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Unit 16 Stories课时练(一)阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：35分钟).阅读理解A(2019东北三省四市模拟)MoonshakerG. V. ChillingsworthISBN: 9781466906358Price: 14.50Pages: 186._trafford._When space plans secretly to harm the world, scientists develop a satellite to save it. However, not everyone wishes for change, and destruction leads to a new fight, a long way from home. The crew must now work together in order to get back.The War Around UsWolfgang Peter MayISBN: 9781426921452Price: 22.34Pages: 460._trafford._As a young child, Wolfgang Peter May fled from his home in Breslau, Germany during World War and witnessed the destruction of Dresden. He eventually joined the US Army. In The War Around Us, May explores and debates many faces of war and delivers thoughtprovoking (引人深思的) ments about warfare using his personal experiences and real world events.The Old Man and the SeaErnest HemingwayISBN: 9780684830490Price: 14.99Pages: 132._goodreads._The Old Man and the Sea is a short novel written by the American author Ernest Hemingway in 1951 in Cuba, and published in 1952. It was the last major work of fiction by Hemingway that was published during his lifetime. It tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin (枪鱼) far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba.Little WomenLouisa May AlcottISBN: 9780553212754Price: 4.99Pages: 560._goodreads._Little Women is a novel by American author Louisa May Alcott (18321888), which was originally published in two volumes in 1868 and 1869. Alcott wrote the books over several months at the request of her publisher. Following the lives of the four March sisters Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy the novel details their passage from childhood to womanhood and is loosely based on the author and her three sisters.Order online and you can save 20% off your total purchase on orders over 15.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了四本书。1If we are interested in science fiction, which book will we choose to read?AMoonshaker. BThe War Around Us.CThe Old Man and the Sea. DLittle Women.解析：选A细节理解题。根据对第一本书的介绍中的“When space plans secretly to harm the world, scientists develop a satellite to save it”可知，第一本书是与科幻有关的。故选A项。2How much does it cost to order The War Around Us online?A14.99. B17.872.C20.79. D23.75.解析：选B细节理解题。根据对第二本书的介绍中的“Price: 22.34”和文章最后一句“Order online and you can save 20% off your total purchase on orders over 15”可知，从网上订购此书需花费：22.34(120%)17.872(美元)，故选B项。3Whose book tells a story set in Cuba?AErnest Hemingways.BWolfgang Peter Mays.CG. V. Chillingsworths.DLouisa May Alcotts.解析：选A细节理解题。根据对第三本书的介绍中的“It tells the story of Santiago, an aging Cuban fisherman who struggles with a giant marlin (枪鱼) far out in the Gulf Stream off the coast of Cuba”可知，选A项。B(2019陕西质检一)Late last year, I needed to transport some furniture from our house to my sons flat in central London. I should have paid a man to do it, but foolishly confident in my driving ability, I decided to hire a lorry and drive it myself.Moving the lorry backward in my yard, I crashed into a small shed, causing permanent damage. Fortunately I owned the shed. I loaded up with the furniture and set out. By now it was rush hour. My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the streets nervously.At last I arrived at Charlotte Street and found an available parking space. I moved the lorry into it only to notice three people at a pavement cafe waving to me. I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing. “Youve hit the car parked behind you，” they said. I examined the car. There were white scratches on its front face. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man. Under the severe look of the three, I left an apologetic note on the damaged cars windscreen, giving my phone number.I unloaded the furniture, dripping the sweat, wanting only to escape from the monster. I drove it back to its base at Edgware. On arrival, the boss told me I must fill it up with petrol before returning it. “Just charge me，” I cried, still shaking with fear. He stared at me with understanding. No doubt hed witnessed others in this state before. “How about I drive you to a petrol station, you fill up, and I drive it back？” he asked.He danced the great lorry through the traffic so carefully that it would have shamed me if I had not been so grateful.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过描述作者因为对自己的驾驶技术有信心而租用卡车自己装运家具而导致了一系列问题，告诉我们：过分自信是愚蠢的。4The man felt _ to have delivered the furniture himself.Agrateful BproudCconfident Dregretful解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句可知，“我”本应付费让别人装运家具的，但是出于对自己驾车能力的愚蠢的自信，“我”决定租一辆卡车自己装运。结合下文描述的“我”停车时撞上别人的车可知，“我”对决定自己装运家具的事感到后悔，D项意为“后悔的”，符合语境，故D项正确。5The man trembled violently because _.Athe lorry was too difficult to driveBhe caused a terrible traffic accidentChe was afraid to see the three peopleDthe furniture was too heavy for him解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的“I got out, trembling violently, like one who had just finished a stormy Atlantic crossing”及第二段最后一句“My nerves broke down, as I drove the huge lorry through the streets nervously”可知，由于卡车难以驾驶，“我”十分紧张，故A项正确。6The man said he was a bad man most probably because _.Ahe shouldnt have driven the lorry himselfBhe made the traffic accident on purposeChe shouldnt have caused trouble for the disabledDhe parked the big lorry on the pavement解析：选C细节理解题。根据第三段中的“There were white scratches on its front face. It bore a disabled sign. So, now I was a bad driver and a bad man”可知，由于刮坏了带有残疾人标志的车，这可能会给其带来麻烦，因此“我”觉得自己是一个坏人，故C项正确。7The writer intended to suggest that _.Ait was thrilling to drive a lorryBbeing too confident is foolishCit was hard to avoid accidentsDthe boss was expert in driving解析：选B推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文的主题句是第一段最后一句结合全文描述的“我”因为对自己的驾驶技术有信心而租用卡车自己装运家具而导致一系列问题可知，本文旨在说明“过分自信是愚蠢的”，故B项正确。C(2019武汉市武昌区调研)Every now and then, a product es along that proves itself a plete gamechanger, as is the case with a new British brand and invention, Eyejusters the reading glasses that you can focus yourself for less than 70!With 6 in 10 people wearing glasses in the UK, those with perfect vision are increasingly in the minority. And of those who do require glasses, many find themselves requiring two or three pairs of glasses in order to plete different tasks throughout the day. As well as being an added expense on_top_of everything else, this also means carrying around (and trying not to lose) those extra pairs!Eyejusters allow you to instantly change the lens (镜片) strength of your glasses with hidden dials, tucked just inside the frames themselves. Eyejusters work by the wearer simply turning the concealed eyeDials to change the focus to fit your needs. The lenses adjust from 0.00 to 3.00 D. They also have antiscratch technology and are lightweight in design so you arent paying the price of fort for convenience.The creator of Eyejusters, Owen Reading who came up with the idea for Eyejusters with friend David Crosby, who studied physics at Oxford with him, explained：“Lots of people need reading glasses but they need glasses with lots of different strength. They might have a pair with 1 prescriptionstrength lenses for the puter, 2s for reading and 3s for really closeup stuff. Eyejusters replace the need for multiple pairs of reading glasses, by covering the whole range from zero to 3, which is the strongest you will find in overthecounter products.”He added：“If you wear reading glasses, these are a much more flexible alternative. You can put them on and just turn the dial until what you want to see es into focus. They are much like using binoculars (双筒望远镜)”语篇解读：本文是科技新产品类说明文，介绍了一种视力调节器，人们可以调整镜片焦距以达到不同的目的。8Which has the closest meaning to the underlined part “on top of” in Para.2?AJoan stays on_top_of the news by reading newspapers.BA submarine can run under water as well as on_top_of water.CWhen I turned the corner, I was right on_top_of the post office.DHe promised to help us and on_top_of that he lent us many books.解析：选D词义猜测题。画线部分上文讲的是，很多人需要两三副眼镜来完成不同的任务，而画线部分所在句是说这不但是一笔额外的费用，还意味着到哪里都要带着额外的眼镜(还得注意别把它们弄丢了)。由此可以推断，on top of 的意思是“除之外”，所以D项表达的含义与画线部分最接近。9Eyejusters are popular for the following reasons EXCEPT their _.Anew brand Bantiscratch technologyClight weight Dlow price解析：选A细节理解题。根据第一段最后的“for less than 70”可知，它的价格低，排除D项；根据第三段最后一句中的“They also have antiscratch technology and are lightweight in design so you arent paying the price of fort for convenience”可知，它有抗抓痕技术，还很轻便，排除B项和C项。故选A项。10How can you make Eyejusters serve different purposes?ABy folding glasses. BBy adjusting lenses.CBy bining glasses. DBy changing lenses.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段首句可知，人们通过调整镜片的焦距来服务于不同的目的，所以选B。11Who need Eyejusters most according to Owen Reading?APeople having perfect vision.BPeople wearing reading glasses.CPeople changing glasses constantly.DPeople preferring fortable glasses.解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段第二句可知，为了完成一天之内不同的任务，很多人需要两三副眼镜。Eyejusters这种新型的眼镜正好可以弥补这个缺陷，可以通过调整镜片焦距来达到不同的目的，所以选C。D(2019石家庄模拟)Experts believe that the best time to teach kids language skills is when they are babies. Most time the task is easily acplished with parents reading or talking to their babies. However, in some cases that is not possible due to busy work schedules or when kids are born deaf. Now, an adorable blueeyed robot, a human avatar, and some hightech neuroscience may be able to assist parents with this important developmental task.The Robot AVatar thermalEnhanced system, or RAVE, is the brainchild of a team of researchers led by LauraAnn Petitto, an educational neuroscientist, at Washington, D. Cs Gallaudet University. The learning process begins when the robots camera, which is focused on the babys face, detects tiny changes in his/her body temperature. This, bined with the babys facial expression, causes the robot to turn its head and guide the babys attention to a puter screen, on which a human avatar starts to municate with the baby, much like a parent would. For example, if the baby points towards the screen, the avatar might respond, “Are you pointing to me？” and follow that up with a nursery rhyme, fairy tale, or some essential social munication, all in American Sign Language (ASL). The “conversation” continues until the kid loses interest.The researchers, who have been testing the system for three years, found that babies as young as 6 to 8 months old began to move their hands in a rhythm similar to ASL after interacting with RAVE for just a few minutes. Petitto says natural language, whether municated through speech or sign, activates the same parts of the brain and believes the rhythmic motions prove the babies are learning the essential elements of munication.What sets this technique apart from other methods, such as showing educational videos or television shows, is its interactive nature and realtime response to the babys actions. The researchers say that while it is too early to determine the systems longterm influence on baby munication, the initial response has been very encouraging. Next, they plan to introduce an avatar that can both sign and speak to babies.语篇解读：本文是一篇科普说明文，主要介绍了一种可以帮助父母教婴儿学习语言的系统，以及该系统的工作原理、效果评价和研究人员对这种技术的展望。12What can the RAVE system help parents do?AImprove babies health condition.BTake good care of babies.CDevelop babies language skills.DKeep babies pany.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，专家认为教孩子语言技能的最佳时间是孩子的婴儿时期；结合第一段尾句以及第二段中的“The Robot . a team of researchers”可知，RAVE系统可以帮助父母完成教婴儿学习语言的任务，故C项正确。13What does Paragraph 2 mainly talk about?AHow babies learn ASL effectively.BHow parents educate their babies.CHow robots talk and read to babies.DHow the RAVE system works.解析：选D段落大意题。根据第二段第二、三句并结合全段内容可知，该段主要介绍了RAVE系统的工作原理，故D项正确。14What indicates babies are learning with the help of the RAVE system?AInterest in videos and TV shows.BChanges in their body temperature.CImprovement in their natural language.DHand movements in a rhythm like ASL.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第三段中的“babies as young . a few minutes”可知，在和这种系统交流互动之后，婴儿就会开始以类似于ASL的节奏晃动他们的手，故D项正确。15What do the researchers think of the RAVE system?APromising. BImpractical.CSatisfactory. DDisappointing.解析：选A观点态度题。根据第四段第二、三句可知，研究人员对这种系统的发展是充满着希望的，A项意为“很有前途的，大有希望的”，符合语境，故A项正确。.阅读七选五(2019福州质检)Many people think only professionals engineers, accountants, teachers, etc. have careers. _16_ Even if youve never had a paid job, you still have a career. Your career is the sum of your life and work. It includes all your activities and experiences. Your schooling, your volunteer work, and even your relationships with your family are all big parts of your career. _17_During your career, you will have a variety of jobs, occupations and roles. People used to think of a job as fulltime, permanent, paid work done for an employer at a work site. But in our changing world, a job is a set of duties or tasks. It can be paid or unpaid. _18_ Even someone who is selfemployed has a job.An occupation is a group of jobs with similar responsibilities that require a mon set of skills. _19_ Programmers may have permanent or temporary jobs working for specific employers, be selfemployed, work fulltime or parttime, be paid for their work or volunteer their services. They may change jobs or hold several jobs at one time but, until they change the type of duties or tasks they perform, they are still puter programmers._20_ We all play a number of roles in our lives and our roles often change over time. For example, Kris works four days a week as a receptionist in a clinic and takes evening courses in social work. She also sews gymnastic wear for her neighbor who sells it at summer markets. Now Kris has at least three roles.AA role is a part you play.BActually everyone has a career.CIn other words, your career is your life story.DFor example, a puter programmer is an occupation.EAs a matter of fact, a job is different from a role in some way.FIt can be pleted at a work site, at home, or somewhere else.GThe following is about your work, your family, and your life story.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，主要讲述了每个人都有自己的事业。在事业生涯中，每个人都会从事各种各样的工作、职业，担任各种各样的角色。16解析：选B空处的前一句“很多人认为只有像工程师、会计、老师等专业人员才有事业”，B项“实际上每个人都有一份事业”对前一句进行转折且与下一句“即使你从来没有一份有报酬的工作，你仍然有一份事业”衔接自然，故选B。17解析：选C根据前一句“你的教育，你的志愿者工作，甚至你和你的家人的关系都是你事业的重要组成部分”可知，C选项“换句话说，你的事业就是你的生活故事”是对上文的总结，故选C。18解析：选F根据上文中的“But in our changing world, a job is a set of duties or tasks. It can be paid or unpaid”可知，在不断变化的世界里，我们对工作的认识有所变化，且根据空前“It can be paid or unpaid”的句式结构可知选F。19解析：选D根据空处前一句“职业是一组具有相似职责的工作，需要一套共同的技能”和空处后对“Programmers”的工作介绍可知，D项符合语境，起到承上启下的作用，为下文举例说明什么是职业做好铺垫。20解析：选A根据文章的结构以及空处的位置可知，本空应该是本段的主题句，即对下文内容的概括和总结。下文举例说明我们在生活中扮演不同的角色且随着时间的流逝，我们的角色在不断地变化，故选A。课时练(二)语言知识运用组块专练练准度(限时：30分钟).完形填空(2019成都诊断)Alex Yawor brings fallen heroes back to life by painting their final portraits. Almost every day for the past seven years, he has been _1_ portraits of servicemen and servicewomen who can never see the final _2_.He then frames, boxes, and ships the paintings to their _3_， free of charge.A World War veteran (老兵) himself, Alex fought in cruel battles. His postwar transition (转变) was _4_. Hoping to get his mind off the _5_， he finally chose to _6_ painting.The 93yearold uses his talent to paint the portraits of _7_ military heroes. He has _8_ 111 portraits based on photos _9_ sent him. His hands are not as _10_ as they used to be, so each painting takes about a week to finish.He began the _11_ in 2009. To _12_ contact information of parents who might want portraits, he reached out to the veteran groups and the American Gold Star Mothers, an organization for mothers who _13_ their military sons and daughters. Its a(n) _14_ pastime for Alex. “I cry a lot while Im painting.”Parents often write Alex _15_ notes. One mother told him, after she _16_ the portraits in her sons old bedroom, she would walk in and it would feel as though he was still there._17_ like that make the work feel like a _18_.“I believe certain people were put on this earth for a reason，” Alex says.For now, Alex would _19_ his brushes and finish up for the day. Once its dry, hell ship the portrait to another family. Or, as Alex says, “Send him (her) _20_.”语篇解读：本文主要讲述了一个二战老兵Alex Yawor，为阵亡的英雄们免费画肖像的感人故事。1A.collecting BselectingCdelivering Dcreating解析：选D根据上文中的“Alex Yawor brings fallen heroes back to life by painting their final portraits”可推知，Alex在为那些人画肖像，这本身是一种创作活动，故选D。2A.purposes BdestinationsCproducts Dsuccesses解析：选C根据上文可知，那些人在战争中已经失去生命，再也没有机会看到他的最终成果了。product“某事物的结果”。3A.families BmunitiesCstates Daddresses解析：选A根据最后一段中的“Once its dry, hell ship the portrait to another family”可知，Alex把画作送到那些阵亡英雄的家里。4A.successful BdifficultCsmooth Dmeaningless解析：选B由上文的“cruel battles”可推知，二战老兵想从战争中摆脱出来并非易事。5A.confusion BlossChero Dwar解析：选D根据语境可推知，此处指Alex想在战后从战争(war)中摆脱出来。6A.go on Bgive upCtake up Dlive on解析：选C根据语境可知，为了不再受战争的困扰，Alex选择了绘画。take up“开始从事”。7A.fallen BinserviceCimaginary Dbrave解析：选A根据上文中的“Alex Yawor brings fallen heroes back to life by painting their final portraits”可推知，Alex为那些阵亡的战士绘画。fallen“阵亡的”。8A.purchased BpletedCintroduced Ddonated解析：选B根据语境可知，此处指Alex已经完成了(pleted) 111幅绘画作品。9A.organizations BofficersCsoldiers Dparents解析：选D根据下文“Parents often write Alex . she would walk in and it would feel as though he was still there”可推知，Alex是从那些战士的父母那里得到他们的照片，然后进行绘画创作的。10A.steady BsmartCconvenient Dskillful解析：选A根据上文中的“The 93yearold uses his talent to paint the portraits of _ military heroes”可推知，一个已经93岁的二战老兵创作起来并不能像以前那么稳健了，与下文中的“so each painting takes about a week to finish”相呼应。steady“稳定的”。11A.movement BdreamCproject Dprocess解析：选C他是从2009年开始这个计划(project)的。12A.identify BfindCspread Dcorrect解析：选B根据语境可推知，此处指Alex为了找到(find)可能想要阵亡战士肖像的父母的联系信息。13A.mourned BlovedCmissed Dlost解析：选D由上文中的“fallen heroes”可推知，此处是指在战争中失去(lost)子女的母亲。14A.delightful BencouragingCemotional Dregretful解析：选C根据下文的“I cry a lot while Im painting”可知，这项休闲活动很容易激起Alex的感情。15A.hopeless BheartfeltCkindhearted Dweling解析：选B根据下文一个母亲告诉Alex的内容可推知，那些父母经常给Alex写一些真诚的便条。heartfelt“衷心的，真诚的”。16A.hung BreceivedCshowed Dreserved解析：选A根据常识可知，肖像一般是被挂(hung)在房间里的。17A.Feelings BAchievementsCReactions DPortraits解析：选C根据上文可知，此处指文中列举的这位母亲得到Alex所赠的画像的反应(reactions)。18A.virtue BdesireCreward Dcalling解析：选D根据上文中的“One mother told him, after she _ the portraits in her sons old bedroom, she would walk in and it would feel as though he was still there”可推知，这位母亲的这种反应使Alex的作品有一种使命感。calling“使命感，责任感”。19A.desert BwashCchange Dpick解析：选B根据下文中的“finish up for the day”可知，空处应指冲洗(wash)一下刷子，结束了这一天的绘画工作。20A.home BoutCoff Daway解析：选A根据上文中的“Once its dry, hell ship the portrait to another family”可推知，此处表示把阵亡的英雄送回家。.语法填空(2019济南模拟)Its almost a mon belief that the best food you can find in a place is not in the fancy restaurants, _1_ in the backstreets. These spots are usually away from popular tourist attractions, which means that to find them youll need the spirit of an explorer.Thats _2_ I came across roujiamo when I was exploring Beijing. I found _3_ restaurant that sold dishes from Xian when I explored the area around _4_ (I) office one day. I decided to try it out.My roujiamo _5_ (make) fresh, so the bread was still warm. It was soft when I bit into it, and the meat inside was delicious and tender. In fact, I enj
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