2019高考英语一轮选练习题Unit3Lifeinthefuture（含解析）新人教版必修5

必修5Unit3Lifeinthefuture李仕才一、阅读理解Professionalcourses,suchasMastersinInternationalBusinessorMIB,havebeentakenbymanystudentsinthelasttwodecades.Theyarechoosingnewagenonconventionalcoursesthatguaranteeabetterfuture.MIBisaspecializedcoursethatteachestheinternationalbusiness.TherearevalidreasonsforsomuchpopularityofMIBcourse. ThecoursecontentandteachingmethodsofMIBarequitedifferentfromanormalMBAorMasterofBusinessAdministration.Ithasbeendesignedwiththesoleobjectiveofdevelopingprofessionalswithanindepthunderstandingandknowledgeoftheinternationaltrade.ThecourseoffersvariousadvantagesovertheconventionalMBAdegreecourse. Themassiveincreaseintheinternationalbusinessandforeigntradegivesexcellentjobprospects(前景)tothenewgeneration.AcquiringadegreeofMIBoffersoutstandinggrowthofjobopportunities.ThosewhowanttopursueinthefieldofmarketingalsohaveagoodfutureafterpletingthedegreefromareputedMIBcollege.BigmultinationalorganizationslookfortalentedpeoplewhocanhandlethejobprofileofInternationalMarketingManage,andpeoplewithMIBdegreesarepreferred.Theprofileneedsanindepthunderstandingoftheoverseasmarkets,becauseitisthestrategicpostfromtheperspectiveofpany’sinternationalbusinessgrowth. SincebusinessfinanceandeconomicsarecoveredatlengthinthecurriculumofMIB,studentshavegreatjoboffersinthefieldoffinanceaswell.Typically,organizationsoffertheprofileofinternationalfinancecontrollerstothosewhopleteMIBwiththespecializationoffinance.Thespecializationcoversaspectsofinternationaltaxes,accounts,budgetingandsoon.Peopleinthisfieldarewellpaid,andgrowthprospectsareunlimited.AfterpletingdegreecoursefromareputedMIBcollege,thereisagoodscopeinthebankingandfinancesectoraswell.Internationalbanksappointpeoplewhohaveanexcellentgraspovertheinternationalbankingpolicies,currencyexchange,andinternationalpolicies.Thus,MIBisthegoldenkeytosuccesswithbrilliantjobopportunitiesinnationalandmultinationalsectors.1.Thesecondparagraphismainlydevelopedby_______.A.analyzingcauses B.listingfiguresC.makingparisons D.provingdefinition2.MoreandmorepeopleintendtoacquireadegreeofMIBbecause_______.A.itisapulsorycourseinthecollegesB.itoffersthemconventionaleconomicknowledgeC.itoffersthemopportunitiestodosmallbusinessesD.ithelpsthemgetgoodjobsinsomeorganizations3.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Theinternationalfinancecontrollerisahighqualityjob.B.Peoplegethighersalaryinbusinessfieldthaninfinancefield.C.MIBholdersaremorepromisinginallcareersthanothers.D.InternationalbanksonlyacceptemployeesfromMIBcolleges.4.What’sthewriter’spurposeofwritingthisarticle?A.TomakeanadvertisementfortheMIBcourse.B.ToanalyzethedisadvantagesoftheMIBcourse.C.ToexplainwhytheMIBcourseisgettingpopular.D.TopredictthedevelopmenttrendoftheMIBcourse. 【文章大意】本文属于说明文，现在MIB课程越来越受欢迎，文章中对其受欢迎的具体的原因进行了分析。1.C【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段第一句ThecoursecontentandteachingmethodsofMIBarequitedifferent fromanormalMBAorMasterofBusinessAdministration.和最后一句Thecourseoffersvariousadvantages overtheconventionalMBAdegreecourse.可知本段中主要通过对比MIB和MBA课程之间的区别来组织 全文的。故C项正确。2.D【解析】推理判断题。根据文章第三段第四句Bigmultinationalorganizationslookfortalentedpeoplewho canhandlethejobprofileofInternationalMarketingManage,andpeoplewithMIBdegreesarepreferred.可 知很多大型国际组织更喜欢聘用有MIB学位人才。这才是越来越多的人学习MIB课程的主要原因。故 D正确。4.C【解析】主旨大意题。根据文章第一段可知现在MIB课程越来越受欢迎。本段最后一句Therearevalid reasonsforsomuchpopularityofMIBcourse.提出了这一课程受欢迎有很多原因，文章接下来三段就对具 体的原因进行了说明。故C项正确。二、完形填空WhenIwasateenager,weweretheonlyfamilyinourNewYorktownthatdidn'townacar.Andhavingnocarwas__1__becauseallmyfriends'parentsdid.Wewerepoor.Suddenlyamomentarrived__2__mylifeforever.ForweeksanewBuickRoadmaster__3__inthewindowofthebiggeststoreonthemainstreet.Now,onthespecialnight,Istayedintheshadowsattheedgeofthecrowdwaitingforthewinning__4__tobedrawn.Ithadneverevenenteredmymindthatwewould__5__.Buttheloudspeakercalledmyfather'sname!__6__Iwormedmywayuptotheplatform,themayorhadpresentedDadwiththe__7__，andhehaddrivenoffamid__8__.Iran__9__.MymothermetmeandtoldmethatmyfatherhadaskedJim,hisboss,ifhewantedtobuyaticket.Jimsaidyesandmydad__10__twoticketsinhisownnamewithhisownmoney,__11__348forJimandthewinningnumberwas348insteadof__12__one349.“Yourfatherisstrugglingwitha(n)__13__problem.ButIthinkifyouhavecharacter,youhavethebetterpartof__14__andIknowyourfatherwilldowhatisright，”mymothersaid__15__.Atlastwe__16__Dad'ssteponthefrontporch.Iheldmy__17__.Hewentstraighttothe__18__inthediningroomanddialed.Jim'sphonerangforalongtime...__19__overtheyears,Iknownowwewerenever__20__thanwewereatthemomentwhenDadmadethetelephonecall.【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了“我”年少时父亲所做的一件正确的事。1.A．relaxingB．shamingC．worryingD．pleasing答案与解析：B'根据该句中的“becauseallmyfriends'parentsdid”可知，“我”所有的朋友的父母都有车；据此可以判断，没有车是令人羞愧的(shaming)。A项意为“令人放松的”，C项意为“令人担心的”，D项意为“令人高兴的”，都与语境不符。2.A．savingB．improvingC．riskingD．changing答案与解析：D'根据下文可知，“我”的父亲中彩了，赢得了车；据此可以判断，这一突如其来的时刻改变(changing)了“我”的人生。A项意为“挽救”，B项意为“改善”，C项意为“冒险”，都与语境不符。3.A．hadstoodB．hadbeenonsaleC．hadperformedD．hadbeenunderrepair答案与解析：A'根据该句中的“anewBuickRoadmaster'3'inthewindowofthebiggeststoreonthemainstreet”并结合下文对父亲中彩的描述可知，一辆新的别克轿车停(hadstood)在主街道最大的商店的橱窗里作为获奖者的奖品。4.A．teamB．guyC．ticketD．boss答案与解析：C'根据语境并结合第三段最后一句中的“tickets”可知，“我”在人群的边缘等候获奖的票(ticket)被抽出。A项意为“团队”，B项意为“家伙”，D项意为“老板”，都与语境不符。5.A．jumpB．failC．strikeD．win答案与解析：D'根据后一句“Buttheloudspeakercalledmyfather'sname！”可知，但是扩音器里呼叫“我”父亲的姓名；据此可以判断，“我”从来没有想到我们会获奖(win)，故D项正确。A项意为“跳跃”，B项意为“失败”，C项意为“撞击”，都与语境不符。6.A．AssoonasB．BecauseC．BythetimeD．Although答案与解析：C'根据该句中的“themayorhadpresentedDadwith”可以判断，等“我”费力登上平台时，市长已经将车钥匙交给了“我”的父亲。bythetime意为“到……时”，故C项正确。A项意为“一……就……”，B项意为“因为”，D项意为“尽管”，都与语境不符。7.A．dollarsB．keysC．medalsD．tickets答案与解析：B'根据该句中的“hehaddrivenoffamid__8__”可知，市长将轿车的钥匙(keys)颁给了他，他在一片欢呼声中驾车而去。A项意为“美元”，C项意为“奖牌”，D项意为“票”，都与语境不符。8.A．shoutsB．prayersC．noisesD．cheers答案与解析：D'参见上题解析。A项意为“喊叫声”；B项意为“祈祷”；C项意为“噪音”。9.A．homeB．downtownC．tomyfriendsD．totheplatform答案与解析：A'根据后一句中的“Mymothermetme”可知，母亲遇到了“我”；据此可以判断，“我”跑回了家(home)。10.A．savedB．boughtC．bookedD．printed答案与解析：B'根据前一句中的“ifhewantedtobuyaticket”可知，“我”的父亲询问过Jim是否要购买彩票；据此可以判断，“我”的父亲购买(bought)了两张彩票。A项意为“挽救”；C项意为“预订”；D项意为“打印”。11.A．callingB．writingC．markingD．bringing答案与解析：C'根据该句中的“348forJim”可知，父亲在348号彩票上标注(marking)了Jim的名字，故C项正确。A项意为“呼叫”，B项意为“书写”，D项意为“带来”，都与语境不符。12.A．theotherB．anotherC．theluckyD．other答案与解析：A'根据该句中的“twotickets”可知，父亲共买了两张票；据此可知，该处表示另一张是349号。A项表示“两者中的另一个”，符合语境。13.A．embarrassingB．mentalC．puzzlingD．moral答案与解析：D'根据语境可知，父亲在思考是否将以自己的钱和名义为Jim购买的彩票所中的汽车给Jim，故这是一个道德上的(moral)问题。A项意为“令人尴尬的”，B项意为“精神的”，C项意为“令人困惑的”，都与语境不符。14.A．wealthB．povertyC．healthD．belief答案与解析：A'根据该句中的“ButIthinkifyouhavecharacter,youhavethebetterpartof”可以判断，如果你有好的品格，你就拥有人生财富(wealth)中更好的部分，故A项正确。B项意为“贫穷”，C项意为“健康”，D项意为“信念”，都与语境不符。15.A．withangerB．excitedlyC．calmlyD．withanxiety答案与解析：C'根据该句中的“andIknowyourfatherwilldowhatisright”可知，母亲相信父亲会做正确的事；据此可以判断，母亲平静地(calmly)说，故C项正确。A项意为“愤怒地”，B项意为“兴奋地”，D项意为“焦虑地”，都与语境不符。16.A．sawB．heardC．followedD．found答案与解析：B'根据该句中的“Dad'ssteponthefrontporch”可知，最后我们听到(heard)了父亲走向门廊的声音。17.A．armsB．mouthC．eyesD．breath答案与解析：D'根据语境可知，“我”注意着父亲的一举一动；据此可以判断，“我”屏住了呼吸(breath)。18.A．phoneB．cupC．ticketD．window答案与解析：A'根据该句中的“anddialed”可知，他径直走向餐厅里的(phone)，故A项正确。19.A．LookingoutB．LookingupC．LookingbackD．Lookingin答案与解析：C'根据语境可知，此处表示回顾(Lookingback)这几年，“我”现在知道我们从来没有比父亲打的那一刻更富有过，故C项正确。A项意为“当心，留神”；B项意为“查阅，向上看”；D项意为“短暂探访”。20.A．poorerB．richerC．morefoolishD．moreclever答案与解析：B'参见上题解析。A项意为“更贫穷”，C项意为“更愚蠢”，D项意为“更聪明”，都与语境不符。三、七选五TheScienceofRiskSeekingSometimeswedecidethatalittleunnecessarydangerisworthitbecausewhenweweightheriskandthereward,theriskseemsworthtaking.1Someofusenjoyactivitiesthatwouldsurpriseandscaretherestofus.Why?Expertssayitmayhavetodowithhowourbrainswork.Thereasonwhyanyofustakeanyrisksatallmighthavetodowithearlyhumans.Risktakerswerebetterathunting,fighting,orexploring.2Asthequalityofrisktakingwaspassedfromonegenerationtothenext,humansendedupwithasenseofadventureandatoleranceforrisk.Sowhyaren’twealljumpingoutofairplanesthen?Well,even200,000yearsago,toomuchrisktakingcouldgetonekilled.Afewdaringpersonssurvived,though,alongwithafewstayinthecavetypes.Asaresult,humansdevelopedarangeofcharactertypesthatstillexiststoday.Somaybeyoulovecarracing,ormaybeyouhateit.3

Nomatterwhereyouareontheriskseekingrange,scientistssaythatyourwillingnesstotakerisksincreasesduringyourteenageyears.4Tohelpyoudothat,yourbrainincreasesyourhungerfornewexperiences.Newexperiencesoftenmeantakingsomerisks,soyourbrainraisesyourtoleranceforriskaswell.5Fortheriskseekers,apartofthebrainrelatedtopleasurebeesactive,whilefortherestofus,apartofthebrainrelatedtofearbeesactive.Asexpertscontinuetostudythescienceofriskseeking,we’llcontinuetohitthemountains,thewavesortheshallowendofthepool.A.Italldependsonyourcharacter.B.Thosearetherisksyoushouldjumptotake.C.Beingbetteratthosethingsmeantagreaterchanceofsurvival.D.Thus,thesewellequippedpeoplesurvivedbecausetheywerethefittest.E.Thisiswhenyoustarttomoveawayfromyourfamilyandintothebiggerworld.F.However,wearenotallusingthesamereferencestandardtoweighrisksandrewards.G.Newbrainresearchsuggestsourbrainsworkdifferentlywhenwefaceanervoussituation.【语篇解读】这是一篇说明文，作者讲的是有关冒险的科学的探索方面的内容。1.F【解析】选项F中的＂weighrisksandrewards＂与上文的＂weightheriskandthereward＂相呼应，故F项符合语境。2.C【解析】选项C中的＂Beingbetteratthosethings＂与上文的＂werebetterathunting,fighting,orexploring＂相呼应，因此选C。

3.A【解析】前文说人们有各种不同的性格，因此你可能喜欢赛车，或者讨厌赛车，故A项＂这完全是由你的性格决定的＂符合语境。

4.E【解析】根据上文的＂yourwillingness...teenageyears＂及下文的＂hungerfornewexperiences...＂可知E项符合语境。

5.G【解析】根据空后的＂Fortheriskseekers...beesactive＂可知，此处讲的是面对紧张的局面时我们的大脑会有不同的反应，故G项符合语境。四、短文改错Boysandgirls，MayIhaveyourfullyattention,please?Ihaveannouncementtomake.ToweleourfriendsintheUnitedStates，theStudentUnionwasgoingtoholdapartyonSaturdayevening，February20.Asnever，thepartywillbeheldinthelecturehalloftheMainBuilding.Theywillbeginat7pm.Therewillbemusic，dancing，singingorexchangeofgifts.Willeveryonepleasetobringalongasmallgiftforthispurpose?Remembertopackitup，signyournameandwritingafewwordsofgoodwishes.Don'tmisstheparty，whereIbelievewewillhaveal