(练习)单元综合检测1 Unit 1 Science Fiction-【提分教练】2023-2024学年新教材高中英语选择性必修第四册(人教版2019)

单元综合检测(一) 第一部分　阅读 第一节 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A It was decades ago, but it's still one of the most memorable conversations of my life．On a long, slow train rattling north, with nothing to do but watch the rain, the guy sitting opposite began trying to talk to me．Like most young women who have learned the hard way to be cautious of strangers, I reacted coldly．But curiosity took over when he said that he was just bored, and liked talking． So that's what we did, for hours and hours, since he turned out to be very talkative．When the train eventually pulled in, we didn't swap numbers—it was a conversation strictly of its time—but I still think about it occasionally on long, boring journeys, before getting a phone out and scrolling silently like everyone else．Rarely can a person cheerfully break the social taboo(禁忌)about talking to strangers without any trace of ill intention but life would be more interesting if more of us knew how to do it． And that's why I feel it ridiculous about a campaign launched this week to heal bitter national divides by encouraging Britons to talk to each other．Obviously, it takes more than a small talk over garden fences to unite a divided nation now．More people live alone than they did a generation ago, and we socialise increasingly through screens instead of bothering to call．In reality, social media platforms designed to bring people together have unknowingly fueled the division． It is true that the “tube chat” campaign of a few years back failed in its attempt to make Londoners talk to each other on public transport．But even city residents who would normally die rather than make eye contact with strangers still happily join the large crowds of people by the Thames for the New Year's Eve fireworks．They would get a far better view at home on TV—it's not really about the fireworks, but being part of social engagement． There's no guarantee that this latest attempt to reconnect will succeed, but I hope that my temporary train friend