高中英語UNIT3Times change!單元質(zhì)量檢測(cè)外研版選擇性必修第二冊(cè)

UNIT3單元質(zhì)量檢測(cè)（三）

（滿分150分,時(shí)間120分鐘）

第一部分聽力（共兩節(jié)，滿分30分）

第一節(jié)（共5小題；每小題1.5分，滿分7.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話。每段對(duì)話后有一個(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。聽完每段對(duì)話后，你都有10秒鐘的時(shí)間來回答有關(guān)小題和

閱讀下一小題。每段對(duì)話僅讀一遍。

1.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.

B.Inasupermarket.

C.Inthekitchen.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman，ssister.

B.Aparty.

C.Anactor.

3.WhoisgoingtoworkinLosAngeles?

A.Sam.B.Betty.C.John.

4.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Getthecandle.

B.Makeaphonecall.

C.Handinhisreport.

5.Whatdidtheyoungmando?

A.Hehitaboy.

B.HemadeaU-turn.

C.Hecrossedtheroadquickly.

第二節(jié)（共15小題；每小題1.5分，滿分22.5分）

聽下面5段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白。每段對(duì)話或獨(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。聽每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白前，你將有時(shí)間閱讀各個(gè)小

題，每小題5秒鐘；聽完后，各小題將給出5秒鐘的作答時(shí)間。每段對(duì)話或獨(dú)白讀兩遍。

聽第6段材料，回答第6至7題。

6.Howdoesthemangettheinformationabouthomelesspopulation?

A.Fromanarticle.

B.Fromtheradio.

C.FromTV.

7.Whichcountryhasthehighestpercentageofhomelesspeople?

A.India.B.TheUS.C.Germany.

聽第7段材料，回答第8至9題。

8.Wheredoesthemanwork?

A.Inaschool.

B.Inagym.

C.Inaclub.

9.Howfarcanthewomanruninanhourontherunningmachine?

A.About7kilometers.

B.About8kilometers.

C.About10kilometers.

聽第8段材料，回答第10至12題。

10.Whendidthewomancatchthethief?

A.OnMondaymorning.

B.OnMondayafternoon.

C.OnTuesdaymorning.

11.Whatdidthethiefbuy?

A.Somesmallarticles.

B.Someofthecheapestthings.

C.Oneofthemostexpensivedresses.

12.What'stherealrelationshipbetweentheassistantandthethief?

A.Motheranddaughter.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Shopassistantandcustomer.

聽第9段材料，回答第13至16題。

13.Whatisthemandoinghere?

A.Takingabusinesstrip.

B.Havingaholidayalone.

C.Visitinghisgirlfriend.

14.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheinsurance?

A.$15B.$45.C.$135.

15.Wherewillthemanreturnthecar?

A.InLosAngeles.

B.InSanFrancisco.

C.InNewYork.

16.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Bringthemanthekeys.

B.Talkabouttheinsurance.

C.Bringthemansomeforms.

聽第10段材料，回答第17至20題。

17.Whatare“mallrats“accordingtothetext?

A.Thosewhospendalotoftimeinmalls.

B.Thosewhoshopregularlyinmalls.

C.Thosewhostealthingsfrommalls.

18.Whichisnotthereasonwhypeoplelikemalls?

A.Feelingsafe.

B.Freeparking.

C.Reasonableprice.

19.HowmanynightclubsarethereintheMallofAmericainMinnesota?

A.35.B.8.C.7.

20.WhenwasthefirstindoormallbuiltinAmerica?

A.In1935.B.In1963.C.In1965.

答案：1?5ACCAB6?10ABCBA

11-15AACBA16?20CACBC

聽力材料

Text1

M：r11havethesteak,Frenchfriesandchocolateicecreamfordessert.

W：Oh,no,youknowthesethingsarebadforyourhealth.Howaboutordering

somevegetablesandfruitsinstead?

Text2

W：Ihatetosayit,butJackyisn，tdoingwellinthenewfilm.

M：Well,Ithinkhe'sonlyplayingadifferenttypeofrole.Mysisterthinks

heisstillthebest.

Text3

M：ImetSamonthestreettoday.

W：Really?Didhesaysomethingabouthissister?

M：Yes.BettyoughttobeleavingNewYorkverysoon,becauseherhusband,John,

hastakenajobinLosAngeles.

Text4

M：Apowercut.Oh,Ihavetohandinthisreporttomorrow.

W：Justtakeoutyourcellphonetogetthecandleinthedrawer.

M：OK.

Text5

W：Didyouseewhatthatyoungmandid?

M：No.Iwaslookingattheotherway.

W：HemadeaU-turninthemiddleoftheblockandalmosthitaboyonabicycle.

M：Driversgetcrazierthesedays.

Text6

W：Whatareyoulookingat,Jim?

M：rmreadinganarticleabouttheworld'shomelesspopulation.

W：Homelesspopulation?

M：Yes,sociologistsdefinehomelesspeopleasthosewhohavenofixedshelter

onanygivennight.Thesefiguresshowfivecountrieswithlargehomelesspopulation.

W：Wow,that'samazing.Ineverrealizedthatthereweresomanyhomelesspeople

inGermanyandFrance.

M：Youknowwhat?OurowncountrytheUSAranksnumberoneamongthesecountries!

W：Surelynot!Indiatopsthelistwiththreemillionhomelesspeople.

M：Well,itdependsonhowyoulookatit.Althoughwehaveamillionfewer

homelesspeoplethanIndia,wehavethehighestpercentageofhomelesspeople.

Text7

M：Hello,Madam.We'redoingasurveyofourcustomers.Howoftendoyoucome

totheclub?

W：Threetimesaweek,usually.

M：Canyourun10kilometersinanhourontherunningmachine?

W：Oh,no,Ican，t.Maybe8kilometers.

M：Doyouusetheswimmingpool?Youknow,thenewswimmingpool.

W：No,Idon，t.Idon'tknowhowtoswim.AndI'mscaredofwater.

M：OK.Youknow,weofferlessonshere.I'msureourtrainercanhelpyou.

Text8

W：Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.

M：Whydoyousayso?

W：Somepeoplearetemptedtostealinlargeshops.

M：Didyoucatchoneofthem?

W：Yes,onMondaymorning.Therewerefewpeopleintheshop,soIcouldcatch

thethiefeasily.

M：Wasitamanorawoman?

W：Amiddle-agedwoman.Shefirstboughtsomesmallarticles.Thenshechose

oneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshop.

M：Didshecatchthedressawayquicklyregardlessoftheassistants?

W：Certainlynot.Anassistantwrappeditupforherandhelpedherwalkout

oftheshopwithoutpaying.

M：Anassistant?Howcouldshedothat?

W：Sheisthedaughterofthewoman.Thegirl"gave"hermotherafreedress

onceaweek!

Text9

W：Goodmorning,Sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?

M：Iwouldliketorentacarwithagoodairconditioner.

W：Allourcarshaveairconditionersinthem.

M：Good.Iamherevisitingmygirlfriend.Iwanthertohaveagoodtime.

W：Oh,isthatso?Well,then,letmeshowyousomethingshemightlike.

M：ThisisaPorsche!

W：Yes.Beautiful,isn'tit?

M：Yes,itlooksfantastic.

W：SoyouwilltakethePorschethen,Sir?

M：Yes,forthreedays.AndIwanttobuytheinsurancetoo.Ithinkit's

necessary.

W：You'resmarttobuyit.At45dollarsforthreedays,itisagooddeal.

M：CanIreturnthecarinSanFrancisco?

W：SanFrancisco?No,Sir.Weonlyhavethisofficehere.Youwillhavetoreturn

ithereinLosAngeles.

M：OK.Itwillbefundrivingbackdownthecoast.Mygirlfriendwilllikeit.

W：It，sabeautifuldrive.

M：Wherearethekeys?

W：Justamoment,Sir.Wehavetofinishfillingouttheformsfirst.

Text10

MallsarepopularplacesforAmericanstogo.Somepeoplespendsomuchtime

atmallsthattheyarecalled“mallrats”.Mallratsshopuntiltheydropinthe

hundredsofstoresunderoneroof.

Peoplelikemallsformanyreasons.Theyfeelsafebecausemallshavepolice

stationsorprivatesecurityguards.Parkingisusuallyfree,andtheatmosphere

insideisalwaysfine.Thenewestmallshavebeautifulrestareaswithwaterfalls

andlargegreentrees.

ThelargestmallintheUnitedStatesistheMallofAmericainMinnesota.It

has350stores,eightnightclubs,andaseven-acrepark!Thereareparkingspaces

for12,750cars.About750,000peopleshopeveryweek.

ThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltin1965inEdina,Minnesota.

Nowpeopleshopinmalls,ofcourse.Theyalsoeatinfoodhousesthathavefood

fromallovertheworld.Theyseemovieshere.Somepeopleevengettheirdaily

exercisebydoingthenewsportofmallwalking.Othersgotomallstomeetfriends.

Inaword,nowresidentscanactuallyliveintheirfavoriteshoppingcenter.

第二部分閱讀（共兩節(jié)，滿分50分）

第一節(jié)（共15小題；每小題2.5分，滿分37.5分）

閱讀下列短文，從每題所給的A、B、C、D四個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出最佳選項(xiàng)。

A

AppFire

Thisapplicationprovidesforusersappsthatarefreeandhighlydiscounted

daily.Byusingthisapp,youonlyneedtosubmitsomeinformationwhen

registering.Afterfillingitup,youareeligibletohaveaccesstoalistof

recommendeddownloads.

Starling

Basedonbanknature,thisapphasbeenagoodoneinthatregard.Theyhavea

bankinglicenseandallowyoutoopenacurrentaccountthroughyourphoneforjust

someminutes.Youareevenliabletoearninterestonthemoneyheldinyouraccount

throughthisapp.Theappwillnoticeyouwithalertswhenyouspendmoneyasitwill

helpyououtlinewhatyouhavespentincategorieslikeshopping,bill,foodsand

manymore.

CampusSpecial

Thisappisgreatlyusedbystudentsasitenablesthemtohavegreatdealson

foodstoresandrestaurantsaroundtheschool.Italsogivesyoutheopportunityto

orderfoodfromyourhostelthroughyourphoneonpick-updelivery.Thegoodthing

aboutthisappisthatitenablesyoutogetmorerewardswhenyouoftenuseit.Those

rewardscanbeusedatyourusuallocalfoodstores.

ATMLocator

Thisisanotherinterestingappthatcanassistyouinfinancialneeds.Whenyou

arehookedupinanareathatisnotfamiliartoyouandyouareinterestedingetting

somecash,insteadofmovingupanddowninsearchingforthenearestplaceto

withdrawsomecash,thisappshouldgiveyoucomfortindoingthat.Ithelpsyouto

findcashpointsthatareveryneartoyou,anditwilldisplaythemonthemapfor

youtocheckthrough.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇應(yīng)用文。文章主要向讀者介紹了4款較為實(shí)用的應(yīng)用軟件，并對(duì)

這些軟件的特點(diǎn)和功能進(jìn)行了說明。

21.Whichappcanserveasawarningifyouspendmoney?

A.CampusSpecial.B.ATMLocator.

C.AppFire.D.Starling.

解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的Theappwillnoticeyouwithalertswhen

youspendmoneyasitwillhelpyououtlinewhatyouhavespentincategorieslike

shopping,bill,foodsandmanymore.可知，如果你在花錢的話，那么Starling將會(huì)提

醒你一些關(guān)于你消費(fèi)的信息。故選D。

22.What'sspecialaboutCampusSpecial?

A.Itsrewardsenableyoutosavesomemoney.

B.Itoffersyouthebiggestdiscountsfordealsonfood.

C.Itallowsyoutodoyourbankingwithoutgoingout.

D.Itenablesyoutospendlessoneatingincampuscanteen.

解析：選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段中的Thegoodthingaboutthisappisthatit

enablesyoutogetmorerewardswhenyouoftenuseit.Thoserewardscanbeusedat

yourusuallocalfoodstores.可知，它的獎(jiǎng)勵(lì)能讓你節(jié)省一些錢。故選A。

23.InwhichsituationcanyoumakeuseoftheappATMLocator?

A.Whenyouhavenobankcardsonyou.

B.Whenyoucan，tfindthenearestcashmachine.

C.Whenyouareunfamiliarwiththelocalcampus.

D.Whenyouarebusywithsomebankingbusiness.

解析：選B推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段中的Whenyouarehookedupinanareathat

isnotfamiliartoyouandyouareinterestedingettingsomecash,insteadofmoving

upanddowninsearchingforthenearestplacetowithdrawsomecash,thisappshould

giveyoucomfortindoingthat.可知，當(dāng)你在一個(gè)不熟悉的陌生地方又需要取錢時(shí)，你

可以使用ATMLocator軟件。故選B。

B

ItwasaboutfiveinthemorninginOntario,Canada,whenDonnaStrickland，s

phonerang.TheNobelPrizecommitteewasonthelineinStockholm,callingtotell

hershehadwontheprizeinphysics.

“Iwonderedifitwasajoke,“StricklandsaidinaninterviewwithaNobel

officialafterthecall.Shehadbeenasleepwhenthecallarrived."Somethingwas

wrongbecauseitcamesoearlyinthemorning.ButthenIknewitwastherightday,

anditwouldhavebeenacrueljoke.”

Strickland,anassociateprofessorattheUniversityofWaterloo,sharesthe

honorwithtwootherscientistsfortheirworkinthe1980sintransforminglasers

（激光）intotinytoolsthattodayhavecountlessapplications.Theprizemoney$1.4

millionwillbesharedamongthethree.HalftheprizewenttoStricklandandher

cooperatorGerardMourou,aprofessorattheEcolePolytechniqueinFrance.Theother

halfwasawardedtoArthurAshkin,aretiredphysicistwhoworkedatthefamousBell

LabsintheUnitedStates.

Strickland，swinishistoricinmorethanoneway.It'sbeenover55yearssince

awomanwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysics.In1903,MarieCuriebecamethe

first-everwomantowinaNobelPrizeinPhysics.Forthenext60years,nowomen

physicistswereawarded.MariaGoeppertMayerbecamethesecondwomanphysicistto

wintheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1963.

Stricklandherselfwassurprisedtolearnshewasthethirdwomantoreceive

thehonorinphysics."Isthatall,really?Ithoughttheremighthavebeenmore,“

shesaidatapressconferenceTuesday."Weneedtocelebratewomenphysicists,

becausewe'reoutthere.Hopefully,intime,itwillstarttomoveforwardatafaster

rate.”

語篇解讀：本文是一篇記敘文。文章講述了DonnaStrickland的獲獎(jiǎng)經(jīng)歷，她成為歷

史上第三位女性諾貝爾物理學(xué)獎(jiǎng)獲得者。

24.WhatwasDonna，sfirstreactionaftershereceivedthecall?

A.Shefeltalleffortspaidoff.

B.Shewastooexcitedtosayaword.

C.Shewasdoubtfulaboutit.

D.Shewasannoyedatbeingwakenup.

解析:選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的wonderedifitwasajoke,Strickland

saidinaninterviewwithaNobelofficialafterthecall.可知，Donna接至U電話后

的第一反應(yīng)是表示懷疑，故選C項(xiàng)。

25.HowmuchwasDonnarewardedforwinningtheNobelPrize?

A.About$350,000.

B.About$2.8million.

C.About$700,000.

D.About$1.4million.

解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的Theprizemoney$1.4millionwillhe

sharedamongthethree.以及HalftheprizewenttoStricklandandhercooperator

GerardMourou可知，Donna得到的獎(jiǎng)金大約是$350,000,故選A項(xiàng)。

26.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Strickland，sachievementsinphysics.

B.ThehistoryoftheNobelPrizeinPhysics.

C.Strickland'sstruggletowintheNobelPrize.

D.ThreewomenwinnersoftheNobelPrizeinPhysicsinhistory.

解析：選D段落大意題。根據(jù)第四段內(nèi)容可知，1903年，瑪麗?居里成為第一位獲得

諾貝爾物理學(xué)獎(jiǎng)的女性。1963年，瑪麗亞?格珀特?梅耶(MariaGoeppertMayer)是第二

位獲得諾貝爾物理學(xué)獎(jiǎng)的女性物理學(xué)家。而思特里克蘭德是第三位獲得該獎(jiǎng)項(xiàng)的女性。由此

可知，第四段介紹了歷史上獲得諾貝爾物理學(xué)獎(jiǎng)的三位女性，故選D項(xiàng)。

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics.

B.Theachievementofmenphysicists.

C.ThecelebrationoftheNobelPrizewinners.

D.AwardingwomenphysiciststheNobelPrizeinPhysics.

解析：選D推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段可知，思特里克蘭德自己也驚訝地發(fā)現(xiàn)，她是

第三位獲得諾貝爾物理學(xué)獎(jiǎng)的女性。再根據(jù)她所說的話可推知，最后一句中的it指代的就

是前面提到的“授予女性物理學(xué)家諾貝爾物理學(xué)獎(jiǎng)”這件事，故選D項(xiàng)。

C

Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenfallalonggenerationallines.Thatis,

generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofa

technologicalshift.

Itisnotalwaysthecase,though.Whenyoulookatattitudestowarddriverless

cars,theredoesn，tseemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.Thepublicoverallis

splitonwhetherthey，dliketouseadriverlesscar.Inastudylastyear,ofall

peoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdid

not.

Thefactthatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacross

generationssuggestshowvaryingtheshifttodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryone

wantsadriverlesscarnow一andnoonecangetoneyet一butamongthosewhoare

opentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyinvolved.

Actually,thisisn'tsurprising.Whereasoldergenerationsaresometimes

reluctanttoadoptnewtechnologies,driverlesscarspromiserealvaluetothese

agegroupsinparticular.Olderadults,especiallythosewithlimitedmobilityor

difficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicuse-casesfordriverless

cars.

Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeopleare

generallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones.

Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudeareeasilynoticeable

basedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularly

interestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation.59percent

ofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38

percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.

Whereapersonlivesmatters,too.Morepeoplewholiveincitiesandsuburbs

saidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthanthosewholiveinruralareas.

Whilethere，sreasontobelievethatinterestinself-drivingcarsisgoingup

acrosstheboard,aperson，sagewillhavelittletodowithhowself-drivingcars

canbecomemainstream.Oncedriverlesscarsareactuallyavailableforsale,the

earlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocanaffordtobuythem.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。人們對(duì)新技術(shù)的態(tài)度通常以年齡層為分界，但在無人駕

駛汽車方面卻不是這樣。文章主要介紹了影響人們對(duì)無人駕駛汽車的態(tài)度的幾個(gè)因素。

28.Whathappenswhenanewtechnologyappears?

A.Itoftenleadstogreatinventionsinotherrelatedfields.

B.Itcontributesgreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.

C.Itfurtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.

D.Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.

解析：選D細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoften

fallalonggenerationallines.可知，當(dāng)一項(xiàng)新技術(shù)出現(xiàn)時(shí)，它通常會(huì)引起不同年齡段的

人的不同反應(yīng)。故選D。

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscar?

A.Itdoesnotseemtocreateagenerationaldivide.

B.Itwillnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.

C.Ithasgivenrisetounrealisticexpectations.

D.Itmaystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.

解析：選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段中的Whenyoulookatattitudestoward

driverlesscars,theredoesn51seemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.可知，人們

對(duì)于無人駕駛汽車的態(tài)度似乎沒有明顯的年齡劃分。故選A。

30.Whydoesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople?

A.Ithelpswiththeirmobility.

B.Itsavestheirmoneyandenergy.

C.Itaddstothesafetyoftheirtravel.

D.Itmakestheirlifemoreinteresting.

解析：選A推理判斷題。根據(jù)第四段中的Olderadults,especiallythosewith

limitedmobilityordifficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicuse-cases

fordriverlesscars.可知，無人駕駛汽車對(duì)一些老人有吸引力是因?yàn)檫@有助于他們的移動(dòng)。

故選Ao

31.Whatislikelytoaffectone'sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar?

A.Thefieldoftheirspecialinterest.

B.Thelocationoftheirlivingplace.

C.Theamountoftrainingtheyreceived.

D.Thelengthoftheirdrivingexperience.

解析：選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段內(nèi)容可知，人們居住的地方的位置會(huì)影響他

們對(duì)無人駕駛汽車的態(tài)度。故選B。

D

Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsis

nonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorning

papers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored（監(jiān)控）indifferent

ways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople，se-mailsandonline

posts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthan

disastersandsobstories.

“The'ifitbleeds'ruleworksformassmedia,“saysJonahBerger,ascholar

attheUniversityofPennsylvania."Theywantyoureyeballsanddon51carehowyou5re

feeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowthey

react.Youdon，twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”

Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication一e-mails,Webpostsand

reviews,face-to-faceconversations一foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethan

negative（消極的），butthatdidn'tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositive

news.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregood

thingsthanbadthings?Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeople

spreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes

website.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthe“moste-mailed“l(fā)istforsix

months.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuch

morelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.Hefoundthatscienceamazed

TheTimesreadersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.

Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthat

inspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthem

merelysad.Theyneededtobearoused（激發(fā)）onewayortheother,andtheypreferred

goodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,

asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,uContagious:WhyThingsCatchOn”.

語篇解讀：本文是一篇說明文。人們常說“沒有消息就是最好的消息”，類似的傳統(tǒng)說

法只適合于大眾媒體。在網(wǎng)絡(luò)普及的時(shí)代，好消息在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上的傳播速度比壞消息要快很多。

32.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?

A.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.

C.Privatee-mails.D.Dailyconversations.

解析:選A細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheevening

broadcastsandthemorningpapers.可知，選A項(xiàng)（新聞報(bào)道）。

33.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?

A.They'resociallyinactive.

B.They'regoodattellingstories.

C.They，reinconsiderateofothers.

D.They'recarefulwiththeirwords.

解析：選C推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段中的Theywantyoureyeballsanddon，tcare

howyou'refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmore

howtheyreact.可知，傳統(tǒng)的媒體只想吸引人們的眼球，不在乎你的感受；但當(dāng)你和朋友

分享一個(gè)故事時(shí)，你更關(guān)心他們的反應(yīng)。DebbieDowner和前文中carehowyou，refeeling

和carealotmorehowtheyreact意思相反。故選C。

34.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordingtoDr.Berger，sresearch?

A.Sportsnews.B.Sciencearticles.

C.Personalaccounts.D.Financialreviews.

解析:選B細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第三段中的Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticles

inthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-science

articles.可知，科技類的文章比非科技類的更有可能被人們轉(zhuǎn)發(fā)。故選B。

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SadStoriesTravelFarandWide

B.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeople

C.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimes

D.GoodNewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks

解析：選D標(biāo)題歸納題。根據(jù)第一段中的Bytrackingpeople'se-mailsandonline

posts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthan

disastersandsobstories.可知，好消息在網(wǎng)絡(luò)上傳播得更快，影響更深遠(yuǎn)；說明文章主

要講的是好消息通過網(wǎng)絡(luò)的傳播，比壞消息更快。故選D。

第二節(jié)（共5小題；每小題2.5分，滿分12.5分）

閱讀下面短文，從短文后的選項(xiàng)中選出可以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)。

Chalkusedinschoolclassroomscomesinthinsticks.Lessonsareoftenpresented

toentireclassesonchalkboards（orblackboards,astheywereoriginallycalled）

usingsticksofchalk.36

Asfoundinnature,chalkhasbeenusedfordrawingsinceprehistorictimes.And

ithelpedtocreatesomeoftheearliestcavedrawings.Later,artistsofdifferent

countriesandstylesusedchalkmainlyforsketches（素描），andsomesuchdrawings

havesurvived.37Themethodwastogrind（碾碎）naturalchalktoafinepowder,

thenaddwater,clay,andvariousdrycolors.Itwasthenrolledintostickshape

anddried.

38Classsizesbegantoincreaseatthattime.Therefore,teachersneeded

aconvenientwayofconveyinginformationtomanystudentsatonetime.Notonlydid

instructorsuselargeblackboards,butstudentsalsoworkedwithpersonal

chalkboards,completingwithchalksticksandasponge（海綿塊）orclothtouseas

aneraser.Thesesmallchalkboardswereusedforpractice,especiallyamongthe

youngerstudents.

Animportantchangeinthenatureofclassroomchalkbroughtwasin

chalkboards.Blackboardsusedtobeblack,becausetheyweremadefromtrueslate

（石板）.Whilesomeexpertsadvocatedachangetoyellowchalkboardsanddarkblue

orpurplechalktocopywritingonpaper,whenmakersbegantoshapechalkboards

fromsynthetic（合成的）materialsduringthe20thcentury,theychosethecolorgreen,

arguingthatitwaseasierontheeyes.39

Almostallchalkproducedtodayisdustless.Earlier,softerchalktendedto

produceacloudofdustthatsomefearedmightcontributetobreathingproblems.

40It'sjustthatthedustsettlesfaster.

A.Dustlesschalkstillproducesdust.

B.Yellowbecamethepreferredcolorforchalk.

C.Papermadeonlyfromragsatthistimewasexpensive.

D.Tha