高三英语第一轮能力提升题组训练 必修1 Unit 2(A) Word版含答案

Unit 2 Heroes
能力提升题组训练(A)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(2018广州高三二模)
At this year’s Technology Forum,speakers include world-famous people,such as Steve Wozniak,co-founder of Apple Computer,and lesser-known individuals with great ideas to change the world.One of the latter is Jonny Cohen,a high school senior,green businessman and creator of GreenShields.
Since Cohen was a child,he has been innovating and inventing.When he was 12 and took science classes at NorthwesternUniversity,he saw a school bus and had an idea:what if the shape of the school bus was improved to make it more fuel efficient?This would greatly reduce the amount of pollution it produced.He set about making a wind tunnel in his parents’garage and placed small metal plates or shields on toy school buses to test them.The result:his shields redirected the airflow over and around the bus,decreased wing drag,and produced better fuel economy and less pollution.
Cohen went through various experiments to improve his GreenShields invention.With the help of MIT and Cook-Illinois Bus Company,which donated a full-sized bus for Cohen’s experiments,he now has a shield model that is inexpensive and easy to attach,enabling widespread adoption.
How much of an impact can these shields have on climate change?Fuel consumption for the average US school bus is seven miles per gallon.GreenShields increases fuel efficiency by 10%—20%,saving about 600 per bus per year,and costs only 30 to attach.Cohen and his partners are now trying to persuade the government to put GreenShields on all school buses.
With almost half-a-million school buses in America using nearly 2.5 billion of fuel per year,a consumption reduction of 10%—20% would make a big difference in pollution.Not to mention the roughly 285 million in annual savings on fuel.
1.What can we learn about Jonny Cohen from the text?
A.He has produced GreenShields independently.
B.He has been employed to improve school buses.
C.He is a world-famous businessman and inventor.
D.He has a talent for finding and solving problems.
2.How does GreenShields make a bus more fuel efficient?
A.By reducing the amount of wind drag.
B.By improving the quality of fuel used.
C.By providing a wind tunnel for the bus.
D.By changing the shape of the bus engine.
3.Where did Cohen begin testing his shields?
A.At Northwestern University.
B.In his parents’ garage.
C.At a local bus company.
D.In an MIT lab.
4.What’s the intended benefit of Cohen’s invention?
A.To provide school buses with cheaper fuel.
B.To reduce the cost of producing school buses.
C.To increase the profits of the school bus industry.
D.To make school buses more environmentally-friendly.
语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。

讲述了技术论坛演讲者Jonny Cohen的个人经历。

答案及剖析:
1.D 推理判断题。

根据第二段中的what if the shape of the school bus was improved to make it more fuel efficient?This would greatly reduce the amount of pollution it produced.He set about making a wind tunnel in his parents’ garage and placed small metal plates or shields on toy school buses to test them.可知,他有发现问题和解决问题的天赋。

故选D。

2.A 细节理解题。

根据第二段中的The result:his shields redirected the airflow over and around the bus,decreased wing drag,and produced better fuel economy and less pollution 可知,通过减少风阻力能让汽车更省油。

故选A。

3.B 细节理解题。

根据第二段中的He set about making a wind tunnel in his parents’ garage and placed small metal plates or shields on toy school buses to test them.可知,他在他父母的车库测试他的盾牌。

故选B。

4.D 推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的With almost half-a-million school buses in America using nearly 2.5 billion of fuel per year,a consumption reduction of 10%—20% would make a big difference in pollution.可知,科恩发明的预期好处是使校车更环保。

故选D。

Ⅱ.七选五(2017浙江)
How to Do Man-on-the-Street Interviews
The man-on-the-street interview is an interview in which a reporter hits the streets with a cameraman to interview people on the spot.1. But with these tips,your first man-on-the-street interview experience can be easy.
•When your boss or professor sends you out to do man-on-the-street interviews for a story,think about the topic and develop a list of about ten general questions relating to it.For example,if your topic is about environmental problems in America,you might ask,“Why do you think environmental protection is important in America?”2.
•Hit the streets with confidence.3. Say,“Excuse me,I work for XYZ News,and I was wondering if you could share your opinion about this topic.” This is a quick way to get people to warm up to you.
•Move on to the next person if someone tells you she is not interested in talking on camera.Don’t get discouraged.
•4. Each interview that you get on the street shouldn’t be longer than ten minutes.As soon as you get the answer you need,move on to the next person.Make sure that as you go from interview to interview,you are getting a variety of answers.If everyone is giving you the same answer,you won’t be able to use it.A safe number of interviews to conduct is about six to ten.5.
•If your news station or school requires interviewees to sign release forms to appear on the air,don’t leave work without them.
A.Limit your time.
B.As you approach people,be polite.
C.If you don’t own a camera,you can buy one.
D.For new reporters,this can seem like a challenging task.
E.To get good and useful results,ask them the same question.
F.That number of interviews should give you all the answers you need.
G.With a question like this,you will get more than a “Yes” or “No” reply.
答案:1-5 DGBAF
Ⅲ.完形填空(2018河南濮阳高三模拟)
About 10 years ago I was having my annual party and my niece came to see me.As she 1 around the room,she noted that my employees seemed happy.Then,I asked her how she thought I did that.“I’m sure you treat them 2 ,” she replied.“That’s half of it,” I said.“Do you know 3 the other half is?”
She didn’t have the answer.So what’s the answer? I 4 the unhappy people.People laugh at this point.I wish I were 5 .I’m not.I have learned that as a manager you cannot make everyone happy.Good 6 requires training,communicating and patience.
Don’t 7 me wrong.This doesn’t happen a lot.There’s no joy in the 8_ of firing someone.And it’s not always the employee’s 9 —there are many bad bosses out there.And not all employees 10 your company.I don’t have a PhD,an MBA,or even an economics degree.What I do have is a 11 company.Now I know some people argue that a business is 12 making money,and not everyone has to be happy.When you 13 a company,you have the right to 14 yourself with the people you choose.
I have a good day today.Not 15 I’ve got a big order or great 16 reports.I have wonderful people working for me.They care.They are committed(尽心尽力的).
17 ,they understand the whole customer-staff-company triangle,where all of the aspects
18 each other.When you have the right people,business is much 19 .I know because
I have 20 it.
1.A.showed B.looked C.turned D.came
2.A.nicely B.firmly C.strictly D.seriously
3.A.which B.that C.what D.who
4.A.trick B.hire C.dislike D.fire
5.A.crying B.joking C.cheating D.regretting
6.A.assessment B.agreement C.management D.employment
7.A.bring B.think C.treat D.get
8.A.way B.chance C.act D.form
9.A.decision B.failure C.fortune D.fault
10.A.fit B.believe C.choose D.understand
11.A.funny B.busy C.happy rge
12.A.with B.beyond C.into D.about
13.A.leave B.join C.own D.share
14.A.relax B.help C.amaze D.surround
15.A.until B.because C.after D.that
16.A.physical B.medical C.political D.financial
17.A.Besides B.However C.Otherwise D.Therefore
18.A.support B.fight C.hold D.hurt
19.A.busier B.easier C.safer D.higher
20.A.made B.forgotten C.got D.put
语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。

作者作为公司的老板有自己管理员工的理念:对待自己的员工要好,要开除那些感觉不幸福的员工。

答案及剖析:
1.B 根据句中的she noted that my employees seemed happy可知,此处意为:当她环顾房间时……look around四处看。

2.A 根据句中的she noted that my employees seemed happy可知,员工们看起来很幸福,所以侄女推测我这个老板对员工们很好。

nicely很好地。

3.C 根据上文的“That’s half of it,” I said.可知,作者说那只是一半原因,所以此处问侄女,“你知道另一半是什么吗?”根据语境可知用连接词what。

4.D 根据下文中的“There’s no joy in the 8 of firing someone”可知,此处表示“我”解雇不幸福的人。

fire解雇。

5.B 根据常识可知,作者这个做法很不寻常,人们可能会嘲笑这个观点。

所以此处意为:“我”希望“我”是在开玩笑,(但是)“我”不是。

joking开玩笑。

6.C 根据上文的I have learned that as a manager you cannot make everyone happy.可知,此处说的是:好的管理需要培训、交流和耐心。

management管理。

7.D 根据下文作者对自己做法的解释可知,此处意为:不要误解“我”。

get sb.wrong“误会 (某人的意思)”。

8.C 根据上文的This doesn’t happen a lot.可知,作者并不是经常解雇员工,因为:解雇某人的行为无乐趣可言。

act行动。

9.D 根据破折号后的内容可知,有许多坏老板,故此处表示被解雇并非都是员工的错误。

fault 过错。

10.A 此处继续解释解雇一些员工的原因,“而且并非所有的员工都适合你的公司。

”故选fit 。

11.C 此处对应首段中的“happy”,“我”没有博士学位,没有工商管理学硕士学位,甚至也没有经济学学位。

“我”有的是一个幸福的公司。

故选C项。

12.D 根据下文的and not everyone has to be happy可知,此处句意为:现在“我”知道一些人争辩说,公司是为了挣钱,并非每个人都得到幸福。

13.C 14.D 当你拥有(own)一个公司时,你有权力选择和你在一起的人。

surround yourself with sb.和某人在一起。

15.B 16.D 根据下文的I have wonderful people working for me.可知,说的是作者感到快乐的原因。

句意:今天我过得愉快,不是因为(because)我得到了一个大的订单或者很好的财政(financial)报告。

17.A 此处继续说的是这些令人快乐的员工的优点。

“除此之外,他们理解整个顾客——员工——公司的三角关系。

”besides“除此之外,而且”。

18.A 上文说的是员工们尽心尽力,所以此处应该说的是:互相支持。

support“支持”。

19.B 根据常识可知,当你拥有了合适的员工,生意当然会变得更加容易。

easier更容易。

20.A 根据第一段的As she 1 around the room,she noted that my employees seemed happy.和作者的讲述可知,此处句意:“我”知道因为“我”已经做到了。

make it“获得成功”。