1、核心素养测评二十六 Module 2 A Job Worth Doing. 阅读理解A(2020芜湖模拟)When 12 girls from San Fernando high school in California received a grant (助学金) to develop an invention to solve a real-world problem, they decided to create a solar-powered shelter. Now for over a year, the girls have been working after school a
2、nd over the winter and spring breaks to complete their project. “They have this amazing drive that Ive never seen before, ” said Violet Mardirosian, a math teacher at San Fernando High. “I thought at the beginning that maybe some of them would give up, saying I didnt expect this much work, but they
3、dont. Theyre just working hard and theyre not giving up. ”Living in a low-income community (社区), the girls have seen the problem of homelessness first-hand, which is why they chose that population to create a product for. Many of them are also from immigrant families and hope the solar-powered shelt
4、er might help refugees(难民). Seventeen-year-old Maggie Mejia said that while she had no engineering experience, the girls figured out as a team how to create the prototype (雏形), using how-to videos and books that taught them how to code. But the most important lesson shes learned over the course of t
5、he project isnt technical. “Ive learned a lot about helping others, helping the community and showing a better world to other people, ” she said. The girls have been invited to MIT to show their invention. Mardirosian says all the participating students have expressed interest in going into STEM (sc
6、ience, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields and that students from lower grades are already expressing interest in being involved next year. She says, “Many of them didnt think about engineering before. They thought maybe theyre not made out to be an engineer. But working together, now they
7、realize theyre all needed in this field. Everyone has found their importance in this picture. ”【文章大意】12个来自San Fernando的女孩利用助学金为那些社会底层的人们发明太阳能房子。共同合作之中她们不仅学到了很多关于工程建设的知识, 也体验到帮助他人的快乐, 影响了更多的人投入到这样的善举之中。1. Why did Mardirosian think some girls would quit the project? A. It was not practical in real lif
8、e. B. It demanded a lot of time and energy. C. It was not supported by their math teacher. D. It required a lot of money and expert knowledge. 【解析】选B。推理判断题。根据第一段中Mardirosian 的话“I didnt expect this much work”可知这个数学老师认为一些女孩子没想到这项发明会有这么大的工作量, 故选B项。2. Why did the girls decide to create a solar-powered s
9、helter? A. To save energy. B. To win a scholarship. C. To help the homeless. D. To be admitted to MIT. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第二段中the girls have seen the problem of homelessness first-hand, which is why they chose that population to create a product for可知是因为亲眼见到无家可归的这个问题后才选择这样做。故选C项。3. According to Maggie,
10、what is the most valuable lesson she has learned from the project? A. How to code. B. The power of teamwork. C. The way to teach herself. D. How to make the world a better place. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。根据第三段最后她的话可知她学到了如何帮助他人, 帮助社区, 让人们看到一个更好的世界。故选D项。4. What does Mardirosian think of the project? A. It taught
11、girls to be independent. B. It should be continued next year. C. It inspired girls interest in STEM. D. It showed the importance of engineering. 【解析】选C。推理判断题。根据第四段中的all the participating students have expressed interest in going into STEM (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) fields and th
12、at students from lower grades are already expressing interest in being involved next year可知这个项目使参与者对STEM很感兴趣。故选C项。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. solar-powered adj. 太阳能驱动的2. immigrantn. 移民3. codev. 编码; 编程序4. picturen. 状况, 事态BFor most of her life, Suanne Laqueurs passion for storytelling was shown on the dance floor. A
13、lthough Laqueur began writing at a young age, dancing always took center stage. She majored in dance and theater at Alfred University and taught at her mothers dance studio in Croton-on-Hudson, New York, for years. But when her mother was ready to retire and an opportunity opened for Laqueur to take
14、 over the studio, she realized she had no interest in taking on the business side of her art: “Owning a studio is a lot of workfinancially, logistically. I love the teaching, the choreographing(编舞), the staging, but I didnt want to own it. ”Yet Laqueurs disinterest in running the studio changed when
15、 she became a self-published author. In the fall of 2013, she decided to pursue self-publishing as a way of sharing her first completed novel with friends and family. During the process, she realized that following her true passiontelling stories through writingmade the business of the art worthwhil
16、e, and owning that business meant she could direct her writing career however she chose. Starting with her second self-published novel, she began investing more time in marketing and building her audience. Her investment paid off. Since 2014, Laqueur, now 49, has self-published six novels, which col
17、lectively have hundreds of ratings and reviews on Goodreads. Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writers Digest Self-Published Awards, topping more than 2, 300 entries to win the grand prize. “You have to write the most truthful story to you, and I think self-publ
18、ishing allows that freedom, ” she says. “If you work with traditional publishing, its more about whats marketable. There are trade-offs, which everyone will tell you, but by self-publishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and Im cool with that. ”【文章大意】Suanne Laqueur在从事舞蹈事业的过
19、程中业余写小说, 并通过自己出版书籍的方式不断取得成功。5. From Paragraph 2, we can learn that Laqueur . A. was a part-time writer when she was youngB. didnt like teaching dancing in factC. wanted to own a publishing houseD. was interested in running her mothers studio【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第二段中的Although Laqueur began writing at a you
20、ng age, dancing always took center stage. 可知年轻的时候她开始写作, 但她主修舞蹈, 不是以写作为重心。故选A项。6. What made Laqueur change her attitude to business? A. Her mothers persuasion. B. The desire to make moneyC. Self-publishing her novels. D. Her own passion toward art. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据第三段Yet Laqueurs disinterest in runnin
21、g the studio changed when she became a self-published author. 可知选C项。7. Which of the following can best replace the phrase “stole the show” in Paragraph 4? A. became a failure. B. was shown to people. C. got all the attention. D. was accidentally stolen. 【解析】选C。词义猜测题。根据后文的at the 25th Annual Writers D
22、igest Self-Published Awards, topping more than 2, 300 entries to win the grand prize. 可知她的书取得了成功, 故可推知C项正确。8. What can be inferred from what Laqueur said? A. Self-publishing will replace traditional publishing. B. She will never use traditional publishing. C. Traditional publishing only focuses on t
23、he market. D. She enjoys the way of self-publishing. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一句by self-publishing I have control of the book, I have control of the story, and Im cool with that可知她喜欢这种自己出书的方式。【知识拓展】长难句分析Her 2016 novel An Exaltation of Larks stole the show at the 25th Annual Writers Digest Self-Published Awa
24、rds, topping more than 2, 300 entries to win the grand prize. 分析: An Exaltation of Larks是主语Her 2016 novel的同位语, topping. . . 为非谓语动词在句中作状语。翻译: 她的2016年的小说An Exaltation of Larks在第二十五届年度作家文摘自刊奖中引起大家的关注, 超过其他2 300本书摘得桂冠。. 完形填空Last year my daughter and I went to visit an animal shelter to do some volunteer
25、 work. We 1 some old blankets, sheets and pillows to take along and donate. On 2 at the shelter, we encountered 500 dogs and 200 cats being 3 for carefully. After the tour, we served meals and snuggled (依偎)up to the dogs and cats to 4 those who would clearly survive their injuries. And we also notic
26、ed several who were so 5 that the volunteer animal doctor said they had a 50/50 6 of being alive next week. While 7 the little animals I watched the volunteer workers who were cleaning out some of the 8 where the dogs live. I knew that some healthy dogs would be returned to the 9. I was so 10 by how
27、 often they stopped to pat and play with these dogs which were in the noisy, crowded cages. These workers and volunteers are paid 11 or very little to support these animals and they do it with 12. My daughter and I stayed for 45 hours, 13 the time she had scheduled to meet friends for lunch. She cho
28、se to skip her social 14 and spend more time with these animals despite the 15 conditions. Tired and dirty, we felt 16 to share some time with people who care deeply for 17 the suffering of these cute animals. We would go back. May all the sick and injured animals be relieved of their 18 and may tho
29、se who care so 19 for them harvest joy. For that day, my daughter and I both had an important 20 for our life. 【文章大意】作者和女儿去动物收容所当志愿者照顾动物, 虽然累但很快乐! 1. A. packed upB. sold outC. worn outD. set up【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据后面的动词take along 和donate可知从家里带去捐赠, 故“打包起来”合适, 故选A项。2. A. lookingB. arrivingC. stayingD. reach
30、ing【解析】选B。词义辨析题。根据句意“我们一到那儿, 就看到了很多动物得到很好的照顾”, 可知填“到达”, 故选B项。3. A. heardB. accusedC. caredD. thought【解析】选C。习语搭配题。结合上下文语境可知在收容所里动物应该得到照顾。care for照顾, 符合句意, 故选C项。4. A. likeB. treatC. deliverD. comfort【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据前面的动作“为它们服务”和“给它们依偎”, 再结合这些动物“从受伤中幸存下来”可推知我们“安慰”那些动物。故选D项。5. A. cuteB. sickC. deadD. ill
31、egal【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据后面的“医生说它们活下来的概率是一半”可知这几只动物生病了, 故选B项。6. A. chanceB. wonderC. anxietyD. pressure【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据医生的身份以及50/50 可推知是生存的可能性。chance可能性。7. A. raisingB. acceptingC. feedingD. sending【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。作者和女儿来动物收容所是做照顾动物的志愿者的, 故四个词中只有C项符合题意。8. A. roomsB. housesC. carsD. cages【解析】选D。词语复现题。根据下文中的thes
32、e dogs which were in the noisy, crowded cages可知这些动物是生活在cage里面的。故选D项。9. A. collegesB. neighborsC. parksD. streets【解析】选D。背景常识题。动物收容所一般收容并治疗一些生病的动物, 而一旦健康了, 这些动物就会恢复到正常的生活当中去, 故四个选项中D项最佳。10. A. embarrassedB. touchedC. depressedD. horrified【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据by后的宾语从句的内容可知作者应该是“感动的”, 故选B项。11. A. nothingB. ev
33、erythingC. somethingD. anything【解析】选A。背景常识题。志愿者一般是没有报酬的, 故选A项。12. A. tear B. smileC. loveD. attitude【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。根据志愿者照顾这些动物不收任何报酬, 以及他们还给他们喂食, 治病等行为可推知是因为喜欢动物, 所以才来帮助它们。故选C项。13. A. beyondB. withC. underneathD. through【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据下文的scheduled和spend more time等行为可知他们在动物收容所的时间超过了预定的时间, 故选A项, beyond超
34、出。14. A. mediaB. appointment C. freedomD. progress【解析】选B。逻辑推理题。根据上文的 had scheduled to meet friends for lunch可知这是她的“约会”, 故选B项。15. A. cleanB. differentC. pleasantD. tough 【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。根据下文的Tired and dirty可知这里的条件不是很好, 故选D项, 表示“艰苦的”。16. A. puzzledB. excitedC. blessedD. relaxed【解析】选C。逻辑推理题。能和这些帮助动物的人在一起,
35、 作者认为他们应该是一种幸运, 一种福气, 故选C项。17. A. relievingB. realizingC. addingD. laughing【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。根据后面的the suffering of these cute animals以及前面的内容“医生”给这些动物治病可知应为“缓解”它们所遭受的痛苦, 故选A项。18. A. hungerB. lonelinessC. painD. thirst【解析】选C。词语复现题。根据上文的suffering可知但愿这些生病的动物能减轻痛苦, 故选近义词pain。19. A. normallyB. dangerouslyC. cr
36、azilyD. selflessly【解析】选D。逻辑推理题。这些人来到这里都是作为志愿者的, 没有报酬或很少, 可推知这些人都是“无私的”人, 故选D项。20. A. lessonB. valueC. storyD. rest【解析】选A。逻辑推理题。这样无私地帮助动物的事情应该是给作者和他的女儿上了“一课”, 让他们学到很多, 故选A项。. 语法填空阅读下面短文, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。(2020厦门模拟)Cathy Martin is a hurricane hunter with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad
37、ministration (NOAA). For six months each year, she is part of a team that collects 1. she describes as “vital data, to save life and property. ”When winds pick up, 2. (spin) toward the Caribbean and U. S. coastline, Martin and 3. (she) flight team spring into action. They use instruments called drop
38、sondes, which 4. (set) free from a tube at the back of the plane. As a dropsonde makes its 10, 000-foot landing into the sea, it sends out information about air temperature, pressure, humidity, and the speed and 5. (direct) of the wind. On an eight-hour flight, Martins team 6. (typical) drops 15 to
39、20 dropsondes while flying from one side of the storm 7. the other, trying to cover as much ground as possible. They head for the center (or eye) of the storm, 8. theres no wind, and also search for the strongest winds, to help people on the coast prepare for whats coming. Sometimes, they will use a
40、n unmanned aircraft 9. (gather) data closer to the oceans surface. Though these flights can be long and 10. (tire), and often last several days in a row, Martin likes her job and wishes she could fly every day. 【文章大意】文章讲述了国家海洋和大气管理局的Cathy Martin的工作流程以及她对工作的热爱。1. 【解析】what。考查宾语从句。分析句子结构可知在collects之后的宾
41、语从句中, 缺少describes的宾语, 故填入what。2. 【解析】spinning。考查非谓语动词。根据句意“当起风时, 风快速旋转朝着加勒比海以及美国沿海方向”可知spin的逻辑主语为winds, 故用v. -ing形式作伴随状语。3. 【解析】her。考查代词。根据后面的名词team可知填所给词的形容词性物主代词。4. 【解析】are set。考查语态。根据句意“他们使用被称之为“dropsondes”的仪器, 这些仪器是在飞机的后部被放下去的”可知dropsondes和set free之间为被动关系。5. 【解析】direction。考查名词。根据句意“dropsonde会发回关
42、于空气的温度, 气压, 湿度以及风速和风向的信息”可知用名词。6. 【解析】typically。考查副词。修饰谓语动词用副词。7. 【解析】to。考查介词。根据句意以及介词from可知考查from. . . to. . . 结构。8. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。根据句意“它们朝着暴雨的中心方向飞去, 在这里没有风”可知定语从句修饰先行词the center, 故用关系副词, 在从句中作地点状语。9. 【解析】to gather。考查非谓语动词。根据句意可知使用无人飞机的目的是搜集数据。用不定式表目的。10. 【解析】tiring。考查形容词。根据前面的long以及在句中应作的成分可知用形容词作表语, 修饰主语flights。
