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高考英语一轮复习高考提能练十五Module3TheViolenceofNature外研版必
2019-2020年高考英语一轮复习高考提能练十五Module3TheViolenceofNature外研版必修
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
（xx·合肥市高三调研性检测）
GoldenGateBridge
LocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublicin1937.Itcostmorethan$35millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,theGoldenGateBridge,atalengthof2,737meters,wasthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.
BrooklynBridge
TheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.ItisoneoftheoldestbridgesintheUnitedStates,openedintheyear1883.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,825meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.
GeorgeWashingtonBridge
AlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridge,theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwo levelsuspensionbridge.
MackinacBridge
Thisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB.Steinmanwhodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1957.Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.
NavajoBridge
LocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyearslater,costing$390,000.Inthe1990sasecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1995.Thefirstbridgeisstillusedbypedestriansnow.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了美国五座著名的大桥。
1．WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?
A．Itconsistsoftwobridges.
B．Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.
C．Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.
D．Ittakesabout4yearstopletetheconstruction.
答案与解析：
D'推理判断题。
根据第一段中的“theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublicin1937”可推知，金门大桥的建筑时间约有四年，故D项正确。
2．Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?
A．GoldenGateBridge.
B．BrooklynBridge.
C．GeorgeWashingtonBridge.
D．NavajoBridge.
答案与解析：
B'细节理解题。
由题干关键词“wasbuilttheearliest”定位到每座大桥的建筑时间；根据文中各座大桥的建筑时间可知，布鲁克林大桥是最古老的大桥，故B项正确。
3．WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?
A．Havetopaysomemoney.
B．Usethesecondbridge.
C．Covernearly250meters.
D．SeethestatueofDr.DavidB.Steinman.
答案与解析：
A'细节理解题。
根据第四段尾句“Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney”可知，使用麦基诺大桥的人会被收取一定量的钱，故A项正确。
B
（xx·泰安市一轮复习检测）
At65,mostpeoplearethinkingaboutgettingaseniorcitizenbuspass.ButforMontanawomanEthelMacDonald,who'snowagreat grandmother,that'swhenshetookuptourcycling.
“IlikewhatIliketodowithouthavingtowaitforsomeoneelsetobeready，”explainsthe78 year oldgreat grandmother.Theappealofbikingaloneontheopenroad,shesays,is“justfeelinglikeI'mmyownboss”．
Shebegantourcyclinginxx,beginningwithFrance'sAtlanticcoast.AsidefromtripsroundhernativeUnitedStates,she'swheeledherwaythroughtheNetherlands,Germany,Belgium,Scandinaviaandbeyond.
HerpaniononherIrelandtripisapinkBromptonfoldingbike,whichshe'susedonfivetripsaroundtheUSsouth.ShekeepsanotherbikewithafriendforhertoursofmainlandEurope.Thisseasonedbikerreckonsshe'straveledatleast10000miles.“Usuallymytripsarecloseto1000milesinthreetofourweeks，”MacDonaldsays.
SheusesonlinetravelmunitiesWarmShowersandCouchsurfingtofindaplacetostay,andhostsguestsherselfatherhomeinMissoula,Montana.WarmShowersisexclusively（专门地）fortouringcyclistswhileCouchsurfingisforanytravelerswantingtomeetnewpeopleoropentheirhomestoothers.ByAugustxx,MacDonaldestimatedthatshe'dstayedwith165hostsandhostedaround200guestsofherown.“Itsavesapileofmoney，”sheadmits.“Butfarbeyondthat,therealvalueisthepeopleyoumeet,theinspirationyougetfromeachother,thememories,theconnections.”
Shekeepsascrapbook（剪贴簿）filledwithphotosandnotesfromallthepeopleshe'smetathomeandabroad,andkeepsintouchwithherfriendsworldwidethroughFacebookandemail.Whentraveling,sheparticularlylovesthe“bigculturalexchange”thateswithspendingeachnightwithanewhostwithadifferentperspectiveontheworld.
Foranyonewhowantstofollowinherfootsteps,heradviceissimple.“Justdoit.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了一位78岁的奶奶EthelMacDonald坚持自己骑车旅行的故事。
4．Whatdoesthesecondparagraphmainlytellus?
A．Thehistoryofhertourcycling.
B．Thereasonforhertakinguptourcycling.
C．Therangeofhertourcycling.
D．Theequipmentforhertourcycling.
答案与解析：
B'段落大意题。
通读第二段内容可知，该段主要讲述EthelMacDonald坚持自己骑车旅行的原因。
5．WhatnationalityisEthelMacDonald?
A．Belgium. B．France.
C．America.D．Germany.
答案与解析：
C 细节理解题。
根据第三段第二句可知，EthelMacDonald是美国人。
6．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“seasoned”inParagraph4?
A．Healthy.B．Wealthy.
C．Retired.D．Experienced.
答案与解析：
D'词义猜测题。
根据第四段第三、四句可推知，这个自行车手很有经验。
seasoned意为“富有经验的”，与D项意思相近。
7．HowdoesEthelMacDonaldfindaplacetostay?
A．Throughonlinetravelmunities.
B．Bykeepingascrapbook.
C．ThroughFacebookandemail.
D．Bywritingaletter.
答案与解析：
A'细节理解题。
根据倒数第三段第一句可知，EthelMacDonald通过在线旅游社区来找地方住。
C
（xx·沈阳市下学期高三第三次模拟考试试题）
Thebiggestchallengefacedbytravelersespeciallythosewholiketohaveabackpackingtripishowtoensureasteadysupplyofcleanclothes.Now,thankstoagreatinventioncalledtheScrubbaWashBag,thatworrymaybeathineofthepast.
TheportablewashingmachinewasinventedbyAshNewlandinxx,whilehewasplanningtoclimbMt.Kilimanjaro.Struckbythelimitedpackingspace,hegotinspirationfromtraditionalwashboardstocreateabagthatcouldbeusedtocleanclothes.Thenhequittedhiscareerasalawyerandfocusedonperfectingthebag'sdesign.Byxx,thebagwasreadyforthepublic.Itweighedonly180gramsandrequiredverylittlestoragespace,makingitperfectforanyonewishingtotravellight.
Notsurprisingly,thebagworth55dollarswasaninstanthitwithtravelers,universitystudentsandevenpassengers.However,Newlandwasnotsatisfied.Hestillsawadisadvantagewithhisinvention—dirtyclotheshadtobecarriedaroundinaseparatebag!
TherecentlyintroducedScrubbaWashBagsolvesthatproblem.
Inordertomakethepackactive,dirtyclothesareplacedinsidethebagalongwithtwoorthreelitersofwater.Thebagisthenshuttightlytoensureallairissqueezedoutandtheclothesaremassagedforafewminutes.Afteraquickwash,theyarecleanandreadytobedried.AccordingtoNewland,thepackcancleananythingfromjeanstosmellysocks!
What'sevenmoreamazingisthatwithacapacitytohold13litersofwater,itcanbeusedtowashmoreclothesatatime.
Thebestpartisthatthe99 dollarpackthatwillbeavailableforsalelaterthisyear,onlyweighs300gramsandispletelyfoldable,makingiteasytostorewhenit'snotinuse.WiththeScrubbaWashBag,wanderingthroughforeigncities,searchingforalaundry,orpayingforwashingmachinesmaysoonbeathingofthepast!
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。
介绍了ScrubbaWashBag的产生背景和功能。
8．WhatledAshNewlandtocreatetheScrubbaWashBag?
A．Hisjobrequirements.
B．Atraditionalwashboard.
C．Hisinterestininvention.
D．Hispersonalexperience.
答案与解析：
D 细节理解题。
根据文章第二段中的“TheportablewashingmachinewasinventedbyAshNewlandinxx,whilehewasplanningtoclimbMt.Kilimanjaro.Struckbythelimitedpackingspace,hegotinspirationfromtraditionalwashboardstocreateabagthatcouldbeusedtocleanclothes”可知，在计划攀登乞力马扎罗山时，AshNewland发明出了便携式洗衣机。
由于苦恼于有限的背包空间，他从传统的洗衣板中得到灵感而得以创造出一个可以用来洗衣服的背包，故选D项。
AshNewland因为自己的个人经历而发明了这款背包。
9．Whywasn'tAshNewlandsatisfiedwithhisformerinvention?
A．Clothescouldn'tbewashedwell.
B．Theinventionwasnotsoconvenient.
C．Thebagcouldn'tcontainenoughwater.
D．Thecostoftheinventionwasveryhigh.
答案与解析：
B 细节理解题。
根据文章第三段中的“However,Newlandwasnotsatisfied.Hestillsawadisadvantagewithhisinvention—dirtyclotheshadtobecarriedaroundinaseparatebag！
”可知，Newland之所以不满意，是因为他发现这个发明的一个缺点——脏衣服不得不放在一个分开的包里带来带去，不方便，故B项是正确的。
10．ItcanbeinferredthattheimprovedScrubbaWashBag________.
A．turnstobemuchenvironmentallyfriendlier
B．willreplacethetraditionalwashingmachines
C．willbewidelyusedbymoretravelersinthefuture
D．canencouragemorepeopletotravelalongdistance
答案与解析：
C 推理判断题。
根据最后一段中的“WiththeScrubbaWashBag,wanderingthroughforeigncities,searchingforalaundry,orpayingforwashingmachinesmaysoonbeathingofthepast”可知，有了ScrubbaWashBag，在国外漫游时寻找洗衣店或者为用洗衣机洗衣付费很快就会成为过去。
由此可以推知，在将来ScrubbaWashBag将会被更多的旅游者广泛使用，故选C项。
11．Whatisthebesttitleofthispassage?
A．Athingofthepast:
Travelers'worryoftheclotheswashing
B．TheScrubbaWashBag—Abagfreeofwashing
C．Thedevelopmentofagreatinvention
D．Howtodesignanewpackfortravelers
答案与解析：
A 主旨大意题。
通读全文可知，本文介绍了ScrubbaWashBag的产生背景和功能，重点介绍这种发明对旅行者洗衣带来的方便，故选A项。
D
（xx·云南高三年级11校跨区调研考试）
ForthegrowingnumberofChineseheadingwesttoworkandstudy,there'splentytheyfindsurprising.UponarrivalintheWest,manyChinesefindtheyhavetofirstlyputonthebrakes.LiYifeng,raisedinnorthernChinaandnowbasedinEngland,agrees.“TheonlythingChinesepeoplewouldbeshockedbyinBritainishowlongittakestodothings，”hesays.“ForinstanceinChinaifyouwanttoopenabankaccount,youdon'twait,youjustdoitatthecounter.”Out of hoursandweekendworkisstandardinChina,butinBritain,theweekendisforfamilyandfriends.
JackChen,wholefthishomeland12years
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