1、1 单元综合检测单元综合检测(二二) 第一部分阅读(共两节，满分 50 分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A The Museum：The Charles Dickens Museum in London is the worlds most important collection of material relating to the great Victorian novelist and social commentator.The only surviving London h
2、ome of Dickens (from 1837 until 1839)was opened as a museum in 1925 and is still welcoming visitors from all over the world.On the four floors，visitors can see paintings，rare editions，manuscripts， original furniture and many items relating to the life of one of the most popular and beloved personali
3、ties of the Victorian age. Opening Hours：The Museum is open from Mondays to Saturdays 10：0017： 00；Sundays 11：0017：00.Last admission is 30 minutes before closing time. Special opening times can be arranged for groups，who may wish to book a private view. Admission Charges：Adults：5.00；Students：4.00；Sen
4、iors：4.00； Children：3.00；Families：14.00 (2 adults & up to five children) Group Rates：For a group of 10 or more，a special group rate of 4.00 each applies.Children will still be admitted for 3.00 each. Access： We are constantly working to improve access to the Museum.Our current projects involve the f
5、itting of a wheelchair ramp (活动坡道) for better access and an audio tour for visitors with impaired vision.Our Handling Sessions (亲身体验活 动)are also suitable for the visually impaired.The Museum has developed an online virtual tour through the Museum.Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum onlin
6、e. Hire the Museum：The Museum can be hired for private functions，parties and many other social occasions. Find Us ： The Museum may be reached by using the following buses ： 2 7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243.And by these underground services： Piccadilly Line； Central Line.For a map， please click here.The Bri
7、tish Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance. 【语篇解读】本文讲的是一个伦敦的查尔斯狄更斯博物馆，有来自世界各 地的游客到博物馆去旅游。此文给我们介绍了博物馆的开放时间，入馆费用包括 成人、学生、小孩，我们也可以对博物馆的藏品进行访问，也可以查看博物馆内 的房间。 1Compared to going there separately，if a family with two adults and four children go to the Museum together they will save.
8、A22.00B14.00 C11.00D8.00 D细节理解题。 根据“Admission Charges： Adults： 5.00； Students： 4： 00；Seniors：4.00；Children：3.00；Families：14.00 (2 adults & up to five children)”可知，如果分开去，他们总共要花费 22 英镑，如果组团去的话，他 们只需要花费 14 英镑，则他们可以节省 8 英镑。故选 D。 2According to the passage，which of the following statements is true? AAnyon
9、e cannot hire the Museum for other uses. BVisitors with poor vision cannot enjoy the Museum. CThe Museum is not very far from the British Museum. DIn any case people cannot visit the Museum after 17：00. C细节理解题。根据“The Museum may be reached by using the following buses：7,17,19,38,45,46,55,243.And by t
10、hese underground services：Piccadilly Line； Central Line.For a map，please click here.The British Museum and the Foundling Museum are within walking distance.”可判断出， 大英博物馆和基金会博物馆都在 步行的范围内。可知博物馆不是很远。故选 C。 3The passage is probably from a. AmagazineBwebsite CguidebookDnewspaper B推理判断题。根据“The Museum has de
11、veloped an online virtual tour through the Museum.Click here to visit all the rooms in the Museum online.”可知， 3 点击这里可以查看博物馆内的所有房间。则此篇文章应在一个网站上。故选 B。 B The power of humor and laugher is numerous.They entertain us and make us feel good.But ，above all ， we have discovered that humor and laughter are th
12、e best medicine.They relieve pain ， reduce stress and anxiety ， and are antiaging and longevity facilitators (促进者) They are extremely necessary for helping us to find and maintain a balance between life and work.However，they are slipping away from us.We have become far too serious.The only ones who
13、still enjoy humor，laughter，fun and play to the fullest are young children.Children tend to laugh an average of 200 times a day.For adults， however，it is a totally different story. In the 1950s people laughed on average 18 times a day.Today， we are lucky if we average between 46 times a day. As a mat
14、ter of fact，a recent study found that people laugh 6 more times in the presence of one person but 30 more times in a group of people.You can get a chuckle(咯咯笑)from jokes you get on the Internet，but it is not the same as belly jiggling laughter (a deep laugh)you get when you interact with others. Soc
15、ializing( 交 际 )with friends and relatives was much looked forward to.However，this is no longer the case.In fact，the majority of people can hardly find time，nor do they have the inclination towards socializing outside home.They turn to electronic media such as television， computers， the Internet， vid
16、eos， CDs， and audio equipment，which can provide them with instant selfentertainment at the push of a button. The workplace does not fare(进展)much better.Due to the pressures to produce more in the same or fewer hours available and to compete ， for example， in a manufacturing field with cheaper labor
17、elsewhere in the world，humor and laughter in the workplace have gradually eroded (逐渐毁坏)away. I have developed a real appreciation，perhaps closer to a strong desire for the power of humor and laughter.This encouraged me to write my first book titled “The Power of Humor”and subsequently my second book
18、 titled “Kids Say the Goggonest Things”based on the natural humor，laughter，play and fun that kids 4 experience and they freely share with parents，grandparents and teachers. From writing about humor and laughter，people start to ask me to speak up for them.To date，I have developed a number of humorlau
19、ghter topics that I use in my keynote presentations.You are invited to subscribe to my free monthly emagazine “The Humormeisters Forum”by clicking on the Free Humor Ezine navigation button on the website. 【语篇解读】文章介绍了作者认为幽默和笑声有助于健康，与他人互动得 到笑的次数才会更多，也才会笑得更发自内心。但现在人们既没时间，也没有在 外面与他人社交的趋向。 人们可通过点击幽默电子杂志上
20、的导航按钮上作者的幽 默论坛参与幽默话题互动，从而获得更多的健康笑声。 4According to the author，laughter is leaving us partly because. Athe pace of change in our lives is becoming faster Bwe fail to reflect on fun times in our lives Cwe treat everything in a serious way Dhumor of situations lies beneath C推理判断题。 根据第二段中“We have become
21、far too serious.”我们变得 太严肃了。选项中只有 C 项“我们以一种很严肃的方式对待事物”符合语意。 故选 C。 5The fourth paragraph mainly tells us that. Aresearchers have made a new discovery about the effect of laughter Bpeople laugh more heartily when spending time with others Cwe can entertain ourselves with the help of the Internet Dgetti
22、ng a deep laugh nowadays is difficult B推理判断题。阅读第四段内容可知人们在聊天互动中笑的次数更多，更 发自内心地笑。四选项中只有 B 项“人们在与其他人在一起时笑得更发自内 心”。故选 B。 6The underlined word “inclination”in Paragraph 5 most probably means “” AdestinationBtendency CattitudeDapproach 5 B猜测词义题。画线部分句意是“事实上，大多数人很难找到时间，他们 也没有在外面成为社交家的倾向。”destination 目的地；tend
23、ency 倾向，趋势； attitude 态度；approach 方法；途径。故选 B。 7 Which of the following articles can we most probably find in “The Humormeisters Forum”？ AThe power of honesty. BDont be your own worst enemy. CLive life purposefully：The relationship within. DFunny Christmas stories to share with your loved ones. D推理判断题
24、。 根据文章最后一句内容可知， 作者的文章可在幽默电子杂 志上找到，故只有 D 项符合。故选 D。 C Facialexpressions carrymeaningthat isdeterminedbysituations and relationships.For example，in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure.Yet it also has other uses.A womans smile at a police officer does not carry the same me
25、aning as the smile she gives to a young child.A smile may show love or politeness.It can also hide true feelings.It often causes confusion (困惑)across cultures.For example， many people in Russia consider smiling at strangers in public to be unusual and even improper.Yet many Americans smile freely at
26、 strangers in public places (although this is less common in big cities) Some Russians believe that Americans smile in the wrong places；some Americans believe that Russians dont smile enough.In Southeast Asian culture，a smile is frequently used to cover painful feelings.Vietnamese people may tell a
27、sad story but end the story with a smile. Our faces show emotions (情感)，but we should not attempt to “read”people from another culture as we would “read”someone from our own culture.The fact that members of one culture do not express their emotions as openly as do members of another does not mean tha
28、t they do not experience emotions.Rather，there are cultural differences in the amount of facial expressions permitted.For example，in public and in formal situations many Japanese do not show their emotions as freely as Americans do.When with friends ， Japanese and Americans seem to show their emotio
29、ns similarly. 6 It is difficult to generalize about Americans and facial expressiveness because of personal and cultural differences in the United States.People from certain cultural backgrounds in the United States seem to be more facially expressive than others.The key is to try not to judge peopl
30、e whose ways of showing emotions are different.If we judge according to our own cultural habits ， we may make the mistake of “reading”the other person incorrectly. 【语篇解读】文章通篇阐述了面部表情的种种表现形式，以及文化之间的 差异导致的面部表情的含义不同。 8What does the smile usually mean in the US? AJoy.BPoliteness. CLove.DThankfulness. A细节
31、理解题。由第一段第二句“For example，in American culture the smile is in general an expression of pleasure”可知，在美国文化中，一般地说，微 笑是快乐的表情。此处 joy 是 pleasure 的同义词。故选 A。 9 The author mentions the smile of the Vietnamese to prove that smile can. Ashow friendliness to strangers Bbe used to hide true feelings Cbe used in th
32、e wrong places Dshow personal habits B写作意图题。根据文章第一段中的“It can also hide true feelings.It often causes confusion (困惑)across cultures.”可知这是一个中心句，其后用例证法阐 述：微笑能隐藏真正的感情。它常常导致跨文化间的困惑。其中越南人讲故事的 例子就是为了说明这一观点。故选 B。 10What should we do before attempting to “read”people? ALearn about their relations with others
33、. BFigure out what they will do next. CFind out about their past experience. DUnderstand their cultural backgrounds. D推理判断题。根据文章最后一段中的“The key is to try not to judge 7 people whose ways of showing emotions are different.If we judge according to our own cultural habits ， we may make the mistake of “r
34、eading”the other person incorrectly.”可知，我们在“读”人们的表情的时候，要理解他们的文化背景， 否则，就会出错。所以选 D。 11What would be the best title for the test? ACultural DifferencesBSmiles and Relationship CFacial ExpressivenessDHabits and Emotions C主旨大意题。 文章通篇阐述了面部表情的种种表现形式， 以及文化之间 的差异导致的面部表情的含义不同。所以 C 正确。 D Since the 1970s，scient
35、ists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers.Braincomputer interface (界面) (BCI)technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines. Recently，two researchers，Jose Milan and Michele Tavella from the Federal Polytechnic schooling Lausanne，Switzerland，demonstra
36、ted(展示)a small robotic wheelchair directed by a persons thoughts. In the laboratory，Tavella operated the wheelchair just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.He could even talk as he watched the vehicle and guided it with his thoughts. “Our brain has billions of nerve cells.These send sig
37、nals through the spinal cord(脊髓)to the muscles to give us the ability to move.But spinal cord injuries or other conditions can prevent these weak electrical signals from reaching the muscles，”Tavella says.“Our system allows disabled people to communicate with external world and also to control devic
38、es.” The researchers designed a special cap for the user.This head cover picks up the signals from the scalp(头皮)and sends them to a computer.The computer interprets the signals and commands the motorized wheelchair.The wheelchair also has two cameras that identify objects in its path.They help the c
39、omputer react to commands from the brain. Prof.Milan ， the team leader ， says scientists keep improving the computer software that interprets brain signals and turns them into simple commands.“The 8 practical possibilities that BCI technology offers to disabled people can be grouped in two categorie
40、s ： communication ， and controlling devices.One example is this wheelchair.” He says his team has set two goals.One is testing with real patients，so as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.And the other is to guarantee that they can use the technology over long periods of time. 【
41、语篇解读】本文主要讲述了一种新的技术能够把电脑和人脑连接起来， 帮助那些残疾人。 12BCI is a technology that can. Ahelp to update computer systems Blink the human brain with computers Chelp the disabled to recover Dcontrol a persons thoughts B细节理解题。根据第一段“scientists have been searching for ways to link the brain with computers.Braincomputer
42、 interface(BCI) technology could help people with disabilities send commands to machines.”可知 B 正确。 13How did Tavella operate the wheelchair in the laboratory? ABy controlling his muscles. BBy talking to the machine. CBy moving his hand. DBy using his mind. D细节理解题。根据第三段“Tavella operated the wheelchai
43、r just by thinking about moving his left or right hand.”说明是通过思考来控制轮椅的，故 D 正确。 14The team will test with real patients to. Amake profits from them Bprove the technology useful to them Cmake them live longer Dlearn about their physical condition B细节理解题。根据最后一段第二句“One is testing with real patients，so 9
44、as to prove that this is a technology they can benefit from.”说明 B 正确。 15Which of the following would be the best title for the text? ASwitzerland，the BCI Research Center BNew Findings About How the Human Brain Works CBCI Could Mean More Freedom for the Disabled DRobotic Vehicles Could Help to Cure B
45、rain Injuries C主旨大意题。 本文主要讲述了一种新的技术能够把电脑和人脑连接起来 帮助那些残疾人。故 C 正确。 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项。 (2017全国卷)Interruptions are one of the worst things to deal with while youre trying to get work done.16，there are several ways to handle things.Lets take a look
46、at them now. 17.Tell the person youre sorry and explain that you have a million things to do and then ask if the two of you can talk at a different time. When people try to interrupt you，have set hours planned and let them know to come back during that time or that youll find them then.18.It can hel
47、p to eliminate(消除)future interruptions. When you need to talk to someone，dont do it in your own office.19，its much easier to excuse yourself to get back to your work than if you try to get someone out of your space even after explaining how busy you are. If you have a door to your office， make good
48、use of it.20.If someone knocks and its not an important matter，excuse yourself and let the person know youre busy so they can get the hint(暗示)that when the door is closed，youre not to be disturbed. AIf youre busy，dont feel bad about saying no BWhen you want to avoid interruptions at work CSet bounda
49、ries for yourself as far as your time goes DIf youre in the other persons office or in a public area EIts important that you let them know when youll be available 10 FIt might seem unkind to cut people short when they interrupt you GLeave it open when youre available to talk and close it when youre
50、not 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要就如何避免工作时受到打扰提 出了几点建议。 16 B解本题可用关联逻辑法。 空格后说“有几种方法来处理这些情况”， B 项“当你想在工作中避免受到打扰时”与上下文衔接紧密，故为答案。本设空 类型为细节理解类。 17A解本题可用设题位置法。设空处位于段首，根据后文提到的告诉对 方你很抱歉、向对方解释你有很多事情要做以及另约时间可知，本段是讲述在自 己很忙的时候不要不好意思拒绝，故选 A 项。本设空类型为段落主题句类。 18E解本题可用关联逻辑法。空格前说“当人们试图打扰你时，你要确 定好时间，让他们知道什么时候回来找你或者你去找他们”，空格后说“这样
