高中英语人教版 (新课标)必修1&2必修1Unit 5 Nelson Mandel -- a modern hero精练

Unit 5 Nelson Mandela – a modern hero reading课时作业

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选岀最佳选项。

A

Tour operators have seasonal deals on holidays to Canada, Australia and other countries in a new year.

Austravel

Holidaymakers can save up to 30% on a trip to Australia with the Austravel sale, which runs for about a month. It also includes a fortnight-long trip to Perth and a west coast self-drive trip from £ 795pp including flights in May or July.

●austravel.com

Canadian Affair

The leading UK tour operator to Canada will be offering savings of up to £ 140pp during its winter sale. This includes a three-night city break to Toronto, including return flights, for just £ 399, if you book before 24 December. Other deals continue until 31 December.

●canadianaffair.com

Thomson and First Choice

Some deals are being launched this week by Thomson and First Choice, with early booking offers including free places for kids, lower deposits and up to £ 300 off per couple on a lot of destinations.

●thomson.co.uk, firstchoice.co.uk

Eurocamp

The camping company is offering thousands of Easter and May half-term holidays for under £ 350, such as an Easter break at La Baume on the French Riviera for just £ 25 a night, based on a stay in a two-bedroom holiday home. Early bookers can save up to 25% and secure a holiday with a deposit of just £ 99.

●eurocamp.co.uk

Kuoni

Running from Christmas Eve, the Kuoni sale includes a wide range of offers. These offers include ten nights full board in the Maldives from £ 1,599 and seven nights in Phuket, Thailand from £ 999 per person --- both including flights and transfers(换乘).

●kuoni.co.uk

1. What does the author say about Austravel?

A. You may stay in Perth for 14 days.

B. It requires a deposit of £ 99.

C. It can save up to £ 795pp per person.

D. It offers cheap return flights.

2. How many seasonal deals include flights?

A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

3. If you want to spend your holiday in an Asian country, which sale may help?

A. Thomson and First Choice B. Kuoni

C. Austravel D. Eurocamp.

【答案】1. A    2. C    3. B

这是一篇应用文。文章主要讲了在新的一年里，旅游运营商会为去加拿大、澳大利亚和其他国家的旅游提供季节性优惠。作者对各个旅行线路进行了详细的介绍。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据Austravel部分“It also includes a fortnight-long trip to Perth”（行程还包括去佩斯为期两周的旅行）可知你可能会在佩斯停留14天。故选A。

【2题详解】

细节理解题。根据Austravel部分“It also includes a fortnight-long trip to Perth and a west coast self-drive trip from £ 795pp including flights in May or July.”（还包括两周的佩斯之旅和西海岸自驾游，起价795英镑(含5月或7月的机票)）；Canadian Affair部分“This includes a three-night city break to Toronto, including return flights, for just £ 399, if you book before 4 December. ”（如果你在1月4日前预订机票，价格仅为399英镑(含往返机票)）；Kuoni部分“both including flights and transfers（包括航班和换乘）”可知Austravel, Canadian Affair和Kuoni涵盖了机票在内，因此答案是三家。故选C。

【3题详解】

细节理解题。根据Kuoni部分的“seven nights in Phuket, Thailand from £ 999 per person”可知Kuoni提供了七晚的泰国普吉岛之旅，所以如果你想在亚洲国家度假，Kuoni可能有帮助。故选B。

B

Even in the best and most loving of times, families can feel impossibly confined (受限制的). Teens are irritable and furious. Parents are annoying and embarrassing. For Esther and her daughter Chaya, the tiny new coronavirus changed all that.

Esther was born in Wuhan-a dynamic and culturally rich place that she deeply loves but moved to the U.S. During the winter holiday, they went to Wuhan to visit Esther’s parents. Gradually at first, then more frequently, they noticed face masks on city streets. To be safe, they wore their own masks and stopped going to public gatherings. Then, suddenly the city was on lockdown. No one could leave. Their reservations home on a China Southern airlines flight were worthless. “I feared for my daughter’s life,” said Esther, “If it got worse, there could be chaos. She doesn’t speak much Chinese.”

For days, Esther repeatedly called and emailed for help. It was nonstop. She stayed online, checking all the time. Chaya felt distressed and helpless. It's awful seeing her mother go through that-without having anything she could do to help in the hotel.

Their luck changed with one email. For the 1,000 Americans stuck in Wuhan, there were 230 available seats on one outbound flight, it said. Esther bought two $1,100 seats. After a 12-hour wait at the airport, they got clearance to leave, and arrived at March Air Force Base, where they were isolated in two small connected rooms with a shared bath for two weeks. There were daily medical checkups, twice daily temperature checks and a 10 a m. briefing (简报). But there was no WiFi, TV or friends. For emotional support, Esther phoned her husband Haim, an engineering manager for Uber, and their two other children, ages 13 and 11.

Now home, they are basking in (沉浸于) the thrill of phone calls, TV interviews and a caring community. They’ve gotten little sleep. Suitcases remain unpacked. But anyhow, they have survived not just the outbreak of a virus but the unforgettable experience of mother-daughter togetherness.

4. What can be inferred from the second paragraph?

A. The culture and vitality of Wuhan have attracted Esther and Chaya there.

B. The virus has affected people's life in Wuhan.

C. The flight of going back to the U.S. has been postponed.

D. The city was locked down because it was in chaos.

5. What caused Chaya's depressed mood?

A. Seeing her mother suffer from reaching out for help. B. Being kept in Wuhan for poor health.

C. Missing her family and friends at home. D. Being unable to speak Chinese.

6. Why were they isolated after Esther and Chaya arrived at the airport?

A. The concern of their safety as well as the public’s.

B. Their infection of the virus.

C. The lack of flight home.

D. Their emotional problems after the experience.

7. What is the best title of the text?

A. Life in Wuhan: fighting the virus together.

B. Life about people infected by the virus.

C. Life about a mom and teen united by a virus.

D. Life about a mom and daughter from the U.S.

【答案】4. B    5. A    6. A    7. C

这是一篇记叙文。讲述了Esther和Chaya这对母女在武汉经历了疫情，这次经历让她们之间的隔阂打破，有了一次亲密接触的体验。

【4题详解】

推理判断题。根据“During the winter holiday, they went to Wuhan to visit Esther’s parents.”可知，吸引他们到武汉来的原因是要看望Esther的父母，所以选项A错，排除A；根据“To be safe, they wore their own masks and stopped going to public gatherings. Then, suddenly the city was on lockdown. No one could leave.”可知，病毒让人们不得不戴上口罩，停止聚集，城市也被封锁了，没有人能离开。由此判断出病毒已经影响了武汉人民的生活。故选B。

5题详解】

细节理解题。根据“Chaya felt distressed and helpless. It's awful seeing her mother go through that-without having anything she could do to help in the hotel.”可知，that指的是前文中提到的Esther不停地打电话和发邮件求助，Chaya对看着妈妈经历这些而自己却无能为力感到沮丧和无助，所以看到她母亲苦苦寻求帮助引起了Chaya的沮丧情绪。故选A。

【6题详解】

推理判断题。根据“There were daily medical checkups, twice daily temperature checks and a 10 a m. briefing (简报).”可知，Esther和Chaya被隔离的时候每天都要做医疗检查、每天测量两次体温。由此判断出隔离起来是为检测她们是否健康，这是为了他们也是为了公众的安全，故选A。

【7题详解】

主旨大意题。根据最后一段的主旨句“But anyhow, they have survived not just the outbreak of a virus but the unforgettable experience of mother-daughter togetherness.”可知，但无论如何，他们不仅熬过了病毒的爆发，也熬过了母女在一起的难忘经历，他们因为病毒的爆发有了一次妈妈和女儿亲密接触的体验，第一段也提到，大部分的家庭父母和孩子之间都有隔阂，对彼此会不耐烦，这对母女也是，但是一次疫情改变了这种情况，构成首尾呼应，所以C项“病毒使母女紧紧地在一起”为标题，故选C。

C

On November 7, Lewis Pugh completed a one-kilometer swim in the freezing waters of King Edward Cove, off South Georgia in Antarctica. He was wearing only his swimming glasses, cap and Speedo !

Pugh is an advocate for our oceans and seas, working to protect these ecosystems with their large diversity of marine life. When asked why he doesn't wear a wetsuit(防寒泳衣), Pugh says, "I ask world leaders to do everything they can to protect our oceans. Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular. If I'm asking them to be courageous, I must also be. Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message."

It took Pugh about 19 minutes to complete the one-kilometer swim in Antarctica where the water averaged about 1.6 degrees Celsius. He says that his body can only tolerate about 20 minutes in the freezing waters before it starts shutting down. As he swims, his body temperature steadily drops, which in turn causes his muscle control to drop, slowing him down. When he is done with his swim, his support team rushes him to a hot shower and it takes almost an hour for his body temperature to return to normal.

Doctors and Pugh caution that one must receive months of training to swim in such cold waters. Even expert swimmers who are unused to freezing water can drown within minutes because of the physical shock experienced by the body. Pugh says he trained for six months before this swim.

This is not the first time that Pugh has swum in dangerous conditions. In 2007, he swam one kilometer in the North Pole to draw attention to the melting Arctic ice due to climate change. In 2015, he swam in the Bay of Whales in Antarctica's Ross Sea as part of his successful campaign to help set up a marine reserve there.

8. Why did Lewis Pugh swim without a wetsuits ?

A. To show his bravery.   B. To swim faster.   

C. To build up his body.   D. To have overnight fame.

9. What does the underlined word "it" in Paragraph 3 refer to'?

A. His body temperature.  B. His body

C. The water.     D. The water temperature.

10. What's Pugh's advice about swimming in freezing waters?

A. One should be expert at swimming.

B. One must be used to long-distance swimming.

C. One should be ready to take on challenges.

D. One must be adequately prepared for it.

11. What may be the best title for the text?

A. Lewis Pugh: achieving the impossible

B. How to survive a swim in cold waters

C. Lewis Pugh: swimming for a cause

D. How to prepare for extreme swimming

【答案】8. A    9. B    10. D    11. C

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了刘易斯·普格为了呼吁各国领导人采取行动保护海洋，在南极冰冷的水域完成了不穿防寒泳衣游泳一公里的壮举。

【8题详解】

细节理解题。根据第二段中的“When asked why he doesn't wear a wetsuit(防寒泳衣), Pugh says, "I ask world leaders to do everything they can to protect our oceans. Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular. If I'm asking them to be courageous, I must also be. Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message."”（当被问及为何不穿防寒泳衣时，普格说：“我要求世界各国领导人尽一切努力保护我们的海洋。有时，他们需要采取的措施既困难又不受欢迎。如果我要求他们勇敢，我也必须勇敢。穿着防寒泳衣游泳并不能传达这种信息”）可知，普格不穿防寒泳衣在冰冷的海水中游泳是为了展示他的勇敢，故A项正确。

【9题详解】

词句猜测题。根据划线词前的“He says that his body can only tolerate about 0 minutes in the freezing waters”可知，他说他的身体在冰冷的水中只能忍受大约0分钟，此处承接上文，是说0分钟后他的身体就会被冻僵，动弹不得，由此可知划线词指代的就是“他的身体”，故B项正确。

【10题详解】

细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Doctors and Pugh caution that one must receive months of training to swim in such cold waters.”（医生和普格警告说，要在如此寒冷的水域游泳，必须接受数月的训练）可知，普格建议人们在冰冷的海水中游泳之前要做好充分的准备，故D项正确。

【11题详解】

主旨大意题。通读全文，特别是根据第一段中的“On November 7, Lewis Pugh completed a one-kilometer swim in the freezing waters of King Edward Cove, off South Georgia in Antarctica.”（11月7日，刘易斯·普格在南极洲南乔治亚州附近的爱德华王湾冰冷的海水中完成了一公里的游泳）及第二段中的“Pugh says, "I ask world leaders to do everything they can to protect our oceans. Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular. If I'm asking them to be courageous, I must also be. Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message."”（普格说：“我要求世界各国领导人尽一切努力保护我们的海洋。有时，他们需要采取的措施既困难又不受欢迎。如果我要求他们勇敢，我也必须勇敢。穿着防寒泳衣游泳并不能传达这种信息”）可知，本文主要讲述了刘易斯·普格为了呼吁各国领导人采取行动保护海洋，在南极冰冷的水域完成了不穿防寒泳衣游泳一公里的壮举。这篇文章最好的题目是“刘易斯·普格：为了一个目标而游泳”，故C项正确。

D

BEIJING -- IMAX, 3D, 5G and VR -- These were dominant themes at the 10th Beijing International Film Festival that concluded on Saturday.

"5G together with other technologies like cloud computing, big data and artificial intelligence are going to shape the film industry in China," said Zhang Wei, director of the China Film Science and Technology Research Institute.

"From black-and-white movies to color films, from 2D to 3D and IMAX, the film industry has seen multiple revolutions and changes upon the emergence and upgrading of film-related technologies," noted Chen Sicheng, a Chinese movie director.

In 2010, when the American science fiction movie "Avatar" was screened in China, tickets were snapped up and cinemas were overflowing with audiences. The Chinese market for 3D films has been growing ever since.

China has introduced favorable policies for the application of 5G, AR, MR and other emerging technologies in the film industry, according to film industry insiders at the festival.

"5G technology is going to revolutionize the whole film industry. Cloud transmission, real-time rendering(实时成像), intelligent distribution, efficient data capturing and collaborative(协作的) production in different locations around the world will be the new normal," said Hu Zhifeng, vice president of the Beijing Film Academy.

It took China, now the world's second-largest film market, less than 10 years to grow its box office revenue from 1 billion yuan (about $145.66 million) to over 60 billion yuan.

Andre Morgan, producer of Oscar-winning film "Million Dollar Baby," said China has made a significant leap in its film industry.

"Both its selection of themes and the leveraging(杠杆) of special effects have reached world standards. In fact, there is not much difference between China and Hollywood in the level of film production, and China has become a world-class film production center," he said.

Sun Jiashan, an associate researcher of the Chinese National Academy of Arts, pointed out that the popularity of many Chinese-made movies including "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wandering Earth" over recent years has proven the huge potential in China's growing film market.

"Compared with Hollywood, there are not many box office blockbusters(一鸣惊人的事物) among made-in-China movies. But China is on the right track by attracting more experts in the field and continuing to optimize(优化) its systems and policies for the film industry," said Feng Wei, vice president of the Asia-Pacific region and president of the Greater China region of the Motion Picture Association of America.

12. Which of the following may replace the underlined word in the passage?

A. busy B. crowded C. bored D. satisfied

13. Why did Sun Jiashan mention Wolf Warrior 2 and The Wandering Earth?

A. To congratulate on their success.

B. To show his respect for them.

C. To prove China’s film market needs to be enlarged.

D. To prove his idea that China’s film market has a promising future.

14. Which may be the best title of the passage?

A. New technologies empower China’s film industry.

B. Domestic film industry booms in China.

C. China’s film market has grown into the largest one in the world.

D. For which we go to the cinema, technology or film?

15. What can we learn from the passage?

A. The Chinese market for 2D films has grown since 2010.

B. Andre Morgan starred the Oscar-winning film “Million Dollar Baby”.

C. Chinese government has given a lot of support to China’s film industry.

D. There are few box office blockbusters among Hollywood movies.

【答案】12. B    13. D    14. A    15. C

本文是新闻报道。主要介绍了星期六结束的第十届北京国际电影节的主要主题。

【12题详解】

词义猜测题。根据上文tickets were snapped up (票被销售一空) 可知，电影《阿凡达》在中国上映的时候，电影票被抢购一空，电影里挤满了观众，因此overflowing可用crowded替代，故选B。

【13题详解】

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段Sun Jiashan, an associate researcher of the Chinese National Academy of Arts, pointed out that the popularity of many Chinese-made movies including "Wolf Warrior 2" and "The Wandering Earth" over recent years has proven the huge potential in China's growing film market(中国国家艺术学院副研究员孙家山指出，近年来，包括《狼战士2》和《流浪地球》在内的许多中国电影的流行证明了中国电影市场的巨大潜力)可知，Sun Jiashan提到《战狼2》和《流浪地球》是为了证明自己认为中国电影市场的潜力巨大这个观点是正确的。故选D。

【14题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第一段BEIJING -- IMAX, 1D, 5G and VR -- These were dominant themes at the 10th Beijing International Film Festival that concluded on Saturday.( 北京——IMAX，1D，5G和VR——这些是星期六结束的第十届北京国际电影节的占主导地位的主题)和全文可知，文章讲述了科技的发展给电影行业注入了新能量，故选A。

【15题详解】

推理判断题。根据最后一段But China is on the right track by attracting more experts in the field and continuing to optimize its systems and policies for the film industry.(但中国走上了正轨，吸引了更多的这一领域的专家，并继续优化其电影产业的制度和政策)可推断，中国政府非常支持中国的电影行业。故选C。