Unit 5 Canada-“The True North”

阅读理解组块专练——练速度

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Among the international students in Canada who are struggling to find a job there after graduation, some eventually make it with relative ease.They're the ones who've already built up much internship (实习) experience while still attending university, as their majors offer a co­operative program.

Co­op programs, a feature (特色) of Canadian university programs, allow academic studies to be combined with work experience.During school years, students get to network with employers, gain internship experience in relevant fields, and earn academic credits that count toward their degree or diploma.

Co­op programs are available in most comprehensive universities, like the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and York University.These programs are not only open to students majoring in business but also to many science and art majors.Statistics show that nearly 30 percent of recent foreign applicants have chosen majors that also subscribe to the Co­op program.“It's easy to understand，” said a senior education counselor.He noted that working opportunities are provided by employers that build bridges with the university and most of them are well­known companies or local government organizations.Moreover, the average salary for interns is as high as C$30,000 to C$40,000 a year.

Students can choose to work during vacations or term­time freely.The required duration of the internship for undergraduates ranges from eight to twelve months, or four to six months for graduate students.“The programs also benefit those students who want to apply for immigration，” added the counselor.“That's because the policies of many provinces in Canada require a certain length of work experience of the applicants.”

语篇解读：本文介绍了加拿大的一些大学针对留学生的合作项目。该项目为留学生提供了工作机会。

1．What's the main characteristic of Co­op programs?

A．They offer a variety of jobs in all fields.

B．They make academic credits easier to gain.

C．Employers work with students on their studies.

D．Students get work experience while at university.

解析：选D　细节理解题。通读全文可知，第二段介绍了该项目的特点。根据第二段的第二句“During school years, students get to network with employers, gain internship experience in relevant fields, and earn academic credits that count toward their degree or diploma.”可知，该合作项目的主要特点是学生可以在大学期间就获得工作经验，故D项正确。

2．What does the example of foreign applicants indicate?

A．Co­op programs are becoming more popular.

B．The average salary for interns will increase.

C．Co­op programs are open to all majors.

D．Companies welcome foreign students.

解析：选A　推理判断题。根据第三段的第三句“Statistics show that nearly 30 ...to the Co­op program.”可知，数据显示，将近30%的外国留学生选择的专业都支持该合作项目；据此可以判断，文中提及该例旨在说明该项目越来越受到留学生的青睐，故A项正确。

3．Which section of a website does the text probably come from?

A．Business.　　　　　　　 B．Education.

C．Lifestyle. D．Culture.

解析：选B　推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要介绍了加拿大的一些大学针对留学生的一种合作项目。该项目为留学生提供了工作机会。据此可以判断，本文与教育相关，可能来自网站上的教育版块，故B项正确。

B

In our everyday lives we meet situations in which we take many things for granted.We only treasure things when they are gone.This is a sad truth of human nature.One day, I found myself as a witness to a similar situation.

One evening, I left work and boarded the train.After entering, I noticed something unusual.The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing.I didn't pay much attention and sat down on one of the empty seats.I sensed a funny smell.It wasn't long before I noticed a homeless person sleeping on three seats in front of me.He was bleeding from his nose.Why wasn't anyone helping him?

His clothes were torn and he was giving off a strange smell.Along with the smell, his eyes were dull, watery, and red.Occasionally he scratched himself and people looked at him as if he had committed a crime.As the train stopped at stations and more people came in they covered their noses and faced away from him.All the seats around him were empty.

Suddenly, he began to swear at the people around him.A plain­clothes police officer who looked like a construction worker took out his certificate and showed it to the homeless man.The officer, not wanting to touch the homeless man, told him his rights and directed him to exit the train.As the officer walked the man out of the train, the homeless man turned around and said “MY HOME！” and started crying.

A man doesn't value things until they are gone.If he didn't have a home, at least he had freedom.Now he has neither.No one wants to help someone who won't help himself.

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。乘坐火车时，“我”发现了一个流浪汉，他衣衫褴褛，身上散发异味，乘客们避而远之。突然，他开始咒骂他周围的乘客。后来流浪汉被便衣警察带走，他不仅没有家，这一次还失去了自由。

4．When entering the car, how did the author feel at first?

A．Annoyed. B．Puzzled.

C．Sad. D．Calm.

解析：选B　推理判断题。根据第二段第三句“The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing.”可知，车厢中部有一些空座位，而两头却挤满了站着的人；据此可以判断，“我”感到很困惑，故B项正确。

5．How did people react to the homeless man?

A．They caught him and called the police.

B．They covered him with clean clothes.

C．They disliked and avoided him.

D．They stared at him curiously.

解析：选C　推理判断题。根据第三段第三句“Occasionally he scratched himself and people looked at him as if he had committed a crime.”可知，流浪汉偶尔抓挠自己，人们看着他，好像他曾经犯罪了一样；根据第二段第三句“The center of the car had a few empty seats while both ends were crowded with people standing.”可知，车厢中部有一些空座位，而两头却挤满了站着的人；据此可以判断，人们不喜欢他，避免和他接触，故C项正确。

6．It can be learned that the policeman ________.

A．was very rude to the man

B．sent the man back to his hometown

C．forced the man to leave the city

D．went off the train with the man

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第四段最后一句中的“As the officer walked the man out of the train”可知，警察最后带着这个流浪汉走下了火车，故D项正确。

7．What does the author think of the homeless man?

A．He is a loser of life. B．He is worth our respect.

C．He is very funny. D．He is a fearless fighter.

解析：选A　推理判断题。根据最后一段第二、第三句“If he didn't have a home, at least he had freedom.Now he has neither.”可知，如果他没有家，至少他还有自由，如今他两个都没有了。据此可以判断，他是一个生活的失败者，故A项正确。

C

Social networks are a big part of nearly every teenager's life in this day and age.Many teens have QQ, WeChat, or Weibo but little do a lot of teens know that they can be held responsible for everything they post for the rest of their lives.Everything you post online is part of a digital footprint that can always be traced (追踪) back to you.That includes every post, even every like, comment, favorite and forward that you have ever committed.All pictures you've posted or will post have been stored in a digital database, and it is the companies' right to keep all of these documents that you believe to have been deleted or hidden.

With every post comes a consequence; whether it is good or bad, what you post could be seen by anyone.That is why you have to be very careful of what you decide to post or comment.

If you think you are safe from Servite finding out about one funny comment you made six months ago on a meaningless picture, you are probably wrong.Recently, a senior, Aaron, at Servite learned this lesson the hard way this year.He wrote a series of ugly comments towards Connelly girls on a web page, ignoring potential consequences.

This student, however, did have to face consequences from Servite as he was removed from all of his leadership roles in the school.Surprisingly enough, he fully agreed with his punishment handed down by the administration and fully understood why he was given such severe discipline (处罚)．“When you agree to come to Servite, you are agreeing to defend what Servite stands for，” the young man said. “That continues from 8 am to 2 pm.It's at all times.”

So, next time you're about to post something you think could be received as offensive or inappropriate, think twice, or don't press the “Send”．

语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。当下很多青少年拥有微信、QQ、微博等网络社交工具，但是他们很多人都不知道要对自己所发布的内容负责。文章通过一名高中生的事例说明，在网上发布信息应当慎重。

8．What does the author think the teens should do in the first paragraph?

A．Avoid using social media.

B．Remove their own digital documents.

C．Be responsible for what they put online.

D．Learn to balance their online and offline time.

解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第一段第二句“Many teens have QQ ... responsible for everything they post for the rest of their lives.”可知，很多青少年都有QQ、微信或微博，但很多人都不知道，他们应当对自己在网上发布的任何信息负责；据此可知，作者认为，青少年应当对他们发布在网上的信息负责，故C项正确。

9．What mistake did Aaron make online?

A．Drawing some meaningless pictures.

B．Making some bad comments.

C．Failing to take his lesson.

D．Breaking down a special web page.

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第三段尾句“He wrote a series of ugly comments towards Connelly girls on a web page, ignoring potential consequences.”可知，Aaron在一个网页上写了一系列针对康纳利女孩的难听的评论。故B项正确。

10．What did Servite do with Aaron's case?

A．It reached an agreement with Connelly girls.

B．It helped Aaron get rid of ill effects.

C．It gave Aaron a severe punishment.

D．It stood on Aaron's side.

解析：选C　细节理解题。根据第四段第二句中的“he was given such severe discipline (处罚)”可知，由于在网站上的不负责行为，他在学校受到了严重处罚，故C项正确。

11．For whom is the text probably intended?

A．Teenagers. B．Teachers.

C．Parents. D．Network engineers.

解析：选A　推理判断题。通读全文内容可知，本文第一段第一句“Social networks are a big part ... they post for the rest of their lives.”为文章主旨句；结合下文内容可知，本文主要论述了青少年应当对自己在网上发布的任何信息负责的问题，据此可以判断，本文的阅读对象是青少年，故A项正确。

D

May Day, the first day of May, is celebrated as a spring festival in many countries.It marks the approach of summer.

The English developed their May Day festival from the Roman festival called Floralia.In the festival of Floralia, the Romans gathered flowers to honor the goddess of spring, Flora.In the Middle Ages, May Day became the favorite holiday of many English villages.People gathered flowers to decorate their homes and churches, sang spring songs and chose a king and a queen of May.Villagers danced around a tall pole fixed upright in the ground, called a maypole, each holding the end of a ribbon attached to the top of the pole.They tied the ribbons around the pole until it was covered with bright colors.They collected dew (露水) on May Day morning and washed their faces with it because they believed that the dew on the day had the magic power to regain youth.

Nowadays in Britain people no longer attach great importance to the day, but in some towns and villages people still celebrate it by choosing the May Queen and dancing around the maypole.May Queen is a girl selected as the most beautiful girl on May Day.She is usually crowned with flowers and often driven in procession through the street.In the United States, the day has never been celebrated with the same enthusiasm as in Britain.

But in many American towns and cities, children celebrate the day with dancing and singing.They often gather flowers in handmade paper baskets and hang them on the doorknobs of the homes of their friends' and neighbors' on May Day morning.At May Day parties, children select May Queen, dance around the maypole, and sing May Day songs.

12．What do we know about the May Day in Britain in the Middle Ages?

A．People dressed in bright colors.

B．People celebrated it with enthusiasm.

C．People presented flowers to the goddess of spring.

D．People stayed at home instead of going to churches.

解析：选B　细节理解题。根据第二段内容特别是第三、四句可知，在中世纪，英国人通过举行各种活动，热情地庆祝五朔节，故B项正确。

13．Why did people wash their faces with dew on May Day?

A．To bring good luck. B．To become prettier.

C．To get magic power. D．To get young again.

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“They collected dew (露水) ... had the magic power to regain youth.”可知，人们在五朔节用露水洗脸，是因为他们相信露水在当天有恢复青春的魔力，故D项正确。

14．Paragraph 3 is mainly developed ________.

A．by comparison B．by space

C．by process D．by classification

解析：选A　写作方法题。根据第三段第一句“Nowadays in Britain people no longer ... dancing around the maypole.”可知，如今在英国，在一些城镇和村庄，人们仍然通过选择“五朔节女王”和围绕五月柱跳舞来庆祝五朔节；根据第三段最后一句“In the United States, the day has never been celebrated with the same enthusiasm as in Britain.”可知，在美国，人们从来没有以像英国人那样的热情来庆祝这一节日。据此可以判断，该段是通过比较美国和英国如何庆祝该节日展开的，故A项正确。

15．Nowadays, many American children celebrate May Day with lots of activities EXCEPT ________.

A．hanging flowers on the doorknobs of their friends' homes

B．selecting May Queen and dancing around the maypole

C．gathering flowers in handmade paper baskets and singing May Day songs

D．collecting dew on May Day morning and washing faces

解析：选D　细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“They often gather flowers ... and sing May Day songs.”可知，如今在美国，孩子们通过选择“五朔节女王”、围绕五月柱跳舞、将花篮挂在邻居家或朋友家的门把手上、演唱五朔节的歌曲来庆祝这一节日，故排除A、B、C三项；根据第二段最后一句“They collected dew (露水) ... had the magic power to regain youth.”可知，用露水洗脸是中世纪英国人的做法，而不是现在美国儿童的做法，故选D项。

Ⅱ.阅读七选五

How to Set Goals

Whether you have small dreams or high expectations, setting goals allows you to plan how you want to move through life.Some achievements can take a lifetime to attain, while others can be completed in a day.__1__

·Determine your life goals.Ask yourself some important questions about what you want for your life.What do you want to achieve today, in a year, and in your lifetime? The answers to this question can be as general as “I want to be happy” or “I want to help people”．__2__

·Set specific goals.Be specific and realistic about what it is that you want to achieve.Research shows that setting a specific goal makes you more likely to achieve it.__3__ For example, “Be healthier” is too big and vague to be a helpful goal.“I want to eat more vegetables, and I want to run a marathon” is better.

·Write out your goals. Be detailed, be clear, and include your steps.__4__ Keep your list in a place where you can get informed frequently.This will help keep you motivated.

·__5__ You may find yourself set in your ways concerning broad life goals, but take the time to re­evaluate your smaller goals.Are you accomplishing them according to your timeline? Are they still necessary to keep you on track towards your larger life goals? Allow yourself the flexibility to make some small changes to your goals.

A．Adjust your goals.

B．Track and measure your progress.

C．Having deadlines will keep you motivated.

D．Consider what you hope to achieve in 10, 15, or 20 years.

E．Here are some important ideas that you may find helpful.

F．Writing them down tends to make them become a little more real.

G．Remember that you may need to break large goals into smaller goals.

1．选E　根据空处所在位置可知，空处承上启下；结合下文各段的主题句可知，空处引出设定目标的有用方法，故E项符合语境。

2．选D　根据该段的主题句“Determine your life goals.”可知，该段主要建议“确定你的终身目标”；据此可知，该目标属于长期目标，故D项符合语境。

3．选G　根据下文中的“For example，‘Be healthier’ is too big and vague to be a helpful goal.‘I want to eat more vegetables, and I want to run a marathon’ is better.”可知，该处举例说明要把大目标分解成小目标，故G项符合语境。

4．选F　根据该段的主题句“Write out your goals.”可知，要写下你的目标；据此可以判断，空处解释“写下目标”的原因，故F项符合语境。

5．选A　根据空处所在位置可知，空处是该段的主题句；结合该段内容尤其是该段尾句“Allow yourself the flexibility to make some small changes to your goals.”可知，该段主要讲可以灵活地对你的目标做一些改变，故A项符合语境。