Unit 10 Connections培优提能限时练(2)-【步步高】2023-2024学年高二英语选择性必修第四册（北师大版2019）

培优提能限时练(二) (限时：60分钟　满分：76分) Ⅰ.阅读理解(共7小题；每小题3分，满分21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 Credit scores have the power to impact your financial well-being.They can be used to determine which car you drive，which home you buy and even whether or not you get offered the job of your dreams.Here are 5 things you need to know about your credit score. You have to use credit to have a good score. Some people avoid using credit and assume they have a good score if there is no negative activity on their credit report.However，scores for those with little or no credit history tend to be lower，says Mike Sullivan，a personal finance consultant. You should check your score regularly. Since there is no danger in reducing your credit score by checking it，Bellhorn recommends reviewing it weekly.A dip in a credit score could alert consumers to potential fraud(欺诈) or credit report errors. Credit applications can drop a score. There are several factors that contribute to a credit score，including the number of inquiries made for new accounts.Filling too many credit applications can raise red flags for lenders.Bellhorn says that’s something to remember before applying for a store credit card simply to get a discount at checkout. The principles for calculating scores are similar. In general，the scores range from 300 to 850 with higher scores indicating a better credit history.A person’s payment history is usually weighed most heavily，but other factors include debt balances，the percentage of credit lines(信贷额度) used and the age of credit accounts.The length of your credit history can make it hard for young adults to have high credit scores. It’s not hard to build good credit. Sullivan says it isn’t difficult to increase credit scores.“If you want to have a high credit score，pay all your debts on time，” he says.He cautions(警告) against using credit repair companies that may use dishonest or illegal practices or charge for services you could do yourself.If there is one thing everyone must know about credit scores，it’s that there is no substitute for smart money management that uses debt wisely and pays off balances on time. 语篇解读　本文是说明文。信用评分能够影响你的财务状况。文章介绍了关于信用评分你需要知道的五件事。 1．According to the passage，which of the following statements is TRUE? A．Credit scores can decide what job you will do in the future. B．Young people are likely to have higher credit scores than old people. C．If you always pay off your debts on time，your credit scores will increase. D．Applying for credit cards can save money without affecting credit scores. 答案　C 解析　细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中“If you want to have a high credit score，pay all your debts on time”可知，如果你总是按时还清债务，你的信用评分就会提高。故选C。 2．According to the passage，what should you do about your credit score? A．Examine your credit score once a week. B．Calculate your credit scores frequently. C．Never use credit to produce a positive report. D．Apply for as many credit accounts as you can. 答案　A 解析　细节理解题。根据文章中You should check your score regularly.部分的第一句话“Since there is no danger in reducing your credit score by checking it，Bellhorn recommends reviewing it weekly.”可知，文章建议每周检查一次你的信用评分。故选A。 3．What’s Sullivan’s attitude about using credit repair companies to build good credit? A．Uninterested. B．Neutral. C．Supportive. D．Disapproving. 答案　D 解析　观点态度题。根据文章最后一段中“He cautions(警告) against using credit repair companies that may use dishonest or illegal practices or charge for services you could do yourself.”可知，沙利文对利用信用修复公司建立良好信用的态度是不赞同的。故选D。 B LONDON(AP)—Thousands of Britain’s iconic red phone boxes will be protected from removal under new rules，the UK’s telecommunications regulator said Tuesday.The public payphone boxes may look like out-of-date relics in an age of common smartphones，but regulator Ofcom said they can still be a “lifeline” for people in need. The regulator is proposing rules to prevent 5,000 call boxes in areas with poor mobile coverage from being closed down.It said that phone booths in areas considered accident or suicide hotspots，and those that have had more than 52 calls made from them in the past 12 months，would also meet the criteria. Ofcom said there are still around 21,000 phone boxes across the country，and that almost 150,000 calls to emergency services were made from phone boxes from May 2019 to May 2020.Some 45,000 calls were also made to other helplines like the Samaritans. “Some of the call boxes we plan to protect are used to make relatively low numbers of calls.But if one of those calls is from an unhappy child，or an accident victim or someone trying to kill himself，that public phone line can be a lifeline at a time of great need，” said Selina Chadha，Ofcom’s director of connectivity.“We also want to make sure that people without mobile coverage，often in rural areas，can still make calls，” she added. BT Group，formerly British Telecom，says nearly half of the phone boxes in the UK have been removed due to the growth of the mobile phone industry.It said even if a phone box is scheduled for decommission，it can be adopted by its local community under a plan that lets governments or organizations buy the call box for just￡1.So far more than 6,000 booths have been changed into mini community libraries，art galleries or storage units for life-saving public defibrillators(心脏除颤器)． 4．Why is Britain making new regulations? A．To reduce accident rates. B．To popularize cellphones. C．To increase calls from the boxes. D．To protect its public phone boxes. 答案　D 解析　细节理解题。根据第一段第一句可知，英国电信监管部门宣布英国的标志性红色电话亭将会受新规定的保护免受拆除。故选D。 5．What does the author intend to clarify in paragraph 3? A．The overuse of emergency services. B．The coverage of public phone boxes. C．The importance of public phone boxes. D．The sharp drop in calls from the boxes. 答案　C 解析　推理判断题。根据第三段“英国通信管理局表示，全国仍有约2.1万个电话亭，2019年5月至2020年5月期间，从电话亭拨打的紧急服务电话近15万个。另外，撒马利亚人等热线也接到了约4.5万个电话。”可知，第三段用数字说明公用电话亭仍被频繁使用，以此来说明公用电话亭的重要性。故选C。 6．What can we infer about the to-be-removed phone boxes according to BT Group? A．They will cover the communities. B．They will be adapted for different uses. C．They will be sold cheaply to the locals. D．They will serve as government agencies. 答案　B 解析　推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句可推知，它们将被整改用于其他方面。故选B。 7．What is the text? A．A news report. B．A travel guide. C．A research paper. D．A journal entry. 答案　A 解析　文章体裁题。根据文章首句“LONDON(AP)—Thousands of Britain’s iconic red phone boxes will be protected...”推测文章是一篇新闻报道。故选A。 Ⅱ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 In December 2013，photojournalist Wood set out to become the first person to walk the length of the Nile River. Wood’s journey began in Rwanda，took nine months and 1 3,750 miles.It was necessary to make the trip on foot，he says，because “ 2 is the only way you can really get under the skin of a country.” Wood acknowledges that his 3 was often dependent on the hospitality(好客) of local villagers.The people of the Sudan were probably the most 4 of all.Even sharing water 5 an incredible act of kindness. “The biggest challenge was the sun 6 down.Most of the day I had to be 7 to the sun，” he recalls.“My guide had a catapult(弹弓) to shoot pigeons.Other times we’d have local 8 varying from grasshoppers to rats.” The journey wasn’t without danger.Civil War in South Sudan 9 shortly after his arrival.When he reached Bor，he was arrested and 10 before an army commander，who told him he was not 11 ，and threatened to kill him if he crossed the border.He was evacuated(疏散) to the capital，and flew to North Sudan. “I 12 out 400 miles of the journey，” he regretted. Had he made the trip 13 ，he would 14 have achieved a Guinness World Record.But he says it doesn’t matter. “It was never about breaking records，it was about taking the biggest 15 in my life，and it was certainly that.” 1．A.flew B．filled C．covered D．drove 答案　C 解析　根据上文“...the first person to walk the length of the Nile River.”可知，此处指行走了3 750英里，cover在此处是“行走一段路程”的意思。故选C。 2．A.exploring B．researching C．traveling D．walking 答案　D 解析　由上文“...the first person to walk the length of the Nile River.”及空前“on foot”可知，此处指“走路”。故选D。 3．A.salary B．recreation C．survival D．liberation 答案　C 解析　由下文“Even sharing water”可知，此处指他能活下来、能有吃的主要靠村民们的好客。故选C。 4．A.giving B．humble C．elegant D．violent 答案　A 解析　由上文“the hospitality(好客) of local villagers”可知，当地人好客，所以此处指“慷慨的”。故选A。 5．A.marked B．included C．demonstrated D．required 答案　C 解析　结合语境可知，因为非洲严重缺水，即使是分享水，也表现出一种令人难以置信的善举，demonstrate符合语境。故选C。 6．A.pulling B．diving C．rolling D．beating 答案　D 解析　由空前的sun可知，此处指阳光照射，beat down(阳光)强烈照射，晒，是固定短语。故选D。 7．A.connected B．shown C．forced D．exposed 答案　D 解析　由上文的“The biggest challenge was the sun down.”可知，阳光的照射对他来说是最大的挑战，所以此处指大部分时间都不得不暴露在阳光下，be exposed to暴露在，故选D。 8．A.drinks B．foods C．grains D．possessions 答案　B 解析　由“varying from grasshoppers to rats”可知，此处是说当地的食物。故选B。 9．A.broke out B．came out C．brought up D．broke in 答案　A 解析　由空前的“Civil War”可知，此处指战争爆发，故选A。 10．A.found B．brought C．asked D．killed 答案　B 解析　由“who told him...”可知，长官和他说话，所以此处指把他带到长官跟前。故选B。 11．A.honest B．brave C．welcome D．available 答案　C 解析　由空后“threatened to kill him if he crossed the border”可知，长官告诉他，他不受欢迎。故选C。 12．A.missed B．dropped C．took D．put 答案　A 解析　由上文可知，他被抓后，别人送了他一段路程，还乘坐了飞机。因此，他遗憾地说：“我错过了400英里的旅程。”故选A。 13．A.undone B．unnoticed C．unpunished D．uninterrupted 答案　D 解析　undone未完成的；unnoticed未被注意到的；unpunished 未受惩罚的；uninterrupted不间断的，未被打断的。结合上文可知，他中途被抓，行程被中断。故选D。 14．A.gradually B．likely C．merely D．urgently 答案　B 解析　结合语境可知，如果不是因为被抓导致步行被中断，他很可能创造吉尼斯纪录。故选B。 15．A.dignity B．adventure C．exercise D．hike 答案　B 解析　结合伍德一路上的经历可知，他步行走过尼罗河是一场冒险。故选B。 Ⅲ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分) 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 Buried deep in the ruins of the Shang Dynasty，specifically in Anyang City of Henan Province，bones of the rhino(犀牛)1. (find) last week. A collection of archaeological evidence has confirmed the 2. (exist) of rhinos in ancient China.The animal was distributed across China’s Central Plains,3. Chinese civilization originated. Nevertheless，the rhino was no longer wandering in the region after the Han Dynasty.One explanation is that it was the colder climate of Northeast Asia that saw the creature 4. (appear) from the pages of history.5. ，Zhou Yu，the writer of History of Chinese Armor(盔甲)，offered up 6. explanation：the crafting of armor. Armor was 7. (original) made of bamboo but the material possessed limited 8.____________(defend) capabilities.Leather armor later became popular during the pre-Qin period.Zhou’s book reads that the rhino’s thick skin was a primary material for the creation of warriors’ armor.Many ancient accounts recorded the killing of rhinos and 9. (turn) their skin into protective covering.“The huge demand 10. rhino skins might have caused the animal’s disappearance or at least its migration from the Central Plains to the southwestern regions，” Zhou told Beijing Review. 语篇解读　这是一篇说明文。主要介绍了考古学家对犀牛在古代中国中原地区的存在及其转移到西南地区的原因的解释。 1．答案　were found 解析　考查动词的时态、语态和主谓一致。由时间状语last week可知，该句应为一般过去时，bones of the rhino和动词find之间为被动关系，所以为一般过去时的被动语态，且主语为复数，be动词用were。故填were found。 2．答案　existence 解析　考查名词。由空前定冠词the可知，此处为名词形式，在句中作宾语。故填existence。 3．答案　where 解析　考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，此处为关系副词where引导的非限制性定语从句，先行词China’s Central Plains在从句中作地点状语。故填where。 4．答案　disappear 解析　考查固定短语和词形转换。此处为固定短语see sb do sth意为“看见某人做某事”，结合句意，此处指犀牛消失了，应用disappear。故填disappear。 5．答案　However 解析　考查副词。此处为副词however“然而”表示转折，符合上下句逻辑关系，注意句首首字母大写。故填However。 6．答案　another 解析　考查代词。此处应该为定语修饰explanation，结合上下文语义可知，此处表示“另外的解释”。故填another。 7．答案　originally 解析　考查副词。由副词修饰动词可知，此处为副词originally修饰动词短语was made of。故填originally。 8．答案　defensive/defense 解析　考查形容词或名词。根据句意可知，表示“防御能力”既可以用形容词也可以用名词作定语修饰capabilities。故填defensive/defense。 9．答案　turning 解析　考查非谓语动词。此处为and连接的两个并列的动名词作宾语。故填turning。 10．答案　for 解析　考查介词。demand for意为“对……的需求”，介词for表对象。故填for。 Ⅳ.读后续写(满分25分) 阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。 Jessie had two days’ leave in January this year.She surfed the Internet for cheap travel deals and found the most impressive to be a two-day trip to Dublin.Jessie had never visited Ireland so she knew this was the destination for her. She arrived in Dublin and headed for her hotel.She was excited.When she found her hotel，she paid her money for both nights in advance.The receptionist(接待员) said that was possibly the smartest thing she had done since she decided to take the trip.Jessie dropped her bags in her room and immediately went out to check out some of the sights.It was getting late as Jessie wandered in the streets and decided that even though she was starving，she would rather wait to have dinner later after having a drink. She headed into the closest pub.Jessie noticed a rather strange-looking man staring at her from across the room.He walked to her table and asked her in his most polite manner if she would like to have a beer.After about ten seconds of thought，Jessie came to the conclusion that she would and accepted the offer.But she proposed that she should treat him to some fruits.The man smiled and accepted. Their conversation was mainly about places they had been and places they wanted to go to.Jessie soon found out that he was traveling alone too and as soon as he started mentioning that he was staying in the same hotel as her，Jessie swiftly rose from her seat to get another drink. Searching through her bag Jessie found that her wallet was gone! Immediately she realized she took the wrong bag.Her wallet was in another bag.Jessie didn’t panic at first until it hit her that without it，she had not one penny in hand.She was starving.Worst of all，she had generously proposed a treat to the man. 注意：续写词数应为150左右。 Without explaining the situation，Jessie ran back to the hotel. The man was still there. 参考范文 Without explaining the situation，Jessie ran back to the hotel.Seeing Jessie dashing inside，the receptionist was curious and inquired what had happened.Jessie told her the embarrassing situation in the pub and the receptionist burst into laughter.She said Jessie shouldn’t have worried too much and could have called her for help.Jessie expressed her gratitude and ran to her room and wallet as soon as possible.She must go back to the pub or she would be regarded as a cheat.Luckily the pub was near and soon Jessie got there. The man was still there.When he saw Jessie again he was completely puzzled.He stood up but didn’t know what to say.Jessie smiled，told him the whole situation，and explained that she didn’t want to be treated as a cheat，which made him burst into laughter too.But he jokingly told Jessie “If I hadn’t proposed an offer of beer，you wouldn’t have realized that you didn’t bring money with you.So treat me to two beers please！” They both laughed.Of course they became friends. 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $$