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Unit4SpaceExploration重要題型專練一、閱讀選擇ARoyalfamilygatheratWindsorCastleforfirstEasterSundayservicewithouttheQueenonApril9th.Attendeesandmembersoftheroyalfamilyworeavarietyofstylishhatsthroughouttheceremony.Itisarequirementforallwomentowearhatsonroyaloccasions.Thisruledatesbacktothe1950swhenupperclassandroyalwomenwouldrarelyshowtheirhairinpublic,accordingtotheBBC.Hatswereoriginallywornforpracticalreasonssuchasprotectionfromthesun,rainorcoldweather,butquicklypeopleworethemforotherpurposes.Thetophat,forexample,wasreservedforupper-classmenandwaswornatformaleventssuchasweddingsandhorseraces.Womenalsousedhatstosignifysocialstatus,wealthandfashion.Thelargerthehat,thewealthierthewearerwasbelievedtobe.Inadditiontostatus,hatsplayedanimportantroleinBritishsocialetiquette.Menwereexpectedtoremovetheirhatsindoors,especiallyinformalsettings,toshowrespect.Women,ontheotherhand,weretoweartheirhatsuntilseatedfordinner,butthentheywereexpectedtoremovethem.Buthatswerenotalwaysasymbolofstatusandetiquette.Thebowlerhat,createdin1849,waswornbytheworkingclass,especiallythoseinvolvedintransportation.ThebowlerhatbecameaniconicitemofBritishfashion,wornbybothmenandwomen.Today,hatscontinuetobeanessentialpartofBritishculture,withmanyoldandnewhatshopsthroughoutthecountry.Thefedoraisalsomakingacomebackamongyoungergen-erations.ShoppinginhatshopsprovidesyouwithaglimpseofBritishhat.Caps,trilbies,beanies,andberetsarejustsomeofthestylesavailable.1.WhatisthesignificanceofthetophatinBritishculture?A.Itwaswornbytheworkingclass.B.Itwasapersonalstatementoffashion.C.Itwasusedtoprotectpeoplefromtherain.D.Itwaswornatformaleventsandsignifiedwealth.2.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“etiquette”inparagraph3probablymean?A.Routine. B.Practice. C.Manners. D.Origin.3.WhichhatwaspopularamongpostmenandtraindriversinBritain?A.Tophat. B.Fedora. C.Bowlerhat. D.Beret.4.What’stheauthor’spurposeinwritingthetext?A.ToattractmorevisitorstoBritain.B.TointroducethehatcultureinBritish.C.ToshowhisorheropinionsonBritishhats.D.TotellaninterestingstoryaboutBritishhats.B“It’sraining.It’spouring.Theoldmanissnoring(打鼾).Hebumpedhisheadwhenhewenttobed,andhecouldn’tgetupinthemorning.”Whycouldn’ttheoldmaninthechildren’ssonggetup?(Let’skindlysupposethathejustdidn’twanttogetup)Thiswaspossiblybecauseintheabsenceofsunlight,thebodywasstillproducingthehotmon(激素)melatonin(褪黑素),whichmakespeoplesleepy.Therearemanywaysthatrainfallaffectshumanbehavior.Buthowmuchdoesrainreallyaffectpeople’smoodsandbehavior?In2008,researchersfromtheUniversityofMinnesotaandLanzhouUniversitypublishedapaper.Theyproposedthatdecreasedrainfallwasinfluentialinsocialupheaval(社會(huì)動(dòng)蕩)andthedownfalloftheTang,YuanandMingdynastiesinancientChina.Thisisthoughttoberelatedtoreducedricecultivation.Buthowmightrainaffectsocialbehaviorinthemodernworld?A2009NewYorkTimesinvestigationfoundthatmurderratesinNewYorkdropsignificantlyonrainydays.Meanwhile,inBritain,DrPeterLangmeadJonesofGreaterManchesterpolicepublishedastudyin2015detailingananalysisof6.6millionpolicerecordsoveronedecadeinManchester.“Theresearchshowedthattheheaviertherainfall,thelowertherecordedcrime,”hesaid.LangmeadJonesalsofoundthatthereisastrongassociationbetweenheavyrainandrelativelyfewviolentcrimesrecordedincludingdomesticabuse(家庭暴力).Thismightbebecauseheavyrainstopspeoplefromgoingouttobuyalcoholandthereducedalcoholconsumptionresultsinfewercrimes.It’snotallgoodnewsthough.Onestudyin1997concludedthatthebehaviorofchildrencanpredictoncomingstorms—theywereobservedtoexhibittheirworstbehaviorwhenbarometric(氣壓的)pressurefell.Anotherstudyin2012foundthatwomenaremuchmorelikelytobeaffectedpsychologicallybyrainandthattheyreportmuchlowerlevelsoflifesatisfactionthanmenonrainydays.Forallthecomplaintsaboutrain,itdoeshavesomecharacteristicsthatholdbroadappeal.Thesoundofraindropscanbeverycomfortingandoftenfeaturesinsleep-inducingrelaxationapps.Thetheorybehindthisisthatthepitterpatterofraindropsisaformof“pinknoise”.Itcandecreasebrainactivityandconsequentlyimprovesthequalityofsleep.Soifit’srainingwhereyouare,thebestthingtodomaybetohaveanap.5.Theauthorusesthelyricsofasonginthefirstparagraphto________.A.introducetheinterestingsongtoreadersB.voicehisunderstandingofwhytheoldmancouldn’tgetuinthemorningC.illustrateonewaythatwetweatherinfluenceshumanbehaviorD.explainwhypeopleoftengetuplateonrainydays6.Whatisthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordinthethirdparagraph?A.Success. B.Prosperity. C.Failure. D.Development.7.AccordingtoDrPeterLangmeadJones,relativelyfewcrimesarerecordedonrainydaysbecause________.A.peopleprefertotakeanapathomewhenit’sraining B.mostpeoplearedepressedonrainydaysC.peoplearetoolazytogooutwhenit’sraining D.a(chǎn)lcoholconsumptionisreducedduetowetweather8.Accordingtothearticle,theinfluencesthatrainydayshaveonhumanbehaviorinclude________.①decreasedgrainoutput
②relativelyfewcriminalrecords③higherchanceoffeelinglowinspirits
④morepossibilityoffeelingsleepyA.①②③ B.①②④ C.①③④ D.②③④CSkin:TheBody’sCanvasIfyoucouldtakeoffyourskinandlayitflat,itwouldcoveranareaofabout1.9squaremeters.Skinis,byfar,thebody’slargestorgan.Coveringalmosttheentirebody,skinprotectsusfromavarietyofexternalforces.Forexample,itprotectsusfromextremesoftemperature,damagingsunlight,harmfulchemicals,anddangerousinfections.Skinisalsopackedwithnerves,whichkeepsthebrainintouchwiththeoutsideworld.Thehealthofourskinanditsabilitytoperformitsprotectivefunctionsarecrucialtoourwell-being.However,theappearanceofourskinisequally-ifnotmore-importanttomanypeopleonthisplanet.Takeskincolor,forexample.Yourgenesdetermineyourskin’scolor,butforcenturies,humanshavetriedtolightenordarkentheirskininanattempttobemoreattractive.Inthe1800s,whiteskinwasdesirableformanyEuropeans.Skinthiscolormeantthatitsownerwasamemberoftheupperclassanddidnothavetoworkinthesun.Amongdarker-skinnedpeopleinsomepartsoftheworld,productsusedtolightenskinarestillpopulartoday.Duringthe20thcentury,attitudestowardlightskinshiftedintheoppositedirectioninothercultures,ascitiesgrewandworkmovedindoors.Tannedskinbegantoindicateleisuretimeandhealth.Inmanyplacestoday,tanningonthebeachorinasalonremainspopular,eventhoughpeoplearemoreawareofthedangersofUVrays.IdentityandStatusJustaspeoplehavealteredtheirskin’scolortodenotewealthandbeauty,sotoohaveculturesaroundtheglobemarkedtheirskintoindicateculturalidentityorcommunitystatus.Tattooing,forexample,hasbeencarriedoutforthousandsofyears.LeadersinplacesincludingancientEgypt,Britain,andPeruworetattoostomarktheirstatus,ortheirbravery.Today,amongtheMaoripeopleofNewZealandaswellasinculturesinSamoa,Tahiti,andBorneo,full-facialtattoosarestillusedtoidentifythewearerasamemberofacertainfamily.Thesetattooscanalsosymbolizetheperson’sachievementsinlife.InJapan,tattooinghasbeenpracticedforthousandsofyears,butwasoutlawedinthe19thcentury.Althoughtherearenolawsagainstittoday,tattoosarestillstronglyassociatedwithcriminals-particularlytheyakuza,ortheJapanesemafia,whoareknownfortheirfull-bodytattoos.Thecomplexdesignofayakuzamember’stattoousuallyincludessymbolsofcharactertraitsthatthewearerwantstohave.Theprocessofgettingafull-bodytattooisbothslowandpainfulandcantaketwoyearsormoretocomplete.Insomecultures,scarring-amarkingcausedbycuttingorburningtheskin-ispracticed,usuallyamongpeoplewhohavedarkerskinonwhichatattoowouldbedifficulttosee.FormanymeninWestAfrica,forinstance,scarringisariteofpassage-anactthatsymbolizesthatamalehasmaturedfromachildintoanadult.InAustralia,amongsomenativepeoples,cutsaremadeontheskinofbothmenandwomenwhentheyreachage16or17.Withoutthese,theyweretraditionallynotpermittedtotrade,singceremonialsongs,orparticipateinotheractivities.Notallskinmarkingsarepermanent,though.IncountriessuchasMoroccoandIndia,womendecoratetheirskinwithcolorfulhennadesignsforcelebrationssuchasweddingsandimportantreligiousholidays.Thehennacoloring,whichcomesfromaplant,fadesanddisappearsovertime.Inrecentyearsinmanyindustrializednations,tattooing,henna(散沫花染料)bodyart,and,toalesserdegree,scarringhavebeengaininginpopularity.Whatmakesthesepracticesappealingtothoselivinginmoderncities?AccordingtophotographerChrisRainier,whosebookAncientMarksexaminesbodymarkingsaroundtheglobe,peoplearelookingforaconnectionwiththetraditionalworld.“Thereisawholesectorofmodernsociety-peopleinsearchofidentity,peopleinsearchofmeaning,”saysRainier.“Hence,therehasbeenahugeexplosionoftattooingandbodymarking.”Rainierreasonsthatit’s“mankindwantingidentity,wantingasenseofplaceandasenseofculturewithintheircommunity.”9.Whatisthemainideaofparagraph1?A.Skincoversabout20squarefeet.B.Skincanbedamagedbysunlight’sultravioletrays.C.Skinisaveryimportantpartofthebody.D.Skincontainsmanynervecells.10.Whatisthepurposeofparagraph2?A.Totellwhyskincolorwassociallyimportantinthe1800sB.ToexplainchangingattitudestowardsskincolorC.TomaketheconnectionbetweendarkskinandworkingoutdoorsD.Toexplainwhyindoortanningsalonsarepopular11.Inparagraph5,whatisariteofpassage?A.a(chǎn)ceremonywhenchildrengettattoosB.a(chǎn)timewhenwomensingceremonialsongsC.a(chǎn)specialholidayonthefullmoonD.a(chǎn)neventmarkinganimportanttransitioninlife12.WhichstatementwouldChrisRainiermostlylikelyagreewith?A.Peoplewhogettattoosareseekingidentityandtradition.B.Employersarenotsupportiveofworkerswithbodyart.C.Peoplelookingforidentityshouldwearethnicclothing.D.Inindustrializednations,fewerpeoplehavebodymarkingsDThemusicianMobyoncesaid,“Musichasnoformwhatsoever--allitisisairmovingjustalittlebitdifferently.It’stheonlyartformthatyoucan’ttouch.”Itistruethatwecannottouchmusic,butthatdoesnotmeanthatmusicisinvisible.Thereis,infact,awayto“see”music.Howcanweseemusic?Neuroscientists(神經(jīng)科學(xué)家)useMRImachinestolookinsidethebrain.Thesetoolsletthemseetheneurons,orbraincells,whichareinusewhenpeoplearelisteningtomusic.ComputerscreenslinkedtoMRIsshowthatwhenpeoplelistentomusic,neuronslightupinmanypartsofthebrain.Neuroscientistshavedscoveredthatitisn’tnecessarytohearmusicfortheneuronstolightup.Evenwhenyoujustthinkaboutasong,theseneuronslightup.Inaddition,thesameneuralactivityinthesamepartofthebrainhappenswhenpeopleexperienceotherpleasurableactivities.Forexample,someofthesameneuronslightupwhenweeatsomethingdeliciousorhugalovedone.Negativefeelingssuchasfearoranxietymakeneuronsinadifferentarealightup.However,whenananxiousorfrightenedpersonlistenstopleasurablemusic,theseneuronsstoplightingup.Whydoesmusichavesomanybenefits?Theanswermaybebecauseitusessomanydifferentpartsofthebrain.Accordingtoneuroscientists,usingmanypartsofthebrainatonetimegivesyourbrainagood“workout.”Readingmusicwhileplayingamusicalinstrumentusesmorepartsofthebrainsimultaneously(同時(shí)地)thanmostotheractivities.Itinvolvesbothphysicalmovementandmentalactivity,muchlikeplayingasportsuchassoccer.So,althoughMobyiscompletelycorrectthatwecannottouchmusic,itispossibleto“see”music.Thereisstillalottolearnabouttheeffectsofmusiconourbrain.However,thereisnodoubtthatscientistshaveshownthatmusicisanextremelypowerfulartformwithmanypositiveeffects.13.WhydoestheauthormentionMoby’sword?A.Todefinewhatmusicis.B.Tocallpeople’sattentiontomusic.C.Tointroducethestudyofseeingmusic.D.Toconfirmtheinvisiblefeatureofmusic.14.Inwhatsituationwilltheneuronslinkingtohappinessprobablylightup?A.Whenyouareworriedaboutyourexam.B.Whenyouarebusywithyourpresentation.C.Whenyouenjoyyourfavoritebrandofcoffee.D.Whenyoumissthedeadlineofyourhomework.15.Whatisparagraph4mainlyabout?A.Theadvantagesofmusicoversports.B.Thereasonsforthebenefitsofmusic.C.Thecausesoftheneuronslightingup.D.Thevarioushealingfunctionsofmusic.16.Whatistheauthor’sattitudetowardseffectsofmusic?A.Positive. B.Critical. C.Neutral. D.Dismissive.二、七選五Spaceiswhereourfutureis—tripstotheMoon,Marsandbeyond.Mostpeoplewouldthinkthatapartfromcomets(彗星)andstars,thereislittleelseoutthere.17Scientistsarenowconcernedthatifwedon’tcleanitup,wemayallbeingreatdanger.Thefirstpieceofspacejunkwascreatedintheyearof1964,whentheAmericansatelliteVanguardIstoppedoperating.18However,sinceitkeptorbitingaroundtheEarthwithoutanyresults,scientistsbecameincreasinglycomfortableabandoningthingsthatnolongerservedanyusefulpurposeinspace.19Thejunkvariesfromtinypiecesofpaintchippedoffrocketstocameras,hugefueltanks,andevenodditemslikethemillion-dollartoolkitthatastronautHeidemarieStefanyshynPiperlostduringaspacewalk.Themajorproblemwiththespacetrashisthatitmayhitworkingsatellitesanddamagetravellingspaceship.Inadditiontothis,manypiecesofjunkmaycrashwitheachotherandbreakintopieceswhichfallbacktotheEarth.20Groundstationshavebeenbuilttomonitorlargerpiecesofspacetrashtopreventthemfromcrashingintoworkingsatellitesorspaceshuttles.21Theywillstoplitteringinspaceandtocleanupthetrashalreadythere.A.Itlostitsconnectionwiththegroundcentre.B.Toavoidthis,scientistshaveinventedseveralwaysforclearingthesky.C.ThejunkfloatsslowlyaroundtheEarth.D.However,sinceourspacejourneystarted,wehaveleftmuchtrashinspace.E.Itissaidthattherearenowover500,000piecesofman-madetrashorbitingtheEarthatspeedsofupto17,500milesperhour.F.Futureplansincludeacooperativeeffortamongmanynations.G.Ithasn’tresultedinanyseriousproblemsuptonow.三、完形填空Theearthquake(地震)wasoverandthecitywasinruins.Ihadnochoicebuttowalkhomewhenallthe22hadstoppedasaresultofthequake.OnmywayhomeI23anoldladyatabakeryshopgivingoutfreebread,whichmademyheart24.Amanwasholdingasignsaying,"Pleaseuseour25."Hewas26hishouseforpeopletogotothebathroom.Myfriend,whowantedtobeofhelptoothers,stoodinthecoldwithasign"Ifyoudon't27acar,I'llbegladtodriveyouhome."AndthenIsawhimpickupanoldmananddrivehimallthewaytoafarawayplace!ThennextdayIdrovetohavemycarfilledup.Therewasnotenough28nowandmanygasstationswereeitherclosedorhavevery29lines.Igotworried,sinceIwasbehindfifteencars.Finally,whenmyturncame,themansmiledandsaid,"30thisterribleearthquake,weareonlygiving$30worthgasperperson.Isthatalright?""31.It'snicethatweareallabletoshare,"Isaid.Hissmilegavemesomuchcomfort.AttheescapecentreIsawaman32whenpeoplebroughtfoodtohim.Itwasthefirsttimeinthreedaysthatfoodhadbeenbroughttotheircentre.However,afterhecleanedupthetears,hisnext33surprisedme."Iamvery34thatweareprovidedwithfood.Butpeopleinthecitynexttoushaven't35anyfoodatall.Pleasegotothatcentreaswell."Hearingthat,Ibelievedtherewasabrightfutureontheothersideofthis36.22.A.life B.business C.rescue D.traffic23.A.noticed B.missed C.ignored D.told24.A.kind B.broken C.warm D.empty25.A.hotel B.toilet C.hospital D.car26.A.opening B.selling C.repairing D.building27.A.buy B.care C.matter D.have28.A.gas B.information C.food D.water29.A.direct B.fine C.long D.thin30.A.Exceptfor B.Togetherwith C.Insteadof D.Becauseof31.A.Notatall B.Ofcourse C.Noway D.Nevermind32.A.crying B.eating C.smiling D.singing33.A.ways B.roles C.words D.promises34.A.sure B.grateful C.surprised D.proud35.A.bought B.wasted C.prepared D.received36.A.disaster B.chance C.city D.centre四、語(yǔ)法填空閱讀下面材料,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。DumplingsarethemostessentialandpopularfoodforChinesepeople,especiallyinnorthernChina.Thereisalegend(傳說)forthis37(tradition)food.ZhangZhongjing,afamousmedicalscientistattheendoftheEasternHanDynasty,foundthathisfellow-townsmensufferedfromcoldnessandhungerinwinter.Even38(bad),manyofthemhadterriblechilblains(凍瘡)intheears.OntheWinterFestival,hecookedfoodnamedJiaoErwithafillingofmedicineandotheringredients39(feed)thesepeople,andtheyrecoveredsoon.Nowadays,therearedifferent40(custom)insouthernandnorthernChina.Asapopularsaying41(go)innorthernChina,“HavedumplingsforWinterSolstice(冬至)andnoodlesforSummerSolstice”.Sincethen,dumplingshavebeen42mustforthiswinterfestival.43youhappentobeinChinaontheday,gototherestaurantearly,ortherewillbenodumplings44(leave).However,sweetdumplings(元宵)aremorepopularforpeopleinsouthernChina.45theirmind,theroundshapeofsweetdumplingsrepresentsfamilyreunion.Besides,it’ssaidthatinsomeareas,peoplealsohavemutton,noodlesordrinkalcoholfor46(celebrate).五、書面表達(dá)閱讀下面材料,根據(jù)其內(nèi)容和所給段落開頭語(yǔ)續(xù)寫兩段,使之構(gòu)成一篇完整的短文。WhenDonaldCrouchfirstencounteredJiminhisEnglishclassinruralMichigan,hesawanunhappyboy,who’dgonedeepintoacocoon(繭)ofsilence.DonaldmighthaveassumedthatJimwasboredoruninterestedorevenbackward.Certainly,heappearedtobeallofthosethings.Buttherewassomethingintheyoungboythatlitupwh
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