1、金沙中学 2014-2015 学年高中英语同步语篇题【1】 （答案）：Unit5（人教新课标必修 3）语篇训练卷(一)Unit 5 Warming Up & Reading . 阅读理解APowered by courage and determination, Felicity Aston, 33, became the first person to ski alone across Antarctica on 15 Jan. , 2012. Aston finished the 59-day trip almost exactly a century after Roald Amunds
2、en first reached the South Pole in 1911. Aston crossed 1, 084 miles from the Ross Ice Shelf to Hercules Inlet. Aston, a freelance travel writer and explorer, faced temperatures that averaged-25 degrees as she pulled two sleds across the ice and thick snow on her nearly two-month trip. The scariest m
3、oment came when her two lighters failed to work while she was in the Transantarctic Mountains. The lighters started working again at lower altitudes. While early Antarctic explorers were cut off from the outside world, Astons access to a satellite phone meant that friends and family could follow her
4、 online as she regularly tweeted(在 Twitter 上发微博)and made almost daily podcasts(播客)about her journey. An interactive map showed Astons progress in real time. And while she skied, Aston listened to bands. On New Years Eve she noted that there would be no champagne. No wine with her to toast the new ye
5、ar but treating herself to spoonfuls of the peanut butter, Aston tweeted as the new year approached. In Astons last podcast, the emotional traveler recorded after she reached Hercules Inlet, “I seem to have got here in a rush or something and I dont really feel prepared for it, ”said Aston. “It feel
6、s amazing to be finished and greatly sad that its over at the same time. ”Weather permitting, Aston will return home today where she says she is looking forward to some “red wine and a hot shower”. 1. What is Astons most possible purpose to ski alone across Antarctica? A. To memorize humans arrival
7、at the South Pole. B. To become the first woman to cross the South Pole. C. To make an exploration by herself and write about it. D. To explore Antarctica and do science researches. 2. What is the difference between Astons trip and the early explorers? A. She brought an electronic map with her. B. S
8、he was monitored by a special satellite. C. She suffered much lower temperatures. D. She was followed online all through the trip. 3. It was the most difficult for Aston when . A. the temperatures fell below-5 degreesB. her two lighters failed to work in mountainsC. there was no champagne on New Yea
9、rs EveD. her trip across Antarctica was coming to an end4. Aston feels about the ending of her trip. A. depressed and sorryB. amazed but sadC. excited and proudD. tired but cheerfulBDeath Valley, one of Americas great national parks, is a place of strange and silent beauty. As beautiful as this plac
10、e is, its name provides evidence of very real danger. Death Valley is a land of beautiful yet dangerous extremes. There are mountains that reach more than 3, 000 meters into the sky. There is a place called Badwater that is the lowest area of land in the Western Hemisphere. If there were water there
11、, it would be 86 meters below the level of the ocean. Death Valley can be dangerously cold during the winter months. Storms in the mountains can produce sudden flooding on the floor of the Valley. The air temperature during the summer has been as high as 57. The sun can heat the ground so that the t
12、emperature of the rocks and soil can be as high as 74. The extreme heat of Death Valley has killed people in the past. It will continue to kill those who do not honor this extreme climate. Death Valley does not forgive those who are not careful. Death Valley is a good example of the violence of natu
13、re. It contains evidence of several ancient volcanoes that caused huge explosions. Evidence of one of these explosions is called Ubehebe Crater. The explosion left a huge hole in the ground almost a kilometer and a half wide. In many areas of Death Valley it is easy to see where the ground has been
14、pushed up violently by movement deep in the Earth. This movement has created unusual and beautiful rock formations. Some are red. Others are dark brown, gray, yellow or black. Other areas of rock look as if some huge creature violently broke and twisted the Earth to create unusual, sometimes frighte
15、ning shapes. In other parts of Death Valley there are lines in the rock that show clearly that this area was deep under an ocean for many thousands of years. Much of the Valley is flat and extremely dry. In fact, scientists believe it is the driest place in the United States. Death Valley, part of t
16、he Great Mojave Desert, is a huge place. It extends more than 225 kilometers across the southern part of California, and across the border with Nevada. 5. Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage? A. The water in Badwater is 86 meters below the level of the ocean. B. The hi
17、ghest air temperature of Death Valley in summer can reach as high as 74 . C. The ground has been pushed up violently by explosions of volcanoes. D. There might have been marine life living in Death Valley. 6. Why were some people killed by Death Valley? A. Because they didnt respect Death Valley and
18、 thus they were punished. B. Because it is extremely hot in summer and dangerously cold in winter. C. Because they were not careful enough to take with them what they needed. D. Because several volcanoes erupted and caused huge explosions. 7. The underlined word “twisted” in Paragraph 4 most possibl
19、y means“ ”. A. bent and turnedB. created and developedC. built and shaped D. changed and ruined 8. The purpose of the article is to . A. encourage people to visit Death Valley, a beautiful national park in AmericaB. warn people not to visit Death Valley because it is quite dangerous thereC. introduc
20、e to us readers a special national park in AmericaDeath ValleyD. raise money for the protection of Death Valley because it is in danger nowCDo you want to live with a strong sense of peacefulness, happiness, goodness, and self-respect? The collection of happiness actions broadly categorized(把归类)as “
21、honor” help you create this life of good feelings. Here is an example to show how honorable actions create happiness. Say a store clerk fails to charge us for an item. If we keep silent, and profit from the clerks mistake, we would drive home with a sense of sneaky(卑鄙的 )excitement. Later we might te
22、ll our family or friends about our good fortune. On the other hand, if we tell the clerk about the uncharged item, the clerk would be grateful and thank us for our honesty. We would leave the store with a quiet sense of honor that we might never share with another soul. Then, what is it to do with o
23、ur sense of happiness? In the first case, where we dont tell the clerk, a couple of things would happen. Deep down inside we would know ourselves as a type of thief. In the process, we would lose some peace of mind and self-respect. We would also demonstrate(说明)that we cannot be trusted, since we ad
24、vertise our dishonor by telling our family and friends. We damage our own reputations by telling others. In contrast, bringing the error to the clerks attention causes different things to happen. Immediately the clerk knows us to be honorable. Upon leaving the store, we feel honorable and our self-r
25、espect is increased. Whenever we take honorable action we gain the deep internal rewards of goodness and a sense of nobility. There is a beautiful positive cycle that is created by living a life of honorable actions. Honorable thoughts lead to honorable actions. Honorable actions lead us to a happie
26、r existence. And its easy to think and act honorably again when were happy. While the positive cycle can be difficult to start, once its started, its easy to continue. Keeping on doing good deeds brings us peace of mind, which is important for our happiness. 9. According to the passage, the positive
27、 action in the example contributes to our . A. self-respectB. financial rewardsC. advertising abilityD. friendly relationship10. The author thinks that keeping silent about the uncharged item is equal to . A. lying B. stealingC. cheating D. advertising11. The underlined phrase “bringing the error to
28、 the clerks attention” means . A. telling the truth to the clerkB. offering advice to the clerkC. asking the clerk to be more attentiveD. reminding the clerk of the charged item12. How will we feel if we let the clerk know her mistake? A. Well be very excited. B. Well feel unfortunate. C. Well have
29、a sense of honor. D. Well feel sorry for the clerk. 13. Which of the following can be the best title of this passage? A. How to Live TruthfullyB. Importance of PeacefulnessC. Ways of Gaining Self-respectD. Happiness through Honorable Actions. 信息匹配阅读下列应用文及相关信息, 并按照要求匹配信息。首先请阅读下列汽车广告的信息: A. Renault Me
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36、tarting a new delivery job and needs a vehicle big enough to store the packages that he will pick up each morning and deliver throughout the day. It should be reliable, affordable and economical to run on his city route. 3. Vanessa is a lawyer who lives and works in the city. She currently has a lar
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