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模块6U2一、阅读理解。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。Whenever we see a button，we want to press it because we know that something will happen.This is true in most cases，for example，on a doorbell.But some buttons are actually fake(假的)，like the “close”button on a lift.Many people are in the habit of pressing the“close”button because they dont have the patience to wait.But lifts“close” buttons are a plete trick，at least in the USthe doors will not close any faster no matter how hard you press.It started in the 1990s when the Americans with Disabilities Act was passed in the US，making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely.Only repair workers can use the buttons to speed up the doorclosing process if they have special keys.But to normal lift riders，the buttons arent pletely useless.According to psychologists，fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control.“A sense of control is very important.It reduces stress and increases wellbeing，”said Ellen JLanger，a psychology professor at Harvard University.Experts also added that a lot of buttons that dont do anything exist in our lives for this same purpose.For example，pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either.Pressing them used to help make the traffic signals change faster，but that was before putercontrolled traffic signals were introduced.But psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little“white lies”，they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close，it is considered to be worth the effort.1What is the authors purpose in writing the text?ATo describe different fake buttons.BTo explore the functions of fake buttons.CTo analyze various habits of pushing buttons.DTo explain the disadvantages of fake buttons.2What can we learn about the“close”buttons on a lift in America?AThey work when people press them hard.BThey were designed for a sense of control.CThey never speed up the doorclosing process.DThey take the safety of the disabled into account.3What can we infer about pedestrian crosswalk buttons?AThey can make people feel better.BThey help puters work faster.CThey can control the traffic signals.DThey help pedestrians cross safely.4Which may be the best title for the passage?AButtons in the USABButtons Always LieCButtons May Not WorkD“Close”Buttons on Lifts【解题导语】本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了我们平时生活中所见到的按钮可能是不起作用的。【难句分析】Put psychologists found it interesting that even when people are aware of these little “white lies”， they still continue to push fake buttons because as long as the doors eventually close, it is considered to be worth the effort.分析：这是一个复合句。句子主干为psychologists found it interesting。it为形式宾语，真正的宾语为that引导的宾语从句；when 引导时间状语从句；because引导原因状语从句。译文：但是心理学家发现，有趣的是，甚至当人们意识到这些“善意的谎言”时，他们仍然继续按那些虚假按钮，因为只要最终门关了，那就被认为是值得努力的。1B考查推理判断。通读整篇文章可知，作者通过举例子介绍了不同地点的虚假按钮，其目的是探求这些虚假按钮的功能。故选B。A项“描述不同的虚假按钮”，C项“分析按按钮的不同习惯”，D项“解释虚假按钮的弊端”。A、C、D三项在文中均有提及但不是整篇文章的目的，故排除。2D考查细节理解。根据第三段第一句中的“making sure that all lifts stayed open long enough so that people with disabilities could enter safely”可知，美国电梯里的“关闭”按钮是为了确保残疾人能安全地通过。故选D。3A考查推理判断。根据第四段中的“fake buttons can actually make you feel better by offering you a sense of control”和第六段中的“For example，pedestrian crosswalk buttons dont live up to their names either”可知，人行横道按钮也没有实现其功能，但可以让人们感觉好一点，故选A。4C考查标题判断。通读全文内容可知，本文主要讲述了有些按钮只是形式上的，而不具备真正的实际功能。故C项“按钮可能不起作用”最符合文章主旨。故选C。二、单项填空1.While experts _ delaying the retirement age, some citizens doubt whether they can _ easily to thenew age of workforce.A. acplish, adopt B. attain, allocate C. adore, adapt D. advocate, adjust【答案】D【解析】 acplish 完成； adopt 采取， 收养； attain 获得； allocate 分配； adore 崇拜； adapt 使适应； advocate提倡；adjust 调整。句意：尽管专家提倡推迟退休年龄，有些人怀疑他们是否能适应新时代的工作。2.Some high school teachers strongly _ the reform of the current education system to make students developin an allround way.A. advocate B. Establish C. dominate D. plain【答案】A【解析】句意：一些中学教师强烈主张对当今的教育体系进行改革，以使学生得到全面的发展。advocate“提倡，主张，拥护” ，符合句意。establish 建立；dominate 控制，支配；plain 抱怨。3.The examinations are around the corner. Some fans in our class are persuaded to _ playing football tofocus on their studies.A. neglected B. escaped C. quit D. denied【答案】C【解析】neglected 疏忽；忽略；escaped 溜走；逃脱；quit 放弃，离开，停止，摆脱；denied 否定，否认；句意：考试就在眼前，我们班的一些球迷被说服放弃踢足球，集中精力学习。quit (doing) sth.“停止/放弃(做)某事” 。4.To ensure that children from poor areas can receive fair education, the government has planned to _ moremoney to improve the miserable conditions of local schools.A. announce B. allocate C. advocate D. accumulate【答案】B【解析】announce 宣布；allocate 分配；advocate 提倡；accumulate 累积。句意：为了确保贫困地区的孩子能接受公平的教育,政府计划分配更多的资金来改善当地学校的贫穷的教学条件，故选 B 项。5.A UN official said aid programs will be suspended until theres _ protection for relief convoys(车队).A. abrupt B. typical C. adequate D. considerate【答案】C【解析】abrupt 突然的；typical 典型的；adequate 足够的；considerate 体贴的。句意：一名联合国官员说将会暂停援助项目，直到援助车队能够得到充分的保护为止。6._ by adjustments to financial systems and safety nets, some of those reforms fail to ensure that the poorare not harmed.A. Having not acpanied B. Not having been acpaniedC. Having not been acpanying D. Not having acpanied【答案】B【解析】句子主语 some of those reforms 和 acpany 之间是一种被动关系，acpany 这一动作在谓语动词之前发生，可知用现在分词完成式的被动式，根据句意可知选 B。句意：其中的一些改革如果不伴随着金融制度和网络安全的调整，就不能确保穷人不受到伤害。7.The young nurse was very nervous when she _ in her first operation.A. resisted B. insisted C. accepted D. assisted【答案】D【解析】assist 协助，帮助。句意：当第一次辅助(assist)做手术时，那位年轻护士很紧张。8.We knew that there were no _ or easy solutions to overe the problems that we faced.A. instant B. suitable C. free D. open【答案】A【解析】句意：我们知道对于面临的问题我们没有立竿见影的解决方法。根据句意用 instant。9.As he began his U. S. job hunt, Morales considered buying a car in order to be able to _ the best availablejob.A. go through B. go after C. . go away with D. go over【答案】B【解析】go after 追逐, 追求，符合语境。当他开始在美国找工作时，莫拉莱斯考虑购买一辆汽车，以便能够追求最好的工作。10.His essay, having been polished up many times, was brief and _, and therefore won the first prize in thewriting petition.A. at this point B. off the point C. on the point D. to the point【答案】D【解析】to the point 切题的，中肯的。句意：他的文章，经多次修改后，简洁而又切题，因此在作文比赛中赢得了一等奖。11.Most living creatures are capable of _ when pelled to do so.A. application B. adaptation C. approval D. appreciation【答案】D【解析】application 应用；adaptation 改编；approval 批准；appreciation 感激。句意：大多数生物都能在迫于压力的情况下适应新环境。12.In the questionnaire, the subjects are questioned whether they _ banning cars in the city center.A. agree B. ment C. advocate D. conduct【答案】C【解析】 句意： 在问卷调查中， 被试被询问是否提倡在市中心禁止车辆行驶这一主张。 agree 同意； ment评论；advocate 提倡，主张；conduct 执行，实施。advocate doing sth 提倡做某事，故选 C。13.She _ school as soon as she had taken her GCSEs.A. went to B. left for C. quit D. gave in【答案】 C【解析】quit school 辍学。句意：她一拿到普通中等教育证书后就没再上学了。14.Mr. Williams is a conservative who advocates fewer government controls on business.A. abandons B. allocates C. accelerates D. advocates【答案】 C。【解析】abandon 抛弃；allocate 分配；accelerate 加速；advocate 提倡，鼓吹。句意：威廉斯先生是个保守派，主张政府应减少对商业的控制。15.He graduated from a key university with great honors and I think he is _ to the job.A. delicate B. pulsory C. adequate D. suitable【答案】C【解析】句意：他毕业于一所重点大学，我认为他足以胜任这份工作。adequate“胜任的，合格的” ，符合题意。delicate 易碎的，精致的；pulsory 义务的；suitable 适合的，恰当的，be suitable for 适合。be adequate to 能胜任。三、完形填空。There was once a widow who had two daughters.The _1_ widow loved the elder who was like herself both in looks and personality，but didnt love the other，who resembled her _2_，although she was pretty and friendly.The younger daughter had to _3_ hard all day and live upon the leftovers of her elder sister.Among her other _4_ jobs，she was forced to carry water every day _5_.One day _6_ she had just filled her pot at the fountain，an old trembling woman asked her for a drink of water.Glad to show a kindness to the old woman，she _7_.Now，all of a sudden，there was no old trembling woman but a(n)_8_ who rewarded good deeds before her.“Your face is pretty _9_ your heart is gentle，” said she.“For your kindness，I will make you a gift.Every time you speak，from your mouth shall e a flower or a jewel.”When the girl reached home，her ill mother _10_ her for her long absence.“Pardon me for being away so long，” she replied.As she spoke some pearls and diamonds dropped from her _11_.“What is this I see，child？” asked the _12_ widow.The poor girl was so happy to be _13_ child by her mother that she eagerly told her mother about her _14_ with the old woman at the fountain.The widow immediately _15_ her favorite daughter to do as the _16_ girl had done.When the impatient girl was filling the pot with water at the _17_，a beautiful lady appeared and _18_ a drink of water from the girl.“I have not e here to serve you，” she _19_ replied.The lady，who was the fairy，said，“I will make you a gift to _20_ your rudeness.Every time you speak，from your mouth shall e a snake or a toad(蟾蜍)”1A.goodtempered BbadtemperedCkind Dbeautiful2A.daughter BteacherCmother Dfather3A.plain BplayCwork Dstudy4A.easy BhardCinteresting Dboring5A.within reachBwith easeCwithout hesitationDfrom a great distance6A.when BwhileConce Dbefore7A.hesitated BagreedCleft Dargued8A.boy Bold womanCold man Dfairy9A.although BbutCwhile Dand10A.scolded BpraisedCthanked Dforgave11A.waist BhairClips Dhands12A.amused BinterestedCastonished Dfrightened13A.awarded BcalledCshowed Dtaught14A.difficulty BthoughtCexperiment Dexperience15A.advised BgotCforced Dinvited16A.slim BtallCelder Dpoor17A.river BpoolCfountain Dwell18A.asked for Basked ofCasked about Dasked after19A.rudely BjokinglyCproudly Dhurriedly20A.deserve BfaceCequal Drepay【解题导语】本文主要讲述了两个性格和外表不同的姐妹对给予他人帮助的不同反应及她们得到的相应的结果，彰显了善有善报的道理。1B根据下文中的“her ill mother”并结合下文她训斥小女儿可推知，她脾气不好。2D根据语境中的转折可知，此处与“herself”形成对比。小女儿不像她而是像父亲。3C根据下文中的“Among her other _4_ jobs，she was forced to carry water every day _5_”并结合“live upon the leftovers of her elder sister”可推知，小女儿整天要做许多工作，靠吃姐姐的剩饭菜生活。4B根据上文中的“The younger daughter had to _3_ hard all day”可推知，小女儿的工作都很辛苦，很累人。5D根据本段的整体内容可知，小女儿过得很艰难。由“she was forced to carry water every day”可推知，小女儿还得每天从很远的地方挑水，这与其艰难的生活境况呼应。6A此处应用when引导定语从句，在从句中作时间状语，修饰先行词One day。7B根据空前的“Glad to show a kindness to the old woman”可推知，小女儿答应了老妇人的请求。8D根据下文的“The lady，who was the fairy”可推知，老妇人是仙女变过来的。9D根据语境可知，空处前后句表示逻辑上的并列关系，故选D。10A与“her ill mother”和“her long absence”呼应并结合下文小女儿的道歉可知，此处表示小女儿受到母亲的训斥。11C根据上文中的“Every time you speak，from your mouth shall e a flower or a jewel”可知，小女儿以后说话会口吐花儿或者宝石，故选C。lip“嘴唇”，符合语境。12C小女儿突然口吐珍珠和宝石，她的母亲自然很吃惊。astonished“吃惊的”。13B根据上文中的“What is this I see，child”可推知，寡妇很震惊，对小女儿的态度突然转变，柔和了很多，称她为“孩子”。14D小女儿迫切地将自己遇到仙女的经历告诉了母亲。experience“经历”。15Bget sb.to do sth.意为“让某人做某事”，符合语境。16D与上文中的“The poor girl”呼应可推知，这里指可怜的小女儿。17C 与上文中的“One day _6_ she had just filled her pot at the fountain”呼应可推知，大女儿也来到喷泉那里。18A 与上文中的“an old trembling woman asked her for a drink of water”呼应可推知，一个漂亮的女士向大女儿讨水喝。19A与下文中的“your rudeness”呼应可推知，当时大女儿举止很粗鲁，与上文的“the impatient girl”呼应，故选A。20C结合语境可知，此处表示仙女要送给大女儿一份与她的粗鲁相匹配的礼物。equal“比得上”。四、短文改错。Not long ago，I was touched by the reply from Tsinghua University to Wei Xiang，which aroused a heating discussion. As Wei Xiang lost his father in a very early age，he was brought up by her mother.Despite of serious illness，he overcame all difficulties and was admit to Tsinghua with high marks.He wrote a letter to Tsinghua to apply for a separate room，where his mother could take care of him in the next four year.In the reply，the school promise to satisfy all his requirements and encouraged him to have strong belief in life.It is not only the inspiring story but also the warmth from the university which attracts the publics attention.From Weis story，I learned that hard work would final pay off.【答案】Not long ago，I was touched by the reply from Tsinghua University to Wei Xiang，which aroused a discussion. As Wei Xiang lost his father a very early age，he was brought up by mother.Despite serious illness，he overcame all difficulties and was to Tsinghua with high marks.He wrote a letter to Tsinghua to apply for a separate room，where his mother could take care of him in the next four .In the reply，the school to satisfy all his requirements and encouraged him to have strong belief in life.It is not only the inspiring story but also the warmth from the university attracts the publics attention.From Weis story，I learned that hard work would pay off.第一处：heating改为heated。考查形容词。那引起了一场激烈的讨论。故heated “激烈的”符合语境。第二处：in改为at。考查介词。at a very early age“在很小的年纪”为固定搭配。第三处：her改为his。考查代词。根据上文可知Wei Xiang是男性，故此处应用his。第四处：删除of。考查介词。尽管得了严重的疾病，despite“尽管”后跟宾语时不需带of。第五处：admit改为admitted。考查固定搭配。be admitted to“被接收(入学)”为固定搭配。第六处：year改为years。考查名词复数。未来四年母亲能够在那儿照顾他，four后跟复数名词，故此处为years。第七处：promise改为promised。考查时态。本文叙述的是过去的事情，且全文使用的均为一般过去时，故此处用promised。第八处：have后加a。考查冠词。鼓励他对人生充满信心，have a strong belief in.“坚信；对怀有坚定信念”。第九处：which改为that。考查特殊句型。正是他鼓舞人心的经历和来自清华大学的温暖吸引了公众的注意。本句为强调句型it be被强调部分that/who.，故改为that。第十处：final改为finally。考查副词。此处表示“努力最终会得到回报”。修饰动词用副词，因此改为finally。
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