2016届高考英语一轮复习(外研版)考点规范训练：选修8 Modules 1-3　Deep South,The Renaissance Foreign Food

　　考点规范练39(选修8　Modules 1-3)

　　.阅读理解

　　In 1975,George Carlin appeared on a popular TV show,Saturday Night Live,with his famous words about blue food.“Why is there no blue food?I can’t find blue food—I can’t find the flavor of blue! I mean yellow is lemon;orange is orange and red is cherry.Where is the blue food?”

　　Well,Carlin pretty much has it right—there’s not no blue food,but there’s certainly not a lot of it.Fresh-picked blueberries are blue,though they become purple when they are turned into jam.The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes—is found in nature.But it isn’t a hot color for food.People don’t seem to prefer blue food.Some diet programs even suggest that those determined to lose weight should make their food blue.

　　Eating,in part,begins with our eyes.Charles Spence—an experimental psychologist from Oxford University—points out that color can change our taste experience.Commonly,we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are,and green foods as being more sour.Spence suggests: human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching—green fruits can become sweet as they grow up and turn red.

　　But what about blue?Except blueberries,much of the blue food we see these days is dyed blue artificially.Food producers argue that artificial color doesn’t do much harm to health.A lot of studies show that some physical problems of kids are related to food dyes—while other studies show no effects at all.Blue birthday cake or even blue-dyed chicken can be served on the dinner table.So what? 

　　1.George Carlin’s words are placed at the beginning of the passage to 　. 

　　A.show the author’s opinion

　　B.introduce a TV show　

　　C.tell a famous person

　　D.lead in the topic

　　2.Which of the following statements of blue is true?

　　A.Blueberries are always blue,whether fresh or not.

　　B.The blue in blueberries is found unnatural.

　　C.Blue is not a very popular color for foods.

　　D.People often feel cold when they eat blueberries.

　　3.Eating sometimes begins with our eyes because 　. 

　　A.our taste experience can be influenced by color

　　B.red-colored food are 20% sweeter than green food

　　C.people prefer red-colored food to green food

　　D.before eating,people watch food for a long time

　　4.The underlined part in Para.4 is closest in meaning to “　”. 

　　A.is eaten up

　　B.has grown up

　　C.is changed in color

　　D.is harmful to

　　Ⅱ.完形填空

　　In America,people will buy a case or two of bottled water when buying the week’s groceries.When they are going to a soccer game or activity,it’s 　1　 for them to grab a bottle of cold water out of the fridge with them.In fact,Americans buy more bottled water 　2　 any other nation in the world,about 29 billion bottles a year. 

　　But all these plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels and 　3　the environment.In order to 　4　all the 29 billion bottles,producers use 17 million barrels of crude oil,which is enough to 　5　 a million cars going for 12 months. 

　　So why don’t people drink water straight from the 　6　?Some people have a strong 　7　 that bottled water is better than the water out of the tap,　8　 that’s not necessarily true.In the US,the local governments 　9　the water from the tap is safe.There is also growing 　10　that chemicals in the bottles themselves may go into the water. 

　　People love the 　11　 of bottled water.But maybe if they realized the problems it causes,they would try drinking from a glass at home or carrying water in a reusable steel container instead of 　12　. 

　　Some 　13　 that plastic bottle recycling can help.Recycled bottles can be turned into items like carpeting or clothing.　14　,only one in six bottles is recycled.The rest 　15　 it to landfills or end as trash in other places.Plastic bottles 　16　 hundreds of years to break into pieces. 

　　Water is important for you,so you need to keep 　17　 it.But think about 　18　 you use water bottles,and see if you can make a 　19　. 

　　And yes,you can make a difference.Remember this:Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy to 　20　 a 60-watt light bulb for six hours. 

　　1.A.common　B.necessary

　　C.strange D.unusual

　　2.A.over B.by

　　C.than D.to

　　3.A.improves B.protect

　　C.change D.pollute

　　4.A.use B.make

　　C.recycle D.transport

　　5.A.keep B.stop

　　C.prevent D.lead

　　6.A.bowel B.pot

　　C.tap D.glass

　　7.A.idea B.fact

　　C.evidence D.belief

　　8.A.and B.but

　　C.so D.since

　　9.A.ensure B.believe

　　C.expect D.wonder

　　10.A.promise B.rule

　　C.concern D.preference

　　11.A.taste B.convenience

　　C.smell D.quality

　　12.A.rubber B.wood

　　C.paper D.plastic

　　13.A.object B.disagree

　　C.argue D.quarrel

　　14.A.Unfortunately B.Luckily

　　C.Strangely D.Clearly

　　15.A.get B.make

　　C.put D.throw

　　16.A.spend B.pay

　　C.take D.cover

　　17.A.wasting B.protecting

　　C.recycling D.drinking

　　18.A.how often B.how long

　　C.how soon D.how many

　　19.A.study B.change

　　C.life D.plan

　　20.A.buy B.light

　　C.operate D.power

　　Ⅲ.语法填空

　　Tony and I are good friends.We tried to walk across the United States of America.We’re not 1.(exact) sure why we were doing it.Part of it was to test ourselves;to see if we could face the challenges.When I was 2.　 teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States 3.　I graduated from high school.However,I didn’t do that.Before I knew it I was in my thirties,married,4.(have) a job,yet still had this idea in my mind with each 5.　(pass) year.I figured I was too old and my opportunity had passed.Then,a few years ago,I met Tony,6.was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States.He wasn’t doing it for a cause 7.　 as part of an organization.He was doing it simply because he loved to walk and discover.The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse.We planned on averaging 20 miles a day and 8.(take) some days off to rest,so we expected the walk to take about 6 months,9.(realize) it could take longer.We were in no hurry: The total 10.(distant)would have been about 3,100 miles. 

　　Ⅳ.短文改错

　　Skiing is my favorite sport,even though I had only skied for four days in my whole life!Last year my father promised that because my brother Victor did well in his exams,he would bring us for a special holiday.When Victor got straight A’s,Dad said,“I promised a special holiday.I think I should keep my words.”Victor’s dream was to see really snow.So we flew to Seoul at Christmas vacation,and then took a bus to Muju Resort.As we climb up the mountain,we saw some snow on the trees.We began to play snow!No one in my family had ever touched snow before.We were all like the little children.We picked it up,made snowballs,and threw it at each other.

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　　Ⅰ.【语篇导读】本文是一篇说明文,通过对科学实验结果和人们饮食习惯的分析,介绍了日常饮食中蓝色食物很少见的原因。

　　1.D　细节理解题。文章首段用George Carlin所说的话“Why is there no blue food?”是为了引入文章主题,即:为什么生活中蓝色食物很少见。故选D项。

　　2.C　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Fresh-picked blueberries are blue,though they become purple when they are turned into jam.”可知A项错误。根据“The blue in blueberries—like the purple in grapes and the red in tomatoes—is found in nature.”可知B项错误。D项的内容文中并未提及,故该题选C项。

　　3.A　细节理解题。根据第三段的“...we consider red-colored foods up to 20% sweeter than they actually are,and green foods as being more sour.”可知,B项错误。C项是对not hot的错误理解,因此是错的。根据“...human expectations may be influenced by our long history of watching...”可知人类的饮食习惯受长时间观察食物生长经验的影响,而不是说吃东西之前要观察很久,因此D项错误。根据“that color can change our taste experience”,可知该题选A项。

　　4.C　词义猜测题。根据第三段结尾处和第四段开头可知,前文说食物生长过程中改变颜色,“But”表示转折,“artificially”意为“人工地”,可知“is dyed”意为“被染色”,故C项正确。

　　.【语篇导读】在美国,喝瓶装水已经成了人们的习惯,因为他们认为瓶装水比较安全。但事实并非如此,塑料瓶上的化学物质可能会浸入水中,此外生产瓶子也会消耗很多能源,所以作者呼吁,为了保护环境,请改变一下自己的生活方式。

　　1.A　由下文中的“29 billion bottles a year”可知这是司空见惯的事情。他们从冰箱里抓起一瓶冰凉的瓶装水就走是常事。故A项符合题意。

　　2.C　由前面的信息“people will buy a case or two of bottled water when buying the week’s groceries”可知此处主要指美国人饮用的瓶装水比其他国家多。

　　3.D　由上文的“these plastic bottles use a lot of fossil fuels”可知这些塑料瓶子会污染环境。

　　4.B　由下文中的“producers”可知,此处指的是生产瓶子。

　　5.A　keep...doing表示“使……保持某种状态”,符合题意。此处表示:这些原油足够一百万辆小汽车行驶12个月。

　　6.C　由下文信息中的“bottled water is better than the water out of the tap”及上文所述内容可知,此处表示为什么人们不饮用自来水。

　　7.D　由全文内容看,美国人饮用那么多的瓶装水是因为他们非常相信瓶装水的质量。

　　8.B　此处上下文之间有逻辑上的转折关系,故选B项。人们认为瓶装水优于自来水,但是事实未必如此。

　　9.A　作者是在宣传自来水,所以从情感态度上判断应选用动词ensure。此处表示:政府确保自来水是安全的。

　　10.C　“chemicals in the bottles themselves may go into the water”表述的是消极的内容,所以用concern。越来越多的人担心塑料瓶上的化学物质会浸入水中。

　　11.B　由生活常识可知,人们喜欢瓶装水是因为使用瓶装水很方便。

　　12.D　由生活常识及文末的“Recycling one plastic bottle can save enough energy”可知D项符合题意。

　　13.C　从“plastic bottle recycling can help”可知这是人们对饮用瓶装水的一种辩解。他们认为可以使用塑料瓶,因为瓶子可以循环利用。

　　14.A　由下文叙述的内容“only one in six bottles is recycled”可知这是一个不幸的事实。

　　15.B　此处make it有“获得成功,准时到达”之意。其余的塑料瓶进了垃圾填埋场。

　　16.C　表示花费多长时间做某事时,常用动词take。塑料瓶需要几百年才能分解成碎片。注意此处主语是物而不是人。

　　17.D　结合上下文尤其是“Water is important for you”可知应用drinking。

　　18.A　水很重要,你需要饮用,但要考虑你饮用瓶装水的频率。how soon是对表示“要过多久以后,要到什么时候”等意义的时间状语提问;how long是对“时间有多久”进行提问。此处侧重指饮用瓶装水的频率,故A项符合题意。

　　19.B　此处作者试图劝告人们改变自己的生活方式,故选B项。make a study“进行一项研究”,make a plan“做计划”,均不符合题意。

　　20.D　由生活常识及空后的对象“a 60-watt light bulb”可以看出此处应选D项。power在此处为动词,意为“驱动”。

　　.1.exactly　2.a　3.after　4.had　5.passing　6.who　7.or　8.taking　9.realizing　10.distance

　　.Skiing is my favorite sport,even though I

　　only skied for four days in my whole life!Last year my father promised that

　　my brother Victor did well in his exams,he would

　　us for a special holiday.When Victor got straight A’s,Dad said,“I promised a special holiday.I think I should keep my .”Victor’s dream was to see

　　snow.So we flew to Seoul

　　Christmas vacation,and then took a bus to Muju Resort.As we

　　up the mountain,we saw some snow on the trees.We began to play snow!No one in my family had ever touched snow before.We were all like the

　　little children.We picked it up,made snowballs,and threw

　　at each other.