2017届高考英语（重庆专用）二轮精练：必修4 unit4 Body language单元测试

　　Unit 4　Body language

　　(满分：150分，时间：120分钟)

　　一、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。

　　1．(2017·泉州高一检测)The little boy was ________ about everything—he stood there，observing the behaviour of insects.

　　A．interested

　　B．astonished

　　C．curious

　　D．surprised

　　答案　C　[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：那个小男孩对所有东西都感到好奇——他站在那里观察昆虫的习性。curious意为“好奇的”，be curious about意为“对……感到好奇”，为固定搭配。be interested in意为“对……感兴趣”；be astonished/surprised by/at意为“对……感到惊讶”。]

　　2．—Shall we go and lend them a hand with their work?

　　—________. We might be just in the way.

　　A．We'd better not

　　B．With pleasure

　　C．Why not

　　D．Sounds great

　　答案　A　[考查情景交际。in the way意为“挡道；碍事”，故答句应该是否定对方提出的建议。]

　　3．(2017·石家庄高一检测)If the host is too enthusiastic to the guests，he might not put them ________.

　　A．at ease

　　B．out of work

　　C．as usual

　　D．out of reach

　　答案　A　[考查短语辨析。句意：如果主人对客人过于热情，也许会使他们感到不自在。at ease舒适；自由自在，符合题意。out of work失业；as usual照常；out of reach够不着。]

　　4．Zhu Zhiwen is ________ instant hit as a peasant singer，who is simple and honest by ________ nature.

　　A．an；the

　　B．/；/

　　C．/；the

　　D．an；/

　　答案　D　[考查冠词的用法。句意：生性单纯朴实的农民歌手——朱之文，瞬间引起了轰动。hit(演出)成功，为可数名词，其前又有instant修饰，故用冠词an。by nature天生地，生性，为固定搭配。]

　　5．(2017·西安高一检测)There are four colors on the chart and each one ________ a different department.

　　A．presents

　　B．describes

　　C．expresses

　　D．represents

　　答案　D　[考查动词词义辨析。句意：图表里有四种色彩，每一种色彩代表一个不同的部门。represent代表；象征，符合题意。present呈现；describe描述；express表达。]

　　6．Don't worry about the present situation in the world；________ of people prefer peace to war.

　　A．most

　　B．a great many

　　C．the majority

　　D．the number

　　答案　C　[考查短语搭配。句意：不要担心目前世界的局势；大部分人向往和平反对战争。“大部分人”可以表达成：the majority of people；most of the people；a number of people；a great many people等。]

　　7．(2017·抚州高一检测)The engineers are so busy that they have zero time for outdoor sports activities，________ they have the interest.

　　A．wherever

　　B．whenever

　　C．even if

　　D．as if

　　答案　C　[句意：工程师们太忙了，即使他们有兴趣，也没有时间做户外运动。even if即使，引导让步状语从句，符合句意；wherever无论在什么地方；whenever无论何时；as if好像。]

　　8．Sometimes，as soon as I get up，I'll hurry to the seashore to _______ the rising sun.

　　A．greet

　　B．welcome

　　C．wait

　　D．bring

　　答案　A　[考查动词词义辨析。句意：有时我一起床就奔向海滨，迎接冉冉升起的太阳。greet迎接；问候，符合题意。welcome欢迎，其后常接人；wait等待，为不及物动词，常与介词for搭配；bring带来。]

　　9．Twenty people were expected，but only ten ________.

　　A．turned round

　　B．turned up

　　C．turned out

　　D．turned to

　　答案　B　[考查动词短语辨析。句意：期望来二十人，但只有十人来了。turn round转过头来；turn up出现，露面；turn out最终是，结果是；turn to向某人求助，根据句意，应选B。]

　　10．—Five tickets for adults，please?

　　—I'm sorry. Tickets are ________ to be sold out.

　　A．possible

　　B．likely

　　C．able

　　D．probable

　　答案　B　[考查形容词词义辨析。句意：——买5张成人门票。——对不起。门票可能卖完了。be likely to很可能……，符合题意。possible/probable与不定式连用时不以人或物作主语，常用于It is possible/probable that. . . 结构。be able to主语是人。]

　　11．(2017·青岛高一检测)When we visited my old home，memory came ______ back.

　　A．flooding

　　B．to flood

　　C．flood

　　D．flooded

　　答案　A　[考查非谓语动词。句意：当我们看到我的老家时，记忆像潮水般涌来。memory与flood在逻辑上是主谓关系，故用动词­ing形式作状语。]

　　12．A small plane crashed into a hillside five miles east of the city，________ all four people on board.

　　A．killed

　　B．killing

　　C．kills

　　D．to kill

　　答案　B　[考查非谓语动词。句意：一架小飞机撞上了这座城市东部5英里处的山坡，造成机上4人全部死亡。句子主语a small plane与动词kill在逻辑上是主谓关系，故用动词­ing形式作结果状语。]

　　13．Although the electricity was cut off，the hospital continued to ________ normally.

　　A．form

　　B．function

　　C．perform

　　D．earn

　　答案　B　[考查动词词义辨析。句意：尽管供电中断，医院仍正常运转。function起作用；运转，符合题意。form形成；perform表演，履行，执行；earn赚，挣得，获得。]

　　14．The report indicated that 45% of students were in jobs not ________ specific qualifications.

　　A．requiring

　　B．to be required

　　C．being required

　　D．to have required

　　答案　A　[考查非谓语动词。句意：报告表明，45%的学生所从事的工作不需要特定的资格证书。not短语作jobs的后置定语，jobs与require之间是主谓关系，故用动词­ing形式。]

　　15．You must have ________ what I said because I didn't expect you to do so.

　　A．misused

　　B．misled

　　C．misunderstood

　　D．minded

　　答案　C　[考查动词词义辨析。句意：没想到你会这么做，你一定是误解了我的话。misunderstand误解，符合题意。misuse误用；mislead误导；mind介意。]

　　二、完形填空 (共20小题；每小题1. 5分，满分30分)

　　阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从16～35各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。

　　A

　　This summer，I attended a dance camp organized by the high school dance team. I arrived at the camp，being very__16__of my ability to be a good dancer；of course I was__17__high marks and praise. My rich experience and long time in the dance team qualified me for the top class，which I felt was a right__18__.

　　However，when the class began I__19__that I did not know as much as I thought I did. My overconfidence__20__me to fall flat on my face. It seemed as if every girl in the class could perform challenging jumps，leaps and other difficult tricks except me. All of that “former experience” got me nowhere. Because of that I became discouraged and wanted to__21__immediately. My frustration kept me from doing my best. As a(n)__22__the final performance was nothing but embarrassing. On the stage I__23__forgot how to dance and most of the time I just stood there，looking__24__，while the other girls performed like professionals. How embarrassing it was!

　　From this experience I__25__that people are sometimes not as good at something as they think they are；there is always someone out there that can do it better than you. I also learned that there is always room for__26__，and I should do my best whatever the situation is. I know if I do not try my best，I will__27__even before I begin.

　　16．A. worthy

　　B．confident

　　C．fond

　　D．aware

　　答案　B　[刚到营地时，我非常自信(confident)我的跳舞能力。下文My overconfidence可作提示。]

　　17．A. showing

　　B．expecting

　　C．receiving

　　D．wasting

　　答案　B　[当然我也期待着(expecting)得到高分和受到表扬。]

　　18．A. suggestion

　　B．method

　　C．decision

　　D．style

　　答案　C　[丰富的跳舞经验和长时间待在舞蹈队，使我具备了进顶级班的资格，我认为这是一个正确的决定(decision)。]

　　19．A. hoped

　　B．pretended

　　C．realized

　　D．explained

　　答案　C　[本句起承上启下作用，表示对自己的认识是不准确的，来到营地才意识到这一点。故用realized。]

　　20．A. caused

　　B．allowed

　　C．cheated

　　D．advised

　　答案　A　[我的过度自信使得我摔了一跤。cause sb. to do sth. 意为“使得某人做某事”。]

　　21．A. perform

　　B．struggle

　　C．survive

　　D．quit

　　答案　D　[根据I became discouraged以及下文My frustration kept me from doing my best可知我有放弃(quit)舞蹈的想法。]

　　22．A. rule

　　B．result

　　C．joke

　　D．example

　　答案　B　[as a result意为“作为……的结果，因此”。]

　　23．A. completely

　　B．quickly

　　C．probably

　　D．hardly

　　答案　A　[根据语境以及句中while表达对比之意可知，我完全忘记了怎样跳舞。]

　　24．A. happy

　　B．stupid

　　C．amazed

　　D．surprised

　　答案　B　[大部分时间我只是站在那里，显得那么的愚笨(stupid)。]

　　25．A. remembered

　　B．lied

　　C．concluded

　　D．wondered

　　答案　C　[通过这次经历，我总结出结论(concluded)。]

　　26．A. improvement

　　B．experience

　　C．success

　　D．creation

　　答案　A　[我还意识到任何时候总会有改进的空间。room for improvement改进的空间。]

　　27．A. fall

　　B．fear

　　C．hesitate

　　D．fail

　　答案　D　[如果不尽最大努力，甚至还未来得及开始，就会失败(fail)的。]

　　B

　　An old artist told us what peace was through a picture.

　　The picture had mountains，they were bare and had rough rocks. Above was an angry sky from which rain__28__and in which lightning__29__. Down the side of the mountain a foaming waterfall fell rapidly. It did not look__30__at all. But when you looked carefully，you could__31__behind the waterfall a tiny bush growing in a crack between__32__. In the bush a mother bird had__33__her nest. There，in the midst of the rush of angry water，sat the mother.

　　“Because peace does not__34__to be in a place where there is no noise，trouble，or hard work. Peace means to be in the midst of all those noisy things and__35__be calm in your heart. That is the real meaning of peace. ”

　　28．A. dropped

　　B．began

　　C．accumulated

　　D．fell

　　答案　D　[雨“下”着，用fall。]

　　29．A. struck

　　B．flashed

　　C．thundered

　　D．lighted

　　答案　B　[描述了一幅“电闪”雷鸣的画面。flash闪光，闪亮。]

　　30．A. silent

　　B．beautiful

　　C．peaceful

　　D．clear

　　答案　C　[电闪雷鸣和湍急的瀑布，根本不是宁静的图画。根据文章大意及最后一句可知选C。]

　　31．A. see

　　B．watch

　　C．notice

　　D．look

　　答案　A　[根据上文当你仔细看的时候，可知此空应该填“看到”，表结果。故选A。]

　　32．A. bushes

　　B．mountains

　　C．waterfalls

　　D．rocks

　　答案　D　[小灌木丛长在“岩石”的缝隙里才合乎逻辑。]

　　33．A. watched

　　B．built

　　C．found

　　D．got

　　答案　B　[在这个灌木丛中，鸟妈妈已经“筑起”(built)了鸟巢。]

　　34．A. seem

　　B．resemble

　　C．intend

　　D．mean

　　答案　D　[因为宁静并不“意味着”身处无吵闹、无干扰、无艰辛之地。]

　　35．A. ever

　　B．often

　　C．never

　　D．still

　　答案　D　[宁静指身处吵闹、干扰、艰辛之地，却“依然”(still)保持内心平静。]

　　第三部分　阅读理解 (共20小题；每小题2分，满分40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

　　After graduation I returned home to my small town in Indiana. I didn't have a job yet. Mr. Hobbs，a friend of my father's，owned a small shirt factory in town. Within the past five years，it had grown from twenty to eighty workers. Mr. Hobbs was worried that his plant was getting too big and inefficient，so he asked me to come in on a short­term basis as a consultant.

　　I went to the plant and spent about a week looking around and making notes. I was really amazed at what I saw.

　　Most curious of all，there was no quality control at all. No one inspected the final product of the factory. As a result，some of the shirts that were put in boxes for shipment were missing one or two buttons，the collar，and even a sleeve sometimes!

　　The working conditions were poor. The tables where the workers sat were very high and uncomfortable. Except for a half hour at lunchtime，there were no breaks in the day to relieve the boring work. There was no music. The walls of the workrooms were a dull gray color. I was amazed that the workers hadn't gone on strike.

　　Furthermore，the work flow was irregular. There was one especially absent­minded young man in the assembly(组装)line who sewed on buttons. After a while I recognized him as “Big Jim”，who used to sit behind me in math class in high school. He was very slow and all the shifts were held up at his position. Workers beyond him in line on his shift had to wait with nothing to do；therefore a great deal of time and efficiency were lost as Big Jim daydreamed while he worked. All week I wondered why he wasn't fired.

　　After I made observations for a week，Mr. Hobbs asked me for an oral report of my findings.

　　36．The shirts from Mr. Hobbs' factory can be described as ________.

　　A．of low quality

　　B．of high quality

　　C．fashionable

　　D．unfashionable

　　答案　A　[细节理解题。根据文章第三段说由于成品无人检查，结果使有些装在箱子里要运送的衬衫缺纽扣、领子、甚至缺袖子。由此可知，Mr. Hobbs的工厂生产的衬衫质量很差。]

　　37．Why did Mr. Hobbs ask the writer to the factory?

　　A．The factory was much too big.

　　B．The factory was not big enough.

　　C．The writer was a college graduate.

　　D．The factory was of low efficiency though getting big.

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。由第一段的最后一句可知，作者被请到工厂去的原因是虽然工厂工人多了，但工厂的效率低。]

　　38．Big Jim may get fired mainly because ________.

　　A．he was slow

　　B．he wasted much time

　　C．he was absent­minded

　　D．the work flow was irregular

　　答案　C　[推理判断题。虽然四个选项在第五段都被提到过，但A、B、D三项都是因为C项所引起的。故C项是Big Jim可能会被解雇的主要原因。]

　　39．What was the most strangest about Mr. Hobbs' factory?

　　A．It had grown from twenty to eighty workers.

　　B．There was not any quality control.

　　C．The working conditions were poor.

　　D．The work flow was irregular.

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。根据文章第三段中第一句话可知答案。]

　　B

　　I've always felt a bit sad for “weekend fathers，”men who don't have custody(照管)of their children and so must maintain a bond through visits on the weekend. Because they don't have the opportunity for a lot of quality time，they sometimes go in for quantity—giving a lot of gifts and taking the children on non­stop outings.

　　But now I can relate. I'm a weekend mom.

　　My child，Henry，is a dog.

　　Henry just returned to his father，Jack，after an extended stay with me. For ten days，I fed him the best of food，canceled plans in order to stay home with him，took him to places I knew he'd love，let him sit on the couch with me and let him sleep on the bed while I was at work，previously a prohibition(禁止)of major proportion.

　　Since Jack and I split_up about a year ago，neither of us wanted to part with Henry，a 4­year­old yellow Labrador retriever. At the same time，neither of us found it easy to keep him on our own. So we share him. Not surprisingly，Henry is a willing participant in our contest for his affections.

　　Jack doesn't let Henry sleep on his bed，so that's an area where I can always gain big points. I feed him higher­quality dog food，though Jack would dispute that. I keep on hand three kinds of treats，which I store in his special Snausages decanter(香肠玻璃瓶)．You raise the lid and it barks out，“Snausages，Snausages，Snausages，”at which Henry and my cat come skidding into the kitchen.

　　Now，that's the way to give a pet a treat.

　　Furthermore，I am always replacing Henry's expensive“thingy”，a big cotton knot he tosses about and chews on. It's his favorite toy，and the only one he has is at my house. Score another one for me.

　　In August，Henry accompanied me to Maine，where he had the best time of his life. I couldn't wait to call Jack with the news.

　　“You should have seen Henry，”I gloated. “He ran free for an entire weekend，swam in the lake all day and was petted and loved by six other people. Plus，he still got to sleep with me every night. ”

　　Jack retorted，“Well，I just took him camping. And there were lots of people around to pay attention to him. ”

　　What a feeble attempt to one­up(占优势)me，I thought. Camping in a big campground with a lot of people，where that poor canine wasn't allowed to run free. Doesn't sound like much fun to me.

　　So far，Henry doesn't have a stepmother，but Jack does have a girlfriend，which means she's probably laying the groundwork to take over. At first she was afraid of dogs，which secretly delighted me. But that darn Henry，just trying to be polite，won her over.

　　If truth be told，as time passes，there has been a slight change in Henry's behavior toward me. It takes him about an hour to get comfortable at my house，and he and my cat，previously best buddies，now need a few days to warm up to each other.

　　The worst was one day when Jack dropped him off for a two­week stay last summer. Henry and I were in the backyard playing as Jack was driving off. When he heard Jack's truck，he bolted and actually ran for two blocks until Jack had to stop and bring him back.

　　That hurt，especially since I had friends over at the time. Jack acted like it was nothing，but I know that inside he was feeling just a little victorious.

　　In a rare conciliatory(安抚的)mood，Jack said to me，“You know，I'm his best buddy，but you'll always be his mom. ”

　　Whatever it takes，I plan to make sure it stays that way.

　　【解题导语】 本文是一篇文学欣赏类记叙文，作者通过自己的经历告诉读者，她与一条叫做Henry的狗之间的亲情故事，着重讲述了她想要努力赢得Henry的关爱。

　　40．The tone of this article is________.

　　A．serious

　　B．humorous

　　C．angry

　　D．cold

　　答案　B　[由文章的字里行间可以看出作者写文章时的一种调侃性，以及轻松愉快的写作风格。故判断文章的语调是很幽默的，选B项。]

　　41．You can infer that the writer________.

　　A．doesn't care about Henry

　　B．wants to have Henry all of the time

　　C．has given up Henry

　　D．hopes to take care of Henry in the future

　　答案　D　[纵观全文，作者仍然希望能继续照顾Henry，故选D项。]

　　42．The underlined phrase “split up” is closest in meaning to________.

　　A．tore apart

　　B．disagreed with each other

　　C．broke up

　　D．was engaged

　　答案　C　[根据第五段“. . .

　　Since Jack and I split_up about a year ago，neither of us wanted to part with Henry. . . ”可知，我和前夫Jack已经分开有一年多了。split up意为“分开，分离”，语意同break up，故选C项。]

　　43．Which of the following questions is not answered in the passage.

　　A．When did Jack plan to get remarried?

　　B．What does the “weekend father” mean?

　　C．How did the author treat Henry?

　　D．When did the author become a weekend mom?

　　答案　A　[纵观全文，第一段提到B项。全文提到作者如何对待Henry。第二段提到D项，而只有A项没有提及，故选A项。]

　　C

　　Have you heard the old expression “One man's trash is another man's treasure”？Elizabeth Gibson believes it，because she is living proof of the old adage(格言)．

　　A 53­year­old woman was walking down the street on Manhattan's Upper West Side four years ago when something lying in a pile of trash on the street caught her eye. It turned out to be a painting，which she was sure didn't belong there，although she was far from an art critic. Gibson took it home and hung it on a wall. “It was huge and very brightly colored，very abstract，but you could make out three figures and it was just very powerful，” she said.

　　Her research led her to a website and a shocking discovery：the painting was a 1970 effort—called Three People—by a Mexican artist named Rufino Tamayo，who died in 1991 and，as so often happens in the art world，the value of his work had skyrocketed. It is now estimated to be worth up to $1 million.

　　Authorities at Sotheby's auction house say that the painting was stolen from their warehouse in 1987！Ten years before，a Houston man purchased it for $55,000 as a gift for his wife. The owners even offered a $15,000 reward，but for years，no one knew what had happened to it，until Gibson walked down that street.

　　In addition to an unknown percentage of the sale of the painting by its owner，Gibson will also receive the $15,000 reward. Gibson was truly in the right place at the right time. A doorman who saw her pick up the painting recalls that garbage collectors came by the area just 20 minutes after she found it.

　　44．The author mentions the old saying “One man's trash is another man's treasure”

　　to________.

　　A．suggest that readers can also find treasure in trash，just as Gibson did

　　B．explain his understanding of it and talk about Gibson's story

　　C．introduce the topic for further discussion later in the passage

　　D．prove that good luck plays an important role in making one rich

　　答案　C　[推理判断题。全文主要围绕Gibson在垃圾堆中捡到一幅价值不菲的油画这一事件展开的，因此可推知，第一段中作者提起那句谚语的目的在于导入本文的话题。]

　　45．The underlined word “skyrocketed” in Paragraph 3 probably means________.

　　A．changed quickly

　　B．existed continuously

　　C．fell steadily

　　D．rose sharply

　　答案　D　[词义推测题。从“It is now estimated to be worth up to $1 million”，可推知作者意思在强调该油画的价值在迅速攀升，故选D项。]

　　46．Compared to the garbage collectors，Gibson was very________.

　　A．wise

　　B．fortunate

　　C．excited

　　D．learned

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。从文章末句可知，垃圾收集工错过了“发财”的机会，而Gibson发现了这幅画，因此可以说她是幸运的。]

　　47．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

　　A．Gibson came upon the painting when people found it was particular.

　　B．Because of the painting，Gibson was expected to become rich.

　　C．Old sayings are usually consistent with the real facts.

　　D．It was unbelievable for Gibson to imagine this thing happened.

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。由文章第一段“Elizabeth Gibson believes it，because she is living proof of the old adage”可知选C项。]

　　D

　　Rebecca and Deputy Jeff Anderson，the man she was going to marry，were in their car. A drunken driver was driving the wrong way down the road. The drunken driver's car ran into them. Jeff was killed.

　　Now Rebecca thinks drivers who drink are killers who need to be stopped. This is the reason why she joined MADD—Mothers Against Drunk Driving. MADD tries to change the way we look at drunken drivers. Rebecca Bearden said，“It's not just a car accident. It is a crime，and it is a violent crime. And we have worked very hard and have succeeded in making society realize that is so. ”

　　Society_has_changed. Today，often one person at a party does not drink. This person is the driver. People think this is a good thing to do.

　　California freeways are much safer than most highways in the US. This is because the cops and the California Highway Patrol are out there doing what they can to keep the drunks from killing you.

　　Alcohol­related deaths in California have gone down 61 percent since 1980. The punishment is severe(严厉的)if you are caught driving drunk. In California，an officer can take a driver's license away on the spot if the driver tests drunk.

　　A research manager for the Department of Motor Vehicles said they looked at the new law that started in 1990. They found about 15 percent less alcohol­related incidents. The chance of being arrested again is cut in half if the driver completes a treatment program.

　　The work is far from over，however. California still arrests a drunken driver every six minutes. And one in fifty California drivers know someone killed by a drunken driver. There is much yet to do.

　　48．What's the function of Paragraph 1?

　　A．To show how horrible a car accident can be.

　　B．To explain how the accident happened.

　　C．To introduce the topic of the passage.

　　D．To tell us how unlucky Rebecca was.

　　答案　C　[文章结构题。通读全文，可知主要是讲加州酒后驾车的情况的，作者在第一段提到那场车祸只是为了引出下文，故选C。]

　　49．From the passage we learn that MADD ________.

　　A．helps the police find drunken drivers

　　B．is allowed to punish drunken drivers

　　C．helps drunken mothers drive home safely

　　D．tries to tell people about the danger of drunk driving

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第二段的MADD tries to change the way we look at drunken drivers. Rebecca Bearden said，“It's not just a car accident. It is a crime，and it is a violent crime. And we have worked very hard and have succeeded in making society realize that is so. ”可知MADD尽量让人们明白酒后驾车的危害。]

　　50．By the underlined sentence in Paragraph 3，the writer means ________.

　　A．now people think it is OK to drive after drinking

　　B．now drivers try not to drink before driving

　　C．now more people get drunk than before

　　D．now more parties are held

　　答案　B　[推理判断题。根据第三段的Today，often one person at a party does not drink. This person is the driver. People think this is a good thing to do. 可知现在情况得到改善了，司机学会了在开车前不喝酒，而且人们也认为这样做是对的。]

　　51．We infer that alcohol­related deaths in California have gone down greatly mainly

　　because ________.

　　A．California has improved freeways

　　B．drivers there often have alcohol tests

　　C．the punishment for driving drunk there is severe

　　D．people there have chosen to go out by bus

　　答案　C　[推理判断题。根据第五段的The punishment is severe if you are caught driving drunk. In California，an officer can take a driver's license away on the spot if the driver tests drunk. 可推断加州因酒后驾车引发的车祸而死亡的人数减少主要是因为法律加强了对酒后驾车的惩罚。]

　　E

　　For new countries joining the European Union，and older ones getting used to their dark red passports，becoming “Europeans” is a bit like marrying into a large，eccentric(古怪的)family. Europeans have a lot in common but it is their differences，not their similarities，that attract the attention of sociologists(社会学家)and market researchers，and are more interesting.

　　★35% of Germans live alone，but only 9% of Spaniards(西班牙人)．Perhaps this explains why Spaniards lead Europeans in the habit of going out for a drink.

　　★The British attend more adult evening classes than anyone else in Europe，and the Belginas(比利时人)least. So it can't just be the dark evenings. There are no figures on how many Britons go for a drink afterwards. If there were，they might be up at the top with Spain!

　　★The British think black cats are lucky. Every other European country regards them unlucky.

　　★The Dutch and Germans are the greatest caravanners(活动房居住者)，but the Germans like bigger beds in their caravans.

　　★The French are the most athletic Europeans. Next come the Dutch. But the Belgians，just over the border，play fewest sports.

　　★The Germans spend twice as much on heating as the Spaniards. Well，of course they do，it's colder.

　　★Dutch husbands do the household shopping a lot more often than Italians or Spaniards.

　　★The French are the champion public transport commuters(经常往返者)of Europe. If you hate commuting，go and live in the Netherlands，where journeys to work are shorter than anywhere else.

　　★The amount of direct eye­contact between strangers is three times greater among Spaniards than it is among the British or Swedes. Sharing_a_lift_is_torture_for_both_the_British_and_the_Swedish.

　　★No European countries really agree with any other about how to make good coffee. All of them are different.

　　There are exceptions(例外)to all these rules. Deal with them in the spirit of my 8­year­old daughter. “If you don't understand each other's language，you just laugh a lot，and eat，and point at things. ”

　　【解题导语】 本文主要讲European Union中各成员国之间的文化差异。

　　52．We can know from this passage that________.

　　A．sociologists are most interested in the idea of European Union　

　　B．most European countries are not willing to join the European Union　

　　C．Europeans have more differences than similarities

　　D．trade opportunities exist in the cultural differences in the European Union

　　答案　D　[推理判断题。从文章第一段“. . . but it is their differences，not their similarities，that attract the attention of sociologists(社会学家)and market researchers，and are more interesting. ”可以得知，正是文化的差异吸引了社会学家和市场研究人员的兴趣，也带来了商机。]

　　53．If you work or live in Belgium，you will________.

　　A．have to change your living places often

　　B．seldom see people playing sports

　　C．not get used to its cold weather

　　D．be invited to go for a drink frequently

　　答案　B　[细节理解题。考查对文章某句子的理解，由“The French are the most athletic Europeans. Next come the Dutch. But the Belgians，just over the border，play fewest sports. ”可以得出答案。]

　　54．What's the meaning of the underlined sentence “Sharing a lift is torture for both the British and the Swedish. ”？

　　A．The British and the Swedish care about their safety most.

　　B．The British and the Swedish like to appear gentle and smart.

　　C．The British and the Swedish hate to look at each other face to face.

　　D．The British and the Swedish enjoy a richer life than others.

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。倒数第三段“The amount of direct eye­contact between strangers is three times greater among Spaniards than it is among the British or Swedes. ”说明the British or Swedes讨厌eye­contact，所以，乘坐同辆电梯，对他们来说就犹如torture(拷问，酷刑)。]

　　55．In the last paragraph，the author wants to express his idea that________.

　　A．his daughter knows well how to understand foreigners in unfamiliar situations.

　　B．Europeans actually share the same culture even if they have different languages.

　　C．being a European，you will have no living trouble at all in the European Union

　　D．there are differences between European countries，but don't take it too seriously

　　答案　D　[欧洲人之间有着大部分的共同点，所以，对一些小的不同之处不必看得过分严重。]

　　四、写作(共两个写作任务，满分35分)

　　写作一(满分15分)

　　请根据以下提示，结合学习中的一个事例，谈谈你对这句话的理解，用英语写一篇短文。

　　It is known to all that it is diligence that makes up for the deficiency. (勤能补拙)

　　注意：1. 无需写标题，不得照抄英语提示语；

　　2．除诗歌之外，文体不限；

　　3．内容必须结合生活学习中的一个事例；

　　4．文中不得透露个人姓名和学校名称；

　　5．不少于60词。

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　　写作一

　　参考范文：

　　Diligence makes up for the deficiency，which means that hard work can compensate for weaknesses. To my way of thinking，diligence is of great importance to our study and work.

　　Take Tong Dizhou，the famous Chinese biologist，for example. It was when he was 17 that he attended the middle school. Poor as he was in Math，he didn't give up，because he held the belief that diligence makes up for the deficiency. Determined to catch up with his classmates，he got up early to read. Only after he reviewed what he learned in the daytime did he go to bed. At length，he became a worldfamous biologist.

　　In a nutshell，diligence，which can make up for the deficiency，is not only a positive attitude towards life but also a reliable way to guide us toward success. So，everybody，be diligent and your efforts will pay off.

　　写作二(满分20分)

　　你们学校最近作了一项调查，调查的主题是“你寒假会去做兼职赚钱吗？”。下面是调查结果：

　　结果 原因

　　89%选择不去 父母不允许

　　学习太忙，没时间(3)不知道自己能做什么工作

　　11%选择去 学以致用积累社会经验(3)减轻父母的压力

　　请你就此用英文写一篇文章，并简要发表你自己的看法。

　　注意：1. 词数不少于80；

　　2．可适当拓展内容以使行文连贯。

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　　写作二

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　　Recently，our school has carried out a survey about whether students will do some part-time work during the winter holiday. 89% of the students said no. The reasons are as follows：First，their parents won't allow them to do so；Second，they are so busy with their studies during the holiday that they can't afford the time to do it；Third，they are not sure what job they can do. However,11% of the students planned to work during the winter holiday. They think working is a good chance to put what they have learned into practice. Through work，they can gain lots of social experience. In addition，by doing a part-time job to earn some money，they can reduce their parents' economic pressure.

　　In my opinion，students should do some parttime work，which can enrich their life and help them know more about society.