1、【 精品 教育资源文库 】 Unit 13 People(A) . 阅读理解 A (2017 东北三校二模 )We were ordinary people taking the bus every day that summer.During the early morning rides， we sat sleepily on our seats.One of the passengers was a small grey man to the center for senior citizens.He walked with a stoop(驼背 )and a sad look on
2、his face.We paid little attention to him. Then one July morning he said good morning to the driver and smiled to us before sitting down.The driver nodded politely， the rest of us being silent.The next day，the old man boarded the bus energetically， smiled and said loud， “Good morning ！ ”Some of us lo
3、oked up， amazed， and murmured“ Good morning” The following weeks we were more surprised.Our friend was dressed in a nice old suit with the thin hair carefully combed.He said good morning to us every day and we gradually began to nod and talk to each other.One morning he had a bunch of wild flowers i
4、n his hand.The driver smilingly asked，“ Have you got yourself a girlfriend？ ”He nodded shyly ，“ She lives at the center.” The other passengers whistled and clapped at him.Charlie bowed before sitting down. Every morning after that Charlie always brought a flower.Some regular passengers began bringin
5、g him flowers for his bunch.Everyone smiled and joked about it. But one morning he didnt turn up.When he wasnt there the following days，we started wondering if he was sick or.We stopped at the center for senior citizens.The staff told us he was fine， but he hadnt been coming that week.One of his ver
6、y close friends had died at the weekend.They expected him back on Monday.How silent we were on the rest of the way to work! The next Monday he was waiting at the stop， stooping a bit more and a bit more grey.Inside the bus was a silence， all of us sitting with our eyes filled with tears and wild flo
7、wers in our hands. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。原本寂静的车厢因一位老人友爱、热情的举动变得活跃起来 ， 热情是可以感染他人的。在老人 情绪低落时 ， 也收到了来自他人的关爱。 1 The old man boarded the bus energetically probably because A he bought a bunch of flowers 【 精品 教育资源文库 】 B he got to know other passengers C he fell in love with a lady D he had a sweet dream C 考查推理
8、判断。根据第二段倒数第三、四句并结合第一段内容可推知 ， 这个老人之所以这么精力充沛可能是因为他恋爱了。故选 C 项。 2 What change did the old man bring to the early morning bus? A The passengers were silent. B The bus was full of life. C The passengers were sleepy. D The bus was punctual. B 考查推理判断 。根据上文中的 “we sat sleepily on our seats”“the rest of us bei
9、ng silent”“Some of us looked up ， amazed， and murmured Good morning”“ we gradually began to nod and talk to each other” 并结合第三段内 容可知 ， 老人的行为感染了车上的每一个人 ， 让车里充满活力。故选 B 项。 3 Why didnt the old man turn up for several days? A He was in sorrow for the loss of his girlfriend. B He wondered whether others ca
10、red about him. C He had a quarrel with the staff of the center. D He wasnt himself for the cold weather. A 考查推理判断。根据倒数第二段第四、五句并结合上文的描述可推知 ， 是因为老人的女朋友去世了 ， 他非常悲伤 ， 所以老人这几 天没有乘车去老年中心。故选 A 项。 4 What can we infer from the story? A Only love can affect others emotions. B The old mans passion inspires oth
11、ers. C The passengers didnt care about others feelings. D The center for senior citizens is a good place for love. B 考查推理判 断。原本冷漠、 疏离的乘客因一位老人友爱、充满热情的举动 ， 让车厢不再寂静 ， 乘客们开始相互交流、开玩笑；由此可推知 ， 老人的热情鼓舞了他人。故 B项正确。 B 【导学号： 33220178】 (2017 甘肃第一次诊断 )The 2016 Nobel Prize in Physics is shared by three 【 精品 教育资源文
12、库 】 scientists， the Royal Academy of Sciences announced in Stockholm on Tuesday.The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was divided， with one half awarded to David J Thouless，the other half to F Duncan M Haldane and J Michael Kosterlitz“ for theoretical discoveries of topological phase transitions and topol
13、ogical phases of matter(物质拓扑相变和拓扑相 ) ” Haldane said he was“ very surprised” at the news， adding that he was glad that their discoveries found something previously unnoticed by many， and that they revealed“ more possibilities for looking for new materials.”He particularly pointed out that a lot of wo
14、rk was still ongoing. The years prize amount is 8 million Swedish krona， and will be split properly between the three winners. The winners are given a sum of money when they receive their prizes， in the form of a document confirming the amount awarded.The amount of prize money depends upon how much
15、money the Nobel Foundation(基金会 )can award each year.The purse has increased since the 1980s， when the prize money was 880， 000 SEK per prize.In 2009，the monetary award was 10 million SEK.In June 2012， it was lowered to 8 million SEK. If there are two winners of a particular prize， the award money is
16、 divided equally between the winners.If there are three， the awarding committee can choose to divide the money equally， or award onehalf to one winner and onequarter to each of the others.It is common for winners to donate prize money to benefit scientific，cultural， or charitable causes. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍
17、了 2016 年诺贝尔物理学奖的归属以及诺贝尔奖的相关知识 ， 包括奖金的金额、来源和分配。 5 How much prize money does Thouless get? A 8 million Swedish krona. B 6 million Swedish krona. C 4 million Swedish krona. D 2 million Swedish krona. C 考查推理判断。根据第一段第二句 “The Nobel Prize in Physics 2016 was divided ，with one half awarded to David J Thoule
18、ss.” 及第三段 “The years prize amount is 8 million Swedish krona.” 可知 ， 2016 年的奖金是 800 万瑞典克朗 ， 而索利斯获得了一半的奖金。故选 C 项。 【 精品 教育资源文库 】 6 According to the passage， Haldane thought that his work A was far from ending B was based on many previous studies C had perfectly been completed D had surprised the whole
19、 world A 考查细节理解。根据文章第二段最后一句 “He particularly pointed out that a lot of work was still ongoing.” 可知 ， 霍尔丹指出还有很多工作仍在进 行 ， 即远远没有结束。故选 A 项。 7 The amount of prize money A has been ever increasing since the 1980s B has been ever decreasing since the 1980s C remains 880， 000 SEK each year after 2012 D diff
20、ers according to the Nobel Foundations affordability D 考查细节理解。根据文章第四段可知 ， 诺贝尔奖的奖金金额并不是固定的 ， 而是根据每年诺贝尔基金会所能奖励的金额而决定。故选 D 项。 8 What does the last paragraph talk about? A The purpose of the award money. B The number of winners per prize. C How the winners are selected. D How the award money is dealt wi
21、th. D 考查主旨大意。最后一段讲了诺贝尔奖奖金的分配及获奖人如何利用这些奖金。故选 D 项。 . 完形填空 (2017 河北石家庄高三复习教学质量检测 (二 ) When my sister Diane began playing the violin， she was seven.How did she sound？Terrible.But she didnt 1 At twelve， she asked our parents if she could 2 a fulltime music school.They said no.Actually， everyone agreed th
22、at my sister 3 talent. I was better at my 4 My teacher had told my parents that I had great 5 So my parents found the best piano teacher in the area to 6 me.But the only time he was 7 was Saturday afternoons at 3 p m.Back then， I was 8 about the 【 精品 教育资源文库 】 British TV show “The Avengers” ， which was 9 every Saturday at 3 p m.I let nothing take up my “ The Avengers” hour.So I 10 this amazing opportunity.Today，I dont even have a 11 in my house. My sister became an engineer， but she 12 stopped making music.
