1、 1 Unit 1, Book 1 单元测试单元测试 第二部分第二部分 阅读理解阅读理解 ( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 3535 分分) ) 第一节第一节( (共共 1010 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2.52.5 分，满分分，满分 2525 分分) ) 阅读下列短文，从每题所给的阅读下列短文，从每题所给的 A、B、C 和和 D 四个选项中，选出最佳选项。四个选项中，选出最佳选项。 A When I entered high school, there were many things that worried me. I felt homesick and couldnt study we
2、ll, which resulted in low marks as well as low self-esteem (自尊心). I didnt know what to do so I just followed others. One day, all students were called to the school playground. We were asked to meet an education expert for personality development. All of us were waiting for him when we saw a thin ma
3、n and the headmaster. He looked confident, with a smile on his face. He introduced himself to us and started his work. Most of it was interactive (互动的) lessons with students. Then he said, “Now I need 20 students, who want to take a talent (才能) test and consider them to be the best in the world.” We
4、 all wanted to attend, so all of us raised our hands in unison. He chose 20 among us and gave them a question paper and said, “There are 10 questions on the paper, and the quickest person to answer it will be the winner! When finishing it, write your name on the paper and give it to me.” When he sai
5、d “Start”, all the students wrote quickly. Between their funny actions and our loud laughter, somehow the competition was over. At last, he told us the name of the winner NOBODY. We all were surprised, and silence fell upon us. He said between the first instruction and the first question, there was
6、another line which said, “Read all the questions carefully and answer ONLY THE 10TH QUESTION.” Needless to say, all the students were awkward. After a few minutes, he spoke at last and told us to keep careful and have creativity in life. He got all our attention; he is none other than Dr. Tyler Ralp
7、h, one of the most famous experts in American education. 1. What does the underlined part “in unison” in Paragraph 2 mean? A. Following others slowly. B. Doing something doubtfully. C. Having no purpose or thought. D. Doing something at the same time. 2. Why was there no winner among those 20 studen
8、ts? A. The questions were difficult. B. None of them was a talent. C. They were all too careless. D. The test time was too short. 3. What does Dr. Tyler Ralph think the students should be? A. Energetic and thoughtful. B. Careful and creative. 2 C. Confident and active. D. Brave and honest. B A prima
9、ry school art teacher has received a good deal of praise since her daughter posted photos of her special school project online. Rebecca Bonner teaches at Mcauliffe Elementary School in Highland Village, Texas. In total, she hosts art classes for about 580 students who are aged from 3 to 11 years old
10、. Bonner always tries to encourage her students to be creative by telling them to “turn their mess-up into a dress-up”. So as a way of giving an example of her words, she invited all of her students to draw freely on a white dress that she brought to school. For two weeks, the young students used th
11、eir pens to add their own little designs to the dress. The art teacher then showed their work by proudly wearing the dress for a school art show. Her students were not the only ones happy to see their art come to life Bonners 20-year-old daughter Charlece Lake was so moved by her mothers project. Ch
12、arlece took some photos of Bonner wearing the dress and posted them to Twitter, saying that her mom was “the cutest art teacher ever”. Since posting the pictures, they have been shared thousands of times. Though Bonner was surprised that her project had been widely known, she said that she was happy
13、 for the chance to serve as a good role model for art. “Im not worried about being famous or anything like that but I do think its great to promote (推广) the arts, because art is not common among primary schools,” Bonner said. “I think its really important for kids to have that place to create, and t
14、hat freedom (自由) to create,” she added. 4. What did Rebecca Bonner ask her students to do? A. Wear beautiful clothes for an art show. B. Draw whatever they like on a dress. C. Bring white dresses to school. D. Design their own clothes. 5. What may be Rebecca Bonners best wish? A. Allowing students t
15、o create their own art works. B. Helping more students go to primary school. C. Becoming a good role model for art. D. Promoting the arts in primary schools. 6. Whats the main idea of the text? A. A teachers photo became famous online. B. A teacher attended her schools art show. C. Students should h
16、ave the freedom to create. D. Students like designing dresses for their teachers. C 3 TOEFL and IELTS have been the main choices for English ability testing in higher education admissions (录取) for international students until now. In recent years, several companies have developed new English languag
17、e tests that are low-cost and easy to use. Duolingo set up its own test of English language ability. Jennifer Dewar works as an official (行政人员) at Washington University, which is one of the hundreds of universities in and outside the U.S. that now take the test results for international admissions.
18、Duolingo created the test to make higher education available to more people worldwide. The TOEFL and the IELTS cost between about $180 and $240. They are only given in several centers around the world. Some test-takers have to travel to take the tests, adding to the costs. However, Duolingo offers i
19、ts test entirely over the Internet for $49. All test-takers need is a computer with a microphone, listening device and self-facing camera. David Payne is a president for Educational Testing Service, which runs the TOEFL test. He agrees that improving availability of higher education is important. Bu
20、t he says general English knowledge isnt the only thing universities require. Universities need to know how successful a student will be in using the level of academic (学术的) English that their teachers will expect of them. But Duolingo may fail to show that. Payne said, “The tests for the academic m
21、arket should provide the value thats necessary for making an important decision. And saving money doesnt seem worth it.” In a word, universities have to do their research to decide if any new tests work as well as traditional ones in their cases. It really comes down to a question for the universiti
22、es about whats available, what the products show, and if theyre satisfied with their choices. In general, having choices is important. 7. What do we know about the Duolingo test? A. It could be taken anytime. B. It reuires little of test takers. C. It makes English learning much easier. D. It is acc
23、epted by many U.S. universities. 8. Whats the purpose of the third paragraph? A. To show Duolingo is popular. B. To show Duolingos advantages. C. To show us how to take a Duolingo test. D. To show TOEFL and the IELTS are difficult. 9. What does Payne try to stress as important? A. Students ability t
24、o use academic English. B. Students grades of different tests. C. The general English knowledge. D. The ability to make a decision. 10. What does the author advise universities to do? A. Consider new tests first. B. Create more test choices. 4 C. Choose tests after careful research. D. Use both TOEF
25、L and Duolingo tests. 第二节第二节 ( (共共 5 5 小题；每小题小题；每小题 2 2 分，满分分，满分 1010 分分) ) 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。为多余选项。 What do you think when you hear the phrase “when pigs fly”? 11 This common saying is used to express the idea that something is highly impos
26、sible. For example, if you ask your parents when theyre going to buy you something very expensive, the answer might be: “When pigs fly!” _12 An old mention of pigs flying appeared in Lewis Carrolls Alices Adventures in Wonderland. However, it is believed that Carroll may have picked up the phrase fr
27、om the Scottish, who had been using the phrase for several hundred years. That may be right. There are also those who believe the phrase may have gotten its start in America. 13 Its not surprising that many common sayings that developed back then had an animal or farm background. For example, farmer
28、s used to take pigs to slaughterhouse (屠宰 场) along rivers on small boats. If it was foggy, people on the bank could only see the pigs heads above the fog. 14 This might have caused the saying to appear. Other countries also use animals to show impossibility. 15 Other countries, such as France and Sp
29、ain, use phrases like “when frogs grow hair” or “when hens grow teeth”. A. Long ago, most Americans worked in farming. B. The phrase was used back then as a clever reply. C. Maybe funny pictures of pigs with wings fill your mind. D. People like to use colorful phrases to get a message across. E. For
30、 example, many countries use the phrase “when cows fly”. F. This made them look like they were flying through the clouds. G. No one is certain exactly who developed the phrase “when pigs fly”. 第三部分第三部分 语言运用语言运用 (共两节，满分共两节，满分 45 分分) 第一节第一节 完形填空完形填空 (共共 20 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.5 分，满分分，满分 30 分分) 阅读下面短文，从短文后各
31、题所给的阅读下面短文，从短文后各题所给的 A、B、C 和和 D 四个选项中，选出可以填入四个选项中，选出可以填入 空白处的最佳选项。空白处的最佳选项。 Once there was a boy named Gottlieb. His father had died when he was a baby. Although his mother sat doing needlework (缝纫), she found it difficult to 16 food and clothing for them. Gottlieb was not old enough to 17 . He ofte
32、n sat at his mothers feet except school days and 18 the things he would do for his mother. Every time the mother 19 her boy, she was comforted. The 20 that she was working for him often gave force to her 21 fingers. 5 One night Gottlieb saw his mother was more than usually 22 . She kept sighing (叹息)
33、, with tears falling down. The boy had been old enough to read the 23 . He thought, “Christmas will be here soon. Mum is thinking of what a sad time it will be.” What could Gottlieb give to 24 his mother? He could only 25 and dream. However, as Gottlieb sat dreaming, a happy 26 came to him. Walking
34、out of the 27 he took paper and a pen. He wrote a 28 . Soon Christmas came, and Gottlieb 29 very early. But others were up before him, for, to his surprise, he saw a 30 . His mother looked surprised too. His 31 eyes soon saw other unusual objects, wood, food and beautiful clothes he had never even 3
35、2 . Then the stranger turned to Gottlieb with a smile, “The postman sent your letter to Father Christmas wrongly to me and I 33 to read it. The gifts you asked for are here, but they come from my hand.” 34 , Gottlieb answered, “Thank you, sir. Youre the 35 Father Christmas, for he put the thought in
36、to your heart.” 16. A. prepare B. ask C. provide D. change 17. A. read B. work C. walk D. understand 18. A. took down B. dealt with C. showed off D. dreamed about 19. A. saw B. taught C. calmed D. called 20. A. chance B. thought C. hope D. suggestion 21. A. nervous B. dirty C. tired D. skillful 22.
37、A. dissatisfied B. bored C. scared D. troubled 23. A. secrets B. signs C. facts D. doubts 24. A. comfort B. protect C. thank D. encourage 25. A. explain B. listen C. sit D. wait 26. A. ending B. event C. memory D. idea 27. A. room B. classroom C. office D. shop 28. A. poem B. story C. note D. letter
38、 29. A. came B. woke C. left D. started 30. A. friend B. neighbor C. stranger D. postman 31. A. wondering B. hungry C. sleepy D. tearful 32. A. imagined B. discovered C. collected D. required 33. A. tried B. happened C. agreed D. helped 34. A. Patiently B. Suddenly C. Purposely D. Surprisingly 35. A
39、. free B. only C. real D. same 第三部分第三部分 语言运用语言运用 ( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 4545 分分) ) 第二节第二节 ( (共共 1010 小题；每小题小题；每小题 1.51.5 分，满分分，满分 1515 分分) ) 阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容阅读下面材料，在空白处填入适当的内容(1(1 个单词个单词) )或括号内单词的正确形式。或括号内单词的正确形式。 William Caxton was born in 1422 in England. He is the first English printer and plays an im
40、portant part 36 English literature(文学). 6 Caxton learned how to do business at 37 age of 16 in London. Later, he moved to Bruges, Belgium, an important centre in the trade of paintings and manuscripts (手稿). 38 (actual), in Bruges, he became a 39 (success) and important member of the business communi
41、ty. And Caxtons interests were also turning to literature during that time. Although the 40 (invent) of printing with movable type had appeared in the 11th-century China, in Europe the technology was not developed until the mid-15th century. The first book that was produced with moveable type 41 (pr
42、int) in the 1450s in Mainz, Germany, but Caxton had realized the need for English literature was greater. So, in the early 1470s, Caxton decided 42 (spend) some time in Cologne, Germany learning the art of printing. Toward the end of 1476 he returned to England and set up his company at Westminster.
43、 From then on he spent most of his time writing and printing. The English language was changing fast in Caxtons time and the works 43 were given to him to print were in different 44 (style). Caxton has won praise for 45 (make) the English language have one particular (特别的) type through printing. 第四部
44、分第四部分 写作写作 ( (共两节，满分共两节，满分 4040 分分) ) 第一节第一节 选做题一选做题一 汉译英汉译英 ( (用括号内所给词语的用括号内所给词语的正确形式翻译句子正确形式翻译句子) () (共共 5 5 小小 题；每小题题；每小题 3 3 分，满分分，满分 1515 分分) ) 46. 作为一名活跃的青少年，和待在家里相比，我更喜欢出去运动。(teenager; prefer. to.) _ 47. 我喜欢通过冒险来挑战自己。(adventure; challenge) _ 48. 作为一名志愿者，我经常帮忙打扫我所在的社区。(volunteer; clean up) _ 4
45、9. 此外，我还非常喜欢英国文学，我经常在图书馆阅读一些经典作品来提升英语水 平。(literature; improve) _ 50. 作为一名高中生，我必须要对自己负责，我会努力学习争取将来进入一所重点大 学。(responsible) _ 选做题二选做题二 应用文写作应用文写作( (满分满分 1515 分分) ) 假定你是李华，你的好友 John 最近与朋友发生了一点冲突而大吵了一 架，他的朋友因此不理他，这让他很是烦恼。请你给他写一封邮件就他所遇 到的问题给他一些建议，内容包括： 1. 给予他安慰； 2. 给他提出一些合理的建议； 3. 祝愿他生活、学习愉快。 注意： 1. 词数 80
46、 左右； 7 2. 可以适当增加细节，以使行文连贯。 第二节第二节 读后续写（满分读后续写（满分 2525 分）分） 阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。阅读下面短文，根据所给情节进行续写，使之构成一个完整的故事。 When she was 22 years old, Pat Jones decided to travel around the world and see as many foreign places as she could when she was young. When she finished college at home in Britain
47、, Pat chose to visit Latin America first. She managed to get a job as an English teacher in a secondary school in Bolivia. Pat spoke a little Spanish, so she was able to communicate with her students even though they did not know much English. A sentence she had once read somewhere stuck in her mind
48、: if you dream in a foreign language, it means that you have really mastered it. Pat repeated this sentence to her students and she hoped that someday she would dream in Spanish and they would dream in English. One day, Tim, one of the worst students in her class, came up to her and explained in Spanish that he had not done his homework
