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Unit1Culturalrelics单元测试题2
Unit1Culturalrelics
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A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出最佳选项。
[A]
DalmatianCoast,Croatia
It’snosecretthatsummersontheDalmatianCoastinCroatiaofferclearbluewatersforswimming,beautifulsunsets,historicbuildingsandpicture-perfectbeaches.ThebestwaytoseetheDalmatianCoastisfromyourownseakayak(皮划艇).Butthetemperatureisfartoohightobecomfortableinthehighseason(旺季),soyouneedtowaituntilitdropsbuttheseaisstillwarm.
Mykonos,Greece
Mykonosisusuallyverycrowded(拥挤的)withvisitorsinJulyandAugust,buttheGreekmeltemiwindscanbearealprobleminhighsummer.Laterintheseason,theyaremuchcalmerandyoucanspendyourtimelyingonthebeachwithoutbeingangrywiththesand.ThebestaddressistheHotelBelvedere,butthecheapesthotelistheGraceMykonos,whichisgoodvalueinSeptember,butevenbetteramonthlater.
AeolianIslands,Italy
Sicily’sbeautifulsevenislandsoftenattract(吸引)Oscar-winnerslikeRobertDeNiroandRussellCrowe.SeptemberisthetimetovisittheAeolianIslands,asthetouristshavegone.Don’tmissPanarea,wheretheonlywayofgettingaroundisonfoot,andmakesureyouincludethegreenestisland,Salina.
StTropez,France
StTropezinhighseasonisfull,butcometheendofAugust,itsoonreturnstobeingtheFrenchProvencalfishingtownofthe1960s.Youcanwalkthroughitsstreetsinpeaceanddropintoitspopularstoreswithoutthecrowds.It’salsomucheasiertogetamealatplacessuchasAlainDucasse’sSpoon,ortodropintobarslikeNikkiBeachforadrink.ThebestplacestostayareHotelLaPoncheorLeBeauvallon,a10-minuteboatrideacrossthebay(海湾)inStMaxime.
21.Wherecanyougoifyouareinterestedinhistoricbuildings?
A.Mykonos,Greece.
B.StTropez,France.
C.AeolianIslands,Italy.
D.DalmatianCoast,Croatia.
22.WhenisthebesttimetostayintheGraceMykonos?
A.InJuly.B.InAugust.
C.InOctober.D.InSeptember.
23.WhydoestheauthorsaySeptemberisthetimetovisittheAeolianIslands?
A.Therearefewertourists.
B.The weather isquite good.
C.There’sachancetomeetstars.
D.Greencanbeseeneverywhere.
24.WhichwordcanbestdescribeStTropezattheendofAugust?
A.Hot.B.Quiet.C.Busy.D.Green.
[B]
Samthoughthe’dneverbeabletogetajobasabarista(咖啡师).TheTorontoteenhasautism(自闭症)withamovementdisorder,andfearedhewouldn’tbeabletoworkbehindacoffeecounterbecauseofthesuddenmovementshesometimesmakes.
ButthemanageratalocalStarbucksbelievedinhimandgavehimachance.Samisnowenjoyinghisnewjobthankstoanunexpectedway:
dance.
InavideopostedonYouTubethisweekbyCarlyFleischmann,SamisseendancingwhilepreparingStarbucksbeverages(饮料).AccordingtoFleischmann,whoherselfhasautismandlikestoshareherexperiencesonhersocialpage,theStarbucksmanagerwasthepersonwhoencouragedSamto“turnhismovementsintodance.”
Thestoremanager,ChrisAli,toldCTVNewsthisweekthatthey’ddiscoveredSam’stalent(才能)fordancingwhilethepairlistenedtomusicatwork.
“Itwassomethingthatkindofcamealong.Samlovestodance,”hesaid.“Bringingdancetohisworkreallyhelpedhimcontrolsomeofthemovementdisabilitieshe’shad.”
AliaddedthatthedancinghasalsohelpedbuildSam’sself-confidence(自信心).
“WhenhewasofferedajobtoworkatStarbucks,Samtoldhisparentsthatforthefirsttime...hislifehadrealmeaning,”wroteFleischmanninaFacebookpost.“IthastakenSamandChrisalotofhourstogetSamtodowhatheisdoinginthevideo...Ifitwasn’tforChrisbelievinginSam,hewouldhave neverbelievedinhimself.MorepeoplelikeSamneedtobeseenandheard.”
Sam,Fleischmannnoted,hascometobeknownasthe“dancingbarista.”AlitoldCTVNewsthatcustomerslovetheteen’sdancing,andthatmanyvisitthestorejusttoseehimdance.
25.ChrisAlifoundSam’stalentfordancing_____.
A.whiledrinkingcoffee
B.whileworkingwithSam
C.fromaYouTubevideo
D.fromalocalnewspaper
26.WhatdoweknowaboutSambeforeheworkedatStarbucks?
A.Heoftentalkedtohimself.
B.Healwaysdancedtothemusic.
C.HeshareddancevideosonYouTube.
D.Hehadnoconfidenceinhimself.
27.WhatcandancingprovideSamwith?
A.Moretimewithhisboss.
B.Morepraisefromhisparents.
C.Morecontroloverhismovements.
D.Morechancesofgettingnewjobs.
28.WhatdidFleischmannthinkofSam’sdancingwhileworking?
A.Itwasoutofstyle.
B.Itwasunacceptable.
C.Itwaseasytocopy.
D.Itwasvideo-worthy.
[C]
Intheearly1990s,StaffanLindebergfromLundUniversityinSwedentravelledtoPapuaNewGuineatostudythediet(饮食)ofthepeopleontheislandofKitavaasthiswasveryclosetotheStoneAgediet,thatis,thefoodpeopleatemanythousandsofyearsagobeforehumansstartedfarming.Whilethere,hefoundthatthepeopledidnotsufferfromheartattacks,diabetes(糖尿病),beingoverweightandmanyotherdiseasescommoninwesterncountries.
Asaresultofhisfindings,hedecidedtotestpatientsinSwedentoseehowsuchadietwouldinfluencethem.FourteenpatientsfollowedaStoneAgedietwhileanotherfifteenfollowedaMediterraneandiet.Allofthepatientsinthetestshadhighbloodsugarlevels,mostsufferedfromdiabetesandtheyallhadsomeproblemswiththeirhearts.
Attheendofthreemonths,thegroupfollowingtheMediterraneandiethadreduced(减少) theirbloodsugarlevelsbyasmallamountbutthosefollowingtheStoneAgediethadmuchlowerlevelsofsugarintheirblood.Thepatientsinbothgroupsalsolostweightalthoughthelevelofsugarinthebloodandthepatients’weightdidn’tseemtoberelated.
So,whatisitabouttheStoneAgedietthatcanmakeushealthier?
Thedietcontains(包含)somemeat,fish,fruit,vegetablesandnutsbutitdoesn’tcontainanydairyproductsorgrains(牛奶制品和谷物),suchaswheatorrice,andthereisnosalt.
ThenextquestioniswhethertheKitavanpeoplearehealthierthanus.AccordingtoProfessorLindeberg,thisisnotassimpleaswemaythink.Becauseofnothavingenoughhealthcare,thereismorechanceofthemdyingatayoungage.However,ifpeopleonKitavamanagetoreachfifty,theymightliveaslongaspeopleinmoredevelopedcountries.
29.WhatdidLindeberg’stestsinSwedenshow?
A.TheMediterraneandietwasunhealthy.
B.TheStoneAgedietcouldmakepeoplehealthier.
C.People’sbloodsugarlevelshadsomethingtodowiththeirweight.
D.Peoplewholikeeatingfruitandvegetableshadfewerheartproblems.
30.What’ssospecialabouttheStoneAgediet?
A.Nosalt.
B.Nomeat.
C.Alotofgrains.
D.Toomuchsugar.
31.WhatcanweinferabouttheKitavanpeopleaccordingtoProfessorLindeberg?
A.Mostofthemneedtoloseweight.
B.Theyarehealthierthanwesterners.
C.Manyofthemcannotlivetotheageoffifty.
D.Theygenerallyhavehighbloodsugarlevels.
[D]
ThePharos,thegreatlighthouseofAlexandria,wasoneoftheSevenWondersoftheAncientWorld.ItstoodontheislandofPharos,intheharbor(港口)ofthecityofAlexandria.In290B.C,PtolemyISoter,therulerofEgypt,orderedthebuildingofthelighthouse.Twentyyearslater,itwasfinished—thefirstlighthouseintheworldandthetallestbuildingonEarth,besidestheGreatPyramidofEgypt.
ThePharoswasdesignedbySostrates,aGreekarchitect(建筑师).Sostrateswantedtoleavehisnameonthebaseofthelighthouse.ButPtolemyrefused,orderingthatonlyhisownnameappearonthebuilding.ButSostratesfoundawaytodothat.AtthebaseofthePharos,Sostratesleftamessagecontaininghisownname.Thenhecovereditwithplaster(建筑石膏)andleftPtolemy’snameoverit.Aftermanyyears,theplasterdisappearedandpeopleknewthetruearchitectofthelighthouse.
In1302and1323,twostrongearthquakeshitAlexandria,damagingthelighthouse.In1326,itfinallyfellintothesea.MuchofwhatweknowaboutthelighthousecomesfromthewritingsofArabswhooncevisitedthePharos.
ThePharoswasabout384feettall,thesameheightasamodern40-storybuilding.AtthetopofthelighthousestoodalargestatueofPoseidon,theGreekgodofthesea.Underitwasabeacon,thesourceoflightforthelighthouse.ThePharosusedtwokindsofbeacons.Atnight,alargefirecreatedthelight.Duringtheday,ahugemirrormadeuseofthesunlighttocreatethelight.
Itwassaidthatthemirrorwasalsousedtosetenemyshipsonfireastheyenteredtheharborbydirectingthesun’srays(sunlight)atthem.Whiletheideaisinteresting,itisalsoclearlyimpossible.
32.WhydidSostratesuseplasteratthebaseofthePharos?
A.TofollowPtolemy’sorders.
B.Tohidehisnameleftonthebase.
C.Toprotectthebasefromdamage.
D.Tomakethelighthousemorebeautiful.
33.HowlonghadthePharosstayedstanding?
A.Forabout800years.
B.Forabout1,000years.
C.Forabout1,600years.
D.Forabout2,000years.
34.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“it”inParagraph4referto?
A.Thelighthouse.
B.Thestatue.
C.Alargefire.
D.Ahugemirror.
35.What’sthemainpurposeofthetext?
A.ToexplainwhythePharoswasbuilt.
B.TofindmoresecretsaboutthePharos.
C.TooffersomebasicfactsaboutthePharos.
D.TointroducethetruearchitectofthePharos.
第二节(共5小题;每小题2分,满分10分)
根据短文内容,从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。
选项中有两项为多余选项。
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AstheWorld’sbiggesttoystore, Toys“R”Usisclosingall800ofitsU.S.stores. 36 Someexperts(专家)thinksupermarketsarethebestplace.
Theideamakessomesense.Pa
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