1、活页作业(十五).阅读理解 APeople have been painting pictures for at least 30,000 years.The earliest pictures were painted by people who hunted animals.They used to paint pictures of the animals they wanted to catch and kill.Pictures of this kind have been found on the walls of caves in France and Spain.No one
2、knows why they were painted there.Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.Or perhaps human beings have always wanted to tell stories according to pictures.About 5,000 years ago the Egyptians and other people in the Near East began to use pictures as a
3、kind of writing.They drew simple pictures or signs to represent things and ideas，and also to represent the sounds of their language.The signs these people used became a kind of alphabet(字母表)The Egyptians used to record information and to tell stories by putting picturewriting and pictures together.W
4、hen an important person died，scenes and stories from his life were painted and carved on the walls of the place where he was buried.Some of these pictures are like modern comic strip(连环漫画) stories.It has been said that Egypt is the home of the comic strip.But，for the Egyptians，pictures still had mag
5、ic power.So they did not try to make their way of writing simple.The ordinary people could not understand it.By the year 1,000 BC，people who lived in the area around the Mediterranean Sea had developed a simpler system of writing.The signs they used were very easy to write，and there were fewer of th
6、em than in the Egyptian system.This was because each sign，or letter，represented only one sound in their language.The Greeks developed this system and formed the letters of the Greek alphabet.The Romans copied the idea，and the Roman alphabet is now used all over the world.These days we can write down
7、 a story，or record information，without using pictures.But we still need pictures of all kinds：drawings，photographs，signs and diagrams(图表)We find them everywhere：in books and newspapers，in the streets，and on the walls of the places where we live and work.Pictures help us to understand and remember th
8、ings more easily，and they can make a story much more interesting.1Pictures of animals were painted on the walls of caves in France and Spain perhaps because _.Athe hunters wanted to see the picturesBthe painters were animal loversCthe painters wanted to show imaginationDthe pictures were thought to
9、be helpful解析：细节理解题。由第二段“Perhaps the painters thought that their pictures would help them to catch these animals.”可知答案选D。答案：D2The Greek alphabet was simpler than the Egyptian system for all the following reasons EXCEPT that _.Athe former was easy to writeBthere were fewer signs in the formerCthe form
10、er was easy to pronounceDeach sign stood for only one sound解析：细节理解题。文中没有提到希腊的文字更容易读，故选C。答案：C3Which of the following statements is TRUE?AThe Egyptian signs later became a particular alphabet.BThe Egyptians liked to write comic strip stories.CThe Roman alphabet was developed from the Egyptian one.DThe
11、 Greeks copied the Egyptian system.解析：细节理解题。根据第四段最后两句内容中developed和copied的主语，可排除C、D两项；B项与文章中第三段的说法不符。由此可知答案为A，且第二段最后一句也印证了这一点。答案：A4In the last paragraph，the author thinks that pictures _.Ashould be made comprehensibleBshould be made interestingCare of much use in our lifeDare disappearing from our li
12、fe解析：细节理解题。从短文的最后一段我们可以得出答案为C。答案：CBIn ancient Egypt，a shopkeeper discovered that he could attract customers to his shop simply by making changes to its environment.Modern businesses have been following his lead，with more tactics (策略)One tactic involves where to display the goods.For example，stores p
13、lace fruits and vegetables in the first section：they know that customers who buy the healthy food first will feel happy so that they will buy more junk food (垃圾食品) later in their trip.In department stores，the womens shoe section is generally next to the womens cosmetics (化妆品) section：while the shop
14、assistant is going back to find the right size shoe，bored customers are likely to wander over and find some cosmetics they might want to try later.Besides，businesses seek to appeal to customerssenses.Stores notice that the smell of baked goods encourages shopping，so they make their own bread each mo
15、rning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day.Music sells goods，too.Researchers in Britain found that when French music was played，sales of French wines went up.When it comes to the selling of houses，businesses also use highly rewarding tactics.They find that customers make de
16、cisions in the first few seconds upon walking in the door，and turn it into a business opportunity.A California builder designed the structure of its houses smartly.When entering the house，the customer would see the Pacific Ocean through the windows，and then the pool through an open stairway leading
17、to the lower level.The instant view of water on both levels helped sell these $10 million houses.5Why do stores usually display fruits and vegetables in the first section?ATo save customers time.BTo show they are high quality foods.CTo help sell junk food.DTo sell them at discount prices.6According
18、to Paragraph 3，which of the following encourages customers to buy?AOpening the store early in the morning.BDisplaying British wines next to French ones.CInviting customers to play music.DFilling the store with the smell of fresh bread.7What is the California builders story intended to prove?AThe hou
19、se structure is a key factor customers consider.BThe more costly the house is，the better it sells.CAn ocean view is much to the customers taste.DA good first impression increases sales.8What is the main purpose of the passage?ATo explain how businesses turn people into their customers.BTo introduce
20、how businesses have grown from the past.CTo report researches on customer behavior.DTo show dishonest business practices.语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。你知道现在的商家是怎么吸引顾客的吗？他们效仿古埃及店主的做法，通过对商店的环境做一些改变来吸引顾客。5解析：细节理解题。根据第二段的举例内容可知，商家如此摆放水果和蔬菜的目的是让先买健康食品的顾客感到高兴，这样他们稍后就会买更多的垃圾食品了。解题时不能凭主观臆断选择答案，B项干扰性很强，商家展示自己商品的高质量是毋庸置疑的，但本
21、文并未提及。答案：C6解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中的.they make their own bread each morning and then fan the bread smell into the store throughout the day.可知，商家知道烤面包的味道对顾客的感官有诱惑力，于是他们就整天用风扇把面包味吹进商店。答案：D7解析：推理判断题。最后一段中的a California builder这个故事是一个例子，用来说明前面的内容，因此根据该例前面的in the first few seconds可知应该选择D项。该段主要是说顾客在进店的头几秒钟就会做出是否购买的
22、决定，因此良好的第一印象自然会有助于增加销量。答案：D8解析：目的意图题。文章的第一段就点明了主题。本文主要介绍的是商家是通过哪些手段把人们变成顾客的。因此答案选A。文章虽然提到了古埃及，但并不是介绍商家是如何从过去发展而来的，因此B项不对；文章主要聚焦在商家的一些做法上，因此C项有误；D项的dishonest一词与全文的基调不一致，文章只是客观介绍，并没有暗示商家不诚实。答案：A.完形填空In general，I dont cry very often.But in early August 2011，I did a lot of crying.All these _1_ were for
23、one simple reason：I really didnt want to leave China.But I already had my plane ticket，and my work visa was _2_，so I had no _3_ but to go back to America.For a while，I was _4_ to be back with my family and friends in the USA.I also enjoyed catching up on all the films，TV shows，and music Id _5_.But b
24、efore long I began _6_ with my family and my friends.I told them how I loved my _7_ in China，and how I hoped to come back one day.They said，“Maybe you can go again next year.”And now here I am，_8_ one whole year teaching oral English at a middle school.My _9_ teaching experience gave me much _10_ th
25、at I am now putting to use.I now feel _11_ about my teaching abilities that I even have a teaching philosophy (哲学)：interact (互动)I try to make the students _12_ for much more of the class period.I also like to play games in class，as well as doing art projects，acting，and _13_ having discussions.To tea
26、ch English as a foreign language in a nonEnglishspeaking country can be quite _14_ at times.I feel it probably more difficult for the students to study English if they are not often _15_ by English.Making things even more difficult is the _16_ that the English they come across is often _17_，or，while
27、 grammatically correct，is not at all nativesounding.This kind of English can actually be _18_ to students learning. _19_，maybe“Chinglish” both written and spoken，is just one of the _20_ to building a country full of English speakers.1A.storiesBtalksCtearsDdreams2A.due Bready Clost Dspecial3A.idea Bc
28、hoice Cright Dtime4A.excited BworriedCsurprised Dcurious5A.ignored BheardCforgotten Dmissed6A.working BtalkingCliving Darguing7A.research BstayCbusiness Dcondition8A.spending BwastingCfinding Dfinishing9 A.everyday BrecentCprevious Dwide10A.wisdom BpleasureCwealth Dknowledge11A.careful BconcernedCce
29、rtain Danxious12A.speak Bwrite Clisten Dread13A.naturally BgenerallyChardly Dsimply14A.amazing BchallengingCinteresting Ddisappointing15A.questioned BencouragedCsupported Dsurrounded16A.message BfactCfeeling Dthought17A.impossible BunusualCincorrect Dunknown18A.harmful BimportantCsuitable Dvaluable1
30、9A.Otherwise BBesidesCTherefore DHowever20A.problems BstepsCrules Daspects语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。一位美国人非常留恋第一次来中国教学的经历，于是再次回到中国教学。在教英语的过程中，她总结了很多心得体会。1解析：根据上文“我哭了很多次”和下文“为了一个简单的理由：我真的不想离开中国”，推断“眼泪”最符合语境。答案：C2解析：根据上文的“工作签证”和下文的“我得回美国”，推测此处是说“我的工作签证即将到期”，故选due。答案：A3解析：have no choice but to do sth意为“没有选择，不得不做某事”
31、，符合语境。答案：B4解析：上文提到作者回国了，此处应表示与家人和朋友重聚时的心情，excited符合语境。答案：A5解析：根据catching up on(补上)可知，作者回到美国后，除了跟家人和朋友团聚外，也趁机把错过(missed)的电影、电视节目和音乐都补上了。答案：D6解析：根据下文作者告诉她的家人和朋友们的内容可知，此处是说她开始与他们谈起自己对在中国生活的热爱和想回去的想法。答案：B7解析：联系上下文可知作者非常喜欢在中国的这段经历，stay在此意为“暂住”、“停留”。答案：B8解析：根据上下文可知作者再次来到了中国，在一所中学里教一年的英语口语课，所以选择spending。答案
32、：A9解析：根据上文可知这是作者第二次来中国了，所以此处是指先前的(previous)教学经历。答案：C10解析：作者第二次来中国在一所中学教口语，结合下文的teaching abilities可知，之前的教学经验带给她很多知识。答案：D11解析：根据上文作者运用先前的教学经验，和下文她甚至有自己的教学哲学，可知她对自己的教学能力很有把握，因此选择certain。答案：C12解析：根据上文可知，作者教的是口语课，又强调自己的教学哲学是“互动”，因此推断她在课堂上让学生尽可能多地讲英语。答案：A13解析：有时候仅仅在课堂上讨论，simply符合语境。答案：D14解析：联系下文学生们学习英语面临很
33、多困难可知，在一个英语不作为母语的国家里教英语有时候很有挑战性，故选择challenging。答案：B15解析：often surrounded by English意为“经常处在英语环境中”，符合语境。答案：D16解析：下文讲述的中式英语是一个事实，所以这里选择fact。答案：B17解析：根据下文只是语法正确，一点也不地道，可以判断此处是说“不正确的”英语。答案：C18解析：根据上文，作者认为给学生们学英语造成困难的另一个主要原因是他们学到的英语不地道，推断此处作者的看法是这种英语对学生来说没有好处，故选择harmful。答案：A19解析：作者在上文中提到中式英语不好，接着提出中式英语正是塑
34、造一个学英语的国家的其中一步，上下文是转折关系，所以选择However。答案：D20解析：句意为：“然而，这种在书面语和口语中都出现的中式英语，正是塑造一个学英语的国家的之一”，steps(某过程中的一步)最符合语境。答案：B.微写作根据提示，利用本单元所学知识，完成下面的小作文：1李华是一名高三学生，他对每天要做那么多练习感到厌倦不堪。(be fed up with)2他常常想，“要是我现在是一名大学生该多好啊。”(if only)3尽管他渴望能好好休息一下，但日复一日，他不得不埋头于学习中。(regardless of，be eager to，bury oneself in)4展望未来，他
35、明白考上一所名校对他来说意义重大。(look ahead，be of great significance)5除了努力学习，他别无选择。(have no alternative but to.)One possible version：Li Hua，a student of Senior Three，is fed up with the endless exercises everyday.He often says to himself，“If only I were a college student！”Regardless of the fact that he is eager to have a good rest，he buries himself in study day after day.Looking ahead，he knows it is of great significance for him to enter a famous university，and he has no alternative but to study hard.
