选修七Unit2Robots

1、2 A.carsB seatsI 完形填空提能I had just arrived in this Asia n country for a one-year teach ing positi on. One day, I took thesubway to visit some ancient palaces and temples in the downtown. The following account of what happe ned to me has taught me much about culture _1_.Since all the _2_ were take n,

2、I stood. Sudde nly, I felt some one pulli ng on my bag. _3_ I probably was in some on e's way, I moved over slightly. But in one quick moti on （ 动作）,I felt my bag removed from my back, and in a flash it was _4_. I turned around to see who the thief was. I looked at the people sta nding beh ind m

3、e, but did n't see my bag or anyone _5_. My heart sank and I bega n to _6_.I glaneed around the car only to find directly across from me was an elderly lady, and sitting on her lap was my _7_. I tried to get it back from her lap. But as I bega n to _8_ it up, she quickly grabbed （抓住）it back and

4、held onto it. I looked around at the people standing beside me, and those sitting beside her, but no one took any _9_ of the situation. Trying not to cause a（an） _10_, I tried to n egotiate through gestures. I used my hands as best as I could, but she _11_ my requests for my bag and poin ted to my b

5、ack. She picked up my bag, show ing how _12itwas. I fin ally bega n to un dersta nd. She was holdi ng my bag to _13_ me.At the next stop, a middle- aged woman got on the crowded subway. Another elderly woman sitt ing dow n took her bag, _14_ it on her lap. They did n't talk; _15_ this older woma

6、 n was more tha n pleased to sit with this stra nger's bag on her lap throughout her journ ey.As the subway pulled into the main dow ntow n stati on and I was getti ng ready to get off, the woman _16_ handed me back my bag. But 17 I had a chanee to thank her, she had disappeared into the crowd.S

7、adly, this con siderate custom was more _1 _ to me tha n if I had bee n robbed. Every one back home had heard of being robbed that was _19_ city behavior but having a stranger hold onto some on e's bag out of _20_,in a city of twelve milli on peoplethat was trulyunu sual.语篇解读本文为一篇记叙文。讲述的是我在一个亚洲国

8、家教学时在车上经历的文化 差异的故事。1. A.lossC. causeD . differenee解析：loss失去，损失；aim目的，目标；cause起因；differenee不同，差异。根据下 文可知此处指的是文化差异，应用differenee，故选D。答案：DCbusesD stations解析： 句意：由于所有的座位都坐满了，于是我就站着。 car 轿车； seat 座位； bus 公交 车；station车站。根据句意可知应选seats,故选B。答案： B3 A.DecidingB AssumingCAdmittingD Expecting解析：decide决定；assume认为，

9、假设；admit承认；expect期待。句意：我以为我很 可能挡了某个人的路,我就稍微挪动了一下。根据句意可知应选B。答案： B4 A.brokenB emptiedCopenedD gone解析：broken被打碎的；emptied清空的；opened打开的；gone消失不见的。句意：我感觉我的包被人动作敏捷地从我背上拿走了,一瞬间就不见了。根据句意可知应选gone,故选 D 。答案： D5A.suspiciousB nervousCcautiousDdangerous解析： suspicious 可疑的；n ervous紧张的；cautious小心谨慎的；da ngerous危险的。句意：

10、我看了看站在我后面的人,但没有看见我的包或可疑的人。根据句意可知应选A。答案： A6A.panicBscreamCleaveDregret解析： panic 惊慌； scream 尖叫； leave 离开；regret 遗憾,后悔。句意：我的心头一沉,开始惊慌起来。根据句意可知应选A。答案： A7A.bookBbagCmoneyDmap解析： book 书； bag 包； money 钱； map 地图。根据上下文可知此处表示“ 放在她大腿 上的就是我的包 ” ,故选 B。答案： B8A.pullB bringCcheckDwrap解析： pull 拉，拽； bring 带来； check 核

11、对，检查； wrap 包，裹。句意：但是当我开始 把包拽起时，她迅速地把包抓了回去，不放手。根据句意可知应选A 。答案： A9A.advantageB chargeCnoticeD photo解析： advantage 优点，优势； charge 主管，收费； notice 注意，通知； photo 照片。句 意：我环顾四周，看看站在我身边的人和坐在她旁边的人，但是没人注意这个情况。根据句 意可知应选 notice 。 take notice of 注意。故选 C。答案： C10A.attackB sceneCaccidentDchange解析：attack袭击；scene场景；acciden

12、t事故，意外；change变化。句意：我不想当众大吵大闹，我就努力通过手势来协商。根据句意可知应选B。cause a scene当众大吵大闹。答案： B11A.receivedB handledCconsideredD ignored解析： receive 收到； handle 处理；consider 考虑； ignore 忽略，不理会。句意：我尽力用手势，但她不理会我要回我的包的要求。答案： D12A.smallB usefulCheavyDspecial解析： small 小的； useful 有用的；heavy 重的； special 特别的。句意：她拿起我的包，展示它有多重。根据句意可

13、知应选 C。答案： C13A.remindB teaseChelpDwarn解析：remi nd提醒；tease取笑；help帮助；warn警告。句意：她是为了帮助我而拿着我的包。根据句意可知应选C。答案： C14 A.droppingB tappingCclosingD setting解析： drop 落下； tap 轻敲； close 关闭； set 放置，设置。句意：另一位坐下的老太太 拿起她的包，放在她的腿上。根据句意可知应选D 。答案： D15 A.yetB soCorD because解析： yet 然而； so 因此； or 或者，否则； because 因为。句意：他们没有交谈

14、，然而， 这位年长的女士整个旅途中都很高兴地坐着，腿上放着陌生人的包。根据句意可知前后之间为转折关系，故选 A 。答案： A16 A.angrilyB gratefullyCanxiouslyD gently解析： angrily 生气地； gratefully 感激地； anxiously 焦虑地； gently 轻轻地。句意：当 地铁驶进市中心的主车站， 我准备下车时， 那位女士轻轻地把我的包递给我。 根据句意可知 应选 D 。答案： D17 A.untilB onceCbeforeD while解析：until直到；once旦；before在之前；while当时，尽管。句意：我还没来得及

15、感谢她，她就消失在人群中了。根据句意可知应选C 。答案： C18A.amusingB surprisingCannoyingD disappointing解析： amusing 有趣的，令人发笑的； surprising 令人吃惊的； annoying 令人生气的； disappointing 令人失望的。句意：悲哀的是，这种体贴的习俗对我来说比我被抢劫了更加令 人吃惊。根据句意可知应选 B。答案： B19 A.usualB harmfulCpracticalD suitable解析： usual 通常的； harmful 有害的； practical 实际的，可行的； suitable 合适

16、的，适当 的。句意：我们国家的每个人都听说过被抢劫那是通常的城市行为 但是在一个一千二百万人的城市里让一位陌生人出于善意而抓住一个人的包不放， 那真的是不同寻常。 根据 句意可知应选 A 。答案： A20 A.curiosityB pityCkindnessD desperation解析： curiosity 好奇，好奇心； pity 遗憾； kindness 善意； desperation 绝望。根据句意 可知应选 C 。答案： Cn 语法填空The saying “ last man standing refers”to a(n) 1. (compete), contest, or oth

17、ersituati on where the field of participa nts is n arrowed un til only a sin gle in dividual rema ins. Occasionally, the term may be used to describe a winning couple or team rather 2. an individual.The exact originsof the term are 3. (certain). Some believethe term 4. (original) applied to the last

18、 boxer to remain during a match. Othersclaim the term came from old-fashioned spelling bees, where participants either gave up 5. were judged “out a”nd asked to sit. Perhaps the most widely use of theterm is in connection with a tontine (联合养老制 ), an agreement in 6. anumber of persons collectively ow

19、n something of value, often land. Interest in a tontine cannot 7. (pass) to another party, so the last man standing, in this case the lastperson alive gets the entire interest. Throughout history, tontines have been dangerous investments (投资 )Today, the term is used in a number of 8. (situation). It may refer to thewinner in any 9. (give) contest. It may even refer to the last person10.(continue) his attempt to achieve a goal after the others have given up.语篇解读本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了last man standing &q