课时作业18 Unit 18 Beauty课时练(一) 阅读理解·组块专练——练速度(限时：35分钟)阅读理解(共两节，总分为40分)第一节(共15小题；每一小题2分，总分为30分)阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最优选项。
A[2020·郑州第二次质量预测]There are campus museums all over China that offer various collections and make for eyeopening visits.Beijing Air and Space Museum at Beihang UniversityAdmission：freeOpening hours：Tuesday and Saturday, 9 ：00 a．m. － 12：00 p．m.Highlights：Included among the more than 300 historic aircraft and space artifacts (手工艺品) are one of the two Northrop P61 Black Wido ws in the world and China's first light airliner, Beijing 1.Fudan University MuseumAdmission：freeOpening hours：Tuesday to Friday, 9：00 a．m. － 11：30 a．m. and 1：30 p．m. － 4：30 p．m.Highlights：A unique collection of native artifacts. Some of them, such as pearl vests, are rarely seen.China Ichthyic(类鱼的) Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean UniversityAdmission：10 yuan，Opening hours：Monday to Friday, 9 ：00 a．m. － 11：30 a．m. and 1：30 p．m. － 4：00 p．m.Highlights：In this collection of more than 40,000 specimens of about 3,000 oceandwelling species, the most eyecatching one is an 18.4meterlong sperm whale skeleton.Yifu Museum of China University of GeosciencesAdmission：40 yuan; half price for studentsOpening hours：Monday to Friday, 8：30 a．m. － 12：00 p．m. and 2：30 p．m. －5：00 p．m.；weekends and holidays, 9：00 a．m. － 4：30 p．m.Highlights：It houses a collection of more than 30,000 mineral and rock specimens，more than 2,000 of which are rare ones like the museum's wellknown dinosaur fossils.China Academy Museum at Hunan UniversityAdmission：50 yuanOpening hours：Monday to Sunday,8：00 a．m. － 6：30 p．m. in summer and 8：30 a．m. － 6：00 p．m. in winterHighlights：China's only museum to feature the history of academies and cultural education in the country.1．Which museum will you choose if you're interested in sea species?A．China Academy Museum at Hunan University.B．Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences.C．Beijing Air and Space Museum at Beihang University.D．China Ichthyic (类鱼的) Culture Museum at Shanghai Ocean University.2．What can you see in Yifu Museum of China University of Geosciences?A．Space artifacts. B．Dinosaur fossils.C．Native artifacts. D．Sperm whale skeletons.3．When can you go to China Academy Museum at Hunan University?A．On Tuesday 6：00 p．m. in winter.B．On Saturday 8：00 a．m. in winter.C．On Sunday 6：30 p．m. in summer.D．On Wednesday 8：00 a．m. in summer.B[2020·河南省豫南九校联考]It was the beginning of another school year. I had agreed to teach all struggling students in need of critical intervention (介入). I knew what lay ahead — tough work hours overlaid with guilt, consumed with essays that needed feedback and lesson plans with best practice strategies. No wonder people always acknowledge my teaching career with, “I'm_glad_it's_you_and_not_me.〞Suddenly, my mind transported me to my first few years of teaching.“Peter Potter，〞 I called from my name list, trying to control my laughter. “Laughlin McLaughlin？〞 Surely these were not real names.“Emotionally disabled... keeps them separated from the oth er kids...，〞 the vice headmaster commanded. This was my first teaching assignment.Surely this year could never be as discouraging as those first few. In my new classroom, I looked into the face of Jason. At eleven, his mother was killed in an accident, leaving him with physical, academic, and certainly emotional scars. I looked at another student, Robert, standing at the door; my vice headmaster asked if I would take him, even though he was an eleventh grader in my tenth grade class.But then there were — and are — stories of success — of Dustin, in Graduate School for Electrical and Computer Engineering; of Michael, now a teacher in a city school; of Willie... I thought of the thousands of students whose lives have touched mine far more than I could have ever touched theirs.I broke from my daydream, a smile spreading across my face. Sadness, tears, challenges, fears — yes, teaching is filled with all of these — yet, it is also filled with laughter and smiles, hope, dreams, and rewards beyond measure.“I'm glad it's you and not me.〞 Those words resounded in my mind once again.4．What might the author's job be like?A．Easy. B．Boring.C．Interesting. D．Challenging.5．What does the underlined sentence imply?A．These people would like to teach.B．These people did not like the author.C．These people would not want this job.D．These people wanted to learn from the author.6．Why did the author mention Jason and Robert?A．To stress the importance of family education.B．To show her regrets about taking up teaching.C．To express her dissatisfaction with the school.D．To introduce the basic situation of her students.7．How did the author feel thinking of the successful students?A．She was doing a worthwhile job.B．She could never go back to the past.C．She was the inspiration behind the success stories.D．She would never make greater achievements in the future.C[2020·绵阳市第一次诊断]We are what we eat. That is an old expression, but one worth knowing. A recent look at diets around the world shows that people who eat healthy food － and not too much of it － live longer. But which areas of the world have the best diets? Researchers found that foods in some of the healthiest diets －Mediterranean diet, New Nordic diet, Japanese diet and French diet － may be very different, but they are all heavy on local and seasonal foods, which include more vegetables and seafood and less red meat.Mediterranean diet contains lots of fruits, vegetables, whole grains, nuts and olive oil. The diet has proper amounts of fish and poultry (家禽肉). Red meat and foods high in sugar and salt are not big parts of this diet.New Nordic diet has whole grains like oats and rye, vegetables such as carrots, broccoli and eggs, seafood, fruits, oil, lowfat milk and cheese. Sugary desserts are not common in this diet.Japanese people are some of the longest living people on the planet, with women up to 87 years old and men up to 80. The Japanese diet is the reason for such lengths of life. The diet has many foods that are low in calories and high in nutrients. Japanese people eat a lot of seaweed, tofu, rice, vegetables and fish. The tradition there is to stop eating when your stomach feels 80 percent full.However, French people eat fatty foods but do not get fat. And they live a long time. This phenomenon is called the“French Paradox〞. The reason why the French eat fatty foods without getting fat may be simple. They eat less. Serving sizes in French restaurants and of products sold in stores are smaller than those in most countries. And generally speaking, most French people do not snack. This means they do not eat food between meals.8．What do we know about the healthiest diets around the world?A．They contain abundant calories.B．They tend to be expensive.C．They share certain similarities.D．They reflect popular tastes.9．What is considered as a harmful eating habit in Japanese tradition?A．Going low in calories.B．Eating to the fullest.C．Having much seafood.D．Picking many foods.10．How does the author develop the central idea in the last 4 paragraphs?A．By building connections.B．By exploring reasons.C．By listing examples.D．By analyzing figures.11．Which can be the most suitable title for the text?A．What is the healthiest diet on earth?B．How does the old expression serve?C．Why is a healthy diet so important?D．Where can we feed ourselves well?D[2020·福建三校联考]“While extroverts (性格外向者) often make great first impressions with their outgoing manner and lively personalities in interviews, their value and reputation at work diminish (缩减) over time，〞 says Corinne Bendersky, an associate professor of management.“Extroverts disappoint us over time when they're part of a team，〞 Bendersky says. “On a team you're expected to work hard and contribute a lot. But they're often poor listeners, and they don't collaborate.〞“O n the other hand, introverts (性格内向者) work hard on a team because they care what others think of them. They don't want to be seen as not pulling_their_weight or contributing 100%，〞 Bendersky says.So while companies may be attracted to hiring extroverts because they impressmanagers greatly in job interviews, bosses also may want to consider whether the extrovert they are considering will be a valuable team player, Bendersky says.Amy Jen Su and Muriel Maignan Wilkins, two writers, agree and say managers should recognize the strengths of introverted employees, such as their ability to put themselves in someone else's shoes.“These team members are often easygoing, which can make them exceptional mentors to more junior staff or particularly good sounding boards when you interact with them in oneonone situations，〞 Su says.“Managers must try to help introverts find their voice，〞Wilkins says. “Help them see that speaking up is not about selfpromotion or being in conflict but rather about offering the team key insights, making better decisions or increasing the efficiency for all.〞What about those extroverts who never seem to be at a loss for words? Should managers cut them off? Managers definitely should weigh in on how an extrovert is affecting others. Wilkins suggests saying something in private to make adjustments.12．What do we know about outgoing people according to Bendersky?A．They are good listeners.B．They are good at cooperating.C．They often make great contributions.D．They tend to perform well in interviews.13．Which can best replace the underlined part “pulling their weight〞 in Paragraph 3?A．Trusting others.B．Making good choices.C．Doing their full share of work.D．Trying to share their thoughts.14．What is Su's attitude towards Bendersky's words?A．Critical. B．Tolerant.C．Doubtful. D．Approving.15．What does Wilkins advise managers to do?A．Promote more introverts.B．Learn to work more efficiently.C．Encourage introverts to speak up.D．Avoid conflict among employees.第二节(共5小题；每一小题2分，总分为10分)根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最优选项。
