Unit 14 课时练1 阅读理解提速练

Unit 14 课时练1 阅读理解提速练
课时练1阅读理解提速练
Ⅰ阅读理解
A
(2019·云南高三调研)For the growing number of Chinese heading west to work and study, there’s plenty they find surprising. Upon arrival in the West, many Chinese find they have to firstly put on the brakes. Li Feng, raised in northern China and now based in England, agrees.“The only thing Chinese people would be shocked by in Britain is how long it takes to do things，”he says.“For instance, in China if you want to open a bank account, you don’t wait and you just do it at the counter.”Out­of­hours and weekend work is standard in China, but in Britain, the weekend is for family and friends.
Chen Lei, who left his homeland 12 years ago and is now a lawyer in Belgium says office politics are simpler in Europe, partly because
While a record number of 523，700 students left China to study elsewhere in 2019, roughly 70%－80% of students abroad have been returning in recent years because of the attractive job market at home, according to the Chinese Ministry of Education (CME)．
【解题导语】以前，中国人去国外都想获得绿卡，而现在他们计划在国外工作十年以后，再回来买房或照顾父母。

1．What do many Chinese find surprising while in Britain?
A．That they drive faster than the drivers in Britain.
B．That they can open a bank account at any time.
C．That working extra hours in Britain is very common.
D．That working pace in Britain is less fast than at home.
D解析：细节理解题。

根据第一段中的“Upon arrival in the West, many Chinese find they have to firstly put on the brakes.”以及下面的例子可知，put on the brakes本意为“刹车”，用在这里表示“放慢速度”，故选D。

2．It can be inferred from Paragraph 2 that ________．
A．Chen Lei has been a lawyer in Belgium for 12 years
B．employees in the West show less respect for their boss
C．Chinese employees are cautious when presenting ideas
D．people in Europe express themselves in a modest way
C解析：推理判断题。

根据第二段中的“In China you should have the wisdom to say
something in an appropriate way.”可知，在中国员工发表意见时要谨慎。

3．According to CME，most students return to China because ________．
A．it’s hard for them to get a green card
B．it’s easy for them to buy a house at home C．they will have to look after their parents D．there are more job opportunities in China
D解析：细节理解题。

根据最后一段中的“roughly 70%－80% of students abroad have been returning in recent years because of the attractive job market at home”可知，大多数学生选择回国发展是因为国内有更多的就业机会。

4．How does the writer organize the text?
A．By interviewing students abroad.
B．By comparing the differences.
C．By discussing some facts.
D．By listing some figures.
B解析：推理判断题。

根据每个段落对比的一些差异可知，应选B。

B
(2019·江西百校联盟高三联考)The best family vacation that I ever had was going on a road trip to Myrtle Beach.The trip was for 2 weeks during the March break from school.This trip was probably about 20 years ago so it was before the time of things like portable video games and being able to watch movies in the back seat.
So to pass the many hours of travel my brother and I had to entertain ourselves and each other.My mum would set the back seat up so that it was our own little playroom.She would pack everything up so that we had a big level area to play in.We would play cards and board games.
When it got to the point where
we__were__at__each__other’s__throats we would be sent back to our own side of the seat and would be forced to either nap or read by ourselves until we could be friendly to each other again.I can remember us playing for quite some time when we turned the back seat into a spaceship and traveled around the earth.
Another time we turned it into a kitchen and had a bakeoff(食品烘烤赛)．But the thing that I remember the most and that gave us many hours of enjoyment was using each other’s faces as silly Plasticine (普莱斯蒂辛橡皮泥) and making funny faces.We would see how far we could stretch each other’s mouths open, see how thin we could make the other’s eye by pulling on it.We would keep going until one of us begged for mercy because we had to give our faces a rest.
So while I can remember us having a great time on the beach, laughing a lot trying to put
the tent up in the rain, what I remember the most of that trip and what always makes me smile the most is remembering the pain that out faces would be in after the trip.
【解题导语】本文为记叙文。

作者回忆了小时候在没有电子游戏、不能在坐车时看电影的旅途中打发时间的方式。

5．What did the author do when traveling to Myrtle Beach?
A．Watch movies.
B．Play video games.
C．Have fun with his brother.
D．Pack things up to amuse himself.
C解析：细节理解题。

由第二段中的“to pass the many hours of travel my brother and I had to entertain ourselves and each other”可知答案。

6．What does the author mean by saying “we were at each other’s throats”？
A．We were fighting with each other.
B．We used up our skills.
C．We were quite out of breath.
D．We were about to fall asleep.
A解析：句意理解题。

下文的“...until we could be friendly to each other again”说明画线部分的意思应为“互相打斗，激烈争吵”。

7．What impressed the author most during the trip?
A．Playing cards and board games.
B．Pullin g each other’s faces and eyes.
C．Having a cooking competition.
D．Playing with silly Plasticine.
B解析：推理判断题。

由第四段中的“But the thing that I remember the most...hours of enjoyment was using each other’s faces...by
pulling on it.”可知，旅途中作者印象最深的是和弟弟彼此拉对方的脸或者眼来做鬼脸。

8．Which of the following titles would best suit the passage?
A．An Unforgettable Family Travel
B．What Is the Most Meaningful Journey
C．The Good Old Days Never to Be Forgotten
D．How to Kill Time While Traveling in the Past
D解析：标题归纳题。

结合文章内容看，本文主要谈论的是在没有便携式游戏机、不能在后座看电影的情况下，作者一家去旅游时，作者在途中消遣的方式，故D项作本文标题最佳。

C
(2019·衡水中学高三大联考)Bob Dylan, born on May 24, 1941, is an American songwriter, singer, artist and writer. He has been influential in popular music and culture for
more than five decades. Much of his most celebrated work dates from the 1960s, when his songs showed social unrest. Early songs such as Blo w in’in the Wind and The Times They Are a ­Changin’promoted the American civil rights and anti­war movements.
Dylan’s songs include a wide range of political, social and literary influences. They challenged existing pop music conventions and appealed to the growing counterculture. His recording career, spanning more than 50 years, has explored the traditions in American song, from folk, blues, and country to rock ’n’roll, and to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, even jazz and the Great American Songbook. He has toured steadily since the late 1980s on what has been called the Never Ending Tour. His accomplishments as a recording artist and performer have been central to his career, but
songwriting is considered his greatest contribution.
As a musician, Dylan has sold more than 100 million records, making him one of the bestselling artists of all time. He has also received numerous awards including eleven Grammy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and an Academy Award. The Pulitzer Prize jury in 2019 awarded him a special citation(引言) for his influence on popular music and American culture, marked by lyrical compositions of extraordinary poetic power. In May 2019, Dylan received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack Obama. In 2019, Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song traditio n”．
【解题导语】鲍勃·迪伦因为“在美国歌曲传统形式之上开创了以诗歌传情达意的新表
现手法”而获得诺贝尔文学奖。

文章介绍了他的作品以及他对流行音乐和美国文化的影响。

9．Which word best describes Dylan’s music according to Paragraph 2?
A．Various.
B．Talented.
C．Personal. D．Popular.
A解析：推理判断题。

根据第二段中的第一句以及下文中的“...has explored the traditions in American song, from folk, blues, and country to rock ’n’roll, and to English, Scottish, and Irish folk music, even jazz and the Great American Songbook.”可知，他的音乐作品涉及政治、社会和文学；他探索了美国歌曲的传统，从民谣、蓝调、乡村音乐、摇滚到英格兰、苏格兰和爱尔兰民间音乐，甚至还有爵士乐和《美国流行金曲簿》。

由此可知，他的作品风格
多种多样。

故选A项。

10．What is Dylan better recognized as?
A．A performer. B．A singer.
C．An artist. D．A songwriter.
D解析：推理判断题。

根据第二段中的最后一句可知，虽然歌手和演员一直是他的主要职业，但是他最伟大的贡献却是歌曲创作。

故选D 项。

11．What made Dylan get the Nobel Prize?
A．His poems about music.
B．His American song tradition.
C．His language style of the songs.
D．His influence on America culture.
C解析：细节理解题。

根据第三段中的最后一句可知，他是因为“在美国歌曲传统形式之上开创了以诗歌传情达意的新表现手法”而获得了诺贝尔文学奖。

故选C项。

D
(2019·贵阳三校联考)Sweden’s
blood service is enlisting new technology to help push back against blood shortages.One new plan，where donors are sent automatic text messages telling them when their blood has actually been used，has caught the public eye.People who donate initially receive a “thank you” text when they give blood，but they get another message when their blood makes it into somebody else’s veins.
The service says the messages give donors more positive feedback about ho w they’ve helped their fellow citizens—which encourages them to donate again.“It’s a great feeling to know you made such a big difference and maybe even saved someone else’s life，”says Ms. Blom Wiberg.“We get a lot of visibility in social media and traditional media thanks to the SMS.But above all we believe it makes our donors come
back to us，and donate again.”
During National Blood Donation Week street signs and shop fronts around the country are having the letters“O”and“A”quietly removed，representing the missing blood types.“We simply can’t ignore the fact that there has been a severe reduction in the number of new donors coming forward—a trend seen across the world，”Jon Latham said.“While we can meet the needs of patients now，it’s important that we strengthen the donor base for the future.”
In Stockholm，residents can go to the local blood service’s website and see a live chart of how much blood is left.“The same info as we have internally is shown externally，”says Ms Blom Wiberg.The thinking is that when stocks run low，people will respond if they know there is a problem.
Other initiatives rolled out in some areas include letting donors sign a contract agreeing that authorities are allowed to aggressively bother them by text message，Facebook，and email until they donate blood.The messages include light-hearted threats，such as：“We won’t give up until you bleed.”
【解题导语】瑞典的献血者们现在可以通过接收短信的方式来知晓他们所献的血的具体使用情况。

12．The text messages blood donors receive are about ________．
A．who has used their blood in the operating room
B．how important their blood is to a patient C．when their blood actually saved a life
D．where blood is also in great demand
C解析：细节理解题。

根据第一段的“but they get another message when their blood makes it into somebody else’s veins”可知答案。

13．According to Jon，there is a trend that ________．
A．more countries are strengthening their donor base
B．the patients’need for blood can’t be satisfied
C．blood types of O and A are urgently needed
D．fewer people donate blood around the world
D解析：细节理解题。

根据第三段的“...there has been a severe reduction in the number of new donors coming forward—a trend seen across the world”可知，在全世界范围内，有一种趋势就是献血者越来越少。

14．To ensure stable blood supplies，Stockholm________．
A．asks residents to sign a lifelong contract of donating blood
B．allows everyone to check the amount of blood in store
C．passes a law on appealing to people to donate blood
D．forces people to donate blood with text messages
B解析：细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段的“In Stockholm，residents can go to the local blood service’s website and see a live chart of how much blood is left.”可知，在斯德哥尔摩，居民可以登录当地献血机构的网站查询现在还有多少存血。

15．What is the main idea of the text?
A．Sweden is facing a lack of blood for
patients at present.
B．Sweden uses social media to inspire people to donate blood again.
C．Swedish people can measure the blood sugar level at a hospital freely.
D．Swedish blood donors get text messages as feedback and encouragement.
D解析：主旨大意题。

本文主要介绍的是瑞典的血液服务部门给献血者发短信，让他们知道自己所献的血的具体使用情况，这不仅是一种信息反馈，也是对人们积极献血的一种激励。

Ⅱ七选五
(2019·东北三省四市模拟)Imagine that you’re a n actor or actress performing in a play for the first time. You’ve learned all your lines and you know where to walk on stage. Waiting behind the closed curtain, you can hear the audience whispering. Then your big moment arrives! The curtain goes up, and the crowd falls
silent. All you can see is the spotlight shining down on you. 1.________ The inside of your mouth is dry, and your hands are wet.
If you’ve experienced a moment like this, you know all too well what it means to have stage fright. It’s one of the most common types of fear. 2.________ You can experience this kind of fear when playing sports, giving a talk, or even speaking in class.
3．________ The experience differs from person to person, but the same chemical process occurs on each of us. In reaction to anxiety, our bodies produce a chemical that prepares us to either fight or run away quickly. Scientists refer to this as our bodies’ “ fight for fright” reaction. As a result, we feel the great energy that makes our hands sweat, our hearts race and knees shake.
4．________ Practicing your performance and following some simple tips can help you
calm down and manage the feelings caused by anxiety. Firstly, dress comfortably and appropriately. Secondly, before the performance, take deep breaths and stretch to help relax your body. Thirdly, stay away from drinks that contain caffeine(咖啡因). 5.________ Instead，try a banana! Some doctors believe that eating a banana can help calm your heart and the rest of your body. Finally, when you look into a crowd, try to focus on particular people rather than the whole group. These tips have helped many people learn to deal with their fears.
A．They might make your heart race even faster.
B．Maybe you don’t have to be onstage to get stage fright.
C．Stage fright is really part of the body’s reaction to stress.
D．With practice, we can learn how to
relax while playing sports.
E．Then you try to speak your lines, but nothing seems to come out.
F．There’s a time when stage fright prevents you from stepping onstage.
G．However, the good news about stage fright is that there are ways to deal with it.
【解题导语】本文主要介绍了人们经常会经历的舞台恐惧及应对舞台恐惧的几种方法。

1．E解析：上文提到了站在舞台上的所听所见，下文提到了舞台恐惧的表现，所以中间连接句也应是在舞台上的表现，所以选E项。

2．B解析：下文提到在参加体育运动、演讲甚至在课堂上发言都可能会经历这种恐惧，所以空处应讲的是有时这种恐惧不一定只出现在舞台上，所以选B项。

3．C解析：本段讲的是舞台恐惧产生的过程及身体对压力的反应，所以空处应该解释舞
台恐惧与身体反应的联系，所以选C项。

4．G解析：下文讲的是应对舞台恐惧的方法，所以空处应统领本段内容，所以选G项。

5．A解析：上文提到要远离含有咖啡因的饮料，下文应该陈述原因，所以选A项。