1、1Unit 13 People课时练(一) 阅读理解提速练练速度(限时：35 分钟).阅读理解A(2018河北衡水中学联考)Cosmetic surgery (整容手术 ) is not something to be entered into lightly. Unfortunately, in this modern world, we have become confused by very narrow standards of beauty. Images of celebrities who never seem to age are seen everywhere these d
2、ays. We forget the fact that most of these images are the result of super photo manipulation (处理), driven by the incredibly powerful beauty industry. We are all different why should we all look the same? Isnt there more to life than undergoing surgery in order to have the same boring face that every
3、body else wants to have?Dr Elisabeth McKenna, PsychologistYes, its fake! Thats what I told my friends when they started asking me about my nose job. Id always been sensitive to my nose, but it took me a long time before I decided to go for cosmetic surgery. I took advice from several doctors and aft
4、er careful consultation I finally decided to have it done. I had been saving money from my parttime job and my parents helped me out with the rest. It was quite expensive but I dont regret a penny of it. In fact I wish Id had it done a few years ago. I m sure I wouldnt have been teased so much at sc
5、hool.Debbie Caron, StudentIt makes me really angry to think of the millions of people who spend a fortune on cosmetic surgery. Surgery should be carried out for medical purposes, not vanity (虚荣心). I would rather all the money spent on cosmetic surgery was available to treat people around the world w
6、ho are in need but cant get proper medical treatment. Furthermore, there are thousands of underqualified surgeons out there who only care about getting as rich as possible as quickly as possible. They dont care about the psychological and physical damage they do. The whole industry makes me sick. We
7、 should do something to ban it.Danny Glass, Student【语篇解读】 本文关于整容的。文中介绍了三个人的观点，一个是 Elisabeth McKenna 博士，心理学家，他认为整容手术就是欺骗人的。两个学生，一个认为整容给了自己更多的自信，一个认为整容业就是不择手段赚钱令人恶心。1. What does Dr Elisabeth McKenna suggest?A. Dont be fooled by “perfection”B. Cosmetic surgery often goes wrong.C. The beauty industry ne
8、eds improving.D. Its necessary to set new standards of beauty.解析：A 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一部分“We forget the fact that most of these images are the result of super photo manipulation (处理), driven by the incredibly powerful beauty industry. We are all different.”我们忘记了这一事实，大多数(永葆青春的名人的)漂亮的照片是被超级处理的结果，这是被强大的美容行业所
9、驱动。由此可知这些看起来不老的人的照片都是经过人工处理的，是假的，故我们不要被所谓的“完美”所欺骗。分析选项可知 A 符合题意，故选 A。2. What did Debbie Carons cosmetic surgery bring to her?A. More friends.2B. More worries.C. More selfconfidence.D. More job opportunities.解析：C 推理判断题。根据Debbie Caron, Student 所说内容“in fact I wish Id had it done a few years ago. Im sur
10、e I wouldnt have been teased so much at school.”事实上，我希望几年前我就这样做了。我相信我在学校不会受到如此多的嘲笑。分析以上内容可知对鼻子的美容让她不再受到嘲笑，从而更加自信了。故选 C 项。3. How does Danny Glass feel about those who have cosmetic surgery?A. They should be treated as patients.B. They hurt themselves badly.C. They can have a new start.D. They should
11、be ashamed.解析：D 推理判断题。根据最后一段 Danny Glass, Student 所说的“there are thousands of underqualified surgeons out there who only care about getting as rich as possible as quickly as possible. They dont care about the psychological and physical damage they do. The whole industry makes me sick. We should do so
12、mething to ban it.”数以千计的不合格的外科医生，他们只关心尽可能快地致富。他们不在乎他们造成的心理和生理伤害。整个整容行业都让我恶心。我们应该做些什么来禁止它。分析本句可知 Danny Glass 觉得整容行业只知赚钱不顾给别人造成的身心伤害，整个整容业都让他恶心，由此可判断他认为这个行业的人应该感到羞耻。分析选项可知 D 项符合题意，故选 D。4. What would be the best title for the text?A. Hard talk cosmetic surgeryB. The future of cosmetic surgeryC. The mys
13、tery of cosmetic surgeryD. A new fashion cosmetic surgery解析：A 主旨大意题。本文关于整容的。文中介绍了三个人的观点，一个是Elisabeth McKenna 博士，心理学家，他认为整容手术就是欺骗人的。两个学生，一个认为整容给了自己更多的自信，一个认为整容业就是不择手段赚钱令人恶心。针对整容这个话题，有好有坏，很难说清，故选 A。B(2018安徽合肥高三教学质量检测)Many young people these days adore the advertised magazine body and become too focuse
14、d on attaining this image instead of worrying more about what lasts and even grows over time. But could you imagine being considered beautiful for years, and suddenly being ugly after moving to another continent? It is a sad reality that people dont realize how vacillating the idea of beauty can be
15、from one country to another.Think of the most typical American girl you know. Is she blondehaired with white skin and light blue eyes, and does she love shopping or sports？Now place this girl in the heart of Africa，where beauty is placed on what you can control.The Maasai tribe in Kenya focuses on h
16、ow clean people are，and how stylish their piercings(穿孔)are.This tribes culture is to be a brave fighter，so they will cut their skin with patterns in it to show that they are strong.If you dont look fierce, you are not beautiful.Other countries like North Korea and South Korea have their own unique v
17、iews on beauty. In an interview, a woman who has lived in both North Korea and South Korea claims that beauty in North Korea is based more on your ability to be a good woman and wife. She says that women in North Korea are less concerned about fashion and beauty in the physical sense. She says they
18、did have a time when big eyes were a big deal and everyone wanted to get double 3eyelid surgery.This is something extreme and could perhaps be influenced by Western culture.But dont you think the idea of getting surgery done to look more attractive is crazy?【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了不同群体的文化差异使得人们对美的观点不尽相同。【段意梳理
19、】第一段：点明文章的主旨，通过介绍当今社会存在的一些现象，指出美会随着文化的不同而发生变化。第二段：举例论述文章观点，介绍了美国人和肯尼亚人对美的不同观点。第三段：对比韩国和朝鲜各自独特的对美的观点。5What does the underlined word “vacillating”in Paragraph 1 probably mean?AInconsistent. BReasonable.CUnusual. DSimilar.解析：A 词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句“But could you imagine being considered beautiful for years，an
20、d suddenly being ugly after moving to another continent”可知，许多年里，你都被认为是美丽的，当你搬到另一个大陆时突然会被认为是难看的。由此可知美会随着地点的不同发生变化，因此此处指人们没有意识到不同国家的人对美的观点是不一致的。inconsistent“不一致的” ；reasonable“合理的” ；unusual“不寻常的” ；similar“相似的” 。6The Maasai tribe in Kenya is mentioned to show that in their eyes _.Agetting dirty is styli
21、shBlooking fierce is beautifulCstrong people cut their skinDAmerican girls love shopping解析：B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“If you dont look fierce，you are not beautiful”可知，肯尼亚的 Maasai 部落认为看起来凶猛就是美丽的。7According to the woman interviewed，women in North Korea now _.Acare a lot about their appearanceBput the beauty of ey
22、es in the first placeCpay great attention to their abilityDare crazy about double eyelid surgery解析：C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“claims，that beauty North Korea is based more on your ability to be a good woman and wife”可知，朝鲜的女性现在更加关注她们成为好女人和好妻子的能力。8What does the text mainly tell us?AInner beauty is of great import
23、ance.BIdeas of beauty vary among culture groups.CDifferent ways are needed to admire true beauty.DFashion magazines easily influence young people.解析：B 主旨大意题。根据第一段的“It is a sad reality that people dont realize how vacillating the idea of beauty can be from one country to another”可知，不同国家的人对美的观点是不同的，即不
24、同的文化群体对美的观点不尽相同。C(2018安徽Error!高三阶段性测试)When Marco Polo travelled to Hangzhou，China about 700 hundred years ago，he had never thought hed be creating a job of social media ambassador in the 21st century in China. On May 20，one lucky foreigner would be selected to become the modernday Marco Polo， gettin
25、g a free 15day trip to the scenic city of Hangzhou in 4China，and rewarded with $55,000 in the next year for working parttime to promote the city to the global audience.Five finalists from Australia，Romania，the US.，Switzerland and France were in the final race.They came from a pool of 700 applicants
26、from around the world，carefully selected by the Hangzhou Tourism Commission on their familiarity with China，social media presence and adventurous spirit. Located about 100 miles southwest to Shanghai，Hangzhou is home to 8.44 million population and among Chinas richest cities as measured by per capit
27、a GDP.Traditionally，Hangzhou is known for its charming West Lake，a UNESCO World Heritage Site with traditional Chinese stories and tales，and the Grand Canal，which travels from Hangzhou to Beijing and was a key route of transportation in ancient China.The citys mild climate and charming environment d
28、rew 9.7 million tourists last year，contributing to 6.5% of the citys GDP. The lucky winner would start an allexpensepaid trip to Hangzhou，which，in addition to visits to tourist sites and tastings of delicious food，also would include a fourday ride along the Grand Canal and three evenings spent at a
29、local residents home. “It is in fact a parttime job.How you work that out efficiently is your problem， ”Liam Bates，perhaps the strongest competitor because of his fluent Chinese，said.“We will see how hard it is to meet these numbers.”【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了一项杭州旅游推广大使选拔活动。9The purpose of Hangzhou choosing a s
30、ocial media ambassador is to _.Akeep Marco Polo in peoples memoriesBattract more foreign tourists to ChinaCencourage more foreigners to speak ChineseDexplore a new route of transportation解析：B 细节理解题。根据第二段的“On May 20，one lucky foreigner would be selected to become the modernday Marco Polo， getting a f
31、ree 15day trip to the scenic city of Hangzhou in China，and rewarded with $55,000 in the next year for working parttime to promote the city to the global audience”可知，社交大使选拔的目的是向世界推广杭州，以吸引更多的游客来中国参观。10From Paragraph 3，we know that _.AHangzhou is 100 miles northwest to ShanghaiB8.44 million visitors ca
32、me to Hangzhou last yearCtourism plays an important role in the GDP of HangzhouDthe Grand Canal travels from Hangzhou to Shanghai解析：C 推理判断题。根据第三段的最后一句“The citys mild climate and charming environment drew 9.7 million tourists last year, contributing to 6.5% of the citys GDP”可推知，旅游业对杭州的 GDP 增长具有重要的作用。
33、干扰项分析：根据第三段第一句可知，A 项错，杭州在上海的西南，而不是西北；B 项错在 8.44 million；京杭大运河是从杭州到北京，故排除 D。11Liam Bates was most likely to get the job mainly due to his _.Atravel experience Bfluent ChineseCadventurous spirit Dexcellent videos解析：B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“perhaps the strongest competitor because of his fluent Chinese”可知，Liam
34、 Bates 最可能得到这份工作是因为他能说5流利的汉语。12Which of the following might be the best title for this passage?AHangzhou rewards international visitors toChinaBLiam Bates creates a dream job of social mediaambassadorCA dream job in China$55,000 to the contemporary Marco PoloDHangzhou，a famous city for West Lake and
35、 the Grand Canal解析：C 标题判断题。根据第二段的第一句“On May 20，one lucky foreigner would be selected to.to the global audience”并结合全文的整体内容可知，本文是一篇新闻报道，主要报道了一个有趣的工作，即：做杭州旅游推广大使。D(2018辽宁大连双基测试)For many people, being on the job might just sound like a picnic compared to a day at home filled with housework, meals and ch
36、ildcare. Even for those with a happy family life, home can sometimes feel more taxing than work.In a new study, researchers at Penn State University found significantly and consistently lower levels of cortisol (皮质醇 ) released in response to stress, in a majority of subjects when they were at work c
37、ompared to when they were at home. This was true for both men and women, and parents and people without children.Both men and women showed less stress at work. But women were more likely to report feeling happier there. Men were more likely to feel happier at home. Experts say there are other reason
38、s why work is less stressful than home for many. “Paid work is more valued in society， ” says Sarah Damaske, the lead researcher on the study. “Household work is boring and not particularly rewarding.”We get better at our job with time and the increased competence means less stress and more rewards.
39、 Yet none of us, no matter how long weve been doing it, ever truly feels like an expert at parenting or even at marriage.The support and friendship of coworkers also offer stress relief. At home, meanwhile, stress spreads and accumulates quickly. “Thats the reason why most housewives wish they were
40、the bread earners， ” Dr. Damaske says.Much of the advice to families and couples includes the warning to leave work stress at the office and even to change our mindset from work to home, for example, a walk around the block. The recent findings, though, suggest our home life, not our attitude, might
41、 be due for some change.【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了一项研究，该研究表明越来越多的人认为上班比在家做家务、做饭和带孩子更轻松一些。13Which of the following can replace the underlined word “taxing”？Astressful BcheerfulCworthwhile Drewarding解析：A 词义猜测题。本题可利用句意推断法及语境分析法解题。根据第一段第一句“For many people, being on the job might just sound like a picnic compared to
42、 a day at home filled with housework, meals and childcare”可知，很多人认为与在家做家务、做饭和带孩子相比，工作像野餐一样。言外之意，上班比在家轻松，在家比上班更有压力。14What did the research in the second paragraph prove?AMen felt better at home.BWomen felt they had less time.CWomen were easier to feel happier.6DMost people felt more stress at home.解析：
43、D 细节理解题。本题可利用分析长难句法解题。根据第二段内容可知，研究发现：比起在家里，大多数人在工作的时候，面对压力，他们的皮质醇水平显著且连续地降低，这项研究证明大多数人感觉在家更有压力。故选 D。15What do most people think of work at the office?AIt is competitive.BIt improves ability.CIt cant relieve stress.DIt doesnt always pay off.解析：B 细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句“We get better at our job with time and
44、the increased competence. rewards”可知，随着时间的推移，大多数的人在工作中能提高能力。故选 B。16According to the recent findings, what should we change to solve the problem mentioned?AOur attitude. BOur mindset.COur home life. DOur working style.解析：C 细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句“The recent findings, though, suggest our home life, not our
45、attitude, might be due for some change”可知，我们的家庭生活得以改变才能解决问题。故选 C。.七选五(2018陕西西北九校二模)When we are grownups, its quite natural to look back on our different stages of life and remember who was there to see us through. _1_ While some peoples high school friendships gradually end, mine have stuck with me
46、through every bit of life since. And I suppose high school friends are the friends youll build the strongest relationships with._2_ Whether it is the bad haircut or the braces (牙箍) you wear, your high school friends help you through it all. They tell you that you look wonderful when you can not go o
47、ut in public with that hairdo. _3_They understand the most about you. High school friends know you better than anyone else. They can just look at you and know how youre feeling. You cannot hide much from them. _4_ And theyd rather help deal with the problem at hand than let it go. So even when you d
48、ont want to hear it, prepare yourself because theyre not going to stop trying until youre back to your normal self.They make for the best reunion. Reunions are harder to organize when friends live across the country. However, with high school friends, its easy to enjoy the time together you can often pick up just where you left off, no matter how long ago that was. Friendships can be hard to keep. _5_AWe could depend on our friends all the time.BThey are with you through your embarrassing
