1、第 1 页 共 15 页 Unit Unit 3 3 单元质量检测单元质量检测 阅读下列短文阅读下列短文,从每题所给的从每题所给的 A、B、C、D 四个选项中选四个选项中选出最佳选项。出最佳选项。 A Housekeeping ServicesThey are looking for a responsible, professional, detail oriented, experienced housekeeper to take care of all cleaning details of a local business in Angwin.This person will be
2、needed approximately 23 times per week for about 8 hours per day.Please email them for additional information and be ready to provide resume and work history.Driver s license required and the ability to lift at least 50 pounds.Pay will be $20$25 per hour.To contact them, email . Caregiver PositionLo
3、oking for a caregiver to help with a 91 year old woman who lives in Calistoga.She speaks both English and Spanish, but Spanish is her preference.She sleeps quite a bit during the day so there is time to do homework.She cannot be left alone because she is a fall risk.She walks with a walker on her ow
4、n.Please call 925 785 8500 if interested. Worship Music LeaderFirst Presbyterian Church (FPC) in Napa is looking for someone who will select songs and use media for church services on Sundays.Applicants must be able to commit 810 hours per week for service and meetings as well as being available eve
5、ry Sunday from 9:00 am.to 12:00 pm.The pay is about $18 an hour.Detailed job information will be posted on the Payroll Office s window.If interested, send your cover letter and resume to David Stoker at davidfpcnapa.org. Catering CompanyOak Avenue is a premier catering company in St.Helena searching
6、 for passionate people to join their talented team of chefs and service professionals.Hours are flexible and can work around students schedules.Part- time positions available for aspiring (有抱负的有抱负的) chefs, bakers, service helpers, and captains.Please send a brief cover letter and resume to M or call
7、 707 963 9278 for more information. 语篇解读:语篇解读:本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几个兼职工作。本文是一篇应用文。文章介绍了几个兼职工作。 21To work as a housekeeper, one needs to Abe qualified to drive 第 2 页 共 15 页 Bbe a local in Angwin Cwork about 8 hours per week Dbe able to speak two languages 解析:解析: 选选A 细节理解题。 根据细节理解题。 根据Housekeeping Services部
8、分中的部分中的Driver s license required 可知可知,该工作要求申请者具有驾驶员资质。该工作要求申请者具有驾驶员资质。 22What do we know about the caregiver position? AThe applicant had better speak Spanish. BThe applicant must speak English very well. CThe applicant cannot do homework while on duty. D.The applicant can leave the woman alone occa
9、sionally. 解析:解析: 选选A 细节理解题。 根据细节理解题。 根据Caregiver Position部分中的部分中的“She speaks both English and Spanish, but Spanish is her preference.”可知可知,申请者最好会说西班牙语。申请者最好会说西班牙语。 23If you want to become a great baker, which number or email address should you contact? A925 785 8500. B707 963 9278. Cdavidfpcnapa.org
10、. D. 解析:解析:选选 B 细节理解题。根据细节理解题。根据 Catering Company 部分中的部分中的“Part- time positions available for aspiring (有抱负的有抱负的) chefs, bakers”及及 call 707- 963- 9278 可知答案选可知答案选 B。 B When the telephone rings late at night, most women guess it must be one of only four or five people calling.A sister?Maybe.An emergen
11、cy?Possibly.A mother?Probably not at that time of night.Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tell you that she is heartbroken because she has split up with her boyfriend again or perhaps simply that a good movie has just started on TV. At a time when families are spread far and
12、wide and marriages often end in divorce, friendships are becoming more and more important.Erika, a 32- year- old lawyer, is strengthened by her ten year friendship with her married friend Jane.“I was very sick one night, so I called Jane at about 3: 00 a m.to talk about it, ” she says. “She was very
13、 supportive 第 3 页 共 15 页 and even came over to take me to the doctor s.” As American TV shows like Friends have become more popular, many of us are beginning to see the value of such friendships.TV shows like this tell us that our romantic relationships may not last, but we need to keep in touch wit
14、h our close friends if we want to survive. With Erika s family 200 miles away, it is Jane who keeps a spare set of keys to Erika s apartment and waters her plants whenever she is away.“Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom.It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do
15、, but she knows I would do the same for her.” Jane, who may move to a different city soon, is worried about leaving such a support system of friends. “My friends have more to do with my life than my parents and, therefore, I don t have to spend a lot of time explaining things to them.Friends are mor
16、e up to date with what is happening.” 语篇解读:语篇解读: 本文是一篇议论文。 文章以埃里卡与简的友谊和美国电视情景喜剧 老友记本文是一篇议论文。 文章以埃里卡与简的友谊和美国电视情景喜剧 老友记 为例为例,讲述并论证了友情十分重要的观点。讲述并论证了友情十分重要的观点。 24A late night phone call for most women is probably from Aa relative Ba friend Ca doctor Da stranger 解析:解析: 选选 B 细节理解题。 根据第一段最后一句细节理解题。 根据第一段最后
17、一句“Much more probably it is a close female friend .has just started on TV.”可知可知, 深夜给女性打电话的很可能是一个朋友深夜给女性打电话的很可能是一个朋友, 故故 B 项正确。项正确。 25What does the underlined phrase “split up” in Paragraph 1 mean? AShown up. BPicked up. CBroken up. DTaken up. 解析:解析: 选选 C 词义猜测题。 根据第一词义猜测题。 根据第一段最后一句画线短语所在句的前半部分段最后一句画
18、线短语所在句的前半部分 “Much more probably it is a close female friend calling to tell you that she is heartbroken”可知可知, spilt up 与与 break up 意思相近意思相近,表示表示“分手分手”,故故 C 项正确。项正确。 26According to the passage, we can learn that Erika Ais Jane s male friend Btreasures Jane s friendship Chas been married for 10 years
19、第 4 页 共 15 页 Dlives far away from Jane 解析:解析:选选 B 推理判断题。根据最后一段的推理判断题。根据最后一段的“Having Jane around gives me a certain amount of freedom.It is not the kind of thing that you could ask anyone to do, but she knows I would do the same for her.”可知可知,埃里卡认为简的存在给了她很大的自由埃里卡认为简的存在给了她很大的自由,她会为简做同样她会为简做同样 的事情。据此可以
20、判断的事情。据此可以判断,埃里卡很珍惜和简的友谊埃里卡很珍惜和简的友谊,故故 B 项正确。项正确。 27Which of the following can be the best title for the text? AFriendship Counts BFriendship Demands Freedom CFriendship Needs Understanding DFriendship Strengthens Romance 解析:解析:选选 A 标题归纳题。通读全文可知标题归纳题。通读全文可知,文章以埃里卡与简的友谊和美国电视情景喜文章以埃里卡与简的友谊和美国电视情景喜 剧老友
21、记为例剧老友记为例,讲述并论证了友情十分重要的观点讲述并论证了友情十分重要的观点,故故 A 项最能体现主题项最能体现主题,适合作文章适合作文章 的标题。的标题。 C Born in London in 1825, Thomas Henry Huxley was one of the greatest men of the nineteenth century.In 1846 Thomas Henry Huxley was appointed assistant doctor aboard HM.S.Rattlesnake.The ship had been asked to survey ar
22、eas of the Great Barrier Reef and the neighboring seas.This gave Thomas Henry Huxley an opportunity to study animal life and was the start of his biological career.The voyage lasted four years, during which time he gathered much information on plankton (浮游生物浮游生物). On his return from the voyage, Thom
23、as Henry Huxley was made a member of the Royal Society in recognition of his scientific work.Although he continued to publish papers about plankton, his interest was turning towards vertebrate (有脊椎的有脊椎的) animals.For some time Thomas Henry Huxley and his workmates had been discussing the possibility
24、that animal species had evolved (进化进化), one from another.No satisfactory theories had been put forward, but in 1859 Darwin s Origin of Species appeared.Thomas Henry Huxley at once realized its importance and how the theory of natural selection provided “the working hypothesis (假说假说) we sought” For t
25、he rest of his life Thomas Henry Huxley struggled to ensure the full recognition of Darwin s work.In 1863 Thomas Henry Huxley published Man s Place in Nature in which he 第 5 页 共 15 页 compared man and great apes (猿猿).He clearly showed similarities. Despite his many achievements, he was given no award
26、 by the British state until late in his life.From about 1870, Thomas Henry Huxley was too involved in other things to continue actual research.He had always been interested in education.He pioneered the teaching of biology and his method of selecting “type animals” is still followed today.He spent t
27、he last ten years of his life writing essays mainly on biology. 语篇解读:语篇解读:本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了英国生物学家、教育家赫胥黎的生平。本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了英国生物学家、教育家赫胥黎的生平。 28Why did Huxley go on the voyage? ATo explore the deep sea. BTo do research on sea animals. CTo work as a doctor on the ship. DTo gather information for his paper
28、. 解析:解析:选选 C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的细节理解题。根据第一段中的“In 1846 Thomas Henry Huxley was appointed assistant doctor aboard HM.S.Rattlesnake.”可知可知,赫胥黎进行这次航行的最初赫胥黎进行这次航行的最初 目的是在船上担任助理医生。目的是在船上担任助理医生。 29How did Huxley react to the theory of natural selection? AHe had doubt about it. BHe thought highly of it. CHe couldn
29、 t understand it. DHe thought he developed it first. 解析:解析:选选 B 推理判断题。根据第二段中的推理判断题。根据第二段中的“Thomas Henry Huxley at once realized its importance and how the theory of natural selection provided the working hypothesis (假说假说) we sought”可知可知,赫胥黎很重视达尔文的自然选择学说。赫胥黎很重视达尔文的自然选择学说。 30What do we know about Huxl
30、ey s book Man s Place in Nature? AIt discusses the importance of human beings. BIt focuses on Darwin s theory of natural selection. CIt talks about the differences between man and apes. DIt provides evidence about the evolution of man from apes. 解析:解析:选选 D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的细节理解题。根据第三段中的“In 1863 Thomas H
31、enry Huxley published 第 6 页 共 15 页 Man s Place in Nature in which he compared man and great apes (猿猿).He clearly showed similarities.”可知可知,赫胥黎在他的著作人类在自然界中地位中比较了人类与猿之间的相赫胥黎在他的著作人类在自然界中地位中比较了人类与猿之间的相 似处。由此可知似处。由此可知,赫胥黎的这本书为人类从类人猿进化而来提供了证据。赫胥黎的这本书为人类从类人猿进化而来提供了证据。 31What can we learn about Huxley from
32、the last paragraph? AHe continued his research till his death. BHe contributed a lot to biology teaching. CHe never got awards for his achievements. DHe became a good novelist late in his life. 解析:解析:选选 B 细节理解题。根据最后一段中的细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“He had always been interested in education.He pioneered the teachi
33、ng of biology and his method of selecting type animals is still followed today.”可知可知,赫胥黎在生物教学方面做出了很大的贡献。赫胥黎在生物教学方面做出了很大的贡献。 D I was selfish as a teenager.I usually spent my time thinking about myself and taking care of my own needs.I let my older brother do most of the work around the house until he
34、 left for college.I let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems while I read books, played, and lost myself in my own imagination.This didn t change even when I went to college either.I studied hard but only to make my own life better.Even when I started to explore my faith, it was only to
35、 increase my own happiness. I married after graduation and decided to start a family.Of course, I had no idea what hard knocks reality had in store for my selfish soul.Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way.I found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled
36、 people.In fact, all of the struggles I was going through were beating the selfishness slowly out of me. Still, I didn t give up on happiness.I knew that there must be a way to find it.I finally realized, however, that it had to include more than just my own needs, wants, and desires.The answer bega
37、n to make itself clear one night shortly after my baby boy was born.I got a bottle and held him in my arms.As I was feeding him I looked down and saw his big, innocent, trusting eyes.I smiled and talked to him.Then he smiled and I could feel my heart growing, expanding with love.I felt such peace an
38、d joy.At that moment I had a hint of the truth: it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness. 第 7 页 共 15 页 Carolyn Arends wrote:“The more people you let into your heart, the bigger your heart gets.The more love you get, the more love you have to give.It just keeps growing.” So, k
39、eep loving, keep living and keep caring.Keep growing your heart today, tomorrow, and always. 语篇解读:语篇解读:本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者由一个自私的人成长为一个心本文是一篇夹叙夹议文。文章主要讲述了作者由一个自私的人成长为一个心 中对他人有爱的人中对他人有爱的人,也明白了也明白了“爱他人即幸福爱他人即幸福”的道理。的道理。 32What do we know about the author from the first paragraph? AHe often helped his
40、brother with housework. BHe studied hard for his family. CHe put his own needs above others . DHe was concerned about his family. 解析:解析: 选选 C 推理判断题。 根据第一段中的推理判断题。 根据第一段中的“let my older brother do most of the work”“let my mom and dad worry about our bills and problems”和和“I studied hard but only to mak
41、e my own life better.Even when I started to explore my faith, it was only to increase my own happiness.”的描述可推知的描述可推知,作者在青少年时期较为自私作者在青少年时期较为自私,行为处事总是只考虑自己行为处事总是只考虑自己,几乎不几乎不 为家人考虑为家人考虑,即他把自己的需要放在别人的需要之上。即他把自己的需要放在别人的需要之上。 33What did the author realize after he suffered in life? ASpoiled people can t s
42、urvive the hardship of life. BLife is cruel to spoiled people. CSpoiled people are never happy in life. DSelfishness is helpful. 解析:解析:选选 B 细节理解题。根据第二段中的细节理解题。根据第二段中的“Soon I found myself unemployed, deeply in debt, and with a new baby on the way.I found out that life has little sympathy for spoiled
43、people.”可知可知, 作者在经历了人生的失意后作者在经历了人生的失意后,终于发现生活对被宠坏的人是残酷的。终于发现生活对被宠坏的人是残酷的。 34What can be inferred from the passage? AThe author loved kids. BThe author often fed his baby. CThe author realized the importance of happiness. DWhen caring for his baby, the author got inspired. 解析:解析: 选选 D 推理判断题。 根据第三段中的推
44、理判断题。 根据第三段中的“As I was feeding him I looked down and saw 第 8 页 共 15 页 his big .it is by growing our hearts with love that we find our happiness.”可推知可推知, 作者在照料作者在照料 孩子的过程中领悟到了通往幸福的途径。孩子的过程中领悟到了通往幸福的途径。 35What is the best title for the passage? ALoving Others, a Way to Happiness BThe Elder One Grows,
45、the More He Gets CHelp Others, Help Oneself DKeep Growing to Live a Happy Life 解析:解析:选选 A 标题归纳题。根标题归纳题。根据最后一段内容的描述可推知据最后一段内容的描述可推知,这篇文章的主旨是,这篇文章的主旨是“爱他爱他 人即幸福人即幸福” ,故,故 A 项最适合作本文标题。项最适合作本文标题。 第二节第二节(共共 5 小题;每小题小题;每小题 2.5 分分,满分满分 12.5 分分) 阅读下面短文阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项
46、中有两项为多项中有两项为多 余选项。余选项。 In today s fast paced world, busy lifestyle easily puts stress on relationships.Disappointment is a fact of life.Sometimes other people will unavoidably disappoint you or let you down. 36 But you don t have to let it prevent you living a happy and successful life.The tips belo
47、w can help you recover from the hurt or anger. Allow your feelings. 37 Don t try to hide them, because it s natural to feel disappointed when the people you trust don t come through for you.Putting the feelings into words can help. Figure out why you feel so let down or betrayed. 38 Do you need unde
48、rstanding, support, commitment or consideration?Let yourself feel the disappointment of the unmet need and then accept it or come up with ways you can meet the unmet need for yourself. 39 Think about whether it would be useful to speak up about your feelings of disappointment or betrayal.If you deci
49、de to speak up, think about how you could do so mindfully rather than with angry reactions that can make things worse. Set boundaries if you need to.If you ve spoken up clearly and the person still doesn t take responsibility or change their behavior, how can you best take care of yourself? 40 Bound
50、aries can help you feel emotionally safe, and they help restore your self- respect. ADecide if you need to speak up. 第 9 页 共 15 页 BYou can t stop people from letting you down. CLearn to be your own supporter and best friend. DDecide if this is someone you still want in your life. EFeeling refused or