2018-2019牛津译林版高中英语选修七练习(江苏)：模块综合测评

2018-2019牛津译林版高中英语选修七练习（江苏）：模块综

合测评

学校:___________姓名：___________班级：___________考号：___________

一、单项选择

1．—It seems that Ann doesn't like the bag you bought for her the other day.

— ________？ I have been told she is desperate for one of that style.

A．If so B．How come

C．So what D．What if

2．The famous musician，as well as his students，________ to perform at the opening ceremony of the 2012 Taipei Flower Expo.

A．were invited B．was invited

C．have been invited D．has been invited

3．We would rather our daughter ________ at home with us, but it is her choice, and she is not a child any longer.

A．would stay B．has stayed

C．stayed D．stay

4．Interest is as ________ to learning as the ability to understand，even more so.

A．vital B．available

C．specific D．similar

5．It's much easier to make friends ________ you have similar interests.

A．unless B．when

C．even though D．so that

6．Close the door of fear behind you, and you _____ the door of faith open before you. A．saw B．have seen C．will see D．are seeing 7．At the beginning of the class, the teacher said to us, “Open your books and ________page 64, please.”

A．turn down B．turn on

C．turn to D．turn up

8．The director commanded that everyone ________his advice.

A．must follow B．followed

C．had followed D．follow

9．The park was full of people, ________ themselves in the sunshine.

A．having enjoyed B．enjoyed

C．enjoying D．to enjoy

10．As a mother of two young boys, she knows the difficulties of keeping kids ________. A．to entertain B．entertaining

C．entertained D．entertain

11．We need to get to the root of the problem ________ we can solve it.

A．while B．after

C．before D．as

12．Around two o’clock every night, Sue will start talking in her dream. It somewhat

________ us.

A．bothers B．had bothered C．would bother D．bothered 13．There is hard evidence___________George has something to do with the murder. A．which B．what

C．why D．that

14．The children________lost in the woods; otherwise, they would have been at the lakeside camp as scheduled.

A．must have got B．must get

C．should have got D．should get

15．________the difference between the two research findings will be one of the worst mistakes you make.

A．Ignore B．Ignoring

C．Ignored D．Having ignored

二、完形填空

Grandma had the coin for as long as I can remember. Every time I went over to her house, she told me the story of the coin：

It was the day after the ship had 16 in New York City. My grandmother and

grandfather had come from Poland on that ship. They came to 17 for a new life in the United States, 18 from the poverty and war in their native land.

They were walking to their new 19 from their factory jobs when they saw a small glint (闪光) on the sidewalk. My grandmother bent over to 20 it more closely. It turned out to be a dark and dirty quarter. My grandmother 21 it up and said，“This coin is a good omen, a 22 of good fortune to come.” They took the coin to their little apartment and 23 it to make it shine. The next day my grandmother got a(n) 24 job at a jewelry store.

As the years passed, my grandparents 25 good times and bad. My father and uncles were born, my grandfather was 26 from the factory, but got a job at a big machinery company. There, my grandparents finally found the good 27 my grandmother had

28 .

When my grandfather died three years ago, my grandmother 29 in to live with my family. This is when she 30 the coin to me. Every day she told me this story. After a few months I could 31 tell the story in my sleep, 32 still she told me the story every day, stressing the importance of 33 on the coin. Last week she died. According to her 34 ， I got the coin. I think I was fortunate enough because I got the thing that

35 the most to my grandmother, and I will cherish it forever.

16．A．sailed B．joined C．landed D．pulled 17．A．prepare B．ask C．apply D．search 18．A．absent B．free C．tired D．independent 19．A．restaurant B．store C．apartment D．cottage 20．A．examine B．observe C．test D．touch 21．A．picked B．dug C．lifted D．fixed 22．A．moment B．message C．gift D．sign 23．A．packed B．cleaned C．repaired D．rebuilt 24．A．worse B．greater C．better D．easier 25．A．got over B．took up C．passed by D．went through 26．A．laid off B．laid down C．shut off D．broken down 27．A．wealth B．chance C．fortune D．situation 28．A．described B．planned C．experienced D．predicted 29．A．settled B．moved C．entered D．dropped

30．A．promised B．presented C．sent D．gave 31．A．hardly B．practically C．particularly D．usually 32．A．and B．so C．but D．however 33．A．keeping B．passing C．carrying D．holding 34．A．order B．dream C．explanation D．will 35．A．proved B．offered C．meant D．contributed

三、阅读选择

Wow，ladies! That is all I can say, I write this article with mixed emotions. Having Aiko the female robot around the house to help out could be either a blessing or a nightmare. If you are a working mother like me, then the idea of having a helping hand around would be a good thing. We working mothers dream about going home to find dinner on the table, a clean house and everything ready for the next day，that would be the perfect world.

Yet as always we women worry about being replaced，me included. Aiko has been created with special sensors (感应器) underneath her immediate“skin”cover. I believe her creator, Le Trung，has other motives(动机). Of course, he says it's not true. She doesn't complain, argue or talk back. She can carry on a conversation and help you with your math homework. She can tell you the weather outside and can speak in English and Japanese. She doesn't require any sleep nor does she complain about a headache or being tired. She can serve tea and give back massages. I'm sure some men out there would view her as the perfect woman or even“superwoman”. So with good reason I say having Aiko around could prove to be bad. As a woman and a wife，I worry about being replaced or even being compared to Aiko. How can you compete with someone or something so perfect like that?

Scientists have been trying to invent robots for a long time. There are many movies and books out there about robots. It looks like those crazy scientists are closer than we thought. Ladies, I think we are fighting a losing battle. So instead of trying to fight it，I guess we have

no choice but to join them. Now where is my male robot? Hmm...I want him to look exactly like my Ken Barbie doll. Okay?

36．Le Trung created Aiko mainly to ________.

A．keep people company

B．teach people foreign languages

C．help children with their homework

D．help working mothers do housework

37．What can we learn about Aiko from the second paragraph?

A．She is poorly designed.

B．She is perfectly made.

C．She works better than expectations.

D．She is especially made for housewives.

38．Why does the author think having Aiko around could prove to be bad?

A．The robot could replace her.

B．The robot can do more than she does.

C．The robot makes a mess in the house.

D．The robot can speak human language.

39．What could be the author's purpose in writing the text?

A．To introduce a robot.

B．To argue against robot-making.

C．To show her fights with robots.

D．To describe the daily life of a working mother.

If you are hungry, what will you do? Grab a piece of your favorite meal and stay quiet after that? Just like stomach, even your mind will be hungry. But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things. So it silently begins to hide your needs and never lets itself grow. When mind loses its freedom to grow, creativity gets its full stop. This might be the reason why we all sometimes think “Wh at happens next？”， “Why can't I think？”， “Why am I always given the difficult problems？” Well, this is the after-effect of using our brain for thinking of not-so-worthy things.

Hunger of the mind can be actually satisfied through extensive reading. But why is it

reading but not watching TV? Because reading has been the most educational tool used by us right from the childhood. Just like that to develop other aspects of our life, we have to turn to reading for help. You have a number of books in the world wh ich will answer all your “how-to” questions. Once you read a book, you just don't run your eyes through the lines, but your mind decodes (译解) it and explains it to you. The interesting part of the book is stored in your mind as a seed. Now this seed is unknowingly used by you in your future to develop new ideas. The same seed, if used many times, can help you link and relate a lot of things, which you would never think of in your wildest dreams！This is nothing but creativity. The more books you read, the wider your mind will become. Also this improves your oratorical (speech-making) skills to a large extent and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary. When you start speaking English or any other language fluently with your friends or other people, you never seem to run out of the right words at the right time.

Actually, I had a problem in speaking English fluently，but as I read, I could improve significantly. So guys, do join me and give food for your thoughts by reading, reading and more reading. Now what are you waiting for? Go, grab a book and let me know!

40．What's the best title of the passage?

A．Hunger of the mind

B．Stomach and Mind

C．Feed your Mind by reading

D．Reading or Watching TV

41．You don't know your mind is in hunger because ________.

A．you are not hungry

B．you keep it thinking of silly things

C．your creativity gets a full stop

D．you always meet with difficult problems

42．Which of the following is NOT mentioned as the advantage of reading?

A．Reading can make your dream come true.

B．Reading can contribute to your vocabulary.

C．Reading can improve your spoken ability.

D．Reading can make people creative.

43．The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to ________.

A．comment and blame B．introduce and describe

C．explain and persuade D．advise and inform

Here's a new warning from health experts：sitting is deadly. Scientists are increasingly warning that sitting for long periods, even if you exercise regularly, could be bad for your health. And it doesn't matter where the sitting takes place—in the office, at school, in the car or before a computer or TV. Just the overall number of hours it takes counts. Several studies suggest people who spend most of their days sitting are more likely to be fat, have a heart attack or even die.

While health officials have issued (发布) guidelines advising on the least amounts of physical activity, they haven't suggested people try to limit how much time they spend in a seated position.

“After four hours of sitting, the body starts to send harmful signals，” said Ekblom-Bak of the Swedish School of Sport and Health Sciences. She explained that genes controlling the amount of glucose (葡萄糖) and fat in the body start to shut down.

Even for people who exercise, spending long periods of time sitting at a desk is still harmful. Tim Armstrong, a physical activity expert at the World Health Organization, said people who exercise every day but still spend a lot of time sitting might get more benefits if that exercise were spread across the day, rather than in a single hour.

Still in a study that tracked more than 17,000 Canadians for about a dozen years, researchers found people who sat more had a higher death risk, whether they exercised or not.

Experts said more research is needed to figure out just how much sitting is dangerous, and what might be possible to offset those effects.

“People should keep exercising because that has a lot of benefits，” Ekblom-Bak said. “And when they're in the office, they should try to interrupt sitting as often as possible. ”44．The underlined word “offset” in Paragraph 6 most probably means “________”．A．turn to B．work out

C．get rid of D．make use of

45．Sitting too much is dangerous because it can ______.

A．make a person unable to exercise enough in a day

B．destroy the balance of glucose and fat the body

C．increase glucose and fat in the body

D．make a person become lazy

46．In the opinion of Ekblom-Bak, when at work, you'd better have a rest by ________. A．sending your friends e-mails

B．taking a walk around your office

C．chatting online or playing computer games

D．listening to music while sitting

47．Which of the following might be the best title for the passage?

A．Side Effects of Sitting Too Much

B．Don't Sit Too Much While Working

C．More and More People Sit Too Much

D．Sitting Too Much Could Be Dangerous

You may ride on your bicycle in a rush to get to school every morning. You may fight to get a bit of space on a bus or in the subway. You may also watch taxis crawl their way through traffic jams.

No matter where you are, all big cities around the world have traffic jams these days. But although they all have their problems, many cities also have a type of transport that has become a cultural icon (文化标识)．

In London to avoid the traffic above ground, people use the “underground”，also called the “tube”. The city has the oldest and most complicated underground railway system in the world and is the pride of many Londoners. With 12 lines and 275 stations across the city, the tube, is normally the quickest and easiest way of getting around London. In London, you are never far from a tube station.

New York is famous for its yellow cabs. They serve as a quick and easy way of getting across Manhattan, where the subway doesn't take you everywhere. Stopping a cab is easy; just stick out your arm like you do in any city. But，with over 12,000 yellow cabs in the Big Apple, they also cause traffic jams.

Since 1873 when the first cable car started public service, the slow and noisy vehicle has been a symbol of San Francisco. Although once damaged by a serious earthquake and challenged (挑战) by cars, it is never caught in traffic jams and provides better views than the subway.

But there are no such symbols in Los Angeles. If you visit you'd better rent a car. The city's public transportation is terrible. It can take hours to get across town by bus. The subway

covers just a small part of the city center. The light rail line only runs between the Long Beach hotel area and the city center. That's why Angelenos love their private cars more than any other people in the world.

48．If you have a chance to London and want to avoid the traffic jams, you'd better ________. A．ride vehicle B．take a taxi

C．use underground D．rent a car

49．People in Los Angeles like their private cars because of the following EXCEPT that

________.

A．the public transportation is terrible

B．it is not expensive to take a private car

C．the underground railway covers a small part of the city center

D．people have to spend hours getting across the Los Angeles by bus

50．The passage mainly tells us ________.

A．how big cities in the foreign countries keep on moving

B．how people in the city avoid the traffic jams

C．why London has the oldest and complicated subway

D．why people call New York the Big Apple

四、任务型阅读

任务型阅读

Because six out of every 10 accidental deaths happen to Chinese children who are playing, Shanghai Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical (SJJP), a US-based pharmaceutical giant, is working on a Safe Kids Program to prevent injuries and deaths.

Since the Safe Kids Worldwide was set up in 1987 by Johnson & Johnson in the US, it has contributed to a nearly 40 percent decline in the child death rate from accidental injuries there.Learning from the successful experience, SJJP began the Safe Kids Program in China in 1999.

A recent survey conducted by SJJP and Safe Kids Worldwide China indicates that more than half of the responding parents didn't know how to help their children keep safe and that half of the parents didn't know about their children's motor skill development at different ages.The survey covered 3,359 Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou's parents with children between infancy (幼年) and 14.

Additionally, more than 40 percent of the parents didn't know how to help their children to prepare well for sports activities.For instance, they don't know how to have their children warm up or realize the importance of a playground-check before sports activities.

To help correct the problems, SJJP and Safe Kids Worldwide China have been translating and editing safety education materials, sending them to parents free of charge, and delivering free lectures in kindergartens, schools and residential communities for the last 10 years.

Currently, a special team has been set up and traveling around 12 key cities of China to popularize child sports safety knowledge and offer free training for young parents.

Though SJJP refuses to say how much it has spent on the program, it says the number in terms of money, staff and technology, is large.

SJJP was founded by Johnson & Johnson in 1995 and specializes in manufacturing and development of non-prescription medicines (非处方药) and health care foods and products.So far，its investment has exceeded $41 million.

Title: Safe Kids Program

五、读写任务

61．阅读下面的短文，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

Chocolate has come a long way through history, and one of the reasons is the Ferrero family, the creators of the world-famous Ferrero Rocher chocolate treats.The history of this family business starts back in the 1940s, when Pietro Ferrero and his wife, Piera, transformed a pastry shop into a factory.There, Pietro and his son, Michele, let their creativity lead them to form the building blocks of the company.Eventually, Michele took over the operation and set his sights on making the best products possible.

Michele's efforts paid off.He turned his father's creations into globally sold and consumed products.One of their most successful products, Nutella, had become a staple food in many homes.The third generation now runs the company.Michele's sons, Pietro and Giovanni worked side by side as managing directors for ten years until an accident resulting in Pietro' death.Still inspired by his family and their hard work and determination, Giovanni is guiding Ferrero into the future.

While staying true to the Ferrero motto of “work, create, and donate”， he is making sure his family's business is an example of success in the past, present, and future.

（写作内容）

1．以约30个词概括上文的主要内容。

2．以约120个词谈谈Ferrero及其家人成功制作巧克力对你的启迪，内容包括：

(1)描述人们创业的艰辛。

(2)分析人们创业成功的原因。

(3)Ferrero及其家人成功制作巧克力对你的启迪。

（写作要求）

1．作文中可以使用亲身经历或虚构的故事，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

2．作文中不能出现真实姓名和学校名称。

（评分标准）

内容完整，语言规范，语篇连贯，词数适当。

___________________________________________________________________________ _________________

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参考答案

1．B

【详解】

考查交际用语。句意：好像安不喜欢你前天为他买的包，怎么会？我被告知她十分想要这种风格的。A. If so如果这样；B. How come 怎么会？C. So what那又怎样；D. What if 倘若。

根据I have been told she is desperate for one of that style.可知，怎么会？符合句意。故选B项。2．B

【解析】

试题分析：考查动词时态。句意：那个著名的音乐家和他的学生被邀请在2012台北鲜花世博会的开幕式上表演节目。因为他们被邀请动作已经发生在过去,对现在没有影响,所以不能用现在完成时,现在完成时指的是动作发生在过去,但对现在还有影响.此题直接用一般过去

式即可，故选B项。

考点：考查动词时态

3．C

【解析】

试题分析：考查特殊句式。would rather后直接跟宾语从句中，从句不用that连接。①如果

表示现在或将来要做的事情,从句的谓语动词用一般过去式。如：I'd rather you met her at the airport tomorrow morning. (将来) 我但愿你明天早上能在机场见到他。②如果谈论过去动作,

从句的谓语动词用过去完成式。如：I'd rather you hadn't told him the news that day. (过去) 我宁可你那天没有把那消息告诉他。根据语境，这是与现在事实相反的愿望，故选C。

4．A

【解析】

Be vital to 表示：对.....极端重要；something be available to somebody表示：某人可以得到某物，列句：cooperative medical service is available to all the members of the the commune. C答

案specific 不能与to 搭配；D答案similar to 表示：与.....相似。本题可以把定于to understand 省掉，也可以把后面的even more so省掉或还原。Interest is as to learning as the ability 这样

可以确定B是错误的，D更是错误的。Interest is even more than the ability to understand.

很佩服出卷人！原句：Interest is vital to learning 互联网对于学习极端重要。

变化之一：Interest is as vital to learning as the ability to understand 互联网对于学习极端重要，

就像理解能力对于学习极端重要一样，互联网甚至比理解能力更加重要。

【考点】考查形容词。

5．B

【详解】

考查连词辨析。句意：既然你们有相似的爱好，那成为朋友就更容易了。unless除非，如

果不；when既然，考虑到，当……时；even though即使，虽然；so that以便，所以。故选B。

6．C

【解析】

【详解】

考查固定句型中的时态。句意：关闭身后的恐惧之门，在你的面前便会开启另一扇信心之门。本句为“祈使句+and+完整的陈述句”结构，and前的祈使句相对于if引导的条件从句，and

后的句子通常为一般将来时或含有情态动词。故选C。

7．C

【解析】

考查动词短语辨析。句意：在开始上课的时候，老师对我们说“请打开书，翻到64页。”turn down“拒绝，声音调低”；turn on“打开”；turn to“求助于，转向，打开”；turn up“出现，露面”。所以选C。

8．D

【解析】

考查动词时态。command后跟的从句中要用虚拟语气，即(should＋)do。故选D。

【名师点睛】

command 及物动词 vt. 命令，command 后跟that 宾语从句， that 后一般是sb. +（should）+动词原形，是虚拟语气。I command that he go at once. 我命令他立即就去。

本题考查command后跟宾语从句的用法。command后跟的从句中要用虚拟语气，即(should＋)do。故选D。

9．C

【详解】

考查非谓语动词。句意：公园里挤满了人，在阳光下尽情享受。enjoy和前面没有连接词，

和句子主语之间是主动关系，所以用现在分词做伴随状语。故选C。

10．C

【解析】

试题分析：考查过去分词作宾补。句意：作为两个小男孩的母亲，他懂得让孩子快乐的艰辛。keep+sth/sb +形容词entertained修饰人，entertaining修饰物，此处过去分词作宾语补足语。故选C。

考点：过去分词作宾补

11．C

【解析】

试题分析：句意：在我们解决问题之前，我们需要找到问题的根源。A. while当……时候，而；B. after在……之后；C. before 在……之前；D. as正如。根据句意可知选C。

考点：考查状语从句的连接词。

【名师点睛】本题考查连词辨析。解题时要区分清选择项的含义与区别，再联系句意进行判断，从而选出正确答案。考生做此类题型，要分析句子结构，理解句意，考虑语境, 选择恰当连词。切忌：粗心大意，惯性判断。要注意细心分析验证，理解句意，充分考虑语境。

12．A

【解析】

句意：大约每晚两点左右，苏就开始说梦话了，这有点打扰我们。注意时间状语：every night,每晚，故用一般现在时态来表示。

【考点定位】考查动词的一般现在时态。

13．D

【解析】

试题分析：考查同位语从句。evidence证据，后跟that引导的同位语从句，对evidence进行补充说明，类似的词还有：fact, requirement, desire, demand等。Which在定语从句中作主语或宾语；what在名词性从句中作主语或宾语；why引导定语从句作状语。句意：有充分的证据证明乔治与那个谋杀案有关。故选D。

考点：考查同位语从句

14．A

A考查情态动词表推测。句意：孩子们肯定在树林里迷路了，否则他们已经按照计划回到湖边营地了。根据would have been可知语境指的是过去，排除B和D项；A：肯定已……；C：应该做(而未做)。A项符合语境。

15．B

【详解】

考查动名词作主语。句意：忽视这两项研究结果的差异将会是你所犯的最严重的错误之一。句子缺少主语，ignore的逻辑主语是you，两者是主谓关系，因此用动名词作主语，故选B。【点睛】

本题考查非谓语动词。“will be”前面的“______ the difference between the two research findings”是主语部分，动词原形和过去分词不能直接作主语，习惯上用动名词作主语。且you和ignore 是主谓关系，这里表示同时发生，而非先后发生，因此不用分词的完成式。

16．C

17．D

18．B

19．C

20．A

21．A

22．D

23．B

24．C

25．D

26．A

27．C

28．D

29．B

30．A

31．B

33．B

34．D

35．C

【分析】

为躲避战争，摆脱饥饿，作者的祖父母从波兰逃到了美国，寻求新的生活。一天，在打工回家的路上，他们捡到了一枚硬币，视为珍宝，自此给这个家族带来了好运。

16．C考查动词。A. sailed航行； B. joined 加入； C. landed 登录； D. pulled 拉。船抵港或飞机着陆用land“登陆，抵港”，sail“航行”虽然和ship是常见搭配，但指在水中。从上下文得知船在纽约“抵港”，所以选C。

17．D考查动词。A. prepare 准备； B. ask问； C. apply 申请； D. search搜寻。从上下文得知，祖父母从波兰到美国的目的是寻求一种新的生活，A、B、C虽然可以和for搭配，但不符合文章脉络。古县D。

18．B从上下文得知，祖父母从波兰到美国的目的是寻求一种新的生活，免受在祖国的贫困和战乱之苦。free此处是“未受……约束，免受……”之意，符合上下文的意思。19．C考查名词。A. restaurant餐厅； B. store 商店； C. apartment公寓； D. cottage村舍。下文的“They took the coin to their little apartment”有提示。故选C。

20．A考查动词。A. examine 检查； B. observe 观察； C. test 测试； D. touch 触摸。弯下腰，靠得近一点，察看路边闪烁的到底是什么。examine此处是“仔细察看”之意。observe多指“带有研究目的的观察”，常指观看事物变化、因果等。故选A。21．A这几个词都可以和up搭配。句意：祖母发现是一枚硬币后把它捡了起来，所以选pick。pick up“把……捡起来”。

22．D这枚硬币在祖母眼里是好运的象征，此处是对前文omen的补充说明，所以选sign。moment“时刻”；gift“礼物”；message“消息”；均不符合文意。

23．B上文提到是一枚肮脏不堪的硬币“a dirty quarter”，清洗一下才能使它闪闪发光“to make it shine”，所以此处“clean”才符合逻辑。

24．C上文提到这枚硬币是好运到来的象征，所以祖母找到了一份“更好”的工作。25．D考查动词词组。A. got over克服； B. took up拿起，从事； C. passed by

经过； D. went through经历。go through“经历”。句意：随着时间的推移，我的祖父母经历了好的岁月当然也有不好的日子。故选D。

26．A由下文的“got a job at a big machinery company”可以看出，应选A。be laid off“遭到解雇、被解雇”。

27．C考查名词。A. wealth 财富； B. chance机会； C. fortune 运气； D. situation境况。上文“good fortune to come”有暗示。故选C。

28．D上文祖母捡到硬币的时候说这是好到运来的象征“a sign of good fortune to come”，正是祖母的“预言”，所以此处选predicted。

29．B根据上下文逻辑关系，祖父死后，祖母搬到我们家和我们住在一起“moved in to live with my family”。

30．A祖母搬到我家住后，并没有把硬币马上交给我，而是“许诺”要给我。下文信息表明：根据她的遗愿，我才得到了那枚硬币，所以此处选promise。

31．B考查副词。A. hardly几乎不； B. practically 事实上； C. particularly

特别地；D. usually通常。因为“Every day she told me this story.”，所以这个故事我在睡眠中几乎也能讲得出来，practically“事实上，几乎”。故选B。

32．C考查并列连词。从上下文看，此处是转折关系。连接句子所以选but。

33．B读完全文可知，祖母非常重视这枚硬币，所以想让它代代流传下去，上文提到祖母许诺给我，强调传承的重要性，所以只有“passing on”才符合文意。

34．D祖母死后，根据遗愿“will”，我得到了硬币，这正和上文“promised”相吻合。35．C考查动词。A. proved证明； B. offered 提供； C. meant 意味着； D. contributed有助于。meant the most to my grandmother“对我祖母来说意义重大”。故选C。

【名师点睛】

在做完形填空时一定要注意

and/but/so/besides/however/furthermore/moreover/in addition/what’s more等词汇、固定结构的运用。它们连接了上下文，起着承上起下的作用。像but（但是）、however（然而），表示转折，这说明前后的内容相反或相对。把握住这一点，做起题来就会得心应手。本题第17小题，从上下文看，此处是转折关系，连接句子所以选but。

36．D

37．B

38．A

39．A

【分析】

作者从一个职业女性的角度描述了科学家研制的一款机器人Aiko，她能够默默工作，从不抱怨。

36．D推理判断题。从文章第一段和第二段叙述的情况可知，Aiko主要帮助职业母亲做一切家务。故选D。

37．B推理判断题。分析文章第二段作者对Aiko的描述可知，她能够做一切家务，还能说两种语言，而且任劳任怨，由此可知，Aiko十分完美。故选B。

38．A细节理解题。从文章第二段“As a woman and a wife，I worry about being replaced or ever being compared to Aiko.”可知，作者担心自己会被机器人取代，因此感觉机器人的存在很糟糕。故选A。

39．A写作意图题。综合全文，文章作者描述了机器人Aiko的奇妙功能，因此文章的主要目的就是介绍机器人。故选A。

40．C

41．B

42．A

43．C

【分析】

试题分析:当我们感到饿的时候，我们会去找东西吃，但是当大脑“饿”的时候，我们却很少会意识到。其实我们的大脑同胃一样都需要营养，只不过大脑需要阅读来培养我们的创造力、来帮助我们扩大词汇量，并且还可以提高我们的语言表达能力。

40．C主旨大意题。文章首段提出人的大脑像胃一样也会饥饿，也需要“营养”，然后在下文讲述如何去通过阅读来供给大脑这些“营养物质”，由此判断C选项内容可以概括文章中心，选C。

41．B 细节理解题。根据文章首段But it never lets you know, because you keep it busy thinking about your dream lover, favorite star and many such absurd things. 判断选B。

42．A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段内容This is nothing but creativity和and also makes a significant contribution to your vocabulary以及Also this improves your oratorical

(speech-making) skills to a large extent可以判断B、C、D选项均有涉及，而A选项内容没有提到，故选A。

43．C 推理判断题。文章主要通过解释，比较的方法来介绍大脑同胃一样也需要“营养”，而阅读则是最佳方法，由此判断选C。

考点：考查社会文化类短文阅读

44．C

45．B

46．B

47．D

【分析】

科学家指出，即使经常锻炼身体，长时间坐着也会对健康产生不良影响。

44．C词义猜测题。根据画线词所在句前一分句中的dangerous及最后一段的内容可推知，该词指“取消；抵消”。故选C。

45．B细节理解题。根据第三段可知，长时间坐着会产生危害的原因在于坐4个小时后，身体就会发出有害信号，此时调节体内葡萄糖和脂肪含量的基因会开始罢工，导致体内葡萄糖和脂肪的含量失衡。故选B。

46．B推理判断题。根据最后一段可推知，Ekblom-Bak的观点是：人们应该坚持锻炼，因为锻炼身体益处多多。在办公室办公时，应该尽可能多地起来活动活动，由此可推断选B项。47．D标题归纳题。文章首先提出最新研究发现，即：久坐会致命。之后围绕该主题对研究进行介绍，并对该研究发现进行分析。故选D。

【名师点睛】

做推理判断题时要抓住文章的主题和细节，分析文章结构，根据上下文内在联系，挖掘文章的深层含义。在进行推理时，考生一定要仔细阅读短文，千万不可脱离原文而仅凭个人的看法，主观臆断。本题第4小题，根据最后一段可推知，Ekblom-Bak 的观点是：人们应该坚持锻炼，因为锻炼身体益处多多。在办公室办公时，应该尽可能多地起来活动活动，由此可推断选B项。