（江苏专用）2020版高考英语大一轮复习 Unit 3 Amazing people知能演练轻松闯关

Unit3AmazingpeopleA卷Ⅰ单项填空1．Thesupermarketdiscountedcoffeeat30%,sotherewassuchalongqueueforitthatwe________gaveup.A．generouslyB．purposefullyC．eventuallyD．unfortunatelyC解析：句意：这家超市的咖啡在打七折销售，所以购买的队伍很长，以至于我们最后还是放弃了。eventually“最后，终于”，符合句意。generously“慷慨地”；purposefully“有目的地”；unfortunately“不幸地”。2．Mrs.Smith,________herhusbandanddaughter,________goingtotheGreatWall.A．aswellas;isB．aswell;areC．aswellas;areD．aswell;isA解析：aswellas连接两个并列成分作主语时，句子的谓语动词的数要与aswellas前面的名词或代词保持一致。3．________othersinthereadingroom,Jackwalkedinontiptoes.A．NotdisturbingB．TonotdisturbC．NottodisturbD．NothavingdisturbedC解析：句意：为了不打扰阅览室里的其他人，杰克踮着脚尖走了进去。此处为目的状语，现在分词作目的状语时往往放于句末，故可排除A和D;不定式作目的状语时其否定式应在to前加not,因此选择C。4．Thespeechfromthenewgovernmentisa________thatmajorchangesareontheway.A．noticeB．featureC．signalD．markC解析：句意：新政府发言标志着即将发生重大变化。signal“标志，预示”；notice“通知”；feature“特征，特色”；mark“标记”。根据题意选C项。5．—DidyouhearthatLiHuawasrobbedduringhisrecenttriptoSouthAfrica?—Yes,notonly________hismoney,buthewasnearlykilled.A．helostB．didheloseC．hehadlostD．washelostB解析：notonly...butalso...连接两个分句，并且notonly位于句首，第一个分句中的主语和谓语要用部分倒装；且此处lose为及物动词，故选B。6．Devotedtotheresearch,hebelievedhishardworkwould________soonerorlater.A．putoffB．takeoffC．turnoffD．payoffD解析：putoff“推迟”；takeoff“起飞；脱掉”；turnoff“关掉”；payoff“还清(债务);成功；得到回报”。根据句意可知选D。7．Thenewsabouttheterriblefloodtheregreatlydiscouraged__________thereforsightseeing.A．usfromgoingB．ustogoC．ourgoingD．ourtogoA解析：discourage与encourage互为反义词。英语中说“鼓励某人做某事”时使用encouragesb.todosth.,但如果表示“使某人没勇气做某事”时，不能用discouragesb.todosth.,其正确形式是：discouragesb.fromdoingsth.。8．Iftheresultsoftheresearchhadbeen________theworkingconditionsoftheworkers,therehadn’tbeensuchaseriousaccident.A．appliedtoimproveB．appliedtoimprovingC．applytoimproveD．applytoimprovingB解析：apply...to(doing)sth.“把……应用到……”。to是介词，后接名词、代词或动词­ing形式。9．—Thankyoufortheflowers.—________．Ithoughttheymightcheeryouup.A．That’srightB．AllrightC．I’mallrightD．It’sallrightD解析：句意：——谢谢你送的花。——不用谢。我想它们可以让你振作起来。That’sright“那是对的”；Allright“行，可以”；I’mallright“我没事儿，我很好”；It’sallright“没关系(可对Thankyou或Sorry进行回答)”。由句意可知，这里是表达“不用谢”。10．—Hurryup！AliceandSuearewaitingforyouattheschoolgate.—Oh！Ithoughtthey________withoutme.A．wentB．aregoingC．havegoneD．hadgoneD解析：考查时态。答语句意：我原以为她们不等我就走了呢。“走”和“想”这两个动作有时间上的先后关系，故用过去完成时。11．—Doyouknowwhythenewmanagerresignedshortlyafterhewasappointed?—Idon’tknow.Asamatteroffact,everyoneinthecompanyis________aboutit.A．doubtfulB．curiousC．enthusiasticD．annoyedB解析：句意：——你知道那位新经理为什么在上任之后不久就辞职了吗？——不知道。事实上，公司的每个人对此都感到好奇。doubtful“不确定的”；curious“好奇的”；enthusiastic“热心的”；annoyed“略感烦恼的”。根据语境可知，答案选B项。12．Ourjobiswith________hours:onecanworkinthemorningorintheafternoon,solongasworkfornolessthanfivehourseveryday.A．changeableB．variousC．tightD．flexibleD解析：changeable“易改变的”；various“各种各样的”；tight“紧的”；flexible“灵活的”。句意：我们的工作时间很灵活，可以早上或者下午工作，只要我们每天工作不少于五小时。根据句意可知选D。13．Ifirstreadthefashionmagazineoveradecadeagoand________toitsince.A．subscribedB．hadsubscribedC．havesubscribedD．wassubscribingC解析：句意：我10多年前第一次读时装杂志，并从此以后一直订阅该杂志。根据题干中的since判断用现在完成时。故选C。14．Teachers’________toeducationshouldreceivegreatrespectfromeveryonebecauseitbenefitsthedevelopmentofsociety.A．devotionB．principleC．identityD．guidanceA解析：句意：教师对教育的奉献应该受到每个人的极大尊重，因为它有益于社会的发展。devotion“奉献”；principle“原则”；identity“身份”；guidance“指导”。结合句意可知，答案选A项。15．—Wow!It’salreadysix.Ithinkitistimefordinner.—________．Continuetomorrow.A．Well,let’scallitadayB．TakeyourtimeC．That’sallrightD．WithpleasureA解析：句意：——哇！已经六点了。我想该吃饭了。——嗯，今天就到此为止吧。明天继续。A：嗯，今天就到此为止吧；B：不要着急；C：没关系，不用谢；D：乐意效劳。Ⅱ阅读理解A(2019·武汉毕业班5月训练)Foryears,mytimespentintheshowercouldhavegotmeamentioninGuinnessWorldRecordsastheshortesttimetakentobathe.Ihurriedupduringthisprocess.Oneday,however,whileataparty,Iheardanartistfriendtellingeverybodythathisideacamewhilehewashavingashower.“Whataboutyou？”heasked.“Don’tyougetyourcreativethoughtsfromthesameplace？”“I’minandoutinahurry，”Itoldhimproudly.“Ihavenotimetowaste！”“Whatapity，”hesaid.“That’stheplacewhereyouneedtoslowdown;plentyofgreatthoughtscomefromthere！”Itrieditout.Isloweddownthewholeprocess,startedenjoyingthewarmwater,takingalittlelongertosoapmyselfandevenspendingmoretimejustenjoyingtheprocess,andrealizedhowmuchIhadmissedinhurryingupalltheseyears.Awomantoldmehowmuchstressherfriendwassufferingfromandhowshesoughttoconvinceherthatsheneededtofindwaystorelax.Shegaveheravideotapeonstressmanagementandrelaxationtechniques,andencouragedhertowatchitrightaway.Fifteenminuteslater,herfriendhandedbackthetape.“Itwasgood，”shesaid，“butIdon’tneedit.”“Butit’sa70­minutevideo，”thewomanreplied.“Youcouldn’thavewatchedthewholething.”“Yes,Idid，”herfriendsaid.“Iputitinfast­forward！”Amajorsocialproblemofthe21stcenturyisHurrySickness.Wehurrythroughwork.Weswallowfastfood.Wecomplainthatwedon’thaveenoughtime.Weracethroughthedaysandweeksuntilonedaywelookbackinamazementandcomment，“Oh,howtheyearsflewby！”Thenwerealizetheheavypricewehavepaidfortravelingfast.SymptomsofHurrySicknessincludestressandanxiety,badrelationships,poorworkperformanceandevendisease.Somepeopledon’tsurviveit.What’sthecure?Slowdown,forlifeissoshortandpreciousthatwemustli