2020版高考英语复习Unit1LearningStrategiesandHabits阅读理解组块专练——练速度.docx

Unit 1 Learning Strategies and Habits 阅读理解组块专练练速度 (限时：35分钟).阅读理解AParkway Central Library EventsSummer Thyme Cooks Now through Wednesday, May 10Summer Thyme Cooks is a FREE cooking program for teens entering grades 712.In four weekly handson classes, students will learn the fundamentals of cooking.Food is meant to be shared, so every class ends with a familystyle meal.Students go home each week with a new recipe and a grocery bag filled with healthy, fresh ingredients (原料) so they can cook with their families!Questions？Call Jamie at 2156865323.We the Detectives Family FunMonday, May 15The best way for youth and families to spot whats inside our doors is to attend our Family Event, taking place on May 15 from 10：30 am.to 12：30 pm.This annual tradition is a muchbeloved opportunity for families to explore the building.This years Family Event will feature (以为特色) unique and interesting brunch foods, and a detective storytime with our librarians.Cost: $50 Adult；$25 Child (ages 316); Free for children under 3For more information, please call 2155677710.The Art of ComicsNow through Saturday, May 202156865403An exhibition of books shows the history of pictorial storytelling.The art of several pioneers in the medium is on display, including works by Hokusai, Rodolphe Tpffer, and Wilhelm Busch.Sunday Literacy ProgramSunday, May 212156865369This program offers dropin assistance to students struggling to read in the 1st through 3rd grades.Both of the two sessions will include the following parts: Read Aloud, Independent Reading, Literacy Games and Writing.Participants need to register on their first visit.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了美国一家图书馆的活动。1What are participants required to do at the cooking program?AShare food.BBring recipes.CCook with their families.DLearn basic cooking skills.解析：选D细节理解题。题干的关键信息为cooking program，对应第一项活动Summer Thyme Cooks。由该活动介绍中的“In four weekly handson classes, students will learn the fundamentals of cooking.”可知，参与该活动的人将会学习基本的烹饪技巧。2When can you look around the library?AOn May 10.BOn May 15.COn May 20.DOn May 21.解析：选B细节理解题。通览四项活动可知，只有第二项活动中提到“This annual tradition is a muchbeloved opportunity for families to explore the building.”，由此活动的时间Monday, May 15可知答案。3How does the Sunday Literacy Program differ from the others?AIts free of charge.BIts familyfriendly.CIt requires registration.DIt is intended for adults.解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，第一次参加Sunday Literacy Program需要注册，而其他三项活动并未提及此点，故选C项。B When I was in third grade, my parents let me join an advanced preparatory math class, Sigma, despite the fact that I had never displayed a liking for math at school.I stepped into class on the first day thinking that I would spend a year at Sigma before leaving. On the first day of class, we took an hour long test.I merely did the best I could and tried to figure out how to do the problems I hadnt learned how to do in school.However, what I hadnt expected was to come first! Before that day, I had never believed I was good at math at all.But as the year went on, I consistently got the highest score. When I was in eighth grade, I joined my schools math team where I was one of the top four students chosen to represent my school at a statewide middle school math competition.By that time, I had created a reputation for myself at school as a math girl.But what drew me to the math team was that it was the first community I felt like I was a real part of.It was a home where I belonged, where everyone was as excited about problemsolving as I was. I stopped going to Sigma when I was in ninth grade, but I still stayed in the math team.The math team isnt like Sigma a place to make you believe in yourself, to take endless tests and compete to see where you are placed relative to your classmates.The math team is the community where I have pushed myself to my limits and have seen other people push themselves.And most importantly, the math team is the place where I have met some of the kindest people I know today.Thank you, math team, for giving me friends and people I will care about even after I go off to college in less than a year and a half.Thank you for making me feel loved.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在三年级参加了一个课外数学补习班，与数学意外结缘，后来她又参加了学校的数学社团，这个社团不仅让她有归属感还让她结识了一群志同道合的朋友。4How did the author feel about math when she entered Sigma?AIt was useful.BIt was difficult.CIt was important.DIt was uninteresting.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“I had never displayed .a year at Sigma before leaving.”可以推测，作者刚在Sigma的时候并不喜欢数学，觉得无趣，打算一年后离开。5What do we know about the first test at Sigma?AIt was easy for the author.BIt raised the authors confidence.CThe result met the authors expectations.DThe author spent more than an hour on it.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“However, what I hadnt expected was .believed I was good at math at all.”可知，作者没想到自己考了第一名，在此之前，作者从来不认为自己擅长数学。也就是说，这次考试提升了作者的自信。另外，最后一段中的“Sigma a place to make you believe in yourself”也提示了本题答案。6What makes the math team different from Sigma?AThe community atmosphere.BThe academic reputation.CThe unlimited challenge.DThe teaching approach.解析：选A推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“it was the first community .where everyone was as excited about problemsolving as I was”及最后一段中的“The math team isnt like Sigma .the math team is the place where I have met some of the kindest people I know today.”可知，在Sigma里大家互相竞争，而在学校的数学社团中，作者不仅有归属感还结识了一群志同道合的朋友。由此推测，这两个地方的不同之处在于氛围。7Whats the best title for the text?ANo more testsBNot just a math girlCHow I discovered my talentDWhat the math team means to me解析：选D标题归纳题。通读全文可知，作者通过描述课外数学补习班与学校数学社团的不同表明数学社团对自己的重要性，故D项(数学社团对我意味着什么)符合本文主旨。CShanghai leads the mainland in an international standardized (标准化的) test of English language level, according to the British Councils white paper on mainland test takers IELTS performance.The white paper shows people on Chinese mainland have been making progress in their ability to listen, read, write and speak English in the past five years.People who took the IELTS Academic test showed the least progress in speaking English.The test takers total score from the fourpart test is below the world average, with the largest gap in the speaking test.The white paper also showed mixed development of English skills in various areas on the mainland.Shanghai, which achieved respective (分别的) average scores of 5.87 points and 5.95 points in the academic and training tests, led the mainland in the listening, speaking, reading and writing tests.Shanghais universities and high schools also had the best results.Barry OSullivan, head of assessment research and development at the British Council, said Shanghai stood out against the other provinces because it is an international city, where students have a better environment and stronger motivation (动力) to learn and use English.The average score of Shanghai test takers in reading is higher than the world average, and their listening and writing scores are equal to the world average.But Shanghai test takers speaking score is not so good as the other three.The citys Fudan University topped other universities on the mainland with the highest average IELTS scores. Fudan students reading, listening and writing scores exceeded (超过) the world average but their speaking scores were below it.According to the white paper, all test takers said selfmotivation was the most important factor for them, while those with IELTS scores higher than 7 points thought their high school teachers played an important role.The white paper also found that the English educators on the mainland who had mixed abilities in reading, writing, listening and speaking were weakest in speaking English. Chinese authorities are working to deal with these issues.For example, they have released the Chinese Standards of English which outlines English students abilities at nine levels.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。英国文化教育协会发布全球首部中国内地地区雅思考试官方白皮书，上海市雅思考生听说读写能力均居中国内地之首。8Which kind of ability of the mainland students needs to be improved urgently?AThe ability of listening.BThe ability of speaking.CThe ability of reading.DThe ability of writing.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“People who took the IELTS Academic test showed .with the largest gap in the speaking test.”可知，参加雅思学术考试的人在口语考试中的进步最小。考生在四项考试中的总成绩低于世界平均水平，口语考试与世界平均分的差距最大。由此可知，中国内地考生在口语能力方面急需加强。9Which of the situations of the IELTS test on the mainland is correct?AThe highest average score of the academic test among all provinces is 5.87 points.BTest takers in Shanghai have the best scores in the world.CThere is no big gap between Shanghai and other provinces in IELTS test scores.DMainland test takers score higher than most countries in the world.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Shanghai, which achieved .and writing tests.”可知，上海市的学术类雅思分数是5.87分，培训类雅思分数是5.95，在听说读写四项考试中领先全国。由此可知，上海市的雅思平均分数是全国最高的，因此5.87分是全国各省中学术类雅思考试的最高的平均分数。10According to the passage, English skills might be greatly affected by_.Aones motivation to go abroadBones attitude to the testCthe level of education one receivesDthe overall social environment one lives in解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“Shanghai stood out against the other provinces .to learn and use English”可知，上海市领先于其他省份是因为它是一座国际化都市，那里的学生有更好的语言环境和更强的动力去学习和使用英语。由此可推知，社会环境对于一个人的英语能力有很大影响。11It can be inferred from the passage that_.Astudents in Fudan University have the best selfmotivationBthe speaking test is the most difficult one among the four tests in IELTSCthe scores of IELTS are much influenced by high school educationDthe level of Chinese students English ability is above the world average解析：选C推理判断题。根据第四段中的“According to the white paper .played an important role.”可知，根据白皮书中的信息，所有考生都说自我鼓励对他们来说是最重要的因素，而那些雅思成绩高于7分的考生认为他们的高中老师扮演了很重要的角色。由此可推知，高中教育对雅思成绩影响很大。DMany schools have adopted a policy requiring high school students to take at least one arts class (music, theater, dance, visual arts, etc.) in order to graduate. Some people think that this is a good rule because high school students would benefit from exposure to the arts.Other people think such a policy would not be appropriate because graduation requirements should only reflect core (核心的) academic subjects.Whats your opinion? Should high schools require that students take at least one fine arts class in order to graduate?Some people argue an arts requirement would punish students who are not interested in the arts.True, many students who are not good at the arts may be worried they will be punished by receiving a low grade.But math class punishes kids who are not interested in math.However, everyone still has to take that.Often, artsrelated subjects have a broader appeal than one might realize.Art class doesnt just mean painting we could be doing graphic design on computers, and learning skills that we can use in later life just as often as some of the other academics.For example, an engineer will use physics, but he might also use a graphics computer program to help him design the next great bridge or tall building.Moreover, fine arts classes are good for teenagers.I know there have been many studies about how learning music makes you good at other things too. It exercises a certain part of your brain, and you get better at learning or thinking about complex ideas.Even if it didnt make you smarter, a music or art class would still mellow_you_out.High school is a stressful time, and having 40 minutes a day to paint or play the guitar might calm everybody down a little.Plus, taking up art or music as a hobby might occupy a students time outside of school, so they are less likely to get involved with things like drugs.So I hope youll agree there is no reason to fear the arts requirement in high school.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。对于高中生必须通过一门艺术课考试才能毕业的规定，人们褒贬不一，作者给出了自己的观点和理由。12What is a reason why some people are against the arts requirement?ANot all students have a talent for the arts.BStudents have no time to spare to do the arts.CStudents doing the arts may fail core subjects.DNot all students will need fine arts in the future.解析：选A细节理解题。由第二段内容可知，很多人认为必须通过艺术课的考试才能毕业的规定对于不擅长艺术的孩子不公平，因此他们反对艺术课考试。13Why is the example of the engineer given?ATo stress the importance of physics.BTo show the usefulness of art class.CTo describe computers great influence.DTo prove the difficulties with graphic design.解析：选B推理判断题。第三段中提到了“and learning skills that we can use in later life just as often as some of the other academics”，然后作者列举了一个工程师的例子论证上面的观点，目的就是用来说明艺术课可能会在将来用得上，即说明了艺术课是有用的。14What does the underlined part “mellow you out” in Paragraph 4 mean?AGet you involved.BMake you relaxed.CEarn you popularity.DBring you good luck.解析：选B词义猜测题。由画线词后面的解释“High school is a stressful time, and having 40 minutes a day to paint or play the guitar might calm everybody down a little.”可知，此处是说艺术可以使人放松。mellow out意为“悠然自得”。15What is the purpose of the text?ATo encourage students to take arts classes.BTo explain the development of the arts.CTo introduce artsrelated subjects.DTo defend the finearts policy.解析：选D写作意图题。由最后一段“So I hope youll agree there is no reason to fear the arts requirement in high school.”和文中作者阐述的理由可知，作者强烈支持高中生必须通过一门艺术课考试才能毕业的规定。.阅读七选五Setting goals can help you stay on top of your studies and earn good grades, but its important to set the right kinds of goals.Setting unrealistic goals could set you up for disappointment and depression, while setting goals that are too easy will not challenge you to your full potential._1_ Here are some ideas that can help you.Make your goal as specific as possible.Having a clear goal will help