Unit 4 Section Ⅰ Welcome to the unit & Reading-(配套练习)【精讲精练】2025-2026学年高中英语选择性必修第四册(译林版)

Ⅰ.阅读理解 A The Most Tech­friendly School in the World Forget a pen and paper! This new­fashioned school relies on iPads, touch screens, projectors and even electronic locker keys.The School of the Future's main goal is to equip students with the most knowledge in the technology field.While it struggled back when it opened in 2006, it is now one of the most popular schools. Hamburger University No, this school isn't about perfecting the hamburger.Actually, it sort of is! The McDonald's training facility is where restaurant managers go to learn the craft (技能)．From making a hamburger to dealing with complaining customers, it takes a lot to handle the running.Also, imagine having Hamburger University on your resume.Now that would make you stand out from the crowd! Real Life Clown (小丑) College While movies and television shows love to make fun of kids and adults alike running off to join clown college or the circus, it turns out that it isn't made up.The Ringling Brothers set up a number of courses and schools around the United States to teach willing students the art of clowning around.It's a tough job，right? Imagine wearing a bright red nose while kids scream at you for a balloon animal. Charles W．Howard Santa Claus School Set up in the 1930s, this famous institution aims to produce the very best Santas.Potential Santas will learn how to interact with children and of course, how to laugh like the real McCoy.While you won't take the course unless you plan on being a professional Santa, it surely would be fun to dress up for a day! [语篇解读]　　本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了四所值得去的学校。 1．What do we know about the School of the Future? A．It has been run smoothly since 2006. B．It employs digital devices in fruitful ways. C．Its popularity has declined in recent years. D．It aims to spread knowledge in many fields. 解析　B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“This new­fashioned school relies on iPads, touch screens, projectors and even electronic locker keys.”可知，这所新式学校以卓有成效的方式使用数字设备。故选B。由第一段第四句可知A项“自2006年以来它一直平稳运行”与文中信息矛盾，由第一段第三句可知D项“它力争在许多领域传播知识”与文中信息矛盾；C项“近年来，它的受欢迎程度有所下降”文中没有提到。 2．Which school may help you become a comedian? A．The School of the Future. B．Hamburger University. C．Real Life Clown College. D．Charles W．Howard Santa Claus School. 解析　C　细节理解题。小丑是喜剧演员之一。根据第三段中的“The Ringling Brothers set up a number of courses and schools around the United States to teach willing students the art of clowning around.”可知，Real Life Clown College可以帮你成为喜剧演员。故选C。 3．Which of the following best describes the four schools? A．Entertaining.　　　　 B．Ancient. C．Wild. D．Unusual. 解析　D　推理判断题。通读全文可知，The Most Tech­friendly School in the World的主要目标是让学生掌握技术领域的大部分知识，Hamburger University是教学生做汉堡的学校，Real Life Clown College是教学生成为小丑的地方，Charles W．Howard Santa Claus School是教学生成为圣诞老人的学校。由此判断，这四所学校不同寻常。故选D。 B Recent studies have shown that challenging your brain, by spurring (刺激) the brain to create new patterns, is very important to keeping your brain active and healthy as you age.Lifelong learning is a health club for our minds, bodies and spirits.This is why we parents should also teach our children to be lifelong learners.Dr.Marilyn Price­Mitchell, an American psychologist and youth development expert, shares some ways for us to do this. 1．Ask questions. When your child asks you a question, don't answer it straight away.Instead, help him or her bring up “questions that pique their curiosity.” This way, we help children make connections between what they're learning at school and the world beyond their classroom.We also show them that learning does not, and should not, end when one is “done with school”—it's actually a lifelong process! 2．Let them fail. Our kids love learning about different scientific concepts (概念) via The Magic School Bus videos on YouTube.And one of the characters, Miss Frizzle (the science teacher) always says this phrase: “Take chances, make mistakes, and get messy.” I always quote (引述) her when the kids say they're afraid to do or learn something because they might do it wrong or make a mistake.If we don't allow our kids to fail, they won't be able to learn to “use mistakes and failures to make lifelong learning easier，” as Dr.Price­Mitchell says. 3．Learn through experience. This is very true for all of us, especially children.In the words of Dr.Price­Mitchell, “Learning through experience, not just from books, is one of the best ways to give the youth the skills they need for lifelong learning, living, and working in the 21st century.” Of course, we should also set an example for our children—by learning continuously, and expanding our knowledge and experiences. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文。终生学习是非常重要的，文章介绍了促进孩子形成终生学习习惯的三个建议。 4．What does the underlined word “pique” in the text probably mean? A．Change. B．Awaken. C．Balance. D．Prevent. 解析　B　词义猜测题。根据画线词下文“This way, we help children make connections between what they're learning at school and the world beyond their classroom.”可知，通过提问可以把学校所学的知识和外面的世界联系在一起，也就是说提问可以唤醒他们的好奇心。由此推知，画线词与awaken同义。change改变；awaken唤醒；balance平衡；prevent防止；阻止。故选B。 5．What's the author's attitude to what Miss Frizzle always says? A．Worried. B．Doubtful. C．Uncaring. D．Supportive. 解析　D　推理判断题。根据第三段第三句“I always quote her when the kids say they're afraid to do or learn something because they might do it wrong or make a mistake.”可知，作者经常引述Miss Frizzle的话来教育自己的孩子。由此判断，作者是赞成Miss Frizzle的观点。worried担心的；doubtful怀疑的；uncaring冷漠的；supportive支持的。故选D。 6．Which of the following shows the importance of learning through experience? A．Learning is not a child's play; we cannot learn without pain. B．I'm not so smart, but I'm going to keep asking questions. C．If you don't learn to think when you are young, you may never learn. D．Tell me and I forget; teach me and I may remember; involve me and I learn. 解析　D　推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Learning through experience, not just from books, is one of the best ways to give the youth the skills they need for lifelong learning, living, and working in the 21st century.”可知，从亲身经历而非仅仅从书本上学习是让年轻人获得在21世纪终生学习、生活和工作所需的技能的最佳途径之一。由此判断，通过亲身经历学到的知识是难以忘记的。A项“学习不是孩子的游戏，我们没有经历痛苦，就不可能学到知识”；B项“我没那么聪明，但我会继续问一些问题”；C项“如果你年轻时没有学会思考，你可能永远不会学习”；D项“告诉我，我会忘记；教我，我可能会记住；参与其中，我就学会了”。D项正是通过亲身经历的学习。其他三项与“亲身经历的学习”无关。故选D。 7．In which part of a newspaper will the text most probably appear? A．Health. B．Culture. C．Education. D．Popular science. 解析　C　推理判断题。第一段提到终生学习是非常重要的，接着介绍了促进孩子形成终生学习习惯的三个建议，这些都属于与教育相关的内容。由此推知，这篇文章会出现在报纸上的教育专栏。故选C。 Ⅱ.七选五 People around the world are eager to learn. 1 For example, we prevent ourselves from learning effectively because we believe that we are bad at math or too old to change careers.Fortunately, we can often learn more as long as we keep practicing lifelong learning. 2 Many professionals today are engaged in a practice called “second­skilling”： gaining a second area of expertise(专长), whether it is related to their work or completely different.As a result, when they lose their job, or work just makes them feel unsatisfied, having other skills can give them more choices. Also, lifelong learning can keep our brains engaged in new areas, which has cognitive(认知的) benefits.According to one study, people who practise lifelong learning can be physically healthier. 3 In addition, people who read books for more than 3.5 hours a week are 23 percent less likely to die over a 12­year period—a good reason to keep reading after college! Now we know that lifelong learning is so beneficial. 4 Well, to take in information.Our brains need periods of full attention followed by periods of mind­wandering.So, we'll actually memorize more if we include time for tests and relaxation to allow this process to happen. 5 A．How can we manage to maintain lifelong learning? B．What do we need to make our learning more efficient? C．Continued learning can make us more flexible in the workplace. D．However, there is always something that gets in the way of learning. E．We can actively engage by teaching ourselves or creating mind maps. F．That's why breaks are recommended after working hard for some time. G．The more you learn, the lower risk you are at of having Alzheimer's disease. [语篇解读]　本文是一篇说明文，介绍了坚持终身学习的诸多好处等。 1．解析　D　根据上文可知人们渴望学习，根据下文“For example, we prevent ourselves from learning effectively because we believe that we are bad at math or too old to change careers.”可知，有一些东西阻碍了学习，所以设空处应表示转折，D项 “然而，总有一些东西阻碍了学习”符合语境。其中“gets in the way of learning”与下文的 “we prevent ourselves from learning effectively”呼应。故选D。 2．解析　C　根据下文“Many professionals today are engaged in a practice called...them more choices.”可知，设空处内容与继续学习对工作的好处有关，C项 “继续学习可以让我们在职场中更加灵活”符合语境。 其中“workplace”呼应“work”。故选C。 3．解析　G　根据上文“According to one study, people who practise lifelong learning can be physically healthier.”可知，此处内容与终身学习对身体健康的好处有关，G项 “你学的越多，你患阿尔茨海默症的风险就越低”符合语境。故选G。 4．解析　B　根据下文“Well, to take in information.”和“we'll actually memorize more”可知，此处内容与学习效率有关，B项 “我们需要什么来使我们的学习更有效率？”符合语境。故选B。 5．解析　F　根据语境可知本段讲的是劳逸结合对提高学习效率更有利，故F项“那就是为什么在努力工作一段时间后，建议休息一下”符合语境。故选F。 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $