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Unit5Meetingyourancestors

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A

（2019·湖北八校第一次联考）Leadersshapehistoryandhereisaselectionofthemostremarkableviewsintothesepublicfiguresplusfirsthandaccountsbythosewithaccesstothem.

MargaretThatcherbyCharlesMoore（2013）

BeforeMoorepublishedthefirstvolumeofhisbiography,therehadalreadybeenamountainofbooksonThatcher．Moore’saccountisdifferent.Heshowsthatfarfrombeingfearless,shecouldoftenbefearfulwithoutcause．Thefinalvolumewillincludeherfallfrompower.

HaroldWilsonbyBenPimlott（1992）

HaroldWilsonhadbecomeaghostlyfigurewhenthisbookwaspublishedin1992．Theabsenceheightenedasenseofmystery．Whowashe?

Howtoexplainhisseeminglycontradictorycharacteristics?

Pimlottsolvessomeofthemysteries;thebookisdetaileduntilWilson’sfinalphaseasprimeministerin1974.

ChurchillbyRoyJenkins（2001）

Jenkinswritesasapoliticianaswellasahistorian,analyzingChurchill’shistoricmovesfromtheopinionsofonewhohadalsospokenintheCommons．Jenkinshadresignedfromhighpositionsinbattlesoverpolicy,andasonethatchangedparties,thoughnotasfrequentlyasChurchilldid.

RoyJenkinsbyJohnCampbell（2014）

Campbellcalmlynarratesmanypoliticalandpersonaldramas,includingJenkins’intenserelationshipwithAnthonyCroslandwhentheywerebothstudentsatOxford．CampbellalsoaddressesJenkins’variousaffairswithwomen．LikeJenkins’politicalheroes,heledmanylives.Campbellissharpindescribingeachofthem.

Diaries,VolumesOnetoSixbyAlastairCampbell（2017）

Loveorhatehim,Campbellremainsthemasteroftheinsidestory,notjustbecauseofhisunusualideasontherelationshipbetweenTonyBlairandGordonBrown．Thisisanincrediblydetailedbookonwhatit’sliketoliveinsideNo．10:

thecruelspaceofevents;andtheconstantconflictwiththemedia.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇应用文。

文章主要介绍了五本有关改变历史的世界伟人的传记，书的作者是掌握这一伟人的第一手资料者。

文章具体介绍了作者姓名、出版时间、书的内容等。

1．Whichofthefollowingleadershasthelargestnumberofbookswrittenabouthim/her?

A．HaroldWilson.

B．Churchill.

C．MargaretThatcher.

D．TonyBlair.

C　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句“BeforeMoorepublishedthefirstvolumeofhisbiography，therehadalreadybeenamountainofbooksonThatcher．”可知，在摩尔出版他的第一本传记之前，已经有很多关于撒切尔夫人的书了；其他四本书的介绍中都没有提及曾经有专门介绍该政治家的书出版。

据此可知，在介绍的五个政治领导人中，写撒切尔夫人的书最多，故C项正确。

2．Whichwriterwasonceapolitician?

A．BenPimlott．B．CharlesMoore.

C．JohnCampbell.D．RoyJenkins.

D　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第四段第一句“Jenkinswritesasapoliticianaswellasahistorian，analyzingChurchill’shistoricmovesfromtheopinionsofonewhohadalsospokenintheCommons．”可知，詹金斯是一位政治家，也是一位历史学家。

故D项正确。

其他作者都没有被提及曾经是政治家。

3．What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthepassage?

A．Tointroducesomehistoriesonelections.

B．Torecommendsomebooksonleaders.

C．Totellsomemysteriesabouthistorians.

D．Tothinkhighlyofsomefamousleaders.

B　解析：

写作意图题。

通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了五本有关改变历史的世界伟人的传记，书的作者是掌握这一伟人的第一手资料者，文章具体介绍了作者姓名、出版时间、书的内容等。

据此可知，本文旨在推荐一些关于政治领导人的书籍，故B项正确。

B

（2019·洛阳第一次统考）IleftEnglandforSydneyinSeptember．Itwasacareermoveformyhusband,andour20yearolddaughterwasfeelingadventurousanddecidedtocome,too．However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79yearoldmothersufferedastroke（中风）．Beingstrongandindependent,shecontinuestoliveathomewiththehelpofsocialservices．Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden．Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp．FriendsaskedmewhatIplannedtodoinAustralia,andItoldthemIwouldbelookingforavolunteerpositionwithagardeningcharitableorganization．ImaginemysurprisewhenIfoundjusttheorganizationIhadbeenlookingfor—EasyCareGardening（ECG）!

ThereareseveralreasonswhyIvolunteerforECG．Firstly,asanewcomertoAustraliaImeetmanygreatpeoplewho,likeme,volunteersomeoftheirtime．Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers.

Secondly,throughworkingwithECGIhavebeenluckyenoughtoexploreSydney’sNorthShorethatImightnothavehadtheopportunitytovisitotherwise.

Finally,thereareallthosewonderfulpeoplewhowecall“clients（客户）”，butaremorelikefriendswhenwevisitthemoftenandtendtheirgardens．WhatgreatpeopleIhavemet,andstoriestheyhavetotell—thefamilyhistories,wheretheycomefromandthereasonsforimmigratingtoAustralia．Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears．Eachoneisindividualandreflectsthecharacter,needsandthehistoryofeachfamily．Indeed,thegardensreflectthemulticulturalandhistoricalbackgroundofSydney.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇记叙文。

文章主要介绍了作者移居悉尼后加入了EasyCareGardening组织，成了一名园艺志愿者的故事，以及作者加入这个组织的原因。

4．WhydidtheauthormovetoSydney?

A．Sheplannedtovolunteerthere.

B．Herhusbandwouldworkthere.

C．Shewasverykeenonadventures.

D．Shehadtolookafterhersickmother.

B　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“Itwasacareermoveformyhusband”可知，作者移居悉尼是因为她丈夫的工作变动，故选B项。

5．Whatmadetheauthorchoosetobeagardeningvolunteer?

A．Herownexperience.

B．Thetipsofherfriends.

C．ThepopularityofECG.

D．Hergardeningskills.

A　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“However,justbeforeleavingEngland,my79yearoldmothersufferedastroke（中风）...Butshecouldn’tlookafterthegarden．Ithoughthowwonderfulitwouldbeiftherewasanorganizationofferingvolunteerhelp．”可知，作者的母亲因为中风无法照料花园，因此作者希望有一个能提供园艺志愿服务的组织。

所以，作者选择成为一名园艺志愿者是因为她自己的经历。

故选A项。

6．WhatdothevolunteersatECGhaveincommon?

A．Theymakefriendswiththeirclients.

B．TheyliketoexploreSydney’sNorthShore.

C．Theyareofsimilarageandbackground.

D．Theyarekindheartedwiththesameinterest.

D　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第二段中的“Wecoveralargeagerange,butalllovegardensandhelpingothers．”可知，ECG的志愿者虽然年龄跨度很大，但是都热爱花园和帮助他人。

D项“他们都很热心肠，有着同样的爱好”符合文意，故选D项。

7．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“one”inParagraph4referto?

A．Client.B．Reason.

C．Garden.D．Joy.

C　解析：

代词指代题。

根据画线词所在句的前一句“Ifinditaprivilegetohaveaccesstoprivategardenswhich,inmanycases,havebeenthejoyoftheirownersformanyyears．”可知，作者觉得能够进入私人花园是一种特权，在许多情况下，私人花园都是花园主人的乐趣所在。

根据语境和画线词所在句的前后句子中的“gardens”可知，“one”指的就是“garden”，故选C项。

C

（2019·河北五个一名校联盟第二次考试）Imaginethisscene:

it’sblowingoutside,andyousnuggle（蜷伏）uponthesofaunderawarmquilt,chattingandrecallingwithyourclosestfriends.

Thatcontent,cosyfeeling,hasanameinDanish—hygge．And,asDenmarkrecentlywonthetitleof“thehappiestcountryintheworld”，theconceptofhyggeisknowntomoreandmorepeopleinterestedinfindingwaystounderstandthisconcept.

Hygge—originallyfromaNorwegianwordmeaningwellbeing—doesn’thaveanexactequivalent（对应物）inEnglish．It’softentranslatedascoziness,orasbloggerAnnaWesttoldtheBBC,“cozinessofthesoul”．But,professorMarenSparkexplains,“Hyggewasnevermeanttobetranslated．Itwasmeanttobefelt．”

Basically,hyggeinvolvescreatingawarm,cosyatmosphereandenjoyingitwithyourlovedones．Danishwintersarelonganddark,soachievinghyggeisparticularlyrelevantduringthisseason．Atypicalhyggeactivityduringwintercouldbeenjoyingdelicioushomemadefoodandlightheartedconversationwithfriends—preferablyinthewarmglowofcandlelight,ormaybesippingaglassofwineinthehottubafteradayspentskiing.

However,hyggeisn’tonlylimitedtothecoldwintermonths—itcanalsodescribethatwarm,fuzzyfeelingyougetafterawalkthroughaforestwithfriendsonasummer’sdayorafamilybarbecueinthepark．Hyggeismeanttobeshared.

【解题导语】　每年，丹麦人都会经历漫长而阴沉的冬日，可是丹麦却被认为是世界上最幸福的国家。

文章向我们介绍了丹麦人是如何通过创造舒适的环境来提高幸福指数的。

8.Theauthorasksthereaderstoimaginethesceneinthefirstparagraphto________.

A．helpthereaderstocalmdown

B．introducethetopicofthepassage

C．presentthemainideaofthepassage

D．remindthereadersoftheirpastmemories

B　解析：

推理判断题。

由文章第一段和第二段可知，作者让读者想象这个情景是为了引出文章所要介绍的话题“hygge”。

9．WhatdotheunderlinedsentencesbyMarenSparkmean?

A．Thetranslationoftheword“hygge”isnotgoodenough.

B．OnlyDanishspeakersknowwhat“hygge”means.

C．“Hygge”iseasytotranslatebuthardtofeel.

D．Wecangetthetruemeaningof“hygge”byfeelingit.

D　解析：

句意理解题。

根据第三段可知，“hygge”这个词常被解释为“coziness”，下文由“But”引出“professorMarenSpark”的观点“‘hygge’不应该被翻译，而应用来感受”。

由此可知，我们只有通过感受才能理解“hygge”的真正内涵。

10．Whichofthefollowingcanbebestdescribedasa“hygge”activity?

A．Skiinginthecoldwintermonths.

B．Livingthroughlongdarkwinters.

C．Takingafternoonteawithfriends.

D．Walkingaloneintheforest.

C　解析：

推理判断题。

由倒数第二段的第一句可知，“hygge”与创造一个温暖舒适的氛围并与你爱的人一起分享有关。

C项中的“Takingafternoontea”符合“creatingawarm,cosyatmosphere”，“friends”对应“yourlovedones”。

故选C项。

11．Theauthorwritesthispassageto________.

A．explainB．persuade

C．commentD．advertise

A　解析：

写作意图题。

纵观全文可以看出，文章采用情景介绍、概念介绍、举例说明的方式向我们介绍了一种创造舒适的环境来提高幸福指数的生活方式：

hygge。

故选A项。

D

（2019·广州调研测试）Petrolanddieselcarsmaystilldominateourroads，buttheirdaysarenumbered.Arecentuniversitystudyfoundthatcurrentelectriccarscouldbeusedfor87percentofdailycarjourneysintheU．S.Thatfigurecouldriseto98percentby2020.

Onehurdletothewidespreadadoptionofelectriccarshasbeen“rangeanxiety”—drivers’concernsaboutrunningoutofjuiceonajourney.Whilepetrolstationsareconvenientlylocatedacrossnationalroadsystems，thenecessarynetworkofelectricchargingstationsisstillbeingdeveloped.Thatsaid，chargingpointsarebecomingincreasinglycommonthroughouttheU.S.A.

Attitudestowardselectricvehicleshavechangedquiteconsiderablyoverthelastfewyears.Notthatlongago，electriccarsweremetwithdistrust，andtheirlargepricetagsdrovecustomersaway.Thankstoimprovementsinbattery