1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 5 Travelling abroad .阅读理解 A (2018 河南南阳一中高三实验班第一次考试 ,B) A new study says one part of the human brain may become smaller as the result of a condition known as jet lag(时差 ). People with jet lag feel extremely tired for several days. They may also have problems in thinking clearly and
2、 remembering. Recently a researcher at the University of Bristol in Britain reported the findings of his jet lag study, which involved twenty women who worked for international airlines. They had served passengers on airplanes for five years. These flight attendants flew across many countries and at
3、 least seven time zones. In the study, the flight attendants had different amounts of time to recover from jet lag. Half the women spent five days or fewer in their home areas between long flights. The other half spent more than fourteen days in their home areas. The researcher took some saliva (唾液
4、) from the womens mouths to measure levels of a hormone that increases during stress. He tested them to see if they could remember where black spots appeared on a computer screen. And he took pictures of their brains to measure the size of the brains temporal lobes ( 脑叶 ). It was found that the wome
5、n who had less time between flights had smaller right temporal lobes. This area of the brain deals with recognizing and remembering what is seen. The same group performed worse and had slower reaction on the visual memory test. And their saliva samples showed higher levels of stress hormones. The re
6、searcher believes the brain needs at least ten days to recover after a long trip. He says airline workers told him their ability to remember got worse after working on planes for about four years. Other studies have shown that increased feelings of stress can cause a loss of cells in the part of the
7、 brain that controls memory. Scientists say more tests are needed to study the effects of jet lag on the brain. They want to find out if too much jet lag could permanently affect memory. 1.It can be inferred from the text that . A.the conclusion is refused by many scientists 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B.scientis
8、ts fear that this research is not done properly C.every scientific conclusion needs the support from many tests D.the women who were examined in the research were not healthy 2.From the result of the research we can see that . A.the women who have longer rest at home perform better on the test. B.th
9、e women who fly in short time have smaller right temporal lobes C.the women who have longer flights fail the memory test D.the women who rest more than 14 days produce more hormones 3.What is the subject discussed in the test? A.The cause of jet lag. B.A story of a group of flight attendants. C.The
10、importance of having enough rest after flights. D.A research into the effects of jet lag on the brain. B (2017 四川双流中学 9 月月考 ) Like many new graduates, I left university full of hope for the future but with no real idea of what I wanted to do. My degree, with honors, in English literature had not rea
11、lly prepared me for anything practical. I knew I wanted to make a difference in the world somehow, but I had no idea how to do that. Thats when I learned about the Lighthouse Project. I started my journey as a Lighthouse Project volunteer by reading as much as I could about the experiences of previo
12、us volunteers. I knew it would be a lot of hard work, and that I would be away from my family and friends for a very long time. In short, I did not take my decision to apply for the Lighthouse Project lightly. Neither did my family. Eventually, however, I won the support of my family, and I sent in
13、all the paperwork needed for the application.After countless interviews and presentations, I managed to stand out among the candidates and survive the test alone. Several months later, I finally received a call asking me to report for the duty. I was going to a small village near Abuja, Nigeria. Whe
14、re? What? Nigeria? I had no idea. But I was about to find out. After completing my training, I was sent to the village that was small and desperately in need of proper accommodation. Though the local villagers were poor, they offered their homes, 【 精品教育资源文库 】 hearts, and food as if I were their own
15、 family. I was asked to lead a small team of local people in building a new schoolhouse. For the next year or so, I taught in that same schoolhouse. But I sometimes thought I learned more from my students than they did from me. Sometime during that period, I realized that all those things that had s
16、eemed so strange or unusual to me no longer did, though I did not get anywhere with the local language, and returned to the United States as a different man. The Lighthouse Project had changed my life forever. 4.What do we know about the author? A.His university education focused on the theoretical
17、knowledge. B.His dream at university was to become a volunteer. C.He took pride in having contributed to the world. D.He felt honored to study English literature. 5.According to Paragraph 2, it is most likely that the author . A.discussed his decision with his family B.asked previous volunteers abou
18、t voluntary work C.attended special training to perform difficult tasks D.felt frightened about having to leave his family and friends 6.In his application for the volunteer job, the author . A.participated in many discussions B.went through challenging survival tests C.wrote quite a few papers on v
19、oluntary work D.faced strong competition from other candidates 7.What can we infer from the authors experiences in Nigeria? A.He found some difficulty adapting to the local culture. B.He had learned to communicate in the local language. C.He had overcome all his weaknesses before he left for home. D
20、.He was chosen as the most respectable teacher by his students. .语法填空 (2017 四川双流中学 9 月月考 ) 阅读下面短文 ,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 There are as many varieties of English as there are speakers of it. English 1 (speak) as an official language in more than 60 countries, and it can sound very
21、different from place to place. 2 is easy for us to tell British English 3 American English. There is not really a standard form that everyone can agree on and English is 4 (wide) spoken, so it is hard to tell which English is correct. As long as speakers can understand each other, 5 (correct) doesnt
22、 matter. Australian English has traces of both Irish and cockney speech patterns, because the first speakers were prisoners 6 came from all over Britain. Many of the Aboriginal words 7 (pass) into the language. 8 the main differences lie in the individual sounds and intonation patterns. But this is
23、not the case, the variety of English 9 (speak) in Jamaica has some of the grammatical features of the American language. On the 10 side of the world, in Singapore, English is spoken by about half the population. Sentences often end with the word lah. English here has been influenced especially by Ma
24、lay and the Chinese dialect Hokkien. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. .短文改错 (2018 河南郑州一中高三入学考试 ) 假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文 ,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有 10 处语言错误 ,每句中最多有两处。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。 增加 :在缺词处加一个漏字符号 ( ),并在其下面写出该加的词。 删除 :把多余的词用斜线 ()划掉。 修改 :在错的词下画一横线 ,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。 注意 :1.每处错误及其修改均仅限一词 ; 2.只允许修改 10 处 ,多者 (从
25、第 11 处起 )不计分。 The incident had happened on my way to a Book store on the rainy Sunday afternoon. I was waiting for the green light when a girl about ten was knocked down by a passing car, that drove off quickly. A man immediately rushes to the girl to give him first aid. I joined in without 【 精品教育资源文库 】 h
