1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 The world of our senses (B 卷 ) (对应学生用书第 283 页 ) . 阅读理解 (2017 年辽宁省部分重点高中第三次联考 )Those who claim bananas are fattening argue that bananas cause the body to make lots of insulin (胰岛素 ), and insulin causes fat growth. How much insulin we produce is related to how fast food becomes su
2、gar in our bloodstream.How can you know if food makes a lot of sugar quickly? The glycemic index(血糖指数 ), or GI rating tells us.Foods with GI scores above 75 are considered highGI foods, leading to faster sugar development.Bananas have a GI of 62, which is considered low. Weight loss can be a struggl
3、e for anyone, but it is especially hard for diabetics (糖尿病患者 ) A study looked at how the starch from unripe bananas affected the weight of a group of obese diabetics.After four weeks of a diet high in bananas, diabetics lost significantly more weight than on a control diet.They also saw improvements
4、 in insulin sensitivity from the banana diet. Whats more, bananas have been shown to cut risks of strokes, diabetes and cancers (Bananas are the most powerful fruit for lowering the risk of kidney cancer.) Bananas are also a rich source of fiber, which has been shown to help weight loss.Bananas that
5、 still have some green on the skin are even higher in fiber. Skins from green bananas can be taken and, after removing the stem and dark tip, cut into small pieces 2 3 inches long and 1/2 inch wide.These pieces can be made into a tea or added to a dish.When you eat the skins, be sure you are eating
6、organic bananas.The flesh of regular bananas is low in pesticides, but the skins are not. 【语篇解读】 本文反驳了 “ 吃香蕉会使人发胖 ” 这一错误观点 ， 告诉大家香蕉不会使身体分泌很多胰岛素而导致脂肪增加 ， 相反 ， 香蕉对身体健康有着诸多好处。 1 What conclusion can we draw from Paragraphs 1 & 2? A Bananas are likely to make people fat. B Insulin determines the amount o
7、f sugar. C LowGI foods can turn into sugar more slowly. D The faster the food becomes sugar, the less insulin. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C 考查推理判断。根据第二段中 “How can you know if food makes a lot of sugar quickly? The glycemic index(血糖指数 ).faster sugar development.” 可知 ， 血糖指数高的食物往往能更快地转化成糖分 ， 反之 ， 血糖指数低的食物转化成糖分的 速度较
8、慢。故选 C。 2 What does the author say about bananas? A Including bananas in diets is good for health. B Bananas can cure people suffering kidney cancer. C Eating organic bananas protect people from strokes. D Bananas abundant fiber improves insulin sensitivity. A 考查推理判断。根据文章第三段中的 “diabetics lost signif
9、icantly more weight than on a control diet.They also saw improvements in insulin sensitivity from the banana diet” 及第四段的 “bananas have been shown to cut risks of strokes, diabetes and cancers.weight loss” 可知 ， 香 蕉可以帮助人们减肥 ， 也能降低人们患中风、糖尿病及癌症的风险 ， 由此可得出这样的结论：将香蕉列入日常饮食对人们的健康有益 ， 故选 A。 3 What is discuss
10、ed in the last paragraph? A The use of banana skins. B The benefits of banana skins. C The importance of banana skins. D The ways of choosing organic bananas. A 考查主旨大义。根据最后一 段的内容尤其是 “ .can be made into a tea or added to a dish” 可知 ， 本段主要讲的是香蕉皮的用途。故选 A。 4 In which section of a newspaper can we read t
11、his passage? A Education. B Health. C Culture. D Science. B 考查推理判断。纵观全文可知 ， 香蕉不 仅有助于减肥 ， 还能降低人们患中风、糖尿病及癌症的风险 ， 而且香蕉皮也有用处。由此可知 ， 本文最有可能出现在报纸的健 康专栏。故选 B。 .阅读七选五 (2017 年陕西西北九校二模 )When we are grownups, its quite natural to look back on our different stages of life and remember who was there to see us th
12、rough. 1 While some peoples high school friendships gradually end, mine have stuck with me 【 精品教育资源文库 】 through every bit of life since.And I suppose high school friends are the friends youll build the strongest relationships with. 2 Whether it is the bad haircut or the braces(牙箍 ) you wear, your h
13、igh school friends help you through it all.They tell you that you look wonderful when you cannot go out in public with that hairdo. 3 They understand the most about you.High school friends know you better than anyone else.They can just look at you and know how youre feeling.You cannot hide much from
14、 them. 4 And theyd rather help deal with the problem at hand than let it go.So even when you dont want to hear it, prepare yourself because theyre not going to stop trying until youre back to your normal self. They make for the best reunion.Reunions are harder to organize when friends live across th
15、e country.However, with high school friends, its easy to enjoy the time together you can often pick up just where you left off, no matter how long ago that was.Friendships can be hard to keep. 5 A We could depend on our friends all the time. B They are with you through your embarrassing stages. C Th
16、ey can sense something is off when youre the slightest bit strange. D For me, I often think about my fantastic group of high school friends. E They build up your selfconfidence to get you through each tough situation. F Lets pray the flower of friendship would always bloom brightly in our hearts. G
17、But it never seems like hard work with the ones youve known and loved for long. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章向读者介绍了在成长过程中友谊的珍贵。 1 D 根据空后的 “While some peoples high school friendships gradually end ，mine.” 及 “high school friends” 可知 ， 此处的内容应是有关作者在高中时与朋友之间的友谊的 ， 故 D 项符合语境。 2 B 根据下文中的 “Whether it is the bad haircu
18、t or the braces( 牙箍 ) you wear，your high school friends help you through it all.” 可知 ， 朋友 能帮你度过尴尬的阶段 ， 故 B 项符合语境。 3 E 根据 E 项中的 “build up your selfconfidence”“each tough situation” 与上文中的 “They tell you that.that hairdo.” 的对应关系可知 ， E 项符合语境。 4 C 根据空前的 “You cannot hide much from them.” 及空后的 “And theyd r
19、ather help 【 精品教育资源文库 】 deal with the problem at hand than let it go.” 可知 ， 此处讲的是即使你只有一点点的异样 ， 你的朋友也会察觉得到并帮助你应对遇到的困难 ， 故 C 项符合语境。 5 G 本空为全文最后一句 ， 应该是对文章内容的总结 提炼。全文总体阐述了友谊的珍贵。根据空前的“ Friendships can be hard to keep.” 以及 G 项中的 “But it never seems like hard work” 与上文中的 “hard” 对应关系和语义上的连贯性可知 ， G 项符合语境。
20、.语法填空 (2017 年山东省实验中学第三次诊断 )Most people agree that the best way 1 (improve) your skills in any endeavor is to practice and practice and then practice some more.This applies 2 (equal) to playing sports or becoming a good musician, painter or doctor.Of course, natural talent also plays a part in high 3
21、 (achieve), but learning the correct techniques and then practicing them will improve anyones performance. The same principle 4 (apply) to competent readers.There are certain 5 (technique) you can learn and then 6 is up to you to practice.The texts you choose to practice with should not be too diffi
22、cult or you will soon get frustrated and bored.One way to test 7 a text is at the right level or not is to read the first page.If the percentage of new words is 8 (high) than 3%, you will not be able to read the text easily and so will probably not enjoy it. Reading will also be enjoyable if the subject interests you or you believe it is useful.For example, suppose in biology you were studying how plants reproduce, then you could find an English text about this 9 the Internet.That way you would be practicing reading in English as well as 10 (study) biology. 【语篇解读】 文章向我们介绍了英语阅
