2018-2019学年高考英语一轮复习 Unit 2 Language高考试卷分块专练 牛津译林版必修3.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 2 Language 高考试卷分块专练 练 一 阅读理解提速练 限时 35分钟 第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分 ) A Welcome to enjoy the Mattaponi powwow(meeting on North America Indians) and culture day! Created in Virginia, America, the Mattaponi Indian Museum sits on a cliff (悬崖 ) overlooking the Mattaponi River.The Mat

2、taponis have worked hard to keep their ancient way of life， customs and ceremonies.One purpose of their yearly powwow is to share these traditions with you. MATTAPONI POWWOW AND CULTURE DAY： May 18 ADMISSION： Adult 6.00, Children(under 12) Free Come and spend the day with us on the shores of the Mat

3、taponi River for an educational experience presenting the customs and beliefs of the Mattaponi. During this special day, American Indians will dance and play drums while dressed in tribal clothing.This year visitors may join in the dancing and thrumming. Visitors will be able to observe artists and

4、craftsmen as they show their basketmaking and toolmaking skills.American storytellers will help you see how their habits and beliefs are passed on to their children through stories. Enjoy Activities Taste American Indian foods Purchase crafts and souvenirs Play American Indian childrens games Watch

5、ceremonial dances and listen to ceremonial songs Important Cautions No pets Bring your own chairs and blankets Tickets may be purchased in advance although no refunds ( 退款 ) will be allowed For more information， please visit ： / 语篇解读：文章介绍了 the Mattaponi powwow and culture day 这个活 动的由来，活动的内容和参加活动时的注意

6、事项。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 21 According to the text, the Mattaponis habits and beliefs are handed down from generation to generation through _. A songs B stories C crafts D dance 解析：选 B 细节理解题。从文章 “American storytellers will help you see how the ir habits and beliefs are passed on to their children through st

7、ories.” 可知， Mattaponis的习惯和信念是通过故事流传下来的，故选 B 项。 22 Visitors coming to enjoy the Mattaponi powwow and culture day can do all the following EXCEPT_. A enjoy American Indian foods B watch ceremonial dances C play American Indian childrens games D get crafts and souvenirs for free 解析：选 D 细节理解题。 Enjoy Act

8、ivities 中的第一条说明 A 是对的，第四条说明 B是对的，第三条说明 C 是对的，而第二条说要购买手工艺品或纪念品，不是免费的，故选 D项。 23 This text is mainly intended to _. A inform readers about an event B persuade readers to try drumming C sell crafts and souvenirs to readers D educate readers on different types of powwows 解析：选 A 写作意图题。通读全文，可知文章是介绍 the Mat

9、taponi powwow and culture day 这个活动的，所以选 A 项。 B (2018 河北省衡水中学模拟 ) Whats the most important thing in life? Peoples answers vary greatly. For British scientist Robert Edwards， the answer is having a child.“Nothing is more special than a child ， ” he told the BBC. Edwards, the inventor of the In Vitro F

10、ertilization (IVF)technology more commonly known as “testtub e (试管 ) baby”technology passed away on April 10,2013 at the age of 87. “Edwards changed the lives of millions of ordinary people who now rejoice ( 高【 精品教育资源文库 】 兴 ) in the gift of their own child， ” said Peter Braude, a professor at Kings

11、 College London.“He leaves the w orld a much better place.” Edwards started his experiments as early as the 1950s， when he had just finished his PhD in genetics.At that time， much of the public viewed testtube babies as “scary” ， according to Mark Sauer, a professor at Columbia University, US. Edwar

12、ds and his colleague Patrick Steptoe faced opposition from churches, governments and media, not to mention attacks from many of their fellow scientists.“People said that we should not play God and we should not interfere with nature， ” Edwards once told Times. He said that he felt “quite alone” at t

13、he time. “But Edwards was a fighter, and he believed in what he was doing ， ” said Sauer. Without support from the government， the two struggled to raise funds to carry on.And in 1968 they finally developed a method to successfully fertilize human eggs outside the body. The first testtube baby was b

14、orn on July 25,1978.Her name was Louise Brown.Despite peoples safety concerns， Brown was just as healthy as other children. “IVF had moved from vision to reality and a new era in medicine had begun， ” BBC commented. Ever since then, public opinion has evolved considerably.Couples who were unable to

15、have babies began thronging (涌向 ) to Edwards clinic.Nowadays, Reuters reports, some 4.3 million other “testtube”childr en exist. Edwards received a Nobel Prize in 2010 and was knighted (封为爵士 ) by Queen Elizabeth the following year. Before his death, Edwards was still in touch with Louise.“He is like

16、 a granddad to me， ” she said in an interview with the Daily Mail. He is a granddad to millions, in fact. 语篇解读：本文介绍了 IVF 技术的发明者 Edwards。 24 Whats the article mainly about? A The first testtube baby. B A new era in medicine. C The inventor of IVF technology. D The changes IVF technology has brought.

17、解析：选 C 主旨大意题。根据第三段 “Edwards ， the inventor of the In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) technology more commonly known as testtube ( 试管 ) baby 【 精品教育资源文库 】 technology passed away on April 10, 2013 at the age of 87.” 及下文内容可知文章主要讲的是 IVF 技术的发明者。故选 C。 25 The writer quoted Peter Braude to _. A show how difficult

18、 it was for Edwards to do his work B describe what kind of person Edwards was C explain why he is loved by all children D comment on his achievement 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据文章第四段 Peter Braude 所说的话 “Edwards changed the lives of millions of ordinary people who now rejoice (高兴 ) in the gift of their own child，

19、”“He leaves the world a much better place.”Edwards 改变了数百万普通人的生活，这些人因拥有了自己的孩子而高兴不已，他让这个世界更美好。根据句意可知引用的话是对 Edwards 成就的高度评价。故选 D。 26 The underlined word “opposition” in Paragraph 6 is closest in meaning to “_” A attack B support C test D influence 解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据第六段第一句 “Edwards and his colleague Patric

20、k Steptoe faced opposition from churches, governments and media， not to mention attacks from many of their fellow scientists.” 以及下文提到了同事的攻击 (attacks)，说明opposition 的意思 和 “ 攻击 ”(attack) 是相似的。故选 A。 27 What is the correct order of events in Edwards life? a He received a Nobel Prize. b He struggled to ra

21、ise funds. c The first testtube baby was born. d He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth . e He succeeded in fertilizing human eggs outside body. f He started his experiments on IVF technology. A f e b c a d B f b e c d a C f b e c a d D f e d a c b 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据短文的时间线索可知先是 f 开始实验，然后 b 筹集资金，然后 e 成功，然后

22、c 第一个试管婴儿出现，然后 a 得到诺贝尔奖，最后 d 受嘉奖，故选 C。 C Public libraries have had another bad year. They are like local railways. People 【 精品教育资源文库 】 like having them around, and are angry if they close. But as for using them, there is so little time these days. To the US historian Matthew Battles the library is a metaphor (隐喻 ) for the land of chance, a place where, lost in the piles, new Americans could “dream of personal success, unaided by unnamed others, a stage with a mirror for backdrop (背景幕布 ) that reflects only the reader”. In Britain, the library was a grammar school, a tea