1、1Unit 22 Environmental Protection课时练(一) 阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35 分钟).阅读理解A(2019名校原创预测卷四)Theres no better way to experience Santa Monica than on the beach.Learn to ride the waves on the Santa Monica Beach! Surf lessons with professional, expert instructors equal an unforgettable adventure in California.High
2、lights (最精彩的部分)Enjoy a day away from the noise of the cityClose contact with friendly dolphinsSee native wildlife in their natural environmentInformative, friendly and professional guidePerfect introductions for firsttime visitorsAll necessary equipment includedSchedule DetailsYou may schedule surf
3、lesson times from 6 am to 6 pm every day all year round, with a duration of 1.5 hours.You will meet your instructors at Lifeguard Tower 28 on the Santa Monica Beach. Instructors are equipped to teach beginning, intermediate and advanced levels, and all children over 4 years of age are encouraged to
4、participate.Your instructors also encourage siblings, friends, couples and families to attend together.Please contact the surf instructor after booking to confirm the specific lesson time.PriceChild (Age 412)Youth (Age 1317)Adult (Age 1884)Price per personUSD 105.00 USD 125.00 USD 155.00Cancellation
5、 PolicyIf you cancel at least 7 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is no cancellation fee.If you cancel between 3 and 6 days in advance of the scheduled departure, there is a 50 percent cancellation fee.2If you cancel within 2 days of the scheduled departure, there is a 100 percent ca
6、ncellation fee.语篇解读：本文为应用文，介绍了 Santa Monica Beach 冲浪课程的相关内容。1What can we learn about the surf lesson?AIt is designed for beginners.BIt needs reserving in advance.CIt inspires all children to participate.DIt charges extra money for equipment.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Schedule Details 部分中的 “Please contact the s
7、urf instructor after booking to confirm the specific lesson time”可知，预订课程之后，请联系你的冲浪教练以确认具体的上课时间。由此可知，该冲浪课程是需要提前预订的。故选 B。2How much will the Smiths pay if they want to learn to surf with their 4yearold daughter?A385. B405.C415. D435.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据 Price 部分可知，成年人的票价是 155 美元，412 岁的孩子的票价是 105 美元，因此史密斯夫妇和
8、他们 4 岁大的女儿共同参加冲浪课程的总费用为 155155105415(美元)。故选 C。3Whats the purpose of this passage?ATo attract people to Santa Monica Beach.BTo introduce Santa Monica Beach surf lessons.CTo review an unforgettable adventure.DTo give people guidance on surfing.解析：选 B 写作意图题。纵观全文尤其是第一段中的“Learn to ride the waves on the S
9、anta Monica Beach! Surf lessons with professional, expert instructors equal an unforgettable adventure in California”可知，本文主要介绍了 Santa Monica Beach 冲浪课程的内容、时间安排、详细价格等，故 B 项最能概括作者写作本文的意图。B(2019名校原创预测卷一)Famous tennis coach Nick Bollettieri considered tennis star Roger Federer the greatest player of all
10、 time, saying he is “in a class of his own”. The Swiss maestro (大师) won his record eighth Wimbledon title this month, defeating Croatian Marin Cilic in the final, and going to the 3entire tournament without dropping a single set.The 36yearold now has 19 Grand Slam titles, the most in history for a m
11、ale tennis player. Bollettieri, who has coached some of the most successful tennis players ever including Andre Agassi and Jim Courier, believes Federer stands out from the rest due to all the efforts he makes on and off the court. “When you get to know the greatest player of all time, I believe you
12、 will join with many commentators in saying Roger is standing in a class of his own， ” Bollettieri told Saturday Sport. “He is magnificent (出色的) in expecting what to do. He has improved his backhand and also he is hitting the ball much earlier, and he is one of, if not the best placement server in t
13、he game.”His management team headed by Tony Godsick takes care of his mind and body, time with his family, time with his foundation and time with rest. He also respects the game and his opponents (对手). Despite his impressive record, Federer has struggled against the other top players of this generat
14、ion, including Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic. Along with Andy Murray, they are known as tennis “big four”， and Federer has a combined 5057 record against the other three during his career.However, Bollettieri doesnt think that will have any impact on Federers greatness if he keeps on playing the w
15、ay he is at his age. Bollettieri said, “Age is only a number. It is how you feel inside you. I believe a lot of people today can do a lot better if their mindset is to say I will get better every day and never use the word retirement. When you worry about losing, it is more difficult to win.”语篇解读：本文
16、是一篇记叙文，讲述了著名网球运动员 Roger Federer 的成就及他在球场内外的努力。4What does Bollettieri mean by saying he is “in a class of his own”？ARoger is a tennis player second to none.BRoger is a particular favorite of his.CRoger is proud and prefers being alone.DRoger has difficulty getting along with others.解析：选 A 句意理解题。根据第一段
17、中的“Famous tennis coach Nick Bollettieri considered tennis star Roger Federer the greatest player of all time”以及下文 Bollettieri 对 Roger 的表现的肯定可推知， “in a class of his own”指的是 Roger 的水平在网球领域是一流的，也就是说 Roger 是个无与伦比的网球运动员。4故选 A。5What can we know about Roger from the passage?AHe is in full charge of his lif
18、e and career.BHard work is a major factor in his success.CDeep respect develops between him and Tony.DHis greatest achievement is made in his thirties.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Bollettieri . believes Federer stands out from the rest due to all the efforts he makes on and off the court”可知，Bollettieri 认为，R
19、oger 能比其他人优秀，这都归功于他在球场内外的努力，即刻苦努力是 Roger 成功的一个重要因素。故选 B。6What does the underlined word “that” in the last paragraph refer to?ARogers increased age.BRogers positive attitude.CRogers impressive record.DRogers losing to other famous players.解析：选 D 代词指代题。根据倒数第二段中的“Along with Andy Murray, they are known
20、as tennisbig four， and Federer has a combined 5057 record against the other three during his career”可知， Federer 曾经在对战另外三个著名运动员的大部分比赛中输给了他们；再结合画线词所在句可推知，但是 Bollettieri 并不认为这会对 Roger 的伟大造成任何影响。由此可知，that 指的应是这件事。故选 D。7What does Bollettieri want to stress in the last paragraph?AFailure is nothing to fea
21、r.BBeing positive is very important.CEveryone needs to be strongwilled.DAttitude is everything.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容，尤其是“I believe a lot of people today can do a lot better if their mindset is to say I will get better every day and never use the word retirement. When you worry about losing, it is m
22、ore difficult to win”可知，如果人们能保持积极的心态，那么他们可能会做得更好；如果你担心自己会失败，那么你就更难成功。由此可知，积极的心态是很重要的。故选 B。C(2019名校原创预测卷二)In the fight to conserve tropical rainforests, heres a tool you dont often hear about: orange peels. Specifically, 12,000 5tons of them, dumped (倾倒) on the land. “You dont usually associate waste
23、 treatment with biodiversity benefits, something thats good for the environment.”Tim Treuer is an ecologist at Princeton University, and hes talking about a unique conservation story. It started in the early 1990s, when an orange juice producer called Del Oro set up a company near the Guanacaste Con
24、servation Area in Costa Rica, a region that contains several national parks and a wildlife protection zone.Del Oro needed somewhere to dump the orange peels, and the company also owned forested land next to the parkland that it had no intention of growing crops on. So a deal was struck: if Del Oro d
25、onated its forested land, it could dump orange peel waste on degraded (退化的) land within the conservation area. Then a thousand dump trucks worth of orange peels were lying on the land in 1998. “And within about six months the orange peels had been turned from orange peels into this thick black rich
26、soil.”“I couldnt even find the site the first time I saw it.” He couldnt find it because, over 16 years, the orange peel waste had sent the land on a journey to become a vinechoked jungle, with three times the diversity of tree species of the neighboring control plot, richer soil and a much thicker
27、covering. In other words, the experiment was a success. The results appear in the journal Restoration Ecology.Treuer says perhaps this lesson could be applied elsewhere. “Its a shame that we live in a world with nutrientlimited degraded ecosystems and also nutrientrich waste streams. Wed like to see
28、 those things come together a little bit. Thats not license for any agricultural company to just start dumping their waste products on protected areas, but it does mean that land managers, people involved with industrialscale agricultural operations should start thinking about ways to do thoughtful
29、experimentation to see if in their particular system they can have similar winwinwin results.”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了倒在退化土地上的废弃橘子皮竟成了保护热带雨林生物多样性的工具。8What does the underlined word “It” in Paragraph 2 refer to?AWaste treatment. BA conservation story.CAn orange juice company. DThe biodiversity benefit.6解析：
30、选 B 代词指代题。根据第二段中的“Tim Treuer is an ecologist at Princeton University, and hes talking about a unique conservation story”可知，It 指代的应是 Tim Treuer 要讲的有关生态保护的故事。故选 B。9What does the author say about orange peels?AThey are particularly hard to break down.BThey can change the color of the land soil.CThey ar
31、e beneficial to biological diversity.DThey can gradually destroy the surface soil.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“You dont usually associate waste treatment with biodiversity benefits, something thats good for the environment”和第四段中的“with three times the diversity of tree species of the neighboring control plot
32、, richer soil and a much thicker covering”可知，橘子皮对生物多样性是有益的。故选 C。10What do Treuers words in the last paragraph suggest?AWaste can be used for environmental protection.BNo waste can be thrown randomly on the protected areas.CLargescale agricultural operations start with experiments.DLand managers must
33、 be ready to take on their responsibility.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据最后一段中 Treuer 所说的话，尤其是“Its a shame that we live in a world with nutrientlimited degraded ecosystems and also nutrientrich waste streams. Wed like to see those things come together a little bit”可知，Treuer 认为，我们生活在一个营养受限的、退化的生态系统中，同时却有许多营养成分丰富的、泛滥
34、成灾的废弃物，我们想看到这些东西能一点点地整合利用起来。再结合文章的主旨可知，Treuer 认为我们可以利用废弃物来保护环境。故选 A。11What might be the best title for the passage?AHow to Deal with Orange PeelsBHow to Improve the Degraded LandCA Fruitful Experiment in Land ConservationDWays to Protect Tropical Forests Effectively解析：选 C 标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了 Del Or
35、o 的公司将废弃的橘子皮倒在保护区内退化的土地上后产生的令人意想不到的结果：保护了该地区生物的多样性，使得该地区土壤更加肥沃，植被更加茂密。故 C 项作本文标题最佳。D(2019贵阳监测)A new library in Tianjin Tianjin Binhai Public Library 7 recently became an online hit. The Daily Mail described it as the “worlds ultimate (终极的) library”， while the word “breathtaking” was the choice of Ne
36、wsweek magazine. One look at the library and youll see why. With its futuristic (未来派的) design and walls loaded with books, its the dream library of every book lover.But as the surprise continues, theres a burning question lying in the back of our minds: When physical bookstores are closing down one
37、by one, what makes libraries safe from the wave of digitization (数字化)? And do we really still need libraries now that weve got the Internet in our hands?Reporter Ian Clark has the answer. “Libraries are not declining in importance people are simply changing the way they use them， ” he wrote on The G
38、uardian website.What Clark means is that libraries have shifted from simply being storehouses of books to a medium to help “bridge the gap between the haves and the havenots” ， according to website Libraries Are Essential. Since not everyone can afford a smartphone, a tablet or an Internet connectio
39、n, and not everyone has the knowhow to search the Internet correctly and efficiently, its public libraries that make sure that these resources and technologies are available to a larger group of people.“Nobody is trying to sell you anything in the library. There is no pressure to buy and there is no
40、 judgment of your choices， ” Anne Goulding, a professor at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, wrote on the Newsroom website. “There are few other spaces that you can just be in without somebody questioning your presence or your motivation.”语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要说明了在数字化时代，图书馆存在的原因。12What cau
41、se book lovers to like Tianjin Binhai Public Library?ABreathtaking magazines. BWorlds ultimate buildings.CDesign and book walls. DDigitization.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“One look at the library and youll see why. With its futuristic (未来派的) design and walls loaded with books, its the dream library of every
42、 book lover”可知，让图书爱好者喜欢上天津滨海公共图书馆的是它的设计和书墙。13Where does the text most probably come from?AA fiction. BA tour guide.8CA newspaper. DA book.解析：选 C 文章出处题。根据第一段中的“A new library in Tianjin Tianjin Binhai Public Library recently became an online hit. The Daily Mail described it as the worlds ultimate (终极的
43、) library”可知，这篇文章可能出自报纸。14Why are physical libraries necessary to exist?AEveryone has a phone with them.BSome people are still used to the old ways.CMore and more people use computers.DPeople can buy what they want there.解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Since not everyone can afford a smartphone, a tablet or an
44、 Internet connection, and not everyone has the knowhow . are available to a larger group of people”可知，由于并不是每个人都能通过网络获取知识，所以一些人依然在使用老方法，即去图书馆获取知识。15What does the text mainly talk about?ALibraries living on in the digital age.BInternet libraries nowadays.CPhysical libraries in the past.DPeoples dream
45、libraries.解析：选 A 主旨大意题。根据全文内容尤其是第二段中的“When physical bookstores are closing down one by one, what makes libraries . now that weve got the Internet in our hands”可知，这篇文章的主旨是在数字化时代，图书馆仍将继续存在。.阅读七选五(2019名校原创预测卷五)Snacking is a popular American pastime.When done correctly, it can be a good thing, helping y
46、ou prevent overeating and keeping your blood sugar and energy level stable.But most snacks tend to be highly processed, low in nutrients and high in sugar.They can give you temporary energy, but very quickly youll feel hungry again._16_Put it on a plate._17_ Weve all quickly eaten up a bag of chips
47、after swearing wed just eat a handful or two.A couple of chips can quickly turn into more when you arent paying attention.Putting your snack on a plate will help you stick to one serving and paying attention to what youre eating will leave you feeling 9more satisfied._18_The best snack is one that p
48、rovides carbohydrates, protein and fat.Carbs provide a source of energy, while fat and protein help to slow digestion, stabilize blood sugar levels and sustain that energy longer.This nutrient combination keeps cravings (渴望) at bay and ensures youll feel full and satisfied until your next meal.Eat r
49、egular meals.If youre unable to go more than an hour or two before reaching for a snack, its time to look at your meals.While its normal for some people to feel hungry between meals, your main meals should keep you full for at least two to three hours._19_ All of these can help to slow down the process of digesting food.Be prepared.Keep nutritious foods on hand in case a meeting runs late or youre out
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