1、【 精品教育资源文库 】 单元检测（二十三） A Trip Along the Three Gorges .阅读理解 A I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race across the Atlantic Ocean in 1992 and became extremely interested in the sport. In the same way that a mountain climber dreams of climbing the worlds highest mountain, I dreamed about flying nonstop
2、around the world. I spent six years planning the flight and failed twice before I and my team managed to succeed. For some reason, we had to go first to North Africa to catch the right winds. That added 10,000 kilometres, and another week, to our journey. But because of this, our flight broke all th
3、e records for distance and time spent in the air. The most memorable part of the trip for me is that we lived in the air for 20 days and that the rising sun was the most amazing thing we saw. We had to go out of the balloons capsule (舱 ), in which we were transported, three times while in the air to
4、 repair the fuel system. We didnt have any safety equipment but when you are in a situation like that, you just do what you have to do without thinking about feeling afraid. Landing was a fantastic moment. I remember that when I got out of the capsule, I looked at my footprint in the sand. I remembe
5、red the astronaut Neil Armstrong, who was so happy to put his footprint on the moon, so far away from Earth. At that moment, I was so happy to have my foot back on Earth! 语篇解读：本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了作者乘热气球环球旅行的经历。 1 The author became interested in ballooning because of _. A a crossocean race B a mountain cli
6、mb C a childhood dream D a long sea journey 解析：选 A 细节理解题。由第一段第一句 “I learnt to fly in a balloon in a race . became extremely interested in the sport.” 可知，作者对乘热气球飞行的兴趣源自一场比赛。 2 What can be inferred from Paragraph 2 about the author and his teams flight? A They set a new record. 【 精品教育资源文库 】 B They sh
7、ortened their flight. C Their flight went very smoothly. D Their flight covered 10,000 kilometres. 解析：选 A 细节理解题。由第二段最后一句 “But because of this, our flight broke all the records for distance and time spent in the air.” 可知，他们的飞行创造了新纪录。 3 Why did the balloonists get out of the capsule during the flight?
8、 A To fight their fear. B To do some repair work. C To admire the rising sun. D To check safety equipment. 解析：选 B 细节理解题。由第三段中的 “We had to go out of the balloons capsule (舱 ) . three times while in the air to repair the fuel” 可知，作者的团队在飞行过程中从飞行舱出来是为了做一些修理工作。 B The African Childrens Choir (合唱团 ) is mad
9、e up of children who are 7 to 10 years old from Africa. They have incredible (惊人的 ) voices and spirit that amaze the audience everywhere they go! And they go to a lot of places, all around the world. And not only do they travel a lot, but they perform with some superstar singers and celebrities (名人
10、) for heads of state. But this is not what makes the choir so special. Like New Yorks PS22, they do not just sing, but truly put their hearts, souls and bodies into their words. But what is unique about the choir is that it offers hope, education and confidence to children who live in extreme povert
11、y. For example, the kids in the choir are mostly from the poorest countries in the world, such as Uganda. Many children live in oneroom homes and walk more than 2 miles to get water for their family. Most of the children have lost one or both of their parents because of wars or diseases. Through its
12、 music and education, the African Childrens Choir changes the lives of its children. It allows them to see the world. It gives them hope and confidence. It shows them that everything is possible. The choir even pays for their education through college. In 30 years, it has educated and changed the li
13、ves of over 50,000 【 精品教育资源文库 】 children. And, in turn, the children return to their hometowns with new thoughts and new skills to help improve their family and community. These children are truly helping to build a better Africa. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章主要讲述了非洲儿童合唱团，由非洲一 些贫困儿童组成，他们给听众带来希望和信心，他们自己的命运也得到了改变
14、。 4 What can we learn about the members of the African Childrens Choir? A They have no parents. B They are all ten years old. C Many of them live a hard life. D Some of them come from PS22. 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 “. the kid s in the choir are mostly from the poorest countries in the world, such as Uga
15、nda” 以及下文的描述可知，合唱团的很多成员过着艰难的生活。 5 What is special about the choir? A Its positive influence on poor children. B Performing together with famous people. C Its members truly putting their hearts in words. D Its members focusing on singing beautiful songs. 解析：选 A 推理判断题。根据第三段中的 “But what is unique about
16、 the choir is that it offers hope, education and confidence to children who live in extreme poverty.” 可知，这个合唱团特别之处在于它对别的贫穷的小孩有着积极的影响。 6 Paragraph 4 mainly shows the African Childrens Choir _. A makes a lot of money B has become very popular C is very helpful to its members D helps 50,000 children go
17、 to college 解析：选 C 推理判断题。根据第四段中的 “Through its music and education, the African Childrens Choir changes the lives of its children.” 可知，该段主要是讲这个合唱团改变了这些成员的命运，给他们提供了很多帮助。 7 The passage is meant to _. A tell an inspiring story B advertise some choirs 【 精品教育资源文库 】 C introduce a special choir D encourage
18、 us to help African children 解析：选 C 写作意图题。根据文章内容可知，文 章主要介绍了非洲儿童合唱团，比如合唱团的成员、特别之处、影响等。 . 完形填空 Recently we carried out a survey of 1,000 people from different countries to find out what they think _1_ will be like in the future. The results clearly show both our _2_ and fears. The survey suggests that
19、 _3_ one of the most important human relationships will change greatly. People will make friends through the Internet. Computers will become really _4_ by 2050. Even now, some people describe them as their best friends! Others, _5_， say that we will become much more isolated (孤立的 ) from each other _
20、6_ we will have little real human communication. Education will _7_ a lot too. As more and more children will be using computers in schools, certain _8_， such as mental arithmetic (心算 ), wont be necessary. Even writing by hand will have become a thing of the _9_. According to the survey, home life w
21、ill be _10_. Most people believe that by 2050 robots will be doing the housework and we will be eating _11_ food. A lot of people think that we might only cook for fun in the future. Space exploration will become increasingly _12_. Fifty percent of the people we talked to _13_ that man will regularl
22、y visit Mars. Pollution is something that seems to _14_ many people. Some fear that it will _15_ to get worse, and that our planet will become _16_ to live on. Others even _17_ that one day well have to pay for clean air. _18_， people seem to be quite optimistic about genetic engineering (遗传工程学 ), a
23、s they think scientists will use it to _19_ diseases like cancer and AIDS. No matter how dark or bright it may seem, it is up to us to _20_ our planet and try to make it a better place. 语篇解读：本文是一篇说明文。文章是人们对未来生活看法的问卷调查结果。 1 A.education B space C nature D life 解析：选 D 根据下文描述的交友、教育、空间探索以及污染问题等可知 ，此问卷调查【 精品教育资源文库 】 是关于未来 “ 生活 (life)” 的。 2 A.tears B hopes C rights D plans 解析：选 B 根据本空后的 fears 以及下文描述的未来生活的不同方
