高考英語(yǔ)一輪鞏固達(dá)標(biāo)練 Unit 4 Pygmalion（含解析）新人教選修8

1、Pygmalion李仕才*閱讀理解。Many people would love to leave their jobs behind and have a lifechanging adventure overseas.They imagine lying under palm trees as the sun goes down.However，life overseas is not always easy，and many are not prepared for the shock of living in an alien culture.The honeymoon periodA

2、t first，for those who actually decide to move abroad，life is an exciting adventure.They enjoy exploring their new surroundings，and life seems like an extended holiday.They dont mind trying the local cuisine and discovering the local culture.They can even afford to practise their foreignlanguage skil

3、ls without fear of making mistakes.Trouble in paradiseIn many cases，when people consider moving to another country，they often fail to realize how different life will be.As time goes by，they become frustrated when language and cultural misunderstandings become a daily headache.In this stage，the visit

4、ors begin to withdraw from life in the host country and avoid spending time with local people in favour of mixing with others from their own cultural background.The road to recoveryGradually，most visitors realize they must accept the differences and not fight against them.This change encourages them

5、 to improve their language skills and slowly they manage to do the things they could easily do at home，such as opening a bank account.This newfound confidence enables them to see a side of life which very few tourists get to witness.Adjusting to life abroad can often be a real problem.The secret to

6、overcome it is to stop trying to change your host country. If not，you risk losing your dream and having to return to the old life you wanted to leave behind.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文。許多人因?yàn)橄矚g冒險(xiǎn)和探索，所以移居國(guó)外生活，但文化的差異和語(yǔ)言的不同又使得他們很沮喪，因此作者建議移居國(guó)外的人最好能夠?qū)W好當(dāng)?shù)卣Z(yǔ)言以適應(yīng)當(dāng)?shù)厣睢?Why do people moving abroad feel excited at first?AThe

7、y find foreign living much easier.BThey have the necessary language skills.CThey love the adventure and exploration.DThey enjoy meeting people from different cultures.C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。該題問(wèn)的是移居海外的人最初感到興奮的原因。根據(jù)The honeymoon period部分第一、二句可知，因?yàn)樗麄兿矚g冒險(xiǎn)和探索，所以會(huì)感到興奮。故選C。2According to the author，what is the main prob

8、lem many people moving abroad face?AHomesickness.BCulture shock.CHealth problems.DLack of employment.B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Trouble in paradise部分第二句以及聯(lián)系本段內(nèi)容可知，許多移居海外的人面臨的主要問(wèn)題是文化沖擊。故選B。3What would the author suggest people moving abroad do?AStudy the local language.BGo on holidays frequently.CLearn how to open

9、a bank account.DSeek out people from their home country.A解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)The road to recovery部分第二句以及最后一段可知， 作者建議移居海外的人學(xué)習(xí)當(dāng)?shù)氐恼Z(yǔ)言，這樣才能夠適應(yīng)海外的生活。故選A。*語(yǔ)法填空。Also_1_(know) as “paper paintings” and “painted pictures”， New Year paintings are _2_ unique art form in Chinese folk culture. The paintings are called “New

10、 Year paintings” because they are _3_(most) posted during the Chinese New Year holiday _4_decoration and they are also a symbol of New Years greetings.New Year paintings _5_(appear) around the Tang dynasty, replacing the previous door pictures _6_(feature) the gods believed to be able to protect the

11、 residents and drive away ghosts. In the Song dynasty, New Year paintings were created on a large scale. With the advancement of printing technology, the content and forms of New Year paintings became _7_(diversity). The development of the paintings matured in the Ming and Qing dynasties, _8_the art

12、 hit its heyday (全盛期)Traditional printing _9_(method) of New Year paintings include woodblock printing, stoneblock printing, offset (膠印) printing, traditional Chinese painting, watercolor painting and sketches etc. Woodblock printed New Year paintings _10_(be) the most popular and interesting ones.1

13、_2._3._4._5._ 6._7._8._9._10._ 篇章導(dǎo)讀：本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要介紹了中國(guó)的傳統(tǒng)文化藝術(shù)之一年畫(huà)的用途、起源和分類。1known考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。分句間無(wú)連詞且已有謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞are，故此處應(yīng)用非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。be known as “作為而知名”，故填known，為過(guò)去分詞在句中作狀語(yǔ)。2a考查冠詞。年畫(huà)是中國(guó)民間文化中的一種獨(dú)特的藝術(shù)形式。此處表示泛指，故填不定冠詞，且unique的發(fā)音不是以元音音素開(kāi)頭的，故用a。3mostly 考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。因?yàn)樗鼈兺ǔ６荚诖汗?jié)期間被張貼，作為裝飾畫(huà)。修飾謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用副詞。mostly “通常，多半，大部分”。4for 考查介詞。此處

14、表示目的，故用介詞for。5appeared 考查動(dòng)詞的時(shí)態(tài)。年畫(huà)大約起源于唐代，表示過(guò)去發(fā)生的動(dòng)作，故使用一般過(guò)去時(shí)。6featuring 考查非謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞。此處表述代替先前的以神為特色的門(mén)畫(huà)。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處作定語(yǔ)修飾door pictures。door pictures與feature之間存在邏輯上的主謂關(guān)系，故填動(dòng)詞的ing形式作定語(yǔ)，feature在此是動(dòng)詞，意為“以為特色”。7diverse 考查詞性轉(zhuǎn)換。本句為系表結(jié)構(gòu)，作表語(yǔ)應(yīng)用形容詞。diverse “多種多樣的”。8when 考查定語(yǔ)從句的引導(dǎo)詞。年畫(huà)在明清時(shí)期走向成熟，達(dá)到鼎盛。分析句子結(jié)構(gòu)可知，空處引導(dǎo)定語(yǔ)從句，且從

15、句中缺少時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)，故填when。9methods 考查名詞的數(shù)。從后文可知，年畫(huà)的制作工藝有很多種，故填method的復(fù)數(shù)形式。10are 考查動(dòng)詞時(shí)態(tài)和主謂一致。木版年畫(huà)最為盛行，也最有趣。由主語(yǔ)paintings可知，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞應(yīng)使用復(fù)數(shù)。且此處是對(duì)客觀情況的陳述，應(yīng)用一般現(xiàn)在時(shí)。*完形填空。I always had a dream.In it，I was a little girl again，rushing about，trying to get _1_ for school.Deep inside I knew _2_ it came from.It was some unfinish

16、ed _3_ in my life.As a kid I loved school.Most of all I _4_ to receive my diploma.That seemed more _5_ even than getting married.But at 15，I had to _6_ because my parents couldnt afford my _7_.Pretty soon I married and had three children.I thought，“There goes my diploma.”_8_，I wanted my children to

17、be educated.But Linda，the youngest，had a serious heart disease，which made it impossible for her to _9_ in a normal classroom.One day，I saw an ad for evening courses.“Thats the _10_.Linda always feels better in the evening，so Ill just _11_ her up for night school.”Linda was busy filling forms when th

18、e school _12_ said，“Mrs Schantz，why dont you come back to school？”I laughed，“Theres no _13_！Im 55！”But he _14_ me and I attended class with Linda.Surprisingly，both Linda and I felt great there and my _15_ steadily improved.It was exciting to go to school again，but it was no _16_.Sitting in a class f

19、ull of kids was _17_，even if they were respectful.Whenever I was down，Linda encouraged me, “Mom，you cant _18_ now！” Together we made it _19_.Finally，I got my diploma with Linda and realized my _20_ of years.1A.started BconcernedCfinished Dprepared2A.when BwhereChow Dwhy3A.homework BdiplomaCaccident

20、Dbusiness4A.required BmanagedClonged Dstruggled5A.annoying BincredibleCappealing Dridiculous6A.drop out Bgive inCbreak up Dturn away7A.living BteachingCworking Dschooling8A.As usual BUntil thenCEven so DIn fact9A.recover BfunctionCbenefit Darrive10A.problem BanswerCdeal Dresult11A.sign BputCcall Dpi

21、ck12A.secretary BcolleagueCemployer Dreferee13A.rush BtimeCway Dclass14A.urged BdemandedCpersuaded Dinformed15A.grades BattitudeChealth Dmoods16A.fun BgameCgood Dwonder17A.available BawkwardCawesome Dawful18A.miss BrejectCresign Dquit19A.up BoutCoff Dthrough20A.dream BambitionCplan Dthought【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是

22、一篇記敘文。文章講述了已為人母的作者夢(mèng)想著自己能夠再年輕一次重新回到課堂，最后在女兒的帶動(dòng)下實(shí)現(xiàn)了自己夢(mèng)想的故事。1D根據(jù)下文作者和女兒一起回到課堂的事可知，此處指“準(zhǔn)備上學(xué)”。get prepared for“為做準(zhǔn)備”。故選D。2B根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處指作者知道這種想法(再次年輕并回到校園)來(lái)源于哪里(where)。故選B。3D根據(jù)下文內(nèi)容可推知，這個(gè)夢(mèng)想是作者未完成的事(business)。故選D。4C根據(jù)常識(shí)及語(yǔ)境可知，作者渴望得到自己的畢業(yè)證書(shū)。long to do sth.“渴望做某事”。故選C。5C根據(jù)上文的“As a kid I loved school.Most of all

23、I _4_ to receive my diploma”可推出，對(duì)于作者來(lái)說(shuō)上學(xué)甚至比結(jié)婚更有吸引力。annoying“討厭的，令人氣惱的”；incredible“難以置信的”；appealing“有吸引力的”；ridiculous“荒謬的”。故選C。6A根據(jù)上下文可推知，因?yàn)榧依镓?fù)擔(dān)不起作者的學(xué)校教育費(fèi)用，所以作者不得不輟學(xué)。drop out“輟學(xué)”；give in“屈服”；break up“破碎”；turn away“拒絕”。故選A。7D參見(jiàn)上題解析。schooling“學(xué)校教育”。8C根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，盡管這樣，作者還是想讓孩子接受教育。故選C。as usual“像往常一樣”；until t

24、hen“直到那時(shí)”；even so“即便這樣，盡管如此”；in fact“事實(shí)上”。9B根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，此處指“在一間正常的教室里上課對(duì)琳達(dá)來(lái)說(shuō)是不可能的”。function意為“運(yùn)轉(zhuǎn)，正常工作”，符合語(yǔ)境。recover“恢復(fù)”； benefit“使受益”；arrive“到達(dá)”。故選B。10B根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，那就是解決琳達(dá)上學(xué)問(wèn)題的方法，因?yàn)榱者_(dá)在晚上身體感到很不錯(cuò)。故選B。 problem“問(wèn)題”；answer“解決辦法，答案”；deal“交易”；result“結(jié)果”。11A根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，女兒在晚上時(shí)身體感覺(jué)舒服，因此作者就為女兒在夜校報(bào)了名。sign up for sth.“報(bào)名(參加課程)

25、”。故選A。12Acolleague“同事”；employer“雇主，老板”；referee“裁判員，調(diào)解人”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選A。the school secretary“校辦秘書(shū)”。13C根據(jù)空后的“Im 55”可推知，作者認(rèn)為55歲的自己不可能再回到校園了。there is no way意為“不可能”。14C根據(jù)上下文可知，此處指作者被勸服。urge“催促”；demand“要求”；persuade“勸服”；inform“通知”。故選C。15A根據(jù)語(yǔ)境及常識(shí)可推知，令人吃驚的是，作者的成績(jī)穩(wěn)步提高。grade“成績(jī)”；attitude“態(tài)度”；health“健康”；mood“情緒”。故選A。

26、16B根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知，重回學(xué)校對(duì)于作者而言是一件興奮的事，但這并不是個(gè)游戲。故選B。17B據(jù)下文的“even if they were respectful”可推出，作者認(rèn)為和孩子們坐在一起是尷尬的。available“可獲得的”；awkward“令人尷尬的”；awesome“令人驚嘆的”；awful“可怕的”。根據(jù)語(yǔ)境可知選B。18D根據(jù)“encouraged me”和下文的“Together we made it”可推知，女兒鼓勵(lì)作者不能放棄。miss“思念”；reject“拒絕接受”；resign“辭職”；quit“放棄”。故選D。19D此處考查固定搭配。make it through，意

27、為“成功渡過(guò)”。20Arealize ones dream“實(shí)現(xiàn)某人的夢(mèng)想”，符合語(yǔ)境。ambition“雄心”；plan“計(jì)劃”；thought“想法”。*短文改錯(cuò)。Dear Tom，Im Li Hua, a student of Rongguang Middle School. I learned quite by chance what you needed a book to improve your Chinese. I happen to have it, which I think might help you.The book, entitle New Practical Ch

28、inese, is intended for beginners at your level. Not only it include the basic conversations in our daily life, but it is also the window through which you can get to know Chinese culture and customs. Edited by three language experts, it is wide used by many foreign learner.If it is convenient for you, lets meet at the entranc