1、核心素养测评十九 Unit 4Helping people around the world(限时35分钟). 阅读理解The juries(陪审团) entered. I stood beside the lawyer and my brother, Jimmy. It reminded me of our childhoodas things often didwhen we played the game “Simon Says”, we would react at the same time in harmony when hearing all kinds of orders, “
2、Simon says jump, Simon says touch your toes”it was almost the same. Almost. When we grew up, my brother had chosen a separate life, leaving me alone. I missed him a lot. Today, though, we were together, standing in court, waiting for the sentence. The guilty verdict(判决) was read. I sat down, but my
3、brother cried, “No! Im innocent. ” And then he turned to me, yelling, “How can you do this to me, James! I finally can make a new life by myself. ”“Stop this, ” the judge yelled, “the juries have made the decision. ”“But its not fair! ” my brother replied, “I didnt kill anyone. ”I wished I could exp
4、lain, but I said nothing because this is the only way we can be together again. The judge pulled his glasses from his face. “By law-”“The law is unjust, ” my brother said. The judge wiped his eyes, and, to my surprise, said calmly. “Yes, ” he nodded and set his glasses aside. “I agree with you about
5、 that. Law is meant to protect the innocent. And you certainly seem innocent. But how can I tell? You two are clones. Your faces, your fingerprints, even your DNA match exactly. Thats why when one is found guilty, all others. . . ”The judge sighed, replaced his glasses, and banged the hammer. “I sen
6、tence you both to twenty years. ”Together, the court guard led us away. My brothers head bowed in defeat, but I walked upright, for I would no longer be alone. 【文章大意】本文是记叙文, 文章通过一个小故事探讨了克隆人世界的伦理争议。1. Why did James think of their childhood? A. He felt sorry for Jimmy. B. He had been in court before.
7、C. He felt guilty about his crime. D. He missed the good old days. 【解析】选D。细节理解题。 文章提到I missed him a lot, 他非常怀念自己的哥哥, 怀念小时候一起玩过的游戏。2. What can we learn from the second paragraph? A. They had nothing in common. B. Cloned brothers behaved alike. C. They once quarreled with each other. D. Both of them d
8、idnt like living together. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。文章提及we would react at the same time in harmony, 我们在游戏中, 听到各种指令时几乎反应一样, 可以得知B项正确。3. What do we know about the law? A. Cloned brothers should live together. B. The Cloning of human beings is forbidden. C. Cloned brothers are both guilty if one is guilty. D. Clon
9、ed brothers can live apart when growing up. 【解析】选C。细节理解题。根据法官的表述来看, 如果克隆人兄弟一人犯罪, 其他兄弟也一同被判有罪。4. What can be inferred from the text? A. James remained silent because he was innocent. B. Jimmy did kill someone when he left their hometown. C. James knew nothing about the law concerning cloned people. D
10、. James killed someone so that he could stay with Jimmy again. 【解析】选D。推理判断题。根据故事中James的心理活动及法官的表述, James的犯罪动机是利用了法律对克隆人犯罪的认定规则来实现和哥哥的团聚。. 完形填空When you think of friends, you often think of those who accompany you for a long time. But there is another kind of 1 one that does not unfold over a long per
11、iod of time but springs entirely from a particular 2. In my eighth grade, there was Jenny. I 3 to stay at her farmhouse with cats and dogs. Eighth grade was a terrible year. We both 4 it, but we didnt talk about it. On cold winter days, she showed me how she lied on her pony Redwings back. Then we w
12、ould 5 on long journey, riding and walking. She left in ninth grade and I 6 her. We had gotten each other through a 7 time. Anyone with children knows the rapid friendships formed with parallel parents. To Julie, I will be forever grateful. We met on a 8 in New Jersey. Her twin boys were about the s
13、ame 9 as my daughter. She lived in the beach town. I lived alone with my 10 a block away. My husband had left for North Dakota, leaving me to puzzle out what to do next. Now, 11, there was someone I could talk to. For the next weeks, we met at the beach, and I would go 12 with her so that the 13 cou
14、ld go on playing. The normal state of her little home 14 my broken heart. Such friends as these often arrive when your own life is off balance; they 15 you till the world settles on its axis(轴)once again. 【文章大意】本文为记叙文。讲述另外一种友谊, 作者在困难的时候都会结识新的朋友并且得到他们的帮助。1. A. classmateB. friendship C. marriageD. nei
15、ghbour【解析】选B。classmate同学; friendship友谊; marriage婚姻; neighbour邻居。根据前文可知When you think of friends, you often think of those who accompany you for a long time. 可知, 本文讨论不同的友谊。故选B。2. A. customB. festivalC. ceremonyD. moment【解析】选D。custom习俗; festival节日; ceremony仪式; moment时刻。根据文章可知, 还有一种友谊不是长时间显露, 只会在特定时刻出现
16、。故选D。3. A. lovedB. tended C. attemptedD. demanded【解析】选A。love喜欢; tend倾向; attempt尝试; demand要求。根据后文可知, 作者喜欢待在Jenny的农场里玩耍。故选A。4. A. overlookedB. knew C. forgot D. preserved【解析】选B。overlook忽视; know知道; forget忘记; preserve保护。根据前文Eighth grade was a terrible year. 可知, 八年级很难过, 她与朋友都知道这一点。故选B。5. A. go outB. make
17、 up C. slow downD. fall behind【解析】选A。go out 出去; make up和好, 弥补; slow down减速; fall behind落后。根据本句Then可知, 作者先学骑马, 之后与朋友骑马出去玩耍。故选A。6. A. followedB. admiredC. missedD. forgave【解析】选C。follow跟随; admire崇拜; miss 想念; forgive原谅。根据前文可知, 作者与Jenny在一起很开心, 故Jenny离开之后, 作者很想念她。故选C。7. A. cheerfulB. difficultC. grandD. d
18、ecisive【解析】选B。cheerful高兴的; difficult困难的; grand伟大的; decisive决定性的。根据前文Eighth grade was a terrible year. 可知, 作者与Jenny是在困难的时候认识并成为朋友的。故选B。8. A. beachB. farmC. playgroundD. square【解析】选A。 beach沙滩; farm农场; playground 运动场; square广场。根据后文For the next weeks, we met at the beach可知, 作者与Julie在沙滩上遇见。故选A。9. A. size
19、B. intelligenceC. ageD. weight【解析】选C。size尺寸; intelligence智力; age年龄; weight重量。根据文章可知Julie的双胞胎儿子与作者的女儿年龄相同。故选C。10. A. daughterB. husbandC. sisterD. parents【解析】选A。daughter女儿; husband丈夫; sister姐妹; parents父母。根据后文My husband had left for North Dakota可知, 作者的丈夫不在, 因此她与女儿一起住。故选A。11. A. punctuallyB. ridiculous
20、ly C. suddenlyD. theoretically【解析】选C。punctually准时地; ridiculously不可理喻地; suddenly突然; theoretically理论上地。根据文章可知, 由于丈夫离开了, 作者不知道该怎么办, 需要找人倾诉, “突然”就有了一个可以倾诉的人。故选C。12. A. homeB. downtown C. shoppingD. swimming【解析】选A。home家; downtown市中心; shopping购物; swimming游泳。根据后文The normal state of her little home可知, 作者与Ju
21、lie一起回家。故选A。13. A. adolescentsB. boysC. childrenD. girls【解析】选C。adolescents青少年; boys男孩; children孩子们; girls女孩。根据前文可知, 作者的女儿和Julie的双胞胎儿子一起玩耍。故选C。14. A. ached B. hardenedC. comforted D. bled【解析】选C。ache使疼痛; harden使变硬; comfort安慰; bleed流血。根据前文可知, 丈夫不在, 让作者很受伤, Julie的小家可以安慰作者受伤的心。故选C。15. A. recommendedB. pr
22、omotedC. toleratedD. supported【解析】选D。recommend推荐; promote提升; tolerate 容忍; support支持。他们会“支持”你, 直到你的生活重归正常。故选D。【知识拓展】佳词积累1. accompany vt. 陪伴2. friendship n. 友谊3. think of 想起 4. puzzle out苦苦思索而弄清楚或解决5. off balance 不平衡; 不稳. 语法填空My mom was a nurse and often took me along to visit the 1. _(family) she was
23、 caring for, including one who had a series of strokes (中风) and was bedridden. One afternoon Mom told me that we needed to visit the woman 2. _(give)her medications, and that we would stop at a store 3. _ the way. I thought we would stop at a drugstore, but we pulled up to a shopping mall. My mom 4.
24、 _(head) to the perfume(香水)counter and bought the most expensive bottle they offered. She also bought a beautiful nightdress. When I asked her who they were for, she said they were for her patient. She 5. _(far) explained although this woman was old and bedridden, she was still a lady, and 6. _ old
25、deserved to be treated with respect and grace. When 7. _(care) for someone, we should look past the disability or the illness and look into the soul of the human, so we can connect them with sympathy. I soon realized that my moms greatest 8. _(strong)was taking care of those who cannot advocate for
26、9. _(they) and need trustworthy care providers. Thats 10. _ I wanted to become a doctor. 【文章大意】本文是记叙文。讲述了作者的妈妈作为护士对病人的精心照顾和关怀, 作者也下定决心要像妈妈一样做一个有爱心和受人信任的医生。1. 【解析】families。考查名词复数。根据上下文可知, 妈妈带我去看望她正在照看的家庭, 此处应用复数形式, 故填families。2. 【解析】to give。考查非谓语动词。分析句子结构可知, 此处为目的状语, 用不定式, 故填to give。3. 【解析】on。考查固定搭配。
27、on the way 为固定搭配, 意为“在途中”, 故填on。4. 【解析】headed。 考查动词时态。根据句子结构分析可知, 此处为谓语, 用一般过去时态, 故填headed。5. 【解析】further。考查副词用法。根据句意可知, 此处修饰动词explained, 需用副词形式, 意为“进一步解释说”, 故填further。6. 【解析】the。考查冠词。此处为“the + 形容词”结构, 表示一类人或物, the old指老人, 故填the。7. 【解析】caring。考查非谓语动词。根据句子结构分析可知, 此处为时间状语从句When we are caring for someo
28、ne 的省略用法, 当从句中的主语与主句主语一致且谓语动词含有be时, 则可省略该主语和be动词, 故填caring。8. 【解析】strength。考查名词。根据句子结构分析可知, 此处应用名词形式作主语, 故填strength。9. 【解析】themselves。考查反身代词。根据句子结构分析, 可知主语指的是妈妈的病人们, 故此处应用反身代词作宾语, 代指“他们自己”, 故填themselves。10. 【解析】why。考查名词性从句。此处为表语从句, 根据上下文可知, 作者找到了自己想要成为医生的原因, 故用why。. 读后续写阅读下面材料, 根据其内容和所给段落开头语续写两段, 使之
29、构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Once upon a time, there was a king, who was very lazy. He did not like to do anything. He waited for his attendants to serve him every moment. He used to lie on his bed always. A time came when he really became inactive. Eating good food and sleeping made him fatty. So fat he
30、became that he could not move around by himself. He felt sick, and doctors were called in to treat him. Nothing could help him to become fit and fine. The king was a kind-hearted and cordial(诚恳的)person. All his subjects were sorry to learn about the fact that their king was not well. One day the min
31、ister met a holy(Sadhu)man on the outskirts of the city. While talking with each other, the “Sadhu” came to know the fact that the king was unwell. He told the minister that he could cure the king. Hearing this, the ministers face brightened. He arranged immediately for a meeting of the “Sadhu” and
32、the king. The “Sadhu” saw the depressed king for a while and then spoke nothing serious had happened and that the king would be alright. From the next day the treatment would start. He asked the king to come to his hut which was at a distance from the palace. The king had to come on foot to the hut.
33、 The king agreed; after so many years the king came outside to walk on the road. His ministers and attendants accompanied him. By the time he reached the Sadhus hut, he was breathless, sweating and uncomfortable. The “Sadhu” came out of the hut noticing everything. He offered cool water to the king.
34、 The king felt better. The “Sadhu” brought out an iron ball, the size of a football and gave it to the attendants asking his majesty that daily morning and evening he had to roll that ball on the palace grounds. The king okayed to the “Sadhu” and left. After fifteen days when the “Sadhu” came to the
35、 palace to meet the king, he had lost a considerable amount of weight, feeling much better and active. All his sickness had disappeared. 注意: 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好。After that, the king gave the “Sadhu” a reward. _When the minister arrived at the “Sadhus” _【参考范文】After that, the king gave Sadhu a rewar
36、d. And to thank him he went to the “Sadhus” hut by himself. From then on, he got up earlier to climb the mountain on foot every morning. Sometimes he stayed at a distance in the field. Day after day, he became stronger and stronger. As a consequence, his country was also becoming stronger and strong
37、er. However, one day the minister got ill so that he couldnt serve the king. At the news, the king was very anxious, but the idea occurred to him that the “Sadhu” should give him a hand. So he asked the minister to go to the “Sadhu”. When the minister arrived at the “Sadhus”, he saw him playing foot
38、ball on the ground. As soon as the “Sadhu” saw the minister come in, he asked him to join in. After they finished playing, to the ministers surprise, though the “Sadhu” gave him no treatment, he felt very comfortable. Therefore, the king ordered people to play football the whole country. Thats why football is popular now.