（广东专用）高考英语 Unit 10 Money Period Five Communication Workshop课时精练 北师大版必修4

Unit10MoneyPeriodFiveCommunicationWorkshop课时精练（北师大版必修4，广东专用）时间：40分钟Ⅰ.完形填空阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从1～15各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Isthecommonnatureofcancerworldwidepurelyaman­madephenomenon?Thatiswhatsomeresearchersnowsuggest.Cancerisa__1__causeofdeathworldwidethesedays，however，scientistshaveonlyfoundone__2__ofthediseaseininvestigationsofhundredsofEgyptianmummies(木乃伊),__3__RosalieDavidoftheUniversityofManchesterinEnglandsaidinastatement.“Thismightberelatedtothewide__4__ofcarcinogens(致癌物)inmodernsocieties，”writeRosalieDavidandMichaelZimmermannofVillanovaUniversity，Pennsylvania.Cancersare“limitedtosocietiesthatareaffectedby__5__lifestyleissues，suchastobaccouseandpollution__6__industrialization”．Inareviewofpublished__7__oftensofthousandsofancientskeletons(骷髅)andhundredsofmummies，DavidandZimmermannfoundonlyahandfulofcasesofcancer.Onerecentfindingofcancerwas__8__asthefirsteverdiscoveredinamummy.Theyalsoexamined__9__textsandliteraturefromEgyptandGreece，andsaidthatthere'slittle__10__thatcancerwasacommondisease.AquotefromDavid__11__bytheUniversityofManchestersays：“Thereisnothinginthenaturalenvironmentthatcancausecancer.Soithastobea__12__disease，downtopollutionandchangestoourdietandlifestyle.”Still，otherspecialistsincancerandinhumanfossilsstrongly__13__thisview.“Cancerisveryrareinmodernsocietiesinhumansunderage30，”saidoncologistJohnGlaspyatUCLA'sJonssonComprehensiveCancerCenter.“Inancienttimes，peoplerarely__14__mucholderthanthat.Socancerwas__15__.The‘problem’ofmodernsocietiesishavingpeoplelivemucholder.”【语篇解读】本文主要讲述了科学家对癌症的新发现，认为癌症不是自然就有的，而是人为造成的，但有些科学家对这一观点持怀疑态度。【重点词语】ininvestigationsof在……的调查当中dietandlifestyle饮食习惯和生活方式humanfossils人类化石1．A.possibleB．leadingC．futureD．popular答案B[文章是在讲述科学家的新发现，cancer是现代社会一个主要(leading)死因，而它在古代却是少见的。popular有“大众化的，流行的”的意思，偏向于修饰褒义的事物。]2．A.reasonB．typeC．caseD．category答案C[这里是指某一案例，事件，case符合语境。]3．A.researcherB．dentistC．photographerD．detective答案A[这里要理解RosalieDavidoftheUniversityofManchester的身份，从上下文看，他是研究人员，故A项符合语境。]4．A.useB．spreadC．digestionD．study答案B[从句子的意思来判断这里是指现代癌症病例的增多跟致癌物的传播有关，故B项符合语境。]5．A.unusualB．uniqueC．fashionableD．modern答案D[这里是指癌症的增多，跟现代的生活方式有关，D项符合语境。]6．A.resultinginB．producedbyC．resultingfromD．producedin答案C[污染是现代工业生产导致的，而不是由现代工业生产出来的，A项的意思相反，B、D项的意思不符合语境。]7．A.magazinesB．analysesC．issuesD．samples答案B[此处是指通过发表了的研究分析来得出结论，B项符合语境]8．A.doubtedB．deniedC．agreedD．identified答案D[结合上下文可知，此处是说它被确认为(identify)古代因癌症死亡的第一案例。]9．A.ancientB．specialC．completeD．valuable答案A[从上下文理解，这里是指研究了关于埃及、希腊的古代文本、文献。A项符合语境。]10．A.valueB．newsC．descriptionD．sign答案D[通过调查、分析、没有多少迹象(sign)表明癌症在古代是一种常见病。]11．A.provedoutB．writtendownC．putoutD．takendown答案C[这里指由大学公开了研究人员的结论，只有C项有“发表，提出；展示”的意思，故C项符合语境。]12．A.man­madeB．long­existedC．specially­designedD．newly­invented答案A[癌症不是自然就有的，而是人为造成的，A项符合语境。]13．A.agreewithB．believeinC．interestinD．doubtabout答案D[从本段开头的still和接下来JohnGlaspy所说的话可以看出，有些专家怀疑这个观点。]14．A.workedB．livedC．studiedD．survived答案B[从上下文可以看出，古代人的寿命很少超过30岁，B项符合语境。]15．A.commonB．terrificC．rareD．threatening答案C[从上文可以看出，古代极少有人的寿命会超过30岁，癌症很少出现。]Ⅱ.阅读理解AOnedaywhileshoppinginasmalltowninsouthernCalifornia，itwasmymisfortunetobeapproachedbyaclerkwhosepersonalityconflictedwithmine.Heseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.Iboughtnothing，andmarchedangrilyoutofthestore.Myhostilitytowardthatclerkincreasedwitheachstep.Ontheoutside，standingbytheroad，wasadark­skinnedyoungmaninhisearlytwenties.Hisexpressivebrowneyesmetandheldmine，andinthenextinstantabeautiful，dazzlingsmilecoveredhisface.Igavewayimmediately.Themagneticpowerofthatsmiledissolvedallbitternesswithinme，andIfoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding.“Beautifulday，isn'tit？”Iremarked，inpassing.Then，Iturnedback.“Ireallyoweyouadebtofgratitude，”Isaidsoftly.Hissmiledeepened，buthemadenoattempttoanswer.AMexicanwomanandtwomenwerestandingnearby.Thewomansteppedforwardandeyedmeinquiringly.“Sir，buthedoesn'tspeakEnglish，”shevolunteered.“YouwantIshouldtellhimsomething？”AtthatmomentIfelttransformed.Theyoungman'ssmilehadmadeabigpersonofme.“Yes，”myreplywasenthusiasticandsincere，“tellhimIsaid‘Thankyou！'”“Thankyou？”thewomanseemedslightlypuzzled.IgaveherarmafriendlypatasIturnedtoleave.“Justtellhimthat，”Iinsisted.“He'llunderstand；Iamsure！”Oh，whatasmilecando！AlthoughIhaveneverseenthatyoungmanagain，Ishallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.Fromthatdayon，Ibecamesmile­conscious，andIpracticetheartdiligently，anywhereandeverywhere，witheverybody.【语篇解读】作者在一次对别人充满了怨恨的时候，从一位迎面而来的小伙子那里感悟到了微笑的巨大能量。是啊，微笑是一种通用的语言，能推倒心灵的大墙。16．Theauthorleftthestoreangrilybecause________.A．hisintendedpurchaseswereofpoorqualityB．there'snothinghewantedintheshopC．theclerkdidn'tspeakEnglishD．theclerkdidn'ttreathimkindly答案D[细节理解题。由第一段的第二句话“Heseemedmostunfriendlyandnotatallconcernedaboutmyintendedpurchase.”可知答案。]17．Theunderlinedword“hostility”inthefirstparagraphprobablymeans________.A．attitudeB．hatredC．ideaD．opinion答案B[词义猜测题。由前面的描述可以看出，由于售货员的不和善，我很生气，由此可以看出四个选项中只有hatred(怨恨、讨厌)的逐渐增加符合语境。]18．Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“Ifoundthemusclesinmyownfacehappilyresponding”inParagraph2?A．Hedidnotwanttosmile.B．Hewouldthanktheyoungman.C．Hesmiledbackattheyoungman.D．Hewashappytomeettheyoungman.答案C[句意理解题。该句中的最后一个词意为：回应。由此可以看出，对于对方的微笑，我同样以微笑来回应。]19．Thepassagetellsusthatweshould________.A．helppeopleintroubleB．smileatothersC．practicesmilingeverydayD．begeneroustostrangers答案B[主旨大意题。文章通过自己的经历告诉我们微笑的重要意义，因此B项正确。]20．Theauthoraskedthewomantosay“Thankyou！”totheyoungmanbecausetheyoungman________.A．hadofferedhelptotheauthorB．taughttheauthorhowtosmileC．taughttheauthoravaluablelessonD．wasafriendlyemployeeoftheshop答案C[细节理解题。由最后一段的“Ishallneverforgetthelessonhetaughtmethatmorning.”可知答案。]BItisacommonfearamongusersofFacebookandothersocialmediaaroundtheworld—howtodealwithafriendrequestfromyourbossoremployee.AsurveyreleasedonThursdayfoundthat56percentofAmericanssayitisirresponsibletobefriendswithabossand62percentsayitiswrongtobefriendswithanemployee.But76percentbelieveitisacceptabletobefriendswithaworkplacepeer，accordingtothesurveyof1,000peoplebyLibertyMutual'sResponsibilityProject.“Whentheroleschangewhatdoyoudothen？Doyouunfriendsomeoneiftheyhavenowbeenpromotedtobeyourbossorifyou'renowtheirboss，”saidresearcherKellyHolland.“Wegetintosomereallystickysituationsthereintermsofwhatpeoplewillthinkisresponsible，”shesaid.Whenusingsocialmediaatwork,73percentsayitisnotappropriatetoupdateyourFacebookstatus,82percentsayyoushouldnotuploadphotos,72percentbelievetweetingiswrongand79percentsayitisnotacceptabletowatchonlinevideos.Yet66percentsayitisfinetocheckyourpersonalemailwhileatwork.“Whenpeoplefocusonresponsibility，theyknowwhattheresponsiblethingistodobutwhethertheyaredoingthatinpracticeornotisadifferentstory，”saidHolland.Americansaresplitonwhethercompaniesshouldreviewthesocialmediaprofilesofjobcandidateswith52percentsayingitisappropriateand48percentsayingitisunacceptable.Socialmediacanalsoleadtosomedifficultdecisionswhenitcomestofamilyandrelationships.Sixtypercentofthosepolledsaythatitis“completelyacceptable”tounfriendanex­boyfriendorex­girlfriend.Morethan40percentofparentsbelieveitisirresponsibletopostphotosofchildrenonline.Thirty­onepercentmonitortheirchildren'sFacebookaccountsandalmost70percentarefriendswiththeirchildrenonFacebookorMySpace.But72percentlimitthetimetheirchildrenspendonsocialmedianetworks.ThepollwastakenbetweenJanuary12～15.21．Thetextismainlyabout________.A．social，familyandrelationshipsB．waysofmakingfriendsC．notusingsocialmediaatworkD．actionofresponsibility答案D[主旨大意题。通过全文可知本文是“自由互助责任项目”围绕什么是负责任的行为所做的四项调查情况反馈，故答案D“负责任的行为”是本文所主要讲述的内容。]22．Theunderlinedword“Facebook”inthefirstparagraphrefersto________.A．abookaboutfaceB．anInternetsiteofmakingfriendsC．abroadcastingmediaD．anewspaperormagazine答案B[词义猜测题。由下文的关键词：...socialmedia，...befriendswithaboss推出这是一家社交网站名字“脸谱网”。]23．HowmanysurveyshaveLibertyMutual'sResponsibilityProjectdone?A．2.B．3.C．4.D．5.答案C[细节理解题。“自由互助责任项目”一共做了四项调查：(1)第一、二段对加老板或下属为好友的调查；(2)第三段：Whenusingsocialmediaatwork对于在工作时间使用社交媒体这一问题的调查；(3)第五段：Americansaresplitonwhethercompaniesshouldreviewthesocialmediaprofilesofjobcandidates，对于用人单位是否应该查看应聘者在社交网站上的个人资料的问题的调查；(4)第五段：Socia