選擇性必修第四冊Units1-2閱讀理解題組——練速度

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閱讀理解

A

TheAdventuresofAmilyaRose.TheLie

ByChavonneD.Stewart,JasmineMills,publishedin2015

Enterforachancetowinacopyofthebook.ltisthefirstbookinasurprisingseriesof

children'sbooks.That'sfunandexcitingbutteacheskidsvaluablelessons.

ChesterandGus

ByCammieMcGovern,publishedin2017

Chesterhasalwayswantedtobecomeaservicedog.Whenhefailshiscertificationtest,it

seemsthathisdreammightnevercometrue——untilafamilyadoptshimtobeacompanion

fortheirten-year-oldson,Gus.ButGusactssodifferentlyfromanyoneChesterhasever

met.HeneverwantstopetChester.Cheste^snotsurehowtohelpGus,buthe'sdeterminedto

figureitoutandshowhe'stherightdogforthejob.

InvisibleEmmie

ByTerriLibenson,publishedin2017

Thenoveltellsthestoryoftwototallydifferentlittlegirlsinaclass-quiet,shyand

artisticEmmieandpopular,outgoing,athleticKatie-andhowtheirlivesunexpectedly

connectonedaywhenanembarrassingnotefallsintothewronghands.Emmieeventually

learnstospeakupforherself,realizingthatbeingsocialisn'tasimpossibleasshethought.

OceanMeetsSky

ByTerryFan,EricFan,publishedin2018

Youngreaderswillbecaptivated(使著迷).一TheWashingtonPost.

Finnlivesbytheseaandthesealivesbyhim.Everytimehelooksoutofhiswindow,it*s

aconstantreminderofthestoriesthathisgrandfathertoldhimabouttheplacewherethe

oceanmeetsthesky.Finn'sgrandfatherhasgonebutFinnknowstheperfectwaytohonor

him.Hellbuildhisownshipandsailouttofindthismagicalplacehimself!Andwhenhe

arrives,maybehellfindsomethinghedidn'tknowhewaslookingfor.

1.Whichbookisrelatedtothelossoflovedones?

A.TTzeAdventuresofAmilyaRose.TheLie.

B.ChesterandGus.

C.InvisibleEmmie.

D.OceanMeetsSky.

2.WhyisChesteradoptedbyafamily?

A.Tomakehimaccompanyaboy.

B.Tomakehimdotherightjob.

C.Tohelpaboyrealizehisdream.

D.Tohelphimpasshiscertificationtest.

3.WhatcanweknowaboutTheAdventuresofAmilyaRose.TheLie?

A.Itmaybegainedforfree.

Bitsthefirstchildren'sbookin2017.

C.Ifsonlyforchildren'sfun.

D.Itsmainlyaboutteacher'slessons.

4.Whowrotethestoryabouttherelationshipsbetweenclassmates?

A.ChavonneD.StewartandJasmineMills.

B.CammieMcGovern.

C.TerriLibenson.

D.TerryFanandEricFan.

5.Whatkindofbookdothesefourbooksbelongto?

A.Adultnovels.

B.Children'sliterature.

C.Moralstories.

D.Adventureliterature.

B

Boomerangchildrenwhoreturntolivewiththeirparentsafteruniversitycanbegood

forfamilies,leadingtocloser,moresupportiverelationshipsandincreasedcontactbetweenthe

generations,astudyhasfound.

Thefindingscontradictthepreviousresearchshowingthatreturningadultchildren

triggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents1qualityoflifeandwell-being.

Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere“morepositivethanmighthavebeen

expected^^aboutmovingbackhome-theshameisreducedassomanyoftheirpeerswerein

thesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthebenefitsoftheirparents*financialand

emotionalsupport.Daughterswerehappierthansons,oftenslippingbackeasilyintoteenage

patternsofbehaviour,thestudyfound.

Parentsonthewholeweremoreuncertain,expressingconcernaboutthelikelyduration

ofthearrangementandhowtomanageit.Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsaredifferentfor

graduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.

Thefamiliesfeaturedinthestudyweremiddle-classandtendedtoviewtheachievement

ofadultindependencefortheirchildrenasa“familyproject^.Parentsacceptedthattheir

childrenrequiredsupportasuniversitystudentsandthenasgraduatesreturninghome,asthey

triedtofindjobspayingenoughtoenablethemtomoveoutandgetonthehousingladder.

“However,“thestudysays,"day-to-daytensionabouttheprospectsofachievingdifferent

dimensionsofindependence,whichinafewextremecasescamecloseto

conflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsandalittleoverhalfthe

graduates.99

Areasofdisagreementincludedchores,moneyandsociallife.Whileparentswerekeento

help,theyalsowanteddifferentrelationshipsfromthosetheyhadwiththeirownparents,and

continuingtosupporttheiradultchildrenallowedthemtoremainclose.

6.Whatisthefindingofthepreviousresearch?

A.Boomerangchildrenmadetheirparentshappier.

B.Theparentswerelookingforwardtotheirchildren'sreturn.

C.Theparents1qualityoflifebecameworsewithreturningchildren.

D.Boomerangchildrenneverdidanyhousework.

7.Theunderlinedword“trigger“inParagraph2maybereplacedby"

A.causeB.defeat

C.ariseD.allow

8.Whatistheattitudeofthecollegegraduatestowardsreturninghome?

A.Theyareashamedofturningtotheirparentsforhelp.

B.Theyaregladthattheycouldcomeback.

C.Theyaredoubtfulaboutwhethertheyshouldreturn.

D.Theyareproudtobeindependentfromthefamily.

9.Whatcanbeinferredasthereasonforthe"boomerangchildren^^phenomenon?

A.Thechildrenwanttokeepinclosertouchwiththeirparents.

B.Theparentsarewillingtoprovidesupporttotheirchildren.

C.Itisharderforthechildrentosecureasatisfyingjob.

D.Thereismorehouseworkneededtobedonebythechildren.

lO.Whatisthesideeffectofthe"'boomerangchildren^^phenomenon?

A.Bothparentsandchildrenenjoyamoreharmoniousrelationship.

B.Neitherparentsnorchildrenwanttodothechoresathome.

C.Notonlyparentsbutalsochildrenwanttobeindependent.

D.Thereareoccasionalquarrelsbetweenparentsandchildren.

C

Readingabookcanenlargetheimagination,supportindependentthinkingandwidena

person'sworld.Writingabookcandoevenmore.Educatorsnowareusingbook-writingto

helpstudentsdevelopcreativityandaloveofreadingatanearlyage.

ThisisathirdgradeclassroomatTaylorElementarySchoolinArlington,Virginia.The

studentsofeightornineyearsoldarebusywriting,makingpicturesandtalkingwiththeir

teachers.Andtoday,eachstudentisworkingonwritingastory.

Creatingabookbeginswiththechildrenfindingtheideasthatinterestthem.Thenthey

writethefirstversion（版本）.Afterthat,theyedittheirwork,whichmeanstomakecorrections

andchanges.Intheprocess,studentslearntothinklikerealwriters.

HollyKarapetkovawriteschildren'sbooksandteachesliteratureatMarymount

UniversityinArlington.Shesayssheishappythather8-year-oldsonK.J.andhisclassmates

arewritingbooksatschool.Shethinkscreatingbookssendsthembacktobooks.ltencourages

themtoreadmore,boththebookstheyarecreatingandotherbooks.

CreatingbooksisoneofherfavoriteactivitiesathomewithK.J.andhis3-year-old

sister,Kalina/'Wehavemadebooksaboutanimals,aboutweather,andalotofbooksabout

lettersandnumberstoreinforceskills.Oneofourfavoritekindsofbookstomakeisan

alphabetbookjustwithasimpleletter,thenpictures,eitherpicturesthatweprintoutfromour

realphotosorpicturesthatthechildrendrawtomatchthoseletters."Shesaysthewaytokeep

childreninterestedincreatingbooksistogivethemfreedomofchoice.

K.J.haswrittenmorethan12booksondifferentsubjects.Hismotherhopestheskillshe

andKalinaaredeveloping一writing,reading,thinking,andimagining一willhelpthemsucceed

inthe21stcenturyjobmarket.

11.What'sthefirststeptowriteabookforthechildren?

A.Writingthefirstdescription.

B.Decidinganinterestingsubject.

C.Changingsomedetailsinthebook.

D.Correctingthemistakesinthestory.

12.What!sHollyKarapetkova^attitudetothebook-writingmethod?

A.Disapproving.B.Approving.

C.Doubtful.D.Curious.

13.Theunderlinedword"reinforce“inParagraph5means"

A.strengthenB.create

C.experienceD.examine

14.1ntheopinionofHollyKarapetkova,writingbookscanhelpchildren.

A.developtheskillsofwritingstories

B.makemoneyforcollegeeducation

C.gatherexperienceinsociallife

D.findagoodjobinthefuture

15.Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?

A.Someyoungwriters.

B.Severalinterestingbooks.

C.Ateachingmethod.

D.Debatesabouteducation.

D

Gettingintocollegeisabigstepforhighschoolgraduates,anditcomeswithalotof

changes.Formoststudents,it,sthefirsttimethey'relivingawayfromhomeandmanaging

theirownlife.Notsurprisingly,adaptingtothisnewlifestylecanbechallenging.The

followingfourtipswillmakehighschoolgraduatesbetterpreparedforcollegelife.

Goalsetting

Whensettinggoals,whetherthey'reacademic,career,orpersonal,remembertheyshould

beattainablebutnottooeasy,sothatyoureallyhavetopushyourselftoachievethem,and

feelrewardedwhenyoudo.Writingdownyourgoalsandbreakingdowneachhuge,long-term

goalintosmallermorepracticalonescanhelpmakeitfeelmorereal,andwritingoutaplan

forachievingitcangiveyouaroadmaptosuccess.

Interpersonalskills

Atcollege,youwillinteractwithfellowstudents,professors,librarians,andmany

others.Stronginterpersonalskillswillhelpyoubuildrelationshipsduringthistime,andget

moreoutofthem.Ifyoufeelthatyourinterpersonalskillsneedsomework,practiceasking

thoughtfulquestionsandlisteningclosely,developyourunderstandingbyputtingyourselfin

someoneelse'sshoes,andenhanceyourself-confidence.

Studying

Withfewerin-classhoursandmoreon-your-ownlearning,you?rerequiredtoreally

digestlearningmaterialratherthansimplymemorizefacts.Tobesuccessfulincollege

you'11needtolearnhowtointegratelargeamountsofinformationobtainedthrough

reading,doresearch,andwritepapers.Organizationisthekey,soifyouarenotsomeonewho

isnaturallyorganized,setupyourstudyschedule.

Budgeting

Managingmoneyisacriticallifeskill,andformany,itisatcollegethattheydevelopit

forthefirsttime.Startbyestimatingyourfinancialbalance.Thengivehighprioritytothe

expensesonbasicneedsanddeterminelowmuchmoneytosetasideeverymonthtocover

thosecosts.Don,tforgetaboutsavings...andthefunstuff(movies,dinnersout),too.

16.Whoisthispassagemostprobablywrittenfor?

A.Collegeteachers.

B.Universitygraduates.

C.Highschoolteachers.

D.Would-becollegestudents.

17.Whatistheauthor,ssuggestionforreachingahugegoal?

A.Divideitintosmaller,moreachievableones.

B.Rewardoneselfforeachgoalonehasset.

C.Purchaseaclear,updatedroadmap.

D.Pushoneselftoanupperlevel.

18.Oneofthesuggestedwaystoenhanceyourinterpersonalskillsisto.

A.preparecomplicatedquestions

B.tryonsomeoneelse'sshoes

C.listentootherscarefully

D.takeadvantageofothers

19.Whatisthekeytosuccessfulcollegestudyaccordingtotheauthor?

A.Beingwell-organized.

B.Beingwell-informed.

C.Effectivereadingskills.

D.Reliableresearchmethods.

20.Tolearnhowtomanagemoney,thefirstthingtodois

A.savemoneyforfinancialinvestment

B.estimateone'sincomeandexpenses

C.setasidemoneyforfunactivities

D.openapersonalbankaccount

選擇性必修第四冊Units1-2閱讀理解題組-----練速度

1.D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)OceanMeetsSky部分的“Finn'sgrandfatherhasgonebut

Finnknowstheperfectwaytohonorhim.”可知MeetsSky中提到了失去親人。故選

D項。

2.A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)ChesterandGus部分的“...afamilyadoptshimtobea

companionfortheirten-year-oldson,Gus.”可知，收養(yǎng)它是為了陪伴自己的孩子。故選A

項。

3.A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)TheAdventuresofAmilyaRose.TheLie部分的“Enterfora

chancetowinacopyofthebook.”可知，報名參加活動有機(jī)會贏得這本書。故選A項。

4.C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)InvisibleEmmie部分的“ByTerriLibenson,publishedin

2017"以及"Thenoveltellsthestoryoftwototallydifferentlittlegirlsinaclass—quiet,shy

andartisticEmmieandpopular,outgoing,athleticKatie…”可知,這本書中有關(guān)于同學(xué)關(guān)系的

內(nèi)容。故選C項。

5.B解析推理判斷題。通讀全文可知，每本書的內(nèi)容均與孩子有關(guān)。因此這些書應(yīng)屬

于兒童文學(xué)。故選B項。

6.C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段“Thefindingscontradictthepreviousresearch

showingthatreturningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclineintheirparents?qualityof

lifeandwell-being.”可知，以往的研究顯示,返家的成年子女會導(dǎo)致父母的生活質(zhì)量和幸

福感顯著下降。故選C項。

7.A解析詞義猜測題。根據(jù)”...returningadultchildrentriggerasignificantdeclinein

theirparents1qualityoflifeandwell-being.“可知，返家的成年子女會導(dǎo)致父母的生活質(zhì)量

和幸福感顯著下降。trigger意為“導(dǎo)致，致使”。故選A項。

8.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的“Theyoungadultstakingpartinthestudywere

'morepositivethanmighthavebeenexpected*aboutmovingbackhome一theshameis

reducedassomanyoftheirpeerswereinthesameposition,andtheyacknowledgedthe

benefitsoftheirparents*financialandemotionalsupport.“可知,大學(xué)畢業(yè)生對回家的態(tài)度是

積極的。故選B項。

9.C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的"Buttheyacknowledgedthatthingsaredifferent

forgraduatestoday,wholeaveuniversitywithhugedebtsandfewerjobopportunities.“可推

斷,孩子們很難找到一份滿意的工作。故選C項。

10.C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第六段“However,*thestudysays,May-to-daytension

abouttheprospectsofachievingdifferentdimensionsofindependence,whichinafew

extremecasescameclosetoconflict,characterisedtheexperienceofamajorityofparentsand

alittleoverhalfthegraduates「”可知,多數(shù)家長和超過半數(shù)的畢業(yè)生希望獨立。故選C

項。

11.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段第一句可知,孩子們寫書的第一步是確定自己感

興趣的話題。