1、【XZB2017TBYLYYX06008】学业分层测评(八)Word power & Grammar and usage(建议用时：35分钟).单句语法填空1If the weather_(be)better，we could have had a picnic.But it_(rain)all day.2Had it not been for the free ticket，I_(not go)to see the film.3What _(happen)had Bob walked farther，as far as the river bank?4_he come，the problem
2、 would be settled.5She didnt follow my advice，otherwise she_(succeed)now.6If I were you，I_(pay)more attention to English idioms and phrases.7If he_(warn)，he_(take)that food.Luckily he was sent to hospital immediately.8Mary is ill today.If she_(be)not ill，she wouldnt be absent from school.9Were I to
3、do it，I_(do)it in some other way.10If you_(be)more careful，the rice would not have been burnt.完成句子1我正尽力改掉熬夜的习惯。Im trying to_2当你离开时确保锁上门。_you lock the door when you leave.3他上学迟到的原因是他睡过头了。_he was late for school was_he was overslept.4狗摇尾巴是盼望吃到骨头。The dog wagged its tail_a bone.5在古代奥运会上，已婚妇女被法律禁止观看比赛，更不
4、用说参加比赛了。Married women were forbidden by law to watch，_compete in the ancient Olympics.阅读理解AIn the depths of the French Guianese rainforest，there still remain unusual groups of indigenous (土著的) people.Surprisingly，these people live largely by their own laws and their own social customs.And yet，people
5、 in this area are in fact French citizens because it has been a colony (殖民地) of the French Republic since 1946.In theory，they should live by the French law.However，their remote locations mean that the French law is often ignored or unknown，thus making them into an interesting area of “lawlessness” i
6、n the world.The lives of these people have finally been recorded thanks to the efforts of a Frenchman from Paris called Gin.Gin spent five months in early 2015 exploring the most remote corners of this area，which sits on the edge of the Amazonrainforest，with half its population of only 250，000 livin
7、g in its capital，Cayenne.“I have a special love for the French Guianese people.I have worked there on and off for almost ten years，”says Gin.“Ive been able to keep firm friendships with them.Thus I have been allowed to gain access to their living environment.I dont see it as a lawless land.But rathe
8、r I see it as an area of freedom.”“I wanted to show the audience a photographic record touching upon the uncivilized life，”continues Gin.“I prefer to work in black and white，which allows me to show different specific worlds more clearly.”His blackandwhite pictures present a world almost lost in time
9、.These pictures show people seemingly pushed into a world that they were unprepared for.These local citizens now have to balance their traditional selfsupporting hunting lifestyle with the lifestyle offered by the modern French Republic，which brings with it not only necessary state welfare，but also
10、alcoholism，betrayal and even suicide.1Why does the author feel surprised about the indigenous people in French Guiana?AThey seldom follow the French law.BThey often ignore the Guianese law.CThey are separated from the modern world.DThey are both Guianese and French citizens.2Gin introduces the speci
11、al world of the indigenous Guianese as _Aa tour guideBa geographerCa film directorDa photographer3What is Gins attitude towards the lives of the indigenous Guianese?ACautious.BDoubtful.CUninterested.DAppreciative.4What does the underlined world “it” in the last paragraph refer to?AThe modern French
12、lifestyle.BThe selfsupporting hunting.CThe uncivilized world.DThe French Republic.BBad news sells.If it bleeds，it leads.No news is good news，and good news is no news.Those are the classic rules for the evening broadcasts and the morning papers.But now that information is being spread and monitored(监
13、控)in different ways，researchers are discovering new rules.By tracking peoples emails and online posts，scientists have found that good news can spread faster and farther than disasters and sob stories.“The if it bleeds rule works for mass media，” says Jonah Berger，a scholar at the University of Penns
14、ylvania.“They want your eyeballs and dont care how youre feeling.But when you share a story with your friends，you care a lot more how they react.You dont want them to think of you as a Debbie Downer.”Researchers analyzing wordofmouth communicationemails，Web posts and reviews，facetoface conversations
15、found that it tended to be more positive than negative(消极的)，but that didnt necessarily mean people preferred positive news.Was positive news shared more often simply because people experienced more good things than bad things? To test for that possibility，Dr.Berger looked at how people spread a part
16、icular set of news stories：thousands of articles on The New York Times website.He and a Penn colleague analyzed the “most emailed” list for six months.One of his first findings was that articles in the science section were much more likely to make the list than nonscience articles.He found that scie
17、nce amazed Times readers and made them want to share this positive feeling with others.Readers also tended to share articles that were exciting or funny，or that inspired negative feelings like anger or anxiety，but not articles that left them merely sad.They needed to be aroused (激发) one way or the o
18、ther，and they preferred good news to bad.The more positive an article，the more likely it was to be shared，as Dr.Berger explains in his new book，“Contagious：Why Things Catch On.”5What do the classic rules mentioned in the text apply to?ANews reports.BResearch papers.CPrivate emails.DDaily conversatio
19、ns.6What can we infer about people like Debbie Downer?ATheyre socially inactive.BTheyre good at telling stories.CTheyre inconsiderate of others.DTheyre careful with their words.7Which tended to be the most emailed according to Dr.Bergers research?ASports news.BScience articles.CPersonal accounts.DFi
20、nancial reviews.8What can be a suitable title for the text?ASad Stories Travel Far and WideBOnline News Attracts More PeopleCReading Habits Change with the TimesDGood News Beats Bad on Social Networks.阅读填句In our daily life，everyone wants to be happy.Then，do you know how to be happy? Here are four wa
21、ys for you to find more pleasure in your life.Play that song you love so much.As a preschooler can tell you，_1_When you experience something more than once，you notice more details about it each time，and it increases your enjoyment.Thats why you love revisiting that jazz club，favorite restaurant，and
22、beloved old Woody Allen movie.Of course，you can overdo it.Dont buy boxed sets of DVDs.Economist Tyler says that much of the joy we get from our buying lies in the experience of finding them out，getting them home，and opening them up._2_Buy things one at a time and space out the pleasure._3_People lon
23、g ago spent almost all of their time outside with trees，water，and sky around.The world in which most of us spend our time nowadays is unnatural and can harm the spirit.Even being close to nature for a short time can make us happy.In addition，physical contact with animals works wonders._4_It increase
24、s the brain chemicals connected with pleasure and decreases those connected with stress.Even people without pets can get some of the effect by hanging out for a few minutes at a dog shelter.Wear a smile on your face.Like it or not，smiling improves your mood.Thats why people react better to you when
25、you look happy，which in turn leads you to be happy._5_A. Look outsideBLove petsCYou can pet an animalDplaying songs can benefit youErepetition can lead to pleasureFIf you receive 18 DVDs in one package，youll use up the excitement all at onceGWhats more，looking happy fools your brain into thinking that you are happy 【导学号：74252036】