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-1-单元综合检测(一)Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)ATelephone，television，radio，telegraphandtheInternetallhelppeoplecommunicatewitheachother.Asaresult，ideasandnewsofeventsspreadquicklyallovertheworld.Forexample，withinseconds，peoplecanknowtheresultsofanelectioninanothercountry.Aninternationalfootballmatchcomesintothehomesofeveryonewithatelevisionset.Newsofadisastersuchasanearthquakeorafloodcanbringhelpfromdistantcountrieswithinhours.Helpisontheway.Becauseofmoderntechnologylikethesatellitesthattravelaroundtheworld，informationtravelsfast.Howhasthisspeedofcommunicationchangedtheworld?Tomanypeople，theworldhasbecomesmaller.Ofcoursethisdoesnotmeanthattheworldisactuallyphysicallysmaller.Itmeansthattheworldseemssmaller.Twohundredyearsago，communicationbetweenthecontinentstookalongtime.Allnewswascarriedonshipsthattookweeksorevenmonthstocrosstheocean.Intheseventeenthandeighteenthcenturies，ittooksixweeksfornewsfromEuropetoreachAmerica.Thistimedifferenceinfluencedpeople'sactions.Forexample，onebattle，orfightintheWarof1812betweenEnglandandtheUnitedStatescouldhavebeenavoided.Apeaceagreementhadalreadybeensigned.PeacewasmadeinEngland，butthenewsofpeacetooksixweekstoreachAmerica.Duringthesesixweeks，thelargeandseriousBattleofNewOrleanswasfought.Manypeoplelosttheirlivesafterapeacetreatyhadbeensigned.Theywouldnothavediedifnewshadcomeintime.Inthepast，communicationtookmuchmoretimethanitdoesnow.Therewasagoodreasonwhytheworldseemedsomuchlargerthanitdoestoday.【语篇解读】本文主要讲述现代科技的发展使我们的地球变小了，密切了世界各地人与人之间的联系。1．Accordingtothispassage，isveryimportanttopeopleinadisasterarea.A．transportationB．moderntechnologyC．latestnewsD．anewideaB[细节理解题。第一段讲现代通讯带给人们的便利，并在最后分析了其原因是科技的-2-发展，故B选项正确。而A、C、D三项都不是文章所强调的内容，都不正确。]2．Fromthepassagewelearnthat．A．theworldnowseemssmallerbecauseoffastercommunicationB．theworldisactuallysmallertodayC．theworldischangingitssizeD．thedistancebetweenEnglandandAmericahaschangedsincetheWarof1812A[细节理解题。由第二段中的“Tomanypeople，theworldhasbecomesmaller.”及接下来的两句，可判断出答案为A项。世界的面积、国家、洲际间的距离并没有真的变小，B、C、D三项都不对。]3．Twohundredyearsago，newsbetweenthecontinentswascarried．A．bytelephoneandtelegraphB．bylandC．byairD．byseaD[细节理解题。第二段的第六句提到用船运，因为洲际之间隔着汪洋大海，而那时没有飞机及无线技术。]4．TheBattleofNewOrleanscouldhavebeenavoidedifthepeaceagreementhadbeensigned．A．byimportantpeopleB．in1812C．inAmericaD．inEnglandC[推理判断题。由第二段后半部分可知，在英国签订了和平协议，因当时通讯落后，六周后才到美国，在此期间战争仍在继续。如果在美国签和平协议，战争就会被避免。]BItishardlysurprisingthatclothingmanufacturers(生产商)followcertainuniformstandardsfordifferentfeaturesofclothes.Whatseemsstrange，however，isthatthestandardusedforwomenistheoppositeoftheoneformen.Takealookatthewayyourclothesbutton.Men'sclothestendtobuttonfromtheright，andwomen'sfromtheleft.Consideringmostoftheworld'spopulation—menandwomen—arerighthanded，themen'sstandardwouldappeartomakemoresense(更有道理)forwomen.Sowhydowomen'sclothesbuttonfromtheleft?Historyreallyseemstomatterhere.Buttonsfirstappearedonlyontheclothes-3-oftherichinthe17thcentury，whenrichwomenweredressedbyservants.Forthemostlyrighthandedservants，havingwomen'sshirtsbuttonfromtheleftwouldbeeasier.Ontheotherhand，havingmen'sshirtsbuttonfromtherightmadesense，too.Mostmendressedthemselves，andasword(剑)drawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.Todaywomenareseldomdressedbyservants，butbuttoningfromtheleftisstillthestandardforthem.Isitinteresting?Actually，astandard，onceitisset，resistschange.Atatimewhenallwomen'sshirtsbuttonedfromtheleft，itwouldhavebeenriskyforanysinglemanufacturertoofferwomen'sshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright.Afterall，womenhadgrownsousedtoshirtswhichbuttonedfromtheleftandwouldhavetodevelopnewhabitsandskillstoswitch.Besides，somewomenmighthavefounditsociallyawkwardtoappearinpublicwearingshirtsthatbuttonedfromtheright，sinceanyonewhonoticedthatwouldbelievetheywerewearingmen'sshirts.【语篇解读】这篇文章主要讲述了男女服装的差别，并对其原因进行了分析。5．Whatissurprisingaboutthestandardoftheclothingindustry?A．Ithasbeenfollowedbytheindustryforover400years.B．Itisdifferentformen'sclothingandwomen's.C．Itworksbetterwithmenthanwithwomen.D．Itfailstoconsiderrighthandedpeople.B[细节理解题。根据文章第一段前两句可知，服装业标准的奇怪之处在于男女服装上的差别。故选B。]6．Whatdoweknowabouttherichmeninthe17thcentury?A．Theytendedtowearclotheswithoutbuttons.B．Theydrewtheirswordsfromtheleft.C．Theyweremostlydressedbyservants.D．Theywereinterestedinthehistoricalmatters.B[细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“Mostmendressedthemselves，andasword(剑)drawnfromtheleftwiththerighthandwouldbelesslikelytogetcaughtintheshirt.”可知B项正确。]7．Women'sclothesstillbuttonfromthelefttodaybecause．A．customsarehardtochangeB．manufacturersshouldfollowstandardsC．modernwomendressthemselvesD．usingmen'sstyleisimproperforwomen-4-A[推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“Actually，astandard，onceitisset，resistschange.”可知，标准一旦形成就很难改变。故选A。]8．Thepassageismainlydevelopedby．A．analyzingcausesB．makingcomparisonsC．examiningdifferencesD．followingthetimeorderA[推理判断题。通读文章可知，本文主要分析了男女服装的差别的原因。故选A。]CWhenIwasyoung，Ireadmanykindsofbooks，includingfairytales.Mostofthebooksdescribedheroeswhowerehandsomeandheroineswhowerebeautiful.So，IbelievedIhadtobebeautifulifIwantedtobecomeagreatperson.AsIgrewup，Ibegantorealizeouterbe