届高考英语知识点提能检测5.docx

1、届高考英语知识点提能检测5必修一 Unit 5 高考提能练阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2016成都外国语学校3月模拟)Im seventeen. I had worked as a box boy at a supermarket in Los Angeles. People came to the counter and you put things in their bags for them and carried things to their cars. It was hard work.While working, you wear a plate wit

2、h your name on it. I once met someone I knew years ago. I remembered his name and said, “Mr Castle, how are you？” We talked about this and that. As he left, he said, “It was nice talking to you, Brett.” I felt great, for he remembered me. Then I looked down at my name plate. Oh, no. He didnt remembe

3、r me at all; he just read the name plate. I wish I had put “Irving” down on my name plate. If hed have said, “Oh yes, Irving, how could I forget you？” Id have been ready for him. Theres nothing personal here.The manager and everyone else who were a step above the box boys often shouted orders. One o

4、f these was: you couldnt accept tips. Okay, Im outside and I put the bags in the car. For a lot of people, the natural reaction is to take a quarter and give it to me. Id say, “Im sorry, I cant.” Theyd get angry. When you give someone a tip, youre sort of being polite. You take a quarter and you put

5、 it in their hand and you expect them to say, “Oh, thanks a lot.” When you say, “Im sorry, I cant.” They feel a little put_down. They say, “No one will know.” And they put it in your pocket. You say, “I really cant.” It gets to a point where you almost have to hurt a person physically to prevent him

6、 from tipping you. It was not in agreement with the stores belief in being friendly. Accepting tips was a friendly thing and made the customer feel good. I just couldnt understand the strangeness of some peoples ideas.One lady actually put it in my pocket, got in the car, and drove away. I would hav

7、e had to throw the quarter at her or eaten it or something.I had decided that one year was enough. Some people needed the job to stay alive and fed. I guess I had the means and could afford to hate it and give it up.1What can be the best title for this text?AHow Hard Life Is for Box BoysBGetting alo

8、ng with CustomersCWhy I Gave up My JobDThe Art of Taking Tips解析：选C标题归纳题。通过阅读全文可知，作者在超市工作时有顾客给小费，他认为接受小费是一种礼貌行为；但是经理不允许他收小费，这使得作者很为难，最后作者放弃了这份工作。C项概括了全文主旨，适合做本文的标题。2From the second paragraph, we can infer that _.Athe writer didnt like the impersonal part of his jobBwith a name plate, people can easil

9、y start talkingCMr Castle mistook Irving for BrettDIrving was the writers real name解析：选A推理判断题。根据第二段第九句“He didnt remember me at all; he just read the name plate.”可知，顾客之所以能叫出作者的名字，是因为他身上佩戴了写有名字的名牌。同时由第二段最后一句“Theres nothing personal here.”可推知，作者应该是不喜欢自己的工作缺乏人情味这一点。故选A。3The box boy refused to accept tip

10、s because _.Acustomers only gave small tipsBsome customers had strange ideas about tippingCthe store didnt allow the box boys to take tipsDhe didnt want to fight with the customers解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段第二句“One of these was: you couldnt accept tips.”可知，公司不允许接受小费，所以作者拒绝收客人的小费。故选C。4The underlined phrase “put

11、 down” in the third paragraph probably means “_”Amisunderstood BdefeatedChateful Dhurt解析：选D词义猜测题。文中第三段提及，如果作者不接受客人的小费，客人会很不高兴，且由“It gets to a point . prevent him from tipping you.”的提示可推知，put down的意思应为“受伤害”，与hurt意思相近。故选D。B(2016莱芜一中高三段考)Many experts say that Billy Wilder changed the history of America

12、n movies. He is often called the best movie maker Hollywood has ever had.He was known for making movies that offered sharp social comment. Wilder was one of the first directors to do this. Between the middle 1930s and the 1980s, Billy Wilder made almost fifty movies. During that time he received mor

13、e than twenty nominations (提名) from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He won six of the Oscar awards. His movies have been seen by people around the world.In 1944, Billy Wilder made the film Double Indemnity. Some critics said this movie established him as one of the greatest Hollywoo

14、d directors. Wilder directed The Lost Weekend in 1945. Ray Milland plays the part of an alcoholic writer in the movie. It shows that alcohol rules his life, yet he does not admit it. He hides alcohol in his home and says he is not drinking.In 1950, Wilder made Sunset Boulevard. This movie told of an

15、 aging actress in silent movies. She plans to return to movies though facing many problems. In 1954, Billy Wilder became an independent producer. The next year, Wilders first movie as an independent filmmaker was a huge success. It was Seven Year Itch. In this movie, a married mailman wants to cheat

16、 on his wife with some of his friends. In 1959, Wilder made a funny movie that was very popular. It was Some Like It Hot. It tells about two jazz musicians being chased by criminals. They decide to wear womens clothes and join a band in which all the musicians were women.Wilder died in March, 2002.

17、He was ninetyfive. A current Hollywood producer said: “Billy Wilder made movies that people will never forget.”语篇解读：本文是说明文。文章介绍了美国著名的电影导演Billy Wilder(比利怀尔德)的电影制作成就。5The text is mainly about _.Athe background of American moviesBthe development of American moviesCWilders attitude to American moviesDWi

18、lders achievements in American movies解析：选D主旨大意题。根据文章首段和各段的首句可知，本文主要介绍的是美国电影导演Billy Wilder的电影制作成就。6What was Wilder famous for according to Para. 2?AHis unique style of making movies.BSharp remarks on society in his movies.CMore than twenty awards he received.DAlmost fifty movies he produced himself.解

19、析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知Billy Wilder擅长制作尖锐评论社会的电影，这是他出名的原因。7Which of the following made Wilder among the greatest Hollywood directors?ADouble Indemnity. BSunset Boulevard.CThe Lost Weekend. DSome Like It Hot.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段前两句“1944年，Billy Wilder制作了电影双倍赔偿，这部电影使他跻身于好莱坞著名导演的行列。”可知选A。8The text is developed

20、 mainly by _.Afollowing time order Bmaking comparisonsCanalyzing exact data Dgiving instructions解析：选A篇章结构题。根据各段的年份可知，本文是按时间顺序来组织的。C(2016衡水一中高三模拟)In the US, the potato is one of the most widely consumed crops. French fries are commonly found in typical American fastfood burger joints and cafeterias.

21、French fries were introduced to the US when Thomas Jefferson served them in the White House during his presidency from 1801 to 1809. Potato chips are popular with consumers as well.The humble potato is more than just a kind of food. In many ways its part of American pop culture. Lets take a look at

22、some pop culture potatoes.Mashed Potato danceThe Mashed Potato dance is a craze that began in 1962. The name of the dance came from the song it accompanies, Mashed Potato Time, performed by American R&B singer Dee Dee Sharp. The move vaguely resembles that of the Twist dance style, by Sharps fellow,

23、 Philadelphian, Chubby Checker.Hot PotatoHot Potato is an action puzzle video game released in 2001. In the game the player must drive a bus and clear the road of alien potato beings. The potato beings are either red or blue; when two samecolor potatoes touch each other, they disappear. Over the yea

24、rs, Hot Potato has received mostly positive reception from critics.Mr. Potato HeadMr. Potato Head is an American toy invented by George Lerner in 1949. The toy consists of a plastic potato model and a variety of plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and mouths. In 1952, Mr. Potato Head became the fir

25、st toy advertised on television. This commercial revolutionized marketing and caused a boom that solidified this toys place in American pop culture.9Which is the newest to American pop culture?AFrench fries. BMashed Potato dance.CHot Potato. DMr. Potato Head.解析：选C细节理解题。根据这几个时间：1801至1809年、1962年、1949年

26、和2001年可知，应选择C。10What can we infer from the text?AFrench fries were popular in the US when first served in the White House.BMashed Potato Time came from Mashed Potato dance.CPlayers can play Hot Potato on their phone.DMr. Potato Head can be taken apart.解析：选D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“The toy consists of a plas

27、tic potato model and a variety of plastic parts like hands, feet, ears and mouths.”可推知，Mr. Potato Head可以被拆分，因此应选择D。11Which of the following can be the best title for the text?AEnjoy American Fast FoodBHave Fun with PotatoesCDifferent Uses of PotatoesDAmerican Food Culture解析：选B标题归纳题。根据全文内容可知，文章主要讲了土豆

28、不再只是食物，它有很深刻的文化韵味，产生了很多有趣的流行文化，因此应选择B。D(2016郑州市高中毕业年级质量预测)“A photograph that one has taken of oneself, typically with a smart phone or webcam and uploaded to a social media website” is the definition of “selfie” in the Oxford English Dictionary. In fact, it wasnt even in the dictionary until August

29、of 2013. It earned its place there because people are now so obsessed with (对痴迷) selfies we take them when we try on a new hat, play with our pets or when we meet a friend whom we havent seen in a while.But is there any scientific explanation for this obsession? Well, you should probably ask James K

30、ilner, a neuroscientist (神经系统科学家) at University College London.Through our lifetime we become experts at recognizing and interpreting other peoples faces and facial expressions. In contrast, according to Kilner, we have a very poor understanding of our own faces since we have little experience of lo

31、oking at them we just feel them most of the time. This has been proved in previous studies, according to the BBC.Kilner found that most people chose the more attractive picture. This suggests that we tend to think of ourselves as betterlooking than we actually are. To further test how we actually pe

32、rceive our own faces, Kilner carried out another study. He showed people different versions of their own portrait the original, one that had been edited to look less attractive and one that was made more attractive and asked them to pick the version which they thought looked most like them. They chose the more attractive version.B