1、单元强化练(五).阅读理解A(2019太原模拟)Located in Los Angeles，University of Southern California is in the heart of a leading city.Although LA ranks highly in The Economists Safe Cities Index，navigating any city calls for certain safety precautions(预防措施) along with practicing common sense.Mobile Safety App Powered
2、by LiveSafeThe Mobile Safety App powered by LiveSafe，managed by the USC Department of Public Safety and the USC Department of Emergency Planning，is a free downloadable app that mobile users can use to initiate contact with emergency responders around the campus.Features include：immediate“push button
3、” calls to DPS，easy reporting for suspicious activity or crimes in progress，and location services to notify friends of your route through campus.Blue Light Phone LocationsThe University Park has multiple blue light phones that are strategically placed throughout campus.Take note of where the closest
4、 ones are on your route.They come in handy in case you lose your phone or in an emergency.These phones are directly connected to USC Department of Public Safetys 24hour communications center.Besides emergency needs，it can also be used to report suspicious activity，request for an escort(护卫者) if you f
5、eel unsafe and to report a crime.TrojansAlertTrojansAlert is an emergency notification system that allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text messages or email. When an emergency occurs，authorized USC senders will instantly notify you of realtime upda
6、tes，instructions on where to go，what to do(or what not to do)，whom to contact and other important information.All members of the USC community，as well as parents and regular visitors to campus，are strongly encouraged to sign up for TrojansAlert.【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了洛杉矶南加利福尼亚大学在校园里采取的一系列安全预防措施，包括在手机中免
7、费下载安全应用软件、在校园内安装蓝光电话等。1What do blue light phones do for students?AGuide students through campus.BAlert students to crime activities.CLight up the way if students feel unsafe.DConnect them with the safety department.D细节理解题。根据第三段第四句“These phones are directly connected to USC Department of Public Safet
8、ys 24hour communications center”可知，这些蓝光电话和南加利福尼亚大学公共安全部24小时保持联系，故D项正确。2How does USC send out instructions during an emergency?AWith blue light phones.BVia text messages or email.CThrough Mobile Safety App.DBy calling all USC members.B细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句“TrojansAlert is an emergency notification system t
9、hat allows university officials to contact you during an emergency by sending messages via text messages or email”并结合第二句内容可知，当发生紧急情况时，大学官员将通过发送电子邮件或短信来联系你，故B项正确。3What is the purpose of the text?ATo encourage students to fight crime.BTo introduce USCs safety department.CTo provide safety services for
10、 USC students.DTo inform parents of safety risks on campus.C写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了洛杉矶南加利福尼亚大学在校园里采取的一系列安全预防措施，包括在手机中免费下载安全应用软件、在校园内安装蓝光电话等，故C项正确。B(2019广州综合检测)“I saw it first，”Amy said，as she ripped the old leather wallet out of Charlies hands.Without saying a word，as if they both understood that this
11、was a secret they didnt want to share with anyone，they slipped into an alley，where no one could see them look inside.“Theres got to be a million dollars here！”Charlie blurted out，when they saw a pile of hundreddollar bills，Amy，the more realistic of the two，did a quick estimate，thumbing through the w
12、ad of cash.“More like thousands，”she said，her voice shaking in disbelief.Theyd found the wallet in a flowerbed by the sidewalk，when Charlie dropped his cell phone while he was trying to talk and eat a slice of pepperoni pizza at the same time.Amy stuffed the wallet into her backpack and pulled Charl
13、ie along by his elbow toward her house.As they rushed toward Viceroy Avenue，they talked excitedly about what they could do with the moneybuy gifts for parents and friends，get new clothes，travel to the rainforest in Costa Rica，and adopt a whale.It looked like all of their dreams would come true.For t
14、he last block，however，they didnt talk.Each began to suspect that the other one was silently adding to the list of things they could buy.They finally reached Amys house，but instead of going inside，they walked around the house to the back porch.They opened the wallet and counted the money into piles o
15、f ten.The total was $2，400more money than either of them had ever seen.Then they both started talking at once.Who lost it？Their moods shifted，sinking from the high of being rich for fifteen minutes to resigning themselves to what they must do next.In the wallets clear plastic compartment，there was a
16、 drivers license.They knew what they had to do.Although they would lose their newfound treasure，in a way，they felt relieved.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了Amy和Charlie捡到钱包以及如何处理钱包里的钱的故事。4Where did Amy and Charlie find the wallet?AIn an alley.BIn a backpack.CAmong some flowers.DOn the sidewalk.C细节理解题。根据第三段第一句“Theyd fou
17、nd the wallet in a flowerbed by the sidewalk，when Charlie dropped his cell phone while he was trying to talk and eat a slice of pepperoni pizza at the same time”可知，他们是在路边的一个花坛里发现钱包的，故选C。5In Paragraph 2，why was Amys voice shaking?AShe was afraid that they would be seen by others.BShe was disappointed
18、 there wasnt a million dollars.CShe was fearful that Charlie would tell someone else.DShe felt nervous because shed never seen so much money.D推理判断题。根据第二段最后一句“More like thousands，she said，her voice shaking in disbelief”可推知，Amy声音颤抖是因为她对钱包里钱的数目有些难以置信，她从来没有见过那么多钱，因此感到紧张。故选D。6On their way to Amys house，t
19、heir moods changed from Aexcited to suspiciousBhappy to angryCrelieved to worriedDnervous to disappointedA推理判断题。根据第三段的内容，尤其是第三句“As they rushed toward Viceroy Avenue，they talked excitedly about what they could do with the moneybuy gifts for parents and friends，get new clothes，travel to the rainforest
20、 in Costa Rica，and adopt a whale”和最后一句“Each began to suspect that the other one was silently adding to the list of things they could buy”可推知，他们一开始兴奋地讨论如何花这笔意外之财，最后彼此怀疑，故选A。7What did Amy and Charlie decide to do at the end of the story?ATo keep the money a secret from others.BTo return the wallet to
21、its rightful owner.CTo put the wallet back where they found it.DTo buy many different things with the money.B推理判断题。根据最后一段最后三句“In the wallets clear plastic compartment，there was a drivers license.They knew what they had to do.Although they would lose their newfound treasure，in a way，they felt relieve
22、d”可推知，最后他们决定把捡来的钱包归还给失主，故选B。C(2019长春质检)Sleep repairs the body and the mind and helps prevent disease by strengthening the immune system.However，many adults do not get eight hours of sleep each night.The average adult today gets only 6.4 hours of sleep.Only in recent years have health professionals b
23、egun to realize the seriousness of sleep deprivation in the working population.A significant number of people work at night，work long hours，or suffer from sleeplessness or jet lag.Studies show that the brain is negatively affected by sleep deprivation because certain patterns of electrical and chemi
24、cal activity that occur during sleep are interrupted and the brain cannot function normally.In one study，thirteen healthy adult subjects(实验对象) who usually had normal sleep patterns were kept awake and carefully monitored in a lab during a period of 35 hours.During the experiment，the subjects were as
25、ked to perform several tasks，such as mathematics and word problems，while researchers were undergoing scans of their brain activity.The researchers found that the temporal lobe(颞叶) of the brain，the region involved in language processing，was active during speech tasks in rested subjects but not in sub
26、jects who lacked enough sleep.After several hours without sleep，there was no activity within this region.Several studies show that getting fewer than six hours of sleep can damage shortterm memory and reaction timethus causing a serious risk of accident.In one study of drivers，researchers reported t
27、hat sleep deprivation had the same effects as being drunk.They found that people who drove after being awake for 17 hours performed worse than those with a blood alcohol level of 0.5 percent，the legal limit for drunk driving in most western European countries.The researchers concluded that countries
28、 with drunk driving laws should consider similar restrictions against sleepdeprived driving.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，说明了睡眠缺失对人们大脑的影响，以及驾驶员如果缺乏睡眠可能导致的严重后果。8The underlined word“deprivation”in the first paragraph is closest in meaning to Aweakness BlossCdiscomfort DpainB词义猜测题。根据第一段第二句“However，many adults do not
29、get eight hours of sleep each night”可知，许多成年人睡眠不足，由此可推知，deprivation是“缺失”的含义，这与本段最后一句“A significant number of people work at night，work long hours，or suffer from sleeplessness or jet lag”呼应，故选B。9The passage mentions all of the following as causes of sleep deprivation EXCEPT Ajet lag Blong work hoursCb
30、oring work Dworking at nightC细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“A significant number of people work at night，work long hours，or suffer from sleeplessness or jet lag”可知，睡眠缺失的原因很多，但不包括工作枯燥，故选C。10The purpose of the study described in Paragraph 2 was to determine Ahow many hours people can survive without sleepBhow people
31、 react when their sleep is interruptedCthe changes in brain activity that occurs during sleepDthe effects of sleep deprivation on brain activityD推理判断题。根据第二段第一句“Studies show that the brain is negatively affected by sleep deprivation because certain patterns of electrical and chemical activity that oc
32、cur during sleep are interrupted and the brain cannot function normally”并结合本段的内容可推知，本段主要论述的是睡眠缺失对大脑的影响，故选D。11Why does the author mention blood alcohol level in Paragraph 3?ATo show how sleep deprivation reduces the blood alcohol level.BTo show that sleep deprivation has the same dangerous effects as
33、 being drunk.CTo suggest that sleepdeprived drivers are also likely to drink.DTo argue against raising the legal limit for drunk driving.B推理判断题。根据文章第三段第二句“In one study of drivers，researchers reported that sleep deprivation had the same effects as being drunk”可推知，作者提到血液中酒精浓度的例子是为了证明之前的结论，即：睡眠缺失和饮酒在驾驶
34、中的危害同样严重，故选B。D(2019沈阳质检)People who have red hair and people who have lost their hair could finally get their own emoji(表情符号)The Emojipedia website has shown new emojis following demands that they should be more diverse.If its ideas are approved，the new emojis could be added in 2018，alongside new cha
35、racters that have grey，curly or Afro hair.“New Styles focus on appearances that arent currently supported in the informal skin tone and hair color pairings(搭配) used on many cellphones，”showed one page on the website.The page gave Jessica Chastain and Ed Sheeran as examples of people with red hair.Si
36、nead OConnor and Samuel L Jackson were given as examples of people with no hair or a shaven head.The emojis could be released in 2018 if chosen by the Unicode Consortium which met in January，2017 following a number of complaints about lack of diversity.“Nonnaturally occurring features，such as blue h
37、air and tattoos，are not included in this project，”the website added.At the end of 2016，Apple published its iOS 10.2 software update which included 72 new emojis such as firefighters，astronauts，rockstars and so on.But people who have red hair were notably absent，causing a global protest.A website in
38、Scotland demanding ginger emojis got 20，000 signatures.The main issue is that there is one organization，known as Unicode Consortium，who controls emojis on iPhone.In March，a new list of emojis was published by Emojipedia which might be released later this year.However，the emojis need to be approved b
39、y the Unicode Technical Committee before people can use them.In 2015，ginger emojis were published on the Google Play Store for Android.But up until now，the Unicode Consortium has not been willing to give in to ginger campaigners.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，文中介绍了表情库里将有可能增加红头发人士和光头人士等专属的表情符号。12Which of the followi
40、ng emojis could be included in 2018?ACharacters with black hair.BCharacters with white skin.CCharacters with shaven heads.DCharacters with smiling faces.C细节理解题。根据第一段可知，红发人士和光头人士有可能会获得他们的专属表情符号，因为人们抱怨表情库中的表情符号不够丰富。如果这些表情符号获得批准，在2018年就可以增加到表情库里，此外，表情库里还会拥有灰白发、卷发以及非洲式发型等的新表情符号。所以C项正确。13Tattoos are reje
41、cted by the Unicode Consortium because Athere is no demand for themBpeople dislike such emojisCthey are out of fashionDthey are not natural identityD细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“Nonnaturally occurring features，such as blue hair and tattoos，are not included in this project”可知，诸如蓝头发和文身之类不是自然产生的特征是不被包括在这个项目中的。因此D项正
42、确。14What is the Unicode Consortiums attitude to ginger emojis?AFavorable. BAmbiguous.CDisapproving. DUncaring.C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“But up until now，the Unicode Consortium has not been willing to give in to ginger campaigners”可知，直到现在，统一码协会仍然不愿给姜黄发色的抗议者们使用姜黄发色人士专属的表情符号，故统一码协会的态度是“不赞成的(Disapproving)”。故选C项。【
43、干扰项分析】favorable意为“赞成的”，ambiguous意为“模棱两可的”，uncaring意为“不关心他人疾苦的”，都不符合题意。15What is the best title for the text?ANew Emojis to Be Added in 2018BComplaints about the Present Emojis CDemands for New and Informal EmojisDGlobal Protests Against Lack of DiversityA标题归纳题。通读上下文可知，本文介绍了表情库里将有可能增加红头发人士和光头人士等专属的表情
44、符号，并讲述了增加这些表情符号的原因，故A项最适合作标题。.阅读七选五(2019石家庄质量检测)A daily multivitamin may give your wellbeing an extra benefit，but if youve ever swallowed one and felt sick right after，you know its hardly a pleasant experience. 1 Youre taking vitamins on an empty stomach.Vitamins that are more acid in nature，like vi
45、tamin C，may cause nausea(恶心) if theyre consumed on an empty stomach.Vitamins A，D，E and K，unlike some others，may be better absorbed when not taken with food. 2 Vitamins are like medicines in that they can act on each other and other medicines youre taking. 3 Some research suggests that multivitamins
46、could cause side effects when taken at the same time with high estrogen(雌激素) levels.Theres a lot of iron in your pill.Multivitamins that contain a lot of iron or iron supplements themselves can cause nausea.This is especially true if youre taking them outside of a meal.Iron is interesting in that it
47、s best absorbed on an empty stomach，but its hardest to take on an empty stomach because of the nausea. 4 It might decrease the absorption a little bit but its better than nothing.Allergic reaction side effects.Since multivitamins contain so many vitamins and minerals，allergic reactions are certainly
48、 possible.Mild allergic reactions can include itchiness(痒) and a few hives(荨麻疹) 5 Should you experience more advanced signs of an allergic reaction，such as trouble breathing，chest pain，widespread hives or a swollen facial region，visit the closest emergency room immediately.The label on your vitamins
49、 should provide directions for taking them.Check the information before taking them to see what else you should know.AYoure taking vitamins with other medicines.BBelow are a few reasons why multivitamins may be making you ill.CIts important to discuss with an expert the timing of these vitamins.DThe
50、se stomach issues can be extremely disturbing.EIts better to take it with food than trying taking it on an empty stomach.FIf you experience these side effects，stop use and contact your doctor.GPlease review the combinations to make sure there are no harmful interactions.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了服用多种维生素可能让人感到不适的
51、几种原因。1B本句出现在第一段的段尾。从第二段开始一直到第五段都是在分析让人感到不适的原因，所以B项符合语境。B项的意思是“以下是多种维生素可能会使你感到不适的几个原因”。2A本空是段落的主题句。本段落讲的是各种维生素之间以及维生素与其他药物之间会相互作用，所以A项作为本段小标题合适。A项的意思是“你是与其他药物一起服用了维生素”。3G本句出现在段落中间，起到承上启下的作用。上文讲的是，各种维生素之间以及维生素与其他药物之间会相互作用；下文讲的是，当雌激素水平高时服用多种维生素可能引起副作用，所以G项符合语境。G项的意思是“请检查一下混合物(多种维生素)，确保它们之间没有有害的相互作用”。4E
52、本句出现在段落中间，起到承上启下的作用。上文讲的是，多种维生素中的铁在空腹时服用吸收效果是最好的，但空腹服用会让人恶心；下文讲的是，这可能会吸收得少一点，但总比一点也不吸收要好，所以E项符合语境。E项的意思是“比起试图空腹服用来说，跟食物一起服用多种维生素更好一些”。5F本句出现在段落中间，起到承上启下的作用。上文讲的是，轻微的过敏反应症状；下文讲的是较重的过敏反应症状，所以F项“如果你感受到了这些副作用，就不要服用了，要联系你的医生”符合语境。.短文改错(2019成都诊断)I have always been doing volunteer work，so I had never reall
53、y thought about doing work abroad until I found some informations on this specific trip.There was a picture attaching to an email，which was sent regarding a trip.It showed two little girls that they needed volunteers.The image makes me fall in love with the idea of going somewhere complete different
54、 from my home.What attracted me about the trip was it was to a place Id never visit by myself.I wanted to go nowhere that would make me step out into my comfort zone.【答案】I have always been doing volunteer work， I had never really thought about doing work abroad until I found some on this specific tr
55、ip.There was a picture to an email，which was sent regarding trip.It showed two little girls that needed volunteers.The image me fall in love with the idea of going somewhere different from my home.What attracted me about the trip was it was to a place Id never visit by myself.I wanted to go that wou
56、ld make me step out my comfort zone.书面表达(2019贵阳质检)假如你是李华，某英文报上刊登了你介绍春节的文章，深受欢迎。编辑部向你约稿，请你再选择一个传统节日，按照以下内容要求写一篇文章对节日进行介绍。1名称及时间；2主要活动；3节日的意义。注意：1标题自拟；2可适当增加细节，以使行文连贯；3词数100左右。 【参考范文】MidAutumn FestivalThe MidAutumn Festival is one of the traditional Chinese festivals which is very important.The joyous
57、 festival is celebrated on the 15th day of the 8th month of the lunar calendar with the full moon at night.Chinese people celebrate the festival with many traditional and meaningful activities，such as eating dinner with family，hanging lanterns，guessing lantern riddles，and worshipping the moon.The MidAutumn Festival has the deep meaning of reunion.In China，people regard it as a very important festival.No matter where they are，they will come back home if there is a chance.In a word，the MidAutumn Festival is a very nice and important festival for Chinese people.
