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Unit2English aroundthe worldI.阅读理解AImagine this:You,re at the moviesseeing thelatest box-office hit.The leadingactor chasesdown(找至lj)the filmsbad guybefore winningover thebeautiful leadinglady.What doeshedo nextHe suckson acigarette.Whats wrongwith thispicture Doesn,t thebeautiful womansee herhero,s yellowteethDoesn,t shesmell hissmoky breathAnd wouldn,tthegood guyhave troublechasing,since smokingcausesa person to coughBut you don,t seeany of that whensomeone smokes cigarettes in the movies.And there isa lotof smoking in movies.Actors light up inmore than50percent ofyouth-rated(G,PG,PG-13)movies,according to the AmericanLegacy Foundation,which aimsto putan endto smokingamongyoung people.That meansthat Hollywoodis showing14billion imagesof smokingto youngpeopleevery year.All thatexposure toon-screen smokingcan influenceteens to smoke.The Centerfor DiseaseControland Prevention(CDC)argues that44percent ofteens whobegin smokingdo sobecausethey,ve seensmoking in movies.The CDCreports thatteens aretwo tothre.e timesmore likelytostart smokingafter seeingrepeated smokingscenes in movies thanteens whoare lightly exposedto smoking,in movies.Several organizationsare workingto removesmoking inyouth-rated movies.And adultsarenot theonly oneswho careabout this issue.Many teensare activelyinvolved.Livia Glandorf,16,of Chatham,New York,is amember ofReality Check,an organizationthat educatesteens aboutrwhatit considersto bethe manipulative(巧妙处理的)practices「of tobaccocompanies.Liviaparticipated in an eventcalled aumovie stomp(跺胀口)”.Reality Checkrents outa movietheaterand screensa youth-rated filmthat showssmoking.Every timeaudience memberssee smoking,they stomp their feetand showdisapproval byshouting“boo”.[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文据调查,电影中大量的抽烟镜头正诱使越来越多的青少年开始抽烟
1.What isthe pictureyou areasked toimagine likeaccording tothe authorA.Its touching.B.It,s beautiful.C.Its frightening.D.Its unreasonable.解析推理判断题由第二段中一连串的问句及第三段开头的Butyoudont seeany ofthatwhen someonesmokescigarettesin themovies可推断,作者认为这种电影情节忽略了抽烟的坏处,与现实不符,是极不合理的一答案D
2.What doesthe underlinedpart“lightup“in Paragraph3meanA.Guide with a light.B.Begin to smoke.C.Show pleasure.D.Provide light.解析词义猜测题由上文的thereis a lotof smokinginmovies及下文的showing14billionimages ofsmoking可推断,画线短语所在部分的意思是“一半以上的青少年电影中男演员会点火抽烟”故画线部分的意思是“开始抽烟”答案B
3.What canbe inferredfrom theCDC,s wordsA.Over50percent ofteens smoke.B.Teens shouldwatch moremovies.C.Many moviescause teenstosmoke.D.Teens areless likelytosmokethan adults.解析:推理判断题由第四段中的44percent ofteens whobegin smokingdo sobecause they,ve seensmokinginmovies及The CDCreports that...lightlyexposedto smokinginmovies可推断,很多电影中的抽烟情节使青少年逐渐加入烟民的行列答案C
4.When willparticipants in a“movie stomp“stomptheirfeetA.When theyare active.B.When theyare excited.C.When theyfeel likesmoking.D.When theysee smokingscenes.解析细节理解题由文章末的Every timeaudience memberssee smoking,they stomptheirfeet可知,参与者看到电影中抽烟的情节时就一起跺脚答案DBIts wellknown tocar driversthat redmeans“stop”,green means“go”,and yellowmeanshurry up and makethat damnlight”.Why thosecolors,though Theanswer lies in thefactthat theearliest trafficsignals were designed for trains,not cars.They were red andgreen,gas-powered,and morethan alittle dangerousin theevent ofa leak.Red isan inherited(继承的)symbol fromrailroads,which symbolizesdanger inmany cultures.As redhas a longer wavelengththan anyother coloron the visible spectrum(光谱),it canbe seen from a greater distance than other colors.Red hasmeant“stop”since longbefore carsexisted,with trainsignals,use of red datingback tothe dayswhen mechanicalarms liftedandlowered toindicate whetherthe railahead wasclear.Green,s wavelengthis nextto(and shorterthan)yellows onthevisiblespectrum,meaningits stilleasier to see than any colorother thanred andyellow.Back inthe earlydays ofrailwaylights,green meant“caution”,while the“all-clear”light was,well,clear orwhite.It issaid thatseveral disastrouscollisions happenedafter anengineer mistookstars inthenight for an all-clear.Thus,green became“go,and foralongtime,railways usedonly greenandred tosignal trains.From theearliest daysof motoringup untilthe mid-1900s,not allstop signswerered一many wereyellow,because atnight itwas allbut impossibletoseea redstop signin apoorlylit area.In1915the yellow stop-sign crazebegan inDetroit,a citythat fiveyears laterinstalledits firstelectric trafficsignal,which happenedto includethe veryfirst yellowtrafficlight.But whatofthose mysteriousyellowstopsigns Asmaterials andtechnologies evolved,therability toproduce highlyreflective signsmeant thatred couldresume itsnatural spotin thesignhierarchy,leaving thestill-highly-visible yellowtothedomain(领域)of“caution”.Thats whyschool zonesand buses,crosswalks,and otherimportant warningsare yellowtoday.[语篇解读]本文是一篇说明文我们都知道“红灯停,绿灯行,黄灯亮了快点走”的交通规则,但交通信号灯为什么是红、黄、绿三种颜色呢?本文主要介绍了交通信号灯的起源和发展
5.What weretraffic lightsoriginally intendedforA.Trains.B.Cars.C.Planes.D.Ships.解析细节理解题根据第一段中的uThe answerliesinthe factthat theearliest trafficsignalsweredesignedfortrains,not cars.可知,最初,交通信号灯是为火车而不是汽车的通行而设计的故选A答案A
6.Whats themain reasonfor red,s longbeing usedto mean“stop”A.It canbe seeneven indark areas.B.It representsdanger inmany cultures.C.It has the longestwavelength.D.People preferred toother colors.解析细节理解题根据第二段中的a redhas alonger wavelengththananyother coloronthe visiblespectrum(光谱),it canbeseenfromagreaterdistancethanothercolors.可知,由于红色在可见光谱中波长最长,因此可视距离要比其他颜色更远,这也是其能长期被用作表示“停止”的交通信号的原因故选C答案C
7.Which ofthe followingmay theauthor agreewithA.The meaning ofredis culture-specific.B.Yellow functionedas stopsigns inthe1900s.C.Green,s wavelengthis justsecond tothat ofred.D.Green,s rolein lightshas changedover time.解析推理判断题根据第三段的内容尤其是ugreen meantcaution”“green becameg”可知,随着时间的变化,绿色在交通信号灯中所扮演的角色也发生了巨大的变化故选D答案D
8.What doesthe passagemainly talkaboutA.The significanceof roadtraffic signs.
8.The historyof railroadtransportation.
9.The symbolicmeaningofdifferent colors.
10.The origin and developmentof trafficlights.解析主旨大意题通读全文内容可知,本文主要讲述了交通信号灯的起源与发展,并解释了这三种颜色(红、黄、绿)的物理性质及为什么会被用作交通信号灯故D项最为全面地概括了文章的主要内容答案DH.完形填空Jenna hadgraduated fromher middleschool and was lucky enough to be admitted to WestwoodCollege.She wasready fornew1at thecollege andfilled withconfidence.2,she didn,t expectitthat collegelife wasquite
3.In thefirst week,Jenna went to tryoutsfor cheerleaders.She wascompeting againstvery talentedgirls,and sheknew itwould be4for herto beselected.Two hourslater,the5read alist ofthe girlsforasecond tryout.Her heart6as the listended without her name.Feeling7,she walkedback toher dormitorycarrying herschoolbagfull ofhomework.Arriving atthe dormitory,she startedwith8,She hadalways beena goodmath student,but nowshe was9,She movedontoEnglish and history,andwas10to findthat she didn,t haveany trouble with those subjects.Feeling better,she decidednot to11math for the timebeing.The nextday Jennawenttosee Mr「s.Biden aboutbeing onthe school
12.Mrs.Biden wasn,t asenthusiastic asJenna.Im sorry,13we haveenough14for thenewspaper already.Comeback next year and we11talk then.”Jenna smiled15and left.Why iscollege sodifferent”she sighed.Later inmath class,Jenna devotedherself tofiguring outthe problemsthat hadgiven hersomuch
16.By theend ofthe class,she understoodhow toget themright.As shegathered herbooks,Jenna decidedshe,d17to try to fit in with her new school.She wasntsure ifshe,d18,but sheknew shehad totry.College wasjust asher momhad said,“You willfeel likea small fish ina big pond19abigfishinasmallpond.The challengeis tobecome the20fishyou canbe.”[语篇解读]本文主要讲述了主人公Jenna在进入大学后所经历的变化及其努力适应的过程
1.A.decisions B.challengesC.problems D.exercises解析根据上文的“luckyenoughtobeadmittedtoWestwood College及“new”可推知,新的大学生活对主人公来讲有许多挑战,故选B答案B
2.A.However B.ThereforeC.Besides D.Otherwise解析根据语境可知,上下文表示逻辑上的转折关系,故选Ahowever“然而”答案A
3.A.normal B.necessaryC.different D.desperate解析根据下文的“Why iscollege sodifferentshe sighed”可知,大学生活与主人公想象的很不一样答案C
4.A.simple B.troublesomeC.certain D.difficult解析:根据ucompeting againstvery talentedgirls”可推知,主人公感觉自己很难被选上,与下文的“thelist ended withouther name”呼应答案D
5.A.editor B.judgeC.boss D.candidate解析根据语境可知,是由裁判宣布进入下一轮选拔的名单的答案B
6.A.stopped B.jumpedC.sank D.changed解析根据“asthelistendedwithouthername”可推知,得知没有自己的名字,即没有进入下一轮选拔,主人公心情沉重sb.s heartsinks意为“心情沉重,情绪低落”答案C
7.A.awful B.lonelyC.happy D.strange解析由于被淘汰了,主人公感觉糟糕awful答案A
8.A.English B.historyC.science D.math解析根据下文的“She hadalways beena goodmath student”可推知,主人公开始做自己擅长的数学作业答案D
9.A.working B.strugglingC.complaining D.improving解析根据“but”的转折含义可推知,曾经擅长的数学现在让她感觉有些吃力答案B
10.A.bothered B.ashamedC.pleased D.shocked解析根据“shedidn,t haveanytroublewiththosesubjects”可知,主人公在英语和历史学科上没有遇到任何问题,于是很高兴,与下文的“Feeling better”呼应答案C
11.A.show upB.make forC.give upD.prepare for解析根据上文的“Feeling better”和主人公做数学作业不理想的情况可推知,主人公暂时不准备做数学作业了prepare for为准备;show up“出现;makefor”向移动,促成;give up“放弃”答案D
12.A.committee B.teamC.newspaper D.radio解析:根据下文的for thenewspaper already”可推知,Mrs.Biden在校报工作答案C
13.A.and B.soC.or D.but解析」根据语境可知,上下文表示逻辑上的转折关系,故选D答案D
14.A.writers B.playersC.speakers解析根据“forthenewspaper alreadyv并结合选项可推知,主人公是去校报应聘作者工作,结果遭到了拒绝答案A
15.A.brightly B.weaklyC.widely D.happily解析根据“Come backnextyearandwe11talk then.”可知,主人公被校报拒绝了,因此只是淡淡地笑着离开了答案B
16.A.courage B.lackC.hope D.sorrow解析根据上文可知,主人公在数学学习上感到吃力,这些问题使她很伤心答案D,
17.A.hesitate B.refuseC.continue D.attempt解析根据下文的“trytofitinwithhernewschool”“but sheknew shehad totry可推知,主人公并没有气馁,决定继续试着适应新的学校答案C
18.A.succeed B.completeC.agree D.accompany解析根据“but sheknew shehad totry”可推知,主人公对于自己能否成功并没有把握,但是知道自己必须去尝试答案A
19.A.inthehope ofB.in honorofC.in caseof D.instead of解析根据语境可知,此处表示对比instead of“代替”答案D
20.A.tallest B.bestC.hardest D.gentlest解析结合空前一句可推知,此处表示“成为最好的鱼”,在文中引申为“做最好的自己”答案BIII.短文改错A newpolice officerwas outfor hisfirst rideinapolice carwith aexperienced partner.A callcame intold themto breakup acrowd of people.The officersdrove tothe streetandobserve asmall crowd standing on a corner.The newpolice officerrolled uphis window and said,“Please leavethe corner.”A fewpeople glanced,and no one moved,so heshouted again,“Leavethat corner.NOW!”This time,the groupof peoplebegan tomove unwillingly.While they left,they staredin hisdirections.The youngpolice officerwas soproud thathe turnedto partnerand asked,“Well,what ismy performance”uPretty good,smiled athis partner,but Imsorryto tell you thisisabus stop.”答案A newpolice officerwas outfor hisfirst rideinapolice carwithaexperienced nnpartner.A callcame inthemto breakupacrowd ofpeople.The officersdrove tothe streetanda smallcrowdstandingonacorner.The newpolice officerrolle.dhiswindowandsaid,“Pleaseleave thecorner.”A fewpeople glanced,noonemoved,so heshouted again,“Leave thatcorner.NOW!”This time,the groupofpeoplebegan tomove unwillingly.theyleft,they staredin his.The youngpolice officerwas soproud thathe turnedto partnerandasked,“Well,is myperformance”“Pretty good,“smiled hispartner,“but Imsorry totellyouthisisa busstop.”。