第三单元综合微评 (满分：120分时间：90分钟)第一部分阅读理解(共两节，满分40分)第一节(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分)阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中，选出最佳选项。AA flash mob (快闪族), which is a group of people who come together suddenly in a public place, do something unusual for a short time，and then quickly break up.They are usually organized with the help of the Internet or other digital communication network.At a predetermined time, they gather and perform some distractions(消遣)such as waving their hands and exchanging books.Then, they quickly break up before the police can arrive.Using mobile phones, the flash mob can change its location if the first one has been replaced for any reason.Bill Lasik, senior editor of Harpers Magazine, organized the first flash mob in Manhattan in May 2003 and the first successful flash mob came together on June 3, 2003 after the first attempt was foiled at Macys department store.Lasik claimed that the activity was designed to make fun of hipsters(赶时髦的人) and call attention to the cultural atmosphere.Flash mob gatherings can sometimes shock people.Such an activity might seem amusing and untrue, but it also might frighten people who are not aware of what is taking place.Undoubtedly, flash mobs can serve as good political and economic tools.The flash mob is now becoming more and more popular.People use it to do many things.For example, in 2009, hundreds of his fans gathered singing and dancing Michaels famous song “Beat It” together to remember him.Flash mobs give people an opportunity to come together to create a memory.1The underlined word “foiled” in Paragraph 2 can be replaced by _.Aforgotten BannouncedCprevented Dremembered2What can you learn about the flash mob from the passage?ABecause of lacking enough time the flash mob usually breaks up quickly.BIt gives people the chance to come together to do something unusual.CThe flash mob can be used in many fields just for fun.DOnce the place for the activity is determined，it cant be changed.3The main purpose of the passage is _.Ato advise Bto encourageCto persuade Dto inform4The writers attitude towards the flash mob is _.Aobjective BsupportiveCnegative Ddoubtful答案：1.C解析：foil意为“阻止”。2B解析：由原文最后一段内容可知。3D解析：由全文内容可知，本文主要向我们介绍“快闪族”。4A解析：作者对“快闪族”持客观态度，故选A项。BAmericans can travel almost anywhere they choose.But to protect its people，the government lists a few dangerous places where Americans cannot go.These places are unfriendly countries or countries at war.There，the traveller might not be safe.These countries are listed in a small book called a passport.This passport is a government request(要求)for the safety of its travelling people.It is also a governments pledge(保证)that the people will obey the rules of the host country.To receive a passport from the government，a traveller must prove that he is an American citizen(公民)An American cannot go abroad without a passport.Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports.Stuck inside the passport is the travellers picture.Children travelling with their parents are included in one parents book.Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year.An American traveller might carry plane tickets，money，clothing and many other things.But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.5A passport is not needed when an American goes to_.AEuropean countriesBdangerous areasCCanada or MexicoDRussia and China6It can be inferred from the text that_.AAmericans abroad need nothing except a passportBchildren cant travel to foreign countriesCa traveller is not safe in most countriesDAmericans travel abroad a lot7Which statement does the text lead you to believe?ASome countries dont ask for foreign visitors for passports.BPeople should take good care of their passports.CMoney is more important than a passport.DChildren are never included in a passport.8Which is best supported by the text?AA passport is needed whenever an American is travelling.BEveryone in America can get a passport from the American government.CThe American travellers abroad must obey the rules of foreign countries.DThe American government allows its people to work in dangerous countries.答案：解题导读本文主要讲述了美国人几乎可以到任何地方去旅行，但为保护它的人民，美国政府列出了他们不能去的地方以及美国人去外国旅行时常需要带护照。5C解析：通读全文，由文章第三段最后一句Only certain close countries such as Canada and Mexico do not ask for passports.可知，一个美国人去加拿大或墨西哥不需要护照。6D解析：从文章最后一段第一句Thousands of people from the United States visit other countries every year.可推出，美国人经常出国旅游。7B解析：从本文的最后一段最后一句But the most important thing that he carries in another country is his passport.可知。8C解析：A项与文意不符；并不是在美国的每个人都能得到美国政府护照，必须是美国公民，排除B项；从第一、二段可知D项不符合文意。CI travel a lot in my work，and what I dislike about my job is eating alone.It always makes me feel lonely to see ot