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Unit1Lifestyles阅读理解ATayloreisakidwhopassesbytoridesometimesandhelpuswithchores.Barely15she’snevershortofadviceandoneofherfavoritepastimesisteasingmeaboutbeingafraidtogotoofastonahorse.Lastsummerfourofusrodedownthetrailbehindourwoods:mywifeKarenTayloreTaylore’sfriendKendallandme.Iwasridingmy13-year-oldTawny.Weweretwomilesfromhomewhenforsomeunexplainablereason IpushedTawnyintoagallop(飞驰).Theotherhorseswereanxioustocatchupandjustlikethattheracewason.TaylorebrushedpastmyleftlegandsecondslaterKendallwentbyonmyright.IrealizedTawnywascoveringgroundfasterthanI’deverseenher.Shestrainedeverymuscleinherbodytocatchupwiththegirls.Itwaslikeatruckwindingoveramountainroadwithoutbrakes闸.PartofmefeltperfectlyincontrolwhileanotherpartscreamedthatIwasn’t.InhalfamileIknewwe’dbecrossingthehighwaysoIprayedthatthegirlswouldbefine.Igaveupcalculatinghowlongitmighttakebeforemyhorsewouldbetriedenoughtowanttoslowdown.IwasjustaboutoutofanswerswhenIsawthegirlsslowinginfrontofme.Theirhorseswererelaxedandfortablenotevenbreathinghard.Taylore’sfaceglowed.Shegavemeahighfive."Wowyoudidwell"shesaid."Iknewyou’dgofastwhenyouwereready."Nooneinthegrouphadevenbrokenasweatexceptme.Iwasstillnervousfromthecrazypace.Myheartpoundedtoobutnotfromexercise.KarenclaimsIwasshowingoffforthegirlsthatdayandmaybeshe’sright.ButIthinkIhadsomethingtoprove.Becausedespitemywrinkles皱纹glassesandgrayhairIwasfeelingyoungatheart.AndlikeahorseonawarmsummerdayI’malwaysreadytokickupmyheels.
1.HowdidtheracebetweenthegirlsandtheauthorbeginA.Hishorse’sgallopmadetheotherhorseswanttocatchup.B.Hewantedtoshowoffhisridingskillsforthegirls.C.Theywantedtoknowwhosehorsecouldrunfastest.D.Theyteasedhimaboutbeingafraidtogotoofastonahorse.
2.Duringtherace___________.A.theauthor’shorseoutranthegirl’shorsesthewholetimeB.theauthorwasconfidentthatTawnywasincontrolC.thegirlsweresoanxioustowinthattheysweatedalotD.theauthor’sgoodperformancetookTaylorebysurprise
3.Whentheraceendedtheauthor’sheartpoundedbecause________.A.hewasfeelingthrilledandyoungB.itwasreallytoughexerciseforhimC.hewasworriedthatthegirlsmightbeindangerD.hefeltquiteembarrassedthathehadlosttherace
4.Thephrase"kickupmyheels"attheendcanbereplacedby_________.A.devotemyselfB.enjoymyselfC.acceptmychallengeD.takepartinrunningpetition【文章大意】文章描述作者和两个女孩骑马比赛,这让作者感到兴奋,也感到虽然自己上了年纪,但是有一颗年轻的心
1.A【解析】细节理解题根据文章第三段的"WeweretwomilesfromhomewhenforsomeunexplainablereasonIpushedTawnyintoagallop飞驰.Theotherhorseswereanxioustocatchupandjustlikethattheracewason."可知,作者的马飞驰起来使得其它马想要赶上故选A
3.A【解析】推理判断题根据文章最后一段的"Iwasstillnervousfromthecrazypace.Myheartpoundedtoobutnotfromexercise.…Becausedespitemywrinkles皱纹glassesandgrayhairIwasfeelingyoungatheart."可知,比赛结束的时候,作者的心狂跳因为他感觉兴奋而且年轻故选AB2017·合肥高三检测It’stheuniversalcryofparents“Getajob!”Soliman’smothertoldSolimanontheseconddayofhiscollegebreaks.Afteryearsofdeliveringfurnitureforhismother’sstore,heknewmanypeoplehadthingstheywantedtogetridof.Ifheborrowedhismom’struck,hecouldmakealittlemoneybycarryingawaytheirgarbage.Onenight,Solimancameupwithanameforhisnewbusiness—CollegeHunksHaulingJunk.Headvertisedthenextday,andwithinhours,hisphonerang.HeaskedhisfriendFriedmantohelp.Theymade$220inthreehoursbycleaningoutawoman’sgarage.SolimanandFriedmanearned$10,000thatsummer.Butthetwoweren’treadytobeefulltimegarbagemenaftergraduation.“Weweretrainedtofinishcollegeandgetagoodjob,”saysSoliman,whofirstworkedataresearchfirm.Friedmanbecameaneconomicanalyst.Afterworkingforthefirmandthepanyforawhile,bothofthemchangedtheirminds.Theyquittheirjobsandrestartedtheirbusiness,buthadtroublefindingabankwillingtolendthemmoney.“Withinmonths,”saysFriedman,“wewereprettyupset.”Atlast,onebankriskedlendingthem$50,
000.Atfirst,theylostmoney.Onecustomeraskedthemtodealwithadozengarbagecansfilledwithconstructiongarbage.Theymeasuredthejobbyvolumeinsteadofbyweightandchargedjust$
130.“Thecansweresoheavythatittookustwoandahalfhours,”saysSoliman,“anditcostusmorethan$250tocarrytheload.”However,thetoughexperiencetaughtthemalesson.Theyreducedthecostofunloadingbyrecyclingmetalsandelectronics.Justfouryearslater,theyrananationwidepanythatearned$3millionin
2014.“IfiguredifNickandIfailed,we’dlearnmorefromfailingthanfromnottryingatall,”saysSoliman.【解题导语】 Soliman通过为妈妈的商店运送家具了解到许多人有不想要的东西于是他有了一个想法——通过运送别人不想要的东西来挣钱他和朋友开始创业时遇到了一些困难,但是通过不懈的努力以及分析和总结,最后他们终于成功了1.WhatdoesSolimanfindwhenhelpingtodeliverfurnitureA.Someparentswanttheirkidstoworkatcollegebreaks.B.Manyfamilieshavethingstheydon’twanttokeep.C.Hismom’struckworkswellincarryingheavyfurniture.D.It’shardtomakemoneybycarryingawaythegarbage.B 解析细节理解题根据第二段中的“Afteryearsofdeliveringfurnitureforhismother’sstore,heknewmanypeoplehadthingstheywantedtogetridof.”可知,Soliman在为母亲的商店运送家具后他了解到很多人有他们不想要的东西故选B2.WhatmakesSolimanthinkofstartinghisnewbusinessA.Hisworkingexperienceinhismother’sstore.B.Hisstrongdesiretomakeuseofthegarbage.C.Hishatredforpeople’sthrowingawaythings.D.Hismuchavailabletimeatcollegebreaks.A 解析推理判断题根据第二段的“Ifheborrowedhismom’struck,hecouldmakealittlemoneybycarryingawaytheirgarbage.”可知,当他知道很多人都有不想要的东西时,他就想到如果他借妈妈的卡车来运走这些不想要的东西,他就可以挣到钱所以这种想法应该是他帮妈妈做事时想到的故选A3.HowdoSolimanandFriedmancutthecostofthepanyA.Byfillingthecanswithmoregarbage.B.Bymeasuringthejobbyvolume.C.Byreducingtheworkinghours.D.Byrecyclingsomethinguseful.D 解析细节理解题根据文章最后一段的“Theyreducedthecostofunloadingbyrecyclingmetalsandelectronics.”可知,他们通过循环利用金属和电子设备来减少卸货的费用故选D4.WhichofthefollowingcanbelearnedfromthepassageA.Easiersaidthandone.B.Nothingsucceedslikesuccess.C.Twoheadsarebetterthanone.D.Nothingisimpossibletoawillingheart.D 解析推理判断题通读全文可知,Soliman和朋友在创业阶段很不顺但是通过坚持不懈的努力以及分析和总结,最后他们终于获得了成功这个故事也验证了名言有志者事竟成故选DCMydaughterKellyisacautiousperson.Sheneedstowarmupsituationsandishesitanttotrynewthings.Whenwithclosefriendsshebeesaleaderwholaughsloudlyandchants.“Girlsruleboysdrool.”Butwhenthatfortzoneisnotaroundhersheisshyandnervous.Thishasbeenchallengingformeattimes.“Shy”isnotawordthatIthinkhaseverbeenusedtodescribeme.Butthishasbeenyearoffirstsformygirlthathasfilledherwithanewsenseofconfidence.Thisyearshemovedtolaplaneinswimmingwhereshewaspreparingforaswimteam.Thisyearshelearnedtorideabikewithouttrainingwheels.Andthisyearshepletedherfirstkids’triathlon(三项全能).OnSaturdaywithathunderstormingsoonandmyson’sbirthdaypartylaterinthedayweallwentoutinthedarkofthemorningforKellytoparticipateinherfirsttriathlon.Wepracticedtransitionsfromswimtobiketorunwithherwegotalltheequipmentshe’dneedandwekepttalkingabouttherace.Butaswewaitedthetwohoursfortheolderkidstofinishbeforeherturnsheheldmylegalittleharderandtoldmeshelovedmeafewtoomanytimes.Shewasnervousbuttryingtokeepittogether.Andthenitwasherturn.Fromthesecondshejumpedintothewatermyheartsoared.MydaughtertransformedintothemostconfidenthumanbeingIhadeverseen.Shedominatedthatswimcrushedthatbikerideandrantothefinishwiththebiggestsmileonherface.IcanhonestlysaythatIneverfeltsoproudofsomeoneinmyentirelife.Itwasn’tbecauseshedidasportoranythinglikethat.ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.AlldayIwouldfindmyselfjustlookingoveratherandsmiling.ShemightbewearingthefinalistmedalbutIfeltlikeIwonthatday.Iwonthechancetoseemygirlshine.Shineonsweetbaby.
1.Kellyisnervouswhen________.A.boysarearoundherB.shechangesintoaleaderC.sheisawayfromhermomD.situationsarenewtoher
2.WecanlearnfromParagraph3that______.A.theracebeganintheearlymorningB.KellywaseagerforherturnintheraceC.thewholefamilygaveKellysupportD.herbrother’sbirthdaypartywasdelayed.
3.Intheendingparagraphstheauthor“feltlikeIwonthatday”becauseKelly________.A.TookpartinthesportB.ExpressedlovetoherC.WonthegoldmedalD.Changedpletely
4.WhatkindofpersondoyouthinkKellyisA.TimidanddeterminedB.CuteandconfidentC.FearfulandenergeticD.Sociableandbrave【文章大意】本文讲述了“我”的女儿Kelly是个慢热型的人,和陌生人在一起她会很紧张很害羞,看到女儿赢得奖牌是作为父母最大的荣耀
1.D【解析】考查文章细节理解,根据文章中第一段所描述的Sheneedstowarmuptosituations,ishesitanttotrynewthings以及Butwhenthatfortzoneisnotaroundher,she isshyandnervous.,可知Kelly是一个慢热型的人,如果有新的情况,必然需要一段较长的时间适应,故选D
3.D【解析】考查文章细节理解,根据文章第五段中的ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore以及第六段中的 IfeltlikeIwonthatday,可知她已经克服了她的恐惧了,故选D
4.A【解析】推理判断题根据第一段最后一句whenthatfortzoneisnotaroundhersheisshyandnervous.和倒数第二段最后一句ItwasbecauseshewasafraidofsomethingandconqueredthatfearwithconfidenceandafireIhadn’tseenbefore.由此可知Kelly有点害羞,又意志坚定故选AD2017·济宁一模MannersnowadaysinbigcitieslikeLondonarepracticallynonexistent.Itisnothingforabigstrongschoolboytopushanelderlywomanasideforthelastremainingseatonabus,muchlessstandupandofferhisseattoher,asheoughtto.Infact,itissaddeningtonotethatifamandoesofferhisseattoanolderwoman,itisnearlyalwaysonefromtheoldergeneration.Thisquestionofgivingupseatsinpublictransportismucharguedaboutbyyoungmen,whosaythat,sincewomenhaveaskedforequality,theynolongerdeservetobetreatedwithcourtesyandthatthosewhogoouttoworkshouldtaketheirturnintheracelikeanyoneelse.Evenifitisnotagreedthatcourtesyshouldbeshowntotheold,thesickandtheburdened,arewereallysolosttoallidealsofunselfishnessthatwecansitthereindifferentlyreadinganewspaperorabook,sayingtoourselves“Firste,firstserved”,whileagrayhairedwoman,amotherwithayoungchildoradisabledmanstandsYetthisisalltoooftenseen.Olderpeople,tiredandirritablefromaday’swork,arenotangels,either—farfromit.Manyanargumentoraninsulting侮辱的quarrelbreaksoutastheyfeeltiredofpushesinthequeueandshove猛推eachothertogetonbuses.Ifcitiesaretoremainpleasantplacestolivein,however,itseemsverynecessary,notonlythatmunicationsintransportshouldbeimproved,butalsothatmunicationbetweenhumanbeingsshouldbekeptsmoothandpolite.Shopassistantswon’tbothertohelp,taxidriversshoutateachotherastheydrivedangerouslyroundcorners,busconductorspullthebellbeforetheirpassengershavehadtimetogetonoroffthebus,andsoon.Itseemstousthatitisuptotheyoungandstrongtodotheirsmallparttostopsuchdeterioration恶化.【解题导语】 本文是一篇议论文当今社会,很多年轻人已经没有了某些传统美德,例如给需要的人让座文章号召年轻人从小事做起来阻止事态的恶化1.WhatcanbeinferredfromthefirstparagraphA.Abigstrongschoolboyneverpushestheelderlyforaseatonabus.B.Youngpersonsaresuretoofferseatstotheelderly.C.Oldergenerationhavebettermannersthantheyoung.D.Elderlywomenareoftentreatedpolitely.C 解析推断判断题根据第一段内容可知,对于一个高大强壮的男学生来说,为了公交车上的一个座位把老人推到一边是经常发生的事情,如果一个男人给一个老妇人让座,那这个人肯定是老一辈人由此可推知,老一辈的人要比现在的年轻人更有礼貌故C项符合题意2.What’sthewriter’sattitudetowardstheyoungmen’sargumentaboutofferingseatinpublicA.TolerantB.Doubtful.C.Supportive.D.Critical.D 解析观点态度题根据第二段第二句Evenifitisnotagreedthatcourtesyshouldbeshowntotheold,thesickandtheburdened,arewereallysolosttoallidealsofunselfishnessthatwecansitthereindifferentlyreadinganewspaper...可知,作者认为我们应该对老弱病残表现出谦恭礼让由此可推知,作者对年轻人关于在公共场所让座的争论持批判态度故D项符合题意3.WhatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraphbutoneA.Olderpeoplebehaveworsethantheyoung.B.Olderpeoplemayalsohaveunpleasantbehaviors.C.Olderpeopledon’tliketakingbuses.D.Olderpeoplearegoodatargumentandquarrel.B 解析细节理解题根据文章倒数第二段的内容可知,年岁稍长的人经过一天繁重的工作也有心情不好的时候,他们不是天使,也会发生争吵、辱骂和争论,也会为了上公共汽车而互相推搡由此可知,年长的人也可能会有不好的行为举止故B项符合题意4.WhydoestheauthorwritethisarticleA.Totellusthatmannersnowadaysinbigcitiesarenonexistent.B.Toscoldthepersonswhohavenomannersatall.C.Towarnusoftheseriousnessofyoungmen’slackinggoodmanners.D.Tocallontheyoungtoimprovethesituation.D 解析写作意图题根据文章最后一段的内容可知,如果人们想使自己居住的城市变得令人满意,那么他们就要在使用公共交通工具时注意交流方式,这就需要年轻人尽微薄之力故本篇文章是号召年轻人改善他们的行为举止故D项符合题意七选五2017·辽宁部分重点高中联考DoyourememberthosetimeswhenyourmothertoldyoutoavoidtalkingtostrangersButnowyou’renotachildanymore.Infact,thereareadvantagesoftalkingtostrangers.Youcanmeetareallygreatperson.1.________Youcanmeetapersonwho’llbeeyourbestfriendinfuture.Youcanalsomeetsomeonewho’llgiveyouachancetogetyourdreamjoborsomehowhelpyouinlife.2.________Youhavesomeopinionsaboutdifferentsubjectsandyouknowyourfriends’andrelatives’pointsofviewaboutthemtoo.Buttherearemillionsofotherpeoplewhothinkdifferentlyandcangiveyouunpredictableyetsmartideasthat’llbroadenyourhorizons.Youimproveyoursocialskills.Whateversocialskillsyouhave,youcanmakethembetterwhentalkingtostrangers.
3.________Youcanbettertheseskillswhentalkingtoastranger.4.________Ifyoubelongtothatshytypeofpeople,talkingtoastrangermayseemtobearealchallengeforyou.I’malsoextremelyshybutIrealizeit’snotanissueatall.Youcanovereyourfearofbeingjudgedbyothersbytalkingtostrangersandbeemoreconfident.Youcancheersomeoneup.Thethingyou’lldefinitelylikeabouttalkingtostrangersisthatyoucanmakesomeone’sdaybetter.Smileandpeoplewillsmileinreturn.plimentpeopleandthey’llthinksomethingpleasantaboutyou.
5.________A.Itexpandsyourworldview.B.You’llfeelanincreaseinconfidence.C.Ithelpsyoutobeeamoretalkativeperson.D.Itmayshowyouthesolutionsyoudidn’tknowabout.E.Talkingtoastrangerisagoodhabitasyouneverknowwhoyoumaymeet.F.Havingashortdialogueisoneofthoseperfectchancestomakepeoplecheerful.G.Askingproperquestionsandattentivelisteningaretwoskillsthatmanydon’thave.【解题导语】 你还记得小时候母亲告诉你不要和陌生人说话吗?但现在你不是一个孩子了事实上,和陌生人交谈是有好处的1.E 解析根据小标题“Youcanmeetareallygreatperson.”及空格后的“Youcanmeet”“Youcanalsomeet”可知答案2.A 解析根据下文中的“cangiveyouunpredictableyetsmartideasthat’llbroadenyourhorizons”可知答案3.G 解析G项中的“twoskills”与小标题中的“socialskills”、空前的“Whateversocialskills”和空后的“theseskills”相呼应,故选G4.B 解析根据下文中的“Youcanovereyourfearofbeingjudgedbyothersbytalkingtostrangersandbeemoreconfident.”可知答案5.F 解析F项中的“makepeoplecheerful”与本段小标题“Youcancheersomeoneup.”相呼应,故选FⅢ、七选五Youregrowingup.Thatmeansyoureprobablyexperiencinglotsofchanges,allatonce.Yourbodyischanging.Itmightevenseemasifyourentireselfischanging.Itcanbeconfusingandevenscary.1Anditsgood!Growingupmeansthatyoucandomore,learnmore,andstarttomakeyourmarkontheworld.Inorderforthattohappenyourbodyproduceschemicalscalledhormonesthathelpbothbodyandmindgrow.Hormonelevelschangeconstantly,risingandfalling.2Butitspartlytoblameforintenseemotions,surprisingreactions,andmoodswings.Becauseofthewayyourbraindevelops,itissomewhatruledbyemotionsnowandthroughyourteenyears.Asaresultgrowingupcanseemlikeanemotionalrollercoaster!3●Takecareofyourself.Ifyoueatright,sleepenough,andgetgoodexercise,yourbrainwillbemuchmoreabletodealwiththestress.●4Whenyoufeelyourmoodsswingingoryoureupset,orconfused,somequiettimewillallowyoutogatheryourthoughtsandgetcalmer.●Practicerelaxingyourbodyanddeepbreathingwhenyouwakeupandwhenyougotobed.5Plus,whenstuffhappensduringtheday,youllbeabletocalmyourselfquicklywithadeepbreathortwobeforeyoureact.Yourbodyischanging.A.Takeatimeout.B.Butthetruthis,ithappenstoeveryteen.C.Workoutregularlytokeepphysicallyfit.D.Thischangingisneededforyourbodysdevelopment.E.Itwillhelpyoufallasleep—andstartthemorningright.F.Hereareafewthingsyoucandotomaketheridesmoother.G.Usually,thesefeelingssettledownwhenyourealizewhatisgoingon.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文主要介绍了青少年如何应对成长过程中的一些变化1.B [由空前的“confusingandevenscary”和空后的“good”可知,空处在这里起承上启下的作用,所以选B项]2.D [由空前一句可知,荷尔蒙的水平一直在不断地改变,忽高忽低;D项中的“Thischanging”与空前的“change”相对应,所以选D项]3.F [空前的“anemotionalrollercoaster”与F项中的“maketheridesmoother”相对应,且由下文列举的几个要点可知,F项符合文意]4.A [由本段中的“一些安静的时间将使你集中精神,安静下来”可知,A项正确]5.E [空前的“Practicerelaxingyourbodyanddeepbreathing”与E项中的“It”对应,空前的“whenyouwakeup”与E项的“startthemorningright”对应;空前的“whenyougotobed”与E项的“fallasleep”对应所以选E项]。