2018届高考英语一轮复习练习：必修4 Unit 12 Culture Shock

1Ⅰ.阅读理解(建议用时15′)A[2016·山西师大附中一模]Chinaisalandofbicycles.Atleastitwasbackin1992whenItraveledthecountry.Backtheneveryoneseemedtoberidingabicycle.Millionsofthem,allblack.Carswererare.YetsincemyarrivalinBeijinglastyear,I'vefoundtheoppositeisW1true.Therearemillionsofcars.However,peoplestillusetheirbicyclestogetaround.Formany,it'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.Bicyclesalsocomeindifferentcolors—silver,green,red,blue,yellow,whateveryouwant.It'sfunpeoplebiking.Theyrushquicklythroughcrossroads,moveskillfullythroughtraffic,andrideevenonsidewalks.BicyclesallowpeoplethefreedomtomoveaboutthatcarsjustW2can'tprovide.EagertobepartofthisaspectofChineseculture,Idecidedtobuyabicycle.Greatweatheraccompaniedmygreatbuy.Iimmediatelyjumpeduponmybicycleseatandstartedhome.Myfirstridehomewasorderly.Tobesafe,Istayedwitha“pack”ofbikerswhilecarsW3onthestreetscamerunningswiftlyoutofnowhereattimes.Ididn'twanttogethit.SoW4P1Itooktheridecarefully.Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.ItwasalotlikecrossingamajorSW5highwaybackintheUnitedStates.Thestreetsherewerewide,socrossingtooktime,skillandalittlebitofluck.Ifinallymadeithome.Thefeelingonthebicyclewasamazing.Theairhittingmyfaceandgoingthroughmyhairwaswonderful.IwassittingontopoftheworldasIpassedbyP2placesandpeople.Bikingmademefeelalive.中国被称为自行车的王国，尽管汽车越来越多，但仍有大部分人选择自行车这种低碳环保的交通方式。1．Accordingtotheauthor,whyarebicyclesstillpopularinChinatoday?A．Becausetheyaretraditionalandsafe.B．Becausetheyareconvenientandinexpensive.C．Becausetheyarecolorfulandavailable.D．Becausetheyarefastandenvironmentfriendly.答案：B　事实细节题。从文中第一段“Formany,it'stheeasiestandcheapestwaytotraveltoday.”可知选B。2．Theauthordecidedtobuyabicyclebecauseheintended________.A．torideitforfunB．touseitfortransportC．toexperiencelocalskillsD．toimprovehisridingskills答案：C　事实细节题。从文中第二段及第三段可知答案。3．Howdidtheauthorfeelabouthisstreetcrossing?A．Itwasboring.B．Itwasdifficult.2C．Itwaslively.D．Itwaswonderful.答案：B　事实细节题。从文中倒数第二段描述内容可知。4．Whichofthefollowingbestdescribestheauthor'sbikingexperience?A．Theauthorenjoyedshowingoffhisbikingskills.B．Theauthorwasannoyedbytheairwhileriding.C．Theauthorwaspraisedbytheotherbikers.D．Theauthortookgreatpleasureinbiking.答案：D　事实细节题。从最后一段可知道作者骑车的感受。“takegreatpleasureindoing”爱好，喜欢干某事。W重点词汇1．oppositeadj./n./prep.相反(的)2．freedomn.自由3．orderlyadj.有秩序的4．swiftlyadv.迅速地；敏捷地5．majoradj.主要的；大部分的P重点短语1．attimes有时候2.passby经过；逝去S句式仿写原文：Crossingthestreetswasthebiggestproblem.(动名词作主语)译文：穿马路是最大的麻烦。仿写：Thereisnodoubtthathelping_students_find_a_jobisoneoftheprimaryfunctionsofuniversityeducation.毫无疑问帮助学生找到一份工作是大学教育基本功能之一。B[2016·河南名校联考]DeepinthewesternAmazonrainforest,livebutterfliesthatdrinkturtletears.Thatsoundslikealinestraightoutofafantasynovel,butit'soneSW1hundredpercentreallife!It'sanunusualsight—acrowdofbutterfliesflyingaroundtheeyesofyellow－spottedriverturtles,tryingtogetalittletears.Thepoorturtlestrytoavoidthem,butthebutterfliesinsistdrinkingtheirtearsuntilthey'vehadtheirfill.Thebutterfliesarelikelyattractedtotheturtles'tearsbecausetheliquiddropscontainW2salt,specificallysodium(钠),animportantmineralthatisrareinthewesternAmazonrainforest,saidPhilTorres,ascientistwhodoesmuchofhisresearchattheTambopataResearchCenterinPeruandisassociatedwithRiceUniversity.Turtlesgetplentyofsodiumthroughtheirlargelycarnivorous(食肉的)diet.Meatcontainssignificantlevelsofthesalt,TorrestoldW3LiveScience.Butherbivores(食草的)butterfliessometimesstruggletogetthisextramineralsource，headded.W4TorresexplainedthewesternAmazonrainforestislowerinsodiumthanmanyplacesonearth,becauseitisover1,000milesawayfromtheAtlanticOcean—amainsourceofsalt.The3regionisalsocutofffromthemineraldirtblowntowardsthewestfromtheAndesMountains.MostofthesewindblownmineralsareremovedfromtheairbytherainbeforetheyhaveachancetoreachthewesternAmazon.Infact，thebutterflieshaveothersourcestogetsodiumbesidesturtles'tears,whichP1includeanimalurine(尿),muddyriverbanks,sweatyclothesandsoon.Peoplecan'thelpwonderingiftheprocessispainfulforturtles.Torressaidit'sP2W5notcompletelyclear,butthetearyeffortprobablyhaslittleeffectontheturtles,otherthanperhapsmakingthemmorevulnerabletotheirenemieslikebigcats,sincethebutterfliescanblockouttheirvision.在Amazonrainforest的深处，居住着一种特殊的蝴蝶，它们喝海龟的眼泪。5．Thebutterfliesdrinkturtletearsto________.A．helptheturtlesgetsodiumB．getamineralfromturtletearsC．ridwastefromtheturtles'bodiesD．taketurtlestothebestwatersource答案：B　事实细节题。从文中第二段最后一句“Butherbivores(食草的)butterfliessometimesstruggletogetthisextramineralsource.”可知选B。6．Thethirdparagraphmainlytellsus________.A．whatleadstotheextremelylowlevelsofsodiumintheregionB．whysodiumisveryimportantforbutterfliesintheregionC．whattakesawaythesodiumofthesurfaceoftheregionD．whytheregionisbadlyshortofthemineraldirt答案：A　主旨大意题。从第三段第一句话可概括本段大意。7．Wecanconcludefromthepassagethat________.A．thebutterflieslikeeatingmeatforgettingsaltB．theturtleslikethebutterfliesdrinkingtheirtearsC．turtletearsaretheonlysourceofsaltforthebutterfliesD．theAndesMountainslieseastofthewesternAmazonrainforest答案：D　推理判断题。从第三段最后两句话“TheregionisalsocutofffromthemineraldirtblowntowardsthewestfromtheAnd