2022版新教材高中英语 UNIT 6 Nurturing nature 高考练（含解析）外研版选择性必修第一册.docx

1、UNIT 6 Nurturing nature五年高考练阅读理解(2021全国乙,C,)Youve heard that plastic is polluting the oceansbetween 4.8 and 12.7 million tonnes enter ocean ecosystems every year. But does one plastic straw or cup really make a difference? Artist Benjamin Von Wong wants you to know that it does. He builds massive sc

2、ulptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic products.At the beginning of the year, the artist built a piece called “Strawpocalypse,”a pair of 10-foot-tall plastic waves, frozen mid-crash. Made of 168,000 plastic straws collected from severa

3、l volunteer beach cleanups, the sculpture made its first appearance at the Estella Place shopping center in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled. Plastic straws are by no means the biggest source(来源) of plastic pollution, but theyve recently come under fire because m

4、ost people dont need them to drink with and, because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled. Every straw thats part of Von Wongs artwork likely came from a drink that someone used for only a few minutes.Once the drink is gone,the straw will take centuries to disappear.In a piece fro

5、m 2018,Von Wong wanted to illustrate(说明) a specific statistic:Every 60 seconds,a truckloads worth of plastic enters the ocean. For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,” Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like the

6、yd been dumped(倾倒)from a truck all at once.Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint词汇积累1.sculpture n.雕像;雕刻品2.truckload n.货车荷载;一卡车(的量);大量1.What are Von Wongs artworks intended for?A.Beautifying the city he lives in.B.Introducing eco-friendly

7、 products.C.Drawing public attention to plastic waste.D.Reducing garbage on the beach.2.Why does the author discuss plastic straws in paragraph 3?A.To show the difficulty of their recycling.B.To explain why they are useful.C.To voice his views on modern art.D.To find a substitute for them.3.What eff

8、ect would “Truckload of Plastic” have on viewers? A.Calming.B.Disturbing.C.Refreshing.D.Challenging.4.Which of the following can be the best title for the text?A.Artists Opinions on Plastic SafetyB.Media Interest in Contemporary ArtC.Responsibility Demanded of Big CompaniesD.Ocean Plastics Transform

9、ed into Sculptures五年高考练语篇解读本文为说明文,主题语境是人与自然,主题语境内容是自然环境保护。文章介绍了Benjamin Von Wong 为倡导环保而把塑料废物做成艺术品,用有趣的方式呼吁人们关爱我们的地球。1.C推理判断题。根据题干中的“Von Wongs artworks”将答案区域锁定在第一段。本题题干意为:Von Wong的艺术品的设计目的是什么?根据第一段中“He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship

10、to single-use plastic products.”可知Von Wong把塑料废物制成了雕塑,让看到雕塑的人重新审视他们和一次性塑料产品之间的关系,以达到引发人们关注塑料污染问题的目的。2.A推理判断题。根据题干中的paragraph 3将答案区域锁定在第三段。本题题干意为:为什么作者在第三段讨论塑料吸管? 根据第三段第一句“Just 9% of global plastic waste is recycled.”及第二句的“because of their small size and weight, they cannot be recycled”可知,全球只有9%的塑料废品被

11、回收利用,吸管因小而且轻不能被回收利用。故选A。3.B推理判断题。根据题干中的“Truckload of Plastic”将答案区域锁定在倒数第二段中。本题题干意为:“Truckload of Plastic”对观看者的影响是什么?根据倒数第二段第一句“In a piece from 2018, Von Wong wanted to illustrate a specific statistic: Every 60 seconds, a truckloads worth of plastic enters the ocean.”可知,Von Wong在2018年的一件作品中,想说明每60秒就有

12、一卡车的量的塑料被倒入海洋。这种景象会让人们感到震惊和担忧。calming使人镇静的;disturbing令人不安的;refreshing 使人精神焕发的,使人耳目一新的;challenging挑战性的。故选B。4.D主旨大意题。依照说明文特点,主旨大意一般在第一段或最后一段体现。本题题干意为:下列哪一项是文章最好的标题?根据第一段最后一句话“He builds massive sculptures out of plastic garbage, forcing viewers to re-examine their relationship to single-use plastic pro

13、ducts.”可知Von Wong把塑料垃圾制成艺术品,唤醒人们的环保意识。文章的最后一段“Von Wong hopes that his work will also help pressure big companies to reduce their plastic footprint.”提及Von Wong的希望,前后呼应。长难句分析原句For this work, titled “Truckload of Plastic,”Von Wong and a group of volunteers collected more than 10,000 pieces of plastic, which were then tied together to look like theyd been dumped from a truck all at once.分析这是一个主从复合句。which引导定语从句,修饰先行词more than 10,000 pieces of plastic,关系词在从句中作主语;were tied是从句中的谓语。句意为了这个名为“Truckload of Plastic”的作品,Von Wong 和一群志愿者收集了一万多片塑料,然后把它们捆在一起,看起来就像从卡车上一下子被倾倒下来。