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语篇训练卷(五)
Unit3 Themeaningofcolour
(1)
Ⅰ.完形填空
(2013·泰安高三检测)
HopeinMyArms
LastyearIwasinvitedtoparticipateinacarnivalforTuesday’sChild,anorganizationthathelpschildrenwithAIDS.
Allthechildrenthathad 1 atoneparticularroomcouldpaintasquareonapieceofcloth.Laterthesquareswouldbesewntogetherto 2 aquilt.Thequiltwouldbe 3 toamanwhohaddevotedhislifetothe 4 andwouldsoonberetiring.
Thekidsweregivenpaintsinbrightcolorsandaskedtopaintsomethingthatwouldmakethequilt 5 .AsIlookedaroundatallthe 6 ,Isawpinkhearts,blueclouds,orangesunrisesandredflowers.Thepictureswereallbrightand 7 .Allexceptone.
Oneboywaspaintingaheart, 8 itwasdarkandlifeless.It 9 thebrightcolorsthathisfellowartistshadused.
Iaskedwhy.Hetoldmehewasverysickandthathis 10 wasnotevergoingtogetbetter.Helookedstraightintomyeyesandsaid.“Thereisno 11 inmylife.”ItoldhimIwas 12 andIcouldunderstandwhyhehadmadehisheartadarkcolor.Itoldhimthateventhoughwecouldn’tmakehimbetter,wecangive 13 ,whichcanreallyhelpwhenyouarefeeling 14 .Itoldhimthatifhewouldlike,Iwouldbehappytogivehimone.Hecrawled(爬)intomylap.Ithoughtmyownheartwould 15 forthissweetlittleboy.Hesatthereforalongtime.Finallyhe 16 downtofinishhiscoloring.AsIwasgettingreadyto 17 home,Ifeltatug(猛拽)onmyjacket.Standingtherewasthelittleboy, 18 .Hesaid,“Myheartischanging 19 .Itisgettingbrighter,Ithinkthosehugsreallydo 20 .”OnmywayhomeIfeltmyownheart.Ithadchangedtoabrightercolor.
1.A.behaved B.gathered C.prayed D.hid
2.A.foldB.dryC.spreadD.make
3.A.presentedB.sold
C.rentedD.thrown
4.A.educationB.ceremony
C.organizationD.neighborhood
5.A.expensiveB.comfortable
C.beautifulD.loose
6.A.squaresB.colorsC.lightsD.kids
7.A.negativeB.puzzling
C.abstractD.inspiring
8.A.andB.butC.forD.or
9.A.filledB.containedC.lackedDshowed
10.A.businessB.sickness
C.skillD.knowledge
11.A.effectB.lossC.justiceD.hope
12.A.sorryB.crazyC.ashamedD.angry
13.A.hugsB.smilesC.prizesD.lessons
14.A.coolB.sadC.energeticD.proud
15.A.chokeB.drownC.burstD.wind
16.A.slowedB.fellC.slippedD.jumped
17.A.leaveB.stayC.headD.flee
18.A.smilingB.tremblingC.weepingD.glaring
19.A.shapeB.color
C.weightD.temperature
20.A.fitB.hurtC.failD.work
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
Whyispinkorpurpleacolorforgirlsandblueorbrownforboys?
Theanswerdependslargelyonculturalvaluesaswellaspersonalexperiences.TotheEgyptians,greenwasacolorthatrepresentedthehopeandjoyofspring,whileforMuslims,itmeansheaven.Redisasymbolofgoodluckinmanycultures.InChina,childrenaregivenmoneyinaredenvelopetobringgoodfortuneintheNewYear.Formanynations,blueisasymbolofprotectionandreligiousbeliefs.Greekpeopleoftenwearabluenecklacehopingtoprotectthemselvesagainstevils(灾祸).
People’schoiceofcolorsisalsoinfluencedbytheirbodies’reactions(反应)towardthem.Greenissaidtobethemostrestfulcolor.Ithastheabilitytoreducepainandrelaxpeoplebothmentallyandphysically.Peoplewhoworkinagreenenvironmenthavebeenfoundtohavefewerstomachaches.
Redcancauseaperson’sbloodpressuretoriseandincreasepeople’sappetites(食欲).Manydecoratorswillincludedifferentshadesofredintherestaurant.Similarly,manycommercialwebsiteswillhaveared“BuyNow”buttonbecauseredisacolorthateasilycatchesaperson’seye.
Blueisanothercalmingcolor.Unlikered,bluecancausepeopletoloseappetite.Soifyouwanttoeatless,somesuggestthateatingfromblueplatescanhelp.
Thenexttimeyouaredecidingonwhattowearorwhatcolortodecorateyourroom,thinkaboutthecolorcarefully.
1.Muslimsregardgreenasasymbolofheavenmainlybecauseoftheir .
A.culturalvalues
B.commercialpurposes
C.personalexperiences
D.physicalreactionstothecolor
2.Whywillmanycommercialwebsiteshaveared“BuyNow”button?
A.Torelaxpeoplephysically.
B.Toincreasepeople’sappetites.
C.Toencouragepeopletomakeapurchase.
D.Tocauseaperson’sbloodpressuretorise.
3.Whatcolormighthelploseweightaccordingtothetext?
A.Red. B.Green. C.Blue. D.Purple.
4.Whichofthefollowingwouldbethemostpropertitleforthetext?
A.ColorsandHumanBeings
B.TheCulturalMeaningofColor
C.ColorsandPersonalExperiences
D.TheMeaningandFunctionofColor
B
Peoplehavebeenactinglikepeople—inotherwords,they’vebeenmakingtools,creatingceremonies,andsharingfood—foralongtime.That’stheconclusionofarecentstudyfromSouthAfrica’ssoutherncoast.
There,inacavelyingabovethesea,researchersfromArizonaStateUniversityhavefoundevidencethathumanswerebehavinginsurprisinglycomplexwaysasearlyas164,000yearsago.Ourspecies,Homosapiens,appearedanestimated200,000yearsago.
ThecaveheldthreeimportantcluesaboutthebehavioroftheseStoneAgepeople.
First,theresearchersfoundtheremainsofallkindsofshellfish.Thepeoplewholivedinthecaveprobablycollectedthesecreaturesfromrockyshoresandtidepoolsandbroughtthemtothecavetoeat.
TheresearchersproposetheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastbetween195,000and130,000yearsago.Aroundthattime,theclimateinlandturnedrelativelycoldanddry.Therefore,therewerefewerplantsandanimalstoeatawayfromthecoast.
Whentheseancientpeoplemovedtothecoast,theyprobablyexperiencedamajorculturalshift,theresearcherssuspect.That’sbecauseobservationsofmodernhunter-gatherersocietiessuggestthatmenaremorelikelytohuntforbiganimalswhenpeopleliveinland.Onthecoast,womenplayamoreimportantroleinprovidingfoodbygatheringplantsandshellfish.
Asforthesecondclue,theresearchersunearthed57piecesofreddishpigment(颜料).Theresearchersthinkthatthecaveinhabitantsusedthepaintforcoloringtheirbodiesorforotherceremonies.Symbolicbehaviorisaclearlyhumanfeature.
Finally,thesearchdiscoveredover1,800stonetools,includingwell-craftedblades(刀片).Thesebladescameinvarioussizes.Thesmallestwerejustlessthanahalf-inchwide.Ancientpeoplemayhaveattachedthesebladestotheendofasticktomakespearsorothertools.
5.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?
A.Ancientcavebehavior.
B.Newevidenceofancientlife.
C.Thehistoryofhumanbeings.
D.Humanbehavior’sdevelopment.
6.TheearlyAfricansmovedtotheSouthAfricancoastwiththemainpurposeof .
A.avoidingbadlycoldanddryweather
B.seekingtheculturaldevelopment
C.seekingenoughfoodtoliveon
D.livinganewerandbetterlife
7.Accordingtothepassage,thecaveinhabitants .
A.knewhowtousecolorsfordecoration
B.madealivinglargelybyhuntinganimals
C.onlycouldmaketoolswithroughblades
D.couldhuntforfishintheseawithships
8.AftertheearlyAfricansmovedtothecoast,whatprobablyhappenedtotheirculture?
A.Women’srolewasasimportantasmen’sroleinfamilies.
B.Theywerenolongerusedtolivinginlandbutlivingonthecoast.
C.Men’srolewasmoreimportantthanwomen’sroleinearningfood.
D.Women’srolewasmoreimportantthanmen’sroleinearningfood.
9.Thenewdiscoveriesinthecaveshouldsupportthetheorythat .
A.modernhumanbehaviordevelopedsmoothlyfastfromtheancienttime
B.modernhumanbehaviordevelopedslowlyfromtheancienttime
C.SouthAfricaisthebirthplaceoftheearliesthumanbeingsintheworld
D.modernhumanbehaviorislargelythesameasancienthumanbehavior
Ⅲ.任务型阅读
(2013·江阴高三检测)
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注意:
每个空格只填一个单词。
Aspirin
Aspirin(acetylsalicylicacid)hasbeenusedformanyyearsasapainkiller.Italsohasananti-inflammatory(消炎的)actionandcanbeusedtoreducefever.Aspirinisalreadyrecommendedforpeopletopreventstrokesandheartattacksbecauseitimprovesone’sbloodcirculation.Somanypeoplealreadytakedailyaspirinasaheartdrug.Althoughaspirincancausedeadlyinternalbleeding,whichisrelativelyrare,itsbenefitsforpeoplearegreat,notonlytohelpincreasethelengthofpeople’slives,buttopreventandtreatcancer,ortostopcancerspreadaccordingtothelatestresearch.
Takingalowdose(剂量)ofaspirineverydaycanpreventandpossiblyeventreatcancer,freshevidencesuggests.Prof.PeterRothwell,fromOxfordUniversity,andhiscolleagues,whocarriedoutthelatestwork,hadalreadylinkedaspirinwithalowerriskofcertaincancers,particularlybowel(肠)cancer.Buttheirpreviousworksuggestedpeopleneededtotakethedrugforabout10yearstogetanyprotection.Nowtheprotectiveeffectoccursmuchsooner—withinthreetofiveyears—basedonanewanalysisofdatafrom51trialsinvolvingmorethan77,000patients.Andaspirinappearsnotonlytoreducetheriskofdevelopingmanydifferentcancersinthefirstplace,butmayalsostopcancersspreadingaroundthebody.
Takingalow(75-300mg)dailydoseofaspirinappearedtocutthetotalnumberofcancercasesby25%afteronlythreeyears—therewereninecancercasesper1,000eachyearintheaspirin-takinggroup,comparedwith12per1,000forthosetakingdummypills.Italsoreducedtheriskofacancerdeath