2018版高考英语大一轮复习 第1部分 基础知识考点 Module 2 Developing and Developed Countries课时训练 外

unwilling to recruit new graduates可知，很多社区拒绝招收新教师导致了教师的缺乏。] 3．What measure did the Fresno Unified School District take to attract new teachers? A．They went to some colleges. B．They asked local people for help. C．They put ads in movie theaters. D．They gave teachers certifications.

答案 C [细节理解题。根据第四段第二句可知，他们在剧院设立广告来招聘老师。] 4．The underlined part “hitting the ground running” in the last paragraph probably means “________”．

A．turning to other people for some help B．setting about doing something right away C．getting well prepared for doing something D．looking forward to succeeding with pleasure

答案 B [词义猜测题。根据第四段中的For the four newest teachers，there was no time to prepare，only dive in可知，这四位新老师没有经过培训就开始工作，因此hitting the ground running这个短语意为“立即做某事”。] Ⅵ.完形填空

We all have been taught that the shortest distance between any two points is a straight line.Moving forward along the straight line always represents the most __1__and productive course of action.

The other day, I visited an Australian friend.There I __2__a nice artwork which is the coat of arms of Australia (澳大利亚国徽)．On it, there are two __3__ which cannot be seen in other countries.These two __4__animals in Australia are the kangaroo and the emu (鸸鹋), a large bird.They aren’t too much __5__， but they do share one unique __6__．Because of the length of their tails, kangaroos cannot back up.If they want to move in the __7__ direction, they have to move forward and finish a U－turn.__8__ the structure and shape of their feet, emus cannot back up and must __9__ move ahead.The wise person who designed this __10__ Australian coat of arms understood that we could learn __11__ from emus and kangaroos.

As we follow our enthusiasm and move toward __12__， there are days when progress

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isn’t evident to us.This could mean that no progress has been made, __13__it could mean that we are moving forward in ways that don’t reveal progress __14__．If you are currently stuck in one location, you must be __15__ to move forward so that there is no time wasted or energy used, which does not __16__progress.If you have a goal in your life that you would like to __17__， you should make progress toward it along a__18__line.That progress needs to take big __19__toward those things you want to do.As long as you don’t __20__no matter what happens, the good situation will eventually present itself.

【语篇解读】 本文是议论文。澳大利亚的国徽上有两种动物，分别是袋鼠和鸸鹋，它们有一个共同的特点：只进不退。作者认为我们应该学习这种精神，朝着目标勇往直前。 1．A.important C．necessary

B．efficient D．frequent

答案 B [既然两点之间线段最短，那么沿着直线前进应该是最“有效的(efficient)”路径。本空后的productive也是对本题的提示。] 2．A.designed C．saw

B．made D．lost

答案 C [根据下文对澳大利亚国徽的描述可知，作者在朋友那里“看到了(saw)”一枚澳大利亚的国徽。]

3．A.plants C．constructions

B．animals D．flags

答案 B [下句中的animals提示了本题答案。] 4．A.unique C．perfect

B．strange D．common

答案 A [根据上句中的which cannot be seen in other countries可知，这两种动物是澳大利亚“独有的(unique)”。] 5．A.alike

B．familiar

C．natural

D．special

答案 A [袋鼠和作为鸟类的鸸鹋自然不是很“一样(alike)”。] 6．A.talent C．shape

B．characteristic D．status

答案 B [根据下文内容可知，袋鼠和鸸鹋都不能后退，因此说它们有一个共同的“特点

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(characteristic)”。] 7．A.correct

B．different

C．opposite

D．fixed

答案 C [根据袋鼠不能后退及本空后对袋鼠动作的描述可推测，如果袋鼠想掉头，即向“相反的(opposite)”方向运动，它们得向前跑，然后来个180°的转弯。] 8．A.In spite of C．As to 答案 D 9．A.quickly C．seldom

B．smoothly D．always B．In addition to D．Due to

答案 D [“由于(Due to)”鸸鹋脚的结构和形状，它们不能后退，因此“总是(always)”向前。] 10．A.popular 答案 B 11．A.something

B．nothing

C．anything

D．everything

B．particular

C．complicated D．surprising

答案 A [设计澳大利亚国徽的人认为我们可以从袋鼠和鸸鹋学到“一些东西(something)”，因此设计了这枚“特别的(particular)”徽章。] 12．A.challenge C．chance

B．success D．luck

答案 B [根据下文中多处出现的progress可推测，这里是指我们保持热情，向着“成功(success )”迈进。] 13．A.and 答案 C

14．A.eventually C．suddenly

B．immediately D．gradually

B．as

C．or

D．so

答案 B [有时候在我们前进的路上，进步不是很明显，这说明我们没有取得进步，“或者(or)”我们正沿着进步不能“马上(immediately)”显现出来的道路行进。] 15．A.grateful

B．prepared

C．willing

D．glad

答案 B [根据本空后的so that there is no time wasted or energy used可知，为了不浪费时间和精力，我们不能止步不前，应该“准备好(prepared)”前进。] 16．A.belong to

B．wait for

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C．result in D．depend on

答案 C [本空前的which指的是time wasted or energy used。浪费时间和精力自然不会“带来(result in)”进步。] 17．A.change 答案 D

18．A.straight C．thick

B．long D．continuous

B．establish

C．add

D．reach

答案 A [如果你想“实现(reach)”自己的目标，那么你需要沿着“直(straight)”线前进。]

19．A.risks

B．steps

C．roles

D．turns

答案 B [想要取得进步需要大踏“步(steps)”朝着自己想做的事情前进。] 20．A.follow

B．stop

C．forget

D．fail

答案 B [想要让情况好转需要你无论发生什么都不“停下(stop)”脚步。] Ⅶ.短文改错

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