1、1Unit 16 Stories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东北三省四市模拟)MoonshakerG. V. ChillingsworthISBN: 9781466906358Price: 14.50 Pages: 186www._trafford._comWhen space plans secretly to harm the world, scientists develop a satellite to save it. However, not everyone wishes for change, and destruction l
2、eads to a new fight, a long way from home. The crew must now work together in order to get back.The War Around UsWolfgang Peter MayISBN: 9781426921452Price: 22.34 Pages: 460www._trafford._comAs a young child, Wolfgang Peter May fled from his home in Breslau, Germany during World War and witnessed th
3、e destruction of Dresden. He eventually joined the US Army. In The War Around Us, May explores and debates many faces of war and delivers thoughtprovoking (引人深思的) comments about warfare using his personal experiences and real world events.The Old Man and the SeaErnest HemingwayISBN: 9780684830490Pri
4、ce: 14.99 Pages: 132www._goodreads._comThe Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in 1952. It was the last major 2work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. It tells the story of Santiago, an aging
5、 Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin (枪鱼) far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba.Little WomenLouisa May AlcottISBN: 9780553212754Price: 4.99 Pages: 560www._goodreads._comLittle Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (18321888), which was originally published in
6、 two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books over several months at the request of her publisher. Following the lives of the four March sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy the novel details their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters.Order on
7、line and you can save 20% off your total purchase on orders over 15.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本书。1If we are interested in science fiction, which book will we choose to read?A Moonshaker. B The War Around Us.C The Old Man and the Sea. D Little Women.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据对第一本书的介绍中的“When space plans secretly to
8、harm the world, scientists develop a satellite to save it”可知，第一本书是与科幻有关的。故选 A 项。2How much does it cost to order The War Around Us online?A14.99. B17.872.C20.79. D23.75.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据对第二本书的介绍中的“Price: 22.34”和文章最后一句“Order online and you can save 20% off your total purchase on orders 3over 15”可知，从网上订购
9、此书需花费：22.34(120%)17.872(美元)，故选 B 项。3Whose book tells a story set in Cuba?AErnest Hemingways.BWolfgang Peter Mays.CG. V. Chillingsworths.DLouisa May Alcotts.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据对第三本书的介绍中的“It tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin (枪鱼) far out in the Gulf St
10、ream off the coast of Cuba”可知，选 A 项。B(2019陕西质检一)Late last year, I needed to transport some furniture from our house to my sons flat in central London. I should have paid a man to do it, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I decided to hire a lorry and drive it myself.Moving the lorry back
11、ward in my yard, I crashed into a small shed, causing permanent damage. Fortunately I owned the shed. I loaded up with the furniture and set out. By now it was rush hour. My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the streets nervously.At last I arrived at Charlotte Street and found an
12、available parking space. I moved the lorry into it only to notice three people at a pavement cafe waving to me. I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing. “Youve hit the car parked behind you， ” they said. I examined the car. There were white scratches
13、 on its front face. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man. Under the severe look of the three, I left an apologetic note on the damaged cars windscreen, giving my phone number.I unloaded the furniture, dripping the sweat, wanting only to escape from the monster. I drove i
14、t back to its base at Edgware. On arrival, the boss told me I must fill it up with petrol before returning it. “Just charge me， ” I cried, still shaking with fear. He stared at me with understanding. No doubt hed witnessed others in this state before. “How about I drive you to a petrol station, you
15、fill up, and I drive it back？” he asked.He danced the great lorry through the traffic so carefully that it would 4have shamed me if I had not been so grateful.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过描述作者因为对自己的驾驶技术有信心而租用卡车自己装运家具而导致了一系列问题，告诉我们：过分自信是愚蠢的。4The man felt _ to have delivered the furniture himself.Agrateful Bprou
16、dCconfident Dregretful解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知， “我”本应付费让别人装运家具的，但是出于对自己驾车能力的愚蠢的自信， “我”决定租一辆卡车自己装运。结合下文描述的“我”停车时撞上别人的车可知， “我”对决定自己装运家具的事感到后悔，D 项意为“后悔的” ，符合语境，故 D 项正确。5The man trembled violently because _.Athe lorry was too difficult to driveBhe caused a terrible traffic accidentChe was afraid to see
17、the three peopleDthe furniture was too heavy for him解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing”及第二段最后一句“My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the streets nervously”可知，由于卡车难以驾驶， “我”十分紧张，故 A 项正确。6The man said he was
18、a bad man most probably because _.Ahe shouldnt have driven the lorry himselfBhe made the traffic accident on purposeChe shouldnt have caused trouble for the disabledDhe parked the big lorry on the pavement解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“There were white scratches on its front face. It bore a disabled sign. So,
19、 now I was a bad driver and a bad man”可知，由于刮坏了带有残疾人标志的车，这可能会给其带来麻烦，因此“我”觉得自己是一个坏人，故 C 项正确。7The writer intended to suggest that _.Ait was thrilling to drive a lorryBbeing too confident is foolishCit was hard to avoid accidentsDthe boss was expert in driving解析：选 B 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文的主题句是第一段最后一句结合全文5描述的“我
20、”因为对自己的驾驶技术有信心而租用卡车自己装运家具而导致一系列问题可知，本文旨在说明“过分自信是愚蠢的” ，故 B 项正确。C(2019武汉市武昌区调研)Every now and then, a product comes along that proves itself a complete gamechanger, as is the case with a new British brand and invention, Eyejusters the reading glasses that you can focus yourself for less than 70!With 6
21、in 10 people wearing glasses in the UK, those with perfect vision are increasingly in the minority. And of those who do require glasses, many find themselves requiring two or three pairs of glasses in order to complete different tasks throughout the day. As well as being an added expense on_top_of e
22、verything else, this also means carrying around (and trying not to lose) those extra pairs!Eyejusters allow you to instantly change the lens (镜片) strength of your glasses with hidden dials, tucked just inside the frames themselves. Eyejusters work by the wearer simply turning the concealed eyeDials
23、to change the focus to fit your needs. The lenses adjust from 0.00 to 3.00 D. They also have antiscratch technology and are lightweight in design so you arent paying the price of comfort for convenience.The creator of Eyejusters, Owen Reading who came up with the idea for Eyejusters with friend Davi
24、d Crosby, who studied physics at Oxford with him, explained：“Lots of people need reading glasses but they need glasses with lots of different strength. They might have a pair with 1 prescriptionstrength lenses for the computer, 2s for reading and 3s for really closeup stuff. Eyejusters replace the n
25、eed for multiple pairs of reading glasses, by covering the whole range from zero to 3, which is the strongest you will find in overthecounter products.”He added：“If you wear reading glasses, these are a much more flexible alternative. You can put them on and just turn the dial until what you want to
26、 see comes into focus. They are much like using binoculars (双筒望远镜) ”语篇解读：本文是科技新产品类说明文，介绍了一种视力调节器，人们可以调整镜片焦距以达到不同的目的。8Which has the closest meaning to the underlined part “on top of” in Para.2?6AJoan stays on_top_of the news by reading newspapers.BA submarine can run under water as well as on_top_of
27、water.CWhen I turned the corner, I was right on_top_of the post office.DHe promised to help us and on_top_of that he lent us many books.解析：选 D 词义猜测题。画线部分上文讲的是，很多人需要两三副眼镜来完成不同的任务，而画线部分所在句是说这不但是一笔额外的费用，还意味着到哪里都要带着额外的眼镜(还得注意别把它们弄丢了)。由此可以推断，on top of 的意思是“除之外” ，所以 D 项表达的含义与画线部分最接近。9Eyejusters are popula
28、r for the following reasons EXCEPT their _.Anew brand Bantiscratch technologyClight weight Dlow price解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第一段最后的“for less than 70”可知，它的价格低，排除 D 项；根据第三段最后一句中的“They also have antiscratch technology and are lightweight in design so you arent paying the price of comfort for convenience”可知，它有抗抓
29、痕技术，还很轻便，排除 B 项和 C 项。故选 A 项。10How can you make Eyejusters serve different purposes?ABy folding glasses. BBy adjusting lenses.CBy combining glasses. DBy changing lenses.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第三段首句可知，人们通过调整镜片的焦距来服务于不同的目的，所以选 B。11Who need Eyejusters most according to Owen Reading?APeople having perfect vision
30、.BPeople wearing reading glasses.CPeople changing glasses constantly.DPeople preferring comfortable glasses.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，为了完成一天之内不同的任务，很多人需要两三副眼镜。Eyejusters 这种新型的眼镜正好可以弥补这个缺陷，可以通过调整镜片焦距来达到不同的目的，所以选 C。D(2019石家庄模拟)Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they
31、 are babies. Most time the task is easily accomplished with parents reading or talking to their babies. However, in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf. Now, an adorable blueeyed robot, a human avatar, and some hightech neuroscience may 7be able to a
32、ssist parents with this important developmental task.The Robot AVatar thermalEnhanced system, or RAVE, is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by LauraAnn Petitto, an educational neuroscientist, at Washington, D. Cs Gallaudet University. The learning process begins when the robots camera, whi
33、ch is focused on the babys face, detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature. This, combined with the babys facial expression, causes the robot to turn its head and guide the babys attention to a computer screen, on which a human avatar starts to communicate with the baby, much like a parent wo
34、uld. For example, if the baby points towards the screen, the avatar might respond, “Are you pointing to me？” and follow that up with a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or some essential social communication, all in American Sign Language (ASL). The “conversation” continues until the kid loses interest.The
35、 researchers, who have been testing the system for three years, found that babies as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RAVE for just a few minutes. Petitto says natural language, whether communicated through speech or sign, activat
36、es the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motions prove the babies are learning the essential elements of communication.What sets this technique apart from other methods, such as showing educational videos or television shows, is its interactive nature and realtime response to the bab
37、ys actions. The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the systems longterm influence on baby communication, the initial response has been very encouraging. Next, they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies.语篇解读：本文是一篇科普说明文，主要介绍了一种可以帮助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统，以及该系统的工作
38、原理、效果评价和研究人员对这种技术的展望。12What can the RAVE system help parents do?AImprove babies health condition.BTake good care of babies.CDevelop babies language skills.DKeep babies company.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，专家认为教孩子语言技能的最佳时间是孩子的婴儿时期；结合第一段尾句以及第二段中的“The Robot . a team of researchers”可知，RAVE 系统可以帮助父母完成教婴儿学习语言的
39、任务，故 C 项正确。813What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?AHow babies learn ASL effectively.BHow parents educate their babies.CHow robots talk and read to babies.DHow the RAVE system works.解析：选 D 段落大意题。根据第二段第二、三句并结合全段内容可知，该段主要介绍了 RAVE 系统的工作原理，故 D 项正确。14What indicates babies are learning with the help of
40、 the RAVE system?AInterest in videos and TV shows.BChanges in their body temperature.CImprovement in their natural language.DHand movements in a rhythm like ASL.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“babies as young . a few minutes”可知，在和这种系统交流互动之后，婴儿就会开始以类似于 ASL 的节奏晃动他们的手，故D 项正确。15What do the researchers think of the
41、 RAVE system?APromising. BImpractical.CSatisfactory. DDisappointing.解析：选 A 观点态度题。根据第四段第二、三句可知，研究人员对这种系统的发展是充满着希望的，A 项意为“很有前途的，大有希望的” ，符合语境，故 A 项正确。.阅读七选五(2019福州质检)Many people think only professionals engineers, accountants, teachers, etc. have careers. _16_ Even if youve never had a paid job, you st
42、ill have a career. Your career is the sum of your life and work. It includes all your activities and experiences. Your schooling, your volunteer work, and even your relationships with your family are all big parts of your career. _17_During your career, you will have a variety of jobs, occupations a
43、nd roles. People used to think of a job as fulltime, permanent, paid work done for an employer at a work site. But in our changing world, a job is a set of duties or tasks. It can be paid or unpaid. _18_ Even someone who is selfemployed has a job.An occupation is a group of jobs with similar respons
44、ibilities that require a common set of skills. _19_ Programmers may have permanent or temporary jobs 9working for specific employers, be selfemployed, work fulltime or parttime, be paid for their work or volunteer their services. They may change jobs or hold several jobs at one time but, until they
45、change the type of duties or tasks they perform, they are still computer programmers._20_ We all play a number of roles in our lives and our roles often change over time. For example, Kris works four days a week as a receptionist in a clinic and takes evening courses in social work. She also sews gy
46、mnastic wear for her neighbor who sells it at summer markets. Now Kris has at least three roles.AA role is a part you play.BActually everyone has a career.CIn other words, your career is your life story.DFor example, a computer programmer is an occupation.EAs a matter of fact, a job is different fro
47、m a role in some way.FIt can be completed at a work site, at home, or somewhere else.GThe following is about your work, your family, and your life story.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了每个人都有自己的事业。在事业生涯中，每个人都会从事各种各样的工作、职业，担任各种各样的角色。16解析：选 B 空处的前一句“很多人认为只有像工程师、会计、老师等专业人员才有事业” ，B 项“实际上每个人都有一份事业”对前一句进行转折且与下一句“即使你从来没
48、有一份有报酬的工作，你仍然有一份事业”衔接自然，故选 B。17解析：选 C 根据前一句“你的教育，你的志愿者工作，甚至你和你的家人的关系都是你事业的重要组成部分”可知，C 选项“换句话说，你的事业就是你的生活故事”是对上文的总结，故选 C。18解析：选 F 根据上文中的“But in our changing world, a job is a set of duties or tasks. It can be paid or unpaid”可知，在不断变化的世界里，我们对工作的认识有所变化，且根据空前“It can be paid or unpaid”的句式结构可知选 F。19解析：选 D 根据空处前一句“职业是一组具有相似职责的工作，需要一套共同的技能”和空处后对“Programmers”的工作介绍可知，D 项符合语境，起到承上启下的作用，为下文举例说明什么是职业做好铺垫。20解析：选 A 根据文章的结构以及空处的位置可知，本空应该是本段的主题句，即对下文内容的概括和总结。下文举例说明我们在生活中扮演不同的角色且随着时间的流逝，我们的角色在不断地变化，故选 A。10课时练(二) 语言知识运用组块专练练准度(限时：30 分钟).完形填空(2019成都诊断
