PAGEPAGE1Unit5TravellingabroadⅠ.閱讀理解(2024浙江,A)In1812,theyearCharlesDickenswasborn,therewere66novelspublishedinBritain.Peoplehadbeenwritingnovelsforacentury—mostexpertsdatethefirstnoveltoRobinsonCrusoein1719—butnobodywantedtodoitprofessionally.Thesteam-poweredprintingpresswasstillinitsearlystages;theliteracy(識字)rateinEnglandwasunder50%.Manyworksoffictionappearedwithoutthenamesoftheauthors,oftenwithsomethinglike“Byalady.”Novels,forthemostpart,werelookeduponassilly,immoralorjustplainbad.In1870,whenDickensdied,theworldmournedhimasitsfirstprofessionalwriterandpublisher,famousandbeloved,whohadledanexplosioninboththepublicationofnovelsandtheirreadershipandwhosecharacters—fromOliverTwisttoTinyTim—wereheldupasmoraltouchstones.TodayDickens’greatnessisunchallenged.Removinghimfromthepantheon(名人堂)ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsenseastheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.HowdidDickensgettothetop?Forallthefeelingsreadersattachtostories,literatureisanumbersgame,andthetestoftimeisextremelydifficulttopass.Some60,000novelswerepublishedduringtheVictorianage,from1837to1901;todayacasualreadermightbeabletonameahalf-dozenofthem.It’spartlytruethatDickens’styleofwritingattractedaudiencesfromallwalksoflife.It’spartlythathiswritingsrodeawaveofsocial,politicalandscientificprogress.Butit’salsothatherewrotethecultureofliteratureandputhimselfatthecenter.Noonewilleverknowwhatmixoftalent,ambition,energyandluckmadeDickenssuchadistinguishedwriter.Butasthe200thanniversaryofhisbirthapproaches,itispossible—andimportantforourownculture—tounderstandhowhemadehimselfalastingone.1.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesBritishnovelsinthe18thcentury?A.Theyweredifficulttounderstand. B.Theywerepopularamongtherich.C.Theywereseenasnearlyworthless. D.Theywerewrittenmostlybywomen.2.DickensiscomparedwiththeMonaLisainthetexttostress.

A.hisreputationinFrance B.hisinterestinmodernartC.hissuccessinpublication D.hisimportanceinliterature3.Whatistheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Torememberagreatwriter. B.TointroduceanEnglishnovel.C.Toencouragestudiesonculture. D.TopromotevaluesoftheVictorianage.語篇解讀:查爾斯·狄更斯在世界文學(xué)史上占據(jù)著重要地位。他是一個著名世界、受人愛戴的職業(yè)作家和出版者,在推動小說的發(fā)展及提高小說在英國文學(xué)的地位中有著舉足輕重的影響。答案及剖析:1.C細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第一段最終一句Novels,forthemostpart,werelookeduponassilly,immoralorjustplainbad.可知,18世紀(jì)時,小說在英國的地位很低,許多人覺得小說沒有什么價值和意義。2.D推理推斷題。依據(jù)其次段其次、三句TodayDickens’greatnessisunchallenged.Removinghimfromthepantheon(名人堂)ofEnglishliteraturewouldmakeaboutasmuchsenseastheLouvresellingofftheMonaLisa.可推知,本文將狄更斯與《蒙娜麗莎》進(jìn)行比較,是為了強(qiáng)調(diào)狄更斯在英國文學(xué)中的地位特別重要,他在英國文學(xué)中的地位就如《蒙娜麗莎》在盧浮宮中的地位一樣。3.A寫作意圖題。文章第一段介紹了狄更斯寫作的時代背景,其次段描述了他在英國文學(xué)史上的重要地位,第三段分析了他是如何取得這么高的文學(xué)地位的。由此可知,作者寫作本文是為了紀(jì)念一位文學(xué)巨匠——查爾斯·狄更斯。Ⅱ.七選五(2024全國Ⅰ)Colorisfundamentalinhomedesign—somethingyou’llalwayshaveineveryroom.Agraspofhowtomanagecolorinyourspacesisoneofthefirststepstocreatingroomsyou’lllovetolivein.Doyouwantaroomthat’sfulloflife?Professional?Orareyoujustlookingforaplacetorelaxafteralongday?1.,coloristhekeytomakingaroomfeelthewayyouwantittofeel.

Overtheyears,therehavebeenanumberofdifferenttechniquestohelpdesignersapproachthisimportantpoint.2.,theycangetalittlecomplex.Butgoodnewsisthatthere’rereallyonlythreekindsofdecisionsyouneedtomakeaboutcolorinyourhome:thesmallones,themediumones,andthelargeones.

3..They’rethelittlespotsofcolorlikethrowpillows,mirrorsandbasketsthatmostofususetoaddvisualinteresttoourrooms.Lesstiringthanpaintingyourwallsandlessexpensivethanbuyingacolorfulsofa,smallcolorchoicesbringwiththemthesignificantbenefitofbeingeasilychangeable.

Mediumcolorchoicesaregenerallyfurniturepiecessuchassofas,dinnertablesorbookshelves.4..Theyrequireabiggercommitmentthansmallerones,andtheyhaveamorepowerfuleffectonthefeelingofaspace.

Thelargecolordecisionsinyourroomsconcernthewalls,ceilings,andfloors.Whetheryou’relookingatwallpaperorpaint,thetime,effortandrelativeexpenseputintoitaresignificant.5..

A.WhileallofthemareusefulB.Whateveryou’relookingforC.Ifyou’reexperimentingwithacolorD.Smallcolorchoicesaretheoneswe’remostfamiliarwithE.It’snotreallyagoodideatousetoomanysmallcolorpiecesF.Soitpaystobesure,becauseyouwanttogetitrightthefirsttimeG.Colorchoicesinthisrangeareastepupfromthesmallonesintwomajorways答案:1—5BADGFⅢ.完形填空(2024遼寧沈陽市郊聯(lián)體一模)AboutsixyearsagoIwasgoingthroughatoughtime,tryingtoworktwojobstoaffordmyrent.OnacoldSundaymorning,IwenttoGameStop—avideogameretailer(零售商),to1thegameI’dreserved.AwomaninacarparkedoutsidecalledmewhenI2thestore.Thoughitwasinbroaddaylight,Iwas3aboutitandkeptsomedistancewhenIwalkedover.Shesaidshecouldn’twalkand4metopurchaseaKinect,apopulargame,forherasher5Christmasgift.Duetoherlegdiseaseitwas6forhertomovearound.Shecalledaheadbuttheemployeewasn’twillingto7.Shegavemeabout$100incashandhercreditcard.

IwalkedbackinandboughttheKinect.Thenitoccurredtomethatthiswoman,acompletestranger,8me.Whatwasitthatstoppedmefromlyingaboutthepaymentmethodandjust9hercash?Shecouldn’tknowIwasn’ta10;andhowcouldshepossiblyhavesomuch11someone?

Ihandedherthecashback,12Ihadtopaywithhercard—itwasabove$100atthetime,andhandedoverthe13andhercreditcard.“Thisiswhatmyson’sbeenlongingfor.Thankyou!Bytheway,justfrom14atyou,Iknowyouaretheonewhowillbeafriendtosomeone15.Youhaveafaceofanangel!”shesaid.Shegaveme$10and16totakeitback.Thenshe17,saying“MerryChristmas!”

Shehadnoideahowmuchofa18even$10made.Iwasabletobuyafewcheapgroceriesfortheweekanditreallymadea19timeinmylifealittlebetter.ShemaythinkIhelpedher;20,Itrulyfeelliketheonewhowasbeinggiftedsomethingamazing.

1.A.donate B.cancel C.win D.return2.A.kept B.approached C.decorated D.exited3.A.shy B.crazy C.disappointed D.positive4.A.forbade B.encouraged C.requested D.allowed5.A.own B.employer’s C.husband’s D.son’s6.A.painful B.convenient C.funny D.secure7.A.order B.share C.help D.pay8.A.fooled B.trusted C.inspired D.annoyed9.A.throwing B.tearing C.pocketing D.losing10.A.videomaker B.porter C.gameseller D.cheat11.A.patiencewith B.faithin C.respectfor D.mercyon12.A.arguing B.lying C.promising D.explaining13.A.game B.check C.ticket D.change14.A.laughing B.glancing C.yelling D.pointing15.A.inneed B.inpublic C.inreturn D.indanger16.A.offered B.managed C.refused D.decided17.A.cameover B.droveaway C.felldown D.pulledup18.A.difference B.living C.bargain D.profit19.A.happy B.carefree C.confusing D.hard20.A.finally B.therefore C.however D.otherwise語篇解讀:大約六年前作者在一家嬉戲店門口遇到了一位向他求助的女士,這位女士因?yàn)橥燃捕荒芟萝?她將現(xiàn)金和信用卡交到了作者的手中,請他幫忙買一款嬉戲。作者完成任務(wù)之后,這位女士拿出十美元來感謝作者。這十美元對于當(dāng)時經(jīng)濟(jì)窘迫的作者來說起到了特別重要的作用,在作者看來自己才是得到幫助的人。答案及剖析:1.B依據(jù)第一段第一句話中的goingthroughatoughtime,tryingtoworktwojobs可知,大約六年前,作者經(jīng)驗(yàn)了一段很困難的時期,在那段時間里他要同時做兩份工作,目的是為了交房租。所以這時候作者要取消自己已經(jīng)訂購了的一個嬉戲,這樣做的目的是節(jié)約開支。cancel意為“取消”,符合語境。donate意為“捐贈”;win意為“贏得”;return意為“返回”。2.D由其次段第一句中的walkedbackin可知,此處表示作者離開了嬉戲店,exit意為“離開”,與上一句中的wenttoGameStop形成對比,即完成自己的事情之后離開店面。keep意為“保持”;approach意為“接近”;decorate意為“裝飾”。3.A依據(jù)上一句話中的Awomaninacarparkedoutsidecalledme可知,這位女士在喊作者,結(jié)合本句話中的keptsomedistance可知,作者和對方保持肯定的距離,說明作者并不情愿回應(yīng),beshyabout意為“不情愿……”,符合語境。crazy意為“瘋狂的”;disappointed意為“悲觀的”;positive意為“主動的”。4.C依據(jù)本句話中的purchaseaKinect,apopulargame,forher可知,這位女士想讓作者幫忙買一款嬉戲當(dāng)作圣誕節(jié)禮物。依據(jù)空前說她不能走路及下一句話中的Duetoherlegdisease可知,她因?yàn)橥燃膊荒茏约喝ベI,所以懇求作者幫忙,request指禮貌的懇求,比ask更書面化。forbid意為“禁止;阻擋”;encourage意為“激勵”;allow意為“允許”。5.D依據(jù)第三段其次句話中的whatmyson’sbeenlongingfor可知,這位女士請作者幫忙買的嬉戲是要送給兒子的圣誕節(jié)禮物。故son’s符合語境。6.A依據(jù)本句話中的Duetoherlegdisease可知,因?yàn)榛加型燃?這位女士活動起來會感到難受,所以才想到了請作者幫忙。painful意為“難受的”,符合語境。convenient意為“便利的;便利的”;funny意為“滑稽的;可笑的”;secure意為“平安的”。7.C依據(jù)本句話中的calledahead可知,這個女士之前請嬉戲店里的店員幫她,但是對方不情愿幫忙,看到作者從店里出來之后就想到了請作者幫忙。bewillingtodosth.意為“情愿做某事”。order意為“吩咐”;share意為“共享”;pay意為“支付”。8.B依據(jù)上文可知,作者和這位女士是第一次見面。當(dāng)作者去嬉戲店里幫忙買了這款嬉戲之后,突然想到這位女士對自己來說是一個完全生疏的人,但是她竟然將現(xiàn)金和信用卡交給了自己,說明她信任作者。trust意為“信任”,符合語境。fool意為“欺瞞”;inspire意為“激發(fā);鼓舞”;annoy意為“使憤怒”。9.C句意為:究竟是什么阻擋著我,讓我不向這位女士撒謊買嬉戲的時候運(yùn)用的支付方式?還有究竟是什么使我沒有將現(xiàn)金裝入自己的口袋呢?上一句話中的itoccurredtomethat是一個固定句式,意為“我突然想到……”,說明作者在幫忙的過程中有一些心理活動。pocket意為“將……放入衣袋中”,符合語境。throw意為“扔”;tear意為“撕扯”;lose意為“失去”。10.D依據(jù)前文可知,作者懷疑這位女士怎么會如此信任一個生疏人,莫非不懷疑自己是一個騙子嗎?cheat意為“騙子”,符合語境。videomaker意為“視頻制造者”;porter意為“行李員;搬運(yùn)工”;gameseller意為“嬉戲賣家”。11.B作者心里想,這位女士之前并不知道自己不是騙子,但是她怎么可能會對一個生疏人如此信任呢?結(jié)合上文可知,這位女士將現(xiàn)金和信用卡交到了作者的手中,說明她對作者有充分的信任。havefaithin意為“信任”,符合語境。havepatiencewith意為“對……有耐性”;haverespectfor意為“敬重”;havemercyon意為“憐憫”。12.D依據(jù)本句話中的hadtopaywithhercard可知,作者將現(xiàn)金遞到了這位女士的手中,而且還向她說明說自己不得不運(yùn)用信用卡。explain意為“說明”,符合語境。argue意為“爭辯”;lie意為“說謊;欺瞞”;promise意為“許諾”。13.A依據(jù)第一段第五句話中的purchaseaKinect,apopulargame可知,依據(jù)這位女士的要求,作者到店里買了這款嬉戲,所以將買到的嬉戲和信用卡遞到了這位女士的手中