Unit 2 Heroes 單元測試【高中英語北師大版必修1】

Unit2Heroes單元測試

第i卷

第一部分：聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對話。每段對話后有一個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中選出最佳選項。

聽完每段對話后,你都有10秒鐘的時間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對話僅讀一遍。

1.Howmanyapplesdoesthewomanbuy?

A.20.B.22.C.24.

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W：I'msohappytofindthatyouhavefreshapplesandpears.Pleasegivemetwodozen

ofeach.

M：Hereyouare.Andthafs20dollars.

答案：C

2.Whereisthewomanfrom?

A.America.B.China.C.Germany.

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M：Howmanycountrieshaveyoubeento?

W：Four.America,Canada,JapanandChina.I'llbebackhomeinGermanynextSunda

y-

答案：c

3.Whatdidthewoman'sfatherthinkofthecar?

A.Helikedit.B.Hedislikedit.

C.Hethoughtitwasexpensive.

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M：Howdidyourmotherlikehernewcar?

W：Shethoughtitwastooexpensiveandnoisy.Butmyfatherbelievedifsquiteagood

car.

答案：A

4.Atwhattimedoesdinnerstartintherestaurant?

A.7：00pm.B.5：00pm.C.6：30pm.

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W：Whendoestherestaurantservethemeals?

M：Breakfastisbetween6：30a.m.and8：30a.m..Lunchisbetween11：30a.m.a

nd1：00p.m.,anddinnerisbetween5：00and7：00p.m..

答案：B

5.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

A.HechattedontheInternet.

B.Hehadaninternationalmeeting.

C.Hewentforaninterview.

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W：Hello,Tony.Didyougoforyourinterviewyesterday?

M：Hi,Lisa.Yes,Idid.

W：Howdiditgo?

M：Allright,Ithink.

答案：C

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對話或獨白。每段對話或獨白后有幾個小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個選項中

選出最佳選項。聽每段對話或獨白前，你將有時間閱讀各個小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，

每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時間。每段對話或獨白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6.Whereisthewomanprobably?

A.InAmerica.

B.InChina.

C.InBritain.

7.Howmuchdidthewomanpayforthecarpetatlast?

A.835yuan.

B.72dollars.

C.500yuan.

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W：Iliketobuythisornamentcarpet.Howmuchareyouaskingforit?

M：72dollars.

W：Oh,Ididn'texpectittobesoexpensive.Ihaven51gotenoughAmericancurrency.C

ouldIpaybytraveler'schecks?

M：Ofcourse.Theratefortraveler'schecksisRMB835against100.

W：Herearetwo500-yuanchecks.IthinkifsenoughtopayforthecarpetandI'dlike

tochangetherestintoAmericandollars.

M：Haveyougotyourpassportwithyou?

W：Yes.Hereitis.

M：Wouldyoupleasesignthechecks...Thankyou.HereisyourpassportandAmericand

ollars.

答案：6.A7.B

聽第7段材料，回答第8至10題。

8.Whereisthewomannow?

A.Farfromthelibrary.

B.Nearthelibrary.

C.Atthelibrary.

9.Whereisthelibrary?

A.OntheSixthAvenue.

B.OntheSeventhAvenue.

C.OnMainStreet.

10.Whatprobablyhappensaftertheconversation?

A.Thewomanfindsthelibraryherself.

B.Themantakesthewomantothelibrary.

C.Thewomanstillhasdifficultyfindingthelibrary.

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M：Hello,thisisMr.WhiteinHelpingCentre.

W：Hi,thisisJane.Mr.White,I'mlost.I'dliketoreadsomebookssoI'mlookingfd

rthepubliclibrary.Canyouhelpme?

M：Well,whereareyounow?

W：I'matthecomerofMainStreetandFirstAvenue.

M：Oh,you9renotfarfromthelibrary.ItisonMainStreetbetweenSixthAvenueand

SeventhAvenue.

W：MainStreetbetweenSixthandSeventhAvenue.

M：Icanmeetyouandshowyoutheway.

W：Oh,thankyoubutthafsnotnecessary.I'llfindit.

答案：8.B9.C10.A

聽第8段材料，回答第11至13題。

11.Whatdateisittoday?

A.May1stB.May2nd.C.May20th.

12.Whywasthewomanangry?

A.BecauseCarlosdidn'thelpherwiththehousework.

B.BecauseCarlosforgotherbirthday.

C.BecauseCarlosdidn'tlikethebreakfastshecookedforhim.

13.WhatgiftdidCarlosgivetohiswife?

A.Anecklace.B.Awatch.C.Aring.

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M：Goodmorning,mydarling.Whatawonderfulday!

W：Morning.

M：Ifeelcompletelyrelaxed.Ihadsuchsweetdreams.Ifsgoodtobealive.

W：Isthatright?

M：Yes,itis.Andlookatthatsunshineoutside.Wow,fantastic!

W：Doyouwantafriedegg?

M：Oh,yes.Iloveeggsforbreakfast.Howwonderful!

W：Carlos!

M：Yes?

W：Ihateyou.

M：What?

W：IsaidIhateyou.

M：Oh,darling,issomethingwrong?

W：Carlos,howcouldyouforgetmybirthday?

M：No,no,no.Don'tworry.Ididn'tforgetit.YourbirthdayisinMay.May2ndtobe

exact...Oh,myGod.TodayisMay2nd,isn'tit?

W：Yes,itis.Butthafsobviouslynotimportanttomyhusband.Otherwisehe'drememb

er.Fmsodisappointedinyou.Howcouldyouforgetyourwife'sbirthday?

M：Iwasjustkidding.Here,look.Fvegotsomethingforyou.Happybirthday!

W：Oh,myGod!Whatabeautifulring!Youdidn'tforgetit.

M：OfcourseIdidn't.Now,howaboutthoseeggs?

答案：ll.B12.B13.C

聽第9段材料，回答第14至16題。

14.Whatdidthemanwanttobuyatfirst?

A.Acartoonmask.

B.Aflumask.

C.Acutemask.

15.Whydothemaskssellsowell?

A.BecausepeoplewanttousethemtopreventH1N1virus.

B.Becausetheyarecheap.

C.Becausetheairlinecompaniesaskthemtodoso.

16.Howdoesthemanlikethemaskhebuys?

A.Itisjustwhathewants.

B.Itisuseless.

C.Itisnotsuitableforaman.

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W：Goodmorning,sir!CanIhelpyou?

M：Yes,goodmorning!I'dliketobuyaflumask.

W：Oh,I'msorry,butwehavesoldoutallthemaskstoday.HINlhascausedsomuch

fear.

M：Oh,no.Iwillgototheairporttoday,andIreallyhopeIcangetonemask,andt

hisisthefifthshopIhavebeento.

W：Well,ifyoudon'tmind...Wehavesomenormalcartoonmasks.Itmaynotworkas

wellastheflumask,butifsbettertohaveonethanhavenone.

M：OK,letmesee.

W：Here.

M：Theyaretoocuteforamanlikeme.ButIwilltakeoneanyway.

答案：14.B15.A16.C

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatisthenameofthecourse?

A.InterculturalCommerce.

B.InteractioninCommunication.

C.InterculturalCommunication.

18.Whattimedoestheclassmeet?

A.3：05p.m.to4：15p.m.

B.3：15p.m.to4：50p.m.

C.3：50p.m.to4：50p.m.

19.Onaverage,howoftenwilltheclassmeetintheresearchlabduringthelastpartof

thecourse?

A.Twiceamonth.

B.Onceamonth.

C.Threetimesamonth.

20.WhichitemwasNOTmentionedaspartofdeterminingastudent'sfinalgradeinthe

class?

A.Classparticipation.

B.Aresearchproject.

C.Homework.

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Okay,okay,lefsbegin.Hello,everyone.Myname'sKarlRoberts,andI'llbeyourtea

cherforthiscourse,InterculturalCommunication.

Uh,pleasetakealookattheintroductioninfrontofyou.Asyouallshouldknowbyn

ow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaysandThursdaysfrom3：15p.m.to4：50p.m.Wew

illbemeetinginthisroomforthefirsthalfofthecourse,butwewillbeusingtherese

archlabeveryotherweekonThursdaysinRoom405duringthelasttwomonthsofthe

class.

Uh,thisisthetextfortheclass.BeyondLanguage.Unfortunately,thebookshaven'tco

meinyet,butIwastoldthatyoushouldbeabletopurchasethematthebookstorethe

dayaftertomorrow.Again,asyouseeonyourcourseoutline,gradesaredeterminedby

yourperformanceinamidtermandfinaltest,weeklyquizzes,uh,aresearchprojectand

classparticipation.Myofficehoursarefrom1：00p.m.to2：00p.m.onWednesdays,

andyoucansetupanappointmenttomeetmeatothertimesaswell.

答案：17.C18.B19.A20.C

第二部分：英語知識運用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：單項填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個選項中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項。

21.TherearewordsinEnglishthatcamefromotherlanguages.

A.agoodmanyofB.agreatdealof

C.agreatmanyofD.alargenumberof

答案D［句意：有許多英語單詞來自于外來語。alargenumberof相當于agood/greatma

ny,意為“許多7修飾可數(shù)名詞復數(shù)。當A、C兩項后接的名詞前有限定詞時，才需接介詞of；

B項修飾不可數(shù)名詞。］

22.Theyfoundthemselvescompetingforeigncompaniesashareo

fthemarket.

A.against；forB.for；against

C.in；forD.against；in

答案A［句意：他們發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在與國外公司為爭取市場份額而競爭。competeagainstsb.

forsth.為了某物而與某人競爭。］

23.Muchtomysurprise,theeight-year-oldboywasatrepairingmycomput

A.keenB.confidentC.brilliantD.skillful

答案D［句意：令我驚訝的是，那個8歲的男孩對修理我的電腦如此嫻熟。keen渴望的，(b

ekeentodosth./bekeenonsth.)；confident自信的(beconfidentof)；brilliant輝煌的；be

skillfulat對……熟練的。］

24.Doitrightnow!It'stocomplain.

A.usefulB.guiltyC.uselessD.valuable

答案C［句意：現(xiàn)在就行動吧。抱怨是沒有用的。由題干中“D。itrightnow”可知說話者

認為抱怨是沒有用的，故C項正確。usefill“有用的？guilty“內(nèi)疚的；犯罪的？valuable“有價

值的］

25.一Whydidn'tyougototheconcert?

——IagamebetweentwoAmericanbasketballteams.

A.watchedB.hadwatched

C.waswatchingD.havebeenwatching

答案c［句意:——為什么你沒去音樂會？一我那時正在看美國兩支籃球隊的比賽。

答句是指別人在聽音樂會時，“我”正在干什么。所以用過去進行時。］

26.Thefloodwasaterrible；hundredsofpeopledied.

A.accidentB.disasterC.troubleD.parachute

答案B［句意：洪水是個可怕的災難，幾百人死亡。由后半句"hundredsofpeopledied^^

可知這場洪水是一場大災難。disaster“災難？accident"交通事故？trouble"麻煩？parachute“降

落傘］

27.LuXunisfamoushisgreatworksawriter.

A.as；forB.for；toC.for；asD.to；as

答案C［句意：魯迅作為一個作家以他的作品而聞名。befamousfor因為……聞名；

befamousas…作為...而聞名。］

28.Mr.SmithistheonlyoneofthoseforeignerswhoinChina.

A.workB.isworking

C.areworkingD.hadworking

答案B［句意：史密斯先生是在那些人中唯一一個在中國工作的外國人。先行詞為theon

lyoneofthoseforeigners,表示單數(shù)含義，故定語從句的謂語動詞用單數(shù)，排除A、C兩項；

題干中沒有明確表示過去的時間狀語，故排除D項。］

29.Janeaccidentallywhereshehadhiddenthebirthdaypresent.

A.lookedoutB.letout

C.cameoutD.tookout

答案B［句意：簡偶爾泄漏了她把生日禮物藏在哪里了。lookout當心；letout泄漏；

釋放；comeout出來，出版；takeout拿出。］

30.一Doyoustillrememberthedayswespentinthecountrysidetenyearsag

o?

一Yes,Illneverforgettheexperience.

A.whereB.whenC.thatD.what

答案C［句意：——你還記得我們十年前在鄉(xiāng)下度過的日子嗎？——是的，我永遠不會忘

記那次經(jīng)歷。先行詞thedays指物，定語從句中spent缺少賓語，故用關(guān)系代詞that引導，that

可以省略。］

31.Thethiefglancedaboutnowandthenheknewhewasbeingfollowed.

A.evenifB.asifC.incaseD.sothat

答案B［句意：那個賊不時地左顧右盼，好像他知道自己被人跟蹤一樣。asif引導方式狀

語從句，相當于asthougho］

32.一Wearegettingmarried!

A.ThankyouB.Goodluck

C.CongratulationsD.Youareright

答案C［句意：——我們就要結(jié)婚了?！补病．攧e人取得優(yōu)異的成績、通過某項

考試或結(jié)婚、生子時可用congratulations向別人表示祝賀。］

33.Inanhour,wecantraveltoplaceswouldhavetakenourancestorsdayst

oreach.

A.whereB.whenC.whichD.what

答案C［句意：一個小時我們就可以到達我們祖先要花很多天才能到的地方。which在從

句中作主語，先行詞是places。］

34.Somepassengerswereinthetrafficaccidentandtakentothenearesthospi

taL

A.injuredB.damagedC.destroyedD.harmed

答案A［句意：一些乘客在交通事故中受傷且被送往醫(yī)院。injure可用于指身體上受到的

傷害；damage側(cè)重指對物的“損害7損害后事物一般可修復；destroy“破壞；毀壞；一般無法

進行修復；harm一般指身體上或情感上的傷害。］

35.一Let'sgoandhaveagooddrinktonight.

-Haveyougotthefirstprizeinthecompetition?

A.Whatfor?B.Thanksalot.

C.Yes,I'dliketo.D.Whynot?

答案A［句意：——咱們今晚去喝一杯吧！——為什么？你比賽獲第一名了嗎？由答語

中的問句可知想知道對方出去喝酒的理由，故A項與語境相符合。］

第二節(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選項（A、B、C和D）中，選出可以填入空白處的最

佳選項。

Doyouknowinsurance（保險）？Buyinginsuranceisa36bywhichpeoplecanprotec

tthemselves37largelosses.Protectionagainstfireisonekindofinsurance.Largenu

mbersofpeoplepay38sumsofmoneytoaninsurancecompany.Althoughthousands

ofpeoplehavepaidforfire,only39willlosetheirhomesbyfire.Theinsurancecomp

anywillpayforthesehomesoutofthesumsofmoneyithas40.

Thefirstmodemfireinsurancecompanywas41inLondon,England,in1666.Abigfi

rehadjust42mostofthecity,andpeoplewantedprotectionagainst43losses.Thef

irstcompany44rapidly.Soonothercompanieswerefoundedinotherareas.

BenjaminFranklinhelpedformthefirstfireinsurancecompanyinAmericain1752.Heal

so45anewkindofinsurancefor46.Thenewinsurancewouldofferprotectionaga

instthelossofcrops47storms.

In1795,BenjaminFranklinhelpedstart48newinsurancecompanyinAmerica.Thisc

ompany,49offeredlifeinsurance,collectedsomemoney50frommanydifferentm

en.51amandied,hisfamilywasgivenalargesumofmoney.Today,thiscompany

is52inbusiness.

Overtheseyears,peoplehave53frommanynewkindsofinsurancewhentheyhaves

ufferedfrom54accidentsascarandplanecrashes.55,almosteveryonehassomek

indofinsurance.

36.A.wayB.companyC.thoughtD.means

答案D［表示“買保險是人們借此彌補巨大損失的一種方法，；因此只能在A、D兩項中選一

個。而A項中的way跟后面的定語從句中的介詞by搭配不當，若改為inwhich就對了。］

37.A.atB.toC.fromD.on

答案C［protect...fromdoingsth./beingdone是慣用法。］

38.A.smallB.largeC.littleD.few

答案A［從生活常識和與sum的搭配上講，只能選A。］

39.A.littleB.quiteafew

C.afewD.many

答案C［因火災而流離失所的只是一少部分人。］

40.A.robbedB.takenC.collectedD.borrowed

答案C［保險公司“收”保險金。下文也有暗示。］

41.A.organizedB.foundC.builtD.formed

答案D［保險公司是被成立的，而非被組織的。B項found如改為founded就正確了。］

42.A.injuredB.hurtC.destroyedD.harmed

答案C［表示大火破壞了城市的大部分。］

43.A.longerB.fartherC.furtherD.deeper

答案C［人們不想遭受更進一步的損失。］

44.A.grewB.wentC.existedD.raised

答案A［在此指1666年成立的保險公司發(fā)展壯大。］

45.A.insistedB.suggestedC.advisedD.wanted

答案B［suggest在此為“提議”之意。］

46.A.workersB.salesmenC.farmersD.people

答案C［從下文由暴風雨造成的莊稼損失來看，這種保險業(yè)務是特為農(nóng)民而設立的。］

47.A上yB.fromC.forD.with

答案A［表示由storms造成的損失。］

48.A.otherB.someC.certainD.another

答案D［表示成立了另一個保險公司。］

49.A.whichB.thatC.whoD.where

答案A［關(guān)系詞which在此非限制性定語從句中替代先行詞company,在定語從句中作主

語。］

50.A.regularlyB.oftenC.usuallyD.always

答案A［保險金的收繳是有規(guī)律的，比如每月或每季度交一次。］

51.A.AlthoughB.UntilC.IfD.Unless

答案C［人死了是死者家屬獲得人身保險賠償?shù)臈l件。］

52.A.stillB.alsoC.alreadyD.always

答案A［still"仍舊二］

53.A.heardB.paidC.benefitedD.offered

答案c［大家都能從各種新的保險業(yè)務中獲益。］

54.A.suchB.manyC.theD.more

答案A［such...as為固定搭配，用來例舉事物。］

55.A.GraduallyB.TodayC.TomorrowD.Lately

答案B［在此是指當今人們踴躍參加保險。］

第三部分：閱讀理解（共20小題；每小題2分，滿分40分）

A

Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter——anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.

Upuntilnow,Ihadbeenoldenoughtodressmyself,buttodayIwouldneedsome

help.MissFinlayson,mykindergartenteacher,hadbeenthroughfirstsnowdagsma

nytimes,butIthinkshemaystillrememberthisone.

Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowtrousers.ButIstruggledonmyjacketbecauseit

didn'tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrother,anditmademewonderwhyI

hadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandscarfweremine,andtheywerequite

pretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots（靴子）.

Inhercalm,motherlyvoiceshesaid,“Bytheendofwinter,youwillallbeablet

oputonyourownboots."Ididn'trealizeattimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhop

ethanofconfidence（信心）.

Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.Likemostchildren,Iexpectedgrown-up

stodoallthework.Aftermuchpushing,shemanagedtogetthefirstoneintoplacea

ndthen,withasigh（嘆氣）workedthesecondoneontoo.

Isaid,"They'reonthewrongfeet.^^

Shestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputting.Lessthe

monagain.

"They'remybrother'sboots,youknow,“Isaid.641hatethem?

Somehow,fromlongyearsofpractice,shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn*tana

nnoying（煩人的）littlegirl.Shepushedandpushed,gentlythistime.Withagreatersigh,

seeingtheendofherstrugglewithme,sheasked,“Now,whereareyourmittens（連

指手套）？”

Ilookedintohereyesandsaid,“Ididn*twanttolosethem,soIhidthemintheto

esofmyboots.^^

56.Thelittlegirlwasmoresatisfiedwithher.

A.trousersB.jacketC.bootsD.hat

答案D［推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二自然段的第二，三兩句和第七自然段大意可知選D。］

57.MissFinlaysonhaddifficultywiththegirFsbootsmainlybecause.

A.thegirlgotthemfromherbrother

B.thegirlputsomethinginthem

C.theywereonthewrongfeet

D.theydidnotfitthegirlwell

答案B［推理判斷題。由最后一自然段的意思可知選B。］

58.WhydoestheauthorMissFinlaysonwouldrememberthatfirstsnowday?

A.Becausethelittlegirlwasinherbrother'sclothes.

B.Becauseitwasthemostexcitingdayofthewinter.

C.Becausethelittlegirlplayedatrickonher.

D.Becausethelittlegirlworeaprettyscarf.

答案C［推理判斷題。根據(jù)文章大意可知作者說明MissFinlayson將永遠記住這第一個下

雪天的原因是作者捉弄了她，故選C。］

59.WecanlearnfromthetextthatMissFinlayson.

A.waslosingconfidenceinthelittlegirl.

B.graduallylostpatiencewiththelittlegirl.

C.becamedisappointedwiththelittlegirl.

D.wasgettingboredwiththelittlegirl.

答案B［推理判斷題。根據(jù)第八自然段中的shepushedandpushed,lessgentlythistime

可知選B。］

B

Grobanlikedmusicaltheatreandopera.Atthesametime,helistenedtopopmusic.Alth

oughhewasinspiredbymusicfromanearlyage,Grobanwasnotanearlysinger.Atur

ningpointcameintheseventhgradewhenhisteacherchosestudentstosinginthescho

ol'sshow.Grobansurprisedtheteacherwithhisvoiceandwasarrangedtoperformasol

o（獨唱）.However,itdidnotmakehimparticularlypopularwithkidsofhisownage."W

henyou'reintheseventhgradeandeverybody*slisteningtorap,it'snotthecoolestthing

todiscoveryouhaveavoicelikemine,9,hesaid,'Tmnotperformingfortheclassicalcr

owd.I'mperformingforpeoplewholikealldifferentkindsofmusic."Aftertheperforma

nee,however,Grobanrealizedthatsingingwassomethinghecoulddotostandout.

Whenhewasseventeenyearsold,composerDaridFosterlookedforsomeonetosingat

acomingcelebrity（名人）event.SethRiggs,Groban'steacher,sentFosterGroban'srecordin

g,whichcaughtFoster'sattention.

Afewweekslater,Grobanwasarrangedtosingaduet（二重唱）withCelineDion.When

hetookthestagewithDion,hewashighlypraisedastheyoungmanwiththeimpressiv

elygrown-upvoice.ComedianRosieO'DonnelltookaquicklikingtoGrobanandinvite

dhimtoappearonhertalkshow,callinghim“OperaBoy?

SincebeingdiscoveredbyFosterin1999,Grobanhasbeenworkingalmostnonstop,eith

ertraveling,performing,orintherecordingstudio,buthedoesn'tcomplain.Whenasked

whereheseeshimselfintenyears,hereplied,4TdliketobeabletosaythatIputmy

footinalittleofeverything,butthatIdiditintelligently.AndifImakemistakes,Iwa

nttoknowthatIlearnedfromthem.

60.AfterGrobanperformedasolointheseventhgrade,.

A.hecaughthisteachefsattention

B.hewaspopularwithhisclassmates

C.herealizedhewastalentedatsinging

D.hebecameafamoussingerinthecountry

答案C［根據(jù)第一段結(jié)尾得出答案。A發(fā)生在獨唱之前；B與事實相反；D不可能發(fā)生。］

61.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatGrobanisbetteratsinging.

A.classicalmusicB.popularmusic

C.rapD.aduet

答案A［綜合全文Groban喜歡戲劇、歌劇，被稱為“歌劇男孩7所以選擇A。］

62.Accordingtothepassage,hadthemostimportanteffectonGroban.

A.SethRiggsB.DavidFoster

C.CelineDionD.RoseO'Donnell

答案B［根據(jù)最后一段的第一句得出答案。］

63.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthatGrobanis.

A.strong-mindedandfriendlyB.modestbutchangeable

C.hardworkingandwiseD.ambitiousbutimpractical

答案C［綜合最后一段得出答案。］

c

Tobesuccessfulinanyaspectoflife,youneedtoknowwhentousethecarrotorthes

tick.

Hereareafewtipstohelpyoudecidewhetherit'sbettertousethecarrotorthestick.

Withthekids

Thecarrot

Whenitcomestoraisingakid,thecarrotorthestickdilemmaisquicklydisappearinga

stoomanyparentstakethecarrotapproachtotheextreme.Inchildrearing,thecarrots

houldneverbematerialisticthings.Ifyouwanttoaskforgoodbehaviorwithareward,i

tshouldbewithsomethingthatcan'tbebought.Say,trust.

Thestick

Nowadays,noonelikestousethestickanymore,orinmyfather'scase,thebelt.Pmn

otoverlookingchildabuse,ifyouevenwanttocallitthat,butIamencouragingparent

stotoughenupabit.Youdon'twantyourkidtotestyourlimitsonlytofindoutheca

ngetawaywithit.Ifyouwanttoraiseakid,raisethehandandlethimknowitcome

sdownonthesecondoffense.

Attheoffice

Thecarrot

Peopleneedencouragementandincentivestoperformwell.However,thecarrotonlyreall

yworkswellwithemployeeswhohavealreadyprovedthemselves.Ifyou'vegotsomeone

whocan'tshowupattheofficebeforenoon,thepromiseofaraiseisn*tgoingtodom

uch.Onthecontrary,ifthere'saguywithagoodworkethic,he'llthrivewhenyouadd

apromotiontothepicture.

Thestick

Whenconsideringthecarrotorthestickintheoffice,rememberthat,overall,thesticki

sthemorepracticalmethodintheoffice.Awiseman,whojusthappenedtobeanItalia

n,oncesaid"It'sbesttobebothlovedandfeared.^^It*stemptingtohaveeveryonelove

you,butrunningabusinessisn'tlikerunningafamily.Youneedtohavethestickconsta

ntlyraised.

Withthewife

Thecarrot

Whenitcomestomarriage,alwaysusethecarrot.Pvehadalovelymarriageformanyy

ears,andI'vealwaysstucktothecarrotapproach.

Sometimesyoucatchmoreflieswithhoney,andsometimesit*sthecrackofawhipthat

getsthehorsemoving.Trynottousetoomanysticksinthebedroom；thecarrotismuc

hmorefun.

【解題導語】對于孩子、辦公室員工和妻子，我們應該用“胡蘿卜”還是“大棒”呢？

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rearing"mean?

A.Teaching.B.Raising.

C.Diet.D.Caring.

答案B［詞義猜測題。文章的“Withthekids”部分提到了“Whenitcomestoraisingaki

d：并且這部分是說在撫養(yǎng)孩子的過程中，應采取胡蘿卜政策還是大棒政策。所以rearing的

意思是“撫養(yǎng)故B項正確。］

65.Inkidsraising,theauthorprefers.

A.thecarrotapproach

B.thestickapproach

C.boththecarrotapproachandthestickapproach

D.neitherthecarrotapproachnorthestickapproach

答案B［細節(jié)理解題。從文中"Pmnotoverlookingchildabuse...encouragingparentstot

oughenupabit”可知，作者更喜歡用“大棒政策”來教育孩子。］

66.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttobeagoodbossattheoffice?

A.Alwaysusingcarrots.B.Eatingalotofcarrots.

C.Beingbothlovedandfeared.D.Usingtoomanysticks.

答案C［細節(jié)理解題。作者引用一位意大利人的話說明：讓你的下屬敬畏和感到關(guān)愛才是

最好的老板。］

67.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthoroftengivesmorecarrotstohiswifetoeatinthebedroom.

B.Thecarrotismuchmorefunwhenitcomestomarriage.

C.Ondifferentoccasions,thecarrotorthestickiseffective.

D.Youneedmorestickstogetyourhorsestomovefasteroccasionally.

答案A［推理判斷題。文章的最后一句是說：維持好的婚姻關(guān)系，丈夫要會哄妻子，而

不是說作者在臥室里經(jīng)常給他妻子吃胡蘿卜。］

D

Whenpeoplecanonlycommunicatewithhandgestures,theyspeakakindof"'universal1

anguage,9,saysanewstudy.

Tohelpsettlealong-runningdiscussionaboutwhetherthelanguageinfluencesthewayw

ethink,psychologiststested40speakersoffourdifferentlanguages：10English,10Chin

ese,10Spanishand10Turkishspeakers,firstaskingthemtodescribeanactioninavid

eoinspeech,thenonlywithgestures.

Whatwassurprisingwasthat,whenaskedtodescribethesamescenesusingonlytheirh

ands,alloftheadults,nomatterwhatlanguagetheyspoke,producedthesameorder：s

ubject-object-verb.

Meanwhile,whenaskedtodescribethescenesinspeech,thespeakersusedthewordord

ersoftheirownlanguages.

English,Spanish,andChinesespeakersfirstproducedthesubject,followedbytheverb,

andthentheobject.

Turkishspeakersfirstproducedthesubject,followedbytheobject,andthentheverb.

“Notsurprisingly,speakersofdifferentlanguagesdescribeeventsusingthewordordersli

mitedbytheirlanguage.Thesurpriseisthatwhenthesamespeakersareaskedto'speak'

withtheirhandsandnottheirmouths,theyignoretheseorders-theyuseexactlythesa

meorderwhentheygesture,9,saidProfessorGoldin-Meadow.

Theresearchchallengestheideathatthelanguagewespeakshapesthewaywethinkwh

enwearenotspeaking."Thereappearstobeanaturalorderthathumansusewhenaske

dtoshoweventsnonverbally,saidProfessorGoldin-Meadow.

68.WhenaSpanishspeakerdescribes“TomisbeatingMary“withonlyhands,theright

orderis.

A.beat-beat—MaryB.Tom—Mary-beat

C.Tom—TomTMaryD.Mary—Tom—beat

答案B［根據(jù)第三段得知答案。］

69.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"nonverbally“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Inspeech.B.Withoutverbs.

C.Withoutwords.D.Indifferentlanguages