【北师大版】2016届高三英语一轮复习题库 选修6 Unit 17《Laughter》

　　Unit 17　Laughter

　　Ⅰ.阅读理解

　　A

　　Most Americans get what money they have from their work；that is ，they earn an income from wages or salaries.The richest Americans，however，get most of their money from what they own—their stocks，bonds，real estate，and other forms of property，or wealth.Although there are few accurate statistics to go by，wealth in American society appears to be concentrated in very few hands.More than 20 percent of everything that can be privately owned is held by less than one percent of the adult population and more than 75 percent of all wealth is owned by 20 percent of American adults.The plain fact is that most Americans have no wealth at all aside from their homes，automobiles，and a small amount of savings.

　　Income in the United States is not as highly concentrated as wealth.In 1917 the richest 10 percent of American families received 26 percent of all income，while the poorest 10 percent received 17 percent，mainly from Social Security and other government payments.The most striking aspect of income distribution is that it has not changed significantly since the end of World War Ⅱ.Although economic growth has roughly doubled real disposable(可自由使用的)family income(the money left after taxes and adjusted for inflation)over the last generation，the size of the shares given to the rich and the poor is about the same.By any measure economic inequality is great in the United States.

　　The reality behind these statistics is that a large number of Americans are poor.In 1918,14 percent of the population was living below the federal government's poverty line，which at that time was an annual income of $9,287 for a nonfarm family of two adults and two children.In other words，about one out of seven Americans over 31 million people was officially considered unable to buy the basic necessities of food，clothes，and shelter.The suggested poverty line in 1981 would have been an income of about $11,200 for a family of four.By this relative definition，about 20 percent of the population or more than 45 million Americans are poor.

　　【语篇解读】 本文分析了美国财富的分配状况及其存在的问题。

　　1．What does the majority of the Americans have in terms of wealth?

　　A．Their income and savings.

　　B．Everything they own in their homes.

　　C．Actually，they have no wealth at all.

　　D．Their house，cars and small amounts of savings.

　　答案　D　[细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“...most Americans have no wealth at all aside from their homes，automobiles，and a small amount of savings.”可推知此题答案为D项。]

　　2．What is the percentage of wealth that is in the hands of most Americans?

　　A．More than 25%.

　　B．Less than 25%.

　　C．More than 75%.

　　D．Less than 20%.

　　答案　B　[细节推断题。根据文章第一段倒数第二句“... more than 75 percent of all wealth is owned by 20 percent of American adults.”可推知此题答案为B项。]

　　3．Why is economic inequality still great in the US in spite of the economic growth?

　　A．Because the proportion of income received by the rich and the poor remains almost the same as in 1917.

　　B．Because the economic growth has widened the gap of the family income between the rich and the poor.

　　C．Because income in the US is still concentrated in the hands of the richest 10% of American families.

　　D．Because some Americans made great fortunes during the Second World War.

　　答案　A　[细节推断题。根据文章第二段第三句“The most striking aspect of income distribution is that it has not changed significantly since the end of World War II.”可推知此题答案为A项。]

　　4．What can we learn from comparison of the two poverty lines in the last paragraph?

　　A．The poverty line of 1918 is more favorable to the poor than that of 1981.

　　B．The 1981 line didn't leave much to the poor.

　　C．There were more Americans who were officially poor by the 1981 line.

　　D．There were more Americans who were officially poor by the 1918 line.

　　答案　C　[细节理解题。文章最后一段是对1918年与1981年所统计的贫困户的数量进行比较。由此可知此题答案为C项。]

　　B

　　Parents are creating an “I want it now” generation by indulging children’s every demand at Christmas，say experts.Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish，claim the education analysts.

　　Consumer­savvy children are forcing their families into racking up huge debts and risk becoming spoilt and dissatisfied in the future.

　　Behavioural consultant Chris Calland said，“Parents are desperate to make Christmas into a magical fairy tale for their kids.There’s nothing wrong with that as such.The problem arises when it means always giving into all our children’s demands—even if they are beyond our price range or not age­appropriate.”

　　Ms Calland，who runs “Santa Says No”

　　style sessions with

　　colleague Nicky Hutchinson，added，“Many of us go into so much debt providing the gifts our children want that we spend the rest of the year paying off the bills.Yet so often the parcels we’ve carefully wrapped，once opened，are just pushed away because the very thing our little boy or girl was once so desperate for，they have now lost interest in.”

　　Ms Calland and Ms Hutchinson have drawn up a list of guidelines to help parents manage their offspring’s Christmas lists this year.They say that adults can actually improve their relationships with their children by resisting “pester (纠缠) power”．

　　Ms Calland said，“All too often we say yes because we want an easier life when the fact is that we’re only building up problems for the future.We are helping create a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others and the necessity of hard work.”

　　“Children learn fast—if we sometimes change our mind，they quickly realise it might be worth lying on the floor and screaming for it.Make sure you and your partner are working together on this.Be consistent.And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends.”

　　【语篇解读】　本文是时文阅读。由于父母对孩子圣诞节的要求无限制地满足，产生了“I want it now”一代。

　　5．What is the main problem with the “I want it now” generation?

　　A．They are quite self­centered.

　　B．They like to live in fairy tales.

　　C．They waste a lot of money on gifts.

　　D．They can’t keep their interest in gifts.

　　答案　A　[细节理解题。从第一段最后一句中的“Youngsters are becoming increasingly selfish”以及倒数第二段中的“a generation of youngsters who are blind to the needs of others”可知“ I want it now”一代很自私、以自我为中心。]

　　6．What is probably the aim of “Santa Says No” style sessions?

　　A．To advise on how to wrap gifts properly.

　　B．To keep children’s interest in the gifts.

　　C．To tell parents how to say no to children’s demands.

　　D．To advise parents on what gifts to buy for children.

　　答案　C　推理判断题。根据第四、五段内容可知，“Santa Says No” style sessions的目的是教父母如何对孩子的无限制的要求说不。

　　7．According to the passage，we can infer that Ms Calland intends to________.

　　A．analyze children’s behavior

　　B．give advice to parents

　　C．introduce a new generation

　　D．give her support to parents

　　答案　B　推理判断题。综合分析Mr Calland的话可知，Ms Calland在本文中为父母提出了不要满足孩子的一切要求的建议。

　　8．Ms Calland would agree that parents should________.

　　A．buy nothing for children at Christmas

　　B．choose gifts carefully for children

　　C．let children choose their own gifts

　　D．avoid competing with others

　　答案　D　细节理解题。从最后一段最后一句“And try not to get caught up in competition with other families or friends”可知答案为D。

　　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。

　　__9__Scientists have learnt that Mars seems to be the planet with the best conditions for life after Earth.__10__The reason is that the air on Mars is mainly made up of carbon dioxide，nitrogen，and argon，all of which humans cannot breathe，and has only 0.13% oxygen，while the oxygen content of the air on Earth adds up to 21%.

　　__11__We now know there isn't enough oxygen on Mars for humans to breathe，but there are signs of water there.NASA scientists have found ice on Mars，and there is some water in the atmosphere，The Phoenix Mars Lander landed on the planet on May 25,2008，to find out if there was life there，and to explore the planet's climate and geology.__12__A physicist once said，“We agree that life can exist under different conditions.We now believe that there might have been some form of life on Mars billions of years ago，maybe deep underground.__13__On the question of humans going to live on Mars well，first of all，we have to sort out some problems.And then... who knows？”

　　A．The physicist is not sure whether people will live on Mars one day.

　　B．Whether life can exist on Mars has been a question in the minds of space experts for a long time.

　　C．Humans can't breathe on Mars because there is too little air there.

　　D．As far as we know，for life to exist，two essentials are needed—air and water.

　　E．However，if people went to live on Mars tomorrow，they wouldn't be able to breathe.

　　F．Personally，I think that if we knew where to look，we would find life on Mars today.

　　G．The information that it sends back will help us prepare for sending people to explore Mars in the future.

　　答案　9.B　10.E　11.D　12.G　13.F

　　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 Brown，

　　Last summer I take a part­time job in the International Camp for children.I have told one more worker will be needed in this year and I think you are fit for it.How about join us？The camp is at the foot of a small hill closed to a river.It is such beautiful a place！We can hear birds singing happy all around.Everybody sleeps in tents，that is very exciting.We usually work only five hours a day，so we will have plenty of spare time visit the area and have fun.I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience.If you have interests in it，reply to me soon.

　　Yours，

　　Mary

　　答案　

　　Dear Brown，

　　Last summer I

　　a part­time job in the International Camp for children.I have

　　told one more worker will be needed in

　　this year and I think you are fit for it.How about

　　us？The camp is at the foot of a small hill

　　to a river.It is beautiful a place！We can hear birds singing all around.Everybody sleeps in tents， is very exciting.We usually work only five hours a day，so we will have plenty of spare time

　　visit the area and have fun.I am sure it will be an unforgettable experience.If you have

　　in it，reply to me soon.

　　Yours，

　　Mary