1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 8 Adventure 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 The Florida Strawberry Festival, founded in 1930, keeps its oldfashioned charm with an 80ride midway, contests, agriculture exhibits and of course, strawberries in every form. Theres no alcohol and festival
2、organizers pride themselves on familyfriendly contests. The festival drew 560,387 visitors in 2016. Here are some basics if youre heading to this years Florida Strawberry Festival： Admission: 10, 5 ages 6 to 12, 5 and younger free. Concert tickets are extra. Dates: March 2 through March 12. Hours: 1
3、0 a m.to 10 p m. Deals: Free Kids Day is Saturday, March 4 with free admission for kids through high school. Moonlight Magic Nights on Friday, March 3 and March 10 let you ride most midway rides for 30 from 10 p m. until 2 a m. And Super Saturday Wristband Days on Saturday, March 4 and March 11 let
4、you ride most midway rides for 25 from 10 a m. until 11 p m. For information: Follow the festival on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The festival also has a free app that has the days schedule, a map and a tool to help you find where you park your car. flstrawberryfestival. com. (813) 7529194. EVEN
5、T HIGHLIGHTS Smoothie record attempt: On Friday, Cabot Creamery will attempt to set a world record with a 1,000gallon smoothie (果汁 ). Their tent near Gate I will use 250 gallons of yogurt mixed with ice, whey protein powder (乳清蛋白粉 ) and 2,000 pounds of strawberries. For added showmanship, special gu
6、ests will pedal bicycles in 15 minute intervals to power the Vitamix blenders. Contests: There are six different food contests over the 11day festival including a corn dog eating contest on March 8, a strawberry spaghetti eating contest on Monday, March 6, and strawberry shortcake eating on March 9.
7、The kids compete on Sunday to be the first to pick all the green parts off a pack of berries. 语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章介绍了佛罗里达草莓节的日程安排、票价和重要活动等【 精品教育资源文库 】 信息。 21 What do we know about the festival? A It lasts for half a month. B It serves berries and alcohol. C Its the oldest strawberry festival. D Its suita
8、ble for the whole family. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “with an 80ride midway, contests, agriculture exhibits . Theres no alcohol and festival organizers pride themselves on familyfriendly contests” 可知，草莓节是一个老少皆宜的节日，既有适合大人参加的活动，也有孩子们喜欢的活动。 22 How much should a couple and their 3yearold kid pay for admission
9、? A 5. B 10. C 15. D 20. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据 Admission 部分的 “ 10, 5 ages 6 to 12, 5 and younger free” 可知，这对夫妇共需支付 20 美元，孩子免费。 23 What world record may Cabot Creamery set? A Making a 1,000gallon smoothie. B Drinking a 1,000gallon smoothie. C Eating 2,000 pounds of strawberries. D Pedaling bicycles to powe
10、r the blenders. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据 Smoothie record attempt 部分的 “Cabot Creamery will attempt to set a world record with a 1,000gallon smoothie . use 250 gallons of yogurt mixed with ice, whey protein powder (乳清蛋白粉 ) and 2,000 pounds of strawberries” 可知， Cabot Creamery 将尝试创造制作一千加仑思慕雪果汁的纪录。 24 Which of th
11、e following contests is held for children? A The corn dog eating contest. B The green berry picking contest. C The strawberry spaghetti eating contest. D The strawberry shortcake eating contest. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据 Contests 部分的 “The kids compete on Sunday to be the first to pick all the green parts off
12、a pack of berries” 可知，这项比赛是专为孩子们设计的。 B (2018 安徽省 “ 江淮十校 ” 联考 )Krubera Cave in the western Caucasus Mountains 【 精品教育资源文库 】 is the deepest known cave in the world. An international team prepared to descend into Krubera. The team members hoped to be the first cavers to reach a depth of 2,000 meters, b
13、rought five tons of equipment and other necessities with them, and established camps at key locations along the route. They worked for up to 20 hours each day. In the third week, progress was blocked at 1,775 meters by a sump a cave passage filled with water that gives cavers few options. There are
14、basically three techniques available: dive through it, empty it, or go around it. Gennadiy Samokhin dove to the bottom but was disappointed. “No chance to get through ， ” he said. Searching for a way around the sump, Garcia Dils risked entering a waterfall of near freezing water and discovered that
15、his dry suit had holes in it. “The water was so cold I lost the feeling in my fingers， ” he said later. He, too, was unsuccessful. Finally, two teammates found a way around the sump through a tight passage they called the Way to the Dream. The team was exhilarated. The passage led to yet another sum
16、p at 1,840 meters. After a short test dive, Samokhin emerged, smiling. There was a promising passage, he reported. But it would have to wait. After nearly four weeks, with supplies running low, the team had run out of time and would have to return to the surface. Four weeks later, a team of nine Ukr
17、ainian cavers led by Yuri Kasjan went back to Krubera. Following the path opened by the previous team, they reached the sump at 1,840 meters relatively quickly. After much searching, a pit (坑 ), later named the Millennium Pit, was discovered that allowed them to pass the 2,000meter depth. More pits
18、and passages led them to 2,080 meters, a spot they named Game Over. But the caving game is never over. Deeper caves will probably continue to be discovered and call out to be explored. 语篇解读：本文是记叙文。文章讲述了探洞穴者对世界上最深的洞穴 库鲁伯亚拉洞穴进行探索的过程。 25 Why did the team return to the surface after nearly four weeks? A
19、 They were lacking in supplies. B They had achieved their goal. C They couldnt go through the sump. D They gave their task to Yuri Kasjans team. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “After nearly four weeks, with supplies 【 精品教育资源文库 】 running low, the team had run out of time and would have to return to the surfac
20、e”可知，因为物资逐渐短缺，探洞穴者才被迫返回地面。 26 What does the underlined word “exhilarated” probably mean in Para.3? A Cheerful. B Powerful. C Confused. D Exhausted. 解析：选 A 词义猜测题。根据画线词前的 “two teammates found a way around the sump through a tight passage they called the Way to the Dream” 可知，两名队员找到了通过水坑的通道，所以他们很高兴，故选 A
21、 项。 27 Which of the following is TRUE according to the text? A Game Over was discovered at 2,000 meters. B The Way to the Dream begins at 1,840 meters. C The Millennium Pit passed the 2,080meter depth. D Samokhin found a way around a sump at 1,775 meters. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “progress was blocked a
22、t 1,775 meters by a sump” 以及第三段中的 “two teammates found a way around the sump through a tight passage” 可知， Samokhin 在 1 775 米处找到了绕 过水坑的通道。 28 What is the text mainly about? A The features of Krubera Cave. B Famous caves around the world. C A journey of exploring Krubera Cave. D The importance of expl
23、oring Krubera Cave. 解析：选 C 主旨大意题。本文讲述了探洞穴者对世界上最深的洞穴 库鲁伯亚拉洞穴进行探索的过程，故选 C 项。 C (2018 长春外国语 学校模拟 )Saturns icy moon Enceladus could theoretically be home to methaneproducing (产甲烷的 ) alien life, NASA said. Researchers made the announcement based on data from 2015, when the spacecraft Cassini detected the presence of hydrogen during a flight through a cloud of gas and ice erupting from Enceladus south pole. The hydrogen could be a sign of methano
