1、Unit 2 Making a difference.阅读理解Nelle Harper Lee was born on April 28,1926. Since Lees mother was mentally ill, she was raised by her father. She became very close to her father.The naughty Lee loved reading, and would make up stories with Truman, her neighbour who was two years older than her. Seein
2、g her daughters imagination, Lees father gave her a typewriter.Before her final year in the University of Alabama, Lee dropped out to become a writer. She moved to New York City where her childhood friend Truman was already established as a famous writer. While there, she worked on her first bookTo
3、Kill a Mockingbird. It won her the Pulitzer Prize in 1961 and was made into an Academy Award winning movie the following year. To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of sixyearold Scout and her brother who lived in the town of Maycomb Alabama with their single father Attics. Attics is a lawyer who de
4、fends the blacks. At a young age, Scout is exposed to the terrors of segregation(宗族隔离). Then, in 2014, the first draft of a new bookGo Set a Watchman was discovered among Lees papers. It is the story of 26yearold Scout who returns to Maycomb to visit her father. She is shocked to find her father a c
5、hanged man. Attics has turned into a segregationist! The story shows the mixed feelings Scout has for the changes that have taken place in her hometown and father.A loner for most of her life, Lee stayed unmarried, preferring to lead a small town life. On February 19,2016, Lee passed away at the age
6、 of 89.本文属于记叙文，讲述Nelle Harper Lee的一生和成名作杀死一只知更鸟和设立守望者。1What can we learn about Lee?AShe became a professional writer at college.BShe developed a gift for writing in childhood.CShe was persuaded to become a writer by Truman.DShe got interested in writing after getting a typewriter.解析：推理判断题。根据第二段The n
7、aughty Lee loved reading, and would make up stories with Truman, her neighbour who was two years older than her.可知，Lee小时候喜欢和邻居家的一个男孩编故事，以及通过文章可知，Lee后来成为作家与儿时的事情有很大关系，故选B。答案：B2What did Scout Lee described show?AHer love for writing stories.BThe effect of having an ill mother.CHer experience of living
8、 in a small town.DHer childhood relationship with her father.解析：推理判断题。根据第三段To Kill a Mockingbird tells the story of sixyearold Scout and her brother who lived in the town of Maycomb Alabama with their single father Attics.以及The story shows the mixed feelings Scout has for the changes that have taken
9、 place in her hometown and father.可知，这两本小说都描述了Scout与父亲的关系，故D切题。答案：D3What happened to Scouts father in Go Set a Watchman?AHe had complex feelings towards the black.BHe struggled for the equal right of the black.CHe supported segregating the blacks and the whites.DHe failed to get used to the changes
10、of his hometown.解析：细节理解题。根据第三段中Attics has turned into a segregationist！可知，她父亲已经成了种族隔离主义者，支持白人与黑人隔离，故选C。答案：C4What can we infer about Lee?AShe has no taste for social life.BShe write only a book in her life.CShe feels lonely for most of her life.DShe enjoys the fame for her successful book.解析：推理判断题。根据
11、最后一段A loner for most of her life, Lee stayed unmarried, preferring to lead a small town life.可知，Lee大部分时间都是一个不合群者，终生未嫁，喜欢小镇生活，这些都表示她不喜欢社交，故选A。答案：A.七选五What is the best way to catch someone who is telling a lie?_1_ What if the person appears to be nervous? Is the person unable to look me in the eyes? I
12、s he or she looking around the room? _2_ Many peoplefrom parents to police officers and airport security personneldepend on this method. But can a persons body and face reveal the truth?_3_ That is what researchers in the United Kingdom found out recently. Their investigation took place at one place
13、 where lying can get you into big troublean airport. The researchers asked volunteers to pretend they were real passengers and then lie to airport security agents. Some of the agents used spoken conversationbased methods to question these makebelieve passengers. Others depended instead on the person
14、s body language, like lack of eye contact and showing sings of nervousness. The agents talking with the passengers were 20 times more likely to catch the liars. _4_Body language cant be trusted. Using body language and facial expressions to catch someone in a lie is really hard. _5_AFor a long time,
15、 the traditional method of identifying liars was to watch their body language, including facial expressions.BThey are just chatting about themselves.CLiars will often change their speaking style when they are questioned.DWhat about other nervous movements, such as fidgeting or shifting from side to
16、side?ETalking, it seems, is the best way to smoke out a liar.FAnd it only works, seemingly, by chance.GThe study found that these conversationbased techniques can help you recognize when a person is lying to you.怎样识破撒谎的人？观察他们的肢体语言？英国研究人员最近发现谈话是识破说谎者最好的办法。1A解析：根据空格处后面三个句子是指“肢体语言和面部表情”可知A项符合题意。2D解析：根据空格处前面句子的结构及D项中关键词 other nervous movements 可以推断出D项符合题意。3E解析：空格处为本段的主旨，根据本段中“The agents talking.”可知E项“谈话似乎是识破说谎者的最好办法”符合语境。4G解析：根据前一句内容可以推断出G项符合语境。5F解析：根据前一句的关键词 really hard 可以推断出F项“它似乎仅仅是偶然起作用”符合题意。
