1、单元达标测评 (满分:120 分;时间:100 分钟) 第一部分 阅读(共两节,满分 50分) 第一节(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、D四个选项中选出最佳选项。 A Fantastic Fall Festivals You Wont Want to Miss The Seymour Apple Festival Admission to the Seymour Apple Festival is free and so is the entertainment! More than 15,000 people from all o
2、ver the region come out to take part in the activities, ranging from drawings, vendor booths, food, apple contests, bike-decorating contests, and more. The Marionville Apple Festival The popular Marionville Apple Festival is home to countless activities and events. The carnival, pony rides, and game
3、s will keep the kids busy, while adults will enjoy watching the pie-eating contest and browsing dozens of craft vendor booths. The Humansville Fall Festival The Humansville Fall Festival may be hosted by a small town, but that doesnt mean its lacking big fun. Perfect for all ages, this fall festival
4、 is celebrating its 70th year and will provide three full days of fun. This years festival will feature live music from fantastic local musicians, which will definitely make it different from the ones in other years. Youll also find fun carnival rides, talented artisans selling their goods, and an a
5、mazing parade to wrap up the event on Saturday. The Southside Fall Festival The Southside Fall Festival is perfect for family celebrations, with an alcohol-free environment and free admission. Enjoy a colorful parade and a float contest, delicious food vendors, live music, karaoke, and more. The Fal
6、l Into Arts Festival Make sure to bring the kids along for this festival that celebrates all things creative. The Fall Into Arts Festival features a host of kid-friendly activities like the lego building, sand paintings, bubble stations, a balloon jumping house, and more. Parents will have plenty of
7、 things to do as well, with an excellent variety of artists, festival food, a mini film festival, and much more. 1.Which festivals are free of charge? A.The Southside Fall Festival and the Fall Into Arts Festival. B.The Seymour Apple Festival and the Southside Fall Festival. C.The Humansville Fall F
8、estival and the Fall Into Arts Festival. D.The Seymour Apple Festival and the Marionville Apple Festival. 2.What makes the Humansville Fall Festival special this year? A.Fun activities on Saturday. B.The duration of the festival. C.The area of the hosting town. D.Musicians live performances. 3.The F
9、all Into Arts Festival is specially welcomed by . A.movie lovers B.modern artists C.visitors of all ages D.families with kids B It was an extremely cold December night, and I had just settled into the living room sofa with a book when I heard a sharp knock on the front door. The sound frightened me,
10、 mainly because it was 8:45 p.m., quite dark outside, and I was alone. My husband had left two days before for a meeting. I sat thinking for a moment about who could be at my door at that hour. I live on a really quiet street on the north shore about a block off the main road. Hours can go by withou
11、t a car or a pedestrian(行人)passing in front of my home, a small house thats more than 100 years old. Another moment passed. A sharper knock. And then a face pressed against the square window in my front door, with which I made eye contact. A womans face. She was saying something, but I couldnt make
12、it out. I wish I could say that the first thing I wanted to do was to jump off the sofa to help this woman, but I hesitated because of all the bad stories about women who opened their doors to strangers. What went through my mind was this: What if I open the door and she isnt alone but has an accomp
13、lice(同伙)hiding behind that big plant, and then they both come in and kill me? Still, I opened the door. If I was killed, I had had a good life. She ran into my living room, “Gracias. My phoneis dead.” Speaking mostly Spanish, but intermixed with bits of English, the woman indicated that she was lost
14、, that her phone was dead and that she needed to call her sister who was supposed to have picked her up at the train station but hadnt. So she had decided to try and walk to her sisters house but had gotten completely lost in the dark. I offered to make her some tea while we waited for her phone to
15、charge enough so that she could show me her sisters address. 4.Why does the author mention her surroundings in Paragraph 2? A.To show off her wealth and social position. B.To stress her house can seldom be visited. C.To express her satisfaction with her life. D.To explain how to find her house easil
16、y. 5.How did the author react to the knock? A.She turned a deaf ear to it. B.She answered it immediately. C.She asked her husband for advice. D.She thought twice before opening the door. 6.What can we learn about the stranger? A.She mistook her sisters address. B.She was a native English speaker. C.
17、She meant to turn to the author for help. D.She got in touch with her sister just recently. 7.Which of the following words can best describe the ending of the story? A.Unusual. B.Relaxing. C.Frightening. D.Painful. C Organic food (有机食品) is very popular. It is also expensive. Some organic food costs
18、twice as much as non-organic food. Some parents and pet owners pay up to 200 percent more for organic food while some people think organic food is a waste of money. There is one main difference between organic and non-organic food. Organic farms do not use agricultural chemicals, such as pesticides
19、(杀虫剂). This makes sure that the products are natural. Some people think “organic” means “locally grown”. At the beginning, this was true. Over time organic farming became more difficult. The demand for organic food grew larger than the supply. Small companies had to sell out to large companies. Ther
20、e werent enough organic materials. This made it difficult for many organic companies to stay in business. Today, many large companies have an organic line of products. Is organic food more nutritious (有营养的)? This is part of the debate. Many farmers and consumers believe it is. They think agricultura
21、l chemicals cause health problems, such as cancer. Many health experts disagree. Few studies prove that organic food prevents health problems. Health experts worry more about bacteria (细菌). These can come into contact with organic and non-organic food. Doctors recommend washing produce very carefull
22、y. Most people agree that naturally grown food tastes better.Is tastier food worth the extra money? This is a matter of opinion. Whether it is healthier or not may require more research. However, organic consumers argue it is better to be safe than sorry. 8.What is probably the major concern(关注) of
23、organic food consumers? A.Price. B.Safety. C.Freshness. D.Variety. 9.What is the doctors suggestion? A.Grow your own food. B.Reduce the use of pesticides. C.Make sure the food is clean. D.Buy large companies products. 10.Which of the following do most people agree on organic food? A.It tastes better
24、. B.It is easier to grow. C.It contains more fat. D.It is more nutritious. 11.Where does this text probably come from? A.A health magazine. B.A medical report. C.A chemistry paper. D.A menu of a restaurant. D Earthquakes usually happen on the edges of large sections of the Earths plates. These plate
25、s slowly move over a long period of time. Sometimes the edges, which are called fault lines, can get stuck, but the plates keep moving. Pressure slowly starts to build up where the edges are stuck and, once the pressure gets strong enough, the plates will suddenly move causing an earthquake. General
26、ly before and after a large earthquake there will be smaller earthquakes. The ones that happen before are called foreshocks. The ones that happen after are called aftershocks.Scientists dont really know if an earthquake is a foreshock until the bigger earthquake occurs. Shock waves from an earthquak
27、e that travel through the ground are called seismic waves (地震波). They are most powerful at the center of the earthquake, but they travel through much of the earth and back to the surface. They move quickly at 20 times the speed of sound. Scientists use seismic waves to measure how big an earthquake
28、is. They use a device called a seismograph (地震仪) to measure the size of the waves. The size of the waves is called the magnitude. To tell the strength of an earthquake scientists use a scale called the Moment Magnitude Scale or MMS (it used to be called the Richter scale). The larger the number on t
29、he MMS, the larger the earthquake. You usually wont even notice an earthquake unless it measures at least a 3 on the MMS. Here are some examples of what may happen depending on the scale: 4.0It could shake your houses as if a large truck were passing close by. Some people may not notice. 5.0If you a
30、re in a car, it may shake. Glasses and dishes may rattle. Windows may break. 6.0Items will fall off shelves. Walls in some houses may crack and windows break. 7.0Weaker buildings will collapse and cracks will occur in bridges and on the street. 8.0Many buildings and bridges fall down. Large cracks i
31、n the earth. 9.0 and upWhole cities flattened and large-scale damage. 12.If a 5.0-magnitude earthquake hit your area, what might happen? A.Your house might shake violently. B.People might feel no shaking. C.The family photo may fall off the wall. D.There might be cracks everywhere on the street. 13.
32、What does the author mean by saying the underlined sentence in Paragraph 2? A.Its still hard to tell foreshocks from main earthquakes. B.Scientists cant exactly measure the strength of an earthquake. C.People may ignore foreshocks when an earthquake is not so strong. D.The earthquake wont cause any
33、damage unless it reaches 9.0 MMS. 14.The writer explains the concepts concerning the earthquake by . A.listing examples B.giving explanations C.making comparisons D.offering data 15.The passage is written mainly to . A.enrich peoples knowledge of self-rescue in disasters B.stress the importance of e
34、arthquake rescue C.issue early warnings before an earthquake D.present facts about the earthquake 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后的选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。选项中有两项为多余选项。 Teenagers have their own thoughts and act like they know almost anything. However, in reality they dont have much experience. So
35、 its not easy when you have to deal with these difficult teenagers. 16 1.Keep calm It is easy for difficult teenagers to make you lose control and act improperly. 17 When you are angry or challenged by a teen, take a deep breath and count slowly to ten, and then deal with the problem after you becom
36、e calm again. 2.Set up clear boundaries(界限) Since most teenagers want to experience greater independence and selfhood, some will challenge you in order to test their power. Its very important to set boundaries. 18 The first boundary in almost any situation is that you will be treated with respect. I
37、n addition to respect, there may also be a list of family, classroom, or team ground rules. 3.Pay attention to the leader Many teachers know that when they face a group of difficult students in class, its not necessary to deal with every student. 19 Another management skill is to separate challengin
38、g persons so that theyre less likely to form a group and feed off each other. 4.Show understanding 20 Say to yourself with some humor and then get on with your business. A.The first rule is to keep calm. B.Below are keys to deal with them. C.Make use of useful communication. D.At worst this may make
39、 you the other side. E.When a teenager is in difficulty, show understanding. F.Useful boundaries are those which are fair and reasonable. G.Usually, by dealing with the leader, the rest of the group will follow. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 第二部分 语言运用(共两节,满分 30 分) 第一节(共 15小题;每小题 1 分,满分 15分) 阅读下面短文,从每题所给的 A、B、
40、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。 Once upon a time, there was a bad man named Millisphore. Millisphore was so thoroughly evil that he made a plan to 21 every important thing in the world. Helped by his great machines and 22 , he managed to ruin everything important. After that, he created a potion(毒液)that rob
41、bed people of their desire to work. He also managed to give off a 23 gas, which made people prefer to stay at home rather than go out. When things had reached the point where the entire world had been spoilt, Millisphore saw that only one thing 24 in his way. It was the 25 . Despite all his evil inv
42、entions, his potion and his 26 , it seemed that families were still sticking together. What 27 him most was that all the families were resisting him. He tried making the houses 28 , but the families just lived closer together in less space. He also destroyed food, but the families just 29 the little
43、 food they had. So he continued with his wicked deeds against the only thing that still 30 him, but nothing was working. Finally he discovered the secret to the strength of every familythey 31 each other. Though he tried to invent something to destroy the love, Millisphore 32 managed it. Sad and ang
44、ry at not having managed to rule the world, he gave up and let everything 33 to normal. At last, Millisphore was so depressed that all he could think of was to go to his parents 34 , and tell them what he had done. In spite of all the wicked deeds he had done, his parents ran out of their house to h
45、ug him. They 35 him, and encouraged him to be good. And so it is that even the family of the most wicked will love him and forgive him for anything! And arent we fortunate to have a family? 21.A.do B.destroy C.complete D.order 22.A.names B.buildings C.thoughts D.inventions 23.A.fragrant B.tender C.m
46、agic D.sweet 24.A.made B.dismissed C.stood D.fired 25.A.child B.cousin C.friend D.family 26.A.gas B.hand C.parents D.food 27.A.delighted B.bothered C.punished D.requested 28.A.bigger B.cleaner C.smaller D.wider 29.A.earned B.ruined C.wasted D.shared 30.A.suggested B.stopped C.encouraged D.resisted 3
47、1.A.hated B.arranged C.loved D.confirmed 32.A.still B.thus C.then D.never 33.A.return B.pass C.move D.promote 34.A.field B.farm C.house D.income 35.A.trained B.praised C.forced D.forgave 第二节(共 10小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 15分) 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。 At the bottom of the bed was the stocking, 36 was
48、 full of all kinds of small presents and sweets. Christmas morning was bright and 37 (sun) and, after church, my cousin David and I went out into the garden 38 (play) with our new presents. Lunch was always late, but what a lunch! A big turkey with all the vegetables 39 (follow) by Christmas pudding
49、. I liked turkey breasts best. I put so much food in my mouth sometimes 40 it was hard to swallow. We sang Christmas carols 41 (happy), laughed at jokes, put on silly paper hats 42 laughed again. 43 lunch, we all played cards while the adults 44 (sleep) on the sofa in front of Queens speech on television. Then we had tea, with a huge Chr
