2017高考英语一轮复习 Unit 2 Working the land练习

一、单句语法填空

1．(2015·安徽，阅读B)Their ________ (expand)business became a large corporation in 1996.

2．People from all the corners came to the city center，________ (make)it very crowded. 3．(2015·陕西，完形)________ (satisfy)that I'd done a good job，I would happily return the comb to Dad.

4．With all his attention ________ (focus)on his experiment，he has no time to spend with his family.

5．(2015·湖南，阅读表达)College is when we should focus ________ a specific major，but high school is when we have to figure it out.

6．(2015·浙江，六选五)You and the professor will be able to examine specific points that are ________ (confuse)to you.

7．Dina，____________(struggle)for months to find a job as a waitress，finally took a position at a local advertising agency.

8．(2015·江苏，阅读A)Always get rid ________ your rubbish properly and recycle waste(e.g.，glass，paper)where possible.

9．(2015·安徽，完形)Changing our spending habits may be the best way ________ (reduce)the amount of rubbish.

10．Modern science has given clear evidence ________ smoking can lead to many diseases. 答案

1.expanding 2.making 3.Satisfied 4.focused 5．on 6.confusing 7.having struggled 8.of 9.to reduce 10.that 二、完形填空

（2016高考模拟选编）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的选项中选出最佳选项。

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体裁：记叙文 话题：网络生活 词数：296 时间：18′

During Hurricane Sandy last year，the garage and basement of Christine O'Donovan's house in New York were flooded，and two cars，years of paperwork，and photos were __1__．Still，her husband，five children (aged 2 to 12)，and an adopted dog named Buster remained __2__．Six months earlier，she'd taken Buster __3__ after finding the six­month­old puppy(小狗仔) left __4__ to a telephone pole.

Just a month later，__5__，as construction workers repaired the house，Buster dashed through the open front gate and __6__．“I was extremely sad，”O'Donovan says.All the searches for him were __7__．Weeks later，O'Donovan got a text from a friend，__8__ her to look at a Facebook page that lists __9__ scheduled to be killed at New York City shelters the next day.__10__ enough，when O'Donovan visited the website，there was a picture of Buster，who was apparently to be put to sleep eight __11__ later，early the next morning.The shelter was closed for the night and wouldn't __12__ again to the public until 8 a．m.“I'm thinking，how am I going to get him __13__ they do this？”says O'Donovan.The next morning，she drove to the __14__ with all five kids.She asked the woman at the front desk if Buster was still there.When the woman replied yes，“it was like a thousand pounds __15__ my shoulders，”said O'Donovan.To __16__ her ownership，she told the assistant，“__17__ me to the back where he is，and you will see he's my dog.”When Buster spotted his __18__，he went wild，barking，jumping and licking O'Donvan's face.She burst into __19__．The shelter worker needed nothing __20__ and Buster went home.

【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了主人通过网络找到遗失的宠物狗，使其免于被屠宰，体现了宠物和主人之间的真挚情感。 1．A.destroyed C．hurt

B．injured D．exposed

答案 A [根据语境，在此次飓风中，two cars，years of paperwork，and photos被毁坏(destroyed)了。destroy指彻底的“破坏”，含有“不能或很难修复”的意思；

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injure指意外事故造成的损伤；hurt常指身体或精神的“伤害”，特指有疼痛的“受伤”；expose指“暴露”。] 2．A.dead B．lucky

C．safe

D．healthy

答案 C [由still可知，上文说到东西被毁了，而作者的丈夫、五个孩子还有宠物狗仍然安全(safe)。] 3．A.away B．home

C．out

D．up

答案 B [根据上文可知，她将小流浪狗带回了家(home)。] 4．A.stuck B．fixed

C．joined

D．tied

答案 D [根据a telephone pole可知，小狗被拴(tie)在电话线杆上。stick意为“卡住”；fix意为“安装”；join意为“连接”；tie意为“拴；系”。] 5．A.however C．therefore

B．but

D．nevertheless

答案 A [根据语境可知，小狗被领回家，但是一个月后走失了，前后两句为转折关系，且空格后有逗号，故选however。] 6．A.died down C．ran off

B．showed up D．rushed in

答案 C [根据．..dashed through the open front gate...可知，小狗跑掉了(run off)。] 7．A.in place C．by design

B．in vain D．by chance

答案 B [根据extremely sad可知，一连串的寻找都是徒劳的(in vain)。in place意为“在正确的位置；准备就绪的”；by design意为“故意地”；by chance意为“偶然地”。] 8．A.wishing C．stopping

B．preventing D．telling

答案 D [根据上下文信息的内容可知用“讲述(tell)”。] 9．A.people B．children

C．animals

D．buster

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答案 C [根据下文中的．..to be killed...及下文内容可知此处表示被屠宰的动物(animal)。]

10．A.Strangely B．Sadly

C．Well

D．Sure

答案 D [sure enough意为“果真，果然”，为固定搭配。]

C．minutes

D．weeks

11．A.days B．hours

答案 B [根据next morning可知是8小时(hour)后。]

C．work

D．give

12．A.open B．close

答案 A [根据was closed可知，直到第二天早晨八点，这个地方才能开放(open)。]

13．A.after B．since C．before D．when

答案 C [根据语境可知，作者要在小狗被屠宰之前(before)找到它。]

C．house

D．website

14．A.dog B．shelter

答案 B [根据上文可知此处表示收容所(shelter)。]

B．put on D．came to

15．A.lifted off

C．went away

答案 A [听说小狗还在那里，我如释重负。lift...off意为“将……移去”；put on意为“放在……上；穿上”；go away意为“走掉”；come to sth意为“(形势)成为，变为(通常指变糟)”。]

16．A.make B．gave

C．prove D．produce

答案 C [空格所在处意为：为了证明(prove)她是小狗的主人……]

C．Help

D．Bring

17．A.Tell B．Take

答案 B [句意：将我带到(take)小狗那里，(然后)你就知道它是我的小狗了。]

C．baby

D．owner

18．A.mother B．mend

答案 D [根据常识可知，小狗看到主人(owner)时才会有文中那一系列的动作。]

C．flames

D．love

19．A.laughter B．tears

答案 B [根据语境及常识可知此处表示突然哭起来(burst into tears)。]

C．most

D．more

20．A.better B．best

答案 D [空格所在处意为：工作人员再不需要任何别的东西(去证明她是小狗的主人

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了)。所以选more。]

三、阅读理解 A

【由湖南省2014高考十三校联考第二次考试改编】

阅读理解。阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 WASHINGTON The head of the World Bank says for the first time in human history, it is possible to end poverty around the world．Jim Yong Kim told a Washington audience Tuesday, he wants to make ending world poverty by 2030 a top goal for the bank and governments around the world．

World Bank President Jim Yong Kim says that the problems of poverty, hunger and inequality are wide, urgent and a matter of survival of millions．

\"We know that despite the great successes of the last decade, there are still about 1．3 billion people living in extreme poverty, 870 million who go hungry every day, and 6．9 million children under five dying every year,\" he said．

But Kim told a Washington audience that the previous successful efforts to cut the number of people living in extreme poverty by half give them hope．

\"We are at an auspicious moment in history, when the successes of past decades and an increasingly favourable economic outlook （前景:） combine to give developing countries a chance-for the first time ever-to end extreme poverty within a generation,\" he said in a speech at Georgetown University．\"Our duty now must be to ensure that these favourable circumstances are matched with deliberate decisions to realize this historic opportunity．\"

Kim says success will require increasing the speed of economic growth, particularly in South Africa and South Asia．

But he warned that civil unrest （） could happen if economic growth does not help people at all income levels, and also include women and youth．

Kim says that the World Bank and other development agencies will have more resources

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to get this job done right．\"Meeting this 2030 goal will take extraordinary effort,\" he said．

However, Kim warned that all the progress in fighting poverty could be destroyed by climate disasters unless the nations of the world do more to prevent climate change．

1．In the opinion of Jim Yong Kim, world poverty _____．

A．is not quite hard to end by 2030 B．exists only in Africa and Asia

C．is difficult but hopeful to end by 2030 D．will be sure to disappear by 2030

2．Which of the following gives Jim Yong Kim the hope to end world poverty?

A．A decreasing number of people are living in poverty．

B．Great successes have been achieved in science and technology． C．Economic growth is increasing in developing countries． D．All countries have started to fight poverty．

3．The underlined word \"auspicious\" in Paragraph 5 most probably means \"_____\"．

A．unforgettable C．disappearing

B．lucky D．important

4．According to Jim Yong Kim, in order to end world poverty, _____．

A．we must prevent civil unrest from happening B．we can't ignore the needs of women and youth

C．we must make more people realize the importance of fighting poverty D．the countries across the world must work together to stop climate change

5．What s the passage mainly about?

A．The key of ending world poverty is preventing climate change B．A top goal - ending world poverty will possibly be achieved by 2030 C．The success of ending poverty - economic growth

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D．The progress in fighting poverty

【参】1--5、CABDB B

【2016年三省四市高三模拟考试英语能力测试】阅读理解。阅读下面短文，选择最佳答案填空。A

In his new show, Evan Ruggiero plays guitar, sings pop standards and shows everybody his fine footwork. What makes all of these especially unusual is that Ruggiero, 24, has only one leg.

When he was a 19-year-old musical theater student at New Jersey’s Montclair State University, Ruggiero had a rare bone cancer in his right leg. Finally his leg would have to be amputated(截) below the knee.

Such a setback could have easily ended the career of a less tough person, but Ruggiero, who has been dancing since he was five, now puts the experience into his performance. His show, “The One-Legged Song and Dance Man: Volume 3”, explains how he returned to dance just 18 months after the amputation. His dance now relies on the use of a

peg leg(假肢)，he explains.

The secret to his surprising success, he says, was being a “stubborn” patient who refused to give up on his dance and performing studies, despite the advice of his doctor.

“It was a real setback, but after it was all over, I said, ‘You know what? I need to pick up right there I left off and continue my career,’” Ruggiero said. Ruggiero has come to view his peg leg as an instrument. “Tap dancers — they’re always calling themselves musicians, and their feet are their instrument,” he said. Noting that many audience members will never have seen a one-legged dancer before coming to his show, Ruggiero says he won’t shy away from the physical “weakness” his performance shows because of his condition.

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“A lot of people have come up to me, and they always say, ‘You’re such a role model and an inspiration,’ ”he said. “I’m honored when people say that, of course, but I’m just trying to get on with my life.” 1.What makes Ruggiero’s new show unusual? A. His fine footwork. B. His own artworks. C. The use of instrument. D. Songs of pop standard. 2. According to the passage, it is true that _______. A. Ruggiero is a tough person with a strong will B. the setback has ended Ruggiero’s dance career C. Ruggiero is dancing relying on others’ support D. his doctor agreed he kept on dancing and studying

3. When audience attend his performance, they may notice ______. A. Ruggiero plays piano, sings and dances

B. Ruggiero is a dancer with the help of a peg leg C. there are many tap dancers in the performance D. Ruggiero pretends to be a physically normal person 4. What’s the author’s attitude to Evan?

A. Worry B. Sympathy C. Encouragement D. Pity 参1—4、AABC

四、七选五

【北京市东城区2014高考英语调研检测题】 （共5小题；每小题2分，共10分）

根据短文内容，从短文后的七个选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

Teen peer pressure

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Teen peer pressure is the influence a teen's social group has on him or her. As adolescents enter the teen years, they usually begin to focus more on their peers or friends. 71 Peers influence most aspects of a teen's life, including how teens dress, what music they listen to, and what kind of activities they are involved in. 72 Good friends can encourage teens to do well in school, get involved in positive activities, volunteer, eat healthy foods, and avoid drugs, alcohol, and other risky activities. Friends also help teens learn good social skills and better ways to communicate and work out problems. 73

Negative peer pressure is when teens feel pressured to do something they know is wrong, such as smoking, drinking, stealing, or cutting class. 74 This is because they want to be liked or fit in, they are afraid of being made fun of, or they want to try something other teens are doing.

It is important for teens to learn how to deal with peer pressure. There are a lot of things a teen can do to handle it. 75 Good friends use positive peer pressure to help you be your best self. Also you need to think about the consequences of your decisions and actions, such as if an activity might harm your health or get you into trouble. Or you can talk to your parents or a trusted adult about the kinds of peer pressure you face and listen to their advice. Remember that if just one teen stands up against negative peer pressure, usually others will join him or her, and learning to handle peer pressure gives teens more confidence. A. Peer pressure is not always bad. B. They always give teens good advice.

C. Teens may give in to negative peer pressure.

D. Why it is important to deal with negative peer pressure? E. First of all, teens need to recognize negative peer pressure. F. For example, you can choose good friends who share your values.

G. The desire to fit in with peers can be a very strong influence on teens.

【参】（共5小题；每小题2分，共10分） 71．G

72．A

73．B

74．C

75．F

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