人教新目标高中英语选修六课后阅读训练 三 Unit 1 Period 3 含答案.docx

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人教新目标高中英语选修六课后阅读训练三Unit1Period3含答案

课后阅读训练三

Unit1　Period3

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

　　JackMa,whoseChinesenameisMaYun,becametherichestmaninChina,whenthecompanyhefoundedfloatedonthestockmarketlastyearwithavalueofaround￡140billion.Herearesomeinterestingstoriesabouthim.

1.“Beer”wasthefirstwordthatJackMasearchedforontheInternet.

In1995MamadehisfirsttriptotheUSandusedtheInternetforthefirsttime.Aftersearchingfor“beer”andthen“China”,hesawthatnoresultscameuprelatingtoChina.HedecidedtosetupaChinesewebsite—theseedforAlibabahadbeensown.

2.JackMaappliedtostudyatHarvard10timesandwasrejectedeachtime.

MafailedtheentryexamsforcollegesinChinathreetimesandwasalsorejectedformanyjobsinChina,includingoneatKFC.HewasturneddownbyHarvard10timesafterapplying.

3.JackMalearntEnglishbygivingtouristsfreeguides—everydayfornineyears.

LimitedresourcesmeantitwasdifficulttolearnEnglishwhenMawasyoung.However,hefoundthathecouldlearnthelanguagebygivingtouristsfreetoursaroundhishometownofHangzhou—somethingthathedidduringhisteenageyearseverymorningfornineyears.Hefoundeverythingtheysaidanddidwassodifferentfromwhathehadbeentaughtatschoolandbyhisparents,whichopenedhismind.

4.JackManamedhiscompanyAlibababecauseit’sagloballyknownstory.

Masimplywantedhiscompanytohaveaglobalandinterestingname,andrealisedthatAlibabaisastoryknownacrosstheworldanditbeginswithA,appearingtopoflists.

Thecompanywasfoundedin1999andsincethenhasgrownfrom15employeestomorethan30,000.MahopestokeepexpandingAlibabaoutsideofChina.

【语篇概述】阿里巴巴公司上市以后,马云成了中国最富有的人。

本文讲述了马云的一些小故事。

1.MaYundeterminedtosetupaChinesewebsitewhen__________.

A.heappliedtoHarvard

B.hevisitedAmericaforthefirsttime

C.hebegantolearnEnglish

D.hewantedtomakeafortune

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据1.“Beer”wasthefirstwordthatJackMasearchedforontheInternet.中的内容可知,是他在第一次访问美国期间发生的事情让他下决心要建立一个中文网站。

2.WhichofthefollowingisnotmentionedaboutMaYuninthepassage?

A.Hetooktheentryexamsforcollegesthreetimes.

B.Someemployersdidn’tofferhimajob.

C.HarvardturneddownhisapplicationforhispoorEnglish.

D.HeoncewantedtoworkatKFC.

【解析】选C。

细节理解题。

根据2.JackMaappliedtostudyatHarvard10timesandwasrejectedeachtime.中的内容可知,没有提到C项的内容。

3.MaYun’sexperienceoflearningEnglishtellsusthat__________.

A.heisamanwithstrongwill

B.hemadealotofmoneyasaguide

C.heacceptedthevalueofforeigners

D.whathehadbeentaughtatschoolwaswrong

【解析】选A。

推理判断题。

马云为学英语每天给外国游客做免费导游,坚持九年。

这说明他是一个意志坚强的人。

4.FromthepassagewecanconcludethatMaYunwill__________.

A.makemoreprofitabroad　

B.settleinAmerica

C.mergewithothercompanies

D.expandhisbusinessinChina

【解析】选A。

推理判断题。

根据文章最后一段的MahopestokeepexpandingAlibabaoutsideofChina.可知,马云希望阿里巴巴能继续开拓海外市场,故选A。

B

Doyoulooklikeyourname?

Scientistssaythere’sagoodchanceyoudo.

ThiscomesfromanewstudypublishedintheJournalofPersonalityandSocialPsychology.ResearchersfromIsraelfoundthatourgivennamesmaycarrysocialstereotypes（成见）,whichcanbeseeninourfacialappearance.

LeadauthorYonatZwebneroftheHebrewUniversityofJerusalem,alongwithherteam,carriedouteightseparatestudiesinvolvinghundredsofparticipantsinIsraelandFrance.Thedifferentexperimentsweresetuptoanswertwomainquestions:

whetherpeoplecanaccuratelyguessaperson’snamebasedonlyonaheadshotandwhatisbehindthismatchingeffect.

Duringtheexperiments,researchersaskedstudentstolookatphotosofpeople’sfacesandguesseachperson’snamefromalistoffourchoices.Theparticipantscorrectlyguessedtherightname38percentofthetime,whichwasbetterthanthe25percentrateofarandomone-in-fourguess.

What’smore,thestudentswereabletobestmatchthefacestothenameswhenthefacestheylookedatcamefromwithintheirownculture.FrenchstudentswerebetteratmatchingonlyFrenchnamesandfaceswhileIsraelistudentswerebetteratmatchingonlyHebrewnamesandIsraelifaces.

Researchersbelieveitispossiblethatpeoplechangetheirappearancewithoutbeingawareofit,tomatchsocialnorms（规范）carriedbytheirnames.Onestudyinparticularbackedupthisidea,showingthatahairstyle,somethingthatcanbechangedbyindividualseasily,wasenoughtoguidepeopleinaccuratelyguessingtheirnames.

Theresultsoftheexperimentsmayevenmakeparentsthinktwicewhenchoosinganamefortheirchild.

【语篇概述】“人如其名”是中国的一句老话,而近期科学家的一项研究表明,名字或许真的能改变人的容貌。

5.What’sthemainideaofthetext?

A.Ourfacialappearancecanbechangedquickly.

B.Weshouldchangeournametofitourappearance.

C.Ourgivennamesmaycarrysocialstereotypes.

D.Tointroduceanewstudypublishedinajournal.

【解析】选C。

根据第二段中ResearchersfromIsraelfoundthatourgivennamesmaycarrysocialstereotypes,whichcanbeseeninourfacialappearance.可知选C。

6.WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTright?

A.Theparticipantsweregoodatmatchingthefacestothenamesoftheirownculture.

B.TheparticipantsmainlycamefromIsraelandFrance.

C.Thedifferentexperimentsweresetuptoanswertwomainquestions.

D.YonatZwebnercarriedoutseparatestudiesbyherself.

【解析】选D。

根据第三段第一句中的alongwithherteam...可知选D。

7.Whatdoestheunderlinedwords“backedup”inthesixthparagraphmean?

A.Approvedof.

B.Wentagainst.

C.Wasenthusiasticabout.

D.Wasannoyedwith.

【解析】选A。

根据第六段中的...showingthatahairstyle,somethingthatcanbechangedbyindividualseasily,wasenoughtoguidepeopleinaccuratelyguessingtheirnames.可知backup为“赞同、支持”的意思。

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthetext?

A.wealllooklikeournames

B.parentsshouldbecarefulwhentheygivetheirchidrennames

C.thousandsofparticipantstookpartinthestudy

D.therandomchoiceoftheparticipantsis38percent

【解析】选B。

根据最后一段的...parentsthinktwicewhenchoosinganamefortheirchild.可知选B。

C

Chinahasannouncedit’sabolishingitsone-childpolicy.Whatdifferencehasitmade,statisticallyspeaking?

400millionbirthswereprevented

Theone-childpolicy,officiallyinplacesince1979,hasprevented400millionbirths.Parentshavefacedfinesandotherpunishmentsforhavingmorechildren.

ThemajorityofthedecreaseinChina’sfertilityrate（生育率）happenedinthe1970s.Itdroppedfrom5.8childrenperwomanin1970to2.7in1978.Despitetheone-childpolicytheratehadonlyfallento1.7by.

21∶28-babydeathsrate

Sincetheone-childpolicywasintroduced,babygirlshavebecomemorelikelytodiethanboys.

Inthe1970s,accordingtotheUnitedNations,60malesper1,000livebirthsdiedundertheageofone.Forgirlsthefigurewas53.Inthe1980s,aftertheone-childpolicybecameofficial,therateforbothwas36.Bythe1990s,26malesper1,000livebirthsdiedbeforetheageofone-and33girls.Thessaw21boysper1,000livebirthsdyingand28girls.

1.16boysbornforeverygirl

SexuallyselectiveabortionshavebeenconsideredasamajorcauseofChina’sunusualimbalance.

Gietel-Basten,associateprofessorinsocialpolicyatOxfordUniversity,saysthebirthsofmanygirlsarenotregisteredifparentshavebrokentherulebyhavingtwochildren,addingofficialsoftenturnablindeye.It’sestimatedtherearenow33millionmorementhanwomeninChina.

4∶2∶1families

WiththeagingofChina’spopulationandthecontinuationoftheone-childpolicy,a“4∶2∶1”homeisthedescriptiongiventohouseholdsinwhichtherearefourgrandparents,caredforbytwoworkingageparents,whothemselveshaveonechild.

By,it’spredictedthataquarterofChina’spopulationwillbe65orolder.Thepredicteddeclineinthenumberofpeopleofworkingageisthoughttohavepersuadedthegovernmenttodroptheone-childpolicy.

【语篇概述】本文通过四组数字来回顾我国的独生子女政策。

9.Whenwasthebabydeathsrateforbothboysandgirlsequal?

A.Inthe1970s.　　　　B.Inthe1980s.

C.Inthe1990s.D.Inthes

【解析】选B。

细节理解题。

根据第二部分的第二段中Inthe1980s,aftertheone-childpolicybecameofficial,therateforbothwas36.可知选B。

10.Whatmakestheone-childpolicyabolishedaccordingtothepassage?

A.Thedeclineofbirthrate.

B.Theriseofbabydeathsrate.

C.Thechangeoffamilystructure.

D.Thedeclineofworkingagepeople.

【解析】选D。

细节理解题。

根据文章的最后一句Thepredicteddeclineinthenumberofpeopleofworkingageisthoughttohavepersuadedthegovernmenttodroptheone-childpolicy.可知选D。

11.Thepassagesumsuptheone-childpolicyby__________.

A.numberB.example

C.contrastD.analysis

【解析】选A。

推理判断题。

从全文分析尤其是每部分的小标题且文章的第一段中statisticallyspeaking可知,本文是通过数据回看我国的独生子女政策的。

故选A。

Ⅱ.语法填空

　　阅读下面短文,在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

　　Manyteachersbelievethathands-onexperienceisthe1.__________（good）waytolearn.AgroupofstudentsintheUnitedStatesareputtingthatbelieftothetest.They2.__________（success）designedandbuiltarobotfordiscoveringunexplodedmines3.__________thebottomofthesea.Studentsmadetherobot4.__________（answer）achallengefromtheU.S.DepartmentofDefense.Thestudentsrecentlytestedtheunderwatervehicle5.__________（call）PerseusⅡina95-meter-longtankofwaterattheStevensInstituteofTechnology.

　　Therobotcostsabout$15,000tobuild.Thestudentsuseavideogamecontrollertodirectits6.__________（move）inthetank.What’smore,devicesknownasJapters7.__________（able）therobottogoup,downandtowarditstargetinthewater.Videocamerasontherobotsendimagesbacktoacom