2019高考英语一轮基础步练Unit19Language(含解析)北师大版

Unit 19 Language李仕才【阅读理解】Each time I see a balloon,my mind flies back to a memory when I was asix-year-old girl.It was a rainy Sunday and my father had recently died.I asked my mum if my dad had gone to heaven.“Yes,honey.Of course,”she said.“Can we write him a letter?”I asked.She paused,the longest pause of my short life,and answered,“Yes.”My heart jumped.“Can the mailman go there?”I asked.“No,but I have an idea.”Mum drove to a party store and returned with a red balloon.I asked her what it was for.“Just wait,honey.You’ll see.”Mum told me to write my letter.Eagerly,I got my favourite pen,and poured out my six-year-old heart in the form of blue ink.I wrote about my day,what I learned at school,what Mum was doing,and even about what happened in a story I had read.For a few minutes it was as if Dad were still alive.I gave the letter to Mum.She read it over,and a smile crossed her face.She made a hole in the corner of the letter where she looped the balloon string.We went outside and she gave me the balloon.It was stillraining.“Okay,on the count of three,let it go.One,two,three.”Theballoon,carrying my letter,darted upwards against the rain.We watched until it was swallowed by the mass of ter I realized,like the balloon,that Dad had never let his sickness get him down.He was strong.No matter what he suffered,he’d persevere,dart up,and finally transcend this cold world and his sick body.He rose into sky and became something beautiful.I watched until the balloon disappeared into the grey and white and I prayed that his strength was passed on.I prayed to be a balloon.1.When the girl asked her mother if they could write to her father,her mother________.A.believed it easy to do soB.thought her a creative girlC.felt it hard to answerD.found it easy to lie2.When the girl was told that she could send a letter to her father,she_______.A.jumped with joyB.was worried that it couldn’t be deliveredC.started writing immediatelyD.became excited3.In the eyes of the author,what was the rain like?A.An incurable disease.B.An unforgettable memory.C.The failure her father experienced.D.The hard time her father had.4.What would be the best title for the passage?A.An unforgettable experienceB.Fly to heavenC.The strong red balloonD.A great father参考答案： 1.C; 2.D; 3.D; 4.C解析：本文是一篇记叙文。

文章讲述了女儿想和已故的父亲通信,这使母亲很为难。

但聪明的母亲用红气球作为邮递员把女儿写给父亲的信寄往天堂,让女儿感到父亲还活着。

1.C 推理判断题。

根据文章第二段中的“She paused,the longest pause of my short life,and answered,‘Yes.’”可知,母亲停顿了很长时间,这意味着她思考了较长的时间才回答了女儿的问题。

这说明女儿的问题很难回答。

故选C项。

2.D 细节理解题。

根据文章第二段中的“My heart jumped.”可知,“我”很高兴。

故选D 项。

3.D 推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段中的“No matter what he suffered...became something beautiful.”可知,雨就像父亲经历的艰难时光。

故选D项。

4.C 主旨大意题。

本文是一篇记叙文,文章以红气球为主线贯穿整篇文章,红气球也象征着父亲。

故选C项。

Ⅰ完形填空I was an unlucky nurse who had to work on Christmas Day.It was always __1__ in the emergency room on this day, so I was not expecting any patients.When I was complaining about __2__ on such a beautiful festival, five people showed up at my desk—a pale woman and four small children.“Are you all sick？” I asked in a(n) __3__ way because they seemed all right.“Yes，” the woman answered __4__ and lowered her head.But when they started to present their problems，things got a little vague.Two of the children had headaches, __5__ the headaches weren’t accompanied by normal body languages such as holding the head.Two children had earaches, but neither of them could tell me __6__ ear was in pain.The mother complained of a cough, but she seemed to be __7__．Something was wrong.I didn’t say anything but explained that it might take a while __8__ a doctor could meet them.“Take your __9__， please，”the mother responded.Then, I checked their charts—no address.Suddenly I knew, they were homeless and the hospital was __10__．I looked out at the family, gathering together under the Christmas tree, smiling and __11__ with each other sweetly.Quietly, I went back to the nurses’ station and told them that we had a homeless __12__ in the waiting room.It was just like God sending us a __13__ on Christmas Day.The nurses’ station suddenly came back to __14__．All the nurses went into action, just as we did when there was a real __15__ emerge ncy.But this one was “a Christmas emergency”．We __16__ our meals for our Christmas “patients”．We also put together oranges and apples __17__ ually we just tried to __18__ the physical needs of our patients.But today, we worked hard to exceed(超越) the needs of a family who only __19__ a warm place on Christmas Day.Later, when the family was leaving，the four­ye ar­old girl ran back and gave me a __20__．“Thanks for being our angel(天使) today，” she whispered in my ear.【解题导语】本文叙述了在圣诞节那一天作者所在的医院里发生的事情。