高中英语UNIT3Times change!单元质量检测外研版选择性必修第二册

UNIT3单元质量检测（三）

（满分150分,时间120分钟）

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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.Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?

A.Inarestaurant.

B.Inasupermarket.

C.Inthekitchen.

2.Whatarethespeakerstalkingabout?

A.Theman，ssister.

B.Aparty.

C.Anactor.

3.WhoisgoingtoworkinLosAngeles?

A.Sam.B.Betty.C.John.

4.Whatwillthemandonext?

A.Getthecandle.

B.Makeaphonecall.

C.Handinhisreport.

5.Whatdidtheyoungmando?

A.Hehitaboy.

B.HemadeaU-turn.

C.Hecrossedtheroadquickly.

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，并标在试卷的相应位置。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7题。

6.Howdoesthemangettheinformationabouthomelesspopulation?

A.Fromanarticle.

B.Fromtheradio.

C.FromTV.

7.Whichcountryhasthehighestpercentageofhomelesspeople?

A.India.B.TheUS.C.Germany.

听第7段材料，回答第8至9题。

8.Wheredoesthemanwork?

A.Inaschool.

B.Inagym.

C.Inaclub.

9.Howfarcanthewomanruninanhourontherunningmachine?

A.About7kilometers.

B.About8kilometers.

C.About10kilometers.

听第8段材料，回答第10至12题。

10.Whendidthewomancatchthethief?

A.OnMondaymorning.

B.OnMondayafternoon.

C.OnTuesdaymorning.

11.Whatdidthethiefbuy?

A.Somesmallarticles.

B.Someofthecheapestthings.

C.Oneofthemostexpensivedresses.

12.What'stherealrelationshipbetweentheassistantandthethief?

A.Motheranddaughter.

B.Teacherandstudent.

C.Shopassistantandcustomer.

听第9段材料，回答第13至16题。

13.Whatisthemandoinghere?

A.Takingabusinesstrip.

B.Havingaholidayalone.

C.Visitinghisgirlfriend.

14.Howmuchwillthemanpayfortheinsurance?

A.$15B.$45.C.$135.

15.Wherewillthemanreturnthecar?

A.InLosAngeles.

B.InSanFrancisco.

C.InNewYork.

16.Whatwillthewomandonext?

A.Bringthemanthekeys.

B.Talkabouttheinsurance.

C.Bringthemansomeforms.

听第10段材料，回答第17至20题。

17.Whatare“mallrats“accordingtothetext?

A.Thosewhospendalotoftimeinmalls.

B.Thosewhoshopregularlyinmalls.

C.Thosewhostealthingsfrommalls.

18.Whichisnotthereasonwhypeoplelikemalls?

A.Feelingsafe.

B.Freeparking.

C.Reasonableprice.

19.HowmanynightclubsarethereintheMallofAmericainMinnesota?

A.35.B.8.C.7.

20.WhenwasthefirstindoormallbuiltinAmerica?

A.In1935.B.In1963.C.In1965.

答案：1〜5ACCAB6〜10ABCBA

11-15AACBA16〜20CACBC

听力材料

Text1

M：r11havethesteak,Frenchfriesandchocolateicecreamfordessert.

W：Oh,no,youknowthesethingsarebadforyourhealth.Howaboutordering

somevegetablesandfruitsinstead?

Text2

W：Ihatetosayit,butJackyisn，tdoingwellinthenewfilm.

M：Well,Ithinkhe'sonlyplayingadifferenttypeofrole.Mysisterthinks

heisstillthebest.

Text3

M：ImetSamonthestreettoday.

W：Really?Didhesaysomethingabouthissister?

M：Yes.BettyoughttobeleavingNewYorkverysoon,becauseherhusband,John,

hastakenajobinLosAngeles.

Text4

M：Apowercut.Oh,Ihavetohandinthisreporttomorrow.

W：Justtakeoutyourcellphonetogetthecandleinthedrawer.

M：OK.

Text5

W：Didyouseewhatthatyoungmandid?

M：No.Iwaslookingattheotherway.

W：HemadeaU-turninthemiddleoftheblockandalmosthitaboyonabicycle.

M：Driversgetcrazierthesedays.

Text6

W：Whatareyoulookingat,Jim?

M：rmreadinganarticleabouttheworld'shomelesspopulation.

W：Homelesspopulation?

M：Yes,sociologistsdefinehomelesspeopleasthosewhohavenofixedshelter

onanygivennight.Thesefiguresshowfivecountrieswithlargehomelesspopulation.

W：Wow,that'samazing.Ineverrealizedthatthereweresomanyhomelesspeople

inGermanyandFrance.

M：Youknowwhat?OurowncountrytheUSAranksnumberoneamongthesecountries!

W：Surelynot!Indiatopsthelistwiththreemillionhomelesspeople.

M：Well,itdependsonhowyoulookatit.Althoughwehaveamillionfewer

homelesspeoplethanIndia,wehavethehighestpercentageofhomelesspeople.

Text7

M：Hello,Madam.We'redoingasurveyofourcustomers.Howoftendoyoucome

totheclub?

W：Threetimesaweek,usually.

M：Canyourun10kilometersinanhourontherunningmachine?

W：Oh,no,Ican，t.Maybe8kilometers.

M：Doyouusetheswimmingpool?Youknow,thenewswimmingpool.

W：No,Idon，t.Idon'tknowhowtoswim.AndI'mscaredofwater.

M：OK.Youknow,weofferlessonshere.I'msureourtrainercanhelpyou.

Text8

W：Peoplearenotsohonestastheyoncewere.

M：Whydoyousayso?

W：Somepeoplearetemptedtostealinlargeshops.

M：Didyoucatchoneofthem?

W：Yes,onMondaymorning.Therewerefewpeopleintheshop,soIcouldcatch

thethiefeasily.

M：Wasitamanorawoman?

W：Amiddle-agedwoman.Shefirstboughtsomesmallarticles.Thenshechose

oneofthemostexpensivedressesintheshop.

M：Didshecatchthedressawayquicklyregardlessoftheassistants?

W：Certainlynot.Anassistantwrappeditupforherandhelpedherwalkout

oftheshopwithoutpaying.

M：Anassistant?Howcouldshedothat?

W：Sheisthedaughterofthewoman.Thegirl"gave"hermotherafreedress

onceaweek!

Text9

W：Goodmorning,Sir.WhatcanIdoforyou?

M：Iwouldliketorentacarwithagoodairconditioner.

W：Allourcarshaveairconditionersinthem.

M：Good.Iamherevisitingmygirlfriend.Iwanthertohaveagoodtime.

W：Oh,isthatso?Well,then,letmeshowyousomethingshemightlike.

M：ThisisaPorsche!

W：Yes.Beautiful,isn'tit?

M：Yes,itlooksfantastic.

W：SoyouwilltakethePorschethen,Sir?

M：Yes,forthreedays.AndIwanttobuytheinsurancetoo.Ithinkit's

necessary.

W：You'resmarttobuyit.At45dollarsforthreedays,itisagooddeal.

M：CanIreturnthecarinSanFrancisco?

W：SanFrancisco?No,Sir.Weonlyhavethisofficehere.Youwillhavetoreturn

ithereinLosAngeles.

M：OK.Itwillbefundrivingbackdownthecoast.Mygirlfriendwilllikeit.

W：It，sabeautifuldrive.

M：Wherearethekeys?

W：Justamoment,Sir.Wehavetofinishfillingouttheformsfirst.

Text10

MallsarepopularplacesforAmericanstogo.Somepeoplespendsomuchtime

atmallsthattheyarecalled“mallrats”.Mallratsshopuntiltheydropinthe

hundredsofstoresunderoneroof.

Peoplelikemallsformanyreasons.Theyfeelsafebecausemallshavepolice

stationsorprivatesecurityguards.Parkingisusuallyfree,andtheatmosphere

insideisalwaysfine.Thenewestmallshavebeautifulrestareaswithwaterfalls

andlargegreentrees.

ThelargestmallintheUnitedStatesistheMallofAmericainMinnesota.It

has350stores,eightnightclubs,andaseven-acrepark!Thereareparkingspaces

for12,750cars.About750,000peopleshopeveryweek.

ThefirstindoormallintheUnitedStateswasbuiltin1965inEdina,Minnesota.

Nowpeopleshopinmalls,ofcourse.Theyalsoeatinfoodhousesthathavefood

fromallovertheworld.Theyseemovieshere.Somepeopleevengettheirdaily

exercisebydoingthenewsportofmallwalking.Othersgotomallstomeetfriends.

Inaword,nowresidentscanactuallyliveintheirfavoriteshoppingcenter.

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

AppFire

Thisapplicationprovidesforusersappsthatarefreeandhighlydiscounted

daily.Byusingthisapp,youonlyneedtosubmitsomeinformationwhen

registering.Afterfillingitup,youareeligibletohaveaccesstoalistof

recommendeddownloads.

Starling

Basedonbanknature,thisapphasbeenagoodoneinthatregard.Theyhavea

bankinglicenseandallowyoutoopenacurrentaccountthroughyourphoneforjust

someminutes.Youareevenliabletoearninterestonthemoneyheldinyouraccount

throughthisapp.Theappwillnoticeyouwithalertswhenyouspendmoneyasitwill

helpyououtlinewhatyouhavespentincategorieslikeshopping,bill,foodsand

manymore.

CampusSpecial

Thisappisgreatlyusedbystudentsasitenablesthemtohavegreatdealson

foodstoresandrestaurantsaroundtheschool.Italsogivesyoutheopportunityto

orderfoodfromyourhostelthroughyourphoneonpick-updelivery.Thegoodthing

aboutthisappisthatitenablesyoutogetmorerewardswhenyouoftenuseit.Those

rewardscanbeusedatyourusuallocalfoodstores.

ATMLocator

Thisisanotherinterestingappthatcanassistyouinfinancialneeds.Whenyou

arehookedupinanareathatisnotfamiliartoyouandyouareinterestedingetting

somecash,insteadofmovingupanddowninsearchingforthenearestplaceto

withdrawsomecash,thisappshouldgiveyoucomfortindoingthat.Ithelpsyouto

findcashpointsthatareveryneartoyou,anditwilldisplaythemonthemapfor

youtocheckthrough.

语篇解读：本文是一篇应用文。文章主要向读者介绍了4款较为实用的应用软件，并对

这些软件的特点和功能进行了说明。

21.Whichappcanserveasawarningifyouspendmoney?

A.CampusSpecial.B.ATMLocator.

C.AppFire.D.Starling.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段中的Theappwillnoticeyouwithalertswhen

youspendmoneyasitwillhelpyououtlinewhatyouhavespentincategorieslike

shopping,bill,foodsandmanymore.可知，如果你在花钱的话，那么Starling将会提

醒你一些关于你消费的信息。故选D。

22.What'sspecialaboutCampusSpecial?

A.Itsrewardsenableyoutosavesomemoney.

B.Itoffersyouthebiggestdiscountsfordealsonfood.

C.Itallowsyoutodoyourbankingwithoutgoingout.

D.Itenablesyoutospendlessoneatingincampuscanteen.

解析：选A推理判断题。根据第三段中的Thegoodthingaboutthisappisthatit

enablesyoutogetmorerewardswhenyouoftenuseit.Thoserewardscanbeusedat

yourusuallocalfoodstores.可知，它的奖励能让你节省一些钱。故选A。

23.InwhichsituationcanyoumakeuseoftheappATMLocator?

A.Whenyouhavenobankcardsonyou.

B.Whenyoucan，tfindthenearestcashmachine.

C.Whenyouareunfamiliarwiththelocalcampus.

D.Whenyouarebusywithsomebankingbusiness.

解析：选B推理判断题。根据最后一段中的Whenyouarehookedupinanareathat

isnotfamiliartoyouandyouareinterestedingettingsomecash,insteadofmoving

upanddowninsearchingforthenearestplacetowithdrawsomecash,thisappshould

giveyoucomfortindoingthat.可知，当你在一个不熟悉的陌生地方又需要取钱时，你

可以使用ATMLocator软件。故选B。

B

ItwasaboutfiveinthemorninginOntario,Canada,whenDonnaStrickland，s

phonerang.TheNobelPrizecommitteewasonthelineinStockholm,callingtotell

hershehadwontheprizeinphysics.

“Iwonderedifitwasajoke,“StricklandsaidinaninterviewwithaNobel

officialafterthecall.Shehadbeenasleepwhenthecallarrived."Somethingwas

wrongbecauseitcamesoearlyinthemorning.ButthenIknewitwastherightday,

anditwouldhavebeenacrueljoke.”

Strickland,anassociateprofessorattheUniversityofWaterloo,sharesthe

honorwithtwootherscientistsfortheirworkinthe1980sintransforminglasers

（激光）intotinytoolsthattodayhavecountlessapplications.Theprizemoney$1.4

millionwillbesharedamongthethree.HalftheprizewenttoStricklandandher

cooperatorGerardMourou,aprofessorattheEcolePolytechniqueinFrance.Theother

halfwasawardedtoArthurAshkin,aretiredphysicistwhoworkedatthefamousBell

LabsintheUnitedStates.

Strickland，swinishistoricinmorethanoneway.It'sbeenover55yearssince

awomanwasawardedtheNobelPrizeinPhysics.In1903,MarieCuriebecamethe

first-everwomantowinaNobelPrizeinPhysics.Forthenext60years,nowomen

physicistswereawarded.MariaGoeppertMayerbecamethesecondwomanphysicistto

wintheNobelPrizeinPhysicsin1963.

Stricklandherselfwassurprisedtolearnshewasthethirdwomantoreceive

thehonorinphysics."Isthatall,really?Ithoughttheremighthavebeenmore,“

shesaidatapressconferenceTuesday."Weneedtocelebratewomenphysicists,

becausewe'reoutthere.Hopefully,intime,itwillstarttomoveforwardatafaster

rate.”

语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了DonnaStrickland的获奖经历，她成为历

史上第三位女性诺贝尔物理学奖获得者。

24.WhatwasDonna，sfirstreactionaftershereceivedthecall?

A.Shefeltalleffortspaidoff.

B.Shewastooexcitedtosayaword.

C.Shewasdoubtfulaboutit.

D.Shewasannoyedatbeingwakenup.

解析:选C推理判断题。根据第二段中的wonderedifitwasajoke,Strickland

saidinaninterviewwithaNobelofficialafterthecall.可知，Donna接至U电话后

的第一反应是表示怀疑，故选C项。

25.HowmuchwasDonnarewardedforwinningtheNobelPrize?

A.About$350,000.

B.About$2.8million.

C.About$700,000.

D.About$1.4million.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第三段中的Theprizemoney$1.4millionwillhe

sharedamongthethree.以及HalftheprizewenttoStricklandandhercooperator

GerardMourou可知，Donna得到的奖金大约是$350,000,故选A项。

26.WhatisParagraph4mainlyabout?

A.Strickland，sachievementsinphysics.

B.ThehistoryoftheNobelPrizeinPhysics.

C.Strickland'sstruggletowintheNobelPrize.

D.ThreewomenwinnersoftheNobelPrizeinPhysicsinhistory.

解析：选D段落大意题。根据第四段内容可知，1903年，玛丽•居里成为第一位获得

诺贝尔物理学奖的女性。1963年，玛丽亚•格珀特•梅耶(MariaGoeppertMayer)是第二

位获得诺贝尔物理学奖的女性物理学家。而思特里克兰德是第三位获得该奖项的女性。由此

可知，第四段介绍了历史上获得诺贝尔物理学奖的三位女性，故选D项。

27.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inthelastparagraphreferto?

A.TheNobelPrizeinPhysics.

B.Theachievementofmenphysicists.

C.ThecelebrationoftheNobelPrizewinners.

D.AwardingwomenphysiciststheNobelPrizeinPhysics.

解析：选D推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，思特里克兰德自己也惊讶地发现，她是

第三位获得诺贝尔物理学奖的女性。再根据她所说的话可推知，最后一句中的it指代的就

是前面提到的“授予女性物理学家诺贝尔物理学奖”这件事，故选D项。

C

Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoftenfallalonggenerationallines.Thatis,

generally,youngerpeopletendtooutnumberolderpeopleonthefrontendofa

technologicalshift.

Itisnotalwaysthecase,though.Whenyoulookatattitudestowarddriverless

cars,theredoesn，tseemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.Thepublicoverallis

splitonwhetherthey，dliketouseadriverlesscar.Inastudylastyear,ofall

peoplesurveyed,48percentsaidtheywantedtorideinone,while50percentdid

not.

Thefactthatattitudestowardself-drivingcarsappeartobesosteadyacross

generationssuggestshowvaryingtheshifttodriverlesscarscouldbe.Noteveryone

wantsadriverlesscarnow一andnoonecangetoneyet一butamongthosewhoare

opentothem,everyagegroupissimilarlyinvolved.

Actually,thisisn'tsurprising.Whereasoldergenerationsaresometimes

reluctanttoadoptnewtechnologies,driverlesscarspromiserealvaluetothese

agegroupsinparticular.Olderadults,especiallythosewithlimitedmobilityor

difficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicuse-casesfordriverless

cars.

Thisisespeciallyinterestingwhenyouconsiderthatyoungerpeopleare

generallymoreinterestedintravel-relatedtechnologiesthanolderones.

Whenitcomestodriverlesscars,differencesinattitudeareeasilynoticeable

basedonfactorsnotrelatedtoage.Collegegraduates,forexample,areparticularly

interestedindriverlesscarscomparedwiththosewhohavelesseducation.59percent

ofcollegegraduatessaidtheywouldliketouseadriverlesscarcomparedwith38

percentofthosewithahigh-schooldiplomaorless.

Whereapersonlivesmatters,too.Morepeoplewholiveincitiesandsuburbs

saidtheywantedtotrydriverlesscarsthanthosewholiveinruralareas.

Whilethere，sreasontobelievethatinterestinself-drivingcarsisgoingup

acrosstheboard,aperson，sagewillhavelittletodowithhowself-drivingcars

canbecomemainstream.Oncedriverlesscarsareactuallyavailableforsale,the

earlyadopterswillbethepeoplewhocanaffordtobuythem.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。人们对新技术的态度通常以年龄层为分界，但在无人驾

驶汽车方面却不是这样。文章主要介绍了影响人们对无人驾驶汽车的态度的几个因素。

28.Whathappenswhenanewtechnologyappears?

A.Itoftenleadstogreatinventionsinotherrelatedfields.

B.Itcontributesgreatlytotheadvanceofsocietyasawhole.

C.Itfurtherwidensthegapbetweentheoldandtheyoung.

D.Itusuallydrawsdifferentreactionsfromdifferentagegroups.

解析：选D细节理解题。根据第一段中的Attitudestowardnewtechnologiesoften

fallalonggenerationallines.可知，当一项新技术出现时，它通常会引起不同年龄段的

人的不同反应。故选D。

29.Whatdoestheauthorsayaboutthedriverlesscar?

A.Itdoesnotseemtocreateagenerationaldivide.

B.Itwillnotnecessarilyreduceroadaccidents.

C.Ithasgivenrisetounrealisticexpectations.

D.Itmaystartarevolutioninthecarindustry.

解析：选A细节理解题。根据第二段中的Whenyoulookatattitudestoward

driverlesscars,theredoesn51seemtobeacleargenerationaldivide.可知，人们

对于无人驾驶汽车的态度似乎没有明显的年龄划分。故选A。

30.Whydoesthedriverlesscarappealtosomeoldpeople?

A.Ithelpswiththeirmobility.

B.Itsavestheirmoneyandenergy.

C.Itaddstothesafetyoftheirtravel.

D.Itmakestheirlifemoreinteresting.

解析：选A推理判断题。根据第四段中的Olderadults,especiallythosewith

limitedmobilityordifficultydrivingontheirown,areoneoftheclassicuse-cases

fordriverlesscars.可知，无人驾驶汽车对一些老人有吸引力是因为这有助于他们的移动。

故选Ao

31.Whatislikelytoaffectone'sattitudetowardthedriverlesscar?

A.Thefieldoftheirspecialinterest.

B.Thelocationoftheirlivingplace.

C.Theamountoftrainingtheyreceived.

D.Thelengthoftheirdrivingexperience.

解析：选B细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容可知，人们居住的地方的位置会影响他

们对无人驾驶汽车的态度。故选B。

D

Badnewssells.Ifitbleeds,itleads.Nonewsisgoodnews,andgoodnewsis

nonews.Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheeveningbroadcastsandthemorning

papers.Butnowthatinformationisbeingspreadandmonitored（监控）indifferent

ways,researchersarediscoveringnewrules.Bytrackingpeople，se-mailsandonline

posts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthan

disastersandsobstories.

“The'ifitbleeds'ruleworksformassmedia,“saysJonahBerger,ascholar

attheUniversityofPennsylvania."Theywantyoureyeballsanddon51carehowyou5re

feeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmorehowthey

react.Youdon，twantthemtothinkofyouasaDebbieDowner.”

Researchersanalyzingword-of-mouthcommunication一e-mails,Webpostsand

reviews,face-to-faceconversations一foundthatittendedtobemorepositivethan

negative（消极的），butthatdidn'tnecessarilymeanpeoplepreferredpositive

news.Waspositivenewssharedmoreoftensimplybecausepeopleexperiencedmoregood

thingsthanbadthings?Totestforthatpossibility,Dr.Bergerlookedathowpeople

spreadaparticularsetofnewsstories:thousandsofarticlesonTheNewYorkTimes

website.HeandaPenncolleagueanalyzedthe“moste-mailed“listforsix

months.Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticlesinthesciencesectionweremuch

morelikelytomakethelistthannon-sciencearticles.Hefoundthatscienceamazed

TheTimesreadersandmadethemwanttosharethispositivefeelingwithothers.

Readersalsotendedtosharearticlesthatwereexcitingorfunny,orthat

inspirednegativefeelingslikeangeroranxiety,butnotarticlesthatleftthem

merelysad.Theyneededtobearoused（激发）onewayortheother,andtheypreferred

goodnewstobad.Themorepositiveanarticle,themorelikelyitwastobeshared,

asDr.Bergerexplainsinhisnewbook,uContagious:WhyThingsCatchOn”.

语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。人们常说“没有消息就是最好的消息”，类似的传统说

法只适合于大众媒体。在网络普及的时代，好消息在网络上的传播速度比坏消息要快很多。

32.Whatdotheclassicrulesmentionedinthetextapplyto?

A.Newsreports.B.Researchpapers.

C.Privatee-mails.D.Dailyconversations.

解析:选A细节理解题。根据第一段中的Thosearetheclassicrulesfortheevening

broadcastsandthemorningpapers.可知，选A项（新闻报道）。

33.WhatcanweinferaboutpeoplelikeDebbieDowner?

A.They'resociallyinactive.

B.They'regoodattellingstories.

C.They，reinconsiderateofothers.

D.They'recarefulwiththeirwords.

解析：选C推理判断题。根据第二段中的Theywantyoureyeballsanddon，tcare

howyou'refeeling.Butwhenyoushareastorywithyourfriends,youcarealotmore

howtheyreact.可知，传统的媒体只想吸引人们的眼球，不在乎你的感受；但当你和朋友

分享一个故事时，你更关心他们的反应。DebbieDowner和前文中carehowyou，refeeling

和carealotmorehowtheyreact意思相反。故选C。

34.Whichtendedtobethemoste-mailedaccordingtoDr.Berger，sresearch?

A.Sportsnews.B.Sciencearticles.

C.Personalaccounts.D.Financialreviews.

解析:选B细节理解题。根据第三段中的Oneofhisfirstfindingswasthatarticles

inthesciencesectionweremuchmorelikelytomakethelistthannon-science

articles.可知，科技类的文章比非科技类的更有可能被人们转发。故选B。

35.Whatcanbeasuitabletitleforthetext?

A.SadStoriesTravelFarandWide

B.OnlineNewsAttractsMorePeople

C.ReadingHabitsChangewiththeTimes

D.GoodNewsBeatsBadonSocialNetworks

解析：选D标题归纳题。根据第一段中的Bytrackingpeople'se-mailsandonline

posts,scientistshavefoundthatgoodnewscanspreadfasterandfartherthan

disastersandsobstories.可知，好消息在网络上传播得更快，影响更深远；说明文章主

要讲的是好消息通过网络的传播，比坏消息更快。故选D。

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。

Chalkusedinschoolclassroomscomesinthinsticks.Lessonsareoftenpresented

toentireclassesonchalkboards（orblackboards,astheywereoriginallycalled）

usingsticksofchalk.36

Asfoundinnature,chalkhasbeenusedfordrawingsinceprehistorictimes.And

ithelpedtocreatesomeoftheearliestcavedrawings.Later,artistsofdifferent

countriesandstylesusedchalkmainlyforsketches（素描），andsomesuchdrawings

havesurvived.37Themethodwastogrind（碾碎）naturalchalktoafinepowder,

thenaddwater,clay,andvariousdrycolors.Itwasthenrolledintostickshape

anddried.

38Classsizesbegantoincreaseatthattime.Therefore,teachersneeded

aconvenientwayofconveyinginformationtomanystudentsatonetime.Notonlydid

instructorsuselargeblackboards,butstudentsalsoworkedwithpersonal

chalkboards,completingwithchalksticksandasponge（海绵块）orclothtouseas

aneraser.Thesesmallchalkboardswereusedforpractice,especiallyamongthe

youngerstudents.

Animportantchangeinthenatureofclassroomchalkbroughtwasin

chalkboards.Blackboardsusedtobeblack,becausetheyweremadefromtrueslate

（石板）.Whilesomeexpertsadvocatedachangetoyellowchalkboardsanddarkblue

orpurplechalktocopywritingonpaper,whenmakersbegantoshapechalkboards

fromsynthetic（合成的）materialsduringthe20thcentury,theychosethecolorgreen,

arguingthatitwaseasierontheeyes.39

Almostallchalkproducedtodayisdustless.Earlier,softerchalktendedto

produceacloudofdustthatsomefearedmightcontributetobreathingproblems.

40It'sjustthatthedustsettlesfaster.

A.Dustlesschalkstillproducesdust.

B.Yellowbecamethepreferredcolorforchalk.

C.Papermadeonlyfromragsatthistimewasexpensive.

D.Tha