高中英语Unit19Language单元质量检测(一)北师大版选修7

1、单元质量检测（一）时间：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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。AGreeting Gesture Bowing is the traditional form for both greeting and departing.Western and Korean male friends usually greet with both a slight bow and shaking hands. When shaking hands, both hands are sometimes use

2、d. Women usually do not shake hands, especially with men, but usually just nod lightly. The senior person offers to shake hands first, but the junior person bows first.Avoid hugging and kissing when greeting. Long direct eye contact is considered impolite. When saying good-bye, the traditional gestu

3、re is the bow.Touching GesturesGenerally speaking, the Koreans are not a touching society. So avoid touching or any long form of body contact.You seldom see public display of affection. Onthe other hand, you may note people of the same sex walking hand-in-hand, which is simply a gesture of friendshi

4、p. Don't worry about a bit of pushing in stores or when groups board public buses or trains.Apologies are neither offered nor expected.Beckoning GesturesThe open hand or the middle finger is used for pointing: To beckon （招手）someone, the palm （ 手掌）faces downward and the fingers are moved. Using t

5、he arm and hand up, with palm toward the face, is used only for calling dogs or children.Other GesturesRespect is always shown to elderly people, so it is common to stand up when aperson, especially an elderly man enters the room. However, an elder may not give up a seat for a young boy. Men general

6、ly have priority （特权）in Korea: go througha door first, walk ahead of women, and women may help them with their coats.语篇解读：了解一个国家首先要了解这个国家的文化，本文主要向我们介绍了韩国的一 些肢体语言。1. The text is mainly about.A. politeness of KoreaB. customs in KoreaC. body languages in KoreaD. relations between Koreans解析：选C主旨大意题。从本文的

7、各个小标题可知，本文主要是介绍韩国的一些身势语，故C项正确。2. How does a westerner usually greet his male Korean friend?A. With bowing.B. With hugging and kissing.C. With shaking hands.D. With a slight bow and shaking hands.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一部分的第二句可知，他们通常以微微点头并握手表示 问候。3. From the first part of the text we can know that .A. shaking

8、 hands is a must for visitorsB. kissing each other is polite when two people meetC. long direct eye contact should be avoidedD. the old often nod towards the young解析：选 C 细节理解题。从文章第二段"Long direct eye contact isconsideredimpolite.”可知C项正确。BChuck McCarthy, a young actor from Los Angeles, was in nee

9、d of a second job to pay his bills. Then he thought of a way to supplement his income. He became a people walker. At first, Chuck McCarthy considered becoming a dog walker to earn some extra cash, but soon he realized that the job required more than walking dogs on a leash（链条）.However, walking peopl

10、e didn't require much when they were out on walks. Chuck realized there was money to be made if he walked people around Los Angeles instead.It might sound like a joke, but the People Walker, as he calls himself, is very serious about his new job. For $7 per mile, he offers to walk with his clien

11、ts （客户）around Los Angeles. He listens to their problems and encourages them, or simply makes conversation. Sometimes, he just offers them a sense of security（安全）. Chuckdoesn't look like the kind of guy you'd want to be angry with.Chuck's services are aimed at people who don't feel sa

12、fe when walking alone in some areas, and those who are afraid that people might see them walking by themselves and think that they have no friends. "I wear myThe People Walker shirt upon request ,” McCarthy says. However, he admits somepeople are a bit uncomfortable with this policy, as they do

13、n't necessarily want everyone to know that they're being walked.So far, Chuck McCarthy has already had another five people walkers employed. They work in areas, like downtown L. A., Hollywood, Eagle Rock, or Fairfax. Once he posted signs around the city, his phone started ringing and more re

14、quests were coming. While he hopes that his acting career will pick up soon, in the meantime Chuck is very happy with his people walking business.语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。Chuck McCarthy的演艺收入不高，入不敷出，他想出了一个赚钱的好主意：陪人散步。目前，他的业务已经受到很多客户的喜欢。4. What does the underlined word“supplement" in Paragraph 1 mean?A. Sav

15、e.B. Increase.C. Calculate.D. Spend.解析：选B 词义猜测题。根据第一段的". was in need of a second job to pay his bills. ”可知，该词意为“增补，补充，增加”。5. What does Paragraph 4 mainly tell us?A. Chuck plans to employ more people walkers.B. Many people are lonely nowadays.C. Chuck's business is a great success.D. Chuck h

16、opes to expand his business in the future.解析：选C段落大意题。根据末段的内容可知，Chuck McCarthy目前已经雇用了五个人，并且覆盖更多地方。这说明他的业务已经非常成功。6. What can we know about Chuck McCarthy from the passage?A. He has lost confidence in his acting career.B. He hopes to find happiness from people walking.C. He earns more as a people walke

17、r than as an actor.D. He has encouraged other people to be more creative.解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第一段的".was in need of a second job to pay his bills. ” 和末段的 " While he hopes that his acting career will pick up soon .” 可知，Chuck McCarthy的演艺事业并不成功，相反，他陪人散步的业务非常成功。7. Which of the following is the best t

18、itle of this passage?A. A Guard for Los AngelesB. A Funny Job in Los AngelesC. A Good Actor in Los AngelesD. The People Walker of Los Angeles解析：选 D主旨大意题。Chuck McCarthy的演艺收入不高，为了支付账单，他想出了 一个赚钱的好主意：陪人散步。目前，他的业务已经受到很多客户的喜欢。Whydo somepeople live to be older than others? You know the standard explanation

19、s: keeping a moderate diet, engaging in regular exercise, etc. But what effect does your personality have on your longevity? Do some kinds of personalities lead to longer lives? A new study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society looked at this question by examining the personality charact

20、eristics of 246 children of people who had lived to be at least 100.The study shows that those living the longest are more outgoing, more activeandless neurotic （ 神经质的）than other people. Long-living women are also more likely to be sympathetic and cooperative than women with a normal lifespan. These

21、 findingsare in agreement with what you would expect from the evolutionary theory: those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough resources to make it through tough time.Interestingly, however, other characteristics that you might consider advantageous have no impact on whether stu

22、dy participants are likely to live longer. Those who are more self-disciplined, for instance, are no more likely to live to be very old. Also, being open to new ideas have no relationship with long life, which might explain all tho se bad-tempered old people who are fixed in their ways.Whether you c

23、an successfully change your personality as an adult is the subject of a longstanding psychological debate. But the new paper suggests that if you want long life, you should strive to be as outgoing as possible.Unfortunately, another recent study shows that your mother's personality may also help

24、 determine your longevity. That study looked at nearly 28,000 Norwegian mothers and found that those momswho were more anxious, depressed and angry were more likely to feed their kids unhealthy diets. Patterns of childhood eating can be hard to break when we're adults, which may mean that kids o

25、f depressed moms end up dying younger.Personality isn't destiny, and everyone knows that individuals can learn to change. But both studies show that long life isn't just a matter of your physical health but of your mental health.语篇解读：文章介绍了与长寿相关的研究，探究了影响长寿的因素。8. According to the author, outgo

26、ing and sympathetic people.A. have a good understanding of evolutionB. are probably more active and neuroticC. are more likely to recover from hardshipD. generally appear more resourceful解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句"These findings . those who like to make friends and help others can gather enough reso

27、urces to make it through tough time. ”可知，爱交友（外向）及乐于助人（有同情心）的人在困难时会有足够的资源助其渡过难 关。故选C项。9. What finding of the study might be out of our expectation?A. Helpful people can live a relatively long life.B. Being self-disciplined makes no difference to longevity.C. Readiness to accept new ideas offers more

28、possibility to enjoy longevity.D. Personality characteristics that prove advantageous actually vary with times.解析：选B细节理解题。根据第三段第一、二句可知，我们认为某些性格特征可能有益 于长寿，然而事实并非如此，比如自律和长寿无关，这点出乎我们的意料。故选B项。10. What does the recent study of Norwegian mothers show?A. Mothers' depression may affect their children

29、9;s life spans.B. People with unhealthy eating habits are likely to die at a young age.C. Mothers may have a longer influence on children than fathers.D. Children's personality characteristics are always shaped by their mothers.解析：选 A 细节理解题。根据第五段最后一句"Patterns of childhood . kids of depresse

30、d moms end up dying younge r.”可知，母亲的抑郁情绪会影响孩子的寿命。故选 A 项。11. What can we learn from the findings of the two new studies?A. Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one's life span.B. A person's lifestyle is largely related to his or her health.C. Personality plays a decisive and s

31、ignificant role in how healthy one is.D. A mixture of mental and physical health produces longevity.解析：选D推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可知，长寿与否受身体健康和心理健康两方 面的影响。由此可知选D项。DMost of us line up a large number of times during our lives.Think about it. Banks.Restaurants. Doctors. Waiting linesare such a thorn in our sides

32、at populardestinations （ 目 的地） Disney World, the Empire State Building that many of usare willing to pay to avoid lines.Culture has much to do with how we handle waiting lines. The British are the best people in the world at waiting in lines. I've never seen a people less concerned with lines th

33、an the British.If you've been to Wimbledon you know what I mean. There are no online ticket sales for this fortnight of tennis. You queue up for hours, often a halfday or more with8,000 others on a golf course near the stadium, suffering whatever rain, wind or sun.It is an unwritten but ever pre

34、sent rule at Wimbledon that you never talk aboutor even admit that the queue exists. You'll hear and participate in every conversation imaginable while waiting. It's not really possible to jump or break-in a queue at Wimbledon because of the stewards and the time-dated stamps they hand out,

35、but it's considered bad behavior anywhere by the British.Some places such as restaurants in Canada and in the States are getting wise.The host or hostess greets you, and says almost apologetically （道歉地）."Sorry,but it will be about 45 minutes ! ” Almost always you'll be seated in just 20

36、 to 30 minutes. It's called managing expectations.But, now you're very happy as if you hadsomething to do with getting a table earlier.Finally, technology promises to save some queuing time. In the years ahead, stores will adopt Apple's methods, with every salesperson capable of taking p

37、ayments. Then the lines will disappear.With age, perhaps, comes wisdom. I do whatever I can to avoid activities where queues are quite common. But you can't always avoid lines, so I make the best of them. I usually start conversations with total strangers in a queue . at the very least you open

38、yourself up to an opportunity for an engaging conversation. Queues, like life, have a lot to do with attitudes.语篇解读：本文是议论文。作者在文中叙述了个别国家对于“排队等候”的态度，并表 明了自己对此的观点和态度。12. Why does the author say that waiting lines are a thorn in our sides?A. Lining up makes us hurt.B. We have to pay to avoid lines.C. We

39、 spend most of our life queuing.D. Waiting lines are unavoidable in our life.解析：选A细节理解题。由第一段可知，受欢迎的景点的长队让人很痛苦，以至于我们 宁愿花钱去避免排队。13. While queuing in Wimbledon,.A. you will be fined if you break inB. everybody is used to waiting longC. people prove the existence of queuesD. the waiting time depends on

40、the weather解析：选B 推理判断题。由第二段和第四段“It is an unwritten but ever present rule at Wimbledon that you never talk about or evenadmit that the queue exists ” 可知，在Wimbledon,甚至人们都看不到“队伍”的存在，这里的人们都已经习惯了排队等候。14. What does the underlined part amanaging expectations " in Paragraph 5 refer to?A. Reducing waiti

41、ng times at queue lines.B. Having high expectations for customers.C. Trying to live up to customers' expectations.D. Letting customers wait shorter than they expected.解析：选D词义猜测题。由第五段可知，在加拿大和美国的一些餐馆，服务生会告诉人 们一个比实际等待时间要长的时间，这样顾客会早于他们期待的时间落座，这被称为“管理 期待”。15. What is the author's attitude towards

42、 lines?A. Annoyed.B. Unclear.C. Positive.D. Indifferent.解析：选C观点态度题。由最后一段可知，作者学着用智慧来解决排队问题，即使躲避 不过，也会很好地利用“排队等候时间”。故作者对排队持有积极的态度。n.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。Are you expecting better results in your life? Do you want to achieve more in your career and relationshi

43、ps? _16_ Here I'd like to share something you should change in your life to get what you want.Change your priorities （优先顺序）.This is important if you want to live a balanced life. Many people are successful in their career but don't have good relationships with their companions or families be

44、cause of wrong priorities. They put things like money and reputation above their relationships. Don't let it happen to you. _17_Change your motivation.Motivation is the reason why we do things. _18_ You can significantly change the way you do things simply by changing your motivation.The way to

45、change your motivation is to upgrade your motivation to higher levels. For example, if your motivation to work is money, you can upgrade it to helping others.Change your habitsIs there any bad habit that holds you back? _19_ For instance, perhaps you have the habit of rising late. But since many peo

46、ple agree that early morning is themost productive time - that means that you lose the most productive time of the day. You can get better results simply by replacing the old habit with a new habit of rising early._20_Your inputs determine your outputs. There is no way you can get high-quality outpu

47、ts if you feed your mind with low-quality inputs. So watch your inputs carefully. What programs do you watch on TV? What books, magazines, or blogs do you read? Get rid of the low-quality inputs and replace them with high-quality ones.A. Change your inputs.B. Change your outputs.C. It gives us the p

48、ower to move and work.D. If so, we must change the way we do things.E. You should put relationships as your top priority.F. If the answer is yes, then you should replace it with a good one.G. Take one new habit you want to build and do it every day for atleast 30 days.语篇解读：文章就促进事业和人际关系的发展提出了几点建议，认为人

49、们应当在生活中 做出适当的改变。16. 选 D 根据设空前的问句以及设空后的"share something you should change ”可 知，D项符合语境，If so 承接了前句的问题，又引出了后文的should change.。17. 选 E 根据"Change your priorities （优先顺序）.”标题中的 priorities 和这一 标题下内容的 中心词relationships 及设空前的"They put things like money and reputation above their relationships. Do

50、n't let it happen to you.” 可知， 本段建议改变你的优先顺序，不要让金钱和名誉之类的事情凌驾于与家人和朋友的关系之上，故E项符合语境。18. 选C 根据"Change your motivation ."标题中的 motivation 可知，这一标题下的 内容强调内在动力，故C项“它赋予你前进和工作的力量”符合语境。19. 选 F 根据小标题“Change your habits .”及设空前的"Is there any bad habit that holds you back ?”可知，这一标题下的内容强调坏习惯的改正，由此可

51、知，F项符合语境，“If the answer is yes”恰好回答了前句的问题。A、B两项符合；根20. 选A 本空为最后一段的小标题，观察前面的小标题格式可知, 据本段中的 "So watch your inputs carefully. " 及 "Get rid of the low-quality inputs and replace them with high-quality ones. ”可知，本段强调的是 inputs ,故选 A项。出.完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的A、日C和D四个选项中，选出

52、可以填入空白处的最佳选项。Born in America, I spoke English, not Chinese, the language of my ancestors. When I was three, my parents flashed cards with Chinese _21_ at my face, but I pushed them _22_. My mom believed I would learn _23_ I was ready. But the _24_ never came. On a Chinese New Year's Eve, my uncl

53、e spoke to me in Chinese, but all I could do was _25at him, confused, scratching my head."Still c an't speak Chinese ?"He 26 me, "You can't even buy a fish in Chinatown. ""Hey, this is America,not China. I'll get some _27 with or without Chinese." I replied

54、and turned tomy momfor 28 . “Rememberto ask for fresh fish, Xin Xian Yu, " she said , handing over a $20 bill. I _29the words running downstairs into the streets of Chinatown.I found the fish 3Q surrounded in a sea of customers. "I'd like to buy some fresh fish , " I shouted to th

55、e fishman. But he 31_ my English words and turned to serve the next customer. The laugh of the people behind increased 32 their impatience. With every _33_ , the breath of the dragons （龙）on my back grew stronger my bloodwas boiling _34_ me to cry out,“Xian ShengYu, please. ”“Very Xian Sheng, ”I repe

56、ated. The crowd erupted into laughter. My face turned _35_ and I ran back home _36, except for the $20 bill I held tightly in my pocket. Should I laugh or cry? They're Chinese. I'm Chinese. I should feel right at _37_. Instead, I was the joke, a disgrace （丢脸）to the language. Sometimes, I lau

57、gh at my fish _38_ ,but, in the end, the joke is on 39 . Every laugh is a culture 40 ; every laugh is my heritage （ 传统）fading away.语篇解读：作者作为一个从小在美国长大的中国孩子，不能讲一口流利的汉语，以致闹 出笑话。因此作者反思自己应该继承中国的文化传统。21. A.customB. gamesC. charactersD. language解析：选C根据上下文可知，作者出生在美国，他的父母很想让他学会母语，所以经常 拿汉字卡片教他识字。character &qu

58、ot;文字”。22. A.aheadB. aroundC. alongD. asidepush aside ,意为“把解析：选 D根据下文可知，作者不愿学习汉语，故此处用放一边不考虑”。23. A.whenB.beforeC. unlessD.until解析：选A此处是when引导的时间状语从句。24. A.successB.studyC. timeD.attempt解析：选C承接上文，此处意为“我准备好学汉语的时刻一直没有到来”。25. A.aimB.jokeC. nodD.stare解析：选D由上文可知，作者一直不愿意学汉语，自然也听不懂汉语，所以在他叔叔用 汉语跟他说话的时候，他只能迷惑地看着他。stare at“凝视，注视”。26. A.cared aboutB. laughed atC. argued withD. asked after解析：选B根据作者的叔叔所说的话可以看出，他在“嘲笑”作者不懂母语。27. A.right nowB. from nowC. at timesD. in time解析：选A面对叔叔的嘲笑，作者自然是不服气，故在话语中用right now "立刻，马B. permission上”强调自己可以做到叔叔所说的事。28. A.decision