2018届高考英语一轮复习练习：必修4 Unit 11 The Media

1Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时15′)A[2016·育才中学联考二]IwenttotheTsavoNationalParkinnorthernKenyaforafilm.Wesetoffearlyforadistantwaterhole.Ahugeelephantcoveredwithdrymud,drankcalmlyanddeeply.Hemighthavetraveled50kmtoreachthewater.Hewasn'tgoingtohurrynow.He'ddrinkawhileandrestintheshade,andthendrinkagainorsowethought.Whatactuallyhappenedwasthathedrankdeeplyandsteppedaway.Thenhesuddenlyfelldown.WithinSW1minuteshewasdead.WecalledanimaldoctorJeremiahPoghonimmediately.Heremovedtheheadofapoisonedarrowfromtheelephant'sbody,andletoutover100litersofpus(胺)－theresultofW2P1theelephant'smeetingwithapoacher(偷猎者)monthsbefore.Today'spoachershootsfromablind.Hefiresanarrow,coveredwithpoison,intothebodyofanelephant.Ifthepoacherislucky,theelephantmightdieinanhourortwo；ifnot,heP2mighthavetofollowtheelephantfordaysbeforeitdies.Oftenthearrowheadfailstokilltheelephantatonce－itdoesn'tmeanthepoisonwon'tfinallykilltheelephant,butitwillbeaslowdeath.LivinginTsavothroughthesetimes,Icouldseetheresultsofpoachingfromtimetotime.WhenIthinkaboutthedeathofthatelephant,whatstayswithmeistheextraordinaryW3silenceaftertheshockingsoundofhisbodyhittingtheground.ItooksomecomfortfromW4theknowledgethatasthedeadbodyreturnedtothesoil,someanimalswouldbenefit－butIcouldn'tescapethefeelingthatwiththedeathofsuchalargeanimal,theworldseemedtoW5beapoorerandemptierplace.文章记叙了作者去拍电影的途中遇到了中毒而死的大象。1．Whilefilmingnearthewaterhole,theauthorandhisteam________.A．knewtheelephantwasinjuredB．foundtheelephantactedviolentlyC．triedtheirbesttosavetheelephantD．thoughttheelephantwasingoodcondition答案：D　事实细节题。从文中第一段“Ahugeelephantcoveredwithdrymud,drankcalmlyanddeeply.Hemighthave...andthendrinkagainorsowethought.”可知。2．Furtherexaminationshowedthatthedeadelephant________.A．hadsufferedanhourortwoB.waskilledbyapoisonousneedleC．hadsufferedalotD．hadhadagoodfightwithapoacher答案：C　事实细节题。根据文中第二段“theresultoftheelephant'smeetingwithapoachermonthsbefore.”3．Howdoestheauthorfeelwhenthinkingabouttheelephant'sdeath?A．Empty.B．Comfortable.2C．Upset.D．Relieved.答案：C　事实细节题。根据文中最后一段“WhenIthinkaboutthedeathofthatelephant,whatstayswithmeistheextraordinarysilenceafter...ground.”可知选C。4．Whydidtheauthorwritethetext?A．TointroduceAfricanelephant.B．Toshowthecrueltyofpoaching.C．Todescribehisfilmingexperience.D．Toaskreaderstoprotectwildanimals.答案：D　事实细节题。考查作者的写作目的，结合全文内容可知D项正确。W重点词汇1．suddenlyadv.突然2.poisonn．/vt.毒药；使中毒3．extraordinaryadj.非凡的；非常的4．shockingadj.令人震惊的5.escapevi./vt.逃跑，逃脱P重点短语1．letout放出；泄露2．inanhourortwo在一两个小时内S句式仿写原文：Whatactuallyhappenedwasthathedrankdeeplyandsteppedaway.(主语从句)译文：实际上发生的事是他深深地饮过水后便走开了。仿写：What_impressed_me_mostwasthathehadneverlostheart.令我印象最深的是他从没丧失信心。B[2016·昆明市摸底调研]Theexpression“athirstforknowledge”maysoonhaveaW1newmeaningformillionsofpeoplewhohavenowaytogetcleanwater.Researchershavedevelopedabookwithspeciallytreatedpagesthatcanturndirtywaterintocleananddrinkablewater.Theysaytheirinventioncouldimprovethelivesofmanyinthedevelopingworld.About700millionpeoplearoundtheworldareatriskofdiseaseorevendeathbecausetheirdrinkingwaterisnotclean.Thewaterispollutedbyharmfulbacteria.W2Thebookcontains25pages.Eachpageisaboutonemillimeterthick.Thepagescontainverysmallparticles(微粒)ofsilver.Thepagescanbeusedasfilters(过滤器)toremoveharmfulmicroorganisms(微生物)thatcanpollutedrinkingwater.Thefilterkillstheorganismsthatpassthroughit.Picturesonthepagesshowthedangersofdirtywaterandhowtousethebookforthoseunabletoread.Thepagesaremadeoffilterpaper.TheyaredesignedtobetornfromtheP1book.Watercanbepouredthroughthepapertobecleaned.MsDankovich,theinventor,sayseachpagecantreatupto100litersofwater.SherecentlypresentedherinventionatthemeetingoftheAmericanChemicalSocietyinBoston,W3Massachusetts.Shewasaskedwhethershehadconsideredaddingclassicliteratureonthebook's3pages.S“Theideaofclassictexts—that'sofinterestmaybelater.WehavediscussedalittleP2bitmoreexcitingtext.Butwereallyhaven'thadthetimetogothroughthat_part，”shesays.TeriDankovichandanotherresearchertestedthedrinkablebookinBangladesh,GhanaandSouthAfrica.Thetestsprovedtobesuccessful.W4WaterforLife,anon－governmentalorganization,hasprovidedfinancialsupportforW5theproject.面临着饮用水被污染的现象，科学家发明了一种特殊的纸张，可把脏水过滤成能饮用的水来提高人民的生活质量。5．Whatdowelearnaboutthebookfromthetext?A．Itsellswellaroundtheworld.B．Ithaspageswithseveralfunctions.C．Itisaboutenvironmentprotection.D．Itcantreatabout100litersofwater.答案：B　事实细节题。从文中第三段可知答案。6．Whatdoestheunderlinedphrase“thatpart”inParagraph6referto?A．Classictexts.B．Inventionpresentation.C．Excitingdiscussion.D．Financialsupport.答案：A　词意猜测题。放到第6段中“thatpart”应指上文中提到的内容，即“theideaofclassictexts”。7．Inwhichcountrydidnottheresearcherstestthedrinkablebook?A．Bangladesh.B．Ghana.C．SouthAfrica.D．America.答案：D　事实细节题。从文中倒数第二段可看出未提到America。8．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Researchershavefoundawaytosavethosebeingill.B．Millionsofpeopleareingreatneedofdrinkablewater.C．Bookpagescouldprovidesafedrinkingwater.D．Knowledgeisasimportantasdrinkablewater.答案：C　主旨大意题。从文中第一段可知选C。W重点词汇1．thirstn．/vi.渴望；口渴2.harmfuladj.有害的3．presentvt.提出；呈现4.successfuladj.成功的5．financialadj.经济上的；财政的；金融的P重点短语1．bemadeof由……材料(看得出来)制成2．ofinterest有趣的S