1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 Understanding each other 高考试卷分块专练 练 一 阅读理解提速练 限时 35分钟 第一节 (共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分 ) A There are over 60 zoos in England. We have collected hundreds of reviews， checked the zoo websites， researched several zoorelated resources and visited many of them by ourselves to give you th
2、is selection: 10 best zoos in England. Chester Zoo Among top 15 zoos in the world, it is one of the mostvisited and largest zoos in England. Whipsnade Zoo With more than 2,500 animals, it is one of the few UK zoos with elephants. Marwell Wildlife Full of African and Australian animals, there is sure
3、ly a lot to see within very large grounds. Howletts Wild Animal Park It was set up as a private zoo at first and opened to the public later. The place looks very natural and you can get very close to the animals there. Port Lympne Wild Animal Park With Britains largest number of African elephants, i
4、t offers truly African experiences. Colchester Zoo With 270 species, it is very childfriendly and offers lots of handson activities. Twycross Zoo It holds what is supposed to be the worlds largest collection of apes (猿 ). There are also rare leopard species. Bristol Zoo Gardens This is a 175yearold
5、zoo with rare animals like fruit bats (果蝠 ) Paignton Zoo 【 精品教育资源文库 】 As home to a collection of around 2,000 animals and 1,600 plant species, it is one of the first places in England combining zoological and botanical (植物的 ) gardens. London Zoo As one of the oldest zoos in the world, it is well wo
6、rth a visit. 语篇解读：本文是应用文。本文向我们 介绍了英国最好的 10 家动物园。 21 Marwell Wildlife would attract those who want to_. A know more about elephants B visit the oldest zoo in England C see some rare animal species D watch African and Australian animals 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 Marwell Wildlife 中介绍的 “Full of Africa n and Austr
7、alian animals” 可知，这家动物园有很多来自非洲和澳大利亚的动物，故答案选 D。 22 Among the 10 zoos, the best one for children is_. A.Howletts Wild Animal Park B Colchester Zoo C Twycross Zoo D London Zoo 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Colchester Zoo 中介绍的 “it is very childfriendly and offers lots of handson activities” 可知，这家动物园最适合孩子，故答案选 B。 23 W
8、hat is the feature of Paignton Zoo? A It has both animal and plant species. B It has the largest number of animals. C Tourists can get close to the animals there. D It holds the worlds largest collection of plant species. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据 Paignton Zoo 的简介可知这家动物园除了动物还有 1 600多种植物，并且是英国首家动植物园，故答案选 A。 24
9、 The passage is meant to_. A compare 10 zoos B attract kids to zoos C introduce 10 popular zoos D show the history of 10 zoos 解析：选 C 主旨大意题。根据文章首段内容可知，本 文主要介绍了英国最好的 10 家动物园，故答案选 C。 B 【 精品教育资源文库 】 To encourage all students to get education, even if their parents cant afford it, a primary school in th
10、e Indian state of Chhattisgarh is asking parents to simply plant a tree instead of paying school fees. The project was set up by a group of local professionals and business owners in response to Indias rapidly rising education fees. The parents have to take care of the tree and plant a new one if it
11、 dies but compared to the cost of traditional school fees, its a small price to pay. And it comes with the added bonus of helping to improve local air quality. The school is Shiksha Kuteer in the city of Ambikapur in the east of the country. 35 students between the ages of four and five are studying
12、 there. By offering an affordable way to get students into school, Shiksha Kuteer is encouraging education for everyone. So far, the school has received a positive response, and 700 trees have been planted across the village over the last year. “Shiksha Kuteer has opened in the village for students
13、who have no money to pay school fees， ” local villager, Sevak Das, said. “Students are being taught till a certain standard and their parents have been asked to plant trees instead of paying school fess.” This is just one small school in a small village in India, but if the approach is efficacious,_
14、it could be something that other schools look into. And it cant hurt, because every day, air pollution becomes a worsening problem in many parts of India. While a few trees arent going to solve that problem any time soon, making families plant and take care of a tree and replace it if it dies is a w
15、ay to encourage positive airpurifying (净化空气 ) action, as well as helping to educate the next generation. 语篇解读：印度恰蒂斯加尔邦 (Chhattisgarh)的一所小学允许父母种植一棵树苗来充当学费，这么做的目的是为了鼓励更多的学生接受教育，即便是那些家境困难的孩子。 25 What is the main purpose of the project? A To help parents earn money to pay school fees. B To encourage all
16、 students to get education. C To tell the next generation to take care of trees. D To encourage people to protect the environment. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第一段 “To encourage all students to get education, 【 精品教育资源文库 】 even if their parents cant afford it, a primary school in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh
17、is asking parents to simply plant a tree instead of paying school fees.” 可知，为了鼓 励所有的学生都受到教育，即使他们的父母支付不起，印度Chhattisgarh 的一所小学允许父母仅仅种一棵树来替代学费。 26 What can we know about Shiksha Kuteer? A It is opened for students who are poor. B It has 700 students studying in the school. C It doesnt get the support o
18、f students parents. D It encourages students to study hard by reducing school fees. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第四段 “Shiksha Kuteer has opened in the village for students who have no money to pay school fees， local villager, Sevak Das, said.” 可知，当地村民 Sevak Das 说， “Shiksha Kuteer 是为没钱交学费的学生开设的。 ”即 Shiksha Kuteer
19、是为贫困学生开设的。 27 What does the underlined word “efficacious” mean? A Simple. B Necessary. C Effective. D Important. 解析：选 C 词义猜测题。根据画线词下文 “it could be something that other schools look into. And it cant hurt, because every day, air pollution becomes a worsening problem in many parts of India.” 可知，这对其他学校
20、来说就是个值得借鉴的案例。该方法并无不妥，因为在印度很多地区，空气污染问题正变得日益严重。由此可知画线词含义为 “ 有效的 ” 。 28 Whats the main idea of the passage? A Education and the environment have a close relationship. B A new way to improve the environment appears in India. C Indian people devote themselves to protecting the environment. D An Indian pr
21、imary school asks parents to plant trees instead of paying school fees. 解析：选 D 主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了印度一所名字叫作 Shiksha Kuteer 的小学让父母种植树苗代替学费以鼓励所有的学生接受教育。 C (2018 湖北大冶模拟 )Actress Danai Gurira calls herself a Zimerican. Her parents came from Zimbabwe. She was born in the American State of Iowa. But her family m
22、oved back to Harare, Zimbabwe, when she was five years old. She returned to the United 【 精品教育资源文库 】 States for college and has lived there ever since. “I was always in a hodgepodge of culture， ” she said. “Theres no other identity I know, really.” The actress may be best known as Michonne, the zomb
23、iekiller in the television series The Walking Dead. But when Gurira is not killing zombies, she is busy with other projects. She recently played rapper Tupac Shakurs mother in a film. And she is now busy racing between theaters for two plays in New York City plays that she wrote. Her play Familiar is an offBroadway comedydrama. It centers on the c
