Unit 17 Laughter

　　(60分鐘81分)

　　Part A

　　一、閱讀理解(共8小題;每小題2分,滿分16分)

　　A

　　There are an extremely large number of ants worldwide.Each individual(個體的)ant hardly weighs anything,but put together they weigh roughly the same as all of mankind.They also live nearly everywhere,except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.For animals their size,ants have been astonishingly successful,largely due to their wonderful social behavior.

　　In colonies(群體)that range in size from a few hundred to tens of millions,they organize their lives with a clear division of labor.Even more amazing is how they achieve this level of organization.Where we use sound and sight to communicate,ants depend primarily on pheromones(外激素),chemicals sent out by individuals and smelled or tasted by fellow members of their colony.When an ant finds food,it produces a pheromone that will lead others straight to where the food is.When an individual ant comes under attack or is dying,it sends out an alarm pheromone to warn the colony to prepare for a conflict as a defense unit.

　　In fact,when it comes to the art of war,ants have no equal.They are completely fearless and will readily take on a creature much larger than themselves,attacking in large groups and overcoming their target.Such is their devotion to the common good of the colony that not only soldier ants but also worker ants will sacrifice their lives to help defeat an enemy.?

　　Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner,these little creatures have survived on Earth for more than 140 million years,far longer than dinosaurs.Because they think as one,they have a collective(集體的)intelligence greater than you would expect from its individual parts.

　　(2024·安徽高考)

　　1.We can learn from the passage that ants are.?

　　A.not willing to share food

　　B.not found around the poles

　　C.more successful than all other animals

　　D.too many to achieve any level of organization

　　2.Ants can use pheromones for.?

　　A.escape B.communication

　　C.warning enemies D.arranging labor

　　3.What does the underlined expression “take on” in Paragraph 3 mean?

　　A.Accept. B.Employ.

　　C.Play with. D.Fight against.

　　4.Which of the following contributes most to the survival of ants?

　　A.Their behavior. B.Their size.

　　C.Their number. D.Their weight.

　　【文章大意】本文是說明文。世界上,螞蟻的數量繁多。它們群體而居,分工明確,團結一致,共同御敵。

　　1.B　細節理解題。根據第一段中“They also live nearly everywhere,except on frozen mountain tops and around the poles.”可知,在冰封的山頂和地球的兩極,人們沒有發現螞蟻。

　　2.B　細節理解題。根據第二段中“Where we use sound and sight to communicate,ants depend primarily on pheromones”可知,螞蟻可以利用外激素來交流。

　　3.D　詞義推測題。根據第三段中“They are completely fearless”以及“attacking in large groups and overcoming their target”可知,它們會攻擊敵人。

　　4.A　細節理解題。根據最后一段中“Behaving in this selfless and devoted manner,these little creatures have survived on Earth”可知,是它們的行為讓它們在地球上得以生存。

　　B

　　Vienna has beaten Zurich to be crowned the place with the best quality of living in an annual survey in which European cities were among the top 10.

　　Management consultancy Mercer said Vienna scored the highest for overall quality of living in the 215-city survey after improvements in Austria’s political and social environment,knocking the Swiss city of Zurich into second position.Third in the list came another Swiss city,Geneva,followed by Vancouver,Canada,and Auckland,New Zealand,in shared fourth place.Baghdad,Iraq,came last despite slight improvements in its infrastructure(基礎設施)and moves to encourage investment.Three German cities made the top 10—Dusseldorf,Munich and Frankfurt—with the list rounded out by Bern in Switzerland and Sydney,Australia.The highest US ranking in the Worldwide Quality of Living Survey was Horiolulu which came 29th while Washington and New York remained in positions 44 and 49 respectively.London came 38th in the list which is designed to help governments and companies plan international packages(酬薪)for their employees.?

　　“As a result of the current financial crisis multinationals are looking to review their international assignment policies with a view to cutting costs,” said Slagin Parakatil,senior researcher at Mercer,in a statement.“Many companies plan to reduce the number of their international employees and localize their packages where possible.”

　　Singapore was the top-scoring Asian city,coming in 26th which was up six places from a year ago due to its growing importance as a financial center and its wide range of international and private schools.Beijing moved up three places to 113,boosted by improvements in public transport facilities from the Olympics.

　　1.The passage is aimed at telling us.?

　　A.global rankings of cities with the best quality of living

　　B.Vienna named the place with the best quality of living

　　C.the packages of international employees

　　D.the quality of living of the world

　　2.Which city moved up the world rankings faster?

　　A.Washington. B.Baghdad.

　　C.Singapore. D.Beijing.

　　3.The underlined phrase “rounded out” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by.?

　　A.followed B.completed

　　C.designed D.figured

　　4.Which of the following is not included in the passage?

　　A.The purpose of the city rankings.

　　B.The reasons for multinationals cutting costs.

　　C.The highest U.S.ranking city.

　　D.The ranking cities in Africa.

　　【文章大意】本文是資訊報道,主要介紹了全球城市的生活質量排名情況。

　　1.A　目的意圖題。文章主要目的是告訴我們全球城市的生活質量排名,應選A項。

　　2.C　細節理解題。從第一段可以看出,在全球城市生活質量排行榜上,華盛頓保持原位,巴格達仍處于墊底位置,新加坡比去年上升了6個榜位,北京上升了3個榜位。進步幅度最大的是新加坡,選擇C項。

　　3.B　詞義推測題。根據本段可知,德國的三大城市、瑞典的伯爾尼和澳大利亞的悉尼躋身排行榜前十位。結合上文提到的前五位,可推測round out意為“圓滿完成”。

　　4.D　推理判斷題。A項在第二段尾句中提到;B項在第三段第一句中提到;C項在第二段倒數第二句中提到。文中未提到非洲的城市。

　　二、語法填空(共10小題;每小題1.5分,滿分15分)

　　Singles’ Day falls on November 11th every year in China,1. is recognized as a day for people who have no girlfriend or boyfriend.Couples and lovers have Valentine’s Day in 2.(celebrate) of their love,but how about the singles?There must be a day they can celebrate even without a partner.That’s 3. people created Singles’ Day.?

　　On Singles’ Day many singles choose to say goodbye to their single lives,4.(attend) blind date parties,and some people even decide to get 5.(marry) to strangers.6.,this day has recently become more of a time for shopping,because many shops online will give customers great discount 7.(promote) their goods.?

　　More and more people are 8.(will) to shop online to get what they want,and I am one of them.I just can’t help buying things 9. I need them or not.10.(honest) speaking,some of the things that I bought have been put aside forever in my closet.?

　　(2024·河北唐山一中月考)

　　1.which。此處用which引導非限制性定語從句,代指Singles’ Day。

　　2.celebration。in celebration of“為慶祝……”。

　　3.why。這就是人們創立“光棍節”的緣由。此處用why引導表語從句。

　　4.attending。attend blind date parties“參加相親派對”。attending...現在分詞短語作伴隨狀語。

　　5.married。get married to sb.“與某人結婚”。

　　6.However。此處為轉折關系,應用副詞however。

　　7.to promote。to promote their goods“為了推銷他們的商品”。此處用不定式短語表示目的。

　　8.willing。be willing to為固定搭配,意為“愿意”。

　　9.whether。此處用whether引導讓步狀語從句。whether...or...“無論……還是……”。

　　10.Honestly。honestly speaking為獨立主格結構,作插入語,意為“老實說”。

　　Part B

　　一、完形填空(共20小題;每小題1.5分,滿分30分)

　　The professor stood before his class of 10 senior biology students,about to pass out the final exam.“I have been privileged to be your 　1　 this semester,and I know how hard you have all worked to 　2　 for this test.I also know most of you are 　3　 to medical school next fall,”he said to them.?

　　“I am well aware of how much 　4　 you are under to keep your GPAs up,and because I know you are all 　5　 of understanding this material,I am prepared to 　6　 an automatic B to anyone who would 　7　 not to take the final.”?

　　The relief was audible(聽得見的)as a number of students jumped up to 　8　 the professor and departed from class.The professor looked at the handful of students who 　9　,and offered again,“Any other takers?This is your last 　10　.”One more student decided to 　11　.?

　　Seven students remained.The professor closed the door and took attendance.Then he 　12　 the final exam.There were two sentences typed on the 　13　:?

　　“　14　,you have just received an A in this class.Keep believing in yourself.”?

　　I 　15　 had a professor who gave a test like that.It may seem like the easy 　16　 of grading exams,but it’s a 　17　 that any teacher in any discipline(治學嚴謹)could and should give.Students who don’t have 　18　 in what they’ve learned are B students at best.?

　　The same is 　19　 for students of real life.The A students are those who believe in what they’re doing 　20　 they’ve learned from both successes and failures.?

　　(2024·山東德州一中月考)

　　1.A.instructor B.colleague

　　C.relative D.principal

　　2.A.look B.call

　　C.prepare D.send

　　3.A.over B.off

　　C.out D.back

　　4.A.pressure B.control

　　C.threat D.guidance

　　5.A.fond B.afraid

　　C.capable D.worthy

　　6.A.report B.suggest

　　C.introduce D.offer

　　7.A.pretend B.prefer

　　C.deserve D.happen

　　8.A.thank B.scold

　　C.punish D.amuse

　　9.A.stopped B.remained

　　C.gathered D.succeeded

　　10.A.opportunity B.effort

　　C.goal D.1esson

　　11.A.flee B.vote

　　C.go D.exist

　　12.A.handed out B.put down

　　C.set aside D.picked up

　　13.A.desk B.paper

　　C.computer D.blackboard

　　14.A.Cheers B.Congratulations

　　C.Heavens D.Thanks

　　15.A.never B.once

　　C.often D.ever

　　16.A.cause B.way

　　C.design D.structure

　　17.A.help B.mark

　　C.test D.reward

　　18.A.energy B.interest

　　C.patience D.confidence

　　19.A.potential B.true

　　C.impossible D.wrong

　　20.A.because B.although

　　C.when D.unless

　　【文章大意】本文是記敘文。文章通過教授對學生進行的一次考試,告誡我們要相信自己,不要讓缺乏自信成為成功的絆腳石。

　　1.A　教授對于學生來講只能是指導員,故答案A正確。instructor“指導員”;colleague“同事”;relative“親屬”;principal“校長”。

　　2.C　prepare for this test“為考試做準備”。教授說知道同學們為了這次考試做了非常認真的準備。

　　3.B　be off to...“去……(地方)”。這里指的是此次考試之后,同學們就會進入到高一級學府去深造。

　　4.A　“我”非常清楚你們為了保持你們的平均成績上升所承受的壓力。pressure “壓力”。

　　5.C　你們都能夠理解這套試題。be capable of “能夠”。

　　6.D　offer sth.to sb.“給某人提供某物”。這里說的是給不愿參加考試的同學一個B。

　　7.B　prefer not to do sth.“不愿意做某事”,這里說的是不愿意參加考試。

　　8.A　很多同學都立即跳起來去感謝(thank)教授,然后離開了教室。不用考試都會得B,在他們看來是件好事,自然會表示感謝。

　　9.B　大部分同學都走了,只留下了少數幾個同學。remain“保留,留下”。

　　10.A　教授又說了一遍,“還有離開的嗎?這是最后一次機會了。”opportunity“機會”,符合文意。

　　11.C　又有一名同學決定離開,go此處表示“離開”。

　　12.A　教授關上門后開始點名,然后分發期末考試卷。hand out “分發”。

　　13.B　試卷上只打印了兩個句子。paper “試卷”。

　　14.B　祝賀你,你在班里得了A。要繼續相信自己。表示祝賀用congratulations。

　　15.A　作者談起自己的感受,從沒有一位教授是這樣給自己考試的。選擇A項。

　　16.B　這是一種給學生分層級的簡單的方式,但是它是任何一位治學嚴謹的教師都應該給學生進行的測試。way “方法,方式”。

　　17.C　give a test“舉行測試”。

　　18.D　對自己所學沒有自信的學生,充其量就是B等生。confidence“信心”。

　　19.B　The same is true for...為固定短語,意為“……同樣如此”。

　　20.A　上下句是因果關系。句意:A等生就是那些相信自己辦事能力的人,因為他們既從成功中學得經驗,也從失敗中吸取教訓。

　　二、七選五閱讀填空(共5小題;每小題2分,滿分10分)

　　There are three things that will get you ahead in life:good looks,smarts,and being considered as being smart.　1　 And unluckily most of us are not good-looking.Let’s explore some different ways to become smarter.?

　　2　 College doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll be smarter,just educated.It means you’ll be exposed to many different ideas and hopefully you’ll learn how to think.Being able to think outside the box and for yourself are features smart people possess.?

　　Read books and educational magazines.　3　 Educational magazines are a wealth of knowledge you can share with others,thus making you sound very smart.If you do watch television,try watching something where you can learn.?

　　Expand your vocabulary.Try to learn one new word a week.It doesn’t seem like much,but adding 52 new words to your vocabulary will really make you appear much smarter.Subscribing(訂閱)to vocabulary.com is a good start.　4　 This way you’re actually getting 365 words a year,but that is usually more than most people can absorb.?

　　Don’t repeat everything people tell you until you know that it’s true.　5　 They hear a strange claim and they repeat it to the nearest ear.You can do much harm to your seek for being smart if you are known for giving bad information.?

　　(2024·河南洛陽統考)

　　A.The first is God-given.

　　B.Go to college and get an education.