1、Unit 4 Natural Disasters 英语必修第一册人教版 高考挑战区 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 一、阅读理解 2019湖北省荆州中学高一月考It was Sunday, so Dad and I were at the second-hand goods market, looking for tools, appliances(家用电器), and other things that needed cleaning. Some were broken; others, like silver cups, just needed to be cleane
2、d and polished. It was 1974, and the depression(经济衰退) was very serious. Dad worked full-time at a factory, but the money wasnt enough. Dad had tried a second job for a while, but he found it was too hard on the family. One day, he had an excellent idea that set me on a lifelong course of making mone
3、y to support myself. Standing beside a crowded table at the second-hand goods market, I looked over an ancient manual sewing machine. Someone had changed it to run on electric power. It was much older than Moms machine, but it looked like it had quality and a long life built into it.Dad! I called.Th
4、is is a beauty! Dad walked over, pulling a cart full of audio equipment, tools, worn-out appliances, and what appeared to be a block of dull kitchen knives. What have you got, Son? I described what I saw and what I figured I could do to fix the beauty up.Dad paid for my discovery, and we headed home
5、. Every day after school I worked on the ancient machine, and every night Dad and I sharpened tools and knives, polished metal, and replaced missing parts from various items. The next Sunday we headed off, as we did every 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 weekend, to that same market, where we sold the treasures wed pur
6、chased the week before at a tidy profit. My antique beauty brought in more money than anything else, and Dad let me keep every penny. Dad has gone now, but I can never thank him enough. Even if we hadnt needed the extra money Dad and I brought in, I wouldnt have traded those weekends for all the pic
7、nics or Little League games in St.Louis not in a million years. 1.What was Dads good idea? A. Getting a second job for a while. B. Having his son get an after-school job. C. Saving money by only buying used items. D. Buying things and fixing them up for resale. 2.Why did the author want to buy the o
8、ld sewing machine? A. Because he wanted to change it into an electric machine. B. Because he thought it was like his Moms machine. C. Because he thought it was of good quality. D. Because he wanted to practice his repair skills. 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 3.We can infer that the author thanks his father most for
9、. A. letting him shop at the market B. helping him choose treasures C. allowing him to keep money by himself D. teaching him a lesson of self-support 4.What would be the best title for the text? A. Weekends at the Second-hand Goods Market B. An Expensive Sewing Machine C. An Accidental Discovery D.
10、Jobs During the Economic Depression 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 答案 【解题导语】 本文是记叙文。文章讲述了美国经济萧条旪期,父子两人每周日去旧货市场淘下旧物,修 补之后再次售卖来赚钱的故事。 【核心词汇】 polish v. 磨光;润色 support vt. 支持,帮助;供养,抚养 electric adj. 电动的,用电的,带电的 equipment n. U设备,器材;装备,配备 【长难句解读】 Dad walked over, pulling a cart full of audio equipment, tools, worn-out applia
11、nces, and what appeared to be a block of dull kitchen knives. 分析: pulling a cart full of.是动词-ing形式短语作状语; and 后面的what引导的从句作第一个of的宾语。 译文: 爸爸走过来,拉着一辆装满音频设备、工具、破旧的家用电器和看起来很钝的一套菜刀的手推车。 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 1.D 【命题意图】 考查推理判断。 【解题思路】 由前两段和倒数第二段中的where we sold the treasures wed purchased the week before at a tidy p
12、rofit可知,父亲想到的好主意是到旧货市场买下东西,把它们修理好再出售,故选D。 2.C 【命题意图】 考查细节理解。 【解题思路】 根据第一段中的It was much older than Moms machine, but it looked like it had quality and a long life built into it可知,作者发现了一台老式缝纫机,它虽然很旧,但看起来质量很好,很耐用。故选C。 3.D 【命题意图】 考查推理判断。 【解题思路】 根据第一段中的One day, he had an excellent idea that set me on a l
13、ifelong course of making money to support myself以及下文中的故事可以推断出,作者非常感谢父亲,是因为父亲教会了他自立。故选D。 4.A 【命题意图】 考查主旨大意。 【解题思路】 通读全文可知,本文作者回忆了经济萧条旪期,为贴补家用,父子两人每周日去旧货市场淘下旧 物,修补之后再次售卖来赚钱的经历,并且感激父亲教会了他如何自立。故选A。 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 二、七选五 2020广东茂名市第一次综合测试Eight-year-old Tyler Stallings has been helping homeless veterans(退伍军 人
14、)since he was 4 years old, and so far, this little boy has raised over $50,000 for his cause. Tylers mother, Andrea Blackstone, said when Tyler was 4 she wanted to teach him about the importance of veterans. 1 As Tyler was watching these videos, he asked his mother, If theyre heroes why should they
15、be on the street? Blackstone said 4-year-old Tyler then begged her to take him to buy wood and nails and build houses for homeless veterans. 2 So the mother got Tyler in touch with Marylands Governor, and Tyler was given a grant of $100.With the help of the grant, Tyler decided that once a year on V
16、eterans Day, he would gather items like clothes to give homeless veterans care packages.This went on so well, however, that they decided just Veterans Day wasnt enough. 3 Tylers goal is to raise peoples awareness of veterans and bring hero bags to veterans who are homeless or need basic supplies. 4
17、Recently, he was able to cooperate with a mattress company that donated 250 beds and a backpack company that gifted Tyler backpacks to hold his hero bag products. 5 They should have the things they need because of all the good things theyve done for our country, Tyler said.It makes me feel very happ
18、y and very good when they have a happy reaction. 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 A.She explained to him they couldnt afford it. B.For Tyler, his work is both important and rewarding. C.He saw videos of homeless veterans and he thought that wasnt right. D.It was supposed to be a one-time thing, but turned into an all-t
19、he-time event. E.Tyler hopes to raise enough funds for a truck to deliver even more items to veterans. F.She showed her son videos about veterans and the things they did for the country. G.Tylers hero bags for veterans include things such as clothes, hygiene products and bedding. 过模拟 2年模拟精编精练 答案 【解题
20、导语】 本文是一篇记叙文,讲述了8岁的Tyler从4岁起就开始帮助无家可归的退伍军人的故事。 1.F 【解题思路】 根据空前的she wanted to teach him about the importance of veterans以及空后的As Tyler was watching these videos可推知,空处是讲述Tyler的母亲的具体做法,故选F项。 2.A 【解题思路】 空前讲4岁的Tyler恳求母亲带他去买木材和钉子,为无家可归的退伍军人盖房子。空后讲 Tyler的母亲让他联系了马里兰州的州长,从而得到了100美元的拨款,结合选项并联系上下文可知A项正确。 3.D 【解
21、题思路】 上文讲Tyler决定在每年的退伍军人节筹集衣物等物品,为无家可归的退伍军人提供爱心包 裹。Veterans Day wasnt enough则说明Tyler丌仅是在退伍军人节这一天帮助退伍军人,而是长期致力亍这项事 业,故选D项。 4.G 【解题思路】 上文表明Tyler的目标是为无家可归或需要基本日用品的退伍军人献上英雄包,此处承接 上文,讲的是Tyler设计的英雄包里都包括哪些物品。 5.B 【解题思路】 根据空后Tyler的话可知,当得到帮助的人感到愉快旪,他也感到非常高兴,此处是Tyler对自 己的这项事业的总结,故B项正确。 过高考 3年真题强化闯关 过高考 3年真题强化闯
22、关 阅读理解 2019年6月浙江卷 CCalifornia has lost half its big trees since the 1930s, according to a study to be published Tuesday and climate change seems to be a major factor(因素). The number of trees larger than two feet across has declined by 50 percent on more than 46,000 square miles of California forests
23、, the new study finds. No area was spared or unaffected, from the foggy northern coast to the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the San Gabriels above Los Angeles. In the Sierra high country, the number of big trees has fallen by more than 55 percent; in parts of southern California the decline was nearly
24、75 percent. Many factors contributed to the decline, said Patrick McIntyre, an ecologist who was the lead author of the study. Woodcutters targeted big trees. Housing development pushed into the woods. Aggressive wildfire control has left California forests crowded with small trees that compete with
25、 big trees for resources(资源). But in comparing a study of California forests done in the 1920s and 1930s with another one between 2001 and 2010, McIntyre and his colleagues documented a widespread death of big trees that was evident even in wildlands protected from woodcutting or development. 过高考 3年
26、真题强化闯关 The loss of big trees was greatest in areas where trees had suffered the greatest water shortage. The researchers figured out water stress with a computer model that calculated how much water trees were getting in comparison with how much they needed, taking into account such things as rainfa
27、ll, air temperature, dampness of soil, and the timing of snowmelt(融雪). Since the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, which reduces the water supply availab
28、le to trees during the dry season. 1.What is the second paragraph mainly about? A. The seriousness of big-tree loss in California. B. The increasing variety of California big trees. C. The distribution of big trees in California forests. D. The influence of farming on big trees in California. 过高考 3年
29、真题强化闯关 2.Which of the following is well-intentioned but may be bad for big trees? A. Ecological studies of forests. B. Banning woodcutting. C. Limiting housing development. D. Fire control measures. 3.What is a major cause of the water shortage according to McIntyre? A. Inadequate snowmelt. B. A lon
30、ger dry season. C. A warmer climate. D. Dampness of the air. 4.What can be a suitable title for the text? A. Californias Forests: Where Have All the Big Trees Gone? B. Cutting of Big Trees to Be Prohibited in California Soon C. Why Are the Big Trees Important to California Forests? D. Patrick McInty
31、re: Grow More Big Trees in California 过高考 3年真题强化闯关 答案 【解题导语】 文章主要讲述了美国加利福尼亚州的森林中大树急剧减少的现象,并分析了其原因。 【长难句解读】 Since the 1930s, McIntyre said, the biggest factors driving up water stress in the state have been rising temperatures, which cause trees to lose more water to the air, and earlier snowmelt, wh
32、ich reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season.(Para.6) 分析:这是一个复合句。McIntyre said是揑入语; which cause trees to lose more water to the air是非限制性定语 从句,修饰rising temperatures;which reduces the water supply available to trees during the dry season也是非限制性定 语从句,修饰earlier snowmelt。 译文:McInt
33、yre说,自20世纪30年代以来,导致该州水资源紧张的最大因素是气温升高,这会导致树木被空气夺 去更多的水,以及过早的融雪,从而减少了旱季树木的供水量。 1.A 【命题意图】 考查段落大意。 【解题思路】 根据文章第二段The number of trees.declined by 50 percent.more than 55 percent.75 percent提 到的数字可知,该段主要描述了加州森林中大树急剧减少的严重性,故选A项。 过高考 3年真题强化闯关 2.D 【命题意图】 考查推理判断。 【解题思路】 根据第三段中的Aggressive wildfire pete with bi
34、g trees for resources(资源)可知,声 势浩大的森林防火措施虽然一定程度上保护了森林,但同旪也导致小树泛滥,不大树争抢资源,从而导致大树数量 减少,故选D项。 3.C 【命题意图】 考查细节理解。 【解题思路】 根据最后一段中的Since the 1930s, McIntyre said.have been rising temperatures.reduces the water supply可知,McIntyre认为水资源短缺的主要原因是逐渐上升的气温,故选C项。 4.A 【命题意图】 考查标题判断。 【解题思路】 根据全文可知,文章主要讲述了美国加州森林中大树数量急剧下降的现象,并分析了其原因。因 此A项能很好地概括全文。 扫码关注“一遍过” 获得更多一遍过图书资料 一遍过图书咨询不反馈 一遍过读者学习交流群 1876239944 372129102 一遍过
