1、1 Unit 1 People of achievement 单元达标测评 (满分:120 分;时间:100 分钟) 第一部分阅读(共两节,满分 50) 第一节(共第一节(共 15 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分分,满分 37.5) A Want to explore new cultures, meet new people and do something worthwhile at the same time? You can do all the three with Global Development Association(GDA). Whatever stage o
2、f life youre at, wherever you go and whatever project you do in GDA, youll create positive changes in a poor and remote community(社区). We work with volunteers of all ages and backgrounds. Most of our volunteers are aged 17-24. Now we need volunteer managers aged 25-75. They are extremely important i
3、n the safe and effective running of our programmes. We have such roles as project managers, mountain leaders, and communication officers. Depending on which role you choose, you could help to increase a communitys access to safe drinking water, or help to protect valuable local cultures. You might a
4、lso design an adventure challenge to train young volunteers. Not only will you help our young volunteers to develop personally, youll also learn new skills and increase your cultural awareness. You may have chances to meet new people wholl become your lifelong friends. This summer we have both 4-wee
5、k and 7-week programmes: Country Schedule 4-week programmes7-week programmes Algeria5 Jul. 1Aug.20 Jun. 7 Aug. Egypt24 Jul. 20 Aug.19 Jun. 6 Aug. Kenya20 Jul. 16 Aug.18 Jun. 5 Aug. South Africa2Aug. 29 Aug.15 Jun. 2 Aug. GDAensures that volunteers work with community members and local project partne
6、rs where our help is needed.All our projects aim to promote the development of poor and 2 remote communities. There is no other chance like a GDA programme. Join us as a volunteer manager to develop your own skills while bringing benefits to the communities. Find out more about joining a GDA program
7、me: Website:www.glodeve.org Email:humanresourcesglodeve.org 1What is the main responsibility of volunteer managers? ATo seek local partners.BTo take in young volunteers. CTo carry out programmes.DTo foster cultural awareness. 2The programme beginning in August will operate in _. AEgyptBAlgeriaCKenya
8、DSouth Africa 3The shared goal of GDAs projects to _. Aexplore new culturesBprotect the environment Cgain corporate benefitDhelp communities in need B Arriving in Sydney on his own from India, my husband, Rashid, stayed in a hotel for a short time while looking for a house for me and our children. D
9、uring the first week of his stay, he went out one day to do some shopping. He came back in the late afternoon to discover that his suitcase was gone. He was extremely worried as the suitcase had all his important papers, including his passport. He reported the case to the police and then sat there,
10、lost and lonely in a strange city, thinking of the terrible troubles of getting all the paperwork organized again from a distant country while trying to settle down in a new one. Late in the evening, the phone rang. It was a stranger. He was trying to pronounce my husbands name and was asking him a
11、lot of questions. Then he said they had found a pile of papers in their trash can(垃圾桶) that had been left out on the footpath. My husband rushed to their home to find a kind family holding all his papers and documents. Their young daughter had gone to the trash can and found a pile of unfamiliar pap
12、ers. Her parents had carefully sorted them out, although they had found mainly foreign addresses on most of the documents.At last they had seen a half-written letter in the pile in which my husband had given his new telephone number to a friend. That family not only restored the important documents
13、to us that day but also restored 3 our faith and trust in people. We still remember their kindness and often send a warm wish their way. 4What did Rashid plan to do after his arrival in Sydney? AGo shoppingBFind a house CJoin his familyDTake a vacation 5The girls parents got Rashids phone number fro
14、m_. Aa friend of his familyBa Sydney policeman Ca letter in his papersDa stranger in Sydney 6What does the underlined word “restored” in the last paragraph mean? AShowedBSent out CDeliveredDGave back 7Which of the following can be the best title for the text? AFrom India to Australia.BLiving in a Ne
15、w Country CTurning Trash to Treasure.DIn Search of New Friends. C The first day of school our professor challenged us to get to know someone we didnt already know. I turned round to find a wrinkled, little old lady looking at me with a smile that lit up her entire being. She said, “Hi, handsome. My
16、name is Rose. Im eighty-seven years old. Can I give you a hug?” I laughed and enthusiastically responded, “Of course you may!” and she gave me a giant squeeze. We became instant friends. Every day for the next three months, we would leave class together and talk nonstop. Over the course of the year,
17、 Rose became a campus icon and she easily made friends wherever she went. At the end of the semester we invited Rose to speak at our football banquet.After being introduced, she cleared her throat and began. “We do not stop playing because we are old, we grow old because we stop playing. There are o
18、nly four secrets to staying young, being happy and achieving success. You have to laugh and find humor every day.Youve got to have a dream. When you lose your dreams, you will die. We have so many people walking around who are dead and dont even know it! There is a huge difference between growing ol
19、der and 4 growing up. If you are nineteen years old and lie in bed for one full year and dont do one productive thing, you will turn twenty years old. If I am eighty- seven years old and stay in bed for a year and never do anything. I will turn eighty-eight. The elderly usually dont have regrets for
20、 what we did, but rather for things we did not do. The only people who fear death are those with regrets.” She concluded her speech by courageously singing “The Rose”. She challenged each of us to study the lyrics and live them out in our daily lives. Rose taught us by example that it is never too l
21、ate to realize our dreams. 8Which words can be used to describe Rose? AAmbitious and strict.BPositive and optimistic. CRegretful and courageous.DConfident and kind-hearted. 9Rose was invited to speak at the football banquet probably because _. Ashe was a big football fanBshe was a well-educated prof
22、essor Cshe was an outstanding studentDshe was an inspiring figure 10What does the underlined sentence imply? AIf you regret nothing, you wont fear death. BIf you fear death, you will regret something. CPeople regret something when they face death. DPeople die with regrets because of what they have d
23、one. 11What is the best title for the passage? AMy best friendBDream in heart CSecrets to successDAccepting challenges D Alice Moore is a teenager entrepreneur(创业者), who in May 2015 set up her businessAilieCandy. By the time she was 13, her company was worth millions of dollars with the invention of
24、 a super-sweet treat that could save kidsteeth, instead of destroying them. It all began when Moore visited a bank with her dad. On the outing, she was offered a 5 candy bar. However, her dad reminded her that sugary treats were bad for her teeth. But Moore was sick of missing out on candies. So she
25、 desired to get round the warning, “Why cant I make a healthy candy thats good for my teeth so that my parents cant say no to it?” With that in mind, Moore asked her dad if she could start her own candy company. He recommended that she do some research and talk to dentists about what a healthier can
26、dy would contain. With her dads permission, she spent the next two years researching online and conducting trials to get a recipe that was both tasty and tooth-friendly. She also approached dentists to learn more about teeth cleaning. Consequently, she succeeded in making a kind of candy only using
27、natural sweeteners, which can reduce oral bacteria. Moore then used her savings to get her business off the ground.Afterwards, she and her father secured their first business meeting with a supermarket owner, who finally agreed to sell Moores productCanCandy. As CanCandys success grows, so does Moor
28、es credibility as a young entrepreneur. Moore is enthusiastic about the candy she created, and shes also positive about what the future might bring. She hopes that every kid can have a clean mouth and a broad smile. Meanwhile, with her parentshelp, Moore is generally able to live a normal teenage li
29、fe. Although she founded her company early on in life, she wasnt driven primarily by profit. Moore wants to use her unique talent to help others find their smiles. She donates 10% of AilicCandys profits to Big Smiles. With her talent and determination, it appears that the sky could be the limit forA
30、lice Moore. 12How did Moore react to her dads warning? AShe argued with him.BShe tried to find a way out. CShe paid no attention.DShe chose to consult dentists. 13What is special about CanCandy? AIt is beneficial to dental health.BIt is free of sweeteners. CIt is sweeter than other candies.DIt is pr
31、oduced to a dentistsrecipe. 14What does Moore expect from her business? ATo earn more money.BTo help others find smiles. CTo make herself stand out.DTo beat other candy companies. 15What can we learn fromAlice Moores story? AFame is a great thirst of the young. 6 BAyouth is to be regarded with respe
32、ct. CPositive thinking and action result in success. DSuccess means getting personal desires satisfied 第二节(共第二节(共 5 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分分,满分 12.5) Some people make you feel comfortable when they are around. You spend an hour with them and feel as if you have known them half your life.16 Here are se
33、veral skills that good talkers have. If you follow the skills, theyll help you put people at their ease, and make friends with them quickly. First of all, good talkers ask questions.17One well-known businesswoman says, “At business lunches, I always ask people what they did that morning. Its a commo
34、n question, but it will get things going.” From there you can move on to other matterssometimes to really personal questions18 Second, once good talkers have asked questions, they listen to the answers. This point seems clear, but it isnt. Your questions should have a point and help to tell what sor
35、t of person you are talking to.And to find out, you really have to listen carefully and attentively. 19 If someone sticks to one topic, you can take it as a fact that hes really interested in it. Real listening also means not just listening to words, but to tones of voice. If the voice sounds dull,
36、then, its time for you to change the subject. Finally, good talkers know well how to deal with the occasion of parting. If youre saying good-bye, you may give him a firm handshake and say, “Ive really enjoyed meeting you.”20Let people know what you feel, and they may walk away feeling as if theyve k
37、nown you half their life. AYou can become a popular person. BIts polite to listen to others with a smile. CThese people have something in common. DReal listening at least means some things. E.If you want to see that person again, dont keep it a secret. F.And how he answers will let you know how far
38、you can go. G.Almost anyone, no matter how shy he is, will answer a question. 第二部分语言运用 第一节(共第一节(共 15 小题;每小题小题;每小题 1 分,满分分,满分 15 分)分) 7 Last weekend I took a bus to New York City.As I took the window seat and wore headphones over ears, I almost didnt21an elderly man sitting beside me. The elderly man
39、 asked me a simple question22the bus s WiFi connection, which turned into a two-hour23. We talked a lot about my dreams, my fears and my life. I24more with this stranger on the bus than I have with any friend or family member in months. Maybe it is because I am25to let anyone I know close to me. I w
40、as26that the stranger was not only deeply interested in getting to know me, but also just willing to27 me to my greatest abilities. Instead of politely28his head when I mentioned my major, he told me that my strong liking seemed to be psychology, but not the one I was studying and that he fully unde
41、rstood my29for the failure. This elderly man made me30the plans that I had made for my life. He helped me realize that my carefully31plan for the next five years of my life wasnt all that good, but actually complex and filled with32. Most of all, he helped me33 the complex rather than stay away from
42、 it because of my fear for the unknown. Afew days later, he emailed me, saying, “I think you re34for great things whatever you decide to do.” The email, filled with words of encouragement made me realize that life is sometimes35but it is going to be okay. 21AcheckBnoticeCexcuseDbelieve 22AthroughBwi
43、thCduringDabout 23AintroductionBexplanationCconversationDcompetition 24AsearchedBsharedCdemandedDreviewed 25AsorryBcuriousCanxiousDafraid 26ApuzzledBworriedCamazedDdisappointed 27ApushBinviteCtreatDadmit 28AraisingBdroppingCturningDnodding 29AregretBchangeCfearDdesire 30AprepareBdevelopCconsultDques
44、tion 31AreplacedBorganizedCdiscussedDpredicted 32AuncertaintyBdangerCresponsibilityDconflict 33AspotBignoreCseizeDaccept 34AleavingBheadingCwatchingDcaring 8 35AgenuineBnormalCpainfulDserious 第二节(共第二节(共 10 小题;每小题小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分分,满分 15 分)分) 阅读下面短文,在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 World-famous physicist St
45、ephen Hawking has died at the age of 76. He died36(peaceful)at his home in Cambridge in the early37(hour)of Wednesday. Hawking was known38the public for his work with black holes and relativity, and wrote several popular science books , including A Brief History of Time.At the age of 22, Prof. Hawki
46、ng39 (give)only a few years to live after doctors declared that he suffered from a rare disease. The illness left him in a wheelchair and he was 40 (able)to speak except through a voice synthesizer(合成器). Prof. Hawking was the first 41(set)out a theory of cosmology(宇宙学)explained by a union of the gen
47、eral theory of relativity and quantum mechanics. He also discovered that black holes42 (leak)energy and fade to nothinga phenomenon that would43 (late)become known as Hawking radiation. Through his work with mathematician Sir Roger Penrose, he proved that Einsteins general theory of relativity sugge
48、sts space and time would have a beginning in the Big Bang and44end in black holes. In a statement his children praised his courage and persistence and said his brilliance and humour inspired people across the world. They added, He once said, It would not be much of a universe45it wasnt home to the p
49、eople you love. We will miss him forever. 第三部分写作写作 第一节 (满分 15 分) 46.你校正在组织英语作文比赛。请以身边值得尊敬和爱戴的人为题,写一篇短文参赛, 内容包括: 1. 人物简介; 2. 尊敬和爱戴的原因。 注意: 1. 词数 100 左右; 2. 短文题目和首句已为你写好。 The person I respect 9 We have a lot of respectable people around us. _ _ _ _ 第二节(满分 25) 47阅读下面短文,根据所给情节进行续写,使之构成一个完整的故事。 It was 1s
50、t January, the first day of the year and a holiday for me. What luck! I decided to withdraw some money from the bank, The bank person, an elderly gentleman with a white beard, replied indifferently as usual to my polite “Happy New Year.” He nodded and I sat in front of him. Minutes passed but he did
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