1、1 单元综合检测单元综合检测(二二) (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 Life in 2060 Let us suppose it is now about AD.2060.Lets make believe(假装；虚构) it is about 45 years from now.Of course, things have changed and life is very different. Vo
2、yages to the moon are being made every day.It is as easy to take a holiday on the moon today as it was for the people in 1960 to take a holiday in Europe.At a number of scenic spots on the moon, many hotels have been built.The hotels are air conditioned, naturally.In order that everyone can enjoy th
3、e beautiful scenery on the moon, every room has at least one picture window.Everything imaginable is provided for entertainment of young and old. What are people eating now？People are still eating food.They havent yet started to take on heir(继承) supply of energy directly as electrical current or as
4、nuclear power.They may some day.But many foods now come in pill form, and the food that goes into the pill continues to come mainly from green plants. Since there are several times as many people in the world today as there were a hundred years ago, most of our planets surface has to be filled.The d
5、eserts are irrigated with water and crops are no longer destroyed by pests.The harvest is always good. Farming, of course, is very highly developed.Very few people have to work on the farm.It is possible to run the farm by just pushing a few buttons now and then. People are now largely vegetarians(素
6、食者)You see, as the number of people increases, the number of animal decreases.Therefore, people have to be vegetarians and we are healthier both in our bodies and in our minds， and we know the causes and cure of disease and pain, and it is possible to get rid of diseases.No one has to be ill any mor
7、e. 2 Such would be our life in 2060. 【语篇解读】 2060 年我们的生活会是什么样子，作者为我们描绘出了一 番景象。 1When was the passage written? AIn about AD.2060. BIn about 1960. CIn about 2014. DIn about 2015. D 推理判断题。根据第一段的前两句可知，2060 年是在 45 年之后，因此 写文章的年份大约是 2015 年。 2. According to the passage, what will be on the moon in about AD.2
8、060? AMany other animals. BMany tourists. CMany plants. DA sea. B 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，去月球旅游成为了常态，每天都有 游客去月球旅游。 3. What will people eat then according to the passage? ABiscuits in pill form. BFoods in pill form. CFoods in water form. DFoods in gas form. B 细节理解题。根据第三段最后一句可知，到那时很多食物都是以药片的 形式出现的。 4. The pas
9、sage tells us that in 2060, on the earth than now. Athe crops are getting better Bthere are more pests Cthere are fewer people Dthere is less water A 细节理解题。根据第四段的后两句可知，庄稼不再遭受害虫的侵袭，每 年都是大丰收。 B The morning had been a disaster.My tooth was aching, and Id been in an argument with a friend.Her words stil
10、l make me feel deeply hurt: “The trouble with you is that you wont put yourself in my place.Cant you see things from my point of view？” I shook my head stubbornlyand felt the ache in my tooth.Id thought I 3 could hold out till my dentist came back from holiday，but the pain was really unbearable.I st
11、arted to call the dentists in the phone book，but no one could see me immediately.Finally, at about lunchtime, I got lucky. “If you come right now， ” the receptionist said, “the dentist will fit you in.” I took my purse and keys and rushed to my car.But suddenly I began to doubt about the dentist.Wha
12、t kind of dentist would be so eager to treat someone at such short notice？Why wasnt he as busy as the others? In the dentists office，I sat down and looked around.I saw nothing but the bare walls and I became even more worried.The assistant noticed my nervousness and placed her warm hand over my ice-
13、 cold one. When I told her my fears， she laughed and said，“Dont worry.The dentist is very good.” “How long do I have to wait for him？”I asked impatiently. “Come on，he is coming.Just lie down and relax.And enjoy the artwork.”the assistant said. “The artwork？”I was puzzled. The chair went back.Suddenl
14、y I smiled.There was a beautiful picture，right where I could enjoy it：on the ceiling.How considerate the dentist was！At that moment，I began to understand what my friend meant by her words. What a relief! 【语篇解读】 通过自己的经历，作者明白了朋友所说的“see things from my point of view(站在我的角度看问题)”的真实意义。 5. Which of the fol
15、lowing best describes the authors feeling that morning? ACheerful. BNervous. CSatisfied. DUpset. D 推理判断题。由第一段的第一、二句可知，作者那天早上感觉心烦，不 高兴。 6. What made the author begin to doubt about the dentist? AThe dentists agreeing to treat her at very short notice. BThe dentists being as busy as the other dentists
16、. CThe surroundings of the dentists office. 4 DThe laughing assistant of the dentist. A 细节理解题。由第二、三段内容可知，作者觉得看这个牙医不需要等， 有可能没有人去找他看病，这使作者对这位牙医产生了怀疑。 7. Why did the author suddenly smile? ABecause the dentist came at last. BBecause she saw a picture on the ceiling. CBecause she could relax in the chai
17、r. DBecause the assistant kept comforting her. B 细节理解题。由倒数第二段中的第二、三句“Suddenly I smiled.There was a beautiful picture，right where I could enjoy it：on the ceiling.”可知，作者看 到天花板上有幅漂亮的画时便笑了。 8. What did the author learn from her experience most probably? AStrike while the iron is hot. BA friend without f
18、aults will never be found. CPut oneself in others shoes. DA friend in need is a friend indeed. C 推理判断题。 由倒数第二段最后一句以及第一段的第三句可知， 作者认 识到了自己应该学会站在别人的角度去考虑问题。Strike while the iron is hot“趁 热打铁”；A friend without faults will never be found“没有十全十美的朋友” ；Put oneself in others shoes“设身处地为别人着想”；A friend in need
19、 is a friend indeed“患难之中见真情”。结合文章内容及选项的意思可知，应选 C。 C In the future your automobile will run on water instead of gas！You will be able to buy a supercomputer that fits in your pocket！You might even drive a flying car! Not all past predictions(预言)have been proven wrong.A few of them have been surprising
20、ly accurate.Some great thinkers predicted the arrival of the credit card，the fax machine and even the Internetyears before they happened.But for each prediction that has come true，some others have missed by a mile.Many of these predictions didnt consider how people would want to use the technology o
21、r whether people really needed these high- tech(高科技的)things in their lives or not.Lets look 5 at some predictions from the not- too- distant past. Robot helpers Wheres the robot in my kitchen？Nowhere，of course.And hes probably not coming anytime soon.Robots do exist today， but mostly in factories an
22、d other working environments. Back in the 1950s， however， people said that by now personal robots would be in most peoples homes. So why hasnt it happened？Maybe because robots are still too expensive and clumsy(笨拙的)And probably the idea of robots cooking our dinners and washing our clothes is just t
23、oo strange.At home we seem to be doing fine without them. Telephones of tomorrow In 1964 an American company introduced the video telephone.They said by the year 2000 most people would have a video phone in their homes.But of course the idea hasnt caught on yet. Why？The technology worked fine， but i
24、t overlooked something obvious： people desire for privacy.Would you want to have a video phone conversation with someone after you just stepped out of the shower？Probably notit could be uncomfortable！ Just because technology doesnt always mean people will want to use it. And finally，how about that c
25、razy prediction of the flying car？Its not so crazy any more！But a flying car remains one of the most wonderful technology ideas to catch our imagination.Keep watching the news or perhaps the sky outside your window to see what the future will bring. 【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了几个没有实现的预言。 9. Robot helpers havent b
26、een used in most peoples homes because Ausing this kind of robots at home is simply a waste of time and money Bthis kind of robots hasnt been developed yet Cpeople find it difficult to control this kind of robots Dthis kind of robots wont bring people practical use D 细节理解题。 由第五段可知， 机器人保姆的预言没有实现是因为这种
27、机 器人不实用。 10. The underlined phrase “caught on” in Paragraph 6 probably 6 means Abecome popular Bbecome enjoyable Ccome into sight Dcome to life A 词义猜测题。上文介绍，过去一家美国公司预言在公元 2000 年大部分 家庭将会使用可视电话； 下一段解释了这个预言没能实现或者可视电话没有普及 的原因。由此可知，catch on 的意思为“变得流行，普及”。 11. What does the author think of the flying car?
28、 AIt is too difficult to imagine. BIt is too crazy to realize. CIt is likely to appear in the future. DIt has been the focus of the news. C 推理判断题。由最后一段可知，作者认为， “会飞的车”的想法不再疯 狂，而且将来有一天会实现。 D Im often told I have a dream job, that I work for a great company, getting to deal with the leaders in social m
29、edia every day，and especially that I get to work from my home. Usually people who tell me that working from home is wonderful have never worked from home.They spend most of their career working from an office and hate it. In fact, I love being able to work from home and make my own hours.I truly app
30、reciate being able to drop what Im doing to attend kids or go shopping, but theres a side to it that we dont often talk aboutthe negative side.No one wants to believe people like me, working from home, have anything to complain about.Really，Im not going to complain, but I do want to share a few thin
31、gs about telecommuting(家庭远 程办公) that few homebased people want to tell you, because working from home doesnt look so wonderful. One of the reasons why I love my job is the flexibility(灵活性) I know that I can volunteer for school projects, meet friends for lunch and work out for an hour as long as I g
32、et my work done.But do you know telecommuters have to make up the time if they wish to pepper their days with fun distractions？So while my husband and kids 7 are watching a movie, Im working until midnight.Besides，when you work from home, youre asked to hold your phone and Skype in case someone want
33、s to talk to you during business hours.So its not so easy to be flexible! 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇议论文。随着信息时代的到来，远程办公成为可 能。它在方便人们的工作和家庭生活的同时也带来了一系列的问题。 12. We learn from the passage that the writer Acan balance her work and family life well Bis quite satisfied with her present work Cpresents some unknown facts o
34、f working from home Dcomplains about the disadvantages of working from office C 细节理解题。根据第三段的最后一句中的“Im not going to complain， but I do want to share a few things about telecommuting(家庭远程办公)that few home- based people want to tell you，because working from home doesnt look so wonderful”可知，作者介绍了一些我们不知道的
35、家庭远程办公的事实，故选 C。 13. The last paragraph mainly tells us that Atelecommuters are usually slaves of themselves Bthe writer is always busy with her work Cthe writer can always make full use of the freedom Dtelecommuters are not as flexible as you think they are D 段落大意题。根据最后一段中的“So while my husband and k
36、ids are watching a movie.So its not so easy to be flexible！”可知，家庭远程办公并不像 你想象中的那样自由。故 D 项最能概括本段大意。 14. The writer probably agrees that Aget work done，or youll have no freedom Beast or west，home working is the best Cfreedom should always come before work Dall work and no play makes Jack a dull boy A 推
37、理判断题。 根据文章的描述可知， 家庭远程办公并不像想象中的那样 自由，如果没做完工作，在家中依然没有自由。故 A 项正确。 15. Who is the passage mainly intended for? 8 AJob hunters. BOffice workers. CResearchers. DTelecommuters. B 文章多次提到“telecommuting” “working from home”等， 由此可知， 本文 是为办公室职员写的。故选 B。 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
38、选项。选项中 有两项为多余选项。 Tips on Young Adult Life As you grow rapidly through your teenage years, you will experience a lot of changes.The changes may seem difficult. 16 Dont panic! You will deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now! With more responsibility，you will find more freedom to make y
39、our own choices.This is a time to be well informed about making choices.In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions. 17 You may already know your career path or you may have no idea at all what you want to do.Both situations are fine! Work hard and the right opportunity will present itself t
40、o you. Young adulthood means greater freedom and more choices. 18 But try not to shut your family out of your life.You should learn to think of others even though you are old enough to look after yourself. It is also perfectly natural at this time for you to spend more time with your friends than yo
41、ur family. 19 A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens. This period is a part of the life cycle.There are some people who will be with you throughout lifes journey.There will be some people with whom you part and go separate ways.Leaving school can be hard.The reality is that you may n
42、ot even see all of your classmates again. You are a young adult.It is your life.No one can live it for you. 20 So making the right choices will be important to you.Life is for living.Enjoy your life wisely! AChoose your friends wisely. BThey will help shape the future. CThey may seem to happen quick
43、ly. 9 DYou will probably want to be independent. EYou may appreciate what you have in your own life. FThe choices that you make from now on will be your choices. GYour family has been with you since you came into this world. 【语篇解读】 文章主要讲述了青少年成长过程中会出现的一些情况， 并就 此提出了建议。 16C 由后面的句子“Dont panic! You will
44、deal successfully with them! You are a young adult now！”可知，他们似乎发生得很快，所以选 C。 17B 由前面的句子“In this way you can make healthy balanced decisions.” 及空后的内容可知，他们将会帮助塑造未来，所以选 B。 18D 由后面的句子“But try not to shut your family out of your life.”可知， 这里表示你可能想要独立，所以选 D。 19A 由前面的句子“.to spend more time with your friends
45、 than your family.”及后面的句子“A true friend will stand by you no matter what happens.”可 知，选 A。 20F 由后面的句子“So making the right choices will be important to you.” 可知，从现在开始你所做出的选择就是你的选择，所以选 F。 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。 Last year, I was
46、assigned to work at an office near my mothers house. 21 , I stayed with her for a month.During that time, I helped her out with the housework and contributed to the 22 After a week, I started to notice the groceries were running out pretty quickly. 23 , I began observing my mothers daily routine for
47、 two weeks.To my 24 , I found she would pack a paper bag full of canned goods and head out every morning at about nine.She took the food to the slums(贫民窟) and distributed it to street 25 I asked around and 26 my mum was popular in the area.The kids looked 10 up to her as if she were their own mother
48、.Then it hit mewhy didnt she want to tell me about what shed been doing? Was she 27 that I would stop buying the groceries if I knew the truth? When she got home, I told her about my discovery and before she could react，I gave her a big hug and told her she didnt need to keep it a 28 from me.She tol
49、d me that 29 of the children lived with an old lady in a makeshift home while others 30 on the streets.For years, my mum had been helping out by giving whatever food she could 31 I was so moved by how 32 she was.She used what was meant for her to help others in need.And I was so 33 of her. I 34 to b
50、uy groceries for my mum.But now， I always add a(n) 35 bag for her other children. 【语篇解读】 作者无意中发现自己的母亲总是把买来的杂货品送给贫民窟 的孩子们，在被母亲无私行为感动的同时，作者自己也加入其中。 21A.However BMoreover CTherefore DOtherwise C 根据上文的“去年我被安排在靠近我母亲家附近的一个办公室上班” 可推知上下文是因果关系“因此，我和妈妈一起待了一个月的时间”。therefore 因此。 22. Acans Bgroceries Cgoods Dbag
