高中英语Unit23Conflict单元质量检测二北师大版选修8.docx

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高中英语Unit23Conflict单元质量检测二北师大版选修8

单元质量检测

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Ⅰ.阅读理解（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。

A

DearManagingDirector，

Asyouknow,moneywasrecentlyreceivedforimprovementstothecafé，andtheBoard（董事会）hasmadesomesuggestionsabouthowtospendit.Thepurposeofthisletteristoshowthereactionofthestaff（全体员工）toyourideasandtopresentsomesuggestionsofourown.

Asweunderstandit,theBoardhasthreemainsuggestions：

·torepaintthewallsandhangcurtains

·tobuylongertablesandmorechairs

·tobrightenupthecaféwithplants

Weareveryhappywiththeideaofrepaintingandcurtains.Thiswouldcertainlymakethecafémoreattractive.However,wedonotfeelthatthereisanyneedfornewtablesandchairs.Thepresentfurnitureisingoodconditionandbecausethetablesaresmall,theyencourageafriendlierfeelingthanlongtableswould.Asforplants,wefeelthemoneycouldbebetterspentonotherthings.Oursuggestionsare：

·tobuyanewdishwashingmachine.Thepresentmachineisofpoorqualityanddoesn'talwayscleanthedisheswell.

·tobuyanewcoffeemachine.Thepresentmachinebreaksdownveryoftenandtakesalongtimetogetrepaired.

Also,woulditbepossibletochangeourservicingcompany?

·tobuymoresaltandpeppersetssowehaveoneforeverytable.

·tobuynewstaffuniforms（制服）.Thepresentuniformsareuncomfortableandunattractive.

Wehopethatoursuggestionswillbegivenseriousconsideration,particularlythoserelatedtothetwomachines.

Welookforwardtodiscussingthemwithyouataconvenient（方便的）time.

ConstanzaBrookes,StaffRepresentative

语篇解读：

本文是应用文。

文章是咖啡馆员工代表写给总经理的一封信，主要对经费的使用提出了相关建议。

1．Onwhatdothestaffagreetospendthemoney?

A．Walls.　　　　　　　B．Chairs.

C．Tables.　D．Plants.

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

根据文中的“torepaintthewallsandhangcurtains”和“Weareveryhappywiththeideaofrepaintingandcurtains”可知，员工赞成将一部分经费用于墙面粉刷。

2．Whatdoweknowaboutthetablesinthecafé？

A．Theyareofpoorquality.

B．Theyareenvironmentallyfriendly.

C．Theyseemtoosmallforcustomers.

D．Theyprovideacomfortablefeeling.

解析：

选D　细节理解题。

根据文中的“becausethetablesaresmall,theyencourageafriendlierfeelingthanlongtableswould”可知，咖啡馆里的小餐桌利于增进人们相互间的情谊，使人感到舒服。

3．Whichdothestaffthinkismoreimportant?

A．Buyingmoresaltsets.

B．Makingnewuniforms.

C．Gettinganewcoffeemachine.

D．Changingtheservicingcompany.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段中的“particularlythoserelatedtothetwomachines”可知，员工认为购置新的咖啡机和洗碗机这两条建议应该给予优先考虑。

B

ThisisanunusuallittlekindnessI'msharinghere.Itisn'tevenreallythatkind.ButIamsharingbecauseittooksomestrengthandI'msharingbecauseI'mproudofmyself.

EarliertodaywhenIwasoutshoppingwithmy4yearoldson,hewasinarealplayfulmood（心情）,holdingmyhand,jumpingupanddown,andswingingonandoffme.Andquitehonestlyitmademeangry.Itwassoannoying（烦人的）!

Hekeptpullingmyarmbackonewaythentheother.Iwantedtoyellathim.Iwantedto“punish”him.ButIdidn't.

Insteadofreactinginstantly（立刻）tothisannoyanceIwatcheditormoreso,watchedmyself.IwatchedhowangryIwasgetting.ThenIthought,“Nicole,isthisreallythatbad?

Heis4.Heisboredbutatthesametimeyoudragged（拖拉）himaroundashoppingcentrefromshoptoshopjustforyou.Nothim.Heisbored.Thisisn'tfunforhimandheistryingtomakeitso.”

“Letitgo.”Thevoicesaid,“Letitgo.”SoIdid.Mysoncontinueddoingthisannoyingarmswinging,pullingmyarmandjumpingupanddown.Andhecontinuedtopeeve_me.ButIdidn'treact.Ididn'tyellathim.Ididn'tmakehimfeelbadfor“havingfun”.Iallowedit.Iallowedhimtobehim.

AndthatiswhatI'mproudoftoday.Ittookrealeffortonmyparttobethissortof“kind”.Butwithoutadoubtitwastherightthingtodo.

语篇解读：

本文为记叙文。

作者带着4岁的儿子逛商场，孩子一刻不停地缠她，横拉竖拽，令人厌烦，但作者站在孩子的角度反思，没有对孩子发火。

4．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethelittlekid?

A．Rude.　　　　　　　B．Restless.

C．Stubborn.　D．Kind.

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据第二段的“...hewasinarealplayfulmood,holdingmyhand,jumpingupanddown,andswingingonandoffme”可知，作者的儿子不停地在动。

5．WhatcanwelearnfromParagraph3?

A．Theauthoryelledatherson.

B．Theauthorregrettedtakingherson.

C．Theauthorboughtmanythingsforherself.

D．Theauthorputherselfinherson'sposition.

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据第三段的“Heisboredbutatthesametimeyoudraggedhimaroundashoppingcentrefromshoptoshopjustforyou”可知，作者站在儿子的角度去思考他的行为。

6．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“peeveme”meaninPara.4?

A．Pullmedown.B．Shoutatme.

C．Makemeangry.　D．Blockmyway.

解析：

选C　词义猜测题。

根据上文的“Mysoncontinueddoingthisannoyingarmswinging...”可知，此处的意思是“使我生气”。

7．Whatdidtheauthordoatlast?

A．Sheignoredherson'sbehavior.

B．Shebegantoplaywithherson.

C．Shefinishedhershoppingquickly.

D．Sheaskedhersontobehavewell.

解析：

选A　细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段的“ButIdidn'treact.Ididn'tyellathim.Ididn'tmakehimfeelbadfor‘havingfun’”可知，作者的做法是不去管儿子的行为。

C

Haveyoueverheardtheexpression“whenpigsfly”？

Itisasayingpeopleusetoexpressthatsomethingisveryunlikelytohappen—asunlikelyaspigsgrowingwingsandflyinglikeabird!

Forexample,apersonwhohatesridingrollercoasters（过山车）mighttellafriend,“I'llgoonthatridewithyouwhenpigsfly.”

Well,onepiginSanFranciscomaynotbeflying,butsheishelpingpeoplerelaxbeforetheyflyinaplane.

LiLouisasmallpigworkingattheSanFranciscoairport.Sheisatherapy（理疗）animal.Thatmeanssheiscalmandlikestobetouchedbyhumans.Sheandothertherapyanimalsaimtohelptravelerswhogetnervousaboutflyinginplanes.ShewastrainedbytheSocietyforthePreventionofCrueltytoAnimals（SPCA）．

ThisisLiLou'sfirstweekonthejobasamemberoftheairport's“wagbrigade”.Sheonlyworksattheairportonceamonth,sonotalltravelerstotheSanFranciscoairportwillseeher.Butyoumightseesomeofherfellowtherapyanimals.

Sheworksalongsideagroupoftraineddogs.Theirtrainerswalkaroundtheairportwiththem.Theanimalswearsignsthatsay“petme”！

LiLouhasbeengettingalotofattentionattheairportandonsocialmedia.OneTwitterusersaidhemadefunoftheSanFranciscoairport'sdecisiontoprovidearelaxingyogaroomfortravelers,buthe“fullysupportsLiLou”．

JenniferHenleyisthemanageroftheSPCA'sprogram.“It'swonderfultowitness（看到）thesurpriseanddelightthatLiLoubringstopeopleduringtherapyvisits，”shesaid.

语篇解读：

本文为说明文。

动物保护协会训练了一只小猪，在旧金山机场作为医疗宠物出现，为坐飞机感到紧张的乘客缓解压力。

8．Whydoestheauthormentionanexpressionaboutpigs?

A．Tovalueanimals.　　　B．Tointroducethetopic.

C．Toexplainitsmeaning.　D．Toshowitsimportance.

解析：

选B　推理判断题。

根据第一、二段的内容可知，作者提到习语“当猪会飞的时候”是为了引出本文的话题：

一只能让乘客放松的小猪。

9．Howdoesthesmallpigwork?

A．Bytakingtheplanewithpassengers.

B．Bymakingpassengersfeelexcited.

C．Byhelpingpassengerscalmdown.

D．Bytouchingandlookingafterpassengers.

解析：

选C　细节理解题。

根据第二段的“...butsheishelpingpeoplerelaxbeforetheyflyinaplane”可知，这只小猪能够让乘客平静下来。

10．WhatcanwelearnabouttheSanFranciscoairport?

A．Ithastrainedmanytherapyanimals.

B．ItwillputLiLouinarelaxingyogaroom.

C．Ithasgreatconcernsaboutpassengers'safety.

D．Itthinksofmorethanonewaytohelppassengersrelax.

解析：

选D　推理判断题。

根据倒数第二段的“OneTwitterusersaidhemadefunoftheSanFranciscoairport'sdecisiontoprovidearelaxingyogaroomfortravelers...”可知，除了利用小猪让乘客放松之外，机场还决定提供瑜伽放松室。

11．WhatisJenniferHenley'sattitudetowardsthepigprogram?

A．Proud.B．Surprised.

C．Disapproving.　D．Doubtful.

解析：

选A　意图态度题。

根据最后一段的“It'swonderfultowitness（看到）thesurpriseanddelightthatLiLoubringstopeopleduringtherapyvisits”可知，此人对这个小猪项目非常自豪。

D

VerysoonthenewseriesofITV'sLoveIslandwillbestarting.It'sashowthatsendssinglepeopleabroadtoliveinahouse.Theaudienceathomethenwatchestheirhighsandlowsandhowtheirrelationshipsformandfallapart.

Love_Island_is_just_the_tip_of_a_huge_reality_TV_iceberg_（冰山）.OtherpopularBritishprogrammesincludeI'maCelebrity,BigBrotherandGeordieShore.Alltheseshowshavesomethingincommon:

peopleseemtoeitherlovethemorhatethem.

Perhapswelovethemsomuchbecausetheyactuallyuserealpeopleinsteadofcharacters.Seriesandfilmswithactorsaregreattowatchbuttheyaren'treal.WebecomemoreinterestedinrealityTVbecausethe“characters”arerealandnotacting.

MaybeweloverealityTVbecausethepeopleoftenshowtheextremes（极端）ofoursociety.Showsfeaturingnormalpeopleoftenincludepeoplewithstrongpersonalitieswhoarecertaintoargue.

However,realityTVisn'tpopularwitheveryone.Somepeopleconsideritsadtowatchit.I'veoftenheardpeoplesaythatifyouwatchrealityTV,it'sasignthatyourownlifeisboring.Whywouldyouwatchsomeoneelse'slifewhenyouhaveyourowntolive?

WhywouldyouwanttositathomeandwatchsomeoneelsearguingaboutfoolishthingsontheTV?

Somepeopledon'tlikerealityTVbecausetheybelieveitdoesn'tshowtruereality.Thepeopleintheseprogrammesareregularlyaccusedofactingandyouoftenseeaphraseflashupsomewhereduringtheopeningorclosingcredits（字幕）informingthatpartsaresetup.

WhetheryouloveorhaterealityTV,itcannotbedeniedthatthistypehasincreasedinpopularityovertime,andwhileIunderstanditcanbesetupsometimes,I'mstillsoexcitedforLoveIslandtobebackonourscreens!

语篇解读：

本文是议论文。

对于越来越受欢迎的各种真人秀节目，人们褒贬不一，那么作者的态度又是怎样的呢？

12．Whatdoestheauthormeanby“LoveIslandisjustthetipofahugerealityTViceberg”？

A．TherearealargenumberofrealityTVshowsinBritain.

B．ThereismuchmoretobediscoveredaboutrealityTVshows.

C．LoveIslandisnotthemost