Unit1Art11Reading高二英语系列

人教版选修六第一单元练习Unit1ArtAPeoplehavebeenpouringintostadiumssincethedaysofancientGreece.Inaround80A.D.,theRomansbuilttheColosseum,whichremainstheworld'sbestknownstadiumandcontinuestoinformcontemporarydesign.Rome'sColosseumwas157feettallandhad80entrances,seating50,000people.However,thatwassmallfrycomparedwiththecity’sCircusMaxIus,whichaccommodatedaround250,000peopleThesedays,satetyregulations--nottomentionthemodesportsfansdesireforagoodviewandacomfortableseat-tendtokeepstadiumcapacities(容量)slightlylower.Evensoccerfanstendtohaveaseateach;gonearethedaysofthousandsstandingtowatchthematchForthebiggeststadiumsintheworld,wehaveuseddatasuppliedbytheWorldAtlaslistsofar,whichranksthembytheirstatedpermanentcapacityaswellasupdatedinformationfromofficialstadiumwebsitesAllthesestadiumsarestillfunctional,stillopenandstillhostingthebiggesteventsinworldsportRungradoIstofMayStadium,Pyongyang,D.P.RKorea.Capacity:150,000.Opened:May1,1989MichiganStadium.AnnArbor.Michigan,U.SCapacity:107,601.Opened:October1,1927BeaverStadium,StateCollege.Pennsylvania,U.SCapacity:106,572.Opened:September17,1960OhioStadium,Columbus,Ohio,U.S.Capacity104,944.Opened:October7.1922KyleField,CollegeStation,Texas,U.S.Capacity102,512.Opened:September24,1927HowmanypeoplecouldtheCircusMaximushold?A.104,944.B.107.601C.About150,000D.About2500002.Ofthefollowingstadiums,whichistheoldest?AMichiganStadiumCOhioStadiumB.BeaverStadiumD.KyleField3.Whatdothelistedstadiumshaveincommon?A,TheyhostIbiggamesB.TheyhavebecometouristattractionsC.TheywerebuiltbyAmericansD.TheyarefavoredbyarchnsectsBWhenalmosteveryonehasamobilephone,whyaremorethanhalfofAustralianhomesstillpayingforalandline（座机）？Thesedaysyou'dbehardprressedtofindanyoneinAustraliaovertheageof15whodoesn'townamobilephone.InfactplentyofyoungerkidshaveoneintheirpocketPracticallyeveryonecanmakeandreceivecallsanywhereanytime.Still,55percentofAustralianshavealandlinephoneathomeandonlyjustoveraquarter(29%)relyonlyontheirsmartphones,accordingtoasurvey（调查）OfthoseAustralianswhostillhavealandline,athirdconcedethatit’snotreallynecessaryandtheyrekeepingitasasecurityblanket-19percentsaytheyneveruseitwhileafurther13percentkeepitincaseofemergencies.Ithinkmyhomefallsintothatcategory.MorethanhalfofAustralianhomesarestillchoosingtostickwiththeirhomephone.Ageisnaturallyafactor(因素)--only58percentofGenerationYsstilluselandlinesnowandthen,comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years.Ageisn’ttheonlyfactor;I'dsayit'salsotodowiththemakeupofyourhouseholdGenerationXerswithyoungfamilies,likemywifeandI，canstillfinditconvenienttohaveahomephoneratherthanprovidingamobilephoneforeveryfamilymember.ThatsaidtobehonesttheonlypeoplewhoeverringourhomephoneareourBabyBoomersparents,tothepointwhereweplayagameandguesswhoiscallingbetorewepickupthephone(usingCallerIDwouldtakethefunoutofit)Howattachedareyoutoyourlandline?Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilkdeliveries?1.Whatdoesparagraph2mainlytellusaboutmobilephones?A.TheirtargetusersB.TheirwidepopularityC.Theirmajorfunctions.D.Theircomplexdesign2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"concede"inparagraph3mean?AAdmitBArgueC.RememberD.Remark3.WhatcanwesayaboutBabyBoomers?A.TheylikesmartphonegamesB.TheyenjoyguessingcallersidentityC.Theykeepusinglandlinephones.D.Theyareattachedtotheirfamily.4.Whatcanbeinferredaboutthelandlinefromthelastparagraph?A.Itremainsafamilynecessity.B.ItwillfalloutofusesomedayC.ItmayincreasedailyexpensesD.ItisasimportantasthegaslightCTheconnectionbetweenpeopleandplantshaslongbeenthesubjectofscientificresearch.Recentstudieshavefoundpositiveeffects.AstudyconductedinYoungstown,Ohio,forexample,discoveredthatgreenerareasofthecityexperiencedlesscrime.Inanother,employeeswereshowntobe15%moreproductivewhentheirworkplacesweredecoratedwithhouseplants.TheengineersattheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)havetakenitastepfurther—changingtheactualcompositionofplantsinordertogetthemtoperformdiverse,evenunusualfunctions.Theseincludeplantsthathavesensorsprintedontotheirleavestoshowwhenthey’reshortofwaterandaplantthatcandetectharmfulchemicalsingroundwater.“We’rethinkingabouthowwecanengineerplantstoreplacefunctionsofthethingsthatweuseeveryday,”explainedMichaelStrano,aprofessorofchemicalengineeringatMIT.Oneofhislatestprojectshasbeentomakeplantsglow(发光)inexperimentsusingsomecommonvegetables.Strano’steamfoundthattheycouldcreateafaintlightforthree-and-a-halfhours.Thelight,aboutone-thousandthoftheamountneededtoreadby,isjustastart.Thetechnology,Stranosaid,couldonedaybeusedtolighttheroomsoreventoturntreesintoself-poweredstreetlamps.Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant’slifetime.Theengineersarealsotryingtodevelopanonandoff“switch”wheretheglowwouldfadewhenexposedtodaylight.Lightingaccountsforabout7%ofthetotalelectricityconsumedintheUS.Sincelightingisoftenfarremovedfromthepowersource(电源)—suchasthedistancefromapowerplanttostreetlampsonaremotehighway—alotofenergyislostduringtransmission(传输).Glowingplantscouldreducethisdistanceandthereforehelpsaveenergy.32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.B.Abigfallincrimerates.C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.33.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineers?A.Todetectplants’lackofwater.B.Tochangecompositionsofplants.C.Tomakethelifeofplantslonger.D.Totestchemicalsinplants.34.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?A.Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?B.Howdowelivewithglowingplants?C.Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?D.Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?DChallengingworkthatrequireslotsofanalyticalthinking,planningandothermanagerialskillsmighthelpyourbrainstaysharpasyouage,astudypublishedWednesdayinthejournalNeurologysuggests.ResearchersfromtheUniversityofLeipziginGermanygatheredmorethan1,000retiredworkerswhowereoverage75andassessedthevolunteers’memoryandthinkingskillsthroughabatteryoftests.Then,foreightyears,thescientistsaskedthesamegrouptocomebacktothelabevery18monthstotakethesamesortsoftests.Thosewhohadheldmentallystimulating(刺激),demandingjobsbeforeretirementtendedtodothebestonthetests.Andtheytendedtolosecognitive(认知)functionatamuchslowerratethanthosewiththeleastmentallychallengingjobs.Theresultsheldtrueevenafterthescientistsaccountedfortheparticipants’overallhealthstatus.“Thisworksjustlikephysicalexercise,”saysFranciscaThen,wholedthestudy.“Afteralongrun,youmayfeellikeyou’reinpain,youmayfeeltired.Butitmakesyoufit.Afteralongdayatwork—sure,youwillfeeltired,butitcanhelpyourbrainstayhealthy.”It’snotjustcorporatejobs,orevenpaidworkthatcanhelpkeepyourbrainfit,Thenpointsout.Awaiter’sjob,forexample,thatrequiresmultitasking,teamworkanddecision-makingcouldbejustasstimulatingasanyhigh-levelofficework.And“runningafamilyhouseholdrequireshigh-levelplanningandcoordinating(协调),”shesays.“Youhavetoorganizetheactivitiesofthechildrenandtakecareofthebillsandgroceries.”Ofcourse,ourbrainscandeclineaswegrowolderforlotsofreasonsincludingotherenvironmentalinfluencesorgeneticfactors.Still,continuingtochallengeyourselfmentallyandkeepingyourmindbusycanonlyhelp.28.Whydidthescientistsaskthevolunteerstotakethetests?A.Toassesstheirhealthstatus.B.Toevaluatetheirworkhabits.C.Toanalyzetheirpersonality.D.Tomeasuretheirmentalability.29.HowdoesFranciscaThenexplainherfindingsinParagraph4?A.Byusinganexpert’swords.B.Bymakingacomparison.C.Byreferringtoanotherstudy.D.Byintroducingaconcept.30.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?ARetiredWorkersCanPickUpNewSkillsB.OldPeopleShouldTakeChallengingJobsC.YourToughJobMightHelpKeepYouSharpD.CognitiveFunctionMayDeclineAsYouAge答案：AD细节理解题。根据第一段的“However,thatwassmallfrycomparedwiththecity'sCircusMaximus,whichaccommodatedaround250,000people.”可知,CircusMaximus可以容纳大概250000人2.C细节理解题。根据文中四个体育馆的对比可知，Ohiostadium的开放时间是1922年,历史最悠久3.A细节理解题。根据第四段的“Allthesestadiumsarestillfunctionalstillopenandstillhostingthebiggesteventsinworldsport.."可知,这四个体育馆的共同点是它们都主办大型的比赛。应用文常见的做题技巧如下:先题后文。2题干定向。根据题干关键词到文中定位答案范围，按照题目顺序依次而下：问题与材料相同→对号入座；问题与原文相同→同义替换、归纳事实等。B1..B段落大意题。根据第二段可知，如今，在澳大利亚，你很难找到任何一个15岁以上没有手机的人。事实上，很多年龄较小的孩子的口袋里都有一个。几乎每个人都可以在任何地方接电话。由此可知，这一段主要讲手机已经很普及了。2..A词义猜测题。思路点拨结合上一段可知，手机在澳大利亚已经普及，这一段指出可是还是有很多家庭保留了座机，紧接着说三分之一的人承认这其实也没有必要，保留座机只是为了安全起见，因此concede与admit(认为,承认)意义相近。3.C推理判断题。根据第四段中“…comparedto84percentofBabyBoomerswho'veperhapshadthesamehomenumberfor50years可知,84%的Babyboomers(第二次大战后大约二十年期间出生的人)他们的家用电话号码用了50年，由此可知，他们一直在使用座机。4.B推理判断题。根据最后一段“Howlonguntiltheygothewayofgasstreetlampsandmorningmilkdeliverie?并结合上文内容可推知,随着时代的发展，总有一天座机会被淘汰。【文章大意】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章介绍了科学家运用高科技改造绿色植物从而达到节能减排的科学探索。32.Whatisthefirstparagraphmainlyabout?A.Anewstudyofdifferentplants.B.Abigfallincrimerates.C.Employeesfromvariousworkplaces.D.Benefitsfromgreenplants.【解析】选D。段落大意题。根据第一段最后两句“例如,在俄亥俄州扬斯敦进行的一项研究发现,城市绿化较好的地区犯罪率较低。在另一项研究中发现,员工的工作场所被室内植物装饰后,他们的工作效率会提高15%。”可知,本段主要介绍绿色植物的益处。故选D。33.WhatisthefunctionofthesensorsprintedonplantleavesbyMITengineers?A.Todetectplants’lackofwater.B.Tochangecompositionsofplants.C.Tomakethelifeofplantslonger.D.Totestchemicalsinplants.【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“其中包括在叶子上印上传感器以显示植物的缺水情况,还可以检测地下水中的有害化学物质。”可知选A。34.Whatcanweexpectoftheglowingplantsinthefuture?A.Theywillspeedupenergyproduction.B.Theymaytransmitelectricitytothehome.C.Theymighthelpreduceenergyconsumption.D.Theycouldtaketheplaceofpowerplants.【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“发光的植物可以缩短这个距离,从而帮助节约能源。”可知这种发光的植物在将来可能会有助于节约能源。35.Whichofthefollowingcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A.Canwegrowmoreglowingplants?B.Howdowelivewithglowingplants?C.Couldglowingplantsreplacelamps?D.Howareglowingplantsmadepollution-free?【解析】选C。标题归纳题。文章主要介绍了麻省理工学院的科研团队的一项研究:利用特殊的装置让植物发光来照亮房间或把树变成会发光的路灯,以此来节约和利用能源。故“发光的植物能代替灯吗?”为最佳标题。【难句剖析】Inthefuture,theteamhopestodevelopaversionofthetechnologythatcanbesprayedontoplantleavesinaone-offtreatmentthatwouldlasttheplant’slifetime.分析:本句主干为the