2020届高考英语一轮复习 Unit 15 Learning课时练（2）北师大版必修5

课时练(二)阅读理解提速练(练速度)(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2020青岛市高考模拟)Dear Sara，As we drove off from Columbia, I wanted to write a letter to you to tell you all that is on my mind. First, I want to tell you how proud we are. Getting into Columbia College shows what a great wellrounded student you are. Your academic, artistic, and social skills have truly blossomed in the last few years. Whether it is getting the highest grade in mathematics, completing your elegant fashion design, successfully selling your painted running shoes, or becoming one of the top speakers in Model United Nations, you have become a talented and accomplished young woman. You should be as proud of yourself as we are.College will be the most important years in your life. It is in college that you will truly discover what learning is about.This will be the period where you go from teachertaught to masterinspired, after which you must become a selflearner.So do take each subject seriously, and even if what you learn isnt critical for your life, the skills of learning will be important to you forever.Follow your passion in college. Take courses you think you will enjoy. Dont be trapped in what others think or say.Do your best in classes, but dont let pressure get to you. Your mother and I have no expectations for your grades. If you graduate and learn something in your four years, we would feel happy. So please dont give yourself pressure.I told your mom Im writing this letter, and asked what she wanted me to say. She thought and said, “Just ask her to take care of herself.” Please listen to your mother and take care of yourself.So please treasure your college years, make the best of your free time, and become an independent thinker; learn and grow through your successes and challenges.Love，Dad (&Mom)语篇解读：本文是一封父亲写给刚进入大学校门的女儿的信。信中表达了父母对女儿的爱，他们为女儿骄傲，告诉她在大学应如何对待学习，并叮嘱女儿要照顾好自己。1Saras performance in the last few years makes his parents _.AannoyedBproudCupset Dconcerned解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段，尤其是第二句“First, I want to tell you how proud we are.”可知，Sara在过去几年中的表现使她的父母感到骄傲。2What did Father mainly write about in Paragraph 2?ALearning skills. BCollege courses.CLearning attitude. DWays of selflearning.解析：选A段落大意题。第二段中，父亲主要告诉女儿在大学里必须成为一个自学者，学习技能是非常重要的，因此选择A。3What do we know about Mom and Dad from the letter?AThey expect too much of Sara.BThey put lots of pressure on Sara.CThey love their daughter very much.DThey advise Sara to make more friends.解析：选C推理判断题。信中表达了父母对女儿的满意、期望与关心，字里行间流露着父母对女儿深深的爱，因此选择C。B(2020衡水一中高三模拟)On the first day of school our professor introduced himself and challenged us to get to know someone we didnt know. I looked round when a gentle hand touched my shoulder. I turned around to find a wrinkled, little old lady with a smile. She said, “Hi, handsome. My name is Rose. Im eightyseven years old .Can I give you a hug？” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may！” She gave me a giant squeeze. “Why_are_you_in_college_at_such_a_young,_innocent_age？” I asked. “I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one！” she told me. After class we walked to the Student Union building and shared a chocolate milkshake. We became instant friends.Every day of the next three months we would leave class together and talk nonstop. I was always listening to this “time machine” as she shared her wisdom and experience with me. Over the course of the year, Rose became a campus icon (偶像) and she easily made friends wherever she went. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football dinner. Ill never forget what she taught us. “We do not stop playing because we are old; we grow old because we stop playing. There is a huge difference between growing older and growing up. Anybody can grow older. That doesnt take any talent or ability. The idea is to grow up by always finding opportunities in change. Have no regrets. The elderly usually dont have regrets for what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing The Rose. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics (歌词) and live them out in our daily life. At the years end she finished the college degree she had begun all those years. One week after graduation Rose died peacefully in her sleep.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了一位87岁的老太太 Rose 仍然坚持学习，实现了自己的梦想考上了大学，她成了大学校园里的偶像，她的话激励了年轻人。4What happened to the author on the first day of school?AHe got to know an old professor.BHe made the acquaintance of an old lady.CHe joined the Student Union.DHe had to share a milkshake with others.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段中的“I looked round when a gentle hand touched . little old lady with a smile.”可知，作者在上学的第一天结识了一位老太太。故选B项。5From the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1, we can find out the authors _.Aconcern about ageBrespect for the oldCcuriosity about the ladyDcomplaint about education解析：选C推理判断题。根据画线句后面老太太的回答“I always dreamed of having a college education and now Im getting one！”可推知，作者对在大学校园碰到老太太感到非常的好奇，所以询问老太太在学校的原因。故选C项。6In the authors eyes, _.ARose was innocent and generousBRose was wise and skilledCRose was talented and hardworkingDRose was courageous and her words were inspiring解析：选D推理判断题。第二段讲到老太太 Rose 那种没有因为年龄大而放弃自己的梦想，活到老学到老的这种精神使她在大学校园成了大学生的偶像，故 Rose 的勇气让作者感到钦佩，她的话令人鼓舞。故选D项。7Which saying might Rose possibly support?AOne is never too old to learn.BA friend in need is a friend indeed.CRome wasnt built in a day.DIt is no use crying over spilt milk.解析：选A推理判断题。本文讲述了一位87岁的老太太 Rose 仍然坚持学习，实现了自己的梦想考上了大学，故A项“活到老学到老”，符合题意。 A friend in need is a friend indeed “患难见真情”， Rome wasnt built in a day “冰冻三尺，非一日之寒”， It is no use crying over spilt milk “覆水难收”，都不符合题意。C(2020江西九校联考)Sleeping in a room with too much light has been linked to an increased risk of piling on the pounds, a study shows. A team at the Institute of Cancer Research in London found women had larger waistlines if their bedroom was “light enough to see across” at night. However, they caution there is not enough evidence to advise people to buy thicker curtains or turn off lights.The women were asked to rate the amount of light in their bedrooms at night as: Light enough to read. Light enough to see across the room, but not read. Light enough to see your hand in front of you, but not across the room. Too dark to see your hand or you wear a mask.Prof. Anthony Swerdlow told the BBC：“In this very large group of people there is an association between reported light exposure at night and overweight and obesity. But there is not sufficient evidence to know if making your room darker would make any difference to your weight. There might be other explanations for the association, but the findings are intriguing enough to guarantee further scientific investigation.”The light is disrupting the body clock, which stems from our evolutionary past when we were active when it was light in the day and resting when it was dark at night. Light alters mood, physical strength and even the way we process food in a 24hour cycle. Artificial light is known to disrupt the body clock by delaying the production of the sleep hormone melatonin.Prof. DerkJan Dijk said there would be no harm in trying to make bedrooms darker. He told the BBC：“People in general are not aware of the light present in their bedroom. I think people should assess their bedroom and see how easy it would be to make it darker.”Street lights, some alarm clocks and standby lights on electrical equipment such as televisions could light a room, he said.“Overall this study points to the importance of darkness，”he concluded.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了卧室里的亮度对人们健康的影响：过于强烈的光线会影响人体的生物钟，影响人的情绪，还有可能使人肥胖。8The passage mainly tells us_.Abright bedrooms link to obesityBdark bedrooms link to obesityCpeople should turn off lightsDpeople should buy thicker curtains解析：选A主旨大意题。第一段第一句点明了文章的主题，即有研究表明，在光线太强的房间里睡觉可能会导致体重增加。故选A项。9What does the underlined word “disrupt” (Paragraph 4) mean?AStop.BDisturb.CImprove. DRecover.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第四段第一句中的“The light is disrupting the body clock”和第二句可知，本段主要讲述的是光线会干扰生物钟，会改变情绪、体力、甚至人体处理食物的方式，由此可推知画线单词意为“干扰”，与B项disturb意义接近。故选B项。10What might Paragraph 4 be used for?AOne possible explanation on disrupting body clock.BOne possible explanation on disrupting mood.COne possible explanation on disrupting physical strength.DOne possible explanation on artificial light.解析：选A篇章结构题。根据第四段第一句“The light is disrupting the body clock .”及最后一句中的“Artificial light is known to disrupt the body clock”可知，本段主要解释了光线会干扰人体生物钟的可能原因。故选A项。11Whats Prof. DerkJan Dijks attitude towards the dark room?AUnclear. BDoubtful.CNegative. DFavorable.解析：选D观点态度题。根据最后一段第一句中“there would be no harm in trying to make bedrooms darker”及最后一句可以看出，DerkJan Dijk 教授赞成将卧室的亮度调暗。故选D项。D(2020广西桂林一模)Fruit powered digital clockFruits not only good to eat, but it can also power this fruit digital clock. This clock uses the scientific principles on which modern electrical storage batteries are based. The acid from the fruit helps transmit an electrical flow between two metal poles. The clock is priced at US DS|15. Connecting any fresh fruit or vegetable to the clock will make it work. The fruit is a clean, renewable source of electrical power.USB vacuumDo you know the dirtiest parts of your desk are probably your keyboard and mouse? Get a USB Mini Vacuum with retractable (可伸缩的) cable and suck away all that junk. The USmade product is priced at US DS|14.SIM card readerMaking useful USB 2.0 multicard readers even handier, this card can also read and write data to phone SIM cards. It comes with SIM editing software. Download your phonebook to your computer. If you lose your cellphone, you can store missing phone numbers in your new one. The USmade IMOMOS SIM cardMulti Card Reader is priced at US DS|19 (114 yuan)Beer in your earThe beer barrel (桶)shaped Naf Naf Hyp MP3 is a musical box thats capable of playing radio, CDs and cassettes. Its got all the standard features of the typical clockradio, but with the relaxing look of a big beer barrel. The Danish product is priced at about US DS|130 (780 yuan)12If you have 86 yuan, which product can you buy according to the passage?ANaf Naf Hyp MP3.BSIM card reader.CUSB vacuum. DFruit powered digital clock.解析：选C数字计算题。根据第三则广告“SIM card reader”中“US DS|19 (114 yuan)”可知，一美元可兑换6元人民币。86元人民币大约相当于14美元。由此结合文章所提供的四款商品的价格可知，86元人民币可以买到USB vacuum (US DS|14)。故选C项。13What does the underlined word “junk” mean in the second item?AKeyboard. BDirt.CDesk. DMouse.解析：选B词义猜测题。根据第二则广告“USB vacuum”的功能介绍可知，这是一款用来清理键盘和鼠标的USB吸尘器。由此可知，画线词“junk”应指键盘和鼠标上的灰尘。故选B项。14The passage is mostly likely a(n) _.Aadvertisement for new productsBscience report on new hightechnologyCentertainment informationDintroduction of some kinds of musical boxes解析：选A推理判断题。通读文章可知，本文是四款新开发的电子产品的广告。故选A项。15SIM card reader can be used to _.Aedit all the data in your computerBremove data in phone SIM cards speciallyCtransfer any file between a computer and a cellphoneDhelp restore your phone book in a new cellphone解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三则广告“SIM card reader”的功能介绍中倒数第二、三句可知，通过这款读卡器，你可将电话簿存到电脑里。如果你的手机丢失了，你可以将电话号码转存到新手机上。由此可知D项正确。.阅读七选五(2020东北三省三校联合模拟考试)Do you struggle with business writing？Are teams and individuals asking for help with their business writing skills? _1_ Since 1990, we have been helping employees and managers write better.Everything written in business reflects the image of the company and the writer. _2_ This means organizing ideas well, checking that the language is accurate and that the presentation is professional. Writing successfully is always the result of careful pl