Unit 1Laughter is good for you(对应学生用书第317页).阅读理解A(2017年福建省泉州市高三质量检测)With the click of a mouse，consumers can purchase the goods and service they need at online shops.What they have to do is waiting for the goods sent to their homes.We shall all be grateful to the pioneers of online shopping for bringing us such convenience.Michael Aldrich(the UK.)Online shopping was invented and pioneered by Michael Aldrich in the UK.In 1979 he connected a television via a telephone line to a realtime multiuser transaction (交易)processing computer.He sold mainly BusinesstoBusiness systems.There were a number of significant world firsts with new applications in several business fields.Jeff Bezos(the US.A.)Jeff Bezos defined online shopping and rewrote the rules of commerce.Tim BernersLee invented the World Wide Web server and browser(浏览器)in 1990.In 1994，Jeff Bezos read an article about how the World Wide Web was growing by 2，300% a year.He knew he had to tap into such a great potential for commerce.On July 6，1995，Bezos launched Amazon.com，which operated out of the garage of his twobedroom home in suburban Seattle，Washington.With almost no publicity，sales took off immediately.The company has now expanded into dozens of product categories，forcing the worlds biggest retailer(零售商)to rethink their business models，and finally changing the way people shop.Jack Ma(China)As a child，Jack Ma was bad at math but fascinated by English.He travelled to the United States in 1995 as a translator to help a Chinese firm recover payment.The attempt failed.But a friend in Seattle showed Ma the Internet，and an idea began brewing.In 1999，Mr.Ma gathered 17 friends and founded Alibaba in his apartment in Hangzhou.Alibabas model was simple：allow small and mediumsized Chinese companies to find global buyers they would otherwise only be able to meet at trade shows.It works brilliantly.Alibabas sales are now more than those of eBay and Amazon combined.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了对网上购物有深远影响的三位人物以及他们对电子商务的促进作用。1What made Amazon.com a success?ABusinesstoBusiness systems.BThe World Wide Web server and browser.CCommercial publicity.DHelp from retailers.B考查细节理解。根据文章第二个小标题下的“Tim BernersLee invented the World Wide Web server and browser”及“With almost no publicity，sales took off immediately.”可知，亚马逊公司依托互联网发展迅猛。故选B项。2How did Jack Ma have the idea of founding Alibaba?AA translator helped him.BA Chinese firm inspired him.CHe was introduced to the Internet.DHe was funded by some companies.C考查细节理解。根据文章第三个小标题下的第一段最后一句“But a friend in Seattle showed Ma the Internet，and an idea began brewing.”可知，当朋友把互联网介绍给马云时，他开始有了想法。故选C项。3What do the pioneers have in common?AThey have improved computers. BThey have sold goods worldwide.CThey have enlarged product categories.DThey have contributed to online shopping.D考查推理判断。根据文章介绍的人物可知，他们都在互联网背景下从事商业贸易活动，因此他们都对网上购物起到了推动作用。故选D项。B【导学号：31670225】(2017年山东部分重点中学第一次调研)They are one of the best rugby teams in the world.The players of the All Blacks，New Zealands national rugby team，are strong，smart and fast.But，in fact，they win many of their games before the first whistle even blows.Before the game，during warmups，the All Blacks players gather in a semicircle.They stand with their captain in front of them and begin to dance.They hit their arms against their legs.They lift their feet into the air and slam them into the ground.They stick out their tongues and show the whites of their eyes.They shout ancient words and even scream.You may think theyre crazy.And that is just what they want you to think.The rugby players perform the haka，which is a traditional Maori(毛利人)dance.The Maoris are the native people of New Zealand and this dance has been used as a war dance since the 19th century.Warriors originally performed the war dance before battles to show off their strength in order to intimidate the enemy.Rugby is a violent game that many fans have compared to war.What better way is there to get excited before the game than doing a war dance?The 19th century French theorist Ernest Renan，one of the first real theorists who looked into the idea of nationalism，described the“nation”as“largescale togetherness，made up of the feeling of sacrifices that one has made in the past and of those that one is prepared to make in the future”And New Zealands haka is one of the worlds most perfect acts of nationalism.“The haka，in its intensity，reflects it all：first，the solidarity(团结)of warriorsboth of Maoris and nonMaoris backgroundsfighting for a common future.And then a recognition of the almost sacred past.”The Washington Post noted. Today in New Zealand，the haka is still performed at many different gatherings and celebrations，a connection to Maori ancestors that has continued despite colonization.【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了新西兰的haka，一种能够展示力量并团结新西兰人的传统舞蹈。4What is the main idea of the passage?AMaori people，native New Zealanders.BThe popularity of rugby i