高考英語一輪復(fù)習(xí)提能練十五Unit5Canada-“TheTrueNorth”含解析

PAGEPAGE6Unit5Canada—“TheTrueNorth”Ⅰ.閱讀理解A(2021·山東省實驗中學(xué)高三模擬)Humanshaveaspeciallovefornatureandhavealwaysbeentryingtodiscovernature.Inthistry，theyhavediscoveredmanywonderfulplacesacrosstheworld.SantoriniItisoneofthemostamazingplacesoftheworldinGreece.Itissaidtobecompletelydestroyedinthe16thcenturyandsincethenitisrebuildinganditsbeautiesareincreasingwitheverypassingday.ThemostidealperiodoftheyeartogotothismiracleisfromApriltoSeptember.Therearealotofislandsinthiscityandsunbathingaroundanyofthesewouldbeanunforgettableexperience.Thereisanaturalpoolwhichattractstouristsfromtheworld.RomeTheancientcityofRomeinItalyisalsocalledthecenterofWesterncivilization.Thiscitywasdiscoveredin753BC.TheColosseuminRomeistheworld'smosticonic(標(biāo)志性的)monument.ThereisnoonewhowishestoreturnfromRomewithoutseeingthismonument.Moreover，thePantheonandPiazzaNavonaarealsoplacesworthvisitinginRome.BarcelonaThecityofBarcelonaisagoodmixtureofmodernaswellasancientRomancivilization.ItisalsofamousduetotheOlympicGamesthattookplaceinit.Itismuchlikeabigvillagewithenjoyablestreetsforwalking.IstanbulTheTurkishcityofIstanbulisabeautifulandfascinatingplacetovisitinlifetime.ThiscityjoinsAsiaandEurope.ItisaverygoodblendofAsianandEuropeancivilizations.ItisalsoanoldcitywiththeoldnameofConstantinople.Itisthecultural，economical，historicalcenterofTurkey.語篇解讀本文是一則廣告。文章介紹了四個風(fēng)景怡人的城市。1．Whichcityconnectstwocontinents?A．Santorini. B．Rome.C．Barcelona. D．Istanbul.D[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Istanbul中的“ThiscityjoinsAsiaandEurope”．可推知，伊斯坦布爾連接了亞洲和歐洲兩個洲。故選D。]2．WhatmaytouristsprefertodoinBarcelona?A．Gooutforsunbathing.B．Wanderalongthestreets.C．Visitthefamousmonument.D．Appreciatehistoricalattractions.B[推理判斷題。根據(jù)Barcelona中的“Itismuchlikeabigvillagewithenjoyablestreetsforwalking”．可推知，游客們可能更喜歡沿著街道漫步。故選B。]3．Whatdothefourplaceshaveincommon?A．Theyarecitieswithanancienthistory.B．Theyaresurroundedwithmanyislands.C．Theyaretheoriginsofhumancivilization.D．Theyarelocatedinthecenteroftheircountries.A[推理判斷題。根據(jù)Santorini部分第二句中的“Itissaidtobecompletelydestroyedinthe16thcentury”，Rome部分第一句中的“TheancientcityofRomeinItaly”，Barcelona部分第一句“ThecityofBarcelonaisagoodmixtureofmodernaswellasancientRomancivilization.”和Istanbul部分第四句“ItisalsoanoldcitywiththeoldnameofConstantinople.”可推知，這四個城市的共同之處是它們都有悠久的歷史。故選A。]B(2020·成都市畢業(yè)班第二次診斷檢測)Peopleoftentalkaboutculturaldifferencesbetweenwesternandeasterncountries，buthowaboutthewesternworlditself？Surprisingly，acloserlookatitcanrevealagoodmanycuriousdetails.ThemostobviouscharacteristicofthemajorityofAmericansisthattheysmilealot.Itdoesnotmatterwhethertheyhaveastrongreasontosmile；theydoit，sometimessimplybecausetheyhaveto.Asmileisnotjustapowerfulmarketingtoolbutalsoawaytoshowthatsomeoneisfriendly，andthatlifeingeneralisfine.Europeans，onthecontrary，prefertokeepamoreneutral(不帶感情色彩的)facialexpression.Theysmilemostlywhentheyareinagoodmood，orfeelamused；ifnot，aEuropean'sfacewillremainneutral，orevendull.InRussia，forexample，thereisaproverbsayingthatlaughingfornoreasonisasignofafool.ItdoesnotmeanthatEuropeansareserious，orthattheydonothaveasenseofhumor.Thesamereferstocommunicationingeneral.Americansareextremelycommunicative；smalltalksandchatsarecommon.Europeanstalkmostlywhenthereissomethingtosay，andrarelyentercommunicationjustforthepurposeoftalkingtootherpeople.Americanpeopleprefertoexpresswhattheythinkcarefully，consideringhowitmightaffectsurroundingpeople.Europeansaremorestraightforward，evenwithunfamiliarpeople.AEuropeanfriendwillalmostalwaysvoicehisopinionondifferentoccasions，andwillnothesitatetoremindyouthatyouneedtolosesomeweightortakeashower.ItcanbesaidthatAmericansarepeopleofcontrasts.Theyareopen-minded，flexible，andreadytoaccepteverythingnewenthusiastically;butatthesametime，Americansocietymanagestobringupunbelievableconservatives.Americansareextremelypoliticallycorrect，which，inmostcases，isindeedasecureandbeneficialpractice，butitcanalsomessupdailyorevenprivatecommunication，sometimespreventinghavingcloserelationships.Europeans，onthecontrary，aremorestraightforward，preferringtotellthetruthindirectways.Eachwayofcommunicationisdifferent—neitheriscorrectorincorrect.語篇解讀本文主要介紹了西方國家間的文化差異，包括微笑和交流等方面。4．Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutsmiling?A．Itisculturerelatedwithinwesterncountries.B．Itisapowerfulmarketingtoolacrosscultures.C．ItisthoughtofasasignofafoolinAmerica.D．ItisregardedasasocialnecessityinEurope.A[考查推理判斷。作者在第二段中講到了美國人、歐洲人對微笑的不同解讀，據(jù)此可以推知，在西方國家笑是與文化有關(guān)的，故A項正確。]5．WhatistypicalofEuropeans'communication?A．Beatingaroundthebush.B．Havingsmalltalksandchats.C．Hidingtheirfeelingscarefully.D．Expressingthemselvesopenly.D[考查細(xì)節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第三段中的“Europeansaremorestraightforward...takeashower”可知，歐洲人通常坦誠地表達(dá)自己，故選D。A項意為“繞圈子，拐彎抹角地講話”。]6．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?A．Beingstraightforward.B．Beingpoliticallycorrect.C．Acceptingeverythingnew.D．Raisingunbelievableconservatives.B[考查代詞指代。畫線詞前的“Americansareextremelypoliticallycorrect，which，inmostcases，isindeedasecureandbeneficialpractice”與后面的“messupdailyorevenprivatecommunication”存在轉(zhuǎn)折關(guān)系，又結(jié)合語境可推知，it指代的應(yīng)該是美國人的這種政治正確性，故選B。]7．Howisthetextmainlydeveloped?A．Byanalyzingcauseandeffect.B．Bymakingcomparisons.C．Byclassifyingbodylanguage.D．Bydiscussingresearchfindings.B[考查推理判斷。通讀全文可知，作者通過分析美國人和歐洲人對微笑的不同解讀以及通常在交際中的不同表現(xiàn)來展開文章，因此可推知，作者是通過作比較展開文章的，故選B。]Ⅱ.七選五(2020·鄭州高三第一次質(zhì)量預(yù)測)Arepeoplelessormorehappywhentheygetolder？Astudyin2018foundthatpeoplegenerallybecomehappierandexperiencelessworryafterage50.Infact，itfoundthatbytheageof85，peoplearehappierwiththeirlifethantheywereat18.ArthurStoneintheDepartmentofPsychiatryandBehavioralScienceatStonyBrookUniversityinNewYorkledthestudy.Histeamfoundthatlevelsofstresswerethehighestamongadultsbetweentheagesof22and25.__1__Happinesswasthehighestamongtheyoungestadultsandthoseintheirearly70s.Butthepeopleleastlikelytoreportfeelingnegativeemotionswerethoseintheir70sand80s.Thesurveyalsofoundthatmenandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatternsastheygrowolder.__2__Theresearchersalsoconsideredpossibleinfluenceslikehavingyoungchildren，beingunemployedorbeingsingle.Buttheyfoundthatinfluenceslikethesedidnotaffectthelevelsofhappinessandwell-beingrelatedtoage.__3__Onetheoryisthat，aspeoplegetolder，theybecomemorethankfulforwhattheyhaveandhavebettercontroloftheiremotions.Theyalsospendlesstimethinkingaboutbadexperiences.__4__Inanotherstudy，peopleintheir80sreportedthefewestproblemswiththequalityoftheirsleep.Theoriginalgoalwastoconfirmthepopularbeliefthatagingisconnectedwithincreasedsleepproblems.__5__Butexceptforthat，peoplereportedthattheyfelttheirsleepqualityimprovedastheygotolder.A．Sowhywillhappinessincreasewithage?B．Researcherssurveyedmorethan150，000Americanadults.C．Atthattime，thepeoplewerebetweentheagesof18and85.D．Stresslevelsdroppedsharplyafterpeoplereachedtheir50s.E．Happinessisnottheonlythingthatapparentlyimproveswithage.F.Thesurveydidfindanincreaseduringmiddleage，especiallyinwomen.G．However，womenatallagesreportedmoresadness，stressandworrythanmen.語篇解讀隨著年齡的增長，人們是變得更幸福還是不那么幸福了呢？2018年的一項研究發(fā)現(xiàn)，通常人們在50歲之后，會變得更幸福且體會到較少的憂慮。1．D[根據(jù)空前一句中的“l(fā)evelsofstress”可推知，該空應(yīng)是進(jìn)一步陳述壓力水平和年齡之間的關(guān)系，故D項與此處匹配。]2．G[根據(jù)空前一句中的“menandwomenhavesimilaremotionalpatterns”可知，男性和女性有類似的情感模式，由此可推知，空處應(yīng)是接著陳述男性和女性的情感模式的相似之處或差異性，又結(jié)合選項可知，G項與此處匹配。]3．A[根據(jù)空后的“Onetheoryisthat”和語境可推知，該空應(yīng)是一個問句，又結(jié)合本段分析的是幸福隨著人們年齡的增長而增長的原因可推知，A項符合語境。]4．E[本段主要表述睡眠質(zhì)量隨著人們年齡的增長而有所提高，又空處所在位置承上啟下，上段敘述幸福與年齡之間的關(guān)系，故E項與此處匹配。]5．F[根據(jù)本段中的“Inanotherstudy”并結(jié)合空處前后句表述的年齡增長