2013外研版选修七Module3《Literature》选作题.docVIP

选 做 题 Ⅰ.根据短文内容，从短文后的选项中选出能填人空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 For the rest of March, a disease will sweep across the US. It will keep kids home from school. __1__Employees will suddenly lose their ability to concentrate. The disease, known as “March Madness”， refers to the yearly 65-team US mens college basketball tournament (锦标赛). __2__Teams compete against each other in a single-elimination (单局淘汰) tournament that eventually crowns a national champion. Nearly 20 million Americans will find themselves prisoners of basketball festival madness. The fun comes partly from guessing the winners for every game. Friends compete against friends. __3__Colleagues against bosses. Big-name schools are usually favored to advance into the tournament. But each year there are dark horses from little-known universities. This adds to the madness. Watching a team from a school with 3,000 students beat a team from a school with 30,000, for many Americans, is an exciting experience. Two years ago, the little-known George Mason University was one of the final four teams. __4__College basketball players are not paid, so the game is more about making a name for their university and themselves. __5 A．Husbands against wives. B．The players will go all out for the games. C．But that doesnt mean money isnt involved. D．College students will ignore piles of homework. E．People are willing to spend more money on watching it. F．It begins on March 15 and lasts through the beginning of April. G．Many people had never even heard of the university before the tournament. 答案：1-5　DFAGC Ⅱ.阅读下面的短文，并根据短文后的要求答题(请注意问题后的字数要求)。 In a recent business magazine article, a president said：“Laughter in the workplace is a waste of time. This is a place to do business, not to laugh.” Some researchers, however, disagree with his words. As scientists have learned more about the brain, theyve discovered that smiles and laughter stimulate the brain, which can help increase happiness and reduce pain. Why do we need laughter in our lives? La