Module5TheConquestoftheUniverse(建議用時25分鐘)Ⅰ.閱讀理解AKatariaisthefounderoftheworldwidelaughtermovement.ThecelebrationofWorldLaughterDayisapositiveactivityforworldpeaceandisintendedtobuildupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughter.Thefirst“WorldLaughterDay”tookplaceinMumbai，India，on10thJanuary,1998.12,000membersfromIndiaandinternationalLaughterClubsattendedit.Nowthereareover5,000LaughterClubsworldwideonall5continents.“HAPPY－DEMIC”wasthefirstWorldLaughterDaygatheringoutsideIndia.Ittookplaceon9thJanuary，twoyearsaftertheMumbaigathering.InCopenhagen，Denmark，morethan10,000peoplegatheredatTownHallSquare.TheeventwentintoGuinnessBookofWorldRecords.“WorldLaughterDay”isnoworganizedonthefirstSundayofMayeveryyear.Hundredsofpeoplegatherworldwideonthatdaytolaughtogether.Today，manypeoplefearwidespreadinternationalterrorism.Theworldhasneverfacedsomuchunrestbefore.Peopleareatwarwithinthemselves.Laughterisauniversallanguage，whichhastheabilitytounitehumanitywithoutreligion.Laughtercanbuildamonconnectionbetweenvariousreligionsandcreateanewworldorder.Theideamaysoundover－ambitious(野心太大的)，andmaybeitis.Butmaybeitisnot.Itisourdeepbeliefthatlaughterandonlylaughtercanunitetheworld，buildingupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendship.Studiesalsosaythatlaughterhelpsyourbodydothefollowing：lowerbloodpressure；lightendepression；reducestress；workouttheheart，especiallyforthosewhoareunabletoperformphysicalexercise.Soinlife，whenyoucanlaugh，youshouldlaughloudlyandwithyourentirebody—becauseit’sgoodforyou.[語篇解讀]文章介紹了世界大笑日的來龍去脈。1．ThepurposeofcelebratingWorldLaughterDayis________.A．tobuildupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughterB．tobuildamonconnectionbetweenvariousreligionsC．toreducestressandlightendepressionD．tolowerbloodpressure解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。根據第一段第二句的后半部分isintendedtobuildupaglobalsenseofbrotherhoodandfriendshipthroughlaughter可知A項正確。2．ThefirstWorldLaughterDaygatheringoutsideIndiatookplace________.A．on10thJanuary,1998B．onthefirstSundayofMayC．on9thJanuary,1996D．on9thJanuary,2000解析：選D細節(jié)理解題。由第二段的第一、二句可知，第一次印度以外的世界大笑日是印度孟買的聚會過了兩年后的1月9日舉行的，由第一段的倒數第三句可知，印度孟買的那次聚會是在1998年舉行的，故答案為D。3．Theauthor’sattitudetowardslaughtermovementis________.A．positive B．negativeC．uninterested D．objective解析：選A態(tài)度判斷題。從最后兩段作者對大笑益處的介紹可以判斷出作者對此活動的態(tài)度是積極肯定的。positive意為“積極的，肯定的”。4．Thepassageismainlyabout________.A．WorldLaughterDayanditssignificanceB．theworldwidelaughtermovementC．auniversallanguageD．laughter解析：選A主旨大意題。文章前兩段介紹了“世界大笑日”這個節(jié)日的來歷，后兩段介紹了此節(jié)日的重要性，所以只有A項能概括全文的大意。BOnemorningmorethanthirtyyearsago，IenteredtheTrackKitchen，arestaurantwhereeveryonefromthehumblest(卑微的)tothemostpowerfulcameforbreakfast.Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly，unshavenman，wholookedsomewhat__disheveled__.Hewaswearingaworn－outhatandwasalone.IaskedifImightjoinhim.HeagreedquietlyandIsatdowntohavemybreakfast.Wecautiouslybeganaconversationandspokeaboutawiderangeofthings.Weneverintroducedourselves.Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.SoasIrosetogobacktothecounterandbuyasecondcupofcoffee，Iasked，“MayIgetyousomething？”“Acoffeewouldbenice.”ThenIboughthimacupofcoffee，wetalkedmore，andheacceptedanothercupofcoffee.Finally，Irosetoleave，wishedhimwell，andheadedfortheexit.AtthedoorImetoneofmyfriends.Heasked，“HowdidyougettoknowMr.Galbreath？”“Who？”“Themanyouweresittingwith.HeisChairmanoftheBoardofChurchillDowns.”Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying，offeringafreebreakfast，andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen!MyfewminuteswithMr.Galbreathchangedmylife.NowItrytotreateveryonewithrespect，nomatterwhoIthinktheyare，andtomeetanotherhumanbeingwithkindnessandsincerity.[語篇解讀]這篇文章告訴我們不要以貌取人。5．Whatdoestheunderlinedword“disheveled”mean?A．Unfriendly. B．Untidy.C．Gentle. D．Kind.解析：選B詞義猜測題。由上文中的“Inoticedanemptychairnexttoanelderly，unshavenman...”和下文中的“Hewaswearingaworn－outhatandwasalone.”可知disheveled在這兒是“儀容不整，穿著邋遢”的意思。選B。6．Theauthorboughtcoffeefortheoldmanbecause________.A．hethoughttheoldmanwaspoorB．hewantedtostartaconversationC．heintendedtoshowhispolitenessD．hewouldliketothanktheoldman解析：選A細節(jié)理解題。根據文中“Iwasconcernedthathemighthavenomoneyandnotbeabletoaffordsomethingtoeat.”可以判斷選A項。7．Howdidtheauthorprobablyfeelafterhetalkedwithhisfriend?A．Proud. B．Pitiful.C．Surprised. D．Regretful.解析：選C推理判斷題。根據“Icouldhardlybelieveit.Iwasbuying，offeringafreebreakfast，andfeelingpityforoneoftheworld’srichestandmostpowerfulmen！”可知，作者在他朋友告訴他那個老人是Mr.Galbreath之后感到很吃驚。由此判斷選C項。8．Whatisthemessagemainlyexpressedinthestory?A．Weshouldlearntobegenerous.B．Itishonorabletohelpthoseinneed.C．Peopleinhighpositionsarenotlikewhatweexpect.D．Weshouldavoidjudgingpeoplebytheirappearances.解析：選D主旨大意題。根據文章最后一句可知，作者想要表達的是不要以貌取人。由此判斷選D項。Ⅱ.閱讀填句Therearemanywaystofame.Whateveryourownrecipe(秘訣)is，ifyouwanttomakeitreallybig，don’tfollowinanyoneelse’sfootprints.__1__·Dosomethingunusual.Celebrity(成名)isallaboutstandingoutfromthecrowd.__2__CharlesBlondinstarteditalloff150yearsago.Hewalkedatightrope(鋼絲)acrosstheNiagaraFallstotheAmericanside，infrontofover10,000breathlessviewers.Afterhissuccess，Blondincrossedthefallsmanymoretimesinavarietyofways：inchains，onabicycle，andonce，blindfolded.·Discoversomething.Thebadnewsisthattherearenocountrieslefttodiscover.ThegoodnewsisthatintherainforestsofBrazil，thereareaboutthreemillionunnamedtypesofinsects.Oneofthemcouldbeyours.__3__Thoughnoonewillenjoyhearingyourname，youwillbefamousatleastuntilsomeoneesalonganddiscoversacure.·AppearonrealityTV.__4__Thegrowthof“realityTV”showslikeBigBrotherwhichstarordinarypeople，meansthatanyonecanpossiblybeeastar.__5__Whiletheshowisbeingbroadcasted，you’rethebiggeststaronEarth，butonceitisover，yourglamordisappears，andthelifeofbeinganobodyiswaitingroundthecorner.A．Whatwillmakesomeonerememberyou?B．Whatreallycounts