新课程高考英语专题测试选修八 Unit 1 A land of diversityWord文档格式.docx

1、解析： 考查副词和上下文的呼应。separately分别地，各自地；equally同样地，平等地；violently猛烈地，激烈地；naturally自然地。根据前文的like everyone else向每个其他人一样，我们每个人也都在做。句意：我们各自在追逐同样的事情。故选A。2A.off BapartCover Dout 考查形容词和上下文的呼应。off远离的；apart分离的；over在上面的；out外面的。根据后文的I found myself homeless and.可知我发现自己孤独，此处说自己原来的梦想破碎了，崩溃了。有一年，在经历了一系列不愉快的事件，它完全崩溃了。故选B。

2、3A.awesome BpricelessCalone Dpassionate 考查形容词辨析。awesome可怕的；priceless无价的；alone单独的；独自一人；passionate有激情的；可知我发现自己孤独，此处说自己原来的梦想破碎了，崩溃了。故C项正确。4A.crossed BleftCtoured Dsearched 考查动词和上下文的呼应。crossed穿过；left离开；toured旅行；searched搜索；根据后文的for some place I could rent可知作者在乡村寻找可以租住的地方。search.for.搜为了找。我在乡村搜寻我可以租住的地方。故选

3、D。5.A.fullest BlargestCfairest Dcheapestfullest完全的；满的；largest最大的；fairest公平的；cheapest最便宜的；根据前文的I had my truck and $56.可知作者只有一辆卡车和56美元，可见他没太多的钱，因此他要租便宜的房子。故此处用形容词cheapest。我要租住尽可能最便宜的地方。6A.occupied BabandonedCemptied Drobbedoccupied占用；abandoned放弃的，废弃的；emptied倒空；robbed抢劫；根据后文的full of broken glass and ru

4、bbish可知这座房子是被废弃的。它被废弃了。7A.turned BapproachedCcleared Dcutturned转动；approached接近；cleared清除；cut剪；根据后文的to camp in.可知作者为了能扎营住在这里，因此清理了一下。为了能住进去，我清理了一个角落。故选C。8.A.but BalthoughCotherwise Dfor 考查连词和上下文的呼应。but但是；although尽管；otherwise否则；for因为。根据前文的knew nothing about me和后文的slowly, they started teaching me可知其他人开

5、始时不了解他，后来教他一些东西，前后是转折关系，故用连词but。当地人对我不了解，但是慢慢地开始教会我一些东西。9A.benefit BlessonCnature Dart 考查名词和上下文的呼应。benefit利益，好处；lesson教训，课；nature自然；D.art艺术，道理。根据前文的they started teaching me可知他们教我一些道理。慢慢地他们开始教我做邻居的道理。10A.chat BfightCstruggle Dperform 考查动词辨析。chat聊天；fight战斗；struggle斗争，努力；perform表演。他们带来一些毯子，蜡烛和工具，停下来和我聊

6、天。11A.wild BrealCdifferent Dremotewild野生的；real真实的；different不同的；remote遥远的，偏僻的。根据前文的I used to believe in the American Dream, which meant a job, a mortgage（按揭）, credit cards, success.可知他过去的美国梦想是成功的，而现在没有房子和工作，是失败的，与想象的不一样，句意：他们开始教会我一种对美国梦想不同的信念。 12A.neighborliness BhappinessCfriendliness Dkindnessneigh

7、borliness邻居；happiness幸福； friendliness友好；kindness善良。根据前文的of being a neighbor.可知作为邻居的理论，可知此处是强调邻居的重要性。美国的梦想不是个人的成就而是邻居共同的成就。13A.unique BexpensiveCrare Dnecessary 解析：考查形容词和上下文呼应。unique独特的， 唯一的；expensive昂贵的；rare稀有的；necessary必要的。根据后文的were nonexistent in this place.可知以前以为必要的东西，在这个地方不存在。所有我原以为必要的东西在这个地方不存在

8、。14A.mountain BdowntownCriver Dcountryside 考查名词辨析和上下文呼应。mountain山；downtown市中心；river河流；countryside农村；根据上文“I came upon a shabby house four miles up a winding mountain road over the Potomac River in West Virginia.”可知此处应是上山。我最有价值的东西是在山上。15A.cooperation BrelationshipsCsatisfaction Dappointmentscooperatio

9、n合作；relationships关系；satisfaction满意；appointments约定。根据前文的They dropped off blankets, candles, and tools, and began _10_ to chat。可知作者与邻居的关系好。故此处用relationships。我最有价值的财富就是与邻居的关系。16A.reality BsocietyCtown Dlifereality现实；society社会；town城镇；life生活。根据前文的I moved back into可知作者从山上搬回了城里。四年后，我搬回了城里。17A.creating Blos

10、ingCquitting Dfindingcreating创造；losing失去；损失；quitting放弃；offering提供。根据前文的I saw many people were having a really hard time，可知这里的许多人过着艰难的生活，此处应是失去工作，才能体现生活困难。我看见许多人生活艰难，失去了工作和家园。18A.put in Bturn inCtake in Dget in 考查动词短语和上下文的呼应。put in提出；turn in上交；take in吸收，上当，容纳；get in收获。根据前文的rent a big enough house to可

11、知作者租了一间大的房子是为了能容纳一些人。我租下了一个足够大的房子为了容纳一些人。19A.yards BsheltersCcamps Dcottagesyards院子；shelters避难所；camps营地；cottages村舍。根据后文的if we hadnt banded together.可知我们如果不团结起来就会没有地方住，只待在避难所。如果我们不团结起来，我们就会呆在避难所。20A.when BwhatCwhether Dhow 考查代词和上下文的呼应。when何时；what什么；whether是否；how如何。根据后问的we can all get by together我们一起生

12、活，根据文章意思，大家一起共同团结的生活，才能解决困难，这是说生活的方式，故此处用代词how。 .阅读理解A陕西省部分学校摸底）The following travel tips can help you get through an airport in the US.with minimal trouble.Plan Ahead Minimize your wait by scheduling your departure to avoid rush hours such as weekend mornings.Some airports have more than one access

13、 point for security; do a quick Internet search or ask an airline official for the fastest line. If you often travel outside the country, the $50 fee for a fiveyear NEXUS card could save you as much as 90 minutes in a busy customs queue.Pack SmartlyAvoid an unwanted searchor having to throw away you

14、r beloved face creamby packing properly. Bottlesor containers of liquids （100millilitre format max） belong in a clear resealable bag （no more than one litre）, and only one per person.The exceptions are baby food and milk.Suffer the Search Since2010,Canadian airports have usedfullbody scanners that s

15、how whats under clothing.If youre selected for such a scan, you can choose a manual pat down instead.Someone of your gender （性别） will do the search, and you can request a private room with a witness. Share Your Gadgets If officials at the airport ask for your phone or computer password, do you have

16、to give it to them? Its a hotbutton legal question, but the short answer, for now, is yes.You could be criminally charged for refusing. Say Just Enough Unlike the police,who need“reasonable grounds”， customs officials can ask you anything. To cooperate, aim for clear, direct and polite answers.本文就如何

17、尽可能顺利地到达美国机场乘飞机给出了一些建议。1. How can you reduce your waiting time while getting through an airport?_B_ABy asking your friends to help you.BBy finding the fastest line.CBy avoiding planning your departure.DBy giving 50 dollars to an airline official.考查细节理解。根据Plan Ahead部分中的第一句和第二句“Minimize your wait by s

18、cheduling your departure to avoid rush hours such as weekend mornings.Some airports have more than one access point for security; do a quick Internet search or ask an airline official for the fastest line”可知，找一个最快的去机场的路线可以减少到达机场等待的时间。2. Which part should you read if you want to know rules concerning

19、 water?_A_APack Smartly. BSuffer the Search.CShare Your Gadgets. DSay Just Enough.根据Pack Smartly部分中的第二句“Bottles or containers of liquids （100millilitre format max） belong in a clear resealable bag（no more than one litre）, and only one per person.The exceptions are baby food and milk”可知，如果想知道关于携带水的规则

20、，应该读Pack Smartly这一部分。3. What should you do if officials at the airport ask for your phone password?_C_ARefuse them immediately.BFind a witness first.CShow it to them.DCharge them in a court of law.根据Share Your Gadgets部分中的“If officials at the airport ask for your phone or computer password.but the sh

21、ort answer, for now, is yes.You could be criminally charged for refusing”可知，当机场的工作人员要你的手机密码时，你应告诉他们。故选C项。B安徽省合肥一中等六校教育研究会第二次联考）The American dream is the faith held by many people in the United States of America that through hard work, courage, creativity and determination, they can achieve a better

22、life for themselves. More specifically, they agree on how to get ahead in America: get a college education, find a reliable job, and buy their own house. But do Americans still believe in that path, and if they do, is it attainable?The most recent National Journal poll asked participants about the A

23、merican dream, what it takes to achieve their goal, and whether or not they felt the control over their ability to be successful. Obviously, the results show that today, the idea of the American dream and what it takes to achieve it looks quite different from it did in the late 20th century. General

24、ly speaking, people felt that their actions and hard work not outside force deciding their lives. But the participants had definitely mixed feelings about what actions make for a better life in the current economy.In the last seven years, Americans have grown more pessimistic（悲观的） about the power of education to lead to success. Even though they see going to college as a fairly a