Unit 6 Design 能力提升题组训练(A)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018双鸭山第一中学高三模拟)
On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didn’t know. I looked round when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady with a smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” she gave me a giant squeeze. “Why are you in college at such a young, innocent age?” I asked. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now I’m getting one!” she told me. After class we walked to the Student Union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends.
Every day of the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football dinner. I’ll never forget what she taught us. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesn’t take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunities in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually don’t have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily life. At the year’s end she finished the college degree she had begun all those years. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.
1.What happened to the author on the first day of school?
A.He got to know an old professor. B.He made the acquaintance of an old lady. C.He joined the Student Union. D.He had to share a milkshake with others. 2.From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can find out the author’s .
A.concern about age B.respect for the old C.curiosity about the lady D.complaint about education 3.In the author’s eyes, . A.Rose was innocent and generous B.Rose was wise and skilled
C.Rose was talented and hard-working
D.Rose was courageous and her words were inspiring 4.Which saying might Rose possibly support? A.One is never too old to learn.
B.A friend in need is a friend indeed.
C.Rome wasn’t built in a day. D.It is no use crying over spilt milk. 语篇解读:本文是记叙文。全文讲述了一位不畏高龄之困勇敢追求知识,结识朋友并完成大学学业从而实现人生梦想的高龄老人的故事。 答案及剖析:
1.B 细节理解题。由第一段“I looked round when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady with a smile. She said, Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. I’m eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?”可知作者第一天认识了一位老太太。
2.C 推理判断题。作者在大学碰到如此高龄的一位同学,惊讶之余,在这属于“正话反说”。明似说小,其实问大。就是对于如此高龄的大学同学的年龄感到好奇。
3.D 细节理解题。第二段Rose的讲话,字里行间充满了勇敢和自信,并且给人鼓舞的力量。故D正确。
4.A 推理判断题。全文讲述了一位不畏高龄之困勇敢追求知识并完成大学学业从而实现人生梦想的高龄老人的故事。她的经历就是对“活到老学到老”最好的诠释。故A正确。 Ⅱ.七选五(2018桂林中学高三英语测试)
Third-Culture Kids
Did you grow up in one culture, your parents came from another, and you are now living in a totally different country? If so, then you are a third-culture kid!
The term “third-culture kid” (or TCK) was coined in the 1960s by Dr. Ruth. She first came across this phenomenon when she researched North American children living in India. Caught between two cultures, they form their very own.1. About 90
percent of them have a university degree, while 40 percent pursue a postgraduate or doctor degree. They usually benefit from their intercultural experience, which helps them to grow into successful academics and professionals.
2. In fact many hardships may arise from this phenomenon. A third-culture kid may not be able to adapt themselves completely to their new surroundings as expected. Instead, they may always remain an outsider in different host cultures. Max, for example, experienced this fundamental feeling of strangeness throughout his life as a third-culture kid.3. While this can be a way to create a network of friends all around the world, it can be difficult for a third-culture kid like Max to maintain close friendships and relationships.
For a third-culture kid, it is often easier to move to a new foreign country than to return to their “home” country. After living in Australia and R.O. Korea for many years, Louis finally returned to Turkey as a teenager. But she felt out of place when she returned to the country where she was born.4. She did not share the same values as her friends’ even years after going back home.
While a third-culture kid must let go of their identity as foreigner when he/she returns, the home country can prove to be more foreign than anything he/she came across before. The peer group they face does not match the idealized image children have of “home”.5.
As a part of the growing “culture”, TCKs may find it a great challenge for them to feel at home in many places.
A.Yet being a third-culture kid is not always easy. B.In general, they often reach excellent academic results. C.This often makes it hard for them to form their own identity.
D.However, their parents can help them see the opportunities of a mobile lifestyle. E.Their experience abroad helps them to gain a better understanding of cultural differences.
F.Unlike other teens of her age, she didn’t know anything about current TV shows or fashion trends.
高三英语第一轮能力提升题组训练必修2Unit6(A)
