2018-2019学年高考英语一轮复习 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero高考试卷分块专练 新人教版必修1.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Nelson Mandela-a modern hero 高考试卷分块专练 阅读理解提速练 练速度 篇阅读 1篇七选五，限时 35分钟 . 阅读理解 A Bessie Coleman Born in Texas, Coleman moved to Chicago to find a job, but she became interested in the stories she heard from pilots returning from World War .However, her race (种族 ) and her gender (性别

2、) kept her out of flight schools in the U S., so she made her way to France where she could learn flying.When she returned to Chicago, Coleman had difficulty finding jobs, so she chose to be a stunt (特技 ) pilot.She was the first black female pilot in the U S.and was an inspiration to early pilots an

3、d to African Americans and Native Americans. Bessica Raiche Bessica Raiche drove a car, shot guns and practiced medicine.Besides, she was an accomplished artist and musician.But on Oct.13, 1910, Raiche became the first American woman to make a flight in an aircraft by herself.Raiches aviation career

4、 (航空职业 ) was short, as she moved to Southern California to focus on her career in medicine, later becoming president of the Orange County Medical Association. Willa Brown Willa Brown was the first African American woman to earn both a pilots license (1938) and a commercial license (1939) As a former

5、 schoolteacher and social worker, Brown set up the Coffey School of Aeronautics at Chicagos Harlem Airport, which later became the first governmentapproved aviation training school for African Americans. Peggy Whitson At 57, Peggy Whitson was the worlds oldest spacewoman.She has spent 500 days off E

6、arth more than any other woman, and in 2008, she became the first female commander of the International Space Station (ISS) She made her eighth space walk on March 30, 2017 and she beat the current record for women of 50 hours and 40 minutes of total spacewalking time. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。介绍了四位女性飞行员。 1 Wh

7、y did Bessie Coleman move to France? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A To acquire stunt skills. B To find a wellpaid job. C To take part in World War . D To achieve her flying dream. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。由第一段的 “her race ( 种族 ) and her gender (性别 ) kept her out of flight schools in the U S., so she made her way to France wher

8、e she could learn flying” 可知， Bessie Coleman 到法国是想实现自己成为飞行员的梦想。 2 Who made a contribution to aviation education? A Bessie Coleman. B Bessica Raiche. C Willa Brown. D Peggy Whitson. 解析：选 C 细节理解题 。由第三段的最后一句可知， Willa Brown 创办了第一所政府支持的非裔美国人飞行训练学校。 3 What can we know about Peggy Whitson? A She enjoyed he

9、r journey in space. B She set some surprising records. C She devoted herself to building the ISS. D She set other black women an example. 解析：选 B 推理判断题。由最 后一段可知，宇航员 Peggy Whitson 创造了几项世界纪录。 4 Which of the following do the four share? A They are outstanding women pilots. B They suffered discrimination

10、 at work. C They never received good education. D They have shown great creativity. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。由第一段的最后一句、第二段的 “R aiche became the first American woman to make a flight in an aircraft by herself” 以及第三段和第四段的内容可推知，这四位都是杰出的女飞行员。 B Krubera Cave in the western Caucasus Mountains is the deepest known cav

11、e in the world. An international team prepared to descend into Krubera. The team members hoped to be the first cavers to reach a depth of 2,000 meters, brought five tons of equipment and other necessities with them, and established camps at key locations along the route. They worked for up to 20 hou

12、rs each day. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 In the third week, progress was blocked at 1,775 meters by a sump a cave passage filled with water that gives cavers few options. There are basically three techniques available: dive through it, empty it, or go around it. Gennadiy Samokhin dove to the bottom but was disapp

13、ointed. “No chance to get through ， ” he said. Searching for a way around the sump, Garcia Dils risked entering a waterfall of near freezing water and discovered that his dry suit had holes in it. “The water was so cold I lost the feeling in my fingers， ” he said later. He, too, was unsuccessful. Fi

14、nally, two teammates found a way around the sump through a tight passage they called the Way to the Dream. The team was exhilarated. The passage led to yet another sump at 1,840 meters. After a short test dive, Samokhin emerged, smiling. There was a promising passage, he reported. But it would have

15、to wait. After nearly four weeks, with supplies running low, the team had run out of time and would have to return to the surface. Four weeks later, a team of nine Ukrainian cavers led by Yuri Kasjan went back to Krubera. Following the path opened by the previous team, they reached the sump at 1,840

16、 meters relatively quickly. After much searching, a pit (坑 ), later named the Millennium Pit, was discovered that allowed them to pass the 2,000 meter depth. More pits and passages led them to 2,080 meters, a spot they named Game Over. But the caving game is never over. Deeper caves will probably co

17、ntinue to be discovered and call out to be explored. 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了探察洞穴者对世界 上最深的洞穴 库鲁伯亚拉洞穴进行探索的过程。 5 Why did the team return to the surface after nearly four weeks? A They were lacking in supplies. B They had achieved their goal. C They couldnt go through the sump. D They gave their task to Yur

18、i Kasjans team. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第三段中 的 “After nearly four weeks, with supplies running low, the team had run out of time and would have to return to the surface.”可知，因为物资逐渐短缺，探察洞穴者才被迫返回地面。 6 What does the underlined word “exhilarated” probably mean? A Cheerful. B Powerful. C Confused. D Exhausted. 【

19、精品教育资源文库 】 解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据画线词前的 “two teammates found a way around the sump through a tight passage they called the Way to the Dream” 可知，两名队员找到了通过水坑的通道，所以他们很高兴，故选 A。 7 What is the text mainly about? A The features of Krubera Cave. B Famous caves around the world. C A journey of exploring Krubera Cave

20、. D The importance of exploring Krubera Cave. 解析：选 C 主旨大意题。本文讲述了探察洞穴者对世界上最深的洞穴 库鲁伯亚拉洞穴进行探索的过程，故选 C。 C We have slow food, slow travel, even slow journalism.The slow food movement reminds us of the value of locally produced, seasonal foods, just as slow travel brings us back to local traditions we mis

21、s as we fly off in search of peak experiences.In a 24hour news era, slow journalism avoids the demands of the breaking story, revisiting and reflecting on old news.In almost every area of life, we are turning towards a world, where time is not a luxury (奢侈品 ) but a resting place and slowness is almo

22、st a necessity. But that doesnt happen in schools.Courses are forced into short half terms.From the moment we go through school gates to the time we get out again a few short hours later, there must be activity, busyness and speed.Reflection is out.We dont give students the time they need to read an

23、d they turn to secondrate substitutes instead.Why read Plato when you can read a book about Plato? The answer is that what Plato wrote is much more interesting, dramatic and enjoyable than any of the thousands of books that have been written about him. I once met a friend, a published poet.“Hows the

24、 poetry going ？ ” I asked.“Its been a good week， ” he replied.“I wrote three lines.” Would we accept that rate of return from our students? Slow teaching means giving students time to read and think.How often do we demand immediate answers to our questions? Silence is more often uncomfortable than golden in the classroom.Slow teachi