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Unit23单元综合测评

单元综合测评

Ⅰ.阅读理解（共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

A

AfailedplottokillBarackObama，uncoveredbyUSfederalagentsrecently，hasremindedpeopleoftheideasthatsomehumansassociatewithsimplenumbers.

TwowhiteAmericanNeoNaziracists（新纳粹种族主义者）hadplannedtokill88AfricanAmericans，beforefinallyassassinating（暗杀）Obama.Thenumber“88”isequatedwith“HH”，initials（首字母）fortheNazigreeting,“HeilHitler”．“H”istheeighthletterofthealphabet.

ManypeoplewerenotfamiliarwiththeNeoNaziimportanceof88，butassociationsattachedtoothernumbersaremorewellknown，ifnotalwaysbelieved.Thenumber13，forinstance，isconsidereddeeplyunlucky.

IntheUS，manybuildingsdonothaveafloornumbered13.Theyinsteadlabelit12A，orusetheletterM，whichisthe13thletterintheEnglishalphabet.NewYork'sJohnF．KennedyInternationalairportdoesnothaveagatenumber13.AndthepopularIrishflightcarrier,RyanAir,hasbanished（摒弃）row13fromallitsplanes.

LastyearwhenBrusselsAirlineput13dotsintheirnewlogo，thefloodofcomplaintswassovastthattheairlinewasforcedtochangetheir“unluckylogo”andaddanadditionaldot.

ThefearcomesfromaBiblestory，whichstatesthatJudasIscariot，thedisciple（门徒）whobetrayed（出卖）Jesus,wasthe13thtositatthetableintheLastSupper.

ButthemostfascinatingfearofthenumberrelatestoFridaythe13th.It'sadayofdoublebadluck.IntheUS，manypeoplewouldnotscheduleaweddingforFridaythe13th.AccordingtotheStressManagementCenterandPhobiaInstituteintheUS，anestimated17to21millionAmericansareaffectedbyafearofthisday.

【语篇解读】　本文通过一个刺杀总统奥巴马未遂的谋杀，介绍了人与数字的联系。

1．Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanknowthat________.

A．alotofAmericanswanttokillBarackObama

B．thenumber88isequatedwith13

C．therearestillracistsintheUS

D．thetwowhiteAmericanshadkilled88AfricanAmericansbeforekillingBarackObama

【解析】　细节理解题。

由第二段可知在美国仍有新纳粹种族主义者。

【答案】　C

2．WhenyougoaboardtheRyanAir，youwillprobablyfindthat________.

A．row13isreplacedwith12A

B．thereisnogate13

C．passengerscomplainthereis13dotsonitslogo

D．noneoftheirplaneshaverow13

【解析】　细节理解题。

由第四段中的“AndthepopularIrishflightcarrier，RyanAir，hasbanished（摒弃）row13fromallitsplanes.”可知D项正确。

【答案】　D

3．IfyouareintheUS，youwillprobablynot______.

A．liveonthe13thfloor

B．attendaweddingonSaturdaythe14th

C．seeafloornumbered3

D．haveanMfloor

【解析】　细节理解题。

由第四段可知A项正确。

【答案】　A

4．Fromthepassage，wecanknowthattheBrusselsAirline________.

A．doesn'thaverow13

B．has14dotsonitslogo

C．hasnoflighttakeoffonFridays

D．wasoncestuckinaflood

【解析】　细节理解题。

由第五段可知B项正确。

【答案】　B

B

Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome?

Peoplewhoarethinkingaboutadoptingadogasafriendfortheircatareworriedthattheywillfight.Arecentresearchhasfoundanewrecipeforsuccess.Accordingtothestudy,ifthecatisadoptedbeforethedog,andiftheyareintroducedwhenstillyoung（lessthan6monthsforcats,ayearfordogs）,itishighlyprobablethatthetwopetswillgetalongswimmingly.Twothirdsofthehomesinterviewedreportedapositiverelationshipbetweentheircatanddog.

However,itwasn'tallsweetnessandlight.Therewasareportedcoldnessbetweenthecatanddogin25%ofthehomes,whileaggressionandfightingwereobservedin10%ofthehomes.Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalsarejustopposite.Forexample,whenacatturnsitsheadawayitsignalsaggression,whileadogdoingthesamesignalssubmission.

Inhomeswithcatsanddogslivingpeacefully,researchersobservedasurprisingbehavior.Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother'slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘Dog’，anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘Cat’．

What'sinterestingisthatbothcatsanddogshaveappearedtodeveloptheirintelligence.Theycanlearntoreadeachother'sbodysignals,suggestingthatthetwomayhavemoreincommonthanwaspreviouslysuspected.Oncefamiliarwitheachother'spresenceandbodylanguage,catsanddogscanplaytogether,greeteachothernosetonose,andenjoysleepingtogetheronthesofa.Theycaneasilysharethesamewaterbowlandinsomecasesgroom（梳理）eachother.

Thesignificanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets─topeoplewhodon'tgetalong,includingneighbors,colleaguesatwork,andevenworldsuperpowers.Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.

【语篇解读】　本文是一篇说明文，说明了狗和猫可以和平相处，它们相互学习、理解彼此的语言，通过这篇文章，人们也应该和平相处，积极打造和平世界。

5．Somecatsanddogsmayfightwhen________.

A．theyarecoldtoeachother

B．theylookawayfromeachother

C．theymisunderstandeachother'ssignals

D．theyareintroducedatanearlyage

【解析】　细节理解题。

由第二段第四行“Onereasonforthisisprobablythatsomeoftheirbodysignalsarejustopposite.”可以知道答案，所以选C。

【答案】　C

6．Whatisfoundsurprisingaboutcatsanddogs?

A．Theyeatandsleeptogether.

B．Theyobserveeachother'sbehaviors.

C．Theylearntospeakeachother'slanguage.

D．Theyknowsomethingfromeachother'svoices.

【解析】　细节理解题。

由第三段“Theyarelearninghowtotalkeachother'slanguage.Itisasurprisethatcatscanlearnhowtotalk‘Dog’，anddogscanlearnhowtotalk‘Cat’．”可以知道答案，所以选C。

【答案】　C

7．ItissuggestedinParagraph4thatcatsanddogs________.

A．havecommoninterests

B．arelessdifferentthanwasthought

C．haveacommonbodylanguage

D．arelessintelligentthanwasexpected

【解析】　推理判断题。

由第五段第一句话“Thesignificanceofthisresearchoncatsanddogsmaygobeyondpets”和第四段的第二句话“Theycanlearn...suspected”可以推出答案，所以选B。

【答案】　B

8．Whatcanwehumanbeingslearnfromcatsanddogs?

A．Weshouldlearntoliveinharmony.

B．Weshouldknowmoreaboutanimals.

C．Weshouldliveinpeacewithanimals.

D．Weshouldlearnmorebodylanguages.

【解析】　推理判断题。

由最后一段最后一句“Ifcatsanddogscanlearntogetalong,surelypeoplehaveagoodchance.”和第一段第一句“Candogsandcatsliveinperfectharmonyinthesamehome？

”可以推出答案，所以选A。

【答案】　A

C

Oneevening,amanwasonhiswayhomewhenhesawawomancomeby,haulingacartfullofflowers.Thesmellofherflowersperfumedtheairwithsweetnesssoeasilythatitseemedtolifthisspirits.Hehadneverexperiencedsuchwonderfromtheflowersofhisowngarden.“HowmuchmustIpayforyourwonderfulflowers？

”heasked.“Takewhatyouwishfor.”“WhatreturnmustImakeforthem？

”heaskedagain.“Yourgratitudeisenough.”Shesaid.Sohefilledhisarmswithflowersandhurriedjoyfullyhome.Hiswifeandchildrenalsolikedtheremarkableflowers,forthey,too,discoveredthatthesightofthemwasadelightandthesmellofthemrefreshedthesoul.

Inordernottolosehistreasure，themanplantedtheflowersinhisgarden.Sunlightandwaterkeptthemamazinglybeautifulandtheystillperformedtheirpowerfulmagic.Whenhischildrencametoplayintheyard,themancautionedthemagainstcarelessnessandwildplayincasetheydamagetheflowers.Buttheflowersremainedhardyandstrongaslongasthereareenoughsunandmoisturetonourishthem.

Asthefamilygrewandmorechildrencametoplayinthegarden,themanwasevenmoreconcernedabouthisremarkableflowers.Heevenbuiltahighwalltoprotectthemwiththeutmostcare.Unfortunately，this_began_to_cause_consternation_among_the_family_members.Ifthechildrencausedtheirfatherstress,hewouldrefusethemaccesstotheflowers.Later,hesetuprulesastowhocouldenterthegardenandwhattheymustdowhiletheywerethere.Healsoestablishedofficestodetermineaccessibility.Eventually,itbecamenecessarytohavelawyerstodefend,judgestoweigh,guardstosafeguard.

Theman'sfamily,however,sawlessandlessoftheflowersandexperiencedlessandlessoftheirmagicalpower.Inthemeantime,manyofthemwentoutinsearchoftheflowerlady.Well,shewasstilloutthere,stillgivingawayheramazingflowers.

【语篇解读】　本文通过一个小故事告诉我们一个哲理：

美的东西要与别人分享这样才能体现美的价值所在。

9．Thefamilyfoundthatthesmelloftheflowerscould________.

A．removetheirspirits

B．makethemenergetic

C．bringthemwhattheywant

D．makethemsmellsweet

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据第一段的最后一句话：

Hiswifeandchildrenalsolikedtheremarkableflowers,forthey,too,discoveredthatthesightofthemwasadelightandthesmellofthemrefreshedthesoul.可知老人的家人们也喜爱那花，认为那花可以给人力量，故选B。

【答案】　B

10．Inordertoprotecttheflowers,theman________.

A．askedthepolicementohelphimtakecareofthegarden

B．builtahighbuildingtokeepthechildrenawayfromthegarden

C．setupofficestodecide,whocangetclosetotheflowers

D．employedlawyers,judgesandguardsto

protecttheflowers

【解析】　细节理解题。

根据倒数第二段：

Later,hesetuprulesastowhocouldenterthegardenandwhattheymustdowhiletheywerethere.Healsoestablishedofficestodetermineaccessibility.可知老人为了保护他的花，建立了一间办公室来决定谁有权看花，故选C。

【答案】　C

11．Whatcanwelearnfromtheunderlinedsentence?

A．Themanbegantopreventthefamilymembers

comingintohisgarden.

B．Themanaskedthefamilymemberstoenjoyhisflowersbutnoonewantedto.

C．Whatthemandidmadethefamilymemberslessinterestedinflowers.

D．Whatthemandidmadethefamilymemberspanic.

【解析】　细节推理题。

根据划线部分的前后文可知老人为了保护花而做出了些许令人费解的行为，使得他与家人之间的关系开始疏远，所以从划线部分可以看出老人的家人们对于老人所作的一切感到惊恐，故选D。

【答案】　D

12．Whatlessoncanwegetfromthefather'sbehavior?

A．Togiveismorefruitfulthantoget.

B．Sharedbeautyisrealbeauty.

C．Aproblemsharedisaproblemhalved.

D．Manyhandsmakelightwork.

【解析】　细节推理题。

根据最后一段的第一句话：

Theman'sfamily,however,sawlessandlessoftheflowersandexperiencedlessandlessoftheirmagicalpower.可知由于父亲过激的保护花的行为使得最开始喜爱花的一家人慢慢地缺少了分享花给他们带来的喜悦，慢慢地和父亲开始疏远，所以作者想表达美好的事情应该一起分享，从而能使人开心，人们之间的关系更加和谐，故选B。

【答案】　B

D

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