1、选修八 Unit 3 The world of colours and light检测评价A卷.单项填空1I want some information on _ package tour to Thailand.OK, it costs 400, including _ accommodation.A不填； the Ba; anCthe; an Dthe; 不填解析：选D考查冠词。句意：“我想咨询一下跟团去泰国旅游的信息。”“好的，包括住宿在内要400美元。”package tour为固定搭配，意为“跟团旅游”，此处用the特指去泰国的跟团旅游；accommodation为不可数名词，表示“
2、住处”，其前不需加冠词。2Someone has upset the photographs I _ so carefully, which makes me quite angry.Alaid off Blaid outClaid down Dlaid aside解析：选B句意：有人弄乱了我精心布置的照片，这让我非常生气。lay off“裁员，解雇”；lay out“布置，设计”；lay down“放下”；lay aside“把放在一边”。由photographs可知此处为“布置”，选B。3The parents were happy to know that their son had w
3、on _ to Beijing University.Apermission BallowanceCrecognition Dadmission解析：选D句意：得知儿子被北京大学录取，父母很高兴。admission“录取，进入，承认”，符合句意。permission“允许”；allowance“津贴”；recognition“识别，认可”。4Life affords no higher pleasure than that of overcoming difficulties, _ from one step of success to another.Ato pass Bhaving pas
4、sedCpassed Dpassing解析：选D句意：人生没有比克服困难更快乐的事，从成功的一步到另一步。现在分词短语passing用作结果状语，表示自然而然的结果。5You will be successful in the interview_ you have confidence.Abefore BonceCuntil Dthough解析：选B句意：一旦你有了信心，面试就会成功。once“一旦”，符合句意。6I _ up here night after night for weeks now. You see, I _ to give you a surprise.Ahave com
5、e; hopedBhave been coming; has hopedChave come; was hopingDhave been coming; was hoping解析：选D句意：我现在来这儿已经好几周了；你看我本希望给你个惊喜。由“for weeks now”可知是动作从过去到现在一直在进行，应用现在完成进行时，第二空是表示本希望，用过去进行时。选D项。7Thank you for the book. Ill _ it this evening and return it to you tomorrow morning.Adip into Bcome into Cgo into D
6、put into解析：选A句意：谢谢你借我这本书，今天晚上我要浏览一下，明早还你。dip into“浏览，翻阅一下”，符合句意。come into“进入”；go into“走进”；put into“放入”。 8If you dont _ your smoking, I will _ your supply.Acut up; cut down Bcut down; cut offCcut in; cut off Dcut in; cut up解析：选B句意：如果你不减少抽烟，我将中断供应。cut down“削减”；cut off“切断，中断”。故选B项。9It is not until he r
7、eturned to his hometown _ the great changes that had happened.Adid he find Bthat did he findCthat he found Dfound he that解析：选C句意：直到回到家乡他才发现家乡发生了巨大的变化。分析句子结构可知，此处为not until的强调句式，故C项正确。10Did Linda see the traffic accident?No, no sooner_ than it happened.Ahad she gone Bshe had goneChas she gone Dshe ha
8、s gone解析：选Ano sooner .than .表示“一就”，前面的主句通常用过去完成时，后面的从句通常用一般过去时，而且当no sooner置于句首时前面的主句应用部分倒装结构。故选A。11We welcome you to use this area for your baby buggy (童车). However, _ a wheelchair user board the bus，you are not supposed to use this special area.Awould BmightCshould Dcould解析：选C句意：我们欢迎你使用这一区域停放你的童车。
9、然而万一轮椅使用者要上公共汽车，你就不应该再使用这一特殊区域。本题为if引导的非真实条件句对将来情况虚拟。当从句中省略if时需要部分倒装，即if a wheelchair user should board the bus, should 意为“万一，应该，竟然”。12(2019苏州模拟)_ you recognize an idiom when it is being used, it is easy to misunderstand what you read or hear spoken.AAlthough BBecauseCUnless DWhile解析：选C句意：除非你能识别习语的运
10、用，否则你很容易误解所读的或听到的内容。unless引导条件状语从句，意为“除非，如果不”。13Ive sold my first painting!This is really _！ Someone actually thinks your painting fantastic.Aeverything BanythingCnothing Dsomething解析：选D句意：“我把我的第一幅画卖了。”“真的很棒！实际上，有人认为你的画很不可思议。”this is something“太好了”。14(2019苏北四市模拟)He is famous _his being on time, so w
11、e dont know the reason _ his being late this time.Afor; of Bas; forCfor; for Dof; of解析：选C句意：他因守时而出名，因此我们不知道这次他迟到的原因。be famous for “因而出名”；the reason for“的原因”。15We believe there is no independent scientific evidence that any Internet dating site is beneficial to matching people together, _？Ais there B
12、do weCdont we Disnt there解析：选A句意：我们认为不存在独立客观的科学证据可以证明婚恋网站有利于帮助单身人士找到匹配的人选，不是吗？在反意疑问句主句是I think, I believe, I suppose, I expect, I imagine 等结构时，疑问部分的主语和谓语动词应与宾语从句的主语和谓语保持一致。陈述部分用否定词或半否定词no, nothing, nobody, never, few, seldom, hardly, rarely, little 等否定含义的词时，疑问部分用肯定形式。.完形填空(2019苏、锡、常、镇二模)Like many pe
13、rfectionists, I truly believed that selfsufficiency was a virtue.And _1_ my brain was so good at finding what it was looking for, I noticed every single time that idea got proved _2_， and so I always had lots of _3_ for why it really was better if I just handled everything myself.This kind of thinki
14、ng, friends, was the _4_ in disguise (伪装)My selfreliance came in handy when I was a kid in the seventies and in adulthood when I was an independent _5_.Then, in the first years of _6_ the Organized Artist Company, I found myself _7_ everything I could about websites, copywriting, graphic design, etc
15、.Later whenever one of my business friends _8_ about how her website was being held hostage (人质) by her designer, I _9_ felt too satisfied._10_ if mistakes were made in my business, they were all mine.Now this was where my false _11_ showed up in not wanting others to know I made mistakes.If I had o
16、ther people _12_ me, they would see my errors and _13_.Working alone, I could keep up a pretty good display of _14_.But as the Organized Artist Company became increasingly _15_， I realized I was doing harm to the people I was trying to serve by attempting to do everything myself.I was _16_ my growth
17、 and the depth of my work.I had built a business with my own two hands, and I _17_ with a business that I could hold in my own two hands.Cozy, _18_ limited in scope (范围)Once I was willing to control my ego (自负) and admit that my vision of selfsufficiency was a _19_， my business took a remarkable lea
18、p forward, and revenue _20_.Little change, big difference.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议的文章。作者通过自己创办公司的经历告诉我们任何事情都亲力亲为，不相信别人，会限制我们的发展。1A.while BsinceCbefore Duntil解析：选B由于“我”的大脑总是擅长于找到它所要寻找的东西。since“由于，因为”。2A.clear BmistakenCrough Dright解析：选D“我”每次都注意到这个想法被证明是正确的。3A.evidence BexperienceCsuggestion Dconfidence解析：选A所以“
19、我”总是会有很多证据来证明如果“我”自己干，“我”会干得更好。evidence“证据”。4A.magic BdevilCsheep Dheaven解析：选B这种想法就是伪装的魔鬼。 friends为插入语。devil“魔鬼”。5A.worker BperfectionistCwriter Dartist解析：选D根据下文可知作者创办了艺术公司，所以作者自己也是一名独立艺术家。6A.running BowningCfounding Destablishing解析：选A当“我”自己在经营一家艺术公司的时候。run“运营，经营”。7A.losing BquittingClearning Dposse
20、ssing解析：选C“我”开始学着去做关于网站、文案、平面设计等各种各样的事情。learning“学着去做”。8A.communicated BcommentedCcompromised Dcomplained解析：选D后来当“我”的一个做生意的朋友抱怨自己的网站被她的设计师劫持的时候。complain“抱怨，埋怨”，符合语境。communicate“交流”； comment“评论”； compromise“伤害；妥协”。9A.doubtfully BseriouslyCsecretly Dstrangely解析：选C“我”私下里觉得太满足了。secretly“私下地”。10A.At most
21、 BAt lastCAt length DAt least解析：选D至少“我”工作上如果出现了错误，那都是“我”一个人的。at least“至少”，符合语境。at length“终于，最后”。11A.elegance BprideCanxiety Dannoyance解析：选B现在想来那就是“我”错误的骄傲开始出现的时候。pride“骄傲”。12A.helping BpersuadingCcriticizing Dignoring解析：选A如果其他人帮“我”的话，他们就会看到“我”失误以及错误的判断。13A.statements BmisjudgmentsCarguments Dagreeme
22、nts解析：选B参见上题解析。misjudgment“判断失误”。14A.inspiration BimaginationCexcellence Dpatience解析：选C但是如果“我”单干的话，“我”可以一直呈现出优秀的一面。excellence“优秀，卓越”。15A.difficult BsuccessfulCboring Drelaxing解析：选B当“我”的艺术公司办得越来越成功的时候，“我”发觉“我”这样任何事情都自己做是对那些“我”为之服务的人的伤害。 successful“成功的”。16A.limiting BdesigningCcreating Dpromoting解析：选A
23、“我”这样其实是限制了自己的发展和工作的深度。limit“限制”。17A.came down Bgot awayCended up Dcame up解析：选C根据句意，作者通过自己的双手创办了一家公司，但是因为一直是任何事情都自己做不去寻求他人的帮助，所以这个公司最终也做不大。“I could hold in my own two hands”是形象的说法。end up“以告终”。18A.but BorCso Dand解析：选A尽管舒适，但规模受到限制。but表示前后转折。19A.dream BvirtueCconcept Dtrap解析：选D一旦“我”愿意控制“我”的自我(自负)和承认“我”
24、自己的那个自给自足的版本是一个陷阱。trap“陷阱”。20A.shrank BdoubledCdropped Dstayed解析：选B“我”的生意有了惊人的飞跃，收入翻了一番。double“加倍，翻番”。.任务型阅读(2019南京、盐城、连云港二模)A living wall or a green wall is a garden that grows vertically rather than horizontally and can exist inside or outside the home.Any welllit place inside your home makes a su
25、itable environment.Indoor herb gardens are growing in popularity and thrive well in sunny kitchens.Any outside wall does as well.Green or living walls are beneficial to us in so many ways.I will discuss below, in simple terms, how these vertical gardens can protect your home and environment, save yo
26、u energy and benefit your health.Pollutants exist all around us both outdoors and indoors.Toxic fumes (有毒气体) go into the air we breathe through our air systems and can cause what we commonly call “Sick Building Syndrome”Green or living walls can significantly clear up the toxins.While all plants abs
27、orb pollutants, there are certain plants that do so with much more efficiency.Even one plant can remove toxins from your home or building.However, the more plants are added, the more toxins are absorbed.The plantings prevent dramatic temperature variations, which then prevents the building from corr
28、osion (腐蚀) that results from expanding and contracting during extreme temperatures.These plants act as a natural insulation, keeping air inside the buildings cooler in the summer months and warmer during the winter months.The manner in which these vertical gardens are constructed allows the building
29、 to breathe and protects the walls from wind, harmful UV rays and corrosive rain.Besides, living walls and green roofs help to provide a natural environment for birds and butterflies.Simply put, the plants on the buildings exterior keep the building protected from the heat of the sun, thus keeping t
30、he building itself cooler so that less energy is employed when you are cooling the building.Interior green walls also greatly help to reduce energy use by helping to keep the interior cool.With each additional plant, energy consumption is reduced.Therefore, a room with hundreds of plants can see a t
31、emperature reduction of as much as 7.This is indeed significant! During the cold winter months these green walls have the opposite effect and act as insulation from bitter temperatures.The additional layer prevents heat from escaping, thus helping you to consume less gas or oil.Plants offer instant
32、stress relief by softening the environment around us.They reduce noise and pollution.Gardens have an instant calming effect.In workplaces plants have been exploited to increase productivity; in the home they increase peace.They ease stress and tiredness, and offer rich oxygen.Gardens are strategical
33、ly placed in hospitals for their calming benefits, which can lead to a patients shortened stay.Try doubling the health benefits by building an eatable living wall in your kitchen.Absolutely, these greens will relax you and purify the air you breathe.With so many benefits, why not build your own livi
34、ng wall？Living Walls: How They Can Improve Your Home and Your HealthBrief introductionA green wall, where plants grow well if there is sufficient (1)_， benefits your environment and health.Improving indoor air (2)_As the air we breathe contains pollutants, choose the plants that can more (3)_ remove
35、 harmful pollutants.The more plants you grow, the (4)_ air youll breathe.Protectingyour buildingIn addition to offering shelters for little birds and butterflies, green walls naturally act as (5)_ control to prevent your home from corrosion, which otherwise would damage your home.(6)_energyGreen wal
36、ls protect your building from the heat of the sun in summer and the (7)_ in winter.Accordingly, they allow you to (8)_ your gas or oil consumption.Benefiting healthPlants make people (9)_ stressed and calmer, making the staff more productive and patients recovery time (10)_.答案：1.light/sunshine2.qual
37、ity/condition3.efficiently4.cleaner/better/fresher5.temperature6Saving/Conserving7.cold/coldness8lower/reduce/decrease/lessen9.less10shortened/shorter检测评价B卷阅读理解ADive with Big SharksOur shark dive adventures make use of hookah systems and shark cages. A hookah system is a system of providing air from
38、 the surface to divers down below. Cage divers breathe by using a regulator connected to an air hose.Is Shark Diving Dangerous?Yes. You could get sunburn. You could hit your head on the top bunk getting out of bed. You could fall overboard. As for a shark attack, according to the International Shark
39、 Attack File, you are far more likely to be killed by a dog or a deer.One Day Cage Diver Adventure 875Our expert shark diver team will accompany you to the best viewing areas within the Marine Sanctuary. There, well drop our cage and prepare to provide you with a view youll never forget.No dive expe
40、rience is necessary. Our cages sit just below the surface. Youll be able to breathe comfortably from your snorkel or air hose while you move about the cage, taking photos and having fun.Top Shark Adventure 375If you want to see great white sharks but prefer them a little further away, we offer great
41、 topside shark viewing from our observation deck (甲板). Help scan the horizon for fins and watch for sharks attacking their prey (猎物)Theres No Shark GuaranteeAlthough we go to the best places at the best time of year, we cannot guarantee youll see sharks. Weve been very successful in past shark seaso
42、ns and expect another incredible year. However, if we see no sharks, there is no refund (退款)语篇解读：本文是一则广告，主要介绍两种类型的鲨鱼潜水探险(潜水员笼内探险和顶级鲨鱼探险)，包括价格、探险细节、费用和注意事项。1Which of the following is TRUE about the two adventures?ATop Shark Adventure makes use of hookah systems.BTop Shark Adventure is suitable for th
43、ose worried about danger.CCage Diver Adventure is less interesting than the other.DCage Diver Adventure offers you a view of the bottom of the sea.解析：选B细节理解题。根据文中细节可知，笼内探险看到的是海洋保护区，选项D错误；笼内探险提供的是永远都不会忘记的景色，因此选项C错误。顶级鲨鱼探险是在甲板上，相对安全，选项B正确；同时它不需要hookah systems(水烟系统)，因此选项A错误。2We can learn from the adver
44、tisement that there might be a risk that _.Ayou are hurt by a shark while diving thereByou are out of breath deep down in the seaCyou fail to achieve your purpose of the tripDyou suffer from lack of skill in shark diving解析：选C推理判断题。根据第六段第一、二句可知，探险不保证一定可以看到鲨鱼，也就意味着探险者不一定能够实现探险的目的。B(2019苏北四市一模)I used t
45、o think the whole purpose of life was pursuing happiness. Everyone said the path to happiness was success, so I searched for that ideal job, that perfect boyfriend, that beautiful apartment. But instead of ever feeling fulfilled, I felt anxious and adrift. Eventually, I decided to go to graduate sch
46、ool for positive psychology to learn what truly makes people happy.And whats the difference between being happy and having meaning in life? Many psychologists define happiness as a state of comfort and ease, feeling good in the moment. Meaning, though, is deeper. The renowned psychologist Martin Sel
47、igman says meaning comes from belonging to and serving something beyond yourself and from developing the best within you. Our culture is obsessed (痴迷于) with happiness, but I came to see that seeking meaning is the more fulfilling path.There are four pillars (支柱) of a meaningful life.The first pillar
48、 is belonging. Belonging comes from being in relationships where youre valued for who you are intrinsically and where you value others as well. For many people, belonging is the most essential source of meaning.For others, the key to meaning is the second pillar: purpose. Finding your purpose is not
49、 the same thing as finding that job that makes you happy. A hospital custodian told me her purpose is healing sick people. Many parents tell me，“My purpose is raising my children.”The key to purpose is using your strengths to serve others. Without something worthwhile to do, people flounder.The thir
50、d pillar of meaning is also about stepping beyond yourself, but in a completely different way: transcendence (超然). Transcendent experiences can change you. Transcendent states are those rare moments when youre lifted above the hustle and bustle of daily life, your sense of self fades away, and you f
51、eel connected to a higher reality. For me, Im a writer, and it happens through writing. Sometimes I get so in the zone that I lose all sense of time and place.The fourth pillar is storytelling, the story you tell yourself about yourself. Creating a narrative from the events of your life brings clari
52、ty. It helps you understand how you became you. But we dont always realize that were the authors of our stories and can change the way were telling them. Your life isnt just a list of events. You can edit, interpret and retell your story, even as youre constrained by the facts.Thats the power of mea
53、ning. Happiness comes and goes. But when life is really good and when things are really bad, having meaning gives you something to hold on to.语篇解读：本文为议论文。说明了追求快乐对于生活的重要性，但作者认为更重要的是找寻生活本身的价值和意义。3What can we infer from the first two paragraphs?ALife can be fulfilled by landing ideal jobs.BLife dilemma
54、 is easy for us to get out of.CHappiness is the core values in our culture.DHappiness is what most people pursue.解析：选D推理判断题。由第一段第二句“Everyone said the path to happiness was success.”(我们每个人都说通向幸福的途径就是成功。)以及第二段最后一句中的“Our culture is obsessed (痴迷于) with happiness”(我们的文化都沉迷于幸福)可知，现在大多数人都在追求幸福。4From the fo
55、ur pillars of a meaningful life, we can know that _. Anothing is as essential a source of meaning as belongingBpurpose is less about what you want than what you giveCtranscendent fades easily and rarely makes us cheerfulDthe way of telling stories guarantees a meaningful life解析：选B细节理解题。由第五段可知，找到你的目标
56、和找到让你感到快乐的工作不是一回事，找到目标的关键在于尽己所能帮助他人。B项“目的性更多是关于你所给予的，而不是你所渴望得到的”正确。5The passage aims to tell us that _. Ameaning is more important than happinessBseeking meaning does more good than badCchasing happiness can make people unhappyDmeaning has deeper psychological significance解析：选A主旨大意题。纵观全文，作者始终没有离开对me
57、aning和happiness的讨论，也就是说这两个词是文中的关键词，起到总结全文的作用。选项B、C、D三项均为单方面讨论，因此易排除。C(2019徐州质检)Famous people have a lot of influence on cultural trends, like it or not. However, one trend that seems harmless but is actually damaging, is the pressure on stars to have their photos taken with exotic (奇异的) animals. Fam
58、ous people who are asked to have photos taken with wild animals for a magazine spread or who do so while on vacation always have good intentions and even love animals. This makes them easy targets for the often greedy amusement parks and illegal animal centers. Kind people are naturally drawn to pla
59、ces that claim (声称) to offer exotic animals safety and are eager to see elephants paint, to hug baby bears or to swim with dolphins. However, it turns out that many of these business persons are breeders (饲养动物者), dealers or exhibitors that are using famous peoples goodwill for their own purposes.Man
60、y business persons continually keep the animals just so theyll have a constant supply of young animals in order to charge money for photos. Of course, the babies are lovely but they grow fast, and within a few weeks they are too big to handle. Theyll spend the rest of their lives, sometimes decades,
61、 in small and empty cages or even be killed.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 barbaric (野蛮的) and cruel. As soon as the cameras are gone after someone like Prince William
62、has a photo taken with an elephant, the chains go back on.Fans, tell the stars: stay away from exotic animal photos, and the animals will be grateful.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。文章列举名人与奇异动物拍照这一现象可能带来的后果，例如众人争相模仿，这会给饲养动物者带来更多利润，但会导致很多动物陷入困境。因此，作者呼吁明星们不要再与奇异动物拍照。6What does the author intend to do with this passage?
63、ATo show how stars influence cultural trends.BTo urge governments to look into illegal animal centers.CTo persuade stars not to have photos taken with exotic animals.DTo remind people to think about how to treat wild animals kindly.解析：选C写作意图题。根据最后一段及上文的叙述可知，作者通过列举名人与奇异动物合照这一行为给动物造成的危害来说服明星们停止这一行为。故选
64、C。7According to the passage we can learn that many business persons _.Amake a great effort to provide safety for animalsBtake advantage of stars good intentions to make profitsCaim to offer good chances for people to get close to animalsDexpect there to be little competition as exotic animals are ra
65、re解析：选B细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句及第二段的叙述可知，许多生意人利用明星们的善意来达成自己的目的，借人们与动物合照来谋利。故选B。8Why do many business persons continually keep young animals?AThey expect to exchange them for money at the market.BThey intend to increase the number of endangered animals.CThey can rescue more animals and get them out of trouble
66、.DThey want to make sure of having enough of them for photos.解析：选D细节理解题。根据第二段第一、二句可知，许多商人这么做是为了能够拥有足够多的动物幼崽以便从人们与动物合照中谋取利益，因为动物幼崽总会长大从而不适合跟人合照。故选D。9What can be inferred from the passage?AStars can have photos taken with exotic animals free of charge.BMany people follow stars and have photos taken wi
67、th exotic animals.CMedia exposure has failed to have any effect on famous people.DStars feel sympathetic and concerned about mistreated animals.解析：选B推理判断题。根据第一段的内容尤其是第五句可推知，许多人会效仿明星的行为去与奇异动物合照。故选B。D(2019苏锡常镇四市调研)Are you a different person when you speak a foreign language? Thats just one of the ques
68、tions The New Yorkers writer and native North Carolinian Lauren Collins explores in her autobiography, about her tough efforts to master French after marrying a Frenchman whose name Olivier she couldnt even pronounce properly. When in French ranges from the humorously personal story to a deeper look
69、 at various theories of language acquisition and linguistics (语言学)The couple met in London “on more or less neutral ground: his continent, my language”. But the balance shifted when they moved to Geneva for Oliviers work. The normally voluble Collins found herself at a loss “nearly speechless”. The
70、language barrier, and her dependence on her husband for simple things like buying the right cut of meat worsened her mixed feelings about “unlovely, but not ridiculous” Geneva. She comments, “Language, as much as land, is a place. To be cut off from it is to be, in a sense, homeless.”Her sense of al
71、ienation (疏离感) leads to an examination of Americas miserable record when it comes to foreign languages. “Linguists call America the graveyard of languages because of its singular ability to take in millions of immigrants and make their native languages die out in a few generations，” Collins writes.
72、Educated in Wilmington, N. C， and at Princeton, she could like the vast majority of Americans only speak their mother tongue.Eight months after she moved to Switzerland, Collins gives up on the natural acquisition of language and finally attends a French course. As she struggles with grammar and voc
73、abulary, Collins notes smartly that vert (green), verre (glass), ver (worm), vers (toward), and vair (squirrel) compose a quintuple homonym (同形异义). “Although its difficult, French can try，” she says.French is actually considered among the easiest languages for an English speaker to learn, especially
74、 compared to Arabic or Mandarin Chinese. Collins, whose notably rich English vocabulary includes glossolalia (nonsense speech) and shibboleth (catchword or slogan), finds plenty of terrific French words to love. She writes, “English is a trust fund, an unearned inheritance (遗产), but Ive worked for e
75、very bit of French Ive banked.”Unlike Jhumpa Lahiri, who became so hooked on Italian and used it to write In Other Words, Collins goals for learning French were more modest, “I wanted to speak French and to sound like North Carolina.” She also wanted to be able to deal with chimney sweeps and butche
76、rs, communicate with her inlaws, and “to touch Olivier in his own language.” She admits that she feels different speaking French, “Its austerity (朴素) made me feel more confused.”Readers looking for the romantic spark of classic crosscultural love stories featuring an outgoing American and a shy Fren
77、chman will find flashes of it here. Among the many cultural differences the couple argue over are her enthusiastic American habit of applying the verb love to express enthusiasm for shoes, strawberries, and husbands alike. But theres far more to Collins book than fantastic comedy, and those who have
78、 weathered linguistic crossings themselves tend to find particular resonance (共鸣) in its inquiry into language, identity, and transcultural translation.Arranged by chapters named for verb tenses, When in French works its way from The Past Perfect (Le plusquepar fait ) to The Present (Le Prsent ) and
79、 The Conditional (Le Conditionnel). Collins ends on a delightful note with The Futurel (Le Futur) fitting for a new mother about to move with her hardwon French husband, French language, and Swissborn daughter to the Frenchspeaking city of her dreams, Paris.语篇解读：本文是记叙文，介绍一本书，主要说明了主人公学习法语的经历以及关于语言学习的
80、跨文化故事。10Which of the following statements is TRUE about When in French?AIt describes how most American people learn French.BIt introduces a variety of theories about French learning.CThe author tells her experiences in a serious way.DThe book offers a traditional way of learning a foreign language.解
81、析：选B细节理解题。由第一段最后一句可知，该书从幽默的个人故事到对语言习得和语言学各种理论做了深入的研究。11Which of the following has the closest meaning to the underlined word “voluble” in Paragraph 2?AGraceful.BDependent.CTalkative. DEnergetic.解析：选C词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知本句句意：平时好说话的柯林斯突然迷茫了“几乎是无语”。句子前后形成强烈的反差。talkative意为“好说话的；健谈的”，符合句意。12Why do linguists
82、call America “the graveyard of languages”？ABecause other languages are prohibited in America.BBecause only Englishspeaking people can immigrate into America.CBecause immigrants native languages contradict English in America.DBecause American culture swallows up immigrants native languages gradually.
83、解析：选D推理判断题。由第三段第二句可知，因为美国有无数的移民，使得美国的本土语言在几代之后就会兼并移民的本土语言。可知，D项的swallow up相当于make . die out。13What can be inferred from Paragraph 4 and Paragraph 5?ACollins English vocabulary knowledge contributes little to her French learning.BCollins has found out some effective ways of mastering French words.CAr
84、abic or Mandarin Chinese are easier to learn than French for English speakers.DIts terrifying for Collins to have French words in store for practical use.解析：选B推理判断题。由第四段第二、三句可知，柯林斯聪明地使用同形异义来助记，故选B项。14The example of Jhumpa Lahiri in the passage is given to show that _.ACollins aims at using French fo
85、r her daily lifeBCollins wants to apply French to serve her writingCits inappropriate for Jhumpa Lahiri to write in another languageDforeign language always makes learners feel complicated about life解析：选A推理判断题。由第六段的“I wanted to speak French and to sound like North Carolina.”“to be able to deal with
86、chimney sweeps and butchers”可知，柯林斯学习法语旨在将其运用到日常生活中，能和别人更好地交流，故选A项。15Which of the following items are mentioned by the author of this book review?the themethe structurethe publisherthe popularitythe writing styleA BC D解析：选C推理判断题。末段的“works its way from . to .”说的是结构； “Collins ends on a delightful note”说的是语调；首段的“Collins explores in her autobiography, about her tough efforts to master French after marrying a Frenchman”说的是主题。故选C项。