1、版高考英语大一轮复习 第1部分 模块考点复习 Unit 10 Money课时规范训练 北师大版必修4Unit 10 MoneyPart 1阅读理解提速练(建议用时35).阅读理解(共11小题;每小题2分,满分22分)A(2017江西八所重点中学联考)Lily,a student of Cambridge University,has bought a bicycle and is worried about safety.Her friend,Cathryn,found this article and sent it to her.How to make your bicycle safe?
2、A number of crimes are against bicycles.About 150,000 bicycles are stolen every year and most of them are never found.You can prevent this from happening by following a few careful steps.Basic SecurityNever leave your bicycle in outoftheway places.Always lock your bicycle when you leave.Secure it to
3、 lamp posts or trees.Take off smaller parts and carry them with you,for example lights and saddles (车座)LocksThere are various types of locks.Buy one that has been tested against attack.Ask for a recommendation from a bike shop owner.MarkingThe security marking of your bike can act as an obstruction
4、to thieves,which can also help the police find your bicycle.Your postcode and your house or flat number should be included and clearly recorded.This will provide a simple way to identify your bicycle.RegistrationThere are many companies that will offer the security marking to your bicycle.They will
5、then store your registration number and personal details in their computer database.If your bicycle is found,it will be easy to contact you.AttentionKeep a record of the bicycle by yourself: its production place,model and registration number.You can even take a photograph of it.This will prove the b
6、icycle belongs to you.1Which part of the article gives the information on how to lock your bicycle when you leave?ABasic Security. BLocks.CMarking. DRegistration.2Which one is WRONG about the security marking of a bicycle?AIt can ensure that the thieves wont steal the bike.BSome companies can assist
7、 you in doing this.CIt can help the police to find and identify the lost bike.DThe security marking database makes it easy to get in touch with the owner.3The article advises you to keep a record of your bicycle Aboth in the bike shop and your computerBeither in a security company or your university
8、Cby yourself and in a company that will offer security marking as wellDin the police station as well as a marketing company 4Which of the following information may not be necessarily recorded?AYour postcode and personal details.BBoth the type of the bike and its picture.CThe registration number of t
9、he bike as well as your address.DYour personal information and recommendation in your computer database.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文。Lily的朋友Cathryn为她找了一篇文章,文章提供了一些保护自行车安全的建议。1解析:选A。细节理解题。文章在Basic Security中提到“Always lock your bicycle .lamp posts or trees.” 即当你离开时如何锁自行车。故A项正确。2解析:选A。正误判断题。Marking部分提到“The security m
10、arking of your bike .police find your bicycle.”,由此可知security marking能帮助警察找到你被偷的自行车,但不能保证贼不偷你的车子。故A项表述错误。3解析:选C。推理判断题。根据文章最后两段提到的“There are many companies that will offer the security marking to your bicycle puter database.”和“Keep a record of the bicycle by yourself:its production place,model and reg
11、istration number.”可知,文章建议你可以自己记录自行车的产地、型号和注册号,还可以让一个提供security marking的公司做记录。故C项正确。4解析:选D。细节理解题。根据文章最后三段中的“Your postcode and your house or flat number should be included and clearly recorded.”“They will then store your registration number puter database.”和“its production place,model .photograph of i
12、t”可知,A、B、C三项的信息都需要记录,D项在文中未提及。故选D项。BAt the age of 13,a boy living in Sierra Leone created batteries and generators (发电机) using materials he picked up around the house or from dustbins.He has impressed experts in the US.Kelvin Doe,now 19,is a completely selftaught engineer.He manages his own fullysta
13、ffed community radio station in Sierra Leone where he broadcasts news and plays music under the name “DJ Focus”The radio station is powered by a generator made by himself,while a simple antenna (天线) lets his neighborhood listen in.“They call me DJ Focus because I believe if you focus,you can invent
14、something perfectly,” Doe said.MIT,a respected US university,discovered Doe during Innovate Salone,a national high school innovation (创新) challenge held in Sierra Leone by an international organization called Global Minimum.Doctoral student David Sengeh recognized his skills right away.“Its very ins
15、pirational,” Sengeh said.“He created things just because he needed them.”Before attending Innovate Salone,Doe had never been more than 10 miles from home.With Sengehs help,he journeyed to New York for the 2012 World Maker Faire,where he joined a “Meet the Young Makers” discussion group with four Ame
16、rican inventors.Does reputation only promised to grow from here.Soon he got an opportunity to practice in the International Development Initiative at MIT and became a guest host at Harvard School of Engineering and Applied Sciences,where he has gained even more practical knowledge to help his commun
17、ity.“Whatever things Ive learned here,I will share it with my friends,colleagues and loved ones,” Doe said.5The materials Doe used are Abought cheaply Bobtained easilyCmade by himself Ddonated by others6Doe made inventions mainly to Asatisfy his demandBsell them for moneyCturn waste into useful thin
18、gsDattract the attention of experts7Which of the following can best describe Doe?APatient,skillful and easygoing.BKind,clever and singleminded.CModest,helpful and hardworking.DProductive,brave and warmhearted.【语篇解读】本文是记叙文。Kelvin Doe自学成才,利用简单易得的材料制作了很多东西满足自己和身边人的需要。5解析:选B。推理判断题。根据第一段中的using materials
19、 he picked up around the house or from dustbins不难推测,Doe利用的材料都简单易得。6解析:选A。细节理解题。根据第五段中的He created things just because he needed them.可知,他的发明创造只是因为他需要它们。故选A。7解析:选B。推理判断题。根据文中描述Doe帮社区建立广播站、被称为DJ Focus以及参加创新挑战赛等可知,Doe为人善良、做事专心并聪明伶俐。CSome people are like homing pigeons: Drop them off anywhere,and theyll
20、find their way around.Other people,though,cant tell when theyre holding a map upside down.Are the directionally challenged just bad learners?Not all of your navigational skills are learned.Theres evidence that your sense of direction is innate.Your brain has special navigational neuronsheaddirection
21、 cells,place cells,and grid cellsand they help program your internal GPS when youre just a baby.In 2010,scientists carried out an experiment to study baby rats neural activity in their brains.Although the rats were newborns,the researchers discovered that their headdirection cells (which help them r
22、ecognize the direction theyre facing) were fully mature.The rats,it seemed,were born with a sense of direction.And they hadnt even opened their eyes yet!Humans,of course,are not rats.But the hippocampus the brain region responsible for navigationis similar in most mammals.If the rats compass develop
23、s this way,then its likely that a humans compass does,too.If were born with a sense of direction,then why are some people so good at getting lost? The scientists found that the two other cellsplace and grid cellsdeveloped within the first month.Place cells are thought to help us form a mental map,wh
24、ile grid cells help us navigate new and unfamiliar places.The two cells interactand thats where the trouble might be.People who took part in a 2013 study played a video game that required them to travel quickly between different places.Monitoring their brains,the scientists found that grid cells hel
25、ped the gamers keep track of where they wereeven without landmarks.According to researcher Michael Kahan,differences in how grid cells work may help explain why some people have a better sense of direction than others.8What do “some people” in Paragraph 1 refer to?APoor learners.BHoming pigeon lover
26、s.CPeople good at using maps.DPeople with a good sense of direction.9What can we learn from Paragraph 3?ARats hippocampus is different from that of humans.BRats have a natural ability to recognize directions.CRats usually find their way without opening their eyes.DBaby rats have as many headdirectio
27、n cells as grownups.10What can be inferred from the text about our navigational neurons?APlace cells let us know how to read a map.BGrid cells help us reach the place we are going to.CThey help us use a compass when we lose our way.DPlace and grid cells grow later than headdirection cells.11Why do s
28、ome people get lost so easily?AThey cant remember landmarks.BThey are unfamiliar with new places.CTheir grid cells cant work very well.DTheir ability to follow directions is poor.【语篇解读】科学家发现,老鼠天生就有方向感。由此猜测,人类天生也有方向感。研究还发现,定位细胞对人们的方向感有很大影响。8解析:选D。推理判断题。根据首段首句可知,有些人像信鸽一样,在任何地方丢下他们,他们都能找到回来的路。因此,some p
29、eople是指方向感好的人。9解析:选B。细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句可知,老鼠天生就有辨别方向的能力。10解析:选D。推理判断题。根据第五段第二句可知,位置和网格细胞在第一个月才发展。而上文提到人类在出生时就已经有方向感了。由此可知,位置和网格细胞的生长晚于headdirection细胞的生长。11解析:选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知,有些人容易迷路是因为他们的网格细胞工作得不理想。.七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)Holiday gift buying can feel a little empty,when all of those endless lists,
30、long lines at the shopping center and dollars spent lead to a 5minute excitement of flying wrapping paper.1. The following tips can help make gift giving more meaningful for both the giver and the receiver.1Know the personThe most important thing in the exchanging of gifts is that it shows you reall
31、y know the person well,and you really care about him.2. 2Donate in their name3 Research suggests that happier people give more to others,and that giving more makes people happier.Moreover,charityrelated happiness is highest when people give in a way that promotes social connection.So,try giving to t
32、he less fortunate in someones name this holiday season.3Give handmade goods or handmedowns4 A study suggests that people feel that homemade items show more love,and love is what they want to express to the gift receiver.Family heirlooms (传家宝) may be another good gift option.A 2009 study found that when families hand down even a very deperson
copyright@ 2008-2022 冰豆网网站版权所有
经营许可证编号:鄂ICP备2022015515号-1