新课标选修八unit2 综合练习

单位：湖北省荆门市姓名：李国E_mail：liguo619@Unit4综合练习阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项。IfMickeyMouseslipsonabananapeelonTV,viewerslaugh.Butforordinarypeople,fallingisnotamusing.Ifyoutriponacurborfall1yourbike,youcan2daystoheal.Foroldpeople,theresultofafallcanbe3.ScientistsattheUniversityofPittsburgh,US,wantedtoknow4whysomepeoplearemore5tofallthanothers.Theresearchersfoundthatbalanceinvolves6plantingyourfeetonthegroundand7tall.Yourbrainkeepsyoursenseof8withinputsfromyoureyesandinnerearsandsensationsfromyourfeetandlegs.Ifsomethinggoes9withanyofthese,you'relikelytofall.People10tofallmoreoftenastheygrow11becausetheirsensesarelessacute(敏锐的).Stateof12isimportanttoo.Theresearchshowsthatwhenpeopleknowthey13onaslipperysurface,theyshortentheirpaceandwalkwithflatterfeet.Asaresult,theyfall14often."Weactuallymakepeopleslipandfall,"researcherMarkRedfernsaid.Peopleofdifferentagesfall15inhislab.Camerasrecordtheirfallsandacomputeranalyzesthedata.Scientiststhencantrainpeople16falloftenhowtobeonthealert."Ifthey17alifelikebut18environment,peopleeventuallycanlearntohandletherealthing,"Redfernsaid.Fallshappentoeveryonesometimes.Nexttimeyouseesomeonefall,thinkaboutwhyandoffera19hand.Thisperson'spainfulexperiencemay20youfallingatthesameplace.()1.A.toB.downC.offD.on()2.A.spendB.takeC.costD.waste()3.A.worseB.lessC.betterD.more()4.A.whyB.whenC.howD.where()5.A.possibleB.ableC.probableD.likely()6.A.ratherthanB.otherthanC.lessthanD.morethan()7.A.tostandB.standingC.beingD.tobe()8.A.balanceB.stabilityC.responsibilityD.humor()9.A.worseB.badC.wrongD.terrible()10.A.tendB.planC.meanD.intend()11.A.wilderB.upC.olderD.more()12.A.eyesB.mindC.earsD.feet()13.A.arewalkingB.walkC.havewalkedD.willwalk()14.A.moreB.lessC.muchD.little()15.A.byaccidentB.bymistakeC.onpurposeD.ontime()16.A.theyB.themC.whoD.whom()17.A.usedtoB.usetoC.areusedforD.getusedto()18.A.controlledB.controllingC.tocontrolD.beingcontrolled()19.A.helpB.helpfulC.helperD.helping()20.A.keepB.protectC.preventD.saveKeys:.1-5CBAAD6-10DBACA11-15CBABC16-20CDADCWorkstresslevels"lower"inUKUKworkersareamongtheleaststressedinEurope,asurveyhassuggested.Just20%ofBritishworkersfoundtheirworkplace"toostressful"comparedwithanaverageof27%acrossEurope.SwitzerlandandSwedensufferedthehighestlevelsofanxietyintheirjob(33%),thesurveybyglobalrecruitment(招募)agencyKellyServicesfound.Thepollof19,000peopleacross12countriesalsofoundthatmaleworkers,olderstaffandthoseinsteadyjobswereunderthegreatestpressure."Acertainamountofstressisinevitableandcanbeagoodthingwhenitpushespeoplebeyondtheircomfortzonetoworkharderandsmarter,"saidSteveGirdler,marketingdirectorofKellyServicesUK."Buthighlevelsofprolongedstressarenotgoodbecausetheyhaveaneffectonproductivity(生产效率)andareassociatedwithphysicalandemotionalillness,"hewarned.Thegroupalsofoundstressincreasedsignificantlywithage-risingfrom19%inthe15-24agegroupto23%forthoseaged45andabove.Thereportsuggestedtheseworkerscouldalsobesufferingfromaddedstressathomeandincreasedresponsibility.Thoseworkingthelongesthoursfoundtheirjobthemoststressful-18%forthoseworking30hoursorless,34%forthoseclockingonfor41-50hours,and50%forthoseworkinglongerthan51hours.

KellyServicesalsouncoveredacloselinkbetweenstressandjobsatisfaction.Forthoseworkerswhosaidtheyfacedtoomuchstress,just28%werehappyintheirjobs,whileforthosewith"justtherightamountofstress"happinesslevelsjumpedto65%.Thefindingssuggeststaffenjoyjobswheretheyfacechallengesthatpushthemto"learnnewskills".1.Theunderlinedword“inevitable”inParagraph5means________.A.unreasonableB.unnecessaryC.unavoidableD.unexpected2.HowmanyBritishworkerssurveyedfoundtheirworkplace“toostressful”?A.5130. B.6270.C.3610. D.3800.3.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A.Stressisofnobenefittoworkersatall,whetheryoungorold.B.Longtermofhighstressmayresultinvarioussicknesses.C.Thelongeraworkerworks,themorestressedhewillbeD.Theolderaworkeris,themorestresshewillhavetoface4.Thepurposeofwritingthepassageis_______.A.toofferpracticaltipsonreducingworkingstressB.tofindthelinkbetweenstressandjobsatisfactionC.toseekwaystoreducetheworkers’workingstressD.toreporttheresultofarecentsurveyinEurope1-4CDADOnJuly16th1995,anewbookstoreopenedintheAmericancityofSeattle.Noonestepsinsidetobuyanything.Yet,thestore,ifyoucouldcallitthat,hadsaleslastyearof7000milliondollars.Tenyearsago,fewpeopleboughtthingsovertheInternet.Fewthoughtitwassafe.Achangedmanypeople'sminds.Tenyearslater,anestimated(估计)sevenoutoftenAmericanadultshaveusedacomputertobuysomething.MarketresearchersatComScoreNetworksestimateonlinespendinglastyearat117,000milliondollars.Thatwasforgoodsandtravelservices.ThepersonwhostartedAmazon,JeffBezosremainsitsleader.Inthe1990s,heurgedemployeestohelpAmazongetbigfast.Yet,Amazoninvestedinmanysimilarbusinessesthatfailed.Amazonlostplentyofmoney.Itdidnotmakeaprofituntil2003.Itsmostrecentprofitandearningsreportreleasedlastweekwasbetterthanmanymarketwatchershadexpected.TodaypeoplecanbuynotjustbooksandmusicbutalsomanyotherproductsthroughAmazon.ItcompeteswitheBay,whichcelebratesits10thbirthdayinSeptember.eBaycallsitself"theworld'sonlinemarketplace".Itdoesnotsellanything.Instead,itprovidesawayforotherstosellgoodsandservices.Peoplewhowanttobuysomethingmakecompetingoffersthroughonlineauctions.eBayhasgrowntoincludeseveralotherbusinesses.TheseincludePaypal,acompanythatprocessesonlinepayments.Asonlinesellersgrew,traditionalstoressawthefuture.Today,storesfromthesmallesttothebiggestsellontheInternet.Theseincludethebiggestofall,Wal-Mart.1.Whatisthecorre