2024-2024学年高中新创新一轮复习：选修7 Unit 4 高考试卷分块专练 含解析

选修7 Unit 4 高考试卷分块专练 (安排3课时作业)

练?一? 阅读理解提速练?限时35分钟?

第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)

A

Animal Farm by George Orwell

Animal Farm is probably one of the most popular school reads in the world. George Orwell wrote it as a political allegory (讽喻) and has since then inspired the minds of not only adult revolutionaries but also the younger ones who start feeling the spark of being right and free for all of the humanity in their hearts.

Persepolis by Marjane Satrapi

This is a wise, funny, and heartbreaking memory of Marjane Satrapi's years growing up in Iran during the Islamic Revolution, and how she dealt with life while experiencing the ruinous effects of the war with Iraq. The mistakes she felt she made opened her eyes and shaped her into becoming the influential individual she is today.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Regarded as a masterpiece of literature — it is no wonder it won the Pulitzer Prize. The plot and characters are based on the author's observations of her family and neighbors, as well as on an event that occurred near her hometown in 1936, when she was 10 years old. The novel is famous for its warmth and humor, despite telling a story of innocent Tom Robinson being accused of raping (强暴) a white woman because he was black.

The Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling

A story showing the absolute courage of a young boy, who was never afraid to speak his mind in the face of injustice and would always defend the helpless. A boy shows us the importance of believing in ourselves and others. Harry Potter reminds us that the true power to defeat any enemy is not found in others, but found within each of us.

语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。主要简单介绍了有关四本书的内容。 21．Which book best suits the people who want freedom? A．The Harry Potter series. B．To Kill a Mockingbird. C．Animal Farm. D．Persepolis.

解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一本书的介绍中的“... but also the younger ones who start feeling the spark of being right and free for all of the humanity in their hearts”可知，渴望自由的人最适合读Animal Farm这本书，故选C。

22．Which author wrote about his or her own experiences in the above works? A．J. K. Rowling. C．George Orwell.

B．Marjane Satrapi. D．Harper Lee.

解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二本书的介绍中的“This is a wise, funny, and heartbreaking memory of Marjane Satrapi's years ... and how she dealt with life while experiencing the ruinous effects of the war with Iraq”可知，这本书是关于作者本人经历的。

23．What does the author say about To Kill a Mockingbird? A．Its author is a young girl. B．It was written in a serious way. C．One theme may be racial inequality. D．Tom Robinson committed a crime.

解析：选C 推理判断题 根据第三本书的介绍中的“innocent Tom Robinson being accused of raping (强暴) a white woman because he was black”可知，因为是黑人，Tom Robinson被指控强奸一名白人妇女，这说明这本书的一个主题可能是种族歧视或种族不平等。

24．What does the Harry Potter series mainly want to convey? A．God helps those who help themselves. B．A friend in need is a friend indeed. C．Actions speak louder than words. D．Failure is the mother of success.

解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第四本书的介绍中的“Harry Potter reminds us that the true power to defeat any enemy is not found in others, but found within each of us”可知，《哈利·波特》告诉我们真正打败任何敌人的力量不在别人身上，而在我们自己身上。所以A项“天助自助者”正确。B项意为“患难见真情”；C项意为“事实胜于雄辩”；D项意为“失败是成功之母”。

B

Claudio Viera de Oliveira is from Brazil. He was born with an upside down head and deformed (畸形的) legs. His mother was told by doctors that she should allow him to die, but she ignored their advice. Oliveira grew up and now he has written a book about his life after the age of 40.

Since he was a child, Oliveira has liked to keep himself busy. He didn't like to depend totally on others. He learned to do things all by himself. At eight, Oliveira began to walk on his knees. His family had to change the floor of the house, so he could walk without injuring himself. His bed, plugs and lights had to be made lower so that he could do things for himself.

He couldn't use a wheelchair because of his unusual shape, making it hard for him to be independent outside the home, but he begged his mother to allow him to go to school and learn with other children. He learned to use a pen with his mouth to type words and even use his lips to operate a mouse or a phone. He also went on to qualify as an accountant and gave speeches at special events. Now Oliveira has published his first book, called “O mundo esta ao (The world is the wrong way around)”．

Oliveira said, “Throughout my life I was able to adapt my body to the world. Right now, I don't see myself as being different. I am a normal person. I don't see things upside down. Nowadays I can say that I am a professional, international public speaker and that I receive invitations from all over the world.”

语篇解读：本文主要讲述了天生残疾的Oliveira获得成功的励志故事。 25．What was the doctors' attitude towards Oliveira's disease? A．Concerned. C．Confident.

B．Hopeless. D．Doubtful.

解析：选B 推理判断题。根据第一段的第三句“His mother was told by doctors that she should allow him to die, but she ignored their advice”可推知，医生对Oliveira的病不抱任何希望，故选B。

26．What do we know about Oliveira? A．He adapted himself to society. B．He managed to walk on foot at eight. C．He used a normal bed and lights at home. D．He controlled a wheelchair with his mouth.

解析：选A 细节理解题。根据最后一段的“Throughout my life I was able to adapt my body to the world”可知，Oliveira成功地适应了社会。

27．What does Oliveira do at present? A．A doctor. C．An accountant.

B．A publisher. D．A professor.

解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第三段的第三句“He also went on to qualify as an accountant and gave speeches at special events”可知，目前Oliveira的职业是会计，故选C。

28．Which saying can best describe Oliveira's experiences? A．All that glitters is not gold. B．Where there is a will, there is a way. C．Health is not valued till sickness comes. D．It is more blessed to give than to receive.

解析：选B 推理判断题。根据全文的整体内容可知，本文主要讲述了一个天生残疾

的人克服生活中的重重困难，最终成功地适应社会的励志故事，启迪读者：有志者事竟成。故选B。

C

People commonly work 40 hours a week. However, working more than 25 hours a week could be negatively affecting the intelligence of employees over age 40, according to a study from researchers for the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research in Australia. After conducting reading, pattern and memory tests on more than 6, 000 workers aged over 40, the team presented their findings of the study.

Working fewer than 25 hours a week is bad for the brain's agility (灵敏), while working excessively long hours can lead to the state of being tired or stressful, also damaging the brain's functional abilities. Age 40 is somewhat of a turning point for the

brain. Our “fluid intelligence”， or how well we process information, begins its decline around the age of 20, while “crystallized intelligence”， or the ability to use knowledge and experience, becomes worse starting around age 30. By the time we turn 40, our performance in memory tests and pattern recognition exercises tends to go downwards.

On the other hand, by age 40, many employees are also taking care of children or parents or both, creating_a_job_on_top_of_a_job. The typical caregiver in the U．S. is a 49-year-old employed female, who spends more than 24 hours a week taking care of others, the BBC reported. Another factor could be the less sleeping hours.

The study noted that the effect of excessive working hours affected both genders equally.

语篇解读：本文是一篇科普说明文。研究表明，一周工作超过25个小时会影响40岁以上的员工的智力。

29．How did the researchers draw the conclusion of the study? A．By giving examples. B．By conducting a survey. C．By making comparisons. D．By doing experiments.

解析：选D 推理判断题。根据第一段的最后一句“After conducting reading, pattern and memory tests on more than 6, 000 workers aged over 40, the team presented their findings of the study”可知，研究者是通过做实验的方式得出研究结论的。

30．What is the perfect amount of working time per week for workers aged over 40? A．40 hours. C．25 hours.

B．Over 25 hours. D．Fewer than 25 hours.

解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“working more than 25 hours a week could

be negatively affecting the intelligence of employees over age 40”可知，一周工作超过25个小时会影响40岁以上的员工的智力；再结合第二段中的“Working fewer than 25 hours a week is bad for the brain's agility (灵敏)”可知，一周工作少于25个小时不利于大脑的灵敏度。由此可知，一周工作25个小时是最佳的，故C项正确。

31．What does the underlined part in Paragraph 3 suggest? A．Caregiving affects middle-aged people negatively. B．Additional jobs are created by working people. C．Taking care of family members is a job. D．Middle-aged people often do two jobs.

解析：选A 句意理解题。根据第二段的内容可知，40岁可以说是人脑的转折点，到了40岁，人们的记忆力测试和图案识别训练的表现往往会下滑。第三段紧接着说，另一方面，到了40岁，很多职员也要照顾孩子或父母或者两者都要照顾。由此可推出，对中年人来说，照顾家人给他们造成了工作之外的负担，对他们有负面影响。

D

(2024·河北省正定县三中质检)Lloyd asked the other day whether we should show more big green houses on TreeHugger. After all, while we may like to talk about living simply as an alternative American Dream and tiny homes being the next big thing, it seems likely that many folks — particularly in America — will continue to see increased square meters as an indicator of quality of life. In fact, the much advertised recession-driven (萧条引起的) shift to smaller houses may not be happening at all.

Listening to NPR's Marketplace Money this weekend, I was struck by a report that claimed that the era of McMansions is by no means over. While increased energy costs have, to a degree, made people learn more about, and more interested in, energy efficiency, there is apparently little evidence to suggest that this has translated into a desire for smaller homes — which finally would be the biggest step toward energy efficient housing we could take. Steven East, an analyst for Ticonderoga Securities, put it in pretty plain terms：

“There has been a lot of talk in the press that the McMansion is dead and consumers are now permanently wanting smaller homes, etc. There's nothing in our research that indicates that's the truth.”

Some people may be happy in their tiny apartment, but I guess this is just one more reminder that activism beats prophecy (预言), and wishful thinking is not a strategy. If we TreeHuggers want to encourage people to live in smaller houses, we need to find ways to make it an attractive and convincing suggestion. Not hope that the recession or high energy prices do the job for us.

语篇解读：媒体大为炒作的因经济萧条而引起的消费者对面积较小的住房的青睐并没