2025屆高考英語一輪復習專項練習選擇性必修第四冊Unit4閱讀題組-練速度

選擇性必修第四冊UNIT4閱讀題組——練速度(35mins)Ⅰ.閱讀理解ABecomeaVolunteerandMakeaDifferenceTheFirstTee,asanoutstandingyouthdevelopmentorganization,isalwayssearchingforgoodpeoplethatwanttovolunteeratoneofourmanyPittsburgharealocations.We’reLookingforYou!Developedwithinputfromleadingexpertsinthefieldofpositiveyouthdevelopment,ourprogramfocusesonmakingparticipantsstrongerandmoreconfidentthroughdecision-makingandexploringoptions,inspiringthegolfersoftomorrowtolooktothefuture,setgoals,andunlocktheirpotential.WealsoneedmorevolunteerstomakeTheFirstTeepossible.Opportunitiesinclude:AssistantCoach:assistinourweeklygolfclinics.Allthatwerequestisthatyoumakea7-weekcommitment(onedayperweek),for2hourseachweek.Eachclinicisledbyoneofourtrainedstaffmemberswhocreatesawrittenlessonplanforourvolunteerstofollow.DatabaseManager:inputdataentryofparticipants,volunteers,andcommunityrelationrecordsandupdatechapterinformationforHomeOfficeandcommunityrelations.Thedatabasemanagerisexpectedtoupdatethedataaminimumofeveryotherweek.EquipmentManager:organizeandsortdonatedequipment,getridofunfitequipment,andarrangeequipmentfordistributiontoparticipantsatleastonceaweek.Greeter:registerparticipants,handinformationtoparents,greetvisitors,answerphoneandprovidegeneralprograminformation.ProcessofBecomingaVolunteerBeginbyfillingouttheapplicationbelow.OnceAlisonBoyle(ourDirectorofVolunteerandParticipantServices)receivesyourcompletedapplication,shewillcontactyouforanin-personinterview.CLICKHEREtofilloutaVolunteerApplication.1.WhatdoesTheFirstTeeCoachProgramcenteron?A.Empoweringparticipants.B.Trainingprofessionalcoaches.C.Attractingmorevisitors.D.Lookingforgolfstars.2.Ifyouaregoodatusingcomputers,whichonemayyouchoosetobe?A.Greeter. B.Assistantcoach.C.Databasemanager. D.Equipmentmanager.3.WhatmustonedotobecomeavolunteeratTheFirstTee?A.Beagoodgolfer. B.Haveaninterview.C.ConsultAlisonBoyle. D.Promisetowork7weeks.BThatmorning,IdroppedoureldestatkindergartenandreturnedhometoletourtwoyoungerchildrenplaywhileIworkedonmymedicalreport.Itwaswonderful,butithitmethatmycareerinhospitalwasn’tmakingadifferenceinanyone’slife.Ineededsomethingthatwouldstretchmylimitsandpushmetogrow.Mycareerenabledmetoworkfromhome.Icouldworkfromhome,andbecomeafoster(領養(yǎng))mother,providingsafetyforachildwhoneededitdesperately.OnMondaymorning,IpickedupthephoneanddialedthenumberIhadsearchedforthenearestDepartmentofChildren’sServices.Themanontheotherendwasreceptivetomyquestionsandexplainedthenextstepoftraining,involvingeightweeksofclassesdesignedtoprepareandeducatefosterparents.Wecontinuedthroughalltheclasses,thehomevisits,backgroundchecks,andseeminglyendlesssteps.Fivelongmonthsafterwewereapproved,thephonerang.Inthemiddleofthenight,IwokemyhusbandandrushedtoEastTennesseeChildren’sHospital.Ourplacementwaswaitingforusintheemergencyroom,sickandlackofnutrition.Itdidn’ttakelongforustorealizethefulldepthofhersuffering.Sixmonthslater,herhalf-brothercametousbyourrequest.Wenowhadfivechildrenunderourcare.OnAugust12,2016,ourfamilyofsevenwalkedintoasmallcourtroom.Thechildren’slawyerandsocialworkerwerethere.Withjustafewwords,ouradoptionwasfinalized.Thesetwoamazingchildrenweren’tgoinghome,becausetheywerealreadyhome.Wearetheirforeverfamily,andtheyareourforeverchildren.Wemaynotbeabletochangetheentireworld,butwehavechangedtheworldentirelyforournewchildren.4.Howdidtheauthorfeelaboutherhospitalwork?A.Lackinginmotivation. B.Unusuallydemanding.C.Filledwithchallenges. D.Packedwithchances.5.Whatledtheauthortodecidetoadoptchildren?A.Shefeltsympatheticforabusedchildrensheknew.B.Shewantedtomakeadifferenceinotherpeople.C.Shefeltconfidentaboutherabilitytoraisechildren.D.Sheexperiencedtrainingtoraisechildrenproperly.6.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“placement”inParagraph3referto?A.Thechildtobeadopted.B.Theneedtogettrained.C.Theapprovalofadoption.D.Theofficialatthehospital.7.Whydidtheauthorappearatthecourtroom?A.Toputtheadoptedkidselsewhere.B.Toreceiveanotheradoptedchild.C.Tomaketheadoptionofficiallylegal.D.Tobeginthekids’adoptioninherhome.CGeorgeNakashimaalwaysinsistedthathewasasimplewoodworker,notanartist.EventhoughmajormuseumsexhibitedhisworksandthedirectoroftheAmericanCraftMuseumcalledhimanationaltreasure,MrNakashimarejectedthelabelofartist.Foralmostfiftyyearshesimplywentonshapingwoodintobeautifulchairs,tables,andcabinets.Nakashimahadacleargoal.Heintendedeachpieceoffurniturehemadetobeasperfectaspossible.Evenmakingaboxwasanactofcreation,becauseitproducedanobjectthathadneverexistedbefore.InitiallyNakashimausedlocalwood,sometimesfromhisownproperty.Later,hetraveledtoseekoutEnglishoak,Persianwalnut,AfricanzebrawoodandIndianteak.Heespeciallylikedtofindgiantrootsthathadbeendugoutofthegroundafteratreewastakendown.Nakashimafeltthatmakingthiswoodintofurniturewasawayofallowingthetreetoliveagain.Mostfurnituremakerspreferperfectboards,butNakashimatookpleasureinusingwoodwithinterestingknots(節(jié)疤)andcracks.Theseirregularitiesgavethewoodpersonalityandshowedthatthetreehadlivedahappylife.Heneverfailedtocreateanobjectthatwasbothusefulandbeautiful.OneearlypieceNakashimadesignedwasathree-leggedchairforhissmalldaughter,Mira,tousewhenshesatatthetableformeals.TheMirachairbecamesopopularthatNakashimalatermadebothlowandhighversions.Anotherfamouspiece,theConoidchair,hastwolegssupportedbybladelikefeet.Always,Nakashima’sdesignswerepreciseandgraceful,markedbyasimplicitythatrevealedhisloveforthewood.Astheyearspassed,Nakashima’sreputationgrewandhisworkreceivedmanyawards.HischildrenMiraandKevin,nowadults,joinedtheteamofcrafts-peopleintheirfather’sstudio.Nakashima’sdreamofintegratingworkandfamilyhadcometrue.8.WhichofthefollowingbestdescribesNakashima?A.Generousandoutgoing.B.Honestandsimple.C.Capableandfriendly.D.Creativeandmodest.9.WhywasNakashimacalledanationaltreasure?A.Hisartworkmadetreesliveagain.B.Heusedpreciouswoodmaterials.C.Hischairswerebeautifullydesigned.D.Hewasdevotedtomakingfurniture.10.WhatcanwelearnaboutNakashimafromthelasttwoparagraphs?A.Helovedhisworkandfamily.B.Hemadechairsofthesamestyle.C.Hesoughtforasimplelifeandart.D.Hewaslostinresearchingthewood.11.WhatcanbeinferredaboutMiraandKevin?A.Theyhadanartstudiooftheirown.B.Theystilllackedtheabilitytocreateartworks.C.Theyhadacommoninterestwiththeirfather.D.Theyenjoyedthesamereputationwiththeirfather.DThey’reorange,they’rerobotsandthey’recapableofsailingthehighseaswithouthumanintervention.OnTuesdaytheNationalOceanicandAtmosphericAdministration(NOAA)launchedapairofSaildrones(海洋無人機)inPacificNorthwestwatersforthefirsttime.TheirsummerlongsailingjourneywillstretchfromVancouverIslandtoCalifornia.TheSaildroneoperatorswillcollectdatatohelpsetfuturefishingseasons.Thegovernmentwantstoseewhetherseagoingrobotscanextendfisherysurveysnowperformedbyexpensivemannedships.NoraCohenfromNOAAsaid,“The23-footlongseagoingrobotscanfollowaremotelyprogrammedcourseforuptoayearatatime.Andtheydon’trequireanyfuel.Weusewindandsolarpowertodrivethesensors.”Headded,“Itmeansthatwe’reabletogotoplaceswherewedon’treallywanttosendpeople,andgointoweatherthatwereallydon’twantanyoneevertobein,andbeabletosendmeasurementsback.”Theprimarymissionistoinvestigatethespeciesandthenumberoffishinexistenceandtheplaceswheretheyare.LarryHufnagle,scientistofNOAAFisheriesinSeattle,saidatraditionalbigNOAAresearchship-basedsurveycostsaround$25,000perday.Bycomparison,oneSaildronecosts$2,500perday.“Itcouldbeasignificantsaving,”Hufnaglesaid.“Butlikeanythingelse,thereisatrade-offinwhatyougetandwhatyoudon’tget.Onthemannedship,wehavelimitedtime.Ittakesalotofpeople.Wespendafairamountofmoney.ButthereisonethingtheSaildronecan’tdothathumanscan:castanettocatchandpositivelyidentifythefishdetectedbelow.TheSaildronesaregoingtogiveusadditionaldata,notreplacementdata.”NoraCohensaidSaildrone,aventurecapital-backedcompanybasedinAlameda,California,expectstolaunchatotalof11ofitsseagoingrobotstosurveydifferentwaterbodiesforNOAAthisyear.TheBeringandArcticseas,CoastalCaliforniaandtheGulfofMexicowillbethelocationsofadditionalmissions.12.Whatisthepurposeofcollectingfishdata?A.Toexploretheocean.B.Toassistfishingindustry.C.Tolearnthehabitsoffish.D.Toimprovefishingskills.13.WhatismainlydiscussedabouttheSaildroneinParagraph3?A.Itsadvantages. B.Itsappearance.C.Itspowersystems. D.Itsprimarymission.14.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“trade-off”inParagraph5probablymean?A.Debate. B.Reason.C.Reality. D.Balance.15.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?A.TheSaildronehasapromisingfuture.B.HufnaglethinkslittleoftheSaildrone.C.Mannedshipswillbecompletelyreplaced.D.Productionofseagoingrobotsisrestricted.Ⅱ.閱讀七選五Whenwemeetthehomeless,mostofusmightavoideyecontactandwalkalittlefaster.1What’shisorherstory?Howlonghavetheylivedonthestreets?Maybeyouevenwantedtohelp,butdidn’tknowhowtostartaconversation.Thenthefollowingmighthelpyou.

2IsthereanotherwayIcanhelp?

Thisisanespeciallygoodthingtosayifyou’reuncomfortablehandingovercashordon’thaveanytooffer.Undoubtedly,moneyissomethingthatahomelesspersonneeds,butoftenthereisaspecificthingthatcanquicklyhelpthatpersonoutofaterriblesituation.Didyoucatchthegame?3Talkingaboutsportsisagoodidea.Whilethereisagame,bringitupliketalkingabouttheweather—sportsisatopicofconversationthatyoudon’thavetobeofacertainclasstoexperience.

Goodmorning.Say“hi”or“hello”ortrytoacknowledgethepersoninsomeway.4Regardlessofwhatyourgreetingmaybe,it’simportanttolookthepersonintheeyewhenspeaking.Accordingtothehomeless,oneofthemanydifficultthingsaboutbeinghomelessisthatyoufeellessthanhuman.

Howareyoudoing?Wouldyouliketotalk?Thesequestionsaregreatbecausethey’reopen-ended.Don’tbesurprisedifpeoplearenotinterestedinchatting,though.You’regettingintotheirpersonallives.5If,however,thepersonisopentotalking,thiscanleadtoarealconversation—andmaybeevenprovideawayforyoutoofferhelp.

A.Idon’thaveanymoney.B.It’sgoodtohearkindness.C.Butyoumightalsothinkaboutthesituation.D.Maybetheydon’twanttodiscussthatwithastranger.E.Athleticeventsareoftenshownontelevisionsonthestreet.F.Thenon-homelesspersonalmostneverlooksthehomelessintheeye.G.Offeringawishofgoodwillcanbeapowerfulthingtothehomeless.參考答案高考題型·組合規(guī)范練18選擇性必修第四冊UNIT4閱讀題組——練速度Ⅰ.【語篇導讀】本文是應用文。文章介紹了TheFirstTee這個志愿者組織的基本信息以及招募志愿者的一些崗位說明、申請留意事項等。1.A細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據We’reLookingforYou!中的“ourprogramfocusesonmakingparticipantsstrongerandmoreconfident...”可知,TheFirstTeeCoachProgram使參加者更強大、更自信。2.C推理推斷題。依據DatabaseManager中的“Thedatabasemanagerisexpectedtoupdatethedataaminimumofeveryotherweek.”可知,假如你擅長運用計算機,你可以選擇成為數據庫管理員。3.B細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據ProcessofBecomingaVolunteer中的“OnceAlisonBoyle(ourDirectorofVolunteerandParticipantServices)receivesyourcompletedapplication,shewillcontactyouforanin-personinterview.”可知,為了在TheFirstTee成為一名志愿者,申請者必需接受面試?！菊Z篇導讀】本文是一篇記敘文。作者在醫(yī)院有一份滿足的工作,但是作者想要通過自己的努力來改善他人的人生,于是走上了收養(yǎng)孩子的道路。4.A推理推斷題。第一段說作者能在家工作很好(waswonderful),但是作者意識到自己在醫(yī)院的工作不能讓別人的生活發(fā)生變更(wasn’tmakingadifferenceinanyone’slife),須要做一些事來拓展自己(stretchmylimits),促使自己成長(pushmetogrow),由此推斷作者覺得自己在醫(yī)院的工作缺少動力。5.B細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據第一段中的“butithitmethatmycareerinhospitalwasn’tmakingadifferenceinanyone’slife.”可知,作者確定收養(yǎng)孩子是為了讓他人的人生更有意義。6.A詞義揣測題。依據下文的“...waswaitingforusintheemergencyroom,sickandlackofnutrition.”可知,在急診室里,一臉病態(tài)而且養(yǎng)分不良指的是作者打算領養(yǎng)的孩子。7.C推理推斷題。依據最終一段的“Thechildren’slawyerandsocialworkerwerethere.Withjustafewwords,ouradoptionwasfinalized.”可知,作者全家七個人,包括兩個被領養(yǎng)的孩子,一起來到一個小法庭,孩子的律師和社工也在這里是為了讓作者的收養(yǎng)合法化?！菊Z篇導讀】這是一篇人物傳記類記敘文。短文介紹了木工兼藝術家GeorgeNakashima以及他設計的作品的相關信息。8.D推理推斷題。依據第一段“MrNakashimarejectedthelabelofartist.”可知,Nakashima拒絕藝術家的稱號,由此推斷他很虛心;依據其次段“Evenmakingaboxwasanactofcreation,becauseitproducedanobjectthathadneverexistedbefore.”可知,他很有創(chuàng)建力。9.A細微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據其次段最終一句“Nakashima