1、【 精品教育资源文库】Unit 1 Lifestyles(A).阅读理解A【导学号：33220130】(2017成都市 2018 届高中毕业班摸底测试)Summer Camps in Season!STEM Camp July 10 to August 14，Cost：$18090%of the jobs in the future will require STEM(Science，Technology，Engineering & Mathematics)education.We find ways to make learning fun and exciting for students
2、 to help ensure their futures.Campers participate in fun and engaging STEM activities！Register：www.stemcamp.ca or call 5194756600.Kandalore June 15 to 28，Cost：$2，340The finest traditional camp in Canada，provides the best of both canoe(独木舟)adventures and incamp activities.For more than 65 years，Kanda
3、lore has given campers the opportunity to know and be themselves.We create a warm and supportive environment where kids can express their unique self，grow in selfconfidence and build lifetime friendships.Register： or call 4163229735.ESL Summer Camp June 25 to July 21，Cost：$ 5，500Pickering College ha
4、s an exciting ESL summer camp for students aged 1218 who want to learn English and experience the wonders of summer at our 42acre campus；students enjoy the excellent dormitory， dining，academic，and social facilities of one of Canadas oldest independent schools.Register：www.pickeringcollege.on.ca or c
5、all 9051758900.DEEP Summer Academy August 16 to 26，Cost：$465We provide highly motivated high school students from across the world with the opportunity for advanced study in a variety of engineering，technology，business and science subjects.Organized by the University of Toronto， DEEP is one of the m
6、ost diverse preuniversity engineering programs all over the world with scholarships.Register：www.outreach.engineering.utoronto.ca or call 4169460816.【 精品教育资源文库】【语篇解读】 本文是一篇应用文。主要介绍了四个夏令营的时间、收费标准、主要活动内容及联系方式等信息。【长难句分析】 Pickering College has an exciting ESL summer camp for students aged 1218 who want
7、to learn English and experience the wonders of summer at our 42acre campus；students enjoy the excellent dormitory，dining，academic，and social facilities of one of Canadas oldest independent schools.分析：本句中 aged 1218 作 students 的后置定语；who 引导定语从句，修饰先行词students。dormitory，dining，academic 和 social facilitie
8、s 都作 enjoy 的宾语，of one of Canadas oldest independent schools 作 facilities 的后置定语。译文：Pickering 学院有一个为(那些)想要学习英语和在学院 42 英亩的校区内感受夏天的奇观的 12 至 18 岁的学生们举办的令人兴奋的 ESL 夏令营，(参加的)学生们(可以)享受加拿大最古老的私立学校的一流食宿、学习和社交设施。1Which number should you call if you want to improve your English?A5194756600. B4163229735.C41694608
9、16. D9051758900.D 考查细节理解。根据第三则信息中的“Pickering College has an exciting ESL summer camp for students aged 1218 who want to learn English”和“call 9051758900”可知 D 选项正确。2When will the shortest camp start?AOn July 10. BOn June 15.COn June 25. DOn August 16.D 考查细节理解。综合四则信息可知，DEEP Summer Academy 的时间长度是 11 天，与
10、题干的 the shortest camp 相符合。所以 D 选项正确。3Where can you go if you are interested in the experience of adventure?AKandalore.BSTEM Camp.CESL Summer Camp.DDEEP Summer Academy.A 考查细节理解。根据第二则信息中的”provides the best of both canoe(独木舟)adventures and incamp activities”可知，选项 A 与题干的”the experience of adventure”相符合。
11、所以 A 选项正确。4How similar are STEM Camp and DEEP Summer Academy?【 精品教育资源文库】AThey both offer scholarships for students.BThey provide the same courses for students.CThey both prepare students for their development.DThey are both designed for international students.C 考查推理判断。根据第一则信息中的“for students to help
12、ensure their futures”和第四则信息中的“We provide highly motivated high school students from across the world with the opportunity for advanced study”可以推断二者都对学生的未来发展(development)有帮助。所以选项 C 正确。B(2017辽宁大连双基测试)Whenever we see a button, we want to press it because we know that something will happen.This is true
13、in most cases, for example, on a doorbell.But some buttons are actually fake (假的), like the “close” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patience to wait.But lifts “close” buttons are a complete trick, at least in the USthe doors wil
14、l not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US, making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely.Only repair workers can use the buttons to speed up the do
15、orclosing process if they have special keys.But to normal lift riders, the buttons arent completely useless.According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“A sense of control is very important.It reduces stress and increases wellbeing， ”
16、 said Ellen JLanger，a psychology professor at Harvard University.Experts also added that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose.For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals ch
17、ange faster, but that was before computercontrolled traffic signals were introduced.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”， they still continue to push fake buttons because 【 精品教育资源文库】as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered
18、 to be worth the effort.【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了我们平时生活中所见到的按钮可能是不起作用的。5What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo describe different fake buttons.BTo explore the functions of fake buttons.CTo analyze various habits of pushing buttons.DTo explain the disadvantages of fake buttons.B 考查推理判断。通读整篇文
19、章可知，作者通过举例子介绍了不同地点的虚假按钮，其目的是探求这些虚假按钮的功能，故选 B。6What can we learn about the “close” buttons on a lift in America?AThey work when people press them hard.BThey were designed for a sense of control.CThey never speed up the doorclosing process.DThey take the safety of the disabled into account.D 考查细节理解。根据
20、第三段第一句中的“making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely”可知，美国电梯里的“关闭”按钮是为了确保残疾人能安全地通过，故选 D。7What can we infer about pedestrian crosswalk buttons?AThey can make people feel better.BThey help computers work faster.CThey can control the traffic si
21、gnals.DThey help pedestrians cross safely.A 考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control”和第六段中的“For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.”可知，人行横道按钮也没有实现其功能，但可以让人们感觉好一点，故选 A。8Which may be the best title for the pa
22、ssage?AButtons in the USABButtons Always LieCButtons May Not WorkD “Cloge” Buttons on LiftsC 考查标题判断。通读全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了有些按钮只是形式上的，而【 精品教育资源文库】不具备真正的实际功能。故 C 项“按钮可能不起作用”最符合文章主旨。故选 C。.完形填空(2017山西八校第一次联考)One day, while we were visiting my parents on a farm in late summer, Dad mentioned hed always wanted a Crimson King Maple Tree for the yard.Mom agreed that the trees were 1 Like many other parents, mine were hard to 2 for, so I figured this was a great opportunity
