适用于新高考新教材天津专版2025届高考英语一轮总复习课后自主规范练11选择性必修第一册Unit4Meetingthemuse阅读理解题组-练速度外研版

选择性必修第一册Unit4阅读理解题组——练速度(35mins)阅读理解A(2024·天津南开二模)MynameisJaimieEckertandI'vebeenintovolunteerworksincechildhood.Asagirl,Ivolunteeredatanimalshelters,playedmusicatnursinghomes,andhelpedwithcommunitycleanupafterdisasters.Incollege,Ivolunteeredheavilyatalargeyearlyconferenceforyoungadults,whichiswhereIfellinlovewithmyhusband-to-be,whowasonmyteamofco-volunteers.Sincegettingmarriedin2013,we'vebeenlivinginBeirut,Lebanon.IactuallyhaveanonlinecoachingbusinessbutI'vehadmanyopportunitiestovolunteerwithprojectsforSyrianrefugees(难民)andyoutheducation.Volunteeringhasbeenawayoflifeformeforaverylongtime,andIwouldn'tdoitifIdidn'tenjoyit.Mostofthetime,youdofeelthatyou'remakingadifference.OnceIwasleadingoutaprojectthatprovidedfoodboxestoSyrianrefugeefamilies.WhenitwasnearingabigholidayseasoninIslam,Iliterallystuffedthefoodpackagewithextratreats...dates,nuts,oliveoilandsweets.WetookthepackageunannouncedandendeduparrivingjustastheSyrianfamilywassittingdownontheirfloorforbreakfast.Theyhadnothingmorethanafewpiecesofbreadandapotoftea.Themotherwasintearsasshereceivedus.I'llneverforgettheirgratitude.Anothertime,backwhenIwasincollegeintheUS,agroupoffriendsandIvolunteeredtodrivetoadistantbuildingthatwaswayoutinthesuburbandhadonlyafewelderlymembers.Thebuildingwasindisrepairandtheyardneededattention.Westayedtheweekendinthehomeofoneoftheseoldladiessowecouldcleanandrepairthebuilding.I'llneverforgethownewlifesparkledinhereyes.Shecouldn'trepairbrokendoorsorpullweeds,butherloveforuswasunmatched.Itbreaksmyhearttorememberthisoldladybeamingwithjoyforsuchsmalleffortsthatwemade.Sometimes,volunteerworkisfulfillingnotbecauseoftheactualjobyougetdone,butbecauseofhowyourpresenceimpactsthepeoplearoundyou.Volunteeringmakesmeabetterpersonbecauseitgetsmeoutsideofmyself.Itputsmyfocusonothers.ItmakesmegratefulforwhatIhave.1.InParagraph1,theauthoraimsto.

A.provideanexplanationB.introduceatopicC.reachaconclusionD.proposeadefinition2.WhatdoesParagraph2focuson?A.TheybroughtfoodtoSyrianfamilies.B.ThereisanimportantholidayseasoninIslam.C.Volunteeringaffectspeopleinsomeway.D.VolunteeringisawayofEckert'slife.3.Whywastheoldladyhappy?A.Becausefinallysomeonecametocomforttheminthebuilding.B.Becauseshecouldcleanandrepairthebuildingwiththevolunteers.C.Becauseofthevolunteers'presenceandhelp.D.Becausethevolunteersmadeeffortstoentertainher.4.Whatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?A.Eckert'svolunteerdream.B.WhatvolunteeringmeanstoEckert.C.HowvolunteeringhaschangedEckert'slife.D.EckertvolunteersforSyrianrefugees.5.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetowardsvolunteering?A.Critical. B.Objective.C.Indifferent. D.Positive.B(2024·天津卷)“Theytellmethatyou'dliketomakeastatue(塑像)ofme—isthatcorrect,MissVinnieReam?”Thedeep,gentlevoicehelpedcalmthenervousgirl.AskingafavorofthePresidentoftheUnitedStateswasnocasualmatter,especiallyforaseventeen-year-oldgirl.“Yes,sir,”shereplied,herdarkeyesmeetinghis.“Iwouldn'thavedaredtoaskyou,butmyteacher,Mr.Mills,saysIamready.Iplantomakeitinanadmirablemanner.”PresidentLincolnsmiled.“Painters,sculptors—they'vealltriedtomakethebestofthisordinaryface,butI'mafraidthere'snotmuchhope.Whatdidyouhaveinmind,MissReam?Abust(半身像)?”BeforeVinniecouldsayyes,thePresidenthurriedon,ashadeofapologyinhisvoice.“Ofcourse—Ishouldn'thaveasked.Afull-lengthposewouldbemuchtoobigaprojectforayoungwomanyoursize.”Vinnie'sfaceturnedred.Sherealizedshelookedlikeachild,withhertinyfigure.“Smalldoesnotmeanweak,sir,”shedefendedherself.“IwasborninthecountryofWisconsin.I'vedriventeamsofhorsesandcarriedwater.Makingafull-lengthclay(黏土)figurewouldnotexhaustmystrength—andthatiswhatIintendtodo!”ThePresident'seyesbrightenedathershowofspirit.“Sorry,madam,IhaveunderestimatedyouasIdidn'tknowyourbackground.”Buthissmilefadedasherubbedhisbeardwithbonyfingers,inthought.“MissReam,”hesighed,“I'dliketoletyoudoit,butasyouknow,weareinthemiddleofawar.HowcouldIpossiblytakethetimetoposeforasculpturenow?Ihardlyhaveaminutetomyself.”Vinnieglancedaroundandnotedthesizeofhisoffice.“Iworkquickly,”shesaid.Hervoicewassoftbutconfidentasshepointedtothecornernearthewindows.“IfIweretobringmyclayhereandworkforthreehourseveryafternoon,Icouldcompletemostoftheprojectwhileyouareatyourdesk.”ThePresidentseemedtoconsiderherideaseriously.HegotupandshookVinnie'shandwarmly,“I'veheardthatyouareatalentedyoungwoman,andIhavefoundyoucharmingandintelligentaswell.Icannotmakemydecisionimmediately,butyouwillhearfrommesoon.”Theverynextday,VinniereceivedaninvitationfromthePresident.6.WhatgaveVinnieconfidencetomakeherrequestofPresidentLincoln?A.Heraggressivepersonality.B.Mr.Mills'sencouragingremark.C.PresidentLincoln'sgentlevoice.D.Herinterestinachallengingjob.7.HowdidPresidentLincolnfirstrespondtoVinnie'srequest?A.Pleased. B.Thrilled.C.Regretful. D.Doubtful.8.Vinnieconfirmedherabilitytomakeafull-lengthstatuebyhighlighting.

A.herexperiencefromotherprojectsB.herinnocentchildhoodinthecountryC.theheavylaborshehaddonebeforeD.theskillshepickedupinWisconsin9.Vinniewantedtochoosethecornernearthewindowsto.

A.achieveeffectsofnaturallightingB.keepallhertoolswithineasyreachC.observethePresidentatarightangleD.avoiddisturbingthePresident'swork10.Whatmessagedoesthestoryconvey?A.Astrong-willedsoulcanreachhisgoal.B.Experiencehelpstopromoteexcellence.C.Upsanddownsmakeonestrong.D.Devotionrequiresenthusiasm.C(2024·天津河西二模)Thedamagethatagingdoestoabodyextendsallthewaydowntothecellularlevel.Butthedamageincreasedbycellsinoldermusclesisespeciallysevere,becausethecellsdonotreproduceeasilyandtheybecomeweakerastheirmitochondria(线粒体),whichproduceenergy,reduceinenergyandnumber.Astudy,however,suggeststhatcertainsortsofexercisemayremovesomeofwhattimecandotoourmitochondria.Exerciseisgoodforpeople,aseveryoneknows.Butscientistshavesurprisinglylittleunderstandingofitscellularimpactsandhowthosemightvarybyactivityandtheageoftheexerciser.Soresearchersrecentlyconductedanexperimentonthecellsof72healthybutsedentary(久坐的)menandwomenwhowere30oryoungerorolderthan64.Afterbaselinemeasureswereestablishedfortheiraerobic(有氧的)fitness,theirbloodsugarlevelsandthegeneactivityandmitochondrialhealthintheirmusclecells,thevolunteerswererandomlyassignedtoaparticularexerciseprogram.Someofthemdidweighttrainingseveraltimesaweek;somedidintervaltrainingthreetimesaweekonexercisebicycles;somerodeexercisebikesatanappropriatepacefor30minutesafewtimesaweekandliftedweightslightlyonotherdays.Afourthgroup,thecontrol,didnotexercise.After12weeks,thelabtestswererepeated.Ingeneral,everyoneexperiencedimprovementsinfitnessandanabilitytoregulatebloodsugar.Butmoreunexpectedresultswerefoundinthebiopsied(活组织检查)musclecells.Amongtheyoungersubjectswhowentthroughintervaltraining,theactivitylevelshadchangedin274genes,comparedwith170genesforthosewhoexercisedmoreappropriatelyand74fortheweightlifters.Amongtheoldergroup,almost400geneswereworkingdifferentlynow,comparedwith33fortheweightliftersandonly19fortheappropriateexercisers.Itseemsexercisecouldhelpcontainthedeclineinthecellularhealthofmusclesassociatedwithaging,especiallyifitwasintense,saysDr.SreekumaranNair,thestudy'sseniorauthor.Infact,olderpeople'scellsrespondedinsomewaysmorestronglytointenseexercisethanthecellsoftheyoungdid—suggesting,hesays,thatitisnevertoolatetobenefitfromexercise.11.Whichofthefollowingisthebesttitleforthetext?A.ExerciseMightBenefitAgingMusclesB.ExerciseMightIncreaseAgingMusclesC.ExerciseMightDoHarmtoMitochondriaD.AgingMainlyOccursintheCellularLevel12.WhatcanweknowabouttheexperimentmentionedinParagraph2?A.Volunteerscannotbegoodatexercising.B.Allvolunteersmusthavethesamebaseline.C.Itwascarriedoutamongtheyouthofdifferentsexes.D.Volunteersreceivedarandomparticularexerciseprogram.13.HowdoestheauthordevelopParagraph3?A.Byanalyzingeverygroup'sdifferentdata.B.Bycomparingeverygroup'strainingtime.C.Bylistingeverygroup'sdifferenttraining.D.Bydescribingeverygroup'strainingresults.14.WhatcanbeinferredfromParagraph4?A.Theexperimentdidnotgetexpectedresults.B.Ridingexercisebikeshasnoinfluenceonthevolunteers.C.Weightliftingisthemostusefultrainingamongtheseexercises.D.Intervaltrainingbringsstrongerinfluencetotheelderthantotheyouth.15.Whichcanreplacetheunderlinedword“contain”?A.Change. B.Stop.C.Record. D.Cause.DPeoplewhohavegotrhythmmighthaveanadvantagewhenitcomestolanguageandreadingskills.Anewstudyshowsthebrainsofpeoplewhocanmovetoamusicalbeatreacttospeechonamoreconsistentbasisthanthosewhocan't.Researchersalsofindthatmusicaltrainingcansharpenthebrain'sresponsetolanguage.Theresearcherssaytheirdiscoveryprovidesthefirstbiologicallinkbetweentheabilitytokeepabeatandhowthebrainrespondstospeech,somethingthatcanhaveimportantvalueforreadingskills.Togathermaterialsfortheirresearch,theteamgotmorethan100teenagerswholivedinChicago,Illinois.Theteensweregiventwotests.First,theywereinstructedtolistentoandtaptheirfingersalongtothebeat.Theresearcherscalculatedhowaccuratelytheiryoungvolunteerswereabletotapalongtothemusicaltimekeeper.Second,theteensubjectswerelinkedtoanEEGdevice,whichmeasureselectricalactivityinthebrain.TheEEGdevicewasfocusedonanareaofthebrainthatnotonlyprocessessound,butisalsoconnectedtopartsofthebrainresponsibleformotor-movement.Theresearchersrecordedthebrainwavesastheirteensubjectslistenedtothesynthesizedspeechsound,whichwasrepeatedirregularlyforhalfanhour.Theresearcherswereabletofindouthowthenervecellsinthatparticularregionofthebrainrespondedeverytimethesynthesizedsoundwasplayed.“Acrossthispopulationofadolescents,themoreaccuratetheywereattappingalongtothebeat,themoreconsistenttheirbrains'responsetotheletterunitwas,”saidNinaKraus.Whilepaststudieshaveshowedthelinksbetweenreadingskillsandaperson'sabilitytokeepabeat,theresearcherssaidtheirnewfindingsshowthehearingsystemiswhatprovidesacommonbasisforthoselinks.“Rhythmisnaturallyapartofmusicandlanguage,”Ninasaid.16.Accordingtothefirstparagraph,whatcangetthebrain'sreactiontolanguagemoreeffectively?A.Rhythm. B.Readingskills.C.Language. D.Musicaltraining.17.Whatcanwelearnabout“thefirstbiologicallink”mentionedinParagraph2?A.Itshowshowthebrainworks.B.Itisveryimportantforreadingability.C.Itshowshowthebrainreactstospeech.D.Itishelpfultoresearchers'findings.18.Theunderlinedword“subjects”inParagraph2probablymeans“”.

A.personsoranimalsthatarestudiedinanexperimentoraresearchB.areasofknowledgestudiedinaschool,college,andsoonC.thingsthatarebeingdiscussedinaconversationorabookD.personsorthingsthatarethemainfeaturesofworksofart19.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.readingskillsmaymakelanguagelearnerskeepabeatB.thehearingsystemmaybeuselesswhileapersonislearningtoreadC.thehearingsystemmayseparatesoundfrommeaningwhileapersonisreadingD.thehearingsystemmaybeusedwhileapersonisreadingortakingmusicaltraining20.Whatcanweconcludefromthispassage?A.Movingtoamusicalbeatismorepopular.B.Expertsareexpandingtheirstudiesonrhythm.C.Rhythmmighthelpusimproveourreadingskills.D.Expertsfindthelinksbetweenthehearingsystemandreading.

选择性必修第一册Unit4阅读理解题组——练速度1.B解析推理推断题。文章第一段是讲解并描述作者的志愿服务阅历,主要目的是引出主题。故选B项。2.C解析段落大意题。依据其次段其次句“Mostofthetime,youdofeelthatyou'remakingadifference.(大多数时候,你的确觉得自己有所作为。)”以及后文讲解并描述的作者为一家叙利亚难民供应食物后看到了那位母亲感谢的泪水可知,志愿活动在某种程度上影响着人们。故选C项。3.C解析推理推断题。依据第三段最终一句“Sometimes,volunteerworkisfulfillingnotbecauseoftheactualjobyougetdone,butbecauseofhowyourpresenceimpactsthepeoplearoundyou.(有时候,志愿者工作让人感到充溢并不是因为你完成了实际的工作,而是因为你的存在对你四周的人产生了影响。)”可知选C项。4.B解析主旨大意题。依据文章最终一段“Volunteeringmakesmeabetterpersonbecause...ItmakesmegratefulforwhatIhave.(志愿工作让我成为一个更好的人,因为……。这让我对我所拥有的一切充溢感恩。)”可知选B项(志愿工作对Eckert来说意味着什么)。5.D解析观点看法题。依据文章第一段和最终一段可知作者对志愿服务持主动正面的看法。故选D项。【长难句分析】Incollege,Ivolunteeredheavilyatalargeyearlyconferenceforyoungadults,whichiswhereIfellinlovewithmyhusband-to-be,whowasonmyteamofco-volunteers.【分析】which引导非限制性定语从句,where引导表语从句,who引导的非限制性定语从句修饰myhusband-to-be。【译文】上高校时,我在一个面对年轻人的大型年度会议上做了大量志愿服务,在那里我爱上了我的未婚夫,他当时是我所在志愿者团队中的一员。6.B解析推理推断题。依据第三段内容可推断,Vinnie一起先并不自信,是在她老师的激励下,她才向林肯总统提出恳求的。7.D解析推理推断题。依据第四、五段内容可推断,对于Vinnie的恳求,林肯总统一起先持怀疑的看法。8.C解析微小环节理解题。依据第六段Vinnie所说的话可知,为了证明自己有实力做一个全身的塑像,Vinnie强调了她之前做过的繁重的体力劳动。9.D解析推理推断题。依据倒数第三、四段内容可推断,Vinnie之所以选择靠窗的一个角落