人教高中英语选修八 Unit 4 pygmalion单元检测卷(四)

单元检测卷（四）

第一部分听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最

佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来回答有关小题和

阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatwillthewomandofirsttomorrowmorning?

A.Drivethemandowntown.

B.Gototheoffice.

C.Attendameeting.

2.Howdoesthemanfeelaboutthewoman'sproposal?

A.Worried.

B.Interested.

C.Disappointed.

3.Whatarethepeopleprobablydoingthere?

A.Takingphotosofbutterflies.

B.Watchingairplanes.

C.Flyingkites.

4.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Families.

B.Traveling.

C.Holidayplans.

5.Whatdowelearnfromtheconversation?

A.Themanwillgowiththewomantoseethedoctoragain.

B.Thewomanmaynothavefollowedthedoctor?sinstructions.

C.Thewomanistooilltorecoverinafewdays.

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个

选项中选出最佳选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个

小题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6、7题。

6.Whyisthewomansohappy?

A.Becauseoftheman'sinvitation.

B.Becauseofthecabin.

C.Becauseofthegoodweather.

7.Whatisthewoman'splanfortheweekend?

A.Tospendtimewiththreefriends.

B.Toinvitethemantotheisland.

C.TovisitTina'sparents.

听第7段材料，回答第8、9题。

8.Whatistheman'spurposeincalling?

A.Tobookaflightticket.

B.Tochangethedeparturetime.

C.Toconfirmhisdeparturedate.

9.Whywon'tthemanleaveonJune13th?

A.Hedoesn'tlikethenumber13.

B.Thereisn'tanyseatavailable.

C.Itistooearlyforhim.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whatdoesthemansayabouttheparty?

A.Theorganizerwasinteresting.

B.Toomanypeopleattended.

C.Thefoodwasveryrich.

11.WhendidthemanprobablygethomelastSunday?

A.Around11：30pm.

B.Around10：00pm.

C.Around2：00pm.

12.Whatdoesthemanprobablywanttodonow?

A.Watchafootballgame.

B.Goforadrink.

C.Getsomesleep.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Howdidthemangetthecat?

A.Heboughthimfromapetstore.

B.Hegothimfromhisneighbour.

C.Hefoundhimonthestreet.

14.Howoldwasthemanwhenthecatsavedhislife?

A.36.B.35.C.40.

15.Wheredidtheman'swifefindhim?

A.Inthebedroom.

B.Inthebathroom.

C.Inthediningroom.

16.Whatcanweknowfromtheconversation?

A.Themanhashearttrouble.

B.Thecatwokethemanup.

C.Thewomandoesn?tlikepets.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthetalkmainlyabout?

A.Theplanfortheday.

B.Thecoursesfortheterm.

C.Thehistoryoftheschool.

18.Wherecanthevisitorslearnaboutthesubjectsfornewstudents?

A.Intheschoolhall.

B.Intheclassrooms.

C.Inthesciencelabs.

19.Whatcanstudentsdointhepracticalareas?

A.Attendworkshops.

B.Enjoyexcellentmeals.

C.Takesciencecourses.

20.Whenarethevisitorsexpectedtoaskquestions?

A.Afterthewelcomespeech.

B.Duringthelunchhour.

C.Beforethetourofthelabs.

答案l.C2.B3.C4.C5.B6.C7.A8.B9.A10.Bll.B12.C13.C14.A

15.B16.A17.A18.C19.A20.B

听力材料

Text1

M：CanIgetaridetotheofficewithyoutomorrow?

W：Anyotherdaywouldbefine.I'vegottobedowntownforameetingfirstinthemorning.

Text2

W：Thereisatraditionalliondanceperformancetonight.Doyouwanttowatchit?

M：Oh,good!vebeenwantingtoseeoneforalongtime.

Text3

M：Look!Howbeautifultheyare!Doyouwanttojoininwithpeoplethere?

W：Yes,Iwanttotryit,too.Lookatthatbutterfly.ltlooksreallycoolflyinghighinthesky!

M：Let'sgooverthereandbuyone.

Text4

W：What'syourplanforthesummerholiday,Tim?

M：r11begoingbackhometovisitmyfamilyforacoupleofweeks.Whataboutyou?

W：IwanttotraveltoSydney.

M：That'sgreat.Youcanstayatmyhome.

Text5

W：YouseeIstillhavepaininmyback,butthismedicinethedoctorgavemewassupposedto

makemefeelbetterbynow.

M：Maybeyoushouldhavetakenitthreetimesadayasyouweretold.

W：Yes,youareabsolutelyright.

Text6

W：Doyouknowwhattheweatherisgoingtobeliketomorrow?

M：Icheckedtheweatherreportthismorning.ltsaystheweathertomorrowwillbethesameas

today.!don'tthinktheweatherwillchangemuchforthenextweekorso.

W：That'sgreat.

M：Whyareyousohappy?Doyouhaveanythingplanned?

W：Yes.IamgoingtoSunnyIslandwithsomefriendsthisweekend,soIwashopingforgood

weather.

M：Whywasn'11invited?

W：Don'tfeelbad.Noboyshavebeeninvited.lt'11bejustusfourgirls.

M：Wherewillyoustay?

W：Tina'sparentshaveacabinontheisland.

Text7

W：Hello!ABCAirline.MayIhelpyou?

M：Yes,mynameisBradSmith.IhaveatickettodepartNewYorkonJune15th.Myplaneleaves

forChicagoat3：15pm.Iwouldliketoseeifthereisanearlierflightavailable.

W：OK.Letmecheck...Yes.Wehaveseatsavailableforthe13th.Wouldyoulikemetoreserveone

foryou?

M：Idon'twanttoleaveonJune13th.Idon'tlikethatdate.Doyouhaveseatsavailableearlier

thanthat?

W：rmsorry,butwedonothaveanyavailableseatsbeforeJune13th.ShouldIputyouonthe

waitinglist?

M：Yes,please.Thankyou.

W：You'requitewelcome.I?11letyouknowassoonaspossibleifthereareanyseatsthatbecome

availablebeforeJune13th.

Text8

W：HowwasthepartylastSundaynight?

M：ItwastoocrowdedandthefoodwasgonebeforeIgotthere.Therewerejustdrinksleft.Iwas

hungrysoIstayedthereforonlyabouthalfanhour.

W：Didtheothershavefunattheparty?

M：Idon'tthinkso.Maryorganizedtheparty.SheisthemostboringgirlIhaveeverknown.So

youcanimaginehowthepartywas.

W：Itmusthavebeenveryearlywhenyougothome.

M：Yes.Ihadplannedtostayatthepartytill11：30pmsothatwhenIgotbackfromtheparty,it

wouldhavebeentimeformetowatchafootballmatch,butIgotbacksoearlythatIstillhadtwo

hoursbeforethefootballgamebegan.

W：Didyoustayuptowatchthefootballgamethen?

M：Yes.Itdidn'tbeginuntil11：58,soldidn'tgotosleepuntil2：00am.

W：Nowonderyoudon'tlooksogood.

M：Yeah.NowIjustwantabed.

Text9

W：Whatalovelycat!Howlonghaveyouhadit,MrBrown?There'reseveralcatsinour

neighbourhood.

M：IfoundhimwhenIwasjustthirty-five,sofiveyearsnow.

W：Whatdoyoumeanbysayingyoufoundhim?Youdidn'tbuyhimfromapetstore?

M：No.Ifoundhimonthestreet.Hewashomelessandverydirty.Itookhimhomeandcleanedhim

up.I?msoluckytohavefoundhim.

W：Whatdoyoumean?

M：Well,hesavedmylifejustoneyearafterIbroughthimhome.

W：Howdidhesaveyourlife?

M：I'vesufferedfromheartdiseasesinceIwasateenager,andithasputmylifeindangerat

times.OnenightIsuddenlyfaintedwhenIwastakingashowerinthebathroom.

W：Andyousaidyourcatsavedyourlife?

M：Yes,hewentintothebedroomandwokeupmywife.Sheimmediatelytookactionandsavedmy

life.

W：Soyousavedthecatandinreturnitsavedyourlife.

M：Yes.Iguesskindnessreallypaysoff.

Text10

WelcometoMontfortSchool.Wearesohappythatyouhavetakentimeofftobewithus

today.ltiswithgreatpleasurethatwehavepreparedsomeeventsthatwehopewillpleaseyou.At

9：00am,ourheadmasterwillgiveawelcomespeech；thiswillbeintheschoolhall.Thentheguide

tourofsciencelabsat10：20am,hereyoucanseethesubjectsthatnewstudentswillbe

studying.Youwillalsonoticethatourlabshaveexcellentequipment.At11：00am,youwillbe

guidedtothetourtopracticalareas.Thiscoversourtechnicalmusic,workshops,andotherareasof

ourschoollife.AtMontfort,webelieveinallarounddevelopmentofourstudents.

Lunchwillbeat12：00.Allourteachersandstudentleaderswillbepresenttoanswerany

questionsthatyouhaveinyourminds.Wearesohappythatyoucouldbewithustoday.

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A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

AStep-by-StepGuidetoWritingGreatPapers

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Wanttobeabetterwriter?TFK,s"WriteIdeas“givesyourwritingarisebywalkingyou

througheverystepinvolvedinwritingapaper.Usingsamplepapers,ideaorganizersandchecklists,

youcanwritebetterresearchpapers,persuasiveessays,newsstoriesandmuchmore.

Spelling,GrammarandMore

EnglishZone

ThisistheperfectsiteforEnglishhomework.lthasasectiononalmosteverytopicyouwill

coverinEnglishclass,suchasspelling,partsofspeechandwriting.ltdoesnotjustgiveyou

summaryofthetopic；ratheritmakessureyouunderstanditcompletely.

ReadingRocks!

ReadingRockets

Fromthisgreatresource,learntolovereadingortoloveitevenmore!Readarticlesabout

readingandeducation,andsharethemwithyourteachersandparents.Youcanevenreadbooksby

famousauthorslikeJaneYolenandPatriciaMacLachlan.

De行nitions.RhymesandWordGames

Merriam-WebsterWordCentral

Ifyouwanttoreviewwordsyouknowandlearnnewones,visitthissite.Hereyou'11visita

schoolcalled“WordCentral,,whereyoucanclickondifferentareastolearnthingslike

definitionsandrhymesfordifferentwordsorplaywordgames.

HelpwithForeignLanguages

Kidspace@TheInternetPublicLibrary

Thisisareallycoolsiteifyouneedhelpwithforeign-languagehomework.ltteachesyouhow

tosayhelloinmanydifferentlanguagesandhasalotofotherusefulinformation.ltalsotellshow

youcanlistentorealpeoplesayingthewordsinotherlanguages.

语篇解读本文为一则广告，文章介绍了五个帮助人们学习语言的网站。

21.Whichofthefollowingsitescanhelpyourememberthenewwords?

A.TimeforKids.

B.EnglishZone.

C.Merriam-WebsterWordCentral.

D.ReadingRockets.

答案C

解析细节理解题。根据Definitions,RhymesandWordGames部分中的“Ifyouwantto

reviewwordsyouknowandlearnnewones,visitthissite.“可决口，Merriam-WebsterWordCentral

网站可以帮助人们学习新词汇。故选C。

22.Whatcan“HelpwithForeignLanguages”teachyou?

A.Howtoreadbooksbyfamousauthors.

B.Howtosayhelloinmanydifferentlanguages.

C.Howtowritebetterresearchpapers.

D.Howtousegrammarinarightway.

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据HelpwithForeignLanguages部分中的“Itteachesyouhowtosay

helloinmanydifferentlanguagesandhasalotofotherusefulinformation.v可知，Helpwith

ForeignLanguages可以教你如何用许多种不同的语言打招呼。故选B。

23.Theadismainlyintendedto.

A.increasethestudents?learningskills

B.offersomeusefulsitesinlanguagestudy

C.attractthestudentstojoinsomelearningclubs

D.helpstudentsunderstandlanguagestudybetter

答案B

解析写作意图题。通读全文可知，本篇广告的主要目的是给读者提供一些有用的语言学习

网站。故选B。

B

Oneofthebiggestrisksamodernstudentfacesisabrokenphoneorlaptop.JakeHertzand

IsaacRobertsaretwostudentswhohavelaunchedanewbusinesstomeetthisexactneed：Campus

TechRepair.

HertzandRobertsstartedtheirbusinesshalfayearagoandthey'vehadamazing

success.Thefirstdaytheyhadpostersup；theyreceivednearlyadozencallsfromstudents.Despite

nothavingbackgroundsinbusiness,thetwogladlyacceptedthechallengesofstartingupsuchan

in-demandservice.

HertzandRobertsexperiencedsuchahighdemandbecauseofthelackofanyotherhardware

repairserviceoncampus.TheITCenteritselfonlyprovidedsoftwarefixes：Hertzguessedthatthis

wasbecauseoftheincreasedresponsibilitiesfacedbyrepairservices.HertzandRobertsdidmake

customerssignareleaseofresponsibility,yettheyalsowantedtobuildahigherleveloftrust.

This,Hertznoted,wastheonlyrealchallengethattheyexpectedtoface.Becomingdirectly

sponsoredbytheschoolcouldsolvetheproblemofcommunitytrust.HertzandRobertshave

alreadyengagedinconversationwiththeUniversitytowardthisend.

Themainsellingpointoftheirserviceisitsconvenience,aswellastherelativelylow

price.Manystudentshaveneitherthetimenorthemeanstovisitaphonerepairserviceinastore,in

additiontotheproblemofcost.Forthem,CampusTechRepairisthedesiredalternative.

Hertzisoptimisticaboutthefutureofthebusiness.Thetwopartnersdreamofexpandingthe

rangeoftheiroperationtoincludemorestudentsandbeabletomeetallhardwareneeds.They've

evenreceivedrequeststorepairPlayStations（——种游戏机），inadditiontotheirspecialtiesof

computerandsmartphonerepair.TheybelievethatwiththesupportoftheUniversity,theycould

becomeanecessarypartofcampusservices.

语篇解读JakeHertz和IsaacRoberts在学校里创业做校园技术维修，维修学生们的电脑、手

机等电子设备。因校园里缺乏这样的维修服务，加之他们的便利性和相对便宜的收费，所以

他们的业务很受学生欢迎，并取得了很大的成功。

24.WhyisCampusTechRepairpopularoncampus?

A.ItwassetupbyHertzandRoberts.

B.Itmeetsstudents'demandsforhardwarerepair.

C.Itprovidesfreeservicesforstudents.

D.IthasskilledexpertsfromtheITcenter.

答案B

解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“HertzandRobertsexperiencedsuchahighdemandbecause

ofthelackofanyotherhardwarerepairserviceoncampus.“可知，CampusTechRepair受欢迎是

因为校园里缺少硬件维修的服务，而它正好满足了学生维修的需求，故B选项正确。

25.HertzandRobertshadconversationwiththeUniversityinorderto.

A.solvetheproblemofcommunitytrust

B.signareleaseofresponsibilitywithcustomers

C.getridoftheirincreasedresponsibilities

D.improvetheirbackgroundsinbusiness

答案A

解析细节理解题。由第四段中的"Becomingdirectlysponsoredbytheschoolcouldsolvethe

problemofcommunitytrust.HertzandRobertshavealreadyengagedinconversationwiththe

Universitytowardthisend/?可知，他们和大学交流的目的是为了解决社区信任的问题。故A

选项正确。

26.WhatisParagraph5mainlyabout?

A.Theproblemsthestudentshavetosolve.

B.Thechallengesarepairservicestorefaces.

C.Theweakpointsaphoneoralaptopowns.

D.TheadvantagesCampusTechRepairhas.

答案D

解析段落大意题。由第五段的第一“Themainsellingpointoftheirserviceisits

convenience,aswellastherelativelylowprice.可知，他们服务的卖点就是方便，价格相对

低廉，接下来该段展开讲了他们服务的优势所在。故D选项正确。

27.ItcanbelearntfromthelastparagraphthatHertzandRoberts.

A.expecttoenlargetheirbusiness

B.wishtodothecampusservicesontheirown

C.lackconfidenceinthefutureoftheirbusiness

D.havemuchtroublerepairingPlayStations

答案A

解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Thetwopartnersdreamofexpandingtherangeoftheir

operationtoincludemorestudentsandbeabletomeetallhardwareneeds.“可知，他们打算扩展

他们的生意。故A选项正确。

C

Accordingtoresearchers,moneycanbuyhappiness,butonlyifyouspenditonsomeone

else.Spendingaslittleas$5adayonsomeoneelsecouldsignificantlybringyouhappiness,ateam

attheUniversityofBritishColumbiaandHarvardBusinessSchoolfound.

Theirexperimentsonmorethan630Americansshowedtheyweremeasurably（明显地）

happierwhentheyspentmoneyonothers-eveniftheythoughtspendingthemoneyonthemselves

wouldmakethemhappier.

“Wewantedtotestourtheorythathowpeoplespendtheirmoneyisatleastasimportantas

howmuchmoneytheyearn,“saidElizabethDunn,apsychologistattheUniversityofBritish

Columbia.

Theyaskedtheir600volunteersfirsttoratetheirgeneralhappiness,reporttheirannual

incomeanddetailtheirmonthlyspendingincludingbills，giftsforthemselves，giftsforothersand

donationstocharity.

uRegardlessofhowmuchincomeeachpersonmade,thosewhospentmoneyonothers

reportedgreaterhappiness,whilethosewhospentmoreonthemselvesdidnot,“Dunnsaid

inastatement.

Dunn'steamalsosurveyed16employeesatacompanyinBostonbeforeandafterthey

receivedanannualprofit-sharingbonusofbetween$3,000and$8,000.

“Employeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonustopro-social（有益于社会的）spending

experiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonus,andthemannerinwhichtheyspentthat

bonuswasamoreimportantpredictoroftheirhappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitself,“they

wroteintheirreport,publishedinthejournalScience.

Theygavetheirvolunteers$5or$20andhalfgotclearinstructionsonhowtospendit.Those

whospentthemoneyonsomeoneorsomethingelsereportedfeelinghappieraboutit.

“Thesefindingssuggestthatveryminoralterationsinspendingallocations（分酉己）一aslittle

as$5一maybeenoughtoproducerealgainsinhappinessonagivenday,“Dunnsaid.

语篇解读文章主要讲述了把钱花在别人身上会使你自己幸福感更强。

28.Accordingtothepassage,.

A.themoremoneyyouspendonothers,thehappieryouare

B.spendingmoneyonotherscanbringyouhappiness

C.ElizabethDunnisapsychologistfromHarvardBusinessSchool

D.sixhundredvolunteerstookpartintheexperiment

答案B

解析细节理解题。根据第一段首句可知，金钱花在别人身上可以带给你自己幸福感。所以

选B。

29.The16employeesmentionedinthepassage.

A.weregivenclearinstructionsonhowtospendthebonus

B.hadmorehappinessthanthesizeofthebonusitself

C.experiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingtheirbonus

D.felthappieraftertheycontributedmuchofthebonustocharities

答案D

解析细节理解题。根据倒数第三段中的uEmployeeswhodevotedmoreoftheirbonusto

pro-social（有益于社会的）spendingexperiencedgreaterhappinessafterreceivingthebonus...”可

知，这16个职员中，那些把更多的奖金花在公益事业上的人感觉更幸福。所以选D。

30.Dunn'sstatementsuggestedthat"”.

A.thosewhospentmoneyonothersfelthappiernomatterhowmuchtheyearned

B・thosewhospentmoremoneyonthemselvesfelthappier

C.peoplethoughtspendingmoneycouldmakethemselveshappier

D.themoneyspentwasasimportantasthemoneyearned

答案A

解析细节理解题。根据第五段中的内容可知，不论他们挣钱多少，那些把钱花在别人身上

的人幸福感更强。所以选A。

31.Thebesttitleofthispassageis.

A.ExperimentonMoneySpending

B.DevotingYourMoneytoCharities

C.SpendingMoneyonOthersMakesOneHappier

D.BonusandPro-socialSpending

答案C

解析标题归纳题。通读全文可知，文章主要讲把钱花在别人身上会使你自己幸福感更强。

所以选C。

D

Itseemsthattechnologycouldbechangingtheplaceswherewelive.Aprojectconductedby

JohannSiau,aseniorlecturerattheUniversityofHertfordshiresSchoolofEngineeringand

Technology,hasbuiltontheuniversity,sInterHomeprojectaimedtocreateahomethat

supervisespeoplelivingathomewhoareweakorelderly.

"We'vedevelopedawristbandtypeofdevice（装置），“saidJohannSiau,“whichallows

ustomonitortheconditionofanelderlyperson,orwhoeveriswearingthedevice.ltallowsusto

collectdataofapersontoseeifthepersonhasfallenorisawayfromwhereheissupposedtobelt

connectsanelderlypersonwithanassistedlivingtypeofdevicewiththeInterHome.,,The

assistedlivingprojectisapartoftheuniversity?swiderInterHomeproject,whichisthe

developmentofasmarthouse.Thehousestorestheusagepatternsofthepersonlivingthereand

canadapttomakeituseaslittleenergyaspossible.Connectingthetwotogetherandbuildingthe

serviceelement（元素）allowustointroducetheassistedlivingideatocarefortheelderly.lt?svery

importantthatthesetechnologiesaretheretohelpandsupportratherthantoreplaceanyofthe

existingservices.

TheInterHomeisnotjustaprototype（样品）oravehicleforresearch.lt?sastudytooltohelp

studentsfromdifferentscientificbackgroundslearnaboutanddeveloptechnology.TheInterHome

combinesthelatestbroadbandtechnology,mobiledataandcommunication.Researchersand

studentsmakesurethatallthetechnologyworkstogether.Studentsgetexperiencebydeveloping

newhardwareandsoftwarethemselves.ltrequiresavarietyofskillsfromstudents-electronic

engineers,computerstudents,designstudentsandsoon.“Thepresentplanweareworkingonisa

smarthomeprojectinWatfordwithsomecommercialcompanies,“saidJohannSiau."Weare

lookingathowasmarterhomecanprovideextravalueservices.

语篇解读文章主要介绍了一个名为InterHome的项目，其设计目的是通过科学技术向病人

或老人提供帮助和服务。

32.Theunderlinedword“supervises“inParagraph1probablymeans"”.

A.watchesoverB.givessupportto

C.directsD.comforts

答案A

解析词义猜测题。根据第二段中的“whichallowsustomonitortheconditionofanelderly

person”以及画线词所在句子可知，supervise与monitor同义，意为“监督”。故选A项。

33.WhatistheInterHomeprojectintendedtodo?

A.Callonthestudentstocareforoldpeople.

B.Providebettercareandservicesfortheelderly.

C.Carryoutalltheworktheexistingservicesdo.

D.Develophousesthatmainlyaimtosaveenergy.

答案B

解析推理判断题。根据文章第二段最后两句中的“introducetheassistedlivingideatocarefor

theelderly和“helpandsupportratherthantoreplaceanyoftheexistingservices,,可知，本项

目的目的是更好地照顾老年人。故选B项。

34.WhatcanwelearnabouttheInterHomeprojectfromthearticle?

A.Itisalargecollectionofmanyexistingtechnologies.

B.Itisjustaplatformtohelpstudentstodoresearchwork.

C.Itisasmarthomeprojectdevelopedbydifferentuniversities.

D•Itallowsstudentstoputintouseandtryoutwhatthey'velearned.

答案D

解析推理判断题。根据文章第三段前五句可知，该项目允许学生使用并尝试他们所学的东

西。故选D项。A项错在many;B项错在just,根据第三段首句，此处应为notjust;C项错

在differentuniversitieso

35.Whatisthemainpurposeoftheauthorinwritingthisarticle?

A.Tobuildupanewplatformforstudentstodevelopnewtechnology.

B.Toshowhowfuturebuildingswillchangeelderlypeople'swayoflife.

C.Todescribeanewprojectthataimstodevelopasmarthomefortheelderly.

D.Tointroduceanewkindoftechnologytohelppeopletoenjoyabetterlife.

答案C

解析写作意图题。通读全文，文章第一段简要介绍InterHome这个项目，后两段通过研究

人员的话进一步补充具体信息，因此，作者通过本篇文章向我们介绍了一个为老年人提供帮

助和服务的InterHome项目。故选C项。

第二节（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。

Attitudeisalittlethingthatmakesabigdifference.Ifyoucanstaypositivenomatterwhatlife

throwsatyou,you'vegotthefreedomtochangeyourlifeintoanythingyouwantittobe.But

how?

EnjoytheMoment

Whilethepresentmomentmaybeuncomfortable,itistheonlyonethatisguaranteed.36

Lookbeyondthepresentproblemandfindthemomentsthatareworthenjoyingandthenenjoy

eachone.

FiveHappyThingsEveryday

Makeitaruletorecognizeandthencelebratefivehappythingseveryday.Whatevertheirsize

orsignificanceis,besuretoseekthesehappythingsoutandthenholdthemclosesoyoucansee

theirpositivepower.37

Embrace（接受）YourMistakes

38Embraceyourmistakeasanopportunitytolearnsomethingnewaboutyourselfand

others.Bybecomingawareofyourmistakes,youareabletomovepastthemandpreventregret

fromkeepingyoustuckinthepast.

HoldYourselfAccountable

Keepfocused.lt?suptoyoutowalkyourpath.Whenyoufeelyourpositiveattitudeslipping

away,holdyourselfaccountableforgettingitbackontrack.39It'sgoingtotakeapositive

attitudetomakeyourdreamscometrue.

LetitGo

Holdingontoold,negativethoughtswillpreventpositivethoughtsfromgettingthrough.40

Youweren'tborntobeconsumedbyconstantnegativethinking.Youwerebomtomakeapositive

differenceinthisworld.lt?stimetoletgoandbeginlivingthelifeyouaremeanttolive.lt?stime

tostaypositive-nomatterwhat.

A.Keepyousafefromanxiety.

B.Soletyournegativebeliefsgo.

C.Wouldyouratherberightorhappy?

D.Thus，makethemostofthepresentmoment.

E.Noonewantsyourgoalsanddreamsmorethanyoudo.

F.Thishabithelpsyoutoappreciatewhateveryouhave.

G.Acceptthefactthatyouarehumanandthatnobodyisperfect.

语篇解读这是一篇议论文。本文主要讲的是保持积极乐观的态度的方法。

36.答案D

解析前一句提到“当下可能不是舒适的但却是唯一有保障的“，下一句提到“超越当下的

问题，享受每一个时刻”。所以D选项“因此，充分利用现在的时刻。“切题。选项中的

upresentmoment”与文中的upresentmoment”相呼应。

37.答案F

解析该段讲的是要努力寻找生活中的快乐，看到正能量，所以F选项“这种习惯可以帮助

你欣赏自己拥有的一切。”切题。选项中的^appreciatewhateveryouhave”与文中的

“positivepower”相呼应。

38.答案G

解析该段讲的要接受你的错误，把错误看作一种机会。所以G选项“接受人无完人这个事

实。”切题。选项中的unobodyisperfect”与文中的"EmbraceYourMistakes"awareof

yourmistakes,,相呼应。

39.答案E

解析下一句提到“它会采取积极的态度让你的梦想成真。”E选项“没有人比你更想要你

的目标和梦想。”切题。选项中的^yourgoalsanddreamsv与文中的dreams相呼应。

40.答案B

解析该段主要讲的是要抛弃消极的想法，所以B选项“让你的消极信念消失。”切题。选

项中的“letyournegativebeliefsgo”与本段小标题“LetitGo”及文中的“negative

thinking相呼应。

第三部分语言知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节（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、B、C和D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处

的最佳选项。

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sonsdecidedtotakeupthesport.Daily,I'darriveafewminutesearlybeforetheir41ended

soIcouldwatchtheirprogress,assesstheir42forlaterdiscussionsandgivethemafewtips

onhowtoswimfaster.43,oneafternoonatthepooLsomeoneelsecaughtmy44.

Theteengirlwasnotatypicalswimmer.Her45，out-of-dateswimsuitwastwosizestoo

big.Shestruggledtoreachtheendofthepool.Always46andalwaysbeingpassedbythe

better-trainedgirls.Theothergirlswould47theirfriendstoclimboutofthepool,giggle（咯

咯笑）andrunbacktothestartingareas.48nobodywaitedforher.Shealwayswalkedbackto

thestartingareas49.However,dayafterday,she'dshowup50practicea