1、第五单元过关检测第五单元过关检测 (时间:90 分钟 满分:120 分) 第一部分 阅读理解(共两节,满分 40 分) 第一节(共 15 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 30 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 Two of the saddest words in the English language are “if only”.I live my life with the goal of never having to say those words,because they convey regret,lost opportunitie
2、s,mistakes,and disappointment. My father is famous in our family for saying,“Take the extra minute to do it right.”I always try to live by the “extra minute” rule.When my children were young and likely to cause accidents,I always thought about what I could do to avoid an “if only” moment,whether it
3、was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter,or something that required a little more work such as taping padding(衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table. I dont only avoid those “if only” moments when it comes to safety.Its equally important to
4、 avoid “if only” in our personal relationships.We all know people who lost a loved one and regretted that they had forgone an opportunity to say “I love you” or “I forgive you”.When my father announced he was going to the eye doctor across from my office on Saturday,I told him that it was a holiday
5、for my company and I wouldnt be here.But then I thought about the fact that hes 84 years old and I realised that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him.I called him and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all. I know there will still be occasions when I have to say “if onl
6、y” about something,but my life is definitely better because of my policy of doing everything possible to avoid that eventuality.And even though it takes an extra minute to do something right,or it occasionally takes an hour or two in my busy schedule to make a personal connection,I know that Im doin
7、g the right thing.Im buying myself peace of mind and thats the best kind of insurance for my emotional well-being. 1.Which of the following is an example of the “extra minute” rule? A.Start the car the moment everyone is seated. B.Leave the room for a minute with the iron working. C.Wait for an extr
8、a minute so that the steak tastes better. D.Move an object out of the way before it trips(绊倒) someone. 答案: D 解析: 推理判断题。根据第二段中的“.I always thought about what I could do to avoid an if only moment,whether it was something minor like moving a cup full of hot coffee away from the edge of a counter,or som
9、ething that required a little more work such as taping padding(衬垫) onto the sharp corners of a glass coffee table.”可知,多花点时间避免可能即将发生的危险属于 “extra minute”原则。由此推断在一个东西绊倒别人之前将它挪走属于“extra minute”原则,故 选 D 项。 2.The author decided to go to her office on Saturday to . A.keep her appointment with the eye docto
10、r B.meet her father who was already an old man C.join in the holiday celebration of the company D.finish her work before the deadline approached 答案: B 解析: 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“But then I thought about the fact that hes 84 years old and I realised that I shouldnt give up an opportunity to see him.I called h
11、im and told him I had decided to go to work on my day off after all.”可知,作者去办公室是为了见她年迈的父亲,故选 B 项。 3.What is the best title for the passage? A.The Emotional Well-being B.The Two Saddest Words C.The Most Useful Rule D.The Peace of Mind 答案: B 解析: 主旨大意题。根据文章首句“Two of the saddest words in the English lang
12、uage are if only.”可知,本文主要讲述了作者对最悲伤的两个词“if only”的理解和认识,故选 B 项。 B I can speak three foreign languages:English,Italian and Russian.I like learning English.I think it is very important to know other languages.We can talk with people around the world when we travel;we can listen to and understand foreign
13、 music,read books on foreign languages.Wherever you go you need it. Dzeni Im from Macedonia,so Macedonian is my mother language.I also speak English,French and Serbian.Macedonian and Serbian have much in common.I understand a little Spanish,too. I love learning English.I started learning English whe
14、n I was 8.Now Im 14 and Im still enjoying learning English.Its one of my favourite languages and Im hoping that one day Ill be able to speak English with a real British accent.I love my language,but I also love learning new languages,new things and things about new cultures.In the future maybe Id li
15、ke to learn to speak Spanish and Turkish.Its very important for me to speak foreign languages,because that skill makes me feel special,smart and powerful at the same time. Cklj Im from the Czech Republic,so my first language is of course Czech.I just love English.Its my first foreign language and it
16、s compulsory for almost every child in the CR. My second foreign language is German.That is now compulsory in year 8either German,French or Russian in my school.I first thought German was really useless,because everyone in German speaks English.But then I went to Germany for an exchange.We were supp
17、osed to speak English there and we did.But I had to speak German with my exchange partners parents.Then I started to be interested and pretty good at it. Ribana 4.Which language is the one that the three can all speak? A.English. B.Italian. C.Russian. D.German. 答案: A 解析: 细节理解题。根据三个人的叙述可知,他们都说英语。 5.W
18、hich of the following is TRUE? A.Cklj has learned English for eight years. B.Cklj is fond of British English. C.Cklj is sure to become a linguist in the future. D.Cklj is now learning Spanish and Turkish. 答案: B 解析: 细节理解题。根据 Cklj 的叙述中的“Im hoping that one day Ill be able to speak English with a real B
19、ritish accent.”可知,Cklj 喜欢英式英语。 6.What can we conclude according to Ribana? A.In the Czech Republic,almost every kid has to learn English. B.Ribana still thinks German is of no use. C.All Germans speak English as their first foreign language. D.German is popular in Europe. 答案: A 解析: 推理判断题。根据 Ribana 叙
20、述中的“its compulsory for almost every child in the CR” 可知,在捷克共和国,几乎每个孩子都必须学习英语。compulsory 表示“必修的,有义务的”。 7.What does the underlined word “it” in the last paragraph refer to? A.The Czech Republic. B.Exchange. C.French. D.German. 答案: D 解析: 词义猜测题。根据最后一段的描述可知,经过在德国的交流活动后,Ribana 对德语感兴 趣了,并且开始擅长德语了。故此处指德语。 C
21、 If you want to become a fluent English speaker you should take some advice:There are four skills in learning English.They are reading,listening,speaking and writing.The most important thing you must remember is that if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills,you should first master the
22、 skills of reading and listening. Read as much as you can.But your reading must be active.It means that you must think about the meaning of the sentences,the meaning of the unfamiliar words,etc.There is no need for you to pay much attention to grammar or try to understand all the unfamiliar words yo
23、u come across,but the fact that you see them for the first time and recognise them whenever you see them,for example in other passages or books,is enough.It would be better to prepare yourself a notebook so you can write down the important words or sentences in it. As for listening,there are two cho
24、ices:besides reading,you can listen every day for about 30 minutes.You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading,and then you can catch up on your listening.Since you have lots of inputs in your mind,you can easily guess what the speaker is going to say.This never me
25、ans that you should not practise listening. For listening you can listen to cartoons or some movies that are specially made for children.Their languages are easy.Or if you are good at listening you can listen to VOA or BBC programmes every day.Again the thing to remember is being active in listening
26、 and preferably taking some notes. If you follow these pieces of advice,your speaking and writing skills will improve automatically and you can be sure that with a little effort they will become perfect. 8.According to the author,which should you improve first among the four skills? A.Reading and li
27、stening. B.Reading and writing. C.Speaking and writing. D.Listening and speaking. 答案: A 解析: 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“The most important thing you must remember is that.you should first master the skills of reading and listening.”可知,你应该先提高阅读技能和听力技能, 故选 A 项。 9.The underlined phrase “come across” in the second pa
28、ragraph can probably be replaced by “ ”. A.discover B.meet by accident C.find on purpose D.look for 答案: B 解析: 词义猜测题。结合画线词所在句子可知,此处是指“不必试图理解在阅读中遇到的所有 的不熟悉的单词”,所以 come across 意为“遇见”,故选 B 项。 10.The author seems to agree with the view that . A.everyone should listen to VOA or BBC programmes every day B.
29、you neednt practise listening if you keep on reading every day C.being good at reading is helpful in improving your listening D.you should take notes of whatever you are hearing 答案: C 解析: 推理判断题。根据第三段中的“You can only pay attention to your reading and become skillful at your reading,and then you can ca
30、tch up on your listening.”可推知,善于阅读有助于提 高听力,故选 C 项。 A、 D 两项过于绝对,与文意不符;根据第三段中的“This never means that you should not practise listening.”可知 B 项错误。 11.The passage is mainly about how to . A.choose suitable listening materials B.deal with new words in reading C.improve your English as quickly as possible
31、 D.become fluent in speaking and writing skills in English 答案: D 解析: 主旨大意题。根据第一段中的“if you want to improve your speaking and writing skills” 以及最后一段中的“your speaking and writing skills will improve automatically”可知,文章主要 讲述的是通过提高阅读和听力两项技能来提高口语和写作水平,故选 D 项。 D American and British people use different gre
32、etings.In the USA,the commonest greeting is “Hi!”.In Britain,it is “Hello!” or “How are you?”.“Hi!” is creeping into British English,too.When they are introduced to someone,the Americans say,“Glad to know you!”The British say,“How do you do?” or “Pleased to meet you.”When Americans say “Goodbye”,the
33、y nearly always add “Have a good day!” or “Have a good trip!” to friends and strangers alike.Britons are already beginning to use “Have a good day!” The British usually use “got” in the sense of “have”.The Americans hardly ever do.American English:Do you have a car room,etc.?Yes,I do.British English
34、:Have you got a car room,etc.?Yes,I have. Many American words ending in “or”,e.g. honor,labor are spelt in British English with an “our”,e.g. honour,labour.Many verbs in American English with “ize” or “izing” forms,e.g. organize,realizing are spelt in British English with “ise” or “ising”,e.g. organ
35、ise,realising.In American English,“practice” is used both for the verb and noun.In British English,the verb is spelt “practise”,and the noun “practice”.In American English,one writes “traveler”,while in British English,one writes “traveller”. It was once predicted that British and American English w
36、ould become separate languages finally.But the opposite has happened.The links between the two countries are so strong that linguistically(语言上地),and probably culturally too,they are closer together than ever. 12.The Americans hardly say “ ”. A.Goodbye.Have a good day! B.Glad to know you! C.Hi! D.Hav
37、e you got a car? 答案: D 解析: 细节理解题。根据第二段所举的例子可知选 D 项。 13.What does the third paragraph talk about? A.There are lots of differences in spelling between American English and British English. B.The reasons why the Americans and the British use different spellings. C.There are few differences in spelling
38、between American English and British English. D.The different usages of words in American English and British English. 答案: A 解析: 段落大意题。根据第三段所举的例子可知,英式英语和美式英语在拼写上有很多差别。 14.Which of the following is TRUE? A.The two languages must become separate languages. B.American English will be used more and more
39、. C.The two languages may be closer and closer. D.British English will be used more and more. 答案: C 解析: 推理判断题。根据文章最后一句“The links between the two countries are so strong that linguistically(语言上地),and probably culturally too,they are closer together than ever.”可推知 C 项正确。 15.The underlined word “predic
40、ted” means “ ”. A.explained B.foretold C.considered D.proved 答案: B 解析: 词义猜测题。本文主要介绍了英式英语和美式英语之间的差异,最后预测最终两种语 言将变成不同的语言。 故predict应为“预测”。 explain“解释”;consider“考虑,认为”;prove“证实”。 第二节(共 5 小题;每小题 2 分,满分 10 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。 Many students want to learn English well,but dont know
41、 how to do it.Here is some advice. Before you begin studying English,ask yourself:Why do you want to study English? 16 Like every decision in life,studying English must be something you want to do. If you know why you want to study English,setting goals is easy.For example,maybe you want to travel t
42、o an English-speaking country.Great!Your goal might be to learn “Survival English”. 17 Then,you may also ask yourself how long you need to study to achieve your goals.The answer is different for every student. 18 If you work 60 hours per week,dont plan on spending another 40 hours a week studying En
43、glish.Start off slow,but study regularly.Use materials that are challenging,but not too difficult. 19 Do you study best at night,or on the bus on your way to work?Do you like to study alone in a quiet place,or with friends and background music?After you have studied for a few weeks,adjust your study
44、 plan accordingly. Its generally accepted that 20 If you arent having fun learning English,you are not studying in the right way!You can be a serious student who has fun at the same time.Set up your own reward programmes to give yourself encouragement to stay on tasks. A.It is wise to make a timetab
45、le. B.The most important thing is to be realistic. C.Its better to find out what works on you. D.learning English is interesting and rewarding. E.Whatever your goals are,work hard on them. F.the things we do best in life are the things we enjoy doing. G.Is it because you want to,or because someone e
46、lse wants you to? 答案: 1620 GEBCF 第二部分 语言知识运用(共两节,满分 45 分) 第一节(共 20 小题;每小题 1.5 分,满分 30 分) 阅读下面短文,从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和 D 四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的 最佳选项。 Body language is quiet,secret and the most powerful language of all!It speaks 21 than words.According to specialists,our bodies send out more 22 than we realise.
47、In fact,non-verbal communication(非言语交际) takes up about 50% of what we really 23 .And body language is particularly 24 when we attempt to communicate across cultures.Indeed,what is called body language is so 25 a part of us that its actually often unnoticed.And misunderstandings occur as a result of
48、it. 26 ,different societies treat the 27 between people differently.Northern Europeans usually do not like having 28 contact(接触) even with friends,and certainly not with 29 .People from Latin American countries, 30 ,touch each other quite a lot.Therefore,its possible that in 31 ,it may look like a L
49、atino is 32 a Norwegian all over the room.The Latino,trying to express friendship,will keep moving 33 .The Norwegian,very probably seeing this as pushiness,will keep 34 which the Latino will in return regard as 35 . Clearly,a great deal is going on when people 36 .And only a part of it is in the words themselves.And when parties are
