1、1 Unit 1 People ofAchievement 单元检测（单元检测（70mins) 一、阅读选择一、阅读选择 A Long time ago, there was an apple tree.Alittle boy loved to come and play with it every day. He climbed to the tree top, ate the apples. He loved the tree and the tree loved him. Time went by. the little boy had grown up and he no longer
2、 played around the tree every day. One day, the boy came back to the tree. “Come and play with me,” the tree asked the boy. “I am no longer a kid; I dont play around trees anymore.” The boy replied, “I want toys. I need money to buy them.” “Sorry, but I dont have money. But you can pick all my apple
3、s and sell them. So, you will have money.” The boy was so excited. He picked all the apples on the tree and left happily. The boy never came back after he picked the apples. The tree was sad. One day, the boy returned and the tree was so excited. “Come and play with me,” the tree said. “I dont have
4、time to play. I have to work for my family. We need a house for shelter. Can you help me?” “Sorry, but I dont have a house. But you can cut off my branches to build your house.” So the boy cut all the branches off the tree and left happily. The tree was glad to see him happy but the boy never came b
5、ack since then. The tree was again lonely and sad. Finally, the boy returned after he left for so many years. “Sorry, my boy. But I dont have anything for you anymore. the only thing left is my dying roots,” the tree said with tears. “I dont need much now, just a place to rest. I am tired after all
6、these years.” The boy replied. “Good! Old tree root is the best place to rest. Come, Come to sit down with me and rest.” The boy sat down and the tree was glad and smiled with tears. 1Why did the tree feel sad? ABecause her apples were eaten.BBecause the boy had grown up. CBecause she lost all her b
7、ranches.DBecause the boy never came back to see her. 2Which one is the most important for the tree? AThe boy can play with him.BThe boy is happy. 2 CThe boy comes back to see him.DAand C 3What does the tree stand for in our real life? AOur friends.BOur parents COur teachers.DStrangers. 4Who does the
8、 passage write for? AChildren.BParents. CBuilders.DEveryone. B From my earlier memory of Mother, it seemed quite natural to think of her as different, nor of everyday things as Father was. In those days he was a young-looking man. He did not hesitate to make friends with children as soon as they wer
9、e able to talk to him and laugh at his stories. Mother was older than he was. She must have been a woman of nearly forty, but she seemed even older. She changed little for a long time, showing no indication of growing old at all until, towards the end of her life, she suddenly became an old lady. I
10、was always inquisitive about Mothers age. She never had birthdays like other people, nor did anyone else in our family. No candles were ever lit or cakes made or presents given in our house. To my friends in the street who talked delightfully about their birthday parties, I would repeat my mothers w
11、ords that such celebrations were only foolish. “Nothing but deception,” she would say. “As though life can be marked by birthdays. Its deeds, not years, that matter.” Although I often repeated her words and even prided myself on not having birthdays, I once could not help asking Mother when she was
12、born. “I was born. Im alive as you can see, so what more do you want to know?” she replied, so sharply that I never asked her about her age again. In so many other ways Mother was different. Whereas all the rest of the women I knew in the neighboring houses took pride in their housewifely abilities,
13、 their new furniture, the neat appearance of their homes, Mother regarded all those things as of little importance. Our house always looked as if we had just moved in or were about to move out. 5How did Father impress the author? AHe liked writing stories.BHe talked a lot. CHe was a very young man.D
14、He was popular with children. 6Before the end of her life, Mother _. 3 Alooked quite youngBlooked like an old lady Clooked younger than she wasDlooked like a 40-year-old woman 7What does the underlined word “inquisitive” (in Paragraph 2) probably mean? ACertainBCurious. CCautious.DConfident. 8What d
15、o we learn about Mother? AShe was lazy.BShe was strict. CShe was proud.DShe was special. C The Nobel Prize in Literature, which has been awarded annually almost every year since 1901, netted(净赚)the winning author 747,000 pounds, a medal and a certificate, and the legal duty to deliver a lecture in S
16、weden at some future dates. The winner was selected, as usual, by the Swedish Academy, which also picked a second laureate (获奖者)this year to make up for the fact that no prize was presented in 2018 because of a scandal(丑闻). The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018 was awarded to the Polish author Olga
17、 Tokarczuk for “a narrative imagination that with encyclopedic (百科全书式的)passion represents the crossing of boundaries as a form of life”. She won last years Man Booker International Prize for her novel Flights. Her representative works include Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead and Primeval a
18、nd Other Times. The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2019 was awarded to the Austrian author Peter Handke for “an influential work that with linguistic ingenuity(语言的独创性)has explored the periphery and the specificity of human experience”. His representative works include A Sorrow Beyond Dreams and Slow
19、Homecoming. Before the announcement of the Nobel Prize in Literature winners, there were also two nominees(被提名者)who have attracted much attention. Chinese people were keeping an eye on the nominee Can Xue. Can Xue, whose real name is Deng Xiaohua, was born in central Chinas Hunan Province in 1953. S
20、he had a tough childhood, working as a worker in a street factory for eight years. Her life experience has formed her own unique literary path. Cans books have been translated and published outside China. Frontier, published in the US in 2017, won attention and applause of the West. The other hot gu
21、ess was the Japanese writer Haruki Murakami whose books and stories had been bestsellers in Japan as well as internationally, with his work being translated into 50 4 languages and selling millions of copies outside his native country. His work has received numerous awards. Internet users kept an ey
22、e on him in the Nobel Prize in Literature because he had become a hot guess for years. His representative works include Norwegian Wood, Kafka on the Shore and 1Q84. 9Why are two writers awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature this year? ATo fill the prize gap of 2018.BTo attract more peoples attention
23、. CTo inspire more outstanding writers.DTo satisfy the development of literature. 10What made Olga Tokarczuk win the Nobel Prize in Literature? AHer high popularity.BHer language skills. CHer numerous works.DHer writing style. 11Which book can you choose if you are interested in Peters style? AFligh
24、ts.BSlow Homecoming. CFrontier.DKafka on the Shore. 12Why did the Internet users pay close attention to Haruki Murakami? ABecause he had created hundreds of great novels. BBecause he had received lots of awards all the time. CBecause he had been supposed to win the prize for years. DBecause he had b
25、een recognized as the most popular 二、七选五二、七选五 Four Secrets to Steve JobsSuccess How is it that a college dropout, who was once kicked out of his own company, became one of the worlds foremost innovators? Carmine Gallo lists the four ways Jobs managed to succeed in the face of discouraging circumstan
26、ces. 13 Do what you love, no matter what it happens to be. This is what Jobs told Stanford University graduates in a speech in 2005, Gallo says the famous talk show host Rachael Ray agrees with this advice. Rachael Ray does what she loves. 14 She did that because she loved cooking. Say no to 1000 th
27、ings. Simplifying his business was the key to Jobssuccess, Gallo says. In 1997, when Jobs returned to Apple,Apple was close to bankruptcy（破产）. He took 300 products and 5 condensed them to 10 within a two-year period. 15 In his latter years, he decided he would wear the same dress every day so that h
28、e didnt have to think about it. Kick-start（启动）your brain by doing something new. Doing new things helped Jobs, in the words ofApples own slogan, “Think differently.” The inspiration for the Apple Store came from the Four Seasons Hotel. Thats why when you walk into an Apple Store, you will not find a
29、 cashier. 16. Walk to the back of the store and theres a bar. It doesnt serve alcohol, but it collects advice. 17 “For Jobs, it wasnt just about selling 29 million iPads this summer but entertaining the customer at the same time,” Gallo says. “Whether you run a multi-billion dollar tech company or a
30、 pizza restaurant, innovation means creating a new experience for your customers,” Jobs says. ADo what you are curious about. BCreate fresh experiences. CInstead, youll find a doorkeeper. DCarmine Gallo says that you can do the same. E.She was giving cooking lessons at Macys for free. F.Simplicity a
31、lso extends to Jobspersonal life. G.Jobs explained that iPad was not just a phone but a lifestyle. 三、完形填空三、完形填空 28-year-old Jermaine Scott set up in business as a barber in Madison. Tennessee, about a year ago. He gradually noted the kids were18to tablets and cellphones when they came to the barbers
32、hop. It was19to cut their hair when they were focused on those. That led to the20of Scotts “Barbershop Books Day” when kids could come and get a21haircut. What was required? They had to22a book while they got it. He created “Barbershop Books Day” to help not only the kids, but also the parents. Madi
33、son has many low-income families and many are focused on just keeping their23 on. For people in this community, $ 15 for a haircut per kid is not easy to24so in some way a reduction in the price can25. 6 Scott began his initiative (倡议) by26five library books and putting them near his chair. Book27be
34、gan pouring in when a local news station got28of what he was doing. Scott plans on taking his initiative a step further by29his “Barbershop Books Day” to an “Ice Breaker Book Tour” where he30to get kids excited to learn while also giving them31role models through motivational speakers. Scott said, “
35、If I step outside my comfort zone and tell them school is cool,32it will guide them in the right direction.” 18AadaptedBreducedCgluedDaccustomed 19AsafeBhardCpossibleDpleasant 20Aadvertisement BsupportCcelebrationDbirth 21AsatisfiedBdiscountedCfreeDthorough 22AborrowBpurchaseCreadDchoose 23AhandsBha
36、irCshirtDlights 24AoverlookBaffordCbelieveDdecline 25AariseBcompensateCcountDprogress 26AstealingBbuyingCdonatingDborrowing 27AcontentsBtitlesCordersDdonations 28AwindBholdCsightDchance 29AexpandingBapplyingCcomparingDadding 30AagreesBintendsCdeservesDproves 31AtypicalBclassicCpositiveDalternative 3
37、2AgenerallyBcertainlyCaccordinglyDhopefully 四、用单词的适当形式完成短文四、用单词的适当形式完成短文 阅读下面短文，在空白处填入 1 个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。 China has become the first country to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon. The unmanned Change-4 probe (探测器) - the name was inspired by an ancient Chinese moon goddess 33 (touch) dow
38、n last week in the South Pole-Aitken basin. Landing on the moons far side is 34 (extreme) challenging. Because the moons body blocks direct radio communication with a probe, China first had to put a satellite in orbit above the moon in a spot 35 it could send signals to the spacecraft and to Earth.
39、The far side of the moon is of 7 particular 36 (interesting) to scientists because it has a lot of deep craters (环形山)， more so 37 the familiar near side. Chinese researchers hope to use the instruments onboard Change-4 38 (find) and study areas of the South Pole-Aitken basin. This really excites sci
40、entists, Carle Pieters, a scientist at Brown University, says, because it 39 (mean) we have the chance to obtain information about how the moon 40 (construct) Data about the moons composition, such as how 41 ice and other treasures it contains, could help China decide whether 42 (it) plans for a fut
41、ure lunar (月球的) base are practical. 五、读后续写五、读后续写 43 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 It was Christmas Day. Pappy was working alone fixing an old lantern in the backroom when he heard the ringing of his bell on the shop door. The bell, which produced a uniquely pleasant sound, had been in Pappys family
42、 for over a hundred years. He valued it dearly and enjoyed sharing its song with all who came to his shop.Although the bell hung on the inside of the main door, Pappy had tied a wire to the screen door so that it would ring whether the inner door was open or not. Hearing the bell, he left the backro
43、om to greet his customer. “And how can I help you, little lady?” Pappys voice was joyful. “Hello, sir.” The little girl spoke almost in a whisper. She looked at Pappy with her big brown eyes, and then slowly scanned the room in search of something special. Shyly she told him, “Id like to buy a prese
44、nt, sir.” “Well, lets see,” Pappy said, “who is this present for?” “My grandpa. Its for my grandpa. But I dont know what to get.” Pappy began to make suggestions. “How about a pocket watch? Its in good condition.” The little girl didnt answer. She had walked to the doorway and put her small hand on
45、the door. She shook the door gently to ring the bell. Pappys face seemed to glow as he saw her smiling with excitement. “This is just right,” the little girl said. “Momma says grandpa loves music.” Just then, Pappys expression changed. Fearful of breaking the little girls heart, he told her, “Im sor
46、ry, Missy. Thats not for sale. Maybe your grandpa would like this little radio.” The girl looked at the radio, bowed her head, and sadly sighed, “No, I dont think so.” In an effort to help her understand, Pappy told her that the bell had been his only companion, for the rest of his family were all g
47、one now, except for his estranged (疏远的) 8 daughter whom he had not seen for nearly a decade. 注意： 所续写短文的词数应为 150 左右； 应使用 5 个以上短文中标有下划线的关键词语； 续写部分分为两段，每段开头语已为你写好； 续写完成后，请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。 Paragraph 1: With a giant tear in her eye, the little girl looked up at him. _ _ _ _ _ Paragraph 2: Later that even
48、ing when Pappy was closing up the shop, he heard a familiar ringing. _ _ _ _ _ 1 参考答案参考答案 1D 2B 3B 4D 5D 6C 7B 8D 9A 10D 11B 12C 13D 14E 15F 16C 17B 18C 19B 20D 21B 22C 23D 24B 25C 26D 27D 28A 29A 30B 31C 32D 33touched 34extremely 35where 36interest 37than 38to find 39means 40is constructed 41much 4
49、2its 43With a giant tear in her eye, the little girl looked up at him. She managed a forced smile, murmuring “Thank you, anyway” and turned toward the doorway. Suddenly Pappy thought of his estranged daughter. Feeling a lump in his throat, Pappy called out, “How much have you got to spend, Missy?” A
50、t this, the little girl emptied her purse onto the counter two dollars.After a 2 quick struggle in his mind, Pappy said, “Today is Christmas Day and this is your lucky day. The bell costs exactly two dollars.” Holding the special bell close to her chest, the child danced out. Later that evening when
