1、第四单元过关检测(时间:90分钟满分:120分)第一部分阅读理解(共两节,满分30分)第一节(共10小题;每小题2分,满分20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。AIts always adventurous and romantic to visit an island country.Take a look at some breathtakingly beautiful island countries in the world,which everyone should visit at least once in his lifetime.Maldi
2、vesIts believed that Maldives is one of the most popular honeymoon(蜜月) places as well as one of the most beautiful island countries.Situated in the middle of the Indian Ocean,Maldives is made up of a series of ancient coral reefs that grow up along the sides of ancient volcanoes,with fascinating bea
3、ches.FijiFiji has plenty of surprises for any adventurous traveller.It is famous for the worlds best surf scenes,attracting many surfing lovers to ride the great waves.Well,if surfing is not for you and you love sitting on the beach and relaxing,hiking or seeing breathtaking waterfalls,Fiji is also
4、a suitable island country to visit.MaltaMalta,a beautiful southern European country in the Mediterranean Sea,has a rich history and culture.There are amazing sky-high cliffs to climb,wonderful temples to visit and lots of amazing places to go diving.There are plenty of interesting things to explore
5、here and everyone can find something to enjoy.The historic part of Malta is shown in its architecture,great walled cities,and many underground tunnels.1.Which place will be most likely to be chosen by a newly-married couple according to the text?A.Maldives.B.The Mediterranean Sea.C.Malta.D.Fiji.答案A解
6、析细节理解题。根据Maldives部分中的“ItsbelievedthatMaldivesisoneofthemostpopularhoneymoonplacesaswellasoneofthemostbeautifulislandcountries.”可知,人们认为马尔代夫是最受欢迎的度蜜月胜地之一,也是最美丽的岛国之一。所以新婚夫妇最有可能选择去马尔代夫。故选A项。2.What is the special part about Fiji?A.You can see ancient volcanoes.B.It is surfing lovers favourite island coun
7、try.C.There are sky-high cliffs to explore.D.You can try the worlds longest coral reef.答案B解析细节理解题。根据Fiji部分中的“Itisfamousfortheworldsbestsurfscenes,attractingmanysurfingloverstoridethegreatwaves.”可知,它以世界上最好的冲浪场景而闻名,吸引了许多冲浪爱好者来此冲浪。所以,斐济的特别之处在于它是冲浪爱好者最喜欢的岛国。故选B项。3.What can tourists do in Malta?A.Hike on
8、 green plains.B.Ride the greatest waves.C.See breathtaking waterfalls.D.Explore underground tunnels.答案D解析推理判断题。根据Malta部分中的“ThehistoricpartofMaltaisshowninitsarchitecture,greatwalledcities,andmanyundergroundtunnels.”可知,马耳他有历史意义的部分体现在它的建筑风格、有城墙的城市和许多地下隧道上。分析选项可判断D项正确。BIn China,Major Cold(大寒) is the la
9、st solar term in winter and also the last solar term in the annual lunar calendar(阴历).In this period,snow,rain and icy cold weather have a big influence on peoples lives.Here are several things you should know about Major Cold.Eating“cold-dispellingcake”During Major Cold,people in Beijing have a hab
10、it of eating “cold-dispelling cake”,a kind of rice cake.Sticky rice,the cakes main ingredient,contains more sugar than rice,which can make people feel warm all over their bodies.In Chinese the pronunciation of “rice cake” is the same as “higher in a new year”,which symbolises good luck and continual
11、 promotion.EatingfriedspringrollsIn Anqing of Anhui Province,people traditionally eat fried spring rolls during Major Cold.They use a round,cooked,thin pancake to wrap stuffing in a thin roll.Then it is fried in a pan with oil until it turns yellow and floats to the top.The stuffing inside the sprin
12、g roll contains meat or vegetables and the flavour can be salty or sweet.Drinkingstewed(炖的)soupPeople in Nanjing of Jiangsu Province like to drink stewed soup during Major Cold,which can make people feel warm from head to foot.They always stew the aged hen soup with ginseng(人参),matrimony vine(枸杞) an
13、d black fungus.Doingwintersports There is a saying that goes,“Dripping water freezes during Minor and Major Cold.” In various regions of China,Major Cold is the perfect time for winter sports such as skiing,ice-skating and sledding.4.Which statement is TRUE about Major Cold according to the passage?
14、A.Major Cold is the coldest term in the four seasons.B.Major Cold is the last solar term in the traditional Chinese calendar.C.Snow and rain dont have a great effect on peoples lives.D.You cant eat many green vegetables during this period.答案B解析细节理解题。根据第一段中的“.alsothelastsolartermintheannuallunarcalen
15、dar.”可知答案。5.The passage tells us things we should know about Major Cold.A.threeB.fourC.fiveD.six答案B解析细节理解题。根据“HereareseveralthingsyoushouldknowaboutMajorCold.”下面的四个黑体小标题可知,文章介绍了四件我们应该了解的关于大寒的事情。6.Which of the following food can make people feel warm in the cold winter?A.Stewed soup and fried spring
16、rolls.B.Dispelling cold cake and fried spring rolls.C.Stewed soup and rice cakes.D.Cold-dispelling cake and stewed soups.答案D解析细节理解题。根据Eating“cold-dispellingcake”和Drinkingstewedsoup两部分的叙述可知答案。7.During the Major Cold period,.A.everyone must eat fried spring rolls in AnqingB.people cant do outdoor spor
17、tsC.you can be lucky if you eat “dispelling cold cake”D.you can go skiing in some places of China答案D解析细节理解题。根据最后一段中的“InvariousregionsofChina,MajorColdistheperfecttimeforwintersportssuchasskiing,ice-skatingandsledding.”可知答案。CTea,one of the most important English drinks,is a relative latecomer to Brit
18、ish shores.Although the custom of drinking tea dates back thousands of years in China,it was not until the mid-17th century that tea first appeared in England.Afternoon tea was introduced to England by Anna,the seventh Duchess of Bedford,in the year 1840.The Duchess would become hungry around four o
19、clock in the afternoon.The evening meal in her household was served fashionably late at eight oclock,thus leaving a long period of time between lunch and dinner.The Duchess asked her servant to bring a tray of tea,bread,butter and cake to her room during the late afternoon.This became a habit of her
20、s and she began inviting friends to join her.This pause for tea became a fashionable social event.During the 1880s upper class and society women would change into long gowns(长袍),gloves and hats for their afternoon tea which was usually served in the drawing room between four and five oclock.Traditio
21、nal afternoon tea consists of a selection of dainty(讲究的) sandwiches,scones(烤饼) served with cream and jams.Cakes and pastries(面团) are also served.Tea grown in India or Ceylon is poured from silver teapots into delicate bone china cups.Nowadays,however,in the average suburban home,afternoon tea is lik
22、ely to be just a biscuit or small cake and a mug of tea,usually produced using a teabag.8.The best title of the passage is “”.A.Anna,the seventh Duchess of BedfordB.Tea,one of the most important English drinksC.Anna,a person introducing afternoon tea to EnglandD.Afternoon tea,a very British traditio
23、n答案D解析标题归纳题。根据文章的内容和第二段第一句“AfternoonteawasintroducedtoEnglandbyAnna,theseventhDuchessofBedford.”可知这篇文章介绍英式下午茶的历史由来。故选D项。9.Traditional afternoon tea can be made up of .A.sandwiches,scones as well as cakes and pastriesB.a biscuit or small cake and a mug of teaC.a tray of tea,bread,butter and cakeD.a s
24、election of dainty sandwiches答案A解析细节理解题。根据文章第四段的“Traditionalafternoonteaconsistsofaselectionofdaintysandwiches,sconesservedwithcreamandjams.Cakesandpastriesarealsoserved.”可知传统的下午茶包含三明治、烤饼、蛋糕和面团。故选A项。10.According to the passage,we can learn that .A.tea appeared in England much earlier than in ChinaB.
25、the reason why the Duchess was hungry at 4 p.m.is that dinner time came quite lateC.in the suburban home,afternoon tea is also served in a dainty wayD.tea grown in India or Ceylon is poured from china teapots into delicate silver cups答案B解析细节理解题。根据第二段的“TheDuchesswouldbecomehungryaroundfouroclockinthe
26、afternoon.Theeveningmealinherhouseholdwasservedfashionablylateateightoclock,thusleavingalongperiodoftimebetweenlunchanddinner.”可知Duchess在下午4点会饿,因为晚餐太迟了。故选B项。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。Learning to set goals plays an important role as your child starts to gain indepe
27、ndence.However,setting goals doesnt come naturally to your child,so helping him to learn the process should probably be one of your goals.Explaintheword“goal”.Your child may know what a goal is when it comes to soccer,but he may not understand what it means in everyday life.11Listentoyourchild.Ideal
28、ly,you want your child to be able to decide for himself what his goals are.12 Let him talk about what he thinks he does well and what he thinks needs to improve.If hes stuck,you can provide some examples of your own personal goals.Helpkeepgoalsachievable.Dont throw cold water on your child.13 For ex
29、ample,if your child wants to be a champion(冠军) swimmer,but cant swim an entire lap of the pool yet,you can suggest he start by making that his first goal.14 Help your child write down his goals in an easy-to-follow form.Being able to see and check off the steps on the way to his goal is key in keepi
30、ng him motivated.A really simple way is to have your child draw a ladder(梯子) on a piece of paper,writing his goal at the top and each step to that goal on the rungs(梯子的横档).15A.Change goals every so often.B.Make a visual(可见的) goal reminder.C.Dont always tell him what you think.D.Hes climbing to the t
31、op as he gets closer to his goal.E.You can take sports as an example to help explain it to him.F.Once he has set up a goal,he may find it very difficult to achieve it.G.When a goal is beyond his reach,help him break it down into smaller pieces.答案1115 ECGBD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
32、)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。BritainandIrelandThe British Isles is made up of two large islands:One is called Ireland and the other 16.Britain,or Great Britain,is the larger of these two islands,and it is 17 into three parts:Scotland,Wales and England.The United Kingdom is that 18 of
33、 the British Isles ruled over by the Queen.It is made up of Scotland,Wales and England,that is,the 19 of Britain,and also about one sixth of Ireland,the Northern part.The 20 of Ireland is self-governing.The 21 name of the United Kingdom is 22“The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland”
34、.23 is larger and richer than Scotland,Wales and Northern Ireland,and has the largest 24 of the United Kingdom,so people often use the 25“England” and “English” when they 26“Britain” and “British”.This sometimes makes the Scots and the Welsh a little 27.The Scots in particular are very 28 of their s
35、eparate nationality.The Welsh too do not regard 29 as English,and have a culture and even a 30 of their own.Ireland became part of the United Kingdom in the 19th century,but for forty years the “Irish 31” was the greatest headache of the United Kingdom.32,Ireland is divided into two:Northern Ireland
36、 still 33 to the United Kingdom,and in the 20th century,the rest of Ireland 34 from the UK to found the Irish Free State,later called Eire and now the Republic of Ireland.The Republic of Ireland does not regard itself as part of Britain,and is not now even a supporter of the Commonwealth of Nations(
37、英联邦).Unlike the major Commonwealth countries it did not lift a finger to 35 British in the Second World War.16.A.WalesB.BritainC.EnglandD.Scotland答案B解析此处表示不列颠群岛由两个大岛组成:一个叫“爱尔兰岛”,另一个是“大不列颠”。根据下文的“Britain”可知答案。17.A.dividedB.cutC.brokenD.separated答案A解析根据下文的“threeparts”可知大不列颠分为三个部分。18.A.pieceB.islandC.c
38、ountryD.part答案D解析根据上文的“threeparts”可知此处表示英国是大不列颠群岛上由女王所统治的那一“部分”。19.A.southB.northC.partD.whole答案D解析此处表示英国包括大不列颠的“全部”和大约1/6的爱尔兰岛。20.A.smallerB.largerC.restD.island答案C解析大约1/6的爱尔兰岛属于英国,“其余部分”自治。rest“剩余部分”。21.A.correctB.trueC.fullD.complete答案C解析根据下文的“TheUnitedKingdomofGreatBritainandNorthernIreland”可知此处
39、表示英国的“全名(fullname)”。22.A.alsoB.thereforeC.likelyD.perhaps答案B解析此处表示英国的全名被称作大不列颠及北爱尔兰联合王国。23.A.The UKB.The British islesC.Great BritainD.England答案D解析英国包括四个部分,其中“英格兰”比其他三个部分大且富有。24.A.collegesB.officialsC.citiesD.population答案D解析英格兰是其中最大、最富有、人口最多的部分。25.A.wordsB.namesC.spellingsD.pronunciations答案A解析因为英格兰是
40、其中最大、最富有、人口最多的部分,人们常常用词语“England”和“English”称呼“Britain”和“British”。26.A.callB.forgetC.speakD.write答案A解析见上题解析。27.A.angryB.difficultC.tiredD.lonely答案A解析苏格兰人和威尔士人不愿意被称为“England”和“English”,所以他们有时会“生气”。28.A.proudB.fondC.fullD.kind答案A解析此处表示苏格兰人对自己的民族很自豪。beproudof“对感到自豪”。29.A.itB.WalesC.themD.themselves答案D解析
41、本句主语theWelsh表示“威尔士人”,是复数概念,所以选择复数反身代词指代主语。30.A.capitalB.languageC.historyD.programs答案B解析由语境可知,此处表示威尔士人甚至有自己的语言。31.A.CountryB.QuestionC.DiseaseD.Republic答案B解析根据“thegreatestheadache”可知,40年来“爱尔兰问题”一直是令英国最头疼的问题。32.A.At lastB.SoC.MeanwhileD.Also答案A解析此处表示爱尔兰人经过长期的斗争之后,“最终”分成两个部分。33.A.returnsB.belongsC.get
42、sD.speaks答案B解析上文提到北爱尔兰属于英国,由still可知,此处表示北爱尔兰仍然属于英国。34.A.hopedB.refusedC.broke awayD.used答案C解析在二十世纪,爱尔兰其余的部分“脱离了”英国,建立了后来的爱尔兰共和国。35.A.feelB.touchC.fightD.help答案D解析根据最后一段第一句中的“.andisnotnowevenasupporteroftheCommonwealthofNations.”可推断,在第二次世界大战期间爱尔兰没有给予英国任何“帮助”。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
43、单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Many years ago,my mum started a tradition like this.My mum,my brother,my sister and I all went to the cancer treatment centre with some flowers.Each patient,doctor,and nurse received 36. flower from us.“Why do you send us flowers?” they would ask and our answer was “Its just because yo
44、ure special.”37. this went on,we often sent even more of flowers.One day,I accidently found a boy was making 38.(beauty) cards in the street,with the words “Just Because Youre Special” on them.Out of curiosity,I 39.(chat) with the boy and this reminded me to make some cards to send together with som
45、e 40.(flower).Today,after 41.(we) mum passed away from cancer,we still take flowers to the patients,doctors and nurses with our own “Just Because Youre Special” card 42.(tie) to them.Even though the cancer treatment has moved to a different location,we still pass this on.One patient told us 43.(exci
46、ted) that it was the first rose that he 44.(receive) over ten years and the rose made his life energetic during his stay in hospital.We plan to continue to do this and I will encourage more people to do this.45.(give) flowers to others might make their day special.答案36.a37.As38.beautiful39.chatted40
47、.flowers41.our42.tied43.excitedly44.had received45.Giving第三部分写作(共两节,满分45分)第一节应用文写作(满分20分)假定你是李华,最近你校举办了一年一度的“校园文化周(Campus Culture Week)”活动。请给你的美国朋友Eric写一封邮件,介绍这次活动。内容包括:1.举办的时间、地点;2.活动内容:讲座、展览及其他;3.你的感受。注意:1.词数100左右;2.可适当增加细节,以使行文连贯;3.开头和结尾已给出,但不计入总词数。Dear Eric,How is everything going these days?Loo
48、king forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua参考范文Dear Eric,How is everything going these days? Im eager to share with you the annual “Campus Culture Week” in our school.To enrich our school life,the“Campus Culture Week” was held from March 5th to 9th this year.All the works of calligraphy,photograph
49、y and painting created by the students and the teachers were on display.Some lectures on Chinese culture were given,from which we benefited a lot.Handwork like paper-cutting,kite-making was another activity attracting everyone.Undoubtedly not only can this event make our school life more colourful,b
50、ut also it can offer us a good opportunity to learn more about our culture!Do you have similar activities in your school?Looking forward to your early reply.Yours,Li Hua第二节读后续写(满分25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。Georges mother was very poor and was sick.Instead of having bright fires in winter,she
51、had nothing to burn but dry branches,which George picked up from under the trees.One fine day in July,his sick mother sent him to the woods.He was to stay there all day,to get as much wood as he could collect.It was a bright,sunny day,and George worked very hard,so by the time the sun was high,he wa
52、s hot,and wished for a cool place where he might rest and have his meal.While he hunted for a place on the bank he saw among the grass some fine,wild strawberries.“How good these will be with my bread and butter!” thought George.Lining his cap with leaves,he set to work eagerly to gather all he coul
53、d find,and then seated himself by the river.It was a pleasant place,and George felt happy and satisfied.He thought how much his sick mother would like to see him there,and to be there herself,instead of in her dark room in the village.George thought of all this,and just as he was to put the first st
54、rawberry into his mouth,he said to himself,“How much Mum would like these!” So he stopped,and put the strawberry back again.“Shall I save them for her?” he said,yet still looking at them longingly.“I will eat half,and take the other half to her,” he said at last,and he divided them into two heaps(堆)
55、.But each heap looked so small that he put them together again.“I will only taste one,” he thought.As he again lifted(举起) it to his mouth,he saw that he had taken the finest and he put it back.“I will keep them all for her,” he said with great happiness,and he covered them up nicely to take them hom
56、e.注意:1.所续写短文的词数应为150左右;2.至少使用5个短文中标有下划线的关键词语;3.续写部分分为两段,每段的开头语已为你写好;4.续写完成后,请用下划线标出你所使用的关键词语。Paragraph1:Hestoodupandstartedtogetmoreandmorewooduntilthesunwasbeginningtosink.Paragraph2:Justashehadthrowndownhiswood,heheardhismothercallinghimfromthenextroom.参考范文Paragraph1:Hestoodupandstartedtogetmorean
57、dmorewooduntilthesunwasbeginningtosink.George set out for home.He carried his cap filled with strawberries very carefully.How happy he felt then!He had all his strawberries for his sick mother.The nearer he came to his home,the less he wished to taste them.He arrived home happily.Paragraph2:Justashe
58、hadthrowndownhiswood,heheardhismothercallinghimfromthenextroom.“Is that you,George?I am glad you have come,for I am thirsty and Im longing for some tea.Could you get some for me?” George ran to her and happily offered her all the wild strawberries.Seeing the wild strawberries,Georges mother was very glad,tears running down her face.She said,“My boy,you didnt taste one of the strawberries and saved all for your sick mother.”At that moment,George and his mother were both filled with happiness.
