1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Uint 12 Culture Shock 课时练 1 阅读理解提速练 阅读理解 A (2018 合肥高三教学质量检测 )If you have the opportunity to visit some places in New Zealand, then the list below is our recommendation. Fiordland National Park This park is part of the South Westland World Heritage Area and is New Zealands largest natio
2、nal park and one of the largest in the world. The scenery in Fiordland is nothing short of extremely beautiful, with steep mountains, wild waterfalls, and abundant rain forests. Being able to come back and forth in its deep bay attracts most of the visitors. The area has some of the world s greatest
3、 walks including the world famous Milford Track, which was described as the finest walk in the world in the early twentieth century. Abel Tasman National Park Abel Tasman may be New Zealand s smallest national park, but the attractions are huge. Located in one of New Zealand s sunniest spots, the ar
4、ea also has the best beaches in the country. The popular Abel Tasman Walk is a great way to see this park. It takes 3 5 days to complete. Sea taxis are also available and can drop you off at any number of beaches within the park. Rotorua Accessible from New Zealand s biggest city, Auckland, Rotorua
5、is famous for its volcanic activities. Rotorua is also famous for its plentiful lakes which are great for swimming and fishing. The surrounding area contains plenty of native bushes and some famous walks. Rotorua is also the best area in the country to experience and learn about Maori culture. Mt Co
6、ok National Park Mt Cook as well as the surrounding area is an alpine(高山的 ) park within the World Heritage listed in South Westland. The biggest peaks in all of Australasia are here. The park doesnt contain many trees or plants due to the altitude. Walks range from 【 精品教育资源文库 】 a twohour walk to di
7、fficult tracks suitable for experienced mountaineers only. A helicopter or plane ride gives visitors excellent views of the mountains with the option of landing at the top of Tasman Glacier, a true permanent snowcovered alpine environment. 【解题导语】 本文是一篇应用文 ， 主要介绍了新西兰值得游玩的几个地方。 1 The most impressive e
8、xperience in Fiordland National Park may be_ A rock climbs B forest camps C water jumps D boat trips D 解析：推理判断题。根据 Fiordland National Park 部分第一段尾句 “Being able to come back and forth in its deep bay attracts most of the visitors.” 可知 ， 能够在它的深海湾里来回穿梭会吸引大多数的游客； 据此可以判断 ，在 Fiordland 国家公园 ， 令人印象最深刻的经历是乘船旅
9、行 ， 故 D 项正确。 2 If you are interested in folk customs, you can go to visit_ A Fiordland National Park B Rotorua C Mt Cook National Park D Abel Tasman National Park B 解析：细 节理解题。根据 Rotorua 部分第二段 “Rotorua is also the best area in the country to experience and learn about Maori culture.” 可知 ， Rotorua 也是全
10、国最好的学习毛利文化的地方；如果你对民间风俗感兴趣 ， 可以去那里 ， 故 B 项正确。 3 If you go to visit Mt Cook National Park, you can_ A view some amazing waterfalls B enjoy some tropical fruits C step on the top of Tasman Glacier D take walks in various bushes C 解析：细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知 ， 乘坐一架直升机或飞机并选择在 Tasman Glacier 顶部着陆 ， 可以让游客欣赏到山区的美景
11、， Tasman Glacier 是真 正的永久积雪覆盖的高山环境。据此可知 ，如果去 Mt Cook 国家公园 ， 你可以登到 Tasman Glacier 顶部 ， 故 C项正确。 B (2018 河 南实验中学模拟 )The police in Taiwan are unable to judge whether to treat it as an extremely clever act of stealing or an even cleverer cheat. Either way, it could be the perfect crime, because the crimin
12、als are birds homing pigeons! 【 精品教育资源文库 】 The crime begins with a telephone message to the owner of a stolen car: If you want the car back, pay up. Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside. Carrying the money
13、 in a tiny bag, the pigeon flies off. There have been at least four such pigeon pick ups in Changwa. What at first seemed like the work of a clever stay at home car thief, however, may in fact be the work of an even lazier and more inventive criminal mind one that avoids not only collecting money bu
14、t also going out to steal the car in the first place. Police officer Chen says that the criminal probably has pulled a double trick: He gets money for things he cannot possibly return. Instead of stealing cars, he lets someone else do it and then waits for the car owner to place an ad in the newspap
15、er asking for help. The theory is supported by the fact that, so far, none of the stolen cars have been returned. Also, the amount of money demanded under 3， 000 Taiwan dollarsseems too little for a car worth many times more. Demands for pigeon delivered money stopped as soon as the press reported t
16、he story. And even if they start again, Chen holds little hope of catching the criminal. “We have more important things to do ，” he said. 【解题导语】 本文介绍了一种新型的 犯罪行为。台湾的警察无法断定这到底是聪明的盗窃行为还是更加聪明的诈骗行为 ， 因为罪犯是信鸽。 4 After the car owner received a phone call, he_ A went to a certain pigeon and put some money i
17、n the bag it carried B gave the money to the thief and had his car back in a park C sent some money to the thief by mail D told the press about it A 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的 Then, the car owner is directed to a park, told where to find a bird cage and how to attach money to the neck of the pigeon inside.可知
18、， 车主接到电话后 ， 他会被指示去某个公园找到鸟笼 ， 把钱系到鸟笼内鸽子的脖子上。故选 A 项。 5 The writer mentions the fact that “none of the stolen cars have been returned” to show_ A how easily people get fooled by criminals B what Chen thinks might be correct C the thief is extremely clever 【 精品教育资源文库 】 D the money paid is too little B
19、解析：推理判断题。根据文章第三段中的 He gets money for things he cannot possibly return.可知 ， 警察认为那些丢车的人根本不可能拿回他的车。故选 B 项。 6 The underlined word “ they” in the last paragraph refers to_ A criminals B pigeons C the stolen cars D demands for money D 解析：词义猜测题。上文提到一旦报纸报道了这件事 ， 这样的事情就没有了。由此可知 they 就是指代上文提到 的 Demands for pi
20、geon delivered money。故选 D 项。 7 We may infer that the criminal knows how to reach the car owners because_ A he reads the ads in the newspaper B he lives in the same neighborhood C he has seen the car owners in the park D he has trained the pigeons to follow them A 解析：细节理解题。根据文章第三段最后一句 . waits for the
21、 car owner to place an ad in the newspaper asking for help.可知 ， 罪犯看了报纸上的广告然后找到丢车的人。故选 A 项。 C (2018 湖南部分重点中学考前演练 )Im sometimes told, “ You have to make your own luck. If you don t try something, how can you succeed？ ” This is very true for competitions. There are people who regularly take part in all
22、 sorts of competitions with great enthusiasm. These people are nicknamed compers. The motivation for being a comper is obvious： its about being a wi nner and being rewarded with a prize. These prizes can be small or large： from a box of chocolates to a new car, a trip of a lifetime around the world,
23、 or even a new house. Isn t that worth competing for? Of course competitions that offer money prizes attract entry from millions of people, making the odds of winning very unlikely. But one man who has been lucky is a retired lecturer from the U K. called Martin Dove. He is a serial comper and has managed to bag prizes such as a yacht and a racehorse. Martin says：“ Ive been a comper for 40 years. Its like admitting some ad
