第一部分　必修2　Unit 3

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024山東臨沂高三10月檢測(cè))

　　Things have been kind of tough lately for Shannon Baker and her little family.They have each other's parents and young daughter and for that they are __1__.But she and her husband are both __2__ currently.And their car is in great need of __3__.And then there is the matter of their second child, who is __4__ soon.So things are a little tense for the Baker family these days.

　　When Shannon and her daughter were walking through a store __5__ lot recently, Shannon picked up an envelope from the ground that __6__ $4,000 in cash.There were a __7__of different interpretations(解釋)that could be considered.Was this a kind of good __8__？ Could it be an attempt by the universe to balance everything? Could it be simply a gift from God? Shannon didn't know.The only thing she knew was that the cash in that envelope __9__ to someone else.

　　Oh, and one other thing she knew: Her young daughter was __10__.“My kid was standing right there __11__ I found it，” Shannon told WLS-TV in Chicago.“So basically I wanted to teach my daughter how to be __12__.And for me that was enough.”

　　Never mind the bills that were __13__， or the car that needed to be fixed, or the baby that would come soon.And forget that when she __14__ the money over to the police she was told that there was actually nothing illegal if she __15__ it.

　　The police were able to return the money to the person who __16__ it: an old woman.And one can imagine the __17__ and relief she felt when the police handed the lost envelope back to her.“She came to my house and she was almost in tears, __18__ me，” Shannon said.“She gave me a hug and an envelope with a small __19__ in it.But the amount, large or small, didn't __20__.What was important was the opportunity to teach my daughter honesty.”

　　()1.A．grateful

　　B．upset

　　C．sensitive　

　　D．controlled

　　()2.A．removed

　　B．a(chǎn)ppreciated

　　C．disappointed　

　　D．unemployed

　　()3.A．protection　

　　B．repair

　　C．cash

　　D．sale

　　()4.A．sick　

　　B．serious

　　C．dull　

　　D．due

　　()5.A．gathering　

　　B．begging

　　C．parking　

　　D．cleaning

　　()6.A．included　

　　B．contained

　　C．charged　

　　D．paid

　　()7.A．number

　　B．deal

　　C．plenty

　　D．lots

　　()8.A．expense

　　B．hope

　　C．fortune

　　D．prize

　　()9.A．pointed

　　B．belonged

　　C．owned

　　D．possessed

　　()10.A．demanding

　　B．a(chǎn)ffecting

　　C．laughing　

　　D．watching

　　()11.A．when

　　B．though

　　C．because　

　　D．before

　　()12.A．humorous

　　B．loyal

　　C．ripe

　　D．honest

　　()13.A．giving away　

　　B．piling up

　　C．showing off

　　D．passing by

　　()14.A．watched　

　　B．turned

　　C．got

　　D．collected

　　()15.A．checked　

　　B．kept

　　C．made　

　　D．promoted

　　()16.A．sent　

　　B．disliked

　　C．confirmed

　　D．lost

　　()17.A．respect　

　　B．regret

　　C．tension　

　　D．delight

　　()18.A．comforting

　　B．congratulating

　　C．thanking　

　　D．offending

　　()19.A．a(chǎn)mount　

　　B．present

　　C．a(chǎn)ccount

　　D．choice

　　()20.A．decline

　　B．matter　

　　C．cater　

　　D．conflict

　　【主旨大意】本文主要講述了Shannon Baker最近面臨的家庭境況。由于Shannon Baker和她的丈夫最近都失業(yè)了，而且還有彼此的父母要贍養(yǎng)，還要撫養(yǎng)女兒，還有他們的車需要修理，以及他們的第二個(gè)孩子要出生，所以目前他們的家庭境況有些緊張。但是，有一天Shannon Baker和她的女兒經(jīng)過一個(gè)商店的停車場(chǎng)的時(shí)候，發(fā)現(xiàn)一個(gè)信封，里面裝有4000美元現(xiàn)金，Shannon Baker最后把這個(gè)信封交給了警察，然后送還給失主。

　　1．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：他們有彼此的父母，他們年幼的女兒，因此他們很感激。grateful意為“感激的”；upset“忐忑不安的”；sensitive“敏感的”；controlled“受約束的，克制的”。

　　2．【答案】D

　　【解析】根據(jù)句首的But可推知句意：她們處于困難時(shí)期——她和她的丈夫目前都失業(yè)了。removed意為“遠(yuǎn)離的”；appreciate“感激，欣賞”；disappointed “失望的”；unemployed“失業(yè)的”。

　　3．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：他們的汽車極需修理。protection意為“保護(hù)”；repair“修理”；cash“現(xiàn)金”；sale“出售”。

　　4．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：而且他們的第二個(gè)孩子將出生。sick意為“生病的”；serious“嚴(yán)重的，嚴(yán)肅的”； dull“遲鈍的，呆滯的”；due“(預(yù)產(chǎn)期等)到期的”。

　　5．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：最近，當(dāng)Shannon和她的女兒在一個(gè)商店的停車場(chǎng)(parking lot)附近走路經(jīng)過的時(shí)候。

　　6．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：Shannon從地上撿起一個(gè)裝有4000美金的信封。include意為“(整體)包括(部分)”；contain“包含，容納”； charge“索價(jià)，裝載，控訴”。

　　7．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：這有幾種可以被考慮的不同的解釋。a number of 修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，a deal of和a plenty of均修飾不可數(shù)名詞。

　　8．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：這就是一種好運(yùn)氣嗎？expense意為“開支”；hope“希望”；fortune“運(yùn)氣”； prize“獎(jiǎng)品”。

　　9．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：她唯一知道的是信封里的現(xiàn)金是屬于別人的。point to意為“指”；belong to“屬于”；own to“歸功于”；possess“擁有”。

　　10．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：而且另一件她知道的事是，她年幼的女兒正在看著。demand“要求，需要”；affect“影響，感染”；laugh“大笑”；watch“注視，觀察”。

　　11．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：在我發(fā)現(xiàn)這個(gè)信封的時(shí)候，我的孩子正站在那里。

　　12．【答案】D

　　【解析】根據(jù)本段最后一句可知：因此主要地我想教育我的女兒怎么去誠(chéng)實(shí)。而且對(duì)我來(lái)說(shuō)，那就夠了。humorous意為“幽默的”；loyal“忠誠(chéng)的”；ripe“熟的，成熟的”；honest“誠(chéng)實(shí)的”。

　　13．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：別再在意堆起的賬單，或者需要修理的汽車。give away意為“分發(fā)，泄露”；pile up“積累，堆放”； show off“炫耀”；pass by“經(jīng)過，走過”。

　　14．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：在她把錢交給警察的時(shí)候，警察告訴她就算她把錢留下實(shí)際上她不會(huì)犯法。turn over意為“移交，翻轉(zhuǎn)”。

　　15．【答案】B

　　【解析】kept意為“留下”；check“檢查”；promote“促進(jìn)，提升，推銷”。

　　16．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：警察把錢送還給失主：一位老婦人。confirm意為“確定，證實(shí)”；dislike“不喜歡”。

　　17．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：人們可以想象當(dāng)警察把丟失的信封遞到她手上的時(shí)候，這位失主拿到她失而復(fù)得的錢時(shí)的那種歡欣和輕松。respect意為“尊敬，敬意”；regret“遺憾”；tension“緊張，不安”；delight“快樂”。

　　18．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：她來(lái)到我的家，感謝我，幾乎要哭出來(lái)了。comfort意為“安慰”；congratulate“祝賀”；thank“感謝”；offend“冒犯”。

　　19．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：她擁抱了我，給了我一個(gè)信封，里面有一點(diǎn)錢。這里amount是作不可數(shù)的數(shù)量代詞用，省略money。amount意為“數(shù)量”；present“禮物”；account“賬戶”；choice“選擇”。

　　20．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：但是這錢數(shù)，無(wú)論大小都不重要。decline意為“下降，衰退”； matter“重要，要緊”；cater“投合，迎合”；conflict“沖突，抵觸”。

　　Ⅱ.閱讀理解

　　(2024安徽， C)

　　As Internet users become more dependent on the Internet to store information, are people remembering less? If you know your computer will save information, why store it in your own personal memory, your brain? Experts are wondering if the Internet is changing what we remember and how.

　　In a recent study, Professor Betsy Sparrow conducted some experiments.She and her research team wanted to know how the Internet is changing memory.In the first experiment, they gave people 40 unimportant facts to type into a computer.The first group of people understood that the computer would save the information.The second group understood that the computer would not save it.Later, the second group remembered the information better.People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.

　　In another experiment, the researchers gave people facts to remember, and told them where to find the information on the computer.The information was in a specific computer folder (文件夾)．Surprisingly, people later remembered the folder location (位置) better than the facts.When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information.Rather, they remember how to find it.This is called “transactive memory (交互記憶)．”

　　According to Sparrow, we are not becoming people with poor memories as a result of the Internet.Instead, computer users are developing stronger transactive memories; that is, people are learning how to organize huge quantities of information so that they are able to access it at a later date.This doesn't mean we are becoming either more or less intelligent, but there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.

　　()1.The passage begins with two questions to ______.

　　A．introduce the main topic

　　B．show the author's attitude

　　C．describe how to use the Internet

　　D．explain how to store information

　　()2.What can we learn about the first experiment?

　　A．The Sparrow's team typed the information into a computer.

　　B．The two groups remembered the information equally well.

　　C．The first group did not try to remember the information.

　　D．The second group did not understand the information.

　　()3.In transactive memory, people ______.

　　A．keep the information in mind

　　B．change the quantity of information

　　C．organize information like a computer

　　D．remember how to find the information

　　()4.What is the effect of the Internet according to Sparrow's research?

　　A．We are using memory differently.

　　B．We are becoming more intelligent.

　　C．We have poorer memories than before.

　　D．We need a better way to access information.

　　【主旨大意】斯帕羅教授和她的研究團(tuán)隊(duì)為了弄清楚互聯(lián)網(wǎng)是如何影響人的記憶能力的，進(jìn)行了幾組實(shí)驗(yàn)，實(shí)驗(yàn)結(jié)果顯示，使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的人雖然沒有記下信息內(nèi)容，但他們能夠很快找到信息存儲(chǔ)的位置。這就叫“交互記憶”。

　　1．【答案】A

　　【解析】推理判斷題。作者在文章開頭提出了兩個(gè)問題，緊接著通過斯帕羅教授進(jìn)行的幾個(gè)實(shí)驗(yàn)來(lái)回答這兩個(gè)問題。由此可知這兩個(gè)問題起到了引入文章主題的作用。故選A項(xiàng)。

　　2．【答案】C

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段最后一句“People in the first group knew they could find the information again, so they did not try to remember it.”可知，參與實(shí)驗(yàn)的第一組人員并沒有試圖去記住信息內(nèi)容。故選C項(xiàng)。

　　3．【答案】D

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第三段最后兩句When people use the Internet, they do not remember the information.Rather, they remember how to find it.This is called ‘transactive memory.’”可知，人們使用互聯(lián)網(wǎng)時(shí)沒有記住信息內(nèi)容，但是他們記得如何找到這些信息。這就叫“交互記憶”。 故選D項(xiàng)。

　　4．【答案】A

　　【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章各段大意及文章最后一句中的“…there is no doubt that the way we use memory is changing.”可知，互聯(lián)網(wǎng)的影響就是改變了我們的記憶方式。

　　Ⅲ.七選五閱讀

　　(2024安徽合肥168中學(xué)高三第二次段考)

　　How to get motivated

　　You must think positively no matter how big a challenge is.If you think positively you will feel better and will be able to overcome challenges in life.Furthermore, meet an optimistic person and you will notice how motivated he is towards life.__1__ On the other hand, negative thinking will only cause more depression in your life.

　　__2__ Don't be jealous of those who are successful around you.Instead, take inspiration from their success stories.This will make you motivated to get what you want.Moreover, you can also read books that are written by inspirational and successful personalities.

　　There is a famous quote that reads, “A healthy body leads to a healthy mind.” If your mind is healthy you will think positively.__3__ Whether you are working out in the gym or going for a long walk, make sure that you include an exercise plan in your daily routine.

　　__4__ Therefore, it is important to break your routine and do something different.Either you go on a vacation or learn a new skill, it is important to break the monotony (千篇一律) in your daily life.

　　Human beings are extraordinary individuals who are able to complete the hardest tasks and achieve the impossible.It is important to get out of your comfort zone and try something different.__5__

　　A．Therefore, it is important to exercise.

　　B．Keeping yourself motivated is not a difficult task.

　　C．You might lose motivation by doing the same things over and over again.

　　D．One of the best ways to motivate oneself is to get inspired by other's success.

　　E．Remember, positive thinking gives you motivation to achieve what you want.

　　F．By doing so you will get motivated and your attitudes towards life will be positive.

　　G．Do things that make you happy and find inspiration in possibly everything you see.

　　1．【答案】E

　　【解析】根據(jù)后面的“On the other hand, negative thinking”可以推測(cè)此處應(yīng)該陳述“積極思考……”

　　2．【答案】D

　　【解析】根據(jù)后面的“take inspiration from their success stories.”可找到上一句的核心詞“get inspired by other's success”。

　　3．【答案】A

　　【解析】根據(jù)前文的“身體健康則思路敏捷”可知：此處要提到鍛煉身體，才能引出后文的“到健身房鍛煉和散步”。

　　4．【答案】C