高考英语必修④Unit2单元检测B阅读理解提速练

必修④Unit2单元检测B——阅读理解提速练Ⅰ.阅读理解A(2018·河南开封模拟)·OpenMondaytoSaturday10：00to17：00andSunday12：00to17：00.Lastadmissionsat16：30eachday.·PersonalAdmission:Adults,￡5;Seniors/Students,￡4.·GroupAdmission(Tenormore):Adults￡4.5perperson;Seniors/Students￡3.5perperson.·Paymentforgroupsmustbemadetogether.WelcometotheJamesJoyceCenterTheJamesJoyceCenteristopromoteanunderstandingofthelifeandworksofJamesJoyce.Indoingso,theCentertriestoworkwithinstitutionstocelebrateIreland'srichculturalheritage(遗产).TheJamesJoyceCenterprovidescasualvisitorswitharewardingandmemorableexperience.TheCenter'shomeisarestored18thcenturytownhouseinthenorthofDublin,thecityofJoyce'sbirthandthesettingforallhisworks.FromthiscentralplaceinJoyce'sheartland,theCenteraimstodevelopanappreciationofthismostremarkableandsignificantliteraryfigureofthe20thcentury.No.35NorthGreatGeorge'sStreetwasbuiltin1784anddecoratedwithfineplasterwork(灰泥)byMichaelStapleton.Thehousewasrestoredinthe1980sandopenedastheJamesJoyceCenterin1996,runbymembersofJoyce'ssister'sfamily.TheKenmareRoomisusedforlecturesandhasasmallshowofreproductionsofJoycefamilypictures.Inaddition,thisroomprovidesdetailsofJoyce'slifeandtimes,areadingtablewherevisitorscansitandreadworksbyandaboutJoyce,andashowofsomeofthemanytranslationsofJoyce'sworks.ExhibitionsThecenter'spermanentandtemporaryexhibitionsshowvariousaspectsofJoyce'slifeandwork.Throughshowsandthreefilms,youmaydigintothenovelaboutitshistoricalbackgroundandlearnmoreaboutJoyce'slife.TheCenteralsohostsInternationalJoyce,anexhibitionthatprovidesawonderfulintroductiontothelifeandworksofJamesJoyce.WalkingToursOurwalkingtoursareavailableeverySaturdayat11a．m.and2p．m.,andbyadvancedbookingonTuesdaysandThursdaysat11a．m.and2p．m.(withatleastfourpeople).Adults￡10;Seniors/Students￡8.Forbookings,[e-mail].语篇解读：为了促进对著名作家、诗人詹姆斯·乔伊斯的作品和生活的了解而开办的詹姆斯·乔伊斯中心可谓亮点十足，文章对该中心的基本情况进行了介绍，包括展览内容、开放时间以及注意事项等，旨在吸引游客前往参观。1．Accordingtothetext,theJamesJoyceCenter________.A．hasahistoryofabout30yearsB．isrunbyDublin'sgovernmentC．isontheNorthGreatGeorge'sStreetD．hasbeenwellprotectedsinceitsconstruction解析：选C推理判断题。根据WelcometotheJamesJoyceCenter部分第二段第一句中的“TheCenter'shomeisarestored18thcenturytownhouseinthenorthofDublin...”和第三段第一句中的“No.35NorthGreatGeorge'sStreetwasbuilt...”可知，该中心在NorthGreatGeorge'sStreet。2．ItcanbeinferredfromthetextthatintheJamesJoyceCenter,youcan________.A．seesomemoviesaboutJamesJoyceB．listentoJamesJoyce'slecturesC．learneveryeventofJamesJoyce'stimesD．havethewalkingtoursbyyourself解析：选A细节理解题。根据Exhibitions部分的“Throughshowsandthreefilms,youmaydigintothenovelaboutitshistoricalbackgroundandlearnmoreaboutJoyce'slife.”可知，通过展览和三部电影可以了解乔伊斯的生活经历。选项中的movies是原文中的films的同义替换。3．Whatisthemainpurposeofthetext?A．TocommentontheJamesJoyceCenter.B．TotellthehistoryoftheJamesJoyceCenter.C．TobrieflyintroducetheJamesJoyceCenter.D．ToattractpotentialtouriststotheJamesJoyceCenter.解析：选D推理判断题。文章介绍了詹姆斯·乔伊斯中心的开放时间、亮点所在及注意事项等，最后向读者发出邀请“Welookforwardtoyourvisit.”由此可知，此文的目的在于吸引游客前去参观。B“OncetherewastheStoneAge,thentheBronzeAge,andnowweareinthemiddleofthePlasticAge，”saidteenagerBoyanSlat.“Everyyear,weproduce300milliontonsofplastic.Muchofitreachesouroceans.”Attheageof16,BoyanSlatscubadivedoffGreeceintheMediterraneanSeaseeingmorerubbishfloatingonandunderthesurface.Hesaid,“Atfirst,IthoughtIwasswimmingthroughstrangejellyfish.Instead,Iswamthroughmoreplasticbagsthanfish.”Seeingalltheoceantrash,heaskedhimself，“Whynotcleanitup？”SlatquithisAerospaceEngineeringstudiestocreate­goinggarbagepatches(垃圾带).YoumayGoogle“TheGreatPacificGarbagePatch”.Itgrowsfrom60to90feetdeepinplaces.Itkillsmillionsofseabirds,turtles,sharks,dolphinsandwhales.Beingabrilliant,innocentteenager,BoyanSlatdecidedtoconstructdesignsofsomeequipmentthatwouldcollectmillionsoftonsofplasticfloatingonouroceans.Hecreatedasolar­poweredtrawler(拖网渔船)topickupsurfaceplastic,chewitupandstoreitinhugebinsforcollection.Healsocreatedfloatingbooms(挡栅)thatallowtheoceanstosweeptheplasticforefficientpick­up.Whenyouseethedesigns,theywillblowyourmind.BoyanSlatstandsattheheadofhisclassincreatingsolutionsforthefollyofhumans.Ifeverhumansneedleaderstostandupandbecounted,weneedmorepeoplelikeBoyanSlattoleadusoutofdamagingourplanethometowardsabiologicallyhealthyfuture.语篇解读：16岁的BoyanSlat设计出了专门用于收集海洋塑料垃圾的设备，为保护海洋生态系统作出了杰出的贡献。4．BoyanSlatsaidweareinthePlasticAgebecausenowadays________.A．theuseofplasticisallhumans'bigconcernB．thereistoomuchplasticallovertheworldC．plasticthreatensmanycreaturesintheoceansD．plasticisthemostimportantmaterialinourdailylife解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段可知，BoyanSlat在说了我们处在塑料时代之后，紧接着说明我们每年制造大量塑料这一事实。由此可推知，