1、高考题型规范练( 二十) (选修 7 Unit 20)高考题型规范练第 78 页 .阅读理解(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AKwame Alexander is a best-selling author of 24 books.His novel in verse (诗体) The Crossover won the Newbery Medal in 2015,and was followed by another verse novel in 2016,Booked.In the just-rel
2、eased The Playbook:52 Rules to Aim,Shoot,and Score in This Game Called Life,Alexander aims to inspire readers to dream big and reach for their goals.Time For Kids:What can you tell us about The Playbook?Kwame Alexander:I wanted to write a book about how important it is to persevere (坚持) and accept t
3、he challenges that come,because they only make you stronger.And I wanted to do it in a really cool and fun way,using sports as a metaphor (隐喻),so students would be interested in reading a book that is telling them how to make their lives better.TFK:Where did you get the idea for the book?Alexander:I
4、n The Crossover,the father of the main characters,Josh and Jordan,gives them these rules for life,called Basketball Rules.Well,I was having breakfast with a friend of mine in New York City.He said,“Kwame,I love those Basketball Rules you have in The Crossover.You should think about writing a whole b
5、ook on those.” Thats where it all began.TFK:Is it hard to mix sports and poetry(诗歌)?Alexander:I love sports,and Ive been writing poetry since I was a kid.So those two things are as natural to me as breathing,laughing and walking.TFK:Youve said teachers need to make learning poetry fun.Did you have a
6、 teacher like this as a kid?Alexander:My mom.She read poetry to my sisters and me when I was a kid,and she would make the words jump off the page!TFK:What advice would you give to young writers?Alexander:Read everything you can get your hands on.The best way to become a good writer is to read what o
7、ther people have written.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章是对畅销书作家 Kwame Alexander 的采访。1.What can we learn about The Playbook ?A.It is a historical novel.B.It won the Newbery Medal.C.It is actually about rules for life.D.It is based on Alexanders true life.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由 The Playbook 的副标题“52 Rules to Aim ,Shoot,and Sc
8、ore in This Game Called Life”和文中 Alexander 解释写这本书的目的“a book that is telling them how to make their lives better”可知,The Playbook 是一本关于人生法则的书。2.Who inspired Alexander to write The Playbook ?A.His mom who read poetry to him.B.The teacher who taught him poetry.C.His friend who read The Crossover.D.The t
9、wo characters in The Crossover.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由文中的“a friend of mine.love those Basketball Rules.in The Crossover.think about writing a whole book on those”可知 ,一位读过 Alexander 诗体小说 The Crossover 的朋友非常喜欢其中的 Basketball Rules,因而启发他创作了 The Playbook。3.When Alexander was a kid,how did he feel about poetry?A.I
10、t was rather boring. B.It was quite difficult.C.It was pretty mysterious. D.It was very interesting.答案 D解析 推理判断题。由文中的“Ive been writing poetry since I was a kid”和“My mom.would make the words jump off the page”可知,小时候常常给 Alexander 读诗歌的妈妈能使那些诗词呈现在眼前,由此推测在妈妈的影响下,从小就喜欢写诗的 Alexander 觉得诗歌很有意思。4.In Alexander
11、s mind,which of the following is important if you want to become a good writer?A.Always dream big.B.Gladly accept challenges.C.Read as much as possible.D.Have a wide knowledge of poetry.答案 C解析 细节理解题。由最后一部分 Alexander 给那些想成为优秀作家的年轻人的建议“Read everything you can get your hands on”可知。B“Wait.Youve always w
12、anted to do that,too?!Why dont we do it this summer?!”That was how it started.My sister and I were talking on the phone when the topic of forest firefighting arose.Fighting wildfires as a summer job may sound strange,but its not uncommon in the western United States.There are at least 50,000 wildfir
13、es annually in the U.S.,a high number of which happen in the western states.And of course,most happen during the hot months of the year,between May and September.So the need for people willing to spend summers fighting these fires is real!Federal agencies,such as the U.S.Forest Service and the Burea
14、u of Land Management,as well as private contractors (承包商),employ thousands of seasonal firefighters each year.Through a friend,my sister and I were introduced to one of these private contractors.He agreed to employ us for his crew if we took a training course and passed the pack test.Our training co
15、nsisted of a two-day course on the basics of wildfire management.We learned what causes wildfires,the tools and techniques for fighting them and safety guidelines.The pack test requires a person to walk three miles in under 45 minutes while carrying a 45-pound pack.Since most beginners work on Line,
16、Engine or Hotshot Crewsall extremely physicaleveryone needs to pass this test.And we did!We learned that fighting forest fires includes more than simply spraying (喷出) water on flames.The goal is to contain the fire,not to put it out entirely.This is done mainly with tools used to remove plants and r
17、oots from the ground,creating a line of dirt around the fire.After this,crews watch the line to ensure the fire doesnt burn more brightly.We also did “mop-up” tasksgoing into the burned areas and burying hot spots,such as burning tree trunks.Though firefighting is difficult and dangerous,its definit
18、ely rewarding.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。作者描述了他和妹妹暑期参与扑救森林火灾的经历。5.What does Paragraph 3 mainly explain?A.Why theres a great need for forest firefighters.B.Who is the right person for the firefighting job.C.When is the best time to take the firefighting job.D.Why so many wildfires happen in the U.S.every year.答案 A
19、解析 段落大意题。由第三段末的“So the need for people willing to spend summers fighting these fires is real”可知,本段是对美国需要大量夏季森林消防队员的解释。6.Before becoming summer firefighters,the author and his sister . A.received formal training for beginnersB.got permission from the U.S.Forest ServiceC.had never heard any informatio
20、n about this jobD.had a heated discussion about the safety of the job答案 A解析 细节理解题。由第四段的“my sister and I were introduced to one of these private contractors.He agreed to employ us for his crew if we took a training course and passed the pack test”可知,在成为夏季森林消防队员之前,作者和妹妹接受了正规训练以及体能测试。7.Which of the fol
21、lowing can best describe the pack test?A.Safety-related. B.Terribly dangerous.C.Record-breaking. D.Physically exhausting.答案 D解析 推理判断题。由倒数第二段的“requires a person to walk three miles in under 45 minutes while carrying a 45-pound pack.all extremely physical.”可知,该测试极其耗费体力。CWhen temperatures are high,walk
22、ing on hot roadways,parking lots,and other paved surfaces can really burn your feet.All of that heat comes from the energy of the sun reacting with the pavement.But what if we could turn that energy into electricity?It may sound like a crazy science dream,but an electrical engineer and his wife may
23、have found a way to do just that.Scott Brusaw has developed a six-sided glass panel that contains solar cells,which can change sunlight into electricity.The panels fit together and can form a flat surface on the ground.Brusaw and his wife,Julie,founded a company called Solar Roadways to further deve
24、lop the idea and produce these new solar panels.They plan to use their invention to replace the pavement on U.S.roads.According to the Brusaws,if we replaced all of the nations asphalt (沥青) with these solar panels,the network would produce more than three times the amount of electricity currently us
25、ed by the United States in a year.In return,electricity from solar panels doesnt produce harmful pollution,so the panels could be a smart choice for the environment.The U.S.government sees some promise in the Solar Roadways project.A number of laboratories around the country have tested the panels t
26、o see if they can withstand(经受) the heavy traffic and rough weather that the asphalt pavement suffers from year to year.The lab results show that not only do the panels meet the requirements,but they can actually handle more weight than they need to.Now,money must be raised to start building the pan
27、el pavement system.The Brusaws have raised more than $1 million from ordinary people who learned about their project.However,some experts predict the Brusaws plan could finally cost more than $1 trillion. Could Solar Roadways be the answer to the worlds ever-growing need for electricity?A lot of obs
28、tacles stand in the way of re-creating the highway system out of solar panels.But the Brusaws may just be paving a road to the future.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。一对美国夫妇研造出太阳能电池板路面,并发起名叫 Solar Roadways 的众筹项目用以全面改造马路系统。8.What can we know about the glass panel the Brusaws have developed?A.It is too heavy to carry.B.I
29、t has a high temperature.C.It is powered by an engine.D.It is environmentally-friendly.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第二段的“glass panel that contains solar cells,which can change sunlight into electricity”和第三段的 “.doesnt produce harmful pollution”可知,Brusaw 夫妇研造出的太阳能电池板路面能把太阳能转化成电能,对环境没有任何污染。9.Whats the U.S.governments
30、 attitude towards the Brusaws plan now?A.Worried. B.Doubtful.C.Interested. D.Supportive.答案 C解析 推理判断题。由最后三段内容,尤其是倒数第三段的“The U.S.government sees some promise in the Solar Roadways project”可知,经实验室验证,路面所用太阳能电池板虽然达到了路面承受的所有要求,但由于该计划需要高昂的费用以及其他可能面临的阻碍可知,现今美国政府只是对该计划感兴趣。10.What does the underlined part “th
31、eir project” in Paragraph 5 refer to?A.Replacing asphalt roads with solar panels.B.Designing more money-saving solar panels.C.Testing the solar panels the Brusaws invented.D.Reducing the ever-growing need for electricity.答案 A解析 词义猜测题。Brusaw 夫妇的众筹项目即 Solar Roadways project,结合第二段的“.to use their invent
32、ion to replace the pavement on U.S.roads”和第三段的 “.replaced all of the nations asphalt with these solar panels”可知。11.What would be the best title for the text?A.Advantages of SunlightB.Better Choice for Your FeetC.Power from the Streets?D.Finding More Future Energy?答案 C解析 主旨大意题。本文旨在介绍 Brusaw 夫妇想要全面改造马
33、路系统的项目 用太阳能电池板代替沥青来铺设公路,并用于发电、供电。由最后一段作者的质疑“Could Solar Roadways be the answer to.”可知,从路面获取能源的想法还有待商榷,故 C 项做标题最符合本文主旨。DWhat does Shakespeare offer English language learnersapart from the theatrical and literary experience awaiting anyone who hears or reads his poems and sees or reads his plays?A gre
34、at deal.Shakespeare is in many ways the perfect advanced teacherhe shows us how to use the resources of a language as effectively as possible.He has of course been an important general influence on the development of English,because many of his words and sentences have become part of everyday modern
35、 use.You are quoting Shakespeare when you say that the game is up,and you havent slept a wink (havent slept at all).If you look in the unabridged(未删节的 ) Oxford English Dictionary (OED),youll find over 2,000 words which have their first recorded use in Shakespeare,such as assassination,outswear,and w
36、eather-bitten. Far more important,though,is the way his linguistic strategies provide guidelines for modern users.He added “un-” to make new words,such as unbuild and unmusical;today we do the same thing with uncool and unfunny.He added “-less” to make airless and languageless;today we say such thin
37、gs as computerless and iPadless.He also turned nouns into verbs:his characters nose things as well as smell them;they ear things as well as hear them;they are windowed (displayed in a window) and mudded (covered by mud).Today,the Internet provides many examples of people texting,googling,and tweetin
38、g,and doing many things that were originally nouns.This is well within the spirit of Shakespeare.Shakespeare teaches learners how to be daring in their use of English.It is a sign of real fluency when learners can take a rule and change it to suit their purposes.Perhaps we should view Shakespearethe
39、 greatest writer in the English languagein a new way:the best English teacher.【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了莎士比亚对英语语言出神入化的运用,及其对英语产生的深远影响。12.Why does the author regard Shakespeare as a great teacher?A.He had very advanced teaching skills.B.He offered much learning resources.C.He made more people love plays.D.He
40、 made the best use of English.答案 D解析 细节理解题。由第一段的“he shows us how to use the resources of a language as effectively as possible”可知,作者把莎士比亚看作一位伟大的老师是因为他对英语进行了最好的运用。13.What can we infer about the expressions in the underlined part?A.They are quite confusing.B.They are frequently used.C.They are collect
41、ed in the OED.D.They are recorded by Shakespeare.答案 B解析 推理判断题。画线部分是针对前一句“many of his words and sentences have become part of everyday modern use”的例证。画线部分出现的表达方式是人们在引述莎士比亚时常用的话。14.What can we learn about the method of creating words like “languageless”?A.It proved to be a wrong way to use words.B.It
42、was Shakespeares way to invent words.C.Modern people seldom make words in this way.D.Shakespeare based the way on traditional strategies.答案 B解析 细节理解题。由第三段的“He added un- to make new words,such as unbuild and unmusical”和“He added -less to make airless and languageless”可知,像 languageless 这样的词语都属于莎士比亚造词的
43、一种方法。15.What does the text mainly discuss?A.Why Shakespeare was daring in his use of English.B.How Shakespeares plays influence teaching.C.How well Shakespeare could use English.D.Why Shakespeare is so influential.答案 C解析 主旨大意题。作者通过分析告诉我们,莎士比亚把英语语言运用到了极致。.七选五(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能
44、填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Every month I face the same problemhow to write educational,informative and,hopefully,interesting articles. 16 .At other times my mind goes blank,and I experience a creative block. At times we all face creative challenges in life,from designing websites to decorating our apart
45、ments,but there are ways to work through creative slumps (低潮).DaydreamFor years,others may have told you to stop daydreaming. 17 .Daydreaming sometimes helps you take a more creative approach to your problem. Be happySome studies suggest that a positive mood encourages creativity because it increase
46、s activity in the parts of the brain related to decision-making and feelings. 18 Face-to-face conversations with friends can lead to creative thinking.Take risksDont let fear hold you back.You wont succeed at everything you try.But with each new effort,you will build self-confidence and develop new
47、skills for the future.Limit your amusementEveryone enjoys entertainment. 19 .Literature and audiobooks are better forms of amusement because they force you to use your imagination. Look for inspirationActivities such as listening to music,going to museums and travelling all provide sources of inspir
48、ation.Go offline and go outsideRemember how much fun you had as a child running,playing and pretending?Your imagination simply ran away with you. 20 ,and can help you get back some of that creative energy from your childhood. A.Get socialB.Make friendsC.Nature settings fire the imaginationD.In fact,
49、letting your mind run briefly can actually be helpfulE.Reading relaxes the mind and encourages you to use your imaginationF.Sometimes I can just sit down at my computer and the words just flowG.But watching TV,for instance,requires little thought and can actually decrease creativity答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了几种可以提升创造力的方法。16.F F 项中的“Sometimes.the words just flow”与下文作者列举的 “At other times my mind goes blank”形成对比,解释了作者每月都会面临的写作困境。17.D 由下文指出的做白日梦的好处“helps you take a more creative approach to your problem”可知,让心智短暂神游片刻助益良多。D 项中的“letting your mind run b
