1、北师大版选择性必修第四册Unit 12 Innovation （满分：120分 建议用时：120分钟）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。AWhat will the future school look like is difficult to make clear, but most experts(专家) agree that the school will be electronic in the future.“Present-day schools will
2、no longer exist in the next century,” says a report in The Age. “At that time, future schools will become community-style centers, which run seven days a week, 24hours a day.” At the same time, computers will surely become a central part of the school in the future.According to The Age, the distant
3、learning will be popular and students will listen to teachers on computers. Going into classrooms on their computers, students will study at any time, which is very easy for them. However, it is necessary for students to go to the actual school in order to develop some social skills.The Seashore Pri
4、mary School is an imaginary school in the future created by the Education Department of Australia. At this school, all the teachers and students have laptop computers. Teachers check messages and call students back on a special telephone system and students use telephones to search for information o
5、r speak to their experts who teach their lessons. Besides, all the lessons are related to all sorts of subjects and all the students have their own learning plans created by teachers.As one headmaster says, a laptop computer is students library, data storage(数据存储)as well as the bridge to a wider wor
6、ld. Technology has changed theemphasisof future learning. Thus, well pay more attention to the learning of kids rather than the teaching.1. According to the report in The Age, students in future schools will.A. mainly study onlineB. study at a set timeC. have no teachersD. never go to actual school2
7、. The example of the Seashore Primary School is given to show.A. telephones are important in AustraliaB. how future schools will workC. every student needs a learning planD. students enjoy getting in touch with teachers3. What does the underlined word “emphasis” in the last paragraph mean?A. lessonB
8、. scoreC. attitudeD. focus4. Which of the following is the best title of the text?A. The Schools in the FutureB. Great Changes in TechnologyC. The Seashore Primary SchoolD. Actual Schools to Be ReplacedBWhenI was a child, I dreamed of becoming many things. Sometimes, I wished I was an astronaut goin
9、g up into space, finding new planets and jumping around in a cool space suit. Other times, I imagined being a cowboy in the Wild West, wearing stylish cowboy boots. On other occasions, I pretended to be a famous footballer, using my skills to score lots of goals for my team.Looking back, I realize t
10、hat imagination is a wonderful thing. I was able to create entire environments andscenariosin my head, using nothingmore than my brain, and to be able to adapt things in my everyday surroundings to fit the specific story of the day. Growing up with siblings (兄弟姐妹) also helped, as it meant that even
11、bigger stories could be created, combining our ideas and putting our thoughts into action. It also allowed for more varieties in the stories, as sometimes I could be the hero while on other occasions, I would be the bad guy.One of my all-time favorite memories as a kid was playing in my back garden.
12、 I played the role of Indiana Jones, which cleaned up at the cinema at that time, with my younger sister as my assistant and my brother as a bad person. We used everything in our garden, from the path to the fence, as part of the storyline to create obstacles that needed to be overcome, and we would
13、 keep the story going for hours!My personal favorite game was Indiana Jones and the Stolen Easter Eggs, where my brother hid small chocolate eggs around the garden and my sister and I had to find them by answering questions or solving a puzzle. It was difficult, but eventually we found all the eggs
14、and shared them together.Since then, I have seen many great things and met many amazing people. The elements of fun and varieties of my creative imaginations are what I try to bring into every part of my positive life. So I can enjoy sharing with and hearing about other peoples stories, too.5. What
15、do we know about the author from his childhood?A. He enjoyed living a life full of freedom.B. He was longing to experience adventurous things.C. He was always imagining a bright life for his future.D. He had a clear picture of what he would do after growing up.6. Which of the following can best repl
16、ace the underlined word “scenarios” in Paragraph 2?A. experiencesB. situationsC. positionsD. excuses7. From the passage, we know that Indiana Jones was.A. an astronautB. a famous footballerC. a hot filmD. a very popular book8. What would be the best title for the passage?A. My Creative Imagination.B
17、. My Childhood.C. My Positive Life Today.D. My Pride in Myself.CBefore the end of the year, employees at Ubiquitous Energy, a company in Redwood City, Calif, will gather in a window-lined conference room to staretoward the future. Thats because their new glass windows will offer more than an amazing
18、 view of the North California landscape. They will also be able to power the companys lights, computers and air conditioners.Several years in the making, Ubiquitous energy-producing glass is a remarkable technological achievement. Its power lies in the layers of organic polymers (聚合物) between sheets
19、 of glass. As light enters the window,the flow of electrons between the polymer layers creates an electric current, which is then collected by tiny wires in the glass.“Its sort of like a transparent computer display run in reverse (反过来),” says Veeral Hardev, director of business development at Ubiqu
20、itous Energy. “Instead of electricity being shuttled to different points in a display to light them up, light is producing electricity to be shuttled out of different points in the window.”Right now the windows produce about a third as much electricity from a given amount of sunlight as the typical
21、solar cells used in roof panels (板).These windows, about half as transparent as ordinary glass, dont work as well as transparent ones. Hardev says the company is likely to improve the transparency significantly. As for the lower output of electricity, he notes that windows can cover a much greater s
22、urface area than a roof, so numerous windows will produce a surprisingly larger amount of electricity than the production from a rooftop full of higher-efficiency solar panels. “You could do both.” says Hardev. “But youll get more from the windows. The biggest challenge, he adds, is increasing the w
23、indows from less than two square feet currently to about 50 square feet.”9. What makes the new glass windows special?A. They can offer an amazing view.B. They are controlled by computers.C.They can power the conference room.D. They can help stare toward the future.10. What can affect power productio
24、n according to the passage?A. The transparency of the glass.B. The quality of the rooftop.C. The height of the solar panels.D. The thickness of the glass.11. Which of the following is the best title for the passage?A. Windows: A New Challenge of TechnologyB. Windows: No Longer Just for Letting in th
25、e LightC. Power: A Pressing Problem in the Near FutureD. Power: Not Enough from Rooftop Solar PanelsDThroughout history it has been the individualists, likeHenry Ford and Rosa Parks, who have led nations, formed common groups, and made the greatest influence. However, people, such as the author, Mic
26、hael Walzer, of Multiculturalism and Individualism, condemn the independent person as an unreliable and empty creature. This criticism of the socially unlimited human is the fearful reaction to the power that these individuals can possess. Nevertheless, strong individuals form the foundation of the
27、world progress in technological and social fields because of theirwillingness to question and create.Individualists have always been more involved with technological advances than the communitarian (社群主义者). It has been the person, unstopped by other peoples familiar opinion that has given the most c
28、reative and helpful of inventions. A brief look into history reveals names such as Thomas Edison, Henry Ford, and, more recently, Bill Gates who have improved and contributed to the comfort of humanity. These individuals were often criticized for their self-interest work, butwhen the products of the
29、ir imagination changed the lives of humans around the world the dissatisfied voices quieted.Individualists are more socially persuasive than the faceless members of self-interest groups. History disclosed the fact that it is the individual that empowers the people. I ask you, what are ten important
30、interest groups that had a positive influence on America in the nineteenth century? This is a difficult question. However, if the words interest groups are replaced with individuals, the answer would be ly easy. Michael Walzer claims that individuals are just trash floating aimlessly away from every
31、 creative center. But, it is the strange individualists who have the power to create the groups and the fact is that every group is a product of individualists. So by arguing for wiping out individualistic thought a group is actually cutting their own lifeline.Individualists are the largest and most
32、 important contributors to society. The fear of change doesnt change that fact. Society has always condemned the different, strange, and unusual person when in actuality that person is the source for the advancement of society itself.12. What attitude does Michael Walzer have to individualists in hi
33、s book?A. Optimistic.B. Objective.C. Negative.D. Positive.13.Why are Bill Gates and Edison more creative according to the author?A. They dont follow the traditional ideas.B. They are more constructive to the society.C. They are more likely to stick to old ideas.D. They dislike the main stream societ
34、y.14. What can be inferred from paragraph 3?A. Individualists make the majority of groups.B. Most group members are usually creative.C. The life of a group lies with individualists.D. Individualists should be removed from groups.15. Whats the purpose of the passage?A. To call on people to contribute
35、 to the societyB. To stress the importance of individualistsC. To criticize the individualistsD. To tell the difference between individualists and groups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。I like my job. It may be my nature that draws me to this kind of job. I work
36、 at Izzys Pizza Bar.One day an elderly couple came in just after 3p. m. The first thing they said was, *Where is Nan? Nan is my mother. She was not in that day. It was her day off._16_, since they liked to talk with my mom. But when I explained I was her daughter, they were thrilled to meet me. We e
37、njoyed our conversation, comparable to a girl speaking with her grandparents. They are the type of people whounderstand me and have a positive attitude towards my job.Later that night, I waited on two men. It took some effort to get them to be friendly. I explained I was waitressing over the summer
38、to make some extra cash for school._17_, since she was also my coworker. They said they were very surprised at the idea of me and my mother waiting on people at the same restaurant. The two men were quite different._18_.Once all the customers had finished eating, I began my closing duties, using the
39、 time toreflect on my day, or rather, life. I rushed around getting everything done, thinking about those two men._19_. We should treat people with respect, regardless of their occupation. I could have let those two men make me feel ashamed, but I didnt._20_. I will always have pride in the person I
40、 was, am, and aim to be.A. I had always received a positive response from everyone else I had toldB. Everyone should have equal opportunities in getting a jobC. I also said I was grateful that my mom had trained meD. On the contrary, I felt really proudE. This couple got a lot of enjoyment out of ea
41、ting in this restaurantF. You could saythey were very disappointed to know thatG. Your job doesnt have to state who you are as a person第二部分 语言运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节 (共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)阅读下面短文, 从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。The notion of building brand personality is promoted by Starbucks as a part of co
42、mpany culture to embed meaning in their products and thus attract more customers.Starbucks literally changed the definition of “a good cup of coffee”. For Starbucks, the brand had three elements: coffee,_21_and stores. Strict control over the quality and processing of the beans_22_that the coffee wo
43、uld be of the highest possible quality. Outstanding store personnel were employed and trained in coffee knowledge and_23_service. Store design, atmosphere and aroma (浓香) all_24_the “Starbucks Experience”.Almost all Starbucks stores were corporately owned and controlled. Starbucks prided itself on th
44、e “Starbucks Experience”,_25_coffee to provide a unique experience for its customers._26_those traditional coffee houses providing you with the grab-and-go service, Starbucks provides you with more than coffee. You get great people, first-rate music, a comfortable and upbeat meeting place, and_27_ad
45、vice on brewing excellent coffee at home. At home youre part of a family. At work youre part of a company. And somewhere in between is a place where you can sit back and be yourself. Thats what a Starbucks store has been_28_to creating for its customers a kind of “third place” where they can_29_, re
46、flect, read, chat or listen.The green Starbucks logo is a mermaid that looks like the end of the double image of the sea. It was designed by Terry Heckler, who got the_30_from the wooden statue of the sea. Mermaid logo also_31_original and modern meanings: her face is very simple, but with modern ab
47、stract forms of packaging; the middle is black and white, the only color1 on the outside surrounded by a circle.Starbucks makes the typical American culture gradually broken down into elements of_32_: the visual warmth, hearing the way, smelling the aroma of coffee and so on. Just think, through the huge glass windows, watching the crowded streets,_33_sipping a coffee flavor, which is in line with the “Yapi”, the feeling of experience in the_34_life.But the_35_of Starbucks is not about the coffee, although its great coffee. Cof
