1、课后分层集训选修8Unit 22Environmental Protection (A卷).阅读理解A(2015辽宁部分重点高中协作校高三联考)This summer,nearly a million people have been affected by heavy rain hitting several Chinese provinces,causing houses to collapse,destroying crops and blocking highways.Continuous storms have affected 360,700 people from 14 coun
2、ties,districts and cities in Central Chinas Hubei Province since Wednesday and about 13,000 people have been relocated,the provincial Civil Affairs Department said.Wang Xiao,a famous journalist,wrote about the rainstorm.“As of 2 pm on Thursday,about 36,950 hectares of cropland have been damaged and
3、145 houses have collapsed,resulting in direct economic losses of 67.79 million yuan.”Heavy rainstorms inundated Wuhan City,capital of Hubei,turning buses into boats.The maximum rainfall in downtown Wuhan surpassed (超过) 100 mm,the citys Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said.The Wuhan met
4、eorological (气象的) department on Thursday issued a red alert for rainstorms.The citys public transport has also been affected.The meteorological department warned that Wuhan would see more heavy rain from Thursday night to Friday.The Hubei Provincial Government has allocated a relief fund of 138 mill
5、ion yuan to help the affected people.In Central Chinas Hunan Province,more than 9,000 people have been relocated since a rainstorm started on Wednesday,according to the provincial Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters.The heavy rain,surpassing 250 mm in rainfall in certain places,has affecte
6、d 361,000 residents and damaged 19,800 hectares of farmland,the Headquarters said.Four people died after downpours hit Liancheng County in eastern Fujian Province early on Wednesday morning,making streets covered with water and cutting off power supply.Longyan City,which administers Liancheng,report
7、ed 3,200 collapsed houses.More than 323,000 people were affected,with 136,200 of them left.Heavy rain has also hit the southern province of Guangdong,affecting 233,200 people and forcing the withdrawing of over 6,200.Direct economic losses in the province have reached 122 million yuan,the provinces
8、emergency response office said.【语篇解读】2015年夏季中国有几个省遭受暴雨袭击,近一百万人受到影响。大雨造成房屋坍塌、庄稼受损和公路阻塞。1Why was Wang Xiao mentioned in this passage?ATo ensure the reliability of the passage.BTo show how destructive the rainstorm was.CTo present a clearer picture of the rainstorm.DTo make people keep an eye on the ra
9、instorm.B推理判断题。第三段中提到了Wang Xiao对暴雨的报道“As of 2 pm on Thursday,about 36,950 hectares of cropland have been damaged.losses of 67.79 million yuan”,由此可推知,文章中提到Wang Xiao的目的就是要说明暴雨的破坏性有多大。2Whats the meaning of the underlined word “inundated” in Paragraph 4?AFlooded.BReached.CDamaged.DAttacked.A词义猜测题。根据画线词前
10、的“Heavy rainstorms”和其后的“turning buses into boats”可知,画线词的意思是“淹没”,与A项意思相近。3According to the Wuhan meteorological department,_Athe rain might stop from Thursday night to FridayBmore heavy rain might worsen the present situationCgovernments response to the incident was not satisfyingDthe rainfall in Wuh
11、an reached a historical peak this yearB细节理解题。根据第四段中的“The meteorological department warned that Wuhan would see more heavy rain from Thursday night to Friday”可知选B。4How does the writer develop the passage?ABy listing figures.BBy giving examples.CBy telling stories.DBy making comparisons.A写作手法题。纵观上下文,并
12、结合文中频频出现的数据可知,本文作者主要是通过列数据的手法来行文的。B(2017广西桂林、北海、崇左市联合调研)If you get scared when you go skydiving,perhaps a good way to cope is to team up with someone who feels the same.A new study suggests sharing your feelings of stress with someone having a similar emotional reaction to the same situation reduces
13、 levels of stress more than sharing them with someone who does not.The study leader Sarah Townsend and her colleagues invited 52 female undergraduates to take part in a study on public speaking where they had to prepare and give a speech that would be recorded on video.Before giving their speeches,t
14、he participants were placed in pairs and encouraged to discuss with each other how they felt about the situation.The researchers measured the participants emotional states,and how threatening they perceived giving a speech to be.They also took measures of the stress hormone cortisol,before,during an
15、d after the speech.The results show that sharing a threatening situation with a person who is in a similar emotional state buffers(缓解) individuals from experiencing the heightened levels of stress.In other words,says Prof.Townsend,imagine you are facing a stressful situation at work,perhaps an impor
16、tant project with a lot riding on it,and then interacting with a coworker with a similar emotional profile can help reduce your experience of stress.Prof.Townsend now wants to extend the scope of the research to look at how developing emotional similarity might help people from different cultural ba
17、ckgrounds who have to work together,for example employees or students.【语篇解读】一项新的研究发现,与有同样压力的人分享你的情感有助于减小压力。5What should you do if you are afraid when you go skydiving?AGo to Prof. Townsend.BParticipate in the study.CTeam up with someone who feels the same.DReduce stress.C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句中的“perhaps a g
18、ood way to cope is to team up with someone who feels the same”可知,跳伞时如果你感到害怕,你可以和有同样感觉的人结伴。6Who can benefit from Sarah Townsends findings?APeople experiencing stress at work.BUndergraduates.CResearchers and professors.DColleagues.A细节理解题。根据最后一段的“In other words,says Prof.Townsend,imagine you are facing
19、 a stressful situation at work,perhaps an important project with a lot riding on it,and then interacting with a coworker with a similar emotional profile can help reduce your experience of stress”可知,Sarah Townsend的发现对在工作上有压力的人会有帮助。7What does the underlined word “perceived” in Paragraph 2 mean?APersu
20、ade.BSuggest.CFeel.DPoint.C词义猜测题。根据上文中的“The researchers measured the.threatening”可知,研究人员测试参与者的情感状态以及他们认为演讲有多么吓人。由此可知,画线词意为“觉得,认为”。8What is the passage mainly about?ATalking to colleagues helps to increase your stress.BPeople should take part in public speaking.CHow to deal with your stress.DStress r
21、educes when shared.D主旨大意题。根据全文大意可知,本文主要介绍了一项研究发现:与有同样压力的人交流分享可以帮助减小压力。 【导学号:34802251】.完形填空(2017济南高三模拟)One Monday evening,I received a direct message from a boy who found a mean message in his locker.He took a picture of it and sent it to me asking for _1_I asked him to meet me the following morning.
22、A few hours later I _2_ on the Internet that he had posted the picture of the mean note and asked if anyone _3_ who it was.I thought it was _4_ of the boy to find it out via social media.The next day the boy came to me and another _5_ was with him.The boy showed me another note he had _6_But this wa
23、s a beautiful,heartfelt _7_I asked him if he knew who had done it,and the boy who came with him _8_,“It was me.I dont know why I did it,_9_ I know it was wrong and not at all kind.So I wrote him this note.I also wrote 150 notes with _10_ sayings and put them in all the lockers.I just _11_ to do some
24、thing to make up for my _12_”My heart felt full of pride and love for this _13_ boy.I told him how courageous it was for him to come _14_ and how amazing it was that he did something kind in return to try to balance his _15_I turned to the boy who received both notes and asked him if he also _16_ th
25、e bravery and could forgive.Without _17_,he said,“Yes,definitely.And _18_ anyone tries to be mean to him for making a bad choice,I will stand up to him.”These two boys _19_ me that coming forward when we need help is important,and coming forward to _20_ a wrong is vital.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了两个男孩儿解决冲突的故事。1A.
26、supportBmoneyChelpDcomfortC根据下文的“These two boys _19_ me that coming forward when we need help is important”可知,男孩儿是在向作者求助。2A.noticedBrealizedCconcludedDdeclaredA根据“on the Internet”可推知,作者注意到了网上的情况。realize“认识到”,conclude“断定”,declare“宣布”,均不符合语境。3A.agreedBpredictedCknewDimaginedC根据下文中的“I asked him if he k
27、new who had done it”可知,那个男孩儿在网上发布照片,询问是否有人知道这是谁干的。4A.patientBsmartChonestDreliableB根据下文可知,男孩儿通过网络很快找到了始作俑者,因此作者认为男孩儿很聪明。5A.boyBteacherCgirlDadvisorA与下文的“the boy who came with him”呼应可知,来了两个男孩儿。6A.writtenBlostCreceivedDselectedC与上文的“One Monday evening,I received a direct message from a boy who found a
28、 mean message in his locker”可推知,男孩儿又收到(received)了一个便条。7A.invitationBwishCgreetingDapologyD根据下文的“I just _11_ to do something to make up for my _12_”可推知,对方写了一个便条以表达他真诚的道歉。8A.repliedBaddedCshoutedDarguedA根据“It was me”可知,犯错的男孩儿回答了作者的问题。9A.soBforCorDbutD根据语境可知,上下句表示逻辑上的转折关系。10A.simpleBkindCspecificDcauti
29、ousB根据上文的“I know it was wrong and not at all kind”可知,犯错的男孩儿希望用友好的语言来得到原谅。11A.wantedBcontinuedCfailedDrefusedA根据语境可知,犯错的男孩儿想(wanted)做些事情去弥补自己的错误。12A.carelessnessBlonelinessCmeannessDsadnessC与上文的“a mean message”呼应可知,C项正确。13A.specialBuniqueCwiseDbraveD与下文的“I told him how courageous it was for him”呼应可知,
30、作者认为承认错误的这个男孩儿很勇敢。14A.alongBforwardCbackDoutB根据最后一段中两次出现的“coming forward”可推知,B项正确。15A.mistakeBlossCbeliefDvalueA犯错的男孩儿想做些事去弥补自己的过错。16A.comparedBchallengedCpresentedDrecognizedD根据“and could forgive”可推知,作者希望求助的男孩儿也能够表扬犯错男孩儿的这种勇气并原谅他。recognize意为“表扬”,符合语境。17A.difficultyBdoubtChesitationDfearC根据“Yes,definitely”可推知,男孩儿毫不犹豫地做了回答。without hesitation意为“毫不犹豫”。18A.althoughBifCbecauseDuntilB根据语境可知,上下句表示逻辑上的条件关系,故用if引导条件状语从句。19A.promisedBwarnedCshowedDinformedC根据语境可推知,两个男孩儿的行为向作者展示了一个道理。20A.discoverBconductCjudgeDadmitD由“a wrong”并结合上文内容可推知,此处表示承认错误,故选D。