2023-2024学年外研版（2019）必修 第三册Unit 2 Making a difference阅读理解练习（含答案）.docx

Unit2阅读理解练习-2023-2024学年高中英语必修第三册单元精练(外研版2019)AreyoureadytobecomeaninternationalUNvolunteer?Youcancontributeyourtime,skillsandknowledgethroughvolunteeringwiththeUN.Thisisanopportunitytocreateapositiveimpactandbeasignificantforceforachievingpeaceanddevelopment.Makeadifferencetothelivesofmany!WhyVolunteerwithUN? Theypromotepeaceanddevelopmentincommunitiesaroundtheglobe,whileupholdingtheideasandaspirationsoftheUnitedNations; Theyrepresentmanyculturesandbackgrounds,bringingawidevarietyofperspectivesandapproaches; Yourassignmentcancreatearippleeffectthatextendsfarbeyondtheimmediateresultsofyourefforts; Youwilllearnaboutdifferentcultures,expandyournetworks,studyforeignlanguagesandgainmatchlessprofessionalandlifeexperiences.Requirements 25yearsoldandolder(noupperagelimit);universitydegreeorhighertechnicaldiploma; Atleasttwoyearsofrelevantworkexperienceinaprofessionalbackground; Abilitytoworkinamulticulturalenvironment;willingnesstoworkwithpeopleandlocalorganizations; Abilitytoadjustinhardlivingconditionsorremotelocations;stronginterpersonalandorganizationalskills.Conditionsofservice Assignmentsgenerallyrunfor6to12monthswiththepossibilityofextendingforonetotwoyears; Short-termassignmentsarealsorequestedfromtimetotime; Allowancesareinnowaytobeunderstoodasacompensation,rewardorsalaryinexchangeforthevolunteerwork.1. WhatcanwebenefitfrombeinganInternationalUVVolunteer?A.ItisconvenientforUStogoabroad.B. Wecanpromotelocaltourismrapidly.C. ItisagoodwaytopractiseChinesewell.D. Wecanhelpachievepeaceanddevelopment.2. WhatistheagerangeifyouwanttoserveasanInternationalUNVolunteer?A.Youngerthan18.B.From18-25.C.Atleast25.D.From25-60.3. WhatcanwelearnaboutInternationalUNVolunteersfromthepassage?A. Theyaregivensalariesorrewardannually.B. Theyarerequiredtohaverelatedworkexperience.C. Theyareaskedtoworkforatleastoneyearabroad.D. Theyarearrangedtoworkinisolatedareasonly.SobhifromEgypt,whohasworkedasabodybuilderforalmost60years,oftensaysthatageisjustanumber.Wheneverpeopleaskhimwhenheisgoingtoretire,hisonlyansweris“never”.ItisgenerallyacceptedthatpeoplegrowlessactiveandlosePaSSiOnforlifeastheyage.HoweverSobhibelievesthatagecanneverblockambitionsifpeoplestillhavestrongwills.Sobhi,sloveforsportsstartedwhenhejoinedhisschoolgymnasticsteam.HeoncewonthethirdplaceinCairo,sGymnasticsChampionship.Inuniversity,hestartedtopaymoreattentiontobodybuilding,notonlyforabettershape,butalsoforabetterhealth.Hisbodyissowell-shapedthatitevenhelpedhimappearinafamousfilm.Sobhiplayedaminorroleofamusclemaninthefilm,whichwasfilmedinEgyptandtellsthestoryofanAncientRomansoldierwhowassenttoEgyptbyJuliusCaesartomonitoroneofhiscommanders.Asan80-year-oldman,Sobhisaidtraininghardandhavingagoodexercisescheduleaswellasahealthydietaretherealfoundationsofbodybuilding.Hewarnedyoungpeoplethattakingbodybuildingsupplements（补充剂I）canleadtohealthrisks.Herecommendedthemtogoforvitaminsandotherall-naturalsupplementsthatdonotcauseharm.“Sobhiis40yearsolderthanme,buthedoeshisexercisesasifheismuchyoungerthanme,“Gabr,anathlete,said.HealsosaidSobhiisagreatexampleforallathletesattheclub,whereSobhihasbeenworkingoutforthepast40years.Theyareluckytodosportswithsucha"hero""Wewatchhimworkingoutinshock.Wewishwecouldjustbelikehimwhenweareathisage,“Gabradded.4. Whatdoestheunderlinedword“passion“inParagraph2probablymean?A. Production.B.EncouragementC. Love.D.Dislike.5.A. An advisor.B.An actor.C. A teacher.D.A fitness trainer.WhatdidSobhionceworkas?6.A. Train as hard as they can.B.Exercise whenever they like.C. Pay more attention to body shape.D. Take all-natural supplements.WhatdidSobhiadviseyoungpeopletodo?7.C. Dissatisfaction.D. Disagreement.WhatdidGabrshowforSobhiinthelastparagraph?A. Admiration.B.Indifference.ManyhavehadthesamethoughtasShannonSt.Ongewhenlookingattheapproachofsnowonaweatherforecastthattheyhavetimetofinishtheirjobs.AsthedirectoroffinanceattheFirstNationsUniversityofCanada,shehadtodrive25kilometersfromherhometothecityofReginatoattendanimportantmeeting.Asshewasleaving,thewintersnowbegantofall.Takingadirtroadforbettertraction（牵弓）Onhertires,shequicklybecamelost,withnoabilitytoseetheedgeoftheroadfromarolled-downwindow.Afterawhileshestoppedandcalled911.ttTheoperatortookmyinformationandtoldmetowaitoutthestormasmytankwasfullandIwaswarm.Iwaitedalmost14hoursandnobodyhascalledmeyettocheckin,“shewroteinaFace-bookpost.ttWouldthegastanklastuntilmorning?WhatifIwashitbyanothervehicle?WhatifIdidn,tmakeithomeatall?”St.Ongewondered.Determinedtoensurethesafestend,shewentoutinthestormanddiscoveredherlocationonaroadsign,andthenfoundaneighborhdFacebookgroupfortheareashewaspassingthroughwarningothersofherDIightthroughaGoogleMapspin.Thatwaswhen80-year-oldAndreBouvierSr.,aretiredrescuer,gotacallaboutSt.Onge,ssituation.Hewentouttofindher,onfoot,sincehecouldn'tmanagetostarthistractor.Onthewayhefoundthreeotherstranded（被困）vehicles.Hewalkedthequartermilethereandback,andledthehelplesscarsonebyonetohishome.Bouvierletthesurvivorssleepathishouse,wheretheyateandlaughed,anddepartedthenextmorningafterhehadcleanedthedriveway.8. WhydidSt.Ongetakeadirtroad?A.Shewasfamiliarwithit.B.Shecouldrefuelontheroad.C.Shetookthedirtroadtosavetime.D.Shethoughtdirtroadcouldincreasetraction.9. WhatdidtheoperatoradviseSt.Ongetodo?A.Waitoutthestorm.B.Findawarmplace.C.AskBouvierforhelp.D.WriteherconditioninaFacebookpost.10. Whatdoestheunderlinedword"plight”inParagraph5mean?A.Wrongturn.B.Poorsenseofdirection.C.Difficultsituation.D.Badweather.11. WhichofthefollowingcanbestdescribeBouvier?A.Patientandgifted.B.Braveandselfless.C.Proudanddetermined.D.Adventurousandambitious.GreatBarrierReef（礁）MarineConservationVolunteerProgramCairnsAreyoulookingfbrmeaningfultravelopportunitiesthatputthefocusontheprotectionofeasily-damagedecosystemsandthreatenedmarinespecies?Thisprojectiswellsuitedtovolunteerswhowanttohelpwiththereefspeciesmonitoring,seaturtlerecoveryandweeklybeachplasticremoval.Volunteersmustbeatleast18yearsold,unlessvolunteeringwithafriendorfamilymemberwhois18orolder.Youaren,trequiredtohaveanyspecializedexperience,asyou,llreceivecomprehensivetrainingtoprepareforcarryingoutresearch-basedactivitiesatsea.Pleasenotethatyouneedtobeabletofloatandswimatleast50meters.PleasebesuretorateyourswimmingabilitywhenyouapplytovolunteerinAustralia.Allvolunteerswillbetesteduponarrivaltotheprogram.VolunteerscheduleFirstDay:Onyourfirstdayofvolunteering,youwillbeaccompaniedtoyourprojectbyourlocalstaff.Volunteerstypicallyworkinmorningandafternoonshifts（换班）thatlastaround3to5hourseach.Weekdays:Atypicalvolunteerdayisasfollows:7:30AMBreakfastat（hevolunteeraccommodation.8:00AMVolunteersleavehomeandtraveltotheirproject.8:30AM-1:00PMVolunteerworkandalunchbreak.1:00PM-3:3OPMVolunteerwork.6:30PMDinneratthevolunteeraccommodation.Pleasenotethisschedulewillvarydependingontheneedsofyourparticularproject.Tbensurethesafetyofourvolunteersandrespectofothersinthevolunteerapartment,acurfew（宵禁）ofU:00PMhasbeenputinplacefromSundaytoThursdayanda2:00AMcurfewforFridayandSaturday.12. Whatcanyoudointhisproject?A.Dodailybeachclean-ups.B.Countthenumberofreefs.C.Doresearchonecosystems.D.Helpimproveturtles,population.13. Whichofthefollowingistherequirementoftheprogram?A.Previoustrainingexperience.B.Adequateprofessionalknowledge.C.Basicswimmingabilityintheocean.D.Participationwithafamilymember.14. Whatdoweknowaboutthevolunteerschedule?A.Youdon'tneedtoworkalldaylong.B.Youhavetofollowthefixedschedule.C.Youtakeallmealsattheaccommodation.D.Youareguidedbythelocalstaffeveryday.Makingadeeroutofpaperwithoutcuttingorusinggluesoundsimpossible.ButforDuJialei,papercanbefoldedintoanything.Thereisnolimittohisimagination.Du,23,anarchitecturemajorfromShanghaiUniversity,wonthirdplaceattheninthInternationalOrigamiInternetOlympiad（1OIO,国际折纸奥林匹克）.FoundedbyRussianorigamimasterAndreyElmakovin2011,theeventisseenastheultimate（最终的）challengetoprovetheirorigamiskills.iwasveryexcited.ButitisapitythatIwasedgedoutbyanarrowmarginof0.4points/'Dusaid.Dudiscoveredhisinterestinfoldingpaperinhischildhood.ItwaswhenDuwenttocollegein2017thathehadenoughtimetotakethehobbyseriously.Helearnedfoldingonline,andlaterhecopiedpatternsfrombooks.Hespentalmostthreeyearsimprovinghisbasicskillsbymakingcopiesofotherartists'designsbeforemakinghisownoriginalcreations.AsaminorartforminChina,thepublicmayhaveabias（偏见）againstit,Dusaid.t4IfeltmisunderstoodaspeoplearoundmethoughtthatIwaswastingtimeonaneasyandsimplething,headded.Butactually,foldingpaperisnoteasyatall.44Itisanartrequiringalotoftheoreticalknowledgeincludinggeometry（几何学）andmaterialsscience,Dusaid.Inthecompetition,Ducompletedanoriginalartwork,whichscoredthehighestamongallofhis14works.Headdedanautilus（鹦鹉螺）andasailingship,whichrespectively（分别）representtheconcepts（观念）ofcreativityandtryingforsomething.ForDu,foldingpaperdevelopedhisabilitytopayattentiontoboththebiggerpictureandthedetails.Inhismentor（导师）'seyes,Duisalogicalyoungman.44Moreimportantly,heiscreativeashehasbeenchallenginghimselftomakeoriginalworks,“saidPei.15. Whichofthefollowingcanyoulearnfromthepassage?A. Anautilusrepresentstheconceptsofcreativity.B. Ducan,tmakeadeeroutofpaperonlywithhishands.C. Dufeltextremelysatisfiedabouttheresultofthecompetition.D. Theoriginalartworkearnedthehighestscoresamongalltheparticipants*works.16. Whichisrightaboutorigamifromthetext?A.ItoriginatedfromRussia.B.TheIOlOstartedin2017.C.Itcombinesscienceandart.D.It'sapopularartforminChina.17. HowdidDuimprovehisbasicorigamiskills?A. Hekeptmakinghisownoriginalworks.B. HewatchedaTVprogramaboutorigami.C. Hetookarelevantoptionalcourseincollege.D. Hepracticedcopyingotherartists'designs.18. WhatbenefitsDubyfoldingpaper?A. Itdeepenshisloveforarchitecture.B. Itallowshimtomakemanynewfriends.C. Ithelpsimprovehisacademicperformance.D. Itimproveshisabilitytoconsidermorecarefully.Volunteeringforteensisaneducational,mind-openingandlife-enrichingtravelexperience.Since2007,IVHQhassupportedthousandsofhighschoolstudentstovolunteerinAfrica,Asia,SouthAmerica,CentralAmerica,NorthAmerica,Europe,theCaribbeanandthePacific.There,snoneedtowaittillyou,re18tovolunteerabroad!InternationalVolunteerHQspecializesinofferingsafeandaffordablevolunteeropportunitiesforhighschoolstudentsandteensinmorethan17destinationsaroundtheglobe.Howtovolunteerasateenageroverseas:Applyingtovolunteerasateenagerissimple!Onceyouhavedecidedwheretovolunteerandwhichprojectyouwouldliketojoin,youcanapplyonline.It,sfree,onlytakesafewminutesandthereisnocommitmentneededatthisstage.OurteamofVolunteerTravelSpecialistswillthenguideyouthroughthenextstepstosecureyourspotandstartpreparingforyourtrip.ThereareanumberofwaysyoucanvolunteerwithIVHQdependingonyourage:Under16:You,reabletovolunteeraspartofagroup(forexample,agroupofstudentsfromyourhighschool,withyourfamilyorfriends)oncertainIVHQprograms.Youmusthaveparental/guardianpermitandbeaccompaniedontheprogrambyadesignatedguardianovertheageof18.Contactustofindoutmore.16&17yearsold:Youcanjoinoneofourteenvolunteerabroadprogramsindependentlywithparentalpermitandtwosatisfactorycharacterreferences.Youcanchoosefromvolunteerprojectsinmorethan17destinationsandwillreceive24/7supportfromthelocalteam,butnotfulltimesupervision.19. Whoarethevolunteeringprojectdesignedfor?A.Adults.B.Children.C.TeenagersD.Students.20.Howcanyouapplyforvolunteering?A.ThroughtheInternet.B.Bymail.C.Inperson.D.Throughcalls.21. Whatwillagirlat14offerwhenapplying?A.Agradecertificate.B.Permitfromparents.C.Aschoolguarantee.D.CharacterreferencesThePathwayandRiverCleanupisayearlyeventinvolvingthousandsofvolunteerswhogenerouslydonatetheirtimetohelpcleanupCalgary.The2022PathwayandRiverCleanupwilltakeplacefromSeptember9toSeptember11,2022.VolunteerRegistrationTbvolunteerforthePathwayandRiverCleanup,youmustbe:*12yearsorolder.*Accompaniedbyaparentorguardian(ifyou,rebetween12and17yearsold).*AbIetocommittothreehoursofcleanupononeofthethreeeventdays.Youareencouragedtoregisterasagroup(minimum10people)withadesignatedleader.Ifyoudonothaveagroup,youcanjoinateamledbyCalgaryParksstaff.Volunteersmayrequestaspecificcleanuplocationatthetimeofregistration.Wewilldoourbesttosatisfyspecificlocationrequests.Ifyoudonothaveapreferredcleanuplocation,onewillbeassignedtoyou.Remembertoregisteronline.Registrationinpersonisnotaccepted.GroupleadersEachgroupmusthaveadesignatedleader.Newgroupleadersarerequiredtoattendaone-hour,onlineorientationsession.Returninggroupleadersmustattendtheorientationsessioneverythreeyearsbutmustcompleteyearlyonlinetraining.Groupleaderswillberesponsiblefor:*Conductingagroupmemberorientationsessionbeforeeventdaytoprovidesafetytraining.*Ensuringthesafeandeffectivecleanupofthedesignatedcleanuparea.Riskswillbeminimizedasmuchaspossible.However,volunteersmaycomeincontactwithrockyshorelines,sharpitemsandillegalcampsites.IfyouhaveanyquestionsaboutvolunteeringforthePathwayandRiverCleanup,contact311.22. Whatcanvolunteerschooseaccordingtotheirpreference?A. Thewaytoregister.B. Thecleanuplocations.C. Therewardsfortheirefforts.D. Thelengthoftheirvolunteeringtime.23. Whatisrequiredofnewgroupleaders?A. Organizingagroupofatmost10people.B. JoiningateamledbyCalgaryParksstaff.C. Takingpartinaone-houronlinetraining.D. Workingwithreturninggroupleadersforayear.24. Whichofthefollowingisadutyofgroupleaders?A. Reportingillegalcampsitestostaff.B. Givinggroupmemberssafetytraining.C. Mappingrockyshorelinesaheadoftime.D. CleanigupSharpeitemsatlocationsinadvance.CometotheSanctuary,Australiaandgainthesatisfactionthatcomesfromworkinginagreatenvironmentwithanamazingteam.WorkalongwiththestaffandothervolunteersfromallwalksoflifetotakecareofAustralia'snativewildlifeintheirnaturalhabitat.TheSanctuaryisquitepopularwithmanyofthelocalschools,andisrecognizedasanAdvancedEcotourismAttraction,winninglotsoftourismawards.Thisvolunteerprojectislookingforpeoplewhoenjoywildlifeandwanttoworkinanamazingenvironment.Theworkisrewardingbutcanbephysicallydemandingandbynomeansan“easyholidayoption,TyPiCaldayYouwilljoininthevolunteertrainingprogramwheretrainingwillbedoneinvariousactivities.Yourresponsibilitiesincludebutarenotlimitedto: Preparingfoodandtreatsforouranimals Assistingthestaffwiththeirduties,suchasweighingouranimalsanddoinghealthchecks HelpingourvisitorsgetthemostoutoftheirtimeattheSanctuary Assistingthestaffwithtourgroups Otherspecialisedactivities,suchaspreparingeducationalmaterials,gardening,constructionandvisitorassistanceFree-timeactivitiesOndaysoff,youcangotonearbymuseumsandparks.Lotsofactivitiessuchasdiving,watersports,boattours,helicoptertoursandmorearealsoavailable.These,however,willbepaidbyyourselves.RequirementsAge 18yearsandabove 1.anguageSkillsYouneedtospeakEnglish(basiclevel). 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