高考英语二轮复习专题强化练习 四选一阅读强化练(十)　书评与小说节选（含答案）

这是一份高考英语二轮复习专题强化练习 四选一阅读强化练(十)　书评与小说节选（含答案），共10页。

(2023·南京六校联合调研)
Fr mst peple，mney still means physical cash printed by a sle (唯一的) public authrity.Yet it may be shrt－lived, as cash gives way t the digitalizatin f finance and new means f payment may take ver.The big change will have huge impacts n states, peple and cmpanies.
Des it d mre gd than harm? Eswar Prasad, a senir prfessr f Internatinal Trade Plicy at Crnell University, says in his bk The Future f Mney, it depends n central banks—whether they can embrace change withut lsing cntrl.He insists the end f cash—likely within a decade r tw—is revlutinary.
As fr the trend that cash is declining, Mr Prasad explains that it is due t the fact that many peple bank frm laptps and make payments n their phnes.Bitcin and ther digital mney it has inspired bring abut a mre fundamental shift, which makes payments pssible withut the need fr a trusted, central authrity.Hwever, banks remain dminant.Fearing this culd make them ut f a jb, many central banks are beginning t catch up with the pace by develping their wn digital currencies—CBDCs, which will upgrade the financial system.
Mr Prasad says they are mre efficient than cash fr settling transactins (交易结算).They culd als prvide supprt t digital payment systems managed by private firms.They culd ffer “unbanked” cmmunities access t digital payments and ther financial prducts.And they may make it easier t track illegal transactins.
Hwever, Mr Prasad fears CBDCs may be vulnerable (脆弱的) t hacking and bugs; they culd kill private innvatin and cause the instability they are meant t prhibit.The privacy f transactins will be lst.
He als manages t make the financial system understandable and interesting. His patient descriptin f hw it wrks includes numbers f well－researched examples and persnal anecdtes.
【语篇解读】 本文是书评。文章主要介绍了康奈尔大学国际贸易政策高级教授Eswar Prasad的著作——The Future f Mney，书中讲述了随着时代的发展现金交易让位于金融数字化虽带来了一些便利，但也带来了一些不利因素。
1.What’s NOT the cause f cash decline?
A.The digital mney.
B.The digitalizatin f finance.
C.The financial system.
D.The new means f payment.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“as cash gives way take ver”可知，随着现金让位于金融数字化，新的支付方式可能会取代现金；根据第三段中的“it is due t the fact abut a mre fundamental shift”可知，用手机支付、比特币和它激发的许多其他数字货币带来了一个更根本的转变。选项C并未提及。]
2.What des the underlined wrd “they” in paragraph 4 refer t?
A.Central banks. B.Bills.
C.Cmpanies. D.CBDCs.
答案 D [代词指代题。根据第三段最后一句话“many central currencies—CBDCs”可知，许多央行开始通过开发自己的数字货币来赶上这一步伐，由此可知，第四段第一句话中的“they are mre efficient than cash fr settling transactins (交易结算)”表示在交易结算方面，央行的数字货币比现金更有效率，故选项D正确，画线词指的是CBDCs。]
3.What’s the benefit f digital currencies develped by central banks accrding t the text?
A.They culd keep private firms frm innvating.
B.Peple withut bank accunts can buy and pay nline.
C.Peple can bank frm laptps and make payments nline.
D.They make the financial system safe and understandable.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第四段中的“They culd ffer ‘unbanked’ cmmunities access t digital payments and ther financial prducts.”可知，央行开发的数字货币可以为没有银行账户的社区提供使用数字支付和其他金融产品的渠道。]
4.What type f writing is the text?
A.A news reprt. B.A science reprt.
C.A bk review. D.A bigraphy.
答案 C [文章类型题。本文以现金让位于金融数字化的支付方式开头，引出了康奈尔大学国际贸易政策高级教授Eswar Prasad的著作The Future f Mney，在书中Prasad教授分析了数字货币支付方式的利与弊。由此可推知，这是一篇书评。]
(2023·喀什地区一模)
Arund the Wrld in 80 Days—By Jules Verne
“We set ut fr Dver and Calais in ten minutes，” Fgg annunced.A puzzled grin appeared in Passepartut’s rund face.“ Mnsieur is ging t leave hme？” “Yes，” replied Phileas Fgg.“We are ging arund the wrld.” Passepartut’s eyes widened.He raised his eyebrws, held up his hands and seemed abut t cllapse.“Rund the wrld！” he murmured.“ In eighty days，” respnded Mr. Fgg.“S we dn’t have a mment t lse.” “But the cases？” gasped Passepartut.“We wn’t have any cases，” Fgg replied.“Only a bag with tw shirts and three pairs f stckings fr me in it, and the same fr yu.Bring dwn my raincat and traveling clak, and sme strng shes，althugh we will d little walking.Hurry up！”
Passepartut tried t reply, but he culd nt.He mechanically began t make the preparatins fr departure.Arund the wrld in eighty days! Was his master a fl? N.Was this a jke, then? They were ging t Dver.That was gd! They were ging t Calais.That was gd again! After all, Passepartut，wh had been away frm France fr five years, wuldn’t be srry t set ft in his wn cuntry again.Perhaps they wuld g smewhere as far as Paris, and it wuld d his eyes gd t see Paris nce again.
By eight ’clck Passepartut had packed the bag.Then, he went dwn t see Mr. Fgg.Mr. Fgg was cmpletely ready.Under his arm was a bk cntaining timetables shwing the arrival and departure f steam bats and trains.He checked his bag carefully again and ensured everything he needed was in it.
“Take this bag，” Fgg said, handing it t Passepartut.“Take gd care f it because there are twenty thusand punds in it.” Passepartut nearly drpped the bag, as if the twenty thusand punds had been in gld and almst weighed him dwn.They left the huse and at the end f Saville Rw they tk a taxi and drve rapidly t Charing Crss.
【语篇解读】 本文是小说节选。文章节选自法国著名作家儒勒·凡尔纳的代表作《八十天环游地球》，讲述了Fgg先生宣布要用80天环游世界，并让Passepartut做准备，直至二人出发的情形。
5.Hw did Passepartut react t the idea f the jurney at first?
A.He argued with Mr. Fgg.
B.He was quite puzzled.
C.He was thankful t Mr.Fgg.
D.He was unhappy abut it.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据第一段中的“A puzzled grin appeared in Passepartut’s rund face.‘Mnsieur is ging t leave hme？’”可知，Passepartut一开始对于旅行的想法感到很困惑。]
6.Frm the 3rd paragraph, it can be inferred that ________.
A.Mr. Fgg had read many bks
B.Mr. Fgg was a slave wner
C.Mr. Fgg paid great attentin t details
D.Mr. Fgg had already packed fr the jurney
答案 C [推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Under his arm in it.”可知，Fgg先生对细节非常关注。]
7.What did Passepartut feel pleased abut?
A.The fact that Mr. Fgg wanted his cmpany.
B.The length f time he wuld be away.
C.The pprtunities the jurney wuld give him.
D.The preparatins he made fr the jurney.
答案 C [推理判断题。根据第二段中的“They were ging t Paris nce again.”可知，Passepartut一想到自己可以去多佛、加来，甚至去巴黎就非常高兴，故C项正确。]
8.What surprised Passepartut when Mr. Fgg handed him the bag f the mney?
A.Mr. Fgg’s attitude t it.
B.The size f the bag.
C.The weight f the mney in it.
D.The amunt f the mney in it.
答案 D [推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“‘Take gd care f gld”可以推断，Passepartut差点把钱袋子掉在地上，对袋子里钱的数目很惊讶。]
(2023·长沙一中模拟)
One day Beth received a pian as a gift frm her neighbr Mr.Laurence，which had belnged t his late granddaughter.In spite f her shyness，Beth was determined t shw her gratefulness.
“Yu’ll have t g and thank him，” said her sister by way f a jke, fr the idea f the child’s really ging never entered her head.“Yes, I mean t.I guess I’ll g nw, befre I get frightened thinking abut it.”
And, t the amazement f everyne present, Beth walked deliberately dwn the garden, thrugh the fence, and t the Laurence’s dr.“Well, I wish I may die if it isn’t the strangest thing I have ever seen！” cried her sister Hannah, staring after her, while the ther girls were made quite speechless by her unexpected act.
They wuld have been still mre amazed if they had seen what Beth did afterward.She went and kncked at the study dr befre she gave herself time t think.When a deep vice called ut “Cme in”， she did g in，right up t Mr.Laurence, wh lked quite surprised，and held ut her hand, saying “I came t thank yu，sir, fr...” with nly a small quiver in her vice.But she didn’t finish, fr he lked s friendly that she frgt her speech and, nly remembering that he had lst the little girl he lved, she put bth arms rund his neck and kissed him.
The ld gentleman culdn’t have been mre astnished.But he liked it.Oh, dear, yes, he liked it amazingly! And he was s tuched and pleased by that little kiss that he just set her n his knee, and laid his wrinkled cheek against her rsy ne, feeling as if he had gt his wn little granddaughter back again.Beth didn’t fear him frm that mment, and sat there talking t him freely as if she had knwn him all her life, fr lve drives away fear, and gratefulness can defeat pride.
When she went hme, he walked with her t her wn gate, shk hands warmly, and tuched his hat as he marched back again, lking like a handsme and ld gentleman as he was.
【语篇解读】 本文是小说节选。有一天，主人公Beth收到邻居Laurence先生赠送给她的一架原属于他过世的孙女的钢琴。尽管很害羞，Beth还是鼓起勇气，向Laurence先生表达了感激之情。
9.Hw did the ther girls feel when seeing Beth walking t Mr.Laurence’s huse?
A.Relieved. B.Shcked.
C.Pleased. D.Terrified.
答案 B [细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“And，t the amazement f everyne present”“quite speechless by her unexpected act”可知，在场的每一个人都很震惊，其他女孩们被Beth的这一行为惊讶到说不出话来。B项的意思为“震惊的，吃惊的”。]
10.Why didn’t Beth finish her speech when she saw Mr.Laurence?
A.She was shy and nervus.
B.She was t excited t speak.
C.She was mved by his kindness.
D.She was t afraid befre a stranger.
答案 C [细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“But she didn’t finish，fr he lked s friendly that she frgt her speech”可知，Beth没有把话说完，这是因为Laurence先生看起来是如此善良以至于她忘了接下来要说的话。]
11.What des the authr want t express mainly in this text?
A.We shuld vercme ur inner fear.
B.Lve and gratefulness can d wnders.
C.We ught t repay thse wh help us.
D.Curage cmes frm strng determinatin.
答案 B [文章大意题。根据全文内容尤其是第五段中的“fr lve drives away fear，and gratefulness can defeat pride”可知，通过Beth的故事作者说明了爱和感激驱赶走了恐惧与傲慢。B项“爱与感激能创造奇迹”最能概括文章主旨。]
12.What is the text?
A.A nvel. B.A diary entry.
C.A reprt. D.A bk review.
答案 A [文章类型题。本文主要叙述了一个故事，描述了Beth和Laurence先生之间发生的一件小事，告诉我们爱与感激能够克服恐惧与傲慢，创造奇迹。结合四个选项可知，A选项“小说”正确。]
Ⅱ.语法填空
(2023·黄冈高三阶段抽测)
After finishing nline classes at hme during the pandemic, Hng Nanjia, 16, frm Zhixin High Schl in Guangzhu, puts n her aprn (围裙) and begins her ne－hur chres.Then she needs t share her feelings in a diary 1.____________ will be handed in t her teacher.
Mst students 2.____________ (require) t take part in the labr class nce per week.Since September, the labr class has been listed as 3.____________ fficial curse in the schl life f primary and middle schl students.Qian Chenyi supprts this plicy.He said that he started the labr class during middle schl.All the students wuld gather t weed the schl garden 4.____________ water the plants.
Accrding t Qian, his schl wuld invite prfessinals t prvide them 5.____________ practical skills fr their daily life.“When shared bikes became 6.____________ (gradual) ppular in 2020, students were taken t the parking spts and helped put thse bikes int the right place.Prfessinals als 7.____________ (shw) us hw t fix the bikes，”Qian said.“After 8.____________ (learn)first aid, students vlunteer t help peple wh have had accidents in the water.”He added that if students fund a specific tpic 9.___________ (attract), they wuld fcus n it and nly take part in the labr class 10.____________ (relate) t that tpic.“Thrugh the labr classes, we nt nly find ur interests but als becme mre well－runded，”said Qian.
【语篇解读】 本文是新闻报道。劳动课已经成为中小学生的正式课程。通过劳动学生们不仅找到了自己的兴趣而且发展得更加全面了。
1.that/which [考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，先行词为表示物的diary，该空指代先行词在定语从句中作主语，故填that/which。]
2.are required [考查时态语态和主谓一致。根据语境可知，此处是对现在事情的陈述，应用一般现在时；又因为句子的主语Mst students和谓语require之间是被动关系；主语表示复数概念，故填are required。]
3.an [考查冠词。此句指自9月起劳动课已被列为中小学生学校生活的正式课程。根据句意可知，此处表示泛指，故应填不定冠词；又因为fficial的发音以元音音素开头，故填an。]
4.and [考查并列连词。根据语境可知，句中的weed the schl garden与water the plants为并列关系，故填并列连词and。]
5.with [考查介词。此处专查固定搭配prvide sb with sth，意为“给某人提供某物”。]
6.gradually [考查词性转换。空处修饰谓语动词became，应用副词，故填gradually。]
7.shwed [考查时态。根据上文的“in 2020”可知，专业人士教我们如何修理自行车发生在过去，故应用一般过去时，所以填shwed。]
8.learning [考查非谓语动词。句中After为介词，介词后应用名词或动名词作宾语，故填learning。]
9.attractive [考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，空处在句中作宾补，指学生们发现一个特定的话题很吸引人，故填形容词attractive“有吸引力的”。]
10.related [考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，“________ (relate) t that tpic”在句中作后置定语，修饰the labr class。related t意为“与……相关”，为固定搭配。故应填relate的形容词形式related。]
A篇
Para.2：embrace 常用义：v.拥抱 文章义：v.欣然接受 Para.3：bank 常用义：n.银行 文章义：v.(在某银行)开账户，存款 dminant adj.占支配地位的；占优势的 upgrade v.升级；提高；改善 catch up with赶上；达到(某水平) Para.5：prhibit v.禁止；阻止；使不可能
B篇
Para.1：cllapse v.瘫倒 gasp v.(因惊讶或疼痛)喘气 Para.2：mechanically adv.机械地；呆板地
set ft in踏入 Para.4：weigh sb dwn使某人负担沉重
C篇
Para.1：belng t...属于…… in spite f...尽管…… Para.3：deliberately adv.小心翼翼地；从容不迫地；故意；蓄意；存心 speechless adj.(尤指气得或惊讶得)说不出话的 Para.5：wrinkled adj.有皱纹的