1、单元达标测评单元达标测评 (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 Elephant Conservation Country:Thailand This is a working vacation at a wildlife centre. Anyone can become a volunteer if he/she agrees to help the elephant keepers with tasks
2、. Daily tasks Collect the elephants at 6:30 a.m. Take them to look for food in the forest. Clean the enclosure. Swim with the elephants in the lake in the afternoon. If volunteers want to relax after work, they can watch satellite television. How this vacation helps If these elephants hadnt been res
3、cued, they would still be living on the streets of Bangkok. A rural environment is much better for them than an urban environment where there is lots of pollution. Gorilla Safari Countries:Kenya, Rwanda, Uganda Departures:Aug.Dec., 23 departures per month Extras:gorilla permit 220 If youre lucky, yo
4、ull see lions, elephants and rhinos on safari. The highlight of the trip is the opportunity to see gorillas in the mountain forests. However, you must be in good healthif a gorilla caught a cold, it would be extremely harmful to its whole family. How this vacation helps There are only about 600 moun
5、tain gorillas left in the world as human activity has reduced the area where they can live. When you buy a permit, this will pay for the protection of the national park. Polar Bear Watching Country:Canada Departures:sixty trips between Oct. 1Nov. 19 Every October and November, groups of polar bears
6、gather in Hudson Bay. As they are normally lonely creatures, this is unusual. The bears wait for the ocean to freeze so they can hunt seals, so this is the perfect opportunity to see them. How this vacation helps If the Arctic ice cap melts due to global warming, polar bears will be in danger. We gi
7、ve a share of our profits to the Polar Bears Alive Charity. Your comment These awesome bears get all the liquid they need from their food. 1.What will an elephant volunteer do? A.Take food for elephants at 6:30 a.m. B.Sweep the houses of elephants. C.Wash elephants in the lake in the afternoon. D.Wa
8、tch satellite television on elephants. 2.What do we know about Gorilla Safari? A.You can find gorillas in Kenya and Canada. B.You might get a cold in the mountain forests. C.Visitors need to pay $220 to see 600 gorillas. D.There are about 10 trips to visit gorillas. 3.What can we know from the last
9、paragraph? A.Bears dont need to drink water. B.Bears store their liquid in their food. C.Bears drink all kinds of liquid. D.Bears eat mainly liquid food. 4.The aim of these activities is to help . A.solve the problem of global warming B.protect wild animals C.deal with the pollution in cities D.buil
10、d more national parks B On the day when the tornado hit, there was no indication that severe weather was on its waythe sky was blue and the sun had been out. The first warning my husband, Jimmy and I got came around 9 pm, from some scrolling text on the TV Jimmy was watching. No sooner had we found
11、coverage of the tornado than it was on top of us. I didnt know how or if we would walk down the steps. It felt as if there were no floor underneath me as the wind lifted me off my feet. I gripped the banister (楼梯扶手) and tried to move forward, but this intense pressure held me in place. In those seco
12、nds of practical stillness, I could hear everything around me rattling. We got close to the stair landing only to hear the loud ripping sound of our garage door coming off. By the time I reached the closet, the tornado had been over us for about a minute. Jimmy pushed me down to the closet floor, bu
13、t he couldnt get himself inside because of the wind. I held Jimmys arm tightly as the tornado sucked the door openwe never did get it fully shutand tried to bring Jimmy in. My knees and head were full of glass, but at that moment, I felt no pain. If I had let go, Jimmy would have flown right out the
14、 back of the house and into the bay. “Hold on! Hold on!” he yelled. But there was nothing in this closet to hold on to. All of a sudden, Jimmy lifted off his feet like people in tornadoes do in the movies. I thought he was gone. And then everything stopped. He landed on his feet. In those first quie
15、t moments, I couldnt believe it was over. Jimmy said hed go outside to check. “No,” I said. “Dont leave me. Dont leave me.” 5.What does the underlined word “coverage” in Paragraph 2 mean? A.Damage. B.Report. C.Arrival. D.Delay. 6.In the last two paragraphs, why did the author feel no pain? A.Because
16、 she was too eager to help her husband to feel it. B.Because she was frozen in amazement. C.Because she was held entirely by the power of the tornado. D.Because she was frightened of the damage caused by the disaster. 7.Which words can be used to describe the feeling of the author during the disaste
17、r? A.Scared, surprised but calm. B.Surprised, terrified but determined. C.Astonished, confused and moved. D.Amazed, determined and grateful. C Scientists investigated why the Ebola virus is so deadly when it spreads from animals to humans and then by human-to-human contact. The research team looked
18、at the Zaire Ebola virus in an animal system to understand how it gained strength. This virus is responsible for the current outbreak in West Africa. They found that initially (最初) the animal systems were not affected by the virus, but succeeding transmission (传播) into other animals caused the virus
19、 to “hot up” and become more severe. The team analyzed the viruses at different stages and were able to identify several changes in its genetic material that were associated with increased disease. Professor Julian Hiscox, who led the study from Liverpool Universitys Institute of Infection and Globa
20、l Health, explained, “The work tells us that the evolutionary goal of the Ebola virus is to become more fatal.” “We were able to show through genetic analysis which parts of the virus are involved in this process. The information we have gathered will allow us to monitor such changes in an outbreak
21、as well as develop future treatment strategies.” Professor Roger Hewson, leading the study from Public Health England, Porton Down, said,“The Ebola virus is such a destructive infection to the people affected by the disease and the economy of West Africa.” “Our understanding of the Ebola virus biolo
22、gy is way behind that of other viruses and our cooperation shows how we can get our specialists skills together to close this knowledge gap.” Professor Miles Carroll, a co-author of the work, said, “This study has allowed the team to be at the forefront of developing methodologies to analyze patient
23、 samples recently taken by the European Mobile Laboratory from West Africa to understand disease evolution during the current outbreak.” 8.What does the first paragraph mainly tell us? A.How severe the Ebola virus is. B.How the Ebola virus spreads. C.How the Ebola virus gradually becomes deadly. D.W
24、hat contributions scientists have made on the Ebola virus. 9.Which of the following statements is mentioned in the passage? A.In the first stage, the virus hurts its victims much. B.As the virus spreads, itll change and become more and more deadly. C.The research on the Ebola virus is more advanced
25、than that on other viruses. D.The scientists have a negative attitude to the research on the Ebola virus. 10.The underlined word “fatal” has the closest meaning to . A.optimistic B.deadly C.common D.fantastic 11.Where can we probably read this passage? A.In a science report. B.In a storybook. C.In a
26、n advertisement. D.In a textbook. D The United States Department of Agriculture has a program called Wildlife Services. Its job is to help protect agricultural and other resources. Often that means helping farmers deal with unwelcome visitors. This organization has experts from different fields and
27、it has set up thousands of inquiry centers all over the country where farmers can explain their difficulties and get practical help. One example from Wildlife Services of its work involved a farmer in Washington State in the Pacific Northwest. Several years ago, thousands of Canada geese landed on h
28、is fields. The geese began to eat his carrot crop. Biologists from the program suggested that the farmer use noise-making devices and other measures to scare the large birds away. These efforts succeeded, which made the farmer quite happy. Wildlife Services also has a livestock protection program. T
29、he program just offers suggestions to keep those unwelcome visitors away instead of killing them. The Wildlife Services program is part of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, or APHIS. APHIS offers some suggestions for ways to keep predators away. For example, try to keep food and water
30、safe from wildlife. Fences may help keep out wolves, especially if the fences are at least two meters high. Experts suggest providing secure shelter for chickens, sheep and other animals that could be attacked. They also suggest using lights above places where these animals are kept. And they advise
31、 people who see wolves to chase them away by shouting, making loud noises or throwing rocks. And to protect livestock, consider using guard animals such as dogs and donkeys, which are very effective. For home gardeners, a two-meter fence might help keep out deer. To keep out rabbits, a wire fence ha
32、s to be only about a half-meter high. It should extend fifteen centimeters underground to keep rabbits from digging under it. If snakes are a problem, remove dead trees and cut high grass to destroy their hiding places. Due to its effective work, ever since Wildlife Services was started, it has been
33、 well received by farmers all over the States and neighboring countries such as Canada and Mexico. 12.What does Wildlife Services intend to help farmers handle? A.Animals that attack farmers. B.People who pollute the farmland. C.People who dont care about wildlife. D.Animals that do harm to crops or
34、 livestock. 13.What can be inferred from Paragraph 2? A.The cabbage crop was eaten up by Canada geese. B.The farmer didnt have a gun to kill those Canada geese. C.Wildlife Services involves some biologists in its group. D.The farmer likes to eat Canada geese very much. 14.What is mainly discussed in
35、 Paragraph 3? A.Ways to protect livestock. B.Ways to deal with wolves. C.How to protect crops. D.How to hunt wildlife. 15.Where does the passage probably come from? A.A tourist brochure. B.A science magazine. C.An entertainment program. D.A business report. 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
36、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。 My aunt got sick after her only son died. She was beginning to forget things. Simple tasks became a challenge for her. 16 Then she went through chemotherapy (化疗) and radiation. Although she could still walk and talk, she forgot a lot of things that happened in the p
37、ast and even conversations that had taken place a few days before. My grandmother became my aunts caretaker. After school, I would go to my grandmothers home until my mom got off work. 17 I started preparing meals and talking to my aunt to keep her company. As my aunts symptoms developed, she could
38、not stand for a long period,so we began assisting her as she walked. 18 This was the hardest part for me. But I did it to help my grandmother. After a while I began administering medicine and massaging (按摩) my aunts legs to help with the circulation. 19 I didnt think I had the courage to help someon
39、e who was sick or who could not look after himself. But after assisting my aunt I began to care more about the needs of others. Seeing someone so strong and passionate (热爱的) for life fall sick to the point where she needed assistance with things most people take for granted was a new understanding.
40、20 This experience not only changed my view on life, but also inspired me to consider becoming a physicians assistant, or another career where I can help others. A.Next I was asked to help bathe her. B.My heart became soft for the needs of others. C.She had been cancer-free for about four years. D.A
41、fter some tests, we were told that she had brain cancer. E.I realized that we all need help in life, whether physical or mental. F.This experience changed how I viewed old people and the sick. G.During this time my grandmother started asking me to help her care for my aunt. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 第二部分
42、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、C、D 四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳 选项。 It was an extremely hot spring day. A thunderstorm had passed over and the clouds were clearing and the sun had returned. Steam was coming off the 21 sidewalk as I parked my car. I 22 into the local store to b
43、uy my son a shirt. The air conditioning there was a welcome 23 from the heat outside. Having made my 24 ,I walked back into the heat. I got into my car but had to wait to 25 because all the cars lined up at the red stop light. I looked out of my car window and saw something on the pavement. A single
44、 butterfly was 26 fluttering (拍动) its wings but not getting off the ground. It was right in front of a trucks tire too. Without a second thought, I got out of my car, 27 my hand so the truck driver wouldnt move 28 ,and then bent down to look at the butterfly. One of its legs was 29 in what looked li
45、ke spilt soda. I reached down and 30 the butterfly in my hands 31 . I lifted its leg up and suddenly it was 32 . I opened my hands and it flew towards the shining sun. My own eyes shined brighter and my own heart felt 33 as I watched it. Lots of people might wonder why I would step out into traffic
46、like that to 34 a single butterfly. All I can say is that my heart was 35 me at that moment. 21.A.dry B.straight C.wet D.broad 22.A.droveB.broke C.headed D.jumped 23.A.gesture B.reaction C.greeting D.relief 24.A.purchase B.decision C.mind D.day 25.A.pull in B.speed up C.pull out D.check out 26.A.hap
47、pily B.softly C.desperately D.casually 27.A.reached out B.held up C.lay down D.put down 28.A.backwards B.sideways C.around D.forwards 29.A.stuck B.placed C.fastened D.fitted 30.A.pushed B.cupped C.seized D.dropped 31.A.tightly B.forcefully C.quickly D.gently 32.A.free B.awake C.blank D.dizzy 33.A.pr
48、ouder B.lighter C.softer D.heavier 34.A.rescue B.appreciate C.pity D.shelter 35.A.failing B.guiding C.warning D.informing 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。 As a man was passing the elephants, he suddenly stopped, confused by the fact 36 these huge creatures were being
49、 held by only a thin rope tied to their front leg. No chains, no 37 (cage). It was obvious that the elephants could, at any time, break away from their bonds. But for some reason, they did not. He saw a trainer nearby and asked why these elephants just stood there and made no attempt 38 (get) away. “Well,”
