1、1 综合能力测试一综合能力测试一(Unit(Unit 1)1) 时间：120 分钟满分：120 分 第一部分：听力(略) 第二部分：阅读理解(共两节，满分 35 分) 第一节(共 10 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 25 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。 A A Craziest Food Festivals sounds like a joke topic, but once you start looking into it, youll realize theyre everywherethe crazier, the better. 1
2、 1BibimbapBibimbap FestivalFestival In the South Korean town of Jeonjuloves, their “mixed rice” dish is a hearty serve of rice topped with raw beef, a rainbow of vegetables, a raw egg and gochujang sauce (韩国的辣椒酱) so much. They take four days out of October to celebrate it. Like any festival theres m
3、usic, entertainment and magic, but making it that little bit different is the bibimbap thats whipped (搅拌) up in a big bowl by dozens of chefs and served to over 400 people. 2 2WaikikiWaikiki SpamSpam JamJam (怀基基午餐肉节) Who knew this canned meat had so much love? Well, it turns out that a can of Spam i
4、s the goto item in Hawaii, along with a grass skirt and garland (花环). The people of Hawaii love Spam so much that they even spend a day in May serving out the best Spam, a type of cheap canned meat made mainly from pork. 3 3BessieresBessieres EasterEaster EggEgg FestivalFestival At Easter time, for
5、those in the French town of Bessieres its all about an egg far less sweet.Here they celebrate the holiday by getting dozens of chefs to make one large omelette (煎蛋卷)15,000 eggs strongfor the townsfolk (市民) 4 4PotatoPotato DaysDays FestivalFestival This festival actually takes place in Barnesville, M
6、innesota (明尼苏达州), the US.OverthelastFridayandSaturdayinAugustthetowncelebratesits potatogrowing skills by hosting potato picking and peeling contests, as well as a Miss Tater Tot pageant (盛典) for fiveand sixyearold girls. 本文为应用文。主要介绍了四个最疯狂的美食节：韩国的石锅拌饭节、美国夏威夷州的 怀基基午餐肉节、法国的贝西埃尔镇复活节彩蛋节、美国明尼苏达州的土豆节。 21B
7、ibimbap is_. Aa kind of egg cake far less sweet 2 Ba can of meat made mainly from pork Ca fried potato ball covered with sauce Da rice dish mixed up with vegetables, etc 答案：D 解析：细节理解题。根据 Bibimbap Festival 第一段中的 their “mixed rice” dish is a hearty serve of rice topped with raw beef, a rainbow of vege
8、tables, a raw egg and gochujang sauce(韩国的辣椒酱) “他们的什锦饭是一道丰盛的米饭，上面放着生 牛肉、彩虹蔬菜、生鸡蛋和辣椒酱” 可知 Bibimbap 是米饭混合各种蔬菜等而成的。分析 选项可知 D 符合题意，故选 D。 22Waikiki Spam Jam takes place_. Afrom 22 to 25 October Bin May in Hawaii Cin Barnesville, Minnesota Din a French town 答案：B 解析： 细节理解题。 根据 Waikiki Spam Jam(怀基基午餐肉节)中的 Th
9、e people of Hawaii love Spam so much that they even spend a day in May 可知，Waikiki Spam Jam 节发生 在夏威夷，时间是 5 月份。由此可知 B 项符合题意，故选 B。 23If Jim wants to learn Asian food culture, hed better go to _. ABibimbap Festival BWaikiki Spam Jam CBessieres Easter Egg Festival DPotato Days Festival 答案：A 解析：推理判断题。通读全文
10、可知，四个最疯狂的美食节中 Bibimbap Festival 是在韩 国， Waikiki Spam Jam在美国， Bessieres Easter Egg Festival在法国， Potato Days Festival 在美国。分析选项可知，韩国是属于亚洲的，故想了解亚洲饮食文化，要去韩国的 Bibimbap Festival，故 A 为正确答案。 B B In China, chain restaurantsespecially the big multinational onesare cool.Going to Starbucks, for example, is a stat
11、us symbol.It not only says, “Im rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee，” but also, “Im cosmopolitan (见多 识广的) enough to be part of globalization.” Where I come from in the UK, however, chains are neither fashionable nor gourmet (美食的)Chains are where you go on New Years Day when nowhere else is ope
12、n, or when you are 5 years old and your parents cant stand hearing “Im hungry！” any longer. In my own case (with regards to McDonalds), a chain is where you are taken on your first “date”. Even at the age of 13, I knew to give the guy the “lets just be friends” phone call the next day. 3 In the UK,
13、independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene. Nowadays, a Londoner who says “lets meet for a coffee at Monmouth” (an independent cafe) is much cooler than one who says “lets go to Starbucks”. Even if Monmouths coffee is a little more expensive, theres a satisfaction i
14、n knowing your pounds arent going straight to the big corporations. Of course, there are chain stores all over the UK; you cant go five minutes without spotting a Costa Coffee. But numbers do not add up to good taste. I do, however, have a confession (坦白)After moving to China I had moments when all
15、the rice and Kung Pao Chicken became too much.I, too, have retreated to McDonalds. 本文介绍中国人和英国人对于国际连锁餐厅的不同态度。 24Many Chinese people like to go to multinational chain restaurants because _. Athe restaurants give customers a taste of foreign culture Bthe restaurants offer different food and drinks from
16、 other restaurants Cthey believe that eating there will show their wealth and social status Dthese restaurants are perfect places for a romantic date 答案：C 解析：细节理解题。根据第一段中“It not only says, Im rich enough to buy this overpriced coffee， but also, Im cosmopolitan (见多识广的) enough to be part of globalizat
17、ion.”可知，很多中国人去连锁餐厅是为了显示他们的富有和社会地位。 故选 C。 25Which of the following statements is TRUE? AThe author has grown tired of Chinese food. BBranches of Monmouths cafe can be found all over the UK. CMost independent stores are closed on New Years Day in the UK. DIt is cool in the UK to take your first date t
18、o a chain restaurant. 答案：C 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段中“Chains are where you go on New Years Day when nowhere else is open”(连锁餐厅是在新年那天别的地方没有开门时才去的)可知，在英国 新年时大部分的独立商店都停止营业。故答案为 C。 26We can infer from the article that _. Athe author doesnt like food from Pizza Hut Bthe author doesnt like to follow fashion trends C
19、many Britons think that numbers mean poor quality Dmany Britons dont like big corporations 答案：D 解析：推理判断题。根据第三段中“In the UK, independent cafes and restaurants are making a comeback on the fashion scene.”和“theres a satisfaction in knowing 4 your pounds arent going straight to the big corporations.”可知，很
20、多英国人不喜 欢大公司。故选 D。 27What does the underlined word in the last paragraph mean? AAdapted.BContributed. CSubscribed.DSwitched. 答案：D 解析：词义猜测题。最后一段画线单词所在句子的句意：在我搬来中国之后，我发现米 饭和宫保鸡丁太多了， 所以我也撤回到麦当劳。 故这里与 retreat 的意思最接近的是 switch (转变)。故选 D。 C C The first potatoes were grown by the Incas of South America,more
21、than 400 years ago. Their descendants (后代) in Eenador and Chile continue to grow the vegetable as high as 14, 000 feet up in the Andes Mountains.(Thats higher than any other food will grow.) Early Spanish and English explorers shipped potatoes to Europe, and they found their way to North America in
22、the early 1600s. People eat potatoes in many waysbaked,mashed,and roasted,to name just three. However,in the United States most potatoes are eaten in the form of French fries. One fastfood chain alone sells more than $1 billion worth of fries each year. No wonder,then,that the company pays particula
23、r attention to the way its fries are prepared. Before any fry makes it to the people who eat at these popular restaurants,it must pass many separate tests. Fail any one of these tests and the potato is rejected. To start with,only Russet Burbank potatoes are used. These Idaho potatoes have less wate
24、r content than other kinds,which can have as much as 80 percent water. Once cut into “shoestrings” shapes,the potatoes are partly fried in a secret blend of oils,sprayed with liquid sugar to brown them,steam dried at high heat, then flash frozen for shipment to individual restaurants. Before shippin
25、g,every shoestring is measured. Forty percent of a batch must be between two and three inches long. Another 40 percent has to be over three inches. What about the 20 percent that are left in the batch?Well,a few short fries in a bag are okay,it seems. So,now that you realize the enormous size and va
26、lue of the potato crop,you can understand why most people agree that this part of the food industry is no “small potatoes” 本文介绍了土豆被引进美国的历史及炸薯条在美国食品产业中举足轻重的地位。 28Potatoes in North America came directly from_. AChileBEurope CEcuadorDthe Andes Mountains 答案：B 5 解析： 细节理解题。 根据第一段最后一句 Early Spanish and Eng
27、lish explorers shipped potatoes to Europe,and they found their way to North America in the early 1600s. 可知， 北美最早的土豆来自欧洲。故选 B 项。 29Why does the company pay special attention to the way the fries are prepared? ABecause selling fries is a big business. BBecause fries are not easy to prepare at all. CBe
28、cause Americans are particular about fries. DBecause the government has a strict rule for that. 答案：A 解析：推理判断题。根据第二段的 One fastfood chain alone sells more than $1 billion worth of fries each year. No wonder,then,that the company pays particular attention to the way its fries are prepared. 可知， 在美国， 炸薯条
29、是 个很大的行业， 所以会被特殊关注。故选 A 项。 30In the last paragraph,the writer mainly wants to say_. Asmall potatoes cannot be used for fries Bpotatoes are really important for Americans Ceating in America is the very first thing Dfries are really important for food industry 答案：D 解析：推理判断题。根据最后一段中的内容 this part of the
30、 food industry is no “small potatoes”可知， 在美国， 炸薯条在食品产业中不是“小土豆”(无足轻重的东 西)。由此可推测， 炸薯条在食品产业中占有重要的地位。故选 D 项。 第二节(共 5 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 10 分) 根据短文内容， 从短文后的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项。 选项中有两项为多余 选项。 WhatWhat IsIs EmotionalEmotional Eating?Eating? Emotional eating is when people use food as a way to deal with feelings in
31、stead of satisfying hunger._31_ Have you ever finished a whole bag of chips out of boredom or downed cookie after cookie while preparing for a big test?But when done a lotespecially without realizing itemotional eating can affect weight,health and overall wellbeing. Not many of us make the connectio
32、n between eating and our feelings. _32_ One of the biggest myths about emotional eating is that its caused by negative feelings. Yes,people often turn to food when theyre stressed out,lonely,sad,anxious or bored.But emotional eating can be linked to positive feelings too,like the romance of sharing
33、dessert on Valentines Day or the celebration of a holiday feast. Sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events,like a death or a divorce. _33_ Emotional eating patterns can be learned:A child who is given candy after a 6 big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well do
34、ne. _34_ Its not easy to “unlearn” patterns of emotional eating.But it is possible.And it starts with an awareness of whats going on. Were all emotional eaters to a degree.But for some people emotional eating can be a real problem,causing serious weight gain or other problems.One trouble with emotio
35、nal eating is that once the pleasure of eating is gone,the feelings that cause it remain. _35_ Thats why it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger.Next time you reach for a snack,wait and think about which type of hunger is driving it. ABelieve it or not,weve all b
36、een there. BIf a crying boy gets some cookies,he may link cookies with comfort. COne study found that people who eat food like pizza become happy afterwards. DAnd you often may feel worse about eating the amount or type of food you like. EBut understanding what drives emotional eating can help peopl
37、e take steps to change it. FBoys seem to prefer hot, homemade comfort meals,while girls go for chocolate and ice cream. GMore often,though,its the countless little daily stresses that cause someone to seek comfort in food. 本文叙述的是情绪化进食是什么。 31A解析：根据上句“情绪化进食是指人们用食物来处理感情而不是满足饥饿。” 可知，A 项“信不信由你， 我们都有这种情况。
38、”符合语境。故选 A。 32E解析：根据上句“我们中没有多少人会把吃和感觉联系起来。”以及空格下句 “情绪化进食的一个最大的误区就是它是由负面情绪引起的。 ”可知此空与上句是一种转折 关系。E 项“但是理解什么是情绪化进食可以帮助人们采取措施来改变它。”符合语境。故 选 E。 33 G解析： 上句： Sometimes emotional eating is tied to major life events,like a death or a divorce.(有时情绪化进食与重大生活事件有关， 比如死亡或离婚。)故此空 要表达的意思是： 然而， 更常见的是， 每天都有无数的压力让人们在食物
39、中寻求安慰。 故答案为 G。 34B解析：根据上句“A child who is given candy after a big achievement may grow up using candy as a reward for a job well done.”(如果一个孩子在有大成就之 后得到糖果，那么他可能会用糖果作为对干得好的奖赏。 )以及空格下句“Its not easy to unlearn patterns of emotional eating.”可知 B 项符合语境。故选 B。 35D解析：根据上句“One trouble with emotional eating is
40、 that once the pleasure of eating is gone,the feelings that cause it remain.”以及空格下句 “Thats why it helps to know the difference between physical hunger and emotional hunger.”(那就是为什么它有助于了解生理饥饿和精神饥饿之间的区别。)可知，D 项符合 语境。故选 D。 7 第三部分：语言运用(共两节，满分 45 分) 第一节(共 20 小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面的短文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、
41、B、C 和 D)中，选出可以填入空白 处的最佳选项。 At my heaviest, I weighed 370 pounds. I had a very poor relationship with food: I used it to _36_ bad feelings, to make myself feel better, and to celebrate. Worried about my health, I tried many different kinds of _37_ but nothing worked. I came to believe that I could do
42、 nothing about my _38_. When I was 50, my weight problem began to affect me _39_. I didnt want to live the rest of my life with this _40_ weight any more. That year, I _41_ a seminar (研讨会)where we were asked to create a project that would touch the world. A seminar leader shared her _42_ storyshe ha
43、d not only lost 125 pounds, but also raised $25,000 for homeless children. _43_ by her story, I created the As We Heal(痊愈), the World Heals _44_. My goal was to lose 150 pounds in one year and raise $50,000 _45_ a movement founded 30 years ago to end hunger. This combination of healing myself and he
44、aling the world _46_a perfect solution. _47_ I began my own personal weight program at the beginning, I was filled with the fear that I would _48_ the same difficulties that beat me before. Although the _49_ hung over my head, there were also clear signs that I was walking toward the right _50_. I s
45、ent letters to everyone I knew, telling them about my project. It worked perfectly. Donations (捐赠)began _51_ in from hundreds of people. Of course, I also took some practical steps to lose weight. I got suggestions from a physician, I hired a health coach, and I began to eat small and _52_ meals. My
46、 project also gave me new motivation to exercise _53_. A year later, I _54_ my goal: I lost 150 pounds and raised $50,000! I feel that Ive been given a second life to devote to something that is _55_ and enormous. 本文是一篇记叙文，讲述了作者从前为了消除坏情绪而乱吃东西，导致自己体重超标。 到了 50 岁，肥胖问题严重影响了健康，作者希望这种情况能够得到改变。在讨论队队长的 影响下，
47、作者开始制定并实施计划，最终实现了自己的计划，不但使自己减重 150 磅，还通 过募捐帮助到了需要帮助的人，这是一件很有意义的事情。 36A.addBmix CkillDshare 答案：C 解析：考查动词辨析。根据后面“to make myself feel better”可知，我是用食物来 消除坏情绪，让自己心情更好。A.add 增加；B.mix 混合；C.kill 消除；D.share 分享。故 选 C。 37A.dietsBresults CfruitsDtraditions 8 答案：A 解析：考查名词辨析。前面提到“Worried about my health”，可知我担心自己的
48、健 康，所以尝试不同的饮食来控制体重。A.diets 饮食；B.results 结果；C.fruits 水果； D.traditions 传统。故选 A。 38A.heightBability CknowledgeDweight 答案：D 解析：考查名词辨析。在所有的尝试都不奏效的情况下，我认为我对自己的体重无能为 力了。A.height 身高；B.ability 能力；C.knowledge 知识；D.weight 体重。故选 D。 39A.convenientlyBrecently CseriouslyDsecretly 答案：C 解析：考查副词辨析。根据后面的内容可知，当我 50 岁的时
49、候，体重超标对我生活的 影响很严重了。 A.conveniently 便利地； B.recently 最近； C.seriously 严重地； D.secretly 秘密地。故选 C。 40A.scientificBextra CnormalDlow 答案：B 解析：考查形容词辨析。根据上文内容可知我体重超标，我不希望自己的余生都伴随着 多余的体重。A.scientific 科学的；B.extra 额外的；C.normal 正常的；D.low 低的。故选 B。 41A.attendedBorganized CrejectedDmentioned 答案：A 解析：考查动词辨析。根据“where
50、we were asked to create a project that would touch the world.”可知那年，我参加一个研讨会。A.attended 参加；B.organized 组织； C.rejected 拒绝；D.mentioned 提到。故选 A。 42A.victimBsuccess CadventureDscience 答案：B 解析：考查名词辨析。根据后面的内容“not only lost 125 pounds，but also raised $25,000 for homeless children”可知，此处应是队长分享了她的成功经历不但成功 减重，而
