Unit 13 課時(shí)練1　閱讀理解提速練

1、課時(shí)練1閱讀理解提速練 閱讀理解A(2019·煙臺(tái)診斷)Grandparents who help out occasionally with childcare in their community tend to live longer than seniors who do not care for other people, according to a study from Berlin, Germany.“Having no contact with grandchildren at all can negatively impact grandparents healt

2、h. This link could be deeply rooted in our evolutionary past when help with childcare was important for the survival of the human species，” said Sonja Hilbrand, one of the researchers.The findings are drawn from data on more than 500 people over age 70. Overall, after accounting for grandparents age

3、 and general state of health, the risk of dying over a 20­year period was one­third lower for grandparents who cared for their grandchildren，compared with grandparents who provided no childcare.Caregiving was associated with a longer life even when the care receiver wasnt relative. Half of

4、 all childless seniors who provided support to friends or neighbors lived for seven years after the study began, while non­helpers lived for four years on average.“Caregiving may give caregivers a purpose of life because they may feel useful for others and society. Caregiving may be thought als

5、o as an activity that keeps caregivers physically and mentally active，” said Professor Bruno Arpino.Arpino noted, however, that caregiving is not the only activity that can improve health and that too many caring responsibilities can take away from other beneficial activities like working, being in

6、social clubs, or volunteering.“Children should take_into_account their parents needs, willingness, and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare，” he suggested.“It is very important that every individual decides for himself/herself, what proper amounts of help means，” Hilbran

7、d said, adding, “As long as you do not feel stressed about the intensity(強(qiáng)度) of help you provide you may be doing something good for others as well as for yourself.”【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】德國(guó)柏林一項(xiàng)研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，祖父母適當(dāng)?shù)貛兔φ疹檶O輩比不照顧孫輩的老年人壽命長(zhǎng)。1What is the caregiving study based on?AHuman evolutionary history.BDemand of modern society

8、.CSocial contact between relatives.DData on many elderly people.D解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第三段第一句可知，這一發(fā)現(xiàn)是從對(duì)500多個(gè)70歲以上的老人的數(shù)據(jù)分析得來(lái)的。故選D項(xiàng)。2In Arpinos opinion, childcare_Ais sure to keep old people away from illnessesBallows old people to live a more meaningful lifeCcreates more job opportunities for old peopleDmakes

9、 social activities inaccessible to old peopleB解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)題干中的“Arpinos opinion”定位至文章第五段中的“Caregiving may give caregivers a purpose of life because they may feel useful for others and society.”可知，看護(hù)小孩讓看護(hù)人覺(jué)得生活有了目的，因?yàn)樗麄冇X(jué)得自己對(duì)他人和社會(huì)是有用的，也就是說(shuō)，看護(hù)小孩可以使他們感覺(jué)生活得有意義。故選B項(xiàng)。3What does the underlined part “take into

10、account” in Paragraph 6 probably mean?ALimit.BIgnore.CFavor. DConsider.D解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。根據(jù)第六段中的“too many caring responsibilities can take away from other beneficial activities”及下文的“.their parents needs, willingness, and desires and agree with them on the timing and amount of childcare”可知，過(guò)多的照看責(zé)任會(huì)使老人無(wú)法從事其他有

11、意義的活動(dòng)，所以孩子應(yīng)考慮老人的需求、意愿和渴求，同意他們照顧孩子的時(shí)間長(zhǎng)度和強(qiáng)度的選擇。由此可猜測(cè)，take into account意為“考慮”，與consider意義相近。故選D項(xiàng)。4What does the last paragraph tell us?AGrandparents can do anything in their own interests.BGrandparents should share more social responsibilities.CProper amounts of childcare do good to grandparents.DCareg

12、iving guarantees every grandparent a longer life.C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段中的“As long as you do not feel stressed about the intensity(強(qiáng)度) of help you provide you may be doing something good for others as well as for yourself.”可知，只要你幫忙的強(qiáng)度不會(huì)讓你感到有壓力，這對(duì)他人、對(duì)你自己都是有好處的。由此可知，適當(dāng)?shù)卣疹櫺『?duì)祖父母有好處。故選C項(xiàng)。B(2019·石家莊高三模擬)To

13、o Good To Go is a smartphone app which allows restaurants to sell food that would otherwise be thrown away at discount prices from as little as £ 2 to a maximum of £ 3.80, even if the meals are sold from the very finest restaurants in the country. Originally created in Denmark and launched

14、 in Brighton and Leeds in June, the service has recently been introduced into the United Kingdom by a couple of young entrepreneurs(企業(yè)家)Millions of tons of foods are thrown in the trash every year, with restaurants accounting for a large part, so eco­entrepreneurs Chris Wilson and Jamie Crummie

15、 came up with the good idea to stop food waste. Using Too Good To Go not only helps restaurants save expense, but gives people in need the chance to order fancy dishes at low prices.Too Good To Go is very convenient for users. Restaurants make food available on the Too Good To Go app and website. Pe

16、ople can look through the available dishes on the smartphones, pay for them using a credit card and pick them up at a set time, an hour before closing time.Although Too Good To Go does take a fee from restaurants for each sale, its creators say the end goal is to use it for restaurants to solve thei

17、r waste management problem, rather than making a profit. Wilson claims, “The idea is that restaurants stop producing the extra food so they dont need to throw it away in the trash, and we really want to put ourselves out of business by stopping food waste.”Birmingham has become the latest city where

18、 restaurants can reduce food waste to the lowest limit by working with the Too Good To Go social enterprise app.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇說(shuō)明文，主要介紹了Too Good To Go這款手機(jī)軟件，它可以幫助飯店以較低的價(jià)格處理要扔掉的食物，這樣既避免了浪費(fèi)，又給那些需要的人提供了可口的食物。5Where was Too Good To Go originally launched?AIn Denmark. BIn Brighton.CIn Birmingham. DIn the US.

19、B解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Originally created in Denmark and launched in Brighton and Leeds”可知，這款軟件最初是在Denmark創(chuàng)造出來(lái)，在Brighton和Leeds發(fā)起的，故選B項(xiàng)。6Whats the app intended to do?AMake a profit by selling food on the website.BAllow restaurants to sell food at low prices.CHelp restaurants to deal with leftover food.DCa

20、ll on restaurants to save food and money.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章第二段中的“.so eco­entrepreneurs Chris Wilson and Jamie Crummie came up with the good idea to stop food waste. but gives people in need the chance to order fancy dishes at low prices.”可知，這款軟件的目的是阻止食物浪費(fèi)，不僅幫助飯店節(jié)省費(fèi)用，而且給那些需要的人提供一個(gè)低價(jià)品嘗好菜的機(jī)會(huì)，故選C項(xiàng)。 7Ho

21、w did the creators of the app make profits?ABy selling copies of the app.BBy taking a fee from buyers.CBy charging restaurants for each sale.DBy getting donations from entrepreneurs.C解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第四段中的“Although Too Good To Go does take a fee from restaurants for each sale”可知，該軟件的創(chuàng)造者是通過(guò)向飯店的每一單生意收費(fèi)來(lái)賺錢

22、的，因此選C項(xiàng)。8What can we infer from the text?APeople can pay less money for a rich meal.BThe app is mainly designed to help the poor.CDishes can be sold to make a lot of profits.DPeople can get their ordered food at home.A解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Too Good To Go.in the country.”和第二段中的“Using Too Good To Go not on

23、ly helps restaurants save expense, but gives people in need the chance to order fancy dishes at low prices.”可以推知，由于Too Good To Go 軟件的出現(xiàn)，人們可以花比較少的錢吃一頓豐盛的飯，故選A項(xiàng)。C(2019·湖南長(zhǎng)沙高三模擬)A new study by the British government has discovered the mental health of the countrys teenage girls has become worse.Th

24、e survey, which included 30，000 14­year­old students in 2019 and 2019, showed 37 percent of girls with psychological stress, up from 34 percent in 2019.British boys stress level was actually seen to fall over the same time period，from 17 percent to 15 percent.The reports authors pointed ou

25、t the “advent of the social media age” could be a major contributing factor for increased stress among teenage British girls.“The adolescent years are a time of rapid physical，cognitive(認(rèn)知的) and emotional development，” Pam Ramsden, a lecturer in psychology at the University of Bradford in the United

26、 Kingdom, wrote in a recent blog post. “Teenagers interact with people in order to learn how to become competent(有能力的) adults.In the past，they would engage with parents，teachers and other adults in their community as well as extended family members and friends. Now we can also add social media to th

27、at list of social and emotional development.”Throughout adolescence，girls and boys develop characteristics like confidence and self­control.Since teenage brains have not completely developed，teens dont have the cognitive awareness and impulse(沖動(dòng)) control to keep from posting inappropriate conte

28、nt.Furthermore，this content can easily be spread far and wide with disastrous influences.“Social media can also feed into girls insecurities about their appearance，” Ramsden said.These sites are often filled with images of people with body type unattainable to the normal person.However，these images

29、and the messages tied to them gradually become societal standards.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】一項(xiàng)新研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，英國(guó)女孩的心理健康狀況變得更糟；分析表明，社交媒體時(shí)代的到來(lái)可能是造成英國(guó)女孩心理壓力加大的主要因素。9The statistics in the second paragraph show that_ Amore and more children in Britain have mental health problems Bfew girls in Britain suffered from psychological stres

30、s in 2019 Cmore boys in Britain are suffering from mental pressure now Dmore British girls feel psychologically stressed than boys do nowD解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段的第一句可知，調(diào)查顯示，2019年37%的英國(guó)女孩有心理壓力，而2019年只有34%；根據(jù)第二段的第二句可知，同期調(diào)查顯示，英國(guó)男孩有心理壓力的從2019年的17%降到2019年的15%。據(jù)此可以判斷，英國(guó)女孩有心理壓力的比男孩多，故D項(xiàng)正確。10Contrary to traditional

31、ways of interaction, social media_Ahelps teenagers develop qualities like confidence and self­controlBhas many negative effects on girls characteristic developmentCmakes teens aware of potential danger of the inappropriate contentDteaches girls to care about their appearance to meet societal st

32、andardsB解析：細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第五段的最后一句和最后一段第一句的“Social media can also feed into girls insecurities about their appearance” 可知，由于青少年的思想還不成熟，自控能力有限，社交媒體對(duì)英國(guó)女孩的心理健康和她們對(duì)外表美丑的判斷產(chǎn)生了消極的影響。故B項(xiàng)正確。11The underlined word “advent” in Paragraph 3 can be replaced by “_”AarrivalBendCdisappearance DinventionA解析：詞義猜測(cè)題。結(jié)合該段內(nèi)容和下文關(guān)

33、于傳統(tǒng)交流方式和社交媒體的比較可知，報(bào)告的作者指出，“社交媒體時(shí)代的到來(lái)”可能是造成英國(guó)女孩心理壓力增加的主要因素。據(jù)此可知，畫(huà)線詞意為“到來(lái)”，故A項(xiàng)正確。D(2019·合肥高三調(diào)研性檢測(cè))In our everyday lives we meet situations in which we take many things for granted. We only treasure things when they are gone. This is a sad truth of human nature. One day, I found myself as a witnes

34、s to a similar situation.One evening, I left work and boarded the train. After entering, I noticed something unusual. The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing. I didnt pay much attention and sat down on one of the empty seats. I sensed a funny sme

35、ll. It wasnt long before I noticed a homeless person sleeping on three seats in front of me. He was bleeding from his nose. Why wasnt anyone helping him?His clothes were torn and he was giving off a strange smell. Along with the smell, his eyes were dull, watery, and red. Occasionally he scratched h

36、imself and people looked at him as if he had committed a crime. As the train stopped at stations and more people came in they covered their noses and faced away from him. All the seats around him were empty.Suddenly, he began to swear at the people around him. A plain­clothes police officer who

37、 looked like a construction worker took out his certificate and showed it to the homeless man. The officer, not wanting to touch the homeless man, told him his rights and directed him to exit the train. As the officer walked the man out of the train, the homeless man turned around and said “MY HOME！

38、” and started crying.A man doesnt value things until they are gone. If he didnt have a home, at least he had freedom. Now he has neither. No one wants to help someone who wont help himself.【解題導(dǎo)語(yǔ)】本文是一篇記敘文。乘坐火車時(shí)，“我”發(fā)現(xiàn)了一個(gè)流浪漢，他衣衫襤褸，身上散發(fā)異味，乘客們避而遠(yuǎn)之。突然，他開(kāi)始咒罵他周圍的乘客。后來(lái)流浪漢被便衣警察帶走，他不僅沒(méi)有家，這一次還失去了自由。12When enter

39、ing the car, how did the author feel at first?AAnnoyed.BPuzzled.CSad. DCalm.B解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第三句可知，車廂中部有一些空座位，而兩頭卻擠滿了站著的人；據(jù)此可以判斷，“我”感到很困惑，故B項(xiàng)正確。13How did people react to the homeless man?AThey caught him and called the police.BThey covered him with clean clothes.CThey disliked and avoided him.DThey st

40、ared at him curiously.C解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段第三句可知，車廂中部有一些空座位，而兩頭卻擠滿了站著的人；根據(jù)第三段第三句可知，流浪漢偶爾抓撓自己，人們看著他，好像他曾經(jīng)犯罪了一樣；據(jù)此可以判斷，人們不喜歡他，避免和他接觸，故C項(xiàng)正確。14It can be learned that the policeman_Awas very rude to the manBsent the man back to his hometownCforced the man to leave the cityDwent off the train with the manD解析：細(xì)節(jié)

41、理解題。根據(jù)第四段最后一句中的 可知，警官最后帶著這個(gè)流浪漢走下了火車，故D項(xiàng)正確。15What does the author think of the homeless man?AHe is a loser of life.BHe is worth our respect.CHe is very funny.DHe is a fearless fighter.A解析：推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段第二、第三句可知，如果他沒(méi)有家，至少他還有自由，如今他兩個(gè)都沒(méi)有了。據(jù)此可以判斷，他是一個(gè)生活的失敗者，故A項(xiàng)正確。 七選五(2019·臨沂模擬)College visits are impo

42、rtant.1._. Also, before you commit years of your life and thousands of dollars to a school, make sure youre choosing a place that suits you best. Below are a few tips for getting the most out of your college visit. Explore on your own2_. So try to walk the extra miles and get the complete picture of

43、 the campus on your own. When you visit the student center, academic buildings and residence halls, take a few minutes to read the bulletin boards(告示板). They provide a quick and easy way to see whats happening on campus. Eat in the dining hall and sleep in the dormYou can get a good feel for student life by eating in the dining hall. Is the food good? Are there adequate healthy options? And if its at all possible, spend a night at the college. 3._ 4._If you know what you want to study, have a conference with a professor and students in that field. Youll get t