高考英语一轮复习 Unit 24 Society课时练 北师大版选修8.docx

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高考英语一轮复习Unit24Society课时练北师大版选修8

Unit24　Society

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对应学生用书第363页]

课时练

（一）　阅读理解提速练——练速度

（限时：

35分钟）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

（2018·江西新余一中模拟）

MyFavouriteTravelBooks

TheOldPatagonianExpressbyPaulTheroux

ChoosingmyfavoritePaulTherouxbookislikepickingmyfavoriteplaceintheworld:

It'simpossibletosettleonjustone.ButTheOldPatagonianExpress,whichisaboutatrainjourneyTherouxmadefromBoston,USAtosouthernArgentina,isrightupthereatthetopofmylist.Therouxhasawickedsenseofhumor.Hebringssomuchwisdomandexperiencetohistravels.

WaldenbyHenryDavidThoreau

Ifhewerealivetoday,ThoreauwouldprobablyfrownifheheardsomeonerefertoWaldenasatravelbook.ButIregarditasatravelwritingmasterpiece.“Iwentintothewoods，”hewrites，“becauseIwishedtolivedeliberately,tofrontonlytheessentialfactsoflife,andseeifIcouldnotlearnwhatithadtoteach，andnot，whenIcametodie,discoverthatIhadnotlived.”That'sthesamespiritofdiscoverythatdefinessomanygreatcontemporarytravelrecords.

TheDharmaBumsbyJackKerouac

Likesomanypeople,IfellinlovewithKerouac'snovelsinmylateteensandearly20s.OntheRoadgetsallthepress,butIalwaysloveTheDharmaBums.KerouacbeautifullycapturestheromanceofCaliforniatrains,Berkeley,andbackpackingintheSierras.It'shardtoreadthisbookwithoutwantingtoleaveforthemountainstobrainstormbadhaikusonthetrailandcookcannedmacaroniandcheeseoveracracklingcampfire.

ConfuciusLivesNextDoorbyT．R.Reid

ThisissortofAYearinProvenceinJapan,onlythecrossculturaldifferencesaremuchgreater.ReidandhisfamilymovedtoTokyowhenhebecamethechiefforTheWashingtonPost,enablinghimtouncovertruthsaboutthecountry.AmongthehighlightsarehisobservationsaboutJapaneseschools,includingYodobashiNo.6ElementarySchool，wherehisdaughtersweregreetedbythewholeschoolstaff.

【语篇解读】　本文作者为大家推荐了几本书。

1．Whichbookenablesreaderstoexperiencegreatcrossculturaldifferences?

A．TheOldPatagonianExpress.

B．ConfuciusLivesNextDoor.

C．OntheRoad.

D．Walden.

解析：

B　细节理解题。

根据ConfuciusLivesNextDoorbyT．R.Reid.ThisissortofAYearinProvenceinJapan,onlythecrossculturaldifferencesaremuchgreater。

可知选B。

2．WhatwillpeoplefeelafterreadingJackKerouac'sTheDharmaBums?

A．Astrongdesiretofollow.

B．Alovefornovels.

C．Awishtolearncooking.

D．Anexcitementtowritepoems.

解析：

A　推理判断题。

根据Likesomanypeople,IfellinlovewithKerouac'snovelsinmylateteensandearly20s.OntheRoadgetsallthepress,butIalwaysloveTheDharmaBurns.KerouacbeautifullycapturestheromanceofCaliforniatrains,Berkeley,andbackpackingintheSierras.It'shardtoreadthisbookwithoutwantingtoleaveforthemountainstobrainstormbadhaikusonthetrailandcookcannedmacaroniandcheeseoveracracklingcampfire.可知读了小说TheDharmaBums，人们有一种想要追随的强烈渴望，所以选A。

3．Whichwriterbasedhisbookonatrainjourneyfromhometoabroad?

A．T.R.Reid.　　　　B．HenryDavidThoreau.

C．PaulTheroux.D．JackKerouac.

解析：

C　细节理解题。

根据ButTheOldPatagonianExpress,whichisaboutatrainjourneyTherouxmadefromBoston,USAtosouthernArgentina,isrightupthereatthetopofmylist.可知选C。

B

（2018·湖南衡阳四中一模）

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A．Lookinthemirror.

B．Tryyourbesttosee.

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D．Beinexcellentcondition.

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C

（2018·成都市一诊）

Lucy，whoseskeleton（骨骼）wasdiscoveredinEthiopiain1974，diedshortlyaftershefelloutofatree,accordingtoanewstudypublishedMondayintheBritishjournalNature.

Fortheirresearch，KappelmanandDr.RichardKetchamusedaCTscannertocreatemorethan35,000“slices”ofLucy'sskeleton.ScientistsnamedherLucyfromtheBeatlessong“LucyintheSkywithDiamonds”，whichwasplayedatthecampthenightofherdiscovery.

Thefollowinganalysisoftheslicesshowedsharp，cleanbreaksseenattheendofLucy'srighthumerus（肱骨）aresimilartobonebreaksseeninvictimsoffalls.TheresearchersconcludedthattheseandotherbreaksinherskeletonshowthatLucy，whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherselfbutthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable.

TheresearchersestimatethatLucywasgoingabout35milesanhourwhenshehitthegroundafterfallingfromaheightofroughly40feet，accordingtothestatement.

Thatsoundsplausible.Butotherscientistsaredoubtful.“Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks，”Dr，DonaldC，Johanson，directoroftheInstituteofHumanOriginsandoneofthescientistswhodiscoveredLucy，said，“Thesuggestionthatshefelloutofatreeislargelyajustsostoryandthereforeunprovable.”

JohansonsaiditwasmorelikelythatLucy'sbreaksoccurredlongaftershedied，sayingthat“elephantbonesappeartohavethesamekindofbreaks，It'sunlikelytheyfelloutofatree.

Butthenewresearchfocusedon“asmallnumberofbreaks”thatareconsistentwith“highenergybonetoboneinfluences”andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones.Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，“Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath.”

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇科教类阅读，露西，1974年他的骨骼在埃塞俄比亚被发现。

根据一项周一发表在英国《自然》杂志的一项研究，她是从树上摔下后死的。

本文以此展开，主要讲述了专家学者在发现了Lucy坠树后不久身亡的骨骼后，对其死因的争论。

8．WhatcanweknowaboutLucyfromKappelmanandDr.RichardKetcham'sresearch?

A．Shegothernamefromasong.

B．Shehadmorethan35,000slices.

C．Shecouldn'tuseherarmsproperly.

D．Shemadeanefforttosaveherself.

解析：

D　细节理解题。

根据whoisbelievedtohavestoodabout3feet6inchesandweighedabout60pounds，fellfeetfirstandusedherarmstosupportherselfbutthattheinjurywastooseveretohavebeensurvivable.可知，Lucy本想用胳膊来支撑自己，却无能为力，可知她想过自救，故选D。

9．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“plausible”inParagraph6probablymean?

A．Reasonable.B．Creative.

C．Surprising.D．Unbelievable.

解析：

A　词义猜测题。

根据Thatsoundsplausible.Butotherscientistsaredoubtful.上文听起来是合理的，后面But表示转折，一些科学家是持怀疑态度的。

故可知是doubtful的反义词。

故选A。

10．WhichofthefollowingwouldJohansonprobablyagree?

A．Elephantsareunlikelytodiefromfalling.

B．Lucygotbreaksatornearthetimeofdeath.

C．Otherreasonsforthebreaksshouldbeconsidered.

D．Lucy'sbonebreaksdifferfromotherbonebreaks.

解析：

C　细节理解题。

根据Therearecountlessexplanationsforbonebreaks可知，Johanson专家认为对于Lucy的死因还有许多不同的解释，他会同意的是其他因素也应该被考虑进Lucy的死因。

故选C。

11．Whatconclusioncanwedrawfromthepassage?

A．Lucydidn'tdiefromfallingoutofatree.

B．Thenewlypublishedstudywasmeaningless.

C．TheargumentonhowLucydiedwillcontinue.

D．Scientistswillfindanotherwaytosolvetheproblem.

解析：

C　主旨大意题。

根据文章内容“Butthenewresearchfocusedon‘asmallnumberofbreaks’thatareconsistentwith‘highenergybonetoboneinfluences’andwhichdifferfromthesortsofbreakscommonlyseeninothercollectedbones.Kappelmanrespondedinanemail，‘Theseappeartohaveoccurredatornearthetimeofdeath’．”可知，但是一些新的研究又出现了，可以总结出对于这件事情的争议还会继续下去。

故选C。

D

（2018·辽宁庄河高中沈阳市第二十中学联考）

Weareenrolledinthefulltimeschoolcalled“life”．Everydayinthisschool,wehaveopportunitiestolearnnewlessons.Nomatterwhetherweliketheselessonsornot,wehavetotakethem,becausetheyareourlessons.

Whyarewehereinthisworld?

Whatisthepurposeoflife?

Humanshavetriedtodiscoverthemeaningoflifeforthousandsofyears,butfailedtogettheanswer,becausethemeaningoflifeisdifferentfrompersontoperson.

Eachoneofushashisorherspecialpurposeandpath,uniqueanddifferent.Aswetravelonourlifepath,wewilllearnmanygreatlessonsinordertofulfillthatpurpose.Learningourlessonswellisthekeytodisco