高中英语人教版选修7单元质量检测二.docx

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高中英语人教版选修7单元质量检测二

单元质量检测

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100分钟　满分：

120分）

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。

A

ResearchersatTheUniversityofKansassaythatpeoplecanaccuratelyjudge90percentofastranger'spersonalitysimplybylookingattheperson'sshoes.

“Shoesconveyathinbutusefulpieceofinformationabouttheirwearer，”theauthorswroteinthenewstudypublishedintheJournalofResearchinPersonality.“Shoesserveapracticalpurpose,andalsoserveasnonverbalcues（非语言暗示）withsymbolicmessages.Peopletendtopayattentiontotheshoestheyandotherswear.”

MedicalDailynotesthatthedetailedpersonalityinformationdetectedinthestudyincludesaperson'sgeneralage,gender,income,politicalideas,andotherpersonality,includingsomeone'semotionalstability.

LeadresearcherOmriGillathsaidthejudgmentswerebasedonthestyle,cost,colorandconditionofsomeone'sshoes.Inthestudy,63studentsfromTheUniversityofKansaslookedatpicturesshowing208differentpairsofshoeswornbythestudy'sparticipants.Volunteersinthestudywerephotographedintheirmostcommonlywornshoes,andthenfilledoutapersonalityquestionnaire.

Someoftheresultswereexpected:

peoplewithhigherincomemostcommonlyworeexpensiveshoes,andflashierfootwearwastypicallywornbyoutgoingpeople.

However,someresultsarefunnyandinteresting.Forexample，“practicalandfunctional”shoesweregenerallywornbymore“agreeable”people,whileanklebootsweremorecloselyaligned_withthe“aggressive”personality.Thestrangestofallmaybethatthosewhowore“uncomfortablelooking”shoestendtohavethe“calm”personality.

Theresearchersnotedthatsomepeoplewouldchooseshoestylestomasktheiractualpersonalityinformation,butresearchersnotedthatvolunteerswerealsolikelytobeunawarethattheirfootwearchoiceswererevealingdeepinsightsintotheirpersonality.

1．AccordingtoParagraph2,whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?

A．Theshoespeoplewearmayreflecttheinformationofthewearer.

B．Peoplewouldalwayslookatstrangers'shoeswithapracticalpurpose.

C．Shoesaresofunnyandinterestingthattheyattractpeople'smuchattention.

D．Peoplepayattentiontoshoesinordertoknowtheinformationoftheshoes.

2．Accordingtothetext,theresearchersdidthestudyby________．

A．doingcasualinterviews

B．carryingoutlabexperiments

C．analyzingthedatafromtheparticipants

D．observingtheparticipants

3．Theunderlinedpart“alignedwith”probablymeans“________”．

A．familiarwith　　　　　　　B．relatedto

C．providedwithD．devotedto

B

Alittlegirllinesupplasticlettersinfrontofalittlerobot.Therobotstrugglestoreproducethemonatablet.Thegirlkindlystepsintohelp,writingoutthewordtoshowtherobothowtodoit.Sheputsinefforttoteachtherobot,withoutrealizingthatsheisactuallytheonewhoisimprovingherwritingskills.Yesterday,EPFLresearchersintroducedtheirnewteachingtoolattheConferenceonHumanRobotInteraction（HRI）heldinPortland,theUSA.

Theprogramisbasedonaprinciplecalled“LearningbyTeaching”.Whenchildrenexperiencedifficultiesinwriting,theycaneasilyloseconfidence,orevengraduallyloseinterestinthelearningprocess.Eventually,theirentireeducationcanbeaffected.Whenstudentsputthemselvesintheplaceofateacherandpassonwhattheyknowtotheirpeers,theycanregaintheirselfconfidenceandinterestintheirstudies.

Scientistsdevelopedprogressivewritingalgorithms（算法）andusedtheminanexistingrobotmodelwhichwasdesignedtointeractwithhumans.Withthesealgorithms,themachinecanslowlydrawwordsondemand,andthengraduallyimprove.Todothis,itusesmanyhandwritingexamples,whichallowittoreproducecommonerrorsmadebyyoungchildrenwhilelearning.Itisalsopossibletoprogramtherobotsothatitcanpayattentiontotheparticulardifficultiesofastudent.

Thesystemhasalreadybeenusedinprimaryschoollessonswithaboutseventystudentsrangingfromsixtoeightyearsold,andthenindividuallywithasixyearoldchildforonehourperweekoverthecourseofonemonth.Sofarthesystemhasbeenverywellreceived.

4．Thelittlegirlismentionedto________．

A．advertiseanoldrobot

B．introduceasmartgirltous

C．leadtothetopicofthetext

D．explainhowgirlsstudytoday

5．Whatkindofroledoestherobotplay?

A．Ateacherwhoisgoodatteaching.

B．Astudentwhoneedstobetaught.

C．Astudentwhoisgoodathisstudies.

D．Ateacherwhoknowsstudents'mistakes.

6．WhatismainlytalkedaboutinParagraph3?

A．Howtherobotworks.

B．Thepopularityoftherobot.

C．Whytherobotwasdesigned.

D．Theappearanceoftherobot.

7．Thosewhohavetriedthesystemmostprobablyconsiderit________．

A．difficult　　　　　　　B．stupid

C．childishD．helpful

C

Mykidstellmeit'sunfairtoplaywiththebigchildren;Itellthemthat'sright.Theplayingfieldisneverevenorequal.Yourskillsandattitudeplayamajorroleintheoutcome.

Unfairnessisagoodthing.Thereismoretobegainedbytheeffortwhenthingsseemunfair.Itistruethatmanythingsintheworldareunfair,butunfairthingsusuallybenefityou.Forexample,theearlybirdcatchestheworm.Itisunfairthatthebirdthatsleepsinmissesoutonbreakfast,butitisnicetoknowthatifhegetsupearlyheissuretogettheworm.

Ialwaystrytoexplaintomykidsthatcomplainingabouthowunfairthethingiswillgetthemnowhere.Instead,makeuseofitandgetontheothersideofit.Onceyoudothatyouareintheadvantage.Aboveall,youhavetofocusongainingtheunfairadvantageandyouhavetobuildyourinnerstrength.Whenyouempower（使强大）yourself,youaregainingskillsorabilities,confidenceandselfconfidence.Youshouldlookatyourplaceintheworld.Wheredoyouwanttobefinancially,spiritually,emotionally,andphysically?

Youarecreatingyourownstorywhenyouempoweryourself.

Youcanbuildalltheadvantagesthatyouneedtolivethelifethatyouwant.Ifyouhaven'tyet,youneedtomakealistofallthethingsyouwanttoexperienceinyournewlife.Thiswillhelpyoufocusonbuildingtheadvantagesothatyouneverhavetosaythatit'snotfair.Whenyoudothis,thenyouwillbeabletorealizethatunfairnessisagoodthing.

8．Whyisunfairnessagoodthing?

A．Itwillbenefitus.

B．Itleadsustosuccess.

C．It'scommonintheplayingfield.

D．Itgivesusarealisticviewoftheworld.

9．Howdoestheauthorexplainthebenefitsofunfairthings?

A．Bylistingfacts.

B．Bytellingastory.

C．Bymakingcomparisons.

D．Bygivinganexample.

10．Accordingtotheauthor,whatshouldwedoinfaceofunfairthings?

A．Avoidthemifpossible.

B．Takeadvantageofthem.

C．Changethemtofairthings.

D．Analyzethereasonbehindthem.

11．Thetextiswrittento________．

A．adviseustobepositivebeforeunfairthings

B．askustostopcomplainingaboutunfairthings

C．encourageustotryourbestintheplayingfield

D．showtheauthor'sattitudetocompetitivesports

D

We'vebeencoveringstandingdesksforalongtimenowbecauseexpertsagreethatsittingalldayiskillingus.Wewanttobeproductivewhilealsokeepingourbodieshealthy.Overtheyears,therehavebeenseveralsolutionstothisfromfixedstandingdeskstoadjustableones,portabledeskstoonesthatchangeintoshelves.

However,themosthightechandelegantsolutionhastobethisnewsmartdeskcalledTheStirKineticDesk.Thedesklearnsyourdailybehaviorsandmovesbetweenasittingandstandingheightregularlythroughoutthedaytokeepyoumovingwithoutinterruptingyourworkflow.

Youcanprogramspecificsittingandstandingintervalsorletthedesksettheschedule.Ifyoutendtositwhilereturningemailsinthemorning，butalwayswanttostandduringthatafternoonconferencecall，thedeskwilllearnthoseregularhabitsandadjustthescheduletofitthem.Ofcourse,thedeskcanalwaysbemanuallyloweredorraisedbyusingthetouchscreenonthelowerleftcornerofthedesk.

Whenswitchingpositions,thedeskgentlydipsandrisestoletyouknowthatachangeiscomingup.Ifyou'renotreadytoswitchpositionsatthattime,youcantapthetouchscreentostaysittingorstandingforawhilelonger.

Thebuiltintouchscreenalsokeepstrackofyourdailysittingandstandingtimesandtellsyouhowmanycaloriesyou'veburned.Youcanevensetgoalsforhowlongoroftenyouwanttostand.ThedeskalsoworkswithfitnessdevicesliketheFitBittotrackyourmovements.

Allofthatsmarttechdoesn'tcomecheapthough.TheM1desk，whichistheeverydaymodel，runsasteep$2，990,whilethemoreexecutivemodelwithaddedfeatures,theF1,goesfor$4，190.

Whileexpensive,it'sworththinkingofhowmuchtimewespendatourdesks.Muchlikeagoodmattress（床垫），agooddeskthatworkswithyouisworththeinvestment.Hopefullyinafewyearsthesesmart,integrateddeskswillbemorecommonandlessexpensive.

12．TheStirKineticDeskhasbeendesignedto________．

A．helpuserswiththeirwork

B．keepusersmovingallthetime

C．getuserstoexercisewhileworking

D．remindusersoftheirworkingschedule

13．Whichisthefeatureofthetouchscreenofthedesk?

A．Itcantelluserswhentochangepositions.

B．Itcantrackusers'changesofpositions.

C．Itcankeepusersinafixedposition.

D．Itcandetectusers'healthcondition.

14．Whichofthefollowingcanbestdescribethedesk?

A．Productivebutchallenging.

B．Convenientbutunaffordable.

C．Complexandimpractical.

D．Multifunctionalandintelligent.

15．Whatdoestheauthorintendtotellusinthelastparagraph?

A．Tospendmoneyonsuchadeskisrewarding.

B．Weshou