必修第二冊UNIT4語言運用題組——求精準(25mins)Ⅰ.完形填空(2023·遼寧部分學校高三模擬)KristinSchellisthefounderofTheTurquoiseTable(綠松石桌),amovementofordinarypeoplewhowanttocreatecommunityrightintheirownfrontyards.Tenyearsago,Kristinandherfamily1toanewhomeinTexas.

Oneday,Kristinneededsomebackyardfurnitureforapartyand2afewpicnictablesfromagrocerystore.Onetablewaslaidinherfrontyard3.Aftertheparty,shepaintedthetableturquoise—her4color—andputitinthefrontyardgladly.5,thatturquoisetablebecametheplacewhereKristinandherkidshungout.Neighborsbegantostopbyto6themselvesandsitdownforachat.Kristin7peopletojoinheratthetableforcoffeeoricedtea.Constructionworkersonjobsinthe8tooktheirlunchbreaksatthetable.Atiredbabysitterwalkingbysatdownfor9.ThenneighborsaskedKristiniftheirfamilycouldputapicnictableintheirfrontyard,too.A(n)10wasborn.

“Peopleoften11toinviteothersintotheirhomes.Theythinktheirhouseistoo12ortheydon’thaveenoughtime,”Kristinsays.Herpicnictabletakesawaythe13andthepressure.

AdecadeaftertheirTexasbeginnings,thousandsofTurquoiseTables14inall50statesandin13countriesaroundtheworld.Notallofthemareactuallyturquoise.Nomatterwhatcoloritis,it’sa15table.

1.A.cycledB.returnedC.moved D.traveled2.A.exchanged B.acceptedC.discovered D.purchased3.A.inadvance B.bymistakeC.intime D.onpurpose4.A.favorite B.originalC.strange D.new5.A.Hopefully B.SimilarlyC.Unexpectedly D.Fortunately6.A.defend B.prepareC.express D.introduce7.A.allowed B.invitedC.advised D.encouraged8.A.company B.countrysideC.city D.neighborhood9.A.shelter B.relaxationC.safety D.pleasure10.A.movement B.miracleC.organization D.business11.A.hesitate B.pretendC.prefer D.offer12.A.distant B.quietC.messy D.beautiful13.A.doubts B.excusesC.results D.topics14.A.change B.meltC.disappear D.exist15.A.dream B.familyC.friendship D.schoolworkⅡ.語法填空Repeatingsomethingcanmakethatthingmusical—eventhesoundofashovel(鐵鏟)beingdraggedacrosstheroad.Music1.(include)alotofrepetition.It’shardtoimaginewhatyourfavouritesongwouldbe2.achorus(副歌).Buttheconnectionrunsevendeeperthanthat.Afewyearsback,psychologistsattheUniversityofCalifornia,SanDiego,3.(discover)whenwordsorphrasesarerepeatedafewtimes,theycanstarttosound4.(much)likesingingthanspeaking.Thesoundsastheyappeartoyouarenotonlydifferentfromthosethatarereallypresent,buttheysometimesbehaveso5.(strange)astoseemquiteimpossible.Theeffectisperhapsnotentirely6.(surprise).Talkingandsingingarebothformsofvocalcommunication.Butresearchersgottowondering:couldrepetitionalsomusicaliseother7.(type)ofsounds?Sotheycollectedclipsof20different8.(environment)sounds,includingwaterdripping,icecracking,whalescallingandsoon.9.theyfoundisthatastherepeatsaccumulated,theparticipantsratedthesoundsasbeingmoretuneful.Repetition’spowertomusicaliseseemstoextendto10.broadervarietyofsoundsthanjustspeech.

必修第二冊UNIT4語言運用題組——求精準Ⅰ.【語篇導讀】本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了綠松石桌運動在得克薩斯州興起并傳播至其他各州以及世界上13個國家。1.C解析十年前,Kristin和她的家人搬到了得克薩斯州的新家。根據(jù)下文的“newhomeinTexas(得克薩斯州的新家)”可推理出空白處應填表示“搬”含義的動詞,故選C項。2.D解析一天,Kristin需要一些后院家具來舉辦派對,于是從雜貨店買了幾張野餐桌。根據(jù)上文的“Kristinneededsomebackyardfurnitureforaparty”以及下文的“afewpicnictablesfromagrocerystore”可推理出空白處應填表示“購買”的動詞,故選D項。3.B解析有一張桌子錯放在她的前院。根據(jù)上文的“Kristinneededsomebackyardfurnitureforaparty”以及“Onetablewaslaidinherfrontyard”可知,原本是要放在后院,卻放在了前院,可推理出是放錯地方了,故選B項。4.A解析聚會結束后,她把桌子漆成她最喜歡的綠松石色,高興地放在前院。根據(jù)下文的“putitinthefrontyardgladly”可推理出那是她最喜愛的顏色,故選A項。5.C解析根據(jù)下文的“thatturquoisetablebecametheplacewhereKristinandherkidshungout”可知,桌子原本是用于派對的,現(xiàn)在卻變成了Kristin和她的孩子們閑逛的地方,出乎意料,故選C項。6.D解析根據(jù)上文的“newhomeinTexas”可知Kristin剛搬來,鄰居們都不熟悉,所以鄰居們過來先要做自我介紹,然后聊天,故選D項。7.B解析根據(jù)下文的“tojoinheratthetableforcoffeeoricedtea”可知,Kristin邀請鄰居們來喝咖啡或冰茶,故選B項。8.D解析在附近工作的建筑工人在餐桌旁午休。根據(jù)下文的“tooktheirlunchbreaksatthetable”可推理出建筑工人在鄰近地區(qū),故選D項。9.B解析根據(jù)上文的“Atiredbabysitterwalkingbysatdown”可推理出疲憊的保姆走過來坐下是要休息放松一下,故選B項。10.A解析一項運動誕生了。根據(jù)前文的“KristinSchellisthefounderofTheTurquoiseTable,amovementofordinarypeoplewhowanttocreatecommunityrightintheirownfrontyards.”以及“ThenneighborsaskedKristiniftheirfamilycouldputapicnictableintheirfrontyard,too.”可知,KristinSchell發(fā)起的是一項運動,此處上下文在解釋這項運動的由來,故選A項。11.A解析根據(jù)下文的“Theythinktheirhouseistoomessyortheydon’thaveenoughtime”可知,此處上下文說的是人們在邀請別人到家里做客這一問題上猶豫不決的原因,故選A項。12.C解析他們認為他們的房子太亂或者他們沒有足夠的時間。根據(jù)下文的“theydon’thaveenoughtime”可知,此處上下文說的是人們不邀請別人到家里做客的理由,故選C項。13.B解析她的野餐桌消除了借口和壓力。根據(jù)上文的“Theythinktheirhouseistoomessyortheydon’thaveenoughtime”可知,這些都是人們不邀請別人到家里做客的借口,故選B項。14.D解析在得克薩斯州成立十年后,全球50個州和13個國家都有數(shù)千張綠松石餐桌。根據(jù)上文的“thousandsofTurquoiseTables”以及下文的“inall50statesandin13countriesaroundtheworld”可知,此處上下文說的是數(shù)千張綠松石餐桌在50個州和全球13個國家存在,故選D項。15.C解析不管是什么顏色,這都是一張友誼桌。根據(jù)上文的“Neighborsbegantostopbytointroducethemselvesandsitdownforachat.Kristininvitedpeopletojoinheratthetableforcoffeeoricedtea.Co