1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 The Million Pound Bank Note 阅读理解组块专练 练速度 (限时： 35 分钟 ) . 阅读理解 A Summer Camps in Season! STEM Camp July 10 to August 14, Cost: $180 90% of the jobs in the future will require STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering students enjoy the excellent dormitory, dining, academic, and socia
2、l facilities of one of Canadas oldest independent schools.Register: www.pickeringcollege.on.ca or call 9051758900. DEEP Summer Academy August 16 to 26, Cost: $465 We provide highly motivated high school students from across the world with the opportunity for advanced study in a variety of engineerin
3、g, technology, business and science subjects.Organized by the University of Toronto, DEEP is one of the most diverse preuniversity engineering programs all over the world with scholarships. Register: www.outreach.engineering.utoronto.ca or call 4169460816. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四个夏令营的时间、收费标准、主要活动内容及联系方
4、式等信息。 1 Which number should you call if you want to improve your English? A 5194756600. B 4163229735. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C 4169460816. D 9051758900. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第三则信息中的 “Pickering College has an exciting ESL summer camp for students aged 12 18 who want to learn English” 和 “call 9051758900” 可知 D 选项正确。
5、2 When will the shortest camp start? A On July 10. B On June 15. C On June 25. D On August 16. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。综合四则信息可知， DEEP Summer Academy 的时间长度是 11天，与题干的 the shortest camp 相符合。所以 D 选项正确。 3 Where can you go if you are interested in the experience of adventure? A Kandalore. B STEM Camp. C ESL Summer C
6、amp. D DEEP Summer Academy. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第二则信息中的 “provides the best of both canoe ( 独木舟 ) adventures and incamp activities” 可知，选项 A 与题干的 “the experience of adventure” 相符合。所以 A 选项正确。 4 How similar are STEM Camp and DEEP Summer Academy? A They both offer scholarships for students. B They provide the
7、 same courses for students. C They both prepare students for their development. D They are both designed for international students. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第一则信息中的 “for students to help ensure their futures” 和第四则信息中的 “We provide highly motivated high school students from across the world with the opportunit
8、y for advanced study” 可以推断二者都对学生的未来发展 (development)有帮助。所以选项 C 正确。 B When I was a boy we used to live across the road from a big hill with huge oak trees growing out of it.When winter arrived, thick and heavy snow would fall, and my two brothers would grab their sleds heading over to the hill for a d
9、ay of fun.I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding.Finally, one winter I was considered big enough and joined my brothers as they carried their sleds up the long hill and prepared to ride down it. The first few trips I rode with one of my brothers had the time
10、of my life.It was so exhilarating when the wind whipped across my face as I flew down the hillside 【 精品教育资源文库 】 on the wooden sled.Near the end of the day I was too overjoyed when my oldest brother decided to let me try riding the sled all by myself.I climbed on it full of excitement and lay on my
11、stomach.Then with one big push my brother sent me down the snowy hillside.I was doing pretty well too until I hit an old stump hidden by the snow and went off course, straight towards one of those big oak trees.My heart pounded in my chest and I could hear myself screaming.At the last possible secon
12、d I rolled off and the sled crashed into the tree.I could hear my brothers running down the hill yelling, “You have to steer ( 操控 )! You have to steer！ ” Sadly, that wasnt the last time I failed to steer when some obstacle knocked me off course in my life.Many times problems, troubles, and my own fa
13、ilures have sent me crashing into the trees of anger, frustration, and despair.I am still learning that life isnt always safe sledding.I am still learning that it is up to me to steer myself back to love, back to kindness, back to goodness, and back to God. Life is a trip, but no one ever said it wa
14、s a smooth ride.Steer well then.Steer straight.Steer your soul towards the light and the love that are all meant for us. 语篇解读：作者小时候有一次滑雪时差点撞到橡树上，但在最后一刻，作者 翻滚到雪地里才得以化险为夷，同时他学到了一个人生道理：学会自我掌控。 5 What do we know about the author when he was very young? A He lived on a big hill with huge oak trees on it.
15、 B He was frightened to go sledding with his brothers. C He longed to go sledding with his brothers. D He carried his brothers sleds as they went sledding. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段第三句 “I remember watching them with envy because I was still too small to go sledding.” 可知，作者因为年龄太小不能去滑雪，只能嫉妒地看着哥哥们玩。据此可知，作者小时候
16、很渴望和哥哥们一起滑雪，故 C 项正确。 6 Which of the following can replace the underlined word “exhilarating” in Paragraph 2? A Delightful. B Terrifying. C Ordinary. D Violent. 解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知，这句话描述的是作者第一次滑雪时在木雪橇上从山上冲下去，风从脸上刮过时的快感。根据第一段作者渴望滑雪的描述再结合下文中的 “overjoyed” 可知，作者玩得很开心，据此可以判断，画线词意为 “ 令人愉快的 ” ，【 精品教育资源
17、文库 】 故 A 项正确。 7 Why did the author fall off his sled? A Because his sled crashed into an oak tree. B Because he lost control of his sled. C Because his brother pushed it so hard. D Because the hillside was snowy. 解析：选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “I was doing pretty well .one of those big oak trees.” 可知，作者撞到了雪地里
18、的一个树桩 ，然后径直撞向一棵大橡树，再结合该段中的 “At the last possible second .the tree.” 可知，作者在快要撞到橡树的那一刻从雪橇上翻滚下来，从而避开了危险。据此可以判断，作者从雪橇上掉下来是因为他失去了对雪橇的控制。故 B 项正确。 8 What does the author mean to tell us? A Losing control of a sled can be dangerous. B Courage and determination can change ones life. C Life can be controlled
19、by oneself. D Life is a mystery full of coincidences. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。通读全文再结合文章最后一段的前两句 “Life is a trip, but no one ever said it was a smooth ride.Steer well then.” 可知，作者认为人生的旅程不是一帆风顺的，应该学会掌控生活。据此可以判断，本文旨在告诉读者，人生是可以由自己掌控的，故 C 项 正确。 C The popular TV program Readers has prompted more people in China to p
20、ractice reading aloud in booths (小间 ) set up in big cities across the country. As the latest TV show to help peoples love for literature recover, the CCTV program Readers invites people from all walks of life to read aloud their favorite poems, essays and books, or even personal letters they wrote t
21、o their loved ones.Just as the weekly show has been wellreceived, its reading booths, equipped with professional recording devices and cameras, have become instant hits. A crowd of more than 200 people were pictured lining up outside the Shanghai Library at 11 am on March 4 the first day of the boot
22、hs opening to the public 【 精品教育资源文库 】 in Shanghai.The deadline for registrations was brought forward to 2 pm instead of the scheduled 5： 30 pm, as the number of waiting readers continued to grow.Some waited more than nine hours for a tryout in the booth, according to library management. “There is an old photo in the late 1970s capturing people lining up o utside the Shanghai Library before it opens.If that was a spring of reading in Shanghai, now I think another spring has arrived again， ” library manager Zhou Deming, told The Paper. The reading booth is the only o
