1、核心素养测评 三十五 选修 7 Unit 5 Travelling abroad(限时 35 分钟).阅读理解 Its over 50 years since man first stepped on the moon,and were still harboring dreams of escaping life on Earth for the mysteries of space.Californian company The Gateway Foundation has released plans for the Von Braun Station,a hotel floating
2、among the stars.The aim is to get the hotel off the ground by 2025 and make it fully operational for travel by 2027.Tim Alatorre,senior design architect at the Gateway Foundation,says the spinning wheel would create a simulated(模拟的)gravity.“The station is designed to rotate,pushing the contents of t
3、he station out to the sides of the station,much in the way that you can spin a bucket of waterthe water pushes out into the bucket and stays in place,”he tells CNN Travel.The Gateway Foundations hotel design is named after Wernher von Braun,an aerospace engineer who pioneered rocket technology,first
4、 in Germany and later in the United States.Space tourism is an expensive gameRichard Bransons Virgin Galactic plans to launch passengers into sub-orbital space at the sum of$250,000 per person,per trip.Meanwhile,Aurora Station says a stay in its space hotel will cost an eyewatering$9.5 million.Auror
5、a Station aims to sleep just 12,whereas the Von Braun Station will sleep 352 people with a maximum capacity of 450.“On board,therell be warm suites with carpets and stylish monochrome touches and chic bars that wouldnt look out of place back on Earth,just with star-gazing views.There will also be pl
6、enty of fun recreational activities for guest to enjoy,”says Alatorre.“But our goalthe main goal of the Gateway Foundationis to create a starship culture where people are going to space,and living in space,and working in space and they want to be in space.And we believe that theres a demand for that
7、.”The Gateway Foundation also intends the space station to be used for research purposes,as well as asteroid mining.“Theres no amount of water or trash or waste that is going to be discarded,everything will be recycled,reused,stored,converted to some other form.”【文章大意】本文为说明文,讲的是美国一家基金会近日公布了太空旅馆的建设计划
8、,这个旅馆被设计成轮子形状,将于 2025 年建成。1.What is the passage mainly about?A.A new wheel-shaped space hotel to be built.B.The most advanced space hotel in the world.C.The shape of the new space hotel.D.The cost of a space trip in the future.【解析】选 A。主旨大意题。纵观全文可知,本文主要介绍了美国一家基金会将打造一座轮子形状的太空旅馆,故选 A。2.What can we lear
9、n from the passage?A.The new space hotel will spin under the influence of gravity.B.The tourists to the space hotel will have few activities to enjoy there.C.The new space hotel is quite environmentally-friendly.D.The main aim to build the space hotel is to make money.【解析】选 C。细节理解题。根据第三段第一句话可知 A 项错误
10、;根据第六段最后一句话可知B 项错误;根据最后一段可知 C 项正确;根据倒数第二段第一句话可知 D 项错误。故选 C。3.A mans trip to the new space hotel and a stay in it will cost$_.A.250,000 B.9.5 million C.9.25 million D.9.75 million【解析】选 D。细节理解题。根据第五段第一句话中的“.the sum of$250,000 per person,per trip”和第二句话中的“.a stay in its space hotel will cost an eyewater
11、ing$9.5 million”可知将花费 9.75 million 美元,故选 D。4.What does the underlined word“rotate”in paragraph 3 mean?A.spin B.stop C.break D.end【解析】选 A。词义猜测题。根据第三段第一句话中的“the spinning wheel would create a simulated gravity”和第二句话中的“much in the way that you can spin a bucket of water”可知,画线单词与 spin 意思一致,故选 A。.完形填空 We
12、live in a heavily edited world.People in pictures are no longer peoplethey are perfect human beings whom we can only try,and 1,to live up to.And food in pictures is no longer food.Its artwork,something to make you desire a lifestyle while 2 you that youre not part of it.But people are getting 3 and
13、tired of such perfection,leading to something Pamela Grossman,a director at Getty Images,calls“perfection fatigue(疲劳)”.This new attitude is now 4 people to value something different:5.The pizza company Dominos,for example,is 6 the trend by encouraging its customers to 7 unedited pictures of their pi
14、zzas on social media,as part of the nofilter(无滤镜的)movement thats become so popular on Instagram.This may mean oily boxes,dull-colored cheese and less-than-delicious-looking meat,but these 8 show what were actually 9.Things are also changing with perfect human images.For example,US clothing company G
15、ap,10 a“Dress Normal”campaign in 2014,11 simple clothes instead of smart suits like those of runway models.“We spend so much time trying to 12 our shortcomings owing to the fact that our culture has set it up that we have to be 13 if were not perfect,”US filmmaker Cynthia Wade told New York Times.“I
16、 think people are tired of it.Theyre suddenly much more willing to accept the ugly or sarcastic.”But while its probably true that we wont see a(n)14 to“perfect”pictures any time soon,at least some people are starting to see that it can actually be 15 to be imperfect,or to use the name of one of Amer
17、ican singer Grace Vander Waals albums,Perfectly Imperfect.【文章大意】本文是一篇议论文。文章主要介绍了我们生活在一个经过严格编辑的世界里。照片里的人完美的人是我们试图想成为却不能成为的人。照片里的食物,是一件艺术品,一件使你期待一种生活方式的东西,但同时又使你感知到你并不是这种生活方式的一分子。1.A.choose B.aim C.fail D.intend【解析】选 C。句意:照片中的人不再是人了他们是完美的人,我们只能尝试,但失败了,辜负他们。choose 选择;aim 瞄准;fail 失败;intend 打算。照片里的人完美的人是
18、我们试图想成为却不能成为的人。故选 C。2.A.reminding B.instructing C.informing D.warning【解析】选 A。句意:这是一件艺术品,一件让你渴望一种生活方式的东西,同时提醒你,你不是这种生活方式的一部分。remind 提醒;instruct 指导;inform 通知;warn 警告。根据句意故选 A。3.A.afraid B.capable C.sick D.sure【解析】选 C。句意:但人们正对这种完美感到厌倦,这导致了 Getty Images 的导演 Pamela Grossman 所说的“完美疲劳”。afraid 害怕的;capable 有
19、能力的;sick 生病的;sure 确信的。根据下文中的 tired of 意为“厌倦”,其中使用了 and 作为连接词,由此可知,空格处也是“厌倦”的意思。get sick of 意为“讨厌,厌倦”,故选 C。4.A.forcing B.requiring C.expecting D.driving【解析】选 D。句意:现在,这种新的态度正在驱使人们重视一些不同的东西:诚实。force迫使;require 要求;expect 期待;drive 驾驶,驱使。drive sb.to do sth.驱使某人做某事。故选 D。5.A.patience B.honesty C.kindness D.g
20、enerosity【解析】选 B。句意:见上题解析。patience 耐心;honesty 诚实;kindness 好意;generosity慷慨。根据句意故选 B。6.A.focusing on B.putting on C.taking on D.relying on【解析】选 C。句意:例如,披萨公司达美乐(Dominos)正呈现这一趋势,鼓励顾客在社交媒体上发布未经编辑的披萨照片。focus on 集中注意力;put on 穿上;take on 呈现,采取;rely on 依赖。由上下文可知本句举例来支持上一句,因此本句应译为这家披萨公司通过鼓励顾客在社交媒体上传未经编辑的披萨照片而呈
21、现这种趋势。故选 C。7.A.post B.download C.update D.correct【解析】选 A。post 张贴,上传;download 下载;update 更新;correct 纠正。这家披萨公司通过鼓励顾客在社交媒体上传(post)未经处理的披萨照片而呈现这种趋势,故选 A。8.A.dishes B.bills C.boxes D.images【解析】选 D。dish 菜肴;bill 账单;box 盒子;image 图像。此处意为:可这些图像所呈现出的正是你付钱所买的东西。故选 D。9.A.calling for B.seeking for C.paying for D.h
22、oping for【解析】选 C。call for 要求;seek for 寻找;pay for 支付;hope for 希望。根据句意可知这些图像所呈现出的正是你付钱所买的东西。pay for 意为“付钱买”。故选 C。10.A.launched B.attended C.canceled D.demanded【解析】选 A。句意:例如,美国服装公司 Gap 在 2014 年发起了一场“正常着装”运动,宣传的是简单的衣服,而不是 T 台模特那种时髦的套装。launch 发射,发起;attend 参加;cancel 取消;demand 要求。根据句意可知美国 Gap 制衣公司发起(launch
23、)一场运动。故选A。11.A.promising B.experiencing C.discussing D.promoting【解析】选 D。promise 承诺;experience 经历;discuss 讨论;promote 晋升,推广。运动旨在推广(promote)简简单单的衣服而不是 T 台模特穿的那种时髦的套装。故选 D。12.A.express B.find C.hide D.miss【解析】选 C。句意:美国电影制片人辛西娅韦德在接受纽约时报采访时表示:“我们花了太多时间试图掩盖我们的缺点,因为我们的文化造就了这一事实,如果我们不够完美,我们必须感到羞愧。”express 表达
24、;find 发现;hide 隐藏;miss 错过。我们花费了如此多的时间来掩藏(hide)我们的缺点,故选 C。13.A.tolerant B.satisfied C.confident D.ashamed【解析】选 D。tolerant 宽容的;satisfied 满意的;confident 自信的;ashamed 羞愧的。如果我们不完美,我们就会感到羞愧(ashamed)。故选 D。14.A.end B.start C.way D.choice【解析】选 A。句意:不过,尽管我们可能不会很快看到“完美”照片的终结,但至少有些人开始意识到,“不完美”的照片可能看上去也是有吸引力的。end 结
25、束,终结;start 开始;way方式;choice 选择。人们态度开始转变,尽管我们可能不会立马看到“完美”照片的终结(end),但至少人们看到了不完美也是有吸引力的。故选 A。15.A.relaxing B.exciting C.annoying D.appealing【解析】选 D。relaxing 令人放松的;exciting 令人激动的;annoying 使恼怒的;appealing 吸引人的。人们看到了不完美也是有吸引力的。故选 D。.语法填空 阅读下面材料,在空白处填入 1 个适当单词或括号内单词的正确形式。An app aimed at 1._(help)people to l
26、earn more so they can make the country stronger has become popular recently.The app,2._ focuses on promoting the Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Bra and the spirit of the 19th National Congress of the Communist Party of China,is 3._ platform that enables Party
27、members and the public 4._(raise)their ideological(思想的)consciousness:sense of civic duty and 5._(science)literacy.The learning platform,which includes several channels,6._(provide)a huge amount of text and video material including news,periodicals,books,open courses,songs and 7._(movie)for the publi
28、c to browse and study 8._free.The learning platform was 9._(official)opened to the public on Jan.1,2019,and it has become popular among the public within a short time.According to the media,till the 10._(begin)of April 2019,the total amount of registered users of the learning platform has exceeded 1
29、00 million,and the daily active users account for as high as 40 to 60 percent of the total users.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了最近很流行的一个应用程序,它可以让人们学到更多知识,从而让国家变得更强大。1.【解析】helping。考查非谓语动词。句意:最近,一款旨在帮人们学到更多知识、从而让国家变得更强大的应用程序变得流行起来。at 为介词,后应用动名词形式 helping。aim at doing sth.旨在做某事。故填 helping。2.【解析】which。考查定语从句。分析句子结
30、构可知,本句为 which 引导的非限制性定语从句修饰 the app,并在句中作主语成分。故填 which。3.【解析】a。考查冠词。句意:它是一个平台,使党员和公众提高思想意识,即公民责任感和科学素养。platform 为可数名词,此处不是特指,故用冠词 a。故填 a。4.【解析】to raise。考查非谓语动词。根据固定短语 enable sb.to do sth.使某人能做某事,可知应填 to raise。5.【解析】scientific。考查词形转换。根据句意和句子结构可知,此处应填的词修饰名词literacy,故应用形容词形式。6.【解析】provides。考查谓语动词。句意:该学
31、习平台包括多个频道,提供大量的文本和视频材料。分析句子结构可知,本句主语为 The learning platform,provide 为谓语动词,本句时态为一般现在时,故用第三人称单数形式 provides。故填 provides。7.【解析】movies。考查名词复数。句意:包括新闻、期刊、书籍、公开课程、歌曲和电影。movie 为可数名词,根据 and 前与之并列的名词 songs,可知 movie 应用复数形式 movies。故填 movies。8.【解析】for。考查固定短语。句意:包括新闻、期刊、书籍、公开课程、歌曲和电影,供公众免费浏览和学习。固定短语 for free,免费的。
32、故填 for。9.【解析】officially。考查副词。句意:该学习平台于 2019 年 1 月 1 日正式向公众开放。副词修饰动词,此处应用 official 的副词形式 officially 修饰 opened。故填 officially。10.【解析】beginning。考查词形转换。句意:截至 2019 年 4 月初。因位于 the 后,应用名词形式,在的开始。故填 beginning。.概要写作 阅读下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60 词左右的内容概要。Whats interactive learning?Online classes are examples of extreme
33、interactive learning but almost any time a computer enters the academic space the resulting lessons can be said to be interactive.When modern academics talk about interactivity in the classroom,they are almost always talking about technology and usually mean the Internet.So we can say interactive le
34、arning is a sort of academic plan.Computer technology must be applied to the plan.And its aim is to stress or teach specific material.Ever since computers have played a big role in the world,educators have been trying to combine technology into the classroom.Interactive learning depends on computer
35、use but its usually far more than simple computer education like learning to type and to locate resources online.Most of the time,interactivity is about the combination of computers into regular lessons.Educational games are a good example.Students who play games about education can strengthen their
36、 classroom learning.Many educators believe that students are able to learn better by varying the ways in which information is delivered.One of the biggest arguments of educators in favor of interactive learning is that most of todays students are already so familiar with the Internet that introducin
37、g computer-based learning is often extremely effective at catching and holding their attention.More young people than ever before turn to computer technology for help in many areas.Many educators say that applying the already-familiar technology to classrooms can help students become more active in
38、the learning.Interactive learning is generally seen as the opposite of passive learning,which depends on observation.Students typically need a combination of passive and active learning in order to master concepts.If everything is interactive,students run the risk of being over-stimulated or losing
39、track of the main goals.If teaching is entirely passive,however,students may find their interest and focus declining.Teachers need to strike a balance between passive learning techniques like lecturing in new and often unexpected settings designed by the computer technology._ _ _ _ _【参考范文】Interactiv
40、e learning is a kind of academic plan where computers are used to teach particular material.(要点 1)According to many educators,the integration of computers into classes can help students to learn better.(要点 2)They believe that interactive learning can effectively keep students focused and active.(要点
41、3)Actually,teachers should balance interactive and passive learning,for both of them are needed to promote students learning.(要点 4)阅读填句 Chinese kung fu is a series of fighting styles which have developed over a long historical period in China.1.Styles,including shaolin,taichi and qigong,have many fo
42、llowers worldwide.Some westerners think that all Chinese people are kung fu masters.2.But this traditional heritage has its unique existence in modern times and has much influence on the locals lifestyle.3,kung fu advocates virtue and peace,not aggression or violence.This has been the common value u
43、pheld by martial artists from generation to generation.With a number of movement sets,boxing styles,weapon skills and some unique fighting skills,kung fu keeps its original function of self-defense.4.In order to survive in an extremely aggressive environment,our primitive Chinese ancestors developed
44、 primary means of defense and attack that include jumping,tumbling(空翻)and kicking.The martial arts we recognize today as kung fu had their origins in the Shang and Zhou Dynasties.During the following Qin and Han Dynasties,wrestling,swordplay and spear skills became well developed and were popular am
45、ong civilians and troops.5,various schools,boxing styles,movement sets and weapon skills developed quickly.A.Although being fighting styles B.Including various schools C.Following the Song Dynasty D.That may not be completely true E.Kung fu has become a large system F.Now its value in body-building
46、and fitness is also highly appreciated G.Nowadays,it is regarded as a traditional sport gaining more and more popularity【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文,文章主要介绍了中国功夫的历史和发展。1.【解析】选 G。由第一段“Styles,including shaolin,taichi and qigong,have many followers worldwide”可知,包括少林、太极和气功在内的形式在世界各地都受到追捧。所以此处要说“如今,它被认为是一项越来越受欢迎的传统运动”,
47、然后再具体说明哪些功夫在世界各地都受到追捧。2.【解析】选 D。由第一段“Some westerners think that all Chinese people are kung fu masters”可知,一些西方人认为中国人都是功夫大师。所以此处要对前句“西方人认为中国人都是功夫大师”这样的观点进行澄清,来说明这种观点可能不是完全正确的。故 D 选项“这种观点可能不是完全正确的”符合句意。3.【解析】选 A。由第二段“kung fu advocates virtue and peace,not aggression or violence.This has been the commo
48、n value upheld by martial artists from generation to generation.”可知,功夫崇尚美德与和平,不崇尚侵略与暴力,这是武术家一代又一代所坚守的共同价值观。所以此处要与前一句形成转折关系。故 A 选项“功夫虽然是打斗风格的运动”符合句意。4.【解析】选 F。由第二段“With a number of movement sets,boxing styles,weapon skills and some unique fighting skills,kung fu keeps its original function of self-de
49、fense”可知,功夫有多种动作套路、拳术风格、武器技能和一些独特的战斗技能,保持了它原来的自卫功能。所以此处要总结性地说明它在健身和健康方面的价值也受到高度赞赏。故 F 选项“在健身和健康方面的价值也受到高度赞赏”符合句意。5.【解析】选 C。由第三段“During the following Qin and Han Dynasties,wrestling,swordplay and spear skills became well developed and were popular among civilians and troops.”可知,秦汉以后,摔跤、剑术、长矛等技术得到了很好的
50、发展,在民间和军队中很受欢迎。所以此处要说明宋代以后,各种流派、拳术风格、动作套路和武器技能发展迅速。故 C 选项“宋代以后”符合句意。【知识拓展】长难句分析 1.Chinese kung fu is a series of fighting styles which have developed over a long historical period in China.分析:which 引导非限制性定语从句修饰先行词 styles。翻译:中国功夫是一系列的打斗形式,在中国有着悠久的发展历史。2.In order to survive in an extremely aggressive environment,our primitive Chinese ancestors developed primary means of defense and attack that include jumping,tumbling and kicking.分析:in order to survive 是目的状语。翻译:为了在充满斗争的环境中生存下来,我们中国人的祖先研究出一些防御和攻击的基本形式,包括:跳、空翻及踢。
