PAGEPAGE1Unit5MeetingyourancestorsⅠ.閱讀理解A(2024湖北八校其次次聯(lián)考)EveryoneshouldbesoluckyastohaveafriendlikeFranciaRaisa.OnThursday,singerandactressSelenaGomez,25,usedInstagramtoexplainwhyshewas“l(fā)ayinglow”thissummer.ShepostedaphotoofherselfinahospitalbedwithherfriendFranciaRaisaholdinghands.Shesaidsherecentlyreceivedakidneytransplantfromherbestfriendbecauseofcomplications(并發(fā)癥)fromlupus(狼瘡),anauto-immunedisease,whichmeansitistheresultoftheimmunesystemattackingnormaltissue,includingthekidneys,brain,heartandlungs.Peoplewithlupusmayfirstexperiencetiredness,jointpainoralittlebitofrash(皮疹)ontheirbodiesandcangoforalongtimebeforetheirdoctorsrealizeitismoreserious.Manypeopleseetwoorfourdoctorsbeforetherealproblemispickedup.AccordingtoDr.KyriakosKirou,roughlyathirdtoone-halfofpeoplewithlupusdevelopkidneydisease,anduptooneinfiveofthemwilleventuallyneedatransplant,sometimesbecausetheyweren’ttreatedwitheffectivedrugstopreventtheimmunesystemfromattackingthekidneys.ThoughGomezsaidthatshewas“verywellnow”,shewarnedaboutthedangersofnottakingmedicaldiagnosesseriously,likesheinitiallydid.HerInstagrampostalsocalledattentiontotwomajorhealthtopics:theneedforlivingorgandonatorsandthefactthatGomezrepresentsthreegroupsmorelikelytobediagnosedwithlupusandlupus-relatedkidneydisease.Nineoutof10peoplediagnosedwithlupusarewomen,andmostdevelopthediseasebetweentheagesof15to44.Andlupusistwotothreetimesmorecommonamongwomenofcolor,includingHispanicwomen,accordingtotheLupusFoundation.RaisaisLatina,andGomez’sfatherisofMexicanorigin.Whileit’snotessentialthattheorgandonatorandreceiverbeofthesameethnicity,peoplewhoshareasimilarethnicbackgroundsometimesarebettermatched,accordingtodatafromtheUnitedNetworkforOrganSharing.1.WhatcanwelearnaboutFranciaRaisa?A.Sheislucky. B.Sheisselfless.C.Sheisoptimistic. D.Sheisencouraging.2.Whatislupuslikeatitsearlystage?A.Itisdeadly. B.Itishardtorecognize.C.Itssymptomsarepsychological. D.Itremindsyouofakidneydisease.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“them”inParagraph2referto?A.Peoplewithlupus. B.Coloredwomenlupuspatients.C.Lupuspatientswithkidneydisease. D.Womenbetweentheagesof15to44.4.Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytellus?A.RaisaandGomezhaveasimilarbackground.B.GomezhasfullyrecoveredthankstothekidneyfromRaisa.C.Itisvitalforthedonatorandreceivertobeofthesamerace.D.Theorganfromthedonatorofthesameracematchesthereceiverbetter.語篇解讀:本文通過賽琳娜·戈麥斯因患狼瘡病而導致出現(xiàn)并發(fā)癥,最終接受腎臟移植的事情,介紹了狼瘡病的早期癥狀、可能引起的并發(fā)癥以及最終導致器官移植的可能性等。答案及剖析:1.B推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段中的EveryoneshouldbesoluckyastohaveafriendlikeFranciaRaisa.和Shesaidsherecentlyreceivedakidneytransplantfromherbestfriend...可知,戈麥斯進行腎臟移植時,所需的器官是她的好摯友弗朗西亞·賴莎捐獻的,由此可見弗朗西亞·賴莎特別無私。2.B細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段第一句Peoplewithlupusmayfirstexperiencetiredness,jointpainoralittlebitofrashontheirbodiesandcangoforalongtimebeforetheirdoctorsrealizeitismoreserious.可知,狼瘡病早期的癥狀與一般疾病的癥狀類似,難以被診斷發(fā)覺。3.C詞義揣測題。依據(jù)畫線詞所在句AccordingtoDr.KyriakosKirou,roughlyathirdtoone-halfofpeoplewithlupusdevelopkidneydisease,anduptooneinfiveofthemwilleventuallyneedatransplant的結構可知,and表示順承關系,因此them指代的是peoplewithlupusdevelopkidneydisease。4.D主旨大意題。依據(jù)最終一段中的peoplewhoshareasimilarethnicbackgroundsometimesarebettermatched可知,相同種族的捐獻者的器官和患者匹配得更好。B(2024全國Ⅰ,B)GoodMorningBritain’sSusannaReidisusedtogrillingguestsonthesofaeverymorning,butsheiscookingupastorminherlatestrole-showingfamilieshowtopreparedeliciousandnutritiousmealsonatightbudget.InSaveMoney:GoodFood,shevisitsadifferenthomeeachweekandwiththehelpofchefMattTebbuttofferstoptipsonhowtoreducefoodwaste,whilepreparingrecipesforunder￡5perfamilyaday.AndtheGoodMorningBritainpresentersaysshe’sbeenabletoputalotofwhatshe’slearntintopracticeinherownhome,preparingmealsforsons,Sam,14,Finn,13,andJack,11.“WeloveMexicanchurros,soIbuythemonmyphonefrommylocalMexicantakeawayrestaurant,”sheexplains.“Ipay￡5foraportion(一份),butMattmakesthemfor26paportion,becausetheyareflour,water,sugarandoil.Everybodycanbuytakeawayfood,butsometimeswe’renotawarehowcheaplywecanmakethisfoodourselves.”Theeight-partseries(系列節(jié)目),SaveMoney:GoodFood,followsinthefootstepsofITV’sSaveMoney:GoodHealth,whichgaveviewersadviceonhowtogetvaluefromthevastrangeofhealthproductsonthemarket.Withfoodourbiggestweeklyhouseholdexpense,SusannaandMattspendtimewithadifferentfamilyeachweek.Intonight’sEasterspecialtheycometotheaidofafamilyinneedofsomedeliciousinspirationonabudget.Theteamtransformsthefamily’slongweekendofcelebrationwithlessexpensivebutstilltastyrecipes.5.WhatdoweknowaboutSusannaReid?A.Sheenjoysembarrassingherguests. B.Shehasstartedanewprogramme.C.Shedislikesworkingearlyinthemorning. D.Shehashadatightbudgetforherfamily.6.HowdoesMattTebbutthelpSusanna?A.Hebuyscookingmaterialsforher. B.Hepreparesfoodforherkids.C.Heassistsherincookingmatters. D.Heinvitesguestfamiliesforher.7.Whatdoestheauthorintendtodoinparagraph4?A.Summarizethepreviousparagraphs. B.Providesomeadviceforthereaders.C.Addsomebackgroundinformation. D.Introduceanewtopicfordiscussion.8.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?A.KeepingFitbyEatingSmart B.BalancingOurDailyDietC.MakingYourselfaPerfectChef D.CookingWellforLess語篇解讀:本文是一篇新聞報道。《早安英國》的節(jié)目主持人蘇珊娜·瑞德新推出了一檔節(jié)目——SaveMoney:GoodFood,向觀眾展示如何用較少的預算做出美味養(yǎng)分的飯菜。答案及剖析:5.B推理推斷題。依據(jù)第一段中的“...sheiscookingupastorminherlatestrole—showingfamilieshowtopreparedeliciousandnutritiousmealsonatightbudget.”可知,蘇珊娜·瑞德在她的最新角色中起勁兒地炒菜做飯——向家庭展示如何用較少的預算做出美味養(yǎng)分的飯菜,由此可知,她推出了新的節(jié)目。6.C細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)其次段中的“...withthehelpofchefMattTebbuttofferstoptipsonhowtoreducefoodwaste...”可知,蘇珊娜在廚師馬特的幫助下向人們供應關于如何削減食物奢侈的建議,也就是說馬特會在烹飪問題上幫助蘇珊娜。7.C推理推斷題。第四段介紹了SaveMoney:GoodFood這一節(jié)目是仿照了SaveMoney:GoodHealth的風格,為觀眾供應關于如何從市場上大量健康產品中獲得價值的建議,因此本段是介紹這個節(jié)目的背景的。8.D標題歸納題。全文介紹了SaveMoney:GoodFood這個節(jié)目旨在教人們如何用較少的預算做出美味養(yǎng)分的飯菜,因此D項作為標題最合適。Ⅱ.語法填空(2024河南復習診斷聯(lián)考)Science,tomanyschool-agedchildren,seems1.(bore)anddifficult.Mostdonotrealizeitis2.(extreme)importantandamazing.BillBryson’sbookAReallyShortHistoryofNearlyEverything3.(cover)manydifferentaspectsofscience,suchaswhathappenedtodinosaurs,whytheoceansaresalty,howheavytheearthis,andachainoflife,genetics,planets,weather,atomsandetc.Fromhispointofview,theBigBangwasthestartof4.universeanditonlytooklessthanasecond5.(happen).Filledwithcountlessillustrationsandphotographsthataccompanyfacts6.areshortandto-the-point,thebookgivesaratherdetailedbutshorthistoryofthescienceoftheworld.

Formanysciencelovers,thebookisperfect.Brysonwritesina7.(humor)manner,butheisveryinformative.Ilovethebook’s8.(organize).Thevocabularyfitsperfectlywiththesubjectmatter,andunfamiliarterms9.(explain)finely.Thebookhasdonemeandeverycuriouskidburdenedbyadulltextbookorabrain-deadscienceteacherahugefavor.Itisagreatresource10.aclassroom,homeschoolsetting,orlibrarytouse.

語篇解讀:文章介紹了比爾·布萊森的《萬物簡史》。它用生動形象的語言和活靈活現(xiàn)的圖畫介紹了科學的各個方面,極大地提高了孩子們學習科學的愛好,對于在教室、家庭學?；驁D書館運用來說都是很好的資源。答案及剖析:1.boring句意為:對于許多學齡兒童來說,科學好像是枯燥難懂的。設空處位于系動詞seems后,應用形容詞作表語,且和difficult并列,補充說明主語Science的特征,故填boring。2.extremely句意為:大多數(shù)人沒有意識到它特別重要,而且特別精彩。設空處修飾形容詞,應用副詞,故填extremely。3.covers句意為:比爾·布萊森的《萬物簡史》包括了科學的許多方面,比如恐龍究竟發(fā)生了什么、為什么海水是咸的、地球有多重、生命鏈、遺傳學、行星、天氣、原子等。設空處描述一般事實,應用一般現(xiàn)在時,且主語為單數(shù)第三人稱,故填covers。4.the句意為:在他看來,大爆炸是宇宙的起源,它發(fā)生的時間不到一秒。universe意為“宇宙”,是獨一無二的,應用定冠詞修飾,故填the。5.tohappen句看法上一題解析?！癷ttakes+一段時間+todosth.”為固定句型,意為“做某事花了多長時間”。故填tohappen。6.that/which句意為:書中有多數(shù)的插圖和照片,這些插圖和照片附著簡短而切題的事實,該書供應了關于世界科學的一個相當具體而簡短的歷史。分析句子結構可知,空格處引導定語從句,先行詞為facts,指物,關系詞在從句中作主語,故填that/which。7.humorous句意為:布萊森以一種幽默的風格寫作,但他供應的信息量特別大。設空處修飾名詞,應用形容詞,故填anization句意為:我喜愛這本書的編排。設空處位于thebook’s后,應用名詞,故填organization。9.areexplained句意為:用詞與主題特別吻合,而且不熟識的術語也說明得很好。此處描述一般事實,應用一般現(xiàn)在時,且主語unfamiliarterms與explain之間為被動關系,故填areexplained。10.for句意為:它對于在教室、家庭學?；驁D書館里運用來說都是很好的資源?！癐tis+adj./n.+forsb./sth.todosth.”為固定句式,意為“……對于……如何/怎么樣”,故填for。Ⅲ.書面表達假定你是李華,今年六月份將從北京新華中學高三畢業(yè),準備到美國哥倫比亞高校上學。現(xiàn)在請你依據(jù)下面表格的個人信息,用英語寫一封信,申請留學。姓名:李華性別:女誕生年月:1999年6月畢業(yè)學校:北京新華中學學業(yè):各門功課優(yōu)秀申請院校:美國哥倫比亞高校(theUniversityofColumbia)申請專業(yè):計算機科學愛好愛好:網(wǎng)絡和英語電子郵箱:lihua99@sina留意:1.信件必需包括以上內容,不能逐句翻譯,可適當增加細微環(huán)節(jié),以使行文連貫;2.詞數(shù)100左右;3.開頭與結尾已經(jīng)給出,不計入總詞數(shù)。DearSirorMadam,I’mwritinginthehopethatIcanobtainachancetofurthermystudyinComputerScienceinyouruniversity.