1、单元综合检测(五) .阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) A These museums are solely devoted to a particular piece of food culture. SPAM Museum With a brand new location，the SPAM Museum celebrates a food that people either love or despise.While visitors might not actually be able to find out whats inside a can o
2、f SPAM， the museum has a lot of memorabilia(纪念品)on display， many of them related to its role in World War . Admission：Free Hours： NovemberMarch Monday：Closed TuesdaySaturday：10 am5 pm Sunday：Noon5 pm AprilOctober： MondaySaturday：10 am6 pm Sunday：Noon5 pm CLOSED： New Years Day， Easter， Thanksgiving，
3、Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Chocolate Museum，Cologne The museum offers guided tours，a caf and a store where over 100，000 chocolate products are for sale.A German travel expert says， “The exhibition texts are in English and German.For kids，there are plenty of interactive activities，but the highli
4、ght of the museum is a 10foot high chocolate fountain(喷泉).” Admission： Adults： 9.00 Groups of 15 persons or more： 8.50 Family ticket： 25.00 Hours： Tuesday to Friday：10 am6 pm Saturday/Sunday/bank holidays：11 am7 pm In December the museum will be open every Monday. Frietmuseum，Bruges The Frietmuseum
5、explains the history of the potato and fries，starting on the ground floor with an exhibition about Peru，where potatoes originated more than 10， 000 years ago.Then on the first floor，visitors can learn about the history of fries，and how they came to Belgium and became the most beloved national food.T
6、here are also medieval(中世纪的)potato cellars(地窖)where visitors get to have a taste. Admission： Adults： 7.00 Groups (from 15 people，reservation required)： 6.00 Students，65： 6.00 Children aged from 6 to 11： 5.00 Hours： Daily from 10 am to 5 pm(last tickets at 4：15 pm) Closing dates： Closed on 24th，25th
7、and 31st December，1st January. We are also closed from 9th till 13th January. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了三个表现特定饮食文化的博物馆。 1If you visit the SPAM Museum during the winter holiday，you have to visit it at_ A11 am on Monday B11 am on Sunday C11 am on Thursday D6 pm on Saturday C 细节理解题。 根据 SPAM Museum 部分中“Hours： Novembe
8、rMarch Monday：Closed TuesdaySaturday：10 am5 pm Sunday：Noon5 pm”所给 的时间可知，冬天周一闭馆，周日上午 11 点还没开门，周六下午 6 点已经关门。 故选 C。 2What is probably the most popular thing for children in the Chocolate Museum in Cologne? AA chocolate store. BInteractive activities. CA chocolate caf. DA chocolate fountain. D 细节理解题。 根据
9、 Chocolate Museum， Cologne 部分中“For kids， there are plenty of interactive activities，but the highlight of the museum is a 10- foot high chocolate fountain(喷泉).”可知， 这个博物馆最吸引孩子们的是一个 10 英尺高的 巧克力喷泉，故选 D。 3What is not exhibited in the Frietmuseum in Bruges? AThe history of potatoes in Peru. BThe history o
10、f potatoes in Belgium. CThe history of fries in Belgium. DThe citys medieval potato cellars. B 细节理解题。根据 Frietmuseum，Bruges 的内容可知，一楼展出的是 秘鲁的土豆历史，二楼展出的是炸薯条的历史，馆内还有中世纪的土豆地窖，只 有 B 项没有提及，故选 B。 B On November 7th，Lewis Pugh completed a onekilometre swim in the freezing waters of King Edward Cove，off South
11、Georgia in Antarctica.He was wearing only his swimming glasses，cap and speedos! Pugh is an advocate for our oceans and seas，working to protect these ecosystem with their large diversity of marine(海洋的)life.When asked why he doesnt wear a wetsuit，Lewis says， “I ask world leaders to do everything they
12、can to protect our oceans.Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular.If Im asking them to be courageous，I must also be.Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message.” It took Pugh about 19 minutes to complete the onekilometre swim in Antarctica where the water average
13、d about 1.6 degrees Celsius(摄氏度).He says that his body can only tolerate about 20 minutes in the freezing waters before it starts shutting down.As he swims，his body temperature steadily drops，which in turn causes his muscle(肌肉)control to drop，slowing him down.When he is done with his swim，his suppor
14、t team rushes him to a hot shower and it takes almost an hour for his body temperature to return to normal. Doctors and Pugh caution that one must receive months of training to swim in such cold waters.Even expert swimmers who are unused to freezing water can drown within minutes because of the phys
15、ical shock experienced by the body.Pugh says he trained for six months before this swim. This is not the first time that Lewis has swum in dangerous conditions.In 2007， he swam one kilometre in the North Pole to draw attention to the melting Arctic ice due to climate change.In 2015，he swam in the Ba
16、y of Whales in Antarcticas Ross Sea as part of his successful campaign to help set up a marine reserve there. 【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了 Lewis Pugh 为了呼吁政府采 取措施保护海洋而在平均水温仅有1.6 C的极地海洋不穿防寒泳衣游泳的勇敢事 迹。 4Why did Lewis Pugh swim without a wetsuit? ATo swim faster. BTo show his bravery. CTo build up his body. DTo
17、 win public attention. B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“I ask world leaders to do everything they can to protect our oceans.Sometimes the steps they need to take are difficult and unpopular.If Im asking them to be courageous， I must also be.Swimming in a wetsuit would not send the right message.”可知，他不穿防寒泳衣是为了展示他的勇敢，
18、 故选 B。 5What does the underlined word“it”in Paragraph 3 refer to? AHis body. BThe water. CHis body temperature. DThe water temperature. A 词义猜测题。上文是他在冰水里游泳身体只能忍受 20 分钟，下文中提 到他游泳时体温在慢慢下降，肌肉控制力也在下降，可推测出此处的 it 指的是 his body，故选 A。 6Whats Pughs advice about swimming in freezing waters? A.One must be fully
19、prepared. BOne should be expert at swimming. COne should be ready to take on challenges. DOne must be used to longdistance swimming. A 推理判断题。根据第四段中的“Doctors and Pugh caution that one must receive months of training to swim in such cold waters.”可知，一个人要想在冰冷 的水里游泳必须得训练很长时间才可以，即要做足准备工作才行，故选 A。 7What may
20、 be the best title for the text? ALewis Pugh：Swimming for a Cause BHow to Survive a Swim in Cold Waters CHow to Prepare for Extreme Swimming DLewis Pugh：Achieving the Impossible A 标题归纳题。文章主要讲述的是 Pugh 为保护海洋而在极寒的水里游 泳， 他用实际行动去展示他保护海洋的决心和勇气， 由此可知 A 项是最佳标题。 C Imagine a mass of floating waste is two time
21、s the size of the state of Texas.Texas has a land area of more than 678，000 square kilometres.So it might be difficult to imagine anything twice as big. All together，this mass of waste flowing in the North Pacific Ocean is known as the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch.It weighs about 3，500，000 tons
22、.The waste includes bags，bottles and containersplastic products of all kinds. The eastern part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is about 1，600 kilometres west of California.The western part is west of the Hawaiian Islands and east of Japan.The area has been described as a kind of oceanic des
23、ert， with light winds and slow moving water currents.The water moves so slowly that garbage from all over the world collects there. In recent years， there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health.Scientists say thousands of animals get tr
24、apped in the floating waste， resulting in death or injury.Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic.The trash can also make animals feel full，diminishing their desire to eat or drink. The floating garbage also can have harmful effects on people.There is an increas
25、ed threat of infection of disease from polluted waste，and from eating fish that swallowed waste.Divers can also get trapped in the plastic. Its existence first gained public attention in 1997.That was when racing boat captain and oceanographer Charles Moore and his crew sailed into the garbage while
26、 returning from a racing event.Five years earlier，another oceanographer learnt of the trash after a shipment of rubber ducks got lost at sea.Many of those toys are now part of the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch. 【语篇解读】 在北太平洋地区，大量的垃圾漂浮物竟然是得克萨斯州面积 的两倍。这些垃圾漂流物是各种各样的塑料制品， 这些塑料制品会对海洋中的生 物以及人类的健康产生恶劣的影
27、响。 8The first paragraph is written to_ Alead in the topic of the text Binspire readers imagination Cdevelop readers interest in Texas Dtalk about reasons for water pollution A 推理判断题。 根据第一段可知， 作者把得克萨斯州的面积与大量的垃圾 漂浮物进行比较从而引出本文话题。故选 A。 9What does the underlined word“diminishing”in Paragraph 4 mean? AInc
28、reasing. BDetermining. CWeakening. DReserving. C 词义猜测题。 根据第四段倒数第二句“Even more die from a lack of food or water after swallowing pieces of plastic.”和下句中的 also 可知，垃圾也能使动 物产生饱胀感，减弱它们吃喝的欲望。画线词的意思是“减弱”。 10What can we infer about the floating garbage according to the text? AIt gives rise to various disease
29、s. BIt does great harm to sea animals. CCauses of it still remain unknown. DEfforts to clear it have been made. B 推理判断题。根据第四段内容，尤其是其第一句“In recent years，there have been growing concerns about the floating garbage and its effect on sea creatures and human health.”可知，垃圾漂浮物会对海洋动物带来很大的危害。故选 B。 11What is
30、the authors purpose in writing the text? ATo warn people about dangers of diving in the ocean. BTo explore the future of the North Pacific Ocean. CTo call on people to protect ocean environment. DTo display some facts about floating waste. D 写作意图题。本文通过介绍太平洋上大量漂浮的塑料垃圾废物的情况， 指出了它们对海洋生物以及人类的影响。故选 D。 D
31、We may think were a culture that gets rid of our worn technology at the first sight of something shiny and new，but a new study shows that we keep using our old devices( 装 置 )well after they go out of style.Thats bad news for the environmentand our walletsas these outdated devices consume much more e
32、nergy than the newer ones that do the same things. To figure out how much power these devices are using，Callie Babbitt and her colleagues at the Rochester Institute of Technology in New York tracked the environmental costs for each product throughout its lifefrom when its minerals are mined to when
33、we stop using the device.This method provided a readout for how home energy use has evolved since the early 1990s.Devices were grouped by generation.Desktop computers，basic mobile phones，and boxset TVs defined 1992.Digital cameras arrived on the scene in 1997.And MP3 players，smart phones， and LCD TV
34、s entered homes in 2002，before tablets and ereaders showed up in 2007. As we accumulated more devices，however，we didnt throw out our old ones. “The livingroom television is replaced and gets planted in the kids room，and suddenly one day，you have a TV in every room of the house， ”said one researcher.
35、The average number of electronic devices rose from four per household in 1992 to 13 in 2007.Were not just keeping these old deviceswe continue to use them.According to the analysis of Babbitts team，old desktop monitors and box TVs with cathode ray tubes are the worst devices with their energy consum
36、ption and contribution to greenhouse gas emissions(排放)more than doubling during the 1992 to 2007 window. So whats the solution(解决方案)？The teams data only went up to 2007，but the researchers also explored what would happen if consumers replaced old products with new electronics that serve more than on
37、e function，such as a tablet for word processing and TV viewing.They found that more ondemand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。研究表明，过时的旧设备比新设备要消 耗更多的能源，因此从环保的角度来看，我们应及时更新设备。 12What does the author think of new d
38、evices? AThey are environmentfriendly. BThey are no better than the old. CThey cost more to use at home. DThey go out of style quickly. A 推理判断题。根据第一段最后一句“.these outdated devices consume much more energy than the newer ones that do the same things.”可知，这些过时的 设备比那些做同样事情的新设备消耗更多的能源，也就是说新设备更环保。 13Why did
39、 Babbitts team conduct the research? ATo reduce the cost of minerals. BTo test the life cycle of a product. CTo update consumers on new technology. DTo find out electricity consumption of the devices. D 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“To figure out how much power these devices are using.”可知， Babbitt 和她的同事们进行这项研究的目的是
40、弄清这些 设备的用电量。 14Which of the following uses the least energy? AThe boxset TV. BThe tablet. CThe LCD TV. DThe desktop computer. B 推理判断题。根据最后一段最后一句“They found that more on- demand entertainment viewing on tablets instead of TVs and desktop computers could cut energy consumption by 44%.”可知，在平板电脑上观看更多的点播
41、娱乐节目，而 不是看电视和台式电脑可以将能耗降低 44%， 由此可知， 平板电脑消耗最少的能 源。 15What does the text suggest people do about old electronic devices? AStop using them. BTake them apart. CUpgrade them. DRecycle them. A 推理判断题。 文章通过科学家的研究表明， 过时的旧电子设备会消耗更 多的能源，由此推知，文章建议人们停止使用旧电子设备。 .阅读七选五 (共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) For nearly 50 ye
42、ars，Zhao Yuming has been absorbed in his own world of clay figurines(泥塑).At the age of 62，Zhao is the only remaining clay sculpture master craftsman in Laoting County，Hebei Province.He has been officially recognised as a master of intangible cultural heritage(非物质文化遗产)._16_This is more of a responsib
43、ility and a source of pressure. _17_In ancient times，Laoting clay figurines were mainly childrens toys made by countryside artists.After the founding of the Peoples Republic of China in 1949，there were several workshops in villages in Laoting County and the production reached a high level，but the pr
44、ices were too low._18_However，for a long period， many clay artists relied on making and selling clay figurines at those poor prices to make ends meet. Nowadays，shopping malls are full of highend toys，so the Laoting clay figurines have gradually fallen out of favor._19_Zhao said that although his chi
45、ldren have other jobs to feed their families，he still wants to pass on his skills to them and his grandchildren.“If we do not pass it on，we will do a disservice to our country.Passing on the skills， honouring ourselves and repaying the country is the best option.” Facing a demand for economic develo
46、pment，many regions are increasingly attaching importance to the protection of valuable traditional cultural skills.People come to realise that developing our cultural relics promotes the development of local economies._20_ ABut for him，this is not only an honour. BLater，it became known as “literary
47、clay figurines” CClay figurines were sold for just a few pennies each. DLaoting clay sculpture has a nearly 500year history. ELaoting clay sculpture is an important part of Zhaos life. FHowever，some craftsmen have chosen to continue the tradition. G More importantly， it contributes to the goal of bu
48、ilding “a beautiful China” 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，介绍了河北省乐亭县的非物质文化遗产 泥塑传承人赵玉明以及乐亭泥塑从古到今的发展历史。因为没有多少经济效益， 如今泥塑面临着后继无人的困境，在经济发达的今天， 人们逐渐意识到保护和传 承传统文化遗产的重要性。 16A 由此处语境以及空后句中的“a responsibility and a source of pressure”可知 A 项中的 an honour 与此呼应， 其中的 not only 与空后句中的 more of 相对应，故选 A 项。 17D 设空处在第二段段首，为该段的主题句，接下来都在介绍
49、泥塑的发 展历史，故选 D 项。 18C 与设空处上文中的“the prices were too low”相对应的是 C 项“每 个泥塑才卖几分钱”。故选 C 项。 19F 设空处上一句提到“如今商场里充满了高档玩具，泥塑逐渐失宠” ， 下文提到 “赵玉明说虽然孩子们都有自己养家糊口的工作， 但是他仍然希望把这 项技艺传给他们和孙辈们” ， 所以 F 项“然而， 一些工匠选择继续延续这一传统” 符合语境，故选 F 项。 20G 设空处上文阐述发展文化遗产的意义，所以接下来继续说明其更 重大的意义。G 项“更重要的是，它有助于实现建设“美丽中国”的目标”符合 语境，故选 G 项。 .完形填空 (共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) When I was a little girl，there was the magic of Mercurochrome(红药水).It was good for cuts， scratches(抓痕)， or other_21_ My brother and I tested and_22_the power of Mercurochrome many years ago. It was summer and hot.Mama was not feeling well and had
