2019版高考英语一轮复习单元检测三十五Cloning外研版选修6.doc

1、单元检测（三十五） Cloning.阅读理解AAn 18yearold who just finished high school has developed a revolutionary device (装置) which allows visually impaired or blind people to be more mobile after coming up with the idea when he was 12.“To be considered is a real honor. It means the work were doing is really valuable

2、，” Alex Deans said.The teen, from Ontario in Canada, began creating the tool after becoming curious while helping a visually impaired lady cross the street one day.“She told me that all existing devices only let users see in one direction so they cant know whats going on around them，” he told GOOD m

3、agazine, after seeing she only had a stick and guide dog two things that are hard to come by.The device, known as iAid, uses GPS (Global Positioning System) and ultrasonic (超声波的) technology to help visually impaired people get around safely.The beltlike tool comes with a control handle and works by

4、using sound waves to discover objects in the users path and show how close things are to them. The iAid works much like a bat uses sonar (声呐)The teens invention has been attracting attention and it won the 2015 Weston Youth Innovation Award in May for which Alex was awarded $2,000 at a ceremony at t

5、he Ontario Science Centre last month.“The entire group of judges was impressed by Alexs creativity, motivation and dedication (奉献) to building his design over a fouryear period. We look forward to seeing future inventions from this outstanding young inventor，” said Hooley McLaughlin, chief science o

6、fficer at the Ontario Science Centre.Alex is now working closely with the team at the science centre to hold an exhibition for his invention. He was also given the opportunity to give a presentation at We Day stadiumsized events where speakers lecture about global issues across the US, Canada, and t

7、he UK.Alex will be starting at Montreals McGill University in the autumn, but hopes the iAid will be approved for US and Canadian rights so that, one day, the device will be available for those who really need it across the world.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。加拿大一名学生发明了一种能够帮助盲人自由行走的装置。1How did Alex come up with his

8、 idea?AHe got the idea from a magazine.BHe was inspired by a blind woman.CHe found it hard to use a guide dog.DHe noticed existing tools weaknesses.解析：选B细节理解题。由第三、四段可知，亚历克斯受到一位盲人女士的启发，想出了这个创意。2The bat probably uses sonar to _.Akeep its balance in flightBblock harmful sound wavesCcommunicate with oth

9、er batsDfind out the position of objects解析：选D推理判断题。由第六段中的“works by using sound waves to discover objects in the users path and show how close things are to them”可推断，蝙蝠用声呐系统对周围的物体进行定位。3Which of the following is expressed in McLaughlins words?ADoubt.BSurprise.CPraise.DPuzzle.解析：选C推理判断题。由倒数第三段可知，McLaug

10、hlin的这番话饱含着对亚历克斯的赞扬。4What is Alex preparing for at present?AA show of his iAid.BHis college studies.CAn awards ceremony.DThe speech at We Day.解析：选A细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“Alex is now working closely with the team at the science centre to hold an exhibition for his invention.”可知，他正在筹备他这项发明的展览。BI plan to remem

11、ber this years vacation season with just two words: Never again. Never again will I take all my technology along.When I first visited my inlaws cabin in Ontarios north woods 35 years ago, there was no such thing as the Internet. The nearest telephone was one mile away, and we were beyond the reach o

12、f television. Our media diet consisted of a batterypowered radio. I know I risk sounding like an aging crank (怪人), but the life then was simple.Now were burdened with modern civilization. The cabin is just close enough to civilization to get a strong cellphone signal. Instead of browsing dogeared su

13、mmerhouse mystery novels, this year we browsed the Internet. Instead of long evenings of poker, we checked our Twitter and updated our Facebook pages.For several years, I kept my Internet addiction under control by using inconvenient technology: an old laptop and a slow dialingup connection. But thi

14、s year, the combination of a new iPad and that neat WiFi turned out to be hard to resist. The iPad beckoned (吸引) us silently from the picnic table: What harm could it be to give the email a quick check? But once that touchscreen lights up, who can say no to it?Access to the Web is unquestionably a w

15、onderful thing. I love having a bottomless library at my fingertips; I love having the worlds newspapers on my electronic doorstep. I love being able to pay bills and make airplane reservations online.And thats the point: Its important not to let the convenience of the Internet get in the way of sim

16、ple beauties. Thats not the Internets fault. Its ours.The first step toward recovery is admitting you have a problem. My problem isnt the Internet; its learning how to limit the time I spend on it.语篇解读：本文讲述了带着高科技产品去旅行所带来的问题，说明了我们利用科技产品应该有限度，不应该让技术阻碍我们发现和欣赏生活中的美。5How did the author find the life in t

17、he cabin 35 years ago?APeaceful.BConvenient.CBoring.DMiserable.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段可知，当时作者在这个小木屋度假的时候，这里的生活是平静安宁的。6In the summer vacation this year, the author spent most time _.Acreating a Facebook pageBplaying poker with his familyCbrowsing the Internet with his iPadDreading summerhouse mystery novels

18、解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“Instead of browsing dogeared summerhouse mystery novels, this year we browsed the Internet.”和第四段的“But this year, the combination of a new iPad”可知，今年作者在这里度假的时候，不断地用iPad上网，故选C。7Paragraph 5 suggests that the author _.Ahas gained enough computer skillsBadvises people to use the Intern

19、et oftenCchooses to go without the Internet accessDappreciates the advantages of the Internet解析：选D推理判断题。从第五段中的“Access to the Web is unquestionably a wonderful thing.”以及下文所举的例子可知，作者感激互联网带来的益处，故选D。8What might be the most suitable title for the text?AHow an iPad stoles my summer vacationBHow to avoid u

20、sing technology on vacationCHow to spend a meaningful vacation at a cabinDTechnology influences my summer vacation positively解析：选A标题归纳题。本文主要讲述了作者今年带着iPad去度假，因为不断上网而破坏了本来很美好的假期的故事，旨在表明我们利用技术应该有限度，不应该让技术阻碍我们发现和欣赏生活中的美，因此A项符合主题。.完形填空I went to Frankfurt for a conference last spring. It was just a oneday

21、 _1_， but I thought Id _2_ for a night so I could do a bit of sightseeing. Anyway, I _3_ early on a Friday morning flight and got there a couple of hours later. It was _4_ that a friend was waiting to pick me up. We took a taxi to the _5_ and she showed me around. She had to get back to her _6_ soon

22、 after that since it was a workday, so we said _7_.It was still early, so I thought Id look around a bit _8_ checking into the hotel. Then I walked through the city centre _9_. Around 1 pm, I had a sandwich and then _10_ I ought to get over to the hotel. I followed the _11_ Id printed off to where t

23、he hotel should have been, but when I _12_ there, there was a sign on the door that said it was _13_. Id booked it a few months earlier, but it seemed to have closed down since then. _14_， Id already paid half the money up front. I _15_ to get into another hotel, but _16_ all the other hotels in the

24、 area were full. After about three hours of _17_， I decided that Id had enough so I _18_ my friend and told her what had happened. She was very _19_ and agreed to put me up for the night. I slept on the sofa, which was a bit _20_， but at least I had somewhere to stay! I was very thankful for her off

25、er!语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。作者去外地开会，预订的宾馆意外关闭了，只好求助朋友帮忙。1A.campBcourseCeventDcelebration解析：选C由该空前的“a conference”可知，去开会也就是一天的“事情(event)”。2A.go outBstop overCdress upDstay up解析：选B由该空后的“I could do a bit of sightseeing”可知，作者想在法兰克福“停留(stop over)”一晚以便逛一逛。3A.got upBcame outCset offDmoved away解析：选C由该空后的“got there a co

26、uple of hours later”可知，作者周五一早就坐飞机“出发(set off)”了。4A.greatBterribleCstrangeDimportant解析：选A由该空后的“a friend was waiting to pick me up”可知，作者的朋友在那里接她，所以这是一件“好(great)”事。5A.schoolBlibraryCcompany Ddowntown解析：选D由上文的“sightseeing”和该空后的“she showed me around”可知，作者和朋友乘出租车去了“市中心(downtown)”。6A.bedBofficeCtableDparty

27、解析：选B由该空后的“it was a workday”可知，作者的朋友必须得回去上班了，故填office。7A.goodbyeBthanksChelloDsorry解析：选A作者要和朋友告别了，故填goodbye。8A.afterBwhileCunlessDbefore解析：选D由该空前的“It was still early”和下文的“Around 1 pm, . I ought to get over to the hotel”可知，作者打算到宾馆办理住宿手续前先去逛一逛，故填before。9A.quicklyBsecretlyCslowlyDhopelessly解析：选C然后，作者在市

28、里面“慢慢地(slowly)”闲逛起来。10A.forgotBdecidedCagreedDinsisted解析：选B由下文的“I followed the _11_ Id printed off to where the hotel should have been”可知，作者吃过三明治后“决定(decided)”去宾馆。11A.mapBletterCsignsDrules解析：选A由该空后的“to where the hotel should have been”可知，作者把“地图(map)”打印出来了。12A.leftBworkedCwaitedDarrived解析：选D由下文的“Id

29、booked it a few months earlier, but it seemed to have closed down since then.”可知，当作者“到达(arrived)”宾馆后发现它已经“关闭(shut)”了。13A.noisyBexpensiveCshutDuntidy解析：选C参见上题解析。14A.LuckilyBStupidlyCFinallyDPossibly解析：选B由该空后的“Id already paid half the money up front”可知，作者已经提前付了一半费用而这家宾馆现在却关闭了，所以她觉得自己很“傻(Stupidly)”。15A

30、.triedBfailedCrefusedDregretted解析：选A由后面的“all the other hotels in the area were full”可知，作者“试图(tried)”去联系另一家宾馆，让她“吃惊的(surprisingly)”是其他所有宾馆都满了。16A.interestinglyBnecessarilyCencouraginglyDsurprisingly解析：选D参见上题解析。17A.trainingBperformingCwalking aroundDshowing off解析：选C作者走了大约三个小时，到处找宾馆，故填walking around。18A.foundBcalledCpraisedDbelieved解析：选B由该空后的“told her what had happened”可知，作者给朋友打了电话，故填called。19A.kindBbraveChonestDclever解析：选A由该空后的“agreed to put me up for the night”可知，作者的朋友非常“友善(kind)”。20A.boringBdifferentCdangerousDuncomfortable解析：选D由该空前的“I slept on the sofa”可知，睡在沙发上有点“不舒服(uncomfortable)”。