1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 17 Laughter 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 We are only a week into our Summer Pix 16 competition and we have already had hundreds of entries. Keep the entries coming in: the contest runs for three more weeks. So seize the moment and join us now! How
2、to enter We want your best photographs of the summer. Send highresolution (高分辨率的 ) pictures to summerpix16 irishtimes. com to be in with a chance of winning our prize, a Canon EOS 100D Digital SLR Camera at a recommended retail price of 549. Each Friday, well display the best photos sent in that wee
3、k, and at the end of August well print the winning photograph. The photos can be taken with any kind of camera or phone. We regret we cannot respond to each entry, but we will be in touch with you if your photograph is going to be published. Terms & conditions The photos must be taken this summer. 5
4、 photographs may be submitted by any individual person at most. Employees or agents of The Irish Times and their families or other persons connected with the organizer are not suitable to enter. All entries without a valid email address are disqualified. By submitting your photograph, you grant ( 授予
5、 ) The Irish Times a license to use your photograph for the purpose of promoting the competition within the newspaper and online in printed and electronic formats. The Irish Times may also use the photograph for the promotion of any other photographic competition with The Irish Times both in print a
6、nd online. The Irish Times reserves the right of final interpretation of Terms & conditions. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了一个夏日摄影比赛。 21 How long does the contest last in all? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A Only a week. B Two weeks. C Three weeks. D Four weeks. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “We are onl y a week into our Summer Pix 1
7、6 competition” 和 “Keep the entries coming in: the contest runs for three more weeks.” 可知，摄影比赛已开始一周，且参赛者仍然可以投送参赛作品，因为比赛还要再持续三周。故此次摄影比赛总共持续四周。 22 What will a winner of the competition enjoy? A 549. B The latest digital camera. C His photo being printed. D A job offer from the newspaper. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根
8、据第二段中的 “well print the winning photograph”可知，获奖者的照片会被刊登出来。 23 Which may meet Terms & conditions? A Anyone has access to the competition. B You can send pictures taken at any time. C Entries without email addresses are invalid. D Over 5 photos can be submitted by groups. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据 Terms & condi
9、tions 部分中的 “All entries without a valid email address are disqualified.” 可知，所有的参赛作品都要包含一个有效的电子邮箱，否则会被取消参赛资格，即没有电子邮箱的参赛作品就是无效的。故选 C。 24 What can The Irish Times use participants photos to do? A Promote itself as a better newspaper. B Advertise other photographic competitions. C Display all of the pho
10、tos each Friday. D Apply for literary property for participants. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Terms & conditions 部分中的 “ By submitting your photograph, you grant (授予 ) The Irish Times a license to use your photograph for the purpose of promoting the competition .The Irish Times may also use the photograph for the
11、 promotion of any other photographic competition with The Irish Times both in print and online.” 可知，参赛者把照片提交给 The Irish Times 后， The Irish Times 将有权使用参赛者的照片宣传这项比赛，也可能用其为它的其他摄影比赛作宣传，故 B 项正确。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B (2018 合肥模拟 )Recently, Ive found an increasing number of coffee shops dont offer WiFi. I know w
12、hat theyre trying to do. They want people to talk to each other without being consumed by technology. They would rather hear many voices having deep discussions than see a keyboard or eyes staring at a cell phone. However, their good intentions are often mistaken by consumers, me included. One snowy
13、 day, a friend and I found ourselves working from home and decided it would be a great idea to go to a local coffee shop and work there. We found a place that had unique coffee flavors and great reviews. It was a long walk from where our subway dropped us off, but we decided it was worth it. We walk
14、ed through the snow and my feet slowly worked their way toward being frostbitten (被冻伤的 ) because the boots I had worn were wet. Well, about 10 minutes later, we found the place under a brick building and our blue lips were eagerly looking forward to that warm drink. As we walked up to the door, we s
15、aw the sign, “No WiFi.” In anger, we looked at each other and said “Starbucks ？ ” Of course, this was a loss for them. They lost our business. People who come to coffee shops to work do come to be on their computers. But they also go there so that they can still have communication. They want to work
16、 around other people, not in a room by themselves. Whats more, even if the shops dont have WiFi, people will still use their phones, unless all the phone service is blocked out. So, my friend and I spent the day working together in the biggest chain coffee shop. We completed our task perfectly and t
17、hat wasnt the case in the coffee shop without WiFi. Therefore, there is no need to shut WiFi to customers. With it, the shop will get more people and there might even be more laughter and better relationships than before. 语篇解读：本文是夹叙夹议文。作者通过自己的切身体会，在文章中表达了自己对咖啡店关闭 WiFi 的看法，他认为这样的举措是完全错误的。 25 Why do m
18、any coffee shops shut WiFi? A To keep people drinking coffee quietly. B To cut down the unnecessary expense. C To get people to communicate closely. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D To make people concentrate on their work. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段的第三、四句可知，咖啡店关闭 WiFi 的目的是让顾客面对面地用心交流。 26 What did the author and his friend
19、want to do on that snowy day? A Walk back home from work. B Finish their work at a coffee shop. C Get some help from a coffee shopkeeper. D Express their anger to the coffee shopkeepers. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段的第一句可知，作者和朋友想去一家咖啡店完成剩下的工作。 27 Why does the author think the coffee shops measure is wrong? A T
20、hey are not at customers convenience. B They cant block out all the phone service. C They dont provide computers for customers. D They dont allow customers to communicate freely. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第四段可知，咖啡 店不仅是顾客消遣和放松的地方，也应该是顾客工作的地方，关闭 WiFi 会给人们带来不便，而且关闭 WiFi 后，人们照样可以玩手机。 C A friend and I decided to go
21、 for a vegetarian dinner today. We went to a nearby restaurant run by a beautiful lady, who is really warm and kind. We ordered our food, which turned out to be delicious and light as usual, and we enjoyed our meal so much. We were being kind to ourselves by eating simple, nutritious food cooked wit
22、h care and love. However, there happened to be SMILE cards on my person and another greeting card, so we decided that this was a great opportunity to be kind to someone else, too. We had a hush chat with one of the lovely people who were serving us, and pointed, winked, gestured at the couple sittin
23、g at the next table, and told him that we wanted to pay their bill. He agreed, and my friend wrote out a beautiful card for them, and we attached a SMILE card as well. We finished our meal, and both our bill and their bill were given to us, and we paid the money and left. They were to receive the card in place of the bill. We walked out of the restaurant, and my friend wanted to see their reaction 【
