2019届人教版高考英语一轮复习练习:选修8 Unit 4 知能演练轻松闯关(含答案解析)
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1、 阅读理解A(2018安徽百所重点高中模拟)I had the honour of being elected chief of my tribe(部落)With the title came great responsibility. It was my job to make peace with the Maori Tamaki tribe, whose village we visited. Their soldiers jumped from a canoe and faced us down with fierce crying, sticking eyes and much no
2、ise of sticks. They laid a palm leaf on the ground and, as head, I was forced to accept this peace offering by picking it up, then touching noses with their chief. “Kia ora, ” he said, welcoming us into the woodland home of his people.My “tribe” was my New Zealand coach tour group, who had forced me
3、 into being their leader. We had been warned that the ceremony was a serious occasion and that to laugh or even smile would be considered rude to the Tamaki. After that it was nonstop fun as they demonstrated their ancient customs and I received instruction in performing the haka, the war dance immo
4、rtalized(使不朽) by the All Blacks rugby team.Then they pulled our dinner of lamb, beef and vegetables out of the ground. It had been slowcooked in the heat just below the surface in the geothermal(地热的) area of North Island, a Maori tradition known as a hangi that goes back an extremely long period of
5、time.Obviously, this form of it is put on for tourists but it was hugely enjoyable. The journey back to the hotel was alone worth the effort, our elder Maori driver being deserving of his own television show. “The wheels on the bus go round and round, ” he got us singing, while he circuited a round
6、about three times.A couple of days from the end of our trip, there was still something missing, a New Zealand icon I wanted to see to make my grand tour complete. Riding over a ridge, there it wasAotearoa. The Maori name for New Zealand translates as “the land of the long white cloud”. Can I say “Ki
7、a ora, Aotearoa?” You bet I can.【解题导语】 本文是一篇记叙文,作者讲述了他去新西兰旅游时接触到的毛利文化。1How were the visitors greeted in the tribe?AThe soldiers made a palm leaf road.BThe soldiers touched their noses.CThe soldiers shook sticks fiercely.DThe soldiers made noise with shut eyes.C 解析:细节理解题。根据第一段中的 “Their soldiers.much
8、noise of sticks. They laid a palm leaf on the ground”可知,毛利部落的勇士们从独木舟上跳下来,用狂热的叫喊、瞪大的眼睛和巨大的棍棒晃动声将作者一行人镇住了,他们还在地面上放置一片棕榈叶。这些都是毛利人对游客表示欢迎的方式。故选 C。2Which refers to the Maori cooking custom?AKia ora. BHaka.CHangi. DTamaki.C 解析:细节理解题。根据第三段可知,在地下土炉中烹制食物是毛利饮食传统,这被称为 hangi。3What does the author think of the d
9、river?AHe was good at singing.BHe made the journey memorable.CHe was not familiar with the road.DHe performed well on a TV show.B 解析:推理判断题。根据第四段可知,作者一行人的回宾馆之旅让他们难忘:有表演天赋的毛利老司机让作者他们一路欢歌,故选 B。4What is the best title for the text?AA Taste of Maori CultureBHello, New ZealandCThe Honour of Being a Tribe
10、ChiefDThe Best of New ZealandA 解析:标题归纳题。作者作为赴新西兰的旅游团的队长,在旅游中有幸接触毛利文化,这给作者留下了深刻的印象,故 A 项“体验毛利文化 ”作标题最佳。B(2018辽宁大连双基测试)Whenever we see a button, we want to press it because we know that something will happen.This is true in most cases, for example, on a doorbell.But some buttons are actually fake(假的),
11、 like the “close ” button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the “close” button because they dont have the patience to wait.But lifts “close” buttons are a complete trick, at least in the US.the doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when
12、 the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US., making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely.Only repair workers can use the buttons to speed up the door closing process if they have special keys.But to normal lift riders, the but
13、tons arent completely useless.According to psychologists, fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“A sense of control is very important.It reduces stress and increases wellbeing, ” said Ellen JLanger, a psychology professor at Harvard University.Experts also
14、 added that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose.For example, pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster, but that was before computercontrolled traffic signals were intr
15、oduced.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”, they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.【解题导语】 本文是一篇说明文,主要介绍了我们平时生活中所见到的按钮可能是不起作用的。5What is the authors
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