1、Unit 4Section 请同学们认真完成练案12 .阅读理解AI love charity (慈善)shops and so do lots of other people in Britain because you find quite a few of them in every high street.The charity shop is a British institution , selling everything from clothes to electric goods, all at very good prices.You can get things you
2、wont find in the shops any more.The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause and not into the pockets of profitdriven companies, and you are not damaging the planet, but finding a new home for unwanted goods.The first charity shop was opened in 1947 by Oxfam. The famo
3、us charitys appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful that it had been flooded with donations (捐赠物)They decided to set up a shop to sell some of these donations to raise money for that appeal.Now there are over 7,000 charity shops in the UK.My favourite charity shop in my hometown is the R
4、ed Cross shop, where I always find childrens books, all 10 or 20 pence each.Most of the people working in the charity shops are volunteers, although there is often a manager who gets paid.Over 90% of the goods in the charity shops are donated by the public.Every morning you see bags of unwanted item
5、s outside the front of shops, although they dont encourage this, rather ask people to bring things in when the shop is open.The shops have very low running costs: all profits go to charity work.Charity shops raise more than 110 million a year, funding (资助)medical research, overseas aid, supporting s
6、ick and poor children, homeless and disabled people, and much more.What better place to spend your money? You get something special for a very good price and a good moral sense. You provide funds to a good cause and tread lightly on the environment.文章大意：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了一种慈善商店一个买东西就相当于捐款的地方。1The auth
7、or loves the charity shop mainly because of_C_.Aits convenient locationBits great variety of goodsCits spirit of good willDits nice shopping environment解析：推理判断题。 由第一段第四句“The thing I like best about them is that your money is going to a good cause.”可推断出C项正确。2The first charity shop in the UK was set u
8、p to _D_.Asell cheap productsBdeal with unwanted thingsCraise money for patientsDhelp a foreign country解析：细节理解题。 由第二段第二、三句“The famous charitys appeal to aid postwar Greece had been so successful.raise money for that appeal.”可知建立慈善商店是为了帮助希腊。 而从文章的第一段又知作者是英国人。故D项正确。3Which of the following is TRUE abou
9、t charity shops？_A_AThe operating costs are very low.BThe staff are usually well paid.C90% of the donations are second hand.DThey are open twentyfour hours a day.解析：细节理解题。 由第四段第一句“The shops have very low running costs.”可知A项正确。 由第三段第一句中的“volunteers”可排除B项；由第三段第二句可知C项不正确；由第三段最后一句可知D项不正确。4Which of the f
10、ollowing may be the best title for the passage？_C_AWhat to Buy in a Charity ShopBCharity Shop：Its Origin & DevelopmentCCharity Shop：Where You Buy to DonateDThe Publics Concern about Charity Shops解析：标题判断题。文章讲述了慈善商店的成因、历史、发展等，只有C项全面表达了大意。A、B、D三项都很片面。B(2020山西省太原市实验中学高二下学期期中)I watched my Dad close the d
11、oor. It was a really cold night in dead silence and I was all alone at home. My parents left because they had been running fever for several days and they were showing other symptoms of COVID19. It was the 9th day of Wuhan lockdown starting on January 23.The virus we now know as COVID19 is somehow f
12、earsome partly because it does not discriminate (区别对待) in choosing who it infects. But that is only partly true. All the evidence suggest that it can be merciless to older people, so I was wondering whether my parents would make it and whether we would ever take family photos, which my parents and I
13、 had talked about during the Spring Festival holiday.On their second day away my parents called and asked me how I was. We talked using FaceTime, and the moment I saw mom lying there with an oxygen mask and my dad could not talk without breathing heavily, I realized that I had to live on my own.But
14、two weeks later, I came across a fever and had to go into quarantine (隔离) and be put under medical observations for 14 days. Fortunately, my illness turned out to be due to a bacterial infections but not COVID19.Everything there was hectic, there seemed to be a shortage of medical staff and material
15、s were in short supply. Even though the doctors and nurses were covered from head to toe, I could see how tired they were when I looked into their bloodshot eyes.They would work a whole day preparing for new patients and seemed incredibly apologetic for not having everything that was needed. Most of
16、 the patients were really understanding but of course there were those who were not, and complained loudly, but all the doctors and nurses tried their best to deal with it in a calming way. And they are all from other cities like Shanghai and Guangzhou, and some of them are just three or four years
17、older than me.When the quarantine was over, every patient effusively thanked the workers for what they had done, but the answer they received was exactly the same: “Thats what were here for.”文章大意：这是一篇记叙文。作者叙述和父母被隔离时所看到的事实，她觉得医务工作人员值得敬佩。5When did the authors parents leave her for the hospital？_C_AJan
18、uary 23.BJanuary 30.CJanuary 31.DFebruary 1.解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“My parents left because they had been running fever for several days and they were showing other symptoms of COVID19. It was the 9th day of Wuhan lockdown starting on January 23.”可知，我的父母离开了，因为他们已经发烧好几天了，而且还出现了COVID19的其他症状。这是武汉自1月23日起实施的第9天封
19、锁。由此可知，作者的父母是1月31日离开她去医院的。故选C。6What does the underlined phrase “make it” in Paragraph 2 mean？_D_ASucceed.BJoin in.CArrive.DSurvive.解析：词义猜测题。根据第二段划线部分前的“All the evidence suggest that it can be merciless to older people(所有的证据都表明它对老年人很残忍)”和划线部分后的“whether we would ever take family photos, which my paren
20、ts and I had talked about during the Spring Festival holiday(我们是否会拍全家福，这是我父母和我在春节期间讨论过的)”可知，我想知道我的父母是否能成功。也就是是否能“幸存”于这次疫情。所以划线部分的意思是“幸存”。故选D。7What can we learn according to the passage？_B_ABoth the author and her parents got infected with COVID19.BThe majority of the patients understood the doctors
21、and nurses.CThe patients apologized to the doctors and nurses because they were too tired.DThe author didnt get infected with COVID19 because the virus can only infect the older.解析：细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中“Most of the patients were really understanding, but of course there were those who were not, and complai
22、ned loudly, but all the doctors and nurses tried their best to deal with it in a calming way.”可知，大多数病人都很理解，当然也有不理解的，大声抱怨，但所有的医生和护士都尽力平静地处理。由此可知，大多数病人理解医生和护士。故选B。8What may the author think of the medical workers according to the passage？_A_AAdmirable.BOutgoing.CImpatient.DThankful.解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中“Wh
23、en the quarantine was over, every patient effusively thanked the workers for what they had done, but the answer they received was exactly the same: Thats what were here for”可知，隔离结束后，每个病人都热情地感谢工作人员所做的一切，但他们得到的回答却是完全一样的：“这就是我们来这里的目的。”由此可知，作者觉得医务人员是“令人敬佩的”。故选A。.读后续写阅读下面材料， 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段， 使之构成一篇完整的短
24、文。续写的词数应为150左右。Superheroes have been important to me since I was a little kid. Travis, my twin brother, and I really needed heroes back then. We had a difficult childhood, turning around from one tough situation to another. When we didnt think things could get any worse, they did. The one thing Trav
25、is and I could rely on was our comic books. When youre a small boy, and afraid, its a great comfort to imagine youre big and strong, rescuing other children from danger. One night, when we were about eight, Travis and I lay together in bed wondering if wed always be surrounded by people stronger tha
26、n us. “Well find a way out of this mess，” I whispered to him. “Someday well overcome it, like all of our heroes. Youll see！”With each other to rely on, that was exactly what we did. Travis worked for the wouldbe governor of Washington State. Id spent years as a professional wrestler and been awarded
27、 the Armed Forces Service Medal in the navy for my work as a surgical technician. Id been offered an even more important job. “Im going to be Batman，” I repeated to Travis.Id got a call from a man named John Buckland, an old Iraq War soldier and a former firefighter. He ran a group called “Heroes 4
28、Higher”. They dressed up as superheroes to teach kids how to become heroes in their own way. Maybe in this program I could share that feeling with other children. “If anyone can do it, you can do it，” my brother said. I started “work” right away, visiting elementary schools, hospitals and community
29、centers. John dressed as Batman. There was nothing better than talking to kids oneonone, having them look at me and see a hero. I dressed up for an appearance for local kids last fall. I wasnt capturing bad guys or saving lives. The kids just thought I did those things because of my costume. Our hos
30、ts introduced us, and John and I, as Batmen, took the stage. The kids applauded and then quieted down.Paragraph 1：I was speaking about some of the challenges at school when John suddenly stepped forward._Paragraph 2：John turned up from the blackness with something in his arms. _参考范文：Paragraph 1：I wa
31、s speaking about some of the challenges at school when John suddenly stepped forward. He said, “That place is on fire！” The former firefighter didnt waste a minute. “Throw a rock through the window，” John ordered me. “We need to get some of the smoke out！” John went inside the house, disappearing in
32、to the thick smoke. “Anyone home？” he shouted. No answer, thank goodness. The kids shouted, “Go! You can do it！” Paragraph 2：John turned up from the blackness with something in his arms. It was a gray and black cat. “He needs air，” I said. John laid the cat on the ground, and we exchanged a desperat
33、e look. John breathed air into the cats mouth. The cat moved a little. His eyes sprang open. Success! By the time the family returned home, their pet was good as new. The children stared at us in awe. “You saved him！” they said. “Batman saved the cat！” John and I received many rewards for our actions that day. People were not only calling us superheroesthey were calling us angels.
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