2018届高考英语一轮复习Unit4FoodandCulture课下练重庆大学版

Unit 4 Food and Culture

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A

Sydney International Boat Show

Thursday, 28 July to Monday, 1 August, 2016

Darling Harbour and Glebe Island, Sydney

Doors open 10：00

Finish 20：00

Special information

This event is held over two locations, Cockle Bay Marina at Darling Harbour and the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island.You can start your day at either location.

Your event ticket includes travel on a special free event ferry shuttle (往返) service between Darling Harbour and Glebe Island.

Note：There is no walker access to the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island.Take advantage of free event ferries from Darling Harbour or free event buses from Central Station Ferry.

A special free event ferry service will run regularly between Convention Wharf in Darling Harbour and the Sydney Exhibition Centre at Glebe Island from 9：00.The journey takes around 25 minutes.

The last ferry to the exhibition centre leaves Darling Harbour at 19：00, while the final service back to Darling Harbour leaves Glebe Island at 20：30.

You can also start your day at the Boat Show by catching a regular Sydney Ferries service to Darling Harbour from Circular Quay.

Note：Travel on regular Sydney Ferries is not included in you event ticket.

Also keep in mind that on weekends ferries are very popular and services may reach capacity (容量)．

Sydney Ferries services are operating to normal timetables.

For more information see ferry maps and timetables.

语篇解读：本文是介绍悉尼国际船展的一则广告。

1．How can you go to Darling Harbour from Glebe Island?

A．By ferry. B．By bus.

C．On foot. D．By bicycle.

解析：选A 细节理解题。根据Special information部分中第二段的“...travel on a special free event ferry shuttle service between Darling Harbour and Glebe Island.”可知，在Darling Harbour和Glebe Island之间有免费的渡船，故正确答案为A。

2．The last ferry from Glebe Island to Darling Harbour leaves at ________.

A．10：00 B．19：00

C．20：00 D．20：30

解析：选D 细节理解题。根据Special information部分中第五段的“...while the final service back to Darling Harbour leaves Glebe Island at 20：30.”可知，最后一班从Glebe Island回到Darling Harbour的渡轮离开在20：30。故正确答案为D。

3．According to this passage, which of the following statements is true?

A．You have to come near to the Sydney Exhibition Centre on foot.

B．Free event buses are always served from Darling Harbour.

C．Sometimes ferries on weekends will be over-crowded.

D．You don't have to pay on regular Sydney Ferries.

解析：选C 推理判断题。根据文章倒数第三段的内容可知，周末渡船很受人欢迎。因为人满为患，乘船要限定载客量。

B

(2017·重庆育才中学高三第一次诊断)

Families should not waste their money on organic food, the government has warned. They should instead spend their money on whatever they can afford, even if it means eating frozen vegetables. The government now faces calls to end ￡20 million of subsidies to organic farming.

A recent study in the British Journal of Nutrition found organic crops

have up to 60 percent more antioxidants (抗氧化物) than

non-organic crops. But critics claim there is still no

evidence that organic food is a healthier option. Amid growing

concern that too few people are eating enough fruit and vegetables, the government is at pains to stress that families feeling the pinch should not waste their money on organic food. Just 30 percent of people meet the recommendation to eat five or more portions of fruit and vegetables a day.

Government frontbencher (前座议员) Baroness Jolly said, “Organic products provide a useful extension of consumer choice, but it is worth emphasizing that,

nutritionally, they are no better and no worse than conventional products. The only benefit of organic farming was enjoyed by birds, insects，mammals and plants.” “It is up to the consumers to decide how they spend their money on their fruit and vegetables.There are many reasons why an individual might wish to choose organic products but nutritional benefit should not be one of them，” she added.

Chief Executive Helen Browning said, “We know that people choose organic food because they believe it is better for them, also well as for wildlife, animal welfare and the environment, and this research backs up what people think about organic food.”

语篇解读：本文为议论文。一段时间以来，许多人对所谓的有机食品趋之若鹜。但本文告诉我们：就营养价值而言，有机食品与传统食品相当，所以消费者完全没有必要在有机食品上浪费金钱。

4．The government is encouraging people to________.

A．eat more fruit and vegetables

B．do more research on food

C．pay attention to their health

D．protect the environment

解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第二段第三句内容，由于越来越担心太少的人吃到足够的水果和蔬菜，所以政府正努力强调，感到有经济压力的家庭不应该把钱浪费在有机食品上。由此可知，政府是在鼓励人们多吃水果和蔬菜。

5．According to Baroness Jolly, ________.

A．organic products are better than common food

B．organic products can't provide better nutrition

C．people should be urged to buy organic products

D．organic foods are good for environment protection

解析：选B 细节理解题。在第三段中，这位议员对有机食品的评价是：就营养方面而言，有机食品既不比传统食品好，也不比传统食品差。也就是说，有机食品不能提供更好的营养。

6．What's Helen Browning's attitude to organic food?

A．Mixed. B．Doubtful.

C．Positive. D．Worried.

解析：选C 推理判断题。在最后一段中Helen Browning强调，人们之所以选择有机食品是因为它们对于人们自身，对于野生动物以及环境都有好处，而这项研究也支持了人们对有机食品的看法。由此可推断Helen Browning对于有机食品的态度是积极肯定的。

C

(2017·江西省九校联合考试)

A GRANDMOTHER, Michelle Riotton, 78, survived after falling down a mountain valley. She set off for a walk alone dressed only in a light jacket and trousers. “I slipped into a valley！” said Mrs Riotton, who said the fall happened in a deep forest close to her home village.

It was warm and sunny when the accident happened, but

temperatures dropped to very low when night fell, and it

rained. “I wasn't afraid，” said Mrs Riotton. “But I was

worried that my children and grandchildren would become too

worried about me.” Mrs Ri otton said she covered herself in leaves when feeling cold, taking very small bites of two biscuits which she had in her pocket and drinking rainwater which fell down her face.

She spent six nights before she was found on Saturday. She was lying at the bottom of the valley, which was less than a mile from her home. The search had once been stopped, but Patrice Fossard, one of her neighbors, insisted that the search continue. “There was no way we could give up her, even if deep inside we felt we had little hope of finding her alive，” said Mr Fossard. “It was a miracle that Michelle was finally found.”

Mrs Riotton said she would be taking life easier from now on. “Enough is enough！” she said. “No more forests —don't want to visit one again.”

A mountain policeman said walking alone in the mountain was not recommended and that Mrs Riotton should have carried a mobile phone with her. “The mountains are particularly dangerous at this time of year as sunny afternoons can quickly change into cold, wet and stormy eve nings.” he said. “Anybody walking into the mountains should carry safety equipment and be prepared for any kind of emergency.”

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。讲述了78岁的Riotton夫人独自出行，不小心跌入山谷之中，在6天后终于得救的故事。

7．When Michelle Riotton was in the valley, she ________.

A．was hurt too badly to move

B．missed her home very much

C．didn't feel afraid

D．felt very hungry

解析：选 C 细节理解题。根据第二段第二句“‘I wasn't afraid，’ said Mrs

Riotton.”可知，Riotton夫人在山谷中并没有感到害怕。故选C项。

8．Michelle Riotton covered herself with leaves to ________.

A．keep warm during her suffering

B．prevent the harmful animals

C．make herself noticed by others

D．avoid getting wet in the rain

解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句中“Mrs Riotton said she covered herself in leaves when feeling cold”可知，Riotton夫人把树叶盖在身上是为了御寒保暖。故选A项。

9．Michelle Riotton got lost on ________.

A．Sunday B．Saturday

C．Wednesday D．Monday

解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第三段第一句“She spent six nights before she was found on Saturday.”可知，Riotton夫人在周六被找到，此时她已在山谷中度过了六个夜晚，由此可推知，六个夜晚前应是周日。故选A项。

10．According to the mountain policeman, ________.

A．the mountains in the morning are very dangerous

B．one had better not walk in the mountains alone

C．people should carry safety equipment every day

D．people wouldn't be safe without a mobile phone

解析：选B 细节理解题。根据最后一段第一句中“A mountain policeman said walking alone in the mountain was not recommended”可知，警察建议人们最好不要独自在山中行走。故选B项。