高考外研版英语一轮训练必修3Module6自然环境自然遗产保护Word版含解析

Module6OldandNew课下主题训练自然环境、自然遗产保护।.阅读理解（2021•德州高三检测）America'sfirsttranscontinentalrailroad,completed150yearsagotodayatPromontorySummitinUtah,connectedthevastUnitedStatesandbroughtAmericaintothemodernage.Chineseimmigrantscontributedgreatlytothisnotableachievement,butthehistoricalaccountsthatfollowedoftenignoredtheirrole.Between1863and1869,asmanyas20,000Chineseworkershelpedbuildthedangerouswesternpartoftherailroad,awindingribbonoftrackknownastheCentralPacific.Atfirst,theCentralPacificRailroad'sdirectorswantedawhites-onlyworkforce.Whennotenoughwhitemensignedup,therailroadbeganhiringChinesemenforthebackbreakinglabor.Companyleaderswereskepticalofthenewrecruits*abilitytodothework,buttheyprovedthemselvesnotonlycapablebutevensuperiortotheotherworkers.Chineseworkerscutthroughdenseforests,filleddeepnarrowsteep-sidedvalley,constructedlongtrestles（高架桥）andbuiltenormousretainingwalls（防护墙）一someofwhichremaincompleteandundamagedtoday.Allworkwasdonebyhandusingcarts,shovelsandpicksbutnomachinery.However,progresscameatgreatcost:anestimated1,200ChineselaborersdiedalongtheCentralPacificroute.Despitethesefacts,Chineseworkerswereoftenleftoutoftheofficialstorybecauseoftheiridentityofforeigners.Onthetranscontinentalrailroad's100thbirthday,theChineseworkerswerestillnothonored.Itwasanotherfiftyyearslaterthattheirrolewasgraduallyhighlighted.Tocelebratetherailroad's150thanniversaryin2019,theCaliforniaassemblypassedaresolutionin2017torecognizeandhonortheChineserailroadworkersbydesignatingMay10,2017,andeveryMay10thereafter,asCaliforniaChineseRailroadWorkersMemorialDay.语篇解读：本文主要讲述了中国移民对美国第一条横贯大陆的铁路做出的巨大贡献。尽管历史上中国工人对铁路的贡献一直被忽视，但最终中国工人做出的贡献得以被认可。Whatdoes"they"inParagraph2referto?A.Chineselaborers.B.Whiteworkers.A.Chineselaborers.B.Whiteworkers.C.Companyleaders.D.Railroaddirectors.解析：选A代词指代题。根据第二段中的“Whennotenough…thework”可知，当没有足够的白人报名时，铁路开始雇用中国男子从事艰苦的劳动。公司领导对新员工的工作能力表示怀疑，因此推断画线句意为“但他们证明自己不仅有能力，甚至优于其他工人。“they指代上文提到的中国劳动力。故选A。WhydoestheauthormakesuchdetaileddescriptionsinParagraph3?A.ToproveChineseworkers*superiorskills.B・Tostressthedangeranddifficultyofthework.Todescribethegrandsceneryalongtherailroad.ToshownotableachievementsmadebyChineseworkers.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第三段可知，本段主要阐述中国工人修建铁路时付出了巨大的代价：估计有1200名中国劳工在铁路建设中死亡。因此推断详细描述修建铁路的工作过程是为了强调工作的危险和困难。故选B。Whatdoesthetextintendtotellus?Nonesoblindasthosewhowon'tsee.Nopains,nogains.Truthwillcometolightsoonerorlater.Doingisbetterthansaying.解析：选C推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可推断，尽管历史上中国工人对铁路的贡献一直不被认可，但是最终在2017年他们的奉献得以承认。故C项“纸包不住火”是文章要告诉读者的。故选C。Whatmightbethebesttitleforthetext?TheBirthoftheCentralPacificCostDearlyB-May10一ASpecialDayforChineseImmigrantsChineseWorkers*ContributionsGainedRecognitionThe150thanniversaryoftheCentralPacificRailroad解析：选C标题归纳题。根据第一段第二句以及最后一段最后一句可知，最终，中国工人的贡献得以被认可，故选C。BMadisonSquareGarden(MSG),aplaceforworld-famouseventsinNewYorkCity,hasactuallybeenagroupofbuildingsindifferentspotsratherthanasinglebuildinginonespot.In1874,P.T.BarnumthrewopenBarnum'sMonsterClassicalandGeologicalHippodrome(BMCGH)atthecornerofMadisonAvenueand26thStreet,acrossfromMadisonSquarePark.Twoyearslater,bandleaderPatrickGilmoreleasedthebuilding,addedstatuesandfountains,andrenameditGilmore'sGardens.WhenWilliamKissamVanderbilttookbackcontrolofthebuilding,itwasrenamedMadisonSquareGardenin1879.AnewgrandMadisonSquareGardenwasbuiltatthesamespotin1890,withaballroom,arestaurant,atheater,arooftopgarden,andamainhallwithseatingfor8,000.However,thiscomplexMadisonSquareGardenlasteduntil1925whenitwastorndowntomakewayforaforty-levellandmark.WhenthesecondMadisonSquareGardenhadbeenreplacedinitsspotacrossfromMadisonSquarePark,theboxingpromoterTexRickardbuiltanewMadisonSquareGarden.ThisnewMadisonSquareGardenwasconstructedinadifferentplace,on8thAvenuebetween49thand50thStreetsandquitesomedistancefromMadisonSquareParkandMadisonAvenue.Rickard'sMadisonSquareGardenservedprimarilyasanarena（场地）forboxingprizefightsandcircuseventsuntilitlostitsusefulnessbythelate1960s.AnewspotwasfoundagainforMadisonSquareGarden,withPennsylvaniaStationtobebuiltunderground.PlanswereannouncedfortheconstructionofMadisonSquareGardenin1960.Thisbuilding,whichincludesahugesportshall,abowlingcenter,a5,000-seatarena,andatwenty-nine-levelofficebuilding,doeskeepthetraditionalnameMadisonSquareGarden.However,itdoesn'tlienearMadisonSquare,nordoesithavetheflowerygardensthatcontributedtotheoriginalname.Butitstillhoststhehistory-makingmomentsatpresentastheformerones.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了麦迪逊广场花园的历史变迁，包括它的建筑时间、地点以及功能的变化。WhenwasBMCGHrenamedGilmore'sGardens?A.In1874.B.In1876.C.In1879.D.In1890.解析：选B细节理解题。第一段谈到在1874年，P.T.Barnum开放了BMCGH,两年后,PatrickGilmore租下该建筑，更名为Gilmore'sGardens,故选B。WhichparagraphdiscussesthethirdconstructionofMSG?A.Thefirstparagraph.B.Thesecondparagraph.C.Thethirdparagraph.D.Thelastparagraph.解析：选C细节理解题。第二段谈到第二代MSG,该MSG在1925年被拆掉；再根据第三段的内容，尤其是第一句可知，第二代MSG被拆后，TexRickard修建了第三代MSG,接着下文还介绍了第三代MSG的位置离麦迪逊广场公园和麦迪逊大道有相当远的一段距离。所以涉及第三次建造MSG的内容在第三段。Whatcanbeinferredabouttoday'sMSGfromthetext?A.ItisonMadisonAvenue.B・Ithasunbelievablegardens.It'sacrossfromMadisonSquarePark.Itisaboveatransportationcenter.解析：选D推理判断题。最后一段中的“AnewspotwasfoundagainforMadisonSquareGarden,withPennsylvaniaStationtobebuiltunderground.”谈到了如今麦迪逊广场花园的地点，也就是宾夕法尼亚车站上面，故本题选D。8.Whatisthemainideaofthetext?A.MSGwasalwaysnamedafteranearbypark.B・MSGhasavariedhistoryinvariousspots.MSGishometomanydifferentsportingevents.MSGalwayshoststhehistory-makingmoments.解析：选B主旨大意题。阅读全文内容可知，本文主要介绍了麦迪逊广场花园的历史变迁，包括不同时期的建筑地点以及功用的变化，故选B。II.阅读七选五Whathappenswhenyouwanttogofromoneplacetoanother,butthere*swaterintheway?That'stheproblempeoplefacedforhundredsofyearsintheareathatisnowNewYorkCity.Inthecity,thereisanaturalcanal（运河）calledtheNarrows,separatingBrooklynononesidefromStatenIslandontheother.ButtheNarrowsisn'treallysonarrow.Thewaterisalmostamilewide,andit'smorethan100feetdeep.]Whentheywantedtotalktoeachother,theyclimbedintotheirboatsandsailedacross.Bythelate1800s,circumstanceshadchangeddramatically.PopulationgrowthmeanttherewerenowmanypeopleneedingtotravelbetweenStatenIslandandBrooklynforwork.2Between1888and1920thereweretwomajoreffortstobuildatraintunneltoconnecttheareas.3Proposalstobuildaconnectingbridgemadeduringthe1910salsoendedinfailureduetooppositionfromtheUSNavy.Finally,afterWorldWarII,thereweresomanypeoplelivinginNewYorkCitythatleadersdecidedBrooklynandStatenIslandneededadirectconnection.Sincetunnelsweretooexpensive,theydecidedtobuildabridge.Thedesignselectedhadtwoseparateroadwaysstacked（叠放）ontopofeachother.—4Construction,whichtookfiveyears,wascompletedin1964andcostD|S320million.Todayabout190,000carsandtruckscrossthebridgeeveryday.5ButinthecaseoftheNarrows,figuringoutagoodsolutiontookhundredsofyears.A.Sometimesgettingfromoneplacetoanotherisveryeasy.B・Bothwerequicklyabandonedhoweverduetothehighcostsinvolved.Neitherroadwaslargeenoughtosatisfytheexistingtransportdemands.Itwasanticipatedthatthenewtrainsystemwouldhelptheareasgrowevenfaster.Takingaboateverytimewasveryslow,expensiveand,inbadweather,unreliable.Bothwouldhangintheairfromthicksteelcables,supportedbytwogiantsteeltowers.Foralongtimethatwasn'taproblem,becauseonlyafewpeoplelivedinBrooklynandStatenIsland.语篇解读：本文主要讲了纽约市TheNarrows两岸的交通问题的解决。.选G根据空前一句和空后一句可推知，G项“很长时间以来那不是一个问题，因为只有少数人住在Brooklyn和StatenIsland。”符合语境，所以选G项。.选E空前一句是说人口增长意味着有许多人为了工作奔波于两地之间，根据第四段可知，人们想要建造一个火车隧道来连接两地；由此可推知，空处应是说乘船往返于两地的缺点，所以选E项。.选B根据空前一句中的“twomajorefforts''和空后一句可知，空处应该是讲两次努力都没有成功，故选B项。.选F根据空前一句可知，F项中的“Both”与之呼应，且F项的句意与语境相符，故选F项。.选A根据空后一句可知，设空处的句