2024-2025学年高中英语Unit1Alandofdiversity单元加餐练习题含解析新人教版选修8

Unit1Alandofdiversity单元加餐练Ⅰ.完形填空There'sbeingagoodneighbor,andthenthere'sgoingtheextramile.AndinoneMassachusettsneighborhood,theneighborsarepullingoutallthestops.Twoyearsago,abouta__1__afterSamanthawasborn,GlendaandRaphaelSavitzlearnedtheirdaughterwas__2__.“ShewasthefirstdeafpersonmyhusbandandIhadknown，”Glenda,33,toldtheBostonGlobe.“Soit'sasurprise.__3__.ButIthinkI'msomeonewho'slike:OK.Whatdowedo?She'saweekold.We'regoingtobelearningsignlanguage.Therewasno__4__thatitwasgoingtobeimportanttoherdevelopmentandher__5__.”ButtheSavitzfamilyweren'ttheonlyoneswholearnedhowtosign.Over20residentsoftheirneighborhoodinthetownofNewtonarealsolearningsignlanguage.Theresidents__6__aninstructorontheirownand__7__gatheredtogetherinalivingroomtolearnthelanguage.Theneighbors'desiretolearnto__8__withSamanthaissomethingthattheSavitzfamilyfindextremely__9__.“OneofthemostemotionalissueshavingheristhatIreallylearnedabouthowmuchsupportandhowmuchlovethereishere，”Glendasaid.“Peopleare__10__somuchtimeandenergytolearna(n)__11__languagebecausethey'redyingtotalktomylittlegirl.Idon'thave__12__forthat.”BabySamalreadyhasfriendsallovertheneighborhood.HenryMarshall,a19­year­oldHarvardfreshman,toldtheGlobethatSam__13__withherchild­sizebasketballhoopasheshootshoopsonhisadult­sizeone.Whileheplays,shecopieshismovementsand__14__thewordsfor“play”and“friend”．“It'saspecialneighborhood，”RaphaelSavitztoldtheGlobe.“It'sjustareally__15__place.”本文为记叙文。Savitz夫妇生了一个耳聋的孩子，为了孩子的成长与发展，他们确定去学手语。而小区里的多位邻居为了能够与这个孩子沟通，也自发地定期学手语，共同为这个孩子创建一个充溢爱的环境。1．A.dayB．weekC．yearD．month答案：B解析：依据下文She'saweekold.可知答案为B。2．A.deafB．blindC．hurtD．dull答案：A解析：依据下文ShewasthefirstdeafpersonmyhusbandandIhadknown可知答案为A。3．A.Embarrassed B．AwesomeC．Unbearable D．Unexpected答案：D解析：依据前句Soit'sasurprise.可知是出乎预料的，故选D。4．A.pointB．chanceC．questionD．possibility答案：C解析：对于生下来就耳聋的女儿来说，父母学习手语毫无疑问对她的发展和成长来说是很重要的。Thereisnoquestionthat...毫无疑问……。5．A.workB．studyC．playD．growth答案：D解析：依据语境以及and前的herdevelopment，可以推断出此处应为“成长”，故选D。6．A.hiredB．sentC．trainedD．assisted答案：A解析：结合语境可知，居民们自己花钱雇了一位老师。所以选A。7．A.suddenlyB．regularlyC．immediatelyD．randomly答案：B解析：依据语境应当是定期聚集在一起学习手语，故答案为B。regularly定期。8．A.share B．stayC．associate D．communicate答案：D解析：这里neighbors'sdesiretolearnto__8__withSamantha与11空后的they'redyingtotalktomylittlegirl对应，此处应为talkto的同义表达，故选D。9．A.interestingB．surprisingC．touchingD．demanding答案：C解析：依据文章主旨以及下文Idon'thave__12__forthat.可知，邻居的这种关爱令Savitz一家特别感动。故选C。10．A.lookingforB．givingupC．puttinginD．relyingon答案：C解析：依据空后somuchtimeandenergytolearn可知，此处应为投入时间和精力。putin投入。11．A.oralB．foreignC．localD．useless答案：B解析：foreign在此处意为“生疏的；不熟识的”。为了与孩子沟通而学习的手语，对于邻居来说是生疏的。12．A.ideasB．wordsC．choicesD．suggestions答案：B解析：依据上文somethingthattheSavitzfamilyfindextremelytouching可知，此处表达感动得无法言表。13．A.playsB．livesC．helpsD．deals答案：A解析：依据下文Whileheplays,shecopieshismovements可知此处应当选择A。14．A.writesB．readsC．signsD．says答案：C解析：BabySam是聋哑儿，所以应当是用手势表达(sign)，故选C。15．A.challengingB．importantC．usualD．welcoming答案：D解析：由全文内容可知，这是一个令人感到满意的社区。故选D。welcoming令人感到满意的。Ⅱ.阅读理解MarianBechtelsitsatWestPalmBeach'sBarLouiecounterbyherself，quietlyreadinghere­bookasshewaitsforhersalad.Whatisshereading？Noneofyourbusiness!LunchisBechtel's“me”time.AndlikemoreAmericans，she'snotalone.Anewreportfound46percentofmealsareeatenaloneinAmerica.Morethanhalf(53percent)havebreakfastaloneandnearlyhalf(46percent)havelunchbythemselves.Onlyatdinnertimeareweeatingtogetheranymore,74percent，accordingtostatisticsfromthereport.“Iprefertogooutandbeout.Alone，buttogether，youknow？”Bechtelsaid，lookingupfromherbook.Bechtel，whoworksindowntownWestPalmBeach，haslunchwithcoworkerssometimes，butlikemanyofus，toooftenworksthroughlunchatherdesk.Alunchtimeescapeallowshertokeepabossfromtappingherontheshoulder.Shereturnstoworkfeelingenergized.“Today，Ijustwantsometimetomyself，”shesaid.Justtwoseatsover，AndrewMazoleny，alocalvideo­grapher，isfinishinghislunchatthebar.Helikesthathecansitandcheckhisphoneinpeaceorchatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe'sonafirst­namebasisifhewantstohavealittleinteraction(沟通)．“Ireflectonhowmyday'sgoneandthinkabouttherestoftheweek，”hesaid.“It'sachanceforself­reflection.Youreturntoworkrechargedandwithaplan.”Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.Therewasatimewhenpeoplemayhavefeltawkwardaboutaskingforatableforone，butthosedaysareover.Now，wehaveoursmartphonestokeepuscompanyatthetable.“Itdoesn'tfeelasaloneasitmayhavebeforealltheadvancesintechnology，”saidLaurieDemeritt，whosecompanyprovidedthestatisticsforthereport.本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了现在多数美国人喜爱独自一人吃饭，他们喜爱这种独处带来的自由。1．WhatarethestatisticsinParagraph2about?A．Foodvariety. B．Eatinghabits.C．Tablemanners. D．Restaurantservice.答案：B解析：推理推断题。依据其次段中的大部分人独自吃早饭或午饭，一起吃晚饭的数据可知，这是对美国人的饮食习惯进行了调查，故答案为B。2．WhydoesBechtelprefertogooutforlunch?A．Tomeetwithhercoworkers.B．Tocatchupwithherwork.C．Tohavesometimeonherown.D．Tocollectdataforherreport.答案：C解析：细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“Ijustwantsometimetomyself(我只是想给自己一点儿时间)”可知，Bechtel更喜爱出去吃午饭的缘由是想拥有自己的时间，故答案为C。3．WhatdoweknowaboutMazoleny?A．Hemakesvideosforthebar.B．He'sfondofthefoodatthebar.C．Heinterviewscustomersatthebar.D．He'sfamiliarwiththebarkeeper.答案：D解析：推理推断题。依据第四段“...chatupthebarkeeperwithwhomhe'sonafirst­namebasisifhewantstohavealittleinteraction(沟通)．”中的beonafirst­namebasis的意思是“关系好，可以直呼其名”，由此可知Mazoleny与酒吧老板很熟，故答案为D。4．Whatisthetextmainlyabout?A．Thetrendofhavingmealsalone.B．Theimportanceofself­reflection.C．Thestressfromworkingovertime.D．Theadvantageofwirelesstechnology.答案：A解析：主旨大意题。依据第一、三、四段的例子、其次段的数据以及最终一段中的第一句“Thatfreedomtochooseisonereasonmorepeopleliketoeatalone.”可知，本文主要说了独自用餐已经渐渐成为一种趋势，故答案为A。Ⅲ.读后续写Onacoldwindyday,apoorboytriedtopayhiswaythroughschoolbysellinggoodsdoortodoor.Wanderingonthestreet,hewasnotasuccessfulseller.What'sworse,hefoundthatheonlyhadonedime(特别硬币)left.Hisemptystomachremindedhimconstantlythatfordayshehadn'teatenanything.Hehadnochoicebuttobegforamealatthenexthouse.Hesitantlyheknockedatthedoor,thinkingaboutwhattosaywhenitopened.However,helosthisnervewhenalovelyyoungwomanopenedthedoor.“WhatcanIdoforyou？”askedtheyoungwoman.Theboypausedforawhile.“Wouldyoupleasegivemesome...adrinkofwater？”theboydarenotlookdirectlyintohereyes.Shelookedatthebonyboyandthoughthemightneedsomethingtogivehimselfenergysoshebroughthimaglassofmilk.Hisheadrisingandsmallhandstakingthecup,hedrankitupslowly,andthenasked,“HowmuchdoIoweyou？”“Youdon'towemeanything，”sherepliedwithawarmsmileonherface.“Mymotherhastaughtmenevertoacceptpayforakindness.”Deeplymoved,hesaidsincerely,“ThenIshallthankyoufromthebottomofmyheart.”AsHowardKellyleftthathouse,hefeltstrongerphysically.ItalsoincreasedhisfaithinGodandthewholehumanrace.Asamatteroffact,hewasabouttogiveupandquitbeforethatpoint.Yearslatertheyoungwomanbecamecriticallyill.However,thelocaldoctorswereunabletogivehertheeffectivemedicaltreatment.Finallytheysenthertoahospitalinthebigcity,wherespecialistscanbecalledintocureherraredisease.Amongthosefamousspecialists,DrHowardKellywascalledinfortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenameofthetownshecamefrom,astrangelightfilledhiseyes.Immediately,heroseandwentdownthroughthehospitalhallintoherroom.留意：1．所续写短文的词数应为1