人教版高中英语选择性必修第二册-第一单元测评

新教材人教版高中英语选择性必修第二册

第一单元测评

（时间:120分钟满分:150分）

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。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。

l.Whatistheprobablerelationshipbetweenthespeakers?

A.Roommates.

B.Bossandsecretary.

C.Husbandandwife.

2.Whatistheman'sproblem?

A.Heneedsaride.

B.Hewantsanewjob.

C.Hedoesn'thaveinsurancenow.

3.Whatarethespeakersdoing?

A.Bikinginthecity.

B.Hikinginthemountains.

C.Drivinginthecountryside.

4.Howmuchdidtheicecreamcost?

A.$5.B.$9.C.$10.

5.Wheredoesthisconversationtakeplace?

A.Atalaundry.

B.Atarestaurant.

C.Atashoppingmall.

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。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.Whatdoesthemanthinkofthegirl'squestion?

A.Itisn'timportant.

B.It'sdifficulttoanswer.

C.Itiseasytounderstand.

7.Whatdoesthemansayabouttheoceanandthesky?

A.Theyarerelated.

B.Theylookexactlythesame.

C.Theyhavenothingtodowitheachother.

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whyisthemanattheuniversity?

A.He'stakingclasses.

B.He'scheckingitout.

C.Hejustgraduatedfromthere.

9.Whatdoweknowabouttheman?

A.Heisgoodatbaseball.

B.Hisgradesareveryhigh.

C.Thecollegewantshimtoplayonitssportsteam.

10.Whathappenedwhenthewomanwenttoagamelasttime?

A.Shewashitbyaball.

B.Aplayerwassenttohospital.

C.Herfacegotscratchedbyafan.

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdoesthemansuggestthewomandoaboutherbook?

A.Callapublisher.

B.Advertiseitherself.

C.Asktheirteacherforadvice.

12.Howmanypagesdoesthewoman'sbookhave?

A.About200.

B.About350.

C.About700.

13.Whatwillthewomangivethemantoread?

A.Adigitalcopy.

B.Aprintedcopy.

C.Ahandwrittencopy.

听第9段材料，回答第14至17题。

14.HowdomostpeopleintheUnitedStatesgettheirnews?

A.FromTV.

B.Fromthenetwork.

C.Fromthenewspaper.

15.Whichcountryhasthelargestgroupofnewspaperreaders?

A.France.

B.Italy.

C.Japan.

16.Howdoesthemansound?

A.Alittlebored.

B.Veryinterested.

C.Quiteindifferent.

17.Whatarethespeakersmainlytalkingabout?

A.Typesofnewsmedia.

B.Typesofnewsreporters.

C.Typesofnewsshows.

听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。

18.Whenwillthemathexamsbeheldthisyear?

A.OnWednesday.

B.OnThursday.

C.OnFriday.

19.WhowillgiveanintroductiononTuesday?

A.Anathlete.

B.Aheadmaster.

C.TheP.E.teacher.

20.Whyareparentsremindedtoarnveearlytotheconcert?

A.Tofindaplacetopark.

B.Togetaplacetosit.

C.Totakepictures.

第二部分阅读（共两节，满分50分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题2.5分，满分37.5分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。

A

（2020・全国II高考）

Someparentswillbuyanyhigh-techtoyiftheythinkitwillhelptheirchild,but

researcherssaidpuzzleshelpchildrenwithmath-relatedskills.

PsychologistSusanLevine,anexpertonmathematicsdevelopmentinyoungchildrenat

theUniversityofChicago,foundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetweenages2and4later

developbetterspatialskills.Puzzleplaywasfoundtobeasignificantpredictorof

cognition（认知）aftercontrollingfordifferencesinparents?income,educationandthe

amountofparenttalk,Levinesaid.

Theresearchersanalysedvideorecordingsof53child-parentpairsduringeveryday

activitiesathomeandfoundchildrenwhoplaywithpuzzlesbetween26and46monthsof

agehavebetterspatialskillswhenassessedat54monthsofage.

“Thechildrenwhoplayedwithpuzzlesperformedbetterthanthosewhodidnot,on

tasksthatassessedtheirabilitytorotate（旋转）andtranslateshapes/9Levinesaidina

statement.

Theparentswereaskedtointeractwiththeirchildrenastheynormallywould,andabout

halfofthechildreninthestudyplayedwithpuzzlesatonetime.Higher-incomeparents

tendedtohavechildrenplaywithpuzzlesmorefrequently,andbothboysandgirlswho

playedwithpuzzleshadbetterspatialskills.However,boystendedtoplaywithmorecomplex

puzzlesthangirls,andtheparentsofboysprovidedmorespatiallanguageandweremore

activeduringpuzzleplaythantheparentsofgirls.

ThefindingswerepublishedinthejournalDevelopmentalScience.

21.Inwhichaspectdochildrenbenefitfrompuzzleplay?

A.Buildingconfidence.

B.Developingspatialskills.

C.Learningself-control.

D.Gaininghigh-techknowledge.

22.WhatdidLevinetakeintoconsiderationwhendesigningherexperiment?

A.Parents?age.

B.Children?simagination.

C.Parents'education.

D.Child-parentrelationship.

23.Howdoboysdifferfromgirlsinpuzzleplay?

A.Theyplaywithpuzzlesmoreoften.

B.Theytendtotalklessduringthegame.

C.Theyprefertousemorespatiallanguage.

D.Theyarelikelytoplaywithtougherpuzzles.

24.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?

A.Amathematicalmethod.

B.Ascientificstudy.

C.Awomanpsychologist.

D.Ateachingprogramme.

B

Eachyearthereareatleastfivemillionpeoplearoundtheworldwhodevelopseriousflu

（流感）,anditcausesalmosthalfamilliondeaths.Whensomeoneweknowgetstheflu

virus,weexpectthemtobeverycarefulnottopassitontoothers.Doctorsandnursesworking

withflupatientsalsoneedtoprotectthemselvesfromthevirus.Butwhatisthebestwaytodo

this?

ThisisthequestionthatfluexpertProfessorJonathanVan-TamatNottingham

Universityistryingtoanswer.Hewantstofindouthowfluistransmitted,sothathecanstop

doctorsandnursesgettingsick.

Van-Tamexplainstheirmethod,"Thereare41volunteersinmyexperiment.Some

healthyvolunteersaremadetogetflufirst.Whentheyshowsymptoms,other

volunteers,usuallycalledrecipients（接受者）,enterthehouse.Everyonelivestogetherinthe

smallspaceforfourdays.Someoftherecipientswearfacemasks,andwashtheirhandsevery

15minutes,butsomehavenoprotection.Inthiswaywecanstudywhocatchesthefluand

whichwaysoftransmittingfluareimportant.Duringthefourdayswhentheyareincontact

withthevirus,andforthetendaysafterthat,theflurecipientsarecheckedregularly.^^

Theexperimentisnotsimpleanditisveryexpensive.ltisdifficulttodesign

correctly,anditisalsodifficulttoplanandcarryout.Justonestudylikethistakesabout18

monthstoorganiseandneedshundredsofpeopleworkingonit.ButVan-Tambelievesitis

worthbecausetheresultswillhelptodecidewhattypeofprotectionisneededforpeople

workinginhospitalswithlargenumbersofflupatientsaroundtheworld.Andperhapsit

couldreducethenumberofdeathsfromflueachyear.

25.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“transmitted“inparagraph2?

A.Solved.B.Passed.

C.Formed.D.Stopped.

26.Whatisthemainpurposeofthisstudy?

A.Tofindoutwhogetstheflueasily.

B.Toreducethenumberofpeoplewhodieofflu.

C.Totestthemedicinesforpeoplewhodevelopseriousflu.

D.Tofindthebestwaytoprotectdoctorsandnursesfromtheflu.

27.Accordingtothetext,whichofthestatementsistrue?

A.Thistypeofstudylasts18months.

B.Theexperimentisneithersimplenorexpensive.

C.Wearingmasksisthebestwaytoprotectpeoplefromgettingflu.

□.Recipientsaredividedintoatleast2groupstoperformtheexperiment.

C

Therearemanycoloursinnature.Butdoyouthinkthatacolourhasweight?!think

you'11say"no”.ButI'mafraidyouarewrong.Ifyoudon'tbelieveit,youmaydoasmall

experiment.

First,puttwoobjectswiththesameweightintotwoboxes.Thencoverthe

boxes.Third,wrap（包;裹）oneboxwitharedpieceofpaper,theotheronewithawhitepiece

ofpaper.OK.Nowholdtheboxeswithyourhandonebyone.Itiscertainthatyouwillthink

theredoneisalittleheavier.

Whydoyouthinkso?Ascientistfoundthatdifferentcolourshavedifferentweightsin

man'smind.Thatistosay,everycolourhasitsownweightinourmind.

Thescientisttoldusthatcoloursalsohavesmell.Canyousmellthecolour?Ofcourse

not.Thenwhydidthescientistsayso?Thatisbecauseeverycolourstandsfor（代表）akindof

lightwithacertainwavelength（波长）.Itreachesourbrainthroughsenseorgans（器官）.

Accordingtothisdiscovery,scientistssaythatpeopleacceptthecolourstheylike,and

refusethecolourstheyhate.Soyourbodyandmindwillbehealthywiththecoloursyou

like.Oryou'11benervousorevengetill.Forexample,youlikeblueandhatered.Ifyoustay

inaroomwithredwindows,wallpaperandfurniturefortwohours,you'11feelyouhavebeen

thereforfourhours.Butiftheroomisblue,you'11feelyouhavebeenthereforonlyan

hour.Andjfapersonwalksoutofablueroomandintoaredroom,histemperaturewill

rise.Thatmeansourbodytemperaturewillchangewithdifferentcolours.

28.Fromtheexperiment,weknowthat.

A.thetwoboxeshavethesameweight

B.colourscanchangetheweightofanobject

C.theredpaperisheavierthanthewhitepaper

D.colourshavedifferentweightsinpeopleJsmind

29.Fromthefourthparagraph,wecaninfer.

A.thesmellofcoloursischangeable（可变的）

B.peoplecansensethelightfromcolours

C.peoplecansmellthecoloursthroughthenose

D.allthecolourshavethesamesmellfortheblind

30.Whichofthefollowingistrue?

A.Whitecolourisheavierthanredcolour.

B.Peoplecanstaylongerinredroomsthaninbluerooms.

C.Peoplemaygetilliftheyrefusethecolourstheydon'tlike.

D.People?sbodytemperaturewillchangewithdifferentcolours.

31.Thepassageisprobably.

A.ashortnovel

B.anewsreport

C.asciencereport

D.anadvertisement

D

3-Dprintersareveryhottoday.Theyarebeingputtoallkindsofuses,rangingfrom

creatingcarmodelsformoviestoarchitecturalmodels.However,noneoftheseideasareas

shockingastheonesuggestedbyAnjanContractor,whobelievesthattheywillbethekeyto

endingworldhunger.

Accordingtosomeexperts,worldpopulationwillincreaseto10-12billionbytheendof

thiscentury.Thismeansthatfoodwillbecomeveryexpensiveandpossibly,evenoutof

reach,fbrbillionsofpeople.

Thisiswhere3-Dprintingmaysavetheday.Anjanthinksthattheonlywaytosolvethe

problemwillbetoequipeverykitchenwitha3-Dprinterandprintoutmealsfromtubesof

powderandoil.Hebelievesthatthesemealswithashelflifeofover30yearswouldresultin

lessfoodwastage.

Mostimportantofall,itwouldbeeasiertomakefoodfromthingsthatwenowdonot

consideredible（可食用的）.Agreatexampleofthatistheproteinfrommeat.Mostexperts

believethatasthepopulationgrows,thesupplyisnotgoingtobeenoughtofeed

everyone.Anjanbelievesthatwecouldeasilygetthesameproteinfrominsects.Thoughall

thisfuturisticfoodmaysoundunappealing,thescientistsbelievethatwhenfacedwitha

terriblefoodcrisis,itwillbeverywelcomed.

Whilethismaysoundalittledifficulttobelieve,Anjanseemstohaveconvincedthe

scientistsatNASA,whoarelookingforasolutiontofeedingastronautswhentheygoon

reallylongmissions,liketheonebeingplannedtoMars.TheygaveAnjan$125,000tostart

buildingthefirstreal3-Dprinterthatcreatesthefood.

Anjanisnottheonlyonewiththisidea.AgroupledbyProfessorHodLipsonhasbeen

experimentingwiththisideasince2011andhasevensucceededinprintingoutcube-shaped

creationsfrompowderedmilkandcookieswithlimitedsugar!

Formoreinformationclickhere.

32.Thepassagemainlytalksabout.

A.whether3-Dprinterswillhaveabrightfuture

B.3-Dprinterswillbeusedineveryfieldinfuture

C.3-Dprinterswillsolvetheproblemoftheincreasingpopulation

D.whether3-Dprinterswillbethekeytoendingworldhunger

33.Itcanbeinferredthat.

A.peoplegetunappealingfuturisticcube-shapedcreations

B.3-Dprinterscanonlycreatepowderedmilkandcookies

C.futuristicfoodthatcontainsproteincanbemadeby3-Dprintersfrominsects

D.insectswillbethemostpopularfoodinthefuture,thoughunappealingnow

34.Whichgroupofpeoplearemostlyinneedof3-Dprinters?

A.ThepeopleinAfrica.

B.Thescientistsandresearchers.

C.Theastronautsworkinginspace.

D.Thefannersandoff-landworkers.

35.Wherewouldyoubemostlikelytofindthetext?

A.Onanoticeboard.

B.Inacollegenewspaper.

C.Inaninstitutionbrochure.

D.Onahightechnologywebsite.

第二节（共5小题;每小题2.5分，满分12.5分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项

为多余选项。

Today,peopleusetheInternettoshop,playgames,makefriendsandreadthenews.Many

youngpeoplecan'timaginelifewithoutit.36Infact,theInternethasbeenusedfora

muchlongertimethanmostpeoplethink.

In1957,theUnitedStateswasinthemiddleoftheColdWar.TheSovietUnionhadsent

upthefirstsatellite,namedSputnik,intospace.ThismeanttheSovietswereaheadoftheUSin

technology.Americanswereafraid.37Oneoftheideaswasanetworkthatwouldlet

peopleacrossthecountrycommunicatebyusingcomputers.

38Itwasfirsttriedoutin1969.Foranothertwentyyears,itwasusedonlyby

scientistswhoworkedwiththeUSgovernmentandbysomeengineers.Then,in1990,the

armyofAmericagavethecontroloftheInternettotheNationalScienceFoundation._

39

ThebiggestchangeinthewaythatpeopleusetheInternetcamein1992.Forthefirst

time,theInternetwasopenedtothegeneralpublic,creatingwhatisnowknownastheWorld

WideWeb.40Today,noonegovernmentcontrolstheInternetanditjustgetsbiggerand

bigger.ltmakesourworlddifferent.

A.Thenetworktookmorethantenyearstodevelop.

B.Soon,peoplebeganfindingallkindsofdifferentthingstheycoulddoontheInternet.

C.Mostolderpeople,ontheotherhand,thinktheInternetisonly10or15yearsold.

D.PeoplebegantobefondoftheInternet.

E.Theydidn'tknowwhattodo.

F.TheInternetthenbecameavailabletocollegesallovertheUnitedStatesandtoscientists

acrossEurope.

G.ScientistsinthearmyofAmericastarteddevelopingideasforprotectingthecountry.

第三部分语言运用（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共15小题;每小题1分，满分15分）

阅读下面短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳

选项。

Gallegowentblindwhenhewasnineyearsoldfromadisease.Thatdidnot41him

fromenjoyingtheWorldCupinrealtimeatarestaurantinBogota.Gallegowasoneof

severalpeopleovertheweekendforColombia?sgameagainstPolandinGroupH.Unlike

theothercustomersintheroom,Gallegois42andblind.HisfriendCesarDaza,_

43_,didnotwantthemantomissoutonthefun,soheusedhisownhandgestureshe44

tocommunicatetoGallegoeverykickoftheball.

Inthe45postedonline,DazaisseenfacingGallegowithasmallsoccerboard

betweenthem.AsDazawatchesthegame,heseizesGallegoJshandsand46tohim

what'shappening.Heusesthesoccerboardasawayto47toGallegowheretheballis

onthefield.AsDaza'shandsmove48backandforthacrosstheboard,Gallego

smiles.WhenColombia49agoal,bothmenjumpupoutoftheirchairsandhugas

everyoneeruptsinapplause.ltwasevidentthatGallegounderstoodthe50sweeping

throughtherestaurant.

GallegoandDazametthreeyearsagoandbecamefriends.Whentheyrealisedtheywere

bothhugesoccerfans,Dazalearned51languageandcameupwithhisownhandgestures

tohelpGallego52whatwashappeningonthescreeninrealtime.

Thevideoleftmanyviewers53.''Therearesometruly54beingsout

there.Much,muchlovetobothmen,“oneusersaidinthe55,“OMG,thismakesme

cry,“anotherwrote.

41.A.protectB.save

C.stopD.draw

42.A.deafB.lame

C.weakD.dizzy

43.A.evenB.however

C.besidesD.somehow

44.A.choseB.learned

C.borrowedD.created

45.A.videoB.article

C.noteD.picture

46.A.whispersB.reflects

C.gesturesD.marks

47.A.addressB.communicate

C.writeD.promise

48.A.quicklyB.cautiously

C.secretlyD.nervously

49.A.setsB.scores

C.achievesD.loses

5O.A.puzzleB.anxiety

C.courageD.excitement

51.A.teachingB.sign

C.advertisingD.body

52.A.distinguishB.believe

C.understandD.admit

53.A.satisfiedB.confused

C.embarrassedD.touched

54.A.wonderfulB.strange

C.disabledD.common

55.A.introductionsB.decisions

C.documentsD.comments

第二节(共10小题;每小题1.5分，满分15分)

阅读下面短文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。

Edisonwasoneofthegreatest56.(scientist)thatgreatlyshapedmodem

society.

Whenhewasseven,Edison'sfamilymovedfromOhiotoMichiganafterhisfathergot

ajobthere.

Becauseof57.(hear)problems,hehaddifficultyfollowingthelessonsand

oftenranawayfromschool.However,heusedthetime58(read)booksandset

upalabinhishome.Butthesmellfrom59(he)labwasoftensostrongthathis

motherhadtostophimfromcarryingoutanymoreexperimentsathome.

Attheageoftwelve,Edisongot60jobontheGrandTrunk

Railway.There,hemadeuseofanabandoned（被抛弃的）carashislab.Duringthattime,he

61.（successful）developedadevice（设备）thatcouldsendmessages.By

1869,Edison'sinventionsintelegraphywerewidelyaccepted,whichmadehimdecideto

leavethejobandbecomeafull-timeinventor.Edison,smostwell-knowninventions

includedtheelectriclightbulbs,microphonesandsoon.Whenaskedtoexplain62.

hecouldcomeupwithsomanyinventions,Edisonsaidgeniusisonepercentinspirationand

ninety-ninepercentperspiration.

Edisondied63.October18,1931.Atthetimeofhisdeath,hewasstill64.

（do）experimentsinhislabinWestOrange,NewJersey.Heclearlyenjoyedhis

workand65.（live）lifetothefullest.

第四部分写作（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（满分15分）

昨天上午，你校组织了一场“向榜样学习”的励志宣讲会。宣讲会上，来自各个年级学

习成绩优异的学生们都讲述了自己的学习心得并分享了具体的学习方法。作为一名高

中生,你听完宣讲会后感触颇深。请你根据以下内容写一篇参会感想。

写作要点：

1.简单总结并评价这次宣讲会；

2.你从宣讲会中学到了什么。

注意:1.词数80左右；

2.可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。

参考词汇:宣讲会aninspirationalmeeting

第二节（满分25分）

阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。

续写的词数应为150左右。

Onabright,warmJulyafternoon,MacHollan,aprimaryschoolteacherwascyclingfrom

hishometoAlaskawithhisfriends.Oneofhisfriendshadstoppedtomakeabicycle

repair,buttheyhadencouragedMactocarryon,andtheywouldcatchupwithhimsoon.As

Macpedaled（骑行）alongalone,hethoughtfondlyofhiswifeandtwoyoungdaughtersat

home.Hehopedtoshowthemthisbeautifulplacesomeday.

ThenMacheardquickandloudbreathingbehindhim."Man,that'sabigdog!”he

thought.Butwhenhelookedtotheside,hesawinstantlythatitwasn'tadogatall,buta

wolf,quicklycatchingupwithhim.Mac'sheartbegantorace.Hefoundouthiscanofbear

spray.Withonehandonthebars,hefiredthesprayatthewolf.Abrightredcloudenveloped

theanimal,andtoMac'srelief,itfellbackshakingitshead.Butaminutelater,itwasbyhis

sideagain.ThenitattackedthebackofMac'sbike,tearingopenhistentbag.Hefiredatthe

wolfasecondtime,andagain,itfellbackonlytoquicklyrestartthechase（追赶）.

Macwaspedalinghardnow.Hewavedandyelledatpassingcarsbutwascarefulnotto

slowdown.Hesawasteepuphillclimbbeforehim.Heknewthatoncehehitthehill,he'dbe

easilycaughtupandthewolf'steethwouldbetearingintohisflesh.

Atthismoment,PaulandBeckyweredrivingtheircarontheirwaytoAlaska.They

didn'tthinkmuchofitwhentheysawtwocyclistsrepairingtheirbikeonthesideofthe

road.Abitlater,theyspottedwhatthey,too,assumedwasadogrunningalongsideamanona

bike.Astheygotcloser,theyrealisedthatthe“dog”wasawolf.Macheardalargevehicle

behindhim.Hepulledinfrontofitasthewolfwascatchingupfast,justadozenyardsaway

now.

Paragraph1:

Thecarabruptlystoppedinfrontofhim.

Paragraph2:

Afewminuteslater,theothertwocyclistsarrived.

答案：

附:听力原文

（Text1）

W:Yourmeetingisat2:00p.m.thisafternoon.

M:OK,thanks.Well,didanyonecallwhileIwasout?

W:Onlyyourwife.Shewantsyoutopickupsomewineonyourwayhome.

(Text2)

W:Ifyoustillcan'tsleepwell,youshouldgotothehospital.Icangiveyouaride.

M:Ijuststartedanewjob.Myinsurancedoesn'tcovermeuntilnextmonth.

(Text3)

W:Wherearewe?Ihaven'tseenanyroadsignsformiles,andtherearen'tany

houses,either.Ithinkwetookawrongturnbackthere.

M:Yeah,Ithinkyou'reright.Pullovertothesideoftheroad,andI'11takeacloserlookat

themap.

(Text4)

M:Thatwasexpensive.!onlygotonedollarchange.WhenIwasyoung,evenfivedollars

wouldhavebeenacrazypriceforanicecream.

W:Yougavehimtendollars?Surely,hehasmadeamistake.Gobackandask.

(Text5)

M:Goodmorning,ma?am.CanIhelpyou?

W:Yes.IneedthisdressbyFriday.lthasasmallstainonit,butI'mhopingyoucangetitoff.

(Text6)

W:Daddy,whyistheskyblue?

M:Oh,honey...itJsalittlehardtoexplain.Therearethingsyoudon'tunderstandabout

scienceyet.

W:Oh.Ithoughtitwasbecausetheoceanisblue.Theskyisalwayslookingattheocean,soit

shouldbeblue,too.

M:That'saverygoodidea,Ruby!Thatisveryclosetotherealreason,too.Theskyhasalot

todowiththeocean.They,rerelated,inaway.Didyouevernoticethatthey'renever

exactlythesamecolour?It'sjustlikeyouandyourbrotherPeter.Youlookalikebecause

you'rerelated,butyoudon'tlookexactlythesame.

(Text7)

W:Hi,rmAlice.Isthisyourfirstdayofcollege?

M：rmChris.rmactuallyjustvisitingthecampus.Thisismylastyearofhighschool,and

rmtryingtochooseauniversity.Igotanofferfromthisschool.Myschoolfeeswillbepaid

ifIcomehere...

W:Youmustbereallysmart,then!Notalotofpeoplegetfullscholarships.

M：rmOKinschool.ThereasonwhyIgottheofferisthatI'mabasketballplayer.

W:Imighthaveguessedthat.You?reverytall!

M:Youshouldcometooneofmygames.Ourfirstoneisintwoweeks.

W:Thanks.r11thinkaboutit.ThelasttimeIwenttoagame,Igothitinthefacewithaball.

M:Wasitabasketballgame?

W:No,itwasabaseballgame.Ihadtogotothehospital.

(Text8)

W：rmtryingtogetabookpublished,butIdon'tknowhowtobegin.ShouldIcalla

publisherortrytoadvertiseitmyself?

M:MaybeyoushouldaskMrWyatt.Heknowsalotaboutthebookindustry.

W:Goodidea!IalwayslovedhisEnglishclasses.He,sthereasonthatIstartedwriting!

M：rdliketoreadyourbooksometimethough.Howlongisit?Iusuallyjustreadbooksthat

arelessthan200pages.RememberthatbookUlysseswhichwereadinMrWyatt's

class?Thatisover700pages!

W:Ohyeah,thattookforevertoread.Mybookisnotasthickasthat.ItTsprobablyabouthalf

thatlong.Iwon'thaveanactuallyprintedbooktogiveyou,atleastinafewmore

months.TheonlythingsIhavearecomputerfilesandmyhandwrittencopies.

M:Canyoujustgivemeacomputerfile?

W:Yes.r11dothatrightaway.Pleasegivemeyourhonestopinion,afteryoufinishreading

it.ltistheonlywayIcangetbetter.

(Text9)

W:Ireadaninterestingarticletheotherday.Ithadalotofdataonhowpeoplegettheir

news.DidyouknowthatintheUnitedStates,only5%ofpeoplegettheirnewsfromthe

radio?

M:Thatmakessense.Ionlylistentomusicontheradio.Domostpeoplegettheirnewsfirom

thenewspaperortelevisioninstead?

W:Only1%morepeoplegetitfromnewspapers,andmostpeoplegetitfromtheInternet

actually.

M:Wow,really?!thoughtthatmostpeoplewouldprefergettingnewsfromthe

television.Whataboutothercountries?Aretheythesame?

W:Well,thearticlespeaksaboutafewcountries.France,GermanyandItalyactuallyhavethe

highestratesoftelevisionnewswatchers.OfthosestudiedJapanhasthemostnewspaper

readers.

M:Thatisreallyinteresting.!don'tthinkIknowasinglepersonouragewholistenstoradio

newseither.Mygrandparentsandtheirgenerationaretheoneswhogrewupwiththat.

W:It'samazinghowourtechnologyhaschangedmanythingsinday-to-daylife.Ibetinone

hundredyears,peoplewillgettheirnewsfromsomethingwecan'tevendreamof.

(Text10)

W:Goodmorning,students.TheseareyourmorningannouncementsforMonday,December

lOth.Themidtermtestswillbeheldthisweekfromthe12thtothe14th.However,therehave

beensomeslightchangestothedatesandtheplacesoftheexams.Lastyear,theEnglish

examswereonWednesday,themathexamsonThursday,andthehistoryexamswereheldon

Friday.Thisyeartheteachershaveagreed,afterlisteningtostudents'suggestions,toswitch

thedatesofthemathandhistoryexams.Asfortheplaces,pleasecheckthemessageboardin

themainhall,oraskyourteachersforaschedule.Tomorrow,wewillhaveaspecialguest

comingtovisitusjustbeforeourschoolconcert.Asyouknow,oneofourpreviousgraduates

wonagoldmedalinthelastOlympics.Hewillbeheretosignshirtsandtakepictureswith

studentsafteranintroductionbyourP.E.teacher.Finally,theheadmasterasksyoutoremind

yourparentstogethereearlyfortheconcert.Althoughtherewillbeenoughseatinginthe

gym,theparkinglotgetsfullveryquickly.That'sallfbrtheannouncements.Haveagood

week,everyone!

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21.B根据第二段第一句可知，两岁到四岁之间的孩子玩拼图，能够更好地发展空间技

能。故选B项。

22.C根据第二段最后一句可知，设计实验时，莱文考虑到了父母的收入以及受教育的程

度。故选C项。

23.D根据倒数第二段最后一句可知，男孩们倾向于玩更复杂一些的拼图。故选D项。

24.B文章主要介绍了有关玩拼图的研究发现，再结合最后一段内容不难推断出文章的

主旨。故选B项。

25.B第一段中的"Whensomeoneweknowgetsthefluvirus,weexpectthemtobevery

carefulnottopassitontoothers.”已经提到了流感病毒的传染，第二段Van-Tam想找到流

感病毒是如何传染的，这对医生和护士很重要，因此得出transmit意为“传染”。故选B

项。

26.D根据最后一段中的“ButVan-Tambelievesitisworthbecausetheresultswillhelpto

decidewhattypeofprotectionisneededforpeopleworkinginhospitalswithlargenumbers

offlupatientsaroundtheworld.”可知,Van・Tam相信这项实验的结果将有助于确定在世界

各地有大量流感患者的医院里工作的人们需要何种类型的保护。故选D项。

27.D根据第三段中的"Some