2019高考英语一轮基础达标练题unit4earthquakes（含解析）新人教版必修1

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1、Earthquakes李仕才一、阅读理解。Wheneverweseeabutton,wewanttopressitbecauseweknowthatsomethingwi11happen.Thisistrueinmostcases,forexample,onadoorbel1・Butsomebuttonsareactuallyfake（假的），likethe"close”buttononalift.Manypeopleareinthehabitofpressingthe“close”buttonbecausetheydon,thavethepatiencetowait

2、"close”buttonsareacompletetrick,at]eastintheU・S.—thedoorswillnotcloseanyfasternomatterhowhardyoupress.Itstartedinthe1990swhentheAmericanswithDisabilitiesActwaspassedintheU.S.,makingsurethatal11iftsstayedopenlongonoughsothatpeoplewithdisabilitiescouldentersafely.Onlyrepairworkerscanusethebuttonsto

3、speedupthedoorclosingprocessiftheyhavespecialkeys.Buttonormalliftriders,thebuttonsaren,tcompletelyuseless>Accordingtopsychologists,fakebuttonscanactuallymakeyoufeelbetterbyofferingyouasenseofcontro1.“Asenseofcontrolisveryimportant・Itreducesstressandincreaseswell-being,”saidEllenJ・Langer,apsycholo

4、gyprofessoratHarvardUniversity.Expertsalsoaddedthatalotofbuttonsthatdon，tdoanythingexistinour1ivesforthissamepurpose.Forexample,pedestriancrosswalkbuttonsdon"t1iveuptotheirnameseither.Pressingthemusedtohelpmakethetrafficsignalschangefaster,butthatwasbeforecomputer-controlledtrafficsignalswereintr

5、oduced.Butpsychologistsfounditinterestingthatevenwhenpeopleareawareoftheselittle“vhitelies",theystillcontinuetopushfakebuttonsbecauseaslongasthedoorseventuallyclose,itisconsideredtobeworththeeffort.【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了我们平时生活小所见到的按钮可能是不起作用的。1.Whatistheauthor"spurposeinwritingthetext?A.Todescribed

6、ifferentfakebuttons.B.Toexplorethefunctionsoffakebuttons.A.Toanalyzevarioushabitsofpushingbuttons.B.Toexplainthedisadvantagesoffakebuttons.B解析：写作意图题。通读整篇文章可知，作者通过举例子介绍了不同地点的虚假按钮，其目的是探求这些虚假按钮的功能。故选B。1.Whatcanwelearnaboutthe“close”buttonsonaliftinAmerica?A.Theyworkwhenpeoplepressthemhard.B.Theywere

7、designedforasenseofcontrol.C-Theyneverspeedupthedoor・closingprocess・D・Theytakethesafetyofthedisabledintoaccount.D解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的第一句可知，美国电梯里的“关闭”按钮是为了确保残疾人能安全地通过。故选D。2.Whatcanweinferaboutpedestriancrosswalkbuttons?A.Th