Unit 4英语人教必修五 练习2.docx
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Unit4英语人教必修五练习2
Unit4Makingthenews
培优练习
第一部分:
阅读理解(共两节||,满分40分)
第一节(共15小题||;每小题2分||,满分30分)
阅读下列短文||,从每题所给的4个选项(A、B、C和D)中||,选出最佳选项。
A
London'snewestskyscraper(摩天大楼)iscalledtheShardanditcostabout430millionpoundstobuild.Ataheightofalmost310metres||,itisthetallestbuildinginEurope.TheShardhascompletelychangedtheappearanceofLondon.However||,noteveryonethinksthatitisachangeforthebetter.
TheShardwasdesignedbythefamousItalianarchitectRenzoPiano.WhenhebegandesigningtheShardforLondon||,Pianowantedaverytallbuildingthatlookedlikeaspire(尖顶).Hewantedtheglasssurfacestoreflecttheskyandthecity.Thesidesofthebuildingaren'tregular.Sothebuildinghasanunusualshape.Itlookslikeaverythin||,sharppieceofbrokenglass.Andthatishowthebuildinggotthename:
theShard.PianosaysthatthespireshapeoftheShardispartofagreatLondontradition.TheshaperemindshimofthespiresofthechurchesofLondonorthetallmasts(桅杆)oftheshipsthatwereonceontheriverThames.
TheShardhas87floors.Atthetop||,thereisanobservatory.Atthemomentthebuildingisempty||,buteventuallytherewillbeafivestarhotel.Therewillalsobetopqualityrestaurants||,apartmentsandoffices.
Beforebuildingworkbegan||,alotofpeopledidn'twanttheShardthoughtheplanswereapproved.NowtheyarestillunhappyabouttheShard.SomecriticssaythatsuchatallskyscrapermightbegoodinacitylikeNewYork||,butnotinLondon.TheysaythatthebestthingabouttheShardisitsspireshape.Butthatistheonlything.Thereisnodecoration||,onlyflatsurfaces.TheEgyptiansdidthat4||,500yearsago.TheyalsothinktheShardistoobigforLondon.Itdestroysthebeautyofthecity.
Othercriticsdon'tlikewhattheShardseemstorepresent.TheysaythattheShardshowshowLondonisbecomingmoreunequal.Onlyveryrichpeoplecanaffordtobuytheexpensiveprivateapartmentsandstayinthehotel.ButthepeoplewholiveneartheShardareamongthepoorestinLondon.SotheShardseemsasymbolofthedivisioninsocietybetweentheveryrichandthepoor.
TheShardnowdominatestheLondonskyline.Itisnotcertain||,however||,thatordinaryLondoncitizenswilleveracceptitasavaluableadditiontothecity.
1.London'snewestskyscraperiscalledtheShardbecauseof________.
A.itscostB.itssize
C.itsshapeD.itsheight
2.WhenhedesignedtheShard||,Pianowanteditto________.
A.changeLondon'sskylineB.inheritLondon'stradition
C.imitatetheEgyptianstyleD.attractpotentialvisitors
3.ThecriticswhorefertosocialdivisionthinktheShard________.
A.isonlypreferredbytherich
B.isintendedforwealthypeople
C.isfarawayfromthepoorarea
D.ispopularonlywithLondoners
4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.TheShard:
CheersandClaps
B.TheShard:
WorkofaGreatArchitect
C.TheShard:
NewSymbolofLondon?
D.TheShard:
AChangefortheBetter?
B
AMENTORING(导师制)programisgivinglifechangingopportunitiestoBanburyyouth.
YoungInspirationswasfoundedtwoyearsagotoprovidementoringsessionsforstudentsandunemployedyoungadultsaged11to21.
AlexGoldberg||,theprogram'sfounder||,said:
“WesetupYoungInspirationsbecausewewantedtogiveyoungpeopleexperienceswhichwillpotentiallybelifechangingandbroadentheiroutlook.
“Wetrytocreateworkexperienceopportunitiesthatwillreallymakeadifferencetoouryouth.Forexample||,we'vesecuredinternships(实习)withworldfamousfirmssuchasHonda.”
“Atatimeoffundingcutbackswhereschoolsarefindingitmoreandmoredifficulttoofferthiskindofmentoring||,itisextremelyimportantthattheseopportunitiesareavailablebothtohelpyouthwiththeirschoolworkandgradesandtogivethemopportunitieswhichmayhelpshapetheirfutures.”KieranHepburn||,14||,isoneofagroupofBanburyyouthwhohasbenefitedfromtheprogramsofar.InOctobertheBanburySchoolpupilwasaccompaniedbyYoungInspirationsstafftoPariswherehewasanobserverattheUnitedNationsEducational||,ScientificandCulturalOrganization's(UNESCO)InternationalYouthForum(论坛).
Theeventwasheldforyoungpeoplefromaroundtheworld||,toseektheirviewsonhowthefutureofyouthandeducationshouldlook.Kieranjoinedseveralhundredobserversmostlyintheir20sandwastheonlyUKschoolpupiltoattendtheevent.Kieranthinksthetripwasalifechangingexperience.“BeforeweleftIdidn'tquiteknowwhattomakeofitbutwhenwegottherewedidn'tstop||,itwasamazing||,”hesaid||,“Wewenttothreeorfourhoursofdebateseachdayandthendidsomethingculturaleachafternoon.”
Themainthemeoftheforumwashowyouthcandrivechangeinpoliticalandpubliclife.Itdealtwithissues(问题)suchasdrugabuse||,violenceandunemployment.
Kieransaid:
“IthasreallyhelpedmetoimprovemyconfidenceandsocialskillsaswellasmyschoolgradesandIwasvotedmostimprovedpupilatschoolinAugust.”
TheYoungInspirationsmentoringsessionstakeplaceeachFridayinBanbury.Fordetailsvisit.
5.TheYoungInspirationsmentoringprogramaimsto______.
A.trainstaffforworldfamousfirms
B.offerjobopportunitiestoyoungadults
C.provideyouthwithuniqueexperiences
D.equiptheunemployedwithdifferentskills
6.Accordingtothepassage||,theforumfocusedonhowyouthcan________.
A.builduptheirconfidenceatschool
B.findworkexperienceopportunities
C.improvetheirsocialskillsforthefuture
D.playanactiveroleinthechangeofsociety
7.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethat________.
A.thevisittotheUnitedKingdomwasamazing
B.Kieranhasmadegreatprogressinmanyaspects
C.theyouthhavefoundawaytosolvetheirproblems
D.thementoringsessionsareheldeverydayexceptFriday
8.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?
A.AlexGoldberg||,FounderofYoungInspirations
B.YoungPeopleFindaWorldofOpportunity
C.Kieran||,BanburySchoolPupiltoParis
D.DebatesHelpYouthwithTheirGrades
C
MichelleKwanwasbornonJuly7||,1980||,inTorrance||,California.ThedaughterofHongKongimmigrants(移民)||,Kwanwatchedherolderbrotherplayicehockeyasakid.Shebeganskatingwhenshewasfive||,andenteredandwonherfirstfigureskatingcompetitionatseven.Shewontheworldtitleinthe1994WorldChampionshipsattheageof13||,andearnedaspotasanalternate(候补者)forthe1994OlympicGames.Kwanwentontocapturetheworldtitlein2019||,2019||,2019||,2019and2019.
AttheNaganoWinterOlympicsin2019||,Kwanwasbelievedtowingold||,butendedupwithadisappointingsilvermedalwhenfellowUSskaterTaraLipinskisurprisinglytookfirstplace.ShortlybeforetheSaltLakeCityWinterOlympicsin2019||,Kwan||,whowasthenthereigningworldchamp||,surprisinglyfiredbothherchoreographer(编舞者)||,LoriNichol||,andlongtimecoach||,FrankCarroll.Onceagain||,shefailedtogetthegoldmedalwhenshefinishedthirdbehindIrinaSlutskayaofRussiaandUSskaterSarahHughes||,whotookfirst.
AsastudentattheUniversityofCaliforniaatLosAngeles||,Kwanhascontinuedtocompetesinceherdefeat(战败)inSaltLakeCity.InFebruary2019||,shewasunabletotakepartintheOlympicGamesinTorino||,Italybecauseofaseriousinjury.ThoughMichelleKwandidnotcompeteduringthe2019-2019figureskatingseason||,shehasturneddownanoffertoworkforNBCSportsandsayssheisnotretiring.
9.Theunderlinedword“capture”inthefirstparagraphmeans“________”.
A.enterB.win
C.learnD.find
10.WhathappenedtoMichelleKwanin2019?
A.Hercoachdidn'twanttotrainheranylonger.
B.ShewenttostudyattheUniversityofCalifornia.
C.ShefailedtotakepartintheOlympicGamesinTorino||,Italy.
11.WhichofthefollowingmayNOTbeaworldchamp?
A.LoriNichol.B.MichelleKwan.
C.TaraLipinski.D.SarahHughes.
D
Thefirstnewspaperswerewrittenbyhandandputuponwallsinpublicplaces.TheearliestdailynewspaperwasstartedinRomein59BC.Inthe700'stheworld'sfirstprintednewspaperwaspublished.Europedidn'thavearegularlypublishednewspaperuntil1609||,whenonewasstartedinGermany.
ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdamin1620.In1621||,anEnglishnewspaperwasstartedinLondonandwaspublishedonceaweek.ThefirstdailyEnglishnewspaperwasTheDailyCourant(《每日新闻》).ItcameoutinMarch||,1702.
In1690||,BenjaminHarrisprintedthefirstAmericannewspaperinBoston.Butnotlongafteritwasfirstpublished||,thegovernmentstoppedthepaper.In1704||,JohnCampbellstartedTheBostonNewsletter(《波士顿新闻通讯》)||,thefirstnewspaperpublishedintheAmericancolonies.By1760||,thecolonieshadmorethanthirtydailynewspapers.Therearenowabout1||,800dailypapersintheUnitedStates.
Today||,asagroup||,Englishlanguagenewspapershavethelargestcirculation(发行量)intheworld.ButthelargestcirculationforanewspaperisthatoftheJapanesenewspaperAsahiDhimbun(《朝日新闻》).Itsellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.
12.Thefirstdailynewspapercameoutin________.
A.59BCB.700'sC.1609D.1620
13.ThefirstprintednewspaperinAmericacameoutin______.
A.WashingtonB.NewYorkC.BostonD.NewOrleans
14.Todaythereareabout________dailypapersprintedintheUnitedStates.
A.1||,621B.1||,704C.1||,760D.1||,800
15.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?
A.ThefirstregularlypublishednewspaperintheEnglishlanguagewasprintedinAmsterdam.
B.Englishlanguagenewspapersellsmorethan11millioncopieseveryday.
C.Europedidn'thavearegu
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