高中英语外研版必修第一册Unit 6　课时精练一　Understanding ideas-Reading comprehension

Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2023·北京东城高一期末)TheLongjiRiceTerracesDayTourOverviewPrice：U.S.$128PerPersonTime：EveryDayat8：00amDuration：9hoursHighlights—PrivateGuidedTourforphotographylovers—Exploretheextremelyattractivericeterraces—ExperiencetheuniquecustomsandlifestyleoflocalZhuangvillageDescriptionTheLongjiRiceTerracesarethemostamazingterracesinChina.Withahistoryofaround700years，theLongjiRiceTerracesshowboththegreatwisdomandphysicaleffortsoftheZhuangpeople.ItineraryAt8：00am，yourtourguideanddriverwillpickyouupfromyourhotelinGuilinandtransportyoutotheamazingLongjiTerraces.(*Touristsstayingoutsideofthecitycenterneedtopayanextrafee.)Afteratwo­hourdrive，youwillreachtheentrancetotheLongjiTerraces，whereyouwilltakeaneco­sightseeingbustoPing’anVillage.Thenthetourguidewillshowyouaroundthevillage.Lunchisonyourown.Yourexpertguidecangiveyousomeadviceonthefoodchoicesinthevillage.Afterashortlunchbreak，walkfor20minutestoNo.2ViewingPlatform，aperfectplaceforawonderfulviewoftheterracesbeneath.Youwillhaveenoughtimetotakepicturesandenjoythefreshair.Otherservices

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Entrancefeestotouristsites1．Whomisthetoursuitablefor?A．Peoplelikinglocalfood.B．Peoplelikingstudyinghistory.C．Peoplelikingtakingphotos.D．Peoplelikingcityadventures.2．Whatinformationcantravellersgetfromtheitinerary?A．Thetourlasts2hours.B．Lunchisincludedintheprice.C．Transporttoriceterracesisfree.D．No.2ViewingPlatformisamust­go.3．Whatisthepurposeofthepassage?A．Togiveadviceonhiking.B．Topromoteapackagetour.C．Tointroduceatouristattraction.D．Toprovidegeographicinformation.B(2023·重庆高一期末)AtriptoVenice—theposterchildfortourism—willnowleaveyourwalletevenemptier.Earlierthisyear，thecityannouncedthatanyonewhoentersVeniceanddoesn’tstayovernightissettopayafeerangingfrom3to10euros(about21to70yuan)，dependingonfactorssuchasadvancebookingandwhetherit’speakseasonorifthecityisverycrowded.ThisrulewillcomeintoeffectinnextJanuary.AccordingtoTheAssociatedPress，asmasstourismgainedpopularityinVeniceinthemid­1960s，thenumberofvisitorsincreasedyearbyyear.In2019，thereweresome19millionday­tripperswhovisitedthecity.AsmorevisitorscometoenjoythecharmofthedistinctiveItaliancity，lotsofVenetianresidentshavebeenforcedtoleavetheirhomes.AccordingtoCNN，duetocongestionandthesoaringcostsofdeliveringfoodandothergoodsincarelessVenice，around70percentofVenetianresidentshaveleftthecityinthepast70years.Thegovernmenthopesthenewrulecouldhelptoregulatetourisminthecityand“findabalancebetweenVenetianresidentsandlong­termandshort­termvisitors”，asnotedbyAP.Themoneytheycollectwillbeusedtocleanupwasteandmaintaintheheritageofthecity.LocalMarcoMalafante，whomanagesluxuryvacationrentalsinthecity，alsoexpressedhisapprovalforthemove.“AsaVenetianIoftenfoundmyselfstuckincrowdedlanes.Veniceisengulfedbytouristsandwehavetoreducetheday­trippersinfavorofamorequalified，let’scallit‘luxury’tourism，”MalafantetoldCNN.ButaVenetiangondolier，simplycalledCuba，wasworriedandthoughtthegovernmentmoveswould“commercialize”thecityanddisruptthelivesofordinarypeople.“EnteringVenicewillbelikeenteringamuseum.Idon’tthinkthemeasurewillhelptheproblemoftransformingVeniceintoaDisneyland，withfakeglassshopsandpiazzasellersreplacingtheoldartisanshops，”CubatoldCNN.4．WhichoneofthefollowingsisNOTafactorthatinfluencesthefutureentrancefeeofVenice?A．Thenumberoftourists.B．Bookingsaheadofarrivals.C．ThewaterconditionsofVenice.D．WhetherVeniceiscrowdedornot.5．WhatcanwelearnaboutVenicefromthesecondandthethirdparagraphs?A．Tourismhasgreatlybenefitedthecityaswellasitslocalcitizens.B．Atotalof19milliontouristsvisitedVenicefrom1960sto2019.C．ThehighdeliveryfeesofgoodsinVenicemakelifethereexpensive.D．About30%ofVenetianresidentsarethinkingaboutleavingthecity.6．What’stheVenetiangondolierCuba’sattitudetowardthenewpolicy?A．Doubtful. B．Neutral.C．Uncaring. D．Supportive.7．Whatisthebesttitleforthispassage?A．WillVeniceLoseItsCharm?B．Venice—theItalianWaterCitythatYouMustVisitC．ANewPolicythatMightRuintheWaterCity—VeniceD．VisitorsWillPayforDay­tripsinVeniceC(2022·广东深圳高一期中)Beinghighlyconnectedtoastrongsocialnetworkhasitsbenefits.Nowanewstudyisshowingthesamegoesfortrees，thankstotheirundergroundneighbors.Thestudyisthefirsttoshowthatthegrowthofadulttreesislinkedtotheirparticipationinfungal(真菌)networkslivingintheforestsoil.Thoughpastresearchhasfocusedonyoungtrees，thesefindingsgivenewinsightintotheimportanceoffungalnetworkstooldertrees—whicharemoreenvironmentallybeneficialforfunctionslikecapturingcarbon.“Largetreesmakeupthemainpartoftheforest，sotheydrivewhattheforestisdoing，”saidresearcherJosephBirch，wholedthestudy.Whentheyliveintheforestsoil，fungalnetworksactasasortofhighway，allowingwater，nutrientsandcompoundstoflowbackandforthamongthetrees.Thenetworkalsohelpsnutrientsflowtoresource­limitedtreeslikefamilyunitsthatsupportoneanotherintimesofstress.Corestakenfrom350Douglasfirs(花旗松)showedthatannualtreeringgrowthwasrelatedtotheextentoffungalconnectionsatreehadwithothertrees.Theyhadmuchhighergrowththanthosethathadonlyafewconnections.Theresearchalsoshowedthattreeswithmoreconnectionstomanyuniquefungihadmuchgreatergrowththanthosewithonlyoneortwoconnections.“Ifyouhavethisnetworkthatishelpingtreesgrowfaster，thathelpscapturemorecarbonyearafteryear.Thesenetworksmayhelptreesgrowmoresteadilyevenasconditionsbecomemorestressful，andcouldevenhelpprotectthemagainstdeath，”saidBirch.Birchhopeshisfindingsleadtofurtherstudiesindifferentkindsofforestsinothergeographicalareas，becauseit’slikelythattheconnectionsamongtreeschangefromyeartoyear.Hesaid，“Knowingwhetherfungalnetworksareoperatingthesamewayinothertreespeciescouldinformhowwereforestareasafterharvestingthem，andinformhowweplanttreestopreservethesenetworks.”8．Inwhatwaydothenewfindingsdifferfromthepreviousones?A．Theyconfirmthebenefitsoffungalnetworks.B．Theydemonstrateanewwaytocapturecarbon.C．Theyclarifymisunderstandingsoffungalnetworks.D．Theyrevealthevalueoffungalnetworkstoadulttrees.9．Howdofungalnetworkshelptrees?A．Byfightingagainstdiseases.B．Bybetteringforestsoilconditions.C．Bymaintainingthebalanceofresources.D．Byactingasthecenteroffamilyunits.10．Whatdoestheunderlined“those”refertoinparagraph3?A．Douglasfirs.B．Treerings.C．Fungalnetworks.D．CoresfromDouglasfirs.11．WhatcanbeinferredfromwhatJosephBirchhasput?A．Thefungalnetworkssupportoneanotherintimesofstress.B．Thefungalnetworksenableustoknowmoreaboutreforestation.C．Thefindingscanapplytodifferentkindsofforestsinothergeographicalareas.D．Thefungalnetworkswillhelptreesgrowmoresteadilyifconditionsbecomemorestressful.Ⅱ.七选五(2023·广东广州五中高一期末)Ifyou’relookingforareasontocareabouttreeloss，thenation’slatestheatwavesmightbeit.Treescanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuchas10degreesFahrenheit.1.AstudypublishedlastyearbytheUSForestServicefoundthatwelost36milliontreesannuallyfromurbanandruralcommunitiesoverafive­yearperiod.Therearemanyreasonswhyourtreecoverisdecreasing.Buttheonewaythathumanscancontroltreelossisthroughsensibledevelopment.Sohowcanyouhelpstoptreeloss?Protectwhatyouhave.2.Wepayforourhouses，andsoweknowthatwemustmaintainthem.Butbecausewedon’tpayfornature，weoftenfeelwedon’tneedtoprotectit.That’snotnecessarilytrue.3.Ifthey’resmallenough，doityourselforhireacompanywhichcancutoffbranchesthatneedtoberemoved.Theriskofbranchesdamagingyourhouseisloweredwhenthere’streeupkeep(保养)．Noticewhenyourtreesmayb