2016届高考英语一轮复习Unit1Laughterisgoodforyou课时跟踪检测B卷(选修6)

Laughter is good for you 课时跟踪检测B卷Ⅰ.完形填空(2015·南京师大附中高三模拟)Optimism and pessimism are both powerful forces.Each of us m ust choose which we want to __1__our future and our expectations.We can choose to laugh or cry, bless or __2__.It’s our decision：From which perspective do we want to view life？Will we look up in __3__or down in desperation？I believe in the upward look.I choose to __4__the positive and skip right over the negative.An optimistic attitude is not a luxury; it’s a(n)__5__.The way you look at life will determine how you feel, how you perform, and how well you will get along wit h other people.__6__，negative thoughts，attitudes，and expectations __7__th emselves; they become a self­fulfilling prophecy (预言)．Pes simism creates a dark place where no one wants to live.Years ago，I drove into a service station to get some gas.It was a beautiful day, and I was feeling great.As I walked into the station to pay for the gas, the attendant said to me，“How do you feel？” That seemed like a(n)__8__question, but I felt fine and told him so.“You don’t look well，” he replied.This __9__me completely by surprise.A little __10__confidently, I told him that I had __11__felt better.Without hesitation, he continued to tell me how bad I looked and that my skin appeared yellow.By the time I left the service station, I was feeling a little __12__.About a block away, I __13__over to the side of the road to look at my face in the mirror.How did I feel？Was I affected with jaundice (黄疸)？Was everything all right？By the time I got home, I was beginning to feel a little nauseous (恶心) .Did I have a bad liver？Had I __14__ some rare disease?On another beautiful day，when I went into that gas station，feeling __15__again，I figured out what had happened.The place had recently been painted a bright，distasteful __16__，and the light reflecting __17__the walls made everyone inside look as though they had hepatitis (肝炎)！I wondered how many other folks had __18__the way I did.I had let one short conversation with a total __19__change my attitude for an entire day.He told me I looked sick, and before long, I was actually feeling sick.That single __20__observation had a great effect on the way I felt and acted.The only thing more powerful than negativism is a word of optimism and hope.When a whole culture adopts an upward look, incredible things can be accomplished.1．A.shape B．decideC．preview D．transform2．A.forgive B．curse C．praise D．regret 3．A.vain B．anger C．action D．hope4．A.highlight B．analyze C．evaluate D．introduce 5．A.necessity B．opportunity C．quality D．identity 6．A.Actually B．Consequently C．Accordingly D．Contrarily 7．A.rely on B．feed on C．go on D．take on 8．A.familiar B．ordinary C．odd D．easy9．A.got B．took C．stopped D．made 10．A.more B．less C．quite D．too11．A.never B．ever C．once D．always 12．A.uneasy B．unconcerned C．unsatisfied D．unaffected 13．A.got B．came C．took D．pulled 14．e up B．brought up C．picked up D．put up 15．A.fine B．upset C．sick D．calm 16．A.gray B．blue C．yellow D．red17．A.in B．overC．off D．through 18．A.quit B．adapted C．answered D．reacted19．A.liar B．onlookerC．attendant D．stranger20．A.positive B．negativeC．careful D．rigidⅡ.阅读理解(2015·徐州第三次质检)The evolution of the first animals may have oxygenated (供氧) Earth’s oceans. New research led by the University of Exeter challenges the long held belief that oxygenation of the atmosphere and oceans was a precondition for the evolution of complex life forms.The study, published in the journal Nature Geoscience, builds on the recent work of scientists in Denmark who found that sponges (海绵动物) — the first animals to evolve —require only small amounts of oxygen.Professor Tim Lenton of the University of Exeter，who led the new study, said: “We argue that the evolution of the first animals could have played a key role in the widespread oxygenation of the deep oceans. This in turn may have facilitated the evolution of more complex, mobile animals.”Critical to determining oxygen levels in the deep ocean is the balance of oxygen supply and demand. Demand for oxygen is created by the sinking of dead organic material into the deep ocean. The new study argues that the first animals reduced this supply of organic matter — both directly and indirectly.Sponges feed by pumping water through their bodies，“digesting”the tiny particles of organic matter，and thus helping oxygenate the shelf seas that they live in.By oxygenating more of the bottom waters, the first animals actually increased the removal of the essential nutrient phosphorus (磷) in the ocean.This in turn reduced the productivity of the whole ocean ecosystem, lowering oxygen demand and thus oxygenating the deep ocean.]A more oxygen­rich ocean created ideal conditions for more complex mobile animals to evolve, because they have a higher requirement for oxygen.These included the first predatory (肉食的) animals with guts (内脏) that started to eat one another，marking the beginning of the type of food webs we are familiar with today.Professor Simon Poulton of the University of Leeds，who is a co­author of the study, added：“This study provides a possible mechanism for ocean oxygenation without the requirement for a rise in atmospheric oxygen.It therefore questions whether the long­standing belief that there was a major rise in atmospheric oxygen at this time is correct.We simply don’t know the answer to this at present，which is ultimately key tounderstanding how our planet evolved to its current habitable state.Geochemists need to come up with new ways to explain oxygen levels on the early Earth.”1．The underlined word “facilitated” in Paragraph 3 is closest in meaning to ________.A．prevented B．promotedC．interrupted D．witnessed2．From Paragraphs 4 to 6，we can infer that________.A．phosphorus can keep the productivity of the ocean ecosystemB．complex animals consume the same amount of oxygen as spongesC．the sinking of dead organic material into the d eep ocean produces oxygenD．the existence of the first animals marks the beginning of modern food webs3．From the last paragraph，we can learn Professor Simon Poulton believes that________.A．their study gives a new explanation for the high oxygen content in the airB．oxygen increased greatly in the air as the first animals oxygenated the oceans C．their study answers the question of how the earth evolved to the present state D．ocean oxygenation does not necessarily require a rise in atmospheric oxygen4．The main purpose of the passage is to ________.A．present the view that the first animals played an active role in oxygenating oceans B．introduce two opposite opinions on how the first animals oxygenated oceansC．analyze how atmospheric oxygen stepped up the evolution of oceanic animalsD．explain how oceanic oxygen determines the amount of atmospheric oxygenⅢ.任务型阅读(2015·江苏省扬州中学第二学期期中)For years, researchers have looked into a possible relationship between heat and violence. There are conflicting results over whether there is an actual connection between rising anger and rising temperature, but the murder rate constantly increases during the months of July and August, according to the FBI’s annual crime report.Many police chiefs say they put more policemen on the streets when the heat rises. “Calls for service always increase from May, June, July and August，” said New Bedford’s Captain Richard Spiriet. “The longer period of time you have the heat, the worse it is. It’s j ust the opposite in the winter time.”Craig Anderson, a professor and specialist in social psychology at Lowa State University, argues the evidence is clear. “As the temperature goes up, people become more uncomfortable. They become easier to get angry，” he said. “That increases the possibility that a small conflict will be interpreted as more major.” Anderson conducted a couple o f studies lookingat crime rates over the course of several years within the same area to see when most violent crimes occurred. He found that violent crimes were more likely to occur on hot days and hot months — even hot years had higher violent rates than cold years, according to his research.Other researchs show it is not so much the physical climate, but rather the social cli mate, that causes increased violence. “During the summer months, people stay up later. They talk with their neighbors. They party with their friends，” said Jack Levin, director of the Brudnick Centre on Violence at Northeastern University. “There are more likely to be large numbers of people interacting, and they are more likely to argue.”Perhaps t he realization that there is a link will help people who are arguing step back and say, “Let’s cool off” — both literally and f igurativel y.答案Ⅰ.语篇解读：本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。