1、1Unit 1 Women of achievement.阅读理解A(2017浙江)There are energy savings to be made from all recyclable materials,sometimes huge savings.Recycling plastics and aluminum,for instance,uses only 5% to 10% as much energy as producing new plastic or smelting (提炼) aluminum.Long before most of us even noticed wh
2、at we now call “the environment,” Buckminster Fuller said,“Pollution is nothing but the resources (资源) we are not harvesting.We allow them to be left around because weve been ignorant of their value.” To take one example,lets compare the throwaway economy (经济) with a recycling economy as we feed a c
3、at for life.Say your cat weighs 5kg and eats one can of food each day.Each empty can of its food weighs 40g.In a throwaway economy,you would throw away 5,475 cans over the cats 15-year lifetime.Thats 219kg of steelmore than a fifth of a ton and more than 40 times the cats weight.In a recycling econo
4、my,we would make one set of 100 cans to start with,and then replace them over and over again with recycled cans.Since almost 3% of the metal is lost during reprocessing,wed have to make an extra 10 cans each year.But in all,only 150 cans will be used up over the cats lifetimeand well still have 100
5、left over for the next cat.Instead of using up 219kg of steel,weve use only 6kg.And because the process of recycling steel is less polluting than making new steel,weve also achieved the following significant savings:in energy use47% to 74%;in air pollution85%;in water pollution35%;in water use40%.【语
6、篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。回收利用比重新生产要节省大量的资源。文章以猫食罐头为例,通过对比分析不同的结果,说明了循环经济在减少环境污染以及能源消耗方面的优势。1.What does Buckminster Fuller say about pollution?A.It is becoming more serious.B.It destroys the environment.C.It benefits the economy.D.It is the resources yet to be used.答案 D解析 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“Pollution is nothing but
7、 the resources we are not harvesting.”可知,Buckminster Fuller 认为污染就是我们还没有回收利用的资源。故选 D项。2.How many cans will be used up in a cats 15-year lifetime in a recycling economy?2A.50. B.100. C.150. D.250.答案 C解析 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“In a recycling economy”以及“But in all,only 150 cans will be used up over the cats li
8、fetime”可知,答案为 C项。3.What is the authors purpose in writing the text?A.To promote the idea of recycling.B.To introduce an environmentalist.C.To discuss the causes of pollution.D.To defend the throwaway economy.答案 A解析 写作意图题。文章以猫食罐头为例,说明了循环经济在减少环境污染以及能源消耗方面的优势,目的是为了推广“回收利用”的理念。故选 A项。BNobel Prize-winning
9、 author Doris Lessing has said winning the Nobel Prize in 2007 had been a “bloody disaster”.The increased media interest in her has meant that writing a full novel was next to impossible,she said.Lessing,88,also said she would probably now be giving up writing novels.Her latest book is the partly fi
10、ctional memoir(虚幻小说) entitled Alfred and Emily.Since her Nobel win she has been constantly in demand,she said.“All I do is give interviews and spend time being photographed.”Speaking about her writing,she said:“It has stopped;I dont have any energy any more.”Lessing is the 11th woman to win the Nobe
11、l Prize for literature in its 106-year history.Her best known works include The Golden Notebook and The Diaries of Jane Somers(萨默斯的日记).She also recalled that,in the 1960s,she had been told that the Nobel Academys judges did not like her and she would never win.Ill-health prevented her from attending
12、 the prize ceremony in Stockholm,Sweden.Instead the Swedish Ambassador to London,Staffan Carlsson,presented the award to her in the UK.He told her she was being “crowned with a prize you have long deserved”.Lessing was born in Iran and moved to Rhodesianow Zimbabweas a child before settling in Engla
13、nd in 1949.Her first novel The Grass Is Singing was published the following year.Altogether she has written more than 50 novels,plays,memoirs and collections of short stories.【语篇导读】多丽丝莱辛,英国女作家。1919 年 10月 22日生,2013 年 11月 17日去世,享年 94岁。多丽丝莱辛被誉为继伍尔芙之后最伟大的女性作家,并几次获得诺贝尔文学奖提名以3及多个世界级文学奖项。在 2007年 10月 11日,瑞典
14、皇家科学院诺贝尔奖委员会宣布将 2007年度诺贝尔文学奖授予这位英国女作家。她是迄今为止获奖时最年长的女性诺贝尔获奖者。4.By saying winning the Nobel Prize was “a bloody disaster”,Lessing . A.was too excited to go on writing her novelsB.had her peaceful life disturbed by the increased mediaC.was asked to give some useful advice on how to writeD.was forced to
15、 attend the prize ceremony in Stockholm答案 B解析 推理判断题。文章第二段“The increased media interest in her.she said.”及第三段讲述了莱辛获得诺贝尔文学奖之后,不断有媒体前来采访、拍照,使她没有足够的时间专注于文学创作,从中可知,她的平静的生活已经被打乱。5.What does the word “It” in Paragraph 4 probably refer to?A.Bloody disaster.B.Lessings ill-health.C.Lessings writing work.D.Her
16、 first novel The Grass Is Singing.答案 C解析 词义猜测题。根据上文及“I dont have any energy any more,”可猜出 It应该是她的写作,故选 C项。6.Lessing was given the Noble Prize because . A.she was an 88-year-old womanB.she was a famous writerC.she made a great contribution to the literatureD.she was the oldest writer alive then答案 C解析
17、 推理判断题。阅读全文可知:莱辛笔耕五十多年,是位多产作家。除了长篇小说,还著有诗歌、散文、剧本、短篇小说等,诺贝尔委员会颁奖给莱辛的理由是她在文学上作出了杰出贡献。.七选五Nowadays,the problem of generation gap becomes more and more serious.Based on the survey by our school,the poor relationship between parents and their children is very common.1. Or,do the strict family rules affec
18、t their relationship? Firstly,in most of the families in the US,both of the parents have to go out for work in order to earn more money to provide better environment for their lovely children.Unfortunately,this causes the rare communication between them and their children,since these parents always
19、take a rest during leisure time.These parents and children cannot know deeply about each other.Then friction(摩擦) is easy to appear.2. Secondly,parents who ask their children to be absolutely obedient to them are also one of the grave causes of generation gap between them.Therefore,these children are
20、 4not willing to communicate with their parents and most of these parents are not active to talk with their children.3. To solve these problems,the busy parents should devote their spare time to communicating with their children actively so as to improve their relationship.At the same time,they can
21、also observe their childrens behavior in order to understand their childrens personality and reduce the quarrel between them.4. No doubt that can give a better image to their children since it can make their children feel free to chat with their parents.Then it is easy for the parents to approach th
22、eir lovely children.Therefore,a close and harmonious relationship between parents and children appears. In conclusion,to have a close relationship between parents and children,the parents should devote their leisure time to talking with their children and observing their childrens personality and gi
23、ve their children the approaching images.5. A.Therefore,a wide generation gap comes into being.B.Thus,misunderstanding between them often occurs.C.Are these problems caused by the busy parents?D.Who are these problems more upsetting to?E.If so,this terrible phenomenon,generation gap,cannot occur any
24、 more.F.In fact most parents and children experience at least a little tension.G.Besides that,the parents should try to give up their absolute power in family.答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是一篇议论文。文章从三个方面讨论如何使父母与孩子建立良好的关系。1.C 该空前面讲现在父母与孩子关系紧张很普遍,该空后面以疑问的形式提出了另一种可能的原因,所以该空也应该是以疑问的形式提出一种可能的原因。2.A 该空前面“both of the paren
25、ts have to go out for work in order to.to appear”讲了孩子与父母摩擦的产生,紧接着就应该是讲其后果。选项 A正是产生摩擦后的后果。3.B 该空前面讲孩子与父母缺少沟通交流,紧接着就应该是讲其后果。选项 B正是其后果。4.G 该空上一段“To solve these problems,the busy parents should devote their spare time to.”讲父母为缓解与孩子的紧张关系应该挤出时间多与孩子交流,该空后面讲父母应该在孩子心目中树立良好的形象,故而该空应该是承上启下。G 项里的 Besides that正是
26、承上启下。5.E 通读本段内容可知,作者讲的是为了与孩子建立良好的关系,父母应该怎么做。只有 E项能作为其结果。.应用文写作(2017浙江)假定你是李华,计划组织一次郊游,请给你的英国朋友 Chris写封邮件邀请他参加。内容包括:1.参加者;2.时间、地点;3.活动:登山、野餐等。5注意:1.词数 80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。参考范文Dear Chris,I am writing to tell you that an outgoing to West Hill will be held this Saturday morning,which all the students in our class will take part in.Additionally,there will be a few activities during the outgoing,such as climbing the hill,having a picnic together and so on.Would you like to join us?If so,Ill go to call for you at 8 oclock that morning.Looking forward to your early reply.YoursLi Hua
