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1、 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 閱讀理解組塊專練——練速度 (限時：30分鐘) Ⅰ.閱讀理解 A When I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of it.When winter arrived, thick and heavy snow would fall, and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill

2、for a day of fun.I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding.Finally, one winter I was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it. The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers had t

3、he time of my life.It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled.Near the end of the day I was too overjoyed when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself.I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomac

4、h.Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside.I was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course, straight towards one of those big oak trees.My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming.At the last possible second I ro

5、lled off and the sled crashed into the tree.I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling, “You have to steer (操控)! You have to steer！” Sadly, that wasn't the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life.Many times problems, troubles, and my own failures

6、have sent me crashing into the trees of anger, frustration, and despair.I am still learning that life isn't always safe sledding.I am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness, back to goodness, and back to God. Life is a trip, but no one ever said it was a s

7、mooth ride.Steer well then.Steer straight.Steer your soul towards the light and the love that are all meant for us. 語篇解讀：作者小時候有一次滑雪時差點撞到橡樹上，但在最后一刻，作者翻滾到雪地里才得以化險為夷，同時他學到了一個人生道理：學會自我掌控。 1．What do we know about the author when he was very young? A．He lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it. B

8、．He was frightened to go sledding with his brothers. C．He longed to go sledding with his brothers. D．He carried his brothers' sleds as they went sledding. 解析：選C　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段第三句“I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding.”可知，作者因為年齡太小不能去滑雪，只能嫉妒地看著哥哥們玩。據(jù)此可知，作者小時候很

9、渴望和哥哥們一起滑雪，故C項正確。 2．Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhilarating” in Paragraph 2? A．Delightful.　 B．Terrifying. C．Ordinary. D．Violent. 解析：選A　詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線詞所在句可知，這句話描述的是作者第一次滑雪時在木雪橇上從山上沖下去，風從臉上刮過時的快感。根據(jù)第一段作者渴望滑雪的描述再結合下文中的“overjoyed”可知，作者玩得很開心，據(jù)此可以判斷，畫線詞意為“令人愉快的”，故A項正確。 3．Why

10、did the author fall off his sled? A．Because his sled crashed into an oak tree. B．Because he lost control of his sled. C．Because his brother pushed it so hard. D．Because the hillside was snowy. 解析：選B　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的“I was doing pretty well ...one of those big oak trees.”可知，作者撞到了雪地里的一個樹樁，然后徑直撞向一棵大橡

11、樹，再結合該段中的“At the last possible second ...the tree.”可知，作者在快要撞到橡樹的那一刻從雪橇上翻滾下來，從而避開了危險。據(jù)此可以判斷，作者從雪橇上掉下來是因為他失去了對雪橇的控制。故B項正確。 4．What does the author mean to tell us? A．Losing control of a sled can be dangerous. B．Courage and determination can change one's life. C．Life can be controlled by oneself. D

12、．Life is a mystery full of coincidences. 解析：選C　推理判斷題。通讀全文再結合文章最后一段的前兩句“Life is a trip, but no one ever said it was a smooth ride.Steer well then.”可知，作者認為人生的旅程不是一帆風順的，應該學會掌控生活。據(jù)此可以判斷，本文旨在告訴讀者，人生是可以由自己掌控的，故C項正確。 B The popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading

13、aloud in booths (小間) set up in big cities across the country. As the latest TV show to help people's love for literature recover, the CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems, essays and books, or even personal letters they wrote to their loved o

14、nes.Just as the weekly show has been well-received, its reading booths, equipped with professional recording devices and cameras, have become instant hits. A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 — the first day of the booth's opening

15、 to the public in Shanghai.The deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5：30 pm, as the number of waiting readers continued to grow.Some waited more than nine hours for a tryout in the booth, according to library management. “There is an old photo in the late

16、1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opens.If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai, now I think another spring has arrived again，” library manager Zhou Deming, told The Paper. The reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the

17、moment, but more are expected to be put into use in the coming months, according to the library's website. The program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Xi'an to appeal to more people to read and share their life stories. With the recent boom of cult

18、ure-themed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Congress, some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general. 語篇解讀：隨著CCTV的《朗讀者》節(jié)目受到人們的歡迎，全國范圍開始刮起了“讀書風”。各大城市紛紛建立“朗讀亭”，人們閱讀的熱情也越來越高。 5．The CCTV program Readers aims to ________. A．teach people what

19、 to read B．a(chǎn)ttract people's attention to CCTV C．invite people to read aloud in the booth D．a(chǎn)rouse people's enthusiasm for reading 解析：選D　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段第一句“As the latest TV show ...loved ones.”可知，《朗讀者》旨在幫助人們重燃對文學及閱讀的熱情，故D項正確。 6．We can learn from Paragraph 3 that ________. A．some people waited for

20、 a long time to read in the booth B．March 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai Library C．on March 4, 200 people read in the booth D．the time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours 解析：選A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段最后一句“Some waited more than nine hours for a tryout in the booth, acc

21、ording to library management.”可知，有些人為了能在“朗讀亭”里朗讀，等了九個多小時。故A項正確。 7．The passage mainly tells that ________. A．many people line up to read aloud in reading booths B．more reading booths will be set up in the future C．Readers has become popular all over China D．Readers has inspired more people to re

22、ad aloud in reading booths 解析：選D　主旨大意題。通讀文章可知，本文主要介紹了隨著電視節(jié)目《朗讀者》的流行，“朗讀亭”也逐漸興起，人們的閱讀熱情得到了極大的激發(fā)，故D項正確。 C (2019·麗水模擬)You don't have to be a fan of math to get excited about Pi (“π”) Day.While the event may start with some calculations, it is more than likely to conclude with a slice or two of delic

23、ious pie.The holiday is held every March 14, because “π” is widely recognized as 3.14. The tradition of honoring “π” began at San Francisco's Exploratorium museum.On March 14, 1988, physicist Larry Shaw convinced his colleagues to mark the day by marching around one of the museum's circular spaces

24、and consuming fruit pies.The celebration was made official in 2009 when the U．S.House of Representatives set aside March 14 as Pi Day. Today, Pi Day is observed in many creative ways. Students at the California Institute of Technology in Los Angeles host a pie-eating event, which begins at 1：59 a．

25、m.and features 26 pies, each of five different flavors.Though that might seem random, the date (3.14), time (159), number of pies (26), and number of varieties (5) recreate the first nine digits of “π”： 3.14159265! Students applying for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge e

26、agerly wait for the day every year to find out if they have been accepted.However, instead of sending out the offers at 3：14 p．m., the institution waits till 6：28 p．m.6.28 is referred to as “tau”， which is “π” multiplied by 2.The number is believed to be much more reliable than “π” by some experts

27、and even has its own celebration on June 28.Since 2017, MIT has also used Pi Day as a fundraiser to support its students, departments and programs. This day is also Albert Einstein's birthday, so the town of Princeton, New Jersey, where Einstein lived until his death in 1955, celebrates the occasio

28、n with multi-day festivities that end on March 14.Visitors can participate in concerts, shows, as well as pie-eating, pi-recitation, and Einstein-lookalike contests. 8．Where was Pi Day originally celebrated? A．In San Francisco. B．In Los Angeles. C．In Cambridge. D．In Princeton. 解析：選A　細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二

29、段第一句“The tradition of honoring ‘π’ began at San Francisco's Exploratorium museum.”可知，該傳統(tǒng)開始于美國舊金山探索館，故A項正確。 9．What does MIT do on Pi Day according to the passage? A．Inform applicants of application results. B．Conduct a calculating test. C．Organize a march around the campus. D．Make desserts of d

30、ifferent flavors. 解析：選A　推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一句可知，每一年申請麻省理工學院(MIT)的學生們急切地等待著這一天，想要知道他們是否被錄取。據(jù)此可知，麻省理工學院在這一天告知申請者申請結果，故A項正確。 10．What's the author's purpose in writing the text? A．To advise. B．To make an introduction. C．To argue. D．To give an explanation. 解析：選B　寫作意圖題。通讀全文可知，本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了圓周率日的起源、發(fā)展和各地的慶

31、賀活動。故B項正確。 Ⅱ.閱讀七選五 Running can be the Best Exercise for Weight Loss Any exercise is good exercise, but when it comes to losing weight, it's hard to beat running. After all, running is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories and get fit without having to restrict your diet.__1__ If you're

32、not a runner yet but interested in losing weight, here are four reasons running can be the best exercise for weight loss. __2__ When comparing running with walking the same distance, studies find that running will lead to greater weight loss, most likely because your resting energy expenditure stay

33、s elevated (高的) after you run. In a long-term comparison study of runners and walkers, calories burned through running led to 90% more weight loss than calories burned through walking. Running is time-efficient. Even if the myth that running a mile and walking a mile burn the same number of calorie

34、s were true, running is a considerably faster way to burn those calories.__3__ Running is convenient. Though many of us have accumulated a vast arsenal (武器，裝備) of GPS gadgets and tech tees over the years, little is actually required to go running. You can do it alone. You can do it almost anywhere.

35、__4__ For this reason alone, running is the best workout for weight loss because it's cheap and accessible, and there are fewer barriers to maintaining a routine, even while traveling. Two words: runner's high.__5__ Fortunately, studies support what many runners have experienced on an anecdotal lev

36、el — running can actually get you high. Scientists have found links between moderate to intense exercise and morphine-like brain chemicals, which explains the occasional flood of thrill that rushes over you during a hard run. That happy sensation you had after your last race makes you want to go for

37、 another run, right? A．Cultivate the good habit of running. B．Running works even when you're at rest. C．You will never stick to a habit if you don't like it. D．The first rule of exercising for weight loss is that if you don't enjoy it, you won't stick with it. E．You don't need any equipment bey

38、ond a pair of running shoes. F．If you're already a runner, keep on. G．Most people can run two or three times as far as they can walk in a given amount of time. 1．選F　根據(jù)下文的“If you're not a runner yet”可知這里是介紹如果你已經(jīng)開始跑步了，就繼續(xù)跑。故選F。 2．選B　根據(jù)下文的“because your resting energy expenditure stays elevated(高的

39、) after you run”可知，跑步后休息的時候，能量消耗也是高的，即：當你休息的時候，跑步也有用。故選B。 3．選G　根據(jù)上文的“running is a considerably faster way to burn those calories”可知，大部分人在所給的范圍跑步的距離是走路的三倍。故選G。 4．選E　根據(jù)上文的“l(fā)ittle is actually required to go running”可知，除了一雙跑鞋，你什么都不需要。故選E。 5．選D　根據(jù)下文的“Fortunately, studies support what many runners have experienced on an anecdotal level — running can actually get you high.”可知跑步可以讓人情緒高，故D項減肥的第一規(guī)則是如果你不喜歡，你就不會堅持，符合語境。 8