2023年人教版高考英语总复习第二部分考点培优训练 考点二十选择性必修 第一册Unit 4Body Language.docx

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1、二十选择性必修第一册Unit 4 Body Language（限时60分钟）i.阅读理解AWhat have eight legs, hunt among a group of fish and can throw a mean sucker punch（猛击）? According to research published in Ecology last week, the answer would be octopuses. Octopuses punch fish deliberately.The first time researcher Eduardo Sampaio witnes

2、sed this phenomenon, he laughed. Normally thafd be fine but at the time he was underwater wearing scuba （水肺潜水）equipment. UI almost choked on my regulator,he said in an interview with NPRs Morning Edition. When I saw it fbr the first time, I just burst out laughing. ”The octopus is typically a solita

3、ry creature, but sometimes an octopus might take part in a hunting party made up of fishes. A groupers（石斑鱼）gestures, for example, can clue（提示）an octopus into the location of prey. Sampaio and his co-researchers were studying this mutually beneficial behavior when they came across an octopus punching

4、 fish while hunting.Although researchers have observed octopuses punching fish before, the behavior happening in the context of a hunting party is new. And it can come suddenly, out of nowhere, Sampaio said. “You can see there are some punches almost like a small boop J Sampaio said, and the other o

5、nes in which even the whole arm curls up and uncurls afterwards, you know, like the motion of a boxer doing a punch. ”The punches are fairly rare, so its not so easy to observe, he said. The research prompts many questions, he said, like “Is there a species that the octopus prefers to punch? ” In so

6、me cases, the researchers were able to determine the reason the underwater bully decided to strike. Sometimes its a partner-control mechanism, Sampaio explained, to drive the fish away from the octopus9 next meal. Or it can be to control where the fish is swimming. Or it can be a form ofpunishment,

7、he said. And sometimes the eight-legged creature just punches the fishwith no noticeable motivation.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了章鱼的一种奇怪现象击打鱼类。1. How did Eduardo Sampaio feel when he first witnessed the phenomenon?A. Shocked.B. Amused.C. Frightened.D. Concerned.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第二段可知,Eduardo Sampaio第一次目睹这种现象时，

8、他笑 了起来，由此推断他对这种现象是感到很好笑的。故选B。2. How does Sampaio explain the process in Paragraph 4?A. By making a comparison.B. By introducing a concept.C. By referring to another study.D. By quoting an experts words.【解析】选Ao推理判断题。根据第四段可知,Sampaio提到有些拳动静小得几乎就像一个小 水花就像拳击手打拳击一样，故他用了比拟的方法来讲述章鱼打鱼的方式和过程。故选 A。3. What can

9、we learn from the last paragraph?A. Octopuses tend to attack a specific fish species.B. Octopuses punch fishes with clear aims each time.C. Octopuses will dismiss the fish which is its next meal.D. Octopuses are not very often to be spotted punching fishes.【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段可知，这些拳法相当罕见，所以不容易观察到。有 时

10、章鱼是在没有明显动机的情况下打鱼。由此推知，章鱼在打鱼时不常被发现。故选DoWhere is the text probably from?A. A research paper.B. A political report.C. A science magazine.D. An autobiography.【解析】选c0文章出处题。根据第一段并结合全文可推知，该篇文章主要是介绍章鱼的打鱼行为，属于科学类的研究报告，但并不是论文，常出现在期刊杂志上。故选C。BBeing a young boy, I began to learn what people said was not always w

11、hat they really meant or felt. And I knew it was possible to get others to do what I wanted if I read their real feelings and responded suitably to their needs. At the age of eleven, I sold rubber door-to-door after school and quickly worked out how to tell if someone was likely to buy from me. When

12、 I knocked on a door, if someone told me to go away but their hands were open and they showed their palms (the inside surfaces of their hands), I knew it was safe to continue because they werent angry although they may have a dismissive (不屑的)attitude. If someone told me to go away in a soft voice bu

13、t used a pointed finger or closed hand, I knew it was time to leave.As a teenager, I became a salesperson, and my ability to read people earned me enough money to buy my first house. Selling gave me the chance to meet people and study them close and to know whether they would buy or not.I joined the

14、 life insurance (保险)business at the age of twenty. And I went on to break several sales records fbr my company, becoming the youngest person to sell over a million dollars worth of business in my first year. This achievement allowed me to become a member of the well-known Million Dollar Round Table

15、(MDRT), which recognizes the worlds top achievers in life insurance. I was lucky that the skills Id learned as a boy in watching body language while selling could be used in this cew area, and were directly related to the success I could have in any business closely connected with people.【文章大意】这是一篇记

16、叙文。作者讲述了自己从小积累了察言观色的能力，后来又得益于这一技能取得保险销售业绩上的重大突破，最终走向成功人生的故事。4. What is the authors main purpose of mentioning the success in life insurance?A. To attract more people to buy his life insurance. B. To simply let readers know about his good luck.C. To prove the magic of his studying body language.D. To

17、 show off his unusual insurance-selling achievements.【解析】选Co推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，作者提到人寿保险的成功经历是为了证明 他学习肢体语言的魔力。故选C。5. Which is the correct order of the authors life events?He bought his first house.He became a member of MDRT.He broke the first sales record for the insurance company.He got the chance to me

18、et people and watch body language.A.B.C.D.【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第一段可知，作者很小的时候就学会了察言观色；根据第二 段可知，青少年时期作者就买了第一套房子；根据第三段可知，作者打破保险公司销售记录， 接下来成为了 MDRT的一员。故这四件事情的顺序为。故选B。6. What does the underlined phrase “new area in the last paragraph refer to?A. The study of selling products.7. The work for the MDRT.8. The res

19、earch of body language.9. The life insurance business.【解析】选D。短语含义猜测题。根据最后一段中“我很幸运，当我还是个孩子的时候，在销 售时观察身体语言时学到的技能可以在这个新的领域中使用，并且直接关系到我在任何与人 密切相关的业务中所取得的成功。”可知作者强调之前的经历对他在保险行业取得的成就的巨 大作用，所以画线短语指的是人寿保险行业。故选DoAccording to the passage, which of the following can best describe the author?A. Overconfident.B.

20、 Open-minded.C. Observant.D. Kind-hearted.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第一段中“当我敲开一扇门时，如果有人告诉我要我离开但 是他们的手是打开的，能看到他们的手掌心，我知道我继续下去是安全的，因为我知道他们 并没有生气，虽然他们态度很不屑。如果有人用柔和的声音让我离开，但是用手指或者紧握的 拳头，我知道是时候离开了。”可知，作者是善于观察的。故选coII.完形填空Shoveling （铲）the snow had always been the best part about winter. Not that I thought it was fun,

21、 but I hated the thought of my dad having to do it after a day of work. So I took it upon myself at eight years old. Every time I saw those white particles fall from the 2 , I would run and 3 my jacket, snow boots, and gloves to prepare myself for the work ahead. But every single time, 4 I went outs

22、ide, I would stop by my older sisters room to see if she 5 to help me. I knew she would say no, but I always 6 anyway.One day there was a lot of snow. There was no 7 I would be able to clean it all up myself, so I did the 8 and knocked on my sisters door. As I expected , she gave me the same old “no

23、”. I stood there 9 for a second. All I wanted was some 10 , and the more I recollected every “no” she had ever said to me, the 11 I became. I shouted, Youre an awful sister and daughter, and nobody needs you! ”Then, I set out in the cold to tackle （对付）the enemy that12 in my driveway. I foughttireles

24、sly, my short arms swinging back and forth while the wind 13 against my cheeks. However, after one long hour, I was not even halfway done. Completely 14 , I dropped the shovel into the victorious snow, and went inside to lie down on the sofa.After a short break, I 15 the sofa, ran to the window and

25、looked outside. In the middle of the driveway, my sister was shoveling the snow. The feeling of seeing her was indescribable.【文章大意】这是一篇记叙文。作者讲述了自己八岁时就主动承担了家里铲雪的工作，但每 次出门之前，作者都会先去问姐姐是否愿意帮忙，姐姐每次都说“不二1. A. long1. A. longB. simpleC. dullD. lonely【解析】选A。考查形容词词义辨析。根据“my dad having to do it ”可知作者不愿让爸爸在一 天的

26、工作之后还要铲雪。故选A。2. A. postB. hillC. skyD. ceiling【解析】选c0考查名词词义辨析。根据常识可知，雪是从天空中落下。故选coA. took onB. put onC. got onD. tried on【解析】选B。考查动词短语辨析。根据“my jacket, snow boots, and gloves ”可知作者会穿 上夹克、雪地靴并戴上手套。故选B。3. A. beforeB. afterC. while D. since【解析】选A。考查连词词义辨析。根据“I would stop by my older sister飞room to see i

27、f sheto help me”可知每次出门之前，作者都会先去问姐姐。故选A。4. A. promisedB. wantedC. managed D. hesitated【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。根据下文“I knew she would say no”可知作者去问姐姐是 想看看她是否愿意帮自己铲雪。故选B。5. A. regrettedB. forgotC. permitted D. asked【解析】选Do考查动词词义辨析。根据上文“see if she to help me”可知作者知道姐姐会拒绝，但还是总是会问她。故选D。6. A. excuse B. needC. wayD.

28、doubt【解析】选Co考查名词词义辨析。根据上文“One day there was a lot of snow. ”可知雪很多，作者不可能自己全部清理干净,no way“不可能”。故选Co7. A. routine B. exerciseC. surveyD. favor【解析】选Ao考查名词词义辨析。根据上文可知每次铲雪前先敲姐姐的门询问她是一种惯例。故选A。9. A. silentlyB. anxiously C. patiently D. excitedly【解析】选A。考查副词词义辨析。根据上文“she gave me the same okTno，”以及下文作者的 心理活动可知，

29、听到这个结果，作者静静地站了一会儿。故选A。10. A. comfortB. helpC. adviceD. praise【解析】选Bo考查名词词义辨析。根据上文“There was no I would be able to clean it allup mysef可知作者认为所需要的只是一些帮助。故选Bo11. A. prouderB. strongerC. sadderD. angrier【解析】选D。考查形容词词义辨析。根据下文“I shouted,。Youre an awful sister and daughter, and nobody needs you!可知作者感到越来越生气

30、。故选D。12. A. survived B. layC. arrivedD. hid【解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。根据上文“Shoveling the snow had always been the best part about winter.可知雪是落在地上的，此处用拟人的手法，形象地描述地上堆积的雪很多。故选Bo13. A. leanedB. went C. foughtD. cut【解析】选D。考查动词词义辨析。根据“against my cheeks”可知风吹刮着作者的脸颊。故选D。14. A. impressed B. defeated C. movedD. changed【

31、解析】选B。考查动词词义辨析。根据“dropped the shovel into the victorious snow”可知作者认为自己被雪彻底打败了。故选B。15. A. rose from B. sat onC. glanced at D. slid into【解析】选Ao考查动词短语辨析。根据上文“and went inside to lie down on the sofa”和下文“ranto the window and looked outside”可知作者从沙发上站起来。故选AoIII.读后续写“Missy, “ I cried to my wife, “did you pu

32、t the banana skin on my desk? ” No, honey, Meghan probably did, As Id feared, she had missed my real purpose of the question which was to make it clear to her that she hadnt done her job: defend my desk against the invaderour naughty girl.I abandoned the conversation.I sat here at the desk, and star

33、ed at the screen. I waited patiently for ideas to come to me, exam questions for a test I would give my English students. My wife was off to a reunion somewhere, but I was not alone. Meghan, our 22-month-old daughter, kept me company. Yet her plans that day seemed to go against mine.She followed a d

34、aily routine that was both time-consuming and challenging. It included certain basic tasks: watching the fish, sweeping the carpet in her room, climbing up and down her bed.At first I could concentrate on designing my test paper. But I was soon sidetracked(分/心的). I had not counted on the arrival of

35、the “bib-bibs(“Bib-bibs” were birds). “Bib-bibs, bib-bibs!” Meghan screamed excitedly, her eyes alive with expectation. She insisted that I go with her to the window.“In a second, just let me finish this question, “ I said. She pulled me by the hand (two fingers, actually) toward the window. I saw m

36、yself as a fool, being led to watch the bib-bibs. And we did watch them. They chattered and leaped back and forth on the lawn just outside our apartment window. Meghan was absorbed, but as I watched them, I still thought about my work.Suddenly she rushed out from the room, and I heard her naked feet

37、 slapping against the wooden floor outside. She returned with her doll, Dumpty. She held him up to the window, stretching him out by his two arms and whispering into his nonexistent ear, “Bib-bibs, Dumpty, bib-bibs! ” Then I left them in conversation and returned to my desk.注意：续写词数应为150左右。Unfortunat

38、ely, she came again soon, with her shoes in hands and preparing for an outing.Out of the corner of my eye I could see the little girl sobbing because I didnt have time forher.【参考范文】Unfortunately, she came again soon, with her shoes in hands and preparing for an outing. “Dont even ask, Meghan. Not to

39、day. I knew her plan too well: First the shoes. Then the stroller. And pretty soon we were in the park. The way she always did. Having sensed my impatience with her, Meghan put down the shoes, tugged at my sleeve with her free hands and pleaded using her hard to understand baby talk. No, Meghan, “ I

40、 said again. “Not now. Go away and leave me alone. Finally, she left. She made no further attempt to bother me. Then I tried to concentrate on the test paper.Out of the comer of my eye I could see the little girl sobbing because I didnt have time fbr her. She stood with her back against the sofa, wa

41、tching me type and slowly brushing Dumptys arm for comfort. Obviously Dumpty was doing my job to keep her company. I suddenly felt guilty. “Meghan, I feel like taking a walk down to the park. I was wondering if you would like to join me. ” Hearing this, she laughed excitedly and began the search for her shoes. I knew I should put aside my work and go right at the moment while my girl thought that a walk with her father was a gift beyond measure.