1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 题组层级快练 21 Unit 1 Great scientists . 阅读理解 (2017 浙江高三模拟 )Everybody sleeps, but what people stay up late to catch or wake up early in order not to miss varies by culture. From data collected, it seems the things that cause us to lose the most sleep, on average, are sporting events, time c
2、hanges, and holidays. Around the world, people changed sleep patterns thanks to the start or end of daylight savings time. Russians, for example, began to wake up about a half hour later each day after President Vladimir Putin shifted the country permanently to “winter time” starting on October 36.
3、Russias other late nights and early mornings generally correspond to public holidays. On New Years Eve, Russians have the worlds latest bedtime, hitting the hay at around 3： 30 am. Russians also get up an hour later on International Womens Day, the day for treating and celebrating female relatives.
4、Similarly, Americans late nights, late mornings, and longest sleeps fall on three day weekends. Canada got the least sleep of the year the night it beat Sweden in the Olympic hockey(冰球 ) final. The World Cup is also chiefly responsible for sleep deprivation(剥夺 ). The worst night for sleep in the U K
5、. was the night of the England Italy match on June 15. Brits stayed up a half hour later to watch it, and then they woke up earlier than usual the next morning thanks to summer nights, the phenomenon in which the sun barely sets in northern countries in the summer time. That was nothing, though, com
6、pared to Germans, Italians, and the French, who stayed up around an hour and a half later on various days throughout the summer to watch the Cup. It should be made clear that not everyone has a device to record their sleep patterns, in some of these nations, its likely that only the richest people d
7、o. And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person. Even if thats the case, though, the above findings are still striking. If the most health conscious among us have such deep swings in our shut eye levels throughout the year, how much sleep are the rest o
8、f us losing? 1. What does the author say about peoples sleeping habits? A. They are culture related. B. They affect peoples health. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. They change with the seasons. D. They vary from person to person. 2. What do we learn about the Russians regarding sleep? A. They dont sleep much on we
9、ekends. B. They get less sleep on public holidays. C. They dont fall asleep until it is very late. D. They sleep longer than people elsewhere. 3. What is the most probable reason for some rich people to use a device to record their patterns? A. They are involved in a sleep research. B. They have tro
10、uble falling asleep. C. They want to get sufficient sleep. D. They want to go to bed on regular hours. 4. What does the author imply in the last paragraph? A. Sleeplessness does harm to peoples health. B. Few people really know the importance of sleep. C. It is important to study your sleep patterns
11、. D. Average people probably sleep less than the rich. 答案与解析 【文章大意】 本文属于说明文 ， 主要介绍了人们的睡 眠习惯是与文化有关的 ， 作者还进行了举例说明。 1. 答案 A 解析 细节理解题。根据第 一段第一句“ Everybody sleeps, but what people stay up late to catch or wake up early in order not to miss varies by culture.” 可知人们的睡眠习惯是与文化有关的。 2. 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。根据第二段第三句 “
12、Russias other late nights and early mornings generally correspond to public holidays.” 可知 ， 答案为 B 项。 3. 答案 C 解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句 “And people who elect to track their sleep may try to get more sleep than the average person.” 可知 ， 答案为 C 项。 4. 答案 B 解析 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句 “If the most health conscious among u
13、s have 【 精品教育资源文库 】 such deep swings in our shut eye levels through out the year, how much sleep are the rest of us losing? ” 可知 ， 选 B 项。 . 完形填空 (2017 四 川广元二模 )My 14 year old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time at a second hand clothing store. It had a black collar, delightful tailor
14、ing, a Fifth Avenue label(标签 ) and a (an) _1_ price of $28. We looked at _2_， saying nothing, _3_ Johns eyes shone. Dark, woolen top coats were popular just then with _4_， but could _5_ several hundred dollars now. John _6_ the coat. He turned from side to side, eyeing himself in the mirror with a s
15、erious, studied _7_ that soon changed into a smile. The _8_ was perfect. John wore the coat to school the next day and came home _9_ a big smile. “ How did the kids like your coat? ”I aske d. “They love it.”He said, _ 10_ folding it over the chair and smoothing it flat. Over the next few weeks, the
16、_11_ came over John. Quiet, reasoned discussion was _12_ argument. He became more thoughtful and eager to _13_. “ Good dinner, Mum, ” he would say every evening. One day when I suggested that he might start on homework before dinner, John said, “ You are _14_， and I guess I will.” When I asked one o
17、f his teachers _15_ caused the changes, she said with laughter, “ It must be his coat！ ” At the library, we _16_ to meet a friend who had not seen our children for a long time. “_ 17_ this be John? ”he asked, looking up to Johns new height, assessing the cut of his coat, and extending his hand, one
18、_18_ to another. John and I both knew we should never _19_ a persons clothes for the real person within them. As is known, what is on the inside should be _20_ with what is on the outside. 1. A. unbelievable B. special C. reasonable D. average 2. A. the other B. others C. one another D. each other 3
19、. A. therefore B. however C. thus D. but 4. A. teenagers B. people 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C. parents D. adults 5. A. spend B. cost C. pay D. take 6. A. touched B. held C. buttoned D. obtained 7. A. gesture B. expression C. attitude D. feeling 8. A. color B. fit C. price D. style 9. A. having B. showing C. be
20、having D. wearing 10. A. carefully B. carelessly C. patiently D. hurriedly 11. A. change B. satisfaction C. happiness D. generosity 12. A. because of B. aware of C. instead of D. full of 13. A. regret B. please C. complain D. apologize 14. A. troublesome B. true C. right D. wrong 15. A. what B. how
21、C. when D. that 16. A. decided B. came C. intended D. happened 17. A. Could B. Would C. Must D. Should 18. A. friend B. teacher C. gentleman D. fellow 19. A. watch B. mistake C. consider D. judge 20. A. compared B. connected C. combined D. matched 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案与解析 【文章大意】 文章作者通过讲述儿子自从穿了一件新的衣服后 ， 整
22、个人发生了变化 ，变得礼貌了 ， 更快乐、愿意听从建议了 ， 也愿意说些话让作者高兴了。从而得出结论：我们穿的衣服也会影响我们的内在。 1. 答 案 A 解析 根据下文的 “but could cost several hundred dollars now”( 这样的衣服需要好几百美元 )可知 ， 这件衣服 28 美元的价格令人难以置信。故选 A 项。 unbelievable“ 难以置信的 ” 。 2. 答案 D 解析 根据 “My 14 year old son, John, and I spotted the coat at the same time at a second hand
23、 clothing store” 可知 ， 只有作者和儿子两个人。 each other 表示两 者之间相互 ， one another 用于三者或三者以上的两两之间相互。故选 D 项。 3. 答案 D 解析 根据 “We looked at each other, saying nothing, but Johns eyes shone” 作者和儿子对如此便宜的衣服并没发表什么看法 ， 但约翰的眼睛闪耀着快 乐的光芒。 4 答案 A 解析 根据 “but Johns eyes shone. Dark, woolen top coats were popular just then with teenagers” 儿子看到 这件衣服时眼睛透露着喜欢 ， 可知孩子们很喜欢这类衣服。 5. 答案 B 解析 根据 “Dark, woolen top coats were popular just then with teenagers, but could
