【新教材】外研版高中英语必修第一册2.4 Presenting ideas 练习(1)(解析版)

Unit 2 Exploring EnglishPeriod 4 Presenting ideas 练习Part1 阅读训练.Like most people, I was brought up to look upon life as a process of getting. It was not until in my late thirties that I made this important discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting. You need not worry if you lack money.This is how I experimented with giving away. If an idea for improving the window display of a neighbourhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper. One discovery I made about giving away is that it is almost impossible to give away anything in this world without getting something back, though the return often comes in all unexpected form.One Sunday morning, the local post office delivered an important special delivery letter to my home, though it was addressed to me at my office. I wrote the postmaster a note of appreciation. More than a year later I needed a post office box for a new business I was starting. I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name would have to go on a long waiting list. As I was about to leave, the postmaster appeared in the doorway. He had overheard (无意中听到) our conversation. “Wasn't it you that wrote us that letter a year ago about delivering a special delivery to your home？” I said yes. “Well, you certainly are going to have a box in this post office if we have to make one for you. You don't know what a letter like that means to us. We usually get nothing but complaints.”Ⅰ.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。

讲述的是直到三十多岁作者才明白给予对生活的重大意义，活着并不是一味地索取，而给予也并不取决于是否有钱。

作者通过事例向我们阐述了这个道理。

1．From the passage, we understand that the author ________．A．did not understand the importance of giving until he was in late thirtiesB．was like most people who were mostly receivers rather than giversC．received the same education as most people during his childhoodD．liked most people as they looked upon life as a process of getting1．【答案】A【解析】细节理解题。

从第一段中的第二句“It was not until in my late thirties that I made thisimportant discovery: giving away makes life so much more exciting.”可知，作者直到自己30多岁才开始懂得给予使生活更加有意义。

故选A。

2．According to the author, ________．A．giving means you will lack moneyB．the excitement of giving can bring you moneyC．you don't have to be rich in order to giveD．when you give away money, you will be rich2．【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。

从文章第一段的最后一句“You need not worry if you lack money.”可知作者认为给予与金钱无关。

A、B、D三项均不符合题意，故选C。

3．The author would make the suggestion to the storekeeper ________．A．in writingB．in personC．in the window displayD．about the neighbourhood3．【答案】B【解析】推理判断题。

由第二段第二句“If an idea for improving the window display of a neighbourhood store flashes to me, I step in and make the suggestion to the storekeeper.”可知，这是作者假设的一种情况，如果“我”突然发现邻居的橱窗摆设需要改善，“我”会走进去然后跟老板提出建议，即亲自去，故选B。

4．When the author needed a post office box, ________．A．he had put his name on a waiting listB．he wrote the postmaster a note of appreciationC．many people had applied for post office boxes before himD．he asked the postmaster to make one for him4．【答案】C【解析】细节理解题。

由第三段第四句“I was told at the window that there were no boxes left, and that my name w ould have to go on a long waiting list.”可知，当作者需要一个邮箱的时候，他发现已经没有了，而且我前面早就有很多人登记着名字等待，故选C。

Part2 语法填空Over the years I've been teaching kids about a simple but powerful concept — the ant philosophy (哲学), an 1.________ (amaze) four-part philosophy.First, ants never quit. If they're heading somewhere and you try to stop them, they'll climb over. they'll climb under, or they'll climb around. They never quit 2.________ (look) for a way to get where they 3.________ (suppose) to go! Second, ants think about winter and summer. They are always gathering in their winter food in the middle of summer and they are making 4.________ (prepare) for the long cold winter. So you have to think about storms in summer; think about rocks 5.________ you enjoy the sand and sun. Third, ants think about summer all winter. During the winter, they remind 6.________，“This won't last long and we'll soon be out of here.” On 7.________ first warm day, the ants are out. If it 8.________ (turn) cold again, they'll dive back down. But they come out again if it is warm. Last, how much will an ant gather during the summer to prepare for the winter? All that it 9.________ (possible) can. 10.________ you can learn from the ant philosophy is: Never give up, look ahead, stay positive and do all you can.Ⅲ.语篇解读：本文讲述了蚂蚁的哲学理论：第一永不放弃；第二向前看；第三保持积极的心态；第四尽你所能。