1、高中英语Unit 16 Stories单元综合测评北师大版选修Unit 16 Stories.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)A(2016枣庄三中高二检测)Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson in the back of a New York City taxi cab.Heres what happened.I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station.We were driving in the right lane when all of a sudde
2、n, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us.My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, skidded, and missed the other cars back end by just inches!The driver of the other car，who almost caused a big accident，started yelling bad words at us.My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the
3、guy.And I mean he was friendly.So, I said, “Why did you just do that？This guy almost ruined your car and sent us to the hospital！”And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call “The Law of the Garbage Truck.”Many people are like garbage(rubbish) trucks.They run around full of garbage，full o
4、f frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment.As their garbage piles up, they need a place to dump it.And if you let them，theyll dump it on you.When someone wants to dump on you, dont take it personally.You just smile，wave, wish them well, and move on.Youll be happy with what you did.I star
5、ted thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets? It was that day I said，“Im not going to do anymore.”Successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their day.What about you
6、？If you let more garbage trucks pass you by，youll be happier.Lifes too short to wake up in the morning with regrets.So，love the people who treat you right.Forget about the ones who dont.【语篇解读】文章讲的是发生在纽约出租车上的一件事。作者乘坐的出租车在行驶过程中，一辆停在路边的汽车突然开动，超到了出租车前面。这差点导致一起车祸，然而，出租车司机并未责怪汽车司机，反而以礼相待。作者从此事中认识到，不应该太在意他
7、人的抱怨和不满，做好自己的事情。1How did the taxi driver respond to the behavior of the driver of the black car?AHe yelled back at the driver.BHe sent the driver to the hospital.CHe was friendly towards the driver.DHe dumped some garbage in front of his car.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章提到的“My taxi driver just smiled and waved at
8、the guy.And I mean he was friendly.”可知，出租车司机很有礼貌地回应那个汽车司机，故选C。【答案】C2What does the taxi driver think of people according to Paragraph 3?AMany people like to drive garbage trucks.BMany people dump garbage wherever they like.CMany people are warmhearted to make others happy.DMany people tend to be very
9、 much depressed.【解析】细节理解题。根据文章提到的“Many people are like garbage(rubbish) trucks.They run around full of garbage，full of frustration，full of anger，and full of disappointment.”可知，出租车司机认为，许多人都怀有一些负面情绪，并且需要发泄出来，故选D。【答案】D3What can we infer from Paragraph 4?AThe author used to have a lot of garbage trucks.
10、BThe author used to complain a lot.CThe author used to have a lot of money.DThe author used to be a good manager.【解析】细节理解题。根据“And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work，at home，or on the streets？”一句可知，作者以前经常在工作上、在家中或大街上抱怨或发脾气，故选B。【答案】B4According to the passage，what s
11、hould you do if people “dump garbage”on you?AIgnore them and go on with our own work.BTry our best to persuade them not to do that again.CTell them to dump the garbage in the right place.DTake over their work and carry the garbage to somewhere else.【解析】推理判断题。根据“You just smile，wave，wish them well，and
12、 move on.Youll be happy with what you did.”和最后一段“If you let more garbage trucks pass you by，youll be happier.”可知，如果有人对你发脾气或表达不满时，不要在意它，只管做好自己的事情，故选A。【答案】AB(2016潍坊中学高二上期末)By May，after three months，I had lost 22 pounds and reached my goal of 115 pounds.My friends would say“Alice，you look great！” or “H
13、ow did you lose so much weight？”Those compliments made me feel good and confident.Soon I dropped to 110 pounds.A few of my friends told me that I needed to stop dieting，because I was starting to look sick.They brought me a presenta bag of chocolates，which I later gave to my sister.My mother would co
14、me to my room，with tears in her eyes，and have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop.My dad would leave worried messages on my cellphone at school，telling me that it would do serious harm to my body.By midJune，when school was coming to an end，I was down to an only alive sta
15、te of 95 pounds.All of a sudden，I knew I had to do something.I guessed the number itself scared me.I recalled my doctor.He told me about a girl who was 95 pounds and was at the risk of dying.I knew I was putting my life at risk，but for what？To make those who love me worried？Was it worthwhile to be t
16、hin?Now I realize that models in magazines，TV and movies are not realistic.The price to pay for the “perfect body” is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder.And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are.【语篇解读】文章通过作者的亲身经历告诉大家不健康的节食会导致严重的健康问题，世界上还有比身材更重
17、要的东西。5The underlined word“compliments” in Paragraph 1 probably means “_”Aquestions BpraiseCunderstanding Dexperiences【解析】词义猜测题。从文章第一段朋友的话：“Alice，you look great！”or “How did you lose so much weight？”可知这个单词的意思是“表扬”，故选B。【答案】B6Why did the authors mother come to her room in tears?ABecause the mother was
18、worried about her daughters health.BBecause the mother thought her daughter was brave enough.CBecause the mother was sorry to have helped her daughter go on a diet.DBecause the mother was deeply moved by her daughters friends.【解析】推理判断题。从第二段的“My mother would come to my room，with tears in her eyes，and
19、 have long chats about how harmful this diet was and begged me to stop.”可知作者的妈妈是担心她。故选A。【答案】A7The author decided to stop dieting _Aafter her parents persuaded her out of itBwhen her weight dropped to 95 poundsCafter she reached her goal of losing weightDafter her friends told her to stop dieting【解析】
20、推理判断题。从第三段的“All of a sudden，I knew I had to do something.I guessed the number itself scared me.”可知作者在减到95磅的时候，决定停止节食。故选B。【答案】B8From the text we learn that _Athere are no models with a perfect body in real lifeBit is too expensive for people to lose weightCyou will be healthy as long as you stop diet
21、ingDan unhealthy diet can lead to serious health problems【解析】主旨大意题。从文章最后一段的“The price to pay for the perfect body is living with a dangerous and sometimes deadly eating disorder.And there are more important things to think about than how thin you are.”可知文章的主旨是不健康的饮食会导致严重的健康问题。故选D。【答案】DC(2016河南信阳高二月考
22、)Does a Tea Break Make You More Efficient?China has been drinking tea since the time of Shennong，5，000 years ago.Britains relationship with tea is much shorter，but tea enjoys the pride as the UKs national drink.According to the UK Tea Council，British people drink an average of three cups a day or a
23、national total of 165 million cups every day.With figures like these，it is no surprise that time spent taking tea affects the working day in Britain.A recent survey found that 24 minutes a day are lost to making，buying and drinking tea and coffee.That is，400 a year is lost in working hours per emplo
24、yee，or 190 days over a lifetime.So，should employers be worried about this lost working time，or does the tea break make up in other ways?One argument is that caffeine improves mental state：a drink of tea or coffee can make you active and focus on work.Professor Rogers of the University of Bristol dis
25、agrees.After years of studying caffeine he sees nothing can prove that.“Workers would perform equally well if not drinking it at all，”he says.“But if theyre often drinking it and then go without，theyll feel tired and wont work well.”Psychologist Cooper instead emphasizes the role tea breaks play in
26、office life，and in building social relationships.“We need to make people more active and see other people.The tea break is one way of doing this，”says Cooper.And Professor Rogers also points out the comfort effect of a hot drink：“We warm our hands on them on a cold day；theyre comforting and play a b
27、ig role in our everyday life.Whatever the caffeines doing，Id say these 24 minutes arent wasted.”【语篇解读】喝茶已经成为英国人的习惯，且不论喝茶休息是否真的可以提高工作效率，一旦人们戒除了这个习惯，他们的工作将会受到影响。9What is the passage mainly about?ATea breaks cannot make people more active at work.BBritish people drink more tea than people in other coun
28、tries.CTea break plays an important role in peoples life in Britain.DA lot of time has been wasted drinking tea in the working day.【解析】主旨大意题。文章首先阐述了茶在英国的重要地位，之后大部分内容都在叙述喝茶休息的优点，所以C项最能概括文章大意。【答案】C10We learn from a recent survey that in Britain _A400 is lost in working hours for each personBtea breaks
29、 take up 24 minutes in a working dayCpeople spends 190 days drinking tea and coffee each yearDpeople drink 165 million cups in working hours every day【解析】细节理解题。结合第一段最后一句、第二段第二句和第三句的内容可知最近的调查表明英国人一个工作日中喝茶和咖啡的时间有24分钟。【答案】B11Whats Psychologist Coopers attitude towards tea break?ADoubtful. BUncertain.CN
30、egative. DPositive.【解析】推理判断题。根据倒数第二段的内容可推测，Psychologist Coopers对喝茶休息持“肯定”态度。【答案】DDAs an English teacher，Ive been lucky enough to travel to many countries all over the world.Ive seen people celebrating everything from the arrival of new babies to the delivery of new cars.Ive attended weddings, partie
31、s and religious celebrations in countries such as Argentina and Japan, and Ive noticed that goldthe metal or the colour of itis always part of cultural events，traditions and celebrations.It makes me wonder：Why do people love gold?For some people，gold seems to be a status(地位)symbol.Indian businessman
32、 Datta Phuge loves gold so much that hes even bought a shirt made of gold at a cost of $250，000.Im not sure Id spend so much money on a shirt，would you？But Datta Phuge has his reason.He explains，“Some people want to own an Audi or a Mercedes.I choose gold.”For other people, gold is an investment.The price of gold gener
