1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 3 The world online 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 Public Art Manager in University College London (UCL) Location: Central London, Greater London Job level: Management Education level: Undergraduate degree (or equivalent) Salary: 42,304 49,904 per yea
2、r Hours: Fulltime UCL department: UCL Culture The appointment will be fulltime on UCL Grade 8. UCL Culture manages museums, theatres and collections and facilitates engagement within and outside of UCL. We bring diverse performers and audiences into the heart of UCL to enrich the student experience
3、and fuel UCLs creative culture with cuttingedge cultural experiences. We use our objects, insights and expertise to reframe questions and surface new ideas. The post holder will develop and deliver a public art strategy for UCL and an accompanying events programme that can make the public and commun
4、ities take part in UCL research and teaching through arts and culture. The successful candidate will have experience of managing complex and largescale public art projects and building relationships with artists, contractors and community groups. They will have experience of contributing to and impl
5、ementing (实施 ) organizational strategy, the ability to communicate clearly both orally and in writing and an interest in community engagement. For further information about this post contact Sophie Elgood (s. elgood ucl. ac. uk) For further details about the vacancy and how to apply online please go
6、 to http:/www. ucl. ac. uk/hr/jobs/ and search on Reference Number 1617169. We particularly welcome applications from black and minority ethnic candidates as 【 精品教育资源文库 】 they are underrepresented within UCL at this level. 语篇解读：本文是一则招聘广告，介绍了一所大学招聘 “ 公共艺术经理 ” 的相关信息。 21 What work experience should th
7、e chosen public art manager have? A Having managed museum affairs. B Having organized large art events. C Having taught art college students. D Having worked as an art manager. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据文中的 “The successful candidate will have experience of managing complex and largescale public art projects” 可
8、知，这个岗位要求应聘者负责过大型的公共艺术项目，即组织过大型的艺术活动。 22 Why are black candidates more likely to be chosen? A To guarantee more options. B To show they havent racial discrimination. C To have a balanced staff structure. D To increase the competition among applicants. 解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据最后一段 “We particularly welcome appl
9、ications from black and minority ethnic candidates as they are underrepresented within UCL at this level” 可知，学校该级别的员工中黑人和少数民族群体的人数较少，其代表性不足，故他们被雇用的可能性 更大，因为该大学希望其员工结构更加均衡。本题的解题关键在于理解 underrepresented“ 代表人数不足的，代表人数低于适当比例的 ” 。 23 What type of writing is this passage? A An introduction to UCL. B A guid
10、e to UCL. C An activity ad. D A job ad. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据文章内容可知，本文是一则伦敦大学学院的招聘广告，招聘职位是 Public Art Manager，故选 D。 B Elon Musk is a man of big ambition. He says his goal is to save humanity. And as strange as that sounds, the South Africanborn, CanadianAmerican inventor might actually be doing it. 【 精品教
11、育资源文库 】 On December 22nd, SpaceX, the company Musk founded, successfully launched its reusable Falcon 9 rocket. The moment furthered Musks goal of making space travel more affordable and eventually colonizing Mars for humanitys longterm survival. As if this wasnt enough, Musk, 44, is also the founde
12、r of Tesla, an electric car company. He has also helped to create three Internet startups including the online payment company PayPal. All of them could be said to have turned their industries upside down. The companies Musk started cover three areas: the Internet, sustainable energy and exploring s
13、pace. Since college, Musk has believed that those areas will most affect the future of humanity and that he should spend his life working on them. “Theres no shortage of people with a vision for the future ， ” Microsoft founder Bill Gates said to Vogue magazine. “What makes Elon special is his abili
14、ty to make his vision come true.” Nothing showed this ability better than the crisis Musk faced in 2008. In 2008, both SpaceX and Tesla were in real danger. SpaceXs three launches had all failed and the company could afford only one more launch. But everything soon turned around. In September 2008,
15、SpaceX launched its fourth rocket and it succeeded. It won a 1.6 billion contract with NASA. SpaceX was saved. Musk then shocked the investors and the tech world by pouring his entire personal savings into saving Tesla. Despite his success, Musks ambition has not gone away. He has also been working
16、on other ambitious projects in recent years. 语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章主要介绍了天才创业冒险家 埃隆 马斯克 。 24 What do Musks companies have in common? A They all gained an instant success. B Their goal is to offer affordable space travel. C Their development wasnt optimistic at first. D They had a revolutionary effect on thei
17、r own fields. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第二段的内容，尤其是最后一句 “All of them could be said to have turned their industries upside down” 可知， Musk 的公司在它们各自所属的领域产生了革命性的影响。 25 What do Bill Gates words indicate? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A Therere many creative people. B Not everyones dream can come true. C Successful people have a vis
18、ion for the future. D Ability of practice accounts for Musks success. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。由第三段中 Bill Gates 所说的话，尤其是 “What makes Elon special is his ability to make his vision come true” 可推断， Bill Gates 意在说明Musk 成功的关键在于他的执行力。故选 D。 26 Which words can best describe Musk? A Devoted and accessible. B Creative a
19、nd determined. C Adventurous and aggressive. D Ambitious and sympathetic. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第四段的最后一句 “Musk then shocked the investors and the tech world by pouring his entire personal savings into saving Tesla” 可以看出， Musk 拥有敢于冒险的精神；根据第一段和最后一段的 “ambition” 可以看出 Musk是具有上进心的，故选 C。 27 Where may the passage
20、be taken from? A Popular fiction. B A biography. C A speech. D A study. 解析：选 B 文章出处题。通读全文可知，文章主要介绍了天才创业冒险家 埃隆 马斯克，故最有可能出自人物传记，选 B。 A 项表示 “ 通俗小说 ” 。 C (2018 贵州省贵阳市六中调研 )A decade ago, secondary and higher education was prized above all else. Apprenticeships (学徒工作 ) were viewed as an option for dropout
21、s rather than a daring career choice. And the young men and women who didnt fit into the school system, preferring to create startups and focus on making a living in the business world, were dismissed as wheelerdealers (投机者 ) Now therere_no_birds_of_this_year_in_last_years_nests. Young people are be
22、ing encouraged to think carefully about whether academia is right for them this trend has been fuelled by rising university fees and a global shortage of many skills that were passed over in schools in recent years, ranging from web development to 【 精品教育资源文库 】 sales. Young people are required to st
23、ay in some kind of education or training until they are 18, but this learning may now take many forms. The Government runs its own platform to help interested youths find an apprenticeship that suits their skills and ambitions. Tom Hartley, who runs a highend performance and classic car business based in Derbyshire, founded his first company at just 12 years old. “I h
