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Module 3 Literature

阅读理解·组块专练——练速度

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Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

(2018·陕西省部分学校第一学期摸底检测)

From young kids to fitness lovers, to those looking for a laugh, or to families looking for a free movie night, Atlantic Station prepares some days for them to enjoy this year.

Tot Spot—Each Tuesday morning, Atlantic Station's Central Park transforms into every child's dream playground! From 10：00 am to noon, kids can enjoy games, storytelling, toys, music and some very special things. This event begins on April 5 and lasts through September 27.

Wellness Wednesday—Each Wednesday from 6：30 pm to 7：30 pm, Atlantic Station's Central Park becomes the perfect place to find quietness of the mind and body while instructors lead guests through exercises including yoga and more. Wellness Wednesday welcomes all ages and skill levels. This event begins on April 6 and lasts through September 28.

Improv in the Park—Whole World Theatre, Atlanta's premier improv group, has once again partnered with Atlantic Station to bring a family-friendly night of comedy to the Central Park on the first Wednesday of each month until September. Bring a blanket, relax under the stars and prepare to laugh until your stomach hurts! The hour-long show begins at 8：00 pm. This event occurs on April 5, May 4, June 1, July 6 and August 3.

Movies in the Central Park—Each Thursday night at dusk, guests are invited to bring chairs, blankets, to-go snacks and picnics to Atlantic Station's Central Park. All outdoor screenings are available, weather permitting, so keep your fingers crossed for no The Wizard of Oz-type storms! Be sure to arrive early to find a good seat.

【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了大西洋站几个可以让人们放松自己、享受生活和获得乐趣的活动。

1．Mothers can take their kids who like listening to stories to ________. A．Tot Spot B．Improv in the Park C．Wellness Wednesday

D．Movies in the Central Park

答案与解析：A 细节理解题。根据文中第二段中的“From 10：00 am to noon，kids can enjoy games, storytelling, toys, music and some very special things”可知，从上午10点到中午，在Tot Spot活动中孩子们可以做游戏、讲故事、玩玩具、听音乐等，结合选项可知，想听故事的孩子们可以去参加Tot Spot活动，故A项正确。

2．When can you do yoga with an instructor in Atlantic Station's Central Park?

A．On each Tuesday from 6：30 pm to 7：30 pm in August. B．On each Tuesday morning from 10：00 am to noon in July. C．At 8：03 pm on April 5, May 4, June 1, July 6 and August 3. D．On each Wednesday at 7：00 pm in June and July. 答案与解析：D'细节理解题。根据文章第三段中的“Each Wednesday from 6：30 pm to 7：30 pm，Atlantic Station's Central Park becomes the perfect place to find quietness

of the mind and body while instructors lead guests through exercises including yoga and more.”和“This event begins...September 28.”可知，4月6日到9月28日的每个星期三下午6：30到7：30，大西洋站中央公园成为人们寻求心灵宁静和身体放松的地方，有指导者带领客人做包括瑜伽和其他活动在内的练习。由此可知，D项符合题意。

3．What can we learn from the text?

A．Atlantic Station sets the days for guests to have fun. B．Tickets for Movies in Central Park are hard to get. C．Movies in the Central Park are shown only indoors.

D．Only teenagers are welcome to join in Wellness Wednesday.

答案与解析：A'推理判断题。根据文章内容，尤其是第一段可知，Atlantic Station为客人安排时间和活动来让他们玩得开心，故A项符合题意。

B

(2018·辽宁葫芦岛第六高级中学第二次阶段考试) I've worked part time since taking early retirement ten years ago. I was inspired by an older friend. We worked for the same company, and he retired two years before I was also considered “spare”， as some companies call it.

Soon after I left work, we had lunch together. First, he assured me that there was life after work. Then he related his own experience. He didn't want to take another full-time job, so he turned his daughter's old bedroom into a home office. He arranged for some consulting work from our old company, and he picked up more projects from other contacts. Soon he was working 20 to 30 hours a week. He wasn't making as much money. His kids were grown-up, so he didn't need as much income. “As soon as I left that job，” he told me, “my back problems went away. I started to eat better and get more exercise, I make half as much money, but I feel twice as good, and I'm twice as happy.”

I decided to follow a similar track. At the time, my younger child almost finished college, so my parental responsibilities were winding down. We sold our old house and moved into a townhouse. I went to work for myself. And the result? Today I, too, make less money. But we make ends meet. And I feel twice as good and twice as happy.

Our experience isn't for everybody. But a lot of people have retired early and lived to tell the tale, which proves it possible. Jack, another friend, was a salesman for a communication firm. He had a long distance to work and did a lot of traveling. He decided to leave the corporate world, in part because he had health problems and he wanted to spend more time with his family. Later, he quit his job with flexible hours and was restored to his health. And now he has found a part-time job, and he, together with his family, is leading a more relaxing life.

【语篇解读】 本文通过作者以及作者的两个朋友的经历说明退休早的人做一份兼职工作是一个很好的选择。

4．How did the author and his friends feel about their retired life? A．It's busy but wealthy. B．It's flexible but tiring. C．It's healthy and happy. D．It's relaxing and wasteful.

答案与解析：C 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句“I started to eat better and get more exercise, I make half as much money, but I feel twice as good, and I'm twice as happy.”和第三段最后三句“Today I, too, make less money. But we make ends meet. And I feel twice as good and twice as happy.”可知作者和他的朋友感觉退休后的生活健康又快乐，选C。

5．What did the writer's friend try to tell him at lunch that day? A．He regretted not leaving his job earlier. B．He lived a much better life after retiring.

C．He made more money after finding a new job.

D．His life was not easy for him after losing his job.

答案与解析：B 推理判断题。由第二段最后“‘As soon as I left that job，’ he told me, ‘my back problems went away. I started to eat better and get more exercise, I make half as much money, but I feel twice as good, and I'm twice as happy.’”可知在那天吃午饭时，作者的朋友想要告诉他，在退休之后，自己过上了一种更好的生活，选B。

6．Before Jack left his last job, he ________. A．lived a busy life

B．used to find part-time jobs C．often traveled with his family D．worked hard as a real travel agent

答案与解析：A 推理判断题。由最后一段第三句“He had a long distance to work and did a lot of traveling.”可推断出Jack在离开他的最后一份工作前，过着一种忙碌的生活，选A。

7．What does the author mainly confirm by writing the text? A．Health is more important than work.

B．Young people generally live an exhausting life. C．More retired people are paying attention to health.

D．It may be a good choice for people who retire early to do a part-time job. 答案与解析：D 推理判断题。由第一段第一句“I've worked part time since taking early retirement ten years ago.”和最后一段最后一句“And now he has found a part-time job, and he, together with his family, is leading a more relaxing life.”可推断出退休早的人做一份兼职工作是一个很好的选择，选D。

C

(2018·哈尔滨师范大学附属中学高三模拟)

Karen, grown up in a very traditional family in the western United States, maintained high moral (道德的) standards throughout her youth. In 1984, at the age of 23, she married Bill. They were_blessed_with two children, a boy and a girl.

By 1991 their love had deepened, and they were happy. Later that year, Bill developed a white spot on his tongue. He visited a doctor.

One day shortly after that, Bill called Karen to sit beside him. He said with tears in his eyes that he loved her and wanted to live forever with her. The doctor suspected that he had been infected with HIV, the virus that leads to AIDS.

The family was tested. Bill and Karen's results were positive. Bill had become infected before he met Karen; then he passed the virus on to Karen. The children's results were negative. Within three years, Bill was dead, “I don't know how to express what it is like to watch the once handsome man you love and intend to live with forever dying slowly. I cried many nights. He died three months short of ten years of our marriage，” says Karen. Though a doctor told Karen that she would soon follow her husband into death, she is still alive. The infection has progressed to the early stages of AIDS.

Karen is one of about 30 million people now living with HIV/AIDS, a figure larger than the combined populations of Australia, Iceland and Paraguay. According to one UN report, Africa has 21 million of these victims. By the turn of the century that number could reach 40 million and the disease will bring on the greatest disaster in human history. Of the world's sexually active adults aged 15 to 49, 1 in 100 has already been infected with HIV. Of these, only 1 in 10 realizes that he or she is infected. In some parts of Africa, 25 percent of adults are inflected.

Since the beginning of spread of AIDS in 1981, about 11.7 million people have died of it. It is roughly calculated that in 1997 alone, about 2.3 million people