2019版高三英语一轮复习 阅读限时练7 unit 3 the world of colours and light 牛津译林版选修8

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1、Unit3　TheworldofcoloursandlightⅠ.阅读理解A【导学号：31670236】(2017年重庆市重点中学协作体高考适应性考试)Haveyouheardofthefollowingpeople？Maybeyes，maybeno.Buttheymaybeaninspirationforyou.TheTreeLadyKateSessionswasanAmericanbotanistandlandscapearchitectcloselyassociatedwithSanDiego，California.Afterbecomingthefi

2、rstwomantograduatefromtheUniversityofCalifornia，Berkeley，shetookajobasateacherfarsouthinthedrydeserttownofSanDiego.KatedecidedthatSanDiegoneededtreesmorethananythingelse.Thereforethisyoungwomansinglehandedlystartedamovementtransformingthetownintotheleafy，gardenfilledplaceasitistoda

3、y.TheSnowflake(雪花)ManWilsonBentleyisoneofthefirstknownphotographersofsnowflakes.Hisenthusiasmfortakingphotosofsnowflakesbeganfromhisboyhoodandwasoftenmisunderstoodinhistime，buthisdeterminationrevealedtwoimportanttruths：notwosnowflakesarealike；andeachoneissurprisinglybeautiful.In193

4、1，heworkedwithWilliamJ．HumphreysoftheU．S.WeatherBureautopublishSnowCrystals，abookcontaining2，500photographs.TheFatherofHisCountryBythelate1760s，GeorgeWashingtonhadexperiencedfirsthandtheeffectsofrisingtaxesimposed(征收)onAmericancolonistsbytheBritish，andcametobelievethatitwasinthebes

5、tinterestsofthecoloniststodeclareindependencefromEngland.DuringtheAmericanWarofIndependence，heledthecolonialforcestovictory.In1787，hewaselectedpresidentoftheConventionthatwrotetheU．S.Constitution.Twoyearslater，WashingtonbecameAmerica'sfirstpresident.Hisretirementfromofficeaftertwot

6、ermsestablishedatraditionthatlasteduntil1940，whenFreaklinDelanoRooseveltwonathirdterm.The22ndAmendment(1951)nowlimitsthepresidenttotwoelectedterms.【语篇解读】　本文是一篇应用文，主要介绍了三位鼓舞人心的名人。1．Whomadeagreatcontributiontobeautifyinganarea?A．GeorgeWashington.B．WilsonBentley.C．KateSessions.D．Willi

7、amJ．Humphreys.C　[考查细节理解。根据第二段中的“shetookajobasateacherfarsouthinthedrydeserttownofSanDiego”“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上面做出了巨大贡献。故选C。]2．WhatisWilsonBentleyfamousfor?A．His

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