（广东专用）高中英语 Unit 23 Period Five Communication Workshop课时精练 北师大版选修8

Unit23ConflictPeriodFiveCommunicationWorkshop课时精练（北师大版选修8，广东专用）时间：30分钟Ⅰ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Ineveryschoola“top”crowdsetsthepace，whiletheothersfollowtheirlead.Let'ssaythetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttowearbrightredsweaters.Prettysooneverybodyiswearing__1__brightredsweater.Thereisnothingwrongwiththat，__2__thefactthatonsomepeopleabrightredsweateris__3__(extreme)unbecoming.Thesituationcanevenbecomedangerous，ifthetopcrowddecidesthatitissmarttodrinkortodrivecarsatseventymilesanhour.Thenthepeople__4__(follow)theleadareendangeringtheirlives.Theyarelikethesheepbeingledtothebutcher.Now，chancesare__5__youhavecomeacrosssituationslikethesemorethanonceinyourlife；chancesarethatonetimeor__6__youprobablydidsomethingyouknewtobewrong.Youmay__7__(excuse)yourselfbysaying，“Gee，thecrowddoesit.”Well，letthecrowddoit，__8__don'tdoityourself.Learntosay，“No.”Developyourownstandardsandyourownjudgment.__9__youknowthecrowdisplanningsomethingyou__10__(agree)with，havethecouragetobowoutpolitely.You'llhavethesatisfactionofstandingonyourowntwofeet.【解题导语】社会在追逐潮流，学校里也已蔚然成风。大家会蜂拥而起模仿领军人物的所作所为，以为那就叫“个性”。其实，每个人都有自己的个性，为什么不学着做自己呢？1．解析考查冠词的用法。答案a2．解析考查介词在语境中的用法。答案except或but3．解析考查词性转换，形容词转化为副词。答案extremely4．解析考查动词的非谓语形式作定语。答案following5．解析考查引导词引导表语从句的用法。答案that6．解析考查不定代词的用法。答案another7．解析考查情态完成结构表猜测的用法。答案haveexcused8．解析考查并列连词表转折的用法。答案but9．解析考查从属连词表条件的用法。答案If10．解析考查构词法。答案disagreeⅡ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)AHonestyisthebestpolicy，astheEnglishsayinggoes.Unfortunately，honestyoftenleavesuswhennooneiswatching，Britishpsychologistsreportedlastweek.ResearchersatUK'sNewcastleUniversitysetupanexperimentintheirpsychologydepartment'scoffeeroom.Theysetakettle，withtea，coffeeandmilkonthecounterandhungupasignlistingthepricefordrinks.Peoplehelpingthemselvestoacupofteaweresupposedtoputafewcentsintheboxnearby.Thescientistshungaposterabovethemoneybox，andchangedeachweekbetweenpicturesofgazing(注视的)eyesandpicturesofflowers.Theresearchersfoundthatstaffpaid2.76timesmorefortheirdrinkswhentheimageoftheeyeswashung.“Wewereshockedbythesizeoftheeffect，”saidGilbertRoberts，oneoftheresearchers.Eyesareknowntobeapowerfulperceptual(知觉的)signalforhumans，scientistssay.“Eventhoughtheeyeswerenotreal，theystillseemedtomakepeoplebehavemorehonestly，”saidMelissaBateson，abehavioralbiologistandleaderofthestudy.Researchersbelievetheeffectthrowslightonourevolutionarypast.Itmayarisefrombehavioralcharacteristicsthatdevelopedwhenearlyhumansformedsocialgroupstostrengthentheirchancesofsurvival.Forsocialgroupstowork，individualshadtoco­operate，ratherthanactselfishly.“There'sanargumentthatifnobodyiswatchingus，itisinourintereststobehaveselfishly.Butwhenwe'rebeingwatchedweshouldbehavebetter.Sopeopleseeusasco­operativeandbehavethesamewaytowardsus，”Batesonsaid.Thenewfindingindicatesthatpeoplehaveastrikingresponsetoeyes.Thatmightbebecauseeyesandfacessendastrongbiologicalsignalwehaveevolvedtorespondto，Batesonsaid.Thefindingcouldbeputtopracticaluse.Forexample，imagesofeyescouldensureticketsalesonpublictransportandimprovesurveillance(监视)systemstodeterantisocial(反社会)behavior.11．Thestoryiswrittenmainlyto________.A．warnyoutobehavehonestlywhetheryouarealoneornotB．explaintherootofcheatinginexamswithnoteacherspresentC．describehowtheexperimentinNewcastleUniversityworkedD．informusofastrongreactionthatpeoplehavetoeyes解析主旨大意题。由文中的实验结果及最后一段实验结果的实际应用可推知本题选D项。答案D12．TheexperimentcarriedoutinNewcastleUniversitymaderesearchersthinkthat________.A．honestyisnotthebestpolicyB．evolutionhasabiginfluenceonourbehaviorC．humanshavetoformsocialgroupstosurviveD．peoplearemorerelaxedwhennotbeingwatched解析推理判断题。由文章倒数第三段段意可推知B项符合题意。A项明显不对；C项与实验结果无关；D项文中未提及，故都排除。答案B13．Fromthetext，weknowthat________.A．nooneactsselfishlywhenbeingwatchedB．thefunctionofeyesisnotonlybiologicalbutsocialC．theimageofeyesworkedaswellasthepictureofflowersD．awaiterwasthereservingpeopledrinksintheexperiment解析推理判断题。由文章最后两段大意可知本题选B项。答案B14．Theword“deter”underlinedinthelastparagraphcouldbereplacedby________.A．preventB．discoverC．watchD．research解析推理判断题。根据第八段中的“Butwhenwe'rebeingwatchedweshouldbehavebetter.”可知本题选A项。答案A15．GilbertRobertswasshockedbecause________.A．somanypeoplehadparticipatedintheexperimentB．somanyoftheparticipantsweredishonestC．theeffectsofthepicturesofflowersandgazingeyesweresodifferentD．theeffectsofeyesandotherperceptualsignalsweresopowerful解析细节理解题。根据第四段中“Thescientistshungaposterabovethemoneybox，andchangedeachweekbetweenpicturesofgazingeyesandpicturesofflowers.Theresearchersfoundthatstaffpaid2.76timesmorefortheirdrinkswhentheimageoftheeyeswashung.”可以得知研究者是对花和眼睛的作用差别如此大而感到震惊，故答案为C项。答案CBYoungadultfilmmakersallhopetoshowtheirworksininternationalfestivalslikeSundanceandToronto.Butwhataboutreallyyoungfilmmakerswhoaren'tinfilmschoolyetandaren't，strictlyspeaking，evenadults?TheyareattheheartofWingspanArtsKidsFilmFestival，tomorrow，inasettinganydirectormightenvy：LincolnCenter.Completewith“redcarpet”interviewsandvariousawards，thefestivalhasmuchincommonwitheventsformoreexperiencedmoviemakers，exceptfortheageoftheparticipants：about8to18.“What'sreallyexcitingisthatit'sfilmforkidsbykids，”saidCoriGardner，managingdirectorofWingspanArts，anonprofitorganizationofferingyouthartsprogramsintheNewYorkarea.ThisyearthefestivalwillincludefilmsnotonlyfromWingspanbutalsofromothercityorganizationsandonefromamiddleschoolinArlington，Virginia.“Wewanttomakethisanationalevent，”Ms.Gardneradded.ThenineshortstobeshownrangefromaClaymationbiographyofB．B.Kingtoasciencefictionadventuresetintheyear3005.“Alotofthematerialisreallymature，”Ms.Gardnersaid，talkingaboutfilmsbytheNewYorkCitybranchofGlobalActionProject，amediaartsandleadershiptraininggroup.“TheChoiceisaboutthehistoryofafamilyandMasterAntiSmokerisaboutthedangersofsecondhandsmoke.”DreamoftheInvisiblesdescribesyoungimmigrants'(移民)feelingsofbothbelongingandnotbelongingintheiradoptedcountry.Thefestivalwillendwithanopenreceptionatwhichotherfilmswillbeshown.TheseincludeamusicvideoandafulllengthfilmwhosetitleisPressures.16．WingspanArtsKidsFilmFestival________.A．isorganizedbyamiddleschoolB．isasfamousastheTorontoFestivalC．showsfilmsmadebychildrenD．offersawardstofilmschoolstudents解析细节理解题。文章第三段“...thatit'sfilmforkidsbykids.”意为“影片是由孩子们自己制作的为孩子们观看的内容”，所以选C。答案C17．WhichofthefollowingistrueofWingspanArts?A．Ithelpsyoungfilmmakerstomakemoney.B．Itprovidesartsprojectsforyoungpeople.C．It'samediaartsandleadershiptraininggroup.D．It'sanationalorganizationforyoungpeople.解析细节理解题。文章第三段“...offeringyouthartsprograms...”，所以选B。本题要考生看出anonprofitorganization和前面WingspanArts是同位关系；又要看出offering...是现在分词用作定语，相当于whichoffers...。答案B18．Theunderlinedword“shorts”inParagraph4refersto________.A．shorttrousersB．shortkidsC．shortfilmsD．shortstories解析猜测词义题。从下文show(放映)看，放映的是影片，结合本文内容，放映的是(九个)短片。所以本题选择C项。答案C19．Moviestobeshowninthefestival________.A．coverdifferentsubjectsB．focusonkids'lifeC．areproducedbyGlobalActionProjectD．aredirectedbyMs.Gardner解析细节理解题。第四段“...tobeshownrangefromaClaymationbiographyofB．B.Kingtoasciencefictionadventure...”以及下文内容，说明影片包含不同话题，所以选A。答案A20．Attheendofthisfilmfestival，therewillbe________.A．variousawardsB．“redcarpet”interviewsC．anopenreceptionD．aconcertatLincolnCenter解析细节理解题。最后一段中“Thefestivalwillendwithanopenreception...”，所以选C。答案CPeriodOneWarm­upandLesson1时间：45分钟Ⅰ.完形填空(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的A、B、C和D项中，选出最佳选项。Asshewalkedroundthelargeshop，EdithrealizedhowdifficultitwastochooseasuitableChristmasgiftforherfather.She__1__thathewereaseasytopleaseashermother，whowasalwayssatisfiedwithperfume.__2__，shoppingatthistimeoftheyearwasamost__3__job.People__4__onyourfeet，pushedyouwiththeirshouldersandalmostknockedyouoverintheirhurryinorderto__5__somethingcheapaheadofyou.Partlytohavearest，Edithpausedinfrontofacounter，wheresomebeautifultieswereon__6__.“Theyare__7__silk，”theshopassistanttoldherwithasmiletryingtopersuadehertobuyone.ButEdithknewfrompast__8__thatherchoiceoftieshardlyeverpleasedherfather.Shemovedonslowlyandthen，quitebychance，stoppedwhereasmallcrowdofmenhadgatheredroundacounter.Shefoundsomefinepipesonsaleandthe__9__wereverybeautiful.Edithdidnothesitateforlong，althoughherfather__10__smokedapipeonceinawhile，shebelievedthiswas__11__topleasehim.Whenshegothome，withhersmallbut__12__presenthiddeninherhandbag，itwastimeforsupperandherparentswerealready__13__table.Hermotherwasingreat__14__.“Yourfatherhasatlastdecidedtostopsmoking，”shetoldherdaughterhappily.Edithwasso__15__thatshecouldnotsayasingleword.【解题导语】本文讲述Jane在圣诞节给父亲选礼物，因往年送父亲领带不能使父亲高兴，满以为这次买烟斗送父亲会让父亲高兴的，却被告知父亲终于决定戒烟了。1．A.believedB．wishedC．hopedD．supposed解析希望，但愿。答案B2．A.ThereforeB．FortunatelyC．BesidesD．Finally解析此外；除此之外还有。答案C3．A.unhappyB．carefulC．excitingD．tiring解析由下文可知道，不愉快。答案A4．A.walkedB．steppedC．liftedD．stood解析人多，所以踩到脚。答案B5．A.watchB．findC．graspD．sell解析在寻找适当货物的过程中。答案B6．A.timeB．showC．boardD．duty解析在counter上陈列出来。答案B7．A.realB．cheapC．poorD．exact解析要说服别人买，那肯定是好的，真的东西，exact是精确的意思。答案A8．A.experienceB．thingsC．booksD．school解析以前的经验。答案A9．A.moneyB．cigaretteC．shapesD．shop解析从beautiful猜出。答案C10．A.alwaysB．nearlyC．onlyD．never解析从onceinawhile猜出。答案C11．A.hardlyB．impossiblyC．possiblyD．certainly解析肯定令爸爸喜欢。答案D12．A.cheapB．well­chosenC．expensiveD．ready­made解析精心挑选的。答案B13．A.onB．byC．besideD．at解析在吃饭。答案D14．A.excitementB．angerC．sadnessD．disappointment解析从happily猜出。答案A15．A.gladB．happyC．surprisedD．excited解析听到母亲的话后，“感到意外”。答案CⅡ.阅读理解(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)Doyoueverwonderaboutthesmartestwaytospendyourallowance(零用钱)？Twelve­year­oldFabianFernandez­Hanmighthaveafewgoodideasforyou.FabianwontheNYSEFinancialFutureChallenge，sponsoredbytheNewYorkStockExchange(NYSE)Foundation.Hereceivedaprizeof2,500andhadthehonorofringingtheclosingbellatthestockexchangeonJanuary11.Thecontestaimedatgettingyoungpeopletothinkaboutmoneymanagementandinvesting.Kidsaged6to19wereaskedtocreateaproductideathatwouldteachtheirpeersaboutfinancesandthestockmarket，andinspirethemtothinkaboutsavingorinvestingmoney.Financialexpertschosefivefinalists，includingFabian，fromthousandsofentries.VotersonBpickedFabian's“Oink­a­Saurus”asthewinner.Fabian'sOink­a­SaurusisanideaforaniPhoneoriPodapp，acomputerprogramthatrunsonApplephonesandMP3players.Oink­a­Sauruswouldgatherinformationaboutpeople'sinterestsandspendinghabitsbytrackingwhattheybrowsedonlineorboughtinstores.Likeanimaginarypiggybank，Oink­a­Sauruswouldthenshowhowmuchmoneyausermighthaveearnedbysavingand/orinvestingthemoney，insteadofspendingit.Theotherfinalistsofferedtheirowncoolideasforteachingkidsaboutfinance.Eight­year­oldTyraSmithproposed“StockPocket”，agamethatwoulduseelectronicflashcards.Playerswouldlearnfactsaboutthestockmarketandwinpointsbyansweringquestionscorrectly.Twelve­year­oldKelseyFosssuggestedarealityTVshowcalled“StockMarketTycoonIdol”．Ontheshow，kidswouldcompetetomakeorlosevirtualmoneybyinvestinginthestockmarket.Herplanincludedadultexpertshelpingthekidsandteachingtheaudienceaboutmoneyatthesametime.Fabianandtheothercontestantstackled(处理)averytoughtopic.Investinginthestockmarketistrickyevenformanyadultstounderstand.TheNewYorkStockExchangeisthebiggestAmericanmarketplaceforbuyingandsellingstocks，orpartsofpubliccompanies.Whilesomecompaniesareprivatelyownedbyapersonorfamily，manybigcompaniesdivideownershipintosharetomanylittlepiecesofthecompany'stotalvalue.Together，thesharesarecalledstock.Peoplecaninvesttheirmoneyinacompanybybuyingoneormoreofitsshares.Ifthecompanydoeswell，thevalueoftheinvestmentusuallygoesup.Iftheywish，investorscanthenselltheirsharesataprofit.Moneycanbelostinthestockmarketaswell，whenthevalueofsharesfalls.Manyinvestorslostmoneyduringtherecenteconomicdownturn.【解题导语】生活中如何聪明地支配自己的零花钱呢？在纽约证券交易所赞助的一项比赛活动中，五名参赛选手各自提出了自己的办法，教人们如何管理钱财，如何投资以及一些股票交易常识。16．IntheNewYorkStockExchangeFinancialFutureChallenge，thegoalwasto________.A．makeasmuchmoneyaspossibleinthestockmarketB．createanideaforaproductthatwouldhelpkidslearnaboutmoneymanagementandinvestingC．competeforjobsonthefloorofthestockexchangeD．passatestaboutmoneymanagementandinvesting解析由第二段第一句Thecontestaimedatgettingyoungpeopletothinkaboutmoneymanagementandinvesting可知B项正确。答案B17．FinalistsintheFinancialFutureChallengewerechosenby________.A．kidsaged6to19B．teachersandprincipalsC．computerexpertsD．moneyexperts解析由第二段倒数第二句Financialexpertschosefivefinalists可知D项正确。答案D18．TouseOink­a­Saurus，akidwouldneed________.A．acellphoneoranMP3playerB．acomputerandapartnerC．stockinatleastonecompanyD．alow­interestcreditcard解析由第三段第一句Fabian'sOink­a­Saurusisanidea...MP3players可知A项正确。答案A19．WhichofthefollowingisNOTtheexampleofthegreatideasofthefinalists?A．Oink­a­Saurus.B．iPodapp.C．StockPocket.D．StockMarketTycoonIdol.解析结合第三段和第四段可知B项符合题意。答案B20．Inthelastparagraphthewritertriestoexplain________.A．whatthestockmarketisB．whatadultsshouldhelpkidswithC．howtomakeaninvestmentD．howtomakeagreatidea解析最后一段开始就讲投资股票对许多成人而言都是很难把握的，然后详 细介绍了股票的操作，即向人们介绍了股票市场，故A项符合题意。答案AⅢ.信息匹配(共5小题；每小题2分，满分10分)请阅读下列应用文和相关信息，并按照要求匹配信息。以下是一些关于大学阅览室的信息介绍：A．BingWingCarrelsStudydeskswithalockablestoragecompartmentarelocatedonthethirdflooroftheBingWingofGreenLibrary.Graduatestudentsandvisitingscholarsaregivenpriorityforcarrelassignments.Undergraduatestudents,ifassigned,mayuseacarrelforonequarteratatime.B．TheVelmaDenningRoomTheVelmaDenningRoomprovidesafocusedenvironmentforthedataandsoftwareservicesofferedbySocialScienceDataandSoftware(SSDS).SSDSprovidesaccesstoanextensivecollectionofdatasetsfromconsortia(财团),foreigngovernments,internationalorganizationsandU．S.agenciesandofficesonCD­ROManddiskette.Userscanview,download,ortransfernumericdataonCD­ROManddiskettefromcomputerworkstations.C．BenderRoomTheAlbertM.BenderRoom,withitswonderfulviewsoftheQuadandthehillsbeyondthecampus,offerscomfortableseatingandaquietatmosphereforstudy,leisurereading,andreflection.TheBenderRoomcontainsacollectionofgoodbooksofcurrentandclassicinterestinfictionandnon­fiction.ThiscollectionhasbeenmadepossiblebyagenerousgiftfromtheStanfordUniversityBookstore.D．LaneReadingRoomTheLaneReadingRoom,housestheHumanitiesandAreaStudiesResourceCenter〈http：//library.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/hdis/〉.Fromthebeginning,theroomhasservedasareadingroom,firstforgeneralpurposes,andlaterforthestudyofrarebooksandmanuscripts(手稿).TraditionalstudyandreadingspaceisnowcomplementedbyInternetaccess(availablefromallseatingintheroom)andcomputerworkstations.TheLaneReadingRoomhousestheHumanitiesDigitalInformationService〈http：//library.stanford.edu/depts/hasrg/hdis/〉(formerlytheAcademicTextService),whichprovidesaccesstoSUL/AIR'selectroniclibraryofhumanitiestextsaswellastoelectronicindexes,publications,andtheInternet.E．Dissertation(专题论文)RoomsDissertationRoomsareavailabletocurrentlyregistereddoctoralstudents.PriorityisgiventothosestudentsintheHumanitiesandSocialScienceswhousetheGreenLibrarycollections.Becausetheroomsareinhighdemand,allroomsaredouble­assignedandareavailableonlytostudentswhoarebothcurrentlyregisteredandadvancedtocandidacy.F．JonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoomTheJonssonSocialSciencesReadingRoomisdesignedtofacilitatearangeofsocialsciencelearningandresearchactivities.Asocialsciencereferencecollectionofover15,000volumesaswellasclassictexts,newandnotablepublications,andcurrentissuesofcorejournalsinthesocialsciencesareavailable.TheJonssonReadingRoomisalsohometotheSocialSciencesResourceCenterComputerCluster.以下是一些人物信息。请匹配适合他们的阅览室。【解题导语】文章向我们介绍了大学阅览室的相关信息，以及几个想利用阅览室的想法，据此来进行信息匹配。21．LisaintendstogointostudiesonHumanitiesandAreaStudies,andsheisconsideringwhichspecificquestionshouldbefocusedon.Ratherthangettingeasyaccesstoelectronictexts,shewouldliketotakeaquicklookatthenewpublicationsintheprintedformfirst.解析题中的“lookatthenewpublicationsintheprintedform”与F项中的“newandnotablepubications”相对应。答案F22．Aliisonavisittotheuniversity.Hehasbeeninvitedtostayoncampusfor2weeks.Atthelibrary,hemayneedaplacethatcanbelockeduptokeephisbelongings.解析题中的“onavisit”“needaplacethatcanbelockeduptokeephisbelongings”与A项中的“visitingscholars”“Studydeskswithalockablestoragecompartment”相对应。答案A23．Jackhasfinishedhisprojectonhumanities.Forseveralmonthshewasseatedinfrontofthecomputerscreenwritinghisdissertation.Today,hewantsachange.Acomfortableplacewithinterestingnovels,shortstories,orevenfairytalesismostfavorable.解析题中的“Acomfortableplacewithinterestingnovels,shortstories,orevenfairytalesismostfavorable”与C项中“comfortableseatingandaquietatmosphere”“leisurereading”“fictionandnon­fiction”等信息相对应。答案C24．Ann,withamaster'sdegreeinSocialSciences,isoneofthecurrentlyregistereddoctoralstudents.HersupervisorhasaskedhertosearchforsomeinformationintheSUL/AIR'selectroniclibrary.Thisisanurgenttask.解析题中的“searchforsomeinformationintheSUL/AIR'Selectroniclibrary”与D项中的providesaccesstoSUL/AIR'selectroniclibrary相对应。答案D25．NickisdoingaresearchontheMiddleEast.Hebadlyneedsawiderangeofdatasetsfromthearea.HealsoplanstostorethedataonCD­ROMsothathecanusethemlater.解析题中的“awiderangeofdatasets”“storethedataonCD­ROM”与B项中的“anextensivecollectionofdatasets”“download,ortransfernumericdataonCD­ROM”相对应。答案B时间：30分钟Ⅰ.语法填空(共10小题；每小题1.5分，满分15分)阅读下面短文，按照句子结构的语法性和上下文连贯的要求，在空格处填入一个适当的词或使用括号中词语的正确形式填空。Havingheardwolves__1__(howl)intheforest，Lalaacceleratedherwalkupthepathtothecaves__2__(fear)thattheremightbewildbeasts__3__(lie)inwaitforher.Shehadnomanwithhisspeartoprotecther.Shehadalmostreachedher__4__whenadelicioussmellarrestedherprogressandshestopped.Sothemenhadbroughthomethemeat__5__thefeast！Thesmellofcookingmeatfilledtheair__6__(surround)her，andhersensesbecamedizzywith__7__(hungry)．Shecouldseehermotherandtheolderchildren__8__(prepare)thedeerandpigmeatoverthefire.Herauntsweremakingclotheswithanimalskins.Abruptlyshesatdown，only__9__(scoop)upbyherlaughing，shoutingsister，Luna.Lalasmiled__10__relief.Itwasgoodtohaveherfamilyaroundher.答案1.howling2.fearing3.lying4.destination5.for6.surrounding7.hunger8.preparing9.tobescooped10.withⅡ.阅读理解(共10小题；每小题2分，满分20分)ATheholeintheEarth'sozonelayer(臭氧层)hasuntilnowprotectedAntarcticfromtheworsteffectsofglobalwarming.Butscientistshavewarnedthatastheholeclosesupinthenextfewdecades，temperaturesonthecontinentcouldrisebyaround3℃InthepastdecadesthewesternAntarctichasseenrapidicelosstheworldhaswarmed，buttheotherpartsofthecontinenthave，paradoxically，beencooling，resultingina10%increaseinicetheseasaroundtheregion.ThisisbecausetheholeintheozonelayerhasincreasedcoldwindsinAntarctic，makingmuchofthecontinentsurfacecolderthanusual.Butnowthatthegasesthatcausetheozoneholehavebeenbanned，scientistsexpecttheholetorepairitselfwithinthenext50to60years.BythenthecoolingeffectwillhavefadedoutandtheAntarcticwillfacethefullimpactofglobalwarming.Thismeansanincreaseinaverageairtemperaturesofaround3℃Thebiggestthreattothecontinentcomesfromwarmingseas.RobertJohnson，ascientistwhomonitorsAntarcticicesheets，said，“TheicesheetsinAntarcticarehundredsofmetresthick.Butoncewarmoceanwatersstartflowingunderneath，theicewillbeginthinningandcouldbreakupveryquickly.”Thinningicesheetscauseicetobreakawayfromthecontinentandtomeltevenfaster.EscapingicefromwesternAntarctichasalreadyresultedina10%riseinglobalsealevelinrecentdecades.Johnsonbelievesthatinternationalactiontoreduceglobalwarmingisrequiredimmediatelyoritmaybetoolate.“Everythingisconnected—AntarcticmaybealongwayawaybutitisanimportantpartoftheEarth'ssystem，”saidJohnson.“Itcontains90%oftheworld'sice，70%oftheworld'sfreshwaterandthatisenough，ifitmeltscompletely，toraisesealevelsby63metres.”Eveninaworse­casesituationscientistsdon'texpecttheicetoentirelydisappear，butpredictthat，becauseofthemeltingicesheets，averagesealevelrisewillbearound1.4metreshigherbytheendofthecentury.【解题导语】南极大陆正在受着许多威胁：来自臭氧层空洞的，来自日渐变暖的大海的……我们必须阻止全球变暖，否则可能再不能挽救南极洲了。11．Theunderlinedword“paradoxically”(inParagraph2)mostprobablymeans“________”．A．rapidlyB．approximatelyC．contradictorilyD．apparently解析词义猜测题。答案C12．WhatistheeffectoftheholeintheozonelayeronAntarctic?A．Itiscausingtheicetomeltfaster.B．Itismakingmuchofthecontinentcolder.C．Itismakingtheeffectsofglobalwarminginregionworse.D．ItisreducingtheamountofwaterinAntarctic.解析事实细节题。由第2段可知。答案B13．WhatdoscientiststhinkisthebiggestdangerfacingAntarctic?A．Risingsealevels.B．Warmingseawatertemperature.C．Waterpollution.D．Growingicesheets.解析事实细节题。由第4段首句可知。答案B14．Whichofthefollowingistrueaccordingtothepassage?A．Antarcticiscurrentlyexperiencingthefulleffectsofglobalwarming.B．Theaveragetemperaturehasincreasedby30℃C．Antarcticcontainsmostoftheworld'sfreshwater.D．TenpercentofAntarctic'sicehasalreadybeenlost.解析事实细节题。由第5段第3句可知。答案C15．Thebesttitleforthepassageis________.A．OurplanetindangerB．AntarcticmeltingawayC．ActionplantosaveAntarcticD．Let'ssavetheozonelayer解析主旨大意题。A宽泛，C完全与文章主旨无关，D片面，故选B。答案BBThepsychologicalliteratureclearlyshowsthereisastrongrelationshipbetweensuccessandhappiness.Forexample，peoplewhohaveacomfortableincome，orhighstatusinsocietyareusuallyhappiest.Butwhichonecomesfirst，happinessorsuccess?There'salmostanunwrittenassumptionthatitisprimarilysucessthatleadstohappiness.Thisistacitlybackedupbypsychologicalresearchwhichtendstotalkabouthowsuccessaffectshappiness.Ofcourseit's_not_an_either/or_situation.Thetwoareprobablyinterrelatedinallsortsofcomplicatedways.Buttoonlytalkabouthowsuccessleadstohappinessisignoringhalfthestory.SosayspsychologistProfessorSonjaLyubomirskyandcolleagueswhohavepointedoutthereisplentyofevidencethathappinesscan，infact，leadtosuccess(Lyubomirsky，King&Diener,)．Thebestevidencethathappinesscausessuccesscomesfromexperimentalstudies.Theseusuallyworkbyinducingparticipantsintopositiveandnegativemoodsandthencomparingtheirbehaviourinparticularsituationslikesocialinteractionsorhealthbehaviours.Thesestudieshaveproducedaraftoffascinatingresults，findingthatpeoplein_a_positive_moodaremorelikelyto：1．Talktoothers.2．Beinterestedinleisureactivities.3．Enjoythosesocialinteractionsandleisureactivitiesmore.4．Resolveconflictseffectively.5．Helpothers.6．Feelhealthier.7．Bemorecreative.8．Performcomplextasksbetter.9．Attributesuccesstotheirownskills.Thestrengthofthisevidenceisthatitisbasedonexperimentalstudieswithcontrolgroupswhichprovidesomeofthemostpersuasivedatainscience.Ontheotherhandit'simportanttonotethatpositiveaffectisn'ttheonlyfactorthat'sinvolvedinsuccess—thereareplentyofothers.Still，thisisanimpressivelist.MakingroomforhappinessHowwethinkabouthappinessandsuccesshasprofoundimplicationsforhowwerunourlives.Ifwethinkthatsuccessmainlyleadstohappinessthenwearemoremotivatedtofocusonsuccesstotheexclusionofhappinessrightnow，assumingthathappinesswillnaturallyflowfromsuccesswhenweobtain.【解题导语】本文为一篇说明文，为我们介绍了科学家有关幸福和成功之间关系的最新研究成果。16．Whatdoesthetextmainlytalkabout?A．Theninewaystosuccess.B．Happinesscanleadtosuccess.C．Successcanleadtohappiness.D．Successandhappiness.解析主旨大意题。本文的中心内容是幸福通向成功。D项极富干扰性，但是题干点明是“mainly(主要)”所以排除D项。答案B17．Bysaying“it'snotaneither/orsituation”，theauthormeans________.A．happinesscomesfirsttosuccessB．successcomesfirsttohappinessC．it'shardtosaywhichonecomesfirstD．successhasmuchincommonwithhappiness解析语义理解题。根据第三段第二三句得知，很难说清楚幸福和成功谁是第一位的，因此选C。答案C18．Whatdoestheunderlinedexpression“inapositivemood”inthethirdparagraphmean?A．Inhighspirits.B．Inlowspirits.C．Introuble.D．Inuse.解析词义理解题。根据1～9所列的特点可推知为积极的态度。答案A19．Accordingtothepassage，whichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUE?A．Onlytheninelistedinthetextplayanimportantpartinsuccess.B．Thewayweconsiderhappinessandsuccess