1、1/16 单元综合检测(二) (时间：100 分钟；满分：120 分) .阅读理解(共 15 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 37.5 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 The last school bell rings and your kids are off for the summer.For most kids those thoughts of schoolwork and lessons are a distant memory that they wont be thinking about again until fall
2、.So its important for them to continue some learning. Have Your Kids Hit the Library Encourage your kids to read by taking them to the library during the summer.If they dont have a library card，get them one.Many local libraries sponsor(主 办)summer reading clubs that keep your kids wanting to read.Be
3、sure to let your kids pick their own books out；summer is for fun reading. Have Your Kids Read Every Day Ask your kids to read outside in the sun.Join them，read aloud their favourite books，no matter how many times you have read them.Pick a time every day when you all stop and read as a family togethe
4、r.Nothing will stimulate a child to read than to have adults reading with them. Find Other Ways to Encourage the Kids If you are planning a family trip，have them check out the map.Let your kids go online and research where you are going.Have your kids check the weather report in the newspaper or wha
5、t big event is happening and then have them report back on it at dinner time.Have your kids check out magazines or websites for recipes(食谱)that can be prepared. Learning to express your thoughts.The writing in a logical(合逻辑的)manner is a skill that is often lost.To help your kids，have them write abou
6、t things during the summer.If your kids love something such as animals，have them write short report about them to share with the family.If you are going on a trip，have your kids keep a travel journal. 【语篇解读】 本文主要告诉父母如何利用暑假让孩子学习。 2/16 1In the writers opinion，when in a library，parents should _ Akeep a
7、 close eye on what their kids read Bhelp their kids find useful books Conly let their kids read books on subjects Dlet their kids choose what they like reading D 细节理解题。 根据第二段的“Be sure to let your kids pick their own books out；summer is for fun reading.”可知应选 D 项。 2What does the underlined word “stimu
8、late” in Paragraph 3 mean? ARequire. BTeach. CEncourage. DStop. C 词义猜测题。这里是指没有什么比让成年人跟他们一起阅读更能“激 励”他们阅读的了，故选 C 项。 3In Paragraph 4，the writer suggests that parents _ Ahelp their kids learn through daily activities Bencourage their children to use the Internet Ccare about what is happening around the
9、world Dteach their kids to cook at a young age A 细节理解题。 通读第四段可知， 作者建议父母利用日常生活中的一些小 事来帮助孩子们学习，故选 A 项。 B Winslow Homer was a famous American painter.Since Art History class in college，I had always admired his works and I was lucky to see a large exhibition of his works when I was in my early 30s.It wa
10、s at this event that I bought a print of his painting， “Snap the Whip” It always hung in my classroom until I retired from teaching. I thought it truly captured the freedom and fun of childhood.In the painting，a group of young boys are playing a game arm in arm on grass ground in front of a farm hou
11、se.They are jumping and laughing wildly with great joy.One of the boys is falling down to the ground.They are not even wearing shoes! During my last year of teaching，there was a young woman in her first year of teaching right next door to me and we got to be good friends.She had been an art 3/16 stu
12、dent before taking up education.Her eyes were drawn immediately to this print when she entered my room.So on my last day of teaching，after the students had left， I took the painting off the wall and walked next door and gave it to her. She was really surprised，but very glad to have it.I was delighte
13、d that she liked it and all the students she would have would treasure it as much as I had.We found the perfect place for it on one of her walls and hung it together.I was happy that she brought back this wonderful memory for me. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇记叙文。 本文讲述了作者在 Winslow Homer 的作 品展览中买了一幅画， 作者很珍惜它并将它一直挂在教室的
14、墙上， 直到退休后送 给了一位非常喜欢这幅画的女教师。 作者很高兴她能与所有的学生们像他一样喜 欢它。 4Why did the author admire the painting “Snap the Whip” so much? AHe had a deep love for children and students. BIt was bought from a famous American painter. CHe appreciated the freedom and fun in the painting. DIt had also drawn the attention of
15、the young woman. C 细节理解题。根据第二段第一句“I thought it truly captured the freedom and fun of childhood.”可知， 作者认为这幅画真正表现了童年的自由以及快乐。 故 选 C。 5What is the painting about? AThe nature of children. BHomeless children. CHardworking farmers. DThe pleasure of working. A 主旨大意题。根据文章第二段的描述以及“I thought it truly captured
16、 the freedom and fun of childhood.”可知，这幅画是描绘孩子的天性的。故选 A。 6What does the underlined word “captured” in Paragraph 2 probably mean? ACaught. BControlled. CRecognized. DInfluenced. A 词义猜测题。根据第二段第一句“I thought it truly captured the freedom 4/16 and fun of childhood.In the painting， a group of young boys a
17、re playing a game arm in arm on grass ground in front of a farm house.They are jumping and laughing wildly with great joy.One of the boys is falling down to the ground.They are not even wearing shoes！”可知，这幅画描绘了孩子们爱玩的天性，所以是抓住了童年的 自由及快乐。故划线词的意思是“捕捉，抓住”，故选 A。 7How did the author feel when seeing the pa
18、inting hung in the womans room? ARegretful. BPleased. CPainful. DProud. B 细节理解题。 根据最后一段第二句“I was delighted that she liked it and all the students she would have would treasure it as much as I had.”可知，作者很高兴她 喜欢那幅画，而她和她所有的学生都会珍惜它，就像作者一样，所以作者的心情 是高兴的，故选 B。 C While the start of a new school year is alwa
19、ys exciting，this year was even more so for some elementary school students in Auckland，New Zealand.They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher， Will.Before you start imagining a human- like robot walking around the classroom，Will is just an avatar(化身) that turns up on the s
20、tudents desktop，tablet，or smartphone screen when called. Thanks to a digital camera and microphone，the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have，but also picks up nonverbal signals.For example，if a student smiles at Will， he responds by smiling back.This twoway communication not only h
21、elps draw the students attention，but also allows the programs developers to monitor their involvement(参与) and make changes if needed. Vectors Chief Digital Officer，Nikhil Ravishankar，believes that Willlike avatars could be a novel way to attract the attention of the next generation.He says， “Using a
22、 digital human is a very popular method to deliver new information to people，and I have a lot of hope in this technology as a means to deliver rich and educational experience in the future.” Greg Cross，the Chief Business Officer for Soul Machines，states that kids who have grown up in this digital ti
23、me adapt to new technology quickly，and he hopes to develop the idea of digital humans in the area of 5/16 education further. The program，in place since August 2018，has been a great success so far.However，no mater how popular it becomes，Will is unlikely to replace human educators any time soon.For on
24、e，the avatars knowledge base is severely limited.But more importantly， even the smartest digital avatars could never predict and react to all the unexpected situations that educators have to deal with on a daily basis.However， it could come in handy as a “personal teacher” ， providing kids with oneo
25、none help on the subjects or even topics. 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。新西兰奥克兰的一所学校用数字老师教 课，文章介绍了数字老师的特点和需要改进的地方。 8What is mentioned about Will in the first paragraph? AHe is unlikely to replace human educators. BHe is the first robot teacher in the world. CHe is a digital teacher teaching in a school. DHe will w
26、alk across the classroom to you when called. C 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“They became the worlds first kids to be “taught” by a digital teacher，Will.”可知，Will 是在奥克兰一所学校教书的数字 老师，故 C 项正确。 9In what way does the digital teacher help the students? ABy taking part in discussion. BBy changing teaching methods. CBy commu
27、nicating with students. DBy monitoring students behavior. C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“the avatar not only responds to questions the kids may have，but also picks up nonverbal signals.”可知，Will 不仅可以回答 学生们的问题， 还可以接收非语言信号， 再根据“This two- way communication not only helps draw the students attention，but also allows the
28、 programs developers to monitor their involvement(参与) and make changes if needed.”可知， 这种双向的交 流不仅有助于吸引学生注意力还能够让程序研发人员掌握他们的参与情况并做 出更改，由此可知，数字老师是通过与学生交流来帮助他们的，故 C 项正确。 6/16 10What is Greg Crosss attitude toward the digital teacher? ADoubtful. BSupportive. CUncaring. DDissatisfied. B 推理判断题。 根据第三段中的“Greg
29、 Cross， the Chief Business Officer for Soul Machines，states that kids who have grown up in this digital time adapt to new technology quickly，and he hopes to develop the idea of digital humans in the area of education further.”可知，Greg Cross 认为，在这个数字时代长大的孩子很快就适 应了新技术，他还希望在教育领域进一步发展数字人的理念，由此可知，Greg Cro
30、ss 对数字老师持支持的态度，故 B 项正确。 11What can be inferred about the digital teacher from the last paragraph? AIt has entered many homes as kids private teacher. BIt will teach in class in place of human educators. CIts good at handling unexpected situations. DIt remains to be improved. D 推理判断题。 根据最后一段中的“For on
31、e， the avatars knowledge base is severely limited.But more importantly，even the smartest digital avatars could never predict and react to all the unexpected situations that educators have to deal with on a daily basis.”可知，数字老师在以下两方面还有不足知识库有限以及不能处 理教学过程中出现的意外情况， 由此可知， 数字老师仍有待改进， 故 D 项正确。 D Life will
32、probably be very different in 2050.First of all，it seems that TV channels will have vanished by 2050.Instead， people will choose a programme from a “menu” and a computer will send the programme directly to the television.By 2050， music， films， programmes， newspapers and books will come to us in the
33、similar way. In many places，agriculture is developing quickly and people are growing fruit and vegetables for export.This uses a lot of water.Therefore，there could be serious shortages of water.Some scientists predict that water could be the cause of wars if we dont act now. In the future，cars will
34、run on new，clean fuels and they will go very fast.Cars 7/16 will have computers to control the speed and there wont be any accidents.Today， many cars have computers that tell drivers exactly where they are.By 2050，the computer will control the car and drive it to your destination.Also，by 2050，space
35、planes will fly people from Los Angeles to Tokyo in just two hours. Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike， and work 24 hours a day.They are also easy to control.And they never argue with people.They can be easily used in a variety of placesfactorie
36、s，schools， offices，hospitals，shops and homes. Scientists will have discovered how to control genes.Scientists have already produced clones of animals.By 2050，scientists will be able to produce clones of people and decide how they look and how they behave.Scientists will be able to do these things，bu
37、t should they? 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章作者介绍了可能会与现在大不相同 的 2050 年的生活。 12Which of the following best explains “vanished” underlined in Paragraph 1? ASettled. BSpread. CDecreased. DDisappeared. D 词义猜测题。下文“Instead，people will choose a programme from a menu and a computer will send the programme directly to the
38、 television.”说相 反， 人们将从“菜单”中选择节目， 电脑将直接把节目发送到电视上。 由此可知， 上文“First of all，it seems that TV channels will have vanished by 2050.”的意思是 首先，电视频道似乎将在 2050 年消失。“vanished”的意思是消失，故选 D。 13What does Paragraph 4 intend to show? ARobots can work in different places. BRobots have much to be improved. CRobots work
39、for humans for free. DRobots have many advantages. D 推理判断题。第四段“Some big companies now prefer to use robots that do not ask for pay rises or go on strike， and work 24 hours a day.They are also easy to control.And they never argue with people.They can be easily used in a variety of 8/16 placesfactorie
40、s，schools，offices，hospitals，shops and homes.”说一些大公司 现在更喜欢使用机器人，机器人不要求加薪或罢工，一天 24 小时工作。它们也 很容易控制。它们从不和人争论。它们可以很容易地用于各种场所工厂、学 校、办公室、医院、商店和家庭。由此推断出，第四段说明了机器人的诸多好处， 故选 D。 14What does the author want to express in the last paragraph? AHe probably disagrees with the idea of human cloning. BHe is looking f
41、orward to using cloning technology. CThe scientists have already discovered how to control genes. DThe scientists will face many difficulties of controlling genes. A 推理判断题。答案定位在最后一段“Scientists will be able to do these things，but should they？”(科学家将能够做这些事情，但他们应该做吗？)由此 推断出，作者可能不同意克隆人的想法，故选 A。 15What is
42、 the best title for the text? AHightech Cars BLife in the Future CIs Cloning Really Good? DAre You Ready for the Future? B 主旨大意题。第一段“Life will probably be very different in 2050.”是全文 的主题句，结合全文内容，可知这篇文章主要讲了未来的生活，故选 B。 .阅读七选五(共 5 小题；每小题 2.5 分，满分 12.5 分) 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。 It i
43、s easy to keep your spirits bright when life is going along smoothly and good news seems to turn up at every turn.It is an entirely different picture when life goes off course or bad news appears.The question then becomes：How do we keep our spirits bright throughout the different stages of life？ 16
44、Get Enough Sleep It wasnt until I became a mother that I realized how important a good nights sleep truly is. 17 Sleep is such an amazing gift to recharge and start. 9/16 Back to Basics When I feel tired with too much to do，I love to put on my shoes and get outside for a run. 18 Getting back to basi
45、cs can include things like：getting outside， having real conversations with real people，enjoying a meal with a loved one or doing an activity that brings you joy. Time Management If life feels like it is out of control and you cant keep up， see what happens when you try to manage your time.There are
46、many time management systems out there that can help.Have event reminders on your phone and computer. 19 Start your day by writing a list of what you plan to achieve.And sometimes we also need to let go of things that arent important. 20 Keeping our deepest desires and dreams alive is the very fuel
47、that keeps our spirits bright.Give yourself the gift of having goals and dreams，and dont allow fear to have a say in how big your dreams may be. ADream Big BSet an alarm to remind you to leave early CWe can keep your spirits bright anytime DFor this reason，I should never feel tired in the outside ET
48、ry out the following if they sound like a fit for you FTheres something about nature and fresh air that gets my stress away GGetting enough pillow time has a way of making us feel more human 【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。本文介绍了使我们的精神在生命的不同 阶段保持光明的几种方法。 16E 根据上句“我们如何使我们的精神在生命的不同阶段保持光明？” 下文给出了一些建议，所以此空是一个过渡句，E 项“如果它
49、们听起来适合您， 请尝试以下建议。”故选 E。 17G 根据上句“直到我成了一个妈妈我才意识到晚上好的睡眠真的是 多么重要。 ”再根据空格下句“睡眠是一个惊人的充电和重新启动的礼物。”由 此可知，G 项“获得足够的睡眠时间可以让我们感觉更人性化。”承上启下。故 选 G。 10/16 18F 根据上句“当我因为太累而感到疲倦时，我喜欢穿上鞋子出去跑 步” ，出去跑步会呼吸到新鲜空气和欣赏大自然，所以可以减轻压力。故选 F。 19B 根据上文“有很多时间管理系统可以帮助你。在你的电话和电脑上 设置活动提醒”，再根据空格下句“通过写一张你计划实现的清单开始你的一 天”可知， “设定闹钟提醒你早点离开”也是时间管理的一个方法。故选 B。 20 A
