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精选教育选修八Units35doc
选修八Units3~5
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
Everyyear,TIMEeditorstakealookatthepastyear'scoolestinventions.In2019,theypicked25favorites.Theseinventionsaremakingtheworldbetter,smarterandalittlemorefun.Herearesomeexcitingones.
ASee-throughTruck
Toooftenpeoplemeetwithcaraccidentsbecausealargevehicleblockstheirview.ThisisespeciallytrueinArgentina.TheSouthAmericancountryisknownforitswindingandnarrowroads.However,SamsungandadagencyLeoBurnetthavecomeupwithacreativesolution:
theSafetyTruck.Thesystemsendsvideofootage(片段)infrontofatrucktofourscreensonitsback.Itgivesdriversaclearviewofwhat'sahead.“Webelievethiswillchangethehistoryofroadsafety,”saidSangJikLee,presidentofSamsungElectronicsArgentina.
AVirtual(虚拟的)PencilandPaper
Inthe450yearsorsosinceitsinvention,apencilhasbecomesocommon.It'seasytoforgethowgreattechnologyis.Itwritesdarkerwordswhenyoupressitharder.Itsmarkscanbeerased(擦掉).It'sdifficulttodigitallycopythewayitworks.That'swhatmakesApple'slatesteffortsoimpressive.TheApplePencilallowsuserstodraw,paint,orwriteonascreen,justastheydoonapieceofpaper.TheApplePencilgoesfor$99,andtheiPadProis$799+.
Easy-onShoes
In2019,MatthewWalzer,ahighschoolstudentwithadisability,sentanotetoNike.“Mydreamistogotocollege,”hewrote,“withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday.”Nikeappointedadesignteamtothechallenge.Thisyear,theycameupwiththeirsolution:
theFlyease.Thebasketballshoescanbefastenedwithonehand.Theideaforthemechanismcamefrom“openingandclosingadoor,”saidTobieHatfield,theshoes'headdesigner.ApairofNikeFlyeaseshoessellsfor$130.
【语篇解读】 本文是应用文,题材为日常生活类。
本文介绍了几个2019年最酷的发明创造。
这些发明创造与人们的生活相关,能极大地提高人们的生活质量。
1.Onceputtouse,theSafetyTruck________.
A.willbeveryexpensive
B.willonlybesoldinArgentina
C.cangreatlyreducecaraccidents
D.canbethemostpopulartruckintheworld
答案 C [细节理解题。
根据文章第二段Thesystemsendsvideofootageinfrontofatrucktofourscreensonitsback.Itgivesdriversaclearviewofwhat'sahead.“Webelievethiswillchangethehistoryofroadsafety,”可知,安全卡车能告诉司机前方有什么,可以极大地减少交通事故。
]
2.WhatmakestheApplePencildifferentfromthecommonpencil?
A.Itwritesmoresmoothly.
B.Itsmarkscannotbeerased.
C.Itcanbedigitallyusedonascreen.
D.Usershavetopressitharderwhenwriting.
答案 C [细节理解题。
根据文章第三段“It'sdifficulttodigitallycopythewayitworks.That'swhatmakesApple'slatesteffortsoimpressive可知C项正确。
”]
3.ItcanbelearnedthatMatthewWalzer________.
A.hasonlyonefoot
B.mighthaveonedisabledhand
C.can'tplaybasketball
D.wantsapairofNikeshoes
答案 B [细节理解题。
根据文章最后一段withouthavingtoworryaboutsomeonecomingtotiemyshoeseveryday和Thebasketballshoescanbefastenedwithonehand可知,MatthewWalzer可能有一只手残疾。
]
B
JulianneMooretalksaboutwhypeoplearesotouchedbyherfilmStillAlice.“It'snotjustbecauseit'sadiseasemovie,”shesaysofthestoryofDr.AliceHowland,a50-year-olduniversityprofessorandamotherofthreewhoisstruckwithAlzheimer'sdisease(阿尔茨海默氏病).“It'samovieaboutmortality(生命的有限)andbeing,”shesays.“Itmakesusreallythinkaboutourlives.You'reneverclosertolovinglifethanwhenyou'reclosesttoloss.”
AndMooreislovingherliferightnow.Theactress,54,livesinNewYorkCitywithherhusband,whoshe'sbeenwithfor19yearsandmarriedtofor10.Theyhavetwokids,ason,Caleb,17,andadaughter,Liv,12.Andhomereallyiswhereherheartis.“There'snowhereelseIwanttobe.Iseeagreatamountofpurposethereandhavearealfeelingofbelonging,”shesays.
Notonlyissheamomwithafamily,she'salsoafive-timeOscarnominee(被提名人).“Themostdifficultthingformeasanactorisdealingwithaccuracy,withspecificity.Whenyouhaven'tactuallyexperiencedsomething,youhavearesponsibilitytobeastrueaspossible,”Mooresays.That'swhythefirstthingshetolddirectorswhenshetookthepartofAlicewas,“Idon'twanttorepresentanythingonscreenthatIdon'thaveexperienceof.Idon'tthinkit'sfair.”ShedidfourmonthsofresearchforStillAlice,talkingtorealwomenwithAlzheimer's,doctorsworkingwithpatients,andvisitingalong-termcarehome.Andtheresultshaveleftviewersmovedtotears.Sofarshe'salreadywonaGoldenGlobeandaCritic'sChoiceaward.ShemayfinallywinanAcademyAward,too.Andyes,shewantstowin.“That'sthenominationfromyourpeers(同龄人),”shesays.“It'savery,verybigdeal.”
ShehopesStillAliceaffectsviewersthesamewayitdidher.“It'suplifting,”shesays.“It'saboutwhatyoulove,whoyouvalueandhowmuchyoulovebeingalive.”
【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。
文章主要介绍了美国女演员朱丽安·摩尔以及她主演的电影《依然爱丽丝》。
4.WhatcanwelearnaboutStillAlice?
A.Itisencouraging.
B.Itmakespeoplesad.
C.Itisbasedonatruestory.
D.ItwaswrittenbyJulianneMoore.
答案 A [细节理解题。
由第一段中的Itmakesusreallythinkaboutourlives以及最后一段的It'suplifting可知,StillAlice是一部励志片。
]
5.JulianneMoore'swordsinParagraph2showthat________.
A.shehasnosenseofbelonging
B.sheattachesgreatimportancetoherfamily
C.shethinksfamilyismoreimportantthanacareer
D.shehasachievedabalancebetweenfamilyandcareer
答案 B [细节理解题。
由第二段可知,Moore家庭幸福。
对她来说,家便是她心之所在,家赋予了她生活的意义及归属感。
故选B项。
]
6.WecaninferfromParagraph3that________.
A.Mooreshowsgreatdevotiontohercareer
B.thefilmingofStillAlicelastedfourmonths
C.MoorerefusedtoplaythepartofAliceatfirst
D.thefilmStillAlicewasbadlyreceivedbycritics
答案 A [推理判断题。
由第三段中JulianneMoore说的话Whenyouhaven'tactually...astrueaspossible以及她为了出演StillAlice进行了为期四个月的调查研究可以推断,她很敬业。
]
7.What'sMoore'sattitudetowardswinninganAcademyAward?
A.Shedoubtsit.
B.Shecaresaboutit.
C.Sheisuncertainaboutit.
D.Shethinksitunimportant.
答案 B [推理判断题。
由第三段末的Andyes,shewantstowin.“That'sthenominationfromyourpeers,”shesays.“It'savery,verybigdeal.”可知,JulianneMoore很在乎奥斯卡奖。
]
Ⅱ.完形填空
OneofthemostpositivelessonsIgotfrommyparentswastotreatothersthewayIwantedtobetreated.I__1__madeabigdealofit,buttodayIrealizethatifeveryoneintheworldobeyedthat__2__,therewouldbemuchlessviolenceand__3__.Iknowhowmuchthelessoncan__4__achild.AndIwouldn'twantmychildrento__5__corruptinginthisworld,soI'llteachmychildren“TheGoldenRule”.
Anotherimportantlessonmy__6__alwaysgavemewastokeepclean.AlthoughIgot__7__attimes,anddidn'twanttocleanup,I'mgladthatIhadmyparentswhohadmedoitatonce.Mostkids__8__theirparentscleanupforthem,butmyparentsalwayslectured(训诫)meintotakingmyown__9__.WhetherIcleanedupmyroomorI__10__mydishes,IdidwhatIhadtodo.Ifyou“baby”yourchildrenthroughoutalltheir__11__ofbeingunderyourhousehold,theywon'tbe__12__whenit'stimetoletthemgo.
Haveyoueverheardof“__13__withyourpeers(同伴)”?
Well,thatlessonisoneofmyfavorites!
Let'ssayyouhaveextramoney__14__lunch,butsomeonehasnomoney,andis__15__.Well,ifyousharethatmoneywiththeperson,itwill__16__yououtinyourowntimeofneed.I'mgratefultohavemyparentsthat__17__meaboutsharing.Asafather,Iwillhappilyaskmychildrentoknowallthebenefitsofsharingwithothers.
Parentsareimportantinchildren's__18__.Theyarewhatmakesthekidswhattheyare,soparentsshouldsetthemselvesasgood__19__,andgivechildrengoodthoughts,__20__thechildrencanlivebythem.
【语篇解读】 作者从他的父母那里得到许多积极的经验。
其中之一是以自己想要别人对待自己的方式去对待别人;一个是保持整洁;另一个是学会与别人分享。
作者将永远记住这些重要的经验,并将传递给他的孩子。
1.A.alwaysB.neverC.evenD.yet
答案 B [根据下文“buttodayIrealize”可知,此刻作者已经意识到了父母的教诲。
由此可知,起初他完全没有把它当回事。
]
2.A.promiseB.thoughtC.lessonD.law
答案 C [根据上文“OneofthemostpositivelessonsIgotfrommyparents”可知,作者从父母那里得到了积极的教益。
由此可知,此处为lesson(教益)。
]
3.A.killingB.discussion
C.friendshipD.pollution
答案 A [根据上文“muchlessviolence”可知,会有更少的暴力,与violence并列的应为贬义词,且程度相当。
因此选A.killing杀戮。
B.discussion讨论;C.friendship友谊;D.pollution污染。
]
4.A.destroyB.impactC.protectD.impress
答案 B [根据文章第一句“positivelessons”可知,作者得到的是积极的教益。
由此可知,作者知道它对孩子的影响有多大。
]
5.A.beginwithB.stayon
C.goonD.endup
答案 D [根据下文“I'llteachmychildren‘TheGoldenRule’”可知,作者要教他的孩子“黄金法则”。
由此可知,作者不想让他的孩子得到一个堕落的结局。
]
6.A.parentsB.friends
C.partnersD.classmates
答案 A [根据文章第一句“OneofthemostpositivelessonsIgotfrommyparents”可知,这些教益是来自他的父母。
]
7.A.slowB.freeC.kindD.lazy
答案 D [根据下文“anddidn'twanttocleanup”可知,作者不想打扫。
由此可知,作者有时也懒惰起来。
]
8.A.hadB.helpedC.sawD.suggested
答案 A [根据上文“butmyparentsalwayslecturedmeintocleaningupmyown”可知,作者的父母让他打扫自己的房间。
由此可知,大多数孩子是让他们的父母为他们打扫卫生。
]
9.A.measuresB.responsibilities
C.effortsD.decisions
答案 B [作者的父母总是教育他要自己的事情自己做,承担起自己的责任。
]
10.A.washedB.madeC.boughtD.used
答案 A [根据下文的“dishes”可知,用“wash”,洗碗。
]
11.A.thingsB.yearsC.holidaysD.careers
答案 B [如果你溺爱你的孩子,在他们的成长过程中会出现问题。
“throughoutalltheiryearsofbeingunderyourhousehold”指孩子在父母身边的这些时间里,父母包揽了孩子的家务工作。
]
12.A.carelessB.happyC.readyD.funny
答案 C [根据下文“whenit'stimetoletthemgo”可知,当该放手让孩子自己做事的时候,他们不会准备好。
]
13.A.playB.stayC.talkD.share
答案 D [根据下文“sharethatmoneywiththeperson”、“aboutsharing”及“benefitsofsharingwithothers”提示可知,此处为与同伴“分享”。
]
14.A.atB.toC.forD.on
答案 C [“extramoneyforlunch”指买午餐之外剩余的钱。
]
15.A.painfulB.hungryC.warmD.cold
答案 B [根据上文“extramoney__14__lunch,butsomeonehasnomoney”可知,你吃饭有多余的钱,而别人没钱。
由此可知,此时别人肯定是饥饿的。
]
16.A.putB.findC.turnD.help
答案 D [根据下文“inyourowntimeofneed”可知,你在别人困难的时候与别人分享,在你需要帮忙的时候,就会有人帮你解决困难。
“helpout”意为“帮助解决困难”。
]
17.A.warnedB.askedC.taughtD.called
答案 C [作者感激他的父母教会了他“与人分享”的教益。
]
18.A.heartB.mind
C.experienceD.life
答案 D [根据下文“Theyarewhatmakesthekidsw