Module1~2单元测试（外研版选修8新课标）

综合仿真测试Modules1-2

第I卷（共115分）

第一部分：听力（共两节，满分30分）

第一节（共5小题；每小题1.5分，满分7.5分）

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

中选出最佳选项。听完每段对话后，你都有10秒钟时间来问答有关小题和阅读

下题。每段对话仅读一遍。

1.Whatarethetwospeakerstalkingabout?

A.Anewbook.

B.Awriter.

C.Abookseller.

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M：HaveyoureadJ.K.Rowling'slatestbest-seller?

W：Yeah,Fvejustfinishedit.Ilovedit.

答案A

2.Howcanihemangetto（hebusstop?

A.Byturningtotheleft.

B.Byturningleft,ihenright.

C.Byturninglefttwice.

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M：HowcanIgettotheCentralSquare?Thereseemslobenobusstopnearhere.

W：Oh,justturnleftthereatthestreetcorner.

答案A

3.Whyisthemanlate?

A.Theroadwasbusy.

B.Therewasanaccident.

C.Hetookihewrongbus.

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M：I'msorryI'mlate.Icaughtthewrongbusandwentintheoppositedirection.

W：Nexttimepaymoreattentiontowhere（hebusisheading,OK?

答案C

4.Whatdoesthewomanmean?

A.Shebakedthecakeherself.

B.Shewantsthemantobakethecake.

C.Thebakerymadethecakeforher.

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M：Whatabeautifulcake!Didyoubakeit?

W：No,Ihadthebakerydoit.

答案C

5.Whatisthemandoing?

A.Readingabook.

B.Workingonaputer.

C.Writingonthepaper.

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W：What'stheproblem?

M：1can'tfigureouthowtoputthepagenumberson.I'vedoneeverythingandthey

aren'tshowingup.

W：Lei'ssee.DidyoupressShift,F8?

答案B

第二节（共15小题；每小题1.5分，满分22.5分）

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三个选项中选出最佳选项。听每段对话或独白前，你将有时间阅读各个小

题，每小题5秒钟；听完后，每小题将给出5秒钟的作答时间。每段对话或独白

读两遍。

听第6段材料，回答第6至7题。

6.Whatdoesthewomanoffertodofortheman?

A.Totypehispaper.

B.Tohelphimwithhisresearch.

C.Tohelphimorganizehisnotes.

7.Whichmonthisitnow?

A.May.B.June.C.July.

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W：Alan,you'vebeensobusylatelythatwedon*tseeyouanymore.

M：I'vebeentryingtofinishthisresearchprojectsothatIcanpresentmyfindingsat

theconferenceinJuly.

W：Butthat'stwomonthsaway.You'vestillgotlotsoftime.

M：Notreally.Yousee,I'vefinishedalltheresearch,andI'veorganizedallmynotes,

butitwilltakemealmosttwomonthstotypethem.

W：Well»ifthat'syouronlyproblem,Icantypeupyourpaperinlessthantwoweeks.

答案6.A7.A

听第7段材料，回答第8至10题。

8.WhatwasthemaninChinafor?

A.Foratour.

B.Foraconference.

C.Foralecture.

9.HowmanycitiesdidthewomanvisitinChina?

A.Four.B.Five.C.Six.

10.Whatarethemanandthewoman?

A.Ascientistandatraveller.

B.Atravellerandascientist.

C.Ascientistandabusinessman.

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M：Ourflighthasbeendelayedfortwohours.Mypartnersarewaitingformeat

LondonAirport.

W：Wheredoyouefrom?

M：Beijing.Iwasatatwo-weekconferencethereonSpaceTechnology.

W：Howinteresting!Iwastherewithatour.

M：Really?Whichplacesdidyouvisit?

W：ApartfromBeijing,wewenttoNanjing,Shanghai,Xi'an,Hangzhouand

Guangzhou.

M：Didyouenjoyit?

W：Verymuch.ItwasoneofthemostexcitingtoursI'veevermade.Wasthisyourfirst

triptoChina?

M：Oh,no,Igoalmosteveryyear.Unfortunately,it'salwaysonspace-related

business,soI'veonlyseentheinsideofconferenceroomsandfactories.!haven't

hadachancetovisitanytouringsites.

W：Oh,that'sagreatpity!

答案8.B9.C10.A

听第8段材料，回答第11至13题。

11.Whois(hewomanspeakingto?

A.Apoliceofficer.

B.Amanonthestreet.

C.Anewspaperreporter.

12.Wherewas(hewoman*scamerastolen?

A.Outsideanice-creamplace.

B.Outsidearesiauram.

C.Outsideherhome.

13.Whatdoesthethieflooklike?

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W：Please,please.Canyouhelpme?Someonestolemycamera.

M：Calmdown,Madam.Nowyousaidyourcamerawasstolen.

W：Yes.ItwasaSonyDFSuper.

M：Color?

W：Silver.

M：Andhowmuchwasitworth?

W：Ionlyboughtitlastweek.Itcost500pounds.

M：Right.Wherewasitstolen?

W：Inthecitycentre,outsidePizzaHutandHamptonAvenue.

M：Whattimewasit?

W；About2：30.

M：Anddidyougetalookatwhoeverstoleit?

W：Itwasayoungman,maybearound18,withshortdarkhairandglasses.Hewas

wearingaredT-shirt.

M：Andwerethereanyotherpeople?

W：Lotsofpeoplewerethere.Oh,theice-creamseller.Hewasstandingonthecorner.

M：OK.Anice-creamseller.What'syourname?

W：MarySmith.

M：OK,Ms.Smith.Thafsallwecandonow.Wellphoneyouifwehaveanynews.

W：OK.Thankyouverymuch.

答案ll.A12.B13.C

听第9段材料，回答第14至16题。

14.Whydid(hewomanehere?

A.Tobuyachickenofgoodquality.

B.Toreturnarottenchicken.

C.Totalkwith(herudeclerk.

15.Whatdoweknowaboutthewoman?

A.Shelovedtofindfaultswithothers.

B.Shewantedtoquarrelwithothers.

C.Shebarkedupthewrongtree.

16.Whatprobablyhappenedintheend?

A.Sheinsistedonseeingthemanagerhere.

B.Shecontinuedquarrelinghere.

C.ShelefthereforSmith'sSupermarket.

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W：Excuseme,where'syourmanager?Iwanttoseethemanager.

M：Themanager?Well,Idon'tseeheraround.Maybe1canbelpyou.

W：Yeah.Look,I'mreturningthischicken.

M：What'sthematterwithit?

W：What'sthematterwithit?Lookatit.It'sbad.Lookatthecolor.Ican'tmakechicken

soupwithachickenlikethis.lt'srotten.Here,smellit.Goahead,smellit.

M：I'msmellingit.lsmellil,lady.

W：Whereareyourmanners,anyway?Andwhereisyourboss?

M：Idon'tknowwheresheis.Butwehaveneversoldsuchchickens.Areyou

mistaken?

W：Mistaken?Myfriendtoldmethatyourshopsoldthetastiestchickeninthis

city.SoIcamealongwaytobuyone.ButIneverthoughtSmith'swasactually

thatbad.

M：Well,yousee,that's(heproblem.ThisisnotSmith'sSupermarket.Wearealways

thebest.PmafraidyouhavetogoacrossthestreettoSmith'sandshakethe

chickenintheirmanager'sface.

答案14.B15.C16.C

听笫10段材料，回答笫17至20题。

17.Howoldisthespeaker?

A.15.B.17.C.22.

18.Whyhasthespeakerlongbeenlookeddownupon?

A.He'shearing-disabled.

B.Hecan'tgetonwellwithhisclassmates.

C.Somethingiswrongwithhisbrain.

19.Whatdoesthespeakerwanttoprove?

A.He'sanon-disabledperson.

B.He'sbetteralstudiesandsportsthananyoneelse.

C.Heisn'tdifferentfromtheaverageteenager.

20.Whatmakeshimastrongperson?

A.Hisphysicallimitationandhiscourage.

B.Hishardtraininginstudiesandsports.

C.Hisfamilyandschoolbackground.

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Ihavebeenweakinhearingallmylife.BythetimeIwasfiveyearsold,putting

onhearingaidsinthemorningwasjustasnormalasbrushingmyteeth.However,I

neverbelievedthatitshouldlimitmysuccessinanyway.

Ihavebeenlookeddownuponduringmy17years.Myheadteachertoldmy

parentsIshouldgotoaschoolforthedeaf.Myclassmatestoldmesomethingwas

wrongwithmybrain.Peoplespeaklouderthanusualwhentheyseemyhearingaids

inmyears.However,myhearingdisabilityhasmademeastrongerperson.Ihaveto

workharderandearntherespectofmyteachers.Insports,Ihavehadtorunfaster»

hitharder,catchbetterandscoremorepointstoproveImnotphysicallylimited.1

considermyselfnotdifferentfromanyoneelse.InmystruggletoproveI'mequalto

mynon-disabledclassmates,Ihavemademyselfbetterthantheaverageteenager.

ItrulybelieveIwouldnotbethestrongpersonIamtodayifIdidnothavea

hearingdisability.

答案17.B18.A19.C20.A

第二部分：英语知识运用（共两节，满分45分）

第一节：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。

21.Yourhouseisalwayssoneat-howdoyouitwiththreechildren?

A.manageB.serve

C.adaptD.construct

解析考查动词辨析。manage意指“成功做成/完成困难的事情”，符合题

意；serve“服务”；adapt"适应，调整，调节"；conslrucl“建设”，不符

合题意。

答案A

22.-Isitallrightif1keepthisphoto?

A.No,youdon'tB.No,itshouldn't

C.I'mafraidnotD.Don'tkeepit

解析根据Isilallrighl,排除A、B两项；D项是命令的语气，不合礼节。

答案C

23.Jennywaslookingforaseatwhen,luckily,amanandleft.

A.tookupB.gotup

C.shutupD.setup

解析考查动词词组辨析。take叩意为“从事，占据时间或空间”；getup

意为“起床，起立"；shulup意为“闭嘴”；setup意为“建造，搭起“。

答案B

24.Inmanypeople'sopinion,thatpany,(houghrelativelysmall,is

pleasant.

A.todealwithB.dealingwith

C.tobedealtwithD.dealtwith

解析在某些形容词后经常用不定式的主动形式表示被动，此时，不定式动

作和句子主语存在动宾关系。

答案A

25.—AreyougoingtoToin'sbirthdayparty?

-.Imighthavetowork.

A.1(dependsB.Thankyou

C.SoundgreatD.Don'tmentionit

答案A

26.Scientistsareconvincedthepositiveeffectoflaughterphysical

andmentalhealth.

A.of；alB.by；in

C.of；onD.on；at

解析beconvincedof”确信，深信”；theeffecton”对...的效果”。

答案C

27.Asurveyoftheopinionsofexperts（hatthreehoursofoutdoorexercisea

weekgoodfbrone'sheath.

A.show；areB.shows；is

C.show；isD.shows；are

解析主语asurvey是单数，所以谓语动词用shows；表示时间、距离、金

钱等的词作主语时是单数概念，谓语动词用is。

答案B

28.Everythingwasperfectforthepicnictheweather.

A.inplaceofB.aswellas

C.exceptfbrD.incaseof

解析inplaceof”代替"；aswellas”除...外“；exceptfor”除以

外”，只是用于整体说明之后对于细节的补充说明；incaseof"如果，万一”。

答案C

29.Afterstudyinginamedicalcollegefbrfiveyears,Janeherjobasa

doctorinthecountryside.

A.setoutB.tookover

C.tookupD.setup

解析seioui”出发，开始"；lakeover”接收，接管"；lakeup”开始从事

（一项职业或行当）"；selup”建立，竖立”。

答案C

30.一I'msurprisedtohearthatSueandPaulhave.

—SoamI.TheyseemedveryhappytogetherwhenIlastsawthem.

A.brokenupB.finishedup

C.dividedupD.closedup

解析breakup”崩溃；分离；解散；结业"；finishup"完成”;divideup"分

发；分享；分割”；closeup“堵塞；愈合；停业

答案A

31.Withthegovernment'said,thosebytheearthquakehavemovedtothe

newsettlements.

A.affectB.affecting

C.affectedD.wereaffected

解析考查过去分词短语作后置定语。表示被动要用过去分词，排除A、Bo

句子的谓语是havemoved,所以D不对。

答案C

32.Teachershavetoconstantlyupdatetheirknowledgeinordertomaintaintheir

professional.

A.consequenceB.independence

C.petenceD.intelligence

解析考查名词辨析。consequence"后果,结果“；independence“独立”；

petence”竞争力,能力“；intelligence”智力，理解力”。

答案C

33.Hethepublichiminhisplantobuildamodernhospitalinthe

city.

A.appealed；tosupportB.appealedto：supporting

C.appealed；supportD.appealedto：tosupport

解析appealtosbtodosth”呼吁某人干某事”。

答案D

34.Hisspeechwassothatmoreandmorepeopleitandleft(he

halloneafteranother.

A.tired；gottiredofB.tiresome；gottiredof

C.tied：gottiredwithD.tiring：gottiredwith

解析gettiredof"厌恶某事"；gettiredwith”因...而疲劳“；tiresome

“令人厌恶的”。

答案B

35.Idon'tthinktheexperimentisfailure.Atleast,wehave

gainedexperienceforfuturesuccess.

A.不填；theB.a；the

C.a；不填D.不填；不填

解析第一空是抽象名词具体化；第二空后的experience（经验）是不可数名

词，表泛指，不加冠词。

答案C

第二节：完形填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）

阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（八、B、C和D）中，选出可以

填入空臼处的最佳选项。

WhatdoChinesecollegegraduateshaveinmonwithants?Therecent36Ant

Tribesabout（helifeofsomeyoungpeople37flock（群集）toBeijing

after38university,describesthegraduates,likeanls,assmartbut39as

individuals,drawingstrengthfromlivingtogetherinmunities.

Thebook,whichisbased40twoyearsofinterviewswithabout600low-ine

collegegraduatesinBeijing,41inmid-September,aboutamonthaheadofan

announcementbytheMinistryofHumanResourcesandSocialSecuritythat74%of

the6.11millionnewgraduatesfromuniversitiesandcollegeshadbeen42by

Sept.

Thebook'schiefeditor,LianSi,tellsthatpieceofstatisticsays43aboutthe

realsituationformanyofthesegraduates."1amalways44howmanyofthese

employedcollegegraduatesareleadingahappylife,"Liansaid.'，hopethisbook

couldofferawindowonthesegraduates,whosestoriesare45known.,,

Thesettingof（hebookisseveralso-calledusettlementvillagesforcollege

studentsMin（heoutskirts（市郊）ofBeijing,wherealarge46ofcollege

graduates47.Mostofthesegraduatesworkfor48ormedium-sized

businesses»49lessthan2,000yuanamonlh.Theylivetogetherbecause

it's50：Therentinthesemunitiesisonlyaround350yuanamonth.Manyof

themtravelseveralhoursadayfbrshort-termjobsorjobinterviews.

Tangjialing,asmall5120kilometersfromTian'anmenSquare,hasaround3,

00052villagers,buthasbeea53formorethan50,000migranls（移民），most

ofwhom54fromuniversitiesorcollegesalloverthecountry.Liandescribesthe

students*55asfiveorsix-storeybuildingsbuiltbylocalfarmerswith12roomson

eachfloorandtwoorthreepeoplecrammed（挤）togetherineachroomofabout10

squaremeters.Upto70or80peoplesharethesametoiletandkitchen.

36.A.filmB.storyC.bookD.magazine

解析由第二段第一句"Thebook,whichis…”可知，《蚁族》是一本描绘了北

漂大学毕业生生活的新书。

答案C

37.A.whoB.whatC.whichD.whose

解析who引导定语从句修饰someyoungpeople且作从句的主语。

答案A

38.A.leavingB.entering

C.visitingD.enjoying

解析由下文“IhegradjatesF知，这些年轻人是大学毕业之后来到北京的。

leavinguniversity意为“大学毕业”。

答案A

39.A.necessaryB.meaningless

C.importantD.strong

解析这些北漂大学毕业生就像蚂蚁，头脑聪明，但是作为个体微不足

道。

meaningless意为“无意义的，不重要的“；necessary“必要的"；important

意为“重要的"；strong意为“强大的”。

答案B

40.A.inB.onC.atD.for

解析这本书由对北京约600位低收入大学毕业生历时两年的采访写成。be

basedon意为“以...为基础“。

答案B

41.A.cameupB.cameon

C.camealongD.cameout

解析这本书是9月中旬出版的。cameout意为“出版”。

答案D

42.A.firedB.interviewed

C.employedD.trained

解析由下文“howmanyoftheseemployedcollegegraduatesareleadinga

happylife”可知,有74%在9月1日之前找到了工作，被雇佣。

答案C

43.A.muchB.littleC.someD.more

解析由下文“这些找到了工作的大学毕业生当中，有多少生活过得幸福”

可推知，上述统计资料基本没有反映出这些毕业生的真实处境。

答案B

44.A.wonderingB.researching

C.studyingD.telling

解析他一直想知道，这些找到了工作的大学毕业当中，有多少生活过得幸

福。wonder意为“想知道"；research意为“研究”；siudy意为“研究；学

习”；⑹1意为“告诉；讲述”。

答案A

45.A.seldomB.wellC.alwaysD.often

解析由上句“我希望这本书能够成为一扇展现他们生活的窗户”可推知，

他们的故事很少有人知道。

答案A

46.A.dealB.plentyC.amountD.number

解析书中的故事发生在北京郊区几个“大学毕业生聚居村”，那里有许多

大学毕业生。alargenumberof表示“许多”，修饰可数名词复数。

答案D

47.A.workB.goC.relaxD.live

解析由上文中的“seulemenivillagesforcollegesludenls”可知，很多大学生在

这些地方居住、生活。

答案D

48.A.smallB.bigC.famousD.unknown

解析由下文可推知，这些大学毕业生多数在中小企业工作。故答案为A。

答案A

49.A.eamingB.thinking

C.shoppingD.paying

解析每月挣不到两千块钱。earn意为“挣得，赚得”。

答案A

50.A.expensiveB.fortable

C.cheapD.convenient

解析由下句可知,他们住在一起是因为花钱少。

答案C

51.A.cityB.town

C.munityD.village

解析由下文"hasaround3,00052villagers”可知,唐家岭是个小村庄。

答案D

52.A.originalB.youngC.richD.poor

解析由下文“buthasbeea53formore(han50,000migrants可知，

外来人口已超过五万人，而这大约三千人应是本地的村民。original意为“原

来的；起初的”。

答案A

53.A.schoolB.hotel

C.homeD.pany

解析五万多外来人口多数是来自全国各地的毕业生。他们在这里生活，因

此这里是他们的家。

答案C

54.AeB.differC.graduateD.suffer

解析由上下文可知，5万多外来人口多数是来自全国各地的毕业生。graduate

from意为"毕业于"；efrom意为“从来"；differfrom意为

“与……不同”；sufferfrom意为“遭受……”。

答案C

55.A.livesB.dormitories

C.buildingsD.restaurants

解析这些学生住的都是当地农民修建的五六层高的楼房，每个房间在10

平方米左右，两三个人挤一间。这里说的是学生住的地方，即宿舍。

答案B

第三部分：阅读理解（共两节，满分40分）

第一节（失15小题；每小题2分，满分30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳答案。

A

KieronWilliamson,aseven-year-oldBritishboy,isbeingrecognizedasanart

geniusafterselling16paintingsfor18,000poundsinjust14minutes.Thisboyhas

artisticskillsthatwouldbetheenvyofanyseriouspainteranddrawnparisonsto

PabloPicasso,achildprodigy（神童）whobecameoneofthemostrecognizedartists

ofthe20thcentury.

ItallbeganonafamilyholidaytoCornwallonthesouthwestEnglishcoastwhen

Kieronwasfive.lnspiredbytheview,heaskedhisparentsforhisfirstsketch-pad（速

写纸）.Fromthatmomenton,hebecamedeeplyinterested.Whilesupportive,Kieron's

parentsarecarefulnottopushtheirson.Heonlypaintswhenandwhathewants.

Hehasawaitinglistofhundredsandrequestsforhisworkhavebeenflooding

in.HisfathersaidasaleofKieron'sworksheldinNovemberevendrewabuyerfrom

Japan.uWehadpeopledrivingdownthatnight,therewerepeopleonthedoorwailing

toeinthemorningwhohadbeenstandingoutside,thephonesweregoingmadas

soonasthedooropenedatnineo'clockandwithin14minutesallthe16pictureshad

gone,“hesaid.

Allthistalent,moneyandhighpraisecouldsoeasilygotoayoungboy'shead,

butKieronsaidhisfriendskeephimgrounded,"Someofthemwanttobeasgoodas

meandsomeofthemthink...Umn'youarenottoospecial*.vhesaid.

Kieron'sfavouritepainterisBritishartistEdwardSeagoandhehasspentsomeof

hisearningsbuyingaworkbyhishero.Therestisbeinginvestedbyhisparentsuntil

hereaches25.Kieron'sparentsandhisyoungersisterBilliJodon'tseehimasanything

otherthananormalseven-year-oldwholikestoteararoundthehouseandwho'smad

aboutfootball.Butfornow,withsomuchstilltolearn,there'sonlyonethinghewants

tobewhenhegrowsup.Hesaid,thinkI'lldefinitelybeanartist.”

56.AccordingtoParagraph1,wecanknowKieronWilliamson.

A.painted16paintingsinonly14minutes

B.drawsaswellasPicassodid

C.isoneofthemostrecognizedartists

D.hasunusualabilityinpaintings

解析综合判断题。文章第一句就提到KieronWilliamson是一个艺术天才，

因此D项正确；A项的painled应改成sold；B项太夸张；C项是说毕加索。

答案D

57.InKieronWilliamson'sfriends'opinion,he.

A.isfamousbutalittleproud

B.isn'tveryspecialfromotherchildren

C.isn'tworthpraisingatall

D.ishardtogetalongwith

解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“Someofthemwanttobeasgoodas

meandsomeofthemthink...Umn,'youarenottoospecial'”可知答案B项正

确。

答案B

58.Itcanbeinferredfromthelastparagraphthat.

A.EdwardSeagothinkshighlyofKieron'sfpainting

B.Kieronlikestodosportsandpaintinginsteadofstudying

C.Kieron'sfamilyisverypoor

D.Kieronwantstobeagreatpainter

解析推理判断题。根据文章最后一句可知EdwardSeago非常想以后成为一

名著名的画家，因此D项正确。

答案D

59.Thepassagemainlytellsus.

A.aseven-year-oldpaintinggenius

B.howtobeagreatpainter

C.KieronWilliamsonmaybeethesecondPacasso

D.thepaintingchangedKieronWilliamson'slifegreatly

解析主旨大意题。文章主要介绍了小画家KieronWilliamson的情况，因此

A是最佳选项。

答案A

B

Headheldhigh,handsfirmlygrippingherwalker,MaryArnott,99,walksslowly

withdignitythroughthewomen'schangingroomattheEtobicokeOlympiumpool,

pasttheteenagegirlswhohavebeenblow-dryingtheirhairforhalfanhour,intothe

mistoftheshowers,thenoutofthedoorandfirstoneintotheheatedpool.Shejumps

overtotheshallowend,stoppingtotalktofriends-everyoneknowsMaryhere;she

swimstwiceaweekandtreatsitasajob-about（heirchildren,theviciousness（谬

误）ofbridgeandtheirhealth.

Infact,Arnottisanexceptiontotheexception.Notonlyhasshelived20years

pasttheaveragelifespanforCanadians,she'shealthy,hermindissharpandshelives

independently.

BorninBrooklynonMay28,1909,ArnottwasraisedonStatenIsland.She

survivedscarletfever（猩红热），helpedbringupfoursiblings（兄弟姐妹）afterher

motherdiedin1923andworkedasasecretaryinNewYorkCityfor12years,earning

$35aweekanda$150bonusatChristmas.

Nowshe'shappylivinginaone-roomapartmentwithakitchenandabathroomin

herdaughter'shouse.Shewearsahearingaid,does（hecrypticcrossword（有隐义的纵

横字谜）wilhamagnifyingglass,andcan'treallyexplainwhyshehaslivedsowellso

long.

Untilrecently,shehasstilllikedtodrinkredwine—sheusedtodrinktwoglasses

beforesuppereachday.lt'smorelikelygenes,sheadmits.Herinterestinotherpeople

andlifeingeneralmayhavehadsomethingtodowithit.AskedifaStarphotographer

cantakeherpictureatthepool,Arnottseemscheerful.

uIlookgoodinaswimsuit,“shesays,noddingherheadfirmly.441lookbelterin

aswimsuitthanIdoinpants.”

60.Whatcanwelearnfromthefirstparagraph?

A.MaryAmonlikestoswimandisknowntothelocalpeople.

B.MaryArnottisafraidtoswimattheswimmingpool.

C.MaryArnottcan'tsv/imbutshelikeswater.

D.MaryArnottjustlikestotalktoherfriendsatthebankoftheswimmingpool.

解析推理判断题。分析第一段可知，MaryAmou喜欢游泳，当地人都认识

她。

答案A

61.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEasforMaryArnottasanexceptiontothe

exception?

A.Shehaslived30yearspasttheaveragelifespanforCanadians.

B.She'shealthyandhermindissharp.

C.Sheliveswithherdaughter.

D.Shelikestolivewithherchildrenandhasahappylife.

解析细节理解题。分析第二段可知，A、C、D三项和文段不符。

答案B

62.WhatmayMaryArnotlthinkofherlivingalone?

A.Biller.B.H叩py.

C.Meaningless.D.Boring.

解析细节理解题。分析第四段可知，MaryArnoll认为她的生活很幸福。

答案B

63.Ifsomeoneasksaboutswimming,MaryArnottmay.

A.likepantsB.likeswimsuitbetter

C.liketositatthebankD.liketoswimwithgirls

解析细节理解题。分析最后一段可知。

答案B

C

Whenyou'resurfingtheInternetonyourlaptopfromyourdormorhome,doyou

knowyourpersonaldetailsarebeinggatheredsecretly?Andwouldyoubesurprised

toknowtheinformationmaybesoldcheaplytoadvertisersandmarketers?

AccordingtoaninvestigationbyTheWallStreetJournal,allittakesisatinyfile

inaputer-asinglecodeconsistingofalongseriesofnumbersandletters-torecord

theputeruser'sage,gender,location,favoritemoviesandhobbies.

ThenewspaperreportsthatLotameSolutionsInc,aNewYorkpany,uses

sophisticated（高科技）softwarecalleda“beacon“tocapturewhatpeoplearetyping

onawebsite.Lotamepackagesthatdataintoprofiles（个人资料）aboutindividuals,

onlywithouttheirnames,andsellstheprofilestopaniesseekingcustomers.Batches

ofsuchdatamaybesoldforafewdollars.

TheWallStreetJournalsurveydiscoveredthatspyingonInternetusersisoneof

thefastest-growingbusinessesontheWorldWideWeb.

The“cookie"，atinytextfileputonyourPCbywebsitesormarketingfirms

whichmightbeusedtorememberyourpreferencesforonesite,ortotrackyou

acrossmanysitesisalreadyoldnews.Therearenewandmoreplextoolssuchas

“beacons”whichscaninrealtimewhatpeoplearedoingonawebpage.Thesebeacons

instantlyassesstheInternetuser*slocation,ine,shoppinginterestsandevenmedical

conditions.

MillionsofInternetusersaroundtheworldalsofaceunprecedenled（空前

的）［hreais.Privaie,sensitive,personalandbusinessinfbrmaiionisbeinggatheredand

soldwithouttheirknowledge.

paniesinsisttheinformationtheygatherisanonymousandthedataisused

harmlessly.Butthetechnologyhasgrownsopowerfulthatevensomeofthebiggest

websitesintheUSdon'tknowthattheywereinstallingintrusivefilesonvisitors'

puters.TheseincludeMSNandYahoo.

Nexttimeyouvisitawebpageandfindanadbanneradvertisingsomethingyou've

beenplanningtobuy,don'tbeamazedthatyourputercanreadyourmind.

64.Thepurposeofthepassageisto.

A.introduceatinyfileinaputer-asinglecode

B.showhowyourindividualinformationwasletoutwhenyousurftheInternet

C.showhowtoprotectyourprivacy

D.introduceasophisticatedsoftwarecalleda“beacon”

解析主旨大意题。本文围绕着上网时，你的个人信息被别人收集并且被出

售了。故选择B项。

答案B

65.Itcanbeinferredthat.

A.becausethedataisusedharmlessly.Internetusersaroundtheworldwillnot

facethreats

B.whenapersonsurf(heInternet,hispersonaldetailsmaybeletoutwithouthis

knowledge

C.yourputercanreallyreadyourmind

D.MSNandYahoo.usesoftwaretocapturewhatpeoplearetypingona

website

解析推理判断题。根据文章第一段以及下文可知，当一个人上网时，他的

信息有可能在自己不知道的情况下被别人所泄露或出售。

答案B

66.What'sthewriter'sattitudeto(hisproblem?

A.NeutralB.Worried

C.OpiimisiicD.Indifferem

解析推理判断题。根据倒数第三段“MillionsofInternet…andsoldwithout

(heirknowledge."可知，作者指出互联网用户面临着空前的威胁。所以，可

以推断作者对这个问题非常的担心。所以选B。本题易误选C。

答案B

D

Thepennyisgettingachange.TheUnitedStatesMint(S1)币/)revealedfournew

designsforthe1-centpiece,tocelebratethein