1、高考题型规范练(十六)高考题型规范练第62页模块六Unit 1Laughter is good for you.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。AEVENTSAug.31-Sept.4,Laughter BusCape Town,South AfricaLovely sightseeing tour with laughter,fun and festivities.The tour departs from Cape Town towards the Garden Route,stopping at beauti
2、ful and interesting places,enjoying lunch at the seaside and sharing laughter with local communities.Costs:$800.+27 7222-97454,infolaughterbus.co.zaSept.17-18,Laughter Yoga 2-day Certified Leader TrainingIrvine,California,USA10 am-5 pm daily at Irvine Valley College.Learn to laugh for health without
3、 the need of jokes.Start a laughter club,share laughter with elders and kids,and earn income sharing happiness.Includes practice with Jeffrey Briar.Costs:$295.(949) 376-1939,JBriarLYInstitute.orgSept.30,Laughter Is Serious Business WorkshopSt.Albans,Hertfordshire,UKA workshop for those who have comp
4、leted Laughter Leader/Skills courses and want to get ideas and real advice on how to promote themselves.10 am-3 pm with lunch break.Costs:100 (includes a 25 DVD).+44 (0) 1727-741-050,lotteunitedmind.co.ukOct.7-9,Laguna Laughter Club Mountain Retreat (静修)Angelus Oaks,California,USAEveryone is welcome
5、 on this three-day retreat in the pine forest of Redlands.Daily laughter yoga sessions,music,dancing,hiking,and vision-sharing.Costs:$150 (includes meals).(949) 376-1241,AnneLaughingAOct.29-Nov.5,Laughter Cruise in the CaribbeanThe tour departs from Miami,Florida,USA.Daily laughter sessions,onboard
6、programs,easy yoga classes,creating new exercises,fun and friendship!Holland America Lines.Costs:$719.(941) 349-6069,amy.ferrell【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章介绍了五个关于大笑的活动。1.Where can you meet Jeffrey Briar?A.On a Caribbean island.B.At Irvine Valley College.C.At the seaside of Cape Town.D.In the pine forest of Redl
7、ands.答案B解析细节理解题。由Sept.17-18举办的活动介绍“10 am-5 pm daily at Irvine Valley College.Includes practice with Jeffrey Briar.”可知。2.Which number should you call if you want to attend an advanced Laughter Yoga Leader course?A.+27 7222-97454.B.+44 (0) 1727-741-050.C.(949) 376-1241.D.(941) 349-6069.答案B解析细节理解题。由Sep
8、t.30举办的活动介绍“A workshop for those who have completed Laughter Leader/Skills courses and want to get ideas and real advice on how to promote themselves.”可知,已完成大笑瑜伽导师课程的人若想参加高级研修班,可拨打该组织电话。3.When can you take an easy laughter yoga class on a ship?A.Aug.31.B.Sept.17.C.Oct.7.D.Oct.29.答案D解析细节理解题。由Oct.29-N
9、ov.5期间举办的活动介绍“Daily laughter sessions,onboard programs,easy yoga classes.”可知,该活动是一次巡航活动,参加者会在邮轮上参与简单的大笑瑜伽课。BSeveral years ago,I received an e-mail from a total strangera 17-year-old girl named Monica Gottlieb,who lived in Vienna.In poor English,she explained that she was doing an online search for p
10、eople who shared the same names as members of her family.She tried her 19-year-old brothers nameMarcus,and that was how she hit upon me.Monica asked me to write back and tell her a little something about myself,which I did.Not long after our first exchanges,Monicas mother,Regine,wrote to me.Regines
11、English was a little better than Monica,so she was able to provide more details about their life in Vienna.She also mentioned that she and her husband Michael were planning their first visit to the US.As motorcycle lovers,they intended to make a two-wheeled tour of California and the Southwestern st
12、ates.She wondered if I could tell her something that I thought they should know before they began their great adventure.I spent about an hour putting together what I considered reasonably practical advice and sent it along.Regine wrote back with thanks,and told me if I came to Vienna,I should consid
13、er the Gottlieb family home as my own.She even offered me both a room and a key to the house.The Gottliebs eventually made their motorcycle trip and enjoyed every minute of it.Eight months later,I was welcomed to Vienna by the Gottlieb family.We got to know each other fairly quickly.We were soon so
14、comfortable with each other.A few days later,Michael,Regine,and I were walking off the big meal we had just had at an open-air restaurant.As we walked and chatted,an older man coming toward us said something in German to Regine.She replied politely,laughing.After he passed by,I asked Regine if the m
15、an was a friend.“No,” she said.“He looked at you and Michael and said,Its nice to see two brothers out for a walk together.”Brothers?Wellnot quite.But perhaps long-lost cousins after all.【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。作者是美国人,共同的名字让他与维也纳的一家人成为了好朋友。4.Which of the following helped start the authors friendship with Monic
16、a?A.A stranger.B.Names.C.Hobbies.D.A visit.答案B解析细节理解题。由第一段中的“search for people who shared the same names.tried her.brothers nameMarcus,and that was how she hit upon me”可知,名字促成了作者与Monica之间的友谊。5.Why did Regine write her first e-mail to the author?A.To invite him to join their two-wheeled tour.B.To off
17、er practical advice about his trip to Vienna.C.To ask for some useful information about the US.D.To provide him with information about California.答案C解析细节理解题。由第二段中的“if I could tell her something that I thought they should know before they began their great adventure”可知,Regine和丈夫打算骑着摩托车在美国旅行,于是她冒昧地给作者
18、发邮件询问关于美国的信息。6.Why did the Gottliebs offer the author a key to their house?A.They wanted to thank him.B.He was the real owner of the house.C.They expected to see him immediately.D.He would look after the house for them.答案A解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“I.putting together what I considered reasonably practical advic
19、e and sent it along”和第四段中的“The Gottliebs eventually.enjoyed every minute of it.”可知,作者耐心地向Gottlieb一家提供了帮助。作为答谢,他们向作者提供了家里的钥匙,欢迎他去维也纳旅行。7.Which can be used to describe the authors trip to Vienna?A.Tiring.B.Boring.C.Fruitless.D.Pleasant.答案D解析推理判断题。由最后五段作者去了维也纳与Gottlieb一家相处融洽、交谈甚欢可知,作者的维也纳之旅非常愉快。COne of
20、 Americas best-known artist colonies,the MacDowell Colony,will turn 110 next year.It is a place where artists of all types can sweep away distractions(分神之事) and just create.MacDowells operations are funded by foundations,corporations and individuals.Writers,composers,photographers,filmmakers and scu
21、lptorsboth famous and unknowncompete for the 32 free studios at the place.Once accepted,an artist can stay for as little as a couple of weeks,or as long as a couple of months.When they arrive,artists find a kind of isolation(隔绝) hard to find in our world.Theres no phone.No fax.No friends.No family.I
22、ts just a cabin in the snowy woods.Writer Emily Raboteau lives in New York City.She came to MacDowell to work on a novel.She received a desk,chairs,pencils,paper and ice grippers.The walk from one isolated,one-room studio to another is icy,so colony residents fasten the ice grippers to the bottom of
23、 their shoes.Another colony resident,Belfast composer Elaine Agnew,played a piece of music called “To a Wild Rose,” written by Edward MacDowell.She says its so famous that every pianist in the world has played the tune.A hundred years ago,MacDowell owned the land where the colony now sits.He liked i
24、ts isolation and his ability to get work done there.After his death,his wife,Marion,encouraged other artists to come.And for the last century,artists have accepted the invitation,coming to step outside of their daily lives for a short time.Privacy is respected,but cooperation and discussion are comm
25、on.Screenwriter Kit Carsonwho wrote The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 and the film adaption of Sam Shepherds play Paris,Texashas visited MacDowell twice.He says that the interdisciplinary(学科间的) discussion there is valuable.“You sit around at dinner,talking,and then somebody runs off and brings you back
26、some stuff and shows it to you,”he says.“That,I didnt realize,was part of the magic here,because people are really open to showing their opinions here.”【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章介绍了美国的麦克道威尔文艺营的具体情况。麦克道威尔文艺营是艺术家可以居住和创作的艺术中心,历史已经接近110年了。8.Who sponsored MacDowells operations?A.Artists of all types.B.The governmen
27、t and individuals.C.Foundations,corporations and individuals.D.Writers,composers,filmmakers and sculptors.答案C解析细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“MacDowells operations are funded by foundations,corporations and individuals.”可知,是一些基金会、公司和个人资金赞助麦克道威尔文艺营的运行。故选C项。9.What can we learn about colony residents?A.They find it h
28、ard to survive the loneliness.B.They usually stay in the colony for months.C.They are already famous in their own field.D.They are nearly cut off from the outside world.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“sweep away distractions”和第三段的内容可知,艺术家们在麦克道威尔文艺营基本与世隔绝,这样他们才能更好地安心创作。10.Why is Elaine Agnew mentioned in the text
29、?A.To show respect for MacDowell.B.To admire her great musical talent.C.To introduce the origin of the colony.D.To tell us the wide range of the residents.答案C解析推理判断题。作者在第五段提到作曲家Elaine Agnew,由她演奏麦克道威尔的名曲致野玫瑰进而谈起麦克道威尔文艺营的起源等。故选C项。11.What would be the best title for the text?A.Artists and Their DreamB.
30、Wonderland for ArtistsC.Creativity at WorkD.Power of Silence答案B解析主旨大意题。 文章介绍了麦克道威尔文艺营。很多艺术家竞相来到这里,创作的灵感在寂寥无人处得以迸发。文章引用了几位艺术家的实例来突出表现该文艺营的独特之处。故B项“艺术家们的奇境之地”符合文章主旨。DWere you into skateboarding,surfing or snowboarding when you were a kid?We can remember our first(less successful) go at skateboarding,a
31、s well as the first time we managed to stand up on one of those surfboards.It was so much fun that we were hooked for life.However,not everyone thinks that introducing children to extreme sports is a good idea.In the article from The New York Times ,writer Jon Lackman considers whether sports like s
32、nowboarding,climbing and skateboarding could be dangerous to the growing bodies of young children and looks for advice from medical professionals.“Kids arent mentally ready for these activities,” says professor of orthopaedics (矫形外科),Dr.Vani Sabesan.“They tend to underestimate the risks,and their pa
33、rents cant always be trusted to keep them in check.”Sabesan is particularly worried about the effects of extreme sports on TV and the Internet on children.“What were seeing is that a lot of kids think they can do what the professional athletes can do.”If someone who was encouraged to go surfing at t
34、he age of five,was presented with a surfboard aged seven,I think these worries are a little overstated,if not misplaced.Extreme sports can be dangerous,but theres as much chance of falling off your bike or your roller skates as off a skateboard or surfboard.My own experience of extreme sports leads
35、me to think that Ill allow my own kids to try them in the same way my parents allowed me.In sports such as surfing and snowboarding,theres a sense of adventure and courage that is important to instill (慢慢灌输) in young children.Did I fall off my surfboard?All the time.Did I get back on?Every time.Are
36、the more extreme sports too dangerous for younger kids and better saved for teenagers?Are extreme sports a great experience for all children to have and a great way to make the most out of your childhood?【语篇导读】本文是议论文。文章探讨了儿童是否应该参加极限运动。12.What does the underlined word “hooked” in Paragraph 2 probably
37、 mean?A.Warned.B.Cheated.C.Attracted.D.Confused.答案C解析词义猜测题。对比画线词后However一词的转折可知,此处指第一段提及的滑板、冲浪、滑雪这些运动带来的快乐终生吸引着我们。13.Whats Jon Lackmans attitude towards kids taking part in extreme sports?A.Amazed.B.Doubtful.C.Admiring.D.Supportive.答案B解析推理判断题。由第三段中的“considers.be dangerous to the growing bodies of yo
38、ung children and looks for advice from medical professionals”可知,Jon Lackman对儿童是否应该参加极限运动持怀疑的态度。14.What did the authors parents expect him to do when he was very young?A.To have a spirit of adventure.B.To set a good example to others.C.To become a professional athlete.D.To get away from extreme sport
39、s.答案A解析推理判断题。由第八段及倒数第三段作者认为极限运动有助于培养儿童的冒险意识可知,那时他的父母期望他能有一点冒险精神。15.What does the author think of extreme sports?A.They are really very dangerous for kids.B.They are as easy to learn as roller skating.C.They are helpful for kids to find their courage.D.They are more suitable for teenagers than kids.答
40、案C解析推理判断题。由倒数第三段“In sports such as surfing and snowboarding,theres a sense of adventure and courage that is important to instill in young children.”可知,作者认为极限运动有助于培养儿童的勇气和胆量。.七选五(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。How do you pick the right volunteer experience for you?Ask yours
41、elf the following questions to determine which experience best fits your goals.What cause is important to you?Identify your greatest passions.What is a problem you want to solve?Who are the people you want to connect with?16.If you dont have answers to those questions,dont worry.Thats where you just
42、 have to try and learn more about the cause,and see if it attracts you.17?The nonprofit sector grows quickly.Understanding the organizational structure is important for a positive volunteer experience.Would you like to work in a larger organization that might have more resources but is more rigid (严
43、格的),or a smaller organization that has less financial support but many opportunities to serve?You also need to consider the leadership structure.Are they friendly,open,willing to give you opportunities?Do you see yourself enjoying your day working with them?If you answer yes,then most likely you wil
44、l have a positive relationship.They will want to see you grow and develop,and you will want to help them.18.How much time can you put?19.Often,volunteers comment that they benefit from giving a lot of their time and becoming a part of the “nonprofit family”.However,you may only have time to help on
45、weekends every now and then.Thats great,too.20.Youve got a heart to give.Now,take the time to think about how you want to volunteer.By being thoughtful,youll use your time well and get the most out of your experience.A.What is the organization likeB.Its a “win-win” for everyoneC.Its just a different
46、 kind of experienceD.Sometimes you know,and sometimes you dontE.What companies are there in your neighborhoodF.Try to meet with the leader to make sure its a good fitG.Be realistic about the amount of time you can spend volunteering答案与解析【语篇导读】本文是说明文。文章就如何选择适合自己的志愿者工作提了几条建议。16.D该空前是几个问题,该空后为“If you d
47、ont have answers to those questions”,故D项(有的时候你知道答案,有的时候不知道)符合此处语境,能起到承上启下的作用。17.A根据下文的“Understanding the organizational structure”可知,此段是讲应该对不同机构的特点有所了解。18.B根据该空前的“you will have a positive relationship”和“They will want to see you grow and develop,and you will want to help them.”可知,这是一个双赢的结果。故B项符合此处语境。19.G该段小标题中和该空后出现的time是提示。20.C根据该空前的“Thats great,too.”可知,即便是只能在周末做志愿者工作,也不错,“这也是一种不同的体验”。