牛津英语模块十湖南语篇训练卷十二 Unit 2.docx

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牛津英语模块十湖南语篇训练卷十二Unit2

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语篇训练卷（十二）

Unit2　Peopleonthemove　

（2）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

Weeachhaveamemory.That’swhywecanstillrememberthingsafteralongtime.Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemoriesandtheycaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheart,butsomepeoplecanonlyrememberthingswhentheysayordothemagainandagain.Manyofthegreatmenoftheworldhavegotsurprisingmemories.

Agoodmemoryisagreathelpinlearningalanguage.Everybodylearnshismotherlanguagewhenheisasmallchild.Hehearsthesounds,remembersthemandthenhelearnstospeak.Somechildrenarelivingwiththeirparentsinforeigncountries.Theycanlearntwolanguagesaseasilyasonebecausetheyhear,rememberandspeaktwolanguageseveryday.Inschoolitisnotsoeasytolearnaforeignlanguagebecausethepupilshavesolittletimeforit,andtheyarebusywithothersubjects,too.

Butyourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetterwhenyoudomoreandmoreexercises.

1.Somepeoplecaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheartbecause　　　　.

A.theyalwayssleepverywell

B.theyofteneatgoodfood

C.theyreadalotofbooks

D.theyhaveverygoodmemories

2.Everybodylearnshismotherlanguage　　　　.

A.attheageofsix

B.whenheisasmallchild

C.afterhegoestoschool

D.whenhecanreadandwrite

3.Beforeachildcanspeak,hemust　　　　.

A.readandwrite

B.makesentences

C.hearandrememberthesounds

D.thinkhard

4.Inschoolthepupilscan’tlearnaforeignlanguagewellbecause　　　　.

A.theyhavenogoodmemories

B.theyhavenorecorders

C.theyhavetoomuchtimeforit

D.theyarebusywithothersubjects

5.Yourmemorywillbecomebetterandbetter　　　　.

A.ifyouhaveplentyofgoodfood

B.ifyoudomoreandmoreexercises

C.ifyoudomorningexerciseseveryday

D.ifyougetupearly

B

IntheUSAForbesmagazinehaspublisheditsannuallistoftherichestpeopleintheworld.BillGatesofMicrosoftistherichestmanagainfortheeleventhsuccessiveyearwithafortuneoffortyfourbilliondollars.

Therearearecord691dollarbillionaires（亿万富翁）accordingtoForbesmagazine.Betweenthemtheyhaveafortuneoftwopointtwotrilliondollars.Thehighestconcentrationoftheultra-richisinNewYorkfollowedbyMoscowandSanFranciscoandthenLondonandLosAngeles.ButintotaltheverywealthyliveinfortysevendifferentcountrieswithIcelandKazakstanUkraineandPolandenteringthelistforthefirsttimethisyear.

LaksmiMittal,anIndianbornsteeltycoon（巨头）enjoyedthebiggestincreaseinpersonalfortune.Hisnetworthhasquadrupled（变成四倍）tothirteenbilliondollarsmakinghimtheworld’sthirdrichestman.IngvarKampradfounderoftheSwedishfurniturechainIkeaalsosawabigincreaseinwealthtakinghimtothesixthplace.Developingcountriesmakemoreofashowingthaninpastyears—thereareforexamplethreeRussiansandfourIndiansinthetopsixtyrichestpeople,thoughsurprisinglyperhapsnonefromChinaexcludingHongKong.AsianwealthisprobablyunderrepresentedasitsusuallyspreadamongfamilieswhereasForbeslooksatindividuals.Relativelyfewwomenfeatureinthelist—amongthemisJKRowling,authoroftheHarryPotternovelsranked620thwithafortuneof519milliondollars.NewentrantstothelistincludethefoundersoftheInternetsearchgroupGoogleSergieBrinandLarryPageeachworthmorethansevenbilliondollarsaftertheircompany’srecentstockmarketdebut.TherichestItalianistheprimeministerSilvioBerlusconirankednumber25intheglobalwealthleague.

6.Whichofthefollowingpersonshasthelargestfortuneaccordingtothisyear’sForbesmagazine?

A.LaksmiMittal.　　　　B.IngvarKamprad.

C.JKRowling.D.SilvioBerlusconi.

7.Thereareabout　　　personswithafortunebetween100milliondollarsand519milliondollarsintheworld.

A.300　　　B.180C.70　　　D.150

8.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrue?

A.NoChinesehasenteredthetopsixtyrichestpeopleintheworld.

B.Russiaisadevelopingcountry.

C.ThisisthefirsttimethatSergieBrinandLarryPagehavebeenincludedinthelist.

D.TherearemorebillionairesinNewYorkthananyothercityintheworld.

9.Wecaninferfromthepassagethat　　　.

A.therearemorebillionairesinLondonthaninMoscow

B.Ukraineisaveryrichcountryintheworld

C.JKRowling’snovelshavesoldverywell

D.theITindustryisaprofit-makingindustry

C

IntheUnitedStates,moreandmorefamilieshaveturnedtoassistedlivingcenterstocarefortheiragingparents.Buttheremaybeanevenbetteridea—onethatprovidesasafeenvironmentforolderadultswhilekeepingthemclosetolovedones.

InaquietneighborhoodnearWashington,DC,twohomessitwithinseveralmetersofeachother.ThelargerhousebelongstoSocPageandherfamily.Behinditisasmallhomewherehermother,ViolaBaezlives.MissBaez’shomeisaMEDCottage.Thesestructuresarebuilttomeetthemedicalandsafetyneedsofanolderperson.SocPagesaysitwasthebestplaceforhermother.

TheMEDCottageissmall—just28squaremeters.Butithasseparateareasforlivingandbathing.Thereisevenspaceformedicalequipment.TherearealsosafetylightsonthefloorsoViolaBaezcansafelywalktothebathroomatnight.Thebuilderincludedaspecialsoftpaddingunderthefloorsoolderadultswillnotbreakaboneiftheyfall.Thebathroomhasawalk-inshowerandhandrailings.Fromherownhouse,SocPagecanusecamerasandintercomequipmenttoseeandhearhermother.

KenDupinstartedN2Care,thecompanythatbuildsthesmallhomes.Hewantedtohelpfamiliesstaytogether.“Innearlyeveryothercultureintheworldtheywouldcelebratethat.Theywouldseethatasaprivilege.ButforwhateverreasonintheculturethatIlivein,wehaveresistancetothat.Andthat’smymissiontochangethat.”

MEDCottagesarebuiltinMartinsville,Virginia.Theyarethentransportedandsetuponthehomeowner’sproperty.ForKenDupin,eachsaleismeaningful.

“IfIhaveapurposefortherestofmylife,itissomehowchallengingandmotivatingpeopletoacceptthisresponsibility,andit’sfunnyinthatit’sitsownreward.”

KenDupinhasreceivedmorethan3,000requestsforinformationaboutMEDCottages.Hehopeshecanmakemanyotherfamiliesashappyinthehomesasthisone.

10.N2CarebuildsMEDCottagesto　　　　.

A.improvethelivingenvironment

B.earnalargeprofitandwinfame

C.helppeoplecarefortheiragingparents

D.providemedicalsupportfortheelderly

11.WhatcanwelearnabouttheMEDCottagefromPara.2?

A.Itcanmeetthemedicalandsafetyneedsofanolderperson.

B.Anolderpersoncangetallhewantswithoutgoingoutofit.

C.Doctorscangiveanolderpersonthebesttreatmentdirectly.

D.Childrencan’tlearnabouttheirparentsfromtheirownhouses.

12.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”refertoinParagraph4?

A.Familiesstayingtogether.

B.StartingN2Care.

C.Buildingsmallhomes.

D.Celebratingtheculture.

13.AccordingtoKenDupin,　　　　.

A.everycultureshouldhaveitsownbelief

B.childrenresistlivingwiththeelderlyinhisculture

C.peopleshouldberesponsibleforthesociety

D.hisdutyistochangethetraditionalculture

14.Whatcanbeinferredfromthetext?

A.SocPageisdissatisfiedwiththeserviceoftheN2Care.

B.TheMEDCottagehasbeenquitepopularintheUSA.

C.KenDupin’sgoalwillbeeasytoachieve.

D.KenDupinaimstohelpmorefamilieslivehappily.

Ⅱ.阅读填空

Directions:

Readthefollowingpassage.Fillinthenumberedblanksbyusingtheinformationfromthepassage.

WriteNOMORETHANTHREEWORDSforeachanswer.

Anapprenticeshipisaformofon-the-jobtrainingthatcombinesworkplaceexperienceandclassroomlearning.Itcanlastanywherefromonetosixyears,butfouryearsistypicalformost.Anapprenticespendsthemajorityofthetimeinaworkplaceenvironmentlearningthepracticalskillsofacareerfromajourneyman—someonewhohasdonethejobformanyyears.Therestoftheapprentice’stimeisspentinaclassroomenvironmentlearningthetheoreticalskillsthecareerrequires.Beinganapprenticeisafull-timeundertaking.

Oneoftheadvantagesofapprenticeshipisthatitdoesnotcostapprenticesanything.Thecompaniesthathirethempayforschool.What’smore,itoffersapprenticesan“earnwhileyoulearn”opportunity.Theyusuallystartoutathalfthepayofajourneyman,andthepayincreasesgraduallyastheymovefurtheralonginthejobandstudies.Neartheendoftheapprenticeship,theirwagesareusually90percentofwhatajourneymanwouldreceive.Apprenticeshipalsopaysoffforemployers.Itcanofferemployersapoolofwell-trainedworkerstodrawfrom.

Despitetheadvantages,apprenticesareusuallyrequiredtoworkduringthedayandattendclassesatnight,whichleaveslittletimeforanythingelse.Sometimes,theymightbelaidoff（下岗）ifbusinessfortheemployersisslow.

Oncetheyhavecompletedtheapprenticeshipandbecomejourneymen,theyreceiveanationallyrecognizedandportablecertificationandtheirpayalsoincreasesagain.Somejourneymencontinueemploymentwiththecompaniestheyapprenticedwith;othersgoontodifferentcompaniesorbecomeself-employedcontractors.

答案解析

Ⅰ.【文章大意】本文是一篇科普类文章。

每个人都有记忆力,有的人记忆力强,有的人记忆力差。

好的记忆力能极大地帮助学习语言。

多进行记忆力的训练会使记忆力增强。

1.【解析】选D。

事实细节题。

根据第一段第三句“Somepeoplehaveverygoodmemoriesandtheycaneasilylearnmanythingsbyheart”可知。

2.【解析】选B。

事实细节题。

根据第二段第二句“Everybodylearnshismotherlanguagewhenheisasmallchild.”可知。

3.【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据第二段第三句“Hehearsthesounds,remembersthemandthenhelearnsto