2019高考英語一輪選練習題Unit4Makingthenews（含解析）新人教版必修5

必修5Unit4Makingthenews李仕才Ⅰ.閱讀理解AGoldenGateLocatedinSanFrancisco,theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublicin1937.Itcostmorethan$35millionintheconstruction.Tilltheyear1957,theBrooklynTheBrooklynBridgeislocatedinBrooklyn.ItisoneoftheoldestbridgesintheUnitedStates,openedintheyear1883.Thelengthofthebridgeis1,825meters.ThebridgehasbeenfeaturedinseveralHollywoodmovies.GeorgeAlsoknownastheHudsonRiverBridge,theGeorgeWashingtonBridgewhichconnectsFortLeetoManhattancameintousein1931afteraconstructionperiodofalmost4years.Itisatwo-levelsuspensionbridge.MackinacThisisthethirdbiggestsuspensionbridgeintheworldatalengthof8,038meters.ThearchitectofthisbridgewasDr.DavidB．Steinmanwhodirectedtheconstructionofthebridgewhichstartedintheyear1954andopenedtothepublicin1957.Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.NavajoLocatedinArizona,thisbridgecrossestheColoradoRiverandisalmost250meterslong.Theconstructionofthisbridgestartedintheyear1927,endingtwoyearslater,costing$390,000.Inthe1990sasecondbridgewasbuiltwhichwasopenedtothepublicin1995.Thefirstbridgeisstillusedbypedestriansnow.【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文，主要介紹了美國五座著名的大橋。1．WhatdoweknowabouttheGoldenGateBridge?A．Itconsistsoftwobridges.B．Itcoststheleastofthefivebridges.C．Itisthelongestsuspensionbridgeintheworld.D．Ittakesabout4yearstopletetheconstruction.答案與解析：D'考查推理判斷。根據(jù)第一段中的“theGoldenGateBridgestartedintheyear1933toconnecttheSanFranciscoPeninsulawithMarinCounty.Itwasfinallythrownopentopublicin1937.”可推知，金門大橋的建筑時間約有四年，故D項正確。2．Whichofthefollowingbridgeswasbuilttheearliest?A．GoldenGateB．BrooklynC．GeorgeD．Navajo答案與解析：B'考查細節(jié)理解。由題干關(guān)鍵詞“wasbuilttheearliest”定位到每座大橋的建筑時間；根據(jù)文中各座大橋的建筑時間可知，布魯克林大橋是最古老的大橋，故B項正確。3．WhatwillyoudoifyoudriveacrossMackinacBridge?A．Havetopaysomemoney.B．Usethesecondbridge.C．Covernearly250meters.D．SeethestatueofDr.DavidB．Steinman.答案與解析：A'考查細節(jié)理解。根據(jù)第四段尾句“Peopleusingthisbridgearechargedacertainamountofmoney.”可知，使用麥基諾大橋的人會被收取一定量的錢，故A項正確。BChinesepapercuttingor"jianzhi"istheartofcuttingpaperdesigns,andthecutoutsarealsousedtodecoratedoorsandwindows,sotheyaresometimescalled"chuanghua".PapercuttinghaslongbeenasymbolofEasterncharm.Therearesymmetrical(對稱的)designsthatareusuallycreatedbysomefoldingandcutting.Whenunfolded,itformsasymmetricaldesign.Chinesecutoutsarenormallysymmetricalandareusuallyinanevennumberseriesof2,4,24,etc.Theoldestsurvivingpapercutoutisasymmetricalcirclefromtheearly6thcenturyfoundinXinjiang,China.Fromthe7thto13thcentury,papercuttingbecamepopularespeciallyduringChinesefestivals.Theartspreadtotherestoftheworldinthe14thcentury.ThroughouttheQingDynastymanypapercuttingskillsweredevelopedincludingdraftingandtheuseofsmokedpapers.BytheendoftheQingruling,however,papercuttingwasonceonthedeclinebecausenewartformswerebeingintroduced.TheRepublicofChinalatertriedtoToday,papercutoutsarechieflydecorative.Theydecoratewalls,windows,doors,columns,mirrors,lampsandlanternsinhomesandarealsousedonpresentsoraregivenasgiftsthemselves.Entrancesdecoratedwithpapercutoutsaresupposedtobringgoodluck.Papercutoutsusedtobeusedaspatterns,especiallyforembroidery(刺繡).Therearetwomethodsofmanufacture:oneusesscissors,theotherusesknives.Inthescissormethod,severalpiecesofpaper—uptoeight—arefastenedtogether.Theimageisthencutwithsharp,pointedscissors.Knifecuttingsarefashionedbyputtingseveralpaperonarelativelysoftfoundationconsistingofamixtureofoilandashes.Skilledcrafterscanevencutoutdifferentdrawingsfreelywithoutstopping.1.Whencantheexistingoldestpapercuttingdatebackto?A.about1500yearsago. B.about1600yearsago.C.about1400yearsago. D.about600yearsago.2.Theunderlinedword"revive"inParagraph3canbereplacedby"_______".A.survive B.restore C.copy D.fix3.Whichofthefollowingwordscanbestsummarizethelastparagraph?A.History. B.Origin. C.Uses. D.Process.4.Whatmaybethebesttitleofthetext?A.Paper—theEasternCharmB.TheHistoryofPaperCuttingC.ABriefIntroductiontoPaperCuttingD.PaperCutting—UnbelievableSkilledCrafters【文章大意】本文是一篇說明文。中國的剪紙藝術(shù)源遠流長，距今已有1500多年的歷史。如今的剪紙主要用于裝飾。剪紙過程簡單但具有一定的文化特色。1.A【解析】細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第三段的首句中的關(guān)鍵信息"Theoldestsurvivingpapercutout...fromtheearly6thcenturyfoundinXinjiang,China"可知，該藝術(shù)始于六世紀早期，即500年左右，故用2017年減去500年，即可推知距今約1500年。3.D【解析】段落大意題。最后一段介紹了剪紙的兩種方法，具體使用什么工具和怎樣操作。由此可推知本段講的是剪紙的過程，故用process概括此段較為合適。4.C【解析】標題歸納題。全篇從中國剪紙藝術(shù)的歷史、用途以及過程等全方位闡述了PaperCutting，故用ABriefIntroductiontoPaperCutting作為文章標題最合適。二、七選五Bothmenandwomenarelivinglongerthesedaysinindustrializedcountries.1Oneimportantbiologicalfactorthathelpswomenlivelongeristhedifferenceinhormonesbetweenmenandwomen.2Betweentheagesofabout12and50,womenproducehormonesthatareinvolvedinfertility(生育能力).Thesehormonesalsohaveapositiveeffectontheheartandbloodflow.Infact,womenarelesslikelytohavehighbloodpressureortodiefromheartattacks.3Theyhelpthebodydefenditselfagainstsomekindsofinfections.Thismeansthatwomengenerallygersicklessoftenandlessseriouslythanmen.Themoncoldisagoodexample:women,onaverage,getfewercoldsthanmen.4Scientistsarestillnotexactlysurehowinfluenceaging,buttheybelievethattheydo.Somethinkthatawoman’sbodycellshaveatendency(傾向)toagemoreslowlythanaman’s.Othersthinkthataman’sbodycellshaveatendencytoagemorequickly.5A.However,

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functions.【語篇解讀】本文介紹了女性比男性壽命長的原因。1.A根據(jù)空格下一句＂一般說，女性比男性多活6到7年＂可知此處的意思是：然而，女性平均比男性壽命更長。故選A。2.G根據(jù)空格上句＂男性和女性之間荷爾蒙的不同幫助女性活得更久＂可知此空的意思是：荷爾蒙是身體分泌的控制身體各種功能的化學物質(zhì)。故選G。3.D根據(jù)下句＂它們幫助身體本身抵抗各種感染＂可知此空的意思是：女性荷爾蒙也用另一種方式保護身體。故選D。5.E根據(jù)空格前兩句＂一些人認為女性的身體細胞有比男性老化慢的傾向，另一些人認為男性的身體細胞有老化較快的傾向＂可知E項＂最近的研究似乎支持這兩種可能＂符合題意。故選E。三、短文改錯(2018·山東六校聯(lián)考)ThedaybeforeMother'sDay,everybodyaroundmewastalkingaboutwhatwasmostsuitablegifttheywouldbuyfortheirmothers.Buyingflowerswerewhatmoststudentswoulddo.However,Iwantedtodosomethingdifferently.AsthenIlivedinschoolandcouldn'tgobackhomeonMother'sDay,soIdecidedtocallherandsenthermybestwishes.IsearchedtheInternetforsuggestions,whatwereveryuseful,andIreaditcarefully.WhenIcalledmymother,however,Ihadthefeelthatsomeoneelse'swordswouldhavenomeaningtoher.SoIgaveinandjusttoldmymotherIlovedherandthankedhertoallshehaddoneforme.答案：ThedaybeforeMother'sDay,everybodyaroundmewastalkingaboutwhatwaseq\o(∧,\s\do14(the))mostsuitablegifttheywouldbuyfortheirmothers.Buyingflowerseq\o(were,\s\do14(was))whatmoststudentswoulddo.However,Iwantedtodosomethingeq\o(differently,\s\do14(different)).AsthenIlivedinschoolandcouldn'tgobackhomeonMother'sDay,Idecidedtocallherandeq\o(sent,\s\do14(send))hermybestwishes.IsearchedtheInternetforsuggestions,eq\o(what,\s\do14(which))wereveryuseful,andIreadeq\o(it,\s\do14(them))carefully.WhenIcalledmymother,however,Ihadtheeq\o(feel,\s\do14(feeling))thatsomeoneelse'swordswouldhavenomeaningtoher.SoIgaveeq\o(in,\s\do14(up))andjusttoldmymotherIlovedherandthankedhereq\o(to,\s\do14(for))allshehaddoneforme.四、語法填空MusicfestivalsarepopularacrossAfrica.ButthisseemssomethingfewwouldhaveimaginedpossibleinGoma.Foryears,thecity1(link)towars.Theyoungpeopleweretiredofyearsof2(violent),andayouthgroupsetouttoorganizeamusicfestival3peaceintheDemocraticRepublicofCongo.Theydecidedtoholdtheeventinthe4(east)cityofGoma.Theirfirstattemptin2013wascancelled5Gomacameunderattack.Butlastyear,25,000peoplecametothecitytoheartheirfavoriteartistsplay.Andthisyear,someofAfrica’stopmusiciansdecidedtoattend.Thecrowdcheered6HabibKoitearrivedforhisperformance.Thesmokemachinesfiredup.Some