1、届高考英语一轮复习Unit19Language课时加强练北师大版选修7 Unit 19Language课时加强练(一)阅读理解提速练练速度 (限时:35分钟).阅读理解A(2017宁夏银川普通高中高三4月教学质量检测)Explore Australias Top End on a Northern Territory camping tour through Kakadu,Nitmiluk and Litchfield national parks.This fiveday tour to the Top Ends three most popular national parks takes
2、 you hiking to waterfalls,swimming in rock pools and spotting crocodiles on a private wildlife cruise.Experience the Top Ends unique culture,spend evenings around the campfire and sleep under the stars at private campsites in a traditional Australian bedroll or a permanent safari tent.This smallgrou
3、p tour is limited to 16 people,ensuring a personalized experience with your guide,and operates seasonally from May to November.Additional Information:Confirmation will be received at the time of booking.There is a possibility of cancellation after confirming if there are not enough passengers to mee
4、t requirements.In the event of this occurring,you will be offered an alternative or a full refund (退款)A moderate amount of walking is involved.The minimum age is 5.Please restrict luggage to 22 lbs (10 kg )Excess luggage can be stored at your Darwin accommodation.Please bring hats,sunscreens,water b
5、ottles (1.5 liters),walking shoes/boots and swimsuits.Take insectresisting measures.All camping equipment provided including sleeping bags,pillows,pillow cases,towels and sheets.语篇解读本文主要介绍了探索澳大利亚Top End的旅游活动的相关信息。1The tour is most suitable for_.Aan old couple celebrating their gold weddingBa new fat
6、her with his twin baby girls aged 2Can art student enthusiastic about ancient architectureDa photographer who enjoys outdoor activities解析:考查推理判断。根据第一段的第二句“This fiveday tour to the Top Ends three most popular national parks takes you hiking to waterfalls,swimming in rock pools and spotting crocodiles
7、 on a private wildlife cruise”可知,这种旅游包含的都是户外活动,结合选项可推知,喜欢户外活动的摄影师比较适合这种旅游。 答案:D2In which case can you get a full refund?AYou cancel 20 days before the scheduled time of the tour.BYou refuse the alternative tour when yours is canceled.CYou give up halfway through the tour due to the amount of walk.DY
8、ou are not content with the service provided.解析: 考查细节理解。根据“There is a possibility of cancellation after confirming if there are not enough passengers to meet requirements.In the event of this occurring,you will be offered an alternative or a full refund(退款)”可知,当你的旅行被取消而你又不接受其他可选的方式时,你是可以得到全额退款的。答案:B
9、3To enjoy the tour,you should bring _ with you.Aas much luggage as you canBa comfortable sleeping bag for campingCa spray that keeps the insects awayDa private safari tent and a pillow解析:考查细节理解。根据“Take insectresisting measures”并结合选项可推知,带上驱虫剂会让旅游更惬意。答案:CB(2016江西南昌十校高三第二次模拟考试)People are divided into t
10、hose who can jump out of bed each morning and those who need several hours to wake up.I have hated getting up early all my life.The moment the alarm goes off in the morning,I feel sick.Nights,though,are different;Ill happily stay up and Ill do anything to escape an early start.This makes me an owl,b
11、ut I know many larks (云雀) who insist that dawn is the best part of the day.While I go to work sleepy they have been up for hours and even seem cheerful about it.But it is wrong to say that society is exactly divided into larks and owls.Surveys that explore what time of day people prefer to do activi
12、ties show that only 20% of adults are true larks or owls.That leaves 80% of ushalf of which lean towards one direction or the other,the other half are neither.Schools and work often start very early,and theres a sense of love for getting up early while owls are simply slovenly.But no one suggests th
13、at larks are lazy for having an early night while owls are working.Fortunately science is on my side.Im not sleeping my life away or missing the best part of the day.Im behaving according to my genes.Researchers have found that ones chronotype (睡眠类型) is largely genetic.So it seems that when I try to
14、 get up early I am fighting my genes.With the help of an alarm clock I can force myself to get up early.But as soon as I fail to set the alarm my genes will return me to my old ways.语篇解读想知道自己的睡眠属于哪类吗?一起通过本文来了解一下吧。4According to the passage,what is the characteristic of larks?AThey go to bed late and
15、get up late.BThey go to bed early and get up late.CThey go to bed late and get up early.DThey go to bed early and get up early.解析:考查细节理解。由第二段中的“While I go to work sleepy they have been up for hours and even seem cheerful about it”可知,云雀族起得早。由第四段中的“But no one suggests that larks are lazy for having an
16、 early night.”可知,云雀族睡得也早。答案:D5What do we know about the surveys mentioned in the passage?A20% of adults are true larks.B40% of adults are neither larks nor owls.CHalf of people seem to be owls.DPeople can only be divided into larks and owls.解析:考查细节理解。由第三段最后一句“That leaves 80% of ushalf of which lean
17、towards one direction or the other,the other half are neither”可知,80%的人不属于真正的猫头鹰族或云雀族;其中有一半(40%)倾向于猫头鹰族或云雀族,另一半(40%)哪边都不倾向。答案:B6The underlined word “slovenly” in Paragraph 4 can be best replaced by “_”Alazy BboredCtired Dstupid解析:考查词义猜测。画线词上文指出学校和工作往往开始得很早,所以早起就为人们所推崇,下文指出云雀族睡得早但不会被说懒,由此可以推知,slovenly
18、应该和lazy同义。答案:A7What is the last paragraph mainly about?AWhat helps us fall asleep.BHow much sleep we need.CWhat makes people owls or larks.DHow to change ones sleep pattern.解析:考查段落大意。最后一段说,研究表明一个人的睡眠类型在很大程度上是由基因决定的,因此这是在说是什么使人们成为云雀族或猫头鹰族的。答案:CC(2017河北衡水中学一模)Billboard Music Awards of the Year 2015 go
19、es to Taylor Swift,a singersongwriter,who has shaped and inspired the American music industry with her success.When Taylor Swift first came to public notice,she was a 17yearold newcomer who loved singing to her own guitar.She was far more enthusiastic than skilled,but apparently threw spark of super
20、b talent.Four years later,Swift has become a multiawards winner,with the biggest selling albums.For her consummate performance,Taylor Swift was named Billboard magazines woman in 2011.She is the youngest artist to receive honors and several Billboard Music Awards,among them Top Country Album for the
21、 fivetime platinum (白金) selling Speak Now,her third album that was released that year.“Taylor has shown the power of good songwriting with music of styles,” said Bill Werde,Billboards editorial director.“And at such a young age,Taylor has already made a major impact on music and has been an unbeliev
22、able role model for promising artists and young woman everywhere.”Swift is used to breaking chart records and winning honors since her career started.She followed that up in 2008 with Fearless,which established her as a skilled songwriter with several hits,including Love Story,You Belong With Me and
23、 White Horse.Not surprisingly,the 6time platinum Fearless is the most awarded album in country music history in the US and her overall worldwide sales now reach 20 million albums and 40 million songs downloads.Swift has spent the past year on the Speak Now World Tour in support of her third album,an
24、d now shes getting ready to go further.According to a recent interview with The New Yorker magazine,Swift has so far written about 10 songs for a 2016 album.She said the new album is about feelings of growing up and becoming an adult.“Theyre sad if Im being honest,” Swift told The New Yorker.“Theyre
25、 about my heartbreaks and my moving on.But more importantly,they are about achieving contentment.Youre not always going to be ridiculously happy as you grow up.”语篇解读 本文是一篇记叙文,主要介绍了Taylor Swift一个非常有音乐天赋的女孩,获得了众多奖项,尽管年纪轻轻,但是她在音乐上所取得的一系列成就震撼了整个乐坛,成为激励艺人及年轻女性的楷模。8As a newcomer in the shown business,Tayl
26、or Swift was considered to be_.Aa skilled songwriter Ban outstanding artistCan energetic director Da promising talent解析:细节理解题。根据第二段尤其是最后一句可知,Taylor Swift第一次走进观众视野时就展现出了过人的才华。答案:D9The underlined word“consummate” in Paragraph 3 can best be replaced by “_”Aconfident BprofessionalCexcellent Ddifferent解析
27、:词义猜测题。联系上下文并结合语境可知,美国乡村音乐歌手Taylor Swift年纪轻轻就已成为国际巨星,她在乐坛的表现可谓成绩斐然。由此可知,画线词应意为“杰出的,极好的”,excellent的意思与之最接近。答案:C10What can we learn from the passage?ASpeak Now is Taylor Swifts third album.BFearless marked the beginning of Swifts career.CSwifts new album is about feelings of grownups.DSwift has gained
28、 Billboard magazines woman twice.解析:细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知,Speak Now是Swift的第三张专辑,故A项正确;根据第五段叙述可知,Fearless是Swift在开始音乐生涯后发布的,故B项不正确;根据第七段最后一句可知,她的新专辑的主题是成长与长大的感觉,而不是关于大人的感觉的,故C项不正确;根据第三段第二句可知。Swift被公告牌杂志评选为“2011年度女性”,并没有提到她曾两次获此殊荣,故D项不正确。答案:A11This passage is mainly about “_”AA Rising Music GeniusBTaylors
29、Heartbreaks in GrowthCAn Interview with Taylor SwiftDBillboard Music Awards in America解析:主旨大意题。通读全文可知,本文主要讲述了尽管Taylor Swift年纪轻轻,但是她在音乐上所取得的一系列成就震撼了整个乐坛,成为激励艺人及年轻女性的楷模。故A项“一个冉冉升起的音乐天才”符合文章大意。答案:AD(2017潍坊3月模拟)What did you eat for lunch today?Did you choose this dish because it was healthy,cheap or bec
30、ause it was just very tasty?Are you a particular eater or an adventurous diner?I love exploring trends in food.“Fusion cuisine” is not for everybody.My Italian grandmother would turn her nose up in disgust at the thought of tandoori pizza with mango topping but this marriage of tastes is perfectly f
31、ine in the 21st century.Chef and food writer ChingHe Huang,who presented a series of Chinese Food for the BBC,is a fan of the movement.She says,“Fusion has been happening for centuries,for as long as people have travelled,but with the Internet,and global travel,the exchange of ideas makes the process much faster.”Wolfgang Puck is seen by many as one of the chefs who made “fusion” elegant.He got his experience in this aspect in his native Vienna and made a name for himself when he opened his own restaurant in Los Angeles in the 1970s.This European dug into Asian cuisine and be
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