1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Poems .阅读理解 (2017 浙江高三五校联考第一次考试 ) At 27,after serving in World War ,I dreamed of owning a piece of land.So I moved from central Illinois to Shelbina,Missouri,and bought 236 acres for $6,000.The plot of land was situated on a dirt road and was half farmland and half trees,with an
2、 old house that had no running water or electricity.Obviously,it was not what youd call prime real estate.But it was mine. I was alone for the first time in my life,and I found it liberating.My days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn.Dinnertime came and went,and I barely
3、 remembered to eat. I wouldnt say I was a great success at farming in Missouri.However,when I went to the store to buy some plowshares,I met a nice woman named Claudette working behind the counter.I also ran into her at St.Marys Catholic Church in Shelbina each week.I found out later that her manage
4、r kept asking her about “that tall boy (and eligible bachelor) from Illinois living out in the country in an old house with no water,no electricity and no housekeeper.” Claudette and her sister soon visited my farm and put up some curtains.To show my appreciation,I took Claudette out for a ride in m
5、y 2 -ton Studebaker truck.We married in 1954 and have now been together for more than 62 years! I later sold the Missouri farm for a $3,500 profit and bought 40 acres in Illinois.For many reasons,buying the Missouri farm was a good idea.I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting m
6、y beloved. 【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。作者二战退伍后一直梦想拥有一块属于自己 的土地 ,后来在密苏里买了一块地 ,依靠勤劳的双手经营自己的农场 ,直到后来遇到了自己的爱人 ,作者非常珍惜这段美好的回忆。 1.When the author bought the plot of land in Shelbina, . A.it was well equipped B.he was unsatisfied with it C.it was not a real estate D.he worked very hard on it 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。根据文章第 二段 “My
7、days were filled from dawn until dusk with plowing and planting corn.” 可知 ,作者非常努力地经营自己的农场。故选 D 项。 2.The underlined word “liberating” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by the word . 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A.upset B.interesting C.free D.boring 答案 C 解析 词义猜测题。这是作者第一次独自生活 ,同时对作者来说这也很 自由。 liberating 为形容词 ,意为 “ 自由的 ”
8、。故选 C 项。 3.The author regards buying the Missouri farm as a good idea because . A.he was able to sell it at the price of $3,500 B.he could recall plenty of experiences in his own farm C.he got the chance to meet his wife working at a church in Shelbina then D.he could purchase another house in Illin
9、ois as a result of successful farming 答案 B 解析 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段 “For many reasons,buying the Missouri farm was a good idea.I will always cherish memories of owning the farm and meeting my beloved.”可知 ,作者非常珍惜这段美好的经历。故 B 项正确。 ? 导学号 29402125? .七选五 From my experience,there are three main reasons why people
10、 dont cook more often:ability,money,and time.1. Money is a topic Ill save for another day.So today I want to give you some wisdom about how to make the most of the time you spend in the kitchen.Here are three tips for great cooking on a tight schedule. 1.Think ahead.The moments when I think cooking
11、is a pain are when Im already hungry and theres nothing ready to eat.So think ahead of the coming week.When will you have time to cook?Do you have the right materials already?2. 2.Make your time worth it.When you do find time to cook a meal,make the most of it and save yourself time later on.Are you
12、 making one loaf of bread?3. It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something.So save yourself the effort for a future meal. 3.4. This may surprise you,but one of the best tools for making cooking worth your time is experimentation.It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and r
13、ecipes that can work well with your appetite and schedule.The more you learn and the more you try,the more ability you have to take control of your food and your schedule. Hopefully that gives you a good start.5. And dont let a busy schedule discourage you from making some great changes in the way y
14、ou eat and live! A.Try new things. B.Ability is easily improved. C.Make three or four instead. D.Understand your food better. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 E.Cooking is a burden for many people. F.Let cooking and living simply be a joy rather than a burden. G.A little time planning ahead can save a lot of work late
15、r on. 答案与解析 【语篇导读】本文为说明文 ,题材是介绍说明类。紧张的生活节奏并不妨碍你为自己或家人做上一顿可口的饭菜 ,看看作者为我们提供的建议吧。 1.B 上文提到三个不常做饭的理由 :能力、钱和时间。下文提到钱是下一个话题 ,这里主要谈论如何利用花费在烹饪上的时间 ,故答案选 B 项 (能力是容易改进的 )。 2.G 该段建议提前做出烹饪计划 ,故答案选 G 项 (提前一点制订计划会省去很多后面的工作 )。 3.C 根据下文 “It takes around the same amount of time to make more of something.” 可推断出 ,这里指把
16、制作一条面包改为制作三到四条面包。 4.A 根据下文 “It gives you the chance to hit upon new ideas and recipes.” 可推断出 ,本空应选 A 项 (尝试新事物 )。 5.F 根据下文 “And dont let a busy schedule. .” 可知 ,作者认为不要让繁忙的日程妨碍你在饮食和生活方式上做出美好的改变 ,应选 F 项 (让烹饪和生活仅仅是快乐而非负担 )。 ? 导学号 29402126? .完形填空 (20179 月浙江宁波十校联考 ) It was her giggling that drew my attent
17、ion.Note taking really wasnt all that funny. Walking over to the 1 ,I asked for the note.Frozen,she refused to give it to me.I waited,all attention in the classroom on the quiet 2 between the teacher and the student.When she finally handed it over she whispered,“Okay,but I didnt draw it.” It was a h
18、and-drawn 3 of me,teeth blackened and the words “Im stupid” coming out of my mouth. I managed to fold it up calmly.My mind, 4 ,was working angrily as I 5 not to cry.I knew the two most likely 6 for drawing the picture.It would do them some 7 to teach them a lesson,and maybe it was high time that I d
19、id it! Thankfully,I was able to keep myself 8 . When there were about six minutes 9 ,I showed the class the picture.They were all silent as I told them how 10 this was for me.I told them there must be a reason 11 and now was their chance to write down anything they needed to tell me.Then I let them
20、write silently while I sniffed in the back of the classroom. As I read the notes later,many of them said something like,“Ive got nothing 12 you,”or “Im sorry you were hurt.”Some kids said,“Were fond of you.”But 【 精品教育资源文库 】 two notes,from the girls who I 13 were behind the picture,had a list of iss
21、ues.I was too mean,too 14 . Reading those notes,I realized that over the course of this year,instead of 15 my students,I had begun commanding them to 16 .Where I thought I was driving them to success I was 17 driving them away. I had some apologizing to do.But the next day in the classroom,one boy a
22、nd one girl each handed me a card.The one 18 by all the boys expressed sincere regret for the ugly joke.The one from the girls asked for 19 . This was a lesson for both the kids and me.Forgiveness does not change the past,but it does enlarge the 20 . 【语篇导读】本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章 ,讲述了一次不愉快的玩笑让作者意识到自己对学生的严加管教实际
23、上背离了自己的初衷 ,学生们需要的是鼓励而不是命令。 1.A.offender B.criminal C.destroyer D.defender 答案 A 解析 句意 :走到冒犯老师的学生身边 ,我向她要这张纸条。 offender“ 冒犯者 ,引起坏事的人 ”;criminal“ 罪犯 ”;destroyer“ 破坏者 ”;defender“ 辩护人 ,防御者 ”, 可知 A 项符合文意。 2.A.argument B.quarrel C.battle D.conversation 答案 C 解析 根据 “Frozen,she refused to give it to me.I waited,all attention.” 可知 ,这是我和这名学生之间的一场无声斗争。 argument“ 争论 ”;q uarrel“ 争吵 ”;battle“ 战斗 ”;conversation“ 对话 ”, 可知 C
