内容发布更新时间 : 2024/6/16 6:50:28星期一 下面是文章的全部内容请认真阅读。

考点规范练14(必修3 Unit4)

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

One of my first memories as a child in the 1950s was a discussion I had with my brother in our tiny bedroom in the family house in Bethlehem,Pennsylvania.

We had heard in school about a planet called Pluto.It was the

farthest,coldest,and darkest thing a child could imagine.We guessed how long it would take to die if we stood on the surface of such a frozen place wearing only the clothes we had on.We tried to figure out how much colder Pluto was than the Antarctic,or than the coldest day we had ever experienced in Pennsylvania.

Pluto,which famously was downgraded from a “major planet” to a “dwarf planet(矮行星)”in 2006,captured our imagination because it was a mystery that could complete our picture of what it was like at the most remote corners of our solar system.

Pluto’s underdog discovery story is part of what makes it so

attractive.Clyde Tombaugh was a Kansas farm boy who built telescopes out of spare auto parts,old farm equipment and self-ground lenses.As an assistant at Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff,Arizona,Tombaugh’s task was to search millions of stars for a moving point of light,a planet that the observatory’s founder thought existed beyond the orbit of Neptune.On February 18,1930,Tombaugh found it.Pluto was the first planet discovered by an American,and represented a moment of light in the midst of the Great Depression’s dark encroachment (入侵).

Pluto is much more than something that is not a planet.It’s a reminder that there are many worlds out there beyond our own and that the sky isn’t the limit at all.We don’t know what kinds of fantastic variations on a theme nature is capable of making until we get there to look.

1.Why did Pluto become famous in 2006 according to the passage? A.Because it disappeared in the sky.

B.Because it lost its major planet status. C.Because it was discovered by an American.

D.Because it was proved to be the coldest planet in the universe. 2.What can be a suitable title for the text? A.Pluto’s Romance

B.Pluto Was First Discovered by a Boy C.An American Scientist:Clyde Tombaugh

D.The Days I Spent with My Brother in Pennsylvania 3.What can we learn from the fourth paragraph?

A.Clyde Tombaugh discovered the darkness in the Great Depression. B.Pluto was the only planet that was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh.

C.Clyde Tombaugh’s telescopes used for searching stars were very simple. D.Clyde Tombaugh’s job was to build telescopes for Lowell Observatory. 4.The underlined sentence in the last paragraph is most likely to mean .

A.Pluto is no less than a planet in the solar system B.Pluto is much more than a planet in the solar system C.Pluto is more important than any other planet in the sky

D.Pluto is not a planet in the solar system,but it is more than a planet

[来源:学*科*网Z*X*X*K]

B

(2017·广东广州普通高中毕业班综合测试)

InsidetheRainRoom

The Rain Room has arrived and local art lovers are taking notice.Is it worth the wait?Yes,I assure you it is.Once inside,visitors find a long,dark room with a high ceiling.A single bright light shines through heavy rain

falling around visitors.The mist.The damp air.The noise.It feels like a mighty storm pouring down,but the storm is inside,and visitors aren’t getting wet.Instead,visitors wander in awe,admiring the rain and the artists who created it.

The Rain Room was created to highlight the connection between humans,nature and technology.With a tracking system that senses movement and stops the rain wherever visitors move,it does just that.Light and sound produce an experience that feels both natural and foreign.The exhibit is moving on to Atlanta next month.I urge you to visit before then.It’s time to experience the Rain Room for yourself!

WelcometotheRainRoom ·TheRainRoomfeaturesfallingwater.Pleasebeawareyoumaygetslightlywet.However,visitorswearingraincoatswillbeturnedaway. ·Thisexhibitfeaturesadvancedtechnology.Toensureitseffectiveness,pleaseavoidwearingdarkorreflectiveclothing. ·Visitorsarewelcometotakephotographsoftheexhibit. ·Childrenmustbeaccompaniedbyanadult. ·Fortheconvenienceofallguests,visitsarelimitedto10minutes. [来源:Zxxk.Com]5.What’s the purpose of the text? A.To attract visitors to a new art exhibit. B.To explain how an exhibit has been created. C.To describe the technology used in the exhibit. D.To promote the artists taking part in an exhibit.

6.What’s the function of the exhibit’s tracking system? A.To keep visitors from getting wet.

B.To protect the exhibit from water damage. C.To time how long visitors are in the room. D.To count the number of visitors in the room. 7.What must you do when visiting the Rain Room? A.Wear a raincoat. B.Wear dark clothing.

C.Leave your camera outside.

D.Pass through within 10 minutes. Ⅱ.七选五阅读

ViolentGames:FunorHarmful?

If you play lots of video games,you’ve probably blown a zombie(僵尸) into tiny bits. 1 Many adults worry that playing such games could make children act violently in real life.Is that true?

The American Academy of Pediatrics(儿科) says that violence in any kind of media—from TV to music to video games—presents a risk to kids’ health.A number of studies have shown a link between video games and

aggression,including one published in JAMAPediatrics in 2014,which found that

[来源:Zxxk.Com]

kids who played violent video games showed an increase in aggressive thoughts and behaviours. 2

But not all studies agree that violent games cause kids to act out.Another study replaced violent deaths with evaporation(蒸发) in a game. 3 People who played the non-violent game without any training were more aggressive afterward than people who played the violent version but learned to control themselves first.

And here’s an even stranger fact:When violent video games are

released,people carry out fewer violent crimes!Why? 4 Steve Levitt,coauthor of the book Freakonomics,said,“If you can make video games fun enough,then kids will stop doing everything else.They’ll stop watching TV,and they’ll stop going out and creating violent disorder on the street.”

What do you think? 5

A.One possible explanation:potential criminals are at home playing the new game. B.Then,before playing the game,some people received training and others didn’t. C.More than 3,000 kids answered survey questions during a two-year period. D.For example,thinking it’s OK to hit someone you don’t like. E.Have you ever played any violent video games? F.Do violent video games cause bad behaviour? G.Some games even pile up dead bodies. Ⅲ.短文改错

Everyone of us are thinking about the future.I have decided to become a middle school teacher.Does it sound surprised?

I have had this dream when I was a child.I love children.I don’t think to deal with them all years round is just wasting time.On the contrary,to me it means happiness.Like we all can see,teachers are badly needed in our

country,and not many of us want to become teachers.One of the main reasons of this is teachers work too hard but get too little.In spite of that,I’m determining to devote all my life in the cause of education.

[来源:学科网ZXXK]