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课时达标(十九)|UNIT 5 THE VALUE OF MONEY
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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语篇类型:应用文 主题语境:人与社会——社会服务
语篇导读:本文介绍了Epay全球支付网络,说明Epay的优势。
( )1.What is the function of “When you need to make cross-border remittance” section at the very beginning?
A.To tell readers the trouble they have to encounter abroad.
B.To make a comparison with the advantages of Epay.
C.To show a one-stop global payment solution.
D.To remind people not to use digital payments.
答案 B
解析 推理判断题。根据When you need to make cross-border remittance版块可知,这个版块介绍了出国付款的四个不便之处,而右侧所列举的四项Epay的好处则与之互相对应。两者间形成对比,旨在突出Epay的优势所在,故选B项。
( )2.Which of the following can be added to the blank covered by a question mark in the “One-stop global payment solution” section?
A.Deposit & withdrawal. B.Account removal.
C.Money input. D.Payment cooperation.
答案 A
解析 推理判断题。根据表格中的图像以及内容可知,图上的双向箭头表示钱款的进出,也就是存款与取款,故选A项。
( )3.What can be learned according to the passage?
A.We can transfer money easily from Alipay(Zhifubao) to Epay.
B.Money can be deposited in Epay free of charge with no exchange rate.
C.Americans can have access to Epay services wherever they go in the world.
D.Epay payment gateway can give users access to various money services.
答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据倒数第二段第二句(立即接入Epay支付网关接口,连接丰富的金融服务!)可知,Epay支付网关可以让用户获得各种货币服务,故选D项。
On a scale of 0 to 10, I'd say my happiness ranks at about 6.I'm glad to know I'm a 6, because, as a famous management saying puts it, “You can't manage what you don't measure.” If you want to improve an aspect of your life, you need to be able to assess progress toward your goal—and that means measuring it.
The goal of this column is to help you manage and improve your happiness.A number of people have asked me whether quantitative happiness measures are really accurate and reliable—and it's a reasonable question.So let's take a look behind the curtain.But not just for intellectual curiosity; as you will see, understanding the measurement of happiness can make you better at improving your own well-being—and avoid some critical errors.
The best method scientists have to understand with confidence how something affects something else is a randomized, controlled trial.Think of the tests currently under way to find a vaccine for COVID-19.They take a long time because the drug companies with trial vaccines are conducting experiments that randomly assign people to a treatment group (they get the vaccine) and a control group (they get a placebo), and then waiting to see if the drug is effective and safe by comparing the two groups after enough time has passed.
In the research on happiness, this usually isn't possible.Want to know if people in Denmark are truly the happiest, as some studies suggest, and test it with a randomized experiment?You would need to randomly take two groups out of their homes, move one group to Copenhagen, and the other to, say, Dayton, Ohio—but make sure they think it might be Copenhagen and never get the truth.Follow up a few years later to see who is happier.Obviously, that's ridiculous.So with randomized controlled trials largely not available to them, happiness researchers instead rely on self-reported happiness surveys, where large groups of people anonymously report their levels of life satisfaction.Then, the researchers use fairly complex statistical techniques to mimic(模仿) a controlled experiment in order to show how different aspects of people's lives affect—or at least are associated with—their happiness.
语篇类型:说明文 主题语境:人与自我——个人生活
语篇导读:本文介绍了不能用随机对照实验测量幸福的原因以及研究者测量幸福的方法。
( )4.What does the underlined word “it” in paragraph 1 probably refer to?
A.An aspect of life. B.One's goal.
C.Happiness. D.Progress.
答案 D
解析 指代猜测题。根据画线词所在句可知,it指代progress,故选D项。
( )5.Why is the test of COVID-19 vaccine mentioned in paragraph 3?
A.To introduce a latest medical breakthrough.
B.To show the difficulty in finding the vaccine.
C.To illustrate the process of randomized experiments.
D.To prove the impossibility of randomized research on happiness.
答案 C
解析 目的推断题。根据第三段第一句可知,科学家自信地理解一件事如何影响另一件事最好的办法是随机对照实验,接下来作者用新冠疫苗实验的例子来说明随机对照实验的过程,故选C项。
( )6.Why is it hard to conduct research on happiness with randomized experiments?
A.The experiment takes a long time.
B.It is difficult to analyze the data collected.
C.It is impossible to carry out the process strictly.
D.The subjects are unwilling to share their feelings.
答案 C
解析 推理判断题。根据第四段内容尤其是前五句可推知,用随机对照实验测量幸福是不可能的,故选C项。
( )7.Where is this text taken from?
A.A magazine. B.A diary.
C.A novel. D.A textbook.
答案 A
解析 文章出处题。本文介绍了不能用随机对照实验测量幸福的原因以及研究者测量幸福的方法;再结合第二段首句中的this column也可知,这篇文章可能来自杂志,故选A项。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Q:Where did you get the ideas for Counting by 7s?
A:The novel 1 three themes that have long interested me.Gifted children.Personal loss.And adopted children.My own kids went to a school for 2 children, so I had a lot of experience there.I 3 several people that were very close to me in the last few years.And I have several dear friends who were themselves adopted as infants(婴儿), and several others who have adopted children. 4 , I went on a group trip to Cuba on a 5 exchange program, and a fellow traveler had adopted two kids that were older.All these things 6 my writing in Counting by 7s.Also, when I 7 the book my editor was adopted as an infant.Her birth father is from Africa and her birth mother is white.I found her story extremely 8 and enchanting.Part of the theme 9 the idea of becoming stronger and 10 .It is about 11 and understanding.I chose the Nguyen family because their personal 12 puts a spotlight on many things.Feeling like an 13 .Being displaced.The power of hard work and the 14 of shared community.It's all supposed to connect to the bigger idea of the 15 .
( )1.A.explores B.divides
C.suggests D.explains
( )2.A.rich B.poor
C.gifted D.disabled
( )3.A.met B.lost
C.accepted D.rejected
( )4.A.Additionally B.Definitely
C.Absolutely D.Eventually
( )5.A.financial B.environmental
C.medical D.cultural
( )6.A.prevented B.informed
C.changed D.challenged
( )7.A.started B.finished
C.published D.forwarded
( )8.A.normal B.boring
C.natural D.interesting
( )9.A.abandons B.involves
C.warns D.varies
( )10.A.turning back B.staying on
C.moving on D.breaking out
( )11.A.education B.health
C.growth D.examination
( )12.A.struggle B.wealth
C.pride D.advice
( )13.A.insider B.outsider
C.organizer D.inspector
( )14.A.condition B.location
C.importance D.existence
( )15.A.speech B.film
C.program D.book
语篇类型:采访稿 主题语境:人与自我——个人经历
语篇导读:本文以采访的形式展开,作者Holly Goldberg Sloan回答了创作《7的魔力》的灵感来源。作者在小说中展示了三个主题:天才少年、个人损失和收养儿童。
1.答案 A
解析 根据语境可知,这本小说探索(explore)了作者长期以来一直感兴趣的三个主题。
2.答案 C
解析 根据上文中的Gifted children.Personal loss.And adopted children可知,下文围绕这三个主题展开:作者的孩子去了天才(gifted)学校。作者近几年失去了(lose)几个亲近的人。作者有几个好朋友,他们是被人收养的孤儿。
3.答案 B
解析 参见上题解析。
4.答案 A
解析 根据语境可知,上文讲到了作者身边的故事,下文讲到的I went on a group trip to Cuba是对作者经历的补充(additionally)。definitely肯定,当然;absolutely绝对;eventually最后,终于。
5.答案 D
解析 作者是一位作家,去古巴是为了进行文化(cultural)交流。
6.答案 B
解析 作者在上文回顾了自己的众多经历,这些事件都对创作有影响。inform对……有影响。
7.答案 A
解析 此处讲的都是对作者写书有影响的事件,因此,编辑的身世在作者开始(start)创作时对作者也产生了影响。
8.答案 D
解析 编辑的遭遇很有趣也很吸引人。enchanting迷人的。
9.答案 B
解析 该书的主题之一包括(involve)如何变得更强、勇往直前(move on)。
10.答案 C
解析 参见上题解析。turn back(使)原路返回,往回走;stay on留下来继续(学习、工作等);break out爆发。
11.答案 C
解析 根据上文的becoming stronger可知,这本书讲述了成长(growth)的故事。
12.答案 A
解析 根据下文的The power of hard work可知,他们的个人奋斗(struggle)点亮了很多东西。
13.答案 B
解析 结合下文中的Being displaced可知,他们把自己当作外来者。inspector检查员;巡视员。
14.答案 C
解析 他们的故事展示了奋斗的力量和共享社区的重要性(importance)。
15.答案 D
解析 本文旨在回答该书的灵感来源,作者回答到最后一句的时候,总结说明所有这些事情应与这本书的灵感有关联。
Ⅲ.语法填空
Born in China in 1911, Qian Xuesen majored in railway engineering at Jiaotong University in Shanghai but switched to aeronautics(航空学) in 1935 1.____________ he came to the United States to pursue graduate studies.He 2.____________(earn) a master's degree in 1936 from MIT and then a PhD in 1939.
Shortly thereafter, he worked in America and played a contributing role in the American space program.In 1950, 3.____________(he) request for returning to China was denied.Eventually, he left with his family for China in 1955 as a result of diplomatic negotiations in Geneva.Upon his return to China, Qian 4.____________ (appoint) as director of the Institute of Mechanics in the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.In the late 1950s and early 1960s, he helped China conduct the first test of an atomic(原子的) bomb 5.____________(deliver) by a medium and short range missile in 1966.He furthermore contributed 6.____________ China launching its first satellite in 1970.
In his later years, Qian was also credited in China for 7.____________(provide) critical support for the human space flight program when it faced cutbacks.He was 8.____________(especial) influential in his promotion of systems engineering in aerospace(航空航天) projects and other 9.____________(area) until his death in 2009.Qian is regarded as 10.____________ pioneering and foundational figure in the history of China's space program.
语篇类型:说明文 主题语境:人与社会——对社会有突出贡献的人物
语篇导读:本文介绍了中国航天发展史上的先驱和奠基人钱学森的情况,重点介绍了他从美国返回中国为国效力的事情。
1.答案 when
解析 考查引导词。句意:钱学森1911年出生于中国,在上海交通大学主修铁道工程,但当他在1935年来到美国攻读硕士学位时,转向了航空专业。分析该句结构并根据空前的in 1935可知,空处引导定语从句且在从句中作时间状语,故填when。
2.答案 earned
解析 考查时态。根据时间状语in 1936可知,该句陈述的是过去发生的事情,故用一般过去时。
3.答案 his
解析 考查代词。空处作定语修饰名词request,故用形容词性物主代词his。
4.答案 was appointed
解析 考查时态、语态和主谓一致。该句主语为Qian,是第三人称单数,故谓语动词用单数形式;该句陈述的是过去发生的事情,故用一般过去时;主语Qian和动词appoint之间为逻辑上的动宾关系,故用被动语态。
5.答案 delivered
解析 考查非谓语动词。根据句中的by a medium and short range missile可知,bomb和动词deliver之间为逻辑上的动宾关系,故用过去分词作后置定语。
6.答案 to
解析 考查介词。句意:他还为中国在1970年发射第一颗卫星作出了贡献。contribute to对……作出贡献,为固定搭配。
7.答案 providing
解析 考查非谓语动词。介词for接动词作宾语时,应用动名词形式。
8.答案 especially
解析 考查词性转换。句意:直到2009年去世,他在推动航空航天项目和其他领域的系统工程方面十分有影响力。空处作状语修饰形容词influential,故用副词形式。
9.答案 areas
解析 考查名词的数。area为可数名词,根据other和常识可知,除航空航天外的其他领域有许多,故用复数形式。
10.答案 a
解析 考查冠词。此处泛指“一位先驱和奠基人”,故用不定冠词;pioneering的发音以辅音音素开头,故用a。
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