2018-2019学年高中一轮复习英语：选修8 Module 4 高考试卷分块专练 含解析

选修8Module4高考试卷分块专练
阅读理解提速练(4篇阅读＋1篇七选五，限时35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2018·石家庄高三联考)In the course of our lives,someone with whom we got acquainted by accident often inspires us.
Early one morning,I opened the window to find that the sun was splashed everywhere.The sunshine warmed my face,making it comfortable.I started to play my beloved violin.My mind was quite focused,my spirit firm,and my mood entirely free of worry.When I was playing the climax to the piece,a sound from next door got my attention.
I was fascinated and had a special idea:“How wonderful if we played together！”I began to play pieces by Beethoven with my neighbor,one piece after another.We played together so well that I was curious about how she or he looked.However,I couldn't figure out why the violinist next door never responded when I knocked on the door.I was extremely disappointed.
A year later,I took part in a violin competition.At the event,I made a new friend,whose name was Rita. This girl,who was my age,was deaf and dumb,but she had played the violin for eight years!I saw Rita carefully walk onto the stage.She put the violin between her neck and shoulder and began to perform.“The melody is so familiar！”I said to myself.It was unbelievable that a girl who was deaf and dumb could play such marvelous music.The audience warmly applauded her.What was even harder to believe was that the girl was my neighbor.It was fate that we should meet and become friends.
Rita's story made me realize that life is not always sunny or poetic;sometimes there are violent storms and setbacks.However,no matter what you suffer,believe in yourself and strive.You can succeed.
语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。

作者的邻居是位聋哑姑娘，但她却能用小提琴演奏出美妙的乐曲。

作者通过这个故事告诉我们：有志者，事竟成。

A．His neighbor had moved away.
B．His neighbor meant to decline him.
C．His neighbor was hearing­challenged.
D．His neighbor was too excited to respond.
解析：选C细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“It was unbelievable that a girl who was deaf and dumb could play such marvelous music.”并结合全文内容可知，作者的邻居就是这位聋哑女孩，她听不到敲门声所以无法回应。

故C项正确。

2．What is the message conveyed in the last paragraph?
A．Nothing is impossible to a willing heart.
B．Happiness exists in acceptance.
C．A fall in the pit,a gain in your wit.
D．Smile to life,and you'll get a smile back.
解析：选A推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的“However,no matter what you suffer,believe in yourself and strive.You can succeed.”可推知，最后一段主要表达的是“有志者，事竟成”。

故A项正确。

3．The author wrote this text mainly to________.
A．introduce his neighbor Rita
B．value his friendship with Rita
C．speak highly of Rita's violin skills
D．show the inspiration he got from Rita
解析：选D写作意图题。

根据第一段并结合最后一段内容可知，本文旨在告诉读者作者从邻居——聋哑女孩Rita那里得到的启示。

故D项正确。

B
(2018·宁夏银川高三教学质检)It is not only praise or punishment that determines a child's level of confidence.There are some other important ways we shape our kids—particularly by giving instructions and commands in a negative or positive choice of words.For example,we can say to a child“Don't run into traffic！”or“Stay on the footpath close to me.”In using the latter,you will be helping your kids to think and act positively,and to feel competent in a wide range of situations,because they know what to do,and aren't scaring themselves with what not to do.
Actually,it is all in the way the human mind works.What we think,we automatically rehearse.For example,if someone offered you a million dollars not to think of a blue monkey for two minutes,you wouldn't be able to do it.When a child is told“Don't fall off the tree，”he will think of two things：“don't”and“fall off the tree”.That is,he will automatically create the picture of falling off the tree in his mind.A child who is vividly imagining falling off the tree is much more likely to fall off.So it is far better to use“Hold on to the tree carefully.”
Clear,positive instructions help kids to understand the right way to do things.Kids do not always know how to be safe,or how to react to the warning of the danger in negative words.So parents should make their commands positive.“Sam,hold on firmly to the side of the boat”is much more useful than“Don't you dare to fall out of the boat？”or“How do you think I'll feel if you drown？”The changes are small but the difference is obvious.
Children learn how to guide and organize themselves from the way we guide them with our words,so it pays to be positive.
语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。

在对孩子做出命令和指示时，父母所用的正面或负面的表达方式会影响孩子的自信心。

A．do things carefully
B．learn in different situations。