1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Meeting your ancestors . 阅读理解 A (2018 辽宁省五校协作体高三上学期联合模拟考试 ) Big messaging apps abroad While WeChat is Chinas biggest mobile messaging app, there are many equivalent apps in other countries that offer similar features. WhatsApp (US) Users: more than 600 million Platforms: Android
2、, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry Features: text chat, pushtotalk, file sharing, location sharing With more than 600 million active users, WhatsApp is one of WeChats biggest competitors. Developed by two exYahoo employees in 2009, WhatsApp originally focused on text chat, but on Aug.6 it also started
3、 pushtotalk service. Its noted for its accessibility, ease of use and the absence of adverts. The service is free for the first year, after which $0.99 (6.06 yuan) is charged for a oneyear subscription. KakaoTalk (South Korea) Users: more than 100 million Platforms: Android, iOS, Windows Phone, Blac
4、kBerry and Bada (an operating system developed by Samsung) Features： text chat, group chat, pushtotalk, group calls, file sharing With more than 100 million users in more than 230 countries, KakaoTalk is a multiplatform texting application that allows users to send and receive messages for free. Wit
5、h KakaoTalk, users can message each other oneonone or in group chats with unlimited numbers of friends. You can also choose from many animated emoticons and share them with friends. Line (Japan) Users: more than 600 million Platforms： Android, iOS, Windows Phone, BlackBerry and PC Features： text cha
6、t, group chat, pushtotalk, file sharing, location sharing, gaming, stickers Line tops the list of the most downloaded free apps in 52 countries. Apart from text and voice messaging, Line provides its users with more than 250 original stickers and emoticons to buy from its own shop. In the first quar
7、ter of 2013 alone, it made $17 million just from stickers. The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the LINE GAME. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了美国、韩国和日本三个国家不同的手机信息应用程序。 1 Compared with the other two apps, which of the following features makes Line stand out? A Group mobile games. B Free e
8、moticons. C Free downloads of the app. D Text and group chat. 答案与解析： A 考查细节理解。通过这三个不同的手机应用的比较并根据最后一句“The popular app also allows friends to battle each other in the LINE GAME.” 可【 精品教育资源文库 】 知， Line 和另外两个应用的不同之处就是它可以允许朋友们一起玩游戏，故答案为 A。 2 Which of the statements is TRUE according to the passage? A Us
9、ers can always send and receive messages for free with WhatsApp. B Users can share files with any of the three apps. C KakaoTalk frees users from unwanted advertisements. D Line is the most popular one of the three apps. 答案与解析： B 考查推理判断。从三个手机应用的 Features 部分可以发现它们共同的特点是 file sharing，故答案为 B。 3 In whic
10、h part of the newspaper may this article be found? A Advertisement. B Economy and Finance. C Entertainment. D Science and Technology. 答案与解析： D 考查文章出处。这三则信息都是关于手机应用的，介绍的是科技方面的内容，所以应选 D。 B (2018 合肥市高三第三次教学质量检测 ) Many years ago, when we were a young couple with two small children, aged 2 and 4, we were
11、 practically impecunious. My inlaws lived from hand to mouth, so we didnt expect any help from them. My parents lived a great distance away, and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation. My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pickup truck, carrying groceries for local shopk
12、eepers, but it was constantly breaking down. It took almost all the money we had to have it fixed. The truck was also the only means of transportation for us. We lived in the countryside, and we always used the back door because the driveway led to it. One winter evening, I stepped outside to take a
13、 bag of trash to the barrel and almost tripped over something. It was nearly dark, and I had to bend down to see what it was. I could hardly believe my eyes. There sat a large basket loaded with food. It was heavy, so I called my husband to carry it into the house. Once inside, we discovered two loa
14、ves of bread, some butter, several cans of vegetables, a can of orange sauce, and a large turkey. There was so much that I couldnt remember it all, but it was everything we needed to fix a wonderful dinner everything except potatoes. A little while later I remembered that I hadnt taken the trash to
15、the barrel. By now it was dark, so I had to turn on the yard light and thats when I spotted a small bag of potatoes sitting on the porch. That dinner was the best I could remember. We werent able to thank our donators, though, because we never found out who had been so generous in helping a struggli
16、ng young family. Whoever it was, we are forever grateful. 【文章大意】 本文是一篇记叙文。 “ 我 ” 和丈夫有两个孩子，很多年前，我们生活贫困，但 羞于将处境告诉父母。丈夫用一辆旧卡车送货谋生。一天晚上， “ 我 ” 在家门口发现一篮子丰盛的食物，那一餐令 “ 我 ” 终生难忘。 “ 我 ” 将永远感谢那位送食物给 “ 我 ” 家的人。 【难句分析】 There was so much that I couldnt remember it all, but it was everything we needed to fix a wo
17、nderful dinnereverything except potatoes. 分析：该句由 but 连接的两个分句构成，其中第一个分句用了 so.that.结构，表【 精品教育资源文库 】 示 “ 如此 ? 以至于 ” ；第二个分句中 we needed to fix a wonderful dinner 为省略了关系词的定语从句，修饰先行词 everything。 译文：有如此多的东西以至于我都记不全了，但除了土豆，我们准备一顿丰盛的晚餐所需要的东西都有了。 4 Which of the following can replace the underlined word “impec
18、unious” in Paragraph 1? A Generous. B Harmonious. C Penniless. D Stubborn. 答案与解析： C 考查词义猜测。根据第一段最后一句 “My parents lived a great distance away, and I was too ashamed to let them know about our situation.” 可知，“ 我 ” 的父母住在很远的地方， “ 我 ” 羞于让他们知道我们的处境；结合该段中的 “.when we were a young couple with two small child
19、ren, aged 2 and 4, we were practically impecunious.” 可知，我们是有着两个孩子的年轻夫妻，据此可以推知，我们的日子过得相当贫穷，才会羞于让远方的父母知道我们的情况。据此可以判断，画线词意为 “ 贫穷的 ” ，故 C 项正确。 A 项意为 “ 慷慨的，大方的 ” ， B 项意为 “ 和谐的，和睦的 ” ， D 项意为 “ 固执的 ” ，都与语境不符。 5 How did the authors husband support the family? A By starting a garage. B By selling food door t
20、o door. C By delivering goods. D By working as a shop assistant. 答案与解析： C 考查细节理解。根据第二段第一句的 “My husband was trying to earn a living with an old pickup truck, carrying groceries for local shopkeepers” 可知， “ 我 ” 的丈夫用一辆旧卡车为当地的店主送货谋生，故 C 项正确。 6 How did the author feel when she saw the basket? A She was a
21、nnoyed. B She was astonished. C She was terrified. D She felt a sense of relief. 答案与解析： B 考查细节理解。根据第三段最后两句 “I could hardly believe my eyes. There sat a large basket loaded with food.” 可知，看到一篮子的食物， “ 我 ” 几乎不能相信自己的眼睛；据此可 以判断，作者很惊讶，故 B 项正确。 A 项意为 “ 她感到恼怒 ” ，C 项意为 “ 她感到害怕 ” ， D 项意为 “ 她感到欣慰 ” ，都与第三段最后两句的
22、语境不符。 7 What may be the best title for the text? A A helping hand in time B A struggling young couple C A tale of potatoes D A reward from a stranger 答案与解析： A 考查标题判断。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了 “ 我 ” 和丈夫有两个孩子，生活贫 困，但羞于将处境告诉父母。丈夫用一辆旧卡车送货谋生。一天晚上， “ 我 ”在家门口发现一篮子丰盛的食物，那一餐令 “ 我 ” 终生难忘。 “ 我 ” 将永远感谢那位送食物给 “ 我 ” 家的人。据此可以判断， A 项最能概括文意，体现文章主旨，故 A 项正确。 C (2018 长春七校第
