2019-2020年高考英語一輪復習 考點規(guī)范練40 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors 新人教版選修8.閱讀理解The summer before my senior year of high school,I was eating in a cafeteria with some other high school students,and one girl asked me,“Do you live in a teepee(圓錐形帳篷)?”It was such a silly question that,at first,I thought she was joking!I said,“Are you serious?”She said,“Oh,wait,Im sorry.Is that something I shouldnt ask?”She wasnt trying to be rude,so it didnt bother me.I just said,“No,I have a house with electricity and running water.Im not disconnected from the world!”But the truth is,I did grow up differently.Im a Native American,and Im from a reservation in California.A reservation is a place thats reserved for Native American tribes(部落) by the federal government.People often have misconceptions about what living on a reservation means.In reality,though,my life probably looks a lot like yours.But there are ways that my life has been different.The reservation is an hour from town,and theres a big connection to the land.Our house is surrounded by a mountain,a river,and a farm.We have 23 animals including 10 chickens.Its not just for show!We collect eggs from the chickens,use manure(糞肥) from the animals to fertilize soil,and pick fruits and vegetables from our garden.Ive also learned how to hunt and fish.When hunting for deer,my tribe has two rules:1)Never shoot a female deer,because she might be pregnant;2)If you kill a deer,find a way to use all of it.Going to college has been a big change for me.There were only 25 people in my graduating class,and now I go to school with thousands.On my reservation,I was surrounded mostly by Natives,and at college,the Native population is only 0.07%.Its intimidating but also exciting.Im studying to bee a vetthere arent any on my reservation.If an animal gets sick,you have to drive an hour to get them help.My goal is to open a veterinary clinic that will help my reservation develop.1.Why did the girl ask the author if she lived in a teepee?A.Because she was silly.B.Because she liked teepees.C.Because she was just curious.D.Because she was being rude to the author.2.Life on the reservation where the author grew up is .A.pretty hardB.very boringC.close to natureD.just like city life3.The two rules mentioned in Paragraph 4 are .A.quite eco-friendlyB.frequently brokenC.very unreasonableD.difficult to understand4.The underlined word “intimidating” in Paragraph 5 can best be replaced by “”.A.tiringB.annoyingC.interestingD.frightening.七選五Chuck was in my high-school English class.1. So,when he told me he had been accepted into the journalism program at the University of Missouri,I wasnt surprised.During the first year at college,Chuck stopped by school a few times.We talked about our work together several years before.We had raised money together for twenty-three sick and abandoned babies.2. It was an activity that in some ways changed our formal relationship into a friendship.In his second year in college,it was discovered that Chuck had lung cancer and had only a short while to live.So he left school and came home to be near to his loved ones.About six weeks later,Chuck died.3. The youngest of nine children,Chuck was talented and full of promise.More importantly,he was a good person,a just man.When I went to his funeral(葬禮),his father asked to speak with me.He told me that before Chucks death,he chose six items to bury with him.4.He told me that Chuck had always kept the piece because he liked the message I had written to him at the bottom of the last page.In that little note,I affirmed(肯定) his talent as a writer and I encouraged him to be responsible for the gift.5. His taking my note with him forever offered me a great opportunity for influencing students lives.I felt inspired with a sense of purpose that was greater than ever:teachers have the power to affect hearts and minds for a long time.A.He was a writer of great promise.B.Chuck helped to raise several thousand dollars.C.Whenever I forget my purpose,I think of Chuck.D.It was a great loss for everyone,especially for his family.E.My spirits were lifted up as Chuck was filled with the joy of life.F.One of them was an essay he had written in my class some years before.G.I was touched and grateful to Chuck who gave me a special gift that would change my life.#.【語篇導讀】本文是記敘文。文章主要介紹了一位美國土著學生的生活。1.C推理判斷題。由第一段中女孩所說的“Oh,wait,Im sorry.Is that something I shouldnt ask?”可推斷,她只是出于好奇才問作者這個問題。2.C推理判斷題。由第三段中的“theres a big connection to the land.Our house is surrounded by a mountain.our garden.”可推斷,作者成長地方的生活比較親近自然。3.A推理判斷題。由第四段中的“1)Never shoot a female deer,because she might be pregnant;2)If you kill a deer,find a way to use all of it.”可推斷,這兩條規(guī)定非常注重對生態(tài)環(huán)境的保護。故A項正確。4.D詞義猜測題。由倒數第二段中的“Going to college has been a big change for me.”及下文提到的學校人數變得很多、身邊的土著人所占比例極小可推斷,這種與以往截然不同的生活對作者來說有點“恐怖”但也很令人興奮。故畫線詞的意思應是frightening。.【語篇導讀】本文是記敘文。Chuck是作者曾經教過的學生。在他英年早逝后,他讓家人把作者給他一篇文章的評語陪他一起埋葬,這讓作者意識到了身為教師能帶給他人的巨大影響。1.A根據本空后的內容可知,Chuck被密蘇里大學的新聞學專業(yè)錄取后,作者并不感到驚訝,這是因為Chuck“是一個很有前途的作家”。2.B根據本空前的“We had raised money”可知,Chuck和作者一起為23個病嬰、棄嬰籌錢,由此可推測,這里是說“Chuck幫助籌集了幾千美元”。3.D根據本段內容可知,Chuck是家里最小的孩子,而且有天賦、有前途,是個正直的好孩子,所以他的去世“對所有人,尤其是他的家人來說,是個巨大的損失”。4.F根據下段中的“.the piece because he liked the message I had written to him at the bottom of the last page.”可推測,Chuck選擇的陪葬品之一是“多年前他在作者的班上寫的一篇文章”。5.G根據本段中的“offered me a great opportunity for influencing students lives.I felt inspired.”可知,Chuck的這個選擇讓作者“既感動又感激”,因為“他給了作者一份可以改變作者人生的特殊禮物”。