英语新外研必修四讲义MODULE2单元小结

Aftergettingmydrivingpermit,Iboughtacarinnotime.IthoughtdrivingwasmoreconvenientandIdidn'tneedtopayfares.YesterdayIwasinagoodmoodtogetaroundonittoexploreourtown.Inthestreet,thereweresomanytransporttools,includingtricycles,cars,taxis,buses,air­conditionedbuses,trolleybuses,whichwereconnectedtoelectricwires.SoonIwasstuckinthetrafficcongestion.Icouldn'tkeepcool,soIblewthehornoverandoveragain,butthedriversdidn'treacttome.Later,Ifoundthattheroadwasunderconstructionandtheroadworkswouldbepletedintwoweeks.Inoticedanimpressiveyoungmanpedalingskillfullyandpassingmanycars.Ifinallyrealisedcarsdidnotprovideuswithconvenience.Ittookmealmosttwohourstoreachmydestination,becauseIwasn'tfamiliarwiththeroutes.Besides,thespeedinsomecrowdedareasislimitedto30kilometersperhour.Atnight,whenIswitchedofftheTV,Icouldn'thelpthinkingofthetrafficjam.Ithinkweshouldfindasolutiontoit.拿到了驾驶许可证以后，我立即买了一辆汽车。我想开车更便利而且不用付车费。昨天，我心情很好，想四处走走，探究一下我们这个城镇。街上有很多交通工具，包括三轮脚踏车、汽车、出租车、公共汽车、空调公共汽车以及与电线相连的电车。不久，我就被困在交通堵塞中了。我冷静不下来，于是不断地摁喇叭，但司机们都不理睬。后来，我才发觉这条路正在建设中，而且道路施工两个星期才能完工。我留意到一个让人印象深刻的年轻人，娴熟地蹬着脚踏车，超过了很多辆汽车。我最终意识到，汽车并不能为我们供应便利。我用了将近两个小时才到达目的地，由于我不熟识路线，而且有些拥挤的地方速度被限制在每小时30千米以内。晚上，关上电视后，我禁不住想起了交通堵塞。我想我们应当想出一个解决方法。加餐练(一)完形阅读组合练Ⅰ.完形填空Thelonglineofrushhourtrafficwounditswaydowntherain­slick(湿滑的)streetasIglancednervouslyatmywatch.5：30!Nothinghadgonerightallday.Thistrafficjamseemedtheperfectendingtoa(n)__1__day.Isighedloudly,__2__therewasnoonetohear.Latelymylifeseemed__3__morethananever­ending__4__ofregulartasks.Surelytherewasmoretolivingthanthis.IguessIwassimplytootiredtolookforit.Andthen,looking__5__，Isawhim.Thelone(孤零零)flagmanwasstanding__6__thestreet,__7__directingfourdrivingwaysoftrafficasthey__8__intoone.Buttherewassomething__9__aboutthisflagman,andasmycar__10__，Irealizedwhatitwas.Standingamongdozensofimpatientmotorists,hewassmilingand__11__ateverydriverthatpassed.AsIsatwaitingmy__12__inmywarmcar,Ibegantofeel__13__.Ifthisman,whodidnothingalldaybutwatchonecarafteranother__14__，couldstandinthecoldrainhourafterboringhourandstillhaveafriendly__15__foreverysinglepersonwhopassed,whatrightdidIhaveto__16__mylife?Itwas__17__myturntopasstheflagman.“Thankyou，〞Imouthed__18__thewindow.HesmiledandnoddedandIdroveon,spiritslifted,__19__changed.AndintherearviewmirrorIcouldseehim,raisinghishandand__20__toeverycarthatpassed.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。在一个下雨天，作者因交通堵塞而心烦气躁，开头埋怨生活的一成不变。在等着通过十字路口时，一位在雨中始终面带微笑、急躁指挥交通的交警让作者明白了一个道理——生活欢乐与否是由自己的心态打算的。1． B．enjoyableC．horrible D．interesting解析：选C依据上一句“Nothinghadgonerightallday.〞可知，作者这一天过得都不顺当，故此处应当指糟糕的一天。应选C项，意为“极坏的，糟糕的，令人厌烦的〞，符合句意。2．hough B．soC．if D．when解析：选A比照空格前后两分句“Isighedloudly〞与“therewasnoonetohear〞可知，前后两分句之间是转折让步关系。本句句意应为：我重重地叹了口气，尽管没有人会听见。应选A项，意为“尽管，虽然〞。3． B．anythingC．nothing D．something解析：选C依据下一句“Surelytherewasmoretolivingthanthis.〞可知，本句作者是在强调自己现在的生活不过是简洁的重复罢了。应选C项。nothingmorethan等同于nothingbut，是固定短语，意为“只不过，仅仅〞，符合句意。4． B．discoveryC．expectation D．sacrifice解析：选A依据空格前的修饰词“never­ending〞可知，此处作者强调自己的日常生活无限循环，一成不变。应选A项，意为“循环〞，符合句意。5． B．leftC．backward D．forward解析：选D依据最终一段第一句“Itwas__17__myturntopasstheflagman.〞和该段最终一句中“AndintherearviewmirrorIcouldseehim〞可知，作者此时应在朝前看，这样才能观察这位交警。应选D项，意为“向前〞，符合句意。6．to B．inthemiddleofC．awayfrom D．aheadof解析：选B依据常识及下一段中“Standingamongdozensofimpatientmotorists〞可知，这位交警应是站在路中心指挥交通。应选B项，意为“在……中间〞，符合句意。7． B．eagerlyC．patiently D．calmly解析：选C依据下一段中“Standingamongdozensofimpatientmotorists,hewassmiling〞可知，这位交警很有急躁。应选C项，意为“急躁地〞，符合句意。8． B．binedC．crashed D．jumped解析：选B依据句中的“fourdrivingways〞与“intoone〞可知，本句指从四条车道上来的车流在此会聚到一条车道上。应选B项，意为“合并，组合〞，符合句意。9． B．wrongC．outstanding D．unusual解析：选D依据下文可知，作者强调这位交警除了有急躁外，还有一些与众不同的地方。应选D项，意为“特殊的，不寻常的〞，符合句意。10． B．startedC．stopped D．passed解析：选A依据最终一段第一句“Itwas__17__myturntopasstheflagman.〞可知，由于堵车，作者是缓缓靠近这位交警。应选A项，意为“靠近〞，符合句意。11． B．staringC．aiming D．waving解析：选D由于这位交警在指挥交通，所以依据常识可知，他向每位通过的车主微笑，并挥手示意前行。应选D项，意为“挥手〞，与最终一句中“raisinghishand〞相照应。12． B．turnC．request D．fortune解析：选B依据上文内容可知，这里车流聚集，交通拥挤。结合最终一段第一句中“Itwas__17__myturn〞可知，此处作者应是等着轮到自己通过。应选B项，意为“轮番，转动，变换〞，waitone'sturn为固定短语，意为“等着轮到某人〞，符合句意。13． B．delightedC．ashamed D．disappointed解析：选C依据本段最终一句中“whatrightdidIhaveto__16__mylife〞可知，与这位在雨中始终微笑着急躁指挥交通的交警相比，作者为自己的埋怨感到惭愧。应选C项，意为“惭愧的〞，符合句意。14．by B．goupC．getalong D．getthrough解析：选A依据上一段中“and__11__ateverydriverthatpassed〞及本句中“foreverysinglepersonwhopassed〞可知，他在指挥这些车顺当通过路口。应选A项，意为“经过，路过〞，符合句意。15． B．gestureC．move D．treat解析：选B依据上段中“hewassmilingand__11__ateverydriverthatpassed〞可知，他微笑着指挥这些车通过路口；由此可知，应选B项，意为“手势〞，符合句意。16．aside B．burstintoC．lookdownupon D．plainabout解析：选D依据第一段和其次段内容可知，作者埋怨自己那天过得很糟糕，而且最近生活也是一成不变，但与这位交警相比后，作者发觉自己其实是没理由埋怨的。应选D项，意为“埋怨……〞，符合句意。17．ertainly B．luckilyC．finally D．merely解析：选C依据上一段首句中“AsIsatwaitingmy__12__inmywarmcar〞可知，本句指最终轮到作者通过路口了。应选C项，意为“最终，最终〞，符合句意。18． B．fromC．off D．in解析：选A依据空格后“thewindow〞可知，由于作者坐在车里，所以此处应指作者透过车窗跟这位交警不出声地说了一声“感谢〞。应选A项，意为“通过，穿过〞，符合句意。19． B．attitudeC．experience D．doubt解析：选B依据空格前“spiritslifted〞可知，受这位交警乐观的生活态度的影响，作者的心情好转了，对生活的态度也转变了，不再埋怨了。应选B项，意为“态度〞，符合句意。20． B．explainingC．whispering D．greeting解析：选D依据上一段最终一句中“andstillhaveafriendly__15__foreverysinglepersonwhopassed〞可知，这位交警面带微笑，在雨中急躁地指挥交通；由此可知，此处应选D项，意为“迎接，打招呼〞，符合句意。Ⅱ.阅读理解Self­drivingcarsmightmakeyourfuturetravelalotmorepleasant,buttheywon'treduce(缓解)traffic.Carproducershavementionedthattrafficreductionisoneofthemanyadvantagesofhavingself­drivingcarsontheroad.Theideaisthatself­drivingcarswillreduceaccidentscausedbyhumanexpertssayself­drivingcars'influenceontrafficwillprobablybebad.LewFulton,aco­directoratUCDavis'InstituteofTransportationStudies(ITS),saidthatself­drivingcarswon'tfixtrafficproblemsunlessapricingsystemisputinplacethatdiscouragesself­drivingexample,manypaniesareinterestedinprogrammingself­drivingcarstodosomething,whichcouldincreasetrafficontheroad,Fultonsaid.Massachusettslawmakershavealreadysuggestedintroducingataxondriverlesscallsforatleast$permile.TrafficjamscouldalsoworsenaspanieslikeLucidMotorstrytoproduceself­drivingcarswithrecliningseats(可躺座椅)．Peoplemaychoosetolivefartheroutsideofcitiesiftheycantravelincarsthatallowthemtosleepandrelax.Butthatincreasesthenumberofpeopletravellinginandoutofcitiesduringrushhour,Fultonsaid.Withoutthecostofadriver,Fultonsaidheworriesself­drivingUbersorLyftswillbeesocheapitwillbehardtopushpeopletochoosecar­sharingserviceslikeuberPOOL.“Ithinkit'sgoingtotakesomekindofpricingsystemthatdiscouragescarswithoutasinglepassenger，〞hesaid.Somecitieshavealreadystartedprogrammesthatdiscouragepeoplefromtakingcartripsexample,ChicagoandNewYorkCityhavesetuplanes(车道)thatsingle­passengercarsmustpaysomemoneytouse.Thatmoneyincreasesduringrushhour.语篇解读：本文是谈论文。文章解释了将来的无人驾驶汽车为什么没有方法解决目前的交通问题。1．Whatdocarproducersthinkofself­drivingcars?A．Theyaresafe.B．Theyarefast.C．Theysavebuyersmoney.D．Theyincreasetrafficslightly.解析：选A推理推断题。由其次段中的“Theideaisthatself­drivingcarswillreduceaccidentscausedbyhumanmistakes.〞可知，汽车生产商认为无人驾驶汽车可防止人为的操作失误，因此更平安。2．WhatdoMassachusettslawmakerssuggest?A．Introducingataxoncarproducers.B．Increasingthesellingpriceofself­drivingcars.C．Pushinguptherunningcostsofself­drivingcars.D．Callingfordriverstoavoidtravellingduringrushhour.解析：选C细节理解题。由第四段中的“introducingataxondriverlesscars.ItcallsforatleastDS|0.025permile〞可知，马萨诸塞州的律师建议依据汽车行驶里程征税，即提高汽车的运行本钱。3．Whatwillhappenifthereareself­drivingcarswithrecliningseats?A．Morepeoplewillliveincitycentres.B．Peoplewillspendlessmoneyontransport.C．Peoplearelikelytotravellongerdistances.D．Therewillbelightertrafficduringrushhour.解析：选C推理推断题。由第五段中的“Peoplemaychoosetolivefartheroutsideofcitiesiftheycantravelincarsthatallowthemtosleepandrelax.〞可知，配置可躺座椅的无人驾驶汽车会使更多的人住到离城市更远的地方，所以人们行驶的距离会变长。4．What'sthebesttitleforthetext?A．Whatcarswillwedriveinthefuture?B．Wherewillwetravelwithself­drivingcars?C．Howcanself­drivingcarssolvetrafficproblems?D．Whyself­drivingcarscouldbeterriblefortraffic?解析：选D标题归纳题。本文主要从无人驾驶汽车会增加交通流量和行驶距离来说明为什么它们从根本上解决不了目前的交通问题。D项作标题最能概括文章主旨。加餐练(二)主观题标准增分练Ⅰ.语法填空Thisreportisabouthowtobetellsabouthowwecanmake__1__(we)languagemorepoliteandhowwecanmakesurewedonotupsetsomeonefromanotherculture.Ithasbeenfoundthatwordssuchas“would〞and“could〞canbeused__2__(help)ustobeexample,itismuch__3__(good)tosay“Wouldyoudothis？〞ratherthan“Dothis！〞Itisalsosuggested__4__itisusefultosay“Please〞and“Thankyou〞．PeoplefromtheWestliketousethesewordsin__5__(situation)wheresomepeopleinAsiamaynotthinkit6__(say)“Sorry〞ifweinterruptordisagree__7__someonealsohelpsustobeexample,whenwedisagree,weshouldsay“I'msorry,butIthinkyouaremistaken(弄错的)．〞ratherthan“You'rewrong！〞In__8__(conclude),weneedtoknow__9__customofacountrysothatwedonotmakeothersembarrassed.Itseemsthatifpeoplelearnsomethingaboutother__10__(culture)backgroundsbeforetheyvisitnewcountries,theywillbelesslikelytoupsetothers.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文，叙述了在人际交往中如何礼貌待人。1．ourlanguage为名词，其前应用形容词性物主代词修饰，故填our。2．tohelpbeusedtodosth.“被用来做某事〞，为固定用法，故填tohelp。3．better依据语境及空前的much可知，此处含有比拟意味，要用形容词的比拟级，故填better。4．thatItissuggestedthat...是常用句式，其中It是形式主语，that引导的从句是真正的主语，故此处应填that。5．situationssituation在此处意为“状况〞，为可数名词，且其前没有限定词，故应填名词的复数形式。6．Saying分析句子结构可知，空处作主语且表示一般状况，故用动名词形式。7．withdisagree是不及物动词，其后要有介词才能跟宾语。disagreewith表示“与……意见不全都〞。8．conclusioninconclusion“总之，综上所述〞，为固定搭配。9．the依据空后的“ofacountry〞可以推断，此处表特指，故用定冠词the。10．cultural依据空后的名词backgrounds可知，此处应用形容词。Ⅱ.短文改错ThisafternoonIwenttoseemygrandfatherbyabus.ItwasverycrowdedandIhadtostand.Besidesme,therewasawomanholdalittleboyinherarms.Infrontofher,ayoungmanoccupiestwoseats,pretendingtobesleeping.Iheardthelittleboycuriousaskinghismother,“What'swrongwiththeuncle？〞Ihadthoughtifperhapsthewomanwouldblametheman.Beyondherexpectations,thewomanansweredwithasmile.“Bequiet.Thisunclemustverytiredbecauseofhardwork.〞Theyoungmanmusthaveheardtheword.Hisfaceturnedredbutofferedoneseattothewomanatonce.答案：第一句：去掉a第三句：Besides→Beside;hold→holding第四句：occupies→occupied第五句：curious→curiously第六句：去掉if或if→that第七句：her→my第九句：must后加be;word→words第十句：but→andⅢ.书面表达火车、地铁、公交车内的“低头族〞越来越多，尤其是青年人，上车后很快拿出，不管路程长短，不管坐着还是站着，人人都眼睛盯着屏幕，有的人走路也在看……针对这一现象，发表你的看法。提示词：低头族phubber留意：；2．可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________参考范文：Themobilephonehasbeenpartofourphonesbringusmuch,moreandmorephubbers,especiallyyoungpeople,wouldliketostareattheirscreen,surfingtheInternetorplayinggames,nomatterwhethertheyareonabusoratrain,andnomatterhowfarthejourneyeventheywillnotmissthechancetosurftheInternetwhencrossingthenevercareaboutwhathappensaround.AsfarasIamconcerned,phubbingonamovingbusdoesharmtotheir,phubbingisalsodangerouswhiletheyarecrossingthephubbersholduptheirheadstoenjoysurroundings.(Modules1～2)第一局部听力(总分值30分，限时20分钟)第一节(共5小题；，)听下面5段对话。每段对话后有一个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟的时间来答复有关小题和阅读下一小题。每段对话仅读一遍。1．Wherewillthemanprobablygo?A．Totheschool. B．Tohishome. C．Totheshop.2．Whatisthemangoingtobuyforhiswife?A．Dressesandsweaters.B．Nothing.C．Skirtsandsuits.3．Wheredoestheconversationtakeplace?A．Inahotel. B．Inarestaurant. C．Inashop.4．Howmuchwillthemanpayforthetickets?A．￡7.5. B．￡15. C．￡50.5．Wheredoestheconversationprobablytakeplace?A．Inabookshop.B．Inalibrary.C．Inaclassroom.其次节(共15小题；，)听下面5段对话或独白。每段对话或独白后有几个小题，从题中所给的A、B、C三个选项中选出最正确选项，并标在试卷的相应位置。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小题，每题5秒钟；听完后，各小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白读两遍。听第6段材料，答复第6、7题。6．Forwhomdoesthewomanprobablywanttobuyajacket?A．Herhusband. B．Herson. C．Herdaughter.7．Whydoesn'tthewomanbuythejacket?A．It'stooexpensive.B．It'stoobig.C．Shedoesn'tlikethecolors.听第7段材料，答复第8至10题。8．Whendidthemanbuytheradio?A．Thisafternoon.B．Yesterdayafternoon.C．Yesterdaymorning.9．What'sthematterwiththeradio?A．Itdoesn'twork. B．Itistooold. C．Itisstolen.10．Whatdidthewomandowiththeradio?A．Shechangeditforanotherone.B．Shegavebackthemoney.C．Shedidnothingaboutit.听第8段材料，答复第11至13题。11．Whatisthelowestpricedraincoatthewomanhasinstock?A．$42. B．$10. C．$12.12．Whencanthemangetacheaperone?A．Now. B．NextSunday. C．NextMonday.13．Howmuchdoyousupposethemanwillspendonaraincoat?A．$2. B．$10. C．$12.听第9段材料，答复第14至16题。14．Whatdoesthemansayaboutthesilvergreydress?A．Itistheonlyoneinthestore.B．Itisthemostbeautiful.C．Itsuitsthewoman'sskinwell.15．Whatwasthepriceofthedressyesterday?A．300yuan. B．290yuan. C．310yuan.16．Whydoesnotthewomantryonthedress?A．Shetriedearlier.B．Shehasn'tenoughmoney.C．Shehasnotime.听第10段材料，答复第17至20题。17．Wheredidthestoryprobablytakeplace?A．Onatrain.B．Inahotel.C．Atawaiting­hall.18．Howdidthemanshowthepassengerthetime?A．Bypointingtothebigclockonthewall.B．Bypushingabuttononhiswatch.C．Byshowinghimthewatchonhiswrist.19．Whydidthemancallafterthepassengerwhowasleaving?A．Themanwantedtomakemoremoney.B．Themanwantedtomakefriendswiththepassenger.C．Thepassengerdidn'tpayhimenoughmoney.20．Whatdidthepassengermostprobablydoafterhewasaboardthetrain?A．Hehadachatwiththeman.B．Heboughtsomebatteriesfromtheman.C．Heaskedthemanhowtousethewatch.答案：1～5CBCCA6～10CABAA11～15CCBCA16～20ACBAB 听力材料(Text1)W：Whydoyouleaveschoolinsuchahurry?M：TomorrowisJane'sbirthday.Iwenttotheshoptogetapresentforher.(Text2)W：Whatdoyouplantobuyforyourwife?M：Don'tyouthinkshehasgottoomanythings？Justthinkofhersuits,dresses,sweaters,blousesandsoon.W：Youmeanyouwillbuynothing.(Text3)W：Goodmorning,sir.CanIhelpyou?M：Yes.Iboughtthoseshoeshereyesterday.Buttheyarenotthesamesize.W：Pleaseletmehavealook.(Text4)M：Howmucharethetickets?W：Theyarefiftypoundseach,butstudentticketsarehalfprice.M：CouldIhavetwostudenttickets,please?(Text5)W：You'dbettertakeonerightnowbeforetheyaresoldout.ButIwonderwhyyoudon'tborrowonefromtheuniversitymagazineroom.M：Well,youcanonlykeepacopyforaweekbeforeyourenewit.(Text6)W：Excuseme.Couldyouhelpme?M：Certainly.WhatcanIdoforyou?W：We'relookingforagirl'sskijacket.Ilikethisstyle.Doyouhaveitinsize10?M：Letmesee...Size4,6,8...Hereweare.Size10.W：Oh.Idon'treallylikeyellow.Whatothercolorsdoesitein?M：Itesinred,pink,lightblue,andblack.W：Thepinkisnice.Howmuchisit?M：It's$160.W：Oh,well,it'sabittoodear.We'llhavetothinkaboutit.(Text7)W：WhatcanIdoforyou,sir?M：Yes,Iboughtthisradiohereyesterdayafternoon.WhenIgothome,itjustdidn'twork.W：Didyoufollowtheinstructionswhenyouusedit?M：Yes,Idid.Atfirstitdidworkforsometime,butitwentwrongtenminuteslater.IhopeIcanchangeitforanotheroneorgetmymoneyback.W：I'mreallysorry,sir.Wecanchangeitforanotherone.Hereisanewone.Justtryithereandseeifitworkswell.M：OK.Itworkswell.Thankyou.(Text8)M：I'mtryingtofindafairlyinexpensiveraincoat,size42.W：I'msorry,buttheleastexpensiveonewehaveinstockistwelvedollars.M：Areyoulikelytobegettinginanycheaperones?W：Ithinkso.eagainnextMonday.M：Howmuchwilloneprobablycost?W：About2dollarscheaperthantheonehere.M：OK.I'llenextMonday.Thankyou.(Text9)M：Goodmorning,madam.CanIhelpyou?W：Yes,I'dlikethedressonthemodel.M：colordoyoulikebest?Wehaveallcolors.W：Iwantthesilvergreyone.M：Good,itsuitsyourskinwell.Whynothaveatry?W：ItriedyesterdaybutIdidn'thaveenoughmoney.M：Youaresoluckytotakeittoday;wewilltake10%offbecauseitisMother'sDay.W：ThenIshouldonlypay270yuan?M：Yes.Letmepackitupforyou.(Text10)W：Apassengerwatchedamaningtowardhimwithtwobigheavysuitcases.Asthemancamenear,thepassengeraskedifhehadthetime.“Certainly，〞themananswered,thenhepushedabuttononhiswatchandavoicerangout,“Eightfifteen.〞Thenhepushedanotherbuttononhiswatch,andatinyTVscreenappearedwithmorningnews.Anotherbuttonproducedmusic.“I'llhavethewatch，〞saidthepassenger.“I'llgiveyou500dollarsforit.〞Themanagreedandhandedoverthewatch.Justthenavoicecamefromthespeakeronthewall.“ThetrainforNewYorkCityisarriving.PleasegetaboardthetrainonPlatform5.〞Asthepassengerstartedtoleave,themancalledafterhim,“Don'tyouwanttheextrabatteries？〞“Sure,wherearethey？〞“Inthesuitcase,I'mgoingtoNewYorkCity,too.〞其次局部阅读理解(总分值40分，限时35分钟)第一节(共15小题；每题2分，总分值30分)阅读以下短文，从每题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中，选出最正确选项。AThreeyearsagoIworkedforafewweeksasadoctorinanewdentalclinic(牙科诊所)atVictorHarbor,tothesouthofAdelaideandanhourfurtherawaythanmyusualfirstdaytherewasarush—drivingtoanewclinicandgettingusedtotheclinicalenvironment.Asitwasallnewtome,Itookoffmyrings:myweddingring,andonethatwasananniversary(周年纪念日)giftfrommyputtheminatissue(纸巾)andplacedthembesidemyputer.Duringmylunchbreak,Inoticedthetissueandthoughtthatitdidnotlookverycleanandthrewitintotherubbishbin.Iwentaboutmyworkandmydaywentwell;ImetnewpatientsandfeltthatIhadbeenproductive.Drivinghomeattheendoftheday,justmomentsbeforeIreachedmyhouse,Inoticedthatmyringswerefelttheheatinmybodyrise,mycheeks(脸颊)burningred.Ifeltsicktomystomach.Ispentanhourorsomakingcalls,tryingtofindmyrings.ThefirstpeopleIcalledweremymanagerandclinicalleaderandtheygavemeafewphonenumbersforcleaners.Igotintouchwithaladywhomanagedthecleaningservicesfortheclinic,andshetoldmethatthebinshadalreadybeencollected.Iknewnothingcouldbedonenow.Ihadlostmyrings.Butaftertwoorsohours,Ireceivedthemostamazingphonecall.Thecleanerhadgonethroughthebinsandfoundmyrings！Iwassothankfultoher,someonewhohadtakenthetroubletogothroughthebins—whichisnotapleasanttask—tofindmypricelessrings.Iworkedatthatclinicthefollowingday,soIboughtchocolatestothankthiswonderfulIdidnotgettomeetherasshewasnotatworkthatday.语篇解读：本文是记叙文。作者在工作时不慎将自己的戒指连同纸巾一起扔进了垃圾桶，当她发觉的时候垃圾已经被收走了。最终，一位好心的清洁工从垃圾堆里将她的戒指找了回来。21．Whatcanwesayabouttheauthor'sfirstdayattheclinic?A．Disorganizedbutspecial.B．Relaxingandgood.C．Tiringandboring.D．Busybutfruitful.解析：选D细节理解题。依据第一段中的“Myfirstdaytherewasarush—drivingtoanewclinicandgettingusedtotheclinicalenvironment.〞及其次段中的“ImetnewpatientsandfeltthatIhadbeenproductive.〞可知，作者来到这个新诊所感觉劳碌但充实。22．Whathappenedtotheauthor?A．Shethrewherringsawaycarelessly.B．Shereceivedagiftfromherhusband.C．Shefailedtofinishherworkintime.D．Shemademistakesduringwork.解析：选A细节理解题。依据其次段中的“Iputtheminatissue(纸巾)〞及“Inoticedthetissueandthoughtthatitdidnotlookverycleanandthrewitintotherubbishbin〞可知，作者把包着戒指的纸巾扔进了垃圾桶。23．Howdidtheauthorfeelaftercallingthelady?A．Thankful.B．Surprised.C．Frightened.D．Heartbroken.解析：选D推理推断题。依据第四段中的“shetoldmethatthebinshadalreadybeencollected〞及第五段中的“Iknewnothingcouldbedonenow.Ihadlostmyrings.〞可知，作者打后发觉垃圾已经被收走，认为自己的戒指确定是丢了，所以感到很难过。24．Whatcanwelearnfromtheauthor'sexperience?A．Smilesbrightenpeopleup.B．Strangersareusuallyoflittlehelp.C．Anactofkindnesscanmeanalot.D．Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.解析：选C推理推断题。依据倒数其次段中的“Iwassothankful...tofindmypricelessrings.〞可知，作者很感谢那个把她戒指找回来的清洁工，她的这个善举对作者来说意义非凡。BAreyoubadatmath?Ifyouansweryes,considerthisquestion:Areyoubadatmathbecauseyoudidn'tstudyhardenoughtolearnthematerialorbecauseyoulacktheabilitytobegoodatit?Asitturnsout,manychildrenbelievethattheydon'tdowellonmathtestsbecausethey'reintellectuallyincapable(无能的)ofunderstandingthematerial.Theyhavenoreasontotryharder,thustrappingtheminastateofbeingbadatmath.EducatorsMilesKimballandNoahSmitharguethatthisisabigproblem,“MathisthegreatmentalsubjectofanunconfidentAmerica.Ifwecanconvinceyouthatanyonecanlearnmath,itshouldbeashortsteptoconvincingyouthatyoucanlearnjustaboutanything,ifyouworkhardenough.〞PsychologistCarolDwecktookonthetaskofconvincingagroupofstudentsthatiftheyworkedhardtheycouldbeesmarter.Thetrulyremarkablepartofthatstudywasnotthatthekidsimprovedandearnedhighergrades;itwasthatDwecknotedthatafewofthetoughboysinthegroupwerebroughttotears,learningthatthelevelofintelligencetheycouldreachwaslimitless—itwasentirelyuptothem.Ofcourse,notallofuswillbeegeniusmathematicians,butthemajorityofuscanbeeskilledandmaybeevengoodatmath.AsMashablepointsout,whiledyscalculia(计算障碍),amathdisability,isarealthing,only6percentofthepopulationislikelytohaveit.Fortherestofus,it'saconfidenceproblem,oralackofbeliefthatwithhardwork,we'llimprove.Thankfully,wenowknowbetter,andwecanpassonthat_informationtothenextgeneration.语篇解读：本文为说明文。讨论人员认为智力是可以依靠后天的努力加以改善的，只要勤奋，每一个人都能把数学学好。25．Manypeopledon'tworkhardatmathbecausetheythinkthat________.A．theirintelligenceishighB．mathisnotworthlearningC．it'suselesstoputintheeffortD．theyhaveunderstoodthematerial解析：选C推理推断题。由其次段“...becausethey'reintellectuallyincapable(无能的)ofunderstandingthematerial.Theyhavenoreasontotryharder...〞可推知，他们认为自己智力不行，努力也没有用。26．AccordingtoMilesKimballandNoahSmith,________.A．mathisabigproblemtodealwithB．mostAmericansdon'tlikemathatallC．mathisanimportantsubjectatschoolD．onecanlearnanythingaslongasheworkshard解析：选D细节理解题。由第三段“...thatyoucanlearnjustaboutanything,ifyouworkhardenough〞可知，他们认为只要足够努力，人们什么都能学(好)。27．InCarolDweck'sstudy,thestudents________.A．passedthetestseasilyB．becamegoodatmathsoonC．didn'tgethighergradesinthetestD．knowtheirintelligencedependsonthemselves解析：选D推理推断题。由第四段最终一句可知，同学了解到自己是否聪慧取决于他们自己。28．Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“thatinformation〞referto?A．Mathdisabilitydoesn'treallyexist.B．Everyoneislikelytolearnmathwell.C．Mathcannotbeignoredatanytime.D．Confidenceisimportantinone'slife.解析：选B推理推断题。由最终一段“Fortherestofus,it'saconfidenceproblem,oralackofbeliefthatwithhardwork,we'llimprove.〞可推知，thatinformation指的是“每一个人都可能学好数学〞。CWeletoCapeTown—thecitythathaseverything!AbouttwomilliontouristsvisitCapeTowneveryyear.Itisn'tthecapitalcity(that'sPretoria),anditisn'tthebiggestcityeither(that'sJohannesburg),butCapeTownisSouthAfrica'smostpopularcitywithtouristsforitsmanyattractionsandthebeautifulviewsandsunnybeachestogreatshopping,CapeTownhassomethingforeveryone.Infact,avacationAdventure(冒险)&outdoorsFortheoutdooradventurerorsportsfan,CapeTownhasalotofactivitiesfromclimbingtodiving(潜水)—allbinedwithfantasticsettingsandsunnyskies.Watersports&divingCapeTown'sbeachesareperfectforwaterdivingisalsopopular.Themanyshipwrecks(失事船只)alongthecoastlineoffersomeexcellentdives.Themoreadventurousdivercaneventrysharkcage(鲨鱼笼)divingtogeteye­to­eyewithagreatwhite！Ifyouaren'tsoadventurous,tryavisittoBouldersBeach.It'spartofaprotectedareafortheAfricancanwalkaroundonwoodenroadsandwatchthepenguinsintheirnaturalenvironment.It'sgreatforswimmingtoo,ifyoudon'tmindingface­to­facewithapenguinCapeTown'sweatherispleasant.Insummer,it'sabout26℃(andremember,mid­summerhereisJanuary！),andthewintertemperaturesdon'tusuallyfallbelow10℃.ThelocalmoneyistheareonehundredcentstoeverythreemainlanguagesareXhosa,EnglishandpopulationofCapeTownis语篇解读：本文是应用文。文章是一那么介绍开普敦旅游工程的广告。29．WhatcanwelearnaboutCapeA．Itisunderdeveloped.B．Itisawell­visitedcity.C．ItislessfamousthanPretoria.D．ItisbiggerthanJohannesburg.解析：选B细节理解题。依据第一段中的“CapeTownisSouthAfrica'smostpopularcitywithtouristsforitsmanyattractionsandactivities〞及“Infact,avacationinCapeTownisunforgettable！〞可知，开普敦是一个热门旅游城市。30．WhichofthefollowingisaspecialsightatBouldersA．Shipwrecks. B．Penguins.C．Sharks. D．Shops.解析：选B细节理解题。依据第三段中的“tryavisittoBouldersBeach.It'spartofaprotectedareafortheAfricanpenguin〞可知，在BouldersBeach游客可以看到企鹅。31．Whatdoesthelastparagraphmainlytalkabout?A．AfewfactsaboutCapeB．Somesuggestionsfortourists.C．ThebesttimetogotoCapeD．ThereasonsforvisitingCape解析：选A段落大意题。依据最终一段中对开普敦天气、货币、语言、人口的介绍可知，该段主要介绍了开普敦的根本状况。DYoumayrideonyourbicycleinarushtogettoschooleverymorning.Youmayfighttogetabitofspaceonabusoronthesubway.Youmayalsowatchtaxiscrawltheirwaythroughtrafficjams.Nomatterwhereyouare,allbigcitiesaroundtheworldhavetrafficjamsthesedays.Butalthoughtheyallhavetheirproblems,manycitiesalsohaveatypeoftransportthathasbeeaculturalicon(文化标识)．InLondon,toavoidthetrafficaboveground,peopleusethe“underground〞，alsocalledt