高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)Unit2Theuniversallanguage牛津譯林版選修8

1、Un it 2 The uni versal la nguage一、閱讀理解。Almost no one can resist a good mystery novel or detectivenovel, so these novelssell thousa nds of copies each year. And many readers regard famous mystery author Agatha Christie as Quee n of Crime, whose stories are known for their tense atmosphere and strong

2、psychological suspense and have a great effect on the English mystery no vels.Christie was born in September 1890 in England. When she was growing up, hermother often told her stories. Christie loved these stories, which took her intoa world of fantasy. Christie' s mother also encouraged her to

3、write from a youngage and also took her to travel a lot.She married Archie Christie in 1914 at the beginning of World WarI . Duringthe war, Christie wrote her first detective story: The MysteriousAffair at Styles.She chose the crime, and the n inven ted a detective n amed Hercule Poirot, ranking sec

4、 ond to Sherlock Holmes, to solve it. She sent the book to a publisher, but it was rejected.After the war en ded, Christie sent her book to more publishers, and fin ally,in 1920, one published it. She earned just $25 for it. Over the n ext few years,Christie wrote more books and short stories, gaini

5、ng experience as a writer. Inspite of her literary success, life was not going well at home. In 1928, Archieand Agatha got a divorce( 離女昏). A short time later, she met a young archaeologist, Max Mallowan. After getting married in 1930, they began to spend some time each year in the Middle East, whic

6、h provided settings for some of Christie' s n ovels,such as Murder at the Vicarage(1930), Murder on the Orient Express (1934)and Death on the Nile(1939).Christie continued writing for the rest of her life. When she died in January1976, readers around the world mourned(哀悼)her death. But her tales

7、 of mysterycontinue to be loved by new generations of readers. They' ve been translated intohun dreds of Ian guages and are selli ng well today andoutsold only by the Bibleand Shakespeare in Brita in.1. As a whole, this text.A. is a biography of Agatha ChristieB. promotes Agatha Christie ' s

8、 novelsC. expla ins how Agatha Christie became a writerD. is a review of Agatha Christie ' s novels2. What do we know about Hercule Poirot?A. He was better known tha n Sherlock Holmes.B. He made Christie become famous.C. He was good at catch ing crim in als.D. He was the only main character in t

9、he no vel.3. From the underlinedpart "outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare in Britain",we can lear n that .A. the Bible helps her works to sell in Brita inB. the sales of her works rank third in Brita inC. the works of Shakespeare don ' t sell better than hers in BritainD. they se

10、ll well equally in Brita in4. Which is the right order for what Agatha Christie experie need? She had her first detective no vel published. She fini shed The Mysterious Affair at Styles. Her mother en couraged her to write. Her marriage to Archie en ded in divorce. She wrote Murder on the Orient Exp

11、ress.A.B.C.D.【文章大意】本文是一篇人物傳記。文章主要介紹了英國著名女偵探小說家阿加莎 里斯蒂的生平和她在寫作上取得的成就。1. A【解析】主旨大意題。通讀全文可知，文章主要介紹了英國著名女偵探小說家阿加莎克 里斯蒂的生平和她在寫作上取得的成就，因此本文是一篇人物傳記。故A項(xiàng)正確。112. C【解析】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的"She chose the crime, and the n inven ted adetective n amed Hercule Poirot, ranking sec ond to Sherlock Holmes, to solveit.&q

12、uot; 可知，C項(xiàng)正確。3. B【解析】句意理解題。由語境可知'她的作品被翻課成數(shù)百種語言，如今的銷蚩依熬不錯(cuò)。在英國只有熔堇經(jīng)和莎士比亞的作品比它賣得好一些故B項(xiàng)正礫4. D【解析】排列順序題。綜合全文信息可知，”她母親鼓勵(lì)她寫作”最先發(fā)生，由此可排除選項(xiàng)C;由第三、四段可知，先于發(fā)生，先于發(fā)生，由此可排除A、B兩項(xiàng)。故D項(xiàng)正確。、詞匯練習(xí)。1. The new pla n gotapproval from every one.2. The n ews that he won the champi on wasspread.a famous （大學(xué)，普遍，全世界的）3. beto

13、come to practice every dayshowto please her （愿意）4. hear some rathern ews about JulieThe man told me n ot tohim（令人不安的；打擾）5. There was littlelinking him to the crime.become （證據(jù)； 顯然的）6. The ki ng was just and.haveon sb （仁慈）7. People have ato forget things as they grow older.People who are kind to other

14、sto be popular.（傾向，趨向）8. The gover nmen t is concerned about.He used to beas a guard.（失業(yè)，雇傭）9. She had a deepaga inst black people.beaga inst the system（偏見）10. The temperaturein creased in the afternoon.Therise in prices soon bega n to affect their budget.（漸漸）11. be condemned to death12. Our teacher

15、 demanded that our homework（hand） after class.13. 突然興起，迅速出現(xiàn)14. (婚姻)破裂，解散15. 逮捕；抓??；奪取 v16. 機(jī)遇，時(shí)機(jī)n17. 試圖，設(shè)法；尋求 v18. 指導(dǎo)老師；家庭教師 n19. He doesn ' t dare(walk) alone on the Ionely street.20. stubborn21. awesome22. decline23. discrim in ati on24. deadline25. scream三、完形填空。I was a shy kid.Noth ing seemed

16、harder tha n talk ing to people .Idid n'teven liketo an swer the phone for fear that rd have to talk to somebody I did n't know._1_ ， at school I had to spend all day in the company of others.My _2_ was_study ing.lt was someth ing I could do _3_ and by myselfspe nt a lot of time study ing an

17、d was _4_with good grades.Eve ntuallyI went to college .I came to realize that some people were rather funto _5_ with.Yet my childhood _6_ _ carried over and I found myself tongue-tiedand _7_ whe never I found myself in a con versati on.One day while on campus ， I _8_ an advertisement for a position

18、 on the local classical music _9_ station.l had grown up listening to classical music， and Iloved it.In order to get the job ， applica nts n eeded to be in terviewed .I had absolutely no background in radio ， and the idea of talking to thousands of listeners _10_me.I did n't really want the job

19、.I just wan ted to prove that I could talk to a(n)_11_.Two weeks _12_ ， I was even more terrified to discover that I had actuallyIan ded the job.It was a _13_ job，but I grew to enjoy it.I announced music to thousands oftheir14_ in the city , sometimes answeringcalls and _15_ to their requests .I,the

20、se stra ngers who I could n'tbega n to feel comfortable talk ing to these people even 16withAlthough I now spend muchtime talkingpeople , rm still basicallya _17canperson.My former shyness is a gift , as I18_ people who feel discomfort whenthey talk to stra ngers .I still enjoy mome nts of being

21、 _19_.But rm also glad I decided to make a _20_ in my life that had ope ned many doors and opport un ities that I n ever knew existed.1. A.HoweverB.ThereforeC. OtherwiseD.Besides2. A.adviceB.practiceC. taskD.escape3. A.obviouslyB.simplyC. quietlyD.poorly4. A.filledB.rewardedC. decoratedD.faced5. A.h

22、elp outB.catch upC. put upD.hang out6. A.happ in essB.shynessC. kindnessD.goodness7. A.excitedB.ast oni shedC. embarrassed D.in terested& A.noticedB.postedC. realizedD.believed9. A.fireB.gasC. TVD.radio10. A.terrifiedB.pleasedC. satisfiedD.amazed11. A.childB.sin gerC. in terviewer D.applica nt12

23、. A.ago1B.laterC. beforeD.since13 . A.well-paidB.puzzli ngC. comfortable D.challe nging14. A.listenersB. followersC. viewersD. dancers15. A.referringB. respondingC. offeringD. comparing16. A.feelB. moveC. hearD. see17. A.busyB. warmC. quietD. smart18. A.look intoB. relate toC. combine with D. worry

24、with19. A.aloneB. aliveC. activeD. awake20. A.planB. mistakeC. changeD. dream【解題導(dǎo)語】該文主要講述了害羞的作者通過應(yīng)聘電臺工作而實(shí)現(xiàn)自我突破的故事。1A 根據(jù)上下文可知， 此處表示邏輯上的轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系。然而， 作者在學(xué)校里不得不和同 學(xué)們相處。2D 根據(jù)上文的“ I was a shy kid ”可推知，害羞的作者在學(xué)校用學(xué)習(xí)來逃避與人 交流。3C 與語境“ by myself ”呼應(yīng)可推知，作者一個(gè)人安安靜靜地做功課。4B 與語境“ with good grades ”呼應(yīng)可推知，作者在學(xué)習(xí)上的付出得到了豐厚的回 報(bào)

25、，成績突出。5D 由“ Eventually ”的提示可推知， 作者最終意識到了和朋友相處是有趣的。 hang out “常去某處”。6 B 根據(jù)上文的“ I was a shy kid ”并結(jié)合“ I found myself tongue-tied ”可推 知，作者童年時(shí)代的害羞個(gè)性還存在。7C 根據(jù)“ I found myself tongue-tied ”可推知，和他人交流時(shí)溝通不順暢是令人 尷尬的。8 A 根據(jù)語境可知，作者在校園里注意到了一則讓他感興趣的廣告。9 D 根據(jù)下文的“ I had absolutely no background in radio ”可推知，這是一則 電

26、臺的招募廣告。10. A 根據(jù) “ I had absolutely no backgrou nd in radio ” 并結(jié)合下文的 “ I did n't really want the job ”可推知，作者因自己沒有廣播方面的背景而打退堂鼓，與下文的“ I was even more terrified to discover that I had actually landed the job”呼應(yīng)。11. C作者害怕與成千上萬的聽眾交流，只想證明自己能夠和面試官交談。12. B根據(jù)語境可推知，時(shí)間已經(jīng)過去了兩周。13. D根據(jù)上文可知，這項(xiàng)工作需要與成千上萬的聽眾交流，這對

27、作者來說有一定的 挑戰(zhàn)性，且與語境"but I grew to enjoy it ”形成呼應(yīng)。14. A 與上文的"and the idea of talkingto thousands of listeners_10_ me"呼應(yīng)可推知，此處表示作者給聽眾播放音樂。15. B 與語境"answering their calls”呼應(yīng)可推知，作者回應(yīng)聽眾的要求。16. D根據(jù)上文可知，作者應(yīng)聘的是電臺工作，和聽眾們基本上是不見面的。17. C根據(jù)"still ”的提示并結(jié)合上文的“ I was a shy kid ”可推知，作者盡管現(xiàn)在花費(fèi)很多

28、時(shí)間和人們交流，但是本質(zhì)上還是一個(gè)不多說話的人，與下文的"My formershyn ess is a gift ” 呼應(yīng)。18. B 結(jié)合"My former shyness is a gift ”可推知，作者能夠理解那些和他相同的人。relate to"理解，認(rèn)同”。19. A 根據(jù)上文的"My former shyness is a gift”可推知，作者仍舊喜歡獨(dú)處。20. C根據(jù)語境可推知，作者通過做電臺工作有了重大改變，從而人生有了更多的可 能性。四、短文改錯(cuò)。Top Ways to Spe nd the Holiday Seas on wi

29、th PetsTaking a nap is a great way to refresh during the holidays , and a nap with your dog or cat(or both)is an excelle nt bonding opport uni ty.Holiday time is here.The decorating , the shopping , the cooking , the cleaning , the wrapping._1_ _In the seas on's craz in ess our furry family memb

30、ers tend to get ignored orover-stimulated( 過度刺激的 )._2_ But they don't have to : be sure to pay attention and give them a break from the activity whe n they n eed it and add them to the fun whe n they don't. Rest time.If your pet seems stressed , have a safe place for him away from activity.C

31、atsshould have a quiet , cozy spot to sleep with food , water , and their litter box._3_ Be sure to have a soft area for sleep, a toy or two , water , and some food.But youmight need a nap, too , to refresh for holiday festivities.So use this time to take one together. _4_Many Christmas tree farms w

32、elcome pets on a leash（ 皮帶）.Your pet will just love being with you outdoors while you share one of the seas on's most honored traditi ons pick ing out the perfect tree.Just be sure to call the farm first toconfirm that pets are welcome.a nd you have a new annual traditi on. Go have a catch.Give

33、your pup a good run and wear him out ahead of whe n compa ny visits._5_This way , he'll be happy and relaxed when greeting guests.Dog parks are ideal as pups can run , chase tennis balls , and socialize with others.Always remember to walk to and from the park with your pup on a leash and poop bags in hand.A. Keep pets on a leash.B. Dogs love playing catch.C. Dogs might also need one.D. But where do our pets fit in?E. Pick out the family Christmas tree.F. As