单元检测卷40.doc

Ⅰ.单句填空
1.Unfortunately, he was caught in an accident and he lost his sight. However, his other senses grew more .
2.Many people a that wearing masks could ease the threat posed by the polluted air.
3. of where we are, we are always concerned about our motherland.
4.We are very sad to have to do this, but there is no other a .
5.The next round of talks is t （初步） scheduled to begin on October 21st in Washington.
6.Unable to resist the i , he glanced at the sea again.
7.The truck’s wheels skidded on the snow as the driver a forward.
8.Smoking at an early age is thought to a growth in children.
9.In those days, dental equipment was （简陋的） and a visit to the dentist was a painful experience.
10.He was given a opportunity to express his opinion.

Ⅱ.阅读理解

Scientists think it will be possible to record people’s dreams and then interpret them, according to a new report.
They claim to have developed a system which allows them to record higher level brain activity.
Dr. Moran Cerf told the journal Nature: “We would like to read people’s dreams.”
Previously the only way to access people’s dreams is for psychologists to ask about them after the event and try to interpret them.
Dr. Cerf hopes to eventually compare people’s memories of their dreams with an electronic visualisation（影像） of their brain activity.
He told the BBC: “There’s no clear answer as to why humans dream. And one of the questions we would like to answer is when do we actually create this dream?”
The scientist believes his latest research shows that certain neurons（神经元） or individual brain cells are linked with specific objects or concepts.
He found that a particular neuron lit up when a volunteer thought about Marilyn Monroe.
If a database was built up identifying various neurons with concepts, objects and people it would allow them to “read the subject’s minds”, according to Dr. Cerf.
However, Dr. Roderick Oner, a clinical psychologist and dream expert, said that this kind of visualisation would be of limited help when it came to interpreting the “complex dream narrative”.
In addition to get a detailed picture of individual neurons subjects had to have electrodes implanted（植入电极） deep in the brain using surgery.
The Nature researchers used data from patients who had electrodes implanted to monitor and treat them for brain seizures（癫痫）.
However, Dr. Cerf said he hoped that it would be possible at a later stage to monitor people without invasive surgery.
He said it would be “wonderful” to be able to read the minds of coma patients who are unable to communicate.

1.According to the passage, psychologists try to interpret people’s dreams______.
A.by recording higher level brain activity
B.by comparing people’s memories of their dreams with an electronic visualization
C.by linking certain neurons with specific objects or concepts
D.by asking about people after their dreams
2.What’s the best title for this passage?
A. Psychologists try to ask people about their dreams
B. Scientists plan to record people’s dreams
C. Dream experts want to interpret the complex dream narrative
D. The Nature researchers intend to treat patients for brain seizures
3.According to Dr. Cerf’s latest research, when a person thinks about a famous film star,______.
A. a particular neuron will become bright with excitement
B. various neurons will identify the star as famous
C. the star will appear in his brain
D. the star’s face will light up
4.The underlined word “coma” in the last paragraph most probably means_______.
A. the loss of the ability to hear
B. being unable to control one’s movements
C. being unable to move
D. the state of being unconscious

（2015·河南名校联考）Living near the beach may come with an extra perk （利益）:better health. A new study analyzed information from more than 48 million people in England and found that the nearer they lived to the coast, the more likely people were to report good health within the past year.
Living near the coast may be associated with better health because the seaside environment reduces stress, the researchers said.They pointed to another British study that found that people who took trips to the coast experienced more feelings of calmness and relaxation than those who visited urban parks or the countryside.
The difference from living near the coast was relatively small. “But a small effect, when applied to an entire population, can have a substantial impact on public health,” said study researcher Ben Wheeler of Peninsula College of Medicine and Dentistry in Exeter, England.
“However, it’s too soon to advise people to hit the beach to improve health,” Wheeler said. The study only found an association, not a cause-effect link, and it’s possible that other factors could explain the results. For instance, it could be that people who are wealthier, and therefore healthier, are more able to move to desired locations such as the coast, Wheeler said, a phenomenon known as the migrant effect. But the study did find that the association between coastal living and better health was strongest for those living in the poorest areas, which perhaps indicates that wealth cannot explain the results, Wheeler said.
Because the study looked at only England—an island country in which everyone lives within 72 miles of the coast—it’s not clear whether the findings would apply to other populations. Far from England, a health expert not involved in the study said that while the British research certainly doesn’t prove that people’s health and the place they live are linked, it’s possible that proximity to the seas does something for our bodies.
If future studies confirm the results, the next step would be to find out it is what coastal environments that can benefit health. Wheeler said it may then be possible to bring those benefits to people living in other areas, through virtual environments, for instance.

5.We can conclude from the passage that .
A.people are encouraged to move to the coast
B.people living near the sea may be healthier
C.people pay increasing attention to health
D.people are worried about residential environment
6.According to the researchers, living near the sea .
A.does’t nearly affect the British population
B.can cure some difficult diseases in a way
C.can help get over one’s stress
D.means freeing from sadness or troubles
7.What Ben Wheeler said means .
A.the British public health is decreasing
B.concrete evidence favors life near the sea
C.wealthier people are likely to be healthier
D.exact reasons are proposed for further research
8.What does the underlined word “proximity” in the passage mean?

A.Being close. B.Being distant.
C.Being similar. D.Being opposite.

Ⅲ.语法填空
阅读下列材料，在空白处填入适当的内容（1个单词）或括号内单词的正确形式。
（2015·广东百所高中高三联合考试）Tony and I are good friends. We tried to walk across the United States of America. We’re not exactly sure 1 we were doing it. Part of it was to test ourselves; to see if we could face the challenges. When I was 2 teenager I often daydreamed that I was going to walk across the United States 3 I graduated from high school.4 , I didn’t do that. Before I knew it, I was in my thirties, married, 5 （have） a job, yet still had this idea in my mind with each 6 （pass） year. I figured l was too old and my opportunity had passed. Then, a few years ago, I met Tony, 7 was in his thirties and quit his job as a civil engineer in New York City to walk across the United States. He wasn’t doing it for a cause 8 as part of an organization, He was doing it 9 （simple） because he loved to walk and discover. The idea was back and I no longer had an excuse. We planned on averaging 20 miles a day and taking some days off to rest, so we expected the walk to take about 6 months realizing it could take 10 （long）. We were in no hurry: The total distance would have been about 3,100 miles.

1. 2. 3. 4. 5.
6. 7. 8. 9. 10.

答案：
Ⅰ.单句填空
【答案】ample
【答案】primitive
【答案】arrest
【答案】assumed
【答案】impulse
【答案】tentatively
【答案】alternative
【答案】Regardless
【答案】acute
【答案】accelerated
Ⅱ.阅读理解
A
语篇导读：根据一项新报告，科学家们认为未来将有可能记录下人类的梦境并加以解释。
1.D事实判断题。根据第四段中“for psychologists to ask about them after the event and try to interpret them.”得知选D项。
2.B综合判断题。B项为本文标题，其余各项太片面。
3.A推理判断题。根据第八段中“a particular neuron lit up when a volunteer thought about Marilyn Monroe（梦露）.”，lit up兴奋起来。
4.D词义猜测题。根据上下文得知，若是能解读那些陷入昏迷状态、无法沟通（无意识状态）的病人的思维，将是“很棒”的事情。
B
语篇导读：文章开篇提出，距离海滩越近的居民的身体越健康。一些研究者认为这有可能是因为海边的环境有助于人们缓解压力。但本·惠勒指出，研究只能表明它们存在着联系，但并非因果关系，很有可能还有其他因素的作用，这还有待进一步的研究。
5【解析】主旨大意题。文章的整体结构是首先提出观点，居住在海边的居民的身体更健康，接着是对其原因的研究，最后解释有关其确定因素还待进一步的分析。由此可知，文章的中心是开篇的观点，故选B项。
【答案】B
6【解析】细节理解题。由第二段第1句可知，居住在海滩附近的人身体健康很有可能是因为海滩环境有助于人们缓解压力，故选C项。
【答案】C
7【解析】细节理解题。由第四段第2句可知，之前的研究只能表明海滩环境和身体健康存在着联系，但并非因果关系，很有可能还有其他因素的作用，这还有待进一步地研究，故选D项。
【答案】D
8【解析】词义猜测题。由第五段第2句可知，一位健康专家认为，虽然英国的研究没有明确地指出人体的健康和居住的环境存在着联系，但是居住在距海近的地方有可能对我们的身体起着作用，故选A项。
【答案】A

Ⅲ.完成句子
1.was in low spirits/had been in low spirits
考查时态及固定搭配。
2.dating back to/which dates back todate back to 只可用于主动式，此处亦可用定语从句。
3.everything (that) I can to定语从句I can修饰先行词everything, to表示目的。
4.make a list of祈使句常省略主语，直接用动词原形开头。
5.has been talking on the phone现在完成进行时。
6.hid a little boy考查倒装结构，表方位的介词短语behind the old woman位于句首（亦含从句的句首）时，主句全倒装。
7.that we would never meet again考查同位语从句及过去将来时。
8.what it was that宾语从句里又含一个强调句型。
9.there being so many介词后应用名词、代词或动名词形式作宾语；there be的动名词形式是there being。
10.had been held考查特别句型，在It was the+序数词+time that从句中，从句应用过去完成时。
Ⅲ.语法填空
1.why 2.a 3.after 4.However 5.had 6.passing 7.who 8.or 9.simply 10.longer