1、必修 5 Unit 13 People能力提升題組訓(xùn)練（A）I .閱讀（2019河北唐山高三一模）When Kevin Durant gave his tearful MVP speech in 2014,the NBA star made sure to thank one person who had been there with him from the very beginning: his mother.His heartfelt words about the sacrifices she made for Durant and his brother led to a life

2、time movie about her journey as a single parent,The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story.Today,the NBA superstar ' s mom travels the country as a motivational speaker and philanthropist 慈善家）.On Monday,she spoke at Thomson Reuters ' in New York about her personal struggles to achieve financial st

3、ability and shared the financial advice she gave her son when he entered the league with CNBC.“I wanted him to realize he has worked hard," she says, “AndOK for him to enjoy himself because of his hard work.But it is also imperative that he prepares for his future.” While she advised him toenjo

4、y the rewards of his labor,she also wanted to make sure that her son knew the importance of financial planning.She told the audience that when she found herself a single parent to two children at 21,she couldn ' t follow the financial principles.Rather than planning for the future,she focused on

5、ly on how her money could make ends meet for that moment.Recently,Durant has teamed up with Laurene Powell Jobs for a new philanthropic program called College Track which is aimed at helping disadvantaged kids attend college.As part of the program,Durant has committed to donating $10 million to his

6、hometown' s public schoolsystem.Durant som says that in addition to his financial decisions,she is proud of his philanthropic work and his desire to help the community. thought giving back was always very important,and so we talked about that and he had seen that from us as a family and it ne of

7、 the things s o that I taught him, ” she says.1 .What is The Real MVP: The Wanda Durant Story mainly about?A.Durants career path.B.Durants hard childhood.C.Durants mother s devotion tothe family.D.Durants mother s struggling to beindependent.2 .What does the underlined word “ imperative ” in Paragra

8、ph 3 mean? A.Enjoyable. B.Important.C.Unusual. D.Hopeful.3 .What are the financial principles of Durant s mom?A.Enjoying now and planning for the future.B.Sharing rewards and creating a charity program.C.Spending less money and saving for the emergencies.D.Donating money to the charity and helping m

9、ore schools.4 .What made Durant pay attention to the charity program?A.His kind heart. B.His poor hometown.C.His mother s teachDin.Hg.is difficult life experiences.語篇解讀：本文是一則新聞報(bào)道，講述的是NBA球星Kevin Durant的母親在Durant進(jìn)入聯(lián)盟時(shí)對他進(jìn)行的金錢觀教育。答案及剖析:1.C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句可知，Durant在2014年MVP頒獎(jiǎng)上的演講衍生出了一部關(guān)于Durant母親的電影。它記錄了D

10、urant母親無私奉獻(xiàn)、努力撫養(yǎng) Durant兄弟的感人故事。故選 C。2.B 詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線部分后面的she also wanted to make sure that her son knew the importance of financial planning知，Durant母親想讓Durant知道經(jīng)濟(jì)上為未來做好準(zhǔn)備也是很重要的。故選 B。3.A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段的描述可知，Durant母親要求Durant 既要享受現(xiàn)在的生活也要為未來做好準(zhǔn)備。故選 A 4c推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段最后一句話可知，Durant母親曾教育Durant要回報(bào)社會，Durant之所以關(guān)心慈善

11、事業(yè)，是因?yàn)槭艿剿赣H的教育。故選Cor re wiser than when weH .七選五（2019山東荷澤高三一模）We automatically assume that as adults,we were children.However,actually we can learn a lot from our childhood self.For example,we can learn to develop optimism about the future.Do you remember how excited you used to be just before Chris

12、tmas?1. Reintroduce that childlike wonder into our daily experiences.“ One day,I ' m going to be ；We can learn to dream big and imagine the impossible.How oftenastronaut ”have you heard a child say something like ? Our adult minds immediately laugh at this and think about all the logical reasons

13、 as to why this might never happen.2.3.We minimize our chances of attaining what we dream about.It is okay to dream big just as our childhood self did.Our childhood self looked at possibilities and believed wecould achieve them successfully.If we wanted to build a tree house,we go about thinking abo

14、ut how to make it happen instead of focusing on all the reasons it might not happen.In this way we can fill our life with possibilities rather than regrets.We can learn to be playful and silly sometimes.4 Childrenspend a large amount of time escaping from reality to mess about and have fun.Make time

15、 for your childhood self to come out and play.Run around the garden,wear a silly hat or spend time laughing.5. A.Don ' t imagine things could go wrong.8 .We can learn to hold a“ can do “ attitude.C.That feeling of great joy is hard to beat.D.Most children tend to think in a positive way.E.All of

16、 these activities can make us feel happy and alive.F.We employ self-limiting beliefs without even realizing it. G.All work and no play makes a person very dull and upset.答案:1-5 CFBGEm .完形填空I feel that I was blessed by an Angel not long ago.I was out in town with my husband.We live in a 1 town.Becaus

17、e of the cold,my 2 shrunk,causing my anniversary ring to 3 .I didn ' t notice this until we got home.I became physically ill ached all over.I thought my husband was going to have a heart attack.Although it is a material item,it is yet very 4 .He went out and retraced our steps to where we came b

18、ack.I called the stores we were in and no one 5 it in.I thought it was 6 for sure.Well,at around midnight last night,our dogs went mad.We have a sunroom 7 to our home.The door to that is usually 8 .But that night,we left it unlocked.My all-terrain motor scooter（小型摩托車）was9 out there.In its basket was

19、 a ring bok holding my ring! Along with the ring was a diamond circle.There was also a note that told the story of this stranger 10 the ring and recognizing the work,as it is a piece made particularly.Theperson then went to the jeweler and 11 about finding the ring.The jeweler is a friend of mine so

20、 she gave her my name and the town is so small,we are 12 to find.The stranger who found the ring 13 the ribbon（絲線）in the store in order to keep the ring around the finger when it is 14 out.And then also left a gift card for us to take our family out to the movies as a Christmas gift.The note was sig

21、ned小精 " Santa ' s 曰， 靈）” .My friend is keeping her lips 15 about whom it was.1 .A.modern B.small C.big D.developed2 .A.ring B.hand C.brain D.finger3 .A.fall off B.leave behindC.break downD.go away4 .A.valuableB.challengingC.memorableD.beneficial5 .A.took B.pressed C.turned D.counted6 .A.gon

22、e B.stolen C.changed D.transformed7 .A.adapted B.attached C.exposed D.held8 .A.open B.abandoned C.closed D.locked10.A.handling11.A.explained12.A.difficult9 .A.made B.parked C.repaired D.destroyedB.exploring C.finding D.chasingB.complained C.wondered D.arguedB.easy C.incredible D.complex13.A.purchase

23、dB.tore C.soldD.borrowed14 .A.warm B.rainy C.foggy D.cold15 .A.tight B.painted C.secret D.clear語篇解讀:這是一篇記敘文。作者不小心弄丟了戒指，撿到戒指的好心 人找到了戒指的主人也就是作者，將戒指放在她的車?yán)锊⒏缴狭艘粋€(gè)紙條寫了找尋戒指主人的經(jīng)過。答案及剖析:1.B modern現(xiàn)代的;small小的;big大的;developed發(fā)達(dá)的。根據(jù)最后一段的“the town is so smaHT知作者所在的城鎮(zhèn)很小，故選B。2 .D ring戒指;hand手;brain大腦;finger手指。根據(jù)后文

24、可知作者的周年紀(jì)念戒指丟了,戒指是戴在手指上的,因?yàn)楹?,手指收縮了戒指才會掉 ,故選D。3 .A fall off 脫落；leave behind 留下；break down(機(jī)器等)損壞;go away離開。因?yàn)楹?，戒指從手指上脫落了，故選A項(xiàng)。4 .C valuable有價(jià)值的challenging具有挑戰(zhàn)性的；memorable值得紀(jì)念的 ;beneficial 有益的。根據(jù)前文I didn t notice this until we gothome.I became physically ill ached all over.I thought my husband was g

25、oing to have a heart attack可知作者夫婦知道戒指不見之后，反應(yīng)很大,說明這枚戒指應(yīng)該是很有紀(jì)念意義的，故選C項(xiàng)。5 .C 根據(jù)“I called the stores we were iST知作者給他們之前去過的商店打了電話,打電話肯定是詢問有沒有撿到戒指,但是沒有人撿到返還，故選C項(xiàng)。6 .A 根據(jù)前文 “I called the stores we were in and no one turned it inT知作者給去過的商店打電話,但是沒有找到戒指。這時(shí)候作者認(rèn)為她的戒指沒了 (was gone)故選A7 .B adapted適應(yīng);attached把附在上;

26、exposed暴露于；held 舉行。sunroom意為 日光浴室”在這里人可以沐浴到陽光。作者家里 有一間附屬于房子的日光浴室,故選B。8 .D open打開;abandoned遺棄;closed關(guān)閉;locked把 鎖起來。根 據(jù)后文“ But that night,we left it unlocked可知那天晚上，作者沒鎖日光 浴室的門。作者平常都會把門鎖上,但是那天晚上沒鎖。故選D。9 .B made 制造;parked 停放（車輛）;repaired 修復(fù);修理;destroyed 破壞。可知我的小摩托車停放在那兒。故選B 項(xiàng)。10.C handling 處理;exploring

27、探索;finding 發(fā)現(xiàn);chasing追逐。這位好心人發(fā)現(xiàn)了作者的戒指,故選C。11.A explained 解釋;complained 抱怨;wondered 想知道;argued 爭論。那個(gè)人找到了寶石匠,解釋到他發(fā)現(xiàn)了一枚戒指。故選A。12.B difficult 困難的;easy容易的；incredible 難以置信的;complex 復(fù) 雜的。根據(jù)前文“the town is so sma舊知城鎮(zhèn)很小”，所以找到作者一 家很容易。故選B。13 .A purchased購買;tore 撕裂;sold 售賣;borrowed 借。根據(jù) in the store可知那人是在商店里，肯定

28、是購買絲線，故選A。14 .D warm溫暖的;rainy多雨的;foggy有霧的；cold寒冷的。根據(jù)前 文“ Because of the colcdT知現(xiàn)在天氣很冷，故選D項(xiàng)。15 .A tight緊的;牢固的;painted被描繪的；secret秘密的;clear清晰的。根據(jù)前文可知那人將自己稱為圣誕老人的小精靈,說明他不想讓作者知道自己是誰。所以作者的朋友緊緊地閉著嘴,不告訴作者那個(gè)人到底是誰。故選A。能力提升題組訓(xùn)練(B)I .閱讀ALike many new graduates,I left university full of hope for the future but w

29、ith no real idea of what I wanted to do.My degree,with honors,in English literature had not really prepared me for anything practical.I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow,but I had no idea how to do that.That s when I learned about the Lighthouse Project.I started my journey as

30、a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previous volunteers.I knew it would be a lot of hard work,and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time.In short,I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Nei

31、ther did my family.Eventually,however,I won the support of my family,and I sent in all the paperwork needed for application.After countless interviews and presentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone.Several months later,I finally received a call asking me to

32、report for duty.I would be going to a small village near Abuja,Nigeria.Where?What?Nigeria?I had no idea.But I was about to find out.After completing my training,I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation.Though the localvillagers were poor,they offered t

33、heir homes,hearts,and food as if I were their own family.I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse.For the next year or so,I taught in that same schoolhouse.But I sometimes think I learned more from my students than they did from me.Sometime during that period,I

34、realized that all those things that had seemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did,though I did not get anywhere with the local language,and I returned to the United States a different man.The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever.1 .What do we know about the author?A.His university e

35、ducation focused on theoretical knowledge.B.His dream at university was to become a volunteer.C.He took pride in having contributed to the world.D.He felt honored to study English literature.2 .According to Paragraph 2,it is most likely that the author.A.discussed his decision with his family B.aske

36、d previous volunteers about voluntary workC.attended special training to perform difficult tasks D.felt sad about having to leave his family and friends3.In his application for the volunteer job,the author.A.participated in many discussions B.went through challenging survival testsC.wrote quite a fe

37、w papers on voluntary work D.faced strong competition from other candidates4.On arrival at the village,the author was.A.asked to lead a farming team B.sent to teach in a schoolhouse C.received warmly by local villagers D.arranged to live in a separate house語篇解讀:本文是一篇記敘文。全文講述了作者做志愿者的經(jīng)歷。剛畢業(yè)的那段時(shí)間,作者不知道

38、自己何去何從,后來在家人的支持下參加了志愿者服務(wù)活動,并從中收獲了很多。答案及剖析:1 .A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段中My degree,with honors,in Englishliterature had not really prepared me for anything practicaET以知道，作者認(rèn)為自己在大學(xué)里學(xué)的是理論的東西,并不實(shí)用。2 .A 推理判斷題。由第二段中In short,I did not take my decision toapply for the Lighthouse Project lightly.Neither did my family.可知，作

39、者沒有輕易做出決定,作者的家人也沒有做決定,可見作者與家人商量了他的決定。3 .D 推理判斷題。由第三段中After countless interviews andpresentations,I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone可知，想?yún)⒓又驹刚叻?wù)的人員競爭非常激烈，只有作者一人入選。4 .C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第四段中Though the local villagers werepoor,they offered their homes,hearts,and food as if I we

40、re their own family. 可知?jiǎng)倎淼酱迩f的時(shí)候,作者受到了熱情的接待。B（2019 山東周村實(shí)驗(yàn)中學(xué)高三上學(xué)期期末）MacDonald paused a moment in front of the burning car.Flames six feet tall poured from the engine,the smell of melting rubber heavy in the air.Inside,the driver was screaming for help.For a few seconds,MacDonald thought about whether

41、the car would explode,killing them both.He thought about how lucky he was to have already just survived a head-on collision between his truck and the red Cobalt now in flames.Was he ready to risk his life to save the man he believed could have ended his?The two-vehicle collision happened at 3:44 p.m

42、.on Monday south of Newmarket.MacDonald was heading to work when he saw another car swerved into his lane,hitting him head-on.Soon after the collision,the other car burst into flames with the driver trapped inside.MacDonald,25,came to a decision.He would try to save the man life.He ran to the car.Th

43、e driver' s side door was blocked but thepassenger door was pushed open by the driver,a 64-year-old man now barely conscious.Hardly noticing the heat,MacDonald opened the door and grabbed the shoulder of the driver' s jacket.He dragged the man abou15 feet before two bystanders came to help h

44、im pull the man to a safe distance.Moments later the entire car was on fire.The police confirmed the other driver was charged with careless driving.MacDonald escaped the crash with whiplash 頸部扭傷）,sore muscles and wrists from the air-bag release,and a headache.The other driver received serious but no

45、n-life threatening injuries,said the police.MacDonald is just grateful that both of them came out alive."Ijust glad I stood up when I was needed," said MacDonald. "You only gcouple of chances in your life to prove what you' re made of. ”5 .From the passage we know MacDonald is.A.b

46、rave and helpful B.generous but careless C.grateful and kind D.selfish but careful6 .The accident happened because.A.there was a car burning B.the rubber was meltingC.the driver was careless D.the driver was screaming7 .Before MacDonald saved the man,he.A.found his car was greatly damaged B.doubted

47、whether he should offer helpC.was not hurt in the accident at all D.didn ' t realise the danger of rescue語篇解讀：因?qū)Ψ酱中鸟{駛，MacDonald在開車的時(shí)候和另一輛車相 撞。受了傷的他看到對方有生命危險(xiǎn)時(shí)，仍不顧自己的安危救了撞他 的司機(jī)。答案及剖析：5 .A 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章中的敘述可知，MacDonald不顧危險(xiǎn)奮力 救人，由此可以推知，他勇敢且樂于助人。6 .C 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句"The police confirmed theother driver was charged with careless driving.可知是另個(gè)司機(jī)的粗 心駕駛導(dǎo)致了事故的發(fā)生。7 .B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第一段第四句中 “MacDonald thought about whether the car would explode,killing them both.以