(新高考)高考英语一轮复习课时精炼 选择性必修第四册　Unit 5　Launching Your Career (含详解)

选择性必修第四册　Unit 5　Launching Your Career

完形填空·集中练

Ⅰ.完形填空

[一]

(2021·山东德州质检)

We’ve all been there before：You’re driving down the road when suddenly a pothole seems to appear out of nowhere and sends the   1   jumping.Most people think potholes are   2  ，but artist Jim Bachor sees them as a canvas for his artwork.

Bachor uses the   3   art form of mosaic to create eye-catching，colorful images of famous artists like Aretha Franklin or simple everyday   4   like food.He even makes less-appealing visuals of insects.

Bachor was a graphic designer for 20 years before he began his   5   in mosaic.He regards an incidental trip to Europe as his motivation to change careers.While   6   in Italy，Bachor fell in love with Pompeii，a preserved ancient Roman city.A tour guide pointed out a mosaic，made of mainly glass and marble，and told Bachor，“Glass and marble don’t   7  .So，this looks essentially the way the artist intended.” Bachor says，“That kind of staying power just   8   me so much.”

A year later Bachor returned to attend a mosaic class in Ravenna，Italy，to learn the proper way to   9   the ancient technique.Years after that，he mastered the technique.He   10   that mosaics can be just as significant today as the art form over 1,000 years ago.“I just saw that there was a(n)   11   to bring it into the new age as a contemporary subject，” he says.

So，Bachor decided to make a special piece of   12   for that pothole.He has   13   mosaic pothole art around Chicago，Detroit，New York City and even in Finland.

While he may not be getting   14   from drivers or passengers，Bachor’s art is   15   a pleasant surprise to discover.

1．A.body   B．rock

C．car   D．sand

答案　C

解析　句意为：我们以前都遇到过这种情况：你正开车沿着路行驶时，突然一个凹坑似乎凭空出现，让汽车颠簸跳跃。body身体；rock岩石；car汽车；sand沙子。故选C。

2．A.challenging   B．interesting

C．discouraging   D．annoying

答案　D

解析　句意为：大多数人认为坑洞很烦人，但艺术家吉姆·巴赫尔把它们看作是他的艺术品的画布。challenging具有挑战性的；interesting有趣的；discouraging泄气的，气馁的；annoying讨厌的。故选D。

3．A.modern   B．ancient

C．elegant   D．mysterious

答案　B

解析　句意为：巴赫尔利用古老的镶嵌艺术形式，创造了诸如著名艺术家如艾瑞莎·富兰克林的引人注目、丰富多彩的形象，或者简单的日常物品像食物。modern现代的；ancient古代的；elegant优雅的；mysterious神秘的。故选B。

4．A.objects   B．ideas

C．routines   D．projects

答案　A

解析　句意见上题解析。object物体；idea主意，想法；routine日常工作；project方案，项目。根据everyday和like food可推断，此处指简单的日常物品。故选A。

5．A.duty   B．career

C．belief   D．instruction

答案　B

解析　句意为：在巴赫尔开始他在镶嵌工艺方面的事业之前他做了20年的平面设计师。duty责任；career职业，事业；belief信念；instruction指导。故选B。

6．A.traveling   B．living

C．working   D．studying

答案　A

解析　句意为：当巴赫尔去意大利旅行的时候，他爱上了庞贝，一座保存完好的古罗马城市。travel旅行；live生活，居住；work工作；study学习。根据下文的“A tour guide”可知，空处指巴赫尔去了意大利旅行。故选A。

7．A.last   B．connect

C．fade   D．resolve

答案　C

解析　句意为：玻璃和大理石不会褪色。last持续；connect连接；fade褪色；resolve分解。故选C。

8．A.reminded   B．confused

C．troubled   D．impressed

答案　D

解析　句意为：那种持久的力量给我非常深刻的印象。remind提醒；confuse使困惑；trouble麻烦；impress使印象深刻。故选D。

9．A.introduce   B．perform

C．promote   D．describe

答案　B

解析　句意为：一年后，巴赫尔回到意大利拉文纳参加了一个镶嵌工艺课程，学习如何正确地做这种古代技术。introduce介绍；perform做，进行；promote促销；describe描述。故选B。

10．A.argued   B．imagined

C．remembered   D．realized

答案　D

解析　句意为：他意识到镶嵌工艺在今天可以和1 000多年前的艺术形式一样重要。argue争论；imagine想象；remember记住；realize意识到。故选D。

11．A.link   B．time

C．opportunity   D．voice

答案　C

解析　句意为：我看到了一个机会把它作为当代学科带入新时代。link关联；time时间；opportunity机会；voice声音。故选C。

12．A.artwork   B．machinery-work

C．code   D．literature

答案　A

解析　句意为：因此，巴赫尔决定为那个凹坑制作一个特殊的艺术品。artwork艺术品；machinery-work机械加工；code代码，密码；literature文学。故选A。

13．A.discovered   B．created

C．improved   D．taught

答案　B

解析　句意为：他在芝加哥、底特律、纽约市甚至芬兰创造了镶嵌工艺坑洞艺术。discover发现；create创造；improve提高；teach教。故选B。

14．A.help   B．invitation

C．money   D．praise

答案　D

解析　句意为：虽然他可能不会得到司机或乘客的赞扬，但巴赫尔的艺术无疑是一个令人惊喜的发现。help帮助；invitation邀请；money钱；praise表扬。故选D。

15．A.nearly   B．merely

C．certainly   D．personally

答案　C

解析　句意见上题解析。nearly几乎，差不多；merely 仅仅；certainly无疑地，当然；personally亲自地。故选C。

[二]

I was raised in Birmingham.I can clearly recall a summer day in 1954 when my father took me for a trip to the seaside by   1  .

As we   2  ，the weather was sunny and we were all in good   3  .Unfortunately，as we rode along a quiet coastal road，the clouds set in，and it got   4   and started to rain.

Even with our raincoats on，my father and I were wet through.As we drove   5   a humpback bridge(弓形桥)，the wet，shiny road ahead turned out to be a deep lake of water.We fell right into it and the engine of the motorcycle stopped   6  .We had no idea where we were，fields surrounding us and no house in   7  .

Fortunately，not long after，a car   8   alongside us.The lady in it   9   down the window，asking what she and her husband could do to   10  .Hearing our explanation，this lovely   11   offered to give us a lift to the nearest train station.

Having driven on for about 30 minutes yet with no   12   of a station，they announced to drive us   13  .My father rejected，saying it was at least two hours away，but they   14  .We were delivered to our door.As we shook hands to   15   them and bade farewell，I thought about what good Samaritans they were.

1．A.train   B．motorcycle

C．bus   D．car

答案　B

解析　根据下文中的“the engine of the motorcycle”可知，父亲是用摩托车带“我”去海边旅行的。

2．A.put off   B．left off

C．headed off   D．set off

答案　D

解析　句意为：当我们出发的时候，天气晴朗，我们的心情也很好。此处是固定词组set off，意为“出发”。put off推迟；leave off停止；head off阻止。

3．A.spirits   B．position

C．health   D．shape

答案　A

解析　句意见上题解析。此处be in good spirits是固定词组，表示“兴高采烈”。

4．A.brighter   B．darker

C．colder   D．warmer

答案　B

解析　根据空前的“the clouds set in”和空后的“and started to rain”可知，乌云密布，天变得更暗(darker)了。

5．A.into   B．over

C．beneath   D．off

答案　B

解析　根据常识可知，我们从桥上开过，用介词over。

6．A.safely   B．fast

C．dead   D．successfully

答案　C

解析　摩托车落水导致引擎完全(dead)熄火。

7．A.mind   B．need

C．time   D．sight

答案　D

解析　根据语境可知，我们被田野包围了，看不到房屋。in sight是固定词组，表示“在视野内”。

8．A.sped up   B．ran off

C．pulled up   D．took off

答案　C

解析　根据下文可知，一对好心的夫妇开车经过，并停了下来。pull up表示“(使车)停下”。

9．A.wound   B．put

C．knocked   D．took

答案　A

解析　车里的女士摇下了车窗，问我们是否需要帮忙。此处wound是wind的过去式，wind down表示“把(尤指车窗)摇下”。

10．A.leave   B．escape

C．help   D．survive

答案　C

解析　参见上题解析。

11．A.conductor   B．adviser

C．couple   D．team

答案　C

解析　根据上文中的“she and her husband”可知，这是一对夫妇，故选couple。

12．A.sign   B．idea

C．way   D．symptom

答案　A

解析　他们本要送我们去最近的火车站，但开了大约30分钟还是没有发现火车站，最后他们决定送我们回家。sign表示“迹象”，符合语境。

13．A.ahead   B．away

C．nearby   D．home

答案　D

解析　参见上题解析。下文中的“We were delivered to our door.”也是提示。

14．A.supported   B．hesitated

C．insisted   D．withdrew

答案　C

解析　父亲拒绝了他们的好意，但那对夫妇还是坚持要送我们回家。insist表示“坚持”。

15．A.greet   B．declare

C．thank   D．leave

答案　C

解析　根据语境和常识可知，到家之后，我们握手感谢(thank)了那对夫妇，并与他们告别。

语法填空＋读后续写·综合练

Ⅱ.语法填空

(2021·江苏第一次模拟)

More and more public schools in America make it a rule that students must finish a certain amount of community service 1.        they are allowed to graduate from high school.They work on projects like making the environment better or 2.        (feed) homeless people.

Many school systems in the United States now ask students 3.        (do) some kinds of community service as part of their studies.Students involved in service projects help 4.         

(they) as well as their communities.They learn about the needs of people and aid 5.            

(organize)．For this reason，holidays 6.        (become) the prime period for volunteer work so far.Volunteers get no pay，but experts point out that it is 7.         excellent opportunity to learn and practice new skills.

According to the statistics，more than 60% of young Americans have participated 8.       

different kinds of community service，such as cooking for homeless people，or painting old buildings，etc.Some students like to do their volunteer work in 9.        (centre) parts of America，but the majority of teens prefer to do it in their hometowns.Tom，a 16-year-old middle school student in California，often 10.        (do) community service in a local hospital.He works 16 hours every week either receiving calls at the information desk，or helping push patients back to their wards(病房)．

1．答案　before

解析　考查状语从句。根据句意可知，此处是指“在高中毕业之前”。表示“在……之前”用before引导时间状语从句。故填before。

2．答案　feeding

解析　考查非谓语动词。or前后连接两个并列成分，应保持相同的形式。or前面的动词用了v.-ing形式，所以之后的动词也应用v.-ing形式。故填feeding。

3．答案　to do

解析　考查固定搭配。ask sb.to do sth.是固定搭配，表示“要求某人做某事”。故填to do。

4．答案　themselves

解析　考查反身代词。对他们自身有帮助，用反身代词。故填themselves。

5．答案　organizations

解析　考查词性转换和名词的单复数。aid sth./sb.意为“帮助某事或某人”，其后应用名词，而此处并非一个组织。故填organizations。

6．答案　have become

解析　考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据后面的so far可知，此句时态应用现在完成时。该句主语为holidays，谓语动词应用复数形式。故填have become。

7．答案　an

解析　考查冠词。此处泛指一个非常好的机会，首字母发音以元音音素开头的单词前的不定冠词应用an。故填an。

8．答案　in

解析　考查固定短语。participate in为固定搭配，意为“参加”，此处指参加不同的社区服务。故填in。

9．答案　central

解析　考查词性转换。形容词修饰名词parts of America，故此处应用centre的形容词形式。故填central。

10．答案　does

解析　考查动词的时态和主谓一致。根据He works 得知，此处用一般现在时。该句主语Tom为第三人称单数，因此谓语动词用do的第三人称单数形式。故填does。

Ⅲ.读后续写

(2021·湖南百校联考)

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

It was a cool evening in spring.I was just finishing the dinner dishes when the phone rang.It was unusual because our landline seldom rang.Nearly everyone we knew contacted us on our cellphones.

“This is Janet Rhodes，” said a familiar voice that I struggled to place.That name seemed familiar，too.I knew a lot of people，having lived on two coasts and in most major cities in California for the past thirty years.

“I am calling because I need to apologize to you，” Janet stated.That’s when I suddenly realized who she was.

“That day when I came into your classroom and blamed you for disciplining my daughter，I was way out of line.I know now that you were doing what was best for her.You were right.”

Twenty years earlier，it was only my second year of teaching.Janet’s daughter，Stephanie，had acted out toward some of the other girls in the classroom，and I had made her stay in from breaks between classes.I was kind and fair when I punished her.The truth was that I really liked Stephanie，but she clearly didn’t like being disciplined.She told her mother，and Janet felt the need to defend her child.

After school，she flew into my classroom and accused me of everything from being unfair to playing favorites to not caring about my students.She was yelling so loudly that every teacher in the building heard her accusations，including my principal.

Her words shocked me because none of her criticisms was true.I managed to keep from crying while she stood in front of me，but as soon as she left the room，I broke down.I cried all evening on and off through that sleepless night.I had once felt such joy teaching my kids，but now I felt like I was under a microscope in my classroom.For the next few weeks，her words caused me to second-guess everything I did with my students.I doubted my ability and even my own heart.Despite how her mother had treated me，I knew I would discipline Stephanie again if she acted out.It was the right thing to do.

注意：续写词数应为150左右。

And now，two decades later，the angry mother was apologizing to me.                 

“Can you find it in your heart to forgive me？” Janet asked finally.                   

参考范文

And now，two decades later，the angry mother was apologizing to me. The hurtful thing had become ancient history to me，though her accusations affected me too deeply for much too long.I’ve now learned to process criticisms much more quickly，accepting what’s true，dismissing what’s not，and moving on with my mission in life.So，in essence，her apology wasn’t necessary for my well-being because I had done the work of restoration on my own.I was grateful for that.On the other hand，how much courage this lady had to make this call! It moved me.

“Can you find it in your heart to forgive me？” Janet asked finally.I responded that she was a hero to me.After all these years，she could have just forgotten about that.But she went to such effort to make things right.I was both blessed and impressed.We spent the rest of our short conversation about Stephanie before we hung up.As I reflect on that evening，I am still in awe of Janet’s growth，courage，and determination to apologize for the hurt she caused so many years ago.Her apology truly was an unexpected blessing.