1、1/17 单元综合检测单元综合检测(五五) .阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 分) A Elephant Reserve Country：Thailand This is a working vacation at a wildlife centre.Anyone can become a volunteer if he/she agrees to help the elephant keepers with tasks. Daily tasks Gather the elephants at 6：30 am.Take them to look for food
2、in the forest.Clean the enclosure(围场)Swim with the elephants in the lake in the afternoon.If volunteers want to relax after work，they can watch satellite television. How this vacation helps If these elephants hadnt been rescuedthey would still be living on the streets of Bangkok.The rural environmen
3、t is much better for them than the urban environment where there is lots of pollution. Your Comment “I love working with these huge gentle animals.” Gorilla safari(观赏野兽的旅行) Countries：Kenya，Rwanda and Uganda Departures(出发)：23 departures per month from Aug.to Dec. Extras：permit 220 If youre lucky ， yo
4、ull see lions ， elephants and rhinos during this safari.The highlight(最好的部分) of the trip is the opportunity to see gorillas in the mountain forests.However，you must be in good healthif a gorilla caught a cold，it would be extremely harmful to its whole family. How this vacation helps There are only a
5、bout 600 gorillas left in the world as human activity has reduced the area where they can live.When you buy a permitthis will pay for the protection of the national park. Your comment 2/17 “Ill surely go back as soon as I have enough money！” Polar bear watching Area & Country：Arctic，Canada Departure
6、s：sixty trips between Oct.1Nov.19. Every October and November groups of polar bears gather in Hudson Bay.As they are normally lonely creatures，this is unusual.The bears wait for the ocean to freeze so that they can hunt for seals，so this is the perfect opportunity to see them.Extra activities includ
7、e dog sledding(狗拉雪橇) and a night trip to see the Northern Lights. How this vacation helps If the Arctic ice cap melts due to global warming，polar bears will be in danger.We give a share of our profits(利益) to the charity that protects polar bears. Your comment “These terrible bears get all the liquid
8、 they need from their food.” 【语篇解读】本文是一篇应用文，介绍了三个保护野生动物的活动。 1What will elephant volunteers do? ASweep the enclosure of elephants. BTake food for elephants at 6：30 am. CWatch satellite television on elephants. DWash elephants in the lake in the afternoon. A细节理解题。根据表格第一栏中 Daily tasks 部分的“Clean the enc
9、losure”可知，大象志愿者将要打扫大象的围栏，故 A 项正确。 2What do we know about the Gorilla safari? AYou can find gorillas in Kenya and Canada. BYou will get a cold in the mountain forests. CVisitors need to pay $220 to see gorillas. DThere are about 10 trips to visit gorillas. D细节理解题。根据表格第二栏中的“Departures(出发)：23 departure
10、s 3/17 per month from Aug.to Dec.”可知， 8 月至 12 月每月有两到三次观赏野兽的旅行， 由此可知，大概共有 1015(25 或 35)次观赏野兽的旅行。 3Whats the aim of these activities? ATo help build more national parks. BTo help protect the wild animals. CTo help deal with the pollution in cities. DTo help solve the problem of global warming. B推理判断题。
11、 根据第三栏中 How this vacation helps 部分中的内容可知， 活动的目的是保护野生动物。 B Luke has always been my closest and constant companion these past five years.In fact，he is very friendly to me especially when I take care of other furry friends in our shelter. There have been a lot of forest fires during the summer season.N
12、ot far from our shelter，a forest caught fire during this hot summer.Luke rushed towards the forest where flames send out a terrible heat.Theres no longer any hope at the moment to wait for Luke to come back to the shelter.In fact，I was waiting for the firemen to announce me his death in the forest.S
13、uddenly，a fireman burst into my office and informed me that my dog Luke succeeded in saving four cats which were trapped by the flames.Luke seized the kittens，one by one moving them to a safe place. I immediately accompanied the fireman to the forest to pick up the rescued kittens，but Luke was not t
14、here.Then we heard the sound of a dog came from the forest barking furiously.The firemen followed the tracks of the dog until they found him barking loudly by the side of an injured fireman who was lying on the ground. That day，I was very proud of Luke for his two heroic actions.I paid a visit to th
15、e fireman accompanied with my adorable Luke.What a memorable scene when the fireman hugged Luke tightly to his chest! “One thousand thanks，Luke，for saving my life，” the fireman said. This true story of love shows us that pets are kind loving，and caring.We should love and protect them.Dont belittle t
16、hem.Little animals can make enormous things for humans. 4/17 【语篇解读】本文为记叙文。主要讲述了小狗 Luke 在一场森林大火中， 奋不顾身地拯救四只小猫和一个消防员的故事。 4What did the author think had happened to Luke? ALuke ran away from the shelter for ever. BLuke was afraid of big fire. CLuke was killed by the big fire. DLuke was able to save all
17、 the people. C推理判断题。 根据文章第二段“Theres no longer any hope at the moment to wait for Luke to come back to the shelter.In fact，I was waiting for the firemen to announce me his death in the forest.”可知作者原来认为自己的狗有可能在森林中 被烧死。 5Why was the author proud of the Luke? ALuke rescued four cats and a fireman from t
18、he fire. BLuke warned people of the coming fire. CLuke took care of other furry animals in the shelter. DLuke has always been my closest and constant companion. A细节理解题。文章主要叙述了小狗 Luke 在一场森林大火中，奋不顾身 地拯救四只小猫和一个消防员的故事。所以作者对小狗 Luke 的英勇行为而感到 自豪。 6What does the underlined word “belittle” in the last paragr
19、aph probably mean? AMake things small.BLook down upon. CLive up to.DThink highly of. B词义猜测题。根据最后一段划线词的上一句“This true story of love shows us that pets are kind loving，and caring.”及下句“ We should love and protect them.Little animals can make enormous things for humans.”作者呼吁我们 要关爱和保护动物，小动物也能为人类做出巨大的贡献。可知
20、我们不要小瞧了它 们。由此可推断出“Dont belittle them”中的划线词意为“瞧不起(Look down upon.)”。 7What is the authors purpose in writing the passage? 5/17 ATo stress the role of pets in peopleslife. BTo persuade people to keep pets. CTo call attention to the danger of big fire. DTo share a story of love and care from pets with
21、us. D主旨大意题。文章主要讲述了小狗 Luke 在一场森林大火中，奋不顾身 地拯救四只小猫和一个消防员的故事。由此可推断出作者讲述 Luke 的英勇事迹 是为了与读者分享 Luke 的爱与关心的故事。故选 D。 C After entering high school ， you may find there are many clubs at your school.You may think youre too busy to join one.But as a former high school student， I can tell you joining a school cl
22、ub can greatly benefit(有益于)you. Your old friends may have left you after entering high school.And it means you need to meet new people.Joining a club allows you to talk with others and find those who have similar interests as you.Based on my experience，I have met some of my best friends from club ac
23、tivities，which opened up many new doors for me. Another really nice thing about joining a club is that it looks really good on your applications (申请书)Trying new things is something that looks really good on any application.Outgoing is considered a very good quality which shows that you are determine
24、d and willing to put yourself out there and bestof all try new things.Whats more，it can help you develop skills that can serve you during future college interviews. Besides，joining a club can make students use their free time wisely.Most teens go to schools ， then go back home and spend the rest of
25、the day in front of a screen.Teens are also very likely to fall into the wrong crowd，which could lead to some bad results.Clubs are good places to spend time with good people to fall back on. The most important reason why you should join a club is the longterm benefits it brings.The classroom isnt t
26、he only learning environment in a school.The skills you learn inclubs are necessary ones that can be used in everyday life，which I think is the final goal of joining a club.Things such as meeting and speaking to new people， making the most of time，and being organized are those you will meet every si
27、ngle 6/17 day of your life，but you can learn all of them in clubs. So if you havent joined a school club yet，you know what you should do now. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇议论文。作者认为进入高中后，学生们应该加入 学校社团。 8What can we learn from the second paragraph? AFriends should share common interest. BJoining a club helps one make fri
28、ends. CJoining a club benefits ones mental health. DFriends may leave each other sooner or later. B推理判断题。根据第二段的内容可知，本段指出了加入学校的社团可以 帮助学生交到一些朋友。 9In the authors opinion，whats the greatest benefit of joining a club? ADeveloping new hobbies. BMeeting different people. CGaining useful life skills. DMakin
29、g use of your free time. C细节理解题。根据第五段的“The skills you learn in clubs are necessary ones that can be used in everyday life，which I think is the final goal of joininga club.”可知，参加社团最大的好处就是可以获得在日常生活中使用的技能。 10Whats the authors purpose in writing the text? ATo give tips on making new friends. BTo show wa
30、ys to set up school clubs. CTo teach students to enjoy a better school life. DTo encourage high school students to join a club. D写作意图题。 根据文章内容可知， 本文主要表明了高中生为什么要加入 学校社团，旨在鼓励他们参加学校社团。 11In which section of a magazine，may this text appear? AHealth.BSchool life. CCulture.DSocial work. B推理判断题。通读全文可知，本文主要
31、讲的是学生应该加入学校社团， 7/17 故我们可能在一本杂志的学校生活部分读到这篇文章。 D Passenger pigeons ( 旅 鸽 )once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers.Written accounts from the 18th and 19th centuries described flocks (群)so large that they darkened the sky for hours. It was calculated that when its population rea
32、ched its highest point，there were more than 3 billion passenger pigeonsa number equal to 24 to 40 percent of the total bird population in the United States， making it perhaps the most abundant bird in the world.Even as late as 1870 when their numbers had already become smaller，a flock believed to be
33、 1 mile wide and 320 miles (about 515 kilometers) long was seen near Cincinnati. Sadly ， theabundanceofpassengerpigeonsmayhavebeentheir undoing.Where the birds were most abundant ， people believed there was an everlasting supply and killed them by the thousands. Commercial hunters attracted them to
34、small clearings with grain waited until pigeons had settled to feed，then threw large nets over them，taking hundreds at a time.The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants. By the closing decades of the 19th century ， the hardwood forests where passenger pigeons nested had been dama
35、ged by Americans need for wood，which scattered (驱散) the flocks and forced the birds to go farther north，where cold temperatures and storms contributed to their decline.Soon the great flocks were gone， never to be seen again. In 1897，the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passe
36、nger pigeons， but by then， no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.The last confirmed wild pigeon in the United States was shot by a boy in Pike County，Ohio， in 1900.For a time，a few birds survived under human care.The last of them，known affectionately as Martha，died at the Cincinn
37、ati Zoological Garden on September 1,1914. 【语篇解读】本文是一篇记叙文。叙述了旅鸽逐渐消失的过程。在美国， 18 世纪和 19 世纪旅鸽的数量很大，人们认为旅鸽数量多，会永恒的供应，于是 数千只旅鸽被捕杀。19 世纪末，美国人需要大量的木材，结果使旅鸽赖以栖身 8/17 的硬材林遭到破坏。在 1897 年，到密歇根州通过禁止屠杀旅鸽的法律时，在美 国已经 10 年没有见过大的旅鸽群。最后一批旅鸽，于 1914 年，在辛辛那提动物 园死去。 12In the 18th and early 19th centuries，passenger pigeons
38、. Awere the biggest bird in the world Blived mainly in the south ofAmerica Cdid great harm to the natural environment Dwere the largest bird population in the US D细节理解题。 根据第一段“Passenger pigeons (旅鸽) once flew over much of the United States in unbelievable numbers.Written accounts from the 18th and 1
39、9th centuries described flocks (群) so large that they darkened the sky for hours.”(可知 在美国，18 世纪和 19 世纪旅鸽的数量很大。 13The underlined word “undoing” probably refers to the pigeons. AEscapeBRuin CReleaseDDevelopment B词义猜测题。根据下文“Where the birds were mostabundant，people believed there was an everlasting supp
40、ly and killed them by the thousands.”可知人 们认为旅鸽数量多会永恒的供应，于是便捕杀了数千只旅鸽。因此判断此处 undoing 的意思是死亡，毁灭。 14What was the main reason for people to kill passenger pigeons? ATo seek pleasure.BTo save other birds. CTo make money.DTo protect crops. C细节理解题。根据第四段“Commercial hunters attracted them to small clearings w
41、ith grainwaited until pigeons had settled to feed，then threw large nets over them， taking hundreds at a time.The birds were shipped to large cities and sold in restaurants.”可知商业猎人捕捉了大量的旅鸽，把他们卖到大城市的餐馆里，因 此推测人们捕杀旅鸽的主要原因是为了赚钱。 15What can we infer about the law passed in Michigan? AIt was ignored by the
42、 public. BIt was declared too late. 9/17 CIt was unfair. DIt was strict. B推理判断题。根据最后一段“In 1897，the state of Michigan passed a law prohibiting the killing of passenger pigeons but by then，no sizable flocks had been seen in the state for 10 years.”可知到密歇根州通过禁止捕杀旅鸽的法律时，在美 国已经 10 年没有见过大的旅鸽群，因此可推断出这项法律通过得
43、太晚了。 .阅读七选五(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) The world is colorful，where different languages，skin colors，and different cultures exist.16.A way to develop this appreciation is to try to learn about other cultures around the world. There are several ways to become knowledgeable about different cultures. 17
44、.Reading works by authors who have a close relationship with a particular culture allows people to gain an accurate understanding of the food，music，language， religion，and way of a life of a particular group of people.For example，when you really wish to expose your students to a different culture，you
45、 can often read them stories based on a cultures folktale. 18.Avariety of languagelearning books，software，and audio programs are available at the public library or bookstores.19.Moreover，making contact with people who are native speakers of the language also allows you to gain firsthand knowledge of
46、 a particular culture， which， on the other hand， can help you learn more. 20.Whether you want to learn more about regions in Japan，the Middle East， Africa， or any other world culture， becoming familiar with its food is a giant step in the right direction.Food is an important part of different cultur
47、es and allows people to gain insight into a particular cultural groups way of life. AMaking your way leisurely to local bookstores can be a lot of fun BOne way is to read books written by authors from a particular culture CLearn about different cultures by eating food from a specific cultural group
48、DAnother way to learn about different cultures is to try to learn a foreign language E Gaining an understanding of other cultures benefits both you and other people FYou can choose a language to learn there and finally， with efforts，master the 10/17 language GIts important to develop an appreciation
49、 for different cultures to become a wellrounded person 【语篇解读】本文为说明文。文章介绍了欣赏不同文化的方法。 16G根据下文“A way to develop this appreciation is to try to learn about other cultures around the world.”可知， G 项符合语境。 其中 G 项中的 appreciation 和 different cultures 与下文中的 appreciation 和 other cultures 相对应。 17B根据上文“There are
50、several ways to become knowledgeable about different cultures.” 及 下 文 “Reading works by authors who have a close relationship with a particular culture”可知， B 项符合语境。 其中 B 项中的 One way 与上文中的 several ways 相对应，B 项中的 read books written by authors from a particular culture 与 下 文 中 的 “Reading works by autho
