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Unit1单元检测B——阅读理解提速练Ⅰ.阅读理解ATheMasaiareapeoplewhoareconstantlytryingtopreservetheirownwaysinanincreasinglymodernworld.TheylivealongtheborderofKenyaandTanzaniamovingtheirhomesfromtimetotimetofollowtheircattlethesourceoftheirliving.TheMasaihavebeeknownasapeopleoffightersprotectingtheircattleagainstlionsandotherenemies.Onlymenarefighters.Theywearlonghairwhichiscoloredredwithclay.Theycanhavemorethanonewife.Womenbuildandtakecareofthehomefixingfoodandmakingclothing.Womenandchildrenkeeptheirheadsshaved.Womencanalsobeeelders_oncetheyhavegivenbirthtofourhealthychildren.TheMasaidependontheircattleformanypartsoftheirlife.Theydrinkcowsmilkandbloodassacreddrinks.Theyusethecowswastetocoverandsealtheirhomes.Theydontkilltheircattleforfoodbutifacowiskilledthenthehorns角areusedforcontainers;thehidesareusedtomakeshoesclothingropesandbedcoverings;andthebonesaremadeintodecorations.Themorecattleamanownsthericherheisconsideredtobe.Amanwhoowns50orfewercattleisconsideredpoor.A“rich”manhasathousandormore.Thecattlethoughownedbythemanareconsideredtobelongtothemansentirefamily.Thefamilynamesthecattleandcanrecognizeeachanimalsuniquevoice.MasaihousesaremadefromsticksandgrassbuttheyaremeanttobetemporarysincethemoveoftheircattlemeansthattheMasaimoveaswell.1.WhatisMasaiwomensdailyworkathomeA.Theyprotectthecattlefrombeinghunted.B.Theygivebirthtobabiesandbringthemup.C.Theylookafteraswellasnamingtheircattle.D.Theymainlydealwithvarioushousework.解析选D 细节理解题根据第二段的第五句“Womenbuildandtakecareofthehomefixingfoodandmakingclothing”可知,马赛族的妇女在家看护房子,准备饭菜并且做衣服;据此可知,马赛族的妇女日常主要负责家务活,故D项正确2.WhendotheMasaimovefromoneplacetoanotherA.Theymovewhentheyhaveoverathousandcattle.B.Theymoveoncethereare4childreninthefamily.C.Theymovewhentheircattleneednewfoodsources.D.Theymoveaftertheirhousesarenotstrongenough.解析选C 推理判断题根据第一段第二句中的“movingtheirhomesfromtimetotimetofollowtheircattlethesourceoftheirliving”并结合最后一段可知,马赛人跟着他们的牛而迁移,由此可以判断,当牛需要新的食物来源时,马赛人就会迁移故C项正确3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“elders”inParagraph2meanA.Agedcitizens. B.Respectedpeople.C.Bravefighters.D.Wealthyhostesses.解析选B 词义猜测题根据第二段最后一句中的“oncetheyhavegivenbirthtofourhealthychildren”可以判断,如果女子能生育四个健康的孩子,则她将成为人们尊敬的人画线词意为“令人尊敬的人”,故B项正确4.Itcanbeinferredfromthetextthat________.A.theMasairaisethecattlemainlyfortheirmeatB.lionsaretheprimaryenemiesoftheMasaiC.theMasaiarelivingalifeinamodernwayD.thetotaloftheMasaiscattledecidestheirstatus解析选D 推理判断题根据第四段的第一句“Themorecattleamanownsthericherheisconsideredtobe”可知,一个人拥有的牛越多,他就被认为越富有,据此可以判断,马赛人拥有的牛的数量决定了他们的社会地位,故D项正确BTwoweeksagoa7yearoldgirlChloeBridgewaterwrotealettertoGoogleexpressingherinterestinworkingforthetechpanywhenshegetsolder.“DearGooglebossmynameisChloeandwhenIambiggerIwouldlikeajobwithGoogle,”shewrote.“IalsowanttoworkinachocolatefactoryanddoswimmingintheOlympics.”Thestudentsaidshelikedputersandhadatabletsheplayedgameson.Sheevenshowedoffarobotgamethatherdadgaveher.ItwasntlongbeforeSundarPichaiCEOofGooglerepliedwithhisownletteronGooglewebsite.InaletterdatedFeb.3Pichaiwrote“DearChloeImgladthatyoulikeputersandrobotsandhopethatyouwillcontinuetolearnabouttechnology.Ithinkifyoukeepworkinghardandfollowyourdreamsyoucanacplisheverythingyousetyourmindto.Ilookforwardtoreceivingyourjobapplicationwhenyouarefinishedwithschool!”HerfatherAndyBridgewatertoldABCNewshewaspletelyshockedthathisdaughterreceivedareply.Buthewasntsurprisedthatshedecidedtowritetheletterinthefirstplace.“Shesgotdetermination.Shedoesntseethebarriersthatwefaceeveryday,”heexplained.“Ifshewantstodoitshewillsetouttodoitandnothingwillstopher.”Thefatherremarkedthathisdaughterbeganjumpingupanddownafterreceivingtheletter.Stillhesnotinarushtosendhiseldestdaughterofftowork.“NowmydaughterisconfidentalthoughshehasntyetfullyunderstoodthatitwilltakemoreeffortsthanfinishingherstudytomakeitwithGoogle,”hesaid.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文七岁女孩ChloeBridgewater给谷歌CEOSundarPichai写信,没想到却收到了Sundar的回信5.ChloeslettertoPichaishowsusthatshe________.A.expectstobeoneoftheGooglemembersB.hasatalentformakingrobotsC.makesuphermindtostudyhardD.buriesherselfinputergames解析选A 细节理解题根据第一段第二句中的“whenIambiggerIwouldlikeajobwithGoogle”可知,她写信给谷歌CEO是希望长大后能在谷歌工作,故A项正确6.Wecanknowfromthetextthat________.A.thegirlwrotethelettertoPichaionFebruary3B.therearetwochildreninBridgewatersfamilyC.AndydidntexpectareplyfromPichaiatallD.GoogleissuretohireChloeafterhergraduation解析选C 推理判断题根据第三段的第一句“HerfatherAndyBridgewatertoldABCNewshewaspletelyshockedthathisdaughterreceivedareply”可知,Andy对于他的女儿能收到回信很惊讶,据此可推知,Andy根本没有指望会收到谷歌CEO的回信,故C项正确7.WhatisthemainideaofthetextA.A7yearoldgirlgetsajobwithGoogle.B.CEOofGooglerespondstoagirlsletter.C.AfatherforbidshisgirltoworkforGoogle.D.Googledecidestoemployitsyoungestclerk.解析选B 主旨大意题本文主要讲述七岁女孩ChloeBridgewater给谷歌CEO写信,希望长大后在谷歌公司工作,没想到谷歌CEO给她回了信,鼓励她努力学习,实现梦想故选B项Ⅱ.阅读七选五Heresleepexpertsclearupsomeofthebiggestmisunderstandingsaboutsleeptheyseewiththeirpatientswhichcouldweakenyourabilitytohaveanightofgoodsleep.Myth__1__Thelatestresearchshowsthattherightamountofsleepmayvaryfrompersontopersonandshouldleaveyoufeelingenergizedthenextday.Imasleepdoctor.Takemyselfforexample.__2__Myth:DontfallasleepwiththeTVon.IvecuredmorepeoplesufferingfromsleepproblemsthanyoucanimaginebytellingpeopleitsOKtofallasleepwiththeTVon.__3__Controlthewatchingtimesoitdoesntaffectyoursleeplaterinthenight.Myth:Youcancatchuponlostsleepontheweekend.__4__AHarvardstudyfoundthatevenifyousleepforanextra10hoursontheweekendtomakeupforonlysleepingsixhoursanightfortwoweeksthoseextrahourswontimproveyourreactiontimesorabilitytofocus.Plussleepinglatethrowsoffyourbiologicalclockwhichcanleadtoobesitydiabetesandheartdisease.Myth:Alcoholcanhelpyouresteasy.__5__Alcoholmayrelaxyousoyounodoffquickerbutstudiesshowyoullwakeupmoreandgetlessofdeepsleepyouneedtofeelrested.A.Youneed8hourssleepanight.B.Alackofsleepcancauseanxiety.C.Wetakeunschedulednapsduringtheweekend.D.Ivebeena
6.5hoursleeperinmyentireadultlife.E.ManypeoplecantturnofftheirbrainsbutwatchingTVhelps.F.Peoplemonlyusealcoholtofallasleepbutitdoesntwork.G.Youcantmakeupfortoolittlesleepbysleepingmoreatweekends.语篇解读本文为说明文作者澄清了人们关于睡眠的几个错误观点,比如你一晚上需要8小时的睡眠、不能开着电视睡觉等1.解析选A 由语境及上文的“clearupsomeofthebiggestmisunderstandingsaboutsleep”可推测出Myth在此意为“错误观念”根据下文的“therightamountofsleepmayvaryfrompersontoperson”可知,对每个人来说,适当的睡眠时间都是不同的,故可知此处澄清的错误观念是A项“你一晚上需要八个小时的睡眠”2.解析选D 根据语境尤其是上文的“therightamountofsleepmayvaryfrompersontoperson...Takemyselfforexample”可知,空处应是作者举例说明自己每晚需要的睡眠时间,故选D项,表示作者成年以后一直每晚睡
6.5小时3解析选E 空处解释说明了上文的“IvecuredmorepeoplesufferingfromsleepproblemsthanyoucanimaginebytellingpeopleitsOKtofallasleepwiththeTVon”的原因,表示许多人不能让他们的大脑放松下来,但看电视能够对他们有所帮助文中的“morepeoplesufferingfromsleepproblems”与E项中的“Manypeoplecantturnofftheirbrains”对应4.解析选G 本空所在段落的错误观点是通过在周末睡更长时间来弥补平时缺失的睡眠G项与之相呼应5.解析选F F项中的“Peoplemonlyusealcoholtofallasleep”与上文的“Alcoholcanhelpyouresteasy”以及下文的“Alcoholmayrelaxyousoyounodoffquicker”相对应,“butitdoesntwork”与下文的“youllwakeupmoreandgetlessofdeepsleepyouneedtofeelrested”相对应。