1、单元综合检测(六) .阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) A Shark Keeper Get close and very personal with the Aquariums largest exhibit and its biggest predators(捕食性动物)with the new Shark Keeper program! After each participant prepares to feed the sharks and other fishes in the 120，000gallon Lost City of Atlantis
2、 Exhibit，they will then get the onceinalifetime chance to feed our sand tiger sharks! Participants will also experience a tour of other behind- the- scenes animal care work areas and take home a real- life shark tooth. Program Outline： Greeting from the educator Educational program：misunderstandings
3、 about sharks，biology，pictures， shark tooth comparisons，animal overviews，what to expect during the experience. Behindthescenes food preparation Brief overviews of safety and policies Feeding Schedule： Mondays，Thursdays and Saturdays Session：3：40 pm Length：60 minutes Requirements：All participants mus
4、t be 16 and over. Price：$50，plus admission (Members：$45).Space is currently limited to three participants per scheduled session. How to Book： Phone：6312089200 Online：When purchasing your admission ticket，please select the Shark Keeper add- on under the Aquatic Adventures section of the shopping cart
5、. Guests with Special Needs： Long Island Aquarium & Exhibition Center makes every effort to accommodate guests with special needs.Please be aware that to participate in this program，guests must be able to navigate the animal habitat spaces with minimum assistance， and must be able to understand and
6、take direction in English from staff members.To ensure the best experience，please contact the call center at 6312089200 to discuss your individual needs. Cancellations(取消)： There is a 72hour cancellation policy.Any cancellation made within 72 hours will not be refunded.Noshows will not be refunded o
7、r rescheduled.Guests arriving late (after the required program check- in time)will not be permitted to participate in the program and will not be refunded or rescheduled.We encourage guests to arrive at the Aquarium with plenty of time to park ， enter ， and check into the program.Adventurers should
8、report to the main entrance at least ten minutes ahead.The sessions will begin quickly at the scheduled time.Please plan accordingly. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文，主要介绍了如何参与一项喂养鲨鱼的活 动。 1After joining the program，you will_ Afeed sharks once in a lifetime Bget a real shark tooth as a souvenir Cmeet the biggest pred
9、ators of sharks Ddraw some pictures of sharks B 细节理解题。根据第一段最后一句“Participants will also experience a tour of other behind- the- scenes animal care work areas and take home a real- life shark tooth.”可知，参与者能够得到一颗真实的鲨鱼牙齿作为纪念，故 B 项正确。 2As a guest with special needs，you are expected to_ Amake sure of your
10、 individual needs Bmove around the center alone Cfollow the directions of staff members Dseek as much assistance as possible C 细节理解题。根据“Guests with special Needs：”部分中的“.and must be able to understand and take direction in English from staff members.”可知，作为 有特殊需要的顾客，需要遵守工作人员的指示，故 C 项正确。 3If you want t
11、o give up the program，youd better_ Areport it to the center 10 minutes before the session Bmanage your plan again within 72 hours Cexpect to refund from the center Dreport it to the center 3 days in advance D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段的“There is a 72- hour cancellation policy.”可知，最好提前三天报告，故 D 项正确。 B A woman was
12、 walking her dog along a beach in New Zealand in late June when she saw something that looked like a white ball in the sand.It turned out to be a young Emperor Penguin that was lost.At his age， he should have been close to the Antarctic， swimming for fish and playing on the ice floes(冰川).But this pe
13、nguin started swimming north and just kept going. The penguin attracted a lot of attention in New Zealand.It has been 40 years since an Emperor Penguin was last seen there.Researchers at the Department of Conservation were called in.They decided to watch the penguin closely，but not to disturb it in
14、any way.Many New Zealanders came to Peka Peka Beach to look at the elegant penguin.They were careful to keep their dogs away from him so he wouldnt be frightened. The public nicknamed the animal Happy Feet.Researchers started to notice that Happy Feet didnt seem well.It turned out that he had been e
15、ating the sand from the beach，likely thinking it was snow. The public raised more than 11，000 pounds for an operation to get the sand out of his stomach.The operation was a success，and Happy Feet was taken to a zoo in Wellington， NZ.A group of experts met to decide how to help Happy Feet return to t
16、he wild. Last Sunday，they put him on a boat called the Tangaroa，in a specially built ice filled box and took him out into the Southern Ocean ，southeast of New Zealand.There，they released him into the ocean，which is his natural habitat.He took one last look at his human helpers and then dived into th
17、e ocean. “Emperor Penguins spend their first five years at sea， ”said Peter Simpson of New Zealands Department of Conservation.“What happens now is up to the penguin.” Happy Feet was fitted with a satellite transmitter(发射机)so they can monitor his progress using the Internet.So far， the trackers show
18、 that he swam northeast for a little while before getting his bearings and heading south. 【语篇解读】 新西兰的一位女士沿着海滩遛狗时发现了一只困在沙子中的 帝企鹅。本文介绍了人们对这只企鹅的救助并将它放生回海洋的情况。 4Where is the young penguin supposed to appear? AOn the sunny beach. BInside the hole in the ice. CNear the Antarctic. DIn the depths of the oce
19、an. C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“At his age，he should have been close to the Antarctic，swimming for fish and playing on the ice floes(冰川).”可知，这只小 企鹅本该出现在南极洲附近。故选 C 项。 5How was the penguin treated after he was found in New Zealand? A.He was protected well and taken good care of. BHe was sent to the local zoo and
20、attracted much attention. CHe was taken to the lab by researchers for study. DHe was disturbed by many curious New Zealanders. A 推理判断题。 根据第二段和第四段内容可知， 这只企鹅被照顾和保护得 很好。故选 A 项。 6The public collected some money to_ Ado some research on the penguin Bbuild a home for the penguin Cget the sand out of the p
21、enguins belly Dreturn the penguin to his habitat C 细节理解题。根据第四段第一句“The public raised more than 11，000 pounds for an operation to get the sand out of his stomach.”可知答案。 7What happened to the penguin in the end according to the passage? AHe was put in a specially built icefilled box on a boat. BHe was
22、brought to the Southern Ocean and released. CHe reached his homethe Antarctic. DHe swam northeast from the Southern Ocean. D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一句“So far，the trackers show that he swam northeast for a little while before getting his bearings and heading south.” 可知答案。 C Before I studied psychology， I used t
23、o think that people would laugh when funny things occurred.While I was right about that，I discovered there are lots of other psychological factors that make people laugh other than the funny part of a joke.When someone laughs at a joke，there will usually be more than one reason that makes him laugha
24、nd the more reasons there are，the more powerful the joke will be. I was attending a standup comedy show in Egypt，and when the man started to make fun of pedestrians crossing streets，everyone laughed their hearts out.The main reason those people strongly laughed was that almost all of them felt angry
25、 towards pedestrians who crossed streets carelessly.The joke wasnt only funny，it also made the audience feel that they were right about being angry at those pedestrians.That is， people were laughing both because of the funny joke and because of the happiness experienced as a result of the psychologi
26、cal support they got. The better a joke makes a person feel，and the more it includes other psychological factors， the more the person will like it.For example， if you envy one of your friends， and someone tells a joke that is funny and， at the same time， makes your friend seem stupid，then you will p
27、robably laugh at it louder than if you werent jealous of him. In short，we dont laugh only when we hear something funny；we also laugh when we experience some kind of happiness that results from the other psychological factors involved in the joke.I strongly discourage making fun of anyone or belittli
28、ng someone to make someone else laugh.All I want to explain is that if your joke supports a persons emotions，he will certainly like it a lot. 【语篇解读】 本文属于议论文，主要介绍了人们对于笑话或某一事情发笑 不仅仅是因为笑话或事情本身可笑，还有一些其他的心理因素。 8What did the author find out after studying psychology? AOnly good jokes make people laugh. BM
29、any factors lead to people laughing. CFunny things can make people laugh. DLaughter can make people healthy. B 细节理解题。根据第一段第二句可知有许多因素导致人们发笑。故 B 正确。 9Why did the audience laugh loud at the pedestrians? AThey played a trick on the pedestrians. BThe pedestrians behaved in a funny way. CThey could feel t
30、he pedestrians happiness. DTheir emotion was approved of by the show. D 细节理解题。根据第二段最后一句“That is，people were laughing both because of the funny joke and because of the happiness experienced as a result of the psychological support they got.”可知人们发笑是由于他们的情绪得到了支持。故 D 项正确。 10What does the underlined word
31、“belittling”probably mean? AAnnoy. BBlame. CLook down on. DMake up to. C 词义猜测题。根据 or 前面的“making fun of anyone(嘲笑他人)”可知， or 前后连接的词义应相似，所以画线词的意思应为“瞧不起某人” 。故 C 正确。 11What is the authors attitude towards those who take pleasure in making fun of others? ADefensive. BIndifferent. CNegative. DCasual. C 观点态
32、度题。根据最后一段中的“I strongly discourage making fun of anyone or belittling someone to make someone else laugh.”可知作者强烈反对以取 笑别人为乐，故 C 正确。 D Rick Anderson says he isnt scared of sharks and he is appealing to others to learn to love them. “I try to convince people that looking at a shark eye to eye is totally
33、 different to sitting on a surfboard or a boat looking at every shadow that goes underneath thinking its a shark coming to get them， ”he said.“Eye to eye they look at you，you look at them and you go your own way.” “I find that once people see their first sharks， their whole attitude changes.They rea
34、lize that they are not as scary as what they thought they were， ”Mr Anderson said.He compares sharks to dogs，in the way they show their behavior and attitude towards humans. “Youre not going to go up to a dog that is arching(拱起)its back and making a low sound in the throat at you， ”he said.“If a sha
35、rk is arching and its fins(鳍)are down，its telling you to move on.”He admits he thought the shark was trying to attack him the first few times. Mr Anderson is against the controversial policy introduced in Western Australia to kill a shark if it presents a threat to humans.He said many of the same th
36、ings that occur in Western Australia are also happening in New South Wales. Mr Anderson said that sharks come closer to shore because they are attracted to the smell of whale carcasses(尸体)which have broken down after being buried in the sand on many beaches. Mr Anderson often sees grey nurse sharks，
37、 fur seals， leopard seals， penguins and fishes of a range of colours in the Pacific Ocean along Bellingen Shire. “Depending on the time of the year，you can get a good mixture of sea creatures moving through there， ”he said.Tiger sharks are his favourite kind of sharks.He describes them as pig headed
38、 but also graceful creatures. 【语篇解读】 本文是说明文，话题是动物类。对里克 安德森而言，鲨鱼 不但不可怕，甚至还成了他在海中结交的好朋友。 12What does Mr Anderson probably do? AA boatman. BA diver. CA surfer. DA fisherman. B 推理判断题。根据第二段内容可知，安德森先生可能是一名潜水员。 13What does Mr Anderson indicate by comparing sharks to dogs? ASharks have the same behavior as
39、dogs. BSharks are naturally friendly to human beings. CSharks can be lovely creatures if properly trained. DSharks can send messages through their behavior. D 推理判断题。 狗弓背并发出低沉的喉音说明你不能接近它， 而鲨鱼弓背， 垂鳍的时候说明你可以继续前进， 这两种动物都能通过身体动作向人们传达某种 信息。故选 D。 14What mistake did Mr Anderson once make? AHe never looked a
40、t sharks eye to eye. BHe once saw sharks as a scary animal. CHe misunderstood a sharks arching its back. DHe didnt allow sharks to get close to shores. C 细节理解题。 根据第三段最后一句可知， 安德森先生曾经误解了鲨鱼做 出的“弓背，垂鳍”的动作，认为它是在试图攻击他。 15What do we know about the Pacific Ocean along Bellingen Shire? AIts Mr Andersons favo
41、rite place. BIts a popular place for tourists. CIts open in certain times of the year. DIts where Mr Anderson trains sharks. A 推理判断题。根据最后一段可知，在沿着 Bellingen Shire 的太平洋能看 到很多种海洋生物，还有他最喜欢的虎鲨，所以可推断出沿着 Bellingen Shire 的 太平洋是安德森先生最喜欢的地方。 .阅读七选五(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) _16_You dont show your secret per
42、sonality when youre awake because you can control your behavior，but when youre asleep，your sleeping position shows the real you._17_The important position is the one that you go to sleep in. If you go to sleep on your back，youre a very open person.You normally trust people and you are easily influen
43、ced by fashion or new ideas.You dont like to upset people，so you never express your real feelings._18_ If you sleep on your stomach，you are a rather secretive person.You worry a lot and youre always easily upset.Youre very stubborn ，but you arent very ambitious._19_This means that you enjoy having a
44、 good time. If you sleep on your side ， you have usually got a well balanced personality._20_Youre usually careful.You have a confident personality.You sometimes feel anxious，but you dont often get depressed.You always say what you think even if it annoys people. AYoure quite shy and you arent very
45、confident. BYou know your strengths and weaknesses. CEveryone has got two personalitiesthe one that is shown to the world and the other that is secret and real. DYou usually live for today not for tomorrow. EMaybe you dont want to make friends with a person who sleeps curled up. FIn a normal night，o
46、f course，people frequently change their position. GNormally people seldom change their sleeping position. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。每个人都有双重性格：一种是向世界展 现的，另一个是秘密的且真实的。当你醒着的时候，你不会显示你的秘密人格， 因为你可以控制你的行为， 但是当你睡着了， 你的睡姿可以显示出你真正的性格。 16C 根据空后句“You dont show your secret personality when youre awake because you can cont
47、rol your behavior， but when youre asleep， your sleeping position shows the real you.”并结合备选选项可知，选项 C 符合语境，故选 C。 17F 根据下句话“The important position is the one that you go to sleep in.”可知，晚上睡觉的时候，人们经常改变睡觉的姿态，重要的是你入睡后的那 个姿势。故此处选项 F 符合语境，故选 F。 18A 根据“You dont like to upset people，so you never express your
48、real feelings.”可知，你不喜欢使别人不开心，所以你永远不会表达你的真实感受。 从这句话可知你很害羞，并且不自信，选项 A 符合语境，故选 A。 19D 根据下一句“This means that you enjoy having a good time.”并结合 备选选项可知， 选项 D“通常你为今天而不是明天而生活。 ”符合语境， 故选 D。 20B 根据上句话“If you sleep on your side，you have usually got a well balanced personality.”可知，如果侧着睡觉，你通常会有一个平衡的个性，与选 项 B“你知道
49、你的优点和缺点”相对应，故选 B。 .完形填空(共 15 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) As my husband，Doug，stood on the busy New York city street trying to stop a taxi，I tried to protect my daughter from the cold December wind and rain.I put my head down to kiss her tiny face. _21_and wet，my husband gave up his attempt to flag down a taxi.I knew the_22_Just after her first birthday，we were told our daughter Katie has a_23_brain illness.Since that moment，Doug and I felt like runners in a marathon race where the finish line kept_24_.We knew Katie was running out of time.It had taken month
