UNIT 1 SCIENCE FICTION 单元验收评价(二)(Word练习)-【新课程学案】新教材2022-2023学年高中英语选择性必修第四册（人教版2019）

UNIT 1　单元验收评价(二)——仿真高考检测 (时间100分钟，满分120分) 　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 第一部分：阅读(共两节，满分50分) 第一节(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A New Science Books in Brief Volume Control By David Owen || $18.23 “ For a deaf child, having hearing parents can be a serious disadvantage，” notes Owen in this sensitive study of hearing.He suffers from tinnitus.Combining the science with individual experiences, Owen discusses hearing aids, sign language, Thomas Edison and noise levels in US cities — all in absorbing detail. Reality Ahead of Schedule By Joel Levy || $29.04 This picture-packed book tours scientific advances sparked by ideas in science fiction.For example, Levy shows how H．G.Wells's 1903 story The Land Ironclads inspired Winston Churchill to promote the development of the military tank.The title comes from a definition of sci-fi by Sydney Mead, an industrial designer widely known for his designs for science-fiction films. Jet Stream By Tim Woollings || $32.95 The jet stream was discovered in the 1920s.In this analysis of its complex influence on weather, Woollings relates how the Japanese used the jet stream to launch trans — Pacific balloons in 1944.Today, the jet stream is very likely to be threatened by another product of human activity: rising carbon dioxide emissions. Adventures of a Computational Explorer By Stephen Wolfram ||$22.46 Stephen Wolfram, designer of the technical-computing system Mathematica, offers good stories in this collection of biographical essays.For example, he recalls himself as a six-year-old spotting a bite taken out of the sun: a solar eclipse, something unknown to the other children. 语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要对四本科学类的新书进行了介绍和宣传， 包括每本书的作者、售价和内容简介。 1．What can we learn from Volume Control? A．The science of hearing. B．Practical ways to cure tinnitus. C．Thomas Edison's great inventions. D．Winston Churchill's great achievements. 解析：选A　细节理解题。根据Volume Control部分中最后一句可知， Volume Control主要是关于听觉的科学研究的书。故选A。 2．Who provided inspiration for the title of R