人教版高中英语：必修4 Unit 5 Theme parks 单元练习（含答案）

4.5 Theme parks
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
The other weekend I went to the mall in search of a new pair of tennis shoes. When I arrived at the mall, the stores were crowded. Apparently, none of these shoppers had read Leaf Van Boven’s 2005 review article highlighting(强调) the benefits of spending money on experiences over material goods.
When surveying various cultures to determine what makes people happy, researchers kept finding that having more is not equal to being happier. And people who try to have more are, in fact, less satisfied. For example, the more that people support the statement “Buying things gives me pleasure，” the less satisfied they are with their lives. But it seems that this is only true if you are spending your money on “things” rather than “memories.” Whether people are asked to directly compare experiential with material purchases or to simply reflect on a specific recent purchase, they report that the experiential purchase made them happier, contributed more to their happiness, and was “money better spent”．
Why is money spent to create memories better spent In his review article, Van Boven suggests that experiences are more personal and unique, and thus harder to compare. When people are asked whether they’d prefer to live in a world where they earned $50，000 a year while others earned $25，000 or a world where they earned $100，000 while others earned $200，000, about half of the people prefer to earn $50，000 if it means they earn more than everyone else. But when asked whether they’d prefer two weeks of vacation while everyone else got one, or four weeks while everyone else got eight, 85 percent of people prefer the four weeks even if other people get more.
People are generally engaging in(参与) experiences with others, but purchasing a new pair of boots is more likely to be a lonely affair. There is also something negative associated with being materialistic and researchers have found that people tend to prefer to interact with other people who are “experiential” than those who are “materialistic”．Engaging in an experience together can also help people create shared memories and connections.
1. What did the author think of the shoppers mentioned in the first paragraph
A. They had a great interest in tennis.
B. They cared more about material things.
C. They lived a happier life than him.
D. They opposed Van Boven’s theory.
2. What did the survey show
A. Happiness cannot be bought with money.
B. Good memories cannot be replaced by money.
C. People in different cultures have the same opinion on happiness.
D. Experiential purchases produce greater happiness for consumers.
3. What do we learn from the figures in Paragraph 3
A. Material purchases aren’t affected by money.
B. Experiential purchases can’t be compared easily.
C. Most people want to be richer than others.
D. Half the people want to have engaging experiences.
4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph
A. Experiences help us create relationships.
B. Materials give us a sense of dignity.
C. Materials give us a sense of achievement.
D. Experiences help us improve our social status.
Every day since early July, Tiffany Wong has been painting a small watercolor of one woman and then has been sharing the painting on the Internet, providing background information about each woman. Wong started the project to give more people a chance to learn about the different roles of famous women in history. “We don’t really get to learn much about them in our school，” Wong said. “I wanted to make the women’s history more available for people so that they wouldn’t have to do research and they wouldn’t forget their achievements.”
Wong’s interest in the women’s history started when she was young. As a child in California, she read books about women, including scientist Barbara McClintock, doctor Elizabeth Blackwell and other outstanding women.
The idea to develop her own women’s history project was inspired in part by a free course through HarvardX, the Harvard University’s developer of online courses. Wong has worked there for the past five years after learning international education policy from the university. The Schlesinger Library provided another inspiration for Wong. In 2018, she visited the library’s 75th anniversary exhibit, which told the stories of women through 75 documents and objects.
As an artist since childhood, Wong decided her project would include both paintings and research about the women. “The written part of the post consumes energy and brain and often takes longer than the painting，” Wong said. Whenever possible, she used original sources and quotes, often referring to papers and other documents.
None of the paintings includes the facial features of the women, which is a painting style that makes the paintings easier to do, while giving people an opportunity to see themselves in the image. “I wanted something open，” Wong said. “I wanted people to feel like they could also be these people.”
Her subjects occasionally notice her posts. In February, Wong wrote about the career of Merritt Moore, a physicist and dancer with an undergraduate degree from Harvard. Moore shared the post with her own followers and left a comment for Wong. “Wong! I’m so touched. Thank you! Love this！” Moore wrote.
5. What has Wong begun to do since early July
A. Paint well－known women in history.
B. Learn to draw with a watercolor brush.
C. Share a painting of herself on the Internet.
D. Collect information about each woman she knows.
6. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The sources of the motivation Wong got for her project.
B. The cause of Wong’s making up the women’s stories.
C. The aim of Wong’s learning HarvardX’s online courses.
D. The reasons for Wong’s studying international education.
7. Which of the following did Wong find the most difficult in her project
A. Drawing the women’s facial features.
B. Selling her paintings on social websites.
C. Doing a questionnaire about famous women.
D. Writing background information for the women.
8. What can be the best title of the text
A. Fight for Equal Rights for Women
B. Learn from Wong’s Artistic Career
C. Draw Historical Famous Women to Remember Their Contributions
D. Give Famous Women in History an Opportunity to Draw Themselves
Ⅱ. 阅读填句
People notice and will judge you by even the subtlest(最细微的) movements. This is true in both social and professional situations, including job interviews. Retired FBI agent Joe Navarro claims that people have four to eight seconds to make a first impression. __1__．
Sitting down.
After you shake hands, give hugs, or verbally(口头地) greet the person or group, you’re likely to want to take a seat. Look for a chair and sit on the edge of it, so that your feet touch the floor and you can hold your back straight.
__2__. That’s an awkward position that can make others uncomfortable. Ladies, make sure your skirt is long enough to cover the majority of your thigh(大腿)．
__3__．
When you gesture, you’re saying more than the words coming out of your mouth. Remember that every culture has a list of acceptable and unacceptable gestures, so if you are in an unfamiliar situation, keep hand movements to a minimum. __4__. Before you go to another country, learn what gestures are considered offensive.
Keeping a comfortable distance.
Unless you are married or in a tight relationship with someone, make sure you provide plenty of personal space during a social situation. __5__. If you see the other person taking a step back or leaning(倾斜) away, you’ll know that you have invaded(入侵)her space.
A. Gesturing
B. Translating body language
C. You don’t want to offend someone else
D. It’s okay to cross your legs but try not to twist your legs
E. That’s not much time, so do what you can to make it count
F. Most people become very uncomfortable when you get right up in their face
G. It may send the signal that you’re more into personal comfort than your surroundings
Ⅲ. 书面表达
假定你是李华，正在英国做交换生。你上学的路上常常交通堵塞，请你给当地管理部门写一封信提出整改建议。内容包括：
1. 禁止共享单车随意停放；
2. 加强运营商管理；
3. 加强公民教育。
注意：1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam，
I’m a Chinese exchange student. ___________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best regards，
Li Hua
4.5 Theme parks
Ⅰ. 阅读理解
The other weekend I went to the mall in search of a new pair of tennis shoes. When I arrived at the mall, the stores were crowded. Apparently, none of these shoppers had read Leaf Van Boven’s 2005 review article highlighting(强调) the benefits of spending money on experiences over material goods.
When surveying various cultures to determine what makes people happy, researchers kept finding that having more is not equal to being happier. And people who try to have more are, in fact, less satisfied. For example, the more that people support the statement “Buying things gives me pleasure，” the less satisfied they are with their lives. But it seems that this is only true if you are spending your money on “things” rather than “memories.” Whether people are asked to directly compare experiential with material purchases or to simply reflect on a specific recent purchase, they report that the experiential purchase made them happier, contributed more to their happiness, and was “money better spent”．
Why is money spent to create memories better spent In his review article, Van Boven suggests that experiences are more personal and unique, and thus harder to compare. When people are asked whether they’d prefer to live in a world where they earned $50，000 a year while others earned $25，000 or a world where they earned $100，000 while others earned $200，000, about half of the people prefer to earn $50，000 if it means they earn more than everyone else. But when asked whether they’d prefer two weeks of vacation while everyone else got one, or four weeks while everyone else got eight, 85 percent of people prefer the four weeks even if other people get more.
People are generally engaging in(参与) experiences with others, but purchasing a new pair of boots is more likely to be a lonely affair. There is also something negative associated with being materialistic and researchers have found that people tend to prefer to interact with other people who are “experiential” than those who are “materialistic”．Engaging in an experience together can also help people create shared memories and connections.
1. What did the author think of the shoppers mentioned in the first paragraph
A. They had a great interest in tennis.
B. They cared more about material things.
C. They lived a happier life than him.
D. They opposed Van Boven’s theory.
2. What did the survey show
A. Happiness cannot be bought with money.
B. Good memories cannot be replaced by money.
C. People in different cultures have the same opinion on happiness.
D. Experiential purchases produce greater happiness for consumers.
3. What do we learn from the figures in Paragraph 3
A. Material purchases aren’t affected by money.
B. Experiential purchases can’t be compared easily.
C. Most people want to be richer than others.
D. Half the people want to have engaging experiences.
4. What’s the main idea of the last paragraph
A. Experiences help us create relationships.
B. Materials give us a sense of dignity.
C. Materials give us a sense of achievement.
D. Experiences help us improve our social status.
1. 答案　B 2. 答案　D 3. 答案　B 4. 答案　A
Every day since early July, Tiffany Wong has been painting a small watercolor of one woman and then has been sharing the painting on the Internet, providing background information about each woman. Wong started the project to give more people a chance to learn about the different roles of famous women in history. “We don’t really get to learn much about them in our school，” Wong said. “I wanted to make the women’s history more available for people so that they wouldn’t have to do research and they wouldn’t forget their achievements.”
Wong’s interest in the women’s history started when she was young. As a child in California, she read books about women, including scientist Barbara McClintock, doctor Elizabeth Blackwell and other outstanding women.
The idea to develop her own women’s history project was inspired in part by a free course through HarvardX, the Harvard University’s developer of online courses. Wong has worked there for the past five years after learning international education policy from the university. The Schlesinger Library provided another inspiration for Wong. In 2018, she visited the library’s 75th anniversary exhibit, which told the stories of women through 75 documents and objects.
As an artist since childhood, Wong decided her project would include both paintings and research about the women. “The written part of the post consumes energy and brain and often takes longer than the painting，” Wong said. Whenever possible, she used original sources and quotes, often referring to papers and other documents.
None of the paintings includes the facial features of the women, which is a painting style that makes the paintings easier to do, while giving people an opportunity to see themselves in the image. “I wanted something open，” Wong said. “I wanted people to feel like they could also be these people.”
Her subjects occasionally notice her posts. In February, Wong wrote about the career of Merritt Moore, a physicist and dancer with an undergraduate degree from Harvard. Moore shared the post with her own followers and left a comment for Wong. “Wong! I’m so touched. Thank you! Love this！” Moore wrote.
5. What has Wong begun to do since early July
A. Paint well－known women in history.
B. Learn to draw with a watercolor brush.
C. Share a painting of herself on the Internet.
D. Collect information about each woman she knows.
6. What is Paragraph 3 mainly about
A. The sources of the motivation Wong got for her project.
B. The cause of Wong’s making up the women’s stories.
C. The aim of Wong’s learning HarvardX’s online courses.
D. The reasons for Wong’s studying international education.
7. Which of the following did Wong find the most difficult in her project
A. Drawing the women’s facial features.
B. Selling her paintings on social websites.
C. Doing a questionnaire about famous women.
D. Writing background information for the women.
8. What can be the best title of the text
A. Fight for Equal Rights for Women
B. Learn from Wong’s Artistic Career
C. Draw Historical Famous Women to Remember Their Contributions
D. Give Famous Women in History an Opportunity to Draw Themselves
5. 答案　A 6. 答案　A 7. 答案　D 8. 答案　C
Ⅱ. 阅读填句
People notice and will judge you by even the subtlest(最细微的) movements. This is true in both social and professional situations, including job interviews. Retired FBI agent Joe Navarro claims that people have four to eight seconds to make a first impression. __1__．
Sitting down.
After you shake hands, give hugs, or verbally(口头地) greet the person or group, you’re likely to want to take a seat. Look for a chair and sit on the edge of it, so that your feet touch the floor and you can hold your back straight.
__2__. That’s an awkward position that can make others uncomfortable. Ladies, make sure your skirt is long enough to cover the majority of your thigh(大腿)．
__3__．
When you gesture, you’re saying more than the words coming out of your mouth. Remember that every culture has a list of acceptable and unacceptable gestures, so if you are in an unfamiliar situation, keep hand movements to a minimum. __4__. Before you go to another country, learn what gestures are considered offensive.
Keeping a comfortable distance.
Unless you are married or in a tight relationship with someone, make sure you provide plenty of personal space during a social situation. __5__. If you see the other person taking a step back or leaning(倾斜) away, you’ll know that you have invaded(入侵)her space.
A. Gesturing
B. Translating body language
C. You don’t want to offend someone else
D. It’s okay to cross your legs but try not to twist your legs
E. That’s not much time, so do what you can to make it count
F. Most people become very uncomfortable when you get right up in their face
G. It may send the signal that you’re more into personal comfort than your surroundings
1. 答案　E 2. 答案　D 3. 答案　A 4. 答案　C
5. 答案　F
Ⅲ. 书面表达
假定你是李华，正在英国做交换生。你上学的路上常常交通堵塞，请你给当地管理部门写一封信提出整改建议。内容包括：
1. 禁止共享单车随意停放；
2. 加强运营商管理；
3. 加强公民教育。
注意：1. 词数100左右(开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数)；
2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。
Dear Sir or Madam，
I’m a Chinese exchange student. ___________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Best regards，
Li Hua
参考范文
Dear Sir or Madam，
I’m a Chinese exchange student. Considering that people are always frustrated by the heavy traffic jams on my way to school, I’m writing to offer you some suggestions.
First, share－bike users should be banned from leaving the share－bikes anywhere they please. Special areas should be set aside for them to park in rather than any place in the city. Second, how share－bike companies put their products into the market should be strictly controlled. They should set up proper management and recycle systems to keep their products in order. Most importantly, people should be educated to follow public moral standards and obey traffic rules.
I would appreciate it if you could adopt my advice.
Best regards，
Li Hua