1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 Unit 1 The world 一、阅读理解。 Sometimes, you just cant help it. Maybe youre watching a sad movie, or thinking about the friend who moved away. Next thing you know, theres a lump in your throat, your eyes are watering, and you have tears running down your cheeks. A professor of psychology at
2、 Tilburg University, in the Netherlands,has studied crying.According to Vingerhoets, therere three types of tears. Basal tears are the first type. They act as a protective barrier between the eye and the rest of the world.Next are reflex tears. They wash your eyes clean when something gets in them.
3、Finally, therere emotional tears. “These are released in response to emotional states,” explains Vingerhoets. Scientists believe crying has something to do with how humans developed and learned to depend on each other. “Humans are very complex social creatures,” says Lauren Bylsma, a professor from
4、Pittsburgh University, in Pennsylvania. “It seems that tears can make them get help and support from others.” She says another reason why we weep is that humans have the longest developmental period of almost any animal. It takes a long time to grow up. Vingerhoets agrees. “I think that the reason w
5、hy humans shed( 流出 )emotional tears has to do with our prolonged(延长的 ) childhood,” he says. “Thats the time when were still dependent on adults for love,protection and care. The major advantage of tears is that you can target them at a specific person.” Vingerhoets says this ability could have come
6、in handy in prehistoric times, when humans were living among dangerous animals. Loud crying could attract predators(捕食者 ). Tears were a safer way to get attention. “In this case, its better to use a silent signal to ask for help,” he says. Vingerhoets and Bylsma do frequent studies to better underst
7、and why humans cry. 1.The tears mentioned in Paragraph 1 should belong to _. A.basal tears B.reflex tears 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C.happy tears D.emotional tears 2.What is Vingerhoets attitude to the effects of tears? A.Passive. B.Positive. C.Doubtful. D.Indifferent. 3.The underlined phrase of “a silent signa
8、l” probably refers to _. A.a written language B.predators C.tears D.loud crying 4.What is the best title of the text? A.Types of Tears B.Precious Tears C.Secrets of Tears D.On Tears 参考 答案： 1.D; 2.B; 3.C; 4.C 解析： 1.推理判断题。根据第二段 Finally, therere emotional tears. “These are released in response to emoti
9、onal states,” explains Vingerhoets. 可推断出 ,第一段提到的泪水属于 emotional tears。 2.态度判断题。根据倒数第二段可知其实文中这两位科学都认为泪水有好处 ,即积极看待眼泪。 3.词义猜测题。根据文中划线前 Tears were a safer way to get attention.的叙述可知 ,在这种情况下 (在史前时期人类大声哭泣会引来危险的动物 ),最好用这种 “ 无声的信号 ” 来寻求帮助。因此这种无声的信号就是前面所指的 “ 眼泪 ” 。 4.标题归纳题。文章从科学研究的角度对眼泪的种类、哭的原因等做了科学的分析 ,揭示了眼泪
10、不为人知的秘密。故该项用作文章的标题最佳。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 二、单项填空 1.The moment he came into his room, he _ something wrong, though he couldnt tell. A. noticed B. sensed C. felt D. smelt 【答案】 B 2.Before the camps, the kids might have thought Americans are difficult to _, but through the experience during the camps, they kn
11、ow Americans are very friendly. A. recognize B. acknowledge C. approach D. confirm 【答案】 C 【解析】句意：在参加夏令营之前，孩子们可能觉得美国人很难接近，但通过在夏令营里的经历，他们知道美国人是很友好的。 recognize 认出，辨认出； acknowledge承认，认可； approach 接近，靠近； confirm 确定，证实。 3.The President _ the womans service to her country by awarding her a medal. A. accept
12、ed B. recognized C. declared D. realized 【答案】 B 【解析】 accept 接受； recognize 认可，认出； declare 宣布，声称； realize 实现，意识到。 recognize sth “认可? , 承认?”。句意：总统肯定了这位妇女对国家所做出的工作，授予了她一枚勋章。 4.The river runs clear. We all appreciate the importance the local go vernment has _ the environmental protection. A. attached to
13、B. left for C. responded to D. learnt from 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：“这条小溪很清澈。”“我们都很感激当地政府对环境保护给予重视。” attach importance to doing/something 重视，着重于?，对?给予重视； left for动身前往某地； responded to 响应； leant from 向?学习。 5.An appropriately dressed speaker is more _ to leave a pleasant impression 【 精品教育资源文库 】 on the audience.
14、A. capable B. probable C. possible D. likely 【答案】 D 6.The doctor _ at the patient quickly and rang for an ambulance immediately. A. glanced B. glared C. gazed D. stared 【答案】 A 【解析】句意：快速看了一眼病人之后，这位医生立即打电话叫了一辆救护车。 glance at匆匆地看一眼； glare at 怒目而视； gaze at(因惊讶、喜悦或有兴趣而 )注视，凝视； stare at(因吃惊、恐惧等而 )盯着看。 7.Se
15、e, your computer has broken down again! It doesnt _ sense to buy the cheapest brand of computer just to save a few dollars. A. have B. make C. display D. bring 【答案】 B 【解析】句意：看看，你的电脑又坏了！只为省几美元买最便宜牌子的电脑是没有意义的。make sense 有意义。 8.After a 5-minute discussion, we came up with a better _ to the math problem
16、. A. access B. way C. approach D. aspect 【答案】 C 8.We hadnt seen each other for years and he had changed a great deal, so I didnt _ him at first. A. realize B. repeat C. know D. recognize 【答案】 D 【解析】句意：我们已经好几年没见过面了，而且他改 变了许多，因此刚开始的时候我都认不出他来了。 recognize 认出，识别，符合句意。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 10.The 22nd APEC summi
17、t has come to an end, but the Chinese elements _ the meetings have drawn widespread attention from the public. A. absorbed in B. concerned about C. modeled after D. attached to 【答案】 D 【解析】 absorbed in 专心致志于； concerned about 对?关心； modeled after 效仿；attached to (使 )依附于，使相关。句意：第 22 届亚太经合组织会议落下了帷幕，但是与这次会
18、议有关的中国元素受到公众的普遍关注。 11.Look, dark clouds are gathering. It is _ to rain soon. A. probably B. possibly C. likely D. perhaps 【答案】 C 【解析】句意：看，天上乌云密布，可能很快就要下雨了。 probably 很可能； possibly大概，也许； likely 可能的； perhaps 也许，大概。 likely 是形容词， It/sb. is likely to do sth.很有可能做某事。 12.He must have sensed that I was looki
19、ng at him. He suddenly _ me and said quietly, “Why are you _ me like that?“ A. gazed at, glaring at B. stared at, gazing atC. glanced at, staring at D. looked at, glancing at 【答案】 C 【解析】 glance at 瞥一眼，匆匆看一下； stare at 睁大眼睛凝视、盯着或瞪着看。句意：他一定是注意到我在看着他。他突然朝我看了一眼，然后轻声问道：“你为什么要那样盯着我看？” 13. Jack is _ go to s
20、chool, so his mother has to stay at home to look after him. A. young enough to B. old enough to C. too young to D. very old to 【答案】 C 【解析】 too?to? “太?而不能”的结构。根据 so his mother has to stay at home to look after him 可知他太小而不能去上学 (所以他的母亲不得不呆在家里来照看他 )，所以选 C。注意： “Jack is old enough to go to school” 的意思是：杰克
21、已经到了上学的年龄。 【 精品教育资源文库 】 14. Do you regret paying 20,000 dollars for the second-hand car? Not a bit. I think it deserves _. A. as more than twice many B. more than twice as much C. more than as twice much D. more than twice as many 【答案】 B 15.Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying answered the question _ China has confidence in the success of its new round of reforms. A. what B. whether C. that D. when 【答案】
