高考英语一轮复习人教全国版练习必修五Unit1高考拆组训练

必修五高考拆组训练Unitl阅读理解组块专练——练速度（限时分钟）

35.阅读理解IACrazy FestivalsMike the Headless Chicken FestivalIn1945,farmer Lloyd Olsen attemptedto cut off the head of Mike,a chicken,so hiswife，could cook it up for dinner.However,the birddidn tdie andlived anotheryear anda half,making regulartrips to the fair,where peoplepaid aquarter tosee theamazing headlessbird.Today,the spiritof Mikethe HeadlessChicken iscelebrated with a two-day Mayfestival inFruita,Colorado,which includeslive music,a golftournament,and lotsof deliciouschicken.Roswell UFOFestival（碟状物）In thesummer of1947,a flyingsaucer crashedon alarge farmoutside thetown ofRoswell,New Mexico.The governmentsays itdidnt efrom outerspace,but manytop UFOresearchersbelieve itdid.Knowing agood thingwhen itcrashes in their backyard,the citizensof Roswellcelebrate theeventevery Julywith athree-day festivalthat featuresa costumecontest,a paradeand otheractivities.Be careful,though—that oddlittle personnext toyou couldbe fromanother planet.Worlds Largest Rattlesnake RoundupTherattlesnake,a poisonousAmerican snake,serves an important functionin naturebykeeping smallpests undercontrol,but when their numbers grow too large,they cancause serious，problems for farmers.That swhy every March the residents of Sweetwater,Texas,host athree-day festivalin associationwith thetowns annualrattlesnake huntVisitors can learn about rattlesnakes,take abus tourof theirnatural habitat,participate in arattlesnake eatingcontest andso on.BugFestEvery September,the NorthCarolina Museumof NaturalSciences inRaleigh sponsorsadaylong festivalthat focuseson somethingmost peopletry to avoid:insects.Visitorscanhold bugsthat arenot native,cheer onracing insectsand learnabout beekeeping.But thehighlight formany isCafe Insecta,where bugsare themain ingredientinavariety oftastydishes.语篇解读本文是一篇应用文文章介绍了四个古怪的节日，

1.LloydOlsencutoffthe chickens headbecause.A.his familywanted toeat itB.he wanted to sellits meatat thefairC.his familywantedtocelebrate aheadless chickenfestivalD.he wantedto makemoney byshowing aheadless chicken解析选细节理解题根据第一个节日介绍中的A“farmer LloydOlsen attemptedto cutoff可知答案theheadofMike,a chicken,so hiswife couldcookitupfordinner”

2.By writingthe underlinedpart,the authorwants to・A.remind readersthat aliensdo existB.add anair ofmystery to the festivalC.imply that he mayattend thefestivalD.describe thefun of the costumecontest解析选句意理解题根据文章对第二个节日的介绍可知，作者以客观的口吻介绍了这B个外星人节日的来源及节日内容等，并未对外星人是否存在表明自己的观点由此可推测，作者最后说“你旁边那个奇怪的矮人可能来自另一个星球”只是为了给这个节日增加些神秘气氛，

3.Whats thepurpose of the World s LargestRattlesnake RoundupA.To increasethe localtourism.，B.To protectrattlesnakes habitats.C.To controlthe populationof rattlesnakes.D.To introducethe importanceof rattlesnakes.解析选细节理解题根据第三个节日介绍中的C“when theirnumbersgrowtoolarge,theycan causeserious problemsforfarmers.Thats whyeveryMarchtheresidentsofSweetwater,可知答案Texas,host athree-day festival...

4.Which of the followingis theearliest festivalof theyearA.MiketheHeadlessChickenFestival.B.Roswell UFOFestival.，C.WorldsLargestRattlesnakeRoundup.D.BugFest.解析选细节理解题根据四个节日的举办时间五月、七月、三月和九月可知，选C C项为一年中最早的节日BOnce aman neededa newpair ofshoes.This manwas verygood atmath.He knewthat inorderto getshoes thatfit very well,it wouldbe necessary to measurehis footsize correctly.So,before hewent tothe market,he carefullymeasured his feet anddrew a very detailedpicture of hisfeet on a piece of paper.Then beforeleaving thehouse,like agood mathematician,he recheckedhis picture.，It was averylong wayfrom theman shome tothe market.It waspast mid-day whentheman arrivedat the market.When theman reachedthe shoestall,he realizedthathehad forgottentobring hispaper.He turnedaround andwalked all the wayback hometo getit.It wasnearly sunsetwhentheman returnedtothemarket.There hefound themarket wasclosing.The shoemakerhad packedup allof hisshoes.aFoolish man,“the shoemakersaid totheman whenhe was asked tounpack hisgoods tomake asale.Why didyou not just tryon theshoes”The manhung hishead shamefully,saying,guessed therewas onlyone wayto solvemyproblem.I shouldhave checkedwith othersfor anothersolution thatmight haveworked aswellor betterthan myown.”，The aboveshort storyworks wellwith schoolstudents andalso teachers.Don ttry to solve aproblem witha single pointof view;there maybe manyother waysof solvingthe sameproblem.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文文章通过一则短篇故事告诉我们一个问题往往不只有一种解决办法

5.Before theman went tothemarket,he・A.asked othersfor someadviceB.knew wellabout hisfoot sizeC.measured hisold shoescarefullyD.drew apair ofshoes ona pieceof paper解析选细节理解题根据第二段中的B So,before hewenttothemarket,he carefully可知，在去集measured hisfeet anddrew avery detailedpictureofhisfeetonapieceofpaper.”市之前，那位男子仔细地测量了自己的脚的尺寸

6.The shoemakerconsidered theman tobe・A.stupid B.strangeC.clever D.interesting解析选细节理解题根据第四段中鞋匠说的可知，鞋匠认为那位男子A“Foolish man”很愚蠢

7.What doesthe authorwant toshow bytelling thestoryA.We shouldlearn mathverywell.B.if snecessaryto ask forhelp attimes.C.We shouldthink carefullybefore weact.D.There ismore thanone wayto solve a problem.解析选推理判断题根据最后一段中的D Donttry to solveaproblemwithasinglepoint可知，作者讲述这个故事of view;there maybe manyother waysof solvingthe sameproblem.”是想告诉我们一个问题往往不只有一种解决办法C，Anna Schiferlhadn teven gotout ofbed when she reachedfor hercellphone andtyped atextto hermom,one recentSaturday.Mom wasright downstairsin thekitchen.The textAnnawanted anegg forbreakfast.Soon after,Joanna Schiferlcalled,“If you want to talk to me,Anna,e downstairsand seeme!”Anna laughsabout itnow.I waskind ofbeinglazy,“she admits.These days,many peoplewith cellphonesprefer textingtoaphone一call.And thatscreating amunication divide,of sortsthe talkersvs.the texters.Some wouldargue thatits nobig deal.But manyexperts saythemost successfulmunicators will,of course,have thepetence to doboth.And theyfear thatmore ofus areunable tohave—or atleast areavoiding—the traditionalface-to-face conversations.（教授）Many professorssay itis notmon tosee studentsoutside ofclass.I sit in my officehours lonelynow becauseif mystudents havea question,they emailme,often lateat night,“saysRenee Houston,a professorat theUniversity ofPuget Soundin Washingtonstate.uAnd theynevercall.”As Annasees it:There arepeople you11text,but wont call.Its justa wayto stayin touchwitheach other9Some believethat scoresof textseach daykeep peoplemore connected.The，problem is that the conversation isn t very deep,“says JosephGrenny,co-author ofthe bookCrucialConversations:Tools forTalking WhenStakes areHigh.“The problemhas beenthere sinceweve hadtelephones-probably sincethe timeof a（电报），”telegraph Grenny says.Texting isjust thelatest wayto dothat.Though theymay notalwaysbe sogood atdeep conversationsthemselves,Grenny suggeststhat parentsmodel thebehaviorfor theirchildren andput down their own cellphones.He saysthat they also should setlimits,as Annasmom didwhenshemade the“no textingto peoplein the same houserule.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文专家表明，经常发短信可能会使人们在面对面交流时产生障碍A.was verystrict withher daughterB.did notknow howto usea cellphoneC.was angrythat herdaughter gotup lateD.did nothave anybreakfast thatmorning解析:选推理判断题由该段中的A Ifyouwant totalktome,Anna,e downstairsand see可知，对她的女儿要求十分严格，故选项me”Joanna A

9.The underlinedword“petence”in Paragraph2probably means“A.chance B.abilityC.courage D.patience解析选词义猜测题由该段中的等相关信息可知，这里是B“the talkersvs.the texters”说大多数成功的交流者有能力把两者都做好，即不但善于口头沟通也善于通过短信来交流，故选项B

10.What dowe knowabout ReneesstudentsA.They oftenwork lateat night.B.They oftenask strangequestions.C.Few askher questionsface toface.D.Many emailher ifshe feelslonely.解析选细节理解题由第三段中的C Isitinmyofficehours lonelynow becauseif my可知，的学生很少当面向她请教问题，故选项students havea question,they emailme”Renee C，

11.In JosephGrennysopinion,.A.cellphones makepeople lonelierB.telephones helppeople municateclearlyC.texting helpspeople havedeeper conversationsD.talking shouldbe encouragedinstead oftexting解析选细节理解题由最后两段中的，和D“theconversationisntverydeep”parents…put以及等信息可知，认为downtheirowncellphones”theyalsoshouldsetlimits”Joseph Grermy父母应该放下给孩子做个榜样，多一些面对面的交流而非发短信，故选项DDBrian Greene,a professorof physicsand mathematicsat ColumbiaUniversity,has createdanonline scienceeducation platform.He triesto“build abridge”with thingsyou knowabout,andthen“bring youacross thatbridge tothe strangeplace ofmodern physics.”Recently Ihad achance toask Greeneabout wormholesa holewhich somescientists thinkmightexist,connecting partsof spaceand timethat arenot usuallyconnected,time travelandother mysteries ofthe universe.I askedhim amillion-dollar question:What ifI wentthrough awormholeand preventedmy parentsfrom meetingMost ofus believethat theuniverse makessense,“Greene said.Although thereare severalinteresting theoriesabout timetravel,“headded,“the lawsof physicswould probablyprevent somethingso illogicalfrom takingplace.The（悖论）good newsisthatthe timeparadox isopen forfuture physiciststosolve.”When askedhow physicscould beemore excitingfor kids,Greene saidthat books by StephenWeinberg,Leonard Susskind,and otherphysicists,“make ita greattime forpeople whowantto，learnabout big ideas but aren t yet ready,perhaps,to learnmath.”When Ipointed outthat somestudents stillmight findphysics boring,Greene saidthat thekeyis to teach themabout thingsthat arestrange.The basicstuff isimportant”Greene said.“But Ithink itsreally importantto alsodescribe themore modernideas,things likeblack holesandthe BigBang.If kidshave thoseideas inmind,then atleast someof themwill beexcited tolearnallthedetails/9，Greene hasfollowed AlbertEinstein slead in trying tosolve the mysteriesoftheuniverse.Now hewants kidsto dothe same.As Greenesaid,physics is“notjusta matterof solving（现problems inan exam.If sabout experimenting,showing aninterest instrange phenomena象）一and havingfun!语篇解读本文是一篇说明文物理学家希望更多的孩子将会对现代物理学Brian Greene感兴趣

12.A million-dollar questionin Paragraph2is probablyvery・A.direct B.difficultC.personal D.long解析选词义猜测题根据第二段对这个问题的解释以及他说需要未来的物理B Greene学家去解决可知，作者提出的这个问题非常难

13.The booksby Weinbergand Susskind.A.are boringto readB.are mainlyabout mathC.are popularscience booksD.are onlypopular amongkids解析选推理判断题根据第三段的C“...booksby…make ita greattime forpeople whowant，可知，认为to learnaboutbigideasbutarentyetready,perhaps,to learnmath”Greene Weinberg和等物理学家写的书浅显易懂，适合普通大众阅读，故这些书属于流行的科普读物Susskind

14.According toParagraph4,which ofthe followingdoes Greeneagree withA.Modern physicsis aboring subject.B.Interest playsan importantrole instudying.C.It is not necessaryto learnall aboutphysics.D.It iseasy todescribe blackholes andthe BigBang.解析选推理判断题根据第四段可知，当作者指出一些学生觉得物理无聊时，B Greene说重要的是向孩子们讲述一些稀奇古怪的事，并描述一些诸如黑洞和宇宙大爆炸的现代物理现象，如果孩子们知道了这些，他们就愿意了解更多详细的内容因此他认为兴趣在学习过程中起着非常重要的作用

15.In thelast paragraph,Greene hopesthat・A.kids canlove scienceand physicsB.kids cando wellin physicsexamsC.kids canhave funwith experimentsD.kids canfind morestrange thingsin life解析选推理判断题根据最后一段的A“Greene hasfollowed AlbertEinsteins leadintrying可知，希望孩tosolvethemysteriesoftheuniverse.Now hewants kidstodothesame.”Greene子们可以像他一样对科学和物理感兴趣，去探索宇宙的奥秘.阅读七选五IIAl-Azhar UniversityGoingtoauniversity isanimportantpart ofa persons life.Today,many peoplego toauniversity to study andtrain fora futurejob insubjects likelaw,medicine,or education.1An importantone startedin Egyptover one thousand years ago.The world1s oldestsurviving university,Al-Azhar,is inCairo,Egypt.It wasfirst builtasa（清真寺）mosque inA.D.

972.A fewyears later,learners andteachers beganmeeting in the（宗教）mosque.They readand talkedabout thesubjects ofreligion andlaw.2Leaders inthe cityofCairo decided to create a schoolfor higherlearning andsoon afterthat,Al-Azhar Universitywasstarted.3For theseteachers at Al-Azhar,they neededto thinkabout whatcourses toteach andhowtoteachthem.The earliestcourses werein lawand religion.In acourse,students readandstudied withthe teacher,but therewas alsofree discussion.Often,students andteachers hadinterestingdiscussions,and therewas no“correct answer.Tn theyears thatfollowed,the new（学者）university interested scholars from around the world.4At Al-Azhar,people studiedthepast,but itwas alsoa placefor sharingnew ideas.Over athousand years later,Al-Azhar isstill animportant universityinthe world.5Today,，many oftheworlds mostimportant universitiessuch asOxford andHarvard stillfollow thesametraditions asthey doatAl-Azhar.A.A universitywasa new ideaat thattime.B.There aremany reasonstostudyin Egypt.C.They camehere toteach anddo research.D.Around theyear988,anewdecision wasmade.E.However,the universityisnota moderninvention.F.The costof universityeducation isincreasing yearby year.G.Its librarycontains manyoftheworlds oldestand mostvaluable books.语篇解读本文是一篇记叙文文章主要介绍了世界上最古老的大学之一——爱资哈尔大学

1.选E由该空前的Today”和空后的“An importantone...onethousandyearsago・”可知，该空与上文是转折关系，又引出下文，项内容符合此处语境E

2.选D由该空前的“A.D.972”，“A fewyearslater”和空后的“Leaders...decidedtocreatea可知，此处应填项school”D选由该空后的

3.A“For theseteachers atAl-Azhar,they neededto thinkabout whatcoursesto teachand howto teachthem/,可知，由于当时大学还是一个新事物，所以老师需要考虑教什么课程、怎样教的问题，故选项A选由该空前的（学者）

4.C thenew universityinterestedscholarsfromaroundtheworld”可知，项内容符合此处语境C.选由该空前的可知，项说5G^Al-Azhar isstill animportant universityintheworld”G法是对前面内容的补充。