2024-2025学年高中英语Unit1Alandofdiversity单元加餐练新人教版选修8

PAGE1-单元加餐练Ⅰ.阅读理解Livinginamodernsocietyhasitsadvantagesanddisadvantages.Onedisadvantageisthatyouoftenhavetoliveclosertootherpeoplethanyouwouldliketo.Sometimes,yourneighboursmakenoisethatyouarenotcomfortablewith.Thebestwaytosolvethisproblemistotalkwithyourneighbourfirst.Youshouldbeverypoliteandaskyourneighbourifheknowshowthinthewallsofyourhomesare.Thiswaydoesn'tcriticise(指责)hisbehaviour;itsimplypointsoutthathemaynotrealisehowfarhissoundtravels.Tellhimthatyouknowthatsometimesyoumakenoiseaswell,butthatyoudoyourbesttokeepitdown.Oftenthiswillsolvetheproblemrightaway,butsometimestheneighbourmaybecomeangry.Ifyourneighbourbecomesangrywithyou,therearesomemorestepsyoucantake.Youmightwritealettertotheneighbourhoodcommittee.Makesureyouwritedownthesourceofthenoiseandthetimeintheletter.Theywillreviewthesituationanddecidewhetheryourneighbourisoutofline.Somenoiseisconsideredtobereasonable,_evenifitbothersyou.Soyoumayprepareagoodpairofearplugs(耳塞)．Evenifyourneighbourmakestoomuchnoise,youdon'thavetoliveyourlifeindiscomfort.It'salwaysagoodideatobefriendlywithyourneighbours.Youmaycleantherubbishinfrontofhisdoor.He'ssuretoappreciatebehaviourlikethisandbemoreopentoyoursuggestionsaboutthenoiselevel.语篇解读：文章介绍了如何与制造噪音的邻居相处：可以找他协商，可以给居委会写信反映问题，还可以与他处好关系，让他主动降低噪音。1．Whatisthefirststeptodealwiththenoisyneighbour?A．Tobuyagoodpairofearplugs.B．Tooffersuggestionstotheneighbour.C．Toasktheneighbourhoodcommitteeforhelp.D．Totelltheneighbourhowbadhisbehaviouris.解析：选D细微环节理解题。依据文章其次段可知，处理问题的第一步是找你的邻居谈谈，并不是指责他，只是告知他，他的行为带来的坏影响。2．Theunderlinedword“reasonable”inParagraph3probablymeans“________”．A．terrible B．loudC．proper D．useful解析：选C词义揣测题。依据上下文可推断出画线词所在句意为：一些噪音被认为是合理的，尽管它让你厌烦。terrible意为“可怕的”；loud意为“大声的”；proper意为“适当的”；useful意为“有用的”。只有proper与画线词意思相近，故选C项。3．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．Youshouldcontrolyournoiseaswell.B．Youcanlivecomfortablyevenifthereisnoise.C．Yourneighbourmaybemorefriendlythanyouthink.D．Youshouldoffersomesuggestionstoyourneighbour.解析：选B段落大意题。依据最终一段可知，你可以做一些事情处理好与邻居的关系，让他主好听你的建议降低噪音，这样即使有噪音，你也会过得舒适点。故选B项。4．Theauthorwrotethispassagetotellus________.A．whyweshouldgetonwellwithneighboursB．howtorelaxourselvesinmodernsocietyC．howtobecomeknownamongneighboursD．whatweshoulddowithournoisyneighbours解析：选D推理推断题。阅读全文可知，文章介绍了如何与制造噪音的邻居相处。故选D项。Ⅱ.阅读七选五Doesfailurereallyexist?Ifyoubelieveyouhavefailed,thenyouhave.Ifyoubelieveyoudon'thavetheabilitytosucceed,thenyoudon't.__1__Themomentyoudecidetogiveuporstopworkingtowardsyourgoals,failureisborn.__2__Mostpeoplegiveupwithoutevenrealisingit.Theyarewillingtoworkhardonreachingtheirgoals,butonlyuntilthegoinggetstooroughortheirenergydiesdown.Don'tdothat!__3__Neverquit,neveradmitfailure,andneverloseheart.Don'tbelieveinaclearfinishlineforgoals.It'sagoodideatosetageneraltimeline,butrememberthatsomethingwillbebeyondyourcontrol.__4__Ifyoulockyourselfintoagiventimeline,youmightmakeyourselffeellikeafailure!Instead,getageneralideaofwhenyou'dlikeyourgoaltobecompleted.Thentakeitonedayatatimeandfocusonmakingprogressinsteadofreachingthefinishlineinaslittletimeaspossible.Besurethatyoudon'tseedifficultiesasfailures.Difficultiesmeanonlyonething:It'snottimeforyourgoaltobecompletedyet.That'sit!Itdoesn'tmeanyoufail;itdoesn'tmeanyouareweak;itdoesn'tmeanyou'llneverachieveyourgoals.__5__You'vegottokeepmovingforwardandfindawayover,around,orthroughthedifficulties.A．Nevergiveuponyourself.B．Failureonlyexistsinyourownmind!C．That'sexactlyhowfailuremakesusfeel.D．Itsimplymeansyouhavenotdoneenoughyet.E．Youcanneversayexactlywhenyourgoalwillbereached.F．Makeupyourmindtomakeyourgoalhappen,nomatterwhat!G．Workhardtowardsyourgoal,andyouwillbelikelytogetgoodresults.答案：1～5BAFEDⅢ.完形填空ThereReallyWasaSantaClausAnnworkedforabigcompany.Oneofthedutiesofher__1__wastogotothepostofficeeverydayand__2__thecompanymail.OnedayinDecember,she__3__abeggarmakinghimselfupasaSantaClaus__4__onthecornerofthestreet.Eachdayshe__5__hercoinsanddroppedtheminhisbowl.Hewouldsmileand__6__heraMerryChristmas.Atnightthetemperaturedroppedbelow0℃，buttheSantaClaus__7__stoodinthecoldwind.__8__shedroppedhercoinsintohisbowl,shehandedhimapairofgloves.Aweeklater,a(n)__9__SantaClauswasstandingthere.“WhathappenedtotheotherSantaClaus？”sheasked.Hetoldher，“He'svery__10__today.”Sheprayedforhishealth.Laterthatday,acolleaguecameintoheroffice__11__.“Idon'tknowwhatI'mgoingtodo.”“What'swrong？”sheasked.“It'smyex­husband，”hercolleague__12__，“Idon'thaveanymoneytobuymyboysanythingforChristmas,__13__myex­husbandrefusestosendmoneytothem.Itbreaksmyheartthattheywon'thaveanythingthisyear.”Thelady__14__hercolleague，“I'msureeverythingwill__15__.It'sChristmas.Believeinmiracles.”Thatevening,shetoldherhusbandabouthercolleague's__16__，“Iknowwedon'thavemuchmoneyto__17__，butI'dliketogiveherfiftyorahundreddollars.We'lljustgetourselveslessthisyear.Lastyearwecouldn'taffordtobuyanythingfor__18__butwestillhadawonderfulChristmas.”Herhusbandsmiled，“Giveheronehundreddollars.Sheneedsitmorethanwedo.”Shereachedupandheldhim.Warmthspread__19__herbody.HeheldherandrealizedthattherereallywasaSantaClaus—andhehad__20__her!语篇解读：本文讲解并描述了Ann总是给那位装扮成圣诞老人的乞丐钱，也热心帮助同事。她的丈夫支持她并感慨：Ann是真正的“圣诞老人”。1．A.family B．jobC．life D．religion解析：选B依据上句“Annworkedforabigcompany”可知，本处意为“她的工作(job)职责之一是去邮局取回公司的邮件。”故选B。2．A.receive B．gothroughC．answer D．pickup解析：选D参见上题解析。receive“收到”；gothrough“经验”；answer“回答”；pickup“取回，接收”。故选D。3．A.spotted B．watchedC．sensed D．followed解析：选A12月的一天，她发觉一个装扮成圣诞老人的乞丐站在街角。spot“发觉，望见”；watch“凝视”；sense“意识到”；follow“跟随”。4．A.standing B．waitingC．playing D．performing解析：选A参见上题解析。其次段的“theSantaClaus________stoodinthecoldwind”也是提示。5．A.earned B．countedC．saved D．threw解析：选C每天，她总是省下钱来，给那位装扮成圣诞老人的乞丐。倒数其次段的“wedon'thavemuchmoney”也是提示。6．A.send B．wishC．offer D．tell解析：选B他会微笑并“祝愿(wish)”她圣诞欢乐。故选B。7．A.even B．justC．still D．yet解析：选C晚上温度降到了零下，但是乞丐“仍旧(still)”在冷风中站着。故选C。8．A.Although B．IfC．Since D．After解析：选D她把硬币放在乞丐的碗里之后，又给了他一副手套。故选D。9．A.honest B．newC．considerate D．strong解析：选B依据下句的“WhathappenedtotheotherSantaClaus”可知，一位“新的(new)”圣诞老人站在那里。故选B。10．A.sad B．poorC．cold D．sick解析：选D依据下句“Sheprayedforhishealth”可知，那位乞丐“生病(sick)”了。故选D。11．A.intears B．inshockC．inhorror D．introuble解析：选A依据下文的“Itbreaksmyheart”可知，此处应选A。intears“哭泣，流泪”；inshock“震惊地”；inhorror“惊恐地”；introuble“处于逆境中”。故选A。12．A.concluded B．decidedC．continued D．commented解析：选C本空前后都是同事在讲解并描述她自己的状况，因此应为“她接着说”。13．A.or B．butC．so D．otherwise解析：选B我没钱给孩子们买圣诞礼物，但是前夫又拒绝给他们钱。上下句之间为转折关系应用连词but。14．A.reminded B．amusedC．teased D．comforted解析：选D同事心里难过，Ann“劝慰(comforted)”她。15．A.workout B．comebackC．runout D．openup解析：选A她劝慰同事：我信任一切都会解决的，这是圣诞节，要信任奇迹会发生。workout“解决”；comeback“回来”；runout“用完”；openup“出现”。故选A。16．A.message B．suggestionC．situation D．example解析：选C那天晚上，她将同事的状况告知了丈夫。故选C。17．A.lend B．helpC．lose D．pay解析：选B我知道我们没有太多钱“帮(help)”她。故选B。18．A.ourselves B．themselvesC．us D．others解析：选A去年我们没给“自己(ourselves)”买任何东西，但是我们仍旧有一个很开心的圣诞节。故选A。19．A.off B．toC．among D．through解析：选D暖和传遍她的全身。spreadthrough“扩散，扩散”，故选D。20．A.relaxed B．doubtedC．married D．shaped解析：选C丈夫认为Ann是真正的圣诞老人，并且他“娶(married)”了她。故选C。Ⅳ.语法填空Thefollowing__1__(be)afewwaystopromoteourhappiness.Thefirstsecretofhappinessistoenjoysimplethingsinlife.Toooften,wespendsomuchtime__2__(think)aboutthefuturethatwedon'tenjoythepresent.Weshouldenjoymanyoflife'ssimple__3__(pleasure),suchasreadingagoodbook,listeningtoourfavoritemusic,__4__spendingtimewithclosefriends.Stopcomplainingaboutourlife.We'llbeinpossessionofhappinessifwecanalwaysappreciate__5__wehave.Thesecondsecretofhappinessistobe__6__(act).Peoplewhogodancingorplaysportsusuallyenjoyhappierand__7__(healthy)lives.Theycanforgetabouttheirproblemsandonlythinkabouttheactivities.Also,manypeoplefindhappinessinhelpingothers.People__8___volunteertheirtimetodomeaningfulthingsforothersoftenfeelgood.Therefore,weshoulddoallwecan__9__(help)othersifwewanttofeelhappier.Wecanhelpafriendwithhisorherstudiesorgoshoppingtogetfoodforanoldneighbor.Happinessdependson__10___(we).Inotherwords,wemakeourownhappiness.语篇解读：本文介绍了几条获得华蜜的秘诀。1．are本句的表语是复数名词，故谓语动词运用复数形式。2.thinking句型spendtimedoingsth.表示“花时间做某事”。3．pleasures空格中所填单词前面有many修饰，故用pleasure的复数形式，此处pleasure的意思是“乐事”。4．or此处表示选择关系，意思是“或者是”。5．whatwhatwehave是宾语从句，what在从句中作have的宾语。6．active空格中所填单词在句中作表语，需用act的形容词形式。7．healthier从前面happier和并