2018高考英语一轮复习构想 Unit 1 Festivals around the world课时

Unit 1 Festivals around the world Ⅰ.阅读理解 A (2017·临沂一中模拟) One day, I noticed the most beautiful Cadillac pull in the lot while waiting for my husband. A pretty female driver pulled into the spot beside our car. There was a striking resemblance to Liz Taylor. Her eyes were as blue as the sea, and teeth like an even row of pearls. A few minutes later, a nice looking man entered her car, leaned over and kissed her and she drove away. Sitting there, I wanted to cry. How could some people have it all? Then it became almost routine to see her about once a week. She seemed friendly and always waved, flashing a big smile. My envy continued to exist long after she drove away. A couple of weeks later, sitting in our usual parking lot, I was holding a book, watching her over the top of it. Her husband came to the car, took her arm and helped her out of the car. I could see very well as she moved to get out. She unsteadily walked around to the passenger side very slowly, leaning on a walking cane. Sitting sideways, she lifted one leg with her hands and then the other. The beautiful lady had a prosthesis (假肢) on the left leg and a brace (支持物) on the right leg. I couldn't watch them drive away as the tears were blinding me. Through my tears, I told my husband about the beautiful lady. He said he knew her husband and the story. The lady and her parents were in a car that got caught on the railroad tracks and was hit by a train. Both parents were killed and she was severely injured. She was only 12 years old. The railroad made a large settlement with her because the crossing had no signals. He explained her car was specially built for her needs as well as the home. I prayed for forgiveness all the way home. The lady I thought had everything I didn't. I realized how lucky I was to have my parents, the ability to walk, run or dance through life and many wonderful things money can't buy. I would not have traded places with the beautiful lady for anything. When you meet a person who seems to be much better off than you, don't be fooled. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。“我”在停车场偶遇了一位非常漂亮的女士，她的豪车、她幸福的生活等都让“我”非常嫉妒，“我”因此而抱怨生活的不公。但当“我”得知她的悲惨遭遇后，“我”为自己庆幸。由此“我”明白了：凡事不要被外表所迷惑。 1．Why did the author want to cry when noticing the beautiful lady? A．She thought of Liz Taylor. B．She had no such expensive car. C．She disliked her own eyes and teeth. D．She envied what the lady owned. 答案与解析：D 细节理解题。根据关键句及第三段内容可知，“我”想哭是因为“我”羡慕那位女士所拥有的一切。故D项正确。 2．Which of the following can best replace the word “settlement” in Paragraph 5? A．Replacement. B．Payment. C．Appointment. D．Encouragement. 答案与解析：B 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句子中的“because the crossing had no signals”可推知，因为出车祸的路口没有信号灯，所以铁路方面给了那位女士一大笔钱作为赔偿。由此可知，settlement意为“支付、偿付”，与B项意思相近。故B项正确。 3．What made the author pray for forgiveness all the way home? 2

A．Regretting her marriage. B．Admiring the lady's appearance. C．Knowing the lady's suffering. D．Leaving without waving to the lady. 答案与解析：C 细节理解题。根据倒数第三段可知，“我”知道了那位女士的悲惨遭遇，“我”一直以为那位女士拥有令人羡慕的一切，可事实并非如此；根据倒数第二段可知，“我”意识到自己非常幸运，父母健在，“我”能走、能跑、能跳舞，还拥有很多无法用金钱购得的美好事物。“我”居然嫉妒那位女士，所以一路上“我”恳求得到原谅。故C项正确。 4．What does the author want to tell us? A．Seeing is believing. B．Looks can be deceiving. C．Happiness consists in beauty. D．Everything happens for the best. 答案与解析：B 写作意图题。在丈夫的解释下，“我”知道了事情的真相，那个“我”以为拥有一切的女士却有着不为人知的悲惨遭遇。结合关键句可知，作者想告诉我们：凡事不要被表面现象所迷惑。故B项正确。 B (2017·潍坊模拟) It is a live celebration of the lasting power of letter writing! Letters Live, which started in December 2013, was held at the Freemasons' Hall

in London from March 10 to 15. The show invited various great performers who read remarkable letters that had been written around the world over the centuries. “Bringing letters alive through outstanding performances is one of the most powerful ways in which the joy and pain and humor and tragedy of being human can be shared，” Jamie Byng, managing director of Canongate Books publishing firm, told the Nowness video channel. British actor Benedict Cumberbatch agreed. “Letters are windows into the love, beauty, pain and humor of their creators and receivers，” he told The Guardian. “Letters Live makes us stop and imagine the lives behind the letters read and where they came from. It's a privilege to read this most ancient of communications live to an audience.” This year, the movie Sherlock star treated the audience by playing the part of a 17­year Tom Hanks. He put on the young actor's voice when he read his letter to the Hollywood director George Roy Hill, a letter that urged Hill to “discover” him. The letter revealed that two­time Oscar winner Hanks' teenage dream was not to “be a big­time Hollywood superstar” but to one day own a Porsche car and call his favorite US actor Robert Redford his nickname “Bob”． Other famous faces at the event included Carey Mulligan, who played a fictional laundry worker, a female activist fighting for women's rights in the 2015 movie Suffragette. The British actress once again played the role of a suffragette, when