统考版2022届高考英语一轮复习限时提分练四必修①Unit4Earthquakes含解析

1、限时提分练（四）必修 Unit4 Earthquakes【.阅读理解A2021 南京市高三学情调研Thcotherdayabig, ugly, blackbatfoundi tswaytothebathroomofmyhouseandhung,upsidedown,overthetoiletbowl. As Mthemanofthehouse”Iwasaskedtoridthehouseoftheawfulcreature. Igrabbedapillowandheldthebroom. Iquickly openedthcbathroomdoorandthrcwthepi1lowatthcb

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7、sthattheauthor.believessilenceisgoldfeelsproudofhimselfwilldowhathchastodo I), wi 11 bewhathewantstobe 4. Howdoestheauthorsoundinthepassage? A. Angry. B. Humorous.C. Desperate. D. Serious.Bresumenormal funct ion i ngon 1 yadayafteri t. Gabri e 1 eBerberi chofthelini versi tyofDui sburg-EsseninGerman

8、ypresentedthesefindingsonThursdayattheEuropeanGeosciencesUnio nannualmeetinginViennaaccordingtoLiveScience.Berberichandhercolleaguesdiscoveredthatredwoodantspreferredtobuildtheircolon iesrightalongactivefaultsinGermany. Theycountedl5, OOOmounds （土 堆） liningthefaults. Thesefaultsaretheplaceswherethee

9、arthviolentlyburstsinearthquakesUsingaspccialcamorathattrackcdchangosinactivity, Berberichandhercolleaguestrackedtheantsroundtheclockforthreeyears. Theyfoundlhatt heants1 behaviorchangedonlywhenthequakewasovermagni tude （震 级） 2. Therewere1Oearthquakesbetweenmagn i tude2. 0and3. 2duringthisperiod, an

10、dmanysmallerones. Humanscanalsosensequakesovermagnitude2only.AccordingtoBcrbcrich, normalantactivityconsistsofgoingaboutcollcctingfoodctc. duringthedayandrcstingint henight. Butbeforeanearlhquake, theanlsdidn tgobacktotheirmoundinthenightcindmovedaroundoutsideiI. Thisstrangeanda bnormalbehaviorconti

11、nuedt i1ladayaftertheearthquake, Berberichtoldanewsconference, accordingtoLiveScience.Ilowdoantsknowanearthquakei scomi ng?Berberichsuggestedthattheycouldei therbepickingupchanginggasemissionsornotingtiny changesintheEarth, smagneticfields（磁场 ）.uRedwoodantshavespecialcelIswhichcandetectchangesincarb

12、ondioxidelevels. They alsohavespecialcellsfoidetectingelectromagneticfields,shesaid. Berberichandherco11eaguesareplanningtocontinuetheresearchinareaswherethe rearemoreandbiggerearthquakes.What, sthemeaningoftheunder1inedword “resume inParagraph1?A. Form. B. Avoid.C. Recover. D. Improve.What sthefunc

13、tionofthcfirstparagraph?Toleadtothemaintopic.B. Todescribeanewspeciesofant. C. Tointroduceafamousresearcher. D. Totellhowtopredictancarthquake. 7. Whathappenstotheantsbeforeanearthquake? A. Theyhavenoappeti te.Theyaretooexcitedtorest.Theygetlostontheirwayhome.Theyrcfusctogoinsidctheirnests.Whatcanwe

14、concludcfromthelastparagraph?Antscanonlydetectsmallerearthquakes.Theresultoftheresearchiscompletelyreliable.Antsmayhavetwowaystopredictearthquakes.Rescarchersdon，tknowhowantspredictearthquakes. II.七选五 12 Andyouwi11neverfinditinlifeunti1you intentionallydecidetochooseit. Countyourblessings. Anewday,a

15、warmbed,auniquepersonality,oraspecialtalent. _3surably.4 Almosthalftheworldliveonlessthan$2. 50aday. 1. 1bi11ionpeop1ehaveinadequat eaccesstocleanwater. Letthosefactssink inforjustamomentands1ow1yal1owgratitudetobe comepartofthesolutiontotaketheirplace.5 Butitcanbemoredifficultduringthetrialsoflife:

16、thedeath, disease,orfailuro. Thctruthisthatnooncisexcmpt （获豁 免的） fromthosuffcrings. However, goodcanbefoundevenintheworstoftimes. Beinggratefulduringthosedifficultiesmaygetyo uthroughthem.Indailylifewemustseeitisnothappinessthatmakesusgrateful, butgratefulnessthatmakesushappy.Ignorewhatyoudon，thave.

17、Wecan1earnhowtobcgratefu1.Openyoureyestothosewi th 1 ess.Gratitudeisavailableinyourheartrightnow.Youhavewonderfu11hingsinyour1ifea1ready.It seasytobegratefulwhenthingsaregoing-ell.HowcanwofindgratitudcinaworIdthatsoekstodcstroyit?III.短文改错2021 昆明市高考模拟考试 Lucy, the5lhgrader, hasaloveofwri tingletters.

18、ShewrotetohermaiImantoexpressherthanksinlastweek. Doug, youmayknowmeasapersonwhowrotelotsoflettersanddecoratestheenvelopestoo. Iwantthank youfortakingmylettersanddeliveringit. Imakepeoplehappilywithmyletters, butyoudotoo, “ Lucywrote.Thenextday,LucygotaletterfromDougthankingherforrecognizingwhichheh

19、addoneandtheimportancesof hisjob. Feelingmovedandinspiring,DougsharedLucy，sletteronlino. Itreceivcdmorethan200, OOOlikos.限时提分练（四）I .阅读理解A语篇类型：夹叙夹议文主题语境：人与自我一一做人与做事一一男人的角色和身为男 人的无奈【语篇解读】本文主要讲的是因为家里进了一只蝙蝠，身为男人的作者被要求站出来 解决这个问题，在这个过程中，作者开始思考男性的角色和身为男人的无奈。.答案与解析：D考查理解目的的能力。文章第一段主要讲的是因为家里进了一只蝙 蝠，身为男人的作者被要

20、求站出来解决这个问题，就像是半夜里被派去下楼查看是什么发出 声音，这些事情让作者觉得他是被困在“男人这个角色中了。由此可推知，作者提到 Iheoldfeeling是为了强调被困住的情况,故D项正确。.答案与解析：B 考查推断的能力。根据第二段中的“However, womennowadaysseemtohavethefreedomtobethemselves”以及uYctmenappoartobe. thcwayyoudoi tz/可知，现在女性似乎有做自己的自由,但是男性似 乎更害怕做一些不同的事，就好似做男人不是做你自己，而是你所做的事情和你做事的方式。 由此可推知，作者提到“womens

21、freedom,是为了与男性的境况形成比照，即男人不得不 到达社会对他们的期待，故B项正确。.答案与解析：C考查推断的能力。根据最后一句“一个男人是不会说这样的事情的 并结合上文作者对男性角色和社会对男性的期待的思考可推知，此处暗示了作者会按照社会 对男性的期待去做事情，故C项正确。.答案与解析：B考查推断的能力。本文主要讲的是因为家里进了一只蝙蝠，身为男 人的作者被要求站出来解决这个问题，在这个过程中，作者开始思考男性的角色和受困于男 性角色的不得已之处。在本篇文章中作者始终以轻松、幽默的语气来描述他的心理活动，故B 项正确。B语篇类型：说明文 主题语境：人与自然一一灾害防范一一蚂蚁能预知地

22、震【语篇解读】 研究发现，蚂蚁能预知地震，原因可能在于蚂蚁体内有能够探测到二氧 化碳变化和电磁场的细胞。.答案与解析：C 考查词义猜测。根据画线词所在句“Theirbehaviorchangessi gn i f i cantlypriortothequakeandtheyresumenorma1functioning onlyadayafterit ” 和 第 四 段 第 三 句 aThisstrangeandabnormalbehaviorcontinuedtilladayaftertheearthquake ” nf 知 ， “resume”含义与恢复正常有关,应选C项。.答案与解析：A

23、考查推理判断。本文是一篇有关研究发现的报道，文章第一段第一 至二句说明了研究的发现，第二段至最后一段那么详细表达了研究的过程以及对相关问题的 分析等。由此可推知，第一段的作用是引入文章话题，应选A。.答案与解析：D考查细节理解。根据第四段第二句Butbeforeanearthquake, theantsdidnt goback to the i rmound i nt hen i gh t andmovedaroundou t s i de i t可知，在地震发 生前，蚂蚁不肯返回自己的巢穴，应选D项。.答案与解析：C 考查细节理解。根据最后一段第一句 *Howdoantsknowanearthquakeiscorning?可知，本段分析的是蚂蚁能预知地震的原因，结 合本段第二句的表达以及后面引用研究者的话可知，我们可以得出这样一个结论，即蚂蚁可 能有两种预知地震的方法一一感知二氧化碳的变化与感知电磁场的变化，应选C项。II.七选五语篇类型：说明文 主题语境：人与自我一一日常生活一一如何找回感恩之心 【语篇解读】感恩之心即满足之心，满足之心即简单之心：感恩翻开了通往简单生活的大门，但是我们生活在产生不满的文化中。本文主要介绍了四个找回感恩之心的方法。.答案与解析：G