人教版新课标学年 必修四第二 单元课UNIT 2 Working the Land单元综合测评含答案详解.docx

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选择题部分

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共两节,满分35分）

第一节（共10小题;每小题2.5分,满分25分）

A

LastsummerIgotarealtasteofSwisslifewhenIspentsixweekswithahostfamilyintheBerneseAlps.

OnarrivinginErlenbachwheremyhostfamilylived,IknewIcouldn'thaveaskedforabettersetting:

itwassuchabeautifulmountainvillage.

AndIcouldn'thaveaskedforabetterhostfamily,either.Theymademefeellikepartoftheirfamily,ratherthanatourist—Ijoinedinmyhostfamily'sday-to-dayactivities,whetherhelpingpickberriesinthegardenorgoingtofriends'houses.IwasnotonlytravellingaroundEuropeseeingthemajorsights,butIlostmyselfinadifferentculture.

WhilemanySwissculturesaresimilartoAmerica's,therearelotsofdifferences,too.Forexample,mostSwissleavetheirwindowsopen—withoutscreens—allthetime.AtfirstIthoughtallthebugs（虫子）weregoingtogetinandeatmealive,andwonderedwhytheydidn'tclosethewindowsandturnontheairconditioners.ButthenIrealizedthereweren'tmanybugsandIreallyenjoyedthefreshair.

Probablymybiggestshockwasthelanguage.IexpectedtheSwisstospeakGerman,buttheyspokeadialectcalledSwissGerman,whichhashardlyanythingincommonwithGerman.AttimesIwasveryfrustrated（受挫的）becausemythreeyearsofGermandidnothelp,butmybadmooddidnotlast.Anyhow,manypeopleknewEnglishandwereextremelywillingtospeakit.

SigningupforaculturalexchangewasprobablythebiggestriskIevertook,butitwasalsothemostrewarding.WhenIleft,IpromisedIwouldreturntoErlenbach.TherearemoretoSwitzerlandthancheeseandwatches.

1.WhatthewriterlikedbestabouthisstayinSwitzerlandwasprobablythat. 

A.hemadelotsoffriendsinthevillage

B.hefeltagreatsenseofbelongingthere

C.heenjoyedthebeautifulsceneryoftheAlps

D.heplayedapartinthehostfamily'shousework

2.Howdidthewriterfeelatfirstwhenhefoundhishostfamilyalwayskeptthewindowsopen?

A.Relaxed.B.Disappointed.

C.Excited.D.Worried.

3.Whywasthelanguagethewriter'sbiggestshockduringhisexchangevisit?

A.BecausehehadthoughtthattheSwissspokeGerman.

B.BecausehefoundhisGermannotgoodenoughforcommunication.

C.BecausetheSwissspokeEnglishsowellthatheneedn'thavelearnedGerman.

D.BecausethelocalstoldhimthatSwissGermanwasalmostthesameasGerman.

B

Ourworldisanoisyplace,filledwiththesoundsoftraffic,machinesandpeople.Butquietplacesremain,ifyouknowwheretolookfor.Eightyearsago,audioengineerGordonHemptonidentifiedthequietestplaceintheUnitedStates.Hecallstheplace“OneSquareInchofSilence”.Hehasusedthissymbolicspotinanorth-westernrainforesttocampaignagainstnoisepollution.Buttheself-described“SoundTracker”isnowgoingdeaf.

“Iamlyinginbedinthespringtime.Thesunisshining.Thebirdscouldbesinging.ButIamhearingnone.”

Hempton'seyesgetwateryashedescribesthecruelirony（讽刺）ofhissituation.Morethantwentyyearsagohetrademarkedhisnicknameas“SoundTracker”.SharphearingdefinedhiscareerasanEmmyAward-winningsoundrecordist.Italsoledtohisactivismagainstnoisepollution.Hehascircledtheglobethreetimesinsearchoftheperfectsoundsofnature.TherearehowlermonkeysinatropicalrainforestinBelize.Closertohome,coyoteshowlinaneasternWashingtoncanyon.Healsofoundplacessoquietthathecouldhearthesoftsoundofahummingbird'swings.

Hemptonsayshishearinglossisquicklygettingworse,creatingwhathesaysisa“realurgency”tofinishhisproject.That'sthetitleofaplanned19-volumesetofnaturerecordings.Thesoundtrackscouldbelicensedforuseinmovies,videogames,exhibits,playsandthelike.VolunteerassistantsnowhelpHemptonreviewandeditsoundfilesandidentifyimperfections.

Theexactcauseofhishearinglossisnotclear.Doctorssayitmaybetheresultofaninfection,oratumouroracombinationofthings.Moretestsareneeded.Hemptonisself-employed.Hesayshishealthcareplandoesnotpayforhearinglosstreatment.So,fornow,he'sdirectinghisattentiontocompletinghis“greatesthit”album.

“AfterIgetQuietPlanetfinished,IwishIhadaneconomiccashflowtogetmyhearingback.That'sthefirstthingonmyto-dolist.”TheSoundTrackersayshe'shopefulhishearinglosscanbereversed.

4.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?

A.Howtopreventnoisepollution

B.OneSquareInchofSilence

C.Ourworldisanoisyplace

D.“SoundTracker”isgoingdeaf

5.WhatisHemptonmainlyworkingontheseyears?

A.Takingthebeautifulpicturesofnature.

B.Recordingandeditinghisownsongs.

C.Leadingacampaignagainstpollution.

D.Recordingtheperfectsoundsofnature.

6.WhatcausedHempton'shearingloss?

A.Toomuchnoise.B.Atrafficaccident.

C.Uncertaincauses.D.Aninfection.

C

“Aphotographthatonehastakenofoneself,typicallywithasmartphoneorwebcamanduploadedtoasocialmediawebsite.”Thisisthedefinition（定义）oftheword“selfie”intheOxfordEnglishDictionary.Infact,itwasn'teveninthedictionaryuntilAugust,2013.Itearneditsplacetherebecausepeoplearenowsoobsessed（着迷的）withselfies—wetakethemwhenwetryonanewhat,playwithourpetsorwhenwemeetafriendwhomwehaven'tseenforawhile.

Butdoestheobsessionactuallymakesense?

Isthereanyscientificexplanationforit?

Well,youshouldprobablyaskJamesKilner,aneuroscientistatUniversityCollegeLondon.

Throughourlifetimeswebecomeexpertsatrecognizingandinterpretingotherpeople'sfacesandfacialexpressions.Bycontrast,accordingtoKilner,wehaveaverypoorunderstandingofourownfacessincewehavelittleexperienceoflookingatthem—wejustfeelthemmostofthetime.

Thishasbeenprovedinpreviousstudiesinwhichparticipantswereshownimagesofthemselvesandaskedtomatchtheirfacialexpressionsinthepictures.Inmostcases,theyfailedtoaccuratelyproducethesamefacialexpressionswithoutbeingabletoseethemselvesinthemirror,accordingtoBBC.

Tofurthertesthowweactuallysenseourownfaces,Kilnercarriedoutanotherstudy.Heshowedpeopledifferentversions（版本）oftheirownimages—theoriginalwhichhadbeeneditedtolooklessattractiveandonethatwasmademoreattractive—andaskedthemtopicktheversionwhichtheythoughtlookedmostlikethem.Kilnerfoundthatmostpeoplechosethemoreattractivepicture.Thissuggeststhatwetendtothinkofourselvesasbetter-lookingthanweactuallyare.

Butwhatdoesitsayaboutselfies?

Well,isn'tthatobvious?

Selfiesgiveusthepowertocreateaphotograph—bytakingitfromvariousangles,withdifferentposes,usingfilters（滤镜）andsoon—thatbettermatchesourexpectationswithouractualfaces.

“Yousuddenlyhavecontrolinawaythatyoudon'thaveinnon-virtual（非虚拟的）interactions,”KilnertoldtheCanada-basedCTVNews.“Selfiesallowyoutokeeptakingpicturesuntilyoumanagetotakeoneyou'rehappywith,”heexplained.

7.AccordingtoKilner'sstudies,itcanbelearnedthatwe. 

A.knowaboutourownfaceswell

B.tendtorecognizeourownfaceseasily

C.becomepooratreadingothers'facialexpressions

D.believewehavebetterimagesthanweactuallydo

8.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph2referto?

A.Aselfie.

B.Theobsession.

C.Thehistoryoftheselfie.

D.Theriseoftheselfie.

9.AccordingtoKilner,whydopeopleliketakingselfies?

A.Itenablesthemtoimprovetheirskilloftakingaphotograph.

B.Itmeetstheirneedstoknowtheirownfacesbetter.

C.Itmakesthempossibletoreachtheirexpectations.

D.Itoffersthemawaytocontrolthevirtualworld.

10.Whatmightbethebesttitleofthepassage?

A.Whatisaselfie

B.Selfiesbeautifyyourself

C.Howdopeopletakeselfies

D.Selfiesimproveyourconfidence

第二节阅读七选五（共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分）

根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。

选项中有两项为多余选项。

Tobemoregratefulinlifemeansthatyouarealsoallowingyourselftobehappier,morecontentedandmoresatisfiedwitheverythingthathasbeengoingonaroundyou.Butwithallthestress,allthedisappointmentsandalltheanxietyaroundyou,Ibetyouaskyourselfthisquestionallthetime:

“HowexactlycanIbemoregratefulwithmylife?

”11. 

Learntoliveinthemoment.

Lifeisawonderfuladventurefullofenrichingexperiencesandendlesspossibilities.Don'tjustgothroughthemotionsofrepetitive（重复的）activitiesandboringtasks.No!

Beingamindlesszombiecanmakeyoumorelikelytotakethingsforgranted.12,makeanefforttoenjoytheexperience.You'resupposedtoattendaconference?

Acceptit.Babysityourniece?

Enjoythemoment.Eata15-minutelunch?

Tasteeachbite. 

13. 

Beingawareofyourgoaltobemoregratefulcanhelpyoulookforthingstobereallymoregratefulfor.Gratitudeisaconsciousdecision.Youhavetopractiseitallthetime.

Controlyourthoughts.

Ofcourseyouhavethepowertocontrolwhatyou'rethinkingof!

Considerthisexercise,forexample,ifyoufindyourselfthinkingmoreandmoreself-entitled,stop.14.Youaregivenconsciousness.Makeuseofitwisely. 

Alwaysresistthetemptationofcomparingyourselfwithotherpeople.

Ashumans,wehavethenaturaltendencytocompareourselveswithotherswiththehopeofgettingsatisfaction.Actually,thiskindofactivitydoesnothelpyoufeelmoregratefulinlife.15!

Youwillalwaysbemeetingsomeonericher,whichmakesyoufeellowerthanothers!

Don'tdoit,please.

Everylittlethinkcounts.Youhavetheabilitytomakeyourselffeelmoregratefulinyourlife.

A.Itdoestheopposite

B.Expressgratitudeallthetime