1、Unit 24 单元主题语篇训练 （课时作业一）AMillions of children have grown up reading Little Golden Books. In 2017, Little Golden Books celebrated its 75th birthday. Here are four things to know about the collection.It transformed the concept of a childrens book.Previous to the launch of Little Golden Books in 1942,
2、childrens books looked very different. Kids picture books often came in big and heavy volumes and were sold only in bookstores. They cost between D|S2 and D|S3. That all changed when Simon & Schuster partnered Western Publishing. They became affordable childrens books, costing just 25 cents each. Th
3、ey were placed in plain sight of young readers.It produced the topselling childrens book of the 20th century.That book would be The Poky Little Puppy. It has sold almost 15 million copies since its publication in 1942. The tale of a dessertloving dog wasnt the only Little Golden Books hit. Titles li
4、ke The Saggy Baggy Elephant and Scuffy the Tugboat also sold millions of copies.Artists who fled Europe during World War found a home at Little Golden Books.The publishers of Little Golden Books sought out talented commercial illustrators (插图画家) who had escaped the destruction of WW. Among these ill
5、ustrators was Russian migr Feodor Rojankovsky. He brought several Little Golden Books to life. One was Gaston and Josephine, a story about two pigs who run away from their homeland and start a new life in America.Little Golden Books has taken steps to make positive changes.In the 1960s, the series w
6、as criticized for failing to represent any black children in a book about the Central Park Zoo. The publishers initially brushed aside the charges. But after some time they published books that featured black characters.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了著名童书系列小金书(Little Golden Books)四个值得了解的方面。1What were children
7、s books before 1942 like?ASmall and beyond the reach of ordinary families.BBig and easily seen by young readers.CExpensive and specific to bookshops.DLight and available only in bookstores.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第二段第一二句可知，1942年之前的童书仅书店有售；再对比1942年之前的童书价格“They cost between D|S2 and D|S3”和1942年新出的Little Golden B
8、ooks系列童书的价格“costing just 25 cents each”可知，1942年之前的童书很贵。2What do we know about The Poky Little Puppy?AIt is the only Little Golden Books hit.BIt is about a dog fond of eating sweet food.CIts sales reached nearly 15 million in the 1900s.DIt is related to the destruction of World War .解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段的
9、“The tale of a dessertloving dog wasnt the only Little Golden Books hit.”可知，The Poky Little Puppy描述的是一只喜欢甜食的狗。3How did Little Golden Books react to the criticism in the 1960s?AThey made adjustments immediately.BThey ignored it and went on like before.CThey eventually addressed the prejudices.DThey p
10、ublished a new book about a zoo.解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“The publishers initially .that featured black characters.”可知，起初出版商并没有把人们的指责当一回事，但过了一段时间他们出版了以黑人为主角的图书，由此可推知，他们最终设法处理了图书中的偏见问题。BAfter a nail salon turns away a physically challenged woman, a stranger makes a truly beautiful gesture, “Beauty isnt abo
11、ut having a pretty face.Its about having a pretty mind, a pretty heart, and a pretty soul, oh, and pretty nails！” That may well be Angela Peters motto.Last July, Peters, 36, rolled her wheelchair into a nail salon at the Walmart shopping center in Burton, Michigan, with the idea of painting her fing
12、ers.But Peters was turned away.The salon told her that they were afraid it would be too difficult to properly paint her nails given that her hands shook.What was meant to be a day of happiness for Peters was now a disappointment.Ebony Harris, 40, saw everything and approached Peters.Harris offered t
13、o do her nails.They shopped for nail polish.They settled on a bright blue a color that would catch every eye.They then made their way into a neighbouring Subway, found a table for two, and set up shop.Harris gently took Peters hand into hers and carefully began painting her nails.Watching it all wit
14、h awe and admiration was Subway employee Tasia Smith.What struck her most was the ease and gentleness displayed by Harris as she painted Peters nails, all the while chatting as if they were old friends.Peters, who runs a poetry website, ., harbors no bitterness towards the nail salon that turned her
15、 away.The salon says they refused to offer Peters service because they were too busy.“When people do us wrong, we must forgive, ” Peters wrote on her website.“I just want to educate people that people with different disabilities, like being in a wheelchair, can have our own business and get our nail
16、s done like anyone else.”语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了身有残疾的Peters被美甲沙龙拒绝后，遇到了体贴的Harris，她认真给Peters做了美甲。通过这个故事，作者告诉我们要平等对待身体残疾的人。4Why did Peters go to the Walmart shopping centre?ATo go shopping.BTo eat at a Subway.CTo meet her friend Harris. DTo have her nails painted.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“with the idea of painti
17、ng her fingers”可知，Peters去沃尔玛购物中心是为了去做美甲。5What caused Peters disappointment?AShe was disabled. BShe was refused.CThe salon was busy. DShe had no nail polish.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知，因为被美容院拒绝，所以Peters很失望。6How do you find Ebony Harris?AMean. BOptimistic.CCaring. DStubborn.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段第一、二句和第六句可推知，Har
18、ris是一个非常体贴的人。7What can we infer from the passage?AIts better to use websites to educate people.BThe salon had its acceptable reason to decline a disabled woman.CThose who did something wrong should not be forgiven.DPeople with different disabilities should be treated equally.解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段最后两句可推知
19、，本篇文章通过这个故事要告诉我们，残疾人也应该受到平等的对待。CWe may think were a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new, but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices (装置) well after they go out of style. Thats bad news for the environment and our wallets as these o
20、utdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.To figure out how much power these devices are using, Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its life from
21、when its minerals are mined to when we stop using the device. This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s. Devices were grouped by generation. Desktop computers, basic mobile phones, and boxset TVs defined 1992. Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 199
22、7. And MP3 players, smart phones, and LCD TVs entered homes in 2002, before tablets and ereaders showed up in 2007.As we accumulated more devices, however, we didnt throw out our old ones. “The livingroom television is replaced and gets planted in the kids room, and suddenly one day, you have a TV i
23、n every room of the house，” said one researcher. The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007. Were not just keeping these old devices we continue to use them. According to the analysis of Babbitts team, old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray
24、 tubes are the worst devices with their energy consumption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions (排放) more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window.So whats the solution (解决方案)? The teams data only went up to 2007, but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced
25、old products with new electronics that serve more than one function, such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing. They found that more ondemand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，过时的电子设备比新设备要消耗更多的能源，而且危
26、害环境。因此从环保的角度来看，文章建议用多功能的新设备来替换过时的设备。8. What does the author think of new devices?AThey are environmentfriendly.BThey are no better than the old.CThey cost more to use at home.DThey go out of style quickly.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that d
27、o the same things”可知，这些过时的设备比那些做同样事情的新设备消耗更多的能源，也就是说新的设备更节能、更环保。9Why did Babbitts team conduct the research?ATo reduce the cost of minerals.BTo test the life cycle of a product.CTo update consumers on new technology.DTo find out electricity consumption of the devices.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“To figure ou
28、t how much power these devices are using . ”可知，Babbitt和她的团队进行这项研究的目的是计算这些设备的用电量。10Which of the following uses the least energy?AThe boxset TV. BThe tablet.CThe LCD TV. DThe desktop computer.解析：选B细节理解题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，在平板电脑上观看更多的点播娱乐节目，而不是看电视和台式电脑，可以将能耗降低44%，由此可知，平板电脑消耗最少的能源。11What does the text suggest
29、 people do about old electronic devices?AStop using them. BTake them apart.CUpgrade them. DRecycle them.解析：选A推理判断题。文章通过科学家的研究表明，过时的旧电子设备会消耗更多的能源，不环保。由此推知，文章建议人们停止使用旧电子设备。tips 四诀窍快速定位主题句(1)首先浏览首段的首、尾句，及尾段的首、尾句，这是主题句常出现的地方。(2)段落中出现表示转折的词语(如however, but, in fact, actually等)时，该句很可能是主题句。(3)作者有意识地重复的观点，通常是主旨；反复出现的词语，一般为体现文章主旨的关键词。(4)表示总结或结论的句子常包含therefore, thus, in short, conclude, conclusion等词。例如上文C篇阅读的主题句是首段尾句“these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things”，本句话的意思是“这些过时的设备比那些做同样事情的新设备消耗更多的能源”，据此可推知第8和第11题答案。