教育文档高考英语一轮优练题 Unit 1 A land of diversity及解析答案新人教版选修8doc.docx

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教育文档高考英语一轮优练题Unit1Alandofdiversity及解析答案新人教版选修8doc

Alandofdiversity

（选修8　Unit1）

【短文语法填空】

阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Agameof“catch”isjusttwopeople1.　　　　　　（throw）aballbackandforth.Theymighthavebaseball2.

（glove）,ortheymightusetheirhands.Infact,playingcatchispartofbaseballpractice3.

（make）yougetusedtousingaballandapairofgloves.ButanyAmericankidwilltellyouit’smuchmorethanthat.Playingcatchisatimeforkidstobe4.

theirfathers.It’satimewhenthere’snothingtoworryaboutbesidescatchingaball.It’satimewhenwordsmoveas5.　　　　　　　　（smooth）astheballitself,backandforth,easyandrelaxing.It’s6.

excusetospendtimetogether.Whenyouasksomeadultstotalkaboutthe7.

（wonder）memoriesoftheirdads,theynearlyalwayssaysomethingaboutplayingcatch.Why?

8.

（probable）becausedadsareusuallyverybusywiththeirwork.Acatchgameisatime9.　　　　　　　　isonlyforonething.Thisisatimewhenakidhashisorherdad’sattention.There10.

（be）nowork,nophoneandnootherpeoplearoundtotakeyourdadawayfromyou.Yourdadisallyourswhenyouplaythegamewithhim. 

答案

1.throwing　2.gloves　3.tomake　4.with　5.smoothly　

6.an　7.wonderful　8.Probably　9.which/that　10.is

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

InthefifteenthcenturyItalyhadnosingleruler.Insteaditwasacollectionofindependentstates,knownas“citystates”becauseeachonewasrunbyacentralcitysuchasFlorence.Someweresmall;somewerelarge.Moststateshadtheirowngovernment,lawsandmoney.DuringtheMiddleAges,fivecitystatesbecameveryrichandpowerful.Forexample,VenicebecamerichfromitstradewiththeFarEast,theMediterraneanandtherestofEurope.BanksinFlorencelentmoneytobusinessesandgovernmentsalloverEurope.

Therewasgreatcompetitionbetweenthecitystates—whichledtoregularwars—andbetweenthefamilieswhichruledthem.Thecitystatesalsocompetedwitheachothertobuildthegrandestortallestbuildings.

Let’slookindetailatonecity—Florence.In1400FlorencewasoneofthelargestcitiesinItaly.Itwasthecentreofarichtradeinwoolandcloth.One-thirdoftheworkersinFlorenceworkedinthewooltrade.

ThemostpowerfulfamilyinFlorencewastheMedicifamily,whohadmadetheirmoneythroughbanking.ThemostfamousmemberofthefamilywasLorenzode’Mediciwhoruledthecitybetween1469and1492.

TheotherpowerfulpeoplewhohadinfluenceinFlorencewerethemembersoftheguilds（行业协会）.Craftsmensuchascarpenterseachhadtheirownguild.Ifyouwereamemberofaguildandover25yearsoldthenyoucouldbeinvolvedingoverningthecity.

TherulersofFlorencewantedtheircitytobeimpressiveandfamous.TheMedicicollectedbooksandbuiltahugelibrarytohousethem.Theyspentmoneyonrenovating（修复）oldbuildingsandputtingupnewones.Theybuiltasplendidpalaceandemployedpaintersandsculptorstodecorateit.SomeofthebestandmostfamousartistswerebroughttoworkinFlorence.

1.Whatdoweknowaboutthecitystates?

A.Theyruledthemselves.

B.Theyweremadeupoffivecities.

C.Theydidn’ttradewitheachother.

D.TheydisappearedduringtheMiddleAges.

2.Therelationshipbetweenthecitystatescanbedescribedas　　　. 

A.strong　　　　　　B.inflexible

C.unfriendlyD.cooperative

3.Accordingtothetext,theMedicifamily　　　. 

A.createdtheirownguild

B.contributedalottoFlorence

C.wasthesinglerulerofFlorence

D.becamerichthroughdoingwoodwork

4.WhydidsomeartistsgotoFlorence?

A.BecausetherewasgreatdemandforartinFlorence.

B.BecausethereweremanyfamousartistsinFlorence.

C.BecauseFlorencewaswell-knownforitsarttrade.

D.Becauseothercitieshadnointerestinart.

B

（2016·广东五校协作体第一次联考）

WelcometoAdventureland!

EveryonelovesAdventureland!

Theparksandexhibitionswerebuiltforyoutoexplore,enjoy,andadmiretheirwonders.Everyvisitwillbeanunforgettableexperience.Youwillgoawayenriched,longingtocomeback.Whatareyougoingtodothistime?

TheTravelPavilion

Exploreplacesyouhaveneverbeentobefore,andexperiencedifferentwaysoflife.VisittheAmazonjunglevillage,theTurkishmarket,theTaifloatingmarket,theBerbermountainhouseandothers.Talktothepeopletherewhowilltellyouabouttheirlives,andthingstheymake.Youcantrymakingacarpet,makingnets,fishing...

TheFutureTower

Thisexhibitionshowshowprogresswilltouchourlives.Itallowsustolookintothefutureandexplorethecitiesofthenextcenturyandthewaywe’llbelivingthen.Spendsometimeinourspacestationandclimbintooursimulator（模拟装置）forthejourneytoMars!

TheNaturePark

Thisisnotreallyoneparkbutseveral.IntheSafariParkyoucandriveamongAfricananimalsinoneofourRangeCruisers:

seelions,giraffes,elephantsinthewild.MoveontotheOceanParktowatchthedolphinsandwhales.AndthenthereisstilltheAviarytosee...

ThePyramid

ThisisthecenterofAdventureland.Runoutoffilms,needsomepostcardsandstamps?

Forallthesethingsandmanymore,visitourundergroundshoppingcenter.Comehereforinformationandideastoo.

5.TheTravelPavilionisbuilttohelpvisitors　　　. 

A.realizetheimportanceoftraveling

B.becomefamiliarwithmountaincountries

C.learnsomethingaboutdifferentplacesintheworld

D.learnhowtomakethingssuchasfishingnets

6.Ifyouareinterestedinknowingaboutwhatpeople’slifeinthefuturewillbelike,youmayvisit　　　. 

A.theTravelPavilion

B.theFutureTower

C.theSafariPark

D.thePyramid

7.Ifyouwanttogetatoyliontotakehome,wherewillyoumostlikelygo?

A.TheTravelPavilion.　B.TheNaturePark.

C.TheFutureTower.D.ThePyramid.

C

SalesRepresentative—ImmediateHiring

Doyoulikemeetingnewpeople?

Doyouenjoyclosingdealseveryday?

Areyoulookingforadynamicandhighenergyindustry?

THISCOULDBETHECAREER（职业）FORYOU!

FastGrowingandVerySuccessfulCreditCardProcessorislookingforadynamicoutsidesalespersontosellcreditproductsandcheckprocessingservicesinthelocalarea.

Whatweneedyoutodo：

·Attend3－5appointmentsdaily

·Sellintosmallsizedtomiddlesizedbusinesses.

·WorkcloselywiththesalesmanagerinDallasTX（byphone）

·Havetheabilitytomanagepaperwork

Weoffer：

·Medicalbenefitseligibility（资格）after90days

·Oneofthestrongestcompensationprogramsintheindustry

·Monthlybonuses

·Ajumpstartbonusofupto$750

Successfulapplicantsoftenhaveexperienceincustomerservices，insidesales，outsidesales，salessupport，managementroles，orothercustomerfacingpositions.

Weareanequalopportunityemployer.Wedonotdiscriminateonthebasisofrace，religion，color，sex，age,nationaloriginordisability.

Pleasereplywitharesumetoday!

Thereisadifference.ExperienceGreatWork！

WehavebeenservicingNorthEastOhioformorethan20yearswithofficeslocatedinAkron，Canton，Lakewood，StreetsboroandWadsworth.Applyonlineatwww.greatwork.ccandmakeacalltoourLakewoodlocationtodiscussourgreatcareeropportunityat4406630050.

1．Accordingtothetext，thesalesrepresentativethecompanyislookingforshould________.

A．sellintobigbusinesses

B．beabletomanagepaperwork

C．meetover5customerseachday

D．seethesalesmanagerinDallasTXfrequently

2．Ifhired，youcan________.

A．receiveamonthlysalaryof$750

B．getaspecialcustomerfacingposition

C．enjoyastrongcompensationprogram

D．gainmedicalbenefitseligibilitywithin90days

3．Whichofthefollowingcanhelpyouapplysuccessfully?

A．Theexperienceinshopping.

B．Theexperienceinmanagement.

C．Theexperienceofusingacreditcard.

D．Theexperienceoftalkingwithasalesmanager.

【解题导语】本文是一篇招聘广告，招聘销售代表。

文章详细介绍了工作内容、工作待遇、应聘者所需条件等。

1．B　考查细节理解。

根据文中的“Havetheabilitytomanagepaperwork”可知，该职位需要销售代表有处理文书工作的能力，故B项正确。

A项与文中的“Sellintosmallsizedtomiddlesizedbusinesses”相悖；根据文中的“Attend35appointmentsdaily”可知，每天要接触3到5名客户，而不是超过5名，故C项错误；根据文中的“Workcloselywiththesalesmanager”可知，D项错误。

2．C　考查细节理解。

根据文中的“Oneofthestrongestcompensationprogramsintheindustry”可知，该职位可以享受业内非常强大的补偿金项目，故C项正确。

根据文章内容可知，启动奖金最高是750美元，而不是月薪750美元，故A项错误；根据文中的“Successfulapplicantsoften...customerfacingpositions”可知，B项错误；D项错在90天以内，与文中的“Medicalbenefitseligibility（资格）after90days”的表述不符。

3．B　考查细节理解。

根据文中的“Successfulapplicantsoftenhaveexperienceincustomerservices，insidesales，outsidesales，salessupport，managementroles，orothercustomerfacingpositions”可知，该岗位需要管理经验，故B项正确。

Ⅱ.七选五阅读

HowtoLoveYourMondays

IusedtospendthesecondhalfofSundaydreadingMondaymorning.　1　ButnowIamdefinitelyinthe“ILoveMondays”camp.Here’swhatI’vefoundthatworks:

StartMondaymorningwithyourSundaynightroutine.Whenyougetreadytoexercise,youwarmupfirst.　2　Geteverythingyouneedforthemorningreadytogo.Thenconsideraspecial“SundayNightOnly”windingdownritual（固定方式）.ItmightbeteaandafavoriteTVshow,oralonghotbath.Whateveritis,enjoythisMondaymorningwarm-up,andconsiderturninginalittleearlierthanyou’reusedto. 

　3　TurninginalittleearlySundaynightcanhelpwithgettingupalittleearlyMondaymorning.Whenyouhavealittleextratimeinthemorning,youcangentlysettleintothedayandkeepthatweekendfeelingofeaseasyoustartyournewweek. 

Findathemefortheweek.EveryMonday,Ipostaninspiringquoteorsayingonthewall.Theseareintentional!

Eachweek,aspartofmySundaynightwindingdowntime,IconsiderwhatI’dliketofocusoninthecomingweek,andlookforaquotethat’sagoodfittoreinforce（加强）it.　4　 

Lookattheweek’stasksasopportunitiesinsteadofproblems.Whatareyouexcitedaboutforthenewweek?

　5　What’sbeenhangingoveryourheadundonefromlastweek?

Takealookattheweekaheada