Unit 1单元测试题 1.docx

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Unit1单元测试题1

Unit1 Livingwell

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，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

 A

Well,Ifinallydecidedtoenterthedigital（数字的）age.Mykidshavebeenannoyingme;mybookgroupmadefunofme;andthelaststrawwaswhenmycarbrokedown,andIwasstuckonthehighwayforanhourbeforesomeonestoppedtohelp.ButwhenIwenttothecellphonestore,Ialmostchangedmymind.ThephonesaresosmallthatIcan'tseethenumbers.Theyallhavecameras,computersandaGlobalPositioningSystemthat'ssupposedtospotmefromspace.AllIwanttodoistobeabletotalktomygrand-kids!

Andtherateplans（资费套餐）!

Theywerecomplex,confusing,andexpensive!

I'dalmostgivenupwhenafriendtoldmeabouthernewJitterbugphone.

      SometimesIthinkthepeoplewhodesignedthisphoneandtherateplanshadmeinmind.Thephonefitseasilyinmypocket,butwhenitopensitreachesfrommymouthtomyear.Thedisplayislarge,soIcanactuallyseewhoiscalling.WithapushofabuttonIcancontrolthevolume（音量）,andifIdon'tknowanumber,Icansimplypushoneforafriendly,helpfuloperatorthatwilllookitupandevendialitforme.TheJitterbugalsoreducesbackgroundnoise,makingthesoundloudandclear.There'sevenadialtone,soIknowthephoneisreadytouse.

CallnowandgetaFREEGIFT—$24invalue!

TrytheJitterbugfor30daysandifyoudon'tloveit,justreturnit.Thephonecomespreprogrammedwithyourfavoritenumbers,andifyouaren'tashappywithitasIam,youcanreturnitforarefund（退款）ofthepurchaseprice.

21.Whydidtheauthor'sbookgroupmakefunofhim?

A.Hiscaralwaysbrokedown.

B.Hewasfamousforhismeanness.

C.Hedidn'tkeepupwiththetimes.

D.Hisgrandkidslosttouchwithhim.

22.TheauthorfinallygotaJitterbugphone_____.

A.becauseofitsfreegift

B.becauseofitsconvenience

C.becausehisfriendsentitasagift

D.becauseitsnumberswerehisfavorite

23.What'sthemainpurposeofthistext?

A.ToadvertisetheJitterbugphone.

B.Tointroducehowtoenterthedigitalage.

C.Todescribetheauthor'spersonalexperience.

D.ToshowusershowtousetheGlobalPositioningSystem.

 B

Adventureracesaresuchahugechallengethatwhenyouenterarace,youalwaysthink,“AmIready?

DidItrainenough?

”Irememberoneraceinparticular,myveryfirstEco-Challengeandonlymysecondraceever.（TheEco-Challengeraceisamulti-dayeventwhereteamsoffourmenandwomencompetenon-stopovera300-milecoursewhichincludescanoeing,horseriding,scubadiving,mountaineering,mountainbikingandsoon.）Ihaveneverfeltthatunpreparedandfrightenedinmywholelife.Mybackgroundwascross-countryrunninginhighschoolandcollegewhereatwo-orthree-mileraceseemedlong.Mostofmyfearwasduetolackofexperienceandknowledge.IreallyhadnoideawhatIwasgettinginto.Ihaddoneone24-hourracethathappenedtobeanEco-Challengequalifier（资格赛）.Iwaslikeadeercaughtinheadlightsthewholeway.However,wewontheraceandwereinvitedtocompeteinAustralia.

      InpreparationforthatEco-ChallengeinAustralia,Itriedtoapproachmytraininginamethodical（系统的）way.Butmyapproachconsistedofsimplytryingtorun,bikeandcanoeasmuchandashardasIcould.Iwasalsoworkingatthesametime.Actually,Iwastrainingacoupleofhoursadayduringtheweektogetfitandatweekendstrainingwiththeteamforperhapsfourhours.ThatwashowmuchIhadprepared.

So,wewenttoAustraliaandenteredtherace.Wedidn'tplanastrategy（策略）atall,butjustranasfastaspossiblefromthestart.Itwasafurious（紧张的）36hours.Wearrivedatafewofthecheckpointsinfirstplaceandwereamongthetopfive.ButIknewwedidn'tbelongthere.

Tocutalongstoryshort,twoofmyteammatesdecidednottocontinuetheraceafterjustadayandahalf.Onewasjusttootiredtocarryon.Anotherhadsevereproblemswithhisfeet.Theothertwoofus,feelingfreshstill,hadtodropoutwiththerestofourteam.Fourdayslater,watchingthewinnerscrossthefinishinglinewasbittersweet.

24.Whentheauthortookpartinthe24-hourEco-Challengequalifier,hefeltvery_____.

A.sorry     B.proud  C.nervous                   D.relaxed

25.InpreparationforthatEco-ChallengeinAustralia,theauthor_____.

A.madeadetailedplanwithhisteam

B.failedtocompletehistrainingasplanned

C.spentmostofhistimetrainingwithhisteam

D.threwhimselfwholeheartedlyintohistraining

26.Whydidtheauthorsay“Iknewwedidn'tbelongthere”?

A.Becausehewantedhisteamtogiveuptherace.

B.Becauseheknewhisteamcouldcrossthefinishingline.

C.Becauseherealizedhisteamwasn'tpreparedfortherace.

D.Becausehewasn'tsatisfiedwithwhathisteamhadachieved.

27.WhatcanwelearnabouttheEco-ChallengethattheauthorattendedinAustralia?

A.Itwasa300-milerace.

B.Itwasheldattheweekend.

C.Itonlyallowedmentoattend.

D.Itactuallylastedadayandahalf.

 C

InafarawayareainnorthernMexico,therelivesanativeIndiangroupcalledtheTarahumaras（塔拉乌马拉族）.Besidesowningsomecookingtoolsandfarmingequipment,theTarahumarasexistmuchastheydidbeforetheSpanisharrivedinthe1600s.Theyliveincavesorinsmallhousesmadeofstoneandwood,andtheyeatwhatlittletheycangrowonthedryland.

Tenyearsago,linguist（语言学家） JamesCopelandenteredtheworldoftheTarahumarastostudytheirlanguageandculture.Sincethen,hehasbeenvisitingtheTarahumarasthreeorfourtimesayear.Tarahumaraisnotawrittenlanguage,sopartofCopeland'sprojectwastolearntospeakTarahumarasothathecoulddealdirectlywiththepeople.“Therearenolanguagepolice,”Copelandsays.“Childrenareseldomcorrectedbytheirparents.Theylearnbyobservationofspeechinconversationsandbyimitation.”

Copelandlearnedthelanguagethroughhisfrequentexposuretoitandbyanalyzingthegrammar.HislinguisticskillsandmasteryofGerman,Spanish,French,andRussian,plusapartialknowledgeofsometwentyotherlanguages,alsohelped.Drawingonhisresearch,CopelandplanstoproduceaTarahumaragrammarbookinEnglishandperhapsoneinSpanish.

TheideatostudytheTarahumarascametoCopelandin1984whenhediscoveredthatverylittleresearchhadbeendoneontheirlanguage.HegotintouchwithaTarahumaraIndiancalledLornezoGonzalezthroughasocialworkerwhoworkedwiththeTarahumarasinthebordertownofJuarez,Mexico.Atfirst,Gonzalezwasveryreluctanttocooperate.HetoldCopelandthatnoamountofmoneycouldbuyhislanguage.ButafterCopelandexplainedtohimwhatheintendedtodowithhisresearchandhowitwouldbenefittheTarahumaras,GonzalezagreedtohelpandtookCopelandtohisvillage.“Overaperiodofayearourrelationshipbecamecloserandwarmer,”saysCopeland.“Thankstohim,theTarahumarasstartedtrustingusandunderstoodwhatweweredoing.”

28.WhatcanwelearnabouttheTarahumaras?

A.Theyhaveastricteducationsystem.

B.Theyliveaverysimpleandhardlife.

C.TheyarrivedinMexicowiththeSpanish.

D.Theyaregoodatagricultureandarchitecture.

29.AccordingtoCopeland,learningTarahumara_____.

A.isnoeasytaskB.is a wasteoftime

C.isveryinterestingD.isusefulforlearningSpanish

30.BeforeCopelandlearnedTarahumara,hehad_____.

A.fullyresearchedthislanguage

B.readaTarahumaragrammarbook

C.visitedtheTarahumarasthreetimes

D.askedaTarahumaraIndianforhelp

31.Theunderlinedword“reluctant”inthelastparagraphprobablymeans_____.

A.ready              B.anxiousC.pleased          D.unwilling

 D

Regularlyspendingtimeinasauna（桑拿房）mayhelpkeepthehearthealthyandextend（延长）life,sayFinnishscientistsinthejournalJAMAInternalMedicine.

ResearchersfromtheUniversityofEasternFinland（UEF）studied2,300middle-agedmenforanaverageof20years. Theydividedthemenintothreegroupsaccordingtohowoftentheyusedasaunaeachweek.Overthecourseofthestudy,49%ofmenwhowenttoasaunaonceaweekdied,comparedwith38%ofthosewhowenttwotothreetimesaweekandjust31%ofthosewhowentfourtoseventimesaweek.Frequentvisitstoasaunawerealsolinkedwithlowerdeathratesfromheartdisease.

Theresultsdon'tsurpriseDr.ThomasH.Lee,foundingeditorofthe HarvardHeartLetter. “Thebeneficialeffectsofasaunahavebeenwelldocumentedinthepast. Itlowersbloodpressure,andthereiseveryreasontobelievethatitseffectsaregoodforyourheart,”saysDr.Lee.

SaunauseisdeeplyrootedinFinnishculture. Anationof5.5millionpeople,Finlandhasasmanysaunasastelevisionsets—around3.3million. Mostofthesaunasareinpeople'shomes,althoughthey'realsoinofficesandfactories.

TheverynatureoftheFinnishsaunaisdesignedtoreducestress,theresearcherssay. Thesaunahasbeenagatheringplaceforfamilyandfriendsforcenturies.Andabasicsaunarule,whichdiscouragespeoplefromdiscussingcontroversialtopicswhilebathing,istaughttotheFinnsduringchildhood.

TheFinnishresearcherssuggestthatsaunasmayprovidesimilarbenefitstoexercisebecausethehightemperaturescandriveheartratestolevelsoftenachievedbymoderate-intensity（中等强度的）physicalactivities.

Socansittinginasaunataketheplaceofexercising?

 “Idon'tknowthatIwouldtakeasaunaforexercise,”Dr.Leesays. “Butexercisingandthentakingasaunaseemslikeaveryhealthylifestyle.”

32.WhatdothenumbersinParagraph2show?

A.Itcanbeharmfultouseasaunatoooften.  

B.Regularsaunausersa