高三英语一轮复习 题组层级快练39 Unit 4 Pygmalion 新人教版选修8

题组层级快练39 Unit 4 Pygmalion

Ⅰ. 阅读理解

Stone skipping (Skimming) is a game where an individual throws a stone with a flat surface across a body of water, making it spring off the surface of the water. The goal of this game is to see how many times the stone will bounce before it sinks in the water.

Coleman－McGhee founded the North American Stone Skipping Association (NASSA) in 1989. It is based in Driftwood, Texas.

Steiner holds the record for most skips on the Guinness Book of Records. His stone had 88 skips which was accomplished on 6 September 2013. It was held at the Red Bridge in the Allegheny National Forest in Pennsylvania. He held the world record between 2002 and 2007. Before the current record, Steiner achieved 65 skips, at the Riverfront Park, Pennsylvania and Russell Byars with 51 skips on the same location on 19 July 2007.

Stone skippers and enthusiasts from all over the world take part in the World Stone Skimming Championships (WSSC) since 1997. It is held every year on Easdale Island. It all started as a fundraising event. Over 300 participants join the championship. Anyone of any age and level of skills can enter competition. There is also a Team Category where members of the team register first as individuals but adding the name of their respective team they take part in. They must have four members (with any age and gender). The total of all their throws count for the team.

Official rules include “skimming stones must be no more than 3 inches in diameter and formed naturally” and “To qualify, the stone must bounce no less than 3 times and stay within the designated lane as marked by the buoys”. For the prize, the over－all winner will be presented with a World Stone Skimming Cup. For the skimmer who skims the longest, he will be awarded with The Bertie, which is named after the founder of the event.

1. When and where was the latest record made? A. In 2013, at the Red Bridge. B. In 2007, at the Riverfront Park. C. In 2002, at the Red Bridge. D. In 1997, at the Red Bridge.

2. At first, the World Stone Skimming Championships was held to ____． A. remember someone

B. raise money

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C. amuse people D. develop tourism

3. Who may not be allowed to enter competition? A. Smith, more than 60 years old. B. A team, made up of three girls. C. Samson, with poor skills of skimming. D. White, a ten－year－old boy.

4. What is not required in the official rules? A. How big the stone is.

B. Whether the stone is man－made. C. Which lane the stone fly along. D. What shape the stone has. 答案与解析

【文章大意】 本文为说明文，介绍了一项奇异的比赛项目——石头打水花，打出的石头在水面上跳起的次数最多者为胜者。 1. 答案 A

解析 细节理解题。根据第三段“His stone had 88 skips which was accomplished on 6 September 2013. It was held at the Red Bridge ...”可知，最新的世界纪录是2013年在Red Bridge创造的，A项正确。 2. 答案 B

解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段“It all started as a fundraising event.”可以得知，这项比赛最开始的目的是为了募捐，B项符合文意。 3. 答案 B

解析 推理判断题。根据倒数第二段可知，参赛人员没有年龄、性别以及技术高低的限制，但是组队参赛者应该先以个人名义登记，并且根据“They must have four members (with any age and gender)．”可知，每支队伍要有四名成员组成，B项为“有三名女孩儿组成的一支队伍”，不符合要求，不能参赛。 4. 答案 D

解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，并未提到对石头的形状有特殊要求，故D项为答案。根据“no more than 3 inches in diameter”排除A项；根据“formed naturally”排除B项；根据“stay within the designated lane”可排除C项。 Ⅱ. 完形填空

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，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

A few days ago, my husband observed a teenager doing yardwork that his dad had

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told him to do. Instead of doing the task __1__， he wandered around there for hours, __2__ to himself and doing a bad job.

The person he hurt the most was himself. His dad was trying to teach him __3__ and how to do a good job. As a result of his __4__ attitude, he spent the whole afternoon finishing a task that should have taken one or two hours. And the yard __5__ wasn't clean enough when he got through.

He __6__ his day because of his attitude. In addition, his dad was __7__ with him, and the boy's bad mood ended up __8__ the whole family that day.

A sweet lady was working in a fast－food __9__. The minute I walked in, she welcomed me __10__. She smiled as she took my order, and then as we __11__ for the food, she talked with me. As I walked off with my tray, she said with a big __12__， “I hope you have a blessed day！” I think the food tasted better because of her __13__. There was a delay, during which I sat there hearing her singing as she __14__ her tasks behind the counter.

She wasn't making a large __15__， and she didn't have a powerful position, either. In addition, she stood on her feet for a long shift each day, often dealing with __16__ customers. But she chose to be joyful.

I want to __17__ from her. I want to do my best, even when there's no __18__ or glory. Other people are watching me __19__ I might not realize it at the time. I want to bring joy to all those around me. A(n) __20__ can make a great difference. 1. A. gradually C. secretly 2. A. responding C. explaining 3. A. goodness C. responsibility 4. A. poor C. strange 5. A. almost C. still 6. A. lost C. perfected 7. A. upset C. bored

B. happily D. silently B. whispering D. complaining B. safety D. belonging B. positive D. efficient B. even D. ever B. ruined D. changed B. pleased D. satisfied

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8. A. disturbing C. affecting 9. A. factory C. supermarket 10. A. warmly C. seriously 11. A. looked C. waited 12. A. shout C. cheer

13. A. experience C. courage 14. A. performed C. discovered 15. A. difference C. salary 16. A. different C. important 17. A. escape C. hear 18. A. applause C. sadness 19. A. now that C. even though 20. A. lifestyle C. habit 答案与解析

B. benefiting D. controlling B. restaurant D. shop B．proudly D. coldly B. asked D. struggled B. smile D. decision B. trust D. kindness B. started D. planned B. mistake D. effort B. painful D. difficult B. learn D. differ B. regret D. forgiveness B. in case D. as if B. attitude D. position

【文章大意】 通过小男孩打扫庭院和这位甜美女士当服务生工作态度的对比，说明不同态度给自己的生活以及周围人带来的影响，说明事无巨细，都要尽职尽责。 1. 答案 B

解析 父亲要他打扫庭院，他不是快快乐乐地(happily)去做，而是一连几个小时四处闲逛。 2. 答案 D

解析 他对打扫庭院的工作怨声载道(complain)，打扫得一团糟。 3. 答案 C

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