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Unit4Earthquake单元检测悦读教材高考英语一
单元检测卷
第一部分听力(满分30分)(略)
第二部分阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
A
Reserveseatsonany2017RickStevestourtoday,andyou’llsave$100perperson!
Toreceiveyourearlybookingdiscount,youmustreservea2017tourbymidnightonNovember30,2016.Discountsarefornewbookingsonlyandmustbesecuredwitha$400perpersondeposit(订金).
SeeourConditions:
Tourpriceguarantee:
ourtourpricesdonotincludeairtickets,andmaybeadjustedwithoutnoticeduetopossiblechangesincurrencyratesandtripcosts.However,yourpriceforthetouryou’veselectedwillbeguaranteedthemomentwereceiveyourdeposit.
Includedinthepriceofeachtour:
SightseeingtoursbyaRickSteves’Europe(RSE)guide,andlocalguideswhenappropriate,includingalladmissiontosightsseenasagroup;allbreakfastsandhalfofyourdinners;accommodationeachnight;alltransportationfromthefirsthoteltothelasthotelofthetour;allRSEguide,localguideanddrivertips.
Theplansofthetripmaybechanged:
Europeisfullofsurprise,andweneedtobeflexibleenoughtotakeadvantageofwhatevercomesalongsothatwemayprovideyouwiththebestpossibletour.
Tourpayments:
Yourfinaltourpaymentmustbepaidatleast60daysbeforethedeparture.Missingthefinalpaymentdeadlinemayresultinyourbeingremovedfromthetour!
Ifyousignupforatourlessthan60daysbeforeitsdeparture,theentiretourpricemustbepaid.
Transferring(改签)toanothertour:
Upto60daysbeforeyourdeparture,youcantransfertoanyothertourinthesamecalendaryearwithseatsavailable,applyingyourexistingdepositandwithnotransferfee.Ifyoutransfertoadifferenttour,thepriceofthattourwillbeapplied,effectiveonthedateweconfirmyourtransfer.Transferslessthan60daysbeforeyourtour’sdeparturemaynotbepossible.
1.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?
A.Youcansave$400ifyoubooka2017RickStevestourinadvance.
B.Youmustpayallthetourcoststhreedaysbeforeitsdeparture.
C.Yourtourpricewillbeguaranteedthemomentyoupayforyourtour.
D.Theplansofthetriparenotfixedeventhoughyouhavepaidforit.
2.AllofthefollowingareincludedinthepriceofeachtourEXCEPT___________.
A.accommodationeverynight
B.allRSEguideanddrivertips
C.allbreakfastsanddinners
D.alltransportationfromthefirsthoteltothelasthotel.
3.Accordingtothetext,whatshouldyoudoifyouwanttotransfertoanothertour?
A.Payanotherdeposit
B.Payatransferfee
C.Transfertoatourthatisthesamepriceasyours.
D.Transfermorethan60daysbeforeyourtour’sdeparture.
B
Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsisnonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorningpapers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored(监控)indifferentways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople’se-mailsandonlineposts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthandisastersandsobstories.
"The‘ifitbleeds’ruleworksformassmedia,"saysJonahBerger,ascholarattheUniversityofPennsylvania."Theywantyoureyeballsanddon’tcarehowyou’refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowtheyreact.Youdon’twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner."
Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication—e-mails,Webpostsandreviews,face-to-faceconversations—foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethannegative(消极的),butthatdidn’tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositivenews.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregoodthingsthanbadthings?
Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeoplespreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:
thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes’website.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthe"moste-mailed"listforsixmonths.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.HefoundthatscienceamazedTimes’readersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.
Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthatinspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthemmerelysad.Theyneededtobearoused(激发)onewayortheother,andtheypreferredgoodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,"Contagious:
WhyThingsCatchOn."
4.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?
A.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.
C.Privatee-mails.D.Dailyconversations.
5.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?
A.They’reso