2019年高中英语 语篇提能6 新人教版必修4.doc

2019年高中英语 语篇提能6 新人教版必修4阅读理解AIn the water around New York City is a very small island called Liberty (自由) Island. On Liberty Island there is a very special statue called the Statue of Liberty. It is one of the most famous sights in the world.The Statue of Liberty was a gift from the people of France to the people of the United States. The statue was made by a French sculptor (雕塑家) named Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The inner support system was made by Gustave Eiffel, the same man who made the famous Eiffel Tower in Paris.Liberty, of course, means freedom, and the Statue of Liberty was given to the United States to celebrate the onehundredth anniversary of US. independence from England. The statue was built in France, taken apart piece by piece, and then rebuilt in the United States. It was opened for the public on October 28, 1886.As you might expect, the statue is very big. Visitors can ride an elevator from the ground to the bottom of the statue. If they want to, they can walk up the 168 steps to reach the head of the statue where they can look out and enjoy the beautiful sight of the city of New York.1The Statue of Liberty was built in _.A. the US. B. EnglandC. France D. Germany答案与解析C细节理解题。由第三段第二句话可知自由女神像在法国建成。2The Statue of Liberty was a gift given to the United States from _.A. French peopleB. Gustave EiffelC. Frederic Auguste BartholdiD. New Yorkers答案与解析A细节理解题。由第二段第一句话可知自由女神是法国人送给美国人的礼物。3We can conclude that the elevator _.A. doesnt go fast B. doesnt go to the topC. costs lots of money D. has 168 steps答案与解析B推理判断题。由文章最后一段可知游客还需走168级台阶才能到顶部，故电梯并不到顶部，因此B项正确。4What would be the best title?A. Liberty IslandB. The Statue of LibertyC. A Special Gift to New YorkD. Famous Sights in the World答案与解析B标题归纳题。文章以自由女神像展开介绍，故B项正确。BYuan Longping, “father of hybrid rice”， had a dream that he cultivated rice as plump (饱满的) as peanuts, and farmers could relax in the cool shadow of big rice plants.Yuan won a 5 million yuan State Supreme Science and Technology Award when he was 71 years old, known as the Nobel Prize in China, for his outstanding achievements in breeding highyield hybrid rice, which has greatly increased ChinA s grain output. A minor planet was named after him, which was the first time a Chinese scientists name is so valued.Yuan came up with the idea of hybridizing rice for the first time in the 1960s. Since then, 50 percent of ChinA s total rice cultivation fields have grown such rice, which added some 300 billion kilograms to the countrys grain output. Yuan in his 80s has devoted most of his life to growing rice.He hopes to popularize the hybridizing rice around the world to remove starvation on earth. In 1980, Yuan went to the United States to share his knowledge about the cultivation technology of hybrid rice. He has done a lot to bring his research methods to other countries.Some people asked him to move the focus of his research from improving amounts of hybrid rice to the quality and taste, which would be easier to do. But he insisted that the amount of hybrid rices per unit yield is still more important than the quality, for his first task is to improve the grain reserve in developing countries.5Yuan Longping wanted to research hybridizing rice _.A. in his 60s B. in the 1960sC. in his 70s D. in 1980答案与解析B细节理解题。从第三段第一句话可知：他是在20世纪60年代首先提出这个概念的。6Yuan Longping has the following wishes EXCEPT _. A. cultivating more plump rice B. winning more awards C. removing starvation on earth D. sharing his research with other countries答案与解析B细节理解题。从第一段可知A项正确；从第四段可知，C、D两项正确，文章没有提到B项。7Which of the following is TRUE?A. Yuan went to the US to share his knowledge about hybrid rice.B. There were some other planets named after the Chinese scientists before Yuan Longping. C. Yuan Longping has stopped his research on rice. D. Yuan Longping has won the Nobel Prize.答案与解析A细节理解题。从第四段第二句话可知A项正确。8The focus of Yuans research will be _ next. A. the quality of rice B. the taste of rice C. the output of rice D. the type of rice答案与解析C细节理解题。从最后一段可知：袁隆平下一步的研究重点仍然是水稻的产量，因为他的首要任务是增加发展中国家的粮食储备。