2021届高考英语大一轮复习 课时作业14 Unit 7 The Sea（含解析）北师大版.doc

1、课时作业14.阅读理解AI decided to ski to the North Pole. It was after I saw an advertisement in a newspaper looking for people to join a team to ski 350 miles to the North Pole. Back in 1996, there had never been a woman from the UK who had accomplished this challenge. I wondered what it would be like to sur

2、vive in temperatures cold enough to freeze your flesh in seconds, so I sent off for the application form.The application form full of pictures of male explorers arrived. The words “Are you man enough for the ultimate (极限的) challenge？” made me angry and even more determined to get on the team.Over 50

3、0 individuals applied for a place in the team, and the selection process included physical and psychological tests designed to pick the best group. In one test, there was a huge rope ladder we had to climb, and I froze at the top because I have a fear of heights. I thought my hopes were fading as mo

4、st other applicants sailed past, leaving me behind. But two others helped me over, and later I found out that the organizers were not looking for amazing individuals, but great team players, and this moment had shown them who would take care of others in the team.I had revealed (显示) my weakness, and

5、 in a place like the Arctic, you have to be yourself, as there is nowhere to hide. These personalities of asking for help and showing weakness are necessary for women to master.I realized that by being myself, I could succeed. I was selected for the team. I realized that I could achieve more than I

6、ever imaginedmore importantly, by sharing my story with others, I could inspire them to take a step into the new world and reveal more of their abilities.本文主要讲述了作者申请加入去北极的滑雪队，并成功加入的故事。1How did the author react on seeing the advertisement?AShe got cross. BShe was determined.CShe got frightened. DShe

7、was uninterested.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据对第一段的整体理解，尤其是第一、二句“I decided to ski to the North Pole. It was after I saw and advertisement in a newspaper looking for people to join a team to ski 350 miles to the North Pole”可知，作者看到这个广告后就下定决心要滑雪去北极。2What did the organizers view as the most important in the selection

8、 of new hands?APersonal quality. BIndividual ability.CSpirit of teamwork. DCourage to challenge.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的最后一句“But two others helped me over, and later I found out that the organizers were not looking for amazing individuals, but great team players, and this moment had shown them who would

9、take care of others in the team”可推知，团队组织者挑选新队员时认为最重要的一点就是队员们要有团队合作精神。3What does the author think of womens showing weakness?ABeneficial. BShameful.CMerciful. DDisturbing.答案：A解析：推理判断题。根据第四段的内容，尤其是第二句“These personalities of asking for help and showing weakness are necessary for women to master”可推知，女性展

10、示软弱是有用的。4Whats the intention of the author in writing this passage?ATo inspire us to prepare for our future goal.BTo advise women how to turn to others.CTo make suggestions to her team members.DTo encourage people to explore the unknown.答案：D解析：写作意图题。根据最后一段最后一句“I realized that I could achieve more th

11、an I ever imaginedmore importantly, by sharing my story with others, I could inspire them to take a step into the new world and reveal more of their abilities”可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是鼓励人们去探索未知的世界。BThe boy sat on his chair, with his hands above the keyboard. He thought about what to write.He recalled that the

12、competition deadline was merely a week away. But he still had not even started on his piece. He looked at the brochure again. “WRITING COMPETITION！” the title read. His mom had encouraged him to enter the writing competition, and now he was taking it on as his personal task for the holidays.As the b

13、oy reflected on his previous writing efforts, he realized how hopeless his task of winning was. Every story he ever wrote was based on other stories. He had little imagination, and unfortunately, imagination was the key to writing.Suddenly, he had a brainwave. This time, he came up with an original

14、and imaginative story.The words shot towards him like a storm of leaves. Words were coming easily, flowing through him, faster than he could type. He typed faster than he ever had before. He continued to type, amazed how easy writing this story was. The boy could not stop writing. He looked at the w

15、ord count and saw the number “248” staring right back at him. He was not even halfway yet.Then he heard his mothers call of saying time for bed. He continued writing the piece, ignoring her. He had to make up for the time he had lost in thinking about a topic to write.Finally, he finished. The word

16、count now read “498”“Perfect，” he thought, “just under the word limit.” He knew this was the story that would win.He went to the website and searched for the competition. He found the page but there was no “Enter” button.Confused, he then reread the page again. It read COMPETITION CLOSED.本文是一篇记叙文。小男

17、孩坐在电脑前，苦思冥想地进行写作。他参加的是一个网络写作比赛，可是怎么也想不出写作主题。好一会儿后，他茅塞顿开，快速敲击键盘，可是等到他写好文章准备提交时，页面上却显示“COMPETITION CLOSED”。5What caused the boy to take part in the writing competition?AA new computer.BThe prize money.CHis own interest.DHis moms encouragement.答案：D解析：细节理解题。根据第二段尾句可知，他的妈妈鼓励他参加写作比赛，现在他把写作作为假期的个人任务；据此可知，他

18、参加写作比赛是他妈妈鼓励的，故D项正确。6How did the boy finish his earlier writing?AHis mom helped him.BHe copied others ideas.CHis friends assisted him.DHe used his imagination.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第三段第二句可知，他之前写的每一个故事都是以其他故事为基础；据此可知，以前写作时，他总是仿照别人的故事写，故B项正确。7Why did the boy delay his writing?ABecause he was terribly lazy.BB

19、ecause he didnt know what to write.CBecause he wasnt confident.DBecause he read too many stories.答案：B解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He thought about what to write”和第三段以及倒数第五段尾句“He had to.write”可知，想象力是写作的关键，而他又缺乏想象力；另外，由于他不知道写什么，故他延误了写作时间，故B项正确。8Which might be the maximum word limit for each entry?A100. B250.C500.

20、 D1,000.答案：C解析：推理判断题。根据倒数第四段“Finally, he finished. The word count now read 498”可知，他写了498个词，终于完成了；结合倒数第三段“Perfect， he thought, just under the word limit.”可知，他认为太完美了，刚好低于限定的词数；据此可以判断，文章的最高限定词数可能为500，故C项正确。.七选五After I completed my high school, I wanted to take a year off as I wasnt sure if I really wan

21、ted to go to university and which major to choose. _1_ I signed up for Raleigh International Expedition and volunteered in the village of Ihanu in Tanzania, where our team worked on environment projects.In Ihanu, our goal was to build a tree nursery. _2_ We took local children to the project base, a

22、s well as building an additional nursery at the village school. This was really important because it will be these children who continue to take care of the nursery in 10 to 15 years.I was excited to meet people that had the same interests as me in international development and being passionate (有激情

23、的) about creating lasting change in a sustainable (可持续发展的) manner. Through the project in Tanzania, I built up a number of valuable personal and professional skills. _3_Ive definitely formed a “can do” attitude. _4_ I can say nothing seems too big for me now. Meanwhile, getting on with things and be

24、ing really helpful and seeing where help is needed made me feel quite good._5_ If Id travelled by myself, there would have been no way for me to be a part of the community. By actually living with local people, I learned their ways of life and gained a better understanding of how they think about th

25、ings.ABefore this, I thought I knew a lot about the world.BBut now I know this is the best thing I could have done.CWe hope it can help teach people the importance of trees.DSo I decided to take a year to experience other things before university.ETo be specific, the project pushed me to use all my

26、strength to be helpful.FBesides, I developed a stronger sense of direction for my future occupation.GThe volunteering project gave me a chance to get into the heart of the local society.本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要叙述了作者参加罗利国际考察团并在坦桑尼亚的一个村庄做志愿者的经历。1D解析：此空设于段中，与上文内容存在逻辑上的因果关系，根据上下文可知，作者在高中毕业后不确定自己是否真正地想上大学并且选择哪一门专业，

27、因此决定在上大学之前用一年的时间来体验其他事情。2C解析：此空设于段中，与上文内容存在逻辑上的指代关系，即it指的是上文的a tree nursery。3F解析：此空设于段尾，与上文内容存在逻辑上的递进关系，根据上下文可知，通过这个项目，作者也对自己未来的职业有了更强的方向感。4E解析：此空设于段中，与上文内容存在逻辑上的解释关系，根据上下文可知，作者已然形成了一种“能做”的态度，具体而言，这个项目促使作者竭尽全力地帮助别人。5G解析：此空设于段首，是本段的主题句。本段主要在讲这项志愿项目使得作者更好地了解当地人的生活方式及他们如何考虑事物。.语法填空Oscarwinning Bao is a

28、bout a mom who thinks a dumpling is her baby.DisneyPixars Bao, _1_ (direct) by ChineseCanadian animator (动画片制作者) Domee Shi, just took home the Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. Pixar describes the eightminute film like this：“An aging Chinese mom _2_ (suffer) from emptynest syndrome (综合症状) gets ano

29、ther chance at motherhood when one of her dumplings springs to life _3_ a lively and lovely dumpling boy.”The film talks a lot about Chinese culture. It also speaks to the _4_ (universe) experience of being a mom. I _5_ (full) understand the mom in the film because of the age of my children, both of

30、 _6_ are now 18 years old. The film Bao _7_ (show) in 2018. It describes an animated mother who struggles as her dumpling baby grows up, becomes _8_ impolite, ungrateful teenager, and then.I cant tell you what happens next if you want to watch it. Anyway, this film shows the conflict that most mothe

31、rs of _9_ (teenager) may feel. Its because those mothers want their children to go back to being little ones while they simultaneously (同时地) want them to launch their adult lives.Letting go is hard. When you have a baby, you _10_ (understand) the power of Bao.本文是一篇说明文，介绍了一部奥斯卡获奖动画短片。1directed解析：考查非谓

32、语动词。所填非谓语动词在句中作定语且表被动，故填过去分词。2suffering解析：考查非谓语动词。所填非谓语动词在句中作定语且表主动，故填现在分词。3as解析：考查介词。所填介词意为“作为”，故填介词as。4universal解析：考查形容词。所填词修饰名词experience，作的是定语，故填形容词。5fully解析：考查副词。所填词修饰动词understand，故填副词。6whom解析：考查定语从句。根据语境和句子结构可知，此处是非限制性定语从句，先行词是人，且关系词作of的宾语，故填whom。7was_shown解析：考查谓语动词。本句主语film与show之间是被动关系，故用被动语态；且描述的是过去的事情，故用一般过去时。8an解析：考查冠词。根据语境可知此处泛指名词teenager，故填不定冠词。9teenagers解析：考查名词。根据most mothers可知，此处填名词teenager的复数形式。10will_understand解析：考查谓语动词。根据时间状语When you have a baby，可知描述的是将来的事情，主从句应遵循“主将从现”原则，故主句用一般将来时。