1、1 单元综合检测(四) .阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) A In addition to seeing wonderful films，one of the joys of coming to the Quad Cinema is to hang out in the area.The Quad Cinema is located right in the heart of Greenwich Village，perhaps the most charming and interesting neighborhood in the city.Here ar
2、e some attractions we recommend，all within a comfortable walk from the Quad Cinema： Washington Square Park As one of the best known of New York Citys 1，900 public parks，it is a landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village，as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity.Com
3、e on a Sunday when its most lively and festive. New York University(NYU) It surrounds Washington Square.See the impressive Bobst Library and visit the amazing bookstores.NYU is now considered one of the most powerful universities in the world. Judson Memorial Church Located in the south of Washingto
4、n Square between Thompson Street and Sullivan Street ， opposite Washington Square Park ， this beautiful church was completed in 1892.The Judson Memorial Church is most famous for its vocal participation in social events. Washington Mews It is a hidden ， private street in New York City between Fifth
5、Avenue and University Place，just north of Washington Square Park.It was first developed as a mews that serviced horses from homes in the area.Since the 1950s the former stables have served as housing，offices and other facilities for New York University. Jefferson Market Courthouse Built in 1833 as a
6、 market，it was later changed to a courthouse，and in the 1950s it was emptied and close to being destroyed.It was saved and turned into a library.Many consider it to be the most beautiful building in the village. 2 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。 文章主要对 Quad Cinema 附近的一些景 点进行了简要的介绍。 1What is the authors purpose of wr
7、iting this passage? ATo introduce some attractions around the Quad Cinema. BTo suggest the Quad Cinema is the best place. CTo imply the Quad Cinema attracts a lot of customers. DTo tell readers to enjoy their life fully. A写作意图题。根据第一段的最后一句“Here are some attractions we recommend，all within a comfortab
8、le walk from the Quad Cinema”可知，本文的写 作目的主要是为了介绍 Quad Cinema 附近的一些景点。 2The author mentions Washington Square Park because Ait is in the center of Greenwich Village Bit has a history of more than 100 years Cit is a landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood Dit has witnessed so many political incidents C细
9、节理解题。根据第二段的第一句“As one of the best known of New York Citys 1，900 public parks，it is a landmark in the Manhattan neighborhood of Greenwich Village，as well as a meeting place and center for cultural activity.” 可 知，Washington Square Park 的特殊之处是它是曼哈顿街区的标志性建筑。 3Where is the Judson Memorial Church? AIn the
10、 south of Washington Square. BBehind Washington Square Park. COpposite Thompson Street. DClose to New York University. A细节理解题。根据第四段的第一句可知，Judson Memorial Church 位于 Washington Square 的南部，在 Washington Square Park 的对面，位于 Thompson Street 和 Sullivan Street 之间，故选 A 项。 4When Washington Mews came into being
11、， Ait was designed for a university Bit was intended for keeping horses 3 Cit was filled with free facilities Dit was used as a park for horses B细节理解题。根据文章倒数第二段的第二句“It was first developed as a mews that serviced horses from homes in the area.” 可知，Washington Mews 建立 之初是用来养马的。 B People from all over t
12、he world have different wedding traditions and marriage customs.The one thing that all wedding ceremonies commonly seem to have is the commitment(承诺)of love for all time during a public ceremony. Everyone at a wedding hopes for great happiness between the wedding couple.Wedding traditions are usuall
13、y a way of showing signs of the hope for great happiness.Some of these traditions are very interesting. In Sweden，the traditional bride will wear three rings by the end of the wedding ceremony.The first is the engagement( 订 婚 )ring that she entered the ceremony with.The second，the wedding ring，is ad
14、ded to the first.A final ring，however，is added as well.This ring is known as the “motherhood”ring.This is said to show that marriage is about more than just love.It is about building a family. Wedding traditions in the Philippines include the Pandango，a dance which can last for hours.During the Pand
15、ango，guests pin(用大头针别住)money to the brides dress to pay for their honeymoon. A traditional Irish bride may wear a blue wedding dressbelieving blue to be a lucky color.English Lavender(薰衣草)is often mixed with her wedding flowers.It is traditional for the bride to braid her hair(梳头发)as it is considere
16、d a good way to bring luck to the new couple. There are many wedding traditions around the world which may differ from what they are used to， but if you are about to plan a wedding， you may find it interesting to include some of these traditions in your own wedding. 【语篇解读】本文主要介绍了世界各地不同国家婚礼的有趣传统和风俗。
17、5What do all wedding ceremonies seem to have in common? AThe commitment of love for all time. BHappiness between the wedding couple. 4 CAn interesting life. DBuilding a happy family. A细节理解题。根据第一段第二句中的“The one thing that all wedding ceremonies commonly seem to have is the commitment of love for all t
18、ime during a public ceremony.”可知，答案为 A 项。 6In Sweden，the traditional brides third ring shows Athe duties of the new couple Bthe great love between the new couple Cthe bride will be not only a wife but also a mother Dthe bride will take care of not only her husband butalso his mother C 推 理 判 断 题 。 根
19、据 第 三 段 中 的 “This ring isknown as themotherhoodring.”一句可知答案。 7In the Philippines，the new couple paid for their honeymoon with the money from Athe bride Bthe bridegroom Ctheir parents Dthe visiting guests D细节理解题。 根据第四段中的“During the Pandango， guests pin money to the brides dress to pay for their honey
20、moon.”可知，新婚夫妇度蜜月的钱来自参 加他们婚礼的客人。 8Whats the passage mainly about? AThe reason for different wedding traditions. BInteresting wedding traditions from different countries. C.The way to prepare for a wedding ceremony. DInteresting engagement traditions around the world. B主旨大意题。阅读全文可知，文章重点介绍了世界各地不同国家婚礼的
21、有趣传统和风俗。 C It was dinner time for the Rangers，a group of Indigenous(本地的)Australians 5 who had spent a long day cleaning up the polluted beaches of the continents northern coast.Soon they would be eating freshly caught fish and seafood cooked under the stars on an open fire，as their ancestors did. Th
22、e Rangers are of more than 100 indigenous groups spreading across Australia who have taken on the job of protecting the land of their forefathers.In Arnhem Land， they are the protectors of 3，300 square miles of land and sea.They comb the beaches by hand，picking up as much rubbish as possible.The tas
23、k is very difficult as each day it delivers waves of new rubbish. For the Rangers，cleaning the beaches is more than a vacation.For a people whose culture is strongly tied to the land，protecting the environment is equal to preserving their history. However，colonization forcefully broke their connecti
24、on to the land generations ago.Indigenous people were displaced and their cultural practices were outlawed.Tens of thousands of years of traditional land management ended，and as a result many parts of the country now face serious disasters from invasive plants and animal species，bush fires and land
25、mismanagement. In recent years，the government has restored more than 20 percent ofAustralias land to Indigenous owners.Since 2007，the Indigenous Rangers Organizations have been protecting this land. Luckily，one of the few nonIndigenous employees working with the Rangers， said the combination ， new t
26、echniques and an appreciation for the culture of Indigenous workers have been critical to the programs success. “You are working with staff who see the world different to you，so there is a much higher focus on the cultural aspects of work and life，”he said. “Being a ranger is a source of confidence.
27、You feel strong，”said Terence，a senior ranger.“Here we still live on the land.The culture is still alive.” 【语篇解读】本文是一篇新闻报道。文章报道了澳大利亚土著人 Rangers 保护环境，捡拾垃圾，承担着保护祖先土地的任务，对他们来说，保护环境就等 于保护他们的历史和文化。少数非土著人也与 Rangers 一起工作来保护他们的文 化。 9What did Indigenous Australians live on in the past? 6 ARubbish picked up b
28、y hand. BProtecting the land. CCatching the fish and seafood. DInvasive plants and animals. C推理判断题。根据文章第一段中的“Soon they would be eating freshly caught fish and seafood cooked under the stars on an open fire，as their ancestors did.”可知， 他们像他们的祖先一样， 在星空下吃着篝火煮熟的新鲜的鱼和海鲜。 由此可推知澳大利亚土著居民过去过着以捕鱼和打捞海鲜为生的生活。 10
29、What do the Rangers think of cleaning the beaches? AIts a job of their ancestors. BIts just a vacation. CIts a difficult task. DIts their culture. D细节理解题。 根据第三段中的“For a people whose culture is strongly tied to the land，protecting the environment is equal to preserving their history.”可知， 对于一个文化与土地紧密相
30、连的民族来说，保护环境就等于保护他们的历史。所 以 Rangers 认为清理海滩就是保护他们的文化。 11Why has the government restored the land to Indigenous owners? AThe polluted land needs better management. BTheir cultural practices were outlawed. CThe people were too strong. DThe land belongs to them. A细节理解题。根据第四段中的“Tens of thousands of years o
31、f traditional land management ended，and as a result many parts of the country now face serious disastersfrominvasiveplantsandanimalspecies ， bushfiresandland mismanagement.”可知，成千上万年的传统的土地管理模式结束了，因此，这个 国家的许多地区现在面临着来自外来动植物物种的入侵、 丛林火灾和土地管理不 善的严重灾难。 所以政府要将土地归还给本地居民是因为被污染的土地需要他们 更好地管理。 12What can we lear
32、n from the last three paragraphs? 7 ANot many employees are Indigenous Australians. BCulture is important to the Indigenous Australians. CTheir new techniques are successful. DBoth Luck and Terence are rangers. B推理判断题。根据文章第六段“Luckily，one of the few nonIndigenous employees working with the Rangers，sa
33、id the combination，new techniques and an appreciation for the culture of Indigenous workers have been critical to the programs success.”和第七段“You are working with staff who see the world different to you，so there is a much higher focus on the cultural aspects of work and life， he said.”以及第八段中的“The cu
34、lture is still alive.”可知文化对澳大利亚土著居民 很重要。 D Before the 1830s，most newspapers were sold through annual subscriptions in America, usually $8 to $10 a year.Today $8 or $10 seems a small amount of money, but at that time these amounts were forbidding to most citizens.Accordingly, newspapers were read alm
35、ost only by rich people in politics or the trades.In addition, most newspapers had little in them that would appeal to a mass audience.They were dull and visually forbidding.But the revolution that was taking place in the 1830s would change all that. The trend(趋势), then, was toward the “penny paper”
36、a term referring to papers made widely available to the public.It meant any inexpensive newspaper； perhaps more importantly it meant newspapers that could be bought in single copies on the street. This development did not take place overnight.It had been possible(but not easy)to buy single copies of
37、 newspapers before 1830，but this usually meant the reader had to go down to the printers office to purchase a copy.Street sales were almost unknown.However, within a few years, street sales of newspapers would be commonplace in eastern cities.At first the price of single copies was seldom a penny us
38、ually two or three cents was chargedand some of the older wellknown papers charged five or six cents.But the phrase “penny paper” caught the publics fancy, and soon there would be papers that did indeed sell for only a penny. 8 This new trend of newspapers for “ the man on the street” did not begin
39、well.Some of the early ventures(企业)were immediate failures.Publishers already in business, people who were owners of successful papers, had little desire to change the tradition.It took a few youthful and daring businessmen to get the ball rolling. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。 文章介绍了美国报纸大众化的发展过程。 13Which of the
40、following best describes newspapers in America before the 1830s? AAcademic.BUnattractive. CInexpensive.DSecret. B细节理解题。 根据第一段中的“They were dull and visually forbidding.” 可知当时的美国报纸既枯燥又在视觉上令人生畏，故选 unattractive“不吸引人 的”。academic 学术的；inexpensive 不贵的，便宜的；secret 秘密的。 14What did street sales mean to newspape
41、rs? AThey would be priced higher. BThey would disappear from cities. CThey could have more readers. DThey could regain public trust. C推理判断题。 根据第二段和第三段可知， 报纸当时的变化趋势是越来越 面向大众，变得更便宜，而且在街上就可以买到一份报纸，由此可推断报纸的街 头销售意味着“报纸可以拥有更多的读者”，故选 C 项。 15Who were the newspapers of the new trend targeted at? ALocal polit
42、icians.BCommon people. CYoung publishers.DRich businessmen. B细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The trend，then，was toward thepenny papera term referring to papers made widely available to the public.”可知报纸 发展的新趋势的目标读者是普通人，故选 B 项。 .阅读七选五(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) Are you a happy person or an unhappy person? If youre an
43、unhappy person，please remember that happiness is a choice.16 What you need to do is to make some changes. 9 Unhappy people are more likely to believe that life is hard.They see themselves as victims of life when something bad happens to them.Yes，as is known to all，life can be hard.17 Unhappy people
44、are more likely to believe that most people cant be trusted.They dont think strangers can be trusted.Unfortunately，this thought slowly starts to prevent them from meeting new people.18In this way，you can make more friends，who can increase your happiness. Unhappy people like comparing themselves with
45、 others and feel jealous.19 This is wrong.Instead you should get inspired and try to achieve more.Learn to believe in unlimited possibilities.Dont get upset and think that somebodys luck limits your possible outcome in life. Unhappy people consider their future with worry and fear.20Unhappy people f
46、ill the head space with worry and fear.How can you be happy if you are always in worry or fear？When worry or fear crosses your mind，ask yourself if there is an action you can take to prevent your fear or worry from happening.If there isnt， just lay it down because worry or fear does you no good at a
47、ll. Everyone will probably swim in negative waters once in a while， but what matters is how long you stay there.Follow the ways mentioned above and then you will be much happier. AYou can choose to be happy. BUnhappiness is also a choice. CThere is only so much space between your ears. DThey believe
48、 that someone elses luck is stolen from their own. EYou should try to be kind to others in order to make more friends. F But you should have a positive attitude towards life instead of complaining all the time. GInstead，you should believe in the good in people and stay open and friendly towards thos
49、e you meet. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇说明文。你是个快乐的人还是不快乐的人？快乐 是一种选择，如果你想快乐，你就能变得快乐。每个人都有不快乐的时候，关键 是你的负面情绪能持续多久。 10 16A根据上文的“If youre an unhappy person，please remember that happiness is a choice.”可知，快乐是一种选择。由此可知，选项 A 与上文衔接， 符合语境。 17F根据上文的“They see themselves as victims of life when something bad happens to them.Yes，a
50、s is known to all，life can be hard.”可知，生活很艰难， 但一个人不能把自己当作生活的受害者， 因此， 你应该对生活有一种积极的态度， 而不是一直抱怨。 18 G根据上文“Unhappy people are more likely to believe that most people cant be trusted.They dont think strangers can be trusted.”可知，那些不开心的人 往往不信任大多数人，认为陌生人是不可信任的，因此，你应该相信人的优点， 对你遇到的人保持坦诚和友好的态度。 19D根据上文的“Unhapp
