1、单元综合检测(五) .阅读理解(共 15 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 37.5 分) A Bright Side did some research on many places throughout the world where you can buy a house for 1 dollar or for free! Roubaix, France If you like France, Roubaix located in the north of France is just for you.The local authorities want it to be populate
2、d and attractive.You can buy a small house in the industrial district for just $1.The buyer is supposed to live in this house for 3 years. Buffalo,USA Buffalo offers whoever qualifies to buy a house for $1.All you need is to be a lawful citizen of the city and invest amount of money into its decorat
3、ion.Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautiful again without spending money. Liverpool, Great Britain In Liverpool, most of houses were abandoned by the working class during the years of unemployment.The government is trying to sell the houses for just $1.If you want to buy su
4、ch a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property (不动产) Candela, Italy If you still have any doubts about spending $1 on a house, you should know: the government will pay you some money, if you move to Candela.In order to be paid, you need to become a permanent citizen and have an income o
5、f $7,500 per year.If moving alone, you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person. For more information of other cities, please Click Here. 【语篇解读】 Bright Side 在全世界很多地方做了一些研究,向读者介绍了 在哪些地方可以用 1 美元买房子或免费获得房子。 1Why do the authorities of Buf
6、falo provide a house for people with 1 dollar? ATo improve the lives of poor people. BTo make the city attractive at no cost. CTo solve the problems of employment. DTo attract people to the industrial areas. B 细节理解题。 由 Buffalo, USA 中的“ Doing this, the authorities are hoping to make the city beautifu
7、l again without spending money.”可知,当地政府这样做, 希望不用花钱就能让这座城市再次变得美丽。所以 Buffalo 当地政府会为那些只 有 1 美元的人提供房子的目的是不花一分钱就让这座城市变得有吸引力。故 B 选项正确。 2What is required to buy a house for 1 dollar in Liverpool? AYou need to be an unemployed citizen. BYou should live in the house for 3 years. CYou must make the first hous
8、e purchase. DYou have to repair and decorate the house. C 细节理解题。由 Liverpool, Great Britain 中的“If you want to buy such a house, it has to be your first deal on buying property (不动产)”可知, 如果你想买这 样的房子,它必须是你第一次购买的不动产。所以在 Liverpool 1 美元买一套房 子,需要你必须是第一次买房。故 C 选项正确。 3How much money can you get if moving to
9、Candela with a whole family? A$3,200. B$1. C$800. D$7,500. A 细节理解题。由 Candela, Italy 中的“If moving alone,you will get $800, and if you are going with your family, the pay can be four times as much as only one person.”可知,如果你单独入住,你会得到 800 英镑,如果你和全家人一起去, 得到的钱数是一个人的四倍。所以如果你和全家搬到 Candela,你能得到的是 $8004$3,200
10、。故 A 选项正确。 B Stephen Hawking, the most famous physicist of his time, has passed away at the age of 76.A family spokesman said Hawking, who was British, died peacefully early Wednesday at his home in Cambridge, England.Hawking was diagnosed with a disease called ALS, at age 21.At the time doctors pre
11、dicted he would only live a few years.But he proved them wrong by surviving for more than 50 years more and continuing his scientific work. In his 2013 book, My Brief History, Hawking wrote about first learning of the illness.“I felt it was very unfairwhy should this happen to me? ”He added, “At the
12、 time, I thought my life was over and that I would never realize the potential I felt I had.”“But now,50 years later, I can be quietly satisfied with my life, ”he wrote. Hawking said belief in a God who intervenes(介入)in the universe “to make sure the good guys win or get rewarded in the next life” w
13、as wishful thinking.“But one cant help asking the question: why does the universe exist?” he said in 1991.“I dont know an operational way to give the question or the answer, if there is one, a meaning.But it bothers me.” Hawking was a big supporter of human space travel to the Moon and Mars.He said
14、such missions would help unite humanity in a shared purpose of spreading the human race beyond Earth. We are running out of space and the only places to go to are other worlds.It is time to explore other solar systems.Spreading out may be the only thing that saves us from ourselves. “I am convinced
15、that humans need to leave the Earth, ” he said last year. 【语篇解读】 本文主要讲述了传奇物理学家史蒂芬霍金去世,享年 76 岁,以及介绍了霍金生前的经历和成就。 4What is Hawkings attitude towards life when just diagnosed with ALS? AConfident. BOptimistic. CTerrified. DHopeless. D 推理判断题。 根据第二段中 He added, “At the time, I thought my life was over and
16、that I would never realize the potential I felt I had.”(他补充说, “当时,我 以为我的生命已经结束,我永远不会意识到我所拥有的潜力。)可知霍金刚刚被 诊断出患有 ALS 时,他对生活的态度是绝望的。故选 D。 5What bothered Hawking is _ Athe crash of the universe Bthe beginning of the universe Cthe intervene of God in the universe Dthe rewards that good people get in the n
17、ext life B 细节理解题。根据第三段中“But one cant help asking the question: why does the universe exist?” he said in 1991.“I dont know an operational way to give the question or the answer, if there is one, a meaning.But it bothers me.” (“但人们不 禁要问这样一个问题:宇宙为什么存在?”他在 1991 年说。我也不知道一个可 操作的方法来让问题或者答案有意义,这让我很困扰。”)可知困扰
18、霍金的是宇 宙的起源。故选 B。 6Why is Hawking in favor of human space travel to other solar systems? ABecause it is a way to save the Earth. BBecause we have used up all the space. CBecause it can help spread the human race beyond Earth. DBecause we have explored the Moon and Mars for a long time. C 细节理解题。根据第四段第
19、二句“He said such missions would help unite humanity in a shared purpose of spreading the human race beyond Earth.”(他说, 这样 的任务将有助于把人类团结在一个共同的目标上,即把人类传播到地球以外。) 可知霍金支持人类到其他太阳系的太空旅行是因为它可以帮助人类传播到地球 之外。故选 C。 7What is the main idea of the text? ALegendary Physicist Stephen Hawking Died at 76. BStephen Hawki
20、ng Supports Human Space Travels. CStephen Hawking Is a Worldwide Famous Physicist. DStephen Hawking Is Recognized for His Research on Black Holes. A 主旨大意题。根据第一段“Stephen Hawking, the most famous physicist of his time, has passed away at the age of 76.”(史蒂芬 霍金,他是那个时代最著名的 物理学家,去世了,享年 76 岁。)以及文章主要描述了霍金生
21、前的经历和成就, 故选 A。 C The worlds oceans make life possible on this planet.They help regulate the global climate, absorb carbon dioxide and provide food and livelihood for billions of people. But even though they cover more than 70% of the Earths surface, our oceans are being ruined by lots of plastics, o
22、verfishing and increasing temperatures brought about by climate change and if there is one message this years Worlds Oceans Summit tries to send its that something must be done now to protect them. The news that we have had from our scientists is that we are marching into a very hazardous situation.
23、Its pretty obvious what is required is not just short- term change sometimes soonthese advocates are calling for complete change now. But we have still got time over the next 10 years to lower our greenhouse gas emission(排放) to a level at which we will not reach that 2 degree warming stage.As you wo
24、uld know, once we get to 2 degrees, we lose all coral reefs in the world,for example.Were now training towards 3 degrees. The biggest declaration to come out of the summit is the Blue Prosperity Coalition, which has the ambitious goal to ban 30% of the worlds ocean fishing by 2030.Weve overfished th
25、e oceans, and we have five to ten years to really reverse the trends as before or its going to be too late. We rely on the oceans for so many things, livelihoods, the food we eat and the air we breathe.The oceans absorb a ton of carbon and if we dont fix the oceans now, its going to be too late. The
26、 coalition needs a lot more support from world governments and coalition members say with smart management they can achieve their goals while keeping fishing production without causing much economic hardship. 【语篇解读】 文章主要介绍了世界海洋峰会的与会者们传达的重要信息: 保护海洋,刻不容缓。 8Which of the following best explains“hazardou
27、s”underlined in Paragraph 3? ADangerous. BBrilliant. CHopeless. DPromising. A 词义猜测题。根据文章第三段“Its pretty obvious what is required is not just short- term change sometimes soonthese advocates are calling for complete change now.”这些倡导者现在正在呼吁彻底的改变,可知,我们正步入一个非常 危险的境地。从而可以猜出 hazardous 为“危险的”之意。故选 A。 9What
28、does the text suggest people do? AMake a plan later. BStop using plastics. CBan fishing completely. DReduce the greenhouse gas emission. D 细节理解题。 根据文章第四段“But we have still got time over the next 10 years to lower our greenhouse gas emission(排放) to a level at which we will not reach that 2 degree war
29、ming stage.”我们未来 10 年中依然有时间减少温室气体排 放量,将其减少到不会导致 2 度变暖情况出现的程度。从而可知,文章建议人们 减少温室气体排放。故选 D。 10What can we learn from the text? AIts too late to protect the oceans now. BWe will not reach 3 degree warming stage. CGreat economic hardship will be unavoidable. DA joint effort is needed by the world governme
30、nts. D 细节理解题。根据文章最后一段“The coalition needs a lot more support from world governments”该联盟需要来自世界各国政府的更多努力与支持。 可知, 选 D。 11Whats the authors purpose in writing the text? ATo emphasize the importance of the oceans. BTo call for complete change to protect the oceans. CTo show the alarming pollution of the
31、oceans. DTo talk about the bad effects of climate change. B 写作题。根据文章第三段“Its pretty obvious what is required is not just short- term change sometimes soonthese advocates are calling for complete change now.”很明显, 我们所需要的不仅仅是短期的改变有时候很快这些拥护 者现在呼吁彻底的改变, 结合全文内容可推断, 作者写此文的目的是为了呼吁人 们彻底改变以保护海洋。故选 B。 D A recor
32、d of 6.15 million trips was made by Chinese mainland tourists to overseas destinations during the sevenday Spring Festival holiday, which ended on Thursday, according to the China National Tourism Administration.That is an increase of 7 percent compared with last years Spring Festival.About 374, 000
33、 trips were organized by travel agencies,a 2.5 percent increase. The administration also reported growth from individual and high- end(高端的) travelers and said that in addition to top and coastal cities, inland citiessuch as those in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regionbecame important source markets
34、.With many Chinese now traveling abroad for Spring Festival,their choice of destinations has expanded along with their growing interest in foreign cultures and services. “Chinese tourists are increasingly willing to experience local cultures and services,including staying in private homes,appreciati
35、ng plants and watching monkeys in hot springs, ” Li Xuejing,the agencys marketing manager,said. A Chinese tourist surnamed Guo,who was vacationing on an island in the Philippines,said:“I now pay more attention to relaxation and enjoyment during the holidays instead of shopping or choosing gifts for
36、relatives.” Another choice is Britain.Though the devaluation(货币贬值)of the pound is a factor,Britains rich history and famous education tradition have caught the eye of Chinese. 【语篇解读】 文章主要讲述了中国人在春节假期选择出游的人数急剧增 长。 12How many trips were made to foreign countries during the Golden Week of this Spring Fe
37、stival holiday? A6,150,000. B2,500,000. C7,000,000. D374,000. A 细节理解题。根据文章第一段“A record of 6.15 million trips was made by Chinese mainland tourists to overseas destinations during the seven- day Spring Festival holiday, which ended on Thursday, according to the China National Tourism Administration.”
38、可知,据国家旅游局统计,外出旅游的人数达到六百一十五万。 故选 A。 13What can we learn about some inland cities in Guangxi? ATheyre reported to have become important attractions. BTheyre famous for all kinds of plants and monkeys. CThey have the best hot spring in the world. DThey belong to coastal source markets. A 细节理解题。 根据文章第二段
39、“in addition to top and coastal cities, inland citiessuch as those in the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Regionbecame important source markets.”可知,广西壮族自治区也成了旅游胜地。故选 A。 14What would Miss Guo do on her vacation according to the text? AGo shopping for gifts. BStudy foreign cultures. CRelax and enjoy herself
40、. DChat with her relatives. C 细节理解题。根据第四段“I now pay more attention to relaxation and enjoyment during the holidays instead of shopping or choosing gifts for relatives.”可 知,她现在更注重放松和娱乐。故选 C。 15Where does the text probably come from? AA guide book. BA newspaper. CA scientific magazine. DAn advertiseme
41、nt. B 文章出处题。 根据整篇文章的内容主要报道了中国人在春节期间外出旅 游的人数增加。所以应该是出自报纸的新闻。 .阅读七选五(共 5 小题;每小题 2.5 分,满分 12.5 分) “Youre hired!” Youve probably already been filling out job applications or talking to family or friends about getting a part- time job.And good for you! Youll get an early start learning how to work.So how
42、, exactly, do you get a parttime job? 16 It sounds strange, but it will put you in the right state of mind.Steal these secrets to keep you cool and impress the people who matter. Secret 1:Do your homework.Showing up for an interview unprepared is like taking a driving test without ever opening the m
43、anual (手册): FAIL.So give yourself a primer (初级读本) on the job and the business first.A few ways to know your stuff: Has the company been in the news lately? 17 Do you know any employees you can ask about the job? Youll feel more confident,and your interviewer will be impressed that you did your resea
44、rch! Secret 2: 18 Youre probably pretty busy stressing over how to survive an intense interrogation (询问), but guess what? The questions you ask during an interview may be what sells you to your future employerthey show your enthusiasm for the job. Secret 3:It pays to get there early. 19 So arrive 15
45、 minutes early and try this calming breathing exercise: 1 Find a place to sit (like a chair in the hall or across the street at a coffee shop) 2Take slow, deep breaths. 3Repeat that 510 times! Secret 4:Dont skip breakfast.On interview day, make sure youre running on healthy fuel, like a piece of bre
46、ad and a banana. 20 AWhat can you learn from its website? BQuestions are as important as answers. CDo you want to build up your confidence? DYou will compete for a dream job one day. ETheyll give you the energy to do your best! FThink of yourself as a product you have to sell! GWhen youre in a rush,
47、 you start off feeling tired and anxious. 【语篇解读】 本文介绍了一些应聘兼职工作的秘诀。有了这些秘诀,应聘 者能保持冷静,并给那些面试官留下深刻的印象。 16 F 根据上一句“So how, exactly, do you get a part- time job?”那么, 你 怎样得到一份兼职工作呢?以及下一句“It sounds strange, but it will put you in the right state of mind.”这听起来很奇怪,但它会让你处于正确的精神状态。结合上 下文,可判断此处是建议使你得到兼职工作的办法,代词“
48、It”指的是这方法,故 选 F 选项。 17A 根据前后句式推测用疑问句,再由文中“Has the company been in the news lately? _ Do you know any employees you can ask about the job?”可知,此处要填关于公司内容的疑问,故选 A 选项。 18B 根据文中 interrogation 的同义词是 questions,以及下文“The questions you ask during an interview may be what sells you to your future employerthey
49、show your enthusiasm for the job.”你所问的问题在面试的时候可 能给你未来的工作的雇主推销了你它们表达了你对工作的热情。可知, 此处 说明了问题的重要性,故选 B 项。 19G 根据下文“So arrive 15 minutes early and try this calming breathing exercise”所以提前 15 分钟到达,试试这个平静的呼吸练习,可知,此项逻辑关 系上是因果关系,需填表示迟到的不利的原因,故选 G 选项。 20E They 指代的是上文的 a piece of bread and a banana,食物给身体能 量,故选 E 选项。 .完形填空(共 15 小题;每小题 1 分,满分