Unit 5 Traveling abroad

(80分钟 104分)

Part A

一、阅读理解(共7小题;每小题2分,满分14分)

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Every year,the fascinating tourist destinations below are attracting travelers from home and abroad to St.Louis,which founded in 1764 by French traders,today is the fifteenth largest urban area in the United States.

● American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog

Dog lovers who visit St.Louis won’t want to miss this 14,000-square-foot museum.Inside are over 500 paintings,prints,watercolors and a variety of other dog art objects.The Museum is open all year round,Tuesday through Saturday 10 AM to 4 PM,and Sunday 1 PM to 5 PM.Admission is $5 for adults,$2.50 for seniors and $1 for children up to 14.

● Anheuser Busch Brewery

The Anheuser Busch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers.The tour includes the historic Brew House.Then the tour continues to the modern Bevo Packaging Plant.The best will be the Budweiser Clydesdale stables.The tours are always free.

● Gateway Arch

Designed by Eero Saarinen and Hannskarl Bandel,it took over two years and 900 tons of stainless steel to build.It is the tallest of the country’s National Monuments.The Arch is part of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial.About one million people per year come to the top of the Arch,where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.

● The St.Louis Zoo

First version of the St.Louis Zoo opened in 1904 at the St.Louis World’s Fair,but now it has grown into one of the chief zoos in the world.The passenger train takes visitors around the Zoo,which contains over 9,000 animals of over 800 species.

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The Zoo is open every day but Christmas and New Year,with summer hours of 8 AM to 7 PM,and hours the rest of the year of 9 AM to 5 PM.Admission to the Zoo is free.

(2015·宁夏银川一中月考)

1.If you are interested in how to make beer,you can visit . A.the St.Louis Zoo B.Gateway Arch

C.Anheuser Busch Brewery

D.American Kennel Club Museum of the Dog 2.What can we know about Gateway Arch?

A.People can see the city clearly on the top of the arch. B.It was designed by two famous Italian architects. C.It took 900 tons of stainless steel and cement to build. D.It is the largest of the country’s National Monuments.

3.If you plan to visit the St.Louis Zoo,you can go there . A.at 9∶30 am on New Year’s Day B.at 5∶30 pm in winter C.at 5∶00 pm on Christmas Day D.at 8∶30 am in summer

【文章大意】本文是一篇应用文,介绍了美国名城圣路易斯的四个著名景点。

1.C 推理判断题。根据第二则广告前两句“The Anheuser Busch Brewery tour is not just for beer lovers.The tour includes the historic Brew House.”可知,百威酒厂有关于啤酒制作的传统作坊,适合对啤酒制作感兴趣者参观,故C项正确。

2.A 细节理解题。根据第三则广告最后一句“About one million people per year come to the top of the Arch,where there is an observation platform providing a great view of the city.”可知,站在圣路易斯拱门的最高处,可以俯视全城。故A项正确。

3.D 细节理解题。根据第四则广告最后一段可知,圣路易斯动物园除了元旦和圣诞节之外每天都开放,参观时间是夏季早8点至晚7点,其他季节早9点至下午5点。故选择D项。

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If you could travel in time,where would you go?Perhaps you would watch an original performance of a Shakespeare’s play in Elizabethan England?What about

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hanging out with Laozi in the Spring and Autumn Period?Or maybe you’d voyage far ahead of the present day to see what the future holds.

The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing.Stories exploring the subject have been around for hundreds of years.Perhaps the best known example is the science fiction novel The Time Machine,which was written by H.G.Wells and published in 1895 for the first time.It was adapted into at least two feature films of the same name,as well as two television versions,and a large number of comic book adaptations.It is generally credited with the popularization of the concept of time travel using a vehicle that allows an operator to travel purposefully and selectively.The term “time machine”,coined by Wells,is now universally used to refer to a vehicle transporting people into the far future.

But could time travel actually be possible?Some scientists say yes,in theory.They propose using cracks in time and space called “wormholes”,which could be used as shortcuts to other periods.Einstein’s theory of relativity allows time travel in extreme circumstances.And British physicist Stephen Hawking says you could travel into the future with a really fast spaceship—going at nearly the speed of light.Though building such a spaceship would of course be no simple task.

Even if you could travel into the past,there is something called the “grandfather paradox”.It asks what would happen if a time traveler were to go back in time and have his own grandfather killed for some reason,and therefore prevent himself from being born.If the time traveler wasn’t born,how would he travel back in time?

And would you really like to visit the future?In H.G.Wells’ book,the main character travels into distant time where he arrives at a beach and is attacked by giant crabs.He then voyages 30 million years into the future where the only living thing is a black object with tentacles(触角).

If that’s what’s in store,maybe we are better just living in the present day after all.

(2016·北京海淀区期中考试)

1.The novel The Time Machine mentioned in Paragraph 2 aims to show .

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A.people’s interest in time travel B.the special feature of the book C.the long history of time travel D.the contribution of H.G.Wells

2.Einstein’s and Hawking’s theories . A.have similarities in many ways

B.push the invention of the first spaceship C.have proved wrong by some time travelers D.suggest the possibility of time travel

3.In Paragraph 4,“grandfather paradox” probably refers to the idea that .

A.the traveler is prevented from meeting his grandfather B.the traveler goes back in time to seek for his grandfather C.the grandfather’s death makes the traveler’s birth impossible D.the reunion of the traveler and his grandfather brings happiness

4.According to the passage,what is probably the author’s attitude towards time travel? A.Unclear. C.Supportive.

B.Skeptical. D.Unconcerned.

【文章大意】本文为议论文,主要讨论了时间旅行的可能性。

1.A 目的意图题。第二段第一句“The possibility of time travel is indeed appealing.”为该段主题句,下文举科幻小说《时间机器》为例说明此观点。由此可推测,第二段提到这部小说,是为了表明人们对时间旅行的浓厚兴趣,故选择A项。

2.D 细节理解题。由第三段第四、五句可知,两位科学家的理论表明了时光旅行是可能的,故选D项。

3.C 词义推测题。由第四段可知,“祖父悖论”指的是如果时间旅行者的祖父被杀,时间旅行者则不可能出生。

4.B 观点态度题。从全文看,无论是引用的两位科学家的观点,还是H.G.Wells书中的事例,都说明了作者对时间旅行持有怀疑态度,最后一段更是明确表明了作者的态度,故选B项。

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