【状元之路】高中英语 语篇提能23 新人教版必修3.doc

语 篇 提 能阅读理解athe title of worlds most livable city is highly prized by cities around the world. being on the list of the top 10 is a great honor.according to the worlds most livable city 2013, cities in canada, australia, austria, finland and new zealand are the most livable cities. the list is based on their excellent goods and services, low personal danger and wonderful roads, railways and buildings.the list placed melbourne, australia as the most livable city in the world, with vienna, austria taking second place followed by vancouver, canada in third place. three other australian cities (adelaide at 6th and sydney at 7th and perth at 9th) won positions in the top 10. other canadian cities also ranked highly.in addition to vancouver, the canadian cities toronto and calgary were ranked 4th and 5th. on the 2013 list, the swiss cities zurich and geneva dropped out of the top 10, replaced by adelaide, australia and auckland, new zealand. pittsburgh is the highest ranked us city.harare, zimbabwe was the worst city in the world to call home. african and south asian cities were generally the worst performing on this list.the organization which made the list said “in the present global political climate, it is no surprise that the most attractive cities are those with a lower threat of danger.”1what is the right order of the following cities according to the 2013 list?a. sydneyb. viennac. melbourned. adelaidee. torontoa. b, e, a, c, d b. c, a, b, d, ec. c, b, e, d, a d. e, b, a, d, e答案与解析c细节理解题。综合第三、四两段信息可知，墨尔本排名第一，维也纳排名第二，多伦多排名第四，阿德雷德排名第六，而悉尼排名第七。因此c项正确。2which of the following do people consider most when choosing a livable city?a. weather. b. education.c. population. d. safety.答案与解析d推理判断题。最后一段说明，人们在选择宜居城市时，受到危险威胁小的城市是最受欢迎的，故d项正确。3the worlds top 10 most livable city 2013 lie in the following continents except _.a. oceania b. north americac. europe d. asia答案与解析d推理判断题。由第二段第一句可知，2013年世界十大宜居城市位于澳大利亚、加拿大、奥地利、芬兰和新西兰，它们分别位于大洋洲、北美洲、欧洲。4what conclusion can we draw from the text?a. african cities were generally the worst places to live.b. switzerland performed much better in 2013.c. there were two american cities on the top 10 list.d. few people pay attention to the ranking in the list.答案与解析a细节理解题。根据倒数第二段可知选a项。btower powerits an important time for the tallest tower in the nation. the sears tower in chicago, the windy city, has a new name the willis tower but it could also be called the green giant (巨人). the supertall building is getting ready for an earthfriendly improvement.the owners are fixing new systems to help save energy and water and reduce the buildings electricity use by 80 percent. the improvement will take about five years and cost 350 million dollars. if you cant wait that long, here is a view of the environmentfriendly efforts. shades of greenskyhigh plants in rooftop gardens will take in sunlight, so less heat will get into the tower. the gardens will stop the hot or cold air inside the tower from escaping. water worksold instruments that waste water will be history. the owners will fix new toilets and other instruments that use less water. besides, rain will be collected for watering plants. heat growsspecial solar panels (太阳能电池板) will use the suns heat to warm up the towers water. the highest solar panels in the country should reduce the cost of heating the buildings water._wind turbines (风轮机) will catch the windy citys winds and change them into energy that can be used to power computers and lights. batteries (电池) not necessary!special outer wallsthe towers outer walls will get improved insulation (绝缘材料). insulation helps keep the cold out. it will also cut down on the towers big heating bill.语篇解读本文是说明文。美国最高大厦希尔斯大厦将更名为“韦莱大厦”，同时这座大厦将重新整修，整修后将更加环保。5the sears tower will also be called the green giant probably because it will _.a. be like a green treeb. be more environmentfriendlyc. be painted green on the outsided. be covered by green plants on all walls答案与解析b推理判断题。由第一段中的“but it could also be called the green giant. the supertall building is getting ready for an earthfriendly improvement”可以推断，希尔斯大厦被称为绿色巨人是因为整修以后大厦将更加环保。6the building will fix special solar panels to _.a. heat water b. produce batteriesc. power computers d. warm the whole building答案与解析a细节理解题。由第五段中的“special solar panels will use the suns heat to warm up the towers water. the highest solar panels in the country should reduce the cost of heating the buildings wa