1、1 单元综合检测单元综合检测(一一) (时间:100 分钟;满分:120 分) 第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分 50 分) 第一节 (共 15 小题,每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分) 阅读下列短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A In just eight months, my dog Toby had grown too big for our small apartment, so Mom sent him to Grandmas farm.To comfort me, Mom got me a cat and I decided to train thi
2、s cat. First, I named him Wilbur.Next, I decided to train him not to make our apartment dirty.In order to train him to use the litter box my mother bought as his toilet, I followed him everywhere, watching for some sign that he wanted to go outside, just like Id done with Toby.I waited and watched.B
3、ut all that cat did was sleep.Pretty soon I fell asleep, too.When I woke up, I heard some noise from the box.I looked inside and found Wilbur in it on his own. If a cat could do that by himself easily, I figured that teaching him a few tricks would be a cinch I set Wilbur down in front of me and sai
4、d, “Sit” , pushing his back down gently, just like Id done with Toby.However, he jumped away.This cat didnt know anything about taking orders. Then I decided to give him a bath.Id washed Toby every Saturday.Strangely, at the sound of the running water, Wilbur began to lick (舔) himself.Mom saw what I
5、 was doing.“Oh, honey, cats dont need baths.” She looked at Wilbur.“See?” she said.“They clean themselves.” When Wilbur finished bathing, he made a strange noise, like a motor running, so I sat down to get a better listen.To my surprise, Wilbur moved to me, and jumped onto my legs.Toby never did tha
6、t! Seeing that, Mom said, “You know, cats only do that when they really like you.” I looked up at her, then down at the cat and said, “Let me introduce Wilbur, Mom.He is my friend now.” 【语篇解读】 本文是记叙文。作者新养了一只猫并开始训练它,最终作者 2 和猫成为了好朋友。 1What did the author do for the cat? AHe gave the cat a name. BHe bo
7、ught the cat a box. CHe freed the cat from the toilet. DHe helped the cat clean himself. A 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“First, I named him Wilbur.”可知答案。 2. The underlined word “cinch” in Paragraph 3 probably means “ ” Aboring thing Bsimple thing Cfunny thing Dterrible thing B 词义猜测题。根据本句中的“easily”可推测,作者认为如果一只猫可以 自己
8、学会用专用的盒子上厕所的话,那么教他一些把戏也会是件“很容易的事 情”。 3What did the author feel about Wilbur before he jumped onto his legs? AHe didnt think Wilbur could be friends with Toby. BHe didnt think Wilbur would make a good pet. CHe thought Wilbur was dirty. DHe thought Wilbur was lazy. B 推理判断题。根据第二、三、四段内容,尤其是第二段中的“But all
9、 that cat did was sleep.”和第三段中的“This cat didnt know anything about taking orders.” 可知, Wilbur 并不配合作者的训练,因此作者一开始并不认为 Wilbur 会是一个 好宠物。 4 From the text we know that Toby did all the following things EXCEPT Adoing some tricks Btaking baths every Saturday Cjumping onto the authors legs Dgiving signs when
10、 he wanted to go outside C 细节理解题。 根据倒数第二段中的 “To my surprise, Wilbur moved to me, and jumped onto my legs.Toby never did that!”可知, Toby 从来不会跳到作者腿 3 上。 B All kinds of sports stars are becoming spotlights of the world.I hope that it has changed some parents idea of sports, and they have started to enco
11、urage their children to exercise more. Most Chinese have a wrong idea, thinking that sports are a waste of time.They think that it is useless to exercise and children should spend more time in studying, so that they can become successful professionals in the future. Jeremy Lins parents did not force
12、 him to work for a bank and earn huge salaries after he graduated from the Harvard University Department of Economics.If his parents were not open- minded, he would not have a chance to enter the National Basketball Association (NBA) and later sweep the world with the “Jeremy Lin craze” Chinese hurd
13、ler Liu Xiang graduated from the Shanghai Sports Technical Institute and the East China Normal University.He earned up to $461 million of advertising revenue (收益) after winning a gold medal at the 2004 Athens Olympics. Of course, not everyone can become a great athlete.Sports, however, enable childr
14、en to learn something that they cannot learn in classroom, which helps them enhance their psychological qualities.According to Taiwanbased magazine Common Wealth, in addition to fitness, sports are also good for mental health.An increasing number of studies have shown that children who love sports h
15、ave better memory, as well as abilities to unite and respond. Sports bring 10 good values, namely enthusiasm, discipline (纪律) and concentration, selflessness, respect, diversification (多元化) in points of looking at things, courage, leadership, responsibility, setback ( 挫 折 ) resistance and imaginatio
16、n.In other words, sports can improve a childs Intelligence Quotient (IQ), Emotional Quotient (EQ) and Adversity (逆境) Quotient (AQ) Therefore, the government should increase physical education classes in schools.In addition to promoting child health and solving obesity problems, it can also enhance t
17、he peoples competitiveness. 【语篇解读】 越来越多的体育明星成为人们关注的焦点, 很多家长已经改 变了对体育运动的看法, 他们开始鼓励孩子多运动, 因为体育运动不仅能增强孩 4 子们的体质,而且还能改善孩子们的心理素质。 5What is the authors purpose in the passage? ATo share his great experience of meeting sports stars. BTo call on people to know the value of sports. CTo encourage parents to t
18、ake part in sports. DTo show his concern for the education. B 写作意图题。依据第一段中的“I hope that it has changed some parents idea of sports, and they have started to encourage their children to exercise more.”可 知,作者希望家长改变对体育运动的看法,真正了解体育运动的价值,故选项 B 正确。 6Chinese parents have a wrong idea about sports Abecause
19、they spare almost no time in sports Bbecause they only want their children to perform well academically Cbecause they intend to make their children special Dbecause they have no choice to choose in China B 细节理解题。依据第二段中的“They think that it is useless to exercise and children should spend more time in
20、 studying”可知,大部分中国家长想让孩子把时 间用在学习上,将来成为专业人才,因此选项 B 正确。 7. The author takes Jeremy Lin and Liu Xiang for example Abecause he wants to show they both earn too much money Bbecause he wishes all the parents to learn from theirs Cbecause he hopes the parents will know sports value Dbecause he stresses soc
21、iety pays more attention on sports C 推理判断题。在文章第三、四段中作者用林书豪和刘翔的成功例子,是 为了让家长们注重孩子的特长,看到体育的价值, 不要一味地追求学术方面的成 就,因此选项 C 正确。 8. If your kid goes in for sports Ahe must be a successful athlete in the future Bhe will turn a brave and generous person Che will become more mentally healthy 5 Dhe must be succes
22、sful in the examination C 细节理解题。依据第五段中的“Sports, however, enable children to learn something that they cannot learn in classroom, which helps them enhance their psychological qualities.”可知,体育运动可以使孩子学到在课堂上学不到的东西, 帮助他们提高心理素质,由此可知选项 C 正确。 C Audrey Hepburn (奥黛丽 赫本) won an Academy Award as Best Actress fo
23、r her first major American movie, Roman Holiday, which was released in 1953.But she is remembered as much for her aid work as for her acting. Born in Belgium in 1929, Audreys father was British and her mother was Dutch.Audrey was sent to live at a British school for part of her childhood.During Worl
24、d War , she lived and studied in the Netherlands.Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks.Audrey studied dance as a teenager and during college.But when she returned to London after the war she realized she wasnt going to be a ballerina (芭蕾舞女演员)So she began taking acting parts in stag
25、e shows.Later she began to get small parts in movies. But it was Audrey Hepburns move to America in 1950s that brought her true fame.In 1951, she played the character “Gigi” in the Broadway play of the same name and received great critical praise.Two years later, Roman Holiday made her a star at the
26、 age of 24. Audrey made more than 25 movies.Among her roles, the most popular one was Holly Golightly in Breakfast at Tiffanys in 1961.Three years later she played Eliza Doolittle in My Fair Lady. She was married two times and had one child with each husband.In 1989, the UN Childrens Fund named Audr
27、ey a goodwill ambassador.She traveled all over the world in support of UNICEF (联合国儿童基金会) projects.The UN agency said she was a tireless worker.She often gave 15 interviews a day to gain money and support for UNICEF projects. Audrey Hepburn often said her loyalty to UNICEF was the result of her exper
28、iences as a child during World War .She said she knew what it was like to be starving and to be saved by international aid.She was a goodwill ambassador until her death in 1993 from colon cancer. 6 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇人物传记。主要介绍了奥黛丽 赫本的生平及她 在电影方面的成就和对慈善事业的贡献。 9. The reason why Audrey lived and studied in the
29、 Netherlands was that Ashe wanted to be a ballerina Bher parents were from Britain Cit was safe there Dthe education there was excellent C 细节理解题。根据第二段的“Her mother thought it would be safe from German attacks.”可知,她母亲认为在荷兰是安全的。故选 C。 10. We can know from the passage that AAudreys parents lived in Germa
30、ny during World War BAudrey went to America in the 1950s CAudrey was made to give up dancing Dthe character “Gigi” in the Broadway play was her most popular role B 细节理解题。根据第三段的“But it was Audrey Hepburns move to America in 1950s that brought her true fame.”可知, 她在20世纪50年代去了美国。 11 is NOT mentioned in
31、the passage about Audrey Hepburn. AMarriage BIdentity CContribution DReligion D 细节理解题。文章第五段的“She was married two times”提到了她的婚 姻,文章中也提到了她的身份,一开始跳舞后来成为演员,文章主要讲述了她在 电影和慈善方面的巨大贡献。故选 D。 12 is the right order for Audreys life. The first time she began to play in movies. She returned to London from the Net
32、herlands. She won an Academy Award as Best Actress. She traveled all over the world in support of UNICEF projects. She played a part in My Fair Lady. A B 7 C D A 时间排序题。奥黛丽赫本出生在比利时(in 1929),后来去了英国,二 战期间在荷兰上学,上学期间她跳舞,后来她搬到美国演了第一部电影,作为最 佳女演员获得奥斯卡金像奖,接着又在窈窕淑女里扮演角色,后来(in 1989) 又参加慈善活动。故选 A。 D Worldfamous
33、 violinist Itzhak Perlman was stricken with polio as a child.As a result, he wears braces on both legs and walks with the aid of crutches.At concerts, getting on stage is no small achievement for himHe slowly crosses the stage until he reaches his chair.He lays his crutches on the floor, slowly undo
34、es the clasps (扣环)on his legs, puts one foot backward and extends the other one forward.Then he bends down and picks up the violin, puts it under his chin (下巴), nods to the conductor, and starts to play. One fall evening in 1995, while performing at Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center in New York Ci
35、ty, Perlman had to deal with one additional trouble.Jack Reimer, a famous reporter with the Houston Chronicle, described the scene.“Just as he finished the first few bars, one of the strings on his violin broke.You could hear the sound go off like gunfire across the room.There was no mistaking what
36、that sound meant.” There was no mistaking what he had to do.People who were there said, “We figured he would have to get up .to either find another violin or find another string for this one.” But he didnt.Instead he waited a moment, closed his eyes, and then signaled the conductor to begin again.Th
37、e band and he played from where he had left off.He played with enthusiasm and power. Of course, it is impossible to play a symphonic work with just three strings.But that night Itzhak Perlman refused to know that.You could see him modulate (调音), change, recompose the piece in his head.At one point,
38、it sounded like he was turning the strings to get new sounds they had never made before. 【语篇解读】 本文是人物故事,叙述了著名残疾人演奏家 Perlman 演出过 程中发生的意外和他的应对措施。 8 13What does the underlined sentence in Paragraph 1 mean? AIts a piece of cake for Perlman to perform on the stage. BIts not easy for Perlman to get on the
39、 stage. CPerlman has achieved great success on the stage. DPerlman has small achievements on the stage. B 句意理解题。这里的 achievement 指的就是 Perlman 能够做到的事情。 其后的几句话展示了他上台的细节,进一步说明了一个残疾人的行动不便。 14After the string broke the audience thought that Perlman would Aget angry at his performance Bgive up the performa
40、nce Cdo something about the violin Dcontinue performing with the threestring violin C 细节理解题。 观众以为他会再找一把小提琴或换根琴弦, 结果并没有这 样。 15What is the best title for the passage? AA Worldfamous Disabled Artist BAn Unexpected Accident CThe Performance Went on DA Threestring Violin and Its Owner C 标题归纳题。文章的核心不是断弦事件
41、本身,而是断弦后 Perlman 的表 现。 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项。 Two biggest wealth in life: your talent and your time.Talent increases and time decreases.Our life, in a way, is trading time with talents.Wasting time means our time decreases while our talents do not
42、 increase. 16 Get to know how you use your usual time and make improvements Take a week and write down what you do every 30 minutes every day and make it into categories.After a weeks recording, youll see which part consumes most of the 9 time. 17 And you could come up with a revised timetable for y
43、our next week. Use fragment (碎片) time and “dead time” By time recording, youll be amazed how much time youve wasted in waiting for the bus, queuing, walking, etc.You could really put that time to better use, 18 Use your fragment time for insignificant matters so that you could have more time for thi
44、ngs that really matter. 19 Therere always things to be done every day, and the thing we could do is to identify whether theyre urgent or important.The things you need to do for the day rest only on the urgent as well as important things.Dont become slaves to urgent but unimportant things. Use the 20
45、%80% principle At the most efficient time, 20% of time could generate 80% of efficiency and on the contrary, at the least efficient time, 80% of time could only generate 20% of efficiency.We should be doing important work at the most efficient time.That time period differs from person to person, 20
46、Yet generally speaking, its round 10 in the morning and 3 in the afternoon. After being familiar with those tips, the next thing would be to implement and hold on to it.Do the right thing at the right time, and we shall make our time to its fullest! Abut everyone has a peak effect time BMake an anal
47、ysis about the ways you could improve your efficiency Clike memorizing English words or making necessary phone calls Ddepending on your mentality and physical condition EThat is why we shall save every second and make it count FPick three things you must finish today GFinish as many tasks as possibl
48、e 【语篇解读】 时间是人生最大的财富之一, 那么该如何充分利用时间呢? 本文为我们提供了几个充分利用时间的方法。 16E 根据上文的“Wasting time means our time decreases while our talents 10 do not increase.”可知,我们不能浪费时间,应节约每一秒,让它过得有意义。故 选 E。 17. B 根据上下文可知,通过记录一周的时间分配情况,找出大部分时间 用于做什么, 进行分析后确定如何更有效地利用时间, 从而制订出合理的时间表。 故选 B。 18C 根据上文可知,应将等公交、排队等时间利用起来,C 项给出了两 个利用这些时
49、间的例子。故选 C。 19F 此处为小标题,各小标题的格式应保持一致,该空应为祈使句;根 据本段内容可知, 做事要分主次, 不能成为紧急却不重要的事情的奴隶。 故选 F。 20D 根据上文的“That time period differs from person to person”可知,高 效时间段因人而异,要看个人的身体和精神状况。故选 D。 第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分 30 分) 第一节 (共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。 Several days ago, I went to
50、 visit a nursing home with my friends for the first time.Our 21 was to keep the elderly company, so we made them cards and cookies, and prepared 22 to keep them entertained such as songs and talk shows. To be honest, I didnt know what to 23 It was hard to imagine the difference we could make to thei