2023年新教材高考英语一轮复习Unit1阅读理解题组__练速度含解析外研版选择性必修第二册（含答案解析）

1、PAGE PAGE 12Unit1阅读理解题组练速度.阅读理解AThere are many scholarships rewarding particular talents,so just find the right one that works for you.SpiritofGivingScholarshipDeadline:July 31,2022Award Amount:$1,000Overview:It is available to high school seniors and current college students.You must submit an essa

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4、September 19,2022Award Amount:$25,000Overview:Essay contest on Ayn Rands novel,AtlasShrugged.There are 59 prizes,and the first prize is $25,000!To enter,submit an 800-to 1,600-word essay on one of the specific topics about the novel,which can be viewed on the scholarship providers website.Coca-ColaS

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6、ust be expecting completion of a high school diploma at the time of application and planning to pursue a degree at a post-secondary institution.1.What is required to win Spirit of Giving Scholarship?A.Students aged from 11 to 18.B.The capacity to lead and serve.C.Submitting an essay.D.Applying for i

7、t before October 31,2022.2.Which scholarship is suitable for Jackson who likes reading and writing?A.Spirit of Giving Scholarship.B.Ocean Awareness Contest.C.AtlasShrugged Essay Contest.D.Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship.3.Who is Coca-Cola Scholars Program Scholarship designed for?A.Those stud

8、ying in college.B.Those to graduate from high school.C.Those with a high school diploma.D.Those in post-secondary institutions.BAll Olympic medalists work incredibly hard to reach their goals,but Maria Andrejczyk went through some serious struggles before reaching the podium(领奖台).The Polish javelin

9、thrower missed her chance at the 2016 Olympic Games by just 2 centimeters.Sidelined(退出) by a shoulder injury in 2017,she then learned she had bone cancer.Showing true fighting spirit,Maria powered through her recovery in time to qualify for the 2020 Games.All of her effort was worth it when she earn

10、ed her first Olympic medal ever,a silver!Back at home,she heard about an 8-month-old baby named Miloszek Malysa,who desperately needs to go to the U.S.for a surgery that could save his life.Miloszek was born with a serious heart defect,which wasnt detected in time to correct in the first weeks of hi

11、s life.Miloszeks condition was too dire(严重的) to be treated in his home country,but doctors at Stanford University Medical Center in California were able to take his case.Unfortunately,they required 80 percent of the payment up front,a sum the Malysa family simply could not afford.Thats when Maria st

12、epped in to help!Just a week after returning from Japan,the athlete shared a message on Meta announcing that she would be auctioning off her silver medal to raise money for Miloszeks surgery.Days later,a Polish convenience store called Zabka purchased the medal for $125,000,which was more than Maria

13、 had hoped to get.Not only that,but when her story broke,more people began donating to the fundraiser.In the end,they pulled in more than enough cash to cover Miloszeks trip to America!And the goodwill doesnt end there.Zabka announced that they would let Maria keep her medal after all!“We were very

14、touched by the extremely beautiful and noble gesture of our Olympian,so we decided to support the fundraiser for Miloszek,” the company wrote.“We decided that the second-place medal from Tokyo will stay with Maria!We admire and we are glad that we were able to contribute.”4.What do we know about Mar

15、ia Andrejczyk from the first paragraph?A.She was generous.B.She was warm-hearted.C.She was unlucky.D.She was hard-working.5.What does the underlined word “detected” most probably mean?A.Discovered.B.Treated.C.Operated.D.Known.6.What did Maria do to help Malysa?A.She asked Zabka to buy her medal.B.Sh

16、e called on others to donate money.C.She sold her medal for Malysas operation.D.She got in touch with doctors in America.7.Why did the company let Maria keep the medal?A.Because it was a second-place medal.B.Because they were ready to help others.C.Because more people began to donate money.D.Because

17、 they were moved by what she had done.CA century ago,people needed help to understand science.Much as they do today.Then as now,it wasnt always easy to sort the accurate from the erroneous.Media regarded science as secondary to other missions.When science made the news,it was often confusing,or misl

18、eading.E.W.Scripps,a newspaper publisher,and William Emerson Ritter,a biologist,sensed a need for reliable news about science,devoted to truth and precision.So Science Service was bornsoon to give birth to the magazine now known as ScienceNews.In its first year,Science Service delivered its weekly n

19、ews reports to newspapers.By 1922 they became available to the public,giving birth to ScienceNews-Letter,the ancestor of ScienceNews.Then as now,the magazine included all flavors of sciencefrom the atom(原子)to outer space,from agriculture to oceanography,from transportation to nutrition.In those earl

20、y days,much of Science Service focused on space and new technologies,filled with various guessing and arguments.Much of the centurys scientific future was predicted,though not all predictions aged well.In the century since,real science has progressed to an advanced degree of wisdom,to an extent almo

21、st unimaginable to the scientists and journalists of the 1920s.When Science Service launched its mission,astronomers were unaware of the extent of the universe.No biologist knew what DNA did.Geologists saw that Earths continents looked like separated puzzle pieces,but declared that to be a coinciden

22、ce.Modern scientists know better.Yet somehow scientists still pursue the same questions.It turns out that the past centurys groundbreaking experimental discoveries,revolutionary theoretical revelations and prescient guessing have not removed sciences familiarity with false starts,unfortunate misstep

23、s and shortsighted prejudices.Researchers today have expanded the range of the reality they can explore,yet still trip through the remaining uncharted jungles of natures facts and laws,seeking further clues to how the world works.Science is more like it is today than it ever has been.It remains as c

24、hallenging as ever to human inquiry.And the need to communicate its progress,sensed by Scripps and Ritter a century ago,remains as essential now as then.8.What led to the birth of Science Service?A.Medias attitude to science.B.Difficulty in defining science.C.Peoples love for their mission.D.Need fo

25、r true and precise science.9.What do Paragraphs 4-5 mainly discuss?A.The content of Science Service.B.The future of Science Service.C.The limits to the then scientists.D.The problems facing modern scientists.10.Whats the authors attitude towards the past science?A.Uncaring.B.Unfavorable.C.Supportive

26、.D.Passionate.11.What does the author mean in the last paragraph?A.Science in the past was not real science at all.B.People have fully grasped the nature of science.C.Today is the best time for science development.D.Dependable news about science should be accessible anytime.DWhy did the little boy t

27、hrow butter out of the window?He wanted to see the butterfly!Thats an old joke youve probably heard many times.Butterflies always carry away children.Most insects do not migrate(迁徙),because their life is not long enough.Except for one particular butterfly speciesthe monarch butterfly.Each November,m

28、onarch butterflies land on an unbelievable cross-country migration from the United States and Canada until they reach Mexico,where they overwinter until its time to begin their migration back home in March.The butterflies spend their time in concentrated areas of forest where they stick to the branc

29、hes of trees,forming beautiful vast crowds.Monarchs are a truly important speciesand theyre in danger.Just like living things,plants,insects or animals on the planet,monarchs play a vital role in the survival of our ecosystems.Butterfliesjust like bees,also in great dangerhelp pollinate(授粉) plants,m

30、aking them a significant contributor to crop growth and food production.They also serve as a food source to birds and other animals.The population of monarch butterflies has dropped a lot over the past few decadesa destructive 96.5 percent.This has placed monarchs in danger of moving toward dying ou

31、t.Several causes have contributed to the monarchs decline.Climate change,loss of reproductive homes,and deforestation in Mexicos forests where monarchs overwinter have all affected the butterflys migration pattern and home.But the most significant danger is the decline in milkweed,the plant where mo

32、narchs lay their eggs,and that serves as the only food source for caterpillars(幼虫).Much of the milkweed decline is due to agricultural practices that either remove this vital plant or destroy it through pesticides(农药).12.Why do monarch butterflies move to Mexico?A.To survive the cold weather.B.To es

33、cape from being hunted.C.To take advantage of the flowers there.D.To cooperate with the bees there.13.How do monarch butterflies affect ecosystems?A.They help birds to catch their food.B.They produce seeds for wild plants.C.They contribute to crop production.D.They bring food to other animals.14.Wha

34、ts the best title for the passage?A.Monarch Butterflies MigrateB.Butterflies Attract ChildrenC.Fight to Save Monarch ButterfliesD.Monarch Butterflies Are in Danger15.What may be talked about following this passage?A.Why monarch butterflies decline.B.How monarch butterflies can be saved.C.How monarch

35、 butterflies reproduce.D.Why monarch butterflies migrate.阅读七选五Writing a news article is different from writing other articles or informational pieces.1 Knowing how to write a news article can help you exercise your writing skills and convey information clearly and briefly.Gather all your facts.Befor

36、e you write a news article,make a list or outline of all the connected facts and information that need to be included in the article.2 It will also help you write a clean,succinct article.Start with the lead.3 This is one of the most important parts of the piece,so start with the leading statement w

37、hen you write a news article.Your lead should be one sentence which states the topic of the article.Give all the important details.The next important step in writing news articles is including all the relevant facts and details that relate to your leading statement.4 These details are important,beca

38、use they are the key point of the article that fully informs the reader.5 Be sure to double check all the facts in your news article before you contribute it,including names,dates,and contact information or addresses.Writing accurately is the best way to make yourself a suitable news article writer.

39、Conclude your article.Make sure your news article is complete and finished by giving it a good concluding sentence.A.Check facts before concluding.B.Follow up main facts with additional information.C.Include the basics of what,where,when,who and why.D.A leading sentence is to grab a readers attentio

40、n and interest them.E.Unlike other articles,news articles present information in a specific way.F.Avoid any statements or description that could be construed as support or criticism.G.This list helps prevent you leaving out any relevant information about the topic or story.答案：.【语篇导读】这是一篇应用文。文章介绍了为具有

41、特殊才华的学生而设立的四个奖学金项目。1.C解析细节理解题。根据SpiritofGivingScholarship奖学金项目中的“Youmustsubmitanessayofbetween500and750wordsononeofthefollowingthreetopics”可知,想要获得此项目的奖学金,必须提交关于所提供话题的一篇论文。2.C解析推理判断题。根据题干的要求,Jackson喜欢阅读和写作,推断出文中第三个奖学金项目AtlasShruggedEssayContest的作文比赛适合Jackson参加。3.B解析细节理解题。根据Coca-ColaScholarsProgramSch

42、olarship奖学金项目中的“Itisascholarshipawardedtograduatinghighschoolseniors”可知,申请者必须是即将毕业的高中生。【语篇导读】本文是记叙文。奥运奖牌是运动员的宝物,人生第一枚奥运奖牌更别具意义。东京奥运女子标枪银牌得主Andrejczyk,没有把奖牌留在身边,而是让它变得更有意义资助一名等待换心脏的波兰小孩。4.C解析推理判断题。根据第一段的“ThePolishjavelinthrowermissedherchanceatthe2016OlympicGamesbyjust2centimeters.Sidelinedbyashoulde

43、rinjuryin2017,shethenlearnedshehadbonecancer.”可知,Maria不太幸运。5.A解析词义猜测题。根据上文的“Miloszekwasbornwithaseriousheartdefect”可知,他的病在出生后的前几周没有被发现,所以选A项。6.C解析细节理解题。根据第五段中的“shewouldbeauctioningoffhersilvermedaltoraisemoneyforMiloszekssurgery.”可知,她决定拍卖奖牌来为Miloszek筹集手术费用。7.D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Wewereverytouchedbythee

44、xtremelybeautifulandnoblegestureofourOlympian,sowedecidedtosupportthefundraiserforMiloszek”可知,公司的人员深受感动。【长难句分析】Days later,a Polish convenience store called Zabka purchased the medal for $125,000,which was more than Maria had hoped to get.【分析】aPolishconveniencestore.purchased.是主句,calledZabka是过去分词短语作定

45、语,which引导的是非限制性定语从句。【译文】几天后,一家名为Zabka的波兰便利店以12.5万美元的价格购买了这枚奖牌,这超出了玛丽亚的期望。【语篇导读】本文是说明文,主要讲述了科学服务的诞生以及作者对于科学的态度。8.D解析细节理解题。根据第三段可知,对真实和精确的科学的需要导致了科学服务的诞生。9.A解析主旨大意题。根据第四段的“Initsfirstyear,ScienceServicedelivereditsweeklynewsreportstonewspapers.”和“Thenasnow,themagazineincludedallflavorsofsciencefromtheatom(原子)toouterspace,fromagriculturetooceanography,fromtransportationtonutrition.”以及第五段的“Inthoseearlydays,muchofScienceServicefocusedonspaceandnewtechnologies,filled