1、Unit 4Pygmalion 综合练习阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项（A 、B 、C 和D）中，选出最佳选项。If Mickey Mouse slips on a banana peel on TV, viewers laugh. But for ordinary people,falling is not amusing. If you trip on a curb or fall 1 your bike, you can 2 days to heal. For old people, the result of a fall can be 3 . Scientists
2、 at the University of Pittsburgh, US, wanted to know 4 why some people are more 5 to fall than others.The researchers found that balance involves 6 planting your feet on the ground and 7 tall. Your brain keeps your sense of 8 with inputs from your eyes and inner ears and sensations from your feet an
3、d legs. If something goes 9 with any of these, youre likely to fall. People 10 to fall more often as they grow 11 because their senses are less acute(敏锐的).State of 12 is important too. The research shows that when people know they 13 on a slippery surface, they shorten their pace and walk with flatt
4、er feet. As a result, they fall 14 often. “We actually make people slip and fall,“ researcher Mark Redfern said. People of different ages fall 15 in his lab. Cameras record their falls and a computer analyzes the data. Scientists then can train people16 fall often how to be on the alert.“If they 17
5、a lifelike but 18 environment, people eventually can learn to handle the real thing,“ Redfern said. Falls happen to everyone sometimes. Next time you see someone fall, think about why and offer a 19 hand. This persons painful experience may 20 you falling at the same place.( ) 1. A. to B. down C. of
6、f D. on ( ) 2. A. spend B. take C. cost D. waste( ) 3. A. worse B. less C. better D. more( ) 4. A. why B. when C. how D. where( ) 5. A. possible B. able C. probable D. likely( ) 6. A. rather than B. other than C. less than D. more than( ) 7. A. to stand B. standing C. being D. to be( ) 8. A. balance
7、 B. stability C. responsibility D. humor ( ) 9. A. worse B. bad C. wrong D. terrible( )10. A. tend B. plan C. mean D. intend( ) 11. A. wilder B. up C. older D. more ( )12. A. eyes B. mind C. ears D. feet( )13. A. are walking B. walk C. have walked D. will walk( )14. A. more B. less C. much D. little
8、( ) 15. A. by accident B. by mistake C. on purpose D. on time( )16. A. they B. them C. who D. whom( ) 17. A. used to B. use to C. are used for D. get used to( ) 18. A. controlled B. controlling C. to control D. being controlled( ) 19. A. help B. helpful C. helper D. helping( ) 20. A. keep B. protect
9、 C. prevent D. save Keys: .1-5 CBAAD 6-10 DBACA 11-15 CBABC 16-20 CDADCWork stress levels “lower“ in UKUK workers are among the least stressed in Europe, a survey has suggested.Just 20% of British workers found their workplace “too stressful“ compared with an average of 27% across Europe.Switzerland
10、 and Sweden suffered the highest levels of anxiety in their job (33%), the survey by global recruitment(招募) agency Kelly Services found.The poll of 19,000 people across 12 countries also found that male workers, older staff and those in steady jobs were under the greatest pressure.“A certain amount
11、of stress is inevitable and can be a good thing when it pushes people beyond their comfort zone to work harder and smarter,“ said Steve Girdler, marketing director of Kelly Services UK.“But high levels of prolonged stress are not good because they have an effect on productivity(生产效率) and are associa
12、ted with physical and emotional illness,“ he warned.The group also found stress increased significantly with age - rising from 19% in the 15-24 age group to 23% for those aged 45 and above.The report suggested these workers could also be suffering from added stress at home and increased responsibili
13、ty.Those working the longest hours found their job the most stressful - 18% for those working 30 hours or less, 34% for those clocking on for 41-50 hours, and 50% for those working longer than 51 hours. Kelly Services also uncovered a close link between stress and job satisfaction.For those workers
14、who said they faced too much stress, just 28% were happy in their jobs, while for those with “just the right amount of stress“ happiness levels jumped to 65%.The findings suggest staff enjoy jobs where they face challenges that push them to “learn new skills“.1. The underlined word “inevitable” in P
15、aragraph 5 means_.A. unreasonable B. unnecessary C. unavoidable D. unexpected2. How many British workers surveyed found their workplace “too stressful”?A. 5130. B. 6270. C. 3610. D. 3800. 3. Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?A. Stress is of no benefit to workers at all, whe
16、ther young or old. B. Long term of high stress may result in various sicknesses.C. The longer a worker works, the more stressed he will beD. The older a worker is, the more stress he will have to face4. The purpose of writing the passage is _.A. to offer practical tips on reducing working stressB. t
17、o find the link between stress and job satisfactionC. to seek ways to reduce the workers working stressD. to report the result of a recent survey in Europe1-4 CDADOn July 16th 1995, a new bookstore opened in the American city of Seattle. No one steps inside to buy anything. Yet, the store, if you co
18、uld call it that, had sales last year of 7000 million dollars. Ten years ago, few people bought things over the Internet. Few thought it was safe. A changed many peoples minds. Ten years later, an estimated(估计) seven out of ten American adults have used a computer to buy something. Market researcher
19、s at ComScore Networks estimate online spending last year at 117,000 million dollars. That was for goods and travel services. The person who started Amazon, Jeff Bezos remains its leader. In the 1990s, he urged employees to help Amazon get big fast. Yet, Amazon invested in many similar businesses th
20、at failed. Amazon lost plenty of money. It did not make a profit until 2003. Its most recent profit and earnings report released last week was better than many market watchers had expected.Today people can buy not just books and music but also many other products through Amazon. It competes with eBa
21、y, which celebrates its 10th birthday in September. eBay calls itself “the worlds online marketplace“. It does not sell anything. Instead, it provides a way for others to sell goods and services. People who want to buy something make competing offers through online auctions. eBay has grown to includ
22、e several other businesses. These include Paypal, a company that processes online payments.As online sellers grew, traditional stores saw the future. Today, stores from the smallest to the biggest sell on the Internet. These include the biggest of all, Wal-Mart.1. What is the correct relationship be
23、tween A(A), eBay(B) and Paypal(P)?A. B. C. D. 2. A and eBay are different in that _.A. one sells something while the other doesntA BBB PPAB P A BPABB. one is making profits while the other isnt C. one was opened 10 years earlier than the otherD. one operates online but the other doesnt3. We can infe
24、r from the passage that_.A. A has been making profits for ten yearsB. traditional bookstores are wondering at their futuresC. Wal-Mart is among the largest online storesD. online shopping tends to be larger and easier4. The passage is most likely to be _. A. an economics report B. an entertainment report C. a political report D. a cultural report1-4 DADA
