1、选择性必修第四册Units 1-2阅读题组练速度.阅读AWe have a wide variety of small group training programs.Check out what we offer below.Reformer Pilates(普拉提)Description:Reformer Pilates will improve your balance and stability.You are guaranteed a challenging full-body workout.We will get your heart rate up through exerci
2、ses that have a low effect on your joints.Reformer Pilates is for everyone.Session:Tuesday 4:15 p.m./Thursday 1:30 p.m./Friday 5:30 p.m.All classes are 45 minutes in our Mind Body Studio.Price:$130 (6 weeks)Self DefenseDescription:This is a women-only program that covers the basics of self-defense.S
3、elf-defense classes can offer exercise benefits such as muscle firming and strengthening,and improved balance and coordination (协调).Such classes also help you improve your physical condition in every part of your body,your mental approach to health and fitness and your chances of escaping from an at
4、tack.Session:Monday 6:30 p.m.8:30 p.m.Price:$79 (4 weeks)BoxFitDescription:BoxFit is a fitness class that uses the training principles from a number of martial arts disciplines.Punching bag(沙袋) exercises and focused pad work create a time-effective and dynamic workout.No body contact,perfect for bot
5、h males and females of all fitness levels.Session:Monday,Wednesday and Friday 6:45 a.m.7:45 a.m.Price:$140 (8 weeks)Womens FitnessDescription:We are here to provide you with a unique 4-week program to help refresh your energy and encourage a deeper understanding of setting and achieving health and f
6、itness goals.Different from other fitness programs,this program is given online.Session:Monday and Wednesday 1:00 p.m.2:00 p.m.Price:$125 (4 weeks)1.What is the benefit of Reformer Pilates?A.It trains people to lose weight.B.It improves peoples mental health.C.It helps people with heart problems.D.I
7、t develops peoples balance and stability.2.Which program will suit Lily if she wants to protect herself from an attack?A.BoxFit.B.Self Defense.C.Reformer Pilates.D.Womens Fitness.3.What is special about Womens Fitness?A.The training principle it uses.B.The workout it creates.C.The health and fitness
8、 goals it sets.D.The way the class is given.BOne in five children starting primary school in the UK are overweight.By the time they leave school,that figure will rise to one in three.The chance of them being overweight in adulthood,which brings range of associated health risks,is high,at 50%-75%.The
9、 root cause of diet-related fatness is no secret:an energy imbalance between the quantity of food being consumed and the level of physical activity being conducted.Addressing this imbalance needs to be,in part,a review of our diet.More fresh ingredients(原料) especially fruit and vegetables,less proce
10、ssed foods and fewer additives(添加剂) are all important factors in building a balanced diet.The Department of Health has recognized that a collective approach,rather than just individual behavior change,is a successful way of achieving this.Universal adjustments like a blanket decrease in sugar conten
11、t influence the way we eat through the choices available to us.Applying this approach to school kitchens makes sense.They have an important role to play in maintaining healthy diets.Offering a school menu packed with fresh ingredients and without artificial additives makes a direct and effective imp
12、act on what children eat at school.Its an area the Soil Association consistently works to handle through its Food for Life programworking with schools to transform food culture,improve food education and encourage lasting changes to the way schools think about food.It works.In Food for Life schools,
13、pupils are a third less likely to eat no fruit or vegetables than those in comparison schools.One way for schools to get involved is a Food for Life Served Here award,which means at least 75% of dishes are prepared on site using fresh ingredients.It encourages local seasonal produce and,at silver or
14、 gold level,requires a commitment to environmentally friendly produce.At its heart,the award is designed to support health and enhance food understanding.Over 50% of English primary schools have such an award,alreadyserving around 1.7 million meals each day to over 10,000 schools and its a figure we
15、ll see grow.4.What does the underlined word “Addressing” in Paragraph 2 mean?A.Tackling.B.Ignoring.C.Maintaining.D.Postponing.5.Which approach will work for students to build a balanced diet?A.Stopping them eating alone in schools.B.Making them aware of the harm of fatness.C.Ensuring healthy recipes
16、 on school menus.D.Increasing the availability and flavor of food.6.What can we say about the Food for Life program?A.Its a heavy load on schools.B.Its complicated to operate.C.Its a temporary project.D.Its a fruitful attempt.7.Which type of food may the Food for Life Served Here award promote?A.Sug
17、ary snacks.B.First-class sausages.C.High-quality imported beef.D.Freshly picked organic beans.CA new study,published in The Journal of Experimental Psychology found that communication interactions that included voice,like a phone call or video chat,created stronger social bonds than communication th
18、rough typing,like text messaging or email.In the study,researchers used various experiments to gauge(评估;判断) connectedness.In one,they asked 200 people to make predictions about what it would be like to reconnect with an old friend by email or by phone and then assigned people at random to do one or
19、the other.Although people anticipated that a phone call would be more awkward,hearing someones voice actually made the experience better.However,people who participated in the experiment reported that they did form a significantly stronger bond with their old friend on the phone versus email,and the
20、y did not feel more awkward.In another experiment,the researchers had strangers connected by either texting,talking over video chat,or talking using only audio.They found that both forms of voice communicationwhether video or audio onlymade the strangers feel significantly more connected than when t
21、hey communicated via text.Sabrina Romanoff,a Harvard trained clinical psychologist based in New York City,says people tend to text or email instead of calling because of convenience,as they see it as a controlled form of communication where they can “correspond information exactly in the way they in
22、tend without unexpected additions by the other person.”Romanoff says that in reality,texting can make it hard to determine the true meaning behind a conversation.A phone call is actually more convenient when considering the net effects of the message.Each party is more present,and therefore,able to
23、gauge the meaning behind the content without ruminating on the endless possible meanings behind words and punctuation.8.What is the purpose of the study?A.To encourage people to let their fingers do the talking.B.To introduce the effects of verbal and non-verbal communications.C.To demonstrate the s
24、trengths and weaknesses of making phone calls.D.To compare connectedness of communication through voice and typing.9.Which way will make you feel more connected if you miss a friend far away?A.Typing a letter.B.Sending an email.C.Having a video chat.D.Texting a message.10.What does “a controlled for
25、m of communication” refer to in Paragraph 4?A.A way to talk about controlled topics.B.A way to communicate without time limit.C.A way to explain something without delay.D.A way to express thoughts without being disturbed.11.What advantage does making phone calls have over texting?A.Being more formal
26、.B.Being less awkward.C.Being more straightforward.D.Being less expensive.DTechnology is supposed to make our lives easier,allowing us to do things more quickly and efficiently.But too often it seems to make things harder.This increase in complexity,often called “feature creep”,costs consumers time,
27、but it also costs business money.Product returns in the U.S.cost a hundred billion dollars a year,and a recent study by Elke den Ouden,of Philips Electronics,found that at least half of returned products have nothing wrong with them.Consumers just couldnt figure out how to use them.Companies now kno
28、w a great deal about problems of usability and consumer behavior,so why is it that feature creep proves unstoppable?In part,feature creep is the product of the so-called internal-audience problem:the people who design and sell products are not the ones who buy and use them,and what engineers and mar
29、keters think is important is not necessarily whats best for consumers.The engineers tend not to notice when more options make a product less usable.And marketing and sales departments see each additional feature as a new selling point,and a new way to attract customers.You might think,then,that comp
30、anies could avoid feature creep by just paying attention to what customers really want.But thats where the trouble begins,because although consumers find overloaded gadgets(配件)unmanageable,they also find them attractive.It turns out that when we look at a new product in a store we tend to think that
31、 the more features there are,the better.It is only once we get the product home and try to use it that we realize the virtues of simplicity.It seems strange that we dont expect feature tiredness and thus avoid it.But,as numerous studies have shown,people are not,in general,good at predicting what wi
32、ll make them happy in the future.As a result,we will pay more for more features because we systematically overestimate how often well use them.We also overestimate our ability to figure out how a complicated product works.The fact that buyers want bells and whistles but users want something clear an
33、d simple creates an unusual problem for companies.A product that doesnt have enough features may fail to catch our eye in the store.But a product with too many features is likely to annoy consumers.12.What does the first paragraph mainly discuss?A.The benefits brought by the advanced technology.B.Th
34、e recent study conducted by Elke den Ouden.C.The loss caused by the feature creep of technology.D.Many problems of usability known by the consumers.13.Which of the following is true according to the second paragraph?A.It is the audience problem that leads to feature creep.B.What matters to designers
35、 and marketers is not good for consumers.C.Feature creep brings blessings to the people in marketing and sales.D.The engineers will not pay attention to the quality of the product.14.What do we know about the buyers in Paragraph 4?A.They are deeply convinced that all the products work in a simple wa
36、y.B.They are fed up with the more and more features of the products.C.They are too confident of their ability to use the complicated products.D.They are quite clear about the products which will make them happy.15.What can be a suitable title for the text?A.Saying No to Feature Creep Is No Easy Thin
37、gB.Feature-heavy Products in DemandC.The More Features,the BetterD.Simplicity Outweighs Complexity.七选五This summer,many areas of the US have been suffering historic droughts (干旱).Climate change has brought very high temperatures and less-than-normal rain and snow to the country.1.It also means hot we
38、ather,which can be hard to take.2.Their civilization once thrived (繁荣) with its amazing architecture of pyramids and cities.One of the cities,Tikal,was built in what is now Guatemala.“It was quite a remarkable place,with temples towering above the top of the rainforest,” says Dunning.Although the re
39、gion is a tropical rainforest,Tikal was built in a place that got little rain for half the year.Additionally,it had no year-round lakes or riversalthough it did have an important spring.The Maya also did not have a system to reach groundwater.3.“As Tikal grew,people there would have had to cut down
40、parts of the surrounding rainforest to raise food.4to meet their needs for wood and other resources,” Dunning says.Dunning compares it to todays practice of chopping down much larger parts of the Amazon rainforest to raise cattle for beef.He calls this deed “bad for the health of local environment a
41、nd the global environment,too.”The Maya would have used cut-and-burn techniques and let the forest grow back after a few years.Although they changed the environment with their farming and other practices,the Maya had much less impact on the climate than we do now.The Maya understood that they had to
42、 have balance.5.Youll pay a price,or someone will.A.If you abuse the world,its going to come backB.At the same time,they left enough of it in placeC.So they built tanks to collect and store rainwaterD.They would have served different,important purposesE.That means there is less water to drink and le
43、ss water for cropsF.Tikal was home to tens of thousands of people during the years 600 to 800G.Thousands of years ago,the Maya people suffered from the same problems答案：.【语篇导读】本文是应用文。文章介绍了四项健身训练项目及其时间、价格等具体信息。1.D解析 细节理解题。根据Reformer Pilates (普拉提)部分中的“Reformer Pilates will improve your balance and stab
44、ility.”可知,该课程会提高你的平衡能力和稳定性。2.B解析 细节理解题。根据Self Defense部分中的“Such classes also help you improve.your chances of escaping from an attack.”可知,自卫课程也可以提高女性逃离攻击的可能性,故自卫课程适合想使自己免遭攻击的Lily。3.D解析 细节理解题。根据Womens Fitness 部分中的“Different from other fitness programs,this program is given online.”可知,与其他健身项目不同,女子健身课是在
45、网上进行的,故其特殊之处在于它的授课方式。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了为建立均衡饮食,英国的小学所采取的一系列方法。4.A解析 词义猜测题。根据“More fresh ingredients(原料) especially fruit and vegetables,less processed foods and fewer additives(添加剂) are all important factors in building a balanced diet.”可知,此处说的是解决不均衡的办法,由此推断addressing此处意思是“解决”,故答案为A项。5.C解析 细节理解题
46、。由第四段中的“Offering a school menu packed with fresh ingredients and without artificial additives makes a direct and effective impact on what children eat at school.”可知,确保学校菜单上有健康的食谱可帮助学生建立均衡的饮食,故答案为C项。6.D解析 推理判断题。由第五段中的“In Food for Life schools,pupils are a third less likely to eat no fruit or vegetabl
47、es than those in comparison schools.”可知,“Food for Life program ”是一次卓有成效的尝试,故答案为D项。7.D解析 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的“One way for schools to get involved is a Food for Life Served Here award,which means at least 75% of dishes are prepared on site using fresh ingredients.”可知,学校参与其中的一种方式是提供一种食物奖,这意味着至少75%的菜肴是现场用新鲜食材
48、制作的。由此可知:该食物奖推广的是新鲜食物,故答案为D项。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要说明了一项研究发现,包括语音在内的交流互动,如电话或视频聊天,比打字,如短信或电子邮件,能产生更强的社会联系。文章还介绍了这项研究的开展过程以及研究发现。8.D解析 推理判断题。根据第一段以及第二段中的“In the study,researchers used various experiments to gauge connectedness.”可知,这项研究的目的是比较语音和打字沟通的连通性。9.C解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Although people anticipated tha
49、t a phone call would be more awkward,hearing someones voice actually made the experience better.”可知,如果你想念远方的朋友,视频聊天这种方式会让你们感觉更亲近。10.D解析 词义猜测题。根据画线部分后文“correspond information exactly in the way they intend without unexpected additions by the other person”可知,“一种受控制的交流形式”指的是一种不受干扰的表达思想的方式。11.C解析 细节理解题。
50、根据最后一段中的“Romanoff says that in reality,texting can make it hard to determine the true meaning behind a conversation.A phone call is actually more convenient when considering the net effects of the message.”可知,相比发短信,打电话的优势在于更直截了当。【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了科技的“功能蔓延”是不可阻挡的,拒绝“功能蔓延”不是一件容易的事情。12.C解析 主旨大意题。根据第一
51、段内容,特别是“This increase in complexity,often called feature creep,costs consumers time,but it also costs business money.”可知,本段主要讲的是技术的“功能蔓延”造成的损失。13.C解析 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“And marketing and sales departments see each additional feature as a new selling point,and a new way to attract customers.”可知,“功能蔓延”给营销和
52、销售人员带来福音。14.C解析 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“We also overestimate our ability to figure out how a complicated product works.”可知,购买者高估了自己理解复杂产品工作原理的能力,也就是说他们对自己使用复杂产品的能力过于自信。15.A解析 主旨大意题。通读全文,特别是根据第一段中的“so why is it that feature creep proves unstoppable?”可知,本文从设计者和消费者的角度介绍了科技的“功能蔓延”是不可阻挡的,拒绝“功能蔓延”不是一件容易的事情。【破解长难句】B
53、ut thats where the trouble begins,because although consumers find overloaded gadgets(配件)unmanageable,they also find them attractive.【分析】本句为复合句,where the trouble begins为where引导的表语从句;because although consumers find overloaded gadgets(配件)unmanageable,they also find them attractive为because引导的原因状语从句,该从句又
54、包含一个although引导的让步状语从句。【译文】但问题就出在这里,因为尽管消费者觉得超负荷的配件难以处理,但他们也觉得它们很有吸引力。.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了美国很多地区遭受了历史性的干旱的事实,对比玛雅人对环境的合理利用进一步分析了人类对环境的破坏导致气候变暖的做法。1.E解析 根据前句“Climate change has brought very high temperatures and less-than-normal rain and snow to the country.”可知,E项“That means there is less water to
55、drink and less water for crops.”进一步说明了干旱带来的不利影响,其中“less water to drink and less water for crops”与前文“less-than-normal rain and snow”形成呼应。2.G解析 根据后文“Their civilization once thrived (繁荣) with its amazing architecture of pyramids and cities.”可知,此处应该会举例提到一个伟大的民族,G项中的“Maya people”与后文“Their civilization”的代
56、词形成指代关系。3.C解析 根据前文“Additionally,it had no year-round lakes or riversalthough it did have an important spring.”可知C项中的“collect and store rainwater”与前文的“no year-round lakes or rivers”形成呼应关系,表示因为没有储水的条件,因此需要建造水箱。4.B解析 根据前文“cut down parts of the surrounding rainforest to raise food”以及后文“Dunning compares
57、it to todays practice of chopping down much larger parts of the Amazon rainforest to raise cattle for beef.He calls this deed bad for the health of local environment and the global environment,too.”可知B项中的“left enough of it in place”与后文“chopping down much larger parts of the Amazon rainforest to raise cattle for beef”形成对比关系,表示玛雅人对环境的利用是合理的。5.A解析 根据后文“Youll pay a price,or someone will.”可知A项中的“its going to come back”与后文的“pay a price”形成呼应结构。
