高考英语一轮复习Unit2Workingtheland练习新人教版

1、Unit2Workingtheland.阅读理解AsLeonardodaVincisinterestswerevaried,hisresearchcoveredagreatrange,includingvariousaspectsofappliedmechanics(应用力学).Therefore,someofhisbiographersthinksuchaman,havinggreatartisticgenius,would“waste”preciousyearsofhislifeonsucha“lowly”pursuitasengineering.ToappreciateLeonardos

2、contributiontotechnology,oneneedonlyexaminehisanalysisofthemainproblemoftechnology.InLeonardostime,themainburdenofhumanindustrystillreliedonthemusclesofhumansandanimals.Butlittleattentionwasgiventoanalyzingthisprimitivemusclepowersothatitcouldbeusedmosteffectivelyfortherequiredtasks.Againstthisbackg

3、round,Leonardosapproachtoworkwasrevolutionary.Whenhesearchedforthemostefficientwaysofusinghumanmusclepower,theforceofeverylegandarmwasanalyzedandmeasured.ConsiderLeonardospainstakingapproachtotheconstructionofcanals.Afteranalysisofconstructingaparticularcanalbyhand,heconcludedthattheonlyreasonableso

4、lutionwastomechanizethewholeoperation.Thenheconsideredandfinallyabandonednumerousplansinthecourseoftheconstruction.Havingsystematicallyrejectedseveralsolutionsinthisway,Leonardobegantoconsiderusingasystemofcranes(吊车).Powerwasagainhismainconcern.Toactivateacrane,theonlytransportablemotoravailableatth

5、etimewouldhavebeenatreadmill(踏车).ThisisnottosuggestthatLeonardoinventedthetreadmill.However,itwasLeonardowhofirstusedtheprincipleofthetreadmillreasonablyandinaccordancewithengineeringprinciples.BecauseLeonardosinsightsweresometimessofarbeyondthestandardsofhistime,theirimportancetothedevelopmentofmod

6、ernengineeringisoftenundervalued.Manyscholars,infact,stillrefusedtoconcedethatLeonardowasoneofourearliestandmostsignificantengineers.1.WhydoestheauthorconsiderLeonardosapproachtowork“revolutionary”inParagraph2?A.Becauseheattemptedtoreplacehumansandanimalswithmachines.B.Becauseheadaptedtraditionalsol

7、utionstopreviouslyimpossibletasks.C.Becausehestudiedmusclepowerinawaythatnoonehadusedbefore.D.Becausehemovedthemainburdenofindustryfromhumantoanimalpower.2.WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeLeonardo?A.Cautiousbutanxious.B.Consideratebutpainful.C.Cooperativeandefficient.D.Determinedandcreative.3.What

8、doestheunderlinedword“concede”inthelastparagraphmean?A.Admit.B.Prove.C.Explain.D.Revalue.语篇解读:本文是议论文。列奥纳多达芬奇在工程技术方面的贡献很大,但是很多学者却对此拒不承认。答案及剖析:1.C推理判断题。根据第二段中的Butlittleattentionwasgiventoanalyzingthisprimitivemusclepowersothatitcouldbeusedmosteffectivelyfortherequiredtasks及Whenhesearchedforthemosteffi

9、cientwaysofusinghumanmusclepower,theforceofeverylegandarmwasanalyzedandmeasured可知,列奥纳多以前所未有的方式研究了肌肉力量,因此作者说他的方法“具有革命性”。2.D推理判断题。根据第三段内容可知,建造运河的过程很辛苦,列奥纳多不断推翻方案,但仍然意志坚定、不言放弃;根据第四段内容可知,列奥纳多创造性地运用踏车使吊车运行。故D项正确。3.A词义猜测题。根据最后一段内容可知,由于时代的局限性,人们往往低估列奥纳多的见识。实际上,很多学者仍然拒绝“承认”列奥纳多是我们最早、最重要的工程师之一。.七选五(2018山东日照高

10、三联考)Doyouknowhowbirdpopulationnumbersaregathered?Scientistsfindanswerstochangingbirdpopulations,habitsandhabitatsinpartbyaskingbird-loverstohelp.OnewayisthroughProjectFeederWatch,aprogramrunbyCornellUniversitysLabofOrnithologythatscelebratingits30thyear.1.First,findaconvenientspotwhereyoucanseetheco

11、mingsandgoingsofbirds.Maybeyouhaveabalconyoragoodwindowoverlookingyouryard.Ormaybeyoucandotheprojectatyourschoolwithclassmates.2.Ifathome,youcandoweekendcounts,butifdoingtheprojectatschool,choosetwoconsecutive(连续的)weekdays.Provideoneormorebirdfeedersandabirdbathordishofwater,thencountthenumbersandki

12、ndsofbirdsthatvisit.Youdonthavetositstillwatchingallday.3.Askyourself,doesweatheraffectthehabitsofthebirdsyousee?Dotheyvisitingroupsoronebyone?Whatkindoffoodattractsthem?4.Forexample,threadCheerios(麦圈)andblueberriesonapipecleanerbentinwhatevershapeyouwant.Tieastringonitandhangitfromabranch.Orspreadp

13、eanutbutteronacardboardtoiletpaperroll,thenrollitinseedbeforehangingitonahookorbranchwherebirdscanfindit.5.Thedatayousubmitwillbeaddedtothatofthousandsofotherfeederwatchersacrossthecountry.Atthesametime,theobservationskillsgainedthroughlearningtoidentifybirds,theirhabitatsandeatingpreferenceswillals

14、ohelpyoutoenjoynaturemorewhereveryougo.A.Attachmuchimportancetowhatbirdsliketoeat.B.Justtakenoteswheneveryounoticeactivityinthearea.C.Hereiswhatthescientistsdotocollecttheinformationtheyneed.D.Youcanjointhecelebrationandhavefunwhilehelpingtheresearchers.E.Birdfoodandfeederscanbepurchased,oryoucanmak

15、ethemathome.F.Trytomonitorthesameareaduringthesametwodaysinaroweachweek.G.Informationyouprovidewillhelpscientistslearnaboutincreasesordecreasesinbirdpopulations.答案:1-5DFBEG.完形填空(2018山东临朐第一中学第六次模拟)Acoupleofdaysago,mysisterLizandIspokeaboutDad,andwedecidedtogethimalittlesomethingtogetherforFathersDay.

16、Wetalkedaboutthetimeswhenwewere1upandhowMomandDadusedtoplay“thegoodcop,badcop”thingswithus.Dadhasbeenapersonoffewwordssincewewere2.Heraisedusmoreby3thananythingelse.Whenhespoke,welistened,buthewasalwaysmysteriousanddifficulttounderstand.Therewasalwaysa(n)4meaningthatInevergot,butLizalways5toreadit.B

17、ythetimeIgottohighschool,Ihadwantedawholebunchofskateboardgear(设备)andI6IwastoooldtoaskmoneyfrommyparentssoIworkedataburgerjoint.Oneday,Iwasreallyangryaboutannoyingburgers.Icamehomequiteoutofbreath.Dadsawmeandaskedmewhatwasthe7.ItoldhimthatIwasfedupwithannoyingburgers.Hesaidthatweallhaveto8somewhere,

18、andthatwemaynotknowitnow,buttheskillswelearneveninaburgerjointmightcomeinhandylaterinlife.“Whoknows,youmightenduphavingtoruna9orevenownonewhenyougrowup,”saidDad.He10medownandIkeptwhathesaidinmind,eventhoughIreallydidntagreewithit.Acoupleofyearslater,whenIgottocollege,Iworkedinarestaurant.Duringoneof

19、thereally11daysthatwehad,wewereshortonkitchenstaff.Ourcustomersweregettingimpatientandthe12weregettingdelayed.Weweresureanyminutesomethingterriblewould13out.Icouldntstandthe14anymore,soIrolledupmysleeves,gotmyselfahairnetandhelpedoutinthehotkitchen.Wecaughtupwiththeorders15.TheownersawwhatIdidandcal

20、ledmearound16time.Hesaidthathewasvery17.HeraisedmysalaryandmademetheassistantmanagereventhoughIcouldonlygopart-time.Thatwas18IrealizedthatwhatmyDadsaidtomeallthoseyearsbeforewasabsolutelytrue.IveneverforgottenwhatmyDadsaidthatday.AndwheneverIhavetodosomethingthatrequiresnewskills,nomatterhowsmallor1

21、9itseems,Ihaveanewperspective(看法)thatitmightreallyhelpmelaterorevenrightnowandIjustdontknowit.Experienceiseverythingandit20alotwhenyoutakelessonsfromit.Thatsmylifesphilosophy.1.A.gettingB.goingC.growingD.coming2.A.schoolboysB.kidsC.adultsD.graduates3.A.instructionB.exampleC.orderD.inspiration4.A.obv

22、iousB.unclearC.reasonableD.hidden5.A.failedB.refusedC.triedD.managed6.A.imaginedB.promisedC.figuredD.suggested7.A.experienceB.matterC.eventD.accident8.A.workB.studyC.stayD.leave9.A.restaurantB.hospitalC.schoolD.plant10.A.calmedB.settledC.letD.put11.A.excitingB.worryingC.busyD.happy12.A.meetingsB.par

23、tiesC.menusD.orders13.A.breakB.showC.goD.set14.A.quarrelB.lazinessC.relaxationD.tension15.A.eventuallyB.regularlyC.obviouslyD.thankfully16.A.breakfastB.lunchC.openingD.closing17.A.influencedB.interestedC.inspiredD.impressed18.A.whenB.whichC.whetherD.where19.A.importantB.impressive20.A.worksB.countsC

24、.showsC.interestingD.insignificantD.benefits语篇解读:父亲在我们的成长过程中起着重要的作用,他给我们提供了榜样的力量。答案及剖析:1.C这里作者是在回忆在成长过程中,父亲给他们的教育,因此选择growing。2.B从文章开头“mysisterandI”可知选择schoolboys不对,根据语境可知此处选择kids最妥当。3.B从上一句“Dadhasbeenapersonoffewwordssince.”可知,父亲是一个寡言少语的人,他对我们的教育都是通过“身教”,即给我们做榜样。4.D从上文的“hewasalwaysmysteriousanddifficulttounderstand”可知父亲讲的话有隐含意义,因此选择hidden。5.D根据句中的but可知“我”不懂,但是Liz总是能够弄懂他的意思。managetoreadit弄懂他讲的话的含义。6.C根据上下文,作者认为自己已经长大了不好再向父