新高考英語(yǔ)一輪總復(fù)習(xí)提能練（三十九）選修8UNIT4PYGMALION

高考提能練（三十九）選修8Unit4PygmalionI.閱讀理解A（2020-云南省高中畢業(yè)班統(tǒng)一檢查）PangHuiplacedafewmorepairsofchopsticksonthetableforafamilydinner,thoughshedidnotexpectherbigfamilyofsevenwouldusethemasservingchopsticks.Surprisingly,her75yearoldfather,whousedtoshrugofftheideaofservingchopsticks,becameafirmsupporterthistime，saidPang,40，fromBeihai，acoastalcityofSouthChina^GuangxiZhuangAutonomousRegion.Chinesepeopleoftensharedishes,anddinersusetheirownchopstickstoservethemselvesfoodfromtheshareddishes,atraditionnowbeingchallengedbytheoutbreakofCOVID19.“Wefeelasenseofcrisisaswellastheurgetodesertouroldhabitswhenweseereportsoffamilyinfections,“Pangsaid,pointingtothereportsofthevirusspreadingviadropletsandclosecontact.Localgovernmentsarehelpingtoencourageashift,too.OnFeb.13,2020,localauthoritiesofBeihaistartedacampaignpromotingservingchopsticksandspoons,whichwillavoidcrossinfectioncausedbytheuseofpersonalchopsticks.SimilarmeasureswerealsoadoptedinothercitieslikeBeijing,ShanghaiandHangzhou.TaizhoucityinEastChina^JiangsuProvinceevenstandardizedthecoloursofservingchopsticksandspoonstohelpdinersdifferentiate（區(qū)分）themfrompersonalones.Thepracticeofeatingwildanimalshasbeentargetedbythegovernment,whichremainspresentincertainareas.TOC\o"1-5"\h\zChinastoppedtheillegaltradingandtransportationofwildanimalsshortlyaftertheoutbreak.ThemovebecameapermanentbanonFeb.24,2020，whenthecountrymadeadecisiononthoroughlyprohibiting（禁止）theillegaltradingofwildlifeandtheconsumptionofwildanimals.LiBo,withtheHainanlnternationalCenterforWildlifeProtection,saidwildanimalconsumptioncouldleadtothefasterextinctionofparticularspecies,damagetheecologicalbalanceandharmpeople'shealth.“Theepidemic（流彳亍病）couldbecomeaturningpointtoelirninatethebadhabit,“Lisaid.語(yǔ)篇解讀本文主要介紹了新型冠狀病毒肺炎爆發(fā)帶來的改變，包括提倡使用公筷以及禁食野生動(dòng)物等。.WhatcanweleamaboutPangHui^familyfromthetext?Thereareusuallymorethansevenpeoplediningtogether.Theyhavestartedtouseservingchopsticksattable.PangHui^fatheropposesusingservingchopsticks.Theydon^knowhowtoavoidbeinginfectedbythevirus.B［考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“PangHuiplacedafewmorepairsofchopsticksonthetableforafamilydinner”可推知，龐慧家里已經(jīng)開始在餐桌上使用公筷，故選B。］.Accordingtothetext,whathasbeendonebythegovernment?A?Sharingdisheshasbeenabandoned.B?Crossinfectionhasbeenprevented.C?Eatingwildanimalshasbeenforbidden.D?Standardpersonalchopstickshavebeenadopted.C［考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第八段中的uthecountrymadeadecisiononthoroughlyprohibiting(1E)theillegaltradingofwildlifeandtheconsumptionofwildanimalsv可知，中國(guó)政府已經(jīng)全面禁止食用野生動(dòng)物，故選C。］.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“eliminate“inthelastparagraphprobablymean?A.Explain.B.Discover.C.Form.D.Remove.D［考查詞義猜測(cè)。根據(jù)第九段中的Uwildanimalconsumptioncouldleadtothefasterextinctionofparticularspecies,damagetheecologicalbalanceandharmpeople'shealth”可知，食用野生動(dòng)物可能加速某種物種的滅絕，破壞生態(tài)平衡而且對(duì)人的健康有害，由此可知，食用野生動(dòng)物是一種陋習(xí)，并結(jié)合畫線詞所在句和語(yǔ)境可知，這種流行病可能成為消除這種陋習(xí)的轉(zhuǎn)折點(diǎn)，故選D。］.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?A?ServingChopsticksPromotedB-WaystoHelpPeopleStayHealthyC.TheOutbreakofCOVID19LeadstoChangeD.ChinaBansTradingofWildlifeC［考查標(biāo)題判斷。本文以新冠肺炎爆發(fā)后，龐慧一家使用公筷引出話題，接著下文中講到了政府在飲食方面推出的一些新政，這都是新型冠狀病毒肺炎爆發(fā)帶來的改變，故c項(xiàng)最適合作本文的標(biāo)題。］B（2021?武漢市部分學(xué)校高三起點(diǎn)質(zhì)量檢測(cè)）TOC\o"1-5"\h\zWhenyoureallyloveabook，orhavejustscoredanewonethatyouYedyingtoread，itcanbeexcitingtopickupasmooth，shinyhardcovercopythatcreaksalittlebitwhenyouopenit.Butthosehardcoverbookscanbeheavy,andnewonesaren^cheap,either.Sometimes,you^justratherhaveaportablepaperback一butifitsanewbookyou?eafter,youmighthavetowaitafullyearorsotogetitinpaperbackform.Whyarebooksreleasedashardcoversfirst?Notsolongago，hardcoverbooksweretheonlytypeofbooks.Beforetheappearanceofmassproduction，printrunswerelimited，andbookswerehard-boundandexpensive.Aroundthe1930s,thatchangedwiththeproductionofmass-producedpaperbackbooks,whichagreedwithahugesurgeinreadingasaleisureactivityaroundWorldWarII.Paperbackbooksweremoreaffordableandcheapertoproduce,whichstillholdstruetoday.Despitetheseemingadvantagesofpaperbacks，thereareseveralreasonswhythehardcoverhaspersisted（持續(xù)存在）.Becauseofitshistory,itconveysabitmorelegitimacy（±E統(tǒng)tt）inthebookworldthanthepaperbackdoes."Thehardbackisamarkofquality...itshowsbooksellersandreviewersthatthisisabookworthpayingattentionto，”PhilipJones，editoratTheBookseller,exp}amstoTheGuardian.Butthemajorreasonwhybookscomeoutashardcoversisthatpeoplebuythem,despitetheirhighercost.772（?EcoHomLV?comparesittomoviesbeingreleasedintheatersseveralmonthsbeforetheyarriveonDVD."Justasfilmfansliketoseefilmsonthebigscreen,collectorsenjoythehardcovefssuperiorquality,"accordingto77zeEc6>/?6>mz5/.Andbecausethey'reprofitable,publisherscangainmorefromhardcovers,which“willoftensellattwicethepriceoftheirpaperbackequivalent（對(duì)應(yīng)物）butdonotcosttwiceasmuchtoproduce,vJonesexplains.語(yǔ)篇解讀本文是一篇議論文。精裝書雖然價(jià)格昂貴，但是它體現(xiàn)了產(chǎn)品的高質(zhì)量，加上利潤(rùn)較高，所以始終有一定的市場(chǎng)。.WhatcanweleamabouthardcoverbooksfromParagraph1?A?Theyappealtorealbook-lovers.B-Theyareheavybutnotexpensive.C?The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