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届高考英语第一轮题型提能练习题20
高考题型提能练(十五) Unit15
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Recordingsofangrybeesareenoughtosendbig,toughAfricanelephantsrunningaway,anewstudysays.Beehives(蜂窝)—eitherrecordedorreal—mayevenpreventelephantsfromdamagingfarmers'crops.
In2002,scientistLucyKingandherteamfoundthatelephantsavoidcertaintreeswithbeeslivinginthem.Today,LucywantstoseeifAfricanhoneybeesmightdiscourageelephantsfromeatingcrops.Butbeforesheaskedfarmerstogotothetroubleofsettingupbeehivesontheirfarms,sheneededtofindoutifthebeeswouldscareelephantsaway.
LucyfoundawildbeehiveinsideatreeinnorthernKenyaandsetuparecorder.Thenshethrewastoneintothebeehive,whichburstintolife.Lucyandherassistanthidintheircaruntiltheangrybeeshadcalmeddown.Next,LucysearchedoutelephantfamiliesinSamburuNationalReserveinnorthernKenyaandputaspeakerinatreeclosetoeachfamily.
Fromadistance,Lucyswitchedontheprerecordedsoundofangrybeeswhileatthesametimerecordingtheelephantswithavideocamera.Halftheelephantgroupslefttheareawithintenseconds.Outofatotalof17groups,onlyonegroupignoredthesoundoftheangrybees.Lucyreportedthatalltheyoungelephantsimmediatelyrantotheirmotherstohideunderthem.WhenLucyplayedthesoundofawaterfall(瀑布)insteadoftheangrybeestomanyofthesameelephantfamilies,theanimalswereundisturbed.Evenafterfourminutes,mostofthegroupsstayedinoneplace.
Lucyisnowstudyingwhethertheelephantswillcontinuetoavoidthesoundofangrybeesafterhearingitseveraltimes.Shehasn'ttestedenoughgroupsyettoknow,butherinitial(最初的)resultswerepromisingenoughtobegintrialswithfarmers.Shehasnowbegunplacingspeakersinthefieldstoseeifelephantsarefrightenedaway.
1.Weknowfromthepassagethatelephantsmaybefrightenedof________.
A.loudnoises B.somecrops
C.videocamerasD.angrybees
2.WhydidLucythrowastoneintoawildbeehive?
A.Torecordthesoundofbees.
B.Tomakeavideoofelephants.
C.Toseeifelephantswouldrunaway.
D.Tofindoutmoreaboutthebehaviorofbees.
3.Asmentionedinthepassage,Lucy________.
A.worksbyherselfinAfrica
B.needstotestmoreelephantgroups
C.hasstoppedelephantseatingcrops
D.hasgotfarmerstosetupbeehivesontheirfarms
4.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaccordingtothepassage?
A.YoungelephantsignoreAfricanhoneybees.
B.Waterfallscanmakeelephantsstayinoneplace.
C.Elephantsdonotgoneartreeswithbeeslivinginthem.
D.FarmersdonotallowLucytoconducttestsintheirfields.
B
(2016·江西重点中学联考)I'vejustgottotalkaboutthisproblemI'mhavingwithmypostman.Itallbeganayearago,afterthebirthofhisfirstchild.Notwantingtoappearrude,Iaskedhimaboutthebaby.Thenextweek,notwantinghimtothinkIhadaskedoutofmerepolitenesstheweekbefore,Iaskedallaboutthebabyagain.NowIcan'tbreakthehabit.IfreezewheneverIseehimcoming.Thewords“How'sthebaby?
”comeoutontheirown.Itholdsmeup.Itholdshimup.Sowhycan'tIstopit?
TheansweristhatIwanthimtolikeme.Cometothinkofit,Iwanteveryonetolikeme.
Mysisterhadthesameproblemwiththecaretakerofherblockofflats:
“Allheeverdoesiscomplain;hetalksatmeratherthantome,neverlistenstoawordIsay,andyetforsomereasonI'malwaysreallynicetohim.I'mworriedincaseIhaveadifficultyoneday,andhewon'tliftafingertohelp.”
Whataboutatwork?
RichardLawton,amanagementtrainer,warns:
“Thosemanagerswhoareactuallylikedbymostoftheirstaffarealwaysthosetowhombeinglikedisnottheprimarygoal.Thequalitiesthatmakemanagerspopulararebeinghonestwithstaff,treatingthemashumanbeingsandobservingcommonpolitenesslikesayinghellointhemorning.”Toexplainthepoint,Richardmentionsthestoryofthecompanychairmanwhodesperatelywantedtobelikedandwho,aftermakingoneofhismanagersfired,saidwithmoist(湿润的)eyesthathewasso,sosorrythemanwasleaving.Theemployeereplied:
“Ifyouwerethatsorry,Iwouldn'tbeleaving.”Thelessonbeing,therefore,thatifyoutrytoohardtobeliked,peoplewon'tlikeyou.
Theexpertssayitallstartsinchildhood.“Ifchildrenfeeltheycanonlygetlovefromtheirparentsbybeinggood,”saysZeldaWestMeads,amarriageguidanceconsultant,“theydeveloplowselfconfidenceandbecomecompulsive_givers.”Butisthereanythingwronginbeingagiver,theworldnotbeingexactlyshortoftakers?
AnneCousinsbelievesthereis.“Thereisapointatwhichgivingbecomesunhealthy,”shesays.“Itcomeswhenyoudothingsforothersbutfeelbadaboutit.”
Iamnowtryinghardtosaytopeople“Ifeeluncomfortableaboutsayingthis,but...”andtellmyself“Refusalofarequestdoesnotmeanrejectionofaperson”andIfindIcansayalmostanythingtoalmostanyone.
5.Whydoestheauthoraskthepostmanabouthisbaby?
A.Heisinterestedinthebaby.
B.Hewantstocreateagoodimpression.
C.Hewantstobealwayspolitetohim.
D.It'sawaytostartachatwithgreatpoliteness.
6.Whatcouldwefindoutabouttheauthor'ssisterandthecaretaker?
A.Shedoesn'twanttoriskdispleasinghim.
B.Shedoesn'tpayattentiontohim.
C.Heoftenrefusestohelpher.
D.Heisimpatientofheroverreaction.
7.Theunderlinedwords“compulsivegivers”inthefourthparagraphrefertothepeoplewho________.
A.arewillingtohelpothers
B.couldn'tbeartoturndownrequests
C.areunconfidentofdenyingdemands
D.arelessselfishthantakers
8.Whatistheauthor'sintentionofwritingthispassage?
A.Toshowhowtoletotherslikeyoumore.
B.Toprovehowtocreateaharmoniousatmosphere.
C.Toencouragepeopletohavemoreselfconfidence.
D.Tosuggestwaysofdealingwithdifficultpeople.
C
Partiesandsocialgatheringsnolongerexciteusthesamewaytheyoncedid.Thisisnotduetoalackofdesiretosocialize,butthesmartphone.
Atparties,morepeopleareontheirsmartphonesthanontheirdrinks.AccordingtoarecentInternationalDataCorporationstudy,welloverhalfofallAmericanshaveasmartphoneandreachforitthemomenttheywakeup,keepingitinhandallday.Inaddition,toomanypeopleinsocietyareusingsmartphoneswhiledrivingandasaresult,theygetintocarcrashes.34percentofteenagersadmittotextingwhiledriving,andtheyconfirmthattextmessagingistheirnumberonedrivinginterruption.People'sattachmenttotheirsmartphonesisunbelievablybecomingmoreimportantthanthelivesofthemselvesandothers.
Justasdriversdismisstheimportanceoffocusingwhileontheroad,manypeoplealsofailtorecognizethesignificanceofhumaninteraction.Whenwiththeirfriends,somepeoplepointlesslycheckorsendtextmessagesinthepresenceofafriend,whichsendsamessagetothatfriend:
thepersonIamtextingismoreimportantthanyou.Inaddition,relyingonoursmartphonestomakefriendsdoesnotgiveusthesameadvantageasbeingabletomakenewfriendshipsintherealworld.Facetofaceconversationswillgiveusmuchstrongercommunicationskillsinthelongrun.
Asmanypeoplerisktheirlivesandthelivesofpeoplearoundthemjusttosendatextormindlesslychecktheirmessages,smartphonesareinmanywaysmoredangeroustopeople.Thequalityofthistechnologyispreventingsocietalachievementsandweakeningthevalueofcommunication.Notonlyisthesmartphoneaffectingourdesiretointeract(交流)facetoface,butitisalsoloweringsociety'sabilitytocommunicate.
9.Thepurposeofthistextisto________.
A.callforanendtousethesmartphonewhiledriving
B.appealtoustopayattentiontocommunicationskills
C.expressaconcernabouttheoveruseofthesmartphone
D.adviseustobecautiousabouttheaddictiontothesmartphone
10.Thesecondparagraphisdevelopedby________.
A.givingexamplesB.listingfigures
C.comparingfactsD.analyzingtheeffects
11.Theauthoradvocatesustomakenewfriends________.
A.byusingsmartphones
B.inafacetofaceway
C.indifferentways
D.underafreecircumstance
12.Overdependenceonthesmartphoneleadstothefactthat________.
A.partiesandgatheringslimittheirsocialcircle
B.peoplearemoreandmorenarrowminded
C.people'scommunicationskillsareweakened
D.facetofacecommunicationbecomeslessimportant
Ⅱ.任务型阅读
ThereisanoldSpanishProverbwhichstates,“Tomorrowisoftenthebusiestdayoftheweek”.Howmanytimeshaveweputoffourdreamsuntiltomorrow?
1.________Wehavetogoforthemnow!
Here'swhy.
Tomorrowisnotpromised
Nobodylikestotalkaboutdeath,buttherealityiseverybodyisgoingtodieatonepoint.Noneofusknowtheday,orthehour.Therefore,todayisallwehave.2.________Makethedecisiontogoaftereverydream,bigorsmallrightnow.
Theworldiswaitingonyourgift
Iknowthismaybehardtobelieve,buttheworldiswaitingonYOU!
Youwerebornintotheworldwithauniquegift.Otherpeoplemaybeabletosing.Butthey'llneverbeabletosingexactlylikeyou.3.________Thus,itisyourresponsibilitytofigureoutexactlywhatyourgiftis,andusetobetteryourlifeandthelivesofthosearoundyou.
Youcan'tletfearwin
Oneofthebiggestdreamkillersisfear.Therearesomanypeoplewhocouldhaveachievedamazingthingsifonlytheyweren'tafraid.Justthinkaboutallthethingsyou'vewantedtodo,butallowedfeartoconvinceyouthatyouweren'tcapable.Fearisnotreal.Itisaproductofthoughtsyoucreate.4.________
You'llbemuchhappierifyougoforit
Imaginehowmuchhappieryou'llbeifyou'relivingthelifeyoualwaysdreamedabout.Theonlythin
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