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高中英语unit4Pygmalion单元检测题新人教版选修8
unit4Pygmalion
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Sleepisabasichumanneed,asbasicastheneedforoxygen.Gettingagoodnight’ssleepisnotonlydirectlyrelatedtohowwefeelthenextday,buttoourlongtermhealthaswell.Still,manyofussufferfromatleastoccasionalinsomnia（失眠）.Evenmoreofusreportatleastonenightofrestlesssleepperweekthatleavesusfeelingillandirritable.Thisisaseriousproblem.Ifyouthinkotherwise,considerthis.Peoplewhosleepfourhoursorlesspernightaretwiceaslikelynottosurviveinsixyearsasthosewhosleepthenormaleighthoursorso.
Giventheseriousnessofsleep,howcanwemakesurethatwerestwellandstayhealthy?
Whiletherearenoonehundredpercentreliablemethods,herearesomesuggestionsfromsleepexperts.Ifyoudohavetroublesleepingandthesemethodsdon’thelp,it’simportantthatyouseeadoctorbeforeinsomniacausesyourhealthtosuffer.Startwiththesesuggestions,though.
●Ifyoucan’tsleepinthemiddleofthenight,don’tgetup.Exposingyourselftobrightlightwillaffectyourbodyclockandworsenyourinsomnia.
●Avoidnaps（小睡）,exceptforabrieftentofifteenminutenapbetween2：
00and4：
00pm.
●Getregularexerciseeachday,butfinishatleastsixhoursbeforebedtime.Exercisingintheeveningcanhelpkeepyouawake.
●Takeahotbathforthirtyminuteswithintwohoursofbedtime.Thebathwillwarmyou,relaxyou,andmakeyoufeelsleepy.
●Keepyourbedroomdark,quiet,andwellventilated（通风的）．
●Keeparegularschedulesevendaysaweek.Sleepinglateontheweekendscanleadtoinsomniaduringtheweek.
●Getatleasthalfanhourofsunlightwithinthirtyminutesofwaking.Withoutthesunlight,yourbodydoesn’tknowit’sawake.
●Keepthefaceoftheclockinyourbedroomturnedaway,anddon’tfindoutwhattimeitiswhenyouawakeninthenight.
PleasantDreams!
语篇解读：
睡眠无小事，但怎样才能睡好呢？
本文给出了很多好办法。
1．Thefirstparagraphismainlyintendedto________.
A．offerpossiblereasonsforinsomnia
B．showtheimportanceofagoodsleep
C．givesomeadviceonhowtohaveagoodsleep
D．analyzetherelationshipbetweensleepandinsomnia
解析：
选B 段落大意题。
根据第一段第一句“Sleepisabasichumanneed,asbasicastheneedforoxygen.”及后面的内容可知，第一段主要强调好的睡眠的重要性。
2．Theunderlinedword“irritable”inParagraph1mostprobablymeans“________”．
A．annoyed B．surprised
C．energeticD．eager
解析：
选A 词义猜测题。
根据画线词前的ill可知，此处应选择与ill意思相近的表示不适的词，故选A项。
3．Whichbehaviorwouldworsenyourinsomnia?
A．Walkaroundtheroomwiththelightoninthemiddleofthenight.
B．Haveahotshoweronehourbeforegoingtobed.
C．Keeparegularscheduleeveryday,evenonweekends.
D．Avoidglancingattheclockwhenyouwakeupinthenight.
解析：
选A 细节理解题。
根据第一条建议中的“Exposingyourselftobrightlightwillaffectyourbodyclockandworsenyourinsomnia.”可知，应选A项。
4．Tohelpyougetagoodnight’ssleep,you________.
A．musttakenapsfromtimetotime
B．hadbetterstayinbedlateontheweekends
C．shouldgotobedataregulartimeeverynight
D．aretobeexposedtoasmuchsunlightaspossible
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
根据第六条建议“Keeparegularschedulesevendaysaweek.Sleepinglateontheweekendscanleadtoinsomniaduringtheweek.”可知，应选C项。
B
InGeorgeBernardShaw’sPygmalion,thestorylinecentersaroundthreemaincharacters:
ElizaDoolittle,ProfessorHenryHiggins,andColonelPickering.ElizaDoolittleisaflowergirlwhoisundertheinstructionofProfessorHigginsandColonelPickeringtolearnpropergrammarandphonetics.Elizacanbecharacterizedasaverysensitiveandemotionalperson.Sheseekstobetreatedlikeaduchessbymen.Herpersonalityclashes（冲突）withthepersonalityofProfessorHigginsinanextremeway.ProfessorHigginsisanarrogant（傲慢的）,workobsessedexpertinphoneticswhoviewsElizasimplyasanexperiment.Heisabachelorwhohasneverfoundaplaceforwomeninhislifeduetohisobsession（痴迷）withlanguage.ColonelPickeringisagentlemanfromIndiawhoisalsoanexpertinlanguage.HeisgentlerthanHigginsandtreatsElizawithrespectwhilemaintainingaprofessionalinterestinher.ThesethreemakeupthemainactionoftheplayasElizalearnsspeechoftheupperclassfromthem.ShemanagestopassherselfoffasaHungarianprincessataformalparty.ThisachievementmakesElizagive_credence_totheeffortsofHigginsandPickering.Afterexperiencinglifeintheupperclass,Elizasettlesforalowerclasslifewithamanwholovesherforwhosheisandwantstomarryher.Aftersomesmallandunimportantdisputes,ElizaandHigginsremainfriendslater.OthermemorablecharactersincludeMrs.HigginswhomaintainsanauthoritativefigureoverhergrownsonandMr.Doolittlewhorisesfromadustmantoarespectedspeakerinthecommunity.
Ithinkthatthisisagoodbookbecauseitshowsthathappinesscanbeachievedwithoutwealthandfame.Ihighlyrecommenditduetoitsemphasisongrammaticalandphoneticcorrectness.
语篇解读：
作者分析了Pygmalion中人物之间的关系，谈到了自己阅读本书的体会，并向读者推荐这本书。
5．Elizalearnsspeechoftheupperclassbecause________.
A.shewantstodoanexperiment
B．shewantstomarryagentleman
C．shehastoplayaprincessataparty
D．shewantstobetreatedrespectfully
解析：
选D 细节理解题。
根据第一段第四句“Sheseekstobetreatedlikeaduchessbymen.”可知，ElizaDoolittle想让人们像对待公爵夫人那样对待她，也就是说她想让别人毕恭毕敬地对待她。
6．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“givecredenceto”inParagraph1mean?
A．Believe.B．Change.
C．Fancy.D．Obtain.
解析：
选A 词义猜测题。
根据上文可知，Eliza想让人们像对待公爵夫人那样对待她，而通过Higgins和Pickering的努力后，她成功冒充成了公爵夫人，由此可知，这次成功使Eliza相信Higgins和Pickering的努力。
7．Thepassageisprobably________.
A.aresearchpaperB．ateachingplan
C．abookreportD．adiary
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
作者首先分析了Pygmalion中人物之间的关系，然后谈到了自己阅读本书的体会，并向读者推荐这本书，因此这篇文章可能是一篇读书报告。
8．WhotreatsElizaDoolittleinamorerespectfulway?
A．HenryHiggins.B．ColonelPickering.
C．Mrs.Higgins.D．Mr.Doolittle.
解析：
选B 细节理解题。
根据第一段中“ColonelPickeringisagentlemanfromIndiawhoisalsoanexpertinlanguage.HeisgentlerthanHigginsandtreatsElizawithrespectwhilemaintainingaprofessionalinterestinher.”可知，ColonelPickering对待ElizaDoolittle更加和蔼。
C
Isearlychildhoodeducationreallynecessary?
Earlychildhoodeducationprimarilyfocusesonlearningthroughplayingtodevelopchildren’sphysical,sensory（感觉的）,communicationalandsocialdevelopment.Earlychildhoodeducationhasbecomeaconcernofthegovernment,whopushespoorchildrentobeformallytrainedbeforetheyareoldenoughforkindergarten.
Therearegoodreasonsforthegovernmenttopushearlychildhoodeducation.Studieshaveshownthatorphanchildrenwhodidnotreceivegoodcareandeducationbecomedevelopmentallydelayed（耽搁）,causingfailureinschool,andeveninlife.FurtherstudiesshowthatpoorchildrenwhotakepartinHeadStartprogrammesaremorepreparedforschool,lesslikelytoendupinSpecialEducationclasses,andarelesslikelytoreceivepublichelporgotoprison.
Therearealsonegativepartsofputtingachildinformaleducationprogrammestooearly.TimeMagazineonlineexplainsthattheyoungerthechild,thelesshischancesofcatchingupwithfirstgradework.IhavepersonallywitnessedmanychildrenofmygenerationwhowenttoHeadStartprogrammesbecamefrustratedandboredwithschoolbeforetheyfinishedhighschool.Yetparentshavebeensurethattheearlierthechildstartsschool,thebetteroffheorsheis,sotheypushtostartchildhoodeducationearlier.
Actuallywhileearlyformaleducationofpoorchildrendoesshowgreatgainsintheearlyelementaryyears,studiesalsoshowthatthisheadstartisreallya“falsestart”，asthegainsarelostinmiddleandhighschoolyears.Itseemsthatenvironmentisabiggerfactoronlife’ssuccessthanearlyeducation.HeadStartprogrammeshavenotachieveditsoriginalgoalinclosingtheachievementgapinpoorandmiddleschoolchildren.Perhapsitistimetofindotherwaystoclosethatgap.
9．Thegovernmentvaluestheearlychildhoodeducationinorderto________.
A．developthechildren’scommunication
B．helpthechildrentolearnbyplaying
C．getthechildrenpreparedforthekindergarten
D．trainthechildrenformallyandregularly
解析：
选C 细节理解题。
根据第一段第三句可知，政府重视早期教育是为了让孩子们为入学做好准备。
10．WhatcanweknowaboutthestudiesfromParagraph2?
A．Childrenwithgoodearlyeducationmayhavearichlife.
B．Theorphanchildrenareusuallyunhappyintheirlife.
C．Childrenwithoutearlyeducationcandowellatschool.
D．HeadStartprogrammesarehelpfultothepoorchildren.
解析：
选D 推理判断题。
根据第二段第三句可知，HeadStartprogrammes帮助贫穷的孩子为入学做好准备，降低他们接受公众帮助或进监狱的可能，由此可知选D项。
11．TheexplanationofTimeMagazineonlinesuggests________.
A．earlychildhoodeducationishelplesstochildren’sgrade
B．itisgoodforyoungchildrentoreceiveearlyeducation
C．earlyeducationcanhelpchildrenimprovetheirgrades
D．theyoungerthechildrenare,thecleverertheywillbe
解析：
选A 细节理解题。
根据第三段第二句可知，《时代周刊》认为，接受早期教育的年龄越小，小孩就越不可能表现得好，所以早期教育对学生没有什么帮助作用。
12．Whatattitudedoestheauthorholdtowardsearlychildhoodeducation?
A．Approving.B．Opposed.
C．Objective.D．Subjective.
解析：
选C 推理判断题。
综观全文，作者对于儿童早期教育进行了客观分析，认为其有值得肯定的一面，又有不利的一面，需要不断完善，找出弥补方法，故C项正确。
D
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