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1、版高考英语一轮复习Unit24Society单元话题语篇训练每单元3练北师大版选修8Unit 24 Society课时练(一)阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2019名校原创预测卷六)Dont miss out on student competitions available from NASA.Check this page often for new additions.NASA_Earth_&_Space_Air_PrizeAudience: Higher Education StudentsRegistration Deadline: Dec.13, 2017T

2、he competition asks individuals to design and develop sensors (探测装置) useful in spaceflight as well as on Earth.Three finalists will receive 50,000 each to build a functioning sensor according to their suggestions.The winner will receive a 100,000 award.Future_Engineers:_Two_for_the_Crew_ChallengeAud

3、ience: K12 StudentsRegistration Deadline: Dec.19, 2017Use your head to create a tool that combines the functions of two objects already being used by crew aboard the International Space Station! Visit the Challenge Website to find out about space station tools and to get brainstorming resources to h

4、elp you create a design.The site provides links to free 3D design software.The winning design will be 3D printed on the station.Prizes include “3D Printing in Space” prize packs, a 3D printer for your school and a trip to Washington, DC.!Mission_X_2018:_Train_Like_an_Astronaut_Walk_to_the_Moon_Chall

5、engeAudience: All Educators and Students, Home School Parents and Afterschool GroupsRegistration Deadline: Dec.31, 2017Mission X encourages children of all ages to seek healthy lifestyles based on training like an astronaut.In 2018, Mission X is challenging fit explorers around the world to work tog

6、ether to perform activities in which all will move online mascot (吉祥物) Astro Charlie the 478 million steps required to walk from the Earth to the moon! Thats 238,857 miles, or 384,403 kilometers! The challenge starts in January.Visit the website for full challenge details.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了美国国家航空航天

7、局主办的面向不同层次的学生的三项竞赛。1Who is NASA Earth & Space Air Prize most likely intended for?AHigh school students. BHome school parents.CCollege students. DCollege educators.解析：选C细节理解题。根据NASA Earth & Space Air Prize部分中的“Audience: Higher Education Students”可知，此项比赛主要针对的是受过高等教育的学生；结合选项可知，只有C项“大学生”符合文章内容。故选C。2What

8、 can we know about the “Mission X 2018”？AIt kicks off in the year of 2018.BIt aims to find potential astronauts.CIt allows of an experience of flying.DIt provides participants with cash prizes.解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一部分中的“The challenge starts in January”及“Registration Deadline: Dec.31, 2017”可知，Mission X 201

9、8这项竞赛在2018年开始。故选A。3Whats the purpose of this passage?ATo call on people to visit NASA.BTo stress the importance of creativity.CTo introduce the development of NASA.DTo attract people to NASA competitions.解析：选D写作意图题。纵观全文尤其是第一段中的“Dont miss out on student competitions available from NASA”可知，本文主要介绍了美国国家

10、航空航天局主办的面向不同层次的学生的竞赛，目的是吸引他们去参加。故选D。B(2019名校原创预测卷二)Back in January, I was watching a college football game and came to a realization: As a high school senior, pretty soon, Ill be the same age as some of the top athletes in the world.This realization was both confusing and comforting. Until this poin

11、t, Id always thought of top athletes in another generation. I had no real connection to people in the news or playing sports on TV because they were so much older. But pretty soon, people of my age will be the ones dominating (支配) the news.The comfort came in understanding that as I prepare to gradu

12、ate from Sanford H. Calhoun High School in Merrick, Im not that far off from entering the real world, and I will have a chance to make a name for myself.Right now, Im at the end of one of life stages, with many more to come. As seniors, many in my class developed superiority_complexes. Wed see babyf

13、aced ninthgraders and think, “Ugh, those annoying freshmen.” Or wed hear juniors complain about starting the college application process and say to each other, “Those juniors have no idea what theyre talking about.” Of course, last years seniors said the same thing about last years juniors, repeatin

14、g a timeless cycle.Psychologist and author Thomas Armstrong writes that life is made up of 12 stages. He stresses that no stage is more important than another, and each has its own unique gifts. There is no highest point in life, no impressive ending when you are above everybody else. At the same ti

15、me, there is no lowest point in life; at no point is a human worthless and below others. Just as an infant isnt below everyone else, our elders arent above everyone else.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在观看足球比赛时意识到自己将和一些优秀的运动员同岁，并由此引发了其对高中生活和人生的感悟。4What can we know about the author?AHell finish his high school stu

16、dies about one year later.BReflecting on the past is a part of his daily routine.CFootball is a particular favorite with him.DHe dreams of being an excellent athlete.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的“As a high school senior”可知，作者作为高中毕业班学生，会在大约一年后完成自己的高中学业。故选A。5Why did the author find his realization comforting?ATh

17、e top athletes are the same age as him.BThere is a possibility that he can be famous.CHe will be admitted to his dream university.DHes made full preparations for entering society.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段的内容，尤其是“I will have a chance to make a name for myself”可知，作者觉得自己的感悟中令人欣慰的部分是他很快就会步入真正的世界，也将有机会让自己出名。make

18、a name“出名，成名”。故选B。6What does the underlined phrase “superiority complexes” in Paragraph 4 mean?AA habit of making complaints.BA habit of following in others footsteps.CA feeling that you are better than others.DA feeling that others are unapproachable.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“Wed see babyfaced ninthgrader

19、s and think . repeating a timeless cycle”可知，该段主要讲的是作为毕业班学生，作者的很多同学会在新生面前自以为是，或者嘲笑那些抱怨大学申请过程(复杂)的低年级学生，即高年级学生会在低年级学生面前产生一种优越感，故画线词的意思应为“优越感”。故选C。7What message is conveyed in the last paragraph?ALife is meant to be lived and enjoyed.BLife is never smooth, full of ups and downs.COne should try to reach

20、 his greatest potential.DEveryone has their own value and position in life.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“at no point is a human worthless and below others. Just as an infant isnt below everyone else, our elders arent above everyone else”可知，在任何时候人都是有价值的，不低于他人，亦不高于他人，即每个人在生活中都有自己的价值和位置。故选D。C(2019名校原创预测卷五)Grandp

21、arents who help out occasionally with childcare or provide support for others in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin, Germany.Having fulltime custody (监护) of grandchildren can have a negative effect on health, but occasi

22、onal helping can be beneficial for seniors.The findings are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70 in the Berlin Aging Study.The participants completed interviews and medical tests every two years.The researchers did not include any grandparents who were the primary caregivers for their

23、 grandchildren, only those who cared for grandchildren occasionally.The study team compared this group with seniors who provided support for nonfamily members, such as friends or neighbors, and seniors who did not provide any care for other people.Overall, after accounting for grandparents age and g

24、eneral state of health, the risk of dying over a 20year period was onethird lower for grandparents who cared for their grandchildren, compared with grandparents who did not provide any childcare.Half of the grandparents who cared for grandchildren were still alive ten years after the initial intervi

25、ew.The same was true for participants who did not have grandchildren but supported their adult children in some way, such as helping with housework.In contrast, about half of the participants who did not help others died within five years after the start of the study.“Caregiving may be thought also

26、as an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active，” said Professor Arpino, adding that previous studies suggest that caregiving may improve cognitive (认知的) functioning, mental and physical health.Arpino noted, however, that caregiving is not the only activity that can improve healt

27、h, and too many caring responsibilities can take away from other beneficial activities like working, being in social clubs, or volunteering.“Children should take into consideration their parents needs, willingness, and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare，” Arpino sugges

28、ted.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。研究发现，偶尔帮忙照看孩子或者给社区的其他人提供帮助的老年人会更长寿。8What does the study from Berlin focus on?AThe problems faced by grandparents providing childcare.BWhether grandparents should provide childcare.CHow grandparents can help out with childcare.DThe benefits of childcare on grandparents.解析：选D细节理解题。根据

29、第一段中的“Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare .other people”及下文的内容可知，研究发现，偶尔帮忙照看孩子或者给社区的其他人提供帮助的老年人比那些不关心他人的老年人活得更久。由此可知，该研究的关注点是儿童照管给老年人带来的好处。故选D。9Whats Arpinos attitude toward caregiving?ADoubtful. BObjective.CNegative. DFavorable.解析：选B观点态度题。根据第五段中的“Caregiving may be thought also as

30、an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active”及第六段中的“caregiving is not the only activity that can improve health, and too many caring responsibilities can take away from other beneficial activities”可知，Arpino既肯定了儿童看护对老年人的好处，也说明了过多的看护责任可能会带来的不利影响，因此Arpino对让老年人看护儿童所持的态度是客观的。故选B。10Whi

31、ch statement may Arpino agree with?AGrandparents are really the best choice for childcare.BThere is a growing trend toward grandparenting.CChildcare provides more opportunities for the elder.DProper amounts of childcare make grandparents live longer.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段的第一句和最后一段中的“Children should take i

32、nto consideration their parents needs, willingness, and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare”可知，Arpino可能认可的言论是适量的儿童看护可能会使老年人更长寿。故选D。11Why does the author write the passage?ATo present the findings of a study.BTo tell the senior how to live longer.CTo stress the importance of childcare.DTo give advice on looking after the aged.解析：选A写作意图题。纵观全文可知，本文主要