1、单元综合检测单元综合检测(一一) .阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) A CREATIVE KIDS FILM MAKING Become a director，scriptwriter(编剧)，editor(编辑) and more all in a week? Six half days of film makingsix half days of fun activities. Whats it all about? Imagine yourself as the new Steven Spielberg or Ridley Scott? Love th
2、e cinema， but think you could do better? Or do you dream of being the next Keira Knightley or Johnny Depp? If so，then this is your holiday! You and your group will choose the type of film to makeadventure，fantasy，thriller or comedy.Then youll create your own film to show at the end of the week.Whats
3、 more， youll also take your film home on DVD too! Can I do other activities as well? Yesevery day theres also half a day of activities from our great activity programme，and different entertainment every evening.So you can pack in lots of other new experiences too! What do I learn? Youll learn the ba
4、sics of film and sound recording，performing，and script writing；and how to use sound effects，visual effects and music. Youll also learn about the work of a director，before editing your own film. Do I need any experience? No，our fantastic trained instructors and film industry experts will guide you th
5、rough the whole process，and give you tips from the professionals. Do I need any specialist equipment? No，well provide all the equipment，from top digital video cameras and editing equipment，to costumes and makeup.Just bring your imagination! Only 695 per child! 【语篇解读】 本文是一则广告。文章介绍了一门为创造性的孩子开设的电 影制作课程
6、。 1Why are the big names mentioned? ATo make the course attractive. BTo show they are really great. CTo show the popularity of films. DTo introduce the courses teachers. A 推理判断题。根据“Whats it all about？”中“Imagine yourself as the new Steven Spielberg or Ridley Scott? Love the cinema， but think you coul
7、d do better? Or do you dream of being the next Keira Knightley or Johnny Depp？”可知，之所 以要提到那些大名鼎鼎的人是因为使课程更吸引人。故选 A。 2What will the kids do in the evening? AShow their films. BEnjoy themselves. CLearn how to make films. DTake part in outdoor activities. B 推理判断题。 根据“Can I do other activities as well？”中“
8、Yesevery day theres also half a day of activities from our great activity programme，and different entertainment every evening.” 可知， 孩子们在晚上要玩的开心。 故选 B。 3The kids who want to have the course are expected to Awear makeup Bbring cameras Cbe filmlovers Dbe experienced C 推理判断题。根据“Do I need any experience？
9、”中“No，our fantastic trained instructors and film industry experts will guide you through the whole process，and give you tips from the professionals.”可知，想上这门课的孩子应该 是电影爱好者。故选 C。 B If you want to travel from Xian to Chengdu by train，it will take about 16 hours.But starting this month，the new XianChengd
10、u highspeed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours. The 643kilometer line is Chinas first highspeed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains，which form a natural boundary (分界线) between Chinas north and south.With a speed of 250 km per hour，its also the first mountainheavy train lin
11、e to provide a 4G network.Along the way，the train passes through two areas for rare (稀有) wild animals one for pandas and the other for crested ibises (朱鹮) To reduce the railways influence on the animals，workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly.There were
12、 345 wild pandas living in the Qinling Mountains.China currently has 1，864 wild pandas in total，according to the Xinhua News Agency. To avoid disturbing the pandas，the railway was designed to run through tunnels (隧道) within the area.Protective shields (防护屏) are placed near the entrance of each tunne
13、l to stop animals from going in. To protect the thousands of crested ibises that fly near one part of the railway， protective nets have been set up to make sure the birds will not fly into a train. The nets are about 32 km long and 4 meters high.Experts tested different shapes and materials for buil
14、ding the nets before making their final choice. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇关于西安成都高速铁路即将开通的报道。这条 长 643 公里的线路是中国第一条贯穿秦岭的高速铁路， 使以前从西安乘火车到成 都 16 个小时的车程缩短行车时间至 3 小时。为了减少铁路对野生动物的影响， 专家们在设计高铁线路的时候做出了很多努力。 4Which of the following is TRUE about the new Xian- Chengdu railway? AIt runs through the Qinling Mountains. BIt is C
15、hinas first highspeed railway. CIt is the best mountainheavy train line. DThe train passes through many areas for rare wild animals. A 细节理解题。根据第二段“The 643- kilometer line is Chinas first high- speed railway to run through the Qinling Mountains，which form a natural boundary(分界线) between Chinas north
16、and south.”可知，这条高速铁路贯穿秦 岭，故选 A。 5Why did people build the railway to be environmentally friendly? ATo save money and energy. BTo avoid harming wild animals. CTo avoid damaging the mountains. DTo help the train run through tunnels quietly. B 细节理解题。根据第三段“To reduce the railways influence on the animals
17、 ， workers and experts have designed and built the railway to be environmentally friendly， ”可知，为了减少铁路对野生动物的影响，专家们在设 计铁路上做出了很大的努力，充分考虑到周围的环境，故选 B。 6What are experts using to stop birds from flying into the train? ATunnels. BTracks. CProtective nets. DProtective shields. C 细节理解题。根据第五段整段可知，为了阻止鸟类飞进列车，专
18、家们设 立了防护网，故选 C。 7What is the passage about? AProtective shields and nets. BHow to protect pandas and crested ibises. CQinling Mountains. DXian Chengdu highspeed railway. D 主旨大意题。 根据第一段“If you want to travel from Xian to Chengdu by train， it will take about 16 hours.But starting this month， the new X
19、ianChengdu high speed railway will shorten this travel time to three hours.”可知，本文讲述的是西 安到成都的高速铁路。故选 D。 C Its really true what people say about English politeness: its everywhere.When squeezing(挤) past someone or passing through a crowd in a narrow place， people say “sorry” When getting off a bus，Eng
20、lish passengers say “thank you” rather than the driver.In Germany，people would never dream of doing these things.After all， squeezing past others is sometimes unavoidable(不可避免的)，and the bus driver is only doing his job.I used to think the same way， without questioning it， until I started traveling t
21、o the British Isles and came to appreciate(欣赏) some more polite ways of communicating with people，and here are some more polite ways of interacting with people in UK. People thank each other everywhere in England all the time.When people buy something in a shop， customer and shop assistant in most c
22、ases thank each other twice or more.In Germany， it would be surprising to hear more than one thank you in such a conversation.British students thank their lecturers when leaving the room.English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs，which is different from Germans，who would normally t
23、hink that paying their workers money is already enough. Another thing I observed during my stay was that English people rarely criticize(批评) others.Even when I was working and mistakes were pointed out to me， my employers repeated several times but none of their explanations were intended as scoldin
24、g me.It has been my impression that by avoiding scolding，English people are making an effort to make others feel comfortable.This also is showed in other ways.British men still open doors for women，and British men are more likely to treat(请客) women to a meal than German men.However，I do need to poin
25、t out here that this applies(适用于) to English men a bit more than it would to Scottish men! Yes，the latter are a bit mean(吝啬的) 【语篇解读】 相比德国人和苏格兰人，英国人的礼貌无处不在。作者通过 把英国人和德国人、苏格兰人相比较，来体现英国人的礼貌及绅士。 8What is the authors feeling of English politeness? AHe thinks highly of it. BHe thinks little of it. CHe thi
26、nks it is unnecessary. DHe thinks it goes too far. A 推理判断题。 通过第一段及全文可知， 作者看到英国人的礼貌无处不在， 起初他不以为然，认为有些事大可不必说客气话，但是在英国大不列颠岛的一次 旅行改变了作者对英国人礼貌的看法。 appreciate 意为“欣赏”。 故 A 选项正确。 9What can be inferred from the passage? ABritish men never treat a woman to dinner. BBritish men think its unnecessary to say “th
27、ank you” to the bus driver. CIn Germany，employers often say “thank you” to employees for their job. D Germans think it is unnecessary to thank workers because payment is enough. D 细节理解题。 通过文中第二段最后一句话 “English employers thank their employees for doing their jobs，which is different from Germans，who wo
28、uld normally think that paying their workers money is already enough.”可知，英国老板 会感谢工人为自己做的工作。相反，德国老板却不会，因为他们觉得付给工人的 钱已经足够了。故 D 选项正确。 10We can learn from the last paragraph that Scottish men Alike to fight with each other Btreat women more politely than English men Care as generous as English men Dare
29、unwilling to spend money for women D 细节理解题。 根据文中最后一段的后半部分可知， 英国男士比德国男士 更喜欢请女士吃饭，但是，作者同时指出这个规律相比苏格兰男士而言更适合英 国男士，因为苏格兰男士有一些很吝啬，不愿意出钱。故 D 选项正确。 11The author develops the text through the method of Atelling stories Bmaking comparisons (对比) Cgiving reasons Ddoing scientific research (调查) B 细节理解题。通过全文可知，作
30、者通过把英国人和德国人、苏格兰人相 比较，来体现英国人的礼貌及绅士。故 B 选项正确。 D Having a smartphone may not be as smart as you think.They may let you surf the Internet， listen to music and take photos wherever you are.but they also turn you into a workaholic(工作狂)，it seems. A study suggests that，by giving you access to emails at all
31、times，the smartphone adds as much as two hours to your working day.Experts found that British people work an additional 460 hours a year on average as they are able to respond to e- mails on their mobiles.The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours，but 2 more hours is spent
32、responding to or sending work e- mails，or making work calls. Almost one in ten admits spending up to three hours outside their normal working day checking work emails.Some workers say they are on call almost 24 hours a day.Nearly twothirds say they often check work emails just before they go to bed
33、and as soon as they wake up，while over a third have replied to one in the middle of the night.The average time for first checking emails is between 6 am.and 7 am.with more than a third checking their first email in the period，and a quarter checking them between 11 pm.and midnight. Ghadi Hobeika，mark
34、eting director of Pixmania，said：“The ability to access millions of Apps has made smartphone invaluable for many people.However，there are disadvantages.Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day，seven days a week，and smartphones mean that people cannot get away from work.The m
35、ore frequently in contact we become， the more is expected of us in a work capacity.” 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇科教类短文阅读。文章主要介绍使用智能手机也 许并不像你想的那样明智。使用智能手机可以让你随时随地上网、听音乐、拍照 片但也可能让你变成工作狂。 最新调查显示， 智能手机能让你随时查收邮件， 因此这种花哨的手机会让你每天的工作时间延长多达两个小时。 12With a smartphone the average UK working day is A11 to 12 hours B9 to 10 hour
36、s C8 hours D2 hours A 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“The study shows the average UK working day is between 9 and 10 hours，but 2 more hours is spent responding to or sending work emails，or making work calls.”可知英国的平均工作日，使用智能 手机 11 到 12 小时。故选 A。 13We can learn from the text that the British people Aprefer to check ema
37、ils in the morning Bare crazy about different smartphone Cwork more hours with smartphones Dshorten their normal working hours C 细节理解题。根据文章第二段的“A study suggests that，by giving you access to emails at all times，the smartphone adds as much as two hours to your working day.”可知，英国人在智能手机上比工作时间更长。故选 C。 14
38、What does the underlined word “invaluable” mean? Auseless Bnecessary Cexpensive Dcheap B 词义猜测题。根据文章最后一段其后两句“However，there are disadvantages.Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day， seven days a week，and smartphones mean that people cannot get away from work.” 可知其也有缺点，许多公司希
39、望他们的员工能够随时等待电话通知，使得人们工 作离不开智能手机。 从而可以猜测出 invaluable 为“极为重要的”之意。 故选 B。 15What does Ghadi Hobeika feel about smartphones? AThey are unimportant for most of people. BThey have disadvantages for some companies. CThey are useful to improve a work ability. DThey make it impossible for people to rest. D 推
40、理 判 断 题 。 根 据 文 章 最 后 一 段 “However ， there are disadvantages.Many companies expect their employees to be on call 24 hours a day， seven days a week，and smartphones mean that people cannot get away from work.The more frequently in contact we become， the more is expected of us in a work capacity.”可知，Gh
41、adi Hobeika 认为智能手机让人们很难得到休息。故选 D。 .阅读七选五(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) Healthy habits that stick Here are five rules that helped me develop good habits. 1Pick habits you honestly want to have I didnt choose habits I thought I should add because of what anyone else was doing. 16 It was about listening
42、to myself. 2Build your habit your own way When I started to build up an exercise routine(习惯)，I only went when I wanted to go.For me，that was around 2 pm.every day. 17 If I wanted to do 20 minutes on the bike，Id do only 20 minutes and then leave. 3Start small I knew that if I tried to take on too muc
43、h，Id find a way to make an excuse. 18 I started with two minutes of exercise，which were finally built up to 10，then 20 minutes.I realized that just doing something，no matter how small，meant I was more likely to do it again the next day. 4Be kind to yourself 19 When I got a cold and missed several da
44、ys of exercise，I didnt beat myself up.Instead of punishing myself，I tried to love myselfand that had a more enjoyable and lasting effect. 5Celebrate every small victory When I began keeping a diary every morning，I put a number in the corner of each page to show how many diaries I had written. 20 Fin
45、ally，after I filled up a notebook，I celebrated buying a new notebook. AIf I missed a day，I let it go. BI can make exercise less boring. CSo my daily purposes were very small. DI celebrated my pen running out of ink. EIt wasnt about keeping up with other people. FI should celebrate my success with my
46、 friends. GIt also meant that I would do whatever I wanted to do once I got there. 【语篇解读】 本文是说明文。作者介绍了自己是如何养成好习惯的。 16E 根据文中的“I didnt choose habits I thought I should add because of what anyone else was doing.”及“It was about listening to myself.”可知，对于我自己 想养成的习惯，我要倾听自己内心的声音，不是人云亦云，追逐他人的脚步。故 选 E。 17G 根
47、据下文中的“If I wanted to do 20 minutes on the bike，Id do only 20 minutes and then leave.”可知，我只做我想做的运动。故选 G。 18C 根据该段小标题 Start small 及划线处上一句中的“I knew that if I tried to take on too much，Id find a way to make an excuse.”可知，我每次只给自 己制定一些小目标。 故选 C。 19A 根据划线处下一句中的“When I got a cold and missed several days of
48、exercise，I didnt beat myself up.”意为“如果我落下一天，那就落下吧。 ”故 选 A。 20 D 根据该段小标题 Celebrate every small victory 以及划线处下一句中 的“Finally， after I filled up a notebook， I celebrated buying a new notebook.” 可知， 我会庆祝自己的每一个小成功，比如庆祝自己因写日记而将笔里的墨水用光。故 选 D。 .完形填空(共 15 小题，每小题 1 分，满分 15 分) My mother has a unique way of emba
49、rrassing her children.Whenever she gets 21 about something， she jumps up and down， screaming.We 22 this as the “silly dances”As her daughter，I find this completely embarrassing.Anytime she goes into the silly dance， I will 23 slowly away， smile awkwardly， and 24 to people， “No，shes not my mother.” E
50、ven though my mother brought me much 25 when I was little，and even though she still does the silly dance when something goes her way，I now 26 it.Because the silly dance shows just who she is，and it shows that she is happy. 27 she didnt do her dance and just obeyed our wishes for “not in public，Mom”
