1、届高考英语一轮复习Unit8Adventure课时加强练北师大版必修3Unit 8Adventure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广东六校教育教学联合体高三3月试题)Its always good to experience something new in life.Traveling gives plenty of such opportunities and when you choose a hotel to stay in next time,here,on this website,is a list of 4 most weird
2、(怪异的) hotels in the world.Dog Bark Park InnIf you keep a dog and love animals,then you will definitely become a fan of this hotel.The shape of the hotel reminds you of a dog.Here visitors will find a microwave oven to prepare a simple meal,games,puzzles and books to entertain themselves,an air condi
3、tioner and of course a bath.There is no TV set or a phone though.Das Park HotelYou will love the place because it is perfectly adjusted to basic human needs.However,there is one disadvantage to all these.The matter is that bathroom facilities are not included in the price.Each room here is quite sma
4、ll,but has a bed,electricity and air conditioning.CasAnusRead the name of the hotel attentively and you will easily guess what place exactly you are going to spend your vacation in!The hotel is situated in Kemzeke,Belgium and was designed by Joep van Lieshout.Do not say no to this hotel since it is
5、quite comfortable and nice inside.Hobbit MotelDeep inside we stay kids forever.This is what the creators of the Hobbit Motel kept in mind when they were creating this motel.The Hobbit Motel is located in Woodlyn Park,New Zealand.You will recognize the inn by its blocks it is made of and the green ro
6、of covered with a thick layer of grass.语篇解读本文为应用文。文章介绍了世界上最特别的四家旅馆。1What can you know about the Dog Bark Park Inn?AIt doesnt provide food for visitors.BVisitors can take their pets to it.CIts name may come from its appearance.DVisitors cant make phone calls there.解析:考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“If you keep a dog
7、and love animals,then you will definitely become a fan of this hotel.The shape of the hotel reminds you of a dog”可知,这家旅馆的外观就像只狗,再结合旅馆的名字可知这家旅馆的名字也许源于其外形。答案:C2What do visitors in Das Park Hotel need to pay extra money for?AThe bed. BThe shower.CElectricity. DAir conditioning.解析:考查推理判断。根据第三段中的“The mat
8、ter is that bathroom facilities are not included in the price”可知,这家旅馆的房价里不包括洗浴设施,因此想要洗澡的话,需要另外支付费用。答案:B3Which is the best choice for a person who most values comfort?AThe Dog Bark Park Inn. BDas Park Hotel.CCasAnus. DThe Hobbit Motel.解析:考查细节理解。根据第四段中的“Do not say no to this hotel since it is quite co
9、mfortable and nice inside”可知,重视舒适度的游客可以选择入住CasAnus。答案:CB(2016郑州第二次质量预测)Land Art,sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthworks,is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art,taking art out of the museum and into the outside world.Modern Land Art movement really got going i
10、n the 1960s when American artists began creating Land Art on a large scale.Today,works of modern Land Art can be seen all over the world,sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago.Land Art,which is not necessarily unchangeable,can take
11、a number of forms.For example,in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty (螺旋状防波堤),made of a collection of stones and mud,in the Great Salt Lake.The American artist made a large jetty in a spiral shape which sticks out into the waters of the lake.Reshaping the landscape is a common characterist
12、ic of Land Art,which can be created by moving parts around.People can also add things to the environment to create Land Art,like salt,which is added to the Spiral Jetty.It is possible to use plants.In all cases,Land Art is immovable.Land Art is designed to gradually form,change,and eventually decay
13、(衰落)Thats one of the biggest differences between Land Art and most of the art one sees in the museums.Some works of art can exist only for a few hours or days.Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time,which is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists.语
14、篇解读 地景艺术开始于数千年之前,它不同于传统的艺术,主要使用泥土、石块等材料在户外制作艺术品。4What can be learned from the first paragraph?ALand Art was the most popular art in the 1960s.BLand Art aims to get people interested in nature.CAmerican artists were the first to create Land Art.DPeople have been creating Land Art for thousands of yea
15、rs.解析:考查细节理解。根据第一段最后一句中的“sometimes right alongside much older pieces of Land Art created by people who lived thousands of years ago”可知,数千年前人们就开始制作地景艺术,故D项正确。答案:D5What do we know about Robert Smithson?AHe is a great creative artist.BHe lives near the Great Salt Lake.CHe made the most famous Land Art.
16、DHe was a pioneer in creating Land Art.解析:考查推理判断。根据第二段的第二句“For example,in 1970 Robert Smithson created the Spiral Jetty(螺旋状防波堤),made of a collection of stones and mud,in the Great Salt Lake”可知,地景艺术可以采取多种形式,Robert Smithson在大盐湖中用泥浆和石头制造了螺旋状防波堤;据此可以推断,他是一位非常有创造力的艺术家。答案:A6One of the unique characteristi
17、cs of Land Art lies in_.Ashowing the extreme beauty of natureBdeveloping and decaying gradually over timeCcombining the landscapes around completelyDoffering the artists a chance to get close to nature解析:考查细节理解。根据文章的最后一句“Others are exposed to rain and wind so that they develop and decay over time,wh
18、ich is part of the attractiveness in the eyes of the artists”可知,地景艺术会随着时间的推移而发展和衰落,故B项正确。答案:B7What is the passage mainly about?AWorks of Land Art.BHistory of Land Art.CChanges of Land Art.DIntroduction of Land Art.解析:考查主旨大意。通读全文可知,本文的主题句是第一段的第一句“Land Art,sometimes referred to as Earth Art or Earthwo
19、rks,is a form of art which involves using physical landscapes to create art,taking art out of the museum and into the outside world”,结合下文内容可知,本文主要介绍了地景艺术,故D项正确。答案:DC(2016山西太原高三模拟试题二)At 39 weeks pregnant most women would only be thinking of racing to hospital.But not Amber Miller,who set off to run t
20、he Chicago Marathon while expecting her second child any day.As she neared the final stage of the race,she began to feel pain in the stomach.But the determined athlete managed to cross the finish line in 6 hours and 25 minutes.Unbelievably the Chicago race was not even baby Junes first marathonMille
21、r ran the Wisconsin Marathon earlier this year,four months pregnant.She also ran another marathon when she was about four months pregnant with her son,Caleb.Although there was extra weight,the seasoned runners time was just 3 hours off her personal best.Miller began to feel pain near the end of the
22、race,but she was not sure if it was labor (分娩),because she typically feels some pain when she runs while pregnant.After her race her husband drove her to Central DuPage Hospital in Winfield where she gave birth to the healthy 7 pounds,13 ounce baby.Miller decided to run because she and her husband h
23、ad already signed up for the race.The athletic mother said she experienced an enthusiastic welcome from crowds as she ran along.But the devoted runner,who had completed eight marathons,admitted that she did get a few strange looks along the course.“I know what I can handle.This is something Ive been
24、 doing for a long time,” the experienced marathon runner said.June was born at 10:29 pm on Sunday night after seven hours labor.“Shes absolutely perfect,” Miller said.“We are extremely happy,but very tired.”After her surprising double achievement,Miller says she is planning to take some time off to
25、concentrate on being a fulltime mom.语篇解读 本文讲述了在芝加哥马拉松赛上,Amber Miller已怀孕39周,但她坚持用6个小时25分钟完成了马拉松赛并在当晚产下了小女儿June。8What can we learn from the passage?AMiller failed to finish the race due to her labor.BMillers husband was against her running the race.CMiller knew she was going to give birth at the end o
26、f the race.DIt wasnt Millers first time to run a marathon while pregnant.解析:考查细节理解。根据第三段的内容可知,这并非Miller第一次以孕妇之身参加马拉松比赛。年初,已经怀孕4个月的她参加了威斯康星州马拉松比赛。此外,在怀着第一个孩子Caleb的时候,她也参加过马拉松比赛。答案:D9What is the name of Millers kid born right after the Chicago Marathon?ACaleb. BJune.CAmber. DWisconsin.解析:考查细节理解。根据第三段的
27、第一句及倒数第二段中的“June was born at 10:29 pm on Sunday night after seven hours labor”可知,芝加哥马拉松比赛结束后,Miller的小女儿June诞生了。答案:B10What can be inferred from the passage?APeople have different attitudes to Millers action.BMiller will soon return for her favorite marathons.CThe baby was in danger at birth because o
28、f the race.DMillers personal best in marathons was over 6 hours.解析:考查推理判断。根据第六段中的“The athletic mother said she experienced an enthusiastic welcome from crowds as she ran along.But the devoted runner,who had completed eight marathons,admitted that she did get a few strange looks along the course”可知,人
29、们对Miller怀孕仍坚持跑马拉松比赛有着不同的态度。答案:A11What is the best title of the passage?AA young American couple loving marathonsBHow to finish the latest Chicago MarathonCHow to train a pregnant woman for marathonsDA pregnant woman giving birth after a marathon解析:考查主旨大意。本文讲述了在芝加哥马拉松赛上,Amber Miller已怀孕39周,但她坚持用6个小时25
30、分钟完成了马拉松赛并在当晚产下了小女儿。答案:DD(2017泰安一轮检测)It would have been a success story if Fullerton High School senior Fernando Rojas,the son of Mexican immigrants whose schooling stopped in the eighth grade,was accepted to college.But the 17yearold achieved a surprising clean sweephe was accepted to every Ivy Lea
31、gue (常春藤) school.“I am so lucky,” Rojas told The Orange County Register on Saturday.“When I got all eight,it was a blessing and a curse because I had to choose.I was excited and scared and everything at the same time.”The first call came from Yale University in February.Within weeks calls,emails and
32、 letters followed from the other seven universities.Rojas also was accepted by Stanford University and two nearby schools,the University of California,Irvine,and California State University,Fullerton.He is one of four children of Raul Rojas,59,and wife,Maria,56,who moved to Fullerton from Jalisco,Mexico,in the early 1980s.A national speech a
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