第一部分　选修 7　Unit 4

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024长春外国语学校高三一质检)

　　She had been shopping with her Mom in Wal-Mart.She must have been 6 years old, this beautiful brown haired, freckle-faced image of innocence.It was__1__outside, the kind of rain that split over the top of gutters, so much in a hurry to __2__the Earth.

　　We all __3__ there inside the door of the Wal-Mart.We all waited, some patient, others ___4__because nature messed up their hurried day.I got lost in the sound and sight of the heavens __5__ away the dirt and dust of the world.Memories of running and playing so happily as a child came pouring in as a welcome __6__ from the memories of my day.

　　Her voice was so sweet as it __7__the depressing atmosphere.“Mom, let's run through the rain，” she said.

　　“What？” Mom asked.

　　“Let's run through the rain，” She repeated.

　　“No, honey.We'll wait until it__8__ down a bit.” Mom replied.

　　The young child waited another minute and repeated：“Mom, let's run through the rain.”

　　“We'll get wet through if we do，” Mom said.

　　“No, we won't, Mom.That's not what you said this morning，” the young girl said as she__9__ at her Mom's arm, “Don't you remember? When you were talking to Daddy about his cancer, you said，‘If God can get us through this, he can get us through __10__！’”

　　The entire crowd stopped dead__11__.No one came or left in the next few minutes.Mom __12__and thought for a while about what she would say.

　　Now some would laugh it off and scold her for being silly.Some might even ignore what was said.But this was a moment of affirmation in a young child's life, a time when__13__trust can be nurtured so that it would bloom into __14__，“Honey, you are __15__right.Let's run through the rain.If get wet, maybe we just need washing，” Mom said.Then off they ran.

　　We all stood watching, smiling as they ran past the cars.They held their shopping bags over their heads just in case.Soon they were __16__ by a few who screamed and laughed like children all the way to their cars.And yes, I did.I ran.I got wet.I needed washing.

　　__17__ or people can take away your material possessions, your money, your health or sometimes your happiness.But no one can ever take away your __18__memories.So don't forget to take the opportunities to __19__memories every day.

　　To everything there is a season and a time to every purpose under heaven.I do hope you will __20__the time to run through the rain.

　　()1.A.snowing B．shining

　　C．pouring D．cheering

　　()2.A.hitB．mix

　　C．makeD．bear

　　()3.A.layB．rested

　　C．sat D．stood

　　()4.A.excitedB．relaxed

　　C．annoyed D．astonished

　　()5.A.runningB．washing

　　C．driving D．turning

　　()6.A.rewardB．relief

　　C．remark D．respond

　　()7.A.brokeB．disturbed

　　C．awoke D．extended

　　()8.A.calms B．slows

　　C．settles D．passes

　　()9.A.pointedB．glared

　　C．stared D．pulled

　　()10.A.anythingB．something

　　C．anybody D．everybody

　　()11.A.silentB．content

　　C．touched D．inspired

　　()12.A.reasonedB．screamed

　　C．paused D．cried

　　()13.A.definiteB．concrete

　　C．apparent D．innocent

　　()14.A.ambitionB．faith

　　C．assumption D．truth

　　()15.A.absolutelyB．loosely

　　C．hardlyD．considerably

　　()16.A.assessedB．challenged

　　C．followedD．ordered

　　()17.A.Methods B．Circumstances

　　C．Chances D．Occasions

　　()18.A.correctB．proper

　　C．preciousD．particular

　　()19.A.rememberB．promote

　　C．forget D．make

　　()20.A.take B．cost

　　C．occupyD．arrange

　　【主旨大意】本文主要讲述了一个温馨的故事。一天，大雨把人们挡在超市里，回不了家，气氛很压抑。一个小女孩央求她妈妈跑着冲过去。因为她记得妈妈曾说过：如果上帝让我们熬过这件事(癌症)，他就能让我们经历任何事；如果上帝非要我们淋雨的话，说明我们需要洗一洗。小女孩的乐观态度感染了作者和周围的人，带领着他们冲过雨幕。

　　1．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：外面正下着倾盆大雨。 shine意为“闪光，照耀”；pour“倾倒，倾泻”；cheer“欢呼，高兴”。

　　2．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：雨好像是冲破了水槽，快速冲击着大地。hit意为“击打，袭击”；mix“使……混合”；bear“忍受”。

　　3．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：我们都站在沃尔玛超市门口里面。

　　4．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：我们都等着。有的很耐心，有的很烦恼，因为大雨破坏了本来就匆忙的一天。excited意为“兴奋的，激动的”；relaxed“轻松的”；annoyed“恼怒的”；astonished“吃惊的”。

　　5．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：我沉浸在这声音和情景中，看着老天爷冲走世界上的灰尘。run away意为“跑远”；wash away“冲走”；drive away“赶走，驱走”；turn away“走开，转过脸”。

　　6．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：小时候奔跑玩耍的情景涌入脑海，为今天的此情此景带来些许慰藉。reward意为“报酬，奖励”；relief“减轻，减缓，安慰”；remark“评论”；respond“回答，应答”。

　　7．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：她的声音如此甜美，打破了压抑的气氛。break意为“打破”；disturb“打扰，妨碍”；awake“唤醒”；extend“延伸，扩大”。

　　8．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：我们等一会儿，等到雨下得慢一点。calm down意为“平静下来，镇静下来”；slow down“慢下来”；settle down“安居，安定下来”；pass down“传下来”。

　　9．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：小女孩用力拉着她妈妈的手说。point at意为“指向”；glare at“怒视”；stare at“凝视”；pull at“用力拉”。

　　10．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：如果上帝让我们熬过这件事(癌症)，他就能让我们经历任何事。

　　11．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：所有人都停下来，陷入死一般的沉寂。silent意为“沉默的”；content“满意的”；touched“受感动的”；inspired“有灵感的，受鼓舞的”。

　　12．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：妈妈停顿了一下，思考要说些什么。reason意为“说理，推理”；scream“尖叫”；pause“停顿”；cry“哭，哭喊”。

　　13．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：这是一个可以依据小时候而下断言的时刻。(我们可以断言)天真的信任能发展成信仰。definite意为“一定的，确切的”；concrete“具体的，有形的”；apparent“显然的，表面上的”；innocent“天真的”。

　　14．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：同上句。ambition意为“雄心，报复”；faith“信仰，信念”；assumption“假定，设想”；truth“真理，事实”。

　　15．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：亲爱的，你说得太对了。 absolutely意为“绝对地，完全地”；loosely“宽松地，轻率地”；hardly“几乎不”；considerably“相当地，非常地”。

　　16．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：他们身后跟着几个人，都尖叫着、孩子般笑着跑到自己的车旁边。assess意为“评估，评价”；challenge“挑战”；follow“跟随”；order“命令，点餐”。

　　17．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意：环境会夺走你的财产、金钱、健康甚至你的幸福。method意为“方法”；circumstances“环境，情况”；chance“机会，机遇”；occasion“时机，场合”。

　　18．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意：但是没人能带走你珍贵的回忆。correct意为“正确的”；proper“恰当的”；precious“珍贵的”；particular“特别的”。

　　19．【答案】D

　　【解析】句意：别忘了每天把握机会制造美好的回忆。remember意为“记得”；promote“促进，提升”；forget“忘记”；make“制造”。

　　20．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意：我真的希望你能花些时间在雨中穿行。take意为“拿走，采取，耗费(时间)”；cost“花费”；occupy“占据，占领”；arrange“安排”。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　(2024安徽合肥168中学高三第二次段考，D)

　　Cleverness is a gift while kindness is a choice.Gifts are easy—they're given after all.Choices can be hard.

　　I got the idea to start Amazon 16 years ago.I came across the fact that the Internet usage was growing at 2,300 percent per year.I'd never seen or heard of anything that grew that fast, and the idea of building an online bookstore with millions of titles was very exciting to me.I had just turned 30 years old, and I'd been married for a year.I told my wife MacKenzie that I wanted to quit my job and go to do this crazy thing that probably wouldn't work since most start-ups don't, and I wasn't sure what to expect.MacKenzie told me I should go for it.As a young boy, I'd been a garage inventor.I'd always wanted to be an inventor, and she wanted me to follow my passion.

　　I was working at a financial firm in New York City with a bunch of very smart people, and I had a brilliant boss that I much admired.I went to my boss and told him I wanted to start a company selling books on the Internet.He took me on a long walk in Central Park, listened carefully to me, and finally said, “That sounds like a really good idea, but it would be an even better idea for someone who didn't already have a good job.” That logic made some sense to me, and he convinced me to think about it for 48 hours before making a final decision.Seen in that light, it really was a difficult choice, but finally, I decided I had to give it a shot.I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.And I suspected I would always be haunted by a decision not to try at all.

　　After much consideration, I took the less safe path to follow my passion, and I'm proud of that choice.For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.

　　()1.What inspired the author with the idea of building an online bookstore?

　　A．His dream of being an inventor.

　　B．The support of his wife.

　　C．The greatly increasing usage of the Internet.

　　D．Millions of exciting titles.

　　()2.Which of the following is closest in meaning to the underlined sentence?

　　A．The idea of not trying would keep coming to his mind and disturb him.

　　B．He would be very excited if he tried it out.

　　C．He would be always having a doubt if he didn't try.

　　D．The decision not to try the online bookstore would terrify him.

　　()3.We can know from the passage that ______.

　　A．the boss thought the idea was suitable for the author

　　B．the author wanted someone else to try the idea

　　C．the author might not regret if he failed the idea

　　D．the author might go back to his boss if he failed

　　()4.Which of the following would be the best title for the passage?

　　A．Cleverness and Kindness.

　　B．The Starting of Amazon.

　　C．Following My Passion.

　　D．We Are What We Choose.

　　【主旨大意】本篇为记叙文。题材为个人经历。作者介绍了当初辞职并创办亚马逊网店的决策过程，这是一个追求自己的梦想和激情的一个决断。

　　1．【答案】C

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段的“I came across … very exciting to me”可知：互联网迅速发展，促使作者想开网上书店。

　　2．【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。画线句子：我怀疑我会因没有去尝试一下而纠结。

　　3．【答案】C

　　【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“I didn't think I'd regret trying and failing.”可知：即使失败，作者不会后悔去尝试。而A项(老板认为这个想法适合作者)，与原文相反；B项(如果尝试一下，他会很兴奋)与原文不符；C项(作者如果失败，会回到老板那儿)，原文没有提到。

　　4．【答案】D

　　【解析】主旨大意题。根据最后一句“For all of us, in the end, we are our choices.”可找到答案。

　　Ⅲ.七选五阅读

　　(2024湖南师大附中高三上学期第三次月考)

　　Could Organizing Your Home Change Your Life?

　　Marie Kondo is an expert on organizing and cleaning.She is considered an expert on clearing away unused or unnecessary things, better known as clutter.Actually, she did write a book on the issue, which is called “The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up”．__1__ It has sold more than 2 million copies.

　　Marie Kondo says people can improve their lives by changing the way they think about all their stuff—everything from books, documents and photographs to clothing and personal mementoes.“__2__ And this is pretty good.” Ms.Kondo writes.

　　This is not the first time an organizing expert has written a book on clutter.Other books suggest wonderful things will happen when you organize your home.One book says that if you throw out 50 things from your home, you will actually find your life.__3__ And still others promise a better job, more money and a perfect family if you simply organize the things that fill your life.__4__ She told the Business Insider website that some of her clients have lost weight.“Your self-perception is improved by living in a clean and neat room，” she said.“This can change lifestyles and, in turn, appearances.”

　　Marie Kondo teaches a method of organizing she calls KonMari.It is more of an event or ceremony.This is the part that followers say makes it more lasting.Ms.Kondo says KonMari creates a different relationship between you and your possessions.If the object meant something to you or served you well, you thank it for its service before throwing or giving it away.In her book, Ms.Kondo suggests that you touch the item and ask one simple question: “Does it bring me joy？”__5__

　　A．Her book is a best-seller around the world.

　　B．Marie Kondo makes some of the same claims.

　　C．On the contrary, Marie Kondo disagrees with it.

　　D．Unnecessary things just take up too much space in your home.

　　E．If it doesn't, you give it away so that it may give joy to someone else.

　　F．Another book says that if you make clutter disappear, you will also lose weight.

　　G．When you put your house in order, you put your affairs and your past in order too.

　　1．【答案】A

　　【解析】上文提到《The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up》这本书，下文说这是一本全世界畅销的书，接下来说卖了多少。

　　2．【答案】G

　　【解析】考查对上下文的理解。上文提到通过改变你思考你所有一切来改善你的生活，接下来说你把你房子里的东西规整到位，你就是把你的一切事情和过去归位。符合行文逻辑。

　　3．【答案】F

　　【解析】上文的one book提到如果你丢出去你家里50件东西，你就会发现你的生活。接下来另一本说另一个观点。紧接着的下文still others表示还有书说如果你清理好你的生活你会得到更多。从one…another…others可以推知F选项是正确答案。

　　4．【答案】B

　　【解析】从下文的She可以推知B选项符合题意。

　　5．【答案】E

　　【解析】从下文的“If it doesn't”可以知道，前面的一句是“Does it bring me joy？”回答这句话E选项符合题意。