1、选修六 Unit 2 阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2016河北省七校联合考试)It was something she had dreamed of since she was five. Finally, after years of training and intensive workouts, Deborah Duffey was going to compete in her first high school basketball game. The goals of becoming an outstanding player and playing c
2、ollege ball were never far from Deborahs mind.The game was against Mills High School. With 1 minute and 42 seconds left in the game, Deborahs team led by one point. A player of Mills had possession of the ball，and Deborah ran to guard against her. As Deborah was running to block the player, her knee
3、 went out and she fell down on the court in burning pain. Just like that, Deborahs season was over.After suffering the bad injury, Deborah found that, for the first time in her life, she was in a situation beyond her control. Game after game, she could do nothing but sit on the sidelines watching ot
4、hers play the game that she loved so much.Injuries limited Deborahs time on the court as she hurt her knees three more times in the next five years. She had to spend countless hours in a physical clinic to receive treatment. Her frequent visits there gave her a passion and respect for the profession
5、. And Deborah began to see a new light in her life.Currently as a senior in college, Deborah focuses on getting a degree in physical treatment. After she graduates, Deborah plans to use her knowledge to educate people how to best take care of their bodies and cope_with the feelings of hopelessness t
6、hat she remembers so well.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了Deborah Duffey是如何从篮球比赛的受伤中获得新生的。1.How did Deborah feel when she first hurt her knee?ACalm.BConfused.CAshamed. DDisappointed.解析：选 D推理判断题。根据第三段中的“she was in a situation beyond her control. Game after game, she could do nothing but . loved so much.”可推知，Debor
7、ah在第一次膝盖受伤时感到失望，故选D项。2What is TRUE about Deborah Duffey?AShe didnt play on the court after the injury.BShe injured her knee when she was trying to block a player.CShe knew that she couldnt be a basketball player when she was a child.DShe refused to seek professional assistance to help her recover fr
8、om her injuries.解析：选B正误判断题。根据第二段中的“As Deborah .in burning pain.”可知，Deborah在拦截一个球员时，膝盖受伤了，故选B项。 3What does the underlined phrase “cope with” in the last paragraph most likely mean?APut up with. BGet along with.CDeal with. DCome up with.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段的内容可知，Deborah Duffey 现在正在大学学习物理疗法，毕业后，她打算利用所学的
9、知识教育人们如何照顾身体和处理无助的感觉。deal with“处理”，故选C项。4What is the best title for this passage?AA Painful MistakeBA Great AdventureCA Lifelong PunishmentDA New Direction in Life解析：选D标题归纳题。根据文章最后一段可知，Deborah Duffey 现在正在大学学习物理疗法，毕业后，她打算利用所学知识教育人们如何照顾身体和处理无助的感觉，即Deborah 找到了新的人生方向，故选D项。B(2016江西九江三模)At this very momen
10、t youre thirsty and hunting for something to drink.So you start walking towards the drinks machine at school. As you drink you hear your teacher say those frightening words: “Could I see you for a moment in the classroom, please？”You can almost feel your blood pressure rise as you walk to your Engli
11、sh class.Shes always picking on you. What can it be this time? You think of the test you did last Friday. Now your mind is racing, your heart is pounding，and your forehead is pouring with sweat. In situations like this you will often feel like running away but you may also feel like hitting someone
12、on the nose.Your teacher asks you to go into the class.“Here it comes，” you think. But what you hear is: “Well done. Your test was excellent.” You can hardly believe your ears.Our fight or flight response is designed to protect us from tigers that would have once hidden in the woods around us, threa
13、tening our survival. At times when our survival is threatened, there is no greater response to have on our side.When activated, the response causes stress hormones (荷尔蒙) to pump through our body.When we face very real dangers to our survival, it is invaluable. However, few of the “tigers” we face in
14、 our lives pose (造成) a serious physical threat to our existence.They cause us no end of stress, triggering (引发) the full activation of our fight or flight response. They tend to cause us to overreact to the situation in a counterproductive way. It is counterproductive to hit someone (the fight respo
15、nse) or run away (the flight response). By recognizing the symptoms，we can begin to take steps to handle the stress overload. By learning to recognize the signals of fight or flight activation, we can avoid reacting excessively (过度地) to events and fears that are not life threatening. In so doing, we
16、 use this extra energy to help us, borrowing the beneficial effects in order to change our emotional environment and deal productively with our fears, thoughts and potential dangers.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了人类的应激反应。5You feel nervous when walking to the classroom because_.Ayou broke the school rulesByou fa
17、iled the test last FridayCyour teacher spoke to you loudlyDyour teacher always criticizes you解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Shes always picking on you. What can it be this time？”可知，因为经常被英语老师批评，所以会感到紧张。6What is Paragraph 4 mainly about?AHow our fight or flight response works.BThe power of our fight or flight res
18、ponse.CThe benefits of our fight or flight response.DHow we control our fight or flight response.解析：选A段落大意题。作者通过一个事例，在第四段引出本文的话题：应激反应。从该段的 “Our fight or flight response is designed to .When activated, the response causes stress hormones (荷尔蒙) to pump through our body.”可知，本段主要介绍应激反应的工作原理。 7The underl
19、ined word “They” in Paragraph 5 probably refers to _.Afierce tigersBreal dangersCdangers we faceDserious physical threats解析：选C词义猜测题。根据画线词前一句中的“few of the tigers we face in our lives pose (造成) a serious physical threat to our existence”及画线词后的“no end of stress .cause us to overreact”可知，这里的“They”指的是我们遇
20、到的或真或假的危险。8. A good understanding of our fight or flight response can help us _.Aget rid of unnecessary stressBface real dangers bravelyCfind potential dangersDtake threats seriously解析：选A细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“By recognizing the symptoms, we can begin to take steps to handle the stress overload.”可知，了解应激反应可以
21、帮我们减少压力。C(2016江西九校第二次联考)A good deal of fascinating research has been done about the reading patterns of young people, and it is surprising to discover at what an early age children start expressing preferences for particular kinds of books. A recent report, which examined in detail the reading habit
22、s of primary school children, showed that even sevenyearold boys and girls have clear views about what they want to read. Girls, in general, read more, and far more girls than boys preferred reading stories. Boys were showing a taste for the more instant appeal of picture stories, or else books abou
23、t their hobbies.These tastes continue unchanged until the children are teenagers. Apparently girls read more in general, but more fiction in particular. You could say that there are more opportunities for girls to read fiction: magazines encourage the fiction habit in girls in their early teens, and
24、 by their late teens they have probably moved on to the adult womens magazines. Teenage boys tend to buy magazines about their hobbies: motorcycles, heavy transport and so on.Adult reading tastes are also the subject of research. Again the number of women who read for pleasure is considerably higher
25、 than the number of men. It seems that the majority of women still want love stories. There has also been some analysis of what men actually read. Apparently only 38 percent of men read anything, but 50 percent of what they read is fiction in the form of actionpacked (情节起伏跌宕的) stories of space or gu
26、nmen.语篇解读：研究表明，孩子的阅读习惯在很早就已形成且保持不变，直到他们长大成为青少年。9What did the recent research on childrens reading show?AChildren begin to read very fast at an early age. BChildren examine in detail what they read at school.CChildren can read clearly in primary school.DChildren form their reading tastes at an early
27、age.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句“A recent report, which examined in detail the reading habits of primary school children, showed that even sevenyearold boys and girls have clear views about what they want to read.”可知，最近的报告表明，孩子们甚至在七岁的时候就对于他们想要读的书有明确的观点，即在早期，孩子们就形成了他们的阅读喜好，故D项正确。10If we have a close look at
28、the reading habits of boys and girls well find that _.Agirls are more interested in fiction than boysBgirls are more interested in actionpacked stories than boysCboys read more books than girlsDboys have no interest in fiction解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Apparently girls .for girls to read fiction”可知，女孩儿更喜欢读小
29、说，故A项正确。11It can be inferred from the passage that _.Aboys change their reading tastes more often than girlsBchildren usually do not change their reading tastes until they grow upCboys and girls form their reading habits by reading magazinesDpeople have no definite reading tastes解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段的第一句
30、“These tastes continue unchanged until the children are teenagers.”可推知，孩子们的这些读书喜好会保持不变，直到他们的青少年时期，故B项正确。D(2016陕西省质量检测二)Whether it is elementary school, middle school, or high school in the United States, there will always be an awards ceremony at the end of the year. Though it varies from school to
31、school, there are a few that are given by most schools across the nation.The first one is given from grades 3 to 8 and it is the Honor Roll Award. In elementary and middle school, this award is used to recognize academic excellence. This award is also separated into two groups: A Honor Roll and A/B
32、Honor Roll. It is given out at the end of a school year and students who receive all averages of a 93 or above (90 in some states) on a final report card receive an A Honor Roll, and students with grades above 85 (80 in some states) would receive an A/B Honor Roll. It is to reward students who have
33、worked hard and received all As or As and Bs.In high school, this is changed a bit, but still can be classified as the same type of award. The difference is that instead of using the scale (等级) of 100, they use a grade point average (GPA) based on a 4 point scale. They recognize students with a high
34、 GPA as “Honor Students”. If the student keeps it up for all four years of high school, then they graduate with honors.Another notable award is the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence. This is given by the Presidents Education Awards Program each year to students all over the United States.
35、This award is offered to elementary school, middle school and high school students. To be eligible (有资格的) for this award, middle school and elementary school students must earn an average grade of 90 or above on a 109 point scale. High school students must have a GPA of at least 3.5. Students must a
36、lso have a high score on a statewide or national standardized test or have a recommendation from a teacher. Usually this award is given at the end of the year. It is a certificate with a signature from the president along with a letter of recognition.However, many people confuse the Presidents Award
37、 for Educational Excellence with another award, the US Presidential Scholars Program. Even though both have the word “President” in the title, they are completely different awards. Where the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence is relatively easy to achieve, the award from the Presidential Sc
38、holars Program is not. To earn the honor of being a Presidential Scholar, a student must be a high school senior last year of high school with outstanding standardized test scores.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了美国学校设置的一些奖项以及获得这些奖项需要满足的条件。12If, in most of the schools in the US, a student in Grade 5 wants to get
39、A Honor Roll, he/she must get at least all averages of a _.A93 B85C90 D80解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段第四句中的“and students who receive all averages of a 93 or above (90 in some states) . receive an A Honor Roll”可知，在美国大多数学校，想要获得A Honor Roll，平均分必须在93分或以上。故答案选A。13From the passage we know that the students who _ can g
40、raduate with honors.Akeep up the grades of 100 in high school for more than one yearBget averages of 100 in high school for all four years of high schoolCget a high GPA in high school for more than one yearDare recognized as “Honor Students” for all four years of high school解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，如果
41、学生能连续四年获得“优秀学生”的称号，就能带着荣誉毕业。故选D。14If high school students are to win the Presidents Award for Educational Excellence, which of the following statements should be included?AAn average grade of 90 or above on a 100 point scale.BA recommendation from a teacher.CA GPA of at least 3.5 in a national stand
42、ardized test.DA high school senior with outstanding standardized test scores.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第四段第五、六句“High school students must have a GPA of at least 3.5. Students must . have a recommendation from a teacher.”可知，B项为条件之一。15The best title for this passage may be “_”AAwards in elementary and middle schoo
43、lsBAwards in schools of the United StatesCHow high schools reward their studentsDIts easy to win awards in schools解析：选B标题归纳题。纵观全文可知，本文讲述的是美国学校设置的一些奖项以及获得这些奖项需要满足的条件。B项能概括文章内容，适合做标题。故选B。.阅读七选五(2016秦皇岛市高三质检)Are you new to experiencing relationships? Well, let me give you some advice on how to have a h
44、ealthy relationship with your partners.(1)Be an honest person with them. Dont hide things from them, and dont lie. Dont be afraid to say things that arent very flattering about yourself. Getting them to trust you is the most important element in any relationship. If theres no trust, theres nothing t
45、here._1_ (2)Make sure you give them respect. Now, respect isnt just simply treating them nicely. _2_ You have to learn to adjust to their liking. Basically, learn to study your partners moods, wants and needs. Dont just think about yourself, but think about what your partners need as well.(3)Make su
46、re you are encouraging to your partners. Always be willing to help them and give them honesty and be positive at the same time. Make them feel you are someone they can really count on and build a future with._3_(4)Make sure you have a good sense of humor with them. Laughter is the key to happiness.
47、Laugh a lot with them, and joke with them. Laughter may seem silly, but its the secret to a lot in life. It will keep the spark alive._4_(5)Make sure the communication is good. This usually goes along with trust, so always communicate how you feel even if its something that upsets you._5_ If they di
48、d something that made you unhappy, tell them about it in a respectful manner. Its important to communicate this to them, not to keep it bottled up.ATheres a lot more to it.BShow them your personality.CInstead of screaming, talk to them.DLaughter keeps the relationship strong and lasting.ESo please be honest and theyll learn to open up to you.FDont start to neglect them and make them feel unwanted.GYour partners will be able to count on you when necessary.答案：15EAGDC