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1、专业文档 珍贵文档 Unit2 English around the world 练习 .阅读理解 A Imagine this: Youre at the movies seeing the latest box- office hit.The leading actor chases down( 找到 ) the films bad guy before winning over the beautiful leading lady.What does he do next? He sucks on a cigarette. Whats wrong with this picture? D
2、oesnt the beautiful woman see her heros yellow teeth? Doesnt she smell his smoky breath? And wouldnt the good guy have trouble chasing ，since smoking causes a person to cough? But you dont see any of that when someone smokes cigarettes in the movies.And there is a lot of smoking in movies.Actors lig
3、ht up in more than 50 percent of youth-rated (G，PG，PG-13) movies，according to the American Legacy Foundation，which aims to put an end to smoking among young people.That means that Hollywood is showing 14 billion images of smoking to young people every year. All that exposure to on-screen smoking can
4、 influence teens to smoke.The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) argues that 44 percent of teens who begin smoking do so because theyve seen smoking in movies.The CDC reports that teens are two to three times more likely to start smoking after seeing repeated smoking scenes in movies th
5、an teens who are lightly exposed to smoking in movies. Several organizations are working to remove smoking in youth-rated movies.And adults are not the only ones who care about this issue.Many teens are actively involved.Livia Clandorf,16 ，of Chatham，New York ，is a member of Reality Check ，an organi
6、zation that educates teens about what it considers to be the manipulative ( 巧妙处 理的 ) practices of tobacco companies.Livia participated in an event called a “ movie stomp (跺脚 ) ” . Reality Check rents out a movie theater and screens a youth-rated film that shows smoking.Every time audience members se
7、e smoking，they stomp their feet and show disapproval by shouting “ boo” 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。据调查，电影中大量的抽烟镜头正诱使越来越多的青少年开始抽烟。 1What is the picture you are asked to imagine like according to the author? AIts touching. BIts beautiful. CIts frightening. DIts unreasonable. 解析：推理判断题。由第二段中一连串的问句及第三段开头的But you dont
8、 see any of that when someone smokes cigarettes in the movies 可推断，作者认为这种电影情节忽略了抽烟的坏处，与现实不符， 是极不合理的。 答案： D 2What does the underlined part “ light up” in Paragraph 3 mean? AGuide with a light. BBegin to smoke. CShow pleasure. DProvide light. 专业文档 珍贵文档 解析：词义猜测题。由上文的there is a lot of smoking in movies 及
9、下文的showing 14 billion images of smoking 可推断，画线短语所在部分的意思是“ 一半以上的青少年电影中男演员会点火抽烟” 。故画线部分的意 思是 “ 开始抽烟 ” 。 答案： B 3What can be inferred from the CDCs words? AOver 50 percent of teens smoke. BTeens should watch more movies. CMany movies cause teens to smoke. DTeens are less likely to smoke than adults. 解析：
10、推理判断题。由第四段中的44 percent of teens who begin smoking do so because theyve seen smoking in movies 及 The CDC reports that.lightly exposed to smoking in movies可推断， 很多电影中的抽烟情节使青少 年逐渐加入烟民的行列。 答案： C 4When will participants in a “ movie stomp” stomp their feet? AWhen they are active. BWhen they are excited. C
11、When they feel like smoking. DWhen they see smoking scenes. 解析：细节理解题。由文章末的Every time audience members see smoking ，they stomp their feet 可知，参 与者看到电影中抽烟的情节时就一起跺脚。 答案： D B Its well known to car drivers that red means “ stop ”，green means “ go”，and yellow means “ hurry up and make that damn light”Why t
12、hose colors， though? The answer lies in the fact that the earliest traffic signals were designed for trains，not cars.They were red and green， gas-powered，and more than a little dangerous in the event of a leak. Red is an inherited( 继承的 ) symbol from railroads ，which symbolizes danger in many culture
13、s.As red has a longer wavelength than any other color on the visible spectrum (光谱 )，it can be seen from a greater distance than other colors.Red has meant “ stop ” since long before cars existed，with train signals use of red dating back to the days when mechanical arms lifted and lowered to indicate
14、 whether the rail ahead was clear. Greens wavelength is next to (and shorter than) yellows on the visible spectrum， meaning its still easier to see than any color other than red and yellow. Back in the early days of railway lights，green meant “ caution”，while the “ all-clear” light was， well， clear
15、or white.It is said that several disastrous collisions happened after an engineer mistook stars in the night for an all- clear.Thus，green became “ go”，and for a long time ，railways used only green and red to signal trains. 专业文档 珍贵文档 From the earliest days of motoring up until the mid-1900s，not all s
16、top signs were red many were yellow ， because at night it was all but impossible to see a red stop sign in a poorly lit area.In 1915 the yellow stop-sign craze began in Detroit ，a city that five years later installed its first electric traffic signal，which happened to include the very first yellow t
17、raffic light. But what of those mysterious yellow stop signs？As materials and technologies evolved ，the ability to produce highly reflective signs meant that red could resume its natural spot in the sign hierarchy ， leaving the still- highly- visible yellow to the domain (领域 ) of “ caution”Thats why
18、 school zones and buses，crosswalks， and other important warnings are yellow today. 语篇解读 本文是一篇说明文。我们都知道“ 红灯停，绿灯行，黄灯亮了快点走” 的交通规则，但交通信 号灯为什么是红、黄、绿三种颜色呢？本文主要介绍了交通信号灯的起源和发展。 5What were traffic lights originally intended for? ATrains.BCars. CPlanes. DShips. 解析：细节理解题。 根据第一段中的“ The answer lies in the fact t
19、hat the earliest traffic signals were designed for trains，not cars.”可知，最初，交通信号灯是为火车而不是汽车的通行而设计的。故选A。 答案： A 6Whats the main reason for reds long being used to mean “ stop ”？ AIt can be seen even in dark areas. BIt represents danger in many cultures. CIt has the longest wavelength. D. People prefer re
20、d to other colors. 解析：细节理解题。根据第二段中的“ As red has a longer wavelength than any other color on the visible spectrum(光谱 )，it can be seen from a greater distance than other colors.”可知，由于红色在可见光谱中波长最长， 因此可视距离要比其他颜色更远，这也是其能长期被用作表示“ 停止 ” 的交通信号的原因。故选C。 答案： C 7Which of the following may the author agree with?
21、AThe meaning of red is culture- specific. BYellow functioned as stop signs in the 1900s. CGreens wavelength is just second to that of red. DGreens role in lights has changed over time. 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段的内容尤其是“ green meant caution”“green became go ”可知，随着时间的 变化，绿色在交通信号灯中所扮演的角色也发生了巨大的变化。故选D。 答案： D 8What d
22、oes the passage mainly talk about? 专业文档 珍贵文档 AThe significance of road traffic signs. BThe history of railroad transportation. CThe symbolic meaning of different colors. DThe origin and development of traffic lights. 解析： 主旨大意题。 通读全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了交通信号灯的起源与发展，并解释了这三种颜色 (红、黄、绿 )的物理性质及为什么会被用作交通信号灯。故D 项最为全
23、面地概括了文章的主要内容。 答案： D .完形填空 Jenna had graduated from her middle school and was lucky enough to be admitted to Westwood College.She was ready for new 1 at the college and filled with confidence. 2 ， she didnt expect it that college life was quite 3 .In the first week ，Jenna went to tryouts for cheerlea
24、ders.She was competing against very talented girls，and she knew it would be 4 for her to be selected.Two hours later ，the 5 read a list of the girls for a second tryout. Her heart 6 as the list ended without her name.Feeling 7 ，she walked back to her dormitory carrying her schoolbag full of homework
25、. Arriving at the dormitory，she started with 8 .She had always been a good math student ，but now she was 9 .She moved on to English and history，and was 10 to find that she didnt have any trouble with those subjects.Feeling better，she decided not to 11 math for the time being. The next day Jenna went
26、 to see Mrs.Biden about being on the school 12 .Mrs.Biden wasnt as enthusiastic as Jenna. “ Im sorry，13 we have enough 14 for the newspaper already.Come back next year and well talk then. ” Jenna smiled 15 and left.“ Why is college so different？” she sighed. Later in math class ，Jenna devoted hersel
27、f to figuring out the problems that had given her so much 16 .By the end of the class，she understood how to get them right.As she gathered her books，Jenna decided shed 17 to try to fit in with her new school.She wasnt sure if shed 18 ，but she knew she had to try.College was just as her mom had said，
28、 “ You will feel like a small fish in a big pond 19 a big fish in a small pond.The challenge is to become the 20 fish you can be.” 语篇解读 本文主要讲述了主人公Jenna在进入大学后所经历的变化及其努力适应的过程。 1A.decisionsBchallenges Cproblems Dexercises 解析：根据上文的“ lucky enough to be admitted to Westwood College”及 “ new ”可推知，新的大学生活对主人
29、公来讲有许多挑战，故选B。 答案： B 2A.However BTherefore CBesides DOtherwise 解析：根据语境可知，上下文表示逻辑上的转折关系，故选A。however“然而 ” 。 专业文档 珍贵文档 答案： A 3A.normal Bnecessary Cdifferent Ddesperate 解析：根据下文的“Why is college so different？ she sighed”可知，大学生活与主人公想象的很不一样。 答案： C 4A.simple Btroublesome Ccertain Ddifficult 解析：根据 “ competing
30、against very talented girls”可推知，主人公感觉自己很难被选上，与下文的“ the list ended without her name”呼应。 答案： D 5A.editor Bjudge Cboss Dcandidate 解析：根据语境可知，是由裁判宣布进入下一轮选拔的名单的。 答案： B 6A.stopped Bjumped Csank Dchanged 解析：根据 “ as the list ended without her name”可推知，得知没有自己的名字，即：没有进入下一轮选拔， 主人公心情沉重。sb.s heart sinks意为 “ 心情沉重，
31、情绪低落” 。 答案： C 7A.awful Blonely Chappy Dstrange 解析：由于被淘汰了，主人公感觉糟糕(awful) 。 答案： A 8A.English Bhistory Cscience Dmath 解析：根据下文的“ She had always been a good math student”可推知，主人公开始做自己擅长的数学作业。 答案： D 9A.working Bstruggling Ccomplaining Dimproving 解析：根据 “ but ”的转折含义可推知，曾经擅长的数学现在让她感觉有些吃力。 答案： B 10A.bothered B
32、ashamed Cpleased Dshocked 解析：根据 “ she didnt have any trouble with those subjects”可知，主人公在英语和历史学科上没有遇到任何 专业文档 珍贵文档 问题，于是很高兴，与下文的“ Feeling better”呼应。 答案： C 11A.show up Bmake for Cgive up Dprepare for 解析：根据上文的“ Feeling better”和主人公做数学作业不理想的情况可推知，主人公暂时不准备做数学作 业了。 prepare for“为 准备 ” ；show up“出现 ” ；make for
33、“向 移动，促成 ” ；give up“放弃 ” 。 答案： D 12A.committee Bteam Cnewspaper Dradio 解析：根据下文的“ for the newspaper already”可推知， Mrs.Biden 在校报工作。 答案： C 13A.and Bso Cor Dbut 解析：根据语境可知，上下文表示逻辑上的转折关系，故选D。 答案： D 14A.writers Bplayers Cspeakers Dreaders 解析：根据 “ for the newspaper already”并结合选项可推知，主人公是去校报应聘作者工作，结果遭到了拒 绝。 答案
34、： A 15A.brightly Bweakly Cwidely Dhappily 解析：根据 “ Come back next year and well talk then.”可知，主人公被校报拒绝了，因此只是淡淡地笑着离 开了。 答案： B 16A.courage Black Chope Dsorrow 解析：根据上文可知，主人公在数学学习上感到吃力，这些问题使她很伤心。 答案： D 17A.hesitate Brefuse Ccontinue Dattempt 解析：根据下文的 “ try to fit in with her new school”“but she knew she
35、had to try”可推知，主人公并没有气馁， 决定继续试着适应新的学校。 答案： C 专业文档 珍贵文档 18A.succeed Bcomplete Cagree Daccompany 解析：根据 “ but she knew she had to try”可推知，主人公对于自己能否成功并没有把握，但是知道自己必须 去尝试。 答案： A 19A.in the hope of Bin honor of Cin case of Dinstead of 解析：根据语境可知，此处表示对比。instead of“代替 ” 。 答案： D 20A.tallest Bbest Chardest Dgen
36、tlest 解析：结合空前一句可推知，此处表示“ 成为最好的鱼” ，在文中引申为“ 做最好的自己” 。 答案： B .短文改错 A new police officer was out for his first ride in a police car with a experienced partner.A call came in told them to break up a crowd of people.The officers drove to the street and observe a small crowd standing on a corner.The new po
37、lice officer rolled up his window and said，“ Please leave the corner.” A few people glanced，and no one moved，so he shouted again，“ Leave that corner.NOW ！” This time ，the group of people began to move unwillingly.While they left，they stared in his directions.The young police officer was so proud tha
38、t he turned to partner and asked，“ Well ， what is my performance ？”“ Pretty good，” smiled at his partner ，“ but Im sorry to tell you this is a bus stop.” 答案： A new police officer was out for his first ride in a police car with a an experienced partner.A call came in them to break up a crowd of peopl
39、e.The officers drove to the street and a small crowd standing on a corner.The new police officer rolled his window and said ，“ Please leave the corner.” A few people glanced， no one moved，so he shouted again ，“ Leave that corner.NOW ！” This time ，the group of people began to move unwillingly. they left ，they stared in his .The young police officer was so proud that he turned to partner and asked， “ Well ，is my performance？ ”“ Pretty good， ” smiled his partner， “ but Im sorry to tell you this is a bus stop.”