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选修7Unit 2Robots.阅读理解ACultural trends are greatly influenced by celebrities. When Oprah goes on a 21day vegan diet, it makes headlines. When Amal Clooney wears a Stella McCartney dress, sales go way up. However, one trend that seems harmless but is actually damaging is the pressure on famous people to have their photos taken with exotic(奇异的) animals. Famous people asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy targets for the greedy amusement parks and fake animal centers. Kind people are naturally drawn to places that claim to offer exotic animals safety and are eager to hug baby bears or to swim with dolphins. However, expos after expos has shown that many of these business people are breeders, dealers or exhibitors that are using Hollywoods goodwill for their own ends. At the recently closed Tiger Temple in Thailand, 40 dead tiger cubs were found secretly killed to make tiger wine and other folk medicine. The number of tourist traps using words like “rescue” in their names has increased greatly in recent years. Many business people continually breed the animals, so theyll have a constant supply of young animals to charge people money for photos. Of course, the babies are cute but they grow fast, and within a few weeks they are too big to handle. In some Asian countries, elephants are kept in camps. A few camps are working to help elephants in trouble, but the vast majority are not, and training methods are cruel. As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William takes a photo with an elephant, the chains go back on. Fans, tell the stars: Stay away from exotic animal photos, and the animals will be grateful.【文章大意】本文主要讲述了明星与动物拍照后对动物造成的危害。【难句分析】As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William takes a photo with an elephant, the chains go back on.(倒数第二段最后一句)分析：本句是一个复合句。As soon as引导时间状语从句。译文：在某个人如威廉王子和一头大象合过影后，摄像机就撤走了，那头大象就又被锁链拴起来了。1Whats the main purpose of this passage?ATo show how stars influence cultural trends.BTo introduce some fake animal centers.CTo persuade stars not to take photos with animals.DTo encourage people to breed more animals.答案与解析：C考查目的意图。根据文章最后一段“Fans，tell the stars：Stay away from exotic animal photos，and the animals will be grateful”可知，本文的写作目的是呼吁明星们不要和动物拍照，故选C。A项错在明星对文化趋势的影响，这只是文章的导入和伏笔，并不是主要目的；B项错在介绍一些假的动物中心，这只是文章中提到的众多信息之一，并非本文的意图所在；D项错在鼓励人们喂养更多的动物，不是本文的写作目的，故排除。2Business people breed animals to _.Aattract visitorsBmake profitsCrescue rare speciesDmaintain their population答案与解析：B考查细节理解。根据第四段的第一句“Many business people continually breed the animals，so theyll have a constant supply of young animals to charge people money for photos.”可知，很多商人养动物是为了盈利，故选B。A项错在吸引旅游者，这是手段，并非最终目的；C项错在拯救珍稀物种，与原文意思不符；D项错在维持动物数量，文章中并没有提到，故排除。3To have a constant supply of young animals, business people _.Acontinued to be breedersBcharged more for photographingCturned to the local governmentDbrought in more baby animals答案与解析：A考查细节理解。根据第四段的第一句“Many business people continually breed the animals，so theyll have a constant supply of young animals to charge people money for photos”可知，那些商人不断地饲养动物，故选A。4What will happen to the animals after theyve been taken photos?AThey will be well fed.BThey might be helped out.CThey remain badly treated.DThey are to be handled properly.答案与解析：C考查推理判断。根据第五段的最后一句“As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William takes a photo with an elephant，the chains go back on.”和本段的整体内容可推知，动物在和明星拍照后，生活并没有因此得到改善，照相机移走后，它们还是被锁链拴着，继续被虐待，故选C。A项错在被很好地喂养，B项错在可能被解救出来，D项错在动物会被恰当处理。BIts an annual argument. Do we or do we not go on holiday? My wife says no because we have no savings to save us. I say you only live once and we work hard and whats the point if you cant go on holiday. The joy of a recession (不景气) means no argument next year we just wont go.Since money is known to be one of the things most likely to bring a relationship to its knees, we should be grateful. For many families the recession means more than not booking a holiday. A YouGov survey of 2,000 people found 22% said they were arguing more with their partners because of concerns about money. A recent research shows arguments about money were especially damaging to couples.Kim Stephenson, an occupational psychologist, believes money may be different things to men and women. People can say the same things about money but have different ideas of what its for, he explains. Theyll say its to save, to spend, for security, for freedom, to show someone you love them. He says men are more likely to see money as a way of buying status and of showing their parents that theyve achieved something. The biggest problem is that couples assume each other know whats going on with their finances, but they dont. There seems to be more of a taboo (禁忌) about talking about money than about death. But you both need to know what youre doing, whos paying what into the joint account and how much you keep separately. In a healthy relationship, you dont have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.1. What does the author say about going on holiday in Paragraph 1?A. It will cost them too much money.B. Few people can afford it without working hard.C. It makes all the hard work worthwhile.D. It is the chief cause of family quarrels.2. According to the text, what does Kim Stephenson believe?A. Money is often a symbol of a persons status.B. Money means a great deal to both men and women.C. Men and women spend money on different things.D. Men and women view money in different ways.3. The author suggests that couples should_.A. put their money together instead of keeping it separatelyB. discuss money matters to maintain a healthy relationshipC. make efforts to reach agreement on their family budgetsD. avoid arguing about money matters to remain romantic【文章大意】文章通过度假的问题引入话题，男人和女人对钱的看法是不一样的，夫妻应该就钱的问题多进行讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系。1. C【解析】细节理解题。根据第一段第四句I say you only live once and we work hard and whats the point if you cant go on holiday.可知，我们的努力工作是值得去度假的，故选C。3. B【解析】细节理解题。根据文章最后一段最后一句In a healthy relationship, you dont have to agree about money, but you have to talk about it.可知，作者认为夫妻应该就钱的问题多讨论，这样可以建立健康的关系，故选B。二、七选五(2018湖南省部分重点中学考前演练)How to Wele Change in Your LifeDo you embrace (欣然接受) the road you are now on or resist and avoid change at all costs when a recent event has shaken you greatly? Here are things you can do in the midst of uncertainty to choose differently to change the track of your life.Dont react. What do we do when we dont know what to do? First, stop, take a deep breath and dont do anything. _1_ It is having faith and trusting what you do know in the unknown. Reflect on the past. Another activity is to recall times in your life when you were faced with an unknown. Then, think about how you handled the situation. _2_ Use your past experiences to bring you strength, and to remind you what you are capable of. Make conscious decisions. _3_ However, more possibilities open up when we are at peace. Go over your list of what ifs and make a more balanced list of the best and worst situations possible. Then talk to loved ones about what you would do in each situation and the choices you do have. _4_ We often see fears as our greatest enemy, yet they provide us with an enormous opportunity for selfgrowth. What if we were to see them as friends who want to help us bee a better person? Let your fears help you instead of hurting you. Then, write down what es to you. _5_ ADont panic.BBefriend your fears.CYou may be surprised by the answers.DWhen we are fearful, our options seem limited.EThen try to feel at ease with the state of “not knowing”FLearning from past failures helps you make better decisions.GRemembering these incidents will remind you that youve gone through difficult situations.【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文，介绍了迎接生活中的变化的几种方法。1答案与解析：E根据空前的“First, stop, take a deep breath and dont do anything.”及E项中的“with the state of not knowing”与空后的“in the unknown”的对应关系可知E项符合语境。2答案与解析：G根据本段的小标题“Reflect on the past.”及空前的“think about how you handled the situation”可知，空处应是与回忆过去的情况相关的内容，故G项符合语境。3答案与解析：D根据本段的小标题“Make conscious decisions.”及空处与空后的“However, more possibilities open up when we are at peace.”之间存在转折关系可知，D项“当我们害怕时，我们的选择似乎是受限的。”符合语境。4答案与解析：B根据最后一段的内容尤其是“What if we were to see them as friends who want to help us bee a better person.”可知，本段主要讲的是对待恐惧要如同对待朋友一样，而不要把它们看作敌人。故B项符合语境。5答案与解析：C根据空前的“Then，write down what es to you”可知，空处的内容有关写下这些东西的结果，故C项“你可能会对答案感到震惊。”符合语境。三、短文改错Zhou Yan is the Senior Three student.Last week，he goes to see a doctor because of his arms and fingers hurt.The doctor told him the fact that had a “mobile phone disease”Zhou sent messages for his friends with his mobile phone all the time，even in bed.Zhou started to do badly in all the exam because he spent so many time on his mobile phone.He didnt stop use the mobile phone until his arms hurt.Yang Ling，which is an expert from a health center，said students should try to use their mobile phones less，especial at school.【答案】Zhou Yan is Senior Three student.Last week，he to see a doctor because his arms and fingers hurt.The doctor told him the fact that had a “mobile phone disease”Zhou sent messages his friends with his mobile phone all the time，even in bed.Zhou started to do badly in all the because he spent so time on his mobile phone.He didnt stop the mobile phone until his arms hurt.Yang Ling， is an expert from a health center，said students should try to use their mobile phones less， at school.第一处：thea。考查冠词。student是可数名词，且第一次在语境中出现，表泛指，故用不定冠词修饰。第二处：goeswent。考查动词时态。与语境Last week呼应，事情发生在过去，故用一般过去时。第三处：删除of。his arms and fingers hurt是个句子，故of多余。第四处：had前加he。考查代词。that引导一个同位语从句，而非定语从句，在从句中不作句子成分，对fact的内容进行补充说明，由此可知，从句中缺少了主语，且由上文的him可知，应用人称代词的主格形式he。第五处：forto。考查介词。固定搭配send sth.to sb.意为“给某人送某物”，符合语境，故用介词to。第六处：examexams。考查名词复数。exam是可数名词，且被all修饰，故用复数形式。第七处：manymuch。time在此处用作不可数名词，故用much修饰。第八处：useusing。考查动名词。固定搭配stop doing sth.意为“停止做某事”，符合语境，故用动名词作宾语。第九处：whichwho。考查定语从句。先行词Yang Ling，指人，故用who引导非限制性定语从句，在从句中作主语。第十处：especialespecially。考查副词。应用副词especially修饰介词短语at school。四、语法填空(2018江西南昌十校二模)When I was an international student in China, I was lucky to experience Chinese New Year. The buildup was exciting as everywhere _1_ (decorate) with red.Some fellow students and I decided to travel from Xian to Guilin for the festival. Travel during that time is quite _2_ adventure many people journey home _3_ (see) their families and everywhere is very busy.On the eve of New Year, we watched the CCTV New Years Gala. Although we didnt really understand everything, it was good to be lost _4_ the atmosphere of the occasion! At New Year, families make _5_ (taste) dumplings together as part of the celebrations. On New Years Day, and for several weeks afterwards, you can hear firecrackers and fireworks everywhere, and the air _6_ (smell) strongly of dynamite (火药) and smoke. This was adventurous for us! Being in China during New Year somewhat meant _7_ (lonely) though it was a great experience. I can _8_ (absolute) explain it with how international students in the UK might feel at Christmas if _9_ (have) no loved ones around them. Overall, my first Chinese New Year was an amazing experience _10_ Ill never forget. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文。作者在中国留学期间，曾经有幸和同学一起边旅行边体验中国的新年，这个经历使作者一直难以忘怀。1答案与解析：was decorated考查动词的时态和语态。准备过程令人激动，因为处处都装饰着红色。主句用了一般过去时，故从句也应用一般过去时。decorate与主语之间是动宾关系，故用被动语态。2答案与解析：an考查冠词。空前是quite，空后是名词，故可判断此处是“quite不定冠词名词”结构。当名词前没有形容词修饰时，quite要放在冠词前。3答案与解析：to see考查非谓语动词。很多人回家看望自己的家人。分析句子结构并根据句意可知，空处应是不定式作目的状语，故填to see。4答案与解析：in考查介词。尽管我们不能真的听懂所有的内容，但是沉浸于这种节日的气氛是极好的。be lost in sth.“沉浸于”，是固定搭配。5答案与解析：tasty考查形容词。家家都包美味的饺子。空处修饰dumplings，故用形容词tasty“美味的，好吃的”。6答案与解析：smells考查主谓一致和语态。主语是表示单数意义的the air，故谓语用第三人称单数形式。smell在此是系动词，意为“闻起来”，不能用于被动语态，故填smells。7答案与解析：loneliness考查名词。尽管新年期间待在中国是很美妙的经历，但它稍微让人感到孤单。mean是及物动词，后接名词作宾语。loneliness“寂寞，孤独”。8答案与解析：absolutely考查副词。空处修饰谓语动词explain，故用副词absolutely“完全地”。9答案与解析：having考查非谓语动词。本空难度较大，部分考生不确定此处的句子结构。认真分析句子结构可知，此处是“连词非谓语动词”结构，涉及“状语从句的省略”这一语法现象。非谓语动词的逻辑主语是主句的主语，即international students。have和international students之间是主谓关系，故用现在分词having。10答案与解析：that/which考查定语从句。总体来说，第一次在中国过新年是令人惊喜的经历，一个我永远不会忘怀的经历。空处引导定语从句，在从句中作宾语，先行词是experience，故用that或which。
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