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必修第二册　Unit 1　Cultural Heritage

高考题型组合练

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

What could driving a race car and pointing a camera at the Milky Way have in common？More than you might imagine.Race car driver Bubba Wallace and photographer Batak Tefreshi journeyed together to remote Gooseberry Mesa for an adventure aimed at capturing the night sky.

Gooseberry Mesa，far from population centers，is protected from the nighttime light pollution，which makes it perfect for star photographers.Natural night environments such as this are rare.

Camping，hiking and shooting stars in mountainous Mesa highlight the similarity between photography and racing.Bubba notes，“Once you fire up the engine there’s no turning back—I know I’ll be in that seat for more than three hours.”Batak agrees，“I have the same feeling as soon as I touch my camera—I’m ready to continue through the entire night.”For Bubba，developing patience allowed him to mature as a driver and is equally essential to Batak’s photography.

Seizing the moment is crucial too.“Every minute things are changing—the Earth’s shadow，the moonlight，the rise of stars，”Batak explains.“If you lose the moment，it’s gone forever.”Bubba finds the physical and mental demands of racing as crucial when travelling in Utah’s rugged landscapes under freezing temperatures.

Think incoming clouds，wind，or mist will ruin your chance at a perfect shot？According to Batak，“With wide-angle nightscapes，every unexpected weather condition can be an opportunity.Our photos show oranges and blues around the moon you wouldn’t see under a clear sky.”

The team discovered shared interests that go beyond photography.“We’re both passionate about bringing cultures together and using our work to break down boundaries，”says Batak.“The night sky has a unifying power.The sky connects the whole world under one umbrella.”

语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了一位赛车手和一位摄影师共同捕捉星空的故事。

1．Why did Bubba and Batak choose Gooseberry Mesa?

A．It has a small population.

B．It has ideal weather conditions.

C．It is free from light pollution.

D．It has a magnificent landscape.

答案　C

解析　细节理解题。根据第二段内容可知，该地因免受夜间灯光污染而十分适合夜空拍摄。故选C。

2．Which is required in both car racing and photography?

A．Willpower.   B．Teamwork.

C．Bravery.   D．Creativity.

答案　A

解析　推理判断题。第三段内容提到在梅萨的经历集中体现了赛车和摄影的相似之处。一旦发动引擎，就没有回头路，必须坐上三个小时以上；一旦拿起相机，就要准备好整夜奋战。故摄影和赛车都需要毅力。willpower意为“毅力，意志力”，符合题意。故选A。

3．What does Batak think of unexpected weather as a photographer?

A．Annoying.   B．Disastrous.

C．Favorable.   D．Challenging.

答案　C

解析　观点态度题。根据第五段中的“every unexpected weather condition can be an opportunity”可知，每一种意想不到的天气都可能是一个机会。由此可知，巴塔克认为意想不到的天气是有利的。故选C。

4．Which may be a message behind the team’s photography work?

A．Appreciating the night sky.

B．Connecting various cultures.

C．Removing racial boundaries.

D．Protecting the environment.

答案　B

解析　细节理解题。根据第六段中的“We’re both passionate about bringing cultures together and using our work to break down boundaries”可知，他们二人都希望能够融合不同的文化并且

能用他们的作品打破文化壁垒。故选B。

B

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To fight against the ballooning waistlines among people，several U．S.cities have instituted taxes on drinks with added sugar aiming to reduce consumption，but new research suggests these policies currently have one fundamental flaw.

The study found sugary drinks only reduce purchasing if price tags at stores mention consumers are paying that tax when they buy the drink.

The research included a field study at two convenience stores in San Francisco，which currently has a tax on sugary drinks of 1 cent per ounce.Researchers varied the price tags placed on the sugary drinks over the eight-week study：one tag that simply said the price for the 12-ounce drink($1.52) and one that had the price and the message “Includes SF Sugary Drink Tax”．All non-sugary drinks，which weren’t subject to the tax，simply had the price of the drink($1.40)．

The researchers compared sales of the drinks during the study period to the two weeks before the study began when the sugary drink tax was in effect but there were no price tags on any drinks.Results showed sales of sugary drinks weren’t lower during the two weeks，compared to sales before the tax，indicating the tax itself didn’t reduce purchases of sugary drinks.

The researchers then looked at the effects of the two different price tags.Results showed the share of sugary drinks purchased when the tags simply showed the price wasn’t significantly different from that of the two-week period before the study，but did decline slightly when the tags mentioned the price included the added tax.

In a separate online study，the researchers asked participants to estimate what the tax would be on a can of their favorite drink that cost $1.52.The average estimate was 40 cents—much higher than the 12 cents actually demanded in San Francisco.When told the tax was only 12 cents，they reported they’d still purchase the drink.

The findings suggest price tags should mention the tax but not the amount，for consumers tend to overestimate how much the tax is.“If cities want these policies to be effective，they need to regulate how sugary drinks are labeled at stores and they currently don’t do that，”said Donnelly，lead author of the study.

语篇解读　本文是一篇新闻报道。为了对抗人们不断膨胀的腰围，美国的几个城市已经开始对含糖饮料征税，旨在减少消费，但新的研究表明，这些政策目前有一个根本缺陷。文章主要说明了这一政策的缺陷是什么以及研究是如何开展的。