1、译林版选择性必修第一册unit4小题组合练.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。ASagrada Familia(2,056,448 visits/year)Opening hours:09001800 (OctoberMarch) 09002000 (AprilSeptember)Admission:$11,or $10 with the Barcelona Card.Disabled access:Yes.The temple has been under construction since 1882 and theyve still got anot
2、her 30 to 80 years to go before it will be finished.The projects vast scale(规模) and its special design have made it one of Barcelonas top tourist attractions for many years.La Pedrera(1,133,220 visits/year)Opening hours:09001830 (NovemberFebruary) 09002000 (March October)Admission:$9.50.Save 20% wit
3、h the Barcelona Card.Disabled access:No.This building used to be called Casa Mila,but nowadays its more commonly known as La Pedrera.It was made of bricks and had colorful tiles(瓷砖)Barcelona FC Museum(1,032,763 visits/year)Opening hours:6th April4th October:(Monday to Saturday) 10002000;the rest of
4、the year:10001830Admission:$8.50 for the entry to museum and an extra $17 for a guided tour.Disabled access:Yes.It is now generally considered as the best football museum in the world.You can see so many trophies(奖杯),pictures and statues of great football players.Im not a football fan but I still en
5、joyed walking round this museum.Mir Museum(518,869 visits/year)Opening hours:Check website for details as they vary depending on the time of the year.Admission:$8.Save 20% with the Barcelona Card.Disabled access:Yes.This museum has a wide range of Mirs works dating back as far as 1914.This artwork c
6、ollection includes not only his paintings but also a good selection of sculptures.1Which of the following attractions is the most popular?ASagrada Familia.BLa Pedrera.CBarcelona FC Museum.DMir Museum.2What can we know about the four tourist attractions?ASagrada Familia is the largest building in Bar
7、celona.BLa Pedrera is well known for its colors.CBarcelona FC Museum will attract football fans.DMir Museum was built in as early as the year of 1914.3What do the four attractions have in common?AThey are famous for their architectural styles.BThey are all accessible to the disabled people.CTheir op
8、ening hours are changeable in different times.DTourists can get a discount of 20% with the Barcelona Card.答案ACCBBlake Mycoskie set up five businesses,but later he sold them all at a profit.Feeling a bit burned out from work,Mycoskie decided to give it a break for a while and headed down to Argentina
9、 for some rest.But rest isnt really part of a businessmans make-up.Its in their nature to keep having good business ideas.On a visit to a village outside Buenos Aires,he was shocked to see that many children didnt have any shoes or,if they did,the shoes were badly worn.Since shoesparticularly the lo
10、cal farmers canvas(帆布的) shoescan be bought cheaply in Argentina,Mycoskies first instinct(本能) was to set up a charity to donate shoes to the children.But after giving it some thought, he realised that this was not a model that would work.One pair of shoes per child would not make that much difference
11、,because they wear out.And if he asked people to donate repeatedlyto provide new shoes for the same child every six monthsthe donors sympathy for the cause might also wear out pretty quickly.Instead he came up with the idea of “TOMS:one-for-one shoes”He would take the canvas shoe to America,manufact
12、ure it and sell it as a high end fashion item at around $50 a pair.For each pair he sold he would donate one pair to shoeless village children.That way he could guarantee a continual supply.Several years on,the business is very successful,supplying shoes not only to children in Argentina but also ot
13、her parts of the world.But is the one-for-one model one that can be repeated with other products?Mycoskie is doubtful.TOMS is a for-profit business,but does not yet make a profit.He says one-for-one is not an offer that you can just add to your existing business model;you have to build it in from th
14、e beginning.Some would also argue that the charity aspect is just a marketing tool,but in the end does that matter?TOMS is making a real difference to poor children all over the world and Mycoskie is enjoying being a businessman more than ever.4Why did Blake Mycoskie go to Argentina?ATo go for relax
15、ation.BTo seek business cooperation.CTo look for new business ideas.DTo learn to make canvas shoes.5Why didnt Blake Mycoskie set up a charity?AHe had no real experience of running a charity.BHe wasnt interested in running a charity.CA charity would make no difference to the children.DA charity could
16、 not donate shoes to the children continually.6Why did Blake Mycoskie set up TOMS?ATo expand his business.BTo help poor children.CTo win national fame.DTo support a charity.7What do we know about TOMS?AIt only supplies shoes to children in Argentina.BIt has made a profit.CIt gives Mycoskie a sense o
17、f achievement.DIt can be a model for other kinds of products.答案ADBCCWhats your idea of a good time? What about dancing in a rainy field with one hundred and fifty thousand other people while a famous rock band plays on a stage so far away that the performers look like ants?It may sound strange but t
18、hat is what many hundreds of thousands of young people in the UK do every summer.Why? Because summer is the time for outdoor music festivals.Held on a farm,the Glastonbury Festival is the most well-known and popular festival in the UK.It began in 1970 and the first festival was attended by one thous
19、and five hundred people each paying an admission price of 1 including free milk from the farm.Since then the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strengthin 2004 one hundred and fifty thousand fans attended,paying 112 for tickets to the three-day event.Tickets for the event sold out within
20、 three hours.Acts included veteran superstars such as Paul McCartney and James Brown,as well as new talent,like Franz Ferdinand and Joss Stone.Although many summer festivals are run on a profit-making basis,Glastonbury is a charity event,donating millions of pounds to local and international chariti
21、es.Glastonbury is not unique in using live music to raise money for global poverty.In July of this year,the Live 8 concerts will be held simultaneously in London,Paris,Rome and Berlin.Superstars such as Madonna,Sir Elton John and Stevie Wonder will perform in order to highlight international poverty
22、 and debt.8What does the author mean by saying “the Glastonbury Festival has gone from strength to strength” in the fourth paragraph?AThe festival has achieved growing success.BGreat efforts have been made to hold the festival.CThe festival has brought in a large amount of money.DThere have been tho
23、usands of fans attending the festival.9Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?AThe Glastonbury Festival is run on a profit-making basis.BTickets for the 2004 Glastonbury Festival were in great demand despite the high price.CBoth James Brown and Joss Stone were born in poor families.
24、DIn the 1970 Glastonbury Festival,one could have lunch on the farm for free.10We can learn from the last paragraph that .Athe Glastonbury Festival is not so popular as the Live 8 concertsBthe Live 8 concerts are held every year in LondonCLondon,Paris,Rome and Berlin are famous for outdoor music fest
25、ivalsDsome superstars are concerned about global poverty11What is the best title for the passage?AHow to Have a Good TimeBCharity Events around the WorldCThe Glastonbury FestivalDSuperstars Performances in Charity Events答案ABDCDLong ago,poems were recited out loud instead of being written down.When t
26、he Greeks first started the Olympics,they held poetry contests as well as athletic competitions. Now,poetry competitions have been revived.This year 120,000 high school students competed in the first Poetry Out Loud national recitation contest,performing poems from memory for $100,000 in prizes.The
27、first competitions were held in classrooms.The winners went on to school-wide contests,and then they competed in city and state competitions.Finally,the 50 state champions,along with the District of Columbia champion,descended upon Washington,D.C.,last week for the ultimate showdown.After the 51 cha
28、mpions competed against one another,12 went on to the finals.Then the field was narrowed to five.The final five had one last chance to “perform” a poem.The overall champion,Jackson Hille,a high school senior from Ohio,won a $20,000 scholarship.The National Endowment for the Arts and the Poetry Found
29、ation started Poetry Out Loud because they realized that hearing a poem performed is a different experience from reading it on a page.Its not just a matter of saying the words in the right order.Its the tone of voice,the pauses,the gestures,and the attitude of the person performing that bring the wo
30、rds to life.“Each time we hear somebody recite a poem,we understand again what we found fresh and interesting about it,” says National Public Radio broadcaster Scott Simon,master of ceremonies for the finals.Hearing it in a new voice offers something new for the listener.Not only do the people heari
31、ng poems have a new experience,but memorizing and presenting poems helps the participants understand those poems in a new way.Another benefit of a competition such as Poetry Out Loud is that the participants learn public-speaking skills that can help them for life.12From the first paragraph,we can k
32、now .Athe Greeks were the first to write poemsBthe Olympics used to start with poem recitingCpoems were spread orally in the pastDathletes were asked to recite poems before competing13How many rounds of competitions did the champions take before they went to Washington,D.C.?AThree. BFour.CFive. DSix
33、.14According to the passage,hearing a poem recited by different people can .Abring a new life to listenersBhelp listeners find their interestCmake listeners learn the wordsDoffer something new to listeners15One benefit the participants get from poem recitation competitions is that they can .Abecome
34、skilled in speaking in publicBwrite good poems themselvesCchange their attitudes towards lifeDmake friends with many great poets答案CBDA.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。Why doesnt the conductor face the audience? 1 As the only person with his back to the audience,the conductor is a figure
35、 who is bathed in the spotlight,but his complex work requires a high degree of musical skills,as well as an ability to extract what he desires out of the group of artists he leadshis orchestra. 2 A person may become a conductor without graduating from the conducting department of a music school or s
36、tudying in any kind of conductors training program.However,becoming the conductor of a famous orchestra requires a great deal more than what is needed merely to join an orchestra. 3 These naturally examine a conductors technique and musical interpretation when he conducts an orchestra through a prep
37、ared piece of music,but they also involve a sight-reading element. 4 The conductor then has to sit in a room and memorize the piece before coming out and leading the orchestra through the piece by memory.Not only does the conductor have to make his arm and hand motion properly,and signal all the ent
38、rances of each instrument,he has to point out intentional mistakes made by the orchestra members on the spot.The least capabilities a conductor must have are:The ability to memorize an entire score.A good ear for distinguishing correct notes among the music of the entire orchestra. 5 Of the conducto
39、rs that meet these requirements,those with better musical insight and a higher level of charisma(魅力) will succeed.AThe need for a common musical standard becomes necessary.BThe ability to lead a group of professional musicians.CThere are many conducting competitions.DFor this,the score of music is g
40、iven to the conductor on site.EThis is how the role of the conductor came to be established.FThe role of the conductor is in fact not well understood.GThere are no examinations for becoming a conductor.1F2G3C4D5B.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。My history with music was not good.I still
41、remembered when I took my short-lived piano lessons,my grandfather said 1 to my grandmother,“Why didnt he make any progress with much practice?” I 2 to make my piano performance attractive.However,my efforts were 3 .So I gave up playing any musical instrument until my old friend Leroy 4 me to play t
42、he violin with him when I was 57.It made me enjoy the joy of playing music again.On day,Leroy sent a text 5 me that there was a music performance and he wanted me to join him.Thinking of my past,I 6 his invitation.I expected to hear his words that I would become 7 with practice on stage.But he said,
43、“OK,only play if you want to.” I was totally 8 by the unexpected answer and made no reply except to tell him goodbye.No one was 9 me to participate,but I faced a special 10 .Should I play on stage or just watch a movie? I had chosen the “movie route” too many times and this time I was 11 to grasp th
44、e opportunity.After a long and careful 12 ,I played my violin with Leroy. 13 I didnt lose all my nervousness,it was enough for me to overcome my fear.Finally,I 14 a full performance in front of the audience.A short time later,my friend Leroy passed away,but his 15 stayed.It helped me not only in mus
45、ic,but in all aspects of life.When I focused on what I wanted to do,fear will be replaced with joy.1A.worriedly BcalmlyCpatiently Dangrily2A.pretended BregrettedCagreed Dtried3A.on time Bin orderCin vain Don display4A.challenged BinvitedCallowed Dreminded5A.convincing BinformingCwarning Dcheating6A.
46、refused BreceivedCblamed Devaluated7A.important BspecialCreliable Dskilled8A.shocked BscaredCsatisfied Dashamed9A.teaching BbeggingCforcing Dexpecting10A.chance BgoalCtask Dchoice11A.suitable BcuriousCwilling Dgenerous12A.preparation BexplanationCtest Dsearch13A.If BSince CThough DWhen14A.planned Br
47、ecommendedCwatched Doffered15A.fame Bconcern Cinfluence Dcare1-15 ADCBB ADACD CACDC.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。Doctors in the United Kingdom have some new advice for people with coughs.They are advising people not 1. (visit) a doctor to get treatment.Instead,people 2. have coughs should drink or eat honey.The doctors say that honey will work.The doctors added,“Most of the time,a cough will improve on its own within two to three