Unit 2 Heroes 单元测试【高中英语北师大版必修1】

Unit2Heroes单元测试

第i卷

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。

1.Howmanyapplesdoesthewomanbuy?

A.20.B.22.C.24.

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W：I'msohappytofindthatyouhavefreshapplesandpears.Pleasegivemetwodozen

ofeach.

M：Hereyouare.Andthafs20dollars.

答案：C

2.Whereisthewomanfrom?

A.America.B.China.C.Germany.

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M：Howmanycountrieshaveyoubeento?

W：Four.America,Canada,JapanandChina.I'llbebackhomeinGermanynextSunda

y-

答案：c

3.Whatdidthewoman'sfatherthinkofthecar?

A.Helikedit.B.Hedislikedit.

C.Hethoughtitwasexpensive.

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M：Howdidyourmotherlikehernewcar?

W：Shethoughtitwastooexpensiveandnoisy.Butmyfatherbelievedifsquiteagood

car.

答案：A

4.Atwhattimedoesdinnerstartintherestaurant?

A.7：00pm.B.5：00pm.C.6：30pm.

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W：Whendoestherestaurantservethemeals?

M：Breakfastisbetween6：30a.m.and8：30a.m..Lunchisbetween11：30a.m.a

nd1：00p.m.,anddinnerisbetween5：00and7：00p.m..

答案：B

5.Whatdidthemandoyesterday?

A.HechattedontheInternet.

B.Hehadaninternationalmeeting.

C.Hewentforaninterview.

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W：Hello,Tony.Didyougoforyourinterviewyesterday?

M：Hi,Lisa.Yes,Idid.

W：Howdiditgo?

M：Allright,Ithink.

答案：C

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，

每小题将给出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至7题。

6.Whereisthewomanprobably?

A.InAmerica.

B.InChina.

C.InBritain.

7.Howmuchdidthewomanpayforthecarpetatlast?

A.835yuan.

B.72dollars.

C.500yuan.

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W：Iliketobuythisornamentcarpet.Howmuchareyouaskingforit?

M：72dollars.

W：Oh,Ididn'texpectittobesoexpensive.Ihaven51gotenoughAmericancurrency.C

ouldIpaybytraveler'schecks?

M：Ofcourse.Theratefortraveler'schecksisRMB835against100.

W：Herearetwo500-yuanchecks.IthinkifsenoughtopayforthecarpetandI'dlike

tochangetherestintoAmericandollars.

M：Haveyougotyourpassportwithyou?

W：Yes.Hereitis.

M：Wouldyoupleasesignthechecks...Thankyou.HereisyourpassportandAmericand

ollars.

答案：6.A7.B

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.Whereisthewomannow?

A.Farfromthelibrary.

B.Nearthelibrary.

C.Atthelibrary.

9.Whereisthelibrary?

A.OntheSixthAvenue.

B.OntheSeventhAvenue.

C.OnMainStreet.

10.Whatprobablyhappensaftertheconversation?

A.Thewomanfindsthelibraryherself.

B.Themantakesthewomantothelibrary.

C.Thewomanstillhasdifficultyfindingthelibrary.

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M：Hello,thisisMr.WhiteinHelpingCentre.

W：Hi,thisisJane.Mr.White,I'mlost.I'dliketoreadsomebookssoI'mlookingfd

rthepubliclibrary.Canyouhelpme?

M：Well,whereareyounow?

W：I'matthecomerofMainStreetandFirstAvenue.

M：Oh,you9renotfarfromthelibrary.ItisonMainStreetbetweenSixthAvenueand

SeventhAvenue.

W：MainStreetbetweenSixthandSeventhAvenue.

M：Icanmeetyouandshowyoutheway.

W：Oh,thankyoubutthafsnotnecessary.I'llfindit.

答案：8.B9.C10.A

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whatdateisittoday?

A.May1stB.May2nd.C.May20th.

12.Whywasthewomanangry?

A.BecauseCarlosdidn'thelpherwiththehousework.

B.BecauseCarlosforgotherbirthday.

C.BecauseCarlosdidn'tlikethebreakfastshecookedforhim.

13.WhatgiftdidCarlosgivetohiswife?

A.Anecklace.B.Awatch.C.Aring.

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M：Goodmorning,mydarling.Whatawonderfulday!

W：Morning.

M：Ifeelcompletelyrelaxed.Ihadsuchsweetdreams.Ifsgoodtobealive.

W：Isthatright?

M：Yes,itis.Andlookatthatsunshineoutside.Wow,fantastic!

W：Doyouwantafriedegg?

M：Oh,yes.Iloveeggsforbreakfast.Howwonderful!

W：Carlos!

M：Yes?

W：Ihateyou.

M：What?

W：IsaidIhateyou.

M：Oh,darling,issomethingwrong?

W：Carlos,howcouldyouforgetmybirthday?

M：No,no,no.Don'tworry.Ididn'tforgetit.YourbirthdayisinMay.May2ndtobe

exact...Oh,myGod.TodayisMay2nd,isn'tit?

W：Yes,itis.Butthafsobviouslynotimportanttomyhusband.Otherwisehe'drememb

er.Fmsodisappointedinyou.Howcouldyouforgetyourwife'sbirthday?

M：Iwasjustkidding.Here,look.Fvegotsomethingforyou.Happybirthday!

W：Oh,myGod!Whatabeautifulring!Youdidn'tforgetit.

M：OfcourseIdidn't.Now,howaboutthoseeggs?

答案：ll.B12.B13.C

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whatdidthemanwanttobuyatfirst?

A.Acartoonmask.

B.Aflumask.

C.Acutemask.

15.Whydothemaskssellsowell?

A.BecausepeoplewanttousethemtopreventH1N1virus.

B.Becausetheyarecheap.

C.Becausetheairlinecompaniesaskthemtodoso.

16.Howdoesthemanlikethemaskhebuys?

A.Itisjustwhathewants.

B.Itisuseless.

C.Itisnotsuitableforaman.

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W：Goodmorning,sir!CanIhelpyou?

M：Yes,goodmorning!I'dliketobuyaflumask.

W：Oh,I'msorry,butwehavesoldoutallthemaskstoday.HINlhascausedsomuch

fear.

M：Oh,no.Iwillgototheairporttoday,andIreallyhopeIcangetonemask,andt

hisisthefifthshopIhavebeento.

W：Well,ifyoudon'tmind...Wehavesomenormalcartoonmasks.Itmaynotworkas

wellastheflumask,butifsbettertohaveonethanhavenone.

M：OK,letmesee.

W：Here.

M：Theyaretoocuteforamanlikeme.ButIwilltakeoneanyway.

答案：14.B15.A16.C

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatisthenameofthecourse?

A.InterculturalCommerce.

B.InteractioninCommunication.

C.InterculturalCommunication.

18.Whattimedoestheclassmeet?

A.3：05p.m.to4：15p.m.

B.3：15p.m.to4：50p.m.

C.3：50p.m.to4：50p.m.

19.Onaverage,howoftenwilltheclassmeetintheresearchlabduringthelastpartof

thecourse?

A.Twiceamonth.

B.Onceamonth.

C.Threetimesamonth.

20.WhichitemwasNOTmentionedaspartofdeterminingastudent'sfinalgradeinthe

class?

A.Classparticipation.

B.Aresearchproject.

C.Homework.

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Okay,okay,lefsbegin.Hello,everyone.Myname'sKarlRoberts,andI'llbeyourtea

cherforthiscourse,InterculturalCommunication.

Uh,pleasetakealookattheintroductioninfrontofyou.Asyouallshouldknowbyn

ow,thisclassmeetsonTuesdaysandThursdaysfrom3：15p.m.to4：50p.m.Wew

illbemeetinginthisroomforthefirsthalfofthecourse,butwewillbeusingtherese

archlabeveryotherweekonThursdaysinRoom405duringthelasttwomonthsofthe

class.

Uh,thisisthetextfortheclass.BeyondLanguage.Unfortunately,thebookshaven'tco

meinyet,butIwastoldthatyoushouldbeabletopurchasethematthebookstorethe

dayaftertomorrow.Again,asyouseeonyourcourseoutline,gradesaredeterminedby

yourperformanceinamidtermandfinaltest,weeklyquizzes,uh,aresearchprojectand

classparticipation.Myofficehoursarefrom1：00p.m.to2：00p.m.onWednesdays,

andyoucansetupanappointmenttomeetmeatothertimesaswell.

答案：17.C18.B19.A20.C

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：单项填空（共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分）

从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

21.TherearewordsinEnglishthatcamefromotherlanguages.

A.agoodmanyofB.agreatdealof

C.agreatmanyofD.alargenumberof

答案D［句意：有许多英语单词来自于外来语。alargenumberof相当于agood/greatma

ny,意为“许多7修饰可数名词复数。当A、C两项后接的名词前有限定词时，才需接介词of；

B项修饰不可数名词。］

22.Theyfoundthemselvescompetingforeigncompaniesashareo

fthemarket.

A.against；forB.for；against

C.in；forD.against；in

答案A［句意：他们发现自己在与国外公司为争取市场份额而竞争。competeagainstsb.

forsth.为了某物而与某人竞争。］

23.Muchtomysurprise,theeight-year-oldboywasatrepairingmycomput

A.keenB.confidentC.brilliantD.skillful

答案D［句意：令我惊讶的是，那个8岁的男孩对修理我的电脑如此娴熟。keen渴望的，(b

ekeentodosth./bekeenonsth.)；confident自信的(beconfidentof)；brilliant辉煌的；be

skillfulat对……熟练的。］

24.Doitrightnow!It'stocomplain.

A.usefulB.guiltyC.uselessD.valuable

答案C［句意：现在就行动吧。抱怨是没有用的。由题干中“D。itrightnow”可知说话者

认为抱怨是没有用的，故C项正确。usefill“有用的？guilty“内疚的；犯罪的？valuable“有价

值的］

25.一Whydidn'tyougototheconcert?

——IagamebetweentwoAmericanbasketballteams.

A.watchedB.hadwatched

C.waswatchingD.havebeenwatching

答案c［句意:——为什么你没去音乐会？一我那时正在看美国两支篮球队的比赛。

答句是指别人在听音乐会时，“我”正在干什么。所以用过去进行时。］

26.Thefloodwasaterrible；hundredsofpeopledied.

A.accidentB.disasterC.troubleD.parachute

答案B［句意：洪水是个可怕的灾难，几百人死亡。由后半句"hundredsofpeopledied^^

可知这场洪水是一场大灾难。disaster“灾难？accident"交通事故？trouble"麻烦？parachute“降

落伞］

27.LuXunisfamoushisgreatworksawriter.

A.as；forB.for；toC.for；asD.to；as

答案C［句意：鲁迅作为一个作家以他的作品而闻名。befamousfor因为……闻名；

befamousas…作为...而闻名。］

28.Mr.SmithistheonlyoneofthoseforeignerswhoinChina.

A.workB.isworking

C.areworkingD.hadworking

答案B［句意：史密斯先生是在那些人中唯一一个在中国工作的外国人。先行词为theon

lyoneofthoseforeigners,表示单数含义，故定语从句的谓语动词用单数，排除A、C两项；

题干中没有明确表示过去的时间状语，故排除D项。］

29.Janeaccidentallywhereshehadhiddenthebirthdaypresent.

A.lookedoutB.letout

C.cameoutD.tookout

答案B［句意：简偶尔泄漏了她把生日礼物藏在哪里了。lookout当心；letout泄漏；

释放；comeout出来，出版；takeout拿出。］

30.一Doyoustillrememberthedayswespentinthecountrysidetenyearsag

o?

一Yes,Illneverforgettheexperience.

A.whereB.whenC.thatD.what

答案C［句意：——你还记得我们十年前在乡下度过的日子吗？——是的，我永远不会忘

记那次经历。先行词thedays指物，定语从句中spent缺少宾语，故用关系代词that引导，that

可以省略。］

31.Thethiefglancedaboutnowandthenheknewhewasbeingfollowed.

A.evenifB.asifC.incaseD.sothat

答案B［句意：那个贼不时地左顾右盼，好像他知道自己被人跟踪一样。asif引导方式状

语从句，相当于asthougho］

32.一Wearegettingmarried!

A.ThankyouB.Goodluck

C.CongratulationsD.Youareright

答案C［句意：——我们就要结婚了。——恭喜恭喜。当别人取得优异的成绩、通过某项

考试或结婚、生子时可用congratulations向别人表示祝贺。］

33.Inanhour,wecantraveltoplaceswouldhavetakenourancestorsdayst

oreach.

A.whereB.whenC.whichD.what

答案C［句意：一个小时我们就可以到达我们祖先要花很多天才能到的地方。which在从

句中作主语，先行词是places。］

34.Somepassengerswereinthetrafficaccidentandtakentothenearesthospi

taL

A.injuredB.damagedC.destroyedD.harmed

答案A［句意：一些乘客在交通事故中受伤且被送往医院。injure可用于指身体上受到的

伤害；damage侧重指对物的“损害7损害后事物一般可修复；destroy“破坏；毁坏；一般无法

进行修复；harm一般指身体上或情感上的伤害。］

35.一Let'sgoandhaveagooddrinktonight.

-Haveyougotthefirstprizeinthecompetition?

A.Whatfor?B.Thanksalot.

C.Yes,I'dliketo.D.Whynot?

答案A［句意：——咱们今晚去喝一杯吧！——为什么？你比赛获第一名了吗？由答语

中的问句可知想知道对方出去喝酒的理由，故A项与语境相符合。］

第二节：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四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最

佳选项。

Doyouknowinsurance（保险）？Buyinginsuranceisa36bywhichpeoplecanprotec

tthemselves37largelosses.Protectionagainstfireisonekindofinsurance.Largenu

mbersofpeoplepay38sumsofmoneytoaninsurancecompany.Althoughthousands

ofpeoplehavepaidforfire,only39willlosetheirhomesbyfire.Theinsurancecomp

anywillpayforthesehomesoutofthesumsofmoneyithas40.

Thefirstmodemfireinsurancecompanywas41inLondon,England,in1666.Abigfi

rehadjust42mostofthecity,andpeoplewantedprotectionagainst43losses.Thef

irstcompany44rapidly.Soonothercompanieswerefoundedinotherareas.

BenjaminFranklinhelpedformthefirstfireinsurancecompanyinAmericain1752.Heal

so45anewkindofinsurancefor46.Thenewinsurancewouldofferprotectionaga

instthelossofcrops47storms.

In1795,BenjaminFranklinhelpedstart48newinsurancecompanyinAmerica.Thisc

ompany,49offeredlifeinsurance,collectedsomemoney50frommanydifferentm

en.51amandied,hisfamilywasgivenalargesumofmoney.Today,thiscompany

is52inbusiness.

Overtheseyears,peoplehave53frommanynewkindsofinsurancewhentheyhaves

ufferedfrom54accidentsascarandplanecrashes.55,almosteveryonehassomek

indofinsurance.

36.A.wayB.companyC.thoughtD.means

答案D［表示“买保险是人们借此弥补巨大损失的一种方法，；因此只能在A、D两项中选一

个。而A项中的way跟后面的定语从句中的介词by搭配不当，若改为inwhich就对了。］

37.A.atB.toC.fromD.on

答案C［protect...fromdoingsth./beingdone是惯用法。］

38.A.smallB.largeC.littleD.few

答案A［从生活常识和与sum的搭配上讲，只能选A。］

39.A.littleB.quiteafew

C.afewD.many

答案C［因火灾而流离失所的只是一少部分人。］

40.A.robbedB.takenC.collectedD.borrowed

答案C［保险公司“收”保险金。下文也有暗示。］

41.A.organizedB.foundC.builtD.formed

答案D［保险公司是被成立的，而非被组织的。B项found如改为founded就正确了。］

42.A.injuredB.hurtC.destroyedD.harmed

答案C［表示大火破坏了城市的大部分。］

43.A.longerB.fartherC.furtherD.deeper

答案C［人们不想遭受更进一步的损失。］

44.A.grewB.wentC.existedD.raised

答案A［在此指1666年成立的保险公司发展壮大。］

45.A.insistedB.suggestedC.advisedD.wanted

答案B［suggest在此为“提议”之意。］

46.A.workersB.salesmenC.farmersD.people

答案C［从下文由暴风雨造成的庄稼损失来看，这种保险业务是特为农民而设立的。］

47.A上yB.fromC.forD.with

答案A［表示由storms造成的损失。］

48.A.otherB.someC.certainD.another

答案D［表示成立了另一个保险公司。］

49.A.whichB.thatC.whoD.where

答案A［关系词which在此非限制性定语从句中替代先行词company,在定语从句中作主

语。］

50.A.regularlyB.oftenC.usuallyD.always

答案A［保险金的收缴是有规律的，比如每月或每季度交一次。］

51.A.AlthoughB.UntilC.IfD.Unless

答案C［人死了是死者家属获得人身保险赔偿的条件。］

52.A.stillB.alsoC.alreadyD.always

答案A［still"仍旧二］

53.A.heardB.paidC.benefitedD.offered

答案c［大家都能从各种新的保险业务中获益。］

54.A.suchB.manyC.theD.more

答案A［such...as为固定搭配，用来例举事物。］

55.A.GraduallyB.TodayC.TomorrowD.Lately

答案B［在此是指当今人们踊跃参加保险。］

第三部分：阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

A

Itwasthefirstsnowofwinter——anexcitingdayforeverychildbutnotformostteachers.

Upuntilnow,Ihadbeenoldenoughtodressmyself,buttodayIwouldneedsome

help.MissFinlayson,mykindergartenteacher,hadbeenthroughfirstsnowdagsma

nytimes,butIthinkshemaystillrememberthisone.

Imanagedtogetintomywoolsnowtrousers.ButIstruggledonmyjacketbecauseit

didn'tfitwell.Itwasahand-me-downfrommybrother,anditmademewonderwhyI

hadtowearhisuglyclothes.Atleastmyhatandscarfweremine,andtheywerequite

pretty.FinallyitwastimetohaveMissFinlaysonhelpmewithmyboots（靴子）.

Inhercalm,motherlyvoiceshesaid,“Bytheendofwinter,youwillallbeablet

oputonyourownboots."Ididn'trealizeattimethatthiswasmoreastatementofhop

ethanofconfidence（信心）.

Ihandedhermybootsandstuckoutmyfoot.Likemostchildren,Iexpectedgrown-up

stodoallthework.Aftermuchpushing,shemanagedtogetthefirstoneintoplacea

ndthen,withasigh（叹气）workedthesecondoneontoo.

Isaid,"They'reonthewrongfeet.^^

Shestruggledtogetthebootsoffandwentthroughthejoylesstaskofputting.Lessthe

monagain.

"They'remybrother'sboots,youknow,“Isaid.641hatethem?

Somehow,fromlongyearsofpractice,shemanagedtoactasthoughIwasn*tana

nnoying（烦人的）littlegirl.Shepushedandpushed,gentlythistime.Withagreatersigh,

seeingtheendofherstrugglewithme,sheasked,“Now,whereareyourmittens（连

指手套）？”

Ilookedintohereyesandsaid,“Ididn*twanttolosethem,soIhidthemintheto

esofmyboots.^^

56.Thelittlegirlwasmoresatisfiedwithher.

A.trousersB.jacketC.bootsD.hat

答案D［推理判断题。根据第二自然段的第二，三两句和第七自然段大意可知选D。］

57.MissFinlaysonhaddifficultywiththegirFsbootsmainlybecause.

A.thegirlgotthemfromherbrother

B.thegirlputsomethinginthem

C.theywereonthewrongfeet

D.theydidnotfitthegirlwell

答案B［推理判断题。由最后一自然段的意思可知选B。］

58.WhydoestheauthorMissFinlaysonwouldrememberthatfirstsnowday?

A.Becausethelittlegirlwasinherbrother'sclothes.

B.Becauseitwasthemostexcitingdayofthewinter.

C.Becausethelittlegirlplayedatrickonher.

D.Becausethelittlegirlworeaprettyscarf.

答案C［推理判断题。根据文章大意可知作者说明MissFinlayson将永远记住这第一个下

雪天的原因是作者捉弄了她，故选C。］

59.WecanlearnfromthetextthatMissFinlayson.

A.waslosingconfidenceinthelittlegirl.

B.graduallylostpatiencewiththelittlegirl.

C.becamedisappointedwiththelittlegirl.

D.wasgettingboredwiththelittlegirl.

答案B［推理判断题。根据第八自然段中的shepushedandpushed,lessgentlythistime

可知选B。］

B

Grobanlikedmusicaltheatreandopera.Atthesametime,helistenedtopopmusic.Alth

oughhewasinspiredbymusicfromanearlyage,Grobanwasnotanearlysinger.Atur

ningpointcameintheseventhgradewhenhisteacherchosestudentstosinginthescho

ol'sshow.Grobansurprisedtheteacherwithhisvoiceandwasarrangedtoperformasol

o（独唱）.However,itdidnotmakehimparticularlypopularwithkidsofhisownage."W

henyou'reintheseventhgradeandeverybody*slisteningtorap,it'snotthecoolestthing

todiscoveryouhaveavoicelikemine,9,hesaid,'Tmnotperformingfortheclassicalcr

owd.I'mperformingforpeoplewholikealldifferentkindsofmusic."Aftertheperforma

nee,however,Grobanrealizedthatsingingwassomethinghecoulddotostandout.

Whenhewasseventeenyearsold,composerDaridFosterlookedforsomeonetosingat

acomingcelebrity（名人）event.SethRiggs,Groban'steacher,sentFosterGroban'srecordin

g,whichcaughtFoster'sattention.

Afewweekslater,Grobanwasarrangedtosingaduet（二重唱）withCelineDion.When

hetookthestagewithDion,hewashighlypraisedastheyoungmanwiththeimpressiv

elygrown-upvoice.ComedianRosieO'DonnelltookaquicklikingtoGrobanandinvite

dhimtoappearonhertalkshow,callinghim“OperaBoy?

SincebeingdiscoveredbyFosterin1999,Grobanhasbeenworkingalmostnonstop,eith

ertraveling,performing,orintherecordingstudio,buthedoesn'tcomplain.Whenasked

whereheseeshimselfintenyears,hereplied,4TdliketobeabletosaythatIputmy

footinalittleofeverything,butthatIdiditintelligently.AndifImakemistakes,Iwa

nttoknowthatIlearnedfromthem.

60.AfterGrobanperformedasolointheseventhgrade,.

A.hecaughthisteachefsattention

B.hewaspopularwithhisclassmates

C.herealizedhewastalentedatsinging

D.hebecameafamoussingerinthecountry

答案C［根据第一段结尾得出答案。A发生在独唱之前；B与事实相反；D不可能发生。］

61.Accordingtothepassage,wecanlearnthatGrobanisbetteratsinging.

A.classicalmusicB.popularmusic

C.rapD.aduet

答案A［综合全文Groban喜欢戏剧、歌剧，被称为“歌剧男孩7所以选择A。］

62.Accordingtothepassage,hadthemostimportanteffectonGroban.

A.SethRiggsB.DavidFoster

C.CelineDionD.RoseO'Donnell

答案B［根据最后一段的第一句得出答案。］

63.Fromthelastparagraph,wecanlearnthatGrobanis.

A.strong-mindedandfriendlyB.modestbutchangeable

C.hardworkingandwiseD.ambitiousbutimpractical

答案C［综合最后一段得出答案。］

c

Tobesuccessfulinanyaspectoflife,youneedtoknowwhentousethecarrotorthes

tick.

Hereareafewtipstohelpyoudecidewhetherit'sbettertousethecarrotorthestick.

Withthekids

Thecarrot

Whenitcomestoraisingakid,thecarrotorthestickdilemmaisquicklydisappearinga

stoomanyparentstakethecarrotapproachtotheextreme.Inchildrearing,thecarrots

houldneverbematerialisticthings.Ifyouwanttoaskforgoodbehaviorwithareward,i

tshouldbewithsomethingthatcan'tbebought.Say,trust.

Thestick

Nowadays,noonelikestousethestickanymore,orinmyfather'scase,thebelt.Pmn

otoverlookingchildabuse,ifyouevenwanttocallitthat,butIamencouragingparent

stotoughenupabit.Youdon'twantyourkidtotestyourlimitsonlytofindoutheca

ngetawaywithit.Ifyouwanttoraiseakid,raisethehandandlethimknowitcome

sdownonthesecondoffense.

Attheoffice

Thecarrot

Peopleneedencouragementandincentivestoperformwell.However,thecarrotonlyreall

yworkswellwithemployeeswhohavealreadyprovedthemselves.Ifyou'vegotsomeone

whocan'tshowupattheofficebeforenoon,thepromiseofaraiseisn*tgoingtodom

uch.Onthecontrary,ifthere'saguywithagoodworkethic,he'llthrivewhenyouadd

apromotiontothepicture.

Thestick

Whenconsideringthecarrotorthestickintheoffice,rememberthat,overall,thesticki

sthemorepracticalmethodintheoffice.Awiseman,whojusthappenedtobeanItalia

n,oncesaid"It'sbesttobebothlovedandfeared.^^It*stemptingtohaveeveryonelove

you,butrunningabusinessisn'tlikerunningafamily.Youneedtohavethestickconsta

ntlyraised.

Withthewife

Thecarrot

Whenitcomestomarriage,alwaysusethecarrot.Pvehadalovelymarriageformanyy

ears,andI'vealwaysstucktothecarrotapproach.

Sometimesyoucatchmoreflieswithhoney,andsometimesit*sthecrackofawhipthat

getsthehorsemoving.Trynottousetoomanysticksinthebedroom；thecarrotismuc

hmorefun.

【解题导语】对于孩子、办公室员工和妻子，我们应该用“胡萝卜”还是“大棒”呢？

64.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“rearing"mean?

A.Teaching.B.Raising.

C.Diet.D.Caring.

答案B［词义猜测题。文章的“Withthekids”部分提到了“Whenitcomestoraisingaki

d：并且这部分是说在抚养孩子的过程中，应采取胡萝卜政策还是大棒政策。所以rearing的

意思是“抚养故B项正确。］

65.Inkidsraising,theauthorprefers.

A.thecarrotapproach

B.thestickapproach

C.boththecarrotapproachandthestickapproach

D.neitherthecarrotapproachnorthestickapproach

答案B［细节理解题。从文中"Pmnotoverlookingchildabuse...encouragingparentstot

oughenupabit”可知，作者更喜欢用“大棒政策”来教育孩子。］

66.Whichdoyouthinkisthebesttobeagoodbossattheoffice?

A.Alwaysusingcarrots.B.Eatingalotofcarrots.

C.Beingbothlovedandfeared.D.Usingtoomanysticks.

答案C［细节理解题。作者引用一位意大利人的话说明：让你的下属敬畏和感到关爱才是

最好的老板。］

67.WhichisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?

A.Theauthoroftengivesmorecarrotstohiswifetoeatinthebedroom.

B.Thecarrotismuchmorefunwhenitcomestomarriage.

C.Ondifferentoccasions,thecarrotorthestickiseffective.

D.Youneedmorestickstogetyourhorsestomovefasteroccasionally.

答案A［推理判断题。文章的最后一句是说：维持好的婚姻关系，丈夫要会哄妻子，而

不是说作者在卧室里经常给他妻子吃胡萝卜。］

D

Whenpeoplecanonlycommunicatewithhandgestures,theyspeakakindof"'universal1

anguage,9,saysanewstudy.

Tohelpsettlealong-runningdiscussionaboutwhetherthelanguageinfluencesthewayw

ethink,psychologiststested40speakersoffourdifferentlanguages：10English,10Chin

ese,10Spanishand10Turkishspeakers,firstaskingthemtodescribeanactioninavid

eoinspeech,thenonlywithgestures.

Whatwassurprisingwasthat,whenaskedtodescribethesamescenesusingonlytheirh

ands,alloftheadults,nomatterwhatlanguagetheyspoke,producedthesameorder：s

ubject-object-verb.

Meanwhile,whenaskedtodescribethescenesinspeech,thespeakersusedthewordord

ersoftheirownlanguages.

English,Spanish,andChinesespeakersfirstproducedthesubject,followedbytheverb,

andthentheobject.

Turkishspeakersfirstproducedthesubject,followedbytheobject,andthentheverb.

“Notsurprisingly,speakersofdifferentlanguagesdescribeeventsusingthewordordersli

mitedbytheirlanguage.Thesurpriseisthatwhenthesamespeakersareaskedto'speak'

withtheirhandsandnottheirmouths,theyignoretheseorders-theyuseexactlythesa

meorderwhentheygesture,9,saidProfessorGoldin-Meadow.

Theresearchchallengestheideathatthelanguagewespeakshapesthewaywethinkwh

enwearenotspeaking."Thereappearstobeanaturalorderthathumansusewhenaske

dtoshoweventsnonverbally,saidProfessorGoldin-Meadow.

68.WhenaSpanishspeakerdescribes“TomisbeatingMary“withonlyhands,theright

orderis.

A.beat-beat—MaryB.Tom—Mary-beat

C.Tom—TomTMaryD.Mary—Tom—beat

答案B［根据第三段得知答案。］

69.Whatdoestheunderlinedword"nonverbally“inthelastparagraphmean?

A.Inspeech.B.Withoutverbs.

C.Withoutwords.D.Indifferentlanguages