还剩7页未读，继续阅读
文本内容:
Unit2RobotsI.阅读理解AI usedto believecourtesy was a thingof thepast.Very seldomhave Iencountered acourteoushuman beingin thismodern era.Recently,I hadto changemy thinking,when Icame faceto facewith justsuch ahumanbeing in a coffeeplace,with mytwo daughters.The placewas crowdedas usualand wehadto climbsteep（陡在肖）stairs in order to find anempty table.After enjoyingcoffee andsnacks,we wentdown thenarrow stairs,where therewas hardlyany spacefor anotherpersonto eitherclimb upor comedown.Just as I wasin themiddle of the stairs,a gentlemanentered themain entranceofthe restaurantwhich wasright infront of the staircase（楼梯）.I wassure I would bepushed roughly by this mangoing up.I keptcoming downas fastasIcould.My daughterswere already down,looking upat meworriedly,and hopingIwouldreach thembefore thestrangerstarted walkingup thestairs,knowing I was anervous sort.Nearly reachingthem,I noticedthe manstill standingnear the door.I reachedmydaughters andpassed thestranger at the entrancedoor whichhe keptholding open.I lookedbackthinking he was stillat thedoor,deciding whetherto goinorfind anotherless crowdedplace.I sawhim going up thestairs,two ata time.I toldmy daughtersabout itand allthreeof usfelt badthat wedid noteven thankthe courteousgentleman whowas actuallyholdingthedoor open forus ladiesto passthrough beforegoingup.Such well-mannered people are hardtofindthese days,when pushingis verycommon inouradvanced but aggressive society.We applaudedhim forhis chivalry（彬彬有礼）.［语篇解读］本文为一篇记叙文本文通过讲述自己的亲身经历告诉读者，现在社会尽管懂得礼节的人不多，但毕竟还存在着一些懂礼节的人
1.What isthe meaningoftheunderlined word“courtesy“in Paragraph1A.A braveaction.B.Sacrifice spirit.C.A considerateaction.D.Selfish behavior.解析词义猜测题根据文中男子为女士让路和开门等行为可知他是一个善解人意、彬彬有礼的人，由此可推出courtesy意为为他人着想的行为，故答案为C项答案C
2.What didthe authorthink ofthe manatthefirst sightof himA.He wasinahurry.B.He wouldwait for her.C.He wouldpush herrudely.D.He wasa manwith goodmanners.解析细节理解题根据第三段中的I wassure Iwould bepushedroughlybythismangoing up.”可知，作者第一眼看到那个男士时以为他会粗鲁地推开她上楼梯，故答案为C项答案C
3.Why didthe authorsdaughters worryabout herA.She waseasy to be nervous.B.She tookup too much space.C.She wastoo oldto walkfast.D.She focusedtoomuchon the man.解析细节理解题根据第三段最后一句My daughterswerealreadydown,looking upatme worriedly...knowing I wasanervous sort.”可知作者的女儿们担心她的原因是她是一个很容易紧张的人，故答案为A项
4.What canwe learnabout the man fromParagraph4答案AA.He mightbe awaiter ofthe caf
6.B.He mighthave anurgent businessto do.C.He loveda daughterofthe author.D.He wouldhold thedooropenfor all.解析:推理判断题根据第四段中aI sawhim goingup thestairs,two ata time.可知，那位男士可能有急事要做，故答案为B项答案BBCan youfigure outsomeones namejust bylooking at him orherThe answermay notbe adefinite“yes”，butastudy by the HebrewUniversity ofJerusalem,Israel,found thatyou wouldat leasthave aclue,since peoplewith certain namestend toshare similarfacial appearances.For example,if someoneis namedBob,hes likely to have a roundand joyfulface,whilesomeone named Tim tends to havea narrowerface and a moreserious look.People havelong beenassociating nameswith certaincultural expectations,which mayberesponsible for the studysresults.For example,a womannamed Katherineis usuallyconsideredto bemore reliablethan agirl named Bonnie.Previous studiesalso foundthatpeople withtraditionally African-American namessuch asDeShawn andJamal aremore likelyto be seen as dangerousand violentby theirteachers andare lesslikely to be hiredinjobs.These stereotypes（模式化概念）have becomeso widespreadthat they，ve evenaffectedhow peoplelook atthemselves.In fact,people tendto subconsciously（下意识地）changetheir ownpersonalities tofit into these stereotypes—Katherines maytry hardto betrustworthy and Bonnies may care less about the mistakesthey make.“We developthe personalitythat otherpeople expectus toexhibit,“said leadresearcherYonat Zwebner,according toTheTelegraph..In otherwords,its notthat nameschange people,but peopletry tolive up to their names.And ourfaces mayeven changeover time,based onthese stereotypes.“Usually,we thinkthat facesare veryfixed butnow weshow thatthey，re not,一thestudys co-author RuthMayo toldUKs iNews.According toMayo,the useof differentfacial expressionscan allowpeople todevelopdifferent looks.If yousmile a lot,you havedifferent wrinkles,around youreyes andyourmouth fromif youfrown（皱眉）alot,she said.［语篇解读］本文主要讨论了是否可以通过相面而识人名的问题
5.Why didtheauthoruse thenames Boband Timas anexampleA.To provethe influenceof nameson ouremotions.B.To presentthe culturalexpectations ofcertainnames.C.To showthe correctmethod ofguessing someones name.D.To explain the possibleconnections betweennames andlooks.解析推理判断题根据第二段和第三段的整体内容可推知，第三段的例子是为了证明第二段的观点，即名字和面相是有一定联系的，故选D答案D
6.Which ofthe followingare consideredcultural stereotypesbytheauthora.A boy namedTimtendsto be cautious.b.A「boynamedJamal tendsto beviolent.c.A boynamed DeShawnappears dangerous.d.A girlnamedBonnieis likelyto beseenasjoyful.e.A girlnamed Katherineis usuallyconsidered trustworthy.A.abe B.adeC.bee D.bed解析细节理解题根据第四段的最后一句uPrevious studiesalso foundthat peoplewithtraditionally African-American namessuch asDeShawn andJamal aremore likelytobeseenas dangerousand violentby theirteachers andarelesslikelytobe hiredin jobs.”和第五段最后——句的Katherines maytry hardtobetrustworthyandBonniesmaycare lessaboutthe mistakesthey make.“可知,答案为C答案C
7.Which ofthe followingwould YonatZwebner probablyagree withA.People，s facesbecome fixedas theygrow intoadults.B.The waypeoplearelooked atchanges theirpersonalities.C.People couldchange theirpersonalities byusing differentnames.D.People shouldfocus onsound andmeaning whenchoosing names.解析推理判断题根据第六段的“In otherwords,it，s notthat nameschangepeople,but peopletry tolive.uptotheirnames.”可推知，人们竭力去使自己的个性和名字相符，故选B答案B
8.What mightbe thebest titlefor thepassageA.Names maymake looksB.Names canchange peopleC.Appearances mayaffect jobsD.Appearances cancarry cultures解析标题归纳题根据第一段“Can youfigure outsomeone，snamejust bylooking athimorher”的开篇点题，并结合文章的整体内容可知，本文主要讨论的是名字和面相之间的关系，故选A答案AH.完形填空Ask someonefor theirfirst memoryand they will often give some fairly dullpossibilitiesand notbe surewhich comes first.However,I haveno11:at allabout mine.The earliestthing Irecall islooking downand seeingflames comingout ofmy
2.It wasa Sundayafternoon inJuly1981when I3fire.Iwasinthegarden withmy dad.It wasa sunnyday butslightly breezy（有微风的）.Iwasstanding nearbyas my dad4tolight thebarbecue.After severalfailed attempts,5he hadto usesome sortof accelerant（助燃齐U）.It causeda smallfireball,which wasflying towardsme6the breezesuddenly7in mydirection.Thats wherethe8memory ofmy burningankles kicksin.My dad9fast.He dashedindoors,grabbed alarge blanketand10to wrapme init.The nextthing Iremember issitting ona chest,feeling hotand11water overand overagain;then beingdriven toa12I underwentlots ofskin operationsand for weeks Iwasn，t ableto bend my legs,which hadtobewrapped inbandages.13this period,I don，t recallexperiencingpain.It wasonly whenI14what anexciting summermy sisterwas havingthatmy situationbegan toseem
15.Weve nevertalked muchabout the16-mydadhas neverbeen anespecially17person.Now thatI havekids ofmy own,I dosometimes wonderwhat he
18.r veneverfelt any19athim,and Irecognize thatbut forhis swiftactions thesituation couldhavebeen20,But Idcertainly neverhaveabarbecue withmy kids.［语篇解读］本文是一篇记叙文“我”回忆了自己人生中与父亲一起经历的难以忘记的事情
1.A.choice B.ideaC.doubt D.worry解析根据空前的“theywilloftengivesomefairlydull possibilitiesand notbe surewhichcomesfirst”和空后的“The earliestthing Irecall”的对比可知，此处表示“我”对于自己的记忆毫不怀疑答案C
2.A.ankles B.blanketC.sleeves D.belly解析根据下文的“Thats wherethe8memory ofmy burningankles kicks.in.”可知，此处应选A答案A
3.A.exchanged B.setC.held D.caught解析那是1981年7月的一个周日的下午，“我”的脚踝处着火了catch fire”着火”答案D
4.A.tended B.struggledC.refused D.managed解析根据下文的“After severalfailed attempts”可知,父亲的几次尝试都失败了，所以此处表示父亲需要努力点燃烧烤架答案B
5.A.eventually B.graduallyC.interestingly D.fortunately解析:根据上文的After severalfailed attempts可知,此处指父亲经过了多次的尝试，最终不得不使用助燃剂答案A
6.A.before B.unlessC.though D.as解析因为风向突然改变，火球朝“我”这边飞来as“因为”，引导原因状语从句答案D
7.A.stopped B.howledC.changed D.dropped解析:参见上题解析stop“停止”；howl“大声叫喊；change“改变”；drop“落下”答案c
8.A.vivid B.sweetC.precious D.vague解析根据上文的“However,I haveno]at allabout mine.”可知，此处表示“我”着火的脚踝留给了“我”清晰的记忆答案Aacted
9.A.hid B.approachedC.escaped D.解析:根据下文的“He dashedindoors,指grabbed alarge blanket...可知,此处父亲看到这种情景后行动很快答案Bbroke in
10.A.got awayB.C.stood byD.ran back解析根据上文的“He dashedindoors1可知，此处指父亲又从屋内跑回来答案D
11.A.waiting forB.asking forC.paying forD.searching for解析“我”记得的下一件事情是坐在大箱子上，感觉热，然后反复地要水喝答案B
12.A.hospital B.poolC.cafe D.g.ym解析根据下文的“I underwentlots ofskin operationsand forweeks Iwasn，table tobendmylegs,which hadtobewrapped inbandages.可知，此处指“我被送到医院答案AB.But for
13.A.Thanks toC.Throughout D.After解析根据上文的“forweeks”可知，此处指在这整个期间答案C
14.A.realized B.imaginedC.predicted D.explained解析当“我”意识到“我”的妹妹有一个令人兴奋的夏天的时候，“我”的状况才开始看起来难以忍受答案A
15.A.ridiculousC.satisfactory解析参见上题解析答案D
16.A.illnessC.accident解析我们从来不过多地谈论这次事故B.acceptableillness“疾病”；conflict“冲突”；D.unbearableaccident事故”；visit“参观”答案C不是一个性格特别开朗的人B.conflictD.visit
18.A.gave awayB.took overC.went throughD.looked into解析“我”有了自己的孩子，有时“我”很想知道父亲当时经历了什么gothrough“经历”；give away泄露，分发，赠送“；take over“接管”；look into”
17.A.strict B.open查”C.shy D.honest答案C解析根据上文的Weve nevertalked muchaboutthe16”可知，此处指父亲
19.A.sympathy B.anxietyC.guilt D.anger解析“我”从来不对父亲感到生气sympathy“同情”；anxiety“忧虑”；guilt“内疚”；anger“怒气”答案D
20.A.worse B.simplerC.stranger D.clearer解析“我”意识到要不是父亲当时快速的行动，情况可能会更加糟糕worse更糟答案B的”答案AIII.短文改错Tired ofsleeping onthe floor,a youngman inTeheran boughta realbed.It wasforthe first time that he had become the proud owner of a bed wherehad springs（弹簧）anda mattress（床垫）.Because theweather isvery hot,he carriedthe bedon tothe roofofhis house.He sleptvery goodforthefirst twonights,but onthe thirdnight,a「stormblew up.A gustof windswept thebed offthe roofbut sentit crashing intothe courtyardbelow.The youngman didwake upuntil thebed struckthe ground.Although thebed wasbrokeninto piece,the manwas surprisinglyunhurt.When hewoke up,he wasstill onthe mattress.Glanced atthe bitsof woodand metalthat layaround him,themansadly pickedup the mattressand carriedthem into his house.After hehad putit onthe floor,he quicklywent forsleepagain.答案Tired ofsleeping onthe floor,a youngman inTeheran boughta realbed.Itwherewas thefirsttimethathehadbecometheproudownerofabedhadwhich/that左i ssprings（弹簧）andamattress（床垫）.Because theweather veryhot,he carriedwasgoodbedon tothe roofof his1house.He sleptvery—-for thiefirst twonights,wellthebut onthe thirdnight,a stormblew up.A gustof windswept thebed offthe roofbutAsent itcrashingintothecourtyardbelow.The youngman didnot wakeup untilandpiecebed struckthe ground.Although thebed wasbroken into,the theman waspiecesGlancedsurprisinglyunhurt.When hewoke up,hewasstill onthemattress.Glancing a,the bitsof woodand metalthat layaround him,themansadly pickedup themattressthemand carried——intohishouse.After hehad putit onthe floor,he quicklywentJLvforsleep again.to。
个人认证
优秀文档
获得点赞 0
