Unit 2 Heroes 單元測(cè)試【高中英語北師大版必修1】

Unit2Heroes單元測(cè)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(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

聽完每段對(duì)話后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)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(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題，從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中

選出最佳選項(xiàng)。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，

每小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)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(shí)運(yùn)用（共兩節(jié)，滿分45分）

第一節(jié)：?jiǎn)雾?xiàng)填空（共15小題；每小題1分，滿分15分）

從A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中，選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

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(dāng)于agood/greatma

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

B項(xiàng)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(guó)外公司為爭(zhēng)取市場(chǎng)份額而競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。competeagainstsb.

forsth.為了某物而與某人競(jìng)爭(zhēng)。］

23.Muchtomysurprise,theeight-year-oldboywasatrepairingmycomput

A.keenB.confidentC.brilliantD.skillful

答案D［句意：令我驚訝的是，那個(gè)8歲的男孩對(duì)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(duì)……熟練的。］

24.Doitrightnow!It'stocomplain.

A.usefulB.guiltyC.uselessD.valuable

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

認(rèn)為抱怨是沒有用的，故C項(xiàng)正確。usefill“有用的？guilty“內(nèi)疚的；犯罪的？valuable“有價(jià)

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(huì)？一我那時(shí)正在看美國(guó)兩支籃球隊(duì)的比賽。

答句是指別人在聽音樂會(huì)時(shí)，“我”正在干什么。所以用過去進(jìn)行時(shí)。］

26.Thefloodwasaterrible；hundredsofpeopledied.

A.accidentB.disasterC.troubleD.parachute

答案B［句意：洪水是個(gè)可怕的災(zāi)難，幾百人死亡。由后半句"hundredsofpeopledied^^

可知這場(chǎng)洪水是一場(chǎng)大災(zāi)難。disaster“災(zāi)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(gè)作家以他的作品而聞名。befamousfor因?yàn)椤劽?/p>

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(gè)在中國(guó)工作的外國(guó)人。先行詞為theon

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

題干中沒有明確表示過去的時(shí)間狀語，故排除D項(xiàng)。］

29.Janeaccidentallywhereshehadhiddenthebirthdaypresent.

A.lookedoutB.letout

C.cameoutD.tookout

答案B［句意：簡(jiǎn)偶爾泄漏了她把生日禮物藏在哪里了。lookout當(dāng)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(yuǎn)不會(huì)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(dǎo)，that

可以省略。］

31.Thethiefglancedaboutnowandthenheknewhewasbeingfollowed.

A.evenifB.asifC.incaseD.sothat

答案B［句意：那個(gè)賊不時(shí)地左顧右盼，好像他知道自己被人跟蹤一樣。asif引導(dǎo)方式狀

語從句，相當(dāng)于asthougho］

32.一Wearegettingmarried!

A.ThankyouB.Goodluck

C.CongratulationsD.Youareright

答案C［句意：——我們就要結(jié)婚了。——恭喜恭喜。當(dāng)別人取得優(yōu)異的成績(jī)、通過某項(xiàng)

考試或結(jié)婚、生子時(shí)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(gè)小時(shí)我們就可以到達(dá)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(duì)物的“損害7損害后事物一般可修復(fù)；destroy“破壞；毀壞；一般無法

進(jìn)行修復(fù)；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(duì)方出去喝酒的理由，故A項(xiàng)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(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)。

Doyouknowinsurance（保險(xiǎn)）？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(xiǎn)是人們借此彌補(bǔ)巨大損失的一種方法，；因此只能在A、D兩項(xiàng)中選一

個(gè)。而A項(xiàng)中的way跟后面的定語從句中的介詞by搭配不當(dāng)，若改為inwhich就對(duì)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(shí)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(zāi)而流離失所的只是一少部分人。］

40.A.robbedB.takenC.collectedD.borrowed

答案C［保險(xiǎn)公司“收”保險(xiǎn)金。下文也有暗示。］

41.A.organizedB.foundC.builtD.formed

答案D［保險(xiǎn)公司是被成立的，而非被組織的。B項(xiàng)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(jìn)一步的損失。］

44.A.grewB.wentC.existedD.raised

答案A［在此指1666年成立的保險(xiǎn)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(fēng)雨造成的莊稼損失來看，這種保險(xiǎn)業(yè)務(wù)是特為農(nóng)民而設(shè)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(gè)保險(xiǎn)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(xiǎn)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(xiǎn)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(xiǎn)業(yè)務(wù)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(dāng)今人們踴躍參加保險(xiǎn)。］

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(yuǎn)記住這第一個(gè)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(dú)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(dú)唱之前；B與事實(shí)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(dǎo)語】對(duì)于孩子、辦公室員工和妻子，我們應(yīng)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(cè)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(yīng)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(xiàng)正確。］

65.Inkidsraising,theauthorprefers.

A.thecarrotapproach

B.thestickapproach

C.boththecarrotapproachandthestickapproach

D.neitherthecarrotapproachnorthestickapproach

答案B［細(xì)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(xì)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(huì)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