(全國通用版)高考英語大一輪復習單元檢測卷17Unit2Workingtheland新人教版必修4

1、Unit 2 Working the landI .閱讀理解Review: Pablo in the SnowWritten by Teri Sloat and illustrated by Rosalinde BonnetAdventure, AnimalsPablDi-nht SnowWhat is soft, furry, and white? Pablo's wool, of course. But this little lambsoon discovers that there's something else as well: SNOW! From making

2、trails to sledding with friends, having snowball fights and crafting snowmen, there's tons of fun in the snow. But winter days grow dark very fast, and Pablo finds himself lost on his way home. Not to worry- Mama and Papa help Pablo get back to thecomfortable and warm house on a farm so he can t

3、alk about his adventures.BiographiesTeri SloatTeri Sloat is the author of THERE WAS AN OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A TROUT! and both the author and illustrator of PIECES OF CHRISTMAS,as well as many other books for children. Ms Sloat lives with her husband in a tidy house in the north of San Francisco.Ro

4、salinde BonnetRosalinde Bonnet is a French writer and illustrator of children's books. She loved to draw when she was little. She also spent a lot of time creating plays andEcole Nationale Supe rieure des Artssets for her puppets. So, after high school she went to the Versailles School ofFine Ar

5、ts for two years. Then she studied at theDe coratifs in Paris for four years. Since her gra illustrated a great number of children's wwwrosalindebonnet . com語篇導讀本文為應用文，介紹了一本由泰瑞斯洛特所寫, 的巴勃羅，并簡述了兩位作者的生平事跡。duation, she has written andbooks. You can visit her at由羅莎琳德博內作插圖的書雪中1. What does Pablo think

6、of playing in the snow?A. Dangerous.B. Enjoyable.C. Unusual.D. Frightening.解析B 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一部分中的there's tons of fun in the snow可知，在雪里玩很快樂，故選 B項。2. What type of book does Pablo in the Snowbelong to?A. Comedy.B. Friendship.C. Humor.D. Adventure.解析D細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一部分中的一Adventure, Animals 可知，該書屬于“冒險故事”，故選D項。

7、3. What can we know about Teri Sloat?A. She writes many books for the young.B. She now lives in New York with her husband.C. She is the writer and illustrator ofPablo in the SnowD. She writes PIECES OF CHRISTMAS and provides pictures for it.解析 D 細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二部分中的Teri Sloat - and both the author andillu

8、strator of PIECES OF CHRISTMAS 可知，泰瑞斯洛特既是PIECES OF CHRISTMAS這本書的作者，又是這本書的插圖畫家，故選D項。4. What does the last paragraph mainly talk about?A. The place where she was born.B. The hobbies of learning experiences.C. The growing experiences of Rosalinde Bonnet.D. The schools that Rosalinde Bonnet graduated fr

9、om.解析C主旨大意題。根據(jù)最后一段的內容可知，該段介紹了作家和插圖畫家羅莎琳 德博內的愛好、求學經(jīng)歷以及成就等，所以綜合起來看，最后一段主要介紹的是羅莎琳 德博內的成長經(jīng)歷，故選C項。BThe rumor proved all too bitterly true: Park's Hardware, a downtown institution of Orono for over 100 years, would be closing. Locals cross-examined, and begged Lin, the owner of the store, but in vain.

10、 Running a small, local, family-owned hardware business was no longer profit-making. The town's affection for Park's Hardware was just not enough to allow it to compete against the giant warehouse stores.“20% OFF EVERYTHIN GI was one member of the excited masses that began to walk through Pa

11、rk's as, day by day, the lettering on the front window changed fromto "30% ,“40% , and on and on, until the only things left were the light sockets（ 插座）and doorknobs.Compared with giant warehouses, a hardware store is special. I recall the timeI was exploring in one giant warehouse for a wi

12、reless doorbell that Park's didn'tcarry. I found the thing, but didn'tunderstand the following note on the package:“Red light indicates condition of the battery. ”"Excuse me " I said to a clerk,holding the item out, "I can't seem to find the red light. " The man e

13、xamined it, and said,aNeither can I . " I contrasted this experience with one I routinely hadat Park's."Lin, "I'd beg. "Can you- please - I don't knowdo you think ？ ” Andquicker than one could say, “l(fā)ittle red light , " Lin would spring into action and together w

14、e'd sit down to find the solution.I could buy a single screw（ 螺絲車丁 ） at Park's. At a warehouse I have no choice but to buy a box of a hundred screws. But I don't want a box of a hundred screws when all I need is one. I just want to know the location of the little red light, and now that

15、Park's is gone, I realize that I never will.語篇導讀本文為記敘文，講述了一家五金店的倒閉和人們對它表示懷念的一些情況。5. Why did Park's decide to stop its business?A. The owner invested in other business.B. The owner couldn't make enough money.C. Its location was not convenient for shopping.D. It couldn't win enough aff

16、ection from the locals.解析B細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后兩句可知，經(jīng)營這樣的五金店已經(jīng)不能掙錢了， 鎮(zhèn)上的人們對這家五金店的喜愛并不能使它贏得與大型倉儲式商店的競爭，故選B項。6. What did Park's do before closing?A. It had a closing down sale.C. It distributed its goods to regulars.解析A細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的from “20% OFF EVERYTHINGto“30% ,加大打折促銷力度的方式，即清倉大處理，故選B. It struggled for i

17、ts reorganization.D. It looked for a new owner.the lettering on the front window changed “40%可知，五金店在關門停業(yè)之前采取了A項。7. What does the writer's experience in Paragraph 3 indicate?A. The benefit of having more choices.B. The pressure of competition for Park's.C. The good service of Park's.D. Th

18、e responsible working attitude of large stores.解析C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的The manexamined it, and said, "Neither canI .”以及 Lin would spring into action and together we'd sit down to find the solution 可知，作者提及自己購買無線門鈴的經(jīng)歷是為了說明這家大型商店和帕克的五金店在服務質 量方面存在的差別，借以突出帕克的五金店良好的服務，故選 C項。8. What's the writer's

19、 tone in writing his passage?A. Humorous.B. Supportive.C. Critical.D. Regretful.解析D觀點態(tài)度題。文章從開始到結束，作者在字里行間都描述了自己和其他人對鎮(zhèn)上一家五金店關門的惋惜之情，故選 D項。 n.完形填空It is widely believed that inner beauty is the most impressive in the world.On the outskirts of a town in England lies a nice cottage with a large gardenwhe

20、re there lives an old and aged man. The old manis _1_ pruning（修剪），watering or fertilizing his flowers all the time. The garden 2 bees and butterflies dance and colorful flowers blossom all year around is so well-tended（被照顧地好 ）thatevery passer-by cannot but stop for a _3_ with admiration.One day a yo

21、ung _4_ went by the old man's garden. He stopped and gazed at the splendid garden and the special cottage, totally_5_ the admiration at the beautyof these sceneries, _6_ how happy he could be _7_ he lived in such a beautiful place. Then, all of a sudden he found the old gardener was _8_._Greatly

22、 shocked, the young painter _9_ that ol d man, asking “why are you busy 10 these flowers every day which you can't see? ” The blind gardener gave awide smile, explaining “First, I was a gardener when I was young, and I 11 like this job. Second, while I can't see these flowers I can _12_ them

23、. Third, I can smell the sweetness of them. _13 the last one, that's you. ”“Me? But you don't know me. " responded the young painter.“Yeah. But I know flowers are angels which everyone knows and would never 14I know a great many people who show _15_ for life would stop by and the beauty

24、of my garden will get them into a good 16. In the meantime, it also gives a 17to me to have a word with you here and to enjoy the happiness these flowers have brought us.”The old man can't see the beauty he's created. _18_, every flower has eyes19 which they can see the beauty and kindness o

25、f the old man's heart and thesweetness of his soul.The blind man grows flowers in his heart. Failing the sight of the beauty of blossoming, he surely can _20_ the voice of it, I suppose.語篇導讀本文為記敘文。一位老人每天精心打理花園，他種的花總能讓路過的行人不自覺地駐足欣賞。然而有一天，一位賞花的畫家發(fā)現(xiàn)了這樣一個秘密1.A. leftB. keptC. seenD. made解析C句意：(人們)總是看

26、見(see)這位老人在給花修剪、澆水或者施肥。see sb doing sth看見某人正在做某事，此處用被動語態(tài)，故選 C項。2. A.whereB. whichC. thatD. what解析A 該句先行詞garden是表示地點意義的名詞，而且空處所填詞作從句的地點狀 語，因此用where,故選A項。 3. A.chatB. returnC. discussionD. glance解析D句意：路過的人都不由自主地帶著贊賞的神情駐足觀看。chat閑聊；return 返回；discussion 討論；glance 一瞥，故選 D項。4. A.painterB. neighborC. photog

27、rapherD. traveler解析A 根據(jù)第四段第一句中提到的the young painter 可知，這個人應該是位畫家。painter 畫家；neighbor 鄰居；photographer 攝影師；traveler 旅行者，故選 A項。5. A.faced withB. lost inC. devoted toD. moved by解析B句意：他停下來凝視著那個美麗的花園和那間特別的小屋，完全沉浸在對這些美景的贊賞之中。 be faced with 面對；be lost in全神貫注于，沉浸于；be devotedto專注于；be moved by被感動。be lost in更好地表

28、現(xiàn)了當時畫家對花園著迷的狀態(tài)，故選B項。6. A.thinkingB. wonderingC. picturingD. believing解析C 句意： 想象著他將會多么開心啊。 think思考；wonder驚訝，想知道;B.if此處的picture 是動詞，意為“構想，想象”，意同 imagine ; believe相信，故選 C項。7. A.whenC. even ifD. since解析 B 該句中的he lived in such a beautiful place并不是事實，而是畫家的一種愿望，由此可以判斷該句為虛擬語氣，四個選項中只有 if可以用于虛擬語氣中，故選 B 項。8. A

29、.particularB. specialC. blindD. energetic解析C 根據(jù)第四段第一句結尾處的can't see和第二句開頭的 The blind gardener可知，這位園丁眼睛看不見。particular 特別的；special特殊的；blind 眼盲的；energetic 精力充沛的，故選 C項。9. A.approachedB. reachedC. watchedD. prevented解析A 句意：年輕畫家大吃一驚，走近那位老人問道。 approach接近，靠近；reach到達；watch注視；prevent阻礙，故選 A項。10. A.planting

30、B. wateringC. fertilizingD. tending解析D句意： 你為什么每天忙著照料這些你看不見的花呢？plant種植；water澆水；fertilize 施肥；tend照料。D項包含前三項，全面地概括了老人的工作，故選D項。11. A.easilyB. reallyC. accidentallyD. eventually解析B句意：首先，年輕的時候我就是位園丁，而且我是真的喜歡這份工作。easily簡單地；really 真正地；accidentally偶然地；eventually 最終，故選 B項。12. A.get rid ofB. give a touch toC.

31、come up withD. have fun with解析B句意：第二點，盡管我無法看見這些花，但我可以摸到它們。get rid of 擺脫；give a touch to 觸摸；come up with 提出；have fun with玩得開心。用觸摸表達老人對花的摯愛，故選 B項。13. A.WithoutB. In spite ofC. And forD. Even so解析C句意：最后一個原因，就是你。根據(jù)上文內容可知，該句是老人盡心照料這些花兒的最后一個原因，與上文是并列關系，故選C項。14. A.pick them upB. turn them downC. let them d

32、ownD. give them up解析B句意：但我知道花朵是天使，每個人都知道，而且永遠不會拒絕它們。pick them up撿起它們；turn them down 拒絕它們；let them down 使它們失望；give them up 放棄它們，故選B項。15. A.enthusiasmB. calmnessC. kindnessD. caution解析A句意：我知道很多對生活充滿熱情的人都會停下腳步。 enthusiasm熱情;calmness 冷靜； kindness 友善；caution 謹慎，故選 A項。D.life16. A.moodB. conditionC. place解

33、析A 句意：我的美麗的花園會給他們帶來好心情。mood心情；condition 狀況;place地方；life 生活，故選 A項。timehand(chance),讓我和你在這里交談，享受AnywayBesidesbeauty he's created , 下文講至U everyC項。17. A.wayB.C. chanceD.解析C句意：與此同時，它也給了我一個機會 這些花帶給我們的快樂，故選 C項。18. A.ThereforeB.C. HoweverD.B. in解析 C 上文講到 The old man can't see th flower has eyes ,可以判斷上下文為轉折關系，故茲19. A.forC. fromD. with解析D句意：但是，每朵花都有眼睛，它們可以看到老人美麗、善良的心靈和他美好的靈魂。with此處指“用；以；借助”等意思，故選 D項。20. A.changeB. hearC. remindD. accept解析B句意：我猜想，雖然老人看不見