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必修三Unit1阅读理解·组块专练——练速度

（限时：

35分钟）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

（2016·德州一中高三第二次月考）HalloweenisaholidaycelebratedonthenightofOctober31,beforeAllSaintsDay.Theword“Halloween”isashorteningofAllHallowsEvening,alsoknownasHalloweenorAllHallows’Eve.

Traditionalactivitiesincludetrickortreating,bonfires,costumeparties,visiting“ghosthouses”andcuttingjackolanterns.

HalloweenhasitsoriginsintheancientfestivalknownasSamhain（pronounced“sahwin”）.ThefestivalofSamhainisacelebrationoftheendoftheharvestseasoninGaelicculture.TheancientGaelsbelievedthatonOctober31,theboundariesbetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadoverlapped（重叠）andthedeadwouldcomebacktolifeandcausedestructionsuchassicknessordamagedcrops.

Thefestivalfrequentlyincludesbonfire.Itisbelievedthatthefiresattracttheharmfulinsectstotheareawhichattractbatstotheareatoeatthem.TheseareadditionalfeaturesofthehistoryofHalloween.Masksandcostumeswereworninanattempttoimitatetheevilspirits.

Trickortreating,isanactivityforchildrenonoraroundHalloweeninwhichtheygoonfromhousetohouseincostumes,askingfortreatssuchascandieswiththequestion,“Trickortreat？

”TrickortreatingisoneofthemaintraditionsofHalloween.Ithasbecomesociallyexpectedthatifonelivesinaneighborhoodwithchildrenoneshouldbuytreatinpreparationfortrickortreaters.

ThehistoryofHalloweenhasevolved.TheactivityispopularintheUnitedStates,theUnitedKingdom,IrelandandCanada.BadtrickortreatinghasstartedtohappenamongchildreninmanypartsofEurope.IncontinentalEurope,wherethecommercedrivenimportationofHalloweenisseenwithmoreillegal“tricks”andpolicewarningshavefurtherraiseddoubtaboutthisgameandHalloweeningeneral.

语篇解读：

本文是说明文。

文章介绍了西方传统节日——万圣节前夕的起源和它的一些主要活动。

1．WhatdoesHalloweenreferto?

A．AllSaintsDay.　　　　B．AllHallows’Eve.

C．Easter.D．Thanksgiving.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据第一段最后一句可知Halloween是AllHallowsEvening的缩写，也被称为AllHallows’Eve。

2．WhydidthedeadcomebacktolifeinGaelicculture?

A．Becausethedeadmissedtheirrelativesandfamilies.

B．Becausetheyfeltboredandwantedtotravelinthelivingworld.

C．Becausethelinesbetweentheworldsofthelivingandthedeadoverlappedonthatday.

D．Becausethelivingpeoplewereoncecrueltothosewhodied.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第三段第三句可知在盖尔族文化中，10月31日那天，阴阳两界重合，导致死去的人重生。

3．Wecaninferfromthefourthparagraphthat________.

A．thebonfiresweretheoriginofHalloween

B．peoplemakeafiretokeepwarm

C．thebonfirescanburnalltheharmfulinsects

D．peoplebelievethatthebonfiresworkalot

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据第四段可知那时人们点上篝火，火把害虫和蝙蝠都吸引过来，蝙蝠吃掉了害虫。

这样，人们就认为是篝火起了作用，是神灵在保护他们。

4．Whatisthebesttitleofthepassage?

A．TheinfluenceofHalloween

B．ThemeaningofHalloween

C．ThemainactivitiesofHalloween

D．Halloween―afestivalconnectedwiththedead

解析：

选D　标题归纳题。

文章主要介绍了西方节日——万圣节前夕的一些主要活动及它的起源和有人趁节日搞非法活动等情况。

前三项不全面，不适合做标题。

只有D项概括得最全面，故选D。

B

（2016·烟台二中高三期中考试）

“MadeinChina”hasChanged

ManyshoppersintheWeststillprizelabels,boasting（吹嘘）aproductwasmadeinItalywithoutknowingthatagrowingnumberofItalianproductscomefromfactoriesthatareChineseownedandstaffed.Theproductswhichweremarked“MadeinChina”gavethebuyeranimpressionof“lowprideandlowcost,lowtechnologyanddevelopment”.Thestatementusedtobetrue,butnowithaschanged.

“MadeinChina”isbecomingaleadingpartintheworldmarket.China’sgarmentindustry（制衣业）hasbeeninvestinginproducingtechnologyandtrainingfordecades,anditsworkforcehascollectivelygottenbetteratsewinggarments.Asaresult,thequalityofChinesemadeclothesisrisingfast.Ithasbeenhometoahighlyskilled,highlyspecializedgarmentindustry,onethatsuppliesevensomehighend（高端的）labelsandoffersthebestmixofprice,speed,andquality.

“IfIwastomakeabasicmen’sjean,I’dmakethatinPakistan，”saidEdwardHertzman,coownerofthetradepublicationSourcingJournal.“IfIwasgoingtomakeafashionablewomen’sgarment,IwouldmovetoChinabecausetheirskillsetisbetter,theirhandisbetter,theirfinishingisbetter,andtheycanhandlethattypeoffashion.”

Indeed,luxuryfashionlabelsnowroutinelymakethingsinChina.Burberry,Armani,andPradahaveallproducedthingsthere,becausethey’restillabletogetgoodworkmanshipatarelativelylowprice.EventheJapanesebrandVisvim,knownforitscrazyattentiontodetail,alsoproduceshighend,handmadefootwearinChina.

DespitetherisingwagesandcostsofdoingbusinessinChina,companieshavenotwalkedaway.“Chinaisviewedbypeoplewhomakebuyingdecisionsasuniqueandhardtocopyelsewhere，”saysJoshGreen,CEOofPanjiva.

语篇解读：

本文是议论文。

文章讨论了“中国制造”发生的变化。

中国制造从过去的低端、廉价、质量不高正逐渐向现在的高端、价高、质优上转变。

5．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueabout“MadeinChina”？

A．Itusedtobeassociatedwithpoorquality.

B．Ithaslostitsleadingstatusintheworldmarket.

C．Itsproductsarerecognizedbyluxuryfashionbrands.

D．ItreflectsChina’sinvestmentinproducingtechnology.

解析：

选B　细节理解题。

根据第二段第一句可知中国制造现在在世界上正占据着主导地位。

故选B。

6．EdwardHertzmanthinkshighlyof“MadeinChina”insuchaspectsas________.

①workers’skills　②lowprices　③advancedtechnology　④asenseoffashion

A．①②③B．①②④

C．②③④D．①③④

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

根据第三段可知EdwardHertzman认为中国制造的优势在于技术娴熟、专业、时尚，中国制造已不是低廉的代名词。

7．WhatisthesimilaritybetweenPradaandVisvim?

A．BothofthemarefromJapan.

B．Neitherofthemsellsatalowprice.

C．TheybothmakeproductsinChina.

D．Theybothproducehandmadefootwear.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第四段可知这两种牌子现在都在中国制造产品。

8．Whatcanbelearnedfromthelastparagraph?

A．DoingbusinessinChinacostsalotmorenow.

B．Chinesecompaniesaremorecreativethanothers.

C．ForeignproducerswanttocopyChina’ssuccess.

D．Risingcostsstoptheinterestofforeigncompanies.

解析：

选A　推理判断题。

根据最后一段第一句可知现在中国的工资上涨、制造成本增加，这说明，现在在中国做生意成本更高了。

C

（2016·青岛市高三统一质检）Ateenagerhaspublishedastudysuggestingthefederalgovernmentcouldsavemillionsofdollarsayearinprintingcostsbyswitchingtoathinnerfont（字体）thatuseslessink.

SuvirMirchandani,14,wholivesintheTownshipofO’Hara,saidhenoticedtherewereplentyoftalksatschoolaboutsavingpaperandhewonderedaboutsavingink.SuvirsaidonFridaythattheideabeganwhenhewasinmiddleschoolandhenoticedthatsometeachersusedheavierfontsforprinting.Hesaidhewasalreadyinterestedingraphic（印刷的）designandusedasoftwareprogramtoestimatehowmuchinkdifferentfontsused.

Heexpandedthestudytolookatpotentialsavingsbythefederalgovernment,andanewessayonhisresearchwaspublishedthismonthintheJournalofEmergingInvestigators,apeerreviewedjournaldesignedforcreativemiddleandhighschoolstudents.HefoundthattheOfficeofManagementandBudgethadalreadyestimatedthatfederalagencieswouldspendabout$1.8billioninprintingforthisyearandthatinkwasmoreexpensivethanpaperonaperpagebasis.

Inhisessay,“ASimplePrintingSolutiontoAidDeficitReduction”，SuviranalyzedfivedocumentsproducedbyfiveU．S.governmentagenciesandestimatedhowmuchinkwouldbeusedwithfourfonts:

Garamond,Verdana,TimesNewRomanandCenturyGothic.Theanalysisestimatedthatusing12pointGaramondwouldsavemost,about29percentininkcosts.

Suvirsaidhisschooldistrictlookedattheideabuthasn’tbeenabletotaketheswitch.“Itdidn’treallycatchon，”hesaid.“Iunderstandit’shardtomakethechange.”

语篇解读：

14岁少年SuvirMirchandani经过研究发表了文章，建议联邦政府用改变字体的方式减少对油墨的使用以达到节约的目的。

9．InSuvir’sopinion,howcanthefederalgovernmentsaveprintingcosts?

A．Bysavingpaper.

B．Byprintingonbothsidesofthepaper.

C．Byusingheavierfonts.

D．Byturningtoathinnerfont.

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

根据文章第一段的“suggestingthefederalgovernmentcouldsavemillionsofdollarsayearinprintingcostsbyswitchingtoathinnerfont（字体）thatuseslessink”可知，Suvir认为联邦政府可以通过换用更细的字体达到节约印刷费用的目的，故D项正确。

10．ItcanbeconcludedthatSuvir’sstudyis________.

A．interesting　　　　　　　B．popular

C．worthwhileD．unique

解析：

选C　推理判断题。

文章第三段提到了他的文章发表了，第四段讲述了他的文章中提到利用12pointGaramond将节约大概29%的油墨费用，故C项正确。

11．WhichfontdoesSuvirrecommendinprinting?

A．Garamond.B．TimesNewRoman.

C．Verdana.D．CenturyGothic.

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

根据文章倒数第二段的最后一句可知，Garamond最节省油墨，Suvir推荐这种字体进行印刷，故A项正确。

12．Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat________.

A．Suvirfeelsregretfulthattheschooldistrictshowsnointerestinhisidea

B．Suvirisuncertainwhethertheschooldistrictwillaccepthisidea

C．Suvirbelievesthattheschooldistrictwillagreewithhim

D．Suvirisunhappythattheschooldistrictrefusedhim

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段Suvir说的话可知，他的学区虽然知道了这一观点，但却没有做出改变，因为他明白要做出改变是很困难的，也就是他并不确信他的学区能否接受这一观点，故B项正确。

D

（2016·洛阳市高三模拟）ResearchersattheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger’spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson’sshoes.

“Shoesconveyathinbutusefulpieceofinformationabouttheirwearer，”theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.“Shoesserveapracticalpurpose,andalsoserveasnonverbalcues（非语言暗示）withsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear.”

MedicalDailynotesthatthedetailedpersonalityinformationdetectedinthestudyincludesaperson’sgeneralage,gender,income,politicalideas,andotherpersonality,includingsomeone’semotionalstability.

LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone’sshoes.Inthestudy,63studentsfromtheUniversityofKansaslookedatpicturesshowing208different