1、必修一 Unit 3课下语篇提能练.阅读理解APlanning out your summer？Use this guide to find activities around Seattle, May through August.For more summer fun, check out our website .Space Race ExhibitOpening day of new exhibit of things from flights to the moon in the 1960s on display, including moon rocks, space clothe
2、s, the first Apollo spacecraft and the historic Apollo 12 engines that were lost at the bottom of the sea for 43 years until they were recovered by Seattlebased Bezos Expeditions in 2013, 10 am.5 pm.Call for info: 2067645720Location: The Museum of Flight, SeattleDate: May 20West Seattle Bee Festival
3、Sustainable (可持续的) gardening practices and other ways to help bees; vendors (摊贩) and organizations who focus on sustainability and/or help support bees, kids activities, music, food vendors, 10 am.3 pm.Call for info: 2065337848Location: High Point Commons Park, SeattleDate: June 25TouchaTruckChildre
4、n of all ages explore construction trucks, emergency cars, vintage (老式的) trucks; professionals explain the equipment and the work each performs, 10 am.1 pm.; hornsfree (无喇叭音的) hour for children with sensitive ears, 9 am.10 am.; hosted by Junior League of SeattleCall for info: 2067082236Location: Mag
5、nuson Park, SeattleDate: July 21Kirkland UncorkedWine festival with wine tasting, food, live music in the Tasting Garden, $20$25; street fair for all ages with Uncorked Market, 5 pm.10 pm. August 14; noon10 pm. August 15; noon6 pm. August 16 Call for info: 2065482500Location: Marina Park, KirklandDa
6、te: August 1416语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了夏季去西雅图及周边旅行可以参加的四个活动。1Where can space exploration lovers go?AMarina Park.BMagnuson Park.CThe Museum of Flight.DHigh Point Commons Park.解析：选C细节理解题。根据Space Race Exhibit部分中的第一段及“Location: The Museum of Flight, Seattle”可知，太空探索爱好者可去The Museum of Flight。2What is special a
7、bout TouchaTruck?AIt attracts people of all ages.BIt encourages environmental protection.CIt gives participants handson experience.DIt cares about children with special needs.解析：选D推理判断题。根据TouchaTruck部分中的“hornsfree (无喇叭音的) hour for children with sensitive ears”可知，TouchaTruck为有特殊需求的孩子设置了相关活动，体现了对他们的关爱
8、。3What do events and have in common?APeople can enjoy food and music.BThey are based in the same place.CPeople pay nothing for them.DThey teach gardening skills.解析：选A细节理解题。根据West Seattle Bee Festival部分中的“kids activities, music, food vendors”及Kirkland Uncorked部分中的“Wine festival with wine tasting, foo
9、d, live music”可知，这两项活动都有音乐和美食。BI have learned something about myself since I moved from Long Island to Florida three years ago.Even though I own a home in Port St.Lucie just minutes from the ocean, every winter an uncontrollable urge (冲动) wells up to fly back to Long Island even as others make their
10、 way south.I guess I am a snowbird stuck in reverse (反向)Dulled by Floridas mild winters, I willingly suffer the cold weather on Long Island, the place I called home for 65 years.Im like a bird that has lost its sense of timing and direction, my wings moving against reason.So what makes me fly agains
11、t the habits of snowbirds？The answer has a lot to do with my unwillingness to give up the things that define (给下定义) who I am.Once I hear that the temperature on Long Island has fallen into the range of 40 to 50 degrees F, I begin to long for the sight and sound of a wood fire.I also long for the dis
12、play of colors first in the fall trees, and then in the lights around homes and at Rockefeller Center.Floridians decorate, too, but cant create the special feel of a New England winter.Moreover, when I return I can celebrate the holidays with people I havent seen in months.What could be better than
13、sitting with family and friends for a Thanksgiving turkey dinner, or watching neighbors children excitedly open gifts on Christmas？Even the first snowfall seems special.While these simple pleasures are not unique to Long Island, they are some of the reasons I come back.Who says you cant go home？I kn
14、ow I will be ordering a ticket this very night and cured of homesick (思乡病) tomorrow.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者在文中阐述了自己虽在外有舒适便利的生活，但每到冬季却思乡愈切，最终选择归乡生活。4What does the author think of his life in Florida?AExciting.BRelaxing.CPainful. DBoring.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第一段中的“Even though I own a home . others make their way sou
15、th.”及第二段中的“Dulled by Floridas mild winters”可知，作者觉得自己在佛罗里达州的生活很无趣。5Why does the author compare himself to a snowbird stuck in reverse?AHe has lost his sense of direction.BHed rather go north in winter.CHe hates traveling by plane.DHe likes snow very much.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段中的“every winter an uncontrolla
16、ble . others make their way south”及第二段中的“I willingly suffer the cold weather . my wings moving against reason”可知，他人在寒冷的冬季都会去温暖的南方过冬，作者却像一只失去了时间感和方向感的雪鸟，反向行之，宁愿去北方过冬。6The author uses Paragraph 3 to _.Adescribe his hometowns fall scenesBshow how he loves family gatheringsCexplain why he wants to retur
17、n to his hometownDcompare the difference between Florida and Long Island解析：选C细节理解题。第三段的首句“So what makes me fly against the habits of snowbirds？”为该段的主题句，作者在本段中阐释了他宁愿归乡生活的原因。7What is the author going to do tonight?ABook a flight. BGo to the doctors.CEat with his family. DCheck into a hotel.解析：选A细节理解题。
18、根据最后一段中的“I know I will be ordering a ticket this very night and cured of homesick (思乡病) tomorrow”可知，作者今晚会订购回家乡的机票。CThree experimental fields of seawater rice were harvested in China on Wednesday, a further step toward its future practical use. Also known as salinealkali tolerant rice (耐盐碱水稻), the se
19、awater rice is designed to grow in seaside flats or other areas with high salt content and has been developed by experts through crossbreeding (杂交) and other technologies.One type of seawater rice growing in Qingdaos Chengyang district, Shandong Province, produced 3.9 metric tons (公吨) per hectare (公
20、顷), experts announced. Once widely planted in large areas, the output could be much higher.The Qingdao SalineAlkali Tolerant Rice Research and Development Center, led by renowned Chinese agricultural scientist Yuan Longping, was established several years ago. It set itself a threeyear target of deve
21、loping a kind of saltresistant rice capable of producing 4.5 tons a hectare, which would guarantee growers the minimum acceptable level of profit. The average rice output in China is 6.75 tons a hectare.Planting in the experimental field in Chengyang district and five other plots of salinealkali lan
22、d started at the end of May. The five other plots were in Dongying, Shandong Province; Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province; Yanan, Shaanxi Province; Kashgar, the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region; and Daqing, Heilongjiang Province. The sites represent actually every type of salinealkali land in China and rese
23、archers aim to grow different kinds of rice able to cope with different climate, salinity and soil structure conditions. The test crops in Kashgar and Daqing were also harvested on Wednesday. In Kashgar, the output reached more than 7.5 tons per hectare, according to experts tests, much higher than
24、expected. The harvest in Kashgar was satisfactory. The result means it is possible to plant such saltresistant rice in southern Xinjiang in the future. Xinjiang has about 2 million hectares of salinealkali land that have the potential to be planted with saltresistant rice, and if it is widely plante
25、d it will generally improve rice production in the region.The seawater rice grown in Daqing only produced 3.1 tons per hectare. A live video on Shandong TV showed growers appearing a little disappointed by the result, as they hoped the experts efforts would increase production greatly. The water and
26、 soil conditions of the site were not ideal, and the pH level was extremely high.语篇解读：2018年7月，青岛海水稻研发中心传来喜讯，袁隆平试种的包括“海水稻”在内的80多个水稻品种分批成熟。“海水稻”研究在国内外都有很长的一段历史，袁隆平领导的海水稻项目使中国技术处于海水稻研究的前列。8Which is the main feature of seawater rice according to the text?AIt has a shorter growing period.BIt is a kind of
27、 highly productive crop.CIt can grow in the soil with high salt content.Dit is the combination of many technologies.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段中的“the seawater rice is designed to grow in seaside flats or other areas with high salt content”可知，海水稻最大的优势是可以种植在含盐量高的土壤里 。9How much rice does a farmer harvest at least
28、 to meet the cost?A3.9 tons a hectare. B4.5 tons a hectare.C6.75 tons a hectare. D7.5 tons a hectare.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段中的“which would guarantee growers the minimum acceptable level of profit”可知，每公顷4.5吨的产量对种植者来说是最低的收益保障。10The researchers chose the experimental fields according to _.Athe distance betwee
29、n themBthe type of the soil and climateCthe local governments supportDthe local agricultural conditions解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，研究人员选择试验田的依据是气候、土壤的盐度和土壤结构。11What can we infer about the seawater rice from the last paragraph?AThe seawater rice is not fit for all kinds of salinealkali soils.BIt is imposs
30、ible for the seawater rice to have a good harvest.CGrowers from Shandong Province were a little disappointed by the result.DThe output of the seawater rice grown in Daqing is the lowest.解析：选A推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，海水稻并非适合所有的土壤。.阅读七选五Sometimes it can be difficult to relate to the generations that have co
31、me before us._1_ But older people have plenty of wisdom and knowledge to share with younger generations, and treating them with respect should be second nature for all of us.Call people sir or maam. Even if youve grown up in a more casual environment where you usually call your friends parents by th
32、eir first names, you shouldnt assume that all older people are comfortable with that kind of informal title._2_ They prefer you call them Mr./Mrs. Thats why its always best to ask what name they prefer and use sir or maam when you dont feel comfortable asking._3_ While its true that many elderly peo
33、ple have health problems that may require special assistance, aging doesnt affect all people in the same way.Assuming that an older person has poor eyesight or hearing can be extremely embarrassing and make him or her feel selfconscious.Thats especially true if you make a big deal out of it, such as
34、 raising your voice every time you speak to him or her.If youre unsure whether an older person has such problems, just ask._4_Show interest in their lives. Its easy to think that older people dont have much going on because they dont do many of the things that they used to when they were younger._5_
35、 When you visit or call your elderly loved ones, make sure to ask about their favorite activities.If they have a hobby that they particularly enjoy, you might even offer to do it with them.Thats a great way to show them just how interested you are in whats important to them.ADo offer them necessary
36、help.BDont assume they have disabilities.CHowever, many elderly people are still active.DSome elderly people may be more traditional.EWe ourselves will be old some day in the future.FIts better to be straightforward than to risk annoying someone.GGrowing up differently makes us feel we have nothing
37、in common with them.1选GG项所述“成长环境不同让我们觉得自己与他们没有任何相似之处”与“Sometimes it can be difficult to relate to the generations that have come before us.” 有意义上的递进关系。2选D设空前一句中的informal与D项中的traditional构成反义；设空后一句中的They指代D项中的Some elderly people。3选B设空处为段落小标题。根据本段的内容介绍，尤其是poor eyesight or hearing等关键词可知，B项“不要假设他们身患残疾”符合
38、语境。4选F设空处与前一句“If youre unsure whether an older person has such problems, just ask.”之间暗含了因果关系。F项所述“直截了当总好过冒险惹人生气”符合语境。5选C设空前一句“Its easy to think that older people dont have much going on because they dont do many of the things that they used to when they were younger.”的大意是：我们常不假思索就认为老年人的生活很单调，因为他们不再像过去年轻时做那么多事情。再结合空后的内容可知，空处与上文为转折关系，故C项“然而，许多老年人依旧很活跃”符合语境。