2014-2015學(xué)年人教版高中英語必修3語篇提能練習(xí)題及答案解析25份23.doc

語 篇 提 能閱讀理解AThe title of Worlds Most Livable City is highly prized by cities around the world. Being on the list of the top 10 is a great honor.According to the Worlds Most Livable City 2013, cities in Canada, Australia, Austria, Finland and New Zealand are the most livable cities. The list is based on their excellent goods and services, low personal danger and wonderful roads, railways and buildings.The list placed Melbourne, Australia as the most livable city in the world, with Vienna, Austria taking second place followed by Vancouver, Canada in third place. Three other Australian cities (Adelaide at 6th and Sydney at 7th and Perth at 9th) won positions in the top 10. Other Canadian cities also ranked highly.In addition to Vancouver, the Canadian cities Toronto and Calgary were ranked 4th and 5th. On the 2013 list, the Swiss cities Zurich and Geneva dropped out of the top 10, replaced by Adelaide, Australia and Auckland, New Zealand. Pittsburgh is the highest ranked US city.Harare, Zimbabwe was the worst city in the world to call home. African and South Asian cities were generally the worst performing on this list.The organization which made the list said “In the present global political climate, it is no surprise that the most attractive cities are those with a lower threat of danger.”1What is the right order of the following cities according to the 2013 list?a. Sydneyb. Viennac. Melbourned. Adelaidee. TorontoA. b, e, a, c, d B. c, a, b, d, eC. c, b, e, d, a D. e, b, a, d, e答案與解析C細(xì)節(jié)理解題。綜合第三、四兩段信息可知，墨爾本排名第一，維也納排名第二，多倫多排名第四，阿德雷德排名第六，而悉尼排名第七。因此C項(xiàng)正確。2Which of the following do people consider most when choosing a livable city?A. Weather. B. Education.C. Population. D. Safety.答案與解析D推理判斷題。最后一段說明，人們在選擇宜居城市時(shí)，受到危險(xiǎn)威脅小的城市是最受歡迎的，故D項(xiàng)正確。3The Worlds Top 10 Most Livable City 2013 lie in the following continents EXCEPT _.A. Oceania B. North AmericaC. Europe D. Asia答案與解析D推理判斷題。由第二段第一句可知，2013年世界十大宜居城市位于澳大利亞、加拿大、奧地利、芬蘭和新西蘭，它們分別位于大洋洲、北美洲、歐洲。4What conclusion can we draw from the text?A. African cities were generally the worst places to live.B. Switzerland performed much better in 2013.C. There were two American cities on the top 10 list.D. Few people pay attention to the ranking in the list.答案與解析A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段可知選A項(xiàng)。BTower PowerIts an important time for the tallest tower in the nation. The Sears Tower in Chicago, the Windy City, has a new name the Willis Tower but it could also be called the Green Giant (巨人). The supertall building is getting ready for an Earthfriendly improvement.The owners are fixing new systems to help save energy and water and reduce the buildings electricity use by 80 percent. The improvement will take about five years and cost 350 million dollars. If you cant wait that long, here is a view of the environmentfriendly efforts. Shades of GreenSkyhigh plants in rooftop gardens will take in sunlight, so less heat will get into the tower. The gardens will stop the hot or cold air inside the tower from escaping. Water WorksOld instruments that waste water will be history. The owners will fix new toilets and other instruments that use less water. Besides, rain will be collected for watering plants. Heat GrowsSpecial solar panels (太陽能電池板) will use the suns heat to warm up the towers water. The highest solar panels in the country should reduce the cost of heating the buildings water._Wind turbines (風(fēng)輪機(jī)) will catch the Windy Citys winds and change them into energy that can be used to power computers and lights. Batteries (電池) not necessary!Special Outer WallsThe towers outer walls will get improved insulation (絕緣材料). Insulation helps keep the cold out. It will also cut down on the towers big heating bill.語篇解讀本文是說明文。美國最高大廈希爾斯大廈將更名為“韋萊大廈”，同時(shí)這座大廈將重新整修，整修后將更加環(huán)保。5The Sears Tower will also be called the Green Giant probably because it will _.A. be like a green treeB. be more environmentfriendlyC. be painted green on the outsideD. be covered by green plants on all walls答案與解析B推理判斷題。由第一段中的“but it could also be called the Green Giant. The supertall building is getting ready for an Earthfriendly improvement”可以推斷，希爾斯大廈被稱為綠色巨人是因?yàn)檎抟院蟠髲B將更加環(huán)保。6The building will fix special solar panels to _.A. heat water B. produce batteriesC. power computers D. warm the whole building答案與解析A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第五段中的“Special solar panels will use the suns heat to warm up the towers water. The highest solar panels in the country should reduce the cost of heating the buildings water”可知，