2014-2015學(xué)年河北省衡水市武邑中學(xué)高三（下）單元測(cè)試卷（18）

第一部分 閱讀理解

• 1．Culture means any human behavior that is learned in human society．All of the meaningful parts of a culture are passed on to different generations through tradition or social learning．（1）

  Culture exists in agricultural as well as industrialized societies．
     Culture is necessary for the survival and existence of human beings as human beings．Practically everything humans know，think，value，feel，and do is learned through taking part in a sociocultural system．（2）

  Here is one of the cases of children growing up apart from human society．In the province of Midnapore in India，the director of a children's home was told by local villagers that there were"ghosts"in the forest．Upon looking into the case，the director found that two children，one about eight years old and the other about six years old，appeared to have been living with a group of wolves in the forest．（3）

  In his diary，the director describes his first view of Kamala （as the older child was named） and Amala （the name given to the younger child）．
     Kamala was a terriblelooking being，the head，a big ball of something covering the shoulders．（4）

  Their eyes were bright and sharp，unlike human eyes．They were very fond of raw meat and raw milk．Gradually，as they got stronger，they began going on all fours，and afterwards began to run on all fours，just like squirrels．
     Children learn human language in the same way they learn other kinds of human behavior by taking part in a cultural community．（5）

  
  
  A．From this viewpoint，all human groups have a culture．
  B．Close at its heels there came another terrible creature exactly like the first，but smaller in size．
  C．Human beings can only develop human abilities by the local people．
  D．This statement is well supported by some wellwritten cases．
  E．These children were the ghosts described by the local people．
  F．Culture refers only to the high art and classical music of a particular society．
  G．They learn a certain human language as well as certain kinds of human behavior through their membership in a certain cultural community．
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• 2．As you move around your home，take a good look at the things you have．It is likely that your living room will have a television set and a video，and your kitchen a washing machine and a microwave oven．Your bedroom drawers will be filled with almost three times as many clothes as you need．You almost certainly own a car and possibly a home computer，holiday abroad at least once a year and eat out at least once a week．
     Now，perhaps，more than ever before，people are wondering what life is all about，and what it is for．Seeking material success is beginning to trouble large numbers of people around the world．They feel that the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives，leaving them very little time or energy for family or pastimes．Many are turning to other ways of living and downshifting is one of them．Six percent of workers in Britain took the decision to downshift last year．
     One couple who downshifted is Daniel and Liz．They used to work in central London．He was a newspaper reporter and she used to work for an international bank．They would go to work by train every day from their large house in the suburbs，leaving their two children with a nanny．Most evenings Daniel wouldn't get home until eight or nine o'clock and nearly twice a month he would have to fly to New York for meetings．They both earned a large amount of money but began to feel that life was passing them by．
     Nowadays，they run a farm in the mountains of Wales． "I always wanted to have a farm then，" says Daniel， "and we took almost a year to make the decision to downshift．It's taken some getting used to，but it's been worth it．We have to think twice now about spending money on car repairs and we no longer have any holidays．However，I think it's made us stronger as a family，and the children are a lot happier．
     Liz，however，is not quite sure． "I used to enjoy my job，even though it was hard work and long hours．I'm not really a country girl，but I suppose I'm gradually getting used to looking after the animals．One thing I do like，though，is being able to see more of my children．My advice for other people wanting to do the same is not to think about it too much or you might not do it at all．"
  
  （1）The passage tells us that

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  A．people seldom work long hours to make money
  B．people hardly buy more things than necessary
  C．people are sure everything they own is in the right place
  D．people realize there is more to life than just making money
  （2）When Daniel was a reporter he

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  A．lived in central London
  B．disliked his job
  C．missed his children
  D．was well paid
  （3）Daniel and Liz both agree that the move to the farm

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  A．was easy to organize
  B．has improved family life
  C．was extremely expensive
  D．has been a total success
  （4）What does the author mean by saying "the long hours work culture to make more money is eating up their lives" in the second paragraph ？

  
  A．People work long hours to earn their living．
  B．To make more money through hard work is the aim of people's life．
  C．Long hours of hard work occupy too much of people's life．
  D．People spent too much time and money eating meals．
  （5）The underlined word "downshifting" in the second paragraph refers to

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  A．repairing your car by yourself
  B．spending money carefully
  C．moving out to the countryside to live a simpler and better life
  D．living in a big house in the suburbs and dining out once a week
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第一部分 閱讀理解

• 5．Children pushed in buggies which face away from their parents may suffer longterm emotional and language problems，according to a study published on Friday．
     The research，believed to be the first of its kind，found that children who were not facing the person pushing them were less likely to talk，laugh and interact with their parents．
     The findings were based on a study of 2，722 parents and babies and an experiment where 20 babies were wheeled in buggies for a mile，facing their parents for half the journey and facing away for the other half．Parents using face to face buggies were twice as likely to talk to their children while the babies' heart rates fell and they were twice as likely to fall asleep，an indication that they were feeling relaxed and safe．
     In addition，only one baby out of the 20 studied laughed while sitting in an away facing buggy．
     "Our data suggests that for many babies today，life in a buggy is emotionally impoverished and possibly stressful．Stressed babies grow into anxious adults，" said Dr Suzanne Zeedyk，Developmental Psychologist at Scotland's Dundee University who carried out the research．
     The study，which was published by National Literacy Trust as part of its "Talk To Your Baby" campaign，found that 62 percent of all children observed travelled in awayfacing buggies．
     Zeedyk said it would impact negatively on babies' development if they spent a long time in awayfacing buggies，which would undermine their ability to communicate with their parent at a time when their brain was developing rapidly．
     Laura Barbour of the Sutton Trust，a social mobility charity which funded the research，said buggy manufacturers should look closely at the findings．
  
  （1）Using away facing buggies may

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  A．benefit both the babies and their parents
  B．a(chǎn)ffect babies' language ability permanently
  C．help babies communicate with their parents
  D．have positive effect on babies' development
  （2）Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage？

  
  A．Parents may talk twice with the babies in away facing buggies．
  B．The study suggests children feel relaxed and safe in buggies．
  C．The samples of the study were 20 babies wheeled in buggies．
  D．One of the 20 babies was twice as likely to fall asleep in buggies．
  （3）The underlined word "impoverished" in Paragraph 5 is closest in meaning to "

  "．
  A．poor
  B．nervous
  C．rich
  D．energetic
  （4）National Literacy Trust

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  A．has been funding the research for a long time
  B．is a social mobility charity funding the research
  C．carried out the study of babies pushed in buggies
  D．started the campaign named "Talk To Your Baby"
  （5）Which of the following would be the best title for the text？

  
  A．Best for Kids to Face Parents in Buggy
  B．Best for Kids to Communicate with Parents
  C．Stressed Babies Grow into Anxious Adults
  D．Buggy Manufacturers Care about the Finding
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第二節(jié)：短文改錯(cuò)（滿分10分）

• 6．During the summer of 2001，I started reading books in English，almost stories．I would learn a lot of new words from these books，but I had terribly problems memorizing them．I had to look up to the same word many times，for which was quite troublesome．I realized I do need a way to remember all this vocabulary．It was a great achievement for myself．I started writing down words from books that I read．I would come back from school，and then sit for an hour and two．I wrote down new words and added it to my collection．By the end of last year，my collection has grown to 3，000 words．
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