第二单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)第一部分阅读(共两节,满分50分)第一节(共15小题;每小题2.5分,满分37.5分)阅读下列短文,从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。ASeptember 21,2050At a press conference today it is announced that the first tourist heading for Mars will be the 38-year-old US businessman Patrick Clifford.He will leave Earth in the launching window of June 2052 and set his foot on the surface of Mars in November,together with the other 6 astronauts assigned for the mission to further explore the planet.Patrick has two years of training to get ready for the trip.Not only will he spend five months in getting to Mars,but another 600 days there before he can go back home.Patrick said excitedly,“This has been my dream since I was four,and seeing the first man on Mars 20 years ago made me realise that it was possible.”To be able to pay the $1.3 billion for his ticket for the trip,Patrick sold his majority stake(股份) in the company his father had built.“I know that my father would have been proud of me if he had still been alive today,and he knew what this means to me,” said Patrick.There is no risk though that you will find Patrick begging in your street corner when he comes back,but it is said that he was paid twice as much for his part of the company.So,how is he going to spend his 600 days on the red planet?“Well,since I dont have a job when I get back after selling the company,I have plenty of time to come up with a new business idea,” he said.If he brings a shovel(铁锹) he can start building the first hotel there,but maybe he shouldnt expect too many guests until someone can offer a cheaper ticket.1.How long will Patrick Clifford be away before he comes back?A.About five months.B.About two years.C.About 600 days.D.About 750 days.答案D解析细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Not only will he spend five months in getting to Mars,but another 600 days there before he can go back home.”可知是530+600=750。故选D项。2.The underlined part in paragraph 3 means that .A.the trip will turn Patrick into a beggarB.Patrick will get much money from the tripC.we neednt worry about Patricks economic conditionD.its likely that Patrick will be very poor after he comes back答案C解析推理判断题。画线句是想表达Patrick 回来后,不会看见他乞讨的,说明不要担心他的经济状况。故选C项。3.What can be inferred from the passage?A.Patrick is an optimistic man.B.A total of six people will go to Mars.C.Patricks father felt excited at the news.D.Patrick will spend all his money on the trip.答案A解析推理判断题。根据最后一段中的“.I have plenty of time to come up with a new business idea, he said.”可知,他是乐观的。故选A项。BI realised I would not see a real person named Sophie at Sophies Eatery because,like most new restaurants these days,Sophies is a robot-restaurant.When I walked in,a cute little robot appeared,looking rather like a toaster with blinking(眨) blue eyes.It escorted me to a nice table in the back.The robot showed me pictures of my dining choices.I tapped my choices and clicked OK,and the screen slid back down.I watched as full plates on the conveyer belts that moved along each aisle(过道) of tables.In just a few minutes,my dish stopped at my table,and I took it from the belt.Later,I placed my empty plate back on the conveyer belt,and it was taken away into kitchen to be cleaned.I watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate my main dish.The food was delicious,but I was starting to feel extremely angry because dealing with robots always made me feel inhuman.Pretty soon,I wanted to talk to someone real,even if just a few sentences.So when my dessert arrived,I took action.I dropped my plate on the floor with a satisfying crash.I was so happy when I saw the manager toasters blinking red eyesat last,a real person would arrive!But instead,a crew of two robots quickly appeared.A robot broom rushed over and started to sweep the pieces of the broken plate into a robot garbage can.They finished and moved back into the kitchen.My plan to see a real person in Sophies Eatery failed.I hope the robot-restaurant trend ends soon.I want to deal with people again!4.What does the underlined word “escorted” in paragraph 2 mean?A.Registered.B.Guided.C.Conducted.D.Rushed.答案B解析词义猜测题。根据第四段中的“I watched the little toaster showing customers to tables while I ate my main dish.”可知,机器人把顾客带到餐桌前。因此句子“It escorted me to a nice table in the back.”中的escort应与show同义,即escort意为“带领;引导”。register“注册”;guide“引导”;conduct“指挥”;rush“奔跑”。故选B项。5.What is the purpose of the author crashing his plate?A.To deal with a real human.B.To catch attention from the robots.C.To play jokes on the robots.D.To complain about the bad service.答案A解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Pretty soon,I wanted to talk to someone real,even if just a few sentences.”可知,作者想和一个人说说话,哪怕只有几句。接下来当甜点到的时候,作者采取了行动,把盘子掉在地板上。作者砸盘子的目的是想和一个真正的人说说话。故选A项。6.Which of the following best describes the authors feeling at Sophies Eatery?A.Satisfied.B.Shocked.C.Annoyed.D.Curious.答案C解析推理判断题。根据第四段中的“The food was delicious,but I was starting to feel extremely an