课时练1 2篇阅读＋1篇完形＋1篇应用文写作
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2020·江西八所重点中学联考)Devon Gallagher, a college graduate from Philadelphia, wants the world to know exactly where she’s been during her worldwide vacation in a special way.
The traveler, who was born with a bone disease, had her right leg amputated(截肢) at the age of four. Although the amputation caused setbacks for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her best life.
To spread that message, Gallagher has taken to social media, where she shares photos of her travels across the globe, but instead of simply using a geotag, she writes her location across her artificial leg before taking a picture.
Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam relaxing on a wall overlooking the city of Barcelona, posing with a waffle in Brussels, taking spectacular pictures in Athens and enjoying a river cruise in Budapest, all with the well-known locations written on her artificial leg.
“I get a new leg every two years and I can choose the design on it. One day I had a sudden thought to get a chalkboard，” Gallagher said. “My mum and grandmother weren’t too keen on the idea, but my friends thought it was great and told me to go for it, so I did.”
Gallagher said people often stare when she’s writing on her leg, but once she shares the photos, she receives only positive feedback. “My leg hasn’t stopped me from doing anything I’ve wanted to do，” she said. “I don’t know if it’s my determination to prove to myself that I can do it, but regardless, I’ve been able to keep up with my peers and lead a pretty great life.”
Gallagher shows us that you should never let anything stand in the way of your dreams. And
if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。Devon Gallagher在四岁时因患骨科疾病右腿被截肢，但是这并没有影响她对梦想的追求。她到世界各地旅行，将自己的旅行情况写在假肢上并拍照片发到社交媒体。她的故事告诉人们：不要让任何东西阻碍你追求梦想。
1．What message did Gallagher want to spread in her special way? A．She enjoys her travelling across the globe. B．She suffers little from her leg amputation.
C．She looks on her misfortune as another form of blessing. D．She has exactly fallen in love with posting photos online.
C 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“Although the amputation caused setbacks for Gallagher early on, she now sees it as nothing short of inspiration for living her best life.”可知，虽然截肢在早期给Gallagher带来了挫折，但她现在认为这是对她过最好的生活的激励；并结合第三段可知，她想要传达的信息是她要将自己的不幸看作是另一种形式的幸运，故C项正确。
2．What does the underlined word “which” in Paragraph 4 refer to? A．The Continent. C．The leg.
B．The pictures. D．The locations.
B 解析：代词指代题。根据第四段第一句中的“Now she has been taking pictures across the Continent, which show her cycling over the canal in Amsterdam”可知，现在，她正在欧洲大陆各地拍摄照片，照片中她骑着自行车穿过阿姆斯特丹的运河。分析该句结构可知，该句为非限制性定语从句，先行词为pictures, which指代先行词，在从句中作主语，故B项正确。
3．Gallagher can best be described as ________． A．helpful and ambitious B．friendly and generous C．determined and creative D．independent and sensible
C 解析：推理判断题。通读全文可知，Devon Gallagher在四岁时因患骨科疾病右腿被截肢，但是这并没有影响她对梦想的追求；她到世界各地旅行，将自己的旅行情况写在假肢上并拍照片发到社交媒体。据此可推知，Devon Gallagher既有毅力又有创造力，故C项正确。
4．Which of the following might be the best title for the text? A．Never Too Late to Share B．A Special Artificial Leg C．An Outstanding Photographer
D．Gallagher’s Summer Holidays
B 解析：标题归纳题。根据文章尾句“And if life gives you an artificial leg, make art.”并结合全文其他内容可知，文章主要讲述了Devon Gallagher虽然被截肢，但是这并没有影响她对梦想的追求，她到世界各地旅行，将自己的旅行情况写在假肢上并拍照片发到社交媒体。故B项最适合作文章标题。
B
(2020·北京海淀区高三质检)Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made.
Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had
no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental maths.
I have only the unmemorable memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and almost all the insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books，which some might honour with the title of scientific research.
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist：One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline but all training, determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文，作者通过自身的经历明白了一个道理：博物学家是天生的，而科学家则是可以后天培养的。
5．What impressed the author deeply during his childhood? A．Wildlife. C．Languages.
B．Music. D．Literature.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and almost all the insects.”可知，作者在童年时，印象深刻的是那些野生生物，故选A。
6．Why can’t the author remember his relatives clearly? A．He didn’t live with them for long. B．The family was extremely large.
C．He was fully occupied with observing nature. D．He was too young when he lived with them.
C 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and almost all the insects.”可推知，作者童年时期过于专注自然界而对周围的亲戚并不是很在意，所以没有深刻的印象，这与第四段第二句中的“I have a strong love of the natural world”呼应，故选C。
7．According to the author, what personality should a born naturalist have first of all? A．Being knowledgeable. B．Being self-discipline. C．Being full of ambition. D．Being full of enthusiasm.
D 解析：推理判断题。根据第四段前两句“I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations.”可知，作者从小热爱自然界，而且这种热情使作者做了很多不同的调查，成了一个博物学家。由此可推知，一个天生的博物学家首先要充满热情，故选D。
8．Why does the author say he is a naturalist, not a scientist? A．He thinks he lacks some quality required of a scientist. B．He thinks he has much trouble doing mental arithmetic. C．He thinks he comes up with solutions in a most natural way. D．He thinks he just reads about other people’s observations.
A 解析：细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist：One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack.”可知，作者认为自己只是一个博物学家而不是一个科学家是因为自己缺乏成为科学家的某种必备的素质，故选A。
Ⅱ.完形填空
(2020·河南六市高三联考)I used to hate running. It seemed too hard, and pushing outside my comfort __1__ was not something I was eager to do. In fact, I wouldn’t have become a(n) __2__ if it weren’t for my husband Charles. He had been a __3__， competitive runner for many years. After our marriage, he wouldn’t stop talking about how much he __4__ it. So he picked it up again, and after about a year, I started to join him at the __5__. Just a few weeks later, Charles signed up for a five-kilometer race for both of us. I __6__ about doing it. It was too soon.
But on the race day, there I was.
The gun went off. Thousands of runners __7__．
The first kilometer was tough.I was already breathing __8__ and painfully aware of the group of runners __9__ past me. After another minute I saw the three-kilometer __10__. All I could think of was that I was __11__．
I rounded a corner, and saw both sides of the street __12__ with people watching the race, all cheering the runners on: I __13__ my legs to keep going. Then I looked up and saw the clock. The __14__ ticking away gave me an incentive(动力). I knew that if I had __15__ finished this race I would have achieved something. So, I __16__up, and kicked it.
I had my arms __17__ higher when I passed through the finish line. A volunteer put a(n) __18__around my neck. “You did great！I’m so proud of you！” Charles was thrilled that I’d __19__．
“That was amazing！I want to do another race.” I proudly hugged my medal as we started to walk to the post-race festivities. My lungs and my comfort zone both __20__. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文。作者原本不喜欢跑步，但是在丈夫的带动下她也开始跑步，并且坚持完成了5公里的跑步比赛。
1．A.block C．emotion
B．line D．zone
D 解析：根据文章最后一句中的“my comfort zone”可知，答案选D项。 2．A.wife C．expert
B．coach D．runner
D 解析：根据下文可知，作者一开始不喜欢跑步，在丈夫的带动下，最后变成了一名跑步者(runner)。
3．A.serious C．casual
B．common D．sharp
A 解析：根据空后的“competitive runner for many years”并结合语境可知，作者的丈夫以前是一个认真的、有竞争力的跑步者。serious “认真的”。
4．A.hated C．admired
B．missed D．trained
B 解析：根据下文中的“So he picked it up again”可推知，作者的丈夫和她结婚以后，总是不停地说他有多想念(missed)跑步。
5．A.race C．track
B．department D．ceremony
C 解析：根据该句可知，当作者的丈夫重新开始跑步后，作者也加入了他，和他一起跑。track “跑道”。
2021版新高考地区高考英语(北师大通用版)一轮复习课后达标检测：Unit2 Heroes(Word版含答案)
