1、课时提能练(五).阅读理解A(2019绵阳诊断)Road tripMotorhome delivery offers great family holidays.For just $1 a day,you can hire a fullyequipped motorhome,which delivers you to a specific destination within some days and kilometers.You then hire another one to get home or take a bus or train.Your only other expense
2、will be fuel and about $20 a day for parking fees.To learn more,visit .Plan aheadFor a comfortable break,flexibility with times,dates and places helps lower the cost.Find a few hotels you like,ask about their vacant rooms,then wait a few weeks and call again.If they still have rooms,youre at an adva
3、ntage to ask for a better price.Lots of lastminute deals are online.Watif(.au)has deals on hotels that have dropped their prices so low.You dont know where youre staying until its booked,but anywhere with four or five stars has to be fairly good.Back to natureWild camping appeals to nature lovers an
4、d costs nothing.This is forbidden on beaches and parks in most urban areas,but you can turn up in more distant areas as long as nobody owns the land.Youll need to take everything with you and may need to shop on eBay(.au)If youre a camping beginner,be aware of safety measures and get your questions
5、answered on the Internet.Swap meetHow about a home swap?For a $250 yearly joining cost,you can stay in someones home in an international place of your choice while they or someone else stays in yours.Find out more at .au.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了几种便利且实惠的出游住宿方式。1Where can you get the information about motorhomes
6、?A.B.au.C.au.D.au.A细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“To learn more,visit ” 可知,在这个网站可以了解到更多关于motorhomes的信息,故选A。2What helps to pay less for rooms in a hotel?AChoosing hotels with four or five stars.BBargaining prices through the Internet.CWaiting for some time before booking.DDeciding on rooms as early as possible.C细节理
7、解题。根据第二段第二句和第三句“Find a few hotels you like.youre at an advantage to ask for a better price”可知,在预订前等一段时间有可能会使你支付更少的房间费用,故选C。3Whats the advice for camping beginners?AKeep in touch with eBay.BWatch out for possible dangers.CStay away from nomansland.DTake only what you need.B细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句“If youre a
8、camping beginner,be aware of safety measures and get your questions answered on the Internet”可知,对于野外露营的新手,要特别关注安全问题,故选B。4Whats the purpose of the text?ATo teach the importance of running away from work.BTo introduce new destinations for nature lovers.CTo show the advantages of online services.DTo he
9、lp people have fun at less expense.D写作意图题。根据文章的整体内容可知,本文主要介绍了几种便利且实惠的出游住宿方式,故选D。B(2019成都测试)The world record holder for the number of university degrees is a 70yearold Italian.Mr.Luciano Baietti lives in the town of Velletri near Rome and spends his days walking around his small house and garden.But
10、every morning as early as 3 oclock,he pulls out his textbooks and starts studying.He now holds 15 bachelors or masters degrees from universities across Italy,and is already attempting his 16th.“Thanks to books,I feel free,”he tells the BBC journalists.“After all,the words share the same root,”he say
11、s,referring to the Italian words libro(book)and libero(free)The certificates proving his talent hang on the walls of his study,showing people that he was writing new pages in the Guinness Book of Records.In 2002 he got his eighth degree in motor skills.And before that he already had degrees in socio
12、logy,literature,law,political science and philosophy,most from Romes famous La Sapienza University,one of the oldest in the world.Since then,he has added seven other degrees to his list,including one in criminology(犯罪学),one in military strategies and the latest one in tourism in February 2017.All of
13、 these three were from online universities.“Each time I set myself a new challenge to see how far my body and my brain can go,”says Mr.Baietti.【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。来自意大利的70岁的Luciano Baietti先生是已获得大学学位总数最多的世界纪录保持者。5What can we know about Mr.Baietti from the passage?AHe has a wide range of learning.BHe is t
14、he oldest world record holder.CHe has got crazy about getting degrees.DHe got all his degrees by going to school.A推理判断题。根据第三至五段可以推断Luciano Baietti先生的学习范围非常广泛。a wide range of意思是“广泛的,多种多样的”,所以选项A正确。6Why has Mr.Baietti tried to get so many degrees?ATo show his talent. BTo challenge himself.CTo become p
15、opular.DTo break the world record.B细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Each time I set myself a new challenge to see how far my body and my brain can go”可知选项B正确。7Where does this passage most probably come from?AA newspaper. BA biography.CA travel magazine. DA story book.A推理判断题。根据全文尤其是第四段Luciano Baietti先生接受BBC采访的信息可以推断本文
16、应该是一篇新闻报道。所以选项A正确。.阅读七选五(2019广州检测)Mary went through a personal experience 40 years ago that changed her life path and established her connection with Chinese herbal medicine.Still childless after 13 years of marriage,Mary longed to become a mother.For years she travelled from country to country and
17、visited top experts in the field,but without success. 1 However,her Chinese herbalist grandmother gave her hope through a herbal treatment.After three and a half years she became pregnant. 2 The expectant mothers delight was shared by the rest of her family too.This was the point when she made up he
18、r mind to carry on her grandmothers work and devote her life to herbal medicine research,development and promotion.To this end,she invested in a large herbal garden in the suburbs of Jakarta,where more than 30,000 plants are grown. 3 Through the application of great effort and resources over many,ma
19、ny years,Marys career has developed vigorously,as has her garden. 4 When she was asked whether it was worthwhile to have devoted so much of her life to this research,she firmly responded.“What I have done is to fulfill a promise I once made.More importantly,I want to bring Chinese herbal medicine to
20、 all those in need. 5 ”AMore than 7,000 of these can be used as medicine.BThe moment the news was confirmed,she burst into tears of happiness.CI believe it can help relieve pain and enable the sick to regain their hope of life.DMary decided to make great contributions to the development of Chinese h
21、erbal medicine.EThe heartbreak and disappointment was so great that she came close to giving up.FIm so happy that the local people like to use Chinese herbal medicine for treatment.GAlthough she is now 80 years old,she is still committed to the study of Chinese herbal medicine.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了玛丽和中草药结下不
22、解之缘的励志故事。1E根据上文中的“Still childless after 13 years of marriage,Mary longed to become a mother.For years she travelled from country to country and visited top experts in the field,but without success”可推知,多年来求子无果的经历让玛丽很是伤心和失望,所以E项符合语境。E项承接上文且与空后一句形成转折。2B根据下文中的“The expectant mothers delight was shared by
23、 the rest of her family too”可知,通过中草药疗法,多年不孕的玛丽终于怀孕了,梦想达成,自然是喜出望外,所以选B。3A根据上文中的“devote her life to herbal medicine research”及“To this end,she invested in a large herbal garden in the suburbs of Jakarta,where more than 30,000 plants are grown”可推知,玛丽决定致力于中草药研究工作,这些植物很多可以用作中草药,所以A项符合语境。4G根据下文中的“When she
24、 was asked whether it was worthwhile to have devoted so much of her life to this research,she firmly responded”可推知,玛丽后来多年一直致力于中草药的研究工作,所以选G。5C根据上文中的“More importantly,I want to bring Chinese herbal medicine to all those in need”并结合玛丽自身的经历可知,玛丽认为中草药能帮助有需要的人,所以C项承接上文,符合语境。.书面表达(2019昆明质检)假定你是李华,某英文报社向即将
25、毕业的高中生征稿,主题是“向成年出发”,请你根据下列要点完成短文:1你的心情;2你的人生规划(学业、事业等方面)。注意:1.词数100左右;2可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。 【参考范文】It wont be long before I become an adult,so I feel very excited as well as a bit nervous.First of all,Id like to express my sincere gratitude to my parents and teachers,without whom I couldnt have made such
26、 great progress in my life and study.Secondly,as an adult,I should learn to be independent.Also,its time for me to take it into consideration what I will take up in the future.I wish to study in a key university to become a lawyer,using what I have learnt to serve our society.Adulthood means hope,challenge and responsibility,and Im sure I can do well in the future.