1、1/15 单元综合检测单元综合检测(二二) .阅读理解(共 15 小题; 每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分) A This weekly fourday physical activity schedule will get your kids excited about being active. Tuesday When the kids get home from school, dont let them go straight to the TV and get settled in.Encourage them to get moving and get off the so
2、fa by giving them a pedometer(计步器)Pedometers are the most fun when parents also use one because that turns stepping, walking and running into a game to see who can get the most steps. Thursday The kids have done a great job so far this week,but now they long for a little more TV time.Instead of turn
3、ing on cartoons, let them watch fitness movies made just for kids.These movies encourage watchers to get up and dance along to kid- friendly music. Saturday Get the whole family out of the house together and over to a park.Bring lots of sports equipment, pack a healthy picnic and have a family compe
4、titive sports day.Kids and adults get into groups and play against each other in tennis,basketball or soccer.After everyone has played hard for a couple of hours, stop for a picnic and then if your family isnt too tired, go back and play some more. Sunday Every child loves to play video games and th
5、ere is no better time to allow kids to play them than on Sunday when no homework is due.But dont let them play a game that forces them to sit down for hours.Dance games with a floor mat(垫子) to help kids follow the dance moves are popular to kids. 【语篇解读】 本文主要教家长们如何利用恰当的时间做某些事情,使孩子 们能够变得更加活跃。 1 Parent
6、s are advised to use a pedometer together with their kids because 2/15 Athey can give their kids some advice about walking Bit can prevent them from watching TV too much Ctheir kids will not use it if they dont Dthis will allow them and their kids to have a fun competition D 细节理解题。根据“.walking and ru
7、nning into a game to see who can get the most steps.”可知这样的话就可以在孩子和父母之间形成比赛机制,让彼此都 有动力。因此答案选 D。 2On Thursday when a kid wants to watch TV, his parents should Alet him watch it for a short time Bshow fitness movies to him Ctake him out for a walk instead Dwatch cartoons with him B 细节理解题。根据“Instead of
8、turning on cartoons,let them watch fitness movies made just for kids.”可知当孩子要看电视时,可以选择给孩子们看健身电 影。因此答案选 B。 3According to the author,the best time for a kid to play video games is ASunday BTuesday CSaturday DThursday A 细节理解题。根据“Every child loves to play video games and there is no better time to allow
9、kids to play them.”可知星期天给孩子们玩游戏是最好的时 间。因此答案选 A。 B Playing basketball isnt ladylike.Thats what Jewell Chapmans high school headmaster told her in 1961 when he was against the girls basketball program. “We were very discouraged, ” said Chapman,a forward(前锋)for her high school team of Des Moines. Nearl
10、y 50 years later,Chapman is back on the playground.Shes 62 and plays for “Hot Pink Grannies” ,joining about 10 other women on a team whose uniforms are black trousers and hot pink socks.They play in the Iowa Granny Basketball League. 3/15 Its one of dozens of basketball leagues for women over 50 tha
11、t have arisen across the country.For some,its a chance to exercise and meet people; for others,its a oncerefused chance to make up “You see more and more elderly womens teams taking part in state and national competitions, ” said Michael Rogers, a professor in sports studies at Wichita State Univers
12、ity.“In the future it will be something common to have leagues like this.” Yearly surveys by the National Sporting Goods Association show the number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball at least 50 times a year has grown from 16,000 in 1995 to nearly 131,000 ten years later. The women on t
13、he Hot Pink Grannies are goodnatured but competitive when game time comes. “I think Im tough” ,says Colleen Pulliam,69,showing off her strong arms at her challengers in a game against “Strutters” ,known for their bright yellow socks. Granny Basketball Leagues and similar groups spread quickly throug
14、h much of the country,including California,Louisiana,New Mexico,Pennsylvania and Washington,D.C. 【语篇解读】 本文报道了美国涌现出许多以 55 岁以上女士为成员的篮球 俱乐部。一些成员是为了锻炼或交友,另一些成员则是为了追求曾经的梦想,如 62 岁的 Jewell Chapman 年轻时就因为人们的偏见而放弃了篮球,而在差不多 50 年之后重返球场。 4Which is right about Chapman? AShe thinks playing basketball isnt ladylik
15、e. BShe is now 62 years old and feels discouraged. CShe plays basketball again about 50 years later. DShe is a forward in the Hot Pink Grannies. C 细节理解题。由文章第三段“Nearly 50 years later,Chapman is back on the playground.” 可知, Chapman 在将近 50 年之后重返篮球场。 A 项“not ladylike” 是 60 年代 Chapman 高中校长的认知; B 项“feels
16、discouraged”和 D 项“a forward in the Hot Pink Grannies”犯了移花接木的错误。故答案为 C。 5The underlined sentence “its a once- refused chance to make up” in the 4/15 fourth paragraph means Ait is chance to realize their old dream Bit is chance to take part in sports Cit is chance to earn a reputation Dit is chance to
17、 compete for medals A 推理判断题。纵观全文,这些大龄妇人打篮球并非为名或争奖牌。 Chapman 的例子说明,因为妇女打篮球过去被认为“not ladylike”,许多人因 discouraged 而放弃,如今重拾梦想。once- refused chance,曾遭剥夺的机会。故 答案为 A。 6Who is probably a player of “Hot Oink Grannies”? ADes Moines. BColleen Pulliam. CMichael Rogers. DStrutters. B 细节理解题。 文章第七段说 Hot Pink 队员竞争性强
18、, 第八段举出 Colleen Pulliam 为例说明。 A 项是学校名; C 项是一位教授; D 项是球队名。 故答案为 B。 7Which of the following statements is true? ASome elderly women play basketball with the purpose of getting wealthy. BGranny Basketball Leagues have spread all over the USA. CThe women on the Hot Pink Grannies are goodnatured and less
19、 competitive. DThe number of women aged 55 and older who play basketball has greatly increased. D 推理判断题。 A 项错在“with the purpose of getting wealthy”; B 项错在“all over the USA”(见文章最后一段);C 项错在“less competitive”。据文章倒数第四段 可知以 55 岁以上女士为成员的篮球俱乐部数量增长迅速。故答案为 D。 C Pilates,yoga and the running machine get all th
20、e attention when it comes to popular ways to stay healthy.There is,however,a more humble exercise that might not be so attractive,but has all the benefitswalking. Certified fitness professional Jolynn Jaekel explains,“What I love about walking is that anyone can do it at any age and any fitness leve
21、l.Plus, it is good for your heart, your head and your wallet.” 5/15 A recent report details the health benefits of walking.The report found that walking regularly to fulfill the 150 minutes of moderate physical exercise every week, recommended by the UKs chief medical officer, could save 37, 000 liv
22、es each year.Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory in California found that quick walking reduces the risk of heart disease more effectively than running.They observed participants aged between 18 and 80 over a six- year period and found that walking reduced the risk of heart disea
23、se by 9.3%,while running reduced it by 4.5%.And there is even more good news: 30 minutes of quick walking over five days could help you sleep easily,according to research by Oregon State University.The study by the university showed that walking helped participants sleep better and feel more alert d
24、uring the day.The sooner you get started,the sooner youll notice the differences in your mind and body.So,go out for your 30minute walk in a nearby park or green space. 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了健康生活方式中的最简单有效的方式步 行。 8The underlined word “humble” in the first paragraph probably means “ ” Aplain Brelaxing Cpopula
25、r Dactive A 词义猜测题。 根据第一段可知, 当提到保持健康的方式时首先可以想到 普拉提、 瑜伽和跑步机。 然而, 有一种不太引人注目的简单运动却让人受益匪浅, 那就是步行。由此可推知,画线词和“plain”意义相近。故 A 项正确。 9What does Jolynn Jaekel think of walking? AIts loved by people of all ages. BIts much healthier than running. CIts a moneysaving physical exercise. DIts becoming more and more
26、popular. C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“What I love about walking.your head and your wallet.”可知, 步行对人的心脏和大脑都有好处并且可以省钱。 故 C 项正确。 10What did scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory find? AWalking helps people with sleep problems. 6/15 BWalking contributes to curing heart disease. CWalking 150 minutes
27、 per week can save lives. DWalking is better than running in some cases. D 细节理解题。根据第三段第三句中的“.found that quick walking reduces the risk of heart disease more effectively than running.”以及下文将步行和跑步从几 个方面进行的对比来看,前者优于后者。故 D 项正确。 11In which section of a newspaper can we read this text? AComment. BLifestyle
28、. CEducation. DScience. B 推理判断题。纵观全文可知,本文主要介绍了健康生活方式中的最简单 有效的方式步行。 由此可推知, 可从报纸上介绍生活方式的版块读到该文章。 故 B 项正确。 D If you want to stay young, sit down and have a good think.This is the research finding of a team of Japanese doctors, who say that most of our brains are not getting enough exercise and, as a re
29、sult, we are growing old unnecessarily soon. Professor Taiju Matsuzawa wanted to find out why quite healthy farmers in northern Japan appeared to be losing their ability to think and reason at a rather early age, and how the speed of getting old could be slowed down. With a team of researchers at To
30、kyo National University, he set about measuring brain volumes (脑量) of a thousand people of different ages with different jobs.Computer technology helped the researchers to get most exact measurements of the volume of the front and side parts of the brain, which have something to do with intellect an
31、d feelings, and decide the human character.As we all know, the back part of the brain, which controls the tasks like eating and breathing, does not contract (萎缩) with age. Contraction of front and side parts as cells die off was seen in some people in their thirties, but it was still not found in so
32、me sixty and seventyyearolds. Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to prevent the contraction using the head. The findings show that contraction of the brain begins sooner in people in the 7/15 country than in the towns.“Those with least possibility, ”says Matsuzawa, “are la
33、wyers, followed by university professors and doctors.White collar workers doing the same work day after day in government offices are, however, as possible to have contracting brains as the farm workers, bus drivers and shop assistants.” 【语篇解读】 文章介绍了一项研究的发现:不经常用脑的人的大脑比经常 用脑的人要萎缩得早。所以要想保持大脑的年轻,就要多使用大
34、脑。 12The team of doctors wanted to find out Aat what point people grow mentally old Bhow to make people live longer Cthe size of certain peoples brains Dwhich people are the most clever A 细节理解题。 由第二段可知, 这项调查是想弄清楚为什么人会在精神上 变老。A 项符合题意。 13Their research findings are based on Aan examination of farmers
35、in northern Japan Btests given on a thousand old people Cexamining the brain volumes of different people Dusing computer technology C 细节理解题。由第三段第一句“With a team of.with different jobs.”可知, 这项研究是建立在对 1 000 个人的脑量的检测的基础之上的。C 项符合题意。 14The researchers tests show that Aour brains contract as we grow older
36、Bone part of the brain does not contract Csixtyyearolds have better brains than thirtyyearolds Dsome peoples brains have contracted earlier than other peoples D 细节理解题。由第四段的句子“Contraction of front and side parts as cells die off was seen in some people in their thirties.”可知, 有的人的大脑萎缩 得比其他人早。D 项符合题意。
37、15The most possible conclusion of the passage is that Amost of us take more exercise 8/15 Bits better to live in the town Cthe brain contracts if it is not used Dthe more one uses his brain, the sooner he becomes old C 推理判断题。由倒数第二段的句子“Matsuzawa concluded from his tests that there is a simple way to
38、prevent the contractionusing the head.”可推知,人的 大脑不经常使用会萎缩。C 项符合题意。 .阅读七选五(共 5 小题; 每小题 2.5 分, 满分 12.5 分) In the world nothing is more important than health.If people took away our money,houses,cars,or even our clothes,we could still survive. 16 Then how can we keep healthy? First of all,we should eat
39、healthily.I usually avoid eating food high in fat,like French fries or cookies,which are junk food. 17 I only eat little meat. 18 It helps us build a strong body.Regular exercise is an important part of keeping me healthy.In addition,I think friends are an important part of ones health. 19 I always
40、feel better when I am with friends than when I am alone.When I am with my friends,I always laugh.Laughing is also an important part of health.It is good to stay with my friends. By eating properly and exercising regularly,I can keep my body at a proper weight and keep healthy.By spending time with m
41、y friends,I can keep my mind as well as my body happy.These things sound easy to do,but many people cant manage them. 20 AWhats more,taking exercise is very important. BSome people appear fat because they often eat too much. CI think a strong will is necessary if we want to keep fit. DI eat a lot of
42、 vegetables and fresh fruits which are full of vitamins. EThere are some people who like staying alone,but they keep healthy. FBut if our health were taken away,we could surely die. GMany studies show that people with few friends often get sick. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。主要介绍了健康的重要性以及如何保持 健康。保持身心健康要吃得健康、多做运动、
43、与朋友交往、多笑。 9/15 16F 此空是一个承接句。句意为:如果人们拿走了我们的钱、房子、车 甚至衣服,我们都可以活下来,可是如果我们的健康被剥夺了,我们肯定会死。 故选 F。 17D 这是第一条建议,讲的是饮食。空前意为:我通常避免吃高脂肪的 食物,如炸薯条或饼干,这些都是垃圾食品。空后意为:我很少吃肉。因此“我 吃大量富含维生素的蔬菜和新鲜水果。”符合语境。故选 D。 18A 这是第二条建议,多做运动。后面有暗示:经常锻炼是“我”保持 健康的重要组成部分,故选 A。 19G 这是第三条建议,空后意为:当我和朋友在一起时比我独处时心情 要好得多。此空强调的是朋友的重要性,故选 G。 20
44、 C 这些建议听起来容易但是很少有人能成功做到, 所以保持健康需要 付出努力,保持健康也需要我们有强大的意志力,故选 C。 .完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分) In 1991,Davenport played in her first professional tennis match when she was 15 years old.Over the next 20 years,Davenport would 21 to have one of the greatest tennis careers (职业生涯)in recent history.She 22 t
45、hree different Grand Slam titles.She got the 1996 Olympic gold medal.She was ranked (排名)the Number 1 woman 23 player in the world eight different times.The total prize money Davenport earned is over $22 million throughout her career. I had the chance to 24 Davenport at the 2012 US Open.Later that ni
46、ght,she answered some questions from our group and I asked her, “Ms Davenport, 25 can teach people a lot of lessons.What lessons did you 26 during your time as a professional tennis player that you didnt learn 27 an amateur(业余运动员)?” To be honest,I had a personal reason for asking this question.I pla
47、yed baseball in college,but not 28 .So I wanted to know what I missed. Davenports first 29 was to talk about how she had to grow up fast.She mentioned the power of the media and learning to live her life in front of a(n) 30 But then she changed the 31 and talked about improving her skill and the les
48、sons of competition,hard work,and perseverance.Those things,she said,were learned long 32 she became a professional.In other words, to learn about what its 10/15 like to 33 as a professional athlete,you need to be a professional athlete.But to learn the lessons of playing sports,you just need to 34
49、your sport. Take note:you dont need to be the best in order to be 35 or satisfied,but all that matters is that you play the game. 【语篇解读】 著名的职业网球运动员 Davenport 通过自己的亲身经历告诉 我们:如果想了解体育运动带给你什么,你只需要参与到体育运动中来。同样的 道理,生活得幸福或者充实并不需要你做得最好,重要的是要参与其中。 21A.put on Bgo on Cturn on Dhave on B 根据前面的“Davenport 15 岁开始了
50、人生中第一场职业网球比赛”和 时间状语“在接下来的 20 年里”可判断出 go on“继续进行”符合语境,表示 “从 1991 年开始她进行了二十年的职业网球比赛” 。 22A.won Bpraised Cchose Ddiscovered A 作为一个职业网球运动员, 她通过比赛赢得荣誉, 所以 win 符合语境。 23A.tennis Bgolf Cbasketball Dbaseball A 根据上文可知, Davenport 是一个职业网球运动员, 故 A 项符合语境。 24A.consider Bdescribe Cdisturb Dmeet D 根据下文中的“she answere
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