2021学年Unit 2 Travelling around随堂练习题

课时作业 9

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A

Dear Mary，

How are you? I saw you posted some wonderful photos  of the coastline near your hometown.  You're  really  getting  into  your photography! Right now I'm taking a break from social media (媒体) to write you an email.

Remember you said you'd like to come over to the UK sometime this year? Well, I was thinking that this year you might like to come to the Edinburgh Festival with me in August. I've got an aunt with a flat in the city centre who could put us up.

Do you know much about the festival? It's very famous — the biggest, most popular arts festival in the world! There are lots of things going on — art exhibitions (展览), concerts of all kinds, modern dance, a book festival, etc. The thing it's most famous for is the newest and most exciting theatre. People come from all over the world and perform (表演) in their own language.

In Scotland you have the best of both worlds: culture and wild land. After the festival, we could hire (租) a car and go up to some of the islands off the west coast, like Skye. The weather can be changeable in August, but the landscape (风景) is beautiful, with empty beaches and rocky mountains. It's the perfect place for you to take photos. Afterwards, we could head back to the east coast and visit my friend Rob in St. Andrews. It's really pretty and Rob's enjoyable to be with. You'd get on well with him.

So, why don't you have a think about it and then get back to me? Take your time, there's no rush.

Speak to you soon，

Sophie　　 　　　

【语篇解读】　本文是应用文。文章为一封邮件，主题为邀请朋友到苏格兰度假。

1．What is the best known activity at the Edinburgh Festival?

A．Modern dance.

B．Art exhibitions.

C．Performances of plays.

D．Different kinds of concerts.

答案与解析：C　细节理解题。由正文第三段中的“The thing it's most famous for is... perform in their own language”可知，爱丁堡艺术节最出名的活动是最新且最激动人心的戏剧表演。

2．What does Sophie suggest doing straight after the festival?

A．Seeing her friend Rob in St. Andrews.

B．Driving along the east coast of Scotland.

C．Taking photos while climbing mountains.

D．Visiting islands along the west coast of Scotland.

答案与解析：D　细节理解题。由正文第四段中的“After the festival... the west coast, like Skye”可知，Sophie建议参加完爱丁堡艺术节之后，驱车前往苏格兰西部海岸沿岸的一些岛屿游玩。

3．Why did Sophie send this email to Mary?

A．To invite her to visit Scotland.

B．To talk about her holiday plan.

C．To take a break from social media.

D．To introduce the Edinburgh Festival.

答案与解析：A　主旨大意题。在邮件中，Sophie首先夸赞了Mary的摄影技术，接着邀请她八月和自己一起参加爱丁堡艺术节，并做了之后的出行安排：先到苏格兰西部海岸岛屿观光，然后到东部海岸看朋友；且由“In Scotland... wild land”可知，爱丁堡艺术节的举办地点正是苏格兰；因此，Sophie写这封邮件的目的是邀请Mary到苏格兰旅行，参加爱丁堡艺术节，并欣赏苏格兰的美丽风景。

B

If you're planning on travelling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.

First of all, always check and double­check departure (起程) time. It is amazing how few people really do this carefully. Once I arrived at the airport a few minutes after ten. My secretary had got the ticket for me and I thought she had said that the plane left at 10：50. When I arrived at the airport, the clerk at the departure desk told me that my flight was closed. Therefore, I had to wait three hours for the next one and missed an important meeting.

The second rule is to remember that even in this age of credit cards, it is still important to have at least a little of the local currency (货币) with you when you arrive in a country. This can be necessary if you are flying to a place few tourists normally visit. Once I arrived at a place at midnight and the bank at the airport was closed. The only way to get to my hotel was by taxi and because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead. “Listen! I only take real money！” the driver said angrily. Luckily I was able to borrow a few dollars from a clerk at the hotel, but it was embarrassing.

The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave. I feel sorry for some of my workmates who travel in heavy suits and raincoats in May, when it is still fairly cool in London or Manchester, to places like Athens, Rome or Madrid, where it is already beginning to get quite warm during the day.

【语篇解读】　作者就外出旅行给读者提了三点建议。第一点是再三确认出发时间；第二点是随身带一些当地的货币；第三点是充分了解当地的天气情况。

4．Where is the writer most probably from?

A．Italy.   B．The USA.

C．Britain.  D．Greece.

答案与解析：C　细节理解题。根据第三段“... because I had no dollars, I offered to pay in pounds instead.”可知，作者没有带美元，想用英镑付打车的费用，由此可知，作者可能来自英国，故选C项。

5．According to the passage, the driver was angry because ________.

A．the author gave him the false (假的) money

B．the author did not give him the local money

C．the author offered to pay by credit card

D．the author had no enough change

答案与解析：B　细节理解题。根据第三段“Listen! I only take real money！”可知，司机的意思是他只收他们国家的钱，也就是美元，而且作者举这个例子是为了说明随身携带当地货币的重要性，故选B项。

6．Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A．The author tells people to choose warm places as their travel destinations.

B．You don't have to take credit cards when travelling.

C．You should know more about the weather of the place you'll visit.

D．It's unnecessary to check the departure time carefully.

答案与解析：C　细节理解题。根据第四段“The third and last rule is to find out as much as you can about the weather at your destination before you leave.”可知，出发前一定要尽可能多地了解目的地的天气情况，故选C项。

7．The writer mainly tells us ________.

A．how to make life easier

B．how to be well prepared for a trip

C．how to enjoy ourselves on a trip

D．how to plan our trip

答案与解析：B　主旨大意题。根据第一段“If you're planning on travelling, there are a few simple rules about how to make life easier both before and after your journey.”和后面几段的首句可知，作者认为去旅行前一定要做好充分的准备，作者给读者提了三条建议，故选B项。

C

When we are young we are taught that it's wrong to lie and we should always tell the truth. Unfortunately, most children lie even if they're told not to. Research carried out at the Institute of Child Study at Toronto University has shown that this might not be such a bad thing. Apparently (显然地), children who tell lies when they're two years old have a good chance of becoming successful adults (成年人)．

According to the research, at the age of two, 20 percent of children lie. At the age of three, 50 percent lie, and at four almost 90 percent lie. By the age of 12 almost every child tells lies.

Lying needs much brain work. and the better the lie is, the more work the brain has to do. By training  the  brain  early,  researchers  believe children will be able to think more clearly when they are adults.

Recent research, carried out by the Science Museum in London, has shown some interesting facts about the way we lie as adults. According to the research, the average British man tells three lies every day, that's over 1,000 lies a year. However, the average woman apparently only lies twice a day.

Most people think women are better liars (说谎者) than men although in fact they tell fewer lies. Popular women's lies include  ‘Nothing's wrong, I'm fine’， ‘I don't know where it is, I haven't  touched it’， and ‘It wasn't that expensive’．

Some people say you can lie as long as it's a white lie. A white lie is a lie told to avoid hurting someone's feelings. One of the most common lies for both men and women is ‘It's_just_what_I've_always_wanted’， said after opening a present from their partner.

【语篇解读】　本文是说明文。文章主要是有关谎言的调查研究。

8．What will happen to young children who lie?

A．They will possibly do wrong later.

B．They're likely to succeed in the future.

C．They will keep lying when they grow up.

D．They may have a good chance of losing others' trust.

答案与解析：B　细节理解题。根据第一段中的“children who tell lies when they're two years old have a good chance of becoming successful adults”可知，撒谎的小孩在以后很可能会取得成功。

9．What do the numbers in Para. 2 show about children?

A．Older children tell bigger lies than younger ones.

B．As they grow, they often lie about their age.

C．The older they are, the more likely they lie.

D．It's quite natural for them to tell lies.

答案与解析：C　推理判断题。第二段的研究结果表明，随着孩子年龄的增长，其说谎的概率也在增长。

10．What did the research by the Science Museum find out?

A．Men lie more than women.

B．Women are better liars than men.

C．Women's lies are usually not serious.

D．Men sometimes have to lie to women.

答案与解析：A　细节理解题。根据第四段中的“According to the research, the average British man tells three lies every day”和“the average woman apparently only lies twice a day”可知，男性比女性说的谎多。

11．What's the true feeling behind the underlined part in the last paragraph?

A．You know me so well.

B．I don't like the present.

C．You are good at picking presents.

D．I haven't received a present I really like.

答案与解析：B　推理判断题。画线部分是上一句“A white lie is a lie told to avoid hurting someone's feelings”的举例，由此可知，画线部分是一句善意的谎言，其实说话者并不喜欢这件礼物。