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语篇训练卷(八)
Unit4 Behindbeliefs
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Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Doyouhaveanyskiingequipmentyounolongerneed?
AskischoolinthefarnorthofIndiacouldputittogooduse.
InMarchwepublishedaphotostoryabouttheextraordinaryZanskarregioninnorthernIndia,whichiscutofffromtheoutsideworldformorethansevenmonthsoftheyear,andonlyaccessible(可通行的)viaafrozenriver.WealsoincludedinformationaboutthelimiteduseofskiingintheregionandtherecentcreationoftheZanskarSkiSchool:
“Despitethedifficultiesoftravellingthroughtheregionwhenthesnowcomes,skiinghasn’ttraditionallybeenusedasameansoftransportbythelocals,largelybecausetreesdon’tgrowhere,sothereislittleinthewayofrawmaterialsfromwhichtomakeskis.In1995,agroupofBritishscientistsintheregionnoticedthelackofskisandoneofthemreturnedtosetuptheZanskarSkiSchoolinPadam.Theschoolprovideslessonsforasmallfeeandrentsskistothelocalpeople.Amongthebenefitsthattheschoolhopestobringareimprovededucation—childrenoftenfinditdifficulttogettoschoolthroughthedeepsnowandthepossibilityofofferingskitourstotouristsinthefuture.Sofar,morethan300localpeoplehavereceivedtraining,andlocaldoctorsandpolicemenregularlyborrowskis.”
Butwhatweweren’tabletoincludeinthearticleisthattheskischoolisalwaysonthelookoutforoldskiingequipment—particularlyofasizesuitableforchildren,Ithought.NowtheEuropeanskiseasonisdrawingtoaclose,theremightbeafewofyououttherewhohavesomeoldequipmentyou’dliketoseegotoagoodhome.Ifthat’stheeaseyoucangetintouchwiththeschoolviatheirwebsitewww.zanskarskischool.org.
1.What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?
A.Toaskpeopletogiveawaytheirskistotheschool.
B.Toattractmoretouriststothearea.
C.Toappealtomorelocalstoattendtheschool.
D.Toraisemoneytodevelopthisarea.
2.Thelocalpeopledon’tuseskistogoaboutbecause .
A.itisagainstthelocalcustom
B.treesareinthewayoftheskiingroute
C.theydon’thavethewoodtomakeskis
D.itisdangeroustogoskiinginthisregion
3.TheZanskarSkiSchool .
A.hasdonatedmoneytothelocalcommunity
B.makesiteasierforthestudentstoattendschool
C.providesspecialtrainingtothetourists
D.hasborrowedmanyskisfromEurope
4.Whowouldbethemosthelpfultotheschoolnow?
A.LocalsinZanskarregion.
B.StudentsintheZanskarSkiSchool.
C.Peoplehavingoldskiingequipment.
D.Tavellersenjoyingskiing.
5.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.AnextraordinaryregioninIndia
B.Apopularsport—skiing
C.Agoodmeansoftransport
D.Ahomeforoldskis
B
Weallhavesomeregrets.ForNBAsuperstarLeBronJames,thebiggestregretmightbethathechosetoleavetheCavaliers,hisclubforsevenyears.Inthesummerof2010JamesannouncedonaTVshowthathewouldbejoiningtheMiamiHeatalthoughhehadreportedlytoldtheCavaliersthathewouldstaywiththem.Jameswentfromherotovillain(坏人)overnight.
JamesadmittedthathehadbeenaffectedbytheoutburstofhatredfromCavaliersfans.“ItturnedmeintosomebodyIwasn’t,”hesaid.“Whenyoustarttohear‘thevillain’,youhavetobethevillain.AndIstartedtobuyintoit.IstartedtoplaythegameofbasketballinamindstatethatIhadneverplayedbefore.Imeanangry.”
JamesledtheMiamiHeattotheNBAFinalsinthefirstyearoftheBig3sformation(组合).ButatthelastminutetheyweredefeatedbytheDallasMavericksandJames’performancewasdescribedbymanyasdisappointing.
“Thebestteacherinlifeisexperienceandgoingthroughthings,”Jamessaid.“Noonecansetyouupforthat.You’vegottogothroughit.”
“Ilearnedalotfromit,”hecontinued.“Ithoughtaboutwaystogetbetterindividuallyonandoffthecourt.I’mbackthisseasontoabetterpersonandabetterbasketballplayer.”
Jamesdescribesfamily,friendsandbasketballasthethreethingsthatmattermosttohiminlife.“Andafterthat,everythingelsebecomesirrelevant,”hesaid.
Afteremerging(摆脱)fromhispost-Finalsmisery,Jamesbeganshowinghispersonalityagain.
Heknewhehadtosharpenhisownskills.Heworkedonhislowpost(低位技术)gamewithHallofFamecenterHakeemOlajuwon.“Forme,it’sallaboutgettingbacktotheloveofthegame,”Jamessaid.“I’mbacktolovingthegame.I’mbacktohavingfun.That’ssomethingIforgotabout.”
We’vealreadystartedtoseethatrenewedloveinaction.TheHeatgottheirrevengeagainsttheMavericksintheseasonopener.Jamesscored37pointstoleadhisteamtoa105-94victory.JamesalsoperformedwellintheirsecondgameagainsttheBostonCeltics,helpingtheHeatwin115—107.“ThestageissetforLeBrontowinhisfirstNBAtitle,”wroteSamKrumov,CNNWorldSportProducer.“GetreadytocrownKingJames.”
6.What’sLeBronJames’biggestregretaccordingtothearticle?
A.Notgettinggoodresultsin2010.
B.Becomingfromherotovillainovernight.
C.Leavinghisclub,theCavaliers.
D.BeingaffectedbytheoutburstofhatredfromCavaliersfans.
7.Theunderlinedphrase“buyinto”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“ ”.
A.getsth.
B.buysth.usingmoney
C.persuadesb.todosth.
D.acceptorbelieve(sth.)astrue
8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthandfifthparagraphsaccordingtothearticle?
A.Ifyouwanttogettheexperience,youmustgothroughit.
B.Experienceisn’tnecessaryinlife.
C.Youcandosomethingsimpletogettheexperience.
D.Jamesisabetterbasketballplayer.
9.ThefollowingareallthemostimportanttoJamesinlifeexcept .
A.family B.team C.friends D.basketball
10.What’sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?
A.Jamesshowedhisrenewedlovetobasketballinaction.
B.James’achievementsinlife.
C.JameswonhisfirstNBAtitle.
D.JamesperformedwellintheirsecondgameagainsttheBostonCeltics.
C
Someyearsagoindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenow,andtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.Theydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydeveloped.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthem;oftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.
Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasters(灾难)whichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.Alsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationwhichgovernmentscouldnotignore.Atsuchtimes,therewereinquiriesintothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinquiries;however,thenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.
Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentswhichprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheU.S.,forexample,thereisadepartmentwhichtestsnewairplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.Athirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeoplework,andthenreportsanycompanythatisbreakingthelawswhichprotectthehealthandsafetyofworkers.Ofcourse,newgovernmentdepartmentsandnewlawscannotpreventeveryaccidentorillness,buttheyarehavingsomegoodresults.Ourworkplacesaresaferandcleanerthanbefore.Theplanesandcarswhichweusefortravelarebetter.Producersarethinkingmoreaboutthesafetyandhealthofthepeoplewhobuyandusetheirproducts.
11.Themaintopicofthepassageis .
A.conditionsintheworkplace
B.thefreedomofindustriesinthepast
C.changesinindustrialproduction
D.thesafetyandhealthofworkersandcustomers
12.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthepast .
A.workersoftengotillbecauseofthepoorworkingconditions
B.companieswerefreetoputoutanyproductstheywantedto
C.manypeoplewerekilledbydangerousproducts
D.industrieswereascarefulinmanagementastheyaretoday
13.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat .
A.governmentsandcompanieshaddifferentopinionsaboutthesafetyofproducts
B.governmentspaidlittleattentiontothesafetyofproducts
C.governmentofficialsoftendidnotlistentoscientists
D.inthepastnosafetylawswereintroducedbygovernments
14.Someyearsagosafetyrules .
A.wereputforwardduetoscientists’recommendations
B.cameintobeingasaresultoftheworkers’demands
C.wereintroducedbecausequiteanumberofpeoplewerekilledorseriouslyinjured
D.wereeffectiveenoughtoprotectworkersandcustomers
15.ThespecialdepartmentsprotectcustomersandworkersinmanywaysEXCEPTby .
A.testingnewproducts
B.controllingthesaleofproducts
C.designingnewproducts
D.inspectingworkplaces
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