2019年高考英语一轮精选练 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note试题 新人教版必修3.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 李仕才 一、阅读理解。 (2018 成都高中毕业班诊断 ) Flaubert had it that “one way of tolerating existence is to lose oneself in literature as in an unending party”. It turns out that reading doesnt only help us to tolerate existence, but actually lengthens it. A recent stu

2、dy by Yale University researchers, published online in the journal Social Science & Medicine, concluded that “book readers experienced a 20 percent reduction in the risk of death over the 12 years of followup compared to nonreaders” The data was obtained from the study sponsored by the National Inst

3、itute on Aging. The study looked at 3， 635 subjects, all older than 50, whom the researchers divided into three groups： those who didnt read books, those who read up to 3.5 hours a week and those who read more than 3.5 hours a week. The findings were remarkable： on average, book readers survived alm

4、ost two years longer than those who didn t crack open a book. The more the subjects read, the longer they lived, but as little as 30 minutes a day was still beneficial in terms of survival. Accounting for factors such as education level, income and health status, the study found that those who read

5、more than 3.5 hours weekly were 23 percent less likely to die during that 12year period. Those who read up to 3.5 hours an average of a half hour a day were 17 percent less likely. “ In other words, just like a healthy diet and exercise, books appear to promote a significant survival advantage，” the

6、 authors concluded. Why or how that s the case remains unclear； the research showed only an association between book reading and longevity, not a causal relationship. But the findings are not so surprising. Other recent research showed that reading novels appears to increase both brain connectivity

7、and sympathy. 【解题导语】 研究发现 ， 阅读和长寿有一定的联系 ， 阅读者的平均寿命比不读书的人长将近两岁。 1 Why does the author mention Flaubert s words in the first paragraph? A To stress the value of reading. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B To compare reading with a party. C To introduce the study on reading. D To support the findings of the study. C 解析：推

8、理判断题。文章第一段引用 Flaubert 的名言说明读书的作用 ， 接着第二段介绍了耶鲁大学关于读书与死亡风险之间关系的研究。据此可以判断 ， 引用 Flaubert 的名言旨在介绍对阅读的作用的研究 ， 故 C 项正确。 2 From the text, what can we learn about the study? A No similar study on reading has been carried out. B The process of the study lasted more than ten years. C It shows readers live two

9、years longer than nonreaders. D It shows time spent on reading increases one s love for it. B 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中的 “book readers . to nonreaders” 可知 ， 在 12 年的跟踪调查中发现 ， 与不读书的人相比 ， 阅读者的死亡风险降低了 20%。据此可知 ， 该项调查持续了十多年 ， 故 B 项正确。 3 What do the underlined words “ that s the case” probably mean? A Reading b

10、ooks enables people to live longer. B Reading is similar to a healthy diet and exercise. C Reading books is closely associated with longevity. D Reading increases brain connectivity and sympathy. A 解析：词 义猜测题。根据上文中的“ books appear to promote a significant survival advantage” 及上文所述的研究结论 “ 读书可以延长寿命 ” 和该

11、句 “Why or how _thats the case . not a causal relationship.” 可知 ， 阅读为什么以及以什么方式延长读者寿命 ， 人们仍然不清楚。据此可知 ， 画线词指代研究表明的 “ 读书可以延长寿命 ” ， 故 A 项正确。 4 Where can we most probably read this text? A ： / B ： / C ： / D ： /www.thebookbag.co.uk/BookRecommendations. C 解析：文 章出处题。通读全文可知 ， 本文主要说明了阅读和长寿有一定的联系 ， 阅读者的平均寿命比不读书

12、的人长将近两岁 ， 阅读能增强大脑的功能。据此可以判断 ， 本文属于健康话题 ， 因此最可能摘自健康网站 ， 故 C 项正确。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 二、 单句语法填空 1 Since the new rules began to work, we students have been permitted (have) one hour for exercise every day. 答案： to have 2 The police spotted a thief (steal) things in a mall at this time yesterday. 答案： stealing

13、3 I wonder why he has been acting so strange these days. Recent pressure at work may account his behaviour. 答案： for 4 I (wander) along the pavement yesterday when some strangers came up and asked me the way to the police station. 答案： was wandering 5 When he came to himself, he found himself (lie) in

14、 hospital and his parents looked at him anxiously. 答案： lying 6 She went about telling me the great difficulty that my mum had (bring) me up. 答案： bringing 7 What a choice! If only I (seek) the wise mans advice before I decided. 答案： had sought 8 From my mums love and (patient), I learned what a huge r

15、esponsibility it was to raise a child. 答案： patience 9 You were not boring us. the contrary, your wonderful speech interested us a lot. 答案： On 10“ I won t apologize to you！ ” Tony said to the old lady (rude) 答案： rudely 三、完形填空。 (2018 辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟 )Falling off a boxcar and landing on my head， I lo

16、st my sight when I was four years old. Now I am thirtytwo. I can 1 remember the brightness of sunshine.It would be wonderful to see again， 2 a tragedy can do strange things to people. It 3 to me that I might not have come to love life as I do now if I hadnt be en blind.My parents and my teacher saw

17、something 4 me, and they made me want to 5 against blindness. The hardest 6 I had to learn was to believe in myself. If I hadnt been able to do that, I would have 7 down for the rest of my life.When I say 8 in myself I 【 精品教育资源文库 】 am not talking about 9 the kind of selfconfidence that 10 me down a

18、n unfamiliar staircase(楼梯 ) alone. But I mean something bigger than that: the assurance that I am a real positive person 11 imperfections. It took me years to obtain this 12 . It had to start with the 13 . Once a man gave me an indoor 14 “ I can t use this，” I said.“ Take it with you，” he 15 me，“ an

19、d roll it around.” The 16 stuck in my head.“Roll it around ！ ”By rolling the ball I could hear where it went.This gave me an idea how to achieve a goal I had thought 17 At the school for the blind I 18 a new kind of baseball called the“ground ball” All my life I have set a series of goals and then t

20、ried to reach them，one at a time.I had to learn my 19 . I would fail sometimes anyway but on the average I made 20 【解题导语】 本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了 “ 我 ” 在四岁的时候失去了视力 ， 但通过一件小事 ， “ 我 ” 学会了自 信 ， 并逐渐取得进步的过程。 1 A.randomly B abruptly C roughly D completely C 解析： “ 我 ” 四岁时失去视力 ， 现在已经三十二岁了。由此可推知 ， 此处表示 “ 我 ”粗略地记得

21、 ， 故选 C。 roughly“ 粗略地 ， 大致上 ” 。 2 A.so B but C thus D and B 解析：根据语境可知 ， 上下文之间是转折关系 ， 故选 B。 3 A.occurred B referred C brought D turned A 解析： “ 我 ” 想到如果 “ 我 ” 没有失明 ， “ 我 ” 可能不会像现在这样热爱生活。 It occurs to sb.that.为固定句型 ， 意为 “ 某人想到 ?” 。 4 A.of B for C to D in D 解析： “ 我 ” 父母以及老师看到了 “ 我 ” 内在的一些东西 ， 他们让 “ 我 ” 想要与失明作斗争。根据语境可知 ， 此处应选 D。 5 A.get B fight 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C find D drop B 解 析：参见上题解析。 fight against.“ 与 ? 作斗争 ” 。 6 A.method B experience C lesson D manner C 解析： “ 我 ” 学到的最困难的一课 (lesson)就是要相信 “ 我 ” 自己。 7 A.b