Module 2 Unit 1 Tales of the unexplained

Module 2Unit 1T ales of the unexplainedⅠ.单项选择1．It was ________ surprise that my first teacher，already 90，was still living and in ________ good health.A．the；a B．/；a C．a；/ D．a；the2．—He ran into a tree on his way home.—I suppose he ________ too fast.A．drives B．was drivingC．drove D．has driven3．For me traveling to Antarctica proved to be the beginning of a new life，________ I had thought I would never see.A．what B．that C．one D．it4．________ you prefer，I’ll give it to you.But we haven’t any other models for you to choose from.A．Whatever B．Whenever C．Whichever D．However5．The government has agreed to pay the firms extra sums to ________ for their financial losses.A．make up B．bring up C．fill up D．look up6．—Did you notice my little son Tom just now?—No，Mrs Black.I ________ computer games.A．play B．am playing C．would play D．was playing7．Something we buy a magazine with absolutely no purpose ________ to pass time.A．other than B．rather than C．as well D．as if8．________，I thought I would only stay there for a week，but later I changed my mind.A．Generally B．Initially C．Extremely D．Eventually9．The order came that the medical supplies ________ to Beijing for the H1N1 flu soon.A．would be sent B．should sendC．be sent D．must be sent10．—Why do you eat all the vegetables but leave ________ meat untouched?—I’m on ________ diet.A．a；the B．the；不填C．不填；a D．the；a11．________you’ve experienced it，you can’t understand how I felt.A．Once B．Because C．Unless D．While12．Seldom ________ computer games ever since he entered college.A．did he play B．has he playedC．he played D．he has played13．—Hello，everyone！Have you heard the meeting will be put off till next Tuesday?—That’s what we ________ about when you came in.A．are talking B．were talkingC．talk D．talked14．Museums in Beijing are on the move，________exhibits that entertain and educate.A．added B．addingC．to add D．having added15．When you look for a job，it’s not your book knowledge but your experience ________ matters more.A．whether B．which C．what D．thatⅡ.阅读理解French people pride themselves on their delicious foods，such as cheese，baguettes(长棍面包)and croissants(羊角面包)．In fact，food is an important part of French culture.Families and friends spend hours over the dinner table each night.It is the opposite of the fast-food habit common in other parts of the West.It’s the reason why the French are very angry that a McDonald’s is opening beneath Paris’most famous museum：the Louvre.The new restaurant will be the 1,142nd McDonald’s in France，and will open in the underground approach to the museum.But many French people can’t understand why this American chain is opening in the heart of French culture.However，McDonald’s is paying no notice to the protests(抗议)．McDonald’s now has 31,000 outlets(分店)worldwide.Tourists are hungry，and opening outlets in tourist spots pays well.There is another chain threatening France’s heritage(传统)．This time it is coffee rather than burgers.As more and more Starbucks open in Paris，traditional French cafes are forced to close.The trouble with American companies opening outlets throughout the world is the destructive effect they can have on a country’s culture.How can a small，independent coffee shop compete with the multi­billion dollar chain？Y ou can go to a Starbucks in any city in the world，but you can only go to a Parisian cafe in France.Responsibility is with the tourists.A McDonald’s wouldn’t open so near the Louvre if it weren’t going to make money.Similarly，a Pizza Hut wouldn’t overlook(高耸于……之上)Egypt’s Great Pyramid if no one wanted to sit in it.Maybe next time you visit the Great Wall，you should think twice before ordering a Cappuccino in the Starbucks.By Nicola Da v ison,21st Century staff 1．What is the focus of the article?A．The traditional eating habits of the French.B．The delicious foods that the French take pride in.C．French traditional eating culture being threatened.D．The worldwide protests caused by the spread of American fast food companies. 2．The underlined word “destructive” is closest in meaning to________.A．hugely damaging B．highly unexpectedC．positive D．immediate3．We know from the text that________.A．traditional French coffee houses are likely to closeB．no Frenchmen like American fast foodC．in the West，all people prefer fast foodD．America likes to destroy other countries’ cultures4．We can infer from the article that________.A．Cappuccino is the name of a kind of fast foodB．tourists can help stop the spread of fast food cultureC．the new McDonald’s beneath the Louvre is its 1,143rd restaurant in FranceD．Pizza Hut is in Egypt to advertise American cultureⅢ.任务型阅读Have you ever been in a meeting while someone was making a speech and realized suddenly that your mind was a million miles away？Y ou probably felt sorry and made up your mind to pay attention and ever have been told that daydreaming is a waste of time.“On the contrary，” says L．Giambra，an expert in psychology, “daydreaming is quite necessary.Without it，the mind couldn’t get done all the thinking it has to do during a normal day.Y ou can’t possibly do all your thinking with a conscious mind.Instead，your unconscious mind is working out problems all the time.Daydreaming then may be one way that the conscious and unconscious states of mind have silent dialogues.”Early experts in psychology paid no attention to the importance of daydreams or even considered them harmful.At one time daydreaming was thought to be a cause of some mentalillnesses.They did not have a better understanding of daydreams until the late 1960s.Eric Klinger，a professor of psychology，is the writer of the book Daydreaming.Klinger says, “We know now that daydreaming is one of the main ways that we organize our lives，learn from our experiences，and plan for our futures.Daydreams really are a window on the things we fear and the things we long for in life.” Daydreams are usually very simple and direct，quite unlike sleep dreams，which may be hard to understand.It’s easier to gain a deep understanding of your life by paying close attention to your daydreams than by trying to examine your sleep dreams carefully.Daydreams help you recognize the difficult situations in your life and find out a possible way of dealing with them.Daydreams cannot be predicted；they move off in unexpected direction which may be creative and full of ideas.For many famous artists and scientists，daydreams were and are a main source of creative energy.Module 2Unit 1T ales of the unexplainedⅠ.1．解析：考查语境中冠词的选择。