高中英语人教版选修9阶段质量检测一　Unit 1 Breaking records Word版含解析.doc

精品资料阶段质量检测(一)　Unit 1　 Breaking records A卷　学业水平达标【说明】　本试卷满分120分，考试时间100分钟Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) AEvery day we experience one of the wonders of the world around us without even realizing it. It is not the amazing complexity of television, nor the impressive technology of transport. The universal wonder we share and experience is our ability to make noises with our mouths，and so transmit ideas and thoughts to each other's minds. This ability comes so naturally that we tend to forget what a miracle (奇迹) it is.Obviously, the ability to talk is something that marks humans off from animals. Of course, some animals have powers just as amazing.Birds can fly thousands of miles by observing positions of the stars in the sky in relation to the time of day and year. In Nature's talent show, humans are a species of animal that have developed their own special act. If we reduce it to basic terms, it's an ability for communicating information to others, by varying sounds we make as we breathe out.Not that we don't have other powers of communication. Our facial expressions convey our emotions, such as anger, or joy, or disappointment.The way we hold our heads can indicate to others whether we are happy or sad. This is so­called “body language”. Bristling (直立的) fur is an unmistakable warning of attack among many animals. Similarly, the bowed head or drooping tail shows a readiness to take second place in any animal gathering.Such a means of communication is a basic mechanism that animals, including human beings, instinctively acquire and display. Is the ability to speak just another sort of instinct? If so, how did human beings acquire this amazing skill? Biologists can readily indicate that particular area of our brain where speech mechanisms function, but this doesn't tell us how that part of our bodies originated in our biological history.语篇解读：本文是一篇议论文。

传达信息给别人的能力来自于我们充分运用语言的超凡能力在某种程度上，人和动物本质上的不同也在于此1．According to the passage, the wonder we take for granted is ________ .A．our ability to use languageB．the miracle of technologyC．the amazing power of natureD．our ability to make noises with mouth解析：选A　细节理解题根据第一段的第三句可知答案D项只是不够完整的部分细节2．What feature of “body language” mentioned in the passage is common to both humans and animals?A．Lifting heads when sad.B．Keeping long faces when angry.C．Bristling hair when ready to attack.D．Bowing heads when willing to obey.解析：选D　细节理解题。

根据第三段的内容可知：A、B两项只提到人而不指动物，C项只提到动物而不指人第三段的最后一句既提到了人也提到了动物故D项正确3．What can be inferred from Paragraph 3?A．Body language is unique to humans.B．Animals express emotions just as humans do.C．Humans have other powers of communication.D．Humans are no different from animals to some degree.解析：选D　推理判断题A项片面地强调body language是人类的唯一性；B项强调了动物与人类的完全等同与文意不符；C项为文章内容细节；D项“在某种程度上，人类确实与动物没什么不同与本段的暗示相吻合4．This passage is mainly about ________ .A．the development of body languageB．the special role humans play in natureC．the power to convey information to othersD．the difference between humans and animals in language use解析：选C　主旨大意题。

A项是指“肢体语言的发展”，只是将文章的细节扩大；B项“人类在自然界中的特殊作用”，不够具体；C项“传达信息给别人的能力”，是文章自始至终所阐述的观点；D项是指“人类与动物在语言应用方面的差异”，是文章的细节，而不是主要阐述的观点BThe engineer Camillo Olivetti was 40 years old when he started the company in 1908.At his factory in Ivrea, he designed and produced the first Italian typewriter. Today the company's head office is still in Ivrea, near Turin, but the company is much larger than it was in those days and there are offices all around the world.By 1930 there was a staff of 700 and the company turned out 13,000 machines a year. Some went to customers in Italy, but Olivetti exported more typewriters to other countries.Camillo's son, Adriano, started working for the company in 1924 and later he became the boss. He introduced a standard speed for the production line and he employed technology and design specialists. The company developed new and better typewriters and then calculators (计算器). In 1959 it produced the ELEA computer system. This was the first mainframe (主机) computer designed and made in Italy.After Adriano died in 1960, the company had a period of financial problems. Other companies, especially the Japanese, made faster progress in electronic technology than the Italian company.In 1978, Carlo de Benedetti became the new boss. Olivetti increased its marketing and service networks and made agreements with other companies to design and produce more advanced office equipment.Soon it became one of the world's leading companies in information technology and communications. There are now five independent companies in the Olivetti group — one for personal computers, one for other office equipment, one for systems and services, and two for telecommunications.语篇解读：自从第一台打字机于1908年在意大利诞生，Olivetti集团已经跨越了百年历史。

在它飞速发展的过程中，也曾有过举步维艰的岁月5．From the text we learn that ________ .A．by 1930 Olivetti produced 13,000 typewriters a yearB．Olivetti earned more in t。