1、限时规范练48 Unit 24 Society B核心素养关键词:培养学生人与自然、保护环境的素养能力意识限时规范练第96页一、阅读理解AChildren from four Buckinghamshire primary schools visited Epilepsy Society to plant a hedge (树篱) as part of a Plant-for-the-Planet project.The children from these schools were planting a hedge in the garden of the Queen Elizabeth
2、House at the charity in Chalfont St Peter.Plant-for-the-Planet gives children across the globe the opportunity to learn about the threats of global warming to the environment,and then put their new knowledge into practice as they plant new trees.The day was organised by Bob Sherren who showed the ch
3、ildren how to plant the planet-friendly line of trees in protective chambers (防护室) to shield them from hungry wildlife as they settle in their roots.Bob said,“The day really was Thinking Globally,Acting Locally put into action.The children learned about the importance of planting trees as a way of h
4、elping to bring about climate justice for many living in poorer nations and of course enjoyed planting the trees too.” The eventual hedge,which will grow to full size over ten years behind the Queen Elizabeth House,is made up of trees such as oaks,silver birches and so on.Bob added,“The children wer
5、e also able to help people living at Epilepsy Society because they will gain some well-needed privacy from the hedge in time.The natural wildlife benefits too from the fruits and nuts that a hedge made from native species can provide as well as the possibility for any number of nesting sites.”Emma D
6、arlington,Epilepsy Societys volunteer officer,said,“I think its so important to encourage the younger generation that the future is in their hands and that they can make a difference,whether it is through taking part in projects like this or spreading awareness.We hope they learn a little bit about
7、the work we do at Epilepsy Society too the trees they planted will be enjoyed by everyone here for years to come.”【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。来自Buckinghamshire四所小学的学生参加Plant-for-the-Planet项目的种树活动,为遏制全球变暖贡献自己的一份力量。1.What is the purpose of the Plant-for-the-Planet project?A.To help children learn more about society.
8、B.To offer children colourful after-school activities.C.To raise childrens awareness of global warming.D.To teach children how to protect natural wildlife.答案C解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Plant-for-the-Planetgiveschildrenacrosstheglobetheopportunitytolearnaboutthethreatsofglobalwarmingtotheenvironment.”可知,该项目的目的是
9、提升孩子们对全球变暖的认识。2.What does the underlined word “shield” in Paragraph 2 probably mean?A.Separate.B.Take.C.Get.D.Protect.答案D解析词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“planttheplanet-friendlylineoftreesinprotectivechambers”可知,将树种在保护室的目的是保护树免遭饥饿的动物破坏。3.How did Bob Sherren feel after organising this activity?A.Tired.B.Proud.C.Disco
10、uraged.D.Peaceful.答案B解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Bobsaid,Theday.enjoyedplantingthetreestoo.”可推断,Bob对组织这次活动感到自豪。4.What can we learn from Emma Darlingtons words in the last paragraph?A.She hopes to popularise volunteering work.B.She tries to drive the children to study hard.C.She expects the children to take posi
11、tive action.D.She believes the younger generation is promising.答案C解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Ithinkitssoimportantto.spreadingawareness”可知,她期望孩子们能有所作为,积极参与到应对全球变暖的行动中。BSam is a fourth-year student at Harvard Medical School,but poetry is still a big part of her life,now with a new teacher who believes poetry ca
12、n benefit every doctors education and work,Rafael Campo.Rafael is a doctor,professor and a highly respected poet.“Poetry is in every encounter (邂逅) with my patients.I think healing really in a very great way is about poetry.And if we do anything when were with our patients,were really losing ourselv
13、es in their stories,really hearing their voices.And,certainly,thats what a poem does,” he said.Campo worries that something important has been lost in medicine and medical education today:humanity,which he finds in poetry.To end that,he leads a weekly reading and writing workshop for medical student
14、s and residents (住院医生).He thinks medical training focuses too much on distancing the doctor from his or her patients,and poems can help close that gap.Third-year resident Andrea Schwartz was one of the workshop regulars.She said,“I think theres no other profession other than medicine that produces a
15、s many writers as it does.And I think that is because theres just so much power in doctors and patients interacting when patients are at their saddest.” Not everyone believes thats what doctors should do,though.Rafael said,“I was afraid of how people might judge me,actually.In the medical profession
16、,as many people know,we must always put the emergency first.But,you know,that kind of treatment,if its happening in the hospital,very regrettably,sadly,results in a bad outcome.The family is sitting by the bedside.The patient hasnt survived the cancer.Dont we still have a role as healers there?”In a
17、 poem titled “Health”,Campo writes of the wish to live forever in a world made painless by our incurable joy.He says he will continue teaching students,helping patients and writing poems,his own brand of medicine.【篇章导读】本文是新闻报道。诗歌不只是文人墨客的专属,它还为前赴后继的医护人员带来内心的慰藉,它是医护工作中的润滑剂,是治愈伤痛的“良药”。5.What do we know
18、 about Rafael Campo?A.He works as a doctor.B.He is under medical care.C.He is a literature professor.D.He knows little about poetry.答案A解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Rafaelisadoctor”可知答案。6.What does the author try to show in Paragraph 2?A.The importance of medical training.B.The effect of poetry in medical treatme
19、nt.C.The similarity involved in poetry and medical work.D.The present relationship between patients and doctors.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Poetryisineveryencounterwithmypatients”和“thatswhatapoemdoes”可知,作者想通过第二段表达诗歌和医护工作的相通之处。7.What does Andrea Schwartz think of poetry?A.It comforts patients family.B.It cont
20、ributes to medical work.C.It has nothing to do with doctors.D.It keeps doctors away from patients.答案B解析推理判断题。根据倒数第三段中的“AndIthinkthatisbecausetheresjustsomuchpowerindoctorsandpatientsinteracting”可知,AndreaSchwartz认为诗歌有助于医生和病人之间的互动。8.What is Rafael Campos view on poetry?A.It requires a lot of spare tim
21、e.B.It can provide a useful tool for doctors.C.It has little effect on patients conditions.D.It should be included in emergency treatments.答案B解析推理判断题。根据最后两段的内容特别是末段中的“hisownbrandofmedicine”可知,RafaelCampo认为诗歌对医生来说是一个有用的工具。二、完形填空Last week,my friends and I were on a vacation in UAE (the United Arab Emi
22、rates).One day,we were visiting Abu Dhabi, 1 with a few passengers in a bus.At our 2 stop,we got out to take some pictures.At our second stop,we noticed that we had 3 one of our shoulder bags.The 4 part was that our passports,visas (签证) and hotel booking papers were all inside it and we felt very ne
23、rvous and 5,as we had to return to India in two days.During this process of 6 the bag we met so many strangers who were really warm-hearted and 7.A tour guide and a bus driver helped call us a taxi so that we could travel back to find our bag.A taxi driver 8 us for almost three hours to help us.He t
24、ook us to the hotel we had stayed in, 9 that a cleaner might have found the bag.Then he took us to the nearest police station and helped us in 10 with the policeman,who only spoke Arabic.He 11 us and comforted us by stating,“Nobody loses their goods in our country.Dont worry.You will find your bag.”
25、A tourist standing outside the park at our first stop was 12 his friends car and he had to be somewhere.13,he decided to help us and spent 30-40 minutes in looking for the bag with us.A policeman searched through 14 in the lost and found department.A local man,who actually15 our bag,checked the bag
26、and found a number to a travel agency.He managed to get in touch with us and 16 us our bag back.On that day,there was real 17 inside me and in such a mindset (心态) I was not able to say thanks to all those 18 who helped us.I dont even know their names,but I will never be able to 19 their kindness.The
27、 world needs more people like them and Ive decided to try to 20 one of them.【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。作者讲述了自己和朋友们在阿布达比旅行期间,如何在陌生人的帮助下找回装有重要证件的挎包的故事。1.A.travelingB.strugglingC.discussingD.playing答案A解析根据本段中的“myfriendsandIwereonavacation”及“wewerevisitingAbuDhabi”可知,作者一行人乘车“游玩(traveling)”。2.A.shortB.presentC.firstD.
28、lunch答案C解析根据本段中的“Atoursecondstop”可知,作者一行人在“第一(first)”站下车拍照。3.A.checkedB.lostC.preparedD.removed答案B解析根据下文中对找包过程的描述可知,作者一行人到达第二站的时候发现他们“丢了(lost)”一只挎包。4.A.centralB.basicC.biggestD.worst答案D解析根据本段中的“ourpassports,visasandhotelbookingpaperswereallinsideitandwefeltverynervous”及“aswehadtoreturntoIndiaintwoda
29、ys”可知,“最糟糕的(worst)”是作者一行人的重要证件都在那只丢失的挎包里,而且他们两天后就要返回印度,所以他们感到非常焦虑和“担心(worried)”。5.A.boredB.worriedC.exhaustedD.surprised答案B解析见上题解析。6.A.asking forB.taking overC.looking throughD.searching for答案D解析根据下文中的描述可知,作者一行人在“寻找(searchingfor)”挎包的过程中,遇到了很多热心的、对他们“很有帮助的(helpful)”陌生人。7.A.helpfulB.cheerfulC.successf
30、ulD.powerful答案A解析见上题解析。8.A.relied onB.stayed withC.ran afterD.talked with答案B解析根据本段中对出租车司机帮助作者一行人的描述可知,这位司机和作者一行人“待了(stayedwith)”将近三个小时。9.A.hopingB.knowingC.promisingD.remembering答案A解析根据本段中的“Hetookustothehotelwehadstayedin”及“acleanermighthavefoundthebag”可知,出租车司机把作者一行人带回他们曾住过的酒店,因为他“希望(hoping)”某位清洁工找到
31、了那只丢失的挎包。10.A.competingB.arguingC.comparingD.communicating答案D解析根据该空后的“policeman,whoonlyspokeArabic”可知,出租车司机把作者一行人带到了最近的一个警察局,并帮助他们与那里只会说阿拉伯语的警察“交流(communicating)”。11.A.introducedB.supportedC.encouragedD.amused答案C解析根据该空后的“comfortedusbystating,Nobodylosestheirgoodsinourcountry.Dontworry.Youwillfindyou
32、rbag.”可知,出租车司机在“鼓励(encouraged)”、安慰作者一行人。12.A.caring forB.getting intoC.waiting forD.working on答案C解析根据本段中的“hehadtobesomewhere”及“hedecidedtohelpusandspent30-40minutesinlookingforthebagwithus”可知,一位游客本来在“等(waitingfor)”朋友的车去别处,“但是(However)”,他决定先帮助作者一行人。13.A.HoweverB.ThereforeC.OtherwiseD.Besides答案A解析见上题解
33、析。14.A.somethingB.anythingC.nothingD.everything答案D解析根据本段中的“Apoliceman”及“inthelostandfounddepartment”可知,一位警察为了帮作者一行人找包,把失物招领处的“所有东西(everything)”仔细搜寻了一遍。15.A.keptB.noticedC.foundD.collected答案C解析根据本段中的“checkedthebagandfoundanumbertoatravelagency”及“Hemanagedtogetintouchwithus”可知,一个当地人“找到了(found)”作者一行人的包
34、,并且设法和他们取得了联系,把包还“给了(give)”作者一行人。16.A.showB.giveC.throwD.buy答案B解析见上题解析。17.A.concernB.regretC.shameD.impatience答案A解析根据第一段中的“wefeltverynervous”及第二段中的“wemetsomanystrangers”可知,作者丢失挎包后内心非常“担忧(concern)”,在这种状态下他没能好好对帮助他们的“陌生人(strangers)”说一声谢谢。18.A.studentsB.adultsC.passengersD.strangers答案D解析见上题解析。19.A.doub
35、tB.forgetC.refuseD.repay答案B解析根据本段中的“Idontevenknowtheirnames”及“Theworldneedsmorepeoplelikethem”可知,作者不会“忘记(forget)”这些陌生人的善举,他决定努力“成为(become)”好心人中的一员。20.A.thankB.missC.becomeD.accept答案C解析见上题解析。三、短文改错I used become angry easily and didnt get along well with anyone.Little things like people looked at me c
36、ould get me angry.When people got too close to us,I would push them away.My mom was no exception.I dont understand at that time when my mom had done for me.But growing up,I realised Id been causing endless trouble for my family.I was either accidentally breaking something and talking back to them.Ho
37、wever,no matter how hard that was to take care of me,my parent never gave up.Finally,I realised I loved them deep down in my heart.Now I know I shouldnt treat them bad and I should be nice to them all of the time.答案第一句:used后加to第二句:lookedlooking第三句:usme第五句:dontdidnt;whenwhat第七句:andor第八句:thatit;parentparents第十句:badbadly;去掉of