1、学年同步人教版高中英语必修三培优新方案练习Unit 4 单元质量检测四单元质量检测（四）(时间：100分钟满分：120分).阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AYork Minster is one of the worlds greatest cathedrals (大教堂). We welcome visitors from around the world to share in our daily life, to explore the past, and to enjoy a busy programme
2、 of events and concerts. This wonderful cathedral belongs to us all, and we invite you to experience it for yourself.Great value admission (门票)Adult admission is 10 and your ticket is valid (有效的) for 12 months. Up to 4 children can visit the Minster for free with one adult. It costs 20,000 a day to
3、run York Minster. Your admission charge directly supports the future of this historic building.Add more to your visitClimb the Central Tower, an important city landmark with the best views of Yorkshire.Opening timesMondaySaturday from 9 amSunday from 12：45 pmFree guided tours run from Monday to Satu
4、rday between 10 am3 pm.Please note there is a particular time when the Minster is open for services only. Please check opening times before you visit.Group visitsThere are special discounts for groups of 10 or more people and a number of special tours. Please call us on 01904 577 217 or email us at
5、groupsyorkminster. org.LearningVisiting York Minster is a good learning experience with activities and workshops for all ages. For more information visit w+w=w.yorkminster. org/learning, call 01904 577 224 or email us at learningyorkminster.org.语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章是一则关于约克大教堂的参观指南。1What can visitors do i
6、n York Minster?AExplore ways of improving Yorkshire.BJoin some research programmes.CHold a series of concerts.DLearn about its history.详细分析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的“to explore the past”可知，游客在约克大教堂可以探究其历史。2When can you get someone to show you around for free?AAt 9 am on Monday.BAt 12：45 pm on Sunday.CAt 11 am
7、 on Friday.DAt 4 pm on Saturday.详细分析：选C细节理解题。根据文中的“Free guided tours run from Monday to Saturday between 10 am3 pm.”可知，只有C项符合该时间段要求。3What are you advised to do if you are interested in group tours?APhone 01904 577 217.BSend an email to learningyorkminster.org.CCall 01904 577 224.DVisit w+w=w.yorkmin
8、ster.org/learning.详细分析：选A细节理解题。根据Group visits部分的内容可知，要想了解关于团体参观的信息，可以拨打电+话01904 577 217或者发邮件至groupsyorkminster.org。BIt was 1964, and Noritoshi Kanai had recently arrived in Los Angeles from Japan. As a businessman, Kanai believed he could be a success in America. How? Let Americans fall in love with
9、 sushi beloved Japanese dish usually made from raw (生的) fish and sticky rice.There was just one problem: Most Americans thought the idea of eating raw seafood was, well, gross (令人恶心的)The 1960s were a time of change in America. Faster, cheaper air travel meant more Americans could visit faraway count
10、ries, like Japan and they often returned home with a taste for foreign foods. New refrigeration technology made it possible to ship frozen fish and vegetables across great distances. The economy (经济) was growing, and more Americans could afford to eat out.There was also growing interest in Japanese
11、culture. During World War ， Japan and the US. were bitter enemies. But by the 1960s, trade between the two countries had gradually become normal. Kanai thought the time was right to realize his dream.Kanai told a Japanese restaurant owner in LA about his big idea: Add a sushi bar.A sushi bar is a pl
12、ace where customers can order sushi and watch the cook expertly create nigiri (seafood or vegetables over rice), sashimi (seafood alone), and maki (seafood, rice, and vegetables, wrapped in seaweed). Kanai said he would bring a top professional sushi cook over from Japan.At first, the owner was sure
13、 no one would come. But Kanai was persuasive, and the owner decided to take a chance.Word got out, and soon Japanese businessmen who wanted to enjoy a taste of home were coming to the new sushi bar and bringing their American colleagues with them. Other sushi restaurants began to appear in LA, New Y
14、ork, and Chicago. In Hollywood, new sushi restaurants were popular with movie stars, and eating sushi became a status symbol.Today, you can find sushi just about anywhere. Americans spend more than $2 billion a year on sushi, which is praised by health experts for its protein and healthy fats.语篇解读：本
15、文是一篇记叙文。文章介绍了一个名叫Noritoshi Kanai的日本人让寿司风靡全美。4What can we learn about America before Kanai arrived in Los Angeles?AMost Americans found raw seafood unacceptable.BThere were few Japanese restaurants in the US.COnly upperclass Americans could afford sushi.DJapanese dishes including sushi had been very
16、popular.详细分析：选A细节理解题。由第一段可知，寿司是1964年之后才慢慢被美国人接受的，再由第二段中的“Most Americans thought the idea of eating raw seafood was, well, gross (令人恶心的)”可知，在Kanai到洛杉矶之前，大多数美国人都不愿意吃生的海鲜。5What does the underlined part “his dream” in Paragraph 4 refer to?AInventing a new kind of Japanese food.BRunning a Japanese restau
17、rant in the US.CPutting sushi on the American dinner table.DRenewing relationships between Japan and the US.详细分析：选C推理判断题。由第一段中的“Let Americans fall in love with sushi”和第六段对“A sushi bar”的解释可知，作为一名商人，想在美国成功的Kanai是要让美国人爱上日本食物寿司。6How did the restaurant owner feel about Kanais idea?AHopeful. BDoubtful.CWo
18、rried. DSupportive.详细分析：选B推理判断题。由倒数第三段中的“At first, the owner was sure no one would come”可知，这名日料餐厅的主人对Kanai的这一想法表示怀疑。7Whats the text mainly about?AThe first American to eat sushi.BThe most popular Japanese in the U. S.CHow sushi became popular in the U. S.DHow much Americans spend on sushi a year.详细分
19、析：选C主旨大意题。通读全文可知，以前大多数美国人认为吃生的海鲜十分恶心，但一个名叫Noritoshi Kanai的日本人却让寿司风靡全美。本文主要介绍他如何让寿司在美国广受欢迎。CThe English language has a lot of words which can be used in many different ways and in many different expressions.One such example is the word matter. In fact, matter can mean just about anything. It could be
20、 one of the most useful words in the English language.Lets get to the heart of the matter a matter of principle (原则)If someone says that you owe (欠) him $50 but you dont, a friend might say, “Well, you could pay him the $50. Its not that much money. Then you wont have to hear him say it anymore.” Bu
21、t if you do not owe him the money, do not pay him the money. Its a matter of principle.There is another way to use the word matter.But be careful with your choice of words.If you ask someone, “Whats the matter？”， it shows you are worried about the other person. But saying, “Whats the matter with you
22、？” has a completely different meaning. And it usually sounds rude (粗鲁的). In fact, when you say “Whats the matter with you？”， you are suggesting that the person did something wrong or stupid.Another expression that could sound rude is to say, “It doesnt matter to me.” Here, it depends on the context,
23、 and how you say it.Lets say you tell someone that a friend just got a big raise at work. That person answers with, “It doesnt matter to me.” Here, it means he or she does not care. And it sounds rude.But saying, “Oh, you pick where we eat dinner. It doesnt matter to me.” does not sound rude. In thi
24、s situation. “It doesnt matter” shows you are easygoing (随和的)No matter how you look at it and what you say, matter is a very useful word. And its only a matter of time before you will become an expert on the use of matter.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了matter一词的诸多用法。8We can infer from the text that the word m
25、atter .Ahas a wide useBcan mean moneyCis the most used English wordDhas the most different expressions详细分析：选A推理判断题。根据第一、二段的描述可知，matter一词用法很广。9What is the authors suggestion in Paragraph 4?AEvery penny counts.BStick to what is right.CFollow your friends advice.DBe careful when making friends.详细分析：选B推
26、理判断题。根据第四段中的“But if you do not owe him the money, do not pay him the money. Its a matter of principle.”可推测，作者认为钱的数目不重要，重要的是原则问题。因此他觉得在对的事情上要坚持自己的立场，不要轻易作出让步或改变。10The underlined word “context” in the text probably means .Achoice BpersonCsituation Danswer详细分析：选C词义猜测题。根据倒数第二、三段举例说明“It doesnt matter to
27、me”在不同的语境意思不同可知，该表达取决于上下文语境，故选situation。11The author develops the text mainly by .Ausing examplesBgiving instructionsCdescribing his experiencesDdiscussing research findings详细分析：选A写作手法题。根据文中用不同的例子来讲解matter的用法可知，作者主要是通过举例来展开全文的。DMany teachers use student participation as a basis on which to assign gr
28、ades. Some criticize the practice as harmful to classroom dynamics, like two California high schoolers who wrote an opinion piece about it in their school newspaper. “A student who is unwilling or unable to speak in class does not always show a lack of care, since all students function in different
29、ways，” they write, nothing that some students require more time, or written assignments, to grasp new material presented in class.They also point out the detrimental effect participation requirements can have on the quality of a lesson; for example, students might speak up only in an effort to get p
30、articipation points, resulting in questions that lack insight and wasted opportunities for those who genuinely want to learn.Finally, the high schoolers criticize the nature of participation grades. “Simply recording the number of times a person participates fails to capture the nature of what exact
31、ly was said，” they write, adding that participation grades leave too much room for teachers favoritism to show through.Of course, theres a different side to every story. In a recent article in The Atlantic, a middle school teacher defends her decision to keep class participation as a requirement for
32、 her students. “As a teacher, it is my job to teach grammar, vocabulary and literature, but I must also teach my students how to succeed in the world we live in a world where most people wont stop talking，” she says. “If anything, I feel even more strongly that my introverted (内向的) students must learn how to selfadvocate by communicating wi
