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1、- 1 -20142014 高考英语复习讲练测：单元精练高考英语复习讲练测：单元精练 8 8人生的轨迹也可以像时令一样分为春夏秋冬四季。春有百花秋有月，夏有凉风冬有雪。人生也像四季一样，有开始，有辉煌，有落幕；各个阶段有各个阶段的美。Our journey on earth consists, like the year, of four seasons: spring, summer, fall and winter. Life is only loaned to us, and as with everything borrowed, must someday be returned. W
2、e are only here for a short stay, and have many tasks. We must contend with pain in order to achieve peace, accept problems if we are to reach success, and shed tears if we are to share laughter. We have many lessons to learn. Each and every moment of life is an important one.In spring, everything g
3、rows fresh and new. Lilacs blossom, and the maple and oak trees produce new leaves. It is a time when we are as if newly born into the world. You are now entering the summer of your life. Everything is now in full bloom. The trees and flowers proudly display all their beauty and elegance. This seaso
4、n doesnt seem as if it will end, yet it slips by before you know it. The fall is next, when the leaves drop to the ground, and the farmers gather their crops and reap the rewards of their labor. The harvest moon is full and round, and slightly misted by a passing cloud. This is the most satisfying o
5、f the four seasons. Then all too quickly the winter of your life is upon you, and everything is barren. However, there is a peaceful sort of beauty in the wintertime. If you allow your spirit to be free, you will remain youthful longer than you thought possible. Is winter truly the season to end all
6、 seasons?词汇提示lilac n. 丁香.完形填空When Karen found out that another baby was on the way, she did what she could to help her 3yearold son, Michael, _1_ for a new sibling (同胞兄妹). - 2 -They found out that the new baby was going to be a girl, and day after day, night after night, Michael _2_ to his sister in
7、 Mommys tummy._3_， after a long struggle, Michaels little sister was born. But she was in very serious _4_. The doctor told the parents, “There is very little _5_. Be prepared for the worst.” Michaels parents felt very _6_. Michael kept _7_ his parents to let him see his sister, but kids are never _
8、8_ in Intensive Care (重症护理室). In the end, his mother _9_ to take him whether the doctor liked it or not. _10_ he didnt see his sister right then, he may never see her _11_. Then Michaels mother _12_ him to his sisters bedside. He _13_ her and began to sing. In the purehearted _14_ of a 3yearold, Mic
9、hael sang: “You are my sunshine, my _15_ sunshine, you make me happy when skies are gray.” Instantly the baby girl seemed to _16_. Michael _17_on singing and his sister began to relax. The pulse rate began to calm _18_ and become steady. “Go on singing, Michael.” _19_ Karen with tears in her eyes. A
10、s Michael sang to his sister, the babys breathing became as _20_ as a kittens purr. The next day.the very next day.the little girl was well enough to go home. Womans Day Magazine called it The Miracle of a Brothers Song. The doctors just called it a miracle. 1A.look Bapply Ccall Dprepare【答案与解析】 D Ka
11、ren 为了让三岁的 Michael 接受即将出生的弟弟或妹妹，因此她要让他对此有所“准备” 。 2A.sang BdancedC.spoke Dwrote【答案与解析】 A 根据下文判断，Michael 知道此事后，每天都给未来妹妹“唱歌” 。3A.Instantly BSuddenly CFinally D.Quickly【答案与解析】 C 根据“经过长时间的挣扎”判断，此处应为“终于；最后” 。instantly“立刻” ；suddenly“突然” ；quickly“很快” ，都与“长时间”的语义不符合。 4A.direction B.condition C.impression D.e
12、xpression- 3 -【答案与解析】 B 下文讲道“几乎没有希望”看，婴儿出生后患有很严重的病， “情况”很严重。5A.advantage B.dream C.life D.hope【答案与解析】 D 根据下文的“做最坏的打算”判断，孩子已没有治愈的“希望” 。6A.sad B.excited CFrightened Deager【答案与解析】 A 刚出生的孩子没有患病且没有治愈的希望，作为父母自然非常“伤心” 。7A.ordering Bbothering C.begging D.forcing【答案与解析】 C beg sb to do sth “祈求某人做某事” 。order“命令
13、” ；bother“麻烦” ；force“强迫” ，都不合语意。8A.showed B.allowed C.followedDtreated【答案与解析】 B show“领着” ；follow“跟着” ；treat“治疗” ；allow“允许” 。Michael 的妹妹在重症监护室救治，根据转折关系判断，此处为“不允许”进入。9A.suggestedBinsisted C.decided D.required【答案与解析】 C suggest 后接 doing，insist 后接 on doing；require“要求” ；decide“决定” 。根据下文的“无论医生愿意还是不愿意”看，Mic
14、hael 的妈妈已“做出了决定” 。10A.If BThoughCWhileD.Unless【答案与解析】 A 从上下文的语义判断，上下句是条件关系，所以用 if。11A.awake BAsleep CafraidDalive【答案与解析】 D 婴儿得了很重的病且无法救治，所以 Michael 的妈妈想让 Michael 在妹妹还“活着”的时候见见她。12A.threw Btook C.drew D.pull【答案与解析】 B take sb to a place“把某人带到某地” 。13A.watched BExamined Csearched Dattended【答案与解析】 A 妹妹得了
15、重病，Michael 去看她，此处应为“看着她” ，所以用watch。examine“检查” ；search“搜查” ；attend“护理” ，不合常理。14A.voice BsoundC.noise D.eye- 4 -【答案与解析】 A 根据“开始唱”看，此处为 voice，指人的声音。15A.even Bstill C.only D.single【答案与解析】 C only“唯一的” ，在此处表示强调。single“单个的；单身的” 。 16A.speak Brespond C.smile D.recover【答案与解析】 B 根据下文的“孩子病愈出院”和“奇迹”判断，听到 Michael 的歌声，婴儿好像有了“反应” 。才出生不久的婴儿不会“说” ，也不会“笑” ，更不可能听到歌声就开始“恢复” 。17A.stuck B.depend Ccontinued D.kept【答案与解析】 D keep on singing“一直唱” ，如用 continue 则不能加 on。18A.down B.away C.out D.up【答案与解析】 A 根据下文的“变得稳定了”判断，婴儿的脉搏平稳下来。calm down“平静下来” 。19A.declared BaddedC.encouraged Dadvised【答案与解析】 C declare“宣布” ，
