1、 Unit 4 Animals閱讀理解組塊專練一一練速度 （限時：35分鐘）I .閱讀理解AThe Path of Life Garden lies in a 14 acre fieldof paths, wildflowers and openspaces on the banks of the Connecticut River.The garden is a fun place for families.Kids love running through the tree maze （迷宮）and jumping around the large stone sculptures.Gra

2、ndparents love bringing their grandchildren back year after year to see what is new and what has stayed the same.More than anything else, the Path of Life Garden is a place for reflection and appreciation.The garden is also a unique place for a family gathering, business outing or birthday party.If

3、you are interested in hosting an event in the garden, please e mail us or call 802674 9933.In July of each year, the One Drum Festival is held in the Path of Life Garden! This full day celebration aims to bring together drummers from many different traditions.Visitor information ：?Admission: $6 each

4、 （Age: 13 and over）; $3 each （Age: 4 12）; kids aged 3 andunder are free; admission is discounted （打折）by 10% for groups of 10 or more.?Garden hours: Dawn to dusk.?Food and drink: Full lunch menu is available at Harpoon, which is close to the garden.Visitors are welcome to have picnics in the fields o

5、f the garden!?Touching or climbing: Wehope you can protect the garden by not being too rough with our sculptures.?Animals: Only trained guide and service animals are permitted in the garden.Sorry, but no pets allowed.?Safety: Please be aware that there is poison ivy （毒葛）on the edges of the field so

6、you should stay on the path to avoid these plants!語貓附賣：末文是一而正文。文章主至介紹亍關向一個著石而公而。What do we know about the Path of Life Garden?It is intended for children.It provides places for activities.Visitors can t find picnics in the garden.D There are musical performances every day.解析：選 B 推理判斷題。根據第二段和第三段的內容可知

7、，這個公園可以為家庭、私人或者社會活動提供場地。How much should a couple with two kids aged 2 and 5 pay?A 3 dollars.B 9 dollars.C 15 dollars.D 18 dollars.解析： 選 C 細節理解題。 根據文章 Admission 部分的內容“ $6 each (Age: 13 and over); $3 each (Age: 4 12); kids aged 3 and under are free ” 可知，一對夫婦和兩個孩子( 分別是兩歲和五歲)參觀公園的價格是 2X6+0+3= 15。Which o

8、f the following may put you at risk according to the text?A The tree maze.Poison ivy on the edges.C Guide and service animals.D Stone sculptures in the garden.解析：選 B 細節理解題。根據最后一段“ Please be aware that there is poison ivy ( 毒葛 ) on the edges of the field so you should stay on the path to avoid these

9、plants ！”可知，園區邊緣有毒葛，參觀者應在公園的道路上行走，以免有危險。BThe first time I was on the cover of a magazine two years ago, I didn t wantto tell anyone.Despite the fact that many of my students not only saw, but picked up a copy of the magazine, I was afraid to shine my light.Afraid people would notice.Afraid of the cr

10、iticism.I did receive some criticism and a lot of teasing.But the hardest part of the whole experience was that instead of being happy about being on the cover of a magazine, I was worried.Worried that I wasn t good enough to actually be on that magazine cover I wasn t pretty enough, I wasn t skinny

11、 enough, I wasn t famous enough, and I wasn t really that girl in the picture (after two hours of hair styling and makeup and Photoshop, I looked more like Sarah Jessica Parker than I did myself) In other words, myInner Mean Girl had a field day and I found myself getting increasingly depressed.Fast

12、 forward two years.I was just on the cover of another magazine.What did I do? I shared it everywhere.My picture has been shared so many times on Facebook that I ve lost count.The magazine publisher sent me a framed copy of the magazine cover and I displayed it proudly on my coffee table.I gave a fra

13、med copy to my mother (who had mixed feelings about the first magazine cover） . Did my Inner Mean Girl whisper in my ear this time? Nope.Not a word.I work with clients （客戶）every day on dealing with their inner critics.We are often our own worst enemies rather than our own best friends and cheerleade

14、rs.I used to fall into that_category,but, in general, I don t anymore.How did I do it? Simple.I had a heart-to-heart （several actually） talkwith myInner Mean Girl.I let her rant （大聲數落 ）and accuse.I just took it all in andlistened.Occasionally I d ask her why she felt a certain way or thought a certa

15、in way.Then I started calmly pushing back, reminding her of all the times that her reasoning failed, things worked out, and I was good enough.As her reasons and excuses started to fall away, the “not enoughness“ weight began to lift off my shoulders. !語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。作者講述了自己戰勝自己、克服自卑的過程。Two years ago,

16、 the author.kept a lot of secretswas a failure as a teachersuffered a lack of self-confidencewas unpopular among her students解析：選C 推理判斷題。根據第一段最后兩句的Afraid people would notice.Afraid of the criticism. ”可知，作者兩年前初次登上雜志封面后害怕別人注意到，還怕別人批 評。可見，當時作者缺乏自信。How did the author feel after being on the cover of a m

17、agazine again?A. Sad.B. Calm.C. Proud.D. Worried.解析：選C 細節理解題。根據第三段中的I shared it everywhere .I gave a framed copy to my mother ”可知，作者再次登上雜志封面后為自己感到驕傲。What does the underlined part“that category in Paragraph 4 refer to?People who have many friends.People who often criticize others.People who encourage

18、 themselves.People who are mean to themselves.解析：選D 詞義猜測題。根據畫線部分前的“ We are often our own worst enemies rather than our own best friends and cheerleaders.”及前兩段可推斷，作者曾經也屬于那種對自己很刻薄、很挑剔的人。故D項恰當。How did the author change her attitude towards herself?A. Her mother cheered her up.Her customers influenced h

19、er.She talked to herself seriously.She turned to her friends for help.解析：選C細節理解題。根據最后兩段可知，作者通過與自己認真對話戰勝了內心那 個刻薄的自己，改變了對自己的態度，開始認可自己。CSome pigs tend to be optimistic while others are pessimistic, according to a new research that is meaningful to animal welfare.The study, published in the journal Biol

20、ogy Letters, is the first to show that mood and personality interact in an animal, influencing judgment.Asher, a researcher at the University of Newcastle s Institute of Neuroscience, and her team housed groups of pigs in two types of environment.One reflectedstandardcommercial conditions and the ot

21、her was cushier with more space and plenty of soft, deep straw.After the pigs got accustomed to these new homes over a few weeks, the researchers picked 18 pigs from each type to train and test their judgment.“To do this, we trained each pig.In one corner of a training room there wouldbe a bowl with

22、 chocolate sweets pigs love them and at the opposite side of the room there would be a bowl containing coffee beans, which pigs find bitter-tasting , “ a researcher said.Over a number of training trials, pigs learned to go to the bowl reliably when it was in the corner where they had figured out to

23、expect chocolate sweets.On the contrary, they quickly learned to avoid the bowl when it was in the corner where they would expect to find the coffee beans.The researchers next placed an unfamiliar bowl in different locations, to see how the pigs would react.Some gaily dashed to the bowl no matter wh

24、at was inside, showing optimism that it would contain their favorite sweets.Others, however, behaved as though they expected it to contain coffee beans, displaying pessimism.The findings suggest that a one-size-fits-all answer to animal welfare issues does not exist.Even if pigs are just equal to ba

25、con or other meat for some people, there is still cause for concern.Studies have suggested that how an animal is treated during its lifetime can directly affect meat quality and taste.一一i隔禍前二而品SS：加5M既Mi而而廟?麗目至作兀一一”What was the study trying to figure out?A How to make pigs happier.The similarities be

26、tween humans and pigs.C How living environment affected pigs mood.D How pigs mood and personality affected their judgment.解 析 ：選 D 主 旨 大意題 。 根 據第 一段 第 二句“ The study,published in thejournal.animal, influencingjudgment. ”可知，這項研究主要是講述情緒和性格在動物中的相互作用，故選項D 正確。What does the underlined word “ cushier ” in P

27、aragraph 2 mean?A Simple.CA Simple.C Unpractical.D Less free.解析：選 B 詞義猜測題。根據畫線詞后的“ more space and plenty of soft, deepstraw ”可知，另一個環境更加舒適。故選項 B 正確。Which bowl can test whether a pig is optimistic or pessimistic?A The bowl with chocolate sweets.The bowl containing coffee beans.C The bowl full of both

28、sweets and beans.D The bowl unfamiliar to two types of pigs.解析：選 D 細節理解題。根據第五段第一句“ The researchers next placed an unfamiliar bowl in different locations, to see howthe pigs would react. ”以及該段后兩句的對比描述可知，D 選項與第五段內容一致。故選項D 正確。What do the findings of the new research imply?A People should treat pigs equ

29、ally.B People s health relies on meat quality.C People should meet pigs various needs.D People s attitude toward pigs is totally wrong.解析：選 C 推理判斷題。根據最后一段尤其是最后一句可推知，要想獲得高質量和口感好的豬肉，人們應當滿足豬的多種需要。故選項C正確。D“ It s a big hammer to crack a nut. ” This is how one angry parent described the recent crackdown （

30、 嚴厲的打擊） by London police on parents who drop their kidsoff at school by car.Yes, you read that correctly the very mode oftransportation that many American schools insist is the only safe way to deliver kids to school is now considered illegal in the UK.The decision to fine any vehicles seen dropping

31、 off or pickingup kids within a particular zone of east London comes from city councilors （ 議員）long-term efforts to make the area safer andless crowded.They say they ve been trying for years “to encourage reasonable parking ” , but in vain.Neighborhood residents complain frequently about their drive

32、ways being blocked by illegally parked cars for 15 minutes or more, often while they re trying to get to work, and the streets are long overcrowded.Now the rules have changed.Some parents are angry.Angie is a mother who made the “big hammer comment and says the crackdown is “way over the top” . The

33、nearest drop-off point for her six-year-old is now a five-minute walk from the school.Others are happy with the decision, severe though it may seem.Councilor Jason Frost sai d: Traffic has been clearly reduced,and morechildren are now walking to school, which is a great outcome.I would rather have c

34、omplaints that we are slightly inconveniencing parents than hear that a child had been seriously injured because nothing was done.”I witness daily the chaos （混舌L） created by these in-town drivers, when I walk my own kids to school.There s a parking lot crowded with vehicles and a slow-moving train o

35、f cars moving in circles, many filling the air with harmful smoke.Meanwhile, the conversations around overweight children and the importance of daily physical activities continue to stand out in schools.稀展;IS友循!西TiTi不而標石汴秦而食二筱而親而函相:一一一一一Why is Angie opposed to the new rule?Because she is often fined

36、 by London police.Because she will lose her job as a school driver.Because she has adapted to the American practice.Because she thinks it adds inconvenience to her kid.解析：選 D 推理判斷題。根據第三段中的The nearest drop-off point for her six-year-old is now a five-minute walk from the school.”可知，對于她 6 歲的孩子來說，最近的下車

37、點離學校有五分鐘的步行路程，據此可推知，Angie認為不能在校門口停車給孩子帶來不便。故選項D正確。Why has the new rule been made according to Jason Frost?On account of many complaints.Because of students health problem.Owing to safety concern.Due to air pollution.解析：選C 細節理解題。根據第二段中的long-term efforts to makethe area safer and less crowded ”可知，選項 C

38、的表述“Owing to safety concern ”是正確的。故選項 C正確。What can be seen after the crackdown is carried out?Less daily chaos.Support from all people.More overweight children.Complaints from neighbors.解析：選A 細節理解題。根據第四段中的Traffic has been clearly reduced, and more children are now walking to school, which is a great

39、 outcome” 可知，車輛已經明顯減少，許多孩子正在步行上學，這是最好的結果，故選項 A正確。What is the main idea of the text?Parents attempt to resist a school rule.London police cause widespread anger.American schools care more about kids safety.Different voices are heard on a new traffic policy.解析：選D主旨大意題。根據全文可知，倫敦學校門口家長停車造成安全事故和交通 堵塞，因此議

40、員提議對這一現象進行制止，由此引發家長的議論。因此選項D符合題意。n.閱讀七選五Somepeople are naturally more creative than others, but that doesn t mean you don t have some creative ideas locked away in your mind.You simply have to draw them out._1_Take some time out to think.Sometimeswe re so caught up in getting things donethat we don

41、t have time to be creative;this goes for work and home life._2_It s extremely important to make time to simply stop and think.Just a couple of hours of free time each week could help you unlock your creative side.Sit down with no distractions, or go for a long walk and let your mind wander.3 Half the battle with being creative is to gain confidence to let your creativity shine throug