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Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note阅读理解组块专练练速度(限时：30分钟).阅读理解AWhen I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of it.When winter arrived, thick and heavy snow would fall, and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a day of fun.I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding.Finally, one winter I was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it.The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers had the time of my life.It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside on the wooden sled.Near the end of the day I was too overjoyed when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself.I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my stomach.Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside.I was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course, straight towards one of those big oak trees.My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming.At the last possible second I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree.I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling, “You have to steer (操控)! You have to steer！”Sadly, that wasnt the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life.Many times problems, troubles, and my own failures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger, frustration, and despair.I am still learning that life isnt always safe sledding.I am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness, back to goodness, and back to God.Life is a trip, but no one ever said it was a smooth ride.Steer well then.Steer straight.Steer your soul towards the light and the love that are all meant for us.语篇解读：作者小时候有一次滑雪时差点撞到橡树上，但在最后一刻，作者翻滚到雪地里才得以化险为夷，同时他学到了一个人生道理：学会自我掌控。1What do we know about the author when he was very young?AHe lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it.BHe was frightened to go sledding with his brothers.CHe longed to go sledding with his brothers.DHe carried his brothers sleds as they went sledding.解析：选C细节理解题。根据第一段第三句“I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding.”可知，作者因为年龄太小不能去滑雪，只能嫉妒地看着哥哥们玩。据此可知，作者小时候很渴望和哥哥们一起滑雪，故C项正确。2Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhilarating” in Paragraph 2?ADelightful.BTerrifying.COrdinary.DViolent.解析：选A词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知，这句话描述的是作者第一次滑雪时在木雪橇上从山上冲下去，风从脸上刮过时的快感。根据第一段作者渴望滑雪的描述再结合下文中的“overjoyed”可知，作者玩得很开心，据此可以判断，画线词意为“令人愉快的”，故A项正确。3Why did the author fall off his sled?ABecause his sled crashed into an oak tree.BBecause he lost control of his sled.CBecause his brother pushed it so hard.DBecause the hillside was snowy.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I was doing pretty well .one of those big oak trees.”可知，作者撞到了雪地里的一个树桩，然后径直撞向一棵大橡树，再结合该段中的“At the last possible second .the tree.”可知，作者在快要撞到橡树的那一刻从雪橇上翻滚下来，从而避开了危险。据此可以判断，作者从雪橇上掉下来是因为他失去了对雪橇的控制。故B项正确。4What does the author mean to tell us?ALosing control of a sled can be dangerous.BCourage and determination can change ones life.CLife can be controlled by oneself.DLife is a mystery full of coincidences.解析：选C推理判断题。通读全文再结合文章最后一段的前两句“Life is a trip, but no one ever said it was a smooth ride.Steer well then.”可知，作者认为人生的旅程不是一帆风顺的，应该学会掌控生活。据此可以判断，本文旨在告诉读者，人生是可以由自己掌控的，故C项正确。BThe popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to practice reading aloud in booths (小间) set up in big cities across the country.As the latest TV show to help peoples love for literature recover, the CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems, essays and books, or even personal letters they wrote to their loved ones.Just as the weekly show has been wellreceived, its reading booths, equipped with professional recording devices and cameras, have bee instant hits.A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 the first day of the booths opening to the public in Shanghai.The deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5：30 pm, as the number of waiting readers continued to grow.Some waited more than nine hours for a tryout in the booth, according to library management.“There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up outside the Shanghai Library before it opens.If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai, now I think another spring has arrived again，” library manager Zhou Deming, told The Paper.The reading booth is the only one of its kind in the city of economic center at the moment, but more are expected to be put into use in the ing months, according to the librarys website.The program has also led to booths in other cities including Beijing, Hangzhou, Guangzhou and Xian to appeal to more people to read and share their life stories.With the recent boom of culturethemed TV shows such as Readers and Chinese Poetry Congress, some are optimistic that this will help the country love literature and reading again in general.语篇解读：随着CCTV的朗读者节目受到人们的欢迎，全国范围开始刮起了“读书风”。各大城市纷纷建立“朗读亭”，人们阅读的热情也越来越高。5The CCTV program Readers aims to _.Ateach people what to readBattract peoples attention to CCTVCinvite people to read aloud in the boothDarouse peoples enthusiasm for reading解析：选D细节理解题。根据文章第二段第一句“As the latest TV show .loved ones.”可知，朗读者旨在帮助人们重燃对文学及阅读的热情，故D项正确。6We can learn from Paragraph 3 that _.Asome people waited for a long time to read in the boothBMarch 4 was the first day of the opening of Shanghai LibraryCon March 4, 200 people read in the boothDthe time for registrations was lengthened for three and a half hours解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段最后一句“Some waited more than nine hours for a tryout in the booth, according to library management.”可知，有些人为了能在“朗读亭”里朗读，等了九个多小时。故A项正确。7The passage mainly tells that _.Amany people line up to read aloud in reading boothsBmore reading booths will be set up in the futureCReaders has bee popular all over ChinaDReaders has inspired more people to read aloud in reading booths解析：选D主旨大意题。通读文章可知，本文主要介绍了随着电视节目朗读者的流行，“朗读亭”也逐渐兴起，人们的阅读热情得到了极大的激发，故D项正确。C(2019丽水模拟)You dont have to be a fan of math to get excited about Pi (“”) Day.While the event may start with some calculations, it is more than likely to conclude with a slice or two of delicious pie.The holiday is held every March 14, because “” is widely recognized as 3.14.The tradition of honoring “” began at San Franciscos Exploratorium museum.On March 14, 1988, physicist Larry Shaw convinced his colleagues to mark the day by marching around one of the museums circular spaces and consuming fruit pies.The celebration was made official in 2009 when the US.House of Representatives set aside March 14 as Pi Day.Today, Pi Day is observed in many creative ways.Students at the California Institute of Technology in Los Angeles host a pieeating event, which begins at 1：59 am.and features 26 pies, each of five different flavors.Though that might seem random, the date (3.14), time (159), number of pies (26), and number of varieties (5) recreate the first nine digits of “”： 3.14159265!Students applying for the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Cambridge eagerly wait for the day every year to find out if they have been accepted.However, instead of sending out the offers at 3：14 pm., the institution waits till 6：28 pm.6.28 is referred to as “tau”， which is “” multiplied by 2.The number is believed to be much more reliable than “” by some experts and even has its own celebration on June 28.Since 2017, MIT has also used Pi Day as a fundraiser to support its students, departments and programs.This day is also Albert Einsteins birthday, so the town of Princeton, New Jersey, where Einstein lived until his death in 1955, celebrates the occasion with multiday festivities that end on March 14.Visitors can participate in concerts, shows, as well as pieeating, pirecitation, and Einsteinlookalike contests.8Where was Pi Day originally celebrated?AIn San Francisco.BIn Los Angeles.CIn Cambridge.DIn Princeton.解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“The tradition of honoring began at San Franciscos Exploratorium museum.”可知，该传统开始于美国旧金山探索馆，故A项正确。9What does MIT do on Pi Day according to the passage?AInform applicants of application results.BConduct a calculating test.COrganize a march around the campus.DMake desserts of different flavors.解析：选A推理判断题。根据第五段第一句可知，每一年申请麻省理工学院(MIT)的学生们急切地等待着这一天，想要知道他们是否被录取。据此可知，麻省理工学院在这一天告知申请者申请结果，故A项正确。10Whats the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo advise.BTo make an introduction.CTo argue.DTo give an explanation.解析：选B写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了圆周率日的起源、发展和各地的庆贺活动。故B项正确。.阅读七选五Running can be the Best Exercise for Weight LossAny exercise is good exercise, but when it es to losing weight, its hard to beat running. After all, running is one of the most efficient ways to burn calories and get fit without having to restrict your diet._1_ If youre not a runner yet but interested in losing weight, here are four reasons running can be the best exercise for weight loss._2_ When paring running with walking the same distance, studies find that running will lead to greater weight loss, most likely because your resting energy expenditure stays elevated (高的) after you run. In a longterm parison study of runners and walkers, calories burned through running led to 90% more weight loss than calories burned through walking.Running is timeefficient. Even if the myth that running a mile and walking a mile burn the same number of calories were true, running is a considerably faster way to burn those calories._3_Running is convenient. Though many of us have accumulated a vast arsenal (武器，装备) of GPS gadgets and tech tees over the years, little is actually required to go running. You can do it alone. You can do it almost anywhere._4_ For this reason alone, running is the best workout for weight loss because its cheap and accessible, and there are fewer barriers to maintaining a routine, even while traveling.Two words: runners high._5_ Fortunately, studies support what many runners have experienced on an anecdotal level running can actually get you high. Scientists have found links between moderate to intense exercise and morphinelike brain chemicals, which explains the occasional flood of thrill that rushes over you during a hard run. That happy sensation you had after your last race makes you want to go for another run, right?ACultivate the good habit of running.BRunning works even when youre at rest.CYou will never stick to a habit if you dont like it.DThe first rule of exercising for weight loss is that if you dont enjoy it, you wont stick with it.EYou dont need any equipment beyond a pair of running shoes.FIf youre already a runner, keep on.GMost people can run two or three times as far as they can walk in a given amount of time.1选F根据下文的“If youre not a runner yet”可知这里是介绍如果你已经开始跑步了，就继续跑。故选F。2选B根据下文的“because your resting energy expenditure stays elevated(高的) after you run”可知，跑步后休息的时候，能量消耗也是高的，即：当你休息的时候，跑步也有用。故选B。3选G根据上文的“running is a considerably faster way to burn those calories”可知，大部分人在所给的范围跑步的距离是走路的三倍。故选G。4选E根据上文的“little is actually required to go running”可知，除了一双跑鞋，你什么都不需要。故选E。5选D根据下文的“Fortunately, studies support what many runners have experienced on an anecdotal level running can actually get you high.”可知跑步可以让人情绪高，故D项减肥的第一规则是如果你不喜欢，你就不会坚持，符合语境。
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