Unit 1 Lifestyles
Ⅰ.阅读理解
AA、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项。
Coffee is one of the most popular drinks throughout the world today. In fact, according to some estimates, over 30% of all adults in the world drink coffee at least once a day on the average. Coffee contains a kind of drug called caffeine. Caffeine is a chemical that stimulates (刺激) the nerves of the body. Drinking coffee tends to make people a little bit more awake―at least for a short time―because of this stimulating effect on the nervous system. A cup of coffee has, on the average, about 3% caffeine in it.
One story of the discovery of the coffee plant relates to this effect of caffeine. According to the story, coffee was discovered in East Africa. The story says that coffee was first found by a goat farmer named Kaldi. This was about the year 850. Kaldi was leading his animals through the mountains and the goats were stopping repeatedly to eat the plants near the path. Suddenly, some of the goats started jumping up and down in a very strange way. Kaldi figured out that the goats were acting this way because of the plants they were eating. Kaldi himself tried eating some of the green beans (豆荚) that the goats had been eating. He, too, felt the stimulating effect of the beans. Kaldi wanted to prove what had happened, so he picked some of the beans and took them back to the village, where he told his story.
The green bean got the name "Kaffa" and later "coffee" because the beans were discovered in a place called Kaffa in Africa. Then for years, people used to eat a few of the green Kaffa beans when they were in the mountains and needed extra energy to do their work. It was later found that the coffee beans could be picked and then dried until they turned brown, and then they could be stored. If the beans were dried and stored, they could be used at any time.
1.What is the purpose of drinking coffee?
A. To become more awake.
B. To become more healthy.
C. To become more happy.
D. To become more clever.
2.How did the goats react after eating the plants?
A. They fell asleep.
B. They could not find their way home.
C. They started jumping up and down.
D. They wanted to eat more.
3.Why did the green bean get the name "Kaffa"?
A. Because Kaldi loved his home village very much.
B. Because Kaldi's goats loved the green bean very much.
C. Because the beans were discovered in a place by this name.
D. Because the beans could be picked and dried.
【参考答案】1.A
2.C
3.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文为我们介绍了咖啡豆。通过一个牧羊人的故事为我们讲述了咖啡豆名字的起源及其产地和作用。
1.理解题。从第一段中“Drinking coffee tends to make people a little bit more awake”中可以看出咖啡豆的作用是使人变得清醒，故选A。
2.细节理解题。从文中第二段中“Suddenly, some of the goats started jumping up and down in a very strange way.”可以看出吃了这种植物后，一些羊开始以很奇怪的方式的跳上跳下，故选C。
3.细节理解题。从最后一段第一句“The green bean got the name "Kaffa" and later "coffee" because the beans were discovered in a place called Kaffa in Africa.”可知，这种青豆开始叫“Kaffa”后来变为“咖啡”是因为它是在非洲一个叫Kaffa的地方被发现的，故选C。
考点：事物说明类阅读
B
The idea of changing the world seems very crazy, but there are a number of small everyday things we can do to make the world better. Community centers, parks, libraries, homeless shelters, hospitals and schools are all places where students can make a difference through service.
Alisia Orosco, 10, wanted to show her love and care to the sick kids at University Children's Hospital in Texas, where her brother had been a patient. She earned money by doing parttime jobs and used it to buy different toys for the children in hospital. Now she visits three hospitals every year with bags of toys. “I hope to help as many kids as I can，” Alisia says. “It makes me happy to make them smile.”
High school students in a town of Washington made a difference to the lives of some needy children by building a playground at a workers' camp. They got a lot of help from a building supply store which provided free building materials for the project.
Teens in New Jersey decided to offer their help at a local soup kitchen where people with no homes can get free food. But there wasn't one. They created a oneday soup kitchen and were able to feed 60 needy people and allow them to take the rest home. Their efforts got more people to understand the great need of the poor in their community. Because of their efforts and success, a permanent soup kitchen was created with the
$10,000 National Award they received from Newman's Own.
High school students in Las Vegas helped 30 homeless adults prepare resumes during a job fair they held at the area's largest homeless shelter.
At least nine of the adults later found jobs.
5.Every year Alisia visits three hospitals with bags of toys in order to________.
A.sell her different toys
B.look for parttime jobs
C.look after her sick brother
D.bring cheer to the sick kids
6.The oneday soup kitchen created by teens in New Jersey ________.
A.received high praise
B.cost $10,000 to build
C.got help from 60 people
D.was aimed at children
7.Which of the following can best describe the students
mentioned in the text?
A.Kind.B.Brave.
C.Proud.
D.Crazy.
8.Where was a playground built for needy children?
A.In Texas.
B.In a town of Washington.
C.In New Jersey.
D.In Las Vegas.
5．解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Alisia Orosco, 10, wanted to show her love and care to the sick kids”以及“to make them smile”可知， Alisia Orosco每年去医院给生病的孩子们送玩具，是为了给他们带来欢乐。故选D。
6．解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第四段内容可知，New Jersey的青少年创办的一日施粥所让更多的人了解到了穷人的需求，同时由于他们的努力和成功，他们也获得了一万美元的奖励，由此可推断，孩子们创办的一日施粥得到了高度赞扬。故选A。
7．解析：选A 推理判断题。文章第一段引出本文主题——小事情也可以产生大的影响，从而让世界更美好。下文所举事例中的青少年用他们的行动表达了对弱者的关心和帮助，是他们的善心让世界变得更加美好。故选A。
8．解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的第一句“High school students in a town of Washington made a difference to the lives of some needy children by building a playground at a workers' camp.”可知答案选B。C
I shall never forget the day when the earthquake took place.The time was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon and I was driving along the road to take my daughter from school.Our plan was to go swimming together.I had finished my work at 4 o’clock and then gone to the Post Office.Then I stopped off at a shop in order to get some fresh fruit.We liked to have some fruit to eat after our swim.
I was driving along a high road on my way to my daughter’s school.Over my road was another road which was built like a bridge for cars coming to the other way.I was hungry so I put the bag of apples in the seat beside me and started to eat one.
Suddenly I saw the cars in front of me start to move from side to side.Then my car started to shake！I didn’t know what was happening.Perhaps something had gone wrong with my car.I drove a little more slowly and then I stopped the car and at the same moment the road fell onto the car in front
of me.
I found myself in the dark.I couldn’t move.The bottom parts of both of my legs and my feet were hurting badly and I couldn’t move them.All around me was quiet.But above me I could hear shouts and a lot of noise.Then I memorized (记起) what had happened.I had been in an earthquake.
For about two hours nobody came.Luckily I could reach the bag of apples，so at least I had plenty to eat.Then I heard people climbing towards me.A team of people had come to see if anyone was under the broken road.I called out，“I’m here！” I heard a shout.Soon a stranger climbed to the side of the road near my car.“How are you doing？” he asked.
“Not too bad，” I said，“But my feet and legs feel as if they’re broken.”“We’ll have you out of there just as soon as we can.” They didn’t get me out until the next morning.I had been in my car for fourteen hours.
1．When the earthquake took place，the writer was________.
A．on his way to the Post Office B．stopping off at a shop
C．doing some shoppingD．under a road built like a bridge
解析： 从第二段最后一句话可知，当地震发生时，作者正开车行驶在一条像桥一样的路的下面。这条路塌了下来，砸在了他的车上。
答案： D
2．The writer’s car began to move from side to
side because________.
A．there was something wrong with his car
B．he ate apples as he drove
C．an earthquake began to happen
D．he drove too fast
解析： feel是系动词，后面跟有表语，我们知道当tire成tiring和tired时，才起到形容词的作用。
答案： C
3．Which of the following is True according to the passage?
A．When the earthquake happened，the writer was with his daughter together.
B．The writer’s legs and feet were badly wounded in the earthquake.
C．The writer was saved as soon as the stranger climbed up the road.
D．The writer was so frightened that he forgot everything that happened around him.
解析： 从短文的内容可知，作者在接他女儿之前发生了地震。因此，在地震发生时，他并没有和他女儿在一起。又从最后一段可知，他被救出时，已经到了第二天上午。因此，也不是在那位陌生人一看到他就把他救了出来。再从他被砸在路下面后不久，他就记起了所发生的事，所以，他并没有吓得什么也想不起来。只有他的腿和脚被严重砸伤是真实的。
答案： B
4．Which of the following shows the right order of what happened to the writer?
a—A stranger climbed to the side of road near his car and asked how he was going.
b—The writer finished his work.
c—He felt his car shaking on his way to his daughter’s school.
d—He bought some fresh fruit in a shop.
e—He was saved the next morning.
f—The writer found himself in the dark.
g—He went to the Post Office.
A．b，g，d，c，f，a，e
B．b，d，c，g，f，a，e
C．d，b，c，f，g，a，e
D．c，a，f，g，b，d，e
解析： 通读全文，我们可知，正确的顺序是：作者下班后，先去了邮局，又把车停在一家商店前，下车买了一些水果。在接他女儿的路上他感觉他的车子晃动，上面的公路塌了下来，将他砸在了路下面。他感觉自己处在黑暗之中，一位陌生人发现了他，第二天上午他被救了出来。
答案： A
5．From the passage we’re sure that the writer was________.
A．a teacher of a school
B．a manager of a shop
C．a father of a girl
D．a worker of a Post Office
解析： 通过短文我们可以确切地知道作者是一位女孩的父亲，而无法确定作者是一位学校的教师，一家商店的经理或一家邮局的工人。
答案： C
Ⅱ.任务型阅读
(2016·南宁市适应性测试)Do you usually feel like you're working hard but still can't reach your study goals? Here are some quick tips to help you study better.
Study with a partner or in groups.
Rather than living in a cave with your nose in the books all day, grab a friend from your class and study with him or her. 1.________
Step into your teacher's shoes.
Ask yourself “If I were the teacher, what would I put on the test？” You have probably experienced a few of your teacher's tests and quizzes by now.
2.________ Teachers have specific types of information that they want you to learn. The structure is usually the same.
Paint pictures.
3.________ It's harder to remember each piece of
a puzzle individually than it is to recall the completed picture. Find ways to connect what you are learning to real life or to other concepts.
Feed your brain.
A hungry brain is an ineffective one. Those Snickers commercials were not kidding. Your brain needs the proper nutrients to keep it going. Because of this, what you eat and drink also plays a huge role in how sharp your brain is. 4.________ Junk foods increase tiredness and lead to the infamous food coma.
Take breaks.
Your brain is like a muscle.
5.________
It can also tire if you overwork it. If you divide studying into 15－30minute blocks with quick breaks in between, your brain will feel refreshed, grateful and ready for the next challenge you throw at it.
A.Learn from them for the next test.
B.It needs exercise to make it stronger.
C.It's necessary to have a long holiday and have nice food.
D.Group studying helps you to engage and process the information more deeply.
E.You can build your knowledge structure in the form of pictures.
F.Healthy foods provide nutrients to your brain cells to keep them energized.
G.We need to have a positive mental state if we want to improve our study efficiency.
Ⅲ.语法填空
(2016·宁夏回族自治区银川一中模拟)Scientists have discovered that
1.________ (stay) in the cold could help us lose weight. Researchers at the University of California found that exposure to the cold increases levels of a protein that helps form brown fat — the type of fat that produces heat and keeps us warm. Brown fat burns energy, 2.________
helps us lose weight. White fat stores extra energy, which results 3.________
weight gain. The researchers said that because air conditioning and heating give us constant,
4.________
(comfort) temperatures, our body's need for brown fat has decreased. They found that Outdoor workers in northern Finland who 5.________
(expose) to cold temperature have 6.________
significant amount of brown fat when
7.________
(compare) to sameaged indoor workers.
The research was conducted on two different control groups of mice. 8.________
group was injected with the protein that helps create brown fat. This group later gained 30% less weight after both groups were fed highfat diets. The researchers say this could be good news in the fight against obesity. People who are obese have
9.________
(low) levels of brown fat than thinner people. Head researcher Hei Sook Sul said: “This protein could become an important target for research into the treatment and prevention of obesity and obesityrelated diseases.” She added: “If you can somehow increase levels of this protein, you could 10.________ (possible) lose more weight even if eating the same amount of food.”
Ⅳ.书面表达
假如你是学生会主席李华，你校将举办英语话剧比赛，请根据以下海报内容用英语写一份通知。
注意：1.词数100左右；
2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
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高考题型提能练(一)
Ⅱ.1～5 DAEFB
Ⅲ.
1．staying 考查非谓语动词。从结构可知此处是非谓语作主语，用动名词形式，故填staying。2．which 考查关系代词。在非限制性定语从句中缺少主语，用关系代词which指代前句话内容。3．in 考查介词。result in “导致，造成”。故填in。4．comfortable 考查形容词。此处是和constant并列作temperatures的定语，故用形容词形式。5．are exposed 考查谓语动词。expose是及物动词，句中没有宾语，判断用被动形式。be exposed to “暴露在……之下”，根据主谓一致原则，填are exposed。6．a 考查冠词。a significant amount of“大量的”。故填a。7．compared 考查非谓语动词。此处是“连词＋分词”结构，compare和句子主语outdoor workers之间是被动关系，用过去分词，故填compared。8．One 考查数词。从上文内容可知此处指两组中的一组，因位于句首，故填One。9．lower 考查比较级。根据句中than可知此处用比较级，修饰名词levels，用形容词，故填lower。10．possibly 考查副词。修饰动词lose用副词形式，故填possibly。Ⅳ.参考范文：
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In order to enrich students' Englishlearning activities, an English drama contest will be held on the second floor of the school lecture hall on October 25, 2015. All the students are welcome to attend the contest. It's a golden opportunity to show your talents. Competitors are required to participate in the competition in groups, and there are at least three members in each group.
Not only famous English fairy tales but also some original plays written in English by competitors themselves can be applied. Mr. Brown, the foreign teacher in our school, together with five other English teachers, will be invited to act as judges. Awards will be given to the contestants who win the first, second and third place in the competition. For more details, please contact the Students' Union.