1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 Living well . 阅读理解 A (2018 浙江诸暨中学高三段考 )Aerial(空中的 ) performer Jennifer Bricker was born without legs, but she never let it stop her. Wrapped in a loop(圈 ) of red silk hung from the ceiling Jennifer Bricker climbs and twists to the music. Her head hangs down and her strong arms l
2、et go as she balances on her back， high above the ground a move thats all the more daring because she has no legs. Jennifer was a few months old when she was adopted by Sharon and Gerald Bricker. She had big brown eyes, a bright smile, and huge amounts of energy. When a doctor advised her adoptive p
3、arents to carry her around in a kind of bucket(桶 ), they refused. Jennifer soon learned to walk and run on her hands and bottom, and grew up fearlessly climbing trees and bouncing on the trampoline(蹦床 ) with her three older brothers. “My parents didnt treat me differently so I didnt grasp the concep
4、t that I was different. I knew I didnt have legs but that wasnt stopping me from doing the things I wanted to do.” At the age of three she was fitted with artificial legs, but she never really took to them she moved more freely without. In 1996 the Olympic Games took place in Atlanta. Jennifer loved
5、 to watch the womens gymnastics team, and especially adored the 14 year old Dominique Moceanu who competed for the US. When Moceanu and the womens team won gold, Jennifer decided she was going to be a gymnast, too. She took up power tumbling, which involves performing floor exercises down a runway.
6、But Jennifer did not want any allowances to be made for her disability. At the age of 10 she took part in the Junior Olympics and by age 11 she was tumbling champion for the state of Illinois. Jennifer now travels the world as an inspirational speaker and acts as an aerial 【 精品教育资源文库 】 performer. 语
7、篇导读 本文为记叙文。詹妮弗 布里克一出生就失去了双腿，但是她被养父母当作普通孩子抚养长大，并成为了一名优秀的体操运动员。如今，她作为一名励志演说家和空中表演者游历世界。 1 What do we know about Jennifer Bricker? A She felt embarrassed without legs. B She was brought up as a normal child. C She was carried in a bucket as a baby. D She lost her legs when she was adopted. 解析 B 细节理解题。根
8、据第三、四段的描述可知，詹妮弗的养父母不愿意把她放在桶里随时照顾她，而是让她像普通孩子一样正常地学习走路、跑步，无所畏惧地和哥哥们一起成长，故选 B 项。 2 Why did Jennifer determine to be a gymnast? A She knew that she was different from others. B She wanted to make allowances for her disability. C She was eager to participate in the Junior Olympics. D She was greatly infl
9、uenced by Dominique Moceanu. 解析 D 细节理解题。根据第六段第三句可知，莫西努赢得了女队的金牌，詹妮弗也决定成为一名体操运动员。 A、 B 两项与文章描述的相反， C 项无中生有，故选 D 项。 3 Which of the following can best describe Jennifer Bricker? A Self respected. B Cautious. C Sensitive. D Clever. 解析 A 推理判断题。 self respected 自尊的，自重的； cautious 谨慎的，小心的；sensitive 敏感的； cleve
10、r 聪明的。 A 项符合全文描述的主人公性格，故选 A 项。 4 What is the passage mainly about? A The sufferings of a gymnast. B The memory of an aerial performer. C The experiences of an adoptive family. D The growing process of a disabled person. 解析 D 主旨大意题。詹妮弗有着体操运动员、空中表演者等诸多身份，但是全文主要讲詹妮弗作为一名失去双腿的残疾人是如何成长并如何成为运动员的，故选 D 项。 B
11、(2018 安徽蚌埠二中高三月考 )Four years ago, we asked ourselves: What if we 【 精品教育资源文库 】 could create a shopping experience with no waiting in line and no checkout? Or could we create a physical store where customers could simply take what they want and go? Our answer to those questions is Amazon Go, where yo
12、u could experience the idea of “just walk out shopping” Amazon Go is a new kind of store with no checkout required. We created the worlds most advanced shopping technology, so you never have to wait in line. With our “just walk out shopping” experience, simply use the Amazon Go app to enter the stor
13、e, take the products you want, and go! No lines, no checkout. Our checkout free shopping experience is made possible by the same types of technologies used in self driving cars: computer vision, sensor fusion, and deep learning. Our “just walk out technology” automat ically detects when products are
14、 taken from or returned to the shelves and keeps track of them in your virtual cart. When youre done shopping, you can just leave the store. Shortly after, well charge your Amazon account and send you a receipt. We offer delicious ready to eat breakfast, lunch, dinner, and snack options made fresh e
15、very day by our on site chefs and favorite local kitchens and bakeries. Our selection of foodstuff ranges from bread and milk to cheeses and locally made chocolates. Youll find well known brands we love, plus special finds were excited to introduce to customers. For a quick home cooked dinner, pick
16、up one of our chef designed Amazon Meal Kits, and you can make a meal for two in about 30 minutes. Our roughly 1,800 square foot shopping space is conveniently compact(紧凑的 ), so busy customers can get in and out fast. It is located at 2131, 7th Ave, Seattle, WA, on the corner of 7th Avenue and Blanc
17、hard Street. All you need is an Amazon account, a supported smartphone, and the free Amazon Go app. Amazon Go is currently only open to Amazon employees in our testing program, and will be open to the public soon. 语篇导读 本文为说明文，主要介绍了有关 Amazon Go 便利店的一些信息。 5 From the passage, we can learn that Amazon G
18、o _. A is a checkout free store 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B sells all kinds of goods C is open to the public D uses unknown technologies 解析 A 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句可知， Amazon Go 便利店无需在收银台结账，故选 A 项。 6 What is mainly discussed in Paragraph 3? A When Amazon Go charges. B How Amazon Go works. C Where Amazon Go lies. D What
19、 Amazon Go sells. 解析 B 主旨大意题。通读第三段可知，该段主要介绍了 Amazon Go 便利店无人收银的技术原理，即：类似于无人驾驶汽车的技术；还介绍了顾客付款的技术原理。据此可知，该段主要介绍 Amazon Go 便利店的运作原理，故选 B 项。 7 Customers pay for the products from Amazon Go by _. A paying cash at the counter B walking out of the store C using their Amazon accounts D scanning smartphones w
20、hen leaving 解析 C 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，在顾客离开后， Amazon Go 会通过亚马逊账户收取顾客的费用，故选 C 项。 8 The main purpose of the passage is to _. A encourage people to shop online B advise people to work for Amazon C inform people of a new concept store D tell people of the shopping experience 解析 C 写作意图题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了一种新形式的
21、零售便利店 Amazon Go 及其运作过程、技术原理、地理位置和即食食品服务等，故选 C 项。 C Losing weight is tough. For most people, it requires a change in diet, a change in exercise habits, and a change in attitude. 9._ Set healthy goals. If youre overweight and want to change that, the first step is deciding what your target weight is.
22、10._ 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Start small. Making major behavior modification(行为矫正 ) isnt something that happens overnight. 11._ Commit to eating 5 servings of vegetables a day and exercising 2 days a week for the first week, then add a little more each week. Track your diet and exercise. Now its time to start working toward that goal. The best way to stick with your diet and exercise rules is to track it. 12._ Or you can do it the old fashioned way and keep a written food and exercise journal. Find what works for you and write down what youve accomplished every day. 13 _
