1、译林版选择性必修第一册unit3培优提升练.阅读理解阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。AChicagos museums rank among the best in the world.Below are the top four you need to visit.The Shedd AquariumLocation：Museum Campus，just Northeast of Soldier Field,1200 South Lake Shore DriveTel：(312)939-2438The shedd aims to “inspire，entert
2、ain and educate” the public about the life in our oceans and waterways.They feature an Oceanarium，Wild Reef exhibit，Amazon River exhibit，and they pride themselves on their efforts to protect wildlife habitats.The Art Institute of ChicagoLocation：Downtown Where Adams Street Meets Michigan Avenue,111
3、South Michigan AvenueTel：(312)443-3600The Art Institute ranks among Chicagos most-visited museums.From French Impressionist paintings to African masks to the new wing for Modern Art，the museum offers visitors a rich cultural experience.The Field Museum of Natural HistoryLocation：Museum Campus，direct
4、ly North of Soldier Field,1300 SLake Shore DriveTel：(312)738-1503The Field Museum is probably best known for its dinosaur displays，but it also has a rich and deep dedication(奉献) to “the diversity and relationships in nature and among cultures”As a collection which grew from holdings received after t
5、he Worlds Columbian Exposition held in Chicago in 1893，it currently holds，conserves，and studies more than 20 million objects.The Chicago History MuseumLocation：In Lincoln Park on Chicagos North Side,1601 NClark StreetTel：(312)642-4600The Chicago History Museum exhibits artifacts from the depth of th
6、eir 22 million item collection and from the citys past history.From the Chicago Bulls Team to the Chicago Fire of 1871，the museum covers it all and offers history information and exhibits to make Chicagos history connect to our lives today.1Which two museums are closer to each other?AThe Art Institu
7、te of Chicago & The Shedd Aquarium.BThe Chicago History Museum & The Art Institute of Chicago.CThe Shedd Aquarium & The Field Museum of Natural History.DThe Field Museum of Natural History & The Chicago History Museum.2In the Art Institute of Chicago，visitors can know about .Athe history of ChicagoB
8、the 1893 Columbian ExpositionCcultures from different countriesDthe relationship between humans and nature3To learn more about the history of the Chicago Bulls Team，visitors can call .A(312)939-2438 B(312)443-3600C(312)738-1503 D(312)642-4600答案CCDBLEGO began as one mans small business.But today，it i
9、s the second largest toy company in the world.The LEGO company sells small，brightly colored plastic bricks(积木)People can buy LEGO bricks in over 90 countries.Ole Kirk Kristiansen from Denmark began his own business in 1932.He made products from wood including colorful wooden toys.Kristiansens young
10、son，Godtfred，worked with him.Their business helped them make a lot of money.By 1934，the Kristiansens named their company LEGO，which came from two Danish words，“leg” and “godt”，meaning “play well”The LEGO company grew slowly.But it continued to create excellent wooden toys.By 1947，the LEGO company be
11、gan using a new material to make their toysplastic.One of the toys they sold was called the Automatic Binding Brick.A person could put the bricks together to build something.But the bricks did not hold together easily.Still，they were a popular toy.A few years later，in 1954，Godtfred Kirk Kristiansen
12、had a big idea.He wanted all of the LEGO bricks to fit together.Finally，four years later，in 1958，the LEGO company found their answer.They invented the first modern style LEGO brick，which was similar to the Automatic Binding Brick but each piece would fit with any other piece.Since that time，any toy
13、that the LEGO company created would fit with any other toy they created.Today，LEGO is not only the second largest toy maker in the world，but also making its products a great way for children to learn creative building skills.4When the LEGO company was set up，it .Ahad a rapid growthBfailed to attract
14、 childrenCwas small but successfulDinvited children to work with it5What do we know about the Automatic Binding Brick?AIt was liked by few people.BIt was the best of its kind.CIt was made of wood.DIt was a building toy.6The first modern style LEGO brick .Afit together perfectlyBwas invented in the e
15、arly 1950sCwas created by Godtfred and his fatherDdiffered greatly from the Automatic Binding Brick7Whats the best title for the text?ALEGO：Play WellBLEGO：Educational ToysCToy Companies：From Small to BigDToy Companies：Never Too Late to Create答案CDAACWhen the Apollo astronauts(宇航员) landed on the Moon
16、in 1969，millions of people were rather sad.The person to blame for this was an artist named Chesley Bonestell.For many years，Bonestell had been creating beautifully detailed paintings of the Moon and planets.Viewers of his artwork were unhappy because the real Moon did not look like Bonestells pictu
17、res of it.As a space artist，Bonestell tried to make his drawings look exciting and as true as the Moon is.He worked closely with astronomers and scientists to get the most up-to-date scientific information available.But in the 1940s and 1950s，no one had ever seen another planet up close.Yet Bonestel
18、ls paintings looked so real that some people thought they were photographs.Even though Bonestell was interested in astronomy，he did not start out as a space artist.As a young man he studied architecturethe art and science of designing and making buildings.In 1938，Bonestell became a special effects a
19、rtist in Hollywood.It was here that he learned he could improve his paintings by following the methods used in the movies.In 1944，a popular magazine published a series of Bonestells paintings of the planet Saturn.He drew Saturn as if it were seen by someone standing on each of the planets moons.The
20、results were dazzling.Within a few years，Bonestells artwork was appearing regularly in magazines and books on astronomy and space flight.Many of Bonestells artworks had been right all along.But the biggest surprise was the Moon.Someone asked Bonestell what he was thinking when he saw the first pictu
21、res from the Moon.“I thought how wrong I was！”he said.“My mountains were sharp，and they arent on the Moon.”But he shouldnt have felt bad.No space artist had ever before taken so many people to so many faraway worlds.In the years just before the first manned space flights，Bonestells artwork prepared
22、people for the amazing space adventure to come.8Bonestell made his space drawings .Afrom a very early ageBby copying photographsCwith the help of scientistsDin order to make a living9The underlined word “dazzling” in Paragraph 4 can best be replaced by “ ”Adoubtful BworryingCterrible Dwonderful10Bon
23、estells success lay in the fact that .Ahe created a new drawing skillBhe helped finish the first space flightChe made space travel more popularDhe helped bring space closer to people11What would be the best title for the text?AThe First Men on the MoonBThe Space Art of Chesley BonestellCThe Journeys
24、 of the Apollo AstronautsDSpacewalking：Through an Astronauts Eyes答案CDDBDFor many people，moths(飞蛾) are dust-colored pests that eat our clothes and disturb us by flying around lights after dark.Not for artist Joseph Scheer.The pictures he creates bring out the beauty of moths，with colors，shapes，and pa
25、tterns that have never been seen before so clearly.“Digital tools let you see things youd never see just looking with your eyes，”Scheer says.Scheers pictures have been displayed around the world，and one reaction is heard everywhere：“People insist，No，that cant be a moth，” says Scheer.Scheers work beg
26、an with a moth hunt in the state of New York.Scheer would leave the lights on and the windows open overnight at his university office，and then collect the moths that had flown in.When the building cleaners at the university complained，he moved the hunt to his friend Mark Klingensmiths yard.They set
27、up two lights shining over a plastic container on a white sheet.Then moths appeared from the darkness，flew into the sheet，and fell into the plastic container.“We got a different species every night，” Scheer says.“The patterns and colors were unbelievable.”After the hunt，they used a powerful scanner
28、to get detailed pictures of moths.Small moths presented special challenges.The scanner records so much information that a single moth can take 20 minutes to scan.A scan of just two small moths fills an entire CD.All that information means the size of the picture can be increased by 2,700 percent but
29、 still keep all the details and appear perfectly clear.Youd need a microscope to see the details shown in Scheers prints.Scheers work is not only a new form of art.He has also made a valuable contribution to the record of the moths around him.He has helped identify more than a thousand different spe
30、cies.“Not from Alaska or the Amazon，” Klingensmith says.“All from one backyard.”12What do people mean by “No，that cant be a moth”？AScheer is highly skilled at drawing.BThey dont like the pictures of moths.CThe moths in the pictures are too strange.DThe pictures seem too beautiful to be moths13What i
31、s Paragraph 2 mainly about?AHow Scheer caught moths.BScheers working environment.CHow Scheer found moths beauty.DScheers friendship with Klingensmith.14The figures mentioned in Paragraph 4 show that .Alocal moths have bright colors and clear patternsBa microscope should be used to prepare the pictur
32、esCclear pictures result from much detailed informationDhigh quality paint must be used to create the pictures15What does the author think of Scheers work?AIt is a common form of art.BIt benefits research on moths.CItll get popular in Alaska or the Amazon.DIt needs to overcome regional limitations.答
33、案DACB.七选五阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。Have you ever been bored and decided to check social media，only to find out that your best friend is at Disneyland，that one of your classmates is eating delicious pizza at your favorite pizza store，and that one of your soccer teammates is climbing t
34、he Eiffel Tower in Paris？Have you ever had that feeling that others are experiencing things and enjoying life more than you are？Oh，man！Youre missing out！ 1 Researchers call that feeling the fear of missing out or FoMO. 2 Its so easy today to see what your friends are doing from the social media. Unl
35、uckily，we only have so much time in the day and only so much money to spend on food or entertainment.It would be impossible for us to enjoy all the same activities we see others take part in on social media.Rather than realizing this basic truth，though，we usually let FoMO lead us to compare our live
36、s with those of others on social media. 3 Why？We know all the sides of our livesboth good and bad，but all we see on social media are the picture-perfect moments others share. 4 FoMO makes us check social media more frequently，leading to addiction and a negative cycle that can be hard to break.Resear
37、chers have found that social media and FoMO can cause serious negative results，including feelings of depression，loneliness and boredom. 5 Researchers advise that we stop looking to social media for happiness.Instead，we should focus our attention on our real lives，including the people around us and a
38、ll the things were grateful for.AHave you ever experienced FoMO?BAt least thats what you might think.CThis certainly leaves us feeling dissatisfied.DSo how do we break the cycle and avoid FoMO?EOver 75% of young people report feeling FoMO from time to time.FAs famous Theodore Roosevelt said，“Compari
39、son is the thief of joy”GIf you let FoMO control you，the only thing youll really be missing out on is your own life.1B2E3C4F5D.完形填空阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Goals may help you to experience everything you want in life.Instead of just letting life happen to you，goals allow you to make y
40、our life happen. 1 people imagine how their life should be and set lots of goals.By setting goals you are 2 your life.Its like having a map to 3 you where you want to go.Think of it in this way.There are two 4 .One has a destination(目的地) in mind (her goal)，which can be 5 on a map.She can drive there
41、 6 without any wasted time or 7 turns.The other driver is 8 .She has no goal，destination or map.Without a clear 9 ，she never gets anywhere，and just uses up gas.Winners in life set goals and follow through on them.They 10 what they want in life by making 11 and setting goals.Unsuccessful people just
42、let life happen 12 .In fact，goals arent difficult to set.It 13 you to find out what your goals really are.You are the one who must decide what to 14 and in what direction to aim your life.Research tells us that when we write a goal down we are more likely to reach it.Written goals can be reviewed 15
43、 ，and have more power.Like a contract(合同) with yourself，they are harder to forget.Writing your goals down will bring you nearer to your goal if you work on it.1A.Lucky BHonestCYoung DSuccessful2A.making fun of Btaking control ofCgetting along with Dcatching sight of3A.show Bwarn Cwish Dfollow4A.gues
44、ts Bsingers Cdrivers Dteachers5A.missed Bfound Caccepted Dstarted6A.safely Bsuddenly Ccarefully Ddirectly7A.wrong Bquick Cwide Dfull8A.impolite BimpatientCdifferent Dexperienced9A.memory BpurposeCquestion Dreason10A.prepare for Bworry aboutCtake off Dgive up11A.choices BplansCfriends Dmistakes12A.as
45、 well Bin turnCby accident Dat times13A.calls for Bgoes afterCturns to Ddepends on14A.write BdiscussCachieve Dcelebrate15A.slowly BregularlyCnormally Dcompletely1-15 DBACB DACBA BCDCB.语法填空阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Money and love dont usually mix well，but for one man from Connecticut，America，mo
46、ney became the 1. (great) keepsake(纪念品) of his late wife.Peter and Grace Bilello each signed a one-dollar bill 2. (give) each other as a sign of their love in 2009 after Grace went 3. her first battle with cancer.Peter told the reporter from a local TV station 4. he kept both bills in his wallet unt
47、il he accidentally spent them the following year and he was 5. (extreme) upset.Last year，a few months after 6. (celebrate) their 50th anniversary，Grace passed away from breast cancer.Peter was at a Subway restaurant with his granddaughter Ashley this year when something7. (amaze) happened.After making 8. purchase，he got some change back.And he noticed something special
