高二英語(yǔ)下學(xué)期單元同步練習(xí)19

Module6TheWorld’sCulturalHeritage第I卷第二部分：閱讀理解（共兩節(jié)，滿分40分）第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2分，滿分30分）閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。ALindhawasastudentatKansasStateUniversity.SheisheretotellusabouthertimeinWhatwerethebestthingsaboutit?Manhattanhasagreatuniversityfeeltoit.Ilovedgoingtothefootballgames.Wewouldspendthewholedaytailgating(開(kāi)車(chē)尾派對(duì))outsidethestadium,drinkingbeerandhavingabigbarbecue(燒烤).Whatdoyouthinkofthepeoplethere?PeoplefromKansasaresofriendly.However,I'dsaythatmanyKansansareveryshelteredanddon'tpaymuchattentiontolifeoutsidetheUS.ButasthegrandmaofmyKansanfriendmightsay,“We'restillsweetaspie.”Whatweretheworstthingsaboutbeingthere?It'sverydifficulttogetaroundKansaswithoutacar.Everything'ssospreadoutandthereisn'treallyapublictransportationsystem.Whatwasthefunniestthingthathappenedwhileyouwerethere?IrememberonetripItookwithmyfriendtohergrandparents'house.TheyhadhorsesandaskedmeifIwantedtogoforaride.IhadneverriddenahorsebeforebutIdecidedtohaveatry.Ihopped(跳上)onandeverythingwasfineforaminute.Butthenthehorsewentcrazy.Itstartedbucking(猛然彎背躍起)andmakingthesecrazynoises.IthoughtIwasgoingtodie.MyfriendeventuallycalmedthehorsedownbutnotbeforeIhaddestroyedanentiresectionofthefence.Ithoughttheywouldbemadbuttheywerejustinshock—theycouldn'tbelieveIhadstayedonthehorseforthatlong.Didyouhaveanyotherproblems?I'mSwedish,butmyEnglishisprettygoodbecausemydad'sEnglish.Butittookalittlewhiletogetusedtotheaccent.Thepeoplefromthecitiesdon'thaveastrongaccent,butthepeoplefromthecountryarehardtounderstandsometimes.Youalsohavetobecarefulwiththeweather.Inthewinteritwasabsolutelyfreezing,andduringthesummeritwassohotIthoughtImightdie.Ofcourse,theyhaveheatingandairconditioningeverywhere.21.What'sLindha'simpressionaboutpeopleinKansas?A.Theyarekindbutunhappy.B.Theyarenicebutisolated.C.Theyarepatientandamusing.D.Theyarehonestandgenerous.22.WhatdoweknowaboutLindha'shorseridingexperience?A.Shefelloffthehorse'sback.B.Shefinallygotthehorseundercontrol.C.Shewasbravebutdestroyedpartofafence.D.Shehadawonderfulandunforgettableexperience.23.WelearnfromthetextthatLindha_____.A.doesn'tliketheweatherinKansasB.speaksEnglishwithaSwedishaccentC.speakshighlyofthetransportationsysteminKansasD.doesn'tliketheschoollifeinKansas

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MeetBenSaunders:adventurer,athlete,motivationalspeaker.Ben,attheageof23,wastheyoungestmantoskisolototheNorthPole.Hedraggeda180-kilogrammesledge(雪橇)over1,420milesthroughtheworstArcticconditions.Thisyear,aswellasplanningareturntotheArctic,BenplanstoskisolofromtheAntarcticcoasttotheSouthPoleandbackintheautumn,carryingallhissuppliesonhissledge.

BenSaunderswasfiredafterpersuadingthefirmtosupporthisdisorganizedfirstadventure.“Everythingthatcouldgowrongdidgowrong.Wewereattackedbyabear.Westartedrunningoutoffood.Itwasjustdesperate.Andwedidn'tgettothePole;wedidn'tgetthere,sowehadnomediainterest.Nooneheardaboutit:nobookdeal,andnospeaking.Iwassounhappy.”

PeoplesaiditwasimpossibleformetogettothePole.Isaid,“No,Icangetthere,”andIdid.Self-belief,Iseeitasbeingabitlikeamuscle(肌肉)—it'smybeliefthatthemoreyoustretch(伸展)yourselfthestrongeritgets.Ifyouneverdoanythingthat'suncomfortableorriskythenyourself-beliefgetsweaker.Sothat'soneofthelessonsI'vefiguredoutalongtheway.ThethingthatI'vestretchedandtestedismyself-belief.“MyAntarcticadventureisjustpracticableandthat'swhatisexcitingtome.IfIknewitwaspossible,ifIknewIcoulddoitwithouttoomuchbother,Iwouldn'tbeinterested.”Why?“PersonallyI'mattractedbythehumanperformanceelementtoit.Notthatlongago,runningamarathonwasseenasthetoppointofhumanattempt,andnowIwouldn'tbethatsurprisedifmymumsaidshewasgoingtorunonenextyear.”P(pán)eople'shorizons(見(jiàn)識(shí))arechanging.“I'mnotparticularlygifted,andI'mabsolutelyaverage.I'vejustchosenthisonegoaltoachieveandI'vebeenworkinghardtorealizeit.That'sit.Andthat'sthethingthatattractsme:withenoughtrainingandenoughdetermination,enoughfocusandpreparation,howfarcanwego?AndIdon'tthinkI'vefoundoutyet.”24.WhatdoweknowaboutBenSaunders'firstadventure?A.Therewasnopresscoverage.B.Itwassupportedbyhiscompany.C.Itwaswellplannedandorganized.D.HeactuallyreachedtheNorthPole.25.AccordingtoBenSaunders,ifyouwanttostretchyourself-belief,youshould_____.A.oftentestyourconfidenceB.trysomethingadventurousC.aimtoreachtheNorthPoleD.alwaysstretchyourmuscles26.BenSaunderswasexcitedabouthisAntarcticadventurebecause_____.A.helikedrunningamarathonB.hewantedtoexercisehisbodyC.heknewitmightbeachievableD.hewassurehecoulddoiteasily27.Whatcanwelearnfromthelastparagraph?A.Wehavetochangeourviewsaboutadventure.B.Wecanneverknowourpossibilitiesandenergies.C.Weshouldhaveareasonforgoingonanadventure.D.Wehavetobeespeciallytalentedtohaveanadventure.

CValcamonicahas

oneofthelargestcollectionsofrockdrawingsintheworld.Therehavebeenabout200,000figuresandsymbolscarved(雕刻)intotherocksoveratimeperiodofabout8,000years.Valcamonica'spicturesshowvariousscenesandareconnectedthroughcommonthemeslikemagic,war,navigation(航海)andagriculture.TherockdrawingsdiscoveredinValcamonicawerethefirstprehistoricsymbolsoftheirkindrecognizedanywhereintheworld.UNESCOfirstrecognizedthedrawingsin1979whenabout140,000werediscovered,however,sincethenmanymorehavebeenuncovered.Thesedrawingsarespreadallacrossthevalley.Thecarvingsbeganto

taperoff

duringtheIronAgeandfewerappearedafterthat.Thelastperiodhasbeenattributedto(歸功于……)

theCamunnipeople.Stilltherearedrawingsthathavebeenidentifiedasbeingfromthe19thcentury.Manyofthesewerecreatedusingthetechniqueofengraving(雕刻).SomeofthefiguresdiscoveredinValcamonicahavebeensuperimposed(疊印)withoutanyorder,butinmostcasestheyappearinlogicalordersandalsoexplaintherelationshipbetweeneachpictureorsymboltotellastory.Thefirstknownmodernreportoftherockcarvingswasin1909whenWaltherLaenghappenedupontwodecoratedrocksinCapodiPonte.Scholarsonlytookinterestinthedrawingsinthe1920s.Morerockswithengravingsweresoonfoundintheareasnearbyandresearchintotheirhistorybegan.Inthe1930scomprehensivestudycampaignswereundertaken.ItwasaftertheSecondWorldWarthatthecatalogingandmappingoftheengravingsbegan.ThistaskwastakenupbyvariousteamsofexpertsfromItalyandothercountriesthatwereledbyLaeng.In1955preservationworkontherocksbegan.In1968,alargeseriesofconferenceswereheldwherescholarsfromallovertheworldmettodiscusstherockdrawings,whichgiveussomeideaofwhatvarioussocietiesofthepastmighthavebeenlike.28.WhatdoweknowaboutValcamonica'spictures?A.Theytellalongwholestory.B.Theyareinterrelatedinsomeways.C.Theywerecarved8,000yearsago.D.Theywerefirstdiscoveredin1979.29.Theunderlinedpart“taperoff”inParagraph3canbestbereplacedby“_____”.A.turnupB.goupC.dieout

D.standout30.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?A.Thehistoryoftherockdrawings.B.Thefeaturesoftherockdrawings.C.Thediscoveryoftherockdrawings.D.Theformationoftherockdrawings.31.Studiesoftherockdrawings_____.A.showusthedevelopmentofartB.startedaftertheSecondWorldWarC.wereconductedbyscholarsfromUNESCOD.helpusknowsomethingaboutsocietiesofthepast

DSingle-sexschoolsarebetterthanmixedschoolsMessage1—postedby

Jane,AmsterdamIthinkmixed-sexschoolsaretheonlywayforchildrentolearn,becauseit'snatural.Inhighereducationandtheirworkinglife,theywillbemixedsoitmakessenseforthemtobemixedatschool.Schoolshouldreflect(反映)therealworld.Message2—postedby

HansMyreactiontothisisveryclear.Forme,single-sexschoolsaremuchbetter,andthestatisticsshowthattheygetbetterexamresults,particularlyatsecondarylevel.Anythingwhichhelpschildrenpassexamsmustbeagoodthing.Message3—postedby

BillBoysandgirlslearninverydifferentways.Ifeelthattheyshouldbeeducatedseparatelysoteacherscanfocusontheirdifferentneeds.ThewayIseeitisthatifyouhaveazoo,youdon'tputthelionsinwiththezebras!Message4—postedby

Martin,LondonMyviewonthisisthatitdoesn'treallymatter.Whatisimportantisthecurriculum,andkeepingstudentsinterested.Iwasateacherandwehadalotoftruancy(逃學(xué))todealwith,andproblemswithstudentsmissinglessonsbecausetheyfoundthemboring.NeverhaveatimetablewithMathsasthefirstclassonMondaymorning!Message5—postedby

Emily,SydneyIdon'tthinkthereisanyquestionthatmixedschoolsarebetter.Thereistoomuchcompetitionatsingle-sexschools,whichoftenmeansthatstudentsdon'tmakeenoughprogress.Ialsothinkthereismorebullying(欺凌)atsingle-sexschools,wherechildrenarepickedonbecauseoftheincreasedcompetition.Single-sexschoolsleadtoa“dogeatdog”situation.32.WhatisJane'sattitudetowardssingle-sexschools?A.Negative.B.Favorable.C.Objective.D.Unconcerned.33.BothHansandBillholdthat_____.A.boysandgirlsshouldbetaughtseparatelyB.teachersshouldmeetstudents'differentneedsC.schoolsshouldfocusonstudents'examresultsD.mixedschoolsarebetterthansingle-sexschools34.Martinstressestheimportanceof_____.A.schoolmanagementB.students'timeawarenessC.trainingstudentstoobeyrulesD.excitingstudents'interestincourses35.Emilyuses“dogeatdog”toshow_____.A.hersupportforsingle-sexschoolsB.students'determinedefforttosucceedC.thefiercecompetitioninsingle-sexschoolsD.thebettereducationresultsinsingle-sexschools第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2分，滿分10分）根據(jù)短文內(nèi)容，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。CommunicationPeoplelearnandshareinformationthroughcommunication.Allformsofcommunicationhaveonethingincommon:thesendingandreceivingofamessage.Usingdifferentkindsofcommunication,peoplecanpassalongtheirideasandfeelingstojustonepersonortomillions.

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Animalscommunicatethroughsounds,scents,andacts.Computerscommunicatewithothercomputersthroughelectronicnetworks.Peoplecommunicatethroughlanguage,bothspokenandwritten.

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Writtenlanguageincludesbooks,newspapers,ande-mail.Peoplealsocommunicatewithoutwords.Bodyandfacemovementsshowfeelings.Deafpeopleusehandmovementscalledsignlanguage.Theartsarealsoaformofcommunication.

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Thefirstmodernhumansappearedabout200,000yearsago.Theylikelyusedsounds,movements,andthenspeech.About30,000yearsagohumansstartedmakingpaintingsandsculpturesonthewallsofcaves.Humansinventedwritingmorethan5,000yearsago.TheancientSumerianpeopledevelopedthefirstknownscript,calledcuneiform(楔形文字).ThentheancientEgyptiansdevelopedapicture-basedwritingcalledhieroglyphics(象形文字).Theinventionoftheprintingpressinthe1400swasamajoradvanceinwrittencommunication.

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Telecommunicationiscommunicationoverlongdistances.Inancienttimespigeonscarriedwrittenmessages.Beforetrainsandcars,messengersonfootoronhorsebackcarriedletters.

40Sincethen,telecommunicationhasbecomefasterthankstotelevision,telephones,andtheInternet.A.Itletprintersquicklymakecopiesofatext.B.Communicationisnotonlyahumanactivity.C.Publicpostalservicesstartedinthe1500sand1600s.D.Spokenlanguageincludesconversationsandspeeches.E.Spokencommunicationisdependentonanumberoffactors.F.Photographs,paintings,music,andmoviescancommunicatefeelingsaswellasfacts.G.Moderntechnologiesforlong-distancecommunicationusuallyinvolveelectricaltechnologies.

第三部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第一節(jié)：完形填空（共20小題；每小題1.5分，滿分30分）閱讀下面短文，從短文后各題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。Sometimespeoplearoundyoucanchangeyourlife.Thechangemaynotbesuddenor

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,butlittlehabitscanproducebig

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thatmakeyouthinkaboutwhatisimportantinyourlife.ThepersonwhochangedmylifeisJuliaMasi.Shehas

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mesomanythingsthatIwillcarrywithme

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mylife.OnethingI'velearnedfromJuliaishowtobalance

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.Juliahasshownmehowto

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aheadsothatIcanfinishallmyschoolwork,enjoysportsand

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havetimeformyfriends.Shehastaughtmethatyoucandoanythingifyouare

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andifyounevergiveup.I'vealsolearnedthatyoucanfindanythingfunor

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ifyouconnectitwithsomethingthatyouenjoy.LastyearIhatedstudyingvocabulary,butIlovedplayingonmycomputer.Julia

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thetwoandshowedmeawebsitecalled“”whereyoucan

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awordgamethatgivesyou5grains(粒)ofricetodonate(捐贈(zèng))tothepoorwitheverycorrectword.She

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metolearnahundrednew

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byfillingupthericebowl.IlikedplayingthegamesomuchthatI

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about1,000wordsinjustonemonth.Juliahasalways

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metotrynewhobbies.Sheshowedmethatgoingtothetheatercouldhelpmebecomeabetterwriter.

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,shetaughtmethatdiscussingaplaycanexciteaninterestinreading.

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itwasn'tforJuliaIprobablywouldn'thave

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howeasyitistohelpthepoor.Therearesomanywaysthatonepersoncan

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.I'velearnedtobemoreappreciativeofwhatIown.Iam

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fortheopportunitiesthatIhavebeengiven.Iwillcontinuetothinkofwaystohelpthoselessfortunatefortherestofmylife.41.A.simple

B.impressiveC.necessary

D.slight42.A.results

B.problemsC.ideas

D.decisions43.A.taught

B.servedC.offered

D.bought44.A.for

B.ofC.throughout

D.into45.A.work

B.moneyC.career

D.time46.A.plan

B.getC.move

D.stay47.A.never

B.seldomC.yet

D.still48.A.excited

B.determinedC.careful

D.patient

49.A.important

B.easyC.possible

D.interesting50.A.shared

B.rememberedC.combined

D.separated51.A.watch

B.playC.raise

D.improve52.A.challenged

B.invitedC.permitted

D.reminded

53.A.lessons

B.skillsC.words

D.stories54.A.learned

B.readC.used

D.spelled55.A.allowed

B.warnedC.forced

D.encouraged56.A.Therefore

B.BesidesC.However

D.Otherwise57.A.Unless

B.SinceC.Although

D.If

58.A.realized

B.noticedC.imagined

D.dreamed59.A.turnaway

B.makeadifference

C.showoff

D.makeamistake60.A.ready

B.sorryC.thankful

D.anxious第Ⅱ卷第三部分：英語(yǔ)知識(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）第二節(jié)（共10小題；每小題1.5分，滿分15分）閱讀下面材料，在空白處填入適當(dāng)?shù)膬?nèi)容（1個(gè)單詞）或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。(S

=Student;

MT

=Martialartsteacher)S:

Sir,Iwanttogetfit,butIhategoingtothegym.Iwanttotrysomethingdifferent.Anyideas?MT:

Whataboutkungfu?S:

Soundsgreat.Couldyoutellmemoreaboutit?MT:

It'safightingartform.Manystylesofkungfuarebased61.________theideasofnature.Ancientmastersoftendevelopedtheirfightingtechniquesby62.________(observe)theworldaroundthem.Animals,birds,andinsects63.________(provide)thebasisformanysystemsofkungfu.S:

So,Icouldlearntofightlikeabird?MT:

Kindof.Therearemanydifferentstylesbut64.________willtakeyouyearstomasterthem.S:

WhataboutShaolin?MT:

ManyofthehardformsofkungfucamefromaBuddhistTemple65.________(call)“Shaolin”.Shaolinkungfuhas66.________historyofnearly1,500years,andisoneofS:

Iknowit.It's68.________(international)famous.MT:

ButIsuggestasoftformofkungfunamedTaiChi,69.________isregardedasChineseyoga.It'seasytolearnandnotviolent.Throughthe70.________(train),youcangetinnerpeaceandasenseofphysicalandemotionalwell-being.S:

OK,great!第四部分：寫(xiě)作（共兩節(jié)，滿分35分）第一節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)（共10小題；每小題1分，滿分10分）假定英語(yǔ)課上老師要求同桌之間交換修改作文，請(qǐng)你修改你同桌寫(xiě)的以下作文。文中共有10處語(yǔ)言錯(cuò)誤，每句中最多有兩處。每處錯(cuò)誤僅涉及一個(gè)單詞的增加、刪除或修改。增加：在缺詞處加一個(gè)漏字符號(hào)（∧），并在其下面寫(xiě)出該加的詞。刪除：把多余的詞用斜線（＼）劃掉。修改：在錯(cuò)的詞下劃一橫線，并在該詞下面寫(xiě)出修改后的詞。注意：1.

每處錯(cuò)誤及其修改均僅限一詞；2.

只允許修改10處，多者（從第11處起）不計(jì)分。OnMonday,Iwasridingmybicycletoschool.IwasworriedI'dbelateforschoolbecausetheheavytraffic.Suddenly,acarcametowardsmeandpassesveryclosetomeathighspeed.Thiscausedmetolosemybalance,thatresultedinmefalloffthebicycle.Asaresult,Iinjuredinmyanklequitebadly.Ididn'tknowaspeedatwhichthevehiclewastravelingbutobviousitappearedtomethatitpassedbymeveryquickly.AsIwasfallingontothegrounds,Isawthecarcrashintoawhitecar.Therefore,thedriverdidn'tstopandcheckwhathehaddone.Hejustdroveaway.Ireallyhopethedrivercouldrealizeherfaultandshoulderhisresponsibilities.第二節(jié)：書(shū)面表達(dá)（滿分25分）

假設(shè)你叫李華，你的美國(guó)朋友邁克打算來(lái)中國(guó)旅游，他對(duì)中國(guó)的文化遺址長(zhǎng)城很感興趣。請(qǐng)你根據(jù)以下提示給他寫(xiě)封電子郵件，簡(jiǎn)要介紹長(zhǎng)城的情況。1.

位于中國(guó)北部，全長(zhǎng)約8851千米；2.

始建于春秋戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期；3.1987年被列入《世界文化遺產(chǎn)名錄》，是世界七大奇觀之一。注意：1.

詞數(shù)100左右（開(kāi)頭和結(jié)尾已給出，但不計(jì)入總詞數(shù)）；2.

可適當(dāng)增加細(xì)節(jié)，以使行文連貫。參考詞匯：春秋戰(zhàn)國(guó)時(shí)期

theSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesPeriodsDearMike,_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Yours,

LiHua

選做題閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的四個(gè)選項(xiàng)（A、B、C和D）中，選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

AStanleyKubrick(1928-1999)isoftendescribedasaperfectionistgenius,andisadmiredasoneofcinema'sgreatesttalents.Asadirector,hemadeonly13featurefilmsinacareerofover40years,butmanyofthemareregardedasmasterpieces,andheearnednineOscars.Kubrickoncesaidthatafilmwasmorelikemusicthanfiction,althoughallhisfilmswereadaptedfromnovels.HedirectedtheHollywoodepic

Spartacus

in1960,themostexpensivefilmofitsday,andtheonlyall-Hollywoodmovieheevermade.Soonafterfinishingthisfilm,unhappywiththepressureofHollywood,hemovedfromAmericatoBritain.Kubrickspentfiveyearsdevelopinghisfilm2001:

ASpaceOdyssey

(1968).Thisisprobablyhismostfamousandinfluentialfilm.Itwasasciencefictionblockbuster(轟動(dòng)一時(shí)的電影)whichwaspopularwithbothcriticsandthepublic.Oftendescribedasamasterpiece,itsspecialeffectstechniqueswonanAcademyawardandwereabiginfluenceonGeorgeLucaswhenhecametomakethe

StarWars

films.Hisfinalfilmwas

EyesWideShut

(1999),starringTomCruiseandNicoleKidman.Thefilm

AClockworkOrange

(1971)waswithdrawn(撤回)intheUKafterKubrickfeltithadbeenmisinterpreted,anditwasonlyshownagainincinemasafterhisdeath.Hevaluedhisprivacy,andworriedaboutsafety.HecertainlydislikedtravelafterhemovedtoEngland,andhealsohadawell-knownfearofflying.HeoncetoldafriendthathetraveledtoLondonfourorfivetimesperyear,onlyforappointmentswithhisdentist.Kubrickwasfrequentlyunwillingtodiscusspersonalmatterspublicly,andthisgaverisetohisreputationasareclusive(隱居的)genius.Thisimageofhimwasdeniedbyhisfamilyafterhisdeath.ItwasoftenreportedthatKubrickwasrudeand

tactless

tothepeopleheworkedwith.Forexample,hehadagoodfriendshipwiththeactorMalcolmMcDowellduringthemakingof

AClockworkOrange.However,afterthefilmwasfinishedKubricknevercontactedhimagain.Kubrickhadlittlecontactwiththemedia,sofewpeopleknewwhathelookedlike.KubrickoncetoldareporterwhocametohisdoorthatStanleyKubrickwasn'tathome.1.WhatdoesParagraph1mainlytalkabout?A.StanleyKubrick'sachievements.B.StanleyKubrick'scontributions.C.WhatmadeStanleyKubricksuccessful.D.HowStanleyKubrickgainedhisreputation.2.WhydidStanleyKubrickmovetoBritain?A.Hevaluedhisprivacygreatly.B.HefeltstressedinHollywood.C.Hedidnotwanttobecomefamous.D.Hewantedtoreturntohishometown.3.WhichfilmofKubrick'sinfluencedGeorgeLucas?A.

Spartacus.B.

EyesWideShut.C.

AClockworkOrange.D.

2001:ASpaceOdyssey.4.Theunderlinedword“tactless”inParagraph7canbestbereplacedby_____.A.polite

B.dishonestC.disrespectful

D.friendly5.WhatdoweknowaboutStanleyKubrickfromthetext?A.Hedidnotliketravelingbyair.B.Healwayspretendedtobesomeoneelse.C.Hehadagoodrelationshipwiththemedia.D.Hisfilmswereadaptedfromsciencefictionstories.

BWeallknowdonatingbloodprovidesavitallifelinetothoseinneed,butagrowingbodyofresearchsuggeststhatitcouldhavehealthbenefitsforthedonortoo.Findingshaveshownthatdonatingbloodreducestheriskofheartattacksandevencancer.Itevenburnsquiteabitofenergy—650calories(卡路里)foreverypint(568ml)given.Thenewscouldcomeasapromotion(宣傳)ofBritishbloodbankswhichuseanaverageof7,000unitsofbloodeveryday.Itisthoughtthatthebenefitsarisefromloweringhighironlevels.Ironaffectshowthickandstickythebloodis.

Highironlevelscausethebloodtobethicker.Raisedironlevelsalsokeepbloodfromflowingsmoothly.Becausedonatingbloodremovessomeofitsiron,itmaythereforehaveaprotectivebenefitifdoneonaconsistent(一致的)basisbyhelpingthintheblood.

Accordingtoastudyfromthe

JournaloftheAmericanMedicalAssociation,researchersfoundthatthoseaged43to61hadfewerheartattackswhentheydonatedbloodeverysixmonths.Astudyof2,682menfromFinlandfoundtheyhadan88percentreducedriskofheartattacksthanthosewhodidn'tdonate,reported

MedicalDaily.Likewise,astudypublishedinthe

JournaloftheNationalCancerInstitute

alsolinksirontoanincreasedcancerrisk.Thefour-and-a-half-yearstudyinvolving1,200peoplefoundthosewhomadeblooddonationstwiceayearhadalowerriskofcanceranddeaththanthosewhodidn't.However,thesebenefitsdependonmakingdonationsonaregularbasis,ratherthanonceinawhile.Anothersideeffectofdonatingbloodisthatitcanburnalargenumberofcaloriestoo.

TheUniversityofCaliforniainSanDiegosaysthatforeveryonepintofblooddonated,650caloriesareburnedasthebodymustfillitselfup.

Althoughthisseemstobeanattractiveeffort-freewaytoloseweight,theNHSBloodandTransplantcentrestillencouragespeopletodonateforthebenefitofothersfirst,ratherthanforthemselves.

6.Howcangivingbloodpreventheartdisease?A.Bykeepingbloodfromflowingfast.B.Byincreasingblood'sthickness.C.Byreducingironintheblood.D.Byhelpingironworkbetter.7.Whatisthehealthiestwaytodonateblood?A.Givebloodregularly.B.Givebloodeverysixmonths.C.Makedonationsinmiddleage.D.Donateasmallamounteachtime.8.Theauthormentionsthethreestudiesto_____.A.provetheseriousharmofcancer

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hisOnepossibleversion:DearMike,IamgladtohearthatyouwillcometovisitChina.YousaidyouareveryinterestedintheGreatWall,oneofChineseculturalrelics.Now,I'llgiveyouabriefintroductiontoit.TheGreatWallislocatedinthenorthofChina.Itisabout8,851kilometerslong.In1987,itwasaddedtotheWorldCulturalHeritageList.Originally,itwasbuiltintheSpringandAutumnandWarringStatesPeriodsofChinatodefendagainsttheattackofenemies.CreatedbyancientChineseworkingpeople,itisoneoftheSevenWondersoftheWorld.WishyouagoodtripinChina!

Yours,

LiHua

部分解析閱讀理解：第一節(jié)：A篇

(周?chē)沫h(huán)境)本文是一則訪談。文章是對(duì)堪薩斯州立大學(xué)的學(xué)生Lindha的采訪。21.B。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Whatdoyouthinkofthepeoplethere?一節(jié)中的PeoplefromKansasaresofriendly和manyKansansareveryshelteredanddon'tpaymuchattentiontolifeoutsidetheUS可知，Lindha認(rèn)為堪薩斯州的人很友好，但是很少與外界接觸，也不關(guān)心美國(guó)之外的生活。22.C。細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由Whatwasthefunniestthingthathappenedwhileyouwerethere?一節(jié)中的Idecidedtohaveatry和beforeIhaddestroyedane