Unit+4+Never+too+old+to+learn+单元培优练习题 高中英语牛津译林版（2020）选择性必修第四册

Unit4Nevertoooldtolearn单元培优练习题Ⅰ.阅读理解AMay18thmarkstheWorldMuseumDay.Havealookatsomeoftheworld'sstrangestmuseums.WashingtonBananaMuseumAnnMitchellLovellreallylovesbananas.Infact,shelovesthemenoughtonotonlyruntheWashingtonBananaMuseum,whichfeaturesalmost4,000itemsrelatedtotheworld'sbest-sellingfruit,buttoalsouploadphotosofherfavoriteitemsfromthemuseumonlinesothosewhocan'tmakeittothephysicallocationcanstillenjoythevirtualBananaMuseum.RoswellUFOMuseumExhibitsincludeinformationontheRoswellincidentof1947,cropcircles,otherUFOsightings,Area51,andabductions(劫持).RegardlessofyourpersonalopinionaboutUFOs,there'snodenyingthatthemuseumhasbeenquitesuccessful:Sinceitopeneditsdoorsin1992,ithasoutgrowntwodifferentlocations,andnowoccupiesanoldmovietheater.Shin-YokohamaRamenMuseumTheRamenMuseumisonlyanhourawayandoffersdelicious,delicateramennoodlesfromsomeofthetopramenrestaurantsinJapan.Asyoumightexpect,thisisonetastytour,asthemuseumallowsyoutotastesomeofthemostfamousnoodlesfromthroughoutthecountry.BeijingTapWaterMuseumOneofthekeyingredients(原料)youneedtomakerameniswater,sowhenyou'redonewithstrangemuseumsinJapan,maybeyoushouldheadtoChinatolearnmoreabouttapwater,specificallythehistoryofthefirstwaterplantinBeijing.Hereyoucanstudyover300itemstobetterfamiliarizeyourselfwiththe100year-oldhistoryoftapwaterinChina.Thebestthingaboutthismuseumisthatanyofitsdrinkingfountainscanprovideyouwithalastinggiftofyourtrip.1.WhatisspecialforWashingtonBananaMuseum?A.Tastyfood.B.Theonlineexhibition.C.Thephysicallocation.D.Convenienttransport.2.Whichmuseumbestsuitspeopleinterestedinouterspace?A.WashingtonBananaMuseum.B.RoswellUFOMuseum.C.Shin-YokohamaRamenMuseum.D.BeijingTapWaterMuseum.3.WhatcanwelearnaboutinBeijingTapWaterMuseum?A.The300objectsdisplayedinit.B.Thedrinkingfountainsoftapwater.C.AningredienttomakeJapaneseramen.D.ThedevelopmentoftapwaterinChina.BFive-year-oldWillardstruggledtotellthedifferencebetweenanMandaWora6anda9.Unfortunately,hisschoolteacherknewnothingaboutdyslexia(阅读障碍).Shedidn'ttrytohelphim.Notsurprisingly,Willarddidn'tlikeschool.Usually,hisminddrifted—toplayingoutside,tohisdogMaxie,ortotheantsthatlivednearhisfamily'sgardenshed.Willardwasespeciallycuriousaboutthoseants.Hefeltlikethem—smallandinsignificant.Thus,oneday,noticingthatsomeantsweretryingtobuildahouse,hedecidedtohelpthemandconstructedalittlebuilding.Thenheputsugarinsidetoencouragetheantstomovein.Whentheydid,Willardbuiltmorehouses.Heevenbuiltanantschool,withtinyswings,laddersandamerry-go-round.Withthepassageoftime,aloveforlittlethingsbegantogrowinhisheart.Atschool,Willardstillstruggled,butnowheknewhecoulddosomethingspecial.Maybehewasn'tafailureafterall.Whenhequitschoolatage15anddecidedtopursuehisdreamofbecomingoneofthebestartistsintheworld,hismotheradvisedhim,“Thesmalleryoucarve,thebiggeryournamewillbecome.”Sousingapowerfulmicroscope,hebegantocarvegrainsofsand,bitsoffiber,andevenspecks(小颗粒)ofdust.Willardworksbestatnightwhentherearefewdisturbances.Hecalmshisbodyand,holdinghisbreath,hecarvesbetweenheartbeatswhenbloodisnotpulsingthroughhisfingertips.Heoftenworksformonthstocompleteasculpture.Thenhepaintsitwithbitsofacrylics(丙烯画).Willard'sfavoritepaintbrushisonehairfromthebackofadeadhousefly!HissculptureshavemadeWillardawealthyman.Buthesays,“Successisn'taboutmaterialthingslikeanexpensivewatchoracostlyring;it'saboutperseveringandachievingyourdreams.”4.WhydoestheauthormentionWillard'sstrugglesearlyoninschool?A.ToexpresssympathyforWillard'smisfortune.B.Toshowtheteacher'signoranceaboutdyslexia.C.TostatewhyWillarddevelopedinterestinlittlethings.D.TodescribehowWillardfeltaboutinsignificantthings.5.Whatcanweinferfromhismother'sadviceinParagraph3?A.Bestartistscenteronsmallcarvings.B.Itcallsforpatiencetobecomefamous.C.Carvingsmallisastrategyforsuccess.D.Achievingbignamesmakesadifference.6.HowhavethetinysculpturesaffectedWillard?A.Hehasbecomeamillionaire.B.Hehaslearnttousemicroscopeswell.C.Hehasrecoveredfromdyslexia.D.Hehasgainedasenseofachievement.7.WhatmainlycontributestoWillard'ssuccess?A.Enoughtimeandothers'recognition.B.Materialpursuitandgreatenthusiasm.C.Specificgoalsandgreatconcentration.D.Powerfulinstrumentsandproperinstructions.CTheshadeofasingletreecanprovidewelcomerelieffromthehotsummersun.Butwhenthatsingletreeispartofasmallforest,itcreatesaconsiderablecoolingeffect.AccordingtoastudypublishedtodayinProceedingsoftheNationalAcademyofSciences,treesplayabigroleinkeepingourcitiescool.Accordingtothestudy,therightamountoftreecovercanlowersummerdaytimetemperaturesbyasmuchas10degreesFahrenheit.Andtheeffectisquitenoticeablefromneighborhoodtoneighborhood,evendowntothescaleofasinglecityblock.“Weknewthatcitiesarewarmerthanthesurroundingcountryside,butwefoundthattemperaturesvaryjustasmuchwithincities,”saysMonicaTurner,aprofessorinthedepartmentofIntegrativeBiology,Wisconsin-MadisonUniversityandaco-authorofthestudy.Withclimatechangemakingextremeheateventsmorecommoneachsummer,cityplannersareworkingonhowtoprepare.Heatwavesdriveupenergydemandsandcostsandcanhavebighumanhealthimpacts.Onepotentiallypowerfultool,thestudy'sauthorssay,areorganismsthathavebeenaroundlongbeforehumancivilizationscouldappreciatetheirleafybenefits.Andthosetreesmaybethesecrettokeepingtheplaceswherewelivelivable.Essentially,saysTurner,roads,sidewalksandbuildingsabsorbheatfromthesunduringthedayandslowlyreleasethatheatatnight.Trees,ontheotherhand,notonlyshadethosesurfacesfromthesun'srays,theyalsoreleasewaterintotheairthroughtheirleaves,aprocessthatcoolsthingsdown.Togetthemaximumbenefitofthiscoolingservice,thestudyfoundthattreecovermustbemorethan40percent.Inotherwords,anaerialpictureofasinglecityblockwouldneedtobenearlyhalf-waycoveredbyaleafygreennetworkofbranchesandleaves.8.WhatcanweinferfromParagraph2?A.Temperaturesincitiesmainlydependontheirgreencoverage.B.Peoplelivingandworkingincitiesmustplanttreesinsummer.C.Citiesarewarmerthanthecountrysidebecausetheydon'thavetrees.D.Anareawithmoretreescanbecoolerthantheotherpartswithinacity.9.Whichofthefollowingproblemsiscausedbyextremeheatevents?A.Severedamageofcityfacilities.B.Serioushumanhealthproblems.C.Residents'growingdemandsforplants.D.Unnecessarywasteofenergyresources.10.Whyaretreescrucialtocities?A.Theyhelpshadeandcoolthecities.B.Theymakeurbanscenerybeautiful.C.Theybuildupcitycoolingsystems.D.Theyessentiallyblockandreleaseheat.11.Whatcancityplannersconcludefromthestudy?A.Theyshouldpublishthestudyinanewspaper.B.Theyshouldeducatecitizenstoprotectforests.C.Theyshouldplanttreesonroadsandsidewalks.D.Theyshouldcovernearlyhalfthecitywithtrees.Ⅱ.七选五Harvestingfruitsisaverydemandingjob.Ifpickersarenotavailable,fruitswillrotonthetrees.Butwithpickersinshortsupplyinrecentyears,growersneededtoquicklyfindanotherwaytoharvesttheirfruits.1

AnIsraelicompanyTevelhasdevelopedtheseflyingautonomousrobots.Therobotsflyoveratreeandpickfruitswithitsarms.TheyarefittedwithcamerasthatuseAItoassessthesizeandcolorofthefruit.2Inaddition,theycancollectmorefruitsthanapickerduringagiventime.

3Theflyingrobotsareconnectedtoaplatformthatactsasthepowersourcesothattheyneverrunoutofpower.Theywillworkalldayandnightinanyweatherwithouttakingabreak.

Dozensofthesesmartrobotscanbeusedacrossanorchardduringthetimewhenthefruitisreadytobeharvested.Thefarmersjustneedtotellthecompanyhowmanyflyingrobotstheyneedandhowlongtheywilluse.4

TherobotsarcnowpickingpearsinIsrael.Thecompanyalsoplanstoaddmoretaskstotherobot'sfunction.5Inthefuture,fewerpeoplewillworkinpickingandmorepeoplewillworkinmanagingtherobots,analyzingthedataandmakingdecisions.

A.Soonlytheripeonesarecollected.B.Nowanewtypeofrobotcancometotheirhelp.C.Findingfruitpickersisfarmers'biggestconcern.D.Theycanreceivetimelyinformationfromtherobots.E.Anotheradvantageoftherobotsisthattheyneverfeeltired.F.Thenthecompanywilltransporttherobotstotheirorchards.G.Forexample,theycanbeusedtocutoffbranchesandwaterfruits.Ⅲ.应用文写作假定你是育才中学高二学生李华。你们学校下周准备开展“中国武术(martialart)进校园”活动,届时一些外国友人也会应邀参加,现正在招募志愿服务人员。请你用英语给负责人MrBrown写一封申请信,内容包括:1.申请的理由;2.个人优势;3.希望批准。注意:1.词数应为80左右;2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯。DearMrBrown,______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Yourssincerely,LiHua参考答案Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文主要介绍了四个奇特的博物馆。1.B细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知,WashingtonBananaMuseum提供网上展出。2.B细节理解题。根据第三段第一句可知,RoswellUFOMuseum的展品与外星人和外太空事件有关,所以适合对外太空感兴趣的人。3.D细节理解题。根据第五段倒数第二句可知,在BeijingTapWaterMuseum你可以了解到自来水在中国的发展历史。【语篇导读】Willard从小患有阅读障碍,上课的时候,思绪经常飘到外面,但是他对小东西很感兴趣,经常雕刻小物件。他15岁时辍学,决定追逐梦想,成为世界上最好的艺术家之一。4.C推理判断题。根据第一段可知,Willard学习有困难,他不喜欢学习,上课经常走神。由此可推知,作者提到Willard早期在学校有学习困难是为了说明为什么Willard会对小东西产生兴趣。5.C推理判断题。根据第三段第一句中“Thesmalleryoucarve,thebiggeryournamewillbecome.”可推知,Willard的母亲认为雕刻细小东西是一种成功的策略。6.D细节理解题。根据第二段可知,这些小雕塑使得Willard获得了成就感。7.C推理判断题。根据第二段和第三段第一句可知,Willard目标明确,知道自己想做什么;根据倒数第二段前两句可知,他注意力很集中。由此可推知,明确的目标和高度的专注是Willard成功的主要因素。【语篇导读】文章主要说明树对降低城市温度的重要作用,以及如何最大化利用树的降温作用。8.D推理判断题。由第二段前两句可知,适量的树木覆盖可以在夏天给城市降温,由此可得出有更多树木的地区可能比其他地