecausetranslationdoesn’t，orshouldn’t，involvesimplytranslatingwords，sentencesorparagraphs.Rather，it’sabouttranslatingmeaning.Andinordertoinfermeaningfromaspecificexpression，humanshavetointerpretamassofinformationatthesametime.Thinkaboutalltherelatedcluesthatgointounderstandinganexpression：volume，gesture，situation，andevenyourculture.Allarelikelytoconveyasmuchmeaningasthewordsyouuse.Therefore，weshouldbeveryskepticalofamachinethatisunabletointerprettheworldaroundus.Ifpeoplefromdifferentculturescanoffendeachotherwithoutrealizingit，howcanweexpectamachinetodobetter？Unlessengineersactuallyfindawaytobreatheasoulintoaputer，undoubtedlywhenitestoconveyingandinterpretingmeaningusinganaturallanguage，amachinewillneverfullytakeourplace.[语篇解读]本文是一篇科教类阅读，属于议论文，不用担心以不同的语言进行沟通的头痛，去外国旅行是不是很美妙？本文以此展开谈论，主要讲述了通过现代科学技术，语言障碍能不能变小甚至消失。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“imminent”inParagraph2probablymean?A．Ready. B．Approaching.C．Helpful. D．Advanced.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据上下文内容可知，Indeed，someparentsaresoconvincedthatthistechnologyisimminentthatthey’rewonderingiftheirkidsshouldevenlearnasecondlanguage.句意为事实上，有些家长确信这种技术是迫在眉睫的，他们想知道他们的孩子是否应该学习第二种语言。故imminent意为迫在眉睫的。故选B。6．Whyisithardforputerstoreplaceawordwithitsequivalent?A．Theirdataisnotadequateenough.B．Therealmeaningofwordscanvary.C．Theiraccuracyneedsbigimprovement.D．Asoulhasn’tbeenbreathedinthem.解析：选B细节理解题。根据It’ssodifficultforputersbecausetranslationdoesn’t，orshouldn’t，involvesimplytranslatingwords，sentencesorparagraphs.Rather，it’sabouttranslatingmeaning.Andinordertoinfermeaningfromaspecificexpression，humanshavetointerpretamassofinformationatthesametime.可知，电脑用同义词取代一个词很难，因为单词的真正含义也各不相同。故选B。7．Whatviewdoestheauthorholdabouttranslation?A．Propertranslationcanbetoughforhumans.B．Slightdistinctionsmatterlittleintranslation.C．Somemachineswillinterpretourworldproperly.D．Culturesdeservemoreattentionthanwordsused.解析：选A推理判断题。根据Ifpeoplefromdifferentculturescanoffendeachotherwithoutrealizingit，howcanweexpectamachinetodobetter？可以推测出，准确的翻译对于人来说很难。故选A。8．Whatistheauthor’sattitudetothemoderntechnology?A．Unclear B．ObjectiveC．Optimistic D．Negative解析：选D推理判断题。根据Unlessengineersactuallyfindawaytobreatheasoulintoaputer，undoubtedlywhenitestoconveyingandinterpretingmeaningusinganaturallanguage，amachinewillneverfullytakeourplace.可知，除非工程师真正找到一种方法让计算机有灵魂，否则当使用自然语言传达和解释意义时，机器将永远不会完全占据我们的位置。故可知，作者对于科技的态度是消极的。故选D。Ⅱ.阅读填句(2018·太原模拟)Doyouknowhowtodealwithfailureatschool？Fourstepswillhelpyougetthemostoutofeachfailureandmoveon.__1__Whenyoufeelbadafterfailing，talkwithyourparentsorgoodfriends，oranyotheradult.Thendecidetotakethedutytoimproveyourself.Readtheteachers’mentsonyourtestcarefully.Askyourselfwhatyouweretryingtodoandwhyyoufailed.__2__Maybeyoudidn’thavealltheinformationyouneeded；maybeyoumadeamistakeorapoordecision.Ifso，giveyourselfapatontheback.Fewerpeopleevergetsomethingrightthefirsttimetheytryit，andoftenittakesthemmanytimes.__3__Sometimesthefailureisn’tbecauseofsomethingyoudidordidn’tdo；itissomeoneelse’sfault.Butdon’tspendtimeblamingthem；instead，moveontowardyourgoals.__4__Reviewthesituationtoseewhatyourchoicesare.Thereisadifferencebetweenmakingadecisionandgivingup.Decidingtofollowabetterwayisonething；simplywalkingawaymeansyoureallyhavefailed.Keeptryingagain.Successfulpeoplearedifferentbecausetheychoosetheirnextstepsinsteadof