Week 4　Thursday

Task 1：阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

(2015·湖南，C)Have your parents ever inspected your room to see if you cleaned it properly? Imagine having your entire house，garage，and yard inspected at any time—with no warning.Inspections were a regular part of lighthouse (灯塔) living，and a keeper’s reputation depended on the results.A few times each year，an inspector arrived to look over the entire light station.The inspections were supposed to be a surprise，but keepers sometimes had advance notice.

Once lighthouses had telephones，keepers would call each other to warn that the inspector was approaching.After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard, the keeper’s family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first.As soon as someone spotted the boat，everyone would do last－minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.The keeper then scurried to put on his dress uniform and cap.Children of keepers remember inspectors wearing white gloves to run their fingers over door frames and windowsills looking for dust.

Despite the serious nature of inspections，they resulted in some funny moments.Betty Byrnes remembered when her mother did not have time to wash all the dishes before an inspection.At the time，people did not have dishwashers in their homes.In an effort to clean up quickly，Mrs.Byrnes tossed all the dishes into a big bread pan，covered them with a cloth and stuck them in the oven.If the inspector opened the oven door，it would look like bread was baking.He never did.

One day，Glenn Furst’s mother put oil on the kitchen floor just before the inspector entered their house.Like floor wax，the oil made the floors shiny and helped protect the wood.This time，though，she used a little too much oil.When the inspector extended his hand to greet Glenn’s mother，he slipped on the freshly oiled surface.“He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight，” Glenn later wrote.After he steadied himself，he shook Glenn’s mother’s hand，and the inspection continued as though nothing had happened.

【语篇解读】　灯塔管理员时刻面临着被检查的命运。这些检查是突然袭击，但是他们也找到了许多应对的办法，还发生了许多有趣的故事。

1．What does Paragraph 1 tell us about the inspection at the light station?

A．It was carried out once a year.

B．It was often announced in advance.

C．It was important for the keeper’s fame.

D．It was focused on the garage and yard.

答案　C　[细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“...a keeper’s reputation depended on the results.”可知，检查结果会影响到管理员的声誉。]

2．The family began making preparations immediately after ________．

A．one of the members saw the boat

B．a warning call reached the lighthouse

C．the keeper put on the dress uniform and cap

D．the inspector flew special flags in the distance

答案　A　[细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“As soon as someone spotted the boat, everyone would do last－minute tidying and change into fancy clothes.”可知，一有人看到检查员乘坐的船，全家人都会马上开始做最后时刻的突击打扫。]

3．Mrs.Byrnes put the dishes in the oven because this would________．

A．result in some fun

B．speed up washing them

C．make her home look tidy

D．be a demand from the inspector

答案　C　[推理判断题。根据第三段可知，Mrs.Byrnes没有足够的时间洗完所有的盘子，为了提高整理房间的速度，她把盘子放在了烤箱里。]

4．If the inspector had opened the oven door，he would have seen________．

A．an empty pan B．many clean dishes

C．pieces of baked bread D．a cloth covering something

答案　D　[推理判断题。根据第三段可知，烤箱里的东西是没洗完的盘子，上面用一块布盖着。故选D。]

5．The inspector waved his arms ________．

A．to try his best to keep steady

B．to show his satisfaction with the floor

C．to extend a warm greeting to Glenn’s mother

D．to express his intention to continue the inspection

答案　A　[推理判断题。根据最后一段第五句“He came across that floor waving his arms like a young bird attempting its first flight...”和第六句开头“After he steadied himself”可知，检查人员挥舞着胳膊是为了努力保持平衡。]

Task 2：词汇积累

1．inspect v．检查，视察

2．reputation n．好名声；声誉，名声

3．spot v．看出，发现

4．result in导致

5．clean up收拾干净，彻底清理

6．shiny adj.发光的，明亮的

7．slip v．滑动

8．steady v．使稳定，稳固

Task 3：攻克长难句

After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard, the keeper’s family made it a game to see who could notice the boat first.

分析：这是一个复合句。After boats began flying special flags noting the inspector was aboard为时间状语从句，其中从句the inspector was aboard作动词note的宾语，从句who could notice the boat first作动词see的宾语。

2018届高考英语总复习真题研练Week4Thursday剖析