课时提能练13 The Million Pound Bank Note

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

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(2019·新疆适应性检测)

The most anticipated films of 2018

Thanks to movies like Wolf Warrior 2，Never Say Die，Youth，The Fate of the Furious and Dangal，the 2017 box office receipts(票房收入) have reached new heights.Meanwhile，audiences have been fed up with Hollywood's long dependence on sequel(续集) films.A lack of original stories has been criticized for a while.

As we embrace the new year，let's look to the future，and the most anticipated films in the following year.

Guardians of the Tomb

Country：China and Australia

Release Date：Jan. 19，2018

Director：Kimble Rendall

Stars：Li Bingbing，Kellan Lutz，Wu Chun，Kelsey Grammer

An innocent discovery of a well­preserved mummified emperor from 200 BC unearths a 2，000­year­old nightmare—a secret that should have remained buried.

Monster Hunt 2

Country：China

Release Date：Feb. 16，2018

Director：Raman Hui

Stars：Bai Baihe，Jing Boran，Tony Leung Chiu­wai

Monster Hunt was a huge commercial success，breaking numerous box office records.The story took place in the distant past，when the human race existed alongside the monster race.Monster Hunt 2 is the sequel to it.

Avengers：Infinity War

Country：United States

Release Date：May 11，2018

Director：Anthony Russo，Joe Russo

Stars：Robert Downey Jr.，Josh Brolin，Mark Ruffalo，Tom Hiddleston，Chris Evans

The upcoming American superhero film，based on the Marvel Comics superhero team the Avengers，is the sequel to 2012's Marvel's The Avengers and 2015's Avengers：Age of Ultron.

Hotel Transylvania 3：Summer Vacation

Country：United States

Release Date：Jul. 13，2018

Director：Genndy Tartakovsky

Stars：Adam Sandler，Andy Samberg，Selena Gomez，David Spade

This 3D animated movie，the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 2，is a fantasy comedy for your whole family to enjoy.

【语篇解读】　本文是广告宣传类应用文，介绍了2018年发行的四部电影。

1．What the first two films have in common is that ________．

A．they are produced by Chinese companies only

B．they are sequels to their former ones

C．they are released in the same month

D．they are related to stories from the past

D　[细节理解题。根据第一部电影的介绍中的“An innocent discovery of a well­preserved mummified emperor from 200 BC unearths a 2，000­year­old nightmare”可知，该电影涉及公元前200年的故事；根据第二部电影的介绍中的“The story took place in the distant past，when the human race existed alongside the monster race”可知，该电影涉及遥远的过去的事情，故答案是D。]

2．A fan of superhero films would probably go to see ________．

A．Monster Hunt 2

B．Avengers：Infinity War

C．Guardians of the Tomb

D．Hotel Transylvania 3：Summer Vacation

B　[细节理解题。根据题干中的关键词superhero films定位到第三部电影Avengers：Infinity War的介绍，故答案是B。]

3．Which of the following is true about the film Hotel Transylvania 3：Summer Vacation?

A．Robert Downey Jr.stars in it.

B．It is directed by Adam Sandler.

C．It is suitable for the whole family to see.

D．You can see it in the first half of the year.

C　[细节理解题。根据第四部电影Hotel Transylvania 3：Summer Vocation的介绍中的“This 3D animated movie，the sequel to Hotel Transylvania 2，is a fantasy comedy for your whole family to enjoy”可知，答案是C。]

B

(2019·陕西部分学校检测)Thomas Hardy，probably the most searching and knowledgeable novelist of his time，was born on June 2，1840，in Dorsetshire，England.He died on January 11，1928.In his youth，Hardy read much and dreamt of becoming a poet，but he studied and practiced architecture as an assistant to a London architect，winning a prize for design.The fine descriptions of structure in his novels were probably somewhat due to his architectural training.

For five years Hardy worked hard to practice writing poetry，but when he was twenty­seven，he turned to fiction.His first novel finished by 1867，but according to the advice of George Meredith he decided not to publish it.After he abandoned his first novel，his another novel Desperate Remedies，appeared in 1871.During the next twenty­five years he published ten more novels and two collections of short stories.

Under the Greenwood Tree(1872) was never surpassed(超越) in happy and delicate perfection of art.This and his next novel，A Pair of Blue Eyes(1873)，began to show deep irony(讽刺) which is so obvious throughout Hardy's writings.

Far from the Madding Crowd(1874) was his first popular success.It shows Hardy's amazing power of describing nature as symbolic background for his characters，an organic part of the action of his story.This was the earliest of what he called his novels of character and environment，which included The Return of the Native，Tess of the d'Urbervilles，his masterpiece，and Jude the Obscure.Not until he was fifty­eight years old was his first collection of poems published，and he was sixty­four when the first part of his drama The Dynasts surprised the literary world.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了作家Thomas Hardy和他的一些作品。

4．How did Thomas Hardy benefit from his architectural career?

A．He could practice writing while working.

B．He made a lot of money to support his writing.

C．He found material for his novels and poems.

D．He applied architectural knowledge in his novels.

D　[细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“The fine descriptions of structure in his novels were probably somewhat due to his architectural training”可知，在他的小说中细腻的结构描述可能得益于他在建筑方面的学习训练，即他把建筑知识应用到了他的小说中。故选D项。]

5．What is Thomas Hardy's Under the Greenwood Tree considered to be?

A．One of his masterworks.

B．His first popular success.

C．His best novel in perfection of art.

D．One of his best collections of poems.

C　[细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Under the Greenwood Tree(1872) was never surpassed(超越) in happy and delicate perfection of art”可知，《绿树林下》在艺术的恰当和熟练方面从未被超越。]

6．Which of the following is one of his novels of character and environment?

A．Desperate Remedies

B．A Pair of Blue Eyes

C．Tess of the d'Urbervilles

D．The Dynasts

C　[细节理解题。根据第四段第三句“This was the earliest of what he called his novels of character and environment，which included The Reture of the Native，Tess of the d'Urbervilles，his masterpiece，and Jude the Obscure”可知，Tess of the d'Urbervilles是性格和环境小说，故选C。]

7．What type of writing is this text?

A．A novel.　　　　　　 B．A biography.

C．A book review. D．A news report.

B　[推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了作家Thomas Hardy和他的一些作品，属于人物传记，故选B。]

Ⅱ.完形填空

(2019·日照检测)One small mistake changed Sonia's life.Now she is __1__ and tries not to miss any opportunities that come to her way.

One day，Sonia walked __2__ a little boy，who wanted to buy crayons(彩色蜡笔)，but he couldn't __3__ them.He looked sad when he saw the money in Sonia's hand.__4__ she didn't realize he was in __5__ of help at all.Sonia ignored him and __6__ on her way home.

After reaching home，she told everything to her brother Gur.Gur told Sonia，“God had given you a(n) __7__ to help a boy，but you __8__ it.There's a possibility that God was __9__ you；maybe today would have become your big day of your life.”Hearing Gur's words，Sonia __10__ back to the shop to find the boy but time never __11__ for anyone.Sonia got disappointed and returned home，continuously __12__ at herself.Why didn't it come into her mind what Gur had __13__？“Chances are everywhere，and all you need to do is __14__ them because they don't always show up，”said Gur.Now what Sonia has missed is a chance that she can only __15__．

On that day Sonia learnt the biggest __16__ in her life.Actually not only Sonia，but many of us ignore the chance of helping in __17__ ways because we always run after bigger ones.However，big opportunities do come but not every day.Therefore，__18__ small ones so that you can't miss big ones.Sonia also __19__ to wait for big opportunities，but now she knows that with small opportunities she can make big __20__ in her life.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了主人公Sonia在错失一次帮助他人的机会后，受到哥哥启发，从而意识到要不断练习抓住小的机会帮助别人来改变自己的生活的故事。这也告诉我们，行善无论大小，有机会就要及时抓住。

1．A.attentive B．optimistic

C．enthusiastic D．fortunate

A　[根据空后的“and tries not to miss any opportunities that come to her way”可知，Sonia现在很专注，尽力不去错过任何她遇到的机会。attentive“专心的”；optimistic“乐观的”；enthusiastic“热情的”；fortunate“幸运的”。]

2．A.through B．by

C．over D．up

B　[根据语境可知，此处表示Sonia从一位小男孩身旁走过。by“经过”。]

3．A.arrange B．afford

C．offer D．gain

B　[根据“who wanted to buy crayons(彩色蜡笔)”及下文可知，小男孩想买彩色蜡笔，但是买不起。arrange“安排”；afford“买得起”；offer“主动提供”；gain“获得，得到”。]

4．A.Thus B．Besides

C．But D．And

C　[根据上下文可知，空处表示转折。此处表示小男孩需要帮助，但是Sonia并未意识到，故But符合语境。]

5．A.favor B．honor

C．need D．search

C　[参见上题解析。in favor of“支持”；in honor of“为了纪念”；in need of“需要”；in search of“寻找”。]

6．A.remained B．hurried

C．hesitated D．continued

D　[Sonia没有理睬小男孩，继续走自己的路。continue“继续”符合语境。remain“仍然是”；hurry“赶快”；hesitate“犹豫”。]

7．A.direction B．duty

C．urge D．opportunity

D　[根据文意可知，此处指上帝给了你一个机会去帮助小男孩，但是你却错过了。direction“方向”；duty“责任”；urge“强烈的欲望”；opportunity“机会”。]

8．A.doubted B．missed

C．passed D．mistook

B　[参见上题解析。]

9．A.punishing B．saving

C．testing D．refusing

C　[上帝可能在(通过这个机会)测试你。test“测验，考查”符合语境。]

10．A.stepped B．moved

C．jumped D．rushed

D　[Sonia听到哥哥的话后有所感悟，故应用“跑回去”来突出她此时急于弥补错过的机会的心情。step“踩，迈步”；move“移动”；jump“跳跃”；rush“急速移动”。]

11．A.longs B．answers

C．allows D．waits

D　[根据“to find the boy”及“Sonia got disappointed”可知，Sonia没有找到小男孩，因此此处表示时间不等(waits)人。下文中的“wait for big opportunities”也是提示。long“渴望”；answer“回答”；allow“允许”。]

12．A.angry B．hard

C．surprised D．crazy

A　[由上文可知，Sonia第一次忽略了小男孩而没有帮他，再次回去也没有找到他，所以生自己的气。be angry at sb.“生某人的气”。]

13．A.considered B．ordered

C．realized D．learnt

C　[为什么她没有想到Gur所意识到的事呢？此处指Sonia的自责和后悔。realize“意识到”。]

14．A.strike B．grab

C．enjoy D．find

B　[机会随处都有，但你要抓住(grab)机会。strike“打，击，撞”。]

15．A.regret B．upset

C．experience D．forget

A　[现在Sonia所错过的是一个她只能后悔的(帮助别人的)机会。故用regret“懊悔”。]

16．A.problem B．chance

C．wisdom D．lesson

D　[那天她学到她生命中最大的一个教训(lesson)。]

17．A.precious B．small

C．easy D．efficient

B　[实际上，不仅Sonia，我们很多人都会忽视从小的方面去帮助别人，因为我们总是追求更大的方面的机会。]

18．A.add B．supply

C．observe D．practice

D　[练习小的机会，这样你就不会错过大的机会了。practice“练习”符合语境。add“增加”；supply“提供”；observe“观察，庆祝，遵守”。]

19．A.wanted B．wished

C．used D．accustomed

C　[Sonia过去也常常等待大的机会，但是现在她知道了小的机会也能使她的生活有大的变化。此处表示过去和现在的对比，故选C项。]

20．A.sense B．changes

C．fortune D．deals

B　[参见上题解析。sense“意义”；change“改变”；fortune“机会，运气”；deal“协议”。]

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