必修三 Unit 5 高考提能练
阅读理解·组块专练——练速度
(限时：35分钟)
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
(2016·河北五校联盟质检二)As a substitute teacher, my daily routine involves driving to a new school almost every day so Im usually unable to anticipate (预料) the days events, good or bad!
On one particular day, I was teaching in a very difficult class. I was managing behavior all the morning and by lunch time, I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon. So on my lunch break, I drove to a nearby plaza to get a cup of coffee. Upon returning to the car I realized I had locked my keys and my phone inside! I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4 or 5minute drive away. I contemplated (考虑) rushing back, but it being winter, I thought a nasty fall on ice would only make the situation much worse.
So I ran into a McDonald’s which was in the same plaza and asked the man at the counter who happened to be the manager to please call me a cab. I briefly explained my situation to him, and I could tell by the look in his eyes that he empathized. He hurried to the back to use the phone while I paced in the restaurant. I had less than 10 minutes to get back to my school at this point.
The manager returned only to tell me that the cab company had put him on hold and then the line got disconnected, and that he was now on hold again, but had not been able to request the cab yet. My expression, I assume, began to resemble some combination of hopelessness and fear.
Without a thought, he grabbed his coat and offered to drive me to the school. Without hesitation, I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes to spare before the bell!
Upon arriving at the school, I thanked this man endlessly. His calm behavior and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for, and also a wonderful human being to have on this earth. This experience makes me realize that out of every seemingly hopeless situation, there is the opportunity for acts of kindness to transpire (发生), which can have an unimaginable impact (影响) on those who receive them.
语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。主要介绍了作者在购物中心喝完咖啡后发现车钥匙和手机都被锁在了车里，他在麦当劳向经理寻求帮助，并最终在这位经理的帮助下及时赶回学校的故事。
1．Why did the author want to get a cup of coffee?
A．Because he was very thirsty at that time.
B．Because he was only interested in drinking coffee.
C．Because he had to refresh himself for the classes in the afternoon.
D．Because he wanted to do something special to pass the whole afternoon.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“... I knew I needed coffee to even consider surviving the afternoon.”可知，作者需要咖啡使自己下午上课有精神。
2．The author ________ so he gave up the idea of going back to school on foot when he found his keys and phone were locked inside the car.
A．was too tired to walk further
B．was afraid of falling down on ice
C．asked the manager to call him a cab
D．decided to take a school bus
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“I contemplated (考虑) rushing back ... the situation much worse.”可知，作者担心徒步跑回学校就有可能会跌倒在有冰的路上，因此就放弃了那种想法，所以选B。
3．The author has probably stayed in the McDonalds for ________.
A．15 minutesB．8－9 minutes
C．4－5 minutes
D．2 minutes
解析：选B 数字计算题。根据第二段中的“I had about 15 minutes to get back to the school which was a good 4 or 5minute drive away.”和第五段中的“... I followed him into his car and made it back into my classroom with 2 minutes to spare before the bell！”可知，作者所在的地方开车回学校需四五分钟，而回学校后离上课时间还有两分钟，因此选B。
4．What kind of person is the manager?
A．Kindhearted.
B．Faithful.
C．Gentle.
D．Dependable.
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据全文的内容以及文章最后一段中的“His calm behavior and kind nature made me think he was probably a wonderful manager to work for ...”可知，这个经理心地善良。
B
(2016·石家庄高三教学质检二)Almost everybody in America will spend a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart. They will in a lifetime, push the chromeplated_contraptions many miles. But few will know — or even think to ask — who it was that invented them.
Sylvan N. Goldman invented the shopping cart in 1937. At that time he was in the supermarket business. Every day he would see shoppers lugging groceries around in baskets they had to carry.
One day Goldman suddenly had the idea of putting baskets on wheels. The wheeled baskets would make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.
On June 4, 1937, Goldman?s first carts were ready for use in his market. He was terribly excited on the morning of that day as customers began arriving. He couldn?t wait to see them using his invention.
But Goldman was disappointed. Most shoppers gave the carts a long look, but hardly anybody would give them a try.
After a while, Goldman decided to ask customers why they weren?t using his carts. “Don?t you think this arm is strong enough to carry a shopping basket？” one shopper replied.
But Goldman wasnt beaten yet. He knew his carts would be a great success if only he could persuade people to give them a try. To this end, Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market and pretend they were shopping! Seeing this, the real customers gradually began copying the phony (假的) customers.
As Goldman had hoped, the carts were soon attracting larger and larger numbers of customers to his market. But not only did more people come — those who came bought more. With larger easiertohandle baskets, customers unconsciously bought a greater number of items than before.
Today?s shopping carts are five times larger than Goldman?s original model. Perhaps that?s one reason why Americans today spend more than five times as much money on food each year as they did before 1937 — the coming of the shopping cart.
5．What do the underlined words “chromeplated contraptions” in the first paragraph refer to?
A．Baskets.
B．Private cars.
C．Suitcases.
D．Shopping carts.
解析：选D 词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“... a part of his or her life behind a shopping cart.”可以得出，画线词的意思是购物手推车。
6．What was the purpose of Goldmans invention?
A．It was to prove him to be a good inventor.
B．It was to reduce the burden of his employees work.
C．It was to make shopping easier and attract more business.
D．It was to help the disabled make shopping easily in his market.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“... make shopping much easier for his customers, and would help to attract more business.”可知，C项正确。
7．Goldman hired a group of people to push carts around his market in order to ________.
A．attract people to buy things in his market
B．encourage people to use his shopping carts
C．make his market different from the others
D．keep the groceries from being stolen
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第七段中的“... persuade people to give them a try.”可知，他雇一些人假装顾客在超市里面推购物车的目的是想鼓励人们使用他的购物车。
8．What can we infer from the last paragraph?
A．Goldman will become very famous because of his invention.
B．Goldmans invention will be regarded as the greatest one in the world.
C．Supermarket business has benefited a lot from Goldmans invention.
D．There will be nothing that can replace Goldmans invention.
解析：选C 推理判断题。根据最后一段的内容可知，现今购物车是Goldman发明的购物车的五倍大，那就可能是美国人今天的购物花费是购物车发明之前的五倍的一个原因。由此可推断出，超市的生意从Goldman的发明中受益匪浅。
C
(2016·江西八所重点中学联考)Griffith Observatory (天文台) is a national leader in public astronomy, and one of the most popular attractions in Los Angeles. It is located on the southern slope (山坡) of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park at 1,134 feet above sea level.
Visitors may drive to the observatory and park in its parking lot or on nearby roads. No reservation (预订) is required to visit. Parking is limited, and the busiest time is weekends. Buses, taxis, and car pools are welcome. LADOT provides weekend public bus service from the Sunset/Vermont Metro Red Line Station.
Griffith Observatory is open six days a week. Admission and parking are free.
Hours of Operation
Tuesday－Friday
12 noon－10 pm
Saturday－Sunday
10 am－10 pm
Monday
Closed
Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day Closed
Samuel Oschin Planetarium
The Samuel Oschin Planetarium theater offers 8 to 10 live, halfhour presentations each day. There are usually four different shows from which to choose.
Shows are presented every 60 to 90 minutes. Check the website, information desks, or the box office for each day?s show time. Being seated late is not permitted.
Samuel Oschin Planetarium tickets must be purchased at the observatory and are only available on the day of the show. The ticket prices for shows are：
Adults (13－59 years old)$7.00
Children (5－12 years old)
$3.00
Seniors (60 years
and older)
$5.00
Students
$5.00
Children under 5 years old will be admitted only to the first show each day.
Hearing assist devices are available on request.
Public Telescopes
Free public telescopes are available each evening the observatory is open and skies are clear. The Zeiss telescope on the roof is generally open by 7 pm. All observing must be completed by 9：45 pm.
语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了美国的著名景点格里菲斯天文台的相关信息。
9．Which of the following best describes the Samuel Oschin Planetarium theater?
A．Hearing assist devices are provided to seniors.
B．The shows there generally last 60 to 90 minutes.
C．Visitors are required to be seated before the show starts.
D．The tickets for the shows can be bought through the website.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据Samuel Oschin Planetarium下的“Being seated late is not permitted.”可知，每场剧开场之前，要提前入场就座，迟到了就不能进剧场了。故C项正确。
10．To watch the show, a young couple with a 7yearold son should pay ________.
A．$13.00 B．$15.00
C．$17.00
D．$20.00
解析：选C 数字计算题。根据文章所提供的票价“Adults(13－59 years old) $7.00”“Children(5－12 years old) $3.00”可知，一对年轻夫妇和一个7岁男孩共需要17美元，故选C项。
11．Which of the following is charged?
A．Parking.
B．Telescopes.
C．Hearing assist devices.
D．Watching presentations.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据文章中的“Admission and parking are free.” “Free public telescopes are available”和“Hearing assist devices are available on request.”可知，A、B、C三项都是免费的；根据Samuel Oschin Planetarium下的“The ticket prices for shows are”可知，观看表演要收费，故选D项。
D
(2016·江西八所重点中学联考)India is a country with 1.2 billion people, of which 30% still live in poverty, and 56% of the workforce is engaged in agriculture even though it contributes only 18% of GDP. Reforming Indias economy will therefore require more than just the relaxation of business regulations; it will require a massive reallocation of labor and the retraining of farm workers for other professions through better education and vocational training. In addition, only 29% of women in India are in the workforce even though they make up 50% of the population, which represents the severe underuse of a valuable resource, and a barrier to progress.
The government with Modi as the Premier will have to create a basic construction to correct the problem of these inefficiencies. It is also important to note that the reorganization of India’s labor force will take years, if not decades, to produce results for the economy. All this can push returns down for investors in the short and medium term.
Another major challenge for India’s free market experiment will be the foundation of BJP (人民党), which has its roots in religion. Free market economics cant work properly without a truly free society, and the conservative social and political philosophies (思想体系) of Modis party could prevent that from happening.
The rural base of the BJP also creates another risk for the agenda of the government. While India’s poor people will certainly benefit from economic reform, they are also the easiest to be exploited by some corporations and may require statesponsored welfare for existence. This creates an obvious contradiction for the government and a real free market in India. To lift the country economically, capitalist principles must be accepted completely, but without state control, India’s poor and middle class may be left behind.
12．To change Indias economy more effectively, ________.
A．business regulations should be restricted
B．farm workers deserve retraining and reallocating
C．more people should be engaged in agriculture
D．women should make up 50% of the workforce
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段的“it will require a massive reallocation of labor and the retraining of farm workers”可知，需要重新分配劳动力和重新培训农民工，即B项正确。
13．Free market economics can function well with ________.
A．traditional social structures
B．a society full of liberty
C．conservative political philosophies
D．the basic policy of BJP
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第三段的“Free market economics cant work properly without a truly free society”可知，自由市场经济能够正常运转需要一个真正自由的社会，即B项正确。
14．Under the control of the government, ________ will benefit from the economic reform.
A．both commerce and industry
B．both state factories and local firms
C．both middleclass people and poor people
D．both urban and rural areas
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“While Indias poor people will certainly benefit from economic reform”和“but without state control，Indias poor and middle class may be left behind”可知，在政府的掌控下经济改革将使中产阶级和穷人都受益，即C项正确。
15．The tone of the author towards Indias economic reform is ________.
A．favorable
B．disapproving
C．optimistic
D．doubtful
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据文章的第三段和第四段的“The rural base of the BJP also creates another risk for the agenda of the government.”可知，印度的经济改革挑战巨大、困难重重，作者对其持怀疑态度，即D项正确。
Ⅱ.阅读七选五
(2016·九江市高三二模)
Guide for Teenagers
The teenage years can be tough, and its normal to feel sad every now and then. But if these feelings don’t go away or become so intense that you can’t handle them, you may be suffering from depression. __1__.
Try not to isolate yourself
When you’re depressed, you may not feel like seeing anybody or doing anything. Just getting out of bed in the morning can be difficult, but isolating yourself only makes depression worse. __2__. Spend time with friends, especially those who are active.
Keep your body healthy
Making healthy lifestyle choices can do wonders for your moods. Ever heard of “RunnersHigh”？ Physical activity can be as effective as medications for depression, so get involved in sports, ride your bike, or take a dance class. Any activity helps! __3__. As for food, make sure you’re feeding your mind with plenty of fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.
Avoid alcohol and drugs
You maybe try drinking or use drugs in an effort to escape from your feelings and get a “mood boost”， even if just for a short time. However, substance abuse can not only make depression worse, but can cause you to become more depressed. __4__. You will need special treatment for your substance abuse problem.
__5__
Stress and worry can lead to depression. Talk to a teacher if exams or classes seem overwhelming. In addition, if you have a health concern you feel you can’t talk to your parents about, see a doctor. A health professional can help you approach your parents and guide you toward appropriate treatment. If you’re dealing with relationships, friendships, or family problems, talk to an adult you trust.
A．Ask for help if you are stressed
B．Even a short walk can be beneficial
C．Turn to your parents for help
D．As you get out into the world, you may find yourself feeling better
E．In short, drinking and taking drugs will make you feel worse — not better — in the long run
F．The more exercise you do, the healthier you will be
G．Help is available and you have more power than you think
答案：1～5 GDBEA