1、限时规范练14 Unit 7 The Sea B核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、了解文化地理的思维意识限时规范练第28页一、阅读理解AThe Golden Gate Bridge was the longest bridge in the world from 1937 when it was completed until the Verrazano Narrows Bridge was built in New York in 1964.Today,it is still the ninth longest bridge in the world.For many years befor
2、e the Golden Gate Bridge was built,the only way to get across San Francisco Bay was by ship.And by the early twentieth century the Bay was crowded because of them.In the 1920s,engineer and bridge-builder Joseph Strauss believed that a bridge should be built across the Golden Gate to solve the proble
3、m.Many groups went against him,each for their own selfish reasons.Besides,the engineering challenge was also huge the Golden Gate Bridge area often has winds of up to 60 miles per hour,and strong ocean currents (洋流) sweep below the surface.If all that werent enough,it was the middle of the Great Dep
4、ression,and funds were hard to find.Strauss didnt give up,and the Golden Gate Bridge history began when San Francisco officials approved$35 million to build the Golden Gate Bridge.After the artistic design and red color were chosen,construction work began in 1933.The Golden Gate Bridge project was c
5、ompleted in 1937,an important date in San Francisco history.Strauss was a pioneer in building safety.The Bay Bridge,which was being built at the same time cost 24 lives while the Golden Gate Bridge cost only 12,a great achievement in a period of time when one man was killed on most construction proj
6、ects for every million spent.【篇章导读】本文是说明文。文章主要介绍了美国的金门大桥在建桥时面临重重困难,但是JosephStrauss并没有放弃,最终于1937年建成这座大桥。1.WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?A.ItisofthesameageastheVerrazanoNarrowsBridge.B.Thereareonly8bridgesworldwidelongerthanitnow.C.Itremainedtheworldslongestbridgefor30years.D.Itwasthewidestbrid
7、geworldwidewhencompleted.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“Today,itisstilltheninthlongestbridgeintheworld.”可知,现在世界上只有八座桥比金门大桥长。2.Why did Strauss want to build the Golden Gate Bridge?A.To prove his artistic ability.B.To build the worlds longest bridge.C.To solve traffic jams at San Francisco Bay.D.To make crossing
8、San Francisco Bay possible.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“theBaywascrowdedbecauseofthem”可知,Strauss建桥的原因是旧金山湾交通拥堵。3.What does Paragraph 3 mainly talk about?A.The necessity for building the bridge.B.The hard time of the Great Depression.C.The bad weather in the Golden Gate Bridge area.D.The difficulties in buildi
9、ng the Golden Gate Bridge.答案D解析段落大意题。根据第三段的内容可知,该段主要是讲建这座大桥时面临的多重困难,包括反对意见、恶劣的地理因素、低迷的经济等。4.Which of the following words can best describe Strauss?A.Strong-minded.B.Warm-hearted.C.Honest.D.Patient.答案A解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Straussdidntgiveup”以及这座桥最终建成的语境可知,Strauss是一个意志坚定的人。BFor a mother and kids at the P
10、hiladelphia Zoo,in Pennsylvania,it was a close encounter of the frightening kind.Directly in front of them was a Siberian tiger.But the family did not dread.They laughed.The tiger was in an enclosed (围住的) walkway.That tiger trail (路径) is part of Zoo360.It has changed the way humans and animals exper
11、ience the zoo.But Zoo360s bigger influence may come from its effort to change animals lives in captivity (圈养).Many experts think zoos need much repair work if theyre going to last.The Philadelphia Zoo may be the best model for that change.“Even the best zoos today are based on captivity,” says Jon C
12、oe.He is the zoo designer who invented the Zoo360 Animal Exploration Trail.“To me,thats the big weakness.”In 1975,when David Hancocks took over as director of the Woodland Park Zoo,in Seattle,Washington,it looked like any other big-city zoo.But within a year,Hancocks asked Coe to rethink how zoo ani
13、mals are kept.Coe developed a plan that included plants growing naturally,wide open areas,and plenty of light.Many zoos,however,have difficulty in providing a proper home for animals.Take elephants,for example.A recent study shows how well elephants live when they have social connections and can col
14、lect their own food.In 2011,the Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) started requiring zoos with elephants to keep at least three of the animals and an elephant scientist on staff.Not every zoo can afford that.Hancocks has done a lot to shape the zoos we see today.Now he spends more time thinking
15、 about their futureand weaknesses.People are going to zoos in greater numbers than ever.According to the AZA,in 2015,more than 170 million people visited zoos in the U.S.Still,those big numbers will do little to lessen the growing arguments against keeping animals captive.“Where are we going?” asks
16、Hancocks.“I guess Im worried.”【篇章导读】本文是议论文。作者在文中探讨了动物园的未来。5.Theunderlinedword“dread”inParagraph1isclosestinmeaningto.A.fearB.stopC.hideD.die答案A解析词义猜测题。根据第一段中的“DirectlyinfrontofthemwasaSiberiantiger.”及“Theylaughed.Thetigerwasinanenclosedwalkway.”可知,一家人面前出现一只老虎,但是他们一点都不“害怕(dread)”,因为老虎在被围住的通道里。6.Whats
17、 special about the Philadelphia Zoo?A.It is the biggest one in the U.S.B.It will put Zoo360 into practice.C.It unites fun with education perfectly.D.It keeps the interests of animals in mind.答案D解析推理判断题。根据第二段中的“ButZoo360sbiggerinfluencemaycomefromitsefforttochangeanimalslivesincaptivity.”可知,费城动物园将动物的
18、利益放在心上。7.What challenge do many zoos face now?A.Unsafe food.B.Improper rules.C.Inexperienced staff.D.A shortage of money.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第五段中的“Noteveryzoocanaffordthat.”可知,许多动物园由于资金匮乏,无法给动物们提供合理的居住环境。8.What is the best title for the text?A.Rethinking Zoo360B.The Future of ZoosC.Animals in CaptivityD.Sa
19、ving Our Animals答案B解析主旨大意题。根据倒数第三段中的“Nowhespendsmoretimethinkingabouttheirfuture”及最后一段中的内容可知,本文探讨的话题是动物园的未来。故B项符合本文主旨。二、完形填空Do you like talking or working together with your parents? It goes without saying that there are many1 in which young people can 2 the older generation.In both their work and t
20、heir private lives,youngsters can get a lot from the 3 of their elders.As for work,the older generation can4 how young people can achieve the career they 5.For example,they can 6 what to do in order to develop the skills that will give young people the best chance of success.They may 7 be able to gi
21、ve invaluable advice as to which 8 young people should take or not take.It may even be the case that the older person will be able to ask their friends to help the younger one find a 9.Older people may also be able to use the10 of their own life experience to help young people with advice on 11.It c
22、an happen that older people wish they had acted 12 in their own relationships,so they may wish to encourage youngsters to avoid similar 13.If young people are prepared to listen to this kind of 14,it may well prove 15 for them.Of the two16 of life discussed above,I think young people can learn more
23、from the older generation in the field of 17.After all,no relationship is the same,18 what might be 19 in one situation might not in another.Advice on careers is more likely to be 20 in a variety of differing situations.【篇章导读】本文是议论文。年轻人可以从上一辈人身上学到很多东西。1.A.placesB.waysC.stylesD.habits答案B解析由下文年轻人可以在工作
24、和人际关系上从上一辈人身上学到很多东西可知,此处表示在很多“方面(ways)”。2.A.hear ofB.look afterC.learn fromD.talk about答案C解析由下文第二、三段可知,年轻人在工作和人际关系上可以向上一辈人“学习(learnfrom)”。3.A.joyB.experienceC.kindnessD.courage答案B解析第三段中的theirownlifeexperience对本空有提示。4.A.decideB.predictC.changeD.explain答案D解析本段主要介绍的是上一辈人对年轻人在工作上的帮助。因此此处表示:上一辈人可以给年轻人“说明
25、(explain)”如何能够获得“梦想(dreamof)”的工作。5.A.dream ofB.believe inC.give awayD.give up答案A解析见上题解析。6.A.chooseB.requireC.planD.suggest答案D解析上一辈人“建议(suggest)”年轻人应该做什么以获得必需的技能从而最大限度地获得成功。7.A.alsoB.neverC.insteadD.only答案A解析本句是对上一句的递进,下一句是对本句的递进,故此处用also符合语境。8.A.vacationB.examC.jobD.subject答案C解析本段主要讲的是上一辈人对年轻人在工作上的帮
26、助,因此此处指应该接受哪份“工作(job)”。9.A.roleB.hobbyC.positionD.task答案C解析上一辈人甚至可以请自己的朋友帮助年轻人找到“岗位(position)”。10.A.difficultyB.introductionC.improvementD.advantage答案D解析上一辈人已经经历过生活中的很多事情,因此有生活经验这个“优势(advantage)”。11.A.travelsB.relationshipsC.educationD.housework答案B解析下文中的intheirownrelationships对本空有提示。12.A.unusually B
27、.differentlyC.quicklyD.patiently答案B解析根据上下文语境以及常识可知,上一辈人会反思自己的经历,对于有些事情,他们认为当时可以采取的做法会有所“不同(differently)”(从而使事情更加完美)。13.A.questionsB.accidentsC.conversationsD.mistakes答案D解析而他们的经验教训可以避免年轻人犯类似的“错误(mistakes)”。14.A.answerB.storyC.adviceD.promise答案C解析本文旨在说明上一辈人对年轻人的帮助,因此此处表示:如果年轻人准备听从这些“建议(advice)”。15.A.n
28、ormalB.helpfulC.enoughD.impossible答案B解析那么这些建议一定会对他们有所“帮助(helpful)”。16.A.fieldsB.rulesC.eventsD.patterns答案A解析第二、三段分别提到了生活中的两个“方面(fields)”。17.A.studyB.workC.sportD.art答案B解析由下文中的“Afterall,norelationshipisthesame”可知,对于上文提到的两个方面,作者认为上一辈人对年轻人在“工作(work)”方面的帮助更大。18.A.butB.ifC.becauseD.so答案D解析作者在对比工作和人际关系两个方
29、面之后认为,上一辈人对年轻人在人际关系上的帮助稍小,因为没有哪一种人际关系是一成不变的,“因此(so)”在一种情况下“对的(right)”,并不一定适用于另一种情况。19.A.simpleB.hardC.specialD.right答案D解析见上题解析。20.A.givenB.noticedC.followedD.found答案C解析相比人际关系,上一辈人对年轻人事业的建议更容易“遵循(followed)”。三、短文改错When I was young,my family moved around a lot,but I went to lots of different schools an
30、d meet people from different places and backgrounds.I think of that experience gave me a lot of communication skills.Im a good listener,and Im good at help people get on with each other.It proves to being,of course,really usefully at work.For the last two years,Ive been running a social club with so
31、me of my friend.Its a club for elderly people,paying for by the government.Of course,I use my communication skills there.I think being a good communicator is important part of management,maybe the more important of all.答案第一句:butso / and;meetmet第二句:去掉of第三句:helphelping第四句:beingbe;usefullyuseful第五句:friendfriends第六句:payingpaid第八句:important前加an;moremost
