高一新人教版英语必修4综合技能测试 Unit 2 Working the land

学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精学必求其心得，业必贵于专精Unit2综合技能测试时间90分钟满分100分Ⅰ.单项填空(每小题1分，共15分)从题中所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。1．（2010·河南省焦作市高一下期末）Willyouhaveafreeeveningtonight？________,let’shaveadinnertogether。A．IfnotB．WhynotC．IfsoD．What'smore答案：C考查短语。题意:今晚你有空吗？如果有的话，我们一块喝一杯.ifso“如果这样的话"。2．ChinahassuccessfullysentuptheShenzhouⅥspacecraftintosky________withdevicesofsophisticatedscienceandtechnology.A．equippedB．equippingC．tobeequippedD．havingbeenequipped答案：A过去分词短语作定语,修饰spacecraft，表示被动和完成.句子意思是：中国成功地发射神舟6号飞船升空,飞船上面配备着精密的科技装置。3．（2009·辽宁)________，youneedtogiveallyouhaveandtryyourbest.A．BeingawinnerB．Tobeawinner C．BeawinnerD．Havingbeenawinner答案：B考查非谓语动词的用法。根据后句“你需要付出一切并尽你最大努力"可知还没有成为胜者，故排除A和D；Beawinner祈使句，后面应接连词；tobeawinner为目的状语,“为了成为一名胜者”。4．MrHilton’snewhouseisalmost________theoneheusedtolivein.A．thetwicesizeofB．astwicebigasC．biggertwicethanD．twicethesizeof答案：D考查比较句型。此处是考查比较句型中倍数的表示法.英语中倍数的表示法有以下三个句型：①Ais。。.times＋as＋adj。＋asB；②Ais.。。times＋thesize(length,width，height，depth,etc）＋ofB;③Ais。。.times＋adj。－er＋thanB，由题干知适合句型②，故选D。5．Iamgladtohearthatshe'sbeen________wonderfullysinceshecameoutofhospital.A．makingupB．buildingupC．takingupD．puttingup答案：Bmakeup“弥补"；buildup“使强壮”；takeup“占据”;putup“张贴”。题意:我很高兴得知她自从出院以来日渐强壮了。6．Hehasbeenstruggling________successinhisbusiness。A．againstB．withC．forD．to答案：C题意：为了事业的成功，他一直都在奋斗。strugglefor“为……而斗争/奋斗”;struggleagainst“与……斗争”；strgglewith“和……斗争”。7．Relaxationexercisescankeepyourbody________tension.A．freeupB．freefromC．freeforD．freewith答案:B题意：放松锻炼可以使你的身体免于紧张。keep。..freefrom/of是固定短语,意为“吏……免受(影响，伤害）”.8．MyfriendTomwasverysickwithastrangefever，which________hissleeplessness。A．ledtoB．consistedofC．composedofD．resultedfrom答案：A题意：我的朋友汤姆因为一场奇怪的发烧病倒了，这导致了他的失眠。leadto“导致,造成",相当于resultin。consistof“由……构成"；becomposedof“由……组成”；resultfrom“起因于"。9．________ourparty’sreformpolicy,theeconomicsituationofourcountryhasalready________muchbetterthanbefore。A．Owingto;turnedtoB．Becauseof;turnedoverC．Despite;turnedaroundD．Thanksto；turnedout答案:D题意：多亏了党的改革方针，我们国家的经济状况比以前已大有改善。thanksto“多亏了”,表示原因；turnout“结果是”。10．Thoughit’sachallengingjob，hedidit________ittookme.A．one.thirdatimeB．one。thirdtimeC．theone­thirdtimeD．one。thirdthetime答案：D这是倍数的一种表达方式。one.third“三分之一”,后接thetime，ittookme是定语从句,修饰thetime。题意：虽然这是一项很有挑战性的工作,但是他做这项工作用的时间是我做这项工作所用时间的三分之一.11．-Doyoufeellike________thereorshallwetakeabus？-I'dliketowalk，butsincethereisn’tmuchtimeleft，I’dratherwe________ataxi.A．towalk;takeB．walking；tookC．towalk；tookD．walking;take答案：Bfeellike后接动名词作宾语；wouldrather后接从句时，从句用一般过去时表示现在或将来的愿望。12．Attimesthebalanceinnatureis________，resultinginanumberofpossiblyunforeseeneffects.A．troubledB．confusedC．disturbedD．puzzled答案:C题意：有时候自然界的平衡受到扰乱了，可能导致很多未能预见的影响.troubled“麻烦"；confused“使困惑”；disturbed“扰乱”；puzzled“使迷惑，不解".13．—WhatdoyouthinkmadeCeliasohappy？—________aprizeintherecentcompetition.A．AsshewonB．WonC．WinningD．Becauseofwinning答案：C题意：“你认为是什么使西莉亚那么高兴?"“在最近的一次比赛中她获了奖。"答语部分应当与What一样，在句中作主语，四个选项中能作主语的只有C项。14．Youshouldmakeitaruletoleavethings________youcanfindthemagain。A．whenB．whereC．thenD．which答案：B题意：你应该养成一种习惯,把东西放在你能再找到的地方。where引导地点状语从句。15．Prof。Smith'sbookwillshowyou________canbeusedinotherfields。A．thatyouhaveobservedB．howthatyouhaveobservedC．thathowyouhaveobservedD．howwhatyouhaveobserved答案：D题意:史密斯教授的书将示范教你如何将所观察到的事物运用到其它的领域。what所引导的名词性从句作了动词canbeused的主语,what在从句中作动词observe的宾语；whatyouhaveobservedcanbeused.。。句子结构完整，采用连词how引导，表示方式.Ⅱ.完形填空(每题1分,满分20分）阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项。ToBeLucky，BePreparedIremembertheexactmomentIlearnedtheprincipleofpreparingforluck.Iwasonthewrestlingteam。Now,ifthere'sonethingIcantellyouaboutanysport，itisthatwrestlingisprobablythesportthathastheleast__16__.Thereareonlytwopeopleoutonthemat,soyoucannot__17__itonyourteammatesoryourcoach。Andguesswhat？Thereisno__18__becausewedothewholethingindoors，soyoucan'tsay,“Itwasraining"or“Itwassnowing".Itmakes__19__tosaywrestlingisthesportwiththeleastluck.Onourteamweretwoworldchampions:oneofthemhadbeenaworldchampionfivetimes。We__20__hadfivepeoplewhowerenationalchampions.Oneofthemwasaguy__21__thenameofJohn.Johnhadneverbeen__22__inmyhighschoolwrestlingcompetitionthatIcouldremember，__23__hewasanationalchampion.Therewasnobodylocallywhocouldtouchhim.Oneday,we__24__amatchwithourbiggestopponent(对手).Johnwentoutonthemat,andaboutaminuteand30secondsintothematchhetriedtomakeaparticular__25__。Herolledover，andhisopponent__26__himhalfwaythroughhisroll。Hewaspinned__27__！Thematchwasover。Irememberonthebusonthewayhome,oneofourteammatestriedto__28__Johnbysaying，“Oh,hejustgotlucky。”AndJohnsaid，“That’ssostupid.Theopportunitypresenteditself,__29__heexploitedit。”Weusedtohavethisbigsigninourwrestlingroomthatthecoachhad__30__there：“Luckiswhathappenswhenopportunity__31__preparation。"John’sopponentwaspreparedtoexploitthisopportunity.Theprobabilityof__32__Johnwasnotstrong，andheknewit.Buthepaidattentiontothe__33__opportunitytopresentitself,andhedefeatedandpinnedafive­timenationalchampion。Inotherwords,thereal__34__is“Beprepared!”It’snotjustfindingtheopportunity；youhavetobepreparedto__35__it。16．A.luckB．riskC．difficultyD．opportunity答案:A从本段列举的两种原因以及本段的最后一句话可以看出此处应该选A项。这句话的意思是：“我曾经是摔跤队的一员，现在如果让我谈谈关于运动的某些方面，我想说的是摔跤或许是运气指数最小的一项运动。”文中没有提及有关摔跤的危险性以及难易程度,因此可以排除B、C两项。D项太过于含糊，显然不如A项贴切。17．A.accuseB．blameC．doubtD．keep答案：Bblamesth。onsb。“把某事归咎于某人”。accuse“控告，指控”,显然用在此处程度太深,并且accuse多与of连用，排除A项。doubt“怀疑"，一般也不与on连用。keepon“继续干……”,用在此处显然不合题意。因此选B项。把握本段的主旨，第一句以及最后一句，结合下一个事例也可以看出这句话的意思是，“因为只有两个人在场上比赛,(如果输了)你也不能归咎于你的队友或是教练.”18．A.streessB．injuryC．weatherD．standard答案：C由这句话提到的indoors以及“Itwasraining”or“Itwassnowing.”可以看出此处说的应该是天气状况的影响。因此选C项，这句话的意思是：“比赛过程中不会有天气的影响，因为我们整个的比赛都在室内进行。"19．A.judgementB．progressC．senseD．way答案：Cmakesense“有意义"；judgement“判断,裁断”；progress“进步，前进”；way“道路,方法"。结合这几个词的词义以及用法可知此处选C项最为恰当。这句话的意思是：“这就让我们说摔跤是运气指数最小的运动变得有根有据，有意义。”20．A。alsoB．evenC．onlyD．once答案：A前一句话说的是“我们队里有个五次获得世界冠军的人”，后一句话的意思是“我们队里有五个国家级冠军”，因此衔接两句话最好的词应该是also。故选A项。21．A.underB．forC．inD．by答案：Dunder以及for一般都不与thenameof连用;inthenameof“以……的名义”；bythenameof“名字叫……”。很显然此处说的是一个名叫John的人，因此选D项。22．A.hurtB．chosenC．trainedD．defeated答案:D由本段的最后一句可以推测出John的摔跤技术非常高超，因此可以推测这句话的意思是:“在所有我记得的高中摔跤比赛中，John从没被打败过。”因此选D项。本段重在突出John摔跤技术的高超，较之D项,A项显然不够贴切.23．A。althoughB．becauseC．unlessD．until答案：B前一句说的是他从没被打败过,后一句说他是一个国家冠军,显然两句之间是因果关系，因此选B项。24．A.wentforB．waitedforC．foughtforD．playedfor答案：Agofor“为……去，想要";waitfor“等待”；fightfor“为……而战"playforsth.一般没有这种用法,这里是要参加比赛。25．A。signB．stepC．taskD．move答案：D由下一句可知John滚动了一下，因此可以知道此处说的是:在比赛进行到一分半钟的时候，John试图做一个特别的动作。因此选D项，其余各项在文中找不到任何相关信息，可以排除掉.26．A。fixedB．threwC．caughtD．carried答案：Cfix“使固定”；throw“丢掉"；catch“抓住"；carry“搬运”。结合四个词的意思以及摔跤当时的情景，我们可以看出此处选C项最为合适，这里说的是：“他的对手在他滚动半途中抓住了他。”27．A。accidentallyB．fortunatelyC．unfairlyD．instantly答案：Dfortunately“幸运地"；unfairly“不公平地",显然这两项的词义与此处的语境不符，太过于主观化,并且在文中也没有相关信息，可以排除这两项。accidentally“意外地"；instantly“立刻，立即"，A项带有一定的主观色彩，而且此处强调的是整个事件发生的迅速，选D项更为贴切。28．A。calmB．comfortC．convinceD．forgive答案：B由倒数第二段的最后一句话可以看出John最终被对手打败了。因此可以推测此处说的是：“我还记得当时在回家的车上，我的一个队友试图安慰John。”29．A。soB．orC．andD．but答案：C前一句说的是机会呈现出来了，后一句说的是他抓住并发掘了这个机会。两者之间是递进关系，因此选C项最为贴切。30．A.setB．putC．leftD．used答案：B由紧接的下一句可以推测出这句话说的是，“我们曾将教练在摔跤房说过的一句话作为那里大大的标语.”leave，use都没有人说话的意思，因此可以排除.put“提出，表达,陈述"，及物动词；set“放,置”，作“提出"之意时是不及物动词;结合词义及用法，可以看出应该选B项。31．A.meetsB．suitsC．getsD．fits答案：A这句话的意思应该是：当合适的时机遇到提前的准备时，运气也就来了。32．A.strikingB．beatingC．knockingD．controlling答案：Bstrike“击打”，强调一次性；beat“击打”,强调反复性；knock“敲”。显然摔跤中的击打应该用beat。controlsb.“控制某人”,程度太重，不合适。因此选B项。33．A。equalB．exactC．restD．right答案：Dright“恰当的”；exact“精确的,严格的"，显然形容时机用right更为贴切。这句话的意思是:“但是他一直注意等待合适的时机出现。"34．A。messageB．passageC．decisionD．suggestion答案：Amessage有“教训，启示”之意，前面刚刚介绍了John失败的事例，现在总结出的教训是“准备"，因此message用在此处最为贴切。35．A。receiveB．followC．seizeD．save答案：Cseizetheopportunity“抓住机会"。其他的三个词一般不与表示“机会”意义的词连用，因此此处应该选C项。这句话的意思是：“不仅仅是发现机会，你要做的应该是一定要抓住机会.”Ⅲ.阅读理解（每小题2分,共40分）阅读下面的短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中,选出最佳选项。AAlotofpeoplearefamiliarwiththestoryofBraveGelert，adogthatfaithfullydefendedtheprince'sson，butwhichwasthenkilledwhileitwasfastasleepthroughaterriblemisunderstanding。However，onlyafewpeopleknowthatthestoryisreallyapackoflies.Letmeexplain.AboutahundredorsoyearsagotherewasahotelownerinWaleswhowasfedupwithbusinessbeingsobad.Hishotelwasstuckinthemiddleofnowhereandhardlyanyonecametostay.Then,oneday，hehadanidea。AfamousprincecalledLlewellynhadlivedintheareaduringtheMiddleAgesandhadbeenkeenondogs。Thisishardlysurprisingashuntingwasextremelypopularatthattime.SowhathedidwastomakeupthestoryofthebraveandfaithfulGelertandhowhehadbeenkilledbyhisungratefulmaster.Ofcourse,peoplewouldbefarmorelikelytobelievethestoryiftherewassomethingtheycouldsee.Sooneday,thehotelkeeperwenttothetopofahighhillandbuiltasortofmonument(纪念碑）fromthestoneshefoundlyingaround。Afriendofhis，whowasanaccountant，helpedhimtoconstructit。The“tale”sooncaughtonanddevelopedalifeofitsown。Afterwards,peoplecamefromfarandwidetoseethespotwherethedogwasburied.Needlesstosay,businessbecameverygoodforthehotelowner.36．Accordingtothetale,thedogwaskilledby________.A．ahotelownerB．afamousaccountantC．itsmasterD．theprince’sson答案：C根据第二段最后一句话SowhathedidwastomakeupthestoryofthebraveandfaithfulGelertandhowhehadbeenkilledbyhisungratefulmaster。可知：这条狗是被它的主人杀死的。37．Theownerofthehotelsuccessfullyimprovedhisbusinessby________。A．makingupastoryB．constructingahotelonthehillC．showingpeoplearoundhishotelD．invitingafriendtohelphim答案：A根据第二段前两句话AboutahundredorsoyearsagotherewasahotelownerinWaleswhowasfedupwithbusinessbeingsobad.Hishotelwasstuckinthemiddleofnowhereandhardlyanyonecametostay.可知：为了改善自己的生意,旅馆老板编造这个故事。38．Thehotelownerbuiltthestonemonumentinorderto________。A．makemoremoneyB．remembertheloyaldogC．showoffD．honortheprince答案:A根据第三段最后两句话Afterwards,peoplecamefromfarandwidetoseethespotwherethedogwasburied.Needlesstosay，businessbecameverygoodforthehotelowner.可知：旅馆老板建造纪念碑的目的在于赚取更多的钱.39．Whatcouldbethebesttitleforthispassage？A．APrinceandHisDogB．AProfit。MakingLieC．AMagnificentHotelD．AFaithfulbutUnluckyDog答案:B本文讲述了一位旅店老板为了使自己的生意窘况得到改善，赚取更多的金钱而编造了一个故事。因此本文的标题采用AProfit。MakingLie最合适。B(2009·宁夏、海南卷）Morethan10yearsago,itwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple(菠萝）．ThefruitsthatmadeittotheUKweregreenontheoutsideand，moreoftenthannot，hardwithanunpleasanttastewithin。Thenin1996,theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourselves。Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy.goldthangreen。Itwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhadalotofjuiceinside。Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit.and.misspineappleswehadknown。Innotime,theDelMonteGoldtookthemarketbystorm,rapidlybecomingtheworld’sbest。sellingpineapplevariety，anddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouth，upuntilthenonlyfoundintinnedpineapple.Innutrition(营养)itwasallgoodnewstoo。Thisnice.tastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminC(维生素C）thantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullofvitamins,butalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit.ThenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfastandtheDelMonteGoldpineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.Seeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineapple,DelMontetriedtokeepthemarkettoitself。Butotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelp,butfailed.ThosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte'sattemptstokeepthegoldenpineappleforitselfwerejustawaytoknockthemoutofthemarket。文章大意:本文介绍DelMonte生产了一种美味又有营养的菠萝，它迅速占领了市场.40．Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeofpineappleis________.A．greenoutsideandsweetinsideB．good。lookingoutsideandsoftinsideC．yellowy.goldoutsideandhardinsideD．alittlesoftoutsideandsweetinside答案：D根据第二段第二句话“Itwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhadalotofjuiceinside.”可知.41．Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?A．Itwasrichinnutritionandtastednice.B．Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.C．ItwasdevelopedbyDelMonte。D．Itwasusedasmedicine.答案：A根据第二段第三句话“Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit。and.misspineappleswehadknown.”以及第三段第二句话“Thisnice。tastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminC（维生素C）thantheoldgreenvariety."可知.42．Theunderlinedword“fixture”inParagraph3probablyreferstosomething________。A．thatpeopleenjoyeatingB．thatisalwayspresentC．thatisdifficulttogetD．thatpeopleuseasagift答案：B根据第三段第三句话以及第四句话的前半部分“Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit。Thenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfast。。."可知：DelMonte黄菠萝深受消费者的欢迎，成为消费者购物篮中的必备物品.fixture表示“地位稳固而不大可能离开某处或某职位的人；固定于某处不大可能移动之物"。例如：ProfessorGravitynowseemstohavebecomeanunwantedfixtureinthecollege。格雷维蒂教授现在好像成了学院里的累赘。43．WelearnfromthelastparagraphthatDelMonte______。A．allowedothercompaniestodeveloppineapplesB．succeededinkeepingthepineappleforitselfC．triedhardtocontrolthepineapplemarketD．plannedtohelptheothercompanies答案:C根据第四段第一句话“Seeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineapple，DelMontetriedtokeepthemarkettoitself。”可知.CTraditionalmediaplatformssuchasradio，television，newspaperandtheInternetstillcannotsatisfypeoplelivinginfastpacedmodernsociety.Thehighlytechnicaldevelopmentofmobilephonesalsonurtures（培养）the“thumbculture”andnewalternativemedia.Withtheaimof“puttingtheworldinyourpocket”，ShanghaiDragonNewMediaCo。Ltdhasrecentlylaunchedaspecialcellphonechannelthe5thMedia，thefirstofitskindinChina。Thechannelprovidesalldaybroadcastingofthelatestmetro，economic，entertainment，sports，fashion，foodandtravelnews.BothChinaUniconandChinaMobilecanusewirelessdevicestoconnecttothe5thMedianet。“Alltheprogramsonthischannelwillbespeciallyplannedandeditedforcellphoneusers，”saysWuChunlei,generalmanagerofShanghaiDragonNewMediaCo.Ltd。BasedontheprogramsofShanghaiMediaGroup，thevideoclipspresentedbythecellphonechannelaremorecondensed（浓缩），immediateandstraightforward.“Infotainment(informationplusentertainment)isacoreconceptforus，”Wusays。“Itisinevitablethatthepublic'sattractiontothisnewformofmediawillbegreatlyincreased。”LastWednesday，thecellphonechannelpresentedalivebroadcastof“MyHero”concert，whichincludedperformancesbythewinnersofthestar。makingtelevisionshow.Itwasthefirsttimelocalscouldwatchaliveconcertontheirmobilephones。“Thecellphonechannelisagoodsupplement(补充）totraditionalmedia，"saysFanYong，anITworker。“Butweareconcernedaboutitspriceandthequalityoftheprograms.”44．What’sthebesttitleofthepassage？A．ANewTypeofMobilePhonesB．MoreInformationforYouC．ThumbCultureD．The5thMedia答案：D主旨理解题。全文主要讲述上海一家公司开发研制的新一代传媒，即通过手机向广大用户发布各种消息和提供娱乐方式.这种媒体与传统的广播、电视、报纸和互联网不同,因此,被称为第五媒体，既新颖，也吸引人，还能体现全文的中心，因此是本文最佳的题目。45．WhydidShanghaiDragonNewMediaCo.Ltddevelopthe5thmedia?A．Toattractthepublic'sattraction.B．Toletthespecialmobilephoneusersknowaboutallinformationquicklyandconveniently.C．Tonurturethe“thumbculture"amongthespecialmobilephoneusers。D．Topresentalivebroadcastofconcerttomobilephoneusers.答案:B原因推断题。从第三段中的withtheaimof“puttingtheworldinyourpocket”．。.，可推知B项才是研发第五媒体的原因。46．Whatisstilluncertainaboutthisnewmediaaccordingtothepassage?A．Thefunctions.B．Thedesigner。C．Thequalityoftheprograms.D．Theprovideroftheprograms.答案：C细节理解题。根据文章最后一句可知，不确定的是它的价格和节目的质量。DAfewyearsagoitwasfashionabletospeakofagenerationgap,adivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders.Parentscomplainedthatchildrendidnotshowthemproperrespectandobedience,whilechildrencomplainedthattheirparentsdidnotunderstandthematall.Whathadgonewrong？Whyhadthegenerationgapsuddenlyappeared？Actually，thegenerationgaphasbeenaroundforalongtime.Oneimportantcauseofthegenerationgapistheopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlifestyles。Inmoretraditionalsocieties，whenchildrengrowup，theyareexpectedtoliveinthesameareaastheirparents,tomarrypeoplethattheirparentsknowandapproveof,andoftentocontinuethefamilyoccupation.Inoursociety，youngpeopleoftentravelgreatdistancesfortheireducation，moveoutofthefamilyhomeatanearlyage,marry—orlivewith--peoplewhomtheirparentshavenevermet,andchooseoccupationsdifferentfromthoseoftheirparents.Inourupwardlymobilesociety,parentsoftenexpecttheirchildrentodobetterthantheydid:tofindbetterjobs,tomakemoremoney，andtodoallthethingsthattheywereunabletodo。Often,however,theambitionsthatparentshavefortheirchildrenareanothercauseofthedivisionbetweenthem。Often，theydiscoverthattheyhaveverylittleincommonwitheachother。Finally,thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursocietyisanothercauseofthegapbetweenthegenerations.Inatraditionalculture，elderlypeoplearevaluedfortheirwisdom，butinoursocietytheknowledgeofalifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernight.Theyoungandtheoldseemtoliveintwoverydifferentworlds，separatedbydifferentskillsandabilities.Nodoubt，thegenerationgapwillcontinuetobeafeatureofAmericanlifeforsometimetocome。Itscausesarerootedinthefreedomsandopportunitiesofoursociety，andintherapidpaceatwhichsocietychanges.47．WhichofthefollowingisNOTthecauseofthegenerationgap?A．Theopportunitythatyoungpeoplehavetochoosetheirownlife。styles.B．Theambitionsthatparentshavefortheirchildren.C．Thespeedatwhichchangestakeplaceinoursociety。D．Theknowledgeofalifetime.答案:D辨别正误题.综合文章第二、三、四段中对代沟成因的叙述，可知其包括:青年人选择生活方式机会的增多、对子女的要求过高以及社会发展速度的加快，其中不包含D项中的内容.48．WhichofthefollowingstatementsisNOTtrueaccordingtothispassage？A．Agenerationgapisadivisionbetweenyoungpeopleandtheirelders。B．ThegenerationgapisafeatureofAmericanlife.C．Theknowledgeoflifetimemaybecomeobsoleteovernightinmodernsociety。D．Theyoungandtheoldfindthattheyhavemuchincommonwitheachother。答案：D辨别正误题.选项A内容位于第一段的首句中;B项内容位于最后一段的首句中;C项内容在第四段第二句中.而D项相关内容在第三段最后一句中,“他们发现他们之间几乎没有什么共同之处”，与原文含义相反.49．Inmoretraditionalsocieties,whenchildrengrowup,theyareexpected________.A．nottolivewheretheirparentsliveB．nottomarrypeoplewhomtheirparentsapproveofC．todowhattheirparentswantthemtoD．tochooseoccupationswhichdifferfromthoseoftheirparents答案：C概括归纳题。相关内容位于第二段第二句中对保守生活方式的描述，“当儿女长大以后，他们要与父母同住一地，与父母认识并同意的人结婚，并且大多数人还要继承父辈的职业。”亦即他们要按照父母的愿望去做。50．Theword“obsolete”inthefourthparagraphmeans______.A．updatedB．uselessC．usefulD．different答案：B词义理解题。理解词义应联系其所处的上下文。此处,上文为“在传统文化中，老年人因为富有智慧而受到人们的尊重"，然后由“but”一词进行转折，叙述“现代社会中一生所学知识可能在一夜间发生的变化”。结合四个选项含义B项“无价值的"与上文恰好相对应。51．Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat________。A．thegenerationgapwilldisappearifoursocietychangesslowlyB．thegenerationgapwilllastforeverC．thegenerationgapwillbecomeevenwiderinthefutureD．thegenerationgapcannotbebridgedinthenearfuture答案：D推理判断题.结合文中对代沟成因的分析以及作者在最后一段首句的总结，即“毫无疑问，在未来一段时间内代沟将继续作为美国生活的一大特征”。EThedesiretomakeexplorationsisbornwithman。Whereverhisimaginationgoes，manalsohasastrongwishtogo。Alargepartofhumanhistoryisconnectedwiththeexplorationoftheworldinwhichwelive.Againandagainpeoplehavesetoutwithsurprisingcourageandpatiencetolookintounknownregionsandlandstoseewhathadnotyetbeenseen,tomakeknowntheunknown.Withkites，balloonsandaircrafttheyleftthegroundtopassthroughtheloweratmosphere。Nowtheouterspacereceivestheirattention.Whyshouldmantakethetroubleofconqueringspace？Itishardtolistthespecificpracticalbenefitsthatwillresultin。Butoneknows,frompastexperienceinotherareas,thatmanwillsurelyseeanddiscovernewthingsinspacethatwillincreaseourscientificknowledge，andthisnewknowledgewillfinditswayintovaluablepracticaluses。Whatwelearnaboutmanhimself,fromhisexperienceinspace,andfromtheeffectsofspaceandthespaceflightenvironmentonhim，willbeextremelyvaluable。Thenewtechniquesdevelopedtocarryouttheexplorationofspace,andtokeepmanaliveinspace,willcertainlyfindpracticalusesineverydaylifeinsomeway。Theareasthatwillbenefitaremanifold。Theyincludecommunication，generationofpower，transportationandtravel,foodproduction，materials，fuelsandmanyothers.Buttosaydefinitelyjustwhatthepracticalresultswillbeisalmostimpossible.52．Themainideaofthefirstparagraphisthat________.A．mandesirestoexplorewhatisunknownB．manoftengoeswhereverhisdreamstogoC．manisnolongerinterestedinthestudyofthelandandseanowD．man'shistoryishisexplorationoftheworld答案:A主旨大意题。根据第一段Againandagainpeoplehavesetoutwithsurprisingcourageandpatiencetolookintounknownregionsandlandstoseewhathadnotyetbeenseen，tomakeknowntheunknown.可知，文章主要说明了人类渴望探索尚未被大家了解的东西。53．Theunderlinedword“manifold”inthesecondparagraphprobablymeans________.A．vastB．variousC．valuableD．practical答案：B词义猜测题。从第二自然段中Thenewtechniquesdevelopedtocarryouttheexplorationofspace，andtokeepmanaliveinspace，willcertainlyfindpracticalusesineverydaylifeinsomeway.可知theareasthatwillbenefit是广泛的,多种多样的；文章下一句说明了将获利的各种领域，故选B。54．Theauthorseemstobeinfavorof________。A．doubtingthenecessityofthespaceexplorationB．theexplorationof