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选修8unit4单元卷全国卷
单元综合测评(四)
Unit4Filmsandfilmevents
(时间:
100分钟;满分:
120分)
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出最佳选项。
A
StevenSpielbergwasnotascholar,andhisclassmatesteasedhim.Ratherthanreading,thekidreallypreferredrunningaroundwithan8mmcamera,shootinghomemademoviesofwrecksofhisLioneltrainset,whichheshowedtofriendsforasmallfee.
Inhisfirstyearofhighschool,hedroppedout.Butwhenhisparentspersuadedhimtoreturn,hewasmistakenlyplacedinalearningdisabledclass,whichlastedonemonth.Onlywhenthefamilymovedtoanothertowndidhelandupinamoresuitablehighschool,whereheeventuallygraduated.
Afterbeingdeniedentranceintoatraditionalfilmmakingschool,StevenSpielbergenrolledinEnglishatCaliforniaStateUniversityatLongBeach.Thenin1965,herecalls,inoneofthosecasualmoments,hislifetookacompleteturn.VisitingUniversalStudios,hemetChuckSilvers,anexecutiveintheeditorialdepartment.Silverslikedthekidwhomade8mmfilmsandinvitedhimbacksometimetovisit.
Heappearedthenextday.Spielbergdressedinadarksuit,carryinghisfather'sbriefcasewithnothinginsidebutasandwichandcandybarswalkedconfidentlyuptotheguardatthegateofUniversalandgavehimacasualwave.Theguardwavedback.Hewasin.
“Fortheentiresummer.”Spielbergremembers,“Idressedinmysuitandhungoutwiththedirectorsandwriters,includingSilvers,whoknewthekidwasn'tastudioemployee,butwinkedatthedeception.Ievenfoundanofficethatwasn'tbeingused,andbecameasquatter(擅自占用他人房子的人).Iboughtsomeplastictilesandputmynameinthebuildingdirectory:
StevenSpielberg,Room23C.”
Itpaidoffforeveryone.Tenyearslater,the28yearoldSpielbergdirectedJaws,whichtookin$470million,thenthebiggestgrossingmovieofalltime.DozensoffilmsandawardshavefollowedbecauseStevenSpielbergknewwhathisteachersdidn't—talentisintheeyesofthefilmmaker.
1.WhywasStevenSpielberglaughedatbyhisclassmates?
A.Hewastheyoungestboy.
B.Hewastooshortforhisage.
C.Helikedtofightwithotherboys.
D.Hedidn'tcaremuchabouthislessons.
2.WhatdidStevenSpielbergintendtodoaftergraduatingfromhighschool?
A.StudyEnglishatacollege.
B.Becomeanewspapereditor.
C.WorkforUniversalStudios.
D.Gotoatraditionalfilmmakingschool.
3.WhatcouldhavechangedStevenSpielberg'slife?
A.Beingdressedinasuit.
B.MeetingChuckSilvers.
C.Missingafilmmakingschool.
D.WorkingforUniversalStudios.
4.Whatcanwelearnfromthestory?
A.Alwaysfollowourdreamandwecanmakeit.
B.Weneedsomeonetohelpusrealizeourdream.
C.Anyonecanbecomeafilmdirectorifhewantsto.
D.Weshouldgrasptheopportunitythatcomesourway.
B
【导学号:
98280046】
IslandsofAdventureatUniversalOrlandoinFlorida
Peoplesaythatitisthehomeofthe“HarryPotterThemePark”.TheWizardingWorldisthemostpopularpartofthepark.OtherpopularridesincludetheAdventuresofSpiderMan,Popeye&Bluto'sBilgeRatBargesandtheJurassicParkRiverAdventure.
ItisopenfromMondaytoSaturday.$15.95forchildren,3to13yearsold;$29.95forages14andover.
PIOIndoorThemeParkinLongueuil
ThePIOIndoorThemeParkfeatures(以……为特色)16rides,asmallseatrain,akidsizedbowlingalley(保龄球场),amirrormaze(迷宫),themeroomswhichincludetheChristmasroomonthesea,andaprivatereceptionroom.
“Iwantedtocreateasafeenvironmentforkidsaged1to10,”explainstheownerJocelynePinard.Shenotedhowmanycompetingamusementparkshavesectionsthatcanbeunsafeforyoungkids—suchasthe“ballrooms”fulloflooseplasticballs.Sothisishowitisdifferentfromotheramusementparks.
Opensevendaysaweek.Theadmissionfeesare$16.99forindividuals(个人)and$64forfamilies.
LegolandWindsorThemeParkinLondon
LegolandWindsoristhebestchoiceforyoungfamilies.Theparkisdesignedforchildrenaged3to12.Thereareover50ridesaswellasliveshows,workshops,andotherattractionsaimedatyoungerchildren,andespeciallythosewhoarealreadyfondofbuildingblock(积木)toys.
Theparkisopeneverysingleday.Adults:
$35;Ages315and60+:
$26.Buyonlineandsave$3perperson.
WonderLaThemeParkinIndia
WonderLaisaworldclassamusementpark.It'smodern,cleanandgreen,andhasallkindsofattractions.Thereareover50rides,12ofwhicharewaterbasedand9especiallyforsmallchildren.Ifyoulovegettingwet,don'tmisstheRainDisco—anindoordancefloorwitharainsystemthatprovidesshowersofwarmwatertothemusic.
MondaytoFriday:
11amuntil6pm;Saturday,Sunday,HolidayandFestivalseasons:
11amuntil7pm.Singleadult/child:
$13.50;Familyticket(foranyfourpeople):
$50.00;Children3andunder:
Free.
5.IfJimisfreethisSunday,hecanchoosetovisitthefollowingparksEXCEPT.
A.IslandsofAdventure
B.PIO
C.LegolandWindsor
D.WonderLa
6.HowisPIOIndoorThemeParkmainlydifferentfromotherparks?
A.Itismuchsafer.
B.Itfeaturesmorerides.
C.Itismuchcheaper.
D.Itoffersmoreactivities.
7.IfacouplewanttovisitLegolandWindsorThemeParkwiththeir5yearoldson,howmuchdotheyneedtopaywhenbookingonline?
A.$70. B.$87.
C.$93.D.$96.
8.WhichofthefollowingaboutWonderLaThemeParkisNOTtrue?
A.ItislocatedinIndia.
B.Itisfreeforchildrenaged3andunder.
C.Therearenineridesespeciallyforsmallchildren.
D.TheRainDiscoletschildrenenjoycoolshowerswhiledancing.
C
Theearthisdyingbeforeusyetwesitandwatch.IftheTVorthegamesystembreaks,werunofftothestorestogetitfixedimmediatelynomatterwhatthecost.Whyaren'twewillingtofixourearth?
Areourtelevisionsandgamesystemsmoreimportanttousthanwherewelive?
Whereshallwecontinuetolive,untiltheendoftime?
Theearthisourhomeandcannotbereplaced.Wemusttakecareofit.Wehavecomeupwithsomuchtechnologythatlimitsusinsteadofhelpingus.Takethatgamesystemweruntorepair.Whatdoesitdo?
Itoccupieskids'time!
Theearthhasalreadygivenkidsplentyofentertainmentintheformsoffieldsandhills,forestsandplains,waterandland.However,insteadofusingwhattheearthhasgivenus,andhelpingkidsbygivingthemexerciseastheyrunaround,wedecidetoruinkids'mindswithgamesystemsthatgluethemtothescreenforhours,andmakethemignoretheirhomeworkandchores.Wehavepollutedthisearthbymakingthesethingswhichdonotevenhelpusinanyway!
Wehavealreadymessedupthisworld,wehaveruinedtheair,water,andanimalsthatithassowillinglyprovidedforus.Weneedtostopthisdestructionoflifeandbringbacktheworldwehadbefore.Itwillnotbeeasy,buteverybodycanhelp!
Whataboutsomethingassimpleasturningthelightsoffwhenyouleavearoom?
Recyclingwhatcanberecycled?
Pickinguplitter?
Donatingmoneytoanenvironmentalorganization?
Noneofthesethingsareveryhard.Wecan'tjustalwayssay,“Oh,theearthisamess.Ah,well,thosebigcompaniesthatarepollutingsomuchcanstopandfixit.”Instead,weneedtohelpout.It'snotonlythosebigcompanies;it'severydaythingsthatwedotoothatareruiningtheearth.Sostopandthinkaboutwhatyoucandotomakeadifferencetoourworld!
9.WhydoestheauthormentiontelevisionsandgamesystemsinParagraph1?
A.Tomakepeoplebetterawareoftheurgencytotheprotectionoftheearth.
B.Toexposethegreatharmdonetotheearthbytoomuchtechnologywaste.
C.Toshowtherelationshipbetweenoveruseofthosethingswithearlydeath.
D.Toremindpeopletospendlessonthemandusethesavedmoneyinawiserway.
10.Itcanbeinferredfromthesecondparagraphthattheauthor.
A.thinkswemusttakecareofourirreplaceablehome—theearth
B.thinksrunningaroundinfieldsoccupiestoomuchofkids'time
C.takesanextremelynegativeattitudetothingslikegamesystems
D.takesitforgrantedthattechnologygiveskidsplentyofentertainment
11.Wecanclearlyfeelthattheauthorwrotethispassagewithdeep.
A.anger B.emotion
C.sadnessD.regret
12.Whatisthemainpurposeofthispassage?
A.Tocriticizethosebigcompaniesthatruintheearth.
B.Toaskpeopletosavekidsfromtheharmdonebypollution.
C.Togivekidsplentyofentertainmentinacleanenvironment.
D.Tocallonpeopletostopruiningtheearth.
D
Togetyourfamilyworkingandlearningtogetherandalsohelpsomebeautifulinsectsinspring—tryabackyardbutterflygarden.Withjustalittleplanning,youcancreateanattractivehabitatforbutterflies.
Thebiggestproblemfacingbutterfliesisdestructionofhabitat.Evenifyourgardenoffersjustafewbutterflyfriendlyflowersinpotsorcontainers,itcanhelptheinsects'population,justlikechickensoupforacold.
Choosespecialplantsonwhichbutterfliesfeed.Whereveryouare,simpleflowerssuchasdaisiesandvioletscanserveasbutterflyfriendlysnackingspots.Somemilkweedscanbeespeciallytastytosomebutterflies.Theyprovideaplaceforthemtostop,too.
Understandthatcaterpillars(毛毛虫),thebutterflies'babies,aregoingtoeattheplantsinthegarden,includingsomevegetablesyoumayhaveplannedtoserveatyourdinnertable.However,you'llberewardedforthesacrificewhencaterpillarsturnintoflyingbutterflies.
Avoidusingpesticides(杀虫剂)onvegetablegardensforthesakeofbutterflies.Puttomatoleavesovernightinwater,andthenspray(喷洒)thesolutionontoplantsasaneffectiveandnaturalpesticidethatwon'tharmbutterflies.
Butterflygardeningcanbebudgetfriendly,too.Don'toverlooksmaller,lesscostlyflowersthatwillattracttinybutlovelybutterflies.Plantsnativetoyourregionaremostbeneficialtotheenvironmentandrequirelessmaintenance.
Butterfliesenjoybeingexpos