1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 14 Careers 课时练 (一 ) 阅读理解提速练 练速度 (限时： 35 分钟 ) . 阅读理解 A Elon Musk was born in South Africa， in 1971.A crazy fan of computers， by the age of twelve， Musk had written the code(代码 )for his own video game， which he sold for a profit. He attended Queens University in Canada， and transfer
2、red (转到 )to the University of Pennsylvania， where he earned two bachelors degrees， economics and physics. He was admitted to Stanford University in California， intending to earn a PhD in energy physics. First Company Zip2 Corporation In 1995, at the age of 24， Musk dropped out of Stanford University
3、 after just two days of classes to start his first company Zip2 Corporation. It was an online city guide that provided content for the new online versions of the New York Times and the Chicago Tribune newspapers.In 1999， Musk got $22 million from the sale of Zip2. Online Banking. In 1999， Elon Musk
4、started X com with $10 million dollars from the sale of Zip2. X com was an online bank， and he is credited with inventing a method of securely transferring money using a receivers email address. PayPal In 2000， X.com bought a company called Confinity， which had started an Internet moneytransfer proc
5、ess called PayPal. Elon Musk dropped the online banking focus to concentrate on becoming a global payment transfer provider.In 2002， eBay bought PayPal for $1.5 billion. Space Exploration Technologies In 2002， Elon Musk started SpaceX.He is a longstanding member of the Mars Society， a nonprofit orga
6、nization that supports the exploration of Mars， and Musk is interested in building a greenhouse on Mars. SpaceX has been developing rocket technology to enable Musks project. Tesla Motors In 2004， Elon Musk cofounded Tesla Motors， of which he is the only product architect. Tesla Motors builds electr
7、ic vehicles. The company has built an electric sports car， the Tesla Roadster. SolarCity In 2006， Elon Musk cofounded SolarCity， a photovoltaics (光伏 )products and services company with his cousin Lyndon Rive. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇人物介绍类说明文，主要介绍 了 Elon Musk 在学业以及事业方面的成就。 1 What was Elon Musk gifted in when he
8、was young? A Economics. B Physics. C Energy. D Coding. 解析： D 细节理解题。该题问的是 Musk 小时候在哪方面很有天赋。由 “A crazy fan of computers， by the age of twelve. Musk had written the code(代码 )for his own video game, which he sold for a profit.(第一段第二句 )Musk 是个狂热的电脑迷， 12 岁的时候就为自己的电子游戏写了代码，还将电子游戏卖了赚钱。 ” 可知 Musk 小时候在计算机【 精
9、品教育资源文库 】 编码方面很有天赋。故选 D。 2 Which of the following provides international payment transfer service? A X.com. B Confinity. C PayPal. D eBay. 解析： C 细节理解题。该题问的是下列哪项能提供国际转账支付服务。由 “In 2000 ，X.com bought a company called Confinity, which had started an Internet moneytransfer process called PayPal.(第五段第一句 )
10、2000 年， X.com 收购了一家叫Confinity 的公司，该公司曾建立了一个称为 PayPal 的在线转账程序。 ” 和第五段内容可知 PayPal 可以提供国际转 账支付服务。故选 C。 3 What has SpaceX been doing to help achieve Musks project? A Sponsoring the Mars Society. B Developing rocket technology. C Building a greenhouse on Mars. D Supporting the exploration of Mars. 解析： B
11、细节理解题。该题问的是为实现 Musk 的计划 SpaceX 一直 在做什么事情。由“SpaceX has been developing rocket technology to enable Musks project.( 第六段最后一句 )SpaceX 一直在研发火箭技术以实现 Musk 的计划。 ” 可知， SpaceX 一直在研发火箭技术。故选 B。 4 What is Tesla Motors noted for? A Its electric vehicles. B Its photovoltaics products. C Its service as a city touri
12、st guide. D Its business with other companies 解析： A 细节理解题。该题问的是特斯拉汽车公司以什么而闻名。由 “Tesla Motors builds electric vehicles.(第七段第二句 )特斯拉汽车公司制造电动汽车。 ” 可知，它以电动汽车而闻名。故选 A。 B Susan Brownwell Anthony was a lady ahead of her time.She fought for womens rights long before it became a popular issue. Susan was born
13、 on February 15,1820， in Adams， Massachusetts.At that time，women had few rights.They could not own property.Money earned by a married woman belonged to her husband. Major decisions regarding children were made by the fathers. Women could not vote. At the age of 15， Susan became a school teacher. She
14、 taught for 15 years. Then she began organizing womens groups to promote causes that were important to women.She helped gain better educational rights for women. She helped give married women possession of their earnings. After the Civil War， Susan became very involved in the Womans Suffrage Movemen
15、t.After years of lecturing， writing， and appealing by Susan and other women，some parts of the United States changed their laws to give women the right to vote. The first state was Wyoming in 1869.Other areas and states gradually followed Wyomings decision.It was not until 1920 that the U S. Constitu
16、tion was changed to give all women voting rights. Susan Brownwell Anthony died in 1906 at the age of 86.She was elected to the American Hall of Fame in 1950.She was the first American woman to have a likeness(肖像 )of her face on a coin. It was the 1979 Susan Brwonwell Anthony dollar. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，
17、主要介绍 Susan Brownwell Anthony 的生平事迹，和她为争取女性权益而进行的斗争，以及所取得的成绩。 5 What was the situation of American women like when Susan was born? 【 精品教育资源文库 】 A They had a low social status. B They could vote after getting married. C They managed money for their husbands. D They were responsible for decisionmaking
18、. 解析： A 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知， Susan 出生时，女人几乎没有什么权利，这就意味着在那个时代，女性的社会地位比较低。故选 A。 6 What is the third paragraph mainly about? A Susans teaching experiences. B Susans educational background. C Susans efforts to abolish slavery. D Susans fighting for womens causes. 解析： D 段落大意题。本段主要讲述了 Susan 为争取女性权益而进行的斗争。故选 D
19、。 7 What does the word“decision”in the fourth paragraph refer to? A Promoting the social movement. B Changing the US Constitution. C Giving women voting rights. D Uniting other areas and states. 解析： C 指代判断题。根据第四段内容尤其是本段最后一句 “It was not until 1920 that the U S.Constitution was changed to give all wom
20、en voting rights.”可知，经过 Susan 的努力，美国一些州改变立法，允许女人享有选举权。第一个这样做的州是 Wyoming，之后其他州也逐渐效仿这种做法。此处的 “decision” 应指女人享有选举权的决定。故选 C。 8 What may be the best title for the text? A The first American woman to invent coins B The problem of women rights in the US C The most popular women organizations D A pioneer in
21、 fighting for womens rights 解析： D 标题概括题。通读全文可知，本文讲述了在 Susan 出生的那个年代，女性没有社会地位，她为女性争取到受教育权、选举权、财产权等权利， D 项 “ 为女权奋斗的先锋 ” ，符 合题意，故选 D。 亮点句积累： She fought for womens rights long before it became a popular issue.(第一段第二句 ) 译文：她在女性权益引起公众关注之前很久就在为争取女性权益而斗争了。 词汇积累： regarding prep.关于 possession n财产，所有权 become i
22、nvolved in卷入，牵涉到，参与 at the age of 在 ? 岁时 C (2018 山东寿光市高三月考 ) Cities are likely to be affected by overheating, thanks to something called the urban heat island effect. Cities tend to be short of trees, which provide shade, and they are covered with black pavement, which absorbs heat from the sun. Think of how it feels to wear a dark shirt versus a white shirt on a sunny day. A black shirt absorbs light, heating you up. But
