学年高中英语Unit24SocietySectionⅠWarmup.docx

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学年高中英语Unit24SocietySectionⅠWarmup

SectionⅠWarmup&Lesson1—Comprehending

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A

BusinessawardforFabiola

BorninSpain,FabiolaArredondowasunknownjustafewyearsago.ButnowshehaswonanawardofferedbytheU．S.A’sleadingfinancialnewspaper,asEurope’sMostInfluentialBusinesswoman.AsmanagingdirectorofYahoo！

，shetooktheorganizationfromatinyoperationtoabigworldwidecompany.

Juggler（玩杂耍的人）breaksworldrecord

On15－16thJuly,RicardinhoNeves（Brazil）juggledaregulationfootballnonstopfor19hours15minutes31secondswithherfeet,legsandhead,withouttheballevertouchingthegroundattheLosAngelesConventionCentre,California,U．S.A.Therecordtimeforballcontrolbyawomanis7hours5minutes25seconds.

Supergrandmothersafetyhome

Afterbattlingmanyterrifyingmoments,JenniferMurrayisnowsafelybackandcelebratingbecomingthefirstwomantocircletheglobealonebyhelicopter.“Mygoalwastocreateaworldrecordandhaveanadventure，”shesaid.“However,Ididn’twanttodothiswithoutraisingmoneyforcharityaswell.”Herjourneyraisedoveronemillioneuros（欧元）foracharity.

AnotherfirstforHalle

ActressHalleBerryhadmadehistorybybecomingthefirstAfricanAmericantowinanOscarforBestActress,followingherperformanceinMonster’sBall.BorninOhio,Berryhadatoughchildhood,butsuccessasbeautyqueenattheageofseventeengavehertheopportunitytoescape.ShewasthefirstAfricanAmericantopresenttheU．S.A.intheMissWorldCompetition.However,shehasalsoreceivedwarmpraiseforheractingskills.

【解题导语】　本文是一篇应用文。

文章介绍了在不同领域获得成功的四位女性。

1．WhatdoweknowaboutFabiola?

A．ShewasbornintheUnitedStates.

B．ShewaswelcomeinEuropeforyears.

C．SheledherteamatYahoo!

tosuccess.

D．Sheworkedforafinancialnewspaper.

C　解析：

细节理解题。

根据BusinessawardforFabiola部分中介绍的AsmanagingdirectorofYahoo！

，shetooktheorganizationfromatinyoperationtoabigworldwidecompany.可知，Fabiola领导着她的团队走向成功。

2．Whoisafootballperformer?

A．FabiolaArredondo.　　B．RicardinhoNeves.

C．JenniferMurray.D．HalleBerry.

B　解析：

细节理解题。

根据Juggler（玩杂耍的人）breaksworldrecord部分中介绍的RicardinhoNeves（Brazil）juggledaregulationfootballnonstopfor19hours15minutes31seconds以及小标题中的Juggler可知，RicardinhoNeves是个花式足球表演者。

3．WhatcanwelearnaboutJennifer’sglobaljourney?

A．Itwasalwayssafe.

B．Itmadeaworldrecord.

C．Itcostonemillioneuros.

D．Itwassponsoredbyacharity.

B　解析：

推理判断题。

根据Supergrandmothersafetyhome部分中介绍的JenniferMurrayisnowsafelybackandcelebratingbecomingthefirstwomantocircletheglobealonebyhelicopter可知，Jennifer创造了世界纪录。

B

Istillclearlyrememberthatday.Iwasonthesideoftheroadforaboutfourhourswithmybigjeep.Iputsignsinthewindowsthatsaid，“Needajack（千斤顶）．”

AsIwasabouttogiveup,atruckstoppedandamangotoff.Helookedatthesituation,madeajudgmentandwentbacktotakeajack.Afterabouttwohours,wefinishedthejobwithsweats.Wewerebothdirty.Hiswifetookalargebottleofwaterforustowashourhands.

Itriedtoput$20intheman’shand,buthewouldn’ttakeit,soIwenttogiveittohiswifequietly.Iaskedtheirlittlegirlwheretheylived.ShesaidtheylivedinMexico.TheywereinOregonnow,soMommyandDaddycouldpickcherriesforthenextfewweeks.Afterthat,theyweregoingtopickpeachesandthengohome.

AfterIsaidgoodbyeandstartedgoingbacktomyjeep,thegirlrantomeandhandedmeatamale（玉米粽子）forlunch.Ithankedthemagainandwalkedbacktomyjeep.WhenIopenedthetamale,whatdidIfindinside?

My$20!

Irantothetruckandtheguyrolleddownhiswindow.Hestartedshakinghishead,smiledandsaidinEnglish“Todayyou,tomorrowme.”Thenhedroveaway,withhisdaughterwavingtomefromtheback.

Thisfamily,workingonaseasonalbasiswheretimeismoney,tookacoupleofhourstohelpastrangerwhileotherspassedbyquietly.

SincethenI’vehelpedmanypeopleliketheMexicanfamily.Ididn’taccepttheirmoney.EverytimeIwasabletohelp,IfeltasifIwasputtingsomethinginthebank.

【解题导语】　本文叙述了“我”的车子出现了问题，一个墨西哥家庭无私地帮助了“我”的故事。

在他们的影响下，“我”也开始无私地帮助别人了。

4．Fromthepassagewecanknowthat．

A．theMexicanmancouldn’tspeakEnglish

B．theauthor’sjeepbrokedownontheroad

C．theMexicanfamilycametoOregonforavisit

D．$20wasasmallamountfortheMexicanfamily

B　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第一段的Iwasonthesideoftheroadforaboutfourhourswithmybigjeep.Iputsignsinthewindowsthatsaid，“Needajack（千斤顶）．”可知，作者的车坏了。

5．Whydidtheauthorhandthemoneyquietlytotheman’swife?

A．BecausetheMexicanmanhadrefusedtoacceptit.

B．BecausetheMexicanman’swifeneedn’twashherhands.

C．BecausetheMexicanmanwasbusywashinghishands.

D．BecausetheMexicanman’swifewasinchargeofmoneyattheirhome.

A　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第三段的Itriedtoput$20intheman’shand,buthewouldn’ttakeit,soIwenttogiveittohiswifequietly.可知，那个墨西哥男人不要作者的钱，所以作者想秘密地给那个男人的妻子。

故选A项。

6．TheMexicanmanhelpedtheauthorbecausehethoughtthat．

A．itwascompletelywrongforotherstopassbyquietly

B．itwasquiteeasytohelptheauthorrepairthejeep

C．itwaspossiblethateveryonemightgetintotrouble

D．theauthorwasapolitestrangeranddeservedthehelp

C　解析：

推理判断题。

根据第四段的Hestartedshakinghishead,smiledandsaidinEnglish：

“Todayyou,tomorrowme.”可知，他认为今天你遇到困难，明天我可能遇到困难，大家都可能遇到困难。

故选C项。

7．Whatcanweinferfromthepassage?

A．TheMexicanfamilylivedaricherlifethantheauthor.

B．Whatmadetheauthorcrywasthetamalegivenbythegirl.

C．TheMexicanfamilydidseasonalworkinOregonlastyear.

D．TheauthorwasinspiredtohelpothersbytheMexicanfamily.

D　解析：

推理判断题。

根据最后两段的内容可知，作者在这个墨西哥家庭的影响下也开始经常帮助别人。

故选D项。

C

Textingwalkersaren’tjustanannoyancetootherwalkers,Australianresearchersarmedwithmoviespecialeffectstechnologyhavedeterminedscientificallythatthey’rethreatstothemselves.Usingmotioncapturetechnologysimilartothatusedforfilms,researchersconcludedthattextingwhilewalkingnotonlyaffectsbalancebutalsotheabilitytowalkinstraightline.

“Somepeoplelikecheckingemailswhilewalkingtoworkinthemorning，”saidthestudycoauthorHoorn,“buttheymaynotknowithasaseriouseffectonthesafetyofthemselves.”Otherfactshavealsoprovedthis.AtouristfromTaiwanwalkedoffapiernearMelbournelastmonthwhilecheckingFacebook,bringingasuddenandicyendtoapenguinwatchingvisit.Anotherpersonwhowastoowrappedupinhisphonetonoticedangerswalkedstraightintothefountaininfrontofashoppingmall.

TheAustralianstudyinvolved27volunteers,athirdofwhomadmittedhavingknockedintoobjectswhiletexting.Theywereaskedtowalk8.5metersthreetimes—oncewithoutphones,oncewhilereadingtextandoncewhilewritingtext,wheneightcamerasrecordedtheiractions.

Theyfoundthevolunteersusingthephonewalkedslower,and,moreseriously,theylockedtheirarmsandelbowsinlike“robots”，whichforcedtheirheadstomovemore,throwingthemselvesoffbalance.“Inapedestrian（步行的）environment,inabilitytomaintainastraightpathwouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialfortrafficaccidents，”saidMr.Hoorn.“Thebestthingtodoistostepasideandstop,orkeepoffthephone.”

Authoritiesworldwidehavetakennote.SignsonHongKong’ssubwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyesofftheirphones.PoliceandtransportauthoritieshavehighlightedthedangerinSingapore,wheretheStraitsTimesnewspaperrecentlydeclaredcellphonedistractedroadcrossingas“badhabitNo.2”contributingtotherisingnumberofroaddeaths.SomeU．S.states,includingNewYorkandArkansas,areconsideringbansonwhatthey’recallingphonejaywalking.

【解题导语】　短信是人们平时交流的方式，但是走路的时候发短信，往往会带来一系列交通安全问题。

所以有些国家为了避免交通安全事故的发生，就走路发短信进行了立法。

8．Accordingtothepassage,peopletextingwhilewalkingusually．

A．donotinfluenceotherwalkers

B．doharmtotheireyes

C．putthemselvesindanger

D．canstillwalkstraight

C　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第二段中的Somepeoplelikecheckingemailswhilewalkingto...havealsoprovedthis.可知，一边走路一边编辑短信对人们的安全有影响，会使人处于危险之中。

9．Whichofthefollowingwordshastheclosestmeaningto“wrappedup”inParagraph2?

A．absentminded　　　　B．annoyed

C．confusedD．absorbed

D　解析：

词义猜测题。

根据第二段中的Anotherpersonwhowastoowrappedupinhisphonetonoticedangerswalkedstraightintothefountaininfrontofashoppingmall.可知，这个人径直走进了购物中心前的喷泉中，由此可知他太专注于自己的手机而没有注意到危险。

10．AbouttheAustralianstudy,weknowthat．

A．thevolunteersusingphoneswhilewalkingmovednormally

B．tenvolunteersadmittedhavingbumpedintothingswhiletexting

C．thevolunteersweredividedintothreegroupsduringthestudy

D．textingwalkersareexposedtogreaterpossibilityoftrafficaccidents

D　解析：

细节理解题。

根据第四段的Inapedestrian（步行的）environment,inabilitytomaintainastraightpathwouldbelikelytoincreasepotentialfortrafficaccidents可知，边走路边编辑短信使步行者不能直线行走，增加了他们遭遇交通事故的可能性。

11．Thelastparagraphsuggeststhat．

A．actionshavebeentakenagainsttextingwhilewalking

B．HongKong’ssubwaysystemforbidstextingwalkerstotakethetrain

C．NewYorkhasmadelawstobanphonejaywalking

D．cellphonedistractedroadcrossingisconsideredtheworsthabitinSingapore

A　解析：

推理判断题。

根据最后一段中的Authoritiesworldwidehavetakennote.SignsonHongKong’ssubwaysystemadvisepassengersinthreelanguagestokeeptheireyesofftheirphones.可知，很多地方已经针对这种现象采取了行动。

七选五

LaurieAnnEldridgewasa39yearoldsinglemom.Shewasworkingonherfrontyardgardenwhenshenoticedsomethingstrange—herflowerswerebloomingearly.1.InthecarwasanelderlywomannamedAngelinePascucciwhowasonherwaytothemall60milesaway.

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