1、必修三 Unit 4 阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解AThe ListBy Siobhan VivianRating (等级): 3.9 out of 5 starsHardcover: $12.52Paperback: $6.79With THE LIST, Siobhan Vivian takes you into the lives of eight very different girls struggling with issues of identity, selfesteem (自尊), and the judgments of their schoolmat
2、es.Prettiest or ugliest, once youre on the list, youll never be the same.The Running DreamBy Wendelin Van DraanenRating: 4.8 out of 5 starsHardcover: $11.38Paperback: $9.90Jessica thinks her life is over when she loses a leg in a car accident.Shes not comforted by the news that shell be able to walk
3、 with the help of an artificial leg.As she struggles to recover, Jessica feels that shes both in the spotlight (公众注意的中心) and invisible (无形的)Jessicas embarrassed to realize that shes done the same to a disabled girl named Rosa.With the support of many people, Jessica may actually be able to run again
4、.But thats not enough for her now.She doesnt just want to cross finish lines herself she wants to take Rosa with her.The Book ThiefBy Markus ZusakRating: 4.6 out of 5 starsHardcover: $23.99Paperback: $7.39It is 1939.Nazi Germany.The country is holding its breath.Death has never been busier, and will
5、 become busier still.Liesel Meminger is a foster (被收养的) girl living outside of Munich.who cant resist books.With the help of her foster father, she learns to read and shares her stolen books with her neighbors as well as with the Jewish man hidden in her basement.The 6 Most Important Decisions Youll
6、 Ever MakeBy Sean CoveyRating: 4.6 out of 5 starsPaperback: $13.09The challenges teens face today are tougher than at any time in history.And, like it or not, the choices teens make while facing these challenges can make or break their futures.This book shows teens how to make smart choices about th
7、e six most important choices theyll face.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本适合青少年读的书。1What is the list mentioned in the first book mainly about? AStudents test scores.BStudents popularity.CStudents appearances. DStudents favorite books.解析：选C细节理解题。根据“The List”部分末的“Prettiest or ugliest, once youre on the list, youl
8、l never be the same.”可知，它与学生们的外表有关。2Which word can best describe the story told in the second book?AInspiring. BAlarming.CConfusing. DEntertaining.解析：选A推理判断题。第二本书讲述了一个女孩由于事故失去一条腿后，不仅努力康复到可以跑步，而且还有了更大的梦想带一位残疾女孩一起跑步。可见这是一个鼓舞人心的故事。3How much does a paperback edition of The Book Thief cost?A$6.79. B$7.39
9、.C$9.90. D$13.09.解析：选B细节理解题。根据“The Book Thief” 部分的“Paperback: $7.39”可知选B项。4Which authors book can best help teens make wise decisions on their future?ASean Covey. BMarkus Zusak.CSiobhan Vivian. DWendelin Van Draanen.解析：选A细节理解题。根据“The 6 Most Important Decisions Youll Ever Make”部分末的“make or break thei
10、r futures .most important choices theyll face”可知，该书有利于帮助青少年做出关系未来的明智决定。再根据“By Sean Covey”可知选A项。BMany years ago, when we were a young couple with two small children, aged 2 and 4, we were practically impecunious.My inlaws lived from hand to mouth, so we didnt expect any help from them.My parents live
11、d a great distance away, and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation. My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pickup truck, carrying groceries for local shopkeepers, but it was constantly breaking down.It took almost all the money we had to have it fixed.The truck was also
12、the only means of transportation for us. We lived in the countryside, and we always used the back door because the driveway led to it.One winter evening, I stepped outside to take a bag of trash to the barrel and almost tripped over something.It was nearly dark, and I had to bend down to see what it
13、 was.I could hardly believe my eyes.There sat a large basket loaded with food. It was heavy, so I called my husband to carry it into the house.Once inside, we discovered two loaves of bread, some butter, several cans of vegetables, a can of orange sauce, and a large turkey.There was so much that I c
14、ouldnt remember it all, but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinner everything except potatoes. A little while later I remembered that I hadnt taken the trash to the barrel.By now it was dark, so I had to turn on the yard light and thats when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting o
15、n the porch. That dinner was the best I could remember. We werent able to thank our donators, though, because we never found out who had been so generous in helping a struggling young family.Whoever it was, we are forever grateful.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。“我”和丈夫有两个孩子，很多年前，我们生活贫困，但羞于将处境告诉父母。丈夫用一辆旧卡车送货谋生。一天晚上，“我
16、”在家门口发现一篮子丰盛的食物，那一餐令“我”终生难忘。“我”将永远感谢那位送食物给“我”的家人。5Which of the following can replace the underlined word “impecunious” in Paragraph 1?AGenerous. BHarmonious.CPenniless. DStubborn.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据第一段最后一句“I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation.”可知，“我”的父母住在很远的地方，“我”羞于让他们知道我们的处境；结合该段中的“when
17、 we were a young couple with two small children, aged 2 and 4, we were practically impecunious”可知，我们是有着两个孩子的年轻夫妻，据此可以推知，我们的日子过得相当贫穷，才会羞于让远方的父母知道我们的情况。据此可以判断，画线词意为“贫穷的”，故C项正确。6How did the authors husband support the family?ABy starting a garage.BBy selling food door to door.CBy delivering goods.DBy w
18、orking as a shop assistant.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段第一句的“My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pickup truck, carrying groceries for local shopkeepers”可知，“我”的丈夫用一辆旧卡车为当地的店主们送货谋生，故C项正确。7How did the author feel when she saw the basket? AShe was annoyed. BShe was astonished.CShe was terrified. DShe
19、felt a sense of relief.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句：“I could hardly believe my eyes.There sat a large basket loaded with food.”可知，看到一篮子的食物，“我”几乎不能相信自己的眼睛；据此可以判断，作者很惊讶，故B项正确。8What may be the best title for the text?AA helping hand in time BA struggling young coupleCA tale of potatoes DA reward from a strange
20、r解析：选A标题归纳题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了“我”和丈夫有两个孩子，生活贫困，但羞于将处境告诉远方的父母。丈夫用一辆旧卡车送货谋生。一天晚上，“我”在家门口发现一篮子丰盛的食物，那一餐令“我”终生难忘。“我”将永远感谢那位送食物给“我”家的人。据此可以判断，A项最能概括文意，故A项最适合作为文章标题。CYou dont have to be a fan of math to get excited about Pi (“”) Day.While the event may start with some calculations, it is more than likely to c
21、onclude with a slice or two of delicious pie.The holiday is held every March 14, because “” is widely recognized as 3.14.The tradition of honoring “” began at San Franciscos Exploratorium museum.On March 14, 1988, physicist Larry Shaw convinced his colleagues to mark the day by marching around one o
22、f the museums circular spaces and consuming fruit pies.The celebration was made official in 2009 when the US.House of Representatives set aside March 14 as Pi Day.Today, Pi Day is observed in many creative ways.Students at the California Institute of Technology in Los Angeles host a pieeating event,
23、 which begins at 1：59 am.and features 26 pies, each of five different flavors.Though that might seem random, the date (3.14), time (159), number of pies (26), and number of varieties (5) recreate the first nine digits of “”：3.14159265!Students applying for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (
24、MIT) in Cambridge eagerly wait for the day every year to find out if they have been accepted.However, instead of sending out the offers at 3：14 pm., the institution waits till 6：28 pm.6.28 is referred to as “tau”， which is “” multiplied by 2.The number is believed to be much more reliable than “” by
25、 some experts and even has its own celebration on June 28.Since 2017, MIT has also used Pi Day as a fundraiser to support its students, departments and programs.This day is also Albert Einsteins birthday, so the town of Princeton, New Jersey, where Einstein lived until his death in 1955, celebrates
26、the occasion with multiday festivities that end on March 14.Visitors can participate in concerts, shows, as well as pieeating, pirecitation, and Einsteinlookalike contests.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了圆周率日的起源、发展和各地的庆贺活动。9Where was Pi Day originally celebrated?AIn San Francisco. BIn Los Angeles.CIn Cambridge
27、. DIn Princeton.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The tradition of honoring began at San Franciscos Exploratorium museum.”可知，该传统开始于美国旧金山探索馆，故A项正确。10When was Pi Day made an official holiday?AIn 1955. BIn 1988.CIn 2009. DIn 2017.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段第三句“The celebration was made official in 2009 when the US.House of Repr
28、esentatives set aside March 14 as Pi Day.”可知，2009年，美国众议院正式将3月14日定为圆周率日，故C项正确。11What does MIT do on Pi Day according to the passage?AInform applicants of application results.BConduct a calculating test.COrganize a march around the campus.DMake desserts of different flavors.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第五段第一句可知，每一年申请
29、麻省理工学院(MIT)的学生们急切地等待着这一天，想要知道他们是否被录取。据此可知，麻省理工学院在这一天告知申请者申请结果，故A项正确。12Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo advise.BTo make an introduction.CTo argue.DTo give an explanation.解析：选B写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了圆周率日的起源、发展和各地的庆贺活动。故B项正确。D It had never really occurred to Chantal Kovach to keep
30、her fifthgrade son from taking Colorados new annual assessments, until an email started circulating among parents.Ms.Kovach became concerned that the test would be measuring material her sons class hadnt covered yet.She was worried that the class would have to devote significant hours to taking the
31、test, and then more hours later in the spring taking other tests on the material they had studied.But it wasnt until she went to the teacher, wondering if it might still be useful to her son as practice, that she made up her mind.“The feedback I got was that only when an educated group of parents ta
32、kes a stand against this great waste of time will anything change，” says Kovach, who kept her son home in March and will do so again next week and in May, and says many other parents at her Boulder, Colo., elementary school are doing the same. For some parents fed up with the growing numbers of test
33、s and the increasingly high stakes (赌注) placed on their scores, “opting out (退出)” is now a new form of protest (抗议)And in certain states and communities, the movement is gaining_steam,_with large percentages of parents and students sitting out required exams. But some say the protest has negative ef
34、fects on children and education.Sonja Brookins Santelises, an educator, acknowledges that there are too many tests but says that is an issue that can be solved by reducing unnecessary assessments.And she says the annual assessments have never been better as important tools that shine a spotlight on
35、growth and on achievement gaps. But parents choosing to opt out say the current tests cause unnecessary stress and harm to their kids, and are pushing instruction and education in a direction they disagree with.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。家长们联合反对过多的考试，对此人们有不同的看法。13What did the teacher Ms.Kovach talk to say?AThe r
36、esults of wasting time.BThe advantages of educated parents.CThe importance of students going to school.DThe necessity of parents showing disagreement.解析：选D推理判断题。根据第三、第四段中老师的反馈和家长下定决心参与抗议活动可推断，这位老师讲了家长们联合反对过多考试的必要性。14Which can best replace the underlined part “gaining steam” in Paragraph 5?ADying awa
37、y. BLosing strength.CBecoming popular. DGetting out of control.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据画线部分后的“with large percentages of parents and students sitting out required exams”可推断，在一些州和社区，“退出考试”的运动变得很流行，很多学生和家长拒绝参加学校要求的考试。故排除A、B项。再根据下段开头的“But some say the protest has negative effects on .”可知，本段与下段是对比关系，本段讲该项运动的积极效果，下段
38、则是关于其负面效果的评价。据此可排除D项。故C项符合语境。15What is Sonjas attitude towards the optout movement?ACasual. BDoubtful.CSupportive. DDisapproving.解析：选D推理判断题。倒数第二段第一句“But some say the protest has negative effects on children and education.”是该段的主题句。下文用Sonja的例子具体说明。Sonja认为学生“退出考试”这种方式有点极端，且年度考试有助于了解学生的成长和差距。据此可知，她反对“退出
39、考试”这项运动。.阅读七选五Life abroad The task of preparing to begin life away from home can seem daunting (令人畏缩的)The following steps may be useful in assisting students in their preparations to study overseas. There is no substitute for good preparation.Arm yourself with background knowledge by researching inf
40、ormation about the country you are going to._1_ If you are fortunate enough to make the acquaintance of a foreign native, be sure to ask them as many questions as possible. _2_ Whatever you bring, make sure that it will be something that you think might help your chances of succeeding.This includes
41、practical items such as study materials, old class notes, favorite textbooks or pens and even the contact details of previous teachers. _3_ You are a person with feelings and relocating overseas is a big event.Talk to your close friends and family about your thoughts, dreams and fears before you lea
42、ve and make sure you keep in regular contact after you arrive and during your time away._4_ Besides, with the ease and convenience of communicating via the Internet nowadays, there is no excuse not to keep in touch!Learn from all experiences.Value all positive outcomes._5_ Instead, try to see the le
43、ssons in mistakes and turn them into opportunities for future improvement.AContact people you care about before and after.BTry to be practical when deciding what to pack.CMore importantly, dont take negative outcomes at face value.DDecide how to approach any situation, before you are placed in it.ED
44、ont ignore the power of the mind in determining how events turn out.FThanks to the Internet, most of this can be found at the click of a button.GSharing the experience always halves burdens and doubles the excitement of any achievements.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了如何做好出国留学前的准备。1选FF项中的this指代上文的“information ab
45、out the country you are going to”。故F项正确。2选B根据下文的“bring”及“practical items such as .”可知，本段主要讲出国前的行李打包。故B项正确。3选AA项与下文的“Talk to your close friends .before you leave and make sure you keep in regular contact after you arrive and during your time away.”相呼应。4选G上文讲出国前后要多与亲朋好友交流，G项讲分享自身经历的好处，二者衔接紧密。5选CC项与本段主题句“Learn from all experiences.”相呼应；且下文的“Instead, try to see the lessons in mistakes .”是对C项的进一步说明。
