(新高考)高考英语一轮复习课时精炼 选择性必修第四册　Unit 2　Iconic Attractions (含详解)

选择性必修第四册Unit2IconicAttractions阅读·提速练Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2021·山东潍坊质检)ImprovingYourLifestyleThroughSportsDoyouwanttoleadanactivelifestyle？Areyoupassionateaboutsports？Haveyouthoughtaboutmakingnewfriends？Comeonandsignupforanyofourclassesatourexclusivelaunch!Date：5AprilTime：10a.m.to7p.m.Place：VibraSquareAtriumWeofferclasseslikebadminton，tennis，basketballandvolleyballforeveryonefromtheageof10to40.Cometolearnmoreaboutourclassesaswellasourspecialrates.Allourclassesareconductedbycertifiedcoaches.AMysteryGiftwillbegiventothefirst50peoplewhosignupforanysportsclasswithus！Highlightsofourlaunchevent：•1p．m.：AtalkonbalancingsportsandstudiesbyDrClaireLeow.•3p．m.：AnautographsigningsessionbyprofessionalbadmintonplayerKateWee，winneroftherecentSingaporeOpen.•5p．m.：Atalkonhowsportscanbenefitone’slifestylebyMrRyanTan.•6p．m.：AfreetennisclinicforchildrenconductedbyMichaelIsmail，aformerprofessionaltennisplayer.Toregisterfortheaboveevents，pleasecontactMichelleat6234－6226oremailsports@.Limitedplacesavailableonafirst-come-first-servedbasis.Takepartinasure-winluckydrawwhenyouenterforanysportsclassonthedayofourlaunch!PrizesincludeVibraSquareMallvouchers(票券)，Wellness&Fitnesssportsclothingandmanymore!OfficialSponsors：VibraSquareMallWellness&FitnessGlizardDrinks语篇解读本文是一篇应用文。短文介绍了通过运动改善生活方式的课程的相关信息。1．WhatcanweknowabouttheMysteryGift?A．ItisavailableanytimeduringApril.B．Itisgiventothefirstfiftyclassapplicants.C．Youmaychoosevouchersorclothing.D．Eachparticipantofthelauncheventcangetone.答案B解析细节理解题。根据“AMysteryGiftwillbegiventothefirst50peoplewhosignupforanysportsclasswithus！”可知，一个神秘的礼物将被赠送给报名参加课程的前五十人。故选B项。2．Whenwillkidsattendthelauncheventiftheyarefondoftennis?A．At1p．m. B．At3p．m.C．At5p．m. D．At6p．m.答案D解析细节理解题。根据“6p．m.：AfreetennisclinicforchildrenconductedbyMichaelIsmail，aformerprofessionaltennisplayer.”可知，下午6点有前职业网球运动员迈克尔·伊斯梅尔为儿童开设的免费网球课。所以喜欢网球的孩子可以在下午6点参加课程。故选D项。3．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．Toreportthesportsevents.B．Tointroducehealthylifestyles.C．Toadvertisethesportsclasses.D．Togiveadviceonmakingfriends.答案C解析写作意图题。根据第一段中的“Comeonandsignupforanyofourclassesatourexclusivelaunch！”以及全文对课程的具体介绍可知，短文的目的是为运动课程做广告。故选C项。B(2021·山西阳泉质检)WhenItellpeopleIwroteabookwithmydad，theyusuallysay，“Itmustbenicetothinkofthelegacy(遗产)youcreatedwithsomeonewhomeanssomuchtoyou.”Thiswasabeautifulidea，butitwasnotthewayI，ormydad，everthoughtaboutthecooperation.Thoughwecreatedsomethingwewereproudof，“nice”wasnotthewordeitherofususedtodescribetheprocess.“Itwasmoreconfrontation(对抗)thancooperation，”mydadlikestosay.Iagree.Whenwelandedabookdeal，webeganawritingjourneythatwasmoredifficultthaneitherofushadexpected，butalsofarmorerewarding.Foralmostthreeyears，wemetonceortwiceaweekatmyparents’houseandtalkeddailyabouttheplanandtheoutlineofeachchapter.Afterthemeeting，oneofuswouldwritearoughdraftthattheotherwouldbuildon.Iwantedthebooktofocusonpositivevices(不良习惯)：suchasmoderate(适度的)chocolate.However，mydadfeltthebookshouldincludechaptersdealingwiththingslikewalkingandspendingtimewithfamily.Finally，Isawithisway.Hesaidthebookwasaboutmorethanjustgoodvices.Itwasaboutencouragingpeopletoenjoylifeinhealthyways.Writingthisbookisareminderthatourfamilymemberssharenotonlyourfaultsbutalsoourstrengths.Mydadissmart，funny，criticalandcaring.Hehasastrongpassionforthetruth.IhopeIsharethesegreatqualities.Forthisbook，heresearchedeachtopicwithanenthusiasmIhadneverseenfromhim，andheinsistedthatweconstantlyquestionandcriticallyanalyzeeverypieceofinformation—evenourownconclusions.Hewasdeterminedtocooperatewithmeonabook，notbecausehecouldnotwriteoneonhisown，butbecausehebelievedthatwecouldcreatesomethingbettertogetherthanwecouldalone.Iwasnotsureifourcooperationledtobetterwriting，butitledtoabetterwritingexperience.Writingthisbookwasdifficult，sometimesmoredifficultthanpastprojects，butitwasneverlonely.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者和他的父亲合作写了一本书，尽管过程并不完全顺利，但两人都从中收获了很多。4．Whatdoestheauthorthinkofthewritingexperiencewithhisfather?A．Itwasproudandpositive.B．Itwashardbutrewarding.C．Itwasinterestingbuthard.D．Itwasfunnyandencouraging.答案B解析细节理解题。根据文章的第四段“Whenwelandedabookdeal，webeganawritingjourneythatwasmoredifficultthaneitherofushadexpected，butalsofarmorerewarding.”可知，写作的过程是很艰难但是却很值得的。故答案为B。5．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor’sfather?A．Humorous. B．Ambitious.C．Enthusiastic. D．Demanding.答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“Forthisbook，heresearchedeachtopicwithanenthusiasmIhadneverseenfromhim，andheinsistedthatweconstantlyquestionandcriticallyanalyzeeverypieceofinformation—evenourownconclusions.”可知，父亲对待写作这本书是特别有热情的。故答案为C。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“deal”inParagraph4referto?A．Passion. B．Permission.C．Investment. D．Agreement.答案D解析词义猜测题。根据文章第四段“Whenwelandedabookdeal，webeganawritingjourneythatwasmoredifficultthaneitherofushadexpected，butalsofarmorerewarding.”可知，作者和父亲达成一致意见，准备写书。故答案为D。7．Accordingtothetext，whatcouldbethepurposeofwringthisbooktogether?A．Toshowthattheauthor’sfatherissmart，criticalandcaring.B．Toshowthatwritingabookisnotaneasyjob.C．Toshowthatcooperationisofgreatsignificance.D．Toshowthatfamilymemberscansharenicethings.答案C解析推理判断题。根据文章倒数第二段中的“Hewasdeterminedtocooperatewithmeonabook，notbecausehecouldnotwriteoneonhisown，butbecausehebelievedthatwecouldcreatesomethingbettertogetherthanwecouldalone.”可知，作者和父亲共同写书是为了说明合作意义重大。故答案为C。C(2021·江苏连云港质检)InCanadayoucanfinddogs，cats，horses，etc.inalmosteveryfamily.Thesearetheirpets.Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.Beforetheykeepthemintheirhouses，theytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjectionssothattheywon’tcarrydisease.Theyhavespecialanimalfoodstores，thoughtheycangetanimalfoodinalmosteverykindofstores.SomepeoplespendaroundtwohundredCanadiandollarsamonthonanimalfood.Whenyouvisitpeople’shouses，theywouldbeverygladtoshowyoutheirpetsandtheyareveryproudofthem.Youwillalsofindthatalmosteveryfamilyhasabirdfeederintheirgarden.Allkindsofbirdsarewelcomedtocomeandhaveagoodmeal.TheyarefreetocomeandgoandnobodyisallowedtokillanyanimalinCanada.Theyhavealawagainstkillingwildanimals.Ifyoukilledananimal，youwouldbepunished.Ifananimalhappenedtogetrunoverbyacar，peoplewouldbeverysadaboutit.PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.Oneofthemmightbe：Theirfamilytiesarenotascloseasours.Whenchildrengrowup，theyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlife.Thentheoldwillfeellonely.Butpetscansolvethisproblem.Theycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalone.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章讲述了宠物在加拿大人心中的地位，以及加拿大人热爱动物的具体表现。8．Thepassagemainlytalksabout.A．howtokeeppetsawayfromdiseaseB．petsinCanadaC．howtotakegoodcareofpetsD．lifeoftheoldinCanada答案B解析主旨大意题。由第一段最后一句“Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.”以及最后一段最后一句“Theycanbegoodfriendsandneverleavethemalone.”可知，文章主要讲述的是加拿大的宠物的故事。故选B。9．Canadiansgivetheirpetsinjectionsbeforekeepingthemattheirhousesbecause.A．thepetsaresickB．thepetsarewildC．theywanttostopthemfromcarryingdiseaseD．theywantthemtosleeponthewayhome答案C解析细节理解题。由第二段第一句“Beforetheykeepthemintheirhouses，theytakethemtoanimalhospitalstogivetheminjectionssothattheywon’tcarrydisease.”可知，在他们把宠物带到家里之前，他们会把宠物带到动物医院给它们注射，这样它们就不会携带疾病。故选C。10．ThispassageshowsthatCanadians.A．loveanimalsB．oftenkillanimalsC．hateanimalsD．don’tkeeppetsinsidetheirhouses答案A解析推理判断题。由第一段最后一句“Peoplelovethesepetsandhavethemastheirgoodfriends.”以及最后一段第一句“PeopleinCanadahavemanyreasonstolikeanimals.”可知，加拿大人非常喜爱动物，故选A。11．InCanada，childrenleavetheirparentswhentheygrowupbecause.A．theirparents’housesaretoosmallB．theydon’tlovetheirparentsanymoreC．theycanonlyfindjobsfarfromtheirparentsD．theystarttheirownlifeanddon’thavetodependontheirparentsanymore答案D解析细节理解题。由最后一段中的“Whenchildrengrowup，theyleavetheirparentsandstarttheirownlife.”可知，孩子们长大后会离开自己的父母开始自己的生活，不再依靠父母，故选D。D(2021·浙江质检)Howcouldwepossiblythinkthatkeepinganimalsincagesinunnaturalenvironments—mostlyforentertainmentpurposes—isfairandrespectful?Zooofficialssaytheyareconcernedaboutanimals.However，mostzoosremain“collection”ofinteresting“things”ratherthanprotectivehabitats.Zoosteachpeoplethatitisacceptabletokeepanimalsbored，lonely，andfarfromtheirnaturalhomes.Zoosclaimtoeducatepeopleandsaveendangeredspecies，butvisitorsleavezooswithouthavinglearnedanythingmeaningfulabouttheanimals’naturalbehavior，intelligence，orbeauty.Zooskeepanimalsinsmallspacesorcages，andmostsignsonlymentionthespecies’name，diet，andnaturalrange.Theanimals’normalbehaviorisseldomnoticedbecausezoosdon’tusuallytakecareoftheanimals’naturalneeds.Theanimalsarekepttogetherinsmallspaces，withnoprivacyandlittleopportunityformentalandphysicalexercise.Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.Aworldwidestudyofzoosfoundthatzoochosisiscommonamonganimalskeptinsmallspacesorcages.Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars，andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth，asignofunhappinessandpain.Furthermore，mostanimalsinzoosarenotendangered.Captivebreeding(圈养繁殖)ofendangeredbigcats，Asianelephants，andotherspecieshasnotresultedintheirbeingsentbacktothewild.Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspecies(物种)dyingout.Infact，babyanimalsalsoattractalotofpayingcustomers.Haven’tweseenenoughcompetitionstonamebabyanimals?Actually，wewillsaveendangeredspeciesonlyifwesavetheirhabitatsandputanendtothereasonspeoplekillthem.Insteadofsupportingzoos，weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.语篇解读本文为议论文。文章论述了作者对动物园的看法，表明动物园的动物并不快乐，而且呼吁我们去支持那些真正为保护野生动物栖息地而工作的团体。12．Inthestateofzoochosis，animalsaccordingtothepassage.A．remainincagesB．behavestrangelyC．oftenattackotheranimalsD．enjoywalkingaround答案B解析细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的“Thisresultsinunusualandself-destructivebehaviorcalledzoochosis.”和“Anotherstudyshowedthatelephantsspend22percentoftheirtimemakingrepeatedheadmovementsorbitingcagebars，andbearsspend30percentoftheirtimewalkingbackandforth，asignofunhappinessandpain.”可知，有动物精神病的动物行为非常的怪异。故选B。13．Whatdoestheauthortrytoargueinthepassage?A．Zoosarenotworththepublicsupport.B．Zoosfailintheirattempttosaveanimals.C．Zoosshouldtreatanimalsashumanbeings.D．Zoosuseanimalsasameansofentertainment.答案A解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Insteadofsupportingzoos，weshouldsupportgroupsthatworktoprotectanimals’naturalhabitats.”可知，作者的态度是不要去支持动物园，而应该支持那些为保护动物自然栖息地而工作的团体。故选A。14．Theauthortriestopersuadereaderstoaccepthisargumentmainlyby.A．pointingoutthefaultsinwhatzoosdoB．usingevidencehehascollectedatzoosC．questioningthewayanimalsliveD．discussingtheadvantagesofnaturalhabitats答案A解析推理判断题。从第二段的和第三段可以看出，作者罗列了一些动物园的行为事实。由此可知，作者是通过指出动物园所做的错误来表明自己的观点的，故选A。15．Althoughheisagainstzoos，theauthorwouldstillagreethat.A．zooshavetokeepanimalsinsmallcagesB．mostanimalsinzoosareendangeredspeciesC．someendangeredanimalsarereproducedinzoosD．it’sacceptabletokeepanimalsawayfromtheirhabitats答案C解析推理判断题。根据倒数第二段中的“Zoostalkalotabouttheircaptivebreedingprogramsbecausetheydonotwantpeopletoworryaboutaspecies(物种)dyingout.”可知，虽然作者反对动物园，但是动物园也确实进行了圈养繁殖来保证动物不会灭绝。故选C。Ⅱ.七选五(2021·河南郑州质检)Inanancientfolktale，agiantrockblockstheentrancetoacavefilledwithtreasure.Adoorappearsonlyforthosewhospeakasecretphrasealoud：“Open，sesame(芝麻)！”1Passwordshavechangedeversince.Nowtheysafeguarddigitaltreasures，suchaspictures，messages，anddocuments.Butthereasonwhythephrasesexistisstillthesame：tokeepthewrongpeopleout.2Andwhentheycanfigureoutaperson’spassword，theycanaccessprivateinformation.Thisallowsthemtoplaypracticaljokes，suchaspostingthatinformationonline.3Therearepasswordstoavoidifyouwanttobesafeonline.Themostpopularlyusedpasswordis123456.Thisisthefirstguesshackerswillmake.Theywillthentrytousepublicinformationaboutapotentialtarget.4Hackerstypethisinformationintocomputerprogramsthatcanguessthetarget’spasswords.Oneofthebestwayskidscankeeptheirinformationsecureisbythinkingupstrongpasswords.Sohowcanyouinventapasswordthat’seasyforyoutorememberbuthardforsomeoneelsetoguess?5Forexample，alyricfromyourfavoritesong，orthetitleofabookormovie.It’sbestifthephraseisrelevanttoyourlifebecauseyou’llbelesslikelytoforgetit.Thentakethefirstletterorfirstcoupleoflettersfromeachwordinthatphrase，and