Unit2EnglisharoundtheworldⅠ.阅读理解[2017·江西南昌摸底]Whenitcomestothechoiceofbooks，Ialwaysmanagetofindahiddenjewelortwo，whichledtomyjourneytoEarthsea.UrsulaK．LeGuinhasherownvoiceinfantasyliterature—that'ssomethingIhadtoadmitassoonasIpassedthefirstpage.Shedoesn'timitateanybody—sheisherself.IfollowedGed'sadventuresandhisgradualtransformationfromawildandproudkidintoawise，powerfulwizard.AWizardofEarthseabeginsinGed'sownvillagewherehe，akidof7，learnshisfirstmagicfromhisaunt.FiveyearslaterhestartstolearnfromOgiontheWizard.ButOgionteacheshimpatience—notmagic—soGedleaveshimandsailstotheislandofRoketolearntheartinarealSchoolofMagic.Theretheboyissoproudthatheplayswithforbiddenspells(咒语)—hefreesintothisworldaterribleshadowthathornsthelandofthedead，leadingtothedeathofNemmerle，theheadoftheschool.NowGedmusttrytoovercomethisshadowbeforeitcontrolshim.Finally，Gedguessesitssecretandsavestheworld—andhimself—fromaterribledanger.Heknowsnowthepatienceisindeedthegreatestofarts，andnamesOgionhisonlytruemaster.UrsulaK．LeGuinmakeseverywordsing—herlanguageismorepoeticthanpoetryandmoremusicalthansomemusic.Shedrawsthereader'sattentionwithouteffort.She'smademewanttotrymyownhandatfantasy—andImightoneday.1．TheauthorconsidersUrsulaK．LeGuin'swritingstyle________.A．traditionalB．ordinaryC．specialD．serious2．WhichofthefollowingcausesthetragedyattheSchoolofMagic?A．Ged'srudeness.B．Ged'spride.C．Ged'sshyness.D．Ged'scuriosity.3．Attheendofthestory，Gedfeelsmostgratefulto________.A．hisauntB．theshadowC．NemmerleD．Ogion4．Whatcanwelearnabouttheauthor?A．Sheworksinabookstore.B．Shegotarealjewelrecently.C．ShemetUrsulaK．LeGuininEarthsea.D．Shemaywritefantasystoriessomeday.答案：[解题导语]本文为记叙文。主要介绍了一本叫《地海巫师》(AWizardofEarthsea)的书。故事中的Ged由一名骄傲自满的野孩子变成了一个明智厉害的男巫。1．C解析：推理判断题。由第一段第二、三句：UrsulaK．LeGuinhasherownvoiceinfantasyliterature—that'ssomethingIhadtoadmitassoonasIpassedthefirstpage.Shedoesn'timitateanybody－sheisherself.可知，UrsulaK．LeGuin有自己的看法，并且没有模仿任何人，因此她的写作风格应该是独特的。故选C项。2．B解析：细节理解题。由第二段第四句：Theretheboyissoproudthatheplayswithforbiddenspells(咒语)－hefreesintothisworldaterribleshadowthathornsthelandofthedead，leadingtothedeathofNemmerle，theheadoftheschool.可知，悲剧的开始正是因为Ged的骄傲。故选B项。3．D解析：细节理解题。由第二段第二、三句：FiveyearslaterhestartstolearnfromOgiontheWizard.ButOgionteacheshimpatience－notmagic－soGedleaveshimandsailstotheislandofRoketolearntheartinarealSchoolofMagic.第二段第七句：Heknowsnowthepatienceisindeedthegreatestofarts，andnamesOgionhisonlytruemaster.可知，Ged最后知道耐心的重要性，感谢Ogion教给了他耐心，并认为Ogion是他唯一真正的导师。故选D项。4．D解析：推理判断题。由第二段尾句：She'smademewanttotrymyownhandatfantasy—andImightoneday.可知，作者也想试着在将来某一天写奇幻作品。故选D项。Ⅱ.完形填空[2017·河北保定摸底]Theeasywayoutisn'talwaystheeasiest.IlearnedthatlessonwhenIdecidedtotreatDoug，myhusbandofonemonth，toaspecialmeal.I__1__tomakehomemadebread.Knowingthebreadwouldtaketime，I__2__itassoonasDougleftforwork.AsIwasnot__3__incooking，Ithoughtifadozenwasgood，twodozenwouldbebetter，soI__4__everything.AsDouglovedoranges，Ialsoopenedacanoforangeand__5__itallintothebowl.Soontherewasastickydough(面团)coveredwith__...
