Unit1Alandofdiversity单元同步练习

Unit1Alandofdiversity单元同步练习(满分：120分，时间：120分钟)第一部分英语知识运用(共两节，满分45分)一、单项填空(共15小题；每小题1分，满分15分)从A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。1．—Wouldyoupleasehelpmefixmycomputer?—________.A．Withpleasure B．That'sallrightC．That'sright D．Mypleasure解析句意：——请你帮助我安装一下电脑好吗？——非常乐意。考查交际用语。A：非常乐意；B：没关系；C：那是对的；D：不客气。答案A2．—Didyoucatchtheearlybusthismorning?—hadleftthestop________Iarrivedthere.A．assoonas B．asthetimeC．bythetime D．duringthetime解析bythetime，eachtime，everytime，immediately，themoment等词或短语常用作连词，引导时间状语从句，因主句用过去完成时，故用bythetime。答案C3．—CanyouseetheJinshaMuseumfrom________youarestanding?—Yes，andit'sreallywelldesigned.A．where B．which C．theplace D．here解析where引导从句并在从句中作状语。which和theplace不能作状语；here不能引导从句。答案A4．—Canyoujoinusinthepartythisevening?—Well，thatdependson________Icanhavemyreportdonebeforethen.A．whether B．where C．when D．how解析考查名词性从句的连接词。句意：我是否能参加今晚的派对取决于我能否在晚会前写完报告。dependson后的宾语从句含有“是否”之意，空白处应填连接词whether。答案A5．Theposition，however，________youareapplying，isnotquiteawell­paidone.A．that B．which C．forwhich D．towhich解析句意：然而你申请的这个职位并不是一份报酬很好的工作。applyfor申请。答案C6．Iwillmark________everythingyouishelpfultotheEnglishlearners.A．up B．down C．out D．off解析markdown表示“记下”，符合题意。markup表示“加价”；markout表示“画线标出”；markoff表示“分隔出；隔开”。答案B7．________isnopossibility________shecanfinishthetaskintwohours.A．There；that B．It；thatC．There；whether D．It；whether解析考查固定句型：Thereisnopossibilitythat...。句意：她不可能在两个小时内完成这个任务。答案A8．Manystudentslistenedtothelecture，butIwonderedhowmuchworktheytook________.A．out B．up C．off D．in解析takeout表示“取出”；takeup表示“从事，占用”；takeoff表示“起飞；脱下”。takein此处表示“吸收，理解”。答案Disa________ofasharpmindandhardtrainingratherthanjusttalking.A．mixture B．thought C．time D．action解析句意：足球是敏锐的头脑和艰苦训练的结合，而不只是说出来的。mixture“混合，混合体”，与句意吻合。答案A10．Theagreementindicatesthatthetwocompanieswill________witheachotheragain.A．teamup B．turnupC．lookup D．pickup解析teamupwith“与……合作或一起工作”，为固定搭配。turnup出现；露面；lookup向上看；pickup捡起。答案A11．Itsuddenly________tothedetectivethatthemillionairewasprobablymurderedbyhisowndaughter.A．happened B．occurredC．thought D．tookplace解析由空格后的to可知，选B。occurto一个想法突然呈现……。答案B12．Theinformation­officeatthestation________thatalltrainswererunningaboutonehourbehindtime.A．advertised B．declaredC．determined D．promised解析句意：车间信息处称所有火车晚点一小时。declare意为“宣称、宣布”；advertise新闻发言人为广告宣传；determine意为“下决心，决定”；promise意为“承诺”。答案B13．We'veofferedherthejob,butIdon'tknow________she'llacceptit.A．where B．whatC．whether D．which解析考查名词性从句。句意：我们已经为她提供了这份工作，但我不知道她是否会接受。选项中whether表示是否，引导宾语从句，where表示地点；what往往在名词性从句中指“……的事或物”；which表示“哪一个”。答案C14．Janeisslowbutherbrother，onthecontrary，isquickat________thepointofanargument.A．catching B．graspingC．seizing D．holding解析考查动词辨析。句意：简反应比较慢，可是相反，她的弟弟却能很快抓住论点，grasp“抓住，理解”符合句意。答案B15．________increaseseveryyearasnaturalhabitatsdisappear.A．TheamountofendangeredspeciesB．ThequantityofendangeringspeciesC．ThenumberofendangeredspeciesD．Themajorityofendangeringspecies解析句意：随着自然界动物居所的消失，濒危物种的数量每年也在增加。endangeredspecies意为“濒危物种”，endangered表示被动，不能换成endangering，因为v.­ing形式表主动。theamountof修饰不可数名词，所以选项A不对；thequantityof和themajorityof虽可修饰可数名词，但其中的endangering不对，故选C。答案C二、完形填空(共20小题；每小题分，满分30分)阅读下面两篇短文，掌握大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。(A)Igraduatedfromasmallpublicschoolinday，，ourfootballcoach，askedmetoplaycouldn'thelp__16__：me，playfootball？Iwassixfeettallandwasnotmuchoverahundredpoundsinthoughtthattheymightjustneedanotherfooltoincreasethenumberofthe，hewaspersistent(坚持的)and__17__Ijoinedthefootballturnedouttobeoneofmybestdecisionsasakid.OurworstgameeverwastheoneagainstCrystalbeatus56to！Thatwasafootballnotaplayedthemagainwhenwewereagainbutthescorewasmuchmore__20__，30to20.CoachLedywouldnotletencouragedustobeatthem，topaythemwedidsointhelastgameweplayedhadscored6pointsaloneintheLedypraisedwasahugehonorforme.WasIafootballhero？Ha！Ha！No，Icouldn't__23__itwithoutourthingIlearnedthroughfootballwonasateamandwe__25__asateam.IthinkwouldbeproudofmeifheknewthatIhadbrokentheathleticrecordattheUniversityof'm__26__tohimasIwouldnothavetoday'shonorwithout'llfightlife'sfinalwarwithpaintowinthevictory；I'llseekthelightsofglorywholeheartedlyandI'll__27__onworkinghardsoasnottolethimdown.16．B．screamingC．laughingD．applauding解析根据后文的描述可知，作者认为自己不是踢足球的料，所以当足球教 练劝他踢足球时他禁不住“笑”起来。答案C17．B．secretlyC．personallyD．finally解析一直坚持要作者踢足球，结果作者“最终”加入了足球队。答案D18．B．teamC．storyD．score解析此句中的that代指前面的比分56to6，故选score。答案D19．B．metC．beatD．fought解析根据后面的again可知，CrystalFalls球队再次打败了作者的球队，故 用beat。win后面通常不跟人作宾语，故排除。答案C20．B．comfortableC．sensitiveD．acceptable解析这次的比分和上一次比起来是“可以接受的”。答案D21．B．succeedC．spreadD．develop解析Ledy教练不会让那种惨败再次“发生”。答案A22．B．closingC．graduationD．school解析根据前面的seniors以及thelastgame可知，作者的球队在“毕业”前 的最后一场比赛中打败了CrystalFalls球队。答案C23．B．manageC．solveD．explain解析manageit是固定搭配，意为“做得到，成功”，符合语境。答案B24．B．devotionC．teamworkD．contribution解析本段论述了团队的重要性，因此此处表示作者通过足球学会了“团队 合作”。答案C25．B．appearedC．preparedD．lost解析根据前面的won可知，此处应填lost，前后呼应。答案D26．B．gratefulC．hopefulD．loyal解析根据语境，作者“感谢”教练让他踢足球。答案B27．B．putC．relyD．keep解析为了不让教练失望，作者决心要“继续”努力奋斗。答案D(B)TheWorldHealthOrganization__28__thatmorethanfourmillionpeopledieeachyearfromthe__29__ofsmokingnumberisincreasing.WHOofficialsexpectonehundredandfiftymillionpeopletodiefromtobaccouseinthenexttwentyintenofthose__30__willbeindevelopingnumbersarefrightening.IntheUnitedStates，aboutforty­sevenmillionhealthexpertssaytobaccouseistheleadingpreventable__32__ofdeathyear，morethanfourhundredandthirtythousandAmericanswilldieofdiseases__33__tosmoking.Itisnoteasytostop，doctorssayyouprobablywilllivelongerifyoudostopwillfeelandlookalsowillprotectthehealthoffamilymemberswho__35__yoursmoke.28．B．suggestsC．informsD．tells解析estimate意为“估计”，suggest为“建议，暗示”，inform是“通知， 告知”，因死亡数据只是一个大概数据，故应用A。答案A29．B．effectsC．affectingD．affected解析此处应缺少名词，故排除D项，A、C项词性错误，故应选B项effects。答案B30．B．peopleC．womenD．men解析根据上文可知此处指死亡比例，故选A。句意：因吸烟死亡人数的十 分之七来自于发展中国家。答案A31．B．currentlyC．oftenD．always解析currently为副词，为“时下，目前”之意。答案B32．B．causeC．excuseD．result解析cause为导致某事结果的直接诱因，reason指说明某事的理由，excuse 借口，result结果。答案B33． B．connectedC．linked D．because解析linkto与……有关，分词短语作后置定语，connectedto是两物相连接。答案C34．B．permanentlyC．temporaryD．immediately解析根据上下文意义可知，此处作者指永久性戒烟。temporary临时性的。 临时性、立刻戒烟都是可能的，不符合文意。答案B35．B．avoidC．breatheD．inject解析如果你戒烟，你会感到身体舒服，也会保护吸入你烟的家人。inject注 入，注射。答案C第二部分阅读理解(共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AThe“OccupyWallStreet”movementgainedmoresupportonWednesdayasunionsandstudentsjoinedin,speakingoutagainstWallStreetgreedandeconomicinequality.Withtheprotestsdevelopingfromagroupofyoungpeople'scampingoutneartheNewYorkStockExchangeontolarge­scalemovementsacrossthecountryandaroundtheworld,peoplecan'thelpasking：Whathasledto“OccupyWallStreet”?Usually,rebelliousmovementscanbeeasilysetoffbydepressionandrecession(衰退).Threeyearsafterthesevereeconomiccrisis,theU．S.economynowisstuckagain.Protestersarenotsatisfiedwiththepresenteconomicsituationsinceunemploymentrateisabove9percentandeconomicgrowthhashousingmarketisstillstrugglingforarecoverythreeyearsafterthebubbleburst.Peoplearelosingtheirhousesevenaftertheyhavepaidalargeamountofmortgage(抵押)．Itisgettingdifficultforyoungpeopletofindjobs.Peoplefearthatasimilarcrisisliketheonein2008maybealreadyonitsway.ItisWallStreetthatpossessesthemostriches,filledwithgreedandcorruption.ItisWallStreetgreedthat,atleastpartly,ledtothefinancialcrisisandeconomicrecessionin2008.ItisWallStreet's“fatcats”whotaketaxpayers'aidmoneyastheirownbigbonus.Withthegrowingeconomiccrisisaroundtheworld,peoplerealizethatWallStreetisresponsibleforit.Sotheytrytotargetpeoplewhocreatedthecrisis.Themajorityoftheprotestersareyoungpeopleunder30.Manyofthemarearestudentswithmountainsofloans.Somearehard­workingpeopleabouttolosetheirhouses.Theyarecomplainingthatthehard­workingmiddleclassisgettingpoor,whileWallStreetstayswealthy.WilliamCohan,authorofMoneyandPower:HowGoldmanSachsCametoRuletheWorld,wroterecentlythatWallStreetnotonlylearnednothingfromthe2008crisis,theyarealsotryingtokillallreformsthatmight“breakthisdangerouscycleinwhichbankersgetveryrichwhiletherestofworkingpeoplesufferfromtheirmistakes”．【语篇解读】“占领华尔街”运动自2011年9月开始以来迅速从华尔街蔓延到整个美国，甚至波及其他国家。本文作者分析了“占领华尔街”运动发起的原因。36．Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A．Thecauseofthe“OccupyWallStreet”movement.B．Thedemandoftheprotestersofthe“OccupyWallStreet”movement.C．Thepopularityofthe“OccupyWallStreet”movement.D．Thedevelopmentofthe“OccupyWallStreet”movement.解析主旨大意题。通读本文可知，本文主要分析了“占领华尔街”运动发起的原因。故A项最具有概括性。答案A37.Accordingtothesecondparagraph,whatsetoffthe“OccupyWallStreet”movement?A．Thehousingmarket.B．Thebadeconomicsituation.C．Themortgage.D．Thehighunemploymentrate.解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Usually，rebelliousmovementscanbeeasilysetoffbydepressionandrecession(衰退)．”及“Protestersarenotsatisfiedwiththepresenteconomicsituation”等信息可知目前美国不景气的经济形势引发了“占领华尔街”运动。答案B38.Peopleareafraidthat________.A．thebankerswillbecomegreedierB．themovementwillnotgetenoughsupportC．WallStreetlearnednothingfromthe2008economiccrisisD．anothereconomiccrisisislikelytohappen解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Peoplefearthatasimilarcrisisliketheonein2008maybealreadyonitsway.”可知人们担心类似2008年的经济危机再度发生。故D项正确。答案D39．WecanlearnfromthepassagethatWallStreetisthesymbolof________intheUSA.A．civilization B．powerC．wealth D．fashion解析细节理解题。根据第三段对华尔街的描述可知华尔街拥有美国最多的财富，是美国财富的象征，故C项正确。答案CB“You'regoingtotheUnitedStatestolive?Howwonderful！You'rereallylucky！”Doesthissoundfamiliar?Perhapsyourfamilyandfriendssaidsimilarthingstoyouwhenyoulefthome.Butdoesitseemtrueallthetime?Isyourlifeinthisnewcountryalwayswonderfulandexciting?Agreatmanyfactsshowthatit'snoteasyfornewcomerstoadjusttolifeinanewculture.Theyhavetoexperiencecultureshock.Whatcausescultureshock?Maybetheweatherisunpleasant.Perhapsthecustomsaredifferent.Perhapsthepublicservicesystemssuchasthetelephone，postoffice,ortransportationaredifficulttofigureoutandyoumakemistakes.Thesimplestthingsseemdifficult.Thelanguagemaybedifficult.Thefoodmayseemstrangetoyou.Ifyoudon'tlooksimilartothenatives,youmayfeelstrange.Youmayfeelasifeveryoneiswatchingyou.Infact,you_are_always_watching_yourself.Everyoneexperiencescultureshockinsomeformoranother.Butcultureshockcomesasasurprisetomostpeople.Alotofthetime,thepeoplewiththeworstcultureshockarethepeoplewhoneverhadanydifficultiesintheirowncountries.Theywereactiveandsuccessfulintheircommunity(社区).Theyhadhobbiesorpastimeswhichtheyenjoyed.Whentheycometoanewcountry,theydonothavethesamepositionsorhobbiesastheyalreadyhadintheircountries.Theyfindthemselveswithoutarole,almostwithoutanidentity.Theyhavetobuildanewselfimage.Cultureshockproducesafeelingofdisorientation(晕头转向),whichmaybehomesickness,imaginedillness,orevenparanoia(妄想症).Whenpeoplefeelthedisorientationofcultureshock,theysometimesfeellikestayinginsideallthetime.Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromtheunfamiliarenvironment.Theywanttocreateanescapewithintheirroomtogivethemselvesasenseofsecurity.Thisescapedoessolvetheproblemofcultureshockfortheshortterm,butitdoesnothingtofamiliarizethepersonmorewiththeculture.Familiarityandexperiencearethelongtermwaystosettletheproblemofcultureshock.【语篇解读】在人们看来，移居海外是件非常幸运的事情，然而由于气候、风俗、语言等方面的差异而造成的“cultureshock”是件令人头痛的事情，文章向我们介绍了新移民们应该如何适应这些差异。40.Whoisthepassagemainlyfor?A．ThefamilyandfriendsofthosewhocametotheUS.B．Thosewhohavegotridofcultureshock.C．Peoplewhohavejustmovedtoaforeigncountry.D．PeoplewhocaneasilyadjusttotheirlifeintheUS.解析文章向我们介绍了来到异国他乡，应如何克服“cultureshock”，适应新环境的问题，也就是说是写给那些刚移居国外的人的。答案C41.Theunderlinedpart“youarealwayswatchingyourself”(inParagraph3)means________.A．youarealwaysfeelinghomesickB．youarealwaysworriedtoomuchaboutyourselfC．youarealwayslookingatyourselfinthemirrorD．youarealwaysnervousaboutmeetingotherpeople解析由上一句“Youmayfeelasifeveryoneiswatchingyou.”可以看出这种感觉是因为对自己过度担心而造成的。答案B42.Whichofthefollowingwouldbeacaseofcultureshockfornewcomers?A．Theyhavetroubleusingpublictelephones.B．Theirpositionsorhobbiesstaythesame.C．Theyareactiveandsuccessfulinthenewcommunity.D．Theyhavegotusedtothelifeinthenewcountry.解析细节理解题。由第三段中的“Perhapsthepublicservicesystemssuchasthetelephone...”可得出答案。答案A43.Whichofthefollowingmaycausenewcomerstolackasenseofsecurity?A．Anewidentity.B．Localfood.C．Anewselfimage.D．Strangeenvironment.解析细节理解题。由倒数第一段中的“Theywanttoprotectthemselvesfromtheunfamiliarenvironment.Theywanttocreateanescapewithintheirroomtogivethemselvesasenseofsecurity.”可知答案。答案DCNewYorkCityconsistsoffiveboroughs:Manhattan,Brooklyn,Queens，theBronxandStatenpopulationisaboutmillionlivinginManhattan.Manhattan，thecenterofthecity，isonanislandbetweentheHudsonRiverandtheEastRiver.MostofthefamousbuildingssuchastheEmpireStateandtheUnitedNationsandotherskyscrapersareinManhattan.SomeofitsdistrictsareBroadway，whichhasmanytheatersandcinemas;FifthAvenue,withstoresandapartments;GreenwichVillage，wheremanyartistsandwritershavelived；andCentralPark，withasmallzooandaskatingrink.FromManhattanyouhavetocrosstotheotherboroughsthroughatunneloroverabridge.ThebridgefromBrooklyntoStatenIslandisthelongestintheworld.NewYorkisthesecondlargestportintheworldandithastwoairports:KennedyInternationalforinternationalflightsandLaGuardiafor：flightsinsidethetemperaturegoesfromverycoldinwinter(sometimestwentydegreesbelowzero)toveryhotinsummer(sometimes40centigrade).Thepeoplewholivetherecomefromallovertheworldandspeakmanydifferentlanguages：thereare324Germansand390,000PolesaswellaspeoplefromGreece，Scotland，Ireland，Hungary，Italyandcallonedistrict“LittleItaly”andanother“Chinatown”．【语篇解读】这是一篇介绍美国纽约市的短文。文中比较详细地介绍了纽约的几个组成部分，特别是曼哈顿岛上的一些著名的大街和建筑。44．WhatdoweknowaboutManhattan?A．ManhattanisintheeastofthecityofNewYork.B．Therearelotsofhigh­risesinManhattan.C．Manhattanisnotaplaceforartiststolivein.D．ManhattanisconnectedtotheotherpartsofNewYorkbywayofhighways.解析从MostofthefamousbuildingssuchastheEmpireStateandtheUnitedNationsandotherskyscrapersareinManhattan可以看出在这个地方有许多高楼大厦，所以B是正确的。答案B45．Ifyouwanttoseewonderfulplays，youshouldgoto________.A．theFifthAvenue B．CentralParkC．Broadway D．theEmpireStateBuilding解析由第一段SomeofitsdistrictsareBroadway，whichhasmanytheatersandcinemas；FifthAvenue，withstoresandapartments可以看出C是正确选择。事实上知道美国地理的人也知道美国的百老汇是一个著名的演艺界表演的地方。答案C46．Accordingtothepassage，whichbridgeisthelongestintheworld?A．ThebridgebetweenManhattanandBrooklyn.B．ThebridgebetweenStatenIslandandBrooklyn.C．ThebridgebetweenManhattanandStatenIsland.D．ThebridgebetweenBroadwayandBrooklyn.解析从ThebridgefromBrooklyntoStatenIslandisthelongestintheworld.可以看出B是正确的。答案B47．OnedistrictofNewYorkiscalledChinatownbecause________.A．itispartofChinaandisadministeredbytheChinesegovernmentB．themaincitizenstherearemainlyfromChinatownC．itisadistrictthathasalargenumberofChinesepeopleD．itisadistrictthatisfamousforChinamaking解析唐人街所以如此命名是因为这里的中国人居住比较集中而已。答案CDAcrosstheUnitedStates,thereareseveralplaceswheretwoindependenttownsgrewtogethertobecomeonecity­butkeptboththeirnames.Winston­Salemisoneofthem.It'samid­sizedcityinwhat'scalledtheplateau(highland)，betweentheAtlanticCoastandtheinlandmountainsinthestateofNorthWinstonpartisarelativelynewplace,foundedearlythiscentury.It'shometothenation'sbiggestopen­airtobaccomarket.ThegiantRJ．ReynoldsTobaccoCompany'shead­quartersisinWinston­Salem,andWinstonisthenameofoneofReynolds'best­knowncigarettebrands.Fast­growingWinstonsoonsurroundedthemucholdertownofSalem，soin1913,peopleinthearea­votedtocombinethemintoasingleplace.Fromahistoricalandtouristpointofview,Salem,orOldSalem,asit'scalledtoday,istheinterestingandunusualpartofwasfoundedinthe1700sbytheMoravians.TheyspokeGerman,andtheircommunitywasreligiouslybased,withsinglemenandsinglewomenlivingapartinseparatedormitories.TheMoraviansgreatlyvaluedwomen'sworkandbrainpower.Infact,oneofthenation'soldestboardingschoolsforyoungwomen—theMoravians'SalemAcademyfoundedin1772—isstillinoperation.Overtheyears,SalemlostitsMoraviancharacter.Thatallchanged,though,whenanonprofitgroupbegantorehabilitatethehistoricdaysOldSalemiswhat'scalledalivinghistorymuseum,withexhibits,music,andtoursof18th—centuryhouses,tavernsandMoraviandormitorybuildingsjustsevenblocksfromthetallestskyscraperinWinston­Salem.Thehistoriccommunityisboomingagain.JustasRJ.Reynoldsistakinginmillionsofdollarsmakingcigarettesacrosstown,OldSalemisgeneratingabout$15millionayearintourismrevenueanddonations.【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文，介绍美国Winston­Salem这座城市。48．Fromthepassagewecanknowthat________.A．Winston­SalemisthenameofacityB．SalemishometothetobaccomarketC．ThecityWinston­SalemhastwonamesD．oIdSalemisthenameofatobaccobrand解析推理判断题。根据文章第一段及第二段的第一句话可知Winston­Salem是由两个独立的乡镇联合起来发展而成的一个城市，因此是个城市名。答案A49．ItcanbeinferredfromParagraph3that________.A.thetwocitiesbenefitedeachotherB．SalemdevelopedfasterthanWinstonC．RJ．ReynoldsCompanyhasmovedintoSalemD．thecombinationmeetsthewishesofthepeople解析推理判断题。根据soin1913，peopleintheareavotedtocombinethemintoasingleplace可知，Winston和Salem合并是这个地区的人们投票表决的结果，满足了这些人的愿望。答案D50．ThecitySalemisspecialforits________.A．boardingschoolB．lifestyleandtraditionC．respectforbrainpowerD．religiousbelief解析细节理解题。根据第四段TheyspokeGerman,andtheircommunitywasreligiouslybased,withsinglemenandsinglewomenlivingapartinseparatedormitories.TheMoraviansgreatlyvaluedwomen'sworkandbrainpower.Infact,oneofthenationsoldestboardingschoolstoryoungwomen­theMoravians'SalemAcademyfoundedin1772—isstillinoperation可知应选B，A、C、D都只说明了其中一个方面。答案B51．Theunderlinedword“rehabilitate”inParagraph5isclosestinmeaningto“________”．A．reconstruct B．evaluateC．enlarge D．decorate解析词义猜测题。根据ThesedaysOldSalemiswhat'scalledalivinghistorymuseum,withexhibits,music,andtoursof18th­centuryhouses,tavernsandMoraviandormitorybuildingsjustsevenblocksfromthetallestskyscraperinWinston­Salem.可知，画线部分意为“重建”。答案AEAsweknow，theveryfirstWorldExpo，theGreatExhibitionof1851，tookplaceintheCrystalPalaceinLondon，sincethen，thegoalsofWorldExposhavebeenbothhigh­mindedaswellasareabletoexploretheworldoutsideoftheireverydayexperience—outsidecultures，newscientificadvancements，andnewExposhaveexcitedandinspiredmoreandmorepeopleintheworld.OnDecember3,2002，theBureauofInternationalExpositions(orcallitBIE)announcedthatShanghaiwillhostExpoBIEhadreceivedbidsfromfivecitiestohostExpothe5nicecities，theBIEchoseShanghaiatlast！It'sreallyanexcitingnewsfornotonlyShanghainese，butalsoallofChinesepeople.TheExpoSiteliesalongbothsidesoftheHuangpuaremanycountries'andregions'themepavilions，amongwhichChina'spavilioniscalledtheCrownofthewilldecorateitsExpopavilionlikeagreen“Bird'sNest”，thenicknamefortheNationalStadiuminBeijingthathostedtheopeningceremonyofthe2008OlympicGames，withthetheme“PulsingCities：FeeltheLifeofBrazilianCities.”TheUSAPavilionwillshowcasesustainability，teamwork，health，struggleandwilldecorateitspavilionforthe2010WorldExpolikeafairy­taleworld，showingacomfortablecityasseenthroughchildren'spavilionthemeis“NewRussia：cityandcitizen.”Lookatitsprofilestitleis“The2010WorldExposition，Shanghai，China”．Andthethemeis“bettercity，betterlife.”OK，let'sguesswhoistheimagerepresentative？Yeah，you'reright，YaoMing!Thisistheemblem，depictingtheimageofthreepeople—you，me，him/herholdinghandstogether，symbolizesthebigfamilyofbytheshapeoftheChinesecharacter“世”(meaningtheworld)，thedesignconveystheorganizers'wishtohostanExpowhichisofglobalscaleandwhichshowcasesthediversifiedurbanculturesoftheworld.ShanghaiExpoisthefirstcomprehensiveWorldExpoheldinadevelopingitisalsothefirstonethattakes“thecity”asitstheme，hopingthatitcanpushforwardthecitydevelopmentandhelpbringaboutabetterurbanlivingenvironment，justlikethetheme：bettercity，betterlife.TheorganizersofShanghaiExpoexpectthattheExpocanattractupto70millionpassengersorvisitorsfromaroundtheworldandbringaboutatotalinvestmentof450billionyuan，whichismorethanthatoftheBeijingOlympicitwillbethelargestinthehistoryofWorldExpo.52．WhatcanthevisitorsenjoyontheExpoaccordingtothetextabove?A．Foreigncultures.B．Newscientificadvancements.C．Newinventions.D．Alltheabove.解析细节理解题。文章第一段提到了在世博会上可看到“外来文化，新的科学进步，新发明”。故答案为D。答案D53．WhendidShanghaigettherighttohostWorldExpo?A．In1851. B．In2002.C．In2008. D．In2010.解析细节理解题。文章第二段指出了上海获得举办权的时间为OnDecember3,2002。答案B54．Accordingtothetext，wecaninferthatchildrenwillbeveryinterestedin________.A．China'spavilion B．Brazil'spavilionC．America'spavilion D．Russia'spavilion解析推理判断题。文章第三段的倒数第二句提到俄罗斯馆的设计理念“……以儿童的眼光”(...throughchildren’seyes)，由此可推断答案。答案D55．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisTRUEaccordingtothetext?A．AlloftheWorldExpos'goalsonlyfocusonthehigh­mindedcultures.B．Brazil'spavilionwillshowcasesustainability，teamwork，health，andstruggle andachievements.C．LiuXiangandYaoMingareThe2010WorldExpo'simagerepresentatives.D．AllthecountriesthathaveeverheldtheWorldExposarethedevelopedones.解析推理判断题。文章倒数第二段第一句说“上海世博会是第一次在发展中国家举行的全面世博会”，由此推断出答案。答案D四、写作(共两个写作任务，满分35分)写作一(满分15分)请根据以下提示，并结合生活学习实际，用英语写一篇短文。Youcannotcontrolwhathappenstoyou，butyoucancontrolyourattitudetowardswhathappenstoyou，andinthat，youwillbemasteringchangeratherthanlettingitmasteryou.(你不能控制发生在你身上的事，但你可以控制你对事情的态度，你这样做，就会掌控变化，而不会让变化左右你。)注意：1.无需写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；2．除诗歌外，文体不限；3．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；4．不少于60词。_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________