Unit2Lessonsinlife一、閱讀理解AEveryonewhoknewanythingaboutanimalswarnedmeagainstgettingarabbitinmyearly20s，butIignoredthem，andendedupwiththree.Itturnsoutthatallthepeoplewhoareagainstrabbitshaveapoint：Rabbitsgetsickallthetime，andthereareveryfewvets（獸醫(yī)）whospecializeintheircare.Myyearswithrabbitshavebeenfulloffeeding，hurriedtripstothevet，sleeplessnightsandbeggingforadviceontheInternet.Nowthatmyanimalsareoldandweaknow，Icleartheirwasteandcleantheirlegswitharabbit-friendlyshampoo（洗滌劑）.Ispendalotoftimeonthefloor，becausealthoughmyrabbitsarehardtosatisfysocially，theyalsohatetobepickedup.Iamoftenaskedthequestion"Whyrabbits？"or"Whynotadog，oracat？".Itrytodescribewhatit’sliketobewiththem.IhadneverfeltarealdutytowardsanythinguntilIhadmyrabbits.Myanswersneversatisfyanyone.I’mnotsureaboutthequestion，either—itsooftenimpliesinstrumentalvalue，asifthecorrectreplymightbe"Theymakegoodcompanions"or"They’renicetolookat".Idon’thavetherightkindofreason.Idon’tbelieveintheusevalueofanylivingthing.Likehumans，animalsjustare—that’sit.Usuallywedonotlookatotherpeopleandthinkabouthowtomakethemworkforus.Yetsomuchofourwayofseeingtheworldisfoundedontheassumptionthatanimalsaremeanttoserveapurpose.Thisseemswrong.Afteralltheseyearswithmyrabbits，theonlythingIknowisthatthereisnolessontobelearnedorvaluetobeacquired.There’sjustanefforttobemade，andasfarasI’mconcerned，that’swhatlifeis.本文是記敘文。本文介紹了作者從養(yǎng)兔子這件事中獲得的一些感悟。【詞語(yǔ)積累】ignorev.忽視，對(duì)……不予理睬specializev.特地探討，特地從事，專(zhuān)攻pickup拿起，舉起；（為某人）整理，整理；改善，好轉(zhuǎn)companionn.旅伴，陪伴assumptionn.假定，假設(shè)1.Whydopeopleopposekeepingrabbits？A.It’sveryboring.B.Itcostsafortune.C.It’sratherdemanding.D.Itmakesthehousemessy.解析C推理推斷題。由第一段中的"allthepeoplewhoareagainstrabbitshaveapoint...care"可知，兔子常常生病，特地治療兔子的獸醫(yī)很少，再結(jié)合第一段最終一句可推知，養(yǎng)兔子很費(fèi)精力，故C項(xiàng)正確。2.Whichwordcanbeusedtodescribetheauthor？A.Considerate. B.Knowledgeable.C.Sociable. D.Energetic.解析A推理推斷題。由其次段"Nowthatmyanimalsareoldandweak...theyalsohatetobepickedup"可知，作者照看他的兔子時(shí)特別細(xì)心，考慮很周到，故A項(xiàng)正確。3.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedsentenceinparagraph4？A.Animalsshouldbetreateddifferently.B.Animalsshouldn’tbejudgedonsomepurpose.C.Thevalueofanimalsshouldn’tbeignored.D.Humansshouldliveinharmonywithanimals.解析B推理推斷題。由第三段和第四段內(nèi)容可知，作者常常會(huì)被問(wèn)到為什么養(yǎng)兔子或?yàn)槭裁床火B(yǎng)狗或貓，他認(rèn)為這一問(wèn)題常常示意工具價(jià)值，人們看待世界的方式大多建立在動(dòng)物起到某一作用這一假設(shè)上，作者認(rèn)為這是不正確的。由此可以推知，畫(huà)線(xiàn)句表達(dá)的意思是人們不應(yīng)當(dāng)基于某種作用來(lái)評(píng)判動(dòng)物，故選B。4.Whateffectdoesraisingrabbitshaveontheauthor？A.Hekeepsbeingtruetohimself.B.Hereflectsonhisinterestmoredeeply.C.Helearnstovalueothers’opinions.D.Herealizesthemeaningoflife.解析D推理推斷題。由最終一段"Afteralltheseyearswithmyrabbits...that’swhatlifeis"可知，養(yǎng)兔子的閱歷讓作者意識(shí)到努力才是生活的意義，故D項(xiàng)正確。B[2024安徽六安一中第三次月考]Asmychildhoodpassed，Ibegantorealizeoutsideofourregion，southernerswereoftendismissedasunculturedandignorant.IwasreadytoleavebehindmytinytowninWestTennessee，startinganewlifeandjumpingatbigchancesinsomefar-offcities.Inthatembarrassingspacebetween"teen"and"adult"，myaccentwasasymbolofeverythingIthoughtIhatedaboutmylifeintheruralSouth.Ifeareditwoulddisqualifymefrombeinganotedmagazinewriter.Iwouldhavetotalkless"country".SoIkilledapieceofmyself.I’mashamedofit，butI’mmoreashamedthatItriedtokillthatpartofsomeoneelse—changeEmily’saccent.ImetEmilyincollege.Shewasdeterminedtoworkforthestudentnewspaper，whichwaswhereIspentmostofmywakinghours，andwebecamefriends.She，unlikeme，acceptedherroots.Earlyinourfriendship，hermotheraskedwhereIwasfrom，assumingitwassomewhereupnorth.ThenIfeltmyeffortspaidoffandevenwantedtoignorethemistake.Emilyistwoyearsyoungerandshecaredaboutmyopinion.IadvisedhertobemorelikemeandhidehersignatureManchesteraccent.Istressedthatthroughoutourcollegeyears，oftenbymakingfunofhervowel（元音）sounds.ItoldmyselfIwashelpingherachieveherdreamofworkingasareporter.Now，Iseethatitwasactuallyaboutjustifyingmyhidingpartofmyself.GrandmaCarolynusedtotellme，"Girl，don’tforgetwhereyoucomefrom.Thebloodlineisimportantforfamiliesanddeserveshighregardnomatterwhatothersthinkofit—itformsthebaseofouridentity，andit’sthecontextforthestorieswetellthroughtime."NowItrulyunderstandthat.Manythingshavefadedfrommemory，butthissticksinmymindwithuncomfortableclarity.NowthatIamgrownandhavelefttheSouth，it’simportanttome.本文是記敘文。作者誕生在田納西州的鄉(xiāng)村地區(qū)，長(zhǎng)大后，她意識(shí)到南方人留給外界的印象是愚昧無(wú)知，她想要離開(kāi)家鄉(xiāng)。上高校后，作者努力改掉自己的南方腔調(diào)，并且試圖"訂正"摯友Emily的腔調(diào)。后來(lái)作者意識(shí)到要牢記并敬重自己的"根"。【詞語(yǔ)積累】dismissv.不予考慮，摒棄，對(duì)……不屑一提；撤職jumpat迫不及待地接受，欣然接受disqualifyv.使不合格，使不適合notedadj.著名，著名justifyv.證明……正確（或正值、有理）；為……辯護(hù)bloodlinen.世系，血統(tǒng)clarityn.清晰，清晰，明確【熟詞生義】regard常用義：v.將……認(rèn)為，把……視為，看待文中義：n.敬重，敬重1.Whatmadetheauthorwanttoleaveherhometown？A.Herdislikeforheraccent.B.Herdreamofbecomingawriter.C.Appealofbigchancesincities.D.OutsideprejudiceagainsttheSouth.解析D微小環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中的"Asmychildhoodpassed...southernerswereoftendismissedasunculturedandignorant...startinganewlife"可知，作者長(zhǎng)大后起先意識(shí)到，其他地方的人常常認(rèn)為南方人是沒(méi)有文化和無(wú)知的，這一偏見(jiàn)使作者想要離開(kāi)她的家鄉(xiāng)，起先新的生活，故選D項(xiàng)。2.HowdidtheauthorfeelaboutthemistakeofEmily’smother？A.Upset. B.Pleased.C.Guilty. D.Surprised.解析B推理推斷題。由其次段中的"Earlyinourfriendship，hermotheraskedwhereIwasfrom，assumingitwassomewhereupnorth...mistake"可知，Emily的母親問(wèn)作者來(lái)自哪里，她以為是北方的某個(gè)地方，這讓作者覺(jué)得自己的付出有了收獲，甚至想忽視這個(gè)誤會(huì)。再聯(lián)系上文提到的作者想要脫離家鄉(xiāng)，改掉自己的南方腔調(diào)可知，Emily的母親誤以為作者是北方人，這讓作者感到興奮，故選B項(xiàng)。3.WhyistheauthorashamedfortryingtochangeEmily’saccent？A.Shedidthattoproveherselfright.B.SheignoredEmily’sloveofheraccent.C.ThatfailedtohelpEmilybeareporter.D.ThatdidmoreharmthangoodtoEmily.解析A推理推斷題。結(jié)合第一段中的"butI’mmoreashamedthatItriedtokillthatpartofsomeoneelse—changeEmily’saccent"和第三段中的"ItoldmyselfIwashelping...Now，Iseethatitwasactuallyaboutjustifyingmyhidingpartofmyself"可知，作者之前說(shuō)讓Emily改掉腔調(diào)是為了幫她實(shí)現(xiàn)當(dāng)記者的幻想，但事實(shí)上是為了證明她要改掉自己的腔調(diào)這一做法是對(duì)的，她為此感到慚愧，故選A項(xiàng)。4.WhatlessonhasCarolyntaughttheauthor？A.Toappreciatethebloodline.B.Torememberandrespectherroots.C.Topreserveherownidentity.D.Tocarelessaboutothers’opinions.解析B推理推斷題。由最終一段中的"don’tforgetwhereyoucomefrom...wetellthroughtime""NowItrulyunderstandthat...sticksinmymindwithuncomfortableclarity"可知，祖母告知作者不要遺忘自己來(lái)自哪里，血統(tǒng)對(duì)家庭很重要，無(wú)論別人怎么看，它都值得敬重?，F(xiàn)在作者真正理解了這一點(diǎn)，并且牢記于心。由此可推斷，祖母教會(huì)了作者要記住并敬重自己的根。二、七選五[2024山東濟(jì)南學(xué)情檢測(cè)]Choice，wearegiventobelieve，isaright.Butforagoodmanypeople，choicegivesbirthtoanxiety.Interestedintheidea"toomanychoicesaredizzy"，Ihavebeenconductinganexperiment.1Whenpresentedwithamenuinarestaurant，I’llonlyconsiderthefirstfewoptionsoneachpage.Iknow，itsoundscrazy.2Iusedtoreadthemenualongtimeinsteadofsittingbackandtalkingtomydiningcompanion.ThesedaysIquicklyselectthebest-soundingdishesandthenchatandeat.Indoingso，Ifindmyselftryingnewthings.Theothernight，forexample，Iorderedasmokedchickensalad.IfIhadpermittedmyselftoglancefurtherdownthelist，thiswouldneverhavehappened.Butguesswhat？3Solimitingmychoicescansometimesleadmetoawiderrangeofexperiences.4IcannowaccessmanyfilmsandTVseries，yetaftertenminutesoflookingthroughappsandmenus，IwillmoreoftenthannotfindmyselfwatchingwhateverChannel4hasscheduledat9p.m.SobeforeIeventurnontheTV，Iaskmyself：whatdoIwanttowatch？Ithinkofaprogram.ThenIjustwatchit.ThisdevotiontoasimplersetofpossibilitiescameinhandywhenoursummerholidaytoAmericawascanceled.Ididn’tgothroughamillionTripadvisorreviewsforthebestreplacements.IsimplywentonAirbnb，sawwhatinEnglandwasstillavailableandimmediatelybookedtheoneIcouldafford.5AndnowIcanactuallyfocusonenjoyingourholiday.A.Itwasdelicious.B.Itneverprovedworthatry.C.Butit’sactuallyquiteliberating.D.Itinterpretsalifestyle：lessismore.E.Thesameappliestohomeentertainment.F.Indoingso，Isavedmyselfdaysoftravelanxiety.G.I’vebeenexpandingthechoicesIallowmyselftohave.作者通過(guò)講解并描述自己的幾個(gè)親身閱歷，詮釋了一種生活方式：少即是多。1.D由上文的"Interestedintheidea...conductinganexperiment"可知，因?yàn)閷?duì)"選擇太多讓人頭暈"的想法感愛(ài)好，作者始終在進(jìn)行一項(xiàng)試驗(yàn)。結(jié)合下文作者的幾個(gè)親身閱歷可知，本文主要介紹限制選擇、把事情簡(jiǎn)潔化帶來(lái)的好處，所以空處應(yīng)當(dāng)是作者得出的一個(gè)結(jié)論，故選D項(xiàng)"它詮釋了一種生活方式：少即是多"。2.C由上文的"Whenpresentedwith...oneachpage"可知，當(dāng)作者在餐廳拿到菜單時(shí)，他只會(huì)考慮每頁(yè)的前幾道菜。依據(jù)下文的"Iusedtoread...mydiningcompanion"可知，作者過(guò)去常?；ê荛L(zhǎng)時(shí)間看菜單，而不是坐下來(lái)和他的用餐伙伴閑聊。據(jù)此可推斷，空處說(shuō)的是在餐廳點(diǎn)菜只看菜單每頁(yè)的前幾道菜的好處，即不用在菜單上奢侈時(shí)間，而是留出時(shí)間和用餐伙伴閑聊，故選C項(xiàng)"但這事實(shí)上很讓人解脫"。3.A由上文的"Theothernight...Butguesswhat？"可知，作者嘗試了一道新菜；再依據(jù)下文的"Solimitingmy...rangeofexperiences"可知，這道菜給了作者不同的體驗(yàn)，故選A項(xiàng)"它很美味"。A項(xiàng)中的It指代上文舉例的新菜"asmokedchickensalad"。4.E由下文可知，該段主要介紹作者現(xiàn)在可以看到許多電影和電視劇，但在應(yīng)用程序和菜單上看特別鐘后，常常會(huì)發(fā)覺(jué)自己在看晚上9點(diǎn)第四頻道支配的節(jié)目。據(jù)此可知，本段都是關(guān)于家庭消遣的，故選E項(xiàng)"這同樣適用于家庭消遣"。5.F由上文的"Thisdevotionto...Icouldafford"可知，作者簡(jiǎn)化了旅行的方式；再依據(jù)空后的"AndnowIcanactuallyfocusonenjoyingourholiday"可知，空處應(yīng)當(dāng)和空后內(nèi)容是并列關(guān)系，都是簡(jiǎn)化旅行方式帶來(lái)的好處，F(xiàn)項(xiàng)"這樣做，我避開(kāi)了幾天的旅行焦慮"符合語(yǔ)境。三、完形填空[2024廣東惠州一調(diào)]Atafamilypicnicforemployeesofthecompanywheremyfatherworked，theyheldacontestforchildren.Iwas13，fullofenthusiasm，soI1myselfintoit.Thehostgaveeachchildaclothhandkerchiefandtoldusthewinnerwouldbetheonewhocastitthe2.Thefirstthrowers，tookmightywind-ups，butwhentheclothlefttheirhands，it3andlandedonthegroundafewinchesinfrontofthem.Thecrowdroaredwith4.NotuntilthendidIrealizeitwasnotmeantto5anyrealskill，butsimplyforlaughs.However，itstimulatedmy6forthinkingoutsidethebox.It7metoseethatthekidsthrewharderbutthehandkerchiefalwayscaughttheairanddied.Itwasobviousthatusingthesame8wouldnotwork.SupposeItieda（n）9insidethehandkerchief？Whentheyinspectedit，I’dbe10.SoIbegantyingthehandkerchiefarounditselftomakeitsmalland11packedtogethertokeepitfromunfolding.WhenIapproachedtheline，peoplewerealreadylaughing，12abigstrong-lookingboylikemecastingitjustafewinches.Itookalongwind-up，andtheballedhandkerchief13offmaybe60feetaway.Thelaughing14incollectiveshock.Ihadnotbrokentherules.WhatIlearnedfromthiscontestwasthat，inordertolivecreatively，youhaveto15theless-usedpartsofyourbrain，andnotacceptstereotypes（刻板印象），slogansandunquestionedideas.作者父親供職的公司為職工的孩子們舉辦了一場(chǎng)扔布手帕競(jìng)賽。作者從今次競(jìng)賽中總結(jié)出一條閱歷，即為了創(chuàng)建性地生活，我們必需挖掘大腦中較少運(yùn)用的部分，不要受固有思維模式的影響。1.A.admitted B.threwC.trapped D.talked解析B由上文的"fullofenthusiasm"可知，作者對(duì)父親公司舉辦的這場(chǎng)競(jìng)賽熱忱滿(mǎn)滿(mǎn)，因此投入到這場(chǎng)競(jìng)賽中，故選B。throwoneselfintosth."投身于某事，主動(dòng)從事某事"。2.A.farthest B.strongestC.highest D.biggest解析A由下文的"Thefirstthrowers，tookmightywind-ups"并結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，此處表示在扔布手帕競(jìng)賽中，誰(shuí)扔得最遠(yuǎn)誰(shuí)就是贏家，故選A。3.A.escaped B.wrinkledC.opened D.appeared解析C由空后的"landedonthegroundafewinchesinfrontofthem"并結(jié)合常識(shí)可知，當(dāng)布手帕離開(kāi)他們的手時(shí)，布手帕就打開(kāi)了且落在他們前面幾英寸的地上，故選C。escape逃跑，wrinkle起皺，appear出現(xiàn)。4.A.pain B.applauseC.laughter D.anger解析C由下文的"butsimplyforlaughs"可知，由于布手帕落地的位置與孩子們的努力有很大的落差，所以人們哄堂大笑，故選C。laughter笑聲。5.A.demonstrate B.teachC.improve D.learn解析A直到那時(shí)作者才意識(shí)到舉辦扔布手帕競(jìng)賽不是為了展示任何真正的技能而僅僅是為了搞笑，故選A。demonstrate展示，teach教，improve改進(jìn)，learn學(xué)習(xí)。6.A.responsibility B.imaginationC.demand D.passion解析D這次競(jìng)賽激發(fā)了作者跳出固有思維模式的熱忱。responsibility責(zé)任；imagination想象；demand需求；passion激情，熱忱。7.A.delighted B.frightenedC.amused D