2018_2019学年高中英语Unit24Society单元综合测评.docx

Unit 24 Society.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ANew Years Day is worth celebrating and you probably celebrate New Years Day together with your family and friends, enjoying drinks and watching the ball drop. If youre lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special one when the clock hits 00：00am. But how New Years Day would look in another country? Listed below are four of the top ten “Unique New Year Traditions from Around the World.”1. Breaking Dishes on Neighbors DoorDenmarkA strange Danish New Year tradition, depending on how you look at it, is throwing dishes at neighbors door. The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large crowd of loyal friends.2. Talking to SpiritsMexicoMexicans strongly believe that they can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones. New Years Eve is considered the best time to communicate with dead spirits to convey a message or ask for guidance. Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and deep thought for $15. Not a bad price for some helpful guidance!3. Wearing Polka DotsPhilippinesImagine people wearing polka dots and dining room tables full of round shaped food and fruits on one single day of the year in Philippines. And they believe that this will bring them prosperity by associating the round dots to coins and wealth.4. Burning Scarecrow DummyEcuadorEcuador has a custom of crafting scarecrows and burning them. As midnight approaches, gathering outside, each family burns their own scarecrow filled with newspapers and pieces of wood. The tradition says that this destroys all the bad things that took place in the past 12 months. The scarecrow also scares away bad luck, which in turn, fills their new year with luck and happiness.The world is large but different. People of all nations may celebrate New Years Day much differently, but a lot of general themes are to be seen. We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope no matter what happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships, increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.【语篇解读】本文主要叙述了丹麦、墨西哥、菲律宾、厄瓜多尔这四个国家庆祝新年的方式。但不论以哪种方式庆祝新年，人们都是期盼一个更美好、更幸福的来年。1People generally celebrate New Years Day in the following ways except_.Asharing the time with their family Bgetting together with their friendsCparticipating in the ball drop Dspending the time with their lovers【解析】细节理解题。根据首段“you probably celebrate New Years Day together with your family and friends, enjoying drinks and watching the ball drop.”可知，你可能会和家人、朋友喝饮料并观看ball watch一起庆祝新年，而不是参与(participate in)the ball drop，故选C项。根据“If youre lucky, perhaps you share a kiss with that special one when the clock hits 00：00am”可知，与爱人一起度过时间也是庆祝新年的方式之一。【答案】C2Which of the following cant describe the 4 unique New Year traditions properly?AThe more broken plates, glasses, cups you have at your door, the more good friends you have according to Danish New Year tradition.BBy paying $15 in Taos Inn, Mexicans can communicate with the souls of their dead loved ones.CWearing polka dots can help people in Philippines to gain wealth.DPeople from Ecuador make and burn scarecrows to win good luck and happiness.【解析】细节理解题。由第三段“Taos Inn, in New Mexico for example, offers 15 minutes session of spiritualism and deep thought for $15.”可知，在Taos旅店人们并不是真的可以与已故的至爱之人的亡灵交流，故B项叙述不恰当。由第二段“The family with the tallest tower of broken plates, glasses, cups and other crockery is considered to be the luckiest person because it symbolizes their large crowd of loyal friends.”可知，在丹麦，谁家门口摔碎的盘子、杯子等越多，谁的朋友就越多，故A项叙述准确。由第四段内容可知，菲律宾人认为穿着圆点图案的衣服会给他们带来财富，故C项符合原文意思。根据第五段内容可知，在厄瓜多尔，人们会制作并焚烧稻草人以求带来好运和幸福，故D项内容与原文意思吻合。【答案】B3. What can you infer from the last paragraph?ANo matter how we celebrate New Year, increasing our wealth is very important.BThe traditions will be changed with the time going by.CWe seldom experience different traditions to celebrate New Year.DCelebrating New Years Day means looking forward to a happier and better coming year.【解析】推理判断题。由最后一段“We all want to start a new, fresh year with renewed enthusiasm and hope no matter what happened during the past year. We all want to be happier, find love, renew friendships, increase our wealth and also hope for a little extra luck in the coming new year.”可知，尽管人们庆祝新年的方式不同，但都期盼来年更幸福、更美好，故选D项。【答案】DBAlibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers(制造商) with big buyers across the world.Its businesstobusiness site，A allowed business to buy almost everything.Alibabas advantage wasnt hard to judge: size.Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.Its market attracts 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a yearand Alibaba is just the middleman.It encourages people to use its marketsnot charging small sellers a percentage of the sale.If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience.I moved to Beijing a year ago and quickly got tired of visiting small stores across the crowded, polluted city of 20 million people in search of new electronics, bathroom furnishings, and anything else my wife wanted.“Youre looking for what exactly? Why not try it？” my Chinese teacher asked me one day.With that, my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.Alibabas original businesstobusiness model now is second to consumer buying.Chinese retail(零售) buying makes up 80% of Alibabas profit, and leading that group is Taobao, with 800 million items for sale and the most unbelievable selection of things youll ever find.T is Alibabas other big site, where you can find brand name goods from Nike and Unilever near the lowest prices.What I have a hard time explaining to friends and family back in the US.is how China has gone beyond traditional shoppingbigbox retailers especiallyin favor of online purchases on Taobao and a few other sites.In smaller towns than Beijing, where big retailers have not yet travelled，shopping online is shopping, and shopping is Taobao.I have a list of some of my recent purchases on Taobao for a sense of how wide the marketplace is.Almost everything arrived a day or two after ordering with free shipping.Im not even a big buyer, because I need friends to help me search the Chineselanguage site.When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teachers iPad, which helps me buy goods, I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.【语篇解读】阿里巴巴原创的业务电子商务模型引发了中国人最大的购物方式的变化。阿里巴巴只是买方和卖方的中间商。网上购物每时每刻都在发生。4Alibabas advantage mainly lies in_.Aits low priceBits big sizeCits not charging small sellersDits businesstobusiness service【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的“Alibabas advantage wasnt hard to judge: size.Alibaba is just big, even by Chinese standards.”可知，阿里巴巴最大的优势在于它的大规模。故选B。【答案】B5. We know from the passage that Alibaba_.A. will continue to developBcharges all the sellers on its site a percentage of the saleCacts as a bridge between the buyers and sellersDis of middle size among all the online sites【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段的“Its market attracts 231 million active buyers, 8 million sellers, 11.3 billion orders a yearand Alibaba is just the middleman.”可知，阿里巴巴只是充当了买家和卖家之间的桥梁的作用。故选C。【答案】C6. What can be inferred from the passage?AAlibabas businesstobusiness service earns more money than retail.BT provides more profit than Taobao.CTaobao has no obvious advantage over other similar online sites.DThe authors Chinese teacher is also an online purchase lover.【解析】推理判断题。根据第二段的“Youre looking for what exactly？Why not try it？my Chinese teacher asked me one day.With that，my wonderful new relationship with Alibaba began.”和文章的最后一句“When I was searching my purchase history on my Chinese teachers iPad，which helps me buy goods，I looked through with great difficulty about 10 of her purchases for every one of mine.”可知，作者的中文老师也是一个网上购物的爱好者。故选D。【答案】D7. What is the passage mainly about?A. Shopping online in China is Taobao.BHow the author purchases online in China.CShopping online goes beyond traditional shopping.DAlibaba influences peoples daily purchase in China.【解析】主旨大意题。根据第一段开头的“Alibaba started taking the lead in China by connecting big Chinese manufacturers(制造商) with big buyers across the world.”和第二段的“If you want a quick look into the influence of Alibaba on daily Chinese life, take my experience.”可知，本文主要在讲述阿里巴巴影响着中国的日常购物。故选D。【答案】DCCelebrity TV presenter Ju Ping has been a host on China Central Television for 30 years, but her recent experience hosting a charity event was one of the most special moments in her career.On April 2, World Autism (自闭症) Day, Ju partnered with Xia Junqi, a 17yearold autistic teenager, to host a charity gala at the Beijing National Aquatics Center, otherwise known as the Water Cube.The event was organized by One Foundation, which aims to increase public awareness of autistic people and their needs.Autism is a neural disorder that can impair sufferers communication skills and social interactions.Sufferers have restricted, repetitive patterns of behavior.It affects about 1.6 million people in China, with medical studies suggesting autism may affect one in every 166 children.Autism has no cure.For many years it went largely undiagnosed in China but early intervention (干预，治疗) and continuous education may help to teach the autistic selfhelp skills and lessen their problematic behavior.The gala(晚会) featured autistic children singing, dancing and performing, and was greeted with enthusiastic applause from the audience.Cai Chunzhu, a celebrity playwright, recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2.He says his family struggled to accept the reality but finally made peace with the diagnoses in the past four years.He says the boy lives in his own world and is trained in an intervention facility.Sun Zhongkai, executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism, one of the earliest intervention facilities for autistic children in China, shared with audience his deep sorrow for parents who often broke down with desperation when he told them there was no cure for their autistic children.Over the years, Chinese society has become more supportive of autistic people and their families, but there are still challenges in terms of getting autistic people employed and looking after them when their parents pass away.Actor Zhou Xun also called on society to show greater understanding and support toward autistic children and their families.【语篇解读】本文通过知名主持人鞠萍主持一个慈善活动来介绍什么是自闭症，如何进行治疗以及大家要关爱这些孩子们。8. The underlined word “impair” in Paragraph 4 most probably means_.AcauseBimproveCincreaseDdamage【解析】词义猜测题。根据第四段首句“Autism is a neural disorder that can impair sufferers communication skills and social interactions.”自闭症是一种会损害患者的交流技能和社会交往能力的神经系统紊乱症，故选D项。【答案】D9. Which of the following statements about Autism is FALSE?AIt is a kind of illness that cannot be cured.BNothing can be done about it.CPeople in China were not well aware of it in the past.DA lot of children suffer from it in China.【解析】细节理解题。根据第五段第二句中“.but early intervention (干预，治疗) and continuous education may help to teach the autistic selfhelp skills and lessen their problematic behavior.”可知早期的治疗和持续的教育是会起到作用的，而不是没有任何办法，故选B项。【答案】B10. What can we know from Paragraph 7?A. It is quite difficult for parents to accept that their children have autism.BTraining in an intervention facility can stop children with autism living in their own world.CThere is only one intervention facility for autistic children in China.DDoctors often break down when they tell parents their children have autism.【解析】推理判断题。由第七段中“Cai Chunzhu, a celebrity playwright, recalled feeling heartbroken when his son was diagnosed with autism at the age of 2.”以及“Sun Zhongkai, executive director of the Beijing Stars and Rain Institute for Autism，.shared with audience his deep sorrow for parents who often broke down with desperation when he told them there was no cure for their autistic children.”两处叙述可以推测出患者的家长很难接受这个事实，故选A项。【答案】A11Where does this text probably come from?AA TV interview.BA medicine magazine.CA newspaper.DA book review.【解析】推理判断题。文章首段以知名主持人鞠萍主持一个慈善活动的事情引入，再通读全文可知，本文最可能出自于报纸。【答案】CDThe meaning of silence varies among cultural groups.Silences may be thoughtful，or they may be empty when a person has nothing to say.A silence in a conversation may also show stubbornness, uneasiness，or worry.Silence may be viewed by some cultural groups as extremely uncomfortable；therefore attempts may be made to fill every gap(间隙) with conversation.Persons in other cultural groups value silence and view it as necessary for understanding a persons needs.Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating among people, just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do.Therefore, when a person from one of these cultures is speaking and suddenly stops, what may be implied(暗示) is that the person wants the listener to consider what has been said before continuing.In these cultures, silence is a call for reflection.Other cultures may use silence in other ways, particularly when dealing with conflicts among people or in relationships of people with different amounts of power.For example, Russian, French, and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement between parties about the topic under discussion.However, Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority rather than be rude to that person by arguing with him or her.In still another use, persons in Asian cultures may view silence as a sign of respect，particularly to an elder or a person in authority.Nurses and other caregivers need to be aware of the possible meanings of silence when they come across the personal anxiety their patients may be experiencing.Nurses should recognize their own personal and cultural construction of silence so that a patients silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily.A nurse who understands the healing(治愈) value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了沉默在不同文化里的具体含义。沉默有时表示思考，有时表示无话可说不同的文化，人们对沉默有不同的理解。沉默也可以用在医院中，它还有治疗功效呢。12What does the author say about silence in conversations?AIt implies anger.BIt promotes friendship.CIt is culturespecific.DIt is contentbased.【解析】推理判断题。根据第一段的第一句The meaning of silence varies among cultural groups.以及下文给出的不同文化里沉默代表不同含义的例子可知，选项C与之相符合，沉默有特定的文化内涵。选项A、B、D在文中都没有提到。【答案】C13Which of the following people might regard silence as a call for careful thought?AThe Chinese.BThe French.CThe Mexicans.DThe Russians.【解析】细节理解题。根据第二段中的Many Native Americans value silence and feel it is a basic part of communicating.just as some traditional Chinese and Thai persons do.以及.silence is a call for reflection.可知，许多美国本土人、一些传统的中国人以及泰国人都把沉默看作是仔细思考的象征，故选A项，a call for reflection与a call for careful thought是同义表达，大家做题时要学会锁定关键词。根据第三段中的.Russian，French，and Spanish persons may use silence to show agreement.可知，法国人和俄罗斯人用沉默表示同意，故B、D两项错误；由第三段中的.Mexicans may use silence when instructions are given by a person in authority.可知，墨西哥人在权威人士给出指示，但心里不赞同时，他们会选择保持沉默，故排除C项。【答案】A14What does the author advise nurses to do about silence?ALet it continue as the patient pleases.BBreak it while treating patients.CEvaluate its harm to patients.DMake use of its healing effects.【解析】细节理解题。根据文中最后一段中的A nurse who understands the healing value of silence can use this understanding to assist in the care of patients from their own and from other cultures.可知，作者建议护士们利用沉默的治愈效果来关爱病人，D项与此吻合，use与选项中的make use of是同义表达。根据最后一段中的.a patients silence is not interrupted too early or allowed to go on unnecessarily.可知，不要过早打破沉默，也不要让沉默没有必要地一直持续下去，A项“只要病人喜欢，让沉默一直持续下去”和B项“治疗病人时，打破沉默”的表述与此不符，故排除。文中没有提到沉默对病人有害处，故排除C项。【答案】D15What may be the best title for the text?ASound and SilenceBWhat It Means to Be SilentCSilence to Native AmericansDSpeech Is Silver；Silence Is Gold【解析】标题归纳题。整篇文章都在说，沉默在不同的文化和领域具有不同的含义，这与B项(沉默的含义)的表述相符。A项中的sound没有提到；C项只是文章一个方面的内容；D项“雄辩是银，沉默是金”强调了沉默的价值，与文章内容不符，故错误。【答案】B.阅读填句(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)For a lot of parents, sending their kids off to college is a bittersweet experience.I think a lot of teenagers head to college without any idea about how money works.Dont let that happen to your college kid.Help them understand these issues before they step into that first class.Budget, budget, budget._16_ So start by making sure you understand budgeting and have begun to use it as part of your financial plan.Independence means responsibility.Living away from home means you have to take care of yourself._17_ Food doesnt just drop out of the sky, and gas doesnt magically appear in their car.Independence means responsibility._18_ Even if your kid is going to a small community college, theyll still probably have a few thousand dollars of tuition to pay.If you break it down, one class can cost $1,000 at the very minimum! And that doesnt even include books.Choose a major wisely._19_ This isnt a must before they step on campus, but simply plant a seed that gets them started thinking about what they want to do with their life.You dont want them graduating with a degree that leaves them unfulfilled or unable to find a job.Friends matter._20_ Who you hang out with definitely influences how you spend money and the decisions you make.Without being overbearing, remind them how