高中英语外研版 (2019)必修 第一册Unit 3 Family matters课后复习题

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

I've loved my mother's desk since I was just tall enough to sit above the top of it.Mother sat writing letters.Standing by her chair, looking at the ink bottle, pens, and white paper, I decided that the act of writing must be a most wonderful thing in the world.

Years later, during her final illness, Mother kept different things for my sister and brother.“But the desk，” she said again, “is for Elizabeth.”

I never saw her angry, never saw her cry.I knew she loved me; she showed in action.But as a young girl, I wanted to have heart­to­heart talks between mother and daughter.

They never happened.And a gulf opened between us.I was “too emotional (易动感情的)”．But she lived “on the surface (表面)”．

As years passed and I had my own family.I loved my mother and thanked her for our happy family.I wrote to her in careful words and asked her to let me know in any way she chose that she did forgive me.

My hope turned to disappointment, then little interest and, finally, peace — it seemed that nothing happened.I couldn't be sure that the letter had even got to Mother.I only knew that I had written it, and I could stop trying to make her into someone she was not.

But the present of her desk told me, as she'd never been able to, that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work.I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one­paper letter, folded and refolded many times.It was my letter.

“In any way you choose, Mother, you always chose the act that speaks louder than words.”

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和妈妈之间“行胜于言”的故事。本文以“母亲的写字台”为线索回忆母亲生前与自己的点点滴滴。托物思人，以表达自己对母亲的怀念之情。

1．The passage shows that        .

A．Mother was cold on the surface but kind in her heart to her daughter

B．Mother was too serious about her daughter in words

C．Mother wrote to her daughter in careful words

D．Mother wrote to her daughter in careless words

解析：选A　推理判断题。由第三、四段内容以及倒数第二段的I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one­paper letter, folded and refolded many times.It was my letter.可以判断出，母亲表面上很冷漠，但母亲对女儿的爱是深藏在母亲内心深处的。故选A。

2．The underlined word “gulf” in the fourth paragraph means        .

A．deep understanding between the old and the young

B．different ideas between mother and daughter

C．free talks between mother and daughter

D．part of the sea going far in land

解析：选B　词义猜测题。由第四段中画线词后的I was “too emotional(易动感情的)”．But she lived “on the surface (表面)”．可知，“我”注重感情，但她只停留在表面上。所以猜测gulf指的是母女之间的想法不同。故选B。

3．What did Mother do with her daughter's letter asking for forgiveness?

A．She had never received the letter.

B．For years, she often talked about the letter.

C．She didn't forgive her daughter at all in all her life.

D．She read the letter again and again before she died.

解析：选D　推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的I cleaned the desk carefully and found some papers inside — a photo of my father and a one­paper letter, folded and refolded many times.It was my letter.可知，母亲去世后，“我”仔细地清理桌子时，发现里面有“我”给她写的信，折叠再折叠过好多次。所以判断出母亲在去世之前，一遍又一遍地读着女儿写给自己的请求原谅的信。故选D。

4．What's the best title for the passage?

A．My Letter to Mother

B．Mother and Children

C．My Mother's Desk

D．Talks between Mother and Me

解析：选C　标题归纳题。根据文章的开头I've loved my mother's desk以及文章倒数第二段的But the present of her desk told me ... that she was pleased that writing was my chosen work.可知，作者托物思人，以表达自己对母亲的怀念之情。结合全文内容可知，本文以“母亲的写字台”为线索回忆母亲生前的点点滴滴。故选C。

B

One day when I was 5, my mother scolded (责骂) me for not finishing my rice and I got angry.I wanted to play outside and not to be made to finish eating my old rice.When angrily opening the screen door with my foot, I kicked back about a 12­inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door.But I had no remorse, for I was happy to be playing in the backyard with my toys.

Today, I know if my child had done what I did, I would have scolded my child, and told him about how expensive this new screen door was, and I would have delivered a spanking (打屁股) for it.They never said a word.They left the corner of the screen door pushed out, creating an opening, a breach (裂缝) in the defense against unwanted insects.

For years, every time I saw that corner of the screen, it would constantly make me think about my mistake.For years, I knew that everyone in my family would see that hole and remember who did it.For years, every time I saw a fly buzzing (嗡嗡) in the kitchen, I would wonder if it came in through the hole that I had created with my angry foot.I would wonder if my family members were thinking the same thing, silently blaming me every time a flying insect entered our home, making life more terrible for us all.My parents taught me a valuable lesson, one that a spanking or stern (严厉的) words perhaps could not deliver.Their silent punishment for what I had done delivered a hundred stern messages to me.Above all, it has helped me become a more patient person and not burst out so easily.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己小时候因为不愿意听从父母的教育而乱发脾气损坏了纱门，父母并没有修理纱门，任由纱门上留下了一个裂缝，不时地有苍蝇等穿过它进入厨房。数年来，这种无声的惩罚令作者不断感到内疚，最终帮助作者成了一个更加有自控能力的人。

5．When the author damaged the door, his parents         .

A．gave him a spanking

B．left the door unrepaired

C．scolded him for what he had done

D．told him how expensive it was

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，作者损坏了纱门，留下了一道裂缝，他的父母并没有修理。故选B。

6．The underlined word “remorse” in Paragraph 1 most probably means “        ”．

A．regret　　　　　　　 B．hurt

C．feel   D．notice

解析：选A　词义猜测题。根据画线词上文When angrily opening the screen door with my foot, I kicked back about a 12­inch part of the lower left hand corner of the new screen door.可知，“我”在新纱门左下角一个12英寸的地方踢了一脚。结合第二段可知，新纱门很贵。弄坏了纱门的“我”不仅没有感到自责和惭愧，反倒在后院玩得很开心。故画线词词义是“后悔”。故选A。

7．The experience may cause the author         .

A．to hide his anger away from others

B．not to go against his parents' will

C．to have a better control of himself

D．not to make mistakes in the future

解析：选C　推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，这次经历让作者成了一个更有耐心，不轻易发火的人，也就是能够更好地控制自己的人。故选C。

8．What is the main idea of this text?

A．Adults should ignore their children's bad behavior.

B．Parents are the best teachers of their children.

C．What is the best way to become a more patient person.

D．Silent punishment may have a better effect on educating people.

解析：选D　主旨大意题。纵观全文可知，作者讲述了小时候自己因为父母的教育而乱发脾气损坏了纱门，父母并没有修理纱门，任由纱门上留下了一道裂缝，不时地有苍蝇等穿过它进入厨房。数年来，这种无声的惩罚令作者不断感到内疚，最终帮助作者成了一个更加有自控能力的人。因此推断，文章主要讲述无声的惩罚能够更好地教育人。故选D。

C

My six­year­old granddaughter stared at me as if she was seeing me for the first time.“Grandma, you are an antique (古董)，” she said.“You are old.Antiques are old.You are my antique.”

I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there.I took out the Webster's Dictionary and read the definition to Jenny.I explained, “An antique is not only old, it's an object existing since or belonging to earlier times ...a work of art ...a piece of furniture.Antiques are treasured，” I told Jenny as I put away the dictionary.“They have to be handled carefully because they sometimes are very valuable.In order to qualify as an antique, the object has to be at least 100 years old.”

“I'm only 67，” I reminded Jenny.

We looked around the house for other antiques, besides me.There was a desk that was handed down from Rone aunt to another and finally to our family.“It's very old，” I told Jenny.“I try to keep it polished and I show it off whenever I can.You do that with antiques.”

There was a picture on the wall bought at a garage sale.It was dated 1867.“Now that's an antique，” I said with pride.“Over 100 years old.” Of course it was marked up and scratched (刮坏) and not in very good condition.“Sometimes age does that，” I told Jenny.“But the marks are good marks.They show living, or being around.That's something to display with pride.In fact, sometimes, the more an object shows age, the more valuable it can become.” I believed this was important for my own self­worth.

Our tour of antiques continued.There was a vase on the floor.It had been in my house for a long time.I was not certain where it came from but I didn't buy it new.One thing about antiques, I explained to Jenny, was that they usually had a story.They'd been in one home and then another, handed down from one family to another, traveling all over the place.They'd lasted through years and years.They could have been thrown away, or ignored, or destroyed, or lost.But instead, they survived.

For a moment, Jenny looked thoughtful.“I don't have any antiques but you，” she said.Then her face brightened，“Could I take you to school for show and tell？”

“Only if I fit into your backpack，” I answered.And then Jenny's antique lifted her up and embraced her in a hug that would last through the years.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者奶奶和孙女之间对“古董”这个单词的理解，作者就是孙女的“古董”，作者对孙女充满了爱。

9．Why did Grandma read the definition of “antique” to Jenny?

A．To change Jenny's shallow understanding of antiques.

B．To list all the important characteristics of antiques.

C．To express her disappointment at being called “antique”．

D．To tell Jenny the importance of protecting antiques.

解析：选A　推理判断题。由第二段中的I was not satisfied to let the matter rest there.I took out the Webster's Dictionary and read the definition to Jenny.可知，作者不希望她们之间关于“古董”的话题就谈到这里，希望能够进一步深入进去，让孙女对“古董”有更深刻的理解，想改变孙女珍妮对古董的肤浅理解。故选A。

10．Which of the following information did grandma express to Jenny?

A．The desk reminded her of her dear relatives.

B．The marks on the picture showed its age and value.

C．There was usually a sad story behind each antique.

D．She planned to buy a new vase to replace the old one.

解析：选B　细节理解题。由倒数第四段可知，画上的标记说明了它的年代和价值。故选B。

11．What can be inferred from the last paragraph?

A．Jenny had a strong desire for grandma's love.

B．Jenny was too young to know grandma's humor.

C．Grandma had a deep long­lasting love for Jenny.

D．Grandma was too old to lift Jenny up.

解析：选C　推理判断题。由最后一段内容可知，作者(奶奶)紧紧地抱住了孙女珍妮，说明作者很爱珍妮，推断出奶奶对珍妮有着深厚而持久的爱。故选C。

12．What can be the best title for the passage?

A．Grandma's Antique

B．A Story of Antiques

C．A Tour of Antiques

D．Jenny's Antique

解析：选D　标题归纳题。文章讲述了孙女说作者是个旧的古董，作者给珍妮清晰地解释了“古董”这个词，珍妮最后发现除了作者她没有其他的古董，即作者就是孙女的“古董”，作者对孙女也充满了爱。故选D。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。

How to Be a Good Listener

Being a good listener can help you see the world through the eyes of others.It enriches your understanding and expands your capacity for empathy (同情)．Good listening skills can provide you with a deeper level of understanding about someone's situation.  1 

Place yourself in other people's shoes.It's easy to only consider the impact of the other person's “telling” on you.But you must open out and look at the problems from the other person's view.  2 

Avoid comparing the person's experiences to your own.You may think that the best thing you can do to really listen is to compare the person's experiences to your own.But this type of thinking actually makes the person feel like you're not really listening at all.  3   That means that you're focusing more on yourself than on the person's situation.

  4   Some people think that, when they're listening, they should find a quick and easy solution to the person's problem.According to the research, it is totally wrong to do so.Instead focus on absorbing (理解) everything the person is saying to you.Only after that can you really try to help.

Know what not to do.Knowing what to avoid when you're trying to be a good listener can be almost as helpful as knowing what to do.If you want the speaker to take you seriously you'd better not interrupt in the middle of a point.  5   Make eye contact with the person so that the person realizes that you are interested and are listening.

A．Don't try to help immediately.

B．Avoid saying “I” or “me” a lot.

C．Try to solve the person's problem quickly.

D．Don't try to change the subject, even if it's a little uncomfortable.

E．If so, you would see your way through the problems much faster.

F．Therefore you had better listen to what the person is saying carefully.

G．If you want to know how to be a good listener, read on to get started!

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章就如何成为一位好的聆听者向读者提供了四条建议。

1．选G　本空为过渡句，下文谈了四条建议，所以这里应该选G项以引出下文。

2．选E　选项E中的If so与上文谈到的换位思考相承接，说明如果这样做的话，问题将会被更快地解决。故选E项。

3．选B　本空是细节句，本段主要讲的是避免比较他人和自己的经历，空后一句中的That是对空处内容的指代，故选B项。

4．选A　本空是本段的主题句，本段主要讲的是不要急于想对策，要充分了解以后才可以更好地帮助他人，故选A项。

5．选D　本空为细节句，从本段结构可知，这里是和上下句并列的建议，根据上下文及本段首句“知道不要做什么”可知，应选D项。