高中英语复习资料--Book-7--Unit-4-综合训练.docx

Book 7 Unit 4综合训练I .阅读理解Ar ve been a volunteer in the MacmillanGlasgow Libraries programme for just over a year. I got involved because I was looking for something to volunteer for after I retired from work. I thought being a Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Volunteer might be a good way to do that by using some of the skills I learned at work.At one time, I felt I made a real difference when a lady came in to use the service. She was very upset, but she was not the person with cancer. It was her partner. She had lots of things on her mind. We, together with a counselor, had a chat about her to help deal with all the emotions 什青感）she felt. We knew we could arrange something, so we discussed with her what could be done for her family. She was relieved that we could get something arranged for her and liked the fact that we managed to get the ball rolling during her visit.The good thing about having the services in the library is that the environment is non-clinical and therefore more relaxing than the hospital or doctor，s surgery. The team in the library are not medically trained. That means we do not use big words or medical terms very often.if s great that the people who volunteer all work well together, helping each other to get a resolution （解决）for people who come in. if s good to have the team at the other end of the phone whenever we get something unusual. It is a pleasure to be able to help as a volunteer.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。作者在文章中记叙了自己退休后作为一名志愿者 的经历和感悟。1. What can we infer about the author?A. He is a retired doctor.B He is volunteering in a hospital.C. He is a counselor in cancer.D. He has fought against cancer before.解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第一段的内容可知，作者现在已经退休，而且有医学 方面的技能；结合第三段的内容可推知，作者是一名退休医生。2. Why did the lady feel upset?A. Because she was affected by cancer.B Because her husband suffered from cancer.C. Because she didn，t know how to treat cancer.D. Because she had a poor relation with her husband.解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“She was very upset, but she was not theperson with cancer. It was her partner”和“we discussed with her what could be done for her family”可知，这位女士的丈夫得了癌症。注意：此处的“partner”表示"配偶”。3. What do we know about the volunteers?A. They do well in teamwork.B. They receive medical training.C. They all used to be helped.D. They often meet unusual things.解析：选A 推理判断题。根据最后一段的首句"It's great that the people who volunteer all work well together, helping each other to get a resolution （解决）for people who comein.”可知，所有的志愿者都能很好地共同工作，彼此帮助，为来求助的人提供好的解 决方案，由此推知，他们具有很强的团队意识，善于团队合作。4. Why does the author write this text?A To call on readers to do voluntary work.B To show us how to help those in trouble.C. To share his experiences as a volunteer.D. To teach us how to take care of cancer patients.解析：选C 写作意图题。综合全文的内容可以看出，本文主要讲述的是作者的志愿 者经历。因此，作者写作的目的也就是要分享他作为志愿者的经历。BCortana. Alexa. Siri. These are names of robotic voices that are often programmed on electronic tablets. They also become default （默认）identities for people with speech disorders who rely on technology to communicate. Now some speech scientists are developing personalized voices to reflect the broader diversity of the people who use them. To do it, they are tapping into a vast network of volunteers who are donating their voices to share with people who cannot speak.The effort to build an international “Human Voicebank has attracted more than 17,000 volunteers from 110 countries, including Priyanka Pandya, a 16-year-old from Columbia, Md” who plans to spend her winter vacation recording a string of sentences into her computer. "To be able to give somebody the gift of voice, I think that's really, really powerful, “ she said.“Everyone has a voice, “ said Rupal Patel, founder of VocaliD, the company that started the voicebank. uEven people who are unable to speak have sounds that are unique to them." Her company designs personalized voices by recording the unique sounds of the user, and then mixing them with 6 to 10 hours of recordings from a voice donor, matched by age, gender and region. The company is developing voices now for its first 100 customers.Also, people，s voices change. The company is looking for donors who are willing to record their voices, and then record them again a few years later, as they get older.Some of the first customers say they are happy with the results. John A. Gregoire was one of the first customers to receive a personalized voice from VocaliD last December. The voice came eight years after he developed ALS （肌萎缩侧索硬化症）and more than six years have passed since his voice became unintelligible to everyone except his wife and youngest son. aHaving a distinctive voice is like getting something back that was stolen, “ John said.语篇解读：这是一篇说明文，讲述了 VocaliD公司创建了 “人类声音银行"（Human Voicebank）,旨在利用志愿者的声音和高科技帮助语言障碍者拥有自己独特的声音。5. What can we know about the voicebank?A. It collects all kinds of voices.B. It gains strong public support.C. It helps to recognize special voices.D. It offers people personalized voices free.解析：选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的 “The effort .has attracted more than 17,000 volunteers from 110 countries”可知，人类声音银行项目获得了公众的大力支持。6. What does the example of John A. Gregoire stress?A Customers，desire for personalized voices.B. VocaliD，s efforts to develop personalized voices.C. Customers，satisfaction with personalized voices.D. VocaliD's success in designing personalized voices.解析：选C 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“Some of the first customers say they are happy with the results"和“'Having a distinctive voice is like getting something back that was stolen, ' John said."可知，文章举获得定制声音的第一匕顾客中的John A.Gregoire 的例子是为了说明一些顾客对收到的定制声音感到满意。7. What does the underlined word “unintelligible” mean in the last paragraph?A. Unclear.B. Soft.C. Incomplete.D. Rough.解析：选A 词义猜测题。根据画线词前的“he developed ALS （肌萎缩侧索硬化症）” 和第一段中的关键信息“people with speech disordersupeople who cannot speak”，第三段中 的“people who are unable to speak”以及最后一段的内容可知，John A. Gregoire由于患上了 肌萎缩侧索硬化症，逐渐地丧失了清楚表达自己的能力，他的声音除了他的妻子和最小的 儿子以外，其他人都听不懂。故此处画线词与A项的意思最为接近。8. What is the main idea of the text?A. Volunteers donate their voices to VocaliD.B. VocaliD is devoted to building a voicebank.C. The Human Voicebank helps people with speech problems.D. The Human Voicebank wins fame among people with speech problems.解析：选C 主旨大意题。通读全文可知，本文主要讲述了 VocaliD公司创建的“人类 声音银行”利用志愿者的声音和高科技帮助语言障碍者拥有自己独特的声音，故选C项。n.阅读七选五（郑州质检）Word travels quickly in the small fishing village of Port Washington, Wisconsin. So when Mardy McGarry wanted to build a playground for kids with special needs, she knew it wouldn，t take long to create interest in the project. But she never expected that a third of the town people would join in it. 1“A lot of learning comes through play, “ says McGarry, a special education teacher for 28 years. She'd seen the wood chips and sand of traditional playgrounds stop wheelchairs dead in their tracks.When a piece of land became available, the city council agreed to choose a part for a playground. Z She asked many kids for their wish list. She also asked experts for help. And she brought on board her friend Sue Mayer, whose eight-year-old son, Sam, has a serious disease.Her Kiwanis Club chapter came through with $7,000, and that，s when the grassroots movement really got started. One woman gave $25,000 and had her company donate the same amount. 3 There were silent auctions （拍卖）and T-shirt sales. The local Pieper Family Foundation offered to donate half of the remaining $170,000 balance if McGarry could raise the rest. The $450,000 covered materials, but the actual construction would cost an additional $900,000. Not a choice. But the community could build it.On September 16, 2008, the first day of construction, they came. Two women heard about the project on the radio on the way to work and took the day off to help. 4 Ten-year-olds sanded surfaces.Today, Possibility Playground is one of the most popular destinations in Ozaukee County. There's a giant pirate ship, a sandbox, monkey bars, swings and so on.$ If s exactly what McGarry wanted. People used to ask why she wanted to build a playground just for children with disabilities. "They didn't get it. If s only when you build a playground for children with disabilities that you build one for all children, “ she said.A. Soon smaller businesses were helping.B. All children play shoulder to shoulder.C. But her students were too often left out.D. Everyone thought it was really a great wonder.E. A couple in their 80s operated their own trucks.F. McGarry started researching play equipment and contacting design firms.G. They rolled up their sleeves and used their weekdays to bring her idea to life.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Mardy McGarry打算为残疾儿童建造一个操场的消息 传开后，镇上有三分之一的人过来帮忙。最后在社会各界的帮助下，操场顺利完工。L选G 根据空前一句可知，她没有料到，镇上有三分之一的人会加入其中，即为孩 子们建造一个操场。据此可推知，空处应是继续说明镇上的人帮助她把想法变为现实，故 G项符合语境。2 .选F 根据空前一句可知，市政会为操场选址；根据空后一句可知，McGarry询问 学生们的愿望。据此可推知，空处应是说明她开始调查所需设备，并联系设计公司，故F 项正确。3 .选A 根据本段介绍的拍卖会、资金会的捐款等活动可知，A项“很快一些更小型 的公司也来帮忙”符合语境。4 .选E 空前一句是说在听到这个消息后，两位女士请假过来帮忙；空后一句是说孩 子们也帮忙打磨地面。据此可推知，空处与此对应，应是介绍人们过来帮忙的具体例子， 故E项符合语境。5 .选B 根据空处下文中的“you build one for all children”可推知，空处介绍McGarry 建造操场想要看到的一幕：所有孩子肩并肩地一起玩耍。故B项正确。111 .应用文写作假定你是高三学生李华，你的外教老师Jack发邮件询问你暑假是如何过的，请你给他 回封邮件。内容包括：112 到邮件的心情；113 假里所做的事；114 谢并对他祝福。注意：L词数80左右；115 适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。参考范文：Dear Jack,How are you? It is a real pleasure to hear from you.And I'd be more than happy to share with you something about my summer holidays.Most of time I stayed at home, watching TV or playing games to relax myself.Sometimes, I helped my parents with the household chores to ease them of their burden.Once, some of my fellow students and I served as volunteers in a nearby community, where I gained much social experience.Also, I spent more time going over my lessons.That's for sure!Thank you for your concern.All the best!Yours,Li Hua