2020版高考英语一轮复习Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote高考拆组训练新人教版必修3

Unit3TheMillionPoundBankNote阅读理解组块专练——练速度(限时：30分钟)Ⅰ.阅读理解AWhenIwasaboyweusedtoliveacrosstheroadfromabighillwithhugeoaktreesgrowingoutofit.Whenwinterarrived,thickandheavysnowwouldfall,andmytwobrotherswouldgrabtheirsledsheadingovertothehillforadayoffun.IrememberwatchingthemwithenvybecauseIwasstilltoosmalltogosledding.Finally,onewinterIwasconsideredbigenoughandjoinedmybrothersastheycarriedtheirsledsupthelonghillandpreparedtoridedownit.ThefirstfewtripsIrodewithoneofmybrothershadthetimeofmylife.ItwassoexhilaratingwhenthewindwhippedacrossmyfaceasIflewdownthehillsideonthewoodensled.NeartheendofthedayIwastoooverjoyedwhenmyoldestbrotherdecidedtoletmetryridingthesledallbymyself.Iclimbedonitfullofexcitementandlayonmystomach.Thenwithonebigpushmybrothersentmedownthesnowyhillside.IwasdoingprettywelltoountilIhitanoldstumphiddenbythesnowandwentoffcourse,straighttowardsoneofthosebigoaktrees.MyheartpoundedinmychestandIcouldhearmyselfscreaming.AtthelastpossiblesecondIrolledoffandthesledcrashedintothetree.Icouldhearmybrothersrunningdownthehillyelling,“Youhavetosteer(控制)!Youhavetosteer！”Sadly,thatwasn'tthelasttimeIfailedtosteerwhensomeobstacleknockedmeoffcourseinmylife.Manytimesproblems,troubles,andmyownfailureshavesentmecrashingintothetreesofanger,frustration,anddespair.Iamstilllearningthatlifeisn'talwayssafesledding.Iamstilllearningthatitisuptometosteermyselfbacktolove,backtokindness,backtogoodness,andbacktoGod.Lifeisatrip,butnooneeversaiditwasasmoothride.Steer

well

then.Steerstraight.Steeryoursoultowardsthelightandthelovethatareallmeantforus.语篇解读：作者小时候有一次滑雪时差点撞到橡树上，

但在最后一刻，作者翻腾到雪地里才得以转败为胜，同时他学到了一个人生道理：学会自我掌控。1．Whatdoweknowabouttheauthorwhenhewasveryyoung?A．Helivedonabighillwithhugeoaktreesonit.B．Hewasfrightenedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.C．Helongedtogosleddingwithhisbrothers.D．Hecarriedhisbrothers'sledsastheywentsledding.分析：选C细节理解题。依据第一段第三句“IrememberwatchingthemwithenvybecauseIwasstilltoosmalltogosledding.”可知，作者由于年纪太小不可以去滑雪，只好妒忌地看着哥哥们玩。据此可知，作者小时候很盼望和哥哥们一同滑雪，故C项正确。2．Whichofthefollowingcanreplacetheunderlinedword“exhilarating”inParagraph2?A．Delightful.

B．Terrifying.C．Ordinary.

D．Violent.分析：选A词义猜想题。依据画线词所在句可知，这句话描绘的是作者第一次滑雪时在木雪橇上从山上冲下去，风从脸上刮过时的快感。依据第一段作者盼望滑雪的描绘再联合下文中的“overjoyed”可知，作者玩得很高兴，据此能够判断，画线词意为“令人快乐的”，故A项正确。3．Whydidtheauthorfalloffhissled?A．Becausehissledcrashedintoanoaktree.B．Becausehelostcontrolofhissled.C．Becausehisbrotherpusheditsohard.D．Becausethehillsidewassnowy.分析：选

B

推理判断题。依据第二段中的“

I

wasdoingpretty

well...one

ofthosebigoaktrees.

”可知，作者撞到了雪地里的一个树桩，而后径直撞向一棵大橡树，再联合该段中的“

Atthelastpossiblesecond...thetree.

”可知，作者在快要撞到橡树的那一刻从雪橇上翻腾下来，

进而避开了危险。据此能够判断，作者从雪橇上掉下来是由于他失去了对雪橇的控制。故B项正确。4．Whatdoestheauthormeantotellus?A．Losingcontrolofasledcanbedangerous.B．Courageanddeterminationcanchangeone'slife.C．Lifecanbecontrolledbyoneself.D．Lifeisamysteryfullofcoincidences.分析：选C推理判断题。通读全文再联合文章最后一段的前两句“Lifeisatrip,nooneeversaiditwasasmoothride.Steerwellthen.”可知，作者以为人生的旅途

but不是一帆风顺的，应当学会掌控生活。据此能够判断，本文旨在告诉读者，

人生是能够由自己掌控的，故

C项正确。BThepopularTVprogramReadershaspromptedmorepeopleinChinatopracticereadingaloudinbooths(小间)setupinbigcitiesacrossthecountry.AsthelatestTVshowtohelppeople'sloveforliteraturerecover,theCCTVprogramReadersinvitespeoplefromallwalksoflifetoreadaloudtheirfavoritepoems,essaysandbooks,orevenpersonalletterstheywrotetotheirlovedones.Justastheweeklyshowhasbeenwell-received,itsreadingbooths,equippedwithprofessionalrecordingdevicesandcameras,havebecomeinstanthits.Acrowdofmorethan200peoplewerepicturedliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibraryat11amonMarch4—thefirstdayofthebooth'sopeningtothepublicinShanghai.Thedeadlineforregistrationswasbroughtforwardto2pminsteadofthescheduled5：30pm,asthenumberofwaitingreaderscontinuedtogrow.Somewaitedmorethanninehoursforatryoutinthebooth,accordingtolibrarymanagement.“Thereisanoldphotointhelate1970scapturingpeopleliningupoutsidetheShanghaiLibrarybeforeitopens.IfthatwasaspringofreadinginShanghai,nowIthinkanotherspringhasarrivedagain，”librarymanagerZhouDeming,toldThePaper.Thereadingboothistheonlyoneofitskindinthecityofeconomiccenteratthemoment,butmoreareexpectedtobeputintouseinthecomingmonths,accordingtothelibrary'swebsite.TheprogramhasalsoledtoboothsinothercitiesincludingBeijing,Hangzhou,GuangzhouandXi'antoappealtomorepeopletoreadandsharetheirlifestories.Withtherecentboomofculture-themedTVshowssuchasPoetryCongress,someareoptimisticthatthiswillhelpthe

ReadersandChinesecountryloveliteratureandreadingagainingeneral.语篇解读：跟着

CCTV的《朗诵者》节目遇到人们的欢迎，

全国范围开始刮起了“念书风”。各大城市纷繁成立“朗诵亭”，人们阅读的热忱也愈来愈高。5．TheCCTVprogramReadersaimsto________.A．teachpeoplewhattoreadB．attractpeople'sattentiontoCCTVC．invitepeopletoreadaloudintheboothD．arousepeople'senthusiasmforreading分析：选

D

细节理解题。依据文章第二段第一句“

AsthelatestTVshow...lovedones.”可知，《朗诵者》旨在帮助人们重燃对文学及阅读的热忱，故D项正确。6．WecanlearnfromParagraph3that________.A．somepeoplewaitedforalongtimetoreadintheboothB．March4wasthefirstdayoftheopeningofShanghaiLibraryC．onMarch4,200peoplereadintheboothD．thetimeforregistrationswaslengthenedforthreeandahalfhours分析：选

A

推理判断题。依据第三段最后一句“

Somewaitedmorethanninehoursforatryoutinthebooth,accordingtolibrarymanagement.

”可知，有些人为了能在“朗诵亭”里朗诵，等了九个多小时。故

A项正确。7．Thepassagemainlytellsthat________.A．manypeoplelineuptoreadaloudinreadingboothsB．morereadingboothswillbesetupinthefutureC．ReadershasbecomepopularalloverChinaD．Readershasinspiredmorepeopletoreadaloudinreadingbooths分析：选D要旨粗心题。通读文章可知，本文主要介绍了跟着电视节目《朗诵者》的流行，“朗诵亭”也渐渐盛行，人们的阅读热忱获得了极大的激发，故D项正确。C(2019·丽水模拟)Youdon'thavetobeafanofmathtogetexcitedaboutPi(“π”)Day.Whiletheeventmaystartwithsomecalculations,itismorethanlikelytoconcludewithasliceortwoofdeliciouspie.TheholidayisheldeveryMarch14,because“π”iswidelyrecognizedas3.14.Thetraditionofhonoring“π”beganatSanFrancisco'sExploratoriummuseum.OnMarch14,1988,physicistLarryShawconvincedhiscolleaguestomarkthedaybymarchingaroundoneofthemuseum'scircularspacesandconsumingfruitpies.Thecelebrationwasmadeofficialin2009whentheU．S.HouseofRepresentativessetasideMarch14asPiDay.Today,PiDayisobservedinmanycreativeways.StudentsattheCaliforniaInstituteofTechnologyinLosAngeleshostapie-eatingevent,whichbeginsat1：59a．m.andfeatures26pies,eachoffivedifferentflavors.Thoughthatmightseemrandom,thedate(3.14),time(159),numberofpies(26),andnumberofvarieties(5)recreatethefirstninedigitsof“π”：3.14159265!StudentsapplyingfortheMassachusettsInstituteofTechnology(MIT)inCambridgeeagerlywaitforthedayeveryyeartofindoutiftheyhavebeenaccepted.However,insteadofsendingouttheoffersat3：14p．m.,theinstitutionwaitstill6：28p．“tau”，whichis“π”multipliedby2.Thenumberisbelievedtobemuchmorereliablethan“π”bysomeexpertsandevenhasitsowncelebrationonJune28.Since2017,MIThasalsousedPiDayasafundraisertosupportitsstudents,departmentsandprograms.ThisdayisalsoAlbertEinstein'sbirthday,sothetownofPrinceton,NewJersey,whereEinsteinliveduntilhisdeathin1955,celebratestheoccasionwithmulti-dayfestivitiesthatendonMarch14.Visitorscanparticipateinconcerts,shows,aswellaspie-eating,pi-recitation,andEinstein-lookalikecontests.错误!8．WherewasPiDayoriginallycelebrated?A．InSanFrancisco.B．InLosAngeles.C．InCambridge.D．InPrinceton.分析：选A细节理解题。依据第二段第一句“Thetraditionofhonoring‘π’beganatSanFrancisco'sExploratoriummuseum.”可知，该传统开始于美国旧金山探究馆，故A项正确。9．WhatdoesMITdoonPiDayaccordingtothepassage?A．Informapplicantsofapplicationresults.B．Conductacalculatingtest.C．Organizeamarcharoundthecampus.D．Makedessertsofdifferentflavors.分析：选

A推理判断题。依据第五段第一句可知，每一年申请麻省理工学院

(MIT)

的学生们急迫地等候着这天，想要知道他们能否被录取。据此可知，麻省理工学院在这天见告申请者申请结果，故A项正确。10．What'stheauthor'spurposeinwritingthetext?A．Toadvise.B．Tomakeanintroduction.C．Toargue.D．Togiveanexplanation.分析：选B写作企图题。通读全文可知，本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了圆周率日的发源、发展和各地的庆祝活动。故B项正确。Ⅱ.阅读七选五RunningcanbetheBestExerciseforWeightLossAnyexerciseisgoodexercise,butwhenitcomestolosingweight,it'shardtobeatrunning.Afterall,runningisoneofthemostefficientwaystoburncaloriesandgetfitwithouthavingtorestrictyourdiet.__1__Ifyou'renotarunneryetbutinterestedinlosingweight,herearefourreasonsrunningcanbethebestexerciseforweightloss.__2__Whencomparingrunningwithwalkingthesamedistance,studiesfindthatrunningwillleadtogreaterweightloss,mostlikelybecauseyourrestingenergyexpenditurestayselevated(高的)afteryourun.Inalong-termcomparisonstudyofrunnersandwalkers,caloriesburnedthroughrunningledto90%moreweightlossthancaloriesburnedthroughwalking.Runningistime-efficient.Evenifthemyththatrunningamileandwalkingamileburnthesamenumberofcaloriesweretrue,runningisaconsiderablyfasterwaytoburnthosecalories.__3__Runningisconvenient.Thoughmanyofushaveaccumulatedavastarsenal(武器，装备)ofGPSgadgetsandtechteesovertheyears,littleisactuallyrequiredreasonalone,runningisthebestworkoutforweightlossbecauseit'scheapandaccessible,andtherearefewerbarrierstomaintainingaroutine,evenwhiletraveling.Twowords:runner'shigh.__5__Fortunately,studiessupportwhatmanyrunnershaveexperiencedonananecdotallevel—runningcanactuallygetyouhigh.Scientistshavefoundlinksbetweenmoderatetointenseexerciseandmorphine-likebrainchemicals,whichexplainstheoccasionalfloodofth