1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 24 Society 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 Most foodies (吃货 ) agree that eating healthy food is important.But sometimes making good food choices can be tough.Now there are apps that can help people learn about the food they eat to improve their diets
2、and their dining out experiences. Cheese you dont want money moving automatically from your real account into this one. Another option: Sign up for Paypal, connecting it to your bank account. The payment service of Paypal can give you a debit card that you can use in place of a credit card. Finally,
3、 you can use gift cards, which you can buy at oldfashioned brickandmortar stores (实体店 ). You can even buy these with cash. I found gift cards for various prepaid amounts for Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Ebay, and others. They also sell prepaid Visa cards, which you could purchase for any amount between 2
4、0 and 500. 语篇解读：我们有足够的理由不使用传统的信用卡网购，因为那很容易让某些人偷走我们的信用卡号，我们的账户就会面临被刷空的风险。 那么如何既适应网购大潮，又保护好自己的金钱呢？本文提出了几种不直接用传统信用卡进行网购的做法。 24 The underlined word “odds” in Paragraph probably means “_” A riches B chances C abilities D responsibilities 解析 ： 选 B 词义推测题。根据被猜词前面的 increases 一词以及后面 that 引导的同位语从句 that someone
5、 will steal your credit card number 可知 ， 网上购物增加了他人盗走你的信用卡号的可能性 ， 故本题选择 B项 “ 可能性 ” 。 A项意为 “ 财富 ” ； C项意为 “ 能力 ” ；D 项意为 “ 责任 ” 。 25 Which is NOT true of an ATM card from the passage? A It can be used as a credit card. B It has a 16digit number. C It is a debit card. D It is oldfashioned. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根
6、据第二段 第二、三句 “Sure, it has a 16digit number and can be used as a credit card. But its a debit card” 可知， A、 B 与 C 项都与 ATM card“ 金【 精品教育资源文库 】 融卡 ” 有关，而 D 项在文中未提及。 26 Which are the right options to shop online without a credit card? a keeping a large amount in your secondary account b signing up for Pa
7、ypal, connecting it to your bank account c using gift cards bought at oldfashioned brickandmortar stores d asking your bank to set you up with a secondary account for online purchases A a， b， c B a， b， d C a， c， d D b， c， d 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第三段第 一句中的 “keep only a small amount in that account” 可知， a 项中
8、 large 一词错误，故正确答案中不应该包括 a，故本题选择 D 项。 27 What would be the best title for the passage? A How to Shop Online Without a Traditional Credit Card B Why We Shouldnt Use a Credit Card Online C Several Ways to Shop Online Efficiently D What Sites Sell Prepaid Visa Cards 解析：选 A 标题归纳题。 第一段第一句提出不要用传统的信用卡进行网上购物
9、，最后一句提出有其他选择可以取代这种支付形式；其余五段接着说明了具体的替代方式，也就是不用传统的信用卡却能进行网购的做法，故本题选择 A 项。 C 项意为 “ 高效率网购的几种做法 ” ，与本文内容不符，故排除。 C Robert Ballard was born in 1942.Form an early age, he loved the sea.Ballard grew up in Southern California.He spent his free time at the beach near his home.He enjoyed fishing and swimming.He
10、 even learned to dive. When Ballard wasnt at the ocean, he loved reading about it.At the age of 10, he read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo.Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up.His parents helped him f
11、ollow his dream. Ballard was a hardworking student.He spent many years learning all he could about the ocean.By the age of 28, he was an expert.In 1970, he took a job as a scientist at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution in Massachusetts.There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean.H
12、e came up with ways to predict volcanoes under the oceans.Working with other scientists, Ballard also found previously unknown sea animals.These animals lived far below the oceans surface, where scientists had 【 精品教育资源文库 】 believed no animals could live. By the 1980s, Ballards interests changed.He
13、developed unmanned vehicles to explore the ocean bottom.His first find, the wellknown ship Titanic, made Ballard famous.He was not happy with just one big find, however.He looked for and found other wellknown ships.One was the German battleship Bismarck.Another was the USS Yorktown, an aircraft carr
14、ier (航空母舰 ) that sank during World War . Today Robert Ballard is still an underwater explorer.He also heads an organization that encourages students to learn about science.Ballard hopes that some of the students will follow in his footsteps.After all, the worlds huge oceans are mostly unknown.Who kn
15、ows what remains to be discovered under the sea? 语篇解读：本文介绍了海底探险家罗伯特 巴拉德的人生经历，包括他小时候的理想、学习经历以及长大后的成就。 28 What was Ballards dream when he was young? A To be an animal expert. B To be a professional diver. C To be a famous writer. D To be an underwater explorer. 解析：选 D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “At the age of 10,
16、he read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo.Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up.” 可知，巴拉德小时候的梦想是做一名海底探险者。故选 D 项。 29 When Ballard worked at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, he_. A explored mountains wi
17、th other scientists B thought of ideas to predict underwater volcanoes C found some unknown sea animals alone D developed unmanned vehicles to change interests 解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第三段中的 “There he studied underwater mountains of the Atlantic Ocean.He came up with ways to predict volcanoes under the oceans
18、.”可知，巴拉德在伍兹霍尔海洋研究所工作时，提出了预测海底火山的方 法。故选 B 项。 30 What can be a suitable title for the passage? A The Unknown Ocean World B A Hardworking Student C The Life of an Undersea Explorer 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D An Underwater Exploration 解析：选 C 标题归纳题。根据文章的时间线索可知，本文是一篇人物传记，主要介绍了海底探险家罗伯特 巴拉德的人生经历。故选 C 项。 31 Which of th
19、e following is TRUE about Ballard according to the passage? A Ballard set up an organization to teach students science. B Ballard has explored more than half of the worlds oceans. C Ballard disappointed his parents at his undersea adventures. D Ballard was greatly influenced by Twenty Thousand Leagu
20、es Under the Sea. 解析：选 D 推理判断题。根据第二段中的 “At the age of 10, he read Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, a book which describes the undersea adventures of Captain Nemo.Ballard decided he wanted to be like Captain Nemo when he grew up.” 可知，巴拉德受海底两万里这本书的影响很大。故选 D 项。 D (2018 天津河北区质检 )Sometimes having a
21、 teenager at home can be a real headache. Many teenagers smoke, drink, wear strange hairdos and even fight. Basically, they are often taking risks. Earlier studies have shown that teenagers are more likely to make irrational decisions than people from any other age group, including children and adul
22、ts. Is it that teenagers are too young to tell right from wrong? Not really. So what explains their risky behavior? According to Laurence Steinberg, a professor at Temple University, US, the reason is that teens care a lot about how their peers (同龄人 ) view them thats the effect of “peer influence” ， reported Science Daily. As children enter their teenage years, they spend more time with their friends and classmates and also become more sensitive to their feedback (反馈 ). This sensitivity drives teenagers to concentrate
