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《2018-2019学年高中英语 Unit 23 Conflict单元综合测评 北师大版选修8》由会员上传分享,免费在线阅读,更多相关内容在教育资源-天天文库。
1、Unit23ConflictⅠ.阅读理解(共15小题;每小题2分,满分30分)AAfailedplottokillBarackObama,uncoveredbyUSfederalagentsrecently,hasremindedpeopleoftheideasthatsomehumansassociatewithsimplenumbers.TwowhiteAmericanNeoNaziracists(新纳粹种族主义者)hadplannedtokill88AfricanAmericans,befor
2、efinallyassassinating(暗杀)Obama.Thenumber“88”isequatedwith“HH”,initials(首字母)fortheNazigreeting,“HeilHitler”.“H”istheeighthletterofthealphabet.ManypeoplewerenotfamiliarwiththeNeoNaziimportanceof88,butassociationsattachedtoothernumbersaremorewellknown,ifn
3、otalwaysbelieved.Thenumber13,forinstance,isconsidereddeeplyunlucky.IntheUS,manybuildingsdonothaveafloornumbered13.Theyinsteadlabelit12A,orusetheletterM,whichisthe13thletterintheEnglishalphabet.NewYork'sJohnF.KennedyInternationalairportdoesnothaveagaten
4、umber13.AndthepopularIrishflightcarrier,RyanAir,hasbanished(摒弃)row13fromallitsplanes.LastyearwhenBrusselsAirlineput13dotsintheirnewlogo,thefloodofplaintswassovastthattheairlinewasforcedtochangetheir“unluckylogo”andaddanadditionaldot.ThefearesfromaBible
5、story,whichstatesthatJudasIscariot,thedisciple(门徒)whobetrayed(出卖)Jesus,wasthe13thtositatthetableintheLastSupper.ButthemostfascinatingfearofthenumberrelatestoFridaythe13th.It'sadayofdoublebadluck.IntheUS,manypeoplewouldnotscheduleaweddingforFridaythe13t
6、h.AccordingtotheStressManagementCenterandPhobiaInstituteintheUS,anestimated17to21millionAmericansareaffectedbyafearofthisday.【语篇解读】 本文通过一个刺杀总统奥巴马未遂的谋杀,介绍了人与数字的联系。1.Fromthefirsttwoparagraphs,wecanknowthat________.A.alotofAmericanswanttokillBarackObamaB.
7、thenumber88isequatedwith13C.therearestillracistsintheUSD.thetwowhiteAmericanshadkilled88AfricanAmericansbeforekillingBarackObama【解析】 细节理解题。由第二段可知在美国仍有新纳粹种族主义者。【答案】 C2.WhenyougoaboardtheRyanAir,youwillprobablyfindthat________.A.row13isreplacedwith12AB.t
8、hereisnogate13C.passengersplainthereis13dotsonitslogoD.noneoftheirplaneshaverow13【解析】 细节理解题。由第四段中的“AndthepopularIrishflightcarrier,RyanAir,hasbanished(摒弃)row13fromallitsplanes.”可知D项正确。【答案】 D3.IfyouareintheUS,youwillprobablynot______.A.l
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