1、Unit 5-What an adventure! 达标测试卷达标测试卷 时间：100 分钟满分：120 分 选择题部分 第二部分第二部分阅读理解阅读理解(共两节，满分共两节，满分 40 分分) 第一节(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A Find Your Adventure at the Space and Aviation (航空) Center If youre looking for a unique adventure,the Space and Aviation Centre (SAC)
2、 is the place to be.The Centre offers programs designed to challenge and inspire with hands-on tasks and lots of fun. More than 750,000 have graduated from SAC,with many seeking employment in engineering,aviation,education,medicine and a wide variety of other professions.They come to camp,wanting to
3、 know what it is like to be an astronaut or a pilot,and they leave with real-world applications for what theyre studying in the classroom. For the trainees,the programs also offer a great way to earn merit badges (荣誉徽 章).At Space Camp,trainees can earn their Space Exploration badge as they build and
4、 fire model rockets,learn about space tasks and try simulated (模拟) flying to space with the crew from all over the world.The Aviation Challenge program gives trainees the chance to earn their Aviation badge.They learn the principles of flight and test their operating skills in the cockpit (驾驶舱) of a
5、 variety of flight simulators.Trainees also get a good start on their Wilderness Survival badge as they learn about water- and land-survival through designed tasks and their search and rescue of a “downed” pilot. With all the programs,teamwork is key as trainees learn the importance of leadership an
6、d being part of a bigger task. All this fun is available for ages 9 to 18.Families can enjoy the experience together,too,with Family Camp programs for families with children as young as 7. Stay an hour or stay a week there is something here for everyone! For more details,please visit us online at .
7、1.Why do people come to SAC? A.To experience adventures. B.To look for jobs in aviation. C.To get a degree in engineering. D.To learn more about medicine. 2.To earn a Space Exploration badge,a trainee needs to. A.fly to space B.get anAviation badge first C.study the principles of flight D.build and
8、fire model rockets 3.What is the most important for trainees? A.Leadership.B.Team spirit. C.Task planning.D.Survival skills. B I have traveled to many placesthe jungles where the water is unsafe;places with the wildest animals.Friends always ask why I,a middle-aged woman with no athletic talent,go t
9、o such places.I never know how to answerJust I want to put my toes in the mud of adventure. I stopped traveling nine years ago after I suffered a stroke (中风)caused by a disease,APS.To prevent another stroke,my doctors told me that traveling to remote places without medical help would be risky.A slip
10、 on a damp temple step,even a slight traffic accident,would no longer be mere annoyances. My return to travel after my stroke came in baby steps a feast in Texas,a visit to my mom in Virginia.They all came back,the freedom,the excitement and the fresh air. The first real test of my travel courage ca
11、me nine months after my stroke when I joined my husband in visiting China.After we had toured a temple,Jack wanted to ride down on a toboggan (平底雪橇).Before the stroke it would have seemed like fun for me.But now I stepped back.I feared.My mind screamed warnings of a fall or a crash.Then gathering co
12、nfidence from nowhere,I lowered myself and took the flying toboggan ride,which marked my adventure travels coming back.Since then,Ive dared to take challenges and have challenged many places. But I watch my medicine like an eagle.I get my blood tested.I weigh the risks.Then,if I decide its okay,like
13、 that toboggan ride down the mountain,I just jump in,let go and enjoy the ride.I think I travel for hoping to broaden my world and keep me connected with friends and families.Most of all,saying “yes” to travel is related to myAPS.If I let myself be afraid to travel,then my APS will win. 4.Whats the
14、main reason for the author to continue her adventures now? A.To relax herself. B.To broaden her mind. C.To keep herself connected. D.To fight her disease. 5.How do the authors friends react to her adventures? A.They try to stop her. B.They dont understand her. C.They admire her. D.They are inspired.
15、 6.What do we know about the authors return to travel? A.She followed her doctors advice. B.She gradually overcame challenges. C.She was encouraged by her husband. D.She got more enthusiastic about toboggan. 7.What does the visit in China mean to the author? A.Aturning point. B.Afun experience. C.Ah
16、ealth alarm. D.Alife-and-death test. C My favourite book is The Adventure of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.Tom lives with his aunt Polly in a quiet street of St.Petersburg,Missouri.Hes a lively and clever young boy,and he finds himself in many exciting adventures.He runs away with his two friends,Huck Fi
17、nn and Joe,to an island in the middle of the Mississippi River for several days.With Huck he goes looking for treasure,with Becky he gets lost in a cave.And finally,they find a box of gold. My favourite scene in the book is when everyone thinks Tom is dead,he decides to go to his own funeral.He hide
18、s and watches for a time and then suddenly he appears.Everyone is astonished to see him but theyre also pleased to see him alive. Tom is the hero of the story,but there are other important characters.Huck is an outsider and everyone is afraid of him.Becky is pretty with fair hair.Joe is Toms best fr
19、iend.And Injun Joe is the bad man of the story. The theme of the story is about children growing up.It describes how strangers are seen in small towns of America.Finally,it talks about freedom,social rules and how people are punished for bad behaviour. Why do I think The Adventure of Tom Sawyer is a
20、 great book?Mark Twain wrote the story in 1876,but its still read and loved by people all over the world today.And although its only a story,Twain wrote it in the everyday English of the southern states of America in the 19th century,so it sounds very real.Today its thought to be one of the greatest
21、 books inAmerican literature.Go onread it! I know youll enjoy it,too. 8.Where does Tom run away with his two friends? A.To a quiet street.B.To a small town. C.To an island.D.To a forest. 9.Who is the bad man in the story? A.Huck Finn.B.Injun Joe. C.Becky.D.Polly. 10.How did people feel when Tom appe
22、ared at his own funeral? A.They were surprised and happy. B.They were surprised and sad. C.They were worried and excited. D.They were frightened and happy. 11.The writer writes the article to. A.ask us to read the book B.tell us how popular the book is today C.tell us when Mark Twain wrote the story
23、 D.tell us why the story sounds very real D Although its great to spend vacations seeing the world with family,friends,or a lover,traveling alone can also be completely incredible.A solo adventure has the potential to be life-changing.Here are some reasons you should travel alone at least once. If y
24、ou enjoy meeting new friends,heres your chance;you will likely find some when traveling alone.Since you wont be focused on talking to anyone you know,youll be more likely to strike up conversations with strangers.Meeting people from different backgrounds opens our minds,expands our world,and can ins
25、pire us a lot.You may meet some amazing locals or other adventurers like yourself;either way youre bound to make some new friends during your journey. A trip alone can ignite your creativity.Spending time alone with an open mind can be exactly what you need for your imagination to soar.Your enthusia
26、sm and passion for life may sky-rocket from your awesome adventure. When traveling with a partner or a group,every idea can be bounced off someone else.When you travel alone,you will learn to be decisive;you will be making every decision alone.From where to eat,to what time to wake up,to what sights
27、 to see,and which airline to use,traveling solo forces you to rely on yours truly.As you realize you can make good choices without help from others,you will likely trust your instincts more,and this new found self-assurance and confidence will be helpful in many areas of your life. 12.From the passa
28、ge,we know that. A.traveling alone you can do anything you want to B.traveling alone,we would learn more things C.youll learn to thrive outside your comfort zone D.the strangers who we meet are all kind 13.Which of the following is similar to the underlined word in Paragraph Four? A.Hesitate.B.Indep
29、endent. C.Fearless.D.Determined. 14.Which of the following would be the best title of the passage? A.How to travel alone B.You should travel alone at least once in your life C.Traveling will make you have more friends D.Let us enjoying vacations trip 15.Which of the following is not mentioned in the
30、 passage? A.You will meet new people. B.You will light your life fire. C.You will learn to enjoy being alone. D.You will learn to be decisive. 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。 Polar exploration is the exploration of the lands around the North and South poles.The poles are the coldest and m
31、ost remote (遥远的) places on Earth.The North Pole is in theArctic Ocean,which is covered by a huge,floating ice sheet.1 Some early polar explorers used dogsleds (狗拉雪橇) or went on foot.This was dangerous,as huge cracks in the ice could swallow dogs,sleds,and people.Other explorersusedships.2Laterexplor
32、ersusedicebreakers,airplanes,and snowmobiles. 3Some people wanted the fame that would come from being the first to reach an unknown land.Others were hoping to discover shorter sailing routes from Europe to Eastern Asia.Still others expected to get rich.More recently,people began exploring the polar
33、areas to gather scientific information. The first outsider to reach the Arctic was probably an ancient Greek named Pytheas.4By the 1500s the Dutch and the English adventured there in search of trade routes.In 18781879 a Swedish explorer sailed from Europe through the Arctic Ocean to the Pacific Ocea
34、n,which was called the Northeast Passage.In 1905 the Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen became the first to sail through the Northwest Passage. People first landed on Antarctica in 1895.British explorers Robert F.Scott and Ernest Henry Shackleton each led expeditions (远征) there in the early 1900s.In
35、1928 the U.S.explorer Richard E.Byrd set up a base on Antarcticas coast.5During 19571958 scientists from several countries set up 50 bases throughout Antarctica for scientific research. A.Explorers first sawAntarctica in 1820. B.He reached Norway or Iceland in about 300 BC. C.People made early polar
36、 explorations for a number of reasons. D.Many explorers risked their lives trying to achieve these goals. E.The South Pole is on land,in the frozen continent ofAntarctica. F.This also was dangerous,as floating ice could damage the ships. G.Meanwhile,many countries became interested in the scientific
37、 study ofAntarctica. 第三部分第三部分语言运用语言运用(共三节，满分共三节，满分 40 分分) 第一节完形填空(共 15 小题；每小题 2 分，满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中，选出可以 填入空白处的最佳选项。 Im a big fan of pop music and I enjoy listening to music quite a lot.Although peoplecanlistento1musicontheirmusicplayerswhentheyare travelling,working or study
38、ing,music festivals and concerts are becoming more and more2.This is because I believe they offer two main3. The first one is that the sound is much4at live concerts where the music and voices come5from the musicians.This makes it a much more emotional(有 感染力的)6because you have direct contact with th
39、e7and you react(回应) to them and they react to you. The second advantage is the atmosphere(气氛).8listening to a recording alone on your personal music player,at a concert you are9with a huge crowd of people and10the music together.This means it is a11as well as an artistic experience. The main12is tha
40、t you cannot listen to live music whenever you would like you can on a personal music player.Besides,the13from the audience sometimes14the quality of the sound. In my opinion,however,the best way to enjoy music is the wonderful atmosphere of a live concert.It is more exciting because you are surroun
41、ded by other15who are dancing with you happily. 1.A.recordedB.live C.softD.loud 2.A.specialB.difficult C.successfulD.popular 3.A.questionsB.advantages C.challengesD.results 4.A.higherB.lower C.worseD.better 5.A.quicklyB.directly C.frequentlyD.suddenly 6.A.exampleB.experience C.lessonD.talk 7.A.perfo
42、rmersB.audience C.producersD.strangers 8.A.According toB.Instead of C.Except forD.Along with 9.A.listeningB.playing C.workingD.singing 10.A.writingB.providing C.studyingD.enjoying 11.A.personalB.practical C.socialD.physical 12.A.reasonB.problem C.purposeD.worry 13.A.dangerB.pain C.alarmD.noise 14.A.
43、improvesB.damages C.valuesD.forms 15.A.teamsB.classes C.volunteersD.fans 非选择题部分 第二节语篇语法填空(共 10 小题；每小题 1 分，满分 10 分) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1 个单词)或括号内单词的正确形 式。 When digging outside the city walls,researchers 1.(discover) thirty to forty bodies lying one on top of another.They had been murdered. The men du
44、g with great care,trying not to disturb the 2.(evident) of what had happened.Everyone was curious 3.why all these people had been killed at the same time.Was it just 4.coincidence? Deep in the ground below the bodies,they found a tomb 5.was made of stone.It contained many valuable things,6.(include)
45、 much gold and many jewels.Inside it lay the body of a man that was 7.(good) preserved.It was clear that the man had been a king,8.explained why the other bodies were there.The workers who had built the tomb were killed shortly after the king 9.(die).That was because they wanted to keep the tomb a s
46、ecret,and to make 10.(they) companions for him in death. 第四部分第四部分写作写作(满分满分 40 分分) 第一节应用文写作（15 分） 假定你是李华。你的交换生朋友 Mary 在你市举办的青年舞蹈比赛中荣获一 等奖。请你用英语给她写封信。内容包括: 1.表示祝贺; 2.询问比赛情况; 3.邀请她周末到你家教你跳舞。 注意: 1.词数 80 左右; 2.可以适当增加细节,以使行文连贯; 3.开头和结尾已经为你写好,不计入总词数。 Dear Mary, Yours, Li Hua 第二节概要写作（25 分） 下面短文,根据其内容写一篇 60
47、 词左右的内容概要。 Is a knife a useful instrument or a dangerous weapon?It depends on how it is used.Its the same with technology.The greatest inventions are those that affect the mass of people;and one of those greatest inventions are cell phones.They have revolutionized the human existence.This is possibl
48、e only because they are getting cheaper and cheaper day by day.The technology has made it even easier to give them a longer life. Undoubtedly,if cell phones are in right hands,no matter how far we are sitting we can talk anytime anywhere! We can watch our favourite TV shows,listen to favourite songs
49、,etc,as cell phones are equipped with all high tech features.In fact,its good to the parents as well as children.Parents can every time monitor their children and children are also safe.If anyone is in any kind of danger she or he can call for help immediately. There are always two sides of a coin.T
50、he advanced technology has caused a danger that we keep ignoring.The cell phones have progressed rapidly and at the same time they provide us with more tasks than what we would attempt.When a person is multitasking rather than completing a single task.This causes burden and results in stress.Also ce
