牛津英语模块九语篇训练卷八 Unit 4.docx

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语篇训练卷（八）

　Unit4　Behindbeliefs　

（2）

Ⅰ.阅读理解

A

　　Doyouhaveanyskiingequipmentyounolongerneed?

AskischoolinthefarnorthofIndiacouldputittogooduse.

InMarchwepublishedaphotostoryabouttheextraordinaryZanskarregioninnorthernIndia,whichiscutofffromtheoutsideworldformorethansevenmonthsoftheyear,andonlyaccessible（可通行的）viaafrozenriver.WealsoincludedinformationaboutthelimiteduseofskiingintheregionandtherecentcreationoftheZanskarSkiSchool:

“Despitethedifficultiesoftravellingthroughtheregionwhenthesnowcomes,skiinghasn’ttraditionallybeenusedasameansoftransportbythelocals,largelybecausetreesdon’tgrowhere,sothereislittleinthewayofrawmaterialsfromwhichtomakeskis.In1995,agroupofBritishscientistsintheregionnoticedthelackofskisandoneofthemreturnedtosetuptheZanskarSkiSchoolinPadam.Theschoolprovideslessonsforasmallfeeandrentsskistothelocalpeople.Amongthebenefitsthattheschoolhopestobringareimprovededucation—childrenoftenfinditdifficulttogettoschoolthroughthedeepsnowandthepossibilityofofferingskitourstotouristsinthefuture.Sofar,morethan300localpeoplehavereceivedtraining,andlocaldoctorsandpolicemenregularlyborrowskis.”

Butwhatweweren’tabletoincludeinthearticleisthattheskischoolisalwaysonthelookoutforoldskiingequipment—particularlyofasizesuitableforchildren,Ithought.NowtheEuropeanskiseasonisdrawingtoaclose,theremightbeafewofyououttherewhohavesomeoldequipmentyou’dliketoseegotoagoodhome.Ifthat’stheeaseyoucangetintouchwiththeschoolviatheirwebsitewww.zanskarskischool.org.

1.What’sthepurposeofwritingthetext?

A.Toaskpeopletogiveawaytheirskistotheschool.

B.Toattractmoretouriststothearea.

C.Toappealtomorelocalstoattendtheschool.

D.Toraisemoneytodevelopthisarea.

2.Thelocalpeopledon’tuseskistogoaboutbecause　　　　.

A.itisagainstthelocalcustom

B.treesareinthewayoftheskiingroute

C.theydon’thavethewoodtomakeskis

D.itisdangeroustogoskiinginthisregion

3.TheZanskarSkiSchool　　　　.

A.hasdonatedmoneytothelocalcommunity

B.makesiteasierforthestudentstoattendschool

C.providesspecialtrainingtothetourists

D.hasborrowedmanyskisfromEurope

4.Whowouldbethemosthelpfultotheschoolnow?

A.LocalsinZanskarregion.

B.StudentsintheZanskarSkiSchool.

C.Peoplehavingoldskiingequipment.

D.Tavellersenjoyingskiing.

5.Whatcanbethebesttitleforthetext?

A.AnextraordinaryregioninIndia

B.Apopularsport—skiing

C.Agoodmeansoftransport

D.Ahomeforoldskis

B

Weallhavesomeregrets.ForNBAsuperstarLeBronJames,thebiggestregretmightbethathechosetoleavetheCavaliers,hisclubforsevenyears.Inthesummerof2010JamesannouncedonaTVshowthathewouldbejoiningtheMiamiHeatalthoughhehadreportedlytoldtheCavaliersthathewouldstaywiththem.Jameswentfromherotovillain（坏人）overnight.

JamesadmittedthathehadbeenaffectedbytheoutburstofhatredfromCavaliersfans.“ItturnedmeintosomebodyIwasn’t,”hesaid.“Whenyoustarttohear‘thevillain’,youhavetobethevillain.AndIstartedtobuyintoit.IstartedtoplaythegameofbasketballinamindstatethatIhadneverplayedbefore.Imeanangry.”

JamesledtheMiamiHeattotheNBAFinalsinthefirstyearoftheBig3sformation（组合）.ButatthelastminutetheyweredefeatedbytheDallasMavericksandJames’performancewasdescribedbymanyasdisappointing.

“Thebestteacherinlifeisexperienceandgoingthroughthings,”Jamessaid.“Noonecansetyouupforthat.You’vegottogothroughit.”

“Ilearnedalotfromit,”hecontinued.“Ithoughtaboutwaystogetbetterindividuallyonandoffthecourt.I’mbackthisseasontoabetterpersonandabetterbasketballplayer.”

Jamesdescribesfamily,friendsandbasketballasthethreethingsthatmattermosttohiminlife.“Andafterthat,everythingelsebecomesirrelevant,”hesaid.

Afteremerging（摆脱）fromhispost-Finalsmisery,Jamesbeganshowinghispersonalityagain.

Heknewhehadtosharpenhisownskills.Heworkedonhislowpost（低位技术）gamewithHallofFamecenterHakeemOlajuwon.“Forme,it’sallaboutgettingbacktotheloveofthegame,”Jamessaid.“I’mbacktolovingthegame.I’mbacktohavingfun.That’ssomethingIforgotabout.”

We’vealreadystartedtoseethatrenewedloveinaction.TheHeatgottheirrevengeagainsttheMavericksintheseasonopener.Jamesscored37pointstoleadhisteamtoa105-94victory.JamesalsoperformedwellintheirsecondgameagainsttheBostonCeltics,helpingtheHeatwin115—107.“ThestageissetforLeBrontowinhisfirstNBAtitle,”wroteSamKrumov,CNNWorldSportProducer.“GetreadytocrownKingJames.”

6.What’sLeBronJames’biggestregretaccordingtothearticle?

A.Notgettinggoodresultsin2010.

B.Becomingfromherotovillainovernight.

C.Leavinghisclub,theCavaliers.

D.BeingaffectedbytheoutburstofhatredfromCavaliersfans.

7.Theunderlinedphrase“buyinto”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans“　　　　”.

A.getsth.

B.buysth.usingmoney

C.persuadesb.todosth.

D.acceptorbelieve（sth.）astrue

8.Whatcanwelearnfromthefourthandfifthparagraphsaccordingtothearticle?

A.Ifyouwanttogettheexperience,youmustgothroughit.

B.Experienceisn’tnecessaryinlife.

C.Youcandosomethingsimpletogettheexperience.

D.Jamesisabetterbasketballplayer.

9.ThefollowingareallthemostimportanttoJamesinlifeexcept　　　　.

A.family　　B.team　　C.friends　　D.basketball

10.What’sthelastparagraphmainlyabout?

A.Jamesshowedhisrenewedlovetobasketballinaction.

B.James’achievementsinlife.

C.JameswonhisfirstNBAtitle.

D.JamesperformedwellintheirsecondgameagainsttheBostonCeltics.

C

Someyearsagoindustrieshadmorefreedomthantheyhavenow,andtheydidnotneedtobeascarefulastheymusttoday.Theydidnotneedtoworryalotaboutthesafetyofthenewproductsthattheydeveloped.Theydidnothavetopaymuchattentiontothehealthandsafetyofthepeoplewhoworkedforthem.Oftennewproductsweredangerousforthepeoplewhousedthem;oftenconditionsintheworkplacehadverybadeffectsonthehealthoftheworkers.

Ofcoursesometimestherewererealdisasters（灾难）whichattractedtheattentionofgovernmentsandwhichshowedtheneedforchanges.Alsoscientistswhoweredoingresearchintothehealthofworkerssometimesproducedinformationwhichgovernmentscouldnotignore.Atsuchtimes,therewereinquiriesintothecausesofthedisastersortheproblems.Newsafetyruleswereoftenintroducedasaresultoftheseinquiries;however,thenewrulescametoolatetoprotectthepeoplewhodiedorwhobecameseriouslyill.

Todaymanygovernmentshavespecialdepartmentswhichprotectcustomersandworkers.IntheU.S.,forexample,thereisadepartmentwhichtestsnewairplanesandgiveswarningsaboutpossibleproblems.Italsomakestherulesthataircraftproducersmustfollow.Anotherdepartmentcontrolsthefoodsanddrugsthatcompaniessell.Athirddepartmentlooksattheplaceswherepeoplework,andthenreportsanycompanythatisbreakingthelawswhichprotectthehealthandsafetyofworkers.Ofcourse,newgovernmentdepartmentsandnewlawscannotpreventeveryaccidentorillness,buttheyarehavingsomegoodresults.Ourworkplacesaresaferandcleanerthanbefore.Theplanesandcarswhichweusefortravelarebetter.Producersarethinkingmoreaboutthesafetyandhealthofthepeoplewhobuyandusetheirproducts.

11.Themaintopicofthepassageis　　　　.

A.conditionsintheworkplace

B.thefreedomofindustriesinthepast

C.changesinindustrialproduction

D.thesafetyandhealthofworkersandcustomers

12.Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethatinthepast　　　　.

A.workersoftengotillbecauseofthepoorworkingconditions

B.companieswerefreetoputoutanyproductstheywantedto

C.manypeoplewerekilledbydangerousproducts

D.industrieswereascarefulinmanagementastheyaretoday

13.Itisimpliedinthepassagethat　　　　.

A.governmentsandcompanieshaddifferentopinionsaboutthesafetyofproducts

B.governmentspaidlittleattentiontothesafetyofproducts

C.governmentofficialsoftendidnotlistentoscientists

D.inthepastnosafetylawswereintroducedbygovernments

14.Someyearsagosafetyrules　　　　.

A.wereputforwardduetoscientists’recommendations

B.cameintobeingasaresultoftheworkers’demands

C.wereintroducedbecausequiteanumberofpeoplewerekilledorseriouslyinjured

D.wereeffectiveenoughtoprotectworkersandcustomers

15.ThespecialdepartmentsprotectcustomersandworkersinmanywaysEXCEPTby　　　　.

A.testingnewproducts

B.controllingthesaleofproducts

C.designingnewproducts

D.inspectingworkplaces

Ⅱ.任务型阅读

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　　注意:

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