【译林湖南版】2011高考英语一轮复习提能训练
Module 2
Unit 3 Amazing peopleⅠ.填词
Do you ever imagine yourself on a quest(追寻)to unlock the secrets of civilization？If you do，Dan Brown’s new novel，The Lost Symbol，may be just the ticket.The novel is the third in Brown’s hugely popular adventure series.It follows Angels and Demons and The Da Vinci Code.
In Angels and Demons，Professor Robert Langdon races through Rome，saving the city from an explosion(爆炸)．In The Da Vinci Code，he solves a mysterious death in Paris and uncovers religious(宗教的)secrets that rock Christianity(基督教)．
In the new book Langdon is invited to Washington DC，the US capital，to give a lecture，following an invitation by a friend.He arrives to find the lecture has been cancelled(取消)．
There may be no audience but our hero does find a strange object，a severed(断开的)hand patterned with strange symbols pointing to a picture of George Washington，America’s first president.Langdon sees it as invitation to mysterious knowledge.
But the path to this knowledge is a difficult one.Langdon has to deal with soldiers who trail(跟踪)after him and the kidnapping(绑架)of a close friend.
Fans of Dan Brown’s writing will not be able to wait to get their hands on this latest of his books.It’s another exercise in the formula(模式)that proved so successful in The Da Vinci Code and Angels and Demons.
According to Monica Hesse，reporter with the Washington Post，Dan Brown’s greatest achievement is “the outsize(非常大的)impact his novels have had on the cities in which they’re set”．
Just ask Colin Glynne-Percy，director of the Rosslyn Chapel Trust，the Scottish church from The Da Vinci Code，where Langdon believed he could find the Holy Grail(圣杯)．
“Before the book came out，we had about 40,000 visitors a year，”Glynne-Percy says.“It went to 80,000.Then to 120,000.Then to 175,000.”The church has put in bathrooms and taken on staff to deal with the demand.
Brown’s popular __1__ series
Names Brief introduction Influences
__2__ Professor Robert Langdon races through Rome，saving the city from an __3__. Having great __9__ on the cities in which the novels are set.
Eg：the __10__ thenumber of visitors to the Rosslyn Chapel Trust
The Da
Vinci Code Langdon solves a mysterious death and uncovers __4__ that rock Christianity.
The Lost
Symbol Langdon is invited to __5__ to give a lecture to find it has been __6__.Then he discovers a severed hand patterned with __7__ pointing to a picture of George Washington，America’s first president.Then he follows it to look for __8__.
Ⅱ.简答题
Snow is a form of frozen water.It contains many groups of tiny ice particles called snow crystals.These crystals grow from water particles in cold clouds.They usually grow around a piece of dust.All snow crystals have six sides，but they grow in different shapes.The shape depends mainly on the temperature and water levels in the air.
Snow crystals grow in one of two designs—plate-like and columnar.Plate-like crystals are flat.They form when the air temperature is about fifteen degrees below zero Celsius.Columnar snow crystals look like sticks of ice.They form when the temperature is about five degrees below zero.
The shape of a snow crystal may change from one form to another as the crystal passes through levels of air with different temperatures.When melting snow crystals or raindrops fall through very cold air，they freeze to form small particles of ice，called sleet.
Groups of frozen water droplets are called snow pellets.Under some conditions，these particles may grow larger and form solid pieces of ice，or hail.
When snow crystals stick together，they produce snowflakes.Snowflakes come in different sizes.As many as one hundred crystals may join together to form a snowflake larger than two and one-half centimeters.Under some conditions，snowflakes can form that are five centimeters long.Usually，this requires near freezing temperatures，light winds and changing conditions in Earth’s atmosphere.
Snow contains much less water than rain.About fifteen centimeters of wet snow has as much water as two and one-half centimeters of rain.About seventy-six centimeters of dry snow equals the water in two and one-half centimeters of rain.
Snowfall helps to protect plants and some wild animals from cold，winter weather.Fresh snow is made largely of air trapped among the snow crystals.Because the air has trouble moving，the movement of heat is greatly reduced.
Snow also is known to influence the movement of sound waves.When there is fresh snow on the ground，the surface of the snow takes in，or absorbs，sound waves.However，snow can become hard and flat as it becomes older or if there have been strong winds.Then the snow’s surface will help to send back sound waves.Under these conditions，sounds may seem clearer and travel farther.
Generally，the color of snow and ice appears white.This is because the light we see from the sun is white.Most natural materials take in some sunlight.This gives them their color.However，when light travels from air to snow，some light is sent back，or reflected.Snow crystals have many surfaces to reflect sunlight.Yet the snow does take in a little sunlight.It is this light that gives snow its white appearance.
1．What plays a major role in determining the shape of snow crystals？(no more than 8 words)
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2．What are the two designs snow crystals grow in？(no more than 4 words)
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3．Under what conditions can sounds travel a shorter distance，fresh snow or old snow？(no
more than 2 words)
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4．Generally，what is the color of snow？(no more than 2 words)
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Ⅲ.阅读理解
Happiness can be described as a positive mood and a pleasant state of mind.According to recent surveys，sixty to seventy percent of Americans consider themselves to be moderately happy and one in twenty persons feels very happy.Psychologists have been studying the factors that contribute to happiness.It is not predictable，nor is a person in a clearly ideal situation necessarily happy.The ideal situation may have little to do with his actual feelings.
A good education and income are usually considered necessary for happiness.Though both may contribute，they are only chief factors if the person is seriously undereducated or actually suffering from lack of physical needs.
The rich are not likely to be happier than the middle-income group or even those with very low incomes.People with college educations are somewhat happier than those who did not graduate from high school，and it is believed that this is mainly because they have more opportunity to control their lives.Yet people with a high income and a college education may be less happy than those with the same income and no college education.
Poor health does not rule out happiness except for the seriously disabled or those in pain.Learning to deal with a health problem can contribute to happiness.Those with a good material life are happier in general，but those who have a loving，affectionate relationship are happier than those who rely on material alone.Love has a closer relationship with happiness than any other factor.
It should be noted that people quickly get used to what they have，and they are happiest when they feel they are increasing their level no matter where it stands at a given time.
Children whose parents were happily married have happier childhoods，but are not necessarily happier adults.
The best formula for happiness is to be able to develop the ability to bear failure，to have a personal participation and devotion，and to develop self-confidence and self-esteem.
1．It can be inferred from the passage that ________.
A．happiness is predictable rather than passively accepted
B．a person in an obviously ideal situation must be happy
C．the rich are likely to be happier than the middle-income group
D．happiness is not necessarily connected to one’s situation in society
2．People with college education ________.
A．are not happier than those who have only an education at high school
B．are much happier than those who did not graduate from high school
C．have less opportunity to control their lives
D．have more opportunity to control their lives
3．According to the article，happiness is greatly dependent on ________.
A．a happy childhood in a happily married family
B．great wealth obtained by receiving a good education
C．a feeling that conditions are becoming for the better
D．a college degree and a high income
4．Which of the following is most likely to contribute to happiness?
A．Being exceptionally good-looking.
B．Having a loving，affectionate relationship.
C．Having a well-paid job.
D．Meeting lots of people.
5．Which of the following attitudes or feelings is most likely to be found in happy people?
A．Having self-esteem.
B．Being sure of keeping everything they already have.
C．Never being jealous.
D．Knowing how to be charming.
Unit 3 Amazing people
Ⅰ.
1．adventure 2.Angels and Demons 3.explosion 4.religious secrets
5．Washington DC 6.cancelled 7.strange symbols 8.mysterious knowledge 9.impact/influence 10.increase/rise in
Ⅱ.
1．The temperature and water levels in the air.
2．Plate-like and columnar designs.
3．Fresh snow.
4．White.
Ⅲ.
【解题导语】 幸福与学历、收入没有必然的联系，它主要是来自一个人内心的感受。拥有爱心，用爱建立关系的人是幸福的。幸福的人往往能够抵抗挫折与失败、积极参与、忘我专注，同时又自信自尊。
1．解析：推断题。文章说受教育的程度，收入的高低都不见得能决定一个人是否幸福。由此推断出社会地位跟一个人是否有幸福感没有必然的联系。
答案：D
2．解析：细节理解题。第三段中讲到，受过高等教育的人更为幸福一些，这主要是因为他们有更多的机会可能控制自己的生活。
答案：D
3．解析：细节推断题。文章的最后给出了幸福的公式：抗挫折失败的能力＋专注与投入＋自信自尊。这些东西全是主观的。由此可以推断出，幸福来自于自身感受。
答案：C
4．解析：细节理解题。文章在第四段最后一句说到，爱和幸福之间的关联比其他任何因素都要近一些。
答案：B
5．解析：推断题。在给幸福开列的公式中包含着自尊，其他选项所说的内容都没有，因此，选项A正确。
答案：A