1、单元达标检测(一)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。AOliver and the Seawigsby Philip ReevePublished by OUP PressISBN：9780192734556Oliver grew up in a family of explorersbut his biggest adventure is about to begin! Along with his new friends, Oliver goes off to look fo
2、r his missing parents.I really like this book because its not one of those short stories that are over too quickly, but a longish book that takes time to read. I recommend this book and give it 5 stars.Ginny, age 8Lady Lydia: Read Me a Storyby Anne LavisPublished by A H StockwellISBN：9780722343272La
3、dy Lydia is old and eccentric (古怪的), but she is never lonely. She shares her home with bats and mice and spiders, and all the animals round about are her friends too.My lovely daughter Alice likes all the pictures of the animals in this book, but she doesnt like it when the pages have lots of writin
4、g on with no pictures. Alice rates this book 2 out of 5.Alice, age 4I Am a Woolly Hat (EARLY READER)by Salma KoraytemPublished by Orion BooksISBN: 9781444008449Early Readers are stepping stones from picture books to reading books. A blue Early Reader is perfect for sharing and reading together.This
5、book makes my sweetheart Lucie feel lovely inside and the drawing are not as good because the colors are not bright like other books. Lucie rates this book 3 out of 5.Lucie, age 4A Royal Fairytaleby Ink RobinPublished by EgmontISBN：9781405268431See Kate and Wills romance develop from their studying
6、days at Edinburgh through to their happy wedding at Buckingham Palace with the royal family, even the queen, in tow.My little angel Amy likes the book. The best parts are the wedding and fireworks as she likes fireworks and the colors on the page are really bright. Amy rates it 4 out of 5.Amy, age 4
7、语篇解读这篇文章为读者推荐了一些书。1Which book might an animal lover prefer?AA Royal Fairytale.BOliver and the Seawigs.CLady Lydia: Read Me a Story.DI Am a Woolly Hat (EARLY READER)解析：细节理解题。由“Lady Lydia is old and eccentric, but she is never lonely. She shares her home with bats and mice and spiders, and all the ani
8、mals round about are her friends too.”可知一位动物爱好者更喜欢阅读Lady Lydia: Read Me a Story，选C。答案：C2Who likes bright colors?AGinny and Alice.BLucie and Amy.CGinny and Amy.DAlice and Lucie.解析：细节理解题。由“This book makes my sweetheart Lucie feel lovely inside and the drawing are not as good because the colors are not
9、 bright like other books.”以及“The best parts are the wedding and fireworks as she likes fireworks and the colors on the page are really bright.”可知Lucie和Amy喜欢明亮的颜色，选B。答案：B3Whose book shows romance and happiness?APhilip Reeve.BAnne Lavis.CSalma Koraytem.DInk Robin.解析：细节理解题。由“See Kate and Wills romance
10、develop from their studying days at Edinburgh through to their happy wedding at Buckingham Palace with the royal family, even the queen, in tow.”可知Ink Robin的书表现了快乐和浪漫，选D。答案：DBThanksgiving is an important festival in North America.We interviewed several students from the US and Canada.Here is what th
11、ey have told us about their Thanksgiving experiences.Josie from New York, USAIn America, Thanksgiving is celebrated every year at the end of November.It is to remember the first group of people from Europe to live in America.When they first arrived, they found the environment strange.But they learne
12、d to survive after some native American friends showed them how to grow and find food.Thanksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.Todd from California, USAThanksgiving is the first day of Christmas shopping.That means we have four weeks to buy Christmas presents for our families and friend
13、s.For me and my friends, the most important part of the festival is the big football game on TV.The match is watched by millions of people all over America.Thanksgiving is seen as an exciting day for football!Ian from Saskatoon, CanadaIn Canada, Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday in October.O
14、n the Sunday before Thanksgiving Day, many people go to church.Thanks are given for all the good things that happened to them during the year.I always give thanks for the nice big turkey Im going to have at the family dinner! Like all festivals, Thanksgiving is about food!Katie from Maritimes, Canad
15、aOn Thanksgiving Day, we have dinner with all our cousins, aunts and uncles.It is always very busy.Sometimes we have two Thanksgiving dinners because we go to both our grandparents houses.The dinner is usually attended by more than twenty people at each house! My mother and my aunts do all the cooki
16、ng but the washingup is done by me and my cousins.And thats not an easy job! But I dont mind because Thanksgiving is meant to be a time to give thanks.语篇解读本文主要讲的是美国和加拿大的一些学生在感恩节的不同经历。4People in the USA and Canada _.Aall have the same opinion of ThanksgivingBhave different opinions of ThanksgivingCfe
17、el that Thanksgiving is about foodDhave no interest in Thanksgiving解析：推理判断题。从所采访的四个学生的内容可知，美国人和加拿大人对感恩节持不同的观点和看法，所以答案选B项。答案：B5When is Thanksgiving celebrated every year in Canada?AOn the second Monday in October.BOn the second Monday in November.CAt the end of October.DAt the end of November.解析：细节理解
18、题。从第三个采访“Ian from Saskatoon, Canada”中的“In Canada, Thanksgiving is held on the second Monday in October.”可知，答案为A。答案：A6Where does the person who thinks that Thanksgiving is a traditional celebration come from?ANew York.BCalifornia.CSaskatoon. DMaritimes.解析：细节理解题。从第一个采访“Josie from New York, USA”中的“Than
19、ksgiving is meant to be a traditional celebration.”可知，答案选A项。答案：A7What is the main idea of this passage?AStudents learn to give thanks on Thanksgiving.BMany students like spending Thanksgiving at home.CStudents have different experiences on Thanksgiving.DThanksgiving is an important festival in North
20、 America.解析：主旨大意题。本文主要讲的是美国和加拿大的一些学生在感恩节不同的经历，所以答案选C项。答案：CCSince the 800s，November 1st is a holiday known as All Saints Day.The evening before is known as Halloween.During the festival，poor people would beg for food and families would give them “soul cakes” in return for their promise to pray for th
21、e familys dead relatives.Halloween，however，has a special meaning for children today，who dress in funny or ghostly clothes and knock at neighborhood doors shouting “Trick or Treat！” Princesses，ghosts_and_witches all hold bags open to catch the candies or cakes that the neighbors drop in.Today school
22、dances and neighborhood parties called“block parties”are popular among the young people and old.They dress up as historical or political figures and go to costume parties. Teenagers enjoy costume dances at their schools and the more outrageous the costume is，the better it is.Certain tricks such as s
23、oaping car windows and knocking at the neighbors windows are expected.But parties and pranks are not the only things that Halloweeners enjoy doing.Some collect money to buy food and medicine for poor children around the world.Halloween originated as a celebration connected with evil spirits.Black is
24、 one of the traditional Halloween colors，probably because Halloween festivals and traditions took place at night. In the weeks before October 31，Americans decorate windows of houses and schools with silhouettes (轮廓) of witches and black cats.Pumpkins are also a symbol of Halloween.Carving pumpkins i
25、nto some kinds of lanterns is a Halloween custom also dating back to Ireland.When the Irish brought their customs to the United States，they carved faces on pumpkins instead of turnips (芜菁) because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips.Today the lanterns in the windows of a house on Hal
26、loween night let costumed children know that there are candies (糖果) waiting for them if they knock and say “Trick or Treat！”语篇解读本文详细介绍了万圣节，尤其是孩子们欢度万圣节的一些方式。8The underlined words “Princesses，ghosts and witches” in Paragraph 2 refer to _.Apeople existing in the imagination of childrenBthe grownups dre
27、ssing up to please childrenCthe children dressing up on this special holidayDthe actors or actresses invited to celebrate the holiday解析：推理判断题。由短文第二段中的“Halloween，however，has a special meaning for children today，who dress in funny or ghostly clothes and knock at neighborhood doors shouting Trick or Tr
28、eat！”可知，“Princesses，ghosts and witches”是指打扮成这些形象的孩子们，所以C为正确答案。答案：C9Children celebrate Halloween in the following ways EXCEPT _.Aplaying little tricks on their neighborsBdressing up and attending costume partiesCdoing destructive things which are usually not allowedDdoing some good deeds to help thos
29、e in trouble解析：细节理解题。根据全文内容看A、B和D项的活动在文章中都出现了，而没有进行破坏性的活动，故选C。答案：C10According to the passage，why did the Irish choose pumpkins instead of turnips?ABecause pumpkins were much cheaper.BBecause in the autumn there were more pumpkins.CBecause pumpkins were suitable to make lanterns.DBecause the Irish wa
30、nted to make some changes.解析：细节理解题。由最后一段中的“.they carved faces on pumpkins instead of turnips because in the autumn they were more plentiful than turnips.”可知答案选B。答案：B11Whats the meaning of the underlined word “outrageous” in the third paragraph?AUnusual. BAttractive.CFunny. DExpensive.解析：词义猜测题。根据文章内容
31、我们知道孩子们在节日时打扮成鬼怪神灵，所以衣服应该是“不寻常的，离奇的”，所以选A。答案：ADFrom the age of seven，Cameron was educated at two independent schools.Due to good academic grades，Cameron entered the top academic class almost two years early.At the age of thirteen，he went to Eton College in Berkshire，following his father and elder br
32、other.His early interest was in art.Six weeks before taking his O Level he was caught smoking cannabis (大麻)He admitted the offence but had not been involved in selling drugs，so he was not expelled.However，he was fined and prevented from leaving school grounds.After leaving Eton in 1984，Cameron start
33、ed a ninemonth gap year.He worked as a researcher for Tim Rathbone.In his three months there，he attended debates in the House of Commons.Through his father，he was then employed for a further three months in Hong Kong by Jardine Matheson as a “ship jumper”，which was an administrative post.Cameron the
34、n began his Bachelor of Arts studies in Philosophy，Politics，and Economics at Brasenose College，Oxford.His tutor described him as one of the ablest students he had taught，with moderate and sensible Conservative political views.Guy Spier，who shared a tutor with him，remembers him as an outstanding stud
35、ent，“We were doing our best to grasp basic economic concepts.However，nobody even came close to Cameron.He would be integrating them with the way the British political system is put together.He could have lectured me for it，and I would have sat there and taken notes.”While at Oxford，Cameron was a mem
36、ber of the excellent student dining society，the Bullingdon Club，which has a reputation for a strange drinking culture associated with boisterous (狂放不羁的) behavior and damaging property. Cameron graduated in 1988 with a firstclass honours degree.语篇解读本文介绍了英国首相卡梅伦的小学、中学和大学生活。12What is the first paragrap
37、h mainly about?ACamerons early education.BCamerons hobbies at school.CCamerons family members.DCamerons bad experiences.解析：主旨大意题。细读第一段，可以看出第一段主要讲的是卡梅伦早期的教育生活。答案：A13What happened to Cameron in his gap year?AHe experienced different jobs.BHe debated with many people.CHe travelled a lot with his father
38、.DHe spent the year resting at home.解析：细节理解题。通读第二段可知卡梅伦在休学的九个月里，体验了不同的工作。答案：A14What words can be used to describe Cameron in Oxford?AAble and excellent.BLazy and talkative.CNoisy but sensible.DKind but aggressive.解析：细节理解题。从文章的第三段的“described him as one of the ablest students he had taught”和第四段的“remem
39、bers him as an outstanding student”等可知。答案：A15The Bullingdon Club mentioned in the last paragraph _.Ais very strict in admitting membersBis themed with dining for top studentsCis closely related to politics and diningDis an international club for college students解析：细节理解题。从文章的最后一段的“the excellent stude
40、nt dining society, the Bullingdon Club”可知。答案：B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。How to Avoid an Internet AddictionWhile it may seem like everyone surfs the web these days, there is a fine line between casually checking your social media pages and having a fullblown I
41、nternet addiction. If you fear that you may lose interest in other aspects of your life because you prefer to be on the Internet, you may be on your way to an Internet addiction. 16Admit you are at risk of an addiction.More and more people in the world are becoming addicted to the Internet. You are
42、not the only one with this problem, and it is becoming more and more common and more and more wellknown. 17Set aside limited time for computer use.Make sure not to turn it on too many times a week. If you have a laptop, make sure to put it somewhere that you can remember but not somewhere that you s
43、ee every day. Try keeping the lid closed when you are not using it. 18 If you have a desktop PC, try not to go near it or put something over it like a sheet.Call people instead of sending instant messages or texts.If you are free on weekends, call friends and ask them to go outside. This will distra
44、ct you from the computer. 19Use an alarm clock or timer.Before using your computer, decide on a time limit such as 30 minutes. Set the clock or timer and make sure that you get off the computer when the time is up. Alternatively create a shutdown timer on your desktop. 20AMake a small list of what y
45、ou want to do within that time.BWhen the computer is not looking at you, you are less likely to use it.CThis can be programmed to shut down your computer after the set time.DLuckily, there are ways to avoid living your life in front of the computer.EThis will stop you from using the Internet so ofte
46、n or going on to another page.FIf you have a problem on weekdays, phone your friends or ask for help in person.GDo not be embarrassed; find others with the same problem and help each other beat it.语篇解读网瘾会给人们的生活带来很大的影响，本文就如何避免网瘾提出了建议。16解析：上文谈到网瘾会导致你对生活的其他方面失去兴趣，下文的几条建议则是有关如何避免网瘾的，D项对全文起着承上启下的作用。答案：D1
47、7解析：本段的主旨是“Admit you are at risk of an addiction.”，再结合本段讲述的“越来越多的人有网瘾，这是一个普遍现象”可知，选G项“不要觉得不好意思，找到和你一样有网瘾的人，互相帮助去战胜网瘾”。答案：G18解析：根据空前的“Try keeping the lid closed when you are not using it.”可知，作者建议你不用电脑时，把它合上，故选B项“看不到电脑时，你用它的可能性就小”。答案：B19解析：本段的主题是“给朋友打电话而不是在网上发信息”，上文的“call friends and ask them to go ou
48、tside”与F项中的“phone your friends or ask for help in person”，还有上文的“on weekends”与F项中的“on weekdays”前后呼应。答案：F20解析：本段的主题是“Use an alarm clock or timer.”，作者建议使用闹钟或定时器来限制上网的时间，空前的“shutdown timer”与C项中的“shut down your computer after the set time”相对应。答案：C第二部分语言运用(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、
49、C、D四个选项中选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。I received 3 missed calls from a number I didnt recognize today.I _21_ it was something to do with an accident I had recently.I was ready to answer _22_ when the number called a 4th time._23_， I was asked if I was Jessica and if I had _24_ anything.I said I didnt think so and
50、_25_ who it was.It was a man called Darren who _26_ he was behind me in the shop this morning.As I was leaving，my purse _27_.He picked it up and _28_ to see where I had gone but he couldnt see me anymore.So he opened my purse and called the _29_ inside it.I have just been to _30_ him to get my purse
51、 back，only to find out Darren is _31_ and lives rough in the streets of Cardiff.He even apologized as he said he had taken out some _32_ to call me to return my purse.But _33_ a few pounds used to contact me，everything was all still _34_.I admit that I wouldnt have blamed him if hed spent more of th
52、e _35_.I think the world would be a much better place with more kind people like Darren in it.语篇解读本文通过作者的钱包失而复得的故事告诉我们：只要人人都能够善良对待他人，我们的世界将会变成更加美好的人间。21A.assumedBpromisedCdeclared Dagreed解析：根据语境可知，作者有三个来自同一号码的未接来电，作者认为(assumed)这和自己最近的一起事故有关。promise“许诺”；declare“宣布”；agree“同意”。答案：A22A.gently Bgratefull
53、yChumorously Deagerly解析：根据上文中的“I _21_ it was something to do with an accident I had recently.”可推知，作者渴望(eagerly)去接这通电话。gently“温和地”；gratefully“感激地”；humorously“幽默地”。答案：D23A.Often BInsteadCStill DBesides解析：根据上文可知，作者认为那通电话和自己的一起事故有关，但是接通电话后才知道并非如此。此处前后表示转折，故Instead“相反”符合语境。答案：B24A.explored BboughtClost D
54、checked解析：根据第二段和第三段的描述可推知，Darren捡到了作者的钱包，因此他打电话问作者是否丢了(lost)什么东西。答案：C25A.forgot BrememberedCsuspected Dasked解析：根据语境可知，作者接电话时并不知道打电话的人是谁，因此作者问(asked)对方是谁。forget“忘记”；remember“记得”；suspect“怀疑”。答案：D26A.explained BrequestedCrepeated Dbelieved解析：根据语境可推知，Darren向作者解释(explained)了事情的经过。答案：A27A.broke BfailedCdr
55、opped Ddisappeared解析：根据语境可知，作者离开商店的时候钱包掉在(dropped)地上了。答案：C28A.walked away Blooked aroundCturned up Dgot through解析：根据语境并结合常识可推知，Darren环顾(looked around)四周寻找作者。答案：B29A.card BaddressCbill Dnumber解析：根据语境可知，Darren找不到作者，于是打开作者的钱包，拨打了里面的号码(number)。答案：D30A.meet BquestionCbeg Dremind解析：根据语境可知，通过电话后，作者去见(meet)
56、Darren以拿回自己的钱包。答案：A31A.hopeful BhelpfulChomeless Dspeechless解析：根据本句中的“lives rough in the streets of Cardiff”可推知，Darren是一个无家可归的(homeless)人。答案：C32A.pictures BchangeCtickets Djewelry解析：根据上文可推知，Darren很穷，他不得不从作者的钱包里拿出一些零钱(change)给作者打电话。答案：B33A.in spite of Bin terms ofCowing to Dapart from解析：根据语境及该句中的“But
57、”可推知，Darren除了(apart from)从作者的钱包里拿出几英镑和作者联系，其余的东西都没动。答案：D34A.untouched BunlimitedCclassified Dconsumed解析：参见上题解析。untouched“原封未动的”符合语境。答案：A35A.time BeffortCcash Denergy解析：作者承认，即使Darren从自己的钱包里多拿一些现金(cash)，作者也不会责怪他。答案：C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 an old English saying goes，
58、“Honesty is the best policy.”It is more than an old cliche (陈词滥调)，but 36._ good way to live your life.First，honesty is the 37._ (easy) choice that we can make.When people get involved 38._ lies，it always costs them something.Many relationships are destroyed by lies.Second，honesty gives us much 39._
59、(free)Many people believe that being honest limits them in life, but that is not true.Sooner or later those dishonest people 40._ (pay) a price for their acts; on the contrary，when we are honest，we are 41._ (true) free.If there were two people 42._ (stand) before you，a person with a record of being
60、honest and a person 43._ is known to be dishonest，who would you be more likely 44._ (believe)？Im sure most people would side with the honest one.Either we live in the truth or we live in lies.Truth sets us free and lies leave us in nothing but endless troubles.Honesty is a choice that we make each d
61、ay.The choice is 45._(you)What will you choose?语篇解读俗话说，诚实为上策。诚实让人感到自由，谎言让人陷入无穷尽的烦恼中。本文就“诚实”这一话题进行了讨论。36解析：考查冠词。根据语境可知，此处表示泛指，且good的发音以辅音音素开头，故填a。答案：a37解析：考查形容词的最高级。根据语境可知，此处表示诚实是我们能做的最容易的选择，故填形容词的最高级。答案：easiest38解析：考查介词。get involved in意为“有关联”，为固定搭配，故填in。答案：in39解析：考查词性转换。分析句子结构可知，much在此处是限定词，表示“许多的，大
62、量的”，修饰名词，故填freedom。答案：freedom40解析：考查动词的时态。根据空前的“Sooner or later”可知，此处应用一般将来时，故填will pay。答案：will pay41解析：考查词性转换。free为形容词，应用副词修饰，故填truly。答案：truly42解析：考查非谓语动词。people与stand是主谓关系，故用现在分词形式。答案：standing43解析：考查定语从句。分析句子结构可知，空处引导定语从句，并在从句中作主语，指代空前的person，故填who或that。答案：who/that44解析：考查非谓语动词。be likely to do sth.
63、意为“可能做某事”，为固定结构，故填to believe。答案：to believe45解析：考查代词。此处用名词性物主代词，故填yours。答案：yours第三部分写作(共两节，满分40分)第一节(满分15分)假设你是李华。你远在美国的笔友Jack对中国的春节很感兴趣，他来信询问有关情况。请你给他回一封电子邮件，简单介绍春节及中国人是如何过春节的。内容应包括如下要点：1春节在中国的地位；2春节持续的时间、春节来临前及期间人们的活动；3你对春节的态度。注意：1.可适当发挥使行文连贯，词数80左右；2开头和结尾已给出，不计入总词数。参考词汇：春节联欢晚会Spring Festival Gala
64、EveningDear Jack，Thanks for your email.Im glad to tell you something about Chinas Spring Festival._How do you like the Spring Festival? Im looking forward to hearing from you.Yours，Li Hua参考范文Dear_Jack，Thanks_for_your_email.Im_glad_to_tell_you_something_about_Chinas_Spring_Festival.As you know，the Sp
65、ring Festival is the most important festival in China，just like Christmas in the west.It falls on the last day of lunar year and lasts until the Lantern Festival.Before the festival comes，people clean and decorate their houses to welcome the new year.On New Years Eve，people usually get together to w
66、atch annual Spring Festival Gala Evening on TV while eating delicious food.During the festival，people go from house to house to pay a New Year visit to their relatives and friends.As a teenager，I like the Spring Festival very much because I can get lucky money from my parents and relatives and enjoy
67、 myself with my friends as well.How_do_you_like_the_Spring_Festival?_Im_looking_forward_to_hearing_from_you.Yours，Li_Hua第二节(满分25分)阅读下面材料，根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段，使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。When I was in seventh grade, I was a candy striper (护士助手) at a local hospital in my town. I volunteered about 30 to 40 h
68、ours a week during the summer.Most of the time I spent there was with Mr. Green. He never had any visitors, and nobody seemed to care about his condition. I spent many days there holding his hand and talking to him, helping with anything that needed to be done. He became a close friend of mine, even
69、 though he responded with only an occasional hold of my hand. Mr. Green was in a coma (昏迷)I left for a week for a vacation with my parents, and when I came back, Mr. Green was gone. I didnt have the courage to ask any of the nurses where he was, for fear they might tell me he had died. So with many
70、questions unanswered, I continued to volunteer there through my eighthgrade year.Paragraph 1：Several years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face._Paragraph 2：He began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose, he could hear me talking to hi
71、m and could feel me holding his hand the whole time._参考范文Paragraph 1：Several years later, when I was a junior in high school, I was at the gas station when I noticed a familiar face. When I realized who it was, my eyes were filled with tears. He was alive! I got up the nerve to ask him if he was Mr.
72、 Green, and if he had been in a coma about five years ago. With an uncertain look on his face, he replied yes. I explained how I knew him, and that I had spent many hours talking to him in the hospital. His eyes welled up with tears, and he gave me the warmest hug I had ever received.Paragraph 2：He
73、began to tell me how, as he lay there comatose, he could hear me talking to him and could feel me holding his hand the whole time. He thought it was an angel, who was there with him. Mr. Green firmly believed that it was my voice and touch that had kept him alive. Then he told me about his life. We exchanged a hug, said our goodbyes and went our separate ways.
