1、限时规范练5 Unit 3 Celebration A核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、了解未来生活的思维意识限时规范练第10页一、阅读理解ATheRedBicycle is a storybook about a bicycles journey from North America to the countryside in West Africa.The full name of the book is TheRedBicycle:TheExtraordinaryStoryofOneOrdinaryBicycle,and was written by Jude Isabella from
2、 Canada.Leo wants a bike,not just any bike but a red one.He makes money by doing part-time jobs until he has enough money to buy it.He loves his new bike and names it Big Red.He rides Big Red everywhere for many years until he is finally too big for it.Because he has taken such good care of the bike
3、,it looks almost new.He wants to give the bike to someone who really needs it,and will love it the way he does.Leo learns about a charity that sends donated bikes to people in Africa.When Big Red arrives in Africa,the bike finds a new owner,a young girl named Alisetta.She learns to ride Big Red and
4、uses it to help her family on their farm.She also rides Big Red to the market to sell goods that her grandmother made.She earns money so her sister can go to school.Alisetta earns enough money to buy another bike.But while she is gone,Big Red is destroyed by a pig.A worker from a hospital then takes
5、 Big Red,repairs it,and turns it into an ambulance.Then,a young woman,named Haridata,uses the bike to bring sick people to the hospital.What a wonderful journey the bicycle takes and what a useful life it has.TheRedBicycle is a great story.It will inspire children from around the world to help other
6、s,and do something as simple as donating their bikes to a charity.【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。文章介绍了JudeIsabella所著的红色自行车。该书以一辆红色自行车为线索,讲述了它意义非凡的生命旅程,鼓励青少年乐善好施,帮助他人。1.What is TheRedBicycle about? A.A bicycle making a difference to many peoples lives.B.Leos journey from North America to West Africa.C.Jude Isabellas t
7、ravel experience in Canada.D.A global journey on a red bicycle.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第一段中的“TheRedBicycle:TheExtraordinaryStoryofOneOrdinaryBicycle”和文章末段中的“Whatawonderfuljourneythebicycletakesandwhatausefullifeithas”可知,该书是关于一辆平凡自行车的非凡故事,讲述了它在他人的生活中做出贡献的故事。2.How does Leo get his bike?A.He gets it from a charit
8、y.B.He borrows it from others.C.He buys it by saving money.D.He receives it through a donation.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Hemakesmoneybydoingpart-timejobsuntilhehasenoughmoneytobuyit”可知,Leo攒钱买下了这辆红色自行车。3.What happens to the red bicycle after Alisetta buys a new one?A.It is brought to patients who need it.B.
9、It is turned into an ambulance.C.It is damaged by her sister.D.It is fixed by Haridata.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第三段中的“AworkerfromahospitalthentakesBigRed,repairsit,andturnsitintoanambulance”可知,Alisetta买了新自行车之后,红色自行车被改装成救护车。BFor all those who agree with Neil Gaimans motto in AmericanGods that “a town isnt a town
10、 without a bookstore,” what might be the perfect holiday choice has just been listed on Airbnb:the chance to become a bookseller for a week or two.For the total cost of 150 a week,guests at The Open Book in Wigtown,Scotlands national book town,will be expected to sell books for 40 hours a week while
11、 living in the flat above the shop.Given training in bookselling from Wigtowns community of booksellers,they will also have the chance to put their “own stamp” on the store while theyre there.“The Open Books aim is to celebrate bookshops,encourage education in running independent bookshops and welco
12、me people around the world to Scotlands national book town,” says the Airbnb listing.The Open Book is leased (出租) by the Wigtown Book Festival from a local family.Organisers have been letting paying volunteers run the shop for a week or two at a time,and opened the experience up to the world at larg
13、e.“I wouldnt call it a working holiday,” said Adrian Turpin,director of the Wigtown Book Festival.“Its not about cheap labour (体力劳动) its about offering people an experience.” The money is “just necessary to cover our costs,” said Turpin,admitting that “it can be a hard life,selling books in a small
14、town,so its not a holiday for everybody.”“I think the shop would have closed,without this,” he said.“So part of the idea was to get new people in people who would hopefully end up having a good time and a long-standing relationship with the town.”The idea comes at a difficult moment for independent
15、booksellers.In 2005,there were 1,535 independent bookshops in the UK,with the number dropping to 939 by 2014.So far,The Open Book has been leased around 10 times,with guests including those from The Bookshop Band,a librarian from Portland,a Dutch government employee,and an 80-year-old couple.【篇章导读】本
16、文是新闻报道。苏格兰西南部的威格敦小镇是苏格兰的“国家图书镇”,在小镇的众多书店中,有一家书店可对外出租,这种经营方式使得几近倒闭的书店生机焕发。4.WhatdoesAirbnboffer?A.NeilGaimansbooks.B.Mottosoffamouspeople.C.Achancetorunabookstore.D.Aholidaytriptosmalltowns.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“whatmightbetheperfectholidaychoicehasjustbeenlistedonAirbnb:thechancetobecomeabooksellerfora
17、weekortwo”可知,Airbnb提供经营书店的机会。5.What can be learned about The Open Book?A.It costs 150 every day.B.It aims to develop bookstores.C.It offers a free flat for customers.D.It requires booksellers with selling skills.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“TheOpenBooksaimistocelebratebookshops,encourageeducationinrunninginde
18、pendentbookshopsandwelcomepeoplearoundtheworldtoScotlandsnationalbooktown”可知,该出租活动旨在发展书店。6.Whats Adrian Turpins opinion on the Wigtown Book Festival?A.Its an awful experience.B.It should raise its charges.C.It has saved the bookstore.D.Its a festival for everyone.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第五段中的“Ithinktheshopwoul
19、dhaveclosed,withoutthis”可知,AdrianTurpin认为这个图书节拯救了这个书店。7.Whats the present situation of The Open Book?A.It faces a difficult time.B.It attracts various people.C.It has never been leased yet.D.It has set up a community nearby.答案B解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“withguestsincludingthosefromTheBookshopBand,alibrarianfr
20、omPortland,aDutchgovernmentemployee,andan80-year-oldcouple”可知,该书店的出租活动吸引了各种各样的人。二、七选五In this fast-paced life,its hard to find the time to cook.But cooking for other people can be fun and beneficial because it comes with some positive psychological benefits.1.Performing an act for another human being
21、,like cooking for them,is a form of selflessness.And it can make people feel happy and connected to others.Cookingisaformofnurturing(养育).When it comes to cooking,you are feeding someone,which is necessary for survival.Cooking for others is nurturing.2.Cookingcancreatebonds.If youre cooking for someo
22、ne,even if theyre not present during the act,it can absolutely bring a sense of closeness in that youre expressing your love and care for someone.3.And cooking for others helps us build and strengthen those connections.4.Not only does cooking for yourself help you eat more healthfully,but it also se
23、nds yourself a message that you are important.Cooking can also help raise your confidence.Cookingisapracticeofmindfulness.Cooking can encourage us to really focus.5:walk away for a minute and you can burn the onions;check in with your phone and your water can overflow.Cooking brings us together,and
24、it continues to create communities and with community comes feelings of connection and happiness.Now all you have to do is find the time to add cooking into your busy life.A.Making connections is one of humans basic needsB.If you lose your focus things can easily go wrongC.It can provide a means for
25、 social acceptanceD.Cooking can strengthen your knowledgeE.Cooking for others is a selfless actF.It is helping to keep them aliveG.Cooking is a form of self-care答案与解析【篇章导读】本文是说明文。做饭给人带来的五个积极的心理效应:无私奉献、养育他人、情感纽带、自我治愈、集中精力。1.E根据下文中的“Performinganactforanotherhumanbeing.isaformofselflessness”可知,本段主要阐述了烹
26、饪是一种无私奉献。E项符合这一语境。2.F根据该段中的“youarefeedingsomeone,whichisnecessaryforsurvival”可知,烹饪能养育他人,F项中的“keepthemalive”与此呼应。3.A根据该段的小标题可知,这段主旨为:烹饪可以建立你与他人之间连接的纽带。A项中的“Makingconnections”与此呼应。下句中的“thoseconnections”对此空也有提示。4.G根据下文中的important,confidence可知,烹饪可以提升自信,让人觉得自己很重要。因此这一段的主旨为:烹饪可以提升自我。故正确选项为G。5.B根据冒号后面的内容可知
27、,冒号前面是对后面所举例子的总结:烹饪的时候如果去干别的事情,菜肴就做不好。故正确选项为B。三、语法填空A bone thought to belong 1. St.Nicholas,the fourth-century saint (圣徒) on whom the legend of Father Christmas is based,has been dated by Oxford University.Scientists used a radio carbon test to date the relic,and 2. (find) it dates from the time of
28、the saint,who is believed to have died around 343 AD.While the 3. (result) of the tests do not provide proof that the bone is his,it does tie the relic to the same era.According to the Oxford team,this is the first test 4. (do) on the bones.“Many relics that we study turn out to date to a period rat
29、her 5. (late) than the historic statements would suggest,” said Professor Tom Higham,director of the Oxford Relics Cluster at Keble Colleges Advanced Studies Centre.“This bone,in contrast,suggests that we could 6. (possible) be looking at remains from St.Nicholas himself.”Dr Georges Kazan,another di
30、rector of the Oxford Relics Cluster,said,“These findings encourage us 7. (attempt) to show that the bone remains are from the same individual.”“It is 8. (excite) to think that these relics,9. date from such an ancient time,could be genuine.”St.Nicholas is thought to have lived in Myra (modern-day Tu
31、rkey).He is one of 10. most respected of the saints,and was famed for his generosity.答案与解析1.to考查介词。belongto意为“属于”。2.found考查一般过去时。设空处与used并列做谓语,故此处应用一般过去时。3.results考查名词复数。设空处做主语,由谓语donotprovide可知,此处应用名词复数,故填results。4.done考查过去分词做定语的用法。设空处做后置定语修饰test,因为do与test之间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且do表示的动作已发生,故填done。5.later考查形容词
32、比较级。由“thanthehistoricstatementswouldsuggest”可知,此处应用late的比较级,故填later。6.possibly考查副词。设空处做状语修饰谓语,故填副词possibly。7.to attempt考查不定式做补语的用法。encouragesb.todosth.意为“鼓励某人做某事”。8.exciting考查形容词做表语的用法。设空处做表语,表示“令人激动的”,故填exciting。9.which考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,补充说明relics且在从句中做主语,故填which。10.the考查定冠词。“oneofthe+形容词的最高级+of+复数名词”表示“在中最之一”。