-1-单元综合检测(二)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AMiniBookExcerpts(节选)BiographyWhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddleagedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit...Thetownspeopleneverforgottherescueandcametohelptheirmostfamousneighbor.J.D.Salinge:ALifebyKennethSlawenski(RandomHouse,$27)Mystery“You'reasmartboy.Benny'sdeathwasnoaccident,andyou'retheonlyonewhosawithappen.Doyouthinkthemurderershouldgetawaywithit?”Theboywasstaringstubbornlyathislapagain.AthoughtsuddenlyoccurredtoAnnika,“Didyou...Yourecognizedthemaninthecar,didn'tyou?”Theboyhesitated,twistinghisfingers.“Maybe,”hesaidquietly.RedWolfbyLizaMarklund(AtriaBooks,$25.99)ShortStoriesShewantstosaytohimwhatshehaslearned,noneofitinclass.Somewomenarebornstupid,andsomewomenaretoosmartfortheirowngood.Somewomenareborntogive,andsomewomenonlyknowhowtotake.Somewomenlearnwhotheywanttobefromtheirmothers,somewhotheydon'twanttobe.Somemotherssuffersotheirdaughterswon't.YouAreFreebyDanzySenna(RiverheadBooks,$15)HumorDoyourkidsliketohavefun?CometoFunTimes!Doyouliketowatchyourkidshavingfun?BringthemtoFunTimes!FunTimes's“amusementcycling”isthemostfunyoucanhaveintheUnitedStatesrightnow.WhyspendthousandsofdollarsflyingtoDisneyWorldwhenyoucanspendlessthanhalftothatwithinaday'sdriveinmostcities?HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsbyLarryDoyle(Ecco,$14.99)【语篇解读】本文向读者推荐了几种不同类型的书,并分别作了简要介绍。-2-1.WhatdidSalingerdoforhistown?A.Hebuiltacarpark.B.Hetriedtoprotectitsland.C.Hewrotesomegoodnovels.D.Herescuedmanytownspeople.B[细节理解题。根据Biography中的“WhenSalingerlearnedthatacarparkwastobebuiltontheland,themiddleagedwriterwasshockedandquicklyboughttheneighboringareatoprotectit...”可知选B。]2.ThebookYouAreFreeismainlyabout.A.smartchildrenB.happydaughtersC.differentwomenD.sufferingmothersC[细节理解题。根据ShortStories中的内容可知,这是一本描述不同的女人的书。故选C。]3.Whichbookshouldreaderschoose,iftheywanttoknowsomethingaboutFunTimes?A.RedWolf.B.YouAreFree.C.J.D.Salinger:ALife.D.HappyAndOtherBadThoughts.D[细节理解题。根据Humor中的“BringthemtoFunTimes!FunTimes's‘amusementcycling’isthemostfunyoucanhaveintheUnitedStatesrightnow.”及“HappyAndOtherBadThoughtsbyLarryDoyle(Ecco,$14.99)”可知,如果你想了解关于FunTimes的内容,应选择HappyAndOtherBadThoughts。故选D。]BCustomerschat,readthenewspaperandordersandwichesanddrinksatAugustFirstBakery&CaféinBurlington,Vermont,butthere'ssomethingdifferenthere.“IwashereworkingonmylaptopwhenIlookedoverandsawthattherewasasignthatsaid‘laptopfree,’”saysLunaColt,astudentattheUniversityofVermont.Duringarecentvisit,Coltwasshockedthatusinghercomputerwasagainsttherules.WhenownerJodiWhalenfirstopeneditfouryearsago,sheofferedfreeWiFitocustomers.StudentslikeColtwentthereinlargenumbersandstartedtypingawayandstayingallday.“Wesawalotofcustomerscomein,lookforatable,notbeabletofindoneandleave,”Whalensays.“Itwasmoneyflowingoutofthedoor-3-forus.”That'swhyWhalendecidedthere'dbenomorescreens.Itwasagradualmove.ShestartedbyshuttingdowntheWiFitwoyearsago.Then,thecafébannedscreensduringlunch.“Alotofpeoplewerebummedout,”Whalensays.“Butweactuallysawoursalesincrease.”What'ssociallyacceptablewhenitcomestousingalaptopinpublic?LunaColtthinksit'sabouthowmuchmoneyyouspend.“Youshouldbuysomethingeverytwohoursifyou'regoingtobehereandjustworkallday,”Coltsays.Aslongasyou'rebeingagoodcustomer,shesays,there'snothingwrongwithworkingonalaptop.Notquite,accordingtoWhalen.“It'slessabouthowmuchalaptopuserbuys,andmoreabouttablespace.Eveniftheythinkthey'reagoodcustomerbecausetheybuyfood,they'restillhereforlonghours,”shesays.“Towalkintoaplaceandseepeoplelookingattheirscreenswithablankstare,ittakesawaythecommunityaspectofit—ofyoubeinginaplacewithotherpeople,”Whalenadds.【语篇解读】一个咖啡店老板反其道而行之,禁止客人在店里使用电脑,这样做反而增加了店里的销售额。4.WhyisAugustFirstBakery&Cafédifferent?A.Customersarenotallowedtousetheirlaptops.B.Thosewhovisitthecaféareoftenverystrange.C.Itoffersunusualsandwichesanddrinks.D.Itisonlyopentouniversitystudents.A[细节理解题。根据第一段中的“butthere'ssomethingdifferenthere”和该段最后一句“Duringarecentvisit,Coltwasshockedthatusinghercomputerwasagainsttherules.”可知,这个地方的不同之处是不准客人使用笔记本电脑。]5.Theunderlinedwords“bummedout”inParagraph2probablymean“”.A.gratefulB.fortunateC.disappointedD.frightenedC[词义猜测题。根据第二段对客人情况的描述,再结合后一句“Butweactuallysawoursalesincrease.”可知,虽然很多客人很失望并离去,但是销售额却增加了。故选C。]6.WecaninferfromthetextthatLunaColt.A.worksparttimeinJodiWhalen'sstoreB.mightnotbepopularwithJodiWhalenC.likesthefoodinAugustFirstBakery&CaféD.willnotworkonalaptopinpublicanymoreB[推理判断题。根据第三段和第四段的内容,特别是第四段中的“Notquite,according-4-toWhalen.”可知,两人的观点是对立的。故可推断出选B。]7.What'sthemainideaofthetext?A.ItisgoodforourhealthtostayawayfromWiFi.B.Acaféownerimprovessalesbysayingnotolaptops.C.Auniversitystudentshowshowtobeagoodcustomer.D.Peopleareefficientwhileworkingonalaptopinacafé.B[主旨大意题。根据全文的介绍可知,咖啡店老板禁止客人在店里使用电脑,这样做销售额反而增加了。故选B。]CHowsoonwillitbebeforerobotsbecomesointelligentthattheywillbeabletodothings,suchasteachinglanguagesorlookingafterpatientsinhospital?Someexpertsbelievethiswillhappenwithintwentyyearswhileothersdisagree.OneLondoncompany,UAS(UniversityAutomatedSystems)hasalreadydevelopedsomemachinesthatcanbeusedas