高中英语 Module 1～6 单元综合测试 外研版必修2

综合仿真测试Modules1～6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．Whatarethespeakersdoing?A．Chattinginthechatroom.B．Givingalecture.C．Havingameeting.2．Whatisthemandoing?A．Workinginthesun.B．Lookingintothespace.C．Preparingforhislessons.3．Whatdoesthemanwanttobuy?A．Anewcar.B．Anewflat.C．Anoldcar.4．Wherearethespeakers?A．Inascienceclass.B．Inasciencemuseum.C．Outsidetheirhome.5．Whataretheytalkingabout?A．MovingtoSpain.B．Wheretospendtheirholidays.C．Whattodoattheweekends.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至8题。6．Whatkindofgiftdoeshisfriendlike?A．Expensive. B．Cheap. C．Easytotake.7．Whatdoesthemandecidetobuy?A．AnMP3. B．Ahandbag.C．Apairofearrings.8．Howmuchdoesthegiftcost?A．500yuan. B．600yuan. C．700yuan.听第7段材料，回答第9至11题。9．Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?A．Theirjobs.B．Theirchildren.C．Theirweekendplans.10．Whatistheweatherlike?A．Cloudy. B．Fine. C．Rainy.11．Whatisthemangoingtodo?A．Gototheseasidewithhischildren.B．Dosomegardening.C．Gototheseasidealone.听第8段材料，回答第12至14题。12．Whatisthepossiblerelationshipbetweenthetwospeakers?A．Theyarefriends.B．Theyarestrangers.C．Theyareco­workers.13．WhereisJimgoing?A．Goingtothecinema.B．Goinghome.C．GoingtowatchTV.14．Whattimeofthedaydoyouthinkitis?A．Inthemorning.B．Atnoon.C．Intheevening.听第9段材料，回答第15至17题。15．Whatisprobablytheman?A．Aprofessor.B．Anautisticboy.C．Acollegestudent.16．Whatisthefeatureofautisticchildren?A．Autisticchildrenhavesometroubleinmovingaround.B．Autisticchildrenareunabletocommunicatewithotherchildren.C．Autisticchildrenhavesomedifficultyinlearninglanguages.17．Whatconclusioncanwemakeaccordingtothedialogue?A．Themanisapopstar.B．Themanisverykind.C．Themanisverybrave.听第10段材料，回答第18至20题。18．What'stheprobabletitleaccordingtothepassage?A．PressurefromoneselfB．PressurefromparentsandteachersC．Whereteststresscomesfrom19．Thedirectreasonwhyyoufeelanxiousabouttestsisthat____.A．youarealwaysexpectingtotakethefirstplaceintakingtestsB．youdidn'tdowellinthepastoneormoretestsC．youarenotsureofyourstudyabilityandskills20．Howmanyreasonsarementionedaltogethertocausestressinthepassage?A．Four.B．Five.C．Six.答案1.A2.C3.C4.B5.C6.C7.A8.B9.C10.B11.A12.A13.A14.C15.C16.B17.B18.C19.B20.C第二部分词汇知识运用(共两节，满分30分)第一节多项选择(共10小题；每小题1分，满分10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.Tomaskedthecandymakersiftheycouldmakethechocolateeasier________intosmallpieces.A．breakB．breakingC．brokenD．tobreak答案D[考查非谓语动词。句意为“Tom问糖果制造商能否把巧克力做得更容易扳成小块。”在用easy,difficult,hard,comfortable等形容词构成的复合宾语时，用不定式作状语。tobreak与thechocolate存在着动宾关系，故用主动式的不定式，选D。]22.Theemploymentratehascontinuedtoriseinbigcitiesthankstotheeffortsofthelocalgovernmentstoincrease________.A．them B．those C．it D．that答案C[考查代词it的用法。句意为：由于当地政府的努力，大城市里的就业率持续升高。it代指前面交代过的“theemploymentrate”，是单数，而them和those是复数。因此选C。]23．MarywasmuchkindertoJackthanshewastotheothers,____，ofcourse,makealltheothersupset.A．who B．which C．whatD．that答案B[考查非限定性定语从句。逗号后的非限定性定语从句中缺少主语，which引导非限制性定语从句，指代整个主句部分的内容。选择which。]24．Whatareyoudoingoutofbed,Tom?You're_________tobeasleep.A．supposedB．knownC．thoughtD．considered答案A[考查动词的辨析。句意为“Tom，你不睡觉做什么？你现在应该睡觉。”outofbed未上床，起床的意思，besupposedtodo应当，应该。]25．Bornintoafamilywiththreebrothers,Davidwas_________tovaluethesenseofsharing.A．broughtupB．turneddownC．lookedafterD．heldback答案A[考查短语动词的辨析。句意为“出身在一个三兄弟家庭，David受到了要看重与人分享的教育。”bringup教育，养育(孩子)，呕吐(食物)；turndown关小(音量等)，拒绝；lookafter照顾；holdback阻碍，抑制，隐瞒。]26.Inancienttimes,peoplerarelytravelledlongdistancesandmostfarmersonlytravelled_________thelocalmarket.A．longerthan B．morethanC．asmuchas D．asfaras答案D[考查介词词组。根据动词travel可判断此处应填关于路程的介词词组，本题即为asfaras。asfaras远到……。]27．Shewassurprisedtofindthefridgeempty;thechild_________everything!A．hadbeeneating B．hadeatenC．haveeaten D．havebeeneating答案B[考查动词的时态。句意为：她惊讶地发现冰箱里空空如也；她的孩子把里面的东西全吃光了！“吃光”这个动作发生在“发现”之前，前一句交代了过去时间，因此选择过去的过去。故选B。]28．Itisonethingtoenjoylisteningtogoodmusic,butitis________anothertoplayitwellyourself.A．quiteB．veryC．ratherD．much答案A[考查程度副词。句意为：欣赏好的音乐是一回事，但是自己把它演奏好完全是另一回事。表示“很，非常”时，very用来修饰形容词、副词或分词形容词，much用来修饰形容词或副词的比较级、最高级，也可修饰形容词性的过去分词或描述性形容词的原级；quite和rather都可修饰名词，但rather多用于贬义；another指的是anotherthing，这个名词受quite的修饰。因此选A。]29．Hikingbyoneselfcanbefunandgoodforhealth.Itmayalsobegoodfor________building.A．respectB．friendshipC．reputationD．character答案D[考查名词辨析。根据常识便可知运动既可增强体质也可强健个性，不会增强尊敬或名声，友谊可以增强，但与前面health不搭配，故答案为character。]30．Alwaysremembertoputsuchdangerousthingsasknivesoutofchildren's_____.____A．touchB．sightC．reachD．distance答案C[考查名词的辨义。句意为“时刻记住：这些危险物品，比如刀子，要放在孩子们够不着的地方。”outoftouch不联系，不接触；outofsight看不见，在视野之外；outofreach手够不着，达不到；outofdistance远离＝faraway。根据前面的交代的危险品，选C。]第二节完形填空(共20小题；每小题1分，满分20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。Ibelievebeinghonestisoneofthegreatestgifts.Iknowtheycallitalotoffancynamesthesedays，like__31__andstraightforward.Andit'sstillwhat__32__amanagoodcitizen.Thisismycode(准则)，andItrytoliveby.I'vebeeninthetaxibusinessforthirty­fiveyears，__33__thereisalotaboutitthatisnotsogood.Taxidrivershavetoberoughandtumble(乱作一团)fellowstobeabletotakeitinNewYork.You'vegottobe__34__tofighttheNewYorktrafficeighthoursaday.Becausetaxidriversaretough，peoplegetthe__35__impressionthattheyarebad.Taxidriversarejustlikeotherpeople.Mostofthemwillactas__36__fellows.Almosteveryweekyoureadinthepaperswhereataxidriver__37__moneyorjewelsorlikethatpeopleleaveintheir__38__.Iftheyweren'thonest,youwouldn'tbereadingthosestoriesinthepapers.Onetime,Ifoundanemerald(翡翠的)ringinmycar.Irememberedhelpingaladywithalotofsuitcasesthatday,soIwentbacktowhereIhad__39__heroff.Ittookmealmosttwodaystowaitforherinordertoreturnher__40__toher.Ididn'tgetasmuchas“thankyou.”__41__，IfeltgoodbecauseIhaddonewhatwasright.IthinkIfeltbetterthanshe__42__.IwasbornandbroughtupinIrelanduntilIwasnineteenyearsold.Icametothiscountryin1913whereI__43__severaljobstoearnafewdollarsbeforejoiningthearmyinWorldWarI．Afterbeingdischarged(退伍),Iboughtmyowncarandhaveownedoneeversince.Ithasn'tbeentooeasy__44__，butmywifetakescareofourmoneyandwehaveagoodbit__45__orarainyday(一时之需)．Inallmyyearsofdrivingataxi,Ihaveneverhad__46__withthepublic,notevenwithdrunks.Eveniftheygetalittleheadstrong(顽固的)onceinawhile,Ijustagreewiththemandthentheybehavethemselves.Peopleaskmeabouttips.AsfarasIknow，__47__everyonewillgiveyousomething,becausemostAmericansare__48__generous.Ialwaystrytobenicetoeveryone,whetherthey__49__ornot.IbelieveinGodandtrytobeagoodmemberofmyparish(教区)．ItrytoacttowardotherslikeIthinkGodwantsmetoact.Ihavebeentryingthisforalongtime,andthe__50__Itry,theeasieritgets.31．A.honored B．selfishless C．upright D．faithful答案C[upright与straightforward词义并列，故选C。]32．A.takes B．becomes C．makes D．haves答案C[考查动词make的用法，“使……有条件成为”。]33．A.distinguishing B．recognizingC．thinking D．knowing答案D[考查非谓语动词用法。]34．A.generousB．toughC．devotedD．educated答案B[根据上下文提示，的士司机得凶狠粗暴才能在纽约干这一行。这年头你得有副好身板儿才顶得住纽约一天八小时的交通战。故选B。]35．A.cruelB．properC．badD．wrong答案D[根据下文Taxidriversarejustlikeotherpeople.可知作者认为出租车司机其实不是人们想像的那样，所以人们对他们的印象是错误的。]36．A.rudeB．honestC．goodD．tough答案B[根据下文出租车司机上交人们遗落在他们车上的物品，可知应选B。]37．A.turnsupB．turnsdownC．turnsoutD．turnsin答案D[turnin上交，归还。]38．A.houses B．cars C．pockets D．rooms答案B[因为是出租车，所以应该是在车里。]39．A.sawB．droppedC．setD．pushed答案B[根据上下文，应该是在她下车的地方等她。]40．A.ring B．suitcase C．car D．emerald答案A[根据上文知道应选ring。]41．A.So B．Still C．However D．Though答案C[表转折，though在句首不可以用逗号隔开。]42．A.was B．did C．has D．is答案B[did是felt的替代。]43．A.made B．shared C．heldD．took答案C[此处hold是“拥有”的意思，指“我”为了挣几个钱干了不少工作。]44．A.atonetimeB．sometimeC．innotimeD．attimes答案D[attimes有时，指“我”有时日子不太容易。]45．A.setupB．setoffC．setdownD．setaside答案D[setaside留出，储存。]46．A.troubleB．sufferingC．wordD．violence答案A[havetroublewith“与……有纠纷”。这里指“我”从没和乘客有过纠纷，连给醉鬼开车也没出过麻烦。]47．A.especiallyB．speciallyC．particularlyD．practically答案D[practically实际上；几乎。]48．A.frequentlyB．rarelyC．absolutelyD．fairly答案D[generous慷慨的，fairly相当，非常。]49．A.tipB．requestC．commandD．swap答案A[根据上文Peopleaskmeabouttips.故选A。]50．A.longerB．harderC．betterD．shorter答案A[这句话的意思是“我”坚持这样做很长时间了，时间越久，这样做就越容易。the＋比较级……，the＋比较级……“越……越……”。]第三部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中选出最佳选项。APeopleyoungorold，menorwomen，lovetowatchtelevisionforalongtime.Butforalongtime，therehavebeensomevoicesagainsttelevision.Generallyspeaking，ithasbeenthoughtthattelevisionhasabadinfluenceonchildren'semotionalaswellaslearningintelligence，ifnotdirectly，atleastindirectly.Itisdifficulttoknowhowmuchthedamageis，butithasreducedthecreativeandimaginativemind.Thechildrenwhospendalongtimeinfrontofthetelevision，oftenhaveproblemslikebeinginattentiveinclass.Socialskillsfailtodevelopamongteenagersbecauseofthesharpdecreaseinsocialcommunication，whichresultsfromspendingmanyhoursinfrontofthetelevisionandneglecting(忽视)allotheractivities.Itisalsoacommoncomplaintthattheseteenagersoftendevelopanattitudeofdisrespectforeldersandthattheyarelosingoutontheabilitytothinkandreactpositively.Parentswhoarehappyandhealthyhavepositiveattitude，whichmakesthemintelligentandbringssuccessintheirlivesandfamilies.Apositiveattitudecanimpact_onchildren'slife，iftheatmosphereathomeissafeandthereisunconditionalloveinthefamily.Thesepositivefactors(因素)persuadeeverychildtodowellinhisschoolsandcolleges.Asupportivefamilyplaysanimportantroleinthedevelopmentofthechild'sintelligenceandcreativethinking.Therefore，itistheresponsibility(责任)oftheadultsinthefamilytospendsometimewiththeyoungerones.Insteadofspendingtheeveningsinfrontoftelevision，parentscanplanforsomeoutdooractivities，whichmayencouragechildrentodevelopvarioushobbies.Butatthesametime，allowthechildrentowatchsomeselectiveprograms.Afterall，notalltheTVshowsarebadandsomeofthemwidentheknowledgeofthechildren.Newsontelevisionprovidesthemwithusefulinformationfromeverycorneroftheworld.51．Howmanydisadvantagesoftelevisionforchildrenarementionedaccordingtothepassage?A．3.B．5.C．8.D．9.答案B[推理判断题。根据第二段“Itisdifficulttoknowhowmuchthedamageis，butithasreducedthecreativeandimaginativeblemslikebeinginattentiveinclass...Socialskillsfailtodevelopamongteenagers...Itisalsoacommoncomplaintthattheseteenagersoftendevelopanattitudeofdisrespectforeldersandthattheyarelosingoutontheabilitytothinkandreactpositively.”可知，文中提到电视对孩子产生的不利方面包括：导致他们缺乏创造力和想象力、上课精力不集中、社交技巧欠缺、对长辈不够尊敬和缺乏积极的思维。]52．WhatdoesParagraph2mainlytalkabout?A．Directinfluenceoftelevisiononpeople'sfeelings.B．Parents'suggestionsonwatchingTVregularly.C．Negativeeffectsoftelevisiononchildren'sintelligence.D．Howtostopthenegativeeffectsoftelevision.答案C[段落大意题。根据第二段“Generallyspeaking，ithasbeenthoughtthattelevisionhasabadinfluenceonchildren'semotionalaswellaslearningintelligenceifnotdirectly，atleastindirectly.”可知，这一段主要说明了电视节目对孩子智力上的负面影响。]53．Theunderlinedphrase“impacton”inthethirdparagraphcanbereplacedby__________.A．frightenB．surpriseC．disappointD．influence答案B[词义猜测题。根据画线短语所在语境可知，如果父母有积极的心态，他们会在生活和家庭中取得成功；同样积极的心态也会对孩子的生活有重大影响。故画线词意为“影响”。]54．Toletchildrendevelopvarioushobbies，parentsareadvisedto________.A．preparesomeactivitiesintheopenairB．givechildrenmorefreedomC．forbidchildrentowatchTVD．bestrictwithchildren答案A[细节理解题。根据第四段“Insteadofspendingtheeveningsinfrontoftelevision，parentscanplanforsomeoutdooractivities，whichmayencouragechildrentodevelopvarioushobbies.”可知，文章建议父母为孩子安排一些户外活动，这样可以让他们发展多项爱好。]BPhotos_that_you_might_have_found_down_the_back_of_your_sofa_are_now_big_business!In，theAmericanartistRichardPrince'sphotograph，onephotograph，Untitled(Cowboy)，wassoldfor$1,248,000.Princeiscertainlynottheonlycontemporaryartisttohaveworkedwithso­called“foundphotographs”—alooseterm(词语)giventoeverythingfromdiscarded(丢弃的)printsdiscoveredinajunkshoptooldadvertisementsoramateur(业余的)photographsfromastranger'sfamilyalbum.TheGermanartistJoachimSchmid，whobelieves“basicallyeverythingisworthlookingat”，hasgathereddiscardedphotographs，postcardsandnewspaperimagessince1982.Inhison­goingproject，Archiv，hegroupsphotographsoffamilylifeaccordingtothemes；peoplewithdogs；teams；newcars；dinnerwiththefamilyandsoon.LikeSchmid，theeditorsofseveralself­publishedartmagazinesalsochampion(捍卫)foundphotographs.Oneofthem，calledsimplyFound，wasbornonesnowynightinChicago，whenDavyRothbardreturnedtohiscartofindunderhiswiper(雨刷)anangrynoteintendedforsomeoneelse：“why'syourcarHEREatHERplace？”ThenotebecamethestartingpointforRothbard'saddictivepublication，whichfeaturesfoundphotographssentinbyreaders，suchasaposterdiscoveredinourdrawer.Thewholefound­photographphenomenonhasraisedsomequestions.Perhapsoneofthemostdifficultquestionsis：cantheseimagesreallybeconsideredasart？Andifso，whoseart？Yetfoundphotographsproducedbyartists，suchasRichardPrince，mayridehishorsehurriedlytomeetsomeone？OrhowdidPrincecreatethisphotograph？It'sanyone'sguess.Inaddition，asweimaginetheback­storytothepeopleinthefoundphotographsartists，likeSchmid，havecollated(整理)，wealsoturntowardourownphotographicalbums.Whyismemorysoimportanttous？Whydoweallseektofreezeintimethefacesofourchildren，ourparents，ourlovers，andourselves？Willtheymeananythingtoanyoneafterwe'vegone?55．Thefirstparagraphofthepassageisusedto________.A．remindreadersoffoundphotographsB．advisereaderstostartanewkindofbusinessC．askreaderstofindphotographsbehindsofaD．showreadersthevalueoffoundphotographs答案D[推理判断题。根据第一段在你沙发后面发现的照片可能是笔大买卖可知应强调照片的重要价值。]56．Accordingtothepassage，JoachimSchmid__________.A．isfondofcollectingfamilylifephotographsB．foundacomplainingnoteunderhiscarwiperC．isworkingforseveralself­publishedmagazinesD．wonderedattheartisticnatureoffoundphotographs答案A[细节理解题。根据最后一段可知答案。]57．Theunderlinedword“them”inPara.4refersto________.A．thereadersB．theeditorsC．thefoundphotographsD．theself­publishedmagazines答案D[猜测词义题。根据前面theeditorsofseveralself­publishedartmagazines可知答案。]58．ByaskingaseriesofquestionsinPara.5，theauthormainlyintendstoindicatethat________.A．memoryofthepastisveryimportanttopeopleB．foundphotographsallowpeopletothinkfreelyC．theback­storyoffoundphotographsispuzzlingD．therealvalueoffoundphotographsisquestionable答案B[推断判断题。根据第五段的It'sanyone'sguess.可知答案。]CInastudylikelytomakeschoolcaretakersembarrassed，U.S.researcherssaidthatchewinggummayhelpimproveperformancesofteenagers.Manyschoolsbanchewinggumbecausechildrenoftenthrowawaythestickychawunderchairsortables.Butthestudyfoundthatstudentswhochewedgumduringmathclasshadhigherscoresonamathtestandbettergradesthanstudentswhodidnotchewgumintheclass.“Forthefirsttime，we'vebeenabletoshowinareal­lifekindofsituationthatstudentsdidperformbetterwhentheywereallowedtochew，”saidGilLeveille，directoroftheWrigleyScienceInstitute.Wrigleyhasgotfeedback(反馈)frommanyofitsgumcustomerswhosaychewinggumhelpsthemstayfocused.Theresearchersstudiedfourmathclasses(108studentsaged13to16yearsold)．AboutonehalfgotfreeWrigley'ssugar­freegumtochewduringclass，homeworkandtests.Theychewedatleastonestickofgum86percentofthetimetheywereinmathclassand36percentofthetimetheyweredoinghomework.Theotherhalfwentwithout.After14weeks，thegumchewershada3percentincreaseintheirmathscoresontheTexasAssessmentofKnowledgeandSkillsachievementtest，asmallbutsignificantchange.Asamatteroffact，thegumchewersdidgetbetterfinalgradesintheclassthantheirnon­chewingpeers.Leveillesaidchewinggumhelpsreducestress，sostudentscandotheirbestwork.Andwhileheisawarethatmanyschoolshaveadimviewonstudents'chewingguminclass，hehopesthefindingsmaychangethatabit.“It'snotamatterofchewing.It'samatterofgumdisposal(处理)，”Leveillesaid，addingthatitcanbeovercomebyteachingproperdisposalmethods.Ifthatfailed，hejoked“We'llhavetoprovidethecleanerswithscrapers(刮刀)．”59．What'sthepassagemainlyconcernedwith?A．Thereasonswhyschoolsbanchewinggum.B．Chewinggumcanraisegradesofteens.C．Tipsonimprovingteens'mathgrades.D．Thetwosidesofchewinggum.答案B[主旨大意题。本文主要阐述了美国研究人员新的研究成果：嚼口香糖可以帮助学生集中注意力，从而有助于青少年提高学习成绩。]60．Whyischewinggumhelpfultothestudents'study.A．Becauseitcanreducetheirstressandhelpstayfocused.B．Becauseitcanexercisethemusclesontheface.C．Becauseitcanprovideenoughnutritionforthebody.D．Becauseitcantrainmindstofinishtwothingsatthesametime.答案A[细节理解题。由文章第二段末“...chewinggumhelpsthemstayfocused.”及第五段“Leveillesaidchewinggumhelpsreducestress，sostudentscandotheirbestwork.”可知，嚼口香糖可以帮助学生减轻压力，集中注意力。]61．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“that”inParagraph5probablyreferto?A．Throwingawaythestickychaweverywhere.B．Banningchewingguminschools.C．Cleaningthegumchawwithscrapers.D．Teachingproperdisposalmethods.答案B[代词指代题。根据上下文语境可推测出，此处的“that”指代的应该是“学校禁止学生嚼口香糖。]62．InLeveille'sopinion，________.A．themoreapersonchewsgum，themorecleverhe/sheisB．studentsshouldchewgumallthetimetokeepfocusedC．noonecoulddoanythingtodealwithgumdisposalD．schoolsshouldallowstudentstochewguminclass答案D[推理判断题。由研究结果和Leveille对此事的态度可知，Leveille认为嚼口香糖对学生提高成绩有帮助，学校应该改变原来的观点，允许学生在考试和上课时嚼口香糖。]DSongkramisthetraditionalThaiNewYearthatstartsonApril13everyyear.Thisnationwidefestivalinvolveseveryonepassingbyahomehavingwaterthrownatthem.Itisalsocalledthe“WaterFestival”becausepeoplebelievethatwaterwillwashawaybadluckandmakepeoplefresh.Besides，thisfestivalisforrainbecauseitisthehottestseason.Inthepast，onthisday，peoplethrewsmalldropsofwatertoblessmonksandtheoldpeople.Nowadays，duringtheSongkramFestival，besidestheoldtradition，peoplealsothrowwateronwhoeverwalkspasttheirhousesorwalksdownthestreetwithcupsorbucketsofwater，squirtguns(喷水枪)，andanythingelse.Everyonegetswet，butitisallinaspiritoffriendliness，blessingandfun—evenamongthepeoplewhousuallyhavegreatdisagreements.Peoplewhogetwetactuallydonotgetangrybecausetheyknowthatitistraditional.Onthisday，everywhereinThailand，peoplecelebrateandenjoythefestival.Peoplewillcarrywatertogotothetemplestosoakthestonefigures，usingbrushes.Theygivespecialandgoodfoodtothemonks.ChiangMaiProvince，whichisinthenorthernpartofThailand，isparticularlylively，whereanimalsandbirdsareoftenfreedfromtheircages.VolunteerscanstayinBangkokforthecelebrationsortraveltosmallercommunitiestoparticipateinlocalactivities.What'smore，everybodyalsoenjoyspubliceventssuchasbeautycontests，parades，andmarchingbandsonthisfestivalwhichwilllastuntiltheendofthefestival，onApril17.Inrecentyears，thenumberofforeignersinThailandhassharplyincreased，especiallyduringthefestival.TheWaterFestivalgivespeoplefreshness，happinessandfunduringthehottestseason.NowondertheThaislikethisfestivalsomuch.63．TheSongkramFestivalisa__________.A．five­daynationalfestivalB．nationalfestivalespeciallyformonksC．nationalfestivalforharvestD．festivalaimedatattractingforeigners答案A[细节理解题。由第一段中的startsonApril13和第四段中的theendofthefestival，onApril17，可知这个节日是个为期五天的传统节日。]64．WhydoThaiscallthefestivalthe“WaterFestival”？A．BecausewaterisveryimportantinThailand.B．Becausetheyprayforrainonthedayduetothelackofrain.C．BecauseThaisthinkthatwatercanbringgoodluckforthem.D．BecauseThaiscanthrowwateratanyone.答案C[细节理解题。由文章第一段“...willwashawaybadluckandmakepeoplefresh”可知洗走坏运气的目的是希望好运的到来，故答案为C。]65．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthereasonwhyThaipeopleliketothrowwaterateachotherduringthefestival?A．Toshowrespectformonks.B．Toprayforgoodluckinthecomingdays.C．Tosettlethegreatdisagreementsamongpeople.D．Toprayforenoughraininthehotseason.答案C[细节理解题。从第一、二段中可知在这个节日里，人们希望通过泼水将厄运带走；在炎热的夏季，这个节日给人们带来清新，人们通过这种形式表达着对雨水的渴望；无论是过去还是现在人们通过这个节日来表达对老人和僧人的尊敬；在节日的时候，人们彼此泼水祝福，哪怕是平时有分歧的人也这样做，但是文章并没有说人们是借此消除分歧，因此答案为C。]66．InChiangMaiProvince，peoplesetanimalsandbirdsfreeonthisfestivalprobablybecause________.A．theyhaverealizedtheimportanceofprotectingwildlifeB．theyaretoobusytotakecareofthemduringthefestivalC．theyarerequiredtogivebirdsandanimalsfreedombythelawD．theyfollowthetraditiontoshowkindnesstoalllivingthings答案D[推理判断题。从第三段中的句子可以判断，人们在这一天到寺庙去清洗塑像，给僧人提供好的食物，这都是在按照传统来庆祝节日，由此可以推测把鸟及一些动物放生也是如此。]EOurculturehascausedmostAmericanstoassumenotonlythatourlanguageisuniversalbutthatthegesturesweuseareunderstoodbyeveryone.WedonotrealizethatwavinggoodbyeisthewaytosummonapersonfromthePhilippinestoone'sside，orthatinItalyandsomeLatin­Americancountries，curlingthefingertooneselfisasignoffarewell.ThoseprivatecitizenswhosentpackagestoourtroopsoccupyingGermanyafterWorldWarⅡandmarkedthemGIFTtoescapedutypaymentsdidnotbothertofindoutthat“Gift”meanspoisoninGerman.Moreover，weliketothinkofourselvesasfriendly，yetweprefertobeatleast3feetoranarm'slengthawayfromothers.LatinsandMiddleEasternersliketocomecloserandtouchwhichmakesAmericansuncomfortable.Ourlinguistic(语言的)andculturalblindnessandthecasualnesswithwhichwetakenoticeofthedevelopedtastes，gestures，customsandlanguagesofothercountries，arelosingusfriends，businessandrespectintheworld.EvenhereintheUnitedStates，wemakefewconcessions(让步)totheneedsofforeignvisitors.Therearenoinformantionsignsinfourlanguagesonourpublicbuildingsormonuments；wedonothavemultilingual(多语的)guidedtours.Veryfewrestaurantmenushavetranslations，andmultilingualwaiters，bankclerksandpolicemenarerare.OurtransportationsystemshavemapsinEnglishonlyandoftenweourselveshavedifficultyunderstandingthem.Whenwegoabroad，wetendtostayinhotelsandrestaurantswhereEnglishisspoken.Theattitudesandinformationwepickupareconditionedbythosenatives—usuallythericher—whospeakEnglish.Ourbusinessdealings，aswellasthenation'sdiplomacy(外交)，areconductedthroughinterpreters.Formanyyears，AmericaandAmericanscouldgetbywithculturalblindnessandlinguisticignorance.Afterall，Americawasthemostpowerfulcountryofthefreeworld，thedistributor(分发者)ofneededfundsandgoods.Butallthatispast.Americandollarsnolongerbuyallgoodthings，andweareslowlybeginningtorealizethatourproperroleintheworldischanging.A1979Harrispollreportedthat55percentofAmericanswantthiscountrytoplayamoresignificantroleinworldaffairs；wewanttohaveahandintheimportantdecisionsofthenextcentury，eventhoughitmaynotalwaysbetheupperhand.67．ItcanbeinferredthatAmericansbeingapproachedtoocloselybyMiddleEasternerswouldmostprobably________.A．standstillB．jumpasideC．stepforwardD．drawback答案D[推理判断题。根据文章第二段的最后一句可知，美国人很有可能向后退。]68．TheauthorgivesmanyexamplestocriticizeAmericansfortheir________.A．culturalself­centerednessB．casualmannersC．indifferencetowardforeignvisitorsD．pridetowardsothercultures答案A[推理判断题。文章一开始的首句作者就提出了自己的观点：美国人文化上的以自我为中心使他们认为自己的语言是普遍的，他们的手势也是人人都能理解的。故选A。而其他的三项只是举的例子来证明自己的观点，不符合题意。]69．Incountriesotherthantheirown，mostAmericans________.A．areisolatedbythelocalpeopleB．arenotwellinformedduetothelanguagebarrierC．tendtogetalongwellwiththenativesD．needinterpretersinhotelsandresta