单元小测(Unit 5)
Ⅰ.1.patience 2.apology 3.ignorance 4.eventually 5.intention 6.Judging 7.to communicate 8.was spotted
9.delivering 10.which
Ⅱ.1.by accident/chance 2.on the basis of 3.In return 4.on duty 5.as a matter of fact 6.To be honest 7.take out a loan 8.In that case 9.to some extent 10.in a quite impolite manner
Ⅲ.1.This is the first time that we have seen a film
2.Judging from/by his worried face
3.found myself lying in bed and surrounded
4.in case they fail to sleep
5.it is common for people to catch a cold
Ⅳ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇议论文。文章就到底应该买贵的还是廉价的产品进行了讨论。
1.B 细节理解题。根据第一段“Increasingly, people say they want to buy from brands that give them a sense of purpose. Surely a yogurt that helped the needy would be appealing. But Juntos was a failure.”和第二段“What happened To find the reason behind Juntos’ failure, Lawrence Williams and his colleagues did an experiment where they showed people some products and asked these people to pick one option. They reminded some to focus on the ‘purposeful and valuable’ aspect while others were told to ‘enjoy themselves’ and focus on ‘delight and pleasure’. They found that participants who prioritized meaning preferred the less expensive product when compared with people who put pleasure in the first place.”可知,将意义放在首位的人更愿意购买便宜的产品,由此推知Juntos的定价相对较高,买的人少,所以最后失败了。故选B。
2.D 推理判断题。根据第三段“So why were meaning-seekers cheaping out Lawrence Williams asked participants to explain their decision-making to find out. He learned that meaning-oriented people were not thinking about how the product they might buy could bring meaning to their lives. Instead, they were occupied with what else they could do with their money.” (那么,为什么寻求意义的人要买便宜的东西呢 为了找出答案,劳伦斯·威廉姆斯要求参与者解释他们的决定。他了解到,以意义为导向的人不会考虑他们可能购买的产品如何给他们的生活带来意义。相反,他们专注于思考自己的钱能带来什么其他东西。)以及第四段内容可推测,意义追求者专注于用钱买更多的东西,故选D。
3.C 推理判断题。根据第四段“I am all for people making wise and strategic financial choices. But cheap products can create many problems. Inexpensive options often do not last as long as the higher-end ones. As a result, we shop more often, which is ultimately worse for our wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can do a greater damage to the environment.” (我完全支持人们做出明智和战略性的财务选择。但是廉价的产品会产生很多问题。便宜的选择通常不会像高端的选择持续那么久。结果,我们更频繁地购物,这最终对我们的钱包更不利。此外,这种消费模式会对环境造成更大的破坏。)可推断作者解释了为什么买廉价的产品会产生很多问题,以此来展开第四段,故选C。
4.C 主旨大意题。通读全文,并根据第四段“I am all for people making wise and strategic financial choices. But cheap products can create many problems. Inexpensive options often do not last as long as the higher-end ones. As a result, we shop more often, which is ultimately worse for our wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can do a greater damage to the environment.”和最后一段“So before you dive into your wallet for some deals, try not to fix only on how much you are spending or saving. Think carefully about what you are buying, too.”(所以,你在为一些交易掏腰包之前,尽量不要只关注你花了多少钱或省了多少钱,也要仔细考虑你要买的东西。)可知,文章主要就到底应该买贵的还是廉价的产品进行了讨论,C选项“意义追求者还是品质追求者”符合文章主旨,故选C。
Ⅴ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了筷子的由来。
1.was 考查动词时态和主谓一致。分析句子可知,空处应为谓语动词;根据originally和后文的then和developed可知,应用一般过去时;动名词短语taking food with fingers作主语,谓语为单数。故填was。
2.knives 考查名词复数。根据介词短语instead of可知,空处用名词作宾语,且与forks并列,应用复数形式,表示泛指。故填knives。
3.to 考查介词。固定短语be related to表示“与……有关系”。故填to。
4.Compared 考查过去分词。此处为非谓语动词作状语,compare与Chinese food之间为被动关系,应用过去分词形式;句首单词首字母大写。故填Compared。
5.to stir 考查动词不定式。need sth to do sth表示“需要某物做某事”,用不定式作目的状语。故填to stir。
6.which 考查定语从句的关系词。此处是非限制性定语从句,修饰先行词“Zhu”,关系词在从句中作主语,应用关系代词which。故填which。
7.preferred 考查动词时态和语态。分析句子可知,此处应为谓语动词,与were used to并列,应为一般过去时;动词prefer与the Chinese之间为主动关系,表示“中国人更喜欢……”。故填preferred。
8.the 考查冠词。此处修饰名词invention,特指“筷子的发明”,应用定冠词。故填the。
9.earliest 考查副词最高级。根据the和句意可知,此处应为最高级形式,修饰过去分词known,表示“最早被知道的”。故填earliest。
10.it 考查代词。分析句子可知,此处应为代词作形式主语,代替句中that引导的主语从句,应用it。故填it。
Ⅵ.【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者通过帮助他人做事来赚钱,然后去买自己想要的东西,但是当把东西买回来后,作者发现有些东西并不是自己真正想要的,这让作者明白为赚钱而付出的汗水和奉献才是从我们真正无价的资产。
1.B 根据后文“My parents were not the type of people to give money to me…or even for work done at home.”可知,“我”的父母不给钱,所以“我”付不起钱。故选B项。slightly轻微地; barely几乎不; roughly粗略地; nearly几乎。
2.A 根据后文“…or even for work done at home.”可知,甚至“我”在家里干活,父母也不会给“我”钱,所以他们不是那种无缘无故给钱的人。故选A项。out of nowhere莫名其妙地出现; out of condition身体状况不佳; out of question毫无疑问; out of work失业。
3.B 根据后文“…and I offered to help her out.”可知,“我”帮哈德森太太做事,所以是找到了哈德森太太,be directed to意为“指向”。故选B项。assign分配; direct指向; order指挥; refer提到。
4.C 根据前文at over eighty years old以及后文“…and I offered to help her out.”可知,哈德森太太年纪太大了,不能照料她的花园,所以“我”帮她照料花园。故选C项。decorate装饰; guard守卫; tend照料; water给……浇水。
5.A 根据前文“…her garden, and I offered to help her out.”以及后文weeds in her front yard and backyard可知,“我”帮哈德森太太照料她的花园,再结合选项可知,此处应该是拔除杂草。故填A项。pull out拔出; rule out排除; sort out分类; take out去除。
6.C 根据前文“My first job was to…weeds in her front yard and backyard.”可知,“我”先是帮哈德森太太拔除她前院和后院的杂草,再结合常识可知,拔杂草是无聊的工作。故选C项。awesome令人惊叹的; creative创造性的; tiresome令人厌烦的,无聊的; urgent紧急的。
7.B 根据前文“…I wanted to buy an album(专辑) from my favourite band…”可知,“我”想买“我”最喜欢的乐队的专辑,这是作品集。故选B项。band乐队; collection作品集; edition版本; patent专利。
8.C 根据后文running through my heart可知,“我”在听音乐,再结合常识可知,此处应是感到一股清泉流过“我”的心。故选C项。breeze微风; current气流; spring泉水; wind风。
9.C 根据前文“However, my desire for material possessions did not end there.”可知,“我”对物质财产的渴望并没有就此结束,所以,此处指“我”以得到Game Boy为奋斗目标。set one’s sights on sth为固定搭配,意为“以……为奋斗目标;决心做到”。故选C项。ambition野心; curiosity好奇心,珍品; sight视野,看见;taste口味。
10.B 根据前文“I later set my…on a Game Boy, which was very fashionable at the time.”可知,“我”想买Game Boy,对“我”来说这是珍贵的财产。故选B项。personal私人的; prized珍贵的; previous以前的; practical实际的。
11.B 根据前文“I started to work for multiple clients, in order to earn enough money…”可知,“我”开始为多个客户工作,为了赚足够的钱,所以此处是“我”攒够了钱。故选B项。charge收(费); gather收集; invest投资; withdraw撤回。
12.C 根据后文in the hot sun for hours doing yard work可知,在烈日下在院子里干了几个小时的活,应该会满头大汗。故选C项。dig掘(地); struggle奋斗; sweat出汗; wander漫游。
13.C 根据前文“But just after one day of playing on it, I realized that it was not as fun as I had thought.”可知,“我”买了Game Boy后,发现它没有“我”想象中有趣,它并不是“我”想要的。故选C项。lack缺乏; lose丢失; want想要; deserve值得。
14.B 根据后文“…realizing that the sweat and dedication that…earning it are truly invaluable assets that cannot be taken away from us.”可知,“我”认识到为挣钱而付出的汗水和奉献才是真正无价的资产,所以“我”理解了金钱的价值。故选B项。accept接受; appreciate理解; evaluate估计; enjoy享受。
15.C 根据前文the sweat and dedication并结合选项可知,汗水和奉献应该是被用在赚钱上。故选C项。come into进入; fall into落入; go into (时间、精力或钱)被用在; put into放入。单元小测(Unit 5)
●Ⅰ 单句填空
1.Only those who have the (patient)to do simple things perfectly will gain the skill to do difficult things easily.
2.He received a formal (apologise)from the express company for the wrong product.
3.I am beginning to feel embarrassed about my complete (ignore)of world history.
4.We waited and waited; (eventual), the exciting moment we had been looking forward to came.
5.We must remember to live with the (intend)of focusing on what matters most in life.
6. (judge)from the long queue in front of the cinema’s ticket office, this movie is a great draw.
7.While his Chinese was far from perfect, the students were willing (communicate) with him and listen to his lectures.
8.He was lying by the roadside unconscious when he (spot) by the police.
9.Because the floods destroyed the bridge, they had no choice but to postpone (deliver) the goods.
10.I would rather my brother were in Beijing, in case he would accompany me to the bookstore.
●Ⅱ 短语填空
1.Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens (偶然地) or by means of good luck.
2.What’s amazing about the argument is that it works (在……基础上)a pure thought experiment.
3.I’ll clean every room in your shop. (作为回报), I need money to get to Egypt tomorrow.
4.John can’t come to the party because he will be (值班) at the library this afternoon.
5.I knew him when we were in college— (事实上) we were on the same course.
6. (坦诚地说), a lot of young people attach great importance to improving the quality of life.
7.The family had to (取得贷款)to pay the hospital bill.
8.You are busy on Wednesday (假使那样的话), let’s meet on Thursday.
9.Life is a tough journey, (在某种程度上), where you still smile even though you are occasionally hurt.
10.At first, the shop assistant spoke to him (以一种非常不礼貌的方式).
●Ⅲ 句型训练
1. in the cinema together as a family.(the first time)
这是我们第一次一家人一起在电影院看电影。
2. , we knew that he must have had some trouble. (judge)
从他担心的表情来看,我们知道他一定遇到了一些麻烦。
3.When I woke up, I by doctors and nurses.(find+宾语+宾补)
当我醒过来的时候,我发现自己躺在床上,被医生和护士围着。
4.The elderly are advised not to have strong tea in the evening, . (in case,fail)
建议老年人晚上不要喝浓茶,以免睡不着。
5.As we know, in winter. (it作形式主语)
正如我们所知道的,人们在冬天感冒是很常见的。
●Ⅳ 阅读理解
[2024·广东广州高一期中]
Danone Portugal introduced a new yogurt named Juntos. For every pack of yogurt that a person bought, he would donate yogurt to a family in need. Danone had done its research. Increasingly, people say they want to buy from brands that give them a sense of purpose. Surely a yogurt that helped the needy would be appealing. But Juntos was a failure. Despite sinking millions into a marketing campaign, Danone pulled Juntos from the market only months after it was launched. Now the same product is simply marketed as a tasty yogurt.
What happened To find the reason behind Juntos’ failure, Lawrence Williams and his colleagues did an experiment where they showed people some products and asked these people to pick one option. They reminded some to focus on the “purposeful and valuable” aspect while others were told to “enjoy themselves” and focus on “delight and pleasure”. They found that participants who prioritized meaning preferred the less expensive product when compared with people who put pleasure in the first place.
So why were meaning-seekers cheaping out Lawrence Williams asked participants to explain their decision-making to find out. He learned that meaning-oriented people were not thinking about how the product they might buy could bring meaning to their lives. Instead, they were occupied with what else they could do with their money.
I am all for people making wise and strategic financial choices. But cheap products can create many problems. Inexpensive options often do not last as long as the higher-end ones. As a result, we shop more often, which is ultimately worse for our wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can do a greater damage to the environment. Thanks in part to fast fashion, people buy 60 percent more clothing today than they did 15 years ago. The fashion industry alone emits more greenhouse gases than international flights and maritime (海洋的) shipping combined.
So before you dive into your wallet for some deals, try not to fix only on how much you are spending or saving. Think carefully about what you are buying, too.
( )1.What is the main reason for the failure of Juntos
A.It ignored marketing strategies.
B.It priced itself relatively high.
C.It lacked a particularly good taste.
D.It focused on delight and pleasure.
( )2.What can be inferred about meaning-seekers
A.They frequent high-end stores.
B.They think products extend their lives.
C.They hesitate to make decisions.
D.They make more purchases with money.
( )3.How is Paragraph 4 mainly developed
A.By giving some examples.
B.By listing numbers and data.
C.By explaining reasons.
D.By making some comparisons.
( )4.Which is the most suitable title for the text
A.Innovation: a product’s life
B.To buy or not to buy
C.Meaning-seekers or quality-pursuers
D.Fast fashion: a hit to your wallet
●Ⅴ 语法填空
[2024·湖北“荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟”高一期中联考]
Why chopsticks were created: the tool for cooking
Taking food with fingers 1. (be) originally a common way of eating for humans, but then East Asia and Western Europe developed different tableware (餐具) to meet social and cultural etiquette (礼节). Why did the Chinese invent and use chopsticks instead of 2. (knife) and forks like the Westerners
The reason is probably related 3. Chinese living habits. 4. (compare) with other regions’ food culture, Chinese food prefers thoroughly cooked vegetables, meat, and grains. In ancient times, there were generally two methods of cooking food: roasting and boiling.
Since China had advanced pottery culture, it was natural that boiling became the traditional and fundamental cooking method. Boiling food in a pottery container required much water, and the cooking process often needed small wood sticks 5. (stir).
Chopsticks’ original name in Chinese is “Zhu”, 6. has the same origin as “boiling”. It suggests that chopsticks are the tool for cooking at very first. Since the Chinese were used to using pottery and 7. (prefer) boiled food, and China had plentiful bamboo and wood, these factors together made up the basic conditions for 8. invention of chopsticks.
The 9. (early) known chopsticks are copper (铜) chopsticks from the late Spring and Autumn Period (770 BC—476 BC). But as bamboo and wooden chopsticks are easy to rot, 10. is believed that the chopsticks existed early.
●Ⅵ 完形填空
When I was 16, I wanted to buy an album(专辑) from my favourite band, but I could 1 pay for it. My parents were not the type of people to give money to me 2 , or even for work done at home.
This led me to search for work opportunities in my neighbourhood, and I was 3 to Mrs Hudson, the oldest person in the community. At over eighty years old, Mrs Hudson could no longer 4 her garden, and I offered to help her out.
My first job was to 5 weeds in her front yard and backyard. After this 6 task, I mowed her lawn.With the $10 earned from my first day of work, I bought that 7 .Listening to music, I felt a cool 8 running through my heart, which made me realize all the efforts I had made were worthwhile.
However, my desire for material possessions did not end there. I later set my 9 on a Game Boy, which was very fashionable at the time. I started to work for multiple clients, in order to earn enough money to purchase this 10 possession.
After many days of working, I 11 enough money. But just after one day of playing on it, I realized that it was not as fun as I had thought. I 12 in the hot sun for hours doing yard work to buy something I did not 13 .So the next day,I returned it.
Ever since that day, I have come to 14 the value of money, realizing that the sweat and dedication that 15 earning it are truly invaluable assets that cannot be taken away from us.
( )1.A.slightly B.barely
C.roughly D.nearly
( )2.A.out of nowhere
B.out of condition
C.out of question
D.out of work
( )3.A.assigned B.directed
C.ordered D.referred
( )4.A.decorate B.guard
C.tend D.water
( )5.A.pull out B.rule out
C.sort out D.take out
( )6.A.awesome B.creative
C.tiresome D.urgent
( )7.A.band B.collection
C.edition D.patent
( )8.A.breeze B.current
C.spring D.wind
( )9.A.ambitions B.curiosities
C.sights D.tastes
( )10.A.personal B.prized
C.previous D.practical
( )11.A.charged B.gathered
C.invested D.withdrew
( )12.A.dug B.struggled
C.sweated D.wandered
( )13.A.lack B.lose
C.want D.deserve
( )14.A.accept B.appreciate
C.evaluate D.enjoy
( )15.A.come into B.fall into
C.go into D.put into(共46张PPT)
单元小测 Unit 5
Ⅰ 单句填空
1.Only those who have the _________ (patient)to do simple
things perfectly will gain the skill to do difficult things easily.
patience
2.He received a formal _________ (apologise)from the express
company for the wrong product.
apology
3.I am beginning to feel embarrassed about my complete
__________ (ignore)of world history.
ignorance
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
4.We waited and waited; __________ (eventual), the exciting
moment we had been looking forward to came.
eventually
5.We must remember to live with the _________ (intend)of
focusing on what matters most in life.
intention
6._________ (judge)from the long queue in front of the cinema's
ticket office, this movie is a great draw.
Judging
7.While his Chinese was far from perfect, the students were
willing ________________ (communicate) with him and listen to
his lectures.
to communicate
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
8.He was lying by the roadside unconscious when he
____________ (spot) by the police.
was spotted
9.Because the floods destroyed the bridge, they had no choice
but to postpone __________ (deliver) the goods.
delivering
10.I would rather my brother were in Beijing, in _______ case
he would accompany me to the bookstore.
which
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ⅱ 短语填空
1.Everything happens for a reason. Nothing happens
___________________ (偶然地) or by means of good luck.
by accident/chance
2.What's amazing about the argument is that it works
________________ (在……基础上)a pure thought experiment.
on the basis of
3.I'll clean every room in your shop.__________ (作为回报), I
need money to get to Egypt tomorrow.
In return
4.John can't come to the party because he will be _________
(值班) at the library this afternoon.
on duty
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
5.I knew him when we were in college— ___________________
(事实上) we were on the same course.
as a matter of fact
6.______________ (坦诚地说), a lot of young people attach great
importance to improving the quality of life.
To be honest
7.The family had to ________________ (取得贷款)to pay the
hospital bill.
take out a loan
8.You are busy on Wednesday ____________ (假使那样的话),
let's meet on Thursday.
In that case
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
9.Life is a tough journey, _______________ (在某种程度上),
where you still smile even though you are occasionally hurt.
to some extent
10.At first, the shop assistant spoke to him ___________________
_______ (以一种非常不礼貌的方式).
in a quite impolite manner
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
Ⅲ 句型训练
1.____________________________________________ in the cinema
together as a family.(the first time)
这是我们第一次一家人一起在电影院看电影。
This is the first time that we have seen a film
2.________________________________, we knew that he must
have had some trouble. (judge)
从他担心的表情来看,我们知道他一定遇到了一些麻烦。
Judging from/by his worried face
3.When I woke up, I _______________________________________
by doctors and nurses.(find+宾语+宾补)
当我醒过来的时候,我发现自己躺在床上,被医生和护士围着。
found myself lying in bed and surrounded
1
2
3
4
5
4.The elderly are advised not to have strong tea in the evening,
________________________. (in case,fail)
建议老年人晚上不要喝浓茶,以免睡不着。
in case they fail to sleep
5.As we know, _______________________________________ in
winter. (it作形式主语)
正如我们所知道的,人们在冬天感冒是很常见的。
it is common for people to catch a cold
1
2
3
4
5
Ⅳ 阅读理解
[2024·广东广州高一期中]
Danone Portugal introduced a new yogurt named Juntos.
For every pack of yogurt that a person bought, he would
donate yogurt to a family in need. Danone had done its
research. Increasingly, people say they want to buy from brands
that give them a sense of purpose. Surely a yogurt that helped
the needy would be appealing. But Juntos was a failure. Despite
sinking millions into a marketing campaign, Danone pulled
1
2
3
4
Juntos from the market only months after it was launched. Now
the same product is simply marketed as a tasty yogurt.
What happened To find the reason behind Juntos' failure,
Lawrence Williams and his colleagues did an experiment where
they showed people some products and asked these people to
pick one option. They reminded some to focus on the
“purposeful and valuable” aspect while others were told to
“enjoy themselves” and focus on “delight and pleasure”. They
found that participants who prioritized meaning preferred the
1
2
3
4
less expensive product when compared with people who put
pleasure in the first place.
So why were meaning-seekers cheaping out Lawrence
Williams asked participants to explain their decision-making to
find out. He learned that meaning-oriented people were not
thinking about how the product they might buy could bring
meaning to their lives. Instead, they were occupied with what
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I am all for people making wise and strategic financial
choices. But cheap products can create many problems.
Inexpensive options often do not last as long as the higher-end
ones. As a result, we shop more often, which is ultimately worse
for our wallets. Plus, that spending pattern can do a greater
damage to the environment. Thanks in part to fast fashion,
people buy 60 percent more clothing today than they did 15
years ago. The fashion industry alone emits more greenhouse
gases than international flights and maritime (海洋的) shipping
combined.
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So before you dive into your wallet for some deals, try not
to fix only on how much you are spending or saving. Think
carefully about what you are buying, too.
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【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章就到底应该买贵的还是廉价
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( ) 1.What is the main reason for the failure of Juntos
A.It ignored marketing strategies.
B.It priced itself relatively high.
C.It lacked a particularly good taste.
D.It focused on delight and pleasure.
[解析] 细节理解题。根据第一段“Increasingly, people say they
want to buy from brands that give them a sense of purpose.
Surely a yogurt that helped the needy would be appealing. But
Juntos was a failure.”和第二段“What happened To find the
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reason behind Juntos' failure, Lawrence Williams and his colleagues did an experiment where they showed people some products and asked these people to pick one option. They reminded some to focus on the ‘purposeful and valuable’ aspect while others were told to ‘enjoy themselves’ and focus on ‘delight and pleasure’. They found that participants who prioritized meaning preferred the less expensive product when compared with people who put pleasure in the first place.”可知，将意义放在首位的人更愿意购买便宜的产品，由此推知Juntos的定价相对较高，买的人少，所以最后失败了。故选B。
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A.They frequent high-end stores.
B.They think products extend their lives.
C.They hesitate to make decisions.
D.They make more purchases with money.
[解析] 推理判断题。根据第三段“So why were meaning-seekers
cheaping out Lawrence Williams asked participants to explain
their decision-making to find out. He learned that meaning-
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might buy could bring meaning to their lives. Instead, they were
occupied with what else they could do with their money.”
(那么，为什么寻求意义的人要买便宜的东西呢 为了找出答案，劳伦
斯·威廉姆斯要求参与者解释他们的决定。他了解到，以意义为导向
的人不会考虑他们可能购买的产品如何给他们的生活带来意义。相
反，他们专注于思考自己的钱能带来什么其他东西。)以及第四段内
容可推测，意义追求者专注于用钱买更多的东西，故选D。
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A.By giving some examples.
B.By listing numbers and data.
C.By explaining reasons.
D.By making some comparisons.
[解析] 推理判断题。根据第四段“I am all for people making wise
and strategic financial choices. But cheap products can create
many problems. Inexpensive options often do not last as long
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is ultimately worse for our wallets. Plus, that spending pattern
can do a greater damage to the environment.” (我完全支持人们
做出明智和战略性的财务选择。但是廉价的产品会产生很多问题。
便宜的选择通常不会像高端的选择持续那么久。结果，我们更频繁
地购物，这最终对我们的钱包更不利。此外，这种消费模式会对环
境造成更大的破坏。)可推断作者解释了为什么买廉价的产品会产生
很多问题，以此来展开第四段，故选C。
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A.Innovation: a product's life
B.To buy or not to buy
C.Meaning-seekers or quality-pursuers
D.Fast fashion: a hit to your wallet
[解析] 主旨大意题。通读全文，并根据第四段“I am all for people
making wise and strategic financial choices. But cheap products
can create many problems. Inexpensive options often do not last
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often, which is ultimately worse for our wallets. Plus, that
spending pattern can do a greater damage to the environment.”
和最后一段“So before you dive into your wallet for some deals,
try not to fix only on how much you are spending or saving.
Think carefully about what you are buying, too.”(所以，你在为一
些交易掏腰包之前，尽量不要只关注你花了多少钱或省了多少钱，
也要仔细考虑你要买的东西。)可知，文章主要就到底应该买贵的还
是廉价的产品进行了讨论，C选项“意义追求者还是品质追求者”符合
文章主旨，故选C。
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Ⅴ 语法填空
[2024·湖北“荆、荆、襄、宜四地七校考试联盟”高一期中联考]
Why chopsticks were created: the tool for cooking
Taking food with fingers 1._____ (be) originally a common
way of eating for humans, but then East Asia and Western
Europe developed different tableware (餐具) to meet social and
cultural etiquette (礼节). Why did the Chinese invent and use
chopsticks instead of 2._______ (knife) and forks like the
Westerners
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The reason is probably related 3.____ Chinese living habits.
4.___________ (compare) with other regions' food culture,
Chinese food prefers thoroughly cooked vegetables, meat, and
grains. In ancient times, there were generally two methods of
cooking food: roasting and boiling.
Since China had advanced pottery culture, it was natural
that boiling became the traditional and fundamental cooking
method. Boiling food in a pottery container required much
water, and the cooking process often needed small wood sticks
5._______ (stir).
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the same origin as “boiling”. It suggests that chopsticks are the
tool for cooking at very first. Since the Chinese were used to
using pottery and 7.__________ (prefer) boiled food, and China
had plentiful bamboo and wood, these factors together made
up the basic conditions for 8.____ invention of chopsticks.
The 9.________ (early) known chopsticks are copper (铜)
chopsticks from the late Spring and Autumn Period
(770 BC—476 BC). But as bamboo and wooden chopsticks are
easy to rot, 10.___ is believed that the chopsticks existed early.
which
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[解析] 考查动词时态和主谓一致。分析句子可知，空处应为谓语动
词；根据originally和后文的then和developed可知，应用一般过去时；
动名词短语taking food with fingers作主语，谓语为单数。故填was。
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knives
[解析] 考查名词复数。根据介词短语instead of可知，空处用名词作
宾语，且与forks并列，应用复数形式，表示泛指。故填knives。
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【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了筷子的由来。
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[解析] 考查介词。固定短语be related to表示“与……有关系”。故
填to。
4.___________
Compared
[解析] 考查过去分词。此处为非谓语动词作状语，compare与
Chinese food之间为被动关系，应用过去分词形式；句首单词首字
母大写。故填Compared。
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to stir
[解析] 考查动词不定式。need sth to do sth表示“需要某物做某事”，
用不定式作目的状语。故填to stir。
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which
[解析] 考查定语从句的关系词。此处是非限制性定语从句，修饰先
行词“Zhu”，关系词在从句中作主语，应用关系代词which。故填
which。
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preferred
[解析] 考查动词时态和语态。分析句子可知，此处应为谓语动词，
与were used to并列，应为一般过去时；动词prefer与the Chinese
之间为主动关系，表示“中国人更喜欢……”。故填preferred。
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the
[解析] 考查冠词。此处修饰名词invention，特指“筷子的发明”，应
用定冠词。故填the。
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earliest
[解析] 考查副词最高级。根据the和句意可知，此处应为最高级形式，
修饰过去分词known，表示“最早被知道的”。故填earliest。
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it
[解析] 考查代词。分析句子可知，此处应为代词作形式主语，代替
句中that引导的主语从句，应用it。故填it。
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When I was 16, I wanted to buy an album(专辑) from my
favourite band, but I could . .1. . pay for it. My parents were not
the type of people to give money to me . .2. ., or even for work
done at home.
This led me to search for work opportunities in my
neighbourhood, and I was . .3. . to Mrs Hudson, the oldest
person in the community. At over eighty years old, Mrs Hudson
could no longer . .4. . her garden, and I offered to help her out.
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My first job was to . .5. . weeds in her front yard and
backyard. After this . .6. . task, I mowed her lawn. With the $10
earned from my first day of work, I bought that . .7. ..Listening to
music, I felt a cool . .8. . running through my heart, which made
me realize all the efforts I had made were worthwhile.
However, my desire for material possessions did not end
there. I later set my . .9. . on a Game Boy, which was very
fashionable at the time. I started to work for multiple clients, in
order to earn enough money to purchase this . .10. . possession.
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After many days of working, I . .11. . enough money. But just
after one day of playing on it, I realized that it was not as fun
as I had thought. I . .12. . in the hot sun for hours doing yard
work to buy something I did not . .13. ..So the next day,I
returned it.
Ever since that day, I have come to . .14. . the value of
money, realizing that the sweat and dedication that . .15. .
earning it are truly invaluable assets that cannot be taken away
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【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了作者通过帮助他人做事来赚
钱,然后去买自己想要的东西,但是当把东西买回来后,作者发现有些东
西并不是自己真正想要的,这让作者明白为赚钱而付出的汗水和奉献
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[解析] 根据后文“My parents were not the type of people to
give money to me…or even for work done at home.”可知,“我”的
父母不给钱,所以“我”付不起钱。故选B项。slightly轻微地; barely几
乎不; roughly粗略地; nearly几乎。
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( ) 2.A.out of nowhere B.out of condition
C.out of question D.out of work
[解析] 根据后文“…or even for work done at home.”可知,甚至“我”
在家里干活，父母也不会给“我”钱,所以他们不是那种无缘无故给钱
的人。故选A项。out of nowhere莫名其妙地出现; out of condition
身体状况不佳; out of question毫无疑问; out of work失业。
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[解析] 根据后文“…and I offered to help her out.”可知,“我”帮哈德
森太太做事,所以是找到了哈德森太太,be directed to意为“指向”。故
选B项。assign分配; direct指向; order指挥; refer提到。
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( ) 4.A.decorate B.guard C.tend D.water
[解析] 根据前文at over eighty years old以及后文“…and I offered
to help her out.”可知,哈德森太太年纪太大了,不能照料她的花园,所
以“我”帮她照料花园。故选C项。decorate装饰; guard守卫; tend照
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( ) 5.A.pull out B.rule out C.sort out D.take out
[解析] 根据前文“…her garden, and I offered to help her out.”以
及后文weeds in her front yard and backyard可知,“我”帮哈德森太
太照料她的花园,再结合选项可知,此处应该是拔除杂草。故填A项。
pull out拔出; rule out排除; sort out分类; take out去除。
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( ) 6.A.awesome B.creative C.tiresome D.urgent
[解析] 根据前文“My first job was to…weeds in her front yard
and backyard.”可知,“我”先是帮哈德森太太拔除她前院和后院的杂草,
再结合常识可知,拔杂草是无聊的工作。故选C项。awesome令人惊
叹的; creative创造性的; tiresome令人厌烦的，无聊的; urgent紧急的。
( ) 7.A.band B.collection C.edition D.patent
[解析] 根据前文“…I wanted to buy an album(专辑) from my
favourite band…”可知,“我”想买“我”最喜欢的乐队的专辑,这是作品集。
故选B项。band乐队; collection作品集; edition版本; patent专利。
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( ) 8.A.breeze B.current C.spring D.wind
[解析] 根据后文running through my heart可知,“我”在听音乐,再结
合常识可知,此处应是感到一股清泉流过“我”的心。故选C项。breeze
微风; current气流; spring泉水; wind风。
( ) 9.A.ambitions B.curiosities C.sights D.tastes
[解析] 根据前文“However, my desire for material possessions did
not end there.”可知,“我”对物质财产的渴望并没有就此结束,所以,此
处指“我”以得到Game Boy为奋斗目标。set one's sights on sth为固
定搭配，意为“以……为奋斗目标；决心做到”。故选C项。ambition
野心; curiosity好奇心，珍品; sight视野，看见;taste口味。
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[解析] 根据前文“I later set my…on a Game Boy, which was very
fashionable at the time.”可知,“我”想买Game Boy,对“我”来说这是珍
贵的财产。故选B项。personal私人的; prized珍贵的; previous以前
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( ) 11.A.charged B.gathered C.invested D.withdrew
[解析] 根据前文“I started to work for multiple clients, in order
to earn enough money…”可知,“我”开始为多个客户工作,为了赚足够
的钱,所以此处是“我”攒够了钱。故选B项。charge收(费); gather收集;
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[解析] 根据后文in the hot sun for hours doing yard work可知,在
烈日下在院子里干了几个小时的活,应该会满头大汗。故选C项。dig
掘(地); struggle奋斗; sweat出汗; wander漫游。
( ) 13.A.lack B.lose C.want D.deserve
[解析] 根据前文“But just after one day of playing on it, I
realized that it was not as fun as I had thought.”可知,“我”买了
Game Boy后,发现它没有“我”想象中有趣,它并不是“我”想要的。故选
C项。lack缺乏; lose丢失; want想要; deserve值得。
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[解析] 根据后文“…realizing that the sweat and dedication
that…earning it are truly invaluable assets that cannot be taken
away from us.”可知,“我”认识到为挣钱而付出的汗水和奉献才是真正
无价的资产,所以“我”理解了金钱的价值。故选B项。accept接受;
appreciate理解; evaluate估计; enjoy享受。
( ) 15.A.come into B.fall into C.go into D.put into
[解析] 根据前文the sweat and dedication并结合选项可知,汗水和
奉献应该是被用在赚钱上。故选C项。come into进入; fall into落入;
go into (时间、精力或钱)被用在; put into放入。
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