Unit 4 课时练1 阅读理解提速练

课时练1阅读理解提速练

I阅读理解

A

（2019•长沙市中学毕业班模■拟）AEuropeangymandfitnessproviderisofferingcustomersa

deliciousdealattheirnewcafe：workoutandgetafreemeal.

AttheRunforYourBunCafdinLondon,DavidLloydClubsisadvertisingitsnewactivity

asthefirstofitskindintheworld.Accordingtoitsadvertisement,potentialcustomersjustneedto

bookalunchreservation,thencompleteasix—minuteworkoutconsistingofintervalsonthe

rowingmachineandspinbike.Afterexercising,peoplecanorderoneoffourtasty,healthyoptions

onthecafe'smenuforfree.

Thegymchainexplainedthatthemotivationbehindtheactivityistogetsedentary（久坐不动

的）officeworkersawayfromtheirdesksduringtheworkday.uAccordingtoourresearchBritish

officeworkersspendalmost90percentoftheworkingdaysitting,beinginactiveandeatinglunch

ciltheirdesks——uproblemworsenedbyihthugepopularityanduonvciiiciicuoffoodandshopping

deliveryapps,ElaineDenton,ahealthandfitnessexpertfromDavidLloydClubs,saidina

statement.“Wewanttoremindworkersoftheimportanceofbeingactiveatworkandmoving

aroundmore.”

Sheadded,aImportantly,thecafeisn*tinanywayaboutencouragingpeopleto*cancel

outtcaloriesthroughexercise.Indeed,themicroworkoutatRunforYourBunCafConly

representsapartofthecaloriescontainedinanyof（helunchfoods.”

ThoughihedealisonlyopentoLondonersfromJan.11toJan.13,themodelisonethatis

likely（oinspirelotsofcopycats（仿照者）aroundtheglobe.Interestedpartiescanheadto3

SlingsbyPlace,Londonfrom12p.m.to3p.m.untilFriday.

【解题导语】该文主要介绍了欧洲一家健身服务洪应商发起的一项活动。

1.Wheredoestheuniquenessoftheactivitylie?

A.Initsexcellenceofservice.

B.Initswidespreadadvertising.

C.Initsspecialwayofpayment.

D.Initsabundanceoffoodchoices.

C解析：推理推断题。依据其次段的整体内容可知，顾客只要熬炼6分钟就可以得到

免费的午餐，由此可推断，这种活动的独特之处在于午餐独特的付费形式，即以熬炼来付费，

故选C。

2.WhydidtheRunforYourBunCafeholdtheactivity?

A.Tointroducehealthyeatinghabitstoofficeworkers.

B.Toprovethebenefitsofbeingphysicallyactive.

C.rIohelpimproveofficeworkers'productivity.

D.Toencourageofficeworkers'activitylevel.

D解析：推理推断题。依据第三段的"Thegymchainexplainedthatthemotivation

behindtheactivityistogelsedentary（久坐不动的）officeworkersawayfromtheirdesksduring

theworkday.M和“Wewanttoremindworkersoftheimportanceofbeingactiveatworkand

movingaroundmore.”可知，这一活动的目的在于激励上班族多活动，不要久坐，故选D。

3.Whatdoestheauthorthinkoftheactivity?

A.Itmayhavefar-reachinginfluence.

B.Itshouldhaveattractedmorepeople.

C.Itshouldn'thavebeenatemporaryone.

D.Itcouldhavebeenmademoreconvenient.

A解析：推理推断题。依据最终一段第一句可推知，作者认为活动虽然时间短，但具

有开创性，可能在全球产生深远影响，故选A。

B

（2019•成都中学毕业班测试）"Hungary?Ilookedatmyschoolheadmasterin

confiision.uInevermentionedwantingtogotoHungary.^Andwiththat,myadventurestarted.

MynameisJonathanDiamondandIjustfinishedanamazingschoolexchangeyearin

Hungary.

Goingonanexchangehadalwaysbeenmydream.Whenmyhighschoolofferedanall-year

program,Ijumpedattheopportunity.ltwouldpayforalmosteverythingandallIhadtodowas

buyaplaneticket.!knewwhereIwantedtogo：Spain,（hecountryofdancerswearingflowingred

dresses.SowhenIheardthat1wasgoingtoHungary,Iwasprettyshocked.ButIdecidedtomake

thebestofit,sinceitwas,afteralLaonce-in-a-lifetimeopportunity.BeforeIknewit,Iwason

（heairplane»leavingforBudapestFerencLisztInternationalAirport,Hungary.

IhaddifficulttimeswhenIalmostgaveup.Hungarianisthehardestlanguageonthe

planet.Culturaldifferencesoccasionallyembarrassedbothmypeersandme.Ihadtogiveupeating

carrots,mybeautifulfavorite,forHungariansthinkcarrotsarerubbishintheircountiy.Thechange

inthelandscapewasamazing,lookingnothinglikeskyscrapers,bullettrains,cars,andpeople

intinyhousesthatIhadbeenaccustomedto.Gradually,Ifellinlovewiththerelaxinglifestyle,

thewarm-lieartedpeople,andgettinghomeat2：30p.m.atthelatestfromschool.AndIwassad

toleaveonmyverylastday.

HavingthehostfamilywhotookmeasoneoftheirownmemberswasthebestthingI've

everexperienced.Frommylittlesisters,Ilearnedhowtoembracelifetoitsfullcst.Frommy

brothersIlearned（hatit*sOKforaboytorunaroundthehouse.FrommyhostparentsIlearnedto

staypositive,tosmileandthatwhenyoupicktherightpeopleandtaketheirhands,suddenly,

youbecomefriends.

【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，讲解并描述作者作为一个交换生在国外学习的经验

和感受。

4.HowdidJonathanfeciwhenhewastoldtogotoHungary?

A.Excitedandsatisfied.

B.Confusedandshocked.

C.Amazedandembarrassed.

D.Delightedandinterested.

B解析：细微环节理解题o依据首段中的“Ilookedatmyschoolheadmasterinconfusion.^^

可知，作者听到这个消息很迷惑，再结合第三段中的“SowhenIheardthatIwasgoingto

Hungary,1wasprettyshocked.v可知，选项B正确。

5.WhydidJonathanstilldecidetogotoHungaryinsteadofSpain?

A.Hedidn'tlikeSpain.

B.HewantedtolearnHungarian.

C.Ilwasararechance.

D.GoingtoHungarywasmuchcheaper.

C解析:细微环节理解题。依据第三段中的“ButIdecidedtomakethebestofit,since

itwas,afterall,aonce-in-a-lifelimeopportunity.”可知，作者确定充分利用这次机会，因为

终归这是一次千载难逢的机会，所以选项C正确。ararechance”一次罕见的机会二

6.WhatcanwelearnaboutJonathanduringhisstayirHungary?

A.Hefellinlovewitheatingcarrots.

B.Hecouldn*twaittoleave.

C.Hewassurprisedbythelandscape.

D.Hequicklygotusedtothelifethere.

C解析：推理推断题。依据第四段中的"Thechangeinthelandscapewasamazing”可知

选项C正确。

7.AccordingtoJonathan,thehostfamily.

A.changedhimcompletely

B.taughthimhowtodancewell

C.treatedhimasequallyasastudent

D.showedhimthegoodthingsoflife

D解析：推理推断题。依据最终一段内容可知，作者从寄宿家庭那里学到了许多人生

哲学，他们向作者呈现了生活中美妙的事情，故选项D正确。

c

（2019•淄博模拟）WhenColumbust4sailedtheoceanbluein1492"hewasn'tlookingfor

America.HewassearchingfbraroutefromSpaintoChina：Americajustgotin（heway.

TheSpanishwereaftertherichesofAsia：silk,dates,spices.Untillateradventurers

discoveredhowtosailtotheFarEast,tradewithChinadependedontheSilkRoad.Thetrade

betweenChinaandEuropebroughthugewealth,so（heSpanishhadastrongdesiretofindanew

waytotheEast.Eventuallyawayappeared：asseatrafficdevelopedfromthe17thCentury

onwards»theoverlandroutediminished.

NowChinaisseekingtorevive（复兴）theSilkRoadandispreparingtoinvest4trillion

poundsinnewroads>raillinks,oilpipelinesandotherbasicfacilities.Ilishopedthatgoodscanbe

shippedwestwardsbylandfarmorequicklyandeconomicallythanbysea.

Buttheplanisalsotoattractmoretourists.Actually.Chinadoesprettywellfbrtourists

already；it'stheworld'sfourthmostvisitedcountry.Twocities-BeijingandShanghai—possess

thetourismbusiness,withsignificantinterestindestinationssuchasXi'anandChengdu.While

Beijingismodern,citiessuchasLanzhouandDunhuanghaveonefootplantedfirmlyinold

China.

OtherplacesfeaturedincludeXi'an,theformercapitalofChina,whereyoucanconicface

tofacewiththeTerracottaArmybuilttoprotectChina'sfirstemperorin（heafterlife.From

LanzhoutourmemberstakethetraintoJiayuguan,China1swesterngatewayandakeylocation

ontheSilkRoad.

Thereisalsoafour-daycoachjourneyalongtheoriginalSilkRoutethroughtheXinjiang

regiontoKashgar.Alongtheway,atKurla,youcanvisittheruinsoftheIronFortress.

【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文。在古代，丝绸之路促进了东西方商品和文化的沟通，

后来没落了。但是最近几年，中国复兴丝绸之路的安排使它又焕发了活力、魅力。

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedwordudiminished"inParagraph2mean?

A.Discovered.B.Disappeared.

C.Disturbed.D.Displayed.

B解析：词义描测题。依据其次段最终两句中的"theSpanishhadastrongdesiretofind

anewwaytotheEast.Eventuallyawayappeared;asseatrafficdevelopedfromthe17thCentury

onwards”可知，当时西班牙人找到了一条更快、更便利的通往中国的海路，因此随着海上

贸易的发展，那条陆地上的丝绸之路渐渐废弃、消逝不见了。由此可推断出，“diminish”应

意为“消逝”。故选B。

9.WhatisthepurposeofrevivingtheSilkRoad?

A.TorebuildtheruinsoftheIronFortress.

B.Toconstructnewroadsandotherbasicstructures.

C.Tomaketransportationwestwardsfasterandcheaper.

D.Todrawmoreinlandtourists'attentiontothewesterngateway.

C解析：细微环节理解题。依据第三段其次句可知，这是为了更快、更便宜地将商品

输送至西方。故选C。

10.WhatcanwelearnabouttheSilkRoad?

A.Itisnothingbutatraderoute.

B.Itmaydestroysomecities'ancientstyle.

C.Itattractsforeigninvestmentof£4trillion.

D.ItpromotesthetourismindustryofChina.

D解析：细微环节理解题。依据第四段第一句可知，复兴丝绸之路也是为了吸引更多

的游客，促进中国旅游业的发展。故选D。

11.Whatisthebesttitleforthetext?

A.TheCharmingoftheSilkRoad

B.TheFunctionoftheSilkRoad

C.TheOriginoftheSilkRoad

D.TheFutureof(heSilkRoad

A解析：标题归纳题。依据文章内容可推断出，本文主要讲解并描述的是：在最近几

年，丝绸之路又焕发出了魅力和活力，它不仅便利了商品的运输，而且促进了中国旅游业的

发展。A项体现了本文的主题，适合用作标题。故选Ac

D

(2019・成都中学毕业班诊断检测)1§21)。1hasturneddowntwojob

offersinthepastyear.ThefirstjobsheconsideredwasthedirectorofHR

foracompanyinUtah.After(heinitialinterviews,shefellthejobfither

exceptforthelocation.Still,sheflewwesttomeetthehiringmanager.The

hiringmanagerexplainedthatIsabelwasthetopcandidateibrthejobbutthat,beforeshe

continuedwiththeprocess,sheshouldbetterunderstandthefirm'sculture.ShedirectedIsabelto

severalvideosofthecompany'sCEO,whoregularlyappearedinfrontof(hecompanyincostume

aspartofmorale-buildingexercisesandexpectedhisseniorleaderstodothesame.uEventhough

Iwasdesperateforajob,IknewIcouldn'tdothat,MIsabelsays.Shecalledthecompanytoturn

downthejobandexplainedthatshedidn'tfeeltherewasaculturalfit.

Afewmonthslater,shehadaninterviewforanotherjob：adirectorofemployeerelationsata

localuniversity.Afterseveralinterviews,thehiringmanagertoldherthejobwashersifshe

wantedit.Thejobhadmanypositives：itprovidedalow-stressenvironment,itofferedgreat

benefits,andtheuniversitywasanemployee-friendlyplace.Butthejobwasrelativelyjunior

despite(hetitleandIsabelworrieditwouldn'tbechallengingenough.Finally,sheturneditdown.

“ItwouldbegreattohaveapaycheckandgreatbenefitsbutIwoulddefinitelyhavetrouble

sleepingatnight,Mshesays.

Inbothcases,shewasfrankwiththehiringmanagersaboutwhyshewasn'ttakingthe

jobs."Inthepast,itfeltlikedating,andIwasworriedabouthurtingpeople'sfeelings,“shesays.

However,theyappreciatedherfranknessandthankedherforherhonesty.Shesaysitwashardto

turndownthejobsanditwasariskforherfinanciallybutshefeltshehadto.

【解题导语】本文是一篇记叙文，主要进述了Isabel拒绝两份工作的经验和感想。

12.WhichfactormadeIsabelturndownthefirstjobfinally?

A.Thecompany'slocation.

B.Theinitialinterviews.

C.ThefirmJsculture.

D.Thehiringmanager.

C解析：细微环节理解题。依据第一段最终一句可知，Isabel认为这种企业文化不适

合自己，所以拒绝了这份工作，故C项正确。

13.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“junior“inParagraph2probablymean?

A.Challenging.B.Easy.

C.Beneficial.D.Stressful.

B解析：词义揣测题。依据画线词所在句可知，尽管这份工作的头衔不错，但是Isabel

担忧这份工作没有足够的挑战性，即这份工作相对简单；据此可以推断，画线词意为“简单

的”，故B项正确。

14.WhatisthemostimportantthingforIsabelinjobhunting?

A.Beingtruthfultoothers.

B.Ajobwithastableincome.

C.Arelaxingworkingatmosphere.

D.Avoidinghurtingpeople,sfeelings.

A解析：细微环节理解题。依据第三段倒数其次句可知，虽然Isabel拒绝了这两份工

作，但是人事部经理仍旧观赏她的坦率，天感谢她的诚惑；据此可知，Isabel在找寻工作时

诚恳待人是她最重要的品质，故A项正确。

15.Theabovetextismostlikelyintendedforthe.

A.directorofHR

B.librarian

C.doctor

D.artist

A解析：推理推断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲解并描述了Isabel拒绝人力资源总

监和高校员工关系主管两份工作的经验和感想；据此可以推断，人力资源总监会从她的经验

中得到启示，故A项正确。

II七选五

（2019•石家庄中学毕业班模拟）Summerisatimetolookforwardtobecausethereisno

schooltogetyoudown.I.Youjustneedtostayactive,occupied,andhaveanopen

mind.

,Readifyoufeelbored.

Subscribetoamagazineorcomicifyoudoiftlikebooks.Choosewhateverage-appropriate

bookthatinterestsyouandstartreading.2.Inyourbackyardoronyourbalcony,on

yourbedoroutbythelake.Readingdoesn'thavetobeboring.

,Getcaughtuponschoolwork.

Notallofusarestraight"A"students.Takethistimetogoto（helibraryandreview

materialforthenextyearinadvance.3.Noneedtorushorstressout.Il'sjust

importantnottoforgetanythingyoulearnedinthepastyearoverthesummer.

,Travel.

Ifyouusuallygoonvacationinthesummer,startpackingnow!Can'taffordtotravelfar?No

problem!4.Goonaroadtripwithyourfriendsandfamily.Findoutwhat'sontheother

sideofthatlake.Becreative!

-5.________

Ifsummersarehotwhereyoulive,youcangotothebeachwithyourfamilyorfriends.Also,

somewaterparkshavegreatdiscountsattimesduringthesummer.Butbecareful,ifthere,sa

heatwaveoutside,you'db