1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 20 New Frontiers 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 Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy by Karen Foxlee Type： Fantasy Storyline： When Ophelia moves to a strange city where it never stops snowing, she discovers a boy locked away for 75 years in a museum.She mus
2、t help the boy before the Snow Queen freezes the world.Along the way, Ophelia learns how to believe in things she cannot see. Targeted readers： People who like fairy tales would enjoy this book. A Hundred Horses By Sarah Lean Type： Mystery Storyline： The wooden horse Nell brings along during her vis
3、its to her aunt and cousins is stolen by a girl named Angel.As Nell finds out Angels true identity, a bond grows between them and a group of 99 horses.Word has it that the 100th horse is magical.But where is it？ Nell doesnt know, but Angel might know. Targeted readers： Kids who like animals and natu
4、re will be sure to find this book exciting. How to Catch a Bogle by Catherine Jinks Type： Fantasy Storyline： Birdie is an orphan who is good at trapping monsters with her singing voice.She is the only goblin (小妖精 ) hunter in the world.When kids go missing, its up to her to figure out why. Targeted r
5、eaders： Anyone who is looking for monsters will take great pleasure in this book. I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story by James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein Type： Fiction 【 精品教育资源文库 】 Storyline： After a car accident Jamie loses his family, and then he moves in with his aunt, uncle and his cousi
6、n Stevie, whose basic aim is to trick Jamie.But Jamie keeps having a positive attitude and running after his goals.He was recently honored the Funniest Kid Comic of New York State. Targeted readers： This book would be great for anyone who is fond of humorous books. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了四本书籍，提供了每本书的 名称
7、、作者、种类、故事情节和目标读者。 21 Which writer tells a story about a girl saving a boy? A Karen Foxlee. B Sarah Lean. C Catherine Jinks. D James Patterson and Chris Grabenstein. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据文章对第一本书的简介，尤其是第二句 “She must help the boy before the Snow Queen freezes the world” 可知，在冰雪女王冰冻世界之前Ophelia 必须帮助那个男孩逃离， Ophe
8、lia and the Marvelous Boy 的作者是 Karen Foxlee，故选 A。 22 Nature lovers may take interest in _. A Ophelia and the Marvelous Boy B A Hundred Horses C How to Catch a Bogle D I Even Funnier: A Middle School Story 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二本书对目标读者的描述 “Kids who like animals and nature will be sure to find this book ex
9、citing” 可知，喜欢动物和自然的孩子一定会发现这本书是令人兴奋的，故第二本书 A Hundred Horses 符合要求，即 B 项正确。 23 Who went through life challenges without losing heart? A Ophelia. B Nell. C Birdie. D Jamie. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据文章对第四本书的简介的 “But Jamie keeps having a positive attitude and running after his goals” 可知， Jamie 在失去父母寄居在亲戚家时依旧保持积极的态度
10、，追求自己的梦想，故选 D 项。 24 In which section of a newspaper can we find such a passage? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A Fashion. B Literature. C Business. D Local news. 解析：选 B 文章出处题。根据文章对四本书的介绍可知，这篇文章可能来自报纸的文学版块，即 B 项正确。 B (2018 湖北大冶模拟 )Actress Danai Gurira calls herself a Zimerican. Her parents came from Zimbabwe. She was
11、 born in the American State of Iowa. But her family moved back to Harare, Zimbabwe, when she was five years old. She returned to the United 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
12、may be best known as Michonne, the zombiekiller 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 pl
13、ays that she wrote. Her play Familiar is an offBroadway comedydrama. It centers on the cultural clashes between American and African traditions. The play takes place in the State of Minnesota. The eldest daughter of Zimbabwean parents is getting married to a white man. The story was taken from her o
14、wn observations, Gurira said， “I was at a wedding and I was just struck by all of my familys absurdities and my own included. And I just knew I couldnt not write about it！ ”The upper middleclass life of Familiar may seem familiar to many American audiences. But the setting of her play Eclipsed Gurir
15、as Broadway debut (首次登台 ) is something else entirely. Gurira decided to write Eclipsed after reading a New York Times story about the civil war in Liberia, and the young women who fought in it. She described it like this. “These were, like, 22 ， 23yearold girls, women, who had, like, you know, littl
16、e skimpy jeans on, little skimpy tops, and really looked cool and hip and current and then, they had these big AK47s on their backs.” Gurira went to Liberia and met with women who were former soldiers and peace negotiators. She wrote the play based on their stories. 语篇解读：女演员达娜 古瑞拉将在非洲的生活经历带入美国，并结合自身
17、的经历进行戏剧创作和演出，而这些体现了不同文化之间的碰撞。 25 The underlined word “hodgepodge” in Pa ragraph 2 can be replaced by 【 精品教育资源文库 】 “_” A center B dispute C understanding D mixture 解析：选 D 词义猜测题。根据文章第一段可知，达娜 古瑞拉出生于美国，后随家人搬回津巴布韦，然后返回美国接受大学教育，之后便一直生活在美国。因此，达娜 古瑞拉接受着多民族、多文化的教育。由此可推测， hodgepodge 意为 “ 大杂烩 ” ，与 mixture 意思相
18、近。故选 D 项。 26 What can we learn about Familiar? A It is a reflection of culture shock. B Gurira is getting married to a white man as the eldest daughter. C Gurira was sorry for her wedding in the U S. D The story is from a magazine. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第三段第二句 “It centers on the cultural clashes between Am
19、erican and African traditions.” 可知，戏剧 Familiar 以美国和非洲的文化冲突为主要关注点，因此是文化冲突的反映。故选 A 项。 27 Whats the best title of the text? A Culture Is the Key to Solving Problems B Actress Brings African Experiences to America C A Good African Writer D No Discrimination, No War 解析：选 B 标题归纳题。本文主要介绍了女演员达娜 古瑞拉将非洲的生活经历带
20、入美国，在她创作和演出的戏剧中体现非洲元素的故事，因此 B 项作为文章标题最适合。 A 项强调了文化的重要性， C 项强调她是一位非洲的好作家， D 项强调歧视和战争的关系，都没有从全文着眼，故排除。 C Picture the scene. Youre on your way home when you remember the fridge is empty but you dont have a pound for the trolley (手推车 ) and parking is a nightmare. Or you promised to pick up a sixpack of
21、beer on the way to a friends party but its pouring with rain and parking is still a nightmare.Wouldnt it be great if you could pick up what you need without getting out of your car? Russian inventor Dahir Kurmanbievich has thought of a drivethrough supermarket that would make all that possible. A cu
22、stomer would drive up to an available bay, much like in a petrol station, 【 精品教育资源文库 】 and while remaining in the car select the goods by operating with a button. These goods are placed immediately onto a conveyor (传输 ) belt, where they travel a few feet to the checkout. When it is finished, the customer drives forward, pays for the goods and drives off with them. Mr Kurmanbievich said the invention is directed at “solving the technical problem of improving the quality of customer service while providing pr
