第一部分　选修6　Unit 1

　　Ⅰ.完形填空

　　(2024天津)

　　My fiancé (未婚夫) and I were excited about shopping for our first home.But our funds were __1__， and none of the houses in our price range seemed satisfactory.

　　One agent __2__ a house in particular.Although her description sounded wonderful, the price was __3__ our range, so we declined.But she kept urging us to have a look __4__.

　　We finally did and it was __5__ at first sight.It was Our Home, small and charming, overlooking a quiet lake.Walking through the rooms and talking with the owners, a nice elderly couple, we felt the warmth and __6__ of the marriage within that home.As perfect as it was, the price remained too high for us.But every day, we would sit by the lake, looking at the house and dreaming of __7__ it would be like to live there.

　　Days later, we made a(n) __8__—far below the asking price.Surprisingly, they didn't __9__ us.They renewed their offer __10__.It was also much more than we could afford, but far __11__ than the original asking price.

　　The next day, we got a __12__ message that another buyer had offered a much higher price.Even so, we decided to talk with the __13__ directly.We made our final offer, which __14__ was thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid.We knew it, __15__ we had to try.

　　“Sold！” said the owner.Then he __16__： He'd seen us sitting by the lake all those times; he knew how much we loved the place and that we'd __17__ the years of work they had put into their home; he realized he would take a __18__ by selling it to us, but it was worthwhile; we were the people they wanted to live there.He told us to consider the __19__ in the price “an early wedding present.”

　　That's how we found our home and how I learned that when people are __20__， they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met.

　　()1.A.neededB．limited

　　C．enough

　　D．large

　　()2.A.recommended

　　B．decorated

　　C．sold

　　D．rented

　　()3.A.below

　　B．within

　　C．beyond

　　D．between

　　()4.A.at least

　　B．at most

　　C．at times

　　D．at hand

　　()5.A.relief

　　B．concern

　　C．love

　　D．curiosity

　　()6.A.pride

　　B．happiness

　　C．challenge

　　D．desire

　　()7.A.which

　　B．why

　　C．that

　　D．what

　　()8.A.effort

　　B．offer

　　C．promise

　　D．profit

　　()9.A.come across

　　B．look after

　　C．depend on

　　D．laugh at

　　()10.A.instead

　　B．indeed

　　C．aside

　　D．apart

　　()11.A.worse

　　B．better

　　C．less

　　D．higher

　　()12.A.relaxing

　　B．disappointing

　　C．pleasant D．regular

　　()13.A.agents

　　B．buyers

　　C．managers D．owners

　　()14.A.already

　　B．still

　　C．generally

　　D．ever

　　()15.A.so

　　B．or

　　C．for

　　D．but

　　()16.A.apologized

　　B．complained

　　C．criticized

　　D．explained

　　()17.A.check

　　B．analyze

　　C．appreciate

　　D．ignore

　　()18.A.loss

　　B．risk

　　C．chance

　　D．lead

　　()19.A.increase

　　B．difference

　　C．interest

　　D．average

　　()20.A.kind

　　B．polite

　　C．smart

　　D．energetic

　　【主旨大意】本文讲述了一对新婚夫妇以低价位买到满意的房子的经历。

　　1．【答案】B

　　【解析】根据第三段中的“ …the price remained too high for us.”可知夫妇二人资金有限，limited意为“有限的；被限制的”，符合语境。needed意为“被需要的”，enough意为“足够的；充分的”，large意为“大的”，均不符合语境。

　　2．【答案】A

　　【解析】recommend意为“推荐”；decorate意为“装修”；sell意为“销售”；rent意为“租赁”。根据下文“she kept urging us to have a look”可知，这位房产经纪人是给“我们”推荐房子，故选A项。

　　3．【答案】C

　　【解析】上文提到作者夫妇资金受限，这里说房产经纪人对房子的描述听起来很不错，但空后提到“so we declined”可知，此价格超出了作者的承受范围，故用beyond，意为“超出”。

　　4．【答案】A

　　【解析】句意为：不过她劝我们至少看一看。at least意为“至少”；at most意为“至多”；at times意为“不时；偶尔”；at hand意为“在手边；即将到来”。只有A项符合语境逻辑。

　　5．【答案】C

　　【解析】根据该句后面Our Home以及charming等描述可知作者夫妇一眼就喜欢上了这套房子，故选C项。relief意为“缓解；解脱”，concern意为“关心；关注”，curiosity意为“好奇心”，均不符合语境。

　　6．【答案】B

　　【解析】根据上文的描述可知作者对房子非常满意，设空处所填词应与and前的并列成分warmth的感情色彩一致，故选happiness。pride意为“自豪”，challenge意为“挑战”，desire意为“渴望”，均不符合语境。

　　7．【答案】D

　　【解析】分析句子结构可知，dreaming of后的宾语从句中介词like后缺宾语，故此处用连接代词what引导宾语从句。句意为：但是我们每天都会坐在湖边，看着这套房子，梦想着我们住在那里会是什么样子。

　　8．【答案】B

　　【解析】根据破折号后面的“far below the asking price”可知作者夫妇给出了报价。make an offer是固定搭配，意为“出价”。

　　9．【答案】D

　　【解析】由上文可知作者夫妇出价很低，根据surprisingly以及下文的“They renewed their offer…”可知，这对老夫妇并没有因为作者夫妇出价低而嘲笑(laugh at)他们，而是重新定了房价。come across意为“偶然碰到”，look after意为“照顾；照料”，depend on意为“依靠；依赖”，均不符合语境。

　　10．【答案】A

　　【解析】上文提到老夫妇没有嘲笑作者夫妇的价格，而是重新要价，可知此处的副词表示转折的意义，故用instead，意为“反之；而是”。

　　11．【答案】C

　　【解析】根据转折连词but可知第二次的要价比第一次低很多，故选C项。句意为：这个价格仍然远远超出我们能够负担得起的价位，但是它远远低于最初的要价。

　　12．【答案】B

　　【解析】根据message的同位语从句“that another buyer had offered a much higher price”可知，有人出价比作者夫妇高得多，对于他们来说，这当然是一个令人失望的(disappointing)消息，故选B项。relaxing意为“令人放松的”，pleasant意为“令人愉快的”，regular意为“有规律的”，均不符合句意。

　　13．【答案】D

　　【解析】根据下文 “‘Sold！’ said the owner.”可知，作者夫妇是与房主直接谈的，故选D项。

　　14．【答案】B

　　【解析】根据设空处后面的“thousands of dollars less than the other buyer's bid”可知，作者夫妇的最终报价仍然比另一位买主的出价少，故用still，表示强调。

　　15．【答案】D

　　【解析】设空处前后两个分句之间是转折关系，故用转折连词but。

　　16．【答案】D

　　【解析】根据冒号后面房主说的一系列内容可知，房主在“成交”后向作者夫妇说明了他之所以这样做的原因。explain意为“解释”，符合语境。apologize意为“道歉”，complain意为“抱怨”，criticize意为“批评”，均不符合语境。

　　17．【答案】C

　　【解析】句意为：……他知道我们有多爱这个地方，他知道我们会感激(appreciate)他们这些年为这所房子的付出。check意为“检查”，analyze意为“分析”，ignore意为“忽略”，均不符合语境。

　　18．【答案】A

　　【解析】因为房子是低价卖给作者的，所以说是一个损失(loss)。risk意为“风险”，chance意为“机会”，lead意为“引导”，均不符合语境。

　　19．【答案】B

　　【解析】句意为：他告诉我们就把价格的差异看成是提前送给我们的结婚礼物吧。根据上文内容可知房价的变化是“减少”，或者说是“不同”，但不是增加(increase)。interest意为“利润；兴趣”，average意为“平均水平”，均不符合语境。

　　20．【答案】A

　　【解析】根据空格后面的“they are not strangers, only friends we haven't yet met”以及上文中对于房东夫妇的描述，可知这类人应该用kind(好心的；善良的)形容。而polite(礼貌的)，smart(聪明的)与energetic(精力充沛的)均不适合。

　　Ⅱ.阅读理解

　　A

　　(2024安徽合肥168中学高三第二次段考，C)

　　Engineers should embrace the arts, Sir John O'Reilly, a fellow of the Institution of Engineering and Technology, argued in a lecture.

　　About 59% of engineering companies in the IET's 2024 survey feared skill shortages could threaten business.

　　“There is nothing as creative as engineering，” Sir John told the reporter.He says science, technology, engineering and mathematics－often known as “Stem” subjects, are vital for a modern knowledge economy.But there is a massive shortfall in the number of recruits(招聘)－with a recent study by the Royal Academy of Engineering saying the UK needs to increase by as much as 50% the number of Stem graduates it produces.

　　Delivering this year's Mountbatten Lecture at the Royal Institution, Sir John argued that engineers should recognize the role of the arts in their work－among other benefits; this could attract more people into the profession.The lecture, Full Steam Ahead for Growth, advocated a wider adoption—Stem, or science, technology, engineering, arts and maths.Engineers should embrace the arts as being key to creativity and an important component of innovation(创新), vital to creating new products and boosting future competitiveness, he argued.“Engineering and technology is an increasingly diverse and creative field，” said Sir John.

　　Some university engineering departments already cooperated with art schools to develop understanding, he told the reporter.In particular he mentioned Cranfield University's Centre for Creative Competitive Design and Imperial College's work with the Royal College of Art.The two sets of people could work well together and more emphasis on the creative side of engineering could improve the success of products, he said.

　　“Aesthetics(美学) is part of it，” he told the reporter, adding that Apple's iPod was not the first digital media player, nor the only one that worked－but it came to dominate the market “because it was nice to have”．

　　Sir John said he was not suggesting universities started requiring A-level art from engineering applicants－the key subjects for admission would continue to be maths and the sciences.But an emphasis on creative skills would help “broaden the pool and attract more people in”．

　　()1.According to the lecture Full Steam Ahead for Growth, ________.

　　A．engineers should cooperate with arts majors

　　B．accepting the arts could attract more people into engineering

　　C．engineers should realize arts play the most important part in their work

　　D．engineering and technology is as diverse and creative as before

　　()2.By giving the example of Apple's iPod, Sir John intends to ________.

　　A．stress the importance of arts

　　B．stress the importance of marketing

　　C．stress the importance of communication

　　D．stress the importance of science and technology

　　()3.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．More university students should study arts instead of engineering.

　　B．Engineering and technology are increasingly different and unrelated fields.

　　C．The IET's skills survey raised concerns about the number of recruits to engineering.

　　D．Some students from engineering departments have already transferred to art schools.

　　()4.What is the passage mainly about?

　　A．Lack of creativity in engineering lead to the difficulty finding a satisfactory job.

　　B．The key subjects for admission remain to be maths and the sciences rather than arts.

　　C．Engineering plants should cooperate with art schools to improve the sales of products.

　　D．Engineering needs to combine creativity and arts to benefit students' career choice.

　　【主旨大意】文章论述了理工科的教育应该和艺术教育结合起来，这样能增加理工科学生的创造力和想象力。但理工科的主干学科仍然是数学、物理等等，艺术只是起辅助作用。

　　1．【答案】B

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据第四段的“The lecture, Full Steam Ahead for Growth, … vital to creating new products and boosting future competitiveness，”可知：该讲座认为工程师应该把艺术当作创造和创新的关键，所以选B。而A项(工程师应该和艺术专业人员合作)，C项(工程师应该意识到艺术在他们的工作中起最主要的作用)，D项(工程技术和以前一样有创造力和多样性)均与原文相悖。

　　2．【答案】A

　　【解析】细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“because it was nice to have”可知：因为平板美观。所以选A(艺术的重要性)。

　　3．【答案】C

　　【解析】细节理解题。A项(更多的大学生应该学习艺术而不是工程学)，错误。B项(工程和技术越来越不同，越来越没联系)，错误。C项(IET的调查报告引起了人们对工程技术人员数量的担忧)，正确。D项(一些工程技术专业的学生已经改为学习艺术了)，错误。

　　4．【答案】D

　　【解析】主旨大意题。根据全文，工程技术专业的学生应该把创造力和艺术结合在一起，才能有利于自己事业的发展。

　　B

　　(2024沈阳东北育才学校高三上学期二模，C)

　　La Gomera is the only place in the world that has a whistle language.We do not know how and why it began because we do not know the complete history of the island.But we can certainly imagine the reasons for the beginning of the whistle language.There are many deep valleys on the island.A person on one side of a valley can not easily shout to a person on the other side.But he can whistle and be heard.Some of the best whistlers can be heard from four miles away and the record is seven miles.

　　The people who live on the island usually have good teeth, and this helps them to whistle well.They must also have good ears so that they can hear other whistlers.

　　We can understand why the whistle language continues.It is very useful on the island, and quite easy to learn.When somebody is hurt or ill, the whistle language takes the place of telephone.If the sick person is quite far away from the town, people pass the message from one to another.A boy guarding cattle on a hillside whistles to a man fishing from his boat.The last one is able to describe the trouble fully and exactly to the doctor in town.People help one another in the same way when a car breaks down or a cow is lost.