Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars语篇专练
Ⅰ.阅读理解
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The old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing.This is，perhaps，a pity，because shopping today seems to lack that personal elements which existed when the shopkeeper knew all his regular customers personally.He could，for instance，remember which brand of tea Mrs.Smith usually bought or what sort of washing powder Mrs.Jones preferred.Not only was the shop a center of buying and selling，but a social meeting place.
A prosperous(繁荣的) general store might have employed four or five assistants，and so there were very few problems in management as far as the staff(全体职员) was concerned.But now that the supermarket has replaced the general store，the job of the manager has changed completely.The modern supermarket manager has to cope with a staff of as many as a hundred，apart from all the other everyday problems of running a large business.
Every morning the manager must，like the commander of an army division，carry out an inspection of his store to make sure that everything is ready for the business of the day.He must see that everything is running smoothly.He will have to give advice and make decisions as problems arise，and he must know how to get his huge staff to work efficiently with their respective responsibilities.No matter what he has to do throughout the day，the supermarket manager must be ready for any emergency that may arise.They say in the trade that you are not really an experienced supermarket manager until you have dealt with a flood，a fire，a birth and a death in your store.
1．The main purpose of the passage is to show . A．how the supermarket has replaced the old general store B．how the old-fashioned general store is fast disappearing C．how supermarket managers deal with problems every morning D．how the role of the shop manager has undergone an overall change 答案 D
解析 写作意图题。联系全文的内容可知，文章重点介绍了现代商店的经理所要做的一系列
工作，突出了现在的经理的工作与过去相比发生了很大的变化。
2．It is a pity that there are fewer old general stores now because . A．there is less trading business
B．there used to be more social activities in the old days C．supermarket managers have more problems
D．there is less personal contact between managers and customers 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“This is，perhaps，a pity，because shopping today seems to lack that personal elements...”可知，如今的购物似乎缺少人文性，因此可以推知D项为最佳答案。
3．Who are Mrs.Smith and Mrs.Jones mentioned in the first paragraph? A．People representing any of the customers of the old general store. B．Shop assistants.
C．Friends of the shop manager’s. D．Two regular customers of the store. 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段可知，这里的Mrs.Smith和Mrs.Jones指代传统商店里的两个老主顾，这样D项的意思与文意相符。
4．The author compared the supermarket manager to . A．a military leader B．a school inspector C．a traffic supervisor D．an orchestra conductor 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。联系文章最后一段中的“Every morning the manager must，like the commander of an army division，carry out an inspection of his store...”可知，作者把经理比喻成军队的统帅。
B
More than half a century ago，there were 4,000 drive-in movie theaters in the United States，and watching a movie from your car was a popular way to spend an evening.But with the number of drive-ins reduced to just a few hundred，outdoor movies have been popping up across the nation.Going to an open-air theater has become a modern summer pastime for an increasing number of movie fans.
In recent years，outdoor movie screenings have come up in parks，vacant lots and
shopping malls around the nation.On average，about 1,000 people attend each movie night.It attracts a lot of young professionals，young workers and residents nearby.For some，the outdoor movies bring back the memories of the drive-in theaters of their youths.But for the majorities，they think it is comparable to the atmosphere of drive-ins，as they can bring friends，food，good wine，and watch the movie together. The returning of Americans’ love affair with outdoor movies makes Stephen Bastas ever busier.His seven-member crew sets up screens in various locations mostly in the Washington area every day throughout the summer.They are doing pretty well and they hope to continue the trend.And it looks like they are going to.That’s because many fans say there is nothing like watching a movie on a breezy summer evening under the stars.
5．In the first paragraph，the author tries to tell us . A．outdoor movies attract more movie-lovers B．summer brings back more drive-in movie fans C．drive-in movie theaters have already disappeared D．watching a movie from your car is becoming more popular 答案 A
解析 细节理解题。根据第一段最后两句可知，露天电影越来越受欢迎，故A项正确。 6．Most people choose to go to an outdoor movie mainly because they can . A．have snacks before the movie B．cheer up with young friends C．bring back good old days D．enjoy the casual atmosphere 答案 D
解析 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句可知，对于大多数人而言，他们喜欢露天电影的舒服的氛围，故D项正确。
7．From the text，we can learn that Stephen Bastas is most probably . A．a movie maker B．an outdoor movie fan C．a movie director
D．an open-air theater operator 答案 D
解析 推理判断题。根据最后一段第二句“His seven-member crew sets up screens...throughout the summer.”可推断，Stephen Bastas是一位露天电影戏剧的经
2016-2017学年高中英语 Unit 4 Astronomy the science of the stars语篇专练 新人教版必修3
