2020版新一线高考英语译林版一轮复习单元强化练2含解析

单元强化练(二)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2019·太原模拟)
Urban Transportation in Canada
Public transportation & Transit passes
All cities and most major towns in Canada have a public transportation system with one or more modes of transportation(bus，subway，train，etc.)．The bus is the most common form of urban transportation in Canada.To use public transportation，you must purchase a ticket or a transit pass.Transit passes allow you unlimited use of public transportation for a specific period(one month or more)．They are usually cheaper than buying many tickets if you plan to use public transportation often.
Transportation for people with disabilities
Public transportation often has features to assist people with disabilities.In many cities and towns，there are also transportation services available specifically for people with limited mobility，such as specially equipped buses.You can find out about these services in the same way you would learn more about other public transportation options.
Etiquette(礼仪) on public transportation
When taking public transportation such as a bus or train，it is important to understand the unspoken rules of conduct in the shared space.Here are a few things to note：
◆Be polite and respectful to others around you.For example，maintain an appropriate noise level when talking or making a phone call.
◆If you are carrying a backpack or a large shoulder bag in a crowded public transit vehicle，keep it close to you，preferably at your feet to avoid hitting people with it as you walk by.
◆Avoid pushing or touching others in order to make more room for yourself.Sometimes public transit can become very crowded，but it is important to keep calm and give others appropriate personal space.
◆Have your proof of payment accessible in case you are asked to show it.
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了加拿大的公共交通方式和交通卡、公共交通为残疾人提供的服务及在公共交通工具上应注意的一些礼仪。

1．What is the advantage of using transit passes over buying tickets?
A．Safer trips. B．Longer service hours.
C．Lower costs. D．More use of transport.
C[细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“Transit passes allow you unlimited use of public transportation for a specific period(one month or more)．They are usually cheaper than buying many tickets if you plan to use public transportation often”可知，交通卡可以在特定时间段内无限次使用，因此如果经常使用公共交通工具的话，使用交通卡(transit passes)会更便宜，故选C项。

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2．How does the transportation system help people with disabilities?
A．By running special transport services.
B．By offering fewer transportation options.
C．By limiting their mobility on city buses.
D．By providing free rides in towns and cities.
A[细节理解题。

根据第二段中的“In many cities and towns，there are also transportation services available specifically for people with limited mobility，such as specially equipped buses”可知，交通系统可以为残疾人提供特殊的交通服务，故选A项。

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3．What is considered impolite on public transportation?
A．Lowering your speaking voice.
B．Placing backpacks at your feet.
C．Staying close to other passengers.
D．Having your proof of payment at hand.
C[细节理解题。

根据第六段中的“Avoid pushing or touching others in order to make more room for yourself”及“it is important to keep calm and give others appropriate personal space”可知，在公共交通工具上要避免触碰到他人，为他人留出适当的个人空间，因此C项(和其他乘客靠得很近)是不礼貌的，故选C项。

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B
(2019·广州检测)At first sight，Alma Deutscher，a thirteen­year­old girl from England appears to be like any other typical preteen.She loves to skip rope，read and play with her younger sister.But this modest youngster，who composed her first musical work at age six，first short opera at age seven，and first full­length opera based on Cinderella at age ten，is anything but average.Though her parents downplay her extraordinary talent，young Alma is being described as“little Mozart”by the music world.
Alma's operatic take on the classic fairy tale，which she began writing at age eight，has a slight twist.Her Cinderella is a musician who meets her Prince Charming through a song.“In my Cinderella，she sings the
beginning of a ballad—but at midnight she flees.Eventually，the prince finds her after asking all the maidens of the land to sing the end of the ballad.”
The opera was first performed in Vienna，Austria on December 29，2016，where the eleven­year­old girl skillfully switched between the piano and the violin and received enthusiastic reviews.The young genius has since performed two new piano works，once in Australia and the other in China.
While this may appear to be a lot for someone so young，Alma is not worried.She says，“Of course I have to work hard.But all children have to work hard for exams，and at least when I work hard，I work hard for something incredibly exciting，like seeing my whole opera put on.”
Alma's musical talent first came to light before she could even talk.Her parents recall that as an 18­month­old toddler，she was able to hum a perfect version of the children's rhyme T w inkle T w inkle Little Star.
However，Alma's abilities only gained international attention in 2012，after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart.The family was suddenly swamped with media and Alma became an overnight star，dubbed“little Moza rt”．This nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl.They wou ld instead prefer her to be called “a composer and musician”．Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either，saying“There was only one Mozart，and I prefer to be little Alma.”Regardless of what she calls herself，the thirteen­year­old is changing the world of music forever!
【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。

13岁的Alma有音乐天赋，18个月时就能哼唱《一闪一闪小星星》，6岁时创作了她的第一部音乐作品，7岁时创作了第一部短歌剧，被人们誉为“小莫扎特”。

4．What do we know about Alma Deutscher?
A．She comes from a famous musical family.
B．She showed a great musical talent from a young age.
C．She regularly performs the classical music of Mozart.
D．She has adapted some famous works of classical music.
B[细节理解题。

根据第一段的第三句“But this modest youngster，who composed her first musical work at age six，first short opera at age seven，and first full­length opera based on Cinderella at age ten，is anything but average”可知，Alma Deutscher自小便显示出了惊人的音乐天赋，故B项正确。

] 5．How did Alma get to be widely known?
A．Through an online video.
B．By performing on television.
C．By putting on an opera.
D．Through her parents' promotion.
A[细节理解题。

根据第六段的第一句“However，Alma's abilities only gained international attention in 2012，after a family friend posted a video online comparing her to Mozart”可知，2012年Alma家的一位朋友在网上发布了一个视频，将Alma比作莫扎特；此后她的能力受到了国际关注，故A项正确。

] 6．What is Alma's attitude towards her success?
A．She is still unsatisfied with her performance.
B．She is uncomfortable with so much pressure.
C．She is modest about her musical achievements.
D．She is proud to have become a professional musician.
C[推理判断题。

根据最后一段的第一句“Alma does not want to be compared to the famous artist either，saying‘There was only one Mozart，and I prefer to be little Alma.’”可知，在人们将她比作莫扎特时，Alma不愿和这位著名的音乐家相提并论，她认为世界上只有一个莫扎特，而她更喜欢人们叫她“小Alma”；据此可以判断，面对人们的赞誉和自己的成功，Alma很谦虚，故C项正确。

] 7．What can we infer about Alma's parents?
A．They are very well­educated people.
B．They are protective of their daughter.
C．They have pushed Alma to take up music.
D．They have made a good life plan for Alma.
B[推理判断题。

根据第六段中的“The family was suddenly swamped with media and Alma became an overnight star，dubbed ‘little Mozart’．This nickname makes her parents unhappy because they believe it puts added pressure on the young girl.They would instead prefer her to be called‘a composer and musician’”可知，Alma成了一夜成名的“小莫扎特”，但这个绰号让她的父母不高兴，因为他们认为这会给这个小女孩带来额外的压力，他们宁愿她被称为“作曲家和音乐家”。

据此可以判断，Alma 的父母是爱护她的，故B项正确。

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C
(2019·绵阳诊断)David Rees runs a truly distinctive business.He charges customers $15 to sharpen their pencils to perfection，using a variety of tools.
I know what you're thinking—is this a joke？The 39-year-old gets asked that question a lot.To clarify everything，he even created a special section on his website telling everyone he's actually providing a real service.
You can supply your own pencil or you can have Rees sharpen one of his own favorite 2B pencils.After
that，he mails it to you in a display tube with the shavings in a separate bag，and an authentic certificate which just happens to mention the pencil is so sharp as to be a dangerous object.
To achieve the desired result，the master sharpener uses all kinds of tools，including general sandpaper，pocket knives and even a special $450 sharpening machine.“It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for，”he says.That determines the most appropriate pencil­sharpening technique.Some customers buy pencils as inspirational symbols while others buy them because of their special memories of classic 2B pencils.
$15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though，right？You're not the only one who feels that way，and David's unique business has really angered lots of people，who talk of inequality in America，saying it is so insane for the wealthy to pay $15 to sharpen a pencil.But others will say，“This is just our urge to put an end to the welfare state because new ideas arise along with the business.”
David admits his trade is sort of unusual.But there are those who actually value his service，as is proven by the over 500 orders he has gotten.
【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了一个人提供为他人削铅笔的独特服务。

8．How could David make money by sharpening pencils?
A．He invented new tools for the job.
B．He promoted his skill on his website.
C．He saved lots of time for other people.
D．He provided quality service for his customers.
D[推理判断题。

根据第四段第一句“To achieve the desired result，the master sharpener uses...even a special $ 450 sharpening machine”可推知，主人公给客户提供高质量的削铅笔服务，故选D。

] 9．From his words，we can infer that David Rees ．
A．knows all kinds of pencil users
B．provides personalized services
C．values ideas behind the pencils
D．always writes in pencil
B[细节理解题。

根据第四段中的“It depends on what the customer wants to use his/her pencil for”可知，主人公会给客户提供个性化的服务，故选B。

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10．What does the underlined word“insane”(in Paragraph 5) mean?
A．Deliberate. B．Rewarding.
C．Unreasonable. D．Irresponsible.
C[词义猜测题。

根据第五段第一句“$ 15 to have a pencil sharpened is a bit expensive though，right？”，并结合第二段第一句“I know what you're thinking—is this a joke？”可推知，此处的insane 意为“十分愚蠢的，疯狂的”，故选C。

deliberate“故意的”；rewarding“值得做的”；irresponsible“不负责任的”。

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11．What seems to be the author's attitude to David Rees' trade?
A．It's a fancy service.
B．It has a good reputation.
C．It's awfully expensive.
D．It wastes time and money.
A[观点态度题。

根据全文的整体内容可知，作者认为主人公所提供的削铅笔服务是与众不同的、别致的，故选A。

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D
(2019·石家庄模拟)Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies.Most time the task is easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies.However，in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf.Now，an adorable blue-eyed robot，a human avatar，and some high­tech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task.
The Robot Avatar thermal­Enhanced system，or RA VE，is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by Laura­Ann Petitto，an educational neuroscientist，at Washington D．C.'s Gallaudet University.The learning process begins when the robot's camera，which is focused on the baby's face，detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature.This，combined with the baby's facial expression，causes the robot to turn its head and guide the baby's attention to a computer screen，on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby，much like a parent would.For example，if the baby points towards the screen，the avatar might respond，“Are you pointing to me？”and follow that up with a nursery rhyme，fairy tale，or some essential social communication，all in American Sign Language(ASL)．The“conversation”continues until the kid loses interest.
The researchers，who have been testing the system for three years，found that babies as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RA VE for just a few minutes.Petitto says natural language，whether communicated through speech or sign，activates the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motions prove the babies are learning the essential elements of communication.
What sets this technique apart from other methods，such as showing educational videos or television shows，is its interactive nature and real­time response to the baby's actions.The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the system's long-term influence on baby communication，the initial response has been very encouraging.Next，they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies.
【语篇解读】本文是一篇科普说明文，主要介绍了一种可以帮助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统，以及该系统的工作原理、效果评价和研究人员对这种技术的展望。

12．What can the RA VE system help parents do?
A．Improve babies' health condition.
B．Take good care of babies.
C．Develop babies' language skills.
D．Keep babies company.
C[细节理解题。

根据第一段第一句“Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies”可知，专家认为教孩子语言技能的最佳时间是孩子的婴儿时期；结合第一段尾句“Now，an adorable blue­eyed robot，a human avatar，and some high­tech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task”以及第二段中的“The Robot...a team of researchers”可知，RA VE系统可以帮助父母完成教婴儿学习语言的任务，故C项正确。

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13．What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?
A．How babies learn ASL effectively.
B．How parents educate their babies.
C．How robots talk and read to babies.
D．How the RA VE system works.
D[段落大意题。

根据第二段第二、第三句“The learning...her body temperature.This，combined with the baby's facial expression，causes the robot to turn its head and guide the baby's attention to a computer screen，on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby，much like a parent would”可知，机器人的摄像头可以检测到婴儿细微的体温变化并与婴儿的面部表情相结合，使机器人转动头部，引导婴儿注意电脑屏幕，在电脑屏幕上，一个人类的形象开始与婴儿交流，就像父母一样；结合全段内容可知，该段主要介绍了RA VE系统的工作原理，故D项正确。

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14．What indicates babies are learning with the help of the RA VE system?
A．Interest in videos and TV shows.
B．Changes in their body temperature.
C．Improvement in their natural language.
D．Hand movements in a rhythm like ASL.
D[细节理解题。

根据第三段中的“babies as young...a few minutes”可知，在和这种系统交流互动之后，婴儿就会开始以类似于ASL的节奏晃动他们的手，故D项正确。

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15．What do the researchers think of the RA VE system?
A．Promising. B．Impractical.
C．Satisfactory. D．Disappointing.
A[观点态度题。

根据第四段第二、第三句“The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the system's long-term influence on baby communication，the initial response has been very encouraging.Next，they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies”可知，尽管对这种系统培养婴儿交流技能的长期影响进行评价为时过早，但是其初期的表现令人鼓舞，研究人员将在下一步推出可以用手语和口语与婴儿交流的形象。

据此可知，研究人员对这种系统的发展是充满着希望的，A项意为“很有前途的，大有希望的”，符合语境，故A项正确。

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Ⅱ.阅读七选五
(2019·新疆适应性检测)
Choices contribute to success
The direction of our lives is determined by the choices we make every day.The following choices will contribute to personal success along with the ability to achieve financial freedom.
Choose to be positive
A positive mental attitude will put you miles ahead of your peers. 1 ．It is more valuable than skills.Choose a positive attitude and things will start to work for you.
2
If you don't know what your bad habits are，your friends and family can always tell you.Take the big ones first，then make every effort to break them and always replace them with new positive ones.
Choose to work smarter
Many people think their lives are out of balance and that they don't have enough time to do everything they want to. 3 ．Therefore，learning some good time management techniques，such as setting up a schedule and sticking to it，will make your life flow better.
Choose to give your work a sense of purpose
Helping and encouraging other people will not only make your life be more meaningful，but it will also make you more money.If you put your efforts into helping others，then the financial part of life takes care of itself. 4 ．
Choose to sow more than you harvest
5 ，but our lives will be better as we become givers and serve the world as givers.You want to learn to become unselfish with yourself and learn to give your time，your money，and，of course，your love.
A．Choose to break a bad habit
B．Choose to treat friends right
C．There are many takers in this world
D．Your attitude determines your altitude
E．Not all the people in the world are selfish by nature
F．Spend your time helping others grow and your finances will grow with it
G．Above all，you need to be aware of the time that you might be wasting by doing fruitless activities 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了一些有助于获得成功的选择。

1．D[根据本段的小标题可知，本段的主题是“选择积极乐观”。

再根据空前一句“积极乐观的心态会让你超越你的同伴”可知，D项“你的态度决定你的高度”与上下文语意衔接且承接下文，故选D。

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2．A[结合本文的结构与本空所在的位置可知，空处为本段的小标题。

根据其他段落的小标题为祈使句“Choose to...”的句式结构可知，本题的答案也应该是同样的句式，故应从选项A和B中进行选择，而本段内容与努力改掉坏习惯有关，故选A。

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3．G[本段主要讲选择更聪明地工作。

空处前一句说很多人认为他们的生活失去了平衡，并且他们没有足够的时间去做他们想做的事情。

G项“最重要的是，你需要知道你可能做了些无意义的活动从而浪费了自己的时间”与空后一句衔接紧密，故选G。

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4．F[上文提到“帮助并且鼓励别人不仅使你的生活更加有意义，而且也会使你赚更多的钱”。

F项“花时间帮助别人成长，那么你的收入也会随之增加”与之呼应。

故F项符合语境。

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5．C[根据本段的小标题可知，本段主要讲要选择播种而不是收获。

C项中的takers与空后的givers 形成鲜明的对比，且衔接紧密，故选C。

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Ⅲ.短文改错
(2019·郑州质检)Last year my class went on the trip to the mountains for skiing.We have already been to the same place the year before and it had been a wonderfully experience.
When we arrived at there，it had snowed heavily the day before and there were terrible storm.At breakfast the next day，everyone there told us not to go skiing because of the bad weather，but we decide to go anyway.When we got to the mountain top，that started snowing again.The hotel had given us some sandwiches to take along，so we ate them since we were waiting for the weather to improve.But it didn't and soon we really felt very frightening.Luckily，I had my cell phone in my bag.I called the emergency services，
at last they sent a helicopter to save us.
【答案】
Last year my class went on the
a trip to the mountains for skiing.We
have
had already been to the same place
the year before and it had been a wonderfully
wonderful experience.
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breakfast the next day，everyone there told us not to go skiing because of the bad weather，but we decide decided to
go anyway.When we got to the mountain top，that
it started snowing again.The hotel had given us some
sandwiches to take along，so we ate them
since
while/when/as we were waiting for the weather to improve.But it
didn't and soon we really felt very frightening
frightened.Luckily，I had my cell phone in my bag.I called the emergency
services，∧
and at last they sent a helicopter to save us.
Ⅳ.书面表达
(2019·西宁检测)假定你是学生会主席。

近来，随着网络的普及，学生的汉字书写能力降低。

为了保护中华传统文化——汉字，校学生会提出倡议，请你根据提示，写一份倡议书，内容包括：
1．少上网，多读书；
2．养成练书法和写日记的习惯。

注意：
1．词数100左右；
2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇：汉字Chinese characters
【参考范文】
Dear friends，
In recent years，many of us have spent a lot of time on the Internet with its popularity.As a result，our handwriting is not as good as it was in the past.In order to protect our Chinese characters and write both nicely and neatly，we'd like to offer some suggestions：
We should spend less time online so that we can have more time to read books and newspapers.We'd better form the habit of practicing handwriting and keeping diaries every day.Besides，it is better to write letters to our relatives and friends by hand rather than send e-mails.As the saying goes，“The style is the man.”Beautiful and neat handwriting is beneficial to us students.So please pay more attention to our handwriting in the future.
Let's take action now!
Students' Union。