2019届高三英语一轮复习 Unit 1 Living well 课时作业 新人教版选修7.doc

1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Living well . 阅读理解 A (2018 甘肃重点中学协作体高三上学期第一次联考 ) Mary Krupa became friends with the grey squirrels during her first week at Penn State, after spotting them running around and idly (漫不经心地 ) wondering what they would look like with tiny hats on their heads. Today, everyone at the

2、university knows her as the “Squirrel Girl” Mary started bringing them food, and gradually they began to trust her. She managed to put a hat on a squirrel and take a picture. Thinking that her colleagues could do with something to lift their spirits, she started posting similar photos on Facebook. T

3、he response was greatly positive, and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation. Growing up in a neighborhood outside of State College, Mary was always fond of birds and animals around her home, but she didnt interact (交流 ) with people very much. She was later diagnosed with As

4、pergers syndrome, but the squirrels changed that. “The squirrels help me break the ice, because Ill be sitting here patting a squirrel and other people will come over and well just start like feeding the squirrels together and chatting about them， ” she said. “I am a lot more outgoing.” And in case

5、youre wondering how Mary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. For example, whenever she wants them to hold or play with something, she puts peanut butter on the prop (道具 ), and theyll grab it. But getting to that part took a while. In the be

6、ginning, she would throw peanuts up the trees on campus and invite the squirrels to come down and get them, but they hesitated to approach her. She had the patience to earn their trust, though. This year, Mary is graduating with a degree in English and wildlife sciences. She wants to be a science wr

7、iter and educate people on how to preserve the environment. As for her furry friends, Mary plans to stay in the area and visit them as often as she can. 【文章大意】 宾夕法尼亚大学的 “ 松鼠女孩 ”Mary 曾经被诊断出患有阿斯伯格综合征，但是松鼠改变了她，使她变得外向起来。在和松鼠之间建立了信任以后， Mary 拍了一些戴帽子的松鼠的照片，在互联网上引起了 轰动。 【难句分析】 And in case youre wondering ho

8、w Mary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos, it has a lot to do with food. 分析：这是一个主从复合句。句中 in case 引导条件状语从句，该从句中 how 引导宾语从句 Mary is able to get the squirrels to do what she wants for her photos作动词 wondering 的宾语，该宾语从句中 what 引导另一个宾语从句，作动词 do 的宾语。 译文：如果你想知道 Mary 是如何能够让松鼠做她想让

9、它们做的从而得到 (她想要的 )照片，这与食物有很大关系。 1 What does the underlined word “sensation” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? A Hit. B Challenge. C Attack. D Link. 答案与解析 ： A考查词义猜测。根据第二段中的 “The re sponse was greatly positive, and before long Mary and her squirrels became an Internet sensation.” 可知 ， Mary拍的照片得到了非常积极的回应 ， 在

10、互联网上引起了轰动。 hit“ 风行一时的事物 ” 与画线词意思相近，所以 A 项正确。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 2 What kind of change do squirrels bring to Mary? A She is sicker than before. B She is more interested in animals. C She is more sociable than before. D She is less willing to go to college. 答案与解析： C考查细节理解。根据第三段的内容可知， Mary 之前不善于交际，并被诊断患有阿斯伯

11、格综合征，但是松鼠改变了她，使她变得外向了。 3 How did Mary manage to take photos of squirrels wearing hats? A By putting them in cages. B By playing music to them. C By attracting them with colorful food. D By building a close relationship with them. 答案与解析： D考查细节理解。根据第四段的描述可知，想给松鼠拍照需要借助食物，但并不是只要给松鼠食物，松鼠就会让她拍出想要的照片，她必须和松

12、鼠之间建立信任而亲密的关系。 4 Which words can best describe Mary? A Confident and strong. B Patient and caring. C Sociable and healthy. D Traditional and hardworking. 答案与解析： B考查推理判断。根据文中 Mary 与松鼠的相处及第四段中的 “She had the patience to earn their trust, though” 可知， Mary 有耐心且有爱心。 B (2018 陕西省高三教学质量检测试题一 ) Many people ha

13、ve bought insurance, either life or property(财产 ), commercial or compulsory. Yet some people know little about it and some even misunderstand its nature and function. Insurance is the sharing of risks. Nearly everyone is exposed to a risk of some sort. The house owner, for example, knows that his pr

14、operty can be damaged by fire; the shipowner knows that his ships may be lost at sea; the breadwinner knows that he may die at an early age and leave his family poorer. On the other hand, not every house is damaged by fire nor every ship is lost at sea. If these persons each put a small amount of mo

15、ney into a pool, there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer losses. In other words, the losses of the few are met from the contributions of the many. This is the basis of insurance. Those who pay the contribution are known as the insured and those who manage the_pool_of_contribu

16、tions as insurers. The legal basis of all insurance is the policy. This is a printed form of contract on a piece of paper in best quality. It states that every year the insured shall pay an amount of money, which is called the premium; in return, the insurer will pay an amount of money or compensati

17、on for losses if the risk or event insured against actually happens. The premium for insurance naturally depends upon how likely the risk is to happen, as suggested by past experience. If companies fix their premiums too high, there will be more competition in their area of insurance and they may lo

18、se business. On the other hand, if they make the premium too low, they will lose money and may even have to drop out of business. So the ordinary forces of supply and demand keep premiums at a level satisfactory to both the insurer and the insured. 【文章大意】 本文主要对保险进行了简要介绍。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 【难句分析】 The pre

19、mium for insurance naturally depends upon how likely the risk is to happen, as suggested by past experience. 分析：本句是一个复合句。 how 引导宾语从句， as 引导了一个省略了主语和部分谓语的状语从句，补充完整应该是： as it is suggested by past experience。 译文：保险费 (的确定 )自然取决于风险发生的可能性，正如过去的经验所显示的那样。 5. The underlined phrase in Para. 2 most probably me

20、ans _. A money paid by the insurers B each premium C money paid by all those insured D the cost of administering insurance 答案与解析： C考查词义猜测。根据第二段的 “If these persons each put a small amount of money into a pool， there will be enough to meet the needs of the few who do suffer losses.” 可推知， the pool of c

21、ontributions 表示投保人所投的钱。 A 项错在paid，根据第二段的 “who manage the pool of contributions as insurers” 可知，这部分钱是由承保人来经营管理的； B 项错在每一笔保险费，与语境 pool 不符； D 项表示管理保险的成本，文章中并没有提到，故排除。 6. Insurance premiums do not become too high because _. A not many people insure themselves B premiums depend on the risk of losses C in

22、surers have to be more competitive D insurance companies can never lose money 答案与解析： C考查细节理解。根据最后一段的 “If companies fix their premiums too high, there will be more competition in their area of insurance and they may lose business.” 可知，保险公司也有竞争，因此保险费不能定得太高，否则就没有竞争力，也就意味着可能会失去业务，故选 C。 7. According to the passage, insurance business gains profit because _. A more and more people buy insurance B the firms have sound management C the premium is increased year by year D only a few of those insured suffer losses 答案与解析： D考查推理判断。根据第二段的 “On the other hand ， not every