Unit 7 Careers 培优提能限时练(1)-【步步高】2023-2024学年高二英语选择性必修第三册（北师大版2019）

培优提能限时练(一) (限时：40分钟　满分：50分) Ⅰ.阅读理解(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 Summer is coming.Are you looking for a part-time job? Here are some possible options. Lifeguard Are you a strong swimmer and a good communicator? Would you like a challenge? We are looking for lifeguards for our busy summer season.No experience is necessary as you will get two weeks of training before you start the job.As well as being physically fit，you need to be available for work Mon－Fri,7－11 a．m. Store assistant We are looking for store assistants for our busy gift store.Applicants need to be reliable，friendly，and enjoy speaking to customers.A second language is preferred as many of our customers are tourists from other countries.The positions are part-time and you need to work from Thursday to Sunday,10 a．m.－4 p．m. Fashion designer Are you interested in the latest styles? Are you creative and good at art? If so，Dresswise is looking for a young person to create new looks for our teen department.This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the clothing industry.You will need to work four days a week and we’ll pay you for each design we use.We’ll also give you samples of your designs to wear. Game tester Are you into technology and creative? Would you like to play and test educational games and get paid for it? This is an exciting part-time job for somebody who loves playing games.We offer flexible hours.If this is for you，write a description of your favorite game and why you like it in no more than 150 words. If you are interested in any of the above jobs，please contact us at studentunrion @campus.com. 1．What is a shared requirement for lifeguard and store assistant? A．Communicative ability. B．A second language. C．Professional experience. D．A strong body. 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。根据Lifeguard中的“Are you a strong swimmer and a good communicator？”以及Store assistant中的“and enjoy speaking to customers”可知，lifeguard和store assistant这两个岗位都需要有很好的沟通能力，故选A。 2．Which job can you apply for if you can only work on weekends? A．Lifeguard. B．Store assistant. C．Fashion designer. D．Game tester. 答案　D 解析　细节理解题。根据Game tester中的“We offer flexible hours.”可知，Game tester的工作时间是弹性的，可以选择在周末工作。故选D。 3．What can you get from the job as a fashion designer? A．Samples of the latest styles. B．Experience in the fashion industry. C．Payment for each of your designs. D．Chances to design clothes for adults. 答案　B 解析　细节理解题。根据Fashion designer部分中“This is a great opportunity to gain experience in the clothing industry.”可知，做时装设计师的兼职工作，你可以获得时尚业的工作经验。故选B。 B Somewhere near the North Pole，in a small tent on a floating ice，Borge Ousland’s satellite phone buzzed.It was November 20,2019，and Ousland，the leading polar explorer of his generation，and adventurer Mike Horn had set out two months earlier with a great goal：to ski across the top of the world.They’d been in total isolation(隔绝) ever since，making their way，step by step，along the increasingly fragile(易碎的) ice floating over the Arctic Ocean.It was one of the most daring polar journeys in history—and the men were in trouble.The ice was breaking around them，opening in gaping cracks(裂缝)，the most critical challenge.Not a single ship or fishing boat was around there.Slowed by the poor conditions，the sleds they pulled were nearly empty of food.Horn’s frostbitten hands，virtually useless in the cold，were dangerously infected. Now their expedition manager，Lars Ebbesen，was on the phone from Norway with a lifeline.A passing Norwegian icebreaker happened to be in the sea north of Svalbard and would briefly be in position to serve as a refueling platform for a helicopter(直升机) to reach them.For one day only，they could be rescued.Should he give the OK to start the rescue? Ebbesen，who had worked with Ousland for years，had never heard him so exhausted and “into his resources”．Yet the legendary Arctic strongman，speaking in a weary tone，did not hesitate or consult his partner，“No，we will continue.” Newspapers actively covered the men’s daring journey across front pages and TV news broadcast regular updates.Ousland’s son was having trouble sleeping and told reporters that at 57 his father was “not as young as he was before”．Ousland’s mother，who had never before felt the need to call Ebbesen and check on her son during expeditions，rang over and over. But the two chose to continue and luckily enough they finally arrived at the North Pole and attained enormous precious photos there.After 87 days in Arctic isolation，the two men came back and delivered a television interview.People honoured them as national heroes. 语篇解读　本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了探险家Ousland和Horn不畏艰难险阻去北极探险的励志故事。 4．What was a key trouble facing the two men? A．They ran out of food and energy. B．Horn’s hands were totally useless. C．Their health was in poor condition. D．Floating ice kept cracking around them. 答案　D 解析　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The ice was breaking around them，opening in gaping cracks(裂缝)，the most critical challenge.”可知，两人面临的一个主要麻烦是他们身边的浮冰正在破裂。故选D。 5．What would be sent to rescue them if they had agreed? A．A helicopter. B．A rescue team. C．An icebreaker. D．A fishing boat. 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。根据第二段第二句可知，一艘恰好在附近的破冰船可以作为加油平台帮助直升机前往救援，即如果他们同意的话，一架直升机将会前往救援。故选A。 6．How did Ousland’s son feel about the journey? A．Inspired. B．Satisfied. C．Concerned. D．Interested. 答案　C 解析　观点态度题。根据第三段第二句可知，Ousland的儿子担心得无法入睡，即他对这次旅程非常担忧。故选C。 7．Which can be the best title for the text? A．People Have Great Interest in North Pole Expedition B．The Exploration Conditions of the North Pole Are Tough C．Two Brave Men Made an Exciting Trip to the North Pole D．Two Famous Explorers Were Saved During Their Exploration 答案　C 解析　标题归纳题。通读全文尤其是第一段前两句及最后一段内容可知，文章讲述了探险家Ousland和Horn不畏艰险去北极探险的励志故事。故选C。 C (2023·福建泉州高二期末) Aerospace engineers are working on air vehicles—that will be used to drop packages on your doorsteps，transport people and goods over shorter distances and could even give people the ability to call air taxis—to fundamentally change how we see the sky. What helps the engineers get ready for the change? Batteries keep getting smaller.Materials to build the air vehicles are lighter than ever.Software is more sophisticated.A modern cockpit(驾驶舱) from 20 years ago can’t do half as much as the phone in your pocket.These modernizations have enabled a greater focus on electric technology in flying over the past 15 years.It’s changed the way they fly. Maybe soon you will be walking down the street to a vertiport，where you’ll catch an air taxi.We’re likely to see one with a pilot，carrying boxes from one place to another.Then it will start flying with passengers and become pilotless.As the new plane becomes more common，the result could be something as simple as cutting down travel time within urban and suburban areas，making it slightly easier to get to the airport or from the suburbs to downtown.But the planes could also help get rid of “transportation deserts”，making it easier for a doctor to reach a patient in a rural area who has limited access to a hospital. However，there are still a lot of outstanding questions.There are safety measures and requirements that need to be developed.There is pilot training and workforce development.There’s the cost.There’s figuring out who would use this type of transportation.There are still more advances in technology that need to happen if you want them to go farther than 150 miles and to be unmanned.But，according to Hackenberg of NASA，“About the future，it’s not an if; it’s a when.” 语篇解读　这是一篇说明文。研究者们正在研究的空中飞行器将进入我们的生活，并给我们带来很多便利。即使目前仍有一些问题需要解决，其未来是充满希望的。 8．What does the underlined word “sophisticated” in paragraph 2 probably mean? A．Fashionable. B．Advanced. C．Conventional. D．Flexible. 答案　B 解析　词义猜测题。根据第二段中的第二、三句和下文“These modernizations have enabled...”可知，现代化让电池越来越小，材料越来越轻，software(软件)也变得更sophisticated，可推知画线词应与advanced意思相近。故选B。 9．Why is “transportation deserts” mentioned in paragraph 3? A．To present a fact. B．To explain a principle. C．To highlight an advantage. D．To make a prediction. 答案　C 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段中的最后两句可知，前文提到了新型飞机带来的便利，因此推断提到“transportation deserts”的消除是为了强调空中出租车的优势——带来便利。故选C。 10．What does Hackenberg think of the practice? A．Promising. B．Challenging. C．Simple. D．Creative. 答案　A 解析　观点态度题。根据最后一段最后一句可知，Hackenberg认为空中飞行器的实践是充满希望的、有前途的，只是时间问题。故选A。 11．What is the best title for the text? A．Air Taxis：Say “No” to Traffic Jam B．Air Taxis：Private Flight for Business C．Ready for Air Taxis? D．How Do Air Taxis Work? 答案　C 解析　标题归纳题。通读全文，尤其是第一段内容和第三段第一句可知，本文主要介绍了研究者们正在研究的空中飞行器将进入我们的生活，并给我们带来很多便利。故选C。 D (2023·江苏无锡高二期末) When I am surfing the Web，I want to be drawn by articles on Europe’s political history，but I end up reading menus from Alcatraz prison.Why does that happen? Curiosity seems beyond your control，and trying to direct it sounds like forcing yourself to find a joke funny.But if you know what boosts curiosity，you may be able to understand it a little better. During the evolution，curious animals were more likely to survive because they learned about their environments.Humans，too，will give up a known pay-off to investigate the unknown.Scientists did some experiments.In the first experiment，subjects were asked to choose one of four photos，each carrying some chance of a cash prize.Photos repeated，so subjects learned to pick the best.But when a new photo appeared，they chose it more often than the familiar ones.This preference for new one is，of course，the reason why producers regularly change product packaging. Also，curiosity improves learning.In the second experiment，subjects read simple questions and rated how curious each made them feel.Later，they saw the questions again，each followed by a photo of a face，and judged whether that person looked as if he or she would know the answer.In a surprise final memory test for the faces，subjects better remembered those appearing after the questions that make them curious. This function of curiosity—to heighten memory—is the key to understanding why we’re curious about some things instead of others.We feel most curious when exploration produces the most learning.Suppose I ask you，“What’s the most common type of star in the Milky Way？” You’ll obviously feel uninterested if you already know the answer.But you’ll also feel little curious if you know nothing about stars; if you learned the answer，you couldn’t connect it to other knowledge，so it would seem nearly meaningless.We’re maximally curious when we sense that the environment offers new information in the right part to complement what we already know. 12．Why does the author mention his own experience in paragraph 1? A．To present a fact. B．To introduce a topic. C．To make a prediction. D．To explain a concept. 答案　B 解析　推理判断题。根据第一段和第二段第一句可推知，作者在第一段提到他自己的经历是为了引入文章话题——好奇心。故选B。 13．Why do producers change the packaging of the products frequently? A．To attract customers’ interest. B．To follow the latest trend. C．To represent companies’ creativity. D．To show the new products. 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。根据第三段最后两句可知，生产商经常更换产品的包装是为了吸引顾客的兴趣。故选A。 14．What can we learn from the experiments in paragraphs 3 and 4? A．The questions in the second experiment were interesting. B．In both experiments，subjects preferred to choose the new objects. C．In the second experiment，curiosity contributed to the subjects’ better memory. D．The new photos in the first experiment had higher possibilities of a cash prize. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句可知，我们可以从第二个实验中了解到好奇心有助于记忆力。故选C。 15．What can be inferred from the last paragraph? A．Satisfying curiosity makes us feel pleased. B．A well-known topic makes us most curious. C．People are most curious about totally unfamiliar topic. D．People will be most curious when the unknown hugs the known. 答案　D 解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段末句可推知，当未知信息对已知事物进行补充时，人们最好奇。故选D。 Ⅱ.七选五(共5小题；每小题2.5分，满分12.5分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Travelling offers endless benefits in terms of adventure，as well as getting the opportunity to experience new and unfamiliar things around the world. 1 In this text，we are detailing some of the most important benefits of travelling for you. It can reduce stress.Let’s talk about the big one first，stress.It comes in many different forms，and it is something that we all experience.Life can throw all kinds of things at you，causing stress and worry. 2 It allows you to break away from your everyday routine. 3 Even the thought of travelling for a break might make you feel more creative and open your mind to new ideas.Jetting off overseas and getting the opportunity to see the world can bring a new viewpoint to your ideas.Increasing creativity is extremely beneficial to us，as it helps us to put any negative energy into our creativity. It can strengthen immune system. 4 Travelling exposes you to different climates thus ever strengthening your immune system.That certainly doesn’t go without saying that you should do everything to maintain your immune system when travelling.Get your body well used to plenty of rest，eating well and staying energetic. It can increase activity.Travelling does require a lot of movements，so you will stay active，which is always good news for your body.Being more active means your heart rate is increased，your body is able to burn fat quicker，and your circulation can improve.However，do take caution not to overuse yourself，as it can take the enjoyment out of travelling. 5 A．It can change attitude. B．It can increase creativity. C．So let it happen naturally. D．So you should start to save for the next travelling. E．However，travelling can help to relieve these feelings. F．In addition，travelling also brings countless health benefits. G．If you are someone who falls ill often，travelling may benefit you. 1．答案　F 解析　空前提到了旅行在冒险奇遇、体验新事物方面的益处，空后则说明本文将详述一些旅行的重要益处，所以F项(此外，旅行还带来无数的健康益处)能够承上启下。该选项中的benefits在前后句均出现了，属于词汇复现。故选F项。 2．答案　E 解析　空前一句提到生活会带来压力和忧虑，结合段首句提到旅行可以减轻压力以及空后“It allows you to break away from your everyday routine.”可知，E项(然而，旅行有助于缓解这些情绪)能够承上启下。该选项中的these feelings指代前面的stress和worry，travelling为空后的It所指代的对象。故选E项。 3．答案　B 解析　分析篇章结构可知，本空位于段首，应概括本段主旨，且为“It can...”句式。根据空后的“make you feel more creative”和“Increasing creativity”可知，本段主要讲旅行能够增强创造力，所以B项(它可以增强创造力)能够引领本段。该选项中的creativity是原词复现。故选B项。 4．答案　G 解析　根据空前“It can strengthen immune system.”可知，本段强调旅行对免疫系统的益处，所以G项(如果你是一个经常生病的人，旅行可能对你有益)符合语境。故选G项。 5．答案　C 解析　空前一句强调要注意不让自己过度劳累，否则会失去旅行的乐趣，所以C项(所以，让旅行自然地进行吧)能够承接上文。该选项中的it指代的是前句中的travelling。故选C项。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$