【北师大版】2016届高三英语一轮复习题库 选修7 Unit 20《New Frontiers》

　　Unit 20　New Frontiers

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　A

　　COOL INVENTIONS

　　For light sleepers

　　Millions of people have trouble falling asleep each night，which is why Light Sleeper was created.

　　Developed in the United Kingdom，LightSleeper's makers say it can help a person fall asleep and also help a person fall back to sleep after waking up in the middle of the night.

　　LightSleeper works by projecting(投射) a light onto the ceiling while the person is lying down.The idea is to watch the light，because the light moving in a circle has a relaxing effect.

　　One of the advantages of the product is that it won't disturb other people in the room.The product can be easily moved and will switch itself off after 30 minutes to save power.

　　Stop the snoring(打鼾)

　　Here's a new product designed to slow down the frequency and level of your snoring.The Snore Stopper has a sensitive instrument that will detect when you're snoring.Once it does that，it will send a very mild electronic signal to your wrist.This consequently changes your sleeping position to stop you from snoring.The Snore Stopper won't cause any damage to your body.

　　Get your true colors

　　Photoshop features a pen that will copy the color settings of what you are monitoring onscreen to use as a color in your program.Now an off­line product allows you to pick a color when not using the computer software.

　　The Color Picker is a concept pen.After placing the pen against an object，the user just presses the scan button.Color sensors(感应器) inside the pen send information to a box，which then mixes red，green and blue to produce the desired ink color.

　　Keep it fresh

　　More high technology products are showing up in the kitchen.A new Bagel dome(圆顶形物) advertises that it will keep your baked goods fresher for longer periods of time.The product，which is able to remove air，works for bread rolls，cakes and other perishables.To use it，you just push a button at the top.

　　【语篇解读】 本文介绍了几种新奇的高科技产品，这些产品将会大大提高人们的生活质量或者给人们的生活带来很大的方便。

　　1．How can LightSleeper help a person fall asleep?

　　A．Its light makes people feel calm.

　　B．It doesn't make any noise.

　　C．It is fixed on the ceiling.

　　D．Its light moves fast.

　　答案　A　[推理判断题。根据第一部分中的LightSleeper works by projecting a light onto the ceiling while the person is lying down.The idea is to watch the light，because the light moving in a circle has a relaxing effect.可推断，Light Sleeper之所以能促使人入睡是因为其投身到天花板上的光线有使人放松的效果，人们看到之后很容易入睡。]

　　2．What do we know about the Snore Stopper?

　　A．It will cause slight damage to a person's body.

　　B．It will wake a person up once he starts snoring.

　　C．It can make sure a person doesn't snore all night.

　　D．It can make a person snore less by changing his sleeping position.

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第二部分中的Here’s a new product designed to slow down the frequency and level of your snoring.和This consequently changes your sleeping position to stop you from snoring.可知，这种止鼾器能在改变睡恣的情况下减少打鼾的频率和程度。]

　　3．The Color Picker will probably be used while you're ______.

　　A．using the computer

　　B．drawing pictures

　　C．collecting information

　　D．designing a program

　　答案　B　[推理判断题。根据第三部分中的内容可知，这种笔主要是用来调查制出各种各样的颜色，由此可以推断画画的时候这种笔有用。]

　　4．The underlined word “perishables” in the last paragraph refers to foods which ________.

　　A．are easy to keep

　　B．go bad easily

　　C．are rich in vitamins

　　D．keep you thin

　　答案　B　[词义猜测题。根据该词所在句子的前一句：A new Bagel dome advertises that it will keep your baked goods fresher for longer periods of time.可知，这款新型圆顶形物可以延长食物的保鲜期，所以它适用于易腐烂的食品。]

　　B

　　The interview had been going on for about 20 minutes and everything seems to be going well.Then，suddenly，the interviewer asks an unexpected question，“Which is more important，law or Dove？”

　　Job applicants in the West increasingly find themselves asked strange questions like this.And the signs are that this is beginning to happen in China.

　　Employers want people skilled，enthusiastic and devoted.So these are the qualities that any reasonably intelligent job applicants will try to show no matter what his or her actual feelings are.In response，employers are increasingly using questions which try and show the applicant’s true personality.

　　The question in the first paragraph comes from a test called the Keirsey Personality Sorter.It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems，rather than what they know.This is often called an aptitude test (能力倾向测验)．

　　According to Mark Baldwin many job applicants in China are finding this type of questions difficult.When a Chinese person fills out an aptitude test he or she will think there is a right answer and they may fail because they try to guess what the examiner wants to see.

　　This is sometimes called the prisoner’s dilemma.Applicants are trying to act cleverly in their own interest.But they fail because they don’t understand what the interviewer is looking for.Remember that in an aptitude test，the correct answer is always the honest answer.

　　【语篇解读】　本文讲述了现代企业招聘面试中的能力倾向测试并为求职者提供了回答此类问题的技巧。

　　5．The writer wrote the passage to________.

　　A．give you a piece of advice on a job interview

　　B．tell you how to meet a job interviewer

　　C．describe the aptitude test

　　D．advice you how to find a job

　　答案　A　[写作目的题。通读全文可知，本文意在为面试者提供建议。]

　　6．Why do the interviewers ask such questions?

　　A．They want to discover what the interviewees know.

　　B．They are curious about the answers.

　　C．They try to discover the ability of the interviewees solving problems.

　　D．They just ask questions without thinking much.

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。根据第四段中的“It is an attempt to discover how people solve problems，rather than what they know.”可知答案为C项。]

　　7．According to the writer，in an aptitude test，Chinese job applicants should________.

　　A．not tell the truth

　　B．learn to tell what they really think

　　C．be more enthusiastic

　　D．try to find out what the examiner really want to know

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。根据最后一段的最后一句“Remember that in an aptitude test，the correct answer is always the honest answer.”可知，在能力倾向测验中，求职者应该给出一个诚实的答案。]

　　8．From the passage we know that________.

　　A．job applicants are always asked such questions

　　B．more Chinese applicants fail to find a job

　　C．applicants should not act as reasonably as a prisoner

　　D．the aptitude test is becoming popular worldwide

　　答案　D　[推理判断题。根据文章第二段的内容可知，西方的求职者们不断发现他们被问到类似这样的奇怪问题，而且有迹象表明这种情况在中国也开始出现。由此可推知D项正确。]

　　Ⅱ.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。

　　“You do not need to be a rocket scientist.” Americans hear these words often. People say them in schools, offices and factories. Broadcasters on radio and television often use them.

　　How did the expression begin? No one seems to know it. __9__ “It grew，” he says, “Because rocket scientists probably are the most intelligent people around.”

　　Not everyone would agree. Some people might be considered more intelligent than rocket scientists, for example, a person who speaks fifteen languages, or a medical doctor who operates on the brain. Still, many people would agree that there is something special about scientists who build rockets. __10__

　　Moving pictures from before World War Ⅱ showed a man named Buck Rogers landing on the planet Mars. He was a hero who could withdraw any enemy(敌军)from outer space. The rocket scientist is a different kind of hero. __11__

　　Rocket scientists, however, can have problems just like everyone else. A Washington rocket scientist told about a launch(发射)that was put off many times. Finally, everything seemed right. Mechanical failures had been repaired. The weather was good. The scientists had planned that part of the rocket would fall into the ocean after the launch. All the ships and boats within many kilometers of the danger areas had been warned. But in the last few seconds a small boat entered the area. __12__

　　__13__ One scientist said, “As a child I loved to build the rockets. Now I am a grown­up. I still love to build rockets. And now I get paid for it.”

　　A．He or she makes space travel possible.

　　B．It's dangerous for rocket scientists to build rockets.

　　C．Maybe it has something to do with the mystery of space travel.

　　D．When the work goes well, most rocket scientists enjoy their jobs.

　　E．Have you ever heard of the space travel?

　　F．But an official of the American space agency, NASA, says the expression just grew.

　　G．Once again, the launch was put off.

　　答案　9.F　10.C　11.A　12.G　13.D

　　Ⅲ.短文改错

　　假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文，请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中每句中最多有两处错误。每处错误仅涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。

　　增加：在缺词处加一个漏词符号(∧)，并在其下面写出该加的词。

　　删除：把多余的词用斜线(﹨)划掉。

　　修改：在错的词下划一横线(____)，并在该词下面写出修改后的词。

　　注意：每处错误及其修改均仅限一词；

　　Dear Tony，

　　Thank you for your letter.To tell you the truth，I’ve thought a lot of about whether you should buy a laptop computer help you with your study.In my opinion，you’d better not.For one reason，it’s very easy for you to develop some bad habit once you have it，such as playing computer games and see movies，which will be a waste of time.For other reason，buying a laptop computer don’t mean you can study well.If you want to make a progress，you need to put your heart into your study but work hard.Whether you had a computer or not is not the most important.Do you agree to me？Looking forward to your reply!

　　Li Hua

　　答案

　　Dear Tony，

　　Thank you for your letter.To tell you the truth，I’ve thought a lot

　　of——

　　about whether you should buy a laptop computer

　　help you with your study.In my opinion，you’d better not.For one reason，it’s very easy for you to develop some bad

　　once you have it，such as playing computer games and

　　movies，which will be a waste of time.For

　　reason，buying a laptop computer

　　mean you can study well.If you want to make a—— progress，you need to put your heart into your study

　　work hard.Whether you

　　a computer or not is not the most important.Do you agree

　　me？Looking forward to your reply!

　　Li Hua