【5份】2018-2019新课堂高中英语选修九人教版试题：Unit1-5

【5份】20182019新课堂高中英语选修九人教版试题:Unit1-5目录2019年3月9日TOC\o"1-5"\h\z\o"CurrentDocument"PeriodOne Reading&Writing 2\o"CurrentDocument"I.阅读理解 2\o"CurrentDocument"A 2\o"CurrentDocument"PeriodTwoUsingLanguage&Grammar 12\o"CurrentDocument"PeriodTwo UsingLanguage& Grammar 57PeriodOne Reading&Writing 94\o"CurrentDocument"PeriodTwo UsingLanguage& Grammar 104\o"CurrentDocument"PeriodTwo UsingLanguage& Grammar 198UnitlBreakingrecordsPeriodOneReading&WritingI.阅读理解ABelowisaselectionaboutG”，カ〃ess（吉尼斯）WorldRecords.Top6UnusualGuinnessWorldRecordsFastest100mrunningonallfoursThe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDaywas,accordingtoCWR,theirbiggestdayofrecord-breakingever,I-hmorethan290.000peopletakingputinrecordattemptsin15differentcountries.KenichiIto'srecordattemptwasportofthisspecialday.HeisjustanotherexampleofJapanesewith“superpowers”.HisUsuperpower"istorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.TheJapanesesetthisrecordatSetagayaKuritsuSogoUndojyo,Tokyo,in2008.MostpeopleinsideasoapbubbleTheDiscoveryScienceCenterinSantaAna,Californiacelebratedthisyearthe15thanniversaryoftheBubble（泡泡）Festival.Abubble'smathprinciplesandsciencewerepresentedanddemonstratedatthethree—week—longexhibition.TheintriguingBubbleShowwasalsopartoftheprogram.FanYangandDeniYangimpressedtheaudiencewiththeirawesomeskillsforbubblemaking.TheYangfamilycooperatedwiththeDiscoveryScienceCentertosetanewGuinnessWorldRecordformowpeopleinsideascupbubbleandtheysucceeded.Thefamilythathasbeenworkingwithsoapbubblesfor27yearscreatedahugesoapbubbleandgot118peopleinsideit.Therecordwasseton.April4,2011.LongestearsonadogAbloodhoundfromIllinoishasthelongestearsevermeasuredadog.Therightearis13.75incheslongandtheleftone13.5inches.ThedognamedTiggerearnedthistitlein2004andisownedbyChristinaandBryanFlessner.Mr.Jeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitle.Eachofhisearsmeasuredapproximately11.5incheslong.Hisgrandfatherusedtoholdthisamazingworldrecord,butwhenhediedMr.Jeffrieslookover.MostlivinggenerationsDidyoueverwonderwhatistheGuinnessWorldRecordformostlivinggenerationinonefamily?Sevenistheanswer.Theultimateauthorityonrecord-breakingmentionsonthewebsitethattheyoungestgreat-great-great-greatgrandparentofthisfamilywasAugustaBung”aged109years97days,followedbyherdaughteraged89,hergranddaughteraged70,hergreatgrand-daughteraged52,hergreat-greatgrand-daughteraged33andhergreat-great-greatgranddaughteraged15onthebirthofhergreat-great-great-greatgrandsononJanuary21,1989MostTshirtswornatonceBelieveitornot,thereisarecordalsoforthiscategory.KrunoslavBudiselisetanewworldrecordonMay22,2010forwearing245T—shirtsatthesametime.ThenunfromCroatiawasofficiallyrecognizedasthenewrecordbolderbyGuinnessWorldRecordsafterhemanagedtoputon245differentT-shirtsinlessthantwohours..TheT-shirtsweighted68KGandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.HedethronedtheSwedishGuinnessrecordholderwhowore238T-shirts.SHeaviestpumpkinGuinnessWorldRecordsconfirmedonOctober9.2010thatagiganticpumpkin（南瓜）growninWisconcinwasofficiallytheworld'sheaviest.ltweighed1,810pounds8ouncesandwasunveiledbyChrisStevensattheStillwaterHarvestFestivalinMinnesota.Stevens'pumpkinwas85poundsJavierthanthepreviousreI,anotherhugepumpkingrowninOhio.Theproudfarmersaidhissecretisapreciseofrain,cowmature,goodsoil,seagrassandfishemulsion.Someoftheworld'sheaviestpumpkins,includingtherecordbolder,wereonpublicdisplayattheBronxBotanicalGardensinNewYostforadozendays.【语篇解读】能够上吉尼斯纪录是多么了不起的事情!那我们就来了解一下吉尼斯世界纪录的前六名吧,看看究竟有什么奇迹发生呢?WhyisKenichiItodescribedasamanwitha“superpower?HesetagoodexampletoallJapanese.Hemaderecordattemptsin15differentcountries.Hesetanewrecordfor"Fastest100mrunningonallfoursHeparticipatedinthe2008GuinnessWorldRecordsDayactivities.答案C解+析细节理解题。根据第一部分的倒数第二句:His“superpower“istorunwithgreatspeedonallfours.KenichiItoran100monallfoursin18.58seconds.可知答案C符合文意。Jeffriesisthenameof.theownerofthedogwiththelongestearsthegrandfatherofthedogwiththelongestcarethepresentholderoftherecordfor"Longestcareonadogtheformerholderoftherecordforlongestcareonadog答案D解+析细节理解题。根据第三部分的标题Longestearsonadog和第二段的开头Mr.Jeffriesisthepreviousrecordholderofthistitle.可知答案D符合文意。HowmanyT-shirtshadKrunoslavBudiseliputonbeforehefeltitdifficulttogoon?A.68.B.120.C.238.D.245.答案B解+析细节理解题。根据第五部分的倒数第二句TheT—shirtsweighted68KGandBudiselisaidhebeganstrugglingaroundT-shirtNo.120.可知答案B符合文意。Accordingtothegiveninformation,whichGuinnessWorldRecordwasmostrecentlyset?Therecordfor“Mostpeopleinsideasoupbubble”.TherecordforuMostlivinggenerationsTherecordfor“MostT-shirtswornatonceTherecordfor“Heaviestpumpkin”.答案A解+析细节理解题。根据文章中讲述的6大吉尼斯世界纪录的时间提示,可以得知答案A,Therecordwassetor.April4,2011.是最新的时间,故符合文意。BOneday,Jackthrewsomepapersonmydesk.uWhat'swrong?”Iasked.uNexttimeyouwanttochangeanything,askmefirst,“hesaid,andleft.Ihadmadejustonesmallchange.Butit'snotthatIhadn'tbeenwarned.Mycolleagueshadsaidhewasresponsiblefortheresignationsofthetwoprevioussecretaries.Astheweekswentby,IcametolookdownonJack.AfteranotherofhisepisodeshadleftmeintearsIstormedintohisofficewhat?”hesaidsuddenly."Jack,thewayyou'vebeentreatingmeiswrong.I'veneverhadanyonespeaktomethatway.Asaprofessional,it'swrongformetoallowittocontinue,"Isaid.Jacksmilednervously,"Susan,ImakeyouapromisethatIwillbeafriend.Iwilltreatyouasyoudeservetobetreated,withrespectandkindness.vJackavoidedmetherestoftheweek,andneverquestionedmyworkagain.Ibroughtcookiestotheofficeonedayandleftsomeonhisdesk.AnotherdayIleftanote:"Hopeyourdayisgoinggreat.^^Overthenextfewweeks,therewerenomoreJackepisodes.OneyearlaterIdiscoveredIhadbreastcancer,andwasscared.Thestatisticswerenotgreatformylong-termsurvival.Oneday,however,Jackvisitedmeinthehospitalandsilentlyhandedmeabundlewithseveralbulbsinside."Tulips（郁金香），"hesaid.Ismiled,notunderstanding."Ifyouplantthemwhenyougethome,they'llcomeupnextspring.Ithinkyouwillbetheretoseethemwhentheycomeup.NextspringyouwillseethecoloursIpickedoutforyou."Tearscloudedmyeyesandheleft.Ihaveseenthoseredandwhitestriped（有条纹的）tulipspushthroughthesoileveryspringforovertenyearsnow.ThispastSeptemberthedoctordeclaredmecured.AtamomentwhenIwasprayingforjusttherightword,amanwithveryfewwordssaidalltherightthings.Afterall,that'swhatfriendsdo.【语篇解读】本文主要为我们讲述了作者和Jack之间由开始的冲突不断,到后来作者患癌后Jack对她的鼓励,オ发现Jack是ー个真正的朋友。Jackbecameangrythatdaybecause.hewasfeelingunwellSusanhadfailedtokeephisofficecleanhefeltSusanchangedtoomuchaboutthepapersSusanhadchangedsomethingwithouthispermission答案D解+析根据文章中“Nexttimeyouwanttochangeanything,askmefirst,“hesaid,andleft.Ihadmadejustonesmallchange•丐知答案为DoSusanstormedintojack'sofficetotellJackthat.hewasn'tworthyofrespectheshouldapologizetoherrightawayshewouldtreathimthewayhetreatedheroneshouldshowothersrespectandkindness答案D解+析Susan冲到Jack的办公室是觉得Jack对她太没有礼貌,不尊重她。WhichofthefollowingdescribesSusan?Moodybutfirm.ShyanddemandingConfidentandfriendly.Toughandtroublesome.答案C解+析A.“易怒但倔强”；B.“害羞且苛求”；C.“自信,友好”；D.“坚韧,爱惹麻烦”。根据文意可知答案为C。Wecaninferfromthepassagethat.afriendinneedisafriendindeedafewwordscanbeasmeaningfulasmanyafriendwhosayslittlemustbeagoodfriendwemusttreatdisrespectfulpeoplewithdisrespect答案B解+析根据文章中最后一句amanwithveryfewwordssaidalltherightthings.Afterall,that'swhatfriendsdo.可知答案为B。II.阅读下面材料,在空白处填入适当的内容(不多于3个单词)或括号内单词的正确形式。Ifthere'sasinglewordyoushouldliveyourlifeby,itshouldbethis：Love.ltmightsoundoutofdate,Iknow,buttrustme,there'sno1.(good)ruleinlife.Somepeoplewouldlivebytheruleofsuccess.Theirliveswillbe2.(stress),unhappyandshallow.While3.wouldlivebytheruleofselfishness一puttingtheirneedsabovethoseofothers.They4.(live)lonelylives,andwillalsobeunhappy.Liveyourlifebytheruleoflove.Loveyourhusbandorwife,yourchildren,yourparents,yourfriends,5.allofyourheart.Givethemwhattheyneed,andshow6.(they)notcrueltynordisapprovalnorcoldnessnordisappointment,7.onlylove.Openyoursoultothem.Lovenotonlyyour8.(love)ones,butyourneighbors,yourcoworkers,strangers,yourbrothersandsisters.Offeranyoneyou9.(meet)asmile,akindword,akindgesture,andahelpinghand.Andmostofall,loveyourself.Whileothersmaycriticizeyou,learnnottobesohardonyourself,tothinkthatyou'reuglyordumborunworthyoflove...buttothinkinsteadthatyouareawonderfulhumanbeing,worthyof10.(happy)andlove,andlearntoloveyourselfforwhoyouare.答案!.better2.stressful3.others4.willlive5.with6.them7.but8.loved9.meetlO.happiness川.书面表达根据本单元第一篇课文,就“我最喜欢的运动”的主题发表看法,并包括如下要点:.你最喜欢哪项体育运动?.该运动有什么特点?.你为什么喜欢它?要求:1.可以使用实例或其它论述方法支持你的论点,也可参照课文内容,但不得直接引用课文中的句子。.概括准确,语言规范,内容合适,篇章连贯。.词数:100左右。【参考范文】MyfavoriteSportsAshritaFurman'sspiritinspiresmegreatly.Iamalsoasportsloverandtakepartinsportsregularly.Ofallthesports,Ilikeplayingbadmintonbest.Playingbadmintonisfun.Withashuttlecock,youdon'tneedtohavegreatskillstoplayit.Catchingtheshuttlecockandhittingitbackhardisthekeyruleofplayingbadminton.Itsimplyrequiresasmallnumberofparticipantsanditisconvenienttofindbadmintoncourts.Theshuttlecockissmallbutfliesathighspeedandindiverseways.Playingbadmintonisveryentertaining,inwhichtheyoungcanplayfasttodisplaytheirvigorwhiletheoldcanplayateasetokeepfit.Ilikeplayingbadminton.Playingbadmintonfrequentlynotonlykeepsushealthyandhelpsimprovethecoordinatingabilitiesofthebody,butalsobenefitsoureyesightandtrainsourbrains.Inaddition,wecanlearncooperationandmakegoodfriendswithothers.Mostimportantofall,sportssuchasbadmintonwillteachusgoodqualitiessuchascourage,determinationandperseverance.PeriodTwoUsingLanguage&GrammarI.完形填空DianeRaywascompletelyself-centeredandveryspoilt.Herparentsgaveher1shewanted,knowingthatshewouldthrowatempertantrum（耍小孩脾气）iftheydidnot.Shewouldscreamandkickand2onthefloordrummingherheels.Herparentsalways3.Thatwaswhyshewasaloneonthe4,wearinganexpensiveswimsuit.lthastakenamassivetantrumto5herparentstobuyit.Theywerebackatthebeach-house,6fromthetantrumshehadthrownwhentheytoldherthatitwastoodangeroustogodiving7“Dangerous?”shehadsaid."Youjustdon'twantmetohave8.I'mgoingandifyoutrytostopme,I'llscream."uWhatareyoudoing?”avoiceasked.Dianejumped.Shedidnotknowthatthemanwasthere9hespoke."I'mgoingdiving,“sheanswered.“Youshouldn'tswimthatday,“theman10."Thereisastormcomingup.”"Youshouldmindyourown11 !”Dianerepliedandwalkedintothegentlewaves."Ifyougooutthereyou'llbe12,“themancalledafterher.Shedidnotbothertoreply.Dianeslippedintothewateranddived13untilwhitecapsbeganrollinginanditbecameharderto14againstthecurrent（水流）.Saltwaterhitagainstherface,makingit15tobreathe.Oh,whyhadshenotlistenedtoadvice?Panicking,shebeganto16.Then,justasitseemedasifshewouldslipbeneaththesurface,shehearda17voice."Holdon!I'mcoming."With18,shesaytheoldmanrowinganancient-lookingboattowardsher."Ihopeyou'velearnedalesson.Youputusbothin19,“heshoutedangrily,ashedraggedheroverthesideofthe20.Gratefully,Dianethankedhimandrantowardsthebeach-house.【语篇解读】本文是ー篇讲述ー个小女孩的冒险经历的记叙文。ー个完全以自我为中心、被父母宠坏的小女孩不听父母劝告,也不听一位老人劝告,在暴风雨快要来临时独自去潜水,遭遇了危险,最终被老人所救。A.eitherB.neitherC.nothingD.everything答案D解+析根据上下文语境解题。根据下上文说到她完全以自我为中心并且被宠坏了(completelyself-centredandveryspoilt),下文说如果父母不那样做,她就会发小孩子脾气,因此可推知:父母给她想要的一切东西(everything)〇A.jumpB.lieC.spinD.sleep答案B解+析根据生活常识解题。小孩子耍脾气的时候,通常是又尖叫又踢脚又躺(lie)在地上用脚后跟敲打地面。其余三选项分别意为:“跳跃”；“旋转”；“睡觉”,均不符合题意。A.setoutB.setinC.gaveinD.gaveout答案C解+析考查动词词组辨析。她ー耍小孩脾气,她的父母总是屈服、让步(gavein)。setout”开始，出发"；setin”以 为背景”；gaveout”分发,用完"。A.beachB.bedC.floorD.ship答案A解+析利用下文暗示解题。根据下文提到的godiving可知,是在沙滩(beach)上,准备下水。A.allowB.warnC.getD.prefer答案C解+析根据上下文语境解题。句意:她耍了好大的小孩子脾气オ让她父母给她买的。’‘让某人做某事"：getsomebodytodosomething.其余三选项分别意为:"允许"；"警告"；''更喜欢,偏爱”,不符合语境。A.changingB.recoveringC.appearingD.traveling答案B解+析根据上下文语境解题。父母告诉她去潜水很危险的时候,她又耍小孩子脾气,父母按理应该很不高兴,回到了海边房子里,慢慢地消气,因此选择recovering(from):"从当中恢复过来”。其余三选项分别为:"改变”；"出现"；"旅行”,均不符合题意。A.aloneB.awayC.againD.aside答案A解+析根据上文词汇复现解题。本段开头“Thatwaswhyshewasalone”提示了答案。A.timeB.moneyC.foodD.fun答案D解+析根据生活常识和语境解题。此处她是要“godiving”,是ー种娱乐活动,可知是想“havefun”,玩得开心。A.whenB.untilC.afterD.once答案B解+析此处考查固定句型:not...until...(直至リ 才 )〇直到那个人说话，她才知道他在那里。A.decidedB.intendedC.advisedD.repeated答案C解+析根据同义词复现解题。由15空后面一句话“Oh.whyhadshenotlistenedtotheadvice?”中的advice可知,那个人是建议(advised)她的。其余三项分别意为:'’决定"；“打算”；“重复”,均不符合语境。A.businessB.swimsuitC.friendsD.parents答案A解+析此处考查固定结构。mindyourownbusiness意为“管好你自己的事,或不要多管闲事”。A.angryB.sorryC.confusedD.excited答案B解+析利用下文暗示解题。根据15空后面“Oh,whyhadshenotlistenedtotheadvice?”可知她后悔了,因此老人事先就警告她:你会后悔(sorry)的。A.nervously B.sadlyC.shylyD.happily答案D解+析根据词语的感情色彩和语境解题。首先,D项的感情色彩明显不同于其他三项;其次,她达成所愿,因此会潜得很开心(happily)〇A.riseB.swimC.stopD.row答案B解+析根据上下文语境解题。因为暴风雨即将来临,故而浪很大,逆流游泳(swim)很困难。注意row是指用桨划。A.difficultB.easyC.comfortableD.suitable答案A解+析根据词语的感情色彩和语境解题。首先,A项的感情色彩明显不同于其他三项;其次，根据语境可知,浪很大,冲击着她的脸,因此造成呼吸困难(difficult)。A.speakB.singC.sniffD.scream答案D解+析根据生活常识解题。此时她处于恐慌(panicking)状态,按照常识,会尖叫(scream),而不会是说话、唱歌或嗅味道。A.calmB.frighteningC.beautifulD.disgusting答案A解+析根据下文语境解题。从下面的老人说的“Holdon!I'mcoming.”,可见他很平静,处变不惊,也是为了让女孩有安全感。其余三项分别意为:“令人害怕的”；'‘美妙的"；“令人厌恶的”,均不符合语境。A.regretB.reliefC.interestD.ease答案B解+析根据上下文语境解题。女孩本来处在危险之中,当看到有人划船过来救她的时候,应该感到轻松(relieり一些,不那么紧张了。其余三项分别意为:“后悔”；“兴趣”；“舒适”,均不符合语境。A.powerB.safetyC.dangerD.thought答案C解+析根据上文语境解题。根据前文所描述的情形,女孩处在很危险的情形中，老人去救她,也是冒着危险的,因此女孩的举动让他们都处于危险(danger)之中。A.houseB.waveC.beachD.boat答案D解+析根据句内逻辑关系解题。句中说到“draggedheroverthesideof1,over此处意为“越过”,老人能把女孩拖着越过某物的ー侧或ー边,在房子,波浪,沙滩和船之中,只有船符合逻辑了。II.阅读理解Whennextyear'scropofhigh-schoolgraduatesarriveatOxfordUniversityinthefallof2009,they'llbejoinedbyanewface;AndrewHamilton,the55~year—oldprovost（教务长）ofYale,who'llbecomeOxford'svice-chancellor-apositionequivalenttouniversitypresidentinAmerica.Hamiltonisn'ttheonlyeducatorcrossingtheAtlantic.SchoolsinFrance>Egypt,Singapore,etc,havealsorecentlymadetop-levelhiresfromabroad.Highereducationhasbecomeabigandcompetitivebusinessnowadays,andlikesomanybusinesses,it'sgoneglobal.Yetthetalentflowisn'tuniversal.High—levelpersonneltendtoheadinonlyonedirection:outwardfromAmerica.ThechiefreasonisthatAmericanschoolsdon'ttendtoseriouslyconsiderlookingabroad.Forexample,whentheboardoftheUniversityofColoradosearchedforanewpresident,itwantedaleaderfamiliarwiththestategovernment,amajorsourceoftheuniversity'sbudget."Wedidn'tdoanyglobalconsideration,MsaysPatriciaHayes,theboard'schair.TheboardultimatelypickedBruceBenson,a69—year—oldColoradobusinessmanandpoliticalactivist（活动家）whoislikelytodowellinthemaintaskofmodernuniversitypresidents:fund—raising.Fund—raisingisadistinctivelyAmericanthing,sinceU.S.schoolsrelyheavilyondonations.Thefund-raisingabilityislargelyaproductofexperienceandnecessity.ManyEuropeanuniversities,meanwhile,arestillmostlydependentongovernmentfunding.Butgovernmentsupporthasfailedtokeeppacewithrisingstudentnumber.Thedeclineingovernmentsupporthasmadefunding-raisinganincreasingnecessaryabilityamongadministratorsandhashiringcommitteeshungryforAmericans.Inthepastfewyears,prominentschoolsaroundtheworldhavejoinedthetrend.In2003,whenCambridgeUniversityappointedAlisonRichard,anotherformerYaleprovost,asitsvice-chancellor,theuniversitypubliclystressedthatinherpreviousjobshehadoverseen”amajorstrengtheningofYale'sfinancialposition.Ofcourse,fund-raisingisn'ttheonlyskilloutsidersoffer.Theglobalizationofeducationmeansmoreuniversitieswillbeseekingheadswithinternationalexperienceofsomekindofpromoteinternationalprogramsandattractaglobalstudentbody.Foreignerscanofferafreshperspectiveonestablishedpractices.【语篇解读】很多大学过去政府支持办学,但随着社会的发展,现在政府支持已经满足不了大学的发展,更多的是靠社会筹募资金办学,因而很多大学开始在全球寻找具有这种能力的人。Whatisthecurrenttrendinhighereducationdiscussedinthepassage?InstitutionsworldwidearehiringadministratorsfromtheU.S.Alotofpoliticalactivistsarebeingrecruitedasadministrators.Americanuniversitiesareenrollingmoreinternationalstudents.Universitypresidentsarepayingmoreattentiontofunding—raising.答案A解+析根据文章大意可知,现在世界上很多大学都从美国雇佣管理者,以适应现在大学发展的需要。WhatisthechiefconsiderationofAmericanuniversitieswhenhiringtop-leveladministrators?Thepoliticalcorrectness.Theirabilitytoraisefunds.Theirfameinacademiccircles.Theiradministrativeexperience.答案B解+析由文章第三段Fund—raisingisadistinctivelyAmericanthing,sinceU.S.schoolsrelyheavilyondonations.Thefund-raisingabilityislargelyaproductofexperienceandnecessity.可知答案为B。WhatdowelearnaboutEuropeanuniversitiesfromthepassage?Thetuitionstheychargehavebeenrisingconsiderably.Theiroperationisunderstrictgovernmentsupervision.Theyarestrengtheningtheirpositionbyglobalization.Mostoftheirrevenuescomefromthegovernment.答案D解+析根据文中ManyEuropeanuniversities,meanwhile,arestillmostlydependentongovernmentfunding.可知答案为DoCambridgeUniversityappointedAlisonRichardasitsvice—chancellorchieflybecause.shewasknowntobegoodatraisingmoneyshecouldhelpstrengthenitstieswithYalesheknewhowtoattractstudentsoverseasshehadboostedYale'sacademicstatus答案A解+析根据文中倒数第二段whenCambridgeUniversityappointedAlisonRichard,anotherformerYaleprovost,asitsvicechancellor,theuniversitypubliclystressedthatinherpreviousjobshehadoverseen“amajorstrengtheningofYale'sfinancialposition.“可知答案选A。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。Africaisaverydiverselandwithmanydifferenttribes.Onetraditionthatmanyofthesegroupsshareispaintingormarkingtheirbodiesandfacesincolor.Theydothisformanyreasons.Somemarksareusedtoidentifypeopleaspartofagroup.1Let'slookatsomedifferentexamplesofbodypainting.AmongtheMasaiofEastAfrica,whenmenareoldenoughtomarryandmakedecisionsfortheirpeople,theyparticipateinaspecialceremonyinwhichtheypainttheirheadsandfacesred.Thisceremonytakesplaceeveryseventofourteenyears,sothereisnotanexactageforparticipatinginit.TheSamburu,alsofromEastAfrica,liketopainttheirfacesandhairredbecausetheythinkitlooksattractive.Toshowthathehaskilledalion,amanwillpainthisbodywithanaturalwhitematerial,makingspecialmarkstorepresentthisaccomplishment.TheMasaimenalsousethiswhitetoshowthattheyarenolongerboysandareconsideredadults.OnequiteunusualexampleoffacepaintingisdonebytheWodaabepeopleofWestAfrica.Onceayear,theyhaveabeautycontestformen.4Thentheyaddwhiteandblackcirclesandlines.Blackpaintisusedneartheeyesandonthelipstodrawattentiontothewhitenessoftheireyesandteeth,whichtheWodaabeconsidermostbeautiful.5.Asyoutravel,enjoythebeautifulandbrightcolorsofAfrica.Redisthecommoncolorinbodypaintingbecauseitoftenrepresentshealthandalonglife.Othermarksareusedforceremoniessuchasweddingsandduringtimesofwar.Theceremonyexpresseshopeforrain.TheMasaimenalsohaveauniquewayofshowingthattheyarebrave.Thewomenthendecidewhichmantheylikebest.Themenpretendtofighteachother.Themenpainttheirfacesyellowandred.答案!.B2.A3.D4.G5.E单元检测本试卷分第I卷（选择题）和第!I卷（非选择题）两部分（满分:150分,时间:120分钟）第I卷第一部分听カ（共两节,满分30分）（略）第二部分阅读理解（共两节,满分40分）第一节（共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分）阅读下列短文,从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中,选出最佳选项。AAliaSabur,fromNorthport,N.Y.,US,wenttocollegeatage10.Andfouryearslater,SaburbecameabachelorofscienceinAppliedMathematicssummacumlaude（以最优等成绩）fromStonyBrookUniversity—theyoungestfemaleinUShistorytodoso.HereducationcontinuedatDrexelUniversity,wheresheearnedaMasterofScienceandaDoctorofPhilosophy（哲学博士）inMaterialsScienceandEngineering.Withanunlimitedfutureaheadofher,Saburdirectedherfirstcareerchoicetoteaching.411reallyenjoyteaching,nshesaid.Shewasthreedaysshortofher19thbirthdayinFebruary,2008,whenshewashiredtobecomeaprofessoratKonkukUniversityinSeoul,Korea.Thisdistinctionmadehertheyoungestcollegeprofessorinhistory,accordingtotheGuinness'BookofWormRecords,beatingthepreviousrecordheldbyColinMaclaurin,astudentofIsaacNewton,in1717.Althoughshedoesn'tstartuntilnextmonth,SaburhastakenupteachingmathandphysicscoursesatSouthernUniversityinNewOrleans.Saburisoldenoughtoteachinthecity,butnottojoinherfellowprofessorsinabarafterwork.InKorea,wherethedrinkingageis20,shemighthavemoreluck.IntraditionalKoreanculture,childrenareconsideredtobe1yearold-whentheyareborn,andaddayeartotheirageeveryNewYearinsteadoftheiractualbirthday,soinKoreaSaburisconsidered20.Ontopofherunprecedented（空前的）academicachievements,SaburhasablackbeltinTaeKwonDo（跆拳道黑带）.Sheisalsoatalentedclarinet（竖笛）playerwhohasperformedwithmusicianslikeLangLangandSmashMouth.SoisthereanythingSaburcan'tdo?【语篇解读】 美国女孩Sabur今年被吉尼斯世界纪录评为世界上最年轻的教授。WecanlearnfromthepassagethatSaburis.America'syoungestbachelorofscienceDrexelUniversity'syoungeststudenttheworld'syoungestcollegeprofessortheworld'syoungestfemaleteacher答案C解+析细节判断题。根据第二段最后一句Thisdistinctionmadehertheyoungestcollegeprofessorinhistory...可知,Sabur是世界上最年轻的大学教授。distinction在此处的意思是’’卓越,殊荣”,指上ー句提到的"Sabur在差三天19岁生日时,被韩国建国大学聘为教授”这ー殊荣。Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying"shemighthavemoreluck”(inParagraph3)?SaburmightbepermittedtodrinkinaKoreanbar.SaburwouldbeallowedtoattendpartiesinKorea.SaburisoldenoughtoteachatKonkukUniversity.SaburisluckytobehiredbyKonkukUniversity.答案A解+析句意理解题。根据第三段的InKorea,wherethedrinkingageis20和inKoreaSaburisconsidered20可知,在韩国Sabur可能被允许进入酒吧。第三段最后一句的大意为:根据传统韩国文化,孩子ー出生算ー岁,每年过新年的时候就长ー岁,不需要等到过生日那天,所以,在韩国Sabur被认为是20岁。Accordingtothepassage,whichofthefollowingisTRUE?AliaSaburistheyoungestfemaledoctorfromStonyBrookUniversity.ColinMaclaurinhasoncebeentheyoungestcollegeprofessorintheworld.InKorea>AliaSaburisnotallowedtodrinkforsheisstillunderage.AliaSaburknowsanythingbutTaeKwonDo.答案B解+析根据第2段beatingthepreviousrecordbyColinMaclaurin,astudentofIsaacNewton,in1717可以推断ColinMaclaurin曾经是美国吉尼斯世界记录上最年轻的教授。BTwofriendshaveanargumentthatbreaksuptheirfriendshipforever,eventhoughneitheronecanrememberhowthewholethinggotstarted.Suchsadeventshappenoverandoverinhighschoolsacrossthecountry.Infact,accordingtoanofficialreportonyouthviolence,“Inourcountrytoday,thegreatestthreattothelivesofchildrenandadolescentsisnotdiseaseorstarvationorabandonment,buttheterriblerealityofviolence，J.Giventhatthisisthecase,whyaren'tstudentstaughttomanageconflictthewaytheyaretaughttosolvemathproblems,drivecars,orstayphysicallyfit?Firstofall,studentsneedtorealizethatconflictisunavoidable.Areportonviolenceamongmiddleschoolandhighschoolstudentsindicatesthatmostviolentincidentsbetweenstudentsbeginwitharelativelyminorinsult（侮辱）.Forexample,afightcouldstartoverthefactthatonestudenteatsapeanutbuttersandwicheachlunchtime.Laughteroverthesandwichcanleadtoinsults,whichinturncanleadtoviolence.Theproblemisn'tinthesandwich,butinthewaystudentsdealwiththeconflict.Oncestudentsrecognizethatconflictisunavoidable,theycanpracticethegoldenruleofconflictresolution（解决）staycalm.Oncethestudentfeelscalmer,heorsheshouldchoosewordsthatwillcalmtheotherpersondownaswell.Rudewords,name-calling,andaccusationonlyaddfueltotheemotionalfireOntheotherhand,softwordsspokenatanormalsoundlevelcanputoutthefirebeforeitexplodesoutofcontrol.Afterbothsideshavecalmeddown,theycanuseanotherkeystrategyforconflictresolution；Listeningallowsthetwosidestounderstandeachother.Onepersonshoulddescribehisorherside,andtheotherpersonshouldlistenwithoutinterrupting.Afterward,thelistenercanasknon-threateningquestionstoclarifythespeaker'sposition.Thenthetwopeopleshouldchangeroles.Finally,studentsneedtoconsiderwhattheyarehearing.Thisdoesn'tmeantryingtofigureoutwhat'swrongwiththeotherperson.ltmeansunderstandingwhattherealissueisandwhatbothsidesaretryingtoaccomplish.Forexample,ashoutingmatchoverapeanutbuttersandwichmighthappenbecauseonepersonthinkstheotherpersonisunwillingtotrynewthings.Studentsneedtoaskthemselvesquestionssuchasthese:Howdidthisstart?WhatdoIreallywant?WhatamIafraidoff?Astheissuebecomesclearer,theconflictoftensimplybecomessmaller.Evenifitdoesn't,carefulthoughthelpsbothsidesfigureoutamutualsolution.Therewillalwaysbeconflictinschools,butthatdoesn'tme