2024屆高考英語一輪復習知識梳理練習：選修6 Unit 18 Beauty（北師大版）
Unit 18 Beauty
(80分鐘106分)
Part A
一、閱讀理解(共8小題;每小題2分,滿分16分)
A
When DeKalb Walcott
was just 8 years old,his father,a Chicago fire chief,let him tag along on a call.DeKalb says a lot of kids idolized basketball player Michael Jordan when he was growing up in Chicago in the 1990s.Not him.?
“I wanted to be like DeKalb Walcott Jr,” he says to his father.
So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8,DeKalb was excited.“I’m jumping up and down,saying,‘Mom,can I go?Can I go?’”
The experience changed DeKalb’s life,he tells his dad on a visit to Story Corps.“My eyes got big from the moment the alarm went off.” the younger DeKalb says.“This is the life that I want to live someday.”
Now 27,the younger DeKalb is living that life.He became a firefighter at 21 and went to work alongside his dad at the Chicago Fire Department.Before his father retired,the pair even went out on a call together—father supervising(監督) son.
“You know,it’s everything for me to watch you grow,” his father says.But he also recalls worrying about one particular fire that his son faced.
“I received a phone call that night.And they said,‘Well,your son was at this fire.’ I said,‘OK,which way is this conversation going to go?’” DeKalb Walcott Jr recalls.
“And they said,‘but he’s OK.And he put it out all by himself.Everybody here was proud of him.’”
“And the word went around,‘Who was out there managing that fire?Oh,that’s Walcott!That’s Walcott up there!’ So,you know,moments like that,it’s heaven on Earth for a dad.”
DeKalb Walcott Jr retired in 2009.The younger DeKalb says he’s proud of being a second-generation firefighter.“You know,it makes me look forward to fatherhood as well,because I’m definitely looking forward to passing that torch down to my son.”
(2024·廣東茂名一模)
1.The underlined phrase “tag along” in Paragraph 1 is closest in meaning to.?
A.put out fire
B.watch basketball
C.follow his father
D.ask his mother’s permission
2.DeKalb Walcott Ⅲ determined to become a firefighter at the age of.?
A.8 B.21
C.27 D.35
3.What did DeKalb Walcott Jr want to do before he was told that the fire was put out?
A.Go on with the conversation.
B.Put it out all by himself.
C.Supervise his son.
D.Go to the fire scene.
4.What can we learn from the last paragraph?
A.DeKalb Walcott Jr is proud to be a second-generation firefighter.
B.DeKalb Walcott Ⅲ wants his son to become a firefighter too.
C.DeKalb Walcott Jr wants to pass the torch to DeKalb Walcott Ⅲ.
D.DeKalb Walcott Ⅲ is proud that his son has become an excellent firefighter.
【文章大意】本文是一篇記敘文,講述了一家兩代人對消防工作的熱愛。當DeKalb Walcott
8歲的時候他父親就帶他去火災現場,當時他激動不已,希望自己以后也做一名消防員。現在27歲的他已經成為一名優秀的消防員。
1.C 詞義推測題。根據前四段內容,尤其是“So when his dad asked if he wanted to go on that call with him when he was 8,DeKalb was excited.”可推斷8歲的時候他跟隨他父親去了火災現場。tag along“跟著去”。
2.A 細節理解題。根據文章第二、三段內容可知,DeKalb Walcott Ⅲ 8歲的時候決定成為像父親一樣的消防員。
3.D 推理判斷題。根據文章倒數第三段中“And he put it out all by himself.Everybody here was proud of him.”及倒數第二段最后一句話可推斷,當DeKalb Walcott Jr聽說了兒子的英勇事跡后十分自豪,應當是想親臨火災現場,應選擇D項。
4.B 推理判斷題。從文章末段DeKalb Walcott 所說的話可知,他希望把接力棒傳遞給兒子,即希望自己的孩子以后也當消防員。故選擇B項。
B
Modern life is highly dependent on energy to heat buildings,cook food,and run automobiles and machinery.In many volcanic regions geothermal(地熱的)resources are exploited either directly for heat,or indirectly for the production of electricity.Geothermal energy may be renewable,if it is used at a lower rate than the natural heating.It is also clean compared with the burning of fossil fuels.
Volcanic ash and lava from eruptions often cover large areas of ground and are detrimental to life,but over time these same materials gather to form soils.The resulting volcanic soils have unique physical and chemical features.Some mountainous volcanic regions are famous for their production of coffee or wine,owing to volcanic soils.
Volcanic rocks are the most plentiful rock in many areas and are often employed as a building material for structures,road beds and walls.The altered volcanic clay,bentonite(斑脫土),is commonly used in diverse products from drilling mud to cosmetics.
Hot springs and fumaroles are often found in close association with volcanoes.This combination has led to the development of many spas and resorts at volcanoes.The attractive mountainous volcanic areas are also attractive sites for hiking,camping,and climbing as well viewing the various surface expressions of volcanic activities.
Ironically,much of what we know of some ancient civilizations was instantly protected by the powerful force of volcanic eruptions.Examples include the well-known Roman cities of Pompeii and Herculaneum,and the Bronze Age Akrotiri in the Aegean.
While we tend to think about volcanoes primarily while they are erupting,their products and images are found in many places in both ancient and modern life.A world without volcanoes would be a duller,less economically workable,and certainly less interesting.
1.The underlined word “detrimental” in Paragraph 2 is closest in meaning to.?
A.useful B.burning
C.harmful D.valuable
2.Volcanoes contribute to us in all the following ways except.?
A.exploitation of geothermal resources
B.products from volcanic soils and bentonite
C.development of volcanic tourist attractions
D.combination of volcanic rock and fossil fuels
3.The examples in Paragraph 5 are mentioned to tell us that.?
A.volcanic eruption destroyed many ancient cities
B.volcanoes are wonderful preservers of ancient buildings
C.modern cities should be built far away from volcanoes
D.volcanoes cause far more damage than people imagine
4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A.Economic benefits of volcanic activities
B.Advantages and disadvantages of active volcanoes
C.Volcanic potential to cause great damage
D.Ways of exploiting volcanoes
【文章大意】本文是說明文,介紹了火山噴發給人類帶來的經濟利益。
1.C 詞義推測題。本句中but后的內容介紹了火山灰和熔巖風化之后形成了肥沃的土壤,可見but之前描述的是火山灰和熔巖的害處,應選擇含貶義色彩的詞匯,C項符合文意。detrimental意為“不利的,有害的”。
2.D 推理判斷題。A項內容在第一段提到;B項在第二、三段提到;C項在第四段提到;D項文中未提及,故選擇D項。
3.B 推理判斷題。第五段中的例子是為了說明,火山爆發產生的巨大威力瞬時保護了古代的文明,故選B項。
4.A 標題歸納題。文章介紹了火山給人類帶來的經濟利益。A項符合文意。
二、語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)
A couple had been married for over 60 years.They shared everything,talked about everything and kept no secrets 1. each other except that the woman had a box in a drawer 2. she had cautioned her husband never to open or ask her about.?
He’d never thought about it ever since.One day 3. woman got very sick and the doctor said she wouldn’t recover.To sort out their affairs,the husband took down the box and 4.(bring) it to his wife’s bedside.She agreed it was time that he should know 5. was in the box.?
6.(open) it,he found two small table mats and a sum of money totaling $ 25,000.He asked her about the contents.“When we were to be married,” she said,“my grandma told me the secret of happy 7.(marry) was never to argue,and I should just keep quiet and make a mat 8. I got angry with you.”?
The man was so 9.(move) that he had to fight back tears.She had only been angry with him twice in all those years of living and loving!“Honey,” he said,“that explains the mats,but what about the money?Where did it come from?”?
“Oh,” she said,“that’s the money I made from selling 10..”
(2024·遼寧師大附中期中考試)
1.from。keep no secrets from sb.“對某人無秘密可言,對某人無話不談”。
2.that/which。本句中box為先行詞,應用that或which引導定語從句,代指box并作從句的賓語。
3.the。此處指前文提到的woman,應加the表示特指。
4.brought。本文的主體時態為一般過去時,此處應用brought。
5.what。know后的賓語從句中缺少主語,只能用what來引導。
6.Opening/Having opened。根據句意和句子結構可知,此處應用現在分詞作時間狀語。此處也可填入Having opened。
7.marriage。此處形容詞應修飾名詞,marry對應的名詞是marriage。
8.if/when/whenever。此處應用if引導條件狀語從句或用when或whenever引導時間狀語從句。
9.moved。男人是如此感動以至于他需要盡力忍住眼淚。修飾人用moved。
10.them。them指代上文中提及的mats,作賓語,故用代詞賓格形式。
Part B
一、完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)
Last spring,Michelle fell in love with kite-boarding,an adventure sport that combines surfing and sailing.So she got a kite-board,took some 1 and a few months later drove out to the Banana River.There she met John,who offered to help her 2 her skills.?
One day,John 3 Michelle while his wife,Nancy,stayed behind on a Jet Ski(摩托艇).In that way,there would be 4 to bring back Michelle if she got into trouble.After John gave her a few 5 ,he took off.He’d sailed about three quarters of a mile down the river when he felt the wind 6 .He knew that the stronger the wind grew,the more 7 it would be for Michelle to control her board. 8 ,he turned and started sailing back toward the two women.?
Michelle had 9 decided to head for shore.The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite.She prepared to land her 10 by releasing one of the four lines that kept the sail in the air. 11 she didn’t have a chance.She was thrown over the water,still 12 to the kite.Seconds later,a huge wind sent the kite upward.Even more dangerous,the sail’s lines started to twist together,round and round.Michelle 13 to free from the kite.But she failed.?
Nancy was several hundred feet away on the Jet Ski and couldn’t get to her 14 enough to help.By then,John had closed in and Michelle felt John 15 her out of the water.As she held his arm,he tried to pull the handle but couldn’t 16 it.Then suddenly,John let go.At that point,Michelle was sure she would die without him holding 17 her.But John had seen Nancy approaching and 18 that he’d have a better chance of helping Michelle.He jumped onto the Jet Ski.As the kite dived down,with all his 19 ,he jumped from the Jet Ski onto the kite and dragged it to the water.Finally Michelle was saved.?
This experience hasn’t kept Michelle from loving kite-boarding.“Life is fragile(脆弱的),but it’s meant to be 20 ,” she says.?
(2024·浙江溫州二模)
1.A.lectures B.lessons
C.skills D.measures
2.A.show B.teach
C.require D.improve
3.A.expected B.controlled
C.instructed D.saved
4.A.anyone B.everyone
C.none D.someone
5.A.sails B.chances
C.tips D.handles
6.A.get up B.slow down
C.die down D.pick up
7.A.challenging B.exciting
C.interesting D.frightening
8.A.Amazed B.Worried
C.Frustrated D.Surprised
9.A.always B.still
C.already D.even
10.A.board B.line
C.boat D.kite
11.A.So B.And
C.Or D.But
12.A.attached B.appealed
C.applied D.added
13.A.managed B.attempted
C.demanded D.advised
14.A.bravely B.nearly
C.slowly D.quickly
15.A.fetch B.bring
C.lift D.put
16.A.reach B.sense
C.remember D.feel
17.A.down B.onto
C.back D.out
18.A.doubted B.insisted
C.figured D.pretended
19.A.heart B.strength
C.care D.consideration
20.A.enjoyed B.pleased
C.pushed D.spent
【文章大意】這是一篇記敘文。米歇爾喜歡上了風箏沖浪運動,約翰主動提出教她。但在一次練習中米歇爾遇到了危險,幸虧約翰和南希相助才得以脫險。這次突發事故給她的啟示是生命是很脆弱的,應該要享受生活。
1.B 根據第一段最后兩句判斷,應該是她參加了風箏沖浪課程的學習,B項符合文意。take lessons“上課”。
2.D 米歇爾是初學者,約翰應該是想幫助她提高技能,D項順承文意。show“展示”;teach“教”;require“要求”;improve“改進,提高”。
3.C 前文提到約翰幫助她提高技能,此處應是“指導”她,應選C項。expect“期待”;control“控制”;instruct“指導”;save“保存,挽救”。
4.D 本句是肯定句,應選擇D項,意為“如果米歇爾有危險,就會有人把她救回到摩托艇上”。
5.C 此處應是傳授給她幾個小技巧,故選C項。sail“航海”;chance“機會”;tip“方法”;handle“把手”。
6.D get up“起床”;slow down“慢下來,減慢”;die down“逐漸減弱”;pick up“撿起,增加(速度或沖力)”。根據下文“He knew that the stronger the wind grew...”判斷,風力在增大。故選D項。
7.A challenging“具有挑戰性的”;exciting“令人興奮的”;interesting“有趣的”;frightening“令人害怕的”。根據常識可知,風越大越具有挑戰性。A項符合語境。
8.B 由下段中的“Even more dangerous,the sail’s lines started to twist together,round and round.”可知,這項運動有一定的風險性,所以他為兩位女士擔心,就滑向她們。amazed“感到驚奇的”;worried“感到焦慮的”;frustrated“感到沮喪的”;surprised“感到吃驚的”。
9.C 根據下文“The wind was too strong for her to handle the kite.”判斷,因風大危險,米歇爾已經決定滑向岸邊終止運動。
10.D 米歇爾準備放開控制風箏的繩子著陸。
11.D 由下文“She was thrown over the water”可知,米歇爾打算著陸,卻被拋進了海里。前后句構成轉折關系,應選D項。
12.A 由下文“Michelle 13 to free from the kite.”可知,米歇爾仍然沒有擺脫掉繩子,A項符合文意。be attached to“依附在”。appeal“吸引”;apply“應用”;add“加上,增加”。?
13.B 由“But she failed.”可知,米歇爾“嘗試”擺脫繩子,但失敗了。manage“管理”;attempt“企圖”;demand“需要”;advise“建議”。
14.D 米歇爾遇到危險時,南希離她幾百米遠,無法快速地過來幫忙。D項符合文意。
