题组层级快练17 Unit 2 Working the land
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
(2017·吉林)Perhaps you think you could easily add to your happiness with more money. Strange as it may seem, if you're unsatisfied, the issue is not a lack of means to meet your desires but a lack of desires—not that you cannot satisfy your tastes but that you don't have enough tastes.
Real riches consist of well－developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too
much.
They_live_in_too_big_a_house_with_
too_many_rooms,_yet_their_house_of_life_is_a_hut.
Your house of life ought to be a mansion (豪宅), a royal palace. Every new taste, every additional interest, every fresh enthusiasm adds a room. Here are several rooms your house of life should have.
Art should be a desire for you to develop simply because the world is full of beautiful things. If you only understood how to enjoy them and feed your spirit on them, they would make you as happy as to find plenty of ham and eggs when you're hungry.
Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.
Music like Mozart's and Bach's shouldn't be absent. Real riches are of the spirit. And when you've brought that spirit up to where classical music feeds it and makes you a little drunk, you have increased your thrills and bettered them. And life is a matter of thrills.
Sports, without which you remain poor, mean a lot in life. No matter who you are, you would be more human, and your house of life would be better supported against the bad days, if you could, and did, play a bit.
Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.
1. The author intends to tell us that ________． A. true happiness lies in achieving wealth by fair means B. big houses are people's most valued possessions C. big houses can in a sense bring richness of life 1
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D. true happiness comes from spiritual riches
2. The underlined sentence in the second paragraph probably implies that ________． A. however materially rich, they never seem to be satisfied B. however materially rich, they remain spiritually poor C. though their house is big, they prefer a simple life D. though their house is big, it seems to be a cage 3. It can be learned from the passage that ________． A. more money brings more happiness
B. art is needed to make your house beautiful C. literature can enrich your spiritual life D. sports contribute mainly to your physical fitness 4. What would be the best title for the passage? A. House of Life C. Rest and Refreshment 答案与解析
【文章大意】 这是一篇议论文。这篇文章论证了精神富有与真正快乐之间的关系。有些人物质上富足，精神上却很贫穷。文学可以丰富人们的精神生活，真正的快乐来自于精神的富有。 1. 答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据全文最后一句话“Whatever rooms you might add to your house of life, the secret of enjoying life is to keep adding.”可知，真正的快乐来自于精神的富有。 2. 答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据第二段的前两句话“Real riches consist of well－developed and hearty capacities (能力) to enjoy life. Most people are already swamped(淹没) with things. They eat, wear, go and talk too much.”可知，划线句子的意思是他们物质上富足，精神上却很贫穷。 3. 答案 C
解析 细节理解题。根据第五段“Literature, classic literature, is a beautiful, richly furnished room where you might find many an hour of rest and refreshment. To gain that love would go toward making you a rich person, for a rich person is not someone who has a library but who likes a library.”可知文学可以丰富你的精神生活，故选C项。 4. 答案 A 2
B. Secret of Wealth D. Interest and Enthusiasm
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解析 主旨大意题。文章多次提到了房子，且这篇文章论证了精神富有与真正快乐之间的关系，所以最好的题目是生活的房子，故选A项。 Ⅱ. 完形填空
Speaking Up
(2017·天津高三模拟)I never looked up when my friends were talking and joking about the retarded (智障的) boy a few tables away. It didn't even cross my mind that he might feel __1__ when people whispered about him. So I just let them talk.
Then came the day when I learned my little brother Martin's testing for autism (自闭症) came out positive (阳性). I had never thought about him like that. I broke __2__， crying.
Everything had just changed. He was no longer a(n) __3__ little boy. Over time, I was able to accept his __4__ a little more. We had to __5__ because Martin needed treatment. So Martin and I both started at a new school. One day, I was standing in the bus line waiting when a “ short” bus (for the retarded) came and __6__ up some kids. The children in the other line started making __7__ about the “ retarded” on that bus and I felt a __8__ feeling in my heart. I said quietly that those comments weren't very nice, __9__ no one listened.
My family moved again. In the new school I got a __10__ to speak up pretty soon. That day, in a band class, my teacher __11__ our playing to make some comments, “... Guys, we're playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on! ”
The entire room was laughing loudly. I felt very __12__. Then, I raised my hand. I wasn't sure what I was going to say but I wanted to be heard.
The whole class __13__ down. My mouth opened and this came out: “ I don't think we should make fun of the short bus, because there are people on that bus who have a lot in common with us and have the same feelings as we do.” I could feel my __14__ getting louder. “ So I would __15__ it if you didn't make fun of them.”
The room was very quiet and everyone stared at me. My teacher __16__ for his words and then started the song again. At the end of the class, everyone was giving me strange looks. But I didn't __17__， because I knew three things: I had spoken the __18__， I had taught everyone something, and while everyone in the classroom was being a follower, I had __19__ to take a different path since I wanted to become a __20__ and a role model. 1. A. amazed C. uncertain 3
B. hurt D. cold
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2. A. off C. down 3. A. normal C. outstanding 4. A. pain C. opinion 5. A. change C. quit 6. A. set C. brought 7. A. jokes C. choices 8. A. violent C. confusing 9. A. because C. but 10. A. chance C. topic
11. A. encouraged C. enjoyed 12. A. bad C. tense 13. A. sat C. quieted 14. A. pace C. pulse 15. A. excuse C. stand
16. A. apologized C. allowed 17. A. understand C. return 18. A. wisdom C. matter 4
B. in D. away B. noisy D. impressive B. interest D. illness B. move D. study B. took D. picked B. complaints D. discoveries B. strange D. clear B. if D. so B. position D. point B. bothered D. stopped B. embarrassed D. guilty B. slowed D. looked B. voice D. breath B. appreciate D. permit B. fought D. argued B. notice D. care B. importance D. truth
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19. A. helped C. agreed 20. A. reporter C. leader 答案与解析
【文章大意】 当“我”弟弟被诊断出自闭症后，“我”才意识到不应该取笑那些有智障的人，并身体力行的在课堂上纠正老师的问题，从而更加坚信自己。 1. 答案 B
解析 句意：当人们耳语时“我”并没有注意到他可能会受到伤害。feel hurt“受伤”。根据人们耳语一个智障的孩子，故选B项。 2. 答案 C
解析 “我”从来没有想到这样，我崩溃了，大哭。break down“崩溃”。 3. 答案 A
解析 根据“Then came the day when I learned my little brother Martin's testing for autism (自闭症) came out positive (阳性)．”可知他不再是个正常的孩子。normal“正常的”；noisy“吵闹的”；outstanding“杰出的”；impressive“印象深刻的”。 4. 答案 D
解析 句意：过了好久，“我”能接受他的疾病了。根据语境可知选D项。 5. 答案 B
解析 根据语境可知因为Martin需要治疗我们不得不搬家。 6. 答案 D
解析 句意：一天，“我”在车站排队等待，这时专车来了，接一些智障孩子。pick up“开车接人”。 7. 答案 A
解析 句意：另一队的孩子开始嘲笑这些智障的孩子。make jokes“开玩笑”，故选A项。 8. 答案 B
解析 根据语境可知因为有了自闭症的弟弟，所以这些话让作者有了奇怪的感觉，故选B项。 9. 答案 C
解析 根据语境可知，“我”平静地说，评论他人是不好的，但没有人听。 10. 答案 A
解析 在新学校，“我”有机会能阐明自己的观点。get a chance to do“有机会做某事”，故选A项。 11. 答案 D 5
B. decided D. hoped B. thinker D. trainer
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解析 句意：一天，在一节音乐课上，“我”的老师让“我们”停下来发表评论……。stop sb. doing“阻止某人做某事”，故选D项。 12. 答案 A
解析 根据“Guys, we're playing like the kids on the short bus! Come on！”可知“我”感觉很不舒服。 13. 答案 C
解析 根据上下文可知，整个班安静下来。quiet down“安静下来”，故选C项。 14. 答案 B
解析 句意：“我”能感受到“我”的嗓门在不断地提高。故选B项。 15. 答案 B
解析 句意：因此如果你们不嘲笑他们我会不胜感激。 16. 答案 A
解析 根据句意：“我”的老师因为他说的话向“我”道歉。apologize for sth. “就……道歉”。 17. 答案 D
解析 根据语境，但是“我”并不在乎，因为“我”知道三件事……。 18. 答案 D
解析 句意：“我”说出了真相。故选D项。 19. 答案 B
解析 根据语境可知，虽然大家成为了“我”的追随者，但是“我”想成为一个领导，所以“我”决定走一条不同的路。decide to do“决定做某事”。 20. 答案 C
解析 根据“a role model”可知选C项，leader“领导”。
Ⅲ. 语法填空
(2017·吉林)One day, Nick invited his friends to supper. He was cooking some delicious food in the kitchen. Suddenly, he __1__(find) that he had run out of salt. So Nick called to his son, “Go to the village and buy some salt, but pay a fair price for it: neither too much __2__ too little.”
His son looked surprised. “I can understand why I shouldn't pay too much, Father, but if I can pay less, __3__ not save a bit of money? ”
“That would be a very __4__(reason) thing to do in a big city, but it could destroy a small village like ours，” Nick said.
Nick's guests, __5__ had heard their conversation, asked why they should not 6
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buy salt more cheaply if they could. Nick replied, “The only reason why a man would sell salt __6__ a lower price would be that he was desperate for money. And anyone who took advantage of that situation would be showing a lack of respect __7__ the sweat and struggle of the man who worked very hard to produce it.”
“But such a small thing couldn't __8__(possible) destroy a village. In the beginning, there was only __9__ very small amount of unfairness in the world, but everyone added a little, always __10__(think) that it was only small and not very important, and look where we have ended up today.” 答案与解析
【文章大意】 文章通过一个故事，向我们揭示了一个道理：世上的不公平本来没这么明显，正是由于众人的一点点的改变，使得这些不公愈演愈烈。 1. 答案 found
解析 考查动词时态。根据上下文的时态不难得出答案。 2. 答案 nor
解析 考查固定搭配。neither ... nor表示“既不……也不……”。
3. 答案 why
解析 考查疑问词。why not do sth.“为什么不做某事”，可以看作是固定搭配。 4. 答案 reasonable
解析 考查形容词。根据语境，此处应用形容词作定语。 5. 答案 who
解析 考查定语从句的关系词。先行词是Nick's guests, who在从句中做主语。 6. 答案 at
解析 考查介词。at a ... price“以……的价格”。 7. 答案 for
解析 考查介词。show respect for sth. 为固定搭配，意为“对……表示尊重”。 8. 答案 possibly
解析 考查副词。副词修饰动词destroy。此题多数学生知道是填副词形式，但会错在没有去e变y, 而是直接加ly。 9. 答案 a
解析 考查冠词。a small amount of sth.意为“少量的”。 10. 答案 thinking
解析 考查非谓语动词。此处现在分词thinking作伴随状语。 Ⅳ. 短文改错 7
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(2017·甘肃甘谷县)As students, all of us will be faced a problem after passed the college entrance examination. Should we choose a good major and a good university first? Here are some different ideas. Some more prefer to choose a major first so they can learn that they are interested in. In this way they can put their hearts into studies and got their favorite jobs in the future. Other believe that the environment is important to one's develop and that graduates from key universities are more likely to find good jobs. As long as I'm concerned, the best choice is a good university if we can't obtain all. 答案与解析
1. 答案 faced后加with
解析 考查固定短语。be faced with“面临，面对”。 2. 答案 passed→passing
解析 考查非谓语动词。after是介词，之后应用动名词。 3. 答案 and→or
解析 考查连词。根据句意表示选择，所以用or。 4. 答案 去掉more
解析 考查语境。根据上下文可知，这儿表示一些人，而不是更多的一些人。 5. 答案 that→what
解析 考查连接代词。句意：因此他们可以学习他们感兴趣的事情。what引导宾语从句，在从句中做介词宾语。 6. 答案 got→get
解析 考查时态。根据全文可知应用一般现在时。 7. 答案 Other→Others
解析 考查代词。上文中Some“一些人”，这儿是指Others“其他人”。 8. 答案 develop→development
解析 考查名词。句意：其他人认为环境对一个人的发展很重要。 9. 答案 long→far
解析 考查固定短语。as far as I'm concerned“依我看来，就我个人而言”。 10. 答案 all→both
解析 考查代词。根据全文可知both指的是a good major and a good university。
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