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Unit2TheUnitedKingdomReading第一節(jié):閱讀理解(共15小題;每小題2分,滿分30分)閱讀下列短文,從每題所給的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出最佳選項。AEverywhereIlookoutsidemyhomeIseepeoplebusyontheirhigh-techdevices,whiledriving,walking,shopping,evensittingintoilets.Whenconnectedelectronically,theyareawayfromphysicalreality.Peoplehavebeeninfluencedtobecometechnologyaddicted.Onesurveyreportedthat“addicted”wasthewordmostcommonlyusedbypeopletodescribetheirrelationshiptoiPadandsimilardevices.Onestudyfoundthatpeoplehadahardertimeresistingtheallureofsocialmediathantheydidforsleep,cigarettesandalcohol.Themaingoaloftechnologycompaniesistogetpeopletospendmoremoneyandtimeontheirproducts,nottoactuallyimproveourqualityoflife.Theyhavesuccessfullycreatedaculturaldisease.Consumerswillinglygiveuptheirfreedom,moneyandtimetocatchuponthelatestinformation,tokeeppacewiththeirpeersortoappearmodern.Iseepeopletrappedinapathological(病態(tài)的)relationshipwithtime-suckingtechnology,wheretheyservetechnologymorethantechnologyservesthem.Icallthistechnologyservitude.Iamreferringtoalossofpersonalfreedomandindependencebecauseofuncontrolledconsumptionofmanykindsofdevicesthateatuptimeandmoney.Whatisahealthyuseoftechnologydevices?Thatisthevitalquestion.Whoisreallyinchargeofmylife?Thatiswhatpeopleneedtoaskthemselvesifwearetohaveanychanceofbreakingupfalsebeliefsabouttheiruseoftechnology.Whenwecanlivehappilywithoutusingsomuchtechnologyforadayoraweek,thenwecanregaincontrolandpersonalfreedom,becomethemasteroftechnologyanddiscoverwhatthereistoenjoyinlifefreeoftechnology.MaeWestisfamousforthewisdomthat“toomuchofagoodthingiswonderful.”Butit'stimetodiscoverthatitdoesnotworkfortechnology.RichardFernandez,anexecutivecoachatGoogleacknowledgedthat“wecanbesweptawaybyourtechnologies.”Tobreakthegranddigitalconnectionpeoplemustconsiderhowlifelongagocouldbefantasticwithouttoday'soverusedtechnology.21.Theunderlinedword“allure”inParagraph2probablymeans________.A.a(chǎn)dvantage B.a(chǎn)ttractionC.a(chǎn)daption D.a(chǎn)ttempt22.Fromthepassage,technologycompaniesaimto________.A.a(chǎn)ttractpeopletobuytheirproductsB.providethelatestinformationC.improvepeople'squalityoflifeD.dealwithculturaldiseases23.What'stheauthor'sattitudetowardstheoverusingofhigh-techdevices?A.Neutral. B.Skeptical.C.Disapproving. D.Sympathetic.答案與解析文中講解并描述人們過度運用科技的弊端,反對大眾對科技的過度依靠。BStoreScent(香味)Whatisthefirstthingyounoticewhenyouwalkintoashop?Theproductsdisplayed(展示)attheentrance?Orthesoftbackgroundmusic?Buthaveyouevernoticedthesmell?Unlessitisbad,theanswerislikelytobeno.Butwhileashop'sscentmaynotbeoutstandingcomparedwithsightsandsounds,itiscertainlythere.Anditisprovingtobeanincreasinglypowerfultoolinencouragingpeopletopurchase.Abrandstorehasbecomefamousforitsdistinctivescentwhichfloatsthroughthefairlydarkhallandouttotheentrance,viascentmachines.Asmellmaybeattractivebutitmaynotjustbeusedforfresheningair.Onesportsgoodscompanyoncereportedthatwhenitfirstintroducedscentintoitsstores,customers'intentiontopurchaseincreasedby80percent.WhenitcomestothebestshoppingstreetsinParis,scentisjustasimportanttoabrand'ssuccessasthequalityofitswindowdisplaysandgoodsonsale.Thatismainlybecauseshoppingisaverydifferentexperiencetowhatitusedtobe.Someyearsago,thefocusforbrandnameshoppingwasonafewpeoplewithsalesassistants'disprovingattitudeanddon't-touchwhatyoucan'tafforddisplays.Nowtheriseofelectroniccommerce(ecommerce)hasopenedupfamousbrandstoawideraudience.Butwhileeshopscanusesightsandsounds,onlybricksandmortarstores(實體店)canofferafullexperiencefromtheminutecustomersstepthroughthedoortothemomenttheyleave.Anotherbrandstoreseekstobemuchmorethanashop,butratheradestination.Andscentisjustonewaytoachievethis.Now,afamousstoreusescomplexmanmadesmelltomakesurethatthesoftscentofbabypowderfloatsthroughthekiddepartment,andcoconut(椰子)scentintheswimsuitsection.Adepartmentstorehasevenopenedanewlab,invitingcustomersonajourneyintothestore'swindowstosmellbooks,potsanddrawers,insearchoftheirperfectscent.24.Accordingtothepassage,whatisanincreasinglypowerfultoolinthesuccessofsomebrandstores?A.Friendlyassistants.B.Uniquescents.C.SoftbackgroundmusicD.Attractivewindowdisplay.25.Eshopsarementionedinthepassageto________.A.showtheadvantagesofbricksandmortarstoresB.urgeshopassistantstochangetheirattitudeC.pushstorestousesightsandsoundsD.introducetheriseofecommerce26.Theunderlinedword“destination”inParagraph5means________.A.aplatformthatexhibitsgoodsB.aspotwheretravelersliketostayC.a(chǎn)placewherecustomerslovetogoD.atargetthatastoreexpectstomeet27.Themainpurposeofthepassageisto________.A.compareandevaluate B.examineandassessC.argueanddiscuss D.informandexplainCYoumaynothaveheardofAshoka,butforthepast27years,thisassociation,foundedbyBillDrayton,hasfoughtpovertyandsickness,promotededucationandencouragedsmallbusinesses.Tosupporttheseworthycauses,Ashokaprovidesmoneyfortheworld'smostpromising“changemakers”seekingtosolveurgentproblemsandwouldliketocreateaworldinwhicheverycitizenisachangemaker.Draytonbelievesthatanyonecanbecomeanagentforchange.Theimportantthingistosimplygiveyourselfpermission.Ifyouseeaproblemthatyoucareabout,youcanhelpsolveit.Theyounginparticulararewillingtoacceptthisconceptbecauseathearteverychildwantstogrowintoahappy,healthy,contributingadult.Infact,itismanyyoungpeople'sambitiontosetupprogrammesorbusinessesthatimprovesocialconditions.AnexcellentexampleisanAshokaprojectstartedin1995inDhaka,whichhandledtherubbishproblemfacingthecity,helpedlocalfarmersandprovidedanincomeforpoorpeoplethere.WhenMasqsoodandIftekharbegantostudytheproblemofalltheuncollectedrubbishthatlayinDhaka'sstreets,attractingratsanddisease,theydiscoveredthat80%ofitwasnaturalwaste.Sotheyeducatedthepoorpeopleinthecitytocompost(把……制成堆肥)thiswaste.Theyknewthattheywouldhaveamarketfortheendproductbecauselocalfarmerswerestrugglingwithchemicalfertilisers(化肥)whichwereexpensiveandhadreducedthenaturalmineralsinthesoilovertheyears.Atfirst,theywererefused,butoncetheywereabletopersuadethemthattherewasmoneytobemade,theprojecttookoff.In2009saleswere$14,000.DraytonisoptimisticthatintenyearsAshokawillbemakingreallyserious,practicalprogressinbringingaboutsocialchangebychangingthewaywelookateconomicdevelopment.28.Whichofthefollowingcouldbethebesttitleforthepassage?A.Changemakers B.Businessmen[來源:.Com]C.SocialConditions D.RubbishProblem29.Theunderlinedword“them”inParagraph3probablyrefersto“________”.A.thelocalfarmersB.MasqsoodandIftekharC.DraytonandhisteamD.thepoorpeopleinDhaka30.Itcanbeconcludedfromthepassagethatanyonecanbecomeachangemakerifhe________.A.considersDrayton'sconceptB.getspermissionfromAshokaC.triestoimprovesocialconditionsD.isayoung,happyandhealthyadult31.Theauthor'sattitudetowardsAshoka'sprogramcanbedescribedas________.A.changing B.forgivingC.cautious D.positiveDWhendifferentspeciesofbirdsflock(聚集)together,theirflightformationsaredeterminedbysocialdynamicsbothbetweenandwithinspecies.NewresearchfromtheUniversitiesofCambridgeandExeterrevealsforthefirsttimethat,contrarytocurrentmodelsusedtoexplainthemovementofflocks,thedifferencesbetweenbirdspeciesandsocialrelationshipsbetweenindividualsplayacriticalroleindeterminingthedynamicsofmixed-speciesflocks.Theunified(群集)behaviourofbirdflockshaspuzzledscientistsforhundredsofyears.Onenaturalistfromtheturnofthecenturyevensuggestedtelepathy(心靈感應)maybeinvolved.Therehavesincebeenmorelogicalexplanations,includingmathematicalmodelsthatshowthatrepeatedinteractionsamongindividualsfollowingsimplerulescangeneratecoordinated(協(xié)同的)groupmovements.However,thesemodelsusuallyrelyontheassumptionthatindividualswithingroupsareidenticalandinteractindependently,whichmaynotreflectreality.JolleJolles,aPhDstudentattheUniversityofCambridge'sDepartmentofZoologyandauthorofthepaper,said:“Spectacularcollectivebehaviourcanbefoundinalargerangeofanimalspecies,andwenowknowthatoftenthesecomplexcoordinatedgroupmovementsmaybetheresultofindividualsfollowingsimplerules.However,rarelyaretheindividualcharacteristicsandsocialrelationshipswithinthemtakenintoaccount.Ourresearchhighlightsthatthesestrikingdisplaysofgroupbehaviouraremuchmorecomplex.”Byanalysinghigh-resolutionphotographsofmixedflocksofrooksandjackdaws(bothfromthecorvidfamily),theresearchersfoundthatratherthanindividualsinteractinginaconsistentfashionthroughouttheflock,interactionsdependedonsocialdynamicsbetweenthedifferentspeciesaswellasrelationshipswithinaspecies.Theresearchersdiscoveredthatbirdsprefertoflyclosetomembersoftheirownspecies,andthatthelargerandmoredominantrookstaketheleadbyflyingnearthefrontofflocks.Additionally,thelifelong,monogamous(一妻一夫制的)pairbondsthatarecharacteristicofbothspeciesseemtobereflectedinflight,asbirdsoftenflyparticularlyclosetoasingle,samespeciespartner.DrAlexThornton,principalinvestigatoroftheCambridgeJackdawProject,nowattheUniversityofExeterandauthorofthepaper,said“Together,ourfindingsdemonstratethattounderstandthestructureofgroups,suchasbirdflocks,weneedtoconsiderthecharacteristicsandrelationshipsoftheindividualswithinthem.”32.Theunderlinedword“generate”means________.A.setdown B.takeawayC.bringabout D.giveup33.AccordingtoJolleJolles,whatareseldomconsideredaboutcoordinatedgroupmovement?A.Individualcharacteristicsandsocialrelationshipbetweenthem.B.Repeatedinteractionsamongindividualsandsocialdynamics.C.Telepathyandsocialrelationshipbetweenthem.D.Thestructureofgroupsandthevarietiesofspecies.34.Birdsmayprefertoflytheclosestto________.A.thelargestone B.themostdynamiconeC.thelifelongpartner D.thefriendlypartner35.Whatisthemainideaofthepassage?A.Howbirdsinteractinsimplerules.B.Howbirdsofdifferentfeathersflocktogether.C.Whybirdsshowpreferencetoflocking.D.Whybirdsdisplaythecharacteristics.其次節(jié):(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)依據(jù)短文內(nèi)容,從短文后的選項中選出能填入空白處的最佳選項,選項中有兩項為多余選項。Whatdoyou,thetrees,andabirdhaveincommon?__36__Alllivingthingsmusthavewatertosurvive,whethertheygetitfromawaterfountain,araincloud,oralittlebottleattachedtothesideofabirdcage.__37__Watermakesupmorethanhalfofyourbodyweightandaper
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