1、课时素养检测十Unit 3Period 2. 阅读理解 ASeveral years ago,most young Britons wanted a career in law,to be a doctor,or ,if they were creative enough,to take up singing. But today,things stand differently. According to a survey by Tesco Mobile,a UK telecoms company,the “dream job” of young people aged between 16
2、 and 25 in the UK is a video blogger,or “vlogger”. The survey,carried out among 1,002 people,found that as much as 40 percent of them put vlogger as their number one choice on a list of ideal careers. The single factor contributing to this change is undoubtedly the Internet and social media. They ha
3、ve made it so much easier to reach a global audience,without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way. “In years that have gone by,the biggest stars were recommended and trained by the Hollywood studios; now,anyone with a computer camera can become an idol,” a Tesco Mobile sp
4、okesperson said in a news release. “From fashion to comedy,these self-made stars document their hobbies to an adoring fanbase. Vloggers are the big stars of today because they are normal people interacting with their fans about everyday life. ”However,what people see is only the bright side of being
5、 a vlogger and they ignore the fact that only those who are successful gain fame and fortune. For every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. There are the dreams that come true and the dreams that are destined to remain dreams. This is why despite the popularity o
6、f vloggers,some young people chose to follow careers that dont necessarily earn them fame,but allow them to make good use of the Internet to share their hobbies. Young Israeli David Leshaw,for example,runs a business called the Finishers Club. Its an online platform for runners to keep a record of t
7、heir races. He told the career website Zippia that his job allows him to express his passion,and is always a learning experience. And thats enough for him. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。介绍了在新的时代背景下英国年轻人梦想的职业。1. Why do so many young Britons choose to be vloggers?A. Because being vloggers is an ideal career. B. Beca
8、use vloggers can become idols easily. C. Because being vloggers is popular nowadays. D. Because vloggers are bound to be rich and famous. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。由文章第二段中The single factor contributing to this change is undoubtedly the Internet and social media. They have made it so much easier to reach a global
9、 audience,without having to enter a career in show business in the traditional way. 可知,英国的年轻人选择成为视频博主是因为更容易成为偶像。2. What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 4 mean?A. Most vloggers can achieve their dreams. B. One should realize the dreams one by one. C. Vloggers who are successful can gain fam
10、e and fortune. D. Not all the vloggers have accomplished the dreams. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。从上文的For every success there are a hundred others who never get off the starting block. 可以推断出,并不是所有作视频博主的人都成功实现了他们的梦想。3. The example of Israeli David Leshaw in the last paragraph serves to_. A. call on young people not
11、to be vloggersB. explain the popularity of vloggersC. help readers take a correct attitudeD. state the advantages of his career【解析】选C。推理判断题。作者在最后一段试图通过David Leshaw这样一个案例,尤其是在本段最后的He told the career website Zippia that his job allows him to express his passion,and is always a learning experience. And
12、 thats enough for him. 旨在帮助读者要建立正确的职业观。4. What is the authors attitude toward being vloggers?A. Objective. B. Critical. C. Positive. D. Negative. 【解析】选A。观点态度题。作者客观地介绍了现代社会背景下英国年轻人的职业选择: vloggers,并对vloggers这个职业持客观态度。BIn ancient Egypt,a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop
13、 simply by making changes to its environment. Modern businesses have been following his lead,with more tactics(策略). One tactic involves where to display the goods. For example,stores place fruit and vegetables in the first section. They know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel ha
14、ppy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. In department stores,the womens shoe section is generally next to the womens cosmetics(化妆品) section: while the shop assistant is going back to find the right size shoe,bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they
15、 might want to try later. Besides,businesses seek to appeal to customers senses,Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping,so they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day. Music sells goods,too. Researchers in Britain foun
16、d that when French music was played,sales of French wines went up. When it comes to the selling of houses,businesses also use highly rewarding tactics. They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door,and turn it into a business opportunity. A California buil
17、der designed the structure of its houses smartly. When entering the house,the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows,and then the pool through an open stairway leading to the lower level. The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses. 【语篇概述】本文是一篇说明文。
18、介绍商家为了吸引顾客所采用的各种营销策略。5. Why do stores usually display fruit and vegetables in the first section?A. To save customers time. B. To show they are high quality foods. C. To help sell junk food. D. To sell them at discount prices. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。由第二段中的They know that customers who buy the healthy food first
19、 will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food later in their trip. 可知,商家把水果和蔬菜放在显眼的位置是为了吸引消费者,使其在不知不觉中就会购买垃圾食品。6. According to Paragraph 3,which of the following encourages customers to buy?A. Opening the store early in the morning. B. Displaying British wines next to French ones. C. Invitin
20、g customers to play music. D. Filling the store with the smell of fresh bread. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。由第三段中的Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping,. . . into the store throughout the day. 可知,使商店中充斥着烤面包的味道可以刺激顾客的消费欲望。7. What is the California builders story intended to prove?A. The hou
21、se structure is a key factor customers consider. B. The more costly the house is,the better it sells. C. An ocean view is much to the customers taste. D. A good first impression increases sales. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的They find that customers make decisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the
22、 door,and turn it into a business opportunity. 可知,建筑商非常了解卖房的技巧: 抓住顾客的第一印象。8. What is the main purpose of the passage?A. To explain how businesses turn people into their customers. B. To introduce how businesses have grown from the past. C. To report researches on customer behavior. D. To show dishon
23、est business practices. 【解析】选A。主旨大意题。本文主要介绍商家如何利用顾客的消费心理所采取的促进销售的策略。. 完形填空Years ago when Sam was nine,a television advertisement caught his attention. Procter & Gamble started an advertisement campaign with “the Cheer Man”,a character who visited1around the country. If he rang your doorbell and you
24、had a box of Cheer or something like “Cheer” written on a piece of paper,youd receive ten dollars. Sam was2 that the Cheer Man would come to his home. Many parents considered his idea3,but his mother helped him prepare for that visit. Young Sam made a sign with the Cheer logo(标志) and4it in his bedro
25、om. When he was ready,he told his classmates his dream. They5him,but his mother kept encouraging him to dream. Time went by and the ad was not on6. Sam stored the sign in his closet(壁橱),but he still believed the Cheer Man was coming. The next summer when Sam was ten,he7a neighborhood birthday party.
26、 While they were playing outside,they8what sounded like someone shouting. As the noise got9,they saw a car with a loudspeakerand a man was yelling,“Cheer! Cheer! Cheer is here!”Sam watched10. The car was several blocks away,but he knew it was going to his house. Sam ran home,grabbed(抓住)his sign and1
27、1outside holding it over his head. And just as hed12,the Cheer Man stopped in front of his house and said,“You get the ten dollars. ” Sams joy was beyond13. Young Sam learned a valuable14about believing in a dream. He discovered that anything is possible. That knowledge paved the way for Sam Haskell
28、s15as a television executive and producer in Hollywood. 【语篇概述】本文是记叙文。文章讲述了小Sam通过宝洁公司的品牌促销活动学到了有价值的一课: 坚信自己的梦想,一切皆有可能。最后他成为好莱坞的电视节目主管和制片人。1. A. classroomsB. companiesC. surroundingsD. neighborhoods【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。classrooms教室; companies 公司; surroundings 环境,周围的事物; neighborhoods 地区,街区。根据第7小题后的“neighborho
29、od birthday party”及下文的“Cheer! Cheer! Cheer is here!”可知,宝洁公司的广告活动是走进街区的。2. A. convincedB. pleased C. doubtedD. emphasised【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。convinced深信的; pleased高兴的;doubted怀疑的; emphasised强调的。 最后一段的Young Sam learned a valuable_about believing in a dream. 可知,Sam相信Cheer Man肯定会到他家。3. A. informalB. impossible
30、C. unexpectedD. unusual【解析】选B。考查形容词辨析。 informal非正式的; impossible不可能的; unexpected 没有预料到的; unusual不寻常的。由语境可知,很多家长认为Sam的想法不可能实现,但是妈妈支持Sam。此处也与下文中的He discovered that anything is possible相照应。4. A. hungB. threwC. hidD. spread【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。hung悬挂; threw扔掉; hid隐藏; spread传播。小Sam在自己的卧室里做了一个带有Cheer标志的标牌,并把它挂在自己
31、的卧室里以迎接Cheer Man的到来。5. A. believed inB. relied onC. laughed atD. responded to【解析】选C。考查动词短语辨析。believed in相信; relied on依靠;laughed at嘲笑;responded to回应。他们嘲笑Sam,但Sam的母亲鼓励他坚持梦想。故选C。6. A. newspaperB. televisionC. radioD. shelf【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。由第一段第一句的“television advertisement”可知,宝洁公司的广告活动在电视上进行了播放。由此可知,时间流逝着,
32、广告不在电视上出现了。7. A. changedB. ruinedC. celebratedD. attended【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。changed 改变;ruined毁掉;celebrated庆祝;attended参加。 由下一句的playing outside可知,Sam是参加了一场生日聚会。8. A. ignoredB. keptC. heardD. suggested【解析】选C。考查动词辨析。ignored忽略;kept保持;heard听见;suggested建议。由下文的what sounded like someone shouting和yelling可知,选择heard
33、表示他们听见了这些声音,符合语境。9. A. closerB. fasterC. nicerD. better【解析】选A。考查形容词辨析。closer更接近; faster 更快;nicer更漂亮的;better更好的。根据语境,大家先是听到叫喊声,随后看到了汽车和人,因此可知是声音越来越近了。10. A. peacefullyB. excitedlyC. sadlyD. slowly【解析】选B。考查副词辨析。peacefully和平地; excitedly兴奋地;sadly悲伤地;slowly慢慢地。Sam一直坚持梦想,当看到Cheer Man的出现,心中一定会非常激动。11. A. w
34、hisperedB. competedC. climbedD. rushed【解析】选D。考查动词辨析。whispered小声说; competed竞争;climbed爬上;rushed奔跑。由上文可知,Sam很激动,他跑回家,拿起标志牌,将它举过头顶,冲到外面。rush体现了他心中的喜悦之情。12. A. dreamedB. plannedC. organizedD. written【解析】选A。考查动词辨析。dreamed做梦; planned计划;organized组织;written书写。句意: 正如他曾经梦想的那样,Cheer Man在他家门前停了下来,说道: “你得到了十美元。由语
35、境可知选A。13. A. combinationB. paceC. descriptionD. manner【解析】选C。考查名词辨析。combination组合; pace步伐;description描述;manner方式。Sam坚信梦想,当梦想实现之时,Sam的喜悦之情难以形容。beyond description难以形容。14. A. speechB. lessonC. experienceD. conclusion【解析】选B。考查名词辨析。speech言语;lesson课,教训;experience经验,经历;conclusion结论。小Sam学到了有价值的一课: 坚信自己的梦想。1
36、5. A. birthB. businessC. giftD. future【解析】选D。考查名词辨析。birth出生;business商业;gift礼品;future未来。Sam在10岁时实现了他的梦想,为以后成为好莱坞的电视节目主管和制片人铺平了道路。【技法导练】从近两年的高考,特别是2019年高考的几套试题来看,高考完形填空话题日益走向多元化,不同于学生所熟悉的人物故事类的记叙文或夹叙夹议文,全国卷是一篇环保话题的文章,每年4万登山者攀登非洲第一高峰乞力马扎罗山而引发的环境问题,同时作者以其亲身经历展示其所在国家在保护环境方面所做的努力以及当地环境由此发生的改变。文章话题是“人与自然环境保护”,极好地体现新高考中德育教育的目标。而2019年高考语法填空则反映北极熊的生存现状,这些都在给我们这样一个提醒,英语学习中要多关注“人与自然、人与环境”的话题及其背后强大的教育理念和人文思想的支撑,学着敬畏大自然 ,保护好我们赖以生存的地球。