2019-2020同步译林英语选修七新突破单元综合检测1+Word版含解析.docVIP

PAGE 单元综合检测(一) Ⅰ.阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2分，满分30分) A Telephone，television，radio，telegraph and the Internet all help people communicate with each other.As a result，ideas and news of events spread quickly all over the world.For example，within seconds，people can know the results of an election in another country.An international football match comes into the homes of everyone with a television set.News of a disaster such as an earthquake or a flood can bring help from distant countries within hours.Help is on the way.Because of modern technology like the satellites that travel around the world，information travels fast. How has this speed of communication changed the world? To many people，the world has become smaller.Of course this does not mean that the world is actually physically smaller.It means that the world seems smaller.Two hundred years ago，communication between the continents took a long time.All news was carried on ships that took weeks or even months to cross the ocean.In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries，it took six weeks for news from Europe to reach America.This time difference influenced peoples actions.For example，one battle，or fight in the War of 1812 between England and the United States could have been avoided.A peace agreement had already been signed.Peace was made in England，but the news of peace took six weeks to reach America.During these six weeks，the large and serious Battle of New Orleans was fought.Many people lost their lives after a peace treaty had been signed.They would not have died if news had come in time.In the past，communication took much more time than it does now. There was a good reason why the world seemed so much larger than it does today. 【语篇解读】　本文主要讲述现代科技的发展使我们的地球变小了，密切了世界各地人与人之间的联系。 1．According to this passage， is very important to people in a disaster area. A．transportation B．modern technology C．latest news D．a new idea B　[细节理解题。第一段讲现代通讯带给人们的便利，并在最后分析了其原因是科技的发展，故B选项正确。而A、C、D三项都不是文章所强调的内容，都不正确。] 2．From the passage we le