1、【 精品教育资源文库】Module 4 Great Scientists高考试卷分块专练阅 读 理 解 提 速 练 ? 4篇 阅 读 1篇 七 选 五 ， 限 时 35分 钟 ?.阅读理解A(2018南昌市十校模拟) Tour operators have seasonal deals on holidays to Canada, Australia and other countries in a new year.AustravelHolidaymakers can save up to 30% on a trip to Australia with the Austravel sale,
2、 which runs for about a month. It also includes a fortnightlong trip to Perth and a west coast selfdrive trip from 795pp including flights in May or July.?Canadian AffairThe leading UK tour operator to Canada will be offering savings of up to 140pp during its winter sale. This includes a threenight
3、city break to Toronto, including return flights, for just 399, if you book before 24 December. Other deals continue until 31 December.?Thomson and First ChoiceSome deals are being launched this week by Thomson and First Choice, with early booking offers including free places for kids, lower deposits
4、 and up to 300 off per couple on a lot of destinations.?thomson.co.uk, firstchoice.co.ukEurocampThe camping company is offering thousands of Easter and May halfterm holidays for under 350, such as an Easter break at La Baume on the French Riviera for just 25 a night, based on a stay in a twobedroom
5、holiday home. Early bookers can save up to 25% and secure a holiday with a deposit of just 99.?eurocamp.co.ukKuoniRunning from Christmas Eve, the Kuoni sale includes a wide range of offers. 【 精品教育资源文库】These offers include ten nights full board in the Maldives from 1,599 and seven nights in Phuket, T
6、hailand from 999 per person both including flights and transfers (换乘)?kuoni.co.uk语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 应 用 文 ， 介 绍 了 几 个 旅 游 公 司 提 供 的 优 惠 活 动 。1How long may you stay in Perth with Austravel?AOne month. BTwo weeks.COne week. DFour nights.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Austravel 部分中的“It also includes a fortnightlong
7、trip to Perth”可知，Austravel 提供给游客为期 14 天的珀斯之游。fortnight 意为“两周，十四天” 。2What does the author say about Thomson and First Choice?AIt requires no deposit.BIt offers cheap return flights.CIt is suitable for family travel.DIt can save up to 300 per person.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据 Thomson and First Choice 部分中的“includ
8、ing free places for kids, lower deposits and up to 300 off per couple”可知，Thomson and First Choice 提供对孩子免费的地方，以及针对夫妇的折扣。所以它对家庭出游来说很合适。3What do Eurocamp and Kuoni have in common?ABoth have various offers.BBoth include flights.CBoth offer a discount for early booking.DBoth need a deposit to secure a ho
9、liday.解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据 Eurocamp 部分中的“The camping company is offering thousands of Easter and May halfterm holidays”可知，Eurocamp 提供数千种假日出游选择；根据 Kuoni 部分中的“the Kuoni sale includes a wide range of offers”可知，Kuoni 也为游客提供各种各样的出游选择。所以选 A。B(2018武汉市调研测试)Elon Musk was born in South Africa, in 1971. A crazy fan
10、 of computers, by the age of twelve, Musk had written the code (代码) for his own video game, which he sold for a profit.【 精品教育资源文库】He attended Queens University in Canada, and transferred to the University of Pennsylvania, where he earned two bachelors degrees, economics and physics. He was admitted
11、to Stanford University in California, intending to earn a PhD in energy physics.First Company Zip2 CorporationIn 1995, at the age of 24, Musk dropped out of Stanford University after just two days of classes to start his first company Zip2 Corporation. It was an online city guide that provided conte
12、nt for the new online versions of The New York Times and the Chicago Tribune newspapers. In 1999, Musk got $22 million from the sale of Zip2.Online BankingIn 1999, Elon Musk started Xcom with $10 million dollars from the sale of Zip2.X.com was an online bank, and he was credited with inventing a met
13、hod of securely transferring money using a receivers email address.PayPalIn 2000, Xcom bought a company called Confinity, which had started an Internet moneytransfer process called PayPal.Elon Musk dropped the online banking focus to concentrate on becoming a global payment transfer provider. In 200
14、2, eBay bought PayPal for $1.5 billion.Space Exploration TechnologiesIn 2002, Elon Musk started SpaceX. He is a longstanding member of the Mars Society, a nonprofit organization that supports the exploration of Mars, and Musk is interested in building a greenhouse on Mars. SpaceX has been developing
15、 rocket technologies to enable Musks project.Tesla MotorsIn 2004, Elon Musk cofounded Tesla Motors, of which he is the only product architect. Tesla Motors builds electric vehicles. The company has built an electric sports car, the Tesla Roadster.SolarCityIn 2006, Elon Musk cofounded SolarCity, a ph
16、otovoltaic (光电的) products and services company with his cousin Lyndon Rive.语 篇 解 读 ： 本 文 是 一 篇 说 明 文 ， 主 要 介 绍 了 埃 隆 马 斯 克 的 人 生 经 历 和 伟 大 成 就 。【 精品教育资源文库】4What was Elon Musk gifted in when he was young?AEconomics. BPhysics.CEnergy. DCoding.解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段的第二句“A crazy fan of computers, by the . w
17、hich he sold for a profit.”可知，埃隆 马斯克是一位疯狂的电脑迷，十二岁时他就为自己的视频游戏写代码并获利了；据此可知，他小时候就有写代码的天赋，故D 项正确。5Which of the following provides international payment transfer service?AX.com. BConfinity.CPayPal. DeBay.解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据 PayPal 部分的第二句“Elon Musk dropped the online banking focus to concentrate on becoming a
18、 global payment transfer provider.”可知，PayPal 提供国际转账支付服务，故 C 项正确。6What has SpaceX been doing to help achieve Musks project? ASponsoring the Mars Society.BDeveloping rocket technologies.CBuilding a greenhouse on Mars.DSupporting the exploration of Mars.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Space Exploration Technologies 部分
19、的“SpaceX has been developing rocket technologies to enable Musks project.”可知，美国太空探索技术公司(SpaceX)一直在研究开发火箭技术，帮助埃隆马斯克实现他的项目(目标)，故 B 项正确。7What is Tesla Motors noted for?AIts electric vehicles.BIts photovoltaic products.CIts service as a city tourist guide.DIts business with other companies.解析：选 A 细节理解题。
20、根据 Tesla Motors 部分，尤其是该部分的第二句“Tesla Motors builds electric vehicles.”可知，Tesla Motors 是生产电动汽车的公司，故 A项正确。C(2018安徽师大附中测试)Whenever something looks interesting or beautiful, there is a natural desire of us to capture (捕捉 ) and preserve it which 【 精品教育资源文库】means, in this day and age, that we are likely to
21、 reach for our phones to take a picture.Though this would seem to be an ideal solution, there are two big problems associated with taking pictures. Firstly, we are likely to be so busy taking pictures that we forget to look at the world whose beauty and interest encourage us to take a photograph in
22、the first place. And secondly, because we feel the pictures are safely stored on our phones, we never get around to looking at them, so sure are we that well get around to them one day.The first person to notice the problems was the English art critic (评论家), John Ruskin. He was a keen traveler who r
23、ealized that most tourists make a poor job of noticing or remembering the beautiful things they see. He argued that humans have a natural tendency to respond to beauty and desire to have it, but there are better and worse expressions of this desire. At worst, we get into buying souvenirs or taking photographs. But, in Ruskins eyes, theres just one thing we should do attempting to draw the interesting things we see, regardless of wh
