高考英语一轮复习步精炼 Unit 1 A land of diversity 新人教版选修8(广东专版).docVIP

选修8 Unit 1　A land of diversity Ⅰ. 完形填空 阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 The other day I was invited to a friend’s house for supper—and had a meal I have never had before. All the friends invited were a little __1__.It’s not that Ben is unsociable，or a bad cook，but it’s just that he never __2__ more than he has to.So how come he was inviting us round for a meal？Had he bought something __3__ for his friends？He greeted us at the door and showed us into his dining room where a __4__ table was waiting for us.“Nothing but the __5__ for my friends！” said Ben.We all sat down and looked __6__ at each other—what was he up to? Ben returned with four bowls of hot soup.“It’s a __7__ of carrots，potatoes and tomatoes，” said Ben.The next __8__ was also a little strange in that we didn’t quite know what it was again.It’s just another mixture of vegetable. As we ate we chatted and finally the __9__ turned back to what we were eating.“Was there a recipe(食谱)for this，”asked Marina，“or did you __10__ it up？”Ben put his fork down.“What I cooked __11__ what I could find.”Marina was surprised.“But you can find anything in supermarkets these days.”“But there’s __12__ choice in what you can find outside supermarkets，” he replied. __13__ that we had all finished the food，Ben decided to tell the truth.He had read recently that supermarkets usually throw away 5 percent of their food every day.So Ben decided to look inside his local supermarket bins.There he found food that was slightly out of __14__，boxes of throw-away vegetables and fruit. So Ben had successfully provided a decent meal for his friends，and made us away of the fact that there are many poor people who need the food，but the amount of food thrown away in enough to __15__ millions of people. 　　【解题导语】 本文讲的是作者去参加朋友给他们准备的只有素菜没有大鱼大肉简朴的晚宴，其朋友用心良苦，旨在告诫人们要节约和环保。 1． A．excited B．disappointed C．surprised D．delighted 解析：从下文的“... he never spends more than he has to”这一通常的行为可推知Ben这次邀请这么多朋友让人吃惊。 答案：C 2．A.takes B．spends C．u