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1、Unit5Travellingabroad阅读提速练阅读理解A（2018·重庆重点中学协作体高考适应性考试）Haveyouheardofthefollowingpeople？Maybeyes，maybeno.Buttheymaybeaninspirationforyou.TheTreeLadyKateSessionswasanAmericanbotanistandlandscapearchitectcloselyassociatedwithSanDiego，California.Afterbecomingthefirstwomantograduatefromt

2、heUniversityofCalifornia，Berkeley，shetookajobasateacherfarsouthinthedrydeserttownofSanDiego.KatedecidedthatSanDiegoneededtreesmorethananythingelse.Thereforethisyoungwomansinglehandedlystartedamovementtransformingthetownintotheleafy，gardenfilledplaceasitistoday.TheSnowflake（雪花）ManWil

3、sonBentleyisoneofthefirstknownphotographersofsnowflakes.Hisenthusiasmfortakingphotosofsnowflakesbeganfromhisboyhoodandwasoftenmisunderstoodinhistime，buthisdeterminationrevealedtwoimportanttruths：notwosnowflakesarealike；andeachoneissurprisinglybeautiful.In1931，heworkedwithWilliamJ.Hu

4、mphreysoftheU.S.WeatherBureautopublishSnowCrystals，abookcontaining2，500photographs.TheFatherofHisCountryBythelate1760s，GeorgeWashingtonhadexperiencedfirsthandtheeffectsofrisingtaxesimposed（征收）onAmericancolonistsbytheBritish，andcametobelievethatitwasinthebestinterestsofthecoloniststo

5、declareindependencefromEngland.DuringtheAmericanWarofIndependence，heledthecolonialforcestovictory.In1787，hewaselectedpresidentoftheConventionthatwrotetheU.S.Constitution.Twoyearslater，WashingtonbecameAmerica’sfirstpresident.Hisretirementfromofficeaftertwotermsestablishedatraditionth

6、atlasteduntil1940，whenFranklinDelanoRooseveltwonathirdterm.The22ndAmendment（1951）nowlimitsthepresidenttotwoelectedterms.【解题导语】　本文是一篇应用文。文章主要介绍了三位鼓舞人心的名人。1.Whomadeagreatcontributiontobeautifyinganarea？A.GeorgeWashington.B.WilsonBentley.C.KateSessions.D.WilliamJ.Humphreys.C　解析：细节理解题。根

7、据第二段中的“thisyoungwomansinglehandedlystartedamovementtransformingthetownintotheleafy，gardenfilledplaceasitistoday”可知，KateSessions在将圣地亚哥的一个荒漠小镇变成宜人的地方方面做出了巨大贡献。故选C。2.WhatisWilsonBentleyfamousfor？A.Hiscreativeideastopublishbooks.B.Hispersistenceinphotographingsnowflakes.C.Hiscouragetofi

8、ghtagainstprejudice