1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Module 1 Small Talk 阅读理解 组块专练 练速度 (本栏目内容，在学生用书中以独立形式分册装订！ ) (限时： 35 分钟 ) . 阅读理解 A (2018 长春监测二 ) Grand City Tour With Griffith Park Observatory & Hollywood Sign Los Angeles, Hollywood, homes of the movie stars its all here on this Grand Tour! Your tour guide takes great pride in offerin
2、g amazing customer service, too. Hotel pickups are available at almost any hotel in Hollywood, Downtown L A., MidWilshire, West Hollywood and North Hollywood. From: $69 US Dollars Movie Star Homes GPS SelfGuided Bike Tour Want the flexibility of taking a “whenever you feel like it” Hollywood tour? H
3、eres the perfect solution. Explore and experience the best of West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on your own time, at your own pace! Cycle past legendary homes and all the places where the rich and famous live, shop, eat and play. And your tour is guided by GPS with an iPad fixed to the bicycle! From
4、: $34.95 US Dollars Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles ONLY $44 FOR UP TO 5 PEOPLE! This Amazing Scavenger Quest is an interactive(互动的 ) adventure that combines the fun of the “Amazing Race” with a threehour sightseeing tour of historic downtown Los Angeles. Offered at a fixed price for a group
5、as opposed to per person pricing, this city tour/game offers a great value if youre on a budget. From: $44 US Dollars Disneyland Excursion From Los Angeles See Disneyland in Anaheim, California roundtrip transportation from any of the designated (指定的 ) hotels and admission for a day of Disney fun. P
6、ickup from Downtown Los Angeles, Los Angeles International Airport, Beverly Hills, Santa Monica, Marina del Rey, Culver City and South Bay area hotels. From: $179.95 US Dollars 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了四个在洛杉矶市的一日游项目，包括活动特色、行程安排及费用等相关信息。 1 If you like to travel at your own pace, you will most probably be interest
7、ed in _. A Movie Star Homes GPS SelfGuided Bike Tour B Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles C Grand City Tour With Griffith Park Observatory & Hollywood Sign D Disneyland Excursion From Los Angeles 答案与解析： A 细节理解题。根据 “Movie Star Homes GPS SelfGuided Bike Tour”部分中的 “Explore and experience the best o
8、f West Hollywood and Beverly Hills on your own time, at your own pace! ” 可知，如果想按照自己的节奏游玩， Movie Star Homes GPS selfGuided Bike Tour 部分提供的项目符合条件，故选 A 项。 2 How much will a family of four pay for the Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles? A $69.00 US Dollars. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B $35.20 US Dollars. C $44.0
9、0 US Dollars. D $176.00 US Dollars. 答案与解析： C 细节理解题。根据 “Amazing Scavenger Quest in Los Angeles” 部分中 “ONLY $44 FOR UP TO 5 PEOPLE ！ ” 和 “Offered at a fixed price for a group as opposed to per person pricing” 可知，去洛杉矶的 Scavenger Quest 的团体价格是 5 人以内 44 美元，因此四口之家的费用是 44 美元。故选 C 项。 3. The price of the Disne
10、yland Excursion from Los Angeles includes all the following expenses EXCEPT _. A pickup service at some locations B a oneday ticket to Disneyland C transportation back to some hotels D a guided tour around Hollywood 答案与解析： D 细节理解题。根据 “Disneyland Excursion from Los Angeles” 部分中的 “roundtrip transporta
11、tion from any of the designated hotels and admission for a day of Disney fun. Pickup from Downtown Los Angeles” 可知，从洛杉矶到迪士尼游玩的费用包括来回的交通费用和在迪士尼游玩一天的费用，不包括游览好莱坞的费用。故选D 项。 B (2018 成都市高中毕业班第二次诊断性检测 ) Isabel has turned down two job offers in the past year. The first job she considered was the director of
12、 HR for a company in Utah. After the initial interviews, she felt the job fit her except for the location. Still, she flew west to meet the hiring manager. The hiring manager explained that Isabel was the top candidate for the job but that, before she continued with the process, she should better un
13、derstand the firms culture. She directed Isabel to several videos of the companys CEO, who regularly appeared in front of the company in costume as part of moralebuilding exercises and expected his senior leaders to do the same. “Even though I was desperate for a job, I knew I couldnt do that， ” Isa
14、bel says. She called the company to turn down the job and explained that she didnt feel there was a cultural fit. A few months later, she had an interview for another job: a director of employee relations at a local university. After several interviews, the hiring manager told her the job was hers i
15、f she wanted it. The job had many positives: it provided a lowstress environment, it offered great benefits, and the university was an employeefriendly place. But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldnt be challenging enough. Finally, she turned it down. “It wou
16、ld be great to have a paycheck and great benefits but I would definitely have trouble sleeping at night， ” she says. In both cases, she was frank with the hiring managers about why she wasnt taking the jobs. “In the past ， it felt like dating, and I was worried about hurting peoples feelings， ” she
17、says. However ， they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty. She says it was hard to turn down the jobs and it was a risk for her financially but she felt she had to. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，主要讲述了 Isabel 拒绝两份工作的经历和感想。 4 Which factor made Isabel turn down the first job finally? A The compa
18、nys location. B The initial interviews. C The firms culture. D The hiring manager. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 答案与解析： C细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句 “She called the company to turn down the job and explained that she didnt feel there was a cultural fit.” 可知，Isabel 认为这种企业文化不适合自己，所以拒绝了这份工作，故 C 项正确。 5 What does the underlined wor
19、d “junior” in Pa ragraph 2 probably mean? A Challenging. B Easy. C Beneficial. D Stressful. 答案与解析： B 考查词义猜测。根据画线词所在句 “But the job was relatively junior despite the title and Isabel worried it wouldnt be challenging enough.”可知，尽管这份工作的头衔不错，但是 Isabel 担心这份工作没有足够的挑战性，即这份工作相对容易 ；据此可以判断，画线词意为 “ 容易的 ” ，故 B
20、项正确。 6 What is the most important thing for Isabel in job hunting? A Being truthful to others. B A job with a stable income. C A relaxing working atmosphere. D Avoiding hurting peoples feelings. 答案与解析： A 细节理解题。根据第三段倒数第二句 “However, they appreciated her frankness and thanked her for her honesty.” 可知，虽
21、然 Isabel 拒绝了这两份工作，但是人事部经理仍然欣赏她的坦率，并感谢她的诚实；据此可知， Isabel 在寻找工作时诚实待人是她最重要的品质，故 A 项正确。 7 The above text is most likely intended for the _. A director of HR B librarian C doctor D artist 答 案与解析： A 推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了 Isabel 拒绝人力资源总监和大学员工关系主管两份工作的经历和感想；据此可以判断，人力资源总监会从她的经历中得到启示，故 A 项正确。 C (2018 郑州一中上学期高三入
22、学测试 ) Enjoying a musical performance no longer requires a costly ticket or a trip to a theater. These days, musicians are performing in private homes, at haircutting shops, at airports. even on ferry boats. Musicians like house concerts. At music clubs, they often have to perform over loud conversation or deal with people who have had too much alcohol. People at house concerts are more focused on listening to the music. Just a few hours before the Bombadils started singing at the O Hair Salon, Lindsay was cutting hair and Tamera was doing facials. Then, they moved chairs
