（新教材）人教版（2019）高中英语必修第三册期末复习专练：阅读（含答案）.docx

1、期末复习专练：阅读单选期末复习专练：阅读单选 In every British town, large and small, you will find shops that sell second-hand goods. Sometimes such shops deal mostly in furniture, sometimes in books, sometimes in ornaments（装 饰） and household goods, sometimes even in clothes. The furniture may often be “antique”, and it

2、may well have changed hands many times. It may also be very valuable, although the most valuable piece will usually go to the London salerooms, where one piece might well be sold for hundreds of thousands of pounds.As you look around these shops and see the polished wood of chests and tables, you ca

3、nnot help thinking of those long-dead hands which polished that wood, of those now-closed eyes which once looked at these pieces with love. The books, too, may be antique and very precious; some may be rare first printings. Often when someone dies or has to move house, his books may all be sold, so

4、that sometimes you may find whole libraries in one shop. One the border between England and Wales, there is a town which has become a huge bookshop as well. Even the cinema and castle have been taken over, and now books have replaced sheep as the towns main trade. There are also much more humble sho

5、ps, sometimes simply called “junk shops”, where you can buy small household pieces very cheaply. Sometimes the profits （利润） from these shops go to charity（慈善事业）. Even these pieces, though, can make you feel sad; you think of those people who once treasured them, but who have moved on to another coun

6、try or to death. Although the British do not worship（崇拜）their ancestors, they do treasure the past and the things of the past. This is true of houses as well. These days no one knocks them down; they are rebuilt until they are often better than new. In Britain, people do not buy something just becau

7、se it is new. Old things are treasured for their proven worth; new things have to prove themselves before they are accepted. 1Books found in second-hand book shops may. Abe copies of the earliest printingsBbe on sale for the first time Cnever be worth very muchDnever be rare 2What is the small town

8、on the border between England and Wales famous for? AIts sheep.BIts bookshops. CIts cinema.DIts castle. 3Second-hand goods sometimes fill you with sadness because. Athey are too expensive for average buyersBthey remind you of the original owners Cthey are now forgottenDthey are sold for charity 4The

9、 average British person. Adoes not respect old things because they are not fashionable Blikes to build new houses simply because it is fashionable to do so Clikes to buy new things because they are fashionable Ddoes not like to buy things simply because they are fashionable 5What does the underlined

10、 word “them” (Paragraph 4) refer to? Ajunk shops.Bprofits from shops. Cold things.Dold houses. Street dances are dance styles that evolved (演变)outside of dance studios in any available open space.They are often improvisational (即兴的）and social in nature, encouraging interaction and contact with audie

11、nces and the other dancers.These dances generally evolve out of urban and suburban spaces and are a part of the native culture of that geographical area.Some examples of street dances include b-boying, or breakdancing, which originated in New York City. Street dances are dances that evolve between p

12、eople in a social environment, although it cannot be always determined as to how they actually do evolve between people.In theory, as one person comes up with a move that looks good to another person, the other person tries to copy that move.Similar to the game of Chinese whispers, the effect is tha

13、t the other person cannot absolutely perform that move the same way as the other person, thus leading to the dancers creating their own style or entirely new moves. There is a small difference between entirely freestyle dance and an absolute street dance.While freestyle dance is random and a persona

14、l dance invented by a single person (even if its based on someone elses dance style) , a full street dance is a collection of the various similar dance moves and styles collected into one practice and regarded as the same dance.For example, when b-boying evolved out of the early hip-hop culture, peo

15、ple came up with their own moves， and other people improved them.Street dances constantly evolve for as long as they are now and then practiced and regarded as the same dance.All the moves danced to breaks in hip-hop culture were regarded as b-boying. Sometimes it is possible to trace back street da

16、nce styles that were mostly pioneered by specific (具体的）people.One example is locking, which is often regarded as being started by Don Campbell, who was a 1970s pioneer ofAmerican street dance.Most of the time it is impossible to owe street dances to specific people, since the dances evolve outside o

17、f professional dance environments, and there is no social or legal record.Street dance pioneers also rarely have professional degrees in dance, thus distinguishing street dances from other modern dance forms. 6Paragraph 1 is intended to tell us the _of street dances. AvarietiesBchanges Ccharacterist

18、icsDdistributions 7What do we know about street dances? ADancers perform them in dance studios. BThey are developed by professional dancers. CThey are collected from different moves and styles. DDancers create moves based on other peoples moves. 8Chinese Whispers are mentioned in Paragraph 2 to_. As

19、tress a street dancers own style Bshow the effect of Chinese Whispers Cintroduce a popular Chinese game Dexplain the characteristics of street dances 9The passage is probably taken from_. Aa travel journal Ba history textbook Ca popular magazine Da museum brochure Lack is a matter of preparation mee

20、ting opportunity, said theAmerican talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Ive never watched her show, but when a self-made billionaire gives life advice it s probably worth listening to. Her point is that blind luck is very rare. You may have to be lucky to find a good job these days but that does not mean y

21、ou should sit at home waiting for the opportunity to come to you. If youre a Chinese, you may already be familiar with the tale of a farmer waiting by a tree stump （树 桩）for a rabbit to run out and break its neck. Richard Wiseman, the UK psychologist, conducted an experiment as part of his studies. F

22、irst he divided volunteers into two groups: those who said they were lucky in life and those who said they were not. He gave everyone a newspaper and asked them to look through it to count how many photographs it had inside. On average, the unlucky people took about two minutes to count the photogra

23、phs while the lucky people took just seconds. Why? On the second page of the newspaper, a command, Stop counting There are 43 photographs in this newspaper, was written in big letters. The unlucky people mostly did not spot the message. Its easy to compare this situation to a young person looking fo

24、r jobs in a local paper. They might search so hard for one type of position that they miss an even better opportunity. People who are lucky, in fact, keep an open mind and dont go through the same routine every day. I first came to China in 2002 when it was considered a rather strange thing to do, L

25、ike many foreigners, my plan was to teach English for one year. Seven years later, and still here, Ive had many great opportunities such as writing for newspapers and magazines. I did not dream these would have been possible. Ive also never been sick, had an accident, got into a fight or had problem

26、s with the police. Coincidence?After reading about Professor Wisemans studies I think not. As Wiseman advises, I usually trust my own judgment. Your friends and parents may give you advice based on rational（理性）thinking, but its important to consider how you feel about each choice you make. Your feel

27、ing acts as a warning for a potential problem. Finally, try to turn bad luck into good. Even if you do fall down and break a leg, the time spent at home can be used wisely to study English. 10What do you know about Oprah Winfrey? AShe is a good organizer of a talk show in America. BShe became famous

28、 through her family background. CShe was lucky and seldom fell flat on her face. DShe became successful entirely by her own effort. 11The writer quoted the Chinese tale of a farmer in order to show_. Aluck is in your own hand Bbad luck can turn into good Cyou cant wait for an opportunity Dman can co

29、nquer nature 12From the experiment Wiseman drew the conclusion that_. Alucky people are quick-minded Bunlucky people are slow to read Clucky people often have an open mind Dunlucky people are not routineers 13The underlined word spot is the closest in meaning to _”. ArecognizeBmarkCmakeDreceive 14Wh

30、ich of the following proverbs most agrees with the writers point? AMake the best of a bad situation. BRome was not built in a day. CAll is not gold that glitters. DA good heart conquers ill fortune. On a steamy July day in Bayonet Point, Florida, Gene Work and his brother-in-law, Mark Rouco, were re

31、newing Genes lawn. It had grown brown and patchy in the heat, and the homeownersassociation had threatened to heavily fine him if the situation wasnt improved. The new sod (草皮) was sitting in the driveway on four pallets, but the job was slow-going. Gene, then 40, wasnt feeling right. He went inside

32、 to take a break and collapsed on the couch, clutching his chest. His wife, Melissa Work, called 911 quickly. Even though he was staring down death. Gene had one thing on his mind: that lawn If the sod wasnt put down that day, it would die. “While he was having his heart attack, literally in and out

33、 of consciousness, he kept begging me to have it put down because he didnt want it to go to waste,” Melissa wrote in a Facebook post. Soon Pasco County Fire Rescue arrived and took Gene and Melissa to the hospital, leaving Rouco behind to tackle the yard. Within an hour, he had managed to remove the

34、 old grass. He was about to lay the new sod, which he feared would take him well into the night, when two emergency vehicles appeared. Seven men-the same ones who had treated his brother-got out. Gene had told them how badly hed wanted to get the sod down, so they had returned to help. The job was d

35、one in under two hours. Meanwhile, Gene had surgery to insert stents (支架) in his heart, alleviating a potentially deadly blockage. Hes home now, fully recovered-and enjoying his beautiful lawn. The Works are still amazed that those EMTs (Emergency medical technician) went above and beyond their job

36、description. “These men,” Melissa told tampabay. com, “saved Genes life, and then came back to save his grass. Thats just so awesome.” 15Why did Gene want to renew his lawn? AIt was in bad condition.BHe was fined by the association. CThe sod grew too slowly.DHe disliked the color of the lawn. 16The

37、seven men (EMTs) returned in order to _. Aperform their dutiesBhelp with Genes lawn Ccheck Genes houseDsend Gene back from hospital 17What does the underlined word “alleviating” in Paragraph 4 probably mean? Aremove.Bcause. Cease.Dexpand. 18Which of the following best describes EMTs? Aselfless.Bhelp

38、ful. Chonest.Ddevoted. For hundreds of years,Africans have preserved their history through storytelling. But some Africans worry that oral traditions will be lost to the Internet connections and social media. This has led a Nigerian woman named Elizabeth Kperrun to create a mobile phone application

39、as a way to preserve African folk stories. She calls her mobile appAfroTalez, which tells childrens stories that teach moral lessons. “We cant teach kids something by telling them, Dont do this. I think kids need context to understand. In a story somebody stole something and then something bad happe

40、ned to them. Alternatively, somebody else did something good and they ended up happy or rich.” “Hello children. My name is Liz and Id like to tell you a story about tortoises, elephants, and .” The voice of “Aunt Liz” narrates the story, while a full-screen animation appears.An arrow signals when it

41、s time to move on. There are also quizzes on object recognition and counting throughout. Kperrun asks her older relatives to help her collect stories for the application. The stories come from an ethnic group living in southeast Nigeria and northwest Cameroon. “I want to keep it centered on folk sto

42、ries, not the ones that Walt Disney has made really popular. Its fair and respectful to keep certain cultures alive because folk stories are part of the tapestry that keeps cultures together.” Kperrun once said. Kperrun writes and reads the stories. Her business partner and husband Idamiebi Ilamina-

43、Eremie does the animation (动画). AfroTalez is available forAndroid users and can be downloaded for free. So far,AfroTalez has more than 50,000 users. Funding for the app has been a major challenge. Kperrun hopes to use a crowdfunding campaign to help fund the next version ofAfroTalez to be released s

44、oon. Kperrun believes technology doesnt have to destroy or replace traditions. Her goal is to combine them to keep African culture alive. She says “Africa is our home, but we are so eager to become Western that we are forgetting things that are really important and should be passed on of who we are,

45、 and I dont think thats right.” 19What caused Elizabeth Kperrun to create the mobile app AfroTalez? ADesiring to make money through the Internet. BPlanning to keep technology replacing traditions. CDreaming of launching a crowdfunding campaign. DWorrying about the disappearance ofAfrican oral tradit

46、ions. 20The stories AfroTalez provides _. Aare narrated by Kperruns husband Bare familiar to todaysAfrican children Care as popular as those of Walt Disneys Dare means to teach children moral lessons 21According to the passage, AfroTalez _. Awill destroy African traditions Bis free forAndroid users

47、Chas released two versions Dfaces no financial problems 22What can be a suitable title for the passage? AMobile App seeks to preserve African folktales BAfrican people pass on traditions by storytelling CIt is unwise for a nation to learn from western countries blindly DSocial media lead to the disa

48、ppearance ofAfrican Oral traditions Now, cities large and small often have remains of earlier historic streets and sidewalk pavements(人行道） 。Yet they often go unprotected even when they may be older than neighbouring historic buildings that have enjoyed protection for tens of years. There are many re

49、asons to protect historic pavements - culture value, economics, environmental benefits and public safety. Pavements represented an important step in the modernization of city environments in the 19th century. Before the laying of pavement, streets of dirt caused many problems to citizens,especially

50、in wet weather when they became muddy(泥泞的） ，which limited the movement of people and vehicles. To solve the problem,cities experimented with a wide range of materials in an attempt to balance durability(耐用性） ，economics,sources of materials and noise considerations. The earliest pavement in many citi