统考版2025届高考英语一轮复习限时提分练二十三必修⑤Unit3Lifeinthefuture含解析

PAGE限时提分练(二十三)必修⑤Unit3LifeinthefutureⅠ.阅读理解A[2024·广州市综合检测二]Specialboxeslieatthebottomofmylockedfilingcabinet.Depositedthereareimportantlettersandcardscollectedthroughoutmylife,frommygrandparents,schoolfriends,parents,wifeandson.Sincetheinventionofe­mailthough,they'vebeenfewandfarbetween.TonightisNewYear'sEve2029andthere'saveryspecialboxoflettersIwanttolookat.Butfirstthere'ssomethingIhavetodo—TheRitual(惯例)．Igotomytrustedcomputerandstart.Ibegintotype:Dear—Ileavethenameblankfornow,anticipatingthethrilloftypingitin.“IhopeyouarewellandIwonderwhatyourlifeislike.AreyoustillplanningtomovetothatvillainPortugal?DidyoursonmarryFiona?Isyourmotherstillalive？”Questionssurgeintomymind.ForthenexttwohoursIsitwriting—aboutwhatI'vebeendoingforthelastyear,myfailinghealth,myincreasingwealthandmysometimedifficultmarriage;thenaboutmygoalsandambitions.Willhebeinterested?DoIclimbMt.Kilimanjaro?DoIgetthatnovelpublished?Theonethat'sbeenrejectedmoretimesthanIcaretothinkabout.Finally,it'sfinishedat11：30pm.Ifillintherecipient'sname,printmyletter,signandaddressitandthensealitupwithtape.Ithendeletethedocumentandemptythetrashfolder—toavoidthepossibilityoftemptation.Thatcompletestheritual!Iwalkovertomy“specialbox”.Itcontainstenlong,white,thickenvelopes,allwiththesamehandwriting.IplacetheoneIhavejustwritteninatthebackandtaketheoneoutatthefront.It'sdated2024,andlabelled“tobeopenedon31stDecember,2029”.Thecycleisfinallycomplete!Iopenit,tremblingwithanticipation.Ibegintoread,tearingupalittleasIdoso.Throughoutthelasttenlong,eventfulyears,oflife,death,joyandheartbreak,ithasbeenwaitingpatientlyinthisboxforme,thoughInowhavenomemoryofeverhavingwrittenit.1.Whydoestheauthorreceivefewer“importantletters”thesedays?A．Hehasmovedfromhisoriginaladdress.B．Heisrarelyincontactwithhisfriendsandfamily.C．Peoplecommunicatewitheachotherlessoftenthanbefore.D．Electroniccommunicationhaslargelyreplacedphysicalletters.2．Whodoestheunderlinedword“he”inParagraph4referto?A．Theauthorhimself.B．Theauthor'sson.C．Theauthor'sschoolfriend.D．Theauthor'sbookpublisher.3．Whydoestheauthordeletethecompletedletterfromhiscomputer?A．Sothatnooneelsewillbeabletoreadit.B．Sothathewon'treaditaheadofschedule.C．Becausehedecidesatlastnottosendit.D．Becausehewantstoforgetwhathashappened.4．Howdoestheauthorfeelasheisabouttoopenhisspecialletter?A．Relieved. B．Moved.C．Excited. D．Afraid.B[2024·河北省高三六校第一次联考]Anagelessquestion:Whenissomeone“old”？Whatdoes“old”reallymeanthesedays?Thisisn'tameaninglessquestion—notonlydoesthedefinitionof“old”haveanoutsizedimpactonhowwefeelaboutourselves(nottomentionhowothersviewus),italsomatterstopolicymakersdetermininghowtoplanforagingpopulations.TheUnitedNationshistoricallyhasdefinedolderpersonsaspeople60yearsoldorover(sometimes65).Itdoesn'tmatterwhetheryoulivedintheUnitedStates,ChinaorSenegal,eventhoughlifeexpectancyisquitedifferentineachofthosecountries.Everyonebecomesoldat60.ResearchersSergeiScherbovandWarrenSanderson,whostudyaging,aresuggestingoverturningtheone­size­fits­alldefinitionof“old”.Instead,theytalkabout“prospective_age”，whichlookstothefuture.Everyonewiththesameprospectiveagehasthesameexpectedremainingyearsoflife.Scherbovexplainedthat“young”and“old”arerelativeconcepts,andtheircommonreferencepointislifeexpectancy.Andthat“old”wouldvarybetweennationsmakessense,especiallybetweenmoreandlessdevelopedcountries,withdifferencesineducation,deathrates,accesstohealthcareandlifeexpectancy.Butwhois“old”alsovaries—widely—betweenindividuals.Thepoint,saysScherbov,isthatpersonalageisdependentonour“characteristics”—understandingabilities,disability,healthhistoryandeveneducationlevels.Thosewithmoreeducationtendnottosmoke,exercisemorefrequently,havebetterdietsandhaveregularcheckups—and,therefore,livelonger,meaningthebeginningoftheiroldagecomeslater,saysScherbov.5．Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A．Howwefeelaboutourselves?B．Thedefinitionof“old”．C．Theimportanceofthedefinitionof“old”．D．Theplanforagingpopulations.6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“prospectiveage”inParagraph3refertoaccordingtothetext?A．Theexpectedremainingyearsofone'slife.B．Thebeginningofone'soldage.C．Thedifferencesofour“characteristics”．D．Theagewhenonebecomesold.7．WhatsimilaritydoesScherbovthink“young”and“old”have?A．Understandingabilities.B．Nations.C．Education.D．Thereferencepoint.8．WhichofthefollowinghelpsonetolivelongeraccordingtoScherbov?A．Doingasmuchexerciseaspossible.B．Losingweight.C．Studyinghistory.D．Improvingtheeducationlevel.Ⅱ.完形填空[2024·福州市中学毕业班质量检测]Berry,aged7,becametheyoungestmemberofHungerFreeColorado,acharityhelpingto__1__hungerthroughoutthestate.Berryfirstbecame__2__ofpeoplegoinghungrywhenhesawamanatastoplightholdinga__3__askingforhelp.Hewas__4__thatthemandidn'thaveenoughmoneytobuyfood,soheandhismomlookedonlinefora(n)__5__.TheydiscoveredHungerFreeColorado.__6__bythegroup'smission,Berrydecidedto__7__moneyforthehungry.Berryorganizedkids'clubmeetingsathishouse,__8__hisfriendstohelp.Atoneoftheirfirstgatherings,Berryandhisfriendsmadepettreatjarsto__9__intheirarea.Later,theyranadoughnutandlemonade__10__thatalsoofferedcoffee,icepopsandcookies.Moreevents__11__.Theclubhostedaneighborhoodmovienight.__12__theyarrangedamovienightattheirschool.Theytoldthe__13__of75childrenhowtheeventwould__14__peopleinhunger.Berryrantheeventfrombeginningtoend,__15__makingsurethateverythingwascleanedupandbackto__16__afterward.Berrycontinuedtoholdmeetingsand__17__moreevents.Hesaidthe__18__tofund­raisingistofindwhatmostpeoplelike.Sofar,Berry'sclubhascollectedmorethan$8,000forHungerFreeColorado.Berrylikeshelpingpeopleandgettingotherkids__19__.Berryisproofthateveryonecanmakea(n)__20__bydoingwhathecantohelpothers.1．A.find B．endC．refuse D．attach2．A.fond B．afraidC．aware D．shamed3．A.letter B．photoC．parcel D．sign4．A.upset B．discouragedC．disappointed D．frightened5．A.purpose B．solutionC．advantage D．distribution6．A.Managed B．PraisedC．Respected D．Inspired7．A.earn B．payC．save D．raise8．A.callingon B．ringingupC．searchingfor D．thinkingabout9．A.buy B．sellC．deliver D．collect10．A.club B．officeC．stand D．base11．A.developed B．existedC．followed D．entered12．A.So B．ThenC．But D．Yet13．A.crowd B．numberC．most D．part14．A.organize B．requireC．unite D．benefit15．A.trying B．practicingC．including D．considering16．A.order B．normalC．nature D．balance17．A.plan B．attendC．discover D．introduce18．A.attitude B．commitmentC．devotion D．key19．A.involved B．concernedC．settled D．impressed20．A.judgment B．decisionC．difference D．evidence

限时提分练(二十三)Ⅰ.阅读理解A语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与自我——生活——写给将来的自己的信【语篇解读】在2029年的除夕，在阅读自己2024年写给自己的信之前，“我”必需给将来的自己再写一封信。在信中，“我”写到了健康、财宝、婚姻等，写完后，“我”阅读了2024年写给自己的信……1．答案与解析：D考查细微环节理解。依据第一段尾句“Sincetheinventionofe­mailthough，they'vebeenfewandfarbetween”可知，由于电子邮件的独创，作者收到的信件少了，故D项正确。2．答案与解析：A考查代词指代。依据全文内容尤其是最终一段中的“thoughInowhavenomemoryofeverhavingwrittenit”可推知，作者是在给将来的自己写信，该句中的he指作者自己，故A项正确。3．答案与解析：B考查推理推断。依据第五段第三句“Ithendeletethedocumentandemptythetrashfolder—toavoidthepossibilityoftemptation”可知，作者删除了文件并清空了垃圾文件夹以避开可能的诱惑；结合下文中作者阅读2024年写给自己的信可以推断，作者删除文件是为了防止自己禁不住诱惑提前阅读信件，故B项正确。4．答案与解析：C考查推理推断。依据最终一段其次句“Iopenit，tremblingwithanticipation”可知，作者在打开信时，因为期盼而颤抖。由此可推知，作者在打开信时内心很激烈，故C项正确。B语篇类型：说明文主题语境：人与社会——健康——何为“老”【语篇解读】“一个人什么时候变老”是个永恒的问题，本文就此介绍了相关的探讨状况。5．答案与解析：C考查主旨大意。依据第一段其次句中的“notonlydoesthedefinitionof‘old’．..foragingpopulations”可知，本段主要讲的是对“老”的定义的重要性。故选C。6．答案与解析：A考查细微环节理解。依据第三段最终一句“Everyonewiththesameprospectiveagehasthesameexpectedremainingyearsoflife”并结合语境可推知，prospectiveage即Theexpectedremainingyearsofone'slife。故选A。7．答案与解析：D考查细微环节理解。依据第四段第一句中的“theircommonreferencepointislifeexpectancy”可知，“年轻”和“年老”的共同参照标准是预期寿命。故选D。8．答案与解析：D考查推理推断。依据最终一段最终一句中的“Thosewithmoreeducationtendnottosmoke,exercisemorefrequently,havebetterdietsandhaveregularcheckups—and,therefore,livelonger”可知，受教化更多的人活得更长。由此可推知，提高受教化水平有助于一个人活得更长。故选D。Ⅱ.完形填空语篇类型：记叙文主题语境：人与社会——帮助他人——为饥饿的人筹款【语篇解读】七岁的Berry成了一个旨在消退饥饿的慈善机构的最小的成员，他在自己家里组织了儿童俱乐部会议，号召他的挚友们去供应帮助，并通过经营摊位和组织活动等已胜利地为该机构筹集了8000多美元。1．答案与解析：B依据空前的“HungerFreeColorado”并结合下文内容可推知，这个慈善机构旨在帮助结束本州的饥饿状况。故选B。D项意为“把……附(在……上)”。2．答案与解析：CBerry看到一个饥饿的人举着牌子(sign)寻求帮助时，他第一次意识到了有人食不果腹的状况。3．答案与解析：D参见上题解析。4．答案与解析：A依据下文Berry努力为饥饿的人筹款并结合常识可知，Berry看到那个人没有足够多的钱去买吃的，他很难受。upset“难受”。5．答案与解析：B依据语境并结合上题解析可知，Berry和妈妈就起先在网上寻求(饥饿问题的)解决方法，与下句“TheydiscoveredHungerFreeColorado”相呼应。solution“解决方法”；distribution“分发，安排，分布”。6．答案与解析：D依据该句中的“Berrydecidedto__7__moneyforthehungry”可知，Berry被这个慈善机构的使命所激励，确定去为那些饥饿的人们筹钱。7．答案与解析：D参见上题解析。此处与下文中的“fund­raising”“hascollectedmorethan$8,000forHungerFreeColorado”相呼应。raise“筹募”。8．答案与解析：ABerry在自己家里组织了儿童俱乐部会议，号召他的挚友们去供应帮助。callon“号召”；ringup“打电话”。9．答案与解析：B依据上文讲解并描述的Berry确定为饥饿的人筹钱并结合下一句可知，他们后来还经营了一个卖甜甜圈和柠檬汽水的摊位，并供应咖啡、冰棒和曲奇饼干。由此可推知，此处表示Berry和他的挚友们把自己做的东西拿去售卖以筹钱。