2019届高三英语一轮复习 题组层级快练38 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions 新人教版选修8.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 题组层级快练 38 Unit 3 Inventors and inventions . 阅读理解 I am delighted to welcome you to the launch of the 2015 Human Development Report. The 2015 Human Development Report comes at a time of major changes in the world of work, affecting when, how, and where people work. This too creates both

2、opportunities and challenges. We see： Populations of older people are growing rapidly worldwide. By 2050, people older than sixty will, for the first time in history, equal those younger than fifteen. Globalisation and the digital revolution continuing to gather speed. There are now around as many m

3、obile phone subscriptions ( 预 订 数 ) seven billion worldwide as there are people. This has dramatic impacts on the world of work. To understand the impacts of development fully, one needs to look at how it is affecting peoples lives. That has been at the heart of every human development report in the

4、 past 25 years. Changes in the world of work have major implications (含意 ) for human development which is why this new report is so timely. Allow me now to turn to the key messages of the report. Work is More than Jobs This report puts people rather than economies or economic growth at its centre, b

5、y focusing on all kinds of paid and unpaid work from running a home to running a business. Work helps people get rid of poverty. It can also help form stronger communities, develop skills, and give people a sense of purpose. Work is much more than a pay check: it is a foundation for both the richnes

6、s of economies and the richness of human lives. This matters access to work is important for human development. But the link is not automatic. It is the quality of work not just the amount which determines whether work will enhance human development. Even though people are healthier and better educa

7、ted, and a much smaller proportion are living in extreme poverty than ever before, major inequities and challenges continue to prevent some groups of people from entering the work force. 1. What is the purpose of mentioning the mobile phone subscriptions? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A. To show digital revolution

8、is developing fast. B. To show the old populations are growing fast. C. To show more people can afford the phones. D. To show peoples communication means have changed. 2. What is the theme of the 2015 Human Development Report? A. Pollution. B. Education. C. Income. D. Work. 3. According to the passa

9、ge, the advantage or advantages can work bring us EXCEPT _ A. stronger communities B. skills and abilities C. a pay check D. a sense of purpose 4. The next paragraph following the passage might talk about _ A. the differences between work and job in great detail B. the factors to stop people enterin

10、g work force C. how much people are healthier and better educated D. the link between work and human development 5. Where is the article probably taken from? A. A formal speech. B. A personal diary. C. A research paper. D. An accident report. 答案与解析 【文章大意】 这是 Helen Clark 海伦 克拉克女士为 2015 年人类发展报告发表做的演讲。

11、 2015 年人类发展报告的主题是：工作 人类发展。在演讲中克拉克提出工作和人类发展的联系不是主动的。 1. 答案 A 解析 推理判断 题。由第四段可知： 克拉克提及手机的预订量主要在说明世界的全球化进程和数字化改革进程在急速加快。 2. 答案 D 解析 细节理解题。由第六段 “Allow me now to turn to the key messages of the report.”可知 the key message 指的是工作。 3. 答案 C 解析 细节理解题 。第九段谈论工作的重要性。提到“ Work is much more than a pay check”可知 ， 答案选

12、C 项。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 4. 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。由最后一句 “major inequities and challenges continue to prevent some groups of people from entering the work force.” 可知 ， 演讲人要谈论阻碍人们成为产业大 军的因素。 5. 答案 A 解析 推理判断题。从第一段 “I am delighted to welcome you to the launch of the 2015 Human Development Report.” 可知 ， 作者在演讲。 . 七选五 根

13、据短文内容 ， 从短文后 的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Do you like writing a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories or feelings? If you dont, its time to make a change now. Because write just a few paragraphs every day about your experiences, hopes, memories and feelings, you will imm

14、ediately begin to experience benefits to your personal growth and potential. You will gradually become better at expressing yourself. _1_ However, when you become lazy with words, you find it is more difficult to describe feelings, share experiences and make yourself understood. _2_ As you write abo

15、ut memories, it is like opening an old photo album. Your pen begins to explore feelings and details you have forgotten and dreams you have left behind. You suddenly remember people you would like to contact again. Writing is an activity that avoids distraction(使人分心的事物 ) long enough for you to explor

16、e those wonderful moments of the past. Sometimes they are frightening. _3_ Writing about daily experiences and feelings provides a recorded history that will influence how you make future decisions. _4_ They learned from what had happened before. Your history is important. Dont let it be forgotten.

17、Writing reminds you of your dreams and keeps you moving toward them. It is a means of keeping track of your purpose and the goals that will lead you to achieve them. _5_ It shows when you have been distracted and may need to give all your attention again to your writing. Writing a little every day c

18、ould provide the material that someday becomes a 【 精品教育资源文库 】 published book. When I wrote about my depression and my four year old granddaughter who got lost in the mountains, I never dreamed it would be in a book. A. You will remember things long forgotten. B. Writing keeps you energetic and full

19、 of imagination all the time. C. Sometimes they are wonderful and almost always they are helpful. D. Sooner or later, you are surely to become a great professional writer. E. Reviewing what you have written is a perfect way to see your progress. F. Theres a reason that the greatest leaders in histor

20、y were students of history. G. When you write daily, you can always be amazed at how quickly your writing skills improve. 答案与解析 【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文 ， 主要介绍了每天记 录自己的所思所想以及经历和记忆的一些好处。 1. 答案 G 解析 根据空前的 “You will gradually become b etter at expressing yourself” 及空后的 “However, when you become lazy with words,

21、 you find it is more difficult to describe feelings, share experiences and make yourself understood” 可知 ， 空处内容有关更好地表达自己 ， 且与空后内容构成转折关系 ， 故 G 项 “ 当你每天都写作时 ， 你总是会惊讶于你的写作技巧提升得有多快 ” 符合语境。 2. 答案 A 解析 根 据空后的 “As you write about memories, it is like opening an old photo album . You suddenly remember people

22、 you would like to contact again” 可知 ， 写下你的记忆会让你想起那些忘记已久的事情 ， 故 A 项 “ 你会记起忘记已久的事情 ” 符合语境 ， 最能概括本段的主要内容。 3. 答案 C 解析 根据空前的 “Sometimes they are frightening” 可知 ， 此处亦是对过去的记忆 的描述 ， C 项在结构上与上文相呼应 ， 故 C 项 “ 有时它们很精彩 ， 而且几乎永远是对你有所帮助的 ” 符 合语境。 4. 答案 F 解析 本段介绍记录日常经历和感受的好处：为你提供一段历史记录 ， 它会影响你今后的决定。再结合空后的 “They l

23、earned from what had happened before” 及空后的 “They” 指代的是 F 项中的 “the greatest leaders” 可知 ， F 项符合语境。 5. 答案 E 【 精品教育资源文库 】 解析 根据 “Writing reminds you of your dreams and ke eps you moving toward them”可知 ， 本段主要讲的是日常的记录会提醒你别忘记自己的理想 ， 要不断地朝着理想去努力。再结合空前的 “It is a means of keeping track of . them” 和空后的 “It shows when you have been distracted . writing” 可知