人教版高中英语选修八单元质量评估三 2.docx
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人教版高中英语选修八单元质量评估三2
单元质量评估(三)
时间:
100分钟 分数:
120分
第一部分 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
AUSdadquithisjob,givingupamassivesalary,afterhis10-year-olddaughtergavehima22-pointlistoutliningalltheeventshehadmissedsofarduringtheyear.AstheCEOoftheglobalinvestmentfirmPIMCO,MohamedEl-ErianshockedthefinanceindustrywhenhequitinJanuary.
El-Eriansaiditwasaboutayearagowhenhewasrepeatedlyaskinghisdaughtertobrushherteeth,butshewasn'tlistening.Whenheaskedherwhy,sherespondedwithalistof22milestoneshehadmissed:
likethefirstdayofschoolandthefirstsoccergameoftheseason.
“Andtheschoolyearwasn'tyetover,”El-Erianwrote.“Ifeltawfulandgotdefensive:
Ihadagoodexcuseforeachmissedevent,suchastravel,importantmeetings,andurgentphonecalls.ButitdawnedonmethatIwasmissinganinfinitelymoreimportantpoint.Mywork-lifebalancehadgottenoutofwhack,andtheimbalancewashurtingmyspecialrelationshipwithmydaughter.Iwasnotmakingenoughtimeforher.”El-Erianexplainedhewasstrugglingforwork-lifebalance.
Dadsarequittingtheirprofit-makingjobstoimprovework-lifebalance.Thisisasubjectthatisgettingmoreattentionassomehigh-profileexecutiveshaverecentlywrittenabouttheirexperiences.
Lastmonth,formerMongoDBCEOMaxSchiresonwroteablogpostabouthisdecisiontostepdownfromtheCEOposition.Hewrotethathestruggledtomaketimeforhisthreechildrenbecausehewasflyingaroundhalfamillionkilometresayearforwork.
“Iwasnotwithmykidswhenourpuppywashitbyacar,orwhenmysonhadanemergencysurgery,”Schiresonwrote.
OnanovernightflighttoTexashewokeupinArizonatodiscovertheplanemadeanemergencylandingandsomeoftraumatizedcrewmembershadtobereplaced.Hedecideditwastimetoaddresshiswork-lifebalance.
QuittingissomethingEl-ErianandSchiresonwerefinanciallyabletodo,butEl-Erianrecognizesmost_peopledon'thavethisluxury.Hehopescompanieswillpayattentiontoimprovingwork-lifebalancefortheiremployees.
El-Eriannowmanages“aportfolioofpart-timejobs”thatdon'trequiremuchtravel.Healternatesmorningswithhiswifetakingtheirdaughtertoschoolandheoftenpicksherupfromschool.
“Sofar,it'sbeentherightdecisionforme,”hewrote.“I'msogratefulthatthisisprovidingmewithgreatopportunitiestoexperiencekeymomentsinmydaughter'slifebeforethey'realltooquicklygone.”
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文,主要叙述了埃里安和希雷森辞掉高薪工作陪伴孩子成长的故事。
1.El-ErianresignedfromPIMCOmainlybecause________.
A.hisdaughterhasbeenmissinghimbadly
B.hewasgettingboredwiththeendlessflights
C.hehopedtogethisdaughtertolistentohim
D.hewantedtoexperiencehisdaughter'smilestones
解析:
推理判断题。
根据最后一段中的“I'msogratefulthatthisisprovidingmewithgreatopportunitiestoexperiencekeymomentsinmydaughter'slife...”可推断出,埃里安辞职是因为他想经历他女儿人生中的重大事件。
答案:
D
2.Whatdoestheunderlinedpart“mostpeopledon'thavethisluxury”probablymean?
A.Mostpeopledon'tliketheirjobs.
B.Mostpeoplehavetoworkforfinancialsecurity.
C.Notalldadshavea10-year-olddaughter.
D.Notalldadsfacetheproblemofwork-lifebalance.
解析:
句意理解题。
语境表示,辞职是像埃里安和希雷森那样有强大财力的人才可以去做的事,但是大多数人为了稳定的经济收入必须工作。
所以选B。
答案:
B
3.WhatdoweknowaboutEl-Erian'slifenow?
A.Henowtakespart-timejobs,whichdon'tinvolveanybusinesstravel.
B.Hespendsmostofhisdaywithhisdaughter.
C.Hemanagestotakeonhisresponsibilitiesasafather.
D.Heisnowlivinganeasyandrelaxedlifebecauseheneedn'tgotowork.
解析:
推理判断题。
根据倒数第二段中的“Healternatesmorningswithhiswifetakingtheirdaughtertoschoolandheoftenpicksherupfromschool.”可推断出,埃里安已经通过辞职来陪伴女儿,尽到了做父亲的责任。
答案:
C
4.Whatcanbeinferredfromthepassage?
A.It'snevertoolatetoseechildrengrowuphealthily.
B.Manyworkingparentscanbalancetheircareerandfamilylifewell.
C.CEOsareoccupiedwithworkandhavenotimefortheirfamily.
D.Parents'lovecannotbereplacedbymoney.
解析:
推理判断题。
本文通过埃里安和希雷森辞职陪伴孩子的故事说明对于孩子来说,父母的爱比金钱重要。
答案:
D
B
Youwillbeproudofyourselvesifyoucanmakesomegreenchanges,evenafew.Thegoalhereistolimitgreenhousegases,whicharecloselyassociatedwiththebigproblemofglobalwarming.
ⅰ.Bringyourcuptoacoffeebar
You'llgeta10percentdiscount,andit'sonelesspapercuptoendupinalandfill.Whileyou'rethere,pickupsomefreebagsofspentcoffeegroundstouseas“green”fertilizerinyourgarden.
Thepay-off:
Thestorewon'tcreatemorewastewhentheythrowawayacup.
ⅱ.Turnoffyourcomputer
Wheninstandbymode,yourPCisstillusingenergy.Infact,75percentofelectricityusedinyourhomecomesfromelectronicsthatarenotturnedoff.
Thepay-off:
Turningoffamonitorfor40hoursaweekmayonlysave$5amonth,butitreducesCO2by750pounds.
ⅲ.Reuseplasticbags
Insteadofthrowingaway100billionplasticbagsayear,tryandgetasecond,third,ortenthuseoutofthem.Betteryet,nexttimeyoushop,tryareusablebag.
Thepay-off:
You'rereducingpollution.Theamountofoilitwouldtaketomakejust14plasticbagswouldrunyourcarforonemile.
ⅳ.Userecycledpaperinthebathroom
Mostofthetoiletpaperweuseismadefromtreesfoundinforestspreviouslyuntouchedbyhumans.
Thepay-off:
Ifeveryhouseholdreplacedonerolloftoiletpaperwitharecycledone,424,000treeswouldstillbestanding.Lookforecopapertowels,too.
ⅴ.Buyenergy-efficientappliances
ReplacetheoldfridgewithanEnergyStarapplianceandyou'lluse15percentlessenergy.Itmightbealittleexpensivetobuy,butyou'llsavemoneyonyourelectricitybillsandhelptheenvironment.
Thepay-off:
IfweallusedoneEnergyStarapplianceathome,itwouldbelikeplanting1.7millionacresofnewtrees.
ⅵ.Plantatree
Addinggreentoyourgardenisbeautifulandearth-pleasing.
Thepay-off:
Justonetreewillhelpmakecleanerairandsavetheenvironmentfrom5,000poundsofhotcarbondioxideeachyear.
【语篇解读】 尽自己所能减少温室气体的排放,保护我们共有的家园——地球。
5.Whatisthebesttitleforthepassage?
A.Strategiestosavemoney
B.Waystobeearth-friendly
C.Strategiestoendglobal-warming
D.Waystolimitcarbondioxide
解析:
标题归纳题。
结合文章第一段第二句及下文所列的几个措施可知,该文旨在让人们加入到“减少温室气体排放,珍爱地球”的行动中,故选B。
答案:
B
6.Whichofthefollowingsuggestsrecyclingorreusingofthings?
A.Methodsⅰandⅲ. B.Methodsⅱandⅴ.
C.Methodsⅲandⅵ.D.Methodsⅳandⅴ.
解析:
细节理解题。
本文提及的6个措施中涉及回收利用或循环使用(物品)的有:
ⅰ.Bringyourcuptoacoffeebar(pickupsomefreebagsofspentcoffeegroundstouseas“green”fertilizerinyourgarden);ⅲ.Reuseplasticbags;ⅳ.Userecycledpaperinthebathroom。
因此,选项A正确。
答案:
A
7.Accordingtothewriter,whatwillhappenifourPCisswitchedoffwhennotinuse?
A.ItwillhelptoreduceagreatdealofCO2.
B.Itwillhelptosavealargeamountofmoney.
C.Itwillbelikeplanting1.7millionacresofnewtrees.
D.Itwillsavetheamountofoilthatrunsyourcarforamile.
解析:
细节理解题。
由“Turningoffamonitorfor40hoursaweekmayonlysaveD|S5amonth,butitreducesCO2by750pounds.”可知,在不用电脑的时候关闭电脑可减少二氧化碳的排放量。
答案:
A
8.Whatbenefitdothesewayshaveincommon?
A.Theyallhelpreducetheuseofenergylikeelectricity.
B.Theyallresultinproducinglessgreenhousegases.
C.Theyallcutdowntheamountoftheuseofpaper.
D.Theyallhelptopreserveourtreesandforest.
解析:
细节理解题。
由“Thegoalhereistolimitgreenhousegases...”可知,下面的措施皆应与该目标有关,故B项切题。
答案:
B
C
Decision-makingunderstress
Anewreviewbasedonaresearchshowsthatacutestressaffectsthewaythebrainconsiderstheadvantagesanddisadvantages,causingittofocusonpleasureandignorethepossiblenegative(负面的)consequencesofadecision.
Theresearchsuggeststhatstressmaychangethewaypeoplemakechoicesinpredictableways.
“Stressaffectshowpeoplelearn,”saysProfessorMaraMather.“Peoplelearnbetteraboutpositivethannegativeoutcomesunderstress.”
Forexample,tworecentstudieslookedathowpeoplelearnedtoconnectimages(影像)witheitherrewardsorpunishments.Inoneexperiment,someoftheparticipantswerefirststressedbyhavingtogiveaspeechanddodifficultmathsproblemsinfrontofanaudience;intheother,somewerestressedbyhavingtokeeptheirhandsinicewater.Inbothcases,thestressedparticipantsrememberedtherewardedmaterialmoreaccuratelyandthepunishedmateriallessaccuratelythanthosewhohadn'tgonethroughthestress.
Thisphenomenonislikelynotsurprisingtoanyonewhohastriedtoresisteatingcookiesorsmokingacigarettewhileunderstress—atthosemoments,onlythepleasureassociatedwithsuchactivitiescomestomind.Butthefindingsfurthersuggestthatstressmaybringaboutadoubleeffect.Notonlyarerewardingexperiencesrememberedbetter,butnegativeconsequencesarealsolesseasilyrecalled.
Theresearchalsofoundthatstressappearstoaffectdecision-makingdifferentlyinmenandwomen.Whilebothmenandwomentendtofocusonrewardsandlessonconsequencesunderstress,theirresponsestoriskturnouttobedifferent.
Menwhohadbeenstressedbythecold-watertasktendedtotakemorerisksintheexperimentwhilewomenrespondedintheoppositeway.Instressfulsituationsinwhichrisk-takingcanpayoffbig,menmaytendtodobetter;whencautionweighsmore,however,womenwillwin.
Thistendencytoslowdownandbecomemorecautiouswhendecisionsareriskymightalsohelpexplainwhywomenarelesslikelytobecomeaddictedthanmen:
theymaymoreoftenavoidmakingtheriskychoicesthateventuallyhardenintoaddiction.
【语篇解读】研究表明,巨大的压力会影响大脑权衡利弊的方式,可能改变人们做出选择的方式。
9.Wecanlearnfromthepassagethatpeopleunderpressuretendto________.
A.keeprewardsbetterintheirmemory
B.rec
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