1、单元综合检测单元综合检测(三三) .阅读理解(共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分) A There is an old saying in China that goes, “The days of the Sanjiu period are the coldest days.” “Sanjiu period”,which is in Minor Cold,refers to the third nine- day period (the 19th27th days) after the day of the Winter Solstice(冬至)There are man
2、y different customs related to Minor Cold in China. Eating hotpot During Minor Cold people should eat some hot food to benefit the body and defend against the cold weather.Winter is the best time to have hotpot and braised mutton with soy sauce.But it is important to notice that too much spicy food
3、may cause health problems. Eating huangyacai In Tianjin,there is a custom to have huangyacai,a kind of Chinese cabbage, during Minor Cold.There are large amounts of vitamins A and B in huangyacai.As huangyacai is fresh and tender,it is fit for frying,roasting and braising. Eating glutinous rice(糯米饭)
4、 According to tradition,the Cantonese eat glutinous rice in the morning during Minor Cold.Cantonese people add some fried preserved(腌制的) pork,sausage and peanuts and mix them into the rice. Eating vegetable rice In ancient times,people in Nanjing took Minor Cold quite seriously,but as time went by,
5、the celebration of Minor Cold gradually disappeared.However, the custom of eating vegetable rice is still followed today.The rice is steamed and is unspeakably delicious.Among the ingredients, aijiaohuang (a kind of green vegetable), sausage and salted duck are the specialties in Nanjing. 【语篇解读】 文章主
6、要介绍了中国人在小寒时的一些饮食文化。 1What do we know about Minor Cold? AIt refers to the Winter Solstice. BThe Sanjiu period is in this period. CIt lasts twentyseven days. DIt marks the first day of winter. B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知,三九在小寒节气内。故选 B。 2What is a special custom in Tianjin in Minor Cold? AEating hotpot. BHaving
7、 huangyacai. CHaving vitamin A and B pills. DBuying cabbage. B 细节理解题。根据“Eating huangyacai”部分中的第一句可知,天津人在 小寒的时候会吃黄芽菜。故选 B。 3How do the Cantonese eat glutinous rice? AThey fry and toast it. BThey eat it for dinner. CThey mix it with many other things. DThey steam it with soy sauce. C 细节理解题。根据“Eating g
8、lutinous rice(糯米饭)”部分中的第二句可 知,广东人将糯米饭和其他很多东西混在一起吃。故选 C。 4This text may be taken from the column (栏目) of a newspaper. Atravel Bculture Cfashion Dscience B 文章出处题。根据第一段末句可知,文章可能选自报纸的文化栏目。故 选 B。 B My parents divorced when I was 5,making my mother a single parent.We had little money, but my mom gave me a
9、 lot of love.Each night, she sat me on her lap and spoke the words that would change my life, “Kemmons,you are certain to be a great man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.” At fourteen,I was hit by a car and the doctors said I would never walk again.Every day,my mothe
10、r spoke to me in her gentle,loving voice,telling me that no matter what those doctors said,I could walk again if I wanted to do it badly enough.She drove that message so deep into my heart that I finally believed her.A year later,I returned to schoolwalking on my own! When the Great Depression(大萧条)
11、occurred,my mom lost her job.Then I left school to support the family.At that moment, I was determined never to be poor again. My real change occurred on a vacation I took with my wife and five kids in 1951.I was angry that the secondclass hotel charged an extra $2 for each child.That was too expens
12、ive for the average American family.I decided to open a motel(汽车旅 馆) for families that would never charge extra for children.There were plenty of doubters at that time. Not surprisingly,mother was one of my strongest supporters.We experienced a lot of challenges.But with my mothers words deeply root
13、ed in my soul,I never doubted we would succeed.Fifteen years later,we had the largest hotel system in the worldHoliday Inn.In 1979 my company had 1, 759 inns in more than fifty countries with an income of $1 billion a year. You may not have started out life in the best situation.But if you can find
14、a task in life worth working for and believe in yourself,nothing can stop you. 【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了作者的母亲从小到大给了他很多鼓励,让他 对自己充满自信,最终促成了他的成功。 5When Kemmons was a little child,what his mother usually told him was Afunny Btouching Cfighting Dencouraging D 细节理解题。 根据文章第一段第三句中的“Kemmons, you are certain to be a gre
15、at man and you can do anything in life if you work hard enough to get it.”可 知, 当 Kemmons 是孩子的时候, 他妈妈总是对他说一些令人鼓舞的话。 故选 D。 6From the authors view,who played the most important part in making him walk back to school again? AMother. BTeachers. CFriends. DRelatives. A 细节理解题。 根据文章第二段后两句可知, 是妈妈的鼓励让作者重新走 回学
16、校。故选 A。 7According to the passage,what made Kemmons start a motel by himself? AHis previous business success of various levels. BHis terrible experience in the hotel. CHis moms support. DHis wifes suggestion. B 细节理解题。根据文章第四段中的“I was angry that the second- class hotel charged an extra $2 for each chi
17、ld.That was too expensive for the average American family.I decided to open a motel(汽车旅馆).”可知,Kemmons 在旅店 一次糟糕的经历让他开了自己的旅店。故选 B。 8In your opinion,which of the following best describes Kemmons mother? AModest,helpful,and hardworking. BCareful,helpful and beautiful. CLoving,supportive and strongwilled
18、. DStrict,sensitive and supportive. C 推理判断题。根据文章第一段第二、三句和第五段第一句可知, Kemmons 的母亲有爱心、支持作者且意志力坚强。故选 C。 C Some years ago,a 28yearold Californian wife and mother of three children died from drinking too much water.Her body was found in her home shortly after she took part in a waterdrinking contest that w
19、as held by a local radio show.Called “Hold Your Wee For A Wii”, the contest organizers promised a free Wii video game machine to those who drank the most water without going to the bathroom.The woman who died drank about 2 gallons of water during the contest.When she and other participants complaine
20、d of discomfort and showed signs of pains,they were laughed at by the organizers. This tragic news story shows the importance of understanding why drinking too much water can be dangerous to your health. Consuming more water than you need can increase your total blood volume(容 量)And since your blood
21、 volume exists within a closed system,increasing your blood volume puts unnecessary stress on your heart and blood vessels(血管)Your kidneys(肾) must work overtime to get rid of extra water out of your system.Your kidneys are not a pair of pipes.Flushing more water through your kidneys doesnt necessari
22、ly help it become cleaner.Rather,your kidneys can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time.And drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of kidney damage. Putting unnecessary stress on your system and your kidneys by consuming unnecessary water is an
23、unnoticeable process.For the average person,it is usually impossible to know that this stress exists,as there are usually no obvious symptoms on a momenttomoment basis.But make no mistake about it:this stress is real and can hurt your health over the long term. 【语篇解读】 本文为说明文。过量饮水对我们的健康危害很大,我们应该 适量饮水
24、。 9Why is the Californian woman mentioned? ATo lead to the topic of the text. BTo tell us a tragic news story about a mother. CTo tell us it can be dangerous to take part in contests. DTo tell us how much water we can drink at most one time. A 推理判断题。 本文主要是讲过量饮水对身体有害, 而提到那个加州女人 的故事是为了引出这个话题。故选 A。 10W
25、hen the participants showed signs of pains,the organizers Abecame very concerned Bwere laughed at by others Ctried to reduce their pains Ddidnt pay much attention to them D 细节理解题。由第一段中的“When she and other participants complained of.laughed at by the organizers.”可知,那些组织者并没怎么在意参赛者们的痛 苦。 11Whats the ma
26、in idea of Paragraph 3? AHow water is consumed in our body. BThe importance of water to our health. CWhy drinking too much water is dangerous. DThe function of kidneys in consuming water. C 段落大意题。 由第三段最后两句可知, 本段主要解释了过量饮水为什么 对身体有害。 12The stress caused by consuming unnecessary water Aisnt that dangero
27、us Bcan never be found out Cis really harmful in the long run Dleads to some obvious symptoms C 细节理解题。由最后一段最后一句“But make no.your health over the long term.”可知,过量饮水从长远来看对健康非常有害。 D We rely on healthy forests and trees every day.It is our duty to respect and preserve them so that they will be around fo
28、r future generations of humans and wildlife to enjoy and use.Fortunately,there are things that every one of us can do! Ask your parents if you can plant some trees in your yard or ask your teacher if your class can plant some trees in your schoolyard. We can also live in a way that creates zero wast
29、e at school,home and in our everyday lives.When we do this,we can help prevent deforestation(采伐森林), species loss,pollution and other environmental problems.We just need to remember and practice the “3Rs” :Reduce,Reuse,and Recycle! When we reduce the amount of products we use and buy,fewer trees are
30、cut down to make new products.If we take care of the things that we already have,and repair them when they are broken,we dont need to buy more.Its also good to think about products packaging.Many products use too much packaging:more than necessary.Some boxes that products come in are made from wood
31、that comes from at- risk forest areas.You can make a difference by reducing the number of packaged products that you buy. Every time we reuse an item (use it more than once),fewer replacement items are needed.This helps to preserve important natural resources like forests.It also reduces waste becau
32、se fewer items are thrown away or recycled. We save trees from being cut down every time we borrow,share or donate books,and every time we reuse scrap paper.Want another way to save trees?Have a stuff change!If you have any clothes,books or toys that you dont want,ask your parents if you can trade w
33、ith your friends.If theres anything left over,you can donate it to a charity for someone else to use! 【语篇解读】 森林和人是自然界的组成部分,可以说人离不开森林,但是 在日常生活中如果我们过多地使用来自树木的制成品时,就破坏了森林,因此提 高全民保护森林的意识非常重要。 13What can we conclude from the first paragraph? APlanting trees is an easy way to help. BTrees have existed for
34、 millions of years. CHumans have neglected forests for long. DTeachers should perform their duties. A 推理判断题。 第一段中谈到在家长、 老师的带领下孩子们可以在院子里、 校园中种树,由此可知用种树的方式来保护森林是一件很容易做得到的事。 14How can we deal with the leftover books? AWe can make use of them for a second time. BWe can find the new owner for them. CWe c
35、an sell them for some money. DWe can replace them with other books. B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“.ask your parents if you can trade with your friends”及“.you can donate it to a charity for someone else to use!”可知, 我们可以为这些旧书找到新的主人。 15Which of the following doesnt agree with the passage? AFew people get informed o
36、f natural resources. BYour leftover toys are still having new usage. CIt is vital to protect the earth and our forests. DMany items can be reused in our daily life. A 推理判断题。 作者在文中谈到了减少使用树木资源的问题, 对有些东西 要再利用,并没有说人们对资源不了解,因此 A 项与原文不符。 .阅读七选五(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分) Everyone wants to be happy.You se
37、e people who are smiling and laughing,and you want to be like them. 16 However,there are also bad days.Here are three ways to make you happier every day. Smile often.Research has shown that the facial expression you wear influences your state of mind. 17 Wearing a pleasant expression for a long peri
38、od of time will slowly improve your feelings and help you have a happier day. 18 The more you complain, the more annoyed you become.If all you notice or talk about during the day are the things that annoy you, it is no surprise that you are unhappy.To truly increase your longterm happiness,dont comp
39、lain any longer. 19 Practice thankfulness.Thankfulness has been shown to be the last ticket to a happy life.The more you practice thankfulness,the more you will find things to be grateful for in your life. 20 Even something as simple as a safe place to sleep or food to eat is worth being thankful fo
40、r because not everyone is fortunate enough to have those necessities. ATry your best to be healthy. BYou will slowly stop paying much attention to what worries you. CHave an entire day without complaining even once and see how you feel. DStop complaining. EThere are good days filled with sunshine an
41、d smiles. FIf you try to smile,you are more likely to be happy. GThis then leads you to realize how much goodness is in your life. 【语篇解读】 本文为说明文,文章主要介绍让自己每天都快乐的方法。 16E 根据后文“However,there are also bad days.”可知前句与 bad days 相反,应该是 good days,所以 E 正确。 17 F 根据本段的主题句 Smile often 以及第一句面部表情影响人的心情可 知如果笑,就会开心快
42、乐,所以 F 正确。 18D 根据后文“The more you complain,the more annoyed you become.” 可知越抱怨,越容易恼怒,所以是停止抱怨,所以 D 正确。 19C 此段的主题是停止抱怨。根据前句“To truly increase your long- term happiness,dont complain any longer.”可知为了延长自己的幸福感,不要再抱怨 了,所以接下来就是假设不抱怨会有什么样的感受,所以 C 正确。 20G 根据主题要实践感激。再根据前句“The more you practice thankfulness,the
43、 more you will find things to be grateful for in your life.”可知越多 实践感激就会发现有越多的事要感激,这会使你意识到生活有多么美好,所以 G 正确。 .完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15 分) Many years ago,my dad was diagnosed with a terminal illness.He was unable to work at 21 job.He would be fine for quite a while,but would then fall suddenly 22 and
44、have to be admitted to the hospital. He wanted to do something to keep himself 23 ,so he decided to volunteer at the local children hospital.My dad loved kids.He would talk to them and play with them.Sometimes,he would 24 one of his kids.In certain instances,he would give comfort to the sad parents
45、of these children. One of his kids was a girl who had been admitted with a 25 disease that paralyzed (使瘫痪) her from the neck down.I dont know the 26 of the disease,but I do know that it was very sad for a little girl.My dad decided to try to help her.He started 27 her in her room,bringing paints,bru
46、shes and paper.He stood the paper up 28 a backing,put the paintbrush in his mouth and began to paint.He didnt use his hands at all.Only his head would move.He would visit her 29 he could and paint for her.All the while he would tell her,see,you can do 30 you set your mind to. Eventually,she began to
47、 paint using her mouth,and she and my dad became friends.Soon after, the little girl was discharged (允许出院) My dad also 31 the children hospital for a little while because he became ill.Sometime later after my dad had recovered and 32 to work,he was at the volunteer counter one day and 33 the front d
48、oor open.In came the little girl who had been paralyzed,but this time she was walking.She ran straight to my dad and hugged him really tight.She gave my dad a picture she had done using her 34 At the bottom it read,thank you for helping me walk. Sometimes love is more 35 than doctors,and my dad who
49、died just a few months after the little girl gave him the picture- loved every single child in that hospital. 【语篇解读】 本文属于夹叙夹议类短文, 患病的父亲到儿童医院做志愿者, 用心关爱一位全身瘫痪的小女孩,在无私的爱的鼓励之下,小女孩最终恢复了健 康。这个故事告诉我们有时候爱的力量更强大。 21A.an important Ba steady Can easy Da good B 根据后句:一会他很好,一会会突然生病要被送进医院。这说明他状态 不稳,自然无法做一份稳定的工作。 2
50、2A.ill Bbehind Casleep Ddown A 根据“be admitted to the hospital”要被送进医院,说明他可能会突然发 病。 23A.well Bwealthy Cbusy Dhealthy C 根据文章第一句中“a terminal illness”可知他的病是终身都有的。他做志 愿者是想让自己忙碌起来。 24A.teach Bmiss Close Dtreat C 根据后面“the sad parents of these children”这些悲伤的父母,说明他们的 孩子已经去世了。所以本句使用 lose 表示“失去”。 25A.special Bc