2024-2025學(xué)年高中英語(yǔ)Unit4Pygmalion單元測(cè)評(píng)習(xí)題含解析新人教版選修8

PAGE第四單元測(cè)評(píng)(總分:150分時(shí)間:120分鐘)第一部分聽(tīng)力(共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分30分)第一節(jié)(共5小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分7.5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)。每段對(duì)話(huà)后有一個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)完每段對(duì)話(huà)后,你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來(lái)回答有關(guān)小題和閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話(huà)僅讀一遍。M:Hello,Anne.ThisisLarryattheoffice.IsFredathome?W:No,Larry.He’sgoingshoppingnow.He’llbehomeforlunch,though.1.WhereisFrednow?A.Attherestaurant.B.Atthesupermarket.C.Athome.答案BM:Whatdoyouthinkoftheopera?W:It’sverygood.Theactorsandactressesareallverygood.Don’tyouthinkso?M:Yes.Theactingisexcellentandsoisthemusic.W:Yes.Ilikeitverymuch.2.Whatdothetwospeakersthinkoftheopera?A.Bothofthemlikeit.B.Onlythewomanlikesit.C.Onlythemanlikesit.答案AW:Myfatherhasretiredrecently.Hejustcan’tbearstayingathome.M:Iammostupsettohearit.Hecandosomething.Manyoldpeoplearelivingarichandfulllife.3.Whataboutthewoman’sfather?A.Heisveryoldnow.B.Heisinpoorhealth.C.Heisupsetathome.答案CW:Bob,whyareyoulookingsodepressed?M:Mum,I’mnotagoodboy.IbrokeFather’sglassjustnow.W:Oh,son.Woulditbeagoodideatotellhimthetruth?M:Yeah,butI’mafraidhe’llscoldme.4.Whywastheboyafraidthathisfatherwouldscoldhim?A.Hehadbrokenhisfather’sglass.B.Hehadn’tpassedtheexamination.C.Hehadbrokenhisfather’sglasses.答案AW:Ididn’tthinkmuchofthatperformance.M:No.Itwasn’ttoohot.Whatapity,they’reagoodgroupafterall.W:Icouldn’theartheleadsingeratall.M:Meneither.Theguitarsanddrumsweretoobad.5.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?A.Arecord.B.Somesingers.C.Aliveconcert.答案C其次節(jié)(共15小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分22.5分)聽(tīng)下面5段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白后有幾個(gè)小題,從題中所給的A、B、C三個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng),并標(biāo)在試卷的相應(yīng)位置。聽(tīng)每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白前,你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小題,每小題5秒鐘;聽(tīng)完后,各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話(huà)或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。聽(tīng)第6段材料,回答第6~8題。M:What’sthematter,Anne?Doyouhaveaproblem?W:Yes,IhaveachancetogetanotherjobandIdon’tknowwhattodo.M:Ifit’sabetterjobthanyourpresentone,takeit.That’smyadvice.W:Itisn’taseasyasthat.IlikethejobIhavenowverymuch.Thepeopleinmyofficeareveryniceandmyworkisveryinteresting.M:Whataboutthepay?Willyougetmoremoney?W:Yes,thepayisbetter.IfIacceptthejob,I’llgetmoremoneyrightaway.WhatshouldIdo?Ihavetoletthemknowmychoicetoday.6.Whatisthewomanthinkingabout?A.Gettingmoremoney.B.Doingbetterinherjob.C.Changingherjob.答案C7.Howdoesthewomanlikeherpresentjob?A.Itisdifficult.B.Itisinteresting.C.Itishighlypaid.答案B8.Whendoesthewomanhavetodecide?A.Today.B.Tomorrow.C.Thedayaftertomorrow.答案A聽(tīng)第7段材料,回答第9~11題。M:Haveyoubeentoexhibitionsinyoursparetime?W:Yes,alotoftimes.Ilikeexhibitions—exhibitionsaboutfamouspeople:dancers,actors,youknow?M:Mm,andwhataboutafolkconcert?Haveyoueverbeentooneofthem?W:No.Idon’tlikefolkmusicverymuch.M:Whatabouttheopera?W:No,never.Idon’treallyliketheopera.Itisabittooheavyforme.M:Apopconcert?W:Yes.IsawMadonnaonce.Shewasfantastic—sheisareallygreatdancer.M:Andhaveyoueverbeentothetheater?W:Yes,Ihave.9.Whatdoesthewomanreallylike?A.Thefolkmusic.B.Thepopconcert.C.Theopera.答案B10.Whataretheexhibitionsthewomanoftengoestoabout?A.Madonna.B.Famouspeople.C.Actors.答案B11.HowdoesthewomanfindMadonna?A.Sheappreciatesher.B.Shedoesn’treallylikeher.C.Itisabittooheavyforher.答案A聽(tīng)第8段材料,回答第12~14題。M:Hi,Laura!Whatasurprise!It’ssonicetoseeyouagain.W:Hi,John.Haveyoucomeheretoseeourhighschoolteachers?M:Yes.Howhaveyoubeen?W:Prettygood.M:LasttimeIsawyou,youwereplanningtogotolawschool,weren’tyou?W:Yes,Iwas.ButIchangedmymindlater.M:Oh,really?Whatmadeyouchangeyourmind?W:Well,thesimplereasonisthat,atthemomentdoctorsarebadlyneededinmyhometown,soI’vedecidedtogotomedicalschool.M:Marketingmanagementismoreinterestingtome.I’mplanningtogetintothatfieldinthefuture.W:Oh,thatsoundsgreat!12.Wherearethespeakers?A.Onacollegecampus.B.Attheirhighschool.C.Intheirhometown.答案B13.Whathasthewomandecidedtostudy?A.Law. B.Medicine. C.Business.答案B14.Whatdoyouknowabouttheman?A.Hedidn’tchangehismindonstudy.B.Hehasn’tmadeuphismindwhattolearn.C.Hehasdecidedtolearnmarketingmanagement.答案C聽(tīng)第9段材料,回答第15~17題。M:Oh,I’mexhausted.W:Whyareyousotired?Whatdidyoudotoday?M:Thereweresomanythingstodo.W:Didyoudoallthosethingsallbyyourself?M:Oh,yes.Ihadto.Ihadtocheckthenewproducts.Ihadtoholdthemeetingwiththedepartmentmanagers.Ihadtolistentotheirreportsandgivemycomments.That’smyjob,youknow.W:Well,itsoundslikeyoureallyhadtodoallthosethings.Butyoushouldn’tworktoohard.Doyouknowwhatyoushoulddoatthemoment?M:What?W:Takesometimeoff.M:Goonholiday?W:Torelaxyourself.Howabouthavingatripthisweekend?M:Andtohaveapicnic?W:Yes.M:Great!15.What’sthewomandoinginthetalk?A.Comforting. B.Suggesting. C.Criticizing.答案B16.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?A.Hemustbethepersonincharge.B.Heisnotalwaysbusy.C.Hejusthadapicniclastweek.答案A17.Whatwillthemanprobablydonext?A.Askthewomantoworkforhim.B.Takehistime.C.Planforhisrelaxation.答案C聽(tīng)第10段材料,回答第18~20題。Awomancrashedintosixcarsandinjuredonepersonwhenshetriedtoparkattheendofherdrivingtest,TorontopolicesaidonThursday.“Shecamebacktotheparkinglotofthetestcenterandwhenshewenttoparkthecar,thecarwentoutofcontrolanditstruckthevehiclesandapedestrian,”saidapoliceofficial.Afterithitthefirstfourcars,thewoman’svehiclespunaroundandhittwomorevehicles.Amanwhowasstandingbetweentwoofthecarswastakentohospitalwithleginjuries.Anexaminerwhowitnessedthecrashsaidthewomanpanickedwhiletryingtoparkthecarandhitthegaspedalinsteadofthebrake.18.Wheredidtheaccidenthappenaccordingtothematerial?A.Inthestreet.B.Atthedrivingtestcenter.C.Inthepark.答案B19.Whatcausedtheaccident?A.Thecarwasoutofcontrolwhenitwasparked.B.Thecarthewomanwasdrivinghitsomeotherparkedones.C.Thecarbesidethemanwasonfireallofasudden.答案A20.Howmanycarswerehithythewoman’scar?A.Two. B.Four. C.Six.答案C其次部分閱讀理解(共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分40分)第一節(jié)(共15小題;每小題2分,滿(mǎn)分30分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出最佳選項(xiàng)。AWakehurst’sBigSummerAdventureArangeofeventsforchildrenkeepthembusyduringthesummerholidays,includingfunactivitieswhichalsoencouragelearning.Price:Allactivitiesareself-ledandfreetoparticipatein.Childrenaged16andundergofree,butadultswillneedtopayusualgardenadmissionentrancefeesof￡12.50.KidsgowildatWakehurstthissummerComeandjoinusinour50thanniversaryyearonanadventurousjourneyandcelebratoryeventsaroundtheglobalgardens.PickupyourBigSummerAdventurevisaandamapfromthevisitorcentre.BeaGoldenGlobetrotter!Travelto5countriesin5weeks.Explorethegardenstofindthegoldencasesofoutdooractivities.Anewcountryandgoldencasewillarriveinthegardenseachweek!Turkey:25Julyto6SeptemberSouthKorea:1Augustto6SeptemberAustralia:8Augustto6SeptemberMexico:15Augustto26SeptemberTheUK:22Augustto6SeptemberBugBootiqueHotelTrailCanyouhelpourgardencreaturesintheirbeautifulhotelstoplanaperfectparty?25Julyto26SeptemberPlace:Children’sHeritageGardenMuddyMondays!MakeaspecialbirthdaycakeforwormsattheMudKitchen.Mondays:27July,3,10,17,24,31AugustPlace:Children’sHeritageGarden21.WherecanyougetyourBigSummerAdventurevisa?A.Atthelocalpolicestation.B.Atthegateofthegarden.C.Atthevisitorcentre.D.Attheticketoffice.答案C解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。由文中“KidsgowildatWakehurstthissummer”部分中的“PickupyourBigSummerAdventurevisaandamapfromthevisitorcentre.”可知,BigSummerAdventurevisa要在游客中心領(lǐng)取。22.Ifyouwanttoexperiencevariousculturesofcountries,youshouldchoose

A.Children’sHeritageGarden.B.MuddyMondays!C.BeaGoldenGlobetrotter!D.BugBootiqueHotelTrail.答案C解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)“BeaGoldenGlobetrotter!”中的“Travelto5countriesin5weeks.”可知C項(xiàng)正確。23.What’stheauthor’spurposeofwritingthispassage?A.Toattractpeopletojoinintheactivities.B.Totellchildrenhowtospendsummerholidays.C.Tohelppeopleknowbetterabouttheactivities.D.Topersuadechildrentobalancestudiesandplay.答案A解析寫(xiě)作意圖題。由本文寫(xiě)作方式及所介紹的內(nèi)容可知,這是一則廣告,旨在吸引人們?nèi)⑴c兒童探險(xiǎn)活動(dòng)。BShakespeare,moreperhapsthananyotherwriter,madefulluseofthegreatestresourcesoftheEnglishlanguage.MostofususeaboutfivethousandwordsinournormalemploymentofEnglish;Shakespeareinhisworksusedabouttwenty-fivethousand!ThereisprobablynobetterwayforaforeignertoappreciatetherichnessandvarietyoftheEnglishlanguagethanbystudyingthevariouswaysinwhichShakespeareusesit.Suchastudyiswellworththeeffort,eventhoughsomeaspectsofEnglishusage,andthemeaningofmanywords,havechangedsinceShakespeare’sday.However,itissurprisingthatweshouldknowcomparativelylittleaboutthelifeofthegreatestEnglishauthor.WeknowthatShakespearewasbornin1564inStratford-on-Avon,andthathediedtherein1616.HealmostcertainlyattendedtheGrammarSchoolinthetown,butofthiswecannotbesure.Weknowhewasmarriedtherein1582toAnneHathawayandthathehadthreechildren.WeknowthathespentmuchofhislifeinLondonwritinghismasterpieces.Butthisisalmostallthatwedoknow.However,whatisimportantaboutShakespeare’slifeisnotitsincidentaldetailsbutitsproducts,theplaysandthepoems.FormanyyearsscholarshavebeentryingtoaddafewfactsaboutShakespeare’slifetothesmallnumberwealreadypossessandforanequallylongtimecriticshavebeentheorizingabouttheplays.Sometimes,indeed,itseemsthatthepoetryofShakespearewilldisappearunderthegreatmassofcommentthathasbeenwrittenuponit.Fortunatelythisisnotlikelytohappen.Shakespeare’speoplehavelongdelightednotjusttheEnglishbutloversofliteratureeverywhere,andwillcontinuetodosoafterthescholarsandcriticsandalltheirworkshavebeenforgotten.

24.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.ThegreatinfluenceoftheEnglishlanguage.B.Thegreatvarietiesinwritingstyles.C.TherichnessofthecontentinShakespeare’sworks.D.TherichEnglishlanguageusedbyShakespeareinhisworks.答案D解析主旨大意題。文章第一段第一句話(huà)即點(diǎn)明白主題。25.Wecaninferfromthethirdparagraphthat.

A.notallthecommentonShakespeare’sworkshaveproducedgoodeffectsB.scholarshavesuccessfullycollectedfactsaboutShakespeare’slifeC.criticsaremoreinterestedinShakespeare’splaysthanhispoetryD.thedetailsofShakespeare’slifearemoreimportantthanhisliteraryworks答案A解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)第三段最終一句話(huà)可推斷出A項(xiàng)正確。26.Fromthelastsentenceinthethirdparagraphwecanlearnthat.

A.peopledon’tthinkwellofthepoetryofShakespeareanymoreB.peoplepaymoreattentiontothecommentthanthepoetryofShakespeareC.peoplecan’treadthepoetryofShakespeareanymoreD.thecommentisfollowedbythepoetryofShakespeare答案B解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)本句中的“disappear”可推斷出B項(xiàng)正確。27.Theunderlinedpartinthelastparagraphrefersto.

A.thecharactersinShakespeare’sproductsB.ShakespeareC.thepeoplelivinginShakespeare’sdayD.thereadersofShakespeare’sworks答案A解析詞義揣測(cè)題。最終一段其次句話(huà)意為“莎士比亞劇中的人物許久以來(lái)不僅使英國(guó)人還使各地的文學(xué)愛(ài)好者得到了愉悅……”。其中的“Shakespeare’speople”指的是莎士比亞作品中的人物。CIfEnglishmeansendlessnewwords,difficultgrammarandsometimesstrangepronunciation,youarewrong.Haven’tyounoticedthatyouhavebecomesmartersinceyoustartedtolearnalanguage?AccordingtoanewstudybyaBritishuniversity,learningasecondlanguagecanleadtoanincreaseinyourbrainpower.Researchersfoundthatlearningotherlanguageschangesgraymatter.Thisistheareaofthebrainwhichprocessesinformation.Itissimilartothewaythatexercisebuildsmuscles.Thestudyalsofoundtheearlierpeoplelearnasecondlanguage,thegreatertheeffectis.AteamledbyDrAndreaMechelli,fromUniversityCollegeLondon,tookagroupofBritonswhoonlyspokeEnglish.Theywerecomparedwithagroupof“earlybilinguals”whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive,aswellasanumberoflaterlearners.Scansshowedthatgraymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifferencewas.“Ourfindingssuggestthatthestructureofthebrainischangedbytheexperienceoflearningasecondlanguage,”saidthescientists.Itmeansthatthechangeitselfincreasestheabilitytolearn.ProfessorDylanVaughanJonesoftheUniversityofWaleshasresearchedthelinkbetweenbilingualismandmathsskills.“Havingtwolanguagesgivesyoutwowindowsontheworldandmakesthebrainmoreflexible(敏捷的),”hesaid.“Youareactuallygoingbeyondlanguageandhaveabetterunderstandingofdifferentideas.”ThefindingswerematchedinastudyofnativeItalianspeakerswhohadlearnedEnglishasasecondlanguagebetweentheagesof2and34.Reading,writing,andcomprehensionwerealltested.Theresultsshowedthattheyoungertheystartedtolearn,thebetter.“Studyingalanguagemeansyougetanentrancetoanotherworld,”explainedthescientists.28.Inthesecondparagraph,thewritermentions“exercise”inorderto.

A.saylanguageisalsoakindofphysicallabourB.provethatoneneedsmorepracticewhenhe/sheislearningalanguageC.showtheimportanceofusingthelanguagewhenyoulearnthelanguageD.makepeoplebelievelanguagelearninghelpsgraymatterworkwell答案D解析推理推斷題。作者把語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)大腦的促進(jìn)作用比作體育熬煉對(duì)肌肉強(qiáng)健的促進(jìn)作用,意在說(shuō)明語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)對(duì)大腦有類(lèi)似的促進(jìn)作用。29.Theunderlinedword“bilinguals”probablymeans.

A.aresearcheronlanguagelearningB.asecondlanguagelearnerC.apersonwhocanspeaktwolanguagesD.anactivelanguagelearner答案C解析詞義揣測(cè)題。從“earlybilinguals”的定語(yǔ)從句“whohadlearntasecondlanguagebeforetheageoffive”可知bilingual與C項(xiàng)意思接近。30.Wemayknowfromthescientificfindingsthat.

A.theearlieryoustarttolearnasecondlanguage,thehigherthegraymatterdensityisB.thereisnodifferencebetweenalatersecondlanguagelearnerandonewhodoesn’tknowasecondlanguageC.theexperienceoflearningasecondlanguagehasbadeffectonpeople’sbrainD.theabilityoflearningasecondlanguageischangingallthetime答案A解析推理推斷題。依據(jù)第五段“Scansshowedthatgraymatterdensity(密度)inthebrainwasgreaterinbilingualsthaninpeoplewithoutasecondlanguage.Butthelongerapersonwaitedbeforemasteringanewlanguage,thesmallerthedifferencewas.”可知答案。31.Themainsubjecttalkedaboutinthispassageis.

A.scienceonlearningasecondlanguageB.man’sabilityoflearningasecondlanguageC.languagecanhelpbrainpowerD.languagelearningandmathsstudy答案C解析主旨大意題。本文的第一段即是本文的主題,然后下文圍繞這一主題進(jìn)行了深化的闡述,即“語(yǔ)言學(xué)習(xí)可以提高你的智力”。DListeningmaybethekeysocialskill.ButhumanshaveprobablybeenbadlistenerssinceAdamandEveignoredGod’swordsandatetheforbiddenfruit.Nowmanyexpertsbelievethatthedigitaleraofendlessstimuli(刺激)hasmadethingsworse.“Theaveragehumanattentionspanin2000was12seconds,butby2013itwasonly8seconds(onesecondshorterthanagoldfish!)”concludedMicrosoftCanada,afterdoingresearchon2,000Canadians.Ihavestudiedgoodlisteners—includingspies,doctorsandreporters—andtriedtoworkouthowtheydoit.Thefirststepistothrowawaythepreconception(偏見(jiàn))thatthepersonyou’retalkingtoisboringandpredictable.Mostpeopledohavesomethingworthsaying,ifonlyyoucanhelpthemsayit.Thesecondstepis,therefore,toshutup.Youmaybeachingtodiveinandinterruptthespeakerwithabrilliantinsightorjoke,butdon’tbother.Hedoesn’twanttolistentoyoueither.Mostpeoplearenotparticularlyinterestedinyouropinionsorwhatyouhavetosay,butveryinterestedinvoicingtheirownopinions.Letthemtellit.Makeanoccasionalencouragingremark.Letsilencesfall,becausepeoplewilloftenpourthingsoutjusttofillthem.Whenpeoplearelistenedto,theycancomeoutwiththemostamazingthings.Ifsomeonetellsyousomethinglike,“I’mthinkingofmurderingmyhusband,”shownosurprise,justnodunderstandinglyandthinkoftheirtrustinyou.NeverdoastheWoodyAllencharacterinthemovieCrimesandMisdemeanorswholistenedtohisweepingsistertalkingaboutherterribledate.Hecovershiseyesandshouts,“Oh,oh,oh!That’ssoawful.MyGod,that’stheworstthingIeverheardinmylife...Barbara,youidiot!”Goodlistenersaskquestions,butnottoomany.Journalistsknowthatthebestmomentintheinterviewoftencomeswhenyouputawayyourpenandsay,“Thankyousomuchforyourtime.”Thentheinterviewee—freedfromyourseriesofquestions—tellsyouthethingshehadbeenwantingtosayallalong.Inbusiness,skilledlistenerswillusetheotherperson’swordstomakeasale.AconsultantIknowsaysthatinsteadoftellingclientswhathehastooffer,heusuallyasksthem,“What’stopofmind?”Iftheclientreplies,“We’rejustworkingouthowtoreplaceallourworkerswithrobots,”hecanthensay,“itsohappenswe’vegotjusttheproductforthat.”Actuallywhatyoureallysellpeoplearetheirownfantasies.Sometimesyouwillmeetsomeonewhoisboringandpredictable.Thispersonwillengageinoneorallofboasting,house-pricetalk,routetalk,diettalkandcurrent-affairsclichés(陳詞濫調(diào)).Justgethimtotalkdirectlyabouthisownlife.People’sexperiencesareusuallymoreinterestingthantheirviews.32.Thefirstparagraphmainlytalksaboutthat.

A.CanadiansarealwaysbadlistenersB.listeningisanimportantsocialskillC.humansareworselistenersthanbeforeD.humanattentionspanisshorterthanagoldfish’s答案C解析段落大意題。依據(jù)第一段最終一句可知人的留意力持續(xù)時(shí)間比以往要短,因此選C項(xiàng)。33.Accordingtothepassage,whilelistening,peopleshould.

A.makeacasualcommentimmediatelyB.tellaninterestingjokeifpossibleC.offerencouragementwhennecessaryD.expressthemselveswhensilencesfall答案C解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第三段倒數(shù)其次句可知,傾聽(tīng)別人講話(huà)時(shí),在必要的時(shí)候應(yīng)當(dāng)賜予別人激勵(lì)。34.Fromthewriter’spointofview,theWoodyAllencharacter’sbehaviorinthemovieis.

A.dangerousB.challengingC.dishonest D.thoughtless答案D解析觀點(diǎn)看法題。依據(jù)第四段第三、四句內(nèi)容可知,作者不贊成電影里WoodyAllen的做法,認(rèn)為他作為傾聽(tīng)者打斷對(duì)方說(shuō)話(huà)并說(shuō)出沒(méi)有憐憫心的話(huà)是輕率的、欠考慮的。35.TheexampleinParagraph6showsthatinbusiness,askilledlistenercan.

A.askverygoodquestionsB.makeuseofwhatspeakerssayC.inspirespeakers’imaginationD.puthimselfinspeakers’place答案B解析細(xì)微環(huán)節(jié)理解題。依據(jù)第六段第一句可知,有技巧的傾聽(tīng)者能利用別人所說(shuō)的話(huà)。其次節(jié)(共5小題;每小題2分,滿(mǎn)分10分)依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。選項(xiàng)中有兩項(xiàng)為多余選項(xiàng)。MakeaJokeofItI’mworkingonmyHappinessProject,andyoucouldhaveone,too!Everyone’sprojectwilllookdifferent,butit’stherarepersonwhocan’tbenefit.Joinin—noneedtocatchup,justjumpinrightnow.Everyonesays,andit’strue,thatoneofthemosteffectivewaystohandlenegativeemotionsistolightenup.36Ifyou’reangry,jokearound.Easiersaidthandone,however.

Ihadachancetokeepmyresolutionto“makeajokeofit”lastnight.Myhusbandfinallytookonthejobofdealingwithmydaughter’sadventureinorthodontia(牙齒矯正術(shù)).Theorthodontist’sofficeisrightaroundthecornerfromhisoffice,andheagreedthathe’dscheduletheappointmentsandtakeher.ThiswasGREAT!OnourflighttoKansasCityfortheholidays,theBigGirllosther“functionalappliance”whichshewearsinhermouth.37Wegotbackhomeaweeklater,andtheBigMandidn’tcalltomakeanappointment!Dayswentby.Iremindedhimperiodically,butnothinghappened.

38Lastnight,Istampedintoourbedroomreadytoturnonmyangeratfullvolume.“Thisreallymatters,thisisimportant,she’sgrowingnow,what’sthepoint,it’sexpensive,youpromisedyou’ddoit,”etc.ThenIthought,“Makeajokeofit.”

SoIwentover,putmyarmaroundtheBigMan,andsaidnicely,“Youknowwhat?Ifyoudon’tcalltheorthodontist’stomorrow,I’mgoingtobeveryangry.I’mnotthreatening,justgivingyoufairwarning.”AndIlaughedwhileIsaidit.“Iknow,Iknow!”hesaid,shakinghishead.“I’llsendmyselfanemailrightnow.”Andhedid.39

I’mnotsureifmakingajokeofitwasmoreeffectivethangettingangry,butIdon’tthinkitwaslesseffective.Iwashappieraboutit,andtheBigManwashappieraboutit.40

It’seasytosay“makeajokeofit”,butit’shardtodowhenyou’refeelingangry,scared,bored,orupset.Haveyoufoundawaytogetyourselftomakeajoke?A.Andtodayhemadetheappointment.B.Ifthingsaresad,trytofindareasontolaugh.C.Welookedeverywhereontheplane;itwasgone.D.Ifyou’rehappyandyouknowit,clapyourhands.E.You’dthinkflightrageisauniquelyChineseproblem.F.Anditwasamuchnicerwaytohavethatunpleasantexchange.G.WheneverIthoughtaboutthisdelay,Ibecameextremelyannoyed.答案36~40BCGAF第三部分語(yǔ)言學(xué)問(wèn)運(yùn)用(共兩節(jié),滿(mǎn)分45分)第一節(jié)(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分30分)閱讀下面短文,從短文后各題所給的A、B、C和D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項(xiàng)。YesterdayIpoppedintoasupermarketonmywayhometobuyafewitems.SothereIwas,inthe15itemsorlessline,waitingtobe41whenInoticedayoungladywithababyinfrontofme.Shewasreally42heritems,whichwasprobablywhat43myattentiontoher.SothereIwasstaring,andIwatched44thecheckoutgirltoldherthetotal.Shebegantosearchthe45andthenlookedup,herfacealmostwhite.

Intuitively(憑直覺(jué))Iknewwhatwaswrong.Shewas46ofmoney.Ashertotalcameto$8.80Iassumedshewaslowonthe47.SoIopenedmypurse,reachedin,and48afewofmyowncoins,saying“Howmuchdoyouneedhoney?”Shelookedatme49andsaid“Likeallofit”.Withouteven50andputtingmyowncoinsbackintomypurse,Itoldthecheckoutgirltoaddittomy51.Theladycouldbarelyspeak.Shetoldmeshehad$10inherpursebuthadno52whathappenedtoit.ItoldheritwasnoaccidenttodaythatofallthecheckoutsIcouldhavelinedupatI53atthisone,rightbehindher.Iwishedhera54day,andpaidforthetotal.

Theladyneverdid55meorevensomuchaslookback.Shewalkedaway56diggingthroughherbaglookingforwhatIsupposedwasher57$10note.Yetitdoesn’tmatteratall.WhatIlovemostaboutallthisisthatthecheckoutgirlsaw,58thefiveorsootherpeoplebehindme.WhatIhopeisthattheywill59whattheysaw.Someday,somewhere,perhapstheyorthepeopletheytell,maytoobe60todothesame.

41.A.examined B.servedC.treated D.ordered答案B解析由下文的語(yǔ)境可知,作者是在排隊(duì)付款,也就是等待收銀員供應(yīng)服務(wù),故選served。examine“檢查”;treat“對(duì)待”;order“點(diǎn)(菜)”。42.A.showingoff B.lookingatC.strugglingwith D.thinkingof答案C解析由前面提到的“withababy”和后面提到的“myattentiontoher”可以推斷出這位年輕的女士很吃力地拿著她選好的商品。strugglewithsth“吃力地拿著某物”,符合此處的語(yǔ)境。43.A.paid B.neededC.devoted D.drew答案D解析由語(yǔ)境可知,這個(gè)年輕的女士引起了作者的留意。drawone’sattentionto“把某人的留意力吸引到……上”,是固定搭配。44.A.until B.sinceC.as D.if答案C解析由下文這個(gè)女士一連串的動(dòng)作可知,當(dāng)收銀員告知她總金額的時(shí)候,作者始終在視察著,故選as引導(dǎo)時(shí)間狀語(yǔ)從句。45.A.purse B.supermarketC.counter D.baby答案A解析由下文提到的money可知,她是在打開(kāi)錢(qián)包(purse)找錢(qián)。46.A.disappointed B.shockedC.nervous D.short答案D解析由前面提到的“herfacealmostwhite”可知,作者推想出她的錢(qián)不夠。beshortofmoney“缺錢(qián)”,是固定搭配。47.A.list B.spotC.change D.way答案C解析由前面提到的“Ashertotalcameto$8.80”和后面的“afewofmyowncoins”可知,作者認(rèn)為這個(gè)女士缺少的是零錢(qián)(change)。48.A.seized B.selectedC.saved D.earned答案A解析由后面提到的“puttingmyowncoinsbackintomypurse”可知,作者從錢(qián)包里抓了(seize)幾枚硬幣。49.A.calmly B.blanklyC.elegantly D.guiltily答案B解析由后面的“Likeallofit”可以推知這個(gè)女士此刻很茫然(blankly)。calmly“冷靜地”;elegantly“優(yōu)雅地”;guiltily“內(nèi)疚地”。50.A.introducing B.countingC.hesitating D.planning答案C解析由后面提到的作者接下來(lái)的動(dòng)作——把硬幣放回錢(qián)包,告知收銀員把女士的賬單算在作者頭上可知,作者堅(jiān)決果斷地做出了幫助女士的確定,故選hesitating。51.A.total B.moneyC.fare D.note答案A解析由本段最終一句“...andpaidforthetotal.”可知,此處應(yīng)選total(總金額)。52.A.effect B.problemC.idea D.access答案C解析由前面提到的“Shetoldmeshehad$10inherpurse”和后面提到的“whathappenedtoit”可知,年輕女士不知道發(fā)生了什么事。havenoidea“不知道”,是固定搭配。53.A.turnedaround B.endedupC.lookedup D.cameback答案B解析由前面提到的“ofallthecheckoutsIcouldhavelinedupat”和后面提到的“rightbehindher”可知,此處指“以……結(jié)束”,故填endedup。54.A.humorous B.valuableC.warm D.happy答案D解析由常識(shí)可知,當(dāng)聽(tīng)到對(duì)方的不幸遭受后應(yīng)當(dāng)賜予勸慰,所以此處作者祝愿她那天過(guò)得開(kāi)心(happy)。而且前面提到的“Itoldheritwasnoaccidenttoday”也給出了提示。55.A.blame B.admireC.thank D.encourage答案C解析由后面提到的“Yetitdoesn’tmatteratall.”可知,這位女士沒(méi)有向作者道謝(thank)。56.A.hardlyB.also C.evenD.still答案D解析由語(yǔ)境可知,她此時(shí)仍(still)在翻找她的包。57.A.missing B.givenC.useless D.returned答案A解析由上文可知,這位女士說(shuō)她有10美元,可是付款的時(shí)候找不到了,也就是丟失了(missing)。58.A.alongwith B.exceptforC.including D.concerning答案A解析由語(yǔ)境可知,作者的行為不僅被收銀員看到了,也被作者后面的幾位顧客看到了,故選alongwith(和……一起)。including“包括”,收銀員和顧客之間是并列關(guān)系,不是包含關(guān)系,故解除C項(xiàng);B項(xiàng)和D項(xiàng)語(yǔ)義均不符合語(yǔ)境。59.A.imagine B.forgetC.ignore D.share答案D解析由語(yǔ)境可知,作者希望他們能共享(share)自己的所作所為。60.A.discouraged B.invitedC.inspired D.excited答案C解析由上文的語(yǔ)境可知,作者希望有一天別人能受到鼓舞做出像作者一樣的善舉,故選inspired。其次節(jié)(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿(mǎn)分15分)閱讀下面短文,在空白處填入1個(gè)適當(dāng)?shù)膯卧~或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。GregoryKloehnisanartist61.useshisskillsforareallyworthycause—62.(build)homesforthehomeless.Makinguseofrecycledmaterialsfoundonthestreet,hecreatessmallmobilehomes,eachaboutthesize63.asofa.Thesehomescomewithpitchedroofstokeepouttherainand64.(wheel)atthebottomformobility.Sofar,he’sbuiltabout10sheltersthroughthe“HomelessHomesProject”,andhopestocreate65.(much)inthefuture.

Althoughthey’renotmadeofmuch,thetinyhomesaremorethanenoughforsomeonewithnootherplace66.(sleep)in.Theyarepainted67.brightcoloursandhaveafewoddelements—likewashingmachinedoorsforwindowsandminivantopsforroofs.“Before,Iwasallaboutsculpture,bu