Book 5 Unit 3 Life in the future单元测试.docx
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Book5Unit3Lifeinthefuture单元测试
Book5Unit3Lifeinthefuture单元测试
第二部分:
阅读理解(共两节,满分40分)
第一节(共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,选出最佳选项。
A
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Thefirstsummerjobisoftenasignalthatyou’reonyourwaytoadulthood,andit’salsoamethodforearningmoneytopayforwhatyoudreamof.It’snevertooearlytostartconsideringthefuture.Now,herearesomegoodchoicesforyou!
Retail(零售)Sales
Retailoffersplentyofopportunityforteenswhoarelookingforajob.Thistypeofworkcanpayfrom$10to$15anhourdependinguponthedutyyouareexpectedtotakeon.Itcanalsobegreatforteenswhoarefriendlyandenjoytalkingtootherpeople.Formoreinformation,callusat111-222-3333.
FoodService
Ajobinthefoodserviceindustryisanaturalfitforsociableteenswhoenjoycommunicatingwiththepublic.Itallowsemployeestoworkaspartofateamwhilelearningaboutfollowinginstructions.Italsocomeswiththeopportunitytoearnbetween$8and$10perhour.Justcall111-222-3533formoreinformation.
Babysitter
Thisjobrequiressomeonewhoishighlyresponsible.Thoughitpaysgenerallybetween$6and$8hourly,italsorequiresalotofpatience.Thisisagreatchoiceforteenswhowishtomakeacareerinteaching,childcare,socialworkoranyotherfieldthatmakesuseofsocialskillsorrequiresinteractionwithkids.Gotaquestion?
Justcall111-222-3336.
Housekeeping
Thistypeofworkcanbringinabout$5anhouranditwillallowteenstolearnresponsibilityanddeveloptheirorganizationalskills.Thesummerseesanupswinginthetourismindustry,sohotelsareoftenlookingformorehousekeepingstaff,andparksoftenneedmorepeopletoassistwithkeepingpublicareascleanandorganizedaswell.Telephone:
111-222-3330.
21.Howmuchcanyouearnatleastintwohoursasaretailer?
A.$10. B.$12.
C.$16. D.$20.
22.Whichofthefollowingjobsmayattractteenswhowanttobeateacher?
A.RetailSales. B.FoodService.
C.Babysitter. D.Housekeeping.
23.Theunderlinedpart“anupswing”inthelastparagraphcanbestbereplacedby“_____”.
A.anincrease B.alimit
C.asign D.atrick
24.Thetextismainlywrittenforteenswho_____.
A.arefacedwithcommunicationproblems
B.wantapart-timejobinthesummer
C.dreamofbecomingahousekeeper
D.plantostarttheirownbusiness
B
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In1863,thegreatnovelistJulesVernewroteanovelcalledParisintheTwentiethCentury.Inthebookheusedthefullpowerofhisgreatabilitytoforecastthecomingcentury.Unfortunately,themanuscript(手稿)waslostuntilhisgreat-grandsonhappenedtodiscoveritlyinginasafewhereithadbeencarefullylockedawayforalmost130years.Realizingwhatatreasurehehadfound,hearrangedtohaveitpublished(出版)in1994,anditbecameabestselleratonce.
Backin1863,kingsstillruledtheancientworldinEurope,withsomanypoorpeopleperformingbackbreakingworkinthefields.Andsteampowerwasjustbeginningtochangetheworld.ButVernepredictedthatParisin1960wouldhaveglassskyscrapers,airconditioning,TV,elevators,high-speedtrains,gas-poweredvehicles,andevensomethingsimilartotheInternet.VernedescribedlifeinmodernParisalmostwithoutanymistakes.
JusttwoyearslaterVernemadeanotheramazingprediction.HewroteFromtheEarthtotheMoon,inwhichhepredictedthedetailsofthetaskthatsentseveralastronauts(宇航员)tothemoonmorethan100yearslaterin1969.Hecorrectlypredictedthesizeofthespacecapsule,thenumberofastronautswhowouldcarryoutthetask,thelengthoftimethejourneywouldtake,theweightlessnessthattheastronautswouldexperience,andthefinallandingintheocean.
HowwasJulesVerneabletopredict100yearsintothefuturesuccessfully?
Althoughhewasnotascientisthimself,Verneoftenturnedtoscientists,askingthemquestionsabouttheiropinionsofthefuture.Hecollectedavastamountofinformationaboutthegreatscientificdiscoveriesofhistime.Vernerealizedthatsciencewouldmakeitpossibleformanyamazingthingstoappearinthefuture.Thesecretofhissuccessfulpredictionwashisbeliefinthepowerofsciencetochangesociety.
25.ParisintheTwentiethCenturyisanovelthat_____.
A.peoplethoughtlittleofatfirst
B.tookJulesVernefiveyearstofinish
C.didn’tsellwellwhenpublishedatfirst
D.waspublishedlongafteritwasfinished
26.Thethirdparagraphismainlyabout_____.
A.therequirementsofbeinganastronaut
B.whatFromtheEarthtotheMoonisabout
C.howFromtheEarthtotheMoonwascreated
D.thedifferencesbetweentheearthandthemoon
27.Accordingtothetext,JulesVerne_____.
A.showedstronginterestinwritingandscience
B.couldpredictwhatwouldhappentosomeone
C.waswell-knownasbothanovelistandascientist
D.hadParisintheTwentiethCenturypublishedin1994
28.Whatwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?
A.TheearlylifeofJulesVerne
B.JulesVerne’sopinionsaboutscience
C.JulesVerne:
Awriteraheadofhistime
D.JulesVerne’sinventionscametrue
C
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Knownasaradiohost,RushLimbaughlandedhisfirstradiojobwhenhewasinhighschool.ThenLimbaughattendedSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity,whereheshowedinterestinnothingbutradio.Afterdroppingoutofcollege,Limbaughwenttoworkataradiostation,buthedidnotlastlong.Forthenextfewyears,hechangedfromstationtostation.TomLeathers,publisherofTheSquires,knewLimbaughatthetimeandrecalls,“Limbaughwasnothingspecial.Hedidnothavethatpowerfulpersonalityyouhearnow.Hewaspainfullyshy.”Finally,underpressurefromhisfather,whowantedhimtogiveupradio,LimbaughtookajobasapublicrelationsassistantfortheKansasCityRoyals(aMajorLeagueBaseballteam).
Afterfiveyears,Limbaughleftthejobbecausehewantedtoworkinradio.HesoonlandedapositionataKansasCitystationasatalkshowhostandcommentator.Tenmonthslater,hewasfired(解雇).Infact,heonceadmittedthathehadbeenfiredfromallbuttwoofthejobsheeverheld.AyearwentbybeforeaSanDiegoradiostationagreedtogivehimachance,mainlybecauseitwasinseriousfinancialtrouble.Thejobwasexactlythechanceheneeded.SoonLimbaugh’sthree-hourmorningshowbecamethemostpopularprograminthecityandspreadtoradiostationsacrosstheUnitedStates.
In2001,Limbaughfacedanewproblemthatthreatenedtotakehimofftheair—deafness.Limbaughwentcompletelydeafinhisleftearandhadserioushearinglossinhisright.Atfirst,hemadeanefforttochangethewayhedidhisprogramtocoveruphisdisability.Finally,hetoldthetruthtohislistenersandreceivedacochlearimplantoperation,whichhelpedhimregainsomehearinginhisleftear.Asof2008,Limbaugh’sradioshowwasstillbeingbroadcastonalmostsixhundredAMradiostationsintheUnitedStatesandonaudiostreamsovertheInternet.Limbaugh’spopularityisoftensaidtohavebreathednewlifeintoAMradio.
29.WhatTomLeatherssaidsuggeststhat_____.
A.Limbaugh’shostingstylewasnotattractive
B.Limbaughwastooshytoworkasaradiohost
C.Limbaughusedtobeamanwithastrongpersonality
D.Limbaughshouldn’thavedroppedoutofcollege
30.What’stherightorderoftheeventsaboutRushLimbaugh?
a.Heworkedasapublicrelationsassistant.
b.Hehadanoperationbecauseofhearingloss.
c.HeattendedSoutheastMissouriStateUniversity.
d.HewasofferedajobbyaSanDiegoradiostation.
e.HeworkedasatalkshowhostataKansasCitystation.
A.c,a,d,e,b B.a,b,e,d,c
C.c,a,e,d,b D.a,d,e,b,c
31.WhatcanwelearnfromRushLimbaugh’sstory?
A.Thinktwicebeforeyouact.
B.Wherethereisawill,thereisaway.
C.Agoodbeginningmakesagoodending.
D.Don’tputofftilltomorrowwhatshouldbedonetoday.
32.Whatisthetextmainlyabout?
A.Waystohelpthedeaftohear.
B.RushLimbaugh’scareerinradio.
C.Howtobeanexcellentradiohost.
D.RushLimbaugh’sinfluenceintheUSA.
D
★★★★☆
Don’tweallknowa“HappyMeal”whenweseeone—thefamousboxedmealthatincludesahamburger,akid-sizedportionoffries,asideoffruitsandmilk,servedwithatoythat’sextremelypopularwithchildrenwholovetocollectthem?
Butcollectorsoftheselittletoyswillsoonbeinforasurprise.Forthebookloversthough,thereissomegoodnews.McDonaldswillreplacetheplastictoyswithbooks.However,eachofthesebookswillmainlypassonnutritionalmessages.
DoyouknowthatMcDonaldshasbeenmarketingtheboxedkid’smealsince1979?
HappyMealsareextremelypopularwithkids,especiallyforitscollectibletoys,whenyouconsiderthatover1.3billionofthesepackagesaresoldeachyear!
Thesepackageshavebeenverycontroversial(有争议的).Healthsupportersbelievethatdrawingkidstothesemealswithtoysisacleverwayofpromotingunhealthyfoodchoices.Theyseeitasanadvertisingstrategy(策略)of“catchingitscustomersyoung”—amovethathaspaidoffverywellforthefastfoodcompany.
Childdevelopmentexpertssaythatfoodhabitsgetformedinchildrenbyagesixandcontinuethroughtotheiradultlife.FattyandsugaryfoodssuchasthoseservedinMcDonalds’HappyMealsarebelievedtoplayabigroleingrowinghealthproblemssuchasobesityanddiabetes.Publichealthcarecostshavegoneupanduntoldamountsofmoneyhavebeenspentincaringforobesityandotherhealthproblems.In2010,theStateofCaliforniatriedtoban(禁止
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