新人教版選修11《Unit 4 Legends of ancient Greece》2018年單元測試卷
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一、閱讀理解（滿分20分）
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1．In February 2006，Lydia Angyiou and her two sons were walking through their village in northern Canada．The sound of children shouting made her turn around．To her horror，Lydia saw a 700-pound polar bear behind her looking at her seven-year-old son．Getting between the bear and her child，Lydia began hitting and kicking the animal as hard as she could．A neighbor who heard all the noise came and shot the bear．But everyone agreed it was Lydia who had saved her children's lives．A local policeman described it this way，"…I guess when our backs are up against the wall，…we come up with superhuman strength．"
Where do the "superhuman strength"，courage and quick thinking come from？Experts say they come from stress!In stressful situations，the body releases chemicals that prepare it to take action．These chemicals give people the speed and strength they need to fight danger or run from it．
When we think of stress，we usually think of its negative effects．Studies，though，show that moderate （適度的）levels of stress are actually helpful．In fact，the way we perform is usually affected by the amount of stress we feel．
Stress causes the brain to release adrenalin （腎上腺素），which in turn increases our energy and excitement．This is why some people say they work better under a deadline．
If adrenalin is not released for long periods of time，people can feel bored and lazy．But some stress actually increases and strengthens our abilities instead of weakening them．We sometimes turn out our very best work when we push ourselves to the limit．Stress can also make us more confident．Handling small amounts of stress now prepares us for handling serious situations in the future．Who knows？Today's stress may even prepare us for the next polar bear that comes along our way!
（1）In the first paragraph，the case of Lydia Angyiou is mentioned to．
A．praise Lydia Angyiou for her courage
B．remind us of the danger of bears
C．make us learn the cause of the stress
D．show that stress can make people do unimaginable things
（2）What does the underlined part "our backs are up against the wall" mean？
A．we are nervous
B．we face the bear
C．we are in a dangerous situation
D．we stand against the wall
（3）From the passage we can know that stress may．
A．influence the way people solve problems
B．make people become cleverer than before
C．make people have the feeling of happiness
D．decrease the difficulties people meet with
（4）According to the passage，we can know that．
A．adrenalin makes people feel stressed
B．the lack of adrenalin can lead to one's boredom and laziness
C．the more adrenalin we have，the better we work
D．adrenalin provides us with much energy every day
（5）In the author's opinion，．
A．people should have much stress
B．a polar bear will appear at any time
C．stress in life is necessary for one's future
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2．One morning，Ann's neighbor Tracy found a lost dog wandering around the local elementary school．She asked Ann if she could keep an eye on the dog．Ann said that she could watch it only for the day．
Tracy took photos of the dog and printed off 400 FOUND fliers（傳單），and put them in mailboxes．Meanwhile，Ann went to the dollar store and bought some pet supplies，warning her two sons not to fall in love with the dog．At the time，Ann's son Thomas was 10 years old，and Jack，who was recovering from a heart operation，was 21 years old．
Four days later Ann was still looking after the dog，whom they had started to call Riley．When she arrived home from work，the dog threw itself against the screen door and barked madly at her．As soon as she opened the door，Riley dashed into the boys' room where Ann found Jack suffering from a heart attack．Riley ran over to Jack，but as soon as Ann bent over to help him the dog went silent．
"If it hadn't come to get me，the doctor said Jack would have died，"Ann reported to a local newspaper．At this point，no one had called to claim the dog，so Ann decided to keep it．
The next morning Tracy got a call．A man named Peter recognized his lost dog and called the number on the flier．Tracy started crying，and told him，"That dog saved my friend's son．"
Peter drove to Ann's house to pick up his dog，and saw Thomas and Jack crying in the window．After a few moments Peter said，"Maybe Odie was supposed to find you，maybe you should keep it．"
（1）What did Tracy do after finding the dog？
A．She looked for its owner
B．She gave it to Ann as a gift．
C．She sold it to the dollar store．
D．She bought some food for it．
（2）How did the dog help save Jack？
A．By breaking the door for Ann．
B．By leading Ann to Jack's room．
C．By dragging Jack out of the room．
D．By attending Jack when Ann was out．
（3）What was Ann's attitude to the dog according to Paragraph 4？
A．Sympathetic
B．Doubtful
C．Tolerant
D．Grateful
（4）For what purpose did Peter call Tracy？
A．To help her friend's son．
B．To interview Tracy
C．To take back his dog．
D．To return the flier to her．
（5）What can we infer about the dog from the last paragraph？
A．It would be given to Odie．
B．It would be kept by Ann's family．
C．It would be returned to Peter．
D．It would be taken away by Tracy．組卷：82引用：4難度：0.5
四、七選五（滿分10分）
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5．There is an English saying："（1）
"Until recently，few people took the saying seriously．Now，however，doctors have begun to look into laughter and the effects it has on the human body． （2）
Tests were carried out to study the effects of laughter on the body．People watched funny films while doctors checked their hearts，blood pressure，breathing and muscles．It was found that laughter has similar effects to physical exercise． （3）If laughter exercises the body，it must be beneficial．
Other tests have shown that laughter appears to be able to reduce the effect of pain on the body．In one experiment doctors produced pain in groups of students who listened to different radio programs．The group that tolerated（忍耐） the pain for the longest time was the group which listened to a funny program． （4）
（5）They have found that even if their patients do not really feel like laughing，making them smile is enough to produce beneficial effects similar to those caused by laughter．
A．Laughter can prolong one's life．
B．As a result of these discoveries，some doctors in the United States now hold laughter clinics in which they help to improve their patients' condition by encouraging them to laugh．
C．The reason why laughter can reduce pain seems to be that it helps to produce a kind of chemical in the brain which diminishes both stress and pain．
D．It increases blood pressure，the heart beating and breathing；it also works several groups of muscles in the face，the stomach and even the feet．
E．Although laughter helps cure the disease，doctors still cannot put this theory into clinic practice．
F．Laughter is the best medicine．
G．They have found that laughter can really improve people's health．組卷：29引用：9難度：0.7
五．書面表達（滿分25分）
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6．請用英語將下列六幅圖中的內容寫成一篇100詞左右的短文．
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