必修第1册 UNIT 4 NATURAL DISASTERS(Word练习)-【精讲精练】2026年高考英语一轮复习（人教版）

[对应学生用书P455]

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2024·江西南昌模拟)The saying “You need to walk a mile in their shoes” couldn't be truer.It goes for a person in a wheelchair to attend an event.You can't fully grasp what it would be like for your attendees who use a wheelchair to experience your event until you've sat in their seat.

With that in mind，Professional Convention Management Association (PCMA) offered participants an opportunity to attend the “Event Mobility & Accessible Design—An Immersive Tour” in a wheelchair.The event was led by accessibility advocate Rosemarie Rossetti，who has been in a wheelchair since an accident paralyzed (使瘫痪) her from the waist down 25 years ago.Rossetti took us for a test run of the wheelchair tour，which opened our eyes to the challenges those in a wheelchair face when attending events and gave us a better understanding of how to make those events more welcoming for them.

After we started pushing ourselves around，I was immediately reminded of a recent article on how San Diego Comic­Con attendees were disappointed except for those in a wheelchair.The exhibit hall of the event was not carpeted.The first thing you realize when pushing yourself in a wheelchair is that it's far less physically taxing on cement (水泥) than on carpeting.You should know the truth that it takes more energy and time to navigate in a wheelchair.

I hope that my temporary experience in a wheelchair won't fade from memory and that I will look at every event with fresh eyes.In the registration form，it's not enough to ask whether the attendees need wheelchair access but what convenience they need.

What can be especially helpful to those in wheelchairs，Rossetti shared，was to feature an accessible navigation map in the app to highlight a wheelchair­only access route.Rossetti accompanied planners on their site visits to make sure the attendees would be fully accessible，but she also suggested proactive use of a wheelchair on the next site visit.

[语篇解读]　本文是一篇记叙文。文章主要讲述了作者参加了一个由Rosemarie Rossetti组织的活动，这个活动让普通人体验坐轮椅的残疾人的感受。

1．Why were the wheelchairs offered to the attendees at the event led by Rossetti?

A．To make disabled people know the event's challenges.

B．To help them get used to disabled persons'daily life.

C.To make the event understood better by the organizers.

D．To help them experience the event from disabled persons'view.

解析　D　细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Rossetti took us for a test run of the wheelchair tour，which opened our eyes to the challenges those in a wheelchair face when attending events and gave us a better understanding of how to make those events more welcoming for them.”可知，这个活动可以让参与者从残疾人的角度体验活动。故选D。

2．What does the underlined word “taxing” in paragraph 3 mean?

A．Demanding. B．Attractive.

C．Ignorant. D．Rewarding.

解析　A　词句猜测题。根据第三段前两句“After we started pushing ourselves around，I was immediately reminded of a recent article on how San Diego Comic­Con attendees were disappointed except for those in a wheelchair.The exhibit hall of the event was not carpeted.”可知，圣地亚哥动漫展的展厅里没有铺地毯，除了坐轮椅的人，其他与会者对此感到失望。再结合画线词所在句“The first thing you realize when pushing yourself in a wheelchair is that it's far less physically taxing on cement (水泥) than on carpeting.”并结合常识可知，对于坐轮椅的人来说，在水泥地上推轮椅的摩擦力比地毯小，所以更容易推一些，由此可推测出。taxing意为“费力的”，和demanding意思一致。故选A。

3．What does the experience inspire the author to do?

A．Organize more events.

B．Care for many attendees.

C．Make events more accessible.

D．Design advanced wheelchairs.

解析　C　推理判断题。根据第四段“I hope that my temporary experience in a wheelchair won't fade from memory and that I will look at every event with fresh eyes.In the registration form，it's not enough to ask whether the attendees need wheelchair access but what convenience they need.”可知，作者从这次经历中懂得了要用全新的眼光看待每个活动，要关注残疾人需要的便利。由此可推测出。这次经历激励作者致力于让活动对残疾人更便利。故选C。

4．What is the last paragraph mainly about?

A．The achievements Rossetti made in the past.

B．The feelings Rossetti had during the previous events.

C．Rossetti's suggestions on helping disabled attendees.

D．Rossetti's opinions on setting up accesses for disabled people.

解析　C　主旨大意题。通读最后一段可知，本段主要介绍了Rossetti在帮助残疾人方面提出的建议。故选C。

B

(2024·浙江卷1月)On September 7，1991，the costliest hailstorm(雹暴)in Canadian history hit Calgary's southern suburbs.As a result，since 1996 a group of insurance companies have spent about $2 million per year on the Alberta Hail Suppression Project.Airplanes seed threatening storm cells with a chemical to make small ice crystals fall as rain before they can grow into dangerous hailstones.But farmers in east­central Alberta — downwind of the hail project flights — worry that precious moisture(水分)is being stolen from their thirsty land by the cloud seeding.

Norman Stienwand，who farms in that area，has been addressing public meetings on this issue for years.“Basically，the provincial government is letting the insurance companies protect the Calgary­Edmonton urban area from hail，”Mr.Stienwand says，“but they're increasing drought risk as far east as Saskatchewan.”

The Alberta hail project is managed by Terry Krauss，a cloud physicist who works for Weather Modification Inc.of Fargo，North Dakota.“We affect only a very small percentage of the total moisture in the air，so we cannot be causing drought，”Dr.Krauss says.“In fact，we may be helping increase the moisture downwind by creating wetter ground.”

One doubter about the safety of cloud seeding is Chuck Doswell，a research scientist who just retired from the University of Oklahoma.“In 1999，I personally saw significant tornadoes(龙卷风)form from a seeded storm cell in Kansas，”Dr.Doswell says.“Does cloud seeding create killer storms or reduce moisture downwind？No one really knows，of course，but the seeding goes on.”

Given the degree of doubt，Mr.Stienwand suggests，“it would be wise to stop cloud seeding.”In practice，doubt has had the opposite effect.Due to the lack of scientific proof concerning their impacts，no one has succeeded in winning a lawsuit against cloud­seeding companies.Hence，private climate engineering can proceed in relative legal safety.

[语篇解读]　这是一篇说明文。本文介绍了加拿大艾伯塔地区的防雹干预计划，以及不同相关方对该计划的不同态度。

5．What does the project aim to do?

A．Conserve moisture in the soil.

B．Prevent the formation of hailstones.

C．Forecast disastrous hailstorms.

D．Investigate chemical use in farming.

解析　B　细节理解题。题干中的“the project”指的就是第一段中所提到的“Alberta Hail