2016届高考英语一轮复习 Unit2《English around the World》阅读表达全方位训练 新人教版必修1

　　2016届高考英语一轮复习全方位配套训练人教版必修一Unit 2 English around the World阅读表达

　　阅读下面短文并回答问题（请注意题后的词数要求）。

　　Passage 1

　　［1］I was one of the taller members of my class，standing a head above the other girls and bent down at the back of the line to avoid sticking out.I especially hated to hear people say.“Ruthie! Look how tall you’re getting!” But my grandfather would always tell me，“Stand straight and tall.” Later I understood his advice was about more than just height.

　　［2］My grandfather grew up in war-torn Europe.When German soldiers occupied his hometown，the beautiful city of Tarnow，Poland，he fought for his country’s freedom.“Stand straight，stand tall,” meant something else back then.

　　［3］After die war，he boarded a boat for America，arriving in Manhattan.All alone in a new country，he was frightened about his future.Still，he marched head-on into the streets of New York.Soon he met other European immigrants，each of them trying to find his or her own way.If they could do it，why couldn’t he? “Stand straight，stand tall,” he would remind himself.

　　［4］

　　the help of a loyal and trusting friend，my grandfather acquired a jewelry stand on Canal Street.He once told me how nervous he was on that first day of work.He was not only trying to learn this tough new business，but also a new language.

　　［5］To his surprise，the men in the neighboring stands—who could have taken advantage of him—offered their help and advice.Within months，my grandfather was commanding his spot behind the counter，selling diamonds and all kinds of cultured pearls as if he’d been doing it his whole life.

　　［6］I trusted my grandfather more than anyone else in my childhood.And whenever I was afraid of something，he would tell me stories of his life.My grandfather’s remarkable experiences have changed the way I view my own life.His advice tells me to be proud of who I am.

　　1.What’s the trouble of the author as a child? （no more than 8 words）

　　2.What does the word “them” （Line 6，Paragraph 3） probably refer to? （no more than 3 words）

　　3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.（no more than 5 words）

　　4.How did the men around the grandfather treat him at the beginning of his business?

　　（no more than 8 words）

　　5.What did the author learn from her grandfather? （no more than 15 words）

　　答案：

　　1.She was afraid of/worried about her height.

　　Her height gave her a headache/trouble.

　　Her height troubled her a lot.

　　Being much taller than others was her trouble.

　　Her height.

　　2.Other European immigrants.

　　3.Thanks to/Owing to/Due to/Because of/As a result of

　　4.They didn抰 take advantage of him./They treated him well./Offer their help and advice.d

　　5.She should stand straight and tall/be brave in the face of difficulty/trouble.

　　She should stand straight and tall/be brave,whatever difficulty/trouble she faced/met.

　　She should face any difficulty/trouble bravely.

　　She should be confident of herself.

　　Passage 2

　　［1］Finnish people can now go to a Naphouse，a place where visitors can enjoy a free afternoon sleep.This idea is new for the Finnish people since they are not used to taking a rest in the middle of the day.Naphouse is one of the newest ideas in the world of comfort.It has been invented in Finland by a civil society organization that calls for a lifestyle based on comfort.

　　［2］Frenchman Jeremy Mast is behind the project.“We managed to rent this place very cheaply and we actually built it from recycled material and donations.We have been putting a list of the things we need and people have been giving us lots of things.We have been working with a second-hand shop.They allowed us to take things from them，so somehow we have managed to get lots of things for free.” He said.

　　［3］Shirts，on which Jeremy’s name is written，are sold in the shop and they are considered a good source for income for the place in order to buy furniture.After taking a nap，visitors can write their dreams down in the book of dreams.The project founders say they will publish the book someday.

　　［4］Studies show that napping

　　such as improving performance，and reducing mistakes and accidents.A study at NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration) on sleepy military pilots and astronauts found that a 40-minute nap improved performance by 34 percent and alertness by 100 percent.

　　［5］However，napping is not considered to be a big part of everyday Finnish culture.

　　1.What is the main idea of the passage? (no more than 5 words)

　　2.According to the passage，who started the Naphouse? (no more than 3 words)

　　3.What does the underlined word “it” (Para.2) probably refer to? ( no more than 2 words)

　　4.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 4 with proper words.(no more than 4 words)

　　5.We can infer from the passage that the Naphouse gets some income by

　　.(no more than 7 words)

　　答案：

　　1.The Naphouse in Finland.

　　2.Frenchman Jeremy Mast.

　　3.Naphouse/This place.

　　4.can have many benefits

　　5.selling shirts with Jeremy’s name on them

　　Passage 3

　　［1］As the Chinese saying goes，“People are iron，and rice is steel.”Most people think that three meals a day to be normal，but people sometimes skip(跳过，略过) one of their regular meals.They do this because they are busy and don’t want to spend the time.Or they don’t have the money to buy enough food or they want to lose weight.In most cases，this is an unhealthy practice.

　　［2］

　　is most likely to be skipped，although many nutritionists say it’s the most important one.Breakfast provides the fuel your body needs after a night without eating.Skipping breakfast can make it hard for you to concentrate，put you in a bad mood and affect your ability to think quickly and solve problems.You are also likely to be hungry and make up for those missed calories later on，perhaps eating even more than you would have if you had eaten breakfast.

　　［3］You may get some health benefits if you can avoid consuming more calories later in the day after skipping a meal.For example，eating normally one day and then eating only one small meal consisting of about 500 calories the next day，and continuing with this pattern，may help you to lose weight，according to a study in 2007.

　　［4］Skipping meals among children is quite common.Although children make up for some of the missed calories by snacking，skipping meals among children is of particular concern because they are growing and need to get the necessary nutrients for growth and development.Not getting enough to eat also impacts their school performance and the ability to learn.

　　［5］To avoid skipping meals is a little difficult if you have habitually done that.However，planning ahead can make it easier.Have healthy foods on hand that you can take with you to eat if you

　　don’t have time to eat breakfast before you leave the house.If your children skip meals and snack more often to make up for this，make sure that they are snacking on nutritious foods rather than unhealthy foods.

　　1.What is the passage mainly about?(no more than 8 words)

　　2.If you skip breakfast，what bad influences will there be? (at least 2 items—no more than 20 words)

　　①

　　②

　　3.Fill in the blank in Paragraph 2 with proper words.(no more than 2 words)

　　4.If you don’t have time to have breakfast，what should you do?(no more than 13 words)

　　5.What does the word “this” (Line 5，Paragraph 1) probably refer to? (no more than 8 words)

　　答案：

　　1.Skipping meals is an unhealthy practice.

　　2.（答对两个即可）

　　①It can make it hard for you to concentrate.

　　②Put you in a bad mood.

　　③Affect your ability to think quickly and solve problems.

　　④You are likely to be hungry.

　　⑤Make up for those missed calories later on,perhaps eating even more.

　　3.Breakfast.

　　4.Have healthy foods on hand that you can take with you to eat.

　　5.People sometimes skip one of their regular meals.