1、核心素养测评 十五必修3 Unit 5Canada“The True North”(限时35分钟). 阅读理解In the middle of the 19th century, a fever dream of riches beyond measure drew countless explorers west to the mountains of central California. Although the gold rush ended up being a bust for many who sought a fortune, some of those explorers d
2、iscovered a natural treasure that would draw permanent settlers to Yosemite Valley in the following decade. Vast wilderness, beautiful mountains, countless waterfalls, and abundant wildlife drew Native Americans to Yosemite roughly 10, 000 years ago. The first non-native tourists arrived in the mid-
3、1850s after reports from gold seekers told of an area of breathtaking beauty that no words were able to describe. Fortunately, some of Yosemites earliest settlers recognized that Yosemites natural beauty and resources needed to be preserved for future generations. In the midst of the Civil War, Pres
4、ident Abraham Lincoln signed a grant to protect Yosemite permanently, thus making it the nations first land to be dedicated to recreation and setting the stage for what would become the national park system. One of Yosemites earliest ambassadors was Scottish-American naturalist and writer John Muir.
5、 After living in Yosemite for a few years, he helped define its proposed boundaries. He also wrote articles that helped lead to its official title as a National Park in 1890. He later co-founded the Sierra Club in 1892 to advocate for its continued preservation and protection. Located on the western
6、 slope of the Sierra Nevada mountain range in central California, Yosemite National Park runs across nearly 748, 000 acres, almost 95%of which is wilderness. Around four million visitors come to Yosemite each year to camp, hike its miles of trails, climb its rock formations, and photograph its impre
7、ssive sights. Are you ready to visit Yosemite National Park? Which of Yosemites sights would you most like to experience?【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文, 介绍了美国风景优美之地约塞米蒂的历史以及约塞米蒂国家公园的特点。1. Which of the following best explains “bust” underlined in Paragraph 1?A. Memory. B. Symbol. C. Failure. D. Challenge. 【解析】选C。词义猜
8、测题。根据画线词后的“some of those explorers discovered a natural treasure”可知, 尽管淘金热最终以许多淘金者的失败而告终, 但其中一些探索者发现了一个自然宝藏, 由此可知画线词词义为“失败”, 故C项正确。2. When did the first non-native tourists come to Yosemite?A. After it was discovered by gold seekers. B. When the gold rush finally came to a stop. C. Before native Ame
9、ricans found its beauty. D. When it became a National Park in 1890. 【解析】选A。细节理解题。根据第二段中的“The first non-native tourists arrived in the mid-1850s after reports from gold seekers told of an area of breathtaking beauty that no words were able to describe. ”可知, 第一批非本地游客是在听淘金者说这里有难以用语言描绘的美景后来到约塞米蒂的, 也就是他们
10、是在这个地方被淘金者发现之后来到这里的, 故A项正确。3. What do we learn about John Muir?A. He was the first to build the national park. B. He helped set the boundaries of Yosemite. C. He wrote to collect money for Yosemite. D. He gave Yosemite an official name. 【解析】选B。细节理解题。根据第四段中的“After living in Yosemite for a few years,
11、he helped define its proposed boundaries. ”可知, 在约塞米蒂居住多年后, John Muir帮助确定了约塞米蒂的边界, 故B项正确。4. What do we know about Yosemite National Park?A. It has been well preserved since the Civil War. B. It was originally created to protect wild animals. C. It used to be well-known for its man-made beauty. D. It
12、was once damaged by some of its earliest settlers. 【解析】选A。推理判断题。根据第三段中的“In the midst of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln signed a grant to protect Yosemite permanently”可知, 内战期间, 林肯总统就签署了一项条款, 永久保护约塞米蒂, 由此可知, 自内战期间起, 约塞米蒂就得到了很好的保护, 故A项正确。. 完形填空Recently I met a guy named Leonard Gilbert on a t
13、rip. Leonard is the kind of people you could pass on the street and never 1 but he is, in my view, a very special person who deserves recognition. Leo lives in a 2 rural area, so when his wife had cancer several years ago, Leo was faced with a four-and-a-half-hour drive to where she could be treated
14、. That 3 lots of expenses for meals, fuel, hotels and so on. But in the end the cancer took his wife 4. Evidently Leo was very stricken by his wifes passing, but he was also very angry, for he realized other people were facing the same sorts of 5. Rather than giving money to charities, what he did w
15、as start to throw 6. Every other Saturday evening, there is a party in Leos garage. Neighbours, friends and relatives come and bring snacks and drinks; many bring 7, there is music and dancing, and at some point during the evening Leo 8 a family he has found who are having difficulties meeting the c
16、ost of supporting a cancer patient undergoing 9 far from home. Then a honey-jar is passed around and the money collected, every cent of it, goes 10 to that family. The people at the party have a good time. The family 11 that someone, probably someone they have never met knows what they are going thr
17、ough and 12 enough to help. Leos 13 to help the families of other cancer patients was born out of his grief but, from the perspective of those who have received the money, it is an act of love. His personal 14 has resulted in an act of kindness that honours the memory of the wife he has lost. Wouldn
18、t it be nice if we had more people in the world like Leonard Gilbert? Im glad I met Leo. He makes the world a 15 place. 【文章大意】本文是一篇记叙文, 讲述了在失去妻子之后, 莱纳德化悲痛为力量, 努力帮助那些正在经受痛苦的家庭。1. A. knowB. noticeC. forgetD. love【解析】选B。know知道;notice注意;forget忘记;love爱。根据空后的“but he is, in my view, a very special person w
19、ho deserves recognition. ”可知, Leonard是那种你在街上经过都不会注意的人, 但在我看来, 他是一个特别的人, 值得被认可, 选B项正确。2. A. convenientB. peacefulC. remoteD. nearby【解析】选C。convenient方便的;peaceful和平的;remote遥远的;nearby附近的。根据后文Leo需要开车4. 5小时才能到医院可知, 他住在一个比较远的地方, 故C项正确。3. A. meantB. spentC. showedD. reduced【解析】选A。mean意味着;spend花费;show展示;redu
20、ce减少。要开那么久的车才能去医院, 这就意味着大额的开支, 故A项正确。4. A. otherwiseB. insteadC. somehowD. anyway【解析】选D。otherwise否则;instead相反;somehow以某种方法;anyway不管怎样, 总之。根据连词But可知前后是转折关系, 虽然付出了巨大的代价, 但是癌症还是夺去了他妻子的生命, 故D项正确。5. A. happinessB. hardshipsC. cancersD. expenses【解析】选B。happiness快乐;hardships苦难;cancers癌症;expenses费用。本句关键提示词是t
21、he same, Leo一方面因为妻子的离世而痛心, 但同时也因为知道还有很多人跟他面临一样的苦难而感到愤怒, 他想帮助跟他经受同样痛苦的人们, 故B项正确。6. A. coinsB. honeyC. medicineD. parties【解析】选D。coin硬币;honey蜂蜜;medicine药;party派对。根据下一段内容可知, Leo没有选择向慈善机构捐款, 而是举办派对, 故D项正确。7. A. jarsB. cardsC. instrumentsD. flowers【解析】选C。jar罐;card贺卡;instrument乐器;flower鲜花。既然是一个派对, 大家载歌载舞,
22、所以他们带来的应该是乐器, 故C项正确。8. A. tells aboutB. argues aboutC. comments onD. chats about【解析】选A。tell about告诉;argue about争论;comment on评论;chat about闲聊。派对不是单纯为了玩, 在适当的时候Leo会告诉大家他最近了解到的需要帮助的家庭的事, 组织大家捐款, 故A项正确。9. A. charityB. depressionC. treatmentD. support【解析】选C。charity慈善; depression抑郁; treatment治疗; support支持。
23、第二段开头提到, Leo要把妻子送去治疗要开车4. 5小时才能到医院。此处一样, 是指正远离家在医院进行治疗的人们, 故C项正确。10. A. partlyB. exactlyC. properlyD. directly【解析】选D。 partly部分地; exactly正是; properly正确地;directly直接地。所筹集的每一分钱都直接给刚刚提到的家庭用于治疗, 故D项正确。11. A. understandsB. pretendsC. ignoresD. confirms【解析】选A。 understand明白; pretend假装; ignore忽视; confirm确认。这个
24、受帮助的家庭明白, 有一群他们不认识的人懂他们现在的不易, 也很愿意帮助他们, 故A项正确。12. A. earnsB. caresC. strugglesD. plans【解析】选B。care to do sth. 表示“愿意做某事”, 故B项正确。13. A. demandB. motivationC. expectationD. consideration【解析】选B。demand要求;motivation动机;expectation期望; consideration考虑。他想帮助其他有癌症病人的家庭的动机源于他的悲痛, 故B项正确。14. A. donationB. opinionC.
25、 lossD. belief【解析】选C。 donation捐赠; opinion观点; loss损失;belief信仰。对他个人来说失去妻子是一个巨大的损失, 但他因此做出了善意的行为, 故C项正确。15. A. betterB. worseC. more peacefulD. more terrible【解析】选A。 better更好; worse更糟; more peaceful更和平; more terrible更可怕。根据Leo的所作所为可知, 他是个好人, 他让这个世界变得更好, 故A项正确。. 语法填空阅读下面材料, 在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式。Ballet
26、 is a formal kind of dance performance with a rich and interesting history. The word “ballet” comes from the French language, and 1. (be) based on the Italian word “balletto”. “Balletto” means a little dance. Ballets early roots began in Italy in the late 1400s. But it was in France 2. _ ballet deve
27、loped into the form we know today. The French ruler Louis the Fourteenth had a big influence 3. _the direction of ballet in its early history. He ruled France for seventy-two years, 4. (start) in 1643. He started dancing as a boy and worked hard daily. Louis the Fourteenth turned ballet into a form
28、of dance that reflected 5. _ (he) power and influence. Ballets many rules and 6. (extreme) detailed movements expressed a persons power and social relations. The king made sure that ballet became a 7. _ (require) for the people of his court. He also started the Royal Academy of Dance, 8. _ important
29、 people could learn this art. The aim of this dance was self-control, order and perfection. Ballet slowly changed from a dance at the kings court to one 9. _ (perform) by professional dancers. When Louis the Fourteenth died in 1715, ballet 10. (bring) to other parts of Europe and was developing in o
30、ther ways. 【文章大意】本文是一篇说明文。文章主要介绍了芭蕾舞的起源与发展。1. 【解析】is。考查主谓一致。句中主语为The word “ballet”, 故谓语动词用单数形式, 根据前后句可知, 用一般现在时。句意: “ballet”一词来源于法语, 基于意大利语“balletto”。故填is。2. 【解析】that。考查强调句。强调句结构为its +强调部分+that从句。这里强调地点状语in France。句意: 但正是在法国, 芭蕾舞发展成了我们今天所知的形式。故填that。3. 【解析】on/upon。考查短语搭配。短语have an influence on/upon对
31、有影响。句意: 法国统治者路易十四在芭蕾的早期历史上对其发展方向产生了重大影响。故填on/upon。4. 【解析】starting。考查非谓语动词。句中逻辑主语为He, 与start之间为主动关系, 故用现在分词作状语。句意: 从1643年开始, 他统治法国72年。故填starting。5. 【解析】his。考查代词。修饰名词power and influence, 前用形容词性物主代词。句意: 路易十四把芭蕾变成了一种舞蹈形式, 反映了他的权力和影响。故填his。6. 【解析】extremely。考查副词。修饰形容词detailed, 前用副词形式。句意: 芭蕾舞的许多规则和极其细致的动作表
32、达了一个人的权力和社会关系。故填extremely。7. 【解析】requirement。考查名词。根据前面的不定冠词a可知, 后接名词形式。句意: 国王确保芭蕾成为宫廷人民的必修课。故填requirement。8. 【解析】where。考查定语从句。句中先行词为the Royal Academy of Dance, 在非限定性定语从句中作地点状语, 故用关系副词where引导。句意: 他还创办了皇家舞蹈学院, 在那里重要人物可以学习这种艺术。故填where。9. 【解析】performed。考查非谓语动词。句中逻辑主语为Ballet, 与perform之间为被动关系, 故用过去分词。句意:
33、芭蕾舞慢慢地从宫廷舞蹈变成了由专业舞者表演的舞蹈。故填performed。10. 【解析】was brought。考查时态和语态。主语ballet与动词bring之间为被动关系, 故用被动语态, 根据时间状语in 1715可知用一般过去时。句意: 当路易十四世于1715年去世时, 芭蕾被带到欧洲其他地区, 并以其他方式发展。故填was brought。. 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, 使之构成一篇完整的短文。续写的词数应为150左右。Ring for LoveIt was Christmas Day. Pappy was working alone fixing
34、 an old lantern in the backroom when he heard the ringing of his bell on the shop door. The bell, which produced a uniquely pleasant sound, had been in Pappys family for over a hundred years. He valued it dearly and enjoyed sharing its song with all who came to his shop. Although the bell hung on th
35、e inside of the main door, Pappy had tied a wire to the screen door so that it would ring whether the inner door was opened or not. Hearing the bell, he left the backroom to greet his customer. “And how can I help you, little lady?”Pappys voice was joyful. “Hello, sir. ”The little girl spoke almost
36、in a whisper. She looked at Pappy with her big brown eyes, and then slowly scanned the room in search of something special. Shyly she told him, “Id like to buy a present, sir. ” “Well, lets see, ” Pappy said, “who is this present for?” “My grandpa. Its for my grandpa. But I dont know what to get. ”P
37、appy began to make suggestions. “How about a pocket watch? Its in good condition. ”The little girl didnt answer. She had walked to the doorway and put her small hand on the door. She shook the door gently to ring the bell. Pappys face seemed to glow as he saw her smiling with excitement. “This is ju
38、st right, ” the little girl said. “Momma says grandpa loves music. ” Just then, Pappys expression changed. Fearful of breaking the little girls heart, he told her, “Im sorry, Missy. Thats not for sale. Maybe your grandpa would like this little radio. ”The girl looked at the radio, bowed her head, an
39、d sadly sighed, “No, I dont think so. ”In an effort to help her understand, Pappy told her that the bell had been his only companion, for the rest of his family were all gone now, except for his estranged (疏远的) daughter whom he had not seen for nearly a decade. 注意: 续写部分分为两段, 每段的开头语已为你写好。With a giant
40、 tear in her eye, the little girl looked up at him. _Later that evening when Pappy was closing up the shop, he heard a familiar ringing. _【参考范文】With a giant tear in her eye, the little girl looked up at him. She managed a forced smile, murmuring, “Thank you, anyway, ”and turned towards the doorway.
41、Suddenly Pappy thought of his estranged daughter. Feeling a lump in his throat, Pappy called out, “How much have you got to spend, Missy?” At this, the little girl emptied her purse onto the countertwo dollars. After a quick struggle in his mind, Pappy said, “Today is Christmas Day and this is your
42、lucky day. The bell costs exactly two dollars. ” Holding the special bell close to her chest, the child danced out. Later that evening when Pappy was closing up the shop, he heard a familiar ringing. He couldnt believe his ears! There in the doorway stood the little girl, ringing the bell and smiling sweetly. Puzzled, Pappy approached her. “Have you changed your mind, little lady?” “No, ” the child grinned, “Momma says the present is for you. ” Before Pappy had time to say another word, the childs mother stepped in. Holding back her tears, she gently said, “Hello, Dad. ”
