高中英语Unit23Conflict单元质量检测(二)(含解析)北师大版选修8

单元质量检测（二）

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阅读理解

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15

小题；每小题

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阅读下列短文，从每题所给的

A

、

B

、

C

< br>和

D

四个选项中，选出最佳选项。

A

Dear Managing Director

，

As

you

know,

money

was

recently

received

for

improvements

to

the

café，

and

the

Board

(

董事会

)

has

made

some

suggestions

about

how

to

spend

it.

The

purpose

of

this

letter

is

to

show

the

reaction

of

the

staff

(

全体员工

)

to

your

ideas

and

to

present

some suggestions of our own.

As we understand it, the Board has three main suggestions

：

·to repaint the walls and hang curtains

·to buy longer tables and

more chairs

·to brighten up the café with plants

We

are

very

happy

with

the

idea

of

repainting

and

curtains.

This

would

certainly

make the café more attractive. However, we do not feel that there is any need for

new tables and chairs. The present furniture is in good condition and because the

tables are small, they encourage a friendlier feeling than long tables would. As

for

plants,

we

feel

the

money

could

be

better

spent

on

other

things.

Our

suggestions

are

：

·to buy a new dishwashing machine.

The present

machine is of poor quality and

doesn't always clean the dishes well.

·to buy a new coffee machine. The present machine breaks down very often and

takes a long time to get repaired.

Also, would it be possible to change our servicing company?

·to buy more sa

lt and pepper sets so we have one for every table.

·to

buy

new

staff

uniforms

(制服

).

The

present

uniforms

are

uncomfortable

and

unattractive.

We

hope

that

our

suggestions

will

be

given

serious

consideration,

particularly

those related to the two machines.

We look forward to discussing them with you at a convenient (

方便的

) time.

Constanza Brookes, Staff Representative

语篇解读：

本文是应用文。< /p>

文章是咖啡馆员工代表写给总经理的一封信，

主要对经费的

使用提出了相关建议。

1

．

On what do the staff agree to spend the money?

A

．

Walls.

C

．

Tables.

B

．

Chairs.

D

．

Plants.

解析：选

A

细节理解题。根据文中的“to repaint the walls and hang curtains”

和“We are very happy with the idea of repainting and curtains”可知，员工赞成将

一部分经费用于墙面粉刷。

2

．What do we know about the tables in the café？

A

．

They are of poor quality.

B

．They are environmentally?friendly.

C

．

They seem too small for customers.

D

．

They provide a comfortable feeling.

解析：

选

D

细节理解题。

根据文中的“because

the

tables

are

small,

they

encourage

a friendlier feeling than long tables would”可知，咖啡馆里的小餐桌利于增进人们

相互间的情谊，使人感到舒服。

3

．

Which do the staff think is more important?

A

．

Buying more salt sets.

C

．

Getting a new coffee machine.

B

．

Making new uniforms.

D

．

Changing the servicing company.

解析：选

C

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段中的“particularly

those

related

to

the

two machines”可知，员工认为购置新的 咖啡机和洗碗机这两条建议应该给予优先考虑。

B

This is

an unusual little kindness I'm sharing here. It

isn't even really that

kind. But I am sharing because it took some strength and I'm sharing because I'm

proud of myself.

Earlier today when I was out shopping with my 4?year?old son, he was in a real

playful mood (

心情

), holding my

hand, jumping up and down, and swinging on and off me. And

quite honestly it made

me angry. It was so annoying (

烦人的

)! He

kept

pulling

my

arm

back

one

way

then

the

other.

I

wanted

to

yell

at him. I wanted to “punish” him. But I didn't.

Instead

of

reacting

instantly

(

立刻

)

to

this

annoyance

I

watched

it

or

more

so,

watched

myself.

I

watched

how

angry

I

was

getting.

Then

I

thought,

“Nicole,

is

this

really that bad? He is 4. He is bored but at the same time you dragged (

拖拉

) him

around

a

shopping

centre

from

shop

to

shop

just

for

you.

Not

him.

He

is

bored.

This

isn't f

un for him and he is trying to make it so.”

“Let it go.” The voice said, “Let it go.” So I did. My son continued doing

this

annoying

arm

swinging,

pulling

my

arm

and

jumping

up

and

down.

And

he

continued

to peeve me. But I didn't react. I didn't yell at him. I didn't make him feel bad

for “having fun”. I allowed it. I allowed him to be him.

And that is what I'm proud of today. It took real effort on my part to be this

sort of “kind”. But without a doubt it was the right thing to do.

语 篇解读：

本文为记叙文。作者带着

4

岁 的儿子逛商场，

孩子一刻不停地缠她，横拉竖

拽，令人厌烦，但 作者站在孩子的角度反思，没有对孩子发火。

4

．

Which of the following can best describe the little kid?

A

．

Rude.

C

．

Stubborn.

B

．

Restless.

D

．

Kind.

解析：选

B

推理判断题。根据第二段的“...he

was

in

a

real

playful

mood,

holding

my hand, jumping up

and down, and swinging on and off me”可知，作者的儿子不停地

在动。

5

．

What can we learn from Paragraph 3?

A

．

The author yelled at her son.

B

．

The author regretted taking her son.

C

．

The author bought many things for herself.

D

．

The author put herself in her son's position.

解析：

选

D

推理判断题。

根据第三段的“He

is

bored

but

at

the

same

time

you

dragged

him around a shopping centre from shop to shop just for you”可知，作者站在儿子

的角度去思考他的行为。

6

．What does the underlined part “peeve me” mean in Para.4?

A

．

Pull me down.

C

．

Make me angry.

B

．

Shout at me.

D

．

Block my way.

解析：选

C

词义猜测题。根据上文的“My son continued doing this annoying arm

swinging ...”可知，此处的意思是“使我生气”。

7

．

What did the author do at last?

A

．

She ignored her son's behavior.

B

．

She began to play with her son.

C

．

She finished her shopping quickly.

D

．

She asked her son to behave well.

解析：选

A

细节理解题。根据倒数第二段的“But

I

didn't

react.

I

didn't

yell

at

him. I didn't make him feel bad for ‘having fun’”可知，作者的做法是不去管儿子

的行为。

C

Have you ever heard the expression “when pigs fly”？

It is a saying people

use to express that something is very unlikely to happen

—

as unlikely as pigs

growing

wings

and

flying

like

a

bird!

For

example,

a

person

who

hates

riding

roller

coasters (

过山车) might tell a friend, “I'll go on that ride with you when pigs

fly.”

Well,

one

pig

in

San

Francisco

may

not

be

flying,

but

she

is

helping

people

relax

before they fly in a plane.

LiLou

is

a

small

pig

working

at

the

San

Francisco

airport.

She

is

a

therapy

(

理

疗

)

animal.

That

means

she

is

calm

and

likes

to

be

touched

by

humans.

She

and

other

therapy animals aim to help travelers who get nervous about flying in planes. She

was trained by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA)

．

This

is

LiLou's

first

week

on

the

job

as

a

member

of

the

airport's

“wag

brigade”.

She

only

works

at

the

airport

once

a

month,

so

not

all

travelers

to

the

San

Francisco

airport will see her. But you might see some of her fellow therapy animals.

She works alongside a group of trained dogs. Their trainers walk around the

airport with them. The animals wear signs that say “pet me”！

LiLou has been getting a lot of attention at the airport and on social media.

One

Twitter

user

said

he

made

fun

of

the

San

Francisco

airport's

decision

to

provide

a relaxing yoga room for travelers, but he “fully supports LiLou”．

Jennifer

Henley

is

the

man

ager

of

the

SPCA's

program.

“It's

wonderful

to

witness

(

看到

)

the

surprise

and

delight

that

LiLou

brings

to

people

during

therapy

visits

，”

she said.

语篇解读：

本文 为说明文。

动物保护协会训练了一只小猪，

在旧金山机场作为医 疗宠物

出现，为坐飞机感到紧张的乘客缓解压力。

8

．

Why does the author mention an expression about pigs?

A

．

To value animals.

C

．

To explain its meaning.

B

．

To introduce the topic.

D

．

To show its importance.

解析：选

B

推理判断题。根据第一、二段的内容可知，作者提到习语“当猪会飞的时

候”是为了引 出本文的话题：一只能让乘客放松的小猪。

9

．

How does the small pig work?

A

．

By taking the plane with passengers.

B

．

By

making

passengers

feel

excited.

C

．

By helping passengers calm down. D

．

By

touching

and

looking

after

passengers.

解析：选

C

细节理解题。根据第二段的“...but

she

is

helping

people

relax

before

they fly in a plane”可知，这只小猪能够让乘客平静下来。

10

．

What can we learn about the San Francisco airport?

A

．

It has trained many therapy animals.

B

．

It will put LiLou in a relaxing yoga room.

C

．

It has great concerns about passengers' safety.

D

．

It thinks of more than one way to help passengers relax.

解析：选

D

推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的“One

Twitter

user

said

he

made

fun

of

the

San

Francisco

airport's

decision

to

provide

a

relaxing

yoga

room

for

travelers ...”可知，除了利用小猪让乘客放松之外，机场还决定提供瑜伽放松室。

11

．

What is Jennifer Henley's attitude towards the pig program?

A

．

Proud.

C

．

Disapproving.

B

．

Surprised.

D

．

Doubtful.

解析：选

A

意图态度题。根据最后一段的“It's wo

nderful to witness (

看到

) the

surprise and delight that LiLou brings to people during therapy visits”可知，此

人对这个小猪项目非常自豪。

D

Very

soon

the

new

series

of

ITV's

Love

Island

will

be

starting.

It's

a

show

that

sends single people abroad to live in a house. The audience at home then watches

their highs and lows and how their relationships form and fall apart.

Love

Island

is just the tip of a huge reality TV iceberg (

冰山

). Other popular

British

programmes

include

I

'

m

a

Celebrity,

Big

Brother

and

Geordie

Shore

.

All

these

shows have something in common: people seem to either love them or hate them.

Perhaps we love them so much because they actually use real people instead of

characters. Series and films with actors are great to watch but they aren't real.

We

become

more

in

terested

in

reality

TV

because

the

“characters”

are

real

and

not

acting.

Maybe we love reality TV because the people often show the extremes (

极端

) of

our

society.

Shows

featuring

normal

people

often

include

people

with

strong

personalities who are certain to argue.

However, reality TV isn't popular with everyone. Some people consider it sad

to watch it. I've often heard people say that if you watch reality TV, it's a sign

that

your

own

life

is

boring.

Why

would

you

watch

someone

else's

life

when

you

have

your own to live? Why would you want to sit at home and watch someone else arguing

about foolish things on the TV?

Some people don't like reality TV because they believe it doesn't show true

reality.

The

people

in

these

programmes

are

regularly

accused

of

acting

and

you

often

see a phrase flash up somewhere during the opening or closing credits (

字幕

)

informing that parts are set up.

Whether you love or hate reality TV, it cannot be denied that this type has

increased

in

popularity

over

time,

and

while

I

understand

it

can

be

set

up

sometimes,

I'm still so excited for

Love

Island

to be back on our screens!

语篇解读：

本文是议论文。对于越来越受欢 迎的各种真人秀节目，

人们褒贬不一，

那么

作者的态度又是怎样的呢？

12

．What

does

the

author

mean

by

“

Love

Island

is

just

the

tip

of

a

huge

reality

TV iceberg”？

A

．

There are a large number of reality TV shows in Britain.

B

．

There is much more to be discovered about reality TV shows.

C

．

Love

Island

is not the most popular reality TV show in Britain.

D

．

Reality TV shows like

Love

Island

are facing different opinions.

解析：选

A

句意理解题。结合后文“Other

popular

British

programmes

include

I

'

m

a

Celebrity, Big

Brother

and

Geordie

Shore