2021版高考英语（译林版）一轮复习限时规范练31（模块六　UNIT 1） WORD版含解析.docx

1、限时规范练31(模块六Unit 1)核心素养关键词:培养学生人与社会、健康生活的素养能力意识一、阅读理解ASquirrels arent natural city dwellers (居民).In 1856 the sight of one in a tree near New Yorks city hall so surprised passers-by that a newspaper published a report about the “unusual visitor”.Around that time,the tree-dwelling animals were being se

2、t free in Americas urban areas to “create pockets of peace and calm like the countryside,” says University of Pennsylvania historian Etienne Benson,who studied our relationship to squirrels over the course of five years.First they were introduced to Philadelphia,then to New Haven,Boston,and New York

3、 City.Park visitors were encouraged to feed them,and security guards ensured their safety.In the 1910s a leader of the Boy Scouts of America (an organization teaching boys practical skills) said that teaching children to feed squirrels could show the rewards of treating a weaker creature with sympat

4、hy,says Benson.By the early 20th century,though,America began to regret the friendliness it had shown squirrels.Cities had once been filled with animals from horses pulling goods to dairy cows.By the 1950s those working animals had been moved to the countryside.Pets and wild animals such as birds an

5、d squirrels were all that remained of the urban animal kingdom.Before long,peoples enthusiasm for squirrels wore off,and they started to see them as annoyances (讨厌的东西).By the 1970s many parks banned feeding the creatures.Today,it is rare to find kids with their parents offering food to squirrels und

6、er a tree.And,unfortunately,with more and more buildings being constructed in the city,fewer inhabitable areas are left for the little tree-dwelling animals.What would be lost if the last of these city dwellers were forced to leave? “I think theres something constructive to have other living creatur

7、es in the city that are not humans and not pets but share the land with us,” says Benson.“Its a good thing to live in a landscape where you see other creatures going around making lunch.Its good for the soul.”1.Why were squirrels introduced to Philadelphia?A.To entertain park visitors.B.To keep the

8、natural balance.C.To encourage kids to protect animals.D.To make the urban life more peaceful.2.What was the Boy Scout leaders attitude towards feeding squirrels?A.Disagreeable.B.Doubtful.C.Supportive.D.Uncaring.3.What might have happened to squirrels in cities around the 1960s?A.They might have inh

9、abited more homes.B.They might have begun to go out of favor.C.They might have been introduced to more cities.D.They might have been moved to the countryside.BIt is 7 a.m.on a gray Thursday,and I am on the telephone to a group of strangers struggling with excited laughter.There must be 20 of them me

10、n and women;young and old laughing.These people have never met;nor do they know each others names.Yet for 10 minutes,five mornings a week,they simply pick up the phone and laugh.This is the “laughter line”,part of the growing industry in laughter treatment,Britains latest and most unusual treatment.

11、The simple act of laughing is increasingly being used as a method for dealing with mental and physical disorders.Since it was founded in 2004,the UK Laughter Network has increased ten times,training 8,000 people to use laughter to improve their health.So how does it work? It reduces stress.A Marylan

12、d study found that it expands the inner lining of our blood vessels (血管) and so improves circulation.“Your immune system is strengthened by up to 40 percent,” explains laughter therapist Julie Whitehead,whose work includes training those who work at Great Ormond Street Hospital.Laughter has also bee

13、n shown to lower blood pressure and improve mental function.But Lotte Mikkelson,45,founder of the laughter line,warns that its important to see it as a method of treatmentnot a cure.“In 2008,I was diagnosed with an incurable disease,” she explains.“My sister died at the age of 32 from it,so I know w

14、hat could happen.Since I started laughing,I havent had any worsening and my health is great.Id never say laughter is a cure but it can help.”4.Why do the strangers laugh on the phone?A.They want to make more friends.B.They are struggling with mental illness.C.They do so for the good of their health.

15、D.They are taking an optimistic attitude to life.5.How does the UK Laughter Network help people?A.By training them to use laughter.B.By providing them with free medicine.C.By inspiring them to realize their dreams.D.By involving them in effective communication.6.What can we learn from Lotte Mikkelso

16、ns words in the last paragraph?A.She has recovered from her illness.B.She thinks of laughter as a cure for her disease.C.She believes laughter is helpful for her condition.D.She regrets not teaching her sister laughter treatment.7.What is the best title of the text?A.How did a laughter line come int

17、o being?B.Why do people seldom laugh in life?C.Laughter makes you more popularD.Laughter is the best medicine二、七选五Sophia Collins and Emy Jacobo have been best friends since kindergarten.“I play with Emy outside a lot,” Sophia says.“We like to read and do art together.”1 They wrote a book and used it

18、 to raise money for St.Jude Childrens Research Hospital.It started when Sophia and Emy had free time in their first-grade class.They decided to create a book for Sophias younger brother,Sam,and Emys younger sisters,Kielyn and Lia.“We made the book to help them read,” Emy says.Whenever they had extra

19、 time,Sophia and Emy worked on their book,called Smile Everybody! Its about “all the reasons to smile,no matter who you are,” the girls state on the back cover.2 “I drew the people and Sophia drew the animals,” Emy says.After finishing Smile Everybody! both girls read it to their siblings (兄弟姐妹),who

20、 liked it.3 Sophia wanted to sell the book.Her mom asked her what shed do with the money.So the girls talked it over.“We decided to sell the book to raise money for St.Jude Childrens Research Hospital,” Emy says.4The girls had learned about it when a fund-raising trike-a-thon (骑脚踏车活动) was held at th

21、eir school.After Sophias mom had the book printed,the girls sold more than 60 copies of Smile Everybody! to family and friends and sent $315 to St.Jude.5 Emy says,“We like to help the kids feel better.”A.St.Jude helps very sick children.B.But then their project grew bigger.C.Later,Sam,Kielyn and Lia

22、 also became friends.D.The girls like to work together to help others,too.E.They took turns taking the book home on weekends.F.However,the girls had different opinions about their book.G.The two friends feel happy that their project helped bring smiles to hospital patients.三、语法填空A male mako shark (灰

23、鲭鲨),1. (name) Hells Bay,traveled a distance of half the globe,or 13,000 miles,in less than two years.According to researchers,it is the longest track recorded in the Atlantic Ocean by a tagged mako shark.The scientists began monitoring the shark in 2015.In the first year,he traveled north along the

24、east coast of the US before 2. (return) to the tagging site off the coast of Ocean City,Maryland.In 2016,the shark made several round-trip journeys throughout the Atlantic,traveling east past Nova Scotia and as far south 3. Bermuda.The researchers say Hells Bays journeys have allowed them 4. (recogn

25、ize) clear seasonal patterns.The mako shark spends the winter and early spring far offshore and 5. rest of the year on or near the continental shelf.While Hells Bay 6. (certain) deserves an award for the impressive mileage,the researchers say one of the 7. (reason) why he can swim so far is that he

26、is still alive.Mako sharks,one of the 8. (fast) sharks in the ocean,can swim at speeds of 45 miles per hour.Their rapid pace enables them to attack humans without warning,9. is why the sharks are so dangerous.The scientists say that between 70-100 million sharks 10. (kill) by humans each year.Many s

27、pecies are already on the endangered list.限时规范练31(模块六Unit 1)一、【篇章导读】本文是议论文。文章讨论了松鼠是否应该留在城市生活的问题。1.D细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Around that time,the tree-dwelling animals were being set free in Americas urban areas to create pockets of peace and calm like the countryside,”可知,松鼠被引进费城是为了让城市生活变得更宁静。2.C推理判断题。根据第三段中的“a

28、 leader of the Boy Scouts of America (an organization teaching boys practical skills) said that teaching children to feed squirrels could show the rewards of treating a weaker creature with sympathy”可知,这名童子军领导支持喂养松鼠的行为。3.B推理判断题。根据第四段中的“By the 1950s those working animals had been moved to the country

29、side”和第五段中的“Before long,peoples enthusiasm for squirrels wore off,and they started to see them as annoyances.By the 1970s many parks banned feeding the creatures”可推断,在20世纪60年代左右,城市松鼠开始失宠。【篇章导读】本文是说明文。文章说明了笑对健康的促进作用。4.C推理判断题。根据第二段中的“This is the laughter line,part of the growing industry in laughter t

30、reatment”可知,这是“笑声疗法”,因此他们在电话中笑是出于健康原因。5.A细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the UK Laughter Network has increased ten times,training 8,000 people to use laughter to improve their health”可知,UK Laughter Network训练人们使用大笑来改善他们的健康状况。6.C推理判断题。根据末段中的“Since I started laughing,I havent had any worsening and my health is great”可知,

31、Lotte Mikkelson认为大笑会对她的身体状况有好处。7.D标题归纳题。通读全文可知,本文说明笑对健康起到了重要的作用,用“笑是最佳良药”作标题符合文章主旨。二、【篇章导读】本文是记叙文。文章介绍Sophia Collins和Emy Jacobo两个善良的小姑娘乐于助人的故事。1.DD项中的“work together to help others”与下文的“They wrote a book and used it to raise money”相呼应。再由上文的“We like to read and do art together”可知,Sophia和Emy不仅喜欢一起读书、画画

32、,还喜欢同心协力帮助他人。2.E由上文的“Whenever they had extra time,Sophia and Emy worked on their book”和下文的“I drew the people and Sophia drew the animals”可知,她们利用周末的业余时间分工合作,轮流把书带回家进行创作。3.B由第二段的“create a book for.Sam.Kielyn and Lia.help them read”可知,Sophia和Emy创作Smile Everybody!的初衷是帮助弟弟和妹妹阅读。再由本空前后的“read it to their s

33、iblings”“who liked it”和“sell the book.to raise money for St.Jude”可知,她们有了更大的目标。4.ASophia和Emy卖书是为了给St.Jude Childrens Research Hospital筹款。该空则是对该医院的描述其宗旨是帮助生病的孩子。5.G由下文的“We like to help the kids feel better”可知,通过卖书筹得善款的两位好朋友对于能给那些生病的孩子带来快乐感到很开心。三、1.named考查过去分词做定语的用法。设空处做定语修饰mako shark,因为name和mako shark之

34、间是逻辑上的动宾关系,且name表示的动作已完成,故填named。2.returning考查动词-ing形式做宾语的用法。设空处做介词before的宾语,且he(指代the shark)与return之间是逻辑上的主谓关系,故填returning。3.as考查介词。as far south as Bermuda意为“向南远至百慕大群岛”。4.to recognize考查不定式做补语的用法。allow sb to do sth意为“允许某人做某事”。5.the考查定冠词。rest在此表示“剩余”,其前用定冠词the。6.certainly考查副词。设空处修饰谓语动词deserves,故填副词certainly。7.reasons考查名词复数。由one of可知,设空处应用名词的复数形式,故填reasons。8.fastest考查形容词最高级。“one of the +形容词的最高级+复数名词”表示“最的之一”。9.which考查关系代词。设空处引导非限制性定语从句,指代前面整个主句且在从句中做主语,故填which。10.are killed考查一般现在时的被动语态。sharks与kill之间是被动关系,且由each year可知,此处应用一般现在时,故填are killed。