2021年高考英语(外研版)一轮复习必修1：4Module4课后达标检测

I •阅读理解
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（2020 合肥调研）Life on the street is a constant struggle for homeless people. In times of extreme weather con diti ons, that struggle becomes even more difficult. Recen tly, homeless people across Chicago faced freezing to death if they couldn ' t find shelter for the night.
Than kfully, one local woma n refused to let that happe n. On January 30, 2018, 34 - year- old Can dice Payne, a local man agi ng broker, was lucky eno ugh to have shelter from the dan gerous con diti ons.
"It was —20 °C, and I knew they were going to be sleeping on ice and I had to do someth ing, ” said Payne. Payne started brain storm ing differe nt ways she could possibly help. Fin ally, she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street.
For Payne, her missi on was pers on al. Accord ing to Payne, her husba nd, Carlos Callaha n, had lived on the street at one point in his life. Based on his experie nces, Payne knew that the homeless people still out on the street desperately needed help and that if she didn ' t step up to help, no one likely would.
However, whe n Payne expla ined what she was trying to do, many of the local hotels refused to allow her to pay for the rooms as they didn ' want homeless people to stay in their rooms. “ No one wan ted them, but one hotel, the Amber Inn, was nice eno ugh to allow me to buy the rooms , ” said Payne.
Payne's selfless act made n ews across the coun try. However, she in sisted she had n ever done it for attention. " I am a regular person,” said Payne, who spent thousands of dollars of her own money to help complete strangers. " It all sounded like a rich person did this, but I ' m just a little black girl from the South Side. ”
【解题导语】本文主要讲述了一位普通的芝加哥女士受到她丈夫经历的触动，为防止
无家可归者在大街上被冻死，决定为他们订旅馆的房间。

她的无私善举传遍全国。

1. What does the underlined word “ that” in Paragraph 2 refer to?
A . Locals living on the street.
B. The homeless freezing to death.
C. The extreme weather.
D. The shelter for the homeless.
B 解析：代词指代题。

根据第一段最后一句“ Recen tly, homeless people across Chicago faced
freezing to death if they couldn ' t find shelter for the night. ” 可知，最近芝加哥各地的无家可归者如果找不到过夜的地方，就会被冻死。

结合画线词所在句可知，幸好，一位当地的
女士拒绝让此发生。

据此可推知，画线词that指代The homeless freezing to death ”。

2. How did Can dice Payne help the homeless people?
A . By drawing public attention.
B. By giving them money directly.
C. By taking them to her own house.
D. By buying hotel rooms for them.
D 解析：细节理解题。

根据第三段最后一句Fi nally, she decided to see if there were any rooms available at local inns and hotels that she could get to help those stuck on the street."可知, Can dice Pay ne最终决定为这些无家可归者订旅馆的房间以免他们被冻死，故D项正确。

3. What may con tribute to Payne ' s nice act?
A . Her husband' s past experiences.
B. The requests from the homeless.
C. Her desire to become famous.
D. The coldness of local hotels.
A 解析：细节理解题。

根据第四段第二、三句“According to Payne, her husband, Carlos Callaha n, had lived on the street at one point in his life. Based on his experie nces, Payne knew that the homeless people still out on the street desperately n eeded help and that if she did n 'step up to help, no one likely would. ”可知，由于受到她的丈夫无家可归的经历的触动，她决定帮助这些无家可归的人，故A项正确。

4. Which of the following can be the best title for the text?
A . A Black Fighter Changes the World
B . A Woman ' s Curiosity Brings a Reward
C . A Regular Woman Makes a Differe nee
D . A Couple ' s Brave Act Moves the Country
C 解析：标题归纳题。

根据第二段第一句Thankfully, one local woman refused to let that_ happen.”和最后一段最后两句并结合全文其他内容可知，本文主要讲述了一位普通的芝加哥女士受到她丈夫经历的触动，为防止无家可归者在大街上被冻死，决定为他们订旅馆的房
间；她的无私善举传遍全国。

故C项“一位普通女士的影响”最适合作本文的标题。

was poured into it. It took childre n into preschool in stituti ons at the age of three and was supposed to （2020 大连一模）lt is gen erally ack no wledged that young people from
help them succeed in school. But the results have been disappointing, because the program bega n too late. Many childre n who en tered it at three were already beh ind their peers in Ian guage and intelligence and the parents were not involved in the process. At the end of each day, “ Head Start”
childre n returned to the same disadva ntaged home environment.
To improve the results, ano ther program was started in Missouri that concen trated on pare nts as the child ' s first teachers. This program was based on research showing that working with the family is the most effective way of helping children get the best possible start in life. The four- year study included 380 families who were about to have their first child and represented different socioeconomic statuses, ages and family structures. The program involved trained educators visit ing and work ing with the pare nt or pare nts and the child. The program also gave the pare nts some guida nce, and useful skills on child developme nt.
At three, the children involved in the “ Missouri program were evaluated with the children selected from the same socioeconomic backgrounds and family situations. The results were obvious. The children in the program were more advaneed in Ianguage development, problem solving and other intellectual skills than their peers. They performed equally well regardless of socioeconomic backgrounds or family structures. The one factor that was found to affect the child 'development was the poor quality of parent-child interaction. That interaction was not n ecessarily bad in poorer families.
The “Missouri” program compares quite distinctly with the “Head Start” program. Without a similar focus on pare nt educati on and on the vital importa nce of the first three years, some evide nce in dicates that it will not be eno ugh to overcome educati onal un fair ness.
【解题导语】本文主要通过对比两项侧重点不同的教育项目表明，要实现教育公平就
应该关注对父母的教育，使其与孩子之间进行高品质互动，并且意识到孩子出生后前三年的
重要性。

5. What caused the failure of the “ Head Start "program?
A . The large number of poor families.
B. The disapproval from children.
C. The late start of the program.
D. The long period of time.
because the program began too late ”可知，Head Start 项目的失败是因为其开始得太晚了。

6． What do we know about the “ Missouri ” program?
A ． It focused on the children ' s first school teachers.
B ．It helped the children return to the same home.
C ．It made the children improved in many aspects.
D ． It gave the parents advice on their development.
C 解析：推理判断题。

根据第三段第三句 “The children in the program were more
advanced in language development, problem solving and other intellectual skills than their peers. ” 可推知， Missouri 项目让参与的孩子们在许多方面都有改善。

7．According to the passage, what is likely to influence children ' s performance?
A ． The number of family members.
B ．The parent-child communication.
C ．The intelligence of their parents.
D ． The teacher-student relationship.
B 解析：细节理解题。

根据第三段倒数第二句 “ The one factor that was found to affect the child 's development was the poor quality of parent- child interaction. ” 可知，父母和孩子之间 的交流质量是影响孩子发展的因素之一。

故选 B 。

8．How does the author develop the passage?
A ． By listing figures.
B ．By making comparisons.
C ．By presenting ideas.
D ． By drawing conclusions.
B 解析：篇章结构题。

通读全文内容可知，本文是通过对比两个侧重点不同的教育项
目， 从而组织文章的，故选 B 。

n •七选五
（2020 重庆七校联考 ）It is known to us all that thinking is a good thing. However, some people don ' t do it eno ugh, while some people overth ink everyth in g. If you ' re an overth in ker, it can be exhausting running through all the possibilities of everything. I t ' n s ot good that the what-ifs run your life
C 解析：细节理解题。

根据第一段第五句 But the
results
and you are trapped. 1. _________________
Here are some signs that you are an overthinker, even if you don' t feel you are.
-2. ________
Why didn ' t the girl look at me ？And why did Peter look away so fast ？What does it all
mean？！When you ' raen overthinker, you tend to find meaning in the world around you. It ' s helpful to remind yourself that things mean the meaning you give them.
• You think more tha n you do.
Sometimes you think so much that you don 'e t nd up doing anything. You weigh the choices, decide which is the best, and compare it with a new choice. You end up doing nothing.
3. _______
• You find it difficult to let things go.
When you 've invested a lot of time and energy into something, it can be hard to let it go when it isn't working. 4. ______________ The more you think about something, the more it can eat away
at you.
• You want to get everything right.
You might be a perfectionist. You always do your best. But when you don ' t get everything right, you seriously blame yourself. By recognizing that this can be a strength as well as a weakness, you should know that you simply can 't get everything right, despite your best efforts.
5． ________ Remind yourself that you can balance your level of overthinking with more doing. You can even teach someone else who is thoughtless!
A ．You may continue thinking about it even when you believe you have already let it go.
B．You assume that others know what you're thinking about.
C．Remember that, instead of just thinking, it ' s equally important to act.
D．You're proud of the act that you're always thinking.
E．You look for meaning in everything.
F．It's even worse when you'ruenaware that you are just like this.
G．Can any of the above signs be found on you?
【解题导语】本文主要对过度思虑的一些迹象进行了简要的说明。

1．F 解析：根据上文中的“ It's not good that the what-ifs run your life and you are
trapped.”可知，空处应是说明更深一层的坏处，所以选F项。

2．E 解析：根据文章结构及空处所在的位置可知，空处为本段的小标题，且根据本
段的内容及关键词meaning"可知，E项能概括本段内容。

3．C 解析：根据本段的小标题You think more than you do. 及空处前一句可推知，空处是作者针对该段描述的现象所给出的建议。

故 C 项符合语境。

4．A 解析：根据本段的小标题You find it difficult to let things go. 及空后一句“The more you think about something, the more it can eat away at you. ”可推知，A 项符合语境。

5．G 解析：根据上文“ Here are some signs that you are an overthinker, even if you don ' t feel you are. ” 可知，G 项与之呼应，符合语境。

川•语法填空
(2020 武汉调研)World Sleep Day falls on March 16. This year ' theme concerns sleep and wome n.
More women suffer from insomnia( 失眠) than men, but only 4 percent of them go to a doctor to get help. A Beijing newspaper 1. ________________________ (report) it recently. A study by
2. ___________ international organization in the paper said that women
3. ___________ (age) 30
to 60 sleep six hours and 41 minutes a day 4. ___________ a verage.
Young people have also been shown to suffer from a lack of sleep. Statistics from a Chinese medical research center show that in 5. ___________ (city) like Beijing and Shanghai, 40 percent
of young people suffer from insomnia, and 80 percent suffer from great tiredness due to poor quality sleep.
Experts blame heavy 6. _______________ (press) and competition at work for poor
7. __________ (sleep) habits. The long- term effects can be unhappiness, anxiety and depression,
8. __________ can in turn lead to chronic illnesses(慢性病),9. __________________ (especial) in women.
There are, however, a couple of tricks for getting a good sleep, such as maintaining an optimistic attitude, keeping a regular, 10. __________________ (day) routine, or finding time for sports.
Also, you can develop healthy habits, such as keeping the bedroom clean and avoiding tea, coffee, or wine before sleeping.
【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。

今年世界睡眠日关注的是女性的睡眠问题。

调查发现，许多女性睡眠不足，年轻人也是如此。

文章介绍了导致睡眠不足的原因及其解决方法。

1. reported 解析：考查动词的时态。

根据该句中的recently ”，再结合上文可知，上
述结果是北京的一家报纸报道过的，表示已经发生过的事情，故用一般过去时。

2．an 解析：考查不定冠词。

根据语境可知，该处泛指r 一个国际组织” ，且international 的发音以元音音素开头，故填不定冠词an。

3. aged 解析：考查非谓语动词。

分析该句结构可知，空处作名词Women "的后置定语，应用age的过去分词形式aged,表示"年龄介于30到60岁之间的女性”。

4. on 解析：考查固定搭配。

on average 为固定搭配，意为“ 平均”。

句意：在该报
纸中一项由一个国际组织进行的研究表明，30 到60岁的女性平均每天睡6小时41 分钟。

5. cities 解析：考查名词单复数。

根据该句中的“like Beijing and Shanghai ”可知，该处指“ 像北京、上海那样的城市”，为复数意义，故填cities。

6．pressure 解析：考查名词。

根据该句中“and competition ”，再结合空前的形容词heavy"可知，该形容词修饰两个并列的名词，故填press的名词形式pressure,表示"压力”。

7. sleeping 解析：考查形容词。

空处修饰后面的名词habits，表示"睡眠习惯”，故填形容词sleeping。

8. which 解析：考查关系词。

分析该句结构可知，该句为非限制性定语从句，空处
在从句中作主语，指代前面的un happ in ess, an xiety and depressio n”，故填关系代词which引导该定语从句。

9. especially 解析：考查副词。

空处修饰短语
in women”，故用副词形式。

10. daily 解析：考查形容词。

空处修饰后面的名词routine",表示"日常生活”，故填day 的形容词形式daily 。