2019高考英语新课件二轮练习精品单元卷12(详细解析) 11页

‎2019高考英语新课件二轮练习精品单元卷12（详细解析）‎ ‎　综合测试（一）‎ ‎(试卷总分100分　考试时间100分钟)‎ 第一部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分40分）‎ 第一节：单项填空（共20小题：每小题1分，满分20分）‎ 从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确选项。‎ ‎1. —You’d better take friend with you. Then you can help each other if in trouble.‎ ‎ —Sounds a good idea ‎ A. the;/ B. the;the C. a;/ D. a;a ‎1【解析】选C。此题考查冠词的用法。第一空为泛指“某一个朋友”；第二空为固定短语in trouble。‎ ‎2. Charles Dickens wrote many novels to call to social problems at that time.‎ A. interest B. attention C. notice D. mind ‎2【解析】选B。此题考查名词辨析。解题的关键是：记住短语call attention to 唤起对。。。的注意。‎ ‎3._______is hard is to do good all one's life and never do anything bad.‎ A. He B. It C. That D. What ‎3【解析】选D。考查主语从句的连接词。此处what在主语从句中作主语。句意：难的是一个人一辈子做好事并且从不做坏事。‎ ‎4．Though having discussed it for long, they still haven’t reached an agreement______ they should pour more money into the project.‎ ‎ A．that B．if C．whether D．what ‎4【解析】选C。考查同位语从句的连接词。句意：虽然已经讨论了好长时间，他们仍然没有就是否应该向这项工程投入大量资金达成协议。此处whether不作成分，起连接作用，意思：是否。‎ ‎5.I try to understand __________ that prevents so many Chinese from being as happy as one might expect.‎ A. why is it B. what is it C. why it is D. what it is ‎5【解析】选D。考查强调句型。此句understand后为宾语从句，强调句型强调了其主语what。‎ ‎6. He must be helping the old man to water the flowers, ______?‎ ‎ A. is he B. isn’t he C. must he D. mustn’t he ‎6【解析】选B。考查反义疑问句的构成。前文为肯定含义，后文用否定形式；根据前文的谓语动词形式可知用isn’t。‎ ‎7. —Do give me a call when you arrive in the city, Henry.‎ ‎ —I won’t forget. See you later.‎ ‎ — ____________.‎ ‎ A. Have a nice trip B. With pleasure C. Don’t mention it D. It’s kind of you ‎7【解析】选A。考查情景对话。根据语境表示临行前的祝愿，应选A。‎ ‎8 —Can I look at the prices for a few more minutes before I order?‎ ‎ — Of course. _____________, sir.‎ ‎ A. Make yourself at home B. Enjoy yourself ‎ C. It doesn’t matter D. Take your time ‎8【解析】选D。查情景对话。根据语境应答：当然。你慢慢看吧，先生。应选D。‎ ‎9. I ________ up early this morning, so I stayed in bed until 8 o’clock a．m．‎ ‎ A．needn’t have got B．didn’t need to get ‎ ‎ C．shouldn’t have got D．can’t have got ‎9【解析】选B。考查情态动词及虚拟语气的用法。此处need用作行为动词时，前面用助动词do表示否定或者疑问。此句中的didn’t need to get up表示“没有必要而未做某事”；needn’t have done something表示“做了一件没有必要做的事”；shouldn’t have done sth．表示“做了不应该做的事”，是一种表示责备的语气；can’t have done sth．表示否定的推测。‎ ‎10.— ________ I remind you of is to return the book to our English teacher. ‎ ‎   —I will give it to him _________  I see him. ‎ ‎   A. That; immediately  B. What; the moment  ‎ C. What; while  D. Whether; once ‎10【解析】选B。考查主语从句及状语从句的连接词。What在主语从句中作主语；the moment表示“一…就…”。‎ ‎11. studying abroad can be hard, it can broaden your understanding of the word.‎ A. If B. While C. Because D. Since ‎11【解析】选B。考查状语从句的连接词。句意：尽管在国外学习可能会难，但它能拓宽你对世界的理解。此处while意为：尽管，引导让步状语从句。‎ ‎12. In peace, too，the Red Cross is expected to send help ______there is human suffering.‎ A. whoever B. wherever C. whatever D. however ‎12【解析】选B。考查让步状语从句的用法。此处wherever there is human suffering意为：人类灾难存在的地方。‎ ‎13. Smell the flowers before you go to sleep, and you may just sweet dreams.‎ A. keep up with B. put up with ‎ C. end up with D. catch up with ‎13【解析】选C。句意：睡觉之前闻一闻花，　你会做甜美的梦。keep up with 跟上； put up with 忍受， 容忍； end up with 以…结束； catch up with 赶上。根据句意选C。‎ ‎14. The man pulled out a gold watch,_________ were made of small diamonds. ‎ A. the hands of whom B. whom the hands of C. which the hands of D. the hands of which ‎14【解析】选D。考查定语从句。句意：那位男士拿出一块金表, 表的指针是由小钻石制成的。which引导非限制性定语从句, 指代先行词watch; the hands of which相当于whose hands。A项中的whom只能指代人; B、C两项不符合定语从句语法结构。介词+which/whom引导的定语从句是近几年高考考查定语从句的重点, 我们可以根据从句中的谓语动词搭配以及句子的意思来判断。‎ ‎15. We won’t know how much food to buy until we decide how many people________. ‎ A. were coming B. are coming C. have been coming D. had come ‎15【解析】选B。考查时态。句意：直到我们断定有多少人要来, 我们才知道需要买多少食物。这里are coming表示将来, 故B项正确。‎ ‎16. Please stop to have a rest. You ________the washing machine the whole morning. ‎ A. have repaired B. were repairing C. have been repaired D. have been repairing ‎16【解析】选D。考查时态。句意为：请停下来歇会吧。这台洗衣机你已经修了整整一上午了。此题说话者表示：从早晨到现在一直修理洗衣机, 并强调此刻还在修理, 故用现在完成进行时。‎ ‎17. ________twice, the postman refused to deliver our letters unless we chained our dog. ‎ A. Being bitten B. Bitten C. Having bitten D. To be bitten ‎17【解析】选B。考查非谓语动词。句意为：由于被狗咬了两次, 邮递员拒绝给我们送信, 除非我们把狗拴住。the postman与bite之间是被动关系, 并且bite动作已经发生, 因此用bitten。A项表被动进行; D项表示被动将来; C项表示主动完成; 均不符合语境。‎ ‎18. —Mr. Jones! Sam has broken the glass! ‎ ‎— ________Such things happen. ‎ A. What a pity! B. Doesn’t matter. ‎ C. What is the matter? D. How come? ‎ ‎18【解析】选B。考查交际用语。根据“Such things happen. ”中的一般现在时可知第二个说话人认为这种情况是经常发生的, 不足为奇, 所以“不要紧”。应选B项。‎ ‎19. Would it be ____for you to pick me up at four o’clock and take me to the airport?‎ A. free    B. vacant    C. handy     D. convenient ‎19【解析】选D。所用句型“It would be+adj. for sb. to do sth.”.题意为：你四点钟来接我并带我去机场方便吗？convenient意为:方便的，便利的。free:自由的，空闲的。vacant: 空白的. handy: 手边的, 就近的; 便于使用的.均可排除。‎ ‎20. —Thank you very much. ‎ ‎—Not at all , I was____________ glad to help.‎ A. too B. only too C. not so D. much ‎20 【解析】选B。only too…to，just too…to，simply too…to等，后面的动词不定式不表否定意义。A、C两项不合题意，可排除；D项much不修饰一ad这样的普通形容词原级。‎ 第二节：完形填空（共20小题；第小题1分，满分20分）‎ 阅读下面短文，从短文后所给各题的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最正确答案。‎ The hardworking blacksmith John used to work all day in his shop and so hard working was he that at times he would make the sparks fly from his hammer.‎ The son of Mr Smith，a rich neighbor，__21__come to see the blacksmith every day and for hours and hours he would enjoy himself__22__how the tradesman worked.‎ ‎“Young man，why don’t you try your__23__to learn to make shoe tacks，even if it is only to__24__the time？”said the blacksmith.“Who knows，one day，it may be of__25__to you.”‎ The boy began to see what he could do.But after a little__26__he found that he was becoming very__27__and soon he was making some of the finest tacks.‎ Old Mr Smith died and the son on__28__of the war lost all his goods.He had to leave home and was forced to__29__residence in another country.It so__30__that in this village there were numerous shoemakers who were spending a lot of money to buy__31__for their shoes and even at times__32__they paid high prices they were not able to get what they wanted，because in that part of the country there was a high__33__for soldiers’shoes.‎ Our young Mr Smith，who was finding it difficult to__34__his daily bread，remembered that once upon a time he had learned the art of making tacks and had a sudden__35__of making a bargain with the shoemakers.He told them that he would make the tacks if they would help to get him__36__in his workshop.The shoemakers were only too glad of the__37__.And after a while，Mr Smith found that he was making the finest tacks in the__38__.‎ ‎“How__39__it seems，”he used to say，“even making tacks can bring a__40__.My trade is more useful to me than were all my former riches.”‎ ‎21．A.used to B．had to C．wanted to D．needed to ‎22．A.seeing B．watching C．staring D．looking ‎23．A.energy B．luck C．hand D．way ‎24．A.save B．lose C．pass D．devote ‎25．A.danger B．interest C．use D．importance ‎26．A.practice B．study C．revision D．promotion ‎27．A.surprised B．skilled C．satisfied D．determined ‎28．A.detection B．top C．account D．behalf ‎29．A.take over B．take down C．take off D．take up ‎30．A.happened B．occurred C．charged D．adapted ‎31．A.metal B．tacks C．furs D．cloth ‎32．A.as B．why C．how D．though ‎33．A.demand B．price C．praise D．call ‎34．A.eat B．earn C．make D．dry ‎35．A.request B．suggestion C．opinion D．idea ‎36．A.opened B．settled C．closed D．located ‎37．A.offer B．requirement C．order D．arrangement ‎38．A.valley B．village C．country D．world ‎39．A.fascinating B．satisfactory C．funny D．strange ‎40．A.career B．change C．fortune D．job ‎【答案解析】‎ ‎21【解析】选A。used to意思是“过去常常做某事”，此处表达的意思是“邻居史密斯先生很有钱，他的儿子常常来看John打铁”。had to意思是“不得不做某事”，needed to意为“需要做某事”。‎ ‎22【解析】选B。这里表示他喜欢看这位铁匠工作，watch表示“观看”，see强调看到的结果，stare表示“长时间盯着”。‎ ‎23【解析】选C。此处意思为“年轻人，为什么不亲自尝试一下做鞋钉呢？”。做鞋钉当然要用手，不是让他来“碰运气”；energy意为“精力”；way意为“方法，途径”。‎ ‎24【解析】选C。pass time消磨时间，符合文意“哪怕只是为了消磨时间”。save意为“节约”；lose意为“失去”；devote意为“投入，献身”。‎ ‎25【解析】选C。be of use意为“有用”，根据上下文可知，意思应为“没准，有一天它会对你有用呢”。所以选C项。‎ ‎26【解析】选A。此处意为“经过短暂的练习”，即他练习做鞋钉。practice意为“练习”，应选A项。‎ ‎27【解析】选B。仅仅经过很短的练习，他便发现自己非常熟练起来，很快他就做了些最好的鞋钉，显然skilled合适。‎ ‎28【解析】选C。根据意思“他的儿子则因为战争的缘故失去了所有的财产”可知，应选择C项，表示原因。‎ ‎29【解析】选D。根据上下文，他不得不离开家园，在另外一个国家住了下来，take up residence就是“安家”之意，take over接收，接管；take down拿下，记下；take off拿掉，取消，起飞。‎ ‎30【解析】选A。句型It so happened that...意思是“碰巧……”，符合句意“巧的是，在这个村庄有大量的鞋匠……”。‎ ‎31【解析】选B。根据上下文的逻辑关系，可知鞋匠应该是花大量的金钱去购买“鞋钉”，而不是metal (金属)、furs (毛皮) 或cloth (布)。‎ ‎32【解析】选D。考查状语从句的引导词，此处意思是“有时，即使付了很高的价钱，他们也买不到想要的鞋钉”，所以应选择though来引导让步状语从句。‎ ‎33【解析】选A。根据上下文的逻辑关系，可知这个国家的这个地区，需要大量军鞋。demand意思是“需求，需要”，符合句意。‎ ‎34【解析】选B。根据语境，他在这个时候非常穷困，连维持生计都非常困难，所以选择 earn，表示“赚，挣得”。‎ ‎35【解析】选D。在这食不果腹的困难时刻，年轻的史密斯记起自己曾学过做鞋钉这门手艺，便突发奇想，想和这些鞋匠们作一个交易。显然应选择D项idea，表示“想法”。‎ ‎36【解析】选B。他对他们说，如果他们可以帮助他成立一个店铺，他就可以做鞋钉。应选B项，其他选项都不符合题意。‎ ‎37【解析】选A。根据句意“鞋匠们对他的这一提议欣喜若狂”可知，offer合适，意思是“提议”。‎ ‎38【解析】选B。很快，史密斯发现他做的鞋钉是村里面最好的。根据上下文，这里应该表示的范围是这个小村庄，应选village。‎ ‎39【解析】选C。根据语境可以判断，史密斯认为这真是有趣，做鞋钉也能挣钱，应选C项。‎ ‎40【解析】选C。根据语境判断，意思应是“即便是做鞋钉也会带来财富”。他感慨的不是做鞋钉能带来工作机会，而是可以借此挣钱谋生。所以答案为C项。‎ 第二部分：阅读能力提高（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）‎ 阅读以下短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最正确选项。‎ A Just outside the northern Italian town of Bra, there rises a church tower with a clock that is a half hour slow. Though not far from the industrial city of Turin. Bra smells of roses, and leisure(悠闲) is the law. It is both the home of an international movement that promotes slow food and one of Italian cities that have joined the slow cities. In Bra, population 27,866, the town fathers have declared that all small food shops be closed every Thursday and Sunday. They forbid cars in the town square. All fruits and vegetables served in local schools must be organic(有机的). And as the movement goes well, the slow concept gradually spreads across Europe.‎ The argument for a Slow Europe is not only that it is good, but also that it can work. The Slow City Movement, which started in 1999, has improved local economies(经济) by promoting local goods and tourism. Young Italians are moving from larger cities to Bra, where unemployment is only 5 percent, about half the nationwide rate. Slow food and wine festivals draw thousands of tourists every year. Shops are doing well, many with sales rising at a rate of 15% per year. “This is our answer to the world.” says Paolo Samrnini, the founder of Slow Cities.‎ ‎ France is in favor of slow economics. Most outsiders have long been doubtful of the French model: short hours and long vacations. Yet the French are more productive than those in the United States and Britain，and have been for years.‎ ‎ The mystery of French productivity has risen an Europewide debate about the advantages of working more slowly.‎ ‎41．The church clock that is a half hour slow severs as a symbol of ________.‎ A. industrial development B. slow movement C. global economy D. city growth ‎42．The low unemployment in Bra proves that ________.‎ A. the population is not large B. tourism brings great job chance C. the Slow City Movement is successful D. the slow concept works well only in its birth place ‎43．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.‎ A. British workers work longer hours than the French B. French workers work longer hours than the Italians C. Italian workers are less productive than the Americans D. American workers are more productive than the British ‎44．The increased French productivity tends to ________.‎ A. favor a fast life style B. throw doubt on slow economics C. encourage a slow economic growth D. confirm advantages of slow economics ‎41【解析】选B。第一段中介绍到Bra是意大利加入Slow Movement城市中的一个。‎ ‎42【解析】选C。第二段首句已给出答案。Slow City Movement带动了当地经济发展。‎ ‎43【解析】选A。根据第三段的描述，法国比美、英两国的生产效率都高。‎ ‎44【解析】选D。法国经济的增长，印证了慢速型经济的优势。‎ B There are many reasons why parents choose homeschooling for their children.A lot of times this choice is made by parents who are dissatisfied with the way formal education is being run，or by those who are concerned about safety issues.In addition，there are those parents who wish to freely instill (灌输) some religious values in their children，while some feel that having their kids taught at home helps tighten the relationship between their family members.‎ Children who are undergoing (经历) homeschooling are provided with school supplies and other materials that they need for their education.Software，educational audio cassettes，videos，and the Internet are also some of the tools that are included in the education of the children.‎ Homeschooling includes a lot of activities that make learning fun and exciting while teaching a range of subjects such as Mathematics，Language，Social Studies，Science，History and many more.‎ Homeschool children may also learn how to play various instruments as a part of the activities covered in music，and other various skills depending on their interest.Arts and crafts (技艺)，indoor games，and story telling are some of the other activities homeschool children can participate in.‎ Students who are undergoing homeschooling may also choose to go on organized field trips along with other children who are also being homeschooled.Outside of homeschooling，children can also participate in a number of activities such as community services，part－time jobs，sports programs，church activities and field trips.‎ This method of learning is gaining more and more popularity these days.This gives parents more freedom to choose what they think would be the best choice when it comes to their children’s education.‎ ‎45．How many reasons are mentioned for parents’choosing homeschooling?‎ A．Two. B．Three. C．Four. D．Five.‎ ‎46．Children who are receiving homeschooling________.‎ A．find it difficult to search，for school materials B．have to look for learning materials themselves C．have a chance to go surfing every day D．can enjoy various learning resources ‎47．Which of the following is TRUE of homeschooling?‎ A．It is lively and interesting.‎ B．It includes only some subjects.‎ C．It is safer for children than going to school.‎ D．It is not only very easy but also very exciting.‎ ‎48．The passage is mainly about________.‎ A．the advantages and disadvantages of homeschooling B．the comparison of homeschooling and formal education C．the colorful after－class activities for homeschool students D．the features of homeschooling and the reasons why it has gained popularity ‎【答案解析】‎ ‎45【解析】选C。细节理解题。文章第一段从第二句开始列举了家长选择homeschooling的原因，共有四个。‎ ‎46【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据文章第二段可知D项正确。‎ ‎47【解析】选A。细节判断题。根据全文内容，特别是第三段中的“Homeschooling includes a lot of activies that make learning fun and exciting” 可知，homeschooling可以使学习生动有趣。‎ ‎48【解析】选D。主旨大意题。本文第一段列举了家长选择homeschooling的原因；第二到第五段讲了homeschooling的特点；最后一段总结全文，homeschooling备受欢迎。因此D项正确。‎ D ‎“You’re going to the United States to live？How wonderful！You’re really lucky！”‎ Does this sound familiar？Perhaps your family and friends said similar things to you when you left home.But does it seem true all the time？Is your life in this new country always wonderful and exciting？A great many facts show that it’s not easy for newcomers to adjust to life in a new culture.They have to experience culture shock.‎ What causes culture shock？Maybe the weather is unpleasant.Perhaps the customs are different.Perhaps the public service systems such as the telephone，post office，or transportation are difficult to figure out and you make mistakes.The simplest things seem difficult.The language may be difficult.The food may seem strange to you.If you don’t look similar to the natives，you may feel strange.You may feel as if everyone is watching you.In fact，‎ you_are_always_watching_yourself.‎ Everyone experiences culture shock in some form or another.But culture shock comes as a surprise to most people.A lot of the time，the people with the worst culture shock are the people who never had any difficulties in their own countries.They were active and successful in their community (社区)．They had hobbies or pastimes which they enjoyed.When they come to a new country，they do not have the same positions or hobbies as they already had in their countries.They find themselves without a role，almost without an identity.They have to build a new self－image.‎ Culture shock produces a feeling of disorientation (晕头转向)，which may be homesickness，imagined illness，or even paranoia (妄想症)．When people feel the disorientation of culture shock，they sometimes feel like staying inside all the time.They want to protect themselves from the unfamiliar environment.They want to create an escape within their room to give themselves a sense of security.This escape does solve the problem of culture shock for the short term，but it does nothing to familiarize the person more with the culture.Familiarity and experience are the long－term ways to settle the problem of culture shock.‎ ‎49．Who is the passage mainly for?‎ A．The family and friends of those who came to the US.‎ B．Those who have got rid of culture shock.‎ C．People who have just moved to a foreign country.‎ D．People who can easily adjust to their life in the US.‎ ‎50．The underlined part “you are always watching yourself” (in Paragraph 3) ‎ means________.‎ A．you are always feeling homesick B．you are always worried too much about yourself C．you are always looking at yourself in the mirror D．you are always nervous about meeting other people ‎51．Which of the following would be a case of culture shock for newcomers?‎ A．They have trouble using public telephones.‎ B．Their positions or hobbies stay the same.‎ C．They are active and successful in the new community.‎ D．They have got used to the life in the new country.‎ ‎52．The best way for the newcomers to overcome culture shock is________.‎ A．to stay inside to protect themselves B．to make a study of new hobbies C．to adapt themselves to the new environment D．to ask people for help when having difficulties ‎【答案解析】‎ ‎49 【解析】选C。综观全文可以看出，文章向我们介绍了来到异国他乡，应该如何克服“culture shock”，适应新环境的问题，也就是说是写给那些刚移居国外的人的。‎ ‎50【解析】选B。由上一句“You may feel as if everyone is watching you.”可以看出这种感觉是因为对自己过度担心而造成的。‎ ‎51【解析】选A。细节判断题。由第三段中的“Perhaps the public service systems such as the telephone...”可得出答案。‎ ‎52【解析】选C。推理判断题。由倒数第二段中的“They have to build a new self－image”及文章的最后一句话可以推出战胜“culture shock”的最好的办法就是：适应新环境，创造一个新的自我形象。‎ D Each new school year brings fresh reminders of what educators call the summer learning gap.Some call it the summer learning setback.Put simply，it means the longer kids are out of school，the more they forget.The only thing they might gain is weight.‎ Most American schools follow a traditional nine－month calendar with winter and spring breaks and about ten weeks of summer vacation.Some schools follow a year－round calendar.They hold classes for about eight weeks at a time，with a few weeks off in between.The National Association for Year－Round Education says there were fewer than 3,000 such schools at last count.They were spread among forty－six of the fifty states.‎ But many experts point out that the number of class days in a year－round school is generally the same as in a traditional school.Brenda McLaughlin is research director at the National Center for Summer Learning at Johns Hopkins University.She says studies of year－round schooling have not found strong learning gains.Lead researcher Paul von Hippel said，“Year－round schools don’t really solve the problem of the summer learning setback.They simply spread it out across the year.”‎ Across the country，research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over the summer than other students.Experts say this can be prevented.They note that many schools and local governments offer programs that can help.‎ But calling them “summer school” could be a problem.The director of the summer learning center at Johns Hopkins，Ron Fairchild，said research with groups of different parents in Chicago and Baltimore found that almost all strongly disliked the term “summer school”．In American culture，the idea of summer vacation is connected to beliefs about freedom and the joys of ‎ childhood.The parents welcomed other terms like “summer camp” “extra time” and “hands－on learning”．‎ ‎53．According to the first paragraph，the summer learning gap______.‎ A．helps children to gain weight B．leads children to work harder C．improves children’s memories D．affects children’s regular studies ‎54．Compared to traditional schools，students in the year－round ones________.‎ A．perform better and have more learning gains B．have much less time for relaxation every year C．have generally the same number of class days D．hold more classes with more free weeks off ‎55．Which of the following statements is true?‎ A．Students from poor families often fall behind after the vacation.‎ B．Year－round schools can solve the problem of the learning gap.‎ C．There are schools in each state following a year－round calendar.‎ D．Nothing can help the students who fall behind after the vacation.‎ ‎56．What would be the best title of this passage?‎ A．Opening Summer Camps B．Forbidding Summer Schools C．Minding the Summer Learning Gap D．Reforming Year－Round Education ‎【答案解析】‎ ‎53【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“Put simply，it means the longer kids are out of school，the more they forget”可知，summer learning gap会影响孩子们的学习，使他们遗忘学过的内容。‎ ‎54【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据文章第三段首句可以看出，在两种不同类型的学校，在两种不同的休假方式下，学生在课程的数量上是相同的。‎ ‎55【解析】选A。细节判断题。根据文章第四段首句中的“research shows that students from poor families fall farther behind over...”可知选项A的表达正确。‎ ‎56【解析】选C。标题归纳题。文章开头就提出暑假对于学生的学习会产生负面影响，接着表达了两种假期制度和一些应对假期后学生学习倒退的措施。因此本文旨在让人们注意summer learning gap这一现象。‎ E They crossed in front of me as I was driving out of the store parking lot (停车场)．I would be delayed for a whole ten seconds.However，I realized that it was an elderly couple who were briefly delaying my departure (出发)．No more anger.‎ The man leaned on his wife who walked in front of him.He not only used her for support but it was obvious that he was blind.She was his eyes as well.The two of them worked as one—each needing the other to function in this fast-changing world.‎ That little example of true strength that day changed my whole personal perception of life.Suddenly I wasn’t so mad about having to work a few extra hours on Saturday.I had my strength，and I was still relatively young.‎ That picture of those two elderly people walking with dignity and strength stayed with me the entire week.My life wasn’t so bad after all.I had my health and a good job.My wife always gave me good advice whenever I needed it.I started to think—not only was I lucky to have it all，but so ‎ was that wonderful old couple，who，despite the trials and hardships of a long life，still had the love and support of each other to carry them through this world.‎ There are so many people out there just like that couple.My wife and I sometimes picture ourselves in our old age，walking arm-in-arm into the sunset.That image always gives us a warm feeling of comfort.Just remember，none of us would be here if it weren’t for our elders.We should spend an extra minute to listen and learn when it comes to helping our elder friends.They need it.‎ ‎57．Before meeting the old couple，the author had a(n)________attitude towards life.‎ A．energetic B．enthusiastic C．desperate D．negative ‎58．From the fourth paragraph，we can learn that________.‎ A．the author once decided to change his job B．the author’s wife gave him lots of support C．old people are more likely to get impatient with others D．it is a bad thing to live a long life full of hardships ‎59．The main message that the author wants to get across in the last paragraph is that________.‎ A．everyone should live with dignity and strength B．we should be patient when dealing with old people C．old people can teach us many important lessons D．happiness lies in a positive attitude towards life ‎60．What do we know about the author?‎ A．He and his wife are in their old age.‎ B．He has a good but busy job.‎ C．His life is very bad actually.‎ D．He and his wife often walk arm－in－arm.‎ ‎【答案解析】‎ ‎57【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据第三段中的Suddenly I wasn’t so mad about having to work a few extra hours on Saturday可知这对老夫妇的行为改变了作者的生活态度，他不再因为周六加班而气愤，再由第四段中的My life wasn’t so bad after all可以推断在此之前作者的生活态度并不是很积极的，应选negative(消极的)。‎ ‎58【解析】选B。细节推断题。根据第四段的My wife always gave me good advice whenever I needed it可知作者的妻子给了他很大的支持。‎ ‎59【解析】选B。深层理解题。由最后一段的We should spend an extra minute to listen and learn when it comes to helping our elder friends.They need it可知作者想传递给读者的主要信息是：我们在对待老年人时要耐心一些。‎ ‎60【解析】选B。细节判断题。根据文章第三段中having to work a few extra hours on Saturday和第四段中I had my health and a good job可判断B项为正确答案。根据第三段最后一句话可判断A项错；根据第四段第二句话可判断C项错；根据第五段可知walk arm－in－arm是作者对以后生活的设想，故D项错。‎ 第三部分：写作（满分20分）‎ 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