外研版（2019）选择性必修 第四册Unit 2 Lessons in life单元过关检测（含解析）

Unit2 单元过关检测
第一部分 阅读
[共两节，满分50分]
第一节（共15小题；每小题2. 5分，满分37. 5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。
A
Rich as a King
（2020 辽宁大连高三一模）William I, who conquered England some 950 years ago, had wealth, power and an army. Yet although William was very rich by the standard of his time, he had nothing like a flush toilet（抽水马桶）, paper towels, or a riding lawn mower（割草机）. How did he get by
History books are filled with wealthy people who were poor compared to me. I have storm windows, Croesus did not. Entire nations trembled before Alexander the Great, but he couldn’t buy cat food. Czar Nicholas lacked an electric saw.
Given how much better off I am than so many famous dead people, you’d think I’d be content. The trouble is that, like most people, I compare my wealth with that of living persons: neighbours, school classmates, famous TV people. The greed I feel toward my friend Howard’s new kitchen is not reduced by the fact that no kings ever had a refrigerator with glass doors.
There is really no rising or falling standard of living. Over the centuries people simply find different things to feel sad about. You’d think that simply not having disease would put us in a good mood, but no, we want a hot bath too.
Of course, one way to achieve happiness would be to realise that even by today’s standards the things I own are pretty nice. My house is smaller than the houses of many investment bankers, but even so it has a lot more rooms than my wife and I can keep clean.
Besides, to people looking back at our era from a century or two in the future, these bankers’ fancy counter tops and my own worn Formica will seem equally shabby. I can’t keep up with my neighbours right now. But just wait.
1. What does the underlined phrase “get by” in the first paragraph mean
A. Succeed as a king.
B. Deal with complaints.
C. Live in a satisfactory way.
D. Get some extra money.
2. How many historical figures are mentioned to compare lives in the past and present
A. 3.
B. 4.
C. 5.
D. 6.
3. What’s the author’s attitude towards life
A. Doubtful.
B. Optimistic.
C. Uncaring.
D. Cautious.
B
（2020 湖北高三八校第一次联考）I always wanted to be extraordinarily good at something. Not just as in, “Great job, Jimbo!” No, I wanted to be best-in-class, awe-inspiring, tip-top: a world-famous genius, like Michael Phelps, or Mark Zuckerberg.
Unfortunately, my version of reality did not quite line up with this delusional vision. I was a good swimmer, but I peaked at the collegiate State Championships level. My academic record was pretty solid, but I never would have made it into one of those ivy-league schools.
Though I rose to above-average status in a couple of areas, the disappointing truth was that I would never amount to anything more than a mid-sized fish in a small pond. God apparently had other plans.
What drove me crazy, though, was the superstar talent thrown in my face at every turn. Some folks just seemed to get an unfair intensive dose （剂量）of it. Why couldn’t I be like Beraie Williams, the famed New York Yankees player who also happens to be a world-class jazz guitar virtuoso（艺术大师）？
Some say greatness is simply a function of putting in the practice time. Around ten thousand hours, to be precise, according to author Malcolm Gladwell. I don’t question the theory of devoting extraordinary efforts to developing one’s expertise, but it seems that raw talent is equally important. You either have it or you don’t.
I’ve heard that as people approach middle age, their life satisfaction increases because they begin to accept the gap between the expectations for themselves and the reality. After a few decades of frustration without the desired results, we eventually come to terms with how our lives turned out, even if it falls far short of our idealised youthful expectations.
Hope bends, it seems.
4. What does the word “delusional” in Para. 2 most probably mean
A. Imaginary.
B. Realistic.
C. Disappointing.
D. Material.
5. In the passage, the writer thinks of himself as ________.
A. a world-famous genius
B. a mid-sized fish in a small pond
C. a world-class virtuoso
D. a student in an ivy-league school
6. According to the writer, what makes “greatness”
A. Extraordinary efforts.
B. Ten thousand hours of practice.
C. Raw talent.
D. Talent and time.
7. Which of the following might be the best title
A. Hope Bends
B. Frustrating Decades
C. Practice Works
D. Youthful Expectations
C
（2020 广东湛江高三一模）It took multiple weddings for Christine Law to realise what she needed to do. In the summer of 2014, her schedule was packed with friends, marriage celebrations—flower-filled occasions that got her thinking, “Where do all the flowers go after the party ” More often than not, they were thrown away. Law was confident she could find a better use for them.
By August, she had a plan： convince couples and companies hosting events to donate their flowers, which she would pick up and deliver within 48 hours to seniors across the city. She wanted to bring beauty into the lives of the elderly. She drew on her experience through being a volunteer in non—profit institutions in order to set up her own organisation, which she called Floranthropie. Not having enough bouquets （花束）for all 150 people of a health centre, Law asked the staff to provide a list of patients who needed cheering up most.
“The first woman I approached thought it was a mistake, and that the flowers couldn’t possibly be for her, ” says Law. “I said they were a gift, and we talked for a half hour.”
In addition to health centres, Floranthropie focuses on community groups devoted to the elderly. Laetitia Thélème is a volunteer for Les Petits Fieres, an organisation that aims to help the elderly who don’t have a support system. The group receives a dozen or so bouquets from Floranthropie monthly, and then redistributes them. “Our motto is ‘flowers before bread’,” says Thélème. “We don’t focus on primary care, but rather on nourishing（滋养）the spirit. Floranthropie helps us do that. It’s amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make.”
In the beginning, most of Floranthropie, s donations came through word of mouth. These days, Law receives messages from strangers via her organisation’s Facebook page and has connected with corporations and flower wholesalers. Law hopes to expand Floranthropie nationally, but at this point is happy to be able to oversee each delivery personally.
8. What made Christine Law set up Floranthropie
A. The waste of flowers.
B. The loneliness of seniors.
C. The persuasion of other friends.
D. The warm atmosphere of weddings.
9. What was the woman’s reaction to Christine Law’s flowers
A. She was moved.
B. She was excited.
C. She was worried.
D. She was surprised.
10. What can we infer about Floranthropie from Laetitia Thélème’s words
A. It should focus on primary care.
B. It is benefiting more than the elderly.
C. It is doing something of great importance.
D. It should cooperate with more non-profit institutions.
11. What is the best title for the text
A. Volunteer Your Time
B. Don’t Throw Flowers Away
C. Special Delivery Makes Your Day
D. Brighten Seniors, Lives with Flowers
D
（2020 山东济宁高三一模）“If I only had a little humility, I’d be perfect, ” the media giant Ted Turner supposedly said sometime in the 1990s. Why be modest Aristotle said, “All men by nature desire to know.” Intellectual humility is a particular instance of humility, since you can be down-to-earth about most things but still ignore your mental limitations.
Intellectual humility means recognising that we don’t know everything. Actually, it means we should acknowledge that we’re probably biased in our belief about just how much we understand and seek out the sources of wisdom that we lack.
The Internet and digital media have created the impression of limitless knowledge at our fingertips. But, by making us lazy, they have opened up a space that ignorance can fill. The psychologist Tania Lombrozo of the University of California explained how technology enhances our illusions（错觉）of wisdom. She argues that the way we access information is critical to our understanding—and the more easily we can recall an image, word or statement, the more likely we’ll think we’ve successfully learned it, and so withdraw from effortful cognitive processing. Logical puzzles presented in an unfriendly font（字体）, for example, can encourage someone to make extra effort to solve them. Yet this approach runs counter to the nice designs of the apps and sites that populate our screens, where our brain processes information in a “smooth” way. What about all the information that presents online Well, your capacity to learn from it depends on your attitudes. Intellectually humble people don’t hide or ignore their weaknesses. In fact, they see them as sources of personal development, and use arguments as an opportunity to refine their views. People who are humble by nature tend to be more open-minded and quicker to resolve disputes, since they recognise that their own opinions might not be valid.
At the other end of the scale lies intellectual arrogance. Such arrogance almost always originates from the egocentric bias—the tendency to overestimate their own virtue or importance, ignoring the role of chance or the influence of other people’s actions on their lives. This is what makes these people credit success to themselves and failure to circumstance. From an evolutionary perspective, intellectual arrogance can also be seen as a way of achieving dominance through forcing one’s view on others. Intellectually arrogant people hardly invest mental resources in discussion or working towards group consensus, thus making it hard for groups to work successfully.
The Thrive Centre for Human Development in California, which seeks to help young people turn into successful adults, is funding a series of major studies about intellectual humility. Their hypothesis is that humility, curiosity and openness are key to a fulfilling life. “Without humility, you are unable to learn,” Laszlo Bock, Google’s Head of People Operations, notes.
12. The passage is mainly about ________.
A. the harm arrogance does to us
B. the key elements to a fulfilling life
C. the significance of intellectual humility
D. the way people access information online
13. Technology enhances our illusions of wisdom because it ________.
A. enables people to think critically
B. offers too much unreliable information
C. allows easy access to abundant information
D. makes it hard for people to recall information
14. According to Para. 3, intellectually humble people ________.
A. value others’ opinions more than their own
B. use online information to better themselves
C. are unwilling to show their strengths
D. prefer to solve difficult problems
15. The author will probably agree that ________.
A. intellectual arrogance is the result of evolution
B. intellectually arrogant people often lack team spirits
C. successful people are often unaware of their limitations
D. circumstances don’t favour intellectually arrogant people
第二节（共5小题；每小题2. 5分, 满分12. 5分）
根据短文内容, 从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处 的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。
（2020 山东临沂一模）Failing an exam can make someone feel really bad about themselves. A lot of people who fail an exam might think that failing an exam makes them a failure in life. 16
Don’t make fun of them. Failing a test can be a seriously upset thing. And even if they seem okay about it, they might be hiding how they really feel. Don’t make fun of them for failing. 17
Remind them that everyone fails at some point. 18 So tell them not everyone can succeed every time, even if they don’t talk about it. Help them deal with their feelings about the failure by reminding them that everyone fails, and this one failure doesn’t influence them.
19 Right after they’ve failed an exam, it’s easy to feel like they’ll never do anything well again. If you know someone who has failed the same test or exam, but then became successful, tell them about it! It can remind them that good things will happen again, too.
Help them figure out new ways to study. Ask how long they studied, how often they took notes in class, and if they ever felt like they weren’t doing enough. Help them look up studying methods on websites and select methods they haven’t tried before. 20 Using a new method can lead to different results.
A. Tell them to stay the same.
B. Offer them positive examples.
C. It’s necessary for them to know that.
D. Or don’t compare their scores with yours.
E. Share some ways that you find successful.
F. It doesn’t mean that you are a failure in life.
G. But there are lots of ways you can encourage and help them.
第二部分 语言运用
[共两节，满分30分]
第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填人空白处的最佳选项。
（2020 山东烟台高三一模）Two years ago, my friend and I were at college. With his birthday quickly approaching, he came to me with an unusual 21 : instead of receiving presents, he wanted to do some acts of kindness.
I was 22 for such an idea. Giving instead of taking for the birthday was really difficult. I asked him how he could come up with such a 23 idea. He told me about a TED talk he had watched on generosity, which had inspired him. So we started to 24 creative things we could do.
Our university employed some security guards to 25 its students. They have to work 26 , keeping watch on every comer throughout the university. For the most part it’s a thankless job as most people grow 27 to seeing the guards all around and eventually barely notice their 28 , let alone acknowledge their efforts. How could we show them our appreciation
We decided to make a large pot of hot 29 . We hired a Uber and asked the driver to take us around the campus where we knew the 30 would be and we poured them each a cup of hot chocolate. The Uber driver was 31 a bit doubtful to the entire plan but after a while he was helping us 32 the guards and our lively spirit had 33 to him as well. We were met with many 34 and appreciative words. It was amazing to see how a 35 act or even intention of generosity can lift everyone’s spirit.
21. A. order B. request C. problem D. story
22. A. stuck B. blessed C. burdened D. bored
23. A. traditional B. complex C. familiar D. novel
24. A. plan out B. take over C. watch for D. hold back
25. A. judge B. help C. monitor D. protect
26. A. step by step B. around the clock C. more or less D. now and then
27. A. addicted B. devoted C. attached D. accustomed
28. A. presence B. hunger C. poverty D. thirsty
29. A. tea B. milk C. porridge D. chocolate
30. A. workers B. students C. guards D. drivers
31. A. finally B. initially C. occasionally D. frequently
32. A. remind B. track C. spot D. recognise
33. A. spread B. moved C. happened D. returned
34. A. friends B. difficulties C. greetings D. smiles
35. A. similar B. small C. daily D. modest
第二节（共10小题;每小题1. 5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填人1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
（2020 山东临诉高三期末检测）Today I spent time talking to an old friend about some of the 36 （choose）that we have made in our lives. We both agree that life has 37 （actual） been good to us. And we are very 38 （thank） for what we have been blessed with.
Today I would like you to think about your journey and where you see yourself in 39 next five years. Do you see that you have become exactly who you set out to be I work on my goals because I am excited about that opportunity.
However, I do realise that sometimes life can get 40 the way of our goals. I remember when my friend 41 （decide） to buy her first house, she was ready and had everything 42 （prepare）. But during that time her father died and she had to move home 43 （help） take care of her mother. Her goal was delayed, 44 she didn’t give it up completely. And that’s exactly the key to this all. In order to achieve your goals, you have to keep working on 45 .
第三部分 写作
[共两节，满分40分]
第一节（满分15分）
（2020·山东聊城一模）假定你是高三学生李华，请写一篇演讲稿，准备代表全体同学在毕业典礼上发言，内容要点如下：
1. 高中三年的收获；
2. 感谢和决心。
要求:词数80左右（开头和结尾已给出，不计人总词数）。
Good morning, everyone!
I’m Li Hua. It’s my great honour to stand here to deliver my speech. It has been three years since I started my high school.
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Thank you for your listening.
第二节（满分25分）
阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。
（2020 山东济宁二模）A brother and sister made their usual hurried pre-Christmas visit to the little farm, where lived their elderly parents with their small herd （群）of horses.
The young folks had fond memories of their childhood here. Everything was perfect except the aging old horse, “The Old One”.
Doubtfully, the young folks asked the old couple, “Why do you not at least get rid of ‘The Old One’’’
The old man looked down at his worn boots, holes in the toes, and replied softly, “We keep her because of love. Nothing else, just love.”
Worried and confused, the young folks wished the old couple a Merry Christmas and headed back toward the city as darkness stole through the valley.
The old couple shook their heads in sorrow. A tear fell upon their cheeks. How was it that these young folks did not understand the peace of the love that filled their hearts
Because of the unhappy leave-taking, no one noticed the first spark fall in the bam （马厩） None but the “The Old One” _
In a matter of minutes, the bam was full of hungry flames. With a cry of horror and despair, the old couple sank sobbing to the ground, helpless. The bam was in ruins.
The old man turned to his wife, forcing a smile, “We have lost much. Let us gather strength and climb the hill to the old pine where we have sought comfort in times of despair and pray for our beloved ‘The Old One’”.
The journey up the hill was hard for their old bodies in the steep snow. As they got to the peak of the hill, the old man gave a cry of wonder and incredible joy. Amazed and puzzled, he took his wife by the hand and pulled her forward. There, beneath the pine tree was their Christmas gift— “The Old One” lay close to the trunk of the tree, with the entire herd.
注意：续写词数应为150左右。
As it turned out, the moment ‘The Old One’ saw the smoke, she pushed the door and led the horses through it. __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Spotting the old couple, “The Old One” seemed to be happy.
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参考答案：
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（生活与学习）；话题：知足常乐。本文是一篇记叙文。本文主要通过同富有的古人进行对比来启迪读者：生活没有必要攀比，要知足常乐。
1. C词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句并结合对第一段第二句的理解可推知，没有现代这些便利的生活设备，富有的威廉一世如何才能生活得称心如意呢？由此可推知，画线短语表示“以一种令人满意的方式生活”，故选C。
2. B 细节理解题。根据对第一段和第二段的理解可知，古今生活对比中作者列举了四个历史人物，他们分别是：William I, Croesus，Alexander the Great 和 Czar Nicholas。
3. B 观点态度题。根据最后两段，尤其是最后一段最后两句“I can’t keep up with my neighbours right now. But just wait.” 可推知，作 者对生活持乐观的态度。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（做人与做事）；话题：现实与联想。本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者叙述了自己的现实情况与远大理想之间的差距以及作者对这种差距的认识和感受。
4. A 词义猜测题。第一段写自己的远大理想，接着第二段用unfortunately转折，说自己的现实情况与上文描述的理想或想象不符。
5. B 细节理解题。第三段提到作者对自己的认识是never amount to anything more than a mid-sized fish in a small pond (只不过是小池塘里的一条不大不小的鱼）。
6. D 细节理解题。由第五段可知，作者认为天赋与付出的时间缺一
不可。
7. A主旨大意题。文章写的不是受挫年代，不是努力的作用，也不是青春理想，而是写理想与现实之间矛盾的调和。作者认识到先天的天赋与后天的努力、付出的时间同等重要，并且接受理想与现实之间的巨大差距。最后一段写到中年人幸福感增强 正是他们经历多年受挫之后,理想最终与现实调和的结果。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（做人与做事）；话题：送花给老人。本文是一篇记叙文。Christine Law把婚礼上用过的花送给老人们，为他们的生活增加美的享受。
8. A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“ ‘Where do all the flowers go after the party ’ More often than not, they were thrown away. Law was confident she could find a better use for them.”可知，婚礼上使用过的花束的浪费使Christine Law成立了 Floranthropie这个机构。故选A。
9. D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的The first woman I approached thought it was a mistake, and that the flowers couldn’t possibly be for her可推知，当Christine Law给第一位女士送花时，这位女士感到难以置信。故选D。
10. C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Floranthropie helps us do that. It’s amazing what a big difference a small bouquet can make. ” 可推知，Laetitia Theleme认为Floranthropie做的事产生了很大影响，故C项符合文意。
11. D标题归纳题。本文主要讲述的是Christine Law把婚礼上用过的花送给老人们，给他们的生活增强了美的享受。故D项适合作为文章标题。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（做人与做事）；话题：谦逊的重要性。 这是一篇议论文。文章主要讲述了思想谦逊的重要性。
12. C 主旨大意题。分析文章可知，文章主要讲述了思想谦逊的重要性。
13. C 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“The Internet and digital media have created the impression of limitless knowledge at our fingertips.” 以及 “...the way we access information is critical to our understanding...cognitive processing. ” 可知，技术增强了我们对智慧的错觉，因为它使我们能够容易地获取丰富的信息。结合选项可知选C。
14. B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段中“What about all the information that presents online ...Intellectually humble people don’t hide or ignore their weaknesses. In fact, they see them as sources of personal development, and use arguments as an opportunity to refine their views. ”可知，他们会利用网上的信息更好地发展自己。故选B。
15. B 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中“Intellectually arrogant people hardly invest mental resources in discussion or working towards group consensus, thus making it hard for groups to work successfully. ”可知，有自大思想的人缺乏合作精神。故选B。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（做事）；话题：帮助考试失败者。本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了鼓励和帮助考试失败者的方法。
16. G设题位置法解题。本句位于段落末尾，根据第二至五段首句都是祈使句可以看出该空既要对第一段的内容进行概括又要引出下文，讲述鼓励和帮助考试失败者的方法。所以选G项。
17. D词汇锁定法解题。根据该段主题句尤其是否定词Don’t及空格前一句中重复出现的Don’t可知，此段主要讲不要嘲笑失败者，D 项 “Or don’t compare their scores with yours. ” 与前一句内容连贯，符合语境。
18. C 关联逻辑法解题。选项C中的that指代前一句中的everyone fails at some point,空后提出从失败情绪中走出来的方法，C 项与上下文内容连贯，所以选C项。
19. B 设题位置法解题。空处位于段落主题句的位置，所以句子的形式应该与其他段落的首句类似，即祈使句，所以可以重点关 注A、B和E三项。根据该段下文内容可知，选项A和E与下文不连贯，所以排除；B项能较好地概括该段主题，所以选B项。
20. E 词汇锁定法解题。根据该段中的ways, methods及主题句可知，本段主要是讲帮助他们找到新的学习方法，E项“分享一些你认为成功的方法”符合语境，E项中的ways也是提示。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（做人与做事）；话题：做善事。本文是一篇记叙文。作者的朋友想在过生日时做点儿特别的事情，于是开始做善事，作者和他一起为在学校辛勤工作但是却常被忽略的安保人员送去了一杯热巧克力。
21. B 下文语境题。本空后的instead of receiving presents, he wanted to do some acts of kindness是作者的朋友提出的请求 (request)，那就是不接受礼物，而是做一些善事。request意 为“请求”，符合语境。
22. A 下文语境题。根据下一句中的was really difficult可知，作者对朋友的提议感到不知所措，因为自己也不知道该怎么做。 be stuck for意为“不知所措，（为某事）犯愁”，符合语境。be blessed with “有幸拥有某物” ；be burdened with “ 负重” ；be bored with“对……感到厌倦”。
23. D 上文语境题。根据本段的前两句话可知，作者对朋友的请求感到很难应对，所以就问朋友他是怎么想到一个这样新颖的 (novel)主意的。novel意为“新颖的”，符合语境。
24. A 上下文语境题。正是因为深受鼓舞，他才有了这样的新颖的想法。作者接受了朋友的建议，所以开始尽可能想有创意的想法，筹划（plan out)这些事情。plan out意为“精心安排，筹划”，符合语境。take over“接收，接管，控制，接替” ；watch for “留意” ；hold back“抑制，隐瞒”。
25. D 上下文语境题。根据本句中的security guards和下一句中的keeping watch on every comer可知，大学里的安保人员是保护 (protect)学生的。judge“判断” ；help“帮助”；monitor“监视，检查，跟踪调查；监听”。
26. B 上文语境题。本句中的They指的是上一句中的security guards,这些安保人员要全天（around the clock)工作，around the clock意为“日夜不停”，符合语境。step by step“逐步地”； more or less “几乎，差不多” ；now and then“偶尔”。
27. D 上下文语境题。在很大程度上，这是一份吃力不讨好的工作，因为大多数人已经习惯（accustomed) 了在周围看到安保人员，最终几乎注意不到他们的存在，更不用说认可他们的努力了。grow/get accustomed to 意为“习惯于”。be addicted to“对 着迷的” ；be devoted to“全心全意的” ；be attached to“附属于……”。
28. A上文语境题。参见上题解析。presence意为“存在”，符合语境。
29. D 下文语境题。根据下一句中的poured them each a cup of hot chocolate可知，作者和朋友的行动就是为这些安保人员做一大壶热巧克力（chocolate)，所以选D项。
30. C上文语境题。结合上一段第一句中的security guards可知，作者和朋友要去安保人员（guards)所在的位置，将热的巧克力 送到他们的手中，所以选C项。
31. B 下文语境题。根据句中的 a bit doubtful to the entire plan but after a while可知，优步车司机起初（initially)有些弄不懂作者和朋 友的做法，但是很快就明白了，initially意为“最初”，符合语 境。finally“最终” ；occasionally “偶尔” ；frequently“频繁地”。
32. C 上文语境题。根据本段第二句中的take us around the campus where we knew可知，优步车司机也帮助作者和作者的朋友找 (spot)安保人员。spot意为“发现”，符合语境。remind"提醒”; track “ 跟踪；追踪 ” ；recognise “认出”。
33. A上下文语境题。作者和其朋友的精神也传播（spread)给了这位司机。spread意为“传播”，符合语境。
34. D 上下文语境题。结合句中的appreciative words可知，作者和朋友的行为得到了善意的回报，这些安保人员对他们微笑 (smiles )，还说感谢的话语，所以选择D项。
35. B上文语境题。结合上文可知，作者和朋友只是为这些安保人员做了一杯巧克力，但是这样的小小的（small)善意的行为让 大家都精神焕发，本空与句中的lift everyone’s spirit形成鲜明的对比。
[语篇解读]主题：人与自我（做事）；话题：坚持目标。本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了如何坚持目标并将之实现。
36. choices考查词性转换。由空前的定冠词the可知，此处应用名 词形式，且由some可知，此处应用复数形式，故填choices。
37. actually 考查副词。修饰形容词应用副词，故用副词actually修饰形容词good,在句中作状语。
38. thankful考查形容词。根据空前的are可知，空处应用形容词作表语，故填thankful。
39. the 考查冠词。in the next five years“在未来五年里”，为固定用法，故用定冠词the。
40. in考查介词。get in the way of sth. “阻止某事发生”，为固定短语，故用介词in。
41. decided考查动词的时态。由下文的was和had可知，此处描述的事情发生在过去，故用一般过去时，故填decided。
42. prepared考查非谓语动词。“have+宾语+宾补”为固定用法， 且prepare与everything之间为逻辑上的动宾关系，故用过去分词作宾语补足语，表示“完成或解决某事”。
43. to help考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知，此处应用不定式短语表示目的。故填to help。
44. but考查连词。根据语境可知，空处前后句表示逻辑上的转折关系，故用连词but。
45. them 考查代词。由上文中的goals可知，此处用代词them作宾语。
第一节 One possible version ：
Good morning, everyone!
I’m Li Hua. It’s my great honour to stand here to deliver my speech. It has been three years since I started my high school. During the three years, not only have I made some true friends who shared sorrows and joys with me, but also I have gained various knowledge.
Before leaving, I’d like to express my sincere gratitude to my teachers. It was they who patiently answered our endless questions.
Besides, I owe many thanks to my dear classmates. Without their help and encouragement, I couldn’t have overcome so many difficulties. I will live up to the expectations of my teachers and my parents.
Thank you for your listening.
第二节 One possible version:
As it turned out, the moment “The Old One” saw the smoke, she pushed the door and led the horses through it. The hungry flames were around them, licking their lips and hopping like rabbits. So frightened were the horses that they dashed about aimlessly. After what seemed to be ages, “The Old One” managed to calm them down. Slowly and with great dignity, she led them up the hill, stepping cautiously through the snow. As usual, she gathered the herd of horses under the old pine tree, where they often took a rest after eating grass.
Spotting the old couple, “The Old One” seemed to be happy. She did not disappoint those she loved. Her body was weak with years, tired from the climb, but the golden eyes were filled with devotion as she offered her gift to the old couple. Seeing the unexpected “Christmas gift”, the old couple couldn’t help shouting their praise and joy...and again the peace of love filled their hearts. Tears flowing down, the old couple gently stroked “The Old One”, murmuring, “Because of love. Only because of love.”
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