1、标题学年高中新三维一轮复习英语北师大版必修四 Unit 11 高考拆组训练必修四 Unit 11 高考拆组训练板块练(一)阅读理解组块训练练速度(限时:35分钟).阅读理解ACome to meet our stars! The worldfamous Ringling Bros. Circus is building up the excitement one hour before the show begins. At the All Access PreShow children of all ages are invited to join our performers on the
2、 show floor. Its your chance to be right in the middle of the circus action. You can learn circus skills and get signatures from extraordinary circus stars, try on a traditional ringmaster jacket and be part of our dance party!Gypsy Gomes comes from Argentina where she was taught her circus skills a
3、s a child. She will leave your head spinning as she controls up to 80 hula hoops (呼啦圈) while balancing on a huge mirror ball. Having many hoops thrown in her direction all at once is just one of her many talents.Emily Ryan gives thrilling performances in her German Wheel. Her beauty and courage go h
4、and in hand with her broad talents and tricks.With the most elegant touch, Emma Avery bravely steps out into thin air on a silver thread of wire, showing her skills not only of balance but of beautifully performed talents.The sixth generation Swiss circus artist, Rosita Gasser performs a unique and
5、very modern display on the Roman Rings with skill, balance and style. Her strength and control during the performance has come from being a single, double flying trapeze (空中飞人) from the young age of eight and a lifetime in the circus.To take advantage of this onceinalifetime experience, just visit r
6、inglingbros. expapp. com from your iPhone or Android smartphone, provide your name, email and phone number to see the exciting experiences that are waiting for you!语篇解读:本文是一篇马戏团的演出广告,介绍了该团中著名表演者的表演项目和演出特色,最后给出了订票方式。1What can a child do at the All Access PreShow?ARecord the performance.BSwap signatur
7、es with the circus stars.CTry on a traditional ringmaster jacket.DTake some photos with the circus stars.解析:选C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句中的“try on a traditional ringmaster jacket and be part of our dance party”可知,观众可以试穿马戏团表演指挥的夹克,故C项正确。2Where did Gypsy pick up her circus skills?AIn Argentina. BIn Germany.CIn Sw
8、itzerland. DIn Rome.解析:选A细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句“Gypsy Gomes comes from Argentina where she was taught her circus skills as a child”可知,Gypsy Gomes小时候在Argentina学习了马戏表演技能,故A项正确。3Who was born in a circus family?AGypsy Gomes. BEmily Ryan.CEmma Avery. DRosita Gasser.解析:选D细节理解题。根据第五段的第一句“The sixth generation Swis
9、s circus artist, Rosita Gasser performs a unique and very modern display on the Roman Rings with skill, balance and style”可知,Rosita Gasser是瑞士马戏艺术世家的第六代传人,故D项正确。4What is the main purpose of writing this text?ATo attract people to the circus show.BTo invite children to the dance party.CTo inform reade
10、rs of ways to register.DTo introduce readers some circus stars.解析:选A写作目的题。根据第一段的第一句“Come to meet our stars”和最后一段并结合文章内容可知,本文是一篇马戏团的演出广告,介绍了该团中著名表演者的表演项目和演出特色,并给出了订票方式。据此可以判断,本文旨在吸引人们去观看马戏表演,故A项正确。BTwo weeks ago, a 7yearold girl, Chloe Bridgewater wrote a letter to Google, expressing her interest in
11、working for the tech company when she gets older. “Dear Google boss, my name is Chloe and when I am bigger I would like a job with Google,” she wrote. “I also want to work in a chocolate factory and do swimming in the Olympics.” The student said she liked computers and had a tablet she played games
12、on. She even showed off a robot game that her dad gave her.It wasnt long before Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, replied with his own letter on Google website. In a letter dated Feb. 3, Pichai wrote, “Dear Chloe, Im glad that you like computers and robots, and hope that you will continue to learn about
13、 technology. I think if you keep working hard and follow your dreams, you can accomplish everything you set your mind to. I look forward to receiving your job application when you are finished with school!”Her father, Andy Bridgewater told ABC News he was completely shocked that his daughter receive
14、d a reply. But he wasnt surprised that she decided to write the letter in the first place. “Shes got determination. She doesnt see the barriers that we face every day,” he explained. “If she wants to do it, she will set out to do it and nothing will stop her.”The father remarked that his daughter be
15、gan jumping up and down after receiving the letter. Still, hes not in a rush to send his eldest daughter off to work. “Now, my daughter is confident, although she hasnt yet fully understood that it will take more efforts than finishing her study to make it with Google,” he said.语篇解读:本文是一篇记叙文。七岁女孩Chl
16、oe Bridgewater给谷歌CEO Sundar Pichai写信,没想到却收到了Sundar的回信。5Chloes letter to Pichai shows us that she _.Aexpects to be one of the Google membersBhas a talent for making robotsCmakes up her mind to study hardDburies herself in computer games解析:选A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“when I am bigger I would like a job with Go
17、ogle”可知,她写信给谷歌CEO是希望长大后能在谷歌工作,故A项正确。6We can know from the text that _.Athe girl wrote the letter to Pichai on February 3Bthere are two children in Bridgewaters familyCAndy didnt expect a reply from Pichai at allDGoogle is sure to hire Chloe after her graduation解析:选C推理判断题。根据第三段的第一句“Her father, Andy B
18、ridgewater told ABC News he was completely shocked that his daughter received a reply”可知,Andy对于他的女儿能收到回信很惊讶,据此可推知,Andy根本没有指望会收到谷歌CEO的回信,故C项正确。7What is the main idea of the text?AA 7yearold girl gets a job with Google.BCEO of Google responds to a girls letter.CA father forbids his girl to work for Go
19、ogle.DGoogle decides to employ its youngest clerk.解析:选B主旨大意题。本文主要讲述七岁女孩Chloe Bridgewater给谷歌CEO写信,希望长大后在谷歌公司工作,没想到谷歌CEO给她回了信,鼓励她努力学习,实现梦想。故选B项。CIllegally traded endangered species that escape, forming secondary populations, offer hope to their longterm survival, a study suggests. “This first came to
20、my attention when I read a news story about the seizure of an illegalshipment of 23 yellowcrested cockatoos,” said Luke Gibson, a college teacher. He learned that the species was critically endangered, which surprised him.This encouraged Dr. Gibson and his colleague to investigate (调查) how a critica
21、lly endangered species had become selfsustaining outside of its natural range. They discovered 49 cases of a globally threatened species becoming established as a separate population, including the yellowcrested cockatoo in their city.“This is a species which is primarily threatened by wildlife trad
22、e,” he told BBC News. “Poachers (偷猎者) go out into the forest in its native range in eastern Indonesia and capture the birds and then ship them off, usually up to our city where there is a strong demand for pet birds. This is what has fueled the decline of this species in its native range. But its re
23、ally interesting because that same cause also had another effect: some of the people who were keeping this species here accidentally or intentionally released them.” As a result of enough of the birds being set free, it allowed a new selfsustaining population to be established in this city.The gover
24、nment of Dr. Gibsons city has made it illegal to capture the species, even though it is a nonnative species. Because the city is affluent and relatively well educated, the cases of people breaking the law are extremely rare, explained Dr. Gibson. Unlike in its native range in Indonesia where capturi
25、ng birds forms a major source of income.However, there can be downsides (缺点) to the newly established population of endangered species, such as a limited genetic pool, and suffering from novel diseases. It did also present a possible “very interesting” opportunity for conservationists, Dr. Gibson su
26、ggested. This would involve “harvesting” some of the newly established secondary population, which may provide a way to help slow global biodiversity loss.语篇解读:本文为新闻报道,涉及野生动物保护话题。濒临灭绝的小葵花凤头鹦鹉遭非法交易,但幸运地被饲养这一物种的一些人释放,因此得以生存繁衍,形成次生种群,这也为自然环境保护主义者提供了一种缓解生物多样性丧失的途径。8What was beyond Gibsons expectations a
27、ccording to the first paragraph?AThe high rate of wildlife trade.BThe preciousness of the birds.CThe fact that the birds nearly disappear.DThe news that the birds were poached.解析:选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“He learned that the species was critically endangered, which surprised him”可知,Gibson博士因获知小葵花凤头鹦鹉是严重濒危物种而感
28、到惊讶。9What happened unexpectedly when the birds were shipped abroad?AThey formed a separate population.BThey were kept as pet birds.CThey were traded illegally.DThey were killed for research.解析:选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But its really interesting because that same cause also had another effect: some of the peo
29、ple who were keeping this species here accidentally or intentionally released them . a new selfsustaining .”可知,这些海运过来的鹦鹉被一些养鸟人释放了,最终使得它们形成一个新的自给自足的独立的群体,故选A。10Which can replace the underlined word “affluent”in Para. 4?APeaceloving. BRich.CFree. DEnvironmentfriendly.解析:选B词义猜测题。根据画线词后的“and relatively
30、well educated, the cases of people breaking the law are extremely rare”及“Unlike in its native range in Indonesia where capturing birds forms a major source of income”可知,画线词意为“富裕的”。故选B。11For what purpose did the author write the passage?ATo appeal to everyone to stop the wildlife trade.BTo explain th
31、e challenge the wild birds are facing.CTo introduce a creative approach to wildlife conservation.DTo raise peoples awareness of protecting endangered species.解析:选C写作意图题。根据文章内容尤其是第一段的“Illegally traded endangered species that escape, forming secondary populations, offer hope to their longterm survival
32、, a study suggests”及最后一段的“It did also present a possible very interesting opportunity for conservationists . which may provide a way to help slow global biodiversity loss”可知,濒临灭绝的小葵花凤头鹦鹉由于社会环境的干预,形成了次生种群,而这可能会为保护野生动物提供一种创造性的方法。D(2018太原模拟)Nowadays, especially in China, everything seems to favor social intercourse, such as gatherings of friends, KTV, group travel, dining together, play
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