選擇性必修第二冊Unit1閱讀理解題組——練速度(35mins)閱讀理解AItwaslate,about10:15pmJaniceEspositogotoffthetrain,wenttohercarandstarteddrivinghome.Shewassofamiliarwiththeroutethatshealmostdroveautomatically:turnedlefttotheStationRoad,thenanotherleftontoMontaukHighway,andthen—bam!WhenEsposito'scarhadjustcrossedtherailroadtracks,ithitanothervehicleandwaspushedbackontothetracks.Injuredbutmostlyshockedbythecrashandbytheairbagsthatpoppedup,shewasstuckinthevehicle.Asithappened,PeteDipintowasjustabouttogotosleepwhenheheardasharpnoiseandsawtheaccidentnotfaroutsidehisbedroomwindow.Asavolunteerfirefighterandretiredteacher,Dipintowhowas65,fetchedaflashlightandrushedoutwithouthesitation.“AnyfirefighterwouldhavedonewhatIdid.We'realwaysonduty,”hesaid.Atfirst,hespottedtheothercarintheaccident.Aftermakingsurethatthedriverwasallright,DipintolookedaroundanddiscoveredEsposito'scarstraddling(橫跨)therailwaytracks.Andthenheheardthebellring,whichsignaledatrain'sarrival.DipintorushedtoEsposito'scarandbrokethewindowonthedriver'sside.Espositolookedupathim,withhereyesglazingover.“Idon'tknowwhereIam,”shesaid.“You’reontherailroadtracks,”Dipintoyelled.“Ihavetogetyouoffrightnow!”Thetrainwasrunningtowardsthemataspeedofsome105kilometersperhour.Thedriver’sdoorcannotbeopenedduetothecollision,soDipintoquicklyrantotheothersideandmanagedtoopenthedoor.Heputtheairbagsaside,seizedherarms,pulledhertowardshimacrossthepassengerseatuntilfinallygotheroutandwalkedhertosafetyasswiftlyaspossible.Severalsecondslater,thetraincrashedintothevehicle.Itwaslikeamovie,Dipintotoldreportersthenextday.“Lastnight,”saidSouthCountryAmbulance'sChief,“theheroarrivedinpajamas(睡衣),notinafiretruck.”

1.WhatcanweknowabouttheaccidentfromParagraph1?A.Esposito'scarhitanothervehicle.B.Espositodrovetoofast.C.Espositodidn'tknowtheroutewell.D.ArunningtraincrashedintoEsposito'scar.2.HowdidJaniceEspositofeelrightaftertheaccident?A.Shefeltallright.B.Shewasbadlyhurt.C.Shegotstuckinthecar.D.Shecompletelylostherconsciousness.3.Whatdoestheunderlinedword“collision”meaninParagraph5?A.Movingobjectcrashesintosomething.B.Tobemovingslowlyinthesamedirection.C.Astrongdisagreementbetweentwogroups.D.Anideaoccurswhentwodifferentculturesconflict.4.HowwasJaniceEspositorescuedfromhercar?A.Throughthewindowonthedriver'sside.B.Throughthedooronthedriver'sside.C.Throughthewindowonthepassenger'sside.D.Throughthedooronthepassenger'sside.5.Whatdidthechiefmeanby“theheroarrivedinpajamas,notinafiretruck”?A.Dipintowasnotaprofessionalfirefighter.B.Dipintorushedtosavelifewithoutthinkingabouthimself.C.Dipintowasaspecialfirefighterwholikedwearingpajamas.D.Dipintowasunabletofindafiretruckwhentheaccidenthappened.BForpeoplewhoareinterestedinsound,thefieldofsoundtechnologyisdefinitelymakingnoise.Inthepast,soundengineersworkedinthebackroomsofrecordingstudios,butmanyoftoday'ssoundprofessionalsaresharingtheirknowledgeandexperiencewithprofessionalsinotherfieldstocreatenewproductsbasedonthephenomenonwecallsound.Soundcanbeusedasaweapon.Imaginethatapoliceofficerischasingathief.Thethieftriestoescape.Andtheofficercan'tlethimgetaway.Hepullsoutaspecialdevice,pointsitatthesuspect,andswitchesiton.Thethiefdropstotheground.ThisnewweaponiscalledaLongRangeAcousticDevice(LRAD,遠(yuǎn)程定向聲波發(fā)射器).Itproducesadeafeningsoundsopainfulthatittemporarilydisablesaperson.ThenoisefromtheLRADisdirectedlikearayoflightandtravelsonlyintotheearsofthatperson,butitisnotdeadly.Forthosewhohungerforsomepeaceandquiet,soundcannowcreatesilence.Let'ssayyouareattheairport,andthelittleboyontheseatnexttoyouishumming(哼唱)ashortcommercialsong.Hehumsitoverandoveragain,andyouareabouttogocrazy.ThankstotheSilenceMachine,aBritishinvention,youcangetridofthesoundwithoutupsettingtheboyorhisparents.OnemaywonderhowtheSilenceMachineworks.Well,itfunctionsbyanalyzingthewavesoftheincomingsoundandcreatingasecondsetofoutgoingwaves.Thetwosetsofwavescanceleachotherout.Simplyturnthemachineon,pointitatthetarget,andyourpeaceandquietcomesback.Directedsoundisanewtechnologythatallowscompaniestousesoundinmuchthesamewayspotlights(聚光燈)areusedinthetheater.Aspotlightlightsuponlyonesectionofastage;similarly,a“spotsound”createsacircleofsoundinonetargetedarea.Thiscanbeusefulforbusinessessuchasrestaurantsandstoresbecauseitoffersanewwaytoattractcustomers.Restaurantscanofferachoiceofmusicalongwiththevariousfoodchoicesonthemenu,allowingcustomersmorecontrolovertheatmosphereinwhichtheyaredining.Directedsoundisalsobeginningtoappearinshoppingcentersandevenathomes.6.WhatcouldbeinferredfromParagraph2abouttheeffectoftheLRAD?A.Itcausestemporaryhearingloss.B.Itslowsdownarunningman.C.Itmakesiteasytoidentifyasuspect.D.Itkeepsthesuspectfromhurtingothers.7.TheSilenceMachineisadevicespeciallydesignedto.

A.silencethepeoplearoundyouB.removethesoundofcommercialsC.blocktheincomingsoundwavesD.stopunwantedsoundfromaffectingyou8.Whatfeaturedospotsoundsandspotlightsshare?A.Theytravelincircles.B.Theycleartheatmosphere.C.Theycanbetransformedintoenergy.D.Theycanbedirectedontoaspecificarea.9.Directedsoundcanbeusedfor.

A.creativedesignsofrestaurantmenusB.idealsoundeffectsonthetheaterstageC.differentchoicesofmusicforbusinessesD.strictcontroloveranysuspiciouscustomer10.Whatdoesthepassagefocuson?A.Howprofessionalsinventedsoundproducts.B.Inventionsinthefieldofsoundtechnology.C.Thegrowinginterestinthestudyofsound.D.Howsoundengineersworkintheirstudios.CAtrialprojectbytheMontrealChildren'sHospitalsuggestedthattheuseofmedicalhypnosis(催眠)canreducepainandanxietyinpatients.Theprojectalsoresultedinareductionintheamountofmedicinesusedtoperformmedical-imaging(醫(yī)學(xué)影像)procedures.“Duringtheexaminationchildrendon'tmove.Itworksperfectly.It'samazing,”saidJohanneL'Ecuyer,amedical-imagingtechnologistatthehospital.TheprojectwasinspiredbyaFrenchteamfromRouenUniversityHospitalCentrewhereexaminationsaredoneunderhypnosisinsteadofgeneralanesthesia(麻醉).AFrenchmedical-imagingtechnologist—alsoahypnotist—wasinvitedtotrainafewmembersinthemedical-imagingdepartmentofthechildren'shospital.Inall,80examinationswereconductedfortheprojectbetweenJanuaryandSeptember,2019,focusingontheimagingproceduresthatwouldcauseanxiety.Hypnosisisnotastateofsleep:Itisratheramodified(改變的)stateofconsciousness.Thetechnologistwillguidethepatienttothismodifiedstate—animaginaryworldthatwilldisassociateitselfmoreandmorefromtheprocedurethatfollows.“Thetechnologistmustbuildupastorywiththepatient,”Ms.L'Ecuyersaid.“Thepatientisleftwiththepowertochoosewhathewantstotalkabout.Doyouplaysports?Doyoulikegoingtothebeach?Weestablishasubjectthatwewilldiscussthroughouttheprocedure.”Everythingthathappensnextduringtheproceduremustberelatedtothisstory—aninjection(注射)becomesthebiteofaninsect;theheatontheskinbecomesthesensationofthesunandamachinethatringsbecomesapolicecarpassingnearby.“Theimportantthingisthatthetechnologistassociateswhatishappeningoutsidethepatient'sbodywithwhatthepatientseesinhishead,”Ms.L'Ecuyersaid.“Itrequirescreativityonthepartofthetechnologist,imagination,alotofpatienceandkindness.”TheprocedureappealedtothestaffalotwhenitwasintroducedinJanuary.“ItspreadlikewildfirethatsomeonefromFrancewasheretotrainthetechnologists,”Ms.L'Ecuyersaid.Sheaddedthatshehadalineofstaffatherdoorwantingtotakethetraining.11.Oneoftheresultsproducedbythetrialprojectis.

A.abetterunderstandingofchildrenB.lessuseofcertainmedicinesC.newmedical-imagingtechnologyD.animprovedreputationofthehospital12.TheFrenchtechnologistcametothechildren'shospitalto.

A.assistintreatingapatientB.carryouthypnosistrainingC.startupanewdepartmentD.learnabouttheprocedure13.AccordingtoParagraph5,hypnosisworksby.

A.creatingaperfectworldforpatientsB.forcingpatientsintoastateofdeepsleepC.puttingpatientsintoanunconsciousstateD.leadingpatients'consciousnessawayfromreality14.Whatcanwelearnaboutthestoryusedintheprocedure?A.Itshouldkeeppacewiththeprocedure.B.Itreflectsthepatient'screativity.C.Itisselectedbythetechnologist.D.Ittellswhatdoctorsaredoingtothepatient.15.Theprocedurewasreceivedamongthestaffwith.

A.uncertaintyB.enthusiasmC.worry D.criticism16.Whatisthepassagemainlyabout?A.Alleasywaytocommunicatewithpatients.B.Thestandardmethodofconductinghypnosis.C.Anintroductionofmedical-imagingtechnology.D.Theuseofhypnosisinmedical-imagingprocedures.DContrarytoadvertisementsseenontelevision,readinmagazines,orheardontheradio,spendingalotofmoneyonagiftforafriendorlovedoneistotallyunnecessary.Manypeoplecollectphotosormementos(紀(jì)念品)fromspecialevents,trips,orcelebrationsthroughouttheirlives,throwingtheminadrawerorcardboardboxsomewhere,intendingtosortthemoutlater.Itseems,though,that“l(fā)ater”nevercomes.So,thenexttimeyou'rereadytobuyasilkscarforapairofleatherglovesforthatspecialsomeone,considersortingthroughthatjunkdrawerfilledwithmementosandspecialphotos.Forexample,youcandecorateaninexpensivepictureframewithcolorfulbuttonsforyourmotherwhoisinterestedinsewing,orusetinymachinepartsforyourworkshop-crazedbrother.Insertingaspecialphotoofyouandthatcertainsomeonewillcreateagiftthatwillbetreasuredforever.Shadowboxesareawonderfulwaytodisplayseveralobjectsfromasinglespecialevent,suchasawedding.Taketheoriginalweddinginvitation,adriedflowerfromthetablecentrepiece,oranythingelsethatyoucangatherfromthewedding,anddisplaytheminthebox.Whenyouhavemanyphotosandmementos,makeaphotoalbumorscrapbook(剪貼簿)forafriendorfamilymember.Today,theoptionsfordecoratingyourbookarenearlyendless.Enteringascrapbookingstorecanmakeyourheadspin.Ifthishappenstoyouonyourfirstscrapbookingvisit,considertakinganintroductoryclass,whichmanystoresoffer.Ofcourse,youwillhaveamuchbetterideaofwhichscrapbooksuppliestobuywhentheclassends.Picturesorbooksthatcanbeenjoyedoverandoveragainareone-of-a-kind,originalgifts.Thereisnothinglikereceivingagiftthatcomesstraightfromtheheart.Suchgiftshelppeoplerecallhappytimesandstrengthenthebondbetweenthegiverandthereceiver.17.Whatistheauthor'sattitudetogiftadvertisements?A.Tolerant. B.Doubtful.C.Uncaring. D.Disapproving.18.AccordingtoParagraph2,shadowboxes.

A.aremoreexpensivethanpictureframesB.areusuallymadeofcheapmaterialsC.canbeusedtoshowmementosD.canbeapreciousweddinggift19.TheintroductoryclassmentionedinParagraph3willhelpyoulearnhowto.

A.takebeautifulpicturesB.decorateyourscrapbookC.startascrapbookingstoreD.writeabookonscrapbooking20.Whichwouldbethebesttitleforthetext?A.AGiftfromtheHeartB.ASpecialPhotoAlbumC.TheFirstScrapbookingVisitD.TheTreasuredShadowBoxes

選擇性必修第二冊Unit1閱讀理解題組——練速度1.A解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段倒數(shù)第二句“WhenEsposito’scarhadjustcrossedtherailroadtracks,ithitanothervehicleandwaspushedbackontothetracks.(當(dāng)Esposito的車剛剛穿過鐵軌時(shí),它撞上了另一輛車,并被推回到了鐵軌上。)”可知選A項(xiàng)。2.C解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段最后一句“Injuredbutmostlyshockedbythecrashandbytheairbagsthatpoppedup,shewasstuckinthevehicle.”可知,Esposito受傷了,但主要是受到了撞擊和彈出的安全氣囊的驚嚇,被困在了車?yán)铩９蔬xC項(xiàng)。3.A解析詞義猜測題。根據(jù)畫線單詞所在句“Thedriver’sdoorcannotbeopenedduetothecollision...”可知,很明顯,車門打不開是由撞車事故造成的。故選A項(xiàng)。4.D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段中的“...soDipintoquicklyrantotheothersideandmanagedtoopenthedoor...walkedhertosafetyasswiftlyaspossible.”可知選D項(xiàng)。5.B解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)Dipinto聽到撞車聲音后第一時(shí)間就出來救人,還穿著睡衣可以推斷出,Dipinto只顧著救人,沒顧及自己。故選B項(xiàng)。6.A解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第二段最后兩句內(nèi)容可推知,LRAD能造成當(dāng)事人暫時(shí)性聽力喪失,但并不致命。7.D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第三段內(nèi)容可推斷,英國發(fā)明的SilenceMachine能阻止那些不必要的聲音影響你。8.D解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段前兩句內(nèi)容可知,兩者的相同之處在于,它們都集中在一個(gè)特定的區(qū)域。9.C解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段內(nèi)容可推斷,定向聲可用于商業(yè)上不同的音樂選擇。10.B解析主旨大意題。通讀全文內(nèi)容,并結(jié)合第一段內(nèi)容可知,這篇文章主要介紹了在聲音技術(shù)領(lǐng)域的一些發(fā)明。11.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一段中的“Theprojectalsoresultedinareductionintheamountofmedicinesusedtoperformmedical-imagingprocedures.”可知,這個(gè)項(xiàng)目也使醫(yī)學(xué)影像過程中用藥量的減少。故選B項(xiàng)。12.B解析細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段中的“AFrenchmedical-imagingtechnologist—alsoahypnotist—wasinvitedtotrainafewmembersinthemedical-imagingdepartmentofthechildren’shospital.”可知,一個(gè)法國醫(yī)學(xué)影像的技術(shù)師被邀請來培訓(xùn)兒童醫(yī)院醫(yī)學(xué)影像部門的一些成員。故選B項(xiàng)。13.D解析推理判斷題。根據(jù)第五段第一句“Hypnosisisnotastateofsleep:Itisratheramodifiedstateofconsciousness.”可知,催眠不是一種睡眠狀態(tài),而是一種改變了的有意