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选择性必修三 Unit 4
选拔卷
（考试时间：75分钟 试卷满分：100分）
第一部分 阅读理解 (共两节，满分50分)
第一节 （共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）
阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。
A
A week into the stay-at-home order. I longed for connection. But not the kind available from a screen.
Inside my wallet I found 10 stamps, and I put out a tweet: “Today I am going to write letters to send
through the post. Direct message me your snail mail address if you want a random letter.”
On the first day, I wrote to strangers in Arizona, California, Missouri, New York, Texas and
Washington. The next day, I wrote to an 11-year-old who was born in Plano, Texas, where I grew up. I
wrote to a letter carrier from Minnesota who requested a letter for himself. The 10 stamps ran out quickly,
so I restocked. By the time I’d finished sending a letter to anyone who requested one, I’d written over 50
letters to addresses in almost every state.
I am “very online”, so it’s obviously much easier to reach far more than one person at a time with a
tweet. But the process of sitting down to compose a letter by hand, addressing an envelope and stamping it
is filled with extra intention. It feels like a way to show an old-fashioned kind of caring, the kind that can
travel the distance and be similar to a hug.
I wanted to be frank about signaling the letters came from a real human , and nothing automatic, so
finding ways to personalize each one was key. When I ran out of my personal letter paper, I found my four-
year-old daughter Isa’s doodles in a notebook and wrote my letters on those pages.
I never expected replies. The satisfaction for me was in writing to people and knowing they’d receive
something rare. But the replies ended up being the best part. I received dozens of handwritten replies.
People wrote to me about how they were spending their time. A lot of letters included wishes for what
comes out of this crisis. The one consistent hope was that the attention we’re paying to each other can
continue in the next phase of our living history.
1. What can be inferred from Paragraph 2?
A. The author had long-standing friends all over America.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂B. The author selected a stranger in each state to receive a letter.
C. The author’s act of sending handwritten letters was well-received.
D. The author’s attempts to write to everyone asking for a letter were in vain.
2. How does the author feel about snail mail?
A. It enjoys popularity among close friends. B. It gives people a sense of closeness.
C. It is really old-fashioned. D. It is relatively inefficient.
3. What was the best part of writing letters to strangers according to the author?
A. Receiving constant attention from strangers. B. Getting answers from the recipients.
C. Supporting each other during the crisis. D. Writing all the letters by hand.
B
All I had to do for the two dollars was clean her house for a few hours after school. It was a beautiful
house, too, with a plastic-covered sofa and chairs, wall-to-wall blue-and-white carpeting, a white enamel
stove, a washing machine and a dryer—things that were common in her neighborhood, absent in mine. In
the middle of the war, she had butter, sugar, steaks, and seam-up-the-back stockings.
I knew how to scrub floors on my knees and how to wash clothes in our zinc tub, but I had never seen
a Hoover vacuum cleaner or an iron that wasn't heated by fire.
Part of my pride in working for her was earning money I could squander (浪费)：on movies, candy,
paddleballs, jacks, ice-cream cones. But a larger part of my pride was based on the fact that I gave half my
wages to my mother, which meant that some of my earnings were used for real things—an insurance-policy
payment or what was owed to the milkman or the iceman. The pleasure of being necessary to my parents
was profound. I was not like the children in folktales: burdensome mouths to feed, nuisances to be
corrected, problems so severe that they were abandoned to the forest. I had a status that doing routine
chores in my house did not provide—and it earned me a slow smile, an approving nod from an adult.
Confirmations that I was adultlike, not childlike.
In those days, the forties, children were not just loved or liked; they were needed. They could earn
money; they could care for children younger than themselves; they could work the farm, take care of the
herd, run errands（差事）, and much more. I suspect that children aren't needed in that way now. They
are loved, doted on, protected, and helped. Fine, and yet...
Little by little, I got better at cleaning her house—good enough to be given more to do, much more. I
was ordered to carry bookcases upstairs and, once, to move a piano from one side of a room to the other. I
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂fell carrying the bookcases. And after pushing the piano my arms and legs hurt so badly. I wanted to refuse,
or at least to complain, but I was afraid she would fire me, and I would lose the freedom the dollar gave me,
as well as the standing I had at home—although both were slowly being eroded. She began to offer me her
clothes, for a price. Impressed by these worn things, which looked simply gorgeous to a little girl who had
only two dresses to wear to school, I bought a few. Until my mother asked me if I really wanted to work for
castoffs. So I learned to say "No, thank you" to a faded sweater offered for a quarter of a week5s pay.
Still, I had trouble summoning （鼓起）the courage to discuss or object to the increasing demands
she made. And I knew that if I told my mother how unhappy I was she would tell me to quit. Then one day,
alone in the kitchen with my father, I let drop a few whines about the job. I gave him details, examples of
what troubled me, yet although he listened intently, I saw no sympathy in his eyes. No "Oh, you poor little
thing. " Perhaps he understood that what I wanted was a solution to the job, not an escape from it. In any
case, he put down his cup of coffee and said, 44Listen. You don't live there. You live here. With your
people. Go to work. Get your money. And come on home. ”
That was what he said. This was what I heard:
Whatever the work is, do it well—not for the boss but for yourself.
You make the job; it doesn't make you.
Your real life is with us, your family.
You are not the work you do; you are the person you are.
I have worked for all sorts of people since then, geniuses and morons, quick-witted and dull, big-
hearted and narrow. I've had many kinds of jobs, but since that conversation with my father I have never
considered the level of labor to be the measure of myself, and I have never placed the security of a job
above the value of home.
4. What is the "pleasure" of the author from the sentence "The pleasure of being necessary to my parents
was profound. （paragraph 3） " ?
A. She was proud as she could earn money for her mother.
B. Her own value of being needed.
C. She is distinctive from those children in folktales.
D. She enjoyed a status of being an adult in her family.
5. According to the article, which of the following is true about children in the 1940s and now?
A. Children become needed, loved and liked when they are at forty.
B. Children in modern times are less likely to be spoiled by parents.
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂C. Children in 1940s are capable as they can handle various daily routine.
D. Children in modern times aren' t needed to do daily works any more.
6. What did the author's father make her understand?
A. Don't escape from difficulties at work.
B. Whatever decision she made, her father would support her.
C. Convey her dissatisfaction with her work.
D. Make a distinction between work and life.
7. Which of the following corresponds to the author's views in the passage?
A. Don't regard work achievement as a criterion for evaluating oneself.
B. Hard work is a struggle for a better future in your limited life.
C. Parents are the best teachers of children.
D. Job security is less valuable when compared with family.
C
You are given many opportunities in life to choose to be a victim or creator. When you choose to be a
victim, the world is a cold and difficult place.“They” did things to you which caused all of your pain and
suffering.“They” are wrong and bad, and life is terrible as long as “they” are around.Or you may blame
yourself for all your problems, thus internalizing(内化)your victimization.The truth is, your life is likely to
stay that way as long as you feel a need to blame yourself or others.
Those who choose to be creators look at life quite differently.They know there are individuals who
might like to control their lives, but they don't let this get in the way.They know they have their
weaknesses, yet they don't blame themselves when they fail.Whatever happens, they have choice in the
matter.They believe their dance with each sacred(神圣的)moment of life is a gift and that storms are a
natural part of life which can bring the rain needed for emotional and spiritual growth.
Victims and creators live in the same physical world and deal with many of the same physical realities,
yet their experience of life is worlds apart.Victims relish(沉溺)in anger, guilt, and other emotions that cause
others--and even themselves---to feel like victims, too.Creators consciously choose love, inspiration, and
other qualities which inspire not only themselves, but al1around them.Both victims and creators always
have choice to determine the direction of their lives.
In reality, all of us play the victim or the creator at various points in our lives.One person, on losing a
job or a special relationship, may feel as if it is the end of the world and sink into terrible suffering for
months, years, or even a lifetime.Another with the same experience may choose to first experience the
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂grief, then accept the loss and soon move on to be a powerful creative force in his life.
In every moment and every circumstance, you can choose to have fuller, richer life by setting a clear
intention to transform the victim within, and by inviting into your life the powerful creator that you are.
8. What does the word “they” in Paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A. People and things around you. B. Opportunities and problems.
C. Creators and their choices. D. Victims and their sufferings.
9. According to Paragraph 2, creators__________.
A. seem willing to experience failures in life B. possess the ability to predict future life
C. handle ups and downs of life wisely D. have potential to create something new
10. What is the author's purpose in writing this passage?
A. To define victims and creators.
B. To evaluate victims against creators.
C. To explain the relationship between victims and creators.
D. To suggest the transformation from victims to creators.
11. The examples mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that_________.
A. strong attachment to sufferings in life pulls people into victims.
B. people need family support to deal with challengers in life.
C. it takes creators quite a long time to get rid of their pains.
D. one's experiences determine his attitude toward life.
D
Some people say that friendship is the only channel through which human beings can ever experience
the value of life. In our daily life, it is likely that you share some common interests with others — they may
like the same sport, go to the same school or like the same kind of music as you do. Since you often meet
them, they become your acquaintances. Although some people develop many acquaintances, only a few
become their good friends in their lifetime because there are differences between acquaintances and friends.
It is said that true friendship begins when someone knows what you are really like, but still likes you
anyway. A true friend shows loyalty from the very beginning of the relationship. A friend will go through
challenges to help you without expecting anything in return. A “friend” today may probably become a “true
friend” tomorrow when they get involved in unexpected circumstances together with you — for example,
when you are going through a difficult experience and your friend is there to help you out. However, some
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂acquaintances might leave you when you badly need their help. At this time, you can experience what true
friendship is.
In our life, some people seem to go through life with plenty of friends. They may be funny or they
may have a bright and pleasant personality. For these people, wherever they go, people seem to like them
and welcome their company. But when they go through challenging life experiences, some of their friends
are not there to help them. Therefore we can say some of their friends are not real friends and their
friendship is just skin-deep.
However, others seem to go through life with no friends at all. They like to be alone, to travel by
themselves or to do their own things. It’s a pity that few of these people find success in life because they
have no friends. They lack the best gift in life — friendship.
12. According to the passage, which of the following statements about acquaintances is TRUE?
A. They have all of the same interests as you do.
B. You seldom meet them in your life.
C. They are sure to become your good friends.
D. Not all of them can become your friends.
13. According to the passage you may get to know the meaning of friendship better when you ________.
A. go to the same school as your friend
B. get into trouble
C. enjoy the same kind of music as your friend
D. see your friend often
14. We know from the passage that ________.
A. it doesn’t matter whether one has friends or not
B. people with bright personality are easy to have friends
C. people without friends are always unhappy
D. it’s easier to lose a friend than to get one
15. What does the underlined word “skin-deep” in the third paragraph mean?
A. Very deep. B. Not deep at all.
C. As precious as skin. D. Hidden under the skin.
16. What’s the writer’s attitude towards people without friends in their life?
A. Interested. B. Angry.
C. Hopeful. D. Regretful.
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阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为
多余选项。
____17____. There are two pens which can write this book. One is writing growth, the other is writing
caducity(衰老）. One is describing success, the other is presenting failure. In others words, one is drawing
happiness and the other is showing sorrow as well.
Life is like a heavy truck, so happiness and sorrow are like the wheels. No cross,no crown. No pain, no
joy. ___18___. One is that to live a day is to leave a day. The other is that to live a day is to enjoy a day.
Just one word difference, it has reflected the complete reverse(相反的） state of psychology. Life is like
the course which is investing（投资） all the time. ____19____
When you have it, you should use it well and make it develop great actions. Please remember, the
active attitude creates wonderful life, or the negative attitude waste lifetime.
___20___. When she was about to knock at the door, she heard someone speaking in the room. A little
girl said," Would you like some braised(炖熟的） pork today?" Another girl said, "No. I would like some
toasted chicken." Following the words, the lady knocked at the door and went into the room. ____21____.
To her surprise, there were only some pieces of thin and dry bread, two cold potatoes and a jar of water on
the table. The lady asked them what was the matter . They said that they imagined that, so poor food was
turned into many kinds of delicious food.
When the lady left the family, she had newly understanding of happiness.
A. She saw them sitting at a table.
B. Everybody wishes to live a happy life.
C. There are two different minds.
D. Life is like a book.
E. One day , a rich lady went to visit a poor, but happy family.
F. Happy life exists everywhere.
G. Therefore, for one sense, life is the capital.
第二部分 语言运用 (共两节，满分30分)
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阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选
项。
When I was young, I lived in my grandma’s old house right beside a set of railroad tracks. The whole
house would ___18___when the trains roared by ___19___, these trains carrying coal were ___20___and
far between, so I was able to ___21___ my Summer afternoons walking down the tracks.
I can remember the first time I tried to ___22___ myself and walk on a single rail. I tried holding my
arms out and watching my feet as I walked. The rails were very ___23___ and quite slippery so I didn’t
have much ___24___ but fell off after a few steps.Then I decided to walk ___25___ but still quickly
slipped off. It was only when I started looking ___26___, down the length of the tracks____27____I was
able to walk successfully. Keeping my eyes forward I put one foot in front of ____28____ and step by
step, I was soon walking with ____29____
Looking back on this I now realize that it also gave a wonderful ____30____ about living.You can’t
go through life ____31____ and worrying about every step you take or ____32____you make. This only
leads to second guessing yourself and you soon go off the rails. Looking behind you is____33____worse.
With your eyes on the ____34____ you can’t see the way ahead.You can only stand still and stay
____35____ in your regrets. It is only when you look ahead that you can really move forward. It is only
when you look ahead that you can see the life you want to ____36____ and the love you want to share.
Then each step you take and path you choose is filled with love and you will walk on with a ____37____
heart.
18. A. shake B. move C. struggle D. roll
19. A. Surprisingly B. Fortunately C. Disappointedly D. Importantly
20. A. few B. less C. many D. more
21. A. focus B. spend C. take D. waste
22. A. direct B. admit C. achieve D. balance
23. A. busy B. dirty C. clear D. narrow
24. A. energy B. ambition C. success D. content
25. A. upwards B. backwards C. downwards D. forwards
26. A. ahead B. instead C. well D. closely
27. A. which B. when C. what D. that
28. A. every B. another C. the other D. one
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂29. A. interest B. patience C. care D. ease
30. A. motto B. benefit C. lesson D. excuse
31. A. watching B. hearing C. waiting D. wondering
32. A. influence B. moment C. discovery D. choice
33. A. still B. even C. also D. yet
34. A. distance B. past C. end D. course
35. A. stuck B. found C. hurt D. applied
36. A. keep B. persuade C. lead D. contribute
37. A. mild B. weak C. light D. slight
第二节 （共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分）
阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。
Do you know that the eagle knows when a storm ____21____(approach) long before it breaks? It will
fly to some high spot ___22___ it waits for the winds to come. When the storm hits,it spreads its wings so
that the wind will pick it up and lift ___23___ above the storm. While the storm rages below, the eagle is
soaring above it.
The eagle does not escape the storm. Rather, it simply uses the storm to lift it much ___24___(high).
It rises on ___25___ the storm brings.
When the storms of life come upon us-and all of us will experience them-we can rise above them by
___26___(set) our belief that we can make it. The storms do not have to overcome us. We can allow our
inner power to lift us above them. We can enable ourselves to ride the winds of the storm that bring
sickness, tragedy, ___27___ (fail) and disappointment in our lives. We can soar above the storm.
Remember, it is not the burdens of life ___28___ how we handle them that weigh us down.
To some people, the storm in life is ___29___disaster that leaves nothing but ruins: While others see
the storm as a ____30____(turn) point in life. Sometimes it is not the hopeless situation that destroys you;
it is the rain that has fallen into your heart that ruins you.
When hardship knocks on your door, how will you greet it?
第三部分 写作（满分20分）
46. 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文，续写的词
数应为150左右。
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂A warm and sunny afternoon on a holiday, birds were singing and flowers were waving in the breeze.
The sunshine cast beautiful shadows among the leaves. Susan was sitting in the room and doing the
weaving(编织)task her grandmother had set, absent-minded.
A group of little girls came up to Susan from outside,jumping and talking happily. Rose,her best
friend，asked Susan if she would like to play in the woods with them. Susan sighed and refused. After
all，she had to finish the job first. The girls argued it must be rather tiresome to stay at home on such a
good day. They commented that Susan’s grandmother was too strict. After hearing this,Susan bent her
head.
As they disappeared in the distance,she could picture what would happen to these little crazy
creatures. However，her heart sank,thinking of the crown(皇冠)game—the girls’favorite. She was sure
that she would be the queen if she were there. Suddenly,an idea flashed into her mind. Perhaps there might
be no harm if she moved the mark Grandmother had put in the stocking(长筒袜). After a while,she told her
grandmother that she had made it,her heart beating wildly. Grandmother was shocked，but took the
work,surveying it very closely. Then laying great stress on each word,she told Susan it was true，because
she had counted twenty turns from the mark. Besides,she believed Susan had never cheated her. “Susan，
go and amuse yourself as you like”. Grandma said,gently patting her on the head. Susan’s cheeks turned
red,but she rushed out and even forgot to say thanks.
The girls were excited and surprised to see Susan join their company. Soon,the woods were bursting
with the elves’(小精灵)laughter. Not a moment later,Susan sat on the grass,feeling guilty. She did cheat.
When her companions ran about enjoying themselves,Susan wished she were at home admitting her fault.
注意：
1. 所续写短文的词数应为150左右；
2. 续写部分分为两段，每段的开头语已为你写好。
Paragraph 1：
Finally,the exciting moment came and all girls decided to make a crown of flowers.
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Paragraph 2：
更多资料添加微信号：hiknow_007 淘宝搜索店铺：乐知课堂The girls looked at her with surprise.
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