2014-2015学年人教版高中英语选修8语篇提能练习题及答案解析26份5.doc

语 篇 提 能.阅读理解Across the United States, there are several places where two independent towns grew together to become one city but kept both their names.WinstonSalem is one of them. Its a midsized city in whats called the plateau (high land), between the Atlantic Coast and the inland mountains in the state of North Carolina. The Winston part is a relatively new place, founded early last century. Its home to the nations biggest openair tobacco market.The giant RJ. Reynolds Tobacco Companys headquarters is in WinstonSalem, and Winston is the name of one of Reynolds bestknown cigarette brands. Fastgrowing Winston soon surrounded the much older town of Salem，so in 1913, people in the area voted to combine them into a single place.From a historical and tourist point of view，Salem，or Old Salem, as its called today, is the interesting and unusual part of town.Salem was founded in the 1700s by the Moravians. They spoke German，and their community was religiously based, with single men and single women living apart in separate dormitories. The Moravians greatly valued womens work and brainpower. In fact, one of the nations oldest boarding schools for young women the Moravians Salem Academy founded in 1772 is still in operation.Over the years，Salem lost its Moravian character. That all changed, though, when a nonprofit group began to rehabilitate the historic area. These days Old Salem is whats called a living history museum, with exhibits, music, and tours of 18thcentury houses, taverns and Moravian dormitory buildings just seven blocks from the tallest skyscraper in WinstonSalem.The historic community is booming again. Just as RJ. Reynolds is taking in millions of dollars making cigarettes across the town, Old Salem is generating about $15 million a year in tourism revenue and donations.1From the passage we can know that _.A. WinstonSalem is the name of a cityB. Salem is home to the tobacco marketC. the city WinstonSalem has two namesD. Old Salem is the name of a tobacco brand答案与解析A推理判断题。文章第一段介绍在美国，两个原本独立的城镇会逐渐合二为一，第二段第一句就说WinstonSalem就是其中的一个，由此可推知WinstonSalem是一个城市的名字，故答案选A项。2It can be inferred from Paragraph 3 that _.A. the two cities benefited each otherB. Salem developed faster than WinstonC. RJ. Reynolds Company has moved into SalemD. the combination meets the wishes of the people答案与解析D推理判断题。从文章第三段中的“so in 1913, people in the area voted to combine them into a single place”推断知，人们投票同意将两个地方合并，所以是“满足了人们的愿望”，故选D项。3The city Salem is special for its _.A. boarding schoolB. lifestyle and traditionC. respect for brainpowerD. religious belief答案与解析B推理判断题。从文章第四段至第六段可知，Salem是一个具有较长历史传统和独特风格的老城，同时又是一个较著名的旅游景点城镇，故选B项。4The underlined word “rehabilitate” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “_”A. reconstruct B. evaluateC. enlarge D. decorate答案与解析A词义猜测题。Salem和Winston是两个融二为一的城镇，再结合画线词前面的内容可知，当有一个非营利机构开始重建这一历史城镇时，Salem原有的特色都改变了，故rehabilitate意为“重建；再建”，答案选A项。.阅读理解七选五Cant get out of the office? Try these tips for a healthier, less stressful workday._1_For upperbody strength: Stand a yard or more away from your desk, with your feet together. Place your palms on the edge of the desk a shoulders width apart. Lower your chest to the edge of the desk, and push back up. Remember to breathe out on the way up. Do 20 times.The little mermaid(美人鱼) at work.Sit upright in your chair. Hold your right wrist over your head with your left hand and pull it, stretching your right side. Make sure to keep your shoulders down as you bend. Hold for 10 seconds. _2_ Take hold of your left wrist over your head with your right hand and stretch the other way. Repeat five times on each side.Shoulder spin(肩部拉伸训练)A good move for flexibility(灵活). Sit tall in your chair and reach your left hand behind your back, between your shoulder blades(肩胛骨), palm out. Then reach your right hand up toward the ceiling, bend it down, and try to touch your left hand. _3_ Hold for 10 seconds. If not, grab onto your shirt and keep practicing. Switch arms and repeat.The wooden leg.For lowerbody strength: Sit in your chair, extend one leg out straight in front of you and hold for two seconds. Then raise it up as high as you can, and hold it again for two seconds. _4_The magic carpet ride.This works your core and arms. _5_ Then place your hands on the armrests, suck in your gut(内脏) and raise yourself a few inches above the seat, using your belly muscles and hands. Hold for 10 to 20 seconds. Rest for 30 seconds. Repeat five times.A. Repeat with each leg 15 times.B.