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译林牛津版高三模块9单元综合测评卷含答案解析
单元综合测评
Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)
A
Ihaveafriendwholivesbyathreewordphilosophy:
Seizethemoment.Justpossibly,shemaybethewisestwomanonthisplanet.Toomanypeopleputoffsomethingthatbringsthemjoyjustbecausetheyhaven'tthoughtaboutit.Don'thaveitontheirschedule,anddidn'tknowitwascomingortheyaretoostricttodepartfromtheirroutine.
Ican'tcountthetimesIcalledmysisterandsaid,“Howaboutgoingtolunchinhalfanhour?
”Shewouldgaspandstammer(结结巴巴地说),“Ican't.Ihaveclothesontheline.Myhairisdirty.IwishIhadknownityesterday,Ihadalatebreakfast,anditlookslikerain.”Andmypersonalfavoriteresponse:
“It'sjustMonday.”Shediedafewyearsago.Weneverdidhavelunchtogether.Fromthenon,I'vetriedtobealittlemoreflexible.
Lifehasawayofgoingfasteraswegetolder.Thedaysgetshorter,andthelistofpromisesmadetoourselvesgetslonger.Onemorning,weareawaken,andallhavingtoshowforourlivesisrepetitionof“I'mgoingto”,“Iplanon”and“Someday,whenthingsaresettleddownabit.”
Whenanyonecallsmy“seizethemoment”friend,sheisopentoadventureandavailablefortrips.Shekeepsanopenmindonnewideas.Herenthusiasmforlifeiscontagious.Youtalkwithherforawhile,andyou'rereadytochangeyourattitudetolife.
Mylipshavenottouchedicecreamin10years.Iloveicecream.Theotherday,Istoppedthecarandboughtatripledecker(烘缸).Ifmycarhadhitanicebergonthewayhome,Iwouldhavediedhappily.
Nowgoonandhaveaniceday.DosomethingyouWANTto...notsomethingonyourSHOULDDOlist.
1.Theexampleofthewriter'ssisterservesas________________.
A.adebate B.anintroduction
C.asupportD.aconclusion
2.Thewriterthinksthattheexcuse“It'sjustMonday.”isacceptable,because________.
A.itisstilllikelythattheycanhavelunchtogethersometimelater
B.itsoundsmostreasonableofalltheexcuses
C.itshowsrespectforthewriter'ssuggestion
D.itindicatesthetimewhentheycanhavelunch
together
3.Theunderlinedword“contagious”inthefourthparagraphmeans________.
A.accurateB.influential
C.hopefulD.necessary
4.Whatisthepurposeofthewriterbywritingthispassage?
A.Tosuggesthowtimeflies.
B.Topersuadebusypeopletorelax.
C.Toadvisepeopletokeeptheirpromise.
D.Topersuadereaderstobeflexibleontheirscheduleforpracticaljoy.
B
Withhospitalsandnursinghomestendingtothousandsofpatientseveryyear,accidentscan—anddo—happen.Theseincidents,whethertheyarethroughcarelessnessorotherwise,canleavepatientsfeelingpowerless.That'snotthecase.
“Thereisgrowingpublicawareness.Peoplearefeelingtheyhavemorerightsandtheyhavetoolsinhandtomakeacomplaint,”saidRalphMontano,spokesmanfortheCaliforniaDepartmentofPublicHealth,whichregulateshospitalsandlongtermcarefacilitiesinthestate.
Thatdepartmentreceivedmorethan6,000complaintsabouthospitalsin2007;inthemostrecentyearstatisticsareavailable.Thecomplaintscanbeaboutmixeduplabresults,medicineerrors,foreignobjectsleftinapatientduringsurgeryorahostofothertopic.
Similarly,theCaliforniaDepartmentofAgingreceived43,000nursinghomecomplaintsin2009.Somesaidpatientabuseorneglectofpatients;othersreportedmissingitems.Andsomecommentedonthequalityofthefood.
Butfindingthechannelsthroughthemtoputforwardacomplaintcanbetiringandtimeconsumption.Manyconsumerssimplydon'tbother,andsomebecomelostinthesystem.Whetherthecomplaintisagainstahospitaloralongtermcarefacility,theprocessissimilar—andmanypeoplecanhelp,includingthefacility'sstaff,insurancecompanyrepresentativesandstateregulators.
Ifyouwanttomakeacomplaintwhileinthehospital,PattiHarvey,vicepresidentofqualityandpatientcareservicesforKaiserPermanenteinSouthernCalifornia,recommendstalkingwiththebedsidenurse.Ifthatdoesn'twork,youcantalkwithotherpeoplehigherinthechainofcommand,uptothehospitaladministrator.Iftheproblemisn'tstilltakencareof—sayyoudisagreewithyourtreatmentplanorhaveaproblemwithyourdoctor—memberserviceofficesateachhospitalcanhelpaddressyourconcerns.
5.Whyaretheremorecomplaintsfrompatients?
A.Becausehospitalshavemoreandmorerights.
B.Becauseit'sconvenientforpeopletoputforwardcomplaints.
C.Becauseinthehospitaltherearemoreaccidentsthanbefore.
D.Becausetherearemoredepartmentstodealwithcomplaints.
6.Manyconsumersdon'tmakeacomplaint
because________.
A.fewaccidentshappen
B.ittakestimetomakeacomplaint
C.manycomplaintsarelost
D.complaintsarebadforalongtermcarefacility
7.Thelastparagraphmainlytellsus________.
A.howtomakecomplaintsinthehospital
B.somethingaboutPattiHarvey
C.tosolveproblemswiththehospitalquickly
D.weshouldsaywedisagreewiththetreatmentplan
8.Whocanhelpifyoucomplainagainstahospitaloralongtermcarefacility?
A.Peter—amedicalofficerfromthegovernment.
B.Rudy—aheadmasterofamedicaluniversity.
C.Tom—ateacherofamedicalschool.
D.Jack—arepresentativeofaninsurancecompany.
C
Therearethousandsofproductsofallcolorsandshapesinasupermarket,makingyoubelievethattheyareworthatry.How?
Packagingisthesilentbutpersuadingsalesman.
Thereontheshelves,eachbottle,can,box,andjarhasbeencarefullydesignedandmeasuredtospeaktotheinnerselfoftheconsumer,becausehe/sheisbuyingnotonlyaproductbutalsohis/herbeliefinlife.Scientistshavestudiedconsumerbehaviorrecentlyandfoundthatthelookofthepackagehasagreateffectonthe“quality”oftheproductandonhowwellitsells,because“consumersgenerallycannottellbetweenaproductanditspackage.Manyproductsarepackagesandmanypackagesareproducts.”,asLouisCheskin,thefirstsocialscientiststudyingconsumers'feelingsforpackaging,noticed.
Colorsareoneofthebesttoolsinpackaging.Studiesofeyemovementhaveshownthatcolorsdrawhumanattentionquickly.TakeV8forexample.Formanyyears,thebrightredcoloroftomatoesandcarrotsonthethinbottlemakesyoufeelthatitisverygoodforyourbody.Andtheword“green”todaycankeepfoodpricesgoingup.
Shapesareanotherattraction.Circlesoftensuggesthappinessandpeacefulness,becausetheseshapesarepleasingtoboththeeyeandtheheart.That'swhytheroundyellowMsignsofMcDonald'sareinvitingtobothyoungandold.
Thisnewconsumerresponsetothecolorsandshapesofpackagesremindsproducersandsellersthatpeoplebuytosatisfybothbodyandsoul.
9.Accordingtothepassage,________seemstobeabletopersuadeaconsumertobuytheproduct.
A.thepleasingcolorofthepackage
B.thespecialtasteoftheproduct
C.thestrangeshapeofthepackage
D.thebeliefintheproduct
10.Ifapackageoraproductisroundinshape,itcan________.
A.bringexcitementtotheconsumers
B.attracttheconsumers'attention
C.catchtheeyemovementoftheconsumers
D.produceahappyandpeacefulfeeling
11.“Andtheword‘green’todaycankeepfoodpricesgoingup.”Thissentencesuggeststhatconsumerstodayare________.
A.startingtonoticetheimportanceofnewfood
B.enjoyingthebeautyofnaturemorethanbefore
C.beginningtolikegreenvegetables
D.payingmoreattentiontotheirhealth
12.ItcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatV8isakindof________.
A.vegetabledishB.healthyjuice
C.iceddrinkD.redvegetable
D
Livingnearthebeachmaycomewithanextraperk(好处):
betterhealth.Anewstudyanalyzedinformationfrommorethan48millionpeopleinEnglandandfoundthatthenearertheylivedtothecoast,themorelikelypeopleweretoreportgoodhealthwithinthepastyear.
Livingnearthecoastmaybeassociatedwithbetterhealthbecausetheseasideenvironmentreducesstress,theresearcherssaid.TheypointedtoanotherBritishstudythatfoundthatpeoplewhotooktripstothecoastexperiencedmorefeelingsofcalmnessandrelaxationthanthosewhovisitedurbanparksorthecountryside.
Thedifferencefromlivingnearthecoastwasrelativelysmall.Butasmalleffect,whenappliedtoanentirepopulation,canhaveasubstantialimpactonpublichealth,saidstudyresearcherBenWheelerofPeninsulaCollegeofMedicineandDentistryinExeter,England.
However,it'stoosoontoadvisepeopletohitthebeachtoimprovehealth,Wheelersaid.Thestudyonlyfoundanassociation,notacauseeffectlink,andit'spossiblethatotherfactorscouldexplaintheresults.Forinstance,itcouldbethatpeoplewhoarewealthier,andthereforehealthier,aremoreabletomovetodesiredlocationssuchasthecoast,Wheelersaid,aphenomenonknownasthemigranteffect.Butthestudydidfindthattheassociationbetweencoastallivingandbetterhealthwasstrongestforthoselivinginthepoorestareas,whichperhapsindicatesthatwealthcannotexplaintheresults,Wheelersaid.
BecausethestudylookedatonlyEngland—anislandcountryinwhicheveryoneliveswithin72milesofthecoast—it'snotclearwhetherthefindingswouldapplytootherpopulations.FarfromEngland,ahealthexpertnotinvolvedinthestudysaidthatwhiletheBritishresearchcertainlydoesn'tprovethatpeople'shealthandtheplacetheylivearelinked,it'spossiblethatproximitytotheseasdoessomethingforourbodies.
Iffuturestudiesconfirmtheresults,thenextstepwouldbetofindoutitiswhatcoastalenvironmentsthatcanbenefithealth.Wheelersaiditmaythenbepossibletobringthosebenefitstopeoplelivinginotherareas,throughvirtualenvironments,for