1、必修第一册Unit 1阅读理解题组练速度.阅读理解AAre you ready for the English assignments:graduation projects,presentations,reports,and summaries continuing throughout the semester?Dont worry if you find yourself struggling with piles of writing work to be done.Please notice that English Writing Tutoring Program is avail
2、able now!You can find the detailed information on our official website.Introduction to the ProgramEnglish Writing Tutoring Program has made its comeback!This semester,we have hired assistants with rich experience to offer help in papers,essays and literature by one-to-one consulting.If you have any
3、question concerning academic writing in English,including topic choosing,framework and composing,you can get lots of advice from our tutors.With their rich writing experience in essays,daily journals and international communications,student volunteers majoring in literature,science and engineering a
4、re willing to give you a helping hand whenever you need advice or tutoring.About the TeamProfessional teachers as writing coachesAssistants on duty every dayVast majoring fieldsOutstanding command of language skillsExtraordinary experience in international exchangesWith piles of articles and papers
5、already publishedServices1.Revision and tutoring on English academic writing.2.Refinements of English diaries and homework.3.Revision and tutoring on graduation projects.4.Advice on English daily uses.Time & LocationWeeks 2-16,Mon.to Sun.7:20 p.m.-9:45 p.m.Please make individual appointments if nece
6、ssary.Location:6A013,CASS BuildingOnline ApproachAfter completing the questionnaire on our website and submitting it,project members will contact you and invite you to join the writing assistants online Q&A group and arrange one-to-one consultation.ContactIf you have any other needs or questions,ple
7、ase contact us through e-mail.1.What can we learn about the program?A.It is a first-year program.B.There are no teachers involved in this program.C.You can ask questions about writing on the website.D.Help in papers and essays will be offered in the program.2.What service does the program offer to s
8、tudents?A.Spoken English practice.B.How to use English in daily life.C.How to publish academic papers.D.Refinements of Chinese homework.3.How can a student have the one-to-one consulting?A.Through e-mail.B.By making an appointment at the office.C.By filling up the questionnaire on the website.D.By g
9、oing to 6A013,CASS Building during the working hours.BMany graduation ceremonies look different.But for Melody,it looked different because of the classmate who graduated alongside herher grandmother,75-year-old Pat Ormond.They both went to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC) and graduat
10、ed together.Pat took her first college class 42 years ago.After one semester,she dropped out to move to Chattanooga,where she spent the next several decades working as an accountant and raising a family.While she did take an occasional class at UTC,she said her family continued to encourage her to g
11、o back to finish her degree,especially after she retired.She agreed when her granddaughter decided to move to study psychology at UTC after a year at Berea College.They both entered UTC with enough college credits to make graduating together a possibility.Pat and Melody graduated on November 20 as p
12、art of UTCs 2020 class.The achievement has also made Pat somewhat of a celebrity.“We are so proud to have graduates like Melody and her grandmother,Pat Ormond,in the UTC class of 2020,” said Steven,UTC Chancellor.“Together,they personify the determination,commitment and love for lifelong learning we
13、 encourage in every UTC graduate.”Pat hopes that she can be an example to other non-traditional college students who want to get their degrees.“Learning never stops,” Pat said.“Thats something that my father taught me when I was young.No matter what you do,learning never stops.” Pat isnt planning to
14、 stop anytime soon.Shes already working on another degreea bachelors degree in history.Meanwhile,her granddaughter,who is hunting for jobs,is interested in getting a masters degree in clinical psychology so she can become a lawyer.But she says shes in no rush.Her grandmother has taught her that she
15、has plenty of time.4.What was special for Melodys graduation ceremony?A.It looked different from others.B.Her grandmother was 75 years old.C.She celebrated it with all her classmates.D.Her grandmother graduated alongside her.5.What does the underlined word “personify” in Paragraph 4 mean?A.Represent
16、.B.Follow.C.Repeat.D.Identify.6.What can we know about Pats family?A.They are anxious to be celebrities.B.They support and encourage each other.C.They never stop creating opportunities.D.They prefer attending non-traditional colleges.7.Which of the following can best describe Pat Ormonds story?A.Pas
17、sion gives life power.B.A good beginning is half done.C.Its never too late to learn.D.Love can change everything.CFew people realize that it takes the army of volunteers for one young child to have a half-hour riding lesson.I volunteer at Valley Therapeutic Equestrian Association (VTEA) in Alder gro
18、ve.B.C.,close to the Washington State border.It takes a few paid staff and an army of volunteersapproximately eightyto take care of a dozen horses and help with eighty or more children during the week.There is a large barn to clean,and hay nets and water buckets to brush and fill.Specific feeds for
19、each horse must be prepared twice daily.The list is endless.To prepare a horse for a ride,someone has to bring it in from outside,at times sinking into inches of black,sticky mud during the winter months.Usually,two volunteers groom (刷洗梳毛) the horse and put on the special saddle.Then they lead the h
20、orse to where the lesson takes place.There,one volunteer leads the horse,and usually two walk alongside for safety,one on each side.Then the horse must be returned to the barn,unsaddled,cleaned and fed.Yet so many people willingly give their time because the children need us.Ranging in age from two
21、upwards,the children have varying degrees of mental disabilities.Some have severe physical handicaps (残疾).Riding strengthens their muscles and bones,enabling them to enjoy a more fruitful life.Throughout my past life as an accountant,business author and speaker,I volunteered on many levels and in ma
22、ny organizations.However,a terrible motor-vehicle accident changed my life in a split second when my car was hitas was my headcausing severe brain injury.It was hard to accept a new “me” and her often-frustrating limitations,until I discovered that I needed to do something that I have a passion for.
23、Id loved horses from childhood,and working with them and with the children has helped turn my life around,making me warm from the inside out.The journey back has been painful but worthwhile.Now,fourteen years later,I am a different,more simplified person.8.What is the main idea of Paragraph 2?A.Hors
24、es for riding lessons are cared for carefully.B.Horse-riding lessons bring children many benefits.C.Volunteers have much to do for a horse-riding lesson.D.Disabled children are taught horse-riding in a different way.9.What does the author think of her voluntary work in VTEA?A.Risky and thrilling.B.T
25、iring but worthwhile.C.Funny and enjoyable.D.Demanding but fruitless.10.What can be inferred about the author from the last paragraph?A.The accident transformed her thoroughly.B.Volunteering has brought her a win-win result.C.Shes never recovered from the injury.D.She wasnt interested in voluntary w
26、ork before.11.What could be the best title for the passage?A.Helping Children in NeedB.Surviving the Brain InjuryC.Volunteering:A Journey BackD.Horse-riding:Toughest LessonsDSingapore researchers say they have developed a form of electronic skin that can create a sense of touch.They hope their inven
27、tion will give people with prosthetic hands(假肢) the ability to identify different objects.The skin device measures 1 square centimeter.The system contains 100 small sensors that attempt to recreate things like texture(质地),temperature and even pain.The researchers call the device Asynchronous Coded E
28、lectronic Skin(ACES),which can process information faster than the humans nervous system.Machine learning methods trained the device to recognize 20 to 30 different textures.It can even correctly read Braille letters(布莱叶盲文) most of the time.The system does not require the users movement to work.They
29、 just need to slide to feel texture.But in this case the skin,with just a single touch,is able to detect textures of different roughness.A demonstration showed that the device could identify the difference between a soft ball and a solid plastic one.“When you lose your sense of touch,you essentially
30、 become numb and prosthetic users face that problem,” said Benjamin Tee,leader of the research team.“So by recreating an artificial version of the skin for their prosthetic devices,they can hold a hand and feel the warmth and feel that it is soft.”Tee said his idea for the device came from the movie
31、 Star Wars,where character Luke Skywalker loses his right hand and it is replaced with a robotic one.In the film,the new hand is able to experience touch sense just like the real one.The artificial skin technology is still going through experiments and development.But Tee said there had already been
32、 a lot of interest in the system,especially from the medical community.Tee said similar inventions that his team has developed include see-through skin that can repair itself when torn and a material for wearable electronic devices that gives off light.12.What can we learn about the artificial skin
33、in Paragraph 2?A.It is sensitive to high temperature.B.It reacts faster than our nervous system.C.It can recognize different objects.D.It helps the users memorize Braille letters.13.What can be inferred from Benjamin Tees words?A.The artificial skin feels like a real thing.B.People with the artifici
34、al skin feel warm.C.People dont want to lose the sense of touch.D.He is sympathetic towards the prosthetic users.14.What inspired Benjamin Tee to create the artificial skin?A.The desire to help those in need.B.The life of the disabled.C.A dream of earning more money.D.A scene from a famous movie.15.
35、Which word can best describe the artificial skin technology?A.Profitable.B.Stable.C.Promising.D.Challenging.阅读七选五Decide on your ideal pen pal.Consider where you want your pen pal to be from,how old you want them to be,and whether you want a male or female pen pal.Its best to be flexible on terms of
36、locations and stick to someone only two years older or younger than you if you are a kid,maybe even a difference of five or so if you are an adult.1Connect with others who share your hobby.When looking through profiles pay attention to what the users enjoy doing.2 Or choose someone with a completely
37、 different set of hobbies so both of you can teach each other something new.3 There are often elderly users who are interested in developing friendships in their old age.Communicating with these pen pals can not only allow you to make a friend across generations,but help somebody who needs a friend.
38、Check the website guidelines to find out how to make contact.4 Dont get attached to them before they write back to avoid letdowns.Paid websites will typically only let you send one initial message or a smiley,so make sure you have a premium membership if youre trying to maintain contact.5 Write a bi
39、t about yourself and why you are writing.For example,you could say “I am a high school student in Allentown,Pennsylvania looking to find friends abroad who are interested in botany.” Dont give too much information upfront so you can decide if this is the right pen pal for you before disclosing a phy
40、sical address.A.Make your initial contact short,light,and friendly.B.Consider using pen pals as a form of community service.C.By doing this,you can find someone who shares your particular interest.D.Look for ways to learn more about a country and improve your language skills.E.When you find a pen pa
41、l,websites will allow you to add them as friends or send them a message.F.Having a pen pal can be a wonderful educational experience,so put some thought into what you want to learn.G.Developing a friendship is a game of give and take where you each reveal more personal information as time goes on.答案
42、：.【语篇导读】这是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个英语写作辅导项目的情况,包括服务项目、时间、位置和联系方式等信息。1.D解析 细节理解题。根据 Introduction to the Program部分中“This semester,we have hired assistants with rich experience to offer help in papers,essays and literature by one-to-one consulting.”可知,该项目通过一对一咨询的方式提供论文、散文、文学作品写作方面的帮助。故选D项。2.B解析 细节理解题。根据Services部
43、分中“4.Advice on English daily uses.”可知,该项目可以帮助学生学习怎样在日常生活中使用英语。故选B项。3.C解析 细节理解题。根据 Online Approach部分中“After completing the questionnaire on our website and submitting it,project members will contact you and invite you to join the writing assistants online Q&A group and arrange one-to-one consultation
44、.”可知,如果一名学生想要进行一对一的咨询,那就需要填写网站上的问卷。故选C项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了田纳西大学毕业生Melody和自己75岁的祖母Pat Ormond一起从大学毕业的故事。4.D解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“But for Melody,it looked different because of the classmate who graduated alongside herher grandmother,75-year-old Pat Ormond.They both went to the University of Tennessee at
45、 Chattanooga (UTC) and graduated together.”可知,Melody的毕业典礼的特别之处是她的祖母和她一起毕业。5.A解析 词义猜测题。根据画线词后文“the determination,commitment and love for lifelong learning we encourage in every UTC graduate”可知,UTC负责人说Melody和祖母代表了决心、承诺和对终身学习的热爱,这是他们鼓励每一位毕业生所具有的品质,故画线词意思是“代表”,故选A项。6.B解析 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“While she did take
46、 an occasional class at UTC,she said her family continued to encourage her to go back to finish her degree,especially after she retired.”可知,Pat的家庭互相支持和鼓励。7.C解析 推理判断题。文章主要讲述了田纳西大学毕业生Melody和自己75岁的祖母Pat Ormond一起从大学毕业及Pat的求学之路。由此推知,Pat Ormond的故事告诉我们“活到老,学到老”的道理。【长难句分析】Meanwhile,her granddaughter,who is
47、hunting for jobs,is interested in getting a masters degree in clinical psychology so she can become a lawyer.【分析】her granddaughter,.is interested in.和she can become a lawyer是由so引导的并列句,who引导的是非限制性定语从句。【译文】与此同时,正在找工作的孙女对获得临床心理学硕士学位很感兴趣,这样她就可以成为一名律师。【语篇导读】本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述作者经历严重车祸后造成脑部损伤,通过做志愿者工作,作者感受到了温
48、暖,并找回了自己。8.C解析 主旨大意题。第二段提道:为了让马做好骑行的准备,必须有人从外面把它带进来,然后他们把马牵到上课的地方。在那里,一个志愿者牵着马,为了安全,通常两个人并排走,两边各一个。然后必须把马放回马厩,脱去马鞍,清洗干净并喂饱。由此可知,为了骑马课程,志愿者有很多工作要做。9.B解析 推理判断题。根据第一段中的“It takes a few paid staff and an army of volunteers.The list is endless.”可知,志愿者工作是很辛苦、很累的。再根据第三段中的“Riding strengthens their muscles an
49、d bones,enabling them to enjoy a more fruitful life.”可知,骑马给这些身体有残疾的孩子带来了积极的影响,她的志愿者工作是值得的,故选B项。10.B解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Id loved horses from childhood,and working with them and with the children has helped turn my life around,making me warm from the inside out.”可知,这份志愿者的工作不仅能帮助到孩子们,而且让作者车祸后无论是心态还是生活上都有
50、了积极的改变,所以志愿者工作带来了“双赢”的结果。11.C解析 主旨大意题。通读全文可知,文章前面的段落都是围绕着车祸后作者的志愿者工作展开,介绍了具体的工作以及意义,所以C项“志愿者工作:回归之旅”,符合文章主旨,是最合适的标题。【长难句分析】It was hard to accept a new “me” and her often-frustrating limitations,until I discovered that I needed to do something that I have a passion for.【分析】It was hard to accept.是主句,u
51、ntil引导的是时间状语从句,第一个that引导的是宾语从句,第二个that引导的是限制性定语从句。【译文】我很难接受一个新的“我”和经常令人沮丧的局限性,直到我发现我需要做一些我有激情的事情。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了新加坡研究人员开发出的一种可以产生触觉的电子皮肤,这种人造皮肤就像真的皮肤一样。12.B解析 细节理解题。由第二段中的“.which can process information faster than the humans nervous system.”可知,人造皮肤的反应速度比我们的神经系统快,故答案为B项。13.A解析 推理判断题。由第四段中的“So
52、 by recreating an artificial version of the skin for their prosthetic devices,they can hold a hand and feel the warmth and feel that it is soft.”可知,这种人造皮肤就像真皮肤一样,故答案为A项。14.D解析 细节理解题。由第五段中的“Tee said his idea for the device came from the movie Star Wars,where character Luke Skywalker loses his right h
53、and and it is replaced with a robotic one.”可知,这个装置的想法来自电影星球大战中的场景,故答案为D项。15.C解析 推理判断题。由最后一段中的“.there had already been a lot of interest in the system,especially from the medical community.”这一信息可知,有很多人对该系统感兴趣,尤其是医学界,由此推知“人造皮肤技术很有前途”,故答案为C项。.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了寻找适合自己的笔友的一些做法。如:决定你理想的笔友;和与你有相同爱好的人联系
54、等。1.F解析 本部分的小标题是“决定你理想的笔友”,所填的句子是最后一句,应该讲述笔友的好处,F项中提到“很好的教育经历”,与此语境相符。2.C解析 上文提到“.pay attention to what the users enjoy doing”,C项中的“By doing this.”与上文衔接自然。3.B解析 本题填的是小标题。根据本部分最后一句中的“.but help somebody who needs a friend.”可知,交笔友的同时也可以帮助他们,B项中的“community service”与此相符。4.E解析 小标题中有“how to make contact”,E项中的“websites will allow you to add them as friends or send them a message”符合语境。5.A解析 根据“Write a bit about yourself and why you are writing.”可知,本部分讲述的是第一次和笔友交流的问题,所以选A项。10
