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1、单元综合检测单元综合检测(三三) (时间：100 分钟；满分：120 分) .阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) A I travel a lot，and I find out different“styles (风格)”of directions every time I ask“How can I get to the post office？” The foreign tourists are often confused in Japan because most streets there dont have names.People use landmark
2、s(地标)in their directions instead of street names.For example，the Japanese will say to travelers， “Go straight down to the corner.Turn left at the big hotel and go past a fruit market.The post office is across from the bus stop.” In the countryside of the American Midwest，there are not usually many l
3、andmarks.There are no mountains，so the land is very flat; in many places there are no towns or buildings within miles.Instead of landmarks， people will tell you directions and distances.In Kansas or Iowa，for example，people will say， “Go north two miles.Turn east，and then go another mile.” People in
4、Los Angeles，California，have no idea of distance on the map；they measure distance in time，not miles.“How far away is the post office？” ，you ask. “Oh， ”they answer， “its about five minutes from here.”You say， “Yes，but how many miles away is it？”They dont know. Its true that a person doesnt know the an
5、swer to your question sometimes.What happens in such a situation？A New Yorker might say， “Sorry，I have no idea.”But in Yucatan，Mexico，no one answers“I dont know.”People in Yucatan believe that “I dont know”is impolite.They usually give an answer，often a wrong one.A tourist can get very，very lost in
6、Yucatan! 【语篇解读】 本文讲述的是在问路方面各国的文化差异。 1 When a tourist asks the Japanese the way to a certain place， they usually Adescribe the place carefully Bshow him the names of the streets Ctell him a map of the place Drefer to recognizable buildings and places D 细节理解题。根据文章第二段中的“.in Japan.People use landmarks(地
7、 标)in their directions instead of street names.”可知选 D 项。 2What is the place where people measure distance in time? ANew York. BLos Angeles. CKansas.DIowa. B 细节理解题。见倒数第二段第一句。 3People in Yucatan may give a tourist a wrong answer Ain order to save time Bas a test Cso as to be polite Dfor fun C 细节理解题。见最
8、后一段倒数第二、三句。 4What can we infer from the text? AIts important for travelers to understand cultural differences. BIts useful for travelers to know how to ask the way properly. CPeople have similar understandings of politeness. DNew Yorkers are generally friendly to visitors. A 推理判断题。通读全文可知，作者介绍了一些地方人们
9、对方向的不同回 答方式，因此可推出对旅行者来说理解文化差异是重要的，故选 A 项。B、D 两项 在文中并未提到；根据最后一段可知 C 项错误。 B Situated in Huaxi District，Guiyang，Zhenshan Ethnic Culture Village is a world of stone，where many things like door frames and roads are made of stone.Buyi men and women in their best clothes sing and dance at the village entra
10、nce as they greet visitors and invite them to join the villagers in making cake flour with rice. The village was first built during the Ming Dynasty，with a history of more than 400 years.Three sides of the village are surrounded by water.It is built against the mountains according to the local geolo
11、gical conditions. There are about 120 families and three fourths of them are Buyi nationality and one fourth are Miao people.On January 10th every lunar year，the villagers hold traditional dancing activities to celebrate the New Year.Buyi and Miao villagers in their best costumes sing and dance to t
12、he melodies from the Lusheng (芦笙) and the bamboo flutes (长笛) to celebrate their own traditional festival.Legends said once some robbers captured the Buyi forefather in the village.The villagers failed to rescue him by themselves and asked the local Miao people for help.The Miao people played the Lus
13、heng and sang Miao songs to communicate with him and the robbers couldnt understand them.With the help of the Miao people，the forefather was rescued.Since then， the local Buyi people have formed the custom of singing and dancing to appreciate the help from the Miao.People sing and dance for three da
14、ys for the festival each year. Besides this，Zhenshan villagers also celebrate the traditional “Siyueba”Festival (April 8th Festival) and the “Qiyueban”Festival (the Ghost Festival) Now， these festivals have become joyous days celebrated by Miao，Buyi，Dong，Zhuang，Shui， Gelao，and even the Han people. I
15、n Zhenshan，some young people take advantage of the festivals to make friends and choose their future husbands or wives.Girls usually make embroideries (刺绣)and give them as gifts to their lovers. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文，介绍了一个少数民族文化村。 5 We can infer the village is called a world of stone mainly because Athe v
16、illagers are very cold Bthe villagers are very strong Cthe village is built on a large stone Dthe village is in mountains and rich in stones D 推理判断题。根据第一、二段可知，这是一个依山而建的村子，石头资 源丰富，因此选 D 项。 6Which of the following isnt a way of greeting visitors? ADressing up. BDancing and singing. CPreparing embroide
17、ries. DInviting them to make cake flour. C 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句和最后一段的“Girls usually make embroideries(刺绣)and give them as gifts to their lovers.”可知，欢迎游客的活动不包 括 C 项。 7 The Miao people played the Lusheng and sang Miao songs at first to Astop the robbers understanding them Bshow the robbers their power Ccha
18、llenge the Buyi people Dplease the robbers A 细节理解题。根据第三段“The Miao people played the Lusheng and sang Miao songs to communicate with him and the robbers couldnt understand them.”可知 选 A 项。 8What can we learn about the “Siyueba”Festival? AIt is a newlyformed festival. BIt is only celebrated in Zhenshan
19、 Village. CIt is popular with all the ethnic minorities. DIt is a chance for young people to make friends. D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段中的“In Zhenshan，some young people take advantage of the festivals to make friends.”可知，D 项正确。 C Arthur Miller (19152005) is universally recognized as one of the greatest dramatist
20、s of the 20th century.Millers father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary， drawn like so many others by the “ Great American Dream” However， he experienced severe financial hardship when his family business was ruined in the Great Depression of the early 1930s. Millers most famous play，Death of
21、a Salesman，is a powerful attack on the American system， with its aggressive way of doing business and its insistence on money and social status as indicators of worth.In Willy Loman， the hero of the play， we see a man who has got into trouble with this system.Willy is“burnt out”and in the cruel worl
22、d of business there is no room for sentiment： if he cant do the work，then he is no good to his employer， the Wagner Company， and he must go.Willy is painfully aware of this，and at a loss as to what to do with his lack of success.He refuses to face the fact that he has failed and kills himself in the
23、 end. When it was first staged in 1949，the play was greeted with enthusiastic reviews， and it won the Tony Award for Best Play，the New York Drama Critics Circle Award， and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama.It was the first play to win all three of these major awards. Miller died of heart failure at his h
24、ome in Roxbury，Connecticut，on the evening of February 10，2005，the 56th anniversary of the first performance of Death of a Salesman on Broadway. 【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了米勒的生平及他的代表作推销员之死的 内容。 9Why did Arthur Millers father move to the USA? A. He suffered from severe hunger in his home country. BHe was attracted
25、 by the“Great American Dream” CHe hoped to make his son a dramatist. DHis family business failed. B 细节理解题。从文章第一段第二句“Millers father had moved to the USA from AustriaHungary， drawn like so many others by the Great American Dream ”可知，和许多人一样，是美国梦吸引米勒的父亲去美国。 10The play Death of a Salesman Aexposes the cr
26、uelty of the American business world Bdiscusses the ways to get promoted in a company Ctalks about the business career of Arthur Miller Dfocuses on the skills in doing business A 细节理解题。从第二段第一句可知，米勒所写的这部戏剧抨击了美国社 会制度及其掠夺式的商业模式。 11After it was first staged，Death of a Salesman Aachieved huge success Bwo
27、n the first Tony Award Cwas warmly welcomed by salesmen Dwas severely attacked by dramatists A 推理判断题。从文章第三段可知， 推销员之死在首度公演之后，受到 了人们热情的好评，也同时获得美国三个著名的文学奖项，由此它获得了巨大的 成功。 12What is the text mainly about? AArthur Miller and his family. BThe awards Arthur Miller won. CThe hardship Arthur Miller experience
28、d. DArthur Miller and his bestknown play. D 主旨大意题。本文的第一段和最后一段介绍米勒的生平，而二、三段介 绍了他的戏剧推销员之死以及这部戏剧所取得的巨大成功，故 D 项正确。 D The young man laughed， “Comparing your heart with mine，mine is perfect and yours is a mess of scars.” “Yes， ”said the old man.“Yours looks perfect，but I would never trade with you.You see
29、，every scar represents a person to whom I have given my love.I tear out a piece of my heart and give it to them，and often they give me a piece of their heart that fits into the empty place in my heart. But because the pieces arent exact，I have some rough edges，which I cherish， because they remind me
30、 of the love we shared. Sometimes I have given pieces of my heart away，and the other person hasnt returned a piece of his or her heart to me.These are the empty gougesgiving love is taking a chance. Although these gouges are painful，they stay open，reminding me of the love I have for those people too
31、，and I hope someday they may return and fill the space I have been waiting.So now do you see what true beauty is？” The young man walked up to the old man，reached into his perfect heart，and ripped a piece out.He offered it to the old man. The old man placed it in his heart，then took a piece from his
32、old scarred heart and placed it in the wound in the young mans heart.It fit，but not perfectly，as there were some jagged edges. The young man looked at his heart，not perfect anymore but more beautiful than ever，since love from the old mans heart flowed into his. They embraced and walked away side by
33、side. 【语篇解读】 什么样的心是最美的？华丽的外表还是充满爱的内在？阅读 本文，你会有所了解。 13 The young man laughed at the old man in the beginning because he thought Ahis own heart was perfect while the old mans heart was ugly Bthe old man was silly enough to misunderstand him Cyoung people should have a more beautiful heart Dhe could co
34、mmand instant respect from the crowd A 细节理解题。由前面的描述及第四段内容可知，年轻人的心脏是完美的， 而老人的心脏则到处都是伤疤，所以显得很丑陋。 14The missing pieces in the old mans heart meant Asome people helped by the old man forgot to pay him Bgiving love sometimes involved risks and hurt Cpeople who shared love should be grateful Dloving a per
35、son without hurting yourself B 推理判断题。根据文中第七段的内容可推知正确答案。 15What made the young man feel his heart more beautiful than ever in the end? AThe moving story told by the old man. BHis fresh understanding of true beauty. CMaking good friends with the old man at last. DThe flowing love from the old mans hea
36、rt into his. D 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段内容“The young man looked at his heart.the old mans heart flowed into his.”可知正确答案。 .阅读填句(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) Many people think that they have to accept whatever life throws at them.Theyll say， “ This is my fate.I cannot change it.” 16 You dont have to suffer needlessly.
37、Your fate depends on you，not on any other outside factors. We want to be happy and live our life to the fullest，but we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams. 17 You just dont sit around and wait for a million dollars to fall from the sky.You have to get off the cou
38、ch，get your eyes off the TV screen，get your hands off the phone (unless it contributes to your success)，and get your mind and body to work! If your life is not meant the way you want it to be，dont just say：“Our time will come.”or 18 “Dont expect your luck to change，unless you do something about it.”
39、If something goes wrong，dont just regard it as a temporary setback；but use it as feedback.Learn your lesson， make the most of the situation， and do something to solve the problem.Its not enough to think positive；you also have to act positive. If someones life is in trouble，do you just hope and pray
40、that things will turn out fine？Of course not！ 19 So it is with your own life.It is not enough to hope for the best，but you have to do your best.In other words，dont just stand (or sit) there. 20 AI think so. BOf course not. CYoud better let it be. DThings will get better someday. EDo something to imp
41、rove your life. FRemember that you harvest what you sow. GYouve got to do anything you can to save the person. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇哲理类短文。在遇到生命中的挫折和失败时，很 多人都会认为这就是命运。其实，每个人都应该竭尽全力地为自己的目标奋斗， 并帮助别人战胜困难和挫折。 16B 根据空前的“This is my fate.I cannot change it.”这是我的命运，我不能 改变，和空后的 You dont have to suffer needlessly.Your
42、fate depends on you，not on any other outside factors.你不必遭受痛苦。你的命运在于你自己而不是外在的 其他任何因素。可知此处是否定前句的内容，故选 B。 17F 根据第二段中的but we have to do our share of making the effort to live the life of our dreams.可知，但是我们必须尽全力实现我们的梦想。而 F 选项 的句意：请记住有付出才会有回报。故判断选 F，起承上启下的作用。 18D 根据句意可知，此句与“Our time will come.(我们的机会来了)” ，
43、是 并列关系。故选 D。 19G 根据空前的问题，G 选项提出了正确的解决方法，并起到承上启下 的作用。故选 G。 20E 根据空前的 In other words，dont just stand(or sit) there.可判断下句 应该说是要做点什么，与 E 选项的含义吻合，故选 E。 .完形填空(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) Specialists say that it is not easy to get used to life in a new culture.“Culture shock”is the 21 these specialists use
44、when talking about the 22 that people have in a 23 environment.There are three stages of culture shock， say the specialists.In the first stage， the newcomers like their new environment.Then，when the 24 experience dies，they begin to 25 the city，the country，the people and everything else.In the last s
45、tage，the newcomers begin to adjust to their surroundings and，as a result，enjoy their life 26 There are some obvious factors in culture shock.The weather may be unpleasant.The 27 may be different.The public service systemsthe telephone，post office，or transportationmay be difficult to 28 .The simplest
46、 things seem to be big problems.The language may be 29 Who feels culture shock？Everyone does in this way or that. 30 culture shock surprises most people.Very often the people having the worst cultural shock are those who 31 had any difficulties in their home countries and were 32 in their community.
47、Coming to a new 33 ，these people find they do not have the same established positions.They find 34 without a role，almost without an identity.They have to 35 a new selfimage. Culture shock gives rise to a feeling of disorientation (迷惑)This feeling may be homesickness.When homesick，people feel like st
48、aying 36 all the time.They want to 37 themselves from the strange environment，and create an escape inside their rooms for a 38 of safety.This escape does 39 the problem of culture shock in the short term，but it does nothing to make the person familiar with the culture.Getting to know the new environment and 40 experiencethese are the longterm solutions to the problem of culture shock. 【语篇解读】 在自己的国家里从没遇到过困难的人到了一个新的环境里， 就会遇到生活中的种种不便，最容易感到一种文化冲击。 21A.name Bsituation CexpressionDterm D 由下文可知， culture shock 是专家们用来谈论人们在一个新环境中所产生 的感觉时使用的一个“术语” 。 22A.co